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A registered newspaper at the G.P.O. 21st January 2014 • Volume 21, Issue 02 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 8•400•200 • [email protected]

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A public meeting was held in Balbriggan onWednesday last, where locals expressed theiranger and disgust at the County Council’s deci-sion to relocate the town’s Carnegie Library.The plan is to move the library from it’s currentlocation in the Town Hall, to Gallen’s Mill, inorder to facilitate the Department of SocialProtection’s move into the Town Hall. It is alsoproposed to locate a museum in Gallen’s Millalso.The meeting, which was held in the MilestonePub in the town, attracted a very large gatheringof local citizens, many of whom voiced their

revulsion at the plans to move the library. Themeeting was attended by people from all walksof Balbriggan society, as well as communityactivists, local representatives and local electioncandidates, who took the opportunity to intro-duce themselves to the Balbriggan electorate. This is a hugely emotive issue for the people ofBalbriggan, who regard the library as a focalpoint and a landmark building, that has beenused by generations of Balbriggan residents andit is clear that a raw nerve has been touched bythis decision. The meeting came about as aresult of a facebook campaign that was initiated

by local woman, Brigid Dervan. She told theCounty Leader about why she became involved.“The library has been part of my life since I was ayoung girl. I have used it down through theyears. My children have used it and their chil-dren are also users of the library. The wholesquare has been changed all down the years,and one of the good changes has been thewonderful library facilities. This meeting is notjust about the library, it is to set up a new forumfor Balbriggan, in order that the people get moreof a say in what happens in the town.”

“I believe that for many years, The CountyCouncil made decisions and just landed them onus. They closed down Black Rock beach, where Iswam as a child, then the diving board and theprom. There is a human face to this, and theCounty Council has forgotten this,” she said. A burning question that was on the lips of manypeople was why the Department of SocialProtection could not have been facilitated atGallen’s Mills, an area many regard as unsuit-able as a location for the library. Continued on page 12

This news will come as a surprise to many,but Boland, who will be arguably the mostseasoned politician to enter the fray, with awealth of experience, is very passionateabout certain issues in the North Countythat are not being adequately addressed,as he explained to the County Leader.

“I have decided to stand as a non-partycandidate, because I believe there is amajor deficit in how the council is inter-acting with the public. This year, thenumber of councillors to be elected in theBalbriggan Ward, has increased from fiveto eight and I think that its important that,as the Council expands from 24 to 40members, that those who have experienceand vision and have done it before, areavailable to lend their support to shapingthe future of the county. When the Councilwas first established in 1994, it wasperceived to be the lame duck of the fourlocal authorities in Dublin. I played mypart in positioning the Council to becapable of funding themselves and howthe Council operated and delivered valuefor money. Boland’s vast wealth of experienceincludes serving two terms as Mayor,

1998-1999 and 2001-2002, as well asserving as Deputy Mayor in 1997/98, andbeing Chair of the Local Area Committee,covering the Swords/Balbriggan area,which is one of the proposed municipalareas within the Council. Boland views his service of 21 years as acounty councillor as a great advantagewhen it comes to serving the community.“I retired prior to the 2004 local elections,having been involved at all levels of localpolitics and I still have the same enthu-siasm and drive as before and the desireto see things done better. There is awonderful opportunity for change with theexpansion and devolution of powers underthe new proposals. This is an opportunityto make things better than before,” hesaid. The main streets of our towns, partic-ularly Balbriggan and Swords are dying.We need to restore them to places wherewe bring the community together to shopand regenerating businesses back ontothe main streets. The Government has gotto allow local authorities to levy rates. Ibelieve that a change in the law wouldallow the Council to put in Rate Equalisation variations, which is theway forward. Continued on page 17

Former County Mayor and well known politician, Cathal Boland has decided tomake a dramatic return to politics. Boland, who has over 20 years experienceserving the local community in the local authority, has decided to re-enter localpolitcal life and run in the upcoming local elections, as a non-party candidate forthe Balbriggan Electoral Ward. His inclusion in the race is certain to add a newdimension to proceedings.

Boland ThrowsHat Back IntoThe Ring





By Patrick Finnegan

Local election candidate, Cathal Boland (NP) is pictured at the entrance to Lusk Round Tower, which he feels needs to be opened up.

Pictured is a section of the large crowd, who turned out at Balbriggan Library last Saturday, to protest against theproposed moving of the library to Gallen's Mill, leaving the Council in no doubt about their feelings.

BalbrigganSays No To

Library MoveBrigid Dervanaddressing thepublic meeting

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Barney Greene held his annual Tractor Run in aid of St Francis Hospice earlier this month.A whopping total of €6,229 was collected as a result. Barney and Maria Greene arepictured presenting the cheque to Gene Murphy of St Francis Hospice at a ceremony atthe Man O War pub on Sunday, 12th January last.

Passengers FlockTo Dublin AirportPassenger numbers at Dublin Airportincreased by six per cent to 20.2million last year, as an extra 1.1 millionpeople used the airport. The significantgrowth in passenger numbers was ledby a record-breaking performance ontransatlantic traffic, which saw a 13 percent increase during 2013.As a result of the strong growth inpassenger numbers, Dublin AirportAuthority (DAA) is paying a €5.6million rebate in airport charges to atotal of 40 airlines that increased theirbusiness at Dublin Airport during 2013.“Dublin Airport had an excellentperformance last year,” said DublinAirport Managing Director, VincentHarrison. “Passenger numbersincreased across all areas of the busi-

ness and Dublin Airport’s growthoutperformed the European average inevery month of 2013.”Last year was Dublin Airport’s thirdsuccessive year of growth and theairport’s busiest year since 2009. Thisyear is expected to bring furthergrowth, according to Mr Harrison.“We’re very positive about 2014, as wealready have 16 new services sched-uled and significant expansions ofsome existing services have also beenannounced.”Aer Lingus is launching services to SanFrancisco, Toronto, Hanover and Pula,Ryanair will have nine new servicesincluding Lisbon, Prague, Bucharest,Basel, Marrakech, and Almeria,Canadian airline WestJet will have anew route from Dublin to St John’s,Newfoundland, and Air Canada rougewill operate its new Dublin-Torontoservice.

Launch Of Integration Forum In BalbrigganThe launch ofBalbriggan IntegrationForum (BIF) took placein Balbriggan TownHall recently. The

event was opened byCathaoirleach ofBalbriggan, CllrPeadar O’Kelly andthe forum was offi-

cially launched by theCounty Mayor, CllrKieran Dennison.Balbriggan IntegrationForum is a voluntary

body that believes indeveloping positiveintercultural relation-ships, by respectingand sharing the rich-ness, beauty andpotential of all people

and their respectivecultures. Tonya Myles,General Manager ofCairde, introducedCairde followed byEmilia Marchelewskawho introduced theBalbriggan IntegrationForum. Betsy Abu

gave a residentsperspective of theimportance of theBalbriggan IntegrationForum and MargaretCampbell, Manager ofServices for SocialInclusion HSE DublinNorth, gave a serviceproviders’ perspectiveon the importance ofBalbriggan IntegrationForum for social inclu-sion of the communityin Balbriggan.The winners of the

Balbriggan IntegrationForum logo competi-tion were alsoannounced, giving thejudges a very toughjob in choosing awinner from the manyentries. All in all, itwas a very informativeand successfulevening.

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The application for a new Lidl shop in Swords, put on display withthe County Council just before Christmas, has been withdrawn, theCounty Leader has learned. Local councillor Darragh Butler (FF), learned of the withdrawal andsaid that though he has yet to learn the reason behind it, he hopes asecond store can still open in a new location as the new jobs wouldbe most welcome. The first Lidl outlet in the town was opened onRathbeale Road in 2012. Butler and a number of local residents initially expressed concernabout the proposed location for the new store, which was originallyplanned for Dublin Road in Swords, close to Pinnock HillRoundabout. This was in close proximity to a residential area, andmany complained about the safety and traffic congestion issues, thatthe new store would cause. “Obviously from a job creation point of view, this is unfortunate

news,” he told the CountyLeader. “But hopefully, anew store can open in adifferent location, as theproposed one would havecaused many issues.”“Residents from DublinRoad, as well as fromCarlton Court, felt that thesiting of a Lidl super-market so close to them,would only add to thealready chronic trafficproblems on Dublin Road.

They also said that, as it is extremely difficult to get in and out ofCarlton Court even now, it would have been nearly impossible if theLidl outlet had been placed there,” he continued. “However, I wouldwelcome a proposal for a new store in a more suitable location,which I hope we’ll see in the near future.” Lidl was unavailable for comment on the matter, despite the CountyLeader’s numerous attempts to get a statement from them.

Plans For NewSwords Lidl Shelved

Local councillor, Darragh Butler (FF) ispictured beside the planning notice, atthe site of the proposed new Lidl shop onDublin Road in Swords.

Malahide LadyLands Plum Job Malahide Credit Union, in partnershipwith the Irish League of Credit UnionsInternational Development Foundation(The Foundation), is to provide assis-tance to help develop theGhanaian credit union move-ment. Vivienne Keavey, Managerof Malahide Credit Union, ispartaking in a two week volun-teering programme, which willallow her to share her expertise,knowledge, and skills with hercounterparts in Ghana. She willtravel to Ghana, accompanied bythree other Irish credit unionpersonnel, and visit rural credit unions toprovide much needed technical assis-tance. The assistance provided byVivienne and her colleagues will aim tostrengthen credit unions by providing

support on day to day operations, loanmanagement, and human resourcemanagement. The programme, adminis-tered by the Foundation in collaborationwith the Canadian Co-operativeAssociation, aims to alleviate povertythrough the credit union model, byallowing some of the poorest communi-ties in Ghana access to basic savings and

loans facilities. All of theparticipants are eager to assistin any way possible. Vivienne told the CountyLeader: “I feel very privilegedto be given this extraordinaryopportunity to travel to Ghanaand share with our counter-parts the experience andknowledge of credit unionoperations in Ireland.

Malahide Credit Union is delighted to beassociated with the work of the IrishLeague of Credit Unions InternationalDevelopment Foundation.”

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Maureen McGovern from Balbriggan recently celebrated her 90th birthday. Maureen, whosemaiden name is Hand, is originally from Channel Road in Rush, moved to Balbriggan, whenshe married local man, Michael McGovern. Maureen is pictured here with her granddaugh-ters Niamh, Clodagh and Karla O'Sullivan and great-grandson, Jack O'Sullivan Padden.

Call For Donabate Ramps To Be Made SaferA local councillor hasproposed an emergencymotion calling on theCounty Council to takeurgent action to makespeed bumps in Donabatesafer for cyclists, after twoserious accidentsoccurred in the area inrecent weeks. Two cyclistsrecently suffered injuriesafter slipping off thespeed ramps.Cllr. Gerry McGuire (Lab),in proposing the motion,told the Council that therewere two accidents on theDonabate/Portrane Roadin recent weeks caused bycyclists slipping off theramps. Martin Sweeneyfrom the Council’sOperations Departmenthas agreed to meet withthe injured cyclists, to seewhat could be done toaddress the problem. Healso said that replacingthe ramps would be verycostly, but the Councilwould do what it could tomake the structures saferfor cyclists.McGuire told the CountyLeader, “The Portrane

Road in Donabate is aparticularly busy road,and one that can behazardous for cyclists. It isa fairly narrow road, and ifa cyclist moves into theedge to let a car pass, the

danger is that the pedalsof the bike can come incontact with the kerb, withpotentially devastatingconsequences. Thedistance between thefootpath and the ramps

needs to be extended,because this busy road isnarrow here, and if carsare coming in both direc-tions, it is a danger forcyclists.” “According tothe engineers, the ramps

have been constructed inaccordance with regula-tions. I’ve had officialsfrom the Council out herewho inspected the rampsand they are to preparefurther tests,” he said.

Local councillor, Gerry McGuire (Lab) is pictured at one ofthe speed ramps on the Portrane Road in Donabate,where two cyclists suffered injuries after falling off theirbikes.

Baby Eabha Battles On BravelyThe baby of the young mother, who was killed in a horrific car crash in Balbriggan onFriday last, is continuing her brave battle in hospital, at the time of going to press.Little Eabha Dunne, the four month-old daughter of Olivia and Ciaran Dunne fromBalrothery, was with her mother, when tragedy struck last Friday. Olivia broughtbaby Eabha for a stroll in Balbriggan, when a people carrier collided with them killing31 year-old Olivia instantly. The tragedy has sent shock waves all throughout theNorth County.The funeral of Olivia Dunne took place yesterday after Requiem Mass at Ss Peter andPaul’s Church in Balbriggan, and she was laid to rest in Balrothery Cemetery. Shewas a teacher at St Colmcille’s Boys National School in Swords. Ar dheis Dé go raibha anam.


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Broad Welcome For SustainableTransport FundingLocal TDs, Alan Farrell(FG) and BrendanRyan (LAB) and Cllr.Judy Dunne (LAB)have welcomed therecent announcementby Minister Alan KellyT.D., for funding forsustainable transportprojects for the NorthCounty.Dunne was particu-raly pleased with theal locat ion of€160,000 for theExtension of S2SCycle Route - Suttonto Malahide. She told

the County Leader :“The funding relatesto the prel iminarydesign and planningstage of a cycle routeon the R106b e t w e e nSutton andM a l a h i d e ,i n c l u d i n ga d d r e s s i n grequirementsfor SpecialP r o t e c t i o nAreas and SpecialAreas of Conservationnorth of Baldoyle.”“The al locat ion of

€100,000 to completethe feasibility studyfor the developmentof a segregatedpedestrian and cycle

route f romMalahide toD o n a b a t eS t a t i o n s is a lsowelcome.”Farrel l andRyan bothwelcomed the

provision of €600,000for the completion ofthe Holywell VillageDistributor Road as

part of a €3.2 millionallocation tothe CountyCouncil. Ryan happilytold theC o u n t yLeader thatthe roadshould becompleted this year,finally taking heavytraffic out of the resi-dential areaof Holywell. “The provi -s ion of€600,000 forc o m p l e t i o nof distributorroad androundaboutthat will linkup the two existingsect ions of thedistr ibutor road tothe north of and westof Holywel l wi l lremove traff ic fromthe residential core of

the neighbourhood,provide more appro-priate routing for busserv ice and enabletraffic improvementsm e a s u r e s i n t h ev i c i n i t y o f t h eschool/local shops,”

he said. “ I n a d d i t i o n ,the pinch pointa t t h e C a t &C a g e P u b o nt h e S w o r d sR o a d w i l l b er e m o v e dallowing buses

to freely traverse thea r e a , f u r t h e rr e d u c i n g j o u r n e y

t i m e s t o t h ecity centre forn o r t h c o u n t yc o m m u t e r s , ”F a r r e l lc o n t i n u e d .“ A l o n g w i t hs o m e m i n o rworks in Lusk,

t h i s p a c k a g e o fi n v e s t m e n t w i l lsignificantly improvethe transport experi-e n c e f o r c y c l i s t s ,walkers and publ ict r a n s p o r t u s e r salike.”

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We’re only a few weeks into theNew Year, but already the SkerriesCoast Guard team have carried outtheir first two rescues of the year.Both were in response to 999 callsto the Coast Guard from concernedmembers of the public who hadspotted others in danger.The first incident took place shortlyafter darkness fell and involved areport of a person possiblyrequiring assistance on the rockyshoreline near Portrane. TheSkerries Coast Guard team arrivedon scene and quickly located theindividual. Fortunately, no imme-diate assistance was required,however the team advised the indi-vidual of the dangers posed by the

rough conditions and to move tosafety.As the Skerries team had justreturned from that incident, theCoast Guard received another 999report of six persons in danger onthe coast near Skerries. Onceagain, the Skerries Coast Guardteam braved the treacherous condi-tions and successfully located theindividuals, assisting them back tothe safety of the shoreline.Commenting on the incidents,Vanessa Gaffney, Officer in Chargetold the County Leader: “We wouldappeal to the public, if they spotsomeone along the coast who is indifficulty or may be putting them-selves at risk, call 999 or 112 andask for the Coast Guard.” The Coast Guard reminds the publicto exercise extreme caution whennear the coast in storm conditions.Pay particular attention to the riskof breaking waves and debris beingthrown onto roads and footpathsand if possible, avoid exposedcoastal areas.

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LIA have held its fourth annual Credit Union Awards in the IMI, Dublin, to presentsuccessful Credit Union students with their awards. The ceremony recognised the signifi-cant achievements of over 250 successful Credit Union students, in attaining their CUG(Credit Union Governance), CUA (Credit Union Adviser), various APA (Accredited ProductAdviser) and QFA (Qualified Financial Adviser) designations. Pictured at the recent LIACredit Union Awards Ceremony are Bernie O’Shea, Ita Marmion, Edward Gallagher,Caoimhe King, and Mary Forde Kelly from St. Joseph’s Irish Airports & Aviation CreditUnion.

The very activeBalbriggan YouthService are looking forsome motivated volun-teers to join theirgroup. Could you be aVolunteer Leader in aForóige Club? If theanswer is yes, then thiscould be right up yourstreet! As a leader inthe club you will havethe joy of positivelyinfluencing youngpeople’s lives. You will show themhow to do things; drawout their potential, and

act as an example theycan follow. You will bepart of achievingForóige’s youth devel-opment purpose andshare its respect forthe dignity and value ofeach young person.The minimum length ofvolunteer commitmentrequired is leaders whocan come and volun-teer weekly, as regularleaders get most out ofit. The club usuallyoperates fromSeptember to Mayonce a week for about

one and a half hours. An ideal volunteer willhave common senseand a positive attitudeto young people; theyare willing to learn therole and willing toshare authority andresponsibility withyoung people. Thereare no particulareducational require-ments – BalbrigganYouth Service providesthe training. If you areinterested and want togive something back tothe youth in yourcommunity, pleasecontact Niamh atb a l b r i g g a n y [email protected]

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Funds Raised For BalbrigganMeals On WheelsRecently, four young ladsAdam Healy, DarraghPyne, Matthew Redmondand Sean Carey betterknown as Mitchell andthe Crew, took part in theever popular BalbrigganChristmas Day Swim inaid of Balbriggan Mealson Wheels. The fourambitious young men

managed to raise over€800 as a result of theswim, and presented acheque for €860 toBalbriggan Meals onWheels, who weredelighted to receive thefunds. Well done toAdam, Darragh, Matthewand Sean.

Coffee Morning ‘As Gaeilge’ In Malahide A new Coffee Morning ‘as Gaeilge’ takes place everyWednesday at 10.30am in ‘Seomra Tae’ café, MainStreet, Malahide. This is helpful for parents andgrandparents of school-going children or foranybody who would like to try out their Irish.


Each year, Dora Fitzpatrick runs a Car Boot Sale to raisemoney for Lusk Community Unit. It is Dora's way ofshowing her appreciation for the care and respite hermother, Sheila receives in the Lusk Community Unit eachyear.This year, she has again hit her target of €2000. Withthe recession still having an effect, it is getting more diffi-cult to raise money, but Dora has great help from MarionKinsella in Lusk and John and Alan in Balbriggan Markethave been very generous in their support over the lastnumber of years.Pictured with the cheque are Marion Kinsella, DoraFitzpatrick, Sheila Fitzpatrick and Geraldine McNally.

Local councillor, Tom O’Leary(FG), has expressed his delightthat the County Council have seta s i d e f u n d i n g t o e x t e n d t h elibrary in Skerries. Following amotion he put into the Council atthe recent area meet ing, theC o u n c i l s a i d t h a t € 1 0 0 k h a sbeen allocated for the improve-m e n t s / w o r k s f o r S k e r r i e sLibrary, with work expected tocommence in 2015.

O’Leary said these funds wouldr e a l l y h e l p t o r e v a m p t h epopular library, which he says,“needs to be extended to caterfor the 12,000 residents who livei n S k e r r i e s . ” “ T h e S k e r r i e sLibrary needs to be modernisedand updated,” he said. “I called recently to the libraryand spoke to the staff there andinspected the premises ,” hec o n t i n u e d . “ T h e r e i s a l a r g eback garden space at the rear ofthe library which could be usedto extend the facility consider-ably.”I am delighted that the Councilh a v e s e t a s i d e € 1 0 0 k f o rSkerries Library and there is anindication of an intention to set aside more funds, and I welcomethe plan to commence improve-ments.”

SkerriesLibrary To Be Extended

The students, parentsand teachers fromP o r t m a r n o c kCommunity School areonce again preparingfor their charitymission to Lesotho inAfrica, which they willdepart on in February.The students will beworking on highlyimportant develop-ment projects inLesotho for two weeks.This will be the eighthyear that a group ofstudents and teachersfrom the school haveembarked on the tripto do some charitywork.This charity mission isan annual event, whichevery year sees over50 Transition Yearstudents, teachers andfriends (each with adifferent skill set) towork in areas such asconstruction, healthand education. The Portmarnockschool had previouslybeen work i n g w i t hthe Friends In Irelandg r o u p t o h e l p an u m b e r o f c o m m u -nity health centres,a n d m o r e r e c e n t l yAction Ireland Trust,w i t h w h o m t h e ystarted to work with

Portmarnock StudentsPrepare For Lesotho Trip

in 2012. They arehoping to repeat thesuccesses of previousyears by contributingmuch needed helpand aid to Lesotho.

The school has beenhard at workfundraising for theirtr ip, and arepreparing to set offnext month.

Historical Talk In RushLoughshinny and Rush Historical Society willpresent an interview with Thomas “Moss”Weldon, by Margaret McCann Moore at theStrand Bar in Rush on Thursday, 23rd January at8pm sharp. This will be followed by a DVDPremiere by Edward J Bourke, maritime historianand author of ‘Bound for Australia’ recalling thethe story of the loos of The Tayleur at LambayIsland, on the occasion of the 160th anniversaryof it’s demise.

When Election Day in May arrivesyou will have the opportunity tovote in both Local Authority andEuropean elections. In Dublin, theEuropean electorate will electthree MEPs. Every personwho is an EU citizen is enti-tled to vote, either in theirhome country or in thecountry in which theyreside. They need to be on theelectoral register in the country inwhich they wish to vote.To a large extent in past Europeanelections you decided your votingintention on the bases of the

national party candidate you likedbest. Under the Lisbon Treaty theposition of Commission President,the Council of Ministers, are tohave account of how the citizensof Europe have voted, whenmaking their nomination for thisimportant position. This will bemeasured by the number of voteseach grouping’s national candi-

dates get. So on this occasionwhen you vote, you will

influence the appointment.Therefore before voting itis important that youconsider what the policies

of each group are in themanagement of Europe.

The intention is that there will be acommon European wide campaignwith local public debates. So weshould all be better informedwhen we go to the polls.

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A sub committee of Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce raised money for the local St Vincent de Paul Society at theChamber’s annual Christmas Gala Ball. A hamper was kindly donated by Millfield Shopping Centre and was raffled onthe night. A very impressive xxx1016 was raised for the society. The cheque was handed over by Ian Lawless, Chairman ofBalbriggan Chamber sub committee, to Dermot Murray of St Vincent de Paul at the Bracken Court Hotel on Saturday last.Pictured at the presentation are, Eddie Darcy (St Vincent de Paul), Anthony Murphy (President Balbriggan Chamber ofCommerce), Dermot Murray (St Vincent de Paul), Sean Corrigan (Balbriggan Chamber), Rory Keogh (Bracken CourtHotel), Ian Lawless (Balbriggan Chamber) and Peter Carey (Balbriggan Chamber and Millfield Shopping Centre).

By Cathal Boland


A new initiative by the NorthDublin Regional Drugs Task Force(RDTF) is set to provide a newmore comprehensive service forpeople and families affected bydrug and substance misuse in theNorth County.The regional Task Force is locatedat Forrest Mews in Swords and it’sco-ordinator, Bríd Walsh spoke tothe County Leader about the new

initiative, which will greatlyenhance the service alreadyprovided. She said, “Up to now,this great service only had limitedscope, as there was no follow-onservice for the people and familiesaffected. However, the new initia-tive, the Community Care Service,will be first service of its kind inthe North County and will have aCommunity Care Officer, as well astwo case workers.”“Our role is to work with localstakeholders, like the Gardai,County Council, local communityand HSE in all areas in the NorthCounty, implementing a strategy tocombat the problems associatedwith drug use. When people hearabout the drugs task force, theythink about the Gardai, but that’snot the case, even though we workclosely with them,” said Bríd.“We are funded by the Departmentof Health and high priority is givento treatment and rehabilitation. Wework with themes like educationand early prevention, in areas likeschools and youth services,” shesaid.Brid explained, “If a school or indi-vidual themselves contacts us, acase worker can meet them in theirown home, or somewhere else thatsuits, and it’s really about makingthis service accessible, whereoptions can be discussed, and acare plan can be drawn up. This isa completely new service and weare starting to recruit people to fillthe positions. Up to now, this hasnot been possible. We would loveto be in a position to have this inevery town, but our fundingdoesn’t stretch that far. At themoment the service will be locatedin Swords, but will also serve allother areas as well,” explainedBríd. There’s a vicious circle at play

here, where drug users are nowturning to drug dealing, in an effortto repay debts accrued as a resultof drug taking. It’s devastating.Our objective is to do somethingabout this. We already fundBalbriggan and Swords YouthServices and the Fingal SchoolCompletion programme.Chairperson of North DublinRegional Drugs Task Force,

Senator Darragh O’Brien was veryupbeat about the new service. Hesaid, “This is a very interestingtime for us, because what we’retrying to provide is a proper frontline service that is drug andalcohol awareness focused, andwill help people and families thatare in difficulty. It is a client basedstructure that is focused on thefamily, which we have not hadbefore.”He continued, “It amazes me that,for an area with the population ofours, we have no front-line serviceand nowhere to refer people to.We are now in a position to roll outthat service, where we will be ableto do more with less. People needto realise that we have a realproblem, here in the North Countyand we will, at last, be able toprovide community based solu-tions.”“We see our role as not on the sideof recovery, but making sure thatyoung adults and kids are beinghelped along. I’m very excitedabout this, as I feel we will makegreat strides and within 6 months,there will be a great improvementin the lives of those affected,through the provision of this greatservice,” he concluded.Board member, Cllr GrainneMaguire was also delighted withthe new service. She said, “I previ-ously had no idea of the servicesprovided for families. It is throughus that the public will know whatthis service is all about. There arepeople out there who need thisservice, particularly in Balbrigganbecause of it’s young, growingpopulation. who need as muchhelp as they can get. The impor-tant thing is to promote thepositve things, and this is certainlyone of them. This is a great newsstory,” she said.

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Pictured at the announcement of the Community Care Service initiative, by the NorthDublin Regional Drug Task Force, at it's office in Swords are, Senator Darragh O'Brien(Chairperson, North Dublin Regional Drug Task Force), Karen Reid (Administrator), CllrGrainne Maguire (Board member) and Bríd Walsh (Co-ordinator, North Dublin RegionalDrug Task Force).

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Pictured are graduates in Bachelor of Business in Aviation and Transport from Carlow Institute of Technology. Back row:Mike Fitzpatrick (GECAS), Kieran Holland (Pembroke Capital), David Coughlan (IAA), Thomas McMahon (Aer Cap), JosephDowling (Ryanair), Gerald Guihen (IAA), Brian McQuaid (Head of Engineering Department IT Carlow), Philip Hughes(Director of Training and Technology IAA). Front row: Robert Walker (DAA), Garry Connolly (Aer Lingus), Gary Brady, AnnMarie Callaghan (GECAS) and Jonny Kilroy (IAA)

Balbriggan BMXProject GainsMomentumMoves to find a perma-nent home for theOlympic sport of BMX inBalbriggan are gatheringpace with a meetingpromised by the councilwith the group pushingthe project. Much to thedelight of local resi-dents, the projectrecently won €35,000 infunding, and the Council

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discuss giving the sporta permanent home inBalbriggan. Local coun-cillor Tom O’Leary (FG)recently asked thatCouncil officials meetwith the group and itwas agreed that officialsfrom the council’s parksand heritage propertiesdivision would set up ameeting to discuss theproject further. This willbe very much welcomedby the BMX group, whohave worked extremelyhard over the lastnumber of months sothat the sport could beestablished inBalbriggan.

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Cautious Welcome ForTree ReplantingFollowing his motion,that the Counci lpresents a p lan ofaction to replace thetrees that wereremoved f rom theLusk Rel ie f Road,local councillor, Ken

Farrell (Lab) is satis-f ied that the localauthority has agreedto do so. He told theCounty Leader ,“Whi le I ’m not 100

per cent happy, I willbe pursuing theCounci l to replaceevery t ree and torestore the avenueeffect, which was soadmired in thecommunity. However,

I take solace in theworks programmethat is due to becompleted. Myefforts to have thetrees on the vergereplaced, did not getthe support of myCouncil colleagues,which disappointedme,” he said.“There was hugedisbel ie f in thecommunity when thecounci l went out ,

wi thout any pr iorconsul tat ion, andremoved over 300trees on the LuskRel ie f Road. Thiswas a drastic action,and whi le onedoesn’t want to ques-tion the professionalintegrity of Councilof f ic ia ls , I bel ievethere are two sidesto every argument,”he said.To compensate for

the removal of thedead, dy ing andfailing trees from thever g e o n t h e L u s kBypass, the CountyC o u n c i l h a sp r o p o s e d t o p l a n ttrees in their place.These include, 24L i m e t r e e s i n t h eg a p s i n t h e o u t e ravenue of trees, 50large canopy trees inthe new area of parka t O r l y n n P a r k , 2 1

Cherry trees in twogroves off the bypassi n v i c i n i t y o f t h eschool. Also includedare 15 B i rch t rees ,i n c l u d i n g m u l t i -stemmed specimenso n t h r e e r o u n d -a b o u t s a n d 1 , 0 0 0B e e c h h e d g i n gp l a n t s a l o n g s t u drails and gable endsonto the bypass.A l l p l a n t i n g s w i l lc o m p l y w i t h t h e

o b j e c t i v e s o f t h ea d o p t e d t r e estrategy.Carpet roses are alsop r o p o s e d t o b eplanted on the threem a i n r o u n d a b o u t sa n d o n t h e t r a f f i cislands at the Dublinand Skerries roads.Exercise equipmenti s a l s o b e i n ginstalled in the outerverge opposite theForge Development.

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Local councillor, Ken Farrell (Lab) is pictured on the OuterRelief Road in Lusk, where the sites of the removed treesare clearly visible.

New President For ChamberSiobhan Kinsel la,Director Cpl Learning &Development, hasbeen elected Presidentof F ingal DublinChamber at theChamber Counci lmeeting onWednesday 15thJanuary 2014. Siobhanhas served on theBoard/Council of theChamber since 2007and was the DeputyPresident for the pasttwo years.Speaking to theCounty Leader abouther new role, Siobhan,who has l ived inSwords for the past 17years, said that shewas del ighted andlooking forward to taking on a new challenge:“It’s an incredible honour to take on the role ofPresident of the Fingal Dublin Chamber,” shesaid. “Thanks to my involvement with thechamber over the last number of years, I’vereally had the opportunity to see businessesaround the North County grow and develop,which has been great. We’re lucky to be situ-ated in a very progressive part of the NorthCounty, and I’m looking forward to adding thatwith the other members of the chamber in thefuture.” “It ’s a very excit ing t ime,” shecontinued. Siobhan takes over from SiobhanO’Donnell who served as President for the pastthree years who as Immediate Past President,will continue to serve as a Director of theChamber. The Chamber Council also electedthe following Officers/Directors for 2014: GuyThompson, General Manager, CastleknockHotel & Country Club as Deputy President, Jock Jordan, Group Sales Director, One4All asVice-President, Treasurer wi l l be MauraCassidy, Community Affairs Manager, ofDublin Airport Authority, and the CompanySecretary will be Tony Lambert, ChamberChief Executive.

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business, a business thatwould make a differenceto families and mostimportantly the childrenthemselves. Choosing alocation was an impor-tant factor and shedecided that, due to itsclose proximity to the M1motorway, Feltrim wouldsuit commuting parentsperfectly. The ethos ofthe crèche is that all chil-dren should be treatedequally and with dignityand all of the activitiesare linked to Aistear, theearly childhoodcurriculum framework.Linda participates inCETS, ECCE and FASschemes that providequalifying parents withvarious options forsubsidised childcare.With Bubbles TooCreche, your little onesreally couldn’t be in saferhands.

Balbriggan CommunityChildcare GroupThe Balbriggan Community Childcare Group Ltd. wasestablished approximately four years ago. The groupof people involved in the set up recognised a lack ofaffordable childcare in the area and set their sights onopening a Community Crèche. The Crèche is locatedin an old thatch house situated in Brecan Close justoff Drogheda Street and dates back to the 17thcentury. The ethos of the Balbriggan CommunityChildcare Group Ltd. is to deliver Quality Affordablechildcare to all in the community. The organisation isnot-for-profit, therefore childcare fees are kept at thelowest possible price. The unique factor of a commu-nity crèche is the Subvention Scheme. This is a way ofoffering discount prices to parents who qualify. Anyparent receiving a social welfare payment of any kind,a FIS payment or are in possession of a medical card/GP Visit card are entitled to a discount on the fees. Asa direct result of this, returning to work or educationbecomes more accessible for many people. Theorganisation is a registered charity and relies heavilyon funding and donations. Without this the servicewould not be able to run.

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North CountyStudents Excel AtYoung ScientistExhibition Students from schools around the North Countyexcelled in the recent BT Young Scientist andTechnology Competition. Skerries CommunityCollege, Loreto Secondary School and ArdgillanCommunity College in Balbriggan and Malahide

Community School all submitted projects andwere awarded for all their hard work.Malahide students, Maeve Walsh and EmmaCollins won third the 3rd Place Junior GroupSocial and Behavioural Sciences Award for theirproject “The effects of social media onteenagers.” The girls decided to find out just howprominent a force social media was in the lives oftheir peers, by studying the effects of socialmedia on teenagers. They surveyed 300 studentsusing anonymous questionnaires, which resultedin some surprising findings, including that awhopping 95 per cent of students are active onvarious forms of social media. Over at Ardgillan Community College, there were

no less than fiveprojects presented onbehalf of the school,which resulted in threeof them receiving HighlyCommended Awards.Students John Reynoldsand Justin Moore won inthe Senior GroupBiology and EcologySection for their projecton bees. Their projectconsidered the ecolog-ical crisis of the declineof the honey bee.Fellow students AmyMurray and ShaunaKiernan werecommended in theJunior Group Biologyand Ecology Section fortheir project onrunning, and finally,Rian Cathcart wasawarded for hiscomplex investigationinto the ‘aerodynamicImpact of the shapeand size of a plasticcapsule and the Impacton the capsule’spropellant by air’ in theJunior IndividualMaths, Physics andChemistry Section.In Skerries CommunityCollege, 2nd PlaceSenior GroupTechnology Award wasgiven to SéamusCummins, James Kelly,Owen Shepherd, fortheir project “Peizoelectric shoes.” Last but not least,Loreto SecondarySchool in Balbrigganwas the proud recipientof two awards: 3rdPlace Junior GroupBiological andEcological SciencesAward went to EibhlinMcCarthy and AlixBuckley for theirproject “Does the pitchof one’s voice affectone’s choice for othersinging vocals,” andthe 2nd Place SeniorGroup Biological andEcological SciencesAward was given toAlice O’ Neill, ClíonaFarrell from LoretoSecondary School inBalbriggan, for theirproject “Irish aquaticplants; A solution forpesticide pollution? All in all, the NorthCounty was superblyrepresented at theYoung ScientistExhibition, and all theawards won were atestament to the hardwork, dedication andtalent of our localstudents.

Pictured here is Maureen Walkingshaw, Director of Human Resources for BT Businesspresenting the 3rd Place Junior Group Biological and Ecological Sciences Award toEibhlin McCarthy, Alix Buckley from Loreto Secondary School in Balbriggan for theirproject "Does the pitch of one’s voice affect one’s choice for other singing vocals," atthe BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2014.

Pictured here is Maureen Walkingshaw , Director of Human Resources for BT Businesspresenting the 2nd Place Senior Group Technology Award to Seamus Cummins, JamesKelly, Owen Shepherd from Skerries Community College, for their project "Peizo electricshoes," at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2014.

Pictured here are students from Ardgillian Community College with Principal MichaelO’Leary, proudy displaying their winning medals at the BT Young Scientists Exhibition.The school submitted a total of five projects and was highly commended for three inparticular.

Second year students Maeve Walsh and Emma Collins from Malahide Comunity Schoolwho came third in the Junior Group Category in the Social and Behavioural Science sectionof the BT Young Scientist Exhibition. They are pictured here with teacher, Caroline Tighe.

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Continued from page 1They claim that it is an area where anti-socialbehaviour is rife, and utterly unsuitable for childrento frequent. Others suggested that dole offices arenever located in beautiful buildings, so why is ithappening now. Shouts of “We’re notmoving,” came at regular intervals, as thepeople of Balbriggan showed steely deter-mination to face the Council down on thisissue. Another resident shouted, “FingalCounty Council want our lovely library, butguess what?, they’re not getting it.”Speaking to the County Leader, ActingFingal County Manager, Peter Caulfieldacknowledged recent public interest inthe Council’s plans to expand and relo-cate library services in the town.Confirming that the Council has been indiscussions with the Office of Public Works tofacilitate the setting up of a new resource for jobseekers and employers, under the INTREOprogramme launched in 2012, Mr. Caulfield

explained how this proposal gives the Council anopportunity to give a new lease of life to thehistoric Gallen’s Mill located in the centre of thetown, providing an expanded library, a museumand new community facilities.He said, “In 2013, the Office of Public Worksoutlined their plans to locate offices across thecountry, as part of the roll out of the INTREOProgramme, which aims to help the long termunemployed. Balbriggan and Swords were identi-fied as locations to provide this service.”“The current proposal gives us a renewed oppor-tunity to provide a bigger public library along witha Museum in the Gallen’s Mill building”, heexplained. “The mill building would also provide

arts and community spaces and furtherthe regeneration of the Mill Street area inline with the aims of the BalbrigganPublic Realm Plan”, he said.“Contrary to some recent reports”, theManager added, “I can reassure peoplelocally that the original Carnegie Building,which houses part of the current librarywill continue to be available as commu-nity space and meeting rooms for thepeople of Balbriggan.” The new INTREOoffice will be located in other areas of thebuilding,” he concluded. A large crowd

attended a protest meeting outside the library onSaturday last, where locals, once again voicedtheir determination to overturn what they regardas “ a ridiculous decision.”

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Pictured arriving in fine style for their Drive In at Corrstown Golf Club, are Lady CaptainMandy Rodgers, Junior Captain Eoin Reilly, and Men's Captain Eddie McDonnell.

Pictured arriving for their Drive In are the new captains of Forrest Little Golf Club. Theydecided on a rugby theme for the occasion, as they togged out in the jerseys of the fourprovinces. Included are Lady Captain Paula Sheeran, Men's Captain Sean Dooley, GirlsCaptain Tara Gregan and Boys Captain Lee Duffy.

Pictured at the Captains’ Drive in at Malahide Golf Club are Juvenile Boys CaptainAndrew Conlon, Captain Tommy Rusk, Lady Captain Pauline Clancy and Juvenile GirlsCaptain, Sarah Boyle.

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There was lots of ducking and diving recently, when Swords Pavilions staff held a WhiteCollar Boxing Night. They raised a whopping €8,500 in aid of the Jack & Jill Foundation.This will provide over 530 home nursing care hours to Jack & Jill babies, or it will lookafter a Jack & Jill baby in the local area for over eight months. Jack & Jill currently have 56babies on their books in Dublin and have helped 423 in Dublin since they began in 1997.Pictured at the cheque presentation are, Deirdre Walsh (Jack & Jill Foundation), EdelleMonahan (Jack & Jill Foundation), Westley Downes (Swords Pavilions), Emma McCluskey(Swords Pavilions) and Ian Hunter (Swords Pavilions).

Man Rescued From Balbriggan FireA fire broke out in the early hours ofFriday, 17th January in an apartmentin Balbriggan, resulting in one adultbeing rescued after he was trappedinside. According to reports, firebrigade controllers were told thattwo adults and a child were trappedin the burning apartment at Landy’sCourt on Mill Street in the town.Approximately after 1am on Fridaylast, five units, including fire unitsfrom Balbriggan, Swords andSkerries, two ambulances and one

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In the past few weeks, the North County hasexperienced some of the most turbulent, stormyweather conditions in recent times. Globalwarming experts will tell you that in today’s everchanging environmental climate, storms can,(and will) strike at any time, so it’s hugely impor-tant that you take measures now, so that yourfamily home protected well into the future.These measures should prevent any damagecoming to your home, no matter how bad the

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together since 2011, arenow planning a follow up.They were recently homefor two weeks atChristmas time to unwind,spend time with familyand friends and alsopopped into The Old Boroin Swords to sing a fewsongs at The ChandelierSessions.

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You’ll be happy to know that you can bin allthose dark colours in favour of outfits thatare bright, airy, and fun to wear. Picturedhere, model Thalia Heffernan wears a beautiful Lanvin one shoulder raspberrydress, she was one of the few who got toexclusively unveil the new Brown ThomasSpring Summer 2014 collections, andwe’re sure she was the envy of everyone

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More than 800 peoplecame along to witnessmembers and friendsof the Parents’Association of ScoilPhadraic Cailíní inDonabate, trip the lightfantastic with their

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and businesses inDonabate. ScoilPhadraic Cailini now,with over 420 girlsattending, raised afterexpenses over €30,000to help finance thecompletion of newclassrooms and alsoupdate their IT equip-ment. With seriouscommitment and hardwork, their efforts wererewarded with asuperb display ofdancing which provedto entertain, excite andamaze the audience while raising a huge sum forthe school at the same time.

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Kodaline ScoopsPublic Choice AwardFamous Swords band Kodaline, have scooped thepublic choice award at the 2014 European BorderBreakers Awards (‘the EBBA Awards’). Kodalinewere chosen from among 9 other EBBA award recipi-ents to emerge as thebiggest winner of thenight, following anonline vote to select the‘best of the best’. TheScript (2009), JamesVincent McMorrow(2012) and DoloresO’Riordan (2008) havepreviously receivedEBBAs. The EBBAs highlight the best new music acts inEurope which have achieved cross-border chartsuccess. The musicians were honoured last week at

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Continued from page 1“The Council wouldgenerate the sameamount in commercialrates, but they would beallowed the opportunityto designate areas ofparticular types of busi-nesses as being rateexempt, maybe for acertain amount of time,depending on theirbenefit to an area. Thiswould give small busi-nesses an incentive andstimulus to do businesson the main street”. “Myproposal would allow theCouncil to be, effectively,

a grant giver to selectedtypes of businesses. Thisis something where theState must legislate onhow and where theCouncil raises it’s money.Politics is about thinkingand developing ideas”.There are things that Idreamt about 20 yearsago, that are now beingimplemented. You have tobe there for the longgame,” he saidAnother area of impor-tance for him is theopening up of the RoundTower in Lusk, as aproject that will showcase

the rich heritage of thetown. “There are threecottages, which interferewith the view of theRound Tower and Church.Two of these cottages areup for sale. I called theCounty Manager recentlyand told him that this isthe time to be brave andto buy the cottages. Thefact that two are for saleat the same time, is agolden opportunity not tobe missed to open thevista. My proposal to buyRyan’s pub in Swords, inorder to open up thewonderful view of Swords

Castle was ridiculed at thetime, but I have beenproven to be correct,” hesaid.The tower will be openedup onto the square, thusshowing Lusk’s wonderfulheritage to all, instead ofit being hidden away, aswell as creating carparking spaces. Alongwith the development ofBalleally Park and Katie’sCottage, Lusk can now

Boland Throws Hat Back Into The Ring become a tourism desti-nation in itself. We needto see how we can makeThe North County atourist destination, with20 million people passingthrough. We get a verysmall amount of peoplestopping in the area andwe need to get them tospend bed nights here,which will generate muchneeded money. I believethe future of the North

County is aboutharnessing tourism. Wealso need to help entre-preneurs to develop theirbusiness to make Fingal aplace to work, rest andplay. It’s time to stoptalking and do something.Excuses are no longergood enough. We needpositive proactivity”.He is very passionateabout using our naturalamenities to the fullest,

something he feels hasbeen neglected hereto-fore. “One of theproblem areas facing theCouncil is job creation,but I don’t think that wehave exploited theopportunities that ournatural resourcesprovide. I had suggestedthat we should establisha Coastal Committee andthe recent storms havebrought this into sharp

focus. Coastal erosion isan issue and has beenhappening all throughmy political life, and weneed to see how we candefend the coast anduse it to the bestpossible way. Regionalparks are anotherresource which can beexploited and I wasassociated with theBalleally Regenerationproject”, he concluded.

Pictured at the Action Plan for Jobs meeting at the Carlton Hotel in Blanchardstown on16th January last are, Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber), Ethna Felten (Directorof Economic Development, Fingal County Council), Minister for Jobs and Enterprise,Richard Bruton, Siobhan Kinsella (President Fingal Dublin Chamber) and OisinGeoghegan (CEO Fingal County Enterprise Board).

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Fingal County Council Sonja & Jonathan Farrell intend to apply forplanning permission at 11 ChurchfieldClose, Skerries, Co. Dublin. The develop-ment will consist of First floor extensionover existing garage & bathroom.The Planning Application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County Council Bristol-Myers Squibb seek planning reten-tion and 10 year permission for 1No. singlestorey 298sqm Modular Unit comprisingoffice accommodation and associateddrainage and ground works to the rear ofthe existing Administrative Offices on theirsite at Swords Laboratories, North ofWatery Lane, Swords, Co Dublin. ThePlanning Application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County Council Planning Permission is sought for a revisedhouse type (from type ‘A’ to type ‘D’) onsites 59/66 & 72/79 incl (as indicated onPlanning Permission Reg Ref; F09A/0518),Sea Brook, Site Fronting Brook Lane, Rush,Co Dublin for Carroll Estates Dublin Ltd. The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during itspublic opening hours A submission orobservation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing to the PlanningAuthority on payment of the prescribed feeof 20 euros within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County Council We Catherine & Michael Cavanagh intendto apply for Planning permission for (1)demolition of a part single/part two storeyextension to the rear (2) planning permis-sion for construction of a part single/parttwo storey extension to the rear (3) plan-ning permission for construction of a single

storey extension to the side (4) alterationsof an existing single storey extension to thefront including a new raised flat roof andaltered window arrangements (5) planningpermission for extension of an existingsingle storey extension to the side, andancillary interior and exterior alterations tothe existing dwelling (6) the installation ofa new Bio-Cycle waste water treatmentsystem all at Waterville, Balheary Road,Swords, County Dublin. The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and that a submis-sion or observation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing to the plan-ning authority on payment of theprescribed fee(20 Euro) within the periodof 5-weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application.

Fingal County Council Planning Permission is sought by Mr. NoelMcAllister for lands located off PortraneRoad, Carrs Mills, Rahillion, Donabate, Co.Dublin. The development will consist ofconstructing a development on this siteincorporating 1). The erection of 99 no.detached, semi-detached & terraced resi-dential units (some with ancillary garages)ranging in height from single storeybungalow type units to 2.5 storey unittypes. 2) New vehicular (2 no.) and pedes-trian (4 no.) entrances to serve the devel-opment from existing roads at Carrs MillEstate linking through both Carrs Mill andthe Somerton Estate to the Portrane Road.3) 2 no. class two public open spaces 4)Connection to foul sewer network toDonabate/Portrane WWTP currentlyunderway, road & footway network &associated services connecting with theexisting Carrs Mill development to thesouth and existing laneway to southeast toPortrane Road. 5) The development makesprovision for crèche facilities (10 no. chil-dren) at units 23, 29 and 63 within thescheme. 6) The construction of perimeterscreening/landscape berm area and foot-path link within a green planted corridor toexisting class 1 public open space. 7) Fouland suds surface water drainage, esbsubstation, landscaping, boundary treat-ments, lighting, and all ancillary drainage,engineering and site development works tofacilitate the development. 8) The provi-sion of 2 no. pedestrian and cycleway linksfrom the subject site to St. Patrick’s Boysand Girls National School. 9) A ten yearplanning permission is sought. The plan-ning application may be inspected or

Attention Home Owners, Architects & Builders

Fingal County Council Planning Application Adverts are

FREENorth County Leader, Your No.1 Local Newspaper

are happy to announce that we are now accepting Planning Application Adverts for the following areas:

Balbriggan, Balrothery, Skerries, Lusk, Rush, Loughshinny,Ballyboughal, Naul, Portrane, Donabate, Swords, Kinsealy,

Malahide and Portmarnock

Adverts must be supplied by email [email protected] by visiting:www.northcountyleader.ie/planningyou can also post your advert on a disk toNorth County Leader, Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin

[email protected]@northcountyleader.iePlease submit your planning notices to:

before 5.30pm every Thursday, in order for the application toappear in the following issue of North County Leader.A receipt will be issued when your planning notice is received.Please retain this receipt as proof of submission.

PLANNING Next Issue:Tuesday,

28th JanuaryDEADLINE FOR PLANNING : 24TH JANUARYAPPLICATIONS

WATERS, Frank (Portmarnock) – Jan 10, 2014 (peacefully) inBeaumont Hospital, Frank ; will be very sadly missed by hisloving wife Kathleen, brothers Joe and Anthony, sister,Sheila, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews,relatives and many friends. Rest in peace.

FLYNN (Glasmore Pk., Swords) - January 12, 2014, (peace-fully) at home, Noel, beloved father of the late Caroline;deeply regretted by his loving wife Frances, sons, daughters,sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grand-children, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

YALLOWAY (nee Butterly), Mary (Balbriggan and formerly ofKincora Road, Clontarf and The Burrow, Portrane) – January13, 2014 (suddenly), at Beaumont Hospital; deeply regrettedby her loving husband Jerry, sons, sister Kay, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

KENNY (Portrane) - January 14, 2014 (peacefully), at TaraWinthrop Private Clinic, Edward (Eddie); deeply regretted byhis loving wife Mary, sons Mick, Patsy, Sean and Donal,daughter Breda, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers,sisters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives andfriends. Rest in peace.

MONTGOMERY, Agnes (nee Morton) (Swords) - Jan 14, 2014,(peacefully) at St. Francis Hospice, Raheny; she will be sadlymissed by her sons David, Ronald and John, daughter-in-lawPavla, grandsons Lukas and Maximilian, family, relatives andfriends. Rest in peace.

COLEMAN, Dymphna (Skerries), Wednesday 15th January2014. Funeral arrangements later.

RYAN, Tommy (Skerries) - Jan 15, 2014, (peacefully) atBeaumont Hospital, surrounded by his loving family, Tommy,sadly missed by his loving wife and best friends, May,daughters Kathleen, Julie and Roseleen, brother Joe, grand-children, nieces, nephews, relatives and large circle offriends. Rest in peace.

SMITH, Mannix (Malahide) - Jan 15, 2014, (peacefully) athome, beloved husband of Kathleen; deeply regretted by his

Recent published deathsfrom the North County

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It’s our mother LaurieSending down her guiding light.

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WHITE, Bridget (nee O’Shea) (Naul) - Jan 15, 2014, (peace-fully) at home, Rest in peace.

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Fingal County Council Permission is sought for dormer type dwellinghouse with vehicular access from existingfamily home access, Oakstown waste watertreatment unit and polishing filter with all siteancillary works, landscaping at Westown, Naul County Dublinfor S. Guildea. This planning application maybe inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planning authority,County hall,Main Street Swords County Dublinduring its public opening hours (9.30 - 16.30Monday to Friday ).A submission or observa-tion in relation to the application may be madein writing to the planning authority on paymentof the prescribed fee (€20) within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of the application.

Fingal County Council Permission is sought for Dormer typeBungalow with on-site waste water treatmentunit and percolation area, access providedfrom existing vehicular entrance to familyhome, together with all associated site worksand landscaping at Surgalstown south,Swords, Co.Dublin for N.Kilgalllon. The plan-ning application my be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the planningauthority county hall main street SwordsCo.Dublin during its public opening hours(9:30to 15:30, Monday to Friday). A submission orobservation in relation to the application maybe made in writing to the planning to authorityon payment of the prescribed fee (€20) withinthe period of five weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County Council Permission is sought for revised house type onsite previously approved under Reg, Ref NoFO9A/0283 together with all site ancillaryworks at Ballyymadun, Garristown, CountyDublin for A. McGrath. This planning applica-tion may be inspected or purchased at fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours (9.30 to 15.30)at the Country Hall, Main Street, Swords,County Dublin. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made inwriting to the planning authority on paymentof the prescribed fee (20 euro) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County Council I, Alan Heffernan,Intend to apply for PlanningPermission for A.Single Storey DetachedBungalow, B.Waste water treatment system,C.All associated site works on site at CommonsLane,Lusk,Co Dublin. The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofFingal Council Council, County Hall,Swords,CoDublin, during public opening hours. A submis-sion or observation in relation to the applica-tion may be made in writing to the planningauthority on payment of a prescribed fee (20euro) within a period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date ofreceipt by the authority of the application andsuch submissions or observations will beconsidered by the planning authority inmaking a decision on the application. Theplanning authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, or may refuseto grant permission.

Fingal County Council Permission is sought by Mr & Mrs Fahy toconstruct a dormer style extension at roof levelon the side elevation of an existing two storeyend of terrace dwelling to provide accessstairway to existing attic room at 66 Torcaill,Portmarnock, Co Dublin. The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council (Swords) during itspublic opening hours. A submission or obser-vation in relation to the application may bemade in writing to the planning authority onpayment of the prescribed fee within a period

of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of the application.

Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought for dormerbungalow and associated site worksincluding the provision of new vehicularentrance at property known as San Antoine,Kinsealy Lane, Malahide , Co. Dublin.Applicant: D & P Kennedy. The planning application may be inspected, orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices of theplanning authority during its public openinghours. A submission or observation in relationto the application may be made in writing tothe planning authority on payment of theprescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application, and such submis-sions or observations will be considered by theplanning authority in making a decision on theapplication. The planning authority may grantpermission subject to or without conditions, ormay refuse to grant permission.

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