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Nationwide protests were held last week, including this one at
DIT Bolton Street. PHOTO: Tommy Clancy
Lecturers stage protest over funding concerns
Neil Fetherstonhaugh
lectuReRs at dn laoghaire institute of art, design and
technology (iadt)staged a lunchtime protest last week over funding
and educational concerns.
The protest, which took place alongside other similar
demonstrations at institutes around the country, highlighted their
grave concerns over a number of issues within the sector.
A statement issued on behalf of the lecturers taking part in the
action stated: On a daily basis, lecturers see at first-hand the
damage that an era of austerity cuts has wreaked on the education
system and the quality of experience for students.
The statement adds that lecturers and researchers will be
balloted by the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) in the
coming weeks on engagement in a campaign of industrial action,
up to and including strike action, in order to secure a resolution
to key issues.
According to the lecturers, these include the chronic
underfunding of the Institutes of Technology, which they claim has
seen a 38 per cent cut to the sector between 2008 and 2015.
They are also concerned about critically low staffing levels at
a time of a steep and ongoing increase in student numbers, and the
consequential unacceptable workload imposed on lecturers.
They claim that an extra 21,411 students, a 32 per cent rise in
numbers, has occurred between 2008 and 2015 while there has been a
loss of 535 or 9.5 per cent fall in full-time academic staff
numbers in the sector over the same period of time.
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Lecturers stage protest over funding concernsContinued from page
1
The statement highlights issues such as precarious employment
status, income poverty and and the resulting, detrimental effect of
these issues on the quality of service to students, such as larger
class sizes and less access to laboratories, tutorials and student
support.
This is an issue that affects all students and lecturers, said
John Dempsey, TUI branch chairman, who was one of those taking part
in the protest in Dn Laoghaire.
We see the affects of this every day in the class room
where we simply cannot devote the time to get to every single
student that needs help.
We try our best and many of us work longer hours to try and get
around to everyone, but there are limits.
Mr Dempsey said there was a steady stream of students dropping
out for a variety of reasons.
He added: They do not get the help you would like to give
them.
A Department of Education spokesperson pointed out that the
education budget has increased in the last two budgets by more than
200m (60m in Budget 2015 and
144m in Budget 2016).This has allowed, for
example, for a cut in the pupil/teacher ratio in primary schools
and the employment of approximately 3,000 more teachers, the
spokesperson said.
The department is also currently implementing reforms that will
allow all fixed-term teachers to acquire permanent positions more
easily and quickly.
The spokesperson added: A similar expert group looking at issues
in higher education institutions, including IADT, and is currently
preparing a report.
Plan to expand Frascati Shopping Centre in 2016 is good news for
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pLanS to expand Blackrock frascati Shopping Centre are to
proceed in the new Year.
The new, approved plans pro-vide for an extensive expansion of
the shopping centre to provide for additional retail shop units, a
res-taurant/caf and additional car parking spaces.
Invesco have confirmed that they have completed the purchase of
the centre from the Roche fam-ily.
Commenting on the plans and the Invesco acquisition of the
cen-tre, Cllr Victor Boyhan (Ind) said: The rejuvenation of
Frascati Cen-tre will see a greatly expanded Marks & Spencers
store on the site and thats very welcome.
The planned works will see a reconfigured entrance and exit,
along with additional car parking spaces that will address local
con-cerns about the traffic implication of the proposal.
I raised a number of concerns on behalf of local residents at
the pre-planning stage about the landscaping of the site, and I am
pleased that a major landscape plan for the open spaces on the site
has been agreed with the de-velopers as part of the planning
consent.
Cllr Boyhan added: The news that Invesco, the new owners of the
Frascati Centre, plan to go ahead with the redevelopment of the
site in the New Year is good news for Blackrock.
This will form part of a greater plan to reestablish the town as
a select retail destination in the county.
Pictured protesting outside IADT in Dun Laoghaire are Michael
Murphy, Ganesh Ramacham, John Dempsey and Katie Hendrick. PHOTO:
Darren Kinsella
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The Ice King & Queen (Aidan Phelan and Amelie Bal) from
Realta and contortionist Maria Combarros help launch the Failte
Ireland and Dublin City Council programme of events for NYF Dublin.
PhoTo BY ChRIs Bellew / FeNNell PhoTogRAPhY
City to light up for New Yearas city streetscapes come alive
with Luminosity 3D animations and be spellbound by the out-standing
Spoken Word Festival and Story@work.
Revellers can ring in the New Year at either the Three
Count-down Concert or the NYF Street Fest and, the day after, look
to the future with positivity at Reso-lution Day.
Last years Three Countdown Concert was a sell-out and this years
concert features a stellar line up including The Coronas, Fat Boy
Slim, Ryan Sheridan, Kla and Little Hours in the 3Arena.
Last year, 10,000 spectators witnessed the stunning Proces-sion
of Light through the city. Building on last years success, NYF
Dublin is inviting the public to experience the city as some of
Dublins most well-loved streets erupt in a stunning street
proces-sion with dazzling light installa-tions, music, performers
and a touch of New Year magic.
Attendees will be able to watch along the route or participate
in the procession and light the way with special NYF lanterns.
A limited number of NYF Lan-terns will b e available on
Decem-ber 31 with all donations going to Focus Ireland.
Now in its second year, NYF Dublin has expanded to include many
new elements and events for all ages.
Spanning the New Year period from December 30 to January 1, NYF
will celebrate the diversity and complexity of Irelands
con-temporary culture with a show-case of talent in music, design,
art and the spoken word over the last 100 years.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Crona N Dhlaigh, said the
part-nership approach between Dublin City Council and Filte Ireland
in recent years had ensured the growth of the festival to its
posi-tion as one of the capitals annual headline events that
appeals both to locals and visitors.
I am looking forward in par-ticular to the free public events
and would encourage the general public to turn out in numbers to
enjoy the festivities in the unique atmosphere of the city centre,
the Lord Mayor said. I would like to extend the warmest Cead Mile
Filte to all visitors who join us to
celebrate the New Year.Speaking at the launch, Min-
ister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, added:
We have had an exceptional year in terms of tourism and we intend
to end the year with style. Filte Ireland and Dublin City Council
have developed this festival to-gether to grow the city reputa-tion
as a destination for New Year celebrations.
The range of entertainment and events on offer during NYF will
entertain visitors and Dublin-ers alike.
I am confident that everyone who takes part in the New Year
celebrations will have a great time and be impressed by the manner
in which Dublin marks the years end.
Participants in this years fes-tival will be able to join in the
magical candlelit Procession of Light and take part in the World
Record Attempt for the Biggest Bodhrn Session, among other
activities.
Festival-goers can also watch
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SOUTHSIDE PEOPLE 02 DEc 2015
AS DUBLIN city centre was still smouldering in the after-math of
the seismic events of Easter Week, 1916, I very much doubt that the
leaders of the rebellion dwelled too much on what their personal
legacies would be after they were held by British forces and led to
their execution.
Little did the rebels know then that 100 years after making the
ultimate sacrifice for the cause of Irish freedom, they would have
modular housing units named in their honour.
I must confess that I felt my toes curl
with embarrassment when I learned one of the chosen sites in
Poppintree, Bally-mun, had been named Baile na Laochra or Town of
the Heroes.
Apart from the naff name, I have mixed feelings about the
modular hous-ing plan, which will also see units devel-oped in
Coolock, Finglas, Drimnagh and Ballyfermot. Strangely enough, there
are none so far announced for any of the more salubrious parts of
the city.
But cynicism aside, any effort to tackle the issue of
homelessness has to be seen as a positive development. The tender,
design and build process has been fast-tracked under an Accelerated
Restricted Procedure (ARP) and the first modular homes will be
ready for occupation by December 21.
Dublin City Council says this is in recognition of the urgency
of the family homelessness situation in the Dublin region. The
first stage consists of two-storey, three-bedroom homes and the
cost of providing the 22 units will be 4.2m. While the expenditure
is similar to building more conventional homes, emphasis has been
placed on the com-paratively speedy rate of construction for
modular units. We are assured that these homes will be completed to
the highest standards and will fully comply with new Building
Control Regulations.
The use of modular homes is being portrayed as an effective way
to address homelessness in Dublin, specifically for families
currently living in hotels.
In the week October 19-25, there were 677 families in all forms
of emergency accommodation, including 1,425 child dependents. Of
these families, 216 (including 450 child dependents) were in
emergency homeless accommodation and 461 families, with 975 child
depend-ents, were in hotels.
Dublin City Council plans to deliver a further 131 modular homes
during 2016
on the other earmarked sites.While the provision of modular
housing was initially seen as a tem-porary solution to the
homelessness crisis, there have been suggestions that families
could end up living in them on a more permanent basis. This is due
to the fact that two-storey units are being constructed and the
build will be of very high quality. In fact, they will be far
superior to some of the overpriced dog boxes that were constructed
by cowboy builders during the Celtic Tiger era.
Whether this turns out to be a work-
able solution to the problem remains to be seen. But one thing
is for certain: there is nothing heroic about this be-lated
response to a crisis that has been allowed to escalate beyond
control by successive governments.
Our political establishment has been blindsided by greedy
developers, reckless bankers and unscrupulous landlords, creating a
new generation of homeless communities.
I strongly suspect its not the type of Irish Republic envisaged
by the 1916 Rising rebels.
Modular homes are a belated response to the homelessness
crisis.
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Rachel Allen to star at this butchers charity nightONE of
Stillorgans oldest butcher shops is aiming to raise 10,000 for
charity by sponsoring An Evening with Rachel Allen, a food and fun
event in aid of LauraLynn and Blackrock Hospice on Wednesday, March
2.
The celebrated TV chef, cook, author and columnist dropped into
Fenelons Butchers in Stil-lorgan Shopping Centre recently to meet
owner Clif Lenehan for a photocall to help raise aware-ness of what
promises to be a mouthwatering culinary event at the Pavilion in
Leopardstown Racecourse.
Joining Rachel and Clif were fundraising directors Eleanor Flew
from the Blackrock Hospice and Sarah Meagher from Laura-Lynn. The
evening will also fea-ture well-known TV3 presenter Anna Daly as
master of ceremo-nies as well as local artisan food and craft
stalls
I will be showing how to cook some of my favourite seasonal
dishes and hopefully, well also have plenty of fun along the way,
Rachel said. The Laura-lynn and the Blackrock hospices do wonderful
work and I am very pleased to be involved with Fenelons in helping
to raise much needed funds to help them con-tinue the outstanding
care and
support they provide to patients and their loved ones.
Owner Clif Lenehan started work in Fenelons in his teens and
took over the business in 2007. Clif said: 50 years in business is
a major milestone and I wanted to celebrate by giving something
back to our local community.
Im over the moon that Rachel is headlining this very special
fundraising event and Anna Daly will be our master of ceremonies.
The tickets are now available in-store and online in plenty of time
to make a fabulous Christmas present or stocking filler for any-one
looking for ideas.
Established in 1966, Fenelons Butchers employs 16 staff at its
premises in Stillorgan Shopping Centre. It is a certified member of
the Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland.
Tickets for An Evening with Rachel Allen on Wednesday, March 2
at the Pavilion in Leop-ardstown Racecourse are 25 each and are
available in-store and online at www.fenelons.ie
TV chef Rachel Allen is pictured with Clif Lenehan, Sarah
Meagher of LauraLynn and Eleanor Flew of the Blackrock Hospice at a
photocall to announce details of upcoming charity fundraiser, An
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SOUTHSIDE PEOPLE 02 DEc 2015
Balloon release event highlights the poison of domestic violence
THE Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Sarah Holland (SF) joined
elected members of South Dublin County Council and representatives
from Sao-irse Womens Refuge Tallaght at the release of a number of
orange balloons to mark Inter-national Day for the Elimina-tion of
Violence against Women last week.
The orange balloons, the colour as designated by the United
Na-tions UNiTE campaign, symbolises a brighter future without
violence against women.
Upon her election as Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Holland
outlined the promotion of the role and needs of women as one of her
main priorities.
She also pledged to raise aware-ness of and address the issue of
do-mestic violence.
In my role as mayor I stated that I wanted to use my time in
office to
The Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Sarah Holland, with other
campaigners at the balloon-launch.
promote equality, inclusion and unity, Cllr Holland said. I
further pledged to raise awareness of this issue and to make sure
that those on our front lines are capable of offering advice,
support and a safe place to stay for the women that
come to us in need. As part of the Annual Budget 2016, the
elected members have also agreed to set aside funds as a capital
provision towards the provision of a womens refuge.
Domestic violence is a poison
that touches every part of society. We need to shine a light on
this and eliminate violence against women.
Cllr Holland added: Womens refuges across the country are un-der
sustained pressure following years of funding cuts. Saoirse had to
turn away over 80 per cent of the women who came to them for help
last year, and Cuan Alainn are clos-ing as the Government wont
inter-vene with funding to keep it open.
If we are serious about womens rights, this is an area which
needs immediate attention.
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is part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
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The United Nations Secretary-Generals Campaign UNiTE to End
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as daily needs arise. There will be transport available to the
team to assist in supporting vulnerable people who are sleeping
rough to access accommodation.
The opening of the new centre takes place as a new action group,
set up to tackle homelessness was preparing for a demonstration at
the GPO.
Leading housing charities,
trade unions, community action groups, political parties and
mi-nority representatives have joined forces to form a National
Home-less and Housing Coalition.
The group is calling on the Gov-ernment to take immediate action
to end the current homeless and housing emergency situation.
The coalition also staged a housing rally at the GPO to mark
the death of Jonathan Corrie this time last year.
The tragic death of the home-less man on Molesworth Street, just
yards from Leinster House, focused the national conversation on the
issue of homelessness.
Meanwhile, the rough sleeper reporting process can be em-ployed
by anyone encountering a person who is rough sleeping, who can then
alert the Housing First Intake Team as to the exact whereabouts of
the rough sleeper so that the team can engage with them at that
location.
The HSE Cold Weather Initia-tive supports the primary health
care needs of people availing of the cold weather facility through
SafetyNet who will provide a range of services including GP
consultations, vaccination and health screening.
A strong emphasis is also being put on improving progression
op-tions for persons by converting a sizeable number of existing
one night only beds into supported
accommodation options as well as increasing capacity for the CWI
target group including Cedar House, Crosscare and Grantham Mews,
and the Peter McVerry Trust.
The Capuchin Centre has ex-tended its early opening hours to
7am.
Merchants Quay Ireland break-fast service is available from
7.30am and the Night Caf is open all night.
The Focus Ireland Coffee Shop and Mendicity Day Services are all
operating day services during the cold weather period.
A Guide to Good Practice for Street Outreach Teams has been
developed in partnership with the Dublin Region Homeless
Execu-tive, Dublin City Council Home-less Services Central
Placement Service (CPS) and the Housing First (HF) Team (Focus
Ireland and Peter Mc Verry Trust) and a range of volunteer groups
who are currently providing street en-gagement.
New homeless shelter to take 100 off the streetsDUBLIN City
Council has officially opened a new homeless accom-modation service
that will cater for 100 people.
The Br Aimsir facility will form one of the core services of the
Cold Weather Initiative (CWI) in Dublin 8.
It is provided by Dublin City Council and the State-funded
or-ganisation Crosscare, which has operational responsibility for
the day-to-day management of the service.
The CWI is in place to provide a humanitarian response to those
who are at risk of rough sleeping, with the aim of preventing
fatali-ties and serious harm from cold weather temperatures.
The service will provide accom-modation for 80 single men and
separately for 20 single women.
All referrals and bookings into the service are managed by
Dub-lin City Councils Homeless Central Placement Service.
People accessing the service will be provided with a light meal
in the evening and breakfast in the
morning. Showers and laundry fa-cilities will also be
available.
A range of health supports will be available on-site, including
nursing, GP cover, and holistic therapies.
Voluntary groups are partici-pating in the delivery of social
and recreational activities includ-ing art, photography and music
for example.
The 100 single beds in Br Aim-sir are in addition to the further
delivery of 75 ring-fenced beds across all homeless services in the
Dublin region, including 20 single beds (extreme cold weather
serv-ice), 37 family units and 18 couple units while 80 additional
rooms for families are currently being confirmed.
Other increased support levels for the Cold Weather Initiative
will see the Housing First Intake Team operating from 7am to 1am
every day with extended services
The new centre will take 100 homeless people off the streets.
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Stunning new school for citys Harcourt TerraceTHESE are the
stunning archi-tectural images for a new urban school to be located
at a well-known city centre junction.
The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan OSullivan announced
that Tn architecture + design was the winner of an architec-tural
design competition for a new primary school to be built at Harcourt
Terrace in Dublin 2.
The competition was to design a school for the site that
compris-es the former Garda station and Irish Film Censor Building
over-looking the Grand Canal.
The brief was for a 24-class-room primary school, with special
needs classes, on a total floor size of approximately 4,500 square
metres.
This exciting challenge posed design opportunities that Tn
architecture + design exploited successfully.
The project followed a very successful 2012 competition to
design a post-primary school, and a 2013 design ideas competition
for a primary school.
The brief was for a 24-classroom primary school, with special
needs classes.
The exciting challenge posed particular design
opportunities.
This latest competition was an architect-led full design team
challenge. There were an im-pressive number of 70 entries received
for the competition with several coming from abroad. The
competition jury selected a short-list of five entries to develop
their designs in a second stage.
Minister OSullivan said the aim of the competition was to fo-cus
on creating innovative places
of learning, fit for the students of today and tomorrow.
I am very pleased with the standard of entries and wish to
congratulate Tn architecture + design for their winning elegant
design, the minster said. Tn architecture + design are a young
Dublin-based practice who bring a fresh approach with simple yet
refined ideas to school design.
The team included engineers
Waterman and Moylan Consult-ing and Quantity Surveyors Nolan
Construction Consultants.
I am delighted to announce that my department also intends to
award the commission to the winning design team to develop their
design and construct the school on the Harcourt Terrace site., the
minister added. This project is included in the recently announced
6-Year Capital Pro-
gramme and is scheduled to go to construction in 2017.
The minister also congratu-lated the other four commended
schemes for the tremendous ef-fort and innovation they
demon-strated in their detailed entries. The winner will receive a
20,000 award. The other four shortlisted entries will receive 5,000
each.
The outcome of this compe-tition was a great success with a very
worthy winner and com-mended highly innovative short-listed
entrants, the minister stated. This again confirms that design
competitions are a great option for procuring school de-
signs teams.The competition was an op-
portunity for the Department of Education and Skills to explore
with architects and educational-ists the development of innova-tive
architectural designs that respond to emerging 21st century needs
of primary school learners and teachers.
The minister thanked the judg-ing panel for the competition that
included representatives of the Department of Education and Skills.
The Royal Institute of Ar-chitects in Ireland administered the
competition on behalf of the department.
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DART services to run every 10 minutes under proposed plan
may affect their journeys.The enhanced services proposed
follow passenger growth over the past two years, with Iarnrd
ire-ann passenger journeys increasing from 36.7 million in 2013 to
37.8 million in 2014, with five per cent growth recorded so far
this year across all services. DART growth is up eight per cent so
far in 2015.
Minister Donohoe said the new changes that are being proposed
for Connolly routes will offer en-
hanced frequency on services into and out of that station,
giving com-muters more choice and better connectivity.
This should help Iarnrd ire-ann to continue to build on the
suc-cess they have had in recent years in growing passenger
numbers, he said.
Cllr Carrie Smyth (Lab) wel-comed the launch of the public
consultation plan.
I am very pleased that Irish Rail has announced a public
consulta-tion on proposed changes to DART and Connolly services in
2016, she said. Passenger numbers continue to grow on these
services and it is good to see Irish Rail working to address
this.
Weekday services from Shankill would start at the earlier time
of 05.40am and there would be increased frequency, and
consist-ency, of all trains at weekends.
I advise all train users to take a look at the proposals, which
are open until Tuesday, December 8 at www.irishrail.ie
Customers can view the draft 2016 schedule online and offer
feedback on the proposals that were announced by the Minister for
Transport, Tourism and Sport Paschal Donohoe last week.
Draft schedule revisions for routes from Connolly (DART,
North-ern Commuter, Maynooth/M3 Commuter, Sligo/Dublin,
Rosslare/Dublin and Belfast/Dublin) have now been posted online at
www.irishrail.ie for customers to review and comment upon.
Major changes to Connolly serv-ices will see an increase in
week-day DART frequency, from every 15 minutes to every 10 minutes,
all day,
There will also be an earlier start time for weekday DARTs with
services proposed to operate at 05.50am from Malahide
(currently
06.30), 6am from Howth (currently 06.05am), and 05.35am from
Bray (currently 05.40am)
A consistent schedule every 15 minutes on Saturday, and every 20
minutes on Sunday will eliminate some existing schedule gaps.
Iarnrd ireann is advising cus-tomers on all Connolly routes to
view the draft schedules, as many services will see departure time
changes, or changes to stopping patterns of individual trains
that
PROPOSALS to increase DART services in the city to every 10
minutes have been unveiled as part of a planned expansion in
2016.
DART services will be expanded under an ambitious transport
plan.
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aid of 4.7 million, which will bring the overall project
expendi-ture to 20m by the time of its completion.
Ongoing works carried out in 2015, including the new Cham-pions
Bar, a restaurant and the Owners and Trainers Lounge, will be
completed in time for the Christmas Festival (from Decem-ber
2629).
A visually striking part of the development will be the
instal-lation of a permanent marquee-style pavilion for racegoers
between the parade ring and the main entrance. Raceday pre-views,
musical entertainment, fashion, food events and chil-drens
entertainment will be ac-commodated. The marquee will also cater
for after-racing music events such as the Bulmers Sum-mer
Series.
The area beneath the grand-stand nearest the main entrance, will
be completely redeveloped to create a space for racegoers to enjoy
a range of extensive food and bar outlets, ease of access
to betting options and extensive seating to accommodate large
crowds in comfort. This area will allow an easy flow of racegoers
between the marquee area and the racetrack.
A new weigh-room will house jockeys changing rooms, the Stewards
Room, medical fa-cilities and a Press Room. This building will also
house a winning owners hospitality suite and the racecourse
offices. The second
Leopardstown entrance point in this area will be a new building,
creating a modern reception area for racegoers, who will be at the
heart of the saddling area and parade ring immediately on
ar-rival.
Pat Keogh, the CEO of Leop-ardstown Racecourse, said they were
delighted to have received support from the HRI Capital
De-velopment Scheme.
Our vision is to create a fa-
cility in Leopardstown that will showcase the best that Irish
rac-ing has to offer, he said. The international interest in this
years Longines Irish Champions Weekend shows the potential of the
sport.
When we complete the devel-opment being announced today, we will
have a facility in Dublin that will compare very favour-ably with
the best national and international sports venues.
Major revamp of Leopardstown Racecourse gets the green
lightNEARLY 150 jobs will be created by a major 12 million
investment that is set to transform the iconic Leopardstown
Racecourse.
A Horse Racing Ireland grant approval of 4.7 million has en-able
the project to go ahead with work scheduled early in the New Year
on the next phase of the overall redevelopment of the venue.
This will see the addition of a new restaurant as well as bar,
betting and entertainment areas for racegoers.
A new saddling area beside the parade ring will bring race fans
closer to the horses as they are prepared for racing and there will
also be a new weigh-room build-ing providing first-class facilities
for jockeys, racing administra-tors and the media.
The investment in the project will be 12 million, including the
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) grant
An artists impression of how some of the revamped racecourse
will look.
The ever-popular Leopardstown Christmas Festival. PHOTO:
INPHO/James Crombie
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Longer Luas trams to ease congestionNeil Fetherstonhaugh
THE introduction of longer Luas trams on the Green Line will
allow for an extra 60 pas-sengers on every vehicle, it was revealed
at the launch of a new transport plan last week.
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Dono-hoe,
was present as an order for the new trams was placed by Transport
Infrastructure Ireland (TII).
The order for seven Citadis trams with Alstrom Transport SA is
the next important step as the Luas Cross City (LCC) project
pro-gresses.
Placing the order for additional trams at a cost of 36.5 million
(excluding VAT) will ensure their
delivery in advance of the Green Line extension coming into
opera-tion at the end of 2017.
The new trams will be the same type currently being used on the
Green Line but with two addi-tional modules per tram. This will
make them 9-module trams - at a total length of 54.6m which is an
increase in length from the cur-rent 43m-long trams. Each new tram
will be capable of accom-modating 379 passengers, 60 more than the
existing Green Line vehicles.
Speaking at the St Stephens Green tram platform Minister Donohoe
said: Placing the order for the new trams today is another
important step in this project. The new trams will carry more
people and allow the Luas Cross City ex-tension to provide a
frequent, ef-
ficient and integrated transport option for the city centre and
all the way through Broadstone and out to Cabra.
Anne Graham, the CEO of the National Transport Authority, added:
All around the city cen-tre tracks are being laid and each month is
bringing this project closer to completion. Having new trams in
operation from the very start of the new extension being opened is
critical to ensure LCC is a success and fully operational from day
one at the end of 2017.
The tram-stop platform lengths on the Luas Cross City are
already designed to accommodate longer trams.
The original Green Line plat-forms between St Stephens Green and
Sandyford will be extended in length in advance of the delivery
Anne Graham, CEO of the National Transport Authority; Michael
Nolan, CEO of Transport Infrastucture Ireland; Minister Paschal
Donohoe and Piers Wood, Managing Director of Urban, Alstom are
pictured as an order for additional trams is placed by Transport
Infrastructure Ireland. Photo by Philip Leonard
of the new trams.The trams will be maintained at
both the Sandyford and Broom-bridge Luas depots. The trams will
be manufactured by Alstom Transport SA in La Rochelle, France.
The introduction of new lon-ger Luas trams on the Green Line is
an example of how capacity within existing transport
infra-structure must be maximised to help relieve increasing
conges-tion issues, the Dublin Chamber of Commerce stated.
The chamber was responding to the announcement that seven new
longer trams have been or-dered which will increase the number of
passengers carried per tram rise by 20 per cent.
The chamber said that maxi-mising the potential of exist-ing
infrastructure will provide a short-term fix while the city waits
for other new major transport projects such as the DART
Under-ground and Metro North to come on stream.
The number of people coming
into Dublin city centre is increas-ing all the time, Dublin
Chamber CEO Gina Quin said. As the econ-omy continues to grow, the
pres-sure on our transport network will increase. It is vital that
we make our existing infrastructure sweat as much possible. It is
only 11 years since the Luas Green Line opened and already
carriages are at capacity at peak times. Increas-ing the size of
carriages will mean that more people will be able to use the Luas
to come in and out of the city.
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Tallaght actor makes his Red Rock debut
Laser who will go to any lengths to make sure the young
impres-sionable boy keeps his mouth shut.
The opening scene in next Thursdays (December 3) episode sees
Laser Byrne accost a fright-ened young Davey Webb in the street.
Its quickly very apparent to the viewer who the dominant
force is. Laser is already deeply suspicious that Davey is a rat
and Davey is sweating at the thoughts of his suspicions being
confirmed. If Laser finds out hes cooperating with the garda, itll
be more than a stab wound hell get this time.
Davey is in a vulnerable posi-tion. CHIS (Covert Human
Intel-
Laser is Beady Burkes main competition on the Ridge Estate, a
ruthless drug dealer whose in-come has suffered since Paudge passed
on a tip from Beady about his operation.
The leak has since made him a little paranoid about a rat, which
resulted in the stabbing of Davey Webb. Davey has since regained
Lasers trust, but for how long?
Poor Davey Webb (played by Darren Cahill) is put under
in-creased pressure from a lethal
HES best known for his roles in crime drama Love/Hate, and more
recently as the man who plays Keano in the popular comedy music
play I, Keano and but Tallaghts Stephen Jones is about to make his
de-but in TV3s award winning soap Red Rock as feuding gang-ster
Francis Laser Byrne.
Davey Webb (played by Darren Cahill) has been rejected as a
confidential informant.
Stephen Jones makes his debut in TV3s award winning soap Red
Rock, as feuding gangster Francis Laser Byrne.
ligence Sources) have turned down Superintendent McKays request
to have him taken in as a confidential informant; hes too young,
too scared and too eager to please. McKay has no other op-tion but
to charge Davey for the petrol station robbery.
McKay delivers the bad news to Davey who is already on edge with
Laser Byrne breathing down his neck again.
Terrified, Davey demands a deal with the Superintendent who
agrees to bring him on as an informant, off the books.
Daveys information could be McKays one chance to break
the drug trade on the Ridge. But it might be the end for Davey
if Laser gets a whiff of whats go-ing on.
Originally from Glenview in Tallaght, Stephen said how
de-lighted he was to be part of the TV3 soap.
It was great to do the role on the show, he enthused. Red Rock
is yet another home grown hit and I really enjoyed my days filming.
I hope my character has a bigger role to play in the fu-ture.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in Red Rock, Conor regrets his night spent
with Rachel. He was in-
credibly upset by his friend Doo-leys death and tells Rachel
that theyve made a mistake by taking things too fast.
Rachel is furious but its too late for Conor to apologise. As
far as Rachels concerned hes only a selfish junkie who has taken
advantage of her and could have helped Dooley. Rachels harsh words
hit an already distraught Conor hard. With everything fall-ing to
pieces around him could Conor be pushed to seek solace in a
syringe?
Red Rock airs every Wednes-day and Thursday at 8.30pm on
TV3.
THIS YEARS GAIETY CHRISTMAS PANTO
OPENS 29 NOVEMBER
To win a family ticket for 4 please answer the following
question and send your answer and details to: Gaiety Panto
competition, Dublin People,
80-83 Omni Park Shopping Centre, Santry, Dublin 9 or E-mail your
an-swer and details to: [email protected]
This Christmas, The Gaiety Panto will give this timeless tale
its familiar lavish and fun-loving touch. The Gaiety Theatre has
hosted the annual Christmas Panto each year since 1873 and for the
past 142 years has given the people of Dublin opera,
musicals, dramas, revues, comedy, concerts, dance, festival and
pantomime. Today, families come from far and wide to the Gaiety
Christmas Panto and
for many it has become a true Christmas tradition.
THIS IS NO ORDINARY PANTO, ITS THE GAIETY PANTO!
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Rebecca Rose Cleary, Lisa Nicholson and Kim Mahon.
Philomena Smith and Edward Smith at Strictly Against Breast
Cancer.
Norman Pratt and Jess Corcoran.
Jane O Connor and Stuart Dwyer.
Angie and Paul Dromgoole.
Ciara Holmes at Strictly Against Breast Cancer.
Stephen and Sinead Mangan at Strictly Against Breast Cancer.
Strictly Against Breast Cancer event 2015
Well-known faces put on their dancing shoes when they took to
the dance floor in the Strictly Against Cancer event at The
Convention Centre in Dublin to raise funds for Breast Cancer
Ire-land. The glitzy black tie bash was attended by famous faces
from Irelands television, sporting and business circles.
Judges on the night included celebrity solicitor Gerald Keane,
TV presenter Lorraine Keane, RTEs Eoghan McDermott and Emma
Hannigan.
The 150-a-ticket bash included a champagne reception along with
a four-course meal and complimentary wine followed by The Strictly
Dance Off and dancing into the early hours with The Sugar Cubes.
The master of ceremonies on the night was Nicky Byrne and the event
was live streamed online.
All photos by Brian McEvoy
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NoticeboardREACHING 340,000 READERS WEEKLY ACROSS DUBLIN
community based cancer sup-port services to over 2,500 peo-ple
across Leinster on an annual basis. Monthly Cancer Support &
Information Clinics will be held in Park House, Library Road, Dun
Laoghaire and on the first 1st Tuesday of every month from 12 noon
to 2pm.
BALLYBRACK FAIR: A Christmas Fair in St
Johns National School, Bal-lybrack, will take place on Sunday,
December 6 from 2 to 5pm. Santas Grotto, Wheel of Fortune, Bottle
Stall, Bric-a-Brac, Raffle, Toys and Books and pre loved clothes
plus much more
FLOWERS: Dundrum Flower Club is having a Christmas flower
arranging demonstration on Tues-
RATHGARART: A Christmas Art Exhibition
and Sale will take place in the hall at the rear of the Brighton
Road Methodist Church, Rathgar on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 De-cember
between 2 and 4pm. All paintings and crafts will be by local
artists and part of all sales will be donated to help the char-ity,
Phakamisa, to continue their work among the poorest and weakest in
society in South Af-rica, the AIDS orphans.
TERENURECAROLS: a carol service will
be held on Sunday, December 6 at 7pm in Bethany Church, 16
Whitehall Close (Off Whitehall Road), Terenure. For further details
see www.bethany-church.ie
BOULES: French Boules/ Petanque is played every Tues-day at 2pm
and on Saturdays at 1.30pm in Bushy Park. Tel Brian on
0876299752.
DUN LAOGHAIRECHESS: The Dunlaoire Chess
Club meets every Wednesday at 7.30pm in the Dun Laoire Club, 3
Eblana Avenue (behind the church). Players of all
day, December 8 in Gort Muire, Ballinteer Road at 7.45pm called
Christmas Sparkle. Non mem-bers welcome. Plenty of parking.
BOOKS: The December First Saturday Book Sale, which supports the
Shankill Old Folks Association and Meals on Wheels, will take place
in the Shankill Old Folks Centre, on Saturday, December 5 from 10am
and 1pm. This is a great way to pick up some excellent reading for
over Christmas and the New Year at bargain prices. Donations of
books, other than school/text books, accepted on the day.
SHANKILLHISTORY: Members of the Rath-
michael Historical Society, the lo-cal history society for
Shankill, Ballybrack/Killiney, are asked to note that Garry
Branigan will present his lecture Ancient and Holy Wells of Dublin
at the so-cietys Wednesday, December 2 meeting in Rathmichael
National School, Stonebridge Road (Dublin Road end), Shankill at
8pm. All welcome.
SUPPORT: A non-denomi-national support network for
Pictured at the Bank of Ireland Dragons Den event in the Grand
Canal Square branch as part of the banks 13th National Enterprise
Week are Richard Fagan, Bank of Ireland, Ranelagh and Christine
Hamill, Regional Sales Manager, Dublin; with the Dragons Den
winners Evan Caulfield; Cillian Singleton; Nathan Lyons Duffy; all
of CUS, Lesson Street Dublin; Enda McDonagh, Branch Manager, Baggot
Street; and Finbar Loughnane, Bank of Ireland, Baggot Street.
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skills are welcome. Coaching will be provided during sum-mer
season, for the benefit of junior and improving players. Tel
0879773069 or mail [email protected] for more in-formation.
CANCER SUPPORT: Purple House Cancer Support (previous-ly Bray
Cancer Support Centre) is celebrating 25 years of providing
separated, divorced and re-married people has been set up within
the St Annes Par-ish Community in Shankill. All are welcome to
contact by text 0873814213 or by email at
[email protected]. They meet on the second Tuesday of every
month from 89.30pm in the Resource Centre. All communications will
be guar-anteed complete confidential and everyone will be warmly
welcomed.
CITY CENTREDEMENTIA: Researchers at
Trinity College Dublin are look-ing for volunteers to complete a
short online survey about a series of short FreeDem Films movies on
memory loss and dementia. To take part visit
freedemliving.com/research and choose any of the 10 surveys shown.
For more information contact [email protected] or visit
tcd.ie/Neuroscience/NEIL.
FAITH: A faith discussion group meets on the First Satur-day of
every month from 2-4pm in a meeting room at St Trea-sas Church,
Clarendon Street. Various subjects will be on the agenda to be
discussed at the various events.
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LIFFEY Valley is officially home to the best pet store in
Ireland after Maxi Zoo was named as Pet Store of the Year at the
prestigious Retail Excellence Ireland Awards.
The award is a huge achieve-ment for the staff at the Maxi Zoo
store at Retail Park Liffey Valley who were recognised for leading
the way in providing customers with a first class shopping
expe-rience.
Judges from Retail Excellence Ireland visited the local Maxi Zoo
store to assess the shopping ex-perience it provides for
custom-
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Top award for Maxi Zoo
The importance of wormingCorina Fitzsimons
ALL dogs will have worms at some point in their lives, with
puppies being most at risk.
An untreated worm infestation can lead to a loss of condition in
the adult dog and quite serious illness in puppies, as well as
put-ting human health at risk (how-ever small this risk may
be).
As a responsible dog owner, it is important for you to worm your
dog regularly.
Dogs with worms may not show signs of illness, except when the
worms are present in large volumes.
Puppies are most at risk from worm infections. Worms are
passed from the mother before birth, and after through her
milk.
Infestation may cause weight loss, vomiting, diarrhoea, a
swol-len abdomen and, in extreme circumstances, death. Puppies
should be wormed from two to three weeks of age at two weekly
intervals until they are 12-weeks-old, then every month until they
are six months.
Worming should continue at least three times a year with a
recommended veterinary prepa-ration for the rest of the dogs
life.
Pregnant bitches should be wormed at the time of mating and
again when the puppies are one-week-old.
Most worms will live in the intestine and feed on partly
di-gested food.
The two main types of worms are Tapeworms (Dipylidium species)
and Roundworms (Toxocara canis).
Tapeworms can appear like white grains of rice, which are joined
together to form a tape and are most commonly found in adult dogs.
They spread through an intermediate host (usually the flea).
Roundworms can appear like elastic bands, up to several inches
in length and are the most commonly seen worms, particularly in
puppies. They spread through the environ-ment (infected faeces,
soil and sand etc.).
Both types of worms are easy to eliminate and suitable
preparations are available through your local veterinary
practice.
Remember, if your dog has tapeworm you must also treat him for
fleas.
As a responsible dog owner, you should always carry a poop-scoop
or plastic bag with you to clean up after your dog.
Children and adults should also wash their hands with soap and
warm water after coming into contact with sand or soil and any
faeces in your garden should be disposed of as soon as
possible.
Dogs Trust recommends reg-ular worming as this will help to
minimise the amount of egg contamination in the environ-ment and,
of course, keep your dog happier and healthier.
ers.The award was presented to
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Watch out! Danger lies in wait for dogs and cats during the
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of danger for dogs and cats. Every animal is intrigued by a
Christmas tree. If you put it in the middle of the room, accidents
are much more likely, because your pet might jump on it. Position
and attach it in a corner, so that it stands securely. Ornaments
made from straw and wood are less dangerous than tinsel (which
contains lead) and fragile glass baubles. LED lights are also
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Get your skates on!
MALAHIDE on Ice is open every day until January 3 at the
Christ-mas Kingdom.
Widely anticipated to be the most exciting winter attraction in
Dublin, the Christmas Kingdom features Malahide on Ice with 2,200
square foot of real ice to skate on.
The total weight of the ice is seven tonnes which is frozen lair
upon lair over five kilometres of ice tubing like an enormous
freezer element.
It will be the most exciting Christmas event ever staged in
Malahide bringing the magic of Christmas and a winter wonderland
for the festive season.
Ride the Polar Express, skate on a real ice rink, stroll through
the quaint Dickens St and the charming Christmas Markets, Meet
Rudolf and some real reindeer, cheeky Bubbles the elf, Santa and
Mrs Claus, post
a letter from the Polar Post Office, tour through the tunnel of
lights and Christmas Tree Avenue and finish in a flurry of snow.
Malahide on Ice at the Christmas Kingdom will proudly take its
place amongst famous capital city ice rinks around the world like
Rockefeller in New York, Somerset House in London and Red Square in
Moscow.
Smash hit TV shows like Dancing on Ice have made ice skating
more popular than ever and has brought a whole new audience to ice
skating.
Sip a hot chocolate at the rink side caf, join a learn to play
Ice hockey session or soak up the atmosphere as adults become
children and children have an unforgettable winter treat.
The Ice rink at the Christmas Kingdom is open every day until
January 3.
The Santa Experience and Markets are open every
weekend and every day from December 18 until 23. Visit
www.ChristmasKingdom.ie
Malahide on Ice at the Christmas Kingdom on the Village Green is
open from 4pm to 9pm midweek from November 27 and from 11am until
10pm at weekends and the school holidays until January 3 2016
except for Christmas Day and St Stephens day.
Tickets are 12 for children and 14 for adults or 45 for two
adults and two adults. Special offers are available for the Santa
Experience and Skating at the Christmas Kingdom from 22.
Tickets are available from the box office onsite or from
www.christmaskingdom.ie or www.malahideonice.com
Follow Christmas Kingdom on Facebook for special offers and
competitions.
SNOW QUEEN: Rosanna Davison at the Christmas Kingdom
announcement. PHOTO: GARETH CHANEY/COLLINS
It will be the most exciting Christmas
event ever staged in Malahide, bringing the magic of Christmas
and a winter wonder-land for the festive season. Ride the Polar
Express, skate on a real ice rink, stroll through the quaint
Dickens St and the charming Christmas Markets, meet Rudolf and some
real reindeer, cheeky Bubbles the elf and Santa
Malahide is the place to be for a Christmas Kingdom winter treat
this festive season
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entertainment No.1FOR ALL DUBLINREADERSHIP
Celeb Spy Xtrawith Rebecca Lee
I was delighted to see Dubliner Baz Ashmowy and his Mammy Nancy
scoop the International Emmy for Best Non-Scripted
Entertainment.
The 40-year-old was delighted to win the award for his show 50
Ways to Kill Your Mammy.
Its just finished its fourth series and sees Baz make his mum
Nancy attempt death-defying tasks.
Well done guys!
One Direction say they hope to use some of their time off to go
travelling.
Theyve been sharing their plans on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in
America.
Niall Horan says that although theyve toured everywhere, they
havent really experienced the world. He also said that while life
is great, hes always driven past landmarks and never got the chance
to see them properly. One of the downsides of fame, eh?
Star Wars fans are celebrating reports Disney are apparently
planning to release a new film every year for the foreseeable
future.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is out next month, but Disney are
said to be following it up in 2016 with Rogue One: A Star Wars
Story.
Its expected to be the first in a so-called anthology series of
spin-off films.
Louis Walsh has revealed he was going to take part in Im A
Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!
However, the former X Factor judge was talked out of going into
the jungle by Simon Cowell, who said it wouldnt be good for his
credibility.
But Louis has said hes left the door open and that he could take
part next year instead. Id pay to see Simon in the jungle.
Thats it from me. Until next week
Rebecca
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And finally, Rihanna is coming to Dublin again.The superstar is
due to play the Aviva Stadium on June 21.
DUE to phenomenal demand Gavin James has added a third date at
the Olympia Theatre, on Saturday, January 23.
A limited amount of tickets are available for his shows on
Janu-ary 21 and 22.
Gavin James has spent the summer supporting Sam Smith around
America, before open-ing for two Ed Sheeran Croke Park shows in
Dublin in front of 164,000 people and Taylor Swift in Hyde
Park.
A European and American headline tour kicks off next week
featuring Londons Scala on December 8 and a four-night sold-out
return run at Dublins Whelans from December 21-23.
He is busy touring his album Bitter Pill that was produced
by Fraser T Smith (Adele/Lily Allen/Britney Spears) and Cam-eron
Blackwood (Florence & the Machine).
Bitter Pill was recorded in LA and London and features the
massive hits Say Hello, The Book of Love, For You and the current
single Bitter Pill.
Gavin James was born in Ash-ington, a suburb on the Northside of
Dublin. For the 23-year-old son of a postman, music was argu-ably
in his blood.
His great grandparents were both famous Irish opera sing-ers and
had their own albums released in the early 1900s (they had to turn
down an invitation to perform in London owing to their families,
and the political condi-tions of the time).
Having started out playing Jimi Hendrix covers in the garden
shed, Gavin then drew the short
straw when he was chosen as the singer of his teenage band, and
learnt his subsequent solo craft the hard way. Inspired by local
heroes like Damien Rice and classic, grafting Soul artists such as
Sam Cooke, he would play Dublins pubs virtually seven nights a week
during college, in marathon three-hour shows.
Growing in confidence, Gavin James own material then began to
draw an impassioned follow-ing: his first ever single won Irelands
answer to the Mercury (the Choice Prize for Song Of The Year),
stayed on the charts for over six months and culminated with 2014s
number 1-charting, Live at Whelans album.
This was a venue he used to sneak inside when underage, but
returned to as a rapturously-re-ceived headliner. That night, he
happened to perform an impul-
sive cover of The Magnetic Fields The Book Of Love, accelerating
Gavins word-of-mouth success story (the track has since become a
platinum-selling hit around Eu-rope, with upwards of six million
plays on Spotify.
With his first piece of recorded material For You reaching
number 1 in Ireland and going top 10 on iTunes in the US, Canada
and Holland, Gavin James has inched closer to the spotlight with an
appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden. Continuing with
22, lifted from sessions from his debut album, Gavin James looks
poised to become the next great voice to shine a light back on the
Dublin suburbs and beyond.
Gavin is the only artist to sell out Dublins Olympia Theatre and
Amsterdams Paradiso without having released an album.
extra Dublindate for Gavin James
Gavin James
Panto fun to help hospital childrenDUBLINS panto goers have the
chance to help raise up to 10,000 to aid sick children at Our Ladys
Childrens Hospital Crumlin by buying tickets for a special
performance of The Helix Pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk.
The panto runs until Janu-ary 10 but the performance on
Thursday, December 10 is dedicated to helping the young patients at
Irelands largest paediatric hospital.
We are absolutely delighted that not only are The Helix giving
our sick children and their fami-lies the chance to see the best
panto in the country, but have dedicated the sales of a special
show to our hospital, said Crumlins fundraising manager Rachel
Daly.
The Panto performance on December 10 will help us in sustaining
the great level of care at Our Ladys Childrens Hospital plus
support groundbreaking paediatric medical research through the
National Childrens Research Centre.
A group of 20 young Crumlin patients and their families set the
panto fundraising ball rolling at a special Santas day in The Helix
Theatre.
Everyone had a wonder-ful time, Santa read Christmas stories,
the Panto cast made us all laugh and then we all enjoyed viewing
the movie The Polar Express, it was a thoroughly enjoyable day,
said Rachel.
Now we are asking people to help the hospital by buying tickets
for Jack and the Beanstalk on December 10; a sell out
performance would help us raise 10,000.
Crumlin staff and parents are asking the public to show their
support for the hospital by
buying tickets for the show on December 10, which are priced 26
for adults, 22 for children and family tickets are also avail-able
from 74.
Pictured are Crumlin Hospital parents Carol Long and Natalie
Long with tot Zoe Lonergan and the panto cast including star Niall
Sheehy as Jack, Orla Jennings as Jill, Liam Butler as Dame Lola and
Eoin Cannon as dastardly Professor Plonceur.
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Budgetingfor Christmas
it? Are you sure this is what you and your family need?
The Know Your Rights column has been compiled by the North-
side Citizens Information Service which provides a free and
confi-dential service to the public. The service is based at the
Northside Civic Centre, Bunratty Road,
Coolock. Phone 0761 07 8190. In-formation is also available
online at www.citizensinformation.ie and the National Helpline:
0761 07 4000.
Questionthis Christmas i will struggle to find money for food
and gifts. is there any help available with budgeting and finding
some ex-tra cash for all the additional costs at this time of
year?
AnswerMABS the Money Advice and
Budgeting Service supports families with budgeting all year
round. They have useful sugges-tions about how to cope over the
festive season on their website, mabs.ie.
First of all, make a list of what you need to buy for Christmas.
Divide it into gifts, food, clothes and socialising.
You can then decide what things are essential and where you can
cut back and save money.
You can use the MABS Christmas planner to help you work this
out.
Having done this, you may de-cide that you need to borrow to
cover the extra costs over Christ-mas. However, you should only
borrow what you truly need.
If possible, try to pay back this loan before the middle of next
year, otherwise you will find it difficult to save for next
Christ-mas.
When you borrow you should always:
Work out what the weekly or monthly repayments are going to be
and see how this will affect your budget next year can you afford
that amount, and still pay your regular bills and expenses?
When looking for a loan, try to get the best value you can.
Gen-
erally, loans from a moneylender will cost you much more than a
loan from your credit union or bank. Using a credit card is also a
very expensive way of borrow-ing money.
You can check whether an It Makes Sense loan is available from
your local credit union.
This is an easy-to-access loan aimed at people on social
wel-fare. It is a pilot scheme so it is not currently available
nation-wide.
Remember to read the terms and conditions of any credit
ap-plication so you understand what you are getting into. Get
advice before you sign.
Before you borrow you can contact MABS to see what op-tions are
available to you and look again at your list is it worth
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the importance of breathing to your wellbeingTHE way we breathe
can be an indicator of the level of emo-tional or physical
wellbeing that we are experiencing in that moment.
Conversely, we can actually produce wellbeing through our
breath.
Just breathing correctly can help us a great deal in
maintain-ing our health.
Good breathing is the most basic of basics. Our breathing is
deeper when we are younger and becomes shallower with age.
There is scarcely a person who does not know that the best way
to quickly temper anger, de-crease frustration, and calm jit-tery
nerves is to simply stop eve-rything and take a deep breath.
Just breathing correctly can help in maintaining our health.
Temple Street receives cheque
SEVERAL patients from Tem-ple Street Childrens Hospital were
special guests of honour, as Vision Express celebrated the
fundraising efforts of its team and customers, in a particularly
magical way.
Having recently launched the exclusive Disney Princess range of
childrens glasses, Vision Ex-press Blanchardstown invited its
Temple Street guests to join them for a magical Disney themed
evening of fun and laughter.
During the event, the children were presented with a giant
cheque for 14,000 to celebrate the fundraising efforts of the seven
stores across the Republic of Ireland.
Each of the children received a new pair of Disney or Iron Man
glasses, as well as a Disney themed goodie bag and a va-riety of
prizes from the games and competitions throughout the evening.
The 14,000 raised was a re-sult of in-store activities
includ-ing fancy dress days, quizzes, raffles, bake sales and
customer donations for glasses repairs throughout the year.
The charity drive brought to-gether more than 100 Vision
Ex-press employees from across the Ireland stores, to raise money
to help support the Temple Street Childrens Hospital Foundation, to
purchase a new Open Field Auto Refractor for the eye exami-nation
of children.
Temple Street Foundation chief executive Denise Fitzgerald said:
We are extremely grateful for the ongoing support we receive from
Vision Express.
The money raised will make a huge difference to the patients and
families at Temple Street Childrens Hospital.
The design of this new equip-ment is very child-friendly and
will allow us to give easy and stress-free eye exams to our younger
patients.
A massive thank you to Vision Express and its customer support
for this donation.
How you breathe, and wheth-er you give yourself a chance to
consciously breathe every day, can strongly influence your state of
health.
Life Particle Centre in Dun Laoghaire teaches about breath-ing
in its yoga class. For further enquiries visit www.lifeparticle.ie
or phone 01-2849136.
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fashionNo.1FOR ALL DUBLINREADERSHIP
By Edel Cox of The Beauty Dial (www.thebeautydial.ie)
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travel No.1FOR ALL DUBLINREADERSHIPtravel No.1FOR ALL
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Feel like a king at lough eske CastleTony McCullagh
IMAGINE being trapped in a 17th century castle for the weekend,
unable to venture outdoors due to torrential downpours and howling
gales. Sounds good to me.
Ireland may not be blessed with predictable weather, but when
you have the pleasure of experiencing the five star hospitality on
offer at hotels such as Lough Eske Castle, located just outside
Donegal Town, you start to understand our international appeal as a
tourist destination.
As you enter the grounds of the 43-acre estate and proceed
through the sparsely lit, tree-lined driveway, you get an other
worldly feeling; a sense that you are leaving your normal life
behind you - temporarily at least. The majestic Lough Eske Castle
suddenly looms before you, instantly transporting you back to a
bygone era.
Lough Eske Castle was painstakingly restored by its present
owners eight years ago, although it had previously operated as a
hotel in the 1930s before it was partially destroyed in a fire. It
was in a complete state of dereliction, with trees sprouting from
inside the castle walls and bulging roots threatening to topple
what remained of the structure.
The two year restoration of
Lough Eske was one of the most ambitious projects of its kind
ever undertaken in Donegal and represented a significant financial
investment in the region.
Lough Eske Castle is now the jewel in the crown of the tourism
sector in the north west; its faithfully recreated interiors
offering an authentic Edwardian country estate experience while
affording its guests the ultimate in modern luxury.
Lough Eske Castle, which is part of the Sols Hotels &
Resorts group, is home to 96 spacious guestrooms, a spa and
swimming pool, a restaurant and two bars.
Our bedroom was everything youd expect of a five star hotel,
split into two sections: one to sleep in and a separate living
area. It felt like the ultimate indulgence. The bathroom, frankly,
was larger than some hotel rooms Ive had the misfortune to sleep in
over the years, at home and abroad.
Our first nights dining experience was in the exquisite Cedars
Restaurant where our charming host, Johnny, talked us through the
extensive menu. He helpfully advised that the restaurant was
renowned for its meat dishes, nudging us in the direction of the
lamb. Tempting as it sounded, I went for the fillet of beef which
didnt disappoint, while my wife deliberated over the myriad of
seafood options.
Throughout our meal we
were looked after by Genute who epitomises everything that is
good about the professional yet personal level of service at Lough
Eske. In fact, our enduring memories of the hotel will not just be
of opulent surroundings, fine dining and pampering, but also the
warmth and genuine friendliness of the staff.
Each and every one of them was a credit to the hotel and seemed
particularly proud of their place of work, as if they all had an
emotional investment in Lough Eske Castle.
We struggled to keep room for dessert and a cheese plate, before
retiring to the Gallery Bar for a nightcap; the atmosphere enhanced
by live music and some cocktails.
We awoke the following morning to the sound of the storm still
raging outside. After enjoying a sumptuous breakfast in the
restaurant, we made our way across the garden courtyard to the
acclaimed Sols Spa.
The hotel recently announced a new partnership with luxury
beauty expert Anne Semonin, adding another dimension to their
growing spa product portfolio. Here, my wife enjoyed a satisfying
back massage while I took some time out in the relaxation area,
followed by a swim in the pool and visit to the steam room in the
thermal suite. We ended our leisurely spa session with an
invigorating soak in the jet bath.
We briefly braved the elements to explore the wooded trails of
the estate, trekking down to the soggy banks of stunning Lough Eske
itself, before retreating to the comfort of an open log fire and
pre-dinner drink in the Lobby Lounge. That evening we ate in the
Gallery Bar, with the quality of food on a par with the previous
nights experience, albeit in a more casual setting.
Breakfast the next morning was served in the living area of our
room and we savoured every moment of such a rare treat before
saying our goodbyes and reluctantly hitting the road to Dublin.
Its not everyday that you get to enjoy five star treatment. But
if youre looking for a break that combines top quality service with
a traditional, luxurious setting, Lough Eske Castle in Donegal
certainly ticks all the boxes.
As for the Irish weather - sometimes theres a good excuse to
stay indoors.
Visit www.solishotels.com/lougheskecastle or email
[email protected] or phone 074-9725100.
A fairytale Christmas at Lough Eske Castle
Lough Eske Castle in Donegal has some incredible festive
packages available for all the family.
From mouthwatering gingerbread house displays to festive feasts,
this Christmas will be one to remember if you book a special
package at Donegals only five star hotel.
Lough Eske Castles Christmas package is perfect for those
looking for an idyllic seasonal getaway with all the trimmings.
From just 699 per person (150 per child), Christmas time at the
castle will include:
Three nights luxury accommodation with daily full Irish
breakfast.
Christmas Eve three-course table dhte dinner in Cedars
Restaurant.
Three-course festive dinner at the hotels Gallery Bar on
alternative evening.
Mulled wine and mince pies on Christmas Eve in main foyer of
castle.
Glass of sparkling wine for Christmas Day lunch.
Christmas Day buffet lunch served in the impressive hotel
ballroom.Christmas night buffet supper served in the
Gallery Bar.St Stephens day outdoor activities in hotel
grounds.Christmas carol singing and live music entertainment in
the
hotels Gallery Bar.
The seasonal gingerbread house at Lough Eske Castle
As a special gift to Christmas guests, the
castle is offering a complimentary night on December 23rd to
any-
one staying on the 24th, 25th and 26th (based on
two adults sharing)
Have you ever dreamed of spending Christmas in a castle?
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ANNE Heffernan lives in Dublin with her sister where she
struggles to make ends meet as a result of the recession.
She has two grown up children; one lives in Australia and the
other in Dublin city. She has worked in the public and private
sector and as a freelance jour-nalist/copy-writer and editorfor the
past 30 years and would love to travel in her spare time. Some of
herlifes ambitions are to speak French fluently; to become a travel
writer and to experi-ence living in many different cultures. This
is her first book.
Our Boomtime Rats Who do they think they are?
ANNE Heffernans memoir, Our Boomtime Rats Who do they think they
are? is a personal, true-life and untold story of Irelands citizens
in crisis as a result of the recession.
She berates the banks, the Government, the public service, trade
unions and other entities and t