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Four in ten believe that addiction is a lifestyle choiceoVeR 40 per cent of adults believe addiction is a lifestyle choice, according to new research commissioned by a dublin15 treatment facility.

The research undertaken by One Step Clinic found more than half (56 per cent) of all adults know someone with an addiction or dependency but 42 per cent believe they’re addicted by choice and able to stop if they are willing to.

The National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol (NACDA) recently released statistics that show the usage of almost all kinds of illicit drugs has increased over the last decade.

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the number of homeless is dublin15 has rocketed by a staggering 125 per cent since February according to figures released last week.

The Fingal County Council statistics show that there were 50 homeless families in Dublin 15 last February and that number had more than doubled to 123 by October.

The news coincides with reports of a surge in the cost of renting as landlords prepare for the introduction of new Government measures that will limit how often they can increase rents.

According to Daft.ie, the average advertised rent in Dublin is now €1,409, up 40 per cent from their lowest point in 2011.

Rents in the capital are now just 2.5 per cent lower than the Celtic Tiger era peak at the end of 2007 and start of 2008.

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In 2003, lifetime use of any il-legal drug stood at 18.5 per cent of the population.

However, by 2011, the year of the most recent official assess-ment, this had risen to 27.2 per cent.

Medical Director of One Step Clinic, Dr Hugh Gallagher, de-scribed these statistics and find-ings in the commissioned re-search as “a huge concern”.

“While people believe the sta-tistics about Ireland’s drug and alcohol problems, they do not believe that these relate to them-selves,” he said.

“The human cost though is enormous as there are countless families, and in particular young children, suffering acutely as a result of the dangerous relation-ship people here have with drugs, specifically alcohol.

“Unfortunately, though, when they do try and seek help, there are limited resources out there to help them deal with their ad-diction.”

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Fianna Fáil Candidate for Dublin West, Cllr Jack Chambers, who received the Dublin 15 homeless figures from Fingal County Council, said homelessness had now reached “extreme levels” in this area.

“Too many families are in temporary hotel accommodation for many months on end where they cannot conduct their basic necessities such as cooking a dinner,” he said.

“Many are finding it difficult to bring their children to school where a daily commute for an already impoverished family from a Sandyford hotel to Dublin 15 is hardly reasonable.”

Cllr Chambers claimed rent allowance caps for those on social welfare had driven hundreds of

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local families into homelessness and uncertainty.

“Minister Joan Burton capped rent allowance and a recent report by the Simon Communities has revealed that 92 per cent of properties were beyond the means of those on rent supplements,” he added.

Dublin North West TD Dessie Ellis (SF) said the current rental market has directly led to people becoming homeless and said new

Government measures had made things worse in the short-term.

“The obvious reaction of landlords to desperately rush to hike rents on their tenants before the Government implement a very limp delay in rent reviews has only led to more hardship and shown up the ineffectiveness of this bare minimum response,” he said.

Meanwhile, leading housing charities, trade unions, community action groups, political parties and minority representatives have joined forces to form a new National Homeless and Housing Coalition (NHHC).

The group is calling on the public to take part in a housing rally at the GPO next Tuesday (December 1) to mark the anniversary of the tragic death of homeless man Jonathan Corrie last year.

Speaking at a meeting of the new organisation, housing campaigner, Peter McVerry, said the homeless situation was now beyond a crisis.

“It’s an emergency,” he declared. “While families are flooding into homelessness, ministers are bickering and disagreeing with one another. It’s an absolute disgrace.”

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COMMENT: Tony McCullagh, Dublin People group editor

ONCE again, it’s a great time to be a soccer fan in Ireland.

Jonathan Walters’ crucial goals in the Aviva last week will see the Green Army decamping to France en masse for Euro 2016.

The victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina provided a great morale boost for

the country given the effects of the recession on the mood of the nation. It will also do much to encourage young people to get involved in the sport, helping to combat childhood obesity and promote good mental health.

The Government and the FAI should use this opportunity to further invest in soccer facilities in Ireland.

As a father of two young lads heavily involved in schoolboy soccer, I share their frustration when training sessions or games are called off due to inclement weather during the winter months.

We can’t blame the FAI or the clubs for the fact that Ireland has one of the wettest climates in Europe. However, with a little bit of progressive thinking, the Government could look at providing grants for the provision of community based indoor soccer facilities, with proper astro pitches and training areas.

This wouldn’t necessarily require expensive new buildings, with all the resultant planning permission head-aches. Vacant industrial units could

be effectively converted into state-of-the-art soccer facilities at a fraction of the cost. Just look at the popularity of businesses like Dublin Indoor Soccer, which is located in a former Kellogg’s warehouse.

It’s all well and good having a world-class stadium like the Aviva. But if we’re genuinely serious about the future of soccer in Ireland, it has to start with the kids.

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Keep it country!EVERYONE has their opinion on which music genre is the best and Dublin People group editor Tony McCullagh certainly lets us know of his feelings about country music (November 11, 2015).

Actually, his claim that country music makes his ears bleed would make a wonderful title for a song! Tony also gets nightmares thinking of country.

Well, Tony better get used to it be-cause country comes out in 4th place of all the many popular music genres and is here to stay – so I would suggest that Tony stocks up with a box of sleeping pills! Does he not remember that Elvis started off with country?

I note that Tony doesn’t let us know his own personal music genre prefer-ence. Maybe if we knew then we could have an equally fair chance of ridi-culing the choice of music that makes him happy. Is it heavy metal, punk rock, hard rock, rap etc? Or could it be that as a grown up adult he is afraid to admit he is a One Direction fan?

If country does not make him smile

and be happy, then he must really be a very sad person. Some people get their kicks from listening to some aging rocker roar out obscenities while under the in-fluence of some concoction. Others may get a thrill out of watching some stupid looking, blank-faced moron rapping and muttering some unintelligible words.

I could go on but I guess you know what I mean. There is one thing I agree with, Tony: that is, that the residents around Croke Park should not be put through the torture of having four days of concerts imposed on them, whether it’s country or any other type of music.

So Tony: stay vigilant and keep your ‘Down With That Sort of Thing” placard in your shed in case any music genre tries to take over Croke Park.

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Reader Sean Holland takes Tony McCullagh to task for his recent article on country and western music

�NORTHSIDE PEOPLE wEST • 25 NOv 2015

Schools boost as massive building plan announced

“Future provision is being made for an additional new secondary school for the Castleknock and Carpenterstown area for 1,000 students, and a second primary school for the Pelletstown/Ash-town area,” he said.

“While the demand for these new schools is only emerging, it’s important to plan ahead and allow sites to be identified and

plans developed.”Dublin Central TD, Joe Cos-

tello (Lab), said the building programme would vastly benefit pupils and teachers in his con-stituency.

“Other new primary schools in the pipeline include St Laurence O’Toole Special School on Seville Place and Gaelscoil Bharra in Ca-bra, which is awaiting tender ap-

proval and will begin construction in early 2016,” he said.

“Moreover, Minister Jan O’Sullivan has indicated that a new second-level school is likely to be needed in North West Dub-lin. There is strong demand in north Dublin for a second-level Educate Together school, and I am in regular contact with Minister O’Sullivan about this issue.”

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A NEW Government building programme announced last week is set to bring new schools and better facilities to several Northside areas over the next five years.

In Dublin West funding has been made available for St Mochta’s in Clonsilla to go ahead with plans for a new building while work at Luttrellstown Community College can move on to the next stage of construction.

Le Chéile in Tyrellstown has been allocated funding for work on its new school and St Patrick’s, Corduff, will be getting entirely new buildings thanks to the plan.

Funding has also been allocated for a new secondary school in the Castleknock and Carpenterstown area and a primary school in Pel-letstown/Ashtown.

In Dublin Central around a dozen major school projects are covered under the programme,

including new primary schools for Cabra and Drumcondra.

Dubln Central schools set to benefit include: St Laurence O’Toole Girls and Junior Boys on Seville Place; Colaiste Mhuire on Parnell Square; Cabra National School in Dublin 7; Grangegorman Educate Together; North Dublin Muslim School in Dublin 7; Mary Help of Christians School on Na-van Road; St John Bosco Junior and Senior Boys; and St Joseph’s School for the Deaf in Dublin 7.

In Dublin North West Gaelscoil Uí Earchain in Finglas as well as Scoil Chaitriona and Scoil Ciaran Special School in Glasnevin are amongst the schools that will benefit from major investment under the five-year plan. The pro-gramme was launched at Scoil Bhríde BNS, Blanchardstown, which benefited from over €6 million in funding from the last school building plan.

Speaking at the launch Tánaiste Joan Burton, who is also a local TD for Dublin West, was understand-

ably delighted to bring good news to schools in her constituency.

“I have spoken with Maria Far-rell, St Mochta’s principal, and Tony Rock, chair of the Board, to inform them that St Mochta’s is to be totally rebuilt, with the project to proceed to construction in 2016,” she said.

“Parents, pupils and staff at St Mochta’s have had a long cam-paign to get a new school, and the plans were met with unforeseen delays. Now it should be possible to move rapidly towards construc-tion work. I am also delighted that Luttrellstown Community College can proceed to expand in order to serve such a rapidly growing neighbourhood.

“In addition, construction is getting underway this week at a new school for Le Chéile in Tyrell-stown, after a long wait for par-ents and school management.”

Another local TD, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar, described the announcement of the building programme as “a great day”.

Tanaiste Joan Burton drops into St Mochta’s, Clonsilla, to celebrate news that the school can go ahead with plans for a new building▪

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“Dublin would like to congrat-ulate the shortlisted cities for the European Capital of Culture sec-ond round,” he said.

“The Dublin2020 team worked tirelessly to prepare a very strong bid and all of the great learning and new ideas will benefit Dublin for many years to come.

“Naturally we are disappoint-ed but Dublin is looking forward to supporting the winning city in every way.”

The Dublin2020 team thanked artists, collaborators and Dublin-ers who they said had shown that the culture of the city will contin-ue to be celebrated every day.

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The decision was made by a panel of independent experts who evaluated applications from the four competing Irish cities during a two-day meeting in Dub-lin.

Hundreds of thousands of euro was spent on the Dublin2020 bid and the campaign team spent months trying to build awareness in an effort to claim the honour for the capital.

Activities and artistic collabo-rations included in the effort were the Dublin You Are video, featuring a poem by Stephen James Smith and the We Are Dublin2020 video portrait series by Wissame Cherfi.

Other projects were Humans of Dublin2020, which saw teenager Jamie Harrington’s story of sav-ing a man’s life make headlines across the globe and the Dublin Made Me food market.

There was also a number of free gigs and workshops held around the city.

Bid Director Ray Yeates ex-pressed disappointment in failing to make the shortlist.

THE bid to have Dublin selected as European Capital of Culture 2020 has failed to make the shortlist of Irish cities.

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Local school teacher to run in Dublin WestA PRIMARY school teacher in Blanchardstown has an-nounced he’s standing as an independent candidate for Dublin West in next year’s general election.

TJ Clare, who teaches at Scoil Bhríde BNS in Blanchardstown Village, unsuccessfully con-tested last year’s local elections in Castleknock.

He was also a leader of the Yes Equality campaign in Dublin West and has been involved in the Right2Water campaign in the constituency.

“I believe I stand out from other independents,” he said.“I have not left any party due to in-party fighting or disagree-

ments, nor do I intend to join a party.”Originally from Dun Laoghaire, Mr Clare graduated from St

Patrick’s College of Education, Drumcondra, with a Bachelor of Education Degree and has lived in Dublin West since 2008,

He describes himself as a ‘left-independent’ candidate.Dublin West is a four-seat constituency and sitting TDs include

Tánaiste Joan Burton and Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar. The other two seats are held by Joe Higgins and Ruth Coppinger of the Socialist Party.

Deputy Higgins won’t be contesting the general election and Varadkar, Burton and Coppinger will be expected to hold their seats. Leading candidates for the fourth seat include Cllr Jack Chambers (FF), Cllr Paul Donnelly (SF) Cllr David McGuinness (Ind), Cllr Roderic O’Gorman (GP) and Senator Catherine Noone (FG).

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Kenny backs Rock to win seat for FGTAOISEACH Enda Kenny paid a visit to the Northside last week to galvanise party faithful at the opening of a constituency office for local candidate Cllr Noel Rock last week.

Fine Gael hasn’t had a seat in Dublin North West since former TD, Mary Flaherty, lost out to Fi-anna Fail’s Pat Carey back in 1997. Since then Brendan Brady, Dr Bill Tormey and Gerry Breen have all tried and failed to win back the seat and Kenny gave Cllr Rock a rousing endorsement to finally do the job in 2016 at the constitu-ency office opening ceremony.

However, Cllr Rock will have his work cut out for him in the three-seat constituency. Roisin Shortall (SD) and Dessie Ellis (SF) will be expected to retain their positions and there could be a real dog-fight for the third seat.

Cllr Rock, along with Cllr Paul McAuliffe (FF), will be snapping at the heels of sitting Labour TD, John Lyons (Lab), while Sinn

Fein’s Cllr Cathleen Carney Boud will be hoping transfers from Ellis will boost her chances.

Raised by his mother and grandparents in Pinewood Cres-cent, Glasnevin, and Balbutcher Lane, Ballymun, Cllr Rock attend-

ed school at Our Lady of Victories on Ballymun Road and St Aidan’s before studying at DCU on Collins Avenue.

In 2006, he worked in the US Senate for Hillary Clinton. He later moved to Brussels where he took

up a role as a speechwriter and press assistant, before working at a cloud computing company.

He is already familiar with the corridors of power, working as a parliamentary assistant to Fine Gael Senator Catherine Noone.

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YOUNG players from Erin’s Isle paid a visit to Supervalu in Finglas recently to pick up some new training kits thanks to the thoughtfulness of local shoppers.

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Award nomination for local credit union man A LOCAL credit union volunteer has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.

Brendan Cleary has been a member and volunteer of the Board of Directors with Finglas Credit Union for the past 40 Years and he’s one of seven volunteers nominated for this year’s Volunteer Ireland Awards.

During the recent recession, Brendan worked hard to ensure members of the local community were looked after by the credit union so they didn’t need to resort to moneylenders.

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provided some spectacular costumes and props for the Maze of Misery, which was designed by the Youth Centre.

It’s estimated that almost 5,000 people attended the event that finished with a spectacular fireworks display.

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Finglas ceremony of remembranceDUBLIN City Council has organised a Christmas remembrance ceremony in Finglas to be held on Monday, December 7.

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Our next course starts on :Thursday 21st January 2016

This course runs in our Finglas office in Rosehill House, Finglas, on one evening a week for six weeks commencing at 6.00pm. Places are limited so book early. Probably the best start up business course in Dublin this coming January.

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Are you a CE Supervisor, Manager, Team Leader, or Coordinator? Would you like to learn some skills and approaches to enable you to manage stress and cope with change in the workplace? Tolka Area Partnership invites you to participate in a workshop which will provide an opportunity to reflect on what helps and what hinders you in the workplace. You will have an opportunity to learn about stress management and strategies for coping with change. Training will be provided by a qualified counsellor and experienced facilitator. Please note this FREE training course is for CE Supervisors, Managers, Team Leaders, and Coordinators, working or volunteering with a Community or Voluntary Organisation in the Dublin North West area.When: Wednesday Dec 2nd 2015Time: 9.30am-4pm.Where: Axis Centre, Ballymun.Contact: Mary CorridanMobile: 0860206272


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entire generation on the impor-tance of responsible litter dis-posal.

“This element of the campaign is of huge importance and always receives very positive feedback from those who participate,” he said.

“Our goal is to bring about a behaviour change in the younger

generation that will impact on the way future generations dis-pose of litter.

“The schools education pro-gram is an excellent tool to allow us do this.”

Schools can download a free copy of the ‘Bin it!’ programme materials by logging onto www.chewitbinit.com.

A NATIONWIDE schools’ cam-paign to raise student aware-ness of littering visited schools around Dublin recently, includ-ing St Kevin’s in Finglas.

The local students took part in a ‘Bin it!’ workshop, a key ele-ment of the Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) education campaign.

The actor-led workshop is geared towards first year stu-dents and explores littering and social responsibility.

The workshop tour is supported by a website www.chewitbinit.com which includes games and quizzes for students, lesson plans, teachers’ notes, posters and activity cards to help integrate the theme of responsible litter disposal into the curriculum.

Chairman of the GLT, Paul Kelly said the Bin It! campaign provides an opportunity to get in front of children and educate an

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in television movies The Fattest Man in Britain (2009) and The Security Men (2013), both of which were written by popular comic writers Jeff Pope and Caroline Aherne.

It was around this time that O’Carroll’s various theatre pro-ductions featuring Agnes Brown were starting to garner atten-tion from television producers in the UK and in 2011 his plays were adapted into a BBC televi-sion sitcom.

Initially broadcast on a quiet late evening slot, Mrs Brown’s Boys became a huge word-of-

mouth hit, and quickly moved to prime time. Created by and star-ring O’Carroll in the lead role, Mrs Brown’s Boys also features his wife Jennifer Gibney, sister Eilish, son Danny and daughter Fiona, and the show’s first series eventually pulled in an average audience of around 3.6 million people.

The show found similar success in Ireland when it was broadcast by RTÉ. Every episode aired won its timeslot for RTÉ, with an average viewership of 753,500.

The show went from strength

LAST month one of the most famous faces ever to come out of Finglas was presented

with a Lifetime Achievement at the IFTA Gala Television Awards – and it was richly deserved.

Brendan O’Carroll is some-thing of a showbiz Lazarus. Having first tasted success in the early ‘90s as a stand-up comedian, his initial rise to fame ended in bankruptcy rather than fortune.

Written off by sections of mainstream media, O’Carroll was expected to fade into ob-scurity and when he continued with his most famous character, Agnes Brown, many critics described the Finglas funny-man as flogging a dead horse.

However, there was plenty of life left in Mrs Brown and sell-out stage shows in the UK led to a television sitcom that’s taken two nations by storm, and given O’Carroll a hard-earned second chance.

In fact the Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Specials are now as much a festive tradition as turkey and ham.

“It’s hard to believe that a boy from Finglas has dominated the UK’s biggest TV night of the year every year,” says broadcaster Joe Duffy.

“It’s an incredible achieve-ment.”

O’Carroll was born in 1955 in Finglas, the youngest of 11 chil-dren by Maureen, a Labour TD, and Gerard, a carpenter. Despite his mother’s political career, the family experienced much pov-erty and O’Carroll left schoolaged12 to start work.

Theyoung O’Carroll had a string

of jobs, including a waiter and milkman but it was comedy that eventually captured his attention. Fascinated by Irish comedian Hal Roach, O’Carroll fastidiously studied his comedy

stand-up routines and eventually got a

job working for comic

Brendan Grace as his per-sonalassist-ant.

A big career

turning point came

with his first appearance on

Gay Byrne’s ‘Late Late Show’ in 1992 and he became a popular regular guest.

Around the same time he cre-ated Agnes Browne who made her first appearance on RTÉ’s 2FM radio station and was soon topping the ratings charts.

A bestselling book followed and by the end of the decade the Agnes Browne movie, directed by and starring Oscar winner Angelica Huston, hit the big screen.

“Brendan O’Carroll is a born storyteller and a cross between Robin Williams and Billy Con-nelly,” Huston said.

However, behind the success O’Carroll was struggling finan-cially. An ill-fated movie venture and the surprise closure of a jointly owned pub eventually ended in bankruptcy but he dug deep, found an inner-strength and kept believing in himself.

UK television roles in the 2000’s included Max and Pad-dy’s Road To Nowhere, which co-starred Peter Kay and Paddy McGuinness. He also had roles

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to strength and by 2013, the third season was attracting a massive average audience of 9.4 million people in the UK.

The success of Mrs Brown’s Boys TV series is not just limited to the UK and Ireland. It has now aired in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Malta, New Zealand, Serbia, Swe-den and Africa.

In the UK, Universal have sold over four million units of all the various Mrs Brown’s Boys TV DVDs to date.

The Mrs Brown’s Boys D’ Movie made a record breaking €1.02 million at the Irish box office after its first three days on release, and proved a hit with audiences worldwide too as it went on to make $28,840,379, and all from a budget of just £3.6 million.

The awards just keep com-ing too. The show has won a BAFTA Award for Best Situation Comedy, an IFTA Award for Best Television Programme, a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Programme as well as a Writers Guild Of Great Britain British Comedy Award, among many other accolades.

Last month O’Carroll was joined by family, friends and colleagues from the world of comedy and television in Dublin to receive his IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award.

Not bad for a local lad from Finglas.


Beneavin De La SaLLe CoLLegeis a centre of excellence in Finglas. It has a long tradition of over fifty years serving the people of Finglas and we are very proud of all our past pupils who regularly return from their varous professions to inspire our current students. It also has amazing facilities for all the students with the new school built in only 2007. This has left us with state of the art classrooms, technology – metal, wood and graphic design along with physics, chemistry and biology labs with two fully kitted out computer rooms, a fully stocked school library and sports facilities that the whole community of Finglas en-joy. We are currently in the planning stage for two all weather pitches behind the College. This will add to the already amazing facilities in the College.

Students who attend Beneavin College receive a top class education with progression to third level over 80%.

As a Lasallian school, we make a difference in each student’s life so that they leave us confident, mature and academically successful.

Our aim is to provide a broad education and to develop the personal best of each student in every sphere; intellectually, morally, physically, spiritually and socially. The staff provide a huge range of extra-cur-ricular activities in the context of a tradition of sports and music.

InspectIonIt’s not just ourselves that say this however - we are very proud ofthe results of a recent whole school Inspection by the Department of Education and Skills. They found so much positive work going on in the College led by a ‘’committed management team of the Principal and Deputy Principal who ….play pivotal roles in nurturing an environment of high expec-tations.” You can read the full report on our website www.beneavin.com.

In their report, the inspection team highlighted five key areas that make Beneavin College a great school; namely

1. academic excellence, 2. excellent relationships, 3. innovative teachers, 4. tradition of La Salle 5. the wonderful facilities.

AcAdemIc excellenceThey said that the ‘’learners’ active engagement was promoted inBeneavin and their thinking was challenged and understanding deepened through excellent higher-order questioning’’. This has lead to

• more students taking higher level subjects in their state examination and • improved examination results It’s no wonder that over 80% of the students go onto third level. This year alone we have two past pupils back doing their teaching practice with four past pupils now teachers on the staff who are recently qualified.

trAnsItIon YeArWe have found that introducing transition year into the college has had a very positive impact on the students. They, through experienc-ing such a range of positive activities have matured and developed into great young men. They experience film making, culinary skills, sports and outdoor education, environmental education, as well as taking part in the Gaisce awards, young scientist, and computer sci-ence to name but a few. They not only enjoy transition year but also benefit so much from this year of growth and development. Students who do transition year can boost their college points by on average 40. That’s also a great bonus of having this extra year before sitting a leaving cert.

clubsStudents however do not have to wait to get into transition year to experiece activities and experiences that develop and engage. All are encouraged from day one to join the many clubs that are available to them such as gaelic, soccer, basketball, badminton, rugby, hiking, computer gamings club, photography, drama, student council and art. All students have a chance to go to a European city every year as well as enjoy a skiing trip not to mention the annual trip to Manches-ter when we go to the final game of the season in May.

posItIve AtmosphereAll visitors into the College are particularly struck by the very positive atmosphere. Our Lasallian theme this year is celebrating each other’s achievements. Every day there is a celebration of achievement in the College as students are encouraged to get the very best out of them-selves. We notice when they try, we acknowledge it and celebrate it. The inspectors particularly noted that there is a ‘’ very positive atmosphere in all the lessons and management of lessons was of a high quality. with mutual respect. Students showed a high level of courtesy and cooperation’’.

We believe the students show this high level of courtesy and coop-eration because they know how proud we are of them, respect them and are so delighted for them when they succeed.

prefectsPrefects are senior students who take on the responsibility of helping younger students and represent the College.

excellent teAchIngThe Inspectors also said that the teaching in the College is of a very high standard ‘’Teachers show a high level of care and inventiveness in their work. Enthusiastic teaching and high levels of affirmation of student effort were evident.’’ 97 % of parents asked also agreed that they are delighted with the College and the very high standard of teaching and learning. There is no doubt that this accounts for why the young men in Bene-avin go on and do great things. They get the best teaching, always focused on improvement and success.

dcuThere is a focus on the talented students in the College as we have a very particular link with the DCU Centre for Talented Youth with twelve of our students attending the summer course this year alone. DCU works closely with the College as Beneavin continues to be one of the leading schools in North Dublin to send students to the Centre for Talented Youth in DCU. Insert Picture of students who wnet to DCU summer programme

leAvIng cert resultsThe results in the Leaving Certificte were certainly something to celebrate this year with more As and Bs than ever– one student is now doing Nanoscience Physics & Chemistry of Advanced Materials in Trinity – the entry requirement was 595 points. We are delighted with the increase in higher grades in higher level subjects at leaving certificate level. Over 80% of our students are now settling into third level while the others are either working or in apprenticeships. It’s no wonder that Beneavin De La Salle College is the College of choice for the parents of Finglas.

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Magnificent seven stone loss!CAOIMH Byrne is looking for-ward to this Christmas party season more than ever be-fore after losing seven stone and being named Sandy-ford’s ‘Miss Slinky’ 2015.

The 37-year-old has dropped a whopping five dress sizes since joining the Sandyford Slimming World group in August 2014.

Now her stunning transforma-tion has seen her fellow slimmers vote for her as their group’s rep-resentative in the national weight loss competition.

Caoimh, who wore a dress size 24 at her heaviest and is now a ‘slinky’ 12/14, says she was sur-prised – as well as delighted – when she was announced as the Sandyford Slimming World group’s winner.

“I was already really looking forward to this Christmas and finally feeling glamorous enough to wear the outfits I always dreamed of,” she says.

“Winning the title of Miss Slinky means I have even more to celebrate and I know this festive season will be even more special.BEFORE AND AFTER: Caoimh Byrne▪

Survey reveals attitudes to blindness in IrelandIN A survey released last week, 92 per cent of Irish people said the sense they value the most is their sight.

The majority of people (44 per cent) said that if they lost their sight they would miss seeing the faces of their family and friends the most, followed by 34 per cent who said they would miss watch-ing their children growing up.

The survey was undertaken by Sightsavers Ireland to launch its Million Miracles 2015 campaign and promote the fact that 80 per cent of all blindness around the world is avoidable.

Irish celebrities including Neil Jordan, Ray D’Arcy, Jim Sheridan, Deirdre O’Kane and Darren Kennedy joined the campaign by sharing what they would miss most if they lost their sight.

Neil Jordan said he would miss reading most if he lost his sight while Ray D’Arcy said he would miss the smiles of his children

most. Similarly, Jim Sheridan said he

would “miss seeing my grandchil-dren most”, while Deirdre O’Kane

said: “The thing I would miss most is seeing my children grow and change with the years from the ‘smallies’ they are now into teenagers and adults.”

Darren Kennedy said: “I’d miss seeing the cheeky faces and con-tagious smiles of my gorgeous nephews and nieces who never fail to make me laugh. Watching them grow is simply a joy!”

When asked what they think would be most challenging if they lost their sight, the majority of people (34 per cent) answered getting from place to place, while 24 per cent of people answered “doing my job”.

The majority of people (28 per cent) answered “dependent” when asked what one word they think would best describe how they would feel if they lost their sight, followed by 20 per cent feeling “fearful” and 18 per cent “isolated”.

Sixty-four per cent of people indicated they would pay every-

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When I was bigger I was really unhappy.

I didn’t like what I saw when I looked in the mirror. I hated shopping for clothes and I felt self-conscious most of the time.

“Things are completely differ-ent now and I feel much more confident than I used to. I never thought anyone would ever de-scribe me as ‘slinky’ so it’s just incredible to be Miss Slinky 2015.

Janet Leonard, who runs the Slimming World Sandyford group which Caoimh attends, hopes

her prodigy will demonstrate to other people what’s possible with Slimming World.

“As Caoimh shows, whether you’ve got a little or a lot of weight to lose, slimming down can make a big difference to how you feel about yourself and re-ally boost your confidence,” says Janet.

The group meets at Naomh Olaf GAA Club every Thursday at 11.30am, 3.30pm, 5.30pm or 7.30pm. For more information, call Janet on 087-6837730.

thing they had to have their sight restored if they were blind, high-lighting just how valued sight is.

Text SIGHT to 50300 to sup-port campaign with a €4 dona-tion. One hundred per cent of text donations go to Sightsavers Ireland across most networks. Some operators apply VAT.

Pharmacists in antibiotics warningUSING antibiotics when not absolutely necessary means they may not work when you really need them.

That was the message from pharmacists in the lead up to Eu-ropean Antibiotic Awareness Day, which took place last Wednesday (Novmber 18).

In recent years, there has been increasesed awareness of this im-portant health issue.

Pharmacists are urging the public not to rely on antibiotics as the first line of defence when bat-tling coughs and colds this winter.

President of the Irish Pharmacy Union, Kathy Maher, said: “Even if you feel miserable, the simple truth is that antibiotics don’t work on colds and flus or most coughs and sore throats.

“Most viral infections will clear up by themselves. Your lo-cal pharmacist, who is a quali-fied healthcare professional, can advise you on what you can do to feel better.”

Ms Maher explained why the overuse of antibiotics is a serious problem.

“The overuse of antibiotics can lead to bacteria becoming resist-ant to the antibiotic,” she stated. “Taking an antibiotic when it’s not clearly needed makes it more likely that a future infection may be caused by a resistant bacte-ria, which will be more difficult to treat.

“Antibiotics need to be re-spected as a precious life-saving medicine to be used sparingly and appropriately and only when ab-solutely necessary.

She added: “The overuse and misuse of antibiotics is harmful to the future health of all of us and is putting patients at risk.”

Ms Maher offered the following advice:

•Don’t take antibiotics for colds and flu.

•If you do need to take an an-tibiotic, take it exactly as pre-scribed and finish the full course, even if you are feeling better.

•Don’t save antibiotics for later use or share them with others.

•Don’t expect to be prescribed antibiotics for viral conditions.

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ON TUESDAY, November 10, we surprised early morning com-muters with large four-foot wrapped model dogs across key locations in the city to launch our ‘A Dog is for Life, Not Just for Christmas’ mes-sage and to ask the public to pledge a promise not to buy a puppy this Christmas.

The giant dogs were ‘aban-doned’ at notable locations in Dublin City (St Stephen’s Green, Busarus, Grattan Bridge, Heuston Station, Leeson Bridge and Trin-ity College) in an aim to provoke awareness and discussion, both on and offline, around buying a puppy as a gift this Christmas.

Sadly, Dogs Trust experiences many unhappy returns after

Christmas with more than 1,000 abandoned and unwanted dogs a year arriving through the doors of our Rehoming Centre.

Every November in the run-up to Christmas, there is a huge increase in the number of pups being advertised for sale both on and offline and our switchboard experiences a spike in phone calls from members of the pub-lic looking to surrender their un-wanted dogs post Christmas.

The morning on November 10 was a huge success and reached thousands of people across so-cial media who pledged to make The Puppy Promise.

We are asking you to support and share this important ani-mal welfare message by joining the cause and pledging to make #ThePuppyPromise online at www.thepuppypromise.com.

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CRY is giving you the perfect excuse to snap a selfless selfie this festive season. The Irish registered charity that supports those affected by Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) are asking you to don your Christmas jumper, upload a selfie to Twitter and text the word ‘Jumper’ to 50300 to donate €4. CRY is also asking participants to nominate three friends to do the same not forgetting to use the #CRYXmasJumper.

It’s hoped this fun campaign will help to raise awareness and much-needed funds for those affected by Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. Every year some 80 young Irish people under 35 die suddenly from a heart condition they never thought they had and up to 10,000 Irish people could carry the genes for inherited heart disease without knowing it. The CRYP centre in Tallaght which is supported by CRY provides free screening for family members of those who have lost loved ones to cardiac issues or young people who are displaying worrying symptoms. The Christmas jumper is the perfect retro and festive winter warmer which will now not only keep you feeling snug but it will also help to save lives through your support and donation to the CRY Xmas jumper selfie.

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And according to Country Man-ager for Emirates in Ireland, Enda Corneille, it’s a destination that won’t let you down.

“The chances are if you can im-agine it, Dubai has it,” he says.

“The possibilities are endless and you don’t have to break the bank to experience the mystique of Dubai.”

A boat trip across the Dubai Creek in a traditional ‘Abra’ ves-sel costs less than a euro. Or, you can spend hours walking through the Souks (markets) enjoying the jaw-dropping sight of window af-ter window and row upon row of

diamonds and gold, before tak-ing in the delicious smell of ex-otic spices while listening to the sounds of people haggling for the best prices.

“Dubai fills the senses like no other city I know and you can re-ally mix things up by taking in not only the majesty of this spectacu-lar, modern-day city but by also taking time to visit Deira, Old Du-bai,” Corneille continues.

“Here you can enjoy a visit to the Dubai museum, a traditional Arabic coffee in a café, a walk through the old merchant streets whilst admiring the old cargo ships (Dhows), which are still used

today to carry everything from clothes to dishwashers.”

If it’s a choice between a ski holiday and a sun holiday, there’s no contest because in Dubai, you can enjoy both. Ski Dubai at the Mall of the Emirates allows you to enjoy great artificial pistes and forget snow boarding, sand board-ing is the latest craze for those in pursuit of some exhilarating fun, but without the need for hats, gloves and goggles.

If you’re looking for a more re-laxed holiday, check out the miles of sandy beaches, and most hotels benefit from outdoor pools with many others offering access to their own private beaches.

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With the clock ticking and the killer’s identity a mystery, both vessels race across the Caribbean toward an explosive showdown on the Virgin Islands.

Back in Miami, meanwhile, the real reason for the murder un-folds with Isabella’s colleague, Detective Byron Brewster. cutting through a web of lies and battling Mafia tough guys to uncover the truth.

The tension and body count mounts until the killer’s identity is finally revealed in a heart-stop-ping climax on Saint Thomas, where the story reaches its vio-lent and bloody conclusion.

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‘Steaming to Kingstown & Sucking up to Dalkey’THE Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) which began operations in December 1834 was the first steam locomotive passenger railway in Ireland (and only the second in the world) and the first to join a capital city to a main port.

This was the new Kingstown Harbour, called the ‘Royal Harbour of Kingstown’ because George VI left from there after his Irish visit of 1821. With independ-ence it reverted to its Irish name of Dún Laoghaire.

It was the existence of this very harbour that was the stimulus for the building of the railway to ferry the mails and passengers from the packet ships now docking at Kingstown. A great ship canal, proposed by the Grand Canal Company, to allow shipping to travel from Kingstown to the port of Dublin had been seriously considered.

Many people were in favour of the proposal but others warned against it; the renowned Captain Bligh after completing his survey of Dublin Bay warned that ‘a canal and the Liffey would destroy each other as both would be too burdensome to keep up...’ and he further warned that the ship canal would financially ruin the Port of Dublin.

Indeed, its enormous cost (£405,000) made the canal an unthinkable solution. So the Dublin & Kings-town Railway won the day and permission was granted to them to connect Dublin with Kingstown.

The building of the line necessitated overcoming many engineering difficulties and dealing with trou-blesome landowners who were reluctant to have the railway cross their estates.

Two of these were close neighbours, the Baron Cloncurry of Maretimo House and the Rev Harcourt Lees of Blackrock House and both even had their objections defended in the act of Parliament which approved the building of the railway.

It was only the clever manoeuvring and persuasion by one of the members of the D&KR, a Thomas Bergin, that they were coaxed into allowing the railway to run through their grounds.

But at what cost; between them they received a very significant sum of money (in total £10,500, ap-

proximately €1 million in today’s money), several buildings to adorn their estates and a bridge across the railway.

Again at Kingstown the D&KR ran into a storm of opposition from those with

vested interests in maintaining the status quo; among those

stirring up protest against the railway was a Thomas Gresham, owner of the hotel in Dublin and the Royal Hotel (Marine Hotel) in Kingstown.

He was persuaded to stop his protestations by buying back

his £100 of D&KR shares for £400, a tidy profit by any reckoning. Indeed the completion and subsequent commercial success of the D&KR owed much to the creativity, business acumen and deter-mination of the members of the original D&KR Company, many of them Quakers and to engineers like Thomas Bergin and Charles Vignoles and the ‘railway king’, William Dargan, whose workmen constructed the line.

The construction of railways at this time was very experimental and there was no guidance on the form or strength of rail track to be used or of the shape and material for the sleepers.

The very bedding (foundations) of the railway line was also an experimental quantity. All these problems and more taxed the minds of the engineers (par-ticularly Vignoles) and clever solutions were in general, but often after consider-able cost, found.

The later extension to the Kingstown line the, Atmospheric Railway, which ran from 1844 to 1854 ‘sucked up’ to Dalkey by atmospheric power and descended back to Kingstown by the force of gravity. It was a world first as a commercial atmospheric railway and a marvel in its day, not least for its quietness and cleanliness, although not a commercial success like its sister railway.

In ‘Steaming to Kingstown and Sucking Up to Dalkey’, Garrett Lyons presents a vivid picture of an early-19th century Ireland that was a leader in innova-tion and engineering.

This is the first popular book on the topic of this historic railway, now the DART, which serves a large population of South Dublin city and county.

The book is lavishly illustrated and beautifully presented.

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Aboutthe authorDUBLIN-born Stillorgan resident Garrett Lyons is a semi-retired member of the academic staff at Trinity College Dublin. In 2008 he retired from his position as a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering in Trinity where he currently holds a post as adjunct as-sociate professor in the same university.

He has written extensively for scientific journals. How-ever, in later years the history of nineteenth century Ireland and the great engineering achievements made during this time have interested him more and more.

Having enjoyed the magic of travelling by steam in his early years, railways have always been with him and this book is an attempt to pass this pleasure onto others.

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Swords author unveils his second novel in the StatesFRANK Sullivan, from Swords, has recently had his second novel ‘Savage Crossing’ published by Whimsical Publications in Florida.

Frank is a graphic designer and illustrator who works locally. He is a keen writer, artist and sailor who has lived and worked in various locations around the world.

Over the years he has edited a trade magazine and written numerous articles and short sto-ries, as well as illustrating for magazines and newspapers.

Frank says his first novel ‘Deadly Shore’ was received so well, both here and in the US, that this gave him the encourage-ment and confidence to complete his second crime thriller, ‘Savage Crossing’.

When a young mother is bru-

tally murdered in front of her newborn baby, and a policeman slain in the subsequent pursuit, Detective Isabella Garcia disobeys orders and leaves the streets of Miami behind as she sets sail on board an old wooden yacht called the Dirty Nellie.

Never having been at sea be-fore, and with the Nellie slowly sinking, Isabella must rely on the experience and skill of its captain, widower Patrick Brophy. Together they try to catch up to the killer who, she believes, has escaped among the crew of the Wild Rover, a large training cata-maran captained by Brophy’s un-suspecting son, Marcus.

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In keeping with what is now an established policy by Mercedes-Benz, the new C-Class Coupé will launch with a range of standard features not offered on the out-going model. With a combined value of €5,183, these include Artico leather upholstery, heated front seats, satellite navigation, Parktronic parking assistance and LED static lights.

Carried on 17-inch wheels – and the only vehicle in its segment to offer air suspension as an option – it delivers a cushioned ride. Its sporty driving dynamics with DY-NAMIC SELECT offers five drive programmes with individual sport, comfort or economy lev-els from which the driver can choose.

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Set to arrive here in mid De-cember, the new 2-door C-Class Coupé comes with what Mer-cedes-Benz calls perfect coupé proportions evident in its sporty extended bonnet, streamlined body section and distinctive, sporty rear end.

With echoes of the S-Class and E-Class Coupés, its design blends classical and modern elements in a way likely to appeal to mo-torists across the generational divide.

Some 95mm longer and 40mm wider than its predecessor, with a 80mm longer wheelbase, it of-fers improved interior spacious-ness with more shoulder, elbow and headroom on all seats. In-

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Flowing forms characterise the centre console, door and rear side panelling while ambient lighting and integral sports seats emphasise its coupé character.

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MERCEDES-BENZ has unveiled details of its new C-Class Coupé – a car they describe as ‘boldly sporty’ and the last in a trilogy of new C-Class introductions following the successful arrival in recent times of the popular C-Class Saloon and Estate variants.

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Local soccer team scores sponsorship with Murphy & Gunn BMWMURPHY & Gunn BMW, a fam-ily-owned, authorised BMW retailer in Milltown, Dublin 6, has won the Carzone.ie spon-sorship for their chosen local sports team, the Railway Union FC U-15 team.

The lucky team recently re-ceived the sponsored kit which consists of a set of branded football jerseys, a pair of shorts, socks and training tops and bot-

toms for each member of the team. The new gear comes at an important time for Railway Union FC, who have recently changed their colours to support a more inclusive, multi-sport Railway Union club.

The sponsorship came about when Murphy & Gunn were given the opportunity to take part in Carzone.ie’s dealer competi-tion as the dealership sought to strengthen links with the wide

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ion FC team.“It’s fantastic to have won this

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to take part in all the sports we have here, it meant that all Rail-way Union FC teams needed new green and yellow kits and spon-sors – which isn’t easy to find.

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level one and two models, are available with a 3.9% PCP finance offer. A 4.9% APR hire purchase agreement is on offer as an al-ternative on all models, with the exception of 108, but to now in-clude the new Partner Tepee.

In addition to a five year war-ranty and low-cost finance, Peugeot is offering an incred-ible €750 customer reward on 208, 2008, 308, 3008 and 5008 models, to be enjoyed by custom-ers as they wish. Colin Sheridan,

With sensational offers open to customers who order their new Peugeot car before Decem-ber 31, including finance from as low as 2.9% APR and a huge €750 customer reward or up to €4,500 scrappage allowance on selected models, all Peugeot cars come with a five year warranty. The award-winning Peugeot van range, including the new 3008 commercial, is now available with a 3.9% APR HP offer, with a

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GOWAN Distributors Limited, Peugeot Importers in Ireland, has announced details of the Peugeot Sensation Days event, taking place in Peugeot dealerships nationwide throughout November.

Sales and Marketing Director at Gowan Distributors Limited ex-plains: “What better way to say thanks to our valued customers than giving back to them, as a re-ward for their business.

“However, in doing so, we rec-ognise that whilst some people will of course see the benefit of free road tax or free servicing, like some of our competitors of-fer, others may want to spend their reward on a deposit con-tribution, accessories or even a

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The Celtic Tiger has well and truly returnedLAST week I tested the massive new Volvo XC90 and while I don’t own the car, driving it felt like the Celtic Tiger had well and truly returned. I say that because the starting price is over 70k, yet it felt “normal”.

It probably felt normal because it’s so comfortable and for a big car so easy to handle. And while I realise that the price range would be outside the range of a lot of Irish people, the economy in this small island of ours seems to be buzzing once again and anything is possible.

This was the first seven-seater car that still had luggage space when all seven seats were in use. And there was also room in the back for a mini spare wheel, so full marks to Volvo for that little extra which is always appreciated.

It has always been accepted that Volvos are very safe as they are built like a tank. In addition to scoring full marks in the Euro NCAP testing, the XC90 recently got top scores from the American Insurance Institute for highway safety. This award, say Volvo is taking car safety to a new level.

As we now know from recent events in the motoring world

these independent tests are im-portant.

My test model was black and it truly could be described as a black beauty. The T-shaped LED lights at the front are very attractive and we are told that they are designed to look like Thor, the mythical Norse God of Thunder. The front grille has a very clean look to it and the Volvo logo dominates.

It’s a long car and two roof rails add to the elongated look. There is an excellent reversing camera and the turning circle is brilliant. The boot opens by flicking your foot underneath and if you put items in the boot and want to go back into your house or a shop there is a button on the boot door that automatically locks all the doors for you. All this can be done once the ignition key is in your pocket. A brilliant idea.

I showed the car to a friend who used to own an older ver-sion of the XC90. My friend’s 13

year-old son told me a few things about the car. He pointed out the tiny Swedish flag sewn into the seats and how you can lock and unlock the door without using the key fob. He said there used to be a booster seat in the middle row, but while it wasn’t in my version,

it’s probably available now as an extra. This boy could be the next Jeremy Clarkson!

Inside the seats and surround-ings were mustard coloured and added to the overall classy look. Naturally there are lots of safety items. The one I liked best was a

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Power is provided by a very smooth 2.0-litre diesel engine. My test model was the automatic D5,

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Introducing a funky themeONE of the hardest parts of putting together a room is deciding what type of decorative feel you want, and then finding the right things to accessorise

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This is a skill that seems to come easy to some people, but most of us run into problems with it.

We may have an idea in mind, but we aren’t sure how to get there, or if we can even find things to match our vision.

If you’ve sorted the painting and furniture already, your room has probably taken on a feel of its own. Once you figure out what that is, you can then buy your ac-cessories accordingly.

Choosing the right accessories can be hard, especially when you might want to keep many of the things that you already have. The problem with doing this is that some of these things are not

going to match your new style of room.

If you put something odd in the room, it can make the en-tire space look funny, and can destroy what you are trying to achieve. Instead, try to push away your emotional attachment to things that don’t fit, and find somewhere else in your home for those objects if you simply cannot part with them.

In order to decide your style, if you aren’t sure what it is, you might find an easy way to label your room. Casual style gener-ally has a cosy and comfortable feel that looks great, but might have a lot of soft curves and overstuffed furniture.

Romantic style is much like you might picture. There are of-ten a lot of reds and flowers, and things are slightly dim yet com-forting.

Formal or modern is a bit less personal, but should be comfort-able at the same time. If you can’t tell, use an image search online for each style, and then see what images most match what you have in your room.

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gether (in room matching col-ours) are often very personal and romantic.

This is when you might want to focus on having the perfect light-ing fixture. Get one that dims, but also gives the room a healthy glow when you need it. For art-work, look for pieces that inspire feelings of love, security, and even passion.

For the room that falls into the modern or formal look, keep

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The effects of transport on the economy and jobsCormac Spencer

ON two Fridays in October and November, Iarnrod Éireann workers carried out one peak time strike and called one off at the last minute, causing much disruption.

While I don’t seek to take any side in the events in question, the 30-40 minute increase in my commute crystallised some-thing in my mind - the immea-surable value to a society and economy of an efficient, regular and user-friendly public trans-port system.

Working in recruitment, I know that one of the major stumbling blocks to finding a suitable can-didate for a job is their proxim-ity to the role. Find me someone who is willing to commute from Skerries to Sandyford and I will find you someone with an over-zealous penchant for drive time radio! Candidates rightly don’t want to have to undertake a two or three-hour round trip to get to work each day, not to men-

tion shell out the funds neces-sary to do so.

Such punishing commutes turn people off applying for jobs which can benefit their lives, thus putting them at a disadvan-tage as well as hindering com-panies seeking the right people to help their business succeed.

The Government recently un-veiled a multi-billion euro capi-tal expenditure programme for transport, due to run over the next five years.

Most of it (Metro North, ex-tension of the DART) had been flagged well in advance of the announcement and indeed were projects shelved at the start of the recession.

While the plan is certainly welcome, it only begins to meet the level of investment needed in public transport in Dublin and around the country.

A well-funded and efficiently operated transport system (yes it is possible!) not only ensures people have a reliable service to take them on nights out with friends or visits to relatives, but

also connects them seamlessly with the jobs that they want and are qualified for.

International companies lo-cating in Ireland often cite our educated population as one of the main motivating factors for setting up here, but that ad-vantage is null and void if these talented people can’t or won’t travel to join the business.

We may never have a perfect transport system, but as a soci-ety we have neglected the eco-nomic and social returns that emanate from having top class infrastructure.

No one in Dublin should have to commute more than an hour or so to work in any other part of the city or county. Companies should have a reasonable ex-pectation that when they take the risk of setting up a business, access to the people they need is not stymied by poor transport connectivity. If they don’t, they may look elsewhere.

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a hugely productive investment that makes a country more at-tractive place to do business (attracting more jobs and in-deed creating jobs itself).

It also vastly improves qual-ity of life for commuters, shop-

pers and citizens in general. We should make sure that in

future we don’t score an ‘F’ and do what we can to get people from ‘A’ to ‘B’ with an efficient, reliable and green transport system.

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Fingal is experiencing significant economic growthTHE Fingal region is experiencing significant economic growth in its key sectors, which has been attributed to “proactive and positive initiatives” by Fingal County Council.

While there are growth rates of over five per cent nationally, the Dublin region continues to be the engine for much of the recovery.

The four local authorities in Dublin have established an Economic Monitor to track a range of indicators in the capital region so they can put appropriate measures in place.

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Mr Reid underlined that Fingal’s strategic location and the policies of the council have helped the county’s 6,000 businesses take advantage of and contribute to the economic recovery.

In fact, the county witnessed a 4.5 per cent increase in the number of active businesses during 2010-2014.

“Fingal County Council is there to facilitate, enable and support our businesses,” said Mr Reid. “We work closely with all agencies to ensure that we put in place the conditions and structures necessary to attract Foreign Direct

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“Fingal is still, by far, the most important county for food production.

“Fifty-three per cent of the county is agricultural area and we have 600 farmers that produce 14.5 per cent of national potato output, 47 per cent of field vegetable output and 37 per cent of protected fruits, vegetables and nursery plants.

“Our horticulture sector contributes well over €320 million to national farm output.”

Mr Reid added that the council will be looking to see how it can maximise its opportunities, particularly in light of the new national strategy – ‘Food Wise 2025’.

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June rodgers and her talented troupe of sing-ers and dancers, including Xquisite Dance, are up for a night of fabulous entertainment that includes hilarious comedy, great tunes and smooth routines.

Choreographed by Tristan McManus, from Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars, it’s all happening at 9.30pm in Red Cow Moran Hotel on Friday and Saturday, November 27 & 28. Tickets cost €25 for the show but there’s a dinner and show option for €65. Doors for dinner open at 8pm. There are more shows throughout December.

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two general knowledge quiz teams made up of leading journalists from the times and Sunday times – caitlin moran, hugo rifkind, David walsh, Justine mccarthy plus editors Frank Fit-zgibbon and richie oakley – will battle it out in the mansion house on thursday, November 25.

The quiz is in celebration of the newspaper’s new seven-day online product and the audience can enjoy a tipple or two as they watch the com-petition hosted by David Aaronovitch. Doors open at 6.30pm for 7pm start and tickets cost €8 from Eventbrite.ie.

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it’s thanksgiving Day on thursday (November 26) and the merry Ploughboy in rath-farnham will be giving a thanksgiving twist to its traditional irish mu-sic Dinner and Show with turkey and pumpkin pie.

And what’s Thanksgiving without the big game? The Woolshed on Parnell Street will be screening Green Bay v Detroit at 5.30pm and Miami v Dallas at 9pm.

chriStmaS Family trailS

get into the spirit of christmas with a special open day at the National museum of ireland: Decorative arts and history, that’s offering seasonal talks, trails and activities.

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immerse yourself in the festive spirit with Dublin’s christmas tree & village experience, ibelieve, at the chQ building. it’s a food, drink, craft and horticulture festival orchestrated around what’s described as ireland’s largest, most impressive christmas tree. the festival fun begins at custom house Quay on November 26 and runs until December 23.

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the annual christmas tree lighting ceremony at Smithfield Square takes place on thursday, November 26. this free, family friendly event

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the o’connell Street christmas tree lights will be switched on this Sunday (November 29) during an event that includes music and a world record attempt for christmas jumper wearers. last year’s grand total of cheesy christmasjumper wearers was an impressive 1,297 and geansaí Nollag Day 2015 will be trying to top that.

Entertainment on the day will be provided by Dustin the Turkey, Melanie McCabe, Dublin Gospel Choir and Hometown. It’s all happening on O’Connell street from 3.30pm.

riNgmaSterS Drag race

the ringmasters Drag race returns for its sixth consecutive year on Friday, November 27, and it’s one of ireland’s most popular and enter-taining drag competitions.

Ringmaster Paul Ryder will be putting ten queens through their paces before the audience decides who’s the winner. The guest panel includes scene personality Regina George, TV personality and presenter Brian Dowling and hostess of Thurs-day’s @ The George, Davina Devine. It’s happening at Break for the Border, Dublin 2, this Friday from 9pm.

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an evening of classical and contemporary music takes place in the beautiful setting of all hal-lows chapel, grace Park road. Drumcondra, on thursday, November 26, from 7-10pm. theevening will begin with a complimentary wine reception in the coffee Dock at 7pm.

This will be followed at 8pm by performances by soprano Agnieszka Ciupek, mezzo-soprano Norah King, pianist Dearbhla Collins and the choirs Gloria and Cór Duibhlinne. Tickets cost €20 from eventbrite.ie.

PiN uPS For PetS

this promises to be a fun filled night packed with great entertainment from some of the best burlesque and cabaret acts Dublin has to offer. it’s happening on Saturday, Novem-ber 28 at the mezz on eustace Street in templebar.

All proceeds will be going to Animal Trust Fund, a charity that looks after all kinds of animals. The fabulous Elizabeth Von Dietrich will be host for the night that begins at 7.30pm.

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By Robin Blackmore

Across 1. Normally found with balances. (6)5. Giving a helping hand. (6)10. Put something back where it belongs. (7)11. A book still read and studied after many years. (7)12. Became larger, expanded. (4)13. There goes the anaesthetic. (5)15. One of two or more contesting groups. (4)17. Term of address for a man. (3)19. Paper used to construct lies. (6)21. Sacred river of India. (6)22. The first letter of a word. (7)23. Protect, conceal from danger. (6)25. Four quarts. (6)28. A major division of geological time. (3)30. Round like an egg. (4)31. Perhaps, possibly. (5)32. Division of the day. (4)35. Clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses. (7)36. Invitation to engage in fight in the open air. (7)37. A dog trained to point out game. (6)38. Harm, impair. (6)

Down2. Occurs, comes to pass. (7)3. Soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired. (4)4. Found in conjunction with fly, lightning and balance. (6)5. Bow and arrow user.. (6)6. A beloved person comes with a high price. (4)7. Tensing, living like a bird. (7)8. Capable of learning easily. (6)9. Slang for prison guards. (6)14. Male account of the past. (7)16. Create by combining materials and parts. (5)18. Food for tossing. (5)20. Finish, conclude. (3)21. A joke to cause to retch. (3)23. Pushed roughly. (6)24. John Lennon album was a Gemini. (7)26. Searching visually. (7)27. Hospital carers. (6)28. Christian celebration of the Resurrection. (6)29. In a foreign country. (6)33. A pause for relaxation. (4)34. Slender structure which sup-ports a plant. (4)

PANEL ONE crossworD The shaded squares spell out an area in Dublin

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Find the words hidden in the puzzle below

ANSWER (November 18): Meakstown

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

The St. Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band, c. 1925. This famous band was founded in 1910 with the first President being Thomas Clarke and the first Secretary Sean O’Casey. It was the official band of the Irish Volunteers and took part in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade prior to Easter Week 1916. The band would also often play before All-Ireland finals at Croke Park. Shown in the group are Thomas Duffy (Pipe Sergeant), Liam Clare (Pipe Major), Laurence White (Drum Sergeant), John Maguire (President) and Thomas Hannan (Secretary). The boy to the left of the drums in Boney from Donnycarney.

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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 2nd November 1861▪

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

Freeman’s Journal 7th November 1862▪

Merrion Promenade Pier and Swimming Baths, c. 1908. At the end of the pier on the landward side of the baths were the changing-rooms and some sideshows. The card shows hoardings advertising Campbell’s Bread, Donore Castle Cigarettes and Williams & Wood’s Dublin Jams. The Baths Company did very well for some years, but attendances declined and the project went out for business in the early 1920s. The iron pier was sold as scrap to Hammond Lane Foundry.

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Irish Press 29th November 1935▪

Freeman’s Journal 7th November 1853▪

Sunday Independent 24th November 1929▪

Northside People (West) November 25th 2015

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Transcript of Northside People (West) November 25th 2015