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Nathaniel Hone - The Malahide Painter

By Malahide Historical Society Just before the entrance to Seapark stands Muldowney House, once the home of Malahide’s famous landscape painter, Nathaniel Hone. In 1872, he married Magdalen Jameson of the Jameson distilling family. After a short sojourn in Seafield House at Kilcrea on the northern shore of the estuary, they moved to Muldowney House. They lived here until 1895 when they moved to St. Doulagh’s Park following the death of his Aunt Dorothea at her home there.

Thereafter, Hone’s brother-in-law, the Rev. William Reid, resided in Muldowney House until his death in 1912. Hone became a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1880 and accepted an R.H.A. professorship in 1894. While at Muldowney House, he spent his time painting, sketching, sailing, yacht racing and golfing. The changing light and seascapes of Malahide attracted him. He had a studio and gallery at Muldowney and painted one of his best known works, ‘Malahide Sands’ from his window, which still overlooks the beach. When Nathaniel died in 1917, his wife bequeathed the greatest part of his collection to the National Gallery of Ireland. Hone, Reid and Richard Wogan, 5th Baron Talbot founded Malahide Golf Club on the foreshore and land around the house in 1892.

Malahide Library regular monthly events Grúpa tuismitheorí us Páistí - Parent and Toddler Group

Thursdays @ 10.00 – 10.45 Parent and Toddler group meet every Thursday morning to socialise, play games and learn.

Baby Book Club : Thursday 22nd New parents and toddlers always welcome to the group.

Fichille Sóisearach - Chess Club

Wednesdays @ 15.00 - 16.00 Make new friends and play chess at our weekly Wednesday chess club; 7-12 year-olds New Members Welcome

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The evening Film Club will be taking place on Tuesday 27th @ 18.45 There will also be a film screening on the 20th contact the library for more information.

The afternoon Film Club will meet in March

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There was a thriving oyster fishery on Malahide estuary in the 18th and 19th centuries which supplies large quantities of high grade oysters to the Dublin market.

Local historian Paddy Ryan will present a talk on this subject on Wednesday 14th February in the Presbyterian Church Hall on Dublin Road, Malahide at 8pm. All welcome. Admission €4. Ample free parking in the public car park opposite.

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Ceardlann Scríbhneoireacht Chruthaitheach - Creative Writers

The creative writers group will meet in March dates will be advertised in Marchs’ newsletter.

French on Mondays @ 16.30 Conversation only a reasonable level of fluency required.

German on Mondays @ 18.30 all levels welcome.

Gaelige on Thursdays @ 11.30-12.30 Practice speaking Irish in an informal setting at this weekly Irish conversation group. New Members welcome.

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Malahide Tidy Towns receive donation from calendar sales

Picture shows Malahide Tidy Towns treasurer Pat McNamara (r) receiving cheque from Nicky Cleere (l)

Malahide Tidy Towns were delighted to receive a donation from Nicky Cleere, which he raised by selling his very successful Malahide 2018 calendars.

Nicky is a stalwart member of Malahide Tidy Towns and takes enormous pride in keeping Malahide beautiful.His Malahide 2018 calendar shows some beautiful images of his

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Malahide Castle & Gardens wins LAMA award

Team of Malahide Castle winners of Best Heritage Project L-R Kevin Halpenny Fingal CoCo with Cllr Sean Conlon, LAMA Representative from Monaghan County Council, Caroline Power and Colin Gilhooley from Fingal Co Co Cllr Mary McCamley Mayor of Fingal, with Cllr Mags Murray, Chairperson of LAMA

Malahide Castle & Gardens has won the Best Heritage Project at the prestigious 2018 All Ireland Community and Council Awards at a ceremony in Croke Park Stadium recently. The award comes in recognition of the major repair and conservation work that took place at the Castle and

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The Castle and Courtyard has recently undergone major repair and conservation work and the visitor experience and facilities were greatly enhanced in keeping with the demesne’s heritage importance. The garden, woodland and landscape of the Demesne is maintained by the Operations Department of Fingal County Council and welcomed over 140 thousand visitors in 2016 and was awarded a Green Flag in 2017. The Castle and 265 acre Demesne provides a space where visitors can stroll at their leisure through the wonderful gardens, and also plays host to many large events such as concerts by international artists, international Test Cricket, or the very popular weekly parkrun Speaking about the award, Fingal County Council Chief Executive Paul Reid said “I am delighted to congratulate all Fingal County Council staff involved in this project and very proud of the work they do, recognised by this well-deserved award. Fingal County Council will continue to work with all relevant stakeholders to develop Malahide Castle and Gardens as a world class visitor experience.”

Mayor of Fingal, Cllr. Mary McCamley said “I am delighted to see Malahide Castle & Gardens recognised with this award. This is a wonderful facility for both visitors and the local community who use it, whether it be walkers and runners or the Scouts or Tennis or Cricket club, or the many people who enjoy the gardens or attend events at the Castle, or learn about its history on a tour. ” There was other good news for Malahide Castle and Gardens this week when they also won an award from CIE Tours for customer service excellence in 2017.

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Artists’ support scheme-funding increased Fingal County Council is delighted to announce the 2018 Artists’ Support Scheme. This strand of funding, which has increased by 50% this year, allows professional artists to avail of an award towards travel/professional development opportunities, a residency or the development of work.

The objective of the Artists’ Support Scheme is to support individual professional artists from Fingal to develop their artistic practice. The award is open to practising artists at all stages in their professional careers working in music, visual art, drama, literature & dance. To be eligible to apply, applicants must have been born, have studied, or currently reside in the Fingal administrative area.

Speaking about the award, Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid said “Last year 27 bursaries were awarded to artists across all disciplines.

Fingal County Council is proud to provide funding to professional artists through this scheme and the increase in funding reflects the Council’s continued commitment to support and encourage artistic excellence in Fingal.”

The funding is for projects/initiatives which will take place from 1 June - 31 December, 2018. Closing date for receipt of applications is 23 March, 2018 at 4pm. For further information and application forms please see www.fingalarts.ie Contact: denise.reddy@fingal.ie 01 890 5733 The Council also announced they will present an artist’s professional training & mentoring session entitled - Developing a Creative Proposal .The session will take place on Thursday 8 March (10.00 – 17.00) at Malahide Castle Visitors Centre.

Fingal County Council in partnership with Visual Artists Ireland will present a Creative Proposal Writing and Mentoring session for artists working in Visual Art, Music, Dance, Theatre and Literature. The workshop will provide advice on preparing and developing proposals. Mentors include: Annette Moloney – Visual Art; Ian Wilson – Music; Helen Meany - Literature and ? – Theatre.

For further information please contact Monica Flynn: monica@visualartists. ieTel: 01 672 9488 www.visualartists.ie.Places prioritised for artists based in or originally from Fingal County.Fee for artists from outside Fingal: €15

Howth RNLI at the Angling Exhibition in Swords

Members of Howth RNLI’s Community Safety Team were on hand to raise awareness and offer water safety advice at the Ireland Angling 2018 exhibition at the National Show Centre in Swords recently. The charity that saves lives at sea has been a popular presence at the annual fishing show for the last eleven years.

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approximately 1,200 anglers are rescued around the coasts of Ireland and the UK. If any angling, sailing or water sports clubs would like a member of the RNLI Sea Safety Team to give a sea safety presentation and carry out a free lifejacket clinic, please contact John McKenna at csohowthlifeboatstation@gmail. com .

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Guide dogs say thanks to Specsavers and call for volunteers It is very important to say thanks and the Balbriggan\ north county Dublin branch of Irish guide dogs for the blind would like to sincerely thank Specsavers\Hearing Aid Centre Balbriggan for setting up a beautiful Santa grotto before Christmas in the Millfield Shopping Centre Balbriggan.

Picture shows Tom O’Neill with his guide dog Gatsby, Brian Brodigan manager and Elaine staff member of Speck Savers displaying proudly the cheque of how much money was made for the local branch of guide dogs through the generosity of those who took their little ones along to talk with Santa in his Grotto. An amazing amount of ₏1,466.28 All monies goes to train more guide dogs for blind people and more assistance dogs for families who have a child with Autism.

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100 cycle for Safe Cycling Campaign

100 Fingal residents took part in a cycle from Swords Castle to Skerries to raise awareness of the Stayin’ Alive at 1.5 safety campaign for cyclists on Sunday, February 18.The campaign encourages drivers to maintain a 1.5 metre distance between themselves and cyclists to reduce cyclist deaths and injuries. Fingal is the first Dublin Local Authority and the fifth Irish Local Authority to support the campaign.

The Stayin’ Alive at 1.5 Campaign was originally promoted by Wexford cyclist Phil Skelton after he was nearly run off the road by a car while cycling before it was supported by

Wexford County Council.

Fingal County Council’s Road Safety Officer, Niamh Russell explained the importance of supporting this initiative: “As part of a wider Cycle Safety Campaign, Fingal County Council is recommending that drivers maintain a 1.5 metre distance between themselves and cyclists in an effort to reduce cyclist deaths and injuries..

There will be road signs in place throughout Fingal to raise awareness of the campaign and to encourage safe driving so that cyclists can travel safely on our roads.”

The campaign also includes a School Cycle

Training Programme to educate primary school children on the importance of practicing safe cycling Fingal County Council Chief Executive Paul Reid welcomed the launch of the campaign: “In Fingal we have many active cycling clubs and residents who cycle to work and school so it is essential that we make the roads safe for them to use. By simply being aware of cyclists and giving them enough space, we can reduce the risk of deaths and injuries on our roads.”

Council welcomes MSD job announcement for Swords Fingal County Council has welcomed the announcement by pharmaceutical company MSD that it is to create 350 jobs at a new manufacturing facility in Swords.

The MSD Biotech Dublin plant will produce biologics-based medicines for the global market on the grounds of the company's previous site in the county capital.

Welcoming the news, the Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid, said that it was another major boost for the county, and in particular Swords.

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“This is another endorsement of Fingal as a place to do business in and it is encouraging to see the company highlight the talent pool available as one of the main reasons for their decision as well as the strong relationships they have with the various agencies including the Council,” said Mr Reid.

Ed Hearne, Director of Economic, Enterprise and Tourism at Fingal County Council said: “MSD are just one of many global leaders who have based their Irish operations in Fingal and, as a Council, we continue to work closely with

them all so they can expand and create more jobs in the county.

The Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Mary McCamley, said: “This is more great news for Swords and Fingal. The creation of these 350 jobs will be a major boost to the local economy."

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Heritage Property Strategy wins IPI award

Fingal County Council won the prestigious Economic Development Award at the Irish Planning Institute Annual Awards held at the Grand Hotel in Malahide recently.

The Council was awarded for its recently adopted strategy for Fingal’s portfolio of heritage properties.

The strategic review of heritage properties which was completed in late 2016 was the result of an in depth financial and operational review of Fingal County Council’s heritage property portfolio in partnership with SLR consulting.

Welcoming the award and highlighting its significance, Chief Executive of Fingal County Council Paul Reid said: “I would like to congratulate Fingal County Council’s Heritage Properties team for the work they have done in the strategic review of Fingal’s heritage properties. The implementation of the outcomes of this review can greatly improve the tourism potential of the County and provide tangible economic benefit to the County as a whole.”

Mayor of Fingal, Councillor Mary McCamley said: “Fingal’s Heritage Properties hold a special and important place in the hearts of Fingal’s citizens and it is of great significance that this piece of work to improve and protect the properties into the future is recognised.”

Fingal County Council‘s Director of Economic Development, Ed Hearne said “Our new strategy will support the creation of up to 700 jobs, safeguard the important community value of the properties and will further improve our tourism performance. As we developed the strategy it became apparent that the scale, variety and value of the portfolio of historic properties here in Fingal mark us out from all other regions and our receipt of this award is recognition of this.”

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Style Warriors Fashion and Entertainment Show

By Fashion Editor - Carina Cunningham

So this is the show ! The show we are all waiting for. Why is that?. It’s because this is not your basic show one model in - one model out! This show is for the guys. There’s lots of exciting entertainment on stage! It’s action packed. This year we have invited back The Olivia Whelan School of Ballet from Donabate. The girls are amazing and they get the chance to try alternative style. Last time they danced to Cabaret ! They were fantastic.

Music will be a big feature in the show this year. So much so, we have our own composer Carl Allen, overseeing the entire show plus writing our very own theme song. Any musicians in the area who would like to get on board please email me. We have invited back The Fire Angels from Belfast as they were truly amazing with stunning costumes. We have our very own choreographer Thomas Spratt who danced and opened The Xpose fashion awards a few weeks ago. He will be helping with super moves on the catwalk! This month I’d like to share with you our other shoot featuring The BathRoom Fairies, Sabrina and Nita at Mr Ray Quinn’s Bathstore and More Metro Point business park Swords. Ray Quinn was so thrilled with the fairies brightening up his stunning collection of bathroom samples. Ray has continuously been our top sponsor for the show as he enjoys the evening of fun and entertainment.

This is a show for the guys as I said. We will be featuring men’s shops Louie Copeland -Capel St, AB Formal Wear - Swords with special guests celebrities modelling Mattress Mick, Patrick Walsh, Hector Heathwood and more to come. Other shops confirmed are Sensational Clothing Swords, Co Co Belle Boutique in Donabate, Phoenix ‘V’ at St Stephens Green and designers confirmed so far are Kat Condon, Oxanna Hefferon ,Kristina Lauren and Wobias from London.

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Sat 6th October -Wrights Venue Swords in aid of NECRET Cancer Research.

More to confirm next time. Anyone wanting to try out at modelling please email me and any local business who would like to be a sponsor please email me. This is a fantastic night out and for an amazing cause. Professor Bryan Hennessy will open the show and talk about the tremendous work he and his team are participating in. That’s it for now over and out. Thanks for reading and we hope you will support our endeavours for this worthy cause.

Carina. carinacunningham@gmail.com Credits: location - Bathstore and More Metro Park buisness park Models : Sabrina Maria and Nita Bajrami (BathRoom Fairies ) Make up :by Momi Kay Styling: outfits and accessories by myself Carina Cunningham.

Photographer Taz Smith. …Many thanks to all involved.

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Happy Mother’s Day! (11th March)

By Fashion Editor - Carina Cunningham

Being a mother and a grandmother myself I appreciate this day every year. One of my favourite memories is my two daughters when they were young bringing me breakfast in bed on a tray, with a buttercup flower in a jug. Little girl’s and mammy’s-friends forever, and so it should be !

It should be the one day mammies get the day off every year, no cooking, no cleaning, no hassle, please. Daughters and sons, have you thought about how you plan on treating Mum this year.?

Here are a few ideas to help you out. Plants and flowers are a beautiful gift especially if they are long lasting in the house, as a warming memory of your thoughts and kindness. Perfume- Has mums favourite perfume run out ? It can be expensive but always nice to say to her friends “ it’s by Chanel -My Johnny bought me that for Mother’s Day.” .

A gift token for a Spa with relaxing treatments is always well received. Me personally - some Botox treatments. Not for all the ladies out there but still getting more popular than you would know dear friends. A meal out, dinner, lunch, high tea spending luxury time having food served rather than cooking as cooking is such a drag to most mums. Thank god for Mc Donald’s.

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were fed lots of fresh veg but its nice to have a change. It’s also not unheard of to take mum to the movies! The VIP tickets are really cool and some cinemas even serve wine and beer. If she likes the theatre you could take her to a play.

These are just a few ideas to get you thinking.

Our photo shoot this month for Mother’s Day features beautiful mum Janice Peacock with her fabulous twin daughters Darcey and Reese having high tea in The City North Hotel.

Pictured wearing crisp white cottons with beautiful floral prints, reminding us that Spring, thank God, is on its way. Florals are so fresh and beautiful to wear and are ageless fashion.

As a matter of fact no matter what height, size or stature you are florals look fabulous on any figure and themed with the right hat are very impressive indeed.

Credits: . Location North City Hotel Co Meath. Mum: Janice Peacock and daughters Darcey and Reese. Mums Dress: Neola Boutique Malahide, Make up: Momi Kay, Photography by Taz Smith, Styling, concept and poem by myself Carina Cunningham.

Hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did.

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Celebrating Chinese new year at Citynorth Hotel (CITYNORTH Hotel & Conference Centre, Gormanston, Co. Meath)

The CityNorth Hotel celebrated Chinese New Year – Year of the dog, with a “China Red” reception on Wednesday 14th February.

Madame Xue He, Commercial Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy, launched the celebrations and spoke about the potential for increased trade between Ireland and China with over 70,000 Chinese visitors to Ireland last year. This is great news for the Drogheda, East Meath and Louth region ahead of the start of Cathay Pacific direct flights to Dublin in June.

The evening was a lavish affair with the Lord Mayor of Drogheda, Pio Smith, many councillors and local business people in attendance.

“It has been a privilege to collaborate with Fáilte Ireland and become one of the first hotels in Ireland to be officially China Ready.” said Mr Cyril Laffan, General Manager for the CityNorth Hotel, he also commented that “The hotel has undertaken several measures to be culturally welcoming to our Chinese guests. For example, our staff have been trained, we’ve adopted Union Pay as a method of payment, QR Codes have been added to our menus which can be scanned to translate the menu into Chinese and we are working with Emerald Media to setup social media platform, WeChat and various marketing campaigns.”

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Fingal County Council welcomes announcement of Metro Link

Fingal County Council has welcomed the announcement of a metro system linking Swords and Sandyford at the launch of Project Ireland 2040 in Sligo today.

The Metro North project, which was to have run from Swords to St Stephen’s Green, has been

extended and renamed Metro Link.

According to Project Ireland 2040 - National Development Plan 20182027, Metro Link will be complete by 2027.

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the decision to finally give the green light to a metro system for Fingal is a major boost.

“A northbound metro system is the most crucial piece of infrastructure needed in Ireland because not only will it link the Airport with Dublin City Centre,

it will also link Swords and North County Dublin with existing public transport infrastructure such as LUAS and DART. “This will be a game-changer for Fingal as the new metro system will allow for the sustainable growth of Swords in accordance with our Development Plan. I am also pleased that the National Planning Framework specifically recognises the future development potential of Swords” said Mr Reid.

The Council’s Director of Strategic Infrastructure and Planning, AnnMarie Farrelly, said that Fingal has already put in place the necessary preparatory steps required to fully exploit the arrival of a metro system for the benefit of the local community and local business.

“The strategic development sites along the metro route have the potential to deliver significant new housing and local employment from now to 2040.

The Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Mary McCamley, said: “On behalf of my colleagues I welcome its inclusion in the National Planning Framework and the National Development Plan and I look forward to the project being delivered as quickly as possible because it is long overdue.”

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New Social Enterprise Development Fund services and reinvest their profits back into their social mission.

The applicant must be a social enterprise with a not-for-profit legal form. Social enterprises are defined as organisations that:

• Have a clear social mission and make a social impact • Generate income from goods or services • Reinvest any surplus into achieving their mission • Are separate from government or state agencies.

A €1.6m fund to support social enterprises in Ireland has been established by Social Innovation Ireland (SIFI), in partnership with Fingal County Council and all 31 Local Authorities across Ireland. The Fund is financed by the Department of Rural and Community Development, from the Dormant Accounts Fund and IPB Insurance.

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the largest of its kind to be invested in Ireland’s social enterprise sector and will be delivered over the course of two years. Up to eight successful applicants per year will each receive a grant of €50,000.

Social enterprises are organisations whose mission is to have a positive effect on society.

They generate revenue through their products or

The successful applicants will also receive a place on Social Innovation Fund Ireland’s six-month Accelerator programme. Additional places will be reserved for the most promising social enterprises across all 31 Local Authorities in Ireland. The programme is designed to help social enterprises develop their business skills and to provide them with ongoing support and advice so that they develop sustainable enterprises. The fund supported by IPB Insurance is now open for applications from social enterprises in Fingal.

John Evoy, founder of Men’s Sheds has been appointed the Manager of the Social Enterprise Development Fund by Social Innovation Fund Ireland. The fund will be open for applications from January 24th to March 28th, 2018 and the winners will be informed in June 2018. Further details are available on www.socialinnovation.ie.

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Tips for a stress free communion by photographer Constanze O’Toole

As a photographer, I am very lucky to be part of the Communion celebrations in our community every year. It is a special day for the child, family, school and community. When the time for my own children came to receive their First Holy communion, I was surprised how much pressure I felt in the build up to the day. Here are some tips based on my own and my client’s experiences: • Take your time and involve the children in finding the ideal communion outfit. Make sure it is comfortable for them to wear it for hours on the special day and reflects their personalities.

• Don’t leave the shoes to the last minute. Communion shoes seem to fly out of the shops as soon as they come in. Kids can wear them for a few hours in the house to ‘break them in’ before the big day.

• You often end up with more accessories than you anticipated. Jewellery and watches are popular gifts and kids like to wear everything at once.

Select a mix of gifts and your own selected accessories in advance.

• Schedule in some extra time after the ceremony. It takes time to leave the church and socialise with the other families. You don’t want to feel under pressure to be on time to host your dinner party or do your family photo shoot.

• Call your selected service providers: caterers, restaurant etc the week before the communion to confirm your booking.

• You could do the communion photo shoot, before the big day. E.g. when you do a dress rehearsal with the final outfits or after girls get their hair done.

• Finally, remember to enjoy the special day with your child!

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‘Egg-ocado Brunch’ Ingredients

• 1 avocado • 2 eggs • 1 handful washed spinach leaves • 140g smoked salmon • 2 tablespoons cream cheese (Feel free to change up the cheese, mozzarella would also work ‘grate’!)

• 2 teaspoons paprika/ cayenne pepper/black pepper • 1 tablespoon chopped chives

Home Cook Recipes

Method The celebrations are ‘March’ing in this month with Mother’s Day, St Patrick’s Day and to top it all off an ‘egg-cellent’ finish with Easter! Hopefully “the luck of the Irish” will stand to us in the Rugby Six Nations and we will all welcome the brighter evenings with the clocks going forward.

My ‘egg-ocado’ brunch below is a tasty, quick and satisfying way to start the day of events, celebrating or indeed for the day after! Easily prepped and with the option of baking in the oven or the microwave, younger members of the family could treat Mummy or Granny for Mother’s Day. It has an Irish theme with the green, white and orange colours and has an ‘egg-travagant’ twist to the usual ‘Irish breakfast’!!

Makes for 1 If oven baking, preheat oven to 200’c 1. Slice through the avocado with a sharp knife lengthwise until you hit the pit and repeat for the other sides so that there is a circular cut all the way around the avocado. Take the avocado in your hands and twist to pull the 2 halves apart. Remove the pit.

2. Scoop out about half of the avocado flesh and keep aside.

3. Place the avocado halves onto a baking tray or microwavable plate and crack 1 egg into each halve.

4. Sprinkle with seasoning of your choice (paprika/cayenne pepper etc.).

5. Place the tray in the oven and cook at 180’c for 20 minutes or microwave for 2 minutes but stop and check it at 30 second intervals (This ensures that the egg cooks thoroughly as the avocado acts as an insulator).

6. Meanwhile prepare your serving plate with layered smoked salmon, spinach and cream cheese.

7. Place the cooked egg-ocado on top of the layers. Sprinkle with chopped chives.

For sports nutrition sessions, community group workshops, preschools, primary and post-primary schools and workplaces talks/workshops please contact: niamh@biabites.net. Follow ‘Biabites’ on Facebook and Twitter for more fun foodspiration and events.

Happy Mother’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and I hope you all enjoy the brighter stretch in the day in the lead up to Easter.

Niamh Arthurs Public Health and Clinical Nutritionist

Local Sports

Banners from Fingal Sports team

On behalf of the Fingal Sports team, we are presenting banners similar to the attached to Malahide parkrun on March 3rd. Plan is to meet up at the finish line,and get a photo

taken so everyone can get ready for the parkrun afterwards.

Any Councillors turning up for the photo, you have to stay for the parkrun also! Whether

you want to run / walk the 5k or volunteer as at the moment they are short volunteers.

We hope to see you there, remember Saturday 3rd March 9am.

St. Sylvesters U10 Girls celebrate New Sponsor ‘St Sylvesters U10 girls had a great start to the new year as they welcomed new sponsor FRS Ltd. to the team! The new season got underway on Wednesday 10th January at the St. Sylvesters clubhouse where Kate Sullivan from the Dublin minor team was on hand to pass over the jerseys along with some inspiring words for the girls.

The new sponsor FRS Ltd were very generous in sponsoring match jerseys, training tops and jackets for the coaches. The girls and coaches are extremely grateful to parent Paul O’Meara from FRS Ltd for this fantastic gesture.The team trains rain, hail or shine every Wednesday night are are looking forward to the new season ahead.’

Have Your Company Name Up In Lights!

Hollywood’s award season is in full swing and St. Sylvester’s is planning its own part of the Oscar’s action with a NEW soon-to-be-launched event to take place this April! ‘A night at the Oskars’ movie-themed fundraiser will be an event to better our ‘Strictly Syls’ dance night and will support the ‘Club For All Seasons 2020’ fund. Ahead of the imminent announcement and ticket availability, the Club is looking for a MAIN SPONSOR for the night which is sure to be a sell out with 650 tickets due to go on sale soon!

It will be a huge opportunity for promotion of a named business with all our membership and beyond! Contact - Hazel 087 415 8729 or Dee 087 911 1158 to get your company the starring role!!

A Word from the Chairman Dear Member, The start of the 2018 season is almost upon us, something which we look forward to with great excitement. This year we will have record numbers of players representing the club across all age groups and sections. On behalf of the Executive Committee best wishes to all players, mentors and parents for the year ahead. Membership 2018: We would like to take this opportunity to remind our members that Club membership fees for 2018 are now due. We would appreciate prompt payment to help your club meet the very significant player registration, team entry and player 20 MALAHIDE LOCAL-MARCH 2018

insurance fees that are incurred in the early part of each year.If you have already paid, many thanks.

Potential for All-Weather Pitch This Year!

As you are aware, we have ambitious plans to further develop our playing facilities in Broomfield to provide the best opportunity for our players to realise their potential. The establishment of an all-weather pitch is the club’s top priority. We have already received phenomenal support, and have raised over €400,000since June 2017.

The recent weather and how it impacts upon our early season preparations reinforces our belief that we should do all we can to complete this project in 2018, which is possible if we have sufficient funds to fully commit to begin the build. The first week of May is the key decision time, whereby we need to raise a further €250,000. If not, we will need to wait another 12 months.

Every contribution counts, no matter how big or small. When renewing your membership online you will be given the option to also make a donation. If you want to donate but would rather speak to somebody directly please contact myself, or one of the fundraising team.

If you want to help in other ways, such as arranging fundraising efforts with your team, we ask that you please do so now. The establishment of an All Weather pitch in Broomfield will transform the playing facilities for our club, our local community and our local schools.

For more information please contact: Seamas Early on 0868114820 or Jay O’Toole on 087 2644823.

Many thanks for all your support!

Yours sincerely, Paddy Miskelly, Club Chairperson

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Local Sports

Former United players represented Ireland u 17’s versus Turkey

Congratulations to former Malahide United players, Conor Grant, Sean Bohan and Oisin Mc Entee who were chosen to represent Ireland u17’s versus Turkey recently. All the lads gave a good account of themselves and we look forward to seeing them in future games wearing the green jersey.

Gibney’s of Malahide

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Easter is…

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