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Irish Olympian discusses basketball way back when SEE PAGE 15 JULY 26, 2012
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INSIDE: St Brigid’s GAA sets up camp and has summer fun P2
Hurling: Brigid’s pick up crucial Cuala league win Page 31
Football: St Peregrine’s star wins fourth Leinster title Page 32
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TOUGH TREK: Local ‘Compadres’ get set to conquer Camino See Page 7
Council braced for €2m cut in funding I LAURA WEBB
LOCAL government funding to Fingal County Council is to be cut by €2 million to make up for the shortfall in income from the household charge. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government notified local authority managers of changed allocations in respect of the local government fund. Fingal’s allocation is proposed to be reduced by
€2,181,140, a 10.66% cut. Fingal county manager David O’Connor said the department have stated that “the adjustment to the allocation is based on the level of compliance [of 57%] achieved to date, in relation to household charge payments”. Adding it “is extremely bad news” for the local authority at a time when “many of our income sources [are] continuing to be under pressure.” Full Story on Page 5
Sugar and Spice: Little Niamh gets to meet a fashion icon TWO-YEAR-OLD Niamh Carbery from Castleknock had a once-in-a-lifetime meeting recently with a certain posh spice girl. Style icon and fashion designer Victoria Beckham was at Brown Thomas Dublin to promote
her two womenswear collections, Victoria Beckham and Victoria, Victoria Beckham, carried exclusively at Brown Thomas. Full Story on Page 17