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The new facilities will enhance the travelling experience of thousands of passengers and will allow arriving passengers to move through the centre of the terminal without having to change levels. The hugely impressive underpass created by T2 brings, not only the North County, but Ireland firmly into the 21st century. Dublin Airport has been the leading employer in the North County since its inception 70 years ago. Generations of local people have been employed there and are steeped in its history, including whole families who have plied their trades here. In many cases, gener- ations of the same family have worked there and this new addition will hopefully continue this trend. It is the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ of the North County and is set to scale even greater heights. The addition of the new terminal will catapult the airport to becoming one of Europe’s leading airports which will generate a whole new passenger experience. The vibrancy of the North County as an economic hub has been evident for some time now, particularly with the recent granting of the Railway Order allowing Metro North to proceed to the next stage of development. The linking of Metro North with T2 will combine two of the largest infrastructural projects in the state in one place, which is bound to have a massive impact on the area. Aer Lingus will be the primary user of the new terminal, which will also be home to other transatlantic and intercontinental carriers. The facilities will include The Loop, a shopping area which is guaranteed to be a unique experience with all the top names present. Meanwhile, Tony Lambert CEO of Fingal Dublin Chamber said, “The opening of T2 will bring huge benefits to air travellers and will be a very impressive introduction to our country for incoming visitors. The creation of 900 direct jobs in T2 and many thousands indirectly will of course bring enormous economic benefits to the North County.” He continued, “Dublin Airport has been the main- stay of employment in this region for decades. T2 will continue and sustain the large number of jobs that are so vital, particularly so at present. The Chamber congratulates Dublin Airport Authority on delivering this magnifi- cent engineering and architectural achieve- ment to the airport,” he concluded. By Patrick Finnegan
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A feeling of pride, excitement and optimism inthe North County is evident with the openingof the much anticipated Terminal Two (T2) atDublin Airport. The opening ceremony is setto take place on Friday next, 19th November.This vital piece of infrastructure is absolutelyvital to the commercial and economic growthof the North County and its opening will be amomentous occasion for the entire local area.The distinctive building is destined to specifi-cally meet the travelling needs of passengersand features spacious areas in check-in,baggage reclaim and a state of the art depar-tures lounge. The new facilities will enhancethe travelling experience of thousands ofpassengers and will allow arriving passengersto move through the centre of the terminalwithout having to change levels. The hugelyimpressive underpass created by T2 brings,not only the North County, but Ireland firmlyinto the 21st century. Dublin Airport has been the leading employerin the North County since its inception 70years ago. Generations of local people havebeen employed there and are steeped in itshistory, including whole families who haveplied their trades here. In many cases, gener-ations of the same family have worked thereand this new addition will hopefully continuethis trend. It is the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ of theNorth County and is set to scale even greaterheights. The addition of the new terminal willcatapult the airport to becoming one ofEurope’s leading airports which will generatea whole new passenger experience. The vibrancy of the North County as aneconomic hub has been evident for some timenow, particularly with the recent granting ofthe Railway Order allowing Metro North toproceed to the next stage of development. Thelinking of Metro North with T2 will combinetwo of the largest infrastructural projects in
the state in one place, which is bound to havea massive impact on the area. Aer Lingus willbe the primary user of the new terminal,which will also be home to other transatlanticand intercontinental carriers. The facilitieswill include The Loop, a shopping area whichis guaranteed to be a unique experience withall the top names present. Meanwhile, Tony Lambert CEO of FingalDublin Chamber said, “The opening of T2 willbring huge benefits to air travellers and will
be a very impressive introduction to ourcountry for incoming visitors. The creation of900 direct jobs in T2 and many thousandsindirectly will of course bring enormouseconomic benefits to the North County.” Hecontinued, “Dublin Airport has been the main-stay of employment in this region for decades.T2 will continue and sustain the large numberof jobs that are so vital, particularly so atpresent. The Chamber congratulates DublinAirport Authority on delivering this magnifi-cent engineering and architectural achieve-ment to the airport,” he concluded.
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Councillor ClareDaly (SP), hasresponded angrily tothe decision of theCounty Council togrant planningpermission to Lidlfor a store inSwords. The site ison the Rathbeale
Road and she calledit, “a shocking, butnot surprisingbetrayal of the resi-dents in the estatesliving in that part ofthe town. It wasevident that theplanners werepushing this project
from the beginningin terms of theirdealings with Lidland the discussionswhich took placeduring theDevelopment Planmeetings in the lastfew weeks.”“This will not betolerated. We areplanning for apublic meeting tomobilise in prepara-tion for an appealagainst the decisionto An BordPleanala. We willsee a steadyincrease on thealready busyRathbeale Road inthe coming weeks,with the run-in toChristmas.” Shecontinued, “Imaginewhat it would belike with a Lidl
store opening from8am to 9pm fromMonday to Saturdayand from 10.30amon Sundays. Notonly will there be
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traffic problemsfrom shoppers anddeliveries, but alsoparking issues inthe nearby estates.”Daly is not against
Cllr Clare Daly pictured at the proposed site for thenew Lidl supermarket on the Rathbeale Road inSwords.
Lidl opening inSwords, just thelocation. Sheexplained, “Lidlwould be a verywelcome addition toSwords, the newC o u n t yDevelopment Planhas zoned a site
which they could usein Airside, or thevacant Des Darcysite on North Street.This would be agreat location, withexcellent parkingpotential andopening up the foot-fall on North Street
which would have apositive impact onthe other businessesthere. There is noway we are going tostand back andallow that to becompounded by deci-sions such as thisone,” she concluded.
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An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, paid avisit to Swords last week, where heperformed a number of functions. Hepresented Grants of Approval to somelocally based companies in the officesof the County Enterprise Board in thetown. After the presentation, he spokeabout Metro North and other issuesaffecting the North County in an inter-view with the County Leader.When asked about what outcome hesaw for the Metro North Project inregard to jobs he was understandablycautious, due in the main to the projectstill having some obsta-cles to overcome.However, the feeling wasone of optimism thatMetro North will bedelivered. He said, “It’s ahuge project which isincluded in the NationalDevelopment Plan aspart of the transportationresolution in Dublin. Thegovernment has madedecisions and Metro is ahuge project into which alot of work has gone so far. It’s anissue we’re going to have a look at.We have got to understand with thepublic finances, is how we can roll outthese programmes over a period oftime. That’s why we revised thecapital programme in the summer andMetro is still part of that.” When askedabout the confusion surrounding thecost of the project and the fact that, asa Public Private Partnership initiative,the majority of the cost will be borne
by the tenderer and is not going to costthe taxpayer as much as is the percep-tion. The Taoiseach responded bysaying, “The issue is the air at themoment and is in the developmentplan. We evaluate all the costs and, asI say, it’s part of the revised capitalprogramme.” Mr Cowen was verypositive when he was reminded aboutthe very dynamic additions to theNorth County in recent times,including the opening of T2 at DublinAirport, the Drinan Enterprise Centre,the growth of the Pavilions ShoppingCentre and the general vibrancy whichis regularly reported in this newspaper. He said, “We need to concentrate onpositives and move away from all thenegatives we hear all of the time. It’salso clear that we have a flexiblelabour market in this country.Remember that 86 per cent of the
workforce went to workthis morning. In the lastrecession, it was astruggle to get onemillion people workingand now we have 1.86million people at work,”he said. He was full ofpraise for our CountyCouncil who won theLocal Authority of theYear Award. He said,“The local authority,through a well resourced
rate plan, has been able to attract busi-ness to open here. A lot of socialcapital has been attracted to the NorthCounty area, with residential andcommercial developments here. Whenyou look at Swords, Malahide,Balbriggan, Lusk, Rush, Balbriggan,Skerries and other towns in the area,they are very well developed commu-nities where there is a very goodquality of life, which I am very wellaware of myself,” he concluded.
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Micheal Dawson, Group CEO, The Gift Voucher Shop Limited is presented with theJC Savage, Fingal Business Person of the Year award by An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen.Also pictured are, compere, Marty Whelan, President of Fingal Dublin Chamber,Andrew O'Neill, County Manager, David O'Connor, County Mayor, Ken Farrell andChamber CEO, Tony Lambert.
Swords based entrepreneur,Michael Dawson, Group CEO atGift Voucher Shop (GVS), receivedthe prestigious JC Savage BusinessPerson of the Year accolade at theFingal Business Excellence Awards.Dawson was honoured for his inno-vative business aptitude, hispassion for developing the beststandards possible and his uniquecontribution to promoting thesuccess of businesses in the region.The Awards celebrate businessexcellence in the region and paytribute to the talent, drive, innova-tion and success of the local busi-ness community. The Awards areorganised by the Fingal DublinChamber and recognise the effortsof local companies to promote excel-lence in the quality of their prod-ucts, services and customer care.Since developing the concept of theGift Voucher Shop in 2001, Dawsonhas led the company as CEO, estab-lishing successful partnerships andbusinesses with An Post, Post
Office Limited in the UK and MaltaPost. Under his leadership, thecompany’s flagship product, theOne4all Gift Card and GiftVoucher, has grown to become thenumber one selling gift card inIreland. The Gift Voucher Shopcurrently employs over 70 people inthe locality and a further 60 plus ona part-time basis over theChristmas season. Speaking at thegala awards ceremony, Dawsonsaid “I am absolutely delighted tobe the first recipient of the JCSavage Award. It is a huge honour.JC Savage was one of our originalentrepreneurs, having started outin his family’s small shop on MainStreet in Swords. He spotted theemerging trend of the supermarketat an early stage and set up on theRathbeale Road as soon as theopportunity arose. His success inthe retail sector spanned over 32years, providing great inspiration tomany of us who followed in hispath,” he concluded.
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Pictured at the IMT sponsored Irish Health Care Awards held in the ShelbourneHotel, Dublin, on 28th October 2010. Swords girls, Louise and Edel Connolly, whosework was recognised. Pictured L-R. are, Catherine Connolly, Louise Connolly;Health Minister Mary Harney, Edel Connolly and Mr. Aidan Connolly. PhotoBrendan Lyon/Imagebureau.
The Irish Healthcare Awards took place atthe Shelbourne Hotel recently. Swordssisters Edel and Louise Connolly werehighly commended by judges for theirproject, ‘Be Allergy Aware’. Edel, who isjust nine years old, is the youngest everIrish Healthcare Awards entrant. Ananaphylaxis sufferer, Edel developed acampaign aimed at raising awareness of
allergies. The suite of materials producedby the sisters included leaflets and awebsite, and the pair have given severaltalks on allergy awareness in schools.Nearly 100 entries were received for thisyear’s Awards, which are now in theirninth year and the gala event wasaddressed by Mary Harney TD, Ministerfor Health and Children.
Skerries residents are astep closer to seeing aswimming pool, hotel andgymnasium built inSkerries. This followsLabour councillor, CiaranByrne’s success in havinghis motion included inthe County DevelopmentPlan recently. “Themotion also includes
provision for playingpitches and a coastalwalkway. The proposedhotel would be a small,high quality, boutiquestyle one to cater for localweddings and smallconferences, thus bene-fiting the local economystill further,” said Byrne.He continued, “The
motion specifies thatthese community facili-ties must be delivered bythe developer at the sametime and in conjunctionwith any housing devel-opment in the project.”says Byrne. There wasgreat disappointment inSkerries when plans for apool in the Ballast Pitcollapsed two years ago.“I was, and am, deter-mined to see that a poolfor a townspeople whohad made such great
efforts in the previousdecade should berewarded. That is themeaning of communityled development andHolmpatrick Cove hasthe support of the over-whelming majority ofpeople in the town.”Byrne, who alsocommended the projectdevelopers, Michael andAlison Brannigan, them-selves Skerries residentsfor their commitment todelivering the communityfacilities up front. I amcalling on governmentTDs in the North Countyto ensure that the govern-ment funds that havebeen promised for theswimming pool project inBalrothery/ Balbrigganare protected in the forth-coming Budget on December 7th.” he concluded.
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A major row is brewing over thepossible loss of life saving emer-gency services in the North County.Plans are set for Balbriggan andSwords to lose ambulances which areessential health services in the area. Local represen-tatives, emergency service personnel and healthcareprofessionals have all given the same message,“the loss of such vital local services could costlives.” Cllr Tom O’Leary told the County Leader,”Fire and Ambulance men are very concerned thatthis vital service could be axed. For local peopleright across the North County this is a tragic deci-sion. We have to keep the service going, Godforbid there was a major incident in the area. Theever growing population needs all the ambulanceswe can get.” The SIPTU union whose membersoperate the service have condemned the decisionsaying that the service has proved it’s worth overthe last four years. It is estimated that around 4,500people depend on the service each year withpossible cardiac patients being worst affectedshould the service be scrapped and other servicesfrom further afield used. SIPTU slammed the deci-sion saying that the half a million euro needed tofund the service needed to be found and was wellwithin the budget from the HSE. Fine Gael DeputyLeader James Reilly accused the HSE of“bungling” the decision, pointing out that the FireBrigade ambulance cost just €19 per call asopposed to the cost of €90 per call for the HSEservice. It would appear that this is an argumentthat the HSE cannot win and certainly are havingtrouble justifying as the figures just don’t add up.The HSE maintain that they can provide coverwithout the Fire Brigade’s ambulances, yet theHSE ambulances were unavailable to respond totwenty thousand calls over the last two years.
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Foróige, togetherwith a group ofvolunteers, hasrecently opened ayouth club forteenagers in
Malahide. The clubis for all secondlevel students inFirst to Third years.The club currentlymeets in the GroveLawn TennisClubhouse on GroveRoad on Thursdaysfrom 8.00pm to9.30pm. There arestill places availablein the club.Preparations arecurrently underwayto open a youth caféfor older teenagers,in the samepremises. The caféwill be designed forthose in Transitionyear and older. Agroup of volunteershas been recruitedand it is hoped thecafé will be ready toopen before the endof the year. The cluband café willprovide youngpeople with a muchneeded social outletto meet their friendsand get involved invarious activities.This development iswelcomed warmlyand arises directlyfrom a need identi-fied in thecommunity surveycarried out twoyears ago.
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Pictured at the presentation of Children in Africa, Friends in Ireland by PortmarnockCommunity School in County Hall, Swords are, L-R, Ian Briody, Fran Whelan,Daniel Rea, County Mayor, Ken Farrell, Marty Whelan, Ciara McCabe, JessicaMcElroy, Phakiso Ralephoma and Deputy Mayor, Cllr. Peter Coyle. Pic: Eoghan McQuinn
A unique new member-ship/loyalty initiative wasofficially launched onMonday,1st of Novemberlast in River Valley,Swords. This initiativeallows members of theResidents’ Association toavail of multiple discountsfrom local retailers onproduction of theirmembership card. Theseinclude some of the largestretailers in the locality.Association secretary,Arthur Browne, told theCounty Leader, “We feelthat the introduction of thiscard will generate businesslocally and will pointpeople in the direction ofgood bargains, thusencouraging the all impor-tant local economy. Thereis something for everyonein this scheme,” he said. Heis convinced that this modelis set to be replicated byother associations in a bidto bolster local growth and
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believes this new member-ship initiative is one of akind. “With employment atit’s lowest in 10 years, webelieve we can, with theassistance of local retailers,encourage people to spenda little more if they aregiven a decent discount.This, in turn will keeplocals in employment.That’s the plan anyway,”
said Arthur. The schemeincludes retailers in all ofthe major shopping areas inSwords. River ValleyCommunity Club wasformally opened in 1991and was a combined initia-tive by the ResidentsAssociation and the localGAA club, St Finian’s.Arthur continued, “Weboast the biggest sporting
hall in the North County,which at times doubles upfor party and functionnights. “This centre is thejewel in the crown of theCounty Council,” said anobviously proud Arthur.Indeed the ResidentsAssociation will be hostinga Stars in Your Eyes Showon Saturday, 27thNovember with aChristmas theme. Intendingnew members shouldcontact the CommunityCentre with the appropriatefee which is alsodiscounted until the 31st ofJanuary 2011 to €15. Thisunique scheme is a perfectexample of local communi-ties helping each other in aspirit of togetherness whichshould be copied in everycorner of the North County.
Secretary of River Valley and Rathingle ResidentsAssociation, Arthur Browne displays the new RiverValley Community Club Card which is set to revolu-tionise retail opportunities for its members.
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Malahide School Holds ReunionPobail Scoil Iosa inMalahide will hold a classreunion of the 1985 class tomark the 25th anniversaryof leaving school. Thereunion will take place inMalahide Tennis Club at8.00pm on Saturday 20thNovember. Organiser,Sharon Lynch is calling onas many of the 1985 classto turn up and is lookingforward to renewing oldfriendships and catching upon 25 years of news. Thenight, which promises to befun of fun is a casual nightand will include somefinger food and refresh-ments.
The North Fingal Rural Transport Network (Nifti), isto receive a major funding boost from the Government,according to T.D. Michael Kennedy (FF). He told theCounty Leader, “I’m delighted to see that the Nifti willreceive funding of over €98,000. These much neededfunds will assist with the cost of running this vitalservice in an area of North Dublin that is often timesoverlooked when it comes to public transport.” “I want to congratulate Ann Louth and her dedicatedcolleagues for the work that they have put in to thisproject which will continue to benefit communities inthe North County.” Kennedy has been working withthe Nifti transport group for several years with theirefforts to secure continued Government funding. Niftiis a community based project established in 2002,following a longcampaign by local resi-dents, and addresses ruralisolation by providingtransport services to ruralresidents. “Nifti hasproven very successfuland this announcementdemonstrates the impor-tance of keeping commu-nity based programmesalive in rural areas”,concluded Kennedy. Meanwhile, an ambitious newstrategy to set out a clear plan towards achieving amore sustainable model of transport in rural areas willbe launched November 22nd by TD, Mary O Rourke(FF). It will present to the Government a blueprint tomaximise the return on investment made in the RuralTransport Programme(RTP), as well as other main-stream budgets including health. Chairman of Nifti andExecutive Committee member of RTN, Cathal Bolandtold the County Leader, “The opportunity is there tobuild a bus network providing real connectivity andintegration. The State who fund the RTP can make realsavings by the integration of services currentlyprovided by a range of agencies to rural communities,”he said.
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Malahide Shuttle Project UpdateFollowing manyattempts by residentsfrom Malahide to set upa bus service, the likeli-hood of getting a licenceseems to have improved.There is hope of gettingit early in the New Yearwhen it should bepossible to get theservice up and runningwithin a couple ofmonths.
Last August, thecommittee’s licenceappeal had just beenturned down, despitenearly 600 Malahideresidents logging intothe Shuttle Projectwebsite to support it.The new NationalTransport Authority(NTA) took over bus
licensing and thecommittee applied tothem for a licence oncethey were in business.They also mentionedthat they had sent out adraft set of guidelines onbus licensing whichlooked somewhat betterthan the old ones issuedby the Department ofTransport.There was one area inthe new guidelines thatgave some concern.
This was a section on‘Adverse Competition’,which effectively gavethem the option torefuse to license anyservice which might beseen as in competitionwith an existingsubsidised service, e.g.Dublin Bus. Thecommittee sent in asubmission about thisclause and several otherMalahide bodies,including the Chamber,the Forum and severalResidents Associationsalso did so. DeputyMichael Kennedy (FF),who is a member of theJoint OireachtasCommittee invited thecommittee to addressthem and following that,they asked the NTA tomeet with them. Mark Hely Hutchinson,from the MalahideShuttle Project told theCounty Leader, “Theoutcome seems to us tobe most encouraging.The NTA indicated tothe committee that they
accepted our criticism ofthe section on AdverseCompetition, and wereproposing to change it.They also reiteratedtheir undertaking to givethe needs of the travel-ling public priority overprotecting subsidisedservices. The NTA hasstated that they will dealwith licence applicationsmuch more quickly thanthe Department ofTransport did,” heconcluded.
By Leslie Murphy Skerries Lawn TennisClub is planning todevelop a new club-house at a location nearSkerries CommunityCentre. The develop-ment, which wasapproved at a recentCounty Councilmeeting, will give the
Tennis Club a new inde-pendent clubhouse, aswell as an extra tenniscourt, next to theircurrent courts. Fine GaelCouncillor TomO’Leary, with thesupport of his fellowcouncillors, succeeded ingetting the motionpassed and it is now upto the Skerries LawnTennis Club’s to putforward a plan. “TheCounty Manager and theplanning department arein favour of building anew clubhouse”, saidO’Leary, “It’s now downto the club, in conjunc-tion with the Council, tobring forward a proposalto the planning commis-sions.” James Reilly TDsaid he was glad thatO’Leary has gotten theCouncil to acknowledge
the need for sportingfacilities in the NorthCounty. “We may havea crisis financially, butwe equally have a healthcrisis with obesity, andthe more sporting facili-ties we have, the morelikely people are to takeexercise”, he said.President of SkerriesLawn Tennis Club,David Nathan welcomed
news, but there’s still alot of hard work to do.We have 300 kidscoming here every weekand having a facility forthem to keep healthy, tokeep off the streets andto socially interact, is anabsolute necessity.” TheTennis Club’s proposalwill go forward forapproval at a meeting inthe New Year, and willbecome legal in June2011 if approved.
the news, saying it was astep closer to a much-needed clubhouse forthe club. “It’s terrific
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Great CommunitySpirit At SkerriesAllotments The community of Skerries, with the guid-ance of Skerries Allotment Associationare taking to the fields and establishingtheir own unique allotments withinwalking distance of the town. TheAssociation is a working group ofSustainable Skerries, in partnership withthe County Council.On average, 50 people have converged onthe allotment site over the past five week-ends to help clear pathways and mark outover 230 allotments. They have beenblessed with good weather and the closeassistance of the council who havesupported the ground breaking allotmentscheme from its beginnings in the winterof 2009.The allotments will consist of strictOrganic, Transitional Organic and
Conventional plots. Applicants who wishto grow in any one of these categories willbe accommodated. It is intended to mentorand encourage progressive developmenttowards organic gardening. The SkerriesAllotment Association was established asa part of Sustainable Skerries, to representthe allotment holders and will includementoring and training of lesser skilledgrowers by more experienced gardeners.Skerries Allotment Association believethat this allotment scheme will be unique.An Organic and Transitional programmealongside a mentoring programme willimprove skills and encourage the growthof organic food. It is intended to have aresilient water supply using wind and solarpower to irrigate the scheme. The associa-tion considers this type of allotmentproject to be an excellent example ofLocal Authority and Local Communityacting together to create a sustainable andresilient allotment scheme which will beheld up as an example throughout thecountry.
Pictured are hard working members of all ages of the working group at the SkerriesAllotments. These volunteers epitomise community pride and spirit at its best.
There was great excitement at Ballyboughal Pitch andPutt club recently. The Ladies Cup was decided and verygenerously sponsored by Bill and Peg O’Neill from thevillage. A fantastic day was had by all with glorioussunshine all day. This year’s Cup winner was MarionMurray with a truly great Net 47. Marion was pushed all
the way by the runner up, Orla Gannon with a Net 48.This final major brings down the curtain on what was afantastic year for the club, following a year where theyheld twelve major competitions for the adults and cele-brated their 40th anniversary, having being established in1970. Sunday games will continue at 11am, weatherpermitting. There are plans to run a Christmas turkeycompetition. Details will be posted on the club’s website.
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Sara Smyth's 21st party was held in TheCarnegie Court Hotel in Swords recently.Pictured enjoying the night are, L-R, MichealHughes, Joann Hughes, Lynn Reynolds,
Darragh Reynolds, Amy Loughrey, Claire Hughes,Sara Smyth and Colma O'Donavan
Peggy Browne (centre) recentlycelebrated her 70th birthday witha party in The Star, Swords. She is
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A christening party was held in TheHarp Lounge, Swords recently for
baby Adam Callinan. Pictured at the partyare, L-R, Lorraine Callinan, baby Adam,Sophie Callinan and James Callinan. EMcQ
Bon Voyage party in The Harp Lounge, Swords.Pictured L-R are, Carmel Kelly, Nadia Kelly andRichard Mulvaney, both leaving for Canada and
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Rachel Rae in the red Can-Can dress celebrated her21st birthday in the Lord Mayor's Swords recently. Picturedare, Rachel with her son, Callum Rae, Janice O'Toole, JessieKing, Linda Conway and Emma Masterson.
The Harp Bar in Swords was the venue when LindaMcGuinness celebrated her 30th birthday. She is pictured herein the black dress bottom right) with her partner, Stephen
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Pictured enjoying a night out at theChain Gang Show at the ManorInn in Swords recently are, L-R, Liz
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A Superthrift, Baldoyle staff reunion was held in The Harp Lounge,Swords recently. Pictured enjoying the night are, L-R, Laura Shiels,
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Aly Gavin celebrated her 21stbirthday in the Old
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Ian Boylan celebrated his 30thbirthday in the Old Boro, Swords recently. Heis pictured here with Wayne Gaffney. JD
N orth County Leader, your No.1 local newspaper was one of the big winnersat the Fingal Dublin Chamber’s Excellence in Business Awards at theCrowne Plaza Hotel in Santry last week. The Human Resources
Development Excellence Award was presented to the your no.1 local newspaper byMary Carroll representing the award sponsor, FÁS.Managing Editor, Gerry Fitzmaurice was clearly delighted with the well deserved awardand said, “We recognised the changing business environment and worked with staff tohelp them move to a more flexible environment. The market place is a lot harder now andwe need to work closer to our customers,” he said. The company were quick to realisethe changing economic climate and undertook several in-house training sessions, as well
as external work-shops in a bid tocreate a flexible andcoherent environ-ment in which toconduct business. The companysought the help ofbusiness mentorsand businesscoaches to assistwith team building.These facil itatorshelped staff toformulate ideas toenable the businessto survive in difficulteconomic times. “It’sall about training andempowering staff tobe flexible and to
compete in this competitive market,” said adetermined Gerry Fitzmaurice. Thecompany currently employs a total of 13staff in an atmosphere of co-operation andfriendliness, where skills are developed andinnovation is encouraged. There is a spiritof professional and friendly interactionbetween departments in the company andthis clearly gives North County Leader thevital cutting edge in the crucial area ofproviding a value for money service. Thecompany’s attitude to constant training ofstaff and providing flexibility was not lost onthe judges and their decision was a clearendorsement of the policy being pursuedby North County Leader newspaper.The colourful evening, which was attendedby about 300 people, turned out to be a
great success and was compered by the irrepressible Marty Whelan of RTE fame. TheTaoiseach spoke about the enterprise that was evident in the region and that the localauthority and local businesses had combined to make this a great place to do business.County Mayor, Ken Farrell said that he was proud to be mayor at this time. “The commu-
nity is working together to grow out of recession and this we can do together,” he said.The inaugural JC Savage Business Person of the Year award was won by MichaelDawson, CEO of Gift Voucher Shop. This award is in honour of the late, great JCSavage, one of the North County’s outstanding entrepreneurs and Michael Dawson wasquick to pay tribute to him in his acceptance speech. “It is a huge honour. JC Savagewas one of our original entrepreneurs, having started out in his family’s small shop onMain Street in Swords. His success in the retail sector spanned over 32 years, providinggreat inspiration to many of us who followed in his path,” he said.Fingal Dublin Chamber CEO, Tony Lambert said, “Today there is a new, more chal-lenging, constantlychanging and morecompetit ive busi-ness environmentwhere the customerdemands higherquality, bettercustomer care andabove all, excellencefrom their suppliersand productproviders. TheFingal BusinessExcellence Awardsare part of aprocess, in whicheveryone whoparticipates, wins. It is the taking partthat is most important, making the serious commitment to promote excellence in thequality of our products, services and customer care. We celebrate this excellence. Wecelebrate with those businesses who claim the awards and with all the participants in theawards. We celebrate with and give recognition to each of the finalists for inspiringothers. We acknowledge publicly the vital contributions made by businesses to theregion. We celebrate all that is good in retailing, manufacturing, services and businessgenerally,” he concluded.
North County Leader Scoops Business Award
Representatives from North County Leader were on hand to pick up A Fingal Business Excellence Award on behalfof the company last Friday. Pictured are General Manager Mubashar Hafeez, Advertising Sales representativeKristina Beljakova, Mary Carroll of FAS who presented the award, Managing Director Gerry Fitzmaurice,Director Kathrina Fitzmaurice, Production & I.T. Manager Seán Fitzmaurice, Journalist Patrick Finnegan,Chamber President Andrew O'Neill and Compere Marty Whelan.
Pictured at the awards ceremony last were Joe Savage, Kristina Beljakova, NorthCounty Leader, Michael Savage and Colm Savage, sons of the late JC Savage.
Pictured at the awards ceremony in were KristinaBeljakova, North County Leader, Paddy Lonergan,Manager Bank of Ireland, Swords and Caroline Foran,Salon Services
Pictured at the awards ceremony were Siobhan Kinsella, CPL Flexsource, AnTaoiseach, Brian Cowen, Martina Hilliard, O2 and Fingal Dublin ChamberPresident, Andrew O'Neill.
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delivery of many of
the services on
which we all
depend. The
Chamber was very
pleased to nominate
the Council for
these awards and is
thrilled that their
efforts have been
recognised with
these awards,” he
concluded.
it is richly deserved.
The council is
widely regarded as
one of the leading
councils in the
country. Through
its management
team, led by County
Manager, David
O’Connor, it has
been to the fore in
innovation and
excellence in the
As one of the main
partners in local
government coun-
trywide, the
Chamber network
recognises and
appreciates the
daily work of local
authorities on
behalf of us all. We
acknowledge that
local government
faces unprece-
dented funding
challenges, while
also needing to
control costs and
budgets many of
which are beyond
their control and
are driven by deci-
sions taken
centrally and from
G o v e r n m e n t
budgetary alloca-
tions.”
As well as winning
the top award, the
local authority also
won two other
awards for
Partnership in
Business and
Innovation in
Technology, as well
as a joint first place
for Joint Local
Authority Initiative.
The County Council
also thanked
Chambers Ireland
for promoting the
work of Local
A u t h o r i t i e s
through it’s
Excellence in Local
G o v e r n m e n t
Awards, and
congratulated the
winners in all cate-
gories for their fine
achievements.
Fingal Dublin
Chamber CEO,
Tony Lambert was
full of praise for
the local authority
on its achieve-
ments. “Fingal
Dublin Chamber
has a long estab-
lished working rela-
tionship with the
County Council and
we were delighted
to nominate them
for a number of
awards. They were
nominated for
seven awards and
were clear winners
in three of them,
and then scooped
the main award for
C o u n t y / C i t y
Council of the Year
award. Lambert
continued, “This is
the first time that
the County Council
has won this
coveted award and
Pictured at the presentation of the Award for County/City Council of the Year which was won by our localCounty Council are, John Gormley, Minister for the Environment, Peter Coyle, Deputy County Mayor, DavidO'Connor, County Manager and Ian Talbot, CEO, Chambers Ireland.
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IAPA International Conference Held In India Well known local man,Gerry McInerney,Managing Partner atMcInerney Saunders, a
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addressed its annualconference in Agra,India. He attended inhis capacity as
Chairman of theM e m b e r s h i pCommittee that hasresponsibility forreviewing the qualitystandards of applicantfirms. As independentfirms, each has theresponsibility to havean awareness of riskand employ riskmanagement techniquesand have appropriateinternal quality controlsystems designed tomeet these risks. IAPAis acutely aware of thedistinction betweeninternational associa-tions of independentfirms and ‘Networks’and member firms areextremely consciousthat they are membersof the former typeorganisation and areresponsible for theirown quality controlstandards.Notwithstanding that,members have voted toadopt new internalregulations for the asso-ciation that deal withcriteria for the admis-sion of new membersand retention ofmembership forexisting members. Theydid this because whentheir clients are trans-acting business glob-
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Gerry McInerney, Managing Partner at McInerneySaunders, a member of IAPA International, is picturedaddressing its annual conference in Agra, India in hiscapacity as Chairman of the Membership Committee.
Swords Senior Citizens' Centre held their annual craftfair last Friday and Saturday week with great success.Paintings, decopage, crochet and jewelery made by thesenior citizens in their weekly art classes was sold tohelp raise funds for the running costs of the centre. Araffle was also held with prizes donated by othersenior citizens' centres "We do this every year and thisis our 3rd craft fair - all the artwork for sale is createdby the senior citizens here" said Treasa Byrne, secre-tary of the Senior Citizens' Centre. Pictured are, L-R,Sharon Garcia, Rose Clarke, Margaret Molloy, HelenCharles and Maude Keogh. Pic: Eoghan McQuinn
Portmarnock School’sPresentation On South
African Trip
A presentation of “Children In Africa, Friendsin I re land” - a project by Por tmarnockCommunity School Transition Year studentstook place in County Hall last Monday week,8th November. The students will be travellingto South Africa to help the local communities.The project is a partnership between the CountyCouncil , Portmarnock Community School,Country Crest and the Chamber of Commerce.This will be the sixth year that the trip has beenorganised. The 35 students going to SouthAfr ica wi l l be working in const ruct ion,medical , IT, creches and will also help topromote sport and culture in the area. A feedingcentre built in previous years now feeds 400children twice a day.Former President of the Chamber of Commerce,Fran Whelan, started as a parent of one of thestudents going to South Africa and has becomeresident architect of the project and said that“society in South Africa has been devastated byHIV AIDS and education is key in helping themto develop their community.” Portmarnock’sPrincipal O’Riordan said that the project was alife changing experience for students and that“when you light a path for others to follow, youalso find yourself.” The trip to South Africawill take place next February.
Rolestown Christmas FairRolestown Parish will hold its annual
Chr is tmas Fa i r on Sunday , 5th
December from 2.00 pm until 5.00 pm.
The fair, which will take place in the
Parish Hall in Rolestown will include
many novelty items. There will be a
Wheel of Fortune with lots of prizes as
wel l as many sta l ls . Cakes , bread,
scones, jams and Bric-a-Brac will be
some of the items on sale. Christmas
decorations, candle and cards will add
to the festive atmosphere. There will
also be a special Santa Room, so don’t
forget your camera and have your
photo taken with the man himself .
Admission of €1 (adults only) ,wi l l
include a free raffle.
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Tom O’Leary (my parliamentary Assistant) and I visited Holland recently on a factfinding tour of meetings regarding the Dutch Health service.
Tom O’Leary and I were very impressed with the health service in Holland.Tom and I also visited Northern Ireland and saw how they slashed the waiting listsin an eighteen month period.
In Government Fine Gael will deliver a radically new “Health Service” rather than a“Health System” which will put the patient as a customer and revenue source atthe heart of this new Health service.
Under our proposed new Insurance based Health Service everybody will be insuredand have access to a Free GP(Doctor) Care and Medication package. This willeffectively restore the benefits of the over 70s medical card to retired middleincome earners, like Teachers, Gardai, Nurses and Civil Servants.Children will also have access to free doctor and medication package, removing theworry of the cost of attending a doctor and paying for medication for hard pressedfamilies in these economically challenging times.
In Ireland we are spending as much money as Holland on health and they are gettingbetter value for money and a better service.To the naysayers who say we cannot afford it, remember the UK introduced theirNational Health Service after 6 years of a World War when they were on their kneeseconomically.They did it - We can do it - Yes we will! The Irish People are already paying for a Health Service but not getting it under
this incompetent Fianna Fail Green Government
I look forward to the challenge of delivering this radical new Health Service withyour support..Holland has it - Ireland deserves it - I, James Reilly, and Fine Gael will deliver
it.
Finally can I urge you to deliver a clear message to this Government on June 5th2009 in the Local and European Elections.
Dr James Reilly TDFine Gael
Health SpokespersonMore access to a world class health careA stimulus package for 100,000 jobsReal help for small and medium businessesEnding emigration with jobs for the “text generation”A total overhaul of politics in Ireland
“I’ll Fight For Metro!” Because Metro North will put 5,000 construction workers back on the job anddeliver 37,000 jobs long-term, in Fingal.When James Reilly recently met the Metro North Project Managers (RPA) here’swhat he found Metro North will deliver:5,000 construction jobs, saving €100m year in social welfare payments.5,000 new jobs at Dublin airport in the new international hub project.37,000 permanent jobs in Fingal, according to international consultants Indecon.And that’s not all!• Metro North will cost HALF THE FIGURE BANDIED ABOUT IN MEDIA.• It will be paid for over thirty years.• It’s a bargain because of the drop in build costs.“Metro North will connect North Dublin to the capital city in a new way, at a cost-effec-tive price while delivering desperately-needed jobs in Fingal.” METRO NORTH – ESSENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE OF FINGAL, PIVOTAL FOR JOBCREATION!
FINGAL NEEDS METRO NORTH
Fine Gael will fundamentally reorganise theentire Irish health system based on threefundamental principles:• Treat all patients equally: ending the distinc-
tion between public and private patients• Reward well run hospitals by paying hospi-
tals for the number of patients they treat andthe quality of care they provide
• Allow patients choose their own healthinsurer who will compete to deliver a uniformpackage of benefits. Following the Dutchmodel, everyone will have the same basicinsurance package giving them:
• Regular health checks• Free access to GP care and an extended
range of treatments in the community• Free hospital care and guaranteed waiting
timesThis new model is based on the Dutch Healthsystem which is ranked number 1 in Europe forQuality and number 2 for Value for Money. Bycontrast, Ireland was ranked number 15 forQuality and number 24 for Value for Money. Itwill strip away the big bureaucratic bulgecreated by the HSE.It will take five years to deliver. Fine Gael willstart by setting performance targets for hospi-tals, hunting down waste, and l inking ahospital’s budget to the number of patients ittreats and targets met.
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Reilly Supports RushRe-Route 500 megawatt Cable !!!James Reilly TD, Cllr TomO’Leary and thousands ofRush residents marched onSunday 12th Septemberopposing the current Eirgridroute for a 500 megawatt cablethrough Rush.There are many reasons tochange the 500 megawattcable route Economic Local -many local businesses will loserevenue from traffic disruptionas Main Street Rush is dug upby Eirgrid putting local jobs atrisk.HEALTH AND SAFETYNo expert will guarantee 100%
that no health risks will occurin the future. Safety risks willarise as the cable routeinvolves digging up the MainStreet and areas near anational school with 700 chil-dren and adjacent to residen-tial properties.RUSH VS RATOATHFollowing protestations of thepeople in Ratoath, the Eirgrid500 megawatt cable wasrerouted outside Ratoath.Minister Eamonn Ryan andEirgrid, surely you heard theprotests of the thousands ofRush residents marching.
They are entitled to the sameconsideration as Ratoath - anew route away from the builtup area of Rush. Minister Ryanof the Department of EnergyCommunications and NaturalResources, is driving thisproject and has given Eirgrid a2012 deadline.Re-routing this line throughopen fields, away from resi-dential areas will 100% guar-antee no health and safetyrisks.“As a resident of Rush, I amtotally opposed to theplanned Eirgrid route.”
The Fingal Development Plan 2011-2017 is currently under review andthe latest draft will go out on publicdisplay in December 2010. I welcomethe positive motions put into the planby Cllr Tom O'LearySKERRIES Masterplan for a Marina to drivetourism in Skerries and facilitateexpansion of sailing and watersportsactivities. Masterplan for a Swimming Pool,Hotel and playing fields Rush RoadSkerries Sheltered Housing facility for elderlyresidents of Skerries in the area of theTown Park close to local amenities andSkerries Town. New Pavillion andtennis court for Skerries Lawn Tennisclub. Motion supporting Skerries Harpspitch redevelopment plans. Newentrance to Ardgillan Park atBarnageeragh Bridge(bottom ofBlackhills) RUSHSupported a motion for a Marina adja-cent to Rush Sailing club. Motion fornew farm shop at Skerries Road, Rush. Supported motion allowing local Rushresidents to build homes at SouthShore area in Rush.LUSKProposed motion for new nursing home. Supported motion for new retail facili-ties. Supported motion "Rush/Luskrailway station:‘Facilitate a café/newsagent withinthe railway station grounds to serve theneeds of commuters using the station’." BALBRIGGANMotion to provide meeting rooms forCommunity use at Bells Cottage atentrance to Bremore Castle Balbriggan Motion for a designated retail centresimilar to Avoca/Blarney woolen mills Supported motion below for newBalbriggan Hotel. Local objective onlands at Stephenstown, as follows:‘Allow for Education, Hotel andConference Centre uses’. BALROTHERYSupported a motion providing newschool site at Balrothery and playingpitches. OLDTOWN Motion for new nursing home to servethe rural communityPORTRANESupported motion below to ‘Undertakea feasibility study of St Ita’s, inconjunction with the Health ServiceExecutive, to determine the optimalfuture sustainable use of this complexin line with Portrane’s position inFingal’s Settlement Strategy. DUBLIN AIRPORT Supported Motion to rezone 22acres for a Hi Tech Hub with metrostop and 5000 new jobsMALAHIDEI congratulate Cllr Alan Farrell andthe Fine Gael councillors who votedthough a proposal for 1 hour freeparking at the Bridgfield Car Park inMalahide. This will free up car spacesat this location while maintaining areasonable free parking time for localshopping in the village and access toMalahide Desmesne.
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Gormley’s Mayor Plan to Cost€5M - €8MJames Reilly T.D. has said that it isoutrageous that the cost of theFF/Green Party plan for the DublinMayor will run to at least €5 million ayear and that Dublin tax hikes will benecessary to pay for the Government’sbotched plan. This week, the ‘Local Government(Mayor and Regional Authority ofDublin) Bill 2010’ will be debated inthe Dáil despite the fact that JohnGormley has consistently refused toconfirm the final cost of the Office,state what the wages will be or the
amount of staff that will be needed. Deputy James Reilly said: “It is outrageous that a ‘Fingal Tax’ ofup to €2m on rate payers could verywell be on the way to pay for FiannaFáil and the Greens botched plans. “John Gormley has made the farcicalclaim that the Dublin Mayor legisla-tion is ready to go, that an election canbe held but that he does not know thesort of the office, the wages on offer,nor the amount of extra staff that willbe needed. “He is either deluded or is not beinghonest. The Minister’s Green Partycolleague, Paul Gogarty, has said that
John Gormley’s Office puts the cost at€5 million a year. Fingal CountyCouncil went even further, pricing theOffice at €8 million but then theMinister thrashed that claim withoutstating how much it will cost. “Every man and his dog in Dublinknow the strains local councils areunder trying to meet budgets. “As Fingal County Council intimated,the only way to meet the cost of theoffice is to hike taxes on Fingal busi-nesses and householders. Fianna Fáiland the Greens are about to hammerevery man, woman and child in thecountry in the Budget and, thanks tothe botched Mayor plans, this will befollowed by a ‘Dublin Tax’. “With the economy creaking, it isoutrageous for the Minister to forcefurther tax increases on homeownersand small businesses to pay for hisplan. His Bill looks flawed and in lightof this the Minister must defer anyelection for the Mayor till 2014.”
Outrageous €2m ‘Fingal Tax’ onagenda to pay for FF/Greens
Mayor Plan - Reilly
Reilly calls for GardaStation in Donabate
Deputy James Reilly called on the current government tomake plans for a new Garda station in Donabate.Donabate currently needs a Garda station to serve theexisting population and to serve the future planned growthof this strategic town in North County Dublin. The HSEand the Government are currently drawing up plans tomove the Central Mental Hospital to the grounds of StIta's and any such move should include extra communityfacilities and services for this growing town and I amcalling on the Government to make provision for a Gardastation in Donabate, said Deputy James Reilly. “If I am privileged enough to be elected by the people ofDublin North and if I am called on to serve as a Minister inthe next Government, I will be making this one of my toppriorities at the cabinet table” said Deputy Reilly
Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny paid a visit to Donabate/Portrane EducateTogether National School Friday, 1st October. Pictured are L-R, PaulRowe, CEO Educate Together Schools, James Reilly TD, Maeve Corish,principal, Enda Kenny TD, Cllr Tom O'Leary, Bob Dowling and FergusO'Dowd TD, Fine Gael spokesman on Education.
Reilly Welcomes Fingal CountyCouncil’s Commitment To NewSecondary School Site In Lusk
Local councillor, Tom O'Leary and Dr. James Reilly TD is pictured at the 5 acre siteof the proposed new secondary school in Lusk behind the existing Educate TogetherNational School.
Deputy James Reilly welcomes thecommittment conveyed to him bylocal Cllr Tom O’Leary that FingalCounty Council are at end stage intheir deal to purchase a new sitefor Lusk Secondary School. I alsowelocme the positive commitmentof the department of education tofund this priority project. Schoolchildren are travelling to nearbytowns of Rush, Skerries andSwords. The community school inSkerries I am informed by CllrTom O’Leary is full with a waitinglist of approximately 300. Cllr
Tom O'Leary also informs me thatSt Josephs secondary school inRush is also full. So Lusk needsthe building of a new secondaryschool to go ahead as soon aspossible to deal with the demandfor school places in this growingtown. Furthermore, Rush needs anew school site in order to relocatethe existing St Josephs secondaryschool which is also full and hasno room to extend at the existinglocation. I will lobby to make thishappen in the near future” saidDeputy Reilly.
I have received complaints from An Post customers in the Fingal towns thatthey are now required to travel to an isolated An Post sorting office in anIndustrial Estate in Balbriggan to collect mail and parcels that were notsuccessfully delivered to their homes because the resident was out shoppingor at work. Prior to this very inconvenient new arrangement which discom-modes An Post customers, the householder had the option of collecting unde-livered mail for 3 days in their local Post Office in the town they lived in.After 3 days if it was not collected then it was returned to the sorting officein Balbriggan. Now it goes back immediately to Balbriggan. Pensioners fromLusk, Rush, Skerries have to get taxis and trains and buses to Balbriggan andthen walk a mile or 2 to the sorting office or pay for another taxi in order tocollect important mail(registered mail) or parcels. Pensioners who don't haveaccess to their own transport cannot afford this expensive trek to Balbriggansaid Dr Reilly. This is not a service by An Post, it’s the imposition of unrea-sonable conditions on a vulnerable part of our society by a monopoly statecompany who appear to be losing their "service to the customer ethos". Theywill continue to lose more business if they insist on this course of action saidDeputy Reilly. I call on An Post to resume normal service to Fingal resi-dents, said Deputy Reilly.
Reilly Calls On An Post ToResume Postal Collection Service
Cllr Tom O'Leary andJames Reilly TD, picturedat the proposed site forthe Sheltered Housing forelderly citizens in Skerriesbehind SuperValu.
James Reilly News
James Reilly calls for all interested parties to be calledbefore Dáil Environment CommitteeJames Reilly has welcomed the €40 million judgement inthe pyrite case for Dublin homeowners but said thatissues still remain for those outside the capital. “This judgement is welcome and overdue. “A €40 million trust fund is to be set up by the devel-opers Menolly Homes and the Lagan Group to repaircracks in more than 700 homes in county Dublin --Drynam Hall in Kinsealy; Beaupark in Clongriffin; andMyrtle, The Coast in Baldoyle. Those whose propertiessuffered serious structural damage will have their homesrepaired and receive compensation. “I welcome an end to this saga as all of the affectedhomeowners have been left in limbo and continuously
ignored by the Minister for the Environment over the lastthree years. However, there are many more housingestates affected by pyrite nationwide and funds need to bealso established for these homeowners.” “It is crucial now that all people affected by defects andstructural damage within their houses are treated the sameway. I am calling on the Government to take responsi-bility and ensure that those people affected in other estates- whether they are owned by builders, NAMA or banks –that a similar fund is set up to deal with this issue. “I also call on Homebond to disclose the names of theestates that they have on their books that are affected bythis problem.” James Reilly has called for all interestedparties to be called before the Dáil EnvironmentCommittee without delay.
€40M Dublin Pyrite JudgementWelcome But Claims Outstanding
Elsewhere Including RushDeputy James Reillyopposes the termination ofthe very busy ambulanceservice provided by theparamedics in Dublin FireBrigade located in SwordsFire Station. This ambu-lance was called out on 4500emergency 999 calls lastyear. These were emergencysituations that the HSEcould not respond to withtheir existing service inSwords and Dublin. TheHSE claim they can respondto the calls that the DublinFire Brigade service inSwords currently provides.This is patently not inaccord with the facts. 4500people used the SwordsDublin Fire Brigade servicein North Dublin. I will befighting for the retention ofthis service for Malahide,Swords and all the towns north of Swords,Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush,Lusk, Donabate, Portraneand the rural villages.
Fingal has no full timeambulance north of Swords.The HSE cannot to continueto cut critical services likethis. One would be forgivenfor thinking that this is asinister move by the HSE tocut down on trolleynumbers in Beaumonthospital by axing an ambu-lance service to Fingal . Ifthis service is axed, ambu-lances will have to travel
from Finglas Fire Stationthrough congested Dublintraffic to reach Fingal resi-dents. This is just notacceptable, said DeputyReilly. I call on the otherdeputies in North Dublin tomake sure that this govern-ment do not axe the veryefficient and professionalambulance service providedby the excellent paramedicsin Swords Fire Brigade.
Reilly Says Loss Of Swords FireBrigade Ambulance Will Cost Lives
Pictured at a FG press conference “Reinventing Government” were Michael Noonan TD, Fergus O’Dowd TD, EndaKenny TD, Richard Bruton TD and Dr. James Reilly TD
The HSE are using poorest families asa short term credit facility. Fine Gael Health Spokesperson, DrJames Reilly TD, condemned the intro-duction of the new prescription chargewhich will hit the poorest and sickestin society. Dr Reilly said, “We realise these aretough economic times but theGovernment should not be targetingthe poorest and sickest in society. Inthe UK such charges do not apply tothe lowest one third of the populationin terms of income, the very people whoqualify for a medical card here. InNorthern Ireland prescription chargesare being abolished. “Furthermore, it appears that the HSEis using the poorest families as a shortterm credit facility. According toDepartment of Health and Childrenstatement issued recently the HSE willput in place a new “refund system inorder to refund families who exceed the€10 monthly ceiling”. “With more than a million medical card
holders, the cost of administering therefund could far exceed revenue raisedfrom this new charge. This begs thequestion what will the charge be raisedto in the future? “This new legislation imposes a chargeof 50 cent on each prescription itemdispensed by a community pharmacist,with a monthly cap of €10, costingsome medical card holders as much as€120 per annum. “Rather the hitting the most vulner-able, Minister Harney should focus herefforts on achieving savings throughthe implementation of Drug ReferencePricing which will save 10 times asmuch. She should also concentrate onbringing down the cost of generic drugshere which in some cases are 10 timesas much as their equivalent inNorthern Ireland. “This penal measure further under-scores the Minister’s line that shemakes tough decisions. But why is italways the sickest and most vulnerablewho are at the receiving end?
Reilly To Abolish PrescriptionCharges For Medical Card Holders
Pictured at the Swords headquarters of Dublin Fire Brigade andAmbulance service are L-R, Paul O'Rourke, Tom McDonnell, Fine GaelHealth spokesman, James Reilly TD, John Kidd and Cllr. Tom O'Leary
Cllr. Alan Farrell, guest speaker Gavin Duffy from Dragon’s Den, Dr. James Reilly TD and Brian Hayes TD at arecent Fine Gael Dublin North fundraiser in the Grand Hotel, Malahide
Meltdown: almost 900,000 fewer tourists in 9 months - ReillyThe Irish tourism industry is still in meltdown as tourism figuresreleased last week show that a staggering 860,000 fewer visitorscame to Ireland in the first nine months of the year compared tothe same period last year, according to Fine Gael DeputyLeader, James Reilly TD. The CSO overseas travel figures showthat visitors to Ireland decreased by 15.7% from January toSeptember 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 and thatthe total number of visitors coming here for the third quarter this
year is down over 8%.
“Irish tourism continues to teeter on the brink as visitors continueto stay away in droves and Fianna Fáil and the Greens pursuepolicies that are ruinous to the industry. Our biggest market, theUK, is a disaster area for the industry with 456,100 fewer visitorscoming here, representing a drop of 18%; Over 330,000 fewervisitors came from the rest of Europe. The fact that there are100,000 fewer visitors to Ireland every month can only bedescribed as a crisis but, instead of aiding the industry, FiannaFáil is pursuing ruinous policies. “Mary Hanafin’s own advisors,The Tourism Renewal Group, pointed out that the Departure Taxis a disaster and should be axed. Yet the Minister defends it tothe bitter end. Unviable ‘NAMA-hotels’ continue to be proppedup while viable, family-run hotels are under considerable pres-sure to survive. Instead of being decisive, the Minister seemscontent to set up advisory groups and then conveniently ignoretheir recommendations. “Fine Gael in Government will bedifferent. We will pursue tourist friendly policies such as axing thetravel tax, focusing on making credit available for businesses andupgrading our business infrastructure, especially broadband tograb a hold of the international business tourism market.” saidDeputy James Reilly
Abolish InsaneTravel Tax NowSupport Dublin Airport and Local Tourism
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2,200% rise in price of single medicineyet Government still dragging feet ondrug costs – Reilly Fine Gael Health Spokesperson, Dr JamesReilly TD, (Wednesday 10th November)said the wholesale price of hydrocortisonehas sky-rocketed 2,200% from 96c to€22, leaving patients with an enormousand unacceptable hike in their medicalbills, after the manufacturer of the medi-cine changed. Dr Reilly raised the matterwith the Taoiseach during the Dáil Orderof Business and called for the legislationfor drugs reference pricing to be broughtforward. “This issue was highlighted by a patienton the Pat Kenny radio show recently. I understand from my enquiries that thecost price of 30 hydrocortisone tablets was96c before the summer when a differentmanufacturer had the licence. Since the
change in manufacturer, the cost price hasbeen hiked to €22 for 30 tablets. Thismeans the cost to the patient has sky-rock-eted from €5 to €30. “I would like to know if there was a tenderfor this licence and, if not, why not. Whoawarded the licence and what has theCompetition Authority got to say aboutpatients being ripped off by this huge pricehike in a monopoly situation? “Furthermore, why is the Minister sittingon her hands when patients are beingfleeced? I called again for the long-promised drugs reference pricing legisla-tion to be brought forward so that greateraccess to cheaper generic drugs can bepermitted. In the long run, this is going tolead to savings for the patient and theState, so it is inexplicable that theGovernment has demonstrated a completelack of urgency to make it happen.”
Slash Medication Costs Says Reilly
Protect The Vulnerable In Our SocietyDr. James Reilly TD talks to the parent of a special needs child outside Dáil Éireann
Three years ago, the Governmentpromised to reduce the unnecessarycost of business compliance by €500million. In today’s fiercely competitive
business environment that is €500million that business can’t afford topart with. To date, past the halfwaystage, only €20 million in savings
have been achieved. Cutting outunnecessary red tape must be a keypart of a new Government’s agendato make the Irish business environ-ment competitive again. Why doesthe Government make such an impor-tant promise and only deliver on 4%of it? They cannot blame the reces-sion for this failure. It is part of whatwas recently branded “a ChronicImplementation Deficit Disorder,” fromwhich the Government suffers.
3 Years On And Only 4%Of Promised Red TapeReduction Delivered
Only 6% of jobs deliveredunder Government PRSI
rebate schemeLast December, the Government announceda refund of employer’s PRSI to companiesthat hired people who had been 6 months onthe dole. The target was 10,000 new jobs.Only 629 jobs have so far been supportedunder the scheme. Fine Gael believes thatall businesses need a PRSI relief and notjust those expanding. Our plan proposed tocut all wage bills by on average 3%. Thisplan would have helped make 1.7 millionjobs more secure and make it cheaper tohire new employees.
Fine Gael Will RationaliseState Business InspectionsAs part of its upcoming policy on overhauling the public sector,Fine Gael will propose a One Stop Shop for business inspec-tions by State bodies. Irish businesses face inspections from agrowing range of Government bodies, such as the NationalEmployment Rights Authority, the Health and SafetyAuthority, the Food Safety Authority, the EnvironmentalProtection Agency, and the local authorities. These inspectionsare often uncoordinated and repetitious. Huge efficiency gainsfor the State, and far lower compliance costs for business canbe secured if they are consolidated under one roof.
Tom O’Leary (my parliamentary Assistant) and I visited Holland recently on a factfinding tour of meetings regarding the Dutch Health service.
Tom O’Leary and I were very impressed with the health service in Holland.Tom and I also visited Northern Ireland and saw how they slashed the waiting listsin an eighteen month period.
In Government Fine Gael will deliver a radically new “Health Service” rather than a“Health System” which will put the patient as a customer and revenue source atthe heart of this new Health service.
Under our proposed new Insurance based Health Service everybody will be insuredand have access to a Free GP(Doctor) Care and Medication package. This willeffectively restore the benefits of the over 70s medical card to retired middleincome earners, like Teachers, Gardai, Nurses and Civil Servants.Children will also have access to free doctor and medication package, removing theworry of the cost of attending a doctor and paying for medication for hard pressedfamilies in these economically challenging times.
In Ireland we are spending as much money as Holland on health and they are gettingbetter value for money and a better service.To the naysayers who say we cannot afford it, remember the UK introduced theirNational Health Service after 6 years of a World War when they were on their kneeseconomically.They did it - We can do it - Yes we will! The Irish People are already paying for a Health Service but not getting it under
this incompetent Fianna Fail Green Government
I look forward to the challenge of delivering this radical new Health Service withyour support..Holland has it - Ireland deserves it - I, James Reilly, and Fine Gael will deliver
it.
Finally can I urge you to deliver a clear message to this Government on June 5th2009 in the Local and European Elections.
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Pictured at the presentation of the cheque to the Jack and Jill Foundation in theStrand Bar, Rush are from left, Caroline Thomas (Jack and Jill), Joe Sherman (StrandBar), baby Annie Matthews, Alison Cashel (Jack and Jill Nurse), Carl Brennan andSuzanne Matthews.
Cheque Donation To JackAnd Jill Foundation In Rush
Little Annie Matthews from Rush, is avery special girl who was born with arare condition called Bi-Latiral
schizencephaly which is clefts or holesin the brain. Annie has two of them andshe is visually impaired and cannot situp unaided. She also suffers fromepilepsy and needs a lot of medicationand looking after. A social worker atTemple Street Hospital set Annie’sparents Carl and Suzanne up with theJack and Jill Foundation. The founda-tion provides respite care for parents ofchildren with severe disabilities. Theysend nurses to families in order for the
parents to get some everyday choresdone or spend time with other childrenthey may have. Annie’s father Carl toldthe County leader, “Annie is a 24/7 joband very tiresome but worth it. TheGovernment will tell you that the Jackand Jill foundation is not a life savingorganisation but they have saved ourlives by helping us over the last year.”Suzanne and Carl recently ran a charitynight in the Strand Bar in Rush andraised €4,500 for the foundation. “Iwould like to take this opportunity toall the lads who had their bodies waxeda big thank you to the Strand bar inRush and Jim Rock as well as thepeople Suzanne told you about. Butmost of all Alison, Annie’s Nurse fromthe foundation who is now apart of ourfamily”, concluded Carl.
Tribute To Former BalbrigganTown Commissioner
Senator Brendan Ryan has paid tribute toformer Balbriggan Town Commissioner,Dessie Morgan whose death has taken placerecently. Ryan said, “Dessie Morgan gave alifetime of service to the Labour Party boththrough his time as a public representativeand party activist. A Man O’War native, heregarded his election as a town commissioner,serving from 1974 until 1979, as a greathonour. Dessie was an admired and respectedfigure within the Labour Party and in NorthCounty Dublin, and he maintained hisinterest in Labour right up to the end of hislong life. On behalf of the Labour Party, Iwant to extend my deepest sympathy toDessie’s family and friends,” he concluded.
Skerries Tidy TownsAwards Ceremony
Skerries Tidy Towns had the opportunitylast week to reflect on another extremelysuccessful year for the seaside town. Theannual awards ceremony was well
attended by committee members, volun-teers and local politicians includingMayor Ken Farrell, Senator BrendanRyan, Cllr. Dave O’Connor and Cllr.Ciarán Byrne. Addressing those presentwas chairperson Anne Doyle, whoremarked how “to win the Dublin Countyand Regional Award, a Gold Award andadditionally to be commended in theSustainable Energy Awards is a hugeachievement.” Skerries finished a mere seven points off
the overall winner, Tallanstown this year,an outstanding achievement which hasbecome commonplace for the extremelyhardworking committee. Indeed, SCArepresentative Jane Landy spoke of the“virus that infects Skerries as a town towork so hard to achieve again and againin this competition”. Among the winnerson the night were Olive Delicatessen forBest Floral Display on a Business, MillHill for the Best Estate and “Storm in aTeacup” for Best Presented Business.Anne Doyle also especially commendedthe novel “Adopt-a-Beach” project, whichinvolved community members takingresponsibility for individual patches ofSkerries’ famous beaches and ensuringthey are kept litter free. Anne finished heraddress by noting how “the localprizewinners here are perfect examples ofthe way to go.”
Swords ManLands Rally Title
It’s been a vintage year for North Countymotorsports with champions beingproduced across the board. If you laid thechequered flags end to end, you would havea decent length course. Rally driving is notthe safest of pursuits, but like many motor-sports, it’s the adrenalin rush from speedand a driver’s dexterity in manoeuveringround a course that holds the attraction. Swords man, Robert Barrable has joinedSkerries man David Yeomans on the North County podium after he and navigator,Damien Connolly captured this year’s Citroen Racing title with a near flawlessseason. The two finished second in the season opener and from then on it waschequered flags all the way as they also captured the Irish title . “We started offwith a plan to learn with a new car, didn’t get off to the best of starts, but then westarted winning races. You always want to do well, but with a new car it takestime. It’s proved to be a very reliable car,“ Barrable told the County Leader. “Themechanics and the team around us deserve great credit”.
Pictured are the winners DamienConnolly and Robert Barrable
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to complete your modernliving space makeover byinvesting in some blinds foryour windows and doors.Again. this isn’t as costly asyou might think and there’sa tremendous choice inthese recessionary times ifyou shop around. Alwaysget several quotes insteadof just going with the firstoffer you see. it’s our expe-rience that haggling onprice can benefit you.The choice of blinds thesedays is dizzying, fromwooden to plastic to clothin thousands of designsthere should be somethingthat you like which will gowith your shiny new floors.You could be bold and gofor a bright colour whichcontrasts the wood finish oryou could even decide toblend the two with darkerroll blinds or even go forsomething completelyfunky to jazz up the mini-malist look of the flooring.Some people just go withblinds while others willalso match the blinds withcurtains which can bring anextra warmth to the look ofa room.So now you’re sat therewith your lovely laminate
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An Taoiseach, BrianCowen T.D., was a visitorthe North County onFriday, 5th Novemberlast. His visit was to theoffices of Fingal CountyEnterprise Board inMainscourt, Swords andit gave a welcome boost tosmall businesses in theregion. He presentedgrant approval status tothe first ten businesses tobenefit from the new €3.3million allocation infunding announced forthe County and CityEnterprise Boards inOctober.The Taoiseach met the firstten grant-aided companiesand new business start-ups,who are aiming to create upto 47 full-time and five part-time jobs in this region overthe next 12 months.Presenting approval forfunding of €133,000 throughthe Fingal CountyEnterprise Board, theTaoiseach was joined by theChairman of the Board, JoeHarford. He outlined thetypes of companies that willbenefit from the financialassistance and said, “Theseten businesses have demon-strated that they have theability to create employ-ment immediately and inthe coming year. Each ofthem are very exciting andinnovative business ideasthat have strong prospectsto become very successfulenterprises in Ireland andinternationally.” Hecontinued, “It is imperativethat our small businessesand those with entrepre-neurial flair are providedwith as much encourage-ment and support as
possible. That iswhere the Enterprise Boardplays a major role, throughthe provision of practicalsupports and initiativestargeted at our new andaspiring entrepreneurs."The Taoiseach also metthree award-winning entre-preneurs, who have all
successfully growntheir companies in recentyears, despite difficulttrading conditions. Thesebusinesses are the three lastwinners of the FingalCounty Enterprise Board”sawards and continue toexpand and create newemployment. SuzanneCarroll from Tone At Homein Swords, a fitness equip-ment hire company withfranchises all over Ireland,won the Fingal EnterpriseAward in September; AnnMcGee Consulting inBaldoyle provides regula-tory compliance services tothe world-wide pharmaceu-tical sector and was the2009 winner and Sé Pardyfrom Simtech Aviation,which operates Ireland’sonly centre for aviationexcellence near DublinAirport, won the award in2008, going on to securethe overall NationalEnterprise Award in thesame year.Welcoming the announce-ment, Oisin Geoghegan,CEO at the Fingal CountyEnterprise Board said:“Now that the businesseshave been approved forfunding, the Fingal CountyEnterprise Board will workclosely with each of them,to help them maximise thereturn on this investment.Our goal with all micro-enterprises and new busi-ness start-ups, is to helpthem identify and create asmany new business oppor-tunities as possible and toenable them to grow,” heconcluded.
Phillip Carr from IPC Gulf in Swords is presented with hisGrant of Approval from An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen in thepresence of Fingal County Enterprise President, Joe Harford
David Carty from Ideal Technology, Drinan EnterpriseCentre in Swords is pictured receiving his award fromAn Taoiseach, Brian Cowen in the presence of FingalCounty Enterprise President, Joe Harford.
Pictured at the Grant of Approval awards ceremony in Swordsare, Richard Lindsay, Salt Therapy Ireland Ltd, from Malahide,receiving his award from An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen in the pres-ence of Fingal County Enterprise President, Joe Harford.
Pictured at the Grant of Approval awards ceremony inSwords are, Eric Daly from Evolve Mobile, Skerries, receivinghis award from An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen. Also in thepicture is Fingal County Enterprise President, Joe Harford.
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or a domestic CCTVsystem including twoexternal infra red cameras,which can be viewed online from a PC anywherefrom as little as €1200installed. CCTV on line isnow a huge part of thebusiness, where you cancheck the history of aparticular event. It is alsopossible to download anapp to your iPhone or anysmart phone where you canaccess your CCTV at anytime.This represents excellentvalue for money,” he said.The staff at CrimePrevention Security aretrained to the highest level.“Our apprentices gothrough a four year FÁStraining course, while othercompanies only providetraining for six months inmany cases. We alsoundertake in-house trainingand our skills are constantlybeing updated and all staffgo on regular trainingcourses.” Karl explained, “We candeliver the very best inIntruder alarm systems toprotect your home or busi-ness from robbery and
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Students and staff of Skerries Community Collegeperformed the well known musical ‘The Wizard of Oz’last weekend. The show was produced by EamonnO'Sullivan. Pictured from the left are, Karen McMahon(Aunt Em), Shane Browne (The Scarecrow), Kerill Kelly(The Lion), Avril Marrey (The Tin Man), SarahMontcalm (Dorothy).
Interest Rate Hike To Hit Affordable HousingCouncillor Clare Daly (SP), has slammed as theHFA(Housing Finance Agency) the state bankwhich funds local authority housing loans for itsdecision to increase its lending rate by 0.25 percent. This decision was passed on to the Councillast Friday November 12th and they have beeninforming mortgage holders of the shock decision.Daly, the Chairperson of the County Council’sHousing SPC told the County Leader, “Increasingthe mortgage rate on affordable housing is a scan-dalous attack on those least able to bear the cost.On the eve of the budget it is a further blow forhouseholders bracing themselves for further cutsand tax increases. Many of these individuals willalready be struggling to cover the cost their mort-gage, and in many instances pay management feesand now out of the blue this increase is foisted onthem aswell. Where is the justification for this?The cost of borrowing has not increased. ECBlevels remain low, so why have the HFA upped therates? The government must intervene and directthe cancellation of this outrageous decision.”
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The Lambay Singers are busy rehearsingfor another packed Christmas schedule ofconcerts. They will perform their Christmasconcert entitled “Yuletide Carols andAntique Airs” in St. Patrick’s Parish Hall inDonabate on Sunday December 12th at8pm. The choir then bring this concert tothe Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre in Naulon Friday December 17th at 8pm. SaturdayDecember 18th will see the choir perform atthe Lusk Community Council ChristmasGala Concert in the St. Macullin’s CulturalCentre in Lusk. Once again this year thechoir kick-start the festive season by singingat the switching-on of the Christmas lightsin Donabate village on Saturday December4th at 7.15pm. There will be celebrityguests, Santa Claus himself has promised todrop in and there will be seasonal refresh-ments for adults and kids. All residents ofDonabate and Portrane are invited toattend, so come along and help get thefestive season in Donabate off to a flyingstart! The Lambay Singers made historywhen they became the first choir since the14th century to sing in the newly renovatedMedieval Chapel at Swords Castle. Theynumber about 24 members and the groupare always seeking to recruit new singers toswell their ranks. Potential members do notneed to be able to read music, all you need isa love of singing good music and a willing-
ness to work hard at rehearsal to producethat perfect harmony! The group meet forrehearsal on Thursday nights in theWaterside Hotel. While the singers workhard at rehearsal in search of that perfectsound, there is always time for a sociabledrink and a chat in the bar afterwards.
Julie Shanahan of Baldoyle and Nuala Fitzgerald of Malahide were both the lucky winners of €100 vouchers inthe, 10,000 reasons to shop at Clarehall competition, which took place on November 6th.
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Skerries One Act Festival The 25th Skerries OneAct Drama Festivalwill take place from18th to 20th ofNovember (Thursdayto Saturday) in theLittle Theatre,Skerries. This is anominating festival tothe All Ireland OneActs to be held laterthis year. The SkerriesTheatre Group, whichwas formerly knownas The MarianMusical & DramaticSociety was founded
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Malahide Musicaland Dramatic areproud to presenttheir winter show‘Show me theMusic ’ . The showpromises to be awonderful eveningof entertainmentwith a mixture ofsong and dancenumbers. The showwill take place inthe Grand Hotel,Malahide onSunday 21stNovember at 8pm.Tickets cost €15and can be reservedin advanced bycontacting Marissa( 0 8 6 6 0 3 5 3 2 0 ) .Proceeds will againgo towards stagingthere upcomingFebruary musical‘The Pirates ofPenzance’.
Balb r iggan FC a reholding a fundraisingevent upstairs inthe Milestone Inn onFr iday 19 thNovember a t 8 .30pm, starring the h i l a r ious hypno t i s tGary Gran t andfea tu r ing a U2Tribute Band. All p ro f i t s f rom theeven ing wi l l gotowards the buildingof the club's new all weather facility, nextyear. Tickets are €12each wh ich wi l li nc lude a l i gh tsupper . The cos t i s€20 for two and areava i l ab le f rom anycommittee member. Itsounds l i ke themak ings o f a g rea tnight.
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Following two deaths at local meetings inSkerries and Killalane the future ofMotorbike Road racing in the NorthCounty is looking grim. The tragic demisesof Miles Byrne and Victor Gilmore haveprompted a rethink about how the racesshould be run and there are controversialplans to even scrap some of the morepowerful classes.Under plans being considered by the organ-isers of the two races the LoughshinnyMotorcycle Club Superbike and Supersport600 road races could be scrappedcompletely. The clubs are proposing thatbikes be restricted to 650 twins as theupper limit with classic bikes excluded,claiming that none of the courses in theNorth County are suitable for morepowerful machines.Were these proposals to be adopted, it couldbe the death knell for a sport which hasalways been incredibly popular in theNorth County. The sport also brings inmuch needed revenue for local businessesdue to the volume of spectators who attendthe races, particularly in Skerries. The viewbeing expressed in certain quarters is thatthe sport needs to adapt to survive withwider and longer courses being sought aswell as reducing the number of categoriesand the number of championship races.
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Swords Mum Gets Back To WorkMums all over the NorthCounty are looking forways to fill their time whenthe little ones have gone toschool and the morningsmay seem a bit long. In atime when money is tightand learning seems to bethe new trend, what bettertime to get back in work oreducation? Having a dreamand carrying it through isnot an impossibility andone such Swords lady whohas proven this is JoanneMooney. Joanne has had a passionfor art and painting sinceshe was a child and studiedart in America. She gotback into painting sevenyears ago while she waspregnant and started
painting personalisedcanvas to decorate thenursery for the arrival ofher new baby. Joanne toldthe County Leader, “ Istarted to paint for friendsand family and gave themthe work as gifts.Everybody loved thepresents and suggested I trysell a few.” She started offsmall and that’s when shesaw the opportunity to turnher creative hobby into asmall business. Now in thelast few months it hasturned into a businessattracting huge interest.Joanne runs her business,
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Public MeetingOf PolicingForum InBalbrigganThe BalbrigganCommunity PolicingForum will hold the firstpublic meeting for all resi-dents living in the southernhalf of Balbriggan andBalrothery on the 18thNovember 2010. Thismeeting will commence at7.30pm in the Order ofMalta House, HamptonStreet, Balbriggan. Theattendance will includerepresentatives from AnGarda Siochana and theCounty Council.Balbriggan CommunityPolicing Forum is set up aspart of the provisionscontained in the GardaSiochana Act 2005. It is anindependent body whoaims to build communitycapacity, develop links andfurther enhance communi-cation between the resi-dents of Balbriggan, stateagencies, local authorityand An Garda Siochana.One of the most importantelements of our work is thefacilitation of public meet-ings. The success of these meet-ings will depend oncommunity involvement.Anti- social behaviour issomething that affects usall. Each contribution isimportant and all viewswill be welcome. Publicmeetings are an opportu-nity for members of thecommunity to bring to lightany issues that they mayhave within the communityregarding communitysafety. This can range fromdrug and alcohol relatedissues, to anti-social behav-iour within local estates.Members of BalbrigganGardaí and the CountyCouncil will attend thesemeetings to listen to thecommunity, and agree-ments can be reachedregarding future action tobe taken. The aim is thatonce issues are raised atthese meetings, appropriateaction will be taken totackle the issues of concernto you the residents ofBalbriggan. Feedback willbe given at the nextmeeting.
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Deputy Darragh O’Brien (FF) haswelcomed the progress being made on theextension for Rush National School. He said, “I have been informed by RushNational School that progress is being madeon plans for an extension to the schoolbuilding. I know from my involvementwith the school and principal, MargaretDobinson that this project will be hugelyimportant to them.” “The Building Unit of the Department ofEducation is working with the school and Iexpect further progress to be made in thecoming weeks. The Department has nowgiven the go-ahead to proceed to the nextstage, which is to send out the decision ofthe Board of Management in relation totheir selected consultancy service. I visitedthe school again recently and I know thestaff and management are continuing toprovide an excellent education to the chil-dren in the community.” “This project is a priority for me and I willcontinue to do everything I can to assist inseeing the necessary extension and refur-bishment take place as soon as possible. Iintend to shortly meet again with theMinister for Education in relation to RushNational School,” he concluded.
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The winner of the 2010 AllotmentProvider Award is Fingal Allotments, runby the McDonald family from Naul. Mr.Gearóid McDonald was presented with thetop prize at the recent Allotment Awards.The allotments had other reasons to cele-brate also, given that two of the allotmentholders also won awards in their ownright in individual categories. HelenKessie from Balbriggan won secondplace in the Novice category and JohnWarren of Malahide also won secondplace in the Experienced Gardenercategory.Local TD and formerHorticulture Minister, Trevor Sargentopened the Allotments a number ofmonths ago and expressed his delighton hearing the good news for the localarea generally. Sargent said ‘FingalAllotments have captured the publicmood in developing such a popularfacility in the Naul. The profusion ofallotments provided privately and bythe County Council, as well as anumber of community and schoolgardens and a growing network ofGrow It Yourself groups all help tofocus attention on the genuine wealthcreating ability of the area to growfood,” he said In congratulating HelenaKessie, John Warren and GearóidMcDonald, I also wish to encourage
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APPLICATIONSPLANNING
Santry, Dublin 8. Signed:- David Orange.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of9.30am – 15.30pm Monday-Friday. Asubmission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing toFingal County Council on payment of afee of €20 within the period of five weeksbeginning on the date of receipt of theapplication by Fingal County Council.
Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought for dormerdwelling and garage to rear of existingdwelling to include vehiclular access fromexisting lane at Ballyhavil Lane, RushRoad, Skerries, Co. Dublin for EimearMcNally. This planning applicaiton maybe inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planningauthority during the public opening hoursand a submission or observation in rela-tion to the application may be made inwriting to the planning authority onpayment of the prescribed fee of €20within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt of the application bythe planning authority. Signed: ThomasJ. Finn
Fingal County CouncilPermission sought to build new singlestorey extension to side & rear of existingdwelling, with re-location of hall door andnew porch to front of proposed.Application to include internal alterationsat ‘Autum Leaves’, Rogerstown Lane,Lusk, Co. Dublin for Laura Kelly. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin. During it’s openinghours, Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to3:30 pmA submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee of €20.00 within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority of the applica-tion.
Fingal County Council Planning Permission is sought for accessroad from R122 & associated road site-works to serve a rural cluster of 5 sitesand outline planning permission for 5dwellings with on-site waste-water treat-ment systems (1 per site) at Kilsallaghan,Co. Dublin, for Audrey & Carl
O’Flaherty & Michael Connolly.The application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority duringits' public opening hours and a submissionor observation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing on paymentof the prescribed fee within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application.
Fingal County Council Permission is sought by Joseph &Catriona Byrne to 1) construct a new0.56HA glasshouse along with associatedrainwater reservoir tanks and site workssouth-west of the existing glasshouses, 2)construct new storage sheds (126Sqm)along the south-west gable of the existingglasshouses, 3) construct a new entranceto replace the existing entrance in thenorth west corner, and 4) partiallydemolish an existing disused shed(100Sqm) east of the existing entrance toallow for better visibility from the newentrance, of the site all at BloomingBaskets, Grace Dieu, Ballyboghal, CoDublin The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil (Swords) during its publicopening hours. A submission or observa-tion in relation to the application may bemade in writing to the planning authorityon payment of the prescribed fee within aperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority of the applica-tion.
Fingal County CouncilDerek & Linda McCarthy intend to applyfor planning permission to convert theirexisting garage building to a family flat at13a Rathbeale Cresent, Swords, CoDublin.The proposal shall consist of the construc-tion of a new porch to the eastern eleva-tion of the building measuring 3m2. Theconverted garage shall contain a 25m2living area, 11m2 Bedroom and adjoiningbathroom within the existing 50m2ground floor. The site shall be accessedthrough the existing entrance fromRathbeale Cresent. The existing attic area of 28m2 shall beretained as storage space only with thestaircase relocated to the front of thebuilding.The application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority duringits' public opening hours and a submissionor observation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing on
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Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is requested for a) NewSpectator Stand to Southern side of existingplaying pitch (Area 167 sq/m – Height 5.5m) b)New Turnstile, Boundary Wall & Railings alongNorthern Boundary (Height 3m) and all associ-ated siteworks. . At :- Market Green,Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. Signed :- Glebe NorthAFC Committee.This planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of9.30am – 15.30pm Monday-Friday. A submis-sion or observation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing to Fingal CountyCouncil on payment of a fee of €20 within theperiod of five weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt of the application by Fingal CountyCouncil.
Fingal County CouncilI Jane Walsh T/A Red Velvet HairdressingSalon am seeking planning permission at, Unit4, The Grange, Main Street, Ballyboughal,Co.Dublin. The development will consist of theenclosing of two existinh balconies at first floorlevel to create two sunrooms. The planningapplication may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the planning authorityduring the public opening hours and a submis-sion or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of this applica-tion
Fingal County CouncilWe D & M Lowney intend to apply forPlanning Permission for (1) Single storeySunroom (10.54sq.m.)to rear, (2) Single storeyporch (3.52sq.m.) to side and (3) the removal ofthe timber cladding to front gable and replac-ment with painted sand and cement render at103 Ard na Mara, Malahide, Co. Dublin.The planning application may be inspected, orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public opening hoursand that a submission or observation in relationto the application may be made to the authorityin writing on payment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of the applica-tion.
Fingal County Council:Planning Permission is sought for (a) construc-tion of two-storey extension, to includerooflights, to the rear and window to the side atground floor level of the existing detacheddwelling and (b) retention permission forwidening of existing vehicular entrance forJacinta McDevitt and Brian Mullen at 2 TheCove, Malahide. Co Dublin.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation may be made tothe authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application
Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is requested for the Use ofpart of existing Retail Unit (16sq/m) for sale ofalcohol for consumption off the premises.(master permission granted under ref no.F08A/0391 ) At:- Retail Unit, Ground floor,Building 1, Dublin Airport Buisness Park,Turnapin Great, Cloghran, Swords Road,
Fingal County CouncilRetention Planning permission sought byDavid O’Rourke at Milverton, Skerries,Co. Dublin for an additional floor area ofbarn structure. The planning applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hoursand submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (20Euros)within the period 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.
Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought by Charlie &Paula Bracken at 82 Seatown Villas,Swords, Co. Dublin to construct a secondstorey extension over existing singlestorey structure to side of dwelling, 2storey extension to the rear and relocateside entrance. The planning application
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payment of the prescribed fee (20 Euros)within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority ofthe application.Signed: Maceo Design and Management
Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought by D.Kennedy for dwelling with attachedgarage and for waste water treatmentsystem at Damastown, Naul, Co. Dublin.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee 20 eurowithin the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority ofthis application.
Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for dormer typedwelling house with biocycle wastewater treatment unit together with all siteancillary works at Magillstown, Swords,Co. Dublin for J. Dwyer. The planningapplication may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of the planning authority duringpublic opening hours. A submission orobservation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20 Euros) within theperiod of five weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of theapplication.
Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for dormer typedwelling house with biocycle wastewater treatment unit together with all siteancillary works at O’Briens Lane,Oldtown, Co. Dublin for G. Millar. Theplanning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of the planning authority duringpublic opening hours. A submission orobservation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20 Euros) within theperiod of five weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of theapplication.
Fingal County CouncilI Mr. Philip Stimpson intend to apply forPlanning Permission At No. 1 Talbot Road, Malahide, Co.DublinFor to construct single storey extensionfor storage purposes attached to side ofhouse and extend existing pitch roof overstorage area with sky lights in roof. This application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of Fingal County Council, CountyHall, Main St. Swords Co. Dublin duringthe public opening hours 9-30am 15-30pm Monday to Friday and a submis-sion or observation in relation to theapplication may be made to the planningauthority in writing on payment of a feeof €20.00 within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt byFingal County Council of the application.
Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by Maree& Jack Baker for alterations and exten-sion to their existing two storey detachedhouse at Dooneen, Station Road,Skerries, Co. Dublin. The extension tothe ground floor will accommodate a
family flat with living room, kitchen,bedroom and bathroom. The extension tothe main house will accommodate adining area and utility on the groundfloor and two additional bedrooms on thefirst floor. Alterations to the existinghouse include new fenestration to theside & rear elevations with a velux rooflight over the landing area. Associatedsite works & landscaping included. Theplanning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority duringits public opening hours of 9.30 – 15.30Monday - Friday. A submission orobservation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing the PlanningAuthority on payment of the prescribedfee within the period of 5 weeks, begin-ning on the date of receipt by theAuthority of the application.
Fingal County CouncilI, Sandra Richardson, intend to apply forpermission for development at, 31Clonard Street, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.The development will consist of (1) thedemolition of an existing porch to therear of the existing dwelling and (2) theconstruction of a new single-storey 20m_extension to the rear of the existingdwelling, to include increased kitchenarea and new sunroom and (3) drainageand associated siteworks. The planningapplication may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority duringits public opening hours of 9.30 – 15.30Monday – Friday at Fingal CountyCouncil, Fingal County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin. Asubmission or observation in relation tothe application may be made to theAuthority in writing to the PlanningAuthority on payment of a fee of €20,within the period of 5 weeks, beginningon the date of receipt by Fingal CountyCouncil of the application.
Fingal County CouncilPermission sought for a sessionalpreschool at The Cottage, Tyrellstown,Lusk between the hours of 09.15 -12.15Monday to Friday, using existing wastewater treatment system and upgrade ofpercolation area by Aidan & AmandaCorcoran.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at Fingal County Council officesduring the public opening hours of 09.30-15.30 Monday to Friday at FingalCounty Council, Fingal County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin.A submission or observation in relationto the application may be made to FingalCounty Council in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe Authority of the application.
Fingal County CouncilWe, Coleman Quinn & Associates Ltd.Intend to apply for planning permissionfor development at this site address:palmerstown, oldtown, co. Dublin. Thedevelopment consists of 4no. Two storeydetached housesWith garages, an individual effluenttreatment unit for each dwelling, a newvehicular entrance from the r130 andassociated site works. The subject site issituated within the palmerstown ruralcluster lands.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the planning
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authority during the public opening hours of9.30 - 15.30 Monday to Friday at FingalCounty Council, Fingal County Hall, MainStreet, swords, fingal, co. Dublin. A submis-sion or observation in relation to the applica-tion may be made in writing to the planningauthority on payment of a fee of €20, withinthe period of 5 weeks, beginning on the date ofreceipt by Fingal County Council of the appli-cation.
Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for the construc-tion of a new 4 bedroom, 2 storey detachedhouse to side, new vehicular entrance to frontand associated site works at no. 2 Forest View,Rathingle, Swords, Co. Dublin for Uri &Deeba Nazarali.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its public openinghours (9.30am – 15.30pm Monday – Friday)A submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to thePlanning Authority on payment of theprescribed fee of 20 euros within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.
Fingal County Council(A) Permission for (i) alterations includingdemolition of existing rear single-storey exten-sions (incl. former meeting hall and kitchenareas), front porch and attached side garageand for (ii) new replacement part 2 storey partsingle storey rear extension, new front porchand new detached single garage on west sideand (B) Retention Permission for recent alter-ations to re-instate original nineteenth centuryground floor window openings at existing 2storey dwelling known as “The Rectoryâ”, atjunction of Holmpatrick & Millers Lane,Skerries. Signed B. Ryan. This application canbe inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of Fingal County Council,County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.Mon.-Fri. between 9.30-15.30 (ThroughLunch) and a submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made inwriting to Fingal County Council on paymentof the prescribed fee within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.
Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought for the erection ofa dormer extension to the rear of existingdormer bungalow together with the provisionof a new window opening to the ground floorwestern elevation at No. 1 Riverside,Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin signed Hugh andJoanna Fitzsimons. The application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.
