Northside People (West) August 5th 2015

Call for radical measures to tackle drugs crisisJack Gleeson

DRUGS workers have warned that the city’s approach to addiction “belongs to a different time” and are calling for decriminalisation, injecting centres and detox units for chaotic users to be introduced.

The issues were discussed at a ‘think tank’ on drugs hostedlast week by Lord Mayor Críona Ní Dhálaigh in the Mansion House.

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an innoVatiVe paint project being rolled out in ballymunis helping local residents and community groups to brighten up the area on a shoestring.

The unique Rediscover Paint project repurposes leftover paint and mixes it into top quality colours that are then sold at substantially reduced prices.

The programme is the only one of its kind in Ireland and it’s currently being expanded with open days and promotional events taking place around the city over the coming weeks.

The initiative is one of several eco-programmes run by The Rediscovery Centre in Ballymun that also recycles furniture and clothing for

fashion. The paint project is now

being expanded as part of Get Involved; a sustainable communities initiative that promotes a low-carbon, resource-efficient and economic resilient society.

And as an environmentally friendly, cost-efficient programme that benefits the local community, Rediscover Paint ticks all the eco-boxes.

“We collect paint from recycling centres around the city and process it in Ballymun,” explained Roger Warburton, Operations Manager at The Rediscovery Centre.

“Local residents or business can then sign up for a membership that costs from €30 a year for up to 30 litres of paint, rising to €150 a year for up to 300 litres.”

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IN THE CAN: Dave Kavanagh of Rediscover Paint with some of the repurposed products. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA.

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The paint can be bought by anybody who needs it and members include local residents, businesses and

community groups but Rediscover Paint also provides free paint to schools and local projects.

“It’s really helping people to brighten up local spaces at

a very low cost while at the same time it’s something very beneficial for the environment,” said Warburton.

As well as providing paint, Rediscover Paint is

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The event was organised by Minister of State with special responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, who heard calls for new measures to tackle the city’s drugs crisis.

“The approach we currently have belongs to a different time,” said Tony Duffin, Director of the Ana Liffey Drug Project.

“Drug use is no longer just heroin. People are using a wider variety of substances, and we need to be able to respond flexibly to that.

“As it stands, the main problem when working with people who use multiple substances chaotically is that there are no residential detox services that are immediately accessible – people are generally expected to have achieved a certain stability in the community.

“This is often not achievable for many people, and they are consequently excluded from the treatment they need.

“Crisis detox services exist in other jurisdictions. Establishing such services in Ireland would have an immediate positive benefit for the individuals, their family and the wider community.”

The current National Drugs Strategy runs to the end of 2016 and drugs workers are pushing for radical changes in the next plan that’s now being drawn up.

These include decriminalising drugs, a measure controversially introduced in Portugal that has been claimed led to a reduction in deaths from overdose.

“The Portuguese experience of decriminalising drugs is

Call for radical measures to tackle city’s drugs crisis

Dave Kavanagh from Finglas East recycles paint at the Eco Store in Ballymun. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA.▪

also collecting it so locals with leftover paint can save themselves a trip to the recycling centre by dropping it down the project’s workshop at unit 4, Shangan Court, Shangan Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9.

“There’s just so much paint going to waste and this saves it from going to landfill or being sent overseas for recycling,” Warburton added.

Rediscover Paint is also providing local employment and training through a Community Employment scheme. This week locals can see the work for themselves during an open day at the workshop on Wednesday (August 5).

Staff from the project will also be at Ballymun Market on Ballymun Plaza this Thursday (August 6) and again on August 13 to showcase the paint and promotion days will be taking place at the Recycle Centres at Collins Avenue, North Strand and Ringsend.

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Tony Duffin, Director of the Ana Liffey Drug Project.▪

rightly drawing strong attention internationally,” Duffin said.

“Minister Ó Ríordáin has begun a national discussion on decriminalisation and this is to be welcomed.

“However, we must remember that in Portugal they changed their approach not only to possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use, but to treatment and rehabilitation, aftercare, housing and employment for people who need help with their drug problem.

“This will be necessary in Ireland too if we are to improve the quality of life of all our citizens.”

Those attending last week’s ‘think tank’ also heard that a key problem in Dublin was public drug use which leads to unsafe disposal of drug paraphernalia.

Speaking at the Mansion House, Head of Policy and Advocacy at the Ana Liffey Drug Project, Marcus Keane, reiterated calls for Medically Supervised Injecting Centres (MSICs), something both the Lord Mayor and Minister Ó Ríordáin have indicated support for.

“Public injecting is a problem for the people engaged in the activity and also those who live and work in the area where public injecting takes place,” Keane said.

“It benefits no-one. Medically supervised injecting centres are an evidence based approach to addressing this issue pragmatically – they improve health outcomes for drug users and can significantly reduce the incidence of public drug use.

“They improve quality of life for all stakeholders. Critically, they are also cost effective.

“The evidence is clear – injecting centres save lives and money.”

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice is currently seeking public submissions on decriminalisation and other measures for the next National Drugs Strategy.

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Horror movie starring local actor

Invoked is a ‘found footage’ horror in which five friends are terrorised by spirits while stay-ing at an island hostel. Their disap-pearance had been a mystery, until Gardai discovered footage taken by the pals.

The low-budget film was directed by Brazillians Humberto Rosa, Thairon Mendes who met Ciara through online advert website, Gumtree.

“I’d written a short film called City of Hate and I was asking if anybody would be interested in making it with me and they came forward,” Ciara said.

After working on City of Hate Mendes and Rosa asked Ciara, who’s from Corduff, to play one of the leads in Invoked, which was shot around Sligo and edited in Brazil. The film was selected for last year’s Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival, the biggest event of

its kind outside the South Ameri-can country.

Last week, many of the actors turned up at Filmbase in Temple Bar for a private screening of the movie that will be on general re-lease from August 10 in Ireland and the UK.

The film also stars Lynn Larkin, Patrick Murphy, Craig Grainger and Aaron Gibson.

A NEW horror movie staring local actor, Ciara Rose Burke, will be released on DVD next week.

Ciara Rose Burke (third from left) with the cast from Invoked▪

FIVE new employees at Mark-Watch in Dublin 15 have been presented with QQI (formerly FETEC) Level 5 retail security qualifications by Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar.

MarkWatch delivers security services to stores and now has 63 staff with the Level 5 QQI qualification. The company is an approved QQI training centre and all its employees completed level 4 basic guarding skills and retail security level 5 training.

“Our people are our great-

est asset,” explained Elaine O’Toole, Managing Director at MarkWatch.

“By giving them the skills and competencies they need, the client will benefit from more flexibility as well as fulfilling all their security, investigation, training and consulting needs.

“I am very proud of our workforce and I would like to congratulate our team of five on their successful completion of the retail security level 5 training."

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Decisive action needed on healthcare system

Terence Flanagan

THE ongoing crisis in A&E departments around the country can be acutely felt on the northside of Dublin, in Beau-mont Hospital.

For too many years now, overcrowd-ing has been a problem brewing under the surface, only to bubble up during periods of intense pressure on our hospitals, especially during the winter months.

But this year, we have seen that this problem is no longer confined to the winter months.

In June, two elderly women, both over the age of 100, were left on hospi-tal trolleys overnight.

This represented the degrading and inhumane treatment that some of our

senior citizens have had to endure. It is unacceptable and must stop.

Notwithstanding the gravity of the situation, the Government has engaged in precious little action on the topic.

Their unacceptable lacklustre re-sponse has ensured that after four and a half years in office, the overcrowd-ing problems have not receded in any way. The Minister for Health set up the Emergency Department Task Force last December to explore long-term solu-tions to the crisis, but this venture was simply too little too late and has been nothing more than a talking shop.

I have consistently raised this issue in the Dáil and suggested a number of policies which would help provide immediate relief to the crisis, yet at the same time develop sustainable solutions to ensure the crisis comes to an end.

I call on the Minister for Health to seriously consider these suggestions and make a commitment to tackling the problem head on.

1. Funding needs to be ring-fenced to ensure adequate resources are avail-able to hospitals which are drastically understaffed, particularly in relation to doctors and nurses.

With this completed, more staff could be recruited and some of the pressures

currently faced by hospital staff would be alleviated.

Adequate funding would mean staff and patient safety would not be compromised in any way - a fundamen-tal tenet of any world class healthcare system.

2. The waiting time for the Fair Deal Scheme needs to be further reduced. Many elderly people are being kept in hospitals, the only reason being the bureaucratic and slow operation of the Fair Deal Scheme.

To help resolve this problem, we in RENUA Ireland would provide for the money collected as part of a dramati-cally reformed local property tax to be returned directly to local areas to develop and fund community nursing homes, thereby freeing up more much needed space in hospitals across the country.

3. The Primary Care Centres prom-ised need to be opened as soon as possible. In a positive development, the HSE has earmarked two Primary Care Centres for the Dublin Bay North constituency. One will be in Coolock/Darndale and the other in Edenmore. These centres need to be opened this year to relieve some of the pressure on Beaumont Hospital.

And once again, if RENUA Ireland’s

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vision of a fundamentally reformed local property tax is implemented, local funding will be available to invest directly in vital community services.

In conclusion, I call on the Minis-ter for Health to take necessary and decisive action to commit to making our healthcare system world class, as at present our hospitals and dedicated

Pressure needs to be relieved on Beaumont Hospital. FILE PHOTO ▪

hospital staff are being ignored and starved of vital extra resources.

This is not a healthy position for our country to be in and it will only change when the Government commits fully to tackling the problem head on.

•Terence Flanagan is a RENUA Ire-land TD for Dublin Bay North.

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DCU researchers seek help for new dementia projectA RESEARCH team at DCU is looking for Northisders living at home with dementia, and their families, to talk about their experience of accessing information on services and supports.

DCU’s School of Nursing and Human Sciences, led by Dr Kate Irving and Dr Louise Hopper, is hoping to find out more about the supports currently available.

“Dementia is a condition that weighs heavily on the human psyche, triggering emotional responses of fear and dread,” said Dr Irving.

“The vast majority of people with dementia in Ireland live at home, which is where they and their families want them to be for as long as is practical.

“This should be possible with the right community-based services and supports.”

Research conducted at DCU has already revealed that the current range of services available is quite limited in scope.The team say it’s vital to better understand barriers to taking up care in order to develop more responsive services.

“Are services offered unsuitable, not wanted and why, are they too costly, too far away or not at the right time?” asked Dr Hopper.

“An opportunity exists to influence policy now, in light of the recent Irish Dementia Strategy and the current global emphasis on dementia.”

Those interested in speaking to the research team, should contact Dr Louise Hopper on 01-7008540 or email [email protected]

Maxol to build huge local service stationMAXOL has announced plans to build its largest service station in Ireland on a site in Dublin 15.

The petrol giants will develope the station on the N3 at Mulhud-dart and it will lead to 50 new jobs.

The futuristic service station will be on a 2.5 acre site on one of Ireland’s busiest motorways.

The development of the new flagship station represents a significant investment of over €4 million by Maxol and it’s the comapny’s biggest Irish project since its foundation in 1920.

The company says it will use leading technologies includ-ing the latest environmentally friendly and energy efficient equipment in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint.

The multi-level building will also see the introduction of a number of new franchises to wid-en Maxol’s choice of food offer-ings and there’ll also be a brand new off-licence.

The station will have a Maxol Mace convenience store, a brand new Moreish ‘Fresh Food’ café

and large open-plan relaxation areas with wi-fi and a children’s play zone.

The station will also boast an extremely spacious forecourt, a separate truck fuelling facility and extra car and coach parking.

“We are extremely proud to announce this significant ad-vancement for Maxol and look forward to opening the doors at this state-of-the-art Mulhuddart site in January 2016,” said Brian Donaldson, Group General Man-ager with Maxol,

“The creation of 50 new per-manent jobs including retail su-pervisors, shop sales assistants and deli sales positions will be of huge benefit to the area and overall economy.

“We have always strived to de-liver the very best in quality fuel for our customers, and continue to do so through our ‘Fuels You Can Trust’ initiative.

“But changing consumer de-mands mean it is no longer only

about the provision of quality fuel, it is about the full forecourt service and convenience offer-ing.

“Maxol Mulhuddart will be a full destination site and we are in discussions with a number of

potential partner franchises to further enhance this.”

Maxol are looking for an inde-pendent retailer to operate the new station under licence. The new station is being developed by Weslin Construction.

Maxol Group GM, Brian Donaldson, visits the Maxol site in Mulhuddart, the biggest development the company has introduced in Ireland to date.

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Bohemian Foundation scores with communityJack Gleeson

FOOTBALL clubs are at the heart of local communities all over Ire-land but few could be making a real impact more than Bohemian FC.

For several years now a small group of club officials and volun-teers have been working quietly, tirelessly and without much pub-licity to improve the quality of life for Northsiders living around Dalymount Park and surrounding neighbourhoods.

They’re part of the Bohemian Foundation, started by club di-rector Tommy Hynes, and it’s set to be an integral part of the club’s

new future and partnership with Dublin City Council.

The council bought Dalymount Park for €3.8 million last month and has big plans for the historic stadium, which it wants opened up more for public use.

This ties in nicely with what the Foundation already does and its work has massive potential ben-efits for both Bohs and the local community.

Recent events organised by the Foundation include inviting the Irish Special Olympics soc-cer squad to Dalymount for a pre-match VIP tour, organising half-time games at the ground on match days for local soccer clubs and helping inmates at Mountjoy Prison give something back to the community.

Most of the work is spearhead-ed by Hynes, who’s as passionate about what the Foundation does as he is about Bohs.

“I’m doing it basically because I have a love for the community and the good work the Founda-tion does isn’t diminished just

Lord Mayor of Dublin Criona Ni Dhalaigh with Tommy Hynes (left) and Deputy Governor of Mountjoy Prison, Donacha Walsh▪

Lord Mayor of Dublin Criona Ni Dhalaigh with some local residents at the meal cooked by Mountjoy inmates▪

because Bohs are getting a ben-efit out of it,” he says.

On July 17, Bohs played a thrill-ing televised game against Sligo Rovers, holding out for a 1-0 win with ten men. Before the kick-off Team Ireland’s Special Olympic 11-a-side and 5-a-side football squads who are now competing in the LA games were given a great send-off by Bohs fans.

Lord Mayor of Dublin Críona Ní Dhálaigh led the crowd in ap-plauding the Team Ireland play-ers and afterwards joined them for a meal provided by prisoners from Mountjoy.

The mayor heard the Foun-dation was helping the prison-ers prepare a meal for local senior citizens a few days lat-er and asked if she could tag along.

“The prisoners are working to-wards getting Gaisce awards and as part of that they wanted to make a meal for senior citizens,” explains Haynes. “We help them

do this every so often as part of our work with Mountjoy. The seniors are from areas like Phib-sboro, Cabra, Ballymun and Fin-glas and the mayor actually got to meet some old neighbours as she grew up around the Aughrim Street area.”

Obviously, being locked up is no laughing matter, but Hynes also recently helped organise comedy workshops in Mountjoy during which five prisoners de-veloped stand-up routines.

Led by John Colleary from Sav-age Eye, top comedians includ-ing PJ Gallagher and Willa White helped the prisoners polish their acts before they took to the stage to preform in front of invited guests.

“They were all great on the night, absolutely fantastic,” says Hynes.

“At the end of the night eve-rybody got up on stage and sang Oasis ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’. It was outrageous.”

Hynes and the Foundation have big plans for the coming weeks and months. First team Bohs players will visit local schools to help beat Ireland’s obesity cri-sis by spreading a healthy living message.

“The pupils will hear first hand from a Bohs player about what he eats, how he keeps fit and what exercise he does,” Hynes explains. “Bohs then invite the school to bring 30 or 40 pupils down for the next home game so they get to see the player in action. In that way, you’re also introducing Bohs to the youngsters and it helps get our name out there.”

The work done by Bohemian Foundation is a real win-win job. New fans mean more bums on seats at Dalymount.

“An extra 100 people at a match is €1,500,” Hynes calculates. “For ten games that’s €15,000 so we hope to get that spin-off as well and we’re getting good publicity around it now.”

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Bay spear tradition continuesover 20 years.

Historical records show that the maritime tradition of Cast-ing the Spear dates back to 1488 when Thomas Mayler, who was then Lord Mayor of Dublin, rode out on horseback and cast a spear as far as he could into the sea. This was to mark the city’s

LORD Mayor of Dublin Críona Ní Dhálaigh took to the wa-ters of Dublin Bay recently to take part in the re-enactment of a tradition dating back 527 years.

‘Casting of the Spear’ was the new Lord Mayor’s first official

duty as Honorary Admiral of Dublin Port following an investi-ture ceremony on the quayside, where she received the Admiral’s hat from Dublin Port Company chief executive Eamonn O’Reilly.

The title of Honorary Admiral of Dublin Port has been bestowed on the Lord Mayor of Dublin for

Lord Mayor of Dublin Críona Ní Dhálaigh pictured with chief executive of Dublin Port Company Eamonn O’Reilly at the ceremony in Dublin Bay.▪ Lord Mayor of Dublin Críona Ní Dhálaigh pictured during the Casting of the Spear ceremony.

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boundaries eastwards. Lord May-or Ní Dhálaigh said she was de-lighted to continue the tradition.

“It’s a wonderful tradition that brings to life the rich maritime history of our capital city,” she said.

“Long may it continue for gen-erations of Dubliners.”

Chief executive of Dublin Port Company Eamonn O’Reilly said: “The Casting of the Spear brings us back in time to medieval Dub-lin and reminds us of the port’s evolving links with the city.

“It’s over half a millennium since the then Lord Mayor, Tho-mas Mayler, set the city’s bounda-

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As the financial crisis started to bite five years ago, NorthsidePeople reported on a bus stop outside DCU on Collins Avenue that cost €200,000 to install. The stop itself only cost around €30,000 but money was also spent on expensive utility works including re-laying of electricity cables, landscaping and on building a new wall.

Dublin City Council funded the cost and was reimbursed by the Department of Transport.

A Balbriggan teenager made an impassioned plea to the Department of Justice to allow him and his family stay in Ireland back in 2010.

Bola Adeniran (16) was described as a “star student” of Balbriggan Community College and he was desperately hoping that he wouldn’t have to return to Nigeria where he claimed he and his family were at risk of persecution.

The Adeniran family, who had lived in Ireland for six years, went into hiding when their application for asylum was rejected and a deportation order served. Bola’s father was deported at that time but the local community held a huge rally in support of the family.

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A €39 billion capital investment programme plan was unveiled by the Government at the new National Convention Centre in 2010.

Under the programme, due to run up to 2016, the Northside was set to become a “corridor for recovery” through major projects such as the completion of Ballymun regeneration, Metro North and the centralisation of DIT in Grangegorman.

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Remembering the Kilcoole Gun Running

THE Kilcoole Gun Running of August 1, 1914 was an event of major impor-tance in the lead up to the 1916 Ris-ing.

The Wicklow gun running, however, is often overshadowed by the more high profile Howth Gun Running of July 26, 1914.

In fact, both arms’ shipments were part of the same consignment that had been bought by Irish republicans in Germany and smuggled back to Ireland aboard two ships.

The ships were called the Asgard, which was skippered by Erskine Childers, that landed at Howth and the Kelpie, captained by Conor O’Brien, that was destined for Kilcoole, County Wick-low.

The full consignment of republican arms consisted of 1,500 German rifles, including the Mausers and single shot

rifles.A total of 900 rifles were loaded

aboard the Asgard while some 600 rifles were placed aboard the Kelpie.

While the Howth Gun Running had

been arranged as a public act of defi-ance, the organisation of the Kilcoole Gun Running was a far more secretive affair, with the landing taking place un-der the cover of darkness.

Originally, it had been planned for the Kilcoole guns to land on the night of July 25, 1914, but a number of events pre-vented this from taking place.

Chief among the reasons for post-ponement was a concern amongst the gun runners that Conor O’Brien, then a prominent member of the volunteers, might attract unwanted attention from the British authorities.

As the Asgard and the Kelpie shel-tered off the coast of Wales in late July, plans were made to transfer the cargo of the Kelpie to a less suspicious yacht, the Chotah.

The Chotah was owned by Sir Thomas Myles, President of the Royal College of Surgeons and the King of England’s hon-orary surgeon in Ireland.

With such a prestigious owner, the vessel seemed unlikely to raise suspi-cion and was perfect for the job.

The Chotah met the Kelpie off the Llyn peninsula in Wales and took hold of the precious cargo.

The Kelpie was now free to sail back to Dublin, providing an effective decoy for Childers and the Asgard.

The crew of the Chotah, however, found that their main sail was in need of repair and had to delay their voyage to Kilcoole.

Close to midnight on August 1, 1914, the Chotah was met just off the Kish lighthouse by the Nugget, a trawler based out of Howth.

The trawler then towed the Chotah to

Kilcoole, were it was met by a flotilla of volunteers in small rowing boats, wait-ing to ferry the rifles and ammunition ashore.

The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) presided over the arms’ landing.

Séan Fitzgibbon, a prominent local volunteer, was responsible for the un-loading operation, while Liam Mellows, then a rising Irish Republican Brother-hood star, was responsible for ensuring the rifles were distributed safely to re-publican safe houses.

Once safely ashore, many of the ri-fles were loaded aboard a charabanc, an early open top bus, and set off for Dublin.

At 5am, disaster struck in Little Bray, when the back axle broke off the chara-banc and it seemed as if the republicans and the rifles were stranded.

Luckily, the bus driver was a former resident of Bray, and by calling at a neighbour’s house was able to arrange a safe house for the rifles.

The volunteers then raced into the city, where a fleet of taxis was organised to collect the weapons.

The rifles were taken for safe keep-ing at Padraig Pearse’s famous St Enda’s School in Rathfarnaham and at Joseph Plunkett’s farm in Kimmage.

The Kilcoole Gun Running was a major success for Irish republicans.

Many of the rifles and personalities involved would later play a key part in the 1916 Rising.

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Dogs Trust is based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website at www.dogstrust.ie. You can also pop up for a visit. Dogs Trust is open six days a week from 12-4pm. The centre is closed all day Tuesday. You can also find Dogs Trust on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dogstrustireland or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE.

Dublin People Newspaper Group has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for over 200 lost and abandoned dogs.

Our Dog of the Week this week is Maggie, a six-year-old Labra-dor cross. Maggie needs help to build her confidence up as she’s suffered a few knock backs in her time.

Once you get to know her, she’ll lavish you with affection and love. Maggie finds a lot about the world very frightening and needs a home in a quiet location with a loving family to slowly show her that she doesn’t need to be frightened anymore.

Maggie can live with older teenagers but would need to be the only dog in the home. Being an anxious girl, it’s important that her new family have infrequent visitors and the time to commit to helping her grow in confidence day by day.

If you think you could offer Maggie a loving home call Dogs Trust on 01-8791000 or pop into the centre.

Coping with the loss of your canine companionCorina Fitzsimons

DOGS give us so much and ask for so little in return.

They provide unconditional love, companionship, keep us en-tertained with their shenanigans and accept us for who we are, without judgement.

Unfortunately their life span is relatively short compared to ours.

Psychologists recognise that the feelings experienced by own-ers after the death of their dog are comparable to those felt af-ter losing close human friends or relatives.

Unfortunately not everyone understands the intense grief that can follow the passing of a dog and there is nothing worse than hearing a friend or rela-

tive (no matter how well mean-ing) telling you to pull yourself together because it was “just a dog”. Give yourself permission to grieve and be patient with your-

self. It is okay to be upset about the death of your dog. Take as long as you need and cry as much as you like.

Surround yourself with people

who understand your loss and who you can talk to about your dog. Talking with others will help you to express your feelings and come to terms with your loss.

Look after yourself physically and make an effort to get enough exercise, sleep and eat properly. Treat and pamper yourself.

Consider making a scrapbook with your favourite photographs and memories so you will always have it to look back on.

This can also be a way of re-minding yourself about all of the good times and some of the mis-chief he or she inevitably got up to, which can help ease some of the pain.

At Dogs Trust we know that it’s never a case of “it’s just a dog”, we know he or she was your best friend. Don’t be ashamed or too proud to get help.

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Contact a pet bereavement counsellor if you are having diffi-culty coping with your loss.

Try to plan ahead as much as possible, as it can be too trau-matic to make informed decisions when you are in the initial shock stages after the death. If you have warning that your dog’s death may be imminent, then discuss the options available with your vet beforehand.

What to do with your dog’s re-mains is a very personal decision. Some people may want to keep their dog close to them by bury-ing the body in their own garden, or by arranging for an individ-ual cremation and keeping the ashes.

Many people worry about what would hap-pen if they were to die

before their dog. Thankfully, Dogs Trust is on hand to ease this worry.

The Canine Care Card scheme is a fantastic free service that gives you peace of mind, know-ing that Dogs Trust will care for your dogs if you pass away be-fore they do. You can call them on 0 1- 8 7 9 1 0 0 4

to register your de-tails.

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A team representing St James’s Hospital will take on their counterparts at St Luke’s Hospital this Saturday at Parnell Park, Donnycarney (5pm).

The teams will be managed by former Dublin football star Charlie Redmond and former Dublin hurling manager Anthony Daly.

The Professor Hollywood Memorial Cup is up for grabs, and all funds raised will go to the cancer units at both hospitals.

Tickets cost €7 and can be bought online at www.eventbrite.ie or at the gate on the day.

Showjumping fanS Set for rDS feaSt

All roads will lead to the RDS this week for showjumping fans as the 2015 Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show (August 5-9) gets underway.

The show promises something for everyone with an array of national and international showjumping competitions and world-class equestrian entertainment, great shopping, delicious food, music and fantastic daily entertainment.

Kids will stay entertained at the ever-popular Kids’ Zone and the style lovers can soak up the fashion and atmosphere on Thursday, August 6 at festival favourite, the Dundrum Town Centre Ladies’ Day.

The best Ireland has to offer in art and crafts can be seen at the RDS Student Art Awards and RDS National Craft Awards exhibitions.

Dublin ComiC Con iSbaCk

Dublin Comic Con (DCC) will take place at the Convention Centre in the Docklands this Saturday and Sunday, August 8 and 9.

As in other years, DCC will carry on its tradition of having some of the best in authentic and replica on-screen props and costumes from some of your favourite movies and TV shows this side of Europe,

They will also have some well-known characters from much-loved shows taking a stroll or two around and saying hi!

Also returning will be the interactive scenes for fans to immerse themselves in.

The guest line-up for Dublin Comic Con is stellar and includes Michael Rooker, aka Merle, redneck brother of Daryl Dixon in ‘The Walking Dead’, and Yondu Udonta from the epic box office-smash movie ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’.

Gates McFadden needs no introduction to Trekkies, but to the rest of us mere mortals she plays Dr Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Visit www.dublincomiccon.com for full information and ticket availability.

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IF you’re in the city centre this weekend, show some support for those hardy competitors taking part in IRONMAN.

The IRONMAN 70.3 Triathlon will take place in the capital on Sunday, August 9 with over 2,500 athletes expected to take part.

The event incorporates a 1.2-mile swim, followed by a 56-mile bike ride and then a 13.1-mile half-marathon, all as one race.

The swim takes place in Scotsman’s Bay (Dún Laoghaire), before athletes mount their bikes to travel through Dublin and west of the city, to return to Phoenix Park for the run and finish.

The event has a truly international flavour with 1,500 Irish athletes and 1,000 international athletes from 40 countries travelling to Dublin to compete.

free exhibition at SCienCegallery

‘SECRET: NOTHING TO SEE HERE’ is a free exhibition which will open at the Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin on August 7.

What is a secret? When are secrets a good thing and who has the right to keep them? What secrets should never be revealed and where is more transparency needed? If you have nothing to hide, are you not looking hard enough?

These are just some of the questions that the Science Gallery will explore in the exhibition.

‘SECRET’ will feature the work of 22 artists and is open until November 1.

For more information, visit www.dublin.sciencegallery.com

ameriCan footballThis year the Shamrock Bowl is being held in

Dalymount Park on Sunday, August 9. For those who don’t know, Shamrock Bowl XXIX is the Championship game of the 2015 SBC Conference of the Irish American Football League.

The game kicks off at 3pm, and before this there’ll be the final of the inaugural Irish Flag Football League, Emerald Bowl I, at 1pm.

It’s a great opportunity to experience the unique atmosphere of an American football game. There’ll be a bar, food and other refreshments available on the day and also live commentary and entertainment throughout the day.

Tickets cost €8 for adults and €5 for kids. Family tickets available. More info online at www.americanfootball.ie or facebook.com/iafaireland.

rebellion walking tourThe 1916 Rebellion Walking Tour is one of

Dublin’s longest running Rising tours, and with good reason. Guide, historian and author Lorcan Collins is witty, knowledgeable and a very entertaining host. The tours run at 11.30am Monday to Saturday from the International Bar on Wicklow Street and take about two hours at an easy pace. Sunday tours begin at 1pm. The cost is €12, but if you want to learn more about 1916 this

is the best way to do it.

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Every Saturday from now until August 11 there’s a free open air Pilates class, followed by a coaching session with a life coach in Millennium Park, Blanchardstown. The classes are organised by Pace Pilates and supported by Fingal County Council. Find all the details on the Facebook event page at facebook.com/events/682996365157044/.

the SunOK, we’re not seeing enough of it this summer

(again!) but maybe Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis can explain why at a lecture on Monday, August 8 in Trinity College.

After all, he’s a leading scientist concerned with solving the mysteries of the most important astronomical object for humankind and he’ll be talking about the sun’s solar flares and explosions that can wreak havoc here on Earth.

Professor Mathioudakis is currently leading a team to build the world’s biggest solar telescope to be launched into space in 2019 and he discovered Alfven waves on the sun. Turn up at 8pm at the Schrodinger Theatre, Fitzgerald Building, in Trinity with €5 and you’ll find out what they are, and much more about Earth’s closest star. More info at www.astronomy.ie

DeaDly DyeSBring the kids to join artist Jenny Clear at the

Draíocht Workshop Room on Friday, August 7, and let them turn an old white T-shirt into an artistic masterpiece using Tie-Dye techniques.

There’s workshops for ages 7-10 at 11am

and for ages 11-13 at 1pm. Wearing old clothes or an overall is a good idea and you’ll need to bring a white cotton t-shirt along. Tickets cost €10 per child and early booking is advised as the workshops sell out fast. Call Draíocht’s Box Office on 01-8852622.

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Pictured is top Irish model Yomiko Chen announcing that Canon Ireland is the official camera partner to this year`s Dublin Fashion Festival. As part of this partnership, Canon Ireland will sponsor the festival`s first ever young fashion photographer competition. The ‘Canon Young Fashion Photographer of the Year’ competition is open to all budding photographers from around Ireland and aims to help amateur fashion photographers gain experience and exposure in the fashion industry. The winning photographer will receive Canon products and the chance to shoot a professional catwalk show at London Fashion Weekend this September. Photo by Leon Farrell/PhotocallIreland


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Major increase in texts to Console helplineA NATIONAL suicide prevention charity has recorded a 49 per cent increase in texts to its helpline in the first six months of the year.

Young men, in particular, ac-cessed crisis help through their mobile devices for the first time.

Sixty-two per cent of texts to Console’s 51444 line are now coming from males, a figure which is being hailed as a break-through in suicide prevention.

A total of 3,914 people texted the service between January and June 2015, compared to 2,617 for the same period in 2014.

Console founder and chief ex-ecutive Paul Kelly said men are four times more likely to take their own lives, but up to this point, no-one has been able to reach them in numbers.

“For example, 61 per cent of the steadily increasing 3,400 monthly calls to our free 1800 247 247 helpline come from fe-males, almost a direct reversal of the text statistics,” said Mr Kelly.

“Most of the 49 per cent in-crease in text use comes from young men who are using their mobiles as a way of opening initial communication with Con-sole’s services.

“We have experienced a large rise in young men texting HELP

to 51444 who may be in suicidal crisis, have attempted suicide or are engaging in deliberate acts of self harm.

“Some texters may be about to take their own lives or at the stage of having it planned down to the fine details with a firm in-tent on following through with it.”

Mr Kelly said when people are experiencing this level of crisis they sometimes find it easier to type than to talk.

“Our highly-trained and pro-fessional counsellors engage with them, and establish a rap-port that can be transferred to verbal communication in many cases,” he said.

Mental health expert Enda Murphy, who co-authored ‘Flag-ging The Screenager’ with Con-sole patron Dr Harry Barry, has hailed the latest figures as a breakthrough in suicide preven-tion.

“By introducing their unique text service, Console is meeting young men where they are and not where we insist they should be,” said Mr Murphy.

“Console are communicating to young men in their way and not insisting that they learn and communicate in our way. I be-lieve that they have found the road to the future.”

Meanwhile, Console’s statis-tics also show an increase in the number of young people calling the helpline because they are concerned about the welfare of a friend who may be in suicidal crisis. Mr Kelly said: “Third party calls about both teenagers and adults are becoming more of a feature of our work and mark a change in attitude toward suicide in Ireland, with people realising that there is help and hope avail-able for those who may be in cri-sis. “We have recorded a notable increase in the numbers of calls from those bereaved through suicide, again especially amongst teens.

“For the first time, we are see-ing the phenomenon of a number of unrelated people phoning about the one suicide.

Mr Kelly added: “We feel that this is down to more awareness of Console’s services, thanks to traditional and social media, and an increase in awareness of the effects of suicide bereavement on individuals.”

Runners and walkers are being asked to play their part in the fight against suicide by registering for the Laurels Charity Crew 10k Fun Run/Walk, in aid of Console, at Corkagh Park, on Saturday, September 19 at 2pm. Pictured at the launch were Karen Sheppard, South Dublin Mayor Sarah Holland, Jennie O’Farrell, Jeff Kernan Ciaran Tighe, Console and Cllr Kenny Egan. PHOTO: SUZANNE COLLINS.

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Celeb Spy Xtrawith Rebecca Lee

Ed Sheeran says he was blown away by the reception he got when he played in Croke Park last month.The ginger haired rocker performed his greatest hits to 160,000 people.He was supported by Gavin James and Kodaline also made an appearance.Having missed what appears to be an epic gig I’m only dying for him to come back!

Simon Pegg says landing roles in major movie blockbusters is all down to his friend, writer/director JJ Abrams.

JJ’s involved in movies such as ‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Na-tion’, ‘Star Trek’ and Star Wars’, that are all franchises in which Simon stars.

In an interview with Simon he told me that it’s JJ’s influence that’s been a big part of his film career.

If only we could all have a friend like him!

I was very sad to hear about the death of Bobbi Kristina Brown.It’s understood further investigations are being carried out on her death.The only daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown will be buried next to her mum later this week. She died on Sunday five months after being found unrespon-sive in her bath. Her family say she had irreversible brain damage.

Speculations growing over who’s behind the theme song for the new James Bond film ‘Spectre’.

Sam Smith is understood to be the bookies’ favourite to be on vocals, even though he denies it.

Others tipped to be involved include Ed Sheeran, Elle Goulding, Adele and Lana Del Ray.

As I’m sure you’ll agree, any of those names would be class.

That’s it from me. Until next week

Rebecca

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Top Gear needs a woman’s touch, according to presenter Jodie Kidd. She’s dropped her biggest hint yet that she’d love a job on the show. Jodie has made no secret of being a huge fan of the show hosts Channel 5’s Classic Car Show.I’m all for girl power but Top Gear will never be the same again!

track record with the august WellsAUGUST Wells new single, ‘Come on in out of that night’ is re-leased on Friday, September 4 on FIFA records and they play the Workman’s Club on Sunday, September 13.

Tickets are on sale now. For more info http://theworkman-sclub.com

1. BEST GIG YOU’vE BEEN TOIN DUBLIN?

The Smiths in the National Stadium.

2. MOST MEMORABLE MO-MENT IN DUBLIN?

Singing my song ‘Daddy’ for the first time to people, and even though they had never heard the song, people sang the last chorus of the song with me, bizarre and beautiful, kind of like Dublin.

3. MOST ‘WANT TO FORGET’MOMENT IN DUBLIN?

Taking acid before a Trinity Ball performance and threaten-ing to kill the guitarist onstage… pretty embarrassing stuff.

4. FIRST ALBUM YOU BOUGHTAND LAST ALBUM YOUBOUGHT?

Sgt Peppers on tape cassette, The Velvet Underground and Nico for my 11-year-old son.

5. WHEN YOU’RE NOT PLAYINGMUSIC, WHAT ELSE DO YOUDO?

Read and sit quietly, I am a world class sitter, I go on day

long outings in New York with my girlfriend, work in a bar close to my apartment, worry, spend money I don’t have, write, eat good and bad food, sleep as much as possible.

6. WHO ARE YOUR INFLUENC-ES?

I am not really a student of music, so people inspire me more than influence me, if that makes sense.

So my inspirations are, Nina Simone, Mississippi John Hurt, Luke Kelly, Dermot Healy, Sun Ra, Duke Ellington, Willie Nel-son, Samuel Beckett, Hot Choco-late, Raymond Carver, Shane MacGowan, Rl Burnside, Grace Jones, Charles Bukowski, John Fahey, Elizabeth Cotten, Karen Dalton, Dolly Parton, and many,

many, many more.

7. IF YOU WEREN’T PLAYINGWITH YOUR FELLOW BANDMATES, WHO WOULD MAKE UPYOUR IDEAL BAND?

Duke Ellington on piano, Boot-sy Collins on bass, James Gadson on drums, Rl Burnside on guitar.

8. ANY TIPS ON LIFE?Life is what you do, if you are

doing something good, then life is good.

9. FIRST PERSON YOU’D IN-vITE TO YOUR PARTY?

My brother Stephen, I never met him.

10. LAST PERSON YOU’D IN-vITE TO YOUR PARTY?

Margaret Thatcher.

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Jack & Jack pop into the AcademyPOP-DUO Jack & Jack have announced a headline show at the Academy 2 on No-vember 11.

In the last year, Jack & Jack have con-quered the teen market through a combi-nation of social media and music and en-tertainment.

They have independently sold more than one million songs in their debut year with

nine of their songs finding their way onto Billboard’s charts.

They are a part of a growing number of artists who are reinventing the wheel on how to be successful in the music busi-ness. They have independently released 11 original songs on iTunes, all of which have charted on iTunes and to date.

Their hit ‘Wild Life’ has had major play on a number of stations across the country,

and the Music Video has over five million views on YouTube.

Currently their latest hit, ‘Like That’, is getting spins on KIIS-FM Chicago and POWER 106.5 Omaha and the music video currently has over 2.5 million views on YouTube.

Jack and Jack will headline the Academy 2 on November 11. Tickets €27.90 are from Ticketmaster.


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1.Seek thrills at Orlando’s world-famous theme parks, which include Walt Disney World,

Universal Orlando, Busch Gardens and Legoland. New rides are constantly be-ing developed so there’s always a reason to come back for more.

2.With over 170 courses to choose from, golf lovers will be in absolute heaven in Or-

lando. Hit the green, take in the gorgeous views and soak up the sun - it doesn’t get much better than that.

3.Swim with dolphins and make a splash at SeaWorld and Dis-covery Cove for a truly once-

in-a-lifetime experience.

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360, as well as Restaurant Row on Sand Lake Road.

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Don’t miss the beautiful citrus grove and breath-taking butterfly garden.

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Cocoa Beach and New Smyrna Beach are just over an hour away.

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or body treatment at one of Orlando’s world-class spas.

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brands like Gucci and Burberry, while The Florida Mall is home to over 250 stores, delicious eateries and the new Crayola Experience which promises fam-ilies creative play and fun.

9. Check out the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, which houses the largest

collection of stunning Tiffany glasswork in the world.

10.For a slice of Old Florida, head to Gatorland which features Gator Wrestling

and a Screamin’ Gator Zipline.

IT’S the stuff dream holidays are made of. The sun is shining, the air is fresh and sweet smelling and there’s a fairytale castle just up ahead.

The last bit of that paragraph means you can only be in one place; Orlando, Florida.

But while Disney World remains an unquestionable family favourite, it’s just one of the reasons why Orlando is so of-ten called the Oasis of Entertainment.

It’s simply a sun-drenched paradise of theme parks, golf courses and just

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The impact of all this cold, wet weather has been consider-able. The new garden furniture I bought for the deck back in May seems to mock me, the cushions remain stacked almost unused under the stairs. Last weekend I actually lit the bloody stove. In July.

In the veg patch, pretty much everything is on a go-slow and it feels like the season hasn’t really begun, yet we’ve only four weeks of summer left.

We are only getting a slow trickle of ripened tomatoes, and as a result are still having to buy tomatoes for salads (imagine that?). Last year we were dealing with gluts of tomatoes from June

on. This year’s most abundant crops are slugs and weeds.

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I don’t care that there’s not a jot of science behind it – like a one-armed man hanging on to a cliff, this is something I can cling to. So it’s official - we’re going to have an Indian summer for Au-gust and September, which will get us back on track.

We’ll be enjoying our salad crops right up to November and the cushions will finally make their debut on the deck. You heard it here first.

So let’s be honest – it’s been an absolutely miserable sum-mer thus far. Unremitting runs of Atlantic Westerlies have been rolling over like a relentless wave of dive-bombers dumping their misery on us - storms, rain, cold, more rain, more cold and then some rain.

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winter day temperature.Watching the forecast on RTE

is becoming a nightly exercise in unrequited expectations. Each night I tune in in the hope that there might be some portends of good news on the horizon. Some vague hope of a change coming that I can hang my hat on.

But no, the dreaded words come again and again from a smiling Evelyn Cusack: “it’s go-ing to remain changeable in the long term”. I study her closely to see if her smile is through gritted

By Michael Kelly of Grow it Yourself (GIY) Ireland

I have avoided talking about the weather in this column so far on the basis that I really just don’t want to be that guy – but it’s the elephant in the room and with summer now slipping away, it’s time for a right old rant.

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Grow directly in the bed and then cut down and dig in to the soil. Give pumpkins plenty of water and apply a high-potash liquid feed. Nip out the growing points to encourage the fruits to swell.

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Course Co-Ordinator and Assistant Professor in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering at Trinity, Kevin Kelly, said: “With a 5:1 ratio of males to females in Irish engineering, we must all work harder to create a more balanced demographic.

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Professor Kelly believes the course is going from strength to strength for three main reasons. Firstly, it is free of charge, ensuring access is not restricted by finance, secondly, meaningful and lasting partnerships continue to

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The programme is facilitated by staff members and graduate students and by a team of undergraduate summer interns. Some of this year’s interns had participated in the programme when they were in school, and as such were in a special position of having been on ‘both sides of the table.’

Katie Petherbridge, a second-year student in the Engineering with Management degree at Trinity, said: “I initially had my heart set on nursing and didn’t really have much of an interest in engineering. But when I participated in the summer programme I realised that there was so much more

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to engineering than I had thought.“I couldn’t wait to come back for

a second year, and by then I was pretty sure of what I wanted to do. I really enjoy what I’m doing now, even though it is pretty hard work at times, and being able to talk to the girls as someone who was recently in their shoes was really fun too.

“I loved designing activities for them to do, to show them what engineering can be like, and also talking about my own experiences in my course - such as showing them the resonator guitars that we designed and built for our second year project.”

Kirsty Monaghan, a third-year student in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme at Trinity, added: “This was my first time working on this programme and I was struck by how much I would have enjoyed this when I was their age.

“I also really enjoyed listening to the academic staff talk about what they do, and to some of the guests, such as Aoife Wilson from Engineers Without Borders, and Gill Pierse from Google.

“It showed the girls just how varied the options are with an engineering

career.“I really believe in what this short

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Professor Kelly hopes the course will increase the visible options for female students, by raising awareness of what an engineering programme can offer.

There have been many ‘top-down’ approaches to encouraging girls in engineering, but the numbers are stubbornly low – and not just in Ireland. The key to change may lie in engaging bottom-up approaches, as it’s known that role models are important in

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to gossip about co-workers. Be polite to those who are spread-ing it, but take people as you find them.

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During the early days of a new job, try to have an input in meet-ings and during work.

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Familiarise yourself with new systems and work practices, ask pertinent questions, and look for training early on, because where-as people are happy to help when you first join the company, if you are asking what your login to the computer is after two months their patience may begin to wear thin!

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PLANNING & NotIces No.1FOR ALL DUBLIN

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PLANNING DUBLIN

Dublin City CouncilI, Frank Kelly, intend to applyfor Retention Permission fordevelopment at No. 32 HaroldRoad, Dublin 7. Thedevelopment consists of theretention of a single storeyextension to the rear of theexisting dwelling. 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 and thata submission or observationin relation to the applicationmay be made to the authorityin writing on payment of theprescribed fee (€20.00) withinthe period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the PlanningAuthority of the Application.

PLANNING DUBLIN

Dublin City CouncilAlice Coughlan intends toapply for permission fordevelopment at 175 GracePark Heights, Dublin 9consisting of (i) demolishingthe single storey porch at thefront of the house, (ii) buildinga 2-storey extension to thefront of the dwellingcomprising hallway at groundfloor level, bedroom andbathroom on the first floor,extending the set-backroofline section to the front ofthe dwelling forward (iii) newvelux window to the front, (iv)a new bay window extensionto the front living room, (v)widening the existingdriveway access to 3.4m and(vi) all internal, site anddrainage works. The planningapplication may be inspectedof purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at theoffices of Dublin City Council,Planning Department, Block4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices,Wood Quay, Dublin 8 duringits public opening hours. Asubmission or observation inrelation to the application maybe made in writing to thePlanning Authority onpayment of the prescribed feeof €20 within the period of 5weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the Authority ofthe application, and suchsubmissions or observationswill be considered by thePlanning Authority in makinga decision on the application.The Planning Authority maygrant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

PLANNING DUBLIN

Dublin City CouncilI, Frank Kelly, intend to applyfor Retention Permission fordevelopment at No. 33 HaroldRoad, Dublin 7. Thedevelopment consists of theretention of a single storeyextension to the rear of theexisting dwelling. 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 and thata submission or observationin relation to the applicationmay be made to the authorityin writing on payment of theprescribed fee (€20.00) withinthe period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the PlanningAuthority of the Application.

PLANNING DUBLIN

Fingal County CouncilI, Pio McTague, intend toapply for Planning Permissionfor development at this site:24 Huntstown Road,Huntstown, Dublin 15. Thedevelopment will consist ofthe building of a two storey,three bedroom Detachedhouse of similar size andstructure to match existingdwelling at the Side of No. 24Huntstown Road, Huntstown,Dublin 15. The developmentwill include all associatedboundary treatment, vehicularentrance and all associatedsite works. 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 PlanningDepartment, Fingal CountyCouncil, P.O. Box 174, CivicOffices, Grove Road,Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 inwriting on payment of theprescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

PLANNING DUBLIN

Dublin City CouncilI, Geraldine Reid, intend toapply for planning permissionfor development at 46 EastPriory, Navan Road, Dublin 7.The development will consistof alterations to existing atticconversion to storage areawith a dormer window to rearof existing house and a veluxrooflight to front roof plane.The planning application maybe inspected, or purchased ata fee 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 on payment of theprescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

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

Irish Press 12th August 1977▪

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

Irish Independent 6th August 1929▪

Irish Independent 6th August 1929▪Freeman’s Journal 4th August 1840▪

Freeman’s Journal 12th August 1858▪

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

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