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Community Centre for Meakstown but subject to funding partnership with the Meakstown Community Council to plan and progress a permanent Community Centre in Meakstownand to report back by May 2018. they also called for a temporary facility in the area.. In reply the Council Executive said they acknowledged the need for a Community Centre in Meakstown and it will be included in the revised 3 year Capital Programme 2019 – 2021 but funding will have to be identified. They said upgrade works on Lanesborough Park are included in the 2018 Capital Programme. The Council said it is the intention of the Community Development & C O N F E ROffice E N ofCthe E Council C E Nto Treview R Eand update previous research including a feasibility/evaluation of potential sites. Prior to this piece of work being A recent meeting of the Balbriggan – Swords area Committee of carried out the Community Development Office would like the opportunity Fingal County Council dealt or attempted to deal with the question of a and feel it would be useful to have a facilitated session with Meakstown Community Centre for Meakstown but funding may be major factor. Community Council and the local Councillors to discuss and clarify the A motion in the names of Councillors J. Sinnott, P. Lynam, D. Smith, E. vision for future community facilities in the area. They said if the members Coppinger, J. Newman, P. Mulville,D. Butler and A. Devitt supported a call were in agreement this will be organised in January. The Exceutive said from the Meakstown Community Council for a Community &Centre C OforNtheF E Rfollowing E N ConEfromC this EN R E would engage a consultant to work with theTCouncil area. The motion cited the large number of young people in the area and the both Meakstown Community Council and the Community Development fact that there is a recent upturn in construction and in particular significant development levy income is being generated in the area. In excess of €3M for Office to progress the research, feasibility and needs analysis stage. The Executive said In relation to securing a temporary premises earlier the Charlestown Bovale Development. They also pointed out that previous last year (2017) the Community Development Office requested the Property development levy income has not been fed back into the community. Section of the Council to examine ifhere were any vacant properties in the The Councillors called on Fingal County Council to agree that the provision of a Community Centre is required and set out a public statement Meakstown area that may be suitable as a temporary community facility. in support of a Community Centre which will be included in the Capital They said at that time only one property was identified but as it was at first Development Plan. Also as agreed with Fingal the upgrade of Lanesborough floor level there were accessibility issues. The Council said their Property Parkwill also be included in the Capital Development plan. The Councillors Section has been requested again to examine if there are any other suitable acknowledged that a procurement process on the upgrade of the park has properties available for letting, however the budget will have to be identified begun as it is important to secure the park as soon as possible in 2018. for this. In Calling on Fingal County Council to set up a Working Group in

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A Festival of Family Entertainment The magic of Winter Funderland is returning to the RDS Dublin from the 14th of December 2017 until the 14th of January 2018. The best thing about memories is making them and Winter Funderland has created the idyllic festival of family entertainment to make them unforgettable. A Christmas Market and Ice Skating Rink compliment the traditional Funderland event. Wooden chalets will create a village atmosphere in the Christmas Market. A place to relax, stroll and enjoy the specialty foods among the stallholders peddling their unique crafts and trinkets. Winter Funderland also presents an authentic winter skating experience aptly named iSkate-On-Ice. It features Ireland’s largest 1,000 square metre outdoor skating rink. For junior skaters, iSkate-on-Ice provides the Magic Vacations rink for children aged from 3 years upwards along with balancing aids and double-bladed skates. Experience those perfect family memories of learning to skate surrounded by the lights and atmosphere of some amazing fairground attractions presented outside the main pavilion. With over 40 attractions from around the Continent, Funderland has a spectacular array of choice for all ages. Europe’s largest indoor theme park is presented in the Simmonscourt Pavilion in the RDS. Over two and a half acres of fairground attractions under one roof. Children will be spoilt for choice with Bounce World, Dizzy Drivers, Helicopters, Euro Rallye, Fun Factory, The Wild West, Chair-O-Planes, Toy Town and many more juvenile attractions for the younger guests. Funderland provides the ideal day out for all the family with fantastic family attractions for both adults and children, young and old, like the all new Santa’s Family Roller Coaster, the Magic Cirkus, Christmas Dumbo, the New Haunted House, Ice Jet, the Jungle River flume ride, the Waltzer, Dodgems, Carousel and so many more to enjoy and experience. Funderland also caters for the adrenaline junkies with some awesome fairground attractions. We have selected the ultimate thrill rides from across the entire Continent including the all new Exciter which is complimenting the Take-Off, Frisbee, Zero Gravity, The Extreme, and The Speed Loop Roller Coaster among many others. Funderland offers great value with the option of P.O.P (Pay-One-Price) Wristbands for unlimited rides (subject to height) or the traditional Pay- -Per-Ride option. Even better value is available when you book your Funderland P.O.P. Wristbands and iSkate-On-Ice tickets online. There are also Gift Vouchers available on our website which make a perfect Christmas gift for a loved one.

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Balbriggan Guide Dogs fundraising activities

As a new year dawns it is a time for those of us with all our faculties to think about those who by medical condition, birth or accident have not been blessed as we have. One such group we should consider helping is Ballbriggan/North County Dublin branch of Guide dogs for the Blind. Here is some forthcoming events which you may be able to support. The Annual Billy McGrath Poker Classic is taking place on Friday night 26th January in Oldtown House, Oldtown Co.Dublin. Starting time 8.30 pm and €50 per person to play. On the night there will be a raffle for a Hamper and other prizes Contact for this event: Balbriggan\North County Dublin Branch of Guide Dogs on 085 7663107 or guidedogsbalbriggan@gmail.com All proceeds to Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind The Annual Balbriggan Dancing Feis will take place again in 2018 in Clan Mhuire G.A.A. Club House Naul Co Dublin on the weekend of Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th February commencing at 9 am and finishing at 6 pm on both days Contact for this event: Balbriggan\North County Dublin Branch of Guide Dogs on 085 7663107 or guidedogsbalbriggan@ gmail.comAll proceeds to Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind

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Charities such as ours the Balbriggan\ North County Dublin branch of guide dogs couldn’t survive without the support of local business and here again is another company supporting us. Speck Savers opticians-Hear Center in Millfield S.C. balbriggan

train guide dogs for blind people and assistance dogs for families who have a child with Autism. www.guidedogs.ie

Santa was in his grotto during December on the second floor of the shopping centre and beside the grotto is a container which you can see in the picture which anybody who went along to see Santa made a donation to the local branch of Irish guide dogs for the blind

Thank you everybody for your support in 2017 and we look forward to working together this year 2018. If your making a new years resolutation why not consider volunteering with us. Details above.

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You can contact the branch on 085 7663107 or send an email to guidedogsbalbriggan@gmail.com

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Fingal CC wins Business Award

Fingal County Council was given an award for their work with home-grown businesses and generating Foreign Direct Investment at the InBusiness Awards on Wednesday, December 6. Chief Executive of Fingal County Council Paul Reid and Councillor Jimmy Guerin accepted the award on behalf of Fingal at the sixth InBusiness Awards ceremony at the Westin Hotel in Dublin. He said, “ We have a highly educated, skilled and diverse population and workforce who with the right resources and supports can contribute hugely to progressing Fingal..” Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Mary McCamley welcomed the award: “We have many innovative and enterprising business people who contribute to employment, tourism and the economy across Fingal and in many cases further afield too. I’m delighted that Fingal County Council have been acknowledged and included in this year’s InBusiness award for the work they do to support these businesses.” The InBusiness Awards were held in association with SKODA. Speaking at the awards, John Donegan, Brand Director of SKODA Ireland, said, “When I look at the prestigious list of businesses here today I can relate to many of them and their excellent achievements. Success does not come easy. Innovation, investment, recruitment and the ability to adapt are fundamental to survival, let alone success.”

Butler wants free wifi across Fingal in 2018

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At a recent meeting of Fingal County Council, Cllr Butler asked about the possibility of free public wifi being rolled out in 2018 across Fingal. In reply the Council said it is currently developing a plan for the rollout of free public Wifi across the towns and villages in Fingal. They said it is planned to commence this rollout in 2018. The rollout of public WiFi will take place in conjunction with the implementation of the National Broadband Plan. As part of the rollout the Council intends to apply for funding under the forthcoming WiFi4EU initiative once the call for applications is announced. Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

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Budgeting Smarter for the new year How to be in better control of your money improve how much you have left over each month: Carefully study 3 months’ bank statements. Make sure that you can account for every single transaction. On a regular basis, I encounter people who have been paying for things that they should not be. Direct debits they forgot to cancel. Subscriptions no longer relevant. Doubling up on things like house insurance (happens a lot!). Make a detailed list for grocery shopping (and don’t shop while hungry). This leads to only buying what you actually need, a lower bill at the till and less throwing out of food gone off. Also, check your receipt after going through the till. “Accidental” over-charging is far more prevalent than you may realise. (Since I began keeping record, one store has overcharged me 65 times!) Compare before you shop for larger items. Just because one store has a fridge you want reduced from €950 to €850 in their “Sale”, does not mean another store nearby that does not currently have a sale on, is not selling the same one for €799. A little research can produce big savings. Compare utility providers. Whether it’s electricity, gas, broadband, mobile phone service or similar, there can be substantial savings to be had by switching to better deals. Check when car/house insurance renewals arrive. Don’t automatically accept a renewal premium without checking around. A few phone calls could save you hundreds of euro. Review premiums on life cover/mortgage protection. Especially if you arranged it directly with a bank or insurance company that could only quote you for their products. Massive savings can be made doing this, as you pay for them over such a long period.

As a new year commences in Balbriggan, many people consider how they can do some things better than they did last year. Every choice you make, every activity you do, every change you contemplate, are in some way connected to your finances. You have income. You have expenditure. The aim is that the first one is always greater than the second, that leaves you with “disposable income”. For most people, the income side is relatively constant. So how can you improve the amount you have left over? On the spending side. The first thing to realise is that most people don’t accurately know the full details of their expenditure. They’ll know some of the main 14 BALBRIGGAN LOCAL-JANUARY 2018

and regular ones, but not all. You can test this by trying to list everything that you spent last month, then look at what you actually spent. They will rarely match. (Think of the last time you took €50 out of an ATM and bought a bottle of wine, for example. What did the rest of the €50 go on?) So the first step is to undertake a strict monitoring of spending for a month. Every cent spent on anything, whether cash, cards or direct debit. Log it every evening. After a month, you’ll have something to work with. The first thing you will usually notice is that you spent money on things that you really did not need to (and often wish you hadn’t!) This can help moving forward with reducing spending. But what else can you do? A few tips to cut spending further and hence,

In over 20 years of helping people with their finances, I have never seen anyone NOT make savings by doing the above. If anyone would like the free budget spreadsheet in excel format that will calculate totals as you input them, just email info@financialcompanion.ie with Budget in the subject line. Happy saving!

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Sports grants bring seasonal joy to Balbriggan area clubs Five sporting organisations in the Balbriggan/Balrothery area are celebrating and not just because this is a new year, for just before Christmas clubs across the Fingal region the received much needed Sports Capital Grants from the Government, after the fund was almost doubled this year. Some 48 Fingal clubs collected over €3.7 million from this preChristmas bonanza funding everything from pitch development to sports equipment and clubhouse refurbishment and developments. In this area, Balbriggan Cricket Club received €38,141 for new equipment. Balbriggan Rugby Football Club received €130,000 for pitch development. Balrothery/Balbriggan Tennis Club received €121,260 for refurbishment of their tennis courts. Balrothery Football Club received €19,580 for new sports equipment and Glebe North, Balbriggan received €58,283 for replacement of an all-weather surface. Reacting to the Fingal allocation from the grants, Senator James Reilly welcomed the funding and said: ‘As a former Minister who set up the national programme, Health Ireland, I am delighted that the Fine Gael Government continue to invest in sporting facilities for Fingal.’ He called on future funding from the Sports Capital Grants programme for a planned ‘sports hub’ in Donabate and to develop at least one municipal swimming pool to serve populations in Swords and Balbriggan.”

Personal Insolvency Arrangements work

Personal Insolvency Arrangements work and can return people to solvency while keeping the family home. A PIA or insolvency is not bankruptcy, it comes before bankruptcy and it is a better solution than bankruptcy for both the borrower and the banks in most cases. The courts have approved thousands of insolvency arrangements since the legislation became effective. PIAs work exactly the same and on the exact same basis for the ordinary family home borrower with €250,000 worth of debt as they do for a debtor who has millions of euro of debt. If you are unable to meet your financial commitments (including the mortgage on your family home) as and when they fall due, you are insolvent and eligible to make an application for a PIA. The sooner you contact a Personal Insolvency Practitioner (PIP) the better. The PIP will advise you of your options and assist you in completing your prescribed financial statement and PIA application form. From here the PIP will arrange for your application to go before a Personal Insolvency Court.

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Fingal remembers -2018-2023 – Can you help? 1916 Commemoration

Fingal County Council is developing a Commemorations Programme for the period 2018-2023, when there will be many aspects of our past which need to be remembered and commemorated. These may form part of the Decade of Centenaries in which we will remember significant historical events that took

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place between 1918 and 1923, or may relate to other aspects of Fingal’s history and heritage. The Council is now embarking on a consultation process so that the people of Fingal can have their say on what we should remember and commemorate. This process will also encourage a discussion on how such

commemorations can develop a deeper and more lasting engagement with our past. We are looking for your input in suggesting events, persons and themes we should remember between 2018 and 2023. This public consultation process will run until Monday 15th January 2018 and your input is vital for its success. The Fingal Commemoration Programme 2018-2023 aims to: • Reflect the results of the public consultation process now being undertaken by the Council. • Set out the events, persons and themes which Fingal County Council will prioritise for commemoration during the period 2018-2023 • Outline ideas for, and methods of, remembering and commemoration which groups across Fingal may wish to apply to their own commemorative aims during this period. • Detail the supports the Council aims to provide to local groups and organisations wishing to develop a commemorative event or endeavour during the period 2018-2023. The Council also encourages ideas and suggestions for commemoration from outside the Irish experience reflecting the fact that Fingal is one of the most diverse counties in Ireland with residents from many different countries.

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Fingal Students complete final mile of Marathon Pictured at the Marathon Kids final mile event held in Morton Stadium, Santry was Mayor of Fingal, Mary McCamley, Irish international athlete, David Gillick, and Chief Executive of Fingal, Paul Reid, with Sophia Motinga, Simone Tuthille, Emily Windsor, Doireann Carey and Aoibhinn McCooey from St Bridgidâ€™s, Castleknock

1700 students from 34 Fingal schools ran the final mile of a marathon in Morton Stadium as part of the MarathonKids Programme being implemented by Fingal County Council on Thursday, December 1. The fifth and sixth class students ran a total of 25.2 miles during group training sessions over an eight week period. To complete the

marathon distance, they ran a full mile at Morton Stadium together. On reaching the finish line, the runners were congratulated and presented with a medal by International Olympic Athlete, David Gillick. Also waiting at the finish line to present the runners with their medals were Fingal County

Council Chief Executive, Paul Reid, and Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Mary McCamley The MarathonKids programme was first implemented across Fingal three years ago and was the first of its kind in Ireland. This year saw South Dublin County Council implement the programme across their schools too.

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Pecan Pie-licious Breakfast Muffins Ingredients

• 120g Oats • 130g Milled flaxseed/linseed (See mixes with seeds/fruit in most supermarkets) • 120g Mixed nuts • 2 Eggs • 2 Bananas • 150g Plain yogurt • 30g Honey • 2 teaspoons Cinnamon • 100g Raisins • 50g Dates, finely chopped • 100g pecans, chopped

Home Cook Recipes

Method “Many of you will have heard the phrase or indeed have used it yourself ‘New year new you’. This often comes down to our health and in order to make these ‘new’ changes last we need to make them habit. One healthy habit is having breakfast and kick starting your metabolism and energy levels for the day. 1 in 3 of us in Ireland skip breakfast and on average it takes just 9 minutes to make a healthy breakfast. A quick solution could be to pre-make a batch of these super easy muffins below so that you can bring them with you on the journey and have them on the go Pre-heat oven to 180’c. Method: 1. Mash the bananas and mix with the 2 cracked eggs in a bowl. 2. Blitz the oats in a blender and add to the egg and banana. 3. Blitz the mixed nuts in a blender and add to the mixture. 4. Add the cinnamon, flaxseed, honey and yogurt to the mixture and mix well together. 5. Finally add the raisins, chopped dates and pecans. 6. Scoop the mixture into muffin cases on a tray and pop into the oven at 160’c for 30minutes. 7.Store in an airtight container for up to 6 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Change it up for variety and substitute 100g of other nuts/seeds or dried fruits to suit your tastes and preferences!!! Sports, Workplace or School Nutrition talks/workshops, please email: niamh@biabites.net See my ‘Fun food’ and ‘Recipes’ albums on ‘Biabites’ Facebook for fun food ideas. Niamh Arthurs, Public Health and Clinical Nutritionist”

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