Lusk Local V9I1-AUG 2023

Co-operation creates a sense of Community

People have asked how does a successful community operate and the answer really is quite simple. it is one which is built through co-operation. To put it simply it is a case of people cooperating in order to make an area work in every sense. An area where people co-operate with local statutory bodies to create employment, housing,energy, health, commercial, sporting and other facilities in order to improve their lives. A successful caring community which creates voluntary, charitable and sporting organisations to fill the void left by the lack of funding from such governmental agencies who in any society cannot possibly meet all the demands on their finances. However in order for groups to succeed in meeting those demands the vital element is co-operation. Co-operation between individuals, groups and other organisations for the common good of the general population becomes the norm and that leads to a sense of community. Groups and organisations and the individuals who run them become interdependent on each other. For instance local groups have to apply to the voluntary committee who run a community hall to hold their meetings and functions and are granted it. Sporting and other groups also share facilities and the resultant expenses are halved and this co-operation leaves more monies available to run them. Voluntary and charitable groups also benefit from joint fundraising and in this way groups which provide services to the most vulnerable in society have more money to use, to reach more of those in need. This results in the services they provide improving and a sense of pride in their community which encompasses their area in general. Support for all these different sectors including the commercial life of the area becomes the norm and the local economy benefits. Fingal is a prime example of such groups co-operating and creating a great community spirit. So therefore as I said at the start where there is co-operation a community is built. Local retailers and the voluntary/charitable/ sporting and employment and housing sectors work together and all benefit. So there you have the answer- co-operate and create a great community, we have in Fingal!. Have a lovely August.

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The Locals Team.

Cllr O’Donoghue welcomes Town Centre First for Lusk

Cllr Rob O’Donoghue has welcomed the inaugural meeting of the Community Pillar of the Town Centre First scheme in Lusk this month. The Town Centre First policy aims to create town centres that function as viable, vibrant and attractive locations for people to live, work and visit, while also functioning as the service, social, cultural and recreational hub for the local community. The Town Centre First scheme will build on the Lusk Vision 2030 document produced by Lusk Community Council to aid in the regeneration of public spaces, improve parking, access to amenities and green space and seek to improve the vibrancy of Lusk town centre. To facilitate this, a consultant will shortly be appointed to produce to add to the recommendations of the Lusk Vision 2030 across three pillar groups, the Community Pillar, the Business Pillar and the Public Realm Pillar. These

documents, which will form a Lusk Town Plan, will allow Lusk to seek funding for funding under schemes such as the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and the Town and Villages Scheme. The Community Pillar will have the objective to allow for the collaboration of Community groups in Lusk, with FCC to support the building of the structures and capacity to implement projects identified in the Lusk Town Plan.

Speaking at the inaugural meeting Cllr O’Donoghue stated, “There are 11 community groups, across all ages and demographics that have agreed to join the Community Pillar which I am proud to be the Chair of. There are many excellent community groups in the town whose goals are to bring improvements to Lusk and I am excited to see how this committee can contribute to the positive development of Lusk Town Centre.”

BRIAN DENNEHY Working hard for our community

The Lusk Summer Festival 2023- A great success!

The Lusk Summer Festival 2023 took place on June 24th and was a huge success. with an estimated attendance of over 8000 people. Lusk Action Group is immensely grateful to the Lusk community, the organizing committee, Fingal County Council, and the Progressive Credit Union for their support. The recently released CSO report places the population of Lusk at nearly 11,000 and nearly 8,000 in the town itself. This has grown even since the census was taken. Responding to the continuous growth of the town, Declan Ryan, the new Town Regeneration Officer from Fingal County Council gave a presentation to 11 Community Pillars/Groups who are nominated representatives on the Lusk Vision 2030. The message from the presentation was to adopt a ‘Town Centre First’ approach policy for Lusk. The Town Centre First policy aims to create town centres that function as viable, vibrant and attractive locations for people to live, work and visit, while also functioning as the service(s), social, cultural and recreational hub for the local community.Further, it explains that the Town Centre First approach vision will be coordinated through policies, actions and cross-government support that puts the Town Centre of Lusk at the heart of decision-making through which funding will be leveraged to deliver on actions from the various pillars with representation from the Community. Some of the immediate challenges facing Lusk include lack of vibrancy in the town centres, dwindling employment opportunities, out of town/ online shopping, poor pedestrian/cycling access, lack of parking, limited access to green spaces and no social amenities, especially for young people. However, the town is projected for various opportunities to look forward to in the Lusk Vision 2030, like climate change adaptation of the city, digital

transformation & remote working, demographic change, experience-led blend of retail, and regeneration of public spaces for modern use. Every town is unique, with unique strengths, the Town Centre First policy creates the perfect platform for community ownership of Lusk. Please consider taking on active roles in the community Pillars of the Lusk Vision 2030.

Lusk ICA attend a Garden Party, Flavours and Summer Festival

The Lusk ladies attended the ICA annual garden Party which was held in An Grianan an on the 7th July. It was a wonderful day with lots of beautiful style, a scrumptious lunch, fine music, a stylish fashion show,and to top it all, Teresa Killoran from Lusk was presented with first prize when she was voted best dressed lady of the day. Recently also Lusk ICA participated in the Flavours of Fingal Horticultural competitions, We are delighted to say we were awarded prizes for our scones and tarts and displayed centrepieces for the picnic table

The ladies at An Grianan

Teresa Killoran receiving her prize as Best Dressed Lady of the Day.

Local Solicitor has moved but still a great service!

Local Solicitor has moved but we are still in your corner. Our bright spacious modern office is located on the Top Floor of the Town Centre in Lusk. The office is wheelchair accessible via the lift from the lobby. There is also plenty of free parking nearby. You can find us when you scan the QR code. As a general practice law firm, Local Solicitor provides legal service in relation to a wide range of legal matters including: - buying and selling property, Landlord and Tenant

matters, Personal Injuries, Wills and Probate, Contract Law, Debt Collection, Family Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law and general legal advice. With more people on board, we can provide a broader range of services in a more efficient manner. Talk to us about your legal matter. You can contact us when you scan the QR Code.We look forward to hearing from you soon. Best wishes to you all.

Liam Fitzgerald

Lusk Autism Friendly Towns Summertime Updates

Lusk AFT were delighted to be chosen along with AsIAm as a beneficiary of some of the monies raised by Lusk United during their fantastic 24-hour football fundraiser in June. Lusk AFT committee and Friends of Lusk AFT were there to raise awareness and provide information to the many club members and supporters who stopped by. It was great to see supports for our autistic members at the event with the club providing a lovely Quiet Area. After welcoming Adam Harris of AsIAm to Lusk, Lusk United Chairperson Niall McGuirk signed the Autism Champions commitment making Lusk United the latest club in Lusk to join the journey to become Autism Champions. Adam then headed over to The Twisted Clipper to be interviewed by hosts Pierce Keegan and Stephen Daly for a (Between Cuts) podcast on Autism – available on Spotify. A massive thank you to the Lusk United 24-hour fundraising committee and club for their generosity and welcome. Lusk Summer Festival proved to be another fabulous day out and Lusk AFT

were there again this year to provide a social story, information stand and a Quiet Area. We were delighted to be able to offer kids and teens a quiet space to relax away from all the excitement and stimulation of the festival. The committee are grateful to Lusk Bridge Club for their very generous donation in May which will be used to buy a gazebo for events like the Summer Festival. A big shout out to Rush and Lusk Educate Together PGTA who gave a presentation at the incoming Junior infants’ parents evening on becoming an autism-friendly association and the importance of making those small changes that can make a big difference to autistic pupils, staff and parents/guardians. Finally, please help us to raise awareness of autism by following us on our new FB page Lusk Autism Friendly Town. For more information on Lusk AFT email Lusk Community Network at info@lovelusk.ie . LCN are kindly facilitating us until we set up our new email address. We will keep you posted!

The Lusk United 24 hour fundraiser

Lusk Summer Festival Quiet Area

Adam Harris and the Between Cuts Podcast Team

A New Way To Future-Proof Cover

By Dave Kavanagh

One of the issues with planning ahead to protect you and your family’s financial future, is the fact that we don’t know exactly what the future holds. Will jobs and income change? How long will I maintain good health? Will I win the lottery jackpot in the next 3 years? The uncertainty of the future means that we often plan for a variety of occurrences. One important aspect of this planning is deciding on a term for things like Life Cover. A life cover plan can either be done for a specific term or it can be done as a “whole of life” plan. One of the problems with the old way of doing these was that the premiums were reviewed after a few years and could result in constant, substantial increases, often forcing people to either cancel them or accept a much lower level of cover. With “guaranteed whole of life” plans, you at least know exactly what the premium will always be and the level of cover but planning that far ahead can be costly. A relatively new method of dealing with this issue was introduced from one of the life companies, and it is an addition called “Life Changes Option”. This option gives the policy owners a number of choices once they have paid premiums for at least 15 years. They can then choose to either; a) Stop paying premiums and reduce the level of cover which stays in place until the cover is paid out, or

b) Cancel the cover (if it is no longer required) and take a refund of up to 70% of all premiums previously paid, or c) Continue the plan as it is with the same level of cover and premiums. This option has become quite popular when people are looking to future-proof cover as it offers choices that can suit people’s changing circumstances. If they have cleared loans and have sufficient savings, a reduced level of cover might be ideal. If they have strong pensions and savings, they may no longer have a need for cover and can take back a lump sum. For more information on how this type of cover may suit you, ask your advisor or contact me for a free quotation.

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 Dave at info@ financialcompanion.ie or use the contact form on financialcompanion.ie or @Davekav_advice on Twitter and Instagram. 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 well being, positivity and motivation. As heard on RTE 2FM , LMFM and TV3.

Lusk Heritage Group– The Barnewell Story

Lusk Heritage Group are planning a Storytelling night in Murrays, the Square, Lusk for Friday 8 th September. The format will be similar to their previous very successful evening, with a range of well known people, stories, memories and local history. We will give more details of speakers and topics in the September issue of Lusk Local. A big turnout is expected if their last storytelling night is anything to go by, so mark Friday 8th September into your diary and watch out for further details. You can also keep up with Lusk Heritage news by checking out their Lusk Heritage Group Facebook page. They recently

reported on the funeral ceremony of Sir Reginald Barnewall and his wife Maureen whose last wish was to be transported all the way from Australia to be buried in Curraha, a little graveyard in County Meath. The Tombstone of his ancestor, Christopher Barnewall, is in the tower of Lusk Church since 1575. At the memorial ceremony in Curraha Aidan Arnold, chairman of the Lusk Heritage Group, presented Joseph Barnewall, the present head of the Barnewall family worldwide, with a copy of his forthcoming book Barnewall de Berneval, 800 Years a Norman-Irish Family. No date is fixed yet for publication but it is the final stages of checking before going to print.

Soon to be published

Barnewall de Berneval Book

Jim Finnegan reading at Storytelling night in Murrays

Laying of Ashes of Reginald and Maureen Barnewall, Curraha

The Late Sir Reginald Barnewall at Lusk Abbey

Lusk AC host inaugural Lusk Summer Festival 5K

The Lusk AC club were delighted to hold a very successful inaugural Lusk Summer Festival 5k at Rogerstown Park recently. It was a challenging route but the stunning views at the top made it worthwhile. Our next race is the 7k Man O’War Round at 7pm on Thursday 17th August. Register at myrunresults.com. Congratulations to our young athletes who competed at the Nationals in July. They now get to take a well deserved break in August. The Dublin Marathon race series is now well underway. Well done to all who have taken part in the first two races and thanks to all club members who have volunteered at those events. The Frank Duffy 10 mile is next in the series on Saturday 19th August in Phoenix Park. These races are a great way to build up your distances in the lead up to the Dublin Marathon.

News & Events

The start of the Lusk Summer Festival 5k at Rogerstown Park

Some of the Lusk AC ladies who ran the Clontarf Half Marathon or 5 mile

Lusk AC at the Kilcock 5k

A successful night for Lusk at the Dunshaughlin 10k

Aidan Langley at Ardgillan after completing his 100th parkrun

Emily, Patrick and Claire were part of a big Lusk crew volunteering at the race series 5 mile in Corkagh Park

Sinead, Tom and Carol at the Achill Half Marathon

Orla, Emma and Maria were competing at the Dublin Graded meeting on the fabulous new track at Morton Stadium, Santry.

Junsa Taekwondo Club News

Junsa Taekwondo - we are still training!

While the summer rolls on training and competing still continues. While the beginner and intermediate groups are taking a short break the advanced group will keep training. At Junsa we believe that certain age groups need to rest and recover from a busy schedule our older students need their Taekwondo ambitions fulfilled, so that’s what we do.

Junsa will be actively recruiting new and old students come the end of August. If you have ambitions to keep fit, become an athlete or just want to join a taekwondo club that can offer you all the dynamics of our wonderful club. Please come and see us.

Calum and Henry in competition mode

Great kicking

Beginner group sparring training

Carter v Adain

Parker’s flying side kick

Max’s backick with Peter

Having fun with the flying side kicks

Caiden and Nolan sparing training

BRIAN DENNEHY

Working hard for our community

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11. Large champion of the Philistines in the Bible. (7)

12. Wind into rings or spirals. (4)

13. Houses for families. (5)

15. Securely fixed in place. (4)

17. Entered into marriage. (3)

19. A maxim, proverb. (6)

21. Flat-bottomed boats for carrying heavy loads. (6)

22. Rolled and turned smoothly in gymnastics. (7)

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30. Noisy, clamorous. (4)

31. The food of love. (5)

32. A travelling show. (4)

35. Our second official language. (7)

36. Nationality of a native of Naples. (7)

37. The person in charge of a publication. (6)

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9. Short poems for children. (6)

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