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Goodbye January Blues and Hello February. The 1st traditionally marks the beginning of spring though the local temperatures would not have you assuming that in many cases. We have a lot to celebrate this month being the month of Love February 14th - Saint Valentine’s Day make sure to make it special with your loved ones. Also not forgetting Shrove Tuesday (or Pancake Tuesday) on the 28th February. We would like to thank all you readers who have got in touch with your positive views and comments and welcome more to do the same. Any local clubs, Schools or Committees we have not yet heard from please get in touch and tell us your news so we can spread your good stories to all of the community. Thanks to all the businesses who support us, and we ask all our readers as always to please support them too. Let’s work together!

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Month of Goodbye to miserable, dreary January. Hello February; month of romance! But, if like us, you have children and limited access to babysitters for Valentine’s day you may not be able to get out for a night on the town. Don’t worry, with a little planning you can have a romantic night at home. First tip is to feed the children separately. Give them dinner early and set them up in front of a movie with popcorn and the promise of an ice-pop if they are quiet for a while. Then set the table with candles, linens and wine and enjoy a quiet dinner for two with dimmed lights and soft music. Why not play a special song after dinner and have a dance around the kitchen? Last year we waltzed to the first dance song from our wedding! You don’t have to go out for romance, you just need to set the atmosphere with a little imagination. And if you are on a budget, you can pick up Valentine’s cards, candles and heart shaped decorations in Dealz for 1.50. If you need special dinner inspiration, we have recipes for fancy dinners on Mumstown.ie, just go to the

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recipe section at www.mumstown.ie/ recipes. My favourite is Beef Bourgignon, its easy to make, slow cooks over a few hours, giving you time to get ready and it tastes great with a glass of red. If you are lucky enough to get out, there are loads of offers for romantic dinners. The Waterside House Hotel, Twisted Olive, Bracken Court and Brick Room are all great on a budget. If you really want a wow factor and a fabulous night out, check out Scholars TownHouse Hotel in Drogheda. They give gorgeous goody bags to the ladies on Valentine’s night, making it that little bit more special. And their cocktails are divine. Whatever you get up to, remember it’s not about big cards and expensive presents. It’s the thought that counts. For me, I am happiest if my husband runs me a bubble bath, gives me a glass of wine and magazine and keeps the children downstairs for an hour, so I can have some peace and quiet! For more parenting advice and tips, log on to free parenting website www.mumstown.ie

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REMEMBER US ARE SEEKING THE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT TO HELP THEM GET OVER THE LINE THIS YEAR!!!

The Remember Us team would like to thank you all for your generous support in 2016. We have been busy in the office over the last few weeks organising our activity programme for the coming weeks and our first family respite of 2017. You can view our activities schedule on our website www.rememberus.ie. Our Family respite break is to the Ferrycarrig Hotel in Wexford this February. 2017 is a very exciting year for our members and their families as we anticipate moving into our new base later in the year. We still continue to look to the community, companies and businesses to support us in raising the final funds for the fit out. No matter how big or small the donations are we really appreciate them. This new base will create more opportunities to develop more activities for our special members. Look where the local communities support over the past few years has got us ... it has enabled us to buy the fantastic new base centre we will move into this year. So if you also would like to offer your support to this vital service you can do so by hitting the donate button on our website or by contacting Nora/Anne on 0860457003 or emailing them on hello@rememberus.ie to help them over the line! 6

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500 Trees to be Planted in ONE DAY

The Epilepsy Care Foundation have a community allotment project on the Swords Road. The project is now 5 years in operation. It consists of 320 allotments (the largest in Ireland), 75 of which are for people with Epilepsy and associated disorders. The remainder of the plots are rented to the general public, the revenue from this and sales from our shop of compost, seeds, plug plants and other products enables us to run the project. We are a not for profit organisation. Everybody working on the project is a volunteer, some with epilepsy and others from the general community. On February 11th we will be planting 500 trees in ONE DAY. As a project which prides itself on being totally organic we hope to improve the level of wildlife (birds in particular) in the area as well as contributing towards biodiversity. The event is being held in conjunction with the Forestry Foundation who are planning to plant 1 million trees around Ireland in one day i.e. February 11th. Members of the public are welcome to come along on the day and assist in the planting. If people wish a tree can be dedicated to a loved one or as a thank you for some luck they may have had in the past. There is no charge for the tree, all we ask is a donation towards the cost of a plaque and maintenance of the area.

Fingal dealer unveils fertiliser spreader offer Mindful that fertiliser is one of the most expensive commodities a farmer must buy, and that much of it is lost in hedges and ditches when spread by machines that are overdue for replacement, Skerries farm machinery dealer Leinster Hydraulics has announced details of a finance offer designed to help farmers trade up to a top end machine without putting pressure on tight budgets. In conjunction with farm machinery distributor Farmhand, the Fingal dealership has launched an offer available until mid-February that sees an Amazone ZAM 1201 model being marketed, complete with folding cover and lights, for an initial deposit of â‚Ź775, the balance to be paid in nine halfyearly amounts of â‚Ź775, inclusive of VAT. Renowned for its build quality and durability, the Amazone slowturning, high-capacity agitation system and reduced disc speeds is said to ensure an even, granuleprotecting fertiliser flow â€“ resulting in less dust and waste, coupled with better spread.

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The final Battle takes place!

RTE Junior presenter Reuben with Team Old Borough Swords at The Battle of the Book

The Battle of the Book is a reading programme that ran from September 2016 to January 2017 between Fingal Libraries and six primary schools within the Fingal area and is kindly supported by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). The aim of the programme is to get children reading, by using a multi-disciplinary interactive approach with art, an author visit and an active competition element between the different schools and their local library. The programme is designed to encourage the children to read and gain confidence, to discuss a common book providing a shared experience of reading to ignite a reading for life culture. As well as reading the book “The Ghosts of Magnificent Children” by Caroline Busher the children participate in different activities organised by Fingal Libraries surrounding the themes presented in the book. Two hundred school children from six Fingal schools descended on the Draíocht theatre in Blanchardstown last month, to battle it out in the final of the Battle of the Book. All of the children read The Ghosts of the Magnificent Children by first time author Caroline Busher, who visited each of the schools involved. The schools partaking in the competition were St. Margaret’s National School, Mary Queen of Ireland National School Rivermead, Old Borough Swords, St. Nicholas of Myra Kinsealy, St. Marnock’s Portmarnock and St. Patrick’s in Skerries. The children gathered to take part in a quiz to see which school knew the book and its author best. Ghosts.. is a spooky tale of an evil circus ringmaster, undead children, a blood curse and plenty of weird and wonderful twists and plots. RTE Junior presenter Reuben said when reading the questions out ‘only with this book could I possibly utter the following sentence...what is the name of the man with a duck’s head for a face...!’ It was a very close competition but St Margaret’s National School came out as victors in a highly contested final. The project is jointly funded by the Dublin Airport Authority DAA and Fingal Libraries. Maura Cassidy of the DAA was on hand to present the St Margaret’s team with their certificate. Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

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Roganstown Swords, Host to the Stars

We at Roganstown/Swords have had a great 2016, with a hugh increase in membership and Society/Corporate and visitor business. We have invested a lot of time and money in the last couple of years, and the movement of administration of

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Swords golf club has worked very well. We have added a few high profile members to our membership and we have some high profile events happening too with examples been American Golf 2 day event, PGA pro-am, Ladies under 18 Irish stroke play, which

attracts all the top Ladies in Europe, and is really an event that we are proud to host and which gets great crowds. We have also some high profile charity events in our busy schedule, so all in all we are really looking forward to a nice busy and enjoyable 2017.

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Katie Taylor Announced as Windsor Motor Group Ambassador

Katie moves up a gear as she joins the Windsor Motor Group Ambassador Family.

Windsor Motor Group, Ireland’s largest motor dealer group, is delighted to welcome Irish boxing legend, Katie Taylor as a Windsor Motor Group Ambassador. Katie, Olympic Gold Medallist, five-times World Boxing Champion and six-times European Champion, not to mention local and national hero, recently took delivery of her all-new 171 Nissan X-Trail. Commenting on the partnership, Peter Nicholson, Managing Director, Windsor Motor Group said: “We’re very proud to welcome Katie Taylor, to the Windsor Motor Group Ambassador family. Katie embodies everything the X-Trailhas to offer – powerful, packs a punch when it comes to the competition and just like Katie, the X-Trail manoeuvres beautifully. “She’s a remarkable and inspirational lady, who is passionate, driven, and determined and clearly has her sights set on one goal – to be the best – these are attributes Windsor Motor Group mirrors.“ “I can see why people fall in love with the X-Trail – it’s a beautiful car and drives like a dream”, said Katie Taylor. “The X-Trail is the perfect car for me, it’s comfortable, has tons of space, which is great for all my training gear and is really economical. “Established in 1964, Windsor Motor Group has become Ireland’s leading motor dealer group, with over 320 employees and tens of thousands of satisfied customers. It operates 15 dealerships, ten Nissan dealerships in Airside, Belgard, Bray, Clonee, Deansgrange, Dundrum, Galway, Liffey Valley, Long Mile, and Raheny. Furthermore, it operates two Opel dealerships at Liffey Valley Motor Mall and Airside Motor Park, as well as two Peugeot dealerships in Airside Motor Park and Clonee and a Mazda dealership in Galway. Further information is available at www.windsor.ie and on their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google+ accounts.

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Method “Kale....many of us consume it in juices, salads or the traditional Irish ‘colcannon’. But do you know just how nutritionally good kale is and how it can be eaten as a much healthier alternative to standard potato crisps? Kale has a rich iron and vitamin B12 content, both really essential for our energy, alertness, drive and focus in daily tasks. Kale contains several different flavonoids so it is boasting with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Not to mention its high calcium, vitamin C, vitamin K and vitamin A content. It is heart healthy, high in fibre and health promoting. Indeed with all these nutrients we could refer to it as the ‘50 shades of kale’!!! To maximise the nutritional benefits of kale such as the absorption of its calcium and iron content, try combine it with a food rich in vitamin C such as other vegetables like peppers, potatoes, other leafy greens or fruit such as oranges, kiwi or a squeeze of lemon/lime juice. Research also shows that absorption of fat soluble vitamins- A, D, E and K can be aided by combining foods rich in these vitamins with a small amount of healthy fats such as rapeseed or olive oil, avocado, nuts, seeds, oily fish. In my recipe below I use a splendid mix of healthy fats and vitamin C to make my kale crisps CRAZILY NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS!!. ENJOY!

50 Shades of Kale coming your way: 1. Preheat oven to 150’c. 2. Rip the kale up into large leaves with your hands by removing the stalks. (Throw the stalks into a juice or other recipe. DO NOT WASTE OR YOU WONT BE GETTING YOUR 50 SHADES OF KALE!!) 3. Make the dressing by mixing your chosen oil with juice and herbs/spices. 4. Toss the kale in a large mixing bowl with your dressing. It is important to do this in a mixing bowl rather than on the baking tray to ensure the leaves get covered evenly. 5. Spread the kale pieces onto a baking tray (use a baking sheet/parchment paper to prevent burning). Ensure the kale pieces are not overcrowding so that they all get a fair share of crisping! 6. Bake at 120’c for 15 minutes. Turn them over and bake for another 10-15 minutes until crisp! They will shrink and shrivel and the sooner they are eaten the crispier they will be...SO CRUNCH THE KALE AWAY!!!! Niamh Arthurs Public Health and Clinical Nutritionist www.biabites.net Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

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Local Businesses Working together to Give Something Back!

Country Crest Farm Shop Team: Elaine, Brendan, Jim, Michael, Malachy, John with Neven Maguire

By Rachel Reilly December just gone, Irish celebrity chef, Neven Maguire demonstrated the best way to cook the perfect festive dinner. Hosted by Country Crest, in Jones Garden Centre, in aid of the Saint Vincent de Paul. The event was a roaring success as the hall filled out, and people enjoyed canapés and mulled wine as they arrived. A fascinated silence fell as Neven talked the audience through his method of cooking a delicious Christmas dinner. For starters he cooked up some deep fried prawns from Dublin Bay. The main course was ‘Roast Turkey with Chestnut & Cranberry Stuffing’, and ‘Ham with Sticky Apricot & Ginger Glaze’, followed by a ‘Lemon Posset with Berries. Neven also cooked up a mouth watering rib eye steak that he sourced from the Country Crest Farm Shop, with a side of beautiful buttery mash potatoes. Throughout the evening, Neven answered lots of questions so the 14

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audience could get the most out of the cookery demonstration, as well as giving high praise for the Country Crest beef, saying it is the most flavoursome beef they have ever used at his restaurant. Neven was charming and humorous in his answers as he gave out advice about his cooking. At the end of the demonstration, when all the questions had been answered, a raffle took place with very generous prizes such as hampers and vouchers from the Country Crest Farm Shop, Jones Garden Centre, and Newgrange Gold. On top of this, Maguire also added a fabulous prize, a voucher including dinner, and bed and breakfast at his own restaurant, MacNean House. Country Crest had goody bags for everyone in the audience, with potatoes and onions from their farm and a printed booklet with all the recipes from the evening. A hundred per cent of the proceeds raised that evening went to the Saint Vincent de Paul. Overall this event raised a whopping €3,706, which was presented to a representative of the SVP on the night.

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Fingal’s Operation Transformation Walk joins forces with Parkrun

Marion Brown(left) with Ide DeBairtiseil from Fingal County Council with Cllr Duncan Smith, Cllr Joe Newman and Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Darragh Butler

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Enthusiastic walkers and runners came out in large numbers to take part in two 3k walks and 5k runs organised by Fingal County Council Sports Office in partnership with Parkrun January gone. This is the seventh annual walk to be held in Fingal, the third year in Ward River Valley Park, Swords and the second year in Porterstown Park, Dublin 15. The Mayor of Fingal, Councillor Darragh Butler was in attendance and ran the Parkrun 5k route in Swords. Children and adults walked or ran the 3k with many more taking on the more challenging 5k route. The annual walk is supported by Sport Ireland in association with the RTE hit show Operation Transformation and provides an opportunity for the people of Fingal to kickstart their fitness regime for 2017. Parkruns take place every Saturday morning at 9.30am in Porterstown Park and Ward River Valley Park and in other parks across Fingal with a junior Parkrun for younger runners in Rush on Sundays. New participants are always welcome to join. All you need to do is register just once on their website www.parkrun. com . Marion Brown, Fingal’s Principal Sports Officer said “This was a perfect opportunity for people to kick start their ‘get fit’ New Year resolutions with a short fun walk or run and to hopefully use it to start exercising on a regular basis. We would like to extend a big thank you to the hard working volunteers in both Parkruns for their keen and willing cooperation with the walks. They helped make it a memorable event for all involved”. For more information on getting fit and active see the Operation Transformation Facebook page or www.operationtransformation.ie

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Noticeboard & Parish News

Fingallians club notes Awards Night: Congratulations to all the

winning teams & individuals. A Big Thank You to Nommy Howard from the 1956 team who presented the Intermediate championship winning medals. (check out our FB page for a picture diary of the night)

Minor: Footballer - Matthew Petherbridge; Ladies - Naomi Doherty; Hurler - Danny Lynch. U21: Rachel Howard & Cillian Power. Junior: Hurler - Danny Mythen; Ladies –

Megan Campbell; Footballer A – Ryan Groves; Footballer B – Shane Walzer.

Intermediate: Footballer – Danny

Athletic Section: Any new juvenile members wishing to join the athletic section should contact Joe Evans on jdevansathletics@ hotmail.com Training times are Monday on the club track @ 6pm, Wednesday in Balheary @ 6pm and Sunday @ Colmcilles Grounds @ 11am. Fingal Sports Personality: Our

intermediate winning captain Donall Keane has been nominated for Sports Star of the Year. Please log on and give him you vote - http://submit. independent.ie/fingal-independent-maldronhotel-dublin-airport-sport-star-of-the-yearawards.html

TG4: Fingallians & Sinead Finnegan featured in

Campion; Hurler – Shane Howard.

a new documentary “Club na mBan” on TG4. It focused on women within the GAA.

Senior Ladies Footballer: Niamh

Indoor Hurling: Well done to all who took

Ward.

Hall of Fame: Packie Barnwall. Club Person of the Year: Sharon

part in week 1 of the annual Gormanston Indoor Hurling Tournament last month.

Groves.

Parade: The theme of this years St.Patrick’s

part this week, at the annual Gormanston Indoor Hurling Tournament, last month. The club fielded 6 teams at this Under 8 tournament. Also we fielded two camogie teams at under 11.

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Indoor Hurling: Well done to all who took

Membership: Applications are available

from the club bar each evening from 6pm or on the club web site www.fingallians.com

St Patrick’s Day Parade: Más maith

le héinne cabhraigh linn leis an bparáid Lá Fhéile Pádraig, téigh i dteagmháil le Liam ar 086 381422. If anyone would like to help with the St. Patrick’s day parade, contact Liam at 086 3814422.

day parade is ‘Celtic Creatures’ and will take place on Friday 17th March. Put your thinking hats on as to how we can incorporate this theme. Any suggestions welcome to fingallians@gmail.com Philip Kerr for hosting our first coaching course of the year last month, titled ‘Player Performance Coaching’.

AIB Swords: Go raibh maith ag AIB, Sord

Cholm Cille as an dtacaíocht lenár gcomharthaí Gaeilge timpeall ár bpáirc uile aimsir. Thanks to AIB Swords for their support with our Irish signs around our all weather pitch.

Irish – Gaeilge: Our Irish language group

further information please call us on. 01 8078855. Fingal Locallink

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YOUR LOCAL LINK Nifti operate as a Local Link office under direct funding from the National Transport Authority for the management and delivery of Rural and Local Transport in Fingal. We offer public and community bus transport to everyone in the community including young people, senior citizens, families, those with disabilities and community groups. Nifti mission statement; “North Fingal Rural Transport Ltd will develop and operate a local public transport network of transport services to meet the needs of the community, particularly those that are disadvantaged in the Fingal area.” For 16

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started back on Wednesday 11th Jan at 9pm in the club bar. Great way to brush up on your Irish in a relaxed, non-classroom environment. Suitable for all levels and free of charge. Further info from Liam-086 3814422

Réaltaí Átha Cliath: Bhí Fins lárnach sa chluiche carthanach bliantúil Peil na mBan idir Áth Cliath agus na Réaltaí Átha Cliath ar an 8ú Mí Eanáir. D’imir Sorcha Nic Mhánais sa chliche sóisear agus d’imir Emer Ní Éafa agus Niamh Nic an Bháird sa chluiche sinsear. Comhghairdeas speisialta le hEmer Ní Éafa a bhuaigh ‘Laoch na hImeartha’. Lán tuillte di. Ghlac Deiric Mac Sitric ról mar mhaor cúil. Dubstars: Fins were well represented at the Dublin LGFA annual Dublin v Dubstars charity game on Sunday 8th January. Sarah McManus played in the junior game with Emer Ní Éafa and Niamh Ward playing senior. Special congratulations to Emer Ní Éafa who deservedly won ‘Player of the Match’. Our Derek McKittrick was also on the Umpire team.

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Enjoy Super Bowl Sunday on our big screens in Babylon Event hosted by North Dublin Pirates €2 admission with all funds going to North Dublin Pirates Sponsors: Budweiser and Captain Morgans Captain Morgan will be here on the night with the morganettes giving out some great prizes!

Smash Hits at Babylon

Smash Hits (90’s tribute band) return to Babylon at Empire on Friday 17th of Feb, doors open 8pm, band starts at 10pm. Tickets €10* and available on Eventbrite.ie

Weekend Brunch at Empire

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1. Vegetable from Brussels. (6) 5. No Java for me, I’m a Native American. (6) 10. Keep a computer screen under review. (7) 11. Not well, can’t talk about it! (4-3) 12. Adds up to small children. (4) 13. A convicted criminal. (5) 15. Move an implement through with a circular motion. (4) 17. Woman belonging to a religious order. (3) 19. Those who look after others. (6) 21. Euclid becomes a Fascist dictator. (2 4) 22. A small Hawaiian fourstringed guitar. (7) 23. Highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried. (6) 25. Shelter for a dog. (6) 28. The outward flow of the tide. (3) 30. Feeling of marital discontent after seven years. (4) 31. An appliance that removes moisture. (5) 32. Folklore giant who likes to eat humans. (4) 35. The drink for Mr. Bond. (7) 36. Indecent, repugnant to morality. (7) 37. Conduct oneself well or properly. (6) 38. Not the sheriff but the next in line. (6)

2. One who makes jokes based on words with more than one meaning. (7) 3. A solemn promise. (4) 4. Deep covered dish for soup. (6) 5. The missing man in O’Connell Street. (6) 6. A moral depravity, corruption or weakness. (4) 7. Traditional Japanese form of self defence. (2-5) 8. Any substance administered to induce vomiting. (6) 9. An erratic deflection from an intended course. (6) 14. A song to lull a child to sleep. (7) 16. Small piece of bread or cake. (5) 18. Drain a radiator of water. (5) 20. Glide over snow for recreation or sport. (3) 21. “The cow is of the bovine ...” (Ogden Nash) (3) 23. A mark of shame or discredit. (6) 24. “John ...” author of “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.” (2, 5) 26. Lack of attention and due care. (7) 27. Suggestively looked or grinned. (6) 28. The stoat during winter, when its coat becomes white. (6) 29. Archaic “see”, as in “lo and ...” (6) 33. Type of credit card or entry permit. (4) 34. Used on an invitation to request a response. (4)

ANSWERS Across: 1. Sprout, 5. Navajo, 10. Monitor, 11. Lock-jaw, 12. Tots, 13. Felon, 15. Stir, 17. Nun, 19. Carers, 21. Il Duce, 22. Ukulele, 23. Salami, 25. Kennel, 28. Ebb, 30. Itch, 31. Dryer, 32. Ogre, 35. Martini, 36. Obscene, 37. Behave, 38. Deputy. Down: 2. Punster, 3. Oath, 4. Tureen, 5. Nelson, 6. Vice, 7. Ju-jitsu, 8. Emetic, 9. Swerve, 14. Lullaby, 16. Crumb, 18. Bleed, 20. Ski, 21. Ilk, 23. Stigma, 24. Le Carre, 26. Neglect, 27. Leered, 28. Ermine, 29. Behold, 33. Visa, 34. RSVP.

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