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The Local News

spoke to Sinn Fein

councillor Dessie Ell -

is, who commented

and advised residents

“These are appalling

crimes which are

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nerable in our

community, to invade

people’s homes is the

worst kind of crime

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contact with local

Gardaí regarding th -

ese crimes and feels

confident they are

doing all they can to

catch these criminals

but stressed that

meas ures of pre ven -

tion must be vigil -

antly applied.

“Clearly identify

the caller, ask for ID

and check with the

relevant company if

in any doubt. Don’t

open doors and don’t

panic.” The Sinn Fein

Councillor also stated

strongly the need to

watch for any sus -

picious activity and

report anything un -

usual to either the

Gardaí or relevant

authority.

The Sinn Fein

Councillor stressed

the need for contin -

uous use of any

security measures you

may have in place in

your home, “ increase

security in your

home, and use what

you already have,

activate alarms when

you leave your home,

even if it’s a short

trip, length of time

shouldn’t deter

activation.”

The Local News

asked Councillor Ellis

if he believed the

current state of our

economy was contrib -

utory to these kinds of

crimes, to which he

responded that cer -

tainly there could be a

relationship with the

rise in crime and the

collapse of the

economy.

Local Fine Gael

Councillor, Dr. Bill

Tormey believes that

a rise in un emp -

loyment is directly

related to any rise in

criminal activity

“statistically this is

not unusual in any

country,” Councillor

Tormey told the Local

News.

Councillor Torm -

ey believes the best

measure that can be

applied to prevent the

success of these types

of crimes is to high -

light them in local

newspapers, news -

letters and any means

that brings the mess -

age to the people.

“Follow the

advice of the Gardaí,

tighten up security in

your home and if

possible take a

photograph of the

perpetrators. Most

people have mobile

phones with cameras

now make use of this,

when it’s safe to do

so, and take a picture

of the person, this

could act as a

deterrent and later be

given to the Gardaí”

said Dr. Tormey.

Councillor

Tormey told The

Local News that he

believes these crimes

are the actions of one

group and that it is

not as widespread as

it might appear,

“these are organised

crimes, one ring are

perpetrating these

crimes and not

individuals.”

Gardaí are aware

Garda message is to

remain vigilant. Sp -

eaking to The Local

News, community

officer for Ballymun

station, Sergeant

Bernard Young had

this message:

“Remain vigilant

and take your time,

don’t be over anxious

to let someone in.

There is no harm not

letting an official

caller in to be safe,

they will understand.”

Sergeant Young also

wants people in the

community, partic -

ularly the elderly, to

know it is not a

burden to call the

Gardaí.

“It is better to be

safe than sorry,” said

Sergeant Young. “We

would much prefer to

prevent a crime than

to visit when you

have been a victim, it

is not a burden on us.”

The Local News

advise locals to be

vigilant look out for

suspicious or unusual

behaviour and look

out for your neigh -

bours and family,

especially if they live

alone.

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Drop drink and help sick kidsMortgage arrearsshow alarming riseLEGAL rights organi-

sation FLAC have

warned that figures

from the Financial

Regulator on mort-

gage arrears to the end

of September 2009

display a worrying up-

ward trend in serious

mortgage arrears.

According to the

last figures available

on arrears, from June

2008, some 13,931 or

1.4% of residential ac-

counts were in ar-

rears. This figure has

now almost doubled

to 26,2671 or 3.3% of

all mortgages. Paul

Joyce, FLAC Senior

Policy Researcher,

commented: "There

are over 8,000 cases

where a formal de-

mand for the property

or legal proceedings

have been issued. This

is very worrying at a

time when interest

rates are at an all-time

low. These figures re-

late only to principal

private residences or,

to put it another way,

to people’s family

homes."

Some 117 of the

218 court cases which

were concluded dur-

ing the period of July

to September 2009

ended with the bor-

rower losing their

family home to the

lender. This included

a large number of

cases where the prop-

erty was 'voluntarily

surrendered' or han -

ded back by the bor-

rower to the lending

institution. FLAC’s

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line Blackwell empha-

sised that handing

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rower's problem: "The

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ound how much is still

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ture liability will be."

"Borrowers who

take this desperate

step also risk being

excluded from social

welfare benefit and

local authority hous-

ing because they have

rendered themselves

homeless."

FLAC maintained

that the difficulties

highlighted show once

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need for a co-ordi-

nated and high-level

national strategy that

will address the criti-

cal problem of inade-

quate debt

man age ment struc-

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A garda told the

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“assaulted his mother

by punching and kick-

ing her and grabbing

her by her throat”.

A medical report

on the mother’s in-

juries was furnished to

the judge who also

heard that during the

incident the teenager

“destroyed two walls”

in his home by punch-

ing holes through the

plasterboard.

The case was in-

terrupted and the boy

had to be sent the

court house cells for

contempt after he

swore as the garda

gave evidence about

the later seizure ec-

stasy tablets.

The teen disputed

the value of the drugs

which was said to be

€150 and told the

judge: “I will not pay

five f***ing euro for

an E”, which he

claimed he bought for

€1 each.

He later apolo-

gised for his outburst

and instructed his so-

licitor John Quinn that

he was seeking to

have the case fi-

nalised. Mr Quinn

said that if the court

was considering a

non-custodial sanction

the HSE would have

to become involved as

the boy was not al-

lowed home by his

parents, who were sit-

ting at the back of the

courtroom.

Mr Quinn said

HSE staff had some

involvement with the

teen in the past but

they did not attend the

case. Judge Smyth

also heard that this

may stem from a

forensic psycholo-

gist’s report which

stated that the boy,

who was dressed in

hooded top and track-

suit bottoms, had “as-

saultive problems”.

Judge Smyth said

detention in cases of

juveniles was a “last

resort” and it was the

“last thing the court

wanted to do”. He also

said the teen’s “issues

need to be addressed

at some stage” but the

boy answered: “I

don’t want to.”

Before imposing

the six-month sen-

tence, he asked the

parents if they wished

to say anything and

after a brief pause

both answered “No.”

The teen had five prior

convictions for assault

and public order of-

fences and had been

A 16-YEAR-OLD

Dub lin boy who kick -

ed, punched and

grabbed his mother by

her neck during a do-

mestic-violence at-

tack, has been given a

six-month detention

sentence by Judge

Bryan Smyth at the

Children’s Court.

The teenager

pleaded guilty to as-

sault causing harm to

his mother and crimi-

nal damage to his

family home, which

happened on a date

last July. He also ad-

mitted possessing 30

ecstasy tablets on a

later date.

The court heard

that the boy was not

willing to take help for

his problems and he

blankly refused to

have his case ad-

journed to see what

assistance the Health

Teen further remanded overFinglas shotingA TEENAGER ch -

arged over a shooting

of a man in Finglas

last October, has been

further remanded on

continuing bail at the

Children’s Court.

The man, in his

20s, had been hospi-

talised after he was

shot in the early hours

of October 18 last.

A 17-year-old boy

was charged two days

later at the Dublin

Children’s Court with

assault causing harm

to Mr Stephen Keenan

and possessing a

handgun, at Mellows

Avenue, in Finglas in

connection with the

shooting.

Bail had been re-

fused initially and the

teenager had been re-

manded in custody to

St Patrick’s Institu-

tion. However, he was

later granted High

Court bail.

At the Children’s

Court, Judge Bryan

Smyth heard that the

DPP had directed that

the case should be

sent forward to the

Circuit Court, which

on conviction has

wider sentencing

powers.

He remanded the

youth, who was ac-

companied to his case

by his father, on con-

tinuing bail to appear

again in two weeks.

The defence may

make submissions

then pleading for the

case to be kept in the

jurisdiction of the ju-

venile court.

Earlier, Garda

Zohra Smyth had told

the court “it is alleged

the injured party was

shot, seriously injured

and hospitalised as a

result of this.”

“It is alleged the

accused had in his

possession a handgun,

for unlawful purposes

namely to shoot the

injured party,” she had

said.

Garda Smyth had

alleged that the defen-

dant walked past a

house at about 5am,

where the man had

been in his garden,

and “fired eight shots

hitting the injured

party once".

The teenager

could on conviction at

the Circuit Court face

a maximum five-year

sentence for the as-

sault charge and a

term of up to 14 years

for the firearm of-

fence.

detained for two

months last August.

During that case

the court had been

told that a number of

services had been put

in place by the HSE

including alcohol ad-

diction counselling,

employment and

training advice and as-

sistance from a youth

worker. However, the

teenager refused to ac-

cept the assistance.

Explosives find on Dorset Streetwere 'planted on innocent man'Gardaí investigating the discovery of explosives in a Dorset Street apartment believethey were smuggled in as part of an airline security check that went wrong. A Slova-kian man in his 40s was arrested but has since been released from custody after thehigh grade commercial explosives were found earlier today. It is believed the explo-sives were planted in the Slovakian man's luggage as he returned home to Dublinafter the Christmas break. Some 100g of RDX explosive - enough to down an air-plane - went through the flight undetected. Police traced the man to an apartmentin Dorset St. Adjoining properties had to be evacuated as army bomb experts ensuredthe device was stable. A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs said itwas awaiting a full report on the incident and if necessary would pursue the matterwith the authorities in the country concerned. Fine Gael Dublin Central SenatorPaschal Donohoe described the discovery of explosive material on Dorset Street as‘bizarre and extremely worrying’. Senator Donohoe has called for explanations fromthe Government on the incident. “This is the latest in a string of explosives discover-ies in Central Dublin which is extremely worrying in itself. The explosives find todayis a particularly bizarre case with the explosive substance apparently brought intothis country as part of a foreign test exercise.'

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New voting arrangementsfor MeakstownLOCAL Minister Pat Carey has welcomed the news thatFingal County Council are to sort out the long runningproblem of voters bring disenfranchised in the St Mar-garet’s Road area of Finglas. For the second time thisyear, voters in the St Margaret’s Road area of Finglasin estates of Lanesborough, Charlestown, MayestonHall and others have had to travel to Santry to vote,which is completely inconvenient for most people. Fol-lowing constant representations from Minister Careyand Cllr Dessie Ellis the Council has now said they willmove the polling back to Finglas Village which is farmore convenient for local residents. Administrativereasons meant polling took place in Santry in the LocalElections in June and in the Lisbon Referendum in Oc-tober “I am pleased that common sense has prevailedin this matter. In a letter from the Council I’ve beentold that the polling station will be in St Canice’s BoysSchool in Finglas from now on. Many residents havebeen in touch with me saying they simply couldn’tmake it to Santry to vote in the Lisbon Referendum andas such the turnout was very low in the St Margaret’sRoad area. ”

€245,000 for local groupsLOCAL Minister Pat Carey TD has welcomed fundingof over €245,000 under the Dormant Accounts pro-gramme to projects and schools in the area. Under thelatest round of additional funding Programme- fund-ing of €132,300 will go to 23 schools and groups inBallymun including the Ballymun Women’s ResourceCentre, the Ballymun Men’s Centre, Trinity Compre-hensive, Global Action Plan in Shangan and the Pop-pintree Early Education Centre. It will go to providingspecific projects like school playgrounds, youth pro-grammes, training courses and purchasing equipment.A further €114,000 will be provided to Project WestCDP in Finglas West for a programme of works. Minis-ter Carey said: “I’m pleased to hear of this fundingbeing granted in the Ballymun and Finglas area. At atime of uncertainty it is reassuring help for the schoolsand groups concerned to provide extra support andservices to locals. I know they appreciate the this ad-ditional funding for projects and services and that itwill be used effectively and efficiently."

2009 car salesdrop by 60%NEW CAR sales fell by almost two-thirds last

year as the recession devastated the motor in-

dustry. Dealers sold some 57,460 vehicles in

2009 – down a massive 94,147 or 62.1% on

2008’s figures.

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry

branded the year one of the toughest ever with

70 dealerships going to the wall, and 11,000 jobs

lost since January 2008.

But Alan Nolan, Simi director general, said

the scrappage scheme, announced in the Budget,

provided a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered

industry.

“While it is too early at this stage to see the

effect scrappage will have on 2010 new car reg-

istrations, dealers across the country are report-

ing increased footfall in their showrooms and

very strong interest in the scheme,” Mr Nolan

said.

“History has shown us that a scrappage

scheme not only boosts trade within the motor

industry but also has a positive knock-on effect

on the wider economy.

“This is the stimulus needed to breathe fresh

air back into the motor industry.”

The scrappage scheme for cars at least 10

years old came into effect on January 1, giving

customers €1,500 Vehicle Registration Tax re-

lief for new low-emission cars.

Simi hopes the scheme will give the indus-

try a boost and push sales to the 70,000 mark in

2010.

Despite the plummeting figures December

experienced a sales bump for the industry with a

61.7% jump in new registrations on December

2008.

But Simi claimed the hike reflected the stag-

gering low level of sales in December 2008 and

did not mark a booming month.

The most popular car maker in 2009 was

Ford, with 8,121 new sales, followed by Toyota

at 7,603.

Simi’s figures also show a shift towards

more eco-friendly cars, with low-emission vehi-

cles accounting for more than half of all sales,

up from 27% in 2008.

Other findings in the Simi figures include:

The number of imported used cars last month

were down 26.4% on the previous year, from

2,725 to 2006, and down 20.4% for the entire

year.

Light Commercial Vehicle registrations

were up 78.9% last year, while HGVs were up

18%.

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Have you seen the gritters?AS THE ROADS be-

come more treacher-

ous by the day people

continue to ask where

are the gritters?

Dublin City

Council finally started

gritting roads and

paths in the city, two

weeks after they were

first requested to do

so. Sinn Fein Cllr in

the Cabra Ward, Sea-

mas McGrattan, re-

quested that Matt

Whelan's bridge on

Fassaugh Avenue be

gritted on the 19th De-

cember as the roads

were beginning to

freeze. A number of

local residents also re-

quested the council to

grit this area. Despite

the requests the road

was not gritted and re-

sulted in a number of

minor accidents on the

road. On new years

day, following the

snowfall, vehicles

could not go up the

bridge into Cabra

West as the road was

too icy.

Councillor Mc-

Grattan said: "The city

councils response to

this is unacceptable.

People could not

move from their

homes because the

pathways and the

roads were so bad.

The grit is too long

coming. The cold

spell will be over be-

fore it arrives.

Cllr McGrattan

also encouraged peo-

ple to look after their

neighbours, particu-

larly if they are eld-

erly. A lot of people

will not be able to go

to the shops for basic

things so people

should knock in to see

if their neighbours are

ok.

In reply to Seamas

and other councillors,

Michael Phillips from

the traffic engineers

department stated in a

letter to all councillors

that in anticipation of

the deteriorating

weather 'our road grit-

ting plan for this type

of weather was in

place to deal with this

eventuality. Roads

were gritted each

morning commencing

at 3.30am, including

Christmas Day. There

were up to seven

crews mobilised on

each occasion .The

Council was in daily

contact with Met Eire-

ann and the lowest

recorded route surface

temperature was –4.9

degrees centigrade

(on New Years Day) .

Because of the

length of this cold

spell and stockpile of

grit are now in short

supply.

'Our normal

stockpile of salt is

1300 Tonnes. This

would normally be ad-

equate for a full win-

ter, e.g. 850 tonnes in

total was used over

the winter period

2008/2009.

Over the current

Christmas period 970

tonnes have been

spread on the above

stated routes. While

stocks are depleted the

Council expects to re-

ceive partial replen-

ishment deliveries this

week and every effort

is being made to

source further supplies

to enable the City

Council to maintain

the current level of

service..'

However not all

roads that would nor-

mally be gritted in

previous years are

being covered this

year. Whether this de-

cision was made due

to lack of staff and re-

sources to pay them

initially and later be-

cause of lack of sup-

plies is uncertain.

However the

council goes on to say

'The priority for main-

taining roads passable

is National Primary

routes, secondary

routes, bus routes and

specific connecting

routes eg. North Cir-

cular/South Circular

Roads. The demand

on our resources as a

result of the current

extended cold period

has meant that the

Council has been un-

able to carry out grit-

ting operations in

some areas where it

has been possible in

previous years, such

as bus routes in hous-

ing estates.'

In the meantime

the emergency and A

& E departments are

packed with people

who have had a fall on

the ice and suffered

sprains, and breaks,

buses are not running

in some suburbs and

the number of car ac-

cidents due to the con-

ditions mount up.

Bus Éireann to reduce frequency of routesBus Éireann has said it will be reducing the frequency and changing the routes of anumber of services this year because it can no longer afford to run them. The com-pany - which recorded a 10% fall in passenger numbers last year - said routes withlow levels of customer support will be affected the most. Spokesperson AndrewMcLindon said action has to be taken to ensure that jobs are protected. "We saw a10% fall in passenger numbers last year and that was due to the recession," MrMcLindon said. "Just as we grew services during the good times, when the demandwas there, the sensible and prudent thing for us to do now is to reduce service levelsin line with that demand. "We have to introduce these service changes in order to pro-tect as many jobs and services as we can."

8 THE LOCAL NEWS

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First Holy CommunionNowadays, First Holy Communions rank second only to wed-

dings in terms of excitement, preparation and glamour. Aside

from the integral spiritual and religious aspect of the day, the

communion outfit is of momentous importance! Reflecting

this trend - there has never been a more impressive variety of

First Holy Communion outfits on the market for both boys and

girls. ‘The Sisters’ in Tallaght are leading suppliers of both

communion and confirmation wear. They boast an impressive

25 years in the business so far, and are renowned for their ex-

citing variety and range of elegant dresses and super smart

suits. However, it’s ‘The Sisters’ unique personal service that

has kept them in business for so long as suppliers of high qual-

ity communion wear to two generations. The secret to their

success is ensuring that selecting the perfect outfit is a thor-

oughly enjoyable one for both parent and child. In addition to

stunning bridal wear, Belleza Bridal & Occasion Wear,

Palmerstown Shopping Center, also specialise in beautifully

crafted unique dresses. “ We are the exclusive stockists of all

our communion dresses in the area,” says Belleza’s Wendy.

“We also keep a list of each child’s school, and will not sell an-

other dress to your child’s class. “We only order from our sam-

ple dresses, so you can rest assured that no one has tried on

your child’s dress –there is no chance of any staining or loss

of beading.” All ages and sizes are catered for with extra

widths available in white and ivory. Moreover Belleza boasts

everything else you could possibly want for your daughter’s

big day; including boleros, bags, veils, tiaras, gloves and

shoes. Jas Fagan of 75 Thomas Street, is the ultimate purveyor

of boy’s communion wear. James has been a specialist in tai-

lor-made suits for over 35 years now. “ Everyone’s different

and so are our suits,” he says. Indeed the care and attention

provided by this establishment is second to none as the outfits

are designed and tailored to measure on the premises. There

are over 100 samples to try on to help you and your little boy

choose the outfit which will make his day extra special,” says

James. “When you have chosen the outfit you like, we will

measure your boy, take a deposit, and usually about 2-3weeks

before the actual date of the communion you come back to

have the final fitting. You can take home your tailor made suit

secure in the knowledge that it is the perfect fit.” The impres-

sive range of accessories at Jas Fagan include waistcoats, ties,

shirts, rosettes, handkerchiefs and shoes. Although specialists

in boy’s communion wear, Jas Fagan also boasts a fine selec-

tion of girl’s communion. Little Folk’s selection of First Holy

Communion dr esses, will be in store from early Decem ber.

We at Little Folk stock a full range of accessories to match

with the First Holy Com munion dress of your choice. When

you have chosen your First Holy Commun ion dress, tiara, veil,

bag, gl oves, socks, umbrella, and from our wide selection of

comm union foot wear, featuring satin shoes or boots also

leather-type styles. You may avail of our payment service,

which allows you to pay for your First Holy Commun ion

choice, in easy instalments. Our Comm un ion Dr esses range

from the simple but with an understated elegance, to the fash-

ionable stylish, and come in a range of price brackets. Our

First Holy Communion shop which is located in Meath street

Dublin 8, offers a collection of over forty styles of First Holy

Comm union dresses, and matching accessor ies. Little Folk of-

fers on a number of our First Holy Commun ion dress styles a

“made to measure service”, which our customers have al ways

found to be most useful. Little Folk, 4 Meath Street, Tel: (01)

453 5233.

THE LOCAL NEWS 9

View TheLocal Newson the webWELCOME to localnews.ie. The Local News is

now live on the Internet. For many months now

trials have been run, templates and programmes

worked on and the birth of a new website is now

well underway.

Although the site is still a long way from fin-

ished we are up and running and free to view at

www.localnews.ie Among the many features

you can already find in our printed edition we

are also keen to bring new features to our online

presence. Ideas like our online gallery, a much

loved feature of The Local News, printed, are

the photos we publish from out and about in the

community we serve. We hope to expand this

feature on the web, this will include making your

images easily accessible to you to download,

save or to print.

We are keen to bring you a news service

which has a true community feel to it, and with

this in mind The Local News will also be re-

vamping our printed edition in line with our new

website. Our edito, Frank Bambrick wants the

community the paper serves to be part of the

paper and through our new website we want you

to contribute and add your news and informa-

tion. A forum for this is in the works but for now

please contact us with your news and updates

and let the Local News be your noticeboard.

As you all know Local business’ are the

lifeblood of any community and here at Local

News we remain committed to providing an un-

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tinue to provide this and more with the new

localnews.ie website. Another aim of the web-

site is to make it easier for our readers to locate

information they may have come across in the

paper, and a service directory and other such

tools will be available online in the early part of

2010.

For now please visit localnews.ie and let us

know what you think so far by contacting us by

the email address provided online. We hope you

have a very successful new year.

Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)provides FETAC training to companies

The Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) has

provided a high standard of training to public

and private companies and agencies for many

years and has now launched its new training pro-

grammes as a registered FETAC training

provider with highly experienced trainers.

IWA offers several courses that will provide

companies with the support and skills that will

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courses offered are based upon many years of

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Training modules include Disability Aware-

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(L-R) Stan McHugh, Chief Executive FETAC,Imelda Gaffney, Training Manager IWA, Sean

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The Peter McVerry Trust, Ballymun, was recently announced as the winner of the Irish Times Living Dublin Awards 2009. The Trustalso picked up an award for overall winner of the Community Development category. The Irish Times Living Dublin Awards celebrategroups, individuals and businesses working to improve the quality of life in Dublin City and County. Their aim is to recognise and re-ward those people and to encourage others to follow their example. This is the fifteenth year of the Awards, which are run by the DublinChamber of Commerce and supported by Covanta Energy and Dublin City Council. There Irish Times sponsored awards are separatedInto four categories - Community Development, Business in the Community, Culture & Tourism and Dublin City Neighbourhoods. The PeterMcVerry Trust, was commended for Its tireless commitment to reducing homelessness, drug misuse and social disadvantage throughits provision of housing and support services. Father Peter Mc Verry SJ, has been working with Dublin’s young homeless for more than30 years. Throughout this period he has campaigned tirelessly for the rights of these young people. In 1979, Father McVerry opened ahostel to address the urgent need for accommodation for young homeless people. Four years later he set up the charity called The Ar-rupe Society, to provide further housing and support. Renamed in 2005 as the Peter McVerry Trust, the charity has progressed from pro-viding a three bed-roomed flat in Ballymun to today’s wide range of services catering for the diverse needs of young homeless peoplethrough supported accommodation, drug detox and much more. Currently supporting more than 400 people annually, the Peter McVerryTrust, has helped thousands of disadvantaged people throughout Dublin since the original charity was established; with fears that home-lessness and drug problems within the city of Dublin will magnify during the current economic crisis, the Peter McVerry Trust aims toprovide a safe and supportive drug free environment and to target those most marginalised in society through its service provision.

McVerry Trust scoops award

Calls for community power to saveDublin city swimming poolsTHE THREE swim-

ming pools at risk of

closure in Coolock,

Crumlin and Sean

McDermott street

have been given a

temporary lifeline as

funding has been

granted in Budget

2010.

Cllr Carmichael,

who has campaigned

to save the swimming

pools, said, “I am de-

lighted that the Minis-

ter for Finance

san c tioned €1.3 mil-

lion funding for

Dublin City Council

in the Budget,

€600,000 of which

will go towards the

three at-risk swim-

ming pools.”

As Chair of the

Strategic policy com-

mittee on Arts, Cul-

ture, Youth, Sport and

Leisure Affairs, Cllr

Carmichael champi-

oned the cause to re-

tain the swimming

pool services for the

community by setting

up a special sub-com-

mittee to come up

with viable solutions

to save the local pools.

“The sub-commit-

tee I established were

fully behind this plan

as we are all aware

that these pools are a

valuable service to the

community. However,

it was disappointing

that the Fine Gael rep-

resentation were the

only party who didn’t

support our cause and

who wished for the

closure to go ahead.”

“Our fight is not

over yet,” Cllr Car -

michael continued.

The €600,000 alloca-

tion has been granted

by the City Council

management on the

basis that they will

keep the swimming

pools open and main-

tained for the next six

months but it is up to

us, along with the

local community, to

convince and prove to

Dublin City Council

the need for this serv-

ice and the monetary

solutions to this mat-

ter.

“We will be estab-

lishing a working

group with the com-

munity in January,

where we will wel-

come all community

groups to identify

their needs, the feasi-

bility of retaining the

service and alternative

solutions to ensure the

pools would not be

operating at a loss.”

“I will also be

calling on private

providers to offer their

support. We need to

save these swimming

pools and this is a real

opportunity for people

to get their voices

heard and come up

with ways in which

we can do this.

“We will be ad-

vertising the details of

our public consulta-

tion process in the

coming weeks,” add -

ed Cllr Carm ichael.

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Senior helpline – a lifelineSENIOR Help Line

has had its busiest

Christmas season

ever, with volunteers

working each day of

the Christmas holiday

reporting constant

phone calls from older

people all over the

country.

This year the poor

weather conditions

which left many house

bound added to the

general feeling of iso-

lation which Christ-

mas can evoke for

some older people.

"Our volunteers report

that many callers de-

scribed us as their life

line, a service that is

open when very many

others are closed

down," says Senior

Help Line Chief Exec-

utive Officer, Mary

Nally, adding that in

the early days of the

2010 the help line has

continued to be excep-

tionally busy.

Senior Help Line

is a national confiden-

tial listening service

for older people pro-

vided by trained older

volunteers for the

price of a local call

anywhere in Ireland,

LoCall 1850 440 444.

Some callers have

been completely

snowed in, others

were feeling particu-

larly lonely over

Christmas and the

New Year. A number

of callers reported fi-

nancial abuse for ex-

ample, family

members were putting

pressure on them to

hand over their pen-

sions or savings.

"A number of peo-

ple who phoned us on

Christmas Day had

nobody calling and

nobody to talk to.

Most of them were

stocked up with food

and provisions but felt

very lonely and just

wanted that all impor-

tant human contact. A

number of callers

cried from sheer lone-

liness," says Mary

Nally.

"Also some older

people who depend on

services such as home

help and meals on

wheels during the year

have had to manage

without these services

just when they need

them most at Christ-

mas time. This only

adds to the isolation

and hardship.

"Our volunteers

are trained to listen in

a warm, empathic

way. Telling someone

about your day, shar-

advising people who

must stay at home to

move around indoors

as much as possible

and to have constant

hot drinks," she says.

"If you are at

home and have no-

body to talk to, we

also invite you to lift

the phone and contact

us. Senior Help Line

is open every day

from 10 am to 4 pm

and 7 pm to 10 pm.

We are the only peer

telephone help line in

the country. All our

volunteers are older

people who may share

some the same life ex-

periences as the caller

and can empathise and

understand in a partic-

ularly relevant way.

So even if you can’t

get out, don’t be alone

at home. Phone Senior

Help Line. Lifting the

phone lessens the

loneliness," she says.

Senior Help Line

1850 440 444

ing it with someone

else and feeling heard

and understood can

leave you with a sense

of companionship

when you’ve put the

phone down. Many

callers wished us a

Happy Christmas and

thanked us for being

there, " she says.

The continuing

icy conditions means

that many older peo-

ple in particular may

be still cut off from

friends and neigh-

bours. "The risk of

falling is a big issue,

and some people are

still afraid to go out

for fear of slipping or

falling and injuring

themselves. We are

If you are at homeand have nobody totalk to, we also in-vite you to lift thephone and contactus. Senior Help Line1850 440 444

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Top 10 Tips from thewww.pickapro.ie professionals

Happy New Year to… your carpets!It’s that time ofyear again – NewYears’ resolutionsas plentiful as un-eaten brusselsprouts! And Iknow what I’lltackling first –those poor, hard-working carpets.They’ve had atough year in 2009and they badlyneed a little lovefor 2010.

To find out how to get

your carpets and up-

holstery looking their

best for the year

ahead, www.pick-

apro.ie, Irelands

home and garden pro-

fessionals network,

have asked profes-

sional carpet cleaner

Philip Scallan of

ChemDry City Ex-

press (01 2845222

and 01 8474299) for

his advice. Here’s

what Philip told us

about keeping our

carpets and uphol-

stery in tip top condi-

tion.

First of all Philip,

what can homeown-

ers do to keep their

carpets and uphol-

stery looking good?

The single most

important thing you

can do to extend the

life of your carpet is

to protect it from

abrasive dust and dirt.

These act like a sand-

paper on the carpet

and wear down the fi-

bres. The first line of

defence is, as your

mother would say, to

'stop tracking dirt

through the house'.

Wipe shoes on a door

mat or better still,

take off your shoes at

the door. According

to our experts, slip-

pers are best of all, as

'burrs' from socks can

get locked into the

carpet.

Equally impor-

tant is vacuuming

carpets and uphol-

stery regularly to re-

move the abrasive

dust and grime as

soon as possible.

A final important

measure to consider

getting a carpet pro-

tector applied. This

prevents stains soak-

ing into your carpets

and is especially use-

ful for cream or light

colours carpets or for

carpets in high traffic

areas. It should be

reapplied every cou-

ple of years, espe-

cially in high traffic

areas. Most profes-

sional carpet cleaners

will be able to apply a

carpet protector to

your carpets or uphol-

stery.

What should I ask

professional carpet

cleaners before I

hire them?

Check that their

cleaning solutions are

detergent free, so that

they won’t leave a

sticky residue which

actually attracts dirt.

And check that they

are enzyme free so

that they won’t be bad

for asthmatics. Re-

member that wool

carpets in particular

need a neutral pH

cleaner.

Many commer-

cial carpet cleaners

require gallons of

water along with

toxic soaps which

take a long time to

dry, but leave behind

volatile organic com-

pounds (VOCs) some

of which are un-

healthy. At Chem-

Dry, we use a solution

which is non-toxic

solution and safe for

kids and pets. And we

use a carbonating

method that deeps

cleans and dries fast.

Philip, what is your

advice for removing

spots and stains?

1. Act quickly - The

longer the stain is

allowed to remain,

the more chance it

has to set.

2. Pour a little car-

bonated water on

it and blot it up

with a white cloth.

Remove as much

excess stain as you

can by blotting,

scraping or brush-

ing whatever will

come off.

3. DON'T rub it and

DON'T use a de-

tergent like Vanish

or Fairy Liquid.

These detergents

may initially seem

to be resolve the

problem, but they

will actually intro-

duce two new

problems. First,

these cleaners

have a high pH

level and are

sticky. Within a

week or so, the

sticky residues

will have attracted

enough dust to

leave a black mark

on the carpet. The

residues can also

be damaging to

the carpet fibres.

4. If you need more

cleaning power

than carbonated

water, get a pro-

fessional product

like Chem-Dry

P r o f e s s i o n a l

Strength Spot Re-

mover or Chem-

Dry Grease & Oil

Remover. First test

on a hidden area,

blot dry and ob-

serve for 10 min-

utes. Make sure

there is no carpet

color removal

onto the cloth and

that, when dry,

there is not a visi-

ble discoloration

in the area you

cleaned.

5. Work from the

outside edge of the

stain to the inside

to keep the stain

from spreading.

6. Call in a profes-

sional cleaner as

soon as possible if

these efforts do

not work.

7. Consider applying

a carpet protector

like our Power-

guard Protector

with every clean-

ing to give you the

best chance for re-

moving stains.

How often should

carpets and uphol-

stery be cleaned?

In general, be-

tween every 6 months

to 18 months. Exactly

how often, depends

on the amount and

type of traffic. Re-

member that regular

cleaning will extend

the life of your carpet,

by removing dirt and

raising the pile.

Any good deals at

the moment at

Chem-Dry City Ex-

press?

Yes, we've great

deals like cleaning all

the walkways in a 3

bedrom house i.e

stairs, landing and

hall for €160 includ-

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Barbara Molloy,M.D. of www.pickapro.iewould like to thankPhilip Scallan ofChemDry City Express(01 2845222 or 018474299) for their advicefor this article. To see afull portfolio of workfrom ChemDry City Ex-press, check out www. -pick apro.ie. You will also

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