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Master JackTop Of The Class

Many of our readers will be familiar with the story ofbrave little Jack McGuinness Daly. His story was

featured about three years ago on a weekly basis inNorth County Leader for over a year and captured the

hearts of people in the North County. Baby Jack, as hewas known then, has happily become Master Jack, as hestarted school for the first time recently. This wonderfulmilestone in Jack’s life was achieved when he attendedOur Lady, Queen of Ireland school in Toberburr,Rivermeade. His aunt, Samantha Daly told the CountyLeader, “We never thought we would see this day. Hewas due to start school on September 1st, but he was backin Crumlin Hospital and he could not start until 16thSeptember, but he is now doing really well. Jack stillattends Crumlin on a weekly basis for blood tests, and isalso flying back to Great Ormond Street hospital inLondon for check ups,” said Samantha.Jack was born with a heart disease known as HypoplasticLeft Heart Syndrome (HLHS), a rare congenital heartdefect in which the left side of the heart is severely under-developed. The brave little trooper had undergone twoopen heart surgeries in the early months of his life andthere was real concern over his chances of surviving thisdisease. He spent the first two years of his life in OurLady’s Hospital in Crumlin as he awaited a heart trans-

plant. Around this time, the County

Leader decided to highlight the plight of the plucky babyand the result was that fundraisers were organised in everycorner of the North County and beyond. He was alsofeatured on radio and TV shows, which further height-ened awareness of his condition. The events ranged fromquiz nights to head shaves and body hair waxing amongothers. He spent his second birthday and Christmas inhospital and among his visitors were Hollywood star,Colin Farrell and also Ronan Keating. The end result wasthat baby Jack was able to have a heart transplant in GreatOrmond Street hospital in London in April 2008. Thepeople of the North County really took Jack to their heartsand were terrific in their response to his plight, which,thankfully has had such a happy outcome as him beingable to attend school for the first time. Samantha said thatJack, who will be five in December has adjusted reallywell in school. “The teachers are delighted with hisprogress. He was very excited about starting school, as hecan see the school from his house and wanted to start withthe other kids,” she said. He has to attend Great OrmondStreet hospital on October 20th for two nights. At a timewhen we are bombarded by depressing news, it is indeeda delight to be in a position to report on such a joyousoccasion.

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Pupils of Corduff National School, Lusk enjoying the Thomas Ashe exhibition withSheamus Tynan, former principal of Corduff National School .

Thomas Ashe ExhibitionTouched Many Hearts In Lusk

The story of ThomasAshe’s life and death wastold in the LuskCommunity CouncilThomas Ashe Life andTimes Exhibition in theSaint Macullin’s Centrewhich ended on Saturday26th September last.Special visitors to the exhi-bition on 25th September2010 included two descen-dants of the Ashe family,Prof. Joseph Walshe ofDublin and Patricia Healywho travelled from Sligo to

visit the exhibition. The exhibition touched thehearts of many familiesfrom Lusk and surroundingareas who connected withthe historic changes thatLusk and Ireland under-went at the turn of thecentury. The small villageof Corduff was gaining anew national school andteacher, Thomas Ashe.The young Ashe was tobecome a dynamic forcein the community, in theGAA, setting up Black

Raven Pipe Band,promoting the Irishlanguage and Irish culture.He then moved to thenational stage playing akey role in the GaelicLeague and the IrishVolunteers. The 1916Rising and its success atthe Battle of Ashbournedisplayed Ashe’s talentsas a military leader. Hedied in the Mater Hospitalon 25th September 1917after being urgently trans-ferred from Mountjoy

Gaol, following forcedfeeding by the prisonauthorities.The many exhibitionimages of Thomas Asheand his colleagues in theBlack Raven Pipe Bandevoked proud memoriesfor Lusk family names

such as McNally, Kelly,Devine, McArdle,Aungier, Sheridan,McCann, Rooney, Clarke,Doyle and Weston, tomention a few. The exhibition proved tobe a melting pot for tellingand sharing stories of life

in Lusk over the decadessince 1910 and the birth ofLusk’s famous Pipe Band.Lusk Community Councilwill continue to collectinformation on ThomasAshe with a view toexpanding the exhibitionfor future showings.

Malahide AnnualCoffee Morning

Celebrates 10 YearsSt. Francis Hospice recently hostedIreland’s biggest Coffee Morning,bringing volunteers from many partsof the North County together to raisemuch needed funds for the hospice.Among the volunteers were localMalahide ladies, Mary Shannon andEileen Rush. The event was held inMary’s house and she managed tosqueeze 50 people into her home toaid this great cause. This is the tenthyear Mary and the girls have run the

coffee morning for the hospice andthey were delighted to be celebrating10 years. Mary told the CountyLeader, “It’s €2 for a coffee, but Iplace a jar on the counter so peoplecan give what they want. The Hospiceis a much valued institution in Dublinand I doubt if there is anyone whodoes not know of a family, friend,neighbour or work colleague who hasnot availed of the services providedby the staff there. It was great toreach 10 years and it was a doublecelebration for us. The neighbours arereally helpful and provided extra cupsand kettles and helping out ingeneral.”

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Skerries residents will be given the opportunity to become‘energy-smart’ by attending a free Home Energy SavingInformation evening on Thursday, 7th October in the LittleTheatre (beside Skerries Community Centre) at 7:30pm.The information evening is being organised by Codemawith the support of Sustainable Skerries. Codema is anot-for-profit sustainable energy agency which acts asenergy adviser to the four local authorities in Dublin and iscompletely independent of all contractors. Therefore, itsonly interest is in looking out for the local community.Residents will be given an insight into the current energystandards of Dublin homes and they will also receiveexpert, independent advice on saving energy around thehome. Homeowners who are interested in improvingtheir homes’ energy performance will also learn about thebenefits of joining an Energy Smart Community andgetting work carried out as a cluster. The Energy SmartCommunity is a scheme which allows homeowners to jointogether to improve the energy-efficiency of their homes ata lower price than going it alone. It works on the simpleprinciple that by bringing homeowners together in acluster, they can save on the cost and hassle of carrying outenergy-efficiency improvements through a group tenderprocess.

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Portrane LadyLeft Isolated ByCouncil DecisionA truly bizarre case of ‘Political CorrectnessGone Mad’ has afflicted the council officials and

elected members recently. The council in theirperceived ‘wisdom’ have decidedto isolate a Portrane resident bychanging her address.Mary Brennan of NetherCross, Burrow Road hashad her address changedto Valley Lane. Maryand her son, Darren arethe only residents herefor the last 36 years.Valleys wouldnormally suggest thenearby presence ofmountains, butunless there hasbeen very recentglacial activity on thepeninsula, mountainsare in short supplyhere. Perhaps thecouncil were influ-enced by the nearbymounds created by Ballealy landfi l l atRogerstown, which is clearly visible from thearea. Mary told the County Leader, “It was calledBrennan’s Lane years ago, although the officialname was Nether Cross since 1870. I told thecouncil that I love the name of my address and Ican’t see why people who don’t live here have theright to change the name, especially when itsagainst my expressed wishes,” a furious Marysaid. The whole affair has caused her nothing butanxiety and grief, but she intends to get thecouncil to reverse this daft decision. She has tried

in vain to contact them about changing theirminds without success up to now. The CountyLeader contacted local Labour Party councillor,Gerry McGuire who said, “The namingcommittee carried out a survey last May tochange the name and everyone agreed, exceptMary. Incidentally she is not the only resident ofNether Cross, as other people live further downthe lane.” He continued, “The reason for thechange of address is to facilitate the emergencyservices and to put proper signage on thelaneways. In the event of an emergency, theservices would not know where to go. The nameValley Lane appears on Ordnance Survey mapsand historians are adamant that this name was

previously used. Burrow Road is full of lanewaysand some are called after people who lived onthem and they don’t appear on any maps. Onlythe locals know them,” he said. It seems that thecouncil are not for turning on this decision. Itwould appear that leaving the name ‘NetherCross’ and providing adequate signage at theentrance to all of the laneways would have solvedthis problem very quickly. Surely the councilhave more pressing issues to be getting alongwith, instead of causing unnecessary hardship toMary Brennan.

Pictured are the Balbriggan Credit Union Car Drawwinners, Alan & Vanessa Harold and their daughterRebecca receiving the car keys from Darren Lawless.

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Active Citizen Week In MalahidePeople in the NorthCounty have always had aproud record of trying tomake their communitiesbetter, and now JuniorChamber InternationalIreland (JCI), the world’slargest leadership andpersonal developmentorganisation for youngpeople, is encouragingpeople to become active intheir community by partic-ipating in Active CitizenWeek from October 3rdthrough to the 10th. ‘It hasnever been more importantthat people start to pledgeand do things that willmake a difference. Whenpeople pledge to do one of

the 50 Ways to ActiveCitizenship they give an e-mail address and then wefollow up with them to seehow they are getting onwith their pledge. Again,this really helps motivatepeople to be more ActiveCitizens.’ said Brian JSmith, the North Countychairman. JCI branches from allaround Ireland will beparticipating in projects tobenefit their local commu-nities and encourageeveryone to start thinkingabout ways to becomemore involved in theircommunity. In the NorthCounty, a clean up of

Malahide beach andMarina is planned forSaturday October 9th.

From planting flowers in apublic area, to givingblood or donatingunwanted books to yourlocal library, there are lotsof ways to get involved.

Portrane resident, Mary Brennan is pictured atNether Cross where it meets Burrow Road.

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Fundraiser For Malahide ManAlan McAdam, also known as ‘Sal’ is a wellknown local window cleaner in Malahide.Unfortunately, Sal, a father of two young chil-dren suffered a terrible accident and sustainedvery serious injuries. He is unable to work andis undergoing rehabilitation. A social evening

has been organised for Sal in The Island ViewHotel, Oscar Taylors from 8pm on Friday, 15thOctober, with live music, food and a raffle. Alldonations for this very worthwhile cause, eitherfinancial or in the form of spot prizes would bewarmly welcomed. So, make sure to comealong, as a great night is in prospect.

Fingal Community and VolunteeringForum celebrated their 10th anniver-sary with a tree planting ceremonyat the Emmaus Centre in Swords onSaturday last, 25th September. Theday started with a the group’s AGMand culminated with tree plantingceremony, carried out by theMinister for Finance, Brian LenihanTD. Pictured at the ceremony are, L-R, Cllr Darragh Butler, Mayor KenFarrell, Brian Lenihan TD, MichaelKennedy TD, James Reilly TD,Trevor Sargent TD, Cllr CiaranByrne, John Barret, Chairperson ofFCVF and Cllr David O'Connor.

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With regard to theSwords Castle parkplayground, a purchaseorder has been issuedfor the repair of theplayground and most ofthe parts ordered havebeen delivered. TheCouncil hope to havethe playground openedin October.Michael Kennedy TD

Failte Isteach Programme For SkerriesThe Failte IsteachProgramme is nowbeing delivered inThe North County as a partnershipinitiative betweenFingal LEADERPartnership, theCounty Council, localschools and residents.The programmeinvolves communitymembers volun-teering their time toteach conversationalclasses to newmigrants who areliving in the area.

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Malahide Musicaland DramaticSociety are holding afun table quiz onThursday, 14thOctober in the videobar in Gibney’s Pub,Malahide at 8pm.Tables of four cost€40 (i.e. €10 perhead). Proceeds willgo towards stagingthe upcomingChristmas show andSpring musical “ThePirates ofPenzance”. Yoursupport is greatlyappreciated. Ticketscan be purchased onthe night. So, comealong and supportthis event and havea great time in theprocess.

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reopening of a lanewaybetween the two, justover two weeks ago. Originally there was a

fence erected here by thedeveloper, but 18months ago, residents ofHampton Woodsdecided to erect a wallas a safety precautionagainst their childrenaccessing a busy roadvia the laneway. It isnow a magnet for anti-social behaviour.Residents in HamptonWood were notinformed that the wallwas being demolishedafter lobbying by theirneighbours in BremoreCastle to open up thelane. Residents, Liamand Emer Peel who liveadjacent to the lanewaytold the County Leaderthat since the wall wasdemolished they cannotrelax in their own home.“Late at night, youthscongregate in thelaneway leaving debrissuch as bottles and cans.They are there until allhours of the night.” TheHampton WoodsResidents Associationwant the council toengage with them on anissue which is causingsleepless nights formany members whohave young childrenwho are particularlyvulnerable to possible

traffic accidents, as thereis currently just a gapinghole where a wall usedto be. Bremore Castleresident, Victor Dunne,who has lobbied for theopening up of thelaneway told the CountyLeader “We wanted itopened up to make aquicker, more efficientjourney to access thetown, it saves fiveminutes off a fifteenminute journey. I wouldlike to see the council

come along and finishthe lane, maybe puttinga barrier up on theHampton Wood side toease their concerns. Ihave also been lobbyingthe council for severalyears to put trafficcalming measures ontothe road at the lane’sexit.” When contactedby the County Leader,the local authority issueda statement promisingtraffic calming measures

would be on the agenda.A spokesperson said, “Ican confirm that a fullyaccessible pedestrianlink was providedbetween Bremore Castleand Hampton Woods bythe developer under theterms of the planningpermission for the twoestates. The purpose ofthe link is to provideease of access to resi-dents and schoolgoingchildren living in thearea. This was subse-

quent ly b locked bypersons unknown to thecouncil , as i t contra-vened the conditions ofthe planning permis-sion.” Meanwhile, local FineGael councillor, TomO’Leary to ld theCounty Leader, “I havemet the res idents ofHampton Woods andinspected the lanewaythere which leads outonto the Bremore

es ta te . I am veryconcerned wi th theHeal th and Safe tyaspect of the design ofthis access, and I amconcerned that the rele-vant planner or engi-neer could sign off onthis access as a safepoint of access, particu-

lar i ly for smal l orteenage children. Thereshould be some sort ofbarrier preventing chil-dren f rom goingdirect ly out onto theroadway.” Hecontinued, “I suggest ameet ing should bearranged with represen-

titives of both residentsassociations to see if asolution can be found.There i s somethingradical ly wrong withthe p lanning regula-t ions that resul ts inresidents under siege intheir own homes,” heconcluded.

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8.30 a.m. The early morning head office wasa hive of activity, but there was also a senseof decorum in this busy North City work-place, a mindfulness among the staff thatjust down the corridor in the differentchapels of rest, recently deceased people arelaid out for their final repose, that deeplysymbolic age-old pause between one worldand the next.Jonathan takes a call concerning Stafford’snew Portmarnock Funeral Home – it’s due toopen on the 1st October; he is meeting keypeople out there later in the morning and I’llbe tagging along.As we moved through the organisation,Jonathan introduced me to staff membersand if you didn’t know better, you might wellbe learning how a successful Accountancyfirm goes about its day. But then it all got abit different. We were chatting with Chris,the Operations Manager of Stafford’s, whenan urgent call came through to him from aEuropean Embassy concerning the repatria-tion of an Irish citizen who had suffered amassive heart attack on holiday and hadpassed away. It was chilling to think of it.Holidays are synonymous with lightness andjoy and anticipation. Bereavement anddeath are not supposed to be a part of thepackage deal. And then you remember thatdeath has no boundaries and is not mindfulof home or nationality. And so of coursepeople die on vacation. As we left Chris andthe diplomat to the important business ofhaving this Irishman’s remains brought backto his native homeland, Jonathan elaboratedon that specialised aspect of their service.‘We deal with an unbelievable amount of redtape in the effort to have a deceased Irishperson brought home. It’s very difficult forthe families, entangled in yards of bureau-cratic demands along with the shock andintensity. And that’s before you even begin toget your head around the language barrier.’I agree with him that life really can changein the flip of a moment, a family basking inthe heat of a well earned holiday one minuteand then so suddenly thrown into chaos andconfusion and pain. ‘It must be a relief forthe relatives to let you guys deal with thenightmare of documentation’. ‘It is,’ agreedJonathan. ‘Can be highly stressful at first.Then there’s the emotional task of actuallytelling us down the line that their belovedrelative has passed away. But once theyknow that we can take immediate action ontheir behalf, you can hear the relief in theirvoices.’9.00 a.m. You can feel things ratchet up anotch. Funeral time is fast approaching andI take a step back to observe, and leaveJonathan direct his attention to the demandsof a busy morning. There’s a lot happening.Phones are ringing loudly but answered byvarious staff with quiet reassuring efficiency.Jonathan Stafford is right up to the minuteon every single aspect of all the currentfunerals taking place. He seems to have anuncanny ability to move fluidly betweendifferent demands, yet give his undividedattention to the smallest detail. As a result,

families are constantly reassured that theirdeeply emotional funeral farewell is giventhe highest priority. No issue or specialrequest is too small. Flower tributes arearriving from Stafford’s dedicated floralservice, spilling out around the receptiondesk in glorious abundance, and there’s apoignancy to it all, a reminder of the good-ness of friends remembering to call theflorist, offering a touch of colour to lightenthe dark days of the bereaved family. Jonathan continues to move with quiet

assurance through a day filled with whatseemed to me to be a multitude of chal-lenges. The most pressing issue right now isthe fact that he basically needs to attendone Funeral in Howth at 10 o’clock and getto Malahide in time for another FuneralMass at 11. ‘It’s not so much a question oflogistics’, says Jonathan. ‘I don’t mean thatI have to drive the hearse and suddenlyabandon one family while high-tailingacross the city to the next. Everything isalready in place for both funerals, and theneccessary men assigned to each service.But I find that I’m involved in every funeralthat we arrange to some degree, and thatoften entails attending more than onefuneral or removal on any given day. Thegift of bi-location would be nice.’ With over 20 years experience in theFuneral business, the young ManagingDirector is also current President of theIAFD, (Irish Association of Funeral

Directors), and has been highly instru-mental in raising the professional standardsof his profession, through education policy,ethical standards charters and much more.And yet as I observe Jonathan’s hands-onstyle of management, his involvement withthe families he serves is deeply indicative ofthe core ethos running through Stafford’slong-established family firm. ‘Stafford’s wasalways a very community orientated busi-ness. And that strong core thread is stillwhat we are about. I meet people almostevery day who remember my grandfatherand how he began with one car providingfuneral assistance for local neighbours andfriends in the North Strand area. And myown father, John Stafford developed thefirm over many years. Dad’s whole life hasbeen about service to his community in oneform or other - his deep connections topeople framed his long career in public officeand also made him an outstanding FuneralDirector. Dad was unstintingly generous in

passing on his wisdom but also wise enoughto give me free rein to develop my ownideas. People in North Dublin still love tolink in with him after various funeralservices.’12.00 p.m. There’s time for a quick coffee,and Jonathan is reflecting on the twofunerals. ‘They were both slightly unusualbut for different reasons. The earlier servicehad very few mourners. The deceased manhad come in to see me 4 years ago, asked meto pre-arrange his funeral. A meticulousman, pleasant manner. Had gone to Londonat 15. His family had all passed on. I knew Iwas probably the only person at the servicethis morning that had known him well. ‘That must be awful. Knowing that youreally are alone.’ ‘You would think so, but John, that was hisname, he came to see me a good few timesand I tell you, that man had a huge sense ofpeace and acceptance about him. A real

example of how faith can sustain. And thenI go to Malahide and there’s a huge familygathering and an outpouring of emotion.This was Paul, he was 86, same generationas the other gentleman. And of course that’sa different kind of bereavement, when aperson passes at a ‘good’ age, after a longlife. A different kind of grieving happens.But what really added to the family sadnesswas the fact that Paul had only buried hiswife 5 weeks ago.’ ‘Do you think he died of a broken heart?’ ‘Who knows, says Jonathan. ‘But I can tellyou this – we’ve seen that sequence happena lot over the years. That doesn’t make itany easier for the family – the strangenessof a double blow like that is one huge shockto absorb.’ 12.30 pm: We’re driving to Portmarnock,where Jonathan is meeting an engineerconnected to the newly built Stafford’sFuneral Home in the heart of the coastalsuburb. It’s a beautiful building set rightagainst the backdrop of the PortmarnockEstuary. It’s hard to believe that a 15minute drive from the city centre can bringa body to such a deeply peaceful location.Jonathan tells me what motivated him toopen a state-of-the-art funeral home, espe-cially in recessionary times. ‘Quite simply, the time was right,’ saysJonathan. ‘You could say that in like theslow and seemly pace of a funeral proces-sion, Stafford’s moves forward withmeasured progress. It was around 1980when we opened Maypark on the MalahideRoad to facilitate the suburban expansion.North Strand and Maypark are still pivotalto our service – Portmarnock takes things toa new level in terms of the options nowavailable to the communities we serve inNorth Dublin, including Portmarnock,Baldoyle, Sutton, Howth, Donaghmede,Clontarf, Raheny, Malahide, Kinsealy andbeyond.’His concept makes complete sense when Isee the newly completed building. It’s full ofbrightness and light, a place that might liftthe spirits of families in mourning. Veryspacious with 4,500 square feet in total andfour interchangeable chapels of rest, whichmeans that Stafford’s can cater for all kindsof funeral services, from small intimategatherings to large extended crowds. ‘Funeral patterns in Ireland are changingvery rapidly for the first time in 50 years,’says Jonathan, ‘and Portmarnock has incor-porated all these emerging trends. Dublin’straffic congestion has created a huge needfor extensive car parking facilities. Theconcept behind our new building wasmindful of creating new possibilities forpeople. Take the one-movement FuneralService, where a family would rather nothave a Removal, and don’t go to the Churchuntil the morning of the Funeral Mass. Thiscreates an immediate need for the family – alarger place where they can gather theevening before to spend time with theirdeceased relative or friend. Stafford’s canarrange to have an evening prayer service ifrequired. Look, the nature of our businessmeans that every single day families cometo us in deep states of trauma, right in themidst of maybe the biggest challenge they’llever face. That’s a huge motivation to us toenhance service. A key element of that islaying on as many options as possible.Spaciousness and atmosphere means fami-lies can be together in way that sustainsthem through the trauma.’ ‘Will you caterfor people who require a Humanist, Nonreligious Civil Funeral Service?’‘Of course. The Portmarnock building isvery inclusive and roomy and expansive indesign. Civil ceremonies are just oneelement of the changing funeral patterns;we already arrange them, but Portmarnockliterally opens the field of possibilities interms of choice for all.’ As we finish our interview and drive away,it’s easy to see what he means. Looking outacross the broad tranquil sweep of theEstuary, you can easily imagine anyFuneral Service lifted to a special dimensionby virtue of such peaceful surroundings.

A Day in the Life ofa Funeral DirectorAs research days go, this was high on the human-interest scale – a day

spent in the company of a busy Dublin Funeral Director. Along withmy tape recorder, I packed a layman’s curiosity and maybe just a dash

of trepidation. The trepidation took a back seat when I met JonathanStafford, the affable and courteous MD at the helm of Stafford’s FuneralDirectors, one of Dublin’s longest standing family firms. In his late-thirties,Jonathan is younger than I expected.

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Pictured at the official opening of Nightmakers Music Studio in Swords on Saturday,25th September last are, Sean Connelly, Craig Connelly, Pierce Sutton, EvelynSutton, Russell Cooley, Jimmy Spector and Daniel Hannigan. Pic: Eoghan McQuinn

By Eoghan McQuinn

New Secondary SchoolFor Lusk Looks Likely

The County Council and the Departmentof Education are very close to completingthe purchase of a site for the firstsecondary school in Lusk. This will bewelcome news for all the parents of chil-dren in Lusk who are having difficultyfinding places in the nearby towns of Rushand Skerries, where the secondary schoolsare full. The site is located behind theexisting Educate Together school off theRing Road in Lusk and beside extensiveplaying fields and the planned new facili-ties for the local Soccer club.

Cllr Tom O’Leary (FG) told the CountyLeader, “This is great news for Lusk. I aminformed that the paperwork is beingprocessed and may take about a month tocomplete. The council will then buy thesite and be reimbursed by the Departmentof Education under the Fingal SchoolsPlan. When the site is purchased, theproject moves to the next phase of designand tender.” Deputy James Reilly and Ihave been lobbying for the secondaryschool for some time and I can assure youthat the deputy leader of Fine Gael willmake Lusk secondary school a priority ifthere is a change of Government and he issitting at the cabinet table as a Minister,”concluded O’Leary

Balrothery Tennis ClubDespite the weather, there was a good turnout for themixed doubles tennis competition held last Sunday week.This year, the McCormack Cup was won by RosaleenDuffy and Gavin Brennan. This especially brought delightto Rosaleen who was runner-up in the competition theprevious year. The beaten finalists in the tournament wereNuala O’Donnell and Linda Reilly who put up a greatperformance. Balrothery Tennis Club’s next adult tourna-ments include a Ladies and Gents Round Robin duringOctober followed by the Christmas Turkey Competitionon Sunday 21st November. For children, during the mid-term break, the Club will host a Halloween tournament.Every Wednesday evening there is social tennis from7.00pm until 9.00pm. Everyone is welcome of all stan-dards. Tennis lessons are offered for adults and childrenby our qualified tennis coach. Club membership for theyear is €60 for a family, €40 per adult and €20 per child.Balrothery Tennis Club is affiliated to Tennis Ireland.

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Monday 27th Sept to Friday 1st Oct

Talk of the shrinking economy quickly turned into talk of new business opportu-

nities, as the largest enterprise week in the capital, the Fingal Enterprise Week,

took place in various parts of the North County last week.

The Fingal County Enterprise Board hosted a series of free seminars, workshops

and mentoring clinics throughout the week, which drew record numbers of small

business owners and managers from Swords, Malahide, Balbriggan, Skerries

and surrounding areas.

Oisin Geoghegan, CEO of Fingal County Enterprise Board told the , “The

success of Fingal Enterprise Week demonstrates the huge need for information,

supports and advice from businesses who are looking to expand and from people

looking to set one up. Through the County Enterprise Boards, more small busi-

nesses can be supported and more jobs can be created locally.”

The week got off to a flying start as 200 guests attended the ‘The Business Panel

Q&A’ at the Europa Academy with John Bowman, Bill Cullen from ‘The

Apprentice’ series, Nicola Byrne from 11890, Pat Delaney from IBEC and the

Economic Advisor to ICTU, Paul Sweeney.

Other highlights of the week included the ‘Finance and Funding’ seminar with

RTE presenter, George Lee, at the Grand Hotel in Malahide on Tuesday

evening. George was joined on stage by Oisin Geoghegan, CEO of Fingal

County Enterprise Board, Tom Fitzpatrick from Chartered Accountants Ireland,

Liz Fleming from the Halo Business Angels Network, Michael Lauhoff from

Bank of Ireland, Gerry O’ Brien from Enterprise Ireland and Mairead O’ Grady

from RBK.

Over 50 one-to-one mentoring sessions were hosted throughout the region on

Tuesday, including the Drinan Enterprise Centre in Swords and the Beat

Enterprise Centre in Balbriggan. The panel of experienced business mentors

were on hand to give free advice, information and encouragement to small busi-

ness owners and those thinking of setting up a business.

Sean Gallagher, one of the stars from the Dragons’ Den series on RTE was the

guest speaker at the ‘Networking 4 Business’ event in the Carlton Hotel on the

Old Airport Road on Thursday evening. Members from four business organisa-

tions participated in the networking sessions, including members of the Fingal

Business Network, Women in Business Network, the Fingal Dublin Chamber

and the D15 Chamber.

The grand finale on Friday, was the Fingal Enterprise Awards at the Europa

Academy in Swords. Suzanne Carroll, founder of Tone at Home, a fitness equip-

ment hire company in Swords, took the overall prize. Suzanne was presented

with the award by the Chairman of the Fingal County Enterprise Board, Joe

Harford. Tone at Home, which has ten employees, was shortlisted alongside

three other impressive businesses: Star Stories (Siobhan Warde from Malahide),

Dog Training Ireland (Tara Choules and Lisa Whelan from Blanchardstown)

and Deliciously Different Cakes (Tony Kane from Santry). Tone at home will

now represent Fingal at the National Enterprise Awards in November.

Congratulating Suzanne and her husband and fellow director, Stuart Holmes,

Oisin Geoghegan from Fingal County Enterprise Board, praised the company,

saying: “Tone at Home has successfully managed to turn their fitness equipment

hire company into an attractive franchise model, with eleven franchise territories

across Ireland already signed up. Plans are underway to roll-out this model to

the UK and the judging panel were particularly impressed with the company’s

dynamic strategy for growth.”

Before the awards ceremony on Friday, the stories of three established entrepre-

neurs from the local area were also showcased, including Ann McGee from Ann

McGee Consulting (2009 Fingal Enterprise Award Winners). Michael Dawson

from The Gift Voucher Shop delivered the keynote address at the ceremony,

with RTE’s Bryan Dobson acting as the Master of Ceremonies.

The Fingal Enterprise Week was supported by The County Council, Bank of

Ireland and Newstalk and Joe Harford, Chairman of Fingal County Enterprise

Board, thanked the sponsors, saying, “The Fingal Enterprise Week was all about

positive action. It was about helping people who wish to start new businesses

and owners, managers seeking new opportunities.”

Pictured at the Fingal Enterprise Week 'Questions and Answers' session chairedby John Bowman at the Europa Academy In Swords were: Michael Bradley(FCEB), Keith Brock (FCEB), Oisin Geoghegan (FCEB), Paddy Lonergan, Bankof Ireland Swords and Dave Donnelly, Bank of Ireland, Ashbourne.

Paul Sweeney (Economic adviser to ICTU), Nicola Byrne (11890),Bill Cullen from the Apprentice series and Pat Delaney (IBEC).

Pictured at the business panel 'Questions andAnswers' session which took place at the EuropaAcademy In Swords were: Dr. James Reilly TD andPaddy Lonergan of Bank Of Ireland, Swords.

Michael Kennedy TD pictured with outrightwinners Suzanne Carroll and Stuart Holmes ofTone @ Home Swords

At the business panel 'Questions and Answers'session chaired by John Bowman which took placeat the Europa Academy In Swords as part of FingalEnterprise Week were, Paul Muryatroyd, DeclanCooney, Bill Cullen and Alan O' Brien.

Pictured at the Fingal County Enterprise Board's Mentor Clinicat Drinan Enterprise Centre in Swords on Tuesday, 28thSeptember, as part of the Enterprise week are L-R, James Bourke,mentor for Innovation and Patenting, Jim Gillespie, mentor forFinancial sector, Oisin Geoghegan, CEO, Fingal CountyEnterprise Board, Jim Kerrigan, mentor for Technology sectorand Agnes Doyle, Business Planning and Marketing mentor.

Pictured at the Networking 4 Business seminar at the Carlton DublinAirport Hotel as part of Enterprise Week are from left, MichaelDawson, CEO One4all Gift Voucher Shop, Sean Gallagher from RTE'sDragon's Den, Oisin Geoghegan, CEO Fingal County EnterpriseBoard and Joe Harford, Chairman Fingal County Enterprise Board.

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Fingal EngineeringWell known localcompany, FingalEngineering, is at thecutting edge of tech-nology in the field ofcommercial anddomestic automatedgate systems. Thecompany providesautomated Doors,Gates, TrafficBarriers and shuttersfor a wide range ofcustomers, forcommercial, domesticand agriculturalcustomers. They arebased at Treen Hill inLusk and among theirspecialities arecustom made Automated gates systems,including Swing Gates, Sliding Gates andCantilever systems, as well as TrafficBarriers, RisingBollards and alltypes of Industrialdoors and morerecently, a GSMbased weatherrecording system.Twelve years ago,Fingal Engineeringrealised that therewas a market for aturnkey solution toautomated access toyour home orc o m m e r c i a lpremises. Previous to this, if you needed anautomated system you had to contact a gatemanufacturer, another to supply and fitmotors and an electrician to power thesystem.

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take responsibility for the complete project.We service the entire Leinster region and areable to service all types of automation, regard-less of the manufacturer or installer,” he saidIn 2004, a niche in the market presented itselfthrough the explosion of mobile phone usage.”This led to our successful collaboration withDPS Promatic, an Italian company, whichprovides this new technology facilitating theopening of your automated gate by mobilephone. We customise their units to makethem suitable for the Irish market, resultingin hundreds having been successfullyinstalled in Ireland. This system works oncaller ID, with no charge being made for thecall,” said Des, who is very proud of theprogress being made by the company.“We are also agents for TAU AutomationEquipment. They are also an Italian companywhich provides automation systems for gates,doors and shutters and this year marks the10th anniversary of our very successful part-nership,” said Des. The GSM Intercom systemwhich the company promotes through itsassociation with DPS Promatic is indeed revo-lutionary. This works for barriers, gates anddoors. The County Council are one of ourcustomers for this system,” said Des. Thedifference between this system and otherswhich we encounter in shopping centres,hospitals and other locations, is that the

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have years ofe x p e r i e n c e ,ensuring you ofvalue and servicefor money,” said adetermined Des.One of the thef o r t h c o m i n gprojects which Fingal Engineeringare carrying out for a local agricul-tural concern is a solar poweredautomatic gate system. In thiscase, the proposed location of thegate is over 1 kilometre from the

nearest power supply, making the provision ofa power supply extremely expensive.This system works with low voltage where the

batteries are chargedby solar power.Calculations arecarried out by TAUtechnology and arebased on geographicallocation and antici-pated frequency ofusage. The calculationis based on eight daysof no recharging ofbatteries which is theworst case scenariorecorded in NorthDublin to date.Des explained about asecond new product,which is a weatherstation, which recordsweather statistics at an

exact location. Thisproduct is sure to beof great benefit to golfcourses, sailing clubsand any industry thatrequires recording ofweather conditions.but particularlymarket gardeners,After all, the NorthCounty is regarded asthe Market Garden ofIreland. “There’s atest station situatedin Naul, which givessamples of theweather at any partic-ular time. It can beraining in one placeand sunny two milesdown the road, Thiskind of informationmay well be impor-tant to some people.The system can alsorecord monthly rain-fall, daily tempera-ture, wind speed anddirection, atmosphericpressure, soil temper-ature and dew on anhourly basis andbuilds up a databaseof information.Growers may needthis specific informa-tion about weatherconditions at anygiven time. Another

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civil works to install the system “We are alsoproud to be associated with Combiarialdo.srl,also Italian, who manufacture gate hinges,rollers, cantilever systems, gate track andgeneral gate hardware of the highest quality.Des started the business in 1998, along withhis wife, Bernadette and Matt Graham. “Westarted providing industrialservices for repairs and mainte-nance of machinery like conveyorsand general maintenance. We alsomade parts for the computerindustry. With the advent of theconstruction boom, we broadenedour horizons to incorporate thissector.” The company currentlyemploys nine people, includingDes’s two sons, Kevin and Sean,and he is very strong about thework ethic of the company.“Anyone who does business withus knows our reputation. Our after salesservice is second to none and our word ofmouth referrals are testament to this. We can

advantage of this revolutionarysystem is that a text alert can besent to the user about adverseweather conditions such as lowor high temperature, high windsetc..Indeed Fingal Engineeringhave received an order for aweather station from NorthCounty Leader which willallow readers worldwide tocheck the weather conditions attheir head office in Swords bylogging on to www.north-countyleader.ie

Our test weather system located in Naul can beviewed at http://tcs.maxpor.net/ gprsmeteo/ andselect Fingal Naul from the drop down list.“Automatic gates still form the basis of thecompany, Des emphasised. “Our mission state-ment is all about the provision of high qualityproducts along with total commitment to aftersales care. We pride ourselves on our after careservice, which gives great reassurance to all of

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Balbriggan Town Council in partnership with Fingal County Council, Balbriggan Chamber of Commerceand the Heritage Council have engaged consultants to prepare a plan to improve streets and public openspaces in Balbriggan Town Centre. A key aim of the plan is to build on the positive aspects of the town’snatural setting and topography, its links to the wider landscape and environs, its natural and built heritageand its diversity and mix of uses, in order to make it a more attractive place to live, work and visit. The Balbriggan Public Realm Plan (BPRP) will address issues and opportunities and will present a visionand strategy for improving public space in the town centre that will be informed by the consultationprocess.

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The inaugural Bridgestone Balbriggan FoodFestival gave local North County producers thechance to showcase their wares in Ireland’s fastestgrowing large town. The idea of the festival wasquite simple, a chance for members of the publicto sample local goods and produce. These rangedfrom fruit to fish, with vegetables and deli meatsshowcased alongside some of the North County’sbest eateries, with menus which would suit anypocket. The festival featured food and productdemonstrations with a chance to have a littlenibble of the various tasty delights on show.Another unique selling point for the festival wasthe offer from sponsors, Bridgestone, who arerenowned in the restaurant guide business, to givean outstanding local artisan food producer orrestaurant a year long mentoring programme fromJohn McKenna, whose business and culinaryexpertise would help the lucky recipient take thenext big step for success. The judges were soimpressed with the standard of the exhibitors thatthey decided to make two mentoring awards. The

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Youth Wellbeing ReportTo Launch In Balbriggan

The Balbriggan Youth Wellbeing Working Group isextending an open public invitation to the launch of“A Voice Being Heard” - A Research Report onYouth Wellbeing in Balbriggan. The launch will takeplace on Friday 8th October at 5pm in BalbrigganTown Hall and features a key note address from Dr.Tony Bates, Founding Director of Headstrong; theNational Centre for Youth Mental Health.Research completed by Headstrong identified that onein five young people in Ireland report having no one totalk to about their problems, while nearly one in tenreported having serious problems but not seekingprofessional help. Statistics from the National Officefor Suicide Prevention (2007) indicate that Ireland hasthe fifth highest rate of youth suicide (15-24 years) inthe European Union and that suicide is now theleading cause of death among young people in Ireland, claiming more lives than road traffic accidentsand cancer.Balbriggan has one of the highest proportions ofyoung people nationally, with 27 per cent of the popu-lation aged 18 years and younger. The BalbrigganYouth Wellbeing Working Group was set up inresponse to increasing concerns for young people in anarea experiencing unprecedented growth andincreasing diversity in a landscape of limited serviceprovision. The group, which is co-ordinated by FingalLEADER Partnership, represents a wide range ofcommunity and statutory agencies and aims to developand enhance services to promote positive mentalhealth amongst young people and their communities.

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Deputy Darragh O’Brien (FF) haswelcomed the launch of theGovernment’s integrated plan for trade,tourism and investment saying that it willmean more jobs for the North County.“An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen has justlaunched a five-year integrated plan,‘Trading and Investing in a SmartEconomy’ which will focus on trade,tourism and investment and aims tocreate 300,000 jobs and boost exports byone third,” said Deputy O’Brien. “Thewhole focus of the plan is to create jobsand has the potential to benefit NorthCounty businesses and enterprise. Theplan aims to create over 150,000 directnew jobs in manufacturing, tourism andinternational trading services. The aim is

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out cheaper and moreefficient, as I’ll be partof a six man teamrather than a two-man”. The race isrenowned for itsintense hardship, yetAdam relishes thechallenge. Two menwho undertook therace in 2005, JamesCracknell and BenFogle, released a docu-mentary in 2006 show-

casing the harsh weather andimmense physical toll the pairhad to endure in order tocomplete the race. Laughing,Adam explained that “whileanyone else who watched thatwould run a mile, I justremember saying to myself ‘Iwant to do that’. Adam nowmust undertake trials with theEnglish team to secure his placefor the 2011 event.

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Lusk Utd is on thelookout for newplayers to join theirsuccessful socceracademy. Boys andgirls ages 4-7 arewelcome to join theacademy, whichtakes place everySaturday morningbetween 10-11 am atthe at Lusk Utd club-house. The aim ofthe academy is toteach kids the basicskills and rules ofsoccer, as well asgetting them used tohaving a ball at theirfeet, and to preparethem for youth level

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If you think you measure up, send your CV, for the attention of Gerry Fitzmaurice,North County Leader,Leader House, North Street,Swords, Co. Dublinor email: [email protected]

AREA FIELD SALES MANAGERNorth County Leader - North County Dublin’s biggest and bestread local newspaper, has the above vacancy in its AdvertisingDepartment. Ideally we are seeking a candidate with previous experience of advertising sales. Candidates should be hard working,conscientious and have the ability to work well in a team environment.

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MANSONBallamadun, Ashbourneand formerly of SherlockPark, SkerriesRobert, loving partnerof Kathleen; sadlymissed by his family,Nellie and Liam, rela-tives and dear friends.

O’REILLYPortmarnockPeadar, belovedhusband of Ellen;deeply regretted by hisloving wife, son,daughters, sons-in-law,daughter-in-law, grand-children, great-grand-children, relatives andfriends.

FLYNN,(nee Thornton)Newtownforbes, Co.Longford and formerly ofLissenhall, Swords, Co.DublinRosaleen, wife of thelate William (Lamagh);Deeply regretted by herloving sisters Eileenand Catherine, brothersMichael, Sean andLarry, sisters-in-law,nieces, nephews, rela-tives and friends.

WARRENAbbeylea Drive, Swords,Co. Dublin and formerlyof Jordanstown,Oldtown, Co. DublinMai; deeply and sadly

missed by her lovingdaughter Mary, sonMichael, son-in-lawEdmund, daughter-in-law Valerie, grandchil-dren Michael, Sarah andCatherine, great-grandson Noah, relativesand friends.

DOYLE(nee Ryan)Portrane, DonabateMaureen, beloved wife ofLarry and mother of thelate David; deeplyregretted by her lovinghusband, daughterLorraine, son Laurence,daughter-in-law Paula,grandson Ryan, brotherWillie, sisters Sue andKay, relatives andfriends.

TYRRELLMalahidePatrick (Paddy), husbandof the late Pauline;deeply regretted by hisloving sons Tony, Johnand Stephen, daughtersPaula and Elaine,brothers, sister, son-in-law, daughters-in-law,grandchildren, relativesand friends.

FLYNN(nee Carvill)Portmarnock, Co. DublinDeirdre (Dee), belovedwife of Arthur and loving

mother of Barry, Artie,Kate and the late Mark;deeply regretted by herdaughters-in-law Sineadand Jackie, son-in-lawBrian, he adored grand-children, her brothersRory, Fr. Aidan, andColm, her extendedfamily and friends, espe-cially her best pal MaryC.

CONNOLLY(nee Cummins)Ashbury, Delahasey, Naul,Co. DublinMaragret (Peggy), wife ofthe late James Connolly;deeply regretted by herloving children Martina,Seosaimh, Beartle,Aoíbhin, grandchildren,family, relatives andfriends.

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Fingal County CouncilI, Paul Stallard intend to apply forPlanning Permission at 6 Doorogue,Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin. The develop-ment will consist of a pre-fabricatedstorage facility to the rear of the backgarden. The Planning Application maybe inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy, during the public opening hours9:30-15:30 Monday - Friday at FingalCounty Council, Fingal County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co Dublin.A submission or observation in relationto the application may be made inwriting to the Planning Authority onpayment of a fee of €20, within theperiod of 5 weeks, beginning on the dateof receipt by Fingal County Council ofthe Application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by F.Price for a replacement dwelling andaccess road on a site on the ChannelRoad, Rush, Co. Dublin. The develop-ment will consist of: 1. Demolition ofexisting shed. 2. Demolition of existingsingle storey house and replacementwith a 4 bedroom dormer bungalow. 3.New boundary treatment and all associ-ated site development works. The plan-ning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its public openinghours (9.30am - 15.30pm, Monday -Friday). A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be madein writing to the Planning Authority onpayment of the prescribed fee of €20within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by ,the authorityof the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought forchange of use from existing offices toeducational use to facilitate youth andadult day and evening educationalclasses at floors 2 & 3, Sarsfield House,Millstreet, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, forJoe Woods. The planning applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy during the publicopening hours 9.30-15.30 Monday toFriday at Fingal County Council, FingalCounty Hall, Main Street, Swords,Fingal, Co Dublin.A submission/observation in relation tothe application may be made in writingto the planning authority on payment ofa fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt byFingal County Council of the applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought for thedemolition of an existing bungalowdwelling and construction of a newdormer bungalow , boundary wall,including a new sewage treatmentsystem and percolation area, associatedsite works and the retention of a singlestorey garage at Corduff, Ballyboughall,Co. Dublin by Mr Alex Tsedryk. Theplanning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority duringit’s public opening hours and a submis-sion or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee, €20, within a period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the planning authority of this appli-cation.

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preschool at The Cottage,Tyrellstown, Lusk between thehours of 09.15 -12.15 Monday toFriday by Aidan & AmandaCorcoran. This planning applica-tion may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at Fingal County Counciloffices during the public openinghours of 09.30 -15.30 Monday toFriday at Fingal County Council,Fingal County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin. Asubmission or observation in rela-tion to the application may bemade to Fingal County Council inwriting on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the Authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Damian Ryan and ÁineCoppinger intend to apply forplanning permission for a dormerwindow to front elevation andinternal alterations at, 21 ForestCrescent, River Valley, Swords,Co. Dublin. The planning applica-tion may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its publicopening hours and that a submis-sion or observation in relation tothe application may be made tothe Authority in writing on thepayment of the prescribed feewithin a period of five weeksbeginning on the date of receiptby the Authority of the applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought byF. Price for a replacementdwelling and vehicular access ona site on the Channel Road, Rush,Co. Dublin. The development willconsist of the demolition ofexisting shed and existing singlestorey house and construction of areplacement 3 bedroom storey anda half house, new boundary treat-ment and all associated site devel-opment works. The planningapplication may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its publicopening hours (9.30am - 15.30pmMonday - Friday). A submission orobservation in relation to the

application may be made inwriting to the Planning Authorityon payment of the prescribed feeof €20 within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilWe Jackie & Maura Boardman,intend to apply for Permission fordevelopment at this site, TheCommons, Lusk, Co. Dublin.The development will consist ofthe demolition of the front timberframe single storey section of theexisting dwelling including thefront porch and construction of anew extension to the north, eastand south elevations, to include anew first floor within a newdormer style roof with variousvelux roof lights to the east andwest elevations at first floor.The planning application maybeinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council during itspublic opening hours and asubmission or observation may bemade to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee(€20.00) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission consequenton grant of outline permissionReg. Ref. No. F06A/1424 fordwelling and waste water treat-ment system is sought by TomCorless at Site No. 6 Wimbletown,Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin. Thisplanning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority during itspublic opening hours and asubmission or observation may bemade to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee20 euro within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought byDavid Bollard for two storey houseand waste water treatmentsystem at South Shore Road,Rush, Co. Dublin. This planning

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Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought byWilliam Lee and Sinead O'Riordanfor dormer dwelling and wastewater treatment system atTobersool, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.This planning application may beinspected orpurchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public openinghours and a submission or obser-vation may be made to theauthority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee20 euro within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought byStephen Archer for one and a halfstorey dormer style dwelling andwaste water treatment system atBalcunnin, Skerries, Co. Dublin.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during itspublic opening hours and asubmission or observation may bemade to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee20 euro within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPermission for single storey house,access driveway and all associatedsiteworks at rear of No. 20,Balbriggan Street, Skerries, Co.Dublin. Signed: E. & M. Furlong.This application can be inspectedor purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices ofFingal County Council, CountyHall, Main Street, Swords, Co.Dublin. Mon.-Fri. between 9.30-15.30 (Through Lunch) and asubmission or observation in rela-tion to the application may bemade in writing to Fingal CountyCouncil on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authorityof the application.

Fingal County CouncilApplication for RetentionPlanning Permission for conver-sion of attic space into habitableaccommodation with minor eleva-tional changes and detachedgarage to rear garden at PortersLane, the Burrow, Portrane, Co.Dublin signed J. EnglishThis application may beinspected/purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of

making a copy between 9.30am-3.30pm, monday-friday, at theoffices of Fingal Co. Co., CountyHall, Main St., Swords, Co.Dublin. A submission or observa-tion in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt byFingal Co.Co. of the application.

Fingal County CouncilApplication for RetentionPlanning Permission for boundarywall railing and piers and gate tofront of house at Sandy LaneEast(Ballast Park), Sandy Lane,Rush, Co. Dublin Signed AlanBohanThis application may beinspected/purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy between 9.30am-3.30pm, monday-friday, at theoffices of Fingal Co. Co., CountyHall, Main St., Swords, Co.Dublin. A submission or observa-tion in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt byFingal Co.Co. of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission for demolition ofexisting 1 storey house and forconstruction of a new 2 storeyreplacement house and all associ-ated site works at No.39 QuayStreet, Skerries, Co. Dublin.Signed: A. Walsh. This applica-tion can be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at theoffices of Fingal County Council,County Hall, Main Street, Swords,Co. Dublin. Mon.-Fri. between9.30-15.30 (Through Lunch) and asubmission or observation in rela-tion to the application may bemade in writing to Fingal CountyCouncil on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilFingal County Council – Planningpermission is requested for theUse of part of existing Retail Unit(16sq/m) for sale of alcohol forconsumption off the premises.(master permission granted underref no. F08A/0391 ) At:- RetailUnit, Ground floor, Building 1,Dublin Airport Buisness Park,Turnapin Great, Cloghran, SwordsRoad, Santry, Dublin 8. Signed:-David Orange.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, CountyHall, Main Street, Swords, Co.Dublin between the hours of9.30am – 15.30pm Monday-Friday. A submission or observa-tion in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing to FingalCounty Council on payment of afee of €20 within the period of fiveweeks beginning on the date ofreceipt of the application by FingalCounty Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is requested forretention of conversion of existing farmoutbuilding to residential ( 3 no. one-bedroom cottages ) along with associ-ated siteworks including car-parking,bin storage and open-space/recreationarea. At ‘Ivy Cottage’, The Green,Lusk, Co. Dublin. Signed –Joe Hand..This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin betweenthe hours of 9.30am – 15.30pmMonday-Friday. A submission orobservation in relation to the applica-tion may be made in writing to FingalCounty Council on payment of a fee of€20 within the period of five weeksbeginning on the date of receipt of theapplication by Fingal County Council.

Fingal County CouncilNoreen and Charles Bennett intend toapply for permission for developmenton lands at Tarawood Stud, HollywoodLittle, Ballyboghil, Co. Dublin. Thedevelopment will consist of a two-storey, 3-bed dwelling with waste-water treatment unit, access viaexisting entrance and off internal‘road’, landscaping and all ancillarysite development works. The planningapplication may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours and asubmission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

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