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The announcement by the Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O’Sullivan, of a €32 million funding boost that will provide more than 260 new homes for those in need of housing has been welcomed by Eamonn Maloney TD. The funding which has arisen from an identified underspend in the Department, will be allocated to all local authorities. €20 million will be spent in purchasing 131 homes for families on waiting lists and €12.2 million will be spent in acquiring 135 homes which will enable people with disabilities to live

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independently in the community. It is expected that property purchases will be completed this year. “I very much welcome the announcement that South Dublin County Council is to receive €1.2 million as its share of the funding. This will enable the Council to provide homes for families and people with special needs. There has been a huge upsurge in demand for social housing as a result of our economic difficulties and the extra funding enabling local authorities to purchase properties, will take pressure off some hard pressed families.”

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Employers are set to hire long-term unemployed through the new JobsPlus scheme as over 2000 jobs are being created every month.

Local Fine Gael TD and Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald, has welcomed the launch of JobsPlus, a new Government initiative aimed at incentivising employers to hire the long-term unemployed. It will see the State cover €1 out of every €4 it costs to hire someone off the Live Register. “This new scheme, which was originally announced as part of the Budget, has the potential to make a really significant difference to people across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Newcastle and Rathcoole districts who are long-term unemployed and are finding it very difficult to get back to work. The Government has been listening to the views of employers over the last two years, and it is clear that there is a need for a simple scheme to help with the cost of recruiting new workers. JobsPlus is just that, Said Fitzgerald. Under JobsPlus, regular cash payments will be made to employers by the Department of Social Protection to help offset the costs of employing someone who has been on the Live Register for 12 months or more. A payment of €7,500 will be made to the employer over two years for each person who is hired who has been on the Live Register for between 12 and 24 months. This rises to €10,000 if the person has been unemployed for more than two years. “This Government inherited a jobs market in free-fall. Seven thousands jobs were being lost every month when this Government took office two and a half years ago. We have seen the effects of this locally. Now, two thousand jobs are being created every month. This is a very positive turnaround, but we still have a long way to go, and we must ensure that the recovery in jobs doesn’t bypass the long-term unemployed,” stated Fitzgerald. “In order to qualify for JobsPlus, the employer must be offering full-time employment of over 30 hours per week, spanning at least four days a week. From the jobseeker’s point of view, if you have been in receipt of a jobseeker’s payment from the Department of Social Protection for 12 months or more, you will be eligible to be recruited under the scheme,” said Fitzgerald. “Many small businesses across South Dublin would like to take on extra workers, but they are worried about the costs involved. The JobsPlus scheme will make it much easier and economically viable to create jobs. And if we can encourage the tens of thousands of viable small businesses across the country to take on just one extra employee, we can make a significant dent in our unemployment problem,” concluded Fitzgerald.

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St. Marks GAA Club hosted “The Gathering 2013” Event on Friday the 9th and Saturday the 10th of August.

The Fun included challenge matches all day on Saturday and Fun for all the family, with Bouncy Castles, Sack races, Face Painting, Poc Fada, Book Sale, Raffles, BBQ Food etc.

Below one of the teams celebrate winning “The Chris Dunne Perpetual Trophy” after a convincing win over St. Mary’s of Leixlip.

St. Marks celebrate“The Gathering 2013”




By David Penny

A new Composting Centre has opened up in Fettercairn, this is another fantastic facility and growing activity for residents to get involved in. There are many pros to composting knowledge for businesses and at home. Every kilogramme of food waste accounts for €3. Knowing how to turn your food waste into fertiliser is also another handy trick on money saving and organic gardening. Rotting food and garden waste in landfills all around Ireland are creating avoidable greenhouse gases and foul liquids.

A little caution in the supermarkets is a good step, on average each household will bin up to €700 worth of food a year, in larger households this figure may rise to €1000. This may be due to accidently buying products that are close to their sell by date. The next step is the correct storage of your shopping when you get home. Next time you bin waste make a list of it, this will help narrow down unnecessary waste. A large percentage of waste is perishable such as fruit and veg which can be composed and turned into fertiliser.

Mayor Dermot Looney was on hand to open the new centre located beside the luas stop, he also presented 20 people with master certificates who attended a

Mayor Looney opens new composting centre in Fettercairn

course every Wednesday evening over the past six weeks. Ongoing courses will take place in the new centre in Fettercairn. Anybody interested in gardening, the environment and saving money are welcome to attend the course.

Mayor Dermot Looney said “I am delighted to be here in Fettercairn community garden to open the composting centre and to present the certificates in the Master Composter

course. The garden and the display of different composting methods is a wonderful demonstration for the whole community.” The Mayor also went on to say, “The environment is one of my themes for my year as Mayor and this is a good start. Reducing waste and producing a material that can be reused to fertilize the garden is a great activity. Training Master Composters in the community is a sustainable way to promote good waste management.”

Craig Benton or Doctor Compost, from the EPA Stop Food Waste programme said “Fettercairn Community Centre was the perfect place for the Master Composter course with the community garden on site. They are a very enthusiastic group of composters and we will support them in providing outreach for composting information events. I would like to thank the manager and staff of Fettercairn Community Centre and South Dublin County Council for their support in organizing this event.”

Billy O’Keeffe, Manager Fettercairn Community centre said “It was a wonderful opportunity to have the Master Composting course here in the centre. The construction of the various composting systems really compliments what we do here in the garden. We will compost with the wide range of users of the garden and use the garden as a demonstration area for the public in Fettercairn.”

The Master Composter training course is an active programme combining traditional lectures with hands-on field days. On completion of this course the Master Composters deliver at least 30 hours of food waste prevention and home composting workshops in their local area.

Applications still open for Back to School Clothing & Footwear Allowance

The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance for the 2013/14 school year is still open for applications until the end of September, Councillor Lawlor has reported.

“The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BTSCFA) helps families meet the cost of uniforms and footwear for children going to school. The scheme operates from June to September each year.

The payment rates for the 2013 Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance scheme are €100 in respect of children aged 4 to 11 on 30th

September 2013 and €200 for children aged 12 to 22 on 30th September 2013,” Councillor Lawlor Explained. “Families who received the payment in the past may have received this year’s payment already. But if you think you might be eligible, applications are available in all social welfare local offices and online at www.welfare.ie.

While applications are accepted up until the end of September, you are advised not to delay it may take several weeks to process an application,” the Councillor said.




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The teens of RTE’s Fair City have gotten behind Childline’s new campaign ‘Stay Silent So Children Can be Heard’, in a bid to encourage the nation to ‘Stay Silent’ and help raise funds to support Childline’s on-going leap from a traditional phone listening service into the online world. Wesley Doyle (Doug), Lauren Murphy (Shannon), Niamh Quirke (Rachel) and Sean Doyle (Callum) are literally putting their money where their mouth is and asking individuals, groups, schools and workplaces to take part in a 25 minute communication blackout. No Facebook, no phone, no emailing, no texting, no twitter, no speaking. This silence signifies:

• 25 years that Childline has been here to listen to and support the most vulnerable children in Ireland.

• 25 minutes of complete silence to consider the 9,773 children who contact Childline weekly.

• 25 minutes to think about the 1 in 3 calls that go answered

due to a lack of funding. 25 minutes to think about the pain that these children are in and why Childline needs to be here for them.

• 25 minutes to think about the courage it has taken each and every one of them to reach out, pick up the phone and

ask for help.

Childline broke the silence in 1988 when it answered its first call and in May of this year, 25 years later, they answered their 5 millionth. But times have changed since 1988 and Childline now needs to immerse itself in the online world, so that they can continue to be available to children

who don’t have the courage to pick up a phone and reach out through Childline Online instead. As Childline receives no government funding the ‘Stay Silent So Children Can Be Heard’ campaign will help raise much needed funds - Childline’s mission is to empower, support and protect children and with the Irish public’s help they hope to be able to provide an online service 24 hours a day. Log on to www.ispcc.ie for your individual, group/school and workplace ‘Stay Silent’ fundraising pack or call our fundraising team on 1850 50 40 50. Or text the word SILENCE to 50300 to donate €2 to Childline. 100% of your donation will go towards Childline services. (Service Provider Like Charity)

Fair City’s Teens ‘Stay Silent’ for Childline




Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD, has congratulated the Irish team that has just competed in the 2013 Homeless Cup in Poland. Crowe said their commitment and work rate was inspirational and

Irish Homeless World Cup team an ‘inspitational’

highlighted their huge, potential and ability

The Irish team finished 11th out of 48 teams from around the world, building on the strong performances over recent years, including a 16th place finish last year.

Deputy Seán Crowe said; “I have been delighted over the last number of years to be associated with and attend events and competitions, including earlier this year in the An Post Club in Killtipper, Tallaght hosted by the

Big Issue, the proud Irish sponsors of this team. They also hold an all Ireland tournament each year from which a panel of players are selected from which the team to represent Ireland in the Homeless World Cup is chosen”




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The Boy is back in town

Philomena Lynott welcomes back the much loved statue of her son, Phil Lynott, to Dublin’s Harry Street last week. The art work of the Thin Lizzy star was damaged earlier this year and was removed by Dublin City Council for restoration.




Pat Keogh principal of Solas Chriost, Belgard continued his academic studies in UCD after leaving Galway. He maintained involvement in athletics too, representing UCD in cross country running and middle distance track events. He won the annual colours cross country race against Trinity College. He represented UCD in Belfast, Glasgow and Louvain in Belgium. He won an all Ireland medal with Dublin in cross country running.Conferred with a BA degree in UCD Mr Keogh went on to do a masters degree in philosophy. He then combined philosophy and education to study for a PhD degree. His doctoral thesis was entitled ‘Thinking critically’. His book Defining Intelligence contains some material researched while studying for his doctorate.Dr. Keogh believes that it is shameful for any government to neglect Primary education. Children with special needs and the very bright child must be properly catered for, otherwise society will suffer. Those with special needs ought to be educated to fulfil a role in society that best suits them. We should ensure that they are equipped for everyday living. If the very bright child’s talents are not channelled properly s/he may turn to crime or, emigrate through sheer frustration.In Defining Intelligence Dr. Keogh is critical of psychological assessments. These assessments seem to be used as a method of labelling children. He does not agree with one human being having the right to award another an IQ

Human intelligence cannot be quantified

score. Pat maintains that such a practice is unethical. He would prefer a more positive approach, where the child’s talents and emotional intelligence are taken into account. He proposes a broad educational profile for each child.Education includes more than academic pursuits. Solas Chriost, formally Ard Mhuire, has produced some celebrities in the world of sports. Gervin Dempsey was full back for Ireland’s rugby team for many years. Gemma Fay captained Dublin’s ladies Gaelic football team. She won Leinster and all-Ireland medals. David O’ Callaghan is one of Dublin’s present day hurling heroes and Brian Gregan is one of Europe’s leading 400mts runners. In Defining Intelligence Pat Keogh credits our Neolithic ancestors with immeasurable intelligence. He is inspired by, and praises the architects of the magnificent New Grange megalithic burial tomb. Those people appreciated the light and power of the sun. He

sees the mound at New Grange as a symbol of pregnant earth, impregnated by sun rays on mid-winter’s morning. The earth gives birth nine months later to a bountiful harvest that sustains us during the long, dark, cold winter months. Little wonder that Pat was annoyed with builders blocking out sun light, depriving children of the benefits of the sun’s light and heat. He wrote two poems: Dorchadas (Darkness) and Lumen Christi giving a tiny glimpse of what happened during the refurbishment of Solas Chríost. Neolitheans displayed more intelligence than many of our enlightened architects and builders.Pat believes that children should be allowed to daydream. He maintains that time should be set aside, in the curriculum, for daydreaming. Most of the great creations in art, engineering, architecture and compositions in music, inventions, and innovations of all types have been conceived in dreams. The

great genius Einstein is said to have dreamed of himself travelling through space on a beam of light inspiring him to develop theories on the speed of light and relativity.The human brain can perform millions of billions of calculations per second. But the brain needs rest to function properly. The mind never rests. In fact, when the brain rests the mind works best. Dr. Keogh gave an example of an experiment carried out on a number of people by an exercise physiologist in Cleveland University. They were asked to imagine flexing their muscles and performing various exercises (without actually doing the exercises) on their arms, for a three month period, a half hour each day. After two weeks the arm muscles had developed by a staggering 13.5%, without doing any physical training session, just through mental power.Dr. Keogh believes that there is too much emphasis on materialism today. We are thinking beings, he says, but are seldom given the opportunity to think. We are told how to think. Even our political system imposes a whip on party member. They must think and act as they are told. Pat believes in teaching children the importance of thinking critically. We must not accept news bulletins or print in news papers as unquestionable facts. Think for yourself. It is our greatest gift as humans. Anybody involved in or with an interest in education should read “Defining Intelligence”

“Pat Keogh appreciates the help and support the school received from the invited guests in front of a large audience at the official opening day at Solas Chriost National School in Belgard”




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The Drink HorrorsThe gags you tell when you’re in flying formAn audience however small commune in laughterand momentarily proclaim you the king of all that is humourous, intelligent and spry

But they’re not there when you’re climbing the wallsThey’re not there when you shudder with panic to unanswered phone callsThree days of being the king one must understand there will be tolls to payfor the brandy you guzzled with thoughts of making hay

Now you’re little more than a prisoner in the dungeons of the kings castle that is your mind

Bedsheets soaked with sweatConscience filled with regretAnecdotes aren’t antidotesAnd paranoid chokes replace dandy quotes

All you can do is get out of bedand try to get on with lifeWash, eat and exerciseGet out into the sunlightYou cherish the time to thinkThen God knows how I’d love another drink

The Horror... The Horror...

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AROUND THE WORLD SNIPPETSI’m not sure if this works, I’ve seen it in an Australian newspaperHave you locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end.Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be thousands of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other ‘remote’ for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

Dogs could act as effective early-warning system for patients with diabetesDogs which are trained to respond to their owners’ hypoglycaemia could offer a very effective way to alert diabetic patients of impending lowered blood sugars. A University of Bristol study investigated whether specially trained ‘glycaemia alert dogs’ could accurately and consistently detect the signs of low/high blood sugar in their owners and alert them when levels were reported to be outside their target range. To read more here is a link. http://optimistworld.com/dogs-warning-system-diabetes/

Usain Bolt aims to be the greatest everAt a time when world and Jamaican athletics is being decimated by the rampant drug testers Usain Bolt remains the shining light in the sport.I dread to think just what would happen to the sport if Bolt himself had been caught up in the ongoing scandals with his fellow countrymen( and women!) and the Russians.Bolt’s spectacular success, done the hard way by solid training since the age of 15 allied to massive natural talent, has brought him as many honours as Carl Lewis – clearly with more to come as he leads the way in the sport most damaged by the drug takers and their doctors. Take a bow Mr. Bolt.

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Tallaght Youth Band have been busy practising on the ITT campus for the 2013 competition season. last weekend they travelled to Ballygar in Galway for the second of these field show competitions, having won the first in Arklow last month. They are hoping to retain their All Ireland title this year and many hours have been spent rehearsing in all weathers.

Some members of the band will also work with George Higgs on a musical project in the Tallaght area in the near future. http://www.georgehiggs.com/

We wish them all the best in the 2013 season and will keep you posted of all upcoming events. You can also follow Tallaght Youth band on their own website which has all the dates and pictures from their travels on www.tallaghtyouthband.com

Tallaght Youth Band’s Success Story Continues




DANCE FOR THE CAMERA

Dance Ireland and RUA RED present Dance For The Camera Symposium at RUA RED featuring presentations by leading artists and producers of dance film.

The day will conclude with a short performance in Gallery 1 by RUA RED’s Dance Artist in Residence, Jessica Kennedy to coincide with RUA RED’s current gallery programme which includes the exhibitions The Dance of Making by Mary Wycherley and Walking on White Lines by Jessica Kennedy.

A short performance of Jessica Kennedy’s ‘Songs from a car park’ waill be performed in Gallery 1 at 6:30pm.

Admission is free but booking is essential. To book contact [email protected] or 01 451 5860

Date: Tuesday September 17th 3.30pm - 5.30pm. FREE admissionRUA RED BOOK CLUB Led by creative writer Sue Hassett and part of RUA RED’s Creative Cafe Program.

Creative Cafe is RUA RED’s latest offering of free and creatively varied daytime sessions taking place in our wonderful Cafe. The informal sessions are artist-led with all materials provided.

With a new book up for discussion each month the titles will be advertised one month in advance on our website and in the RUA RED cafe. Books are available in person from the RUA RED Reception.

This month’s book is The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga and will be available from RUA RED Aug 1st.

Meet Balram Halway, the ‘White Tiger’, servant, philosopher, entrepreneur and murderer. Balram was born in a backwater village on the River Ganges, the son of a rickshaw puller. He works in a teashop, crushing coal and wiping tables, but nurses a dream of escape. When he learns that a rich village landlord needs a chauffeur, he takes his opportunity and is soon on his way to Delhi behind the wheel of a Honda. Here he learns of a new morality at the heart of a new India. Driven by desire to better himself, he comes to see how Tiger might escape his cage. Next Dates: 29th Aug & 26th Sep at 3pm. Admission: FREE Restricted to over 18yrs With special thanks to South Dublin Libraries

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Fianna Fail local Area Representative Charlie O Connor has received a number of enquiries regarding plans for the second level school at Kingswood Heights.

Residents also wonder about the future management of the proposed school.In response to his representations, Education Minister Ruari Quinn has reported as follows:“ It is proposed to provide a new 1000 pupil post primary school at Kingswood Heights in Tallaght. The project was included in the five year construction programme announced in March 2012 and is scheduled to progress to construction in 2015/16. The Design Team appointment has been completed and the project is now at an early stage of architectural planning. The application process for Patronage was comlpeted on the 12th of July last and the successful patron will be announced later this year”.This matter will continue to receive the attention of Charlie O Connor on behalf of the community.

Plans for New School At

Kingswood Heights

World Martial Arts Games In CityWest

South Dublin County Tourism in partnership with South Dublin County Council, IPB Gathering Fund, Gathering Ireland welcomed the World Martial Arts Games (WOMAA )from the 9th to– 11th of August in City west Hotel Conference &

Event Centre The event was officially opened by Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Councillor Dermot Looney

The Mayor expressed his delight at the opening ceremony ‘I am delighted to welcome the participants, coaches and their families to the Gathering Dublin presents World Martial Arts Games 2013(WOMAA). This prestigious event places South Dublin County on the international stage and events of this nature gives us the opportunity to showcase the many excellent facilities we have.”

As 2013 is the year of the Gathering, WOMAA wished to participate in the national programme of festivals and events inviting international competitors and visitors with connections or a love for Ireland to enjoy Ireland. Participating countries included: Canada, U.S.A., Mexico, Argentina, England, Ireland, Wales, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Bangladesh, Estonia, Portugal, Isle of Man, Jersey Islands, Georgia Republic, Germany and Hungary. The event hosted over 600 international competitors, and also family members, guests and spectators over the three day event.

This three day event was spectacular display of world class athletes competing in a range of disciplines. Footage can be seen sdcc.ie




HOROSCOPEAries – March 21 through April 20

You are still having a bit of trouble juggling your wonderful home life with the great opportunities happening in your professional life. Unfortunately, your spouse, best friend, business partner, rival, enemy, or competitor adds to your stress by complaining that you are not focusing enough on them or that you are simply doing everything wrong. Luckily, the tough times are not long-term and the positive activities in your career are becoming quite profitable.

Taurus – April 21 through May 21

There is still a lot happening in your professional life. Some of it is really great and some of it is really bad. None of it is boring or meaningless. The good news is that you have some lovely playtime energy brewing and some great things beginning to happen between you and a romantic, social, or business partner. Life can seem complicated and crowded this month, but you should be able to juggle everything without losing your mind. Get out there and mingle!

Gemini – May 22 through June 21

Both of your financial sectors are clashing with your social life and your playtime activities. However, both of your financial sectors are getting along wonderfully with your home life and your work sectors. You are better off focusing on earning a living, improving your household net worth, and/or working from home. Hold off on the extracurricular activities for now.

Cancer – June 22 through July 22

You and a partner or rival are disagreeing about your home life and your professional life. You could be having some trouble balancing the two or you might just disagree about each of them as separate topics. The good news is that the two of you have plenty

of opportunities to talk things over, enjoy some romantic date nights and play dates together, and you are able to remember why you actually like spending time together. You could also find ways to engage rivals and competitors in peace talks.

Leo – July 23 through August 23

Despite all kinds of dramas, challenges, and arguments this month, you seem to be doing okay. Your financial sectors take turns working nicely with your home sector and your work sector is plugging along nicely despite bureaucratic, legal, and/or cultural battles. No matter how big the issues seem to get, you are always finding ways to juggle, outmaneuver, brainstorm, and/or tenaciously plough through them. You could end up feeling more exhilarated rather than drained as a result of all of the problems you solve this month.

Virgo – August 24 through September 22

You have planets encouraging you to play, have fun, fall in love, spend quality time with pets and children, and to lose yourself in hobbies, vacations, and luxury shopping. You also have planets encouraging a lot of social activities, teams, memberships, clubs, and spending time online. At times, these two ideas clash with each other. And one or both of these topics is usually creating all kinds of financial challenges for you. Still the heart wants what the heart wants. You could thoroughly enjoy yourself this month, just be incredibly careful with your budgeting and you should probably avoid online financial transactions.

Libra – September 23 through October 23

Your partner or a rival has been complaining about your private life and your professional life for quite some time, but they were not necessarily blaming you for

whatever it is that has been bothering them. But this month, the whole thing blows up and you finally have to deal with everyone’s feelings. Luckily, your ruling planet, Venus is there to help empower you with plenty of diplomatic grace and style. It is not fun, but you have things under control. You have excellent things happening in both your private life and your professional life, so it is no wonder that you could have some trouble juggling everything and everyone’s needs at this time.

Scorpio – October 24 through November 22

Your career is in quite an uproar. You are dealing with all kinds of political, legal, bureaucratic, cultural, shipping, and/or telecommunications problems. It can seem as if it is just one crisis after another. Yet, all the while, you are a shining beacon of teamwork and finding clever ideas, negotiating better solutions, and persuading people to see things from your point of view. Your people skills, intelligence, and excellent problem solving skills come into great use and you seem to actually be enjoying yourself despite the dramas around you.

Sagittarius – November 23 through December 21

Despite the fact that both of your financial sectors are clashing with both of your social and playtime sectors, you still have something to be happy about this month. Both of your financial sectors are taking turns getting along wonderfully with your professional goals and aspirations sector and your bureaucracies sector. This is a great time for analyzing, negotiating, and working towards achieving your financial and professional goals.

Capricorn – December 22 through January 20You and a partner or rival end up

in a huge disagreement about your private life and public life. Your boss, father, mother, home life, retirement plans, home-improvement projects, real estate deals, reputation, etc. are all up for debate and nobody is really happy about how it all plays out. Ultimately, you have to stand up for yourself without being a bully and without being a doormat. You have to find that balance between listening to everyone else’s views and following your own truth. There is some excellent social energy and partnerships energy afterwards for you to begin the “make up” efforts afterwards.

Aquarius – January 21 through February 18

During most of the month, you are enjoying professional, financial, and/or partnerships related blessings. Things are still pretty much going your way. However, the last 7-10 days of the month are a hectic mess. The various problems are caused by people being narrow-minded, bigoted, gullible, dysfunctional, uneducated, unable or unwilling to see other people’s points of view, and/or an inability to break through bureaucratic red tape. These are not things that Aquarius tolerates very well anyway, so it could be really frustrating for you to watch others get themselves worked up into such a frenzy.

Pisces – February 19 through March 20

You have some excellent romantic, social, professional, and financial opportunities this month. But you also have a huge blow up when all of your playtime and fun sectors clash with all of your financial sectors. Unfortunately, you could spend a few days dealing with some pretty harsh financial or romantic trust issues as a result. But then you get some great opportunities to work things out and you probably end up having some fun together.




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Local Tallaght TD, Séan Crowe has welcomed today’s announcement that the Irish Blood Transfusion Service will begin a free phlebotomy or blood transfusion service for people with hereditary haemochromatosis.

Crowe said that thousands of people with the blood condition known as haemochromatosis will be able to donate to the blood supply, under a new programme launched by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service. Haemochromatosis is a hereditary condition in which excessive amounts of iron are absorbed from the diet and deposited in various organs. It is particularly prevalent in Celtic Countries and the gene that triggers the condition has been called the Celtic curse.

The new service is now available in Dublin becoming active in Cork from November of this year on a pilot basis.

They hope to be able to extend it to other towns and cities also in the near future.

Speaking today after the announcement, Deputy Crowe said:

“I very much welcome this long awaited decision by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service. My party have long called for this facility to be put in place to allow blood donations from haemochromatosis patients taken as part of their routine treatment and added to the national blood stock.

“Until now, blood drawn from haemochromatosis patients was discarded due to IBTS policy. “The old policy didn’t make much sense, particularly for a service that is regularly critically short of blood at various high demand times during the year. “This new logical move will now bring Ireland in to line with many other countries that have a high number of haemochromatosis sufferers.

“It is envisaged by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service that when the pilot programme is in place donations from hemochromatosis patients will make up to 4% of total donations.

“There is a general consensus among Irish haemochromatosis sufferers, that this pilot programme will be rolled out on a state-wide basis and at the earliest possible timescale. I and my colleagues in Sinn Féin will continue to lobby for this forward looking development.”

Crowe Welcomes New Blood Transfusion Service




Brain - Munches

Solution Issue 37

The first letter of each answer is written next to its clue in alphabetical order.

Can you find the words then fit them correctly into the grid?

TallaghT ExprEss Crossword sponsorEd by CiviC ThEaTrE

THIS WEEKS JOKESA policeman stops a lady and asks for her license. He says “Lady, it says here that you should be wearing glasses.”

The woman answered “Well, I have contacts.”

The policeman replied “I don’t care who you know! You’re getting a ticket!”

***

Mrs. Peterson phoned the repairman because her dishwasher quit working. He couldn’t accommodate her with an “after-hours” appointment and since she had to go to work, she told him, “I’ll leave the key under the mat.

Fix the dish washer, leave the bill on the counter, and I’ll mail you a check. By the way, I have a large rotweiler inside named Killer; he won’t bother you. I also have a parrot, and whatever you do, do not talk to the bird!”

Well, sure enough the dog, Killer, totally ignored the repairman, but the whole time he was there, the parrot cursed, yelled, screamed, and about drove him nuts.

As he was ready to leave, he couldn’t resist saying, “You stupid bird, why don’t you shut up!”

To which the bird replied, “Killer, get him!!!”

Across

1 See 44,1,19 Expensive entertainingrevolting upperclasstwit, promisingto miss starter that’scalorific (6,6,7)9,16 What’s testable in a crash? (4,4)10 Old backward language of criminals in pubs, still (10) 11 See 612 Brown trapping Blair finally, Labour leader cut short in dispatch (8)13 Analyser put paper cups in wiggly line (4,5)

15 Superior sticks around (4)16 See 917 Canal man hur-ried to tether boat, not headingback (2,7)21 The Barbarian crossing street, little time for uniform (8)22 Spurs getting to grips with new balls? (6)24 Do it in dry surroundings — this dripping? (10)25 Female cuckoo steals one (4)26 Again, arrange to see Blackpool, per-haps (6)

27,20 Unknown craft not to be trusted breakingsurface at sea (6,6)

Down

1 Man dressed as Scotsman upset En-glish justthe same (3,4)2 Amusing pockets to 9 (5)3 King penguin? (7)5 Try to catch hockey initially, or a bit of some cricket, per-haps? (6)6,11 Sardine thismoronic, oddly fishy as a 16 down? (9,6)7 Wages rocketing, game not half bark-ing! (7)8 Two painters blended in red mark (4,4,5)14 Professional call-ing, else fashioned in lies? (9)16 Fish left in hat (7)18 Ovum has to do well, roughly speak-ing? (3,4)19 See 420 See 2723 Monsoon ending,doctor between twothunderclouds (5)

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Presented by Collapsing Horse Theatre Company Written by Eoghan Quinn An entire human colony on a distant planet has gone missing. Mel has been working on the case, but gaps are starting to appear in the paper trail. One piece of paper in particular might explain the whole event, but Mel is no longer the only interested party… This is a story about love, loss and isolation as we see two unique and captivating stories unfold rapidly into one another. Collapsing Horse, the creators of MONSTER/CLOCK, will once again bring their unique brand of storytelling to the stage, in this surreal, fantastical and thrilling vision of the future. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival. Admission: €10 Booking 01 4627477

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DISTANCE FROM THE EVENT

Culture Night 2013

Following the success of our inaugural participation in 2012, the Civic Theatre is delighted to be involved in

Culture Night again in 2013.

THE BIG BAND BASHFree Concert with the RATHFARNHAM CONCERT

BAND SOCIETY for Culture Night 2013

Main Auditorium

Spectacular performance by the multi award winning Rathfarnham Concert Band Society conducted by Conor

O’Riordan on Culture Night.

An ensemble of 70 plus will take to the stage and perform music by Adele, Stravinsky, The Beatles, Queen and

the Jersey Boys as well as music from Les Miserables, the Eighties and Dante’s Inferno and a special work by South

County Dublin’s own multi award winning composer Vincent Kennedy.

These musicians will amaze you, rock you, entertain you

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Friday, 20th September 2013 @ 8pm

Admission: FREE as part of Culture Night 2013.

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KILNAMANAGH SCHOOL BENEFITS FROM EMERGENCY

WORKS FUNDING The announcement by the Minister for Education and Skills that he has approved funding to provide access facilities for pupils with special needs at St Kevin’s Boys School in Kilnamanagh, has been welcomed by Eamonn Maloney TD. “Many buildings - not just schools, present serious problems of access for people with special needs. The improvement to St Kevin’s Boys School building in Kilnamanagh will allow pupils to gain access safely and conveniently. This will be beneficial not just to themselves but also to teachers and parents. It will improve the health and safety for all and that is very much to be welcomed.”




The Express Interview

What do you think about Tallaght and it’s music scene? Since the closure of Captain Americas it must be tough for a new band to get recognized locally?

I think Tallaght’s music scene is very strong at the minute, there are lots of very talented bands and singers who are from and gig around Tallaght. I am lucky enough to know a lot of them personally, people like Ray Scully and Sandi Jane who gig tirelessly and work very hard in the current tough climate for musicians. Bands like Bipolar Empire, Just No and Leaders of Men all represent Tallaght very well each with their own distinctive sounds. My own Band 48:Hours were lucky enough to gig with Bipolar Empire recently on the main stage of the Academy at the Block C Festival which was a great showcase for all up and coming Irish talent not just Tallaght. We will also support Just No August 2nd in Whelans for their upcoming EP launch. As far as gigging locally goes it is getting tougher, our band 48:Hours had our first headline gig in Captain Americas Tallaght and gigged there most friday’s until it closed down, it was a big loss as they are great for showcasing up and coming Tallaght talent. We were recently playing Grumpies on fridays with Ray Scully but unfortunately his sessions night has been stopped too and this sort of thing is frustrating. We have had to go further a field into town and even other counties to get gigs. I do think there are opportunities in Tallaght though with places like The Metro, Abberlay, Grumpies, Mortons, The Old MIll etc all showcasing local music live.

Why have you chosen a path in music?

I think most people that choose a path in something like music do it simply because it is their passion and I am not too different. We all love to do certain things and for me it is performing, I have been studying Drama since I was young and recently enough

Gary Tighe from Tallaght’s own “48 Hours” talks to Tallaght Express.

achieved Grade 8 so its all being a passion and now I study Drama in UCD and along side music Its all I

really do. Musical Theatre was my first experience of singing I was lucky enough in school to play Genie in Aladdin and Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera and I wanted to start singing other stuff not just musical theatre and thats when the gigging began, at the start of this year after a confidence boosting appearance on the Voice of Ireland I decided I would love to be part of a band and that’s how 48:Hours really came to be. The idea of doing something I love with mates just seemed even more perfect, after the experience of the show I really wanted to be in a band and have a real go at music luckily my best mate Clive just happened to also be an amazing drummer and was straight on board, he had been in Pheonix youth band for years and was eager to get playing a full kit. I then text Gav(Rhythm Guitar and Backing Vocals and also a former member of Pheonix Youth band), I had sang with him before and he can play about 20 instruments and is a genius songwriter, he had been in many bands and also musicals before as well and we are very similar minded people, we even share a great great grandad

so the link up made sense Liam (lead guitarist) used to be in a band with Gav and he got him involved

as well as our bassist Dean who are both masters of their respective instruments. The band was formed on a Wednesday night and by Friday we had a headline gig in Captain Americas Tallaght. We hadn’t decided on a name by the gig and then 48 Hours was suggested because its how long we were a band getting our first headliner and we all loved the name and it stuck.

Does Tallaght provide much support for music?

Tallaght does provide a good support for music there are many different places like I mentioned previously that provide stages for bands and singers to get themselves out there. There are many Youth Programs and local ways of getting involved in music. I know Rua Red provide space for rehearsals and even recording of music. There are two major marching bands in Tallaght with a great history of producing amazing talents at their respective instruments. Also a major support to our own band and also a lot of Tallaght talent has been Cian Donohoe’s

Block C Studio which is a fantastic recording studio in Ballymount. His studio provides bands a

chance to get there music out there via his youtube channel which has hundreds of thousands of views our own Block C Session of Give me Love won us our chance to play the Block C Festival which is another example of how unsigned talent are being given a chance to showcase themselves. Cian has had the likes of Bipolar Empire, Just No, Sandi Jane, Ray Scully, Shanners and many other talented Tallaght musicians in his studio(he has also had The Coronas in for live session).

What is the suicide awareness group?

Our band are currently involved with Luke Clerkins charity single Never Alone which is set to be released in September with all proceeds going to Teenline a charity which provides phone support for troubled and depressed teens. Luke is keen to raise awareness of suicide as Tallaght has lost a fair amount of young people to it. Many people get depressed but don’t want to talk about it because of the stigma attached to mental health, the group of musicians who performed on this track are all in support of raising

awareness and showing people they should speak out about their depression. By raising awareness and money for Teenline this will mean more calls answered and a lot more being done to prevent others from suicide. Again Cian Donohoe was involved letting us use his Block C studio to record the single free of charge and he is also using his production skills to mix the the track. There is a launch night for the single which will take place on the 3rd of September in The Academy Green room and live music will be played by our band 48:Hours as well as others including Lukes own band Clover Coast.

Many great acts have come from Tallaght, is there anything you will do differently to make an impact on the irish music scene?

I am not sure of what our band will do differently to make an impact on the Irish music scene. But I think honesty is a big thing for us, we don’t focus heavily on image but more on what we play and we try to keep it all relatable. On stage I generally speak very honestly between our songs and try to have collective banter and a few laughs with whoever has come to see us. I think we always try to be inventive when writing songs and keep developing our sound as a band. Our main aim is to make people happy through our music cause music is what makes all of us happy. I think we have a quite different sound to most other Tallaght bands and we like to get the audience involved in our shows so I suppose that is something we want to push on with it and hopefully helps us make an impact. :) https://www.facebook.com/48Hoursofficial

We would like to thank Gary and wish 48 hours lots of success in their careers and we will follow them as they go along.




SPORT

Paul Meany has stepped down from his position of Chairman of Basketball Ireland’s Board of Directors.

In an open letter to the Irish basketball community Mr Meany stated that he was stepping down to “resume a number of personal and professional projects which had been put ‘on hold’ because of my unplanned Basketball Ireland commitments.”

He added that he was doing so, secure in the knowledge “that our game is on the launch-pad for a new stage of growth and

Paul Meany Steps Down as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Basketball Ireland

development”.Mr Meany had stayed on in his role longer than he had originally anticipated due to certain legacy issues he wanted to see resolved before departing. Confident that the Association is well on the raid to full recovery, he felt the time was right to step away.

“The legacy issue with the Department of Sport has now been resolved and in June, we had the final meeting of the liaison committee of the Sports Council which means that our relations with the Council are now fully

normalised, “ said Mr Meany, “My thanks to Bernard O’Byrne (who has done outstanding work for Basketball since his appointment in 2011) to Donal Walsh (for his achievements in turning financial disaster into such an optimistic platform for future growth) and to all of the staff of Basketball Ireland and the Arena for their professional service to basketball in Ireland. “My thanks also to Marion my wife, and my three sons, Kevin, Niall and Conor, who have never wavered in their support over these past difficult years.”

Speaking about Mr Meany, Secretary General of Basketball Ireland Bernard O’Byrne had the following to say:“Paul has been an inspiration to me and all who have worked with him in his Executive roles in recent years. His professional and personal skills rescued Basketball Ireland in its darkest hours and brought the sport and organisation to a position where everybody in the game is confident of a much brighter future.“We all wish him the very best of good fortune.”

Speaking about Mr Meany,

President of Basketball Ireland Gerry Kelly had the following to say: “Paul’s leadership and ambition over the past number of years have been a huge part of the rebirth of the sport in Ireland in bringing it into the vibrant and progressive state that it is in today.“Without doubt his leadership will be greatly and sadly missed but hopefully, with him having been involved in the game now for some 50 years, he will always be only a phone call away to give some help and advice to those who will be trying to follow in his very big footsteps.

Knocklyon United had one of the largest participations of any club across the sections in the Summer Cup but had to settle for a day of near misses on Sunday. Despite an impressive 0-0 draw with giants St Kevin’s Boys – goalkeeper Matthew Donnegan was excellent – and a 1-1 draw with Enfield thanks to Jamie McCarthy’s goal, a 2-1 defeat to Crumlin was costly. Conor Kennedy’s consolation goal was not enough to see them progress in the cup and they were eliminated in the semi-finals of the Shield by Malahide United. Malahide went on to win the Shield, beating Knocklyon’s second team 1-0 in the final after they have dispatched Enfield in their own final-four clash. Knocklyon sides in the Under-10 and Under-11 sections also reached their respective Shield finals. The Under-10s were narrowly seen off 2-0 in their decider, while the Under-11s came from 3-0 down back to 3-2 but could not complete their comeback. KNOCKLYON UNITED U12 1st TEAM: Matthew Donnegan, Jake Andrews, Kai Anderson, Joe Moran, David Keegan, Harry Colclough, Conor Kennedy, Jack Culliton, Andrew Moran, Colm Maguire, Jamie McCarthy

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