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THE announcementmarks a great tri-umph for the peopleof Crumlin wholaunched the Saveour Swimming Pool,(SOS) campaign lastyear in a bid to keeptheir valued pool.

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Residents inCrumlin havebeencelebrating thenews that theirlocal swimmingpool is toremain openafter The CityCouncilconfirmed they have locatedthe necessaryfunding.

it going to be used tokeep the pool open,”explained Mr Mc -Gui gan.

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there is also talk of afull refurbishment ofthree swimmingpools.

“We have it ongood authority thatthe Minister forSport, has had com-munication with thecity council in rela-tion to funds to refur-bish the pools. Thismeans they will notonly be saved but also

refurbished- which isbetter than we expect-ed!"

Indeed, since itopened its doors in1970, Crumlin poolhas become aninvaluable and inte-gral part of the com-munity and is current-ly being used by 30different groups of allages in the area.

To coincide withthe good news,Crumlin Swimming

swimming pool hasalso just releaseddetails of theirextended summeropening hours; Thepool will now beopen for 25 hours perweek for publicswimming. Newopening times areMon, Tues, Wend &Fri, 12 noon to2.40pm & 4 –

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M c M c G u i g a nconcluded by tellingThe Local News thatCrumlin residentswelcome these posi-tive developmentsand is committed toassisting the Councilin any way possibleto ensure a successfullong term future ofthe pool. [email protected]

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€8m drug haul – sign of gangland activityTHE DISCOVERYof cocaine worth €8mand two guns in asuburban “drugs fac-tory” was branded afrightening exposureof Ireland’s criminalunderworld.

Detectives un -cov ered the operationduring a planned raidon a semi-detached

home in a quietneighbourhood inTerenure, southDublin, last night.

The massivedrugs haul – thoughtto be the largest thisyear – was beinglinked to investiga-tions into majorcrime gangs in neigh-bouring areas,

Crumlin and Drim -nagh. No arrests havebeen made.

A Garda spokes -man said the cocainecould have a streetvalue of up to €8.5m,subject to analysis.The two firearmswere described assemi-automatic hand-guns.

A cocaine-mixingplant was uncoveredinside the house onCorrib Road.

The search opera-tion was carried outby officers fromKevin Street stationand gardaí fromTerenure as part of acontinuing investiga-tion into organised

crime.Aengus O Snod -

aigh, Sinn Féin jus-tice spokesman andTD for Dublin SouthCentral, said theseizure would be asignificant blow to amajor crime gang.

“The constituen-cy I represent hasbeen ravaged by

drugs and drug-relat-ed gun crime formany years,” he said.

“Residents inmany estates are liv-ing in a constant stateof fear and intimida-tion from these drugdealers and gang -sters.” He also warn -ed against compla-cency in the fight

against organisedcrime. “This, nodoubt, only representsa fraction of the drugscoming into the coun-try,” he added.

Catherine Byrne,Fine Gael’s drugss p o k e s w o m a n ,described the opera-tion as a frighteningsign of the level of

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Set fire to hospital ‘cos he was ‘upset’A HOMELESS manwho started fires at StJames Hospital, He -uston Station andJames Street causingthe evacuation of thestation and cancella-tion of the Luas hasbeen given a seven-year sentence.

Denis Miles(aged 31) has been incustody since hisarrest in October2007 and had the bal-ance of the sentencesuspended fromtoday on strict condi-tions. Miles, of nofixed abode, has asevere speech imped-iment and started thefires “to get the upsetout”.

Miles, pleadedguilty at DublinCircuit CriminalCourt to three countsof arson at St JamesHospital, HeustonStation and JamesStreet on dates inSeptember andOctober 2007. He hasa previous convictionfor arson.

Judge KatherineDelahunt imposed aseven years sentencewhich she back datedto October 2007 butsuspended the bal-ance of the sentenceon condition thatMiles liaise with TheProbation Serviceand Focus Ireland,who are arrangingaccommodation andsupport services forMiles.

She also orderedthat he attend angermanagement anddrug rehabilitationcourses as well asengage with the psy-chiatric services andfollow a specificmedication plan ifappropriate.

Garda PaulCornish told MsCathleen Noctor BL,prosecuting, thatthree fires were set inSt James Hospital onSeptember 25, 2007.He said he did nothave the figures forthe damage caused atthe hospital.

The first, in awaste bin outside theChief ExecutiveOfficers Building,was quickly extin-guished by staff. Thesecond in the maletoilets on the mainhospital concoursedid not take off andwas also extin-guished.

He said the thirdfire, in a waste binoutside the RegionalOrthodontic Depart -ment, had to be extin-guished by the FireBrigade and the gashad to be turned offas the fire was near agas line. Gda Cornishsaid a fire started inthe male toilets ofHeu ston Station onOcto ber 4, 2007caused extensivedamage, costing€11,500 to repair andnecessitating theevacuation of thebuilding.

He said Mileswas identified onCCTV at the locationof all four fires. Headmitted setting thetwo fires in the exter-nal waste bins at StJames Hospital butsaid he not beenaware that a cigarettehe had discarded inthe male toilets at thehospital had alsostarted a fire.

Miles also admit-ted starting the fire atHeuston Station. He

told gardaí that hehad been upset andagitated and had litthe fires “to get theupset out of me”.

Gda Cornish saidthat the following daya fire started in anunused listed buildingon St James Streetwhich homeless peo-ple used to sleep in.He said the roofbecame unstable andthe Luas rail systemwhich ran nearby had

to be halted for sometime. He said theowners of the build-ing had not yet sup-plied quotes forrepair. He said the fire“could have beenmuch worse” as theFire Brigade discov-ered a homeless mansleeping in a fridge inthe building as it wasbeing cleared.

Miles came to thegarda station thatmorning in a dis-

tressed state andadmitted starting thefire. He said hisSocial Welfare moneyhad gone missing andhe was upset becauseit was his birthdayand he had no money.

He said he hadslept the previousnight in the PhoenixPark and the nextmorning had gone tothe building where hesometimes slept. Hesaid he put a match to

a dustbin bag becausehe was “upset in him-self”. Gda Cornishagreed with defencecounsel, Mr Luán ÓBraonáin SC, thatMiles had a severespeech impedimentwhich lead to a senseof isolation and frus-tration. He agreedMiles was extremelyrem orse ful and al -most had the demean -our of a child duringinterview.

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Ex cellence for Succ -essful Ageing, rec -ently launched byMinister for Healthand Children, MsMary Harney, iscom prised of fourkey pillars, namelyClinical, Research,Training and Edu -cation and Creativity.The Creative LifePillar promotes andhighlight the creativi-ty of older peopleand enables them toexpress themselvesthrough creativeactivities such asphotography, art,music and drama. Italso interfaces close-ly with local commu-nity groups and other

organisations to ex -ploit and contributeto the rich comm -unity and creativeres ources around St.James’s Hospital.Our vision for theCentre is to continueto work outwards tointerface with thewider Irish commu-nity and societythereby acting as amodel of how cre-ativity and the artscan contribute tosuccessful ageing th -roughout Ireland.

The Departmentof Medicine for theElderly, which formsa very important rolewithin the Centre ofExcellence for Succ -essful Ageing, hasbeen working andcollaborating withthe local communityfor over thirty yearsand is delighted to beable to bring thisexhibition to thepatients, visitors andemployees of thehospital. We lookforward to your sup-port and to meetingwith you soon.

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Hear the batsSOUTH Dublin Co -unty Council Comm -unity Workers, areworking with artistFiona Hallinhanwww.notalittlepony.com. the Council’sParks Department

and PalmerstownActive RetirementAssociation Walk &Talk Group atWaterstown Park ona new innovative artsproject. Hallinan willrelease an audiomapping projectbased on oral histo-ries of the area andexperiences of thepark. Research andDevelopment for thisproject has beenfunded byCREATE’s Artist-in-t h e - C o m m u n i t yaward and is men-tored by composerand designer AlexSynge. The project isone of five nation-wide applications to

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YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL COUNCILLORSOur guide to local Councillors is not necessarily a complete guide to all Councillors in aparticular area. Some opted not to be included. We invite all Councillors to include theirdetails in our ongoing guide. You can contact us at 087 9133614 or [email protected]

DUBLIN CITY COUNCILSouth Central – South West Inner City

CLARE BYRNEPhone: 087 611 6087

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South Central – Crumlin/Kimmage

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South Central – Crumlin/KimmageERIC BYRNEPhone: 087 254 8429Email: [email protected]: www.ericbyrne.ie

South Central – Crumlin/KimmageHENRY UPTONPhone: 086 175 9768Email: [email protected]: www.labour.ie/henryupton

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Rialto chapeldemolition adisgraceTHE DECISION by An Bord Pleanála to grantpermission to demolish a late 19th centurychapel of social and historical value, to build aprivate hospital in the grounds of St James’sHospital, has been described as a 'disgrace' bylocal TD Mary Upton.

Deputy Upton said: “This decision by AnBord Pleanála came as a shock to myself andlocal Labour Councillor John Gallagher. Wehave consistently opposed the demolition ofthis chapel to allow the construction of a pri-vate hospital. We appealed to An Bord Pleanálain response to the decision by Dublin CityCouncil to disregard the views of the localcommunity to approve this scheme after failingto bring the recommendation on the protectedstatus of the chapel before a full meeting of thedemocratically elected City Councillors.

“This decision however, by An BordPleanála to grant such a proposal, clearlydemonstrates why the public has lost faith in aplanning system that time and again appears tofavour the developers and disregard the viewsof the communities that have to live with theconsequences of these decisions.

“The idea of handing over valuable publiclands to private investors to build for-profithospitals is a policy relic from the now defunctProgressive Democrats. It is a failed policyfrom a failed party that treats people’s health asa commodity and was never going to be thesolution to the crisis in our health service.

“A shameful precedent has been set wherea community’s heritage has been deemed infe-rior to the wishes of private investors to con-struct a private for-profit hospital on publiclands”.

2010 sees more volunteersand fewer politicians!A SURVEY conduct-ed by JCI Irelandshows that 16% ofIrish people believethat volunteering is amore representativeact of active citizen-ship as opposed tojoining a politicalparty, where 0%voted in favour. Thesurvey was conduct-ed to mark theannouncement of JCIIreland’s ActiveCitizenship Week onOctober 3-8th 2010.

The JCI surveyrevealed the surpris-ing fact that politicsis not considered partof community in -volvement, with themajority of people(19%) believingplanting flowers in apublic area as a majoract of citizenship.However, 3% wouldsee writing a letter toa local politician asbeing proactive intheir community. JCIIreland encourages asmany people as pos-sible to do somethingto activate their citi-zenship during theweek of October 3rdto 8th every year. Thewebsite www.fity -ways.com has a list ofways to pledge to bean active citizen.

Mark Kelly, JCIIreland President,feels this survey is areflection of the mindset of the nation. "I

was surprised to seethat not one personwould consider join-ing a political party. Ifeel that Irish peoplefeel let down by ourpolitical systemthough it is importantto note that as IrishActive Citizens wecan not expect gov-ernment to do every-thing for us. Ouractive citizenshipweek will encouragepeople to becomeinvolved in their localcommunities, make adifference and theywill grow as citizensin the process"

10% of those sur-veyed consideredjoining a local JCIbranch to be activecitizenship. JCI’s 50ways to ActiveCitizenship is a greatway to start being amore active citizentoday. The purpose ofthe 50 Ways to ActiveCitizenship is to givethe members of theIrish community fiftyeasy ways in whichthey can becomemore active citizensand put the magicback into our com-munities.

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Lord Mayor switches onnew energy in Dublin Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Emer Costello, has “switched on” Dublin’snew unmetered energy efficient electricity supply. The energy efficientelectricity supply will be used in 768 sets of Dublin City’s traffic lightsand 42,500 public lights and will benefit Dublin City Council with majorcost savings of up to €300,000 annually. This green initiative is one ofseveral improvements included in Dublin City Council’s Climate ChangeStrategy for Dublin City 2008 – 2012. Energy provider, Energia, are sup-plying this unmetered supply to the Council. “Dublin City Council’sClimate Change Strategy shows the Council’s commitment to reducingCO2 emissions in key areas one of which is energy. The implementationof green initiatives and the promotion of environmental sustainabilityare vital to our City’s progression and advancement. The move to ener-gy efficient electricity is a great step towards achieving a more eco-friendly Capital while also making substantial savings of up to €300,000annually on electricity bills” said the Lord Mayor.

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17 Tyrconnell Rd • Inchicore • D8 Tel: 454 8986

A.C. BOLES Ltd205 Emmet Road, Inchicore

Tel: 453 4291Serving the community

of Inchicore and further afield for 80 years

Advice is given freely and helpfully 6 days a week • 54 hours a week

We carry a large range of prescription medicines

Prompt reliable service

Some exceptions apply. No further discounts apply.

GRATTAN PHARMACY13 Grattan CrescentInchicore, Dublin 8

Phone and Fax: 453 3984

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Elizabeth ArdenFlawless Finish

only €12.99

Vitamins3 for the price of 2

(or lowest price free)

OFF LICENCE SPECIALS 6 Cans of Budweiser ......................................€9.00Coors Light Cans each ....................................€1.50 Con O Sur Wine RRP 9.99 now only ..............€6.99

IN STORE SPECIALS 500ml Coca Cola, 7up, Club Orange ..........€2 for 2Scallions per bunch ........................................€0.69 Lettuce per bunch ..........................................€0.79Satsumas, Strawberries, Pears per punnet ......€2.00 Any 6 apples ..................................................€2.00

199 Tyrconnell Road.Inchicore, Dublin 8.

Tel 453 4101

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Value on your

G & G Motors hasbeen an establishedbusiness for the last28 years. Proprietor,Gabriel Hughes off -ers a comprehensivelist of services for thelocal comm unity. Hebel ieves that preven-tion is so much betterthan a cure for yourcar. Your engine canbe serviced from€110. Actually, acomplete service foryour car would befrom €185 and forthat everything ischecked for your car.This includes oil, fil-ter, plugs, fan belt,lights, etc. A reportwill be prepared foryou as well so youknow exactly whathas been done toyour vehicle and alsoif your car requiressome more work.This will save youmoney in the longterm as it will pre-vent costly majorrepairs later on. Callin or ph 01 453 1099and Gabriel and hisstaff will be happy tohelp you.

B'Fab is a lovelybright shop locatedon Oblate Viewopposite the OblatesChurch. It is a ladiesfashion shop and is avery welcome addi-tion to the area. Youno longer have totravel in order to bestylish. There isLadies and Childrensclothing, Shoes and

pretty accessoriestoo. The Shop is runby a lovely younglady, Paula and she isassisted by AnneMarie. They arealways on hand tohelp. They also en -courage you to tellthem if there is a par-ticular style or sizethat you need andthey will be delightedto order it in for you.Summer is here socall in and try onsome of the cool andcolourful fashions atvery affordableprices. The shop isonly opened a coupleof weeks so make atrip today .

At the momentwhat do we look for ?We need conven-ience and quality andof course customerservice. Londis,which is situated at199 Tyrconnell Roadoffers all of these.Brian Dono hueopened the shop as aLondis on the 24 thof June 1995.Theshop was Kennys ageneral GroceryStore which was alandmark of the areafor many years. Brianhas put a lot of hardwork in over theyears and the result isa thriving shop thatoffers a good selec-tion of goods at verycompetitive prices.At the moment in theOff license there is12 packs of heinekinfor only €14.99,Coors Light cans for€1.50, Con o surwine is only €6.99and a particularlynice wine it is for thatprice.

In the grocerythere is 2 lucozades380 ml for € 2 or else2 coca cola , 7 up , orclub orange is also 2for €2.All day everyday Midland PrideToastie pans are only€1!

How about somefresh fruit and veg atgreat prices well lookno further. This weekScallions are 69 cent,Heads of Lettuce 79

cent, Broccoli €1,Strawberries €2 perpunnet. Sasuma's €2per punnet.

There is also afresh deli and a freedelivery service .Callin and see whats onoffer today.

The Black HorseInn is quite a land-mark building. Theposition of the build-ing is such it gives theimpression that it hasalways been there.The Inn in the namedenotes the fact thatInns were built in thetime when the canals

were being construct-ed a couple of hun-dred years ago inorder to give refugeto workers and travel-ers in need of care.The Kelly familyhave been at the helmof the Black Horsefor generations.TomKelly is a fine andgenial host. There is avery large and spa-cious beer garden forpeoples enjoymentand with the wonder-ful weather we'vebeen having its agreat attraction.Ondifferent evenings

during the week thereis Live music, Bingo,Karaoke, Darts, andTexas Hold em. TheBlack horse Inn is aminute from the Luasso leave the car athome and call intoday and enjoy agood pint.

Kalla Hair andbeauty is oppositeOblates Church.Kallaoffers a five star treat-ment. The finestproducts are used togive you the ultimatetreatment. But atKalla they want tooffer value for money

INCHICORE is a bustling busy vil-lage. In recent years there hasbeen substantial housing andapartment development. Whileslow to mingle at first the newresidents now form part of thisthriving community. We often takefor granted what is on ourdoorstep. In these difficult timeswe feel it is more important tosupport and visit your local shopsthan ever. They provide jobs forlocals and add to the character ofthe area.

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The Village InnInchicore Village Dublin 8.

Tel. 4549018

LIVE DJ Friday, Saturday

& SundayONE MAN BAND

Sunday from 7pm

STAR OF BAR Competition

every Friday night (audience voting,

cash prize)

FUNCTIONROOM

for Celebrations,21st's, Christenings,

Weddings, Anniversaries Can accommodate up to 100 people

Tel. 087 258 1986

We stock Ladies, Gents, and Children’s Clothing/Shoes

Also DVDs,CDs, Videos, Books and many novelty and gift items

Watch out for our Regular €2 for all clothing items days

Call in any day for bargains

We run our shop on a volunteer basis

We welcome all donations of most items except electrical goods

We are open Monday-Saturday 10.-5pmTel 085 7024629

Mrs Quins Charity ShopSupporting National Council for the Blind of Ireland

9b Grattan Crescent • Inchicore Village

Mc Dowells Pub139 Emmet Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8

Tel: 087 653 7422

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doorstepat all times specaillyin the times that weare lving in. There isa client loyaltyscheme, client dayswhen they will offerspecial deals on bothproducts and treat-ments in conjunctionwith their suppli-ers's.You can phone01 707 8911 andbook yourself in for apampering. At themoment you canavail of a 12 weekblow dry only €150.Book an appointmentand avail of the tran-quil setting and thequality.

Coffeys is a veryfine well establishedpub with a veryfriendly and hos-pitable atmosphere.The pub has been at97 Emmet road formany many genera-tions. The buildingitself has fine vaultedceilings with amazingstained glass win-dows. Altogether itmakes for a veryrelaxing and pleasantplace to spend anevening. The pub hasbeen managed for thelast 32 years by BillyFleming. Billy andhis staff are very

friendly and welcom-ing indeed. There is afull program in thepub for example.There is Sing alongwith Barry andAdrian on Sundaysand Mondays. AlsoKaraoke with WayneBas seen on tv withthe x Factor and Youra Star. Every Thurs -day night there isBingo with a €200snowball. Pool Kill -ers are every Fridaynight. How do youfancy Karaoke everySaturday. It allsounds like good fun.Coffey's also serveshot tasty food everyday from 12.00 -6.00Mon to Sat .The foodby the way is goodquality at very fair

prices .Don't forgetthat there is on goingoff license specialswhich is always goodwith this thirstyweather. Call in andexperience the fun foryourself.

Dick Mona ghansHair Salon at 77 to 79Tyrconnell rd is afamous land mark forstyle and elegance.Dick took over hismothers business in1975. Which she inturn had started in1955 not far fromwhere the presentshop is today. TheSalon has been fre-quented by genera-tions of Inchicoriansover the years. After avisit to Dick's Salonyou will not be disap-

pointed as he trulyhas a magical touch.He has a way ofdeciding a style thatwould suit a clientand he is an expert inhis field. Please feelfree to phone 4540748 and you canbook an appoint -ment.

Also, in the adj -oining Beauty Loftand Nail Bar there isa fabulous offer on atthe moment. A Sum -m er Special File andPolish Toes gems areextra with FrenchPolish, Hands withFrench Polish, 1/2leg wax, Eye BrowWax and also anEyelash Tint all ofthe above for only€60. Also available isa wonderful newproduct Shellac nailpolish . Which is agel that actually lastsup to 3 weeks. Booknow so you can begroomed to perfec-tion for your holi-days. Tel 01 4733511 to book anappointment.

Inchicore is avibrant thriving busyplace to be. It is avery old part ofDublin and it is ladenwith character. Itretains the essence ofold Dublin if youlike. There is a realmix of old buildingsthat have been therefor generations andnewer developments.There is also a realmelting pot of differ-ent inhabitants fromthe person who haslived here all theirlives to a personmaybe a couple ofyears or so. But thevillage has every-thing that you couldpossibly want interms of shops, Ch -emists, Banks, Pubs,places to eat out localservices etc. Not onlyis everything that youcould possibly wanton your own door -stop but there isexcellent value to behad too. The localbusinesses in the areaare trading success-fully through the cur-rent economic timesand appreciate yourcontinued support.Look around yourcommunity and seehow lucky you are tohave so many excel-lent businesses pro-viding a great servicefor you and yourfamilies.

Kalla Hair and BeautySanctuary for the soul

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DICK MONAGHAN 77-79

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Inchicore Dublin 8

Telephone: (01) 454 0748

Opening Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 10am-6pm • Thursday 10am-8pm

Friday & Saturday 9.30am-5pm

Telephone: (01) 473 351177-79 Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8.GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE

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Oblate View, Inchicore, Dublin 8. Tel 085 7715 408Ladies & Children’s ClothingShoes, Accessories & More!

Opening Hours Monday to Wednesday 9am - 6pm

Thursday 9am - 9pm • Friday 9am - 8pm Saturday 9am - 9pm • Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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Lots going onin Inchicore

One of the bestknown business inthe village is A CBoles Pharmacy.Itwas opened for busi-ness in 1928 and hasbeen at the heart ofthe community eversince.The presentpharmacist took overthe shop from his latefather. Mr Boles isalways on hand 54hours a week in factto dispense medi-cines or even justadvice when neededph 01 453 4291 .Sofeel free to call in andavail of the largerange of prescriptionmedicines and youwill be dealt withvery promply andhelpfully.Mr Bolesand his staff will behappy to assist you.

Mrs Quins chari-ty shop has been inInchicore Village forthe last 6 years and isa real treasure troveof bargains.The shopis located at 9bGrattan Crescent.

The shop alwayswelcomes donationssuch as clothes, cd‘s,shoes, bric a bracanything useful ex -cept electrical goods.Please call in or con-tact the manageresson 085 702 4629 ifyou have somethingto donate.Also veryimportantly don’tmiss the €2 day,which happens everycouple of weekswhen all the clothesin the shop are a fab-ulous €2. Keep aneye out for it.Thestaff are very warmand welcoming socall in and grab a bar-gain .

The village Inn islocated in the middleof bustling Inchi -core.It has beenowner operated byPeadar Brady for thelast thirteen years.The building itself, isactually one hundredand sixty years old. Ithas become a corner-stone of the commu-nity for manyyears.The Sports baroffers, Pool, Darts,and a 72 inch televi-sion for live matchesetc….so all tastes arecatered for. Call inyourself and have acool refreshing drinkin its pleasant livelyatmosphere.This is afun friendly place todrink.Why not enterthe Star of the Barevery friday nightand there is a cashprize and good fun isguaranteed.

Grattan’s Pharm -acy has been servingthe community forthe last sixty yearsand there have beenmany changes duringthat time for the pos-itive. GerardGeraghty is the phar-macist and has beenat the helm ofGrattans for the lasttwenty five years. Heis always on hand todispense advice tothe local community,you can phone inyour concern on 014533984 or call in .Ifyou need a passportor some photo idGerard and his help-ful staff can offerinstant photos at aclick of a button.There is also ongoingpromotions in store,at the moment thereis 20 % off selectedvitamins. Call in andsee for yourself.

The Black Horse✦ Live music ✦

✦ Bingo ✦

✦ Karaoke ✦

✦ Darts ✦

✦ Texas Hold em ✦

✦ Spacious Beer Garden ✦

233 Tyrconnell Road Inchicore Dublin 8

Tel 4543939and 4537140

97 Emmet Road Inchicore Dublin 8

● Sun & Mon Sing Alongwith Barry and Adrian alsoKaraoke with Wayne B as seen on TV’sThe X Factor and Your A Star

● Bingo every Thursday with €200 Snowball

● Pool Killers every Friday night● Karaoke every Saturday night

OFF LICENCE SPECIALS EVERY WEEKGood Quality Food

Served 12.00-6.00 Mon-Sat

LoungeCoffey’s

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Digital Hub – 63/64 Thomas Street beside Vicar StreetPhone: (01) 478 1129 - 478 1119

www.globalhairacademy.ie

Also late classes at 5.30 Tuesday & Wednesday

GLOBAL HAIR ACADEMYEXCITING NEWS! We have moved!

to the Digital Hub – 63/64 Thomas Street beside Vicar StreetAcross from John’s Lane Church

Models required dailyMonday to Saturday

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Tallaght swimmers successTop of the medals

board was ClodaghFlood, who won 7individual golds inthe Girls Under 12category in Freestyle(100m, 200m, 400mand 800m), Butterfly(100m and 200m) and200m IndividualMed ley. Added tothis was team silver,along with AoifeCoyne, Megan Mc -Der mott and AlysonKelly-Byrne, in the4*100m FreestyleRelay.

Next in the med -als haul was BrendanHyland, winning 5silvers in the BoysAge 15 category in100m and 200mButterfly, 200m and400m Individual Me -d leyand 100m Free -style.

Alyson Kelly-Byrne made a greatweekend of it, addingto her relay medalwith gold in the 200mBreaststroke, silver inthe 100m Breasts -troke and bronze in

the 200m IndividualMedley. Winningpoints too, she was4th in the 200m and400m Freestyle and5th in the 100mFreestyle.

With medals andpoints combined, Cl -odagh and Alysonwere awarded withtrophies for first andthird place, respec-tively, overall in theirage group.

There were moremedals for Tallaght,with silvers for Holly

TALLAGHT SwimTeam had anothersuc cessful outing re -cently, with a visit tothe National Aq uatic

Centre in Bl anch -ardstown for the Le -in ster Division 1Long Course Champ -ionships.

Kelly-Byrne (GirlsAge 15 800m Free -style) and AislinnHearne (Girls Age 13200m Breaststroke),and bronzes for Roi -sin Hyland (Girls Age13 800m Free style)and Lorcan O’Toole(Boys age 17 400mFreestyle).

There were lotsof new Personal Bestsfor the team. MeganMcDermott made im -provements in all 4Freestyle distancesand in the 200m Br -eaststroke, AoifeCoyne had PB’s at200m and 400m Freeand 100m Back -stroke, Aoife Keogh

had PB’s at 200mFree and 100m Butt -erfly, Alanna Burkehad PB’s at 100mButterfly and 100mBreaststroke, BethanPengelly had PB’s at100m Butterfly and100m Free, and therewere also PB’s forRoisin Hyland (400mFree) and AislinnHearne (100m Br -east stroke).

Next up for theTallaght swimmers isthe National Age Gr -oup Champ ion shipsin mid-July.

Tallaght SwimTeam’s national gov-erning body SwimIreland has as it’s

motto ’A sport for all,a sport for life’’.With this in mind, theTallaght club hasintroduced a newsquad for teenagerswho enjoy swimmingbut can’t devote thetime necessary totrain for competition.With 3 swim trainingsessions and one gymsession each week,the club hopes to pro-vide for swimmerswho might otherwiseleave the sport. Newmembers interested inthis squad will bewelcome from Sep -tember. To contactthe club, e-mail [email protected]

The Lower Crumlin CDP Flower Project held an open day in the centre on Clogher Road recently. The

well attended event was a great success.

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Yoga: bringing your practice homeAS OUR lifestylesare getting more andmore hectic, many ofus are looking for arelease. Whetheryou're looking toshape up, buildstrength, increaseyour flexibility orrelax your mind, yogahas the answers.However the peaceand strength we feelafter our weekly yogaclass may not beenough to get usthrough our busyweeks. In order to tapinto this feeling on adaily basis, creatingyour own yoga spacein your home mayjust be the answer.

Yoga originatedin India 5000 yearsago and offers a holis-tic approach to mind,body and spirit, bycreating an innerpeace.

Today, it's a toolfor people of all ages,shapes and sizes torelax minds and tonebodies. While thereare many differentvariations of yoga, asession will usuallyinvolve a combina-tion of posture work,stretches, gentlemovement and medi-tative and breathingexercises.

Establishing ahome practice, how toget started?

One of the greatthings about yoga isthat you can do italmost anywhere.Beginners wonderinghow to get startedshould first attend asmany classes as pos-sible so they can ben-efit from the expertadvice of a teacherand become familiarwith the basics ofyoga.

When you areready to start doingyoga at home, followthese tips:

1. Equipment

You need very lit-tle to begin youryoga home prac-tice. At the veryleast, you'll need ayoga mat.Optional extraswould be toinclude a belt orstrap for hard toreach stretches andan eye pillow andblanket for relax-ation.

2. Create your own

serene yoga space

As long as yourbody can move360 degrees in alldirections, youhave enough spaceto do yoga. Thatsaid, the morespace you have,the better.If you can't dedi-cate a whole room

to your yogaspace, just use thecorner of yourbedroom or sittingroom. Just makesure you haveenough room tomove. Try to find aspace that you cankeep completelyfree of any clutterand that there areenough momentsin the day whenthat area is quiet.Having a dedicat-ed yoga space isreally helpfulwhen you are try-ing to start a yogahome practice. You should alsomake sure youryoga space keeps

you warm duringyour sessions.Kate Gaffey ateacher at TaraWellbeing Studioand gives the fol-lowing tips ondecorating youryoga space:

' Scented candles orincense helpenhance theatmosphere anddepending on yourbeliefs or spiritual-ity, a Buddha orpicture of adeity/yoga gurucan also be inspir-ing for your prac-tice. If you're lim-ited with spaceyou can easilytransform a room

in your home atany time by settingthe scene with anyof the above.'

3. Pick a day and

time to practice

Just as you have aclass scheduled atyour yoga studiothat you can't miss,set up a classschedule at home.Start off with oncea week, so it does-n't feel forced, andgradually add aday or more whenyou're ready.Don't expect to doa full 60 minutes.Start off withsomething reason-able, like 20 min-

utes, and as youget used to doingyoga at home,your body willcrave a longerpractice.

4. Pick up some

relaxing music

You may choose topractice in silence,however musiccan help focus themind and blockout any externaldistractions. Fromsoothing chimesand rhythmicbeats, to loudchanting, there'sso much to choosefrom and it canhelp increase yourenergy, which will

inspire you topractice longer.

5. Pop in a yoga

DVD

Unless you're ayoga instructor orpracticing a setseries of postureslike in Ashtanga, itcan be tough com-ing up with asequence to fillyour practice. Sotake the guess-work out of yourhome practice andfollow along witha Yoga DVD.

6. Print out a

sequence

If you do not liketo practice with aDVD, look atsome yoga booksand write out asequence, or printout a sequencefrom an onlinesource.

7. Audio Record -

ings

Download pod-casts, or listen toyour favouriteteacher’s audiorecordings.When you are newto practicing athome, followingDVDs, audiorecordings orprinted sequencesare a great way tojumpstart yourhome practice.

There are lots ofonline sources tohelp studentsbegin their homepractice, one of thebest beingwww.yogajournal.com. Of course, contin-

uing to attend classesis a great way to getideas on fun newways to sequenceposes. This will helpkeep your home prac-tice fresh. Attendingclasses also helps youwork on your tech-nique and is an oppor-tunity to bring anyquestions or queriesto your teacher.

Finally, somemore words of advicefrom Kate: 'Above allof this is the commit-ment, discipline ordesire to get on theyoga mat and actuallypractice, even if it is afew minutes of deepconscious breathing -the rewards are huge.'

If you have anyqueries about any-thing in this article,your yoga home prac-tice or are interestedin attending yoga orPilates courses, class-es in Tara WellbeingStudio begin Monday15th of June; pleasecontact Rachel [email protected] or check outwww.mywellbeing.ie.

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Wheels in motion for new AlfieByrne Park motocross track

The Lord Mayor of Dublin,Councillor Emer Costello, per-formed a sod turning ceremony atthe long awaited motocross trackin Alfie Byrne Park on Alfie ByrneRoad, last week.

Speaking about the facility theLord Mayor said “I know howwelcome this new motocross trackwill be in the north inner city areawhere the demand for this leisureactivity is great. The track will bea wonderful resource for youngpeople in the area and a very valu-able social and sporting outlet.When the track opens young peo-ple will be able to practisemotocross in a controlled and safeenvironment. The project is theresult of extensive co-operationbetween local communities,

Dublin City Council and theGardai and has the full support ofall.

Alfie Byrne Park will have thefirst motocross track in Dublincity and I am delighted to be ableto set this project in motion, espe-cially as it is one of my final tasksas Lord Mayor of Dublin. I wishall those who may use this facilitywell and I know it will bring muchenjoyment to the youth of thisarea.”

The use of the motocross trackwill be organised through DublinCity Motocross Club and anyenquiries should be made directlyto Brian Hart at 086 3853407. It isanticipated that the track will beready to hold a first event in mid-July 2010.

Eoin Quigg pictured here was a special guest artist at the recent Teen Line/Teen Idol concert in the Submarine Bar.

Have your say at the Dodder Flood Study public information daysDUBLIN City Council has ann -ounced details of a series of publicinformation days for the RiverDodder Flood Study. The DodderStudy project team will meet withstakeholders and members of thepublic to present key findings andrecommendations and seek theirviews at the following locations,

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You can also write or email to the fol-lowing addresses:

Dodder CFRAMS, Dublin CityCouncil, Room 409, 68-70Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8 [email protected] TomLeahy, Executive Manager, Engin -eering Department says “Dublin Cityhas a very active flood defence pro-

gramme under the Dublin FloodInitiative. We are delighted to sup-port this project to continue thatactive programme of works alreadyconstructed in the tidal reaches of theDodder.”

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Recycle mobilephones to aidautism Irish Autism Action and Keith Duffy will launcha mobile phone recycling campaign in Dublinon Saturday 3rd July as part of the ‘32 CountyMarathons Challenge ’. With the help of BPITelecom and Expert Group, Irish Autism Actionis asking people in Dublin to donate their oldmobile phones to raise money and awarenessof autism in Ireland. Long distance runnersGerry Duffy and Ken Whitelaw will begin the32 County Marathons challenge on Friday,2ndJuly in Longford from where they will go onto run 32 marathons in 32 counties in 32 con-secutive days. The marathon will take place inDublin on 3rd July. Keith Duffy, MichaelO’Leary, Brian Kennedy and Ken Doherty willalso take part in the Dublin marathon. “Autismis a disability involving the development of thebrain that affects people’s communication andsocial interaction skills,” commented KevinWhelan, CEO, Irish Autism Action. “Mobilephones are one of the biggest communicationdevices around today, and by recycling them atyour local Expert store you can help us be avoice for those who have none. Every €500raised takes a child off the waiting list for edu-cation services.” “People are becomingincreasingly aware of autism and the needs ofautistic people,” said Brian Egan, SalesDirector, BPI Telecom. “By getting behind thiscampaign and recycling old mobile phones wehave a chance to show great community spirit.The money raised in each county stays in thatcounty so everyone can benefit from this cam-paign.” Irish Autism Action services in Dublininclude Scoil Mhuire, Ballyboden, St HelensJunior National School, Martello, ScoilChiarain, Donnycarney, Ballyowen Meadows,Stillorgan, St. Michael’s House SecondarySchool, Kilbarrack, ABACAS Kilbarrack, ABA-CAS Kilnamanagh and PALS Pre-School,Blanchardstown. For more information on thisappeal please email Kevin Whelan [email protected] or call 044 933 1609.

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Great sunrooms and conservatoriesThis week we’veasked thebuilders fromwww.pickapro.iehow to build agreat sunroomonto your houseand avoid someof the commonmistakes peoplemake. A LOT of people usethe term sunroom andconservatory inter-changeably thinkingthey're the same. Arethey?

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Be your ownlife coach

IN ONLY THE last two articles I was talk-ing about how the sad and untimely death ofradio star Gerry Ryan had caused people tofocus on the possible lifestyle factors thatcan contribute to premature death. And Iwas talking about how all of these are influ-encial in our own lives.

I talked about stress and simple ways todeal with it day to day. I talked about takingregular exercise, even in simpleways….such as a daily walk.

I mentioned a sensible consumption ofdrink. And I began to look at our other con-sumption…food! Taking care of ourselvesdoes not need to be stressful, special orextreme.

There is actually much evidence nowshowing that extreme diets not alone do notwork in the long term, but that many of themare very unhealthy. They can, in fact, causelonger term problems. Many of them areimbalanced. To have a healthy relationshipwith food we all know what we need toknow. In fact our grannies knew what to do,“everything in moderation”.

Looking after ourselves does not needspecial equipment, extra money or anyextreme courses of action for most of us. AsI said, simply a good regular brisk walk canimprove our physical and even mentalhealth. Very simply, sensible drinking canhelp enormously. Being sensible and cuttingdrugs and cigarettes out of our lives isessential.

And so also with our diet. We all knowwhat a good balanced diet is. If you don’t,then just ask an older healthier person thanyourself what they are eating! A good dietneed not be restrictive. It should be enjoy-able and easy. All around you there is plen-ty of advice. I am not a nutrition expert andmost of you do not need one. But the vastmajority of people can improve and prolongtheir lives by using common sense. And theinformation freely available.

So, cut down on pre-processed foods.Buy, cook and eat fresh food. Plenty of fruitand veg. Include fish or meat for protein, orif you are a vegetarian, make sure that youare getting other sources of what us carni-vores get from meat. Cut down on fats,excess sugar and salt. Get some “roughage”in to keep you “regular”.

So many of the modern killer healthconditions, you will hear over and overbeing spoken about now as being avoidable.Being in good general shape with a strongimmune system,will help you avoid manyand to overcome the other health problemsyou may encounter.

Like in all of this series of articles, here,I am talking about ways in which YOU canhelp yourself. We are less at the mercy ofour environment, circumstances and genesthan we often feel. Being aware of our owninfluence over our bodies and lives and thepower that that has, gives us responsibility.Many people don’t like the idea of beingresponsible. But remember, being responsi-ble for what happens also gives us power.And you probably have the power to domore to take care of yourself in all ways.Life is basically about “what you put in, youget out”.

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FCStone to advertise 26 new high-value jobsMINISTER for En -ter prise, Trade andInnovation, Batt O’ -Keeffe T.D., has wel -comed the announce-ment by FCStoneGroup, the US basedintegrated commodi-ty risk managementcompany, that it is toestablish its EuropeanHeadquarters inDublin with the cre-ation of 26 new jobssupported by the IrishGovernment throughIDA Ireland. Thefront office risk man-agement services to

be carried out in thisnew operation are thefirst of their kind tobe established inEurope and representa significant win forIreland. The invest-ment will result in 26new high end posi-tions being created inthe areas of clientfocus and supportservices. Potentialcustomers for the newbusiness are thoseinvolved in the pro-duction of food com-modities, both medi-um sized SME’s and

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Field Avenue – “The land belongsto the people not to Developers”I REMEMBER beingtold a story about aHippy, who lived in acaravan in a forest.He lived there foryears. One day hehears a knock on hisdoor. He opens thedoor to find a man ina suit. The hippyinvites the man in“How can I helpyou?” he asks. “Thisis my land” your mansays. You will haveto move your caravanelsewhere.

“Where did youget the land?” asksthe hippy. “Well, Iinherited it from myfather” your mansays. “And where didhe get the land?”continues the hippy.“Well, he inherited itfrom his father” saysyour man.

This continuesuntil the hippy finallyasks your man“Where did yourgreat-great-great-great grandfather getthis piece of land?”Your man proudlyresponds “Well, hefought for it”

“Care to step out-side?” says the hippy.

The green spaceon Field Avenue hasbeen enjoyed bylocal residents forover 50 years now.The residents haveplanted trees on thesite. A football teamtrains on the field andkids’ can be seen reg-ularly playing on thegreen.

Dublin CityCouncil has beenmaintaining the landfor the past numberof years. They built asand pit on the greenin the 1960’s and aroad was built aroundthe field by the coun-cil for convenienceof the residents.

Fitzwillams LandSecurities haverecently posted a let-ter to residents offer-ing allotments on thesite and claiming thatthey own the land.This has generatedconfusion amongstresidents whobelieved that the landwas owned by the

local authority. Whena group of residentsenquired about acommunity run allot-ment scheme DublinCity Council werealso under the impres-sion that they ownedthe land.

A meeting washeld on Field Avenuewith the residents andthe developers. It wasclear that the resi-dents did not wantprivate developersnear their land.People have seen how

reckless, ruthless andimmoral they havebeen during the prop-erty boom. One resi-dent made the legalpoint that the resi-dents have a claim toadverse possession,as they have beenmaintaining andusing the land forwell over the required12 years.

The spokespersonstated that Fitz will -iams Land Secu ritieshad no commercialinterest in the land

and further stated thatthe land was worthnothing. He wassharply challenged bya resident who re -marked “If you haveno commercial inter-est in the land, whydon’t you sign it overto the residents?”

Another residentcommented that “taxpayers’ money hasbeen maintaining thesite and cutting thegrass for years and ifyou are claimingownership of the land

we will send you thebill for maintenance”

“It is clear thatthere is an ulteriormotive. On one handthey are saying thatthey have no com-mercial interest in theland and on the otherhand they are sayingthey have no inten-tion of transferringthe ownership to thepeople”

The WalkinstownResidents Associationheld their AGM thatnight and residents

packed the hall toexpress their discon-tent. Many expressedthe fear that the allot-ments will be leasedout on short term tothe community whowill maintain the sitefor a number of yearsand when propertyprices increase theywill convert the siteinto housing units orapartments or what-ever will maximisetheir profits at thetime. Sinn Féin TDAengus Ó Snodaigh

said that “these devel-opers are not in theinterest of providingamenities for resi-dents. They are moti-vated only by profit.Fitzwilliams LandSecurities bought3,500 propertieswhich they acquiredin 2007. We knowthey have securedField Avenue andStanford Green andwe will need to inves-tigate what other sitesthey own. It is a muchbroader issue than

just Field Avenue.”A sub committee

was formed at theAGM to deal with theField Avenue issue.Any attempt byFitzwilliams LandSecurities to occupythe site will be resis-ted by the communitypending legal action.

If you wish to getinvolved in this cam-paign contact BrianHalpin on 085 7103630 or by [email protected]

by Brian Halpin

Record numbers for smear testsTHE DUBLIN WellWoman Centres hassaid that ‘a free andaccessible’ cervicalcancer screening pro-gramme is the mosteffective way toensure women attendfor regular smeartests. Introduction of

restricted access tothe National CervicalScreening Prog ram -me during the latterpart of 2009 impactednegatively on smeartest take-up at thetime of transition,according to theorganisation.

Launching its2009 Annual Report,Well Woman said itexperienced a recordnumber of womenattending for smeartests in the first halfof last year, but therewas a marked drop insmears taken fromSeptember throughthe end of the year,when changes weremade to Cervical -Check, the NationalCervical ScreeningProgramme.

When Cervical -Check was launched

two years ago, wo -men in the 25 to 60age-bracket were ableto avail of free smeartesting. They simplyhad to make anappointment with anyregistered smear-taker. However, Cer -vical Check changedits policy last Sep -tember, and onlywomen in receipt ofan ‘invitation letter’can now access a freetest.

According toWell Woman’s ChiefExecutive, AlisonBegas: “The changein the National Cer -vical Screening Prog -ramme from a freeand accessible modelto a much morerestrictive one result-ed in a dramatic dropin the numbers atten -ding for cervical

screening in the latterpart of 2009. Westarted 2009 with anunprecedented de -mand for cervicalscreening. Thisdemand was – in part– due to a significantadvertising campaignby CervicalCheck.The other major fac-tor in driving womenfor screening was thedeath from cervicalcancer of UK celebri-ty, Jade Goody.”

In March 2009,Well Woman’s threeclinics – which are allbased in Dublin – sawover 1,335 women forsmear tests. Six mon -ths later – when Cer -vicalCheck changedits policy – WellWoman saw 322women for smeartests. Overall lastyear, Well Woman

experienced a 15 percent increase in thenumber of patientswho had cervicalsmear tests taken,compared with theaverage number forthe previous sevenyears.

According toWell Woman, therewas an increase incolposcopy referralrates across all age-groups: in the 25 to29 age-group, therewas a 40 per centincrease in the col-poscopy referral rate,while the increase inthe 45 to 49 age-group was 60 per centon the previous year.

A key issue thatemerged in WellWoman in the deliv-ery of its pregnancycounselling servicewas the number of

women attendingwho cited ‘financialconcerns’ as a reasonwhy they felt unableto continue theirpregnancy.

According to Ms.Begas: “Financialpressures became afrequently cited rea-son as to why womenfelt they could notcontinue with a crisispregnancy. Duringour pregnancy coun -selling sessions, ma -ny women raised con-cerns about incomesecurity, includingsalary cuts and unem-ployment. Womenclearly wish to pro-vide sufficiently fortheir present familyand household req -uirements, and a cri-sis pregnancy hasbecome an increasingsource of stress for

those with incomepressures.”

The number ofclients attending WellWoman for full STIscreening saw amarked drop in 2009.Screening is offeredat all of Well Wo -man’s three clinics,and is available tomen at its PembrokeRoad clinic. Screen -ing involves bloodand swab tests tocheck for sexuallytransmitted infectionssuch as Chlamydia,HIV and Hepatitis Band C.

The fall-off indemand for STI test-ing was, according toWell Woman, due tothe impact of thedown-turn on peo-ple’s financial capaci-ty.

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Accounting technicians neededA C C O U N T I N GTechnicians Ireland,the professional bodyfor accounting tech-nicians, has forecastan increased demandfor its members inDub lin, as companiesacross all industries,especially in thesmall business sector,seek to manage costsin a challengingeconomic climate.

Speaking at rec -ent Fellow gradu ationceremony in Dub lin,Aidan Collins FCA,President, Acc -ounting TechniciansIreland, said demandfor its courses, bothnationwide and inDublin, had “grownsignificantly” overthe last six years. Theprofessional body hasexperienced its high-

goings and carryingout a range of otherkey finance func-tions. Their contribu-tion to an organisa-tion’s sustainabilityand growth can beenormous,” said Mr.Collins. “No matterwhat size the firm,you are always goingto need someone tomanage the book-keeping and prepareaccounts. It’s a verysought after profes-sion. We have, infact, seen the demandfor our courses

increase by 60 percent over the last sixyears,” he said.

Cathriona Halla -han, Managing Dir -ec tor of Microsoft’sEM EA OperationsCentre in Dublin,who received an hon-orary award at theceremony, said: “I didmy accounting tech-nicians qualificationmore than two dec -ades ago and I haveto say the skills itgave me are as rele-vant today as theywere when I quali-

fied”.“It was a huge

asset, in terms of gett -ing started in the acc -ounting profession.Accounting tech nic -ians can make a vitalcontribution to finan-cial reporting in busi-ness, whether a smallcompany or a largemultinational, and area critical link in thepeople and processesthat are involved inthe preparation, app -roval, analysis anduse of financial data,”said Ms. Hallahan.Spencer

Stuart toestablish100 highlyskilled jobsSPENCER Stuart, theexecutive search con-sultancy firm, is toestablish a multi-million euro GlobalTec h nology andKnow ledge Centre inDub lin.

Spencer Stuartwill create approxi-mately 100 highlyskilled positions over5 years in softwaredevelopment, ITSupport Services andInformation and DataQuality with the sup-port of Governmentthrough IDA Ireland.

Spencer Stuart isone of the world’sleading executivesearch consultingfirms. Privately heldsince 1956, andemploying over1200, Spencer Stuartapplies its extensiveknowledge of indus-tries, functions andtalent to advise selectclients and addresstheir leadershiprequirements.

Through 51offices in 27 coun-tries and a broadrange of practicegroups, Spencer St -uart consultants focuson senior-level exec-utive search, boarddirector appo int -ments, successionplanning and in-depthsenior executiveman agement as -sessments.

Speaking at theann ouncement Minis -ter O’Keeffe said that“Shortly after takingoffice, I met seniorSpencer Stuart execu-tives in their Chicagooffices where we dis-cussed their businessmodel and invest-ment opportunities inIreland.

Almost threemonths on, the Gov -ernment is delightedto announce 100 jobsin Spencer Stuart andthe firm is a welcome

addition to Ireland'sthriving internation-ally traded servicessector.

'Firms operatingin the internationallytraded services sectorhave located andexpanded in Irelandbecause of our inno-vative workforce,low-risk environ-ment, excellentinfrastructure andfav ourable corporatetax rate.

“Spencer Stuart'sdecision to hub hereshows Ireland hasestablished itself as atop location for inno-vation-led knowl-edge-based globalinvestments”, con-cluded MinisterO’Keeffe.

The Dublin oper-ation will manage, ona global basis, severalof the corporate keystrategic functionssuch as TechnologyDevelopment, ITSup port and Infor -mation and DataQuality Services.

“The centre willbe responsible forresearch, design, dev -elopment, deploy-ment, and ongoingR&D for system andbusiness process imp -rovement for theorganisation” saidRick Abel, ChiefTechnology Officer atSpencer Stuart.

“We are confi-dent that Ireland willprovide the highlyskilled technologytalent we need to suc-cessfully deliver thenext generation ofour proprietary sys-tems,” Abel contin-ued.

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At the ceremony,a total of 235 gradu-ates were conferredas the very first Fell -ows of Accoun tingTechnicians Ire land.Among the graduateswere Louise Gall -agh er Boxwell, ofTallaght; and Mar -garet Ryan, SouthCircular Road.

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