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ing the pair afterGardai had notifiedthem of three sepa-rate threats whichhad been previouslymade to their lives.A 14-year-old boywho was also in thecar is under 24-hourarmed guard atTallaght Hospital.

Durning thefuneral sermon lastSaturday ( July 3rd).Fr Ryan who isparish priest made areference to the “bigbucks in drugs trade”and told mournershow easy it was forthe Corbally brothersto "drift into a way oflife that was danger-ous to them and toothers".

However, whenFather Ryan, referredto the "evil morass ofthe drugs trade” theeldest sister of theslain brothers app -roaced Fr Ryan onthe altar. “She said Iwas implying thatthey were in thedrugs trade, and thatthey didn't want thatsaid,” Fr Ryan toldThe Local News.

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the brothers were sig-nificant players in thecapital's drugs scene .The Local News un -derstands that specialunits were monitor-

Brave Local priest, Fr SeamusRyan, has received widespreadpraise for condemning the drugstrade at the recent funeral ofmurdered Corbally brothers, Pauland Kenneth in the Church of TheAssumption, Cherry Orchard.

an earlier servicecom memerating lo -cal young peoplewho had lost theirlives to drugs and Iwasn't trying toimply anything, butmaybe I had, I don'tknow.

" I told her I wasonly talking aboutthe ills of Bally -fermot; that thesewere two nice youngfellas growing up,and I was talkingabout how easy itwas for them to driftinto a way of life thatwas dangerous tothem and to others.And it was sad theirlives had ended inthis way.”

He added: “ Thehomily was in thecontext of that serv-ice a few days agowith ArchbishopDiarmuid Martin forthe people who havedied through drugs-related deaths.

"I referred to thetree in the middle ofmy sermon and howsad it was to see par-ents that night stillcrying for theirdaughter or son.”continued on page 2

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ued: “The tragicthing about the Cor -bally brothers is thatat school they wereapparently just nor-mal, well behavedboys – especially theyounger one Kenn -eth, who by all acc -ounts was quiet andshy.

“I had been pre-viously informed thatBallyfermot hashigh est rate of drugrelated deaths inIreland, so I felt it

family were okay.They weren't nega -tive to me after -wards."

The Corbally fun -eral took place at thesame time as thefuneral of murderedHelen Donegan, alsoin Ballyfermot.

The remains ofMs Donegan, whowas in her 30s, werefound in the boot of acar near the village ofNewcastle on June22. She had a singlegunshot wound to thechest. Her partner,Bernard Curran (52),has been chargedwith her murder.

"The funeral ofthe woman found inthe boot of the carwas being offered (inthe Church of OurLady of the Assump -tion) so it was a blackday for Ballyfermot,"

Fr Ryan said.The mourners at

the Donegan funeralwere led by her 12-year-old son, Darr -agh.

"There's notmuch you can sayabout Helen's love forher son Darragh," FrPaul Taylor said,reading out a letterfrom her family.

"Darragh was thelove of her life and hemade her so proud."

Fr Ryan receiveda rousing receptionand claps from par -ishioners showingsupport for his bravestance against drugswhen he arrived forfor Sunday mass thefollowing day, (June4th)[email protected]

Priest challenges drugs tradewas my duty to saysomething about thisawful scourge on oursociety. It did occurto me that there couldbe some trouble forme, but I’ve alwaysspoken out againstdrugs.”

“I didn’t want thesituation painted overand wanted to appealto the young peoplein the congregationnot to fall in to theevil underworld ofthe drugs trade butinstead to try findsomething more fit-ting to do with their

lives.”During the hom-

ily, Fr Ryan, told thecongregation that thehired killers who car-ried out the hit werepaid €40,000 and abonus. “ After I saidthat I received a notefrom another priestwith me and who saidthe family angryabout it so at the endof Mass I just made aclarification that Iwas just speakinggenerally about theissue of the drugstrade," said Fr Ryan.

He added: "The

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Brutal hammer attack on womanIN LIGHT OF the bru-tal attack on a womanin her home in Ladys -well, the SocialistParty MEP for Dublin,Joe Higg ins and localCoun cillor in theMulhudd art area RuthCoppin ger who visitedthe community inwhich the attack tookplace to meet with

nearby residents, iss -ued the following jointstatement:

"The Mulhuddartcommunity in is sh -ocked and appalled byan attack with a ham-mer on a young motherearly this morning.

"The details of thiscase will not be knownfor some time and

comment mustbe limited as investiga-tion is underway.However, this violentassault has highlightedonce again the lev el ofdomestic violenceagainst women inIreland. Such violenceis clearly at worryinglevels and a fresh dis-cussion must be

opened up in society asto why this is so andwhat can be done aboutit. We have seen awhole number ofwomen unlawfullykilled in their homes inrecent court cases, aswell as the hundreds ofothers seriouslyinjured which go unre-ported. The collateral

damage to children andfamilies is also huge.

"The response ofauthorities to this prob-lem has been pitifulover the years. Thegreater Dublin, with apopulation of well overone million people, hasfive ref uges for womenfleeing violence in thehome: Rathmines,

Coo lock, Bray, Tall -aght and Blanch -ardstown. Rathminesreports that it is turningaway 45 families everymonth.

"The GreaterBlanchardstown areahas had its refugeopened recently aftercountless delays andonly has places for 8families. Having no -where to go is still themost common reasonfor women not to leave

an abusive relation-ship. If , as current bestpractice recommenda-tions suggest, 1.7 unitsare needed per 10,000population the Fingalarea with a populationof approximately200,000 would need34 units."The Social istParty calls for fullfunding for the organi-sations working in thearea of domestic vio-lence and for provisionof the full compliment

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for applicants whosegross householdincome is less than€30,000 per annum,tapering to 30% forapplicants with grosshousehold incomes ofup to €65,000 perannum.

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The grant is sub-ject to means testingand the maximumgrant is €6,000 whichwill cover 100% ofthe approved costsfor applicants whosegross household in -come is up to €30,000per annum.

The Housing Aidfor Older PeopleScheme is availableto assist older people(60 years and above)living in poor hous-ing conditions tohave necessaryrepairs or improve-ments carried out.

This grant is forowner occupiers only.The grant is subjectto means testing and

the maximum grant is€10,500 which willcover 100% of theapproved costs forapplicants whosegross household in -come is up to €30,000per annum, taperingto 30% for applicantswith gross householdincomes of up to€65,000 per annum.

The HomeGrants Section ofDublin City Councilhas not been accept-ing new grant appli-cations under any ofthe relevant grantschemes due to theenormous increase inthe number of appli-cations submitted inthe period January2009 to July 2009which lead to the clo-sure of the scheme.

It was evidentthat had we continuedto accept applicationsthat those applyingfor the grant, ifapproved, might notreceive payment forup to 24 months.

The capacity ofthe Home GrantsSection in terms ofthe financial andhuman resourcesrequired to manage,process and pay outon this volume ofgrants if the scheme

had remained openwould have beencompletely unsus-tainable. It is estimat-ed that at the close ofthe scheme on July17th 2009 there wereover 3,000 grantapplications at handto a value in excessof €20m.

Dublin CityCouncil has paid out€59,027,162 ongrants for peoplewith a disability and€7,135,407 on grantsfor essential repairsfor older people from2004 to 2010.

We have madeprovision in ourEstimates for €12.4mfor 2010. The Dep -art ment of the En -viron ment inc reasedtheir allocation forGrants for 2010 earli-er this year whichmeans that the Citywill be able to ad -vance up to €14m in2010. We have paidout €4million alreadyin 2010.

The HomeGrants Section is cur-rently in the processof transforming theway the grant schemeis administeredincluding the devel-opment andinstallation of a newInformation Tech -nology System whichwill improve greatlythe speed and effi-ciency of the pro-cessing and paymentof grants and willtherefore have theobvious benefit ofincreasing the qualityof the service we areproviding to our cus-tomers.

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There is a grow-ing trend in thisregard which wouldappear to be sympto-matic of the currenteconomical situation.

The scheme isnow open to newapplicants.

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Campaigners call for fairer tax systemMORE THAN113,000 low-incomeworkers would bebetter off if theGovernment offeredcash for unused taxcredits, campaignershave claimed.

Re search fromSocial Justice Irelandcl aimed refunds topeople on smaller paypackets would driveemployment by wid -en ing the gap bet -ween wages and wel-fare rates.

The Building aFairer Tax Systemreport said the cost tothe State of its pro-

posals would be€140m – less than 5%of previous De -partment of Financeestimates.

Social JusticeIreland’s director, FrSean Healy, saidmaking tax creditsrefundable – payingmoney to workerswhose income is notenough to use up theirtax allowance – couldimprove the livingstandards of up to240,000 people whenchildren and otherhousehold memberswere taken intoaccount.

“One in everythree households atrisk of poverty isheaded by a personwith a job,” he added.

“Our proposalwould make Ireland’stax system fairer,address part of theworking poor prob-lem and improve theliving standards of asubstantial number ofpeople in Ireland.”

Fr Healy insistedthe refund plan wasstraightforward andcost-effective. “Thecostings supplied bythe Dep artment ofFinance were wrong

by more than 95% sothe proposal has beenvery badly served bypoor evidence from asource on whom weshould be able torely,” he said.

The report launchin Dublin was alsoattended by GreenParty finance spokes -man Senator DanBoyle, who called onMinister for FinanceBrian Lenihan to givethe proposals fullcon sideration. “Theintroduction ofrefundable tax creditshas been a long-standing Green Party

policy,” Sen atorBoyle said. Under theproposals, onlyunused personal andPAYE tax creditswould be refunded.

Individuals mustnot have earned anannual total incomegreater than €15,600,while married cou-ples would not haveearned a combinedyearly income ofmore than 31,200euro. The studyclaims the majority ofthe refunds would bevalued at less than2,400 euro per year,or €46 a week. It was

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Fine Gael support for water taxHouseholders mustready themselves fora battle on water orproperty tax withoutillusions of supportfrom so calledopposition.

"It is almost in -conceivable that thisyear's budget will notcontain formal pro-posals for local taxa-tion in the form ofwater charges and/ora property tax.

"The debate be -ing played outbetween the govern-ment partners is onesimply of the formand scheduling of thelocal tax with the

Green Party mostkeen to postpone billsbeyond the next gen-eral election to fore-stall their annihilationbut to put the infra-structure for watercharges in place inadvance.

However theoverriding drive bythe government tomake working peo-ple, the unemployedand pensioners payfor this crisis meansthat activists in theAnti Water TaxCampaign to whichthe Socialist Partyand others are affiliat-ed must ready itself

and householders ingeneral for a battleagainst a flat watercharge and/or proper-ty tax as early as nextyear, stated MEP JoeHiggins.

"Deputy Kennyby his line of ques-tioning to theTaoiseach this weekon the possibility of aflat water tax beingintroduced for 2011was intended to dam-age the Taoiseach andbring credit on FineGael.

However a closerreading of theirexchange demon-strates that Fine Gael

are also in favour ofintroducing a watertax albeit by meter-ing. Taking this intoaccount as well asLabour deputyMcManus's obfusca-tion when questioneddirectly regardingthat party's positionon local charges byIvan Yates in a radiointerview lastMonday demon-strates that no faithcan be put in the socalled opposition tooppose these charges.

"Instead as withthe successful antiwater charges cam-paign of 1994 to 1997

and the inspiring AntiPoll Tax Campaign inBritain it will againbe an extra parlia-mentary campaignbased on non pay-ment and protests byresidents throughoutthe country that willdefeat these regres-sive taxes."

Cut price of land – not workers payTHE Labour Court’srecommendation of a7.5% cut in the pay ofbuilding workers, hasbeen condemned by thePresidentof the WorkersParty

Mr. Finnegan saidthat the Labour Co urt’scontention that cuttingpay in the constructionindustry wo uld increasecompetitiveness and en -courage private invest-ment in building was anonsense, saying thereal problem in the con-struction industry wasthe vastly inflated priceof building land.

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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”.

So be careful what you put in to yourbody. Put your best into everything else andbe proud to take the credit for the results!

Kieran Fitzpatrick ADHP MIAPH(Member of The International Associationof Pure Hypnoanalysts) is a fully qualifiedClinical Hypnotherapist, NLP, Practitionerand Personal Coach. His practice is betweenTerenure and the M50 in Dublin. For moredetails call 087-1227361, e-mail: [email protected] or seewww.kieranfitzpatrick.com

THE IRISH CancerSociety hosted itsfirst ever anti-tobaccoconference for youngpeople. The confer-ence exposed theunethical practices ofthe tobacco industryand how they specifi-cally target andrecruit young people.The conference was

attended by over 100young people fromschools and groupsacross the country.

In Ireland, morethan half of all smok-ers start before theage of 15, and 83 per-cent start before theyare 18. The confer-ence was launched byÁine Brady TD, Min -ister of State, and thekey note address wasgiven by Dr Craw -ford Moodie, SeniorResearch Fellow,Institute for Social

Market ing, Centre forTob acco Control Res -earch, University ofStirling.

Ms Norma Cro -nin, Health Promo -tion Manager, IrishCancer Society said,“ A p p r o x i m a t e l y6,000 people die fromtobacco-related ill-nesses in Ireland eachyear. In order tomaintain the size ofits current customerbase, the tobaccoindustry needs torecruit over 50 newyoung smokers a day.Tobacco legislationin Ireland is, in aglobal context, pro-gressive and avenuestraditionally used bythe tobacco industryto target youths suchas mass media adver-tising and point ofsale displays are nolonger legal. How -

industry has not givenup recruiting Ire -land’s young peopleas smokers. Eventhough the tobaccoindustry was bannedin 1998 from payingto have cigarettes infilm, smoking inyouth-rated films hasincreased by 50 per-cent. Major moviecharacters are threetimes more likely tosmoke than people inreal life and rebellion,

sexiness, wealth andpower are all com-mon messages associ-ated with smoking inmovies. There is asubstantial and stillgrowing body of evi-dence that smoking infilm has become ahugely significantfactor influencingyouth smoking up -takes, and smokingon screen continuesto normalise the actof smoking,” said Ms

Cronin. A new sm -oke free movementled by and for youngpeople call ed X-HALE (X’ing OutHarmful Addic tionsand Lethal Effects)has also been laun -ched. X-HALE pro-vides young peoplewith an opportunityto air their views andconcerns on tobaccoand to take action tode-normalise and de-glamorise smoking.

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Natasha Reil, Jay Byrne, Michael O’Flanagan, Johnny Killeen, Robbie Healy – all from The Base,Ballyfermot at the Irish Cancer Society’s Smokefree Conference.

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In MemoriumThe family of the late James Woods

who died on the 6th March 2010, would like to thank all who attendedJames's funeral Mass, and who sympathised with the family on theloss of our son/brother. James was the heart of our family, and we willnever get over our loss.

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New car sales give €60m to Exchequermore cars have beensold than the wholeof last year

Commenting onthe half yearly fig-ures, SIMI PressOfficer SuzanneSheridan said,“Undoubtedly, thissignificant improve-ment in registrationshas been greatlyassisted by the gov-ernment scrappagescheme.

This has resultedin increased show-room activity, andwith manufacturersand dealers addingadditional discountsacross all new carsfor sale, the increasein sales is reflectednot just in scrappagesales.

We predicted thatwith the stimulationof scrappage, 70,000cars would be soldthis year, but we arenearing that figurejust 6 months in. Thisincrease in businessactivity is alreadyhaving a positiveknock-on effect tothe wider economy inincreased govern-ment revenue and jobprotection in themotor industry.”

Sheridan contin-ued, “Coupled withyesterday’s news that

6 MONTHS in newcar sales have gener-ated €60m more for

the Exchequer thanfor the same periodlast year.

In addition,€430m in VAT andVRT has been col-

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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?

No. A sunroom isa solid structure, verymuch like an exten-sion with a solid roofbut with more win-dows.

A conservatory onthe other hand isalmost entirely madeout of glass with aglass or clear plasticroof.

What we like todo is bring customersaround to see sun-rooms or conservato-ries we’ve built sothey can get a feel forhow they look and getreal-life input fromthe homeowners. Which is more com-

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Sunrooms aremore popular becauseunlike conservatories,they can be heated orcooled and can there-fore be used all year.Another benefit sun-

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problem is the styleand shape. A popularstyle is the Victorianwhich has 5 sides likean old 50p. Placingfurniture betweenthese odd angles notonly wastes a lot ofspace, it just doesn'tlook right.Rectangular shapesare easier to furnishand leave you withmore room to moveabout.

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who want unparal-leled outdoor viewsfrom inside and willonly be using theconservatory prima-rily during the Springand Autumn seasons.The real negative ofconservatories istheir seasonality.

They are notori-ously hot in the sum-mer and cold in thewinter. If it's 19-20Coutside in summer, itcould be 30-35Cinside and vice versain winter.What about cost, is

there a difference

and if so, why?

Sunrooms aremuch more expen-sive which is under-standable as they aremuch more substan-tial, heavy structureswith a solid tiledroof. Like I said, it's atrue extension toyour house.Sunrooms range inprice from 23,000-30,000 euro but thatincludes electrics,plumbing, heatingand cooling units.Labour costs arehigher due to the factit takes about 4-5weeks to build a sun-room as opposed to2-3 weeks for a con-servatory.

Conservatoriesrange in price from14,000-20,000 euro.Materials are fewerand less expensive asit's really only a glassand/or plastic struc-ture.Is planning permis-

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Donegal – top choice for a staycation to rememberBY AIR, Donegal, isa mere 30 minutes’journey- but it mayas well be a 30-hourflight; it’s not just adifferent county youare being transportedto- it’s a differentworld!

Boasting a moreruggedly remote be -auty than its stunningsouthern counterpart,Kerry, a sense oftimeless calm seemsto pervade the coun-tryside; this is mir-rored in the Zen- likedemeanour of itsinhabitants.

Our accommoda-tion was provided by

the four star, AnChuirt hotel, Gweed -ore, a cosy 66-bed-room lodge, whichdespite its location(only 20 minutesfrom Donegal airport)nestles in a beautifulwilderness, over-looked only by theimposingly impres-sive mount Errigal.

Once freshenedup (after our ‘exhaus -ting’ 30 minute fl -

ight), we were eagerto sample some gen -uine Donegal night -life. It’s a well kn -own fact there issome thing in thewater here- worldrenowned acts suchas Enya, Clannad andnot forgetting, des-perate house wives’favourite, Daniel O’Donnell, all hail fromthis small corner ofparadise.

Leo’s Tavern,established by theproud father of theformer two of theaforementioned acts,Clannad and Enya,was our first port ofcall, where we weretreated to the tail endof an outstanding ses-sion.

Our Dublin basedcrew remained on fora few drinks in a bidto mingle with some

of the ‘locals’, one ofwhom, a Germannative (who wasdressed like ‘Slash’from the rock band,Guns & Roses-go fig-ure!) duly declared hehad previously been amember of the Frenchforeign legion. Heinformed us he leftthe legion as he hadfelt inexplicably dr -awn to visit Donegaland quickly decided

to set up permanentresidence in thecounty. As unlikelyas the whole situationappeared, I under-stood exactly wherehe was coming from.

Next day, ouritinery consisted of aday deep-sea anglingwith Saoire MaraCharters. Havingnever even attemptedto fish before, I knewnot what to expect.As we sailed out ofthe quaint Kincass -lagh harbour into theopen sea, a sensationof voyaging towardsthe world’s edge en -veloped us! Wepassed by a networkof tiny jagged Is -lands, tinged on top

with a toupee ofgreenery and inhabit-ed only by a squawk-ing array of wildbirds and the oddhardy goat.

20 minutes later,our skipper, PaulMcGongle, droppedanchor- it was time toget down to business.Immediately sensingmy inability to evenhold a fishing rodproperly, Paul offeredme a quick lesson.Miraculously, I man-aged to catch three

tasty morsels on myfirst attempt… Re -sult!.. The reality,however was theobvious abundance offish was so evident,no actually skill wasrequired but I shallskim over this incon-venient fact anddeclare myself a mas-ter-angler!

Tasty morselsabounded at Dinnerthat night also cour-tesy of OstanGweedore, one of thefinest seafood restau-

rants in Donegal.The rather disap-pointing 1970’s out-side façade belied itsultra luxurious interi-or. Meanwhile, largewindows revealed themost incredible viewover the sandy,unspoilt beach belowand further in the dis-tance a mini networkof islands framed apicturesque shipwreck- just for goodmeasure!

Our sumptuousdining experiencewas followed by anight of ‘ceol aguscraic’ in ‘Teach HudiBeag’s’ where onecould be forgiven forthinking they were onthe set Ros na Run.The venue wasthronged with attrac-tive looking people intheir early twenties,all conversing natu-rally in Irish. Eventwo grungy lookingrockers on the stagewere singing a con-temporary Kings ofLeon set ‘as Gaelige’and still managed to

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This set was fol-lowed by a PuffDaddy look-a-likewho proceeded tobring the house downwith his highly enter-taining combinationof traditional Africandance, and a rap ses-sion - you guessed it,‘as Gaelige’- I’veofficially seen it all!

Our collectivethrobbing heads didnot deter us fromventuring to the near -by Glenveagh Nat -ion al park the nextmorning. Glenveaghis one of six nationalparks in Ireland andencompasses some16,000 acres in theheart of the Derry -veagh Mountains.Bu ilt in 1873, Glen -veagh Castle, locatedin the heart of thepark, was inspired bythe Victorian idyll ofa romantic highlandretreat and has playedhost to royalty andHollywood legendsalike.

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Local hospital under threatOVER 300 local peo-ple came out in forcerecently to take partin a lively and colour-ful demonstration inBallyfermot protest-ing against ward clo-sures in CherryOrchard Hospital.

Families and car-ers were joined bycommunity activists,local political repre-sentatives and thewider community in ashow of solidaritywith patients suffer-ing from althzeimersand dementia.

The Local Newsunderstands that TheLaurel Unit in CherryOrchard hospitalwhich provides 18beds for such patientshas been earmarkedfor closure.

The march start-ed in Ballyfermot andprogressed on to thehospital where fami-ly members whoseloved ones are affect-ed by the proposedcuts handed in a localpetition to hospitalmanagement.

Speaking at arally afterwards BridSmith, local council-lor for People BeforeProfit ,told The LocalNews: "this is the clo-sure of service inCherry Orchard bystealth. If they do notlift the recruitmentembargo in the HSEand start to fill the 22nursing vacancies thehospital will not sur-vive. The HSE havelaunched an expen-sive campaignagainst elderly abuseand yet are engagingin abusing the elderlyby shutting downlocal hospital andvital services."

Family mem-bers spoke movinglyof how the closure ofthe ward and the dis-placement of theirloved ones to otherareas of the hospitalwould have a trau-matic effect on thepatients.

CouncillorJoan Collins calledon everyone to sup-port the campaign tokeep all beds open ashad been achieved in

the past by the fami-lies and the people ofBallyfermot. "Thereis a mechanism formanagement to havethe recruitmentembargo lifted toemploy extra nursesif they had the politi-cal will to do so. It isup to people power toforce them to showrespect for the elder-ly", she said.

Also speakingwhere Gino Kenny,PBPA councillor forNorth Clondalkin andlocal Eirigi councillorLuise Mineghan

Local TD MaryUpton told The LocalNews that is also call-ing on the scrap theclosure plan.

"I urge theMinister to reviewthe decision to closethis unit. And in theinterests of patientcomfort and securityto ensure that ade-quate staff and carerservice is provided tothis unit. This is avery small invest-ment to ensure thecomfort and peace ofmind of a number ofvulnerable peoplewho for the most parthave come to bedependant on thefamiliarity of theirsurroundings and forsome who haveknown no other homefor a number of years.“The Minister shouldlook at this issuefrom a patients pointof view and not lookon patients as a rev-enue source. Thecomfort and confi-dence of the patientsand their familiesmust come before the“cost savings” of theMinister and herDepartment, MaryUpton stated.

“I was very dis-appointed, if not sur-prised, at theMinister’s responsewhen I raised thisissue in the Dáilrecently. It is clearfrom her reply thatbean-counting ismore important thanpatient’s comfort andwelfare," MaryUpton concluded. [email protected]

Gardaí probe ‘horse-napping’ Gardaí are investigating a "horse-napping" froman animal shelter in Dublin. Two ponies and a smalldonkey were stolen overnight from the DSCPAcompound in Rathfarnam. The thieves used wire-cutting equipment and saws to break in, andwould have needed a horsebox to escape. "Staffare absolutely heartbroken to have discovered thatthese three equine have been stolen," said DSPCEspokesperson Orla Aungier. "The stolen animalsare Napoleon, a three-year-old black and white fal-abella stallion; Kerry, a white and brown geldedyearling bog pony, and Hailey, a female donkeythat is approximately five years old. Her nine-month old foal is missing her and it is all veryupsetting."Dublin SPCA are calling for anyone whomay have seen a horsebox on the road outside thesanctuary to contact them or Gardai in Rath -farnham.

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Digital skills initiative for job seekersJOB-SEEKERS inDublin could gainvaluable digital skillsand work experiencewithin local busi-nesses, thanks to anew initiative laun -ched this week.

The WebActivateproject – an initiativeof the Digital SkillsAcademy – is sup-ported by The DigitalHub.

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The aim of Web -Activate is to createemployment for hun-dreds of peoplethroughout the coun-try, while simultane-ously providing smallbusinesses with away of establishingan online presence.Under the project,people who are cur-

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Successful appli-cants will spend sixweeks receiving ‘in-centre’ training andthe remaining 12weeks on structuredwork placements,building websites forsmall businesses.

In Dublin, train-ing will be deliveredat two colleges, StKevin’s College inDublin 12 and Lib -erties College inDublin 8, and theWebActivate projectis now calling forapplications fromlocal people.

Applic ants mustbe registered withtheir Local Employ -ment Service andmust be over 18. Thetraining is deliveredfree of charge to suc-cessful applicants,and participants alsoreceive a Notebookcomputer for theduration of the pro -gramme.

Blake Hod -kinson, Principal ofSt. Kevin’s College,and Michael King,Principal of LibertiesCollege, both saidthey were delighted

to have their Coll egesinvolved in the proj-ect and that theyhoped as many peo-ple as possible wouldapply to take part.Participants attendingSt Kevin’s Collegeand Liberties Collegewill receive trainingin internet publishing,social marketing andwebsite design, aswell as learning howto work in freelancemedia.

Speaking aboutthe initiative, PaulDunne, Director ofthe Digital SkillsAcademy, said: “TheWebActivate pro-gramme is a great

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Through this pro-gramme, they will getthe chance to gainpractical experienceand work closely witha range of differentcompanies. They willuse their training tobuild websites for anumber of Dublincompanies and, hope-fully – once the pro-gramme is over –they will be able touse their new digitalskills in building theirfuture careers.”

“Under theWebActivate pro-gramme, 200 peoplewho are currentlyunemployed will begiven training andwork placements inthe initial phase of theproject. It’s a win-win situation for allinvolved: for thecourse participants,they get digital skillsand valuable workplacement opportuni-ties; for the business-es, they get them-selves online, free ofcharge.

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The first phase oftraining for theWebActivate projectwill begin in August,with trainees com-mencing their workplacements withinsmall businesses fromlate September on -wards. To apply toget involved, or tofind out more aboutthe project, go to:www.webactivate.ie.

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Irish car designers opportunityAUDI is calling onIrish students and sci-entists to begin sub-mitting their creativeconcepts for the auto-mobile production ofthe future. Thisyear’s Audi idea con-test topic is ‘TheProduction of Ele -ctric Automobiles’and the best ideaswill be presented to aprestigious jury atAudi in Ingolstadt,Germany, thisautumn.

What will theproduction of an Audilook like if the auto-mobile no longer hasa gearbox? This is thetype of question thatcandidates for theAudi Production Aw -ard must ask them-selves.

“Audi lives for‘Vorsprung durchTechnik’ in more thanjust its automobiles.We are also commit-ted to innovativetechnologies in pro-duction, and electricmobility will play aparticularly importantrole here in the yearsahead,” says FrankDreves, Member ofthe Audi Board forProduction. “Wewant to involve asmany creative mindsas possible to keepour production fit inthe future, which iswhy we have createdthe Audi ProductionAward.”

The Audicompetition is gearedto ward students,resear chers and sci-

entists who can workeither alone or in ateam. They must sub-mit a concept portfo-

lio in which theyexplain the currentsituation, the pro-posed solution and a

path to that solution.The eight best

teams will be invitedto a two-day work-

shop at Audi inIngolstadt, Germany.The concept will firstbe presented to a

prestigious jury be -fore being developedfurther in the work -shop with Audi man -agers from Pro -duction. “The parti -ci pants will thus rec -eive direct feedbackfrom our productionspecialists, and thetwo days here inIngolstadt will cer-tainly be a specialexperience for them,”adds Griesbach.

The candidateswill have an addition-al two weeks after theworkshop to revisetheir concepts. Audiwill recognize thebest team at an awardceremony in early

November.One of the condi-

tions is that the con-cepts must be writtenin German. Thisshould not deterpotential applicantshowever as entrieswill be judged solelyon concepts and anytranslation errors willhave no effect on thejudges’ evaluation.

Additional infor-mation, a template forthe concept portfolioand the entry rulesare available on theInternet at www.audi.de/production-award.The deadline forentries is July 31,2010.

DART example of majortransport successDART Undergroundis essential to addressDublin and Ireland’sinfrastructure deficit,according to DublinChamber of Comm -erce. The announce-ment of the RailwayOrder Applicationshould provide a 2.5to 1 return on invest-ment, by revitalisingthe DART serviceand joining Cork andBelfast by rail.Theinvestment in DARTUnderground willlargely be providedby the private sectorthrough a PublicPrivate Partnershipprocess, but the proj-ect does require someGovernment support.Dublin Chamber iscalling on the Gov -ernment to politicallyand financially com-mit itself to theproject’s completion.

“DART Un -derground is a long-term investment thatwill pay divides toresidents, commuters

and tourists each andevery day,” said GinaQuin, Dublin Cham -ber chief executive.“Dublin’s originalDART service began26 years ago, withabout 440 millionpassenger journeyssince it began. Publictransport like theDART reduces trafficcongestion, decreasescommuting times,and improves thequality of life for allcommuters. Gov -ernment saw the mer-its of investing in theDART during thetough economic tim -es of the 1980s.Similar foresight isrequired of Govern -

ment today.”In just five years

of operation, DARTUnderground willsur pass the originalDART’s journeynum bers with an esti-mated 500 millionpassenger journeys.“For each euro spentthis project willreturn €2.50, which isvery high by interna-tional standards for apublic transport proj-ect,” said Ms Quin.

Dublin Chamberalso called on IrishRail to work closelywith the RailwayProcurement Agency,who will overseedelivery of MetroNorth and the Luas

BxD, and other bod-ies involved in thecity’s transport tointegrate these majortransport projectswhich would preventthe city centre fromfacing an eight yearconstruction period.“DART Under gr -ound, Metro Northand LUAS BxD needto be deliveredtogether in the short-est possible time-frame, while ensur-ing the city remainsfully open for busi-ness,” said Ms Quin.

In addition toimproving service forDublin commuters,the DART Under -ground tunnel willlink up the North-South and East-Westrail routes which areat capacity at Heus -ton and Connolly sta-tions.

Drug addict jailed forattempted robberyA 30-year-old drug addict who attempted to rob aLucan shop and threatened the owner with an imi-tation handgun has been given a six-year sentencewith the final two years suspended.

Jason Hannigan, of Harelawn Park in Clondalkin,pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court toattempted robbery and possession of an imitationfirearm at Centra in Balgaddy on January 12, 2008.

Judge Tony Hunt, in giving a summary of the evi-dence, said the owner of the shop noticed peoplehanging around outside.

The shop owner heard shouting and then a mancame into the shop with a silver imitation gun in aTesco bag. The owner of the shop feared he wasgoing to be shot.

Hannigan ordered the owner to open the till andhit him with an iron bar several times.

The owner pressed the panic button and ran nextdoor. Hannigan fled from the shop and ran into ahouse nearby where he was trying to change hisclothes.

He admitted to gardaí that he was very drunk andhis motive for the attempted robbery was to getmoney for drugs.

“He was not sophisticated in the planning or exe-cution of the robbery and it was a very frighteningevent,” said Judge Hunt.

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Stuart Byrne and the St Pat’s community team made a visit to Mountjoy Prison where over 40 inmates lis-tened with interest to the thoughts of the tough tackling Saints midfielder. This is the third year that theclub has visited the prison and while St Pat’s found themselves in a relegation battle last year season thisyear they are currently top of the Premier division. “There is definitely a big difference in work rate amongthe squad this season”, said the 33 year old midfielder, “Pete Mahon and John Gill have brought in a lotof young players and have instilled a new work ethic and belief in the team”. According to Byrne that spir-it was very much in evidincein the recent league win against Bohemians and again in the FAI Cup matchagainst Dundalk.The four time League title winner talked about the challenges that the League and its footballers face andsaid he was delighted to see Ireland boss Trappatoni making an appearance at a recent league game atRichmond Park.The visit finished with a ‘target shot challenge’ competition for the inmates to win a St Pat’s jersey . It ishoped that a St Pat’s soccer skills course will be run at the prison over the coming weeks. MountjoyEducation officer Josephine Rice is pictured accepting a competition prize from Stuart Byrne.

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