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Local Businesses Gear Up For Enterprise WeekThe much anticipated 5th annual Fingal EnterpriseWeek is just around the corner and this year’s event isexpected to be bigger and better than ever. This is themost eagerly awaited event on the calendar for localbusinesses, as they avail of world class mentoring andadvice from top business professionals. As usual, theweek will be crammed with opportunities for aspiringentrepreneurs to network and boost their businesses,through a range of mentoring sessions.Fingal Enterprise Week takes place from Monday 6thOctober until Friday, 10th October at a variety of loca-tions across the county.The recently formed Local Enterprise Board have joinedforces with some of the world’s most respected compa-nies for Enterprise Week, to enable business people tonetwork, learn and seek out new business opportuni-ties to make their businesses develop and grow.Fingal Enterprise Week 2014 is the biggest localEnterprise Week in the country and will inspire andconnect small businesses through 16 exciting anddynamic business events, workshops and networking

opportunities. The events will cover key businesstopics, including technology, strategy, networking,finance, marketing and communications.On Monday, 6th October, the curtain-raiser for FingalEnterprise Week will see one of the key technologyevents, ‘Future Tech Trends’, which takes place at theGallery Suite at the Helix Theatre, DCU from 7.30amuntil 10am.Being able to understand and use technology is anessential part of business today. This year’s FingalEnterprise Week will feature a number of unmissabletechnology events, focused on helping businessowners keep up to date with developing trends andthe best practices for online marketing and sales.Places are strictly limited at all events. Some events arealready fully booked, others are nearly full and willclose soon. So book now to avoid disappointment.Future Tech Trends features predictions from Google’sDavid O’Mahony, Andy O’Donoghue of Beaumex andJohn Beckett from Eirtight Technology;Continued on page 11

Out of the 24 present, 18 from theFianna Fail, Fine Gael and Sinn Feinparties and some Independents votedfor the full 15 per cent reduction,whilst six councillors from Labour, theGreen Party and other Independents),voted for a 10 per cent reduction.According to Swords councillor, Joe

Newman (NP), it was hugely impor-tant that the full 15 per cent reductionwas voted in, so “that the local peoplesee that they have councillorsworking in their interest.” “Local homeowners have been hit so

hard over all the charges,” Newmansaid. “People have told me personallyhow they are struggling because ofthe LPT, I got a real sense of the trueupset and despair that they were feeling, and I want to help alleviate that.”“It’s important that they, not onlyhave a bit of relief from the charges,which the reduction should givethem, but so that they really can seethat some of their elected representa-tives are actively working towards change for the better, andthat we are not simply just accepting

what is being handed out to us,” heexplained. The Fianna Fail party, who holdmajority in the County Council, havelong spearheaded the LPT campaignand councillor, Darragh Butler toldthe County Leader that all memberswere also strongly in favour of the full15 per cent reduction from the begin-ning. “Fianna Fáil gave a commitmentto the electorate in the North Countyprior to the local elections, that wewould seek a full reduction, to insome small way alleviate the taxburden that this Government has put

on tour local citizens, so we werealways going to vote for a full reduc-tion,” he said.“I can confirm that Fingal CountyCouncil is in a position to pass on thisreduction, which will cost approxi-mately €6m, leaving the Council witha surplus (after the 20 per centdisbursement to equalisation fund) ofnearly €2m, so it was in this regardthat our decision was made,” Butlerexplained. According to Butler, the six memberswho voted for a 10 per cent reduction, Continued on page 20

After a robust debate at a Council meeting last week, councillors votedto cut the Local Property Tax (LPT) by 15 per cent next year. The 15 percent was the maximum reduction allowed. Twenty four out of 25 of ourlocal councillors from the Balbriggan, Swords and Malahide electoralareas were present at the meeting, (Independent councillor, AnneDevitt was absent).

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trade unionists thatworkers at the Statecompany could lose

close to €200 million inpension benefits. Thisis the likely outcome, ifthey do not agree toproposals designed towind up the insolventaviation staff retire-ment scheme.DAA is planning to put a

total of €120 millioninto new staff pensionsto replace the IrishAviation StaffSuperannuation (IASS)scheme, which has a€780 million deficit.The scheme be closedat the end of the year,as part of an overallresolution to a disputeover the insolvent

fund’s problems. In aletter to Siptu represen-tatives, Toland statesthat, under proposalsput forward by the IASStrustees, no contribu-tions can be made tothe fund afterDecember 31st, and nobenefits will accrue tothat scheme in future.He warns that indi-

vidual staff, who aremembers of the IASS,will lose the €120million that the DAA willinvest and a further €70million in contributionsfor future service, ifthey do not agree to theproposals and do nottransfer to the newscheme that thecompany is funding.

Successful Art Exhibition In MalahideThe Catherine Lawlor School of Art 12thAnnual Art Exhibition, which was recentlyheld in Malahide Tennis Club, was a greatsuccess and Catherine was very proud of allher students’ work. The exhibition was offi-cially opened by local artist, Una Sealy onthe Friday night and the group had a hugeturnout over the weekend. There were 49 students exhibiting 129 paint-ings in total. During the exhibition they sold19 paintings and were delighted to haveraised €2,000 for ChildVision in Drumcondra.Catherine would like to thank all those whoattended and supported the exhibi t ionincluding the students who exhibited paint-ings, the committee, helpers, artist UnaSealy and all those who donated prizes fortheir raffle.

Pictured here is Clodagh Murray and Acting CountyMayor Anthony Lavin attending the recent CatherineLawler art exhibition in Malahide.

Pictured are newly married couple, Wayne Cummins andNina Daly, both residents of River Valley, Swords, whowere married on Friday, 26th September. At St. Cronan’sChurch Brackenstown.

Skerries Harps Are Pink Laces ChampionsDublin Ladies GaelicFootball Association(LGFA) announcedrecently that SkerriesHarps were the proudwinners of the DublinLGFA - Pink Lacescompetition.The Skerries club soldthe highest number ofBreast Cancer Irelandpink laces in a competi-tion, which was open toall Dublin LGFA clubs.Skerries Harps rewardfor their fund raisingefforts, was a coachingsession with members ofthe Dublin Senior panel.Dubs quartet of Lyndsey

Davey, Niamh McEvoy,Olivia Leonard andSarah McCaffrey tooktime out from their AllIreland final prepara-tions to coach the upand coming stars ofSkerries Harps and by allaccounts, both the Dubsand the youngsters ofSkerries had a ball.Skerries Harps ClubSecretary, ChrisMcConvery said: “Onbehalf of Skerries Harps,I would appreciate if youcould pass on ourthanks to Niamh, Olivia,Sarah and of course ourown Lyndsey for a

fantastic day. Theirapproach to the childrenand to the session was acredit to them and toLadies Gaelic Football,and I hope they enjoyedthe day as much as theplayers and theirmentors did. Their visit made a lasting

impression on our youngplayers, all of whomwere thrilled to say theyhad a training sessionwith senior Dublinplayers. It was certainlyrefreshing to see seniorplayers, who are sowilling to give some-thing back to their sportand indeed to support avery worthwhile cause.”

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Great Day As SwordsSchool Opens LibraryThursday last, 25th September was a day toremember for the pupils at Holywell EducateTogether National School, Swords. It was theday when the new school library was opened,by TV star and local resident, Marty Whelan.An air of excitement was palpable in the school,as the children sang their hearts out for Marty,as he officially opened the library. He said thatthe new library was a great way to “fire theimagination of young people, and one that willbring magic to the lives of the children. This isan occasion that the children will remember

forever, as the gift of reading is one of the mostimportant things in a child’s life,” he said.The well stocked library is a treasure house ofwonder and knowledge, which has a comput-erised electronic system, where children cantake out and return books, just as in any library.Assistant principal, Imelda Whelan told theCounty Leader, “When we moved in here, thiswas just an empty room. Parents contributed bypainting murals, based on children’s classicstories. They also fundraised to purchasebooks. We wanted to create a link betweenschool and home, where parents are encour-aged to read books with their children. Our aimis to foster a love of books and reading andtoday is a big step in that direction,” she said.

Pictured at the opening of the new library at Holywell Educate Together National Schoolon Thursday, 25th September are, Kamil Khalifa, Oren Kinlan, Marty Whelan, DanielMotek, Klavdia Kotlarz, Eleanor McCaffrey and principal, Maria Boyne

Local Man Launches New Film

Pictured are cast members of the new film, 'Life's Shadows' by local man, BrianGalloughley. Included are Dave Duffy, Freda King, Brian Galloughley, Gerry Wade, GlenGannon, Elizabeth Doyle and Shay Monaghan

Malahide Woman Named‘Carer Of The Month’Ita McKitterick fromMalahide, has recentlybeen named as Carerof the Month by IrishHomeCare for August2014. A professionalCarer, Ita supports anumber of clients,enabling them toremain living in theirown homes andcommunities. Shereceived the accoladefor her outstanding commitment tothose in her care. According tocolleagues and clients, Ita isextremely reliable and a pleasureto work with and her clients arealways happy to see her. Sally

Murtagh, Founder andManaging Director ofIrish HomeCare said,“Ita is extremelyprofessional, attentiveand diligent and hasreceived glowingreports from clientsand their families. Sheis completelycommitted to those inher care and makes areal and positive differ-

ence to their lives. CongratulationsIta – you inspire us all to do ourvery best each and every day!” Itareceived a one-4-all gift voucherfrom Irish HomeCare in recognitionof a job very well done.

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More ExcitingFundraisersFor Little MollyA number of fundraising activitiesare in the pipeline for little MollyMcNally, the brave youngBalbriggan girl, who is sufferingfrom Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, arare childhood cancer.Little Molly has certainlycaptured the hearts ofpeople, not only in theNorth County, butfurther afield. LastSunday she attended theLadies All-Ireland foot-ball final, when herbeloved Dubs took onCork at Croke Park.Among the upcoming eventsplanned is a table quiz onMonday, 6th October in Murray’spub (bottom shop) in Lusk. It allkicks off at 8pm, and the organ-isers are hoping for a great turnout,to support Molly, in her effort to

get vital treatment for her condi-tion. Then on Saturday, 11th October,also in Lusk, there will be a muchanticipated Barn Dance in RoundTowers GAA clubhouse, and this isexpected to be a really great night.It take place at 8pm, so it’s advis-able to get there as soon aspossible and show your support forMolly.

Following this, on Sunday12th October, the excellent

Balbriggan Brass andReed band will performin a concert for Molly inthe Bracken Court Hotelin Balbriggan, in whatpromises to be a greatoccasion and one not to

be missed.It is wonderful to see how

locals have taken thischarming little girl to their

hearts, and there is little doubt thatthis groundswell of love andsupport will continue and Molly willhave the vital treatment she sobadly needs very soon.

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Local man, BrianGalloughley has justlaunched a new film,which he hopes will bea great success. It is afilm, which is set in the1940s, and is a story oftwo brothers and theirsister, who were sent toan orphanage, wherethe girl was abused.

They eventually gettheir lives together, andthe film follows thesearch for the sister’schild, after they becameseparated. It is a storyof love, fuelled by afierce determination tofind out the truth.The film is called ‘Life’sShadows’ and it had it’sfirst viewing upstairs inthe Star pub in Swordson Tuesday, 23rdSeptember last. A largecrowd, including actorsand film crew, andinvited guest turned upon the night. This is alow budget film, wherethe actors all gave theirservices for free.Perhaps the best knowncast member is DaveDuffy, who plays thepart of Leo Dowling inthe RTE soap, Fair City.Brian, who hails fromCloghran, explained tothe County Leader

about how the idea forthe film came about. “Iknew a number ofpeople, who hadsuffered similar pain intheir lives, and thisinspired the film. Thesupport I received whenmaking this film wasincredible, from theactors who gave theirservices for free, toeveryone associatedwith the production.The only people we hadto pay were the cameraand sound men. “I had to get the rightactors for the parts, as Icould see the charac-ters in my mind. I

picked Dave Duffy forone of the parts, as Iknew he was the idealperson for it. Some ofthe filming took place inand around Swords,”he said.Brian is hopeful that

RTE or some othercompany, will pick upon the film and featureit at some time in thefuture. He also reas-sures us that there is ahappy ending to thefilm.

New History Of Donabate BookTo LaunchA group of local people have put together a verycomprehensive and simple book about the history ofDonabate and this is to be launched in the comingmonths. The book should prove to be of great interestto all residents of Donabate, old and new, adults andchildren alike. The publishers hope to keep the cost ofthe book to under €10 and all proceeds will go to theSenior Citizens’ Day Centre in Donabate. If you areinterested in purchasing a copy of this book, pleasecontact Cecil Lee on 0872461242.

Landmark AnniversaryFor Skerries ChurchSaint Patrick’s Parish Church in Skerries arecelebrating a momentous anniversary onThursday, 2nd October. It is the church’s 75thanniversary with the theme of : River of Song.As part of the programme of events celebratingthis great anniversary, the youth of the parishwill provide an hour of song, dance and music at7.30pm. The Papal Nuncio, His Excellency TheMost Rev Charles John Brown, will be joining inthe celebrations. All are welcome to attend.

Balbriggan Golf Club HostsLadies District Finals Balbriggan Golf Clubhosted the Irish LadiesGolf Union District Finalsrecently. Teams fromCorrstown, Newlands,County Louth, DunLaoghaire, Milltown,Headfort, Glen of theDowns, Greystones andCarrickmines, all battled itout on the course, withtheir many supporters to

cheer them on.Congratulations to thewinning teams on theirachievements, it was agreat day with some topclass golf.

Failte IsteachProgramme In Rush A ‘Failte Isteach’programme is due tostart in Rush. Theprogramme is basicEnglish for thosewishing to improve theirconversational skills.Volunteer tutors arerequired. Full trainingwill be provided. If youare interested pleasecontact Helena on 0861718101 for more infor-mation.

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The Best Presented Front Garden in theBalbriggan/Swords area was won by Maureen Gaffney of41 The Close, Orlynn Park, Lusk. Maureen is picturedreceiving her award from Council Chief Executive, PaulReid and County Mayor, Mags Murray.

The Best Presented Community Centre Award forBalbriggan/Swords area went to Donabate Portrane CommunityCentre. Paschal Henchy is pictured receiving the award.

The winner of the Best Presented Business Premises inBalbriggan/Swords, was Kelly's Garage, Lusk. PatriciaKelly is pictured accepting the award from Council ChiefExecutive, Paul Reid and County Mayor, Mags Murray.

The Overall Winner of the Fingal County Council's Cleaner Awards was Skerries Tidy Towns. Pictured accepting theaward are, Anne Doyle, Martina Grogan, Anne Laird, Frances Owens, Breege Madden, Maeve McGann, Joan Gildea, andMary Conway.

The winner of the Best Adopt A Patch Project for theBalbriggan/Swords are, was Skerries Tidy Towns. FrancesOwens and Breege Madden are pictured receiving the award

The Best Presented Town award was won by Skerries. Pictured receiving the award fromCouncil Chief Executive, Paul Reid and County Mayor, Mags Murray, are Martina Grogan,Anne Doyle and Anne Laird

The winner of the Best Presented Business Premises in theMalahide/Howth area, was The Grand Hotel, Malahide. Picturedaccepting the award are, Mathew Ryan and Cllr Anthony Lavin

The winner of the Best Example of Community Environmental Initiative in theMalahide/Howth area was Seabury Tidy Distrists, Malahide. Pictured accepting the awardare Brian Walshe, Caroline O’Brien, Philip Lynch, Cllr Anthony Lavin and Terri O'Riordan.

The Best Presented Large Management Company Estate in Malahide/Howth wasRobswall, Malahide. Pictured accepting the award are Adam Hayes, JoanTwamley and Cllr Anthony Lavin.

The Best Presented Large Non Management Company Estate inBalbriggan/Swords, was Rathbeale Residents Association. Pictured acceptingthe award from Council Chief Executive, Paul Reid and County Mayor, MagsMurray are, Tom Carroll, Anna O'Grady and Marian Harrington

Best Presented Large Non Management Company Estate in Malahide/Howtharea was won by Ardilaun, Portmarnock. Pictured accepting the award are,Fred Lynch, Tom McGinty, Teresa Lee and Brian Higgins

Best Presented Small Non Management Company Estate for Malahide/Howth area wasIsland View, Malahide. Pictured accepting the award from Council Chief Executive, PaulReid and County Mayor, Mags Murray, are Breda Howard, Declan Howard, Ernie White,Elma White, Ann Smeaton and Maureen Hynes.

The Best Presented Shopping Centre in theBalbriggan/Swords area, was the Pavilions Shopping Centre,Swords. Pictured accepting the award are, Joe O'Donnell andIan Hunter.

The winner of the Best Example Of Business WasteManagement Initiative, was the Pavilions Shopping Centre,Swords. Ian Hunter and Joe O'Donnell are pictured receivingthe award from Council Chief Executive, Paul Reid and CountyMayor, Mags Murray.

The Best Presented Thatched Cottagewas won by Anthony Rogan for his ClayCottage in Lusk. John Flynn is picturedaccepting the award on his behalf.

The winner of the Best Biodiversity Project in the Balbriggan/Swords area was SkerriesTidy Towns - Wildlife Safari. Pictured receiving the award are, Mary Conway, MaeveMcGann and Joan Gildea

The Best Presented Front Garden in the Howth/Malahidearea was won by Breda Howard, 11 Island View, Malahide,who is pictured receiving her award from Council ChiefExecutive, Paul Reid and County Mayor Mags Murray.

The winner of the Best Presented Small Non ManagementCompany Estate for Balbriggan/Swords was CastlelandCourt, Balbriggan. Teresa Fitzpatrick and Zoe Nelson arepictured accepting the award

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County Council plot in Skerries. Her allotmentwas not only abundant with fruit and vegetables,but judges noted that she found it a great way tomeet people and de-stress – one of the manybenefits of allotments that judges were alsolooking out for. A certificate of merit was also presented toBalbriggan allotments, another County Councilscheme; the Council were awarded a prize fortheir excellent management of over 140 plots.Allotment gardens were rated on design oftheir plot, crop management, weeding, neat-ness and environmental awareness. Providersof allotments were judged on communityinvolvement, services provided, overall impres-sion of site, quality of crops and cultivation ontheir site, as well as their plan on how to usethe top prize of €1000.

Pictured here is Jim Flannagan and Barbara Doyle from Balbriggan AllotmentAssociation at the recent 2014 RDS Allotment Awards.

Rush Woman Cooks UpA StormA local woman fromRush was featured oncookery show‘Angeline’s HomeCooks’, on TV3 lastweek. In each episode, thereare two home cookswho share theirrecipes with two non-cooks. Rush womanCaroline was one ofthe ‘non cooks’ whowanted to improve herskill set, cooking skillsand her confidence.Caroline lives in Rushwith her husband, Alanand her daughter,Isabel. She alsospends a lot of hertime as a full-timecarer for her parents inSantry and would loveto be able to cooksome delicious mealsfor her parents.Caroline said she hasno confidence when itcomes to cooking. “Ionce put a casserole inthe oven with a plasticlid on top of it! Thefood burnt and theplastic melted every-where,” she told theCounty Leader . Shealso said that she once

failed to makepancakes, eventhough she used BettyCrockers pancake mix!The local ladyexplained that shetends to overcookthings, because shepanics things will beundercooked. Shewent on to say that thenight before she cameto Angeline’s HomeCooks, she cookedfrozen burgers for herhusband and Isabel.

Both cut into them andthey were raw. Herhusband saidAngeline’s HomeCooks “couldn’t havecome quick enough!”In the programme,Caroline was joined byskilled home cooks,Rory Kelly and SheilaMcNeice, who gave hertwo recipes to recreateat home so that withpractice, she couldgrow more confidant inthe kitchen.

Pictured here is Caroline Groome from Rush, who wasfeatured on 'Angeline's Home Cooks' recently.

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The appointment of Donald Tusk as Presidentof the European Commission, sees EwaKopacz become the second female PolishPrime Minister. She has promoted Schelyna,the speaker of Parliament to Foreign Minister; this despite his limited experience in thearea. A dissatisfied Schelyna, who wasTusk’s main opponent within theCivic Platform, is calling for aninternal party leadership elec-tion. The real test of Kopacz’scapacity to successfully leadthem, is in November whenlocal elections are to be held. The Catalan Parliament pressesahead with their intended “consul-tat ion” on independence for theregion. This wil l force the SpanishGovernment into court to endeavour toprevent the process taking place. Should the“consultation” proceed, it will be interestingto see i f i t is any more successful thanScotland’s attempt to break away from theUK. The newly elected Minister-President of theFlemish Parliament has expressed the view

that Europe is too big, and is seeking greatersubsidiarity, stating that the EU’s urge toregulate everything must be controlled. Ukrainian separatist are proposing electionslater this year to provide legitimacy to theircause. President Poroshenko pulled back theUkrainian forces, creating a 30km buffer zoneas agreed with the separatists, which seemedto signal an acceptance of the ceding of theeastern segment of the country. He also setout a programme of reform last week toprepare the country to make an application forEU membership in 2020. While President Putinwrote to the EU warning that if the currentUkraine-EU association agreement is actioned,that Russia’s immediate retaliatory measures

will commence. Parliament commencesthe new Commissioner hearings, as

Nessa Childers has Big Phil clearlyin her sights, but most pundits areof the view that, while he mayhave an uncomfortable couple ofhours at the hands of MEPs,there is little doubt but that he

will survive. The main focus will beon Timmermans, who is Juncker’s

first Vice President. As some MEPsare critical of the proposed reorganisa-

tion of the Commission, particularly in areas ofhealthcare and the environment with theIndustry Commissioner taking responsibilityfor pharmaceutical policy, while the environ-ment seems to have suffered a down grade.This hearing, which is open to all MEPs, willprovide the platform to allow members theopportunity to show their displeasure.

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Pictured at Kettles Hotel, Rolestown at the launch of the Fingal Ravens GFC fundraiser for an all-weather juvenile pitch,are Darren Daly, Keith Duffy, local jockey Kevin Manning, with juvenile players, Dylan Kettle, Conor Farrell, DanielO'Brien, Conor Hannigan, Ethan Donnelly, Sophie Kettle, Sam Hannigan and Jake Donnelly. Also pictured is the race-horse, 'Moolawn Lane', one of the local flat racing stars

Fingal Ravens Launch Fundraising CampaignL o c a l G A A C l u b ,Fingal Ravens fromR o l e s t o w n , i sholding the f irst ofi t ’ s f u n d r a i s e r s t oh e l p t o w a r d s t h edevelopment o f anall weather juvenilepitch. The launch oft h e f u n d r a i s i n gcampaign took placeat Kett les Hotel onM o n d a y e v e n i n g ,20th September last.T h e e v e n t w a sa t t e n d e d b y c l u b

s u p p o r t e r s a n dlocals, Keith Duffy ofBoyzone fame, localstar and All-Irelandm e d a l w i n n e r w i t hDublin, Darren Dalyand well known localj o c k e y , K e v i nM a n n i n g . A l s op r e s e n t w e r emembers of the juve-n i l e s e c t i o n o f t h eclub. T o d a t e , F i n g a lRavens have raised€9 4 , 0 0 0 t h r o u g h

s p o r t s g r a n t s a n dvoluntary fundraisingtowards the project.The target however,is €150,000. To helpt h e m a c h i e v e t h i sf i g u r e , t h e y a r eholding a fundraising‘ R a c e D a y ’ a t t h eFairyhouse PremierJumps Winter Festivalon 29th November.They are contactingthe local community,c l u b m e m b e r s a n dbusinesses to look

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Lusk Athletic Club UpdatesLusk Athletic Club has resumed regular training for LittleAthletics, Juveniles and Adults. The club meets at LuskNational School on Tuesdays at 7pm. Fit4Life for adultsstarted training again also. A new group ‘Couch to JingleBells’ will follow a 12 week training programme onTuesdays at 7pm and Thursdays at 7:30pm at LuskNational School. All newcomers welcome.

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Locals Shine At SpecialOlympics EuropeanGamesTeam Ireland arrived home to a well-deserved heroes’welcome to Dublin Airport last week, after a stunningdisplay at the Special Olympics European Games inBelgium. Following six days of sporting competitionacross seven different sports, talented Team Irelandsurged to a total medal count of 57. On top of the gold,silver, and bronze haul, 31 placement ribbons were alsoawarded to Irish athletes in what was one of the mostsuccessful Irish showings at the European Games todate. On a local front, Darren Breen from Malahide, whois 15, a member of Jets Special Olympics Club, didfantastically well over the weekend, and won forplacing 5th in Aquatics in the 25 metre backstroke andalso received a silver in Aquatics in the 25 metrefreestyle. Speaking to the County Leader, he said hefelt “good and proud” to have competed in the SpecialOlympics and to have represented his local club at the

European Games. HaileHarton who also liveslocally, is a member ofMalahide United SpecialOlympics Club also excelledin his category, and at just12 years old. He won onebronze in Gymnastics inmen’s’ parallel bars, onebronze in Gymnastics inmen’s’ rings, one bronze inGymnastics in men’spommel horse, one bronzein Gymnastics in men’shorizontal bars and onesilver in Gymnastics inmen’s vault. He also placed

4th in men’s floor and one 4th in men’s all-around. The46 athletes who make up Team Ireland excelled withmedals, placement ribbons and personal bests allrecorded. In all, Team Ireland took home 12 gold, 21silver, 24 bronze, 18-4th place ribbons, 11-5th placeribbons and two 6th place ribbons.

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A further indication thatthe economy is on theup, is when the commer-cial property marketstarts to gainmomentum. That’sexactly what ishappening in Swords,with the news that twohigh profile commercialproperties in Swords upfor sale.Swords Town Centre,which is located in themiddle of the town, andMetropoint Business Park onKettles Lane have come on to themarket. The former has beendescribed as an “Investment

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Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results atArdgillan Community College, Balbriggan areBlathnaid Reynolds and Aine O'Shaughnessy

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Students Daria Zbikowska, Joseph Lew, Tyler O'Reilly, Perlix Soco and Karl Duffy fromFingal Community College in Swords are pictured here after receiving their JuniorCertificate results.

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Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Joseph's Secondary School, Rushare Michael Lyons, Taofeek Busari, Ian Stirrat, Alex Benson and Tom O'Neill

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at StFinian's Community College in Swords are Nadia Bove andEmma Hickey

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Loreto College, Swords are Ciara Watt,Tamara O'Neill Coyle and Christivie Yangi

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Mary’sSecondary School, Baldoyle are Nicole Howe, Shauna Caffrey andSophie Matthews

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert resultsat Loreto School Balbriggan are Aoife Walshand Maria Wyzykowska

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at BalbrigganCommunity College are Eoin Holland, Patryk Porzega and PawelPorzega

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert resultsat Ardgillan Community College, Balbriggan areLeon Morgan and Ronan Nugent

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at ColaisteChoilm, Swords are Enda Delaney and Adam Gavin

Fingal Community College students SophieGaughran and John Graham from Swords arepictured here after they collected their JuniorCertificate results.

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at MalahideCommunity School are Ronan Kelly, Sam McKenna, Dylan Lyon andJamie Conroy

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Upcoming EventsAt Emmaus CentreEmmaus Retreat Centre in Swords, will host aseries of Modern Day Spirituality Retreats overthe next three months, including well knowninternational speakers, such as Rev. Dr. JohnPhilip Newell, internationally acclaimed Celticteacher from Edinburgh and celebrated author of‘Listening for the Heartbeat of God: A CelticSpirituality’. Also visiting Emmaus in November will beThomas Moore, author of the best-selling bookCare of the Soul, and fifteen other books ondeepening spirituality and cultivating soul inevery aspect of life. He has been a monk, a musi-cian, a university professor, and a psychothera-pist, and today he lectures widely on holisticmedicine, spirituality, psychotherapy, and thearts. Much of his recent work has focused on theworld of medicine, speaking to nurses anddoctors about the soul and spirit of medicalpractice.Finally from 14th - 16th November, they have aweekend retreat entitled Mindfulness & Healingfor Advent; A Christian Approach, with MartinaLehane Sheehan, who is director of retreats andprogrammes at Ennismore Retreat Centre, Cork.An accredited psychotherapist, she regularlyfacilitates retreats and workshops on matters ofspirituality and personal development. She isthe author of many books, including her latestrelease Whispers in the Stillness, Mindfulnessand Spiritual Awakening. For further information, contact Emmaus onEmail: [email protected]

Pictured at the St Finian's Community College Open Evening on Wednesday, 17thSeptember are Science teacher Edel Rice, student Rafiat Adeyinka, Science teacherRobyn Quinn, student Abbie King and Science teacher Triona Egan

Pictured at Gormanston College Open Evening onThursday, 25th September last are: Back row : CharlesSieway, Ann Smyth, Vincent Dunne (Vice Principal), ColmSmyth, Max and Tipp McKnight. Front row: Sophia TippMcKnight, Emma Mullen and Megan O'Toole

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views with Irish entrepreneurs. He will speak aboutbusiness owners, who have faced challenges,responded positively, took hard decisions and arenow reaping the rewards. This evening promises tobe both thought-provoking and inspiring in equal

measure. Here they will also announce the categoryand overall winners out of the Fingal finalists inIreland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Awards.Thursday will also feature a Financing Your Business- All you Need To Know seminar at Howth Yacht Club.The speaker is Lar Burke, one of Ireland’s leadingexperts on SME financing. Lar will examine the keyaspects of raising finance, including where to go toraise business finance, the options availableincluding some new and alternative opportunities forraising finance; how to improve your chances ofgetting a positive decision. Also included will be yourrelationship with your lenders/investors and whatinfluences the investor’s decision and how you canmake sure you hold onto your overdraft and loans.Then there will be an Ethnic Enterprise seminar atthe Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan, calledRunning a Business in Ireland.This one day course has been designed specificallyfor people of various ethnic backgrounds living inIreland, and who are considering starting a new busi-ness.Topics covered on the day will include the tech-niques used to generate business ideas, how toconduct effective Market Research and the supportsavailable to new Startups in the Fingal region. Theaim of this workshop is to ensure participants, notonly gain an understanding of the initial stepsrequired to start a business, but also the value oftheir own ethnic background, community andpersonal experience.The programme will be delivered by Sarah Maguire,a business Startup specialist, who has extensiveexperience in working with people of differentethnicities living in Ireland with a desire to start theirown business. Perhaps the highlight of the final day, Friday, 10thOctober will be the workshop on Getting Noticed -Branding, Communications and PR for SMEs. Thistalk, which takes place at the Radisson Blu Hotel,Dublin Airport, and will see communications expert,Terry Prone of The Communications Clinic head a

panel of PR and branding specialists in ‘Get Noticed:Branding, Communications and PR for SMEs’, while avisual merchandising workshop will be held for craftand design businesses in partnership with theDesign and Crafts Council of Ireland. If only you had access to a branding consultant, whocould advise you on creating a memorable brand. Ifonly you had a communications consultant, whocould help you develop a voice for your business.Imagine having a PR consultant, who could help yougenerate PR opportunities for your business, orsomeone dedicated to helping you build great rela-tionships with new clients? Now is your chance havethese services at your disposal.Fingal Enterprise Week 2014 is taking place invenues across Fingal with online bookings and moreinformation on the full schedule at www.fingalenter-priseweek.ie. Places are limited and only nominalfees apply so early booking is advised.Oisin Geoghegan, CEO of Fingal County EnterpriseBoard said: “The team at the Local Enterprise Officein Fingal are delighted to present the 5th annualFingal Enterprise Week from Monday 6th to Friday10th October. The 2014 programme of events isdesigned to deliver opportunities for SMEs to learn

from specialist industry experts and to stage qualitynetworking events to help business owners buildprofessional links.”“It also aims to stimu-late enterprise andbusiness develop-ment and providesupport and advice tothose consideringstarting a business. Itwill inform businessowners about thesupports and servicesavailable to their busi-ness.”“Fingal EnterpriseWeek is for you andyour business. Wehope you will reviewthe programme, picka number of events tosuit your needs andjoin us during theweek. Be part ofFingal EnterpriseWeek.”He added, “Some ofour events are nowfully booked andothers are bookingout fast, so we’rerecommending busi-ness owners andentrepreneurs to actquickly to secure theirplace at the eventsthat still have placesopen. Catering forstart-ups, studententerprise and estab-lished businesses,Fingal Enterprise

Week 2014 will give local SMEs and entrepreneursthe opportunity to gain insights and support fromindustry experts, key agencies and the businesscommunity.”“From technology and strategy, to branding anddesign, the 2014 programme has been devised tomeet the needs of local business, and with over1,500 people expected to attend during the week, wehope to help stimulate enterprise in the region,” hesaid. Fingal County Council Chief Executive, PaulReid said, “At the edge of Dublin, with DublinInternational Airport at our heart, and direct accessto Ireland and Europe’s road and rail transportnetwork, Fingal is Ireland’s fastest growing county,and an excellent place to do business. Our popula-tion is young and well educated and we aim to leadIreland’s economic recovery. LEO Fingal and theCouncil’s Economic Development Unit are workingclosely with businesses, to support and encouragejob creation in Fingal and to promote an improvedentrepreneurial culture.”“Another important priority for Fingal CountyCouncil is the development of optimal businesslocations around a concentration of new andexisting businesses that have first class services

and infrastructure. We are devel-oping the Dublin 15 Enterprise ZoneinNorthwest Blanchardstown to dothis. Fingal Enterprise Week providesa valuable opportunity for new andgrowing businesses, to secure andbuild on their success and we’relooking forward to supporting themon their way.”Tony Lambert, CEO Fingal DublinChamber said, “The Chamberwelcomes the opportunity to partici-pate in and, once again supportFingal Enterprise Week. The weekhas a stunning array of events tosupport and assist businessmen andwomen to succeed in developingtheir business. I would recommendevery serious business person tocheck out the list of events and putthe relevant dates in their diary.”He continued, “We are particularlydelighted to be co-hosting theBusiness Breakfast event onStrategic Thinking with the dynamicentrepreneur, Nicola Byrne. Thisyear’s Fingal Enterprise Week isbeing organised by the newly estab-lished Local Enterprise Office, and we

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Pictured at the launch of the programme of events for Fingal Enterprise Week 2014 are, Kenny Morgan (Manager, Bank of Ireland, Swords), EthnaFelten, (Director of Economic Development, Fingal County Council), Treasa Doran (Small Business Manager, Vodafone Ireland), Oisin Geoghegan(Head of Fingal Local Enterprise Office), Cllr Mags Murray, (County Mayor), Paul Reid (Chief Executive, Fingal County Council) and Althaea Federlein(Commercial Manager, Regus)


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Relief At Decision ToRetain Local Court Services

Earlier this year, therewas a very real possibilitythat court cases wouldhave been heard in thecity centre, or in

B l a n c h a r d s t o w n ,depending on the case.This would have causeduntold hardship forpeople, trying to access

far flung places, in a bidto have justice served.Many locals believe thatshutting both of thesecourthouses would havehad a negative impact onthe justice system as awhole and would haveadversely affected thelocal communities ofSwords and Balbriggan.This news will be particu-larly welcomed by victimsof domestic violence,where legislation allows aperson, who is beingbeaten, abused or threat-ened by a partner, orsomeone he/she hasresided with for a periodof six months, to seek aprotection or barringorder.Had the courts inBalbriggan and Swordsbeen closed down, andthis service removed fromthe local area, victims ofabuse would have beenplaced in great danger. The retention of this vitalservice means that, if aperson is being beatenthe previous night, theymay only have a windowof an hour or two to getan order. Now they cancontinue to go down tothe District Court office inSwords, and appearbefore a judge an hourlater here in Swords. Thisis effective and quick andprotects people in thatposition.Many people trying toaccess city centre courts,or Blanchardstown,would have to take twobuses, at significantexpense, and with little orno knowledge of where togo. Many believe that thiswould have led to peoplenot turning up, and in thecase of victims of abuse,they would have beenless inclined to travel,which would havepresented problems. The fact that Swords andBalbriggan have beenidentified as areas ofexponential growthmeans that more servicesare needed, not less. Thebenefits of the retentionof the courts is expectedto have a beneficial

impact on the localeconomy in both towns,with increased footfall awelcome addition.The news has beenwarmly welcomed by thelegal profession in theNorth County, where localsolicitors have given thedevelopments thethumbs up. Liam Fitzgerald from LiamR. Fitzgerald Solicitors,Main Street, Lusk told theCounty Leader, “Intheory, the law should beapplied consistentlyacross the state. Thus itshould not make a differ-ence if a person goesbefore a court inBalbriggan orB l a n c h a r d s t o w n .However, what is impor-tant is access to justice.There is a saying “Justiceand the Law are milesapart”. Thus addingmore miles to the Lawonly make Justice evenfurther away,” he said.Laura Shannon, fromShannon Solicitors inSwords is delighted withthe Courts Service deci-sion to retain the courtsin Swords andBalbriggan.She said, “The decisionwould be a great relief toall users of the Courts inthe Dublin area, in partic-ular Family Law users willnot now have to go to thecrowded courts in DolphinHouse in Dublin CityCentre, where people allover Dublin would havebeen using the crampedfacilities, with seriousdelays and adjourn-ments.”She also thanked theDublin Solicitors BarAssociation, the NorthCounty Leader and thelocal councillors and TDsin the North County, forpassing motionscondemning the move,and lobbying the CourtService on behalf of thepeople of Fingal.Maureen Black of MPBlack & Co Solicitors inMalahide said, “We’redelighted with the deci-sion to reverse theclosures. It made noeconomic sense. All itwould have done was toincrease pressure on theGardai. There is not agood transport service toBlanchardstown, whichmeans it would have beendifficult to get witnessesto court. We’re delightedthat a system that hasserved us so well, hasbeen retained. If it’s notbroken, don’t fix it. Therewas a lot of lobbying doneby the legal profession,and we’re happy that ourvoice was heard,” shesaid. Similarly, Fiona Kelly F MKelly & CompanySolicitors, Church Street,Skerries was very happywith the outcome. “We

welcome the decision toensure that our localcourts remain open. Forthe general public,access to justice is essen-tial and the demographicsof North County Dublinare such that theproposed closure wouldhave significantlyimpinged upon an indi-vidual’s access to justice,be they victims of crime,claimants in civil and orfamily proceedings, orotherwise,” she said.Justine O’Connor of ConO’Connor & Co,Balbriggan said, “We aredelighted that theplanned proposal for theclosure of the local Courtshas now been aban-

doned. Had it goneahead, it would have beena huge setback forBalbriggan and Swords.Congratulations to allthose, who worked sovigourously to ensure thatBalbriggan and Swordsretained operative court-houses,” she said.Devaney & PartnersSolicitors in Malahidewere another company tofully back the decision tokeep the courthousesopen in Swords andBalbriggan. They said,“We are delighted withthe news last week, thatthe courts were beingretained in the NorthCounty. It makescomplete sense.”

The great news that the District Court service isbeing retained in the North County, with Swordsand Balbriggan courthouses to remain open,has been given a broad welcome locally. It alsomeans that the District Court Office in Swordswill also be retained.

Gary Brogan from County Antrim and Elaine Galvin fromSwords, were married at St Cronan's Church, Swords onSaturday, 20th September. The happy couple are picturedin Donabate where the reception was held

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‘The 1916 Diaries Of AnIrish Rebel And ABritish Soldier’presents the readerwith two uniqueaccounts from twodifferent individualswho were involved inseparate sides of theEaster Risingrebellion inApril 1916.Author MickO ’ F a r r e l l ’ snovel centreson two unpub-lished diaries,written by twomen fighting onthe streets ofDublin in 1916.On one side isIrish Volunteer,Seosamh deBrún and on theopposite side ofthe battle, isBritish soldier,C o m p a n ySergeant Major,Samuel Lomas.What differentiatesthis novel from otherspublished on the sametopic, is that this isone of the firstpublished works tocontain personalaccounts of their ownindividual experiences- both mundane andextraordinary - during1916. It’s important to notethat the book is not adetailed, full accountof the Easter Rising in

1916, but instead, atightly focused look atvarious events as theyhappened to two indi-viduals deeplyinvolved in the rebel-lion, fighting on oppo-site sides of the fence.

This is what makes thenovel a joy to read.What we get are twovery different,personal accountsproviding us with afresh look at one of themost infamous battlesin Irish history, ratherthan simply, a histor-ical timeline of events. We start by getting thepersonal diary of IrishVolunteer, Seosamhde Brún. This is aninteresting account to

start off with, as weare given the chance tosee what the life of an‘ordinary’ volunteerwas like during Easterweek. Born on July 3rd,1883, de Brún lived onDublin’s Northside. He

carried his ‘midget’diary (it was nomore than pocketsize), with himfrom late 1915 toSaturday, 29thApril 1916 and notonly do we get toglimpse into themindset of avolunteer who“did not expectto be involved inRevolution....sosuddenly,” wealso are givendetails of hisguard duties. In one particu-larly memorableentry, he writesof how he wasasked to cycle

to help de Valera,during which a sniperkilled one of the othercyclists. We also getthe other, moremundane secondarydetails of his lifecircumstances. All ofthese details results ina truly memorableaccount of the life ofan Irish Volunteerduring a time of battle.Moving onto thesecond account ofBritish soldier Samuel

Lomas. This tooprovides fascinatinginsight into the life of asoldier during a time ofwar. Born in Tideswellin England inNovember 1879,Lomas was 36 when hearrived in Dublin, onTuesday April 25th1916. It was over thenext 14 days that hewrote his personaltake on the eventsthat followed, in whichhe built barricadesacross importantstreets, and ledstorming parties tobreak into buildings.Then there are thedarker accounts, inwhich he was involvedin the executions ofkey figures in therising; Pádraig Pearse,Thomas MacDonaghand Tom Clarke. In oneentry, he describeshow Pearse “whistledas he came out of hiscell.” Overall, thisnovel is a must read.For those that are fansof this era of Ir ishhistory, this will giveyou fresh details onthe battle thatoccurred during Easterweek, and for thosethat don’t know muchabout it, the book willprovide you with aunique insight intotwo men that wereright in the centre ofthe fighting.

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HUGHES Jackie (John), (Rush, Co. Dublin),September 23rd 2014, peacefully at home in theloving care of his family, loving husband of the lateElizabeth; sadly missed by his daughters Anne,Sandra, Deirdre, Mary, Michelle, Lisa and Gillian,sons in law, partners, granndchildren, great grand-children, brother Louis, sisters in law an a largecircle of friends. May he rest in peace.

BOLGER Peter, (Craoibhin Close, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin and formerly Moat View Drive, Priorswood)(peacefully) at Beaumont Hospital. Sadly missed byhis loving wife Carmel, children Celine, Corina,Rosanna, William and Timothy, grandchildren, sisterCarol extended family and friends. May he rest inpeace.

CAREY (née Monaghan) Maria (Swords, Dublin)September 21st, 2014, (peacefully), at home; deeplyregretted by her loving husband Bill, children Paul,Melissa, Gillian, Derek, Tracie, Keith and Martina,sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren,brothers, sisters, relatives and friends. Rest inPeace.

KILLIAN, Donal (Naul, Co. Dublin), (peacefully) aftera relentless battle against cancer at St. Vincent’sPrivate Hospital and previously at St. James’sHospital. Most beloved husband of GenevieveHalion and incredible father of Ross, Rebecca,Alexandra and Sophie; sadly missed by his lovingfamily, his father Dody, sisters Hilda and Grace,mother-in-law Rebecca, his loyal friend Patsy,brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Marna, Colin, EoinHalion, Brendan Boyle, Cathy Cairns, JackiePembrey, Peter Walsh, John Lambert, Rebecca’sfiance Aurelien, Shaun, Godchildren Sally and Mark,extended family and many dearest friends. Rest inPeace.

O’ROURKE, Breffni (Swords and formerly of OldBawn) - September 21st, 2014, peacefully atBeaumont Hospital; deeply regretted by his lovingwife Nuala, daughter Grainne, son-in-law Gerry,sisters Moira and Deirdre, nieces, nephews, relativesand friends. Rest in peace.

CUMMINS Eileen (Cartron, Newport and formerly ofPortmarnock, Co. Dublin) peacefully at the MayoGeneral Hospital. Rest in peace.

MURTAGH Brian (Tilly) (Malahide, Co. Dublin) -September 19th, 2014, peacefully after a shortillness, late of C.I.E and G.N.R. Son of the lateChristina and Christopher; deeply regretted by hisloving brothers David and Noel, sisters Margaret andAnne, brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, nieces,nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

O’GORMAN (née McDonnell) (Rush Co. Dublin andlate of Hastings St., Ringsend) September 20th2014, (peacefully) Phyllis; sadly missed by her lovinghusband Martin, son Alan, daughter Ciara, brotherRobert, sisters Marie, Eva and Gwen, brothers in law,sisters in law, nephews, nieces, relatives and a largecircle of friends. May she rest in peace.

COLLINS: (Née Manson) Olive (Ollie) 17thSeptember 2014 (Late of Fourknocks, Stamullen)Suddenly at her home. Sadly missed by her sons,daughters, daughter in law, son’s in law, partnerTom, grandchildren, great grandchildren, brothersand sisters, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.May she rest in peace.

LAMBE (née Jesson), Susan (Kinsealy, Swords) -September 24th, 2014, tragically; deeplyregrettedby her loving husband Ray, son Robert and his girl-friend Sarah, sister Sandra and her partnerCiaran,brother Justin and his Ashley, brother-in-law Joe,sisters-in-law Imelda and Mary, niece Doireann,nephews Justin, Kevin, Dylan, Jayden and Graham,relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

CAMPBELL (nee Cunningham) (Malahide and late ofKilliney) 24th September 2014 (peacefully) at home.May, precious Mum to Patricia (Marlborough) andPaul, cherishd by her grandchldren John and Mark(Fitzpatrick), Jenny and Sue (Campbell). Sadlymissed by her son-in-law Alan, daughter-in-lawGeraldine, brother Arthur and sister Sheila. lovedgreatly by her great grand-children Jack, Robyn,Marcus, Ella Jean and Coen and by her step grand-children Karen, Tara and Aisling. Rest in peace.

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Dear DadThinking of you daily,

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The family of the late Evan Maundsleywould like to extend their genuine gratitudeto all those who attended, supported us and

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Fingal County Council Permission is sought for the retention ofthe widening of the existing entrance to4.2m wide and repositioning of pier, withassociated site works at 11 Martello Court,Portmarnock,, Co. Dublin by Luke BrennanThe Planning Application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application

Fingal County Council Planning permission sought by KarinaWhyte for renovation of an existing cottageand a 1 and 2 storey extension to rear atDamastown, Naul, Co. Dublin. The planningapplication may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public openinghours and submission or observation maybe made to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (20Euros)within the period 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.

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Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought to build anew single storey extension to the side anda new single storey extension to therear/side of existing dwelling together withattic conversion and new dormer extensionto rear. Permission is also sought to widenexisting vehicular entrance at 5 River ValleyRoad, Swords, Co. Dublin for Fiona Clarke. The application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during its'public opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

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