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A registered newspaper at the G.P.O. 8th July 2014 • Volume 21, Issue 25 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 8•400•200 • [email protected]

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There is a possibility that residents of the NorthCounty may be in line for some reduction in theirproperty tax bills from next year. However, it alldepends on the local authority being in a positionto avail of 80 per cent of funds collected in thearea. This arrangement is due to take place nextyear.This relief was to have been extended to 11 localauthorities across the country, who have raisedsufficient money from the household charge.However, fresh cuts to local authority funding, willmean these councils will not be in a position topass on the reductions.It is planned that localauthorities will be ableto reduce the propertytax by up to 15 per cent,in areas where sufficientfunds have been gath-ered.The good news is thatour local authority isone of only two inDublin (the other beingDun Laoghaire/Rathdown), that will have a surplus of money topass on to residents. This is thought to be in theregion of €3 million. Many will see this as a testa-ment to good money management, in an areawhere compliance with the property tax has beenhigh.Speaking to the County Leader, Paul Reid, ChiefExecutive of the local authority said, “The processhas to be worked through yet. The Governmentneeds to make a decision on this. There will thenbe a public consultation process and the electedmembers will give it due consideration, regardingany variance to the current property tax base,” heconcluded.The planned cut in property tax in the areas wherethere is a surplus, is one that is causing deepdissension within the coalition, Fine Gael wantslocal authorities, who benefit from the bigger taxtakes, to use the extra money to pay for servicesfunded by the exchequer. Labour, on the otherhand, is eager to give hard-pressed house ownersa break, by reducing the property tax.

Possible PropertyTax Relief ForLocal Residents

Paul Reid, CEO FingalCounty Council

Little Molly McNally from Balbriggan, who iscapturing the hearts of people all over theNorth County, has managed to cast a spellover the Dublin football team. She was theAll-Ireland Champions’ guest of honour attheir recent Leinster football championshiptie against Wexford at Croke Park. See our account of how she got on with thechampions on page 7

Darling OfThe Dubs

A n application for planning permission for28 residential units on the site of the oldMantua Park Caravan Park in Swords,

has been lodged with the County Council. Thisproposed development is a cause of greatconcern for residents in the adjoining estate ofSeatown Villas, the oldest estate in Swords.

Submissions closed last week, with a number ofobjections from residents, who now await the decisionof the local authority.The County Leader spoke to some of the SeatownVilla residents, who articulated their concerns. Theymet on the green in the estate, which has long been afeature there, but now looks like it will be opened upto residents of the new development. They all recog-nise the need for the houses, but are concerned aboutthe erosion of their privacy, as well as safety concernsfor children, due to the increase in traffic volumes inthis quiet estate. Another concern is the height of theduplex apartments, which they maintain are too high,and utterly inappropriate in such an area.The residents have the full support of local council-lors, Darragh Butler (FF) and Paul Mulville (NP).Seatown Villas resident, Thomas Lowndes said, “Theplan is to build four apartments, eight one bed apart-ments, eight duplexes and 16 terraced houses. Therewill be three storey buildings, which is a bone ofcontention for us. We also do not want to share ourgreen, which will happen due to the removal of theexisting fence. Kids play football here, and with anopen plan area, they will be in danger from increasedtraffic flow. If there was a wall constructed between

the two estates, thenthat would be accept-able to us, just like itwas in the old MantuaPark,” he said.Lowndes also said thata large part of theobjection was that theproposed houses arenot family oriented andwill be used as buy tolet, as opposed tofamilies living there.Dolores Campion said,“We don’t object to

new houses being built, but we don’t want threestorey homes overlooking us. This means our privacywill be taken away. The removal of the fence is a hugeissue for us all. There were mobile homes in there formany years, and we hardly knew they were there, butopening the whole area is not acceptable,” she said.Councillor Darragh Butler said, “This proposed devel-opment is totally out of keeping with the existing, longestablished mature estate of Seatown Villas, one ofthe iconic original Swords estates. Under no circum-stances can any development take place that resultsin the boundary fence being removed. The SeatownVillas open space belongs to Seatown Villas and theboundary fence must remain. Children must continueto be able to play on this open space, without beingbetween two roads; without Seatown Villas becominga short-cut to North Street, pubs, etc. This boundaryfence must remain in place to save the distinct charac-teristic of Seatown Villas. The open space cannot beused simply as a selling point for this proposed newdevelopment that is totally out of character with thearea. These are two distinct estates and must be main-tained,” he said. Councillor Paul Mulville was in agree-ment when he said: “Residents of Seatown Villas haveraised serious concerns about the proposed develop-ment at the old Mantua Park site. Residents are not

against housing being built at this location, but theyhave put forward their objections to a number ofmatters, including the proposed 3 storey height of thedevelopment, the impact it will have on the existinggreen space, and the potential increase in traffic, in anarea already facing ongoing traffic difficulties relatedto the local school. Residents must be listened to aspart of the planning process and they have my fullsupport in this regards” he concluded.

Pictured are Seatown Villas residents, who gathered to show their concerns at the propsed new development at MantuaPark. Included are, Pat Monaghan, Paddy Gerrard, Joan Parker, Tommy Ellis, Cllr Darragh Butler, Kitty Weldon, ThomasLowndes, Alice Gerrard, Dolores Campion, Frank Redmond, Brigid Redmond, Josie Collins, Teresa Greene, James Perryand Bernie Perry

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Residents WorriedAbout SwordsDevelopment

The Planning Permission noticefor the new development at theold Mantua Park site

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Cash For Goals Fundraiser For DAA CharitiesThe DAA’s three staffcharities scored to thetune of €700 after a “cashfor goals” fund-raiser bythe DAA Football Club.The money was raisedduring the recent biennialEuropean AirportsFootball Championship inKrakow, Poland, wherethe football club pledged€100 for every goal itscored in the competition.The tournament, now inits 30th year, was thebrainchild of Aer Rianta’sDon Treacy and Joe Kellyin 1984. Over the courseof two days the DAA teamrecorded two wins, threedraws and one defeat – inthe process scoring a totalof seven goals.Unfortunately the DAAside was eliminated fromthe competition whenthey went down by asingle goal to Malta

International Airport.Despite the sharp-shooting prowess of NoelDowney and AustinButler, the team’s effortsto bring the Don TreacyCup back to its rightfulhome in Dublin Airportultimately didn’t succeed.This year the clubcollected its first silver-ware in 20 years, by

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Chris O’Rourke from Swords, has wona dream-come-true prize of a trip to theFIFA World Cup final in Rio on 13th July,courtesy of official World Cup sponsor,Continental Tyres. Chris is the lucky

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This year’s award for YoungVolunteer of the Year went to localgirl Rebecca O’Reilly, a leader inForóíge Skerries. This annualaward honours the memory of JimQuigley and acknowledges thework of outstandingvolunteers. MartinRussell, chairpersonof the SkerriesC o m m u n i t yAssociation (SCA),presented the awardto her at the SCA’sAGM last week.Ever since theSkerries ForóigeYouth Club opened alittle over a yearago, Rebecca, 19,has been one of themost active leaders.Her dedication andfriendly manner withthe youth-clubmembers werementioned in hernomination, as was the fact thatshe only ever missed a Foróigeevent when she was sick. DeborahMurphy, secretary of the club, toldthe County Leader: “She is therefor the kids, no matter what theyneed and the kids know they cango to her for anything and oftenhave.”The judges were particularly

impressed with the dedicationRebecca has towards the club andits members. She goes out of herway to make everyone feel a partof the club each Wednesday.Rebecca has been on every tripwith Skerries Foróige and is doingeverything she can to get theminvolved with the community.Recently she gave up twoSaturdays to help build and paintbird boxes with five of the youngpeople for Skerries Tidy Towns, afact that was particularly stressed

by Mary Conway, Hon. Secretary ofthe SCA, who read the profileabout Rebecca at the AGM. Skerries Community Associationwishes Rebecca, who has recentlyfinished college and really wantsto continue her work within thecommunity, all the best in hercareer and is looking forward toher future involvement in Skerries.

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Pictured here is Martin Russell, chairperson of the SkerriesCommunity Association (SCA), presenting Rebecca with heraward.

Remarkable Mary ShowsThem The Way HomeAn 80 year old Balbriggan lady, has recorded an extraordinaryachievement recently. Mary Ryan, who is a member of BalbrigganGolf Club, has just won the Lady Captain’s prize at the club. This isthe flagship event of the golfing calendar, and to win it is awonderful achievement for any golfer. To win it as an 80 year old istruly remarkable, all the more so, given the fact that it was heldover two day of competitive golf.Sprightly Mary, who recently celebrated her 80th birthday, was thevery popular winner of the Lady Captain’s Prize. She carried 36points from day one, and added a whopping 43 to take the beau-tiful Orla de Bri sculpture presented by Lady Captain, SandyForsyth.What makes her achievement all the more remarkable is that Mary,who had previously played pitch and putt, only took up golf seri-ously, when she joined Balbriggan Golf Club in 2006. ‘Auntie Mary’as she is affectionately known in the golf club, is a true inspirationto all the members.

Lady Captain’s Prize winner, Mary Ryan (centre) is pictured prior totee off at Balbriggan Golf Club, with playing partners, Kitty Guinanand Aileen Noonan. The bike was the prize for anyone achieving ahole-in-one.

The resounding resilience of thepeople of Lusk came to the forlast week, as the planningpermission for the proposed forAnaerobic Digestion WasteProcessing Facility in the areawas refused. Much to the relief of the localresidents, the County Councilannounced their decision torefuse planning permission forthe anaerobic digestion wasteprocessing facility at Regeens,Lusk. The Council’s planningofficers listed seven reasons forrefusal. These included theincompatibility of the proposal

with the zoning of the area, therisk of adverse impact onRogerstown Estuary, a Natura2000 site, and the negativeimpact this would have on theamenities of the area and onproperty in the vicinity.Speaking to the County Leader,Chairman Lusk Still FightingWaste (a community groupestablished to oppose thedevelopment), John McLoughlin,said that everyone was “very,very pleased with the decision.”“There were several differentreasons why the planningpermission was refused, and

among them was the fact thatthe Council said they could notignore the public opposition tothe matter, and that they reallytook this on board, which wasgreat to see,” he explained. “It’sa credit to the people of Lusk,and furthermore it shows thatwe won’t just sit back and allowwaste facilities to be dumped inour town.” “On behalf of Lusk Still FightingWaste, we would like to thankeverybody who worked so hardto achieve this result, especiallythe almost 650 residents wholodged submissions with theCounty Council. We also want tothank and acknowledge thesupport received from LuskCommunity Council and localpublic representatives,” heconcluded.

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Many of the leading blind golfers in the worldtook part in the revived Irish Blind Golf Openchampionship at Roganstown Golf andCountry Club which ended on Saturday, 5thJuly last. Blind golf is a team effort - eachplayer in the event had a guide who assistedin setting up the shot.Paul Reid, Chief Executive, Fingal CountyCouncil, attended the event and was joined atthe first hole by Irish golfer and honorarysecretary of Irish Blind Golf Society, PaulO’Rahilly and his guide John Kennedy. Thechampionship was staged by the Irish BlindGolf Society, with sponsorship assistancefrom Vision Sports Ireland and Dr Haruhisha

Handa, a Japanese millionaire businessman,academic and philanthropist.The event at Roganstown affirmed the statusof Irish Blind Golf Society in the internationalblind golf community, which featuredcompetitors from Australia, Japan, SouthAfrica, Italy, Israel, Netherlands, Canada,Scotland, Northern Ireland, England/Walesand the Republic of Ireland bidding for theIrish Open Championship over the NorthCounty course.In all, there were 33 golfers competing acrossthree sight categories - B1 (totally blind)and visually impaired players in categories B2and B3 - also competed.

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Pictured at the Irish Blind Golf championship at Roganstown Golf Club are Paul Reid,Chief Executive, Fingal County Council, with Irish golfer and honorary secretary of IrishBlind Golf Society, Paul O'Rahilly and his guide John Kennedy.

Balbriggan ToCompete InPride Of PlaceCompetitionThe Annual IPB Pride of PlaceCompetition is about to kick off inearnest and Balbriggan is one ofthe communities (along withMulhuddart and Santry) which willbe representing the North County.Pride of place is an All-Irelandcompetition, which showcases thebest in community achievement . Here in the North County, theBalbriggan Integration Forum willdemonstrate the innovative way of

promoting good community rela-t ions between the differentcommunity groups and nationali-t ies now l iving in this fast-expanding area. Groups such asCairde and the new FlemingtonCommunity Centre in northBalbriggan are among the manywho will showcase diversity on theday.Judging in the competition takesplace over the days of July 22ndand 23rd. The communitiesinvolved, and no doubt the CountyCouncil wil l be keeping theircollective fingers crossed for goodweather, so that all these groupsand initiatives will be enjoyed bythe visiting judges in the bestpossible conditions.

More Events Planned To Help Skerries WomanThere are two eventscoming up that willhelp raise funds to aidthe treatment of alocal woman, currentlybattling a rare form ofcancer. All support is greatlyappreciated, as allproceeds will gotowards the Caring forCaroline MedicalTrust, a group set upin aid of Skerrieswoman, CarolineFagan-Heyenga, whohas MetastaticFoll icular ThyroidCarcinoma. Speaking to the

County Leader,Caroline’s brother,Richard said theCaroline was doingvery well: “She isworking through hertreatments well hereand in the UnitedStates. We are hopefulof more new drugscoming online for usefrom America shortly,”he said. “We are sograteful of all thesupport we receive aseverything raised willgo towards Caroline’srecovery.” There will be a coffeemorning, bag and new

shoe sale, cakes,books and so on inLoughshinny OldSchool on Saturday,12th July, from 10am to1pm. The group havealso organised acharity raffle, withplenty of great prizeson offer, such asconcert tickets, tripsaway and more. thewinners will be drawnon July 18th. Anyonewho wants more infor-mation about theraffle is asked tocontact: info@caring-f o r c a r o l i n e . o r g .Tickets are €10 each.”

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The trade-off of positions continues.Martin Schulz P&S was electedPresident of the Parliament, for thenext two and half years, with thesupport of the EPP and ALDE groups.Jean Claude Juncker (EPP) is due tobe elected President of theCommission next week andwill take up office inNovember. The UK appears set onthe road of an In/Outreferendum. Cameronsays he is in favour ofstaying in, subject to reform.While some in Brussels paint theUK as trouble makers, there aremany countries who empathise withtheir general point of view. Juncker is faced with managing theCommission and of responding toincreasing calls for reforms. Thesereforms may not sit easily with JeanClaude’s own inclinations. As a prac-

tical politician, he knows he mustmove, not only from the nominationprocess, but that he must now makethe system work. He says theCommission portfolios will beassigned on merit and if memberstates want key positions, they mustnominate persons of ability andexperience. So it is up to eachGovernment to decide if they wanttheir nominee to be a player or not.Juncker has also said he is preparedto work to find solutions to UKissues.Yet, things may be a little tense at

meetings of the Council. The postof President of the Council is

still to be filled. If whoeveris appointed is to ensurethat all member statesmove forward together,

the new President musthave skill, experience and

diplomacy. We havesuggested in the past that an Irish

nominee may well be best suited tothe role at this time. We understandthe UK and we are popular in Europecoupled to which we are good media-tors. Kenny’s meeting with Merkellast week will have discussed theposition. The question is has he gotthe nod for the green jersey to play.

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Local Firm Hosts Companies Act SeminarSwords basedChartered Accountants,McInerney Saundershosted a BreakfastSeminar at the CarltonHotel Dublin Airport onWednesday last, 2ndJuly. Due to recent

changes in law, theexaminership processhas become a usefulrestructuring tool forsmaller businesses. Thepresentation was a stepby step guide throughthe process by using the

example of a localretailer. Their partner,LK Shields presented onthe impact on all busi-nesses of the amend-ments to the CompaniesActs.The conference was well

attended by local solici-tors, accountants andbusiness owners whowere particularly inter-ested in the practicalapplication of the exam-

inership process, insecuring the long termviability of business inthe North Countyregion, as well aspreserving local jobs.

Senior Manager forCorporate Advisory andRecovery at McInerneySaunders, Noirin Burketold the County Leader,“We were delighted

with the interest shownin the seminar and lookforward to seeingpeople at ourSeptember event, which

will cover FinancialServices and addingvalue through SecretShopper reviews,” shesaid.

Pictured at the New Companies Bill Breakfast Seminar,hosted by McInerney Saunders at the Carlton Hotel DublinAirport on Wednesday 2nd July, are Neal Morrison(McInerney Saunders) and Frances Flynn (McDowellPersonal)

Funding For LocalSports ClubsWelcomed Local TDs, James Reilly (FG) and Alan Farrell (FG),have both welcomed the recent announcement of 7million in Sports Capital Programme funding, whichis to be awarded to 24 sports clubs around the NorthCounty. “This announcement will provide a terrific boost tosports clubs throughout the North County, and it willprove to be very significant for our local economy,”said Farrell. “The fact that 24 clubs in the NorthCounty were successful in their bids, highlights thetremendous quality of these clubs and of sport ingeneral throughout the locality. As a result of this,the number of opportunities available for children tolearn about different sports and to excel in the sportof their choice will grow significantly.”Minister Reilly said, “We are determined to invest inlocal facilities. We understand the importance of thework carried out by local sports groups in ourcommunities and funding such as this supportsthem in that vital work. It assists clubs to build orimprove their facilities, and also enables them to buymuch needed sports equipment, which is reallygreat news,” he said. Unfortunately, due to the huge demand for theprogramme, not all of those clubs and projects whoapplied, will receive funding this year. Both TDsencourage any local clubs who have been disap-pointed this year, to reapply for the next round offunding.

Family MassSummerCompetitionIn LuskLusk Parish areholding a FamilyMass SummerCompetition, and thelucky winners willwin a family pass forthe zoo and avoucher for lunchduring your visit. Sowhy not encourageyour little ones toget drawing (familymembers can helptoo of course!). Allyou need to do isdecorate a mass bagin a summer themeand include yourname, age andcontact number,then design asummer flower usingrecycled material.Judging will takeplace after 11.30amfamily mass onSunday, July 13th.

Pictured at the New Companies Bill Breakfast Seminar, hosted by McInerney Saunders atthe Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport on Wednesday 2nd July, are Susan McKittrick (McInerneySaunders), Noirin Burke (McInerney Saunders) and Ruairi Mulrean (LK Shields)


Many readers of the County Leader havecontacted us about the progress of littlefive year old, Molly McNally, who hasmanaged to captured the hearts of all inthe North County. Little Molly hasNeuroblastoma, a rare children’s cancer.Well, the good news is that Molly was thecentre of attention at Croke Park onSunday, 29th June last, when the All-Ireland football champions, Dublinplayed Wexford in the Leinster footballchampionship.Molly was the special guest of the Dubs,and the little Balbriggan girl enjoyedevery minute of the attention lavished onher by the Dublin players. Molly and herentire family of father Gerry, motherEmma, sisters Stephanie and Jill, and herbrother James were treated like royalty bythe team management and players.Molly’s dad, Gerry told the County Leaderabout the great day. The Dubs have beenfollowing Molly for the past number ofmonths, when Paul Flynn and BernardBrogan got in touch with us about theMolly McNally Miracle Trust. Manager JimGavin has been in contact with me andsaid he wanted to invite Molly to thematch, as the team’s special guest. It wasa wonderful occasion and we werebrought to the dressing room, where theplayers were brilliant and made a greatfuss over Molly. We were also invited tothe after match dinner at the GibsonHotel, which was brilliant. They couldn’thave done more, they’re a great bunch ofguys. Michael Darragh McAuley even

mentioned Molly on his twitter accountafterwards,” said a delighted Gerry.He also paid tribute to the Supportersgroup, Hill 16 Army, who have adoptedMolly as their mascot,. “Barry, Dave, Lizand Wayne are very involved in this and

have been great as well. Indeed they areorganising a huge fundraiser at theGibson Hotel in September,” said Gerry.Another boost for the Molly McNallyMiracle Trust, is that a judge inBalbriggan Court has nominated Molly’sas the nominated charity for money

donated in the court box. Gerry explainedhow this came about. “Local man, SeanKeenan swam from Alcatraz to SanFrancisco to raise funds, and hehappened to mention it to a local Gardafriend of his, who suggested the idea tothe judge, who was happy to go with it,“said Gerry.Some upcoming events in aid of Mollyinclude, a wine tasting event, hosted bySupervalu, which will take place in the

Bracken Court Hotel, Balbriggan onTuesday, 22nd July at 8pm. It is hopedthat this event will be attended by asmany people as possible. The CountyLeader will keep readers updated aboutupcoming fundraising events for littleMolly.

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Little Molly McNally was the centre of attention at Croke Park, where she was the guest of honourof the Dublin team. She is pictured arriving at the famous stadium, with Dubs star Alan Brogan,along with her father Gerry, mother Emma, sisters Stephanie and Jill and her brother James

By Patrick Finnegan

The construction of a new petrolservice station on North Street inSwords got underway in the lastweek. The local authority granted permis-sion to Applegreen to built a newservice station and retail area onthe site of Des Darcy Motors onNorth Street last year. Works areset to be completed in the next 14to 16 weeks, with a proposedopening date set for around midOctober.This new facility will cover an areaof 422 square metres, comprisingsix new petrol pump islands andcanopy cover, with the construction

of three 40,000 litre undergroundfuel tanks. Also included will be acomprehensive car wash facilityand a retail unit with a drivethrough fast food facility.Its opening will inject some muchneeded traffic and footfall ontolower North Street in Swords and itwill also bring new jobs to thelocality, in the construction andretail sectors.A spokesperson for Applegreentold the County Leader that theconstruction work was on track,and that they were very muchlooking forward to opening thisnew station in Swords.

Local Support For Retention OfFree Travel PassesThere is a concertedcampaign underway,which has cross polit-ical support locally, to

ensure that travelpasses for the elderlyare maintained. LocalFianna Fail councillors

Eoghan O’Brien andDarragh Butler, alongwith their colleague,Senator DarraghO’Brien have come outstrongly in support of the Age Action’s Hands Off OurTravel Passesc a m p a i g n .O’Brien said,“The Governmentis currentlyreviewing thetravel passscheme and adecision isexpected in the nearfuture. Age Action

strongly argue that thetravel passes, whicholder people are enti-

tled to in theRepublic ofIreland are ahighly valuedand importants u p p o r t . T h e yenable olderpeople to l ive

with dignity and inde-pendence and AgeAction, with thesupport of myself andCouncillors EoghanO’Brien and DarraghButler, vigourouslyoppose any plans tonegatively alter thescheme,” he said.Meanwhile, local TDBrendan Ryan (Lab)also came out stronglyin support of retainingthe travel passes. Hetold the CountyLeader, “There is nodanger that the travelpasses will beremoved from seniorcitizens. Minister JoanBurton has beenunequivocal aboutprotecting the freetravel pass. Labour,indeed, has alwaysseen the value of freetravel passes formobility of people intheir own communitiesand to support thelocal economy, thusprotecting jobs.”Ryan continued,“Labour has protectedthe free travel schemein past budgets, andwill continue thispolicy in the upcomingbudget as well,” hesaid.

Pictured are Cllr Eoghan O'Brien, Senator Darragh O'Brienand Cllr Darragh Butler supporting Age Action’s HandsOff Our Travel Passes Campaign

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Construction Of New SwordsService Station Gets Underway

The newly established Fingal Local EnterpriseOffice (LEO), based in Swords, has announcedthat it has approvedthe first four grants tolocal business, worth€55,250.Since opening its doorsat Fingal CountyCouncil in May thisyear, the LEO (formerlythe Fingal County andCity Enterprise Board)has become the “firststop shop” for all start-ups and businessesseeking supports fromstate agencies.The four local busi-nesses are in receipt oftwo Priming and twoFeasibility Grants,following the estab-lishment of a newgrant approvalsprocess. They arenow in the position tocreate employment inthe North County, aswell as initiate busi-ness developmentplans and marketresearch.Operating in the areasof IT, the foodindustry and babygifts market, the fourbusinesses include aproducer of a range ofSouth African beefjerky; a designer of ababy products range;an IT producttargeting the onlinedating industry and adigital food safetyconcept. At the offi-cial presentationawarding the firstgrants to be approvedby the LEO Paul Reid,Chief Executive, FingalCounty Council toldthe County Leader:“This announcementhighlights how, sinceintegrating with FingalCounty Council, theFingal LEO has hit theground running as thego-to location formicro enterprises.Through financialsupport, managementtraining andmentoring services,the Fingal LEO ishelping to strengthenthe local businessenvironment byenabling them to over-come those barriers tosuccess that often

cause entrepreneurs to falter at an early stage.’Oisin Geoghegan, Head of Fingal LocalEnterprise Office, also added: “Bringing newbusiness and job creation to the locality is a keygoal of the LEO. We are therefore delighted toannounce the provision of grant supports thatwill help create new employment locally in inno-vative start-up businesses in the North County.”


Katherine Zhai, SwordsMaybe, but I think it’s the same as cigarettes, no matter how high thetax is on them, people still buy them.

We asked, “Do you think sugar tax willhelp tackle obesity?”Q:

John O’Brien, SwordsNo, I just think it won’t be very useful, it won’t break the habit. They’lljust get used to the high prices and think that’s just the way it is now.

Eelco Degee, DonabateNo not really, I think it just means you’ll have to go a little bit moreinto your daily means to get them. But maybefor some people the tax might stop them frombuying it.

Paul Kelly, SwordsWell I have two friends with diabetes, because they’re always having

sugary drinks, so I think they should tax it.

Zoe Campbell, SwordsI don’t know. I don’t think the tax would really matter. A lot of peoplemight give out about the prices going up, but it wouldn’t stop themfrom actually buying them. It’s the same with cigarettes, their pricesare still going up, but people are addicted to them, it’s the same withthis.

Louise O’Riordan, SwordsYes I do. Well it may put you off if it was more expensive. But the

money should be going into something like physical education, butwhether it’s going to be, I don’t know.

Mel Ashe, SwordsNo. I think sugar’s like an addiction, and I don’tthink taxing sugary foods will help that. It’s like

smokers and cigarettes, they still go out and buy them. I think thatmoney would be far better spent put into a health and obesity

campaign, not a sugar tax.

Amit Daily, SwordsYes, well sugar’s bad for you anyway, you might get that buzz, but itdoesn’t give you real energy. It might have the public think twiceabout it, if they do see a higher tax.

Niamh Herbert, BalrotheryNo, I think regardless of the prices, if people want them, they’d buythem. Like the prices of cigarettes continues to go up, but it doesn’treally help.

Daire Doyle, SwordsNo probably not. People are going to carry on eating it regardless. It’s

cheap and has lots of sugar, high tax won’t stop that.

Niamh Carroll, SwordsNo. because they’ll still buy it regardless. If they want it, they’ll pay for

it. I think the best thing for them to do, is make the fast food restau-rants more expensive, and healthier food cheaper. It’s more expensive

for healthy food, that’s why so many people buyjunk food.

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June Carron, SwordsNo, because people are still going to want to eat it. They’ll still findways to get it cheaper. And sugar’s in everything, so they’ll have to taxit all,

Barbara Flanagan, SwordsDefinitely not. I think it’s the same as cigarettes, people would stillbuy it. I don’t even think it would make people stop to think andconsider if they really wanted it.

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Improvements To Senior AlertScheme “Worth Nothing”Chairperson of RushSenior Citizens, KathleenO’Brien, has hit back atthe recent announcementfrom Minister for theEnvironment, Phil Hogan,who said there have been“improvements made tothe Seniors AlertScheme.” The scheme was devised,so that older persons inthe community can feelsafe and secure in theirhomes. It helps to fundthe purchase of moni-tored personal alarms andother security items, andis essential to the elderlyaround the North County.

According to the minister,the allocation of funds forthe Seniors Alert Schemefor 2014 is €2.35 millionwhich is, he says “suffi-cient to meet currentdemand levels” for thisimportant scheme.Kathleen however, hassaid that this statement“couldn’t be further fromthe truth” and told theCounty Leader that these“improvements” wereworth almost nothing tothe elderly people living inRush and the rest of theNorth County. “First of all, that figure of

€2.35 million has beenhalved; the allocatedamount used to bearound €4 million, sostraight away we’re at adisadvantage,” she said.“Then take into accountthat, not only is that anationwide figure (i.ewhen it’s divided upbetween all the varioustowns, each communitygets very little), it’s afigure that’s been in placefrom 2013 to 2015, sowe’re not getting anythingextra. The amount isnowhere near enough - itdoesn’t even come close,”she continued, angrily. “I’m speaking on behalf of

all the elderly, not only inRush, but in the entireNorth County, and I cantell you that residents arein a terrible state aboutthe current situation. Notonly have we no Gardastation in the area, butmore and more cuts keepbeing made, and it is theelderly who suffer,” said afurious Kathleen. She

pointed out theGovernment’s recent deci-sion to axe their tele-phone allowance in theircurrent budget, resultingin many elderly beingunable to afford their tele-phone lines, losing theirPendent Safety Alarms asa result. “This was justone of a long line of cutsbeing made, and theelderly are sick of beinggiven the short straw.“She continued, “I want toask and challenge PhilHogan or any other publicofficial who is just vying

for votes or goodpublicity, to actually cometo Rush and see for them-selves the state things arein, before simply makingthese statements of howthese so-called “improve-ments” are making thingsbetter for the elderly,”Kathleen said, deter-minedly. “They reallyhaven’t a clue. But I’llcontinue to fight and be avoice for them, and I’dwelcome the chance toshow anyone inGovernment the reality ofall this,” she concluded.

By Jennifer McShane

Rotary club of Dublin Fingal were proud to have four of their members chosen to play onthe Irish team at the Annual Rotary International Golf Tournament which was held at St.Andrews, Fife, Scotland.Pictured above are the Irish team - back row: Bill Whyte (St. Andrew's Rotary Club), GaryDales (Dun Laoghaire Rotary Club), Michael Kennedy (Rotary Club of Dublin Fingal),Gerry McInerney (Rotary Club of Dublin Fingal), Jack McFarland (London Derry RotaryClub), Angus Sutherland (St. Andrews Rotary Club).Front row: Philip Orr (Coal Island Rotary Club), Brian Fitzsimons (Rotary Club of DublinFingal), Liam McCartney (Lisburn Rotary Club) and Robert Sinnott (Rotary Club of DublinFingal).The Irish team came second this year having won the trophy for the previous two years.

Here in the NorthCounty, we havebeen blessed withsome beautifulsummer weather oflate. Locals havebeen flocking to our pristine localbeaches to take full advantage of thesunny spells, because we never knowjust how long we’ll get them for!However, we would always encourageall our local residents to take extra carewhile having fun on the beach, particu-larly when in the water. Unfortunately,every year around the locality, we hearabout the tragedies of lives lost at sea,and this year, we hope that we can avoidthis, by passing on some marine andwater safety tips from the Skerries RNLI.

“The RNLI is committed to preventingtragedies in and around the water byraising awareness and increasing safebehaviour,” Nuala from the local RNLIgroup told the County Leader. “Ourmarine safety top tips are: to wear a life-jacket, be sure to have the appropriatetraining, always carry a means for callingfor help, check your engine and fuel,make sure you tell others where you aregoing and finally, check the weather andtides before you set out.” Shecontinued: “Our beach safety top tipsare: to make sure you swim at a life-guarded beach between the red andyellow flags, avoid using inflatables instrong winds or rough seas, checkweather and tide times before you go, ifyou get in trouble, stick your hand in theair and shout for help, if you seesomeone else in trouble, tell a lifeguard.If you can’t see a lifeguard, call 999 or112 and ask for the Coast Guard.”

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The hotel enjoys hugepopularity as a weddingvenue. It is a very uniquesetting, with exceptionalfood and friendly attentiveservice. This little hotel is areal gem, with real char-acter.It is located betweenNavan, Dunshaughlin andTrim and just 25 minutesfrom Dublin, and offers anaward winning restaurant,in the Signal Restaurant,which has received manykudos, as one of the finestrestaurants anywhere in thecountry.This award-winning restau-rant serves European-stylecuisine made with localproduce, and a fine winelist. The Platform Bar is aquaint lounge serving barfood daily. If the weather isgood, you can sit out on theplatform from the old train station.The Station House Hotel was once a train station,connecting Dublin to Kingscourt and Navan, withplenty of the original buildings, reminders of aforgotten time, still present. Chris and ThelmaSlattery bought this as their home in 1981, andhave since lovingly transformed it into the quaintand cozy hotel that we know today. It’swonderful landscaped gardens and woodland, aswell as it’s renowned cuisine at the keenestprices, make it a unique and highly sought aftervenue for weddings, meetings and events orfamily celebrations. The hotel has also receivedthe Certificate of Excellence for 2013 in the TripAdvisor Awards. Indeed, this restaurant is nostranger to awards, winning numerous awardsfrequently and is usually accredited by popularfood critics from far and near.The hotel was the former Kilmessan railwaystation and Chris and Thelma have retained muchof the charming character of the original railwaystation in the hotel itself. For example, the BridalSuite is the old Signal Box, which once housedabout 60 signals. Now it provides luxuriousaccommodation for the bride and groom. Anotherunique feature about the hotel, is that they cater

for outdoor wedding cere-monies, weather permit-ting. The wedding cere-mony can take place onthe original turning tableand the beautiful gardensprovide the perfect back-drop to what is a trade-mark location for outdoorweddings.Chris explained that theyopened the restaurant 30years ago, in 1984 and thathe and Thelma opened,what was their private resi-dence, as a guesthouse,before transforming it intothe lovely hotel that it istoday.The Station House Hotelhas spacious and comfort-able, clean and wellappointed bedrooms,which are always in greatdemand by weddingguests, eager to extend

their stay at the hotel. A number of bedrooms aresituated in the old original engine repair building.Chris is very proud of the great wedding traditionthat this hotel has gained over the years. “Lastyear alone, we did 147 weddings in the functionroom, which is just three per week. Our Signalrestaurant is also extremely busy, due to our

reputation for great food. We only use the finest,freshest meats which is supplied by Pallas Foods.Our lamb is supplied by Donnelly’s, a localbutcher shop in Kilmessan. We make sure that allof our food suppliers provide us with only thevery best. As a result of this, we never get acomplaint about our meat, only compliments,”said Chris proudly.Sunday lunch is another highlight at the hotel, withhuge demand from 12.30pm until 5pm. Dinner isthen served from 5pm onwards. The Station Houseis also very popular for other family events, likeConfirmations and Communions and Chris seesthis as a special occasion for all, particularly thechild. ‘We give each child a card and a tenner,which we have been doing for many years now,and it has proven to be a very popular,” he said.The popularity of this gorgeous hotel, is testa-ment to the imagination and hard work that Chrisand Thelma and the entire Slattery family haveput in over the past 30 years, and there seemslittle doubt that the success story that is TheStation House Hotel, will continue for many yearsto come.

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T he Station House Hotel and the award winning Signal Restaurant inKilmessan, Co Meath, is recognised as one of the most desirablewedding venues in the country and has won numerous awards,

including the “Best Wedding Venue in Leinster” awards from WeddingsOnline. It was also nominated as one of The Top 50 Wedding Venues inIreland. The hotel is beautifully located in the Boyne Valley, with perfectcountryside views, where you will find peace and relaxation in elegantand luxurious surroundings.

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Influential Musician To Play Naul ConcertFolk musician, Declan Sinnott willplay The Séamus Ennis Arts Centrein Naul on Saturday, July 12thaccompanied by Vickie Keating.Declan began his illustrious careerwith seminal folk- rock bandHorslips, before moving on tofound Moving Hearts with DonalLunny, Davy Spillane and ChristyMoore in the early eighties.When the band split up, Declanproduced and played with ChristyMoore on the 1984 ‘Ride On’album, and has continued to workwith him ever since. He has worked

with Mary and Frances Black, inboth the production and perfor-mance spheres, as well as SineadLohan and John Spillane.Sinnott has finally decided to cometo the fore with his own materialand released his debut album lastyear, ‘I Like the Noise it Makes’with his best known song being‘Sun Shine In’. He will be accompa-nied on this concert by VickieKeating and has stated his show isvery fluid and informal and he isopen to requests from audiencemembers.

Folk musician Declan Sinnott‘The Space’ Returns To Millbank The popular play entitled “The Space” is returning by populardemand, this time to the Millbank Theatre in Rush. This latestcomedy by Portmarnock woman Gráinne Jordan, received ravereviews when it played to packed houses in The Sean O’CaseyTheatre, East Wall and the Portmarnock Sports and Leisure Centrein Portmarnock earlier this year.The play deals with the conflict which arises when a woman’s planfor a stress free retirement, gets hijacked by her family, with hilar-ious consequences! Previous works by this local playwrightinclude: ’Only an Hour from Dublin,’ ‘Café Crunch,’ – a musicalsatire, and more recently ‘Dusty Memoirs’ which was staged in TheViking Theatre, in Clontarf.‘The Space’ runs from 22nd - 24th July, nightly at 8.30pm. Pleasecontact the Millbank Theatre for bookings and tickets.

This month, Balbriggan Library arehosting a wide range of events forchildren, to make sure they won’tget bored over the holidays. Notonly are all summer camps free toattend, the themed events areexciting for all children, so you’reguaranteed to find a session yourchild will love. One of the eventsthey have on, is a Roald DahlSummer Camp, which is on untilFriday, 11th July, for children agedfive to eight years old. This is anexciting performing arts club cele-brating the world renowned chil-dren’s author. Starting at 2pm everyday, till 4.50pm on Mondays andFridays, and 5pm Tuesday toThursday, children will love thiscreative, active summer camp. If

you think your child would be inter-ested in this, consent forms will beavailable at Balbriggan Librarydesk. Craft events are also on, suchas the Summer Beehive Crafts forfive to eight year olds. On the 26thJuly, two sessions will be held onspecial bee-themed crafts. Sessionone begins at 10.15am, whilesession two begins at 11.45am. All the budding songwriters outthere, may be interested to knowthe library also has a week longcourse from Monday 28th toThursday 31st July, for ten tosixteen year olds. During this week,the children can bring their owninstruments along, whilst learninghow to make a hit tune, and maketheir own demo CD. The workshopstake place from 2pm to 4pm eachday. These are just a few of whatthe library has to offer. VisitBalbriggan Library to find out aboutthe other events they have on overthe coming weeks.

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Summer Shows At Naul CentreWhile summer monthscan sometimes be afallow period for thearts, The Séamus EnnisCentre is showing no let-up in providing qualityarts programming forthe summer. “As well as providing forthe local audience, wewant to cater for touristsarriving in the area andthe best way to do thatis to ensure there is avariety of eventshappening rightthroughout thesummer” says SéamusEnnis Centre director,Sean Paul O’Hare. Thecentre is due to undergoa major expansion withan expanded courtyardfor extra performanceand audience space

later this year. Theexpansion is supportedby the County Counciland much of theirsupport comes from thefact that the centre hasgreatly increased itsshows, workshops andclasses, Sean Paulexplained. “We hopethese new opportunitieswill benefit the centre,local businesses andthe village of Naul.”Art lovers are wellcatered for withChildren’s summercamps and a free exhibi-tion of works by MauraTaylor Buckley runningthroughout the summer.The centre’s monthlycomedy club, LOL inNaul will continue onthe last Friday of everymonth with Ireland’sfinest comedians. Thereis much music on offertoo and shows for Julyinclude Irish folk legendDeclan Sinnott, award

winning Australian folkact, The Mae trio andEurovision winnerCharlie Mc Gettiganwith Gary Ferguson andGary Alan Ferguson.August will haveVirginia Bluegrass outfitThe Hot Seats, the inim-itable Four Men and aDog and Swedish folkact Väsen. The summerprogramme is a livelyand varied one withplenty of talent on showthat will delight andentertain audiences.

The Parents Associationgroup at BalbrigganEducation Together,hosted a lovely coffeemorning at the schoolrecently, to thank all theparents who volun-teered their time andskills in the school. Overthe past year, manygenerous parents spenttheir time supportingthe creative anddynamic work of theschool in such differentways, throughfundraising, assisting inthe library and coachingsports, and it wasgreatly appreciated.

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Recently, the Balbriggan\North County Branchof Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind held theirannual general meeting in O’ Dwyer’s GAAClub in Balbriggan.Over 30 people attended and the branchraised just over €60,000 in the previous year2013, which was excel lent for this hardworking group. All the money from fundraising goes intotraining Guide Dogs for blind people andAssistance Dogs for families who have chil-dren with Autism. On top of that, the centrealso trains people in Long Cane and dailyliving skills.The outgoing chairman, Aidan Smith, thankedall who helped in any way they did throughoutthe year with the branch. He thanked thegeneral public and in particular, the peoplefrom Balbriggan and beyond who continue

year after year to support the work of guidedogs. He also said “that without volunteers,the branch or the National Organisation wouldnot exist.” He then announced he would notbe seeking re-election due to other commit-ments but that he would stay very muchinvolved with the committee.Eva West, a Balbriggan based guide dog ownerwho is on the branch committee, has taken thechairperson’s role for the incoming year.Pauline Callaghan and Christine Rafferty arestaying in their positions as treasurers, andTom O’Neill was nominated as PRO for thebranch. Tommie Nugent and Eamonn Deeganwill stay in in their current roles, as will thebranch secretary Marie Deegan.Every year, the branch recognise differentgroups and individuals for supporting thebranch and this year, Liam Howley Chairmanof O’Dwyers accepted a presentation pictureon behalf of the club. Lisa McEvoy accepted apicture on behalf of Tesco’s Balbriggan. PeterCarey, Centre Manager of Millfield ShoppingCentre, accepted a picture on behalf of theCentre. The annual Ned and Maire Maguireperpetual trophy this year was given to GerryBuckley on behalf of Supervalu, Balbriggan.

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Pupils from St Cronan's JNS in Swords decided to dress up in football jerseys and costumes to celebrate Mad HattersDay at the school and the World Cup. Some of the pupils are pictured here with teacher, Ms.Hourican

Get Your Car SeatChecked In LuskParents from aroundthe North County arebeing urged to havetheir child’s car seatchecked, as researchfrom the Road SafetyAuthority (RSA) showsthat three out of fourchild car seats areincorrectly fitted.The purpose of the‘Check it Fits’ Serviceis to check child car

seats and restraintsand to show parents,grandparents andguardians how tomake sure their childis safe in the car. If achild car seat isn’tfitted correctly, itcould lead to a seriousor fatal injury in theevent of a collision,and so incorrectlyfitted child car seats

are a significant causefor concern forparents, grandparentsand guardians whotravel with children.To highlight the issueof child safety in carsaround the locality,the service team ofchild car seat installa-tion experts will checkchild car seats andrestraints to ensurethey are correctlyfitted in Supervalu inLusk on Saturday, 12thJuly from 10am to5.30pm. If your child’s

car seat or restraint isincorrectly fitted, theywill advise on how tofix the problem,demonstrate how to fitthe restraint correctlyand answer anyqueries participantsmight have. The wholeprocess shouldn’t takemore than 10-15minutes, is completely free ofcharge, and will giveparents and guardiansthe peace of mind thattheir child is safe andsecure in your car.

Skerries RNLI received a generous donation of€1,000 from local group, Fingal Triathlon clublast week from the holding of their first Skerriestriathlon, which took place on the previousSaturday.Skerries RNLI would like to say a huge thankyou and well done to everyone at Fingal Tri andto congratulate all the athletes on completingthe triathlon.Speaking about the event, Gerry Canning,

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FINNEGAN (Corduff, Lusk) - June 30, 2014 (peace-fully), at Beaumont Hospital, Joseph (Joe); deeplyregretted by his loving brothers Pat and Jim,sisters May, Carmel, Jenny and Bernie, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relativesand friends. Rest in peace.

REGAZZOLI, Tony (Swords, Co. Dublin andformerly of Charleville Avenue) 29th June 2014(peacefully) in the wonderful care of the staff inElm Green Nursing Home surrounded by hisloving family. Beloved husband of the late Ethel.Tony will be very sadly missed by his lovingfamily, daughters Angela, Geraldine, Jenny, sonsTony, Jackey, Alan and Peter, sons-in-law, daugh-ters-in-law, grandchildren, great grandchildren,brother Noel, sister Angela (Canada) extendedfamily and close friends. Rest in peace.

PETERS (Skerries and Lusk, Co. Dublin) June 29,2014 (suddenly) George; sadly missed by hisloving wife Jennifer, daughters Sharon andJoanne, grandsons Ciaran and Jordan, brothersBrian and Vincent, sisters Gilly and Marcella,brothers in law, sisters in law, nephews, nieces,relatives and friends. May he rest in peace.

LELE (Late of Latvia and Rush Co. Dublin)Kristane. Rest in peace.

VERJANS (Malahide, Co. Dublin) July 1, 2014,(peacefully), at his home, Greg; sadly missed byhis devoted wife Niav, mother Margaret, brotherPaul, sisters Gina nd Daria, sister-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.Rest in peace.

BROWN (nee Byrne) (Portmarnock, Co. Dublin),July 2, 2014, (peacefully) after a short illnesssurrounded by her loving family at home, Hannah,beloved wife of Jackie, very sadly missed by herhusband, her daughters Maria and Pam, sons-in-law Duncan and Stephen, grandchildren Ava,Calum and Danny, sister Phyllis and brothers,extended family and friends. Rest in peace.

PENIE (Rush, Co. Dublin and late of Santry) June30, 2014 (suddenly) at home, Brendan husband ofthe late Kay; sadly missed by his daughtersDorothy, Irene and Brenda, sons in law Michaeland Michael, grandchildren Conor, Katie, Barry,Matthew, Sarah and Stephen, brother Ronnie,sister Yvonne, extended family and friends. Mayhe rest in peace.

WESTON, Kathleen Mary, (Turvey Hill, Donabate,Dublin) 1st July 2014. Peacefully in the gentle careof Newpark Care Centre. Sadly missed by herbrother Jimmy, sister Sheila, sister-in-law Bernienieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews,relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

FAGAN (Mount Rochford Rise, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin), John CF, peacefully at Tallaght Hospital.Sadly missed by Leanne, Dean, Ben, Karl, Kathryn,neighbours and friends. May he rest in eternalpeace.

GROGAN (nee Kennedy) (Swords, Co. Dublin) July3rd, 2014 (peacefully) at home Isobel, belovedwife of the late Thomas; deeply regretted by herloving sons Stuart, Roger and Thomas, daughterLynsey, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchil-dren, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends. Restin peace.

KENEHAN (nee Mooney) (Portmarnock, Co.Dublin) July 3rd, 2014, in the wonderful care of thestaff at St. Vincent’s Private Hospital, Mary, sisterof the late John, beloved wife of Joe; deeplyregretted by her sisters Ellie and Ann, sisters-in-law Dawn, Anne and Sheila, brother-in-lawConnor, nieces, nephews and a wide circle offriends. Rest in peace.

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Fingal County CouncilFURTHER INFORMATION/REVISED PLANS: Significant further information/revised plans, inrelation to Reg. Ref.: F13A/0495 have beenfurnished to the Planning Authority, and are avail-able for inspection or purchase at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy,at the office of the authority during its publicopening hours.Submissions or observations in relation to thefurther information/revised plans may be made inwriting on payment of a prescribed fee, no laterthan 2 weeks after receipt of the newspaper noticeand site notice by the planning authority.Signed: G. Gallagher9 Rogerstown Lane, Lusk, Co. Dublin.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission sought by The ArabianGymnastics Club for (i) a single storey extension of232 sq.m. to approved gymnastics club, which willinvolve the change of use of part of an existingindustrial building (unit 5C) to provide same ,and(ii) all site development works associated with thedevelopment, at Unit 5B and 5C BaldoyleIndustrial Estate, Dublin 13.The planning application may be inspected, orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority (Fingal Co. Co., County Hall,Main Street, Swords, between the hours of 9.30and 15.30, from Monday to Friday (excluding bankholidays), and that a submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made to theAuthority in writing on payment of the prescribedfee (€20) within the period of five weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of the appli-cation, and such submissions or observations willbe considered by the Planning Authority in makinga decision on the application. The PlanningAuthority may grant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse to grant permis-sion.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission and retention planningpermission is sought by Des Gaffney ConstructionLtd. on lands partially constructed andcommenced (under reg. ref. F06A/1267,Commencement Notice No. CN/13901/07) atDunworley, Rowlestown, Co. Dublin. Planningpermission is being sought for a residential devel-opment of 16 no. detached, two storey residentialdwellings, ESB Substation, landscaping works,open space, boundary treatments and all ancillaryworks necessary to facilitate the development.Retention planning permission is sought for theutilisation of existing site services, existing siteentrance from the main road and for the utilisationof the existing internal road network constructedunder reg. ref. F06A/1267.The planning applica-tion may be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy atthe offices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission or obser-vation may be made to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (€20) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilRetention Permission is sought for the following(1) Wider kitchen window in 1 bed apartment atground floor level to match windows above. (2)Aligned external wall, windows and door screen atfirst floor level on the south east elevation. (3)Glass block wall on the south east elevation. (4) 3no. Velux roof lights to the existing roof which waspreviously granted under planning referenceF03A/1166 all located at Junction of Old Street &Railway Avenue, Malahide, Co Dublin for KenMcAllister.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the planningauthority during the public opening hours of 9.30 -16.30 Monday - Friday at Fingal County Council,Fingal County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal,Co. Dublin.A submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to the planningauthority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20,within the period of 5 weeks, beginning on thedate of receipt by Fingal County Council of theapplication, and such submissions or observationswill be considered by the planning authority inmaking a decision on the application. The planningauthority may grant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse to grant permis-sion.

Fingal County CouncilI Thomas Ashe intend to apply for planningpermission for development within the Curtilageof a Protected Structure at Hampton Demesne,Balrothery, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of a new detachedtwo-bed single storey dwelling, new waste watertreatment system, percolation area and all asso-ciated site works.The Planning Application may be inspected or

purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may bemade to the Planning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought consequent on thegranting of Outline Permission Reg. Ref. F10A/0472 for the construction of a oneand half storey dwelling on Site 3 as per Schedule2 Conditions and Reasons of the Notification ofGrant of Permission and Grant of OutlinePermission Final Grant Order Number PF/1087/11and new public footpath along the R122 atKilsallaghan, Swords, Co. Dublin for Mr. DavidBuffini. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe Planning Authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation in relationto the application may be made in writing to thePlanning Authority on payment of the prescribedfee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for alterations tothe previously approved Grant of PlanningPermission F11B/0176 to include, roof over frontdoor, new window to front gable over balcony,single and two storey extension to rear, newwindows to east and west gables, and associatedsite works at existing house at Kilsallaghan,Swords, Co. Dublin for Declan & CatherineHannigan.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation in relationto the application may be made in writing to thePlanning Authority on payment of the prescribedfee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.


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