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Welcome to the first edition of Swords Local. We hope you will grow to love this FREE magazne as much as we do. Over the coming months, we will be aiming to highlight what is happening in your community. Every tow desrves to have a voice and through Swords Local, you will now have the platform to tell your story and highlight all the good work that is taking place in the town. In the coming weeks and months, tell us what you would like to see appearing in your new local magazine and it will be considered for publication. Enjoy the read!

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Our Team Content & Publishing Editor Margaret Morris Art Editor & Designer Tim Evans Advertising Sabrina Morris Accounts David Morris Contact us: Swords Local Magazine T. 087 2020234 / 085 2881804 E: communitylocals@gmail.com

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11 Animal Matters 12-13 Local News 14 Healthy Options Recipes 15 Local Services 16-17 Local News 18 Crossword & Sudoku

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Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe has announced details of the €298 million investment programme for 2016 for regional and local roads.

A €27,000 investment will be made in Fingal for road improvements and maintenance work.

Dublin Fingal TD James Reilly (FG) welcomed the allocation for Fingal.

“The funding is part of a national investment programme for 2016 for regional and local roads,” he said.

“Fingal is getting a real boost from this significant investment of €27,120 in our local and regional roads.

“The announcement of this funding allocation allows Fingal County Council to plan its work programme for the year.

“The funding package will allow approximately 2,000 kilometres of regional and local roads to be maintained nationally and close to 2,000 kilometres strengthened this year.

“It is thanks to our recovering economy that we can make these kinds of investments in our road network which is a hugely important.

“It is good for tourism, increases efficiencies for businesses and benefits the local people who use the roads on a daily basis.”

Minister Reilly added: “Fine Gael has a long term economic plan designed to keep the recovery going which will ensure we can continue to make these kinds of investments.”

Minister Donohoe said the priority in 2016 continues to be the maintenance of the existing road network.

“The allocations for the key road maintenance and strengthening programmes for the local authorities are on a par with last year,” he said.

Swords chosen for Best Kept Towns Competition Swords has been chosen to participate in Ireland’s Best Kept Towns Competition for 2016 under the Large Urban Centre Award.

Fingal County Council said it was delighted to announce the news following the town’s excellent performance in last year’s Tidy Towns Competition.

The Best Kept Town Competition is an all island initiative organised by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Northern Ireland Amenity Council. Participation is based on a town’s performance in Tidy Towns, and features four awards: Best Village, Best Small Town, best Large Town and Best Large Urban Centre.

Fingal County Council chief executive Paul Reid said the Tidy Towns competition has continued to play an important part in enhancing the local authorities’ relationship with residents and businesses of the county.

“The new nomination to participate in the Best Kept Towns Award gives recognition to the hard work of all involved in making Swords a great place to live or visit,” said Mr Reid.

Swords also enjoyed a very good year in 2015 in the Irish Businesses Against Litter (IBAL) survey, finishing in the Cleaner Than European Norms category.

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Minister James Reilly

Working for you

Swords church to receive heritage project funding

Government funding is to be provided for a number of local heritage projects, includine one in Swords.

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, recently announced that 340 heritage projects nationwide will share in a €2 million investment package as part of the Built Heritage Investment Scheme for 2016.

Projects in Fingal are to receive €43,750 in total of that figure for the conservation and repair of buildings.

The local projects to receive funding are: •Corduff House, Lusk •White House, Skerries •No. 13 Drogheda Street, Balbriggan •No. 7 Castle Terrace, Malahide •Lambay Castle, Lambay Island, Rush, •St. Columba’s Church, Church Street, Swords •Abbeville House, Abbeyville Demense, Malahide Road, Kinsealy It is expected this new scheme will leverage an additional €8 million in private funds and will generate significant employment in the conservation and construction industries.

Minister Humphreys said Ireland’s heritage buildings and protected structures are a vital part of the infrastructure of our villages, towns, and cities.

“The economic recovery is allowing for

increased investment in our heritage assets,” she said.

“As this scheme illustrates, investing in our built heritage is not just good for the individual properties concerned, but can also provide a real boost to job creation in the construction, conservation and tourism sectors.

“A wide range of properties will benefit, including residential homes, townhouses, railway stations, churches, country houses and other heritage buildings.”

Minister Humphries acknowledged the contribution of the local authorities in embracing the scheme which will have a positive impact on protected structures across the country.

“I am also delighted by the response of private owners and their willingness to release substantial private matching funds and invest in our built heritage,” she added.

Local TD Alan Farrell (FG) welcomed the funding.

“Heritage buildings and protected structures are a vital part of Dublin Fingal and the Government is committed to supporting their conservation,” he said.

“Fine Gael has a long term economic plan to keep the recovery going which will allow for these kinds of investments to take place.

“The plan has three steps: more and better jobs, making work pay more than welfare, and investment in better public services, which will only be possible as a result of the increased revenue generated by creating more jobs.

Deputy Farrell added: “This plan will ensure that more people feel the benefits of a recovering economy in their own lives.”

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Minister Reilly’s Constituency Office Unit 3, 1st Floor, Chamber Building, Swords, Co. Dublin.

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Major jobs announcement at airport welcomed THE chief executive of Fingal County Council has welcomed the recent jobs announcement for Dublin Airport.

Paul Reid was speaking after Swissport announced plans to recruit over 200 staff at the airport in the areas of customer service agents, ramp handling agents, flight operations and security and aircraft appearance operatives.

Over the course of 2015, Swissport’s ground handling business at Dublin Airport has seen substantial growth and this is expected to grow further in 2016.

Paul Reid, chief executive of Swissport has been operating at Fingal County Council.

Dublin Airport since its takeover of Servisair in 2013 which operated at Dublin Airport since 1995. Today Swissport provides ground handling services to 46 airlines employing over 570 staff.

In 2015, the aviation ground handler provided services for four million passengers on 20 long haul and 34 short haul routes.

Dublin Airport has had a strong start to 2016, following on from its busiest year ever in 2015.

Last year saw 25 million passengers passing through the airport and it now has direct flights to 170 destination in 38 countries.

Mr Reid said: “I am delighted to welcome this announcement from Swissport of further job creation in Dublin Airport, which serves to further emphasise the economic importance of the airport in the Fingal region and provides a great employment opportunity for the people of Fingal.”

Mayor of Fingal, Cllr David O’Connor said: “ I welcome this employment opportunity for the highly skilled and motivated young people of the Fingal region, and the positive effect which it will have on the local economy.”

Overruling the banks’ veto in PIAs In May last year the Government decided to give the courts the power to overrule the banks’ veto in personal insolvency arrangements (PIAs).

The decision related to those in mortgage arrears where PIAs were being voted down by banks even though the PIA provides for a repayment, over time, of an amount greater than the current value of the property.

For example, a borrower may owe €350,000 on a family home currently worth €200,000 with 15 years left on the mortgage.

The borrower may propose in a PIA that the debt be written down to €275,000 and repaid over the 15 years.

A bank may vote against this proposal and ‘veto’ the PIA, assuming that it is owed most of the borrower’s secured debt.

To the borrower this seems illogical – why is the bank refusing €275,000 over time when it will only get €200,000 less costs now?

But the bank may have other reasons for refusing the deal, such as the borrower’s likely ability to repay the entire debt, etc. Less than 12 months later the courts have exercised their power and begun to overrule the bank veto in personal insolvency arrangements.

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Lusk remembers its heroes of 1916

Lusk and Easter 1916 Rising 100 years on, we can be very proud of the men and women of Lusk and Fingal that fought in Easter 1916.

Lusk Community Council is highlighting the ordinary people of Lusk and Fingal that played an extraordinary role in the creation of Ireland’s independence.

While the Dublin Brigade was fighting the battle in Dublin city centre, Fingal’s 5th Battalion was fighting guerrilla tactics across Fingal under the leadership of Commandant Thomas Ashe.

Ashe lived and worked in Corduff, being the Principal in Corduff National School.

Lusk Community Council will promote the role of key members of the Fingal Battalion with banners specially designed for the 1916 Centenary.

The first banner focuses on Charlie Weston and will be installed on the Carnegie Library Community Hall.

Charlie was a Lieutenant in the Fingal Battalion and he played a key role in the Battle of Ashbourne.

The Weston family have a long family connection with Lusk. Weston and Ashe were good friends, united by a common cause, the fight for Irish freedom.

Charlie Weston was interned in Frongoch in Wales after the Rising. In 1916, police notes described Charlie as “A prominent Irish Volunteer”.

Other Weston’s involved in 1916 were Bartle, (Charlie’s brother), also in the Fingal Battalion, and sisters Thomasina and Julia who were prominent in Cumann na mBan. Today the link of the Weston’s continues in Lusk with Gladys Weston who married Paddy, Charlie’s son.

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Council is helping local groups to mark 1916 Centenrary Fingal County Council is assisting community and voluntary groups to play their part in commemorating the events of 1916 through the Centenary Community Funding Scheme (CCFS). The fund, which is currently open to applications, supports individuals and groups to run events and projects as part of the Centenary Commemoration.

Among the groups who have been awarded funding is ‘The Banter Boys’, a youth service in Swords, who are producing four large artworks depicting the events of 1916. Once complete, these pieces will be exhibited in libraries across Fingal.

The Foróige Youth Service in Blanchardstown has also been granted funds to create a 1916 project based on Joe Duffy’s book ‘The Children of the Rising.’

Thirty-eight young people, representing various cultures and ethnicities from Dublin 15, will walk in the Blanchardstown St Patrick’s Day parade and the Swords 1916 Commemorative parade on April 24, each holding a large helium balloon (in green, white and orange) to remember the 38 young people from their area who died during the rising.

The 1916 Dublin Players from Skerries have been awarded funding to perform a play on the subject of the Fingal story told through the eyes of Nurse Elizabeth O’Farrell. Elizabeth joined Cumann na mBan on its inception in 1914 and was involved directly in the events of 1916. The play will be performed in the Floraville Garden in

Skerries on Easter Week 2016.

The Forget-Me-Nots, an inclusive community choir for older people, family, friends and neighbours that is especially welcoming to those affected by dementia and memory loss, are using their funding to remember 1916 through an afternoon of music and stories from the period.

This walk down memory lane will be performed in front of an audience.

Naomh Mearnog GAA Club, in Portmarnock, will reflect and celebrate the 1916 rising through recitals, song and re-enactments.

Their events will remember life back in 1916, how people dressed, the street games that children played and the songs that were sung. They will also pay special tribute to those who died tragically and by execution.

Rush Heritage Committee have received funding from the Centenary Fund to run a series of family events and their St Patrick’s Day Parade will be themed ‘1916 Commemoration’.

Fingal County Council chief executive Paul Reid said.“The men and women from Fingal in 1916, who played a vital role in the Rising were very young, politically active and socially aware, just as Fingal today is diverse, youthful, vibrant, engaged and socially aware.

“Fingal County Council has tried to capture this youth and vigour in our County’s commemorative programme.

“As well as more traditional forms of commemoration and reflection, the council is supporting a range of events specifically for young people, including those from our new communities, based around poetry, theatre, film, proclamation readings in Irish and English, commemorative tree planting ceremonies and historical re-enactments in schools.”

Mr Reid added: “We are also supporting the network of community centres across the area in marking the Centenary at a local level.”

The Centenary Community Funding Scheme is part of council’s Centenary Programme, which will see over 50 lectures, film screenings, performances, re-enactments, talks and exhibitions cumulate in a special Commemorative Day in Swords on Sunday April 24.

The funding supports projects, activities and events that fall under one or all of the five themes: Remember, Reconcile, Imagine/Reimagine, Present and Celebration.

For further information on how to apply for funding for your project, activity or event, visit www.fingal.ie

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Nurture – a charity providing vital support to women in Fingal

Nurture is a charity that provides a vital service in the community.

Since 2011 Nurture has provided vital supports to over 1,600 women and 150 men nationwide through its network of trained counsellors.

Chief executive of Nurture Ms Lowry said that despite some progress in the way mental health is perceived and treated in Ireland, there is still a huge stigma attached to the issue of maternal mental health.

“Many women feel ashamed and a sense of failure if they are unable to conceive or carry a child, or if they suffer from depression following the birth of a child,” she said.

“As a result, they feel very alone and isolated and at times do not fully understand what they are experiencing. They simply do not know where to turn for support.

Chief executive of Nurture Irene Lowry AN Irish charity offering support and professional counselling to women affected by maternal mental health issues as a result of conception, pregnancy and childbirth is providing vital counselling and supports at its headquarters in Skerries.

Irene Lowry established Nurture from her family home in early 2011 with a friend and colleague, Lilian McGowan.

Irene is a humanistic counsellor with her own counselling practice in Rush. In 2010 she counselled two young women who were battling postnatal depression. Tragically they died by suicide and left three very young children and loving families behind.

According to Ms Lowry, these women were “waiting on the public health waiting lists over nine months”.

“We are all too aware that nine months is just too long for any woman to have to wait for a counselling appointment,” said Ms Lowry who recently won a very prestigious award, at Social Entrepreneurs Ireland 2015. This means a significant financial investment in Nurture’s work.

With the financial support of both the National Office for Suicide Prevention, the progressive Credit Union in Balbriggan and other funders, the charity moved out of Ms Lowry’s family home to a beautiful centre of excellence in Skerries.

The Skerries centre offers a walk-in support service, one-to-one counselling and support groups for women and their babies for post-natal depression, birth trauma and grief.

Nurture has a ‘no wait list policy’ and all supports are both affordable and accessible to women, partners and families.

Today, Nurture is a nationwide charity with 27 dedicated counsellors, all fully accredited to their respective Irish governing bodies.

The charity focuses on counselling women affected by issues such as prenatal and post-natal depression, birth trauma, miscarriage, loss of a baby and failed IVF. It is estimated that over 42,000 women in Ireland will experience some form of depression or anxiety every year, many due to a miscarriage, failed IVF or pre- or post-natal depression.

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Irene Lowry pictured receiving the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland 2015 award.

“Our aim is to help these women and their families to get back to positive emotional well-being by providing professional, affordable and confidential supports nationwide.”

Nurture is encouraging any woman who is feeling anxious or depressed to pick up the phone and contact them today.

“You are not alone – help is available to get you back to positive mental health,” added Ms Lowry.

As Nurture has no waiting lists, people in need of help will be seen within two weeks of contacting the charity.

In severe cases, they will be seen within 24-48 hours, avoiding the need to go to the Emergency Department.

Subsidised counselling is also available to those who cannot afford Nurture’s counselling fee of €35 per session.

On St Patrick’s Day, the Nurture team is putting on a fun-themed march in the parade and are asking women and their families to join them on the day. Bring the kiddies and wheel your buggy and help them raise awareness all for a great cause.

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Chez Sara Wine Bar & Restaurant is well worth a visit Malahide Village is a fantastic place to spend a night out.

There is a great choice of places to eat and drink to suit your desires.

In the heart of this fabulous seaside town you can find Chez Sara Wine Bar & Restaurant, one the best eateries around and well worth a visit.

This little hidden gem, situated at 3 Old Street, Malahide opened its door 13 years ago but only recently the new chef/ owner, Max Usai, took over and brought his more than 20 years of chef experience and expertise to the business.

Max kept the style of a vintage French-style Bistro but he took it to a different level.

As soon as you walk in the door you are given a friendly “Welcome” and get a relaxing “Holiday” feeling.

The staff are friendly and attentive and Max is cooking away in front of you, always happy to accommodate your requests.

Chez Sara is a casual, charming and intimate Wine Bar & Restaurant offering a high quality of steak and seafood cooked with a Mediterranean flare.

The ingredients are locally sourced. The menu is broad and there is enough to choose from.

The wine list is large and interesting, ideal for any wine lover!

You can find a fantastic selection of European wine with an emphasis on French, Italian and some excellent New Worlds Wines as well.

Chez Sara is an ideal place for any occasion like a romantic dinner, a family gathering, girls’ gathering, corporate event or special celebration.

The next time you are planning a special night out, give it a try.

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Animal Matters

Neutering Dogs and cats should be neutered at a young age. The ideal age for neutering is between six months and one year before females come into heat.

Animal shelters are over populated with dogs and cats brought in because of accidental mating or poorly planned breeding. While this is the main benefit to neutering your pet, the other big result is a healthier and happier pet.

Let’s say, one cat has four kittens (litters can range from 2-9, average being five). Then within six months those four kittens have four kittens of their own (20 unwanted cats within six months).

Then those 16 kittens six months later had four kittens of their own again (36 unwanted cats with one year).

Do you know 36 people that want to adopt a cat? So by neutering that one cat, you have helped reduce the overpopulation problem by roughly 36 cats.

This is also the same for dogs. Their litter sizes vary depending on the size of the dog. Small dog’s litters range from 3-5. Larger dogs’ litters can be up to nine.

These are not definite numbers. There have been cases where there have been litter sizes as big as 12, or as small as just one puppy.

Health Benefits include: • Reduced risk of mammary and testicular cancer.

• Reduced risk of injury from fighting.

• Helps prevent uterine infections in females • Removes the risk of trouble breeding. Some females are great mothers and the instincts kick in straight away. Others don’t understand and can make wrong moves.

Makes a happier pet because: • Females don’t come into heat again. This can make female dogs and cats very restless and sometimes they have a reduced appetite which can lead to more problems.

• Less fighting. The main reason cats fight is to do with territory and mating. Without the drive to mate they have no need to fight.

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• Wandering. Females will try anything to leave the house when they are on heat to find a mate.

This can lead them to getting lost or injured. Also, if a male gets the scent of a female on heat near him, he will also try anything to get out of the house, again leading to him wandering.

For more information or if you would just like to discuss the option of neutering your pet, telephone your local veterinary clinic, they would be happy to take you through the procedure, the after care and all that is involved.

By Peadar O’Scanaill, Lusk Vets (phone: 01-8949739)

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1916 Oral History Collection launched in Swords

Fingal County Council chief executive Paul Reid, Mayor of Fingal Cllr David O’Connor and Maurice O”Keeffe at the event in Swords.

Senior Librarian Jacinta Judge On February 17, the Fingal 1916 Oral History Collection was launched by Mayor of Fingal Cllr David O’Connor at County Hall Swords.

The collection, which was undertaken to record and highlight the experiences of ordinary men and women during the 1916 Rebellion, is the most recent series of oral history projects undertaken by the Fingal Local Studies and Archives Section, Fingal Libraries.

Relatives of these North County Dublin men and women from were interviewed, and provide a very personal account of their ancestor’s involvement in the Revolution.

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Great opportunity for local filmmakers Are you interested in making films, or perhaps you already have a made a film and would love to see it screened at one of Ireland’s best independent film festivals?

Well now you have the perfect opportunity to showcase your filmmaking talents.

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2016 Fingal Film Festival.

Short films, student films, documentaries, 1916 Centenary films, Irish language films, feature films and animations films will all be considered.

To submit your work online, by June 30, visit www.fingalfimfest.com Cash prizes and vouchers will accompany some of the awards in each category. For more information, email info@fingalfilmfest. com The Fingal Film Festival, launched in 2012, is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers.

It is a new entity that offers a platform encouraging and promoting the works of local film community and national, international emerging filmmakers to showcase their work in an environment where they have access to experienced industry professionals.

It provides workshops and training programmes throughout the three-day festival event every year.

At least 25 per cent of its festival schedule is dedicated to foreign films, which broadens the film culture experience to all who attend the screenings in Fingal during the festival’s duration in September every year.

The Fingal Film Festival is a team of people who work effortlessly to deliver a quality service to emerging filmmakers.

Interviews explored the motivations for their families’ involvement in the Rebellion and details of the lives of their ancestors under the Irish Free State.

The interviews are just one of the many resources available to view at Fingal Local Studies and Archives, Clonmel House, and will also soon be available online at fingal.ie.

For further information, or to contribute your family story, please contact Jacinta Judge, Senior Librarian, Fingal Local Studies and Archives, Clonmel House, Forster Way, Swords. Phone 01-8704495 or email Jacinta.judge@fingal.ie Contact us: 085 2881804 or communitylocals@gmail.com

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Swords school celebrates students’ fundraising efforts Students, teachers and parents of Fingal Community College in Swords were recently treated to a sit down lunch as a celebration of the wonderful efforts made by all at a recent Parents’ Association fundraising activity.

A massive €3,381 was raised before Christmas at the annual bag packing event in Dunnes Stores in the Pavilions Shopping Centre, Swords.

The money raised will go towards the promotion of Healthy Lifestyles and the development of the extensive extra-curricular programme available at the college.

Art teacher Ms Lynch transformed two classrooms into a restaurant and the food was prepared by the Home Economics teacher Ms Héarún and her team of Transition Year chefs Ciarán Byrne, Seán Cuttle, Moses Eusebio and Marcus Ring.

“Weeks and weeks of planning and preparation went into this event but with the help of many students along the way, over 75 people experienced a healthy homemade lunch,” said Ms Héarún.

Students, parents and teachers enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and the chance to chat and appreciate good food after a busy week.

Those involved would like to all who attended and helped with the fundraising event.

Two of the Fingal Community College students at the event.

Volunteers needed for Foróige Youth Club, Swords

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Swords Foróige Club meets every Friday from 7pm until 9pm at Applewood Community Centre.

The club, which is for secondary school students from 12 to 18 years, provides a fun and safe environment, where teenagers can get involved in a variety of activities to meet their individual needs.

Foróige is Ireland largest youth development organisation, working with 56,000 members countrywide.

Foróige club structure ensures that young people have ownership of their own club, electing their own committee, as Foróige clubs are run by member for members.

The Swords club has been running for just over three years, and to expand to cater for new members, it is looking for volunteers, Can you spare just two hours a week? Information is available at www.foroige.ie or by contacting Bryan Gavin on 086-8519639 or email bryan.gavin@foroige.ie

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Healthy Options Recipes EASY

The Breakfast Bagel..

Method

Ingredients • 150g of chicken breast • 1 whole grain bagel • 1 slice of low fat cheddar cheese • Handful of baby spinach • 50g of Piri Piri hot sauce 14

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1. Fry chicken on non stick pan for 5 mins, cover on top so it cooks quicker.

2. Toast bagel in toaster. *hope I don’t have to explain how to do that..

3. Lay down spinach, chicken and slice of cheese on bagel.

4. Melt the cheese under the grill.

Little tip..

Make sure to put the cheese on last as when it melts it holds the bagel together.

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Local man publishes new book ON February 2 at the Mansion House, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Críona Ní Dhálaigh, launched Lusk native and history lecturer, Dr David Doolin’s first book length publication.

‘Transnational Revolutionaries: The Fenian Invasion of Canada, 1866’ coincides with the 150th anniversary of the Fenian Invasion of Canada.

It is a timely release in conjunction with the centenary commemorations of the 1916 Rising taking place around Dublin and the rest of the country.

David is a well-travelled Luskonian, having earned his PhD from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, prior to which he had lived and studied in England, Scotland, and had a year-long spell living in Japan.

Returning to Ireland some 15 months ago after ten years in the US, he is currently an adjunct lecturer where he has coordinated and taught modules at UCD (‘Fenians in North America’) and the American College Dublin (‘The American Civil War’, ‘Irish Migration’, ‘Irish Cinema’).

Also, he has run seminars for history modules at Maynooth University (‘Ireland since the famine’ ‘Twentieth Century European History’) and UCD (‘The Irish Republic’; ‘Making of Modern Europe’; ‘War & Peace in International History’, and ‘Ireland, from Union to Bailout’).

One hundred and fifty years ago this summer, barely a year after the conclusion of the American Civil War, a new conflict was initiated on the United States’ northern border with what was then still British North America.

Starting on the morning of June 1, 1866, a series of raids by the Fenian Brotherhood (Fenians or FB) culminated in a short military confrontation with the British-Canadian authorities.

These Fenian raids widely described as the ‘Invasion of Canada’ were planned, commenced, and carried out from within the United States in an attempt to achieve one, or both, of two main objectives: namely, seize some territory and there proclaim the Irish Republic, with the future intention of having that territory annexed to the United States; and alternatively, or indeed concomitantly, to try and foment an international war between the United States and Great Britain.

David says: “I came to investigate this history from two fairly straightforward motivations. One reason was the general reaction of incredulity the heading, ‘Fenian Invasion of Canada’ seemed to elicit from people, and the vague notion of foolhardiness it conjured up among the public, with images of Irishmen gathering in America to invade Canada.

“Secondly, when I first began to look more closely at the event, it appeared to be, by-and-large, understudied.

“Rather, there predominantly seemed to be a dismissal of the event and, indeed, one of the more striking features about the descriptions of the Fenian invasion has been an apparent cursory dismissal of the affair in a few ephemeral lines.

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“It has often been quickly dismissed as an “obstinate” and ultimately “futile” attempt; a fiasco.”

David says that in terms of an apparent indifference afforded the Fenian invasion, it has not been a well-remembered story in Irish America, nor for an Irish or an American nationalist past.

“Despite some excellent studies of the Fenian organisation within the United States, what with a perpetual transatlantic connection between emigrants and Irish republican revolutionaries throughout history, the Fenian invasion of Canada itself was a faintly remembered and, arguably, misunderstood history,” he says.

“The Fenian movement’s attack on Canada has found it hard to shake the (mis)representation of it as a “fiasco”.

“Summarily, during my research I found that, while the American Fenian Brotherhood are a group that have been studied, the invasion of Canada was not something that has been fully investigated, but rather offhandedly dismissed when it came to scholarship concerning Irish American issues.

“Thus, my work suggests that the Fenian invasion of Canada is a much more important history than the scholarship seems to bestow.”

As a story of international history, David’s study of the Fenians explores the brief success of their Canadian invasion, which affected US international relations, domestic immigrant and citizenship policy, the place and belonging of the Irish diaspora, and the outcome of negotiations regarding an ethnic Irish American identity.

“Furthermore, in this decade of commemorations, we often forget about the role of the Irish diaspora, in this instance the emigrants in America, who in their own subtle ways through not so subtle events like the invasion of Canada, left a significant legacy in terms of lessons offered to Irish revolutionaries and their visions of an independent Ireland,” he adds.

“Thus, in ‘Transnational Revolutionaries: The Fenian Invasion of Canada, 1866’ a look at the detailed planning, as well as the motivations of this Irish group of immigrants who undertook such an audacious scheme, the central focus here is to show that the Fenian invasion was an important component of Irish diasporic history.”

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Groups recognised for being age friendly will act as a champion for age friendliness and older customers, helping them to interact in a meaningful way with the services available.

Mayor O’Connor said Fingal is one of the first Age Friendly counties in Ireland.

“In implementing this initiative we are asking our older citizens what they like in our community facilities and what may be improved,” he said.

“We will be developing actions to meet the needs of our older customers in all of our community facilities across Fingal.

“We want our older citizens to know that we value their contribution to our county and we are committed to serving them.”

Fingal County Council chief executive Paul Reid commended the programme’s work.

“Fingal Age Friendly facilities are a natural progression for us as a local authority,” said Mr Reid.

Mayor of Fingal Cllr David O’Connor and Fingal County “The process has provided us with an Council chief executive with locals at the Sage Friendly opportunity to explore what the issues Charter Awards. PHOTO: KEVIN McFEELY are for older people using our community centres and how we can tackle them MAYOR of Fingal Cllr David O’Connor recently Friendly. together.”

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