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THROUGH those arches is abright and modern mall withshops, restaurants, hair-dressers, opticians, books,shoe repair and key cutting,clothes, home wares and food,the list goes on. Inside theSwan Centre, there is a verita-ble feast of goods and services.

It’s a one-stop shop withsomething for almost all yourneeds. It is alive with the peo-ple that go through thosedoors everyday. Bustling withlife and activity The Swan cen-tre can change and affect lives.From a parent bringing theirchild to get their first book to ayoung student buying sheetsfor their first flat. A young cou-ple buying their wedding ringsto someone getting their eyestested for their first pair ofglasses. These are just a few ofthe ways The Swan Centrecan, and have, made an im-pact on someone’s life, andthat could be you.

The Swan Centre began its life,as we know it now, in 1973when Sisk Properties Ltd. pur-chased the 3.6-acre site from

Rathmines Property Ltd. Itwas another few years beforethe relevant planning permis-sion was granted to transformthe original 33 properties,which included 18 residentialunits, into a state of the artshopping mall. Constructionbegan in late 1981.

The developers wanted aplace that would not be alien-ated from the surroundingcommunity; they wanted toretain the spirit of Rathmines.Coming up with a design thatwas both new and familiar, ona subconscious level, to thelocal community that wouldfrequent there was given spe-cial consideration by the de-velopers. The architecture ofthe centre with its high brickarched entrances, and higharch malls, the central con-course with its glass dome allare inspired by the Victorianarchitecture, which is a keyfeature of Rathmines homesand buildings.

The focal point of the SwanShopping Centre is the beau-tiful and unique clock. Spe-

On any given day walking down the main street inRathmines you might not know that an entirelydifferent kind of world exists behind the Victorianarches of the Swan Shopping Centre. The red brickarches designed to mirror the homes and buildings ofRathmines have in fact only been there since 1984.

cially designed to capture theprevailing character and at-mosphere of Rathmines andto give the locals a neighbour-hood symbol that they relatetoo. How many stories havestarted under the clock!

The Swan Centre prides itselfon being a local centre, withlocal staff for local people. Itencapsulates the area; thereare people of all cultures andethnic origins to be found atwork and shopping through-out the centre.

The Rathmines area is wellknown for its multiculturalidentity, there is great diversi-fication in the area. It is also anarea with a large student pop-ulation and these influencescan be seen within the SwanCentre.

When the retail stores close,life at the Swan Centre goeson. Just a little over a year agothe Swan Cinema opened itsdoors to the public and it hasbeen a great success not onlyfor itself but for take away andrestaurants in the Swan Centretoo.

With the addition of the cin-ema to the Swan Centre, it hastransformed if from a mall toshop in to a centre of activityand entertainment that fewcentres can boast of. And thecinema will expand this evenmore as planning permissionis still being processed for a

further two screens.

They have space for 320 carsto park and the hourly rate is€1.50. The full day rate for aSunday is just €1.50 and this isthe price for parking from6pm until 12.30am. Theovernight rate is just €5 if youdecided you were having toomuch fun in Rathmines to justgo straight home after your

movie or meal and felt like en-joying some of the wonderfulnightlife in the area.

So now, the only question iswhat’s keeping you? The SwanCentre will value your custom.Spend an afternoon in TheSwan which offers more thatshops but a chance to changeyour life. Drop into Dunne’sstores for a few groceries be-

fore picking up a fresh fruitsmoothie for the drive home.

Or maybe something else suitsyour needs. To find out if theSwan Shopping Centre hassomething for you read on todiscover the many shops andservices located within thecentre and meet some of thepeople that will be there toserve you.

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AS YOU enter the Swan Centre from the townhall end, the Golden Arches of McDonald’smimics those wonderful Victorian arches ofthe Swan Centre entrances, a salute to thelocal architecture. Moving on and you canstart to see a sample of the variety of premisesat home in the Swan Centre.

Any magazine or paper you would like can begot at Day Today.. They also carry a range ofstationary, ideal for students. Just next door isthe Colour Copy Centre, another resource forstudents not to mention budding artists, hob-byists and creative professionals. While itstarted out as a Colour Copy Shop it has growninto the Art Shop for the area. It also spe-cialises in a range of educational toys frommontessori upwards.

Possibly the busiest and certainly the longestrunning shop in the centre is the Hopsack.Their stellar reputation reaches far and widenot least with the local community. “We havea strong attachment to Rathmines because ofits interesting tapestry of international andlocal clientele.” Finn Murray proprietor of theHopsack told the Local News on why they hadchosen the Swan Centre, Rathmines for theirbusiness.

Discover bargains and valueand enjoy shopping at the

mium juice & smoothie bar. All their smooth-ies are made from fresh fruit and fat freefrozen yoghurt and a blend of fresh fruitand/or vegetables in their juice drinks.

Just across the way from Zumo is MaireadO’Leary Opticians. Practice manager Geral-dine Dennis has worked with Mairead O’LearyOpticians for over 20 years at the RathminesPractice and Mary Browne is their full time op-tician for the last 8 years. “Our branches havein-house optometrists and opticians who arehighly skilled and trained to look after your vi-sual health needs using the most modern op-tical equipment for conducting eye tests.”Geraldine told the Local News.

Geraldine spoke of the delicate time it is forthe person getting their first pair of glasses,when they may be self conscious, “we are veryaware of this with our customers and we be-lieve it is our commitment to them and carefulhandling of this time in their lives that makesour customers come back to us for all their fol-low up needs” said Geraldine. They are cur-rently running special offers on contact lensesand spectacles. Contact by phone on (01)4971056 or simply walk in.

Next-door, proprietor Rose Barry is an equallycommitted retailer that looks out for her cus-tomers fashion needs. Beverly Jones Boutiqueis already a success with two boutiques on the

Northside of Dublin. The Local News askedRose why she had chosen The Swan Centre asthe site of their latest venture:

“We were constantly being asked by clientswho reside on the Southside to open a shopthere. The Swan Centre was our first choice soin November of last year we rushed in and

began trading. We were most fortunate to se-cure the employment of two great girls, Orlaand Phyllis both of whom have extensive fash-ion experience and are attuned to the needs ofour clients in Rathmines and surroundingareas.” Beverly Jones pride themselves on theservice they provide, they accept deposits onall garments.

Swan Image Express provide more than youwould expect; frames, digital photo frames,film processing and digital printing services,disposable cameras, photo albums, printerinks, mobile phone accessories, sim-free mo-bile phones, mobile phone repair, key rings,passport and license photos. You can findImage Express on the corner across fromDunne’s Stores, or contact by email: swanim-ageexpress@gmail.com, or phone: 014982819/0861761833

For the perfect accessory for your brand newoutfit from Beverly Jones Boutique try Vivi-enne's Jewellers. Vivienne’s will celebrate 25years of trading in the Swan Shopping Centrethis November, and to celebrate they havemany special offers in the Swan Centre

license, footwear - not much explainingneeded there.

Almost, but not quite, dwarfed by Dunne’sStores is The Bookstation. It’s a virtual treasurechest of cards, books, art supplies, party sup-plies, folders, pens and much, much more.

And speaking of Treasure Chests…Entertoy-ment is the next incarnation of a oncefavourite of the Swan Centre, The TreasureChest. Proprietor Peter McManus also runsCandy Bar, newsagents, and told the LocalNews that he felt the time was right about ayear ago to upscale the Treasure Chest to con-centrate on Toys and Party goods. And so far,he hasn’t been wrong, as Entertoyment hasgone from strength to strength.

“There’s a grand buzz with the people here, Iknow the faces of the people that are regularswe say hi and chat away” said Peter aboutworking in the Swan Centre.

Entertoyment has a wide variety of children’sand party products, all high quality for a rea-sonable price. Some of the most popular chil

The Hopsack is one of Ireland’s oldest andbest-established health stores. It was estab-lished in 1979 by Jimmy and Erica Murray andhas evolved to become one of Dublin’s bestsources for organic, fairly traded, ethnic andspecial dietary foods. The shop is now run bythe second generation of Murrays’, Finn andKate. The Hopsack has assembled a great teamof staff all chosen because they have experi-ence or expertise in the field of alternativetherapies.

If, after getting your health food shopping, youfeel like getting a healthy light refreshmentyou don’t need to go too far. Zumo Juice Bar isright next door to the Hopsack. Zumo is a pre-

If, after getting your health foodshopping, you feel like getting ahealthy light refreshment you don’tneed to go too far. Zumo Juice Baris right next door to the Hopsack.

For the perfect accessory for yourbrand new outfit from BeverlyJones Boutique try Vivienne'sJewellers. Vivienne’s will celebrate25 years of trading in the SwanShopping Centre this November,and to celebrate they have manyspecial offers in the Swan Centrebranch.

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These offers include 20% off ALL Gold Jew-ellery, and they are now accepting recycledGold Jewellery in exchange for cash at verycompetitive prices. Watch and Jewellery repairservices are provided at Vivienne’s too. Con-tact Vivienne’s Jewellers either by dropping inor calling (01) 4963174.

Just across the mall from Vivienne’s is the be-hemoth of the Swan Centre; One of the bestknown and most successful Irish brands of alltime, Dunne’s Stores. Groceries, clothing, off

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Local girl (13) scoopsinternational medal

CLODAGH Flood (13) origi-nally from Knocklyon, who isa member of the TallaghtSwim team, won the bronzemedal at the British Agegroup championship, whichfeatures top competitorsfrom the length and breath ofEngland, Ireland, Scotlandand Wales.

It is the icing on the cakefor the talented teenager whohad already secured silver inthe 200m Individual Medleyand the 100m Butterfly, aswell as 4 bronzes in 800mFreestyle, 100m Freestyle,200m Backstroke and 200mFreestyle in a national com-petition (Irish Age groups, Di-vision One)

Indeed, it was a very suc-cessful season for the Tallaghtswim team over all and theclub celebrated a fantasticsummer season with a‘champion’ end-of-seasonparty at the Balrothery SportsComplex.

A trio of Irish professionalboxing brothers was invitedto give the club a talk on teamspirit and dedication to train-ing.

The Hyland brothers,Patrick “Pajo” (Irish Feather-weight Champion), Eddie(Irish Super FeatherweightChampion) and Paul (Irishand EU Super BantamwieghtChampion) presented tro-phies to swimmers who werenominated by the coaches fortheir hard work and consis-tency during the year. Thosereceiving awards included:Emily Browne, Alyson Kelly-Byrne, Aislinn Hearne, Lor-can O’Toole, Stephen Byrne,Melissa Cahill and JessicaKelly.

The Tallaght swim team iscurrently divided into severaldifferent age groups.

The youngest (under 15’s)aged between 11-15 had 8

A tenaciously talented localgirl has become the toast ofTallaght after she scooped abronze medal in aninternational swimmingcompetition recently.

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The relay squad. Left to right are Alyson, Clodagh, Emily and Aoife. Clodagh was 12 at the time of competition, swimming in the 11-12 age group.

swimmers competing in theNational Aquatic Centre fromJuly 9 to 11, finishing with 10medals. There was gold forAlyson Kelly-Byrne in the200m Breaststroke.

There were finals andnew Personal Bests too forAlana Burke, who knocked off20 seconds in her 800mFreestyle final, placing 5th,and Bethan Pengelly, whoknocked off almost 4 secondsin her 200m Breaststroke.

It was however; an alto-gether tougher event for theolder swimmers (aged 15-20)at the NAC from where ateam of 5 achieved PB’s andtop 10 finishes. Lorcan

O’Toole won bronze in the100m butterfly and madepersonal bests (P’B’s) in the50m butterfly,100m Butterflyand 200m individual medley.

Meanwhile, Holly Kelly-Byrne had PB’s in 100m,200m, 400m and 800mFreestyle. Shauna Burke fin-ished 8th in the 200m Breast-stroke and Aoife Maddenheld her times in the 100mFreestyle and 50m Butterfly.

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Top: Pictured at the start of the Duck Race, which was part of the KCR Summer Festival,KCR House. The KCR House Committee with a cheque for €1700 for the Irish Cancer

Society raised by the Duck Race and events during the festival.

Community programmecuts affecting serviceIN THE wake of a statementby Irish Rural Link that com-munity projects such asmeals on wheels, the ruraltransport scheme, visiting theelderly and home insulationfor older people are comingunder threat of closure due toGovernment cuts, Fine GaelSpokesperson for Older Citi-zens, Catherine Byrne TD hascalled on the Governmentparties to consider wheretheir priorities lie.

“The Community Serv-ices programme is designed

to address locally identifiedgaps in the provision of serv-ices and to exploit resourceswhich are available at locallevel. What the present Gov-ernment is doing is killing alllocal initiatives and forcingcommunities to turn valuableresources and energies tofund raising. “In the past theprogramme has providedlong term employment op-portunities for people whohave been previously unem-ployed. Instead of trying tonurture these opportunities,

the Government has under-taken cuts of 16% which havehit communities right acrossthe country.

“Hubert Humphrey oncesaid: ‘The moral test of a Gov-ernment is how it treats thosewho are at the dawn of life,the children; those who are inthe twilight of life, the aged;and those who are in theshadow of life, the sick andthe needy, and the handi-capped.’ Clearly Fianna Fáiland the Greens’ moral com-pass is way off course.”

Seven out of eight gun murderers get away with itTHE latest fatal gun attack brings to 19 the num-ber of people killed in 2010 as a result of a gangwar that has long since spiralled out of controland is a crisis which the Justice Minister seemsincapable of addressing, stated Fine Gael JusticeSpokesman, Alan Shatter T.D. “The swift actiontaken today by the Gardaí in arresting 10 individ-uals, following the cold blooded assassination ofa man in Portmarnock last night, is to be com-mended. The depressing reality is, however, thatthe chances of somebody being convicted for thecrime are slim indeed. “In response to a Parlia-mentary Question put by Fine Gael earlier thisyear, the Minister for Justice revealed that, of the193 murders involving a firearm committed inIreland between 1998 and 21st of March this year,only 23 convictions had been secured up to that

date. Put simply, during that period seven out ofeight people who committed murder got awaywith it. “Lawlessness cannot be allowed to prevailand the ganglords cannot be left to mete out theirown version of street justice as they see fit. TheMinister is not living up to his most basic re-sponsibility of making sure that people feel safeon the streets of the nation’s capital. Innocent by-standers have been murdered before and, if thekilling is allowed to continue at this rate, it won’tbe long before such a tragedy happens again.“The Minister recently proposed a ‘kidnap tax’ asa means of preventing bank robberies. Let’s hopehis response to the ongoing murder spree inDublin makes a little more sense but, given thatwe are heading for record levels of gun murdersthis year, it is difficult to be hopeful.”

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Gas Services Ltd employs astaff of 24. It has a Southside

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“The Commission has been working on the introduction ofa CCCTB for Europe since 2001. The EU has to varyingdegrees consolidated economic, social and monetary poli-cies. Taxation policy is the next step. Sinn Féin arguedagainst giving the EU further powers during the publicdebates on the Lisbon Treaty. The EU Tax Commissioner Al-girdas Semeta has clearly stated that if member states donot sign up a CCCTB he is prepared to force the issue byusing an enhanced co-operation procedure.”

“The country is broke, billions are being lost to Anglo’sblack hole and the ECB is the only taker when it comes toIrish bonds. The bigger member states are eager to finalisea CCCTB for Europe and Ireland is totally unable to stopthem. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation canBatt O’Keeffe can huff and puff all he wants, but he knowsthe government has not got a leg to stand on.”

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keep trying, and sure enough the U13s hadtheir first win of the league earlier on this year.The Gaels also launched an U9s girls team inMay 2010, giving us a firm base for further de-velopment. The highlight of our participationin Clogher Road Sports Centre’s Sports Daythis summer, showcasing Gaelic for Girls, wasmeeting Denise Masterson, Sinead Aherneand Sorcha Furlong of the Dublin Ladies Foot-ball Team. We look forward to cheering themon in the All Ireland Final on 26th September!

County councillisted for 8 awards

CHAMBERS Irelandhas revealed itsshortlist for the 2010Excellence in LocalGovernment Awards.Making the an-nouncement, IanTalbot, chief execu-tive of Chambers Ire-land said the awards,which are held in as-sociation with theDepartment of Envi-ronment, Heritageand Local Govern-ment, provide aunique forum toshowcase the symbi-otic relationshipsthat exist betweenbusinesses, cham-bers and local au-thorities.

“In these chal-lenging times, allsectors must operateon a cost effectivebasis while providingexcellent services,”he said. “We are de-lighted to be able touse these awards toshowcase those localauthorities providingoptimal services totheir stakeholders.”

South DublinCounty Council hasbeen shortlisted inthe following cate-gories:SupportingActive CommunitiesSouth Dublin CountyCouncil – Link 2 BActive, South DublinCounty Council – St.Marks Youth & Fam-ily Centre and CDI

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County/City De-velopment Board ofthe Year SouthDublin CountyCouncil – ThinkLocal

Commenting onthe awards, Council-lor Eamon Maloney,Mayor of SouthDublin County said“I am delighted atthe number of proj-ects shortlisted in theChambers Irelandawards 2010.

South DublinCounty Council hasalways been recog-nised as a Local Au-thority whichproduces projects ofhigh quality using aninteragency partner-ship approach anddelivering excellentservice”.

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Activity and em-ployment both fellfurther, extendingthe current periodsof decline to thirty-nine and fortymonths respectively.The Ulster BankConstruction Pur-chasing Managers’Index™ (PMI™) – aseasonally adjustedindex designed totrack changes in totalconstruction activity– remained belowthe no-change markof 50.0 in August, sig-nalling a further re-duction of activity inthe sector.

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“In fact the PMIis telling us that thesector has been incontraction for 39months now, by farthe longest period ofdecline in the surveyhistory. In terms ofthe detail, activitydeclines remainbroad-based acrossthe three main sub-sectors housing,commercial and civilengineering.

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While these sig-nals are welcome,they should beviewed in the contextof what has been anextraordinary periodof weakness for the

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Governmentneeds to deal with unemploymentcrisisThe Irish National Organisation for the Uunem-ployed has said the Government needs to "paymore than lip-service to the unemployment crisis".

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Riding the crest ofthis victorious wave,Shannon then set hersights on the All Ire-land, AKAI/ kickbox-ing Ireland, where herimpressive perform-ance quickly securedher place as theyoungest member ofThe Irish KickboxingTeam- no mean feat!As part of the Nationalteam, Shannon (whohas been dubbed ‘TheLiberty Belle’) subse-quently traveled toCroatia in September2009, where she madeboth her communityand her countryproud by making it tothe final and winninga sliver medal.

“I was so excitedabout going to Croatiaeven though I was wayyounger and less ex-perienced than therest of the team”,Shannon told TheLocal News. “It was a

beautiful country, Imet so many friendlypeople and we had abig party at the end. Ilove kick boxing somuch I don’t mindhaving to train threetimes a week, I evenspar with the adultswhen I get a chance.”

Currently the‘Liberty Belle’, who isthe youngest of sevensiblings, is competingin the Wako WorldChampionships inSerbia, aiming for goldand Shannon’s mum,Catherine, couldn’t bemore proud. “She hasbeen 100% dedicatedto the sport for thepast two years and wecouldn’t be prouderparents,” enthusesCatherine. Catherinedoes admit howeverthat she wasn’t alwaysas enamoured withthe idea of her daugh-ter boxing. “I was a bitsurprised when she

started kickboxing,there was no contestand the majorettes gotthe boot,” she laughs.

“ I have to admit Iwas worried aboutwhether she would getinjured at the start,but she gets regularchecks. I try to go tomost of the champi-onships, and her Dad,Harry, goes to everyevent without fail.”Amid all her successhowever, a lack of anofficial sponsor hascast somewhat of ashadow over Shan-non’s glittering career.“Harry lost his job inthe recession last yearand so we are findingit a bit of a struggle tofund her travel ex-

penses etc, so we areactively looking for asponsor to get behindShannon,” Catherinetold The Local News.

Shannon is how-ever not short of localsupport, especially inthe family’s local pubThe Bayno in FrancisStreet. “ The owners ofthe Bayno, Gerry andChristine are very sup-portive of Shannonand have decoratedthe pub with herchampionship pic-tures,” said Catherine.

“ And they passaround sponsorshipcards to customerswho have also beenvery encouraging, thelocal support has beenamazing.”

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By Catherine BlakeLiberties KickboxingAcademy For Kids(Fuscos Gym). The tal-ented teenager was in-stantly bitten by theboxing bug and dulycommitted herself tothree rigorous trainingsessions per week.

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Hot on the heelsof this stunning debutsuccess, she enteredthe AKAI/KickboxingIreland Lenister ch -amp ionships, whereshe wowed the judgesby effortlessly dispos-ing of all other would-be contenders tobe come Lenisterchampion .

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Start with somethingthat you love and thatexcites you - maybe afabric or a picture oreven your favouriteteacup. And let thatset the theme for theroom. You'll find thatthe rest of your deci-sions will follow fromthat. For example,one of my clientsstarted with a shapedchair. Just that simpleitem, led us to a roomthat was curvaceousand soft.

2. Don't jump toconclusions

Pick nothing in isola-tion. Get all yoursamples together firstfor floors, curtains,wall paper, sofas andlook at them to-gether. Don’t jumpahead and buy saythe sofa first. You've

an open mind onwhat’s a feature. Itcould be a fireplace,or maybe an old fash-ioned chandelier, ora painting.

7. What's theweather liketoday

Beware also the effectthat the weathertoday may have onyour decision. "Cus-tomers have a strongtendency to pick darkfloors in Summerand light floors inWinter. It‘s justsome thing to beaware of.

8. Remember thatshowrooms arevery big places

It's a common mis-take to buy furniturein a showroom thatlooks way too bigwhen you get ithome. Measure andtest before you buy.Use sheets of news-paper to mark outfloor area that will becovered. Bring in oldchairs and coverthem with sheets toget a feel for height.

And don't automati-cally go for a suite,especially if you‘relimited for space.Consider a sofa andsome individualchairs or recliners be-cause the chairs thatcome in a suite areoften hugh.

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If you want a timelesslook that won't date,then steer clear offashions. Stick towhat's beautiful andorganic, like wood,stone and other nat-ural materials.

10. And finally,don’t be afraidto ask for help

A consultation withan interior designerat the early stagescan save you a lot inthe long run. Here’sthree reasons why…

Reason 1: An interiordesigner will helpyou avoid expensivemistakes. It costs thesame amount to get aroom right as to get itwrong. And a good

interior designershould be able towork to your budget.

Reason 2: An interiordesigner should havea good network ofcontacts amongtradespeople. So, wecan get the workdone and we knowwhat's good value.

Reason 3: Conven-ience, your interiordesigner is also yourshopper. We knowwhat's out there andbring it to you. Soyou don't have torun all over town.

So that’s it. With amix of somethingyou love and lots ofchecking and doublechecking you cancreate a room thatyou can love for everand that has lots ofpersonality – a roomthat’s a worthy set-ting for lots of finish-ing touches – finally!

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www.pickapro.ie would like to thank interior designers, Form Concepts087 657 2831, Interiors 1850 331000 and Taylored Interiors 01 2888635 fortheir advice for this article. To see photos of their work, visit www.pick-apro.ie You will also find lots of other home improvement specialists – in-cluding builders, architects, painters and landscapers. If you would likeinformation about presenting your company’s work on pickapro.ie, pleasecall us on 01 4966176.

Let’s be honest, for many of us, the funpart of decorating our home is finishingit. We see ourselves lovingly addingthose little personal touches like photosor flowers, finding the perfect lamp orfinally hanging that beautiful photo wetook last year. And naturally, we plan toenjoy the streams of compliments aboutour impeccable taste and style!

effectively tied your-self down and youwon't get the resultyou want.

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Aim to maintain theone style throughoutthe room and prefer-ably throughout thehouse, whether yourchosen style is tradi-tional, modern, con-temporary or of aparticular era. Ifyour style is eclectic,choose carefully, as itis a style that can

look very disjointedand messy ratherthan stylish.

4. Live with yoursamples

I always leave sam-ples with the clientsso they can live withthem day and nightunder all lights andcircumstances.

5. Bringing incolour

Wallpaper is a reallygood way of addingextra dimension andcolour to a room.

Good wallpapers andwallcoverings can bedurable and cost ef-fective. For example,it might take 3 daysto paint a room be-cause of the prepara-tion and undercoatsinvolved. However,that same room canbe papered in a day.

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Pick nothing in isolation.Get all your samplestogether first for floors,curtains, wall paper,sofas and look at themtogether. Don’t jumpahead and buy say thesofa first.

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Announcing the programme, Chinedu Onyejelem, editorof the multi-cultural newspaper, Metro Éireann, which isco-ordinating the festival said: “The aim of the festival isto celebrate the rich cultural diversity of Ireland. Gospelmusic is now being enjoyed by all strands of Irish societyand is a great force in bringing people together.

“Ireland is now home to some eminent gospel choirs –such as the Dublin and Discovery Gospel Choirs – whichwill feature among the highlights of our festival pro-gramme. In addition there will be plenty of opportunityfor visitors to explore the dimensions of gospel music in arange of free-to-public workshops that will be stagedthroughout the day.

“The festival is a new initiative that Metro Éireann – aspart of our 10-year celebrations - to provide more infor-mation about multicultural Ireland. We believe stronglythat the Dublin International Gospel Music Festival willbring greater dialogue and understanding to differentcommunities in Ireland,” he added.

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Victory for Dublin trioDUBLIN fight fanswere served up agreat night of boxinglast Saturday as theNational Stadiumhosted two Euro-pean Title Fights anda number of otherbouts involving localFighters.

Heading the“Battle of Europe”show was BelfastMiddleweight BrianMagee who success-fully defended hisEuropean Title andSpain’s Kiko Mar-tinez on winning wascrowned EuropeanChampion for thesecond time on Irishsoil.

The first beingthat awful night forIrish boxing when herobbed BernardDunne of his Euro-pean title in front of ashocked crowd at thePoint Depot in 2007.

There were also anumber of under-card fights involvingsome of Dublin’sfinest that broughtbig crowds to thenear capacity Sta-dium. The most ea-

By Stephen Sharpe

gerly awaited ofthese was the thirdinstallment of Inner-city’s AnthonyFitzgerald againstTallaght’s RobbieLong for the Irishsuper-middleweighttitle. Fitzgerald re-tained his title onpoints in a moretimid affair then the

first two fights. Therewas a big crowd inattendance for thisone, with both side’sclaiming victory fol-lowing the final bell.But Fitzgerald whotrains in the CrumlinBoxing Club was theclear winner andtakes his belt back tothe inner-city.

Also on show wasTallaght’s EU cham-pion Paul Hylandwho fought in a sixrounder againstAmerican RobertDaluz. Hyland whohad been out action

for six months shookof the ring rust to outbox his opponent onhis way to a pointsvictory. Hyland fightsagain on the 6th No-vember in Limerickand it shouldn’t be

long before he gets acrack at a major title.

To top off a greatnight of boxing Fin-glas’s very own Bren-dan Fitzpatrick madehis pro debut againstPoland’s MariuszRadziszewski. Fitz-patrick impressedhis large following ofsupporters burstinginto action from thefirst bell, landing anarray of punches to

the body and head ofRadziszewski. Acombo of punchesfollowed by a cleanlydelivered body shotforced his opponentto take a standingcount. When thefight commencedanother right handto the body offR a d z i s z e w s k ibrought the fight to a

conclusion with oneminute to go of thesecond round. Aclearly delightedFitzpatrick whotrains in Belfast cele-brated his first win asa professional to theroars of his apprecia-tive supporters andcapped off a greatnight of boxing at thenational Stadium.

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Some of the children and staff enjoying class at the Totally French school in Sandymount who cater

for all age groups.

Teens with arthritisARTHRITIS Irelandhas launched thefirst ever JuvenileArthritis month tak-ing place in Septem-ber 2010 to raiseawareness of the is-sues facing teenagersliving with arthritisand funds to con-tinue to provide vitalservices for them.

Being a teenager

in Ireland is chal-lenging: Being ateenager in Irelandwith a disease thatpeople normally as-sociate with old ageis even more so. Ju-venile Arthritis (JA) isa debilitatingchronic disease thataffects 1,000 peopleunder 18 in Ireland.

To mark JA

month Arthritis Ire-land has launchedFizz Friends, an on-line chat room whereteenagers can talk toother young peoplewith arthritis in con-fidence and sharetheir experienceswith each other onthe unique range ofissues that they faceevery day.

Michelle Towey,JA Programme Coor-dinator with ArthritisIreland explains“Being a teenagerwith arthritis can bevery isolating. Wehave developed FizzFriends to re-inforcethe vitality of youngpeople with arthritisas opposed to thedisability. It will givethese teenagers theopportunity to talk

freely, openly andwithout fear abouthow their arthritishas affected their lifewith other youngpeople who aregoing through theexact same chal-lenges every day.Simply visithttp://fizzfriends.arthritisireland.ie.

Arthritis Irelandhas also developed‘Positive Future: aweekend workshopto support youngpeople making thetransition fromchildhood to adult-hood. By participat-ing in this workshopthey learn how to un-derstand their arthri-tis, developindependent strate-gies for living and re-alise that a positive

future is possiblewith the right sup-ports.

However, thecost of providingthese services is sig-nificant. Arthritis Ire-land is calling on thepublic to sell JAsperpins in your school,college, office, work-place or communityarea to ensure thatthey can continue tohelp teenagers navi-gate their waythrough the complexphysical, psychologi-cal and social issuesthat they face. Sim-ply contact ArthritisIreland on 016470203 or emailfundraising@arthri-tisireland.ie to regis-ter to sell pins.

Thousands missingout on PLC coursesAN AVERAGE ofthree applicationshas been received forevery place in PostLeaving Certificate(PLC) courses in col-leges of further edu-cation, it wasclaimed.

The Teacher'sUnion of Ireland(TUI) has called forthe limit on studentnumbers imposed bythe Department ofEducation and Skillsto be removed im-mediately.

"Research con-ducted by the TUIshows that therewere over three ap-plications for each ofthe 30,000 places inthe sector, a massiveincrease on demandlast year," the unionsaid in a statement.

"Some collegeshave reported thatincreasing numbersof the recently un-employed are look-ing to secure aplace."

However TUIDeputy General Sec-retary Annette Dolan

said severe restric-tions on the sectorstill exist because ofthe cap on studentnumbers.

"We estimatedthis time last yearthat there were twoapplications for eachplace, but the ratiothis year has jumpedto over three for eachplace," she said.

"In the goodtimes when we hadalmost full employ-ment there was a capon numbers in PLCcolleges of about31,000 places.

"It is therefore in-credible that thelimit has not beenraised at all in the re-cession in which wenow find ourselves,"Ms Dolan added.

"The Govern-ment should andmust meet the de-mand for places infurther educationcolleges by fundingmore places in PLCcolleges so thatschool leavers andthose recently un-employed can up

skill and retrain.""We urgently re-

quest that the cap onstudent numbers belifted to assist themin doing so.”

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Harold’s Crosshas new serviceTHE BUSINESSDEPOT a local smallbusiness which waslocated in Rathminesfor over 20 years hasmoved just up Lein-ster Road to 242Harolds Cross Road.

The BusinessDepot opened inRathmines in 1989over Herman WhiteEstates as a typing /coping bureau forsmall businesses andfor students. In 1992it then

Twenty years agoin a small roomabove Herman WhiteEstates, on Rath-mines main road, theBusiness Depotopened for business.Aimed initially atstudents and smallbusinesses, it offereda typing and copyingbureau facility. ±§thebusiness grew organ-ically and in 1992 itmoved to a premisesfurther up the road,which gave them a

front shop windowand a walk in facility.

It became an of-fice for the generalpublic and providedsecretarial servicesto small businesses.It offered a widerange of differentservices from typingletters, cv’s, reportsto binding, faxing,coping, laminatingand a full range ofprinting both copo-rate and personal.Over the next 18

years the BusinessDepot developedand grew with thechanging times andhas now made thebig step in these hardtimes of moving to alarger building on242 Harolds CrossRoad to incorporatemore services to itscustomers.

The BusinessDepot who has justshortened its nameto The Depot madethe big move to the

faxing, coping lami-nated and full rangeof printing.

This hard work-ing team are full ofadvice and assis-tance to locals run-ning their ownbusiness.

Their person-alised gifts sectionhas to be visited if

you are thinking ofan unusual andpleasing gift for anoccasion. Fromthank you to newbaby, anniversary,wedding, retirementthey have all the bigevents covered.

Need new letter-heads or cards, TheBusiness Depot can

cater for all yourneeds, from designto supervised print-ing of quality you de-serve.

Shop local, visitthe Business Depotand while you aresupporting a localbusiness, you willalso be receiving thebest of service.

larger premises so itcan now offer theircustomers a largeand wider service.

The new shopconsists of an Inter-net depot, StationeryDepot, PersonalisedGift Depot and Me-morial Depot. It stilloffers all its previousservices to the gen-eral public and smallbusinesses from typ-ing letters, cv’s, re-ports to binding,

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YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL COUNCILLORSOur guide to local Councillors is not necessarily a complete guide to all Councillors in a par-ticular area. Some opted not to be included. We invite all Councillors to include their detailsin our ongoing guide. You can contact us at 087 9133614 or localadverts@iol.ie

DUBLIN CITY COUNCILSouth Central – South West Inner CityCLARE BYRNEPhone: 087 611 6087Email: clare.byrne@dublincity.ie

South Central – Crumlin/KimmageRUAIRI MCGINLEYPhone: 086 830 1111Email: ruairi.mcginley@dublincity.ie

South Central – Crumlin/KimmageERIC BYRNEPhone: 087 254 8429Email: ericbyrn@indigo.ieWeb: www.ericbyrne.ie

South Central – Crumlin/KimmageHENRY UPTONPhone: 086 175 9768Email: henry.upton@votelabour.ieWeb: www.labour.ie/henryupton

South Central – Crumlin/KimmageJOAN COLLINSPhone: 086 388 8151Email: dermotjoan@utvinternet.com

South Central – BallyfermotMICHAEL CONAGHANPhone: 086 175 3747 H: (01) 626 9892 Email: michael.conaghan@dublincity.ie

South Central – BallyfermotVINCENT JACKSONPhone: 086 812 6330 • H (01) 626 4341Email: vincent.jackson@dublincity.ie

South West Inner CityCRÍONA NÍ DHÁLAIGHPhone: 087 995 8949 • (01) 625 9320Email: criona.nidhalaigh@dublincity.ie

Terenure/RathfarnhamCAIT KEANEPhone: 087 811 7824 • (01) 414 9064Email: ckeane@sdublincoco.ie

Tallaght SouthJOHN HANNONPhone: 086 257 7213Email: jhannon@sdublincoco.ie

RathfarnhamPADDY COSGRAVEPhone: 085 174 2709Email: cosgravepaddy@eircom.net

Tallaght CentralMAYOR MICK DUFFPhone: 087 286 5570Email: mduff@sdublincoco.ieWeb: labour.ie/mickduff

RathfarnhamEMMA COBURNPhone: 087 062 8484Email: ecoburn@sdublincoco.ie

Tallaght CentralPAMELA KEARNSPhone: 087 775 6718Email: pkearns@sdublincoco.ieWeb: www.labour.ie/pamelakearns

Ballyfermot/DrimnaghBRID SMITHPhone: 087 909 0166Email: brid.smith@peoplebeforeprofit.ieWeb: www.bridsmith.org

SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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CLINIC TIMES: BallyfermotCivic Offices – Mondays at 10.30amBluebellCommunity Centre – Mondays at 11.30am to 12pmDrimnaghOur Lady’s Hall, Mourne Rd – Mondays at 12.30pmCrumlinCALC, upstairs at 146 Sundrive Rd. – Mondays at 5pmCrumlinVillage Inn Crumlin, Lisle Road – Mondays at 6pm Rialto St. Andrew’s Centre, 168 SCR – Mondays at 7pm

Breast cancer survival rates improveFURTHER improve-ments in breast can-cer survival rates areexpected in the com-ing years, guestswere told at thelaunch of the IrishCancer Society’sBreast Cancer Aw -areness Month inpartnership with VhiHealthcare.

International ev-idence has shownthat when breastcancer is treated in aspecialist environ-ment utilising amulti-disciplinaryapproach to care,survival rates im-prove by at least 20%.The National CancerControl Programme(NCCP) can reportthat by the end of2009, 98% of urgentcases were seenwithin the recom-mended two weektime frame and 100%of all breast cancercases were discussedand treatment wasplanned at Multidis-ciplinary Team Meet-ings.

This comes ontop of a 10.6% in-crease in survivalrates between 2002 –2006. Over 80% of allwomen diagnosedwith breast cancer inIreland survive forfive years or longeraccording to themost recent datafrom the NationalCancer Registry ofIreland (NCRI).

The NCRI fiveyear survival datashowed that;

• 70% of women diag-nosed with all stagesof breast canceracross all age groupssurvived for fiveyears or more be-tween 1994 – 1997.This figures in-creased to 80.6% forwomen diagnosedbetween 2002 – 2006(the most recent sur-vival data availablefrom the NCRI)

• According to the2002 – 2006 survivaldata, survival rateswere highest forwomen across all agegroups presentingwith stage I breastcancer (93.8%) withthe highest rates(100%) occurring inwomen aged be-tween 60-69 present-ing with stage Ibreast cancer.

• The lowest rates arerecorded for thosepresenting with stageIV breast cancer with

just 23.5% survivingfor five years orlonger and the low-est rate - 15% - in the60-69 age group.

The Irish CancerSociety’s 2010 BreastCancer AwarenessMonth campaign, inpartnership with VhiHealthcare will com-prise a month-longnational and re-gional radio, pressand outdoor adver-tising campaign. TheIrish Cancer Society’sPink Ribbon Day inaid of breast cancerresearch will takeplace across thecountry on Friday8th October.

As part of BreastCancer AwarenessMonth the Irish Can-cer Society inviteswomen, who havehad breast cancer orwho are currentlygoing through treat-ment and their part-ners, to a day longconference titled‘Supporting Womenwith Breast Cancer’in Croke Park Con-ference Centre onSaturday 18th Sep-tember. The objec-tive of theconference is to givewomen support, ad-vice and informationas they go throughtheir breast cancerjourney. For furtherdetails or to bookyour free place, logo n t owww.cancer.ie/breastcancerconf or con-tact Eleanor at 01 2310518 / emaile h u g h e s @ i r i s h -cancer.ie.

Breast cancer in-cidence

The latest datafrom the NationalCancer Registry ofIreland (NCRI)shows that therewere 2,837 new casesof breast cancer in2008 (2815 in womenand 22 in men). The2008 data furthershows that of the2,815 cases inwomen diagnosed;

• 11 of them were inthe 20-29 year oldage group

• 135 of them werein the 30-39 yearold age group

• 547 of them werein the 40-49 year

old age group• 775 of them were

in the 50-59 yearold age group

• 655 were in the60-69 year old agegroup

• 386 were in the

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• 279 were in the80+ age group

• 27 of these casesdo not have arecorded diagno-sis age

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Mass to Celebrate the Centenary of the birth of Mother Teresa at the Missionaries of Charity, SCR.

Councillor Ruairi McGinley (FG) cuts the carke to makr the centenary of the birth ofMother Teresa, along with Sr Simeon MC, Sr Bonificia MC, Sr Deepthy MC (Sup),

Sr Felice MC and Sr Augelica. Photo: Dave Kenny

Grants to protect our seniorsTHE money is beinggranted to the Bally-mun Whitehall AreaPartnership. Themoney will go to-wards installing se-

curity alert systemsfor older people.

“The equipmentfunded will enablethese older people tocontinue to live se-

curely in their homeswith confidence, in-dependence andpeace of mind”. TheMinister said. “Thenew Seniors AlertScheme replaced theScheme of Commu-nity Support forOlder People on 24thMay 2010. The newScheme providesgrant support to-wards the cost ofsupplying and in-stalling items ofsafety and securityequipment, includ-ing personal moni-tored alert systems.Grant support is pro-vided through com-munity, voluntaryand not-for-profitorganisations regis-tered with the De-partment. Grant

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OFF LICENCE SPECIALS 6 Cans of Budweiser........................................€8.00Sol 12 pack 300ml..........................................€9.99Tyskie, Lech, Grolsh, Krombacher Riss ..5 for €10.00

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THERE ARE somegreat offers and dealson offer in Inchicoreat the moment. Pand P Meats are onBulfin Road. Thebutchers shop is runby Pat and Pierce andare ably assisted byEamon.

This month'sspecials are terrificvalue for examplethere is 10 Irish Fil-lets for only €10, alarge chicken and aham Fillet at €10 orhow about the break-fast special?

This consists of 1LB of Rashers, 1 LB ofSausages, 1/2 dozeneggs, Black andWhite Pudding allthis for only €10. Bythe way all meat in Pand P Meats is fullytraceable and is 100% Irish.

Also the quality issuperb and the pres-entation is second tonone. The propri-etors Pat and Piercesay that every day is apleasure to open thedoor as their cus-tomers are so goodand they do appreci-ate their custom.

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there is finger foodand music afterevery St Pat's homegame . All drinksmidweek are only€3.50 and there is apound draw everyevery Sunday.

There is Musicevery Friday, Satur-day and Sundays. ADJ karaoke playsevery Saturday so bethere or be squaregood, fun is guar-enteed.

If you want greatvalue Londis located

at 199 Tyrconnellroad is the place tocheck out. When youstep in there is a finedisplay of fresh fruitand veg at brilliantvalue and quality.

For example any5 apples are €2 andpunnets of nec-tarines, pears, andsatsumas at only €2.Also on offer is Vo5Shampoo and Con-ditioner €3.50 Fiesta2 Pk kitchen towelsare €1.50.

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is great value in theoff license dept 6cans of Budweiseronly €8 and a bottleof Oyster Bay at only€8.99 have a lookyourself as there re-ally is a fantasticarray to choose from.

If you are feelingpeckish there is abusy bustling deliwhich a large selec-tion of hot and coldfresh foods to choosefrom with helpfulfriendly staff to assistyou.

You can phone inyour orders to (01)453 4101 or betterstill call in yourself.

The Bulfin Newsis a very well knowngrocery newsagentsas is Willie, the pro-prietor in theInchicore area.

The service theyprovide is excep-tional in terms offriendliness and cus-tomer service not tomention the prices.At the moment thereis flavoured water 2for €1, all cans 2 for€, pick and mixcrisps 3 for €1.

Every day there isa large white orbrown sliced panand a 2 litre milk foronly €2. Somethingfor the kids is potnoodles 2 for a €1.

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Michael Carruth and Ronnie Delany, both olympic gold medalists, with Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Gerry Behan and Councillor Ruairi McGinley

at the reception in the drimnagh boxing club. The granite stone plaque errected in Drimnagh in honor of Michael Carruth.

Photos: Dave Kenny.

The Carruths boxclever in Drimnagh

LORD Mayor GerryBreen will officiallyname an existingroundabout in Drim-nagh, Carruth Round-a b o u t / Ti m p e a l l á nCarruth on Tuesday,7th September at3.30pm at a ceremonyin Drimnagh BoxingClub, Keeper Road,Dublin 12. The round-about is located onMourne Road at itsjunction at Slievena-mon Road.

“The naming ofthe roundabout is afitting tribute to thirtyyears that the Carruthfamily have been in-volved in the Drim-nagh Boxing Clubwhich culminated inthe achievement ofMichael Carruth inwinning a gold medalat the BarcelonaOlympic Games in1992. The occasion isfurther enhanced bythe presence at theceremony of RonnieDelaney who won Ire-land’s previous goldmedal at the 1956Games in Melbourne”said the Lord Mayor.

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introduced to coun-terbalance the car-bon tax for olderpeople and will thefuel allowance be re-formulated to in-clude central heatingoil? The Minister

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feeding themselvesor their families andpaying exorbitantheating and lightingbills.”

THE notion of re-placing grants forhome energy savingmeasures with a se-ries of discountsunder a new nationalenergy retrofit pro-gramme, leavesmuch to be desired,according to Cather-ine Byrne TD. 'This isespecially with re-

gard to the effect onolder citizens', shestated.

“Thirty two mil-lion euro of these en-ergy grants wereunclaimed in 2009 soit is clear the systemneeded to bechanged. The ques-tion is: how will thenew scheme make it

easier for older peo-ple to make prepara-tions for the harshwinters comingupon us? Will thenew scheme be userfriendly and helpolder people keeptheir homes warm?

“Will the Minis-ter outline whatmeasures are being

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Be yourown lifecoach

WHEN I started writing these articles we werein a time of economic boom. Many people mayhave looked on these articles as just help forthose in some kind of pesonal crisis. But fromthe start, I have said that the methods and tech-niques and ways of thinking that I have sharedwith you here can benefit everyone whetherthey are in crisis or doing very well thank you.

However, it is more often in a time of crisisthat people look for and most need some helpin getting through an experience that is diffi-cult, unpleasant and possibly new and confus-ing to them.

Unfortunately, with the current economicdownturn, property price corrections, unem-ployment and the credit crunch surrounding usand coming at us from all angles, we have allfound ourselves in changed circumstances.

So now we have a situation that is commonto pretty much everyone and a real life exampleof where we can all use the material that I havebeen sharing here.

Throughout this series I have been talkingabout feeling better. The daily news this yearwould hardly help anyone to feel better. There issuch a sensational focus on bad news. And badnews affects everyone negatively. And yet, if youare to be at your best, you need to be feelinggood! Then you are giving yourelf the bestchance to succeed.

So in this issue of The Local News I amgoing to start with this live situation and applywhat I have been writing to surviving this creditcrunch/economic crisis/ recession.

We cannot always control what thoughtscome into our head or are put into it from out-side. But we CAN decide whether or not to con-tinue thinking them. And, most of the time, weCAN actually decide what to think about orfocus on. And this is going to be our first step ingetting in good shape to succeed in this difficultperiod.

I have always talked about goals and targetsand they are what determine our mood, give usmotivation and energy. Things we need in diffi-cult times. Most people being affected by all ofthis gloomy news are undoubtedly focussed onall of the negative aspects, this is what they arethinking about and this is why they are feelingdown, worried, demotivated and scared.

So, before the next article I want you to startto take control of what you think about andfocus on the majority of the time. I want you tostart to focus on your goal. And if you are won-dering what that goal is, what I want you tobegin focussing on is where you want to be andwhat you want to be doing when this recessionis over.

There is not much that most of us can doabout what is happening to the economy ingeneral right now. So there is no point in fo-cussing on and worrying about the general sit-uation. But there is a lot you can do about yourown future.

If you do not have a destination, you justwander and drift and never get anywhere. If youhave a destination, goal or target then you candecide your route and begin your journey there.

We will start doing that in the next issue.See you then.

Kieran Fitzpatrick ADHP MIAPH (Memberof The International Association of Pure Hyp-noanalysts) is a fully qualified Clinical Hyp-notherapist, NLP, Practitioner and PersonalCoach. His practice is between Terenure andthe M50 in Dublin. For more details call 087-1227361, e-mail: kieran@kieranfitzpatrick.comor see www.kieranfitzpatrick.com

Clinical Hypnotherapist KIERAN FITZPATRICKadvises in his regular column onhow to achieve your goals.

THE summer hasgone and the harshthoughts of goingback to school areprevalent in theminds of all theyoung kids thedreaded homework,early mornings arethings all young kidshate.

Headlice is verycommon in youngchildren particularlybetween ages 4-11

years and it often oc-curs when kids re-turn to school as theyare in close contactwith lots of others sothe Headlice infec-tion can easilyspread.

Many parentsfeel embarrassedthat their kids haveHeadlice but theyshould not as it isvery easily treated.The best way to

check for Headlice inyour child is with afine tooth comb overa white piece ofpaper.

The hair shouldbe damp to make thecombing processeasier and lesspainful. Such a checkshould be carried outregularly say once aweek particularly be-hind the ears andaround the nape of

the neck. The presence of

live lice will require atreatment, please askyour pharmacist torecommend a spe-cific product for yourchild. All the prod-ucts offer differentadvantages for dif-ferent people for ex-ample certainproducts are moresuitable for asth-matic patients orpeople with sensitiveskin.

Examples ofproducts available atMcKee Pharmacy areDerbac M, Lyclear,and Hedrin. As pre-vention is the bestoption there are nu-merous Headlice re-pellent spraysavailable and the useof Tea Tree shampoois also helpful as anatural repellent.

Another com-mon childhood com-plaint is that of theThreadworm. Usu-

ally parents will no-tice first signs of thechild scratching hisor her bottom, this isa classic symptom ofthe threadworm as itis caused by an aller-gic reaction to thesubstances in andaround the wormseggs laid around theanus.

Itching is gener-ally worse at night.Persistent scratchingcan lead to second-ary infections whichmay require referralto a doctor so it is im-portant to identifythe presence of aninfection soonerrather than later.

The appearanceof cream colouredthread like objects inthe faeces is not un-common.

Parents shouldremember to treat allmembers of the fam-ily at the same timeeven if only one per-son has symptoms. It

s important to cutfingernails short soas to avoid tearingskin but also to pre-vent the transmis-sion of eggs.

Hands should bewashed before eatingand also showeringbefore bed and in themorning to washaway any eggs willhelp too.

Vermox liquid orVermox tablets areavailable at McKeePharmacy and canbe given to childrenfrom the age of 2years upwards, soplease contact Fionaon 8361203 or call inif a treatment is re-quired.

In my next articleI will be discussingAsthma.

Contact Fiona inMcKee Pharmacy, 2McKee Road, Finglasto discuss all yourfamilies healthneeds. Tel 836 1203.

HELPFUL ADVICE FROM YOUR LOCAL PHARMACISTFiona Boyle MPSI, McKee Pharmacy

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How to beat back to school bugs!

IT IS NOW widely accepted that you have lessthan 10 seconds to make an impression withsomeone you have met for the first time. Inmost cases, people make up their mind aboutyou in 4 seconds or less, and that is beforeyou’ve even opened your mouth to speak!! Im-mediately you will be put into one of 3 brack-ets, Good, Bad, or Undecided. So now youknow how quickly a first impression is madebut how do you make sure your first impres-sion is a good one? Well really, it doesn’t haveto be a good impression; it just can’t be badone. We all know that if you greet someonewith a nice warm smile, you are automatically

taken out of the bad impression bracket andput into either the undecided or good bracket.So you could say that smiling is the first stepto creating a good impression.

But what if you hide your smile? At EvolveIreland, we have found that the majority ofpeople that we speak to about Laser TeethWhitening, have come to us because they areashamed or not happy with the condition oftheir teeth. They also tell us that they hidetheir teeth when smiling which gives the im-pression of a false smile and a lack of self con-fidence. When we have performed theprocedure, we can see the confidence in

clients as they leave the clinic with a beamingsmile. We can lighten the shade of clients’teeth by up to 10 shades!! Sometimes we cando it less than an hour but sometimes it maytake a little longer. And best of all, there’s ab-solutely no pain involved (unless of courseyou want some, in which case, we would haveto charge extra for!!)

So whether you are going for a job inter-view, meeting with potential clients, attendinga social occasion or even going on a hot date,make sure that you have the confidence togreet people with a smile because we all knowthat “First impressions last…”

First impressions last

Consultants warnagainst health cutsThe Irish Hospital Consultants Association is calling on theGovernment not to reduce health sector funding in theBudget.

The IHCA has said frontline services are already understrain following a cut of more than €1bn in health spend-ing this year.

In its pre-Budget submission, the association said theGovernment must reverse its plans to make further cut-backs "in the interest of patient safety".

The IHCA President, Dr Margo Wrigley, said the reductionsin acute hospital and mental health services are creatinga crisis.

Dr Wrigley said: "It's having a very devastating affect interms of theatres closing, out-patient clinics being closedover the summer and people spending protracted periodsof days on hospital trolleys before they are admitted toacute beds."

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THE GREENHILLS HARVEST FAIR is a celebration of our Community and our Community Groups. The Fair has beenorganised by representatives from many groups within our estateincluding Greenhills Residents Association, Greenhills CommunityGarden, Greenhills Boys Football, Greenhills Community Games,Robert Emmets GAA, St. John Ambulance Walkinstown DrimnaghDivision, Walkinstown Greenhills Network.

10am-1pmCommunity InformationMorning

Community Groups,Service Providers andResidents can share in-formation about what isavailable in and aroundGreenhills. The Mayor ofSouth County Dublin willlaunch the event andthere will be speakersfrom South DublinCounty Council (HousingGrants) and the HSE (Pri-mary Health Care).

The event will take placein the Greenhills Com-munity centre and therewill be a workshop to ex-plore relevant issues forthe Greenhills Commu-nity.

8pm-11pmDisco forTeenagers

This is a ticket onlyevent for the under 18s.Tickets must be pur-chased in advance for€10 from committeemembers of Spark the

Greenhills Youth Group(phone Mary Clare at087 9887007 if you arelooking for tickets).

from 9.30pmInformal Sing Song

Greenhills CommunityCouncil Social Club invitemembers and guests toan informal Sing Song inthe John Walsh Room.Your chance to do yourparty piece. Full barservice available.Strictlyover 18s.

8.30pmBarn DanceCountry and WesternNight, starting withsome line dancing fol-lowed by a country andwestern DJ.

A full bar will be avail-able, it is a strictly over18s event (Admission¤5). Prize for the bestcowboy / cowgirl.

For further information

please phone MaryClare at 0879887007.

Unless otherwisestated all events willbe in the GreenhillsCommunity Centre.

Friday 17th & Saturday 18th September 2010Harvesting the best from all corners of our

estate. Join in to see what Greenhills has to offer you.

Friday 17th September

Saturday 18thSeptember

12pmHarvest ParadeAll community groupsand residents are invitedto join the Harvest Pa-rade. The Parade will beled by Irish Olympic box-ing champion MichaelCarruth. Clubs are en-couraged to bring alongclub banners and walktogether. Please assem-ble with your group at11.45 beside the Green-hills Community Garden.Why not come dressedas a scarecrow? Therewill be a prize for thebest dressed scarecrow.Route: from the Commu-nity Garden, St James’sRoad, St Joseph’s Rd, StGerard’s Rd, St. Patrick’sRoad, Limekiln Lane,Community Centre.

12.30pm to4.30pmOutdoor activites in Greenhills ParkOutdoor activities (in-cluding soccer, GAA,races and fun games)will be co-ordinated by;Greenhills Community

Games, Greenhills BoysFootball, Robert EmmetsGAA, Greenhills Scoutsand Girl Guides. TheCommunity Garda andthe fire brigade will bealong with their vehiclesfor children to see closeup and St. John Ambu-lance will providedemonstrations of emer-gency procedures. Allchildren are welcomeand have a chance ofwinning a medal kindlyprovided by the Green-hills Credit Union.

12.30-4.30pmIndoor activites& DisplaysThere will be indoorsports, an art and craftarea organised by theGreenhills Summer Proj-ect and a section withfun harvest activitiesco-ordinated by Green-hills Community Gardenmembers. Entries forthe harvest colouringand art competition andArts & Crafts created bysenior citizens from theSt. Andrews Club andother clubs from Green-hills will be on display .

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Congress concerns over new ‘workfare’ schemeCONGRESS is particularly concerned about thereports over the weekend that unemployedworkers will be under threat of losing their so-cial welfare if they do not participate in the pro-posed new Work Opportunity Scheme. In aletter to Minister for Social Protection, ÉamonÓ Cuív, Congress General Secretary, David Begghas said that trade unions will vigorously op-pose mandatory participation and 'workfare'schemes that are more about punishing the un-employed than helping them. David Begg hasasked for an urgent meeting with the Ministerto discuss the scheme which, it has been re-ported, includes a proposal for a weekly pay-

ment of €210 for participants if they carry out arange of community or other employmenttasks. He said any scheme should not be usedto down play cut backs or make up for dwin-dling funds for local and community work. Itmust not be used to replace jobs nor to create apervasive climate of fear, David Begg wrote.Hecalled on the Minister to include a number ofsafeguards that Congress wants to see in theproposed scheme including the extension of ex-isting employment rights for all participants. Hesaid that the scheme must be voluntary and re-fusal to participate should not result in any neg-ative impact on social welfare or secondary

benefits. "Participants on the work opportuni-ties scheme are employees and must be recog-nised as such. All employment rights mustapply, such as health and safety, sick leave, hol-idays, protection from discrimination, forcemajeure and maternity and the right to unionmembership and collective bargaining," DavidBegg wrote. "These are minimum decent stan-dards and it must be clear that these legal obli-gations fall on not-for profit employers.Otherwise, there is a danger that conditions forthese workers will be unsafe, unfair, at the graceand favour of their employer and contrary tohuman dignity." He said that employees on the

work opportunities scheme must be providedwith an entitlement to time off to attend at in-terviews and should not be required to work anotice period. "It would be contrary to the pur-pose of the scheme if workers could not attendfor interviews from fear of losing their socialwelfare or if they were unable to take up job op-portunities because of notice periods," he said.Participants on the work opportunities schemeshould be allowed to modify their working timeto allow them to take up part time work oppor-tunities. He said the scheme must ensure thatwomen are not disadvantaged from participat-ing due to child or other care responsibilities.

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dren’s toys, of the moment, the micro-scoot-ers and like-a-bike, are in stock. And for yourparty needs helium balloons, bunting, badgesand party ware.

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For cards for all occasions why not visit theCorner Card Shop. Swalk, has a beautiful se-lection of cards from the best designers andwriters. And there’s more to them than cardsalone. They have a large selection of bespokeitems that would make a great gift for any spe-cial occasion. Moleskin notebooks, sterling sil-ver frames and more.

Swalk faces onto the other Dunne’s Stores unitat the Swan Centre, this unit carries theirmenswear and home-ware collection.

Dave and Maxi have been cutting keys andheeling shoes for almost as long as the SwanCentre has been open at the Heel Bar. Davehas been at The Heel Bar for 5 years and Maxihas been cutting keys there for 23 years.

Maxi talks about how they stayed in businessfor so long at the Swan Centre, “We startedsmall and built the business up, keeping ourprices low and competitive.” The quality of theworkmanship is also important explainedMaxi. In addition, The Heel Bar will do theirutmost to meet with customers needs, for ex-ample; recently they started stocking the sig-

nature red soles of Louboutin designer shoes.

John Adam Hair and Beauty Salon is located inthe heart of the Swan Centre. Both salons areopen 7 days a week for all your hair and beautyneeds. They have a long list of special offers.visit their website, www.johnadam.ie or con-tact them on 01 4971880 for further info orbetter still - drop in for a visit.

John Adams hairdressing were the first to setup shop in the Swan Centre, they really havebeen there since day one. John started hishairdressing business some years before thatat the Uppercross Hotel, which is owned by hisbrother, and is a native of Rathmines. Speak-ing to the Local News, Sandra Quinn told us‘she has been a stylist there for almost as longas John Adams Hairdressing has been in busi-ness’.

“Most of the staff have been here since the be-ginning, staff stay because we’re a family here,”said Sandra.

First Clothing is located beside the Candy Barby the stairs and has a interesting selection ofclothes and great year round deals. And JunsFashion has great designs that young peoplewill love.

Amelia’s Angels is a gift shop for anyone whowants a gift that means a little more. VladimirAlehno now manages the shop that was oncea healing centre run by his mother, Amelia.Based on their clients’ ideas the Healing Cen-tre grew into the shop it is today. Amelia’s heal-ing services are still available through theshop. They are one of only 4 or 5 places in Ire-land that offer Aura Photography. Of theirrange of products Vladimir said, “if anythingwe have can help people feel better, a littlestone or angel, we are happy to provide it.”Visit the store or go online to their website,www.yourangelshop.ie.

A recent addition to the Swan Centre is Hol-land and Barrett. This well-known outlet willmeet all your vitamin and supplement needs,and they have many special offers, whichchange regularly.

Under the stairs is Swan Flowers. The lovely

“We were constantly being askedby clients who reside on theSouthside to open a shop there.The Swan Centre was our firstchoice so in November of last yearwe rushed in and began trading.”

Right next-door is the ultra chic Cyan. Uniquedesigner clothing that you will only find here.

For footwear its Shoezone, quality shoes atbargain basement prices, great for kids shoesespecially now it’s back to school.

Banana Tree has been a firm fixture of theSwan Centre for many years. They have a veryquirky selection of jewellery, furniture, rugs,lighting, picture frames, ornaments and thingsjust for fun. They also carry a range of uniqueand beautiful cards for any occasion.

Next door to Banana Tree is Dubray Books.Dubray Books are an Irish-owned family busi-ness consisting of eight branches across thecountry. The bustling branch in the Swan Cen-tre opened in 1994. The company policy of re-cruiting staff that are readers and lovers ofbooks is evident in their wide-ranging staffrecommendations. Aileen Smyth is Dubray’sSwan branch manager and is ably assisted byMartin, Stephen and Vivienne.

Book Club members will be happy to learnthat they can earn a 10% discount on theirclub choices by registering at Dubray BooksSwan Centre or at any of our branches. Theywill also order any book they don’t have foryou. And each Saturday at twelve o’clockDubray Swan Centre hold a story-time foryounger children. Find them on Facebook.

Lisa Parsons has been selling her beautifulbouquets for 9 years but Swan Flowers hasbeen in existence for over 17. Situated near thedoor it’s a very handy spot when, headinghome, you decide to surprise your other halfwith a bouquet. Swan Flowers also deliver andis part of Interflora. Call Lisa now to discuss allyou flower arrangement needs 01-4960720.

Knit and Make set up shop in The Swan Cen-tre a little under a year ago. Since proprietor,Teresa Brennan, opened her doors, businesshas been very good. Teresa chose the SwanCentre as it was situated in a busy inner citysuburb. “People are thrilled to be able to buyHaberdashery in Rathmines,” said Teresa.

Customers come from all over Dublin to buytheir wool and needles in The Swan Centre.Whether you knitted before or are a completenovice, Knit and Make is worth the visit andmay inspire your creative side.

Down by the main entrance fronting onto themain street is the only pharmacy to reside atthe Swan Centre; Life Pharmacy. Chris Byrneis a committed community pharmacist whogets to know his customers; Life Pharmacy’sprofessionals have all been specially trained tooffer the best advice and superior level of cus-tomer care. Life offer a range of specially de-signed services, beauty and lifestylecollections and advice for living well in a wel-coming professional environment.

The Swan Centre is also home to a DentalClinic, which can be found upstairs. Dr BarryCramer & Dr Mary O’Neill run, a highly re-puted, general and cosmetic dental practice.With over 40 years experience between themthey provide a full range of quality dental serv-ices, call (01) 4977533. Also on this level areDermatologica, a Skin Care facility and theTanning Cove.

Heading back down the stairs maybe you’rethinking of heading home to relax with a goodmovie, Xtra-vision is right by the door.

On the main street there are a few more SwanCentre shops including Leo Burdocks, servingthe finest fresh fish in batter this side of theequator since the time of the Vikings… okmaybe not quite that long. Beside Burdocks isthe EBS, taking care of your finances with afriendly and personal touch. Now what elsewould you like to have in your local centre?

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Now you know about the greatrange of outlets available for yourperusal in The Swan Centre, butdid you also know that just ninemonths ago The Swan Cinemaopened its doors to the viewingpublic? Bringing movie loverslocally and from further a-field theSwan Cinema has been a mostwelcome edition to Rathmines.

SPEAKING with the Cinema manager, PaulJohn Anderson, we learned just how wellreceived the three-screen cinema has been.“We’ve been very busy since day one, it’s greatto see customers coming back” said Paul. “Itwas quiet in June although we were the onlycinema in Ireland to screen the World CupFinals in 3D and the final sold out.”

Of some of the new features on offer at theSwan Cinema Paul said they have been agreat success, particularly the screenings livefrom the MET and there’s great interest in thenew season including a screening of theBolshoi Ballet and Philharmonic Orchestra.

One of the greater successes of the Cinemahas been their hosting of the Indian FilmFestival. The festival got great media coverageand they had the honour of a couple ofdirectors attending screenings including‘Raajneeti’ director, Prakash Jha.

City Life Entertainmentat the Swan Centre

needs is the most important part of runningthe Swan Cinema and this philosophy willstand the test of time.

The Swan Cinema has taken the SwanShopping Centre experience to a new level,and other businesses have risen to meet theexpectations that the Cinema has given thelocal community.

Café Kylemore, uniquely situated on the firstfloor right beside the Swan Cinema entrance,was first to recognise the needs customers ofthe Cinema would have and introducedmenu changes to make the waiting cinemagoers experience even better.

Now a new restaurant located on the mainstreet of the Swan Centre has offers toimprove your experience even more. Fitzroyand Flinders is the brainchild of MichaelMacCurtain, originally from Galway, Michaelcame to Rathmines via Melbourne, Australia.

“Fitzroy is a suburb in Melbourne where Ispent three years as a Chef, and when I cameto Dublin to start this venture I spent monthslooking for the right location and to meRathmines is like a twin of Fitzroy so it madesense to set up the restaurant here” Michaeltold the Local News.

“The Flinders part of the name is the CentralStation in Melbourne which has a clocksimilar to that of the Rathmines Town Hall soit seemed fitting to draw on this comparisontoo” said Michael. Having only opened a fewshort weeks ago Michael is keen to keepadapting their menu and is leaving it up to hiscustomers to decide which direction they willtake.

Already matching their service to the need ofthe community Fitzroy and Flinders are openfrom 7.30am until 10.30 every evening. A

main course will only set you back by €10,amazing value for incredible food. I tried asample of one of Michael’s signature dishes; aKangaroo salad, which I can highlyrecommend it’s a light-refreshing dish withwonderful flavour perfect if you’re heading tothe cinema later on. Michael will beintroducing a cinema ticket and meal deallater this month so watch out for that and themany other great offers that will surely befirm favourites in no time.

The interior of Fitzroy and Flinders isrefreshing and the walls are adorned withsome interesting and unusual art thatMichael picked up from artists in Australiaincluding a wonderful piece by Jeff Coons.

The Coons Monkey is also part of acompetition they are running to name theMonkey.

Check out Fitzroy and Flinders on facebookfor this and news of all their great menuselections and offers. And for all you coffeelovers Michael has another surprise;Aeropress coffee, this is coffee like you’venever tasted before the filtering process ofspecially selected roast beans leaves thecoffee so clear it’s almost translucent andtastes divine.

And here your Swan Centre experiences ends ormore precisely it is just the beg inning. Head downthere now and find out all about it for yourself.

Paul added that it has been great to be sobusy, he believes this is because they haveprovided a consistency of service providing abetter experience for moviegoers. The moveby the Swan Centre to extend and revise theirparking times and rates have been a greatboost for the Cinema, helping to extend theirbusy periods to their matinee shows.

And they too have taken heed of theircustomers needs by extending their studentdeal to run all week. Paul believes that gettingto know your customers and meeting their

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