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Local News

SWORDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY ‘Share a story’ and ‘Swords Voices’ projects

Mrs Long Ryan recording her memories of Swords over 80 years ago.

The society is kept busy with the various heritage projects to preserve and promote the heritage of the greater Swords area.Work continues on recording stories from the past which are included in the Swords Voices series. The next edition will be launched in September. Recently recorded was an interview with Mrs Alice Long Ryan who grew up in Swords over 80 years ago. She was reared where the Pavilions Shopping centre is now. The group continue their efforts to record the social history of Swords past, for the people of Swords future.Anyone who has a tale to tell about ‘old Swords’ might consider entering our @WHAT SWORDS MEANS TO ME’ competition which is held each year and sponsored by Mrs Mary McCormack of Tara Winthrop Clinic. For entry forms please email: swordsmuseum@gmail.com Ph: (01)8400080 There are also competitions for Short Story and Poetry. All results will be announced in early September. Swords Historical Society will also be taking part in ‘Share a Story’ a presentation of stories from all around Fingal by the Fingal Heritage Network. This will take placed on August 22nd (National Heritage Week) at St Sylvester’s Pastoral Centre, Malahide at 8.00 p.m. The Network, sponsored by Fingal Co. Council; Societies taking part also include, Malahide, Cloghran, Feltrim, Skerries, Lusk, Rush, Rolestown, and Balbriggan. A good spread of local stories which should make a good evening’s entrainment. Swords Voices and back numbers are available at Swords Museum, Carnegie Library, North Street. And Card & Party Shop, 52 Main Street. Please get in with queries about any heritage projects.

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Swords Library SUMMER STARS COMPETITIONS 2018 Enter our Colouring and Book Review competitions for the chance of a prize at the end of the Summer Stars programme in September!

1. COLOURING: Colour in any one of the Summer Stars colouring sheets and deliver it to the desk at Swords Library. 2. BOOK REVIEW: Choose any one of the books you’ve read and tell us what you thought of it. Then draw your favourite part of the story. Don’t forget to put your full name, age and phone number or email address on your entry. Competition Rules

One entry per child per competition. All entries must be delivered to Swords Library on or before August 31st. The entry must be entirely the work of the child. There will be two age categories: Under 5 and 6 and over. There will be one prize for each category. Winners will be notified by email or phone. We regret that we are unable to return entries. The judge’s decision is final. Pictures of the winning entries will be shared on Social Media.

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Local News

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Fingal Leader Partnership allocated 6 places under the Rural Social Scheme

Friends of Autism/ADHD Ltd are urgently looking for volunteers to help us in all of our Charity Shops. Two shops are located in Laurena House , 40 Dublin Street , Balbriggan (furniture store and clothes store) , one shop is located at Unit C6 (outer ring) Millfield shopping Centre Balbriggan and the fourth shop is located at 21 Thomas Hand Street , Skerries. Volunteers are needed to cover either a morning shift or an afternoon shift, but any time you can give would be appreciated. Our Millfield shop is open on a Thursday 12-8, Friday 11-5 and Saturday 11-5, the other stores are open Monday-Friday 10 am to 5pm and Saturday 11am to 5pm. A sample of the duties involved include sorting donations, displaying of stock, till work, and helping customers with their purchases. The furniture store would also require help with van deliveries and collections. Any training needed will be provided, and we promote a healthy, happy all-inclusive working environment. If you are in a position to give us some of your time, please approach the manager of your preferred shop OR alternatively contact myself, Niamh Doyle by e-mail at niamh.friends@ gmail.com , landline telephone no 01 8495670 , if no answer please leave a message and we will contact you asap. We have a facebook page Friends of Autism/ADHD Ltd and we can also be contacted via that.

Fingal Leader Partnership are once again to the forefront in benefitting the local Community with the news that they have been allocated 6 places in the Rural Social Scheme.This is a first for county Dublin and provides opportunities for low income Farming and Fishing families to receive income support by using their skills to provide certain services that benefit rural communities. The benefits to participants are that the scheme provides for Farmer / Fishing friendly part-time work in the participants locality at times that does not interfere with their farming/fishing activities. The minimum weekly payment is â‚Ź220.50. The spouse/civil partner/cohabitant/ child or sibling can work on the scheme for 19.5 hours per week if the farmer / fisherperson does not wish to take part. The kind of work involved includes,energy conservation work for elderly or those with a disability in the local area,village and countryside enhancement projects,environmental maintenance work including the maintenance and caretaking of community and sporting facilities and community administration / clerical duties. If you wish more details contact Paul at 018074282

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Mayor launches gum litter campaign The Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Anthony Lavin launched the Gum Litter Taskforce’s gum litter education campaign in Swords last week.The Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid, and Tony Egan, Ger Byrne and Derek McKitterick of the Council’s Environment Division were also in attendance. The launch marks a newly signed three year negotiated agreement between government and the chewing gum industry.The Gum Litter Taskforce exists to change the public’s behaviour by encouraging correct gum disposal through a targeted education awareness campaign. The latest report of the National Litter Monitoring Pollution System has shown that the percentage of chewing gum as a proportion of litter dropped to 8% in 2017 from 15% in 2016[1].The latest research results show 86% of people saying they dispose of their gum correctly, compared with just 54% in 2006 when the campaign began. Speaking at the launch, the Mayor of Fingal Cllr. Anthony Lavin said: “The Gum Litter Taskforce is a fantastic initiative for communities to get involved in. Each year, we see communities coming together with the common aim of reducing the level of littered gum within their respective localities. The campaign has achieved positive results to date in this regard, and I hope this year’s campaign will continue to further build on those results.” The GLT includes representatives of the chewing gum industry; Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment; Food Drink Ireland; local authority representatives and civic society.

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Fashion

Mum and daughter fashion shopping in Swords

By Fashion Editor Carina Cunningham Welcome guys and girls to ‘Community Local’s’ first Mum and daughter day out shopping shoot. I had asked in past if any of you out there would like to be styled. Anna Waters took me up on the offer and in fact emailed me asking if I could go shopping with herself and her lovely daughter Ciara. So we took it one step further and decided to do a photo shoot in one of the local fashion shops. Anna and Ciara both live in Swords so The Pavilions was the obvious choice. Anna is in her early forties and Ciara is nineteen, they are both stunning ladies and great fun to style. I chose the Vila fashion store mainly because their shop window is always so well co-ordinated and the colours are very striking. The way they colour block them with denim playing a relaxed part and their mixing up layers is very clever and ageless. These looks really can be worn from young to older lady. In fact teamed up with a posh hat they could be worn to the races or even a casual wedding. Their sizes are very user friendly 8

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and look stunning on curvy ladies also. We enjoyed going a little crazy taking photos in the shop window, at the fitting rooms, and even in front of the Vila light up image in-store boxes. It was a great day all round and very pleasurable shopping. Thestaff in Vila really do know how to team up their collection to create super relaxed colourful outfits from their extensive stock. We were lucky to have Ava ‘s attention and direction on what works for all ages shapes and figures. I think she hit the nail on the head here and guided us very successfully. Over the next few months I will be doing a face and hair transformation plus a few good men getting into flashy threads and looking sharp. Until next time, many thanks, Vila and to Anna and Ciara. Credits. Location: Vila, Pavilions. Swords, Mum: Anna Waters, Daughter: Ciara Waters. Make Up by Gemma Clarke of FX Make Up Academy, photography by Abe Neihum www.abe.ie, instragram:@ abeneihum Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

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Butler disappointed at Mens Sheds funding cuts Cllr Darragh Butler has said he is very disappointed to learn the Government are to cut funding for Mens Sheds. He said in a recent statement, “ As someone who has seen the excellent contribution that the Men’s Shed groups are making in Swords, Balbriggan and north County Dublin, reports that their funding is to be cut is very disappointing. As my Cork North West colleague Margaret Murphy O’Mahony stated in the Dail recently, a 7% cut to funding to the Irish Men’s Sheds Association will severely hamper the organisation’s ability to support men and will limit the positive impact that they have on our society by limiting their ability to grow and set up in additional locations.” Deputy Murphy O’Mahony was commenting after receiving a parliamentary reply to a question she asked following concerns raised with her by a number of local men’s sheds bodies. She said,“The HSE has informed me that a cut of €18,700 has been ordered following a decision of the Government to apply cuts to Section 39 Grant Aid Funding and to the Health and Wellbeing Division. This will have an impact on the ability of the national association to support local men’s sheds clubs across the country. Enhanced funding had been secured for 2017 but the cut to its 2018 budget is really damaging as it scuppers the ability of the organisation to plan for expansion..Anything we can do to reach this highly vulnerable group of people that all too often are do not discuss challenges they face must not be limited by funding cuts.It’s disappointing that cuts made by Fine Gael in government are seeing reductions which will inhibit the ability of great organisations such as the Men’s Sheds Association. They must be reversed if we are to properly deal with isolation amongst the most vulnerable in our country,” concluded Murphy O’Mahony.

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Finance

Rented accommodation and income protection By Dave Kavanagh There are obvious differences between those that have mortgages and own their homes and those that rent their accommodation, such as getting a deposit together to purchase a property and qualifying for a mortgage, versus being able to move location at relatively short notice. For those in rented accommodation, there are a few other points worth considering: If someone owns their property and runs into temporary, financial difficulty, for example an injury or illness that keeps them off work for a while, there are arrangements that can be made with their lender for a short term, leaving them in a position where there is no immediate impact on their living arrangements. However, for those renting privately, if the same event occurred, they would most likely be evicted if they could not pay rent on time and in full. When someone cannot work due to illness or injury, depending on their employer, they may be paid for a certain period of time, they may be paid “at the employer’s discretion” or they may not be paid at all. Yet, ironically, a higher proportion of people that own their homes have things like income protection or specified illness cover in place. One of the reasons for this, is that at the time of going through a mortgage

application process, they are usually exposed to some degree of financial advice, whether from the lender, a broker, or a financial adviser, who may have made them aware of the options available to protect against the unexpected loss of income (or the financial impact of a serious illness). Having not gone through this process, many of those renting are not aware of these same options, despite being more vulnerable in rented accommodation. Another school of thought is that people who are making a commitment to purchase their own home, are more likely to plan for such events so that their long-term plans of owning their home mortgage-free, are not compromised. Whereas those in rented accommodation may not have given the same consideration to their long-term financial security. In the current climate of expensive rents and very limited property vacancies, the impact on anyone in rented accommodation suffering a loss of income is even more problematic. It’s well worth taking a little time to consider how you would be impacted and investigate what options there are for you. In basic terms, the earlier (younger) someone commences income protection and/or serious illness cover, the cheaper the premiums will be. Income protection will pay a portion of someone’s income if they are unable to work due to illness or injury and suffer a loss of income, after a deferred period and until they can return to work. Specified illness cover will pay out a tax-free

lump sum on diagnosis of one of the specified illnesses that are covered. 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. 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. He has spoken at all of The Full 360 events with Alison Canavan around the country. As heard on RTE 2FM and TV3.

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Local News

Fingal County Council launch fleet of Electric vans

Mayor Lavin launches the new electric vans with Council CEO Paul Reid and officials

Fingal County Council’s five new electric vehicles were launched by Chief Executive Paul Reid and Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Anthony Lavin at Malahide Castle recently.The fleet of fully electric Citroen Berlingo vans to be used by staff are the beginning of Fingal’s transition to electrification.

More electric vehicles are set to follow in a commitment to promoting sustainability and tackling climate change. Fully electric vehicles provide a reduction in air pollution and carbon emissions tackling global warming whilst offering whole life cost

savings. They require less maintenance and offer the drivers a quieter, smoother, more enjoyable driving experience. They are very functional and are superior at accelerating and climbing than standard petrol or diesel powered vehicles. During the launch, Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Anthony Lavin said: “Fingal’s environment and natural landscape are extremely important to the Council, Fingal’s residents and its visitors. It is vital that we take steps to protect and preserve them and this initiative is just one example of the efforts being made to do so. These vehicles are also more cost effective and easier to maintain, allowing us to become more efficient.”With twelve dedicated charging points recently installed across five Fingal offices and depots, each of the vehicles can cover 170 kilometres on a full charge, and take just 30 minutes to completely recharge the batteries at the installed fast charging points. Further developments on this journey currently being worked on are the installation of charging points in Fingal’s street lighting columns and Smart Bench technology.The five electric vans are now operational and being used across the county.

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Festivals

Drogheda is putting the final touches to its Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann preparations ahead of what is expected to be the biggest event in the towns history this coming August. A full programme of events has been announced for the forthcoming Fleadh. Among those performing are Martin Hayes & Denis Cahill, Hothouse Flowers, Damien Dempsey and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra to name just a few. Chairperson of the Fleadh Executive Committee Lolo Robinson said, “This will be a Fleadh to remember, we have been working tirelessly in ensure that Drogheda and County Louth will reap the benefits of this international celebration of music, dance and Irish language”. 14

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Lolo Robinson commended the hard work, commitment and professionalism of the many voluntary groups, particularly the people of Drogheda for the enthusiasm shown as Drogheda gets Fleadh ready. Attracting more than 400,000 attendees, the Fleadh is the world’s largest celebration of Irish music, language, song and dance. It attracts close to twice the number of people who attended the Irish Ploughing Championships 2017. Drogheda is expected to reap huge economic benefits from the week-long event, its estimated that €40m will flow into County Louth as a result of the festival. The longer term benefits

will include increased awareness of Drogheda and County Louth as a tourist destination and forging strong community ties. Drogheda is perfectly positioned to capitalise on the population numbers in Dublin and Belfast. Its strategic location just off the M1 and its first class public transport links makes it the perfect location for visitors to travel to with ease. Tickets are now available to purchase for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2018 and the line-up of events and performances, which will take place every day from Sunday 12th through to Sunday 19th August 2018, is available to view at www. fleadhcheoil.ie. Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

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Festivals

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It seems hard to credit that another year has rolled by already and here we are at festival time again. The 4th annual Donabate/Portrane Summer Festival will take place from Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th August and we have a packed programme for you all to enjoy this year. We start with the Festival 2018 launch on Thursday 9th August in the Waterside House Hotel featuring the FESTIVAL X-FACTOR. This is a chance for local musicians, group or individual, to showcase their talents and compete for a prize of €500 ( kindly sponsored by SuperValu, Donabate) The competition is open to age 16+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian) and the judges decision is final. The judges this year include Linzi from Santoria and Rory O’Connor of Rorys’ Stories Your friends and family also have a say in this as we will be running a voting system to accompany the judges opinions, so bring all the fan club as every vote counts ! The hotel shuttle bus will be running on the night. Check the festival Facebook page for details of the competition, and the bus times. On Friday the action moves to

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the Festival Marquee where Joe Daly, magician extraordinaire, will entertain and amaze at the childrens party ( 4-12 yo.) from 3 to 4pm. The Fun Fair on the green will be up and running then with loads to keep every age happy. Friday night it’s the adults turn to take over the Marquee with Irelands definitive tribute band ‘LIVE FOREVER OASIS’ who will rock you back to the ninetys and noughtys at 10pm. They will be ably supported at 8pm by Donabates’ finest cover band ‘DB Sound Collective’ Saturday sees an action-packed funfilled day—starting in the Hockey club pitch at Ballisk with a hockey skills bonanza for 5 to 12 yo from 10 to 11,30am. At 10.30am in Portrane SWIM IRELAND will be hosting Open Sea races for all the family, see page 34 in the festival brochure for details. In Newbridge House walled garden Alice in Wonderland will be entertaining the family with a Mad Hatters Tea Party from 12md to 2pm. Come and meet the Queen of Hearts, the magical Cheshire Cat and of course the Wonderland Rabbit ! Dinny Collins and his crew will be there to provide some fun fitness games for all the family.

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From 2 to 5pm the Progressive Credit Union, Donabate is holding a Childrens Funtime in their carpark with Bouncy Castles, garden games, face-painting and lots more. In Portrane at 2pm the winners of the Festival X-Factor, and the next two top acts, will take to the Festival Stage on the green to entertain you. Then from 3 to 5pm the AFTERNOON TEA DANCE takes place in the Festival Marquee with music by Stage Two; entry to this event includes a beautiful afternoon tea. Saturday night it’s time to dust off the Stetsons and buff up the boots for a hootenanny country and western hoedown with the brilliant ‘HALFWAY THERE’. There are prizes for the best dressed cowboy and cowgirl so get that clobber on ! Sunday 12th is the fantastic FAMILY FUN DAY on the GREEN. There’s a Craft Fair in the Marquee Corvenieos Circus is in town complete with the Mini Roadster and the Unicycle.New this year is the Light Chaser Game... for both kids and grown-ups to test their speed and agility in 30 & 60 second games. There’s Crazy Golf,

Wooly Wards Petting Farm (kindly sponsored by Country Crest), Bingo, Sports for All. And new to the green this year is the Queen of the Beach Olive with her Secrets of the Seashore pop-up beach. The kids will enjoy the arts and crafts tent and Orla Finn will be doing some family fitness fun. There’s a food village or you can rest your legs for a while and take the open-top bus tour from the green up to Tower Bay with Cathal on board to tell you all about the points of interest along the way. We have a special treat in store for you all on Sunday night in the Festival Marquee with the brilliant ‘CAMEMBERT QUARTET’ (the Late Late Show band). There will be a short break at 10pm so that you can all enjoy the fabulous FESTIVAL FIREWORKS FINALE. The Camembert Quartet are kindly sponsored by The Brook Pub who host the bar for all events in the Festival Marquee. Leonards Coaches will be running a free bus service between Donabate and Portrane every night.(kindly sponsored by Donabate/Portrane community Centre)

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Local Sports

Here at Roganstown have had a great start to the year and the weather has been amazing and has affected a lot of courses with some courses even banning smoking on the courses as a precaution to fire. A lot of our courses have been badly burnt in particular links golf courses. We have been lucky as our course superintendent Colm Mc Guinness has spent endless hours watering the fairways and his state of the art sprinkler system has kept our greens and tee boxes in fantastic condition. At this stage we have golf clubs looking for rain but as a golfer we don’t mind once it is between the hours of 11pm and 06.00am. We are very busy with society golf and corporate golf and we look after everything for our visitors

from goody bags to nearest the pin, prizes and menus for food after golf. We just had our captains prizes for both courses and both days were absolutely fabulous with a huge turnout for both days .The winners were as follows,Swords Captains prize :Men’s winner Eddie Keeley with 43 pts, Ladies winner Freda Rigney 40pts Roganstown Captains prize:Men’s Winner Michael Finnegan 38pts Ladies winner Mary Mc Keown 40 pts. We are running our 9 holes wine & dine on Roganstown every second Friday and on Swords every Thursday and this is open to non members and is a great night with a 9 hole team event followed by presentation of prizes in our golf bar

with the chefs specials available. A great night is guaranteed. We also have our open days on Roganstown every Tuesday where you can get to play our championship course for €25.00 or if you are over 50 you can play in our seniors for €20.00. This competition is open all year and we are always open as we have amazing drainage, so that is a definite date to put into your diary. Swords have also got an open day on Fridays and this is only €20.00 to play. If you would like to come up and have a look whether it be regarding membership, society , corporate or a charity day, please give me a call on 087 6886092 or email me on ciaranf@ roganstown.com.

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Home Cook Recipes

Mega Mango Chilli Chicken Salad “This recipe is bursting full of colour and flavour and suits this Summery time of year as it is a light but tasty and satisfying meal. The marinated chicken is so succulent and the chilli kick complements the sweetness of the mango and the crunchy freshness of the fruit and vegetables in the salad. It can be made for a BBQ or for an evening meal and leftovers can be enjoyed the following day for lunch!

Ingredients

• 8 cherry tomatoes, cut into halves • 4 handfuls salad leaves • 1 mango, skin removed and cut into chunks • 60g pine nuts • Juice of 1 lime For the chicken marinade • 2 tablespoons Chilli powder • 1 tablespoon Paprika • Pinch of black pepper • 2 tablespoons olive oil

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• 3 chicken fillets, diced • 2 peppers, cut into strips • 1 red onion, cut into slices • 1/2 large cucumber, cut into half slices • 110g beetroot, cut into small chunks • 2 chillies, sliced

1. Mix the above marinade ingredients really well in a bowl. Add the diced chicken and cover in the marinade. Leave to one side. 2. Prepare the salad ingredients as described in the ingredients list except

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for the lime juice and assemble the cut/sliced vegetables and fruit in the serving dish. 3. Cook the marinated chicken on a BBQ, grill or in a pan. 4. Add the cooked chicken to the prepared salad. Pour the lime juice on top and mix to distribute evenly. Enjoy! For 1:1 nutrition 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” Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

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Top coaches for Swords Basketball Club Summercamp

Swords basketball club are delighted to announce their annual Summer Basketball camp taking place in Alsaa sports complex from 7-10 August. The camp has been a huge success over the past twenty years. This success was based on not only having coaches and players from top American teams but also having past NBA players attend to share their experience with the players. The camp is specifically designed to cater for all levels and ages from 5-18years old from experienced ballers to players interested in seeing what the game is about. Places are limited so book your spot today by emailing swordsthunder@gmail.com or text 0868823279/0838845947 Limited Training will continue during the Summer for U11Gs, U13Gs, U15Gs, U17Gs and U18Gs Please contact the coaches for times. *Tesco Holywell have included Swords Basketball Club in their fund. If you’re shopping there.can you remember to put your blue discs in for the club. Thanks

Mens Super League: Griffith College Swords Thunder Womens Division One: Griffith College Swords Griffith College Swords Thunder is the new name of our Superleague team and Griffith College is our educational partner and main sponsor. Over the past four years our relationship has grown from strength to strength with Griffith College being the number one basketball college in the country and the link with Superleague side, Griffith College Swords Thunder, experiencing continued success. This season we have seven male & three female athletes all in the program combining a top education with top level basketball.

Fingallians club notes organising a great day. It raised badly needed funds, giving many of our sponsors and supporters a great insight into the personalities who run and play with the club.

Academy Holidays & Club Siopa: Both are now on holidays

until September. Club gear can be ordered from the club bar during the holiday period.

Race Day: Thank you very much

to Teresa Collins and her team for

Paul Flynn Football School of Excellence: 7th August-

10th August, 10am-2pm. €60 members/€80 non members

Dual Summer Camp: 13th August- 17th August, 9am-1pm. €50 members/€70 non members U12 Ladies Footballers: After winning their own tournament in May, the girls have now added the Ashbourne tournament, beating Naomh Barrog in the final. Dublin U16’s: Well done to Noel Cowman who has been renewed as Strength & Conditioning coach with the boys Dublin U16 football and hurling teams for the 2018/2019 season.

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann:

This years Fleadh Náisiúnta will be held in Drogheda between 12th and 19th August. The organizers are looking for volunteer helpers. If you are available and willing to help please apply at: http://fleadhcheoil. ie/volunteers/

New Morning Gym Class with Meredith: New Bootcamp class

over the summer holidays suitable for anyone aged 13 and upwards. Tuesday & Thursday @ 10.30am in the gym. €8 drop-in or €10 for both classes. SWORDS LOCAL-AUGUST 2018

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 August 16. The first correct entry to be drawnwill win €50..Good luck Across

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1. Capital of Lebanon. (6)

2. A part of a broadcast serial (7)

10. Folding fun with paper. (7)

lion. (4)

5. The fish of knowledge. (6)

3. A deep sound from a crowd or

11. A sketchy summary. (7)

4. Camera support. (6)

12. A small secluded or sheltered

5. A person’s partner in marriage. (6)

place. (4)

6. After the expected time. (4)

13. Move effortlessly through life. (5) 7. Beginnings. (7) 15. Uneven manner of walking. (4)

8. High quality brandy from France.

19. Lances removes dirt. (6)

9. Instrument for fighting or hunting.

17. The last thing you’ll do. (3)

(6)

21. A human being. (6)

(6)

22. Part of a novel. (7)

14. Plane place. (7)

23. VW insect. (6)

16. The brother or your father or

25. Ship stopper. (6)

28. Cook on a hot surface using fat. (3)

30. You sow wild ones when you’re

mother. (5)

18. Jules ..., French sci-fi writer. (5) 20. Female pronoun. (3)

21. Can be sweet, chick and black-

young. (4)

eyed. (3)

31. Microsoft founder. (5)

23. Flowers for James Joyce. (6)

32. A hard cross-grained round piece 24. Dead as the dodo. (7) of wood in a board. (4)

26. Strong intuitive feelings. (7)

vegetable. (7)

28. Short stories from Aesop. (6)

35. A Merlin is neither animal or 36. Tanned animal skin. (7)

27. Go back to a place. (6)

37. Things to clutch in desperation. (6)

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33. A subject of study. (4) 34. Farm building. (4)

SUDOKU ANSWERS

38. Type of foreign pastry. (6)

29. Uttered a sudden loud cry. (6)

Free Family Fun Day SUNDAY 26TH AUG 2-6PM CITYNORTH HOTEL EXIT 7 ON THE M1, GORMANTSON, CO. MEATH

Activities for all the family

Bouncy Castle Rodeo Bull Penalty Shootout Face-Painting Disco Dome Dance Performers

Live Music BBQ Raffle

And much more!!

All proceeds in aid of SOSAD Drogheda

We specialise in sourcing the very best of ingredients from local producers & growers. -

Hellaâ€™s delicious jams, chutneys and cordials, homemade in Rush Brenâ€™s Bees honey, farmed in Lusk Chez Emily chocolates, hand made in The Ward

Strawberries from the McGuinness family in Rush Sunstream tomatoes from the Flynn family in Swords Broccoli grown by Robert Carrick in Rush Beef steak, aged for 31 days, from our own farm in Lusk

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