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e t o N s ’ r Edito October is upon us already and the year is flying by. Sadly the dark evenings are rolling in and the clock will be going back an hour at the end of the month.

In the latest issue of Swords Local we will be keeping you up to date with what is going on in your area, including articles and photos on local community events and success stories.

And of course, the countdown to Halloween 2016 is well and truly on with local kids looking forward to wowing us with their latest costumes.

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Battle of the Book launched in Swords Pictured (from l-r) at the launch were chief executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid; Deputy Mayor of Fingal County Council, Cllr Eithne Loftus; author Caroline Busher; Community Liaison Officer at the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA), Maura Cassidy; County Librarian Betty Boardman; and children from the Old Borough Swords, Kinsealy National School, St Patrick’s, Skerries and St Marnock’s, Portmarnock.

This year’s Battle of the Book Reading Programme was launched by Deputy Mayor of Fingal Cllr Eithne Loftus in the beautiful surroundings of Swords Castle.

The programme, a collaboration between Fingal Libraries and six primary schools within the Fingal area, is kindly supported by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA), and runs from September to December.

The aim of the programme is to get children reading, and to foster a reading for life culture by using a multi-disciplinary interactive approach, with art, an author visit, creative writing and an active competition element between the different schools and their local library.

Children are encouraged to read and gain confidence by discussing a common book, which provides a shared experience of reading.

As well as reading the book, ‘The Ghosts of Magnificent Children, by Caroline Busher, the children will be participating in different activities organised by Fingal Libraries surrounding the themes presented in the book.

This year the schools involved are the Old Borough National School, Swords; Mary Queen of Ireland National School, Rivermead; St Margaret’s National School, St Margaret’s; St Marnock’s, Portmarnock; St Patrick’s National School, Skerries; and Kinsealy National School, Kinsealy.

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Sponsorship boost for Swords Men’s Shed

BOOST: City Jet’s business development manager Michael Rogers and Michael Quinn of Swords Men’s Shed shake hands on City Jet’s support for the Men’s Shed.

CityJet recently presented Swords Men’s Shed with two return tickets from Dublin to London as a prize for its upcoming raffle.

The raffle will take place at the Swords Men’s Shed Christmas concert on December 3 at the Riasc Centre.

Michael Rogers, Business Development Manager with CityJet, said: “We are delighted to help Swords Men’s Shed raise funds to fit-out their new building in the heart of Swords.

“The Men’s Shed movement has spread very quickly throughout Ireland and the idea is proving to be a very important part of many communities. “And I’m sure our local Shed will contribute a lot to this area in the years ahead. I wish them well.”

Aimee Banks, who represented Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in November, last year, will be the soloist at the Men’s Shed Christmas concert.

The award winning Celtic Choristers male voice choir will also be performing their Christmas repertoire. Tickets are available from 083-4875352.

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given Swords Men’s Shed dinner for two.

“We gladly contribute to this most worthy cause, with a dinner for two guests with paired wines to coincide with their trip to London with CityJet,” said Mario Armani, managing director of Corrigan’s Collection.

Matthew Graham, from Swords Men’s Shed, said: “This combination of flight tickets and dinner in one of London’s top restaurants makes this a fabulous prize for our raffle on December 3.”

Swords Men’s Shed will be moving into a new building in early 2017. The building is being specially built and provided for the Shed by brothers Anthony and Paul Dunne through their company, Knife/Edge Fencing Ltd. Mr Graham added: “It is great to experience this kind of support from CityJet, Richard Corrigan and Knife/Fencing Ltd. “This recognition gives us a great boost and encourages us to work even harder and make Swords Men’s Shed one great Shed.”

Meanwhile, the Shed, which was formed in 2014 and currently has 33 members, has been boosted further with the news that Dublin Airport is to sponsor the Christmas concert on

December 3.

Maura Cassidy, Community Liaison Manager at Dublin Airport, said they were delighted to sponsor the concert and support the Shed’s fundraising campaign.

“When fully operational Swords Men’s Shed will make a great contribution to the community of the greater Swords area,” said Ms Cassidy.

“We believe this is a very important development so we are very pleased to support their project in this way.”

Michael Quinn, from Swords Men’s Shed, said: “We are very grateful to Dublin Airport for its sponsorship of our concert. It is great recognition for the work we are doing.”

Mr Quinn said the December Christmas concert is a very important fundraising event for his group.

“All of this support is a great boost for all the volunteers involved in the Swords Men’s Shed project and will enable us increase our membership as well as offer a greater range of activities,” he added.

For more information on the Shed, email matthew.martin.peter.graham@gmail.com

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Decent skins to mark National Potato Day There will be plenty of fun at Newbridge House & Farm.

Keogh’s Farm and Country Crest are calling on families to join them on Saturday, October 8 in honour of Ireland’s greatest staple food - the potato.

The National Potato Day celebrations will take place at Newbridge House & Farm, Donabate, with food and family fun activities between 12noon and 4pm.

The free, family fun day is being hosted by local farming businesses, Keogh’s Farm and Country Crest, in celebration of National Potato Day. Some of the exciting activities on the day will include potato sack racing, tug-o-war, face painting, bouncy castles, arts and crafts, music and more.

Guests will especially enjoy the farm-fresh food fare being provided by the event sponsors, with lots of delicious spud-based meals and snacks being served.

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Swords Historical Society marks Heritage Week

Bernadette Marks (third, left), from Swords Historical Society, pictured leading a walk around historic Swords, starting at St Colmcille’s Well.

The event took place in September as part of Heritage Week. Also pictured was Mayor of Fingal Cllr Darragh Butler.

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Mayor gets on his bike for major cycle The Great Dublin Bike Ride on September 11 passed through a number of areas in Fingal including Swords.

Mayor of Fingal Cllr Darragh Butler and his sister Fidelma Butler and brother-in-law Robert McNamara were among those taking part. They made it to the Fingal border as part of the event which attracted around 5,000 participants.

“I completed the first stage 29km to Swords from Smithfield, down the quays, along the coast road by Clontarf to Baldoyle, Portmarnock, Malahide and then Swords,” said Mayor Butler.

“Setting out from Smithfield just after 8.30am, we made it to Swords in just under 80 minutes.

“An incredibly enjoyable experience and I might even be tempted to do the full 60km next year. Fidelma and Rob continued on.”

Fingal County Council, along with other local authorities were the event stakeholders and with Sport Ireland, Dublin City Council and Healthy Ireland, brought this major event to North County Dublin.

Mayor of Fingal Cllr Darragh Butler (right) pictured with his sister Fidelma and brother-in-law Robert McNamara.

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Halloween Experience at Wooly Ward’s Farm

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The little monsters and ghouls will all be arriving at Wooly Ward’s Farm again this year for another bumper Halloween Experience.

Pumpkins galore for everyone and of course the favourite chocolate apples will be on offer. The new panto this year, ‘The not so scary BOO’, should prove to give lots of laughs and is suitable for all ages.

Birds of Prey, the Fuinneamh Drum and The House of Horrors will all be at the farm for everyone to enjoy.

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Halloween

Plenty of treats in store for Halloween

By Patrick Martin The evenings are getting shorter, the mornings are getting cooler and those long bright evenings are but a distance memory as another inconsistent summer has slipped through our grasp.

However, while the changing of the seasons can bring with it an air of gloom, despair not. Halloween, and all the excitement it entails, is almost upon us once more, and is the last fun festival we have to enjoy before the countdown to Christmas begins.

Local children (as well as the adults) will already be entertaining thoughts of what they’ll be dressing up as with October 31 fast approaching.

Every year the costumes get more and more adventurous with plenty of creativity on show for us to admire.

Children are becoming more imaginative with their choice of outfit and there is always the added incentive of competitions for the Best Costume to send them into creative mode.

Of course, Trick or Treat will never go out of fashion, and especially for the younger ones, it’s probably the most magical part of the whole Halloween experience.

However, there are usually lots of other things to do locally so keep an eye out for events, including Halloween camps and Ghostbus tours that may be taking place in the community.

There will also be a mid-term break for the children to enjoy (and their

teachers!), and the last bank holiday of the year to look forward to. This year it actually falls on Monday, October 31.

Although Halloween is always a magical time for the youngsters, there are safety issues that can’t be ignored, especially if the children are attending bonfires.

Because, the clock will have gone back an hour the previous weekend, it will be darker earlier, and it’s probably a good idea to have your children dressed in bright colours if they are going around the doors Trick or Treating. Also, it’s vital that adults supervise the children at all times.

For many years, bonfires on green spaces in residential areas were a main feature of Halloween, and continue to be a huge attraction for people of all ages.

However, while the sight of a blazing fire illuminating the night sky can add more than a frisson of excitement to the Halloween experience, bonfires come with a major health warning.

Horror stories emerging from the Accident & Emergency (A&E) departments in our hospitals over the Halloween period are becoming all too common with some unfortunate people sadly ending up with life-altering injuries that could so easily have been prevented with safety precautions.

The fact of the matter is: illegal bonfires can be highly dangerous and can cause a serious amount of damage to people and the environment.

Indeed, local authorities, including Fingal County Council, are left counting the cost financially long after the last bonfire has fizzled out.

Of course, this is money that if it were redirected towards providing local amenities, would benefit the entire community all year round.

At this time of year, spare a thought too for the excellent work carried out by our emergency services that are on standby to deal with every eventuality on their busiest night of the year.

Despite these warnings, don’t lose sight of the fact that Halloween is meant to be a special time in which to have fun. Stay safe and enjoy all the events that are happening in the community.

Let’s hope the locals in Swords have a great time and provide the wow factor with their range of costumes!

Visit the old haunts on a Ghostbus Tour Step inside the world’s first and Original Ghostbus and be transported into a world of ghostly happenings, dark humour and terrifying tales.

Visit the haunted museum and play cards with the devil himself, then take your place in the Victorian theatre above and get set for a thrilling ride.

Your sinister storyteller and guide will bring you to visit the scenes of the most despicable acts in Dublin’s history.

Hear the grisly tales of Dr Clossy, learn of the instruments of torture once used on unfortunate Dubliners, visit the crypt at Dublin Castle, and take a crash course in bodysnatching at a hidden Dublin cemetery.

The Ghostbus Tour promises to be a journey of terror and fun you’ll never forget.

“A fantastic experience of real and haunted Dublin.” Newstalk “This tour is steeped in intriguing and fascinating history” Evening Herald Tours depart nightly except Sunday from Dublin Bus Head Office, 59 Upper O’Connell Street. Tickets are €28 with a 15% discount if you buy online at www. dublinsightseeing.ie. Phone 01-8444265.

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Recipe for Halloween Bat Wings Parents might think it a bit disgusting because of the colour but it’s healthy and really appeals to kids! By: Minichefs Fifteen chicken wings; one large clove of garlic; three tablespoons of Muscovado Sugar; three tablespoons of light Soy Sauce or Worcester Sauce; three tablespoons of Tomato Puree; two tablespoons of Runny Honey; Black, Blue and Green Food Colouring Instructions Preheat oven to 109C/375F/ Gas 5. Put wings in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil.

Cook for about 20 minutes. While waiting for the wings to cook prepare the sauce. Crush the clove of garlic then add sugar, soy sauce, tomato puree & honey and mix really well together.

Add the food colouring about three drops at a time for each colour until the sauce looks black in colour. Pour into an oven proof dish (large enough for the wings). Drain the wings thoroughly then carefully add them to the sauce and coat evenly.

Bake in the oven for a further 15 minutes or until the sauce has thickened and turn the wings over again. Leave to cool slightly before serving as they will be eaten by hand!

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Linders Renault – A big company with a bigger heart

Amanda Clarke, Joanne Fetherston and Angie McEvoy, from the Andy Morgan Foundation, pictured after picking up the keys to their new Linders Renault van.

A local charity received a brand new van recently after its message of hope won over the heart of Linders Motors Fleet Manager Ciaran Curran.

The Andy Morgan Foundation have been donating ‘Buddy Benches’ to schools with the aim of allowing children, who may be feeling under pressure, to take time out and sit quietly.

The benches are built by local Men’s Sheds and prisoners in Wheatfield Prison. However, the Foundation found that it was unable to deliver the benches because it didn’t have the necessary transport.

Joanne Fetherston, partner of the late Andy Morgan, said they just took it upon themselves to ask for a van as they had nothing to lose.

They hoped they might get a van that had been traded in. However, their plight plucked the heartstrings of Mr Curran.

Mr Curran took the story to the company’s bosses and they were only too delighted to help such a wonderful bunch of selfless people.

Mr Curran called the Foundation’s Angie McEvoy in for a meeting to see what could be done to help. Linders’ bosses were blown away at the meeting by the Foundation’s work.

Mr Curran said they knew they had to lend their support.

“The concept of the Buddy Bench and the Foundation itself do so much great work and they are local to us here in North Dublin,” he said.

Ms Fetherston said: “We have lots of schools waiting and now that we have the very generous gift of the van we can get things moving.”

The Andy Morgan Foundation was set up in 2011. Its aim is to spread the message of HOPE to everyone who has lost someone to suicide and those suffering with depression, and to help children and teenagers.

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Andy Morgan was a popular and outgoing local man who took his own life on New Year’s Eve 2010 to the utter devastation and shock of his partner Joanne, his three children and many friends.

In the years since his death, Joanne and Andy’s friends have focused their efforts on ensuring others don’t have to go through what they’ve experienced.

The Andy Morgan Foundation, set up in Andy’s memory, has since raised money for local suicide prevention and support services.

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Let’s be honest: we Irish just love a party and will celebrate anything at the drop of a hat.

Therefore, it comes as no surprise that we’re already thinking of the Christmas Party season and we haven’t even got to Halloween yet.

There is nothing like being prepared though and sure before you know it, the last Halloween bonfire will have been extinguished and the countdown to Christmas will begin in earnest.

Already Christmas Party nights have been booked and in the coming weeks hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues will be receiving calls (if they haven’t already) to cater for yet another party.

There was a time not long ago when the sacred Christmas Party was under threat due to the recession, with many workplaces deciding against the annual splurge but thankfully that’s all behind us now. The economy is finally on an upward curve and the purse strings can be loosened a little.

While organising the Christmas Party is great fun caution must be exercised when choosing the right venue.

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Inevitably the venue will not suit everybody as it will be closer in proximity to some people’s homes but for others it will be miles away hence the chance for acrimony.

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However, the Christmas Party must also be approached with caution. If you’re up dancing on tables after becoming a bit inebriated, remember, you will have to face the boss the following Monday morning.

Also, if you fancy one of your work colleagues, the Christmas Party may not be the right time to make your move, especially if you’ve had a few drinks too many. So it might be better to steer clear of that piece of mistletoe which caught your eye as soon as you walked in the door.

Remember at all times that your reputation is on the line and one wrong move could have diastrous consequences and ruin your career prospects.

Although the Christmas Party is a time to be merry and have a few drinks, it’s important not to go overboard. Your liver and your head won’t thank you for it the following day.

Another important thing to remember is the impact of Social Media.

Somebody somewhere in the room will be recording what’s going on. So if you think you’re Shakin’ Stevens or Mariah Carey, there will be plenty of evidence to either back up your claim or disprove it out of hand.

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Parties were invented for people to have a fun-filled night and you have every right to enjoy yourself but make sure it’s in moderation.

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Noticeboard & Parish News CHRISTMAS CONCERT:

Swords Men’s Shed Christmas Concert will take place on December 3 at the Riasc Centre. The award winning Celtic Choristers male voice choir will be performing their Christmas repertoire, and Aimee Banks, who represented Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in November, last year, will be the soloist.

Tickets are available from 0834875352.

FREE LOCAL FAMILY EVENTS:

Free Family Halloween events are taking place at The Waterside Hotel, Donabate. Tel. 01-8436153 or email: sales@watersidehousehotel.ie

CARE AND REPAIR:

Do you have a small repair job that you would like to have done?

North County Dublin Care and Repair Service carry out minor repairs and odd jobs for older people who find it difficult to do these jobs themselves. Some of the jobs include Changing light bulbs, minor decorating and gardening, hanging curtains, installing smoke alarms and minor DIY. There is no charge for this service. You only pay for the materials used. No job is too small.

Phone 0818 919 411. Calls are charged at the national rate.

Email: CareandRepair@ fingalleaderpartnership.oe

ST JOHN’S AMBULANCE:

Over 10,000 people die each year from cardiovascular disease in 20 SWORDS LOCAL-OCTOBER

Ireland with approximately half of those deaths estimated to be caused by sudden cardiac arrest. The vast majority happen out of hospital and usually in close proximity to a friend or a family member.

If you learn how to perform CPR, you may be able to save a life. St John’s Ambulance meet every Wednesday in Holywell Community Centre and are always looking for new members. If this is something you would like to do, call Paul on 087-6618786.

UNWANTED GIFTS The St

Vincent De Paul Shop in Swords would appreciate and ask people to consider giving any unwanted gifts to its shop at 1 Castle Shopping Centre, Swords, phone 01-8400752.

All donations greatly received and turned into much needed funds.

Open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5.30pm. Free parking is available.

Dublin branch of Irish Guide Dogs is holding a Coffee Morning and Dog Walk at Ardgillan Castle on Friday, October 14. The meeting point is at the Upper Car Park at Ardgillan Castle where there will be free parking. The registration time is 10am. The registration fee is €5 per person and €10 for a family. The walk will commence at 10.30am and the coffee and chat will take place at PAWS café at 11.30am. Phone 0857663107 for more information.

PARKRUN: The Parkrun (5k run or walk) takes place every Saturday at 9.30am in the grounds in Newbridge Demesne, Malahide Castle and Ardgillan Castle. This is free of charge and all are welcome.

Keep fit while having fun.

INFORMATION MEETING:

HADD, in association with the UCD Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, is hosting an information evening on Thursday, October 13 entitled ‘ADHD: What works in school’. This event is part of International Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Week and takes place from 6pm to 8pm at the E114 Newman Building, UCD. It is free to attend but you must register.

Contact the HADD office on 018748349 or email info@hadd.ie

PIPERS & DRUMMERS:

The Black Raven Pipe Band is recruiting pipers and drummers.

Take the first step. Contact Seamus on 087-2621312 or email blackravenpipeband@gmail.com

BEREAVEMENT: Swords

Bethany Bereavement Support Group trained members provide support to those grieving after the loss of a loved one. The group meet on the second and last Monday of every month from 7.30pm at the Parish Office, Parochial House, Seatown Road, Swords. This is a free, confidential service that is open to all Fingal residents. Contact Terri on 8403243, Brid on 086-6006397 or Mary on 8402652 for more information.

GUIDE DOGS:

The Balbriggan/North County

Retired Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy, Darragh O’Brien TD (FF), Sgt Michael Higgins, Stephen Barriscale (Dublin Fire Brigade), Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Darragh Butler and Tony and Colette Doran pictured at a 9/11 Memorial Mass at the Church of Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, Dublin Airport. The mass was celebrated by the Airport Chaplain.

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Local Sports

Gym members get into the swing for charity Dinny Collins Fitness in Swords is proud to have hosted its first annual charity event in aid of the Fingal Bereaved by Suicide Support service.

The event, a 1km walk and kettlebell swing, took place at Malahide Castle where teams of three walked a combined total of 1km while swinging a kettlebell, not as easy as it may sound!

The event was a huge success and all those

involved were delighted to have raised €1,000 from the challenge.

This is an amazing amount and will go a long way for this wonderful charity as well as raising much needed awareness of its existence.

Unfortunately the weather on the day was very bad but the hardy participants braved the lashing rain to complete the challenge. It took

approximately 40 minutes from start to finish with about 40 people taking part.

Dinny Collins said: “We could not be more proud of the support from DCF members and their willingness to take part in this event.”

Fingal Bereaved by Suicide provides exceptional support to families and communities in Fingal who have been bereaved by suicide.

HARDY: The challenge participants in Malahide.

Gym members hand over the cheque in Swords.

Alan Long pictured during the challenge.

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Local Sports

Fingallians club notes

LEFT: Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Darragh Butler, Adam Butler (white shirt), Liam Ó Culbáird (Fingallians), Cormac Gallagher, Feidhlim Gallagher, Sean Groves (Fingallians Juveniles) pictured at the sign.

BELOW: A huge sign was put up at Swords Castle ahead of the All-Ireland Final for Fingallians and Dublin star Paul Flynn.

Pictured admiring it are some of the younger players at the Swords-based club.

DUBLIN SENIOR LADIES: Hard luck to the Dubs who were beaten by Cork 1-7 to 1-6. We didn’t get the rub of the green on this occasion.

We are all very proud of Sinead, Emer, Fiona, Muireann and Emma.

INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: The latest news is that

our game against Good Counsel is refixed for October 9. The new venue is Balgriffin at 2pm.

COPPER COLLECTION: Do you have a pot of 1, 2, 5 or 10 cent coins that nobody wants anymore? Collectively as a club we can make small coins count and buy important club equipment. Please drop any pots of gold down to the club and we’ll turn it into much needed club equipment.

OKTOBERFEST: Don’t forget to get your tickets for this hot event on Saturday, October 29.

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HELMETS AND HURLS: If you have any helmets and/or hurls that are in good working order and are no longer used by your family members they we will be gratefully accepted by the academy to help alleviate the pressure on gear due to the significant numbers that are turning up every Saturday morning. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

CHAT IN IRISH:

UPCOMING COURSES: Foundation Award Football: October 11 at Parnell Park from 7pm9.30pm; and Hurling on October 13 at Parnell Park from 7pm- 9.30pm.

CLUB SHOP:

The shop is open from 10am-12 noon every Saturday until Christmas.

The club’s Irish conversation group meet every Wednesday at 9pm in the club bar. Open to all, free of charge and suitable for all levels. For further information, phone 086-3814422. Bain triail as.

PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS:

Well done to our senior footballer Derek Rogers who took part in his first ploughing championship last month in Screggan, County Offaly. Derek finished a very creditable fourth in the Novice section.

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Local News

TGI Fridays provides food for children’s day out

TGI Fridays Swords provided food, including dessert, for around 1,500 children who attended this year’s Dublin Taxidrivers’ Special Children’s Day Out on September 13.

The taxi drivers took the children with special needs out for a big day of fun in the capital.

Children with special needs from over 35 hospitals and centres from across the city met at Parnell Square where the parade was officially launched by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Brendan Carr.

The event kicked off with a live DJ, street theatre, balloon modelling and plenty of goodies for all.

Then the cavalcade of taxis along with their Garda escort paraded down O’Connell Street en route to the Tote Hall at Leopardstown Racecourse.

Entertainment for the afternoon included boy bands, face painters, magicians, clowns and a laser show.

NRC Taxis proudly sponsored this very worthwhile event.

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TRICK OR TREAT ‘Fangtastic’ recipes for Halloween

It’s that time of year again. But we don’t have to wait until October 31 to sink our teeth into some ‘Fangtastic’ foods.

Try out these WICKED ideas to ‘creep’ the fun into every bloody meal!

CREEPY CARROT FINGERS Peel raw carrots. tip of the Cut a flat, shallow notch in the carrots. the tip and Dab some hummus/dip into nail! er fing the as stick on an almond

GHOSTBUSTERS PEASY POTATO Cook and mash potatoes with a drop of milk.

Cook peas. Keep a few for eyes aside and blitz the rest in a blender. Add a few drops of water to make a thick green paste.

Melt in some cheddar cheese to make tasty cheezy peas.

Spoon a puddle of the blended peas onto a plate.

Assemble a tablespoon of potato into a mountain shape and place on top of the green pea slop!

Add two peas as eyes onto the potato stacks.

SPOOKY ‘SANDWITCH’ SNAKE: Chop a cheese string into even sized round chunks.

Place cherr y tomatoes in between cheese chunks.

Chop top and tail off cucumber and use as the head and tail of snake.

Place a pea on top of a piece of sweetcorn and use cream cheese/hummus to make them stick to each other and to the cucumber head as eyes.

Chop a carrot into the shape of a tongue and place sticking out of the cucumber head.

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For more ‘Spooktacular’ ideas, visit www.biabites.net or Follow: @Biabites on Twitter Niamh Arthurs Public Health and Clinical Nutritionist Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

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Crossword & Sudoku

Across

Down

1. Not present, missing. (6)

2. Army encampment for the night.

(7) 3. The Greek god of love. (4) 4. Little bits of useless information.

(6) 5. Bent out of shape usually by moisture. (6) 6. The villain in William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello.’ (4) 7. The funny Marx! (7) 8. External layers of breads. (6) 9. Playing cards for shovels. (6) 14. Resembling (7) 16. Overwhelming feeling of fear.

(5) 18. North African country, capital Khartoum. (5) 20. Item(s) for sale at an auction. (3) 21. The starting place for a round of golf. (3) 23. Slangy prison wardens. (6) 24. Not animal or vegetable. (7) 26. Swift birds of prey. (7) 27. Weapons for jousting knights.

(6) 28. Pagers are edible. (6) 29. A wrapped container. (6) 33. A case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time. (4) 34. Leave it out. (4)

5. Complain in an annoying or persistent manner. (6)

10. Square filled pasta parcels. (7) 11. Get organised before trying again. (7)

12. Deliberately avoid Huns. (4) 13. Vertical part of a stair. (5)

15. Sour or biting to the taste. (4) 17. Give help and assistance. (3) 19. A festive gathering to foster introductions. (6)

21. English dynasty from Henry VII to Elizabeth I. (6)

22. Perceived, observed. (7)

23. The very top of a mountain. (6) 25. A severe scolding. (6)

28. A narrow opening. (3)

30. One of the crosspieces that form a ladder. (4)

31. An impressive display. (5)

32. Scale drawing of a building. (4) 35. Show religious devotion to a deity. (7)

36. Write music. (7)

37. Occupants of UFOs. (6)

38. Most recent or up to date. (6)

ANSWERS

Down: 2. Bivouac, 3. Eros, 4. Trivia, 5. Warped, 6. Iago, 7. Groucho, 8.

Crusts, 9. Spades, 14. Similar, 16. Panic, 18. Sudan, 20. Lot, 21. Tee, 23.

Screws, 24. Mineral, 26. Falcons, 27. Lances, 28. Grapes, 29. Parcel, 33.

Shoe, 34. Omit.

Across: 1. Absent, 5. Whinge, 10. Ravioli, 11. Regroup, 12. Shun, 13.

Riser, 15. Acid, 17. Aid, 19. Social, 21. Tudors, 22. Noticed, 23. Summit, 25. Earful, 28. Gap, 30. Rung, 31. Array, 32. Plan, 35. Worship, 36.

Compose, 37. Aliens, 38. Latest.

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