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Businesses Please Donate PPE for Community Call volunteers Businesses across Fingal are asked to answer the Community Call against Covid-19 by donating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for use by Community Call volunteers.The Fingal Community Call Forum, in a joint initiative with Fingal Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Fingal County Council’s Economic Enterprise and Tourism Development Department, are seeking donations of new and unused PPE for the volunteers who are engaged in carrying out services such as grocery and prescription deliveries to vulnerable citizens and older people who are cocooning.

There is a need for face masks, gloves (small, medium and large sizes), face shields, goggles and hand sanitiser. Offers of donations can be placed through the Covid Support telephone numbers of 01-8905000 or 1800 459 059 or by email to covidppe@fingal.ie. Fingal County Council will arrange pick-up of the donations from donors and delivery to Community Call volunteers.

Mayor of Fingal, Cllr. Eoghan O’Brien, said: “The Covid-19 pandemic is a major challenge and the people of Fingal have risen to meet it in many admirable ways. Our volunteers and colleagues active in the Community Call Forum are rendering a sterling service, and they need all the support and protection we can give them.“That’s why we are calling on businesses across Fingal to donate any new or unused PPE equipment if at all possible – we are all in this together, so let’s answer the Community Call,” added the Mayor. The appeal to the county’s businesses comes after Fingal County Council donated 30,000 items of PPE to Beaumount Hospital, loaned two 3D printers to Surfbox for use in PPE production, and donated acetate sheets for face shield production by a volunteer 3D printer.

News from Balbriggan Meals on Wheels

Balbriggan Meals on Wheels like all other organisations has had to adapt to working through the current challenges that Covid 19 has presented. The directors would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in keeping the service going.

The good news is that the service is continuing for the present, thanks to their dedicated staff, volunteers and also to a number of additional new volunteers who have made themselves available in recent times.A number of their volunteers have had to step back from their usual participation in the preparation and delivering of meals on wheels, due to cocooning and we look forward to welcoming them back when it is safe to do so.

On another note, as all of the organisation’s public fundraising activities have had to be suspended, Balbriggan Meals on Wheels have set up a GoFundMe on their Facebook page. So they invite you to go log on to Facebook, go to Balbriggan Meals on Wheels and donate what you can.

While you are there, you can also like and share their page to help spread the news of their activities.

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Walk Bike Fingal: A Plan for Social Distancing in Public Fingal County Council is setting out a new plan, Walk Bike Fingal, to assess and repurpose public road space to facilitate the increase in cyclists and pedestrians currently by giving them extra space to practice social distancing from each other.Fingal County Council is setting out a new plan, Walk Bike Fingal, to assess and repurpose public road space to facilitate the increase in cyclists and pedestrians currently by giving them extra space to practice social distancing from each other.Eight locations across Fingal have been identified including a section of Drogheda Street in Balbriggan under the first phase of the initiative and the works will include physical segregation such as barriers and cones.With this plan, Fingal aims to temporarily provide residents with safe space to walk, run, exercise and travel by bike and adhere to the 2m rule.

Fingal seeks to encourage physical activity at a safe social distance thereby improving the physical and mental health of its citizens during this time of restricted movements. Fingal is introducing these temporary measures in consultation with local Gardai. Fingal County Council Operations Department carried out an initial needs assessment to temporarily repurpose Fingal streets, roads and public realm spaces with the current needs of users in mind including those with prams and wheelchairs.During the assessment, it was determined that vehicular traffic on the roads had fallen nearly 50% with a corresponding fall in public transport use by 75% since the commencement of the Covid-19 restrictions.Following an initial assessment, Fingal County Council engineers devised a phased plan for locations in Fingal towns and villages.These locations will have measures put in place to improve the social distancing in the public realm. The measures will be closely monitored by Council engineers and reviewed at intervals as the Government restrictions changes.

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Balbriggan and District Historical Society would like to tell all our members and friends that we are thinking of them in these tough times. Keep well, do whatever brings you joy, enjoy the time with your family, maybe escape with some beautiful music or a book, or enjoy the spring flowers. If you need help with shopping or need someone to talk to, be sure to ring the Fingal Community Call at 1800 459 059 or email covidsupport@fingal.ie We look forward to meeting you all when things get back to normal but in the meantime why don’t you take the opportunity to read or reread one of our books.

We reckon there’s a copy of our Balbriggan a History for the Millennium in most houses in the town. If you don’t have our books never

fear - visit our website www.balbrigganhistory. com and the Useful links section on it. You could spend hours doing research on sites like Duchas. ie which hosts Schools Folklore Collection where in the 1930’s schoolchildren all over Ireland, including Balbriggan were encouraged to talk to older people about their areas and their traditions and folklore. This collection gives great insight into Balbriggan and surrounding areas 100 years ago. Another great site is the MilitaryArchives. ie where you will find the Military Service Pensions Collection and the Bureau of Military History 1913-21 where you can research the War of Independence era. The 20th Century Oral History Project includes direct testimony from Defence Forces interviewees who served in

Lebanon, Cyprus and the Congo including at the Siege of Jadoville as well as at home during the Emergency (World War II). If you are looking for video the Irish Film Institute have many historic films which are free to view at https:// ifiplayer.ie/collections/ Hopefully that is enough to keep you going - visit our website at balbrigganhistory. com, or our Facebook page or contact us at balbrigganhistsoc@gmail,com. Stay home, Stay safe and follow all the HSE advice, and we will see you all soon. (PLEASE NOTE: YOU CANNOT ACCESS ANY OF THE EMAIL OR WEBSITES THROUGH THIS ARTICLE ON HERE BUT CAN DO SO IN THE USUAL WAY)

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The Bleeding Pig Festival

The Bleeding Pig Cultural Committee is continuing to work on the annual Festival.

We have a marvellous programme of events and hopefully we will be able to bring the Festival

to the peninsula. Dates 10th- 20th September If you go on our facebook page you can interact with us at this facebook address facebook. com/thebleedingpigculturalfestival (do not try

and access through here) we have some quizzes and some information about cultural activities going on during this Covid 19 moment!

Treasure Hunt For Guide Dog Charity Will you join our Treasure Hunt?Are you mad you ask? We are in Lockdown. Yes that’s true but let’s have some fun searching for TREASURE. What TREASURE? I don’t have any! Ah but you may have some hidden away! Where? in your home,in an old drawer, in a jar, in a box, in a shed or even in the attic and now that we are all doing a major Spring clean because we have the time you might find something valuable that will benefit your favourite charity Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.TREASUREsuch as old stamps or envelopes with stamps on them - just tear off the stamps and keep them for us please, or you may have an old stamp album or two that you no longer want - can we have them please? or you may have some old coins or notes, those brown coins 1c, 2c and 5c that nobody seems to want anymore, Sterling coins or any other currency what so ever, we will be happy to receive any of them. Go on this is an ideal time to findTREASURE in your home. Have a competition with your friends to see who can find the most TREASURE.If nothing else this will help pass an hour or two and may even be fun. What happens to the TREASUREwhen you find it?We would love you to donate it to your local branch of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. To do so please contact us by text or phone on 085 7663107 and we will arrange to collect it from you.

We promise every stamp, stamp album, coin or note will help us raise much needed funds for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. Thank you Tom O’Neill Guide Dog owner.

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Balbriggan O’Dwyers GAA ‘Online’ Skills Session(s)

by Mick Hughes Hi Folks, I hope this message finds you safe and well in these difficult times.We are going to try something a little different for all the players in the O’Dwyers from Nursery, U8s to our Adult players for a bit of fun and enjoymentWhat is this?Our Games Promotion Officer Anthony is running small skills and agility training session(s) through the Zoom video conferencing tool.

There are pictures of a previous training session which has proved very successful on https://twitter.com/antoholly/ status/1245057616159670273. When is this?U8s – U16s: Agility & Football Session – Thursday

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16th April at 6.30pm – 7.10pm [ Join at 6.20pm] Where is this? Your front/back garden, living room, kitchen or 4m space in your house.What Zoom stuff do I need? To make this work you need to do the following :Download the zoom app to your phone, PC or tablet https://zoom. us/download. Register and create an account on the app or here https://zoom.us/signup Further help is available on the zoom support site: https:// support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697Getting-Started (please note these cannot be accessed through here but you should access them through your search engine.)

What Equipment /Space do I need? You’ll only need a small space back garden or front lawn.

Equipment needed- Blue, Red, White, Green, Yellow – Cones / coloured markers (Get the

kids to source these) Football, Sliotar/ tennis ball, Hurl - Your coach will let you know the session layout of the equipment. How do I connect?Make sure your device (Laptop or Phone) is charged and the zoom app installed. Your team coach or coordinator will send the meeting link and password on your team communication group or via email.We would request that you mute your call otherwise nobody will hear Anthony.

Anything else? A sense of fun and give it a go attitude! ? Parental supervision is very important throughout the session.Parental help may be needed for the younger kids to hold the phone, and explain the exercises Stay at home and see you all on zoom.

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How have your finances changed since COVID-19?

By Dave Kavanagh A lot has changed with people’s finances due to the impact of COVID-19. Both income and expenditure look very different for many, as well as an added uncertainty in the weeks and months ahead. So what can you do to be a bit more in control of your finances? Firstly, deal with the “new essentials”. If your income has been reduced, work from the figure you are certain of. List essentials like food, utilities, mortgage etc.

It may be that you have availed of a lender’s option to have a payment holiday for a few months. If you are still stretched, you may wish to temporarily freeze contributions to things like saving plans or pensions.

Next, prioritise other things that you pay for. Be careful with things like life cover, mortgage protection, serious illness cover etc. If these type of plans were let lapse, there may be difficulty getting them back in place again if your health has changed since commencing (not to mention any impact from COVID-19 on premiums or underwriting. In reverse, if you were considering commencing plans like these, it would be wise to do so sooner, while there is still a degree of certainty.)

Fraud - There has been a substantial increase in attempts of fraud, primarily

with “phishing” texts or emails. The most common appear to come from banks, PayPal, Apple Support and even Welfare pretending to give you payment information. Do not click on any hyper links in these messages and pay closer attention to your banking transactions.

When shopping, make a list of exactly what you need and stick to it. This can reduce your shopping bill and prevent throwing out food that goes off, as well as reducing the time you need to spend in the shops. Overall, it comes down to making some time to go through your finances to put you in control of them and not them in control of you, therefore reducing anxiety around money.

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. As heard on RTE 2FM and TV3.

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Balbriggan Roadrunners staying in shape During the COVID 19 pandemic we have had to cancel all scheduled runs until we are given the go ahead from health officials, however, that hasn’t stopped the Balbriggan Roadrunners running on their own within their 2km radius. In fact, the lock down allowed for a lot of creativity around routes, opportunity to diversify training, using digital media in creative ways and getting involved in a variety of fundraisers for local charities.

Members were holding online workouts and classes, a 2km challenge was set up - motivating the whole club. Others were running out messages of their routes, anything from Happy Birthday, to Happy Easter to love hearts.

Others were drawing messages on the beach or cartoons at home!

As our annual Balbriggan Roadrunners Summerfest 5km has had to be cancelled this year we were in a position to donate €500 each to two local charities the Order of Malta, Balbriggan and Meals on Wheels, Balbriggan.

All in all everyone has supported each other and it’s inspiring to see the level of encouragement being shown (virtually) - together but separate. We will look forward to things returning to somewhat “normal” but in the meantime we are continuing to support each other and our community whilst socially distancing.

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Postman Peter -Our local Hero My name is Anne and I have lived in Portrane for 40 years.During this time of the Covid pandemic and lockdown I would like to mention the acts of kindness done by our local postman Peter Kavanagh. These are not limited to the time of lockdown but are ongoing.If ever we had a competition for Postman of The Year,I would nominate our postman Peter. He is always so helpful. I know he will keep an eye to the house when I am away on holiday and now in this difficult time of cocooning, he always checks to see if I am alright. He always says if I need anything not to hesitate to ask 12 BALBRIGGAN LOCAL-MAY 2020

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him and I know he means it. Because he knew I had to cocoon and could not leave my house in his own time he went to collect a parcel for me.Second in popularity in the area is Benjy -Peter’s dog!! Everyone knows him well as he accompanies Peter to deliver the post. I usually have bones for Benjy but recently my supply ended. I happened to say to a friend that my usual supply of bones for Benjy had ran out.

Three days later Peter arrived at my door with a small package addressed to me, but the contents were for Benjy. This was a packet of dog chews from my friend so now I can give him one every time he visits.Another memory I have is when my husband was ill - Perter called to our house

with a lovely meal prepared by his sister.!!! Not many places have postmen who are as kind as that. Although I am speaking for myself, I know there are so many people in this area who have many stories of his kind deeds Thank you, Peter.

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BikeRowSki Metres for Heroes BikeRowSki are proud to be facilitating *BikeRowSki Metres for Heroes*The team at BikeRowSki and our amazing community want to support and recognize the tireless work put in 24/7 by the frontline staff and hospital workers by putting in a 24 hour effort together for them! *BikeRowSki Metres for Heroes* is a chance for everyone around Ireland and abroad to help us Bike - Row - Ski (using Concept Ergs or any similar machines), walk, run or cycle the coastline of Ireland in 24 hours. That’s a total distance of 3,171,000 metres!!

We will start at 10am Sunday May 3rd and finish at 10am Monday May 4th.All you have to do is send us a photo of your machines metre screen or if you want to run or walk you can send us your distance on a Fitness watch or smart phone app.All funds donated will go to Mercy Hospital Fundraising in Cork and the Mater Foundation in Dublin to support as many frontline hero’s battling against COVID19.

We have attached the GoFundMe link for you to hopefully get involved and share with your family and friends. (put it into your search engine as you CANNOT access it through here) Any support would greatly appreciated.Thanking you all in advance!

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Fingal Libraries significant increase in e-services Fingal Libraries has recorded a 52 per cent increase in demand for

its e-services since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis.E-services, including audiobooks, e-books, newspapers, magazines and music

streaming service have proved incredibly popular since the branch network closed at the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak.Use

of e-newspapers and loans of e-audio books and e-books have also

recorded a significant increase during the crisis.Despite the closure

of the branch network, Fingal Libraries has continued to provide an important service to members through their online offerings as well

as ramping up their social media content.The Fingal figures reflect a

similar trend nationally with the Department of Rural and Community

Affairs announcing a phenomenal 313% increase in new users of eBooks and eAudiobooks service and a 246% increase in usage of the online

newspapers/e-magazines across the country.In response to the increased

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recently allocated €200,000 to purchase over 5,000 new eBooks and

eAudiobooks.Fingal’s County Librarian Betty Boardman said: “We are

delighted to see an increase in the use of our e-services as our members

adjust to the new reality of our branch network being temporarily closed.

Director of Housing and Community Department Margaret Geraghty said: “It is great to see Fingal Libraries playing such an important role

for people during this current crisis. In Fingal we are fully committed to

supporting community wellbeing and to ensure that although our library buildings are closed that through e-services our libraries we continue to reach out to as many people as possible. We will continue to look

for ways to provide access to library services for our citizens and look

forward to the day when our libraries are open again to the public.For

further information about Fingal Libraries, or to become a member, visit Youtube channel called Fingal Libraries.

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Fingal’s “In This Together” campaign

A wide and varied range of activities and resources for all ages is available across Fingal as part of the new “In This Together” campaign.

This is the second phase of the Government’s Community Call. The ‘In This Together’ campaign aims to provide everyone in Ireland with ways and activities to Stay Connected, Stay Active, and take care of their Physical and Mental Wellbeing throughout the Covid-19 emergency.‘In This Together’ draws together a huge range of activities to pursue in your home, your locality, by yourself, with family members or with friends online.

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home. It has all the tips and activities that people can take part in.This along with a ‘stay connected’ project between schools and senior citizens will support elderly and vulnerable people in their own homes.

Residents looking for escapism, new learning opportunities, or help in keeping their children’s minds active can look up the content created by the Fingal Libraries team via their many online channels.YouTube channel:https://m.youtube. com/watch feature=youtu.be&v=3oM22D-m3X with story times, online classes, craft ideas and more.Online photography classes.May Day photography competition and quiz.Artists’ Works - free music and art classes e-service from Fingal Libraries.21 day online Irish language challenge.

Book gifting initiative to traveller children4-week session of coding classes starting 27th April.

Comics App – Fingal Libraries provides free access to comics and graphic novels.Freegal music app – 15million songs in a variety of genres to stream or download free of charge from Fingal Libraries.

For those who do not have access to online content, work is also underway to commence a library book delivery service for housebound and over 70’s cocooning.Information on all these wellbeing activities and a lot more is available from www.fingal.ie and Fingal County Council’s social media channels.

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Fingal C C Launch Activities in Nature Competition Fingal County Council are delighted to announce that our Environmental Awareness department have launched the ‘Activities in Nature’ competition.

The competition which encourages people to try out some fun nature activities is now open for applications.This competition is open to all, however only residents of Fingal and Fingal staff and their families will be eligible for the prizes. Photos of the completed activities must be submitted with the application form.Applicants must choose to complete six of the following activities:1.Create a bird feeder from things at home. 2.Make a bird Treat! Bird Feed – Pine cones or stones covered in Peanut butter and rolled in seeds. 3.Paint stones, paint characters or your favourite designs.

4.Spot/ identify 3 different cloud types, write them down, draw the cloud shapes. 5.Make some pressed flower or feather bookmarks. 6.Identify 3 types of trees near your home (using leaf undergrowth and bark colour, buds, leaves), list what you find. 7.Identify and record 3 native wild flowers around your home eg. daisy, dandelions, buttercup, birds-foot trefoil, sorrel, primrose.

8.Build a ladybird home/ bug hotel. 9.Do a bug hunt- see what you can findladybirds, caterpillars, bees, snails, beetles, spiders, ear-wigs, flies or any other insects 10.Draw and colour a picture of your favourite Irish wild animal.

11.Find 6 different types of insects or birds, write them down. 12.Create a shallow mini-pond in a bucket. 13.Find some fungus growth on trees/ wood/ walls. 14.Find some frog spawn in a slow-moving freshwater stream, visit it regularly and see the baby frogs grow. 15.Find a wild/ native ivy habitat and list five insects/ animals or birds that might live in it. 16.Draw and colour 4 native woodland leaves, different shapes, e.g. Ash, Oak, Birch, Hazel.

17.Draw and colour our native Irish frog! 18.Draw and colour your favourite garden bird or sea bird. 19.Draw and colour your favourite Irish sea creature.

20.Draw and colour your favourite native Irish insect. 21.Draw and colour an ancient Irish animal, e.g. great deer elk, woolly mammoth, bear. 22.Choose your favourite Irish mammal, write down 5 facts about that mammal.

23.Draw and colour your favourite native Irish bird. 24.Draw and colour your favourite Irish wild mammal. All applications must be emailed to us at

our offices on environment.education@fingal.ie by 4:30pm on May 15th. The winners who will be announced in May will a receive €50 One4All vouchers.

Looking After Wildlife in Your Garden Gardening for Biodiversity is a new free booklet from the Local Authority Heritage Officer Network to help everyone to help wildlife in their gardens. The brainchild of Juanita Browne, the booklet was produced by Local Authority Heritage Officers across Ireland, with help from the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Heritage Council.

Author Juantia Browne has some really practical advice on turning your garden into a haven for wildlife. The guide outlines actions that can be taken to improve gardens for birds, bees, butterflies, bats and more with all kinds of projects suitable for everyone. From just leaving a corner of your garden to nature to building a bird bath, there are clear instructions and step-by-step drawings by illustrator Barry Reynolds.

Christine Baker, Heritage Officer with Fingal County Council said: ‘As more of us spend time closer to home, regular contact with the natural world has become ever more important. We are all becoming much more conscious of what is in our own immediate area. Our gardens can be an oasis for wildlife, and with small changes, like those outlined in this book, we can make them even better’Drop a line to heritage@fingal.ie to request your copy in the post from the Fingal Heritage Officer.https://www.fingal.ie/gardeningbiodiversity-create-haven-wildlife Gardening for Biodiversity is funded by the Department for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht as part of an initiative to encourage projects under the National Biodiversity Action Plan.

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

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1. Planet much loved by juvenile comedians. (6) 5. Large numbers gathered for events. (6) 10. Aspired to commended. (7) 11. Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. (7) 12. Mend like a bone. (4) 13. A living thing that doesn’t move about. (5) 15. Sound used to attract someone’s attention without alerting anyone else. (4) 17. It may have come first. (3) 19. Fingers and toes. (6) 21. Pre judge. (6) 22. Just as far as the eye can see. (7) 23. A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something. (6) 25. A formal proposal to buy at a specified price. (6) 28. Employ a tool. (3) 30. Number for a basketball team.

(4) 31. Up to the time that. (5) 32. Invitation to reply to. (4) 35. Destructive wind funnel. (7) 36. Contributors to the effort. (7) 37. A craft designed for use on water.

(6) 38. A refund of some fraction of the amount paid. (6)

2. Making a prolonged loud noise like wind or water. (7) 3. American extra-terrestrial group.

(4) 4. A seat for the rider of a horse. (6) 5. Uttering a cry, characteristic of crows and ravens (6) 6. Any thick, viscous matter. (4) 7. A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family. (7) 8. Interfered with someone’s drink.

(6) 9. Top job on a newspaper. (6) 14. In opposition to. (7) 16. An inhalation anaesthetic. (5) 18. Narrow ways or roads. (5) 20. Close male relative. (3) 21. His wife looked back in the Bible.

(3) 23. Often seen with net, pin and match. (6) 24. Go back without turning. (7) 26. The way down a mountain. (7) 27. Lie in a comfortable resting position. (6) 28. Open out like a carpet. (6) 29. One or the other. (6) 33. Armed conflicts. (4) 34. Spill the beans. (4)

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