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Work commences on phase 2 of Swords Castle project

Fingal County Council has announced that a contract has now been awarded to Kelbuild Ltd in respect of the Swords Castle enabling and conservation works (Phase 2).The contractor will be on site shortly, but the castle will remain open to the

public throughout the period of renovations.This exciting phase of the castle’s regeneration will provide visitors to the castle even more opportunity to explore this wonderful historic site as the works will see a replacement of the perimeter ramparts with a bespoke

modern walkway. The County Architect, Fionnuala May, said, ‘The works will allow public access to part of the castle walls facilitating viewing of the castle itself and Swords. This phase will also see consolidation of the East Tower and repairs to the

Chapel roof.’It is expected that the work will be completed by the end of March 2019. The works to Swords Castle are partially funded under a grant issued under the European Regional Development Fund for Swords Cultural Quarter.The Swords Cultural Quarter will be a new major central public and civic space outside Swords Castle featuring a new Library and Civic Centre building to sit alongside County Hall as well as new landscape interventions in the park and the town Swords Castle was originally built as the residence of the first Anglo-Norman Archbishop of Dublin around 1200 AD. The Castle situated in the centre of the town and is the only fortified residence of the Archbishop to survive in a reasonable state today. The buildings that make up the Castle form a rough pentagon enclosing an area of approximately 0.5 Hectares with a perimeter wall of 305 metres. The Castle was built over a period of 400 years starting before 1200 AD.

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Swords wins Tidy Towns Pollinator Award 2018

Swords won a Pollinator Award at the Tidy Towns awards recently at the Helix in DCU. The award recognises the Swords TidyTowns committee for their efforts in protecting the population of pollinating insects. One third of the 99 bee species in Ireland are threatened with extinction. This is due to the drastic reduction in the amount of food (wildflowers) and safe nesting sites in our landscapes. The All Ireland Pollinator Plan was

launched in 2015 and has seen communities, businesses, parks, schools and farms get involved to help pollinator insects survive and thrive. To contribute to this project, the Swords Tidy Towns committee ran public workshops to help raise awareness of the importance of pollinating insects and actions that can be taken to help them. They worked in conjunction with Fingal County Council to identify and protect pollinator-friendly sites in the area. They also

worked with the council and local Residents Groups on pollinator-friendly cutting regimes on grass areas and roundabouts. In Swords Town Park, pollinator-friendly flowers were planted, and special beds for bees were put in on North Street. The Local Authority Pollinator Award aims to encourage Tidy Towns and is co-ordinated and sponsored by the Heritage Offices and Biodiversity Offices of Local Authorities across Ireland, in partnership with the National Biodiversity Data Centre. There were 66 entries, from 22 counties, for the Pollinator Award this year and the standard of entries was extremely high. Speaking to our reporter Swords Tidy Towns Chairperson Ken Duffy said,â€? Swords Tidy Towns has had a very successful two years due mainly to the hard work of our wonderful volunteers and the Operations Dept of Fingal County Council headed by Colm Rigney. We were Silver Medalists in 2017 and 2018 increasing our points year on year, we were also winners of the National Diversity Award 2017 and winners of a National Pollunater Award in 2018. We got very close to winning a gold Medal this year and that has only spurred us all on even more to achieving it next year, work to that end has already begun. We are always looking for new members, we can be contacted at swordstidytowns@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/swordstidytowns/. â€œ

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‘Steel Magnolias comes to Donabate’ Nov 1st4th

Donabate Portrane Dramatic Society brings the iconic ‘Steel Magnolias’ to the stage in its latest production. Although better known as the 1989 movie starring Dolly Parton, Sally Field, Julia Roberts

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and Shirley MacClaine amongst its cast members, this piece was originally written for the stage by Robert Harling. Based in Louisiana, the play details the strong bonds of friendship between a group of Southern

women supporting each other through whatever life throws at them. All the action takes place in ‘Truvys Hair Salon’ where the owners motto ‘there’s no such thing as natural beauty’ sets the scene.

Local News tragedy. Laura Brady (Shelby), first The play is a comedy-drama where tears and laughter are time treading the boards for the plentiful as the group comes to Society plays a character whose terms with tragedy in it’s own independence, kindness and love circle. It is very much the story of pink will stay with you long of Southern women and the title after the play has ended. Lorraine suggests ‘female characters are as Halpin (Ouiser) brings all her delicate as magnolias but as tough acting experience in playing the as steel’. devilish character whose love for her With an all female cast this play hairless dog brings much hilarity. will have you laughing one moment Sandra Leadbetter (Clairee) again, and crying the next. Lisa Buckley first outing for the Society, misses (Truvy) an experienced actress with nothing in town and whose life long the society, runs the salon with a mix friendship with Ouiser offers much of gossip and wit all mixed up with Donabate & Portrane Local Magazine irreverent banter. the sassiest hair-do’s. Aisling Keogh Paul Keogh, a veteran of the (Annelle) takes her first steps with drama Society directs this heartDonabate Drama and transforms warming tale which runs November from a down on her luck newbie 1st-4th 8pm at Donabate in town to a firm favourite of the Community College tickets €10 group. Aine Dilleen (M’Lynn) plays available on the door Phone 086 Donabate & Portrane Local Magazine the strong Mother who’s love for 0712530. her daughter holds tight through

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Swords Community First Responders group new AED

Swords CFR are a group of fully trained volunteers who will provide emergency treatment of Cardiac Arrest, Stroke,Chest Pain and Choking in the Swords area.The group are delighted to announce that their first public access AED is sited beside the ATM outside Tesco,

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Siobhan Kinsella appointed President of Chambers Ireland Siobhan Kinsella, newly appointed as President of Chambers Ireland.

Fingal County Council congratulates former Director and President of Fingal Dublin Chamber Siobhan Kinsella on her appointment as President of Chambers Ireland recently. Siobhan joined the board of Chambers Ireland in 2014 and served as Director of Fingal Dublin Chamber from 2007 to 2017 and as President from 2013 to 2015. She succeeds Niamh Boyle, Managing Director of the Reputations Agency who held the position since 2016. Chief Executive of Fingal County Council Paul Reid said: “I am delighted to congratulate Siobhan on her appointment as President of Chambers Ireland. I am confident that her experience, skills and professionalism will be hugely valuable in her new role. She has made a significant contribution as Director of Fingal Chambers in representing businesses and I look forward to seeing her continue this work at a national level.”Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Anthony Lavin said: “Having served with Siobhan on the Fingal Economic Development & Enterprise SPC and the Drinam Enterprise Centre, I know she is a great ambassador for Fingal and Fingal County Council. With her professional experience as a Director within The Noel Group and The Cpl Institute as well as her experience representing businesses as Director of Fingal Chambers, I am sure that she will be a valuable asset to Chambers Ireland and wish her the best of luck in her new role.” Siobhan currently holds the position of Operations Director of ‘The Noel Group’, one of Ireland’s largest recruitment organisations, with eight offices across Ireland providing permanent workforce solutions. She has also worked as a Director for The Cpl Institute, the learning and development branch of the recruitment firm Cpl Resources. Siobhan holds an MBA from the University of Wales. Commenting on assuming her new role, Siobhan said: “Holding the presidency of Chambers Ireland is an exciting opportunity. As a Wexford native, and a long-time member of my local Chamber in Fingal, I’m proud of the work that chambers do around the county and as President, I look forward to supporting this work in the coming year.”

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Swords Community College raises money for Childline

Swords Community College hosted a fun charity breakfast morning recently to help support the ISPCC Childline services. A huge well done and thank you to Oide Aoife and her team of helpers for planning an enjoyable and satisfying breakfast morning for all of the students, and for helping to raise funds for the Childline charity. The Cheerios Childline Breakfast is a fun charity breakfast which is hosted across the country to help support ISPCC Childline, the national listening service for children and young people in Ireland. Childline answers calls from children in need through its phone, text and

online services. In 2017 there were over 350,000 calls to Childline. All funds raised from Cheerios Childline Breakfast Week go to fund Childline, the only national active listening service for all children and young people in Ireland, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Childline is free, anonymous and confidential. Every year, over 350,000 calls are made by children and young adults to the phone line, text and online services. Childline is staffed by a team of volunteers and by staff members who train and supervise volunteers to ensure a consistent and high quality

service to children and young people. Children call Childline for many reasons; they might just want to talk to someone, or may be lonely, upset, worried or may have experienced trauma or abuse. When children contact Childline, they are seeking a listening ear and often feel that they have nowhere else to turn. That is why events such as the SCC Breakfast are so vital. The money raised will mean that our children can have a place to turn to when they feel upset and Swords Community College are to be commended for hosting such an event as the proceeds from it could help to change childrenâ€™s lives.

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Balbriggan/North Dublin Guide Dogs merchandising days Balbriggan\north county

Dublin branch of guide dogs have some upcoming events for the

forthcoming festive season. Please

give them your support at one of the following venues:

Millfield S.C.

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Christmas Merchandise Sale Supervalu Balbriggan

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Christmas Merchandise Sale Tesco Rush

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and all moneys collected go straight to head office of guide dogs Cork

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All of us involved in fundraising

for families who have a child with autism.

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event .The other picture is of Tom

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For most however, the centrepiece of the Christmas dinner is the meat! Our master butchers, Malachy and Brendan spend months sourcing and preparing the best quality meats for our customers. All of our white turkeys are from Hogan’s Family Farm in Kells, Co Meath. Their Charlesfort Turkey breed is a slow growing turkey maturing over a longer period of time adding to its delicious flavour. Compared to the commercial turkey it has a bigger more rounded breast formation, giving more breast meat per lb. Our free range bronze turkeys are reared locally by Irene Kelly in Lusk. These have a darker meat with more intense flavour.

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Another firm favourite at Christmas is spiced beef. The Bord Bia assured beef, which is reared on our own Country Crest Farm has gained a reputation as some of the best beef in the country, and with Malachy’s special recipe, this dish is sure to impress. So whatever your personal preference is for this Christmas (turkey, ham, beef, duck, goose, pheasant or venison), just pick up the phone and our butchers will be delighted to give advice on the best cuts, and order in whatever you would like for over the Christmas holiday. We also have a Savings Club. Just ask in-store for details.

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Fingal PPN Co-ordinator represents the youth of Ireland at the UN

Fingal PPN Co-ordinator Jamie Moore addresses the UN General Assembly.

Fingal Public Participation Network co-ordinator Jamie Moore has been appointed a Youth Advocate to the UN General Assembly in New York. Jamie is passionate and experienced in the community and voluntary spheres, and he has been acknowledged for this through awards such as the Gold Gaisce Award, All Island Pride of Place Award and Excellence in Local Government Award.Hailing from Dungarvan, he currently co-ordinates the Fingal Public Participation Network (PPN) in Fingal County Council and sits on the National PPN Advisory Group in the Department of Rural and Community Development. Jamie has been selected together with Aisling O’Boyle, from Dundrum, to join Ireland’s delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York this Autumn. As Ireland’s UN Youth Delegates for 2018/19 they work closely with Ireland’s Permanent Mission to the UN and represent the youth of Ireland during sessions of the UN committee dealing with human rights issues. The programme is run by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Irish Aid, and the National

Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), which represents organisations working with over 380,000 young people each year.Jamie is a committed advocate for education and sustainable development, with a focus on youth issues.In a speech to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, October 3, Jamie said: “It is unacceptable that a young person’s education should be dictated by circumstances of their birth. It should instead be reflective of their boundless potential, and cater to their unique needs. The ultimate objective of governments should be to provide the necessary infrastructure and services to ensure wellbeing of young people and empower them to break the cycle of poverty and to become agents of change in their lives, and the lives of their families and communities.” He emphasised the role of youth in shaping the future, calling for, “UN Member States and civil society to take radical steps to deliver on this, working with and for young people to be the generation for change. Young people make up 25 per cent of the world’s population today, but they make up 100 per cent of the future”.

How to avoid a potential tax liability for unmarried couples Considering that the 2016 Census showed that there are over 152,000 cohabiting, unmarried couples in Ireland, it’s worth making sure that any cover is set up correctly to avoid potentially large tax liabilities. Let’s take “John” & “Mary” who live together but are not married. If they have a life policy that covers both of them for €300,000, in the event of a claim, depending on how the premiums were paid, there could be a sizeable tax liability. If John passes away and the premiums were paid from a joint account that both contributed to, then Mary is deemed to have inherited 50% of the proceeds (€150,000). Not being married, she is only entitled to the “Stranger’s” tax-free threshold of €16,250, so she is liable to pay tax on the balance (€133,750 x 33% = €44,137.50 tax bill!) If John paid the premiums, Mary is deemed to have inherited all of the proceeds, leaving her with a tax bill of €93,637.50. If Mary paid all of the premiums herself, then there is no tax liability. It is important that couples in this situation set up their cover accordingly, by doing 2 x “life of another” plans. This way, each pays for the cover on their partner and then there would not be a tax liability in the event of a claim. This can often be done at no more cost than they pay for a joint plan. Taking a few minutes to review what you have in place for something as important as this can make a huge difference. If you have friends or family that this may apply to, make a suggestion for them to read this to see if there is anything that needs adjusting. For similar information regarding joint ownership of a house, read the “Unfair tax treatment of Cohabiting Couples” blog on www. financialcompanion.ie Dave Kavanagh QFA from Financialcompanion.ie has been a Financial Advisor for over 20 years (and a Gym Instructor/Nutrition Advisor before that!) He has done advice slots on on RTE 2FM and on TV3 and does the “Ask the Expert” Financial Advice section on Mumstown.ie.

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20 Fingal small businesses to create 55 new jobs

Head of Enterprise in Fingal, Oisin Geoghegan, Ciaran McEvoy of SafeTrack and Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Anthony Lavin.

A €302,000 cash injection has been announced by the Fingal Local Enterprise Office (LEO) through a number of its grant schemes aimed at supporting 20 small and start-up businesses. This will result in 19 direct new jobs immediately, with more than 55 new jobs planned over the coming three years in the businesses. The Mayor of Fingal Cllr. Anthony Lavin and Oisin Geoghegan, Head of Enterprise presented grant approval letters of offer to the successful businesses at a specially convened awards event held in the Atrium of County Hall today. The businesses were approved for business priming grants (for start-ups), feasibility study grants, business expansion grants, Trading Online Vouchers and Micro-Exporters’ grants.

Presenting letters of offer to each of the grant approved businesses, the Mayor commented on the announcement: “I am delighted to see so many of our local businesses start-up and grow with the support of Fingal County Council through our Local Enterprise Office. Our economy continues to perform well and the contribution of small businesses to our economic growth in terms of job creation is very significant..” Many diverse sectors feature among the 20 approved businesses including: food and beverage manufacturers, IT and virtual reality solutions providers, supply and manufacture of candles, IT compliance management systems, luxury goods providers, international supplier of barriers,

high-tech air sterilisation system, and digital communications, among others. Announcing the latest grant approvals for the Fingal businesses, Paul Reid, Chief Executive of Fingal County Council said: “The diverse mix of small businesses approved for funding is a very positive indicator that our businesses are succeeding in various different sectors.” The Head of Enterprise in Fingal and Chair of the national Network of Local Enterprise Offices, Oisin Geoghegan said: “I can’t emphasise enough how important it is for prospective entrepreneurs, and existing small businesses, to engage with their Local Enterprise Office and avail of the supports and resources available.”

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Colourful Chicken Curry Forget the chill with warming Curry. As the weather starts to turn chillier, eating foods with spices can help to warm us up from the inside out! Curries are a great dish for cooking in a batch and leaving it to simmer to develop the flavours of the spices. Curry also freezes quite well, providing a flavoursome, nourishing and warming meal for those busy days that you may not have much time to spend in the kitchen. There are so many variations on curry. My recipe is really colourful, tasty, healthy and lean with all the different vegetables.

Colourful chicken curry Makes 4 portions Ingredients • 16

3-4 (550g) Chicken fillets, chopped into pieces

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1 large spanish onion, cut into chunks 3 Garlic cloves, crushed/chopped finely 1 Red pepper, cut into chunks 1 Yellow pepper, cut into chunks 2 whole Fresh red chillis, diced 100g Spinach leaves 200g Natural flavour greek yogurt 1 tin chopped tomatoes 4 tablespoons curry powder 400mls water

Method 1. Prepare and wash the vegetables. Place aside. 2. Prepare and chop the chicken. 3. Heat a non stick pan on a medium heat. If not using a non-stick pan then heat 4 teaspoons of oil in a high sided pan. 4. Add the onion, garlic and fresh chilies and cook on a medium-high

heat. 5. Add the chicken and curry powder. Allow the chicken to cook thoroughly and absorb the flavours from the curry powder. 6.Add the peppers, tin of chopped tomatoes and 400mls hot water. Stir to mix. 7. Simmer for 1 hour until the liquid reduces. In the mean time the condiment such as rice could be cooked as per instructions on the product label. 9.Finally, stir in the spinach leaves and yogurt. Serve and enjoy. 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” Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

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Linders and Opel join forces in Fingal Opel Ireland are delighted to announce the appointment of Linders to the Opel Dealer network. Located in Finglas ( J5 M50) and Turvey ( J4 M1), Linders are the latest dealer to join the 29 nationwide dealers in the Opel network and will host a new showroom and service centre led by Managing Director, Paul Linders. ‘We are so excited to be joining the Opel family especially as they roll out their new line of PSA models’, said Paul Linders, Managing Director. He added, “ We feel the Opel brand is best suited to our dealerships in Finglas and Turvey and we look forward to meeting the demand for Opel passenger and commercial vehicles in North County Dublin. Linders is first and foremost a family brand driven by keeping the customer at its centre. While Linders are celebrating our 80th birthday, Opel will celebrate its 120th birthday and its continued commitment to precision German engineering in the Irish Market in 2019. So it is only fitting that it joins forces with one of Ireland longest established motor retailers.” Gillian Whittall, General Manager, Opel Ireland said, “We are delighted to be working with Linders, who have a remarkable 80 years of trusted history in the Irish motor industry. The 50 strong team at Linders have a wealth of experience, alongside an outstanding reputation in customer service, and I wish them every success.” The Linders Finglas and Turvey dealerships will showcase the full 191 Opel passenger vehicle line up, including the exciting SUV family of the Grandland X, Mokka X and Crossland X, plus the sleek Insignia Grand Sport and the sporty Astra. The extensive Opel commercial vehicle range will also on view, such as the Movano, Vivaro and the International Van of the Year 2019, the new Combo Cargo van which launches in January 2019.To celebrate the launch of Linders Opel at Finglas and Turvey on October 12th, customers can enjoy a range of incredible 191 offers such as 0% PCP and HP finance, a guaranteed minimum €3,000 scrappage or three years free servicing. For further information, visit the Linders Opel showrooms, visit www.linders. ie or phone 01 864 8212 (Finglas) or 01 8901801 (Turvey).

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Style Warriors Show –great success! By Fashion Editor Carina Cunningham

Style Warrior Fashion and Entertainment Show took place on Saturday 6 th October in Wrights Venue Swords in aid of NECRET Cancer Research and was a huge success. After a year of promoting and producing it I can sit back and say, “ Done that ! seen that ! wore the T-Shirt until I get the need to do it all over again. I am so thankful to everybody who helped create this wonderful success. Here are a collection of photos of the wonderful wmadness on stage. Mattress Mick almost took flight like Mary Poppins and the crowd loved him. The entertainment was amazing and we had such a colourful collection from our shops and designers. We opened the show with Project Fashion Kids who were truly amazing. Then B-Fly dance crew blew us away with their super cool moves. We had Emily Nayhree with her Dirty Dublin Collection just after Professor Bryan Hennessy gave a few minutes talk about his work in both hospital and NECRET his charity. The shops on board were Change Lingerie Galway, Vila Pavilions , AB Formal Wear for Men in Swords, CoCo Belle Boutique Donabate ,Sensation Clothing Swords and Louis Copeland Capel St. Our other super designers included Ksenina Design and Style , Golden Stitch , Summer Mist, One Off by Tatianna, Lady Grace , Jynx Knight and myself Carina Cunningham. Entertainment continued with Aeriana Grinder with her twisted Sisters Drag Queen act, 18

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Kristin Kapelli singing Welcome to Burlesque , Kitty la Rough and her Snake dance, Ives Williams and Steph Butler singing Phantom of the Opera , The Hit Machine Drummers , The Fire Angels and last but not lease Zali an Amazing singer songwriter you will hear a lot about in the future.We were very lucky to see a preview clip from a film that will be launched shortly from Luka Keating on Transgenderism. He is a born leader and loved by us all. The finale was my collection led by Madonna Vogue Cream ladies with fluttering fans, Followed by Phantom of the opera Vintage Collection, my Burlesque theme with bright orange and hot pink feathers and finally Bram Stokers Dracula. Drama right to the end. Super fun, Super People. A huge thank you to the make-up artists. The make-up crew, FX make-up Academy, Gillian Stapleton Mua, Daria Janiwska, and the lovely Bianca and staff. The hair crew - Veronika Byrne , Caroline Quigley-Ward, Virginia Vitkauskiene and Joanne Phelan. I would have been lost without their help. Thanks too to the production team, Anna Waters, Gordon Flynn, Noel Cunningham and on stage Noel Cunningham. A big thank you to Ray Quinn from Bathstore and More who donated €1000 to stage the production and to SK Biotek from Swords who gave a large donation to the charity plus the guys working there modelled on the night for AB Formal wear,

thanks also to the ladies from Sk Biotek who also modelled for Vila. Thanks also to Debbie Deboo – Photography, great fun was had by all. So thank you all for being a part of such a big production and I hope to meet you all again with fresh ideas and help raise more money for this deserving charity.. That’s it for this month, bye for now. Many thanks Carina.

Fashion

Lady Lana wins the crown at Style Warriors Show Lana Salome Kurasidze is a professional model living in Dublin. She is the only model I’m aware of who is wheelchair bound. Lana met us at one of our casting days trying out like all the other models wanting to be part of this show to help our charity NECRET Cancer Research. She showed us her portfolio of shoots to date and we were so impressed with her we just wanted her on board. In 2006 Lana was diagnosed with a fatal brain Tumor ( Gilobastoma Multiforme Grade 4). Her doctors were predicting her survival as only up to three months and guessing after that. However she is still here thank god and keeps busy working out in the gym six days a week and is even taking boxing classes. She has fantastic inner strength and has made her own You tube video showing how she exercises while using her wheelchair. Her aim is to be a positive example and inspire people to continue to be the person they are and not let their illness consume them. We had planned putting Lana on to a throne in the fashion show but when we had her dressed in her wheelchair we realized this is the way for her to model and she did it with class. I have watched her You tube video –‘Lana - June 2017 training with Lana Salome Kurasidze ‘and it’s very clear she is a beautiful person both inside and out. We were privileged to have her on our show and I really hope in the future we can do something new together. Take a look at her pictures guys and girls and see this beautiful lady. That’s it for this month next month Christmas approaches! What a fast year. See you next time. Carina Cunningham with The passion for Fashion.

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Local News

€600,000 awarded to seven Fingal projects Balrothery: €100,000 has been allocated towards the enhancement of historic, commercial and recreational core of Balrothery, including the creation of new pedestrian linkages and street parking at the Balrothery Heritage Centre.

Fingal County Council has welcomed the allocation of €600,000 towards seven ambitious projects under the 2018 Town and Village Renewal Scheme.Projects in Lusk, Balrothery, Rush, and Portrane have been included in the allocation of €597,960 awarded to Fingal County Council.Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring announced total funding of €21million under the 2018 Town and Village Renewal Scheme, a key part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development. The funding will allow the Council progress the projects which aim to enhance and rejuvenate each of the seven towns and villages. Amongst the Fingal allocations are: €200,000 – Development of a tourism hub in Lusk on a strategic site within the village, which will include the delivery of a permanent exhibition space themed on the Life and Times of Thomas Ashe, a key nationalist in the 1916 Rising and a central figure in the community of Lusk and the greater Fingal region. The allocations include : €100,000 – Enhancement of historic, commercial and recreational core of Balrothery, including the creation of new pedestrian linkages and street parking at the Balrothery Heritage Centre. €100,000 – Enhancement of Rush Main Street, including a Paint and Shopfront Improvement Scheme, and Signage Provision to rejuvenate and revitalise the main street. €32,000 – Portrane Village enhancements to rejuvenate the appearance of the village and the green space area.

More teachers and funding for schools in Fingal – Senator Reilly Schools in Fingal will benefit from more SNAs, teachers and funding thanks to a caring, balanced and fair Budget, Fine Gael Senator James Reilly has said. He said €196m extra investment means more new schools for Fingal Senator Reilly said, “Budget 2019 marks the third year of a major reinvestment in the education sector, as we continue to progress the Action Plan for Education, our plan to make Ireland’s education and training service the best in Europe by 2026. In 2019, the budget for the Department of Education and Skills will increase by €674 million, a 6.7% increase on last year. This will bring Government expenditure on education and skills to its highest ever level of nearly €10.8 billion. This includes the highest ever capital allocation for education - €941 million, a €196m increase on 2018. I look forward to more new schools being constructed in Fingal, St Michaels House School for Special needs in Skerries, Hedgestown National School, St Mologas School Balbriggan, new schools in Donabate, Swords, Malahide , New School for St Josephs in Rush, 20 SWORDS LOCAL-NOVEMBER 2018

extra classrooms at Skerries Community College to name some of the projects in Fingal. Local schools will also benefit from upgraded ICT equipment.” Senator Reilly said: “Budget 2019 will see numbers employed in our schools reach the highest ever level. Over 1,300 additional posts in schools will be funded, including 950 additional SNA posts and 372 teaching posts to cater for growth in student population and additional special classes.” He added, “All schools in Fingal will receive a 5% increase in capitation from September 2019. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional €10 million will be allocated to primary and post primary schools, of which €4 million will be allocated in 2019. Nearly €5 million is being allocated to support the implementation of the Comprehensive Review of the SNA scheme, which is intended to support a new school inclusion model to deliver the right supports at the right time to students with additional care needs here in Fingal. The Government has significantly increased investment in special education in recent years.”

Local Sports

Swords Celtic entertain at Dalymount

Waterford beat an inexperienced Bohs side in Dalymount recently. Swords Celtic teams were visitors on the night and entertained both sets of fans at halftime. Well done to the lads, their Coaches and the club for organizing the trip. Heres to many more such outings in the future.

Fingallians club notes astro for over 35s, football for Dads, social football. It’s great craic. Just come down or contact Mark 0868431200 or ecotaxisdublin@ gmail.com Beginners Irish Classes: The club is hosting a series of Irish classes for beginners each Tuesday and running for 10 weeks. Classes will run from 8.15 to 9 pm. Cost for the course will be €50, payable on the 1st night. Course places will be limited. Further info from Liam- 086 3814422. It’s not too late to start.

Ranganna Gaeilge do thosaitheoirí:

Fingallians Minors 1988 v Dublin Minors 1988: An exhibition game will take place between the county champions of ’88 and the All Ireland finalists (beaten by Kerry) on Friday 16th November. It will be preceded by the official opening of the Paddy Harrington Memorial Gym. Social Football: Every Friday at 8pm on club

Beidh sraith ranganna do thosaitheoirí sa chlub gach oíche Máirt ar feadh 10 seachtaine. Beidh said ar siúl idir 8.15 agus 9.00 i.n. Beidh costas €50 don sraith le h-íoc ar an gcéad oíche. Beidh teorann ar an méid rannpháirtithe. Tuilleadh eolas ó Liam- 086 3814422. Níl sé ró-dhéanach le tosú. Bar Person Required: The club is looking for a bar person to work predominately weekends & holiday cover. An applicant must be over 18 and be Garda vetted. All application in writing to

Feidhlim@fingallians.com Niamh Ward: Congratulation to our ladies senior squad member, who will captain the Irish tag rugby team in the World Cup in Australia in November. Conversation Group: For those that already have a cúpla focal, there is a group that meet each Wednesday at 9pm in the bar. Grúpa Comhrá: Dóibh siúd le cúpla focal cheana féin, tagann grúpa le chéile gach oíche Céadaoin ag a 9 sa bheár. Academy Diary: The last training day before Christmas will be Saturday 1st December and the annual party will be on the 8th December. The Joe Duffy Motors academy will return in the new year on Saturday 12th December. Siopa an chlub: The last Xmas shop orders will be 24th November. The shop will close for the holidays on the 8th December. AGM: This year we will host the AGM on Thursday 29th November @ 8.30pm. SWORDS LOCAL-NOVEMBER 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 November 16. The first correct entry to be drawnwill win €50..Good luck Across

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Bethany Bereavement Support Group The Bethany Residential Weekend by Fr. Myles O’Reilly S.J. and the Bethany Bereavement Support Group - takes place in Manresa Retreat Centre, 426 Clontarf Road, Dollymount, Dublin 3 from Friday 23rd November 2018 at 7.30pm until Sunday 25th November 2018 at 4.30pm. This weekend explores the loss of our loved ones and the meaning of death from a Christian perspective through prayer, meditation, discussion, videos and sharing. Cost is €225.00 per person (deposit €50.00). Apply to Anne @ 0872050514 or email bethanysupport@eircom.net. This cost can be subsidized by the Bethany General Executive Council if needed

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