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Ten year old Chelsea Lyons from Finglas shelters a candle from the wind at a World Suicide Prevention Day vigil outside the Axis Centre, Ballymun. Photo by Darren Kinsella

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Northsiders to be remembered at candlelit vigil

Ray of hope

Jack Gleeson

hundReds of northsiders will be marking World suicide Prevention day this thursday (september 10) by providing hope and comfort to each other at a poignant candlelight vigil in ballymun.

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Continued from page 1 Organised by the Andy

Morgan Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness, the vigil at the Civic Plaza on Main Street will include a ‘wall of hope’ that will project images of locals lost to suicide, as well as inspirational messages for those left behind, onto the Axis Centre building.

The vigil will be the third organised by the Foundation for World Suicide Prevention Day and while the ‘Wall of Hope’ has been projected on buildings before, Thursday will be the first time it will be used at the annual event.

Sadly, the number of those featured on the ‘wall’ has increase since it was first created.

“When we started there was just five photos but now I think there’s about 150,” said Joanne Featherston, the partner of Andy Morgan who took his own life in Santry on New Year’s Eve, 2010.

“But when I look at all those faces, you feel that you’re kind of helping them in a way. Sometimes you feel like giving up but when I look at the photographs and they’re looking back at you, it gives you the push to keep going and try and raise the awareness.”

The Andy Morgan Foundation has raised tens of thousands of euro for local suicide prevention and support services over the last four years. Joanne, along with friends and family members, have also held talks and organised workshops in local schools and in the community to raise

awareness of positive mental health.

Their work is also credited with preventing a number of suicides and has given

comfort to numerous locals left devastated by a loved one

taking their own life.The vigil at 8pm on Thursday

will give the community an opportunity to remember victims of

suicide but there’ll also be a strong message of hope for the bereaved and support for those suffering with mental health issues.

Those attending are encouraged to bring along photos and candles. Special candles with wind protectors are available from the Angels of Ireland shop in Finglas.

At previous vigils many locals have brought along balloons with messages attached and let them go while the names of loved ones are read out.

There will also be appropriate music on the night performed by community based vocal group, Ceol, and a local singer will also be performing a song written in memory of a sibling lost to suicide.

In previous years the Foundation held vigils in Finglas and other areas to mark World Suicide Prevention Day but it was decided to hold one major event in Ballymun this year.

The vigil at the Civic Plaza is being backed by Dublin City Council and tea, coffee and toilet facilities will be available in the Axis Centre.

Reunion gig for Andy Morgan’s band Jack Gleeson

A LOCAL band who reformed last year to raise funds for a charity named after their drummer who lost his life to su-icide are planning to do it again on Friday (September 11).

QED played at Axis Ballymun last October to raise funds for the Andy Morgan Foundation set up after the band’s former drummer from Santry took his own life on New Year’s Eve in 2010.

The gig was a great success and the band didn’t hesitate when they were approached by Axis to see if they wanted to do a repeat performance to mark World Suicide Prevention Day.

Band bass player, Pat Daly, said reforming the band was something he’d wanted to do for a while.

“Andy was always asking me after we’d split up when we were getting back together again,” he explained. “I suppose a big thing

for me when Andy passed on was that we never got back. It came into my head about asking some of the old bandmates to get back together and do a gig for the Andy Morgan Foundation.”

Pat approached original QED guitarists, Mark Burke and Mick Fitzgerald, with his idea and eventually, after a small bit of persuading, the band began prac-ticing for last year’s performance at Axis.

“We decided that yeah, we’d come together, have a few prac-tices, see how it went and see if we enjoyed it,” Pat said.

“The next part of the process was to do some kind of a gig for the Foundation.

“We discussed in detail how we’d go about it, the logistics and all that and it just kind of mush-roomed from there.

“It was a very big gig and we hadn’t gigged or even played in a very long time so it was a big event for us. We had a wild night and we raised funds for the foun-

dation, which was the goal. And in doing that we also remem-bered our pal and our mate and our drummer of QED in the ‘80s, Andy Morgan, so it all combined lovely in the end.”

Despite some initial hesitation in getting back together, Mark Burke admitted he was enjoying practicing and playing with the QED lads again.

“The reason we were doing it was just for Andy but since then we sort of got the bug back again,” he said. “From every-body’s point of view there was something magical about the gig.

“We’re kind of lucky we got a second chance.

“I never thought we’d be play-ing again and I was probably the most reluctant of all because the first time around the goodness of practicing and playing goes when you have all the messing that come with organising gigs and funding everything and you’re hoping people turn up.

“That’s gone for us now, we don’t care about it, and we re-ally enjoy playing so if nobody turns up we’re still going to have a good time anyway.

“We’ll keep it going as long as we keep enjoying it.”

QED are back practicing regu-larly now, and have played a couple more funding raising gigs since last year’s Axis perform-ance.

And they’re delighted to be able to do it all again this Friday to help raise funds for suicide prevention.

“The work that the Andy Mor-gan Foundation does is very hard work and they’re always going to be short of a few bob but it’s very valuable work,” said Mark.

“If that’s the reason we keep going, then that’s good enough for us - because we’re certainly not going to make it big at this stage!”

Tickets for Friday’s gig cost €10 and are on sale from the Axis box office on 01-8832100 or online from www.axis-bal-lymun.ie All proceeds go to the Andy Morgan Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness.

QED pictured at last year’s gig at the Axis.

▪Ray of hopeHOPE: Andy Morgan’s

partner, Joanne Fetherston, with their daughter Alex

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organised by the Foundation for World

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Drumcondra road project sorts out traffic headache

the significance of the project.“The Swords Road Quality Bus

Corridor (QBC) is one of the busi-est routes in the Dublin bus net-

work, serving both Dublin Airport and Swords with a bus travelling every 90 seconds in each direc-tion at peak time,” she said. “The

upgrade will significantly improve traffic flow in the area”

The project was a long time coming and began with tree re-

moval and high pressure gas main facility relocation within St Patrick’s College grounds, which was completed 2013.

The second phase included the relocation of the boundary and wall fronting the college across from the Cat and Cage. Its com-pletion was timed to coincide with the opening of the recently expanded campus in January 2014.

The final phase featured a new toucan crossing as well as in-bound and outbound bus stops. President of St Patrick’s College, Professor Daire Keogh, expressed his delight with the project.

“DCU welcomes the much needed enhancement of the Quality Bus Corridor (QBC) in Drumcondra,” he said.

“After 150 years, St Patrick’s Campus now opens directly onto Drumcondra village, and we look forward to increased engage-ment with the village and our great city.”

The upgrade on the Drumcon-dra Road Upper has removed a ‘pinch point’ and ensures con-tinuous bus lanes.

The road previously narrowed at the Cat and Cage pub and St Patrick’s College, causing delays during main peak periods as bus-es merged with other traffic.

The project, funded by the Na-tional Transport Authority from grants provided by the Depart-ment of Transport, also includes the enhancement of cycling and walking facilities on the route.

The upgrade was officially unveiled last week by Minister for Transport, Paschal Donohoe, and Dublin Lord Mayor, Críona Ní Dhálaigh.

“As someone who is very fa-miliar with the area I know that

these changes have been a long time coming,” said Minister Do-nohoe.

“I’m confident this upgrade is going to have a big impact on all users of this road by helping to ease traffic congestion.

“I have no doubt that the changes made will lead to even more cyclists using this route and also make a significant differ-ence to bus passengers’ journey times.

Lord Mayor, Críona Ní Dhálaigh added: “This is an important project for Dublin and exempli-fies the value of private and public organisations working to-gether to make Dublin an easier place to get around.”

CEO of the National Transport Authority Anne Graham explained

Jack Gleeson

A MAJOR traffic headache in Drumcondra has been fixed thanks to a €3.5 million project designed to ease congestion and improve journey times.

President of St Patrick’s College, Prof Daire Keogh, Minister for Transport, Paschal Donohoe, CEO of the National Transport Authority, Anne Graham and Dublin City Engineer, Michael Philips, at Drumcondra Road Upper for the official opening of the project. PHOTO: MARK STEDMAN/PHOTOCALL IRELAND.

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LAST week I saw an interesting blackboard sign outside my local coffee shop. It read something along the lines of: ‘Children are back in school so treat yourself to some well-deserved me time with our mid-morning specials’.

The place was packed with happy parents, fresh from the school run. You couldn’t get a table, inside or outside the place. The sense of relief was palpable as mums and dads sipped their lattes and munched on freshly baked scones.

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While it is of course wrong to look at our schools as a State-funded babysitting service, there’s no doubt that parents relish a bit of time away from their kids after the long summer break.

Research just published by the MummyPages website confirms what we already suspected.

It found that 63 per cent of mums breathe a sigh of relief and secretly look forward to back-to-school time.

But there’s more to it than parents simply wanting to take some time out for coffee. While 34 per cent look forward to having some free time for themselves, an overwhelming 91 per cent just want to get back into a routine.

There are financial reasons, too. Of those surveyed, 17 per cent found school time less expensive than the cost of summer activities. Indeed, while sports camps might seem like an attractive proposition during the holidays, the cost adds up – particularly if you have a few children.

An honest 43 per cent admitted that it was exhausting trying to entertain children during the eight-week break.

The outrageous cost of childcare in Ireland places an even greater burden on families during the summer, making it more difficult in situations where both parents work.

Clearly, this is an area that the Government still needs to deliver on and it remains to be seen if promised childcare reform becomes a reality this side of the general election.

In the meantime, we should be grateful that our children are in such good hands for a large portion of the day. We may joke about the long holidays enjoyed by members of the teaching profession and their relatively short working days.

But, come September, we seem to develop renewed appreciation for the role they play in our kids’ lives. Because after two months at home with our youngsters, one thing is for sure: our teachers certainly have their work cut out for them!

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Paddlers set sail for regatta GRAND Canal Dock will be awash with paddlers this week-end for the fifth annual Dublin Dragon Boat Regatta. Some 55 teams will race in the colour-ful two-day event which takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13, from 10am to 6pm daily.

Though relatively unknown in

Ireland, over 50 million people from 84 nations participate in dragon boat racing, an exciting and ancient Chinese sport which dates back over 2,000 years.

Dragon boat teams consist of 16 to 20 people, along with a drummer and a helms person.

Races at the regatta will be run over 200-metre and 400-metre distances and will include Under

18s, Novice Challenge and Inter-national categories.

Paddlers from Australia, Amer-ica, Germany, Italy and the UK will be among those travelling to Dub-lin for the regatta. Prizes will be given for the wackiest team outfit and for the biggest fundraisers.

A Breast Cancer category will feature many of the growing number of teams that have sprung

up around the country where the members are recovering from breast cancer treatment.

These include Ireland’s first dragon boat team - Plurabelle Paddlers, which trains at Grand Canal Dock, and will be co-host-ing the regatta with the Irish Dragon Boat Association (IDBA). Waterways Ireland is supporting the event.

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Call for LGBT rainbow

people of Ireland and I feel that this would further bolster the support for LGBT people across Dublin City and the world.”

McDermott says the three loca-tions he’s proposing have signifi-cant meaning to the LGBT com-munity.

“These locations all have their own story to tell and I have done my best to explain in my submis-sion to Dublin City Council how each is viewed by the LGBT com-munity,” he added.

Cllr Rock believes the rainbow crossings would be a positive and welcome addition to the street-scape in Dublin. “They would serve as a reminder of just how far this great city has come when it comes to LGBT rights,” he said.

“I believe it would be good for Dublin, and I am glad to support this initiative.”

The council is being asked to introduce the multi-coloured crossings, or ‘rainbow walks’, at Capel Street near Pantibar, at the junction of Parliament and Dame Streets and at the traffic lights at George’s Street and Dame Street.

The proposal submitted by 22-year-old management consultant, Dale McDermott, is being backed by Glasnevin Fine Gael Councillor, Noel Rock.

McDermott says he came up with the idea after visiting the Castro district in San Francisco and being impressed by local rainbow coloured pedestrian crossings.

The Castro district was made famous by Harvey Milk, a leading

LGBT campaigner, who was assas-sinated by an anti-gay activist in 1978.

Similar ‘rainbow walks’ have been painted in West Hollywood, Sydney and Tel Aviv city officials even painted some in advance of local Pride celebrations.

“Following the successful pass-ing of the Marriage Equality ref-erendum, Ireland and especially Dublin is now seen as a beacon of hope around the world for many LGBT people who come from places less than welcoming to their gay citizens,” said McDer-mott who is former president of Young Fine Gael.

“The LGBT community has been welcomed with open arms by the

DUBLIN City Council is being called on to introduce rainbow col-oured pedestrian crossings to boost the capital’s LGBT creden-tials.

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Parcel Motel depot to deliver local jobsJack Gleeson

INVESTMENT of €2 million into a new Parcel Motel depot in Fin-glas is expected to create 20 new jobs.

The investment from courier service, Nightline, which operates Parcel Motel, was announced last week by Minister for Communica-tions, Alex White, and Nightline CEO, John Tuohy.

The new Finglas depot is to be used exclusively for Parcel Motel operations, and was prompted by the brand’s continued growth. Parcel Motel recently surpassed 160,000 users. “This new Finglas depot is great news for both Par-cel Motel’s private and business customers,” said Minister White.

“Not only has the new Parcel Motel depot created 20 new jobs in the area, it will also drive com-petition in the sector and ensure Ireland remains a well-connected and efficient network for private residents and businesses alike.

“The depot highlights Ireland’s continued emphasis on innova-tion and efficiency in the commu-nications sector.”

Nightline CEO, John Tuohy, said the company’s expansion was down to a continued growth in its customer base at Parcel Motel.

“More than 150,000 individu-als have subscribed to the Parcel Motel service and we have han-dled close to two million parcels on their behalf in the last year,” he said.

“Parcel Motel facilitates the growing demand of online shop-pers in Ireland and our continued development and increase in both infrastructure and manpower, in order to service these demands, is a testament to the experience our customers have with the

Pictured at the announcement were John Tuohy, CEO of Nightline, Minister for Communications, Alex White, local TD, John Lyons (Lab), and Orla Sheils, General Manager of Parcel Motel. PHOTO: CONOR MCCABE

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Pictured at the recent launch of Dublin City Counci’s Anti Litter campaign is Lord Mayor of Dublin Criona Ni Dhalaigh with the council street cleaning crew and children from the Annamoe Youth Project in Cabra. PHOTO: KEVIN MCFEELY▪

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service on a daily basis.“We have further plans in place

to increase capacity to ensure that we continue to meet demand as efficiently as possible.”

Parcel Motel was launched to provide flexibility, convenience and economy in deliveries for customers who purchase goods online. Many customers use the service to avail of cheaper post-al rates from UK retailers who charge a premium for delivering to Ireland.

Parcels are delivered to a main depot in Northern Ireland and delivered to local pick up lockers operated by Nightline where cus-tomers can collect them using a PIN code.

The new 30,000 square-foot depot will be based in North City Business Park and will operate at three times the scale of Night-line’s current central Mygan Park depot, due to increased work sta-tions and improved technologies.

aCTIVE RETIREMENT: Glasnevin Village active Retirement asso-ciation is seeking new members for the new season starting the second week of September. ac-tivities include dancing, table tennis, indoor bowls, bridge, movement to music and crafts. Outings, holidays and other so-cial events are organised. For more information call into the Parish Centre, Our Lady of Dolours Church, Glasnev-in, Monday mornings 10.30-11.30am from September 7. alternatively email [email protected] or phone 089-4506150 evenings 5-7pm.

SCHOOL UNIFORMS: Ballymun Child and Family Resource Cen-tre is operating a school uniform bank.

If your child has grown out of or no longer needs their uniform, donate them to the centre and it will be passed on to another

family. The centre is located at Shangan Green, Shangan Road, Dublin 9. Phone 01-8427183.

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THERE was great excitement and a few tears at Northside schools last week when thous-dands of local children made their first tentative steps into the world of education.

Northside People photog-rapher DARREN KINSELLA vis-ited St Brigid’s Infant School in Finglas to capture some of the memories of a day that both kids and parents will never forget.


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Fingal firm to fly Irish flag at Euro awards

petitive marketplace.”Richardson is himself also a fi-

nalist in the Emerging Category of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 competition.

Agile Networks is headquar-tered in Blanchardstown and since emerging from a manage-ment buy-out in 2011, has trebled its staff and grown revenues by an average of over 105 per cent every year.

The company received a third Tech Excellence Award earlier this year and was also awarded Grand Prix Winner, Services Winner and IT Winner at the 2014 Bank Of Ire-land Startup Awards.

The next round of the Europe-an Business Awards requires the National Champions to make a presentation video, which will be considered by the judging panel,

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A FINGAL based IT company has been announced as Na-tional Champion for Ireland in the annual European Business Awards for the third time in a row.

Agile Networks, which has be-come Ireland’s largest independ-ent network integrator, has been selected as National Champion in the ‘under €25 million turnover’ category.

The award-winning company will join other Irish National Champions, including Car Trawl-er, Dawn Meats and GloHealth, to compete head-to-head with Euro-pean companies across 32 other countries.

Two years ago Agile reached the final stages of the competi-tion in the ‘Customer Focus’ cat-egory, competing at the finals in Athens, Greece.

Managing Director of Agile Net-works, Darragh Richardson, said the company was proud to be selected to represent Ireland as a National Champion once again.

“The European Business Awards offer us a chance to benchmark ourselves against the best in Europe so to make this stage for three years running, demonstrates our ongoing com-mitment to customer focus, tech-nical excellence and our unique operational model,” he added.

“This allows Agile Networks to continue growing in a very com-

made up of Europe-wide business leaders, academics and entrepre-neurs.

The best of this group will be awarded ‘Ruban d’Honneur’ sta-tus and go on to be part of the grand final in 2016.

CEO of the European Business Awards Adrian Tripp, wished the finalists good luck.

“Congradulations to Agile Net-works and all the companies that have been selected to represent their country as National Champi-ons,” he said.

“They play an important part in creating a stronger business community.”

The public will be able to vote online through www.businessawardseurope.com for their favourite ‘National Public Champion’.

Warm welcome for firstPelletstown ETNS pupils FORTY junior infants pupils received a warm welcome when they arrived at the brand new Educate Together school in Pelletstown last week.

The school opened in Rathborne Community Centre and it’s hoped it will later move to the former Castlethorn marketing suite opposite the Royal Canal Bank development, adjacent to River Road. Pelletstown ETNS was opened in response to a demographic need identified for the area.

Principal Caitríona Ní Cheallaigh said she was delighted to welcome the new pupils.

‘I am honoured to be appointed as the first principal of Pelletstown Educate Together Na-tional School,” she said.

“As a native of Dublin 7, I believe that this is a very special and exciting time for the Pelletstown

area. I am looking forward to leading all mem-bers of the school community in the development of this new school.”

Gerry McKevitt, Regional Development Officer of Educate Together, was involved in the start-up of the school.

“I wish the Pelletstown ETNS school commu-nity all the best in this exciting journey,” he said.

Educate Together will apply for patronage of three new Dublin schools in next year in Drumcondra/Marino, Cabra/Phibsborough and Goatstown/Stillorgan.

“We are working towards the day when every family can access an Educate Together national school within 30 minutes travel time from their home,” said CEO of Educate Together, Paul Rowe.

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Cabra kickboxing teen wins second European title

tactics.Lauren formed part of a large

Irish squad representing the na-tional governing body for kick-boxing in Ireland – Kickboxing Ireland (KBI).

In order to represent her country she had to win the Irish national championships at her current weight category of 70kg’s.

“Lauren has been training with me since she was seven years of age,” said long-term coach Jon Mackey.

“She recently turned 18 and this second title is an accumula-tion of over ten years hard work and commitment to her sport. She is a fantastic young woman who continues to amaze me eve-ry time she steps into the ring.”

Mackey continued: “Being an achiever in sport is so hard as a teenager.

“There are so many social distractions. Teenagers can be more preoccupied with Face-book and taking selfies than re-alising their unlocked potential at sport.

“Lauren is one of a few young athletes who have broken the social norms, and for that alone she will inspire others to do like-wise.”

Lauren won’t be taking too much of a rest after winning her second title as she lines out for the first time with the Irish sen-ior squad this coming November for the WAKO World Kickboxing Championships, which are being held in City West Dublin.

And Cabra girl Lauren Brad-shaw has done just that, picking up her second European Kick-boxing title at the WAKO Euro-pean championships held in the beautiful Basque region of San Sebastian last month.

The WAKO championships are the elite of Kickboxing interna-tional tournaments, with just under 2,000 junior athletes lin-ing out to have a go at winning a coveted title.

Lauren won the title for the first time in Poland in 2013 af-ter eliminating the then current world champion from Croatia and beating national champions

from Macedonia, Poland and Turkey.

This time round she was the defending champion and made no mistakes on her way to se-curing her second title.

Lauren, who trains out of Jon Mackey’s Red Star Kickboxing club in Glasnevin, had to square off against national champions from Croatia, Italy, Britain and Germany in order to be crowned with the prestigious title.

Her final bout against the reigning German national cham-pion was poetry in motion as she out-witted the strong oppo-nant with aggressive and clever

WINNING a WAKO (World Association of Kickboxing Organisa-tions) European Kickboxing title is an amazing achievement, but winning one twice is really something to behold.

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Spectacular costal walk is open againONE of Ireland’s most dramatic coastal walks is open again fol-lowing a multi-million pound investment programme.

The Gobbins is a reimagined version of a ‘best kept secret’ along the Causeway Coastal Route in Northern Ireland.

It’s 40 minutes from Belfast and the reopened attraction is a dramatic two mile long cliff-face walk with spectacular bridges, tunnels and staircases, support-ed by a visitor centre and guided tours.

The Gobbins is located in scenic Islandmagee and it was originally built in the early 20th century.

It takes visitors along a spec-tacular cliff-face path not for the faint hearted and it’s an un-expected, white-knuckle walk across one of Ulster’s most dra-matic coastlines.

Guided tours along the new

path will allow adventurous visi-tors to enjoy the coast of the Irish Sea in a way they have not been able to in over 50 years.

The new experience is de-signed to excite all the senses, and it’s the closest visitors will

get to walking on water as they hear the waves crashing against the cliffs, feel the spray of the sea on their face and witness the ever-changing flora and fauna along the route.

The re-envisioned Gobbins

will continue with the tradition of innovation and bring back to life the spectacular tubular and suspension bridges that hung from the cliff-face and staircas-es, caves and tunnels that were carved through the rock.

Built alongside the eroded re-mains of the original path, the new experience uses modern materials and methods, coupled with the original design ethos, as if Berkeley Deane Wise was build-ing it today.

A new visitor centre located a short distance away from the route is where the expedition

starts. After a brief safety in-duction, visitors are transported down to the path and guided on their journey.

Interpretation inside the visi-tor centre will tell visitors about the making of The Gobbins, as well as the geology and ecology of Islandmagee.

Fiona Cunningham from Tour-ism Northern Ireland said: “We are very excited with the reopen-ing.

“It is one of Northern Ireland’s most unique attractions and is something that visitors from the Republic of Ireland should defi-

nitely pay a visit to.“The new website (www.

thegobbinscliffpath.com) has just been launched and it is a hub of information for visitors detailing the attraction’s history - from its conception in 1902, its demise in 1954, to its journey back to life in 2015; what it has to offer; news; events and online booking information; plus it will assist people in planning their trip.”

The Gobbins is open daily from 9.30am to 5.30pm. For further information on planning a visit go to www.discovernorthernireland.com.

The walk is open again following a multi-million pound investment programme.▪

The Gobbins provides a white-knuckle walk across one of Ulster’s most dramatic coastlines.▪

Beautiful Lake Garda is an arresting spectacleI’m looking to book a last minute family trip abroad. My wife and I would love to go

somewhere beautiful with warm weather, where we can swim and there is plenty of other outdoor activities to keep our kids entertained.

Do you have any suggestions as to where we should go?

Lake Garda, a luxury Lake District in the north of Italy, is the ideal spot for anyone in search of

sunshine and a family friendly des-tination with a difference.

With stunning scenery, plenty to see and do, and the warm Mediter-ranean climate, Lake Garda has long been a firm holiday favourite in Europe.

At 52km long, Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy and given the expanse of water, it’s no wonder the lake’s shores have become a haven for water sports fans.

Torbole at the north end of the lake is a well-known watersports spot and is the perfect place to hone your skills on the lake, what-ever your level.

Offering a range of activities such as windsurfing, sailing and kitesurfing, this energetic enter-tainment is guaranteed to keep all the family having fun!

The Lake Garda landscape is rich and diverse with majestic mountainous backdrops offering a unique opportunity for exploring.

Try something new while you’re away with a thrilling canyoning ad-venture through Alto Garda Bresi-cano, a national park in Italy, with the SkyClimber Company.

Discover the distinct flora and fauna at home in the national park to see yet another side to the re-gion.

For even more exciting activi-ties, treat the family with a day trip to Gardaland theme park. Known as one of the most popular amuse-ment parks in Europe, the exhila-

rating roller-coasters, Mammut and Blue Tornado, are major draws to the park for thrill-seekers.

When you’re ready for a break from the rides, pay a visit to the extensive aquarium in Gardaland Sea-Life.

Enjoy a quieter time and some well-deserved relaxation in the small town of Malcesine. Situated at the foot of Mount Baldo, this quaint Italian town is particularly beautiful and well worth a visit.

Climb to the top of the historic Malcesine Castle, for a panoramic view overlooking Lake Garda. With narrow cobbled streets, pebbled beaches, and a scenic harbour rife with restaurants, there’s no deny-ing the appeal of this simply stun-ning town.

In true Italian fashion wind down your day in the town centre, with a glass of good Italian wine, or a scoop of gelato and watch the sun go down over Lake Garda.

When it comes to wonderful weather, outdoor entertainment and magnificent scenery, it seems that Lake Garda has it all and lots more!

WHERE tO StAY:All prices are from Hotels.com

and are subject to availability at the time of booking.

Hotel Europa Sky Pool & Pano-rama (****)

Ideally located in the heart of the northern town of Riva del Garda and just 500 metres from the beach, the Hotel Europa Sky Pool & Panorama is an elegant and stylish hotel. It features a rooftop pool and sun-lounge deck and there is complimentary buffet breakfast and WIFI available to guests. From €155 per room per night.

Hotel Lago di Garda (****) Hotel Lago di Garda can be

found conveniently in the centre

of Torbole in the north of the Lake District. The lakefront hotel is equipped a with rooftop deck of-fering stunning views overlooking Lake Garda.

There is also a full service spa available to guests as well as a restaurant serving classic Italian cuisine. From €135 per room per night.

Hotel Campagnola (***)Hotel Campagnola is located in

the beautiful town of Malcesine. The hotel is tastefully decorated in a modern design and there are classic and family guestrooms available. It’s equipped with an outdoor pool and sun lounge area and there is also complimentary buffet breakfast and WIFI available to guests. From €120 per room per night.

For more information and travel tips on planning your holiday visit www.hotels.com or call 1800-553338.

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Fur ball takes flight on Friday DOG loving TV and radio presenter Lucy Kennedy is helping Dogs Trust with this year’s annual fundraising Fur Ball, which takes place on Friday (September 11).

The ball is being held in the Mansion House and Lucy will be host for the night and sup-ported by comedian Karl Spain. They’ll be helping entertain hundreds of dog-loving sup-porters who’ll be raising much needed funds fur the love of dogs!

Kathrina Bentley, Head of Marketing at Dogs Trust says the Fur Ball is a crucial date in the canine charity’s campaigns calendar every year.

“Dogs Trust does not receive any Government funding so we rely heavily on raising as much funds at this event as we pos-sible can to ensure we can con-tinue to care for the 200+ dogs in our care and the thousands of dogs we rehome each year through our Rehoming Centre and dedicated Puppy Wing,” she explained.

This year’s Fur Ball will raise money specifically for 35 TLC (Time, Love and Commitment)

Dogs in the care of Dogs Trust. These dogs have spent longer than six months in the care of the charity and require that extra special care from their new home. Music and enter-

tainment on the night will be provided by pianist Paul Huber-man and rock band The Har-ley’s and there’ll be a superb auction with raffle prizes kindly donated from Dogs Trust’s

army of loyal supporters.Tickets for the black tie Fur

Ball are available by follow-ing the links at dogstrust.ie or by calling Dogs Trust on 01-8791836.

Lucy Kennedy and ‘Poppy’ at the launch of the Fur Ball for Dogs Trust, which takes place this Friday (September 11) at the Mansion House. PHOTO: FRAN VEALE▪

Pets Page reader Amy sent us in this adorable photo to illustrate how much her beloved Levi has grown in a short space of time.

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IT’S not just the kids who need to adjust to getting back to school according to pet store chain, Maxi Zoo, who say pet parents should also be thinking about teaching old dogs new tricks.

This month Maxi Zoo in Fin-glas is running a campaign to give dog owners a few lessons in caring for our adorable bundles of fur.

Maxi Zoo’s team of pet experts will be on hand at the store in Clearwater Retail Park through-out the coming weeks to freely educate and advise dog owners who want to learn how to teach an old dog new tricks and how to correct past mistakes.

“It’s never too late for you or your pet to learn,” says Alice Cross, Executive Director of Maxi Zoo Ireland.

“Just drop by the store with your pet and our pet experts will talk you through the simple things that you can do to make learning fun for you and your

dog. “Patience and proper motiva-

tion are very important but un-derstanding how to use a clicker is just one of the practical things that you can do to speed up the rate at which your dog learns new tricks.

“A clicker is an ideal training aid. It allows you to acknowledge positive steps as they occur and promises your dog a reward. Un-like the human voice, it always sounds the same.

“Press the clicker and give your dog a treat immediately afterwards. Once you have done this around 20 times, your dog will have learned to associate the sound with a treat and reward.”

Maxi Zoo’s pet experts will also provide free advice on

the length of time pet parents should practice learning tricks with their pets like playing dead, rolling over and weaving, while also providing tips on how to fin-ish pet training on a high so that their dog stays keen to play and learn.

“Clear communication is also essential,” adds Cross.

“Our pet experts can also talk

through the value of single word commands and the importance of communicating using as much body language as possible.

“Pet parents can learn how to understand and read their dog’s body language. They will also dis-cover the value of putting them-selves in their dog’s place to un-derstand why their pet reacts the way it does and to work out how

to get rid of bad habits.”Maxi Zoo has also prepared a

series of training guides for pet parents that are available at all stores nationwide. They can also be downloaded from www.maxizoo.ie.

Pet parents can also view video training tips on Maxi Zoo’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/maxizooireland.

It’s back to school for pet parents at Maxi Zoo this month

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Inspirational Jillian is leading by example

Slimming World through a family member.

However, it was after spot-ting the banner outside her localgroup and advertising in the supermarket that con-vinced Jillian to go alongand see what it was all about.

It took three attempts for her to finally decide to go throughthe door and it was one of the best decisions she ever made. Setting herown personal weight loss target with Slimming World was just one of the many positives shefound on the other side of that door.

After meeting her con-sultant Jillian couldn’t be-lieve how much food shecould eat and felt such a food plan was too generous to be

After losing three stone and maintaining it over the past year, Jillian has since become a Slimming World consultant and is teaching other ladies in the

community the value of eating healthily.

The Northside mum, who also suffered from Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), heard about

JILLIAN Jones, a busy mother-of-three from Whitehall, has turned her life around since joining Slimming World.

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People apprehensive about dental implants MANY people would like to have implants but are appre-hensive about the surgical procedure involved.

This is a shame because it is definitely the ultimate procedure available for not only replacing missing teeth but for also retaining the jawbone and therefore, the shape of one’s face.

They are, of course, through the various clip-on systems, invaluable for securely retaining

dentures and make loose lower dentures a thing of the past.

The good news for those apprehensive patients who may be a little squeamish about the surgery involved is that a new modality for the Memory Invasive Implantation Insertion (MIMI) is available with the Champion Implant System from Germany (www.mimi-info.com).

Using this technique, the scalpel stays in the drawer and no sutures are required.

Obviously the implant is still inserted into the bone but unlike teeth there are very few nerves in it, and therefore, the procedure will be totally comfortable and easy.

For further expert information, contact dental surgeon Liam O Droma, who is based on Harbour Road, Howth. Phone 01-8395254, email [email protected] or visit www.orthocosmetics.ie

Now a targetmember,

Jillian has been a consultant for 10 months in Kilmore/Beaumont in Gaelscoil Cholmcille, Coolock Lane. Now she is expanding to help others in the Santry area.

called a diet. No food was off lim-its and Jillian found it so flexible and easy to follow.

Convenient, processed foods were replaced with fresh produce that was reasonably priced and healthy recipes that were quick and easy to follow.

Losing weight has changed Jil-lian’s life for the better. She has her confidence back and there are no more PCOS symptoms.

She is now a member of Whitehall Colmcille’s Gaelic for Mothers’ team; is a former Slim-mer of the Month; in March she started the Couch to 5k jogging programme; in June, she jogged in the Women’s Mini Marathon; and she also recently competed in her first 10-mile race. Inspired by her own consultant and their

group, Jillian felt she had much to offer in the role of consultant and wanted to help others do what she thought was impossible.

Now a target member, Jillian has been a consultant for 10 months in Kilmore/Beaumont in Gaelscoil Cholmcille, Coolock Lane. Now she is expanding to help others in the Santry area.

She is re-launching the Santry Group in Greenfield Park Commu-nity Club, Shanliss Avenue (just behind Aldi).

Why not go along and see for yourself what it’s all about on Monday, September 7 at 5.30pm or 7.30pm. For more information, contact Jillian on 086-3532051

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foodies and their aim is to share their love with as many as possible. The market is open from 9.30am to 4pm and it’s behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after Glasnevin Cemetery at 136 Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin.

Choo Choo Train

Hop on board the Phoenix Park Choo Choo Train for a fun filled day in Phoenix Park. The motorised train whisks passengers around Europe’s largest walled park while the driver delivers a bit of history about this fantastic open space. It’s a hop-on, hop-off ride so you can stop off at Farmleigh, the Visitors Centre and Dublin Zoo. Handiest place to catch the train is from Chesterfield Avenue. Tickets cost €8 for adults or €4 for children. Visit www.dublinvisitorcentre.

ie or email [email protected] for info.

rebellion walking Tour

The 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 an 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, and if you want to learn more about 1916 this is the best way to do it.

Tolka nighTs

A series of public art interactive events are taking place from

September 10-12 on three sites along the river Tolka. The events will consist of sound, film, performance and discussion, and explore the river’s significance as an ecosystem to communities, to diverse histories, and to regional and national current affairs. At 7pm on Thursday September 10 at The Grasshopper Inn, Clonee, there’ll be a Pub Quiz, Ambient Projection & Hospitality. At 8pm on Friday, September 11, at Tolka Valley Park, near Blanchardstown there’ll be screenings & live performances and at 6pm on Saturday, September 12, at Botanic Gardens, there’ll be a symposium and a river amplification event. For full details visit www.tolkanights.com

PieTa house benefiTConCerT

A benefit concert in aid of Pieta House will take place this Saturday (September 12) at St Stephen’s Green.

The free music event themed, ‘Mental Wellness, Togetherness and Suicide Prevention’, will run from 10am to 6pm at the bandstand, closest to the Harcourt Street entrance. Everyone is welcome. Bring blankets, flasks of tea or coffee, snacks, and enjoy a lovely day with family and friends.

The event, now in its third year, is alcohol-free.

Musicians, face painters, poets, motivational speakers and volunteers will get together to celebrate life and raise money for Pieta House, which provides a free, therapeutic approach to people who are in suicidal distress and those who engage in self harm. For more information email Indira Mac Manus (event organiser) at

[email protected]/ or phone 086-4039868. Also, you can visit www.trustindigo.com

greaT Dublin bike riDe

The Great Dublin Bike Ride takes place this Sunday, September 13, through the streets of the capital.

For the event, two scenic routes (60km and 100km) have been designed, both starting and finishing in the heart of Smithfield.

This is the flagship event in Ireland for the European Week of Sport (September 7-13). To register visit www.greatdublinbikeride.ie.

irish wriTers’ CenTreoPen Day

The Irish Writers’ Centre is holding its annual open day this Saturday, September 12, from 10.30am at its headquarters on 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1.

Members of the public are invited to free workshops, tours of the building and lots of information on what the organisation does.

Free prose and poetry creative writing classes are among the events taking place during the day.

There’s also free teas, coffees, cakes and biscuits!

For more information, phone 01-8721302 or email [email protected]

way of The CoConuT

Circomara Sailing Circus is presenting its acrobatic circus show ‘Way of the Coconut’ this weekend as part of Tiger Dublin Fringe 2015.

The production will be staged on a boat in the centre of Dublin from September 11-14 with a preview on September 10. Tickets are available online only at Fringefest.com.

Told through the narrative of a castaway sailor who becomes stranded on a tropical island, this coconut-cracking and hammock-dwelling piece will be a blend of thrilling acrobatic theatre and sketch comedy. With the show taking place on a sailboat, the likes of which have never before been done in Ireland, it promises to be a feast for all the senses.

Car booT sale

St Columba’s Church, Swords, is holding car boot sales every Saturday until the end of September, from 10am to 2pm in the car park at Old Borough School, Church Road, Swords. Cars €10, 7 seaters/estates €15 and vans €20. Toilet facilities are available. Gates open to sellers at 9.30am. For further information, email [email protected]

MarkeT grub

Stock up on great grub and fine wines at Honest2Goodness food market this Saturday. The weekly market has fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods and wines. Brother and sister team, Colm and Brid Carter, who run Honest2Goodness are passionate

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Tourto communities, to diverse histories,

there’ll be a Pub Quiz, Ambient

• ‘The Fools, the Fools, the Fools! – they have left us our Fenian dead – And while Ireland holds these graves, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.’ Listen to the famous speech delivered by Pádraig Pearse at the grave of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa on August 1, 1915, which is re-enacted daily at 2.30pm at Glasnevin Cemetery by an actor dressed as Pearse in full uniform. There’s also an O’Donovan Rossa funeral exhibition currently running at the Cemetery Museum.

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DEMENTIA care expert, Molly Carpen-ter, officially launched her first book for Irish caregivers, ‘Confidence to Care’, at a recent book signing event in Airfield, Dundrum.

Molly’s book was created to help Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers look after loved ones at home.

It combines personal stories with practical techniques drawn from expe-riences from family caregivers, profes-sional caregivers and internationally recognised experts.

The book also focuses on the most common issues associated with Alzhe-imer’s disease and other dementias and helps family carers deal with caregiving situations they never thought they would have to face. Each chapter offers plenty of care approaches and prevention tips, and begin with a relevant and moving

real-life family caregiver story.The book launch and signing was host-

ed by Home Instead Senior Care, Dublin’s largest home care provider.

About 44,000 people in Ireland are liv-ing with Alzheimer’s disease - a number that is expected to reach 104,000 by 2037. There are over 50,000 family car-egivers whose lives are affected as each day they care for a loved one that needs their support.

As of this moment, there is no way to cure someone with Alzheimer’s and care providers therefore encourage families to think of how to care, rather than cure their loved ones living with a dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.

Speaking at the book launch, Molly shared some of her own personal car-egiving insights.

“Caring for a loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other types of

dementia is challenging at best,” she said.

“In the beginning, taking care of that person will be maddening and frustrat-

ing and terrible. And frankly, you won’t be very good at it. I wasn’t at the start. So how do you stay in control but still al-low your loved one to maintain dignity?

My answer has turned more pragmatic over the years. You do it by listening.

“I’ve found the best caregivers are the ones who give themselves permission to enter into the world of the person they’re caring for. What that means is looking for signs - the life someone once led, their passions, daily routines, and memories, all still matter. But now they are more important than ever.”

Confidence to Care also highlights the importance of the caring for the car-egiver as well as caring for the person living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. It also provides support in dealing with a range of dementia-related symptoms and behaviours.

All profits from this book will be do-nated to dementia-related organisations and causes. The Irish edition of the book is available in paperback and Kindle edi-tion from Amazon.co.uk.

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‘Ireland’s Harp: The Shaping of Irish Identity c 1770 to 1880’THE Irish harp in various shapes and sizes, surmounted by a crown or phrases in Irish or English, and set against a blue or green background, has been a mediating symbol between Irish and colonial cul-tures for centuries.

Although the iconic instru-ment was first employed on Irish coinage minted in England in the sixteenth century, its importance as a symbol of Irish music and culture predates this by several hundred years.

Since the eighteenth cen-tury, the popularity of the harp icon on the flags and insignia of various political and cultural movements has secured the in-strument’s status as a significant

marker of national identity. ‘Ire-land’s Harp: the Shaping of Irish Identity c 1770 to 1880’ brings to light the monumen-tal importance of this instru-ment by high-lighting the central place the harp oc-cupied in the formation and expression of Ireland’s cul-tural and national identity in this period.

Ireland’s Harp, which is exten-sively illustrated, examines the importance of the harp icon in the visual politics of the Volun-teer movement and the United Irishmen in the latter half of the

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About the AuthorMary Louise O’Donnell holds a doctorate from the University of Limerick and is a former Irish Research Council postgraduate scholar and postdoctoral fellow. Her research on the history and performance practice of the Irish harp has been published in Utopian Studies, Éire-Ireland, the Journal of the Society for Musicology in Ireland and the American Harp Journal, and she has also published widely on topics relating

to Irish cultural history, semiotics, and performance studies.

She is a renowned harpist and has given lectures and recitals throughout Europe and North America.

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eighteenth century.In the early nineteenth century,

O’Donnell focuses on how writers including Thomas Moore and

Sydney Owenson used the harp metaphor in their

literary works and songs to represent the Irish people. In songs such as ‘The Minstrel Boy’

and ‘The Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls’ by Moore, the harp was

used as the symbol of an op-pressed nation, an enslaved peo-ple and a shattered civilisation.

From the 1830s onwards, an im-age of a harp similar to the oldest extant Irish harp, the Brian Boru or Trinity College harp, gradually replaced the winged-maiden harp icon.

This type of harp, often referred to as a plain harp because of the absence of the winged-maiden design, was a recurring image in the iconography of various politi-cal and revolutionary movements, including the Repeal Association, the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Land League.

One of the most important periods in this evolution was be-tween 1770 and 1880. In these years, the instrument became central to many utopian visions of an autonomous Irish nation and eventually the harp’s meta-phoric significance eclipsed its musical one. From the revolu-tionary symbolism of the harp to the cultural curiosities that were the blind Irish harpers, the many permutations of Ireland’s harp are thoroughly examined.


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One of the world’s best-loved brands, with make-up must-haves such as beautiful blushers and mouth-

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Down 2. A wide sheet of pasta. (7) 3. Fixed payment for work. (4) 4. Retain an eye part. (6) 5. Popular edible root. (6) 6. Popular Asian food. (4) 7. Clear to the vision or understanding. (7) 8. Female relatives. (6) 9. Refuse to take notice of. (6)14. The Titanic’s downfall. (7)16. There is an anaesthetic. (5) 18. A statement of what is required as part of an agreement. (5) 20. A short day. (3) 21. A vehicle for many passengers. (3) 23. Shivering sensations caused by dread or revulsion (6) 24. Pare toe in a medical sense. (7) 26. Exercising caution in spending money. (7) 27. Takes without consent. (6) 28. The season when the leaves fall from the trees. (6) 29. A place of worship. (6) 33. Ireland’s finest footballer? (4) 34. An expression of some desire or inclination. (4)

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Top chef teaching in BrayBRAY Institute of Further Education (BIFE) has revealed that top international chef, Martin Potts, is joining its teaching staff

Potts will be running the new Professional Cookery (Culinary Arts) Course at BIFE. The course is designed for candidates who wish to work in the hospitality industry and it combines practical culinary related modules with modules relevant to the hospitality and catering sector.

Martin Potts has more than 20 year’s international experience in the food and beverage industry. His work has spanned roles at some of the world’s most prestigious hotels, including the Dorchester, Claridges and the Landmark Hotels in London.

He’s also worked at premium golf resorts in Australia, including Hope Island Resort, which hosted the Johnny Walker Golf Classic in 1998, and he had responsibilities across a group of resorts in Asia Pacific for ClubCorp Properties.

Potts also has extensive

experience of building up food, beverage and service functions into high quality operations. This includes all aspects of menu design, food and menu costing and profitability analysis.

His many roles have given him flexibility in food service

management that has enabled him to increase profitability and consistency for many food and beverage operations across the world.

BIFE has built a state of the art Training Kitchen for the new culinary arts course. It will include the most modern equipment and coupled with its international certification from City and Guilds of London, this really is a most appealing course for aspiring chefs. Students will have the opportunity to progress onto the second year of the degree in Culinary Arts in IT Tallaght (TL719) or DIT (Cathal Bruagha) on completion of the City & Guilds Diploma (Level 6 equivanence on the NQF).

There are still a small number of places available on the Culinary Arts course. Potential candidates can apply online at www.bife.ie.

Martin and the other teachers from BIFE will be available from 4-6pm on Wednesday September 9 at the institute’s Open Evening. For further information call 01-2829668.

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New approach to English exam A NEW approach to preparing for the English Leaving Cert is empowering students and giving them an edge for one of the most important exams of their lives.

Orlaith Fitzpatrick, who is behind the initiative, says she started up her intensive grinds course for one simple reason.

“Through my years of teaching I have noticed that most students fall down when ‘analysing the question’,” she explains.

“All too often a student, through nerves or inexperience, will hand the examiner the ‘plot’ of a text without ever really addressing the ‘question’ they have been asked.

“This is both disheartening and exhausting for an examiner because they are looking for the student’s interpretation.

“In other grinds schools, emphasis is placed on giving students reams of notes. I give notes but just the essentials.”

Unlike many other grinds

schools Orlaith - who has lots of experience correcting State exams - sets essays for students and believes essay

writing every week is the only way a student can gain confidence and ability.

“It’s all practice, practice, practice and I am more than happy to correct essays to show students where they have faltered and how to improve their style for June,” she explains.

“The crying shame is that students generally know the answer but they stumble with getting in onto the page in a clear and cohesive way. And that’s where I come in!

“My goal is to give students the confidence through essay planning and writing to abandon their inherent need to ‘tell the story’ and trust that the examiner is much more interested in their interpretation of the question.

“Students will learn to be fearless and logical in their approach.”

Orlaith Fitzpatrick can be contacted on 087-7864348 or email [email protected].

My goal is to give students the

confidence through essay planning and writing to abandon their inherent need to ‘tell the story’ and trust that the examiner is much more interested in their interpretation of the question.

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educationLearning to studyIF YOUR child or teenager’s idea of exam preparation is staying up all night cramming for the week before the test then he or she needs to take a few lessons in study.Studying is obviously one of the most important subjects for students but amazingly most schools and colleges don’t offer any classes in how to actually do it.

Studying isn’t easy because it’s something you have to motivate yourself to do. There’s no teacher watching over you and no doubt your study environment is full of distractions like TVs and game consoles.

Add to that the temptation to hang out with friends and the fact that exam time always seems to be ages away and it’s easy to understand why cramming is still the most popular way to study. But it’s certainly not the best.

Good, regular study usually means rewards with good results and definitely less stress levels at exam time.

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for study so you have to create your own. First, set aside a specific time to study.

Many students find it easy to come home, have something to eat, then study right away.

But you might find that this interferes with some other activity that you like so you’ll need to find what works for you.

Try to study every day. If you don’t have assignments to do, just take a few minutes to review subjects that you find hardest

There’s no success or failure in study but putting aside some time every day helps cultivate a habit and actually makes studying easier.

Create your own study space. If you don’t have a desk in your room, or if the dining room table doesn’t give you enough peace, consider going to the local library or taking up a corner of a seldom used room.

Don’t do other things while you are studying. This includes watching TV, fixing a snack, and talking on the phone.

Some people claim they

can study better with music playing but it’s really a matter of personal preference.

If it’s just quiet background music that doesn’t make you want to play the drums on your books, it’s probably not too distracting.

However, if you keep wanting to leap from the chair to try out the latest dance moves, turn it off.

If you have a lot of reading to do to prepare for a test, try taking notes as you go along. Otherwise, you’ll find your mind wandering.

Homework or study shouldn’t take up all of your spare time. If you find one teacher is giving out hours of homework all the time, it could be that they don’t realise it takes so long. Talk to your teacher, or to another teacher you can approach and alert them to the amount of time your homework is taking up.

Finally, ask for help if you needit. Teachers and friends are usually willing to go over something with you again if you didn’t quite get it the first time.

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with the various colours you are using. You can then drop this into your wallet or purse and when you see an item of furniture you like you’ll be able to instantly see if it matches the colours in the room.

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START SIMPLE:If you’re a novice at wallpaper-

ing your best bet is to choose a relatively basic paper pattern that’s easy to ‘match’. Intricate patterns - like flowers or rain-bows - can lead to frustration, discarded paper or a mismatched wall. Keep it simple until you get confident with your paper-hang-ing skills.

TAKE A PASTING:Pour your wallpaper paste

into a paint tray and use a roller to apply. Twice as quick, half as messy.

FAIL TO PREPARE. . .:You’ll get a better finish if you

fill all the cracks between door frames and skirtings and the walls before hanging the paper. Spend five minutes rubbing the walls down, especially if you have removed old wallpaper.

THICK OR THIN:A good indication of whether

the paste is strong enough is to dip the paste brush into the paste and then lay the brush on the pa-per. When you lift the brush the paper should stay stuck to it.

A GOOD SOAK:Make sure you soak the paper

for at least as long as the manu-facturer states or it’ll continue to

expand when it has been hung, causing the seams to push up and blistering. Soak each length of paper for the same amount of time. This is less critical with vi-nyl papers.

PASTE WASTE:Keep a sponge and a bucket of

water to hand to clean any excess paste off the wallpaper as you go. If you don’t, it’ll show and if left on white emulsion it’ll turn yel-low.

BUBBLE TROUBLE:Got bubbles or blisters behind

your paper? Be patient as in the majority of cases they’ll disap-pear. Bubbles take longer to van-ish when hanging vinyl paper on painted walls in a humid area. One way of getting rid of stub-born bubbles is to cut the bubble in a + shape with a very sharp knife and then paste behind and use a sponge to gently press the paper back into place.

TALL TALE:If you want to make your room

look taller, use a paper with verti-cal stripes. Horizontal stripes will make a room look wider.

ELECTRIC SHOCK:To get the perfect finish

around electrical fittings, like light switches and plug sockets, switch the power off and remove the face plates. Hang the paper as normal, then cut out about a quarter of an inch from the out-side of the fitting. When you re-wire and replace the face plate you will have the perfect finish.

LAPPING:Use a wood or border glue

when overlapping paper, espe-cially vinyls, and the paper will never come unstuck. Always use border glue if you are putting the border on a vinyl or glossy sur-face.

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Tips for wallpapering and paintingBRUSH OFF:

Hard brushes can be rejuve-nated after a spell in hot vinegar. Comb the bristles with a fork af-terwards and keep in shape with an elastic band until dry.

CARPET CARE:Protect your carpets from

paint along skirtings and door frames with low residue mask-ing tape. Leave the tape down until the next day so the paint has dried. Before pulling the tape up, use your fingers to break the paint seal by pulling the tape at 90 degrees away from the skirt-ing to stop it ripping.

DON’T DRIP:To avoid spills and drips place a

small amount of paint in the mid-dle of a paper plate. Place your paint can on the plate. The plate will stick to the can and catch any drippings.

COLOUR CLEVER:When decorating touch the

paint brush onto a piece of paper

But what’s often missing is the expert advice that makes the dif-ference between a dodgy looking job and a quality finish.

Here are some professional painting and wallpapering tips that’ll make your home look like a work of art.

PAINTING:

KEEP IT BRIGHT:When painting the outside of

your house avoid dark colours. They absorb heat easily and are much more prone to blistering.

STICKY PROBLEM:If you’ve just painted a door

and are worried about it sticking - as they tend to do – just wait for it to dry and rub the edges with a candle before closing.

SKIN DEEP:If you have a tin of paint you

need to keep, turn it upside down

before storing (make sure the lid is fixed firmly). This’ll remove the need for cutting away a skin when you use it again.

PAINT PONG:If the smell of fresh paint gets

to you, cut an onion in half and leave it in the room to take away most of the smell. A teaspoonful of vanilla essence stirred into the paint also helps remove a lot of odour without affecting the col-our.

LIGHT COVER:Cover wall lights with a plastic

carrier bag when painting. It’ll save you hours of cleaning time.

ROLL UP:If you have finished with your

emulsion roller and brush for the day, wrap them tightly in a car-rier bag and they’ll stay soft and usable for up to a month.

PAINTING and decorating can be great fun and doing-it-yourself will save hundreds of euro over the cost of hiring professionals.


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It is elevated and safe from lit-tle hands that may want to touch and explore everything.

Many small decorative objects can get lost in the decorating if they are scattered throughout the home. But they can have a wonderful impact when grouped together on the fireplace man-tle.

A display or collection will be very dramatic if a large painting, picture, mirror or wall hanging is hung above the mantle and be-hind the decorations.

Using a pair of dominant ob-jects if often effective and will provide a balanced look to the decorated mantle. Porcelains, figurines, vase with flowers or twigs, picture frames, candles, books, plants, decorative boxes,

small candlestick lamps (non-electric), your personal collec-

tions all make perfect decorative objects for decorating a mantle.

Remember to elevate small objects, such as placing a small figurine on top of books for inter-esting height variations.

Today’s popular decorating styles allow for creativity and choice when decorating the fire-place mantle. Eclectic decorating offers opportunities to decorate with an informal mix of deco-rative items, which can be dis-played many different ways.

A traditional interior will look better with a formal balanced arrangement. A contemporary decor should keep the mantle simple with just a few items of importance.

Pull out your treasures and add some items for height and interest that complements your colour scheme and style. Before you know it, you’ll have a beauti-ful fireplace mantle.

EVEN if you never actually get to light a real fire, the fireplace is probably the centrepiece of your home and the mantle is an ideal place to show off small collections and family treasures.

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New 3008 commercial van hits the road

6 airbags, Hill Assist and an alu-minium finish Adventure Pack.

Optional Grip Control, priced from €250, gives excellent con-trol of the vehicle’s traction on all road surfaces. The driver operates a simple mode selec-

The refined new Peugeot 3008 Commercial, based on the current 3008 Crossover Active 1.6 HDi 115bhp passenger car version, offers a large load vol-ume of up to 1241 dm3 or 1604 litres. It qualifies for 5.9% APR low-cost finance and comes with a 3-year warranty.

On sale now from €25,095 plus delivery or from €20,964 ex-VAT, a second version comes equipped with Peugeot’s patent-ed Grip Control technology and retails from €25,345 plus deliv-ery or from €21,173 ex-VAT.

Adopting the same existing

front face, body and elegant cabin and retaining all of the comfort and standard equip-ment of the Peugeot 3008 Ac-tive model, the new 3008 Com-mercial comes with a bulkhead fitted and rear parking aid, elec-tric folding mirrors, automatic headlamps and wipers, front fog lamps, cruise control + speed limiter, LED daytime running lights, front electric windows, Bluetooth, air conditioning, spare wheel, 17” alloy wheels (16” with Mud & Snow tyres for the Grip Control option), leather steering wheel + gearstick lever,

GOWAN Distributors Limited, Peugeot Importers in Ireland, has unveiled a new light commercial vehicle.

tor to choose from four settings: standard road, snow, sand or off mode. Combined with the Mud & Snow tyres, the system var-ies the amount of slip and trac-tion to the wheels to ensure the driver pulls off with little drama, even on snow and ice.

Colin Sheridan, Sales and

Marketing Director at Gowan Distributors, Peugeot Import-ers in Ireland said: “The new Peugeot 3008 Commercial is an ideal choice for profession-als seeking a stylish vehicle that offers flexibility and ample load capacity to meet growing busi-ness demands. The welcome

arrival of the new van coincides with a very strong performance from our van range in 2015, when we’ve seen a 51% jump in registrations across our Partner, Expert and Boxer vans. The new 3008 Commercial will undoubt-edly further strengthen our range in 2015 and beyond.”

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Driving a must for graduate jobs according to survey18.

The survey also revealed that third level students are now learning to drive at a younger age than those who graduated prior to 2010.

Of those currently attending a third level institution, 53 per cent learnt how to drive at 17 com-pared to just under a third (32 per cent) of graduates of more than five years.

The survey also reveals the most common reason behind learning to drive is independence (68 per cent) followed by the fact that is “a good skill to have” (32 per cent).

Other factors include:•No available public transport

routes (32 per cent)•Motivated by parents (19 per

cent)•Motivated by friends (8 per

cent)Out of the 25 per cent of re-

spondents who have not obtained their driving licence yet, 57 per cent said it was because it was too expensive.

Leslee O’Loughlin, Group Hu-man Resources Manager at En-terprise Rent-a-Car, said the re-

Out of those surveyed, 52 per cent had already applied for a job where it was a requirement to have a full driving licence, while 42 per cent felt their inability to drive had diminished their em-ployment opportunities in the past.

More females than males feel dissuaded to apply for a job if driving is a necessity – 39 per cent compared to 28 per cent.

However, more than four out of five (85 per cent) respondents do not think enough importance is placed on learning to drive in secondary schools and universi-ties.

Less than half (47 per cent) of those surveyed said they had learned to drive at the national legal age of 17, and just under one third (31 per cent) of respondents had taken the test at the age of

IN a recent survey of second and third level students and gradu-ates, carried out by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 86 per cent of respond-ents said driving is an important skill to have for employability.

search comes at a crucial time when more and more companies require their graduate employ-ees to have a full driving licence. “As the class of 2015 get ready to take the next step on the educa-tion ladder, they will be assess-ing all the options open to them and the skills they may require in their future endeavours,” said

Ms O’Loughlin. “It is important for students to understand the value driving has as a skill and how much emphasis is put on this skill in the career they wish to pursue.

“By not being able to drive many candidates are ruling themselves out of a number of positions before the application

process has even begun.” Ms O’Loughlin added: “To an

employer, a candidate’s ability to drive can demonstrate their will-ingness to learn new skills and their motivation and dedication to succeed.”

•The survey sample consisted of 1,500 secondary and third lev-el students and graduates.

More and more companies require their graduate employees to have a full driving licence. PIC POSED

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Are you QuAlified in CAre?Study part time for the QQI/FETAC Level 5 Major Award in Healthcare

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Course Title: QQI/FETAC Level 5 Major Award in Healthcare

Course Starts: 15th September 2015

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Course Times: As this is a part time evening course on Tuesdays and Thursdays 6pm – 9.30pm it allows you to work and study at the same time.

The course consists of 8 modules which are: Care of the Older Person, Care Skills, Care Support, Safety and Health at Work, Work Experience, Infection Prevention Control, Palliative care, Communications

Each module costs €150 which is payable at the start of each module with a €50 deposit needed to secure your place on the course which is non-refundable.

Irish Healthcare Training has a strong background in supporting all learners especially those who have been away from the classroom for some time and we have an excellent track record of getting our learners through to certification.

On completion of this Major Award the learner will have been prepared to work efficiently, competently and safely within the care field or for progression to

study for succession to a higher level of education.

Places Limited – enrol now online on irishhealthcaretraining.ie or call the Training Team on 042 9754131 or email [email protected]

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We are looking for an experienced full time manager to lead our team in Blanchardstown. The following qualifications is required to meet this role.

• Minimum qualification level 6 and or above• Must have experience in ECCE, CETS, POBAL and AISTEAR.• Must have good attention to detail and take pride in their work.• Must be passionate and caring towards others.• Must have good communication skills with children and parents.• Must be reliable, trustworthy, good time management and flexible.• Minimum of 3yrs experience in similar role.• Immediate start

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Fingal County CouncilWe, Paul Reynolds & JenniferRichards, wish to apply forpermission to construct aGarden Room, DomesticStore, Covered Pergola andall associated site works tothe rear of existing dwellingand also for a new door to theside of their existing dwellingat No.13 Limelawn Green,Clonsilla, Dublin 15. That theplanning application may beinspected or purchased at afee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during itspublic opening hours9.30-16.30 Monday-Friday. ASubmission or observation inrelation to the application maybe made in writing thePlanning Authority onPayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks,beginning on the date ofreceipt by the Authority of theapplication and suchsubmissions or observationswill be considered by thePlanning Authority in markinga decision on the application.The Planning Authority maygrant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

PLANNING DUBLIN

Dublin City CouncilWe, JP and Sorcha Kellyintend to apply for PlanningPermission for developmentat No. 33 The Paddock,Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7.The development will consistof the demolition of the rearexisting single storeyconservatory, and theconstruction of a new twostorey extension to the rear ofthe existing semi-detacheddwelling house and theconstruction of a first floorextension to the side and rearof the existing semi-detacheddwelling house, together withall related internal alterationsand associated siteworks.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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Dublin City CouncilWe, Tolmac Construction Ltd,are applying for permission todemolish two fire-damagedand derelict, semi-detacheddwellings and construct twosemi-detached, two storey,replacement dwellings (totalfloor area 321msq), as well asall services connections andall associated and ancillaryground works, all on the siteof 196 and 194 ClonliffeRoad, Dublin 3. The planningapplication may be inspected,or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at theoffices of Dublin City Councilduring its public openinghours and a submission orobservation in relation to theapplication may be made tothe authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of theapplication.

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Dublin City CouncilPermission sought for frontporch at 29 Clonliffe Gardens,Drumcondra, Dublin 3, forEsther Kearney. The planningapplication may be inspectedor purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at theoffices of Dublin City Councilduring its public openinghours. A submission orobservation in relation to theapplication may be made inwriting to the planningauthority on payment of theprescribed fee(€20) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by theauthority of the application,and such submissions orobservations will beconsidered by the planningauthority in making a decisionon the application. Theplanning authority may grantpermission subject to orwithout conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

PLANNING DUBLIN

Dublin City CouncilPlanning Permission isrequested for internalalterations & a two-storeyextension to the rear ofexisting two-storeydwellinghouse along with allassociated siteworks at:- 7,David Park, Drumcondra,Dublin 9. Signed- AislingDonohue. This planningapplication may be inspectedor purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at theoffices of Dublin City Councilduring its public openinghours and a submission orobservation in relation to theapplication may be made tothe authority in writing onpayment of the prescribedfee within the period of fiveweeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority ofthe application.

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Dublin City CouncilWe, Linda and Chris Vekic,intend to apply for planningpermission at 77 GlasmeenRd, Glasnevin, Dublin 11, fora two storey extension to therear of an existing dwellingwith associated siteworks.The planning application maybe inspected or purchased ata fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of DublinCity Council, PlanningDepartment, Block 4, GroundFloor, Civic Offices, WoodQuay, Dublin 8 during itspublic opening hours(9.00a.m.- 4.30p.m.). Asubmission or observation inrelation to the application maybe made in writing to theplanning authority onpayment of the prescribed fee(€20.00) 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 making adecision on the application.The planning authority maygrant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

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From the Archives

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

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

month from years gone by

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

Freemans Journal 4th September 1827▪

The Nation 18th September 1880▪

Irish Press 1st September 1952▪ Sunday Independent 5th September 1931▪

Northside people (West) September 9th 2015

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