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Brave little Molly McNally,the six-year-oldBalbriggan girl, whohad a vital bonemarrow transplantoperation at CrumlinChildrens Hospitalrecently, is now backhome with her familyin Balbriggan.Her parents, Emma andGerry are understand-able delighted to have theirlittle girl back home at last.Brave Molly underwent verytough chemotherapy prior toher operation. A relieved Gerry

told the County Leader,“Her recovery was

exceptional and all hercounts were up. Wenever doubted hercourage, determina-tion and spirit, whichbrought her throughthis with flying

colours,” he said. BothEmma and Gerry werefulsome in their praise

for Crumlin Hospital and thewonderful care they providedfor Molly. “There’s nowhereelse in the world that we wouldhave chosen to take care of

Molly. Her consultant, CormacOwens and his excellent teamleft nothing to chance and wecannot praise them enough,”said Gerry. “Molly is under-standably delighted to be backhome with her family and sheis in great spirits. We had toreturn to the hospital lastThursday for a visit, but every-thing worked out fine. WhilstMolly is at home, we still haveto keep a careful eye on her,for fear of infection,” he said.Meanwhile keep a look-out forany upcoming fundraisers inaid of the Molly McNallyMiracle Trust as your supportwill be vital in securing muchneeded treatment for Molly.

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Local Sinn Fein councillor, Malachy Quinn has calledfor more support for dwindling fishing communitiesthroughout the North County. He was about the issuespeaking at the Party Ard Fheis in Derry recently.“All along the coast of the North County there arefishing communities struggling tomake a living, the continuousattacks on Irish Fishing Quotas byEurope over the years havebrought the Industry to its knees.The lack of real leadership on theissue by previous Governments &MEPs have only served to facilitatethis,” Quinn said. “That said, I amconcerned that the fishing industry is not attractiveto young people throughout the locality due todecades of neglect by successive Fianna Fáil, FineGael and Labour governments, who have continu-ously ignored coastal communities,” he continued.“Sinn Féin has a strong team at home and in Europe,and with my colleagues Matt Carthy MEP forMidland’s North West, our fisheries spokesperson inthe Dáil Martin Ferris TD and Minister MichelleO’Neill, we will continue to address these issues andstand up for Irish fishermen and coastal communi-ties in the North County and beyond,” Quinnconcluded determinedly.

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While the sight of lambs prancing around the fields and daffodils blowing in the wind are a sure sign of Spring, strawberries are the very essence of Summer. The first strawberries of the season were produced last week at KeelingsFruit Company in St Margaret’s, and this picture shows David Keeling proudly displaying the first strawberries of the year.

Local Minister, Dr James Reilly broke downfive minutes into a radio interview lastweek, while talking about his son, who hasautism and the discretionary medicalcards.Dr Reilly was speaking to RTE presenter, RayD’Arcy about his tenure as Minister for Healthand said that he regrets the discretionarymedical cards, “That’s what upsets me most,”he said.In an emotional moment, he said, “I had noreal choice because of the money situation wefound ourselves in. I never thought that’swhere I’d end up as Minister and as a parentof a child with a disability, taking cards offchildren with a disability.”“I’m very glad that situation was rectifiedbefore I left, in terms that it stopped and areview group was put in place.”He briefly broke down when speaking abouthis second son, Jamie who was diagnosed

with autism. He voice quivered ashe told D’Arcy, “I hope I can holdit together for this. I sat at the end of the bedand I still remember, I suppose, crying there

with my wife, as we looked at our beautifulboy.” He continued, “We thought his futurewas gone, but thankfully we were wrong. Theone message I would give to parents is, letnobody set a limit on your child’s horizon. Wewere told that he was mentally handicapped.We were told not to worry.“We went to England and we got him assessedthere. We were told he did have autism. Themistake made by the psychologist unfortu-nately was that he used a verbal tool to assessa non verbal child. And when he started talkingat five, the doors started opening,” he said.A proud Dr Reilly then spoke of the determina-tion of his son in coping with his condition.“He got to go to normal school when he was 11and he’s progressed from there. He’s got anhonours degree from Trinity in genetics and amasters in biotechnology from Queens andhe’s studying for a PhD in autism and stemcell research,” he said.Continued on page 16

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Dublin Airport’s airfieldis to receive a majorcapacity boost, withthe addition of ten newaircraft parking spaces and three new aircrafttaxiing lanes.The €20 million project, which islocated to the northern end of theairfield, is the largest single capitalinvestment at Dublin Airport sincethe opening of Terminal 2 in 2010.The extra aircraft parking spaces arerequired due to the significantgrowth in traffic at Dublin Airportover the past three years. Passengernumbers at the airport increased by 8 per cent to 21.7 million last yearand have risen by 16 per cent since2011.“This is a major construction project,which will create 10 extra aircraftparking stands and help the airportexpand further over the mediumterm,” said Dublin Airport ManagingDirector Vincent Harrison. “We are

constantly investing to maintain and improve theairfield area for our airline customers and also toimprove and upgrade the passenger experiencethroughout the airport,” Mr Harrison added.The new apron area being developed coversabout 67,500 square metres, which is equivalent

in size to 15 football pitches or a space bigenough to park 900 cars. The first phase of theproject, which is currently underway, involvestwo months of earth moving and drainage workafter which contractors will begin laying theconcrete that forms the top layer of the newparking area.The parking stand project also includes thereplacement and upgrading of drainage infra-structure, and the provision of undergroundsurface water attenuation and storage. Theseenvironmental measures will ensure that all

surface water run-off from the newparking stands will be collected andreleased in a controlled and carefullymanaged way back into the localwater system. “We take our environ-mental responsibilities very seri-ously and this project will be deliv-ered to the highest environmentalstandards,” Mr Harrison said.The construction work is beingcarried out by Clare CivilEngineering, which will have up to30 construction staff on site at anyone time. The project, which isknown as Apron 5G, is due to becompleted in April 2016, and also includes additional high mast lighting and a new electricalsubstation.

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Pictured here is the major new carpark area being built at Dublin Airport.

Local SportsClubs Urged ToApply For FundingLocal TD, Alan Farrell (FG) has called onsporting organisations in the NorthCounty to consider applying for fundingfrom the 2015 round of the SportsCapital Programme, which opened lastweek.He told the County Leader, “This is thethird round of Sports Capital fundingbeing made available by thisGovernment to support sporting organi-sations, with the improvement of thefacilities and to provide them with newequipment. I am delighted that theMinister of State for Sport, Michael RingTD, has secured an additional €40million to provide in funding in thisround of the Sports Capital Programme,which brings the amount thisGovernment has committed to thedevelopment of sports infrastructure to

€130 million. “Local communities willhave already felt the benefits that theallocation of funding to their local clubscan have, with over €1.7 million havingbeen allocated to organisations in theNorth County last year, on top of the €1million which was provided in 2012.Organisations from Malahide,Portmarnock, Swords, Donabate, Rush,Skerries and Balbriggan have allreceived grants under this programme,”he said.“Sports Capital funding not onlyprovides important funding for facilitiesand equipment, but it is essential interms of tackling obesity and encour-aging more people to become physi-cally active. I would urge all of thosewho may be interested in applying tothe Sports Capital Programme toregister on the online system before5pm on Friday, 10th April and to ensuretheir full applications are submittedonline at www.sportscapitalpro-gramme.ie by 5pm on Friday, April24th,” he concluded.

Malahide Parish Trip To FatimaThe parishioners ofMalahide’s Sacred Heartand St. Sylvester’sChurches are on the moveagain and they are invitingthe people of the NorthCounty to join them.Having had a number ofvery successful pilgrim-ages over the past fewyears to the Holy Land,Rome, Lourdes and theShrines of France, thisyear the group arereturning to Fatima inPortugal.The group have a fullagenda planned for theseven day trip with theirSpiritual Director Fr. FrankRaburn, taking part in theceremonies and proces-sions at the Chapel of

Apparitions and at theRosary Basilica. They will also visit thehomes of the Children ofFatima, the Loco doCabeco and Valinhoswhere the Virgin Mary andthe Angel appeared to thechildren and have Mass inthe convent in Coimbrawhere Lucia lived as aCarmelite nun. There willbe a day trip to Lisbon and

other places of interest. Asalways there will be a‘cupan tae’ during a visitto the Irish DominicanSisters in the Pius X11Monastery. Thepilgrimage date is 21st -28th May, the cost €699full board. All are welcometo join the pilgrimage. For further informationcontact: Jo Morris 0876163648.

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A Skerries schoolgirl has launched anonline petition, in an attempt toprevent a quarry near her home townfrom being turned into a landfill site.Tara McGonagle, who is a third yearstudent at Skerries CommunityCollege, told the County Leader abouthow she started this petition. “I waspart of Foróige, which is a large youthorganisation, and I completed a coursein Youth leadership and Communityskills. At the end of the course, I had toget a goal and mine was to preventMilverton Quarry on the outskirts ofSkerries from being turned into a land-fill site. The site is operated byRoadstone group. They want to fill thevoid there with natural substances,like rubble and soil, which will have adetrimental effect on wildlife in thearea, including peregrine falcons,which live there,” she said.This is when plucky Tara sprung intoaction. “I drew up an online petition onPetitions 24 and I wanted to see whereit would go. I wanted to draw attention

to Roadstone’s plans and people wereoutraged. Not only would wildlife beaffected, but it would cause trafficchaos on a narrow road, which is themain thoroughfare into Skerries fromDublin. We had 765 signatures, whichhave been submitted to the authori-ties. I didn’t lodge a formal objectionmyself, as it was too late when I foundout, but an objection was lodgedalready by a lady from Skerries. I stillhope to get more signatures, eventhough the objection has been lodged,and maybe a protest meeting can be planned,” concluded a determined Tara.

Pictured is Skerries girl, TaraMcGonagle, who has raised an onlinepetition against Milverton Quarry beingturned into a landfill site

Skerries Girl’s PetitionTo Save QuarryAn 11-year-old girl from Swords

has decided, in what is anextremely kind-hearted gesture,to donate 14 inches of hair tocharity. Leigha Martin who lives inSwords, after letting her beautifulhair grow for over a decade,decided that she wanted todonate her hair to the RapunzelFoundation, a charitable organisa-tion that works to improve thelives of those living with hair loss(alopecia) through fund raising aswell as through collecting hair foruse as wigs.Hair is raised where people commit togrowing their hair 14 inches or longerwith the view to their hair being sent tohelp make much needed wigs to improve

the lives of those living with the hair loss.Leigha’s mother Carmel told the CountyLeader that her brave daughter waseager to donate her hair, after she expe-

rienced losing some of her eyelashes.“When Leigha told me she wanted to cuther hair, I was very sceptical at first, andI wasn’t that keen for her to do it, butwhen she told me she wanted to donateher hair to children who had lost theirs,what could I say? It’s a wonderful thingto do, and Leigha knows what its like alittle as she has lost some her eyelashesin the past,” she said. A chirpy Leigha said she was happy todo it, and told her parents that shedefinitely wanted to donate her hair tocharity. “We decided to ask Rapunzel ifthey would take my hair and they saidyes.” Though Leigha felt a littlenervous when the time came to cut herlong locks, she handled it l ike atrooper, and said that she knew herhair would grow back again. “My familyare also giving me some money todonate to the charity,” she said,happily adding that she was proud tobe helping other children.

Delightful Gesture By Swords Girl

Leigha displays her hair, which will be used as a wig byRapunzel Foundation for children with cancer

Residents in Balbriggan willbe very happy to hear that theCounty Council intends toprepare a new masterplan forthe town. This comes after anew Cultural Plan was devisedfor Swords. The purpose ofthe masterplan is to bring amuch needed lift to the area. Local, Balbriggan-based coun-cillor Gráinne Maguire (Ind)expressed her delight at thenews, after the Councilrevealed their plans, followingher motion requesting that

the Bracken River inBalbriggan be cleaned up thisyear. In response to her question,the Council said that whilethere were no immediatefunds to carry out the worksneeded in this location, theyplanned to devise a master-plan for the town, whichwould include a clean up ofthe river.“The works required at thislocation amount to an exten-sive body of work which

would involvesignificant humanresources andfinancial commit-ment,” the localauthority said.“While the Councildoes not have abudget to carry outany works at thistime, it is plannedto prepare a masterplan forthis area in conjunction withBalbriggan Tidy Towns thiscoming year and the cleaningand improved access to the

river will form partof this plan.”Maguire was happywith the response,and told the CountyLeader: “The canalarea is a hiddengem in Balbrigganand its needs to beenhanced anddeveloped including

the cleaning of the river and soI welcome the concept that amaster plan be done, so thatthere is a future for this part ofBalbriggan,” she said.

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Balbriggan Book Club The Balbriggan Book Club will meet on Wednesday, 18thMarch at 7pm in the Bracken Court Hotel to discuss To KillA Mockingbird by Harper Lee. New members are welcome.

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Pictured receiving their recognition award from Brid Gerrard from St McCullins SVP Conference are Lusk Community Collegestudents. Included are, Kaci Seaver, Cathal Finnegan, Mollie Gibbons Powell, Amy Penrose, Nathan Tuite, Adam Sheppard,Leah Parkinson, Adam Maughan, Sean Naughton, Heather Hennessy, Lukeman Busari, Imran Mustapha and Kimberely Duehi

Pictured receiving their recognition award from Denis Carrollfrom Rush SVP Conference are St Joseph's Secondary School,Rush students, Tom O'Neill, Kirsten Fynes and Culann Noonan

Skerries Community College students, Sammy Dieboldand Erica Casey are pictured receiving their recognitionaward on behalf of the school from Geraldine Andrews

Pictured receiving their recognition award from RoseMcGowan from SVP headquarters are DonabateCommunity College students, Isabelle Dunne, EllieMurphy and Shauna O'Brien

Pictured receiving their recognition award from Nuala Gallagherfrom East Conference SVP are Loreto Balbriggan students,Roisín Donnelly, Tobi Adeladan and Dearlyn Gondokondo

Pictured receiving the recognition awardfor Balbriggan Community College isteacher, Mairead Doyle who received theaward from Therese Sherwin

Pictured receiving their recognition award from Ann Convery areArdgillan Community College students, Aine O'Shaughnessy, LaurlynMulvany, Paul Whelan and Daniel Doherty

Denis Barry, President of St Finian's Conference SVP, RiverValley, is pictured presenting the recognition award to LoretoCollege Swords students, Chiara Banda, Niamh O'Halloran,Jessica Tracey and Eve Wright

The St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) held a day ofrecognition and thanks to schools in the NorthCounty at Lusk Community College last Thursday.The event was to recognise the wonderful work ofstudents from eight local schools, whose efforts overthe Christmas period, were of invaluable assistanceto the society.The event was attended by Mary Ita Niall, who is theArea President of Dublin North County SVP andDenis Barry, President of St Finian’s Conference,River Valley, Swords.The eight schools honoured included, LoretoBalbriggan, Ardgillan Community College,Balbriggan Community College, Skerries CommunityCollege, St Joseph’s Secondary School Rush, LuskCommunity College, Donabate Community Collegeand Loreto College, Swords.Area President, Mary Ita Niall thanked Ms Atkins,principal of Lusk Community College for hosting theevent and went on to say, “We want to extend oursincere thanks to the students and staff for theirefforts on behalf of St Vincent de Paul. In 2015, thehelp of SVP is needed more than ever before. This is

not just material help and it covers areas like addic-tion, debt, fear, loneliness, which all impact people. Ialso want to acknowledge the wonderful fundraisingposters on display here in Lusk Community College,on the theme of Together Against Poverty,” she said.

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Fingal Dublin Chamber hosted a special lunch to mark the retirement of Peter Caulfield fromFingal County Council and to honour the good working relationship between Peter and theChamber during his time at the County Council. Pictured are Gerry Fitzmaurice, North CountyLeader, Siobhan Kinsella, Chamber President, Michael Kennedy, MKIG, Peter Caulfield,Martina Hilliard, 3 Swords, Maura Cassidy, DAA, Guy Thompson, Chamber Vice President andTony Lambert, CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber

Fingal Dublin Chamber make a specialpresentation to Peter Caulfield at thelunch. Pictured are Siobhan Kinsella,Chamber President, Peter Caulfield andTony Lambert, CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber

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Ethiopian Airlines is tolaunch a new route fromAddis Ababa to LosAngeles via Dublin thissummer. Dublin Airportwill gain two new year-round direct routes as aresult of this decision, asEthiopian will be sellingboth the Dublin-LAsegment and the Dublin-Addis Ababa segmentseparately. Ethiopian willoperate three returnflights per week fromAddis Ababa to LosAngeles via Dublin using aBoeing 787 Dreamliner.The aircraft will have atwo-hour stopover inDublin. Ireland hasgranted Ethiopian whatare termed fifth freedomrights, which enable theairline to sell tickets on allsectors of the new AddisAbaba to Los Angelesroute. The Dublin-Addisflight will connect withEthiopian’s extensiveAfrican network.DAA Chief Executive,Kevin Toland said the newroutes would enhanceDublin Airport’s positionas a growing hub fortransatlantic flights. “Weare delighted to welcomeEthiopian Airlines toIreland. This new servicewill reconnect Dublin withLos Angeles and alsobrings unrivalled connec-tivity into Africa, asEthiopian has the largestnumber of African destina-tions of any airline.”Ethiopian has connections

from its Addis Ababa hubto African destinationssuch as Johannesburg,Khartoum, Lagos, Nairobi,and Zanzibar and the newDublin flight will be timedto offer the best range ofpossible onward connec-tions in Africa. LosAngeles will be DublinAirport’s fourteenth directdestination in North

America, according toToland. “Dublin Airporthas significantlyexpanded its transatlanticnetwork over the pastthree years and this newservice will add a secondwest coast destinationalongside the existingDublin-San Franciscoroute,” he said. Dublin was the seventh

largest airport in Europefor transatlantic flightsthis summer and the addi-tion of this new LA servicewill further strengthenDublin’s position as atransatlantic hub. Five ofDublin Airport’s 14 NorthAmerican destinations willbe served by more thanone airline next year. The new routes willcommence on June 15 andwill operate three daysper week.


Holy Family Senior NationalSchool, River Valley werepresented with an award, asthe winning school of theMATHletes Chal lengeFebruary Cup. Theschool won first placein the PrimaryDivision, beating over170 primary schoolsacross Ireland. This isthe second month in arow that they havewon the award. The award waspresented by localMinister, Dr JamesReil ly, who praisedthe efforts of theschool. “Swords isproving to be one ofthe brainiest towns inthe country, with HolyFamily winning thisaward, F ingal CommunityCollege winning theSecondary level award and StFinian’s Community Collegecoming runner-up in the

same category,” he said.School pr incipal , DavidO’Keeffe was very proud ofthe commitment shown bythe pupils and he also

praised the efforts ofteachers, including mathscurr iculum co-ordinator,Tommy Duffy. There are 16teachers from the school

whose classes are working onKhan Academy andMATHletes. This representsthe most teachers in onesingle school in all ofMATHletes 2015 and 431students competing. Thehighest individual scoringstudent was Lemy Matungulufrom 5th class, who came 17th

in Ireland. The school is alsoin first place in the overallChallenge and well positionedto make an appearance at theAll-Ireland final on May 2nd.

Wonderful AchievementBy Swords Students

Holy Family SNS, River Valley Swords won the monthly Mathletes league for the secondtime this year, when they were victorious in February. Minister for Children and YouthAffairs, Dr James Reilly paid a visit to the school last week to present them with thetrophy. Pictured are, Tommy Duffy (Maths Curriculum Co-ordinator), Paul Martin(Chairman of the School Board of Management), pupis, Siobhan Van Wyk and FionaCooper, Minister James Reilly, David O'Keeffe (School principal) and Kelly Kirkpatrick(Mathletes Co-ordinator for Ireland)

Skerries EnterprisingTeenagers ReachNational FinalYoung student entrepreneurs from SkerriesCommunity College are celebrating this week,after winning a place at the Student EnterpriseAwards National Final in Croke Park on April 22nd.The Fingal Local Enterprise Office runs the biggeststudent enterprise programme in the country and

twenty secondary schools and eight primaryschools competed at the County Final in the

Crowne Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown this week(March 12th), welcomed by Oisin Geoghegan,Head of Enterprise with Fingal County Council.Three student enterprises were selected to repre-sent North County at the National Finals on April22nd in Croke Park, including Book Snaps fromSkerries Community College. The students wereannounced as intermediate category winners.Skerries Community College were also announcedas junior category runners-up for their CodeIreland business. Paul Reid, the Chief Executive of the CountyCouncil, presented the ‘Enterprising School Spirit’

award for primaryschools, which went toSt.Teresa’s Balbriggan.Oisin Geoghegan fromthe Fingal LocalEnterprise Office (LEO)praised the work ofparticipating schoolssaying: “By fostering anenterprising culture inthe classrooms of today,the Fingal LocalEnterprise Off ice arehelping to support andencourage the entrepre-neurs of tomorrow. Asthe ‘first stop shop’ forbusinesses and newstart-ups in the region,we wil l continue

supporting entrepreneurship at all levels, fromprimary school to third level.”

The Junior Category Runners-up were Skerries Community College, with their Enterprise CodeIreland. Pictured with them are Paul Reid (Chief Executive of Fingal County Council), MagsMurray (County Mayor) and Oisin Geoghegan (Head of Enterprise, Fingal County Council)

A new pathway has been built atCastleview estate in Swords,which will facilitate the safepassage of children from theestate to access the localschools nearby.Local councillor, Joe Newman(NP) was instrumental in havingthis vital pathway built, and hehas been canvassing theCouncil to have it built for sometime.Newman told the CountyLeader, “This issue came up atthe doorsteps in this area whenI was canvassing for the localelections early last year. I wasapproached by one of the resi-dents, Joe Billings, who hadconcerns about the lack of aproper footpath in Castleview,

particularly as many childrenuse this area to walk to school.He asked me to make represen-tation to the Council to have thisseen to. Prior to this, they hadto cross a busy and dangerousroad, which was completelyunsatisfactory,” he said.When I was elected, I followedthis up with Council official,Fergus O’Carroll, who inspectedthe area and agreed that a foot-path was needed. Happily, theyhave kept their work and thenew footpath means a saferpassage for children to theirschools nearby. Mr Billings hasexpressed his and residents’happiness with the newarrangement,” concludedNewman.

Newman Happy With New Footpath

Councillor Joe Newman is picturedat the new footpath at Castlview,Swords.

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The salons have a number of greatdeals on offer as well, so keep aneye out for these. In recent yearsalternative health care (health carethat doesn’t involve pumping yourbody full of chemicals that werenever supposed to be there) hasbecome increasingly popular. Eventhough it’s true that the pace of lifedoes at times outpace the personliving it, we should make it animperative venture to learn how torelax. Meditation, or a soothingmassage is far more effective thanone might consider. For otherhealth services you might need,your local pharmacy can provideyou with anything you may need.As well as taking care of all yourmedicinal needs, your pharmacyoffers a number of other services.

There will usually always be arange of beauty products andtoiletries on sale. Many of these willalso be on special offer. Most phar-macies around Swords will have aphoto bar and a nail technician.They usually also have a qualifiedbeauty therapist on hand to giveyou any beauty advice you mayneed or alternatively offer you arange of treatments. Pharmacistswill of course be there to give youexpert health advice. They are ableto offer advice about minorailments, such as coughs, colds,cold sores and general aches andpains and are also well trained tooffer advice and support on otherhealth issues – such as weight loss,giving up smoking and emergencycontraceptive.

A ray of hope has emerged for localHome Help workers employed by theHSE, who are entitled to a gratuitypayment in lieu of their pension. Thispayment, which was recommended twiceby the Labour Court has beenpromised, but not delivered,which according to localsenator, Darragh O’Brien (FF),this Government is in breach of.This involves around 600workers here in the NorthCounty.He said, “They have ignored thissince 2012. We reckon that theaverage payment is around €8,000-9,000 per person and is a once-off lump

sum gratuity payment instead of theirpensions. I have been liaising with MaryHughes and Trisha Greene in this area,

and these are womenthat are at the frontline.The fact that the govern-ment and HSE have beenwithholding money thatthey’re entitled to is, inmy view a disgrace. Nowfor the first time, thereseems to be progressbeing made, and Minister for

Health Leo Varadkar has written back tome to say that he has set up an inter-

departmental group, as this issue strad-dles the Health and Social Protectiondepartments and he has promised toreport back to me later this month, whichis a much-welcomed chink of light.”Mary Hughes, a former Home Helpworker and campaigner told the CountyLeader, “We are very grateful to theMinister for taking up this campaign thatwe’re on at the moment. This gratuity isdue since 2009, but dates from

September 2000 to August2008 and the recommendationwas brought forward in 2009.There’s nothing after that andthe promise of the payment wasmade in 2012. Here we are in2015, and Trisha Greene and Ihave been battling with DarraghO’Brien and we’re delightedthat it all seems to be coming

together at last,” she said. Anothercampaigner, Trisha Greene said, “We

are all hard workers atthe frontline and wehave not received therecognition wedeserve. We’re notlooking for much, andat this stage, we haveworked tirelessly foryears and we believethat the end of a longroad is in sight andhopefully MinisterVaradkar will havegood news for us,” sheconcluded.

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DIATA, (Dublin International Aviation TrainingAcademy), the training arm of DAAInternational, is to host a major global avia-tion conference in Malahide later this month.About 300 delegates from up to 190 coun-tries will attend the Global Aviation Training& Trainair Plus Symposium, which is beingorganised by ICAO (International CivilAviation Organisation), and will be held atthe Grand Hotel, Malahide from March 24th -27th.

“We are delighted to bring such a prestigiousaviation conference to Ireland and toMalahide,” said daa International ChiefExecutive, Colm Moran. “Aviation is one ofthe most regulated and compliance basedindustries in the world and with so manyspecialised areas in the aviation business, itis vital that people are well equipped withthe right skills to do the job. Conferenceparticipants will have the opportunity todiscuss best practice in training, the

resourcing challenges facing the aviationbusiness and even more crucially, how wecollectively ensure that our industry is wellprepared for the future.”The conference will be a major showcase forDIATA, which is aiming to become a leadingglobal player in aviation education, workingin tandem with key industry bodies such asICAO, Airports Council International and IATA.The Malahide conference will showcaseICAO’s Trainair Plus Programme, which is themain tool used in developing and deliveringtraining courses that meet ICAO’s specificcompliance requirements.

Rush Man Plays HostTo TV Chef

Pictured here is Rush man Stephane Pejus (right) with TV chef Neven Maguire andhead chef Derek Daly.

The Naul Gardening and Flower Club Spring Flower Show in conjuction with AOIFAinter club and Flower Arranger of the Year elimination heat, will take place onSunday the 29th of March in the Clann Mhuire GAA Hall in Naul. It will take placeon the Saturday at 7.30pm to 10.00pm and Sunday from 8.00am to 12.30pm. It isopen to the public from 3.30pm to 6.00pm. Admission is €3.

Stephane Pejus from Rush, welcomed a special culinary guest to hisworkplace recently, when top TV chef Neven Maguire dropped into theGPO in Dublin to film for his TV series, Neven Maguire: Home Chef.Stephane Pejus is catering manager with food and facilities manage-ment provider, Sodexo Ireland and based at the An Post staff restau-rant in the GPO. He and Neven are pictured with head chef Derek Daly.The episode was broadcast on Wednesday, 4th March. For theprogramme, Neven visited several cultural and historically significantDublin venues with catering facilities to watch the head chef prepareone of the venue’s most popular dishes. The restaurant was buzzing onthe day of filming while Stephane ensured that everything andeveryone was perfectly turned out for the occasion!

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Bewley’s Hotel Dublin Airport isone of 40 Bewley’s hotels that willbe bundled into a new brandcalled ‘Clayton Hotels.’The rebrand comes after Ireland’sbiggest hotel operator – the DalataHotel Group – agreed to buy thechain as part of a €455 milliontakeover.It will be part of the deal to buynine hotels from the Moran &

Bewley’s Group including the 466room Bewley’s Hotel DublinAirport. The Bewley’s name will bedropped as the hotelier intends tore-markets some of the 3-starhotels as 4-star venues. Chiefexecutive, Pat McCann said thebuyout would be a “transforma-tional development” for thecompany, which expects to saveup to €3 million a year by merging

back-office operations of the twohotel groups. It is a business wehave admired for a long time andthe acquisition is a rare opportu-nity to acquire a large wellinvested portfolio of hotels,” hesaid. The remainder of the Claytonportfolio is to be made up of itsnewly acquired Belfast hotel, theMaldron on Cardiff Lane adjacentto the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre inDublin, Whites of Wexford, itsCardiff property and the already-named Clayton hotel in Galway.

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Balbriggan StudentTriumphs AtBusiness BootcampA talented Balbriggan student and her team matesclaimed the winning spot at the 2015 BT YoungScientist Business Bootcamp with their projectentitled An Tionchar (The impact hurling boot).The group presented to a judging panel of accom-plished business professionals, a mock pitch tocompel the Leinster Council of the GAA to supporta sponsored trial of the boot. Renuka Chintapalliaged 15 from Loreto Secondary School Balbriggan,Mark Lyons, Shiofra Ryan and Jack O’Meara won‘best overall team’ after impressing the judgeswith their business pitch for An Tionchar (Theimpact hurling boot) at the BT Business Bootcamp.The team was selected for its significant progressover the four-day workshop, which is designed toequip students with practical skills and knowledgethat will show them how a creative idea can betransformed into a viable business proposition.Kate Duggan aged 15 from Coláiste Iognaid inGalway was recognised as the best individualstudent. Congratulating all the participants at the BT YoungScientist Business Bootcamp award ceremony,Shay Walsh, managing director of Business, BT

Ireland said, “In creating the BT BusinessBootcamp we wanted to help students bridge thegap between education and business and over thepast few days we’ve seen some fantastic evidenceof what the students have learned through theprogramme.”

Pictured here is Lauren Murphy with Renuka Chintapallifrom Loreto Secondary School Balbriggan, both girlstook part at the BT Business Bootcamp.

Local Minister forChildren and YouthAffairs, Dr. James Reillyhas said that he isdelighted with theadvancements of theRush Playground Project.At present, the plans anddrawings for theproposed project are ondisplay for six weeks, with an addi-tional two weeks to allow membersof the public the opportunity tomake submissions.

He told the CountyLeader, “Many membersof the community,including the RushPlayground Group havecampaigned tirelessly forthis development. Withover seven hundred chil-dren in primary schools inthe greater Rush area,

amenities such as this are essen-tial. The group have alsoconfirmed that the proposedproject would cater for children

with special needs. As Minister forChildren and Youth Affairs, I amvery conscious of the importance ofoutdoor play facilities for the healthand well-being of children andfamilies.”“The Rush Playground Group iscurrently commencing theirfundraising drive and I would like toencourage everyone in the RushCommunity to do what they can tohelp. I would like to congratulate allof those involved on their excep-tional hard work,” he concluded.

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The second Swords BaldoyleYouth Service Annual Footballtournament took place overtwo consecutive Fridaysrecently. The tournament wasorganised by the JETs(Justice, Education,Training) administra-t ion team at theSwords Baldoyle YouthService off ices inSwords. Five localyouth organisationsput teams forward forthis year’s competitionin both Junior andSenior categories. This year’s winners inthe senior categorywere The Liberties,whose star player IanByrne also picked upthe ‘Player of theTournament’ award. In thejunior category, the Swordsteam from St Finian’s Collegetook the t it le, with Leon

Redmond showing greatpromise and taking the juniorcategory’s ‘Player of theTournament’ title.

The matches were held at theALSAA Sports Grounds.Aisling Farrelly, one of theJETs co-ordinators who organ-

ised the competition this yearsaid, “This is a fantasticopportunity to get youngpeople from all over Dublin tocome together in a spirit offriendly competition. It’s greatto see just how much sportingtalent there is in Dublin rightnow and it’s a real privilege tobe able to see them in action.

We’re already looking forwardto next year’s competitionwhen we hope to see twelveteams taking part.”

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Pictured are Narimantas Barkus Lubas, Lukas Ambrosevius, Leon Redmond, and DavidMarkowski of the St Finian's College Swords Junior team, who won the junior category atthe Swords/Baldoyle Youth Service football tournament


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Fake Tan: Dos and Don’ts

Even though it seemsmiles off, our summerholidays aren’t too faraway and soon it willbe time for manywomen to startthinking about toppingup their tans. Having afake tan can give aslimmer and healthierappearance and manypeople self-tan beforesummer arrives orprior to going onholiday so as not tolook like a ghost onthe beach! Knowinghow to care for yourtan, so it doesn’t fadeunevenly will ensureyou stay looking like abronzed goddess.“I get asked manyquestions about self-tanning on holiday asno-one wants to comeback with a dry, flakytan,” Noelle O’Connor,Founder of TanOrganic

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Throughout the months of April and May,fashion stylist Lisa will be visiting coun-ties around the country with her road-show Lisa Fitzpatrick’s Fashion Fix. Thefun filled day will include StyleWorkshops, Hair and Make-upMasterclasses, Fashion Shows, SurpriseCelebrity Guests and more. An expert in Style and Beauty, Lisa has produced

sell-out workshop roadshows for a number ofyears, Lisa will show her guests how to swap

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Local Minister WelcomesNew School Projects Local Minister JamesReilly is delighted thatthe North County willbenefit from four newschool buildingprojects in 2015. The

government hasprovided funding fortwo school extensionsin SN Lusca, Rush andSt Finian’s CommunityCollege, Swords as wellas two new schoolbuildings for ScoilChormaic CSN,Castlelands, Balbrigganand Gaelscoil Ros EO,Rush. “This is greatnews for parents andstudents across theNorth County,” he toldthe County Leader.“We need to providenew schools and exten-sions to continue tomeet the accommoda-tion requirements ofour growing schoolgoing population.”“As Minister forChildren and YouthAffairs, I recognise theimportance of investingin our children’s futurewhich includes main-taining a high standardof educational infra-structure. I’m pleasedto see the governmentresponding in this wayto demographic needand to see so manynew school buildingson the horizon. Ourlocal students will beassured of the bestaccommodation andequipment for thecoming years,” Reillyconcluded.

Coffee Morning In BalbrigganFriends of Autism and ADHD would like to invite you toa coffee morning as a way of an informal meet andgreet. Many parents who have attended before foundmeeting other parents can help with the everyday prob-lems of having a child on the autism spectrum. It will beheld in the Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan onMonday, 23rd March from 10am to 12pm. Pleaseconfirm your place with Bernie on: 01 8020484.

Rina Slusnyte from Swords is pictured as she gets readyto have a makeover from Ciara O'Brien from ElizabethArden (Boots Pharmacy), as part of the Mother's DayPamper Zone at the Pavilions Shopping Centre lastSaturday

Ní Laoi Welcomes IrishLanguage SchemeSinn Féin councillor, Daire Ní Laoi has welcomed theCounty Council’s second Irish Language Scheme,which was launched in County Hall last week. Under the Scheme, which will be in force for the nextthree years, the Council aims tofacilitate those who wish to conducttheir business in Irish, and to buildon the existing level of servicescurrently being provided in the IrishLanguage. “I’m very much lookingforward to the implementation ofthis scheme,” Ní Laoi said.“Residents have a right to expect acertain level of service from thisCouncil, regardless of which of ourofficial languages they choose to use. I am cautiouslyoptimistic about the future of the Irish language in theNorth County.” “Chief Executive of the County Council,Paul Reid announced the appointment of an IrishLanguage Officer within the Council. Also, just prior tothe launch of the Language Scheme today, we sawover 20 members of the Council’s staff being awardedcertificates in respect of Irish language coursesthey’ve completed. These are very encouraging signsof the support for our native language within thisCouncil,” she added. “In addition to the above, a‘Coiste Gaeilge’ comprising a number of councillors,Council officials as well as representatives fromvarious Irish Language Organisations, will be estab-lished within the Council in the coming months, inorder to actively promote the language within theCouncil and the whole of the North County,” sheconcluded.

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Local TD Alan Farrell (FG) held a publicmeeting in Swords last week focusing on‘The Future of Public Transport for Swords’with Tom Manning and Marchello Corsifrom the Railway Procurement Agency.“The North County needs a high-frequency,fast, and reliable public transport option.As the list of 25 possibleoptions has now beenshortlisted to six, and witha decision expected thisyear on which option willbecome the future ofpublic transport servingSwords and DublinAirport, I held a publicmeeting to discuss thepossibilities withconstituents and repre-sentatives from theRailway ProcurementAgency,” Farrellexplained. “I was delighted to haveTom Manning andMarchello Corsi present

from the Railway Procurement Agency todiscuss the options related to their area ofexpertise, namely Metro North and theLuas line extension from Cabra to theAirport and Swords.”“It currently takes around 26 minutes toget from Malahide into the City Centre,

with Swords being geographically closer, Isee no reason why people should not beable to get from the town into the City inless than 30 minutes,” he said. “I believe that a light-rail solution wouldbe the most efficient in terms of cateringfor the increase in demand which thepublic transport system around the Airportand Swords is going to face,” Farrelladded. “We can already see our roads

getting busier and ourjourney times increasing,particularly at rush hour,with more people travel-ling into, and out of, theCity. This will only beexacerbated as unem-ployment levels continueto drop.”“I am pleased that we areputting the plans in placenow to allow for thedevelopment of a trans-port system toadequately cater for theprojected populationgrowth for the area in thecoming years,” heconcluded.

Local TD, Alan Farrell (FG) held a public meeting about transport options available forthe North County, at the Carnegie Court Hotel, Swords last Thursday. He is picturedhere with Tom Manning (RPA PR Manager) and Marchello Corsi (RPA Engineer), both ofwhom also made presentations to the meeting

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Pictured here are Andrea Molloy - President Rotary Club Dublin Fingal, Brigid Quilligan -Director Irish traveller movement, Norma Smurfit - Change for Charity and MaryO'Rafferty - Rotary Club Dublin and Chair of Youth Leadership at the recent breakfast heldcelebrate International Women's Day.

Henchy Wants Portrane Footpath RepairedLocal councillorAdrian Henchy(FF) is keen tohave a footpathc o n n e c t i n gPortrane toD o n a b a t erepaired, sothat it is moresuitable for thelocals, particularlythose that havemobility issues and soon. I would like see to

included in theprogramme ofworks for 2015the repair andupgrade of thef o o t p a t hc o n n e c t i n gPortrane toDonabate,” hetold the Chief

Executive. “Thisupgrade must includewidening and fullresurfacing of theexisting footpath

which is in very poorcondition and I wouldlike to ensure that it iswheelchair/disabilityfriendly and alsoincludes a specificbicycle lane.”

The Council said byway of response thatremedial works to thefootpath betweenDonabate and Portranewill be listed forconsideration in future

Works Programmes.“The provision of adedicated cyclewayadjacent to theexisting footpath canonly be consideredwhen funding for sucha project can be identi-fied,” they added.

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hope is that festivalscan be regularly heldhere in the near future.As Balbriggan is aseaside town, anglingand other marinepursuits can now befully exploited throughinformation available atthe tourist off ice.Already there is a verysuccessful annualSummerfest, whichtakes place in summer,which showcases theexceptional communityspirit which is evidentin the town. Balbriggan can also

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local councillors whorecently tabled an emer-gency motion, at theCounty Council’s recent

monthly meeting.“I put down an emer-gency motion to themonthly County Council

meeting, due to thefundamental flaws in theadditional informationreport submitted by theHealth Service Executiveto An Bord Pleanála inrelation to the Proposed170 bed National ForensicMental Health ServicesHospital at St. Ita’sHospital, Portrane. Thegoodwill shown by thelocal community to thisproject has now beenthrown back in ourfaces,” he said. “Figures revealed to meby the County Councilmanagement show that itcost at least €830,000 torecently resurface the

Portrane Road (R126),following damage doneto the road during theconstruction of thesewage plant in Portrane.This followed a very longperiod whereby the roadwas left seriouslydamaged, which was notonly a severeinconvenienceto local resi-dents and busi-nesses, leadingto increased carmaintenancecosts and lossof custom, butalso a serioustraffic safety hazard,” heexplained. Mulville continued: “Intheir additional informa-tion report, the HSE

states that the temporaryconstruction routethrough theBallymastone Councillands would cost roughly€1,000,000. Howeverthey also confirm thatthey will be obligedunder the planning

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AIG and the Irish League of Credit Unions have announced the launch of coveru.ie HomeInsurance for all credit union members and staff complementing the existing coveru.iecar and travel insurance products. Pictured at the launch from Dublin GAA are Dubs star,Bernard Brogan (centre) with Bryan O'Flaherty, Vivienne Keavey (Malahide Credit Union),Martin Sisk (President of Irish League of Credit Unions), Stephen MacDonoagh (MalahideCredit Union)

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Green Party representative for the North County, JoeO’Brien has welcomed the County Council plans toconsult with the public on the planned use of the€100,000 allocated for refurbishment of SkerriesLibrary. Last year, O’Brien campaigned for the County Councilto pilot a participatory budgeting process on the fundsallocated for the library. This would have involved thecommunity leading the decision making process on theuse of the funds. He held a public meeting last year inSkerries at which an expert in participatory budgetingfrom England spoke. While the Council have notdecided to run a participatory budgeting pilot on thelibrary funds, O’Brien welcomed the move as progress. “I am glad to learn that the Council will formally look for

the views of library users as to how the €100,000should be used in the library. The people of Skerrieshave lots of good ideas about how the library couldbecome an even better community space and theseideas should be listened to. We have a beautifulCarnegie library that could really be pulling morepeople into the town centre. I think priority for the useof the funds should be ways to get more people usingwhat really is a community space,” he said.“ I would urge the Council to give serious considerationto expanding the space in the library, there is a sizeablepiece of derelict ground at the back of the library thatshould be brought into play for the community.Skerries library is extraordinarily small for the size ofthe town. I have no doubt that all the schools in

Skerries would bevery interested inusing the librarymore, if spaceallowed and I wouldencourage theschool principalsand indeed the chil-dren to write to theCounty Council withtheir ideas,” O’Brienadded. “I have asked forfurther clarification

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As spring is here atlast, there’s no bettertime to revive yourhome for a newseason. A new rughere, a fresh coat ofpain there with somenew accessories foryour rooms, and you’llfeel like you’ve movedinto a brand newhouse! Here are a fewtips to ensure spring

takes centre stage inyour home over thenext few weeks.You may be in the moodfor some major recon-struction, or possiblyjust want to make thehouse more summerfriendly. Whateveryou’re thinking of,County Leader havegathered some tips tohopefully inspire you to

get started. It ispossible to change thelook of your home, onthe outside and inside,on just a small budget.Businesses in the NorthCounty have some greatspring offers to give youthe best bargain, andimprove your summerhome on a smallbudget.

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With the brighterevenings and longerdays, there’s no longer aneed for drab colours andheavy materials. Here is aseason where yoursurroundings should belight and breezy to reflectspringtime. A popular tipis to replace those heavywinter curtains for lighter,thinner ones. Embracethe sun, it’s not everydaywe have it. In fact, wemost probably spend athird of the year in thedark and cold, a littlemorning sunshine andlate nights can’t harm us.Summer’s all about thelight colours, andallowing more light intothe house will bringsummer indoors too. Notonly this, but it will alsomake your rooms appearlarger and morespacious. Appearing tohave more spaciousreflects the outdoor airand breeze, preparingyou for the brightermonths ahead.

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The living room shouldbe the most vibrant,lively room in the house,filled with familymembers, so decorateyour living room toreflect this. There’s nolonger a need for thesethick, wooly blankets oncouches, if you tend touse one for comfort,replace the blanket witha nice, pastel colouredthrow. Decorate theroom with colourfulornaments adding asummery pop of colour.

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As part of thefundraising effort toraise funds for therestoration of St.Columba’s Church inSwords, a verysuccessful ‘Swish theRails’ event took placeon Friday, 6th Marchlast in the Old BoroughSchool Parish Hall.The hard work by thefundraising committeein preparation for theevening, whichincluded the gatheringof an extensiveamount of new andnext-to-new clothes,assembly of clothesrails and catwalk for

Fashion Fundraiser For Swords Churchthe models paid offhandsomely, with areturn of almost€3,500.The situation withregard to restoring StColumba’s Churchcontinues apace. Twoyears ago, a section ofthe ceiling in thechancel collapsed,forcing the church toclose. A collective deci-sion was made byparishioners to try toreopen, rather than letthis beautiful churchfall into disrepair. Afundraising committeewas set up to raisefunds to resolve the

ceiling problem, and ahost of additionalfaults including theelectrics, heating, plas-terwork, windows.Fundraising committeemember, Derek Evanstold the County Leader,“Throughout 2014, thecommittee workedstrenuously to raisefunds and withgenerous grant-aidsfrom Fingal CountyCouncil and IrishGeorgian Society,donations andfundraising events, itwas possible to resolvethe ceiling problemand reopen the church

before Christmas.Our next undertakingsare the electrics and

restoring the mosaicwindows and frames,”he said.

Pictured at the Fashion Fundraiser for St Columba'sChurch, Swords are Joanne Mooney and Caitriona Dixon

Swords resident, Matt Cullen is holding asolo exhibition of artwork, called TurningFull Circle next week. Matt, who has aterminal illness, called IdiopathicPulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), is donating 20per cent of the proceeds to theIrish Lung Fibrosis Association(ILFA).The exhibition will take place atFilmbase Curved Street, TempleBar, and it will be officiallyopened by local Minister, DrJames Reilly on Tuesday, 24thMarch at 6.30pm. The exhibitionwill be open to the public fromWednesday, 25th until Saturday,28th March from 9.30am to5.30pm. Matt spoke to theCounty Leader, “I have alwayshad a great interest in art, andthis is a retrospective selection ofmy work carried out using avariety of mediums. The purposeis to convey my passions and

interests on his journey through life. In thisrespect, it is an exploration of using “real-istic” artworks and then “contemporary/abstract” artwork followed by turning fullcircle between the two.” Matt who lives in

Swords, has had his works exhibited invarious museums and on the Late LateShow. He is originally from the Libertiesand he and his wife, Teresa moved toSwords 20 years ago. In that time, bothMatt and Teresa have become integralparts of the community and have becomemembers of various organisations. Mattsaid that he has a deep love of Swords,and was an active member of Swords TidyTowns, before illness curtailed his activi-ties with them. Indeed, one of his pieces ofartwork depicts a scene from his experi-ences with the group over the years.“I have decided to donate 20 per cent ofthe proceeds to the Irish Lung FibrosisAssociation (ILFA) for their help andsupport to me and other patients with IPF.This is a rare, progressive and terminallung disease, with no known cure. He continued, “The Irish Lung FibrosisAssociation is a voluntary organisationwhich relies on donations and fundraisingactivities. A key reason for my solo exhibi-tion is to raise funds for ILFA and to helpraise awareness of Idiopathic PulmonaryFibrosis,” he said.

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Malahide Camera Club are hosting their second successive photographicexhibition in the Parish Centre, Malahide, commencing on Friday 20th,March. Malahide Camera Club has developed from its small beginningstwenty years ago in 1995 into one of the most active camera clubs inIreland. The club meets every Thursday night in the Grand Hotel,Malahide. Their guest speakers at the opening night later this month willbe David and Philip Fields, sons of Arthur Fields, the “Man on the Bridge.”Arthur was a photographer for 50 years, photographing people onO’Connell Bridge and recording social history through his lens in theprocess. A total of 145 images will be exhibited, displaying a variety ofthemes, celebrating, in moments captured on camera, an eclectic range ofhuman and environmental experiences that will delight viewers.

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Emotional Reilly Speaks OutContinued from page 1Speaking about the parents of children with disabilities,he said: “I know how frustrating it is and I know howdesperate they feel that each passing day that theirchild hasn’t got a service, is a day lost when maybe theycould be progressing.” “I know that all children have a

different potential and that we don’t know what achild’s potential is, but what we must do is supportthem to maximise and reach their full potential what-ever that might be. He concluded by saying,“Investment in children is the biggest return that youwill ever get.”

Well known Rush pub, The Drop Inn is up for sale. Thepub, which is a popular watering hole for many localresidents is located on Upper Main street in the town.The sale is by auction, which will take place onWednesday, 1st April at 3pm, at SCSI, 38 MerrionSquare, Dublin 2, unless it is previously sold. The sale is on the instructions of the owner, who isretiring after 27 years of successful trading. The salealso includes extensive accommodation on the upperfloor, which is in need of renovation. The solicitors areGerrard L McGowan, The Square, Balbriggan and theselling agents are John P Younge Auctioneers.

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The old guard of the EU establish-ment still struggles to cope withthe style and tactics of the newGreek Government. A group notused to being down faced, theyfind the new circumstance wherethe Greeks will not roll over quitedisturbing. This is particularly sofor the engine of Europe: Germany,Alexis Tsipras the Greek PrimeMinister speaking in hisParliament called again onGermany to pay war reparations tohis country. Ouch, not the sort ofthing Ms. Merkel is likely to wantto hear or indeed be reminded of.Her spokesman, Steffen Seibert, is

reported as saying, “The questionof reparations and compen-sation is legally and politi-cally closed. GreekFinance MinisterVaroufakis speaking ina television interviewsaid that the GermanForeign Minister had toldhim that he (Varoufakis) hadlost the trust of the Germangovernment to which heresponded that he never had it.Also the Greek Foreign Ministryhas lodged a complaint over

German comments regarding thenaivety of the Greek Government.Greece seems to have won a skir-mish in respect of whom theynegotiate with; the Troika appearsto now operate under the handleof the ‘Brussels Group’. From littleacorns great oaks grow. Another

seeming to shift position isDavid Cameron who now

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Fingal County Council Planning Application Adverts are

FREENorth County Leader, Your No.1 Local Newspaper

are happy to announce that we are now accepting Planning Application Adverts for the following areas:

Balbriggan, Balrothery, Skerries, Lusk, Rush, Loughshinny,Ballyboughal, Naul, Portrane, Donabate, Swords, Kinsealy,

Malahide and PortmarnockAdverts must be supplied by email [email protected] by visiting:www.northcountyleader.ie/planningyou can also post your advert on a disk toNorth County Leader, Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin

Architects based outside our distribution area can pick up the paperfrom our offices or at pick-up points listed on page 2.

Alternatively we can post a copy of the paper at a charge of €10

Fingal County CouncilNotice is hereby given that BrendaReynolds intends to apply for plan-ning permission for development at48 Forest Grove, Hilltown, Swords,Dublin. The development willconsist of the construction of anextension to side and rear ofdwelling. The planning applicationmay be inspected, or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at the officesof the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and that asubmission or observation in rela-tion to the application may be madeto the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee(€20.00) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the appli-cation

Fingal County CouncilClaire Hoey, 26 Seaview Park,Portrane, Donabate, Co. DublinApplication for permission forsingle-storey bathroom extension tothe side of 26 Seaview Park.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the office of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee(20euro)withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authorityof this application.

Fingal County CouncilI Martina Kennedy intend to applyfor planning permission for develop-ment consisting alterations ofexisting domestic residencecomprising of additional floor areato be constructed at first floor levelwithin existing roof space. Thedevelopment will provide an addi-tional 42m2 of floor space and twonumber dormer windows to thefront elevation at Hollywood,Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin. This plan-ning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making a

copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public openinghours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the planningauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee €20 within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority ofthe application.

Fingal County CouncilNotice is given that I GearÃ“idMathews intend to apply for plan-ning permission for the constructionof one two storey detached residen-tial dwelling at 10A BalbrigganStreet Skerries. The existing cottageon the site will be retained as willthe external walls and vehicularaccess. The planning application may beinspected, or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council during itspublic opening hours and a submis-sion or observation in relation to theapplication may be made to theauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (€20) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority ofthe application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought toconstruct a 35sq m new office exten-sion to the South of the existingbuilding located at Unit 52, BaldoyleIndustrial Estate, Baldoyle, Dublin13 for Celuplast.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to theplanning authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (€20)within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought byPadraic Macken for change of use of

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MCGUINNESS (Rush, Co. Dublin) March 13,2015, at home surrounded by his loving familyafter a long battle, Colm; sadly missed by hisloving wife Susan, son Sam, daughter Jodie,brothers, sisters, mother-in-law, father-in-law,brothers in law, sisters in law, nephews, nieces,extended family and good friends. May Colmrest in peace.

O’DWYER Michael (Portmarnock, Co. Dublin)12th March 2015 (peacefully) after a short illnesssurrounded by his loving family at BeaumontHospital. Michael will be very sadly missed byhis loving wife Therese, son Martin, daughtersChristine, Claire, Vivienne and Susan, daughter-in-law Sandra, sons-in-law Paul, Padraig, Peterand Mick, grandchildren Andrew, Aisling, Olivia,Niamh, Evan and Nicholas, brother Dermot,sisters and brothers-in-law, nieces andnephews, extended family and friends. Rest inpeace.

BROPHY, Robin (Bobby) (Swords, Co. Dublin) -March 9, 2015 (suddenly at home); belovedhusband, love and best friend of Anne, muchloved father of Ciara (D’Arcy), Adam and the lateAoibheann in heaven. Sadly missed by his lovingfamily, son-in-law Adrian, Adam’s partner Sarah,brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law,relatives, friends and neighbours. Rest in peace.

BROWN (Rivermeade, St. Margaret’s, Co.Dublin) 10th March 2015. Peacefully in ConnollyHospital surrounded by his wife and lovingfamily. John, beloved son to the late Paddy andbrother to the late Romey. He will be very sadlymissed by his loving wife Jo-Ann, his lovingmother Sheila, sisters, brothers, sisters-in-law,brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended rela-tives and friends.

KEOGH (nee Hannan) Mary, (Swords, Co. Dublinand formerly of Springdale Road, Raheny)(March 9th 2015) peacefully after a long illness,surrounded by her loving family. Very sadlymissed by her loving husband Kevin, children,grand children, great grandchildren, great greatgrandchildren, sister, brothers, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, brother-in-law, nieces,nephews, relatives, friends and neighbours. Restin peace.

DISLEY (Née Seymour) Joyce (formerly ofLeyton, London and late of Swords) March 9,2015, (peacefully) at Beaumont Hospital,beloved wife of the late Eric; sadly missed by herloving family.

HICKEY (Rush Co. Dublin and late of Hickey’sPharmacy) March 8th 2015, (peacefully) after abrave battle Denis; sadly missed by his lovingwife Ita, his children Deirdre, Ciara, Sínead andKevin, sons in law Niall and Barry, grandchildrenEvan, Juliet, Harry and Tom, brother Brendan,sisters Peggy and Anne, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.May Denis rest in peace.

KEYES, Clement (Clem) - March 7th, 2015 (Lateof Portmarnock, Co. Dublin) (suddenly), belovedhusband of Anna Maria and loving father ofRonan and Lorraine; very sadly missed by hiswife, son and daughter, son-in-law Niall,daughter-in-law Amy, grandchildren Amy, Oliverand Kyle, brothers and sister, brothers-in-law,sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended familyand friends. May he rest in peace.

NAIDOO (née Larkin), Kathleen (Swords, Co.Dublin) March 8th, 2015 (suddenly); sadlymissed by her loving daughter Calphurnia, sonsKerida and Jadel, grandchildren, relatives andfriends. Rest in peace.

OVERY (née Flanagan) Bernadette (Bernie) -March 8th 2015, (Portmarnock, Co. Dublin)(peacefully), at Talbot Lodge Nursing Home,beloved wife of Ernie and mother of the lateDavid; sadly missed by her loving family, her sonPaul, daughters-in-law Jenny and Yvonne,grandchildren Ellen, Sarah, Anna, Beth and

Recent published deathsfrom the North County

Birthday remembrance ofFRANCIS HOGAN

Late of 27 Curran Park Balbriggan20th birthday away from home occurs on

12th March 2015

Remembering our wonderful brotherFranny

You came one Sunday eveningYou gently touched his face

You told him up in Heaven FrannyFor you I have a place

So enjoy your time in Heaven FrannyYou earned your eternal rest

For when you were upon this earthYou were the very best

Wrap your arms around him Lord Don’t let him be alone

Today is Franny’s birthdayHis 20th away from home

Hold him gently in your armsAs we send him all our love

We know he is always near usAs he waits for us above

All those who have a brother Love him as you may

Because we wish with all our heartsThat Franny was here today.

Happy Birthday FrannyLove and miss you always

Until we meet again

Your brothers, sisters nieces and nephewsXxxxxxxxxxxxxx

FRANCIS HOGAN

Oliver, brother John and sister Marie, nieces,nephew, extended family, neighbours and friends.May she rest in peace.

DAWSON (née Duffy) (Malahide, Co. Dublin)March 8th 2015 at home surrounded by heradoring family. Pauline, loving wife of Michael andbeloved daughter of Tommy and the late Pauline,who passed away Tuesday 10th of March, sadlymissed by her loving sons Michael, Ciarán andPaul, brother Thomas, sister Mary, mother-in-law,brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews,relatives, neighbours and friends. Rest in peace.

BROWNE (née Clarke) Kathleen, (Church Road,Lusk, Co. Dublin) March 7th 2015 (peacefully) atBeaumont Hospital, beloved wife of Jack andloving mother to Eithne, Mary, Connie, Jim,Michael, Catherine, Peter and the late Margaret;sadly missed by her loving family. May she rest inpeace.

GREHAN (née Flynn), Bernadette (Bernie)(Malahide and originally Moylough, Co. Galway) -6th March 2015, after a short illness bravely borne;beloved wife of Jim and dear mother of Ann,Adriana and Vanessa. Sadly missed by her lovinghusband, daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildrenIsabelle, Ava and Cian, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relativesand friends. Rest in peace.

O’LEARY Joseph (Joe) (Walshestown, Lusk, Co.Dublin) (peacefully) at his home. Husband of thelate Frances O’Leary. Sadly missed by his lovingdaughters Margaret and Bernadette, grandchil-dren Aisha, Cree, Nathan and Oisîn, sons-in-lawJames and Colm, extended family, neighbours andfriends. May he rest in peace.

Coffee ‘AsGaeilge’An Irish speakinggroup meets weekly inSkerries, Malahide,Swords, Balbrigganand Donabate. Theychat ‘as Gaeilge’ overcoffee in a relaxed,informal atmosphereand they are delightedto be Irish. They meetin Skerries in ‘DivinoTapas’ on Tuesdays at12pm, in Malahide in‘Seomra Tae ‘ onWednesdays andFridays at 10.30 am.On Saturdays theymeet in In Swords in‘The Cottage Café’ onSaturdays at 11am,Molly’s Cafe inBalbriggan at 12pmand Cates Cafe inDonabate at 2pm.They welcome peoplewith the cúpla focail tojoin them.

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existing chalet from permitted horticul-tural use to residential use at Six CrossLane, Rush, Co Dublin.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the cost of making a copy atthe offices of Fingal County Councilduring its public opening hours. Asubmission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writingto Fingal County Council on payment ofthe prescribed fee within the period offive weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the Authority of the applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought to buildnew single storey extension torear/side and to convert attic space tobedroom with new dormer extension &window to side and 2 no. veluxrooflights to rear. Permission is alsosought to relocate existing sideentrance gate to rear of property onshared laneway at 31 Castleview Aveue,Swords, Co. Dublin for Catherine &Kieran Rafferty. The application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority duringits' public opening hours and a submis-sion or observation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought toconvert attic space to new bedroom andalso for change of roof type from hip toDutch-mansard style, with new windowto side and new dormer window to rearat 17 Beverton Meadows, Donabate, Co.Dublin for Anthony LynchThe application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority duringits' public opening hours and a submis-sion or observation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought by C andA Smyth for proposed house, andremoval of glasshouse and erectingside wall to retained glasshouse atSouth Shore Road, Rush, Co. Dublin.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observationmay be made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee 20euro within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for a single storeyextension to rear of existing dwelling @43 Beverton Drive, Donabate, Co.Dublin for P. & C. Mc Sorley. The plan-ning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority duringthe public opening hours and a submis-sion or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing tothe planning authority on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20 euros), within theperiod of 5 weeks, beginning on the

date of receipt by Fingal County Councilof the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for a firstfloor extension over the rear existingannex and a single storey extensionalso to the rear of 48 Trocaill,Portmarnock, Co. Dublin. Applicant S.Johnston. The planning application may beinspected, or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours. A submission or obser-vation in relation to the application maybe made in writing to the planningauthority on payment of the prescribedfee, €20, within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application, and suchsubmissions or observations will beconsidered by the planning authority inmaking a decision on the application.The planning authority may grantpermission subject to or without condi-tions, or may refuse to grant permis-sion.

Fingal County CouncilI, Conor Geraghty, Intend to apply forPlanning Permission for, A. ground floorextension to rear,B. roofing of entire ground floor areaC. attic conversion to entire (new &existing) incorporating dormer exten-sion to rear and balcony to sameD. single storey porch extension to frontE. 2 No. velux roof lights to front eleva-tionF. single storey garage/workshop tosideG. widening of existing vehicularentranceH. continuation of use as partial grannyflat at ground floor level and all associ-ated site works at Clareen, Dublin Road,Swords, Co. Dublin.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority, during publicopening hours.A submission or observation in relationto the application may be made inwriting to the planning authority onpayment of a prescribed fee (20 euro)within a period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority ofthe application and such submissionsor observations will be considered bythe planning authority in making a deci-sion on the application. The planningauthority may grant permission subjectto or without conditions, or may refuseto grant permission.

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