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Disgraceful Condition Of Ramps In RushT he disgraceful condition of

traffic calming speedramps in the North County

is causing a huge outcry amongresidents and Tidy Towns associa-tions across the region. Ramps, severely damaged over the past coupleof winters, are of major concern, not just toroad users, but particularly to the local resi-dents. The condition of these ramps is badeverywhere, but particularly so in Rush.Residents of the seaside town are exasperatedby the local authority’s dilly dallying andendless promises to have them repaired.Numerous vehicle owners say that they havehad their tyres damaged and the only peopleto benefit from all of this are the puncturerepair garages. Towns in the North County,like Rush, rely on tourism and in attractingvisitors to survive and the apparent ambiva-lence of the Council in this respect is causingannoyance and frustration. At the moment,Rush resembles a ‘Third World’ town and visi-tors will surely wonder if there is any pride inthe place.

Louise O’Loughlin PRO of Rush Chamber ofCommerce hit out at the local authority andsaid their lack of interest in the town iscausing further problems. “There are 14ramps from the bottom of Channel Road asfar as the Church alone. This is forcing trafficdown South Shore Road, a smaller, mainlyone lane road with no ramps. Consequently,cars speed up and down this road and thishas led to a particularly bad accident herearound Christmas time,” said Louise.The ramps are generally constructed with twomaterials, a tarmacadam base and a redasphalt top which is imprinted to give a brick-work look. The problem relates to the redasphalt material. This cracks and gapingholes appear when sustained frost occurs, likein the previous two summers. These cracksare a death trap for cyclists and motorcyclists. “I’m a cyclist,” says Louise “and whenI’m approaching one of these ramps, the sidesare all broken down, which forces me into themiddle of the road and into oncoming traffic.It is safer for me to alight and walk on the

pathway to avoid the ramps,” she said.She continued, “There are far too many rampsin Rush ; it’s like an obstacle course trying tonavigate through the town. Skerries has halfthe ramps we have, but they are strategicallypositioned and are far more effective. I have afriend from Skerries, who told me that ‘not fordiamonds’ would she visit Rush, purelybecause of the state of the roads here.” Meanwhile, an angry Peter Smullen, who is amember of the Rush Tidy Towns committee,as well as the Chamber of Commerce, toldthe County Leader, “The lanes are riddledwith potholes, as a result of traffic beingforced here due to the condition of the mainroads. From a Tidy Towns perspective, ourhard working committee are entering thecompetition for the first time in many years.The great efforts are now being hamstrungby the County Council’s lack of interest inrepairing the unsafe and unsightly ramps.“If the judges were to visit Rush at themoment, we would not have a chance ofbeing considered, no matter how manyhanging baskets we have and all our workwould be in vain,” he said.

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Ruth’s Wish Comes TrueOne lucky girl had an amazing experience last weekas she was granted a wish from the Make A WishFoundation. Ten year old Ruth Nolan, fromMalahide was shocked as she walked down thedriveway of her family home to find a waiting limou-sine to take her on her adventure. Ruth suffers fromCystic Fibrosis and was speechless as she arrivedhome from school last Thursday. She and her familyand friends went with her on the first part ofbecoming a pop star for the day and record her ownCD. This was a part of her wish being granted by theMake A Wish Foundation. Initially, the kind heartedyoung girl only wished to record a CD, as she lovesto sing among her many hobbies. Ruth is a veryactive girl and has lots of hobbies, from singing,dancing to swimming and tennis. She is very happyall of the time, and is big into helping others, despiteher condition. Ruth’s mum, Elaine told the CountyLeader, “I can’t even describe what it means to me,it’s just everything and the excitement of it all is greatfor Ruth. She is a very caring girl and when it washer birthday in March she had a party and asked herfriends to donate €10 to Trocaire, rather than give hera present. We asked if she could make the CD andthe foundation came up with the idea to turn Ruthinto a pop star”.Her dad, Ken told the County Leader, “I was in worktoday and slipped off to be with my family. I wasn’tsupposed to be here, as it’s all the girls, but I just hadto come and see the look on Ruth’s face. She is anamazing child, as are all my children and I’mdelighted she’s getting her wish, she is also the babyof the family.”

Elaine had applied to Make A Wish last year andforgotten all about it and was delighted when she gotthe call letting her know Ruth had been granted a wish.Initially, the wish was just to make her own CD, butMake A Wish went a little further and decided to makeher a pop star too. Ruth told the County Leader, “I amso happy and this was so unexpected as I thought I wasonly getting to record the CD. I couldn’t believe it whenI walked through the gate of the house and saw thelimousine waiting and all my family. I’m so happy andhave five songs that I have been really practicing,

including ‘The Climb’ and ‘Fight For This Love’, soI’m really excited about recording them”.Niamh Sherlock who is the current Dublin Rose,works with Make A Wish as a Wish Granter and toldthe County Leader, “Ruth is a great girl and wewanted to make sure her wish was special. Every childwho has a wish granted is great and the joy it brings tothem is priceless.” Ruth spent last Thursday andFriday living the life of a pop star, and was chauf-feured around in the limousine and recorded her veryown CD at Temple Lane Studios.”We might be lucky enough to get a listen to thisamazing child if were lucky enough.

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Ruth Nolan is pictured centre with her best friends Lauren Collins and Lauren Higgins. Ruth was speechless asshe arrived home from school to be greeted by a waiting limousine and her two friends, as she went off to be apop star and record her own CD as part of her wish being granted by the Make A Wish Foundation.

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Balbriggan Branch Of CCECelebrates Anniversary

The Balbrigganbranch of ComhaltasCeoltoiri Eireannrecently held their45th anniversary atGlebe North FootballClub. The celebra-tions included anafternoon Céilí andthe event wasattended by membersand many friends ofthe branch and alsoby representativesfrom Dublin CountyBranch. They praisedthe commitment ofthe branch and notedthe remarkableachievement of abranch to havesurvived for 45 years.

Comhaltas itself iscelebrating its 60thanniversary thisyear. Special praisewas given to thedance teacher andcurrent secretary,Ena Barnett, whowas presented with amedal and citationsigned by senatorLabhrás O’Murchú,Ard -Stiurthoir ofComhaltas. A bronze plaquerepresenting theChildren of Lir wasalso presented to thebranch and floraltributes to EnaBarnett, MonicaB a r n e t t(Chairperson) andTheresa O’Neill(Asst. Chairperson).The branchpresented Ena with a

necklace to mark theoccasion. Music wasprovided by the fabu-lous Carousel CéilíBand. Feár an Tí wasJoe Conlon and thedancing was followedby supper andimpressive cakesupplied by DamienReilly while theladies of the branchprovided an array ofdesserts. A Mass forpresent and deceasedmembers of CCE,Balbriggan Branch isplanned for a laterdate. CCE Balbrigganholds a weekly danceand whistle classes inGlebe North FootballClub’s clubhouse onWednesday eveningsand a monthlysession with live bandand supper.

Magical Art GardenAt Swords School

Thornleigh Educate Together school inSwords has been busy designing and buildinga Sensory School Garden. The garden is nowcomplete and is ready for use by all the schoolcommunity and friends of the school. SchoolPrincipal, Paula Carolan said, “We consultedwith the Arts Council and the monies to fundthis project were received from theDepartment of Education. This garden hasbeen part of my vision for our school from itsvery inception in 2008. It has developed waybeyond my expectations, and when phase twoof our school is built, we intend to engage theexpertise of artist, Christine Mackey. The staffand parents and pupils worked side by side on this project, thus ‘living’ the EducateTogether’ ethos of inclusivity and democracy,”she said.The Sensory Garden is a designated spacewhere all of the plants and art pieces appealto the senses of the pupils. They range fromchocolate plants to a lamb’s ear plant. Theseare situated in a recycled tractor tyre, whichhas been painted to resemble a ladybird.There is also a ‘wind chime’ which waserected using differing widths of treebranches. This appeals to all who havemusical intelligence and it is enjoyed by all.There is also a ‘Gulliver’s Chair’ and anoutdoor classroom, aptly named, ‘SeomraGlas’, as well as a ‘Willow Dome’ where pupilscan escape and feel surrounded by nature.This ‘Magical Art Garden’ is a credit to alland a triumph of imagination and creativityand is sure to be enjoyed by all who visit it.

Pictured at the Thornleigh Educate Together school's outdoor classroom, based onGulliver's Travels are Principal, Paula Carolan with children, Victoria O'Donnell,Ben Irwin, Ryan Chaney, Callum Dunne, Aoife O'Neill, Mia Saunders and LenaSzarecka.

A sponsored charitycycle in aid of theIrish Guide Dogs forthe Blind will takeplace on Good Friday,April 22nd next. It isbeing organised byPortmarnock man,Ciaran Reale and is

the culmination of 40days of fundraising.Ciaran has been doingmore than his fairshare of penance witha busy schedule thatsaw him completing aspinning class everyday during Lent. As

the gym he attends isclosed on GoodFriday, he hasdecided to bring hisfinal event outdoorswith a sponsoredcycle. He hopes thatpeople will sign upand participate in thisevent.The event starts atPortmarnock DartStation at 10 am andtravels to Howth andfinishes atPortmarnock beach, atotal of 30 kilometres.If you would like tocontact Ciaran inorder to take part inthe cycle, you can doso by calling Ciarandirectly and if you’dlike his numberplease contact 1850506 300. Good luck tohim. We hope he goesmad on EasterSunday and has lotsof chocolate eggs tomake up for all hishard work andendurance.

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There was good news for Pope JohnPaul’s, Primary school last Friday asthe official launch of the SensoryRoom took place. The project startedlast September when Fiona Formanand Carol Hyland (two Resourceteachers), came up with the idea.With the support of the ParentsCommittee, teachers, and localphotographer Tanya Crosby theymanaged to raise enough money tobuy equipment and turn a spare class-room into the Sensory Room. Theteachers visi ted Temple StreetHospital and other Sensory rooms inDublin and got some ideas there.Carol told the County Leader, “InOctober Fiona and I attended a course

facilitated by Genevieve Jereb, anoccupational therapist who isrenowned in the field. The SensoryRoom is designed to stimulate all ofour senses particularly children. Asensory processing disorder is acondit ion whereby the f low ofsensory information to the brain isinefficient and disorganised. Sensorystimulation can help to regulate thecentral nervous systems and helpthem become calm and alert”. Thechildren now have the opportunity todevelop their gross motor ski l lsthrough ‘Rough and Tumble Play’ ina structured and safe environment.

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Positive Students In SwordsPower of Positive Thinking (POPT) week was held recently in Loreto College, Swords.Students and Student Council members organised the (POPT) week to raise awareness ofthe importance of mental health and having a positive mental attitude. Different eventstook place throughout the week for the cause. All students wore coloured ribbons on theirschool jumpers, a song was played through the school intercom and balloons were poppedto symbolise the letting go of stress and worries. Sheets were filled out, with nicecomments about each student and presented to them. The student council members organ-ised a cake sale at lunchtime to raise money for the ‘Make a Wish Foundation’ and all thestudents wore coloured converse shoes, so they could have ‘happy feet’. The week was agreat success and enjoyed by teachers and students alike.Pictured are students from Loreto College in Swords who participated in the ‘Power ofPositive Thinking’ week at the school recently. From row, Niamh Keady, Toni Byrne,Chloe Twyford, Ashley Hamilton, Marie McLoughlin, Aoife Sheehan, Emma LouiseCurran, Aoife Scallan, and Aisling McGinty. Back Row: Aoife O Brady, Cathy Donoghue,Michelle Connolly and Shauna Anderson. Pic: JR

Noticeable DecreaseIn Donabate Litter

On Sunday 10th April, the Donabate TidyTowns annual Spring Clean took place. Itis part of the An Taisce National SpringClean programme. The day itself was agloriously sunny day in Donabate, withvisitors to the Peninsula flocking to thebeach. Even the beautiful weather didn’tstop over 50 volunteers turning out for theSpring Clean effort. A total of 20 childrenproudly took home certificates of partici-pation in the cleanup It was heartening to see that only 48 sacksof rubbish were collected along with onesupermarket trolley, one suitcase, twotyres and two bicycles. This is 10 sacksdown on last year, when a record 58 sack-fuls was collected and four down on 2009when 52 sackfuls were collected. The

volunteers noticed a significant decrease inlitter on the streets and the back roads ofDonabate, compared to last year and thiswould explain the decrease in volume oflitter collected. “It looks like the messageof keeping our town clean is resonatingwith our residents and particularly withour primary school children, aided by theGreen Schools programme,” said BlaithínO’Donnell, volunteer with Donabate TidyTowns. “We also noticed a decrease in thevolume of plastic drink bottles, cans andchildren’s confectionary wrappers whichis possibly due to a decrease in the dispos-able income of our teenagers due to therecession. It would be interesting to studythe percentage decrease in sales of thesegoods in our local shops this year versuslast year compared to the percentagedecrease of the litter collected this year,”she concluded.

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Now that the growing season isupon us, the fear is that the localauthority will again revert to itsdoomed Growing Places policy. Thiscaused widespread anger allover the North County lastyear, due in the main, to thecouncil’s lack of communica-tion with local Residents’Associations. Hampton Cove in Balbrigganis a prime case in point.Residents say that the greenhere has been left in adisgraceful state by the CountyCouncil for the last two summers,as a result of the Council’s “meadowlands/growing places” policy. Theonly action resulting from imple-mentation of this policy has beenthe non cutting of the green, thusallowing weeds to flourish. Thisunique amenity is utilised by both

residents and locals alike has beenallowed to deteriorate and become

an eyesore. Despite the Council’sclaim to always consult with resi-dents prior to the implementationof such a policy, meetings only tookplace after repeated requests fromthe residents. Kenneth Caldwell of the HamptonCove Residents’ Association told the

County Leader, “A meeting waseventually held in Ardgillan Castlewith local representatives and theCouncil on September 30th lastyear, at which residents werepromised that within two weeks,they would receive a proposal withcost comparison between the

Council’s meadow land policyand the traditional grasscutting regime. To date, no costcomparison has been receivedand the Council appears tohave disengaged with the resi-dents. Based on their observa-tions, residents firmly believethat there are no cost savingsto be made and that normalcutting of the green has only a

minimal cost,” he said.At a recent meeting held inBalbriggan Town Hall, the resi-dents unanimously called on theCouncil to reinstate full cutting ofHampton Cove Green. Despite this,Council have commenced their own“policy” again this year.

“Council Appears To HaveDisengaged With The Residents”

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Pictured is a view of the overgrown Hampton Cove Greenin Balbriggan last summer. A repeat of the Council'sGrowing Places' policy this year is set to get an angryresponse from residents.

Pictured in Pope John Paul's, Primary School for theofficial opening of the Sensory Room, are from left,Karen O’Brien (Chairperson Parents Committee),Fiona Forman, Carol Hyland, Tanya Crosby (Gigglesand Smiles Photography), Oscar Crosby and StevePrendergast (Principal, Pope John Paul's)

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2 The Way Golden Ridge Clients of Prosper Fingal, Portmarnock recently paid a visit to County Hall inSwords, where they were given a tour of the facility. Mayor Ken Farell explained tothem the workings of the Chamber. They were then treated to refreshments. Picturedduring the visit are, L-R, Ciara Sherry, Áine Thornton (Social worker), CarolineO'Doherty, Orla Belton, Mayor Ken Farrell, Darren Crosby, Adam Howard, ClareHunt and Greg McCann.

It was a great weekend for two luckyPortrane ladies, as they scooped a totalof almost €90,000 between them on theNational Lottery Winning Streak TVShow on Saturday, 9th April last. Whata coincidence to have two people fromthe same area on a national show!.Mary Cawley, from The Burrow andTheresa Hoey from Towerview Heightshit the jackpot in style, with Marywinning an Opel Astra car and €42,800,with Theresa scooping a holiday toTurkey, as well as €44,800.Celebrations in the community ofPortrane are set to go on for a while.Mary is originally from Rush, but haslived in Portrane for the past five years.She works part-time in the Londis Storein Portrane, where she purchased herscratch card. She and partner, Declan

were relaxing on the sofa, watching theprevious week’s show, when her namewas read out. They were both quicklyup on their feet and jumping around inexcitement. She has not holidayedabroad before this and really fancies theidea of going on a Caribbean cruise.Theresa was born and raised inPortrane. She is married to BrianFinnegan for the past 12 years. Theyhave one daughter called Sienna who istwo and a half years old. Theresa worksas part of the care staff in St. Ita’sHospital in Portrane. She buys twoscratch cards every week as a little treatto herself and never misses the showand last Saturday was no exception.She knows Mary Cawley, the otherlocal contestant to say hello to. Theresawould like to go on a holiday after theshow. She would also like to get newgates for the front of her house andhave a little work carried out on hergarden.

The battle over thehome of the FryModel Railway hascome to an end.Parts of the gianttrain set includingthe tracks havealready been movedby Dublin Tourismfrom the castle. It isstill not clear wherethe exhibition will berehoused but DublinCity Council arelooking at a numberof city centre loca-tions. The ModelRailway was forcedto move to make wayfor a €7 millionrevamp of the castleand demesne by the

council. The move hascaused huge upset inthe community.During the recentelection campaignmany politicianspromised that theywould keep the exhi-bition, however all oftheir efforts havefailed and the famoustourist puller hasbeen lost. The localauthority says theexhibition requires abespoke building tobe specially built,adding considerablecost to the project. Abuilding of at least3,500 square ft isrequired to house the

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New Swords Supermarket Given The Green LightGerman supermarket giant, Lidl has been grantedplanning permission by An Bórd Pleanála toproceed with the development of a new store onRathbeale Road in Swords. The proposed newsupermarket has caused much controversy fromlocal residents, due to the extra traffic congestionwhich is bound to accrue. The construction will consist of a licensed discountfood store with gross floor area of1,666 square metres (1,274 squaremetres net retail area) on the siteof an existing convenience storeand petrol station forecourt. There were six third party appealsagainst the development, includingJ.C Supermarket, RathbealeResident’s Association, RathbealeRoad Residents Association,Castlefarm Residents Association,as well as two householders wholive adjacent to the proposed devel-opment. Des Becton from the Swords Tidy Townscommittee and Castlefarm resident told the CountyLeader, “We are very disappointed about thisresult. The inspector didn’t give it the go-aheadinitially and it was granted by An Bórd Pleanála.However, there were few changes to the originalagreement, one of these is that they must retain theboundaries by moving 6.4 meters back. The treesmust be left untouched and a timber fence must beplaced four metres out from boundaries atCastlefarm. The traffic situation will become anightmare and may very well back traffic up to thevillage.”

The trading hours of the new supermarket will bebetween 8 am and 9 pm Monday to Saturdayinclusive and 10.30 am to 7 pm on Sundays.Deliveries will not be permitted outside of thesehours, which will help to minimise noise pollution

in the area. The County Leadercontacted Lidl for a comment, butthey were not in a position toprovide one at his time.An Bórd Pleanála summarised bystating, “Having regard to the‘Neighbourhood Centre’ zoningof the site, the current use of thesite and the pattern of existingdevelopment in the area, it isconsidered that the proposeddevelopment, subject to compli-ance with the conditions, would

not seriously injure the amenitiesof the area or of property in the vicinity, would nothave an unacceptable impact on the retail patternin the area and would be acceptable in terms oftraffic safety and convenience. The proposeddevelopment would, therefore, be in accordancewith the proper planning and sustainable develop-ment of the area. Tony Lambert, CEO FingalDublin Chamber welcomed the decision and toldthe County Leader , “The Chamber alwayswelcomes the creation of new jobs in the NorthCounty. Swords probably stands alone as one ofthe few large towns in the country which does nothave one of these supermarkets. The other localsupermarket providers in the area are strongcompetitors and will be competitive.”

By Patrick Finnegan

Easter Pitch And PuttBallyboughal Pitch and Putt Club will be holding aclub members’ competition on Easter Saturday, 23rdApril. The tee time is from 2pm to 3pm and the entryfee is €5. Prizes will include a handmade Easter EggHamper for the winner and runner up and nearest thepin prizes also. The Ladies Mickey Mouse Mondaynights will return on the May Bank Holiday, Monday2nd at 7pm. Membership renewals are now due andnew members are welcome to join.

Pictured at the The Irish News/FPM Post Budget Breakfast seminar in Newryrecently are L-R, Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber), Feargal McCormack(Managing Partner, FPM Accountants) and Gerry Fitzmaurice (Managing Director,North County Leader)

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Breege Gill (4th from right) celebrated her 50th birthday with her chil-dren, Rebecca and Colm and friends Michael Goodman, Marie

Goodman, Ann Ryan, Chris Goodman and Francis Goodman in the CarnegieCourt Hotel in Swords. JR

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Rose Monks celebrated her 80th birthday on 8th April last with a party in theMilestone Inn in Balbriggan. Relations of Rose came from as far away as Australia

and Britain for the great occasion. Pictured are, Back row L-R, Alan Guildea, KevinGuildea, Dolores O'Neill, David Guildea, Carmel Hughes. Front row L-R, Gerry Guildea,Rose Monks, Bridget McDonagh and Joan McKenna. TH

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Local Schools To Benefit FromSummer Work Scheme

Deputy BrendanRyan (Lab), haswelcomed the newsthat three schools inthe North Countyhave been granted

funds for mechan-ical and electricalmaintenance as partof the new govern-ments SummerWorks Scheme. The

schools are, StMolaga’s SeniorNational SchoolBalbriggan, CorduffNational SchoolLusk and N S C

Naomh PadraigDonabate.“Whilst I welcomethe news that thethree schools willbenefit under thisg o v e r n m e n t ’ sSummer WorksScheme for schoolsannounced by

Minister forEducation andSkills, RuairíQuinn, I acknowl-edge that manymore of our schoolsrequire funda-mental improve-ments in buildingsand maintenance.This work will becarried out over thesummer in order tominimise disruptionto pupils.“The objective ofthis government isto prioritise schoolbuilding projects ina revised nationaldevelopment plan.As a governmentTD, it will be apriority of mine toensure this objectiveis met in Dublin

North as one of themany negative lega-cies of the previousgovernment is theshocking state ofmany of ourschools.”

Balbriggan School IncludedIn Be Active Programme

St. Teresa’s National School in Balbrigganhas been included in the BE Active ASAPclub in the school. The club is a HSE initia-tive in conjunction with Irish SportsCouncil, Get Ireland Active and St. Patrick’sCollege Drumcondra. It is aimed at childrenin 1st and 2nd class. The club is on everyTuesday after school for 45 minutes. Teachers and parents provide theprogramme voluntarily every week. Thereare currently 26 pupils involved in theprogramme. The club covers five strands ofthe PE programme, namely Athletics,Games, Gymnastics, Outdoor andAdventure and Dance.It is currently a great success with pupils,teachers and parents enjoying theprogramme immensely.

North County ArtCompetition Winners

Twenty-seven studentsfrom Dublin City andCounty have won topprizes in this year’s 57thTexaco Children’s ArtCompetition. Winners fromthe Fingal area, all ofwhom won Special MeritAwards, were EoghanByrne (13), Senan Moore(6) and Laura Owens (8),all from Skerries ArtSchool, while Aine Duffy(15) from MalahideCommunity School andStephen Delaney (11) fromSt. Oliver Plunkett NationalSchool, Malahide also wonawards. Prizes will be

presented at a ceremonythat takes place on 25thMay at which all prizewinners will be in atten-dance.

VolunteersRecognised

Last year was EuropeanYear of Volunteering andas a part of this, an awardsscheme has been launched.The initiative is for volun-teers from all over thecounty who have played arole in enhancing thequality of life of theircommunities. It is a part ofthe local authority’s partici-pation in the EuropeanYear of Volunteering 2011and is being run in conjunc-tion with the FingalVolunteer Centre.Organisations will have theopportunity to apply for theaward by fulfilling certaincriteria and the FingalVolunteer Centre willprovide support trainingand online resources for theaward scheme.

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Ridgewood Pitches ToBe Taken In Charge

Local councillor, Darragh Butler (FF), hasreceived confirmation from both the localauthority and MKN (the developer) that theyexpect the new sports pitches, including a full sizeGAA pitch and up to 4 juvenile pitches at thewestern side of Ridgewood, to be taken into theCouncil’s charge in the autumn of this year.Councillor Butler has welcomed this news and isasking that these pitches be permanently allocatedto St. Finian’s GAA and River Valley RangersF.C. as the two clubs that have served this area sowell since the 1980’s. The new sports pitches,include a full size GAA pitch and up to four juve-nile pitches. Butler has stated that the full sizeGAA pitch at this location must be permanently

allocated to St. Finian’s GAA who are badly inneed of additional playing fields. Additionalpitches for St. Finian’s and River Valley Rangersat this location will be a great boost to these twogreat clubs and the local community. MKN haveconfirmed that they recently engaged landscapingcontractors to maintain the pitches during whatthey describe as their “bedding down” phase,which allows the pitches to grow and maturebefore they are used for sporting activities. Aspart of the recently completed local DevelopmentPlan, MKN have agreed to provide a dressingroom facility at this location before any furtherdevelopment takes place and the local authoritystated that subject to the granting of planningpermission, it is envisaged that developmentworks will be carried out over the summer and theopen space, pitches and dressing rooms will all betaken in charge in the autumn of this year.

Malahide Hosts Successful Speech ContestMalahide Toastmastersrecently hosted theArea Finals of theInternational speechcontest . There werefive f inal is tscompeting, repre-senting clubs in theregion. The contestantsreally captivated theaudience, with theirtruly inspirat ionalspeeches, and thejudges had a very diffi-cult job to choose awinner amongst suchtalented speakers. TomLawlor was thewinner, with SusanCummins from FingalToastmasters in secondplace, while Liam

Corish from Malahidecame third. A secondContest was held forSpeech Evaluations.

Contestants had toevaluate a truly capti-vating speech, by therenowned Toastmaster,Eric Fitzpatrick. The

winner was Paul Eganfrom Fingal , JohnMulligan from Swordswas second and LiamCorish from Malahidecame third. Dorothy Hickey,President of MalahideToastmasters Clubsays that she wasdelighted to host theArea Finals . Shewould also l ike tothank all contestants,judges, guest speakers,officials and vice pres-idents of Education formaking the contestsuch a huge success.Malahide Toastmastersmeet twice monthly onthe 2nd and 4thWednesday evening inthe Grand Hotel ,Malahide at 8pm.Visi tors are always

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Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan put on a performance of the popular musical,The King and I recently. Pictured at the rehearsal for the show are dancers, FionaCarter, Ellen Gaffney, Jessica Dempsey, Siadbh Greene and Jessica Kirwan. Pic: NG

Three kind hearted children, all fromCastleview, Swords decided theywanted to do something different fortheir school Trocaire collection. Theyheld a sale in front of their house andsold their much loved toys, DVDs,jewellery, books and baked some nicecakes. Any item they didn’t sell wasbrought to Enable Ireland for them tosell. They collected an impressive €50for Trocaire. Pictured at the sale are,L-R, :Rachel and Adam Kirwan, andOlivia Kelly.

Following Ireland's recent phenomenalsuccess at the World Cup, cricket is enjoyinga huge surge in popularity throughout thecountry and Malahide Cricket Club nowinvites you to come down to the club and tryit for yourself.This year is an exciting time for MalahideCricket Club as not only is it celebrating 150years of cricket in the village, but work iswell underway to transform the currentground to a state of the art Internationalstandard facility, where, in time, Ireland willplay many of their One Day Internationalgames. A great team sport, cricket is particu-

larly popular in the North County area, withthe Malahide club fielding five men's teams,two women's teams, a social “Taverners”team, as well as an extremely strong youthsection with underage teams for boys andgirls at every level.Come down to a practice night and see foryourself why it's so popular. New faces arealways welcome. The nights are Mondays at6.45pm (ladies) and Wednesdays at 6.30pm(men). The annual Easter camps for kids runfrom 19th-21st April for 14-17 year olds and

26th-29th April for kids aged 6-13. Matchesand afternoon coaching sessions start inearly May. Located within the CastleGrounds opposite the train station, MalahideCricket Club features a lively social calendarwith a fully licensed premises and functionarea available for hire. As part of the 150thAnniversary celebrations, the club arehosting a Gala Dinner Dance on 11th June inthe Grand Hotel, Malahide and hope that thewider community of members, friends andsupporters of the club will join in the celebra-tions and reunite with old friends and team-mates.

Teri Donaghy from Balbrigganis among 18 people from Dublinwho have been shortlisted forthe 2011 Social EntrepreneursIreland Bootcamp, who arevying for a place on this year’sSocialEntrepreneurs Ireland. A totalfund of €500,000 is up for grabs.The selected, from over 200entries nationwide, will be joinedon the day by a number ofDragons from RTE’s Dragons Den.At bootcamp, applicants willpitch their ideas and answer aseries of questions from a panelof judges from which six final-ists will be chosen. The boot-camp will also include work-shops to be held throughout the

day providing information andtraining to assist the partici-pants in bringing their projectforward and will include topicssuch as how to pitch, strategicplanning, and marketing.The bootcamp is part of theextensive eight month selectionprocess for applicants which willresult in six social entrepre-neurs embarking on a threemonth ‘finalists programme’prior to the announcement ofthree winners in October. Thesewinners will then receive exten-sive funding and support as partof the Social Impact Programmeto help them grow and increasethe impact that they are havingin Ireland.

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Active Senior Citizens In Donabate

By Patrick Finnegan

The Donabate and Portrane Senior Citizens meet everyFriday morning in the Church Hall, Donabate. It is anoccasion for friends to meet up and to welcome newarrivals. Its also a chance to hear of what's beenhappening around the parish and catch up on the latestdevelopments.There is a full agenda of activities for thecoming summer. This year the Flag Days will be held onMay 5th, 6th and 7th and the community has alwaysshown its great support for this cause. There will be a talkon nutrition shortly and also a session on Laughter Yoga.There is always tea/ coffee and scones and biscuits beforetwo games of bingo to complete the excitement onFridays and every local senior is very welcome to attend.

General Manager of CityNorth Hotel, Aogan Dunne was a busy man last week. Heand the Easter Bunny are working hard gathering up yummy chocolate eggs andplanning a day full of fun for local families on Easter Sunday. Aogan says,“Children will enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt, a great selection of activity games, musicand singing and of course lots of sweet treats. Under 5's will also enjoy story-tellingand lots fun games. Family fun days will run each month throughout the summerand will have a different theme each time. This initiative follows hot on the heels ofCityNorth Hotel launching their “Hidden Heritage Trail” last month. Pictured isAogan Dunne at the launch of the initiative. You can find out more about this andfuture Family Fun Day events by visiting their website www.citynorthhotel.com.

Gardening TalkIn Balbriggan

A talk on Grow YourOwn Vegetables will begiven by gardner, PeterDonegan at BalbrigganLibrary on Thursday, 21stApril at 7.00pm. The talkwill include how to getstarted and all your ques-tions will be answered,along with commonpitfalls, which will beexplained by Peter.Contact the library at8704401 to book.

Parents HelpNeeded In Lusk

Round Towers GAA Clubnursery in Lusk are seekingparents to help out onSaturday mornings. Thenursery runs from 10.45amto 11.45am, catering forboys and girls aged four toseven in Gaelic football,hurling and camogie. Anybody willing to helpout should contact theclub’s GPO Shane Treanoron 0861608672.

Senior CitizensBingo In Malahide

Malahide Senior CitizensCommittee will hold anEaster Prize Bingo onThursday, 21st April in StSylvester’s GAA Club onChurch Road. The Bingowill start at 8.30pm sharp.Books will cost €10,including sheet, whileChildren’s Books will cost€5. Proceeds will go tohelp fund the SeniorCitizens Summer outing.Make sure to support thiscause.

Donabate MarketMakes Great Start

Donabate farmers market is off to aflying start and has attracted largecrowds. The market was organisedby Transition Towns DonabatePortrane ( TTDP), and takes place atDonabate Parish Hall every Saturdayat 10.30am with a selection of deli-cious fresh produce on offer. It’s thelatest initiative from the ambitiouslocal group, which held a number oftraining courses designed for resi-dents who may be interested inselling produce at the market. Therewas great support for the stallholders and many had sold-out well

before the market ended. A free facepainter and music added to thefestive atmosphere.After attaining a grant, TTDP held afood safety course over three nights,with Louise Kennedy and a secondcourse on running a market stall,accounts and home food businesswas also held. The the aim of this isto encourage participants to becomevendors at the market and spaces arecurrently available. Stalls includedlocally produced fruit, jams, flowers,vegetables, freshly breads, cakes andfresh fish. The market will gradually grow overthe weeks with a wider range of foodand stalls.

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Update On SwordsAmbulance

Councillor Darragh Butler (FF), has been in

talks with the County Council in continuing

attempts to ensure the Dublin Fire Brigade

Swords Ambulance Services is permanently

retained. It was initially indicated by Dublin

City Council that the Dublin Fire Brigade

Swords Ambulance Service would cease on

the 31st December 2010. This date has been

extended on a number of occasions as nego-

tiations on retention of the service with the

various stake holders continue. These negoti-

ations are now at an advanced stage. The

Council are continuing to monitor all aspects

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of the North County and are represented,

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Young Kaelin Knight enjoys getting his face paintedat the opening of Millfield Shopping Centre.

Pictured are Centre Manager, Peter Carey, withCiaran. Daniel, Anita and Katie Doolan.

Pictured is Brian Farrell, Tesco Extra Store Manager, pictured atthe cutting of the ribbon at the opening of the store at the MillfieldShopping Centre, He gets a little help from local school pupils,from left, Katryn Graham, Rachel Gough, both from St. Peter &Paul National School, Balbriggan with Reni Ibikunl, and ChantelStacey, both from St. George's National School, Naul Road.

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Kevin Gleeson, Theresa O'Neill and DavidDwyer are pictured outside GleesonsButchers in the new Millfield Centre.

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Pictured at the opening ceremony of Millfield Shopping Centre are,Cathaoirleach, Frank Snowe, Centre Director, Peter Carey with childrenfrom St George's National School in Balbriggan.

Pictured at Cuddles Pet Store are BrendanByrne, Cameron Greene from Balbriggan,holding a snake and Jim Wood.

Brian Farrell, Tesco Extra Store Manager, Balbriggan meetssome of the local O'Dwyer GAA Ladies team from left,Jenny Brady Byrne, Lucia Cannon, Sarah Tuite, CatherineCannon, Lyndsey Vickers, and coach, John O' Carroll.Junior school students from St Georges National

School, Balbriggan are pictured at the officialopening of Millfield Shopping Centre in Balbriggan.

The official opening of Millfield ShoppingCentre in Balbriggan took place last week.It is the first major shopping centre to openin Ireland in almost two years. Anchored byone of the largest Tesco stores in Ireland,Millfield is an impressive €85 million devel-opment which is providing a very welcome450 jobs for the North Dublin area. Developed by Parkway Properties, Millfieldfeatures over 30 retail units on two levelsand over 950 car park spaces. The centre isanchored by a Tesco Extra store whichspans two floors and features some uniquedepartments, such as in-store Opticians andTesco Photoshop, alongside clothing, elec-trical, toys, stationary and fresh food. Otherretailers include Carphone Warehouse,Gamestop, Eason, Ladbrokes, Holland &

Barrett and a food court with BB's Coffee &Muffins, O'Brien's Sandwich Bar andGraham O'Sullivan. A drive thruMcDonald’s will open outside of the mainpart of the centre during the summer.Balbriggan is one of the fastest growingtowns in Ireland and has been grosslyunderserved in retail terms. “We aredelighted to be opening this major centre,which is also providing a great jobs boost toBalbriggan and the North County area. AtMillfield we have created a modern, familyfriendly centre where the mix of retailersand excellent facilities will greatly appeal tothe local demographic and provide themwith a hassle free, good value shoppingexperience,” says Kevin McCormack of

Parkway Properties.

Millfield is located on the Naul Road inBalbriggan and is extremely accessiblefrom all routes, with good local transportlinks, cycle paths and walkways, as well as950 car park spaces. It is a short drive fromJunction 6 on the M1 motorway and shouldappeal to the many commuters on thatroute.In total, 450 jobs will be created at Millfieldwhen the centre is fully operational. Thenew Tesco store will employ over 200 peopleincluding 45 staff transferring from theexisting Tesco Balbriggan store. WallsConstruction were the main contractors andup to 300 people have been employed on siteover the past 18 months as well as manymore off-site.

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From the beginning, she enjoyed living in Dublinand loved exploring the city. Her interest in theIrish language led to her taking classes in Conradhna Gaelige, before her daughter, Máiread was born10 years ago. “Let's just say I know a lot of directcommands in Irish like 'suí síos' and 'ciúnas,' laughsSara. 'I also help Máiread with her homework so Imay have absorbed more than I think.' Having graduated from Trinity, Sara began workingin Human Resources within the pharmaceuticalcompany Elan Corporation. Despite spending fouryears with Elan, Sara describes herself as being 'abit of a bleeding heart' and knew she would get 'alot more personal satisfaction in the NGO world.'The fact that NGOs, or non-governmental organisa-tions, promote the interests of marginalised groupsappealed to Sara.To fulfil this change in direction, in 2002 she beganworking as Human Resources Officer. In her timeat Amnesty, there were major campaigns, includingmental health in Ireland and prevention of violenceagainst women. Her undoubted passion for her rolethere is still palpable eight years later and sheconcludes that all at Amnesty deserve great creditfor consistent advocacy on the issue of mentalhealth and the need for it to be addressed by ourgovernment. The role as Manager and Volunteer Co-ordinator atFighting Words appealed to her and she began tolook forward to working with children, acompletely new challenge. All age groups arecatered for at Fighting Words. Primary school-children attend morning workshops where they areencouraged to unlock their imaginations. Theywrite a story together with full colour illustrationsand, despite the (good naturedly) cranky editingduo, 'Mr. and Mrs McConkey,' holed up in theiroffice, inevitably leave as published authors withtheir own book. Sara receives fantastic feedbackfrom the children and they are particularly fasci-nated with their editor. One recent letter asked Sara,“Is Mrs McConkey in good form today?” Tell her I

said hi and please can our school go next year.' Afternoon workshops are for secondary schoolstudents and groups have travelled from as far awayas Donegal to attend these. The second FightingWords anthology, ‘Lost in Transitition’, written bytransition year students from Scoil Chaitriona,Glasnevin will be published in June this year. Thestudents have attended the centre every Thursdayfor the past academic year and will be missed bySara and all the volunteers when the yearconcludes. On Wednesday and Saturday afternoons,Fighting Words hosts 'Write Club', providingteenagers with an inspiring quiet place in which towrite. Fighting Words is independently funded, and

courses are free for all participants. To facili-tate its smooth running and success, Sara,

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willing volunteers. Theyhelp run writing anddrama workshops forover 100 schools duringterm time, and for chil-dren and young people atweekends and during thesummer time. FightingWords also plans toexpand its offerings foradults in the comingmonths. Sara under-stands the value ofvolunteerism, wherepeople feel personallyfulfilled giving freely oftheir time for a cause

close to their hearts. It is particularly significantduring a recession when jobs are scarce, in givingpeople a sense of purpose and value. Sara ensuresvolunteers feel as welcome and involved as theparticipants of the courses at Fighting Words.Settled in Balbriggan with Cormac, Máiread andson Eamonn, who celebrated his first birthday inFebruary, she explains what she enjoys about livingin the town. “I love the sense of community… thefeeling of being part of something. I love livingnear the sea and the train trip back and forth alongthe coast twice a day is an added bonus.” With herfather being a retired history teacher and her motherand sister being primary school teachers, it's nogreat surprise that Sara served on the Board ofManagement of St. George's National School,where Máiread is a fourth class pupil. To relax, Sara enjoys listening to music. Bands likeBlur and Pulp, which she started following during'her crazy free days' working in the VirginMegastore on Princes Street in Edinburgh in 1994,are still among her favourites. She laughs at thememory of practically welcoming Jarvis Cocker toBoston later that year as Pulp played in a tiny club:“No one knew who they were!” As she leaves Fighting Words every evening, Saracan be seen with large comfortable head phonesdraped around her neck ready to listen to hercurrent favourites Elbow, Villagers or even JarvisCocker on the train journey home to Balbriggan. Interms of the future, Sara says, “with a small baby inthe house, at this point I think from day to day. Ireally hope I will continue to be working withFighting Words, that our programmes will expandand there'll be other centres. I love this job…it iseasily the best job I've ever had and my sincerehope is that I would continue to be involved as itgrows and develops.” For more information on Fighting Words, itscourses and to learn more about volunteering, checkout the website www.fightingwords.ie

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Last Weeks published deathsfrom the North CountyBROWNE (Skerries)Ronan; Sadly missed byhis loving family, wifeLynda, mother, father,brother, sisters, niece,extended family and alarge circle of friends.

JORDAN(Brownscross,Oldtown)Helen; (peacefully) at herhome with her family;deeply regretted by herloving husband Jerry,sons Neil, Conor anddaughters Hilary, Clara,sisters Pat, Katy, Joan,Mary, brother Tom,daughter-in-law Mike,grandchildren, relativesand a large circle offriends.

O’BRIEN (Malahide)Ann; Surrounded by herloving family, deeplyregretted and lovinglyremembered by herhusband Paul, childrenSheila, Aidan, Aoife, andNiall, her brother Frank,sisters Majella and Esther,her grandchildren,Aisling, Conor, Ciaran,Lorcan, Esme, Niamh,Caoimhe, and Clodaghand all her relatives andfriends.

GOULDING(Surgalstown, Swords)Colm; sadly missed byhis loving sister Eileen,brother Joe, nieces,nephews, grand-nieces,grand-nephews, relativesand friends.

Family Notices

JONES,Evelyn (Eva)

Late of OaklandAve, Swords

Died 17th April 200110th Anniversary

She was a mother sovery rare, content in

home and alwaysthere. Unselfish waysand a heart of gold.

No finer person couldthis world hold”

Sadly missed by herfamily Katherine &

Gerhard Grabner andgrandchildren – Eva –Rosa, Nikolai, Ross

and Rudi.

Gone but never forgotten

O St. MARTHA, I resort to thee and to thy petitionand faith, I offer up to thee this light which shall

burn every Tuesday for Tuesdays. Comfort me in all my difficulties thro’ the great

favour thou didst enjoy when Our Saviour lodgedin thy house. I beseech thee to have definitive pity

in regard to the favour I ask (mention favour).Intercede for my family that we may always be

provided for in all our necessities. I ask thee St. Martha to overcome the dragon

which thou didst cast at thy feet.One Our Father and three Hail Marys, and alighted candle every Tuesday and the aboveprayer made known with the intentions of

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APPLICATIONSPLANNING

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission sought forProposed partial change of use oflounge area to Childcare/Montessorifacility.(20.74sq.m.). Also proposed singlestory extension to rear of existinglounge area of which all comprise of'additional space of 15.98sq.m.,toprovide toilet, a side lobby to entranceand Montessori room extension and,additional door entrance to side ofdwelling, at no:12 Danes Court, TheVillage, Lusk, Co. Dublin, For MrsCeline Powell.The Planning Application may beinspected or a purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during the Publicopening hours of 9:30-15:30 Monday-Friday at Fingal County Council.Fingal County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin.A submission orobservation in relation to the applica-tion may be made in writing to thePlanning Authority on a payment fee of20 euro, within the period of 5 weeks,beginning on the date of receipt byFingal County Council of the applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Skerries Town Football Club,intend to apply for planning permissionfor the erection of 4 no. 18.5 metrehigh floodlights to the existing maingrass pitch and the provision of agenerator enclosed by a 2.4metre highpalisade fence and all associated siteworks at Skerries Town Football Club,Park Lane, Skerries, Co. Dublin. Theplanning application may be inspectedor purchased 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 theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20Euros) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for alterations toapproved plans for a 2 storey detacheddwelling (Planning Ref. F06A/0124) atSkerries Road, Rush, Co. Dublin forMiriam Bruton. The alterations involvemoving the approved dwelling 13.5mnorthwards including a proposed newentrance. There will be no changes tothe approved plans/elevations. Theplanning application may be inspectedor purchased 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 thedate of receipt by Fingal CountyCouncil of the Application.

Fingal County CouncilI John Walsh am seeking planningpermission at Unit 1, The Grange,

Main Street, Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin.The development will consist of thechange of use from office to café(service retail) to part ground floor andpart first floor. The planning applica-tion may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during the publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (€20) within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of his applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilI John Walsh am seeking planningpermission at Unit 4, The Grange,Main Street, Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin.The development will consist of theenclosing of two existing balconies atfirst floor level to create two sunroomsto existing hair salon. The planningapplication 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 may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (€20) within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of his applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilI, Seamus Mulholland, intend to applyfor Planning Permission for develop-ment at The Surgery, 7 Strand Street,Skerries, Co. Dublin.The development will consist of asingle storey entrance lobby to side ofexisting surgery. The planning application may beinspected, or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of theplanning authority during the publicopening hours of 9:30 – 15:30 Monday– Friday at: Fingal County Council,Fingal County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin. A submis-sion or observation in relation to theapplication may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (€20.00) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by Fingal CountyCouncil of the application.

Fingal County Council I Olwyn Halligan, intend to apply forPermission for development at this site,Balscadden Village, Naul, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of theconstruction of a new part two storeydormer style dwelling, waste watertreatment plant, percolation area, newentrance and single storey detachedgarage, including all associated siteworks at the above site.The planning application maybeinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council during its publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the

Attention Home Owners, Architects & Builders

Fingal County Council Planning Application Adverts are

FREEAdverts 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

Next Issue:Tuesday,3rd May

authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (€20.00) within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of this application.

Fingal County Council. We Leo & Anita Finlay request planningpermission for a single-storey extensionand all associated site works to the northfacing side of 4 Torcaill Court, BlackwoodLane, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin. The plan-ning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of Fingal County Council, CountyHall, Main St, Swords, Co. Dublin betweenthe hours of 9:30am - 15:30pm Monday -Friday. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made tothe authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee withing the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of the application.

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