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Action demanded on water crisisFINGAL County Council is coming under in-creasing pressure to solve a major water short-age problem thats reaching crisis point in arural area of north county Dublin.

The local authority has apologised to residentsaffected by the situation in the Naul and insiststhat everything is being done to solve the issues.

Angry local residents, council staff and pub-lic representatives attended a public meeting todiscuss the situation on May 11.

John Dunne, proprietor, of The Caf in theSeamus Ennis Cultural Centre in the Naul, hasbeen directly affected by the water shortages.

I had a period of 30 days not so long agowhen I was forced to close due to a complete lackof water, Mr Dunne told Northside People.

But I persevered. I have been in businesssince April 2008 and weve steadily built it upthough hard work, but it really did impact on busi-ness.

Private residents have suffered a lot too.There have been cases of kids who didnt get tohave a bath for 10 days because of lack of water.

Mr Dunne said that in nearby Balbriggan,where he lives, there are only very minor waterpressure problems.

Its just the Naul that seems to be the seriousblackspot for water shortages, and the locals hereare very annoyed by it, he added.

Balbriggan ward councillor David OConnor(Ind) believes time has caught up with the Naulswater system, which was installed over 40 yearsago.

The problems have been ongoing for the lasttwo years, said Cllr OConnor.

However, to be fair, the council has done ahuge amount of work upgrading the system, fromthe Liffey and Leixlip to Jordanstown Reservoir,and on up to Hollywood which feeds the Naularea.

Horse ownersvow to keepfair openMEMBERS of the IrishHorse Owners Association(IHOA) are vowing to vehe-mently oppose any bid toclose down the controver-sial Smithfield horse fair.

This month a crackdownon traders at the event meantthat just six horses were onsale at the fair. The spotlightwill be on the fair againwhen it takes place on Sun-day, June 5.

On May 1, gardai erectedcheckpoints from earlymorning in conjunction withofficials from the Depart-ment of Agriculture, the De-partment of Social Welfareand the Revenue Commis-sioners.

Any trader with horseswithout an ID microchipand a valid animal passportfrom an approved stud oragency was not permittedentry.

Pat Devoy, who is an as-sociate member of the IrishHorse Owners Association(IHOA), claimed gardai werevery heavy handed in en-forcing the regulations, whichhe believes is just a ruse toclose down the fair.

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ever-animated TV series featuring a lead character with Down Syndrome. Here, Punkys creator, LINDSAY J SEDGWICK, originally from Sutton and now living in Marino, tells how the idea came about

IN 2006, I wrote a short animation script featuring amagical little character called Punky. She was one ofthose loveable characters you just dont want to let go of.She was a funky, feisty little girl with tons of personal-ity and she happened to have Down Syndrome.

This month, the series I cre-ated around Punky went on airon RTEjr. Clontarf man GerardORourke of Monster Anima-tion produced the series.

As far as we know, it is thefirst mainstream cartoon in theworld to have a child with spe-cial needs as its main character.

My idea grew from twosources. One was the relation-ship between my partners twochildren, the youngest of whomhas severe autism the mostcomplex and loving relation-ship, and the other were the sto-ries told by friends withrelatives who had Down Syn-drome - very funny, very tender

and, to me as a writer, verystimulating.

While Punkys personalitycomes first, Downs gives her aperspective that is different. Herlogic is wonderful Santa comesdown the chimney so you climbthe chimney to find him; if peo-ple fight, you tell them to hugand everythings better.

Punky lives with her Gran,Cranky and Mam but her rela-tionship with her brother, Con,is central. She can be really frus-trating as can all kid siblings but, at the end of the day, Conhas more fun and sometimeslearns something about himselfand about life because of

Punky.I was congratulated at the

launch for my courage in pur-suing the idea but as far as I wasconcerned, I was just beingstubborn.

It had to be a mainstreamshow. Im a strong believer ininclusion, that it enriches bothsides of the equation and thatthere isnt enough of it.

Currently, the issue withSpecial Needs Assistants (SNA)sickens me they are essentialand they are absolutely needed.

We have far too few facili-ties to support families withchildren who have special needsand the early years are vital.

Secondly, it had to be a car-toon because I wanted to reachkids and they love cartoons!One issue that troubled produc-ers, however, was: how do youdraw Punky without merelydrawing attention to physicaldifferences? For me, the issuewas that while cartoons have tobe funny, it was crucial that welaughed with her, not at her.

It has been one of the mostdifficult and rewarding projects

Ive ever developed.I was determined that this

was her world, that the storieswould be told from her point ofview, that the stories we toldand the world we created wouldbe one that every child wouldlove.

By coming to love Punkyand having fun in her world, Ihoped that children would sub-liminally absorb the idea thatdifference is good and thatwhen they came across anyonein future life who had DownSyndrome that it wouldnt be abig deal.

When I got a developmentloan from the Irish Film Board,I contacted Down SyndromeIreland who put me in touchwith several mothers who letme hang out with them andtheir children.

I wanted to make sure I gotthe tone and the family dy-namic right. It had to be real.

When I sent GerardORourke the developed seriespackage in 2008 he saw the po-tential in the idea and becameas determined as I was to get itmade.

We applied for BroadcastingAuthority of Ireland (BAI)funding and got it at the secondattempt.

Meanwhile, Ciara McCleancame up with designs for thecharacters that worked and theseries was on its way to thesmall screen. Slowly!

The response has beenamazing. On blogsites aroundthe world from Australia toNew Zealand, America, Swe-den, and the UK, the series hasbeen welcomed unconditionallyand hailed as the first of itskind, as one that gives a voice tofamilies that have children withspecial needs but also bringsthem into the mainstreamwhere they should be.

It is huge. I just knew it wasa fantastic idea. I had no realcomprehension of how big itcould be or how much it wasneeded. Im glad I was stub-born.

In the future Id love to de-velop an animated series forolder children and Im develop-ing a number of ideas alongthose lines. I have a number ofcharacter-driven feature scriptsthat Id love to see made.

SUCCESS STORY: Lindsay J Sedgewick pictured with one of her scripts and a copy of the Punky DVD. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA

BREAKING NEW GROUND: Lind-say pictured with AimeeRichardson who voices the char-acter of Punky in the new TV se-ries.

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McGRATH RAISES DUBLIN BAY IN THE DIL

Deputy Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is only allowed to askone question.

Deputy Finian McGrath: that Dublin Bay belongs to the peo-ple of Dublin and Ireland, not just the port company? Does he

agree that the bay needs to be preserved and that illing in 40

ha. of land would constitute environmental vandalism, particu-

larly when the Dublin Port Company does not need the land? Is

he aware of the anger expressed about the master plan

launched by the serving Minister at the Cabinet, Deputy Leo

Varadkar, despite the fact that the stated policy position of both

Government parties before the general election was that no fur-

ther inill of the bay would be supported? Does he accept that

the late Sen Dublin Bay Loftus and groups such as Dublin Bay

Watch and the Clontarf Residents Association have spent the

last 30 years ighting with Governments, City Hall and the

Dublin Port Company to preserve and protect Dublin Bay and

won that battle? With regard to the retention of employment, is

the Taoiseach aware of the thousands of people who use Dublin

Bay and walk on the seafront and the major impact this inill

would have on local small businesses such as coffee shops, pubs

and restaurants? What about the further potential of marine

tourism and leisure destinations? Does the Taoiseach agree

that Dublin Bay is a valuable natural resource and amenity and

that illing in 40 ha. of it with rock, concrete and steel would se-

riously damage this asset?

Deputy Tom Hayes: We need a dual mandate.The Taoiseach: Deputy Finian McGrath was mentioned in hisabsence as being the defender of Clontarf. Of course, I agree

that Dublin Bay is a valuable amenity for the citizens of this city

and country and those who come to visit us. In fact, arising

from Captain Bligh's plumbing contract - he did the assessment

of Dublin Bay - I have often had the opportunity during the

years of walking on Bull Island and playing on the golf course. I

hope the coffee shops and tourism outlets will thrive under

the jobs initiative to be announced later by the Minister for Fi-

nance in the Dil.

Deputy Dara Calleary: Their wages will be cut under it.The Taoiseach: Obviously, this is a serious matter. DublinPort is a powerhouse for jobs in this city and an important

part of the economic strength of the country. Any proposals

for development in Dublin Bay would have to be sustainable

and go through a rigorous process. I am well aware of the

campaign waged against a proposal to ill in sections of the

bay in recent years, which I opposed. This is a matter that has

been on the agenda for the past 30 years. Proposals for the

development of Dublin Port would have to be sustainable and

there is a rigorous process for dealing with them.

Deputy Finian McGrath: Will the Taoiseach ask the manage-ment team of the Dublin Port Company to manage its 60 acres

of port land more eficiently and use other ways of updating

the port? I also ask him not to allow the bay to be destroyed

by vested interests because of its major potential. I ask him

whether his Cabinet is split on the matter. One Minister,

Deputy Richard Bruton, says he is against the inill, while an-

other, Deputy Leo Varadkar, says he wants to get on with the

job and supports the Dublin Port Company. Is there a split in

the Cabinet? Can the Taoiseach inform me of the Govern-

ment's policy on the proposal? I ask him to clarify once and

for all where the Government, including the Labour Party,

stands on the proposed inill.

The Taoiseach: I will refer the Deputy's request for more efi-cient management of the 600 acres of port land to the board of

Deputy Finian McGrath: I want to ask the Taoiseach a few questions about what is happening in Dublin Bayand the new port expansion plan by the Dublin Port Company. It is linked with the broader issue of job cre-ation. Earlier the Taoiseach mentioned the possibility of commemorating the Battle of Clontarf of 1014.There could be another Battle of Clontarf shortly. Does the Taoiseach accept the principle?

the Dublin Port Company. As they say in Irish, timid

dlthcheangailte lena chile ar seo. There is no scoilt, as

the Deputy might call it. In fact, the Minister for Transport,

Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar, was there merely

to make a presentation. The words of the Minister for En-

terprise, Jobs and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, are

very clear. I assure the Deputy that, unlike the Battle of

Clontarf, there is no split in the Cabinet on this matter.

Deputy Michel Martin: Richard the Lionheart.

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HISTORIC DAY: Rose and Alex Clark pictured before going to seeQueen Elizabeth at the Convention Centre. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA

Off to see the Queen Local couple scoop tickets for gala eventA LUCKY Northside couple,

keen to meet the Queen,scooped the hottest tickets intown last week - an audiencewith the British Monarch,during her historic visit.

Rose and Alex Clark (both72), from Hampstead Court,Glasnevin, received a personalinvitation by the British Am-

bassador to see the Queen at agala event in the ConventionCentre, Dublin, last Thursday,(May 19).

The couple, who celebratedtheir 50th anniversary in Janu-ary, secured the golden tick-ets by penning a letter to thePresident and personally visit-ing the British Embassy.

The Clarks steadfast per-sistence paid off when, on May4, they received the much-cov-eted invitation to the star-stud-ded garden party and concert inthe Convention Centre, featur-ing the Queen as guest of hon-our.

The glittering event show-cased the cream of Irish talent,including Mary Byrne, River-dance, Westlife, The ChamberOrchestra and The Chieftains,in addition to a number of Eng-lish acts.

Ms Clark, who hails fromWhitehall originally, told North-side People she had developedan interest in the Queen from ayoung age.

However, it was her hus-band, Alex, who was born inGlasgow, who proved to be themain driving force behind thecouples mission to meet theMonarch.

We nearly met the Queenonce when we were in Londonfive years ago, Ms Clark re-vealed.

We were visiting HamptonCourt as it had just reopenedafter a fire.

As we were walking up thedriveway, we looked aroundand to our amazement saw theQueen was behind us in herRolls Royce.

We couldnt believe it, shepassed by and waved out thewindow, so we almost met herthat day, laughed Ms Clark.

Indeed the local couple haveled quite an adventurous life todate, having spent a couple ofyears in Papa New Guinea, (amember of the British com-monwealth) in the 1980s andearly 90s, working voluntarilyfor The Times newspaper.

The Clarks attribute theirstint in Papa New Guinea, cou-pled with their personal visit tothe British Embassy, as the rea-son they were selected to re-ceive the much-coveted tickets.

It was so exciting and sucha great honour as her Majestywill never be here again in ourlifetime, added Ms Clark.

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From page 1As we speak, there is a crew working to sort out the local

pipe mains, but they still have two miles to go to get to Naul vil-lage.

Cllr OConnor said a lack of water pressure was the mainissue and residents were understandably very annoyed.

We have now set up a communication system between res-idents, county councillors and the water and drainage depart-ment (of the council), so at least if there is a problem, localpeople will have an instant line to head office, he added.

I have managed to convince senior people in the councilthat resources need to be put into this, and we hope to have theNaul on a brand new water system by late July/early August.

Dublin North TD Brendan Ryan (Lab) said: The ongoingissues regarding water shortages and outages in the Naul areahas reached crisis point.

The last 18 months has seen an escalation of this crisisafter two harsh winters and now the most recent spate of wateroutages.

My office has received dozens of calls over the past fourweeks as many people were unable to clean, wash or cook dueto the water outages.

Deputy Ryan said local people have been very patient onthis issue,

It is about time their patience is rewarded with action assoon as possible, he added.

I will be pushing for a committee to prioritise this issueand to deliver permanent remedial works so the residents of theNaul get the water service they deserve.

A spokeswoman for Fingal County Council told NorthsidePeople: We offer our sincere apologies to all the people affectedbut we would like to assure our customers that everything possi-ble is being done to solve the issues.

There are two underlying problems in this area. Firstly,and most importantly, the pipe infrastructure is old. Secondly,as this is a rural area with long lengths of pipe serving relativelyisolated houses, it is very difficult to easily locate leaks and evenbursts. In this area we have 60km of watermain which requiresreplacing.

Our Water Services Department is currently laying a newwatermain from Hollywood Reservoir to the Naul area andhave laid over 1km so far since the beginning of January.

We intend to replace at least 3km of old asbestos cement(AC) pipes in the Naul area this year. We will be continuing thiswatermain from Nags Head cross into the Naul village.

The spokeswoman added: We are in the process of settingup a framework to engage contractors to carry out AC water-main replacement in the Fingal administrative area and hope tohave a framework set up by the end of the summer.

Action demanded on water crisis

Horse owners vow to keep fair openby Catherine Blake

From page 1The gardai have been using

these tactics to enforce these reg-ulations, Mr Devoy told North-side People. Ive been to otherhorse fairs in Bradford in Eng-land and the police there are farmore reasonable and respectfulof horse traders.

Here its all a ploy to shutdown the fair and I will oppose it110 per cent.

He added: The Dublin Soci-ety for the Prevention of Crueltyto Animals (DSPCA) are also try-ing their best to shut it down.

They complain that the fairis cruel to horses, but my horses

are all well looked after and theyalso have a proper licence.

You only hear about thebad incidents in the Smithfieldfair. This fair is part of our her-itage and culture and horsetraders will strongly oppose anyattempt to close it down.

A fellow member and formerchairman of the IHOA, JohnFarrell, claimed that Dublin CityCouncil were responsible for thepoor management of the horsefair at Smithfield.

The council should provide

stewards for the event, but in-stead they took away the watertroughs that used to be there forthe horses and they dont evenbother providing toilets - its adisgrace, he stated.

We dont want to have tomove the fair because it is in acentral location and its part ofour heritage.

Remember that the horsefair was there before the Luasand all the other businesses.

While Mr Farrell concededthat there were unruly elementsinvolved with the fair, he be-lieved it was up to the city coun-cil to manage it.

Meanwhile, a former mem-ber of the IHOA, ChristopherGunning, said he would be pre-pared to drive his horse-drawnwagon to the Dil in protest ifthe horse fair was ever closeddown.

I would be prepared tobring it to the steps of the Dil inprotest if they try to stop ourright to trade in Smithfield, hesaid.

Orla Aungier, a spokesper-son for the DSPCA, told North-side People that the organisationare actively campaigning to per-manently shut down Smithfieldhorse fair as swiftly as possible.

She stated: Our position isvery clear: we are not opposed tothe sale of horses, but the loca-tion and infrastructure, particu-larly with the Luas at Smithfield,is not suitable for such a horsefair. Its wrong on every level.

The event needs to be relo-cated to a suitable venue and lo-cation where all the appropriatewelfare considerations are put inplace and there is accountabilitywith sellers and buyers alike.

Laura Down, a spokesper-son for the Smithfield Area Busi-ness Association (SABA),echoed this sentiment.

Although we believe thatthe horse fair is a beautiful tradi-tion and a tourist attraction, the

reality of the situation in Smith-field is that nobody is managingit, she said. Its totally unman-aged and uncontained.

She added: Horses are run-ning loose up and down thestreets, terrifying the tourists.Also there are thousands of euroin damage with broken windowpanes etc.

Although Laura applaudedthe Garda checkpoints set up forthe event earlier this month, shemaintains that the fair must beclosed down as a matter of ur-gency.

Meanwhile, the Lord Mayorof Dublin, Cllr Gerry Breen,told Northside People he had sentseveral letters to the AttorneyGeneral in a bid to close thedangerous market.

However, so far his bid ap-pears to be unsuccessful, if anextract from a recent response hereceived from the Attorney Gen-eral is anything to go by.

If the council were permit-ted to close the market withoutproviding alternative financing,such legislation would be opento a constitutional challenge onthe grounds that it would consti-tute an unjust attack on thetraders property rights to earn alivelihood in circumstanceswhere there is no other vicinity,it reads.

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Cllr Michael Mac Donnchahas been co-opted onto DublinCity Council.

Mchel Mac Donncha (SF)was speaking after being co-opted to the council followingthe recent resignation of KillianForde.

While Mr Forde was aLabour councillor, he won thecouncil seat for Sinn Fin in the2009 Local Elections. Andunder a ruling, when he re-signed his seat, it had to be re-turned to Sinn Fin.

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LOCAL Fianna Fil activist in Dublin North East, AverilPower, has been elected to Seanad ireann.

In a very competitive national contest, Senator Power de-feated 33 other candidates to win the second seat on theSeanad's Industrial and Commercial Panel.

As the upper house of our national parliament, laws thatare passed by the Dil have to be approved by the Seanad beforethey can come into force.

Being a member of the Seanad will therefore give SenatorPower an opportunity to influence decision-making at nationallevel while also assisting people locally in Dublin North East.

Speaking to Northside People, Senator Power thanked the al-most 5,000 people who voted for her in the recent general elec-tion.

"With three Government TDs in our constituency, I am theonly opposition member of the Oireachtas in Dublin NorthEast, she stated.

I will be working hard to hold the new Government to ac-count both locally and nationally.

Separately, Senator Power wished Dr Michael Woods wellon his retirement after representing the people of Dublin NorthEast since 1977.

"It is a great honour to follow in Michael's footsteps and Iwould like to thank himself, his family and his supporters fortheir help during the campaign," she added.

New councillor honoured to take seatA NEWLY co-opted Dublin city councillor has vowedto oppose the Governments failed austerity pro-gramme and bring forward better and fairer solutionsto the economic crisis.

litical arena altogether this year. Cllr Mac Donncha, who

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Its a great honour to betaking up this council seat, torepresent the people of this city,and the people of Donaghmedein particular, he stated.

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We will campaign againstthe failed austerity programmeand for a real and viable andfair economic strategy.

We will focus on solutionsand work constructively withfellow councillors.

Cllr Mac Donncha said peo-ple have a right to local democ-racy, to decent housing, adecent environment and the fullrange of local authority serv-ices.

It is a scandal that in a citywhere there is still massivewealth, we have people living inappalling conditions, headded. Our job is to change allthat.

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DAA chairmanto step downDAVID Dilger is to stepdown from his position aschairman of the Dublin Air-port Authority at the end ofthis month.

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Queen Elizabeth pictured with President Mary McAleese and President of the GAA Christy Cooney onher arrival at Croke Park last Wednesday (May 18) during her historic four-day visit to Ireland.

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CELEBRATION: Breda Cunningham, Rivervalley Guide leader; Aoife O'Brady, Guide; IGG President, Maureen Dillion;and Carol O'Brady, local leader, pictured at the special Irish Girl Guides event.

Local girl guides gather for celebration ACCORDING to the song, its a long way to Tipperary. However, thiswasnt the case for over 900 ladybirds, brownies, guides, senior branchmembers and leaders from all over Dublin who travelled to Thurles ear-lier this month for the Irish Girl Guides (IGG) huge fun day.

The special event saw over 6,200members gather to celebrate 100years of the organisation.

The day began with a GoldAward Ceremony. Seventy-eightteenage girls, including AshlingCaulfield, Emma Hall, Hayley MyersCough, Maeve Redmond, NiamhPollock, Shannon Browne, ShaunaMurphy, Tamsin Le Roux and AoifeBrady, from Swords and Lucan, re-ceived this prestigious award, thehighest achievement that a guide canattain.

The girls then led the membersparade to kick-start the centenary cel-ebrations.

For the rest of the day the girlsbroke into different age groups to tryactivities such as drumming, circusskills, dancing, animal roadshowsand science workshops, along withhaving time to enjoy the free flowarea which included large scale in-flatables, helter skelter, carousel, giantpaint by numbers and street enter-tainers.

Mixed with the fun activities werevarious opportunities to give back tothe community (an important princi-ple of Guiding) by contributing to the

centenary charity fund, which willbenefit Barnardos and the GlobalGirls Fund.

As the day drew to a close, IGGPresident Maureen Dillon, chiefcommissioner Emer OSullivan andspecial guest Mary McPhail, chief ex-ecutive of the World Association ofGirl Guides and Girl Scouts(WAGGGS), presented 30-year serv-ice pins to many dedicated leaders,including Heather Bowen, Gill Buck-ley, Geraldine Byrne, Hazel Convery,Diane Dixon, Hilary Robinson and

Tina Stokes who are all from Dublin. The day ended on a high with the

girls and leaders partying to ABBAtribute band, Abbaesque.

Mary McPhail, chief executive ofWAGGGS, said it was a delight towalk around to see thousands of girlsand young women having a fantastictime.

Its powerful to see how Guidinghas made a difference in the world,stated Ms McPhail.

I am thrilled to be able to recog-nise and honour the leaders whomake this possible.

If you wish to join the Irish GirlGuides, contact the national office on6683898 or visit www.irishgirl-guides.ie

THE Marie Keating Foundationcancer awareness mobile unitwill visit McCabes Pharmacy,Yellow Walls Road, Malahide,this Friday, May 27 (10.30am to4pm.

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The unit is equipped with takehome information leaflets onbowel, lung, skin, testicular,prostate, cervical, ovarian andbreast cancer.

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The winning students receivedtheir prize from Tommy Walshe, Na-tional Parents Council, at an awardceremony in the Citywest ConventionCentre, attended by Taoiseach EndaKenny, as well as almost 3,000 youngpeople.

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CONGRATULATIONS: Tommy Walshe, National Parents Council, presents the Mercy College students with their YoungSocial Innovators award at the ceremony in the Citywest Convention Centre.

Coolock college scoops national award THERE were celebrations at a Northside school recently when itsstudents won a national award in a highly prestigious competition.

clusion of the 10th Young Social In-novators Annual Showcase andAwards.

Over 5,500 young people partici-pated in the Young Social Innovatorsproject-based programme this year,undertaking some 350 projects to findand implement solutions to the socialissues that concern them.

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STAFF at Heaven Hair & Beauty inKillester hosted an Alzheimer's TeaDay party recently to help theAlzheimers Society raise much-needed funds.

The girls thanked everyone whosupported them as they raised over1,000, including Liam Murray, whosupplied the Flava tea/coffee ma-chine, Gabriel Malone from KillesterFootball Club for his help on the dayand everyone who bought cakes ormade a donation.

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Local business hosts Alzheimers Tea Day partyFINGAL County Councils arts office has announced a series of events tocelebrate National Drawing Day on the grounds of Newbridge House,Donabate, on Saturday, May 28 (12noon to 5pm).

Drawing Day is a national initiative that promotes the practice of draw-ing at various cultural institutions throughout Ireland.

Fingal Arts Offices programme of events for Drawing Day is now in itsthird year. The office sees it as a wonderful opportunity to engage with thecountys historic houses and parks. Farmleigh, and Malahide Castle have beenused in the past. The aim of Drawing Day is to encourage people to pick upa pencil and unleash their creative potential.

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Blossom Ireland to holdInformation EveningEarly years of CRC recalled at anniversary

A NORTHSIDE based organisationthat specialises in providing servicesfor people with physical disabilitiescelebrated its 60th anniversary ear-lier this month.

Founded by Lady Valerie Gould-ing and Kathleen ORourke, a reme-dial gymnast, in the middle of one ofthe worst polio epidemics seen inDublin, the Central Remedial Clinic(CRC) has grown significantly overthe last 60 years.

The late Lady Valerie opened thevery first CRC clinic in a one-bed-room apartment on Upper PembrokeStreet, Dublin, in 1951.

In the mid 1950s as the apartmentbecame overwhelmed, the CRCmoved to Goatstown and expanded.

Throughout the late 50s andearly 60s polio gradually died out.However, the numbers of people witha physical disability coming to Goat-stown continued to rise as clients withcerebral palsy, spina bifida and otherconditions replaced those with polio.

In the mid 60s Lady Valerie re-alised that, long term, Goatstown wasnot going to provide an appropriateenvironment for the increasing num-ber of people with a physical disabil-ity who were looking for a service.

She set out to locate a suitable sitefor her centre and at the same timeundertook another massive fundrais-ing drive.

In 1968 this resulted in the moveto a state-of-the-art building on Ver-non Avenue, Clontarf.

The CRC now provides a rangeof health, social and technical serv-ices for over 4,000 children and adultswith physical disability.

It has four centres in Dublin, Lim-erick and Waterford, a number of

outreach clinics throughout the coun-try, two schools for children aged 3 to18 and four day activity centres foradults.

A number of dignitaries attendedthe anniversary event on May 11, in-cluding Health Service Executive(HSE) chairman, Dr Frank Dolphin,and Hamilton Goulding, chairmanof the CRC and son of the late LadyValerie Goulding.

Speaking at the event, Mr Gould-ing said every person with a physicaldisability has a unique and personalset of needs.

Sixty years ago these needs mayhave been different from today butwhat has remained constant is theclinics dedication to put each personat the centre of their work, to seewhere the gaps in the services are andto respond quickly with a solution,

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Without long waiting lists andno charge for clients, the CRC under-stands that people with physical dis-abilities deserve nothing less than thebest.

CRC management, retired em-

ployees, long-standing volunteers,staff and clients attended the event atwhich an exhibition of archived pho-tographs spanning the clinics unique60-year history was presented.

A DVD telling the personal storyof six-year-old Charlie Watson, whohas attended the clinic since birth,was also shown, giving an insight intothe impact of the clinics work on apersons life.

ITS ALL MINE: John Maher Kidd, from Finglas, pictured with the cake to mark the 60th anniversary of the Central Remedial Clinic. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA

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like a child. (5)

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of the alphabet. (3)

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mous by Peter Falk. (7)

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ULTIMATE Frisbee teams fromaround Ireland will converge onthe Trinity Sports Grounds inSantry over the weekend of May28 and 29 for the sports All-Ire-land Mixed Championships.

With defending champions,Rebel Ultimate (Cork), eager torepeat their success, all the teamswill face over eight hours of playif they are to claim the title.

Ultimate, still in its infancy inIreland, features teams broughttogether by geography, academicinstitution and simply shared phi-losophy towards the sport.

This years fourth annualcompetition has moved to a newvenue in order to accommodatean increased entrance field withTrinity Alumni looking to makefull use of home field advantage.

Last years competition, heldin St Anne's Park, Raheny, waswon by Rebel Ultimate, featuringa number of players from UCCUltimate who themselves wereon route to winning UCC Clubof the Year.

For their beaten opponents,Mixed Veg (Dublin), it was theirsecond consecutive finals defeat.

Additions to their squad thiswinter should see them best posi-tioned to again challenge RebelUltimate for this years title.

If you would like more infor-mation about this competition,the sport or to contact the teamsinvolved, contact DominickSmyth (tournament director) at086-1507333 or email [email protected]

Santry to host Ultimate Frisbeechampionships

Marie Donnelly, wife of the late St Patricks Athletic star, Hugh Donnelly, looks onas St Columbans SYC captain Darren Byrne holds aloft the inaugural Hubert DonnellyMemorial Cup.

The late Hugh Donnelly was a member of the star-studded St Patricks Athleticteam of the mid 1950s.

The under 11 teams at St Colum-bans SYC and Rush Athletic met inthe inaugural Hubert Donnelly Me-morial Cup Final at the North DublinSchoolboys/Girls League headquar-ters on Oscar Traynor Road.

The final was played in memoryof Hugh Donnelly, who was a mem-ber of the hugely successful St Patsteam of the mid 1950s.

In a hard fought and entertaining

Local star rememberedat underage cup final

A ST PATRICKS Athletic legend and long-time Finglas resident wasfondly remembered at an underage cup final played in his honour recently.

game, Coolock outfit St ColumbansSYC emerged victorious with a 4-3win on penalties, after the sides hadfinished 3-3 after extra time.

ExcellentBoth teams produced an excellent

display of football, doing their clubsproud in the process.

It was a game that Hubert wouldhave enjoyed watching with his fam-ily and long time friends Tommy Wat-

son and Fr Jack.Hughie, as he was known, played

schoolboy football in Dublin for StellaMaris and then junior football forOrmeau before going to England.

He left Ipswich to return toDublin and played in the very suc-cessful St Patricks Athletic team ofthe mid 1950s, winning the LeagueChampionship in 1954/1955 and1955/56 alongside other local leg-ends, Fergus Crawford, Shay Gib-bons, Dinny Lowry, Tommy Dunne,Tommy Desay, Des Byrne, TommyLongo White, Pascal Curtin andPaddy Ginger ORourke. The teamalso won the FA Cup in 1958/1959.

Hughie then went on to play forLimerick FC and ended his profes-sional days at Holyhead in the Leagueof Wales.

FamilyFollowing his retirement from

playing, Hughie settled in Finglaswhere he raised a family of five andalthough no longer directly involvedin football he maintained a keen in-terest in the game, which he passed onto his eldest son and his son, both ofwhom reached a respectable level asplayers and now referee for the NorthDublin Schoolboys/Girls League.

Hughie passed away on Decem-ber 24, 2008 and is survived by hiswife, Marie, and five children, whodecided that sponsoring a cup in hisname for the Schoolboys/GirlsLeague would be a fitting reminder ofhim.

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HATTON Goldsmiths of Donaghmede Shopping Centre(near the Post Office) has been operating for over a year now,together with its most recently opened shop in 23a DroghedaStreet Ballbriggan.

The Irish company has 20 shops nationwide ranging fromLetterkenny to Bandon, and offers a fast and professional serv-ice in all its shops.

Local man Gary Higgins heads up the Donaghmede shopand reports a great base of satisfied customers and that busi-ness is good.

The shops provide a free professional evaluation to any per-son who wants their old, broken or unwanted jewellery val-ued.

A cash offer is then immediately available provided thatthe customer has photographic identification. All evaluationsare discreet and there is no obligation for the customer to selltheir jewellery.

Store spokesperson John McKay has reported that peopleare amazed at how much their unwanted gold is worth.

Asked what people are bringing in to the store, John re-ported: People are bringing in gold jewellery that they dontwant to wear.

Silver has become more popular in recent years. Peopleare often genuinely surprised. Some people bring in a bag fullof old jewellery, broken jewellery, chains and bracelets, andmany customers are delighted with the extra cash for debsballs, Communions and Confirmations.

So if you have any old, broken or unwanted jewellery bringit in to one of their local shops where their highest prices willnot be beaten. People are welcome to bring in their gold in anycondition for a free, no obligation valuation, where an imme-diate cash offer is made. Open 9.30am to 5.30pm Monday toSaturday (closed Sundays).

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Caf Crunch backon the menuAFTER a sell-out run in the Helix Space in Sep-tember 2010, Caf Crunch returns by popular de-mand.

This is the latest theatrical production fromNorthside playwright Grainne Jordan, a new andexciting voice in Irish musical comedy.

Join Nick and his stressed out staff as theystruggle to save their business from the clutches ofthe bankers in a highly unconventional and hilari-ous manner.

This light-hearted and uplifting tale serves up afeast of musical delights, taking us from the heightsof the Celtic Tiger to the crash of the credit crunch.

The main courses on the Caf Crunch menu in-clude yummy mummies, botox and liquidators.The desserts provide the ultimate in comedy enter-tainment that will leave you wanting second help-ings!

Caf Crunch takes place at the Sean OCaseyTheatre, East Wall, from May 25-28 at 8pm nightly.

Tickets cost 12 and 10 and are available bycalling 087-2621021.

Charity fashionshow for SkerriesA CHARITY fashion show in aid of Console willbe held at Skerries Rugby Club on Friday, May 27at 8pm.

Aoibhe Devlin and Meghan McAuley are host-ing the Make me a Supermodel show.

Local male and female models will take to thecatwalk showing the latest fashions from local bou-tiques around the town and some high street shopslike Urban Outfitters and Awear.

Console is a charity that provides professionalcounselling, support and helpline services to thosebereaved through suicide.

Tickets cost 15 and can be purchased fromAoibhe or Meghan on 086-1654900 or 086-0296111. For more information about the showcontact either of the above.

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Increase in the Number ofCallers using Beaumont Citizens Information Centre

The part-time office of the Northside Citi-zens Information Service, Beaumont Citi-zens Information Centre has seen sincethe beginning of the year an increased num-ber of callers with over 200 queries in the firstquarter of 2011, almost double from the sameperiod last year.

Reflecting our current realities, the public ac-cessing this service are most concerned with theirsocial welfare entitlements, although enquiriesabout housing and education and training are alsohigh in the list of priorities for those using theservice who, although in their majority Irish nation-als, also show an increased diversity in the make-up of nationalities now living in the community.

While Beaumont Citizens Information Centrehas been operating in the community for manyyears, the centre was recently re-launched afterthe relocation, renovation and refurbishments ofits offices and the expansion of its opening hoursto better accommodate the needs of the commu-nity reflected in the increase of clients using theservice.

The desire to be more accessible and visiblewithin the community is the drive behind the pub-lic information event Entitlements for the Over 60swhich Beaumont Citizens Information Centre isholding on the 2nd June, 2011 at 10 am. Thisfree coffee morning is aimed at anyone consider-ing early retirement, caring for older relatives,being affected by the current downturn and won-dering what their entitlements may be.

To find out more about this event or aboutBeaumont Citizens Information Centre, pleasecontact Natasha Ryan at 01 8771 772 (morningsonly) or Cristina Santamara at 01 867 4301. Youcan also email [email protected].

Beaumont Citizens Information Centre is part ofthe Northside Citizens Information Service,funded and supported by the Citizens InformationBoard.

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by Neil FetherstonThere is an amazing range of

events featuring music, art, foodand fun for people of all ages toenjoy in the citys streets and pub-lic parks from May 2629.

Supported by the Dublin Peo-ple Group, publishers of theSouthside and Northside Peoplenewspapers, the festival has se-cured itself a place at the heart ofthe citys summer spectaculars.

With most of the events freeof charge it provides a welcomefew days of family fun for visitorsand locals alike.

Also, it is all in a good causeas it is a vital fundraiser for chil-drens charity, the Musical YouthFoundation.

The foundation works to pro-vide every child in Ireland with amusical education. Some of thehighlights of this years event in-clude:

Soul Jam for the Musical

Youth FoundationAmerican singing sensationMirenda Rosenberg will take tothe stage at the Workmans Clubon Wellington Quay on Saturday,May 28, to amaze the crowd withher world renowned live perform-ance. Joining Mirenda on stagewill be the Rare Groove Funk Or-chestra.

Doors are at 8pm and tickets(15) are available from www.entertainment.ie

DIZZYING HEIGHTS: Pictured at the launch of the 2011 Dublin City Soul Festival are Australian singer/songwriter, Tara Stewart, andAdam Daly, lead singer with the Barley Mob. Both acts will be performing at this years festival. PHOTO: PATRICK BOLGER

Open your soul to a week of musical funTHE fifth annual Dublin City Soul Festival kicks off thisweek with a barrage of sights and sounds to entertainsoul brothers and sisters across the capital.

Grapevine @ the Grand Social

On Friday, May 27 the Soul Festi-val team is hosting a Grand So-cial night of exhilarating livemusic from three great Dublinbased bands.

Performing on the night willbe lively eight-piece soul and funkoutfit, Proudfoot, and the Inter-national Racket Squad, a motleycrew of Brazilian, Irish and Pol-ish musicians with an eclectictaste in great music.

They will be joined on stageby special guests including TaraStewart and Captain Kennedy.

Doors are at 8pm and ticketsare extremely generously priced atjust 6. Visit www.entertainment.ie

Soul Festival @ Merrion Square Park

The festival will take over thebeautiful surroundings of Mer-rion Square Park on not one buttwo days this year to present its in-creasingly popular Rising Starsand Soul Picnic events in associa-tion with Pump Audio, DublinCity Council and the Dublin Peo-ple.

Enjoy some of the finest local,national and international liveperformers in a unique picnic

style.This is a friends and family af-

fair and admission is free, thoughorganisers ask that a donation ismade to the Musical Youth Foun-dation childrens charity.

Every 2 or more will be re-warded with a raffle ticket thatcould win one of over 50 very spe-

cial prizes.Get your picnic blankets

ready as some of the worlds bestRising Stars take to the stage inMerrion Square Park with specialguests on Saturday, May 28 from12pm to 6pm, followed by theSoul Picnic on Sunday, May 29from 12pm to 6pm.

Restaurant TrailWith all the great music on offeracross the Soul Festival weekyoure sure to be hungry so makesure to check out the FestivalRestaurant Trail.

Some of Dublins best eatingemporiums will be creating spe-

cial mouth-watering soul festivaldishes for you to enjoy. Theressomething for everyone and everypocket including a gospel brunchseries in the Church on MaryStreet.

Also, one of Irelands bestemerging singer songwriters, GMiley & The Soul Street Orches-

tra, will perform a speciallunchtime show in the ConradHotel on Sunday, May 29 from1pm to 3pm.

Eye CandyDont be surprised to see a pop upart gallery as you make your wayaround Dublin City during theweek of the festival.

Organisers promise their rov-ing Eye Candy art exhibitionwill turn up in all sorts of weirdand wonderful locations to bringa bit of colour to the city and asmile to your face.

Some of Irelands finestpainters and photographers haveall donated a piece of art for theexhibition.

They will then be auctionedoff to help raise funds for the Mu-sical Youth Foundation.

A fixed exhibition will be heldin the Exchange Gallery in Tem-ple Bar from May 26 to 29 wherevisitors can bid for their favouritepiece in a silent auction.

CinemaThis year organisers have teamedup with bestselling author TonyHawks to host a special screeningof Round Ireland with a Fridge,the hit film of Tonys endeavoursto hitchhike around Ireland witha fridge.

The screening will include anintroduction by the author fol-lowed by a questions and answerssession.

For more details on these andother events visit www.soul.ie

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IDYLLIC: Rural Resettlement Ireland is seeking families to moveto west Clare.

Families sought for idyllic west ClareIF youve ever dreamed of starting anew life with your family in the coun-tryside, now could be your chance.

Rural Resettlement Ireland (RRI) isseeking families as tenants for fournewly built houses in an idyllic part ofrural west Clare.

The houses are situated in a pictur-esque townland about 20 minutes'drive from the town of Ennis, and are

a few minutes from the local nationalschool. One is a four-bedroom housewith two bathrooms (one ensuite) andthe other three have three bedrooms.All four have solar panels and tarma-cadam driveways and are unfurnished.

Each of the houses is on a half-acresite, allowing plenty of space for grow-ing vegetables, keeping chickens, play-ing five-a-side, or just enjoying the

peace and quiet.Rural Resettlement Ireland, a regis-

tered charity celebrating its 21st an-niversary this year, has assisted morethan 700 families in moving fromurban areas to depopulated parts ofthe west of Ireland.

They are now accepting applica-tions for these houses from existinglocal authority tenants in the greater

Dublin area. A differential rent systemsimilar to that used by local authoritieswill apply.

You must have permanent resi-dency in Ireland, and families withyoung children of pre-school age willbe given priority.

For more information, contact RuralResettlement Ireland on 065-9058034 orvisit www.ruralresettlement.com

NOURISH CELEBRATION: Nourish Health Store, based in theOmni Park Shopping Centre, Santry, is celebrating 15 years inbusiness this month. James Riordan, store manager, is picturedoutside the Nourish store where customers were treated to freeDr Hauschka facials, hamper giveaways, refreshments andbirthday cake for a day of celebrations. Visit www.nourish.iefor more information on the Nourish stores.

Cbeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell pictured with siblings Lucy (7), Sonny (6) and Nancy (3) Lalor atthe announcement to highlight her involvement in the conference, which will take place at CityWeston June 10 and 11.

TV presenter to speak at mobility expo CBEEBIES presenter Cerrie Burnell, the first-ever person witha disability to become a regular presenter on the television chan-nel for children, aged 6 and under, will be speaking at a confer-ence in Dublin next month.

The Disabled Drivers Asso-ciation of Irelands AnnualConference and Access, Care& Mobility Expo will take

place on Friday and Saturday,June 10 and 11 at CityWest.

Ms Burnell will be speak-ing at the Conference on theFriday morning, then visitingthe exhibition afterwards.

WelcomeBoth events are open to the

public, who are very welcometo attend. More details areavailable on www.ddai.ie andwww.accessandmobility.ie

Presenter, actress, singerand playwright Ms Burnell ishalf-Irish and has visited Ire-land many times.

I'm delighted to be part ofthese two important events andit's wonderful to have the op-portunity to come back to Ire-land, she said.

DriveI'm just learning to drive

at the moment, which isslightly daunting in centralLondon! But driving an auto-matic actually makes it a bit

easier - at least I don't have toworry about the gears.

I'm hoping to get somegood tips from the conferenceaudience and the exhibitionabout all the latest develop-ments in assisted mobility andI'm looking forward to havinga really lovely day.

RightsThe Disabled Drivers Asso-

ciation of Ireland (DDAI) wasfounded over 40 years by agroup of people with disabili-ties to lobby for equal rights,opportunities and entitlementsin the workplace and otherareas of living like driving.

GARDENING TALK: Clontarf Gar-dening Society will host a talkby Jackie Flood, How To Main-tain Hanging Baskets, WindowBoxes and Tubs, at the commu-nity centre to the rear of St JohnThe Baptist Church, SeafieldRoad on Thursday, May 26 at8pm. Admission for members is3 and for non members 4,including refreshments. All arewelcome.

ART EXHIBITION: PortmarnockArt Group is hosting an art exhi-bition in Malahide over the Junebank holiday weekend. Paint-ings will be displayed on thetennis club railings, and almost50 artists from around northcounty Dublin will be involved.The exhibition takes place from10am-7pm on Saturday, Sundayand Monday, June 4, 5 and 6.Don't miss this fantastic show-case of north county Dublin tal-ent!

PLANT SALE: Dublin Five Horti-cultural Society will hold a plantsale on Thursday, May 26 in theArtane Beaumont Family Recre-ation Centre on Kilmore Road at8pm. Admission is 4 and allare welcome. Great bargains tobe had in plants not available inthe major stores. Also, any gar-dening queries answered by thesocietys experts. Phone 087-2423020 for details.

BALGRIFFIN SERVICE: The annualEcumenical Open Air Service ofPraise and Thanksgiving willtake place on Sunday, May 29at 3.30pm in St Doulaghs field(beside the church), Balgriffin.Special guest preacher - DavidTurner, from Church in Chains.Special guests - ConservativeClub Male Voice Choir. Music by1st Coy. Boys Brigade Brass.There will be a collection on theday for various charities.Parking is available in thegrounds of St Doolaghs Park bykind permission. For further in-formation, email [email protected]

FOOTBALLERS WANTED: Do youwant to play football? CastlemillUnited Football Club, based inBalbriggan, is looking for newplayers, 17 years-of-age andupwards, for the 2011/2012season. Whatever your playingor fitness level, youre invited toattend the clubs first pre seasontraining session on June 18.Meet up at Castlemill ShoppingCentre at 2pm. This is an oppor-tunity to get fit, meet new peo-ple and get involved with a clubestablished in the community.For further information contactBrian on 086-3736561, Aido on086-8950350 or Niall on 087-1499528. Alternatively, [email protected]

ART EXHIBITION: The officialopening of Artane Active Retire-ments annual art exhibition willtake place on Thursday, May 26from 3pm to 5pm at St PaulsYouth Club, Gracefield Road.Light Refreshments will beserved and afternoon dancing.All are welcome. This event isfree. Fantastic art from local tal-ented artists from the groupwill be on display.

CAR BOOT SALE: A car boot salewill take place at Old BoroughNational School, Church Road,Swords, on Saturday, May 28from 11am to 2pm. The sale is

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SHOWTIME: Thisyears annual JomacShow will take placeat the auditorium ofthe Sacred Heart Resi-dence, Sybil Hill, Ra-heny, on Sunday, May29 at 3pm. For ticketdetails phone8333759. Early reser-vations are advised.Pictured are RobbieWalsh, MaritaStaunton, Niamh Var-ian-Barry and PeterStaunton who will beamong those takingpart in the show.

being held in aid of the church.The gates will be open to sellersfrom 10am. Admission is 10for cars; 15 for 7-seaters/Es-tates and 20 for vans.

PUB QUIZ: A pub quiz in aid ofthe Animal Foundation will beheld on Friday, June 24 at8.30pm in McGrattans Pub,Fitzwilliam Lane (off BaggotStreet). Doors open at 7pm. Thequizmaster is RTE newsreaderAnne Doyle. The cost is 40 fora table of four. Tickets are avail-able in advance from Catherine,phone 8552799 or 086-2730399. All proceeds go to theAnimal Foundation.

SAFETY FORUM: The next meet-ing for Donaghmede SafetyForum will take place onWednesday, May 25 at 7pm inNaomh Barrg Clubhouse, Kil-barrack.

CONCERT: Musicals to Mozart.Third Day Chorale is holding aconcert on Friday, May 27 at8pm at the Church of the Resur-rection, Bayside. Tickets cost15. For more information,phone 087-9016430.

SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Port-marnock AFC, in associationwith Greenclean, is holdin

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