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Our Christmas message to you all! As you, our readers, prepare to tuck into your turkey roast and begin ripping open presents, the staff at Lusk Local would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas. We really appreciate the support your community especially the advertisers have given us over the past 12 months and look forward to your continued support next year. We would also like to thank our wonderful contributors who have made the magazine the success it is. So whether you are a reader, a contributor, or an advertiser we say thank you and hope you have a happy safe and enjoyable Christmas. From all the team at Lusk Local.

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Lusk Tidy Town’s Christmas card makes a return to shelves By Rebecca Daly The annual Tidy Towns Christmas card is back again for another year. This year the popular card features images of a snowy Lusk, taken by resident Brian Egan. The fundraising Christmas card has launched annually since 1992. The first Christmas cards featured sketches of Lusk by local artists. The card then progressed to colour photographs of the area.The card flies off the shelves every year. The Tidy Towns also produce a one page calendar, sponsored by the Harford family. Pat Kelly of the Lusk Tidy Towns says that the cards have been all around the world. She thinks that they are great for those outside of Ireland. “There is so many people that have emigrated down through the years. They always love to get a little reminder of home at Christmas time.” The cards were launched on November 23rd in Murrays, with Darragh O’Brien TD in attendance. The group also celebrated winning a bronze medal for the fourth year in a row. The cards are available from all of the local shops for €1 with the proceeds going towards the work of the Tidy Towns.

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‘Ardgillan Castle Revealed’ book launched by Pat Kenny Broadcaster Pat Kenny launched the book Ardgillan Castle Revealed,written by castle tour guide Aidan Herron recently in Ardgillan Castle.The book was financially supported by Fingal County Council who bought Ardgillan Castle in 1982. In attendance of the launch was Deputy Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Gráinne Maguire, local councilors and Senior Executive Officer of Fingal County Council’s Economic and Social Development, Mary Godwin. Terence Taylour’s family lived in Ardgillan Castle from the time it was built in 1738. He and his wife Lindy attended the launch as special guests along with many of Ardgillan’s voluntary tour guides. During her speech, Deputy Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Gráinne Maguire said: “Ardgillan Castle is one of the County’s most popular destinations among Fingal residents and visitors. Aidan’s book,Ardgillan Castle Revealed,offers invaluable insight to the history of the castle as well as unique details of treasures and collections that reside in the House are currently not on view to the public. This book is a creative and engaging reflection of the Castle, its history and importance in Fingal.” In his speech, Pat Kenny welcomed the book as an important initiative in respecting our history and traditions and described it as “a masterpiece of photography and story-telling.” During his address, Mr Herron said: “Ardgillan

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Photographer Eamon O’Daly, Author Aidan Herron, Deputy Mayor of Fingal, Cllr. Grainne Maguire and Pat Kenny at Ardgillan Castle.

is a unique place with unique attractions and stories. People need to see that the castle is more than just a panoramic setting as Eamon O’Daly’s sublime photographs illustrate. His images portray Ardgillan in all its former, poignant grandeur The entire proceeds of this publication will be donated to the Board of Ardgillan to kick start the process of developing specific heritage projects that will allow the public to view these valuable artefacts during guided tours of the Castle.

Ardgillan Castle Revealed includes photos taken by photographer Eamon O’Daly. On Saturday, the audience viewed an audio visual presentation of Eamon’s skill and innovation in bringing the scenes and surroundings of the Castle to life. This video will shortly be available on Ardgillan Castle’s website.The book is now on sale in Ardgillan Castle and in local bookshops. You can find out more about Eamon and Christine’s workshops at www.skerriesphotography.com.

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Big plans for local makeup artist

By Rebecca Daly Cathal Finnegan is looking forward to developing his career. Cathal is an 18 year old Leaving Certificate student in Lusk Community College with a passion for makeup. He began wearing makeup at twelve years old, when he bought concealer to cover his acne. He became a qualified makeup in 2017 artist after he trained with Vanity X Makeup. Since then, Cathal has made a name for himself in the local beauty scene. He is now based in Clare Allan’s Hair Design where he works on Fridays and Saturdays. “Its been an amazing experience. I have the

loveliest clients and I get to work alongside some very talented girls!” Cathal charges €30 for makeovers, including reusable lashes. He also offers 1:1 lessons where he spends up to two hours guiding the student through various techniques. The student also receives notes on the look to take home. Last summer, Cathal held a makeup masterclass in Skerries Harps GAA Club where he demonstrated various looks and gave his expert advice. Over 60 people attended and they received goody bags filled with products from Cathal’s favourite brands who “kindly” sponsored him. These included Essence, Cleanse Off Mitt, Repechage and LOV Cosmetics. Cathal has done takeovers on large Instagram

accounts such as Vanity X Makeup, who have around 25.6K followers, to do tutorials and promote other brands. “Takeovers are great because they allow me to expose myself to a new audience.” After the Leaving Certificate, Cathal hopes to study marketing or business to help develop his career along with his plans to hold more masterclasses. “They relate a lot to makeup so it all comes together.” Appointments with Cathal can be made on Facebook at Cathal Finnegan Makeup or by calling Clare Allan’s Hair Design directly. Follow Cathal’s looks at @cathalfmakeup on Instagram.

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Lusk Community Council - activities galore

The Cottage Community Centre is a beautiful community facility in the historic core of Lusk, adjoining Saint Macullins Centre and iconic Round Towers. There are many activities taking place here each day, Monday – Friday, from morning till night which include: Yoga Pilates Lusk Lusk Parent & Toddler Group Senior Citizens Group Guitar Classes Irish Dancing with Scoil Rince Tina Mation Art Academy Prosper Fingal Lusk Youth Club Lusk Quilting Group Brendan Ryan TD advice clinic Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee clinic St Macullins Centre, which is based

in the old church and Round Tower enclosure, is another one of our local community facilities. A beautiful historic building, it hosts various activities including: Windy Castle After School Club Power Drama Kundalini Yoga with Conor Crotty ICA Monthly meetings For all information regarding either The Cottage Community Centre or Saint Macullins Centre please contact The Cottage on 01 895 4180 or cottagecommunitycentre@yahoo. com The 2018 Ecumenical Carol Service will take place in St MacCullins Church on the Green on Thursday 13th December at 8 o’clock.

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Fingal Libraries secures €711k funding to invest in ICT

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Fingal Libraries has secured a major funding boost of €711,000 to upgrade and improve ICT and digital services throughout its network, which is a key strategic aim of its ambitious Development Plan to be rolled over the next five years. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring TD, has approved an almost €8 million investment for libraries nationwide, with approximately €6 million funded by the Department and a further €2 million contribution from Local Authorities. Fingal Libraries will receive €476,000 from the Department, which was the second highest grant awarded to a local authority by the Department. The remaining €235,000 will come from Fingal County Council itself. Announcing the investment package, Minister Ring said: “This investment will enhance ICT infrastructure, create new meeting spaces with state-of-the-art technology and provide dedicated digital learning suites. The new facilities and services will attract new users of all ages to our public libraries. I have to commend the local authorities for recognising the invaluable service the libraries provide and for committing €2 million to this investment package.”

The funding includes the provision of: • iPads/tablets/smart devices for users and for staff to assist users • Computers and workstations • Meeting space technology • Podcasting equipment and workstations • Mobile LCD screens with audio • Interactive whiteboards • Digital training suites • Maker space equipment County Librarian Betty Boardman, said: “This funding has come at a very good time for Fingal Libraries as it will assist us in achieving two of the main objectives in our Development Plan published earlier this year – to continue to provide high quality, welcoming, accessible spaces which meet the needs of library users and to reinforce the position of libraries in the community as key points of access to information technology and digital services.” The Plan identifies seven key objectives: Workforce, Capital and Infrastructure, Collections and Resources, Programming of events and Activities, Technology, Marketing and Communications and Collaboration and Partnerships. Over a million visits were made to public libraries in Fingal during 2017.

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Fashion

By Fashion Editor Carina Cunningham

Beautifully small and elegantly tall ladies day out As the Christmas Rush soon approaches I’m looking in all the big brand shop windows in awe of all that sparkles and shines.Christmas Office party’s, Christmas dinners, socializing- pub to club ! This is that season ! Like it or not it’s going ahead as always ! ‘Tis the season to be jolly’ and sure we all make an extra effort this time of the year. I would like to introduce you to both our lovely models , Denisa Guinan in her early forties , Tall and strikingly attractive and Yvonne O’Reilly mid fifties our sallow skinned Petit beauty. Both up for a day of Christmas styling head to toe. We started our mornings make over in Peter Marks hair salon.Main St Swords Nikolai Krivoluski stylist gave both our ladies a stunning look. Nikolai came third in Social and Personal magazine last year in their Photographic Award category and this year he’s representing Peter Marks for the Color Trophy at The Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge -best of luck to him with this.It was a real treat to have Nikolai style both my ladies.Nikolai was using this really cool curler. It’s called The GHD Oricle Curler retails at €199 and has been launched here in Ireland before any other country. Exclusively a Peter Marks product that first straightens and then curls the hair ! Very cool. It can be bought on line at www.petermark.ie and nationwide in their salons. After our ladies had their hair styled we went to Inglot in The Pavilions where i had booked my two ladies with the lovely Inglot make up artists. Sophie O’Kelly had been assigned to Yvonne and Roisin Agnew worked on Denisa. The MUA’s did a superb job with stunning results. The products in Inglot are very well known for extremely good coverage. Their foundation make up was flawless plus their eye shadows have excellent pigment resulting in strong fabulous eyes. Their blushers and conturing products are fantastic quality plus they have stunning highlighters. They have a Christmas gift guide , sets starting at €32 right up to €130 for the quality Brush Collection. These are super presents for any age. The staff are so helpful and friendly and you can see this is their passion. So we have two beautiful ladies hair done make up done. Where’s next I hear you ask? At this stage I felt the right place to take my ladies shopping was CoCo Belle Boutique in Donabate. Owner Amanda Ni Tuathaill, of this gem of a Boutique, has the most amazing style. Colorful luxury collections of designs,shoes, boots, costume jewellery,and accessories. Lots of bling bling and definitely something there for everyone at the most affordable prices ! Yes she’s got the balance right. I bought a top when we were doing the shoot plus one of my ladies bought two jumpsuits. We all went home with shopping bags bulging. We had great fun doing our photo shoot inside CoCo Belle.Amanda has also dabbled in furniture, mirrors and lanterns also at fantastic prices. Yvonne is pictured here wearing a Spanish / boo hoo style red devine dress costing €69.99 and neck piece €30.00. 12 LUSK LOCAL-DECEMBER 2018

Denisa is wearing a gold and black Versace inspired long dress costing €79.99 and shoes €20.00. Unreal prices for such stunning designs. If you haven’t been to this shop really it’s a must. My 23 yr old daughter also buys in here plus I have bought three tops , boots and fashion jewellery, as the prices are outstanding. I Hope you enjoyed this feature and my articles from last January to December. I have enjoyed our little journey in Community Local Magazines- it’s been great fun. I must thank my photographer’s Taz Smith who shot the first six month issues and Abe Neihum who finished the last six months these guys really are fantastic. Plus my Mua Momi Kay and Virginijia Vitkauskiene for hair who helped me earlier in the year with our fabulous photo shoots. Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and a happy new year. Carina Cunningham.

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Carina presents a cheque from The Style Warriors fundraiser to NECRET

Well we finally did it. ! Hand over Cheque day to NECRET Cancer Research. We were so excited to visit Professor Bryan Hennessy at Beaumont Hospital to hand over the cheque for €4,900 fund raised from our fabulous show. Bryan introduced us to his two leading ladies who work along side him Angela Farrelly PHD and Sinead Toomey PHD are Clinical Cancer Researchers. They both assured me that this money will go to very good use. We were in the new Smurfit Building it was actually amazing to see. The most educated people there learning and teaching all about Cancer. However Bryan nowtells me they are progressing much much quicker with successful treatments than in years past regarding Cancer and all its various connected.strains and illnesses He is one amazing person, very young to actually be a professor and such a normal kind respectful gent it was an honor to meet him. I met him at the show as he did a few minutes speech. On the night his wife also attended and she walked the catwalk and she was fantastic. They stayed for the Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

entire show which I was so delighted to see. This was a special night to remember. As for my super models I could not have done this without your very generous time not only for the show but for the fundraiser shoot I did in Ardgillan Castle. You guys and girls are so amazing and I thank each and every single one of you. I would never take you for granted your simply fantastic and I thank you all. Thanks too to the make up artists and hair stylists for giving both your time and your products. Seriously you are so so kind and I did explain to the Cancer team how lucky I was to have you all donate your time and products free. When you all could have earned a wage that fashion show day. We all did this in our own little way to help the fight against Cancer. Designers you and your models looked fantastic. Amazingly for some it was your first time, so big stage shock, but you all did it and did it so well, take a bow. To the shops, you and your models were fantastic and professional and what a balance of interesting collections. Thank you for being part of my show.

Thank you to Sponsor Ray Quinn Bathstore and More, his €1000 donation really went a long way to stage the production. Last but not least a huge thank you to my team of fantastic photographers led by Taz Smith and Co. Taz came to casting days and rounded up models nationwide who modelled on the catwalk and a huge thank you also to Aerial Martin camera man from Go Production who filmed the show from start to finish. Anna Waters here in the photo also helped so much with producing and stage management on the day with Gordon Flynn from London as stage manager. Also I must also say a huge huge thank you to one of my favorite gents in the public eye Mr Noel Cunningham who hosted the show for the second time. He has devoted his time to helping many many charities and in my eyes he’s right up there at the top. Thank you Noel. Ok that’s it folks. We did it and we did it to help others for all the right reasons. And all should be very proud of yourselves and what you all helped to achieve. Smile on and be happy. Thank you All Carina. LUSK LOCAL-DECEMBER 2018

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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! For 1:1 clinical consultations, public health talks or workshops in preschools, primary or secondary schools and workplaces, please email: niamh@ biabites.net See my ‘Fun food’ and ‘Recipes’ albums on ‘Biabites’ Facebook for other food ideas. Niamh Arthurs, Public Health and Clinical Nutritionist”

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Thank you from Balbriggan/North Dublin Guide Dogs Balbriggan\north county Dublin branch of guide dogs had some very successful events for the forthcoming festive season.They received great support at all of the following venues: Christmas Merchandise Sale - Millfield S.C. which took place on 02/03 November Christmas Merchandise Sale - Supervalu Balbriggan – which took place on 22/23 November. Christmas Merchandise Sale - Tesco Rush – which took place on 24 Nov. and finally Skerries Day Care Centre on Friday 30 Nov. The branch are very grateful for your support. All of us involved in fundraising for guide dogs are total volunteers and all moneys collected goes straight to head office of guide dogs Cork to train more guide dogs for blind people and more assistance dogs for families who have a child with autism To contact the branch-become a volunteer with us send an email to guidedogsbalbriggan@gmail. com or phone-text 0857663107 The picture shows a group of guide dogs volunteers with their merchandise stand at a recent event and this is the kind of table to look out for at all of our events.The other picture is of Tom O’Neill with his guide dog Gatsby and the owner of Cuddles Pet store Balbriggan a great supporter of Irish guide dogs for the blind.

Signs for thought-dogs under control by Claire Stauber ‘It’s the law - all dogs must be leashed’ – from parks to lake beaches, escaping this message on a recent Chicago trip was a no go. There, canine public outings are made easy. It is clear where, if and how dogs can explore the city. Dog owners seem to pay attention, too. Would these notices have made me bat an eyelid before I had a toddler? No. But these posts made me sigh with relief when I took my young son to visit Lincoln Park. Not only that, but back home and having dogs off leash has become a hot topic with local mums in Fingal and it is starting to bug me too. It all started on a summer’s day shell hunting at Malahide Beach. My son and I got to work with buckets in hand and buried our eyes in the washed-up sea bed. Then, out of nowhere, a ball of black fluff charges at my son, spins him around until he ends up face down on a pile of wet rocks and soggy seaweed. What seemed like minutes later, the owner saunters over and tries to wrestle the tearaway from us. Classic lines rolled from her tongue – “he is usually great with kids”, “he just wants to play” and “he wouldn’t hurt a fly”. Still in shock, I blurt out that the dog shouldn’t be out of her sight. And with that, the lead was whipped around his neck. Bizarrely the same incident, given not as dramatic, happened weeks later at Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

Portmarnock Beach. Friends have similar stories, mostly from Paddy’s Hill, ironically near Robs Wall playground. Was I just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Fingal County Council introduced ByeLaws which provide some guidance: Dogs can be off lead at certain times of day, months of the year and if ‘under adequate control’. Someone has got the wrong end of the stick when it comes to what this all means.

Avoiding places in fear of rogue dogs or my son growing up scared senseless of pooches isn’t an option. At the same time, I don’t want to put him in a position where he has a reason to. Perhaps we need to take a leaf out of the Windy City’s book and be more upfront about when and where loving dog owners can let their four-legged companions free. Maybe then, we would all feel safe to enjoy the open spaces Malahide and Fingal in general offers.

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Round Towers Lusk GFHC -Successful end of year By Rebecca Daly

Round Towers -Junior All County Champions 2018

Round Towers -Intermediate Club Football Champions 2018

Round Towers Lusk GFHC are ready to settle down for the Christmas period after another successful few months. On October 27th, their Adult team won the Intermediate Club Football Championship against Naomh Barróg CLG of Kilbarrack by 1-18 to 0-15 in Parnell Park. The next day, their Junior team won the All County Championship against Raheny by 3-8 to 2-7, held in St. Magaret’s GAA Club. The teams went back to the clubhouse to celebrate after their wins. The club’s chairman Pat Codd congratulated the team saying, “A fantastic achievement for the teams and their mentors.” Round Towers Lusk also held a fundraiser in late October with the theme “Abba Night”, as organized and hosted by their Ladies section. The tickets for this event sold out prior to the night and they raised €9,200! The funds collected from the night will go towards the club’s second pitch which will be “ready for action” in 2019. Pat added, “Our club could not exist without the continued support from our community.” The club’s Senior team gained promotion after they beat Naomh Barróg on November 18th 4-07 to 0-7. On November 22nd , members of Round Towers visited the Lusk Community Unit on Station Road to celebrate local man Jack Browne’s 100th birthday. The players brought the cup they won for the residents to see. In the same week, the Round Towers Poker Classic returned on Friday, November 30th. The club are now ready to settle down for the Christmas period, with matches finishing up in late November. Games will commence again in the New Year, around January or February. Round Towers Lusk GFHC send their best wishes to the community for the holiday season. “We would like to wish each and everyone a peaceful and happy Christmas and a healthy new year.”

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Portrane’s Moynihan secures his place in the promised land That’s right – Mount Juliet’s Gavin Moynihan has earned his shot at redemption after grinding his way to Main Tour status right on the number at Final Stage European Tour Qualifying School in Spain.It was never going to be easy but 14 holes through his sixth and final round he was coasting with two birdies on the card before nerves inevitably took hold. Bogeys on 15 and 17 made for an anxious finale, but needing a par to win, the Dubliner duly obliged by knocking in a testing four-footer to ensure his Main Tour return. Moynihan finished qualifying on 16-under-par for the week, good enough for a share of 20th spot, with the top-25 and ties earning promotion to the Promised Land. No surprise then that relief was the overriding emotion for Gavin having come through ‘Hell Week’ unscathed. “I just had a four-footer there and it was the most nervous I’ve ever been in my life,” admitted Moynihan of the putt that secured his golden ticket to a tour that proved fruitless in his rookie season this year. There had been a noticeable upturn in Moynihan’s form coming into the Final Stage examination at Lumine Golf Club. “The last three months have been very good,” Moynihan reflected. “The first three or four months of this year I was just missing cuts by one and two and it got to me. But Valderrama

was a big turning point, a top-10 there and it was nice to keep that going here.It’s one of the most demanding golf courses I’ve ever played [Valderrama]. I finished three-under and I was top-10. There’s not many courses in the world that produce that. It was a decent field as well.But I’ve

been enjoying the game recently. I went back to the Challenge Tour hoping to find a bit of form and I did so it’s been a very positive second half of the year.” (Copy and pic courtesy of IrishGolfer.ie)

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Lusk United’s U13c team on track to an unbeaten season

By Rebecca Daly Lusk United AFC’s under 13c team are on the way to a perfect season. So far, the team have won every match they’ve played since the season began in February. They won their league on November 11th after 23 consecutive wins. The team leads the league with more than an 87 goal difference – sometimes beating a team by 14 or 15 goals! Their manager Colm Maher credited the team’s performance saying, “They’re phenomenal this year, I have to say. It’s incredible. We didn’t expect it.” The boys finished as runners up in their league last year, eventually being promoted to a “harder” league. They have grown stronger as a squad this year, significantly beating teams they had lost to the previous year.The squad have been playing football with each other and have been trained by their manager Colm for five years. Colm thinks the boys have “developed” together. He feels that the boys get on very well and their chemistry helps them to win. He said, “You’ll see them on the road playing football together if they’re not training together.” The team train two hours a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They trained throughout the winter months last year, even when the season had ended. This helped them to prepare and be ready for the new league in February. This year was also the team’s first year as an 11 a side squad on a full sized pitch. Colm thinks the boys feel “fairly confident” for the last games this season, which will be played at home. They have not lost a game in Lusk in over three years! He also extended this welcome to anyone who would like to come and support the boys. “If anybody wants to come and watch them, we play on a Sunday up at Station Road around 11 o’clock. There’s a good atmosphere there.” Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

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News & Events Dublin City Marathon 2018

Parkrun on Tour It was Lusk AC on tour on recently. A large contingent headed to Darndale to give their numbers a boost and over half of the field were from Lusk. Colm De Bhal was second over the line and Emma Dennis continued her winning streak being first lady home. Well done to all for making a great impression including the super team of supporters.

Congratulations to all club members and Lusk locals who took part in the recent Dublin City Marathon 2018. A wonderful achievement. Hope to see you again for next year’s one!

Juvenile Championships The Dublin Uneven Age Juvenile Championships took place in the beautiful Santry Demesne in November. The races were top class and the Lusk juvenile athletes ran out of their skin in their races. We secured a gold and a 6th position with the majority of runners securing top 20 positions and with that scoring vital points towards their teams’ total. For them this competition will be of great advantage as we begin to think of the Indoor season in early 2019. Congratulations everyone and thanks to the coaches and families for their time and support.

Remembrance Run

It was a wonderful and very moving event on a beautiful, bright, sunny day in the Phoenix Park for the Remembrance Run 5k recently. Well done to Jennifer Swan, Orla Smith, Tanya Ryan and Olivia Byrne-McGlue who all took part.

Christmas raffle tickets now on sale! Christmas Raffle Tickets on Sale We are kindly asking you to help support our club by purchasing a Christmas raffle ticket. There are over 30 fabulous prizes up for grabs along with a number of spot prizes! Tickets are €5 each or 5 for €20 and can be purchased from committee members at training each night. All proceeds go directly to the club. Thank you for your ongoing support. 20 LUSK LOCAL-DECEMBER 2018

Junsa Taekwondo Club News Black belts and medals for Junsa Taekwondo Junsa Taekwondo recently celebrated the awarding of first and second Dan status to club members and the continued success of our youngsters in competition. At the Irish National championships recently Junsa Taekwondo came 3rd place overall team with 6 players, as the championships was only for A class fighters ( students who are black belt and above ) it was a fantastic result.

Patricia and Matthew Agibuno pass their 2nd Dan promotion test . (not in photo) Ryan Murphy and CiarĂĄn Skelly also pass their 1st Dan promotion test. This was a very proud moment for the club and their Coach Stuart Russell.

Conor Deery and coach Stuart Russell in Holland.

Recently Junsa played host to Australian National team players , Liam , Tamzin and Jess who were fighting international competitions in Europe and using Ireland as a base for there training. We facilitated 2 training camps for the young athletes who preformed extremely well in the European competitions . A great honor for the club.

Ben Kelly cadet -41kg national champion and -45kg silver medalist

Matthew Agibuno cadet -57kg National champion

Junsaâ€™s Conor Deery (right) takes gold in Holland in the senior division -63kg in what turned out to be one of the most difficult divisions of the day. Ben kelly cadet -41kg made it to the quarterfinals on the day.

Conor Deery also gained senior-68 National champion Also Megan Weldon junior 59kg silver medalist and Craig Proctor Malone junior-59 silver medalist both had to withdraw while fighting in the finals due to injury. As always many thanks to Lusk

Local for the coverage and support of our club . To the parents and students of the club a huge thank you. Junsa Taekwondo is always open to new students, please follow us on Facebook @ Junsa Taekwondo.

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