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Lets pull together and ensure a happy Christmas Oh dear, once again we have gone into severe lockdown in a bid to surpress this pandemic which has been plaguing our country and the world for the last10 months. Once again our movement is restricted. We have to stay at home instead of going to work except for certain exceptions and we are subject to nearly all the restrictions we had earlier this year. So,what can we do to make sure a new day dawns for us all soon. Well two simple things spring to mind. Firstly lets all pull together like we did at the start of the year and secondly lets all obey the Government rules and flatten the curve again. We should also all shop locally and ensure local jobs. Maybe this is the sharp shock we all needed to remind us about the dangers of not wearing face coverings, not regularly washing our hands thoroughly and not keeping our distance when meeting others.Community transfer of the virusseems to be the problem so lets not go back to meeting numbers of people. Simply put, we all want this to decrease again as soon as possible. We all want to reduce the number of people in hospital and worse, so lets all pull together now as we did before and turn this around quickly, get back to as near normal a society as possible and stay safe and enjoy the Christmas season. We all have mothers, fathers, children, spouses, partners and family we love and do not want to see ill or die, so please, please lets all pull together, protect ourselves, protect our loved ones and our neighbours and give each other the best Christmas present ever by flattening the curve again. That way we can have as near a normal Christmas once again. So please, obey the rules, stay safe, lets pull together and keep supporting our HSE workers, our local shopping outlets and most of all each other. The Locals team. Balbriggan Local Disclaimer

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Suspended Operations at the Bracken Court Hotel

The temporary closure of the Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan was announced today (Sunday, 11th October 2020) by the Moriarty Group, in a statement saying the company had regrettably decided to suspend its hotel operations in the town for the next few months. “Recognising the ongoing uncertainty that coronavirus (Covid-19) is causing we have made the very difficult decision, effectively made for us, to suspend operations temporarily”, Yvonne Moriarty, Hotel Operations Director said. The hotel staff and management were informed of the closure on Friday at 4pm by the Moriarty family, and work is underway to redeploy 45% of the hotel workforce to other nearby operations within the Moriarty Group’s retail sector.“2020 has taught us all many lessons. We have never been more grateful for our incredible resilient and devoted team and never so thankful for the support and loyalty of our local customers, wider community, and our guests. We would like to thank them for their continued support

and understanding at this time and we will continue to closely monitor the situation for now and look forward to reopening our doors as soon as it is possible to do so. The impact on our team, our business and our industry will be detrimental.”, Yvonne Moriarty said.The locally-owned supermarket and hotels group was established in 1987 and employs over 600 people. It comprises three SuperValu supermarkets, located in Balbriggan, Skerries and Palmerstown, and two hotels, the Bracken Court Hotel and the Court Yard Hotel in Leixlip, County Kildare. The Bracken Court Hotel reopened its door’s back in July after a €150K investment during the initial lockdown across the country. Having opened in Balbriggan in 2000, the hotel should have been celebrating 20 years in business this November, and the business owners confirm they look forward to operating for a further 20+ years.“Since reopening we have worked tirelessly to ensure a safe environment in-line

with all Government public health guidance, including the Department of Health and the HSE. We would like to take this opportunity, once again, to thank our staff who have followed every guideline to the letter in order to protect our guests and colleagues.”Balbriggan locals have been assured that the popular local business will again overcome the current challenge and resume operations early next year. “The hospitality industry is on its knees and will take considerable time to recover. The government have a serious challenge ahead to safeguard our industry and protect our wonderful céad mílefáilte hospitality.”, Yvonne Moriarty said.The Bracken Court Hotel will open its doors once again in 2021, and there will, most definitely, be anniversary celebrations again, the local business owners confirmed. For further information please contact: Yvonne Moriarty, Hotel Operations Director Moriarty Group 01-623 5805 / 087-688 9698 or yvonne@ moriartygroup.ie

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Bleeding Pig Film Festival online

As part of Fingal Inclusion Week 2020, the Bleeding Pig Film Festival in association with the Bleeding Pig Cultural Festival, presents ‘Shifting Attitudes’ a free online programme of short Irish films that shines a light on gender and LGBT issues in Ireland. From comedy to hard-hitting drama, each film comes from a very different perspective, yet all have a common theme in the importance of acceptance and inclusion. Date: Tues 17th November 2020 Time: 8.30p m............................... Film Programme 8.30pm -9.15pm.Films will go live on here http://bleedingpig.ie/virtual-film-event./. Eadrain Féin ( Between Us) written by Mairead Kiernan and directed by Daithí O Cinnéide (2016) (11mins) A son and his traditional Irish father in rural Ireland, struggle to find common ground after the son starts questioning his gender identity. Lily - written and directed by Graham Cantwell (2016) (22mins)The story of a girl with a secret on the cusp of becoming a young woman. The Shift-written by Mairead Kieran and directed by Megan K Fox ( 2018) (13mins)A female-centric comedy that dabbles in politics, gender, and everything in between. Q&A 9.15pm – 9.45pm The programme will be followed by a Q&A with Mairead Kiernan,writer of Eadrain Féin and The Shift and Clara Harte lead actor in Lily,Mairead Kiernan is a comedy writer based in Dublin. Mairéad writes for Fair City and has written two short films, both of which were selected for funding awards. Clare Harte, originally from West Cork, graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting and has since worked in both theatre and film extensively.The Q& A will broadcast live on the Bleeding Pig Film Festival and Bleeding Pig Cultural Festival Facebook Pages and viewers are welcome to get involved by commenting and asking questions. All information on Facebook Event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/840616870077753

Memory Makers - Reflections and Recollections, Cocooners Special Edition Fingal County Council’s Community Development Office has launched “Memory Makers - Reflections and Recollections Cocooners Special Edition 2020”, which features inspirational poems and short stories from cocooners across the County. The beautifully designed publication celebrates the voices of cocooners, reflecting and recollecting on memories, current or past events or fictional work inspired by these unprecedented times we are living through.In March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Government advised many older people or those who were classed as vulnerable due to ill health to cocoon and remain at home in order to minimise their risk of infection and prevent further spread of the virus. The Fingal Community Call Forum was set up in response to the Government’s request to assist the at risk members of our community to access essential services. In response to this, “Cocooning – A collection of activities for those self-isolating” was developed by the COVID-19 Fingal Community Response Project which is a collaboration between Fingal County Council, Age Friendly Fingal, Castleknock Community Centre Laurel Lodge, Blakestown Community Centre, Corduff Resource Centre, and Huntstown Community Centre.One element of this publication was the Short Story & Poetry Competition. Cocooners were invited to submit a short story or poem that evoked a memory of a moment in time or a special event that connected in some way to what is happening in Ireland today. The response was impressive with 39 entries received in the poetry section and 41 submissions in the short story category. The breadth and depth of the written work is truly impressive.Two volunteer judges, Marie McCaffrey and Domhnall Drislane had the difficult task of selecting three awardees in each category. The first edition of our Memory Makers Reflections and Recollections collection was published in 2008. The intention was to create a collection of some of the amazing work created by our seniors from across the county. Due to current government guidelines and restrictions we are not able to do celebrate the authors at a physical event. Join us fingal.ie/news/ memorymakersreflectionsandrecollections. This publication is an important 6

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How can you get 66% instant growth on your money? By Dave Kavanagh A hugely important topic is planning for retirement. Unless you want to try and live on a mediocre state pension for what is likely to be over a third of your adult life, it would be wise to make your own plans and plan early. Obviously, the longer you contribute to a pension, the more you will have when you retire. One of the most attractive aspects is the tax relief on contributions at your marginal rate. This means that for anyone on the 40% tax rate, every €100 you contribute is only costing you €60. Another way of looking at that is that your €60 has grown by just over 66% to €100 the moment you have put it in! The other tax incentives, are that pension funds are invested in a tax-free environment and you can also take a tax-free lump sum at retirement stage. If you’re fortunate enough to already be in a company pension scheme or a superannuation, that is great (although depending on your length of service, you may want to supplement your fund by paying AVCs (additional voluntary contributions)). The people that administer your pension scheme should be able to provide you with information about that. If you have your own limited company, you can set up your own scheme and allow the company to pay for all or some of

the contributions. For everybody else, You can set up a personal pension or a PRSA (personal retirement savings account) and still get the tax relief. Self employed - One option that many self-employed people avail of, is to pay an annual amount into a pension in order to reduce their tax bill. Usually, they would have up to 31st October in the current year in order reduce their 2019 tax bill, but due to Covid-19, for those filing and paying online to Revenue, they will have more time to do this. Dave Kavanagh QFA has been advising

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Pitman Training – here to help you! Do you feel that you are stuck in a dead-end job going nowhere fast?Do you worry that your lack of qualifications will prevent you changing careers, but find the cost of going back to university too prohibitive? If so, you would be by no means alone. We have seen many instances of people in that exact scenario. One of the most recent examples was Jane, who felt trapped in a career she didn’t enjoy and that offered no progression. She was unhappy.An informal chat with our career advisors changed everything for Jane. Together, they chatted about her life; her goals and ambitions and personal circumstances, and most importantly her dreams.Always having a keen interest in law, Jane signed up for a Pitman Training legal secretary diploma. Within just six months, she was a qualified legal secretary and secured a job at a local law firm. Jane was amazed at how flexible the qualification was, and how it allowed her to fit in study around her existing her lifestyle and commitments. Unsurprisingly, she says it’s the best

decision she has ever made. Both her skills and confidence went through the roof.The Covid-19 pandemic has, without doubt, changed everything we thought we knew about the world. So many workers have taken up working remotely as offices have closed; another string that a Pitman Training course can add to your bow.Our courses not

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up with these changes, and remain a valuable asset to any professional industry they choose to join.If that sounds like it suits you, then join us at our Legal Secretary Virtual Career Open Evening on Wednesday 4th November.Tel: 01 8404075. E:swords@pitman-training.net. wwwpitmantrainingswords.ie. Contact Maria Lalor.

Foróige Balbriggan are now working with 18-24 year olds

The youth service is now running an employability Programme every Wednesday and Thursday for young people who are not in education, training or employment. The aim of the programme is to increase young people’s employability, enhance their acquisition of employability skills and aid their preparedness and progression to employment, education or training through engagement with youth work programmes delivered by the voluntary youth work sector. The programme give young people the opportunity to explore different careers, develop their own personal goals, develop a plan for finding suitable education training or employment. Young people will develop their CV and interview skills, prepare for their driver theory test while also gaining an understanding of road safety through the RSA Wrecked programme. Young people will also develop skills to assist them in the workforce such as improved communication and leadership skills, problem solving, team work. Young people will also learn about entrepreneurship and how to develop their own business. For more information or to express your interest in the programme please call Áine on 086-7710790 or email aine.mcguinness@foroige.ie 8

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GoRedForDyslexia in November by Siobhan O’Neill White Did you know that 1 in 10 children in Ireland are Dyslexic? In the past, Dyslexic children were often shunned and ignored in school, as they were not considered to be clever. But the reality is, Dyslexic children are clever, creative and smart. Our daughter is Dyslexic and struggles with reading and spelling but also happens to be intelligent and observant with a vivid imagination. Thankfully schools are much better at supporting Dyslexic children nowadays. Our daughter gets additional learning support and can use technology, such as her scanning pen, in school too. The scanning pen (reader pen) is a tech pen which help her understand words and their meanings. When she comes across a word she does not understand, she scrolls the scanning pen across the word and the pen reads the word aloud to her. The pen also has a dictionary function, to give her a definition of the word if she needs that. The pen comes from Scanningpens.com and parents can get a 14 day trial for free by logging on to their website This month is Dyslexia

awareness month (#GoRedForDyslexia) and is a good opportunity to start conversations about Dyslexia. If you have worries about your child possibly being Dyslexic, contact The Dyslexia Association Of Ireland at Dyslexia. ie for advice and support. Also, speak with your child’s teacher and school principal about it. They can help arrange testing.We first started to worry about our daughter possibly being Dyslexic when she was around 6 years old and was struggling with homework. She had difficulty reading small, simple words and would often jumble them up. She really struggled with the word ‘was’, always reading it as ‘saw’. The school offered reading support and then, when this was not enough, they agreed to have her tested for Dyslexia. It was helpful to get the confirmation of Dyslexia because we knew what to do to help her and the school was fully supportive too. Please speak out and ask for the help and support you need because it will really help your child and that will make school a better experience for them. For more chat and support about Dyslexia, go to www.mams.ie parenting website

“The Cove” at Maydenhayes Are you looking for more space for your family to live in? Would a top floor working space in your home make your life more productive?Would you love a better quality of life, living 5minutes from beautiful Mornington Bay Beach and its beautiful environs?If this has tweaked your interest, then prepare to be wowed by an exquisite new house in Maydenhayes Cove, Mornington, County Meath, a private enclave of 6 gorgeous new family homes at a very affordable/reasonable price. These new large 5-bedroom detached houses are laid out over 3 levels, maximising space for comfortable living; with a bespoke comfortable airy space at the top-floor level presenting the opportunity for a fantastic space to work from home. Other features in these spacious A-rated homes include five comfortably sized bedrooms and family bathroom, generous ensuites, walk in wardrobes, an unusually spacious landing at first floor level, underfloor heating and high-quality sanitary fittings. On approach to the house, the stained glass in the front door sets the tone for a chique new house that manages to combine the cosy feeling of home with being comfortable, modern and on trend. The front door opens into a charming and stylish entrance hallway filled with a happy and homely personality that permeates the whole house. The hall leads into a wonderful airy, spacious, and light-filled living/dining/ kitchen area featuring high ceilings at this level. Patio doors lead out into a generous garden with its favourable south westerly aspect to the rear. The house also comprises a good-sized boot/laundry room kitted out with plenty of storage for buckets and spades… and also features a smart guest cloakroom.A visit to the show house is strongly recommended if only to see how efficient living and working in a spacious, tranquil and beautiful setting could be. The Maydenhayes Cove show house is on view each Saturday and Sunday between 2pm and 4pm and on Wednesdays and Thursdays between 12pm and 4pm, or by private appointment – prospective purchasers can feel free to call to make an appointment and/or to get help with any questions. Enquiries to: Pivotal Construction Limited (01) 4732473 Knight Frank New Homes (01) 6342466 or Sherry Properties (041) 9841149 10 BALBRIGGAN LOCAL-NOVEMBER 2020

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â€œSo open your mouth lad (and lassie) For every voice countsâ€? Dr Seuss Monday November 16th. marks the start of Fingal Inclusion Week. This is an initiative led by Fingal County Council and Fingal Public Participation Network (the PPN). One of the aims of Fingal Inclusion Week is to promote an understanding of inclusion in Fingal and celebrate diversity across the county.The Tower Singing Circle is delighted to participate in this initiative On Monday 16th.November we will invite people from other singing circles to join us at 9.00pm for an evening of song. We invite YOU attend. We like singers but all singers like listeners!Our moderator, Margaret Godwin, will host the Zoom session. To join the session we will post the link on The Bleeding Pig Cultural Festival Facebook page the night before-Sunday 15th. We welcome ALL songs and look forward to seeing and hearing you on Monday 16th.

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A Year in the life of Yarrow, Puppy in Training Hello everybody.My name is Yarrow, I’m a Puppy in Training for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind and I thought you might like to hear about me. I was born on 25th September 2019 to Mam Lulu and Dad Negan. I have 8 siblings – Yorik, Yorkie, Yazzi, Yetti, Yani, Yager, Yeska and Yanson.The reason all of our names begin with “Y” is because Irish Guide for the Blind assign puppies a name that starts with the letter of their litter. Prior to being born we were known as the “Y” litter.In late November 2019 at 8 weeks old I was placed with my Puppy Raiser Anne Mulligan in Balbriggan.I will stay with Anne until I am 12/14 months old. Anne is responsible, with the support of her Puppy Raising Supervisor, to train me so that I grow into a confident and happy puppy. In the future if I qualify I will help a Visually Impaired person as a Guide Dog or I maybe an Assistance Dog to help a child with Autism. My training with Anne involves going anywhere I will be required as a working dog. So I go to shopping centres, travel on public transport such buses, trains or trams.I also attend fund raising events for the Balbriggan/ North County Dublin Branch of Irish Guide Dogs for

the Blind. When I am out and about I wear my hi vis jacket to indicate that I am a Puppy in Training. Of course it’s not all work, I do have some down time as well.I enjoy free runs particularly in Ardgillan Park with my Guide Dog and non Guide Dog friends.The humans are great because they give us treats for being well behaved.In the next few months I will be leaving Anne and going to the Guide Dog Centre in Cork to continue my training. Initially I will be in Early Training before hopefully progressing to Advanced Training. By the time I am fully trained I will be almost 2 years of age. To contact your local Balbriggan/North County Dublin Branch of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, phone or text 085 7663107 or email guidedogsbalbriggan@ gmail.com or find & like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Balbriggan. Branch.of.Guide.Dogs You can Text WOOF to 50300 to donate €4. Text cost €4. Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind will receive a minimum of €3.60. Service Provider: LIKECHARITY. Helpline: 076 6805278.You can also visit the IGDB website www.guidedogs.ie and donate there.

Fingal County Council’s Events Unit is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for financial assistance for Festivals and Events taking place in 2021. Applications will be accepted for existing and/or new events or festivals which animate public spaces in creative and innovative ways and which are focused on developing measurable tourism impacts in the County. All applications should include a Covid compliance plan in adherence with current government guidelines. For more information and an application form, please email events@fingal.ie or http://fingal.ie/events The deadline for completed applications is 3pm on Tuesday 15th December 2020

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‘Remember Us’ linking in through social media by Nora Roban it’s been 30 weeks since our members attended their club due to COVID 19. We miss all our members and hopefully we will be back soon.I decided to do a Covid 19 Wall of all the photos sent in by our members for the Theme weeks, press releases, birthday wishes etc.Thanks to Matt, Sarah Ann, Ken and Martina it is taking shape now. It will be something to look back on in years to come. Everyday (including weekends) since the 12th March we have posted on our Facebook page sometimes twice or three times per day. We also set up a Parents /Carers Facebook page. Paul and I have made 29 Friday Videos that are put up on our facebook page telling our members what is happening on social media for the following week. We are in fancy dress! Also A weekly Webtext goes to all the families and volunteers to check in to see if all is doing ok and that we are at the end of the phone if they have a bad day or just want to chat.We are currently running Zoom sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays with Quizzes, bingo, yoga, dance and cookery. Our sensory room is available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays from 3pm for our members and their families. We are looking for volunteers to assist when our members come back to their clubs, so if you or a friend or someone you know have 2 hrs to spare a week please contact us.For more information please or email /Call us. hello@rememberus.ie 0860457003.Recently we had smile week and we had jersey week and many more themes during the past few months.Enjoy the photos!

Brody in our sensory room

Paul and I announcing PJ Week

Matthew for smile week

Paul and myself announcing Jersey week

James for smile week

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Philip for jersey week

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MAXIMISE YOUR POTENTIAL WITH OSTEOPATHY

Tony O’Brien Osteopath now open again for treatments! We are finally open for business again at The Swords Treatment Clinic in GymPlus Applewood Village Swords. For years we have been serving the Fingal community with the highest quality Osteopathic and Physical therapy treatments and we are delighted to be ready to do so again. We have prided ourselves on our cleanliness and sanitation in the past, but now we have taken even more steps to ensure your safety. We have actually surpassed HSE recommendations, with the use of air purifiers and air filters which ensure 99% of particles are removed from the air. Overnight the rooms are totally sanitized to guarantee all particles are removed. Your treatment room and plinth will be sanitized /disinfected after every visit ensuring it is contagion free for your treatment.Therapists will

have full PPE to hand at all times. We do request however that you take pains to sanitize yourself before you arrive and bring a mask with you. Your therapist will greet you at the front door at reception and escort you to the treatment room as waiting rooms are off limits. There is hand sanitizing stations throughout . If you have any doubt regarding your health please inform your therapist at the time of booking your appointment, you will be asked if you have any covid 19 symptoms, if you have come in contact with anyone who has Covid19 symptoms or if you suspect you may have been at risk. Honesty and transparency are very important at this point. So, to all our clients old and new we look forward to welcoming you to The Swords Treatment Clinic at Gymplus in Applewood Village.

Bulging or ProlaPsed discs MAXIMISE YOUR POTENTIAL do not always need surgery.

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Home Cook Recipes

Niamh’s basic bread – a truly lovely loaf! With lockdown and Covid restrictions, baking has been on the rise and became a more regular occurrence,even in households who never baked before!! This recipe here is quite a basic bread but the resulting loaf is really lovely and the beautiful baking smells are so comforting especially on darker Winter days. For more fibre, use a strong wholemeal flour.

Ingredients: • • • • • •

500g strong flour (And a bit more for kneading) 1.5 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons olive oil (Helps give the bread a nice colour!) 1x7g sachet active dry yeast 3 teaspoons sugar 300ml warm water (Not too hot or it will kill the yeast) Preheat a casserole or pyrex dish with a lid for 30minutes at 250’c (has to have a lid in order for the bread to rise in the oven)

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Method: 1. Mix dry yeast well into the flour in a large mixing bowl. 2. Add sugar, salt and olive oil. Then add the warm water. 3. Mix well until it combines together to form a dough. 4. Sprinkle some flour on a flat surface. Knead the dough for 10-15mins until the dough is less sticky, has a smoother surface and can stretch without tearing. If the dough is sticking to your hands, you could coat rub a small amount of olive oil all over your hands. 5. Roll the dough around to form into a ball. 6. Put a small amount of olive oil in a bowl and place the dough ball inside. Completely seal the top of this bowl with cling film. Leave to prove (set aside in a warm place) for 2-3hours until the dough has doubled in size. 7. Sprinkle some flour on a flat surface. Knock the air out of the dough by pressing it. Shape

again into a ball and leave for 1hour to do a final proof. 8. Score the top of the dough using a sharp knife. This helps the gases release 9. Place the dough in the preheated dish with the lid on for 20minutes at 250’c. 10. Remove the lid and allow bread to cook for a few more minutes in the oven until golden brown. 11. Place on a cooling rack/tray. Allow to completely cool before cutting. This can take up to 2hours.

For school, workplace, sports or community group nutrition talks/workshops please email: niamh@biabites.net See my ‘Fun food’ and ‘Recipes’ albums on ‘Biabites’ Facebook for other food ideas. Niamh Arthurs BSc, Msc Registered Dietitian Contact us: communitylocalseditor@gmail.com

Local Sports

Fingal unveil new Cricket School of Excellence

The Fingal community has come together to launch a new venture ‘The Fingal Cricket School of Excellence’ to enable passionate, local u11 and u13 club players gain access to outdoor cricket coaching programmes held at Balbriggan Cricket Club. The cricket school represents the positives of COVID, using the growing community spirit to come together, solve problems, and create the best opportunities moving forward. Mayor of Fingal Cllr David Healy said: “ I welcome the launch of ‘The Fingal Cricket School of Excellence’ and commend Cricket Leinster and the Fingal County Council Sports office for developing this innovative way to continue to provide coaching for young cricketers in Fingal.”Fingal Cricket Development Manager Brian O’Rourke welcomed the new venture “COVID has caused a complete re-examination of our Fingal cricket programme, and I am proud that again, the Fingal community has come together to turn an idea into a reality, to create a new COVID-safe cricket school to provide extra cricket training sessions to our passionate local cricketers”. O’Rourke added, “This is a new venture, tested through the Fingal u11s and u13s in 2020, but I hope that it will be expanded to all age groups, as seeing the passion of the young cricketers taking part, and Balbriggan Cricket Club as hosts, it is clear we have created something that we must expand and could be a model for other councils to follow in Leinster”.Marion Brown, principal sports officer at Fingal County Council was delighted to see the new venture saying “The Fingal Cricket School of Excellence is a shining example in these difficult times of what can be achieved when we come together and I am delighted that again Fingal will be leading the way in these community-based cricket programmes. Congratulations to Brian and his team of coaches for their work yet again to ensure an idea becomes reality for the young Fingal cricketers involved“.

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