Rathfarnham Informer July 2011

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“I was first elected in 1991 to the old Dublin County Council and when the four Counties were split into South Dublin, Fingal, Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown, my area was South Dublin County Council.”

“I was delighted to serve at a local level because I think local government is the most important sphere of democracy since it is among the people where it matters most.”

“I’m in the Seanad now and the biggest difference is in dealing with National legislation instead of the local issues and going through bills to change legislation. I’m delighted I have been given the opportunity by my peers to serve at national level and be appointed spokesperson for Fine Gael on local government and environment in Seanad Eireann.

“We aim to have a new more effective and efficient Seanad and for the five years that I am Senator, I will do my best to ensure that this aim is met.”

New mayor elected in South Dublin County

Job creation is top of the agenda for the newly appointed Mayor of South County Dublin, Caitriona Jones.

With Templeogue resident Pamela Kearns elected deputy Mayor, the annual meeting of the County Council on June 24th marks the first time that there has been a female Mayor and deputy Mayor in South Dublin County Council.

“The Labour Party was trying to push for more female candidates,” says Rathfarnham Councillor, Paddy Cosgrave.

“Now we have a young Mayor with jobs as her main priority. There is an initiative within South Dublin County Council to create a platform for people to start up new business.”

“The fact that the new mayor is younger with a young child also means that she will understand bet-ter the youth of today and problems which may arise for the younger generation. It is important to have someone in that position who understands problems such as mortgage payments and problems

which can arise with a young fam-ily in the current climate.”

Meanwhile, local Councillor Cáit Keane has finished working with South Dublin County Council after twenty years to become a Senator.

By Anne Sharkey

n South County's new Mayor Catriona Jones

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The month in Quotes

The News of the World is in the business of holding others to account. But it failed when it came to itself.James Murdoch delivering the verdict on the doomed News of the World.

It is my baby and if I want to bring it out to play again I willJ K Rowling on whether the Harry Potter magic is over

Every person who made those phone calls, I'm paying for those phone calls now. I'm the only person in Ireland paying for other people's phone bills. The whole use of phones in the Houses of the Oireachtas should be looked into and should be checked.Michael Healy Rea makes the right call

The reason I didn’t run was not because I didn’t think I’d get the nomination. I was quite confident of that. The reason I didn’t run was because I didn’t think I would win it.Niall O'Dowd drops out of the presidential race

Only for it I would be imprisoned in a hospital room through no fault of my own. Now I am free.Patricia Ingle (22) who is paralysed and brain-damaged, who claimed she contracted a rare brain disease from parrots was awarded damages of more than €7.5m.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn will not be pleading guilty to anythingWilliam W. Taylor III, lawyer for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, foresees a trial

Ireland is not Greece. Ireland is not Portugal.Finance Minister Noonan considers selling t-shirts

I'm detached from that. To me, that is another issue that is happening somewhere else. We are dealing with the issues, right with us at home in our own family.Mickey Harte on the trial in Mauritius

The county board issued him with a lifetime ban from any involvement in or with Ladies Gaelic footballComeuppance for a supporter in Tyrone who knocked out a referee

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Metro North will payI admIre Leo Varadkar. He is a bright young man with a great political career ahead of him and he is not afraid to take the tough deci-sions.

However I really hope that he takes the time to look at the bigger picture when it comes to metro North.

It is NOT just a public transport service. It is NOT simply a budget-ary issue for the department of Transport. and it is NOT a political football for various parties to score points.

Saving metro North will gener-ate 4,600 construction jobs, 2,000 add-on jobs and a further 25,000 jobs in North dublin. It is vital as the CSO Census 2011 reports a 13% increase in Fingal’s popula-tion.

and it has support across from all public representatives, commu-nity groups and businesses in North dublin.

Fingal’s population rising to over quarter of a million for the first time ever, minister Varadkar must

ensure that the metro North is con-structed.

The facts speak for themselves. The population in Fingal has risen to 273,051, which is up 13%. North dublin from Swords to the city centre is the only area with no via-ble rail system. equally important the metro North will create sustain-able employment in dublin and to contribute much needed funds to the exchequer.

I have also looked at the number of jobs metro North will create and the contribution these jobs will make to the exchequer in terms of dole savings and tax contributions.

When you match these with the €2 billion foreign direct invest-ment from the successful bidders, it makes no sense to stop the con-struction of the metro North at this

stage. according to the rPa, the construction of metro North will cost between €3 billion and €3.5 billion.

€2 billion will be provided by private investment from the suc-cessful bidder to construct and run the light rail service under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agree-ment.

The Irish Government will be required to provide a total of €700 million over a five year period starting in 2012.

appreciating €700 million is a lot of money in the current eco-nomic climate, minister Varadkar must understand that investing this in the project over a five-year term

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will generate over €100 million for the exchequer.

This will come from the tax returns of those who are employed on the construction phase, the sav-ings on dole payments as well as those who will get jobs in the new companies expected to come to dublin when the metro North is up and running.

600 jobs will be created to carry out the initial ‘enabling’ work in advance of the construction phase.

a further indirect 300 jobs will also be created during this phase mainly in construction supply, accommodation and retail sectors.

4,000 jobs will be created for the construction of metro North, which facilitate passengers at dublin airport, national hospitals and two universities. 2,000 indirect jobs will also be created during the con-struction phase.

Between 25,000 and 37,000 jobs

By Anne Devitt Fine Gael Councillor, Fingal

will then be created locally in the following decade, according to the economic plan for metro North.

The minister must also take into consideration the fact that deci-sions on all the business develop-ment plans and sustainability plans for Fingal County Council in recent times have been made against the background of metro North provid-ing greater access to the people of North dublin.

The Council has commitments

from industry to set up companies in the area once the metro North is completed. Our plans for this local authority are based on this project being completed. We cannot stop now. If a company announced 25,000 jobs for Ireland, every member of the Oireachtas would be at the event and queuing up to talk to the media.

So we must support metro North for the sake of Fingal and for the sake of dublin.

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Fracking: a dirty word?IF yOu are a keen member of the environmental

lobby you’ve probably already signed up to one or another petition to ban fracking.

If you aren’t a member of that groups it’s odds on you’ve never heard the word. So what is fracking (spelt fracing by oil industry professionals), who is doing it, and why should you take an interest? Its full name is hydraulic fractioning, which means, using water to break something into small pieces, and what is being broken in this case is rock – water and a collection of chemicals are forced through existing tiny natural gaps in rock layers.

So why would anyone want to do this? The answer is that the process is used to pump out oil and natural gas trapped in rock layers, and on February 14th of this year, in the dying days of the last government, licens-ing options were given to three oil companies. Tamboran resources PTy Ltd has rights over 986 sq km in the Northwest Carboniferous Basin, Lough allen Natural Gas Company Ltd gets 467 sq km in the Northwest Carboniferous Basin and enegi Oil Plc gets 495 sq km in the Clare Basin. Which means that there are 12 Irish counties subject to fracking.

and this should worry us all because there have been some disturbing events around fracking in other coun-tries. These have included a water well exploding in dymock Pennsylvania on New year's day in 2009. The state investigation revealed that Cabot Oil & Gas Company had, while extracting natural gas through fracking “allowed combustible gas to escape into the region's groundwater supplies." In the same year there was a small earthquake in Cleburne, Texas which appears to have been caused by hydraulic pressure from fracking building up along a fault line.

In america the environmental Protection agency announced two weeks ago that it will examine claims of water pollution related to hydraulic fracturing in

Texas, North dakota, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Louisiana. The questions that were worrying the ePa included the impact of the use of large volumes of water for fracking instead of drinking, irrigation and other water use. They also wondered whether the con-taminated water might get mixed with drinking water and what would happen if it did, and how water that had been used for fracking could be cleaned. We can’t help wondering whether our own ePa is asking the same questions and what the current government is answering.

Fracking requires the injection of vast quantities of water and potentially hazardous chemicals into the ground to force the release of natural gas. energy in depth, an oil and gas industry organisation, has pub-lished a list of chemicals in a "typical solution used in hydraulic fracturing.” These include hazardous chemi-cals that may cause health risks that range from rashes to cancer. Some chemicals found injected into the earth have been identified as endocrine disrupters, which interrupt hormones and glands in the body that control development, growth, reproduction and behavior in ani-mals and humans.

In fact the whole process is so dangerous that the French parliament voted on June 30 to ban it.The vote was divided along party lines, with the majority con-servative party voting in favor and the opposition vot-ing against the bill, mostly because it did not go far enough.

Skeletons at rogerstownTHere has been a wave of speculation in both the

press and the blogosphere about human remains found close beside the old road alongside the rogerstown estuary, between rush and Lusk, in the course of eirGrid’s work on its €600 million intercon-nector with the uK National Grid. according to an eirGrid spokeswoman the burial site, which is of

unknown date, was not marked on any maps. Fragments of bone were spotted when workmen were

backfilling the trench over installed ducting, and eirGrid’s site archeologist called in further expert assistance who confirmed that the remains were human. The site was immediately covered to protect it from rainfall and archeological work is ongoing.

Local historian Kevin Thorp, the editor of rush Community News, mentioned several possible sources for the bones ranging from the Viking settlement which is known to have existed close by to the victims of the John Tailleur shipwreck in the nineteenth century who were denied burial in local graveyards by both Catholic and Protestant clergy because their religion was unknown.

radio carbon dating will be carried out on the bones to find out exactly what period they date from.

Creating sustainable jobsaN TaISCe are often seen as blocking jobs and

progress when they carry out their remit to protect Ireland’s built and natural heritage, but a recent agree-ment in mayo shows how looking after the environ-ment can create long term jobs.

When an Taisce raised concerns over the sustainabil-ity of the source of biomass for its new 50 megawatt, all biomass, high efficiency combined heat and power project mayo renewable Power reacted positively and agreed a ‘mayo renewable Power Code of Practice for monitoring & Control of Biomass Production’ which will ensure that the biomass crops for the plant will only be produced from suitable land and in accordance with agreed codes of practice that ensure environmental sustainability.

an Taisce has withdrawn its objections to the plant and Chairman, Charles Stanley-Smith, said, “We recog-nise the importance of this plant and its jobs to the eco-nomic and social sustainability of the area. an Taisce

see replacement of carbon fuels by sustainably pro-duced biomass as one part of an overall programme, which needs to include other renewable sources of energy and government schemes for the householder such as affordable insulation retrofitting schemes, replacement of open fires and ranges with modern more efficient equivalents. ”

It is hoped this will lead to the development of a national code of practice for all biomass electricity gen-eration plants and will be adopted as THe standard to be achieved by future developers.

david Shaffer, Project manager with mayo renewable Power, said: “This plant will be a world class biomass project and represents significant foreign direct investment of both treasure and technology. The agreement today makes it an even better project.”

green things to do in Julya reGuLar feature of the summer green calendar is

the Organic Centre Garden Party, which started off as a small thank you to members and is now established as one of the best days out around for delicious food and gardening advice. Sunday July 17th will see a full pro-gramme of events, led by chef Neven maguire’s cookery demonstration in the barn and the results of the centre’s peat free compost trials. http://www.theorganiccentre.ie/

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All About Dublin (1)6 The Informer

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ONe of the most impressive eighteenth century terraces in dublin, marino Crescent is located on the north side just beyond Fairview Park. The houses have small front gardens and are framed by railings. across from the terrace there is a near park.

This elegant terrace is invisible to most pas-sers-by. Today it is sandwiched between the coast road, malahide road and the Howth road.

marino Crescent, also known as Clontarf Crescent, is a pleasant curved terrace of Georgian houses, erected in 1792 by Charles Ffolliot, a builder from aungier Street in dublin. Originally the terrace looked directly across the bay and was separated from the water by the public road. Ffolliot had a dispute with a neighbouring land owner, Lord Charlemont, over charges for crossing his prop-erty and they were at logger heads. as a reprisal Ffolliot deliberately increased the height of the three-storey terrace to block Charlemont's view of the sea from the nearby Casino.

The Crescent was one of a series of terraces and villas built in this period for the wealthy and professional classes of dublin. The resi-dents were chiefly of the legal or medical pro-fession, merchants or bankers. Their children's governesses took them to play in the park.

The author, abraham, better known as Bram, Stoker, was born on 8 October 1847 at number 15. He attended Trinity College and became a civil servant. His most famous work was the

novel dracula that took him six years to write. He published 18 other books mainly on gothic themes. He was manager of the Lyceum Theatre, London for 27 years, working with the actor Henry Irving.

The writer, Oscar Wilde, fell in love with Florence Balcombe, daughter of a retired army officer who lived at number 1. Florence later married Bram Stoker.

For a period in the early 1800s the writer, William Carleton, lived with his family at number 2 the Crescent. In 1890 the writer James Joyce at the age of eight lived with his family at nearby number 8 Inverness road.

Progress has encroached on the Crescent and it appears out of place in the modern age. multi-storey apartments have been erected at the northern end of the terrace and the view of the sea has long been obliterated.

'Dublin's North Coast - Drumcondra - Clontarf - Howth - Malahide', with paintings by Margaret Field and text by Arthur Flynn, is published by Cottage Publications. It is avail-able from bookshops, priced around e22.

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Lesser known DubsA Place in the CityHenry James O'Farrell The Crescent, Marino

BOrN in arran Quay in 1833, Henry James O'Farrell is still well, though not fondly, remembered in australia.

His family arrived in melbourne in 1841. aged 17 he entered a seminary but, after a dispute with Bishop Goold, was never ordained.

He became a sheep farmer and, later a grain merchant. But business did not go well for him and he took to drinking heavily. He had a mental breakdown in 1867 and, claiming others were trying to poison him, took to waiving pistols about in front of people.

He was hospitalised for a while and, on his release, moved to Sydney. His sisters sent him money to keep him going. It was noticed that he got agitated anytime that the Fenians were discussed.

On 11 march 1868 he did some pistol shooting - the following day he shot Prince alfred - the duke of edinburgh and the second son of Queen Victoria - in the back at a picnic in Clontarf, north of Sydney.

When questioned he initially claimed that it was an assassination undertaken on behalf of a group of melbourne Fenians, but later said:- 'From continually thinking and talking of … “the wrongs of Ireland”, I became excited and filled with enthusiasm for the sub-ject, and it was then under the influence of those feelings that I attempted to perpetrate the deed for which I am now justly called upon to suffer.'

even though it was clear that he was insane - there never was any evidence of a plot - the verdict of the trial was never in doubt - he was found guilty of attempted murder,

Prince alfred, who was on a world tour, was not badly

injured and made a quick recovery. He tried to get the sentence over-turned but it was not to be - O'Farrell went to the gallows at darlinghurst on 21 april 1868.

There was an odd postscript to the story, 14 years later Henry's brother, Peter, shot and wounded the now archbishop Goold.

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FIrST HAND HISTOry Getting it wrong on the potatoes!

n Kingstown Pier, Publin Penny Journal, Jan. 25, 1834

"ONe great misery in Ireland is the number of holidays, when no work is done or wages received. Often have I seen at the cabin doors, doz-ens of the poor ragged children lying basking in the sun, not allowed to work, yet having, perhaps, nothing to eat.

Fortunately for the Irish peasant, however, he cannot well starve, because even the poorest of them have their potato garden; but, should they not have it, potatoes can gener-ally be bought at three halfpence for twenty-one pounds, and six quarts of butter-milk for a penny.

a pig, called "the landlord,'' is generally kept, and pays the rent of the cabin. I observed on most of the commons a great number of geese, which, like the pig, cost little.

. . . I entered dublin through large suburbs, meanly built, stopped at the post-office, a handsome building, to put down the mail. after breakfast-ing, I went to the Castle to see the guard mounted. There is nothing remarkable in this ancient brick building. Here the Lord Lieutenant holds state levees and drawing-rooms. The chapel is a neat modern Gothic building.

From the Castle I drove to the Phoenix Park, which is very fine; it contains 1,186 acres, Irish plantation

measure, and in circumference is five Irish miles and a half. It for-merly belonged to the Knights Templars, but, being surrendered to the Crown, was converted into a deer-park in the reign of elizabeth. The park is beautifully diversified with woodland, open level country-side, and rising ground, embellished with extensive sheets of water, and plentifully stocked with deer.

It contains the vice-regal lodge, which, since the improvements made by earl Hardwicke, the duke of richmond, and Lord Whitworth, has become a residence befitting a vice-roy. The houses of the ranger and principal secretary, the powder-mag-azine, the Hibernian school, the royal Infirmary, and a fine plain called the Fifteen acres, where the troops in garrison are reviewed. about the centre of the park is a fluted column thirty feet high, with a phoenix on the capital, which was erected by the earl of Chesterfield during his viceregality.

at the salute battery is placed a granite column, two hundred and five feet high, in honour of the illus-trious Wellington: it was built by Smirke, and the subscription amounted to £16,000.; it does not appear finished, and many faults are found with the design.

In Sackville street is a very noble monument erected to the memory of the immortal Nelson: it consists of a pedestal, column, and capital of the Tuscan order, the whole being sur-mounted by a well executed statue of the hero, leaning on the capstan of his ship. The entire height of the column and statue is 134 feet three inches. There is a staircase within by which you ascend to the top, from whence you command a magnificent view of the city and bay of dublin.

amongst the handsomest squares is St. Stephen's, said to be a mile in circumference; Fitzwilliam and merrion Squares are also handsome, but many of the largest houses belonging to the nobility are either pulled down or uninhabited. This is, no doubt, the effect of the union: the nobility, as a matter of course, fol-low the court. Still there is no excuse for a nobleman of large fortune not residing on his property, at least part of the year, instead of employing

agents, who it cannot be supposed have the same interest in the land as the proprietors themselves. I have heard of some landlords who never have even seen their estates, and who justify their absenteeism, from the country not being in a state to live in.

The Bank, formerly the House of Parliament, is, to say the least of it, a magnificent building; near this is Trinity College, with its fine library, chapel, hall, and an elegant small

park. also entitled to notice are the Customhouse, Four Courts, royal exchange, College of Surgeons, Leinster-house, now the dublin Society-house, where there is a very splendid museum. Here I saw a very fine skeleton of the elk or moose-deer; the antlers being from tip to tip nine feet.

. . . I took a drive to enniskerry, passing the Scalp, apparently part of a hill rent in two by a convulsion of nature. I passed Colonel Howard's, Bushey Park, Lord rathdowne's Cavatigini, the miss Byrne's, a large place, and mr. Grattan's. I walked through the dargle, which is very beautiful and romantic, a thick wood with a great deal of rock, and a rapid river running below. The county of Wicklow has many beauties to boast of.

I returned to dublin by Kingstown and Black rock; saw the great work, the new harbour; passed the Lord- Lieutenant on horseback with anoth-er friend. The domain lately belong-ing to Lord Fitzwilliam (one-time Lord Lieutenant, died in 1833) was pointed out to me, now parcelled out and built upon."

"Reminiscences of Half a Century," by 'An Accurate Observer,' published in London (1838)

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Motivating Hollywood CelebritiesWhere did you grow up?I was born beside St Patrick’s Cathedral in dublin city centre and moved to Tallaght at about age six or seven.

Do you have family?I have a son and daughter, Gavin and Orla, and a new addition to the family being my granddaughter, alexa. Gavin and Orla continue to be a great source of help and have stepped up specifically in the charitable and business elements of my organiza-tions

How would you describe your profession?motivational analyst, i.e. I find the root cause of your successes to build or problems to eliminate.

What are your qualifications? I am a psychotherapist, hypno-analyst, marital arts sensei, and CeO of an international wellness com-pany called SQ Worldwide.

Why did you become a psychotherapist?Starting martial arts at a very young age, I was exposed to Japanese, Korean and Chinese cultures that thought differently about health and well-being than in the West. This motivated me to go on to take psychotherapy training.

Are you a spiritual person?yes. Similar to Carl Gustav Jung, the world famous Swiss psychiatrist, I have injected spirituality into the psychological therapies after extensive studies of all the World's major religions.

How do you differ to other lifestyle coaches / psy-chotherapists?unlike other life coaches and psychotherapists, I am very open about my own experiences in life that were also motivating factors in the training I received.

Some people may compare you to American life-style guru Anthony robbins or Dr. Phil. Is this correct and what makes you different?I am not different, per se, I utilize the tools they teach and then add my own. I bring heart, humor, and lightness to even the most traumatic situations, which only an Irish person can do.

your clients include some of most powerful and influential people in Hollywood and the world, how does each client’s requirements differ? There is a blueprint in life that every person on the planet is made up from, no matter who they are (i.e. we all are attracted to pleasure and averted by pain.) Keeping this in mind, we all have our own unique experience of life and so finding what’s needed for each individual is part of the adventure that we share together as therapist and client.

Can you tell us what recent projects you have you been working recently?I have just been working on the Broadway play, Spiderman - Turn Off the dark, working with the cast and crew to help turn it around. I have also worked with actors in the current movie Transformers 3 as well as actors from the long-running popular animated series, The Simpsons. It’s all go but I enjoy my work.

We know you are prohibited from mentioning any of your client’s names, but do you have any

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his life and the challenges facing him as he embarks on

his new adventures in America

interesting stories to tell us about working with celebrities?yes, I once had an a-list Hollywood actor who needed my help. Because of my extremely busy schedule, I agreed to see him in my New york hotel room. Neither of us realised that the session was going to get very deep, very fast. He abreacted (recalled a trauma in his life) and remembering the anger of the situation, began to scream at the top of his voice whilst in hypnosis, causing such confusion that the police were called thinking somebody was being assaulted in the hotel. From then on, I always use offices.

Do you think the people of Ireland are in a dark place at the moment?yes, I think people are beginning to wake up from the champagne party that has been Ireland for the past 10 years, and the hangover feels dreadful. But this too will pass if we return to our community spirit and hard work that we have always thrived on in this country.

How do you think we as a nation can climb out of the current recession?One of the ways would be to make our leaders not make the same mistakes by demanding that they listen to the people and not take their eye off the ball. another way would be to begin to look around us for everything positive going on in our communities, and not focus so much on the negative which has always been a problem. Serving others is one of the greatest ways of achieving this.

Why is it that the 'not so well off' seem happier than the rich?What you have never had, you will never miss. again, it is the simple things in life that give most pleasure and are stress-releasing, not stress-making. When was the last time you walked by a river, played with your children in the park, or just went camping instead of staying in a hotel at a top resort. There is more to being rich than the amount of money in your bank account.

Do people ever criticise your work?unfortunately, in my line of work, where you deal with highly emotionally charged issues for people and organizations, there will always be those who will project their issues on you. This is called trans-ference in the world of psychology and can be played out in criticism of myself, my work, and my organization but the understanding is, 'What Peter says about Paul, tells you more about Peter’s issues.'

you have a huge following in America so much that you have just signed a major TV deal to bring you to an even wider US day-time TV audi-ence, is this daunting for you? Going from doing live workshops attended by thou-sands of people at a time to being in front of a TV camera with a live audience is not daunting but a new learning curve, and I do enjoy learning.

you dedicate a lot of your time to raising money for the poor of the world and even have set up your own worldwide charity called the SQ Foundation. Tell us more about that?after a trip to India in which I saw people living in devastating conditions, my late wife Linda and I decided rather than talking about it, we would do something about it. This led to us doing workshops

and giving all the proceeds after expenses to charity, that charity being one that we set up ourselves, SQ Foundation, to make sure that all the monies would arrive and be used properly.

This foundation grew very large and is now oper-ating in India, el Salvador, Bolivia, Scotland, Ireland, Peru, ethiopia and the united States, in which we have built schools, orphanages, medical clinics, brought water, education, nourishment, and all basic needs with the message of hope and that they have not been forgotten.

you give millions of euros to charity every year and are also helping Irish charities such as Irish Autism Action, Variety Ireland and Charity 25. In your opinion does the government do enough to help charities in the country?as far as I understand, the Irish government gives many millions every year in charity to various coun-tries. Whether or not the government does due dili-gence on the use of this money is questionable. and do I feel that they do enough for Irish charities? absolutely not.

But I don't understand the politics behind this, nor do I care to be distracted by them. That’s why I feel it is my honor to be able to serve my country, my neighbours, and friends with the charitable donations

that SQ provides, and the diligent follow-up to make sure that the money is being spent wisely, getting value for every euro.

you have recently started to operate workshops here in Ireland where people can come and here you speak, are these accessible to anyone?yes. I have been in private practice for just under 20 years and have recently opened a healing center in New ross, County Wexford to accommodate the demand for the services that I provide. People can come for a friendly chat, cup of coffee, treatments, stay over night or longer, and there I give free to low-cost talks every month. I am also available from time to time to give these talks in the greater dublin area or around the country, time permitting and should they be required. more information on these talks can be found at www.SQ-retreats.com

What’s the saddest thing to happen to you?There were many sad events in my life, including the unnecessary death of my wife, but the very things I teach are that events like these will visit our lives from time to time, and they can cripple us or make us stronger.

I choose not to dwell on the past sadness but on the future joyful possibilities. and even though my rock has left this life, she is now my rock in heaven.

Does anything get you down?The one major thing that gets me down is watching people's inhumanity to other people. To see people grab at materialistic objects that never really last, only to suffer greatly when these objects are taken away again. and watching the younger children growing up with no respect whatsoever for property or elders.

What does the future hold for you?If I had a crystal ball, it would probably lie to me and tell me that life is going to be wonderful. But the truth may be very different, actually. I don't know what the future holds but I am going to manifest it in as easy a way as possible.

How can people get in contact with you?Through the websites SQ-retreats.com, SQ-Foundation.org, SQ-Wellness.com or derekONeill.ie, or call Creacon Lodge at 051 447 666.

n Pictured, Derek with Simon Cowell at a Charity fundraiser in Hollywood

THe minister of Finance has recently called for the public to start spending again to re-ignite the economy. He has reduced the VaT on various tourist related services (including hotels, restaurants and hair-dressers for example). Furthermore initiatives such as Fiver Friday have really helped focus the consumers mind on spending money again but in a cost conscious way.

We wanted to identify a few areas where we believe significant sav-ings can be made on monthly outgoings which will allow you to take advantage of some of the excellent offers available with your extra cash.

1. Switch to a cheaper gas/ electricity provider eSB are now able to compete with the likes of airtricity, Bord Gais and Flogas to offer lower cost electricity and gas. For existing eSB custom-ers who haven’t switched in the last few years this is a very easy way to save money. existing eSB customers can simply go online or call 1850 30 50 90. There is really now no excuse for not making savings on your electricity needs.

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2. Switch to a cheaper Mortgage Protection provider with SmartQuotes.ie If you have a mortgage it is likely you will have mortgage Protection. Life assurance rates have come down significantly in the last number of years due to a more competitive marketplace. a recent issue of the Sunday Business Post highlighted that savings of up to 30% can be made by reviewing your Life assurance. It may therefore be worthwhile reviewing your cover to see if you can obtain a lower monthly premi-um.

The cover you took out with the bank at the time of taking out your mortgage may not be the most competitive available. It is important that borrowers realise that they have a choice, and that they were not under any legal obligation to purchase these types of products from their lender only.

The average monthly premium for mortgage Protection is €60 per month. a saving of 30% would equate to €18 per month. This is over €4,000 on a 20 year policy.

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Total saving of €40 per month (assuming two meals per month)

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Total saving of €32 per month (€16 per month per adult)

5. review your tax credits and claim a refund While you can only do this once a year you can also go back four years to claim a refund of monies due (medical expenses, bin charges, certain dental costs, tax relief on pension contributions/ income protection). every situation is different but on average a refund of circa €600 is achieved. There are additional potential savings involved if you are entitled to claim flat rate expenses (doctors, Nurses and dentists can claim these). Contact david Twomey at www.Payroll.ie .

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The above gives a total saving of €155 per month to spend as you please without making any significant changes to your lifestyle

The above should not be construed as advice and is only the opinion of the author.

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Garden Growing12 The Informer

Gerry Norton, Living Landescapes, 97 Church Avenue,

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Finally folks, if you need any information on gardening or if you have any tips or suggestions which I can pass on, please send them to me at [email protected].

I would be delighted to quote for any/all of your garden require-ments from set-up organic vege-table plots to restoration of neglected gardens, design, plant-ing and maintenance. No charge for initial visit and I will travel within reason.

I reaLLy enjoy the garden at this time of year, as in compari-son to other months there really isn’t a huge amount of work to do. High summer is all about enjoying all your hard work which started many months ago in the depths of winter.

While June was a very poor month on the weather front, July has started very nicely and hope-fully it will continue that way. The long evenings and bright early mornings give me a marvel-lous lift and winter seems a very long way off.

Edible goodiesmy own small garden is pro-

ducing an amazing array of edi-ble goodies at the moment.

I harvested some of my early potatoes last weekend that I had grown in a large container. regular readers will know the variety is ‘Orla’. as far as I can remember four seed potatoes were planted in this container which produced about 30 spuds of different sizes but all gor-

The delights of summer gardeningI only really use mine for plants

and veg that are in containers, as all the other plants in the ground can usually fend for themselves.

my small pond is great now, the few small plants are in great condition and the water quality is great. We had a visitor recently, i.e. a frog ,which has now moved on. I don’t know where it came from but it was great fun to see it swimming around with the fish.

don’t forget to keep topping up the water with rain water from your water butt.

The water evaporates very quickly at this time of year.

Feed that grass

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Only newly established lawns should be water at this time of year, don’t waste water on your old lawn even it if looks brown, it will recover later in the year, and always remember ‘the one third rule’, don’t cut any more that one

With Gerry Norton

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n National Botanic Gardens - lots of ideas

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Why should you consider using Hypnosis?By Tom RyanHypnosis is an altered state of consciousness during which extraordinary events may occur. it is powerfully effective and is the most misunder-stood of all therapies. Hypnosis brings us into resourceful states of mind. one can stop smok-ing or change habits in just one session. it’s a wonderful solution for stress or to stimulate one to achieve their true potential. ‘scientific study… has begun to identify how the approach can work to alter processes such as memory and pain percep-tion…" sarah Graham, ‘scientific American’ June 2005

Dr Jack Gibson a surgeon at naas Hospital performed four and a half thousand operations using only hypnosis as an anaesthetic. Hypnosis has been practiced for 200 years and is now used extensively by swedish and Russian olympic Athletes to maximise their perform-ance.

The Most Effective TherapyA survey of psychotherapy literature by Dr. A.

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What is Hypnosis?Hypnosis is an increased state of receptivity to

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Hypnos is a Greek word meaning sleep. However electroencephalographic (EEG) tests show hypnosis to be a waking state. you may remember the experience of a teacher in school droning on and your mind drifted like the experi-ence of a music lover closing their eyes and merging into the musical experience.

The key to change Hypnosis is a highly successful

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Our bio computerThink of the mind as a bio computer and the

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ask the Pharmacist

With Eoin MeanyEoin Meany works as a pharmacist in McCabe's Pharmacy, Ridgewood

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Q: I am going on safari in Botswana next month for two weeks. Can you let me know what malaria medi-cation is the best to take? Are there any herbal alter-natives I could take instead?

a: malaria is a disease which is carried by mosquitoes of the anopheles genus. Its range is extensive and malaria can be contracted in most of africa, southern asia and much of South america. It is caused by a parasite with a complex life-cycle, relying on both humans and mosqui-toes for its development.

Simply put, a mosquito infected with the parasite bites a human to extract a meal of blood and injects the parasite into the blood stream from their saliva. In the human body, the parasite grows and reproduces in the liver before being released to attack red blood cells. The victim can then be bitten by another mosquito which picks up the parasite allowing it to be passed, via the mosquito to another victim.

malaria affects about 400 million people worldwide each year, about 2 to 3 million of whom will die from the disease and so should be regarded as a serious, poten-tially fatal disease.

If travelling to any area where malaria occurs, it is essential to take anti-malarial medication. There are NO herbal medications or vitamin combinations which are effective in preventing malaria. It is foolhardy to rely on good luck to avoid contracting malaria.

There are a number of different medications that can used to prevent malaria. Which medications are effective vary from region to region and are also subject to change so you should contact your doctor who will help you

decide which medication is right for you. Currently, there are three medications that are recommended for malaria prevention in Botswana (and most of sub-Saharan africa).

One of the most popular choices is a drug called malarone. This generally has fewer side effects than other antimalarials and has the advantage of a shorter course than other drugs. It is however, very expensive, with a course necessary for a 14 day trip likely to cost over €100.

mefloquine (sold under trade name Lariam) is another option. It is cheaper than malarone and has the advantage of only having to be taken once a week. The downside however is that it has a tendency to cause psychiatric side effects which can range from abnormal dreams on the night after taking it, to depression and even occasionally overt psychosis.

For this reason it is not recommended for anyone who has a history of psychological problems. although it can be started one week before travelling, doctors often pre-scribe a three week trial beforehand to ensure that you can tolerate it before you travel. Lariam needs to be con-

tinued for four weeks after your return as well. doxycycline is also recommended for malaria preven-

tion. It is generally well tolerated, although it should be taken with food and washed down with plenty of water. Occasionally it can make your skin very sensitive to sun-light so you should ensure that you wear plenty of sun-screen at all times. It also needs to be continued for four weeks after your return.

although each of the above medications is effective at preventing malaria, due to problems of resistance, they do not absolutely guarantee that you won't get it. For this reason it is important to take insect repellent with you (and to actually use it)!

The optimum repellent is one containing 50% deeT. It is particularly important to use this at dusk when the mosquito is at its most active. It should be applied to any exposed skin, except around the eyes, mouth and the corners of the nose. It will also help to wear long sleeves and trousers.

If you are travelling independently it is best to take a mosquito net with you for night time use. If travelling on an organised tour, enquire with them as to whether mos-quito nets are provided.

malaria can have a prolonged incubation period, so although you may be feeling fine on your return home, there is a small chance that you will develop malaria symptoms up to one year after your return. The initial symptoms of malaria include severe headache, fever, joint pain and profuse periodic sweating. If you develop any of these symptoms, you should seek medical atten-tion straight away and inform your doctor that you have been travelling in an area with malaria.

Disclaimer: The advice you have been given by the pharmacist should not be regarded as a clinically accurate diagnosis of any disease or a guarantee that a particular medicine is safe for you to take. The advice given is based solely on the limited amount of information provided and so should not be regarded as a substitute for a face to face consultation with a pharmacist, doctor or other health professional who is personally familiar with your medical history.

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Make it Happen is not like a serious adult self-help guide, but genuinely teenage-friendly. It uses styles and techniques such as ‘Channel Hop’, ‘Reality Bites’, ‘Replay’, and other reader-friendly terms to highlight and examine the most important aspects of the book. It focuses on the subconscious, and shows teenagers how

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Pregnancy and work in Ireland2,300 mothers across the country took part in a recent Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) survey into the attitude of their employers while they were pregnant, mater-nity leave and how they were treated on returning to their job. Up to 30 per cent said they experienced unfair treatment at work during pregnancy: 5 per cent said they were dismissed, made redundant or forced to leave because of mistreatment.

THe Irish association of Speech and Language Therapists (IaSLT) recently published guidelines into how much time young children should spend watching TV.

They say that research has shown that watching TV does not improve a child’s vocabulary or communication skills. It is not interactive, therefore it is a passive activity as the TV does not talk back.

For children under two years, the IaSLT recommends no more than a half an hour per day of television. This can increase to an hour per day for 3-5 year olds.

There are a number of things that parents can do to make their children’s TV watching a more positive learning experience for them:

Get books related to your child’s favourite programme so that you can sit and talk about the characters in an interactive way. Five minutes of interaction with a book is much more valuable to a child’s developing lan-guage than 30 minutes passively watching TV

Talk about what is on screen in order to encourage your child to talk. Talk about the characters in the programme. How do they feel and why? What do you like or don’t like about specific char-acters? What character would you like to be and why?

young children are easily distracted. Turn off the television when it is not being watched as the background noise can affect your child’s ability to talk and listen.

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Let us get one thing straight, none of the Transformer movies have ever been complicated or challenging. They are bombastic, loud, easily digestible and ultimately great fun. Transformers 3 gives you loads of bang for your buck, but very little else.

At nearly three hours long it is the longest of all three and direc-tor Bay tries to fill up the time with loads of explosion eye candy, namely Rosie Huntington Whitely. It’s just a pity she can’t act and Shia LeBeouf looks completely uninterested.

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IT has never being a better time to be a Dublin GAA supporter although it might cost you a small fortune. Trying to fit all the games that our county stars of men’s football and hurling, and ladies football and camogie into our diaries is proving difficult at this time. There is an array of activity and with that comes some suc-cesses.

In men’s football as I write, our senior team are about to enter another Leinster final, up against Wexford this time out. Win or lose they will still be on the road in the All-Ireland series for at least one more game and hopefully until September.

On the hurling front Dublin’s minors, Under 21s and seniors all reached a

Leinster final for the first time in GAA his-tory. Hats off to Shay Boland’s minors as they overcame a late challenge from Kilkenny to take the honours.

Unfortunately, the seniors came up against a rejuvenated Kilkenny side with Tommy Walsh, Henry Shefflin, Michael Fennelly and Richie Power returning to the side that the Dubs defeated in the Allianz National league final. Dublin have been cursed with injuries since the league final and the power of the ‘Cats’ was too much on the day. Dublin now head to the quali-fiers and looking at the permutations they will probably play the winners of Limerick and Antrim.

The Under 21 hurlers are up against

Wexford in Wexford Park attempting to retain their title that they won when beat-ing the Model county in a fascinating game in Parnell Park last year. It will be winner takes all here as there is no back-door in the under 21 grade as you head into the All-Ireland semi-finals.

In ladies football, Dublin were going into the championship series as All-Ireland holders but Meath shocked them in the Leinster semi-final at Portmarnock win-ning by a point and now the ‘Jackies’ must head on the tourist route if they are to reclaim the Brendan Martin trophy. But it hasn’t been all doom and gloom as the ladies under 14, under 16 and minors have all won Leinster titles this year.

Our camogie girls are going through a transition phase at present and the suc-cess of winning two All-Ireland junior titles is a distant memory. The seniors and juniors are struggling somewhat in their championship but the minors continue to make progress which is good for the future.

Finally, a big cheer for the Ballymun Kickams football feile team who won the All-Ireland title this month. Former Dublin footballer Paddy Christie managed the side as they ran out winners against the local St.Finbarrs club in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

Not a bad year so far and more to come. Support the Dubs and enjoy.

Great times for Dubs fans

Golf tipswith Aideen Rogers

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Setting up correctly to the golf ball for any fairway shot and how to remember

1. Posture and solid stance: with your feet together or slightly apart you have to bring your upper body and shoulders over enough so that it allows your arms and hands to hang from your shoulders (your shoulders should not feel rounded or slouched in any way and your legs should still be fairly straight at this point to help you maintain as much height as possible), your arms and hands are hanging just in front of your toe line when you look down.

Step shoulder width apart (the inner step of your foot to shoulder width) and un-lock your knee’s to create a solid feeling stance through the balls of your feet (no-one should be able to push you over) and at this stage your arms and hands should still be hanging just in front of your toe line when you look down! This is the place in our set up to grip the golf club.

*(pin a piece of string onto the front of one of your shoulders and when you un-lock your knee’s, your arms and hands should be hanging downwards with the piece of string just in front of your toe line!)

2. Grip and ball position for a right handed golfer: we have now established that we hold the golf club where our arms and hands hang!

Before taking your grip we must make sure we have the ball and the club face set in the correct position in our stance (the bottom part of your club, called your leading edge, lies square and fairly flat to the ground).

For a pw-7 iron the ball/club face is in the centre of our stance (making sure your stance is the correct width) and the top of the golf club (grip) is left side of our body along with a fairly straight left arm, “under your heart“.

This will create an angle in the shaft down to the ball when you look down. With the club and your left arm set this will help us grip the club correctly in our left hand. (the golf club should have the feeling of being held in the fingers and not in the palm of your hand).

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28 The Informer

Rathfarnham In Brief...Pearse Museum will hosts ‘Kilmainham Calling’ With images of the restoration of Kilmainham Gaol between 1960-1966, the exhibition tells the story of how a group of irish people rescued Kilmainham Gaol from near collapse in the 1960s. hundreds of men and women nationwide took part in the restoration project which preserved the building as one of ireland's foremost national monuments.

Kilmainham Gaol is an iconic building and Robert Emmet, Charles Stewart Parnell and Eamonn De Valera were all imprisoned there. it is particularly associated with the story of the Pearse Brothers since it was following the 1916 Rising that Patrick and William Pearse were executed in the Stonebreakers’ Yard of Kilmainham Gaol.

A volunteer committee obtained the lease of Kilmainham Gaol from the irish government in 1960 which had been in a state of total ruin since its closure as a prison in 1924. the committee called themselves the Kilmainham Jail Restoration Society (KJRS) and began restoring the prison building with the help of hundreds of volunteers. Many of the volunteers were veterans of the 1916 Rising, the War of independence and the Civil War.

the exhibition consists of images from the Kilmainham Gaol Museum collection which show the ruined state of the buildings in the 1960s, the restoration work as it was carried out and the colourful personalities associated with the project.

Opening hours are 9.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Sunday and admission is free. For more information contact Brian Crowley on 01-4934208 or email [email protected].

Ballyroan Library still open for businessPlAnS for the new library building in Ballyroan have gone out to public tender but a date has not been finalized yet. the library contin-ues to operate as normal and once the tender is awarded, notice of alternative arrangements for library users will be announced. Ballyroan library remains open until further notice.

IADT places for unemployed announcedDR. Annie Doona, President of Dun laoghaire institute of Art, Design and technology (iADt), has announced the securing of funding for over 135 places for the unemployed, to be offered through the Springboard programme.

the Springboard initiative, launched last month by the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn, tD, is a programme for job-seekers, which will provide 6,000 new places on higher education programmes across ireland. the initiative is targeted at the unem-ployed who, with some up skilling, could fill current or future job shortages.

Dr. Doona said that “At iADt we aim to offer opportunities across the traditional boundaries of practice. We do this through our unique blend of programmes and our strong relationship with industry and the creative and cultural economies”

“Yesterday’s announcement is very significant for the economic prosperity of this county, said An Cathaoirleach, Cllr. John Bailey. “ We are proud to be associated with a third level institution that contin-ues to offer so many innovative and exciting educational programmes, especially those that offer opportunity for the unemployed to up-skill with a view to re-entering the workforce”.

FreeTradeIreland.ie website launchedA nEW website where people can exchange unwanted but usable items has been launched. this new initiative hopes to help prevent usable items such as furniture, electronics, musical instruments, toys and more going to the landfill.

the online service, called Freetradeireland.ie, is available to all users free of charge, allowing people to view ads for items as well as post items of their own and is supported by the Department of the Environment, Community and local Government and funded by Dún laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

"Freetradeireland.ie gives items a new life and a new home and greatly benefits people throughout ireland in terms of time and cost savings, as well as reducing pollution on the environment," says Frank Austin, Director of Services, Dún laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

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Orthodontics (MSc in orthodontics with distinction) from e1990

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