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PAST PUPILS of
Ballyfermot College
who featured in the
nominations include:
Nicky Phelan of Brown
Bag Films, nominated
in the short animation
category for ‘Granny
O’Grimm’s Sleeping
Beauty; Tomm Moore
of Kilkenny company,
Cartoon Saloon, nomi-
nated in the Animated
Feature Film category
for The Secret of Kells’;
and Richard Banehan of
company Rhythm &
Hues, nominated in the
visual effects category
for the movie that is
heading for the acco-
lade of most successful
commercial film ever
made, ‘Avatar’.
Gareth Lee, pro-
gramme leader of the
BA in animation at
Ballyfermot College
said “The Oscar nomi-
nations for Ballyfermot
College’s Irish school of
animation graduates is a
fantastic achievement as
well being a great
reflection on the direc-
tors, animators and
companies themselves
–it’s also evidence of the
standard of animation
courses here at
Ballyfermot college.”
Each of the anima-
tors represented three
era’s at the college.
Nicky Phelan graduated
in 2003, Tom moore in
1999 and Richie
Baneham in 1994.
Eddie Hallahan is
an animation tutor in the
degree course at
Ballyfermot College, “
Well we are obviously
doing something right
here in the college,” he
laughed. “ I suppose
what makes the college
different is that we give
them a hands on tuition
of the nuts and bolts of
how to animate- from
the basic principles of
animation, right through
to film making. The past
pupils who have been
nominated for their
work, Neil, Tomm and
Richard stood out
because of their sheer
hard work and dedica-
tion and I’m delighted
its paid off for them.”
The secret of Kells
stars actors Brendan
Gleeson and Mick Lally
with music by Kila, was
mostly handrawn and
took three years to com-
plete. It gets it’s US pre-
mier in Boston on St
Patricks Day.
The film tells the
story of an orphan
named Brendan who is
BallyfermotCollege is stillin celebratorymode afterthree formeranimationgraduatesscooped Oscarnominationsfor their work.
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set the task of complet-
ing the Book of Kells
and in the process earns
a new life of creativity
and imagination where
adventure and danger
await him. Tomm
Moore revealed the ori-
gins of the animated
feature film date back to
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by Catherine Blake
his own time as a stu-
dent in Ballyfermot sen-
ior college. “It’s really a
tribute to a whole bunch
of us in college who
wanted to do something
about Irish mythology
and legend in anima-
tion. We also wanted to
introduce people world-
wide to the tradition we
have in Ireland of illu-
minating manuscripts
and art works.
Granny O’Grimm’s
Sleeping Beauty, fea-
tures a bitterly grim
granny who narrates
terrifying tales to her
charges and is nominat-
ed in the Best Animated
Short film category”.
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Community group reprievement Programme
(CCDP) has been
partly attributed to an
article in The Local
News.
On January 14th
of this year, The
Local News ran a
front page news arti-
cle regarding a gov-
ernment review,
which deemed the
CCDP non-viable. In
effect, this meant
government funding
for the programme
was due to cease at
the end of January of
this year - unless a
successful appeal to
reverse the decision
could be made.
In an interview
with CCDP co-
coordinator, Harry
Mur phy, the trojan
work undertaken by
the CCDP in commu-
nity support services
was highlighted in
the ar ticle. These
services include facil-
itating the boxing
club, youth club,
family support group
and providing com-
puter courses; whilst
also providing work
experience for young
people and hosting a
senior citizens group.
Moreover, the
editorial brought to
light the fact that the
CCDP have practical-
ly eradicated the
scourge of bonfires in
the area, in addition
to in vastly increasing
the rate of local
women volunteering
for cervical smear
and breast checks
“We are delighted
that the decision to
stop our funding has
been reversed,” ent -
hused Harry Murphy,
co-coordinator of the
CCDP. “The amount
of congratulatory text
messages and phone
calls from the com-
munity has been phe-
nomenal. The article
in The Local News
was used in the
appeal process and in
fact the appeal board
requested a copy of it
for its deliberations.
We also have the
Rathmines-Pembroke
partnership to thank
as they assisted us
greatly in formatting
our written appeal,”
explained Mr.
Murphy.
The community
would have been
devastated if the clo-
sure of the CDP had
gone ahead, having
only last year lost the
KWCD development
group for the area.
Mr. Murphy was
joined in the verbal
aspect of his appeal
by CCDP administ -
rator, Carmel McDo -
n ald and Chairp -
erson, Mr. Ruairi
McGinley. “ In fair-
ness to the appeal
board, we were given
sufficient time- 40
minutes to make our
case which we were
very grateful for.
Following delibera-
tions, The appeals
board then told us
that through the vari-
ous channels, we had
made it sufficiently
clear that we are a
necessary service in
the D12 area and
therefore the decision
to stop funding was
to be reversed.”
The Minister of
State, John Curran
who received the
Final Report of the
Independent CDP
Appeals Panel on
Friday 29th January
2010, said he was
‘Confident that all
involved in the deliv-
ery of the new Local
and Community De -
velopment Prog -
ramme, including
Crumlin CDP and the
other CDPs who
were successful in
their appeals, will
continue to deliver
and support the com-
munities they serve.”
by Catherine Blake
FLAC calls for focus on personal debtThe Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) has calledon the Government to focus on helping thosestruggling with debt.
Figures from the Central Bank show almost€150bn was owed on residential mortgages atthe end of November.
While savings are at an all-time high, theCentral Bank figures also show nearly €374bnwas owed to credit institutions at the end ofNovember.
Noeleen Blackwell from the Free Legal AdviceCentre said the system to deal with debt waslast looked at in 1940, and that "life haschanged a lot since then...There needs to bemore focus on people who are in debt. All thefocus has been on banks."
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AIB build a bank challengeAIB have been run-
ning the build a bank
challenge for the last
number of years, this
year Presentation
College, Terenure are
taking part for the
first time.
The students
apply for positions in
the bank and once
selected they learn
how a bank is run.
The bank opens
every two weeks to
allow students in the
school to apply to
open a bank account,
Internet banking and
to lodge money.
This gives all the
students an opportu-
nity to learn about
the world of banking,
managing money and
links in very well
with Business stud-
ies. The team will
enter the reginol
finals on March 5th.
The students
have been both a
credit to themselves
and to their school,
they along with
Karina Lee, Business
studies teacher and
Mark Gahan ( AIB
Represenataive) meet
once a week to plan
and prepare for when
the branch opens and
eventually for the
actually competition.
The student bank
team: Emma O' Rei -
lly, Emma Mullen,
Jordan Butler, Orl -
agh Duff, Lauren
Carter, Maham Mah -
mood and also Mark
Gahan (Build a
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tive) Philip Murphy (
Terenure Branch
Manager) Mary
O'Sull ivan ( Project
manager for The
build a bank chal-
lenge), Karina Lee (
Business studies
teacher and organiser
of the events).
No extra money for collegeplaces, says TaoiseachThe Taoiseach has said that extra money willnot be made available for college places thisyear, despite a surge in demand. The CAO hasreported a 10% rise in initial applications thisyear to more than 72,000. It has led to fearsthat many will be left disappointed as pointsmay rise and the number of places in somecourses will be restricted. Taoiseach BrianCowen has told the Dáil that he hopes moreplaces can be provided - but that no extramoney is available.
Comedian helps students Learning Irish has been made all the more easier for internet-savvy students thanks to an initiative spearheaded by Des Bishopand the Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe. The comedian and Minister O’Keeffe were in Coláiste Choilm to launch Abair Leat!,a new interactive website which will help in the learning of spoken Irish in post-primary schools.
Students can use the website to listen to native Irish speakers, record their own material in Irish and undertake self-correctingexercises. Teachers can assess students’ work on the website and give spoken feedback online or written feedback by email.
The pilot phase of Abair Leat! will be rolled out in 14 schools initially including Coláiste Choilm. Des Bishop, whose award-win-ning documentary In The Name Of The Fáda was based on his year learning Irish in the Connemara Gaeltacht, said he wantedto continue to work with Minister O’Keeffe to get more young people speaking Irish. “Abair Leat! is an important step in ourongoing efforts to make the learning and teaching of Irish more enjoyable,” he said. For more see www.abairleat.com.
Missing childrenseeking asylumMARIA Corrigan, principal psychologist andSenator, has raised concerns over the numberof unaccompanied minors in Ireland who havegone missing from State care. SenatorCorrigan, who has long campaigned on childprotection issues, said, “I am very concernedthat out of 500 unaccompanied minors in thecountry, only 67 of these can be accounted forat present. While I welcome the National Plan,developed by the HSE to deal with the issue ofseparated children, we need to ensure thatIreland sends out a strong message in childprotection terms that this country is no safehaven for illegal trafficking.” Senator Corriganrecently sought an update from the Departmentof Health on the number of children who havegone missing and the procedures in place todeal with the matter. Senator Corrigan said:" Iam aware, especially in the case of unaccom-panied foreign national minors, of anecdotalaccounts of some children who, upon arrival tothe State, enter the care of the HSE but gomissing because they try to join up with theirfamilies who are already in the State. However,I am also aware there is concern that some ofthese children may be intentionally traffickedto Ireland. We have signed the HagueConvention and we are amending legislationthrough the new Adoption Bill to ensure we arein compliance. We have a particular responsi-bility not only on a human level but legisla-tively to ensure we discharge our requirementsin preventing trafficking.
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ness in The Georges
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In addition to the
delicious selection of
chocolates and con-
fectionary, the shop
also stock a variety of
dried fruits, bombay
mix and nuts.
Moreover The Sweet
Life’s natural confec-
tionary variety boast
no artificial colours
and are gluten-free to
boot! “As far as I
know, we are the only
shop in Dublin who
specilise purely in
this,” says Philip. “I
know there are other
larger stores who do
sell gluten, sugar and
lactose free sweets
and chocolates, but
there tends to be a
poor, not to mention
over priced, selec-
tion”. Indeed it’s
fair to say that, The
Sweet Life can also
claim very sweet
prices. “I’ve lost
count the amount of
times, we’ve been
told that we are great
value, so maybe we
should consider rais-
ing our prices!”
laughs Philip. “ For
example, our 175g of
mixed fruit and nut
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whilst, our gluten
free bars are 90
cents.” As anyone
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ar cade can testify, it
truly is an experi-
ence in itself. “The
Arcade has a great
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sense of community
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pressed to find any-
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Philip. “There’s
always a great bit of
banter between the
traders and shoppers
here.” In fact visitors
could spend half the
day here, what with
the quality cafes and
restaurants serving
delicious food- not to
mention the myriad
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diverse stalls. Hand
on heart I can say I
have never seen
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ple!” So if you need a
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Sancta Maria CollegePresents
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Featuring ‘Over the Rainbow’, ‘Follow the Yellow Brick Road’, ‘We're off to see the Wizard’plus many more great songs
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Also in Clondalkin Village
St Patrick’s Athletic
FC have expanded
their community co -
aching programme to
two further school
groups in the local
area - Our Lady of
Lourdes, Inchcicore
and St Lorcan’s Boys
School in Palm -
erstown.
Students from
Our Lady of Lourdes
School in Inchicore
are the latest group to
face the St Pat’s
Soccer Challenge and
began their first
coaching session in
the VEC Sports
Complex across from
the club . Students at
the school were first
visited by St Pat’s
player Noel Haverty
and club promotions
officer Declan White.
Noel Haverty told the
class how he grew up
playing schoolboy
soccer with Clane in
Co Kildare before
joining St Pat’s U-
15’s and making the
breakthrough to the
first team three years
ago. His advice to the
young boys and girls
starting the challenge
was to simply go out
and enjoy it -“it’s not
about being the best
in the class, it’s about
enjoying football and
giving it your best”.
The weekly soc-
cer coaching sessions
are run by a qualified
St Pat’s coach and
the students are
encouraged to devel-
ope their soccer skills
in a fun but chal-
lenging way. At the
end of the course
each student receives
a certificate in recog-
nition of their efforts
as well as a mini sea-
son ticket book to
attend the opening
League of Ireland
games at Richmond
Park for the coming
season.
So far 12 schools
have now taken on
the challenge and it is
expected that through
their Soccer
Challenge, St Pat’s
will deliver commu-
nity coaching to over
700 local children
before the start of the
2010 season.
St Pats expand coaching programme
Twenty four fifth year LCVP students from Loreto College Crumlin have raised over €18K for Haitithrough their 'Build a Bridge to Haiti' project. Just over a fornight ago, the students decided tobuild a symbolic bridge between Haiti and Ireland and invited people to pave it with donationsfor the earthquake relief. Maps of both countries were linked by a cardboard bridge in theschool oratory and on 22nd January students, staff, families and friends came and placed theirdonation on the bridge. Throughout the day, students and staff from both Loreto primary schoolsand the secondary school came and placed their money on the bridge. Several local business-es and the local Gardai added their contribution but it was the pledge by Greg Sparks, a direc-tor of Digicel, who called to the school at lunchtime to meet the students, to match the total theyraised, euro for euro, that really raised the stakes. The students presented Fionnagh Nally ofConcern with a cheque for €18,052.
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SITUATIONS VACANT
Occupied Palestinian produce to be labelled properly THE COMMITMENT given by
the Irish Government to explore
the possibil ity of producing lab -
elling guidelines for Occupied
Palestinian Territories produce.,
has been welcomed by Chris
Andrews TD.
In December 2009, the British
Department for the Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
issued technical advice on the
labelling of produce grown in the
Occ upied Palestinian Ter ritories.
It was iss ued to allow British
retailers and consumers distin-
guish between products from
Palestinian producers and prod-
ucts from Israeli settlements in the
region, hence giving consumers
the ability to choose for them-
selves what produce they buy.
Deputy Andrews, has strongly
urged the Irish
Government to fol-
low suit, and had
raised the matter with
the Minister for
Foreign Affairs in the
Dáil.
Speaking on
January 21st, 2010,
he said, "I am very
heartened by the
Minister’s positive
response to my calls
for Ireland to issue
labelling guidelines
similar to those in the
UK. Currently under
European Law, foods
from outside the EU
must be labelled with
their country of ori-
gin. At the moment,
products produced in
the West Bank are not
differentiated bet -
ween settlement and
Palestinian. These
guidelines, if imple-
mented, would pro-
vide our citizens with
appropriate informa-
tion to allow them
make an informed
decision about wheth -
er or not they wish to
purchase products
produced in illegal
settlements."
“The Minister has
said that he believes
that many Irish con-
sumers might wish to
be aware if they are
buying products from
illegal settlements
and he is in favour of
giving them the infor-
mation to make this
choice. He has
informed me that he
has instructed his
officials to explore
this process with
other Departments
and I look forward to
progress on this,”
said Deputy And -
rews.
Clear labelling is
just one measure that
can be used to ensure
an all out boycott of
Israeli goods. A cam-
paign against Israel
should mirror the sol-
idarity shown world-
wide against South
African apartheid.
Am nesty Internat -
ional and Ireland
Palestine Solidarity
Campaign (IPSC)
have called for uni-
fied and coordinated
efforts that allow var-
ious initiatives to
work together and
reinforce each other,
“reaching out to all of
our societies in order
to effectively unmask
Israel’s apartheid
policies and create
popular pressure on
our governments and
enterprises to stop
their support for
Israel.”
Individual con-
sumers can show
their opposition to
Israel's project by
participating in a con-
sumer boycott of
Israeli goods and
services. A boycott
by Clare McLoughlin
international cam-
paign will have the
same impact on
Israel, which prac -
tices blatant aparth -
eid against the
Palestin ian people. It
is up to every Irish
consumer to make a
choice - does one
support human rights
by refusing to buy
Israeli goods or does
one support Israel
and give money to
their war economy?
It is as simple as
that."
can also put pressure
on companies whose
exports are linked to
some of the most evi-
dent aspects of the
Israeli occupation
and apartheid.
Freda Hughes,
spokesperson for the
IPSC, said: "The
boycott campaign
against apartheid
South Africa had an
enormous effect in
terms of isolating
that regime interna-
tionally and ultimate-
ly it assisted in its
downfall. We are
hoping that this new
Tax take down almost 18% in JanuaryThe government received just €3bn in taxes lastmonth compared to €3.7bn in January 2009, accord-ing to Exchequer figures just released. Overall taxesfell by nearly 18% year-on-year with much strongerdeclines in corporation taxes, stamp duty and capitalgains taxes.
Local TD Brian Hayes has called on South Dublin County Council to bring for-ward plans to introduce traffic calming measures for the De Selby Estate inCitywest. “Over the last fortnight I have received many calls and emails fromconcerned residents in De Selby Estate about the speed of cars travellingthrough the estate. I have also been informed of two accidents that haveoccurred as a result of speeding cars.” “I understand that the Council haveplans to introduce traffic calming measures for the estate at some point in 2010however, I am calling on the Council to bring forward these plans and meetwith the residents to discuss suitable measures. Two accidents have alreadyhappened, it is time to act now to prevent anymore.”
Calls for calming on DeSelby Road
O’Connor calls for immediaterestoration of Tallaght bus servicesCHARLIE O Connor
has called for the imme-
diate restoration of bus
services to Tallaght after
buses were withdrawn
following anti-social
behaviour of a few local
young people. “I was
angered to hear tonight
that buses in Tallaght
were withdrawn from
service following ston-
ing by local youths,
some reportedly as
young as ten years old.”
said the local TD. “This
kind of behaviour is
unacceptable and must
be condemned utterly by
all sections of the
community here in Tall -
aght.”
“The irresponsible
behaviour of the few has
now caused inconven-
ience for the masses as
Dublin Bus have
withdrawn services
with out warning from
the Tallaght, and in par-
ticular Jobstown area.”
“This is complete-
ly unacceptable to me. I
have worked hard with
the Dublin Bus Comm -
unity Forum which
comprises of Dublin
Bus, unions, the Gardai
and members of the
community to ensure
continuity of service for
Tallaght. Immediate and
effective action is re -
quired not only by the
Gardai and Dublin Bus
but also by community
leaders to ensure that
those who rely on their
local bus service are not
inconvenienced.”
“The people of
Tallaght deserve a reli-
able bus service and the
reckless behaviour of
the irresponsible few
should not be allowed to
jeopardise that,” con-
cluded Deputy O
Connor.
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Getting married in 2010?SO HE’s finally done
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whether it was at the
highest pinnacle of
the Eiffel tower or in
the deepest depths of
the Aliwee Caves-
you are ecstatic with
excitement. Of course
now all you have to
do is calm down long
enough to figure out
when, where, what
and how! No mean
feat and if you are not
fortunate enough to
have the services of
Cork’s finest wedding
expert ‘Franc’, at
your disposal -then it
can all be quite daunt-
ing!
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remember to take a
deep breath, prepare
and plan in advance-
thereby easily avoid-
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The first thing
you need to do when
planning a wedding is
of course to set a date
and budget. Both of
these aspects are
vital, as you won’t be
able to book any-
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process any paper
work without a date-
and there’s no point
booking things if you
don’t have a clue how
much money you
have at your disposal!
Once that’s estab-
lished, its time to start
thinking of the church
or registry office, fol-
lowed by a hotel/
venue as dates for this
book up very fast.
Some venues will
hold a date provision-
ally for you so you
can check with the
church and confirm.
When booking your
hotel, its important to
remember that the
price you might see
not the same price as
next year if you are
setting a date for
2011- so its important
to hammer out exact-
ly what price you will
be paying before you
sign anything.
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as seating plans and
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the hotel offers a
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Once you have
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paperwork, band and
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you can get on to the
really good stuff- the
all-important dress!
Most bridal outlets
advise that you order
your dress at least six
months before the
wedding but you
should of course take
into account any
alterations that might
be needed, so many
brides are now opting
to choose their dress
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Bridesmaid and
flower girl dresses
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Belleza Bridal &
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selection of bridal
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Lantz’s accessory
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many styles of favour
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Tax take down almost 18% in JanuaryThe government received just €3bn in taxes last month compared to €3.7bn inJanuary 2009, according to Exchequer figures just released. Overall taxes fell bynearly 18% year-on-year with much stronger declines in corporation taxes, stampduty and capital gains taxes.
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YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL COUNCILLORSOur guide to local Councillors is not necessarily a complete guide to all Councillors in aparticular area. Some opted not to be included. We invite all Councillors to include theirdetails in our ongoing guide. You can contact us at 087 9133614 or [email protected]
DUBLIN CITY COUNCILSouth Central – South West Inner City
CLARE BYRNEPhone: 087 611 6087
Email: [email protected]
South Central – Crumlin/Kimmage
RUAIRI MCGINLEYPhone: 086 830 1111
Email: [email protected]
South Central – Crumlin/KimmageERIC BYRNEPhone: 087 254 8429Email: [email protected]: www.ericbyrne.ie
South Central – Crumlin/KimmageHENRY UPTONPhone: 086 175 9768Email: [email protected]: www.labour.ie/henryupton
South Central – Crumlin/Kimmage
JOAN COLLINSPhone: 086 388 8151
Email: [email protected]
South Central – BallyfermotMICHAEL CONAGHANPhone: 086 175 3747H: (01) 626 9892 Email: [email protected]
South Central – Ballyfermot
VINCENT JACKSONPhone: 086 812 6330 • H (01) 626 4341
Email: [email protected]
South West Inner City
CRÍONA NÍ DHÁLAIGHPhone: 087 995 8949 • (01) 625 9320
Email: [email protected]
Terenure/Rathfarnham
CAIT KEANEPhone: 087 811 7824 • (01) 414 9064
Email: [email protected]
Tallaght South
JOHN HANNONPhone: 086 257 7213
Email: [email protected]
Rathfarnham
PADDY COSGRAVEPhone: 085 174 2709
Email: [email protected]
Tallaght CentralMAYOR MICK DUFFPhone: 087 286 5570Email: [email protected]: labour.ie/mickduff
Rathfarnham
EMMA COBURNPhone: 087 062 8484
Email: [email protected]
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New Community spiritTHE RECENT cold
spell resulted in a
new community spirit
as traffic on the
online social net-
working site
www.neighbours.ie
doubled with people
offering to help those
affected by the icy
conditions.
Neighbours.ie has
over 20,000 regis-
tered neighbours
around the country
sharing local infor-
mation and helping
each other out. It’s a
simple idea that has
grown in popularity
as neighbours post
messages, discuss,
praise, ask, solve, fix,
find out, share ideas,
network, complain,
vote, help and some-
times even meet up.
During the recent
cold weather, neigh-
bours got together
clearing and gritting
their driveways. They
alerted each about
water shortages on
streets and apartment
blocks, and helped
each other out fixing
leaks and getting
heating systems up
and running again.
This weekend the
site is launching its
new neighbours.ie/
dublin section after a
major overhaul,
which will make it
easier for more com-
munities to connect
and stay in touch. The
aim of the site is to
give power to the
people because infor-
mation is powerful
when it's shared with
everyone. Neigh -
bours.ie has been
helping to improve
the localities of its
members and develop
a strong sense of
community.
With people
economizing more,
we see people con-
necting locally for car
sharing and recycling
furniture instead of
dumping it. The site
has been responsible
for forming firm
friendships between
neighbours and has
even seen some
romances bloom!
Though not an
original idea, it is
very similar to sites
like Jumbletown.ie
and Boards.ie in func-
tion and look, it is,
however, an online
forum that seems to
have breached the
gap that other sites
have been unable to
fill. Any forum of this
nature needs as many
registered users as
possible to function at
it’s peak, so more
users means more
availability of helpful
neighbours and re -
sources.
Sites like these
are needed in these
times when more
than ever communi-
ties have become dis-
connected, and the
uptake of these
online communities
now moving into real
life action is proba-
bly one of the better
effects of the current
economic crises as
people re-evaluate
much of how they
have been living and
look for something
more meaningful.
by Clare McLoughlin
Calls to tax remote betting“MINISTER Cullen appeared before the Joint
Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Comm -
unity, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs today
regarding the funding of the Horse and
Greyhound Racing Fund. This meeting was to
extend the fund for 2010. The Minister spoke
on the importance of the industries and their
funding, but did not adequately address the key
issue. This is remote gambling, primarily
online, according to Mary Upton Td.
“The Labour Party recognises the impor-
tance of the horse and greyhound industries in
terms of employment, tourism and national
identity. It is, however, no longer tenable that
we will continue to give direct exchequer sup-
port to this industry. We have a betting levy
which should be enough to support this indus-
try. Instead in 2009 almost €30 million of
direct exchequer funding was necessary to sup-
port this area.
“The Labour Party have presented detailed
proposals on this issue in our document
‘Raising the Stakes’. We have shown that it is
possible to tax remote betting, that the
European Courts have upheld a country’s right
to deal with this area, and that our European
neighbours are in the process of taxing remote
betting.
“While the Labour Party supported the
Government motion to extend the funding to
the industries for 2010, we will no longer sup-
port the direct exchequer funding beyond
2010, unless the Government has put in place
mechanisms to effectively tax remote betting.”
She was speaking at the Oireachtas Joint
Committee on Sport.
Plans to help struggling mortgageholders welcomedReports that the Government is to put plans inplace to help mortgage holders struggling tomake their repayments have been welcomed
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan is to bring pro-posals to Cabinet shortly and it is hoped anexpert group on the issue would then be upand running within weeks.
It has now been designated a "priority matter"for the Government.
Welcoming the development, Noelene Black -well of the Free Legal Advice Centre howeversaid the Government needs to go further andchange the law to help these people.
"If you run a small business and you get intotrouble there is legislation there," Ms Black -well said.
"There are structures there that allow you toannounce you have huge debt and you needsome system for getting out of it.
"There is no significant system for individuals.What is there is antiquated."
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‘Use different route if you don't like new speed limit’- DCCA NEW speed limit of
30 kilometres per hour
has been extended to
most of Dublin city cen-
tre. The new speed lim-
its were approved by
Dublin City Council and
came into operation on
31st January 2010.
The 30 kph limit
will apply to roads
extending from Bolton
Street on the northside
to Kevin Street Lower /
St. Stephens Green on
the southside and ex -
tending from Church
Street / Bridge Street on
the west to Gardiner
Street/ Tara Street /
Dawson Street on the
east. The zone includes
National Roads such as
O’ Connell Street, Dame
Street, and the North
and South Quays
between Church Street
and Tara Street. A map,
printed below/opposite,
of the 30 kph special
speed limit zone is also
available to view on the
Dublin City Council
website: www.dub -
lincity.ie.
Dublin’s Lord
Mayor, Councillor Emer
Costello said, “I am
delighted that this speed
limit has been intro-
duced and I hope that
every road user will reap
the benefits of a safer
journey through our
City.” However, the
move has been criti-
cised by the AA, which
says the traffic problem
in the capital will be
exacerbated.
Conor Faughnan,
AA director of policy,
branded the move an
absurd mistake in a
statement to the Press
association and added it
will infuriate motorists
and shatter the council's
reputation.
"There is just no
sense in this," he said,
"30 kph zones work
when they are engi-
neered properly, in traf-
fic calmed areas where
they are self policing,
that's what they are for.”
He added that applying
them to roads that are
engineered for high vol-
umes at flowing speeds
is absurd.
The 30kph limit
will apply 24 hours a
day, regardless of traffic
volumes or the size and
capacity of roads in the
area.
There has been
additional criticism
from The Irish Taxi
Drivers Federation.
They described the new
30kph speed limit in
Dublin City Centre
"stupid" and "ridicu-
lous.”
Road safety chiefs
say the move will make
our roads safer and save
lives.
President of the
Irish Taxi Drivers
Federation John Usher
hit back by saying the
change had not been
properly thought out
and that "rickshaws will
be passing out taxis" as
a result.
On Wednesday 3rd
February, Councillor
Gerry Breen slammed
the new speed limit in
Dublin City Centre. The
Fine Gael Group Leader
issued a statement to the
press saying that he did
not vote for and does
not support 30kph limit.
“As a councillor
who spoke and voted
against this move at the
council meeting in 2009
when it was approved, I
will not be associated
with or take flak for this
stupidity” comments
Breen.
Dublin City
Council has not had a
Director of Traffic since
Owen Keegan departed
over 3 years ago to take
up the job of manager in
Dun Laoghaire Rath -
down County Council
and Breen questioned
the city manager about
this vacancy some years
ago. “It is important that
councillors take into
account all the interest-
ed parties and stake-
holders in coming to
decisions and this speed
limit in my opinion is
neither fair or balanced.
I will seek to have it
reversed” Breen con-
cludes.
In a press release
by the Dublin City
Council, (DCC) they
stated that they believed
the implementation of
the special speed limit
would not have a detri-
mental impact on travel
times for motorists in
the city centre.
“Motorists can cir-
cumnavigate the zone
by using the Inner
Orbital Route, which is
signposted along the
perimeter of the zone or
travel through the zone
at the appropriate sp -
eed” said a spokesman
for the DCC.
DCC also hope this
move will promote a
modal shift to walking
and cycling particularly
for short journeys in the
City Centre that in turn
will help reduce con-
gestion.
However, the reac-
tion from many
motorists to the new
speed limit has been
resoundingly negative,
as many believe this is
simply a move to gar-
nish more revenue from
‘speeding’ drivers.
These reactions have
been heard and seen by
radio, online discussion
boards and polls such as
one posted by Dublin’s
98FM on their website
which reveal that 91%
of their listeners believe
it will make traffic
worse.
by Clare McLoughlin
Cyclists are not
subject to the new City
Centre Speed Limit.
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TALENTED Terenure native, Niall Kinsella
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Valentines night on the All-Ireland Talent
Show. Niall will be accompanying Mezzo
Soprano, Fiona Hickey, from Rathfarnham on
piano. The gifted duo endured a grueling audi-
tion process where eight Dublin acts were
selected from an impressive 4,000 entrants.
“We really just entered for the experience and
had no thoughts of winning, but as the show is
getting closer , we are beginning to think we
could be in with a shot- so its very exciting,” he
enthuses. Niall started playing piano at age 6
and has already secured a bachelor of music
from UCD. He is currently studying for an MA
in performance and musicology. Although
Niall had successfully entered a few college
competitions in the past, this is his first real
shot at the big time. “Its on the national stage
so it’s a big as it gets in this country,” continues
Niall. So what would he do with the lucrative
€50K prize money should the duo be success-
ful? “Well first thing I would do is buy a car –
not very noble I know but I’m just being hon-
est,” he laughs. “But with the remainder, I
would like to pay back my parents for my fees
and set some aside for investment in my musi-
cal career.” Niall and Fiona will be featuring in
the final of the hotly contested eight heats at
6.30pm on Valentine’s night on RTE 1. This
will be followed on the by a wild card show on
Feb 21st; the semi final on the 28th and then
the coveted final show on March 7th. We wish
Niall and Fiona all the best!
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Getting things done in 2010SOMETIMES, we
put the cart before the
horse! For example,
you know that you
can find lots of nice
builders, tradesmen,
interior designers,
architects, carpet
cleaners etc on www.
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look after you and
your house. BUT
sometimes the hard
part is getting started
i.e. finding the time to
even start thinking
about these jobs, on
top of everything else
that’s one your to do
list!
Last year, I read a
very useful book
called “Getting
Things Done” by
David All en. It’s a
nice and simple sys-
tem for, well, Getting
Things Done. I’ve
been using his ideas
in lots of situations,
but I find it particular-
ly useful for “Getting
Things Done Around
The House.”
1. The first step in
the Getting Th -
ings Done system
is to get all the
jobs you need to
do around the
house out of your
head and onto a
list. There’s a cou-
ple of benefits to
this. Firstly, it
means you can
think about these
jobs at a time
when you’re actu-
ally free to do
something about
them. For exam-
ple, if you’re sit-
ting in a meeting,
the fact that you
need to defrost the
fridge may pop
into your head, but
that’s not much
good to you or the
fridge. So your
brain holds onto
the thought and
will keep popping
it up to the top of
your mind at ran-
dom, inappropriate
moments. Add that
thought to the 200
other things that
you’d like to do,
and it all starts to
take up a lot of
your brain time.
When you’ve
everything out of
your head and
down on paper,
you’ll feel more
relaxed and your
brain will be free
to work on more
productive ideas.
2. Next choose what
job you’re going
to tackle first. If
you tackle one
thing at a time, it’s
more likely to get
finished. We all
know that even a
simple project i.e.
hanging a photo
usually involves
about 7 different
stages e.g. printing
photos, getting
more hooks, buy-
ing new frame etc.
So don’t be too
ambitious – there’s
probably a lot of
other demands on
your time too.
3. Think about your
first project and
figure out what
are the various
steps involved.
That just takes a
couple of minutes
but it moves a
project from the
realm of the theo-
retical into the
actual. For
example, you’ve
been thinking ab -
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sockets in the bed-
room, you will of
course need to
look up www.
pick a pro. ie to find
a fully qualified
electrician!
4. Write this step or
action down and
put somewhere
you’ll see it regu-
larly, either in your
diary or on a
notice board.
Personally, I rec-
ommend the
notice board in the
kitchen or at work.
I can look at it
before I go to town
or whenever I’ve
got free time to see
if I can tackle any-
thing on my list
e.g. make a call,
clean a window.
5. As you complete
each action,
decide what’s
next and write it
down.
6. When the job is
done, allow your-
self to savour the
moment! Yes, that
door has been
hanging off its’
hinges for 3 years,
but you know
what – it’s fixed
now! Pat yourself
on the back!
Finally, to get you
started on your list,
I’ve put together
some common prob-
lems to jog your
memory.
Broken Stuff:
Nothing wrecks
your mental “wah”
like broken things.
So for me, fixing stuff
is top of the agenda.
E x a m p l e s :Dripping taps, doors
hanging off hinges,
broken appliances,
slow internet connec-
tion, broken door-
bells, wobbly toilet
seats, doors that stick,
remotes with no bat-
teries.
Dirty Stuff
Again, be good to
yourself. If you house
is grubby or messy,
you won’t have a
clear head. Just imag-
ine yourself in a shin-
photos. Use rugs and
throws to add colour
and texture. Include
natural materials just
as wood and stone to
make a room warm.
These are just
some ideas to get
your head working.
Remember you’re not
necessarily trying to
fix everything all at
once. And of course if
you find that you
need carpenters,
plumbers, electri-
cians, interior design-
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other type of skill for
one of your jobs, you
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you need on
www.pickapro.ie
You will also find
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ing, tidy house – defi-
nitely nicer!
Examples: Clean
windows, carpets,
dust bookshelves,
throw out junk,
defrost and clear out
fridge.
Storage
Bad or insuffi-
cient storage can real-
ly break your spirit –
you know the frustra-
tion when every time
you open a cupboard,
you pull a mish mash
of stuff out and then
try and stuff it all
back with one hand.
By the time you leave
the house the house,
you’re already
exhausted.
Examples: Shoe
storage, hooks for
coats, new shelves,
storage boxes for
existing shelves so
items can be sorted
properly, clear out
junk.
Safety Issues:
More than any
other issue, these
weigh heavily on our
mind – as they
should. So, get them
on the list.
Example: Clean
ch imney, service boil-
er, check wiring,
check is water too hot
in tap, check if child
proofing fully com-
pleted e.g. attach tall
bookcases to walls,
Household
Improvements
These are bigger
projects, but they
make a real differ-
ence. So keep tack-
ling them. Pick one
for 2010!
E x a m p l e s :Insulate your attic,
add more sockets, add
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Make Your Living
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Beautiful
Make your home
your haven, a space
that you love and that
reenergises you.
Surround yourself
with photos and
objects that are mean-
ingful to you. Or keep
it mimimalist and
tranquil. Whatever
you like!
Examples: Hang
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Great night out at the Sub
Night out at Transport
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Phone 454 6694 (after 2pm) Email: [email protected]
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Thursday 11th MarchCheltenham Preview Night in aid of IMNDA
from 8.00pm. Guest Panel: Patrick Mullins, Andrew Lynch, Ryan McElligott, Paul Ferguson, Anthony Bromley plus Special & Surprise guests on the night.
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February 14th - Pat McDermottFebruary 21st - John Dixon
Sunday 28th - Anto Farrelly Presents The Elvis Show
ValentineDance
Friday 12th February
in thePerrystown/Manor Estate
Community CentreLimekiln Lane.
Music by
The Good Times
Tickets €10.00from
9.00pm to 12.30am
PERRYSTOWN/MANOR ESTATESocial & Fundraising Committee
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Please bring own refreshments.
Great night out at Francis McKenna’s
Night out at the Village Inn
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