Gazette FINGAL
September 7 - 13, 2017
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ALL SMILES FOR THE FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL
Picture: Alison O’Hanlon
IT’S that time of year again – time for some tears and stress as children head off to ‘big school’ for the very first time. Still, even if some of the grown-ups were briefly upset by the experience, the children were all smiles as they went to national school for their first day – like Cliodna, Ailish and Dave Gilroy, delighted to be starting off at St Marnock’s in Portmarnock! For more of first day at school pics, see P6-7
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Heartless thieves steal cancer patients’ wigs Balbriggan charity shocked as thugs take hairpieces and ransack premises
SYLVIA POWNALL A CANCER charity is thousands of euro out of pocket after heartless thieves ransacked its premises – and stole wigs used by chemotherapy patients.
Volunteers at Balbriggan Cancer Support Group are still cleaning up after thugs broke into their premises and smashed up the furniture. Charity worker Cora Nelis told The Gazette: “Imagine stooping so low to pick up
so little. We feel violated and invaded. They just wrecked the place. “We had to cancel our counselling service for a week. There are people who need that care and rely on us. It’s upsetting to think people
would target us like this.” The thieves struck at around 3am and also broke into two other units at Balbriggan Business Park. Gardai have trawled CCTV footage but so far have no leads Continued on Page 4