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Patricia has been a dedicated volunteer in thisshop for the past 12 years. This well deservedaward is indicative of the generosity of people inthe North County, who are renowned for theirgiving nature.Shop manager, Damian Bridges told the County

Leader, “It is wonderful to see Patricia honouredin this way and the award reflects her dedicationand commitment. There are many more likePatricia, who generously give their time to work inall the Vincent’s shops and there is room for manymore volunteers. The award is particularly appro-priate as 2011 has been designated the EuropeanYear of volunteering,” he said.Patricia has six grown up children and is a grand-mother eight times over and loves being involvedwith the charity shop. Speaking to the CountyLeader, she said, “I really love my work andmeeting different people all the time. I have somegreat friends, which I have made since I startedwork there.” She is no stranger to volunteeringand worked for the Swords Citizens Informationcentre for three years.The Swords shop is situated in the CastleShopping Centre and is currently undergoing anexpansion. The adjacent unit has been acquiredand both units are going to be refurbished intoone large shop. “Because of this expansion,volunteers and donations have never been moreurgently needed than now,” said Damian.“I want to give back to the community excellentvalue and bargains, which they can avail of inthese stringent times,” said a committed Damian.The spirit of volunteerism is very evident in theshop and Damian was very quick to praise theboundless energy and attitude of people who giveof their time in such a generous fashion. “There’salways a great atmosphere here and people lovecoming to work, even though the work is hard. Itis one of the busier shops for donations,” he said.

The Society of Saint Vincent de PaulDublin region recently held their AnnualRetail Awards Ceremony. It was at thisceremony that volunteer and Oldtown resi-dent, Patricia Newman, from the Vincent’sShop in Swords received the ‘Volunteer ofthe Year’ award.

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Balbriggan Senior CitizensGroup organised their annualouting with a one day trip toAthlone on Sunday 10th Julylast. The outing was open toany senior citizen inBalbriggan aged over 66years and the cost was a veryreasonable €15 per person. The very first outing of theSenior Citizens in Balbriggantook place more than a half acentury ago, in 1958 and

since then, it has become along awaited and regularevent at the beginning ofeach July. Every year, the organiserschoose a different destina-tion. This year, more than 80senior citizens came toAthlone, the vibrant townlocated in the centre ofIreland on the banks of the

River Shannon. Here theyvisited Clonmacnoise, theearly Christian site foundedby St. Ciarán in the mid-6thcentury. They were all enthu-siastic and happy to haveanother opportunity to spenda whole day together.“We look forward to this dayout all year long. It is a greatopportunity to meet and havea fun outing all together. Wehave travelled, admired thelandscapes, taken dinner in ahotel in Athlone and thenenjoyed a dancing eveningbefore we came home,” saidCora Kelly, one of the organ-isers. “It’s lovely to spend theday together.” The Senior Citizens groupwas founded in 1958 and atContinued on page 18

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PatriciaNewman,receiving herwinner'strophy frommanager ofSwordsVincent'sshop, DamianBridges.

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Cycling ProgrammeLaunched At St Ita’sIt was a great day for The GreenGroup at St. Joseph’s IntellectualDisability Service in Portranerecently. They officially launched thehospital’s new cycling programmefor day-service clients at a specialceremony. As part of the group’sGreen-Schools Travel Programme, acycling programme to facilitate cycleevents and trips for clients of theservice, has been developed overthe past two years in co-operationwith An Taisce. They have funded abicycle trailer for the group, togetherwith cycle skills training and safetyequipment to ensure that cyclingactivities will now become a real part

of the lives of the centre’s dayservice clients. The group celebratedthe raising of their recently awardedfourth Green Flag, by new CountyMayor, Cllr Gerry McGuire, accompa-nied by the Garda Band. The official opening of theprogramme was marked with aninaugural cycle by the group andmembers of another group from theEstuary Centre in Swords to the parkat Newbridge Demesne.Sandra Flavin, Green-Schools TravelEducation Officer said, “We aredelighted to be a part of developinga cycling programme for the clientsof St. Joseph’s Day Service. We hopethis valuable cycling initiativecontinues for many years to come,”she said.

Pictured here enjoying the fun are: L-R Marie O'Malley,Marian Rainey, Mary O'Connor and Catherine Quinn fromPortrane at the recent lauch of the new CyclingProgramme for St Ita's hospital.

Rush Clean UpThe Rush Tidy Townscommittee will beholding a barbecue andclean up day onMonday August 1st towhich everyone iswelcome. Anyone whowould like their localorganisation to getinvolved please contactChairman MichaelCoffey on 0862621209.

SnippetFurther GreatFundraisingEfforts By DAAThe Dublin Airport Authority(DAA) is continuing their greatfundraising efforts for theircharity of the year, The 3T’s -Turning the tide of suicide.They recently held anotherfantastic fundraiser, the GreatMotorcycle Challenge. Justunder twenty motorcycliststook part in the challengewhich set off from the grounds

of Castlemoate House atDublin Airport. Motor cycle themed challengestook place at checkpoints inRonan Pentony Motorcycles atthe Hill of Rath in Droghedaand in Navan. The challengewas completed in Kealy’s Pubin Cloghran, where there wasfood and a prize giving cere-mony. The event was organisedby Police Inspector, BrianLeonard of the Airport PoliceService and over €500 wasraised for The 3T’s - Turningthe tide of suicide charity.

Skerries Tennis club is lookingfor new members and anyoneinterested in joining are morethan welcome to come downand join in the fun at SkerriesCommunity Centre. Club nights take place onMondays at 7pm. Men’s nighttakes place on Thursdays at7pm while ladies meet everySunday at noon. Lots of funtournaments will get underwaythis month as well as manysocial nights. So get thoserackets at the ready!

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Balbriggan GroupParty At ThePresidentsThe Remember Us Group, based inBalbriggan, had the privilege ofmeeting President Mary McAleeseat a special garden party at Arás anUachtarain recently.

Each year the president hosts aseries of garden parties, some ofwhich are dedicated to communitygroups. These parties are the presi-dent’s way of acknowledging thework of and expressing apprecia-tion to people, such as those

involved with the Remember UsSpecial Needs Group, who givetheir time to their local communi-ties. Group Co-Ordinator and co-founder, Nora Roban attended theparty along with long standingmembers or the group Paul Roban,Heather Berger, Stephen Cashelland Eoin Donohoe.Remember Us, along with represen-tatives from other community

groups, were addressed byPresident McAleese. The guestswere then then treated to food,entertainment and a tour of theState Rooms in the Arás. The group had a fun and very enjoyable day atthe party.

Pictured here enjoying the day at the Garden Party are members of Remember Us: L-R:Paul Roban, Stephen Cashell and Heather Berger with TV personality Kathryn Thomas.

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New Trees For RushMain StreetA bonus for the Rush Tidy Towns committeehas come in the shape of new trees to adornMain Street, which will be in place in plentyof time to impress the judges. Donationsreceived from Eirgr id are to be used toprovide the new trees and are sure toenhance the appearance of the town. The Tidy Towns would like to take this oppor-tunity to thank all the volunteers who are

putting such hard work into cleaning up thetown. These dedicated people who volunteertheir time free of charge are up from theearly hours, watering flowers and keepingthe town at it’s best for judging day. Thecommittee are delighted with progress atthis stage and had a clean up of the SouthBeach recently, with all the 5th class pupilsfrom Rush National School participating. Aswith all participating towns and villages inthe North County, community spirit is verymuch to the fore in making our areas placesto be proud of.

Ardgillan Castle in Balbriggan washome to a blooming beautifulrose show recently. TheBalbriggan Horticultural Societycelebrated their 45th anniversaryin conjunction with their AnnualRose and Sweet Pea Show. Rosegrowers from across the NorthCounty were invited to exhibittheir home grown roses for thepublic to admire. Paddy Blanche, the president ofBalbriggan Horticultural Society,spoke of his years dedicated tohis rose garden: “I have spent 60years of my life taking care of myroses. The roses I have now are asold as I am,” he said. Paddy realises that growing rosesis an expensive hobby. “If you

have to buy roses, fertilise them,then feed them constantly, thiscan be quite expensive. I thinkunfortunately, horticulture issomething that people don’t havea lot of time for anymore. It can bevery time consuming as well soyou have to be dedicated to it.”The rose show also had its annualcontest with hundreds ofgorgeous blooms on display, allcompeting for a top prize in thecompetition. All proceeds fromthe flowers sold went toBalbriggan Historical Society. Pictured here enjoying the Rose Show inArdgillan Castle are members of theBalbriggan Horticultural Society L-R:Michael O'Connor, Ann McGee, PatCurtis, Brendan Purtill, Phyllis Dwensand Paddy Blanche. Pic: RN

Rose Show Blooms in BalbrigganLusk Parish Pilgrimage Lush Parish are organising their annualpilgrimage, which this year will take place fromAugust 2nd to 9th. The pilgrimage will visitLourdes and the Shines of France and is wellsupported. The seven night trip costs €879 perperson sharing and there are currently fourplaces left. If you are interested in taking part inthis pilgrimage, contact group leader, Sean Clareon 8438089.

Malahide Senior CitizensEnjoy CelebrationThe Senior Citizensgroup took to theGrand Hotel inMalahide recently tocelebrate 35 years inexistence. The group,alongside 80 otherguests had a dinnerparty to mark the occa-sion and a great nightwas had by all whoattended.The group have socialgatherings every yearand president of the

Malahide group AnneNugent, told theCounty Leader that theevening was wonderfuland that it was great tosee the group stillgoing after so manyyears: “It’s always niceto see the group cele-brate another year,”she said. “Despite thefact that we’re smallerin number now thanwe once were,everyone does makean effort to attend theoutings. We really hada terrific night.”The group would liketo especially thank allthe excellent staff atthe hotel for helping tomake the night suchan enjoyable one. TheSenior Citizens will behaving their nextannual outing in earlyDecember.

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The Swords Ladies Club had every reason to lettheir hair down as they celebrated their 41 years inexistence. The ladies celebrated by travelling to Lisbon recently to mark theevent. The group show no signs of slowing things down, the club still haveweekly meetings. This will continue for the foreseeable future and newly elected president of theclub, Meavis Dempsey told the County Leader that she was delighted the clubwas still going strong: “It’s great to see that there are still ladies involved withthe club. Obviously there aren’t as many as there once was, most likely due tofact that we’re all getting older!” she said, laughing. The club meets in theSenior Citizens Centre in Swords every Tuesday from 8.30pm until 10.30pm.Activities include: talks and demonstrations, various outings and weekendsaway both in Ireland and Europe. The new season starts on the 13th Septemberand will run until June of next year. New members are always welcome.

Pictured here are three former members of the Swords Ladies Club, who have recentlystepped down after being part of the club for many years. L-R: Treasurer Valerie Dunne,President Mary Norton and Secretary Ann Green.

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of the most popular school itemsneeded were the uniforms. Shethen called on the community tobring in all used and unwanteduniforms. Jackie’s appeal got very goodresponse. Residents in Skerries,Rush, Lusk and Balbriggan allcame along with donations. Theshop sells a full range of schooluniforms for both Juniors andSeniors, particularly for those insecondary school. “It’s great that we have so muchsupport from the community,”said Jackie. People are thinking ofother people and donating all theycan. It’s this generosity that keepsthe shop going strong,” sheconcluded. Pictured is here is Adriana Leonard, avolunteer in the "Charity Begins AtHome" shop in Skerries.

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Prince And PrincessFor A DayThe first annual midsummer Prince and Princess Ball in aid of theCTLA, The Children to Lapland Appeal took place in the Clarion Hotel inDublin Airport recently. Every year the CTLA take terminally ill childrenfrom hospitals all over Ireland and fly them to Lapland to visit Santa.The CTLA hosts charity walks and fundraising events throughout theyear to help gather the funds to sponsor the children. The Prince andPrincess Ball is just one kind of event that helps raise awareness ofthe charity. This ball was the fourth to take place in Dublin this year, with futureballs set to take place in the coming months. The Prince and Princessballs have free entry, with a top dj, face painting, a magic show andfun and games on offer for the children. The CTLA also have a national bag packing day taking place on the27th of August taking place in Dunnes Stores around the NorthCounty, for which volunteers would be greatly appreciated. Anyonewishing to volunteer to help the bag packing fundraiser can contactthe CTLA at 01-2190600.

Pictured here at the Princess and Prince Ball is feared pirateCaptain Diarmuid Martin and Princess Saoirse Martin whocame third in the Fancy Dress Competition.

Fundraiser In RushLouise O’Loughlin from the Rush Chamber ofCommerce is organising a charity 10k runwhich will take place on Saturday 30th of Julyat Rush Park. All the funds raised will gotowards the Rush Christmas lights this year.There will be a children’s fair and markettaking place in the park at the same time asthe run, so there is something for the wholefamily to enjoy. If you’re not much of a runner, you are morethan welcome to walk the course andeveryone will meet back at the park for prizesand refreshments. It’s a fantastic day out andall for a good cause. Everyone is encouragedto come and join in the fun. For an applicationform, visit the Rush Community Centre.

New Retail Unit Opens At PavilionsThere was some excel-lent news for shoppersat the PavilionsShopping Centre,Swords recently, withthe opening of a newmenswear retail unitthere. This positivenews is very welcomeand is a clear indicationthat the long awaitedsigns of recovery are onthe horizon. The newshop is called AddictionMenswear and is a verywelcome addition to thecentre. They have beenat the forefront of men’sfashions for a number ofyears and offer an alter-native to normal highstreet styles andculture. The shop is managed by Nicky Ralph and includes staff members,Daniel English and Gerry O’Neill. The shop also offers a hire service called‘Etiquette Hire’, especially catering for wedding hire, with everything for thegroom and best man.

Pictured at Addiction Menswear shop in the PavilionsShopping Centre are L-R, Shop Manager, Nicky Ralph,Daniel English and Centre Director, Ian Hunter.

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Chernobyl Children Have A Ball In SwordsThe annual Chernobyl Summer Holiday Rest andRecuperation Programme took place recently. TheProgramme sees Chernobyl children from extremelydisadvantaged and contaminated areas visit Irelandevery summer. They stay here for one month to givethem a holiday of a lifetime. The children stay with‘host families.’ Swords resident, Fiona Milligan workson the committee and says the summerprogramme is a perfect way to ensure that chil-dren from these disadvantaged areas have aholiday to remember. “The children love it andalways have a great time. On the agenda isclean air, healthy food and most importantlylots of fun,” she said. “We couldn’t do itwithout the support of local organisations andthe host families.”Over 100 very excited children arrived in DublinAirport in early June and were returned homeon July 16th. This fantastic programme ensuredthat the children had a holiday they’ll neverforget. If you are interested in becoming a hostfamily for summer 2012 please go to www.cher-nobylchildrenstrust.ie for more information.

Golf Fundraising EventIn SkerriesA fundraiser for Crumlin Children’s Hospital took place on 8th

July last in Skerries Golf Club. This annual event was insti-tuted 12 years agoby the Harnetts, afamily in Skerrieswho started to raisemoney for cancerresearch after

losing their sonbecause of the crueldisease. GrahamHarnett was only 15years old when hepassed away, after along time suffering andspeciality care andtreatments received inCrumlin Children’sHospital. “People knowthe story of my brother.

It is 20 years since he passed away, but people stillremember him and support our great cause. It’s an incrediblecommunity spirit,” said Jennifer Harnett, Graham’s sister. A total of 14 teams participated at the annual golf classic,each team of four costing €200. There were people who paidthe admission fee, but did not even play golf. “The supportwe received is amazing. We don’t even have to ask for

support, people justring and tell us theyhave a donation tomake. People actuallytell us to make thisevent. It’s like it wouldorganise itself.” “This is the 12th year ofthis event and to date,we have raised in excessof €187,000 forChildren’s CancerResearch.” said herfather, Maurice Harnett.The amount collected onFriday night is headingfor €7,000.

Pictured at the Crumlin Children’s Hospital Golf Classic at Skerries Golf Club are JenniferHarnett, with her parents, Marian and Maurice Harnett. Pic: RN

Pictured hard at work at the recent SwordsTidy Towns clean up are (L-R) GeorgeSweetman, Green Party, Liz Whelan, KenDuffy, Green Party, Des Becton, Tidy TownsChairman and Anne McNamee. Pic: KD

Details of Malahide Festival AnnouncedEnjoy Malahide with the Malahide ‘Has It’ Festival, now inits second year since its rebirth in 2010. The MalahideChamber of Commerce have organised a number ofevents for the festival running from July 21st-24th. There’ll be a Funfair on the Beach, BBQ on the Green,plus food stalls around the village, with fun and games,competitions and live entertainment for the kids on theGreen too. There’s a Fashion Show, The Great MalahideQuiz, free Massage Therapy and lots of parties in thelocality with treats and music.New Street will be closed for live music, street races, foodsampling, and music in Gibney’s, Duffy’s and Gilbert &Wrights. Church Road, Main Street and the Mall will haveArt exhibitions, horticultural shows, photography exhibi-tions and much more. For a full list of all the events andactivities on during the festival visit: www.malahideh-asit.ie. With so many fun-filled activities on throughoutthe festival, there’ll be something for everyone to enjoy.

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Skerries ‘100’Classic ParadeThe 66th Skerries 100 wasopened by the Annual ClassicParade in Skerries recently.Almost 200 bikes were usedin the event, which wasorganised by LoughshinnyMotorcycle Supporters Club. All participants receivedcommemorative medals fortaking part in the parade. Theprogramme, which tookplace over three days, sawspectators amazed with thearray of skills that were ondisplay.

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LIGHTING UPYou can use lighter fluids to get the charcoalalight - but it needs to be done with care.Sprinkle some all over the charcoal, then wait fora few minutes for it to get absorbed. Fire lighters(broken up into smaller pieces and scatteredamong the charcoal) can be used, but don’t startcooking until all the pieces are completelyburned out, or the smoke will produce someunpleasant fumes.

A tremendous feeling of anticipation and excite-ment is evident in Balbriggan, as the clockcounts down to the eagerly awaited Balbriggan

Formula Fun day. This innovative project is the brain-child of Balbriggan Formula Fun, with the support ofBalbriggan Town Council and Balbriggan Chamber ofCommerce. The event will take place this Sunday, 24thJuly from 12 noon to 8 pm, which will result in trafficrestrictions in the town centre during this time.Now that registration is closed, a lottery will take placelater this week to inform the lucky winners, who willcompete in the races. The age groups for the pedalraces are 8 to 9, 10 to 11, 12 to 13 and 14 to 15. Therewill be a total of 16 karts for each age category (fourkarts in each heat), as well as novelty races and tradersraces for those over 16 years of age. Following the heats,the winners of each heat will advance to the final.Above all, this is a family day and everyone is urged toget up and take the whole family and show the commu-nity spirit for which Balbriggan is rightly famous. All weneed now is for the families of Balbriggan to rallyaround, and hopefully, if it is successful, will become apermanent fixture on the calendar of events for thisgreat town. A carnival atmosphere is expected and well knownrocker, Brush Shields and his band, Skid Row will bethe headline act for the day. Family fun and musicalentertainment will be provided in the Quay Street carparks. To add to the family fun, there will be bouncycastles, face painting, a food and craft fair, as well as amotor exhibitors’ area, where local motor companieswill show off their wares. The three organising bodies

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have done trojan work to ensure the success of thisunique event. From the moment the initiative wasmooted, the respective representatives sprung intoaction. Anthony Murphy, representing the localChamber, has been actively encouraging his membersto become involved in the venture and we can confi-dently expect them to ‘rise to the occasion’ withspecial offers up to and including the day. A reallygreat effort is being made by chamber members inthis respect.

Similarly, Ian Lawless, Chairman of Balbriggan FormulaFun said the initiative is “based around road safetyusing pedal go-kart races,” which are bound to creategreat excitement in the town. The day is all about funand families, with entertainment provided for the enjoy-ment of all. “It will be a free, family fun day,” he said.Meanwhile Brian Murray from the Town Council hasbeen working like a beaver to make sure everything isin ship shape for this great day. The town has never looked in such good condition and is a credit to

Pictured at the launch of Balbriggan Formula Fun on Wednesday last are Gertie Shields ( sitting in the go kart), with BrianMurray (Balbriggan Town Council), Luke Moriarty (sponsor and Balbriggan Chamber member), County Mayor, GerryMcGuire, Inspector Declan Yeats, Cllr Monica Harford, Ian Lawless (Balbriggan Formula Fun), along with Gardai, DaveSheeran, Jacinta Harley, Kate Daly Ní Bhrion and Brendan Walsh. Pic: Tony Healy

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Great Success OfBalbrigganFarmers’ MarketThe thriving Balbriggan Fish and Farmers’market is continuing to prosper as it enters itsthird year in the town. The market was the first Farmers Market thatDublin Meath Growers (DMG) took part in, so itis fair to say that theystarted their courtshipwith the Irish consumerin Balbriggan. Likemost first dates it wastentative at the start.Colm Warren, founderof Dublin MeathGrowers said, “DublinMeath Growers areowned by and work forlocal growers in theNorth County and Co.Meath. The people whoregularly come to ourmarket in all kinds ofweather are so heart-warming andwelcoming, it really isan eye opener. Therichness is not of thematerial kind, but thatof the human andsocial interactionsbetween people. We at D.M.G set out initially togive our customers in Balbriggan fresh, qualityIrish grown vegetables, at economic prices,” hesaid.The market recently opened on Saturday on atrial basis and it was deemed a great success.Market manager, Michael Grimes is delightedwith the community spirit which is very evident

every Friday. “We provide top class, freshproduce to shoppers, which is sourced locallyand is therefore the freshest produce availableanywhere. As it is locally produced, there is nodelay in getting to market,” he said.The atmosphere generated at the market inGeorge’s Square in the town is reminiscent of acontinental town, with interesting stalls andgreat value everywhere. The variety of produceranges from fruit and vegetables, to more exoticproduce like authentic Sicilian food andIreland’s only buffalo mozzarella cheese. The Farmers’ market will be involved in the

Bridgestone Balbriggan Food Festival, whichtakes place on Saturday, 20th August from 12noon until 3pm. On foot of this, there will be anevening market in the Square, the previousevening, Friday, 19th August from 3pm until8pm. This is an ideal opportunity for peoplecoming from work to sample the excellentproduce on display.

Pictured at the vibrant Balbriggan Fish and Farmers' Market last Friday are L-R, MarieBrowne from Skerries, Cathy Gaffney from Balbriggan, Joe Finnegan from Balbriggan andstallholder, Rosaleen Purtell.

Feast Of FestivitiesIn BalbrigganHere’s an event that all food lovers will enjoy. TheBalbriggan Food Festival will take place on Saturday,August 20th between 12pm-3pm beside the Harbourin Balbriggan. This year’s festival will have somethingfor everyone to enjoy including live bands, cookingdemonstrations, food tasting, over 20 restaurant foodstalls and most importantly great food.

“This year’s food festival, aside from being a fantasticday out, will be great for all the local businessesaround Balbriggan,” said Sean Crossan, who is on thefestival sub committee and is also member of theBalbriggan Chamber of Commerce. “The festival willbring out all the local restauranteurs and foodgrowers, so visitors will see the best of what our townhas to offer.”“We hope to have as much success as we did in 2010,when we held the festival for the first time. We hadover 600 people attend and we plan to do it biggerand better this year,” he concluded.

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Plants Needed In SkerriesFollowing our recent article on the planting in SkerriesCommunity Centre, locals are being asked to donateplants to help with the ongoing work that is beingdone to give the Skerries Community Centre car park amuch needed lift. The planting will continuethroughout the coming weeks and all donations aregreatly appricated. If you’re interested in lending ahelping hand, please contact Skerries CommunityCentre.

Nine St. Finian’s Wheelers from the local GAAclub in River Valley completed the Dublin toBelfast leg of the Maracycle recently. The guystrained hard again this year and managed to cuttheir time by a massive two hours. Brian O’Neillset the pace for the elders, Jimmy Conway, PatFarrell, Derek Hammond, Brendan and John

As part of the MalahideFestival, the local TidyTowns are hosting theGreat Malahide Quiz forthe second year running.It takes place onThursday 21st July at 8pmin the Grand Hotel. All thebrains of Malahide,together with theirfriends and families willgather in the Grand Hotelto see who will take thetitle for 2011. Last year itwas won by the wellknown genius and chessexpert, Vincent Bissettand his team, but whowill wrestle the title fromhim this year or will hereturn to reclaim hischampionship! The Quiz

VolunteersNeededThe Legion of Mary, StColmcille’s Parish, areseeking to recruitanyone willing to volun-teer for parish work on aweekly basis. If you arewilling to lend a helpinghand to your parish, theLegion of Mary meetsevery Wednesdayevening at 7pm in theParish Office, NorthStreet, Swords.

SnippetGreat Malahide Quizwas well supported lastyear by businesses andresidents alike and isused as the mainfundraiser for the workdone by the MalahideTidy Towns group. GerryRafferty and the TidyTowns volunteers havebeen working non-stopover the summer toimprove the beautifulvillage of Malahide, andto gain maximum pointsfor the town in theNational competition. Allare welcome and anentrance fee will be €10per person with 4 peopleto each team. There will be a raffle heldduring the break.

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Lennon, Philip Long, P.J. Murray and DonalO’Hagan. The secret we are told is youth andJaffa cakes. Jimmy Conway also made the returnjourney the following day.

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Emma Curran recently celebrated her 21st birthday in style in Peacocks Steakhouse, RiverValley. Pictured L-R is her sister Rachael Curran, Michelle Curran, Danielle O'Brien, Aisling

Farrell, Jacqui Degnan, Emma Curran, Emma Cooke, Emma Keely, Leigha Caul and Roisin O'Hagan. JR

Michelle Fagan recently celebrated her 30th birthday in The OldBoro in Swords. She is pictured here (centre) with her best friend,Pamela Smith and her sister, Jennifer Fagan. JR

Pictured are Hazel and Pat Bernard outcelebrating Hazel’s birthday at theCarnegie Court Hotel, Swords. JS

Maria Greene celebrated her 40th birthday in The Man O' Warpub with her friends and family recently. Maria is pictured here(front row) at her 40th birthday with her dad Barney, her mum

Agatha Green, sisters Philomena Greene and Brenda Daly, (backrow) her brother-in-law Aidan Daly, brothers Mark and GerryGreene and sister in law. Mary Greene. JR

Mark Cashen celebrated his 21st birthday in The Harp Bar in Swords recently with hisfriends and family. Locals may have noticed the large adverts on the two bus stops at theend of Main Street in Swords recently, which bear a large photo of Mark with the caption

“Look who's 21!” He is pictured at his birthday celebrations with his family; his dad Jimmy,mam Anne and brothers Christopher and Stephen Cashen. JR

Pictured at Lydia Magee’s 18th birthday party in Peacock’s inRiver Valley are, Bach row L-R, Rachel Seri, John Magee,

Lewis Magee, Fiona O'Reilly, Karen Magee, Calu Seri. Front row L-R,Liam Seri, Eva Drum and birthday girl, Lydia Magee. JS

Pictured at Gillian Smullen's 30th birthday party in TheCarnegie Court Hotel are Caroline Teeling, Karen Brennan,

Thomas Tighe, Gillian Smullen, Lisa Lyons, Lisa McMann, AislingFarrell, Vanessa Kavanagh and Veronica Lyons. JR

Pictured in the Harp Bar, Swords celebrating BarryHayden's 27th birthday are Back row from left, Gary

Molloy, Gav Conboy, Frank Apple. Front from left, BarryHayden and Stephen Lynch. JS

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Andre Rieu SatelliteConcert At Pavilions World famous violinist and conductor, AndréRieu is to appear, via satellite, at thePavilions Shopping Centre in Swords. It is allpart of the Pavilions 10th birthday celebra-tions and they are continuing their imaginativeprogramme of events. The concert will broadcast toMovies@Swords in the Pavilions on Saturday23rd July at 7pm, for one night only. It will bebeamed via satellite from his home town ofMaastricht in the Netherlands and is boundto generate huge excitement among hislegion of fans. Tickets are now on sale bycalling 01-8703600 and there is expected tobe great demand for these precious tickets,The Dutch violinist and conductor is one ofthe world’s most successful touring artistsand each year he performs a series ofconcerts in his home town. As always, Andréwill be joined by his famous Johann StraussOrchestra. The Orchestra, which he founded,began in 1987 with 12 members, but nowperforms with between 40 and 50 musicians.At the time the Orchestra first toured Europe,there emerged a renewed interest in waltzmusic. The revival began in the Netherlandsand was ignited by their recording of theSecond Waltz from Shostakovich’s JazzSuites. As a result, Rieu became known asthe waltz King. Rieu and his orchestra haveperformed throughout Europe, in NorthAmerica, and Japan. Winning a number ofawards, including two World Music Awards,their recordings have gone gold and plat-inum in many countries, including 8-timesPlatinum in his native Netherlands.

Gymnastics SummerCamp In RolestownNorth CountyGymnastics Club,which is based inRolestown CommunityCentre will be hostingtheir annual week longsummer camp from18th to 21st July,promising an actionpacked experience forall who attend.The club, now in itsfourth year, will hostthe camp from Mondayto Thursday betweenthe hours of 10am and1pm. A fun filled few days ispromised with gamesand activities takingplace as well as theusual gymnastics, withfacilities such asbalancing beams,vaults, bars, tram-pettes, landing pitsand a padded area tobe availed of. The cost per child is€55 with two childrencosting €100. For moreinformation contact:0877445759

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A group from Malahide Parishrecently attended a special prepa-ration ceremony ahead of theInternational EucharisticCongress, which is due to takeplace in Dublin next year. The preparation ceremony, held inKnock, saw members from everyparish around the North Countycome together to attend thespecial Mass and each parishbrought their own Eucharistic

Candles along for it.Speaking to the County Leader, JoMorris who organised the trip forthe parish, said the day was agreat success: “It was really a bril-liant day. Everyone seemed toreally enjoy themselves and it wasgreat to see so many people cometogether for the Mass,” she said.The ceremony proved to be verypopular with over 16,000 peopleattending overall.

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Pictured here is the group from Malahide Parish along with the Archbishop of Dublin,Dr Diarmuid Martin, at the recent preparation mass ahead of the InternationalEucharistic Congress which will take place in Dublin next year.

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Free Event forEntrepreneursand NewBusinesses Swords firm, McInerney Saundersand DCU are hosting a free Start-Up Breakfast which will be held inDCU Business School onWednesday 27th July 2011 at 7.45am. The aim of the event is toprovide entrepreneurs and start-up companies with free advice, aswell as being a networking oppor-tunity to meet successful and likeminded individuals.

Admission to the breakfast is freeand the event is being organisedalongside McInerney Saunders, alocal Accountancy firm, who willbe providing accounting advice. Ifthis sounds like the event for you,please phone Lisa on 0872477999to confirm your attendance. There will be a number of guestspeakers at the event, includingPearce Flannery, author and busi-ness advisor and Jill Hincks, entre-preneur and managing director ofPassion for Creative. The guestspeakers will be discussing theirbusinesses and offering advice topeople who are interested insetting up their own business.

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One in four people willneed a blood transfu-sion at some point intheir lives. If you’d liketo help and contributeto this invaluableservice, there is anopportunity to giveblood at the The IrishBlood TransfusionService mobile clinic inSkerries CommunityCentre on Thursday July28th from 5.00 pm to8.30pm. All support isgreatly appreciated.

Summer Camp Funin SkerriesSkerries youngsters are in for a fun filledsummer with the local GAA club. Skerries Harpsare kicking off the first of four weeks of activitycamps on Monday, 25th July next. The summercamp will involve a week of football, from 25th to29th July, an academy week, from 2nd to 5thAugust, a hurling and camogie week, from 8th to12th August and a VHI Cul Camp, from 15th to19th August. The camps promise a great time forall those sporting enthusiasts wishing to attendwith all coaches being fully qualified by the GAA.The camps will be co-ordinated by Tomas BurkeGPO. For further information call: 087 7257582.

BalbrigganSeniorCitizens Balbriggan SeniorCitizens group weeklybingo sessions takeplace on Tuesdays in theSenior Citizens Hall at8.30pm. You do nothave to be a seniorcitizen to attend thebingo. The group alsoinvite all senior citizensover the age of 60 to calliinto the Senior CitizensHall any weekdaymorning from 10am-12pm to enjoy the activi-ties taking place at thecentre.

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at at 7.30pm inBalbriggan Town Hallto determine the levelof interest for thedevelopment of anAllotment Scheme forBalbriggan. Peoplecan register theirinterest on the night.There will be adiscussion on theallotment design -what it should andshould not include,what sizes of allot-ments should beprovided and so on.Also a list peopleinterested in formingan allotment club willbe compiled. AllBalbriggan residentsinterested in orcurious about havingan allotment arewelcome to attend.

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Walking into the Carnegie Library on North Street, Swords tomeet with Bernadette Marks, is like stepping back in time.Bernadette runs the Swords Heritage Centre and FingalGenealogy Project from the historic building. While it’s regret-table that the 1908 structure no longer houses a library, it stillmaintains much of its grace and elegance, and is a perfectsetting for Bernadette’s work, which she undertakes withGeraldine McGovern. They provide anonline genealogical research facilitycovering all of North County Dublin,which is part of a nationwide network ofgenealogy centres. They also run themuseum housing many local artefactsfor the Swords Historical Society.“We started looking for a place for alocal museum in 1986 and initially wewere given one room in this building,” Bernadette explains.Having lived all her life in Swords, Bernadette had ‘lots of stuff’in her own home which she moved down to the museum. “Weopened every Sunday initially and as people called in, theystarted to donate items of interest and it kind of grew fromthere,” says Bernadette. We now open weekdays from 1pm.until 4.30 pm. The genealogical side ofBernadette’s work began in1988 as projects of this naturewere springing up all over thecountry. “Through a FAS initia-tive, where I trained as a super-visor, we got some youngpeople to computerise parishrecords and it’s fairly busy nowwith people tracing theirroots.” She obviously relishesthis aspect of her job whichhas changed over time. “When I started first, I wasposting letters to Americaeveryday but now it’s mostlydone by email which is veryhandy.” Visitors to the centreare always welcome and onesuch caller from Australia, wholives in Kuwait, was helped byBernadette to trace his grandmother who came from Kinsealy.“We found this out in about three quarters of an hour, whichwas great but sometimes it can take a lot longer,” she explains. It’s surprising to learn that Bernadette was initially reticentwhen asked to attend the first meeting of Swords HistoricalSociety back in 1982. “This guy from Roscommon who knew mymother asked me to come along and I said ‘ah no, no, no.’Anyway, he persuaded me and I ended up being elected secre-tary of the society on the night,” Bernadette laughs. She had no idea at the time how her attendance at that inau-gural meeting would change her life. Neither did she realisehow much of an impact her childhood had on her. “I was rearedwith adults. My father died when I was six months old and I wasreared by my mother and granny. They were always talking andin those times people would just call in to the house. Mymother, who was from Skerries would be saying to me ‘go outand play’ but of course I didn’t and later on in life I discovered Ihad all this stuff in my head,” she explains. While loving the stories she learnt at home, Bernadette recalls“walking to school and coming out the end of Chapel Lane andlooking down the street and it being miserable looking. I neverremember it being sunny, but maybe that’s because I hatedgoing to school,” she laughs. Despite this reticence,Bernadette joined her friend, Bernie Troy at the tech in Swordsand completed her Inter Cert there under the guidance of herenthusiastic teacher, Sheila Duggan. “She had us doing dramain Irish and we were hawked into the Olympia to take part in a

school’s drama festival,winning it twice.” On leaving school,Bernadette began working in an employment agency in DublinCity Centre and continued in this role until the 1980s when shecompleted the FAS Supervisory Course on genealogy. Shesubsequently completed a Diploma in Local History in

Maynooth 12 years ago. “It taughtme how to research properly andwrite up my findings.” Her enthusiasm for her work hasled Bernadette to visit schools inthe area engaging students withtheir own local history. She haslots of stories to tell, many goingbeyond local events, such as the

fact her father fought in the 1916 Rising. She appears some-what bemused that people enjoy listening to her so much, butis happy to attend events such as a recent cultural night run byFingal Heritage Network at Luttrelstown Golf Club, and tell herstory if people want to hear it. The number of projects Bernadette has become involved with

in the past 30 years or so isstaggering. In 1986 she wrote‘Rambles through Swords’which included a video ofBernadette walking around thetown pointing out places ofinterest. “I hope to do anotherone this year, 25 years latershowing all the changes inSwords.” In August 2004,following two years ofresearch, she wrote ‘A HardAuld Station’, a book thatexamines the history of thepeople who donated theStations of the Cross in St.Colmcille’s Church, somedating as far back as 1881.Bernadette describes herinterest in the people namedon the plaques as going backto her childhood. “I was

always a dreamer…I’d sit in the Church with my mother andwonder who the people were.” With the support of theCouncil she also publishes the annual Swords Voices booklet,where local stories and memories are recorded for posterity.Swords has changed dramatically since Bernadette’s child-hood and she is largely positive about these changes. “I loveto come down the town and see all the people around, I meanyears ago you only saw lots of people around if you went toDublin. I live close to the Pavilions and it’s great, I don’t reallyhave to go into town to shop anymore.” As a child, Bernadette couldn’t have imagined how herimmersion in adult conversation with strong matriarchalwomen would have a major impact on the direction of her life.Her memories are vivid and her interest in genealogicalresearch infectious. “I do my job because I love it,” she says. Together with Geraldine, Bernadette is currently preparing forthe forthcoming annual Swords Heritage Week. They inviteentries of about 1,500 words to their various writing competi-tions and these may be works of fact, fantasy, fiction orpoetry. There is a special prize donated by Mary McCormackin memory of her mother, Bridget Browne, entitled ‘WhatSwords Means to Me,’ and Bernadette would love to seepeople send in their musings before 31st July to [email protected]. Judging by last year’s prize giving event inThe Carnegie Court Hotel, the competition is as popular nowas it was when initiated in 1987

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seas, performing in national andinternational competitions, winningover 80 team dance trophies and anuncountable amount of solo anddouble's trophies. They have alsostaged many shows around theNorth County. Dance Amad is run byMairead Magennis and has fourschools, two of which are located inSwords and Balbriggan.

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Pictured at thepremiere of the finalHarry Potter movie,The Deathly HallowsPart 2 atMovies@Swords in thePavilions ShoppingCentre last Friday aresome North CountyLeader competitionwinners, Back row, L-RLouise Barnett, DylanRyan, Jackie McCarthy,Deirdre King,Commercial Manager,Pavilions, JohnMcCarthy. Front row, L-R Rachel O'Farrell andRebecca Power.

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MCDONAGH (neeThirkill) (Sutton Parkand formerly ofBradford UK)Mary, beloved wife ofthe late Patrick, lovingmother of Paula, Gerard,David, John and Joe andcherished Nana to Lee,Ben, Kyle, Jas, Mary,Isabelle and Shauna;sadly missed by herloving family, daughtersin law Nuala, Grainneand Melissa, relativesand friends.

MOORE (Glenville,Drogheda Street,Balbriggan, Co. Dublin)Dessie, beloved husbandof Vera; deeplyregretted by hissorrowing wife, sonBen, brother Michael,sister in law, brother inlaw, aunts, uncles,nephews, nieces,extended family, rela-tives and friends.

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Fingal County CouncilThomas Freeney is seeking retention planningpermission at “Shadeywood”, Mainscourt,Ballyboughal, Co Dublin. The proposed worksfor retention planning permission are as follow(1). Demolition of existing shed structure -22sqm. (2). Construction of new 1.5 storeygarage with storage area to the north ofexisting dwelling 52sqm (3). Construction ofnew potting shed to south of existing dwelling15sqm (4). Construction of wc & shower roomextension to the west side of existing dwelling7.5sqm. The application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its' public openinghours and a submission or observation may bemade to the Planning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for a detached singlestorey dwelling with waste water treatmentunit and percolation area together with all siteancillary works to include a rainwaterharvesting system. Access will be via theexisting approved vehicular entrance underreg. ref F09A/0445 at Skidoo, BallyboghilCounty Dublin for R. Dignam. The planningapplication may be inspected or purchased ata fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its public opening hours and asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to theAuthority on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euro’s) within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the Authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for amendments tocondition 2 of Development Granted under reg.ref F10B/0107 for 2 storey extension to side ofhouse to include study, lounge and canopyroof at ground floor level, with 2 bedrooms andbathroom at first floor level at 2 Ormond Drive,Swords Manor, Swords, Co. Dublin for P. Pavel.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation in rela-tion to the application may be made in writingto the Authority on payment of the prescribedfee (20 Euro’s) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theAuthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for theconstruction of a storey and a half / dormerbungalow dwelling to the rear of an existingdwelling. The development shall also consistof a new vehicular entrance and also changesmade to an existing vehicular entrance & ancil-lary site works at Site No.12 RathingleCottages, Forest Little Road, Swords, Co.Dublin for Morgan Tracey.The application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its public openinghours of 9.30 – 15.30 Monday – Friday at FingalCounty Council, Fingal County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin. A submis-sion or observation in relation to the planningapplication may be made in writing to thePlanning Authority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilWe Winsac Limited, Intend to apply forPermission and Retention Permission on asite comprising Barnageeragh Cove, Skerries,Co.Dublin. The Development will consist of :Permission is sought for change of housetypes, layout and reduction in unit numbersfrom 210 no. to 107 no. within Sectors 2 & 3 ofthe development approved under Reg. Ref.F05A/1818. Sectors 2 & 3 as approvedcomprise of: (i) Apartment Blocks D2, D3 andD4 comprising 72 no. two-bed apartmentsand 36 no. one-bed apartments with a totalfloor area of 8295 sq.m m_ on sites 1-36 incl.Lapwing, 1-36 incl. Plover and 1-36 incl.Linnet. (ii) Apartment Blocks E2, E3, E4 & E5comprising 102 no. two-bed apartments witha total floor area of 11,131 sq.m m_ on sites 1-24 incl. Fulmar, 1-24 incl. Rosefinch, 1-24 incl.Garganey and 1-30 incl. Tanager. The revisedlayout provides the following new housetypes in Sectors 2 & 3 only: (i) 34 no. Type A,three bedroom two storey semi-detachedhouses @ 109 sq.m m_ each; (ii) 39 no. TypeA1, three bedroom two storey terracedhouses @ 109 sq.m m_ each; and (iii) 34 no.Type D, four bedroom three storey to frontand two storey to rear detached houses @150.5 sq.m m_ each. The alterations toSectors 2 & 3 will also include modificationsto the internal road layout, revised infrastruc-ture for foul and surface water drainage,water supply, public lighting, landscapingand all associated ancillary siteworks. Anadditional Class 1 public park is alsoproposed (5060 sq.m.) adjacent to theSkerries- Balbriggan Rd.Permission is also sought for revised fouldrainage infrastructure arrangements toserve the overall ‘Barnageeragh Cove’ devel-opment (as approved under Reg. Ref.F05A/1818, F08A/1285, F08A/1374 andF11A/0006 as follows: (i) Provision of a new buried foul sewerstorage tank, pumping facilities, telemetryand controls, emergency overflow to the IrishSea via existing foreshore outfall, aboveground compound, vehicle parking, single-storey pitched roof maintenance storagebuilding and equipment kiosks, a new gatedmaintenance vehicle access track (with nopublic access) from Sector 2, located inSector 1, so as to serve the new pump/sumpfacilities, together with and all associatednew landscaping, fencing and screening. (ii)Provision of a new buried foul sewer risingmain and on-site pump/sump facility routeddirect to the Barnageeragh Waste WaterTreatment Plant.Retention permission is also sought forexisting constructed 204m foul water risingmain which was granted a five year temporaryplanning permission under Reg. Ref. No.F07A/0898. This sewer located in Sector 1connects into the existing foul water drainagesystem in the adjacent Housing Developmentat Kelly’s Bay. Works to be retained willinclude all existing associated siteworks, theburied pumping facility, the above groundcontrol equipment and control kiosks, agravity sewer, effluent storage, telemetryfacilities and associated manholes.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority (Fingal County Council,County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin)during its public opening hours (9.30-16.30Monday to Friday). A submission or observa-tion in relation to the application may bemade in writing to the Planning authority onpayment of the prescribed fee (€20) withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority of the application.

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Fingal County CouncilPermission sought to retain chalet- house at14a Baldoyle Road, Baldoyle, Co.Dublin. ForJ.O’Reily. The Planning Application may beinspected or purchased between 9.30-15.30Monday-Friday at Fingal County Council,Fingal County Hall, Main Street, Swords,Co.Dublin. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made inwriting to the Planning Authority on paymentof a fee of €20, within the period of 5 weeks,beginning on the date of receipt by FingalCounty Council of the Application.

Fingal County CouncilWe Mr.& Mrs. Delaney intend to apply forPlanning PermissionAt No. 8 The Pier Kelly’s Bay, Skerries Co.Dublin. To construct first floor extension attached tofront side and rear of house over televisionroom and dining area and extend pitchedand hipped roof over and construct porchattached to front of house with pitched rooffinish and hall door relocated to side ofporch. This application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall, Main St.Swords Co. Dublin during the public openinghours 9-30am 15-30pm Monday to Fridayand a submission or observation in relationto the application may be made to the plan-ning authority in writing on payment of a feeof €20.00 within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by FingalCounty Council of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought for the infill ofthe north internal courtyard to the existingschool to accommodate a staff room, adisabled toilet with shower facility and a G.P.store all with 6 no. rooflights over and for theprovision of 6 no. rooflights to the existingadjacent corridors at St. Patricks JuniorSchool, Tennis Court Lane, Skerries,Co.Dublin for The Board of Management ofthe school.The 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 (9.30am - 15.30pmMonday - Friday)A submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing tothe Planning Authority on payment of theprescribed fee of 20 euros within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application

Fingal County CouncilI Eamonn Keane intend to apply for PlanningPermission for the replacement of theexisting flat roof on garage and kitchen toside of existing house with concrete tiledhipped/pitched roof at 155 Ardilaun,Portmarnock, Co. Dublin.The planning application may be inspected,or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and that a submissionor observation in relation to the applicationmay be made to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought fora. 1 _ storey detached dormer bungalowb. Detached dormer garagec. Waste water treatment systemd. All associated site works,

on site at Wimbleton, Ballyboghil, Co.Dublin for Mr. Darren Bently.The planning application may be inspectedor purchased for a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy during itspublic opening hours of the PlanningAuthority. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made inwriting to the Planning Authority on

payment of the prescribed fee of (€20.00)within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilJoe & Mary Clinton seek permission forrenewal of previous grant of planningpermission F07A/0331 FOR agri-tourism selfcatering accommodation developmentconsisting of a one and half storey dormerbuilding containing four two bed selfcatering apartments and administrationoffice and repaving of existing farmyard andcommunal area to the rear of existing farmguest house using the existing side accesslane to the public road on site to the rear ofWoodview Guesthouse, Margaretstown,Skerries, Co. DublinThe planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theplanning authority Fingal CountyCouncil,Fingal County Hall, Main St. Swords,Co Dublin during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation may bemade in writing on payment of theprescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe planning authority of this application

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for the modifi-cation to previously approved register refer-ence F11B/0109 to include for terrace areaover ground floor extension to rear with newhandrails and access door to replace dormerwindow at first floor level, all to the rear atInch Townland, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. ForMR & MRS C. HAND. This planning applica-tion may be inspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing on paymentof the prescribed fee (20 euros) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilRetention planning permission is sought fora further 5 years for parts of previouslyapproved register reference f01a/1084,F01a/0117 & F06A/0888, which includetemporary single storey office extension atfirst floor level over laboratories with escapestairs and link building to existing officesand also for single storey ladies lockersrooms at ground level, all on the north eastside of the facility on lands at Drynam Road,Swords, Co. Dublin by Organon Ireland Ltd.This 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 authority inwriting on payment of the prescribed fee(20euros) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by GerardMcLeod at 'Willsboro', Killeek, St.Margaret's, Co. Dublin for a new two storeydwelling including comprehensive noiseinsulation, new vehicular entrance, biocyclewaste-water treatment unit, landscaping andall associated site works on a site of 0.55hectares. The site forms part of a largerequestrian landholding 'Willsboro', to whichthe proposed dwelling is functionallyrelated. The planning application may beinspected or purchased a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority (CountyHall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin) duringits public opening hours (9.30-16.30 Mondayto Friday). A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made inwriting to the Planning authority on paymentof the prescribed fee (€20) within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application.

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