DEFENDING KERR urge parents Correspondent 2 C O … · hero Food Dudes who save the life force from...
1
Dudes in food fight for healthy eating by Ray Ryan Agribusiness Correspondent MORE THAN 30,000 pupils in 150 primary schools are set to become Food Dudes in a three-year €1.2 million Bord Bia programme to encourage healthy eating habits. The Food Dudes programme, developed by psychologists at the University of Wales Bangor, aims to permanently increase consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables among primary school children in the school and at home. Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan and Education Minister Mary Hanafin yesterday launched the programme at Scoil na mBráthar, a primary school in North Brunswick Street, Dublin. Ms Coughlan said the low average intake of fruit and vegetables in Ireland is very worrying as poor diet and insufficient exercise contributes to growing levels of obesity. Ms Hanafin described the initial findings of the programme as very positive, who said a partnership approach with parents, teachers and the whole school community to get young people to understand the value of healthy eating and nutrition is very important. Bord Bia is managing and co-ordinating the programme. The EU Commission provides 50% of the budget, with the industry, through Fresh Produce Ireland, providing 30% and the Department of Agriculture and Food 20%. Bord Bia chairman Angela Kennedy said the most exciting aspect of the programme is its potential to bring about large and long-lasting increases in children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables. Children learn in the first phase of the programme about super hero Food Dudes who save the life force from a gang of baddies whose objective is to take away the energy of the world by depriving it of nutritious fruit and vegetables. Each day the children are rewarded with small prizes for eating the fruit and vegetables they are given. They also keep a diary of the fruit and vegetables they have eaten at home. Research has shown that eating habits are established early in life and it is, therefore, important that any attempts to produce long-term improvements in the nation’s diet should start with children. The implementation of the Food Dudes programme was recommended in the recent report from the National Obesity Task Force. Friday 07.10.2005 Lotto winner’s file
Transcript of DEFENDING KERR urge parents Correspondent 2 C O … · hero Food Dudes who save the life force from...
2Friday 07.10.2005
newsXX1
1032
1032
1016
1016
1016
1016
1024
1024
1008
1008
100810081008
1000
992
992 984
984
976
HHQ
N
P
L
L
L
TONIGHT
First quarter
October 7
MOON PHASE
IRELAND YESTERDAY
HIGH TIDES TODAY
EXTREMES
WORLD YESTERDAY
rises sets rises sets
Belfast ..........................................fair 13 55Birr ..........................................cloudy 15 59Cork ........................................cloudy 13 55Dublin ......................................cloudy 16 61Kilkenny ..................................cloudy 16 61Rosslare ..................................cloudy 14 57Shannon ..................................cloudy 15 59Valentia....................................cloudy 15 59
Galway 08.03 4.9m 20.19 4.7m
Limerick 09.47 5.8m 22.03 5.7m
Cobh 08.14 3.9m 20.30 3.9m
Waterford 09.11 4.3m 21.27 4.3m
Dublin 02.11 4.0m 14.35 3.9m
Belfast 01.35 3.5m 13.51 3.4m
time height time height
readings at 12noon condition °C °F
Warmest Dublin 17C (63F)Coldest Kilkenny 4C (39F)Wettest No significant rainfall.
Amsterdam..................................fog 14 57Athens ....................................sunny 24 75Bangkok..................................sunny 34 93Barbados................................cloudy 31 88Barcelona ..............................cloudy 20 68Beijing ........................................fair 19 66Berlin ......................................sunny 18 64Boston ......................................mist 21 70Brussels ......................................fog 13 55Chicago ......................................fair 28 82Corfu ......................................sunny 25 77Costa Brava ....................................- - -Crete ..........................................fair 24 75Edmonton ..............................sunny 8 46
Geneva........................................fair 16 61Guernsey ....................................fair 16 61Hong Kong ............................cloudy 32 90Honolulu......................................fair 29 84Ibiza ..........................................rain 20 68Jersey ........................................fair 17 63Johannesburg ........................cloudy 16 61Las Palmas ................................fair 25 77Las Vegas ..............................sunny 23 73Lisbon ........................................fair 26 79Liverpool ....................................fair 14 57London........................................fair 15 59Los Angeles ............................sunny 33 91Madrid ....................................sunny 22 72
Majorca ......................................rain 18 64Malaga....................................sunny 23 73Malta....................................thunder 22 72Manchester ................................fair 14 57Marrakech..............................cloudy 33 91Mexico City ................................rain 20 68Miami ....................................cloudy 31 88Montreal ................................sunny 23 73Munich....................................sunny 19 66New Orleans ..........................sunny 30 86New York ....................................fair 22 72Paris............................................fog 16 61Reykjavik ....................................fair 9 48Rhodes....................................sunny 24 75
Rio de Janeiro ............................fair 27 81Rome ......................................sunny 20 68San Francisco ........................sunny 23 73Seychelles ..................................fair 30 86Stockholm ..............................sunny 15 59Sydney ........................................fair 20 68Tenerife ..................................sunny 27 81Tokyo ....................................cloudy 21 70Trinidad ..................................cloudy 34 93Valencia ......................................fair 22 72Vancouver ..........................showers 15 59Venice ........................................fair 19 66Washington ................................fair 26 79
SUN AND MOON TODAY
Sun 07.37..18.47 Moon 12.50 ..19.52
TONIGHTStaying cloudy with rain spreading eastwardsacross the country, some heavy in the north andwest, although southern Leinster will stay dryuntil after midnight. Rain will clear to leave scat-tered showers in the west later. Winds veeringmoderate to fresh south-west. Min temp 8-11C(46-52F).
TOMORROWRain will clear eastwards as brighter conditionsslowly move in from the west. There will be somesunny breaks, but some of the showers will beheavy, especially in the north-west, where a thunderstorm is possible later. Moderate to freshsouth-west winds. Max temp 11-14C (52-57F).
Mostly dry this morning with bright spells. It willbe largely cloudy, with light rain in westernConnacht. That rain will move into Munster thisafternoon, turning heavier in the north-west, butmost places will stay dry. Freshening southwinds. Max temp 16-18C (61-64F).
TODAYNorthern Europe will have sunny spells after patches of mistclear. Central and eastern France will have the odd shower.Italy and the central Mediterranean will have showers andthunderstorms. Portugal, Greece, The Balearics and much ofSpain will be dry with spells of sunshine. Eastern Spain willhave showers. Eastern Europe will be dry with sunny spells.
Much of Northern Europe will be mostly dry with sunny spells. Scandinavia will have showers and more prolongedrain. Italy will have heavy and thundery showers clearing away to the south east. Parts of Greece will become show-ery. Spain and Portugal be warm and sunny, becomingshowery later.
ATLANTIC CAPTION: Low N will fill in situ. High Q will intensify. Low Pwill fill in situ.
EUROPE TODAY
EUROPE OUTLOOK
readings at 12noon condition °C °F condition °C °F condition °C °F condition °C °F
For your official Met Eireann Weather Forecast
SIMPLY CALL 1550 123 plus OR WEATHERDIAL BY FAX
1570 131 838MUNSTER ....830LEINSTER......831
CONNACHT ..832ULSTER..........833
DUBLIN..........834SEA AREA......835
Information provided by
WEATHERWATCHCal ls cos t 95c per minute & fax ca l ls € 1.75 per min . SP iTouch (01) 4112021
NOON
20
10
25
15
20
20
20
30
Moderate
Rough
Slight
Rough
Dolores McNamara: won€115m lotto jackpot.
Lotto winner’s file accessed by 125 officialsby Paul O’Brien
Political Reporter
SOCIAL AFFAIRS Minis-ter Séamus Brennan hasconfirmed that 125 officialsin his department accessedthe social welfare records oflottery winner Dolores Mc-Namara after she claimedher €115 million jackpot.
An internal inquiry underway will establish if anybodyaccessed the files inappro-priately, and what disci-
plinary actions should betaken as a result, he said.
It was recently revealedthat there had been an un-usually high volume of ac-tivity in relation to the Lim-erick woman’s files follow-ing her win. There wereconcerns that a civil servantmay have leaked privateinformation on Ms McNa-mara to the media.
Pressed on the matter inthe Dáil by Fine Gael TDGay Mitchell, Mr Brennan
confirmed in a writtenanswer that 125 individualshad accessed the recordsduring the period in ques-tion.
“In addition to a generalcircular to staff stressingconfidentiality obligations, afurther communication has[been] issued to the man-agers of the individualsinvolved concerning theiraccess to the data. Furtheraction, including the appli-cation of any penalties, will
depend on the outcome ofthese enquiries,” he said.
“If it is established thatthere was inappropriateaccess to records by a staffmember, the case will bereferred to the personnelofficer for appropriate ac-tion under the civil servicedisciplinary code.”
Mr Brennan said hisdepartment took “very seri-ously” its obligations tosafeguard data privacy.
Meanwhile, Finance
Minister Brian Cowen hasadmitted the level of accessby Revenue officials to MsMcNamara’s tax records fol-lowing her win also appearsto have been “slightly”higher than normal.
But he added: “It is notpossible to concludewithout further enquiriesthat this access was not nec-essary for normal businessreasons.”
Revenue is investigatingthe matter.
Extendsupervisionfor pupils,
urge parentsby Niall Murray
EducationCorrespondent
PAID supervision of pupilsshould be extended beforeand after school to mindchildren being dropped offearly, according to schoolmanagers.
The National ParentsCouncil-Primary (NPC-P)has called for a Govern-ment-funded scheme toensure children brought toschool before classes begincan be supervised. TheDepartment of Justice hasalready begun consultationswith parent groups andschool managers with aview to making after-school childcare available inschools.
But the Catholic PrimarySchool Managers’ Associa-tion (CPSMA) said themost effective way ofresolving the issue would beto increase the budget forsupervision by teachers.
CPSMA general secretaryDan O’Connor said: “Wewould like a situationwhereby arrangements forpaid supervision is extendedto cover half an hour beforeschool starts and 15 minutesafter school.”
Fr O’Connor saidarrangements are workingwell in some rural schools,where parents providesupervision on a voluntarybasis for 15 minutes before
classes each morning. Buthe said a paid scheme wouldbe the only way toguarantee people would bein place.
NPC-P chief executiveFionnuala Kilfeather said:“There has been verylittle commitment on thematter, although someaction is beginning onJustice Minister MichaelMcDowell’s proposal thatschools be used forafter-school childcare.”
The Irish NationalTeachers Organisation(INTO) said it would bewilling to considerconstructive proposals on anextension of the supervisions c h e m e.
INTO general secretaryJohn Carr said: “Someparents take advantage ofthe fact that many principalscome to school early to getoffice work done andassume that the principalwill be available in the eventof an emergency or if itrains and the child needss h e l t e r.”
A spokesperson of theDepartment of Educationsaid: “Subject to theauthority of the board ofmanagement, it is theresponsibility of theprincipal teacher to organiseand participate in theeffective supervision ofpupils during breaks, lunchperiods, assembly anddismissal”.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Education Minister Mary Hanafin, Bord Bia chairman Angela Kennedy, and Agriculture MinisterMary Coughlan, with Scoil na mBráthar students Darren Shannon, William McAdams, Dylan Smith, and Ros Mon-agahan at yesterday’s launch Bord Bia’s Food Dudes Programme. Picture: Gary O’Neill
Dudes in food fight for healthy eatingby Ray Ryan
AgribusinessCorrespondent
MORE THAN 30,000pupils in 150 primaryschools are set to becomeFood Dudes in athree-year €1.2 millionBord Bia programme toencourage healthy eatinghabits.
The Food Dudesprogramme, developed bypsychologists at theUniversity of WalesBangor, aims topermanently increaseconsumption of fresh fruitand vegetables amongprimary school children inthe school and at home.
Agriculture MinisterMary Coughlan andEducation Minister Mary
Hanafin yesterdaylaunched the programmeat Scoil na mBráthar, aprimary school in NorthBrunswick Street, Dublin.
Ms Coughlan said thelow average intake of fruitand vegetables in Irelandis very worrying as poordiet and insufficientexercise contributes togrowing levels of obesity.
Ms Hanafin describedthe initial findings of theprogramme as verypositive, who said apartnership approach withparents, teachers and thewhole school communityto get young people tounderstand the value ofhealthy eating andnutrition is veryimportant.
Bord Bia is managing
and co-ordinating theprogramme. The EUCommission provides 50%of the budget, with theindustry, through FreshProduce Ireland,providing 30% and theDepartment ofAgriculture and Food20%. Bord Bia chairmanAngela Kennedy said themost exciting aspect ofthe programme is itspotential to bring aboutlarge and long-lastingincreases in children’sconsumption of fruit andvegetables. Children learnin the first phase of theprogramme about superhero Food Dudes whosave the life force from agang of baddies whoseobjective is to take awaythe energy of the world
by depriving it ofnutritious fruit andvegetables. Each day thechildren are rewardedwith small prizes foreating the fruit andvegetables they are given.They also keep a diary ofthe fruit and vegetablesthey have eaten at home.
Research has shownthat eating habits areestablished early in lifeand it is, therefore,important that anyattempts to producelong-term improvementsin the nation’s diet shouldstart with children. Theimplementation of theFood Dudes programmewas recommended in therecent report from theNational Obesity TaskForce.
SUDOKU
basic
intermediate advanced
A D
VA N
C E D
SOLU
TIO
NS
for
TH
UR
SDAY
I N T
E R
M E
D I A
T E
BA
SIC
HOW TO PLAY
Fill in the grid,ensuring that eachcolumn and row,and every 3x3 box,contains thenumbers 1-9
News................................................ 2 to 13HELP FOR ILLEGALS: The Dáil has thrown itsweight behind legislation being proposed in theUS which would help the thousands of illegalIrish there.
World ........................................14 and 15‘GOD’S BANKER’ TRIAL: Five men, including aconvicted Mafia figure, went on trial in Romeyesterday for the 1982 murder of Italian financierRoberto Calvi, the so-called “God’s banker”.
Analysis ..................................................... 19DIVIDED NATION: The Dublin Rape Crisis Centrecelebrates its 25th anniversary with the launchof the book Without Fear this Monday. AuthorSusan McKay recalls the events in which a14-year-old rape victim was held captive by theState.
Business..................................... 20 to 22EIRCOM DENIAL: Eircom yesterday rubbished aclaim it is in talks with Swiss telecoms companySwisscom that would see the formerState-owned monopoly taken over for €3 billion.
Sport.............................................. 23 to 31DEFENDING KERR: Brian Kerr’s agent has leaptto the defence of his under-pressure client byhitting out at an unbalanced media, fabricatedstories, and anti-Kerr newspaper campaigns.
General switchboard: ........................ 021 4272722Dublin switchboard: ............................. 01 6056350News/Diary: ........................................ 021 4802101......................................................news@examiner. ie...................................................... diar [email protected]: ................................................... 021 4802152......................................................sport@examiner.ieBusiness: ............................................. 021 4802259................................................. b u s i n e s s @ e x a m i n e r. i eAdvertising: ......................................... 021 4274455.........................................................a d s @ e x a m i n e r. i eCirculation: ......................................... 021 4802256.............................................. circulation@examiner. ie
IN YOUR PAPER TODAY
C O N TAC T S
3 77 8
4 6 99 5 3
6 9 1 71 2 4 6
5 61 2 8 5
3 8
3 63 5
4 1 8 7 9 58 5 1 6
1 7 83 2 8 1
6 5 1 4 7 97 6
7 1
1 5 79 8 5
7 9 4 27 6
1 6 5 32 4
9 6 5 86 1 9
3 9 5
1 3 8 5 7 6 2 4 94 2 7 3 9 1 5 6 85 9 6 2 8 4 3 1 76 5 9 7 3 8 1 2 42 8 4 1 5 9 6 7 37 1 3 4 6 2 9 8 58 7 2 9 1 3 4 5 69 6 1 8 4 5 7 3 23 4 5 6 2 7 8 9 1
7 5 1 2 6 3 9 8 49 6 8 4 1 5 2 3 73 4 2 9 7 8 1 5 61 2 4 6 8 7 3 9 55 3 6 1 4 9 7 2 88 9 7 3 5 2 4 6 16 1 3 5 9 4 8 7 24 7 9 8 2 6 5 1 32 8 5 7 3 1 6 4 9
7 9 1 6 5 2 8 4 35 8 3 4 7 1 2 6 94 6 2 8 3 9 5 7 11 3 5 7 4 8 9 2 66 4 7 9 2 5 1 3 88 2 9 3 1 6 7 5 43 1 6 5 8 7 4 9 22 7 4 1 9 3 6 8 59 5 8 2 6 4 3 1 7
2Friday 07.10.2005
newsXX1
1032
1032
1016
1016
1016
1016
1024
1024
1008
1008
100810081008
1000
992
992 984
984
976
HHQ
N
P
L
L
L
TONIGHT
First quarter
October 7
MOON PHASE
IRELAND YESTERDAY
HIGH TIDES TODAY
EXTREMES
WORLD YESTERDAY
rises sets rises sets
Belfast ..........................................fair 13 55Birr ..........................................cloudy 15 59Cork ........................................cloudy 13 55Dublin ......................................cloudy 16 61Kilkenny ..................................cloudy 16 61Rosslare ..................................cloudy 14 57Shannon ..................................cloudy 15 59Valentia....................................cloudy 15 59
Galway 08.03 4.9m 20.19 4.7m
Limerick 09.47 5.8m 22.03 5.7m
Cobh 08.14 3.9m 20.30 3.9m
Waterford 09.11 4.3m 21.27 4.3m
Dublin 02.11 4.0m 14.35 3.9m
Belfast 01.35 3.5m 13.51 3.4m
time height time height
readings at 12noon condition °C °F
Warmest Dublin 17C (63F)Coldest Kilkenny 4C (39F)Wettest No significant rainfall.
Amsterdam..................................fog 14 57Athens ....................................sunny 24 75Bangkok..................................sunny 34 93Barbados................................cloudy 31 88Barcelona ..............................cloudy 20 68Beijing ........................................fair 19 66Berlin ......................................sunny 18 64Boston ......................................mist 21 70Brussels ......................................fog 13 55Chicago ......................................fair 28 82Corfu ......................................sunny 25 77Costa Brava ....................................- - -Crete ..........................................fair 24 75Edmonton ..............................sunny 8 46
Geneva........................................fair 16 61Guernsey ....................................fair 16 61Hong Kong ............................cloudy 32 90Honolulu......................................fair 29 84Ibiza ..........................................rain 20 68Jersey ........................................fair 17 63Johannesburg ........................cloudy 16 61Las Palmas ................................fair 25 77Las Vegas ..............................sunny 23 73Lisbon ........................................fair 26 79Liverpool ....................................fair 14 57London........................................fair 15 59Los Angeles ............................sunny 33 91Madrid ....................................sunny 22 72
Majorca ......................................rain 18 64Malaga....................................sunny 23 73Malta....................................thunder 22 72Manchester ................................fair 14 57Marrakech..............................cloudy 33 91Mexico City ................................rain 20 68Miami ....................................cloudy 31 88Montreal ................................sunny 23 73Munich....................................sunny 19 66New Orleans ..........................sunny 30 86New York ....................................fair 22 72Paris............................................fog 16 61Reykjavik ....................................fair 9 48Rhodes....................................sunny 24 75
Rio de Janeiro ............................fair 27 81Rome ......................................sunny 20 68San Francisco ........................sunny 23 73Seychelles ..................................fair 30 86Stockholm ..............................sunny 15 59Sydney ........................................fair 20 68Tenerife ..................................sunny 27 81Tokyo ....................................cloudy 21 70Trinidad ..................................cloudy 34 93Valencia ......................................fair 22 72Vancouver ..........................showers 15 59Venice ........................................fair 19 66Washington ................................fair 26 79
SUN AND MOON TODAY
Sun 07.37..18.47 Moon 12.50 ..19.52
TONIGHTStaying cloudy with rain spreading eastwardsacross the country, some heavy in the north andwest, although southern Leinster will stay dryuntil after midnight. Rain will clear to leave scat-tered showers in the west later. Winds veeringmoderate to fresh south-west. Min temp 8-11C(46-52F).
TOMORROWRain will clear eastwards as brighter conditionsslowly move in from the west. There will be somesunny breaks, but some of the showers will beheavy, especially in the north-west, where a thunderstorm is possible later. Moderate to freshsouth-west winds. Max temp 11-14C (52-57F).
Mostly dry this morning with bright spells. It willbe largely cloudy, with light rain in westernConnacht. That rain will move into Munster thisafternoon, turning heavier in the north-west, butmost places will stay dry. Freshening southwinds. Max temp 16-18C (61-64F).
TODAYNorthern Europe will have sunny spells after patches of mistclear. Central and eastern France will have the odd shower.Italy and the central Mediterranean will have showers andthunderstorms. Portugal, Greece, The Balearics and much ofSpain will be dry with spells of sunshine. Eastern Spain willhave showers. Eastern Europe will be dry with sunny spells.
Much of Northern Europe will be mostly dry with sunny spells. Scandinavia will have showers and more prolongedrain. Italy will have heavy and thundery showers clearing away to the south east. Parts of Greece will become show-ery. Spain and Portugal be warm and sunny, becomingshowery later.
ATLANTIC CAPTION: Low N will fill in situ. High Q will intensify. Low Pwill fill in situ.
EUROPE TODAY
EUROPE OUTLOOK
readings at 12noon condition °C °F condition °C °F condition °C °F condition °C °F
For your official Met Eireann Weather Forecast
SIMPLY CALL 1550 123 plus OR WEATHERDIAL BY FAX
1570 131 838MUNSTER ....830LEINSTER......831
CONNACHT ..832ULSTER..........833
DUBLIN..........834SEA AREA......835
Information provided by
WEATHERWATCHCal ls cos t 95c per minute & fax ca l ls € 1.75 per min . SP iTouch (01) 4112021
NOON
20
10
25
15
20
20
20
30
Moderate
Rough
Slight
Rough
Dolores McNamara: won€115m lotto jackpot.
Lotto winner’s file accessed by 125 officialsby Paul O’Brien
Political Reporter
SOCIAL AFFAIRS Minis-ter Séamus Brennan hasconfirmed that 125 officialsin his department accessedthe social welfare records oflottery winner Dolores Mc-Namara after she claimedher €115 million jackpot.
An internal inquiry underway will establish if anybodyaccessed the files inappro-priately, and what disci-
plinary actions should betaken as a result, he said.
It was recently revealedthat there had been an un-usually high volume of ac-tivity in relation to the Lim-erick woman’s files follow-ing her win. There wereconcerns that a civil servantmay have leaked privateinformation on Ms McNa-mara to the media.
Pressed on the matter inthe Dáil by Fine Gael TDGay Mitchell, Mr Brennan
confirmed in a writtenanswer that 125 individualshad accessed the recordsduring the period in ques-tion.
“In addition to a generalcircular to staff stressingconfidentiality obligations, afurther communication has[been] issued to the man-agers of the individualsinvolved concerning theiraccess to the data. Furtheraction, including the appli-cation of any penalties, will
depend on the outcome ofthese enquiries,” he said.
“If it is established thatthere was inappropriateaccess to records by a staffmember, the case will bereferred to the personnelofficer for appropriate ac-tion under the civil servicedisciplinary code.”
Mr Brennan said hisdepartment took “very seri-ously” its obligations tosafeguard data privacy.
Meanwhile, Finance
Minister Brian Cowen hasadmitted the level of accessby Revenue officials to MsMcNamara’s tax records fol-lowing her win also appearsto have been “slightly”higher than normal.
But he added: “It is notpossible to concludewithout further enquiriesthat this access was not nec-essary for normal businessreasons.”
Revenue is investigatingthe matter.
Extendsupervisionfor pupils,
urge parentsby Niall Murray
EducationCorrespondent
PAID supervision of pupilsshould be extended beforeand after school to mindchildren being dropped offearly, according to schoolmanagers.
The National ParentsCouncil-Primary (NPC-P)has called for a Govern-ment-funded scheme toensure children brought toschool before classes begincan be supervised. TheDepartment of Justice hasalready begun consultationswith parent groups andschool managers with aview to making after-school childcare available inschools.
But the Catholic PrimarySchool Managers’ Associa-tion (CPSMA) said themost effective way ofresolving the issue would beto increase the budget forsupervision by teachers.
CPSMA general secretaryDan O’Connor said: “Wewould like a situationwhereby arrangements forpaid supervision is extendedto cover half an hour beforeschool starts and 15 minutesafter school.”
Fr O’Connor saidarrangements are workingwell in some rural schools,where parents providesupervision on a voluntarybasis for 15 minutes before
classes each morning. Buthe said a paid scheme wouldbe the only way toguarantee people would bein place.
NPC-P chief executiveFionnuala Kilfeather said:“There has been verylittle commitment on thematter, although someaction is beginning onJustice Minister MichaelMcDowell’s proposal thatschools be used forafter-school childcare.”
The Irish NationalTeachers Organisation(INTO) said it would bewilling to considerconstructive proposals on anextension of the supervisions c h e m e.
INTO general secretaryJohn Carr said: “Someparents take advantage ofthe fact that many principalscome to school early to getoffice work done andassume that the principalwill be available in the eventof an emergency or if itrains and the child needss h e l t e r.”
A spokesperson of theDepartment of Educationsaid: “Subject to theauthority of the board ofmanagement, it is theresponsibility of theprincipal teacher to organiseand participate in theeffective supervision ofpupils during breaks, lunchperiods, assembly anddismissal”.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Education Minister Mary Hanafin, Bord Bia chairman Angela Kennedy, and Agriculture MinisterMary Coughlan, with Scoil na mBráthar students Darren Shannon, William McAdams, Dylan Smith, and Ros Mon-agahan at yesterday’s launch Bord Bia’s Food Dudes Programme. Picture: Gary O’Neill
Dudes in food fight for healthy eatingby Ray Ryan
AgribusinessCorrespondent
MORE THAN 30,000pupils in 150 primaryschools are set to becomeFood Dudes in athree-year €1.2 millionBord Bia programme toencourage healthy eatinghabits.
The Food Dudesprogramme, developed bypsychologists at theUniversity of WalesBangor, aims topermanently increaseconsumption of fresh fruitand vegetables amongprimary school children inthe school and at home.
Agriculture MinisterMary Coughlan andEducation Minister Mary
Hanafin yesterdaylaunched the programmeat Scoil na mBráthar, aprimary school in NorthBrunswick Street, Dublin.
Ms Coughlan said thelow average intake of fruitand vegetables in Irelandis very worrying as poordiet and insufficientexercise contributes togrowing levels of obesity.
Ms Hanafin describedthe initial findings of theprogramme as verypositive, who said apartnership approach withparents, teachers and thewhole school communityto get young people tounderstand the value ofhealthy eating andnutrition is veryimportant.
Bord Bia is managing
and co-ordinating theprogramme. The EUCommission provides 50%of the budget, with theindustry, through FreshProduce Ireland,providing 30% and theDepartment ofAgriculture and Food20%. Bord Bia chairmanAngela Kennedy said themost exciting aspect ofthe programme is itspotential to bring aboutlarge and long-lastingincreases in children’sconsumption of fruit andvegetables. Children learnin the first phase of theprogramme about superhero Food Dudes whosave the life force from agang of baddies whoseobjective is to take awaythe energy of the world
by depriving it ofnutritious fruit andvegetables. Each day thechildren are rewardedwith small prizes foreating the fruit andvegetables they are given.They also keep a diary ofthe fruit and vegetablesthey have eaten at home.
Research has shownthat eating habits areestablished early in lifeand it is, therefore,important that anyattempts to producelong-term improvementsin the nation’s diet shouldstart with children. Theimplementation of theFood Dudes programmewas recommended in therecent report from theNational Obesity TaskForce.
SUDOKU
basic
intermediate advanced
A D
VA N
C E D
SOLU
TIO
NS
for
TH
UR
SDAY
I N T
E R
M E
D I A
T E
BA
SIC
HOW TO PLAY
Fill in the grid,ensuring that eachcolumn and row,and every 3x3 box,contains thenumbers 1-9
News................................................ 2 to 13HELP FOR ILLEGALS: The Dáil has thrown itsweight behind legislation being proposed in theUS which would help the thousands of illegalIrish there.
World ........................................14 and 15‘GOD’S BANKER’ TRIAL: Five men, including aconvicted Mafia figure, went on trial in Romeyesterday for the 1982 murder of Italian financierRoberto Calvi, the so-called “God’s banker”.
Analysis ..................................................... 19DIVIDED NATION: The Dublin Rape Crisis Centrecelebrates its 25th anniversary with the launchof the book Without Fear this Monday. AuthorSusan McKay recalls the events in which a14-year-old rape victim was held captive by theState.
Business..................................... 20 to 22EIRCOM DENIAL: Eircom yesterday rubbished aclaim it is in talks with Swiss telecoms companySwisscom that would see the formerState-owned monopoly taken over for €3 billion.
Sport.............................................. 23 to 31DEFENDING KERR: Brian Kerr’s agent has leaptto the defence of his under-pressure client byhitting out at an unbalanced media, fabricatedstories, and anti-Kerr newspaper campaigns.
General switchboard: ........................ 021 4272722Dublin switchboard: ............................. 01 6056350News/Diary: ........................................ 021 4802101......................................................news@examiner. ie...................................................... diar [email protected]: ................................................... 021 4802152......................................................sport@examiner.ieBusiness: ............................................. 021 4802259................................................. b u s i n e s s @ e x a m i n e r. i eAdvertising: ......................................... 021 4274455.........................................................a d s @ e x a m i n e r. i eCirculation: ......................................... 021 4802256.............................................. circulation@examiner. ie
IN YOUR PAPER TODAY
C O N TAC T S
3 77 8
4 6 99 5 3
6 9 1 71 2 4 6
5 61 2 8 5
3 8
3 63 5
4 1 8 7 9 58 5 1 6
1 7 83 2 8 1
6 5 1 4 7 97 6
7 1
1 5 79 8 5
7 9 4 27 6
1 6 5 32 4
9 6 5 86 1 9
3 9 5
1 3 8 5 7 6 2 4 94 2 7 3 9 1 5 6 85 9 6 2 8 4 3 1 76 5 9 7 3 8 1 2 42 8 4 1 5 9 6 7 37 1 3 4 6 2 9 8 58 7 2 9 1 3 4 5 69 6 1 8 4 5 7 3 23 4 5 6 2 7 8 9 1
7 5 1 2 6 3 9 8 49 6 8 4 1 5 2 3 73 4 2 9 7 8 1 5 61 2 4 6 8 7 3 9 55 3 6 1 4 9 7 2 88 9 7 3 5 2 4 6 16 1 3 5 9 4 8 7 24 7 9 8 2 6 5 1 32 8 5 7 3 1 6 4 9
7 9 1 6 5 2 8 4 35 8 3 4 7 1 2 6 94 6 2 8 3 9 5 7 11 3 5 7 4 8 9 2 66 4 7 9 2 5 1 3 88 2 9 3 1 6 7 5 43 1 6 5 8 7 4 9 22 7 4 1 9 3 6 8 59 5 8 2 6 4 3 1 7
2Friday 07.10.2005
newsXX1
1032
1032
1016
1016
1016
1016
1024
1024
1008
1008
100810081008
1000
992
992 984
984
976
HHQ
N
P
L
L
L
TONIGHT
First quarter
October 7
MOON PHASE
IRELAND YESTERDAY
HIGH TIDES TODAY
EXTREMES
WORLD YESTERDAY
rises sets rises sets
Belfast ..........................................fair 13 55Birr ..........................................cloudy 15 59Cork ........................................cloudy 13 55Dublin ......................................cloudy 16 61Kilkenny ..................................cloudy 16 61Rosslare ..................................cloudy 14 57Shannon ..................................cloudy 15 59Valentia....................................cloudy 15 59
Galway 08.03 4.9m 20.19 4.7m
Limerick 09.47 5.8m 22.03 5.7m
Cobh 08.14 3.9m 20.30 3.9m
Waterford 09.11 4.3m 21.27 4.3m
Dublin 02.11 4.0m 14.35 3.9m
Belfast 01.35 3.5m 13.51 3.4m
time height time height
readings at 12noon condition °C °F
Warmest Dublin 17C (63F)Coldest Kilkenny 4C (39F)Wettest No significant rainfall.
Amsterdam..................................fog 14 57Athens ....................................sunny 24 75Bangkok..................................sunny 34 93Barbados................................cloudy 31 88Barcelona ..............................cloudy 20 68Beijing ........................................fair 19 66Berlin ......................................sunny 18 64Boston ......................................mist 21 70Brussels ......................................fog 13 55Chicago ......................................fair 28 82Corfu ......................................sunny 25 77Costa Brava ....................................- - -Crete ..........................................fair 24 75Edmonton ..............................sunny 8 46
Geneva........................................fair 16 61Guernsey ....................................fair 16 61Hong Kong ............................cloudy 32 90Honolulu......................................fair 29 84Ibiza ..........................................rain 20 68Jersey ........................................fair 17 63Johannesburg ........................cloudy 16 61Las Palmas ................................fair 25 77Las Vegas ..............................sunny 23 73Lisbon ........................................fair 26 79Liverpool ....................................fair 14 57London........................................fair 15 59Los Angeles ............................sunny 33 91Madrid ....................................sunny 22 72
Majorca ......................................rain 18 64Malaga....................................sunny 23 73Malta....................................thunder 22 72Manchester ................................fair 14 57Marrakech..............................cloudy 33 91Mexico City ................................rain 20 68Miami ....................................cloudy 31 88Montreal ................................sunny 23 73Munich....................................sunny 19 66New Orleans ..........................sunny 30 86New York ....................................fair 22 72Paris............................................fog 16 61Reykjavik ....................................fair 9 48Rhodes....................................sunny 24 75
Rio de Janeiro ............................fair 27 81Rome ......................................sunny 20 68San Francisco ........................sunny 23 73Seychelles ..................................fair 30 86Stockholm ..............................sunny 15 59Sydney ........................................fair 20 68Tenerife ..................................sunny 27 81Tokyo ....................................cloudy 21 70Trinidad ..................................cloudy 34 93Valencia ......................................fair 22 72Vancouver ..........................showers 15 59Venice ........................................fair 19 66Washington ................................fair 26 79
SUN AND MOON TODAY
Sun 07.37..18.47 Moon 12.50 ..19.52
TONIGHTStaying cloudy with rain spreading eastwardsacross the country, some heavy in the north andwest, although southern Leinster will stay dryuntil after midnight. Rain will clear to leave scat-tered showers in the west later. Winds veeringmoderate to fresh south-west. Min temp 8-11C(46-52F).
TOMORROWRain will clear eastwards as brighter conditionsslowly move in from the west. There will be somesunny breaks, but some of the showers will beheavy, especially in the north-west, where a thunderstorm is possible later. Moderate to freshsouth-west winds. Max temp 11-14C (52-57F).
Mostly dry this morning with bright spells. It willbe largely cloudy, with light rain in westernConnacht. That rain will move into Munster thisafternoon, turning heavier in the north-west, butmost places will stay dry. Freshening southwinds. Max temp 16-18C (61-64F).
TODAYNorthern Europe will have sunny spells after patches of mistclear. Central and eastern France will have the odd shower.Italy and the central Mediterranean will have showers andthunderstorms. Portugal, Greece, The Balearics and much ofSpain will be dry with spells of sunshine. Eastern Spain willhave showers. Eastern Europe will be dry with sunny spells.
Much of Northern Europe will be mostly dry with sunny spells. Scandinavia will have showers and more prolongedrain. Italy will have heavy and thundery showers clearing away to the south east. Parts of Greece will become show-ery. Spain and Portugal be warm and sunny, becomingshowery later.
ATLANTIC CAPTION: Low N will fill in situ. High Q will intensify. Low Pwill fill in situ.
EUROPE TODAY
EUROPE OUTLOOK
readings at 12noon condition °C °F condition °C °F condition °C °F condition °C °F
For your official Met Eireann Weather Forecast
SIMPLY CALL 1550 123 plus OR WEATHERDIAL BY FAX
1570 131 838MUNSTER ....830LEINSTER......831
CONNACHT ..832ULSTER..........833
DUBLIN..........834SEA AREA......835
Information provided by
WEATHERWATCHCal ls cos t 95c per minute & fax ca l ls € 1.75 per min . SP iTouch (01) 4112021
NOON
20
10
25
15
20
20
20
30
Moderate
Rough
Slight
Rough
Dolores McNamara: won€115m lotto jackpot.
Lotto winner’s file accessed by 125 officialsby Paul O’Brien
Political Reporter
SOCIAL AFFAIRS Minis-ter Séamus Brennan hasconfirmed that 125 officialsin his department accessedthe social welfare records oflottery winner Dolores Mc-Namara after she claimedher €115 million jackpot.
An internal inquiry underway will establish if anybodyaccessed the files inappro-priately, and what disci-
plinary actions should betaken as a result, he said.
It was recently revealedthat there had been an un-usually high volume of ac-tivity in relation to the Lim-erick woman’s files follow-ing her win. There wereconcerns that a civil servantmay have leaked privateinformation on Ms McNa-mara to the media.
Pressed on the matter inthe Dáil by Fine Gael TDGay Mitchell, Mr Brennan
confirmed in a writtenanswer that 125 individualshad accessed the recordsduring the period in ques-tion.
“In addition to a generalcircular to staff stressingconfidentiality obligations, afurther communication has[been] issued to the man-agers of the individualsinvolved concerning theiraccess to the data. Furtheraction, including the appli-cation of any penalties, will
depend on the outcome ofthese enquiries,” he said.
“If it is established thatthere was inappropriateaccess to records by a staffmember, the case will bereferred to the personnelofficer for appropriate ac-tion under the civil servicedisciplinary code.”
Mr Brennan said hisdepartment took “very seri-ously” its obligations tosafeguard data privacy.
Meanwhile, Finance
Minister Brian Cowen hasadmitted the level of accessby Revenue officials to MsMcNamara’s tax records fol-lowing her win also appearsto have been “slightly”higher than normal.
But he added: “It is notpossible to concludewithout further enquiriesthat this access was not nec-essary for normal businessreasons.”
Revenue is investigatingthe matter.
Extendsupervisionfor pupils,
urge parentsby Niall Murray
EducationCorrespondent
PAID supervision of pupilsshould be extended beforeand after school to mindchildren being dropped offearly, according to schoolmanagers.
The National ParentsCouncil-Primary (NPC-P)has called for a Govern-ment-funded scheme toensure children brought toschool before classes begincan be supervised. TheDepartment of Justice hasalready begun consultationswith parent groups andschool managers with aview to making after-school childcare available inschools.
But the Catholic PrimarySchool Managers’ Associa-tion (CPSMA) said themost effective way ofresolving the issue would beto increase the budget forsupervision by teachers.
CPSMA general secretaryDan O’Connor said: “Wewould like a situationwhereby arrangements forpaid supervision is extendedto cover half an hour beforeschool starts and 15 minutesafter school.”
Fr O’Connor saidarrangements are workingwell in some rural schools,where parents providesupervision on a voluntarybasis for 15 minutes before
classes each morning. Buthe said a paid scheme wouldbe the only way toguarantee people would bein place.
NPC-P chief executiveFionnuala Kilfeather said:“There has been verylittle commitment on thematter, although someaction is beginning onJustice Minister MichaelMcDowell’s proposal thatschools be used forafter-school childcare.”
The Irish NationalTeachers Organisation(INTO) said it would bewilling to considerconstructive proposals on anextension of the supervisions c h e m e.
INTO general secretaryJohn Carr said: “Someparents take advantage ofthe fact that many principalscome to school early to getoffice work done andassume that the principalwill be available in the eventof an emergency or if itrains and the child needss h e l t e r.”
A spokesperson of theDepartment of Educationsaid: “Subject to theauthority of the board ofmanagement, it is theresponsibility of theprincipal teacher to organiseand participate in theeffective supervision ofpupils during breaks, lunchperiods, assembly anddismissal”.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Education Minister Mary Hanafin, Bord Bia chairman Angela Kennedy, and Agriculture MinisterMary Coughlan, with Scoil na mBráthar students Darren Shannon, William McAdams, Dylan Smith, and Ros Mon-agahan at yesterday’s launch Bord Bia’s Food Dudes Programme. Picture: Gary O’Neill
Dudes in food fight for healthy eatingby Ray Ryan
AgribusinessCorrespondent
MORE THAN 30,000pupils in 150 primaryschools are set to becomeFood Dudes in athree-year €1.2 millionBord Bia programme toencourage healthy eatinghabits.
The Food Dudesprogramme, developed bypsychologists at theUniversity of WalesBangor, aims topermanently increaseconsumption of fresh fruitand vegetables amongprimary school children inthe school and at home.
Agriculture MinisterMary Coughlan andEducation Minister Mary
Hanafin yesterdaylaunched the programmeat Scoil na mBráthar, aprimary school in NorthBrunswick Street, Dublin.
Ms Coughlan said thelow average intake of fruitand vegetables in Irelandis very worrying as poordiet and insufficientexercise contributes togrowing levels of obesity.
Ms Hanafin describedthe initial findings of theprogramme as verypositive, who said apartnership approach withparents, teachers and thewhole school communityto get young people tounderstand the value ofhealthy eating andnutrition is veryimportant.
Bord Bia is managing
and co-ordinating theprogramme. The EUCommission provides 50%of the budget, with theindustry, through FreshProduce Ireland,providing 30% and theDepartment ofAgriculture and Food20%. Bord Bia chairmanAngela Kennedy said themost exciting aspect ofthe programme is itspotential to bring aboutlarge and long-lastingincreases in children’sconsumption of fruit andvegetables. Children learnin the first phase of theprogramme about superhero Food Dudes whosave the life force from agang of baddies whoseobjective is to take awaythe energy of the world
by depriving it ofnutritious fruit andvegetables. Each day thechildren are rewardedwith small prizes foreating the fruit andvegetables they are given.They also keep a diary ofthe fruit and vegetablesthey have eaten at home.
Research has shownthat eating habits areestablished early in lifeand it is, therefore,important that anyattempts to producelong-term improvementsin the nation’s diet shouldstart with children. Theimplementation of theFood Dudes programmewas recommended in therecent report from theNational Obesity TaskForce.
SUDOKU
basic
intermediate advanced
A D
VA N
C E D
SOLU
TIO
NS
for
TH
UR
SDAY
I N T
E R
M E
D I A
T E
BA
SIC
HOW TO PLAY
Fill in the grid,ensuring that eachcolumn and row,and every 3x3 box,contains thenumbers 1-9
News................................................ 2 to 13HELP FOR ILLEGALS: The Dáil has thrown itsweight behind legislation being proposed in theUS which would help the thousands of illegalIrish there.
World ........................................14 and 15‘GOD’S BANKER’ TRIAL: Five men, including aconvicted Mafia figure, went on trial in Romeyesterday for the 1982 murder of Italian financierRoberto Calvi, the so-called “God’s banker”.
Analysis ..................................................... 19DIVIDED NATION: The Dublin Rape Crisis Centrecelebrates its 25th anniversary with the launchof the book Without Fear this Monday. AuthorSusan McKay recalls the events in which a14-year-old rape victim was held captive by theState.
Business..................................... 20 to 22EIRCOM DENIAL: Eircom yesterday rubbished aclaim it is in talks with Swiss telecoms companySwisscom that would see the formerState-owned monopoly taken over for €3 billion.
Sport.............................................. 23 to 31DEFENDING KERR: Brian Kerr’s agent has leaptto the defence of his under-pressure client byhitting out at an unbalanced media, fabricatedstories, and anti-Kerr newspaper campaigns.
General switchboard: ........................ 021 4272722Dublin switchboard: ............................. 01 6056350News/Diary: ........................................ 021 4802101......................................................news@examiner. ie...................................................... diar [email protected]: ................................................... 021 4802152......................................................sport@examiner.ieBusiness: ............................................. 021 4802259................................................. b u s i n e s s @ e x a m i n e r. i eAdvertising: ......................................... 021 4274455.........................................................a d s @ e x a m i n e r. i eCirculation: ......................................... 021 4802256.............................................. circulation@examiner. ie
IN YOUR PAPER TODAY
C O N TAC T S
3 77 8
4 6 99 5 3
6 9 1 71 2 4 6
5 61 2 8 5
3 8
3 63 5
4 1 8 7 9 58 5 1 6
1 7 83 2 8 1
6 5 1 4 7 97 6
7 1
1 5 79 8 5
7 9 4 27 6
1 6 5 32 4
9 6 5 86 1 9
3 9 5
1 3 8 5 7 6 2 4 94 2 7 3 9 1 5 6 85 9 6 2 8 4 3 1 76 5 9 7 3 8 1 2 42 8 4 1 5 9 6 7 37 1 3 4 6 2 9 8 58 7 2 9 1 3 4 5 69 6 1 8 4 5 7 3 23 4 5 6 2 7 8 9 1
7 5 1 2 6 3 9 8 49 6 8 4 1 5 2 3 73 4 2 9 7 8 1 5 61 2 4 6 8 7 3 9 55 3 6 1 4 9 7 2 88 9 7 3 5 2 4 6 16 1 3 5 9 4 8 7 24 7 9 8 2 6 5 1 32 8 5 7 3 1 6 4 9
7 9 1 6 5 2 8 4 35 8 3 4 7 1 2 6 94 6 2 8 3 9 5 7 11 3 5 7 4 8 9 2 66 4 7 9 2 5 1 3 88 2 9 3 1 6 7 5 43 1 6 5 8 7 4 9 22 7 4 1 9 3 6 8 59 5 8 2 6 4 3 1 7
