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Over 430 people celebrated BusinessExcellence and CorporateResponsibility at the Fingal BusinessExcellence & Corporate ResponsibilityGala Awards Evening. The event, whichis the highlight of the Fingal DublinChamber calendar, celebrates busi-ness excellence in the region. The galablack tie event was held in the CrownePlaza Northwood on Friday last, 13thNovember.There were 22 award winners in totalon the night from a total of 170 busi-nesses that were shortlisted. The high-light of the evening was the presenta-tion of the JC Savage Business Personof the Year Excellence Award 2015,which was won by Tom Keogh ofKeogh Crisps from Oldtown. This was the 13th Annual FingalBusiness Excellence Awards and theseawards are a hallmark of excellence forall businesses in the area. TheChamber Awards recognise andcongratulate the business leaders whodrive innovative business processes,product development, enterprise,sustainability and overall businesssuccess across all sectors.

Guests included County Mayor, CllrDavid O’Connor, Senator DarraghO’Brien, Fingal County Council ChiefExecutive, Paul Reid, Ian Talbot, CEOChambers Ireland, as well as electedmembers of Fingal County Council.County Mayor, Cllr David O’Connoropened the evening with a speech inwhich he praised the wonderful effortsof local businesses, who provide topclass services to their customers. Asusual, the evening was MC’d by theever popular and witty compere, MartyWhelan, whose quick wit was enjoyedby all. Speaking on the night, SiobhanKinsella, President, Fingal DublinChamber said, “Our celebration ofExcellence in Business endeavourshere is a vitally important recognitionof our people and of our efforts in busi-ness.” It was her last Chamber Awardsceremony as President. “I am proud tohave had the opportunity and the privi-lege to hold the office of President ofthis dynamic and professionalchamber,” she said.See our special feature on the awards,pages 11 - 15

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There is widespread outrage in theNorth County at the news that localman, Graham Lowndes ( 50), is beingsued by the burglar who broke into his82 year old father, Richard’s home atKilsallaghan in 2012.

As reported by the national press, theburglar, Matthew Fahey, is suingLowndes for injuries caused after hebroke into his father’s home. Graham Lowndes found the thief in theprocess of ransacking his father’shome and shot him in the arm.The news comes at a timewhen rural crime and intimi-dation of families is at it’sheight. It also comes hot onthe heels of Operation Thorwhich was launched to try tocombat rural crime.The County Leader contacteda number of local representa-tives and all were of theopinion that it is an outragethat someone could poten-tially face proceedings againstthem for defending theirfamily. Speaking to the CountyLeader, local councillor AnneDevitt , who lives nearby said;“It’s a landmark case. Peoplein isolated areas are alreadyfearful. This is going to add tothat fear. They feel they have toprotect themselves. Realistically itwon’t work to just say to someone‘excuse me can you please leave.”She went on to say that as a personwho lives in a rural area of the NorthCounty she has great sympathy for Mr.Lowndes; “Really my sympathies arewith the man with the gun. Mostfarmers know that they are isolated. Imyself live in a rural area and I havedogs and a security fence to protectme as most farmers and people livingin an isolated area would. If an intruder

gets through the dogs and the fenceyou know that they are serious andpotentially dangerous.” Under Irish Law, a person is allowed touse reasonable force in order todefend their home from intruders. It isdespite this fact that Lowndes is beingcharged with the reckless discharge ofa weapon. On this, Cllr Devitt said;“What are we supposed to do? I dothink that the level of violence shouldbe judged against the levels of defencebreached by the intruder at theperson’s home.”

She went on to add; “At theend of the day farmers don’town shotguns for intruders,they have them for threats totheir livestock and hunting.They will be registered guns.The question here is was thisreasonable force? We aresupposed to be able to usereasonable force to defend ourhomes and he wasn’t killed,he was injured. So was itreasonable force? In myopinion I think it was and Ireally hope that his attempt atsuing Mr. Lowndes is unsuc-cessful.”The County Leader also spoketo local senator, DarraghO’Brien (FF) who said, “I thinkit is outrageous that someonewho has burgled another

person’s property has the audacity tosue the home owner, who was onlytrying to protect his family.”“Graham Lowndes was perfectly withinthis rights to defend his family and hisproperty. This all points to a biggerissue that I have been highlighting,regarding lack of Gardai in NorthCounty Dublin, where there are now152 less gardai than in 2011. People inthe rural North County are left vulner-able, so it becomes necessary forpeople to take action and defend them-selves and their families,” he said.

When asked if he thought that exces-sive force was used by GrahamLowndes, he said, “I would doexactly the same thing in such a situ-ation. If someone came in to attackmy father I would do whatever Ineeded to do to defend my family. Idon’t think it was excessive at all,”concluded O’Brien

Rush Girl Is Rotary Leadership WinnerSadhbh Price from St.Joseph’s Secondary Schoolin Rush was named club andregional winner of the RotaryYouth LeadershipDevelopment Competitionand is now attending a week-long leadership develop-ment programme,including a day at theEuropean Parliament inStrasbourg. The competition isfocussed on youth lead-ership potential andaims to help youngpeople prepare for theirfuture career. It startswith a school-basedcompetition where allschools in the NorthCounty area are free toparticipate every year.The winner of theschool-based competi-tion represents theirschool at the clubcompetition that was heldlast week. This year, 12 clubsparticipated and threewinners were chosen fromthe regional final. Commenting on Sadbhb’s

success, Deputy Principal ofSt. Joseph’s School, FergusMcDermott said: “Frommentoring programmesbetween senior and juniorstudents, to leadership

through community serviceand sport, Sadhbh has beeninvolved in all of theseprogrammes since her firstdays in the school. Now sheis one of the leadership team

within the school.” Thiscompetition has a local,national and internationaldimension just like theRotary Club itself. Sadhbhhad made the most of themany opportunities St.Joseph’s has offered her.

Contributing to the school’smany successes, Sadhbhwelcomed the chance tohighlight her involvement inthe Albert SchweizterLeadership Programme,

Debating, Model UnitedNations and Euroscola.Transition Year provided herwith many opportunities todevelop extra-curricularexpertise. A delighted Sadhbh said: “Iwould like to thank Willie

Maxwell, YouthDevelopment Officerwith the Fingal branchfor his encouragementto enter the competi-tion. St Joseph’s’Secondary Schoolteachers have gener-ously given their timeto make it possible forme to participate innumerous competi-tions and activities. Iam grateful for theirsupport and encour-agement.”Sadhbh is now one of24 National winnerswho will be given the

opportunity to representtheir schools in events inBelfast, Dublin andStrasbourg. St Joseph’s’takes great pride in wishingher a wonderful trip.

Sadhbh Price from St Joseph's Secondary School, Rush won the Rotary Club of DublinFingal Youth Leadership Development competition. Sadhbh is picture here with RotaryClub member, Willie Maxwell (left) and Club President, Michael Kennedy

Local OutrageAs BurglarSues Victim

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Tom Keogh from Keogh Crisps won the JC Savage Fingal Business Person of the Year award. Tom(2nd from left) is pictured with the award which was presented by Joe Savage (left)

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Young Fionn Garvey from Scoil an Duinninigh was thrilled to meet his hero, Dublin foot-baller, Dean Rock with the Sam Maguire Cup, when he visited the school last Wednesday

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A Fitting Memorial To RossA new room, which islocated at theOncology Ward atBeaumont Hospital,has been officiallyopened by RTEpersonality, MartyWhelan. The newroom was funded bythe Ross NugentFoundation, whichwas set up followingthe death of Malahideteenager, Ross Nugentin 2010.The architecturallydesigned chill-outroom, called TheGlade is set to changethe l ives of cancerpatients by allowingthem to sit and relaxin a calming “non-hospital” environ-ment. It is all down tothe Ross NugentFoundation.

Prior to his sad deathfrom cancer in 2010,Ross had made apromise that he wouldlike to do somethingfor patients attendingthe hospital forchemotherapy. Basicthings like blood pres-sure equipment andcomfortable chairswere top of his list ofrequirements. When the Ross NugentFoundation was setup, it began providingequipment to makepatients’ stay at thehospital morecomfortable. Ross’sfather, Don Nugentsaid, “Our son Rossreceived the very bestcare at this hospitalbefore he passedaway. We stronglybelieve that rooms

such as The Glade canbenefit the patient, aswell as their familiesand helps them, atleast for a while,forget why they arehere,” he said.The Glade Room wasthe result of a promisethat Ross made whenhe was attending theOncology Ward atBeaumont. The areaneeded proper equip-ment and needed tobe more patientfocused. Ross vowedto his mother thatwhen he had beatenthe cancer, he wouldwork towards raisingenough money to buya new one forBeaumont Hospital.His parents, Sandraand Don recalled thepromise Ross made,

and along with hissister, Emma thoughtabout how they couldcome up with a fittingmemorial for Ross andthey remembered hispromise. The GladeRoom fitted the billperfectly.The foundation had theroom designed by well-known architect,Andrew Lohan. Thefloor in the room lookslike grass and the wallshave a calming effect of

a forest landscape.Patients can chill out onnew leather armchairs,while they listen tomusic or watch a movieon TV. It’s all a far cryfrom how things wereand it’s all down to thevision of Ross.The initial reaction ofpatients is that theylove the place and thatit is a fitting legacy toRoss. The foundationhas funded 150 piecesof equipment for theOncology andHaematology depart-ments of BeaumontHospital to date.

RTE broadcaster Marty Whelan is pictured with Sandra and Don Nugent in The Glade, anew chill room for patients and families of the Oncology wards of Beaumont Hospital,which was funded by The Ross Nugent Foundation

CharityWalk ForBrave KarlA charity walk has been organisedfor a remarkable 17 year old boyRush boy, Karl Wyer, who hasnumerous medical problems. Hewas diagnosed withAngelman Syndromewhen he was one yearold.The walk, which iscalled Santa Hat Walkfor Karl will take placeon Saturday, 5thDecember starting at2pm. The 5 km walkwill start at RoundTowers GAA club andwill take the walkersaround Lusk, finishingat Round Towers club-house. Afterwardthere will be entertain-ment for all the family,with face painting, a DJand a raffle. Karl is an amazingstrong and happyyoung man. Althoughhis diagnosis isAngelman Syndrome,he also suffers from severe scol-iosi, epilepsy and is paralysed onthe left hand due to a stroke hehad at the age of one.Throughout the years, he has beenin the hospital on a regular basisand went through many terrifyingillnesses. Only recently, Karlsuffered from serious recurring

chest infections that are due toaspirating, tests have confirmed.Pneumonia and regular infectionscome this with illness, making hishealth deteriorate quickly.Surgery to get a peg tube fitted forhim is impossible, as his scoliosisand chest infections are toosevere. A family member said, “Wehave no options left. It is heart-breaking to be told that youcannot do anything else to help

your child, we haveno words for thisfeeling. Karl needsa 24 hour carewhich requires a lotof time.” “Karl also needs alot of new medicalequipment andextra treatment tokeep his chest func-tioning. In order tohandle his lifelimiting condition,we try to raisefunds and puttogether a propercare plan for him asquickly as possible.Unfortunately wecannot afford allthe equipment thathe needs as it is quite expensive,like the c-pap

machine which alone costs €6,000.”“We are trying to keep ourstrengths up to keep our beautiful,smiling boy as healthy as we can.Those who know Karl just adorehim and we hope that we can getthe care he needs,” the familyspokesperson said.

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Remember Us Events In BalbrigganThe Balbriggan social Group Remember Us for people with disabilities areholding a sale of work and a cake sale to raise funds on the 21st ofNovember from 3pm to 5pm on Dublin Street in Balbriggan. On sale willbe unwanted gifts, CDs, DVDs, books, jewellery, handbags and crafts.There will also be face painting and a raffle with the first prize being a twonight break-away. If you are interested in donating please contact Nora orAnne on 086 0457003.Also, Moriarty’s Supervalu Balbriggan are hosting a Christmas food andwine fare event in the Bracken Court Hotel on Tuesday the 24th ofNovember. The two-hour event will start at 7pm in aid of Remember UsSpecial Needs Group. Tickets are available in store and from Remember Usat 086 0457003

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Senior Citizens BringChristmas CheerSwords Senior Citizens Centre were proud to handover 69 shoe boxes for the Team Hope ChristmasShoebox Appeal on Thursday last There to award them with a certificate for theirefforts and to collect the boxes, was Team Hoperepresentative, Neville Pigott.

The senior citizens went all out to ensure that therewere plenty of boxes created. They were beautifullypresented, with ribbons and Christmas themedwrapping adorning each one. A proud Noeleen Byrne said: “When you think thatthese are all pensioners here, it’s so great to seehow much effort they all put in. It’s such a lovelything to see,” she said. Given that the centre hadonly been told about the appeal a couple of weeksago, the amount of boxes put together in that time isextremely heart warming and a real accomplish-ment. Speaking to the County Leader, Neville said“We collected 170,000 boxes last year and we hopeto improve on that number this year.”When asked about the destination of the boxesNeville said, “The boxes from Swords will be goingto organised distributors across eastern Europe.They contain items like toys, pens, pencils, notepadsand other small items.”

This year, the senior citizens were focusing on toysand stationery rather than food items. “These kindsof presents are what we are leaning towards thisyear as we are sending them out to places likeorphanages where the children are already ok forfood, so the onus is on giving children who normallywouldn’t receive a Christmas present the opportu-nity to get one,“ said Neville. If you would like totake part in the Team Hope Christmas Shoeboxappeal, check out www.teamhope.ie.

Pictured at The Swords Senior Citizens Centre aremembers Eileen Power and Treasa Byrne holding thecertificate from Team Hope for their excellent contributionfor the Shoebox Appeal

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Skerries Students WinAward At Scifest 2015Local students,Sophie Sheahan andAdam McGrane fromSkerries CommunityCollege were recentlyawarded anExcellence in STEM(science, technology,engineering andmaths) award.

The awards were fortheir projects investi-gating whether halo-phytes or plants thatgrow in salty watermay be used tocapture and reducecarbon dioxide onmarginal coastal land.They competedamong the top youngscienti f ic minds atSciFest 2015, the all-island science initia-t ive which fostersactive, collaborativeand inquiry-basedlearning amongsecond levelstudents. Sophie andAdam were two of 48students who went onto exhibit their 27STEM projects at the

national final.Sophie and Adamstudied halophytes aspart of their environ-mental awarenessproject and found thatthese plants werebeing considered foruse as biofuels. Theirproject looked at thepossible use of theseplants in capturingcarbon dioxideinstead of releasing itback into the atmos-phere. “Each year, the stan-dard of projectsexhibited at SciFestgets better andbetter, the studentsreally are making itdifficult for the judgesto pick a winner,”Sheila Porter, SciFest

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the skills sets essen-tial for the next gener-at ion of creativeproblem solvers andentrepreneurs. Theinnovation and thecreativity on displayat the national final isa testament to thehard-work and dedi-cation put in by thestudents and theirteachers.”

By Olivia Leth Pictured is Sophie Sheahan at Scifest 2015 presenting herproject.

Balbriggan Meals On WheelsThe Balbriggan Meals on Wheels Christmas Fairwill take place on Saturday, 28th of Novemberfrom 10am to 1pm. Please donate any unwanted presents, Christmas decorations ortoys that are in good condition. Drop off yourdonations into the kitchen, all the support isgreatly appreciated!

Malahide Bowling GroupThe Malahide Active Retirement Bowling groupmeets every Friday from 2pm to 4pm in theGaffney Hall in Malahide. The game is easy andsuitable for all age groups and is a great way tomeet new friends.

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This seemingly impossible task faces RonanGuerin from River Valley and Martin McDowellfrom Swords Manor, who will be joined by twoothers, one from Longford and the other fromDundalk as they undertake this massive project.All four are members of the defence forces.Suicide has become an ever increasing issuewithin Irish society and the walkers want tobring awareness of help that is available tothose in dark places, particularly at Christmastime, for both those struggling and also thosewho have been left behind or have lost lovedones to suicide.Ronan (24) is a member of the ArtilleryRegiment based in Athlone, and Martin (29) is amember of the Reserve Defence Force at CathalBrugha Barracks. Both men spoke to the CountyLeader about how the idea to hike the WicklowWay came about. Ronan said, “My family, likemany across the country, has experienced thepain of suicide and I wanted to do something toraise awareness. A few of us talked about doingthe Wicklow Way previously and I thought if Iwas going to do something like this, I’d like tomark the occasion by raising funds and aware-ness of suicide prevention,” he said. Originally itwas planned to complete it in three or four days,but we decided to make it as tough as possible.

Our aim is to raise €1270, which equates to €10per kilometre,” said Ronan.Martin said, “It is an appropriate sentiment thatwe are doing it at the coldest time of the yearand not in the middle of summer with longevenings and plenty of light. We hope that thiswill mirror some of the hardship that peopleexperience through the suicide of a loved one.”The aim is to set out after midnight (00:01am)on Monday, 28th December starting in the smallcountry village of Clonegal, Co. Carlow. They willcontinue on course through the rolling hills ofCounty Wicklow and en-route across theWicklow and Dublin mountains to hopefullycomplete their trek in less than 48 hours beforemidnight (11:59pm) on Tuesday 29th December,finishing at Marley Park in Rathfarnham. Thegroup will not have any sleep and will continueright to the end.Ronan said,” We would ask that donations bemade through www.mycharity.ie “127k WicklowWay for Suicide Prevention” and any donation,no matter how small will be thankfully received.

Pictured are Swords men, Martin McDowell and RonanGuerin, who will undertake a 127 km Wicklow Way moun-tain trek for Pieta House and Suicide prevention

By Patrick Finnegan

The Society of St Vincent de Paul(SVP) has welcomed the changesin the private rental sectorannounced by theGovernment, despitefallingshort of full rentcertainty. The societysays that it has beenadvocating for anumber of the changesfor some time.The County Leaderspoke to Denis Barry,President of St Finian’sConference, whichcovers much ofSwords. He welcomed the newmeasures and said, ”This move isvery necessary, as we are having

big problems with many of thepeople we deal with. They werepriced out the rental accommoda-

tion market andanything that mightput a cap on theincreases and helpthe people we aredealing with to geta c c o m m o d a t i o n ,would certainly bebeneficial in ourview,” he said.“One of our biggestproblems here is theunwillingness of land-lords to take in people

on rent supplement. This movemay go some distance towardsrectifying this, but the fly in the

ointment is that unless this legis-lation is passed immediately,landlords will jump the band-wagon and put their rents upbefore legislation is passed. Thatis my biggest concern,” he said.Another big problem is the contin-uing lack of private accommoda-tion, particularly for people onrent supplement,” he concluded. John-Mark McCafferty, SVP Headof Social Justice and Policy was inagreement when he said, “Webelieve that the measuresannounced by the Government isa positive move in that regard. Weare pleased with the increase inHousing Assistance Payments andRent Supplement. We have beenadvocating for some time that theRent Supplement / HousingAssistance Payment limits need tobe reviewed, particularly in areasof high demand and significantlyincreased rents.”

Local SVP Welcomes ChangesIn Rental Accommodation

Skerries RNLIChristmas Shop OpensSkerries RNLI Christmas shop will be open everySunday until Christmas from 11am to 1pm. Theywill also once again be holding a Christmas rafflewith tickets available at the shop.This year the prizes for the raffle are two beautifulpaintings which have been generously donated bythe extremely popular local artist, Dave West.Tickets for the raffle are €2 each or 3 for €5.There is also a large selection of items available inthe shop again this year. From torches to teddybears, buckets to books, cards to calendars, therereally is something for everyone. With many of theitems costing less than two euro there are alsosome great ideas for stocking fillers.Speaking about the raffle, Volunteer LifeboatPress Officer, Gerry Canning said, “We are verygrateful to Dave West for supporting the locallifeboat through these prizes. This is a greatopportunity for someone to win a painting by avery popular ar tist and would make a greatChristmas present.”

Pictured with the Sam Maguire Cup are pupils fromScoil an Duinninigh, Kinsealy, Cian PatrickMacFhloinn and Jordi Patrick Tortell, with schoolcoach, Padraig McCarthy and Dublin football star,Dean Rock when he brought the cup to the schoollast Wednesday

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Dublin Airport has surpassedlast year’s total number ofpassengers with seven weeksto spare and is heading towardsa record-breaking year. With21.96 million passengerspassing through its doors thisyear, Dublin Airport has alreadybettered its passenger numbersof 2014.“Dublin Airport is already aheadof last year in passengernumbers, with nearly half of

November and all of Decemberstill to come,” Dublin AirportManaging Director, Vincent

Harrison said. “We’ve had afantastic year, with passengernumbers up 15 per cent which isequivalent to almost 2.9 millionextra people using the airportso far this year,” Mr Harrison

added. He continued that theAirport had 23 new routes thisyear and extra capacity on alarge number of existingservices, making it one of thefastest-growing airports inEurope this year. This winter season, DublinAirport will have about 1.5million extra seats across itsroute network, which is a 13 percent increase in overallcapacity. There are three newwinter services includingRyanair to Amsterdam this yearand 13 services that startedduring the summer season areoperating in the winter for thefirst time.

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Malahide resident and Fair City star,Aoibheann McCaul encouraged us to‘save our breath’ at the launch of theCOPD campaign. The campaign will coin-cide with World COPD on Thursday 19thNovember from 11am until 2.30pm.COPD, or Chronic Obstructive PulmonaryDisease, is estimated to affect thousandsof people across Ireland, including manyhere in the North County.Ann Murphy, head of COPD SupportIreland’s Dublin Support Group, is urgingpeople to check in when the tour visitsthe city.“Many people may not know what COPDis and perhaps might be more familiarwith conditions such as emphysema orbronchitis which come under the COPDumbrella. I would strongly encouragethose who may have concerns to comealong to the Pillar Room at the RotundaHospital and to get themselves checkedout by expert medical and health profes-sionals” she said.

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A Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser for Swords Celtic Football club took place on Friday,November 13th, at Kettles Country House Hotel, Rolestown. Pictured ae some of thedancers who will take part in the show.

Cheque Handover In MalahideA cheque presentationtook place recently, wheremembers of Arena Gym,which is located at theGrand Hotel in Malahide,made a donation toMalahide Lions Club andto Dublin Simon.

Suzanne Byrne, managerof Arena Gym told theCounty Leader, “Everyyear we do the mini-marathon and the GrandHotel sponsors the team.We always enjoy thecamaraderie of the day

and we meet up after-wards to enjoy a drinktogether. This year, 40ladies took on the mini-marathon and they wereasked to raise somemoney for charity. Eachyear we pick out a partic-

ular charity to support andthis has amounted to over€50,000 over the years.This year, we decided tokeep one of our charitiesin the locality, and wechose Malahide Lions. Wewere also asked tosupport Dublin Simon, asit’s a topical issue at themoment so we shared theproceeds between thetwo charities,” she said.“We were thrilled to haveraised €3693 and wewant to thank the ladiesfor their great effort. Weare very happy that thesetwo excellent charities canbenefit from theproceeds,” she said.Jacinta Harley, PRO ofMalahide Lions said, “Weare delighted to receivethis generous donation,which will go into theMalahide Lions charities.It is due to the great initia-tive of the girls, for whichwe are very grateful,” shesaid.


The County Council honoured the Fingal members of the victorious Dublin football team and the ladies team, with areception at County Hall last week. Pictured at the reception are Dublin star, Ciaran Kilkenny, Fingal County Council ChiefExecutive Paul Reid, Dublin football manager Jim Gavin, County Mayor Cllr David O'Connor and footballers, Paul Flynnand Darren Daly with the four trophies won by the all-conquering Dubs this year

Emergency Workers Need ProtectionLocal senator Darragh O’Brien (FF) has called on the Government to protect emergencyworkers with specific legislation making it an offence to attack emergency personnel onduty. Senator O’Brien made the call following disturbing incidents over the Halloweenweekend when fire services were attacked while battling a fire in Balbriggan and Gardaíwere called to provide assistance. “Fire crews from Balbriggan, Skerries, Finglas and Swordswere attacked when tackling a fire in Balbriggan on Halloween night. Fortunately none ofthe crews were injured but Gardaí had to attend to help.” “it was very alarming to hearstories of ambulance and fire personnel coming under attack over the Halloween weekend.”He went on to say that “It has been obvious for quite some time that we do not have strongenough legislation in place to protect gardaí, fire officers, paramedics and other emergencypersonnel.”

A competition, aimed at primaryschools is being run in conjunc-tion with An Taisce, to design alogo for the Climate ChangeAdvisory Council (CCAC) has beenlaunched.Professor John Fitzgerald,Chairman of the Climate ChangeAdvisory Council, together withMinister for the Environment,Community and LocalGovernment Alan Kelly T.D.,Minister for Education and Skills

Jan O’Sullivan T.D performed thelaunch. Minister Kelly said, “Thiscompetition is an excellentopportunity to raise awareness ofclimate change amongst theyounger generation and toencourage children from an earlyage to play their part inadvancing Ireland’s response tothe issue over the coming yearsand decades.”He continued that it is of primeimportance that the Council

establishes itself from the startas an independent advisor toGovernment on the issue ofClimate Change. “I would like toencourage all primary schools totake part in this competition. I amsure that there are someextremely talented, youngdesigners out there in thenation’s primary schools who canprovide the Council with a uniqueand enduring logo,” he said. Minister O’Sullivan said, “Thecompetition aims to raise aware-ness, sustainability and realengagement with modern chal-lenges like climate change andreducing the carbon footprint foreveryone.”

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One4all PutEmployeesIn SpotlightSwords based gift voucher company, One4allhas opened entries for the inaugural NationalOne4all Spotlight Awards, which will shine alight on those employees whogo the extra mile and deservespecial recognition within theirorganisations.One4all has launched theAwards in partnership with theDublin Chamber of Commerce to reward staffthroughout Ireland and help boost morale ofcompanies and staff alike.In a recent One4all survey, 42 per cent of staffstated that they would be more likely to staywith a company that cares. With this in mind,One4all believe rewarding employees who gothe extra mile is now more important than ever.The One4all Spotlight Awards will recognise thegreat work that employees do, while under-standing that companies are not always in a

position to offer monetary rewards to staff. TheOne4all Spotlight Awards are open to all Irishcompanies. Applications will be judged by anindependent panel consisting of businessexperts. Entries are open until November 30th2015 and can be submitted, in confidence,through the One4all website. Simply nominateyour chosen employee or colleague and explainwhy you feel they should receive recognition in300 words.The overall winner will receive the recognitionthey deserve and have a chance to win a prizeof up to €500. Speaking at the One4all

Spotlight Awards launch,Michael Dawson, CEO of One4allsaid: ‘Many employees fail to getthe recognition they deserve forthe positive contribution theymake in the workplace. Some

employers are suffering from the effects of therecession, so the Spotlight Awards will helpemployers recognise their staff without costinga penny.’Gina Quin from Dublin Chamber of Commerceadded: “SMEs are definitely more optimisticabout the future, but many still suffer with cashflow issues and access to finance can still be areal problem. The One4all Spotlight Awardswill remind staff that great work is appreciatedby employers.”


‘True Dublin’ - A Review C.J. McCanney’s,’True Dublin’ casts asepia toned eye on the capital city’spast, giving us a unique look atDublin’s fair city where thegirls are so pretty. In the 1800’s while the restof the country was beingravaged by famine, Dublinwas in a far differenteconomic and socialclimate. It was a bustlingand thriving city, farremoved from the troublesof our rural countrymen. Similarly, in the earlydecades of the 1900’s whenthe rest of Europe was being ravagedby war, Dublin remained for the mostpart, unscathed, having no real stakein a war being fought on foreign soil. In his book, McCanney documents thecity and its outskirts from the troubled1800’s through to the roaring 20’s.

Through photographs, advertise-ments, and other rare documents, thisremarkable collection depicts a signifi-cant time in Ireland’s history.

It presents us with aglimpse at the time inwhich our country wentfrom being part of theUnited Kingdom and amember of the Great BritishEmpire, to being members ofour own Free State, and thebirth of The Republic ofIreland as we know it now. Allowing us the opportunityto visualise the city’s tumul-

tuous and chequered past, Dublinerswill love this book. It’s full of informa-tion about both the county and city ofDublin. The stunning and occasionallystark imagery of the book is accompa-nied by snippets of text and explana-tions for each picture. The book

presents to usthe rarechance to seef a m i l i a rthings in anentirely unfa-miliar way,before the trappings of modernsociety had irreparably left its markupon the city. While each picture chosen is strikingand has its own story to tell, the bookas a whole, tells the story of thecoming of age of a city in a world thatwas just a little bit ahead of it. Carefully put together, beautifullypresented, insightful and informative,C. J. McCanney’s True Dublin shows,that it was, and still is, a lot more thanjust a Dirty Old Town. This book is being released by TheMercier Press Ltd is now available inbookshops.

By Aoife Read

Members of Fingal Old IRA Society marched through Naul on Sunday, 8th November last. Pictured after the parade aresociety members, Back row: Tom Clarke, Declan Costello, Margaret Burtonshaw, Sean Menton, Noel McAllister, EimearFitzgerald, Una O'Brien, David O'Connor, Cathal Boland, Peter Gaffney, Liam Tolan and Kevin Tolan. Front row: BrianDennehy, Graham Blessing and Paddy Nugent

Local senator, Darragh O’Brien (FF)has accused the Minister for Health offailing to acknowledge the extent ofthe crisis in the health service. Hiscomments come as latest figuresshow that some outpatient waitinglists have dramatically increased byover 600 per cent, since the Ministertook over the portfolio.“Since Leo Varadkar became Ministerfor Health, the number of outpatientswaiting for more than 12 months foran appointment at BeaumontHospital has risen more than 626 percent, from 658 in July 2014 to a stag-gering 4,778 in October 2015. This iscompletely unacceptable.”O’Brien said, “These figures speak forthemselves. Beaumont is the hospital

of choice for many people in theNorth County. Behind each number isa person or family, who are trying toaccess our health service. The truth isthat the situation is getting worse,with winter now upon us.” “Beaumont does not have thecapacity to handle a health crisis. Theminister needs to take a more hand-on approach. all he does is commentson how bad things are, without doinganything about it. Under his steward-ship, the health problem is gettingworse. It’s time for Minister Varadkarand this Government to wake up andrecognise the very serious problemfacing our hospitals and the healthservice in general,” concludedO’Brien

O’Brien Blasts Varadkar OverOutpatient Figures

Local TD Alan Farrell (FG) haswelcomed the confirmation fromthe Garda Commissioner that AnGarda Síochána does not plan toclose any further Garda stations,specifically the local station inMalahide. “I am pleased that theGarda Commissioner confirmedthat An Garda Síochána have noplans for any further Garda station

closures. I am sure this will provideresidents with reassurances thatthe local station in Malahide willnot be closed” he said. He went on to say, “TheCommissioner stated that thepublic desk hours at Malahidestation will not change at his pointin time. Furthermore, she reiteratedthat the focus of An Garda Síochánais on ensuring Gardaí are visible onour streets and in our local commu-nity” This is positive news for thecommunity in Malahide,Portmarnock and Kinsealy.” hesaid.

MakeThePuppyPromiseLocal charity DogsTrust has launched anawareness campaignappealing to the publicto pledge their promisenot to buy a puppy thisChristmas.

Early morningcommuters in Dublinwere surprised by largefour-foot wrappedmodel dogs across keylocations in the city tolaunch the Charity’s ‘ADog is for Life, Not JustFor Christmas’message.The dogs were ‘aban-doned’ around Dublincity to provoke discus-sion around buying apuppy as a Christmasgift. More than 1,000 aban-doned and unwanteddogs come throughtheir doors every year,with notable increasesin phone calls frommembers of the publiclooking to surrendertheir unwanted dogspost Christmas.Mark Beazley,Executive Director atDogs Trust explains‘For us as Ireland’s

leading dog welfarecharity, this campaignis very much aboutencouraging people tostop and think reallycarefully about thecommitment you aretaking on when youconsider buying thatpuppy at Christmas.Can you be certain thatonce the celebrationsare over you will stillfeel the same wayabout the puppy andyour decision?We are at

the front line of the sadreality of abandonedand unwanted dogsevery day and althoughthese mock dogs thatwe have used today arenot real they absolutelydepict the stark andcold way in which dogsare needlessly aban-doned on streetsacross the countryevery January. Wereally would encourageanyone who is set ongetting a dog this

Christmas to wait untilthe busy festive periodis over and to consideradopting from yourlocal rescue centre,pound or Dogs Trust.”The charity is askingthe public to supportand share this impor-tant animal welfaremessage at Christmasby joining the causeand pledging to take#ThePuppyPromiseonline at www.thepup-pypromise.com.

Morning Commuters make friends with the puppy promise abandoned dog

Swords Senior Citizens Remembrance ServiceIt was a full house for the Swords SeniorCItizen Centre’s Annual Ecumenical Service ofrememberance which took place on Thursdaylast week. It was held in memory of the club’sdeceased members and fr iends. Over 50people were in attendance at this touchingmemorial. Presiding over the service were Fr. MichaelCarey and Canon Robert Deane. Canon Deaneread out two moving poems and manymembers of the centre were invited up to givereadings. Robert, one of the helpers in the centre said;“It’s a great way to get everyone together. wedo it every year. It gives everyone a greatsense of community and can be a great comfortto some of the people here.” After the service had ended tea was served,

giving an opportunity for the members of thegroup to gather and talk and think fondly ofpassed loved ones.

Canon Robert Deane and Fr. Michael Carey are picturedwith members of Swords Senior Citizens

Pictured are childrenfrom sixth class in StCatherine's NS, Rushwho took part in theKiDSMARATHON afitness iniative fromFingal County Council.During last month, theyran a mile every day inschool. On OctoberBank holiday Mondaythey ran the final milewith the marathonrunners in Dublin.They showed their welldeserved medal and t-shirts to the school.Thanks to theirteacher, Mr McGrathand their parents whosupported the runners.

Irish Dancing Classes

Dinner DanceThe Swords Senior Citizens Centre will beholding a dinner dance in the Carnegie CourtHotel on Sunday 29th November at 5pm. Forfurther information contact the centre directly.

Irish dancing classes are held every Mondayevening in Rush community centre. Beginnersdance from 6pm to 7pm, seniors from 7pm to8pm. Every Wednesday classes are held in St.Catherines National School from 2.45pm to3.45pm. For more information please contactMargaret Harford at 086 3101170 or ElizabethFinnegan at 086 3104908.

By Aoife Read

Balbriggan Knitting GroupThe Balbriggan Knitting Group meet every Tuesdayin the Balbriggan Library from 7pm to 8pm. Bringyour own needles and wool, advice on what to buywill be gladly provided. For further information orto reserve a place call 01 8704401 or send an emailat [email protected]

A craft fair will be held in the Senior CItizensCentre on Friday 27th November from 10.30am to3pm Salls will include hand knits, home baking,decoupage, lucky dip and bric-a-brac.Refreshments will also be served. Gifts gratefullyreceived.

Craft Fair In Swords

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The winner of the Best Small Business Excellence Award was Customs Matters. This award was sponsored by Fingal Local Enterprise Office. Head of Local Enterprise, Oisin Geoghegan (2nd from left) is pictured presenting the award.

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Pictured are MC Marty Whelan, Eimear Keogh, Tom Keogh (winner of the JC Savage Fingal Business Person of the YearAward), Chamber President Siobhan Kinsella and Chamber CEO Tony Lambert

Over 430 people celebrated Business Excellence andCorporate Responsibility at the Fingal Business Excellence &Corporate Responsibility Gala Awards Evening. These awards were instituted in 2002 and pay tribute to thetalent, drive, innovation and success of the business commu-nity in the area. The gala black tie event was held in theCrowne Plaza Northwood on Friday last, 13th November.

The awards alsorecognise the effortsof companies topromote excellence inthe quality of theirproducts, over anumber of categories.This competition isopen to al l busi-nesses or organisa-tions, both large orsmall doing businessin the Fingal area, beit in retail, manufac-turing, services or thetourism/hospitalitysector. The awardsnight is always wellattended and eagerlyanticipated by all.The event, which is

the highlight of theFingal DublinChamber calendarcelebrates businessexcellence in theregion. This was the13th Annual FingalBusiness ExcellenceAwards which are ahallmark of excel-lence for al l busi-nesses in the area.The Chamber Awardsrecognise andcongratulate thebusiness leaders whodrive innovative busi-ness processes,product develop-ment, enterprise,sustainabil ity and

overall businesssuccess across al lsectors.Guests includedCounty Mayor, Cl lrDavid O’Connor, whokicked off proceed-ings by congratu-lating all those whowere nominated forawards. Other atten-dees on the nightincluded SenatorDarragh O’Brien,Fingal County CouncilChief Executive, PaulReid, Ian Talbot, CEOof Chambers Ireland,as well as a gatheringof Fingal councillors.It was a bitter sweet

evening for ChamberPresident, SiobhanKinsella, for whomthis was her last timeto attend theseawards as president.She wil l hand overthe reins of presidentto Guy Thompson ofCastleknock Hotel atthe end of the year. There were 22 awardwinners in total onthe night from a totalof 170 businessesthat were shortlisted.The highlight of theAwards night is thepresentation of the JCSavage BusinessPerson of the Yearaward, which waswon by Tom Keogh ofKeogh Crisps. Thisaward was institutedin 2010, in memory ofJC Savage, who was afounding member ofthe Chamber back in1994. To honour his

memory, theChamber created thisaward, which ispresented to a busi-ness person who hadbeen a ‘champion ofsuccess’ in their ownbusiness, creatinghigh standards ofbusiness excellenceand achievement,while making a signif-icant contribution tothe Fingal region.As usual, the eveningwas MC’d by theexcellent MartyWhelan, who enter-tained guests with hiswitty repartee, while

keeping the awardwinners on their toeswith some searchingand humorouscomments about whatthey do and why theybelieved they wereselected as winners.It all led to awonderful atmos-phere, which carriedon well into the night.The first award of thenight was won byDublin Airport in thecategory ofDevelopment inPeople. In her accep-tance speech,Siobhan O’Donnell

paid an emotionaltribute to her workcolleague, NicolaRadford, who sadlypassed away earlierthis year.In his speech,Chamber CEO, TonyLambert added to thegreat atmospherewhen he askedcompanies that werenominated for awardsto stand up. This ledto companies tryingto out-shout eachother, creating awonderful atmos-phere. He alsothanked compere,

Marty Whelan for hisunique contributionto the awards nighteach year.Lambert said, ‘This isthe 13th annual FingalBusiness ExcellenceAwards and it is theprime business eventthe Chamber organ-ises each year. TheChamber set out in2002 to recognisesand congratulatecompanies like your-selves, whose driveand ambition havecontinued to sethigher and higherContinued on page 13

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Contd. from page 11standards in excel-lence, innovation andcustomer care.”“This year you haveonce again set ahigher standard,indeed it is the goldstandard for business,not only in the FingalRegion, butthroughout thecountry and beyond.You stand out asshining examples to allother businesses.”“There is so much tocelebrate within thebusiness communityhere in Fingal and itis important for us toensure that we recog-nise the commitment,dedication andachievement of themanagement and staffin all our businesses.Each year we haveapplications fromacross a wide range of

companies, organisa-tions and businesssectors telling theirstory of excellence anddetailing their commit-ment to corporateresponsibility and wethank you for sharingyour stories with us.”He also paid tribute tothe judges and recog-nised the difficult taskthey had in choosing ashortlist and eventualwinners. “The judgingof the BusinessAwards is always adifficult and arduoustask and I would liketo thank Jill andPatricia fromSpotcheck for carryingout this very importantwork with such profes-sionalism and atten-tion to detail.Spotcheck are ourindependent judgesfor the awards andthey trawled through

the many paperentries, as well asvisiting the mysteryshopping entries, toselect the finalists andthe winners and thestandard was veryhigh again this year,”he said.Chamber President,Siobhan Kinsella inher last speech aspresident said, “Ourcelebration ofExcellence in Businessendeavours here thisevening is vitallyimportant, as they arean important recogni-tion of our people andof our efforts in busi-ness. The businesscommunity here thisevening celebratesand support you inyour success, socongratulations to thewinners. It has beenan incredibly busy, butfulfilling year, particu-

larly in terms of theChamber’s activity. Iam delighted to behere today, when theChamber is at itshighest membershipin its history andwhere we have justunder two millionpeople at work in thiseconomy.”She also acknowl-edged the close linksthat have beencreated between theChamber and FingalCounty Council, whichhas led to moreinvestment in theregion. “This year theChamber were particu-larly delighted tobring the ITLG GlobalConference to Fingalin May, with FingalCounty Council, and tohost many high profileinternational Continued on page 14 Grainne Geoghegan, Oisin Geoghegan (Head of Fingal LEO), Mark Gallagher, Andrea O'Neill, Sinead Hickey ( all of Bank

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Contd from page 13investors andemployers in our greatcounty. Initiatives likethis conference andalso Swords’ recentachievement in beingawarded the PurpleFlag for excellence inthe night timeeconomy, are exam-ples of the excellentworking relationshipyour Chamber enjoyswith Fingal CountyCouncil, who are by farone of the mostprogressive CountyCouncils in thecountry,” she said.“Tonight we celebrateExcellence in ourBusiness community.It is my last ExcellenceAwards as ChamberPresident, a position Ihave been privilegedto hold and I hope Ihave been able to dothe role justice on yourbehalf. I am proud tohave had the opportu-

nity to hold the officeof President of thisdynamic and profes-sional Chamber.”In a moving tribute toher father, John PKinsella, who waspresent on the night,she said he was hermentor, her soundingboard and her friendand she thanked himfor his unwaveringsupport in all that shedid.Fingal County CouncilChief Executive, PaulReid spoke about theprogress surroundingthe economic trends inFingal. “These trendsare very positive inFingal. Consumersentiment has beenvery good, withSeptember experi-encing the highest ratesince 2003. We’re alsoseeing indicators likenew car sales up by 20per cent year on year.”He also spoke about

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It’s an absolutehonour for me toaccept this award inhonour of JC Savage.I’m from a generationwhere we, as a family,made our way to JC’sto do our shopping.Indeed our very firstcustomer was JC’swho bought ourcrisps, so this award

is very special to me.”“I feel very lucky tohave been born into afarming family inNorth County Dublin,where I was broughtup by a mother andfather who had anamazing passion forfood production. Theysay the secret to

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Drop In Youth UnemploymentLocal TD Alan Farrell(FG) has welcomed thepositive effect of CSOfigures that show areduction in unemploy-ment to 9.3 per cent inthe North County.“I am pleased to seethat unemploymentlevels continue todecrease, with theunemployment levelnow standing at 9.3 percent, down from a highof 15.1 per cent inFebruary 2012,” Farrellsaid. “Furthermore, it ispositive that youthunemployment has nowdropped to a six yearlow. This is particularlypleasing considering thefall in the number ofpeople emigrating. Infact, youth unemploy-ment has fallen from30.9 per cent inFebruary 2012 to 19.7per cent today,” headded.

While welcoming thegreat news, Farrellcontinued that theyouth unemploymentrate still remains far toohigh. A continuation ofthe work of Governmentin promoting invest-ment and job creation isessential to ensureyouth unemploymentlevels continue todecrease.“Over 125,000 jobs havebeen created since theAction Plan for Jobs waslaunched in February2012. Between February2012 and September2015 the youth unem-ployment level hasfallen by 43.7 per cent inthe Balbriggan socialwelfare office and by47.6 per cent in theSwords social welfareoffice,” Farrell furtherstated. “These unem-ployment figures showthat we are making

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creation. This willgenerate the resourcesto invest in services thatpeople in the NorthCounty and across thecountry depend upon,”he concluded.

The second College Awareness Week will takeplace from the 23rd to the 29th of November thisyear. Local schools, colleges and communitygroups have been encouraged to get involved inthe campaign that is launched by Minister JanO’Sullivan. College Awareness Week aims to promote thebenefits of going to collage and to inform andinspire all students about the importance of havinga post-secondary plan. It advocates for students tohave the choice to pursue the course best suited totheir interests, abilities and future plan.Communities across Ireland, including those of theNorth County, are invited to host events in commu-nity centres, schools, colleges, libraries and othervenues to raise awareness of opportunities avail-able. All activities make a valuable contribution tothe nationwide campaign. “I’m delighted to besupporting College Awareness Week for thesecond year. Committing to third level study can bea daunting process for many people, so it’s impor-tant that they are supported and made aware of allof the options available,” Minister O’Sullivan said.

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Fingal Engineering, based in Naul Co Dublin, is one ofIreland’s premier automated gate and door companies. Thisprogressive family business is headed up by GeneralManager, Sean Connolly and Technical Manager, KevinConnolly and is celebrating 15 years in business. It is at thecutting edge of technology regarding all things related toautomated gates and doors.

The company specialisesin all types of AutomatedGates, from moderndesigns to classic styles.and can provide customdesign gates madespecifically to your speci-fication. They can alsoautomate either new orexisting gates.

To coincide with their 15years of successfultrading, the companyhave decided to upgradeand rebrand with a newcolour and very eye-catching moderncompany logo. The County Leader spoketo Des Connolly who

outlined some of thesuccess the companyhas enjoyed over thepast 15 years. He said,“This is a great landmarkfor the company, whichhas survived throughsome tough tradingtimes and come out onthe other side. Weinitially started off in StMargaret’s in a rentedpremises, then a biggerone in Lusk beforeeventually buying ourown premises here inNaul in 2008. “There arefour of our familyworking here full time, aswell as colleagues fromSkerries, Rush, Coolock,Ashbourne and Naul. Intotal we have 13 peopleemployed here.”“We manufacture auto-matic gates and under-

take a lot of maintenanceand service work in boththe commercial anddomestic markets. Ourfirst consideration is toprovide our customerswith a product that is ofthe highest quality at agood price and, mostimportantly, alwaysadhering to, orexceeding the latestsafety standards. Wehave installations locallyin most major parks,many shops and busi-ness premises and atDublin Airport, where wehave manufactured andinstalled one of thelargest sliding gates inIreland, located at

Terminal 2 service yard, as well as manydomestic installations he said.Fingal Engineering areagents for a number ofItalian companies inIreland, including TauAutomation fromVicenza, Combi Arialdo inMilan as well as DPSPromatic from Forli, withwhom the companymanufacture GSM prod-ucts including gateopeners and GSM inter-coms.Other agencies includeMaviflex High SpeedDoors, located in Lyon,France, Autogard TrafficBarriers from the CzechRepublic, and they arethe sole agents in Irelandfor Nassau Doors fromDenmark. These compa-nies have been carefullyselected by FingalEngineering over anumber of years and Desexplained the advan-tages they have.“Their products are allsolidly engineered,highly reliable productsthat are always fit forpurpose and thereforethe best value in the longterm.We always survey jobs in

great detail to ensure weoffer the optimum solu-tion to our clients’ needs.More good news forFingal Engineering is thatthey have landed a veryvaluable contract withIrish Rail. They havebeen appointed until2020 as the maintainerof all Irish Rail’s auto-matic doors, gates andbarriers. This is an exclu-sive agreement nation-

wide. “We are now oneyear into a four yearcontract with them andeverything is going well,”said Des.An indication of thesuccess of the companyis the fact that on the daywe spoke, they had staffworking across thecountry, in Cork andPortarlington for IrishRail, Newbridge House

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overlooked, “ said Des,who bemoans thenumber of poor installa-tions that took placeparticularly during theboom years. “In many

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Engineering, so much sothat a number of staffhave completed a safetycourse with the Door andHardware Federation inthe UK. “This means thatwe are fully qualified torisk assess new andexisting gate and door

installations. “We havecertain obligationsregarding safety and wenever cut corners insafety.” said Des.Thankfully, the Healthand Safety Authority arenow taking a biginterest in safety

surrounding automaticgates and the issue ofpoorly installed gatesand doors will hopefullybecome a thing of the past. “When automatingexisting domestic gateswe incorporate lowvoltage systems thathave extra safetyfeatures as standard.” “We have been usingTau products since 2004and they are our mainbrand for domesticinstallations. We have adisplay area here wherecustomers can visit andsee the quality they canexpect when purchasingautomated gates fromus. We can provide ademonstration of the

workings of the gatesas well as the safetyfeatures. I am not awareof any other gateautomation companiesthat offer this service tocustomers,” said Des.“Customers can bring adesign to us and we canmanufacture it for them.All work is carried outby our own staff hereand we do not use sub-contractors. When wereceive a request, wevisit the site and assessthe customer’s require-ments, the layout of the site and we offerour professional advice,including pit falls to theclient.”There seems littledoubt that by choosing

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Pictured at the Memorabilia Day held in Fingal County Council’s offices at Blanchardstown on Saturday 7th November last are County Mayor, Cllr DavidO’Connor and Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid with re-enactors from Irish Military Living History and Fingal Old IRA CommemorativeSociety in full uniform, brandishing bayonets and guns. Also pictured are members of the Council’s 2016 Commemorative Working Group

Mark Madden, Transition Year student atDonabate Community College has won a freefour day trip to Strasbourg on The Graduateonline civic awareness competition. The competition was sponsored by Dublin DunLaoghaire Education and Training Board. Markwill travel to Strasbourg in 2016, with twenty-three other Irish students and three supervisingteachers. He will spend one full day at theEuropean Parliament and will take part inEuroscola, a youth parliament that will bediscussing topics relating to the EU withstudents from other member states. Mark said he is grateful for this opportunity andis looking forward to making new friends.

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cant amount of work inmy department andelsewhere, representsan important additionto the child welfareand protection. Ibelieve that it will senda very strong signalboth at home and

abroad, thatin Ireland webelieve thatc o r p o r a lpunishmentof our chil-dren iswrong.” Hec o n t i n u e dthat central

to the bill is puttingthe Children Firstguidelines on a statu-tory basis, which setsout clearly the circum-stances in whichconcerns must bereported. “It is yetanother developmentfrom a Governmentwhich has given thehighest priority to therights and welfare ofchildren and our youngpeople,” he concluded.

James Reilly

Disappointment OverGovernment’s SeanadReform DelayThe Union of Students in Irelandhas criticised the Taoiseach’sdelay on reforming the Seanad.The decision was announced after40,000 new students were regis-tered to vote by the USI and after80 per cent of surveyed studentssaid they would vote for anotherparty in the General Election afterseeing the Budget priorities.Currently, only graduates ofTrinity and the NationalUniversities of Ireland are eligibleto vote for six of the sixty seats inthe Seanad. Two years ago theTaoiseach proposed to expand theelectorate for these six seats fromthe current 151,000 to as many as

800,000 people. Recently he saidthese changes will not be imple-mented before the next election.“The Government’s decision topostpone their commitment toreform the Seanad is frustrating,”USI president, Kevin Donoghue,said. “There has been a hugesurge in students wanting theirvoices to be heard, which wasclear between the 40,000 newstudents registering to vote thisyear. The people made clear theywanted to see a reformed Seanadwhen they voted to keep it in2013. That reform should happensooner rather than later,” heconcluded.

St.Maur’s Youth ChoirSt. Maur’s Youth Choir is currently looking for new members of secondaryschool age. Practice is every Tuesday night in the church from 7.30pm to8.30pm. The Choir sings at Mass every second Sunday and visits nursinghomes and children’s hospitals during the year.For further information please contact Brenda on 087 4173165.

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cTierney ToStep DownIt has emerged that John Tierney,Chief Executive of Irish Water willretire as its chief executive nextApril. Tierney is well known in theNorth County, where he served asCounty Manager, before moving toDublin City Council as ChiefExecutive, prior to taking up hisrole as chief of Irish Water.It has been reported in thenational press that coali-tion ministers believe thatTierney’s departure wouldhelp to address IrishWater’s “toxic” reputationin the eyes of the public.The County Leader tried tocontact Mr Tierney in aneffort to find out his sideof the story, but he wasunavailable to take up theoffer.The County Leader spoke to localsenator, Darragh O’Brien (FF), whodisagreed with those who arereported to claim that John

T i e r n e y ’ sremoval willhelp theimage of IrishWater. Hesaid, “JohnTierney hasbeen a publicservant for along numberof years,where heserved with

distinction. If the Governmentthink that by changing the head of

Irish Water, it will make adifference to people andcorrect a failed policy bythem, they are greatlymistaken,” he said.The whole debacle of IrishWater was created by thisGovernment, not by JohnTierney. He was tasked todo a job by theGovernment and theproblems are not down to

one man. He has served thepeople with distinction over theyears and he was given an impos-sible task that was doomed tofail,” concluded O’Brien.

John Tierney

Pictured is Abimbola Makinwa from Balbriggan, with his children Numi(8), Feranmi (6) and Feyi (1) after he graduated from IT Blanchardstown

O’Brien Urges VotersTo RegisterGreen Party General Electioncandidate, Joe O’Brien has urgedthe electorate to come out inforce for the general election in2016, as a mark of respect tothose who sacrificed so much in1916 and in the following War ofIndependence and civil war. Mr. O’Brien’s Grandfather servedas a Commandant in the IrishVolunteers in Cork in 1916.O’Brien stated that, “2016 is avery big year for Ireland. There will be a very importantGeneral Election in 2016. For that reason and also as amark of respect to all the sacrifices made by people in1916 and in all the conflicts of the time that were in oneway or another tied to cause of sovereignty, I hopepeople come out in force to cast their ballot. I havecertainly been inspired by the fact that my Grandfatherwas prepared to take serious risks and make sacrificesto do what he felt his country needed.”He also urged first time voters to cast their first everballot. On this he said, “I am not just talking aboutpeople who are turning 18, but also those who havebeen disenfranchised by the political system and havedecided not to vote. This is not an issue we adequatelyengage with in Ireland – the fact that a significantminority of people don’t see the point in using theirvote. What a great year to cast your first ever vote, butonly if you are registered.”

Importance Of Social MediaFor BusinessesIreland is currently the European headquarters for Twitter, Facebook andGoogle which is making the country a social media hub of the world.According to recent studies, 20 per cent of Irish companies, including busi-nesses in the North County, have said that they are still uncomfortableusing the social media as a primary marketing function. This is astonishingas there are 94 per cent of Irish people that have at least one social mediaplatform. Local businesses should realise the importance of being repre-sented in the social media market. Studies have shown that 38 per cent ofsmall businesses using social media platforms feel that they are using thewrong social media type. This outlines the main problem faced by busi-nesses of the locality and beyond, which is how to choose the social mediaplatform that suits their purpose best.

Balbriggan SketchingGroupSketchbound Balbriggan meets onSaturdays at 2pm in Molly’s CoffeeGallery, 17 Bridge Street, Balbriggan. Thegroup is open for everyone and free anddoes not require any skill levels. To findout more, visit their blog at www.sketch-boundbalbriggan.wordpress.com/about

Balbriggan IrishConversation GroupThe Balbriggan Irish Conversation Groupmeets every Thursday evening from 7pmto 8pm in the Balbriggan Library. Alllevels are welcome to join the free Irishconversation classes.

Adult Scrabble ClubThe Adult Scrabble Club meetevery monday at 11am in theBalbriggan Library. To reserve aplace for the free event call 018704401 or send an email [email protected]

Lusk Autumn LectureProgramme An Autumn Lecture Programme is taking place atthe Central Catholic Library in Lusk on the 17thof November and on the 1st of December at6.30pm. For any further information contact 01676 1264 or visit www.catholiclibrary.ie

Malahide Parish NewsletterVolunteers from the Malahide areaare needed to assist in the produc-t i o n o f t h e p a r i s h n e w s l e t t e r .Knowledge of the programme Wordis required. Contact the Parish Officef o r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s e m a i [email protected]

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Miracle PrayerDear Heart of Jesus inthe past I have askedfor many favours, this

time I ask for a veryspecial one (mentionrequest). Take it dear

Heart of Jesus andplace it with your

broken heart whereyour Father sees it.Then in his mercifuleyes it will becomeyour favour and not

mine.Say for 3 days,

promise publication .Never known to fail.

TM

O'TOOLE (Rush, Co. Dublin) - Nov. 11, 2015 (suddenly)Francis (Fran), son of the late Mary Ann (Cissie) andFrank; sadly missed by his loving wife Phyllis, childrenLinda, Karen, Martina, Marie and Francis Jnr., sons-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, brother-in-law,sisters-in-law, extended family and friends. Rest inpeace.

BRADY (née Grendon), Bridget (Hamilton Park NH andformerly Bath Road, Balbriggan, Dublin) (Peacefully)in Hamilton Park Nursing Home. Predeceased by herhusband Liam. Sadly missed by her sons John, Tonyand Vincent, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relativesand friends. Rest in peace.

KELLY (nee Collier) Resa (Rush, Co. Dublin and late ofHerberton Road, Rialto) Nov 11, 2015, (peacefully)Resa; sadly missed by her loving husband Kevin,daughter Megan, son Conor, brothers, sisters, father-in-law Fergus, mother-in-law May, brothers-in-law,sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and a largecircle of friends. Rest in peace.

MCGOWAN Sr. Mary, (Rush Co. Dublin and late ofDromahair, Co. Leitrim and Tirellan Heights, Galway)Nov 11, 2015 (peacefully) Sr. Mary (FMM); deeplyregretted by her religious community, brothers Patrickand Frank, sister-in-law Maureen, nephews Liam,Matthew, Mark and John, relatives and friend. Rest inpeace.

DUNNE, Anthony (Drogheda and formerly of CarltonCourt, Swords) - November 9th, 2015 (suddenly) at theLourdes Hospital, Drogheda; Sadly missed by hisloving mam Miriam, dad Tony, sisters Adrienne,Michelle and Ashling, children Lauren, Samara andGlena, brother-in-law, nieces, family, relatives andfriends. Rest in peace.

KELLY (née Hughes), Josephine (Joan) (Swords, Co.Dublin) - Nov. 9, 2015 (peacefully), at Fingal HouseNursing Home; sadly missed by her loving husbandChristopher, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, relatives andfriends. Rest in peace.

SIMANOVICS, Ainars (Portmarnock and formerly ofKuldiga, Lativa) 9th November 2015. Ainars will bevery sadly missed by his partner Vita, brotherRaimonds, sons Roberts and Sandis, cousin Armands,extended family and friends. Rest in peace.

Recent published deathsfrom the North County

Miracle PrayerSacred Heart of

Jesus, in the past Ihave asked you formany favours. Thistime I ask for a very

special one (mentionit). Take it dear Heartof Jesus and place it

within your ownbroken heart, whereyour Father sees it.Then in His mercifuleyes it will becomeyour favour and not

mine. Say this prayerfor 3 days, promise

publication andfavour will be

granted.Never known to fail.

CL

Miracle PrayerSacred heart of Jesus,in

the past I have askedyou for many favours.

This time I ask you for avery special one

(mention favour). Take it dear

heart of Jesus and placeit within your own

broken heart, whereyour father sees it. Then

in his merciful eyes itwill become your favour

not mine. Say thisprayer for three days

promise publication andfavour will be granted.

Never known to fail. JV








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JD

O Most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel,Fruitful Vine, Splendour of Heaven, Blessed

Mother of the Son of God, ImmaculateVirgin, assist me in my necessity. O Star of theSea, help me and show me herein you are myMother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Empressof Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech theefrom the bottom of my heart to secure me inthis my necessity. There are none that can

withstand your power, oh show me herein youare my mother. O Mary conceived without sin,

pray for us who have recourse to thee(3 times.)Sweet Mother, I place this cause in your

hands(3 times). Say this prayer for 3 consecu-tive days and request will be granted on the

3rd day. Prayer should be published.

MH

Novena To TheBlessed Virgin

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Fingal County Council Planning Application Adverts are

FREENorth County Leader, Your No.1 Local Newspaper

are happy to announce that we are now accepting Planning Application Adverts for the following areas:

Balbriggan, Balrothery, Skerries, Lusk, Rush, Loughshinny,Ballyboughal, Naul, Portrane, Donabate, Swords, Kinsealy,

Malahide and PortmarnockAdverts must be supplied by email [email protected] by visiting:www.northcountyleader.ie/planningyou can also post your advert on a disk toNorth County Leader, Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin

Architects based outside our distribution area can pick up the paperfrom our offices or at pick-up points listed on page 2.

Alternatively we can post a copy of the paper at a charge of €10

Fingal County CouncilKen & Kathy McNamara are applying forplanning permission to demolish existingextension at rear, raise existing roof ridgeheight by 2.45 metres, new bay window atfront, internal alterations to ground floor,attic conversion with dormer windows tofront and rear, replace brick finish to frontwith render finish and all ancillary works at226 Brackenstown Road, Swords, Co.Dublin. The Planning Application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority, FingalCounty Council, County Hall, Swords, Fingal,Co. Dublin, during it’s public opening hoursand a submission or observation may bemade to the Planning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for de-pollu-tion and dismantling of l ight cars atKnockcross, Balrothery, Co Dublin. Theproposal in the premises is not for a tradi-tional car breaking. It is an enclosed car de-pollution and dismantling as distinct from ascrap yard. Signed: Solomon Adelaja. ThisApplication may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation maybe made to the Planning Authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilI Claire Byrne intend to apply for planningpermission to convert the existing atticspace for storage use, construct a dormerwindow to the side and all associated siteworks at 46 Boroimhe Aspen, Swords Co.Dublin.This planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning Authority during itspublic opening hours and that a submissionor observation in relation to the Applicationmay be made in writing to the PlanningAuthority on payment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks, beginning onthe date of receipt by Fingal County Councilof the Application

Fingal County CouncilI, Sylvia Croly, Intend to apply for planningpermission for a. Two storey dormer type extension to frontand side with single storey extension torear,b.New waste water treatment system,c.All associated site works to existing singlestorey bungalow on site atDrishoge,Oldtown,Co Dublin. The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority ,during it's public opening hours.A submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing to the planning authority onpayment of a prescribed fee (20 euro) within a period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application and suchsubmissions or observations will be consid-ered by the planning authority in making adecision on the application. The planningauthority may grant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse to grantpermission.

Fingal County CouncilI,Colm Reynolds Intend to apply for planningpermission fora. Attic conversion incorporating dormerextensionto side elevation and 2 No. velux roof lightsto rear,b. All associated site works at No 7 GlenEllan Walk, Swords, Co. Dublin The planning application may be inspected

or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority ,during it'spublic opening hours. A submission orobservation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing to the planningauthority on payment of a prescribed fee (20 euro) within a period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application and suchsubmissions or observations will be consid-ered by the planning authority in making adecision on the application. The planningauthority may grant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse to grantpermission.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Patrick and Dorothy Sheridan, intend toapply for Permission for alterations andextension to the rear of existing cottagewith existing connections to existing wastewater system and existing water supply atNewhaggard, Corduff, Lusk, Co Dublin. Thisapplication may be inspected or purchased,at a fee not exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council during its public openinghours of 9.30 – 16.30 Monday – Friday. Asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made to Fingal CountyCouncil in writing and on payment of theprescribed fee (€20.00 ) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by FingalCounty Council of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for thedemolition of existing single storey annexto rear of existing dwelling and theconstruction of a two storey extension tothe rear and alterations to existing porch tothe front of existing dwelling at 24 SherlockPark, Skerries, Co. Dublin on behalf ofStuart Burns. The Planning Application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.Signed: Hanley Taite Design Partnership,Virginia. RIAI Registered Practice. 049-8548436. [email protected].

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought by W Leeand S O'Riordan for a one and a half storeydormer dwelling and waste water treatmentsystem at Tobersool, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin. This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours and asubmission or observation may be made tothe authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee 20 euro within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of this application.Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought by MaeveO’Malley to construct a first floor extensionto side over existing single storey structure,extend to the rear with a single storeyextension and add a porch to front entranceat 46 Shenick Grove, Skerries, Co. Dublin.The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and submission orobservation may be made to the authorityin writing on payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authorityof this application.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Pucci Mc Ltd, intend to apply to FingalCounty Council for permission for develop-ment at St Helens, Strand Road,Portmarnock, Co Dublin. The developmentwill consist of the removal of the existingdilapidated buildings and associated sheds

and the construction of new dwellings. Themixed use scheme will consist of 2 detached3 bedroom houses of 156sqm and 2detached 4 bedroom units of 162sqm. carparking, landscaping, drainage and associ-ated works. The Planning Application maybe inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the Planning Authorityduring its public opening hours and asubmission or observation may be made tothe Planning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.


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