Swords Local Volume 2 Issue 9

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Editor’s Note

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Phew, we survived the national emergency that was ex-Hurricane Ophelia - even if (from a Fingal point of view) it seemed like a dry run for the real thing. For the record the county council dealt with a total of 60 calls on the day - mostly involving fallen trees.

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Speaking of which, and to show how bad things can get, a February 1903 storm devastated parts of Dublin with over 2,900 trees blown down in the Phoenix Park alone.

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And, in 1839, the ‘Night of the Big Wind saw a quarter of the houses in Dublin destroyed and 42 ships sunk. Hundreds of Dubs huddled under the portico of the Bank of Ireland, College Green, in the belief that it was one of the few buildings that would survive. Memo to self: check out County Hall, Swords ... you never know!

November is definitely going to be an anti-climax ... a lull before the storm that is Christmas. It’s time to put a family plan into place to ensure that everything runs smoothly on the day - no presents still in the post, chimney checked to see if Santa can make it down (and an excuse prepared if you don’t have a fireplace!), all rellies sent suitable cards, get first dibs on the TV remote (a man can dream), and don’t forget the batteries!

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Fingal Local Community Development Committee approves funding

The Fingal Local Community Development Committee.

The Fingal Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) approved Community Facilities Funding of €64,500 to 58 community groups.

The vast majority of grants approved by the Fingal LCDC were for €1,000 with a limited number receiving €2,500 including three Men’s Sheds from Swords, Balbriggan and Portmarnock; Balbriggan Youth Service and Mountview Family Resource Centre.

The Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Mary McCamley, praised the scheme and added: “I am delighted to see this level of funding being given to such a diverse selection of community groups. From Mens’ Sheds to Youth Centres, the funding will contribute to benefiting Fingal citizens of all ages and backgrounds. The voluntary community groups and the volunteers who run them do tremendous work across the county and their work is much appreciated.”

The Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid, said: “The list of groups being funded shows the diversity that exists within our communities and highlights the fantastic work they do to positively contribute to their communities.”

The Capital Grants scheme was launched in March by the Minister of State for Communities and the National Drugs Strategy, Catherine Byrne TD, who said at the time: “By making funding available through programmes like this, the Government is showing its belief in the value of communities, the importance of voluntary community groups and the hard work of their volunteers throughout the country.”

The Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (now the Department of Rural and Community Development) allocated €2 million overall for this Scheme. The funding is to be used for small scale capital expenditure to help grass roots community groups to get projects underway or take the next step towards completion. The initial scheme is running from June to December 2017.

The Scheme is administered by the Local Community Development Committees (LCDC) under the remit of the Local Authorities such as Fingal County Council.

Dr. Pat O’Connor, Chair of Fingal LCDC, said: “The funding will help community groups complete small scale capital expenditure projects which will enhance communities further, address disadvantage and improve social cohesion at a local level.”

Projects which have been approved for funding are closely aligned with strategic objectives and actions from the Local Economic and Community Plan 2016-2021.

The scheme, which is set to be repeated in 2018, was heavily oversubscribed with 125 applications in total from all aspects of community development.

The Fingal LCDC consists of 19 members and includes three councillors among a broad representation of public and private interests including the business, local development, education, enterprise, agriculture, voluntary sectors.

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Local News

Fingal Heritage Plan 2018 -2023

Fingal County Council is preparing the Fingal Heritage Plan 2018 -2023, a strategy to protect, manage and promote our heritage. As part of the process, we want to hear from people and organisations with an interest in Fingal’s heritage.

Fingal has a rich heritage dating back thousands of years, from the passage tombs of Bremore to medieval church settlements such as Swords and Lusk and castles like Malahide and Ardgillan. Fingal also has a unique natural

heritage of coastline, waterways, landscape and wildlife, and a culture of local history, music and folklore.

Whether you’re from Blanchardstown or Balbriggan, Swords or Santry, Porterstown or Portmarnock, heritage gives each local area in Fingal its identity and sense of place. Our heritage not only has a strong conservation and amenity value, but also contributes to the economy through tourism and by making Fingal an attractive place to work and locate a business.

Our heritage is there to be experienced and enjoyed as part of everyday life by everyone in the community.

Fingal has one of the largest, fastest growing, most ethnically diverse and youngest populations in Ireland. Our heritage is a valuable asset that needs to be cared for and managed and everyone has an important role to play. So why not have your say on the Fingal Heritage Plan 2018-2023?

To have your say on the Fingal Heritage Plan 2018 -2023? Visit https://consult.fingal.ie/en/ surveys and complete the survey by 16 November 2017.

The current Fingal Heritage Plan 20112017 is available at http://www.fingalcoco.ie/ planning-and-buildings/development-plans-andconsultations/fingal-heritage-plan/

Social Housing figures

â‚Ź2,950 According to figures supplied to Cllr. Darragh Butler By Fingal County Council there have been 766 social housing units provided in the Balbriggan/Swords since 2015. 3,804 applicants have expressed a preference for the Balbriggan Housing Area and 6,962 applicants have expressed a preference for the Swords Housing Area. It should be noted that applicants are entitled to express a preference for up to a maximum of three areas of choice when they apply for social housing support and may be included on multiple lists depending on the number of areas of preference selected.

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Grant for towns and villages

Funds sought for growers

Towns and villages in Fingal are set to benefit from € 252,000 in Government funding, according to Fine Gael Senator James Reilly.

Senator Reilly said the 2017 Town and Village Renewal Scheme, which was launched in April this year, will focus on projects that will enhance and develop our local areas.

“The Town and Village Renewal Scheme works towards rejuvenating and revitalising rural Ireland and should have a significant impact on towns and villages across the country.

“Here in Fingal we have placed a particular emphasis this year on projects which have the capacity to support the economic development of rural town and villages as well as their neighbouring townlands.

“The scheme will also support improvements to public amenities in our town and village centres, to help make them more attractive places in which to live and work and to visit.

“I particularly welcome the grant of €100,000 for Balrothery Children’s Theme Park for the hard working ambitious Balrothery Community Association , Naul €76,000 Sculpture and Culture Park Portmarnock €24,000, Village enhancements, Meakstown €52,000 Community Infrastructure “Most of the funding will benefit towns and villages, with populations of less than 5,000 people,” he said

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Senator James Reilly has called for a special fund to assist Horticultural Growers - especially those in North County Dublin.

Fingal is Ireland’s primary horticultural region, producing over 50% of the national vegetable output and 75% of all glasshouse crops grown in the country.

“Many food growers cannot access Insurance for glasshouses and poly tunnels, so I am calling on the Government to step and arrange funding via the EU Solidarity Fund mechanism for natural disasters to assist these growers in repairing damage after recent storms,” he said.

The EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) was set up in 2002 to respond to natural disasters including storms in EU Member States. It has been used for 76 disasters across Europe since then.

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Local Sports

Griffith College Swords Thunder We opened the new season hoping to retain the national cup we won last January but also to try win the Superleague for the first time. We opened up agains last years finialists Killester BC and won out comfortable 90-72on Saturday night infornt of a packed house in clontarf.

Next game this Sunday afternoon in Alsaa at 3pm.

Our woman’s team only drafting this season and will play in the National League which is the first time any basketball club in Fingal played at this level have been practicing hard under coach Joan Black and have played two exhibition games v Superleague level teams beating both so the future looks bright.

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Autism Info Seminar

Friends of Autism/ADHD have organised an Information Seminar on the new Special Educational Needs model. The Seminar will be hosted by Ms Marianne Henry, Principal of Scoil Sinead - Pelletstown.

Topics to be covered include: the new model; Reasoning and purpose; School profiles - what are they and how they impact; Standardised Test Results - how they are to be used; Social Context impacts; Enrolments of SEN children; Role of Clinical Assessments; NCSE advice to schools; Baseline supports; How schools are now to identify pupils for Support; Role of Teacher and additional supports; Parental involvement; Student support.

The seminar is open to all Teachers, SNAs, Parents and Carers and will take place on Thursday, December 14, in the Bracken Court Hotel Balbriggan at 7pm. A booking fee of 6 euro applies.

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Swords Boxing club opens Cllr. Adrian Henchy, Fingal Deputy Mayor, attended the official opening of Swords Boxing Club at Sluagh Hall, Swords.

“It has taken years and years of incredible hard work, dedication and perseverance from everyone at Swords Boxing Club and great credit must go to Clare Daly TD,” he said.

“Not only will the new facility at Sluagh Hall attract so many new people to Swords Boxing Club from the Swords area but it will also take in the surrounds as I met people from Ballyboughal, Lusk and Donabate at the opening today.

Official opening of Swords Boxing Club new premises at Sluagh Hall, Swords Saturday October 7th. Pictured here is Councillor Paul Mulville, Councillor Joe Newman, Nicky O’Callaghan (Swords Boxing Club), Clare Daly T.D., Deputy Mayor of Fingal - Councillor Adrian Henchy, Councillor Darragh Butler and Councillor Duncan Smith

Fingallians club notes HURLING LEAGUE DECIDER: Our division hurlers will play Na Fianna in the league this Saturday 14th at 5pm in Lawless Park. A positive result will see them promoted to Division 3.

ALL STAR NOMINATION: Congratulations to Sinead Finnegan on her nomination. The awards will announced at the Ladies All Star banquet on 25th November.

SENIOR LADIES: We had a 1 point victory over Na Fianna on Wednesday night. We sit on top of the table with 3 games to go.

(Foxrock, St Brigids & Ballyboden) U13 CAMOGIE: Our girls overcame Good Counsel 4-7 to 3-3 in the

championship semi final replay.

Final details to follow.

HURLING RE-UNION: In October 1997 Fingallians fielded an adult hurling team for the first time. To mark this 20th anniversary milestone there is a reunion night on this Saturday (14th Oct). All players who played at any stage for the Junior or Intermediate hurling teams are invited back on the night to meet and socialise and share memories with old teammates. The same invitation is extended to any team managers, mentors or Fingallians hurling supporters.

AGM: This year the hall will host our AGM on Thursday 16th November @ 9pm. (further details and viewing times of accounts to follow) COMHRÁ ‘17. Beimid páirteach san ócáid Comhrá ‘17 chun an comhrá Gaeilge is faide riamh a chrothú.

Beidh grúpaí éagsúla ag glacadh páirt ó ghach cearn den dhomhain ar feadh seachtain iomlán. Beimid ag craoladh beo thar an idirlíon ón gclubtheach ar oíche Céadaoin

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idir 9 agus 10 i.n. Bígí linn agus beidh seans agat do chuid Gaeilge a chleachtadh. Tuilleadh eolas ó Liam: 086 3814422 COMHRÁ ‘17. We will be part of the great occasion that is Comhrá ‘17 to establish the longest ever Irish conversation. Various groups will take part from all over the world for a full week. We will be broadcasting live over the internet from the clubhouse on Wednesday evening between 9 and 10 pm. Join us and practice your Irish. Further info from Liam: 086 3814422 GYM – October ’17: The opening times for the month are as follows outside of the 11 scheduled classes each week: Monday: 7-8.30pm, Tuesday: 5.30-7.30pm, Wednesday: 6 - 9.30pm, Thursday: 6 -7pm, Friday: 5.30-7.30pm, Saturday: 2 5pm and closed on Sunday.

ALL-WEATHER PITCH: The annual deep clean maintenance of the allweather was completed on Friday (6th Oct).

FANCY DRESS PARTY ON SATURDAY

28TH OCTOBER: A spooktacular fancy dress night of boos, booze, prizes & cheer. Have you got your ticket to join in the craic? It’s for a great cause – so get the date in your diary and your ticket too. (€10 each) CHARITY GAME: A big thank you to all who support the game on Saturday night – Photo diary of the game is now on Facebook.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: Mentors Night will be held on Saturday 23rd December.

BOOK LAUNCH: Declan Brady will launch his book “Culture, politics and local government in Fingal, 1891 – 1914”, in the club on Wednesday 18th October.

MOBILE BLOOD CLINIC: On Wednesday 11th October & Thursday 12th October a clinic for donners will be held in the club from 2.30 – 5pm & 7 – 9pm on both days.

LOTTO: Numbers 12, 20, 25, 30 & 31. We had 1 winners, Margaret Green. The jackpot this Tuesday evening will be €2,122.

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Crossword & Sudoku

Across

Down

1. A slangy electrician. (6) 5. Simmer to thicken. (6) 10. Informal credit card. (7) 11. Imp believed responsible for faulty machinery. (7) 12. A series of six balls in cricket.

(4) 13. A small, juicy, fleshy fruit. (5) 15. Ballet dress. (4) 17. An informal father. (3) 19. An equal-sided rectangle. (6) 21. A troubled or rebellious state.

(6) 22. Simplest. (7) 23. Unpretentious, not flashy. (6) 25. One or the other. (6) 28. Small magical creature. (3) 30. A small unpretentious restaurant. (4) 31. The head of government of a city. (5) 32. Brought to a desired maturity, cheese perhaps. (4) 35. Natural process by which material is worn away. (7) 36. An unlicensed drinking premises. (7) 37. Met a bet in poker with raising it. (6) 38. Distance from end to end. (6)

2. An elevated level expanse of land. (7) 3. Decays, decomposes. (4) 4. Worthy of respect, venerable.

(6) 5. Hold in esteem or respect. (6) 6. A composition for two. (4) 7. Conspire together in planning a crime. (7) 8. Kitchen garments. (6) 9. Not fair. (6) 14. Speedily, quickly. (7) 16. The highest point of a wave.

(5) 18. Undo a knot. (5) 20. Consume food. (3) 21. Put into service. (3) 23. Treated with ridicule or contempt. (6) 24. Thaw the freezer. (7) 26. Loftiest, at the top. (7) 27. Mouse or rat. (6) 28. Gained through work. (6) 29. Remnant of an organism from a past geologic age. (6) 33. Sympathy aroused by the suffering of another. (4) 34. Type of light for signs. (4)

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Across: 1. Sparks, 5. Reduce, 10. Plastic, 11. Gremlin, 12. Over, 13.

Berry, 15. Tutu, 17. Dad, 19. Square, 21. Unrest, 22. Easiest, 23.

Modest, 25. Either, 28. Elf, 30. Cafe, 31. Mayor, 32. Aged, 35. Erosion, 36. Shebeen, 37. Stayed, 38. Length.

Down: 2. Plateau, 3. Rots, 4. Sacred, 5. Regard, 6. Duet, 7. Collude, 8.

Aprons, 9. Unjust, 14. Rapidly, 16. Crest, 18. Untie, 20. Eat, 21. Use, 23. Mocked, 24. Defrost, 26. Highest, 27. Rodent, 28. Earned, 29. Fossil, 33. Pity, 34. Neon.

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• 100g raisins • 100g sultanas • 100g currants • 100g dried apricots, chopped up into small pieces • 2 apples, remove skin, core & chop up • Juice of 2 oranges • Juice of 1 lemon • 1 teaspoon cinnamon • 1 teaspoon nutmeg • 1 teaspoon ginger • 1 teaspoon cloves Contact us: communitylocals@gmail.com

Home Cook Recipes

Method It can be quite nutritious with the range of dried fruits loaded with fibre which helps to keep our bowels moving during all the meals and munching over Christmas. Some dark coloured dried fruits such as raisins, sultanas and currants provide a nice supply of iron for our energy levels over the holiday season while dried fruits such as oranges, figs and apricots provide useful amounts of calcium to help keep our bones and teeth strong during frosty weather. Dried and fresh fruit can also be high in Vitamin C to ward off colds, flu and infections so that we can enjoy the festive season in full might! See ideas below for alternative ways to use mincemeat.

1. Soak the dried fruits (not apple) in the lemon and orange juices and all of the spices overnight.

2. Add the chopped apple and gently cook the mixture in a pot on a low heat on the hob for 35 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. Allow to cool then fill sterile empty glass jars or containers with the mixture.

4. Store in the fridge for up to 4 weeks.

Use it.....

1. with natural yogurt, pumpkin seeds and oats toasted in the oven 2. spread onto oatcakes/rice cakes on top of a layer of a nut butter 3. mix into a dough to make festive feeling scones or banana bread 4. add it when making a fruit pie/crumble 5. stuff baked pears/apples with it 6. make mincemeat muffins or cookies 7. add nuts and apple to make Strudel 8. use in the centre of a steamed pudding instead of jam 9. make mincemeat teacake AND OF COURSE the obvious.....make mince pies!

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