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Is it time to get involved in your community?

At this time of the year we love to get out and about. We visit beaches, drive around beauty spots and have picnics as the good weather brightens our days. This is a time to enjoy with our families and friends whether it is in this country or abroad. However after the holidays, long weekends, city breaks or whatever are over, we will have to return to the reality of everyday living in this community. We are known throughout the world for our generosity of spirit and our kindness and caring philosophy on life. However every year brings its new challenges and this Summer and Winter will be no exception. We are now in an era where the community and voluntary sector will be called upon more and more and we will be called upon to support such organisations. Whenever anyone says such things we generally think of giving what we can to a worthy cause but what about joining the hundreds of volunteers who give so generously of their time to help others? What about helping to care for those less fortunate than ourselves, those who for one reason or another cannot help theselves? We are a community based magazine group who have been publishing magazines across Fingal in Balbriggan, Lusk, Swords, Malahide and Donabate/Portrane for many years. During that period we have had close contact with hundreds of Community and Voluntary groups Charitable and Sporting organisations from all these areas. Some of us have worked in community based organisations and that is why we appreciate the efforts of those involved. Those who give up their time for no gain to feed the hungry, or care for those who are mentally or physically disabled or spend time coaching a sport they enjoy? Those people get a satisfaction and peace of mind that feels like nothing else they will ever be involved in. It is not about their ego. Instead it is about giving of themselves in order to help others without looking for praise or reward. So as your holidays this summer draw to a close why not review how you use your spare time and maybe it will be time for you too to get involved in your community. In the meantime enjoy the month of June and your hols!

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St. Colmcille’s Girls’ School won The Snack Box Challenge!

l-r Jessica Price, Anastasia Alexa, Grace Brophy and Amy Singh

The Senior Infants of St Colmcille’s Girls’ National School Swords beat off stiff competition to win Woodie’s Budding Gardener prize of a bespoke gardening workshop with judge Brian Burke Woodie’s DIY, Home and Garden launched their Budding Gardeners competition in January to encourage children and families to celebrate the joy of gardening, cultivating a hobby that will stay with them for life. Woodie’s asked children to flex their green fingers and

get planting by working on a garden patch at school or at home for their chance to win some fantastic prizes.Hundreds of children got involved and spent time in their gardens working on the three tasks designed by Judge Brian over three months. The Senior Infants of St Colmcille’s Girls’ National School have been announced as winners of the Snack Box Challenge. The task involved sowing lettuce seeds in planting boxes, nurturing and caring for them until grew into

salad leaves, something simple for the children to grow themselves and eat for their lunch.

The project integrated both science and SPHE with the class discussing healthy eating whilst enjoying their new hobby. The class have won a gardening workshop with Woodie’s Budding Gardeners Judge Brian Burke, who will be visiting the class in June. Pictured: St. Colmcille’s Girls’ National Catholic School Senior Infants, Swords celebrating their win.

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Film Review

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By Jack Shanley Almost 50 years after it was made, ‘Day For Night’ truly stands the test of time. Screened last month at the Irish Film Institute (IFI), the classic, directed by the great French new wave director Francoise Truffaut, is one of his finest achievements.It tells the story of a committed film director struggling to finish his movie with several unexpected troubles, both personal and professional, affecting the cast and crew.It’s an entertaining romance drama about the struggle, the love and passion of the amazing craft we call filmmaking. Truffaut asks the powerful question: ‘Is cinema more important than life?’ ‘Day For Night’ is essentially about making movies with a romance story built within it, but more than that, it’s a love letter to cinema, a craft in which Truffaut devoted his life to. He once said ‘it was his own reason for living’. It’s an affectionate film with Truffaut starring as an ambitious director committed to his craft. Quite funny and charming, it takes you into the strenuous world and selfish mind of a film director.

American film director Brian De Palma, a great admirer of Truffaut, was so influenced by the opening titles, designed by Michel Francois, that he used a very similar opening title for his film ‘Blow Out’ released in 1981, replacing the orchestra with screams and a beating heart. ‘Day For Night’ also has a remarkable soundtrack, scored by the effortlessly talented Georges Delerue who, through his music, gave the film this wonderful sense of hope which is essentially all that a film director really has.

Overall, ‘Day For Night’ is a beautifully crafted depiction of what a film director truly is. I give it a score of four stars as it makes you adore cinema just that little bit more.

Director–Francoise Truffaut: Rating–PG: Genre–Romance/Drama: Run Time–1h 50: Language–French, English.

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Established by local fisherman Sean Doran, whose family have been in the fish business in Howth for 60 years, this new marine focused excursion is sure to delight family members of all ages. This fun educational experience consists of talks on fishing vessels, how they fish and what species they catch in Irish coastal waters. Hear from real fishermen as they tell stories from the trawlers in action battling Irish weather & learn about fish stocks and sustainability. Then experience some fun hands-on activities such as rope tying, and shucking oysters, and enjoy a delicious seafood lunch in our restaurant overlooking the pier. This excursion is available for a 2 hour, half day or full day session and some

options include a boat trip around Ireland’s eye where guests will hear about local shipwrecks and the history of Grace O’Malley, the pirate queen. Located on the West Pier in Howth, facing out to Ireland’s eye and Lambay Island, part of the excursion will take guests on a walk along the pier to look at real fishing trawlers and talk to active fishermen about their day to day lives. This special day out will be of interest to groups of friends, family, transition year and catering students, groups of chefs and hospitality staff and tourist groups with an interest in how a fishing harbour works and how best to prepare and eat fish that is sustainable in stocks.Specialist groups can avail of a tailored package to focus

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Swords Tidy Towns striving for the Gold award

Swords Tidy Towns has been very busy readying our town for the visit of the judges for this years National Tidy Towns Competition. Judging is done between June and July and hundreds of other Tidy Towns groups across the country will also be doing the same.There is only so much our hardworking volunteers can do to impress the judges, there is also an onus on Swords residents to play their part by supporting us. You can this by always binning your litter, disposing responsibly of your dog poo, encouraging and complimenting young kids when they follow your example. When you see our volunteers out and about honk your horn if driving or express a few kind words if passing. The hard work of our Tidy Towners has been justly rewarded by winning a National Silver Medal four times in a row. With your help we hope to make that five this year, who knows, maybe we could even win the Gold Medal, we can but dream

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Swords Tidy Towners – A Fantastic Bunch

By Ken Duffy I write a bit of poetry, some good some bad It goes way back, to when I was a lad So I write this prose, just to say thank you For being who you are, heroes true and true Swords Tidy Towners, are a fantastic bunch Always dependable, when it comes to the crunch Each and every year, is always a memorable year Graffiti removal, planting, lots of litter to clear Friendships they blossom, and new ones made Some even going back, for at least a decade Plenty done more to do, the mantra we have set You haven’t seen the best, from Tidy Towns yet So a big thank you, to all the Tidy Towner crew To you that are veterans, and those members new As we look forward, as each year comes to an end May health and happiness, be your constant friend

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Consultation responses closed on Swords cycle lanes Fingal County Council has concluded

public consultation on proposed protected

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and Brackenstown Road in Swords. Interested individuals and businesses in the area were invited to respond to plans for cycle lane

upgrades, through an online portal or by post,

from 25 March to 29 April. The consultation was promoted to those living in the locality through a leaflet drop, letters to local businesses, social

media posts and an online information session which took place on 12 April. Fingal County

Council also met with key stakeholders including Brackenstown Parish, Dublin Bus, Swords

Express, St Cronan’s Junior and Senior National Schools, ESB Networks and local business

owners before and during the public consultation period. 31 submissions were received in the

course of the 5-week consultation period. All

submissions received by Fingal County Council

are being read and considered by the Department of Environment, Climate Action and Active

Travel and by their design consultants prior to commencement of work on site. The Project

Team, in Fingal County Council, are pleased with

the local engagement for the plans in the area.

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Fingal News

The Bleeding Pig Cultural Festival – Dates for your Diary!

The Dublin String Quartet

The Bleeding Pig Cultural Festival was last held in 2019. Covid restrictions meant that it could not be held in 2020 or 2021. BUT we are delighted to say that we are working on Festival 2022. The Festival will be launched in The Brook, Portrane on Thursday 8th. September and finish on Sunday 18th September.Festival favourites are back on the programme.The Dublin String Quartet is performing in our Gala Concert and they will be supported by The Blanchardstown

Brass Band, Skerries Strummers and David Scott.

Films for the 3 Day Short Film Festival are being sourced by Emma Fagan from Fillum.We have workshops for adults and for children, tours of Portrane Martello Tower, St. Patrick’s Church of Ireland and Newbridge House, Biodiversity Walk and Talk led by Hans Visser, biodiversity officer with Fingal Co. Co. Family events - “Go Fly Your Kite” and walking treasure hunt. Health and Well Being workshops in The Community

Well and Tai Chi on Portrane Green.These are just SOME of the events.We will be back with a more comprehensive list next month.We have 2 fundraising events during the summer – A Quiz and a Raffle and we ask you to support these. Most of the events in the Festival are free and even though we have generous sponsors, we haven’t had any fundraising opportunities for 3 years. September is Festival time again on the Peninsula!

Local News

The Ned and Máire Maguire Perpetual Trophy We would like to congratulate Tommy

Murray of Derham Park, Balbriggan,

Co Dublin who is the recipient of this

years Ned and Máire Maguire Perpetual Trophy. Back in 1986 our Guide Dogs branch formed and began fundraising.

One of our biggest fundraisers was a

sponsored walk in the late 80’s to 90’s

and one couple who did the walk every

single year was Ned and Máire Maguire

from Delahasey just outside Balbriggan.

The couple would go door to door with their sponsor card and inform people

of what a guide dog was and what they did. This was long before we could

spread the word with a simple text via mobile phone or by sharing a post on

social media. They were doing the work

that social media does today and getting the word out there. So, when Ned and later Máire passed away, a trophy was

they gave to our branch. The trophy

is given annually to someone or some

business that does something that stands out in the past year to help our branch.

This year we were delighted to award it to Tommy Murray who joined our branch in the late 80’s and has given

over 30 years of service to us, including but not limited to, helping at dog

walks, emptying counter boxes, church gates, selling Christmas cards and

calendars to name a few. We extend our congratulations to Tommy and thank

him for all he has done for our branch.

If you want to support our Branch, you can find us at Summerfest in Quay

Street Car Park, Balbriggan on Sunday

the 5th of June from 10am – 6pm. If you would like to join our Branch or become a volunteer? You can contact us by

sourced, featuring a mother with a litter

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Tom O’Neill and Guide Dog, black Labrador Qeb awarding Tommy Murray with theThe Ned and Máire Maguire Perpetual Trophy

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The Bells are ringing for me and my girl!

Yes ladies and gentlemen rumour has it that Ardgillan castle is the place to have your civil ceremony/wedding day. Just to show you how, they hosted their first wedding fair and Fashion Show on the 15th May last. Civil ceremonies take place in the Drawing room at Ardgillan Castle but now with resident Interior Decorator and costume designer Carina Cunningham from style warriors Dreamscape room 102, Ardgillan Castle is now available as an additional extra for your themed wedding - Bridgerton Style, Gothic Style or just Classical style, using her bridal Archway, Candleabras, lanterns, red carpet and Roth Iron furniture, dressed to your own Contact us: communitylocalseditor@gmail.com

personal taste. The bride can also have the use of the room 102 with its makeup bar, 4 poster bed and pretty interiors for photographs as part of her wedding experience. Costumes can be designed and the décor can be themed to your favourite era or style. Let’s remember, for any couples looking for an alternative to a church wedding ceremony, Ardgillan Castle gives you the freedom to be diverse and creative. Boasting of its natural opulence, elegance, heritage and breathtaking views out over the Irish Sea, it has the perfect backdrop for unique wedding photographs, it’s got it all folks. The fashion show was a huge success featuring Mizz Rio gowns from the

Naul, AB Formal suit hire Swords and of course Style Warriors Alternative Bridal Gowns and Costumes. All hitting the red carpet and looking amazing, Mattress Mick even strutted his stuff on the day while Steve Mangan sang a few Micheal Buble tunes. Delicious canopes were served from Brambles our in house Caterers, vintage cars

by Classic Vintage Wedding Cars on facebook.

See what you missed on Carina Cunninghams Facebook page and Style Warrior Presents on Instagram and on Ardgillan Castle Instagram and Facebook. What a fabulous day, look it all up folks, entertainment at its best at our beautiful Ardgillan Castle.

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The reason I say this is nutritious is because it contains nuts which are full of protein, healthy fats, fibre, minerals such as magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and vitamins such as vitamin E and some B vitamins.

It also contains dark chocolate, made of at least 70% cocoa, which is known to be high in antioxidants including heart healthy flavonols.

Finally I use a small amount of honey/ agave syrup/date syrup or maple syrup to add a bit of sweetness......scrumptious!

Ingredients

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Home Cook Recipes

Niamh’s Nutterly Nutritious Chocolate Spread

butter of your choice such as peanut

thoroughly.

3.Add the honey and mix altogether.

butter will be most like nutella but can

Spread over rice cakes/corn cakes/oatcakes, fruit or bread/toast etc. and enjoy!

Store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks but don’t store in the fridge as it will become too hard to spread!

butter, almond butter etc., hazelnut be expensive)

• 50g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa) • 30g honey (if you want it sweeter add up to 60g)

Method 1.Break up the dark chocolate into a bowl and heat over hot water in a pan on the hob to melt it slowly. Stir as the chocolate starts to melt and don’t take your eye off it as it can burn easily! Alternatively melt the dark chocolate in the microwave on a low power and stir it every 30 seconds until it is melted.

2.Stir in the nut butter and mix really

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Fingal News

Groups like St Maur’s Pipe Band to receive much needed funding

St Maur’s Pipe Band

Fingal’s Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) has approved over €300,000 in grant funding to community and voluntary groups across the county under the 2022 Community Activities Fund (CAF). Funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development, the 2022 scheme was launched nationally by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and the Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD.Over 200 grants will be paid to groups across Fingal under the scheme. This will help with running costs such as utility bills, insurance and in some cases rental or leasing

costs. They will also be supported with funding to carry out necessary repairs and improvements to their facilities, and the purchase of equipment such as defibrillators, furniture, tools. signage, laptops, printers, lawnmowers, canopies, among others. The Community Activities Fund provides a flexible and targeted approach to funding those communities most in need. The fund is aimed at addressing disadvantage, as identified in the Fingal Local Economic and Community Plan and also at this time supports local community and voluntary groups with reopening costs resulting from COVID-19. Mayor of Fingal Cllr.

Seána Ó Rodaigh, welcomed the large number of grants approved, saying: “The Community

Activities Fund provides invaluable support to a broad range of organisations, particularly at a time when operating costs for many groups are rising sharply. The amount of funding made available reflects the vital role played by those groups making a real impact on the ground right across Fingal, be it community centres, Scouts and Guides, childcare providers, sports clubs, support services for older people or drama societies.” Mary Harford, Group Leader of the 89th Bremore Scout Group said: “The grants will enable us to buy much needed equipment for our young people and will also help us cover our operating costs for the year without worrying where the money will come from.”

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Fathers Day gifts and summer camps

By Siobhan O’Neill White Whether it’s your Dad, Grandad, Daddy, Father-in-law, StepDad, husband, partner or a special father figure, Father’s Day on Sunday 19th June is the day to celebrate these wonderful men. We’re cooking dinner for my Dad as a treat but no matter how good dinner is, he’ll still proclaim that our roast potatoes aren’t as good as his! His roasters are famous around Balbriggan (according to him anyways!) Need some gift inspiration for the Dads? We can help….For guys who like sweets, the retro sweet hamper from Hampers & Co, a Clontarf based company is only €12. They also have Movie night in , Gourmet Wine, Fancy Cheese, Craft Beer and our favourite, The Dude hamper! Use promo code Mums12 for 12% off any of their cool hampers. If your Dad likes to exercise or is fond of casual wear, Irish brand Gym+Coffee, have cool shorts, t-shirts, hoodies etc. They’re super comfy and come in a wide range of colours. Thinking of getting him a gift voucher? Best Menswear is ideal. They have a great range of clothing from casual to smart. My husband is a big fan, so we’ll definitely be going there! If you prefer to pick him up a gift, Dealz have lots of goodies from only €1.50. If he loves Gadgets and gizmos, Hoco and Gadget Geek in Ilac

SC are brill. And of course, there’s the LFC store for Liverpool fans! Check out mams.ie for gift giveaways, like hampers and Spotlight Oral Care gift sets. June is also time for summer camps. If your child is starting secondary school in September or going into 2nd or 3rd year, we highly recommend a new, clever and innovative summer camp called ‘Inside Out’. This fun camp includes a balance of physical, mental and creative challenges to help prepare kids for secondary school, particularly the emotional challenges they will face there. Ideal for 12-14 year olds, this camp is being hosted in the gorgeous, lush grounds of Gormanston Park. Places are limited, to register your interest, please go to insideoutcamps.ie/register/ It’s wonderful to see Inside Out camps taking a proactive approach to mental health, as these children navigate the stresses of school and today’s fast paced, social media laden, over whelming world. For more Father’s Day ideas and information on summer camps, please visit mams.ie . Shortlisted for Golden Spider Award & Infant & Maternity Award. As seen on RTE and Virgin Media Ireland & Weekend AM. As heard on Today FM’s Ian Dempsey & Dermot & Dave; RTE’s Ray D’Arcy Show, 98FM, LMFM Late Lunch, WLRFM & Shannonside FM

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Swords Karate Club News

Congratulations are in order for Swords local Szymon Kupiec on the award of his JKS Shodan Diploma recently. He was presented with his Diploma by the head of JKS Ireland Dermot O Keeffe Sensei 6th Dan in front of JKS Ireland Brown & Black Belts at this month’s National training session. Szymon took his Black Belt examination in December 2021 after 10 years of training. He had to complete a series of Kihon (Basics), followed by several Kumite (Fighting) matches with other examinees. He finished the examination by performing his Katas (Forms) Bassai Dai, Junro Nidan and Heian Godan. Szymon is continuing his training and working towards his 2nd Dan Black Belt.

We hosted JKS Ireland National Brown & Black Belt training this month. We covered our grading syllabi for 1st and 2nd Dan Black Belt and then studied the Kata Unsu. This is an ancient kata with a lot of complex and demanding moves. The name Unsu translates from Japanese to English as Cloud

Hands and explains some of the stranger hand movements of this Kata.We welcomed Makita Sensei 6th Dan JKS Honbu Dojo Instructor from Japan and Jesper Marksvarden Sensei 7th Dan JKS from Denmark for our Spring/ Summer Seminar in mid-May. This is the first time since the pandemic began that we have had visiting Instructors and it promises to be a very exciting Seminar over two days.

Full report in the next Club News.

Class reports: Tigers and Juniors are on course for the summer grading examinations. Everyone is working hard learning their Kata and practicing their Kihon. Seniors continue to work on the technical aspects of Karate with a focus on exploring how it translates into real world self-defence.We take new members (Children, Young People & Adults) all through the year.

Contact Dermot on 087-98073885 for details on how to join. Contact us on Facebook: JKS Swords Karate Club or on Instagram: @ jks_swords_karate_club

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