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As you, our readers, prepare to tuck into your turkey roast and/or begin ripping open presents, the staff at Lusk Local would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.We really appreciate the support your community especially the support the advertisers have given us over the past 12 months and look forward to your continued support next year.

We would also like to thank our wonderful contributors who have made the magazine the success it is. So whether you are a reader, a contributor, or an advertiser, we say thank you and hope you have a happy, safe and enjoyable Christmas.

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Happy Christmas with Lusk Community Choir

Annalisa Monticelli pianist/conductor Meet the brand new Lusk Community Choir.

Born from a collaboration between pianist/ conductor Annalisa Monticelli, Fingal County Council and Nicole Kearney from The Cottage Community Centre. Under the expert direction of Annalisa our Community Choir rehearses every Wednesday night in Saint Macullin’s Centre in the heart of Lusk.The choir is growing in confidence and will showcase their talent at their Christmas Concert on 14th December at 7pm in

Lusk Community Choir the beautiful Saint Macullin’s Centre (the Round Tower church in Lusk). This is a FREE EVENT but you will still need to obtain a ticket through Eventbrite.ie as there are limited seats available.

The choir will also participate in the Fingal Choral Festival on 12th March 2020 with a visiting choir. The venue is still to be confirmed so keep an eye on Lusk Community Choir Facebook page for further details closer to the date.The choir is lucky to have members of the community helping

and supporting rehearsals such as Zena Palmer who assists with musical accompaniment and promotion, along with Loraine Power who helps out with technical support. We are extremely grateful for their help.The choir welcomes new members and is open to anyone over 18 years of age. No experience is necessary and if you wish to join you can contact Annalisa or follow the choir on Facebook to find out about their upcoming events.

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O’Donoghue Calls for Master Plans for Lusk Cllr Rob O’Donoghue has called on Fingal County Council to fast track the three Master Plans, laid out in the current Fingal Development Plan to be fast tracked due to the volume of construction that is currently taking place and that is slated to take place in Lusk.The three Master Plans for Lusk North (including the Sports Hub), Lusk West (Ministers Road area) and Lusk, Station Road are requirements of the Fingal County Development Plan 2017-2023 to provide for new residential communities, subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure.Cllr O’Donoghue stated that “the Council has indicated to me that the Lusk North and Station Road areas had ‘template Masterplans’ created during the previous development plan (2011 – 2017). However, there has been no public consultation undertaken with the community in Lusk on planning decisions that will affect our community for decades into the future.”Cllr O’Donoghue continued, “given the ongoing building taking place Station Road and the current Strategic Housing Development proposed to take place off the Ministers Road, two of the areas designated as having masterplans, the necessity for the preparation of Masterplans for Lusk has become more important than ever in the interests of sustainable development and the provision of the correct amenities in the town.”

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Make Your Minutes Count with ALONE this Christmas

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Author Marian Keys making every minute count.

In Dublin on 15th November 2019 ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, launched their Christmas campaign, which encourages members of the public to make their minutes count by working together to tackle loneliness and isolation. Author Marian Keyes launched the organisation’s Christmas campaign, to encourage members of the public to take a few minutes out of their day to interact with their older neighbours and relatives who may be experiencing feelings of loneliness as the festive season approaches. “Older people have the most amazing stories to tell”, she said. ALONE is also asking for support from new volunteers and donors to help to support them to combat loneliness and other challenges faced by older people. One in ten people over 75 are lonely a lot of the time and demand for ALONE’s services has increased five-fold in recent years.

One in 4 older people live alone, and this increases in rural areas.

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Marian Keys with Rosaleen Sheahan.

be a part of such a positive message. Loneliness and isolation can be serious problems for older people and dropping in for a chat or helping a neighbour with their shopping could make all the difference to their mental health.

We’ve all felt alone at certain times in our lives, sometimes all it takes is a cup of tea and a bit of a laugh to really lift an older person’s spirits. A few minutes may not mean much to you, but to a lonely older person it could be the highlight of their day.” She continued, “As we age, it can be more difficult to reach out to people for companionship; a lot of older people might be embarrassed or too proud to admit that they are lonely. What might only seem like a quick chat to you can make an older person feel loved, appreciated, and that they are part of the community. Christmas provides people with the perfect opportunity to drop in on older neighbours and relatives for a few mince pies and a chat.”

Contact ALONE 0818 222 024 if you have concerns about your own wellbeing, or the wellbeing of a vulnerable older person in the community.

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Niamh’s Festive Food Fun! For parties, ensuring that the whole fam ily gets their ‘7 a day’ over the festive season or for just a bit of fun and something to do! These are ima ginative ways to get young people involved with food and encouraging a wide variety of vegetable s and fruit throughout the day over the Christmas period.

A ‘Veggie’ colourful Christmas

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1.Wash and peel a long and larg Top and tail the carrot. slice each 2.Cut the carrot in half and then of the k half lengthways to make the trun (or use dish tree. Place onto a large serving less carrot for a smaller plate). es, the 3.For the tree branches and leav ner green run following could be used: long long slices in beans, mangetout or cucumber as in the image. the tree, 4.To make the star at the top of and er I used a star shaped cookie cutt d it off. lifte n placed hummus inside and the the dip to The hummus can then be used vegetables into! different 5.To decorate the tree, the more this In coloured vegetables the better! peas. and t image, there is peppers, beetroo , cut tree the er 6.Finally, for the presents und into ots carr different coloured peppers or t to make shapes. I used tiny strips of beetroo bows on the presents.

Snowman/woman Spuds!

1.Cook and mash potatoes with a small amount of milk.

2. Use a spoon/ice-cream scoop to shape the mash into a larger round ball for the body and a smaller round ball for the head.

3.Place the small round ball on top of the large round ball on a plate/serving dish.

4.Cut up a variety of vegetables to make the face, hat/hair and buttons and stick them on/in the balls of

mash potato.

In the image attached, I used beetroot, peppers, brocolli, carrot and peas.

5.There’s many vegetables that could work for the arms!

I used celery and long strips of carrot in mine.

Porridge Penguin 1.Make porridge as you/your child likes it.

2.Scoop onto the centre of a plate in a rounded heart shape.

3.Place blueberries around the edges of the porridge and down either side as arms.

4.Place 2 mandarin orange segments underneath as feet.

5.Place 2 blueberries and a triangle shaped chunk of kiwi

into the porridge as eyes and a nose.

6.Use a red pepper in a triangle shape and a blueberry for a hat with a bobble!

Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas time and health and happiness for the new year. For preschool, primary and secondary school or community group talks and workshops, pleaseemail:niamh@ biabites.net.See my ‘Fun food’ and ‘Recipes’ albums on ‘Biabites’ Facebook for other food ideas.

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News & Events A Great year for all at Lusk AC Congratulations to everyone on a fantastic 2019. Our growing club had large numbers competing across a whole range of events and age categories.

In recent weeks over 50 club athletes completed marathons in Dublin, Amsterdam and New York.Thank you to all our hard working committee members, coaches and those that work in the background. Thanks also to local businesses for your continued support of our club and community, helping to keep it healthy and active. Enjoy the Christmas break and we look forward to seeing you back at training on Tuesday 7th January.

A great day for the club at Donabate parkrun as our latest Fit4Life group completed their 5k graduation run supported by other club members.

Eamonn Phelan at the start of the Amsterdam Marathon

Club members proudly wearing their Dublin and New York marathon medals and shirts

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Sheila Bourke with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background after winning the Mermaid 5k run in San Francisco.

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Junsa Taekwondo Club News Six medals for Junsa Taekwondo in Holland Junsa Taekwondo has been as busy as ever with new members joining, black belt grading, national competitions and international tournaments to prepare for and compete in. Recently the clubs kyrougi team ( sparring team) competed in Holland at the TTE Open. This competition is a highly regarded tournament with fighters from Belgium , Holland, Spain , Morocco and the UK. Junsa brought a team of 8 players and brought home 6 medals.

Junsa’s Senior male fighters warming up.

Junsa’s intermediate group training hard for our upcoming competitions. There is future champions in this group

Cameron takes home the silver medal in a hard fought final.

Megan (in blue) at ringside. Megan fought her way to the Quarter Final where she was beaten by the eventual winner.

One of Junsa’s senior black belts , Theresa (left) instructing our up and coming black belts.

Junsa recently attended Taekwondo Ireland’s corner judge and referees course.

Back at home Junsa’s peewee’s (beginners 5-7 year olds) are learning the art of Taekwondo and are possibly future athletes.

Junsa’s Kyrougi team that competed in Holland.

Junsa’s head coach with Tiernan. Tiernan went on to win a Bronze medal.

Junsa’s Nicole with Master Stuart Russel after her bout

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1. Submerge an area with water. (5) 2. Hawaiian word of greeting and parting.

(5) 3. Interrupt the rest, peace or order. (7) 4. The only kingdom in the Pacific. (5) 5. A dish of melted cheese on toast, often Welsh. (7) 6. Devoutly religious. (5) 7. An increase in salary. (5) 8. Facial coverings worn to disguise or amuse. (5) 9. Ways to get from a starting point to a destination. (6) 10. The man for a film award. (5) 11. Small items kept in memory of the person who gave them. (9) 17. A small drink for the child. (3) 19. Opened windows to ventilate an area.

(5) 20. Elaborate maze in Greek mythology.

(9) 21. Is it mightier than the sword? (3) 22. Circular band used in making barrels.

(4) 23. A situation in which no progress is possible. (7) 24. Made someone with an illness healthy again. (5) 26. Am I a cad, Ma? Nutty question! (9) 28. Obtainable at a low price. (5) 29. A boat designed to keep harbours clear. (7) 31. The person in charge of a trial in a court. (5) 33. Concur, have the same opinion about something. (5) 36. Happen afterwards or as a result. (5) 37. Cuts off a branch from the main body of a tree. (4) 38. Talking in a rapid, excited, and incomprehensible way. (9) 41. Irritate, annoy. (3) 44. Tree susceptible to a Dutch disease.

(3) 46. In opposition to. (7) 47. Major port on the River Scheldt. (7) 48. Full of incessant or frantic activity. (6) 50. A person entertained in one’s house.

(5) 51. The main artery of the body. (5) 52. The direction in which a compass needle normally points. (5) 53. A god in Greek mythology who is half man and half goat. (5) 54. Piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head. (5) 55. Knock something over, often an apple cart. (5) 56. A narrow passageway between or behind buildings. (5)

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1. Someone who gets money by deceiving people. (9) 6. This town hides a carport monk! (11) 12. Double-reed woodwind instruments/ (5) 13. Addictive drugs, especially illegal ones. (9) 14. A male relative. (5) 15. Bram Stoker’s undead creation. (7) 16. Short-legged scent hound. (7) 18. Gets money in exchange for labour.

(5) 19. Spoken or performed without previous preparation. (2-3) 21. Erect a tent on the playing field. (5) 23. It demands to be scratched. (4) 25. Running while out of control in a dangerous manner. (4) 27. River crossed by Julius Caesar in 48 BC. (7) 29. Bend or hang downwards limply. (5) 30. Items sold cheaply because of minor flaws. (7) 32. A mournful song, especially one forming part of a funeral rite. (5) 33. Noise made when clearing the throat, typically to attract attention or express disapproval. (4) 34. Not new. (4) 35. Avoid someone or something by a sudden quick movement. (5) 38. Distilled alcoholic drink deriving its flavour from juniper berries. (7) 39. The centre of Dublin, postally. (3) 40. I simpered at the outer layer of skin.

(9) 42. The official currency of Thailand. (4) 43. Make rude and mocking remarks. (4) 45. Small amounts of food eaten between meals. (5) 47. Become less intense, like a storm. (5) 49. Large, powerfully built bird of prey.

(5) 51. A partial or total loss of memory. (7) 54. Sweet citrus fruit. (7) 57. Showing no skill, clumsy. (5) 58. Fictional European country used by Anthony Hope as the setting for The Prisoner of Zenda. (9) 59. A wooden frame for holding an artist’s work. (5) 60. Unwelcome party guest. (11) 61. The ability to know what is in someone else’s mind. (9)

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