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There is great news to report on theprogress of little Molly McNally, theseven year old Balbriggan girl whosuffers from Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, arare childhood cancer.Her delighted father, Gerry told theCounty Leader that Molly is now inremission, after a long struggle fightingthe disease, explaining that Molly’sconsultant in Crumlin Children’sHospital, Cormac Owens gave Mollythe all-clear last week.Gerry spoke about the massivestruggle that brave little Molly had toendure to get to remission.“The biggest scan Molly has is her radi-ation scan. This scan shows cancercells and the first time she had thisscan in Crumlin, her cancer cells lit up

like a Christmas tree. The last timeMolly had that scan was last June,when there was a tiny cluster onMolly’s skull, but they were dead cells.However, with neuroblastoma, theylook dead, but the scan she had lastweek, there was nothing, no residue inher skull.”Molly’s treatment programme was for aperiod of 17 months, with 8 rounds ofchemotherapy, then surgery on theprimary tumour, radiotherapy and thena bone marrow transplant. All this wasincluded in the 17 month treatmentprogramme.“Molly did the 8 rounds ofchemotherapy, after which there was atiny percentage in her bone marrow.However, there were cancer lesions on

her arms, one on each leg and on herskull. They resisted the 8 rounds ofchemotherapy, so we had to go outsideof her programme. They brought inanother dose of heavy chemotherapy.They did two rounds of that and theyassessed her with a scan and thelesions were still there. At this point,things were looking bleak for Molly.They did another two doses of thisheavy chemo and the 6 lesions werestill there.”Gerry continued, “Molly couldn’t haveher bone marrow transplant, as long asthey were there. It was decided then toput Molly on a Beacon trial, which wasavailable in Crumlin. It is a combinationof different types of chemo and Mollywas put on a twin dose of chemo. She

did this twice and eventually3 of the lesions disap-peared. After morerounds, she becametired and weak with thechemo. A few weekspassed and the consul-tant said he wanted todo one more round ofthis chemo. Luckily, itstunned the lesionsand it was decidedMolly could go for trans-plant. Eventually, Mollywas given the all-clear andthere were tears of joy allround. “Her consultant’sdetermination was incredible andher immunotherapy has 14 weeks to

run, which will take us up to Christmas.If Molly is still in remission, she will go

to Michigan in USA early nextyear for further treatment,

where the success rate isvery high. Crumlin have

performed a miracle forus,” said Gerry.A new documentarywill be shown on RTEabout Our Lady’sHospital for SickChildren, startingthis Thursday. Mollywill be featured on

the show onThursday, 17th

September at 10.15pm,which should be of great

interest to many locals,who have been captivated

by this brave little girl’s road torecovery.

Molly McNally

Pictured at the presentation of training gear by SuperValu, Boroimhe to St Finian's GAA Club, Swords on Tuesday lastare proprietor, Donal O'Ciobhain (4th from left back row) and members of St Finian's juvenile section and club officials

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The news that the project to remove the notoriouspinch point at the Cat and Cage pub inDrumcondra has been unveiled by Minister forTransport, will provide solace for many hardpressed motorists from the North County,accessing the city centre.

This area has been the bane of drivers fromthe North County for many years, as theyexperienced terrible delays here on theirjourneys to and from the city. This news willcome as music to their ears. Oppositionpoliticians from the North County, however,have poured scorn over the news and havecriticised the Minister for delaying his deci-sion on a transport system for the NorthCounty. Many of them are convinced thatgetting rid of this pinch point clears the lastremaining obstacle to the delivery of the SwiftwayBus Rapid Transit (BRT), or bendy bus, signalling thedeath knell for the light rail system.For many years now, hard pressed commuters in theNorth County have been promised the delivery of a

world class transport system serving Swords andthe airport, by successive governments. Themoment Leo Varadkar, then a representative for thewestern part of Swords, became Minister forTransport, Metro North was shelved. Now itappears that the present incumbent iskicking the can down the road, and keeping

us all in suspense, as we await hisdecision on which transport systemhe will choose for us. Local senator, Darragh O’Brien (FF)didn’t pull his punches when hespoke to the County Leader. Hesaid, “I’m at a loss to know what the delay isin Minister Donohoe’s announcement of theplans for public transport for the NorthCounty. We were supposed to get the

answer in June and it’s now September. The delay isinexcusable and we need the government to deliverlight rail, without further delay,” he said.While accepting that the removal of the pinch pointin Drumcondra is a welcome development for NorthCounty commuters, O’Brien said that if this is only

being addressed to make way for a bendy busservice from Swords, that would be highly unaccept-able. I don’t think that North County Dublin and

Swords, in particular, should accept some-thing that, frankly, wouldn’t be acceptableon the southside.”“My worry is that if they announceSwiftway as a project, they are not going tospend €300 million on a temporarymeasure, that’s for sure. If they get theSwiftway bendy bus in place, we’ll neversee light rail. Swiftway couldn’t workwithout this pinch point being removed.

Perhaps this was the reason for the Minister’s delayin announcing the transport plan for the NorthCounty,” said O’Brien.“This Government have had four-and-a-half years tofulfil a promise to deliver Metro North and that’swhat they said they would do, including previousgovernments to be fair. I’m surprised that there hasbeen such a delay, given that there were verydetailed and clear Continued on page 17

By Patrick Finnegan

Brian Hayes MEP

Senator DarraghO’Brien

Fears that it will become an election promise… Again!

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal DonohoeTD is pictured at the formal unveiling of the project, removinga pinch point at the Cat and Cage pub in Drumcondra

Minister LongFingers LightRail Decision

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Minister UnveilsCityJet’s New ImageMinister for Transport,Tourism and Sport,Paschal Donohoe, offi-cially unveiled CityJet’snew brand in CityJet’sDublin Airport hangar.The Irish Europeanregional airline hasearmarked plans forfuture expansion,investment and jobcreation.Since becoming inde-pendent of Air Franceownership in 2014,CityJet has developedsignificantly in themarket and nowemploys almost 500staff, with over 300based at its headquar-ters in Swords, andadditional crew basesin London and Paris.The new brandingrepresents a furtherstep forward as anindependent airlineand comes at anexciting time of changefor CityJet.

Minister Donohoe, whoperformed the officialunveiling of the newbrand, said: “I amdelighted to learn ofthe investment byCityJet in jobs inIreland and air routesthat play such a valu-able and importantrole in helping busi-ness thrive and ourtourism industry reach

record levels. Thelaunch of the Corkroute in a few weekswill be a major boost toCork and the southwest. I wish the airline,its management anddedicated staff well asit embarks on a newperiod which offers

significant potential.”CityJet ExecutiveChairman, Pat Byrneannounced that theairline will open a newcall centre in Dublinwith effect from Marchnext year, initiallycreating 15 jobs, whilein the past threemonths it has hiredalmost 60 additionalstaff, including 24 newpilots and 30 cabincrew and four execu-tive officers.CityJet will, in thecoming months, roll

out its new brand andlivery on all its aircraftand it will shortly alsounveil its new aircrewand ground staffuniforms. The carrier isalso launching new onboard catering as partof an overall upgradingof its product.

Ryanair LaunchesNew ScheduleRyanair launchedtheir Dublin Summer2016 schedule, in thepresence of Ministerfor Transport, Tourism and Sport, PaschalDonohoe last week. The launch includes a newroute to and from Amsterdam, commencing on27th October, Their 2016 schedule will deliver 83 routes intotal, with an extra flights on 14 routes, namelyAlicante, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham,Brussels, Budapest, East Midlands, Liverpool,London Gatwick, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester,Venice Treviso and Warsaw. It is estimated that the carrier will deliver 70 percent of the growth at Dublin Airport this year, andwill continue to connect Dublin with Europe’smajor centres of business through high frequencyservices. Minister Donohoe, said: “The growth atDublin Airport outlined here by Ryanair, is goodnews for customers, who now have greaterchoice; for job creation. The addition of a newroute to Amsterdam from winter 2015 and addi-tional capacity on another 14 routes, furtherstrengthens Ryanair’s position across Europe andfacilitates the growth of tourism here at home,”he said. Ryanair spokesperson, Kenny Jacobssaid: “Our customers can look forward to furtherimprovements in the coming months, includingour ground breaking personalised website, withexciting new digital features and real customerdestination reviews, and improved menus, newcabin crew uniforms and new cabin interiors onboard, with more to come in year 3, as wecontinue to offer so much more than just lowestfares,” he said.

Naul Gardening And Flower Club will hold its Annual Horticultural Show onSaturday, 12th September from 3pm to 6pm and on Sunday, 13thSeptember, from 12 noon until 5pm in Clann Mhuire GAA Hall, Naul.Exhibits can be entered on Friday night or Saturday, before 11.30 am.

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Work ProgressingOn Malahide FryModel RailwayProjectThe Casino, intended to house the Fry ModelRailway Project, is to be restored andcompleted in 2017, according to the CountyCouncil. Fine Gael councillor, Anthony Lavinhad asked the Chief Executive to give an up todate progress report on the Casino and FryModel railway project for Malahide, and thelocal authority were able to provide somedetails on the projectAccording to the local authority, a full designteam will be appointed to progress the projectincluding other statutory consent processes. Atender date for the construction works in thesecond quarter of 2016 is anticipated, with theCasino restored and exhibition open to thepublic in early 2017. This move was alsowelcomed by local TD, Alan Farrell (FG). “I am pleased that the Casino Fry ModelCollection Exhibition will be open to the publicin Malahide in early 2017,” he said.“The development of the Fry Model CollectionExhibition in the Casino, Malahide is an issuewhich both myself, and Cllr. Anthony Lavin,have been monitoring closely. After many yearsof false starts, and delays in the completion ofthe legal process relating to the acquisition ofthe lands to house the Fry Model Collection, itis great that this development is nowprogressing and that a clear timeframe hasbeen put in place by the County Council,”Farrell added. In their update, the County

Council confirmed that survey works on theexisting Casino building are due to commencein the next two weeks. The sketch layouts forthe restoration works are currently in progress;it is expected that the necessary site works willbegin in July 2016 and will take roughly sixmonths to complete. The restoration works onthe Casino building will include a rethatching ofthe roof and may require a small extension tothe existing structure in order to allow for thecreation of a larger exhibition area for the FryModel Collection, and the installation of publictoilets for visitors.“The Fry Model Railway Collection Exhibitionwill undoubtedly attract a greater number ofvisitors to Malahide and will subsequentlyprovide a boost for the local economy. I, alongwith Cllr. Anthony Lavin, will continue tomonitor the progress of this project closely,”Farrell concluded.

Pictured here is local TD Alan Farrell outside the Casinoin Malahide, the location of the Fry Model Railway, whichis due to be restored.

In response to our articleabout Blackbridges, Swords inlast week’s edition of theCounty Leader, Fingal CountyCouncil have contacted us toexplain the reason why designand replacement work wascarried out on this bridge.A Council spokesperson said,‘In 2013 Fingal County Councilengaged consultants to carryout bridge inspections on 123rural bridges throughout thecounty. Each bridge wasinspected in accordance with

the NRA’s Bridge ManagementSystem. The consultantsfound that the bridge onSeatown Lane (also known asBlackbridges), needed to bereplaced as a matter ofurgency, due to serious healthand safety concerns regardingits structural stability.” “Adesign and replacementprocess for the bridge wasundertaken and as part of thisprocess, Fingal County Council

liaised widely with local resi-dents and businesses, particu-larly those which relied on thebridge as their primary meansof access to their homes/premises.”The statement continued, “InOctober 2014, constructionwork began on the new bridgeat Seatown Lane and byChristmas 2014 the bridge wasre-opened to traffic and allworks were completed by theend of January 2015.” “Thewidth of the new bridge is thesame as the original and itwas also possible to constructa footpath on the upstreamside, where previously therewas none. Unfortunately, itwas not possible to retain thebadly weathered capping fromthe original bridge,” the state-ment concluded.

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Swords HeritageTrail AudioguideLaunched Launched last week, Swords Heritage TrailAudioguide is the first heritage audioguide to beproduced in the North County in collaborationbetween the County Council, Abarta Audioguidesand Swords Heritage Society. The guide tells the story of Swords from earliesttimes to the present dayusing the most up-to-dateinformation available. It isorganised in a circular routebeginning at St Columba’sWell, and including StColumba’s Church andTower, The Old Vicarage,Bridge Street, SwordsCastle, County Hall, StColmcille’s Church, MainStreet and the Old BoroughNational School. Launching the audioguideon the 1st September inCounty Hall, County Mayor,Cllr. David O’Connor said:“I’m delighted to launch theSwords Heritage TrailAudioguide which tells the

story of Swords from earliest times to the presentday.”You can enjoy the guide as a free App with associ-ated maps and images by downloading the freeGuidigo App from the App Store or from Google Playand searching for Swords. The audioguide adds to the tourism initiatives forSwords and complements the recent opening ofSwords Castle to the public. Chief Executive PaulReid added that “The Heritage Trial Audioguideaddresses the need, set-out in Destination Fingal:The Fingal Tourism Strategy 2015-2018, to expandvisitor experiences utilising the North County’s richheritage as a resource.”

Pictured here is Neil Jackman, Executive Director Abarta, Paul Reid, CEO Fingal CountyCouncil, Minister James Reilly and County Mayor, David O'Connor at the launch ofSwords Audioguides.

By Patrick Finnegan

DAA Clarifies AirportCity SpeculationAs reported in thenational press andradio over theweekend, a massivedevelopment isplanned by DublinAirport Authority (daa)to build a 3.2 millionsquare foot airportstyle city, adjacent tothe airport. Nationalmedia speculated thatthe project will beconstructed over a 15year period, in whatwill be one of Ireland’slargest ever buildingprojects.

The report says thatthe new development,to be called DublinAirport Central, willcost a whopping €1billion to build, will bemade up primarily ofnew offices, hotels,cafes and recreationalfacilities, creating ahigh-tech airport city.The size and scale ofthe new project isexpected to be approx-imately three timesthe size of DundrumShopping centre.However, when

contacted by theCounty Leader, a DAAspokesperson toldthis newspaper thatthe numbers specu-lated in the nationalmedia are completelyincorrect. “This is a 25-30 year project and ifwe delivered 60,000sq metres of develop-ment in the first 10years we would bedoing well.” The statementcontinued, “DAA hasstated since 2013 thatit intends to redevelop

a 70-acre site atDublin Airport over a25-30 year timeframe.The site in question,which has high tech-nology zoning, is notrequired for directairport operations. It istoo early at this stageto speculate on thequantum of develop-ment that may takeplace over the nextthree decades. Anydecision to proceedwith the commercialdevelopment of thissite is dependent on anumber of planningand commercialissues. Marketdemand over timewould be a key consid-eration for the poten-tial 30-year develop-ment programme.”

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Proper Facilities NeededAt Swords ManorPlayers and parents ofchildren face a realhazard, as they try toaccess Swords ManorFootball Club. The factthat they areforced to cross ap a r t i c u l a r l ydangerous roadas they try toaccess theplaying fields,has been high-lighted by localSinn Fein coun-cillor, Philip Lynam.He told the CountyLeader, “Just beforethe mini leaguesstarted last May hereat Swords Manor FC, Iwas speaking withsome of the residentsand parents fromSwords Manor. Someof the issues thatarose included thedanger faced byplayers crossing thebusy road here.” “Also, the fact thatthere are no properchanging facilities forthe girls’ football teamis another cause forconcern. Asking girlsto change in such poorconditions is notacceptable, and some-thing needs to be doneurgently, said Lynam. “Swords Manor FC isone of the only clubs inthe area withcontainers to change

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looking for is to getthe council to giveover some of the landthey own here, to facil-itate a parking spaceto get the kids off theroad.”“Lighting can beinstalled here, wherepeople can walk theirdogs. At night, thisarea was verysecluded and lonelyand fly tipping washappening regularlyunder the cover ofdarkness. Theroadway leads toWindmill cottages, andI will be pressing thecouncil to providelighting here. It canalso provide access toa possible car parkarea for Swords ManorFC.” he said.

Cllr. LynamMulville Wants To Safeguard ResidentialDwellings In Swords Paul Mulville, Independent councillorfor the Swords local electoral area,has signalled his intention to bringforward an amendment to the draftCounty Development to change thezoning of houses in St. Colmcille’sestate, Swords, located behind theCounty Hall, from “major town centre”to “residential”.

“I’ve received many representationsregarding the fact that a number ofresidential houses in and around St.Colmcille’s estate, in the middle ofSwords, appear empty. On lookinginto the matter, it appears that aportion of this estate was zoned“town centre” in the 2011-2017County Development Plan. This Ibelieve has led to a sense of uncer-tainty around the future of these resi-dential units,” he explained. “Approximately 28 residentialdwellings, mainly located along St.Colmcille’s Drive, but also alongSeatown Road and Chapel Lane, weregiven this “town centre” zoning bycouncillors in the 2011-2017 plan, asopposed to a normal residentialzoning. I intend to bring forward amotion at the appropriate phase ofthis new development plan, when thedraft plan is published, to address thematter and ensure that a residentialzoning is restored to this location,” headded.Mulville believes if the estate wasrenamed, there would be certaintyrestored and a greater chance to fillthe empty houses. “I believe that this“town centre” zoning has led to a situ-

ation where residential houses in theheart of Swords have been left empty,and at the same time, so many fami-lies in this locality are crying out forhouses to rent,” he continued.“People cannot believe it when theysee boarded up houses, and so nearto the County Hall. I fully agree withthe need to provide for the future ofSwords as a major town, but we mustalso ensure the protection of residen-tial dwellings close to the towncentre.”“In particular I have been informed byCouncil management that the Councilitself part owns one of these residen-tial units, and I am calling for everypossible step to be taken to ensurethis unit is brought in to the Council’shousing stock, given the very highnumber of people awaiting councilhousing,” he concluded.

Local councillor, Paul Mulville (NP) ispictured at two of the vacant houses onSeatown Road, at the junction with StColmcille's Drive in Swords

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Balbriggan and Malahideare delighted toannounce a special willsmonth (9th September2015 - 9th October 2015)during which free willsinformation packs areavailable from eachcentre. A will is probablyone of the most impor-tant documents duringyour lifetime, especiallyif you want to leave someof your inheritance to aspecial person or organi-sation. In conjunction with solic-itors in the North County,the Citizens InformationService has negotiated aspecial “reduced” ratefor wills written withsolicitors during thismonth. DevelopmentManager, AndrewMcCann said, “I believe it

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can gain valuable infor-mation and / or seekindependent legalopinion (from local solici-tors), at a speciallyreduced rate during thismonth only. For some,this may provide peaceof mind and clarify anymisunderstandings,” hesaid.So what is a will, andwhat is required? A willis a simple documentwhich must be in writing(not on CD or DVD)clearly stating the wishesof that person regardingtheir estate / assets inthe case of their death.The document must besigned and witnessed by2 people. It is advisablethat the witnesses beindependent. If thewitnesses are beneficia-ries, the will is still valid,although the beneficia-ries may lose out if theyare to gain from the will.You may decide tochange your will as manytimes as you like, but it isvery important to eitherdestroy the old one, oramend the original(codicil). So when should youchange your will? If youmarry or register a civilpartnership, and you hada will when you weresingle, this will automati-cally become void. If youlegally separate (subjectto your separation agree-ment), you may need tochange your will, or ifdivorce, you are nolonger spouses / civilpartners for the purpose

of inheritance.So why should I make awill? If you do not makea will, your estate isdivided automaticallyunder the rules of intes-tacy (natural succession

rights). In some cases,people may be happy forthis to happen. What thismeans is that if you aremarried or have a civilpartnership, and have nochildren, your spouse /civil partner will receiveyour full assets. If youhave children, a spouse /civil partner is entitled to2/3 of the estate, and theremaining childrenreceive 1/3 equallybetween them. If youmake a will, you maydecide not to leaveanything to your children(which you have a legalright to do, if you sowish), and at minimumyou must leave yourspouse / civil partnerhalf of your estate. Youmay decide to leave yourestate to a favouritechild, grandchild etc. orto a charity or organisa-tion. It is important ifleaving it to charity toclearly state the correctbusiness name and theiraddress and the amount(if specified) in the will. Ifthere are no survivingrelatives, and you haveno will, your inheritancegoes to the State.All questions pertainingto wills including gaymarriage, civil partner-ships and tax implica-tions are answered alongwith a list of solicitors inyour area providing adiscounted “special”rate for the wills monthonly. Copies of the packare available from yourlocal Citizens InformationCentre.

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Our favourite festivetime of year is a whileaway yet, but thatdoesn’t mean that youcan’t start preparingfor that Christmasparty. Remember, theparty season is meantto be a time of fun, sofollow our tips below toensure that everythingruns as smoothly aspossible. Rememberthe essentials; Venue,Food, Entertainmentand that all importantparty dress. If you haveat least these sortedout, you’ll be set for anight of fun.

The Choice Is Yours

We are lucky to bespoilt for choice whenit comes to partyvenues around theNorth County. There isan Aladdin’s Cave offestively decoratedvenues, nightlife andtransport options, soyou need look nofurther for the perfectlocation for your party.There are plenty oflocal venues here in

the North County, thatare sure to serve allyour party venue needsand plenty of them willhave good Christmasdeals on too. If youhave a large group tobook, make sure yougive your venue ofchoice plenty of noticeand book early to avoiddisappointment. Manyof the venues offerexclusive deals theearlier you book, sodefinitely keep an eyeout for these.

Be Entertained

Some hotels offer agreat value packagessuch as ‘Dinner &Show’ or ‘B&B,Dinner & Show’.These packages canbe a lovely way tospend your party - anentire evening of fun,food and entertain-ment, a long with arelaxing overnightstay in a hotel .Another option is toadd some excitementis planning a themednight. Your choicesare limitless from 60s/ 70s / 80s themes,Winter Wonderland,Black Tie Ball, CasinoNight, live comedy orsome interact iveentertainment. If yourvenue does not havein-house entertain-ment, considerbooking a local DJ orlive band.

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Christmas is the timeof year that you needno excuse to get alldolled up. There willbe the season’shottest festive trendsin the shops aroundthe North County, allencouraging you toget as glamourous aspossible! Take fulladvantage of this: goshopping for a newdress, get a beautytreatment and bravethose heels, even ifyour feet won’t thankyou for it the next day!Christmas is only oncea year, so why notmake the most of it?

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Local Businesses Urged ToParticipate In Fingal Enterprise Week

Fingal is Ireland’s fastest growing county and anexcellent place to do business. One of the key aimsof the County Council is to provide a businessfriendly climate in the region, one which encour-ages and embraces start-ups as well as growingbusinesses. One of the ways the Council andLocal Enterprise Office can encourage local, start up businesses to thriveis thanks to Fingal Enterprise Week. This year, Fingal Enterprise Week takes place from Monday 5th to Friday 9thOctober. The 2015 programme of events is designed to: deliver opportunitiesfor SMEs to learn from specialist industry experts, stage quality networkingevents to help business owners build professional links, stimulate enterpriseand business development, provide support and advice to those consideringstarting a business and inform business owners about the supports andservices available to their businesses. Fingal Enterprise Week is organised tohelp North County businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs in the region. Maketime for you and your business – be part of Fingal Enterprise Week!The full details of all events taking place during Fingal Enterprise Week areavailable in their brochure, which is available online at:FingalEnterpriseWeek.ie.

Pictured at the launch of the Fingal Enterprise Week 2015 atCounty Hall, Swords, which takes place from 5th to 9thOctober, are Paul Reid (Chief Executive Fingal CountyCouncil), County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor, KennyMorgan (Bank of Ireland, Swords) and Oisin Geoghegan(Fingal Local Enterprise Office)

Progress On Knocksedan Bus ServiceLocal councillor,Darragh Butler (FF) isdelighted to reportthat progress is beingmade in relation to abus service toKnocksedan estate inSwords. Butler toldthe County Leader ,“Following ongoingrepresentations formany years now, I ampleased to say thatthe Dublin Bus AreaManager responsiblefor the Swordsservices, has recentlybeen in discussionswith Fingal CountyCouncil with a view toprogressing the possi-bility of some serviceto Knocksedan Estate,with possibly a feederbus service thatwould finally link

Knocksedan toSwords.”“Dublin Bus will beattending theBalbriggan - Swordsmonthly AreaC o m m i t t e emeeting thismonth and wehave madesure that thisissue is on thea g e n d a .Hopefully wewill have final confir-mation in the comingweeks and months,but it does look likereal progress is beingmade on this issue. iwish to thankeveryone who hasraised this and madesubmissions downthrough the years andhopefully all our

efforts will berewarded soonerrather than later,” hesaid.Butler continued,

“ W h i l s td i s c u s s i o n sare at an earlystage, I haveasked theArea Managerto organisea n o t h e rmeeting on

site to ascertain justwhat options areavailable to facilitatea bus terminus at thislocation. On comple-tion of this review, Iwill be in a betterposition to commenton the possibleoptions available toDublin Bus to providea service.”

With the upcoming Rugby World Cupand the upsurge in popularity ofrugby, it is no surprise that Swordshas its own rugby club and is activelyseeking new members.Swords already boasts a proudsoccer and GAA heritage and the orig-inal Aer Lingus Rugby Club wasformed in 1948 and played friendlymatches only. The club has comealong way in 67 years and is now onfor bigger and better things in thiscoming season.Swords rugby club has beenrelaunched this year with the clubsplayers having a massive input intothe running of the club.

“Swords R.F.C is now the players club“ With this in mind, the club hastaken on a new head coach thisseason, a former player of the club infact. Brian Smyth has been appointedas head coach for the season2015/16. He has vast experience incoaching the game, ranging fromyouths to senior over the past 5 yearsin Coolmine RFC and being part of thesenior coaching panel in CastleknockCollege. Smyth said, “Swords rugbyclub has been relaunched this yearwith the clubs players having amassive input into the running of theclub. Swords RFC is now the players’club.” “We are always recruiting newplayers training is on Tuesdays andThursdays at 7:15pm in ALSAA sportscomplex. We had a great pre-seasonand were now looking forward toputting our training to the test on thefield,” he said.

Exciting TimesFor SwordsRugby Club

Senator O’Brien


Pictured enjoying the Swords Celtic FAI Summer Camp are Oisin Fitzpatrick,Jacob Daly, Dáire Allen and Jack Fallon

Pictured at the St Finian's GAA Summer Camp are AlexJauny and Karl Condon

Pictured enjoying the Swords Celtic FAI Summer Camp are, Frank Foran, KaneDonoghue, Johnny Markham and Conor James

Pictured at the recent Man O War GAA Football Summer Camp, are SophiaMcKenna, Kevin Farnon, Josh Hanna, Kyle Russell and Sean Murphy

Pictured at the Swords Celtic FAI Summer Camp are, LeahCarr, Noah Pender and Jack Byrne

Sarah Stenson, Charlie Dolan, Shauna McAulry, Derbhla Sheridan,Daniel Moore and John Charles Moore all enjoyed the recent Man O War

GAA Football Summer Camp

Pictured at the Swords Celtic FAI Summer Camp are, DarraghMoens, Bradley Gavin, Aaron McGlynn, Luke Dunne, Conor Daly and

Conor Bermingham

Pictured at the Swords Celtic FAI Summer Camp are Sean Healy,Shane Duggan and Paul Blake

Pictured at the St Finian's GAA Summer Camp are, Luke QuigleyMcCormack, John Paul Goslin, Harry Donohoe and Keeva Mulligan

Pictured enjoying the recent Man O War GAA Football Summer Camp areKate McFadden, Adam Gilroy, Hannah Healy, Aaron Corr and Niamh Hoare Hannah Edwards, Archie Williams, Ryan O'Connell and Ava Donnelly

Some of the children who enjoyed the recent Man O WarGAA Football Summer Camp

Pictured at the Swords Celtic FAI Summer Camp are, SeanRoughan and Aaron Ellison

TJ O'Connor, Alexander Hamati and Alex Smyth all enjoyed theSwords Celtic FAI Summer Camp

Pictured at the St Finian's GAA Summer Camp areZach Mullins, Tom Fahey, Fionn Ryan, Conor Laird

and Brian Donnelly


Country Crest is very proud to sponsor theInternational Employer of the Year CorporateResponsibility Award this year. This was aneasy category for us to choose, as it’s anarea that we place great emphasis on in ourown business. We appreciate that we make aliving from the land and that we need to giveback in whatever way we can - in our case,by way of involvement in various sustainableagricultural projects. Ireland has tremen-dous agricultural advantages, but othercountr ies can lack water, proper soi l ,

cl imate, infrastruc-ture and the know-how to benefit fromfarming in the way that Ireland does. Ouraim is to improve people’s lives. We areachieving this by facilitating farming enter-prises, promoting food sustainability andcontributing to raising the standard of livingfor those participating in deserving projectsin less developed communities. We wish allthe participants in this year’s awards thevery best of luck.

Sponsor of: International Employer of the YearCorporate Responsibility Award

TONY DOYLE Commercial Manager

The Fingal Dublin BusinessExcellence and CorporateResponsibility Awards are justaround the corner and excite-ment is already growing in thelocal business community. The prestigious black-tie GalaAwards Presentation Eveningwill take place on Friday, 13thNovember at the Crowne PlazaDublin Northwood Hotel inSantry. The awards, which areorganised annually by FingalDublin Chamber of Commercerecognise and rewardoutstanding and innovativeinitiatives of companies inpromoting excellence in thequality of their products, serviceand customer care. Spotcheck,the mystery shopping and busi-ness measurement servicescompany will independentlycarry out out the judging andwill shortlist entries under eachcategory to go forward to the

final. This year, there will be 22awards to be won.The highlight of the evening isthe JC Savage Fingal BusinessPerson of the Year Award, whichrecognises a business man orwoman who has demonstratedexceptionally high standards ofprofessionalism and made asignificant contribution to busi-

ness and community life in theregion. All of these awards are beingsponsored by local businesses,and without this sponsorship,the awards night could nothappen. These companies areproud to support Fingal DublinChamber, by sponsoring theseannual awards.

Winner of the JC Savage Business Person of the Year 2014, Louise Phelan fromPayPal is pictured with Chamber CEO Tony Lambert and award sponsor, NiallSavage

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LandmarkAnniversary ForRichie’s Bike Store Richies Bike Store, which is ideally situated in TownCentre Mall, off Main Street in Swords, has developedinto one of Dublin’s premier cycle stores specialising inquality bicycles and accessories.It opened for business at its present location in August1995. Proprietor, Richie McNamara is very proud of thebusiness he set up, as he celebrates 20 years servingthe public in Swords, He said, “Our fully qualified, professional staff are onhand from Monday to Saturday to serve the public andoffer you quality and informed advice, whatever yourquery may be, to the best of our knowledge and ability.We pride ourselves on having the ability to pair eachcustomer with the bicycle most suited to their everydayneeds. Richies Bike Store runs a “same day” repairservice, which means you and your bicycle are off theroad for minimal time. Small repairs are generally doneon the spot to allow minimum inconvenience tocustomers. It is, effectively a one stop shop for thecycling requirements of people in Swords and furtherafield. Richie’s Bike Store also provides a uniqueservice to his many clients. “With every bike that wesell, along with the manufacturers’ guarantee, whichgenerally applies to the frames and the parts, we also

service our own bikes free of charge for as long aspeople own them. This is a massive selling point for us,as we know of no other bicycle shop that provides sucha service,” he said.In congratulating Richie on providing such a longservice in Swords, President of Fingal Dublin Chamber,Siobhan Kinsella said, “It is always great to see a busi-ness like Richies lasting 20 years in Swords.Specialised businesses like Richies Bike Store willalways find a solid customer base in a great towncentre like Swords.”

President of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Siobhan Kinsella ispictured congratulating Richie McNamara of Richies BikeStore, on his 20th anniversary of successful trading inSwords. Also pictured is Tony Lambert, CEO, FingalDublin Chamber

It is no surprise to find that the CustomerService Excellence Award - Tourism andHospitality Sector is being sponsored byEmpire Bar and Grill, Swords, who are playinga key role in the upsurge of tourism in Swords.Manager, Jerry Harrington said, “We are veryhappy to sponsor the Customer ServiceExcellence Award - Tourism and HospitalitySector. Fingal and Swords in particular isbecoming a hub for hospitality, where restau-rants are opening and it’s a real hive of activity.The Chamber plays a crucial part in this, andwith the Castle coming on board and the Chief

Executive of theCounty Council behindit, it’s wonderful. Hospitality and Customer Service are things weall come to recognise, and we all know howprecious customers are. We enjoy beinginvolved in the business, where everyone inthe hospitality sector are helping to makeSwords a better place. The Chamber keepsprodding us in the right direction, to get newideas, which will lead to more jobs. We arevery proud to sponsor this particular award,”he said.

Sponsor of: Customer Service Excellence Award -Tourism and Hospitality Sector

JERRY HARRINGTON


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Tel: 807 7999 or 807 7998

Proud sponsor of theRetail Premises Of The Year

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Proud Sponsor of the Customer Service

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Jennifer McKenna, Director of Sales & Marketingat the Crowne Plaza Blanchardstown said, “theteam here at Crowne Plaza Blanchardstown aredelighted to be a sponsor at the Fingal ChamberBusiness Awards. It is such a prominent event inthe business calendar year, and it gives us somuch potential for exposure to the many leadingbusinesses in the Fingal area. We are particularlyproud to sponsor the Large Employer of the YearCorporate Responsibility Award, as there are somany fantastic international companies based in

the Blanchardstownand D15 areas, that areso worthy of this award,through the activities and projects that they getinvolved with in the local area. It’s great to havethe opportunity to reward and recognise themfor their efforts and Corporate SocialResponsibility has become such an integral partof the business culture in many of these compa-nies, which is fantastic for the local communitiesaround them”.

Sponsor of: Large Employer of the Year CorporateResponsibility Award

JENNIFER MCKENNA Sales & Marketing Director

Sean Fitzmaurice, director of North CountyLeader said the company was delighted andproud to sponsor the award for CustomerService Retail Excellence Award in theIndependent Sector. He said, “We have a longassociation with Fingal Dublin Chamber and weare very proud to sponsor this particularaward. Customer service plays a vital role inthe success of all companies, particularly inde-pendent retailers, who rely on positive feed-back from the public for their survival. As an

independent company,we know full well theimportance ofcustomer service andplacing great emphasis on keeping our all-important customers. As a previous winner atthe Enterprise Awards, we know exactly howimportant these awards are in promoting thebusiness of independent retailers and the vitalpart that customer service plays in theirsuccess.”

Sponsor of: Customer Service RetailExcellence Award in the Independent Sector

SEAN FITZMAURICEDirector

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Oisín Geoghegan, Head of Local Enterprise,said “Fingal Local Enterprise Office isdelighted to be associated with the Best SmallBusiness Excellence Award. Small business isthe life blood of our local economy and inFingal, we have many excellent award winningsmall and growing businesses. The LocalEnterprise Office has a whole range of prac-

tical supports andservices that smallbusinesses can tapinto.We are working with the Chamber, to achievecommon objectives to help small businessesto grow, develop, create employment and toprosper.”

Sponsor of: Best Small Business Excellence Award

OISIN GEOGHEGANHead Of Local Enterprise

The Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport have showntheir support by sponsoring the ‘Not for Profit’Organisation Excellence Award and MaldronHotel Sales and Marketing Manager, AndreaMolloy explained the reason for sponsoring thisparticular category. She said, “For some years,our approach at the newly refurbished MaldronHotel Dublin Airport, has been to support thosewho undertake projects involving helping othersless fortunate or in need.” “By doing so, webelieve that not only are we providing an oppor-tunity for the organisation to become instantlyrecognised by the local business community whomay also be in a position to provide additionalsupport, but also providing a stepping stone to

possible future fundingor sponsorship whichmay occur from otheroutside organisations.”She continued, “We are constantly surprised bythe wonderful work that local people in our Fingalcommunity are committed to and this is why theMaldron Hotel Dublin Airport continues tosupport the Not for Profit Business ExcellenceAward.” “Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport congratu-lates the Dublin Fingal Chamber for all its greatwork throughout the year and wishes theChamber, its members and all Award nomineesfuture success within their organisations,” sheconcluded.

Sponsor of: ‘Not for Profit’ Organisation Excellence Award

ANDREA MOLLOYSales & Marketing Manager

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Award winning company, One4All have showntheir support for the Enterprise Awards, by spon-soring the Customer Service Excellence Award inthe Services Sector, and Group Sales Director,Jock Jordan said that the business had close tiesto the awards every year, due to their ownsuccess, when One4All was starting out. “Wehave been involved with the Enterprise Awards formany years and we were recipients of theCustomer Service Excellence Award a few yearsback ourselves, so it was fitting that we wouldsponsor the same category,” he said.“A fundamental aspect to the success of our busi-ness comes down to excellent customer serviceand how we treat our customers, so this awardcategory is very important to us. Winning the

award was a greatboost, particularly whenwe were a start-up busi-ness, so whoever wins itthis year should really benefit,” he added.Prior to the awards presentation evening, One4Allwill be launching their One4All Plus Gift Card,specifically designed for business companies togive their employees additional benefits. Jock added that One4All were very active memberof Fingal Dublin Chamber - CEO Michael Dawsonwas a previous recipient of the Business Person ofthe Year Award - and said, “The excellenceawards are great recognition for both companyand staff and it is one of the best networkingevenings in the North County.”

Sponsor of: Customer Service Excellence Award in the Services Sector

JOCK JORDANGroup Sales Director


Ian Hunter, Centre Director of Sword PavilionsShopping Centre said, “Swords Pavilions is proud tobe sponsor of the Customer Service Retail ExcellenceAward - Multiple Sector. Obviously being a centrewith 100 tenants, of which a number are from themultiple sector, customer service is a critical sectorfor any successful retailer. Customer service can bethe difference between a business being successfuland failure. As a shopping centre, we regard

customer service as oneof the most important, ifnot the most importantaspect of running ourbusiness, to ensure the customers’ experience oftheir visit to the centre is a memorable one.We are delighted to be associated with these awards,and this one in particular, for the reasonsmentioned.”

Sponsor of: Customer Service Retail ExcellenceAward - Multiple Sector

IAN HUNTERCentre Manager

Proud sponsor of the

Best SmallBusinessExcellenceAward

Good luck to all theparticipants!

Indie Spice Grill, which is located in Swordsdecided to sponsor the ‘Retail Premises ofthe Year Award and proprietor, Arif Ahmedwas very proud to do so. He said, “I think oneof the main reasons we chose this category tosponsor, is because opening a new retailshop of any type is a very challenging job.” “Being recognised by the Chamber for yourefforts is very prestigious and worthwhile.We have been through this process, wherewe received awards three times since weopened our business in Swords. Winning

awards certainlybenefits your busi-ness, where you arerecognised for the quality and profession-alism of your work. This gives people moreconfidence to come to you, thus creatingnew customers. All companies that arenominated for awards are special, but thewinners maybe have a small edge over theirrivals. We are delighted to be part of theChamber of Commerce and to be able tosponsor this award,” he said.

Sponsor of: Retail Premises of the Year Award

ARIF AHMED Proprietor

Proud Sponsors of Large Employer of the Year

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Transplant Team Irelandarrived home from theWorld TransplantGames in Argentina toDublin airport recently.The four person teambrought with them ahaul of 13 medals,including seven gold,four silver and twobronze. After a longjourney home whichstarted on Sunday, thekidney and liver trans-plant recipients weregreeted at Dublinairport’s Terminal 1 by alarge gathering ofsupporters includingfamily, friends, andfellow transplant recipi-ents. Despite theteam’s small size,Ireland was placed 15thon the medals table outof 44 countries at theGames, which involved

just under 800 (799)organ transplant partici-pants. Peter Heffernan,from Skerries was oneof the stand outperformers on the Irishteam. Peter received akidney transplant in2011 and is a keenswimmer. He won twogold medals, in the 50mbackstroke, and 100mbackstroke, as well as abronze medal for the100m freestyle event inhis 50-59 year old agecategory.Speaking to the CountyLeader, Peter, who is acivil engineer based inSkerries, was clearlydelighted with hiswonderful achievement,when he said, “TheGames gave me an over-whelming sense of thegift I have received from

my donor and family.The hundreds ofathletes who haveparticipated in thesegames all testify to thissense of gratitude. Oneof the highlights of theweek for me was whenErica, who is fromArgentina, said thatattending these Gameshas changed her, asthey have opened hereyes to the importanceof organ donation andshe will talk to all herfamily and friends aboutcarrying a donor card.She said that all theathletes were inspiring.”He continued, “As acountry, we punchedway above our weight,with only four athletes,as well as our teammanager, Colin Whitefrom Balbriggan. Youare always consciousabout your donor andtheir family and the

overwhelming feeling ofgratitude to them, eventhough you do not knowtheir identity. It’sremarkable that, even intheir darkest hour, theystill think of others. Thisis a second chance forme and the Games are away of promotingpeople to carry donorcards to help others,like me, by providing agift of life.” “Somebodyhas given me a gift oflife and it’s very impor-tant to do my best withthis gift. I chose to do itthrough sport, espe-cially swimming. I usedto swim and play waterpolo for ClontarfSwimming Club, beforemy transplant, now Iswim for SkerriesSwimming Club,” saidPeter, who received agreat welcome on hisreturn to his home townof Skerries.

Skerries ManShines At WorldTransplant Games

Skerries man, Peter Heffernan is pictured with his haul oftwo gold medals and one bronze medal, which he won forswimming at the World Transplant Games in Argentina

We Must All ShareWe, if we have anyfeeling or sense ofhumanity, must be ashamed of the poorresponse right across Europe to the refugeecr is is . Indeed that shame must be fe l tacross the world. Action is needed not justto provide shelter and hope to thosew h o a r e f o r c e d t o f l e e t h e i rcountry. The disregard for life,heritage and culture calls foraction by the great nations ofinfluence to intervene to stopthese wars. The UN has issued a state-ment recognising that this isnot just a migrant crisis butthat it is also a refugee crisis.They go on to say that Europec a n n o t g o o n r e s p o n d i n g t o t h eproblem in a piecemeal or incrementalfashion. They rightly call for courageousmeasures to stabilise the situation and thatall EU member states must participate in a

mass relocation programme. They also pointout that the only ones to benefit from adisjointed response in Europe are the smug-glers and traffickers who are profiting frompeople’s desperation.All very true, but the EU is at the receivingend of th is problem. With some statestaking a massive hit in trying to cope withthe inf lux of re fuges and migrants . In

Greece’s case that country is in themiddle of economic and political

turmoil. Yes the EU must getits act together but so too

d o e s t h e U N w h o m u s tmobilise all its members toc o n t r i b u t e t o a s s i s t i n gthese displaced persons

and the countries who nowcarry that burden of care for

them. The UN must also play its part

in mobilising action amongst thes p e c t a t o r s t a t e s i n w o r k i n g m o r e

a g g r e s s i v e l y i n s e c u r i n g a h a l t t o t h eprimary cause which forces family’s to fleetheir homeland.

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Pictured here are Killian Hays, Zoe Deignan and Cian Russellfrom Malahide Community School receiving their Leaving Certresults.

Adam McKay, Aleksander Glaz and Emma Bone from Fingal Community College,received their Leaving Cert results.

Pictured are St Finian's Community College, Swords students, Conor Kinsella, WalidMustafa and Gary Kindregan after receiving their Leaving Cert results

Michael Savage and Aleksander Glaz from Fingal Community Collegeare pictured receiving their Leaving Cert results.

Pictured here are Niamh Doyle, Liane Sanchez, Megan Egan, Claire Mahood and Laragh Kavanaghfrom St. Mary’s Secondary School Baldoyle receiving their Leaving Cert results.

Picking up there results at Skerries Community College areDeidre Norgrove and Ellen Beggs

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Robert Whelan and Josh Stafford from MalahideCommunity College are pictured here receiving theirLeaving Cert results.

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Joumana Alboqub is pictured with her sister, Zahra afterreceiving her Leaving Cert results at Loreto CollegeSwords

Pictured here are Sean Foley, Jack Shannon, Patrick Powell, Aine Hughes and Ian Mangan fromMalahide Community School receiving their Leaving Cert results.

Aaron Duffy and Daniel Coffey are delighted with there results at St.Joseph’s Secondary School in Rush

Aoife Flynn and Caoimhe Darcy were delighted to collect theirLeaving Cert results from Loreto School, Balbriggan

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accept an enhanced busservice to the city, giventhat the southside isserved by a DART and twoLuas systems?,” heasked.O’Brien continued, “Thelonger the Minister leavesthis, the more people willsee it as a pre-electionploy. My colleague, CllrDarragh Butler and I havebeen calling for this lightrail solution for manyyears now. So it’s acommitment for us to seeit delivered as soon aspossible,” he concluded.Cllr Darragh Butler (FF)said, “We have beenconcerned for a long timethat we were going to belumbered with a bendybus service, while thesouthside gets two newLuas lines. Getting rid ofthe pinch point inDrumcondra is verywelcome, but it hasbecome obvious that abendy bus will not servethe needs of the people ofSwords. It is even ques-tionable that the light railsystem is sufficient andthat the heavier Metrosystem may be theanswer. Whatever thesystem, it will beannounced by a lameduck government, withonly a few months torun.”He continued, “Five yearsago, we were promisedMetro North, left, rightand centre. The minutethe government tookpower, they postponed it,so that they could re-announce it as anotherelection promise and tryto fool us again in 2015.I’m hopeful of positivenews in the next fewweeks, but I’m aware thatthis is an outgoinggovernment and I wantMetro North delivered –not election promises,” he

said. Another local coun-cillor, Justin Sinnott (NP)said, “The road frombeyond Fagan’s pub pastthe Cat and Cage,through to Santryrequired widening,regardless of the bendybuses or any transportstrategy for the NorthCounty. It is a major arterywith a large third levelcollege. At peak times itwas chock a block withcommuters stuck intraffic.”“I would be appalled if amuch needed project likethis is being used as atrojan horse for pushingthe bendy bus option,over a more sustainabletransport solution likeMetro North or a Luasstyle system,” he said.Should Minister Donohoedecide that the bendy busbecomes the preferredtransport option for thearea, it would fly in theface of a plea from hisFine Gael party colleagueand MEP, Brian Hayes. Itwould appear that Hayessees the bigger picturefrom Brussels, when hehighlighted the opportu-nities for Ireland fromEuropean CommissionPresident, Jean-ClaudeJuncker’s €315 billioninvestment plan forEurope. Hayes said he willseek a meeting with theEuropean InvestmentBank (EIB) to promoteIreland’s projects.Hayes said, “I believe thefocus should be on bigticket items, which couldtransform the economy.The Government shouldplace emphasis onprojects, such as MetroNorth and the delivery ofa significant number ofsocial housing units. Timeis of the essence andproject approval willdevelop rapidly,” he said.

“The financing mecha-nism which underpins theJuncker plan (EuropeanFund for StrategicInvestments (EFSI)) hasalready been agreed inJune between theEuropean Parliament andthe European Council. Iam informed that the fundwill become operationalin September,” concludedHayes.Perhaps MinisterDonohoe would be betterserved by having a longdiscussion with his partycolleague, with a distinctpossibility of Metro Northbeing delivered at last.

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DONOVAN, (née Barry), Maura (Swords, Co. Dublin) -September 2nd, 2015. Peacefully, in the loving care of herfamily and staff of ICU Connolly Hospital; sadly missed byher loving husband Paddy, sons Fergal, Cormac, Lorcanand Barry, daughters-in-law Tara, Hazel and Aoife, herbeloved grandchildren Finn and Conor, brother, sisters,brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.Rest in peace.

BYRNE (née Murphy), Catherine (Portmarnock, Co.Dublin) - September 2nd 2015, peacefully at TaraWinthrop Private Clinic; wife of the late Paddy. Deeplyregretted by her loving son Michael, daughters Catherineand Olive, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren,great-grandchildren, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

MCHUGH, Anne (née Shiel) (Swords, Co. Dublin andformerly of Swinford, Co. Mayo and Watford, England) 1stSeptember (peacefully) at Talbot Lodge Nursing Home.Beloved wife of Michael, loving mother of Raymond,Maria and Margaret, sadly missed and lovingly remem-bered by her daughter-in-law Margaret, son-in-lawEamon, grandchildren, Paul, Tom and Stephen, extendedfamily and friends. May she rest in peace.

FLANAGAN, Desmond (Malahide and late of Bank ofIreland) - 30th August 2015, peacefully at BeaumontHospital, beloved husband of Una and loving father ofJohn, Helen and David. Des will be sadly missed by hisloving family, son-in-law Bill, his adoring grandchildrenHannah and Eva, brother Eamon and sister Phil, nieces,nephews, relatives, friends and caring neighbours. Restin Peace.

MCMAHON , Catherine (Madge), (Tobergregan,Garristown, Dublin) Peacefully at Tallaght Hospital.Beloved sister of the late May and other deceased rela-tives. Deeply regretted by her nephew Jim, nephews andnieces, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

MCCARTHY, Deirdre (Swords, Co. Dublin) August 29th,2015 (suddenly) at home, daughter of the late Gerard andsisters of the late Gerard and Declan; deeply regretted byher loving mother Madeline, sister Finola, brother-in-lawJim, sisters-in-law Mary, nephews, nieces, relatives andfriends. Rest in Peace.

TOLAN Francis (Frank) (Fancourt Road, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin) at Beaumont Hospital. Sadly missed by his lovingwife Monica, son Ivan, daughters Lynda, Rhona, Corinnaand Laura, brothers, sisters, grandchildren, daughter-in-law, sons-in-law, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces,nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends. May he restin peace.

BENTLEY Pauline (née Nugent) (Hampton Cove,Balbriggan, Co. Dublin) (Peacefully) at home surroundedby her family. Sadly missed by her loving husband Jack,children Fiona, Mark, Linda, Colin and Ralph, grandchil-dren Lewis, Wendy, Lindsay, Daniel, Frankie andAngeline, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, brother Patsy,sister-in-law Gerry, nephews, extended family andfriends. May she rest in peace.

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Fingal County CouncilAlteration to previously grantedplanning permission reg. ref.F15A/0120 to construct a new officeextension 49 sq m to the south ofthe existing building located at Unit52, Baldoyle Industrial Estate,Baldoyle, Dublin 13 for Celuplast.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to theplanning authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilJ & K .Bracken seeks planningpermission for 1/ Extend the previ-ously approved entrance and roadaccess and services underconstruction as granted under plan-ning grant F09A/0305,to extendnorth to end of proposed site toform turning circle and serveproposed additional houses .2/ To relocate the originalapproved waste water unit andpercolation area under planninggrant F09A/0305 and upgrade andlocate in adjoining site .3/ Two new detached dwellingslocated north of the approvedhouse granted under F09A/0305 .These two new houses to be two /one and half storey designs withindividual waste water treatmentsystem and percolation area s onadjoining site .4/Boundary walls ,landscaping andassociated ancillary services,paving and site works to facilitatethe proposed development on sitelocated at Ballykea ,Loughshinny,County Dublin .The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of

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Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought byEdel Smith on lands known asWhitegables, adjacent to LissadelWood, Swords Road, Malahide, Co.Dublin for alterations to the resi-dential development granted underReg. Ref. F06A/0423 (extendedunder Reg. Ref. F06A/0423/E1) asfollows: 20 no. dwellings in lieu ofthe previously granted 17 no.dwellings to now provide for 12 no.semi-detached dwellings, 1 no.detached dwelling and 7 no.terraced dwellings with associatedalterations to the house types, thecar parking and landscaping; andall ancillary site and engineeringworks necessary to facilitate theproposed development. The plan-ning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public openinghours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the planningauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (€20) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority ofthis application.

Fingal County CouncilLaura Moriarty intends to apply forplanning permission at No. 6Harbour Road, Skerries, Co. Dublinfor demolition of No. 6 HarbourRoad (an existing two storey

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Fingal County CouncilColin and Bernadette Lynam intendto apply for planning permission atNo. 7 Harbour Road, Skerries, Co.Dublin for demolition of existingsingle storey garage and theconstruction of a two storey twobedroom contemporary dwellingwith 1 no. car parking space,private open space provided as 2no. 1st floor terraces front (6.7sq.m.) and rear (8.2 sq.m.) and aground floor rear garden (29.5sq.m.). The development alsoincludes all associated site devel-opment, engineering (includingSUDS drainage) and ancillaryworks necessary to facilitate thedevelopment. The planning appli-cation may be inspected orpurchased a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copyat the offices of the planningauthority (County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin) during itspublic opening hours (9.30-16.30Monday to Friday). A submission orobservation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing tothe Planning authority on paymentof the prescribed fee (€20) withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authorityof the application. The PlanningAuthority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, ormay refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilMr. David Prenty intend to apply forPlanning Permission at No. 46Carrickhill Rise, Portmarnock, Co.Dublin.For to remove existing glass porchto front of house and extend halland sitting room attached to frontof house with pitched roof finish.Construct bedroom and bathroomover garage area at first floor leveland extend existing pitch roof overnew bedroom and bathroom. Thisplanning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not

exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall,Main St. Swords Co. Dublin duringthe public opening hours 9-30am15-30pm Monday to Friday and asubmission or observation in rela-tion to the application may bemade to the planning authority inwriting on payment of a fee of€20.00 within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by Fingal County Council ofthe application.

Fingal County CouncilFeatherbed Farm Ltd seeks plan-ning permission for the erection ofa detached 567sqm agriculturalcladded shed (7.2m in height) tothe west of the existing detachedbuilding and associated works allon lands at Featherbed Lane,Ballykea, Lusk, Co. Dublin. This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20euros) withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authorityof this application.

Fingal County CouncilDeclan Burke seeks planningpermission for development at 28Upper Main Street, Rush co.Dublin.The development will consist of thecreation of a new pizzeria takeawayand related works with a newdetached cold room at rear. Theplanning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20Euros) withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authorityof this application.

Fingal County CouncilI, Daiva Montviliene, Intend toapply for planning permission fora. Provision of security shutter tofront of beauty salon facilitity,b.All Associated site works at No8,Mill Street, Balbriggan,Co Dublin. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority ,during it'spublic opening hours.A submission or observation inrelation to the application may bemade in writing to the planningauthority on payment of aprescribed fee (20 euro) within aperiod of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority ofthe application and such submis-sions or observations will beconsidered by the planningauthority in makinga decision on the application. Theplanning authority may grantpermission subject to or withoutconditions, or may refuse to grantpermission.


North County Leader - 08th September 2015

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