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Ireland's rugby hero, Brian O'Driscoll is pictured with two year old Lucy Bellew and her dad Tony, from Swords, whenmembers of the victorious Ireland Six Nations squad and the RBS Six Nations Championship trophy paid a visit toTemple Street Children's University Hospital.

Local solicitor and Fianna Fail candidate for Swordsin the upcoming local elections, John Hennessy, hasconfirmed that the court services in both Swordsand Balbriggan, are set to be wound up. Speakingto the County Leader, Hennessy said, “It has beenmade known to me that the Court Service hasrecommended the closure ofSwords and Balbriggan courts,along with the one in DunLaoghaire.”“This would be an absolutetragedy for the North County,should the District Courthousesat Swords and Balbriggan beclosed. This is another exampleof a sharp knife being brought tobear on services in the NorthCounty, by this Fine Gael/Labour government. Everything is now beingcentralised. It now means that the people of Swordsand Balbriggan will now have to trek all the way tothe Courts of Criminal Justice in Parkgate Street, tohave small claims and family law cases heard. Thisis another example of services being taken awayfrom our area. The presence of courts in Swords andBalbriggan generates economic activity in the area,where shops and other services benefit from theinflux of people to the towns.“This is just another example of diminishing servicesin the North County area, following on from theclosure of Garda stations. We need to stop thishappening, before we turn our main streets intodeserts. These towns are mushrooming in size, andthere is no sense whatsoever in this move,” he said.He firmly believes that any savings to be made willbe negligible. “I know for a fact that there is no mort-gage due on Swords courthouse, and the paltrysavings will be made up primarily of wages savedfrom the closure,” concluded an angry Hennessy.The County Leader contacted the Court Services inan attempt to throw some light on their plans. Aspokesperson was less definite about the situationthan Hennessy, when saying, “The Courts Service,during 2013, undertook a review of court services inthe greater Dublin Area which included Swords andBalbriggan District Courts. The purpose of thereview was to examine options to ensure that theCourts Service can continue to maintain an appro-priate level of front line services to court usersthroughout Dublin city and county.” The statement continued, “The review is still underconsideration by the Courts Service and no defini-tive proposals have been formulated in relation toany court venue being reviewed, including Swordsand Balbriggan District Courts. No decision hasbeen made to close any of these venues.”“Any proposal to change the status of Swords andBalbriggan District Courts would be subject to acomprehensive and detailed assessment. Thecriteria which would be taken into considerationwould include an assessment of travellingdistances, which court users might have to make toan alternative Court venue. This review wouldinform any future process for making proposals,and would then would become a matter for theBoard of the Courts Service,” the statementconcluded.

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The performance of local TD, Clare Daly (ULA) inthe lead up to the recent resignation of GardaCommissioner, Martin Callinan, and the ongoingGarda whistleblower controversy, is one thatmany regard as crucial in the political fall-out thatfollowed the affair. Swords based Daly has proved to be a powerfuladvocate in seeking justice in this controversy, tomake sure that former Commissioner Callinan washeld to account for his role in the affair, in whichhe used the word ‘disgusting’, when referring tothe role of the whistleblowers. She also played a prominent role in keeping thepressure on Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter,

which ultimately culminated in an apology by him tothe two Garda whistleblowers at the centre of thepolitical storm.

Perhaps her finest hour came on Tuesday last, 25thMarch, when she appeared on RTE’s MorningIreland programme. It was the day thatCommissioner Callinan resigned, and many willwonder if Daly’s powerful contribution on that showcontributed to the Commissioner’s demise.When asked on the show, if a simple, sincereapology from the Commissioner in respect of hisremarks, would be acceptable, she said it was

“gone beyond the point where an apology wouldbe genuine. She also called for reform of theGardai, but this could not be achieved, withoutreform at the top. She said, “We need real demo-cratic accountability of An Garda Siochana. It’s alittle like having pyrite in our home. You cancover all the cracks and they will disappear for awhile, but they’ll return, unless you eliminate thecontaminated infill, and that’s what we have todo. It’s now time for Commissioner Callinan andMinister Shatter to go and let us have a discus-sion about the need for real accountability andoversight within the force,” she said. Many localshave told this newspaper of how proud they are,that one of their own TDs played a prominentrole in such a major national event. Most fairminded people, without an agenda, believe thatthe unfolding developments areContinued on page 6

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Pictured here are Anne Laird, Maureen Byrne, Frances Owens, Mary Conway, Resa Moore, Anne Duggan, MartinaGrogan, Anne Doyle, Maeve McGowan, Breege Madden from the Skerries Tidytowns Committee at the launch of the 2014Supervalu Tidytowns Competition.

The members of the local SkerriesTidy Towns group were on hand tohelp officially launch the SupervaluTidy Towns competition recently. “The Tidy Towns Competitionrecognises and encourages theefforts of local people to bringhuge benefits to their communi-ties. Over the last three yearsover 800 cities, towns and villagesthroughout the country enteredthe competition and I hope that itwill be even bigger and better thisyear,” so said Phil Hogan, Ministerfor the Environment, Communityand Local Government as he, alongwith Mr Martin Kelleher, ManagingDirector of SuperValu and theSkerries group officially launched

The SuperValu Tidy Towns compe-tition for 2014. Speaking at thelaunch, Martin Kelleher, SuperValuManaging Director told the CountyLeader: “There is tremendouswork done by T idy Townscommittees around the NorthCounty and beyond, and I wouldencourage people to get involvedand help make that difference totheir local area. We live in chal-lenging times, economically andsocially, but the SuperValu TidyTowns competition demonstratesthe power of our local andcommunities and our country.”The closing date for receipt ofentr ies for th is year ’s competitions is 22nd May.

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Action Of SwordsLandlord CriticisedA local business has been subjected to what is beingdescribed as ‘a high handed act’ by it’s landlord. Wellknown Swords business, Shoe Mews, which islocated on Forster’s Way and owned by PatrickHanley, had it’s locks changed in a dawn swoop bythe landlord.Hanley told the County Leader: “I got a call at 6.49amon the morning of Saturday, 15th March last - the StPatrick’s weekend, telling me the locks had beenchanged on the shop. The management companywere not at all helpful and I didn’t know what to do. It

was then that I decided to call localTD, Clare Daly (ULA) to see if shecould have influence in the matter.She arrived around 8am and shewas treated the same way as I was.It was then that we decided that weneeded a solicitor to try to sortthings out. We called local solic-itor, John Hennessy, who cameover to the shop. The managementteam were not co-operative withhim either. Both Clare and John

were excellent and I would not have been able tocope without their help,” said Mr Hanley.Hennessy, who is also candidate for Fianna Fail in theupcoming local elections, told the County Leader that

he then issued urgent Court proceedings, and on footof those proceedings, the situation was reversed anda settlement was reached. The upshot is that ShoeMews can continue to trade at it’s present locationfor a period of two months, before locating perma-nently to it’s other shop at Dotie Bobbins, also onForster’s Way. Daly deplored the actions of the land-lord and condemned the “unacceptable treatment ofMr Hanley, who is trying valiantly to trade his way outof difficult economic conditions.” Hanley said, “It wasvery underhanded to get a call so early in the morning and I feel that this has done greatdamage to my business and the fear is that thisaction will undermine our reputation with ourcustomers,” he said.

Proprietor of Shoe Mews in Swords, Patrick Hanley, ispictured outside his premises.

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Balbriggan Town Council holdan Art, Essay and PoetryCompetition for local schoolsand playschools eachyear to tie in with thelocal St Patrick’s Day. CathaoirleachCouncillor PeadarO’Kelly and themembers of BalbrigganTown Council, hostedan awards ceremony inthe Town Hall inBalbriggan recently forthe winning partici-pants.Cllr. O’Kelly welcomedthe children to theTown Hall to collecttheir prizes andcongratulated them ontheir success in thecompetition. “This isour fifth year to hold

the awards ceremony in theTown Hall in Balbriggan whichgives the Town Council along

with the parents and familymembers an opportunity toacknowledge the achieve-ments of the young prizewinners,” he told the CountyLeader.“I would like to make specialmention of the wonderful

achievement by all thestudents who took partin the competition,particularly those inSt. Teresa’s NationalSchool who had aclean sweep in thePoetry and Essay cate-gories and to give aspecial mention toCian Quinlan from St.Peter & Paul’s whowas the OverallIndividual Winner in the Poetry & Essay Category.Congratulations alsoto Helga’s Preschoolwho were the OverallWinners in the ArtCompetition,” he said.

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Pictured here is Katie Caffrey of Balrothery NationalSchool who came 3rd in the recent Art Competition heldin the town hall in Balbriggan.

Check MateFor Local KidsThe 2014 Dublin Community Games got underwayrecently, starting with the chess finals. Localteams travelled from Skerries, Malahide andPortmarnock to Jobstown to take part in the Under12 and Under 16 competitions. The hall was packed to capacity with participantsand their coaches, along with parents, families andfriends offering their support. Playing in teams of

seven, each player looked to secure a win to carrytheir team closer to the next round. The U12 competition saw five teams vying for aplace at the Leinster finals, where they wouldrepresent Dublin. A number of close games wentto the wire, but it was three local teams thattriumphed; Malahide won gold, with silver goingto Skerries. Fourth place medals went toPortmarnock. Two local teams emergedtriumphant in the U16 competition, which sawsome intense games being played. Malahideretained their 2014 title and again returned homewith gold and Skerries took silver, in just theirsecond year in the competition.

Pictured are the Malahide Under 12 Chess team who wonGold at the Dublin Community Games finals Front L-R:Michael Downey, Finn Ellingboe, William Hackett Back L-R: James Kavanagh, Conor Bosson, Isaac Flynn and SeanDowney.

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Election Heats UpThe two main politicalgroupings, whosecandidates are eyeingup the role of President of the EUCommission, engaged in an electionbattle across Europe. Both havegiven their views on what makesthem the best candidate for the job.The Lisbon Treaty suggeststhat the candidate from theparty grouping which hasthe greatest successshould be nominated bythe Council of Ministersfor the post. The pollssuggest that the result couldbe very close. The Parliamentmust endorse the appointment, so amajority of MEPs must back theproposal. Will the ALDE Group, ofwhich Fianna Fáil are members, bethe President maker? Perhaps theirmain candidate will then take thePresidency of the Parliament, asMartin Schulz moves to thePresidency of the Commission.What then for Ollie Rehn, the EUCommissioner who stepped asidefrom the contest to be the leadALDE candidate, on the under-

standing that he wouldbe proposed for a topjob in the new adminis-

tration. Does he get a revampedEconomic and Foreign Relationsportfolio all very neat and democ-ratic?In the event that the EPP are the

largest grouping post the elec-tion, Jean-Claude has said

he will be “very angry” ifhe is not nominated forthe Presidency.Interestingly, in the past

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tion of dealing with those whosay Europe is too involved inmatters better dealt with at locallevel. Junker now recognises thatdealing with too many small thingsat the centre causes a reluctance ofacceptance at citizen level. That’sthe kind of talk Dave in the UKneeds to hear. So maybe thechange of tone might be in prepara-tion for a role as the fixer of Europe.It all comes down to how the votesare cast across Europe. Make sureto have your say next May.

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Elaine Lawless was the lucky winner of Millfield Shopping Centre and Boston Belle'sMother's Day competition. She is pictured here receiving her voucher for a €150makeover from Peter Carey, Centre Manager Millfield Shopping Centre and Paul Fleming,Proprietor Boston Belle.

Celebrations Galore For Local Folk ClubThe Fingal Folk Club cele-brated their fourthbirthday on Friday, 28thMarch last. “We havestarted into our fifth year

and the club and gonefrom strength to strengthin the past year,” clubsecretary RonnieDelaney told the County

Leader. “Many localartists from around theNorth County perform ona regular basis when theclub meets on the firstand last Fridays of themonth. We have hadseveral featured artistsand many theme nightswhich have been sosuccessful and keeps themusic alive.”This is a unique venueplatform for musicians ofall abilities to perform inan acoustic setting bethey beginners, semi-retired or regularperforming artists.“We will be having acountry jamboree nighton Friday, 4th April andthe featured artist on thenight will be singer song-writer JP Ryan, featuringhis new album ‘Take awalk with me’,” hecontinued.JP Ryan was also a recentwinner of the ACCategory of America’sOpen Door song writingcontest, judged bymembers of ASCAP, BMIand the Gospel MusicAssociation.


McGuire Calls For PublicSeating In DonabateLocal councillor, Gerry McGuire (Lab) is calling for seating tobe put in place in Donabate, which can be used by local resi-dents and visitors alike, while enjoying the village centre. McGuire outlined to the County Leader that there are anumber of key locations, where seating could be put inplace. “The Hand area is one that would be an appropriatelocation, where people can view the main shopping area,and enjoy the comings and goings in the village. Other areasthat should be considered, include the area outside theChurch and at the bus stop. People could use this area tomeet friends after going to Church or after visiting the localshops. Seating would also encourage people to spend moretime in the village, thus making their visit more enjoyable,”he said.McGuire spoke about other towns and villages in the region,where proper seating has made a significant difference toresidents and visitors alike. “Donabate has a railway station,which attracts visitors to the village, and I feel that the provi-sion of seating at key areas, would go a long way to creatinga favourable impression on them, as well as on our own resi-dents. I am now calling on the Council to put measures inplace to facilitate this,” he said.

Council Needs ToEngage WithRidgewoodResidentsIndependent local election candidatefor Swords Ward, Justin Sinnott, iscalling on the County Council to providefor the safety of residents inRidgewood estate in Swords, byputting in ramps to counter carsspeeding along the main road in theestate.Speaking to the County Leader ,Sinnott, who has vowed to address theproblems associated with new estates,if elected, said: “One of the bigconcerns in newer estates is road safety and theproblems associated with speeding cars.

Ridgewood is a busy estate, with shops,including a Tesco Express, which attracts a lot oftraffic into the area. Previously there had been aspeed ramp in the area, which was removed bythe developer. What I would like to seehappening is the County Council asking theopinion of residents, on whether they would liketo see a speed ramp reinstated in the area.There is an ongoing fear among residents that,as things are at the moment, a fatality is a real

possibility,” Sinnott continued, “I have beencontacted by parents of young families,who use the green area in the estateand are fearful that cars won’t slowdown, unless a speed ramp is put inplace. I know that speed ramps can becontroversial, but what I’m hearing onthe doorsteps here, is that peoplewould like a single, car friendly speedramp just to slow cars down. This wouldmake a huge difference, but I believe

that there should be meaningful dialogue withbetween residents and the Council, which Ibelieve is what the majority of residents want,”he concluded.

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Health And WellbeingEvent In Balbriggan The Health and Wellbeing subgroup of BalbrigganIntegration Forum (BIF), in conjunction with WorldHealth day, is inviting all Balbrigganers, young andold, to come and be inspired to live a healthy lifestyleand learn to stay healthy on Friday, 7th April from10.30am to 2.00pm in the Flemington CommunityCentre in Balbriggan. Activities for the day includehealth information, mindfulness, yoga and zumba andlots more. This is a free, community event so comeand get informed and have fun.

Swords ExpressScoops Major AwardSwords Express, a privately owned coach oper-ator, has received the accolade of “PassengerTransport Company of the Year” for the secondyear running at the 2014 Irish Logistics andTransport Awards.Now in its seventh yearof operation, SwordsExpress has estab-lished itself as a keytransport link betweenSwords and Dublin CityCentre, with 90 dailydepartures and a 35minute journey time tothe city. SwordsExpress continues to gofrom strength tostrength, serving anever growing base ofsatisfied customers,with well over half a

million passengers carried in the past year alone.Owned and operated by Eirebus Ltd, SwordsExpress has shown robust growth in the past twoyears, doubling its customer base, employmentlevels and fleet size.Paddy Kavanagh, owner and Managing Directorof Eirebus/Swords Express says: “We are thrilledto have been awarded “Passenger Transport

Company of the Year”for the second consecu-tive year. We havecome on in leaps andbounds since our incep-tion in 2007 and we aredelighted to offer thepeople of Swords anessential rapid linkbetween Swords andthe City Centre. Wehave really listened toour customers over theyears and we hope tocontinue to grow andevolve in line withcustomer demand.”

Paddy Kavanagh, owner of Swords Express, is picturedaccepting the Passenger Transport Company of the Yearaward from Bruce Archer of DAF at the 2014 IrishLogistics and Transport Awards.

Collins Wants FootpathImprovementsIndependent candidate forSwords in the upcomingelections, Michael Collins,has asked the CountyCouncil to allocatefunding for the provisionof a new pathway alongthe length of the PortraneRoad in Donabate. He gotin touch with the CountyLeader and explained thatthere were numerousproblems with the currentpath, due to its poorcondition, and said it mustbe replaced. “At present, very manypeople, both young andold use the existing foot-path for jogging and soon,” he said. “This foot-path is totally unsuitableas it is in poor condition, istoo narrow and, as it isalongside a busy road,pedestrians often getdrenched with water frompassing traffic. It can alsobe dangerous as peoplehave to move onto theroad to overtake slowerwalkers.”Collin’s proposal is toprovide a footpath on theinside of the ESB pollsalong the 1km length ofthe Portrane Road. Hewould also like to see

exercise equipmentlocated on this roadsimilar to that installed onthe Lusk by-pass in recenttimes.“Very many people fromDonabate and Portraneuse this road for recre-ational purposes and it isnot unusual to count asmany as 30 people on thissection of roadway at anytime, so it’s vital that thefootpath is replaced,”Collins concluded.

Public Realm Award For BalbrigganThe Public Realm Railway Street group inBalbriggan, as well as the Balbriggan TownCouncil were recently rewarded for all theirefforts revamping the popular RailwayStreet, and given a special project award forall their hard work.Local councillor, Ciaran Byrne (Lab), amember of the Public Realm Railway Streetworking group, said that the Balbriggan RailwayStreet project award “illustrated the potential for

the dynamic development of the town centre,and should be progressed in conjunction withthe recent proposals for focused developmentof Gallen’s Mills and the Town square.”“Balbriggan Town Council and the CountyCouncil’s Railway Street Balbriggan - A NewBeginning Consultation Led Design Processwas commended in the Participatory Planning

Category,” Byrne explained. “According to thejudges, the project was a very good example ofmoving place making from a concept to a practicalreality, combining professional planning and urbandesign skills, with a participative and communityfocused approach.”“The judging panel commended this projectbecause of the way it echoed key messages in theDepartment of the Environment’s PlanningGuidelines on Local AreaPlanning,” he continued. ‘’This project has led toan increase in social capital for Railway Street.The success of the recent street event high-lighted this. It clearly showed there is a demandfor such events and indicated there is anappetite among the people of Balbriggan to seeRailway Street rejuvenated.”

Enhancing GraduateEmployabilityAll Hallows College, a college of DCU,now offers a wider range of coursesthan ever before. Students can studyANY combination of its full-timeundergraduate subjects ofPsychology, English Literature,Philosophy and Theology. The Adult Learning BA (ALBA) is aflexible , affordable, part-time course.It’s ideal for mature students as itlinks life and work experiences.Students pick the subjects they wantto learn from a range of options and

to study at their own pace. Its smallersize means that students in AllHallows enjoy great staff and peersupport.Graduates from All Hallows Collegehave developed careers in: teaching,social work, counselling, journalism,community development, business,journalism, administration and in thepublic service. The college is holdingan Open Day on Saturday 5th April,from 12 noon-3pm. All are welcome tocome along, visit the campus and findout lots of information about courses,full-time, part-time evening and week-ends! For further information, visit:www.allhallows.ie

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Pictured here are students from Fingal Community College in Swords with County Mayor, Kieran Dennison following atalk he gave the local students.


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Continued from page 1good for our country,The fact that Swordsbased Daly was sucha central figure in theunfolding drama, thatis set to have farreaching conse-quences in how gardaiconduct their busi-ness, will also demon-strate that local politi-c ians, who are notpart of the main-stream pol it icalpart ies can have aprofound effect onnational issues.Furthermore, in theDail last Wednesday,Daly was again to theforefront, as she ledthe calls for the resig-nation of Just iceMinister, Alan Shatter.This fol lowed theapology by theMinister, to the twowhistleblowers at thecentre of the storm.She said that, to havemishandled one casewas unfortunate, tohave mishandled twocases was careless-ness, but to havemishandled, three,four, f ive, s ix andseven cases meansthat it’s time for youto go,” she bellowedat the str ickenMinister.Her contr ibutionshave been acknowl-edged by many in theNorth County,including Fianna Failsenator, DarraghO’Brien, who praisedher doggedness inpursuing this issue.He told the CountyLeader, “There is nodoubt that Clareplayed a pivotal rolein this affair. What ismost unfortunate is

the way sheand others,including myown partyleader, MichéalMart in havebeen treatedby MinisterShatter. I have

i m m e n s erespect formembers of theGardai , and Ideal with themon a daily basis.These gardaiput their l ives

on the line for us, and

it ’s a pity thatMinister Shatter hasbrought their moraleto a new low, becausethis matter was notdealt with by him. Iagree with Clare Dalythat he should go,”concluded O’Brien.

Local Politician, Daly Praised

Sen. O’Brien

County Mayor GivesStudents Seminarin SwordsCounty Mayor, Kieran Dennison (FG), gave transi-tion students from Fingal Community College inSwords a fantastic presentation about his work asmayor, at the County Council buildings recently. The seminar gave students an insight to the life ofthe County Mayor, from how he tackles any prob-lems which come his way, to what his workinvolves in the lead up to this year’s election.Presented in the County Council’s chamberrooms, the talk offered students the opportunityto ask Cllr Dennison any questions they may haveabout what his job as mayor entails. During the

talk the Mayor also spoke to the students aboutfuture plans to bring in new regulations to ensureat least a third of each political party were femaleand was impressed to hear the school council atFingal Community College is mainly made up offemales. Dennison went on to encourage thestudents to ask any politicians knocking at theirfront door in the build up to the local elections,

why they should get their parents votes. “Overthe next few weeks you may have politicianscoming to your front door and I want each of youto ask them why your mum and dad should votefor them this year,” he told the students. “You may be voting in the next few years, so it’s agreat idea to start becoming familiar with theprocess now.”

Guide Dogs Charity Event In MalahideThere will be an Irish Guide Dogs Charity in aid of ‘Shades Week’ event on Tuesday, 29th April from10am to 1pm in the Malahide Parish Centre. The event is titled ‘The 5 Elements – Your Health andYour Personality’ and will be facilitated by Patricia O’Hanlon from the Shiatsu Society of Ireland.Attendees are asked to donate €15 for the event (which includes the raffle and vouchers), and allproceeds will go directly to the Irish Guide Dogs for the blind. All are welcome to attend.


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More than justgood intentions

Xpose Visits Swords PavilionsDunnes Stores in thePavilions ShoppingCentre in Swordswelcomed a very glam-ourous visitor to thestore last week in theform of the Xposé crew.Taking inspiration fromthe recent runwayshows by Chanel,model Sarah Morrissey,showcased some stun-ning fashion ensemblesusing the food isles inthe store as a runway. Pictured here is Sarah Morrissey duringfilming at Dunnes Stores atthe centre.

Local Group Gears Up For StrictlyTension is in the airas six weeks of inten-sive training recentlystarted for 16 luckyc o u p l e s b a t t l i n g i tout to become cham-p i o n s o f “ S t r i c t l yC o m e D a n c i n g ” i nKettles Hotel, Swordso n S a t u r d a y , 2 6 t hA p r i l i n a i d o fSunflower ChernobylChildren Appeal.The evening will beh o s t e d b y A n d r e wM c C a n n , I r e l a n d

A M ’ s “ K n o w Y o u rRights” expert, whopart ic ipated in thee v e n t l a s t y e a r .Guest judges includel o c a l S e n a t o rDarragh O’Brien (FF),and the glamorousTeena Gates, former9 8 F M p r e s e n t e r ,media trainer, moti-vational speaker andexplorer. The event is takingp l a c e o n t h e 2 8 t hanniversary (1986) of

t h e C h e r n o b y lr e a c t o r d i s a s t e rwhich sent over 60p e r c e n t o f h i g h l yradioact ive fa l louti n t o t h e b o r d e r i n gn e i g h b o u r i n gBelarus area causinga million prematuredeaths due to cancerb e t w e e n 1 9 8 6 a n d2004. “I would askeveryone to supportthis local initiative.As well as having ag r e a t e v e n i n g

s u p p o r t i n g y o u rfr iends and family ,having a good laughand a great evening’sentertainment, everycent will go towardso u r m u c h n e e d e dcause, especially ont h i s p o i g n a n ta n n i v e r s a r y , ”C a r o l i n e D u n n e ,Group Leader of theDublin group told theCounty Leader. T i c k e t s f o r t h eevening are priced at

€20 per person anda r e a v a i l a b l e f r o mreception at KettlesH o t e l , S w o r d s o rf r o m a n y o f t h ed a n c e r s . T h eSunflower ChernobylG r o u p i s a n o t f o rprof i t organisat ionr u n p u r e l y o n avoluntary basis withno staff or adminis-tration fees, with allp r o c e e d s g o i n gtowards the cost ofbringing children to

Ireland from Belarusf o r r e s p i t e f o r am o n t h , a s w e l l a smuch needed fundst o w a r d s a no r p h a n a g e i nB o g u s h e v s k i nBelarus. T h e c h i l d r e n a r eb e i n g h o s t e d b yfamilies throughoutthe North County fort h e m o n t h d u r i n gJune and July 2014,which will the thirdyear in a row for thislocal group, with thevoluntary support oflocal famil ies. Thisone month respite is

being organised forc h i l d r e n f r o md e p r i v e d o rr e s t r i c t e d b a c k -g r o u n d s a n d t h i s“ b r e a k ” w i l l g i v ethem and their fami-l i e s b a c k h o m e awell-earned respite

i n a d v a n c e o f t h eh a r s h w i n t e r . T h eg r o u p w i l l a l s o b eb r i n g i n g c h i l d r e nwith disabilities andw h o r e s i d e i no r p h a n a g e s t o t h eNorth County as partof the stay.

Pictured are pupils from Gael Scoil Bhaile Brigin, who took part in the cross country quali-fier for the Fingal Athletics Schools League at Balheary Park, Swords recently.

Pictured here is Gillian Barnett, who celebrated her 30th birthday with family and friendsin the Balrothery Inn in recently.

Ireland’s renowned cancer expert,Professor John Crown will be avail-able to talk to people attending TheLiving With Cancer public informa-tion day in the City North Hotel,Gormanston, on Saturday, 5th April.People from the North County livingwith cancer and their families, are

invited to attend this unique event,which will feature Irish celebritiestalking about their cancer experi-ences, as wel l as presentat ionsfrom a panel of cancer experts ,including Professor Crown. Therewill also be lots of helpful tips ondiet, exercise, fashion and wigs,

plus a chance for people to samplefree therapeutic treatments, suchas massage and ref lexology, aswell as advice and information onthe services available from the IrishCancer Society and the Gary KellyCancer Support Centre.” The LivingWith Cancer Day runs from 2pm to6 p m a t t h e C i t y N o r t h H o t e l ,Gormanston, Co Meath.

Cancer Talk In Gormanston

Dublin Airport is to launch a new charity initiative,whereby users of its short-term car park can opt todonate a percentage of their fee to charity. The new ‘Itmakes cents to park here’ initiative hopes to raise asignificant amount of funds for the DAA’s three charitiesof the year. Five cent from all car park bookings forBlock C of the Terminal 1 multi-storey car park, whethermade in advance online or in person at the gate, will infuture be donated to the DAA charity programme. DAAstaff nominated Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, SpecialOlympics Ireland and Jack & Jill Foundation as theirchosen charities for 2014. Siobhan O’Donnell, DAAcharity chairperson, welcomed the initiative: “We’rethrilled that car park customers can now be a DAAcharity champion by choosing to park in Block C of theT1 multi-storey car park.”

It Make ‘Cents’ To Park AtDublin AirportRE-ELECT CLLR. ANNE

DEVITTFor further information contactCllr. Anne DevittLispopple, Swords, Co. DublinTel: 086-8123435Email: [email protected]

The Voice Of Experience

Dowling Welcomes ChampsBack To SchoolOn Wednesday, 26th March, All IrelandClub Champions, St Vincent’s of Marinovisited Ardscoil Rís, CBS. This was thehomecoming, as so many illustrious GAAplayers have been former students. ManyArdscoil greats have gallantly played inthe blue of Vinnie’s and the Dubs. Waiting to meet and greet was BobDowling, Fine Gael candidate in theSwords Electoral area, who has taughtthere since 1982 and was a senior GaelicGames coach for nearly 20 years. Dowling told the County Leader, “It waswonderful to see the boys retain the title.I was the coach of many players down the

years and I remember fondly, GerryRegan, Ciaran Whelan, Mossy Quinnamongst some of the oldies. We were thefirst school to host the Australian SchoolBoys Tour, as Dublin Champions in 1983,and the following year, I went to visittheir coach, Don Scott in Melbourne. ““The following year the CompromiseInternational Rules Games came toIreland. Mossy was around in my middlecareer and it wonderful to see guys likeGavin Burke and Cormac Costello whorecently played for the school moving upthe ranks of club and county football,” heconcluded.

Pictured is Swords election area candidate,Bob Dowling (FG), greeting St Vincent'splayers, Tomás Quinn and Gavin Burke, asthey returned to Ard Scoil Rís with the AndyMerrigan Cup, after their win at Croke Park onSt Patrick's Day.


Liam Cooney, Ballyboughal‘Yes he was right to resign. It’s not other people’s business to inter-fere. Policing should be left as policing, there are just too many busybodies.’

We asked local residents, was theGarda Commissioner right to resignfollowing the whistleblower controversy?

Q:

Joe Geoghegan, Swords‘Yes I do indeed. Because an awful lot has to do with the tapping of the

phones, especially with the court proceedings and especially becausea solicitor was actually on to a client in prison and were being over-

heard through taping the phone calls. That’s against the law, there’sno privacy there. What’s going to happen now is it’s all going to kick

back on the government over court proceedings and everything.’

Liam Herron, Swords‘Probably, especially taking his family into consideration and giventhe pressure he’s under and he came up with the wrong word. I have abit of sympathy for him under the circumstances but there you are,that’s politics.’

Reggie Kearns, Swords‘Yes I do think he should have resigned. When you look at everythingthat’s coming out now, he wasn’t doing his job overall. When you see

so much going on and the lack of communication in his position heshould have been on top of all that. The only thing I worry about politi-

cally is that he’s taken a fall for the Minister for Justice Shatter andthat’s not right either. I think Shatter should step down.’

Patti Fitzsimons, Swords‘I think he was definitely right to resign but I expected more from himbefore he did. He should have apologised to thepublic without having to be asked by anybody.’

Marie Giffney, Swords‘Yes I do think he should have resigned because he must have been

aware of the phone tapping. He couldn’t have not been aware of itgoing on and been the commissioner for all these years and I think

Shatter should be gone. I can’t understand how he’s still there, I thinkit’s disgraceful I really do. If Enda Kenny does not get rid of him the

whole government will fall.’

Michael Dore, Portrane‘No I don’t. He’s sneaking away so he doesn’t

have to apologise. There’s something very dodgy going on.’

David McQuillan, Swords‘He should have gone long before then and Shatter should go withhim without a doubt.’

Cathal Byrne, Donabate‘No I don’t think he should have resigned. I think his whole attitudestands to be questioned, he’s not living in the 21st century. He’s oblig-ated to inform the general public and he’s obligated to his own force.There are items which need to be addressed and they need to open hiscase up.’

Christina Chisholm, Balbriggan‘Yes I do, I don’t think he was right in what he said. He made a mistake

and he should have resigned.’

Anne Hopkins, Swords‘‘Yes he should have. There are just an awful lot of shenanigans we’re

not being told about today.’

Emily Nicholas

YOURVIEWWith reporter Emily Nicholas

Margaret Flynn, Swords‘Yes I do think he should have resigned. If he’d have just apologised inthe first place none of this would have happened at all.’

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Call For End To Hazardous Parking In SwordsLocal councillor, Darragh Butler (FF) has high-lighted a potentially hazardous situation inSwords, which is impacting on residents in atown centre apartment block.Butler told the County Leader, that weekendparking on Well Road in Swords has the poten-tial to cause a serious accident, with seriousconsequences. He said, “I have been contactedby residents of Cooldriona Court, on Well Road,which links Main Street, with Church Road in thetown. This is a narrow road, with double yellowlines, but people accessing shops on MainStreet, feel free to park there, especially onSundays, when there are no traffic wardens onduty,” he said.“This poses a problem for residents ofCooldriona Court, who do not have sufficientspace to reverse out of their car park onto theroad. Another problem that this causes, is forpeople from the Brackenstown area of the town,who use this road, on foot, to shop at thePavilions. There simply is no space for them to

use the footpath, due to cars parking there,meaning they have to walk on the road. This is avery hazardous situation, particularly for peoplewith buggies, or with young children,” he saidand I’m calling on the Council to impose sanctionson people who park illegally there,” he said.

The Race Night forSkerries RNLIfundraising event willtake place on Friday,4th April at 8.00pm inSkerries Rugby Club.There will be free entryon the night, with nineraces and prizes for thebest dressed lady andgent. People can pay tobe horse owners,trainers or jockeys -and they win if theirhorse wins! SkerriesRNLI very much appre-ciates your help andcontinued support.

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Local Green Party elec-tion candidate for theSwords ElectoralWard, Ken Duffy, iscalling for a commit-ment from allc a n d i d a t e snot to placeposters onSwords MainStreet in therun up to theLocal andE u r o p e a nElections onMay 23rd. He told the CountyLeader: “The blitz ofposters competing forspace, one on top ofthe other on electricityand telephone poles isvery unsightly. A by-law should be intro-duced stating thateach candidate berestricted to oneposter only per pole.”“Swords Tidy Townsand the County Councilwork hard throughoutthe year to keep ourstreets visuallypleasing, and thissudden explosion of

Duffy Calls ForElection PosterBan In Swords

election posters is anattack on our visualsenses. In previouselections residents andTidy Towns groupshave requested their

c a n d i d a t e snot to placeposters onMain Streets.In some partsof thecountry itwas takenup, unfortu-nately that

has yet to happen inSwords,” he explained.“Election posters canalso be dangerous tothe general public on abusy Main Street ifhung too low, or ifblown free by thewind.”Duffy continued:“Surely with all theelectronic means ofcommunication at ourdisposal today throughthe internet and socialmedia, this largelyobviates the need forposters? I am notcalling for a total ban,a little colour to createawareness of an elec-tion adds to the occa-sion. I am merelysuggesting that incertain areas when itcomes to postering,that common senseshould prevail.”“A voluntary banwould require anagreement from allcandidates. I would bevery interested inhearing from candi-dates running in theSwords Ward to see ifwe can all come to anunderstanding on aposter free MainStreet,” he concluded.

Ken Duffy

Aoife Lynch from Smashbox is pictured doing a make-over for Nicola Achebe from Lusk,at the Mother's Day Pamper Zone at the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords onSaturday last.


Hickey’s Pharmacy Main Street, Rush hasintroduced new health services, offers,promotions and a vibrant new store to markthe launch of Haven Pharmacy.Haven Pharmacy is the new brand created by45 members of the co-operative group whichhas community pharmacies all over Ireland,with over 100 pharmacists and 300 staff.Hickey’s, who has been a member of thegroup for the last six years, will be one of thefirst pharmacies to rebrand inside and out -offering a new and diverse range of products,services, health screenings, offers and aunique and interactive store experience forthe local community.“We’ve been together as a highly successfulco-operative group for a number of yearsnow, sharing knowledge, best practice, latestthinking and buying power” said owner, pharmacistJason Doherty. “It’s been working so well that we startedto look at ways of how we could offer the benefits of ourknowledge and expertise to consumers - and create abrand that they could consistently recognise no matterwhere they were in the country. “Our first step was to find out what today’s consumerswant – starting with our own customers” said Jason.The launch of Haven Pharmacy has been developed inresponse to research conducted by Behaviours andAttitudes in Feb 2011 and more recently in September2013 - which highlighted that consumers were lookingfor a different type of pharmacy experience. The research showed that - in a market of increased selfcare and self medication - the relationship between theconsumer and the pharmacist is becoming even moreimportant with the consumer demanding more interac-tion from their pharmacist and the latest and mostexpert health care advice. Research also showed thatcommunity pharmacists are regarded as the most acces-sible healthcare experts in primary care –which bodeswell for Haven Pharmacy which is already the leadingcommunity pharmacy group in Ireland.

Haven Pharmacy has been designed to appeal to thelocal consumer, with local needs – but who will also beable to benefit from the shared knowledge, servicesand value offered be being part of a national network. “We are retaining all the very best of what we have atHickeys with some great new enhancements includingmore health screenings, outreach talks in the localcommunity, regular health talks in store, special offersand promotions tailored specifically for our customersand a dynamic and refreshing new store environment”said Jason.“We are already recognised within the industry asleaders in expert, healthcare advice, our dispensingbusiness is one of the highest in the country and thedepth and scope of our knowledge is significant. Thelaunch of Haven Pharmacy is about making peoplemore aware of this – the length and breadth of thecountry. I am really looking forward to the timesahead” said Jason.The Haven Pharmacy brand roll-out will continueacross the country over the next couple of months witheach of the 100 pharmacists managing the rebrandingchange.

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Swords Lions ClubAids SuicideSupport TrainingFingal Bereaved by Suicide SupportService has received a donation of€2,400 from Swords and District LionsClub, which will fund the training of asecond new group of 16 volunteers, whohave just started their course. Thesuicide support service is a voluntarycommunity service set up two years ago,guided by Fingal Counselling Service, inresponse to the increasing demand forsupport to individuals and familiesbereaved by suicide. The volunteers aretrained to listen and provide support.

They also visit families in their homes atthe request of the family. FingalCounselling Service, in the BASE centrein Brackenstown in Swords, had beenapproached by Fingal LeaderPartnership and the HSE Mental Healthand Suicide Prevention Officer to trainand support such a group of volunteers,thus the Fingal Bereaved by SuicideSupport Service was born. According tothe group, in Ireland today, more peopledie by suicide than by heart attacks or inroad traffic accidents. “Researchsuggests that every suicide touches thelives of up to 100 people. Swords and thesurrounding areas are experiencing anincrease in the numbers bereaved bysuicide,” said Maurice Kealy of SwordsLions Club.

Pictured here is Swords Lions Treasurer, John Boylan and President Maurice Kealy, withFingal Bereved by Suicide Support Services, Chairperson Ellen O’Brien, Treasurer BrianKinsella, and Carmel Condon.

On another terrific day for St. Mary's Secondary School, Baldoyle, their first yearsrecently won the Division 1 SSA Basketball title in the Oblates Basketball Stadium inInchicore. It was a great overall determined team performance, led on at the sidelines bycoaches Ms. Samantha Lambert and Mr. Robert Fennell. It is great for the first yearstudents to have such success and it augurs well for the future of St. Mary's, which has aproud tradition in basketball. Pictured are the victorious team, as they celebrate upontheir return to the school with the trophy.

Dublin Airport Wins Social Media AwardDublin Airport has wonanother award for its inno-vative use of social media.Dublin Airport picked upthe CommunicationsAward at the 2014 IrishLogistics and TransportAwards (ILTA) recently,

having showcased itssocial media activityduring 2013 in the awardssubmission. The awardrecognises the best use ofcommunications within inthe Irish logistics andtransport sectors in 2013.

The judges wereimpressed by the fact theairport has created ahighly engaging presencewith a distinctly Irish feelacross a range of differentsocial media networks.This is the fourth awardthat Dublin Airport haswon for its social mediaactivities over the pasttwo years, as it also wonlast year’s ILTACommunications Award, aMoodies Award for theworld’s best airportTwitter account and aBusiness to Arts Awardfor its use of social mediato promote its sponsor-ship of the Dublin TheatreFestival. “We aredelighted to have won theCommunications categoryat the ILTAs for thesecond year running forDublin Airport’s use ofsocial media,” said DAA’sChief CommunicationsOfficer, Paul O’Kane toldthe County Leader.“Dublin Airport more thandoubled its Twitterfollowers last year wecontinued to generatevery high levels of interac-tion and engagement withour audience across arange of social networks,”he said.


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“Progressive Credit Union was created afterthe merger of Balbriggan, Skerries andDonabate Credit Unions, which happenedin January last year, and was official lyrenamed as Progressive Credit Union inJanuary of this year. Then, in March thisyear, the transfer of Howth/Sutton CreditUnion, means that we now have four officesin the North County region. Our tradingslogan is ‘Together We Are Better’ whicheffectively means that we can now offer alot more services, as a result of th ismerger.”

Progressive CreditUnion now has officesin the above locationsand employs roughly35 staff. It is governedby 11 directors andthree individuals onthe Board OversightCommittee. Theircommon bond is thegreater Donabate area,the greater Skerr iesarea, Howth andSutton area and thegreater Balbr igganarea, including as faras Stamullen in Co. Meath.

The four credit unions have a long anddist inguished history of serving theirrespective communities. Balbriggan wasestablished on 6th July 1967, the inaugural

meeting was held in Mrs McKeon’s Hall.Twenty-four members joined on the nightand elected the first Board of Directors andSupervisory Committee.

Skerries Credit Union was founded in theearly 1970’s. The idea of starting SkerriesCredit Union was conceived by a group ofapproximately ten people, while DonabateCredit Union was founded in 1968 and hasoperated from many different locations inits early years.

Howth Sutton Credit Union is the longestestablished branch, being founded in1963. It was started in a very small way inthe local Parochial Hall. Continued growthand development led to the opening of thefirst office in Church Street, Howth.

Their memberships are made up of people,who have raised families over the past 50 orso years and this tradition has, in manycases, been handed down through thegenerations.

Some of the immediate benefits whichcustomers can avail of as a result of themerger include,online loan applications,loan calculator, view accounts and balancesand order statements to your address or Estatements. Also included are electronicfund transfers, which enable you to transferfunds to anywhere in the Eurozone, free ofcharge, a range of insurance cover, bill paythrough Paypoint, Foreign exchangethrough Fexco and payments of Social

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Online banking went live on 25th February2014. Since then there has been a verylarge interest in growth in members availingof this new service.

With the online banking system, memberscan make payments to their internalaccount in the credit union, and alsoexternal payments and transfers to bankaccounts, household bills and mortgagepayments.

Any kind of change can be very unsettlingfor members, who had questions to askabout the merger, and Progressive CreditUnion is well aware of this. In an effort toreassure members, Brian Howard was quickto allay any lingering doubts or fears ofmembers. He said,

“We want to reassure our members thatwith the merger of the four Credit Unionsthat all offices are safe and secure and thata l l fac i l i t ies wi l l remain avai lable tomembers, with the addition of many newservices.”

“The merger has strengthened the stabilityof our branches/offices and we would liketo inform members that Progressive CreditUnion is still providing loans and lookingafter the needs of thei r members, asbefore. We are always available to discussmembers borrowing options and individualneeds.”

“Our traditional loan purposes, such ashome improvement, special rate car loanand within shares loan are still available andas popular as always,” he said.

The all-important members’ car draw hasalso been retained and is available at allfour branches. “We are offer ing anincreased number of cars which makes itas fair as possible for all, with the next onein May,” explained Brian.

“Although some procedures have changeddue to the nature of all banking require-ments, we are providing loans and lendingas we always have for our members’ needsand we assure our members that we arehere if they need to discuss borrowingoptions.”

The immediate reaction of members is avery positive one, with many expressingtheir satisfaction with the new, enhancedservices. Indeed the advent of these serv-ices was sufficient to encourage long-timeBalbriggan member, Alan Marrey to expresshis delight. He was the first member of thenewly merged credit union to avail of on-line banking, when it was introduced on25th February last.

He said: “In February of this year, I trans-ferred my bank account to the ProgressiveCredit Union and have availed of the newonline banking system. I can now have mywages paid directly in to my account, pay

my bi l ls from the same account, haveaccess to set up payments and view mytransactions at my own convenience.”

He continued, “My wife has also sinceavailed of the new service, which we haveboth found very easy to set up and use. Wewill also be availing of the new debit cardthat is planned to be introduced to theservice over the coming weeks, whichmeans we will have all the financial serviceswe require through Progressive CreditUnion.”

“The changeover to the facilities offered byProgressive Credit Union, was very smooth

and hassle free, thanks to their staff. Theywere very helpful and friendly in assisting usand answering any quest ions we hadregarding the new services now provided,”he said.

Progressive Credit Union’s new logo is theMartello Tower, which is representative ofthe new common bond that each branchpossesses, namely their coastal location. Itis abundantly clear that the choice of namefor this new, dynamic credit union, was noaccident. It is a truly progressive entity, thatis destined to have a hugely beneficialimpact on it’s members and on the future ofbanking in the North County.

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Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for a new part-twostorey, part single storey extension to rear of existingtwo-storey dwellinghouse & new front porch along withassociated siteworks at No.46, Foxwood, Swords, Co.Dublin. Signed:- John & Priscilla Kieran.This planning application may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submission orobservation in relation to the application may be made inwriting to Fingal County Council on payment of a fee of€20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the dateof receipt of the application by Fingal County Council.

Fingal County CouncilB. Wallace seeks permission for construction of partsingle and part 2-storey 3-4 bedroom dwelling, inconjunction with existing garage/store, on existing landat Gath Na Greine, Mountfield, Seamount Road,Malahide, Co. Dublin, by subdivision with a retaining walland fence and upgrading of vehicular access and gates.The planning application may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of Fingal County Council (Swords)during its public opening hours. A submission or observa-tion in relation to the application may be made in writingto the planning authority on payment of the prescribedfee within a period of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Jason and Maria O'Toole, seek Planning Permissionfor the extension of the existing property at 10 AshleighLawn, Malahide, Co. Dublin comprising the set back ofthe west elevation gable wall from the existing boundarycreating side access, a 2 storey bay extension withpitched roof and a single storey bay extension with lean- to roof to the front of the dwelling, a single storeyextension at ground floor level with pitched pyramid roofand a bay extension at first floor level with pitched roofto the rear of the dwelling, the creation of a new habit-able attic space with velux windows and solar panels tothe rear elevation within a new pitched roof and internalalterations at Ground and first floor level throughout theexisting dwelling.The Planning Application may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the Planning Authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission or observationmay be made to the Planning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authorityof the application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought to construct a new cold storemeasuring approx. 18m wide x 53m long x 16m high withthree loading bays, office space and drivers canteen, toremove and relocate existing packaging shed and todouble it in size to approx. 37m long x 11m wide x 7.0mhigh, to extend existing processing hall to the rear bythe addition of a single storey freezing area measuringapprox. 15m wide x 32m long x 6.0m high withcompressor room and two new link corridors connectingthe new and existing buildings together with ancillarysite works for Rockabill Shellfish Ltd. StephenstownIndustrial Estate, BalbrigganThe planning application may be inspected or purchased

at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of Fingal County Council, CountyHall, Main St, Swords, Co. Dublin, during its publicopening hours. A submission or observation in relationto the application may be made in writ ing to thePlanningAuthority on payment of the prescribed fee, 20, withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application, and such submis-sions or observations will be considered by the PlanningAuthority in making a decision on the application. ThePlanning Authority may grant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought to construct a new two storeyextension to the rear and a storage shed to the sidepassage of 7 Kelly's Bay Promenade, Skerries for ClaireVeseyThe planning application may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of Fingal County Council, CountyHall, Main St, Swords, Co. Dublin, during its publicopening hours. A submission or observation in relationto the application may be made in writ ing to thePlanning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee,€20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority of the application, and suchsubmissions or observations will be considered by thePlanning Authority in making a decision on the applica-tion. The Planning Authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grantpermission.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by Genevieve Lynam atPlot no. 3 Abington, Swords Road, Malahide, Co. Dublinfor a 6 bedroom, three-storey dwelling, a two storeyoutbuilding/garage, new vehicular access, parking andall ancillary works necessary to facilitate the develop-ment. The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority ofthis application.

Fingal County CouncilRetention planning permission and planning permission issought by Andona Holdings Ltd. at Forrest Great,Cloghran, Swords, Co. Dublin. Retention planning permis-sion is sought for the existing structure and change of useof same to provide for a development in accordance withLocal Objective 354 of the Fingal Development Plan 2011-2017 which seeks to “provide for helicopter maintenanceand heli-facilities, of a scale and intensity appropriate tothe site’s rural location and having regard to the IrishAviation Authority’s operational and safety issues”.Retention planning permission is also sought for theexisting site entrance from the R108 and planning permis-sion is sought for the upgrade of this entrance throughthe removal of the existing low level stone wall andrealignment of existing fence along the R108. Planningpermission is also sought for a waste water treatmentsystem, landscaping (site markings) and all ancillaryworks necessary to facilitate the development. The plan-ning application may be inspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the

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Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permissionsought for Alterations toexisting house to include 1. The construction of anew storey and a halfextensions with Gable endadjacent to the existingfront door on the NorthWest Elevation of theexisting house (MillviewRoad elevation). 2. Instillation of velux roofl ights to the new &existing roofs.3. Replacement of theexisting front door.

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4. Replacement of the existing conserva-tory roof with new tilled roof incorporatingvelux roof lights.5. Plus all associated site works.Al l at 90 Árd Na Mara, Malahide, Co.Dublin.Signed Fran Woods and Raffael laBonomonge.This planning applicat ion may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the off ices of the planningauthority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writ ing onpayment of the prescribed fee (â≠¬20)within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for retention ofreplacement signage on the west elevationof existing office building at 39 MainStreet, Rush, Co. Dublin. Signed: D.McNamara.This appl icat ion can be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy duringthe public opening hours of 09.30 -16.30Mon.-Fri. at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street, Swords,Co. Dublin . A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made inwrit ing to the Planning Authority onpayment of €20, within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt byFingal County Council of the applicationand such submissions or observations willbe considered by the Planning Authority inmaking a decision on the application. ThePlanning Authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilEdel and Cathal O’Donnell intend to applyfor permission for a development at thissite: No. 3, Newbridge Avenue, DonabateCo. Dublin the development will consist ofalterations to a previously approved two-storey house design Ref. F12A/0118 andwill consist of the following:Single-storey front porch extension,single-storey rear kitchen extension,reduction of bedroom area to the rear atfirst floor level., garage conversion to play-room, omission of chimney, provision of anew window to the front at first floor level,move the position of two windows on thewest elevation, move the position of onerooflight on the east elevation, providetwo additional rooflights to the rear andone to the west elevation, alter thearrangement of the rear pitch reduce thesize of two windows and increase the sizeof one window on the rear elevation andalterations to the elevations to suit thechanges.The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the authorityin writing on payment of the prescribedfee (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application

Fingal County CouncilRichard and Mary Neville intend to applyfor permission for a development at thissite: 59 Seaview Park, Portrane, Co. Dublinthe development wil l consist of thebuilding of a single-storey front and sideporch, hall and bathroom suitable for adisabled person extension.The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the authorityin writing on payment of the prescribedfee (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application

Fingal County CouncilPatr ick Fagan/Featherbed Farm Ltdintends on applying for planning permis-sion for the erection of a detached 450sqmagricultural shed (8.9m in height) to thewest of the existing detached shed andassociated works all on lands at Ballykea,Lusk, Co. Dublin. This planning applicat ion may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the off ices of the planningauthority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation may be

made to the authority in writ ing onpayment of the prescribed fee (20euros)within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilOrganon Ireland Ltd intends on applyingfor retention planning permission for 2 No.car parks with 92 (52 and 40) car parkingspaces on lands to the South of the site atDrynam Road, Swords, Co. Dublin. Thisplanning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the authorityin writing on payment of the prescribedfee (20euros) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPatr ick Fagan/Featherbed Farm Ltdintends on applying for planning permis-sion for the erection of a detached 450sqmagricultural shed (8.9m in height) to thesouth of the existing detached shed andassociated works all on lands at Ballykea,Lusk, Co. Dublin. This planning applicat ion may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours and asubmission or observation may be made tothe authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20euros) within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilI Maurice Gleeson seek planning permis-sion at Streamstown lane, Malahide, Co.Dublin for a new detached two storeydwelling house and associated site workswithin the grounds of Woodbrook House,Streamstown Lane.The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the authorityin writing on payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application

Fingal County CouncilPermission for dormer-type 2 storeydwelling, detached shed and all associatedsiteworks including temporary wastewatertreatment plant and boundary treatmentsat South Shore Road, Rush, Co. Dublin.Signed D. & A-M. Hughes.This application can be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy duringthe public opening hours of 09.30 -16.30Mon.-Fri. at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street, Swords,Co. Dublin . A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made inwriting to the Planning Authority onpayment of €20, within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt byFingal County Council of the application andsuch submissions or observations will beconsidered by the Planning Authority inmaking a decision on the application. ThePlanning Authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.


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