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Raheny model and former Miss Ireland, Holly Carpenter, is calling on the nation to join her for the ISPCC’s Christmas Holly Appeal and help ensure that there is #NoSilentNight in Childline. Holly is asking all budding bakers to host an ISPCC Holly Bake sale while testing their yuletide baking skills. In addition, the ISPCC will be selling their annual Holly Badges throughout the country for €2 in early December. PHOTO: ROBBIE REYNOLDS

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School row breaks outsPat O’Rourke

a RoW has broken out between two general election candidates over the delivery of new schools on the northside.

Last week, the Government announced that Swords and Malahide/Portmarnock have been selected to receive additional secondary schools as part of a multi-million euro school building programme.

However, Senator Darragh O’Brien (FF) has expressed scepticism about the delivery time of the new schools.

“Announcing schools that will not commence construction until 2019-2021 is the height of political opportunism,” said Senator O’Brien.

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children’s books and traditional fairy tales featured violence and abuse.

They decided to produce their own for daughters Mavie and Leni, and instead of writing about wicked stepmothers, big bad wolves or kidnapped children they wrote a tale of innocence.

“We decided it would be a simple and positive story, just for them,” says Melanie.

Initially, the couple wanted to share the book with friends so Andre decided to base the char-acters on Bono, Adam, The Edge and Larry as many of their pals are U2 fans.

“Then I thought we might at-tract a lot of people of our age because lots of the fans are the same age as us and many of them are parents now,” he said.

Deciding what charity would benefit from the book was easy. Red is close to the heart of U2 but even though they aren’t profiting from sales, Andre and Melanie were worried about what the fans would think.

“We were very scared when we finalised the book,” Andre ad-mits. “The U2 fan base is very big and they are very loyal but they are also very critical.”

However, they had nothing to worry about. ‘Cedarwood’ has been well received and while they’ve heard nothing official from the band Red and One (the U2 backed anti poverty cam-paign) are happy with the book.

“We’ve had no negative feed-back at all,” says Andre. “It’s been great.

“We’ve seen pictures of U2 signing our books and posters. It’s funny to see.”

The hardback version of ‘Ce-darwood’ is in both English and Irish and costs €25. A pa-perback English only version is available for €5 and a set of five postcards featuring illustra-tions from the book also costs €5. All are available online at www.cedarwood-book.com

IT WAS a beautiful day for two German U2 fans in Dublin last week when they introduced their new

children’s book featuring Bono as the main character to the band’s fans.

Andre and Melanie Thyret have followed the famous Northside foursome for decades so when they began writing a book for their two daughters they decid-ed the U2 lads would be perfect characters.

The end result is ‘Cedarwood’, a wonderfully simple tale for children that will resonate with anybody who loves U2, and es-pecially with Northsiders as the story begins in the Finglas estate where Bono grew up.

Written in Irish and English, it features cartoon illustrations of Bono, The Edge, Adam and Larry around Dublin at the Phoenix Park, Grand Canal Docks and the Poolbeg Chimneys.

It’s not an official U2 publica-tion but all proceeds from sales go to RED, the AIDS charity co-founded by Bono.

The couple were in Dublin last week to see the band perform the Dublin leg of their iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE tour and to promote their book at the Little Museum of Dublin.

Andre (41) first became ob-sessed with U2 after hearing about the band’s 1989 New Year’s Eve concert at the Point Depot.

“It was broadcast all over Eu-rope and my friends and I taped it and we were listening to it every day,” he says. “It was fantastic.”

Melanie (40) was introduced to the band by her older brother who constantly played ‘With or Without You’ when it was re-leased. She became hooked by ‘Achtung Baby’ but admits her husband is the bigger fan.

That was a point illustrated when they visited Cedarwood Road last week to see the house

Bono grew up in and were invited in by its current owners, the Ryan family.

“Mrs Ryan asked me did I want to go upstairs to see Bono’s old bedroom but I said it was OK.

“I think it’s just a room with a bed but Andre went up and was sitting there with tears in his eyes,” she laughed.

Andre has seen his musical heroes 25 times, the first in Dort-mund during the early ‘90s and one of the best in Los Angeles in 1997 when he got to meet the band.

U2 has provided the soundtrack to his life and one album in par-ticular has had a profound ef-fect.

“It might sound silly or a bit strange but I think ‘Achtung Baby’ really influenced my cre-ativity and made me a different person,” he says.

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The charity’s popular Reindeer Run will take place at Marlay Park

in Rathfarnham this Sunday, De-cember 6.

The well-established event will raise funds to help volunteer crew at Skerries, Howth and Dun Laoghaire lifeboat stations to con-tinue to save lives at sea.

TV presenter, author and ad-venturess Teena Gates, will be

present on the day to start the run and lead the participants in the popular ‘Rookie the Reindeer Warm-Up’.

Volunteer crewmember Stephen Mullaney, from Howth RNLI, said: “Last year, RNLI lifeboats in Dublin launched 137 times, bringing 185 people to safety.

“While the figures show that our lifeboat crews are busy all year round some of our most chal-lenging call-outs will occur over the winter months. “However, having the support of people who so generously fundraise and sign up to take part in events such as the Reindeer Run, means that we

can avail of first class training and equipment and be ready to answer the call and help someone in need when our pagers go off.”

The reindeer run caters for all abilities and ages with participants choosing from a 5km or 10km walk/run, a 3k option for juniors or a shorter Santa Saunter.

Registration is now open online at rnli.org/reindeer and costs €20 for the 5K and €22 for the 10K. Children’s tickets are €10 and a family ticket (two adults and two children) is €55. All participants will receive an RNLI Reindeer Run t-shirt, a pair of antlers and a car sticker.

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AS DUBLIN city centre was still smouldering in the after-math of the seismic events of Easter Week, 1916, I very

much doubt that the leaders of the rebellion dwelled too much on what their personal legacies would be after they were held by British forces and led to their execution.

Little did the rebels know then that 100 years after making the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of Irish freedom, they would have modular housing units named in their honour.

I must confess that I felt my toes curl

with embarrassment when I learned one of the chosen sites in Poppintree, Bally-mun, had been named Baile na Laochra – or Town of the Heroes.

Apart from the naff name, I have mixed feelings about the modular hous-ing plan, which will also see units devel-oped in Coolock, Finglas, Drimnagh and Ballyfermot. Strangely enough, there are none so far announced for any of the more salubrious parts of the city.

But cynicism aside, any effort to tackle the issue of homelessness has to be seen as a positive development. The tender, design and build process has been fast-tracked under an Accelerated Restricted Procedure (ARP) and the first modular homes will be ready for occupation by December 21.

Dublin City Council says this is in recognition of the urgency of the family homelessness situation in the Dublin region. The first stage consists of two-storey, three-bedroom homes and the cost of providing the 22 units will be €4.2m. While the expenditure is similar to building more conventional homes, emphasis has been placed on the com-paratively speedy rate of construction for modular units. We are assured that these homes will be completed to the highest standards and will fully comply with new Building Control Regulations.

The use of modular homes is being portrayed as an effective way to address homelessness in Dublin, specifically for families currently living in hotels.

In the week October 19-25, there were 677 families in all forms of emergency accommodation, including 1,425 child dependents. Of these families, 216 (including 450 child dependents) were in emergency homeless accommodation and 461 families, with 975 child depend-ents, were in hotels.

Dublin City Council plans to deliver a further 131 modular homes during 2016

on the other earmarked sites.While the provision of modular

housing was initially seen as a tem-porary solution to the homelessness crisis, there have been suggestions that families could end up living in them on a more permanent basis. This is due to the fact that two-storey units are being constructed and the build will be of very high quality. In fact, they will be far superior to some of the overpriced dog boxes that were constructed by cowboy builders during the Celtic Tiger era.

Whether this turns out to be a work-

able solution to the problem remains to be seen. But one thing is for certain: there is nothing heroic about this be-lated response to a crisis that has been allowed to escalate beyond control by successive governments.

Our political establishment has been blindsided by greedy developers, reckless bankers and unscrupulous landlords, creating a new generation of homeless communities.

I strongly suspect it’s not the type of Irish Republic envisaged by the 1916 Rising rebels.

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Call to make children an election priority THE Northside Partnership’s Preparing for Life project hosted an event in Coolock re-cently to raise awareness of the ‘Hands Up For Children’ campaign.

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The campaign is calling for pre-ventative and early interventions for children and families to be a priority in the next programme for Government.

A coalition of organisations from around the country, ‘Hands Up for Children’ is seeking political par-ties and Independent candidates to adopt its five ‘Thriving Childhood Principles’ which set out a case for increased investment in early inter-vention and for realigning resources from crisis to prevention.

Preparing for Life is a preven-tion and early intervention project working in Dublin 5 and 17. It works to improve children’s lives by sup-porting parents, early years practi-tioners and teachers to use proven approaches to help children achieve their full potential.

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Manager Noel Kelly said they were supporting the campaign because it believes smart investment in children is the best way to improve outcomes in communities where it works.

“We operate in an area that has unemployment rates which are al-most double the national average,” said Mr Kelly.

“We know that Dublin 17 has one of the lowest progression rates to third level education in the country.

“We know that one third of peo-ple living in our target area haven’t

progressed beyond primary level education.

“It is sad that this course for a child’s life, that leads to under achievement in education, unem-ployment and poverty, can be set at a very early stage – before a child even begins primary school.”

‘Hands Up For Children’ chair-person Marian Quinn said decision makers have choices and can com-mit to children.

“Looking after our children, or not, is a policy decision – simple as that,” said Ms Quinn.

Preparing for Life chairperson John Carr said: “Teachers working in this area will tell you that they can predict with frightening accu-racy those children whose futures are already compromised as soon as they arrive in school at the age of four or five.

“For me, this clearly demon-strates that we need to intervene at the earliest possible stage in a child’s life.”

Local public representatives were invited to a roundtable discussion at the event.

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card and send your message and bell for you.

All proceeds from the sale of Silver bells are used within the

hospital to buy new and upgrade old equipment, and to generally make Beaumont Hospital better for patients and their families.

Speaking about the campaign, Paddy Delaney, managing direc-tor of the Beaumont Hospital Foundation, said: “We have cre-

ated a wonderful gift product which will fill the gap for anyone looking to send a gift with mean-ing this Christmas.”

BEAUMONT Hospital has launched its Silver Bells Christ-mas fundraising campaign.

Supporters of the hospital and anyone looking to buy a mean-ingful gift for a relative or friend are invited to buy one of the bells this festive season.

Designed by Silversmith, Sea-mus Gill, the bells cost €15 plus postage and are given or bought to send Christmas good wishes at this festive time.

Each bell hangs from a ribbon that carries the message: ‘The

gentle ring of a silver bell reminds us of all we hold dear: health, family, love and friendship’, and the bells come with a greeting card inside lovely red gift bags to complete the gift package.

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Layla Barlow (5), from Ballymun, a patient on St Raphael’s Ward, and nurse Claire Hughes pictured at the launch of the Silver Bells Christmas fundraiser for Beaumont Hospital Foundation.

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Christmasbonus boostTHE Christmas bonus is not quite back to the level it was at but it’s getting there.

As announced in the budget, pensioners, people with dis-abilities, carers, lone parents and people who are long-term unem-ployed will receive a bonus of 75 per this year, with the money be-ing distributed this week.

Abolished in 2009 by the pre-vious Government, the Christmas bonus was partially restored by the Tánaiste and Minister for So-cial Protection Joan Burton last year and is being increased this year.

Minister Burton said: “My fo-cus is on trying to ensure we can improve things for every person, not just a few – and the bonus will play an important role in that.

“The people of this country de-serve immense credit for ensuring that social solidarity remained in-tact throughout the crisis, when it fractured in other countries. That solidarity is based on a simple concept – that age-old Irish tradi-tion of looking out for someone less fortunate than yourself.”

Luas initiative to help homelessAN organisation that helps the homeless has linked up with a transport company for a novel way to help those in need of its services this Christmas.

Inner City Helping Homeless (ICHH) is delighted to be partner-ing with Luas Transdev for its ‘FIL-LaTRAM’ appeal which will see its volunteers take over a Luas tram for a day (December 9), give out food to the homeless, and accept shoeboxes filled with gifts from members of the public.

ICHH director Anthony Flynn, alongside volunteers and Neil Menzies, from Luas, launched the appeal last week from the Con-nolly Luas point.

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“Christmas is about giving, and

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“While news of these schools is welcome, I am reluctant to be the one who points out that the Emperor is not wearing any clothes - in many cases, sites have not been selected.

“It is going to be at least six years before they start building some of these schools, never mind opening them.”

Senator O’Brien said he was particularly concerned about the planned secondary schools for Malahide/Portmarnock and Swords, both of which will accom-modate over 1,000 students.

“Sadly, I am afraid this is pre-election rhetoric,” he stated.

“I would be happier if there were firm details of sites, com-mencement dates for building works and recruitment drives for teachers.

“There aren’t even roll num-bers for these planned schools.

“Instead, all we have is a list of towns and a vague promise that the projects will ‘proceed to con-struction in 2019-2021’.”

Senator O’Brien said there is an urgent need for new schools in both areas.

“I have been working with

parents and community groups to impress upon the Govern-ment the importance of these projects,” he added.

“I think it is extremely impor-tant that these schools proceed through the appropriate stages and are delivered on time to en-sure children entering the sec-ondary school system in North Dublin are accommodated in ap-propriate surroundings.”

Deputy Alan Farrell (FG), who will contest the same Dublin Fingal constituency as Senator O’Brien, hit back at the com-ments and described them as “disingenuous at best”.

“It is shocking for Senator O’Brien to attack the provision of vital new educational infra-structure in the form of new secondary schools for Malahide/Portmarnock and for Swords,” Deputy Farrell told Northside People.

“In criticising this announce-ment, Senator O’Brien fails to acknowledge that these schools will open their doors in 2017 in temporary accommodation to provide school places for local students until the construction process is completed and brand new buildings delivered.

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“The senator also seems to be unaware that potential sites have already been identified for each of these schools.

“It is evident that Senator O’Brien has not examined the detail of Budget 2016.

“If he had, he would know that this Government is providing the investment for 2,260 additional primary and post-primary teach-ers, including 550 posts, mainly at secondary level, to enhance guidance and school leadership; 810 teachers to address demo-graphic demand; and 600 re-source teachers.”

Deputy Farrell pointed out that in comparison with Fianna Fáil’s record of investment in education, the Fine Gael-led Gov-ernment has spent €2.2 billion on school building between 2012 and 2016.

“And we have committed an-other €4 billion of spending on educational capital between 2016 and 2021,” he said.

“The senator’s assertions in his attack on this much-needed investment in the north county is not only disrespectful to our stu-

dents but also to the intelligence of every citizen in the State.

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The total weight of the ice is seven tonnes which is frozen lair upon lair over five kilometres of ice tubing like an enormous freezer element.

It will be the most exciting Christmas event ever staged in Malahide bringing the magic of Christmas and a winter wonderland for the festive season.

Ride the Polar Express, skate on a real ice rink, stroll through the quaint Dickens St and the charming Christmas Markets, Meet Rudolf and some real reindeer, cheeky Bubbles the elf, Santa and Mrs Claus, post

a letter from the Polar Post Office, tour through the tunnel of lights and Christmas Tree Avenue and finish in a flurry of snow. Malahide on Ice at the Christmas Kingdom will proudly take its place amongst famous capital city ice rinks around the world like Rockefeller in New York, Somerset House in London and Red Square in Moscow.

Smash hit TV shows like Dancing on Ice have made ice skating more popular than ever and has brought a whole new audience to ice skating.

Sip a hot chocolate at the rink side café, join a ‘learn to play’ Ice hockey session or soak up the atmosphere as adults become children and children have an unforgettable winter treat.

The Ice rink at the Christmas Kingdom is open every day until January 3.

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New RESPECT shop opensDUBLIN GAA star Diarmuid Connolly brought the Sam Maguire to the recent official opening of the new RESPECT charity shop at Park Shopping Centre, Prussia Street, Dublin 7.

The team at RESPECT is thank-ing all those who assisted in the planning and refurbishment of

the new store, especially the volunteers who continue to give generously of their time man-ning the shop on a daily basis.

The shop accepts ladies, gents and children’s clothing as well as toys, books and non-electrical homewares. Retailers are also welcome to donate old or end-of-line stock. All funds from the

RESPECT shop go towards help-ing people with intellectual dis-ability in the care of the Daugh-ters of Charity Disability Support Service. As part of their Christ-mas campaign, RESPECT will be selling gift voucher donations, available in the shop or online at www.respect.ie.

Pictured with Dublin footballer Diarmuid Connolly were Bernard and Andrew Smyth holding the Sam Maguire Cup at the official opening of the RESPECT shop.▪

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Questionthis Christmas i will struggle to find money for food and gifts. is there any help available with budgeting and finding some ex-tra cash for all the additional costs at this time of year?

AnswerMABS – the Money Advice and

Budgeting Service – supports families with budgeting all year round. They have useful sugges-tions about how to cope over the festive season on their website, mabs.ie.

First of all, make a list of what you need to buy for Christmas. Divide it into gifts, food, clothes and socialising.

You can then decide what things are essential and where you can cut back and save money.

You can use the MABS Christmas planner to help you work this out.

Having done this, you may de-cide that you need to borrow to cover the extra costs over Christ-mas. However, you should only borrow what you truly need.

If possible, try to pay back this loan before the middle of next year, otherwise you will find it difficult to save for next Christ-mas.

When you borrow you should always:

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•When looking for a loan, try to get the best value you can. Gen-

erally, loans from a moneylender will cost you much more than a loan from your credit union or bank. Using a credit card is also a very expensive way of borrow-ing money.

You can check whether an ‘It Makes Sense’ loan is available from your local credit union.

This is an easy-to-access loan aimed at people on social wel-fare. It is a pilot scheme so it is not currently available nation-wide.

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Celeb Spy Xtrawith Rebecca Lee

I was delighted to see Dubliner Baz Ashmowy and his Mammy Nancy scoop the International Emmy for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment.

The 40-year-old was delighted to win the award for his show ‘50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy’.

It’s just finished its fourth series and sees Baz make his mum Nancy attempt death-defying tasks.

Well done guys!

One Direction say they hope to use some of their time off to go travelling.

They’ve been sharing their plans on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in America.

Niall Horan says that although they’ve toured everywhere, they haven’t really experienced the world. He also said that while life is great, he’s always driven past landmarks and never got the chance to see them properly. One of the downsides of fame, eh?

Star Wars fans are celebrating reports Disney are apparently planning to release a new film every year for the foreseeable future.

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is out next month, but Disney are said to be following it up in 2016 with ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’.

It’s expected to be the first in a so-called anthology series of spin-off films.

Louis Walsh has revealed he was going to take part in ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! ‘

However, the former X Factor judge was talked out of going into the jungle by Simon Cowell, who said it wouldn’t be good for his credibility.

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And finally, Rihanna is coming to Dublin again.The superstar is due to play the Aviva Stadium on June 21.

DUE to phenomenal demand Gavin James has added a third date at the Olympia

Theatre, on Saturday, January 23.

A limited amount of tickets are available for his shows on Janu-ary 21 and 22.

Gavin James has spent the summer supporting Sam Smith around America, before open-ing for two Ed Sheeran Croke Park shows in Dublin in front of 164,000 people and Taylor Swift in Hyde Park.

A European and American headline tour kicks off next week featuring London’s Scala on December 8 and a four-night sold-out return run at Dublin’s Whelan’s from December 21-23.

He is busy touring his album ‘Bitter Pill’ that was produced

by Fraser T Smith (Adele/Lily Allen/Britney Spears) and Cam-eron Blackwood (Florence & the Machine).

‘Bitter Pill’ was recorded in LA and London and features the massive hits ‘Say Hello’, ‘The Book of Love’, ‘For You’ and the current single ‘Bitter Pill’.

Gavin James was born in Ash-ington, a suburb on the Northside of Dublin. For the 23-year-old son of a postman, music was argu-ably in his blood.

His great grandparents were both famous Irish opera sing-ers and had their own albums released in the early 1900s (they had to turn down an invitation to perform in London owing to their families, and the political condi-tions of the time).

Having started out playing Jimi Hendrix covers in the garden shed, Gavin then drew the short

straw when he was chosen as the singer of his teenage band, and learnt his subsequent solo craft the hard way. Inspired by local heroes like Damien Rice and classic, grafting Soul artists such as Sam Cooke, he would play Dublin’s pubs virtually seven nights a week during college, in marathon three-hour shows.

Growing in confidence, Gavin James’ own material then began to draw an impassioned follow-ing: his first ever single won Ireland’s answer to the Mercury (the Choice Prize for ‘Song Of The Year’), stayed on the charts for over six months and culminated with 2014’s number 1-charting, ‘Live at Whelans’ album.

This was a venue he used to sneak inside when underage, but returned to as a rapturously-re-ceived headliner. That night, he happened to perform an impul-

sive cover of The Magnetic Fields’ ‘The Book Of Love’, accelerating Gavin’s word-of-mouth success story (the track has since become a platinum-selling hit around Eu-rope, with upwards of six million plays on Spotify.

With his first piece of recorded material – ‘For You’ – reaching number 1 in Ireland and going top 10 on iTunes in the US, Canada and Holland, Gavin James has inched closer to the spotlight with an appearance on ‘The Late Late Show With James Corden’. Continuing with ‘22’, lifted from sessions from his debut album, Gavin James looks poised to become the next great voice to shine a light back on the Dublin suburbs and beyond.

Gavin is the only artist to sell out Dublin’s Olympia Theatre and Amsterdam’s Paradiso without having released an album.

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Panto fun to help hospital childrenDUBLIN’S panto goers have the chance to help raise up to €10,000 to aid sick children at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin by buying tickets for a special performance of The Helix Pantomime ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’.

The panto runs until Janu-ary 10 but the performance on Thursday, December 10 is dedicated to helping the young patients at Ireland’s largest paediatric hospital.

“We are absolutely delighted that not only are The Helix giving our sick children and their fami-lies the chance to see the best panto in the country, but have dedicated the sales of a special show to our hospital,” said Crumlin’s fundraising manager Rachel Daly.

“The Panto performance on December 10 will help us in sustaining the great level of care at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital plus support groundbreaking paediatric medical research through the National Children’s Research Centre.”

A group of 20 young Crumlin patients and their families set the panto fundraising ball rolling at a special Santa’s day in The Helix Theatre.

“Everyone had a wonder-ful time, Santa read Christmas stories, the Panto cast made us all laugh and then we all enjoyed viewing the movie The Polar Express, it was a thoroughly enjoyable day,” said Rachel.

“Now we are asking people to help the hospital by buying tickets for Jack and the Beanstalk on December 10; a sell out

performance would help us raise €10,000.”

Crumlin staff and parents are asking the public to show their support for the hospital by

buying tickets for the show on December 10, which are priced €26 for adults, €22 for children and family tickets are also avail-able from €74.

Pictured are Crumlin Hospital parents Carol Long and Natalie Long with tot Zoe Lonergan and the panto cast including star Niall Sheehy as Jack, Orla Jennings as Jill, Liam Butler as Dame Lola and Eoin Cannon as dastardly Professor Plonceur.

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Northside PeoPle east • 02 december 2015 • FocUs oN sWords 17

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AS the economic recovery takes hold, Swords is one Northside town that is well placed to take full advantage of the upturn.

The administrative capital of Fingal is a happening place once again, with exciting plans for fur-ther growth underway that will

benefit local residents and visi-tors well into the future.

A Swords Cultural Quarter Masterplan has been unveiled;

Swords Castle is open for tours; last month the town received a Purple Flag award for its excel-lent nighttime economy; new businesses are opening; and of course, the town continues to be a paradise for shoppers.

Approximately €9 million will be spend over the next three years (2016-2018) on the cultural quarter project which is certain to bring a whole new dimen-

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• A new major central public and civic space outside Swords Castle,

• A new Library/Civic Centre building to sit alongside County Hall,

• New landscape interventions in the park and the town, and

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PHOTO: DARREN KINSELLA▪The town that has everything!

Street. It comes as no surprise that such investment is being made in a town that is fast near-ing a population of some 50,000.

When visitors to Ireland get off their flights at Dublin Airport, Swords is the first town they meet when travelling north.

Therefore, it’s imperative that the town always puts on its best front, and over the years it hasn’t been found wanting in this re-gard.

Swords is a town that has ev-erything including a rich and interesting history, friendly resi-

dents, well-maintained housing estates, great shopping areas, quality restaurants and pubs, parks, a beautifully restored cas-tle, excellent transport network, hard-working community groups, well-known sports clubs and sports personalties, businesses that provide huge employment in the town and a very active lo-cal chamber of commerce (Fingal Dublin Chamber).

If it’s a case of ‘first impres-sions last’, Swords definitely cre-ates a very good first impression for any visitor to the town.

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Developments that have had a positive impact on the rapidly expanding town include the Pa-vilions Shopping Centre and the Airside Retail and Airside Enter-prise Parks. Other areas provid-ing excellent services too include Swords Main Street and Plaza Shopping Centre, Applewood Vil-

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AGROUP from Swords/Baldoyle Youth Service recently travelled to the Lake

District in the UK as part of the young person’s Active Citizenship Programme, which was part-funded by Leargas Erasmus, and the young people themselves.

This was a joint effort with other services.

Twenty-two young people in total went, six from Swords (Sean Tierney, Michael Hayton, Leah Smith, Jenny O’Connor, Claire Thompson, and Valerie Skok) and the remainder from Finglas and Belfast. Throughout the six days, they participated in character-building activities.

The travelling group also comprised two members of the local gardai, Tom Murphy, Community Garda and Brendan Twyford, Juvenile Liaison Officer; three Garda youth version programme workers - two form JETS in Swords,

Shona Whelan and Aisling Farrelly, and Alan Halford from the EFFORT project in Finglas; Dawn Moorehead, a youth worker from the Resurgam Trust in Belfast; and two outdoor adventure specialists, Chris Kileen and Rob Kearney.

The theme of the exchange was Active Citizenship for young people within the community

As part of this exchange the 22 young people involved had to complete a daily diary documenting their learning for the day. These learning objectives worked towards their ‘Youth Pass’ certification.

The group participated in daily hikes around the Lake District, covering a distance of approximately 100km over five days.

These walks included the Catbells mountain and the Ennerdale lake amongst others. These walks will assist the young people in working towards their Gold Gaisce

Presidential Award. The group also participated

in Gorge Walking (Ghyll Scrambling as it is known in England). This involves scrambling through fast flowing rapids in a mountainous river area.

They also visited Blackpool Pleasure Beach where a lot of fun was had and sightseeing around Liverpool, Echo EYE, Albert Docks, high street shopping and the Beatles Experience.

Members of the group pictured during their trip to the UK.▪

Swords youths enjoy UK trip

The youths gather at the Lake District. ▪

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Swords is celebrating Purple Flag award winLAST month, Swords received a major boost when it won an award for its evening and night-time economy.

The Purple Flag is the ‘gold stan-dard’ for town centres at night and is the highest internationally recognised award for the evening and night-time economy in Eu-rope.

It brings increased footfall and strong recognition to the town centre as a dynamic, safe, clean and fun place to be at night and is a fantastic tool for promoting a quality evening and night-time economy offering to local, re-

gional, national and international visitors.

Purple Flag is a town and city centre award – similar to the Blue Flag for beaches – which aims to raise the standard and broaden the appeal of town and city cen-tres between the hours of 5pm and 5am.

Towns awarded the Purple Flag are recognised for providing a vi-brant mix of entertainment while promoting the safety and wellbe-ing of visitors and local residents.

This award is great news for Swords which was named, in 2012, the third best town in Ireland to live in. The survey conducted by

Retail Excellence Ireland took into account safety, retail, dining, en-tertainment, events, car parking and overall attractiveness of the town.

The Mayor of Fingal, Cllr David O’Connor said he was delighted with the award and he raised the Purple Flag at a special cer-emony on November 5 at Swords Castle where he officially declared Swords to be a Purple Flag Town. “Swords is a lively, dynamic town with lots of evening-time activities for the local community and for visitors,” said the Mayor.

“I’m delighted that the hard work of the Working Group and all

Pictured at the Purple Flag presentation in Swords were (from l-r): Purple Flag Co-ordinator at Fingal County Council, Toni Hogan; Senior Executive Officer at Fingal County Council, Noeleen McHugh; Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr James Reilly; Fingal County Council chief executive, Paul Reid; chief executive of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Tony Lambert; and Mayor of Fingal, Cllr David O’Connor.

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the stakeholders involved in this initiative has paid off.”

Swords town centre has a wide range of restaurants, pubs, shops, offices and banks together with a number of hotels. It is home to the Pavilions Shopping Centre with over 100 great shops, restau-rants, cafes and cinemas and also includes Airside Retail & Business Park, one of the country’s largest

retail parks with a large range of shops, restaurants, hotel and the Venue nightclub.

The Swords Purple Flag Work-ing Group, led by Fingal County Council and supported by Fingal Dublin Chamber, worked hard on the project for many months.

Chief executive of Fingal Dublin Chamber Tony Lambert said that it was a really great experience

working with the businesses in Swords, An Garda Síochána, Fin-gal Tourism, Fingal County Coun-cil, the Pavilions Shopping Centre and the North County Leader on the Working Group for the Purple Flag for Swords. “I know the busi-ness community and other stake-holders pulled out all the stops to make sure that the assessors were impressed with Swords,” he said.



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About our Active Cubs:Our Active Cubs (3-6 years) operates as our pre-school classroom. We offer both sessional (ECCE year) and full time places in two creative environments.The emphasis of our curriculum is that children are given the building blocks to become active in their learning. This allows for school readiness and gives the children empowerment in their future learning. Children are encouraged to ask ‘what if’ questions. Our play area

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Swords Castle used for fantasy film IT was a step back in time re-cently at Swords’ best-known landmark when a film was shot at the castle.

Swords Castle was transformed into a fictional 11th century me-dieval castle courtyard village when Dublin based Production Company, Pull the Trigger, took over to shoot ‘The Legend of Cambria’.

The fantasy film, which can be best described as a mixture of Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and Willow, is set in a magical mythi-cal kingdom, with Swords Castle setting the backdrop for the en-suing adventures of swashbuck-ling heroes and villains, dragons and treachery.

Location manager for Pull the Trigger, Dermot Cleary, said Swords was an obvious choice for filming.

“Swords Castle’s unique propo-sition as an enclosed readymade film set offering a genuine me-dieval setting made it a hugely attractive location,” said Mr Cleary.

“Its proximity to Dublin city, Dublin Airport and the motorway network, as well as the extremely positive attitude of Fingal County Council towards filming, all made

Swords Castle during filming of ‘The Legend of Cambria’. ▪

There are a number of schools, both primary and secondary, which serve the town of Swords.

The second level schools in-clude Colaiste Choilm, Fingal Community College, St Finian’s Community College and Loreto College, Rivervalley.

The Institute of Business and Technology (IBaT) is a private

college, established in 2004, which provides a range of full-time and part-time accredited academic programmes to Irish and international students.

The one thing all of these schools and colleges have in common is that they provide quality education in an area that could r-eally do with a Third Level college to cater for its expanding population.

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Swords Castle a very attractive proposition.”

Mayor of Fingal Cllr David O’Connor said: “Fingal County Council is delighted to be associ-ated with this latest venture in

Swords Castle, ‘The Legend of Cambria’.

“The Castle’s re-opening last July has made initiatives such as this possible and the council is extremely pleased that Swords

Castle is being recognised as a quality location by filmmakers.”

Chief executive of Fingal Coun-ty Council Paul Reid said they were thrilled to have had ‘The Legend of Cambria’ filmed at the

castle. “The decision to use the castle

for a film location marks yet an-other stage in the development of Swords Castle as a valuable re-source on our doorstep, provid-ing a real experience to filmmak-ers and tourists alike,” he said.

“This, and the recent Oktober-fest which was hosted in Swords Castle, shows the potential of the castle as a unique and versatile venue.”

Swords Castle is the best sur-viving example of a medieval episcopal manor in Ireland and is a National Monument providing

a rich tapestry of our past. Home to the Archbishops of

Dublin for nearly 500 years, it is a historic landmark providing a strong distinct visual and physi-cal presence over the town of Swords.

The castle is in the ownership of Fingal County Council since 1985, and was re-opened to the public in July.

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Splashing success for water polo clubA NORTHSIDE club has won the Irish National Under 19 water polo championships for the third consecutive year.

St Vincent’s won the Boys’ trophy after winning all their five matches while the club was runners-up in the girls’ competi-tion at the University of Limerick pool.

The club is one of the oldest and most successful in Dublin winning honours at all levels in both league and cup competi-tions. Founded in 1969, the club trained at St Vincent’s school in Glasnevin for decades but moved to the National Aquatic Centre when the pool on the Finglas

Road closed in recent years.St Vincent’s welcomes new

members (especially juniors) girls, boys, women and men of all ages, from seven to 70 and even older! The club enters male and female teams in all league and cup competitions in all age groups. Club secretary and for-mer competitive swimmer, Keith Lynch, says: “We find that many children who have trained and swam competitively for years tend to give up at the age of 12 or 13 because they can no longer

WINNERS: The St Vincent’s Boys’ team who won the Irish National Under 19 water polo championships.▪

RUNNERS-UP: The St Vincent’s Girls’ team also performed brilliantly in Limerick. ▪

It’s a ‘Grey’ day for Clontarf’s opponentsCLONTARF’S women’s rugby team had to come from behind before claiming the points in their re-cent Division 3 fixture away to Greystones.

The Northside club, which was only formed in 2014, defeated their Wicklow opponents 14-7 with all the scores coming in the first half.

After 20 minutes, Greystones’ Jessica Keating opened the scor-ing by tearing away from the Clontarf defence and touching down beneath the posts. Donna Marie McFaul converted the try.

It took another 10 minutes

before Clontarf were able to put points on the board, with a corner try by Clíodhna Ní HAodha after a sustained multi-phase attack.

Edenmore winger Heather By-rne converted and levelled the score 7-7.

Ten minutes later Clontarf’s captain, centre Angela Dwane, from Artane, put her team five points ahead and Byrne once again converted the try.

Clontarf’s Clíodhna Ní HAodha breaks away from Greystones to score their first try of the game. PHOTO: NEIL GRIFFIN▪

Clontarf captain Angela Dwane touches down to widen her team’s lead over Greystones. PHOTO: RALPH MILLS ▪ Clíodhna Ní HAodha stops Greystones in their tracks. PHOTO:

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The burgeoning Clontarf Wom-en’s Rugby team is always recruit-ing, and all players of any ability or experience are extremely wel-come to give their club, or the game of rugby, a try!

commit to the swimming sessions and early mornings.

“But they don’t want to give up swimming altogether and water polo allows them not only to con-tinue swimming but also to play a team sport as well.

“Swimming up and down the pool can sometimes be solitary and boring, but water polo is ex-citing and great fun.”

If you would like to try out a water polo session at St Vincent’s for free, email [email protected]

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A thriving community continues to prosperLOCATION, location, location! Over

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It is a phrase widely used by property experts to show that the three most important factors in determining the desirability of a property are indeed ‘location, location,

location’.It’s a phrase that could sit easily too with

the beautiful north county Dublin village of Portmarnock, which undoubtedly enjoys a fantastic location that’s the envy of many.

Over the years, the seaside town – regarded as one of the jewels in Fingal’s crown - has managed to retain its traditional village feel.

Given its coastal location, Portmarnock is not surprisingly a hugely popular village,

especially in the summer when visitors from all over Dublin flock to its beach.

It is very popular for swimming, sunbathing and horse riding and from there you can also get a lovely view of the Dublin Mountains and Howth Harbour. It also has a clear view of Lambay Island and Ireland’s Eye.

If it’s good quality exercise you’re after, why not take the path along the beach that brings you into Malahide.

Day in day out, people use this path for their exercise, inhaling the sea air and taking in the wonderful scenery that’s all around them.

In Portmarnock there are two well-known landmarks – the Martello Tower and the Kiosk.

The latter has proved to be a great shop over the years, providing sweets, ice-cream and people’s needs for the beach.

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The Martello Tower is situated on the Coast Road and many people enjoy a stroll alongside it on a fine spring or summer’s day while taking in views of the Irish Sea.

Portmarnock’s amenities are easily accessible with regular trains, including the DART, making stops in the village. Buses are also available from Dublin city centre to bring visitors to the area.

Portmarnock’s popularity continues to grow, and this is in no small measure to the excellent

community spirit that exists there. This is borne out even more around this time of year.

There is great pride in Portmarnock which older residents will remember as being just a tiny village on the outskirts of Dublin.

Those residents would be quick to point out that the Portmarnock of that era is certainly a far cry from the thriving business community that exists today.

There is no doubt that the last seven years have been very challenging economically but

thankfully there seems to be an upturn and the worst of this recession is over.

It’s not time to get complacent though and local traders need support in the run up to Christmas.

Portmarnock has always been renowned as a close-knit village, providing shops, local services, schools, sports clubs and recreational outlets.

There is a good variety of services in the area, with local businesses always willing to

welcome you with a friendly smile, as well as that all important quality service.

We now have a great opportunity to give something back and in respect of businesses in Portmarnock, there’s no better time to support the traders who have been looking after us over the years.

In a lot of cases, those serving us from behind the counters are our friends and neighbours, which is another incentive to shop local during these still challenging times!

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The second edition of a book, which charts the friendship of two Portmarnock women over the last decade has gone on sale

in local shops.

‘Portmarnock Uncovered’, which was published for the first time last year, is a diary detailing the friendship of Catherine McMahon and Betty Ennis, and charts 10 years of this friendship.

Catherine and Betty are well known in the area as they wrote a monthly article which appeared in the local ‘Progress’ newsletter for nine years.

The articles, called ‘Portmarnock Uncovered’, were based on what the pair got up to, who they met, environmental and planning issues and really anything that was going on in Portmarnock at the time.

They have managed to capture magical moments with the photos in every chapter, that are in themselves, a record, a history of Portmarnock and the people who visit the area.

The photos will bring a smile to your face and help recall some nostalgic memories of people and events that are already part of history.

Various events the ladies organised like the sluice walks, solstice celebrations, Christmas swims and World Wetlands Day are all captured, along with a magnificent swan called Samson who became a celebrity in the area after the ladies took him under their wing, excuse the pun, and regularly wrote about his antics and libido!

The ladies feel it is important to

Hibernia College celebrated the graduation of their 2015 class recently. The college specialises in postgraduate and continuing professional development (CPD) programmes and is now the largest provider of teachers in Ireland. Pictured on her graduation day was Clare O’ Neill, from Portmarnock. PHOTO: COLM MAHADY/FENNELLS PHOTOGRAPHY

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document day-to-day life and events which would “otherwise be lost to us” and reckon the book will be really appreciated in years to come.

‘Portmarnock Uncovered’ will appeal to anyone who has an interest in Portmarnock or has ever visited the area. It would make an ideal Christmas gift idea for anyone with a loved one living abroad.

The feedback from last Christmas’ sales was tremendous, according to Catherine.

‘Portmarnock Uncovered’, which costs €10, is on sale in Texaco, The Wooden Spoon and McDonagh’s Newsagent in Portmarnock or can be ordered on 087-9562862.

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Pictured are l-r: Helen Butterly, Robyn Madden, Ava Cotter and Katie Archer, silver medalists in the Under 9 Girls’ 4x100m Relay at the Dublin Juvenile Team Championships at Santry.

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More successes for talented athletesPORTMARNOCK Athletic Club has enjoyed another exception-al year of growth with a mem-bership now over 350.

The club, only formed four years ago, continues to attract more juveniles with new members joining every week, and the senior and Fit4Life sections are steadily growing.

This year the club hosted a number of successful events in-cluding the juvenile spring series event in April, the 3K Summer Se-ries and the ‘Road to Beach’ 10km in September.

The Portmarnock Community Games was also organised by the club, attracting over 200 juveniles from the area. A strong team was put forward and they won a num-ber of medals in the Dublin and National Finals.

From a club competitive per-spective, medals were won at many levels in the sport and have continued to establish the club firmly on the Irish athletics map.

Notable achievements included the U14 Boys 200mx4 relay team winning the Indoor Nationals and setting a new championship re-cord; eight u14 gold medals for Michael Farrelly in the Dublin Championships; Over 40s Male Leinster indoor 800m silver, and Leinster outdoor 400m bronze, 800m silver and bronze; Over 45s Male Leinster Master’s 10 Mile Sil-ver and Over 70s Male National Masters 3000m gold and British and Ireland Master’s cross coun-try representation (1st on Ireland team).

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Left to right: Jack O’Connell, Shane Patterson, Alex Dunne, Shane Archer, who won gold in the Under 12 4x100 relay Dublin Championships.

▪ The Boys’ Under 14 relay team, left to right, Mark Morris, Michael Farrelly, Ronan Patterson and Conor Archer (not pictured Conal McAllister and Alex Cush) won the national indoors 4x200, smashing the national record in the process with a time of 1.47.07.

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A model taking part in the recent fashion extravaganza at Omni Park Shopping Centre, Santry. The event, which was hosted by Glenda Gilsen, featured clothes from many of the centre’s stores. Some of the staff members also took to the catwalk to model. PHOTO: DARREN KINSELLA

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Malahide Credit Union hosted a family day on November 22 to coincide with the switching on of the Christmas lights in the village. Over 200 kids and parents visited Santa. The Credit Union’s youth committee handed out tickets for a free raffle with the first prize of a hamper. Its doors were open for the afternoon. Pictured at the event, which was a great success, were (from l-r): Claudia Lupo, Danielle Matthews, Santa, Niall Gleeson, Dylan Robinson and Cormac Spencer

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John Warren, Christopher White and Anne O’Meara pictured at the North Dublin Horticultural Society’s end of year prize-giving ceremony, hosted by Clontarf Garden Society, at Oulton Tennis Club.

▪On November 22, Sean and Gemma O’Hanlon (pictured) were

each presented with a Benemerenti medal for their outstanding work at St Fintan’s Parish over 40 years. The Benemerenti medal is an honour awarded by the Pope to members of the clergy and laity for service to the Catholic Church. PHOTO: JOHN McELROY

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St Fintan’s Parish in Sutton celebrated the opening of their new Parish Pastoral Centre on November 22. RKD Architects designed the new centre which is an extension of the Andy Devane-designed Church which opened in 1973. Pictured at the event was (from l-r): Moderator, Mgr John Fitzpatrick, Seamus Hanrahan, Gemma O’Hanlon and Co Parish Priest Fr Liam Lacey. PHOTO: JOHN McELROY

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Pharmacists claim awards at ceremony DUBLIN’S most outstanding pharmacists swept the boards at this year’s annual Helix Health Pharmacist Awards.

Seven of the 10 awards were bestowed on pharmacists work-ing in the capital.

Michelle Kirrane, a hospital pharmacist at Temple Street Chil-dren’s University Hospital won the Pharmacist of the Year title for her “unwavering enthusiasm, through clinical activity, CPD, re-search and innovation to ensure the best outcomes for her little patients”.

Ms Kirrane also received the Excellence in Hospital Pharmacy Award.

Two pharmacists from St John of God’s Hospital were also rec-ognised at the awards with Ao-ife Carolan being named Young Pharmacist of the Year and Caro-line Hynes receiving the Practice-

based Research Award.John Michael Morris, from

the Health Products Regulatory

Pat Kenny, MC at the Helix Health Pharmacist Awards; Rory O’Donnell, President of the Pharmacy Benevolent Fund; Michelle Kirrane, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital who received the Excellence in Hospital Pharmacy Award sponsored by Sanofi; Ingrid Walsh from Sanofi; and Jennifer Hughes, Director of Marketing Helix Health/Clanwilliam Group, pictured at the ceremony.

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Temple Street patients collect cheque after big fundraiserSEVERAL patients from Temple Street Children’s Hospital were special guests of honour, as Vision Express celebrated the fund-raising efforts of its team and customers in a particularly magical way.

Having recently launched the exclusive Disney Princess range of children’s glasses, Vision Ex-press Blanchardstown invited its Temple Street guests to join them for a magical Disney themed evening of fun and laughter.

During the event, the children were presented with a giant cheque for €14,000 to celebrate the fundraising efforts of the seven stores across the Republic of Ireland.

Dublin locals Arshia Bhatia (6) and Meibh McCluskey (7), and Meath residents Anatasia Radi-onova (5), Caoimhe O’Dowd (6), Amy Gillick (7) and Emily Casey (7) joined the Vision Express Blanchardstown team, along with their parents and siblings, at the celebratory event. Each of the children received a new pair of Disney or Iron Man glasses, as well as a Disney themed goodie bag and a variety of prizes from the games and competitions throughout the evening.

The €14,000 raised was a re-sult of in-store activities includ-

ing fancy dress days, quizzes, raffles, bake sales and customer donations for glasses repairs throughout the year.

The charity drive brought to-gether more than 100 Vision Ex-press employees from across the Ireland stores, to raise money to help support the Temple Street Children’s Hospital Foundation, to purchase a new Open Field Auto Refractor for the eye exami-nation of children.

Temple Street Foundation chief executive Denise Fitzgerald said: “We are extremely grateful for the ongoing support we receive from Vision Express.

“The money raised will make a huge difference to the patients and families at Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

“The design of this new equip-ment is very child-friendly and will allow us to give easy and stress-free eye exams to our younger patients.

“A massive thank you to Vision Express and its customer support for this donation.”

The Temple Street patients pictured with their parents and staff of Vision Express at the cheque presentation. ▪

Authority, was awarded the Pro-fessional Excellence Award and Ciara McManamly, from Tallaght Hospital, was awarded the Phar-macist-led Team Award.

The coveted Lifetime Achieve-ment Award was bestowed on former Balbriggan pharmacist, Vin Cronin, for his contribution to the sector throughout his career.

Pharmacists in the community and industry sectors also received recognition for their contribution to the Irish pharmacy sector.

Helix Health Pharmacist Awards Committee member, Fin-tan Moore, described the event as a great success.

“The awards serve as a great opportunity to honour some of the truly outstanding pharma-cists working across the length and breadth of the country,” said Mr Moore.

The awards, which took place at the Mansion House last month, were Mc’d by broadcaster Pat Kenny.

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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland graduates honouredTHE Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) conferred 832 students with undergraduate degrees and postgraduate awards at four conferring ceremonies held between the College on St Stephen’s Green and at the RDS.

Professor Cathal Kelly, CEO/Registrar, RCSI, said: “The confer-ring ceremonies are a wonderful celebration and recognition of our graduates’ accomplishments which they have achieved through outstanding ability, diligent appli-cation, sacrifice, excellent teach-ing and, in particular the support of family and friends.

“I would like to congratulate all our graduates on their achieve-ments and wish them success in their careers as healthcare pro-fessionals.”

Former classmates, from The Harold primary school in Glasthule, Ben Melvin and Alison Molamphy who graduated with degrees in Physiotherapy from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. PHOTO: RAY LOHAN/RCSI

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LIFFEY Valley is officially home to the best pet store in Ireland after Maxi Zoo was named as ‘Pet Store of the Year’ at the prestigious Retail Excellence Ireland Awards.

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ALL dogs will have worms at some point in their lives, with puppies being most at risk.

An untreated worm infestation can lead to a loss of condition in the adult dog and quite serious ill-ness in puppies, as well as putting human health at risk (however small this risk may be).

As a responsible dog owner, it is important for you to worm your dog regularly.

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Puppies are most at risk from worm infections. Worms are passed from the mother before birth, and after through her milk.

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Following the launch of its debut A/W collection earlier this year, which included a €15 leather look jacket, Lidl has unveiled its latest offering from the Esmara fashion range. The new range just landed in stores this week and includes a selection of trend-inspired pieces and versatile accessories at unbeatable value, just in time

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Feel like a king at lough eske CastleTony McCullagh

IMAGINE being trapped in a 17th century castle for the weekend, unable to venture outdoors due

to torrential downpours and howling gales. Sounds good to me.

Ireland may not be blessed with predictable weather, but when you have the pleasure of experiencing the five star hospitality on offer at hotels such as Lough Eske Castle, located just outside Donegal Town, you start to understand our international appeal as a tourist destination.

As you enter the grounds of the 43-acre estate and proceed through the sparsely lit, tree-lined driveway, you get an other worldly feeling; a sense that you are leaving your normal life behind you - temporarily at least. The majestic Lough Eske Castle suddenly looms before you, instantly transporting you back to a bygone era.

Lough Eske Castle was painstakingly restored by its present owners eight years ago, although it had previously operated as a hotel in the 1930s before it was partially destroyed in a fire. It was in a complete state of dereliction, with trees sprouting from inside the castle walls and bulging roots threatening to topple what remained of the structure.

The two year restoration of

Lough Eske was one of the most ambitious projects of its kind ever undertaken in Donegal and represented a significant financial investment in the region.

Lough Eske Castle is now the jewel in the crown of the tourism sector in the north west; its faithfully recreated interiors offering an authentic Edwardian country estate experience while affording its guests the ultimate in modern luxury.

Lough Eske Castle, which is part of the Solís Hotels & Resorts group, is home to 96 spacious guestrooms, a spa and swimming pool, a restaurant and two bars.

Our bedroom was everything you’d expect of a five star hotel, split into two sections: one to sleep in and a separate living area. It felt like the ultimate indulgence. The bathroom, frankly, was larger than some hotel rooms I’ve had the misfortune to sleep in over the years, at home and abroad.

Our first night’s dining experience was in the exquisite Cedars Restaurant where our charming host, Johnny, talked us through the extensive menu. He helpfully advised that the restaurant was renowned for its meat dishes, nudging us in the direction of the lamb. Tempting as it sounded, I went for the fillet of beef which didn’t disappoint, while my wife deliberated over the myriad of seafood options.

Throughout our meal we

were looked after by Genute who epitomises everything that is good about the professional yet personal level of service at Lough Eske. In fact, our enduring memories of the hotel will not just be of opulent surroundings, fine dining and pampering, but also the warmth and genuine friendliness of the staff.

Each and every one of them was a credit to the hotel and seemed particularly proud of their place of work, as if they all had an emotional investment in Lough Eske Castle.

We struggled to keep room for dessert and a cheese plate, before retiring to the Gallery Bar for a nightcap; the atmosphere enhanced by live music and some cocktails.

We awoke the following morning to the sound of the storm still raging outside. After enjoying a sumptuous breakfast in the restaurant, we made our way across the garden courtyard to the acclaimed Solís Spa.

The hotel recently announced a new partnership with luxury beauty expert Anne Semonin, adding another dimension to their growing spa product portfolio. Here, my wife enjoyed a satisfying back massage while I took some time out in the relaxation area, followed by a swim in the pool and visit to the steam room in the thermal suite. We ended our leisurely spa session with an invigorating soak in the jet bath.

We briefly braved the elements to explore the wooded trails of the estate, trekking down to the soggy banks of stunning Lough Eske itself, before retreating to the comfort of an open log fire and pre-dinner drink in the Lobby Lounge. That evening we ate in the Gallery Bar, with the quality of food on a par with the previous night’s experience, albeit in a more casual setting.

Breakfast the next morning was served in the living area of our room and we savoured every moment of such a rare treat before saying our goodbyes and reluctantly hitting the road to Dublin.

It’s not everyday that you get to enjoy five star treatment. But if you’re looking for a break that combines top quality service with a traditional, luxurious setting, Lough Eske Castle in Donegal certainly ticks all the boxes.

As for the Irish weather - sometimes there’s a good excuse to stay indoors.

Visit www.solishotels.com/lougheskecastle or email [email protected] or phone 074-9725100.

A fairytale Christmas at Lough Eske Castle

Lough Eske Castle in Donegal has some incredible festive packages available for all the family.

From mouthwatering gingerbread house displays to festive feasts, this Christmas will be one to remember if you book a special package at Donegal’s only five star hotel.

Lough Eske Castle’s Christmas package is perfect for those looking for an idyllic seasonal getaway with all the trimmings.

From just €699 per person (€150 per child), Christmas time at the castle will include:

•Three nights’ luxury accommodation with daily full Irish breakfast.

•Christmas Eve three-course table d’hôte dinner in Cedars Restaurant.

•Three-course festive dinner at the hotel’s Gallery Bar on alternative evening.

•Mulled wine and mince pies on Christmas Eve in main foyer of castle.

•Glass of sparkling wine for Christmas Day lunch.

•Christmas Day buffet lunch served in the impressive hotel ballroom.•Christmas night buffet supper served in the

Gallery Bar.•St Stephen’s day outdoor activities in hotel

grounds.•Christmas carol singing and live music entertainment in the

hotel’s Gallery Bar.

The seasonal gingerbread house at Lough Eske Castle▪

As a special gift to Christmas guests, the

castle is offering a complimentary night on December 23rd to any-

one staying on the 24th, 25th and 26th (based on

two adults sharing)

Have you ever dreamed of spending Christmas in a castle?


ANNE Heffernan lives in Dublin with her sister where she struggles to make ends meet as a result of the recession.

She has two grown up children; one lives in Australia and the other in Dublin city. She has worked in the public and private sector and as a freelance jour-nalist/copy-writer and editorfor the past 30 years and would love to travel in her spare time. Some of herlife’s ambitions are to speak French fluently; to become a travel writer and to experi-ence living in many different cultures. This is her first book.

‘Our Boomtime Rats – Who do they think they are?’

ANNE Heffernan’s memoir, ‘Our Boomtime Rats – Who do they think they are?’ is a personal,

true-life and untold story of Ireland’s citizens in crisis as a result of the recession.

She berates the banks, the Government, the public service, trade unions and other entities and tells the story from her own personal standpoint, one she believes speaks for the ordinary people, and most especially those on the lower rungs of the societal ladder, to give them a voice.

It speaks out about the injustice felt by so many ordinary people, whilst

others creamed off so much taxpay-ers’ money during the good times and continue to enjoy outrageous perks even after their dismissal or

resignation from office, in the form of golden handshakes.

It is aimed at the ordinary people of Ireland and sets out to give a human voice to the stark reality for so many people; those who have worked hard all their lives and have had everything (which wasn’t much, in the first place) taken from them.

Meanwhile, those who have displayed

outright irresponsibility and who ne-glected to heed economic warnings,

have lost nothing in comparison.It tells the story of an hon-

est, hard-working woman, who did her utmost to provide for herself and her two children over a lifetime, without relying on

any State hand-outs, who saved for a rainy day and

aimed to set aside a pension for her retirement.

Basically, she is someone who aimed to be a good, all-round citizen, wise and astute, who took advice from those who claimed to be in the know about finance and economics. She risked her life-sav-ings to provide a job/income for herself into the future and also hoped to create numerous jobs for others.

While the book speaks of the author’s anger, it also outlines the need to move forward.

It offers hope for the future and a way forward for those who have given up or are in despair as a consequence of the recession. It explains that we won’t get the answers we want by continuing to do what we have done for the past decade or so but by getting back to the basics of life and realising we came into this world without anything and we will go out from this world without anything.

Anne outlines how important she believes it is to stay in touch with reality and seek truth, justice and peace in our everyday lives. She expresses the need for us to live with these traits up-permost in our minds as we live out our daily lives so that our families, communities, neighbour-hoods – our society, is built on solid integrity and attributes we are proud of and are happy to share with our wider world.

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New book recalls horrific ordealLIBERTIES Press has published ‘A Violation Against Women: What Happened to Me at Our Lady of Lourdes’ by Kathleen Ward.

In 1995, Kathleen Ward endured a deeply flawed duty of care from Dr Michael Neary and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. In this powerful memoir, Kathleen relates her story with honesty and sincerity.

At the hands of Dr Michael Neary, Kathleen underwent an unplanned and unnecessary hysterectomy. For Kathleen, what followed was a dark period filled with debilitating panic attacks and an internal state of paralysis. However, Kathleen’s account is ultimately one of personal healing and of how she successfully rebuilt her life following the procedure.

Kathleen was a pioneer in the establishment of a multi-disciplinary clinic in Co Monaghan and is now in her thirty-first year of practice. She famously treated Tyrone Gaelic footballer Ryan Mellon, who, after a lengthy illness, helped Tyrone win their second All-Ireland Senior Football

Championship in 2005.With her holistic approach,

Kathleen achieved what all other doctors and specialists could not.

‘A Violation Against Women’ is dedicated to those who have suffered similar experiences and may remain isolated in silence. It is written to highlight how one’s mental health can be destroyed by unimaginable actions and inappropriate treatment by others, including those in the medical profession. Finally, this book is about seeking personal closure following the trauma endured as a result of the reckless and negligent behaviour of Dr Michael Neary, and the system that prevailed in that era.

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PANTOMIME: Baldoyle Musi-cal Society proudly presents a new pantomime, ‘Frozen Solid’ on January 8 and 15 at 8pm, January 9 and 16 at 3pm and 8pm, and January 10 and 17 at 3pm in St Mary’s Second-ary School, Baldoyle. Tickets are priced at €12 each, and €10 each for groups of 20 and above. Enjoy all the family fun and entertainment of a traditional Panto and follow the adventures of Princesses Ella and Aine in the Kingdom of Scandinavia. Bookings on 085-1378329 or at www.baldoyle-musicalsociety.ie

DARNDALEINFORMATION CLINICS: Bernie

O’Gorman of Dublin Simon will be holding information clinics for tenants, who are privately renting and are at risk of losing their accommodation, every Monday from 9.30am to 12.30pm at the Dublin City Council offices, Bell Building, Darndale/Belcamp Village Centre.

SUTTONTALK: Philip O’Connor will

give an illustrated talk entitled ‘Howth, Sutton, Baldoyle and the 1916 Rising: Prelude – Insurrection – Aftermath’ on Thursday, December 3 at 8pm in the Marine Hotel, Sutton. Admission is free and all are welcome. Contact [email protected]

ARTANEFLORAL ART: Dublin Five

Horticultural Society is hosting a night of ‘Festival Floral Art’, by Bernadette Palminteri at 8pm on Thursday, December 3 in the Artane Beaumont Family Recreation Centre, Kilmore Road. Admission is €6, phone 087-2423020 for more details.

SWORDS CHRISTMAS FAIR: The Old

Borough National School Christmas Fair in Swords will take place this Saturday, De-cember 5 from 11am to 2pm.

Festive bakes, treats, gifts and fantastic prizes are just some of what you can expect on the day. There will also be a visit from Santa Claus. The Parents’ Teacher Association and the Old Borough National School would like to extend a warm invitation to the people of Swords and Fingal commu-nity.

IRISH: Fingallians GAA Club hosts an Irish language conversa-tion group every Wednesday in their clubhouse at the Estuary Roundabout, Swords, at 9pm. This is a free service for people who would like to practice their Irish or learn some more. People with all standards of Irish, from those with only a cúpla focail

Joe Keltch, Christopher White, Michael Burke and Tony Boston pictured at the North Dublin Horticultural Society’s end of year prize-giving ceremony at Oulton Tennis Club.▪

The Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport Charity Christmas Cracker event will be held on December 9. The event, which is open to all ages, includes ceili dancing, traditional Irish music, Lambay singers and bumper raffle. All proceeds go to St Francis Hospice Raheny and the Golden Years Centre in Darndale. Tickets cost €10 and are available at Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport reception, phone 01-8711000 or Golden Years, phone 01-8771600. Pictured at the launch were (from l-r): James Clarke, Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport; Santa; Des McCann, General Manager; Brendan Ryan TD (Lab) and team members from Clayton Hotel.

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to the daoine líofa (fluent), are welcome. Further information can be had from Liam at 086-3814422.

COOLOCKCOFFEE MORNING: A new

coffee morning ‘as Gaeilge’ begins on Saturday, Decem-ber 5 at 11am in Costa Café in Northside Shopping Centre, Coolock. This is not just for good Irish-speakers. It is for everybody, particularly those who have forgotten their Irish. Phone Ben on 086-2663392 for more information.

PARENTS ALONE: Doras Bui, a parent alone resource centre, is located on Bunratty Drive, Coolock. Accurate information on your rights and entitlements is provided by a staff mem-ber who is available to talk to you in person or by phone. A Teen Parent Support Project

is available for teen parents who become pregnant while at school. For more information on these and other services, phone 01-8484811/8481872, email [email protected] or visit www.dorasbui.org

KILLESTERPANTO: O’Connell’s Musi-

cal Society presents its 2016 Pantomime ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, at St Brigid’s Boys’ National School, Howth Road, Killester, on Friday, January 15 (8pm), 16 (3pm and 8pm), 17 (3pm), 22 (8pm), 23 (3pm and 8pm), and 24 (3pm). Tickets cost €11 (adults) and €7 (chil-dren). For bookings, phone 089-4323478.

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PARKRUN: All walkers and runners are welcome to the new Parkrun that has begun at Father

Collins Park. Parkrun is a weekly, timed, 5k walk/run that takes place every Saturday at 9.30am, and the best part is that it’s completely free. Bring the family, bring the dog, bring the buggy – everyone is welcome. This is a community-based, volunteer-led initiative and is a great way to meet people and keep fit. For any further details and to register, visit www.parkrun.ie/fathercol-lins/or find them on Facebook.

SUPPORT GROUP: Have you been bereaved in the last two years? Would you like support to help you cope with your grief? TARGET and the Irish Hospice Foundation will be running a grief support group soon. If you would like to find out more about this group, contact Trish/Emma on 01-8671967 or email [email protected]

PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY

CLONTARFTALK: Clontarf Historical

Society is holding a talk entitled ‘Bricks, Tobacco & Whiskey-Three Portmarnock Families’, by Garry Ahern on Monday December 14 at 8.15pm in the Resource Cen-tre, St John’s Church, Clontarf Road. Visitors are welcome. The cost is €5. Christmas refresh-ments included.

MIXED CHOIR: Would you like to join a mixed choir? Seafield Singers always wel-come good singers and there are vacancies in all parts. Sight reading is not a priority. Rehearsals are on Thursdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in Clontarf. If you are interested, contact the secretary on 01-8212165.

RAHENY IRISH SPEAKERS Calling all

out-of-practice Irish-speakers! Chat in Irish every Thursday afternoon at 3.30pm at URBN Coffee, Blackbanks Garden Centre, Howth Road. For more information, phone Ray Ó Ceal-laigh on 087-9490186.

EDENMOREBABY GROUP: Edenmore

Parent and Toddler /baby group meets at Edenmore Early Education Centre, Tonle-gee Road, on Tuesday (9.30am-11.15am) and Thursday (12.30-2.15pm) All are welcome. The cost is €6 per family. Phone 01-8679902/03 or visit www.edenmoreearlyeducationcen-tre.ie for more information.

MALAHIDEAUDITIONS: Malahide’s Got

Talent will be holding auditions on Saturday, December 5 at Malahide Community School, from 10am to 2pm. Contact Mar-tin on 086-3214336 to reserve an audition time. The final of the competition will take place in the Grand Hotel, Malahide on Sunday, January 31, 2016.

CARERS’ COFFEE MORNING: A coffee morning for family carers takes place at the Grand Hotel, Malahide, on the first Tuesday of every month at 10.30am. Discussion, speak-ers, information and occasion-al outings included. All family carers welcome. For more in-formation, contact the North Dublin Carers’ Association - Jacqueline on 086-0213798 or Suzanne, Sabrina or Marie on 086-3890620. Alternatively, email [email protected]

PRIORSWOOD CHARITY BINGO: Charity Bingo

takes place every Tuesday at 8.30pm in Martin’s Lounge, Pri-orswood. All cash prizes. Books cost €7, double books €12. This is in aid of St Francis of Assisi

Parish Pastoral Centre building fund. All are welcome.

CITY CENTRERELATIVES OF 1916: Do

you have a relative or know someone who has a relative who took part in the events surrounding 1916? If so, you are asked to contact ‘The 1916 Relatives’ Association’. This non-political group represents families whose relations fought in the 1916 uprising and includes the signatories of the Proclamation. Email 1916 [email protected] for more information.

FOROIGE: Foróige Clubs provide a fun social outlet for people aged 10-18 to meet their friends and get involved in a variety of activities. The clubs give people with an opportunity to explore and experience new things and develop their skills and talents. If you would like to find your nearest club or if you think your community would benefit from having a club like this, contact Bryan Gavin on 086-8519693 or [email protected]

WHITEHALLART GROUP: Ross Art Group

is welcoming new members, both male and female, to join its friendly weekly painting sessions. Meetings take place on Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm at Plunket College, Whitehall. If you enjoy painting and would like to join the group, contact Rita Sharpe on 01-8339520 or Pauline Walsh on 01-8370821.

DONNYCARNEYCHRISTMAS FAIR: The LeCheile

Christmas Fair will take place on Saturday, December 5 from 11am to 4pm at the centre in Donnycarney.

BOOK CLUB: LeCheile Book Club meet every third Tuesday of each month, starting 17th November in LeCheile, Donny-carney. No charge. Suitable for all book lovers. Choose Tues-day morning 10am – 11.30am or Tuesday evening 7.30 – 9pm.

For more information, visit www.dcyc.ie, to register [email protected]

DARNDALE SENIOR CENTRE: Golden Years

is a senior centre in Darndale with day care and drop-in facili-ties available for older people living in the catchment area of Darndale, Belcamp, Moatview, Ferrycarrig, Clonshaugh, Riverside, Glin, Cara Park and Priorswood. New members are sought for the drop-in and day care services.

For more information, contact Golden Years on (01) 8771600 or email [email protected]

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tánaiste attends launch of collegeawareness WeekTHE benefits of education were highlighted last week at the launch of College Awareness Week 2015.

Tánaiste Joan Burton got the week-long campaign underway at the DIT Campus in Grangegor-man, Dublin 7, where she was joined by AIB Youth Ambassador and Kerry footballer, Colm Coo-per.

The awareness week, spon-sored by Perrigo and AIB, was supported by over 20 organisa-tions including the Higher Educa-tion Authority (HEA), the Nation-al Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) and the Institute of Guidance Coun-sellors.

Recent HEA research has re-vealed low participation by many marginalised groups in higher education. The research in-formed many of the events that happened across Ireland as part of the awareness campaign.

“This is a very important cam-paign, aiming to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to ac-quire new knowledge, meet new people and fulfill their potential,” the Tánaiste said.

The HEA figures indicate that only 24 per cent of young people from marginalised socio-eco-nomic groups participate in high-er education, compared to 52 per cent of all 18 to 20 year olds.

HEA data also shows that in the academic year 2013 to 2014, only 0.1 per cent of new entrants to college were Irish Travellers, and just seven per cent had a

disability, of which one per cent registered a sensory, physical or multiple disability.

A total of 13 per cent of full-time entrants were mature stu-dents, compared to 80 per cent of new part-time students.

The figures are published in a HEA consultation paper, ‘To-wards the Development of a New National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education’, which was published last year.

Tom Boland, chief executive of the HEA, said: “While our overall higher education participation rate is good by European stan-dards, these figures show that we need to continue focusing on sup-porting access by students from target groups and communities.

“Post-secondary educational experience can make a huge dif-ference for individuals, commu-nities and society as a whole.

“A new National Access Plan will shortly be published by the Department of Education and Skills and the HEA. This will in-clude measures aimed at target-ing communities with low partici-pation and presenting college as a viable option for people from all walks of life.

“The increase in funding for disadvantaged students, recently announced by the Minister for Education and Skills, will help us achieve this objective.”

The inaugural College Aware-ness Week in 2014 saw over 360 events take place, with a large number of primary and second-ary schools and 23 higher edu-cational institutes participating,

along with libraries, businesses and community organisations.

This year, the campaign was even bigger, with over 400 events across 26 counties taking place in the course of the week.

Some of the events saw stu-dents ‘shadowing’ profession-als to get a better sense of what their career entails.

Dr Rhona Mahoney, Master of the National Maternity Hospital, and children’s author and pub-lisher at Little Island, Siobhán Parkinson, were among those sharing their working lives with students.

Other highlights included a course and careers ‘speed-dat-ing’ event in Portlaoise and an Educational Olympics event in Cork.

Kathleen O’Toole Brennan, campaign founder and pro-grammes manager with Trin-ity Access Programmes, said the campaign was all about getting people talking about post-sec-ondary education and highlight-ing the wide range of opportuni-ties out there.

“Last year’s initiative was a resounding success and we are looking forward to surpassing that success this time round,” she said.

Clive Byrne, director of the NAPD, said: “With the diverse skills shortage in Ireland current-ly and the significant socio-eco-nomic benefits of an educated workforce, people of all ages and backgrounds should be encour-aged to think about expanding their education.”

Tánaiste Joan Burton pictured at the launch of College Awareness Week 2016 with students at DIT Grangegorman. PHOTO: MAXWELLPHOTOGRAPHY.IE▪

Ireland gets top marks for second-level educationIRELAND is one of the best per-forming countries in the world in terms of the number of stu-dents completing second-level education, according to a re-port published last week.

The OECD ‘Education at a Glance’ report shows Ireland has a 98 per cent completion rate compared to an average of 85 per cent.

Ireland is ranked third out of 18 countries for second-level school completion in the report and continues to be a leader in terms of the percentage of students who progress to third level.

ASTI General Secretary, Pat King, said that despite the im-

plementation of devastating education cutbacks in recent years, second-level schools and teachers continue to prioritise the delivery of a quality educa-tion to all students.

“Completing second-level education is highly correlated to employment status, lifetime earnings and the wellbeing of individuals,” said Mr King.

“A country’s completion rates for second and third-level edu-cation are vital to the develop-ment of a workforce which can compete in a global knowledge economy and a society that supports and empowers its citi-zens.”

According to the ASTI, the re-port also demonstrates that sec-

ond-level teachers in Ireland are performing to high standards.

“In Ireland, teachers spend 735 hours each year in the class-room teaching their students compared to the OECD average of 669 hours,” he continued.

“The report shows that sec-ond-level teachers in Ireland are required to carry out a more extensive range of non-teach-ing tasks than teachers in most other OECD countries.

“What’s more, Ireland is in-ternationally renowned for the commitment of its teachers to the delivery of a wide range of extra-curricular activities for students on a voluntary basis.”

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products coming down the line starting as early as 2016 with the launch of its first SUV.”

Bradys Dublin and Canavan Seat are both joining the dealer network in the midst of an ex-tremely busy and exciting peri-ods.

With Christmas just around the corner, there are a series of special, eagerly anticipated open weekends that are part of SEAT’s overall 161 campaign which in-

Bradys Dublin, located on the Old Navan Road in Castleknock has been operating in Dublin since 1973.

They previously had the Volkswagen franchise for many years with Mercedes-Benz their other franchise offering sales, fi-nance and service.

A family owned independent dealership, Bradys Dublin employ a total of 23 staff who in turn of-fer the highest level of customer service in all areas.

A trusted name within the mo-tor industry, Bradys Dublin are very much aware that customers are looking for reliability, style, value and competitive finance rates, which are all accustomed with the Seat range.

Bradys plan to further invest to match the current growth within the motor industry as the Seat brand ramps up for the arrival of its first SUV in 2016.

Commenting on the appoint-ment, Enda Conefrey, dealer prin-cipal at Brady’s Dublin said: “We are delighted to have the oppor-tunity to join the Seat dealer net-

work. We look forward to working with the team and showcasing the Seat range to our customers.

“Seat offers great quality, style and efficiency and we know it will be a hit with our customers.”

Meanwhile, Canavan Seat lo-cated on East Wall Road, Dublin 3 has also joined the network.

Canavan Seat is a long es-tablished respected dealership, which was founded by the late Tom Canavan in 1988.

Now under the management of the Brightstone Group, with a number of other dealerships in the Dublin area, Canavan Seat is well located to serve the areas around the city centre and north city area.

This is further investment in the Seat brand in Dublin which will help grow its share of the new car market over the coming years.

Damien Smyth of Canavan Seat added: “We are thrilled to join the Seat dealer network especially in the middle of such an exciting period for the brand with brilliant finance offers available and new

TWO renowned Dublin dealers, Bradys Dublin and Canavan Seat, have joined the dealer network to strengthen Seat’s position in the capital.

Pictured is Niall Phillips, Brand Director of Seat Ireland with Damien Smyth of Canavan Seat.▪

cludes a series of incredible of-fers across the all new 161 SEAT range.

Until December 18, customers who order a 161 Leon or new Ibiza can avail of 0% PCP finance on selected models from Volkswa-gen Bank, plus a range of other offers such as three-year servic-ing for only €299.

In addition, customers who test drive any new Seat during the 161 sales events can avail of

a €30 Tesco Gift Card, yet another helping hand with the Christmas shopping.

This €30 Tesco gift card from Seat Ireland can be used in any Tesco store nationwide.

Niall Phillips, Brand Director of SEAT Ireland added: “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Bradys Dublin and Canavan Seat to the Seat dealer network and the tim-ing could not be better.

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fers currently available across the all new 161 Seat range.

Both Bradys Dublin and Ca-navan Seat have shown over the years that they understand ex-actly what their customers are looking for.

“This includes excellent serv-ice, high quality products and great value for money and this is really important to us at Seat”

The full 2016 range is now available to test drive and order at Bradys Dublin and Canavan Seat.

To book your test drive at Bradys Dublin, visit www.bradys-dublin.ie or to book your test drive at Canavan Seat log onto www.canavanseat.ie

Seat is the only company with the full-range capacity to design, develop, manufacture and market cars in Spain.

A member of the Volkswagen Group, the multinational has its headquarters in Martorell (Barce-lona), and is present in 75 coun-tries.

Seat Group employs more than 14,000 professionals at its three production centres – Barcelona, El Prat de Llobregat and Martorell, where it manufactures the highly successful Ibiza and Leon.

Pictured is Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and Sean Ó’Nualláin, GoCar member, at the launch of new on-street parking locations in Dublin city centre for GoCar. PhoTo By CoNor MCCaBe PhoToGraPhy

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GoCar launches new on-street GoBases

New Government legislation will now allow for local authori-ties to designate exclusive park-ing spaces for car sharing clubs with Dublin City Council the first to enact this legislation.

The new dedicated on-street bases in Dublin are located at key city centre areas including Mount-joy Square, Parnell Square, Mer-rion Square, St Stephen’s Green, Leinster Street South and Lower Mount Street.

The new bases are a significant breakthrough for GoCar allowing it to offer its service where de-mand is at its highest.

GoCar works on a pay-per-trip basis which allows users the free-dom to access a vehicle where and when they need it.

Members currently benefit from free parking at any pay-and-display parking space, and this new legislation will provide even more parking options across the

city centre.With no parking costs incurred

for the use of GoCar vehicles, us-ers can instead budget for the essential vehicle trip they wish to make without the stress and cost associated with NCTs, vehicle servicing, tax and insurance pre-miums.

Speaking at the launch, Min-ister for Transport, Paschal Do-nohoe TD said: “The sharing economy in Ireland is going from strength to strength.

“We have seen the success of the bike share scheme and the likes of Air BnB in recent years. The launch of these new car park-ing bases will further enhance car sharing and its appeal to users.

“We are seeing more and more cars on the road as the economy strengthens, which, from a traffic and an environmental perspec-tive, is unsustainable.

“Seeking the most effective

ways of encouraging people out of private cars and onto public and other forms of transport is key to reducing congestion in the years ahead.”

The minister added: “Initia-tives like GoCar allow people to scale back on their car usage and avail of innovative car-sharing fa-cilities when needed. This helps

motorists to reduce their costs while helping to preserve the en-vironment.

“The designation of dedicated GoCar on-street car-parking spac-es in the city, which are free to use, will be a real advantage for users and for the company as it continues to promote its services in the years to come.”

MINISTER for Transport Paschal Donohoe TD was in Dublin City centre last week to launch new base locations for GoCar, Ireland’s only car sharing initiative.

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Continental Irish Small Car of the Year: Opel Corsa

Continental Irish Compact Fam-ily Car of the Year: Honda HR-VContinental Irish Medium Car of the Year: Ford Mondeo

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Continental Irish Executive Car of the Year: Volvo XC90

Continental Irish Performance Car of the Year: Audi TT.

The Ford Mondeo succeeds last year’s winner, the Nissan Qashqai

The announcement of the 39th Irish Car of the Year Award was made at an awards ceremony in Dublin attended by leading fig-ures from the motor industry.

The overall results, with weight-ed scores, were as follows:1. Ford Mondeo 148 points2. Volvo XC90 147 points3. Mercedes Benz GLE 144 points3. Kia Sorento 144 points4. Skoda Superb 140 points

The Irish Motoring Writers’ As-sociation judges awarded points on the basis of criteria ranging from design, comfort, safety,

economy, handling and perform-ance as well as driver satisfaction, value for money and technical in-novation, with a maximum of 20 points under each heading.

John Galvin, Chairman of the Irish Motoring Writers’ Associa-tion, commented: “The Irish mo-toring writers have selected an exciting model.

“No doubt the 2016 Irish Car of the Year accolade will provide a huge boost to the popularity of the Ford Mondeo in the Irish mar-ket, particularly in the context of the current competitive economic

THE Ford Mondeo has been voted Continental Irish Car of the Year 2016 by the Irish Motoring Writers’ Association.

To mark the 50th anniversary of her victory in The Tulip Rally in 1965, Rosemary Smith announced the winning car in the 2016 Continental Irish Car of the Year Awards. She is pictured with the winning car, the Ford Mondeo, along with Irish Motoring Writers’ Association Chairman, John Galvin.

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The new C-Class Coupe, one of 10 new models to be launched here in Ireland by Mercedes-Benz in 2016.▪

Mercedes-Benz set for busy year as 2016 loomsANOTHER busy year ahead is predicted by Mercedes-Benz with 10 new model introductions scheduled.

The first few months of 2016 will see six new models arrive.

Arguably, the most important of these will be a new E-Class sa-loon that, along with the C-Class range, accounts for the lion’s share of total Mercedes-Benz sales here.

Other early arrivals will be the stylish new C-Class Coupé; a GLS luxury SUV (replacing the GL);

plus three models likely to appeal to those with a sporty eye - a new SL, SLC (which replaces the SLK) and S-Class Cabriolet.

Arriving towards mid-year will be an upstyled CLA, a new C-Class Cabriolet, and a new CLC Coupé, followed in the second six months by an all-new E-Class Estate.

It is now widely expected that 2016 will see a continuation of

what has been the most active period of new model develop-ment in Mercedes-Benz history.

Their sales manager in Ireland, Ciaran Allen predicts that, when the next 12 months have passed, the luxury car maker will have established what he terms “an unrivalled presence” in virtually every model segment.

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in the grounds of Howth Castle and home to a great pitch and putt course, offered spectacu-lar views over the harbour and beyond. It wasn’t on my regular list of venues when it came to go-ing for a pint, probably because of the long, uphill walk involved and, of course, the risk of not be-ing served by the barman - far

too strenuous a trek only to be refused a drink!

Don’t get me wrong: Howth is still a great place to visit and re-mains a thriving jewel in Dublin’s

crown. But for me and others of my generation, it can’t hold a candle to the glory days when Howth’s hotels offered ordinary people a rare taste of opulence.

This article originally appeared on www.dublinpeoplecom. For readers’ comments, you should also check out the Dublin People Facebook page.

Having grown up in Baldoyle in the 1970s and ‘80s, I’ve always had an affinity with Howth, which was the posher playground of our childhood and the hunting ground of our teenage years.

My first ever job was in the St Lawrence Hotel, where I worked every weekend as a hall porter and later as a (short-lived) train-ee chef.

It was tough work at the best of times but provided me with enough pocket money to keep my parents happy. It also convinced me that I definitely didn’t want to be a chef! On Thursday nights, I would fill in for the regular car park attendant, Noddy, for the princely sum of £1.50 per hour. The tips were good, though, and it was well worth the 2am cycle home to Baldoyle.

The St Lawrence Hotel is sadly no more and gone with it are the memories of Saints nightclub, later Goodtime Charlie’s. This was the hotel where the all-you-can-eat carvery earned legend-ary status in an era when dining out was a somewhat exotic expe-rience.

Gone too is the Baily Court Hotel in the centre of the village. I have a very vivid memory of queuing outside its function room for over an hour to see In Tua Nua in their heyday, only to be turned away by the gorilla on the door. Even the fake ID didn’t cut it.

My luck had improved by the time I graduated from Pobals-coil Neasain in 1987 and the Baily Court was the venue for our school graduation night.

I recall that this popular spot was originally called the Royal Hotel and was owned by the sing-er Joe Cuddy.

The closure of the Baily Court was another major blow to the life of Howth village when it ceased trading but I still cherish my memories of the good times I had there with friends and family over the years.

It was also home to a great carvery, giving the Lawrence Ho-tel a run for its money.

At the beginning of the cliff walk at the opposite end of the peninsula, the red bricked Sut-ton Castle Hotel offered majestic views across Dublin Bay to the other side of the city.

I attended some incred-ible functions here, ranging from fundraising nights to 21st birth-day parties and weddings. It was one of the nicest places in Dublin to enjoy a quiet Sunday pint and is perhaps the most missed of all the great hotels of the Howth peninsula.

At the entrance to Howth Vil-lage, just across the railway level crossing, was the Howth Lodge Hotel. Overlooking Ireland’s Eye, this was another popular venue for weddings and functions. Strangely, though, my most vivid memory of of this hotel is having to attend a Fine Gael selection convention there in the early 1990s.

Located close to U2 drummer Larry Mullen’s pad, the Howth Lodge Hotel was another great loss to the local landscape.

The Deer Park Hotel, located

I VISITED Howth recently and was struck by how much commer-cial life on the peninsula had changed.

Tony McCullagh takes a nostalgic look back at some of the peninsula’s most fondly remembered hotels ...all sadly gone but not forgotten

The Baily Court Hotel▪

Sutton Castle▪ Howth Lodge Hotel▪

The St Lawrence Hotel▪

At the entranceto Howth

Village, just across the railway level crossing, was the Howth Lodge Hotel. Overlooking Ireland’s Eye, this was another popular venue for weddings and functions.


The working from home argument

opinion is that many jobs benefit from people being in close quar-ters, and a lot of deals are better done face-to-face.

However, the benefits of al-lowing people to work from home should not be ignored, and I believe that as technology con-

Cormac Spencer

THERE is an old TV advert for an airline with a plot that runs as follows: two companies are pitching for business with an international client.

While one unsuccessfully fid-dles with his internet connection and teleconferencing system to speak with his client, the other (having taken a flight with the airline in question) walks into the client’s office, shakes his hand and seals the deal.

The message? Business is bet-ter done in person. If memory serves, that ad is about 15-years-old, so the question is: with ad-vances in technology, does the point still ring true?

Bringing the argument fur-ther, do companies need to ac-commodate their staff as they have been doing for 100 years in office buildings, or is there some merit to allowing staff to work from home, some if not all of the time?

The benefits to the employee of working from home are ob-vious. Employees who work at home save time and money as-sociated with commuting, are under less stress, and have more time with family.

Employers benefit too by hav-ing happier employees, reduced costs due to lower city centre rental outlays.

Wage bills can also be reduced as employees accept lower sala-ries as a result of the cuts they can make to work related ex-penditure (commuting and child-care).

Furthermore, with geography no longer an issue, companies can theoretically cast their net globally for the skills they need to succeed.

Society gains too, benefiting from reduced transport emis-sions, less congestion, and less crowded cities as employees no longer need to fight for city pads close to work.

A quick internet search of jobs shows that some of the biggest companies in the world are com-ing around to this argument.

There are jobs for sales direc-tors, content writers and cus-tomer support agents available now. However, this is a drop in the ocean of available jobs. So, if working from home is beneficial all round, why aren’t opportuni-ties more prevalent?

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Home care business plans to hire more staffAS the ageing population grows, a local senior care com-pany is gearing up to meet the expected need for services.

Home Instead Senior Care, Leop-ardstown, is now recruiting and anticipates adding 150 profes-sional caregivers to its staff cov-ering south county Dublin over the next six months to meet with demand.

The most recent population projections from the Central Sta-tistics Office (CSO) showed 2011 levels of 532,000 seniors could reach 860,700 by 2026, and in-crease by a further 470,000 by 2046.

David Healy, owner and man-aging director of Home Instead Senior Care, Leopardstown, said: “Whether an older person just needs some help running errands and doing some light housekeep-ing and meal preparation, or they need round-the-clock care, having a professional caregiver can make a huge difference in the life of an older person and their family members.

“The type of person who typi-cally excels in this industry is compassionate, caring and de-pendable and enjoys helping

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“I can truly say I have got more from my role as a caregiver than I have given,” she said.

“It is a privilege to help all those I have been caring for. I love my work and if I can go to bed at night knowing that I have made a difference, I rest well.

“I’m a firm believer that what we do for ourselves dies with us, what we do for others remains and is immortal.”

Home Instead Senior Care, Leopardstown, is now recruiting staff.▪

The technology that allows this option to be viable is still quite new, so that is definitely a factor. However, there is more to it.

A lot of managers don’t think they will get the same level of commitment or motivation from their employees as they would if they are directly supervis-ing them (images of employees watching daytime TV and glanc-ing at their computers from time to time give managers cold feet).

However, if targets are set properly, then direct supervision shouldn’t be necessary.

The fact is that some people can’t motivate themselves prop-erly unless they are in a work en-vironment. Others find that they like to delineate work from home space.

Another reason is simply that the creativity and free exchange of ideas that happens when peo-ple are in close proximity is still difficult to replicate over confer-encing software.

There are whole swathes of jobs that can never be done from home – think of your pilot flying the plane from his couch! My

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Dear HearT OF JesUs In the past I have asked for many favours, this time I ask for this special one. Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it with your own broken heart where your Father will see it. Then in His merciful eyes it will become your favour, not mine. amen. say prayer for 3 days, promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail. Mary C

Dear sacred Heart of Jesus st Jude in the past I Have asked you for many favours. This time I ask this special one (mention). Take it Dear sacred Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your Father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your prayer not mine amen. say this prayer for 3 days promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail. MC & CC

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Dear sacred Heart of Jesus in the past I Have asked you for many favours. This time I ask this special one (mention). Take it Dear sacred Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your Father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your prayer not mine amen. say this prayer for 3 days promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail. CB

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PLANNING DUBLIN

Fingal County CouncilSuzanne Fowler is applyingfor permission for theconstruction of a ground floorextension and provision of afirst floor window to the westside and to convert the attic toa habitable room withprovision of a pitched roofwith roof lights and a dormerroof to the rear at 78aSeapark, Malahide, Co.Dublin. The PlanningApplication may be inspectedor purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority during its publicopening hours and asubmission or observationmay be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of theapplication.

PLANNING DUBLIN

Fingal County CouncilWe, Mark and Sonya Reillyhereby give notice that weintend to apply for planningpermission for developmentat No. 33 Seabury View,Malahide, Co. Dublin. Theproposed developmentconsists of the partialdemolition of existing exemptdevelopment single storeyrear extension to dwelling,construction of a part twostorey, part single storeyextension comprising12.60m.sq at ground floorlevel and 10.26m.sq at firstfloor level, provision of 2 no.windows and 1 no. door inside elevation and allassociated site works. Theplanning application may beinspected or purchased at afee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority during itspublic opening hours. Asubmission or observationmay be made to the Authorityin writing on payment of theprescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginningon the date of the receipt bythe Authority of theapplication.

PLANNING DUBLIN

Dublin City CouncilI, Tom O’Brien, intend toapply for retention permissionfor an existing side and rearextension, dormer roofwindow to side elevation, rooflight window to rear roofelevation serving attic store,widening of existing vehicularentrance and associated siteworks at No. 135 KillesterPark, Killester, Dublin 5. Theplanning application may beinspected or purchased at afee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of DublinCity Council during its publicopening hours and asubmission or observation inrelation to the application maybe made to the authority inwriting within a period of 5weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the Authority ofthe application and onpayment of the prescribed feeof €20.

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CROKER SANTA ExPERIENCE

The Santa Experience is back at Croke Park after a successful debut last year. It includes a trip to the elves dressing rooms, Santa’s Grotto and a sneak peek pitch side!

The experience also features a visit to the Santa workshop, a present for every child and admission to the GAA Museum, where there’s two floors of interactive exhibits.

It runs on weekends up to Christmas, on Fridays from 3.30-7pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 10.30am-5.30pm. It costs €13 for children aged over two (€6 toddlers, infants are free) and €8 for adults.

SPIRIT OF IRISH FOLK

Folk fans are in for a treat at 8pm in Axis Bal-lymun this Friday (December 4) when Chris Kavanagh remembers the late great Irish balladeers. Kavanagh was raised on Irish folk and is well known as lead singer of successful tribute band ‘The Legend Of Luke Kelly’ and has played with the Dubliners.

He’ll be belting out classics from Percy French, John McCormack, The Clancys, The Dubliners and Pecker Dunn to name but a few. Tickets cost €18/€15. Call 01-8332100 or visit www.axis-ballymun.ie

SNOW PLAy

What would you do if one year winter decided to stay and moved into your house? There’d be icicles in the kitchen and snow all over the beds all year around!

Well that’s what happens in this snowy spectacular family show by Lyngo Theatre that’s taking place at Axis Ballymun on Saturday, December 5 at 2.30pm. Tickets cost €7/€5 from Axis. Call 01-8332100 or visit www.axis-ballymun.ie

CHRISTmAS AT FARmLEIGH

There’s a lot happening this weekend as Christmas comes to Farmleigh in Phoenix Park. There’s Christmas food and craft markets from 10am-5pm on Saturday and Sunday and puppet shows both days at 12 noon in the Cowshed Theatre.

There’s also story telling for kids at 12.45pm as well as Christmas carol singing and festive barbershop melodies.

KAREN UNDERWOOD AND HERBAND

Celebrate a Gospel Christmas in the wonder-ful setting of The Church of the Assumption, Castle Street, Dalkey, on Saturday, December 5 at 7.30pm when Karen Underwood and her Band perform for one night only with the Dis-covery Gospel Choir for an evening of gospel songs, hymns and Christmas favourites.

This is a ticketed event run by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council but booking in advance is essential. Further details

available on the council’s event website: http://events.dlrcoco.ie/

IT’S A WONDERFUL BLEEDIN’ LIFE

A re-imagining of the original heart-warming story set in our very own Dublin city, this fa-miliar festive story by Philip Van Doren Stern

tells the tale of a good man driven to the brink of suicide on Christ-mas Eve, when a guardian angel approaches and shows him a world without his existence.

Gary Duggan’s contemporary style brings the action for this adaptation of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ to the

Summit Inn in Howth. Starring Stephen Kelly and Gerard Byrne it plays until December 19, from Monday to Saturday at 1pm in Bewley’s Cafe Theatre.

CHRISTmAS AT POWERSCOURTTOWNHOUSE

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre.

At 12 noon on Saturday, December 5, the centre is welcoming back Dublin City’s most authentic Father Christmas who’ll be arriving to the joyful melodies of the Lazus Children’s Choir.

Filled with 18th century charm, Father Christmas’s workshop and grotto is a must see for all the family. Entry is €12 and includes a photo with Father Christmas and a unique gift, plus a donation to the Simon Community is given.

CHARITy CHRISTmAS CRACKEREVENT

The Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport has invited St Francis Hospice and Golden years to take part in a fundraising event to be held at the hotel on Wednesday, December 9 from 4.30pm to 9pm.

All proceeds from the day will be divided equally between St Francis Hospice and Golden Years which is a senior citizens’ facility based at the Darndale Belcamp Village Centre.

There will be lots of entertainment, a raffle and finger food. The event will be followed by a Christmas Party Night from 9pm-12 with live band

and food. Tickets cost €10 each and are available from

Golden Years, contact 01-8771600. There will be a free bus service running to and from the Village Centre to the event.

FUNDRAISING CONCERT FORSyRIA

A group of dedicated volunteers have put together a charity fundraiser in aid of the people of Syria.

A Gala concert featuring Humanitarian Orchestra, Opera, Fingal Youth Choir, Ballet will take place on Thursday, December 3 at 8pm in Christchurch Cathedral.

The venue will be ticketed and proceeds go to designated charity, Médecins Sans Frontières

(MSF).MSF is currently providing psychological support

and valuable medical treatment on the ground to Syrian families.

Tickets are available at Eventbrite.ie, Ticketmaster.ie or phone 087-4314450.

Also, visit www.syrianappeal.com for more information.

COAST ROAD CHRISTmAS FAIR

Grab your friends and family and bring them along to the Coast Road Christmas Fair at St Anthony’s Hall, Clontarf Road

on December 6.The event takes place from 11am–4pm and

admission is free. The fair will feature almost 40 stalls, kids’

entertainment, yummy festive food and lots of Christmassy tunes.

The venue is situated on Clontarf Road, close to the post office and directly in front of St Anthony’s Church.

There are parking facilities across the road from the hall.

For more information contact Grainne at [email protected] or visit the Facebook page www.facebook.com/coastroadmarket.


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Photo and caption from ‘Images of Ireland’, North Dublin, by Derek Stanley. Published by Gill & Macmillan/The History Press▪

A class from St. Assam’s School Raheny, making their Confirmation in 1955.

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From the Archives

We take a look back at extracts from old newspapers to see what was in the news this

month from years gone by

Freeman’s Journal 21st December 1916▪

Photo and caption from ‘Images of Ireland’, Central Dublin, by Derek Stanley. Published by Gill & Macmillan/The History Press▪

Freeman’s Journal 16th December 1837▪

Nursing and medical staff of Dublin Castle Red Cross Hospital, c. 1916. During the First World War, the Drawing Room and other rooms in the Castle were used as a Red Cross military hospital for wounded troops, including Irishmen fighting for the British Army. In the week of the Easter Rising, the hospital worked at full stretch, treating 118 wounded soldiers, 34 rebels, 20 civilians and two policemen, with 36 deaths.

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Irish Independent 2nd December 1927▪

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