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Please stay safe and have a wonderful Christmas! At the time of writing this we are in a period of increasing nnmbers of those suffering from Covid 19. It has been a long time since the pandemic began to dominate our everyday lives. What the future holds for any of us no one knows, but what we do know is that we, as a people, are resilient, caring and kind and we will not let this awful disease spoil our lives. Things will improve if we work together to make them better. Christmas is coming and we will enjoy it with or loved ones and families even though we still have to be very careful . We must continue to practise constant handwashing, using the hand sanitisers, wearing masks when appropriate, social distancing and having our Covid Certs in order to keep ourselves and others safe. We all love to party especially at this time of year but we must be careful. We must protect our mental and physical health and when Christmas shopping, shop locally. We at Local magazines really appreciate and and love promoting local community based sporting, charitable and voluntary organisations. We value the loyalty of you, our readership, our contributors and our advertisers. In the next couple of weeks we will be in the throes of Christmastime. Those days and the season ahead will be crucial to the survival of each and every one of us. Crucial to all of us workers, many of us again working from home, and especially to the survival of those of us who have health problems. This is the time of year when we are told to be charitable, show love and think of others. Let us do exactly that by adhering to the public health guidelines so that the smiles of our children, our grandchildren, friends and neighbours on Christmas day tells us that we have played our part and we are all healthy and happy. So, please let us stay safe, enjoy the season, check on our elderly and infirm relations, friends and neighbours and remember please continue to shop local ! Have a safe, happy and wonderful Christmas! The Locals Team

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Henchy welcomes increased expenditure for Fingal in 2022 budget Cllr Adrian Henchy has welcomed the budget adopted by Fingal County Council recently. In order to keep pace with continued growth across the county, Fingal County Council has adopted a spending plan of around €300m for 2022 which will help deliver improved services and see supports remain in place to help reenergise economic development in a post-Covid environment. Cllr Henchy said, “The budget is an increase of around €13m from the previous year and means the equivalent of €1012 per head of population will be spent in a number of key areas such as roads, parks, housing and the environment. While it comes against a backdrop of everincreasing demands for the wide array of services that the council delivers, there have been no rises made to commercial rates or Local Property Tax. I very much welcome the significant increases in the budget to help deliver a range of operational services across local communities, including road maintenance, traffic management, increased street cleaning, improvement works at parks and open spaces, as well as for projects as part of the Council’s efforts to encourage active travel. Some €1.2m has also been set aside to assist the recovery and development of the tourism sector in Fingal.This is a very positive and well-balanced budget which will play an important role in Fingal’s ongoing economic recovery as we hopefully emerge from Covid. It confirms that we are committed to undertaking the necessary steps to help progress the best possible outcomes for our citizens and that we can continue to encourage business development opportunities. The budget includes allocations to the following key areas:(A) €89.1m - Housing & Building, (B) €32.7m - Road Transport & Safety, (C) €19.4m - Water Services (D) €24.9m – for Development Management, (E) €49.4m - Environmental Services, (E) €52.3m - Recreation & Amenity, (F) €1.5m - Agriculture, Education, Health & Welfare, (G) €30.4m - Miscellaneous Services. While there was a reduced number of events held in 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions, funding allocated for 2022 will allow Fingal to host several key events which had been postponed or cancelled throughout the pandemic and means it will be able to further develop its culture and arts programme. That will see the highly popular Flavours of Fingal return in July 2022 .

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As things are beginning to get back to something resembling normal and community hubs are able to start opening again the Through the Lens camera club mounted an exhibition in the Donabate/Portrane Community Centre.The group had not been able to get together for meetings since the pandemic struck but have been staying in touch by email and WhatsApp. However the restrictions did not stop the cameras clicking and members have been out and about practising and honing their skills.The idea of an exhibition was suggested as a way of getting together as a group and kickstarting our activities again. We are very grateful to the community centre for allowing the exhibition; and to Alain Rochecouste for organising all the practicalities without which it would have never have got off the ground. The Through the Lens Photographic Group is open to anyone over 18, from beginners to more expert, who would like to join a group of like-minded people who enjoy photography. For more information call 085 2682266, or email info@throughthelens.ie

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All action at the Parish Hall - Happy Christmas to you all!

Donabate Parish Hall has a number of weekly activities taking place at present from Irish Dancing to Cards.In February/ March from Friday February 18th - Sunday 13th March, it will again do a “Cultural Slot” of about 3 weeks - where all weekly activities will be suspended - and hopefully Plays, Films, Exhibitions and Culture Camps etc can take place during this

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period. If you or your group are interested in doing something during this period please apply to Bernie in the Parish Office before Tuesday 7th December with all your details. This will all be subject to Covid guidelines and regulations that apply at the time. We wish everyone in our Community a Happy Christmas and hope that you stay safe and well so that we all can return to

normal activities and living as soon as possible. Thank you again for your support over the last year and a half in these difficult times and during our refurbishment. Again have a good Christmas and take care of yourself and each other. Bernie can be contacted at stpatricksrcdonabate@gmail. com or any queries to 01 8434574

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Pacers walk on the North and South sides this Autumn

The sun shone brightly and the rain stayed away on Saturday 30th October for the Peninsula Pacers walk from Kilcock to Maynooth along the Grand Canal.At Kilcock harbour we puzzled over the sight of green nets on frames suspended over the water. Luckily a passing local was able to solve the mystery for us by explaining that they are goals which are lowered for kayak hockey which is played in the harbour...wow !Further on we were heartened to see a road sign about otters...glad to see they are now numerous enough to require this caution signage. After one and a half hours pleasant rambling in the sun we arrived in Maynooth where we found a good oasis for refuelling in The Roost pub. Refreshed and renewed we had time for a quick look around Maynooth College and Maynooth Castle before it was time to leave by train.We also went on a walks on both sides of Dublin Bay! The Peninsula Pacers went on 8

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a number of long & short walks..In October, the longer walk group went on a Northside walk of between 10 - 12km. They went to Howth Head and from the Summit walked around the wooded & open area on top and then down to the village; resting for a coffee before returning to the car park at the summit. From this position they had a great view back over to Killiney. In November, the longer walk group went on a Southside walk of between 10km12km.Travelling by train from Donabate to Dún Laoghaire they then walked along the coast, with a great view back to Howth, then on to Dalkey where a great lunch was had! Afterwards, they walking on through Vico & Serranto roads on to Killiney Station where they hopped on a train home. The next walk will be on Thursday 9th December - for both groups - weather & Covid permitting. Contact Carolyn for further details. Contact us: communitylocalseditor@gmail.com

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How to make Christmas financially manageable By Dave Kavanagh Although it may be too late for some people, there are a few things that can be done to make the festive season less of a financial burden. Manage expectations: Most people can’t remember what they got 2 years ago, so don’t put yourself under too much pressure for “big” presents. Leave the credit card at home: At about 20% interest, adding debt for things you don’t need to overspend on, only starts the new year off in a negative. Be realistic with food shopping: The shops are only closed for 1-2 days, do you really need so much? In the days/weeks after Christmas, make a list of all the things you bought but didn’t really need or through out, and keep it for next year. Kris Kin-dle: Talk to family and close friends to agree to pick one person and buy them a present for a set limit, to ease the burden. Other things you can do all year round that can save you enough to cover the cost of Christmas: Switch utility providers, the savings can be quite substantial. Compare be-fore you shop for larger items: Just because one store has a sign saying the fridge you want is re-duced from €900 to €800, doesn’t mean that another store that does not have a sale on, isn’t sell-ing the same fridge for €750. Take the time to shop around when your car or house insurance re-newals come in, it can be well worth the effort. Review premiums that

you pay regularly, such as mortgage protection or life cover, especially if they were taken out directly with a bank who could not compare. Finally, go through a few months’ bank statements: we regularly find people paying for things that should have been cancelled years before.

Dave Kavanagh QFA has been advising people financially for over 25 years. For quotes or information (with no cost or obligation) he can be contacted by emailing info@financialcompanion.ie or use the contact form on www.financialcompanion. ie or phone 087-6414570, or @Davekav_ advice on Twitter and Instagram. Combined with his previous role of gym/ nutrition adviser, he regularly gives talks and workshops at seminars and events for groups, companies and government departments on financial wellbeing, positivity and motivation. As heard on RTE 2FM and TV3.

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Men’s Shed and Sea Scouts learning of Barn Owl Preservation

John Carrig presenting to the Sea Scouts

The Beautiful Barn Owl

On the invitation of Donabate Portrane Men’s Shed, John Carrig of The Barn Owl Project recently made presentations to the Donabate Sea Scouts and to the Men’s Shed about these fascinating birds of prey. John explained that the barn owl is red-listed in the Bird of Conservation Concern in Ireland, as it is estimated that there are now only 650 breeding pairs in the country. The main reasons for their decline are poison, roadkill and loss of habitat due to development. The Barn Owl Project is working to conserve the remaining birds by giving talks to school and community groups, like ours, and by working with farmers and landowners on how to promote barn owls in their areas.The Men’s Shed is hoping to work with The Barn Owl Project by making owl boxes and, with John’s advice and landowners’ permission, finding suitable locations for them.As interesting as John’s talk was, the real star of the moment was the 22-week-old barn owl that John had brought along with him.

Ukulele United Session in the Parish Hall

About once a month on a Friday night a group of Ukulele players will meet from 7 30pm-9 30pm in the Parish Hall to play a few tunes and sing a few songs. If you play a bit already and live in the area contact Phil: 087 2228658 10

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Johnston calls for temporary wheelchair accessible toilet at Portrane beach

Jack Tanner and his personal assistant Robert trying to access the toilet

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The toilet at Brook Beach Portrane.

Corina Johnston, Labour Party Local Area Representative is calling on Fingal County Council to urgently install a temporary wheelchair accessible toilet at the Brook beach, Portrane. Johnston said;” Imagine for a moment you are out walking and realise you need to spend a penny. You come across a public toilet and avail of its facilities and then continue your walk in a contented frame of mind.”Johnston added; “ now imagine you are on the same journey but on this occasion you are a person in a wheelchair and urgently need to use the facilities of a public toilet. You arrive at the cubicle and realise that the door frame is not wide enough to allow access for your wheelchair .” Johnston continued; “This is the actual position that Jack Tanner, a young man from the Burrow, Portrane who has additional needs, found himself in recently, when out with his personal assistant for recreation. In the lashing rain, the wheelchair became jarred within the door frame of the public toilets and his assistant had to haul himself over Jack and his chair to assist him. An absolutely shattering experience for this young person which does not send out a positive message for inclusiveness and equality for all. “Johnston said ;”This incident need not have happened if my concerns had been taken

on board. I contacted Fingal County Council in January last when they were installing the replacement toilets and expressed my objection to its location and the lack of wheelchair and baby changing facilities within the cubicles. In February I posted that surely it was possible to hire or rent a more appropriate wheelchair accessible toilet for the Summer. The response from Fingal was that they had already provided a temporary toilet and were in the process of identifying a site for a permanent replacement.” Johnston said; “We have recently been informed that Portrane is in the second tranche of replacement public toilets to be installed with a projected date for the completion of the installation of the permanent toilets now 2024. This is not good enough. “The Labour team of Duncan Smith TD, our councillors and I are now calling on Fingal County Council to install a temporary wheelchair accessible public toilet as a priority at the Brook beach Portrane, something similar to what was recently installed in Portmarnock and Sutton. We are also requesting that the CEO and the council’s Access Officer become personally involved in its provision. What happened to Jack Tanner should not be allowed happen again. “

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Leithinis Donabate Portrane CCE participants on film

Musicians playing together in session

The Uileann pipers practising

Leithinis Donabate Portrane CCE has had a busy few weeks.Our AGM was held on the 10th of November and a new Committee was elected. We took part in Fingal Inclusion week on the 19th November which allowed our members to showcase their talents. A great night was had by all.Fingal’s Creative Ireland Project 2021 invited applications for grant aid for cultural projects. Initiated by Leithinis CCE the Dublin County Board of Comhaltas Ceoltori Eireann applied for and were successful in securing grant aid for a project to highlight the rich heritage of 12

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Capturing the dancers and fiddlers on film

music, song and dance which Comhaltas actively encourages and promotes.To this end a young talented crew led by award winning film maker and champion all Ireland Fiddle Player Naoise Kettle filmed some of our members playing tunes and dancing in the newly refurbished Donabate Parish Hall. We are looking forward to seeing the finished video.We are happy to announce that the Traditional Music Sessions in Keelings started back on the 16th November. The session was led by Denis Stack. Leithinis wish to thank Denis and fellow musicians for a great evening’s

entertainment. The sessions will be held on the third Tuesday every month, with the exception of the December session which will be held on the 7th. We hope to see you all there.From January, 2022 we will be offering Guitar lessons. If you are interested in joining Leithinis Donabate Portrane CCE please email us at leithinis@comhaltas.net. Details of our classes, teachers etc can be found on our webpage leithinis.com.We would like to wish our members a safe and happy Christmas and healthy New Year. Contact us: communitylocalseditor@gmail.com

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AAfA wishes all members a Happy Christmas

A coffee after our classes! French and Sit & Get Fit is thirsty work

You may recognise the Christmas tree in the picture, it was the one that was knit or crocheted by many of the local ladies as an inclusion project for last year. And where is it now? It is in its original squares again BUT these are also being now transformed into knee blankets that will be presented to the Hospice. While it has been another very strange year for everyone, we have been able to join each other in our various classes! We celebrate that this has been possible. We also hope that this will continue into the new year and that we will be able to restart some of our missing classes too. We have certainly missed our music classes and not being able to perform our Christmas offering.In November we had a visit from five other Community Centres during Inclusion Week. The representatives joined us for some of our classes with a view to starting a programme like AAfA in their centres. We offered Sit and Get fit, Stronger for Longer and Meditation to them and finished off with lunch from Pea and Pod. And speaking of Pea and Pod, we are really pleased to Contact us:communitylocalseditor@gmail.com

have the café open and it is always a good finish to a class to go in and have a cuppa and a chat afterwards. Our AGM will be in January and it is your opportunity to get involved. Keep a lookout for the date for that and also for registering for our next session of classes. If you would like to take a more involved role in helping with the actual running of Active Age for All, we would love to hear from you and while you don’t need any particular skills, it would be great to see offers from you if you have administration, accounts or website experience. Just leave a message on the AAfA phone 086 8806808 and leave your name and phone number.If you are new to the area or new to retirement – you just need to be 55+ - you can call in to DPCC and collect an AAfA New Member form and fill it out and leave it for us, or email us at the address above and we email a form out to you. We can make contact and will do our best to include you in classes as soon as possible. DONABATE LOCAL-DECEMBER 2021

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A Happy Christmas from Donabate Special Olympics Club

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Atheletics Skills Happy with my certificate

Bubble Fun November was another action packed month for our Athletes. We were very excited and happy to welcome 15 new Young Athletes from our waiting list! Some of our new friends had been waiting over a year to join us, so it was lovely to finally meet them and their parents. We had lots of fun practising our running, jumping, balancing, throwing and catching! We did lots of smiling, laughing and giggling too – even though we really don’t need any practice with those.It’s not just our athletes who are busy. Our volunteers between them have invested hundreds of hours in The Covid Christmas Tree 2020 training courses; from child safeguarding to sports 14

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Stepping out in style specific coaching. One of our coaches, Louise, has just finished training to train other coaches. Louise is now a qualified tutor with Special Olympics Ireland who will deliver the Sport Ireland Coaching Children course to aspiring SO coaches. Well done Louise! We had some visitors from UCD School of Health and Human Performance to observe how awesome we are; our club is helping with a physical activity study in conjunction with Special Olympics Ireland. One of the purposes of the study will be to develop coaching drills for SO Clubs. The results will also help to develop a

video gaming application capable of supporting movement skills through a safe, educational and fun play experience.We had great fun helping Hayley and their wonderfl eam and we already can’t wait for their next visit. News from the North Pole is that all of our athletes are on the good list again and you know who will have treats for them again this year! On behalf of all our club members we’d like to say thank you to all our supporters for another wonderful year.We wish you all a happy and peaceful festive season. Contact us: communitylocalseditor@gmail.com

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Tower Singing Circle Event for Fingal Inclusion Week

Recently, The Tower Singing Circle had an event by zoom as part of Fingal Inclusion Week. The theme of the night was Songs of Emigration. Performers sang a range of songs from Doonaree to N17 and people emigrated from the Southside to the Northside for the night! There was even one person from Canada - Seán Buckley from The Burrow who emigrated there many decades ago. The Tower Singing Circle wish to thank FIngal

County Council for their support for the event especially Janette Scott Community Officer for our area, who joined them at the beginning to wish them well. The Tower Singing Circle meet on zoom on Monday nights, any song is welcome and the invitation is available by emailing a request to margaretgodwin59@gmail.com.

St Pats U13 boys squad make history It’s not often that we get to write about History Makers but that’s what the U13 boys squad from St Pats are! A massive Buladh Bós to them for winning their Juvenile Hurling League for the first tice in the Club’s almost hundred year history. They were the first Juvenile team in the Club ever to compete at this level and now only a few scant years later, they’re the first to take a Juvenile Title. Winning a League Title in any sport is a fantastic achievement but to win one in a recently introduced discipline with no older juvenile squads ahead to guide you is a feat unto itself.

This squad might be the first to play both Hurling and Football but they’re not the only ones. They’re

leading the charge in Pats Juvenile section where U13 down all play Gaelic Football along with Hurling/ Camogie. What a fantastic position to be in as the

Club approaches their century in 2024. Who could’ve

imagined back in 1924 that they’d have 1,100 members and be playing Football, LGFA, Hurling & Camogie. If you or your children would like to join the fun, just email them at info@stpatsgaa.com

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Nuttily Nutritious Christmas Pudding!! “This is a tasty twist on the traditional Christmas pudding. It is packed full of ‘nuttylicious’ nutrition and because it is quite rich and decadent, you will find yourself feeling satisfied after 1 slice! Don’t forget to be active over the festive season too, whether it’s dancing, walking, running or ice-skating that floats your boat, be sure to fit in the fitness as much as the food!

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whatever nut butter you have, better if it is smooth) • 30g honey • 50g cocoa powder • Juice of 1 large orange • 100g dark chocolate Tip: for some added festive flavour add 1 teaspoon of each of the following spices to the dried fruit mixture to soak in overnight with the orange juice: cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.

Method 1.Soak the dried fruit (dates, sultanas and figs) overnight in the juice from the squeezed orange. 2. Blitz the nuts using a powerful blender/bullet until all nuts are in a fine mixture. 3.Blitz the dried fruit in a food processor/blender and add into a

mixing bowl with the nut mix. 4.Add the almond butter, cocoa powder and honey into the dried fruit/ nut mixture in the bowl and mix to combine all of the ingredients together. 5.Place the mixture into a dome shaped container/mould and leave in the fridge for 3 hours. 6.Before serving, melt the dark chocolate. Turn the mould upside down on your serving plate and gently tap the top and sides in order to ease the pudding out. Then pour the melted chocolate all over the top and sides. Wishing you all a magical, merry Christmas and a fabulous, fun new year! Please follow ‘Biabites’ on Facebook for other food ideas especially in the ‘Fun food’ and ‘Recipes’ albums. Please follow @BiaBites on twitter. For nutrition talks/workshops at events or in schools/workplaces/community groups= please email: arthursniamh@gmail.com Niamh Arthurs BSc, MSc Registered Dietitian and Researcher Contact us: communitylocalseditor@gmail.com

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Donabate parkrun needs volunteers – Can you help?

Volunteering at parkrun

Everyone is welcome at parkrun

Runners at the first turn Our newly purchased defibrillator

Donabate parkrun returned at the end of September after a long absence

due to the pandemic and we celebrated our 6th anniversary in October. There have been regularly attendances of over 150 participants and it’s

been fantastic to see everyone enjoying their 5km run, walk or jog as well

as catching up with friends for a chat and coffee. We recently purchased a

defibrillator which will be available if needed at parkrun each Saturday. This

was possible thanks to the generosity of donations made by parkrunners. We

are truly grateful for this. We usually need up to 20 volunteers each Saturday to cover all the roles needed for a successful and safe parkrun. Some would say that it’s even more fun volunteering than actually running a parkrun

so please get in touch if you could help for an hour. Donabate parkrun is

a free, timed 5k run, walk or jog that takes place at 9:30am every Saturday Walkers at parkrun

at Newbridge House. You can contact us by email if yo are interested at Donabate@parkrun.com or send us a message on Facebook.

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Christmas arts and crafts, face painting and more. December 11th & 12th Includes a gift for each child

Tickets €10 Book on www.eventbrite.ie

To book contact CityNorth Hotel, Gormanstown, Co.Meath (just 15 minutes from Dublin Airport, M1, Exit 7)

Call +353 1 6906666 or email events@citynorthhotel.com www.citynorthhotel.com

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