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Unfortunately with the recent sharp rise in corona virus cases and deaths from the disease, our Government has emphasised again that there is a very real possibility of a resurgence of Covid 19 nationally. Therefore we must continue to practise constant handwashing, using the hand sanitiser, wearing masks in public, and practising social distancing especially when shopping locally in order to keep ourselves and others safe. We need to unite further as a community and support those who have supported us over the past few months. This means shopping locally so that our local businness need not only survive but our local employment is secured. Many of us appreciate local shops and enterprises going above and beyond their remit to help all of us especially those with health problems and the elderly and now it time to give back and support those same outlets. No one wants to go back into lockdown but it is our responsibility to ensure that does not happen. We must protect ourselves, our loved ones and everyone in our community by abiding by the regulations recommended by experts. We at Local magazines really value the essence of community, and the loyalty of you, our readership, our contributors and our advertisers without whom it would not have been possible to publish the magazine online and now once again in print during this crisis. The days and months ahead will be crucial to the survival of each and every one of us. Crucial to all of us workers and business owners and the survival of those of us who have health problems and those children who have their whole lives ahead of them. In other words all of you our readership. We must not let a second phase take hold and we all must continue to grasp this new era and continue to pull together. This means supporting our local businesses, supporting our carers and HSE frontline staff and supporting each other and all in our locality who need our help. Let us all stay safe, obey the regulations and remember please shop local! The Locals Team.

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Local News

Shane is surviving in “The Mud Bakery” Baker Shane Murray from Lusk is a very talented baker and a 2014 Great Irish Bake-Off finalist. He now runs a bakery confectionary business ‘Mud Bakery’ making and delivering brownies, cakes and other sweet goodies from his kitchen in a shed at his parents’ house in Lusk. However it has been a trying time for the young entrepreneur as his customers, which are nearly all coffee shops and restaurants, have been closed since mid-March. Despite this Shane is determined to succeed, he said,“I have a solid foundation of very loyal customers who use me all the time, but when they closed that was taken from under me. I was back to square one with my business overnight, which was very scary. “I had two options, either to sit at home and watch TV the whole time which would drive me crazy, or try to do something with the facility I have and a following on instagram who love my cakes. For the first delivery, the week before Easter, I completely sold out of my capacity in the kitchen in a couple of hours. I knew then that there was market for it. Over Easter, I got a lot of deliveries that were sent as a present to people they would normally go and visit. Or it could be mothers sending stuff to their children. It’s an alternative to meeting up with somebody and buying them dinner, or coffee and a cake. When we’re back to a normal schedule, I think they will be more stringent about when they want it delivered.” So what is his plan for the immediate future and post Covid. He said he plans to continue with his delivery service and would love to open a coffee shop of his own. He said, “I’ve thought about it for years and by the looks of the way the property market in Dublin is going to go, it might be something I’ll think about doing in the next couple of years.If I could do something like Deliveroo where there’s real-time ordering of stock, that would interest me.”

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Can you help – who is this? This is a long shot. My name is Christy Russell originally from Lusk Co Dublin. While going through an old photo collection of my Mother’s, I came across this photo and I’m wondering does anyone know who this lady is. None of my family know who she is, but seem to think it may be one of our relations in her younger days, but who? Probably taken early 1900s. Replies please to the Lusk community past to present facebook page.

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Top tips for saving on Back to school costs! The Following tips may be of use to you to help alleviate the back to school costs which are ever increasing after each summer holiday and may surely increase after this extended lockdown period. 1 - Label Everything- MyNameTags.ie has labels for uniforms, books and schoolbags etc. Label it so they won’t lose it! 2 - Buy Irish for PE/Sports -Earn reward points at o’neills.ie on their Irish made sportswear, remember points earned equals money off future orders! Excellent quality and value. 3 – Shop Irish for books- Educate.ie schoolbooks are produced in Co Kerry and are affordable too. 4 -Look for bargains- The Works stores in Ilac and Pavilions are excellent value for stationary and arts supplies. 5 – Tech support and service – For good value and great support on Technology buy at Compupacit.ie - ask for Brian he is extremely helpful and very knowledgeable. 6 – Stagger school fees- stagger school fees where possible, if you are struggling ask the school about your options. This year they should be especially flexible. 7 - Enter competitions and find out about discounts on items at www. mams.ie Helping you save on Back to School costs. 8 - Shop Smart- Penneys has wintercoats and schoolbags in stock now, good for socks, shoes and acccessories too. 9 - Be Covid 19 aware-talk to your children about safety and make sure they have tissues, hand sanitisers and wet wipes in their schoolbags every day.

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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.

WITH OSTEOPATHY

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Bulging or ProlaPsed discs

OsteOpath tony O’Brien D.O., M.O.C.I., M.I.C.O

Based in Swords - Tel:087 2992899

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Local News

Swords 5-year old is ireland’s ‘best junior baker’ Cáit Flood, a 5-years old Junior Infants class pupil at St. Colmcille’s Girls National School, Swords is one of Ireland’s best banana bread bakers. One of three children, Cáit secured the ‘Best Junior Baker under 10 years’ category award in a recent nationwide search to find Ireland’s Best Banana Bread recipes conducted by celebrity chef and RTE presenter, Donal Skehan with the support of banana distributors, Fyffes. From Balheary, Cáit’s proud parents Sean and Edel Flood were joined by her older sister and younger brother in expressing their pride and delight at her success – baking having been one of Cáit’s interests from an early age.“Her winning recipe submitted was a particular favourite and one she was accustomed to making. In preparing her recipe for the competition, she made a number of improvements, adding some extra ingredients such as white chocolate chips together with some attractive decorative touches,” her mother Edel said. Encouraged by her mother, a teacher in home economics at Loreto College in Swords, Cáit has been baking since she was just 3-years old. Ever since,

she has been busy developing her interest through cooking classes for children hosted by her mother on her Instagram page. Commenting, her mother added: “like many families throughout Ireland, ours has looked to home baking as one way to relieve the stress of being locked down over recent months.As she gets older, we hope that her success will lead Cáit to take an even greater interest in home baking and food preparation generally and look upon it for the pleasure and enjoyment that it gives,” she said. The overall Best Banana Bread recipe award was won by Gillian Carney from Cobh, who also topped the category for Best Ingredients. Reflecting on what he called “the amazing volume and quality of entries”, Donal Skehan praised Cáit for her “imagination and creativity” – qualities he said he was “delighted to see in someone so young”Speaking about the entries as a whole, he said: “Ireland has some exceedingly creative and talented home bakers. It was refreshing to see such imaginative ideas, ingredients and methods being shared, particularly amongst junior and dietary-restricted entrants”.

Colouring Fingal’s Heritage launched during Heritage Week Fingal County Council Heritage Office have

launched a fabulous colouring book Colouring

Fingal’s Heritage during heritage week. The book

which depicts wonderful illustrations that capture the essence of Fingal’s exceptional heritage,

was launched by Deputy Mayor of Fingal Cllr

Rob O’Donoghue in Swords Castle along with Fingal County Architect Fionnuala May and

Heritage Officer Christine Baker.By matching

cultural heritage with creativity this publication aims to introduce these sites and stories to new and varied audiences, both young and old(er)! Drawings are of varied detail to encourage all

levels of colouring enjoyment. The majority of

the sites included are open to the public and are

there to be enjoyed by all the family.Commenting on the publication Deputy Mayor O’Donoghue said “Fingal Heritage Office have produced a

fantastic programme for Heritage Week 2020 and I am delighted with the opportunity to launch

this Colouring Fingal’s Heritage publication as

part of it. The book contains images from across the county including Skerries Mills, Balbriggan 8

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County Architect Fionnuala May, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien. Chief Executive Heritage Council Virginia Teehan, Fingal County Architect, Deputy Mayor of Fingal Rob O’Donoghue and Fingal Heritage Officer Christine Baker.

Harbour, Clonsilla Church, The Royal Canal,

in an accessible way”.While celebrating Heritage

will definitely have wide ranging appeal. Heritage

Minister for Housing, Local Government and

Mulhuddart Holy Well and Baldoyle Vikings!. It is for everyone’ said Fingal Heritage Officer,

Christine Baker ‘And it is important to share the stories of Fingal’s past with our younger citizens

Week 2020 with a visit to Swords Castle, the

Heritage Darragh O’Brien T.D. and Virginia

Teehan, Chief Executive of the Heritage Council

were presented with a copy of the colouring book. Contact us: communitylocalseditor@gmail.com

Immediate Actions to Counter the Rising Rate of COVID-19

What is happening with the disease? The disease is increasing and the proﬁle is changing. In recent weeks, there have been multiple COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces, households and resulting from social events including sporting activities.

What everyone should do:

Adhere strictly to the basic hygiene guidelines.

Government has decided to put new measures in place to try to change this trajectory, protect the vulnerable, enable schools to reopen and health services to resume. These measures will be in eﬀect until 13th September. If we can get this right, we can avoid going back.

Cultural, Sporting and Social Activities

Avoid places and situations which are crowded.

Keep visitors to your home or garden limited to six from no more than three households.

Work and Transport

Over 70s and Medically Vulnerable

Restaurants and cafes, including pubs that serve food:

Sporting events and matches continue but behind closed doors.

Work from home unless workplace attendance is essential.

Limit interactions to a small network for short periods of time.

—All close by 11.30 pm.

Classes and training sessions limited to six indoor and 15 outdoor.

Avoid using public transport where possible.

Maintain 2 metre distance when exercising outdoors and wash hands on returning home.

—Customers wear face coverings until seated and again on departure.

For full details see gov.ie

—Table Table service only — no bar seating and no more than six at a table.

Avoid sharing cars with people from another household. Wear face coverings if this is not possible.

There will be an enhanced level of enforcement to ensure that workplaces, venues and organisers of activities adhere to the guidelines.

Public Health Advice

Wash your hands regularly

For more information go to gov.ie

Maintain a 2 metre distance from others

Avoid public transport. Shop during designated hours and wear a face covering.

Special measures for Kildare, Laois and Offaly will remain in place until 23rd August.

Practise good cough and sneeze etiquette

Wear face coverings in accordance with public health advice

Limit your social contacts

Local News

Fingal children’s art competition winners to feature at Highlanes Gallery

‘The Face’ by Wiktoria Anna Witkowska

‘Feathered Friends’ by Bailey Jones

‘Spring Flowers’ by Ryan Bouakkaz

‘White Dove’ by Maia McCann

‘Juicy Banana’ by Julianne Coleman ‘Tomatoes and More’ by Cliona Fitzpatrick

‘Enjoying The View!’ by Alex Jones

Nine talented Fingal artists, all winners in the annual Texaco Children’s Art Competition, are to have their artworks showcased at an exhibition of 30 winning paintings from the past 15 years of the Competition in Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda. They are Eve Aherne, a 6-years old pupil at St. Marnock’s National School, Portmarnock in 2017; Ryan Bouakkaz (8) from St. Cronan’s

‘Love Is’ by Nicole Halpin

Junior National School, Swords (2016); Wiktoria Anna Witkowska (16) from Loreto Secondary School (2016); Malahide Community School pupils Nicole Halpin (13 in 2016) and Cliona Fitzpatrick (14 in 2015); Julianne Coleman, also from Malahide (6 in 2014) and three students from Rush Art Academy – Alex Jones (11 in 2012), Maia McCann (10 in 2014) and Bailey

‘Fluttering Feathers’ by Eve Aherne

Jones (7 in 2014).The official opening, to which the winning artists have been invited,will take place at 11am on Saturday, 5th September. Following this, the exhibition will remain open to the public each day from Wednesday to Saturday from 11am to 4pm (closed 1pm-1.30pm) until Saturday, 31st October. Admission is free.

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Finance

Important financial aspects to consider when making a Will By Dave Kavanagh One of the most “put on the long finger” exercises in Ireland is making a will. A recent survey by Irish Life showed that 3 in 4 people say it’s important to have a will but 2 in 3 people in Ireland have no will. 1 in 3 people say they haven’t made a will because they “haven’t gotten around to it”!Avoid Capital Acquisition Tax - One of the financial aspects to consider (and a good reason to make a will) is that good planning can reduce or completely eliminate a potential tax liability in the event of a fatality. This is because without a will, it is the Succession Rights Act that determines how someone’s estate gets distributed and this may not be the most tax efficient, as there is a limit to how much someone can receive either as a gift or an inheritance, depending on their re-lationship to the person leaving the estate behind. There is no limit between spouses or registered civil partners. After that, there are three thresholds - In the current tax year, children can receive €335,000, other close relatives (such as grandchildren, parents, siblings etc.) can receive €32,500 and all others (classed as strangers, including cohabiting couples) can receive

€16,250. After these thresholds, all balances are taxed at 33%. So planning the right distribution of an estate can mas-sively reduce tax liabilities. Any other way to minimise tax? - When it is clear that a substantial CAT bill will become liable, a person can commence a Section 72 life plan. The proceeds of this plan can be used to pay the tax liability without increasing the value of the estate. These can be arranged through your financial advisor or broker and are the most efficient way to pay the tax liability.

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 0876414570. 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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Home Cook Recipes

Niamh’s snack attack cereal bars! Some of us are getting back to work, school and some sort of routine; and along with that comes preparing lunches again!Food preparation can form a very valuable part of routine but it may have subsided in the last few months.These cereal bars are very simple to make in advance and you probably already have most of the ingredients at home.Store them in a greaseproof paper lined container in the freezer and take out in the morning or a few hours before eating.

Ingredients:

Makes 12 squares • • •

300g dates (soak in about 100mls water overnight to help make a sticky date paste!) 200g rice cereal (eg.Rice Krispies or brown rice cereal) 70g almond butter (if you don’t have almond butter, substitute for another nut butter such as peanut butter

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50g dark chocolate chips. Optional: 50g seeds ( I used pumpkin, sunflower seeds and coconut chips as pictured in the image) If you are not adding any other ingredients such as these then use a totalof 250g rice cereal.

Tip: The size of the lunchbox you use determines the thickness of the bark. I used a 12cm lunchbox for the yogurt bark in these images which made the yogurt bark 1cm thick. If the yogurt bark is too thick, it will be difficult to bite into it!

Method: 1.Line a container or lunchbox with greaseproof paper. 2.Mash the dates in a blender/food processor or simply using a fork and some muscle! This

forms a sticky date paste which helps to bind the rest of the ingredients. 3.Place all of the ingredients except the almond butter into a mixing bowl and mix well together. 4.Add the almond butter to this mixture and combine well. 5.Place the well combined mixture into the prelined container and use the back of a spoon to smooth the surface. 6.Place into a freezer for 2-3hours. Then cut into squares or the shape that takes your fancy. Store in the freezer and remove 1-2hours before eating. 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

Local Sports

Lusk United underage football is back! Lusk United were informed recently that a parent of a club member had tested positive for COVID 19.Therefore the club had taken the decision to suspend all underage football activity with immediate effect for the wellbeing of all their members, their families and the wider community. However,we are delighted to announce that the tests from our member’s children came back negative and under guidance from the FAI & HSE we are safe to return to training as per training schedule.We would like to thank everyone for their messages of support and we’d like to once again commend the family in question for their swiftness and decisiveness in dealing with the covid situation and wish them a speedy recovery. In relation to the latest restrictions announced recently teams will have to separate their groups into pods of 15 people maximum:- Kids team (13 players & 2 coaches) - Adults team (14 players & 1 coach)We have all seen the effect a covid case has had on our club and community with the complete shutdown of football for a number of days. While the club did everything it could to protect its members and the wider public we need to continue our efforts around COVID-19 protocols.Thank you. Stay safe.

Round Towers young hurlers return to training

Our 2011 U9 Boys returned to play recently with a

and points scored. We’d like to thank Caseys Supervalu

hurling friendly against St. Peregrines at Blakestown

Lusk and Bandstand Barbers for their support. If anyone

Road. It was a fantastic morning and great to see the

has a boy born in 2011 and who may be interested in

boys back playing a match. The boys played a mix of

joining please contact Andrew Barry 086-8106959 or

ground and air hurling. It was fantastic to see great goals

Padraig Sheerin 086-0278623.

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News & Events Lusk AC Fit4Life Group to recommence this month

Most of our athletes have returned to training and we have been delighted to welcome a few new members to the club. Our next Fit4Life group will commence in September so check out our Facebook page for more details. There have been very few races to enter over the summer but Lusk AC have been well represented at the 3 Dublin graded meetings that have taken place in Santry and Tallaght. It has been great to see our athletes competing at the field events such as Hammer, Shot, Discus, Pole Vault and High Jump as well as Sprints and Middle Distance events. We are also delighted with a recent new equipment delivery.Lusk Athletic Club is a non-profit community sports club run entirely by volunteers. These volunteers give freely of their time (many hours each week) and expertise to help develop and enhance the lives of many. We are extremely grateful to all of you for your commitment to Lusk AC.The club has taken delivery of its first steeplechases skilfully and lovingly crafted by club members Simon Gaines and Mark Geraghty. A fantastic addition to the club. Thank you. As new safety procedures have been introduced at training we ask members to follow them at all times. Parents please explain to your children before returning to the club they must listen and follow all instructions given by our coaches and COVID19 safety officers e.g.:* Keep 2M away from others at all times.* No sharing drink bottles.* Sanitise your hands before and after training.* Cover coughs and sneezes in your elbow.* No hugs, high fives or handshakes.* Try not to touch any surfaces.* Most importantly if you are feeling unwell please do not attend training, stay home look after yourself and contact your GP.

Eddie Hamilton was 3rd at the EOI Midweek marathon in Clontarf

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Some of our new steeplechase equipment

Caoilfhionn Ni Mhadagain competing in the Pole Vault at Morton Stadium

Lusk AC were well represented in the throwing events at the Dublin graded meeting in Tallaght

Our members competing in the hammer throw.

Richard Foy on his way to winning the EOI Half Marathon in Clontarf

Junsa Taekwondo Club News Junsa training - still fun even with masks

Master Stuart Russell and Kalvin demonstrate the next drill to our advanced class. While it is difficult, we still insist on face coverings and sparring is kept to 15 minutes with the same partner for the session.

While people are staycationing and we are at reduced Class numbers because of social distancing, Junsa is still training.We are looking forward to welcoming back everyone in the coming weeks where we will have to extend our beginner, intermediate and advanced classes. At Junsa the welfare of our students is of the upmost importance, all our equipment is cleaned and sterilised after each class, face coverings are optional to our younger members but mandatory to our older members while pad kicking and during sparring drills, but most of all we want our students to feel relaxed and to have fun.For further information please contact Master Stuart Russell. 087 7775202.

Kalvin and Ciarán practicing their sparring drill.

Leg strength for training for Ciarán and the advanced class.

Tiernan and Ben in action.

Hope in action with her class mates in the beginners class.

Physical training for Ellen , Caolan And Mason .

Max’s jumping kick

Aoife’s punch!

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WIN €50 !!! WIN €50 !!! WIN €50 !!! WIN €50 !!! This is easy… we are offering you the chance to win €50. All you have to do is correctly fill in the crossword and discover the name of an area in Fingal spelt out in the coloured squares. Then send the completed crossword and your answer by email, with your name, address and telephone number to communitylocals@ gmail.com before 5pm on September 16. The first correct entry to be drawnwill win €50..Good luck

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1. Accurate, correct, right. (6) 5. Bring back to mind. (6) 10. Springy and flexible. (7) 11. Reveals more than one but not many. (7) 12. Work laboriously or incessantly. (4) 13. Make a mess of, destroy, ruin. (5) 15. A German Mr. (4) 17. A major division of geological time. (3) 19. Give it where it is due. (6) 21. Traded quickly from place to place. (6) 22. The elected local administration. (7) 23. Happening without warning. (6) 25. Able to cause serious fatal injury or serious damage. (6) 28. Was in command of. (3) 30. The invention of Mr. Otis. (4) 31. Household containers for flowers. (5) 32. Wear away by biting. (4) 35. Make a reference to. (7) 36. Gain with effort. (7) 37. A section of something that is long and narrow. (6) 38. Disclose to view as by removing a cover. (6)

2. Understand clearly. (7)

3. Spot the kitchenware. (4)

4. Directions for making a meal. (6) 5. Country of the Tsars. (6)

6. A large hollow in the side of a cliff or hill. (4)

7. Greatest in size. (7)

8. Busy and confused. (6)

9. Looked at with a fierce, fixed gaze. (6)

14. The fruits with rhymes. (7)

16. More pleasing or agreeable. (5) 18. Meals cannot have babies. (5) 20. 2,240 pounds. (3)

21. Performed an action. (3)

23. Lemons are dignified and sober in manner. (6)

24. Military action to prevent invasion. (7)

26. Stubborn beasts of burden. (7)

27. Gaped wide open as if tired. (6)

28. A motorboat with an open deck or a half deck. (6)

29. A period of ten years. (6)

33. A circular metallic band for the finger. (4)

34. A jockey’s aid. (4)

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