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RENTS ON THE UP AND UP!
Rents rose nationwide by an average of 3.9% in the second
quarter of 2016, according to the latest quarterly Rental Report
by Daft.ie. However, the rise in County Wicklow was significantly
higher - at over 9%.
This is the largest threemonth increase in rents
since early 2007 and
means that, at €1,037 the
average monthly rent
nationwide is at its highest
level on record. In
Wicklow the average
advertised rent is now
€1,071, up 39% from its
lowest point.
“In the past 18 months
REA Forkin have noticed
rental level increases even
higher than the national
average in both our Bray
and Wicklow Town
offices,” Matt Forkin of
Forkin Estates told
Wicklow Times.
“A shortage of supply in
the rental housing market
is fueling high levels of
demand, resulting in everincreasing rental prices
across the county. We are
finding that existing tenants with good relationships with their landlords
are remaining longer in
properties which they have
often outgrown, due to
lack of suitable properties
in the market. The government needs to incentivise
tenants to move on from
their rental accommodation
enabling them to purchase
their own homes and
attract residential property
investors back in to the
market through more
favourable taxation.”
Speaking to Wicklow
Times, Terrie Dunne from
Terrie Dunne Letting
Agents based in Bray said,
“there’s simply no supply,
no properties being built.
Particularly at this time of
year, and this year more
than previous years, the
problem is very noticeable.
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the DART line is also key
to high rents, but the problem is everywhere.”
There were just over
3,600 properties available
to rent nationwide on
August 1st, an increase on
the 3,100 available in May.
However, rental listings
rise every year ahead of the
academic year and the
August figure is the lowest
on record for the time of
year. For comparison, two
years previously, on
August 1st 2014, there
were almost 6,800 properties listed nationwide.
The lack of properties in
Dublin is forcing would-be
renters to move further out,
especially to areas that
have good transport links
into the city, so Wicklow
with its dart and main line
rail service is seeing an
upsurge in demand.
Commenting on the
report, Ronan Lyons, economist at TCD and author of
the Daft Report, said:
“Ahead of a new academic
year, the latest figures
highlight the severe shortage of accommodation for
students. While a large
number of purpose-built
student apartments are
either being built or are
planned, these will take
time to come on stream
and will only cater for
those on higher incomes.
The majority of students
will face tough choices
about where to study and
where to live.”
Stephen Faughnan,
Chairman of the Irish
Property
Owners’
Association is adamant that
increased costs levied by
the State are putting the
private rental market under
pressure and tenants are
suffering.
He stated that “70% of
landlords have loans and
71% of them have insufficient income from their
rental property to cover the
mortgage repayment. This
is unsustainable.”
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Wicklow Volunteer Centre
Do you have time on your hands? Do you live in the
Baltinglass/Rathdangan/Dunlavin area? There are lots
of voluntary groups looking for your help. Whether
you like to sit and chat, do gardening, help in a coffee
shop, get involved with youth groups, or visit the
elderly, there is a spot for you.
Drop in to Co Wicklow Volunteer Centre’s outreach
office right beside Borza’s Take Away on Edward
street, Baltinglass today (Tuesday 30th August)
between 11.00am and 4.00pm to see all the voluntary
roles on offer in your community. If you cannot drop
in, please phone or email the volunteer centre 0404
25430 or fiona@volunteerwicklow.ie.
Summer Youth
Leadership Programme
Pictured are Sebi and Johnny Angel at the Thin Lizzy tribute night in aid of
the Arklow RNLI.
East Wicklow Youth Service is providing a Youth
Leadership Programme for young people in Laragh on
September 14th from 4pm-5.30pm that runs up to
November. The programme aims to enable young people to develop the skills and qualities necessary to be
good leaders, as well as challenging them to use these
skills for the betterment of society. If you are aged
between 15 and 18, and are interested in becoming a
youth leader, please contact either Fiona Creedon on
fcreedon@crosscare.ie, tel. 086 7789544 or contact
Pauline Fahy at the Brockagh Resource Centre on
0404 45600.
Baltinglass Toastmasters First Saturday Glendalough/Laragh
Book Sale
car boot sale
open night
Baltinglass Speakers Toastmasters Club invites residents
to its open night, where they can meet members and
watch special guest, Billy Daly, Director of Division D,
deliver a humorous roast of a club member.
“Baltinglass Speakers provides a supportive and positive environment where members have the opportunity to
develop their communication and leadership skills,” says
Karen O’Donnell, Club President for Baltinglass
Speakers. “Members and guests can enjoy a regular
meeting that will include prepared speeches, Table Topics
(impromptu speeches) and evaluations.”
Club Vice President of Membership, Catherine Carty,
will be the Table Topics master.
“Table Topics are one of my favorite parts of the meeting,” says Ms O’Donnell. “This is where members are
randomly selected to speak for one to two minutes. It
helps you think and speak clearly on your feet.”
The Open Night takes place on Thursday 1st
September at the Parish Centre, Baltinglass between 8pm
- 9:30pm For more information, email Karen O’Donnell
at karenodonnellD71@gmail.com.
Baltinglass Speakers Club meets on the first and third
Thursday of each month at 8pm in The Parish Centre,
Baltinglass.
The September First
Saturday Book Sale, which
supports the Shankill Old
Folks Association and
Meals on Wheels, will take
place in Shankill Old Folks
Association Day Centre,
Lower Road, Shankill
between 10am and 1pm on
Saturday September 3rd so
make a point of calling
into the book sale and avail
of the opportunity to pick
up some excellent reading
material for the Autumn.
Donations of books, other
than school/text books,
accepted on the day.
It’s also an ideal opportunity to pick up some excellent reading material while
waiting
for
the
Rathmichael Parish Fete to
open at noon that Saturday.
The next Car Boot sale in Glendalough/Laragh will
be on Sunday 4th September at the Brockagh
Centre. At the August car boot sale there were fresh
vegetables from the local community garden. It is
open from 9.30 to 4pm. Call now on 0404 45600 or
email on laraghit@eircom.net to book a stall inside.
For stalls outside come along on the morning and
sell from your car but if you have a van you will
need to book in.
Social morning meetups
It was suggested recently to have a regular social
morning at the Brockagh centre in Laragh where
people can get together to share ideas, chat and
exchange skills such as photography, crafts, painting, sharing books or to arrange outings and of
course have a cuppa. If this would appeal to you call
into the centre or phone
0404 45600 so organisers can get an idea of the
level of interest.
Alex Doorly, Charlie and Matthew McGrath are pictured with a 1930 Riley
during the Irish Veteran and Vintage Car Club’s picnic at Powerscourt.
Nordic walking
Nordic Walking continues in Kilruddery Estate in Bray this autumn. This great
exercise uses two walking poles to get more from your walk - these poles give
you better balance, work your upper body as well as your legs and help you
burn more calories than normal walking. In addition, there are many benefits to
exercising outdoors with good company, and it is a down to earth, low-tech
exercise that suits all ages and fitness levels. Walks begin in Kilruddery on
Saturdays at 10.30am. Contact Dairine at 086 1936861 or dnuttall@eircom.net
if you want to join the group.
Bray Cualann Historical Society
The Bray Culann Historical Society’s Autumn 2016 programme is as follows Thursday September 15th; ‘Bray Town Hall: The Byrne Family Link, 1883 2014’ - Mark and Dave Murphy; Thursday October 20th: ‘Bill Stephens, The
Fairview Lion Tamer and his Bray Connections’ - Lorraine Kennedy-Stephens;
Thursday November 17th: ‘The Railways of the East Coast of Ireland’ - Tom
Ferris. All these lectures will take place at 8pm in the Royal Hotel, Bray, and
all were welcome to attend. Members free - visitors / Non-members €5.
Annual Membership of the Bray Cualann Historical Society is €15 and covers
2 Adults and 2 Children.
Aughrim Active Retirement meeting
The next Aughrim & District Active Retirement meeting
will be held in the new venue of The Sports Complex,
Rednagh Road on Tuesday 6th September at 10.30am.
The guest speaker will be Linda Fleming. Linda is a
Milliner and will talk about and show some of her hat
designs for weddings and other occasions. New members
are welcome. The Committee will meet on Thursday 1st
September at 10.30am in Lawless’s Hotel.
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No new local authority
houses for West Wicklow
There was good news for those on the housing waiting lists in Wicklow last week
as funding for 97 local authority housing units was announced for the county at a
cost of almost €17m. However some criticism has been leveled at the Government
as not one of these units will be built in the west of the county.
Minister Andrew Doyle
made the announcement
last week stating that the
97 units have been
approved under the
Government’s
Local
Authority Housing Capital
Programme. He said, “I
am delighted to confirm
that these units have
received stage 1 funding.
The news was confirmed
to me this week by the
Minister for Housing,
Planning and Local
Government,
Simon
Coveney after I have been
working very closely with
him and his Department
on the need for more
Local Authority Housing
in Wicklow.
“This is great news for
people on the housing
waiting list across
Wicklow. There is also
good news for local
employment in this, as
many jobs will be created
during the construction of
these new homes.”
The new housing units
will be built in Wicklow
Town, Aughrim, Arklow,
Kilmacanogue, Bray,
Kilcoole and Farrankelly
with the west of the county appearing conspicuous
Cllr. Gerry O’ Neill.
by its absence from the
list.
“Not one housing unit
for west Wicklow,” said
Councillor Gerry O’Neill
(SF). “Yes, it’s great news
for the other areas but yet
again the west has been
ignored. We have a massive problem here with our
sewerage system being at
capacity so it cannot allow
new development and
there does not seem to be
the political will to do anything about it.
Cllr O’Neill continued,
“We have around 700 people on the housing list in
this area,- families, mothers with young children,
elderly people. Some of
whom will be made homeless or are living in disgraceful conditions. The
rental market is out of
order. We are in a ridiculous situation where not
only are we ignored when
it comes to the funding
and allocating of housing
but even if we get that far
nothing can be built until
the water and sewerage
situation is resolved.
“I am tired of west
Wicklow only ever getting
the crumbs from the table.
It’s not the first time and I
fear it won’t be the last.”
However long time
Independent councilor for
west Wicklow, Tommy
Cullen had a different
view, “Gerry O’Neill is
one of the 3 dissident Sinn
Féin councillors and his
colleague, John Snell is
Chairman of the Housing
Strategic
Policy
Committee (SPC). It is he
who would have sat down
with the Minister and his
officials to outline the priority areas in Wicklow
regarding housing needs,obviously west Wicklow
didn’t feature strongly.
During my period as Chair
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as well as local schools to potential new customers or new members.
The official Enterprise Town launch will take place on Thursday, 1st September
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of the Housing SPC we
built hundreds of houses in
west Wicklow.
He continued “As to the
sewage difficulties, this is
simply not true. There is
reserved sewage capacity
in Dunlavin, Blessington
and Baltiglass for local
authority housing.
“I also might point out
that Councillor O’Neill
recently voted to give
council owned land zoned
for local authority housing
over to a football club. We
must get real here, the
housing shortage is a political problem and has to be
solved by politicians.”
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Denieffe IT Carlow, Gabriel Allen, Deputy Principal BIFE, Denis O'Brien IT Carlow, (front row) Dr
Patricia Mulcahy President of IT Carlow, Minister Simon Harris and Ray Tedders BIFE Principal,
signing the ‘Access to Higher Education’ Agreement.
Institute of Technology Carlow signs formal ‘Access to Higher
Education’Agreement with Bray Institute of Further Education
Minster for Health Simon Harris, TD was at Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE) last Friday to witness the signing
of a formal agreement with the Institute of Technology Carlow to ensure greater access to Higher Education for
CountyWicklow students.
This Memorandum of
Agreement will provide
students in Bray Institute
of Further Education with
enhanced progression
opportunities into Higher
Education programmes at
Institute of Technology
Carlow. The initiative has
been welcomed by
Minister Harris, who
described it as “a wonderful opportunity for students
in County Wicklow and
beyond to progress to
higher education courses
and the career opportunities that higher education
offers”.
The agreement will
enable access to Level 7
and Level 8 degree programmes in Science,
Business and Humanities
at Institute of Technology
Carlow. The initiative
reflects the National
Strategy for Higher
Education’s vision for
improved links from
Further Education to
Higher Education and
Carlow’s own strategic
commitments to providing
greater access to and easing the transition to Higher
Education.
Speaking at the signing,
Minister Harris commented: “These past weeks
there has been much discussion about CAO points
and having the required
points for one’s course of
choice. However, an
Access
to
Higher
Education agreement, such
as this signing between
Carlow and Bray Institute
of Further Education, is a
fantastic boost for students.
Not having the necessary
points doesn’t deny you
your course of choice. This
initiative will be of great
benefit to students
throughout
County
Wicklow.”
Principal of BIFE, Ray
Tedders, welcomed the
signing, saying: “BIFE has
developed a strong working relationship with the
Carlow in recent years.
The Institute offers excellent and varied degree,
masters and doctoral programmes.
This
Memorandum
of
Agreement will provide
defined and enhanced
opportunities for our graduates to access higher education courses and, importantly, the necessary supports to assist with this
transition”.
Dr. Patricia Mulcahy,
President, Institute of
Technology Carlow commented “Over 25% of our
first-year intake this
September will come from
Further Education backgrounds, so this formal
agreement between the
Carlow and Bray Institute
of Further Education
builds on this to ensure
even greater opportunities
and assistance for students
in the pathway from
Further Education to
Higher
Education.
Furthermore, it builds on
the Institute of Technology
Carlow’s strong ties to
Wicklow particularly
through the Wicklow
County Campus”.
Established 26 years
ago, Bray Institute of
Further Education has
more than 1,200 full-time
learners studying at
degree, diploma and cer-
tificate level and an extra
3,000 learners on part-time
courses. It offers courses in
computing, business and
tourism, design, applied
sciences and media,
amongst others.
Since its founding in
1970, the Institute of
Technology Carlow has
generated more than
47,000 graduates. It cur-
rently ranks as the 4th
largest of Ireland’s 14
Institutes with over 7,000
enrolments and 800 staff in
its campuses in Carlow,
Wicklow and Wexford.
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Blessington residents shocked
by Solar Farm application
A solar energy company has submitted a planning application to Wicklow County
Council to construct a 30-hectare solar farm in Blessington.
Pictured is Brendan Coyle of Glencree with his 1965 0.25L Goggomobil during the Irish Veteran and
Vintage Car Club’s picnic at Powerscourt.
The news has come
out of nowhere, surprising both local residents
and local councillors. No
public consultation was
carried out prior to the
application being lodged.
The application was
lodged by Solas Eireann
Development Ltd, which
is a new company based
in Dublin that was set up
in March. The planning
application, submitted on
August 10th, describes
the development as “a
solar panel array with a
capacity of 19MWp comprising approximately
73,000 photovoltalic panels on ground mounted
frames within a site area
of 30.6 hectares.”
Photovoltalic (PV) panels convert light into
electricity using ‘solar
cells’.
The exact location of
the proposed development is an area of land
south of the N81 road at
T h r e e c a s t l e s ,
Decision time looming for dissident Sinn Féin councillors
The three Wicklow Sinn Féin councillors
accused of ‘going rogue’ by not voting along
party lines will this week meet again with
senior figures from Sinn Fein to have their
fate decided, according to sources close to the
party.
Cllrs John Snell, Gerry O’Neill and Oliver O’Brien
hit the headlines in June when they refused to support
the newly co-opted Councillor Michael O Connor for the
position of Cathaoirleach at the Wicklow County
Council AGM.
At the time the display of public defiance was met
with shock in all quarters and gave new life to existing
rumours that all was not well in the Wicklow Sinn Féin
camp. It was said that there was a growing dissatisfaction within certain quarters of the party over the control
exerted by recently elected TD John Brady.
Party headquarters told Wicklow Times that they were
‘seeking to ascertain why these councilors failed to support the party’s nomination.’
Some weeks later stories appeared in national media
detailing how the councillors had met with senior figures
from Sinn Féin including Sean Hughes, nicknamed ‘The
Surgeon’, (who was accused but acquitted of charges of
being an IRA member). Hughes is in charge of Sinn Féin
political strategy, constituency organization and candidate selection in the Republic. Also at the meeting was
the party's 26 county director Ken O'Connell, and Kerry
TD Martin Ferris' constituency manager Conor Foley.
Following that meeting party HQ said, “We are working with the party group to ensure implementation of
party policies and priorities in Wicklow County Council
and on the ground that will make a difference in the lives
of ordinary people.
It is expected that the Wicklow councillors will meet
with the same panel again and will be asked to fall in
line or risk being expelled by Sinn Fein.
Wicklow Times contacted all three councillors for
Free parents plus programme
Bray Area Partnership are starting a free Parents
Plus ‘Parenting When Separated’ Programme on
Thursday 22nd September, and finishing 27th
October, from 9:30am to 12 noon.
It is a practical and positive six-week course for parents preparing for, going through, or who have gone
through a separation or divorce.
The programme is aimed at parents with children
under 12 years of age. Separated couples do not attend
the same group together.
Details from: Lulu (2116481 / luluokelly@braypartnership.ie) or Sinead (2868266 / sineadroarke@braypartnership.ie).
Wicklow's first 'equality-based' secondary school opened its doors last Monday to its first
cohort of 40 First Year students. North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School will be
temporarily based on Putland Road, Bray. The permanent location has yet to be announced
by the Department of Education and Skills..
beyond happy to be
leading this extraordinary enterprise."
Jessica Bird, start-up
group member, said "To
see the ultimate realisation of our goal - to provide proactive equalitybased education to our
children in our area, is a
very special moment.
We are truly very grateful for all of the support
that has been given to us
over the years and are
delighted to have
Jonathan Browner at the
helm as we move
towards a bright future."
Student Mia Holmes
said: "I'm very honoured and excited to be
part of the first ever
year going into this new
Educate
Together
Secondary School in
Bray, with so many
oppor tunities to be
yourself."
Student Liam O'Brien
said: "I hope this brand
new s chool w ill be a
place w her e f un and
education meet."
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comment. Councillor Gerry O’Neill said he was not
aware of any set date for a new meeting but “assumed
there would be a follow up meeting at some stage.”
Councillors O’Brien and Snell could not be reached
for comment.
Talbotstown Lower. The
development will also
include a Single story
MV substation, a single
storey DSO substation, a
single story customer
substation, a single story
‘spares building’, a communications pole, security fencing, CCTV cam-
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story of North Wicklow
ETSS is the story of a
group of parents who
shared a dream of an
Educate Together secondary school for their
children and all children
in North Wicklow. It is
story of their persistence thr ough dis appointments and setbacks
and of a journey that
ended far from where it
began. But most of all it
is a story of triumph
that comes to a joyful
end - and a beginning with North Wicklow
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Council ploughs ahead with
application for Eco-park
In a move that Independent councillor Tom Fortune has described as “anti-democratic”,
Wicklow County Council has given notice of its intention to proceed with an application
to An Bord Pleanala to develop a ‘waste soils recovery facility’ in Newtown, despite councillors voting in favour of protecting the area from development.
The 13-acre Councilowned
site
in
Priestnewtown, known
locally as ‘The Rocks’,
will be cleared of vegetation and used as a dumping
ground for up to 200,000
tons of landfill from the
River Dargle Flood
Improvement Works. Once
that has been completed,
the material will be leveled
out and the site will be
developed as an Ecopark
for public access and use.
At the July meeting of
to finalise the Draft
County Development Plan,
Councillors had voted in
favour of putting in an
amendment to specifically
name and identify the
‘Rocks Valley’ site within
the Development Plan for
the purpose of protection.
The proposal, which
Director Des O’Brien at
the time described as a
“pre-emptive strike before
an Environmental Impact
Statement could be carried
out on the land,” was put
forward by Cllr Tom
Fortune.
Cllr Fortune argued that
the area was “a unique eco
system, irreplaceable land-
scape and an area of natural heritage and biodiversity”.
Speaking to Wicklow
Times last week, Cllr
Fortune said “To say that
the concerned residents in
Priestnewtown
are
shocked by the action of
would be a serious understatement. The group has
met with the council officials on a few occasions
and at the last one it was
confirmed to them that
nothing would happen
without the Council talking with them first plus
showing them an EIS
report. This has not been
done.
“In addition to this, at
the County Council meeting on the 4th July dealing
with
the
County
Development plan 20162022, I put forward an
amendment to the plan
which was passed by 14
votes for and 13 against (4
people abstained). It was
interesting who abstained.”
Cllr Derek Mitchell
(FG) was one of the four
who abstained from the
vote, along with councillors Steven Matthews
(GP), Gerry O’Neill (SF)
and John Snell(SF).
“The amendment I had
passed was: ‘To preserve
lands at ‘Rocks’ Kilcoole
in its existing state; to
allow no development of
these lands; to protect the
lands as a natural habitat
and biodiversity area; to
protect the open nature and
landscape quality of the
lands’.”
Cllr Fortune believes it
would be expected that the
decision of the 4th July
will be confirmed when
the Council meets to
finalise the County
Development Plan in
September or October.
“The council should not
be taking any action in the
meantime,” Cllr Fortune
continued. “The action
they are currently proceeding with can only be
described as anti-democratic, so the Council
should stop immediately
and allow the democratic
process take its course.”
The controversial proposal to use ‘The Rocks’ as
a dumping site for the
Dargle dredging material
has been worrying local
residents since it became
public knowledge earlier
this year. A large number
of people are opposed to
the plans as they consider
it to be an ecologically
important area. The site is
home to wildlife such as
badgers, and much fauna,
including a 400-year-old
Holly tree.
Wicklow
County
Council had also been
exploring the possibility of
using the material from the
Dargle dredging for beach
nourishment. At the July
meeting, Planning Director
O’Brien said that the site
was not a special area of
conservation and that the
‘waste’ consists of river
gravel and would therefore
cause no pollution. A
waste license however will
be required from the
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) for the proposed development.
The closing date for
submissions to An Bord
Pleanala is 5:30pm on 11th
October. Submissions can
relate to the implication for
proper planning and sustained development, the
likely effects on the environment, or the likely
effects on a European site.
Pictured are Mary O’Brien, Luan Parle, Stephen O’Halloran and Frances Sweeney at the Arklow
Cancer Support Charity Concert in the Arklow Bay Hotel. Pic: Michael Kelly
Call for SME focus in Budget 2017
Wicklow Fianna Fáil TD Pat Casey has said that a focus on the SMEs
sector and the self-employed must be a key focus in Budget 2017.
Speaking on the issue,
Deputy Casey said, “In
the wake of the Brexit
shock it is absolutely
essential that we boost
the SME sector to enable
it to meet the challenges
of a difficult situation.
“Recently we learned
of the repeated robberies
which are crippling small
businesses nationwide. It
is critical that we prioritise regional development across all policy
areas including Wicklow.
We must strengthen businesses operating in rural
Ireland. Substantial
investment in infrastructure, such as broadband,
would be very beneficial
to further supporting
SMEs. Too many areas
have inadequate broadband and I know as a
Laragh/Glendaloughbased business how damaging that can be.
“More needs to happen to support selfemployed people in creating employment in
local communities. The
unequal tax treatment of
the
self-employed
remains a serious disincentive. Deficits such as
this must be tackled if
we want to spread what
has been an unbalanced
and two-tier recovery to
date.”
Deputy Casey continued “Many prospective
entrepreneurs are hesitant about starting a business as they are apprehensive about the
absence of a safety net
should they not succeed.
We need to move
towards a social welfare
safety net by permitting
the self-employed to
make full Class A PRSI
contributions in order to
qualify for Jobseekers
Benefit and Invalidity
Benefit.
“Fianna Fáil has been
relentless in calling for
the creation of a state
enterprise bank by
licensing the Strategic
Banking Corporation of
Ireland (SBCI) to lend
directly to businesses.
This is crucial for investment and growth, particularly among start-ups
and SMEs.
“As IBEC have pointed out, the post Brexit
landscape will be very
challenging for Irish
business. Budget 2017
must rise to this challenge.”
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Residents living in Bray Town Centre met in the Epworth Hall on Florence Road last Monday
evening to discuss their concerns about the latest proposed Florentine Centre development.
Wicklow County Council has submitted an application for planning permission to An Bord
Pleanála for a massive development at the site encompassing over 23,400 sq. metres.
Annemarie Loughrey, Brian Holland, Denise Holland, Alex Kenny and Klara Dunne are pictured
during the Irish Veteran & Vintage Car Club’s picnic at Powerscourt.
While acknowledging
that some appropriate
development of the site
would be welcome, residents expressed their concerns about the impact of
such a large development
on the local area. Issues
raised included the height
of the proposed development at the east (Eglinton
Road) end, where the new
buildings will be clearly
visible above the period
houses that line the west
side of that street, as well
as the fact that all traffic
entering and leaving the
proposed underground car
park, including a number
of Heavy Goods Vehicles,
will now be by way of
Florence Road only. The
changes in traffic flow
alone are unlikely to help
what is already a very congested area of town on
most weekdays and almost
every weekend. This congestion will affect not
only the immediate area
but most of the traffic
Wicklow Sinn Fein hold ‘Back to School’ Day of Action
The Wicklow Sinn Fein
team were out in force all
over the county on
Saturday 27th August
engaging with people and
highlighting the issue of
back to school costs.
They were in Bray,
Greystones, Blessington,
Carnew, Arklow and
Wicklow Town highlighting their proposals which
they believe will help ease
the pressure on families
who struggle at this time of
year. The group were also
collecting names on petitions calling on the gov-
ernment to take action.
Sinn Fein spokesperson
for Social Protection John
Brady TD was out with the
group on Saturday and has
said that the high costs of
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sending children back to
school shows that free education in Ireland is a “misnomer”.
“This time of year can
be very difficult for families grappling with the cost
of sending their children
back to school, and if there
happens to be two or more
children in the one family
the pressure can be financially debilitating,” said
Deputy Brady.
“Annual surveys carried
out by Barnardos and the
Irish League of Credit
Unions have put total costs
at up on €900 for primary
school and almost €1,500
for secondary school.
“One in ten families
have to resort to borrowing
money to finance their
children’s education, with
40% sacrificing other living expenses in order to
meet costs. In a country
where our children’s education is supposed to be
free the government has
done nothing to help the
situation. In fact, the Fine
Gael/Labour government
cut the Back to School
Clothing and Footwear
Allowance in half since
2011.”
Deputy Brady concluded “Sinn Féin has proposed and costed a number
of measures including the
restoration of the Back to
School Clothing and
Footwear Allowance, the
extension of the School
Meals Programme by
40%, increased capitation
to primary and secondary
schools by 10% over a
Dáil term, an increase in
the School Books Grant by
30% and tacklling the cost
of school transport.”
flow on that side of town.
Residents also voiced
reservations about the
presence of a proposed 5
screen cinema and the
possibility of increased
activity in the area at
night, without any clear
statement from the
Council as to how it
intended to manage this
aspect of the development.
Residents also expressed
surprise at the absence of
any residential accommodation in the new development, especially given the
current housing crisis.
The Bray Town Centre
Residents Association
plans to submit its concerns in writing to An
Bord Pleanála by the
deadline for doing so,
which is this Wednesday,
31st August at 5.30 pm.
The Association urges
other residents to either
register their own con-
cerns by next Wednesday
or to join with them in
their submission. Anyone
interested can contact
the Association
at
BrayTCRA@gmail.com.
Pictured is Ciara Corcran with a 3-week old
kitten at the Wicklow Animal Welfare Centre.
Henry King retires from
Bray Credit Union
“To mark the occasion of the retirement of Henry King, Bray Credit
Union wishes to publicly express its appreciation for the many years
of service he has expended on behalf of our
members and the people of Bray in a completely voluntary capacity as a volunteer on various committees, as a director on the Board of Bray Credit Union
Limited, as Uachtarán and Cathaoirleach of the Board.”
Henry King, Retiring Uachtarán of Bray Credit Union (right) with
Malachaí Duddy, Leas Uachtarán (left) and Peter O'Brien.
Henry is a member of that extended,
well-known, highly regarded and much
liked King family of Kilmacanogue,
which includes his brother, butcher Gary
King, brother-in-law Dr. Michael Salter
and cousin Patricia King, the first female
general secretary of the Irish Congress of
Trade Unions.
Henry was well known in the past for
his red sports car, when he ran his own
business, a butchers at 45 Main Street,
Bray, now the site of Bank of Ireland. In
the late 1970s he graduated from UCD in
History, Psychology and Philosophy
before taking his H.Dip. in Education and
commenced his career in teaching at
Presentation College, Bray where he was
an active trade union member with the
ASTI. Always a keen learner, Henry completed a Diploma in Catechetics with
UCD and a Certificate in Social, Personal
& Health Education.
Following his retirement from teaching,
Henry began volunteering with Bray
Credit Union, where his brother Gary had
served on a voluntary basis since 1989 and
as Uachtarán for 2005, 2006 and 2007.
While a volunteer he completed courses in
Credit Union Management, Corporate
Governance, Financial Risk, Personal
Insolvency and Debt Management. Henry
was elected a Director of Bray Credit
Union in 2010 and then elected Leas
Uachtarán. As a Director and always on a
voluntary basis, he served on the Credit
Committee of the credit union as well as
Management Committee of the Credit
Union Development Association (CUDA),
Ireland’s second largest credit union representative organisation.
Henry served until this year as
Uachtarán and Cathaoirleach of the Board
of Bray Credit Union from September
2014 succeeding the very successful
tenure of local trade union activist and
SIPTU official, Cllr. Barry Nevin
(Uachtarán for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012,
2013 and 2014), himself from a renowned
credit union family (his father Paschal
Nevin served as Uachtarán for the years
1989, 1990, 1991 and 1999). In this period
Bray Credit Union has seen huge developments, with the erection of new buildings
to the rear of Credit Union House as well
as the imposition of new regulatory
requirements by the Central Bank on the
whole of the Irish Credit Union sector.
“On behalf of our members and the
people of Bray and north Wicklow, Bray
Credit Union wish to extend our best
wishes to Henry, and his wife Hilary, herself recently retired from teaching at
Willow Park School and Blackrock
College, and his whole family, thanking
him for his many years of devoted
voluntary service.”
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Wicklow Paralympians
ready for Rio
Four Wicklow athletes will soon be competing as part of the 44-strong Irish Team at
the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games which will take place from September 7th to 18th.
Ciara Staunton from
Baltinglass will compete
in Hand Cycling (the
Women’s H1-3 Time
Trial and the H1-4 Road
Race). Helen Kearney
from Dunlavin will compete in Equestrian (Grade
1A Championship and
Grade 1A Freestyle).
Ryan Nolan and Gary
Messett, both from Bray,
will be part of the football team that will face
Brazil, Ukraine and Great
Britain. The athletes
departed for Rio last
Thursday.
Speaking on the day,
Minister of State for
Tourism and Sport,
Patrick O’Donovan TD,
addressed the departing
athletes:
“The
Government is fully committed and supportive of
the team and Paralympics
Ireland. I would particularly like to express gratitude to the families of the
athletes; the parents, partners, siblings and children for the unwavering
support you have given to
them. What you have
already achieved is massive and your country is
hugely proud of you.
Today is your day, we
wish you well and every
success. The Government
is immensley proud of
what you are about to
embark on.”
Ciara Staunton (30),
training out of kilcullen
in Kildare, has not let a
spinal injury stop her
from pursuing her passion for sport, and has
risen through the ranks to
become a force to be
reckoned with on the
Irish Para-cycling squad.
Helen Kearney (27) is
one of only two equestrian athletes on Team
Ireland. A dressage rider,
Helen has had a lot of
success in her sport over
the years. In 2008 she
began riding at Grade III,
and two years later was
reclassified to 1A. In
2011 she won Ireland’s
first para-equestrian
medal when she won
bronze in the Grade 1A
Individual Test. She has
also represented Ireland
in the 2012 Paralympic
Games in London, where
she won a silver and
bronze medal in her individual events and a
bronze medal in the team
event.
Ryan Nolan (24), a
centre-forward, has 11
Ireland caps already, representing Ireland at the
International Federation
of
Cerebral
Palsy
Football (IFCPF) preParalympic tournament in
Spain, and has scored two
goals for his country. He
plays for St. Fergal’s
AFC.
Gary Messett (29) is a
central midfielder and
also plays his club football for St. Fergal’s. He
has been capped 67 times
for his country and is the
team’s top goalscorer
with 34 goals. He was
also part of the Irish
squad in the IFCPF tournament in Spain.
Speaking to Wicklow
Times, Cathaoirleach of
Wicklow
County
Council,
Cllr
Pat
Fitzgerald, said “I want to
wish all four athletes the
best of luck in Rio over
the coming weeks. We’re
very proud of them all
and will be wishing them
well.”
The Irish team, who
will compete across nine
different sports at the
Games in Rio, also
includes three reigning
world champions (athletics and cycling) and two
defending Paralympic
champions, Jason Smyth
and Michael McKillop,
who will be aiming to
defend their titles in the
100m (T13) and 1,500m
(T37) respectively.
P a r a l y m p i c
Performance Director,
Dave Malone, recently
spoke about the Irish
Paralympic Team’s performance goals for Rio
2016: “Irish athletes will
go to Rio this September
and compete for glory
against approximately
4,350 athletes from all
parts of the world over
the course of 11 days.
“The team is ready to
achieve great personal
and collective success at
the Games, and their performances throughout the
qualification process for
Rio indicates that a medal
target of eight for the
team is achievable. We
also anticipate a large
number of finals from the
team, and we are seeking
career best performances
from as many of the team
as possible on the biggest
stage of all.
“We have ring-fenced
all available supports
around the athletes in
order to ensure that they
can produce their optimum performance on the
international stage.”
The first wave of athletes departed on August
23rd, and are using the
Irish Holding Camp in
Uberlandia, Brazil to prepare for the Games,
which has been set up
with the generous support
of
Sport
Ireland.
Coverage of the Rio 2016
Paralympics Games will
be available on RTÉ
throughout the duration
of the Games, on TV,
radio and online.
Ciara Staunton from
Baltinglass will be
competing in handcycling.
Pics: Paralympics Ireland
Helen Kearney from
Dunlavin is on the
equestrian team.
Ryan Nolan from Bray
will be representing
Ireland on the football
team.
Gary Messett from Bray
will be part of the Team
Ireland Paralympics
football team.
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Host a coffee morning
for Wicklow Hospice
Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for The Hospice
Foundation takes place on Thursday 15th September. That’s
the day when people everywhere will share a cup of Bewley’s
coffee to support their local hospice and their vital work
caring for people in their local communities nationwide.
‘Sprinkles’ has opened on Bray Main Street.
Ireland’s first ‘Choco Kebab’
machine comes to Bray
A new business is ‘sprinkling’ new life into Bray Main Street.
Opening last Friday, ‘Sprinkles’ is located at the junction of Main
Street and the Quinsboro Road. Specialising in sweets and treats, it is
also home to Ireland’s first ‘Choco Kebab’ machine.
Owned by Declan and Christina Woods from Bray, Sprinkles sells a variety of
sweet delicious treats, such as ‘Fudge Puppies’, and ‘Waffle Pops’, as well as
ice-cream Sundays, coffee, smoothies and organic teas.
The centerpiece, however, is the Choco Kebab machine, which Declan says is
the first of its kind in Ireland. Resembling a regular doner kebab machine, the
choco kebab machine houses a rotating cylinder of chocolate and keeps it at a certain temperature. Shreds of chocolate are then scraped off to make
the choco kebabs. Customers can
choose from a menu or customise
their own choco kebab, choosing
from a variety of other toppings to
add to it such as smarties, marshmallows, and of course sprinkles.
There is also a selection of syrups
and sauces to choose from.
“It’s an Italian concept,” Declan
tells Wicklow Times, “but we got
the machine from the UK. I was
working in private homecare
before, but I had gone to culinary
college and this idea had been in
the back of my mind for a long
time. Both myself and my wife
Christina spent many months working on this. She did a lot of the
research, putting the menus and
decorating together, while I dealt A staff member at Sprinkles operates the
more with the business side of ‘Choco Kebab’ machine.
things.”
Mario Rosenstock and
other well-known personalities are backing the
Hospice
campaign
including
Davy
Fitzgerald, Brendan and
Domhnall
Gleeson,
Imelda May, Gabriel
Byrne, Baz and Nancy
Ashmawy and Eamonn
Coughlan.
This year is Ireland’s
24th Biggest Coffee
Morning for Hospice
since the major annual
fundraiser first started in
1993 with some €32m
raised to date. Last year,
Wicklow Hospice raised
over €8,500 through 22
coffee
mornings.
Bewley’s provides all the
coffee free of charge
nationwide and all
money raised locally
goes directly to local
hospice care services.
F i o n n u a l a
M c C o r m a c k ,
Ambassador for Wicklow
Hospice said, “Having a
hospice for the people of
Co Wicklow and North
Wexford would mean so
much to families and
their loved ones. I will be
taking a break from training to enjoy a cuppa and
a piece of cake on
September 15th.”
Every year over
29,000 people die across
Ireland and over one fifth
of these people are supported by their local hospice either in an IPU setting (in patient unit) or
via a Home Care team.
Last year, 6,508 people
passed away with the
support of their local
hospice. Local hospice
services include specialist palliative care, residential care and end-oflife care.
Money raised from
Ireland’s Biggest Coffee
Morning for Hospice will
go towards the building
of a new hospice facility
in Co. Wicklow as well
as essential services such
as homecare nurse and
new equipment.
Mario Rosenstock
said, “I’ve been delighted
to be involved with the
hospice for a few years
now and in that time I’ve
seen first-hand the work
they do and the care they
give. I’ve always found it
an uplifting experience
meeting the patients and
residents. Each and every
hospice patient is treated
with wonderful kindness
and dignity at such a vulnerable time.
“To continue giving
this care, hospice services across the country
need vital funds and
Ireland’s Biggest Coffee
Morning for Hospice is
the one day when everyone can get involved and
help them to do just that.
Whether you host a coffee morning of your own
or visit a local coffee
morning to enjoy a
Bewley’s coffee, your
support is key as every
cup counts.”
Evanne
Cahill,
Chairperson
of
Fundraising for Wicklow
Hospice Foundation said,
“There is continuing
pressure on already
strained hospice services.
The number of patients
being admitted to hospice
facilities is increasing
and the demand for
homecare services is also
on the rise.
“Each local hospice
across the country has a
crucial role to play in
caring for the people in
their community but they
face serious funding
shortages.
Ireland’s
Biggest Coffee Morning
for Hospice together with
Bewley’s has been raising much needed funds
for the hospice movement for 24 years. We
want to thank people for
their generosity and urge
them once again to get
behind this year’s campaign.”
To host a cost morning, register at www.hospicecoffeemorning.ie to
receive your free coffee
pack of Bewley’s fresh
ground coffee.
You can also contact
your local hospice by
calling 1890 717 000.
Pictured at the launch at Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s Cross were (l-r) Bewleys Brand Director,
Mark Saunders, Davy Fitzgerald, Evanne Cahill, Chairperson of Fundraising for Wicklow Hospice
Foundation and Mario Rosenstock. To get involved visit www.hospicecoffeemorning.ie or call
1890 717 000.
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Roberto Cassa, a 24-year-old Italian student at the
University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, has been
doing something a little less ordinary during his
summer break - travelling around the island of
Ireland by footbike, with assistance from Tourism
Ireland in Milan.
Having set out from
Belfast at the end of July,
Roberto travelled about
1,600km in 17 days - from
Belfast and along the
Causeway Coastal Route,
to Donegal and down the
Wild Atlantic Way to Cork,
before crossing to Dublin
through Ireland’s Ancient
East. Traversing long distances by footbike is nothing new to Roberto, who
previously took on similar
challenges in Iceland and
Japan.
Roberto, who is an avid
photographer, has a considerable social media
audience in Italy, with
some 10,050 fans on
Facebook. He has also
been documenting his
unusual trip around Ireland
on his blog - posting lots of
great photos and inspiring
his followers to come and
sample the island of
Ireland for themselves.
En route to Dublin to
take his flight home,
Roberto travelled along
Military Road through the
Wicklow
Mountains
National Park; he also paid
a visit to the monastic site
of Glendalough.
Niamh Kinsella, Tourism
Ireland’s Manager in Italy,
said: “Tourism Ireland was
delighted that Roberto
chose the island of Ireland
for his latest footbike
adventure. Roberto’s
Facebook page and
Instagram are very popular
and he’s been posting lots
of great photos of his challenging journey online helping to inspire his followers to come and discover Galway and the
island of Ireland for them-
selves. Tourism Ireland has
also been sharing details of
Roberto’s travels via our
own social media channels
in Italy.
“Italy is an important
market for tourism to the
island of Ireland and we
have seen excellent growth
Roberto Cassa cycling in Glendalough.
in Italian visitor numbers
so far again this year, with
the most recent CSO figures for January to June
showing a +12% increase.
We will continue to roll
out an extensive programme of promotions in
Italy this autumn.”
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Bray’s skateboarders
gather for annual jam
The Bray Skateboarding Association gathered at the bandstand
on Bray Seafront last weekend for their annual ‘skatejam’. The
event was held to raise awareness of the group’s long-running
campaign for a skatepark in the town.
Bray Skateboarding
members Alan Collins,
Robert Moss and Ryan
Kealy made a presentation to Bray Municipal
District Council last
October and made a
strong case for establishing a skatepark in Bray.
They want a skatepark
facility in the town to
ensure a safe and fun
place for young people to
participate in their hobbies.
Young people in Bray
have been calling for a
skatepark in the town for
over 15 years. In 2003 a
protest was held at Bray
Town Council which was
attended by over 40
skateborders.
The large number of
skateboarders in the town
are frustrated that there
has been no progress
since their meeting with
the Municipal District
Council last year.
Speaking to Wicklow
Times, Robert Moss said
“The council have had
this on their radar for the
last year. There has been
money in the budget for
this in the last year.
However the council
have not acted on this. It
is time for them to do the
job they’re there to do. In
the coming weeks we
hope the Council will
decide on a suitable location for a Skatepark.”
Bray has a strong connection to the skateboarding community in
Ireland and even internationally. In 2010 Al
Collins skated Mizen to
Malin in 11 days, the
fastest man to do so to
this day, while he raised
€ 13,500
euro
for
Muscular Dystrophy
Ireland.
Phil Evans is a Bray
native who has won ‘Best
Edit’ in the International
Skateboard festival in
LA.
“There have been
plenty of great skateboarders in Bray in the
past and hopefully there
will be more in the
future,” Robert contin-
ued. “With skateboarding
in the Olympics 2020
who knows what a good
quality skatepark could
bring to Bray?”
John Brady TD as a
councillor last year urged
the Bray Municipal
District council to support the campaign for a
skate park. He also called
on the Bray councillors
to quickly identify a site.
“There are a number
of successful skate parks
across the county and
Bray is the largest urban
area and hasn’t got one,”
Brady said at the time.
“There is a huge
demand for a skate park;
unfortunately the skaters
are constantly getting
moved by council staff
and Gardai from locations that they meet to
skate.
“Young people don’t
all have the same interests, so it’s important that
there are choices for
them to ensure that they
have some positive activity to engage in.”
A lucky escape for baby Ollie
Baby Ollie McKee had a lucky escape at South Quay in Wicklow
Town recently, when he was lifted out of his buggy by his mum before
a sudden gust of wind blew it into the water.
Ian McKee, from Dublin, was in Wicklow Town with his wife and baby son
Ollie, and they had stopped to look at Sammy the Seal.
When the wind took the buggy into the water, Ian feared that it was lost for
good, however a passerby ran into a nearby shop and got a lend of the rake.
With the rake, they jumped onto a parked boat, and keeping an eye on Sammy
who followed the buggy as it floated around, eventually succeeded in fishing it out
of the water.
Though little Ollie was unharmed and was never in any danger throughout the
ordeal, the incident should serve as a warning to people with prams and buggies to
be careful when out and about and on cliff walks, quays, etc.
Pictured is the Bray Skateboarding Association after their meeting at Bray Bandstand. The group os campaigning for a Skate
Park in Bray.
Engines revving up for 2016 Annual Liam Johnstown Coolgreany Macra
Kelly Memorial Garden of Ireland Run hold ‘New Members Pool Night’
The Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Club are forging ahead with their plans
for the prestigious Annual Liam Kelly Memorial Garden of Ireland Vintage
Car Run, previously referred to as ‘The Annual Garden of Ireland Run’ which
was the brainchild of the late Liam.
This event in its entirety has grown at a phenomenal rate and the club is looking
forward to hosting the visiting clubs from England, Northern Ireland along with
visitors from New Zealand, America and Brittany.
Some of these clubs will arrive days prior to the event which will afford them the
chance to visit other areas of tourism not covered on the run, however, the event
management team have wisely chosen a route that will showcase many of the
scenic views of the mountains, lakes etc. “Events such as this take much planning
and what you will see on the day is down to the hard work of our dedicated committee members,” the Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Club stated.
The schedule for the above weekend is as follows:
Friday 9th September: Complimentary welcome reception at The Grove Bar in
Kilpeddar commencing at 9.30pm - Music by Skin The Goat.
Saturday 10th September: Run will start at 10.30am from The Glenview Hotel
[exit 9 off the N11) - Dinner Dance will commence at 8.30 pm.
Sunday 11th September: Visit to Coolakay Heritage Centre, Enniskerry followed
by a visit to the Enniskerry Victorian Field Day.
For further information please contact secretary Eileen Kennedy on 087 8329235
or goivcc@gmail.com
Victory followed by disappointment
for Bray’s Finn Balor
There was joy followed by heartbreak for
Bray’s Fergal Devitt, or Finn Balor as he is
known to wrestling fans, after he won the
inaugural WWE Universal Championship,
last weekend only to be forced to relinquish
the title just 24 hours later due to injury.
Pictured is Ian McKee and baby Ollie after his pram was swept into the
water at the South Quay in Wicklow Town.
Johnstown Coolgreany Macra held one of their
first events of the year, their New Members Pool
Night, in Toss Byrnes of Inch on Thursday 25th
August. The night involved plenty of pool, finger
food, music and craic.
As the new Macra year begins it’s a great time to
get involved in the organisation (and to renew your
membership). If you’re interested in joining
Johnstown Coolgreany Macra feel free to contact any
of the committee members or message the Johnstown
Coolgreany Macra Facebook Page.
Macra Na Feirme is an organisation that provides
an opportunity for people between the ages of 17 and
35 to get involved in activities such as sports, travel,
drama and debating. It is a great way to meet new people in your local community, as well as building
friends across the country.
Johnstown Coolgreany Macra recently held their
AGM at which new committee members were elected
and the club’s standing orders were approved. The
club would like to extend its thanks to the outgoing
committee for their work over the past year and wish
new committee members the best in their new roles.
Pictured
is
Bray
wrestler Finn Balor
after winning the title of
Universal Champion.
The Wicklow
wrester picked
up a shoulder
injury during his
championship
fight against
Seth Rollins,
when
he
absorbed a running
powerbomb to the barricade. Devitt
required urgent
surgery and will
therefore be
unable to perform as title
holder at future
events. He is
expected
to
return to the
ring early next year. The devastating news
came on the back of an astonishing rise to
the title, with Devitt remaining unbeaten on
his journey to claim the Universal Champion
belt.
Speaking after Devitt’s surgery WWE’s
Dr. Jeffrey Dugas commented on Balor’s
operation and noted that the injury was more
severe than others of that type.
Dr.Dugas said, “Finn’s injury was pretty
severe, more severe than normal. A really
high energy injury, it did more damage than
a standard shoulder dislocation where you
simply tear the labrum. The prognosis is
excellent, however. We were able to fix it all
and put it back where it came from. I’m
anticipating him getting back at full speed.”
It is expected that Balor will be out of
action for 4-6 months but WWE did not
include an updated timeframe in their most
recent report. There was some concern
among fans that he could be out of action for
longer than originally anticipated, however
social media was rife with speculation that
Balor will make a speedy recovery and be a
surprise entrant in the 2017 Royal Rumble.
Not a stranger to injury, Fergal Devitt
began his wrestling career in the year 2000
and has notched up a long list of injuries
of most body parts since. In 2002 he set up
NWA Ireland with fellow Bray wrestler
Paul Tracey. After many impressive bouts
he was invited
to train in New
Japan’s main
dojo in 2006.
There he was
known
as
Prince Devitt.
In
2014
Devitt signed
with
WWE
development
territory NXT
but soon landed
a pos ition on
the main roster.
His win over
Rollins made
him the first Pictured is Bray
competitor in
wrestler Finn Balor
WWE history
to win a world post surgery, just days
title in their after relinquishing his
as
WWE
pay per view title
Universal Champion.
debut.
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Greystones
WICKLOW
DIARY
Hats Ahoy
fundraiser hopes
to set new
world record
Councillors demand
repairs to La Touché Hotel
On Sunday 11th September The
Caroline Foundation is once again
undertaking a novel fundraising event
by attempting to set a world record
that no other Irish charity has
attempted before! The Caroline
Foundation for Cancer Research hopes
to have 2000 hat entries for a
‘Decorated Hat Competition’ (Nautical
Theme) to be held in Greystones
Harbour Marina from 11am to 1pm.
Councillors Derek Mitchell and Grainne Mcloughlin recently met the owners of the
La Touche Hotel site and demanded they reinstate the structure as per the planning
permission for 27 houses.
Both councillors have
got the Council to list it
as a derelict site and a 3%
site value tax will apply
from 1st September.
“We complained that
the weeds from the site
made it difficult to walk
along the pavement and
at least they have subsequently tidied them up,”
said Cllr Mitchell.
“The developers, New
Generation Homes, and
their Structural Engineers
suggested that it was not
feasible to reinstate it,
only to reconstruct it.
“I was sceptical of this
but would not be opposed
to a good reconstruction
but would be sceptical
they would do it unless
they gave security, such
as a 3m deposit, to the
Council, before they
demolished it.
For nearly 20 years the
many owners of the site
have let it decay. Both
Grainne and I left them in
Cllr Derek Mitchell.
no doubt that we would
be demanding that the
Council use all powers it
has to preserve the external walls.”
In a letter sent to Mr
Niall O’Brien of New
Generation Homes following the meeting, Cllr
Mitchell wrote “We are
determined that the hotel,
the most prominent and
iconic building in
Greystones, will be fixed.
As nothing has happened
since you got planning
permission early in 2016
I have pushed the Council
to issue the Derelict Site
Notice on the 28th July.
This will result in a
tax/fine of 3% of site
value from 31st August.
The officials are also to
brief the Councillors on
what further measures we
can take to fix up the
structure.
“There are a number of
access points to it and
children and homeless
people have been in it. It
is also badly or not maintained with weeds
obstructing footpaths as
in the photos which I
showed. Since you purchased it about 2 years
ago nothing seems to
have been done to preserve it. Your credibility
about caring and restoring the structure is low.
“My own view, without full knowledge of the
facts, is that I would not
Cllr
Grainne
McLoughlin.
be unhappy with an exact
replication of the facades
of the old building.
However I would not
trust anybody to replicate
this unless the strongest
of guarantees was given.
Something like a cash
deposit of the reconstruction costs (say 3m) with
the Council and an agreement for the Council to
do it if you have not done
it within two years.”
Last car GCS and Cancer Trials Ireland
boot sale
of 2016
A St David’s Greystones
Car Boot Sale will take
place
on
Sunday
September 4th and will
be the last one of 2016.
It will run from 9am
to 3pm.
Admission is €13 for
cars and €25 for vans or
cars with trailers. Gates
open at 7.30am for sellers.
Greystones Cancer Support (GCS) attended an important meeting last Thursday
night in the Mansion House. The meeting was held by Cancer Trials Ireland to promote its work.
Greystones Cancer Support attended the meeting as part of its information work
to learn about the ongoing cancer trials being held in Dublin. Cancer patients can
ask if there are trials that suit them.
GCS group makes every attempt to keep the public aware of latest cancer programmes.
The Cancer Trials Ireland meeting was addressed by four speakers, covering four
main topics: An oncologist who explained what trials are; A surviving patient who
had been on a trial; An oncologist who explained her work with patients; A father
whose daughter had been on a cancer trial.
Sonia Walsh, Chairperson of Greystones Cancer Support, says: “Greystones
Cancer Support was delighted to attend this special meeting. Research is a big part
of the work of the Irish Cancer Society. They made a big effort to let everyone
know about the meeting. Anyone who is interested in cancer trials can ring us for
further information. Details
are also available at
www.cancertrials.ie.”
On Sunday 11th September The Caroline
Foundation is once again undertaking a novel
fundraising event by attempting to set a world
record that no other Irish charity has attempted
before, by hoping to get 2,000 hat entries for a
‘Decorated Hat Competition’ (Nautical Theme)
to be held in Greystones Harbour Marina.
Pictured at the launch is celebrated Irish
Milliner Martha Lynn who will be one of the
judges on the day.Picture Jason Clarke
Camera club
exhibition
The Greystones Camera Club annual exhibition takes
place from 13th to 17th September in Hillside
Evangelical Church, Hillside Road; 11am to 5pm each
day. There will be fabulous photographs beautifully
presented. This annual exhibition is an event not to be
missed!
Coffee morning
Ireland’s biggest coffee morning in aid of the Wickow
Hospice Foundation will take place on 15th
September. The Greystones coffee morning will be
held in Greystones cancer support, La Touche Place,
from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Details from 2871601 or
info@GreystonesCancerSupport.com.
Culture Night
Culture Night is on 16th September. Theatre Lane has
three floors of big celebrations. Guest of Honour will
be Mrs. Bridie Mooney. There will be music from
Elliot and Dylan Crampton, Spit roast from Andrew
Holmes, Junior Art Camp in Mini Theatre, Treats to
You and The Happy Pear, a wide variety of artists, a
Healing Room, and dance in the Main Studio.
Delgany Thursday
Club
Pictured is Kathleeen Kelleher from Greystones
Cancer Support who attended the Cancer Trials
Ireland meeting.
This week’s Delgany Thursday Club outing is to the
Royal Zoological Gardens in Phoenix Park. Coach
leaves Delgany Church at 2:00 p.m. Cost is €25.
Bookings from Noelene Scott, 2876878, or Gladys
Williamson, 2819150.
The Caroline Foundation was established in
memory of Caroline Dwyer-Hickey who passed
away on 25 March 2013 after a nine year battle with
cancer. Caroline was a primary teacher and grew up
in Greystones.
The Caroline Foundation, a constituent of Cancer
Clinical Research Trust led by Professor John
Crown, broke a Guinness World Record in 2014 for
the ‘Longest Awareness Ribbon Chain’ when
approximately 3,000 people held a ribbon stretching
from Bray to Greystones via the Cliff Walk. The
event was so successful that the charity decided to
go for a second the following year and in May 2015
the group set a new Irish record for the ‘Longest
Line of Teddy Bears’ along Greystones seafront.
This year, The Caroline Foundation, is attempting
another challenge and hopes to set a new Guinness
World Record for ‘Most Entries for Decorated Hat
Competition’. As always it is envisaged that this
will be a fun, family day out with lots of street
entertainment. However, they need support and are
calling on everyone to help by dusting down their
old hat, decorating it with nautical themed adornments, donning it on the day and entering it for the
competition.
People are asked to help in any of the following
ways:
1. By registering their decorated hat (nautical
theme) even if you cannot be present to wear it contact helen@thecarolinefoundation.com or 087675751
2. By making a financial donation through
www.thecarolinefoundation.com.
3. By turning up on the day to register their decorated hat at the Event Registration Centre in
Greystones Harbour Marina.
The competition is open to all who want to take
part in the record-breaking challenge - the only stipulation being that each hat must be decorated with a
nautical theme. The Caroline Foundation is volunteer driven with 100% of funds raised going
towards the cancer research fellowship.
Speaking about the event, Dr Helen O’Sullivan
Dwyer, Chairperson of The Caroline Foundation
says, “We are inviting people to wear their decorated hat and donate €10 per entry or €25 family rate
to help us reach our goal of raising funds in addition
to breaking a Guinness World Record. There will be
plenty of activities for the family to enjoy in
Greystones on the day so come out, don your hat
and join in the fun! Even if people cannot attend on
the day, they can still enter their hat.”
This promises to be a spectacular event.
According to Guinness World Record rules for this
challenge there can only be one winner. Celebrated
Irish Milliners, Martha Lynn together with Stylist
and TV presenter, Emily O’Donnell will have the
unenviable task of selecting that winner.
GRAPE exhibition
The last Greystones Art and Photography Exhibition
(GRAPE) of the summer takes place on 4th September
at Greystones Harbour Marina, from 11am to 5:30pm
It will be held on the fabulous new harbour plaza.
Come along and view the wonderful art and photography and find that special gift.
LOCAL
Times
WICKLOW
NEWS 11
‘Gift of time’ for 11 Wicklow families
Rory McIlroy’s Rory Foundation has donated a €317,000
‘gift of time’ to 281 families, including 11 families in
Wicklow, currently under the wing of Jack & Jill which will
fund a total of 19,813 hours of home nursing care
nationwide at €16 per hour.
Specifically,
this
breaks down into 776
hours of home nursing
care and respite for the 11
Wicklow families.
According to Jonathan
Irwin, CEO of Jack & Jill,
“This gift of time from
Rory McIlroy can be broken down county by county and will make a huge
difference to families
locally and nationally.
Typically Jack & Jill funds
up to 64 hours of home
nursing care per month at a
cost of up to €1,024 per
family, so this money will
make a big difference. To
put it into context, that’s
over 70 hours for each
family under our wing
today and the Rory
Foundation donation will
support the child and family with home nursing care
and respite, county by
county. What this golf and
charity champion has gifted to families is time to do
the ‘normal’ things that
others take for granted - I
should know as I’ve
walked this pathway - like
a full night’s sleep or a day
out, safe in the knowledge
that their sick child is
being well cared for at
home by one of our nurses.
In total, a €951,000
donation from Rory
McIlroy was split three
ways for children’s charities - Barretstown,
LauraLynn Children’s
Hospice and the Jack &
Jill Children’s Foundation.
Since 1997, the Jack &
Jill Children’s Foundation
has supported over 2,000
children nationwide,
including 43 children in
Wicklow, from birth to 4
years old with brain damage who suffer severe
intellectual and physical
trauma. Its nationwide
service includes home visits and care, advice, information, lobbying and
bereavement support, with
the Foundation providing
funding for up to 64 hours
of home nursing care per
month at a cost of up to
€1024 per family and up
to 80 hours per month for
end of life care.
The Jack & Jill
Children’s Foundation
relies on the generosity
of the public and
fundraisers like its Up
the Hill challenge in
September to raise the
€2.7 million it requires
every year to provide this
critical service.
Pictured is Eve Myron with Serena at the WSPCA ‘All about animals day’
in Sharpeshill, Rathdrum. Pic: Michael Kelly
Appeal for Lego donations Ronald McDonald House Charities
and families need your support
Pictured are (back row) Sinead Moran (Senior
Liaison Nurse, Jack & Jill) , Jonathan Irwin
(CEO Jack & Jill), Barry Funston (CEO Rory
Foundation); and Front Row - Jack O’Leary and
Tom O’Leary (sons of former Dubs and GAA
legend John O’Leary) and their mum Catherine
Swords O’Leary.
The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is asking people to liberate their unwanted Lego
bricks and to donate it to the charity to fund home nursing care and respite for families
all over the country who are caring for their sick child at home. Jack & Jill has supported over 2,000 families nationwide including 39 in Wicklow.
The unwanted, loose (no instructions, or boxes required) Lego can be bagged and
dropped off at one of 38 DPD Ireland depots nationwide, including the DPD depot in
Kilpeddar or via the Jack & Jill charity boutiques in Arklow and Wicklow or the Topaz
service station in Kilmacanogue, with full details of all the drop off points on
www.jackandjill.ie.
Every 16 raised through this Lego appeal will gift one hour of home nursing care
for a sick child suffering from severe development delay as a result of brain damage,
who typically can’t walk or talk, who may be oxygen dependent, tube fed and on very
heavy medication. Underneath all of the disability, however, these precious children
under Jack & Jill’s wing do better at home and that is where their family, friends and
community want them.
Commenting on the Lego appeal, Jonathan Irwin CEO and Founder of Jack & Jill
said “We want to start a nationwide search in attics and under beds for unwanted Lego
that will help us to build a national and county bank of Jack & Jill home nursing hours
for sick children.”
Young readers ready to
hit the books for MS
Pictured is Trish Farrell and Aedin Lawlor pictured during the Irish Veteran
& Vintage Car Club’s picnic at Powerscourt.
“Thank you for reading”, is the message from
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland to all the young readers in
County Wicklow who took part in the MS Readathon
last year, raising funds to help people with MS locally.
MS Ireland also extended thanks to the families,
schools, teachers and principals who supported them.
Last year young readers in County Wicklow joined more
than 15,000 others across Ireland in the MS Readathon.
MS Readathon is now in its 29th year and the 2016 campaign will open for sign up in September ahead of the
reading month, which will run from October 7th until
November 7th 2016.
While the world is marking 100 years since the birth
of Roald Dahl, MS Readathon remembers when the great
children’s author honoured young readers in Ireland to
launch the very first MS Readathon. Heading towards 30
years, MS Readathon is a hugely supported campaign
that encourages reading and at the same time, raises
funds for vital services. To increase awareness about
Multiple Sclerosis for young readers, MS Ireland introduced MS schools ambassadors. People living with MS
visit their local schools and talk about the complexity of
the condition and the nature of relapses, or attacks when
MS symptoms flare up.
The theme for the 29th MS Readathon is all about
adventure with a burst of reading ‘helping children to live
a zillion adventures in a month’.
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease,
the most common disabling neurological condition
affecting young adults in Ireland.
For participating schools around the country, the 29th
MS Readathon will provide: Information leaflets, stickers
and posters for each class; A reading certificate for each
participant; Many fantastic rewards and prize draws; Up
to 10 per cent of funds raised by each participating school
may go towards the individual school.
To get involved with the 2016 MS Readathon: call 01
678 1600, email read@msreadathon.ie, or see
www.msreadathon.ie.
#Walk4Families is a national 5K Fundraising Walk, which will take place on
Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September in various counties all over Ireland.
The fundraising initiative aims to raise vital funds for a new Ronald McDonald
House that will accommodate 53 families alongside the New National Children’s
Hospital when it opens on the grounds of St James’s Hospital in 2020.
Calling for support
from all corners of
Ireland for this initiative,
CEO (Volunteer) of
Ronald McDonald House
Charity in Ireland,
Marian Carroll, said: “We
are calling on people to
support
our
#Walk4Families event
taking place all over
Ireland. Families who
have stayed with us in the
in Crumlin are organising
#Walk4Families events
across the country on the
weekend of 10th/11th
September. Our track
record of helping 3000
families across Ireland
since 2004 means that
people all over the country know the importance
of the services we provide. We are asking that
people register for a walk
near you or organise a
walk in your own county.
With your help we will be
able to look after families
whose children will be
staying at the new
National
Children’s
Hospital for treatment or
surgery.”
“We are asking for
people to participate that
weekend, to bring their
children, to enjoy the
family-friendly atmosphere and, most of all, to
support families who
have a seriously ill child
in hospital. For 20, people can take part in the
walk and support a brilliant cause that makes a
challenging time for families so much easier. If
families can’t do the walk
that weekend, they can
still contribute using our
text donation service,”
she continued.
The cost to build and
fit out the new 53 bedroom Ronald McDonald
House at the National
Children’s Hospital will
be in excess of 16 million. Since 2004, the
has provided accommodation, care and support
for almost 3,000 families
whose seriously ill children have been hospitalized or are undergoing
treatment at Our Lady’s
Children’s Hospital,
Crumlin.
Each #Walk4Families
event has been organised
at local level by families
who have stayed in The
while their own children
were seriously sick in
Crumlin
Children’s
Hospital and any form of
support to them in this
initiative is very welcome.
Commenting on the
importance of supporting
families who have a sick
child in hospital, Jake
Heenan, Connacht Rugby
player
&
RMHC
Ambassador said “The
main reason I got
involved was because my
younger brother suffered
health complications
when he was born very
premature. This was naturally a very difficult time
for me and my family,
and I am very supportive
of the work the Ronald
McDonald House Charity
does to lighten that burden for families.”
To participate in a
walk near you please register
now:
https://www.iregister.ie/v
2/events/walk4families/
Registration is only
€20 per family. If you
would like to organise a
walk in Wicklow please
contact Joe Kenny on
014560435
/
joe.kenny@rmhc.ie .
The aim is to have a
walk in every county.
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Young Bray man ordained
Dominican priest
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WICKLOW
Dominican friars Br.
Matthew Farrell OP and
newly ordained Fr.
Daragh McNally OP of
Martello Terrace, Bray
with well-known Bray
resident and Most Holy
Redeemer parishioner
An tUas. Declan Ó
Meadhra, an acquaintance of Fr. Daragh’s
late grandfather film
producer Bill Moylan.
It was with great joy that the Parish of the Most Holy Redeemer, Bray, enjoyed the celebration of
his first Mass by the newly ordained Dominican priest Fr Daragh McNally OP (31 years)
originally of Martello Terrace, Strand Road, Bray. This is the first such celebration for the parish
since the ordination of Fr Brendan McGuire in 2000, originally of Carlton Terrace, Novara
Avenue, Bray, for the Diocese of San Jose, California where he is now Pastor of the Parish of the
Most Holy Spirit, Almaden Valley, San Jose and a Vicar General of that diocese.
Fr Daragh is the son of
Tom McNally, originally
of Clinton, Massachusetts,
and local Bray woman
Isolde Moylan, recently
retired Ambassador of
Ireland to Egypt, Jordan,
the Lebanon, Sudan, Syria
and formerly to Tanzania,
as well as Ireland’s first
resident Representative to
the Palestinian Authority
based in Ramallah, where
she befriended the late
Palestinian President
Yasser Arafat.
Born in Rome where his
mother was posted with
the Irish diplomatic mission, Fr Daragh grew up
on the Esplanade, Bray
with his three siblings
Shane, Conor and Eavan,
close to his maternal
grandparents Ita née
Cornwall and film producer Bill Moylan late of
Munster
House,
Sidmonton Place. As his
mother served in various
diplomatic postings, Fr
Daragh lived at different
times in Brussels, Dar es
Salaam and Boston.
At home in Bray Fr
Daragh attended St
Cronin’s B.N.S., and also
attended the International
School of Tanganyika, Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania and
the
University
of
Massachusetts, Boston,
where he earned his degree
in sociology and political
science. As a Dominican
friar he studied philosophy
at the National University
of Ireland, Maynooth.
Having entered the
Order of Preachers in 2008
as a postulant, Fr Daragh
received the Dominican
habit in September, 2009
becoming a novice and
took simple vows in 2010.
He made his solemn profession into the Order in
2014 and was ordained in
March, 2015 to the deaconate by His Grace The
Archbishop of Dublin and
Primate of Ireland, The
Most Rev. Dr. Diarmuid
Martin DD.
Following priestly ordination the previous day with seven other young
Dominican friars all in
their late 20s and early 30s,
at St Saviour’s Dominican
Church, Dominick Street,
Dublin, at the hands of His
Grace The Archbishop of
Castries, St Lucia, The
Most Rev. Dr. Robert
Rivas OP- Fr Daragh,
joined by neighbours and
friends offered his first
Mass, on Sunday at the
Church of the Most Holy
Redeemer, Main Street,
Bray. Worshippers and
well-wishers included
writer, former Wicklow
TD and Labour Party
Minister Liz McManus as
well as former Fianna Fáil
councillor Eleanor Roche,
wife of retired Fianna Fáil
cabinet minister Dick
Roche.
Concelebrating 12 noon
Mass with Fr Daragh,
offered for Rachel and
John McGogan, was the
Rt. Rev. Monsignor Enda
Lloyd PP EV, the Rev. Fr
John O’Connell DD PE,
and Discalced Carmelite
the Very Rev. Fr John
McGowan OCD, Father
Prior of Tabor Priory,
Preston, England. Rev. Br
Matthew Farrell OP acted
as crucifer and assisted at
the altar as acolyte with
two local altar servers,
brothers John and Dara
Henderson. The epistles
were read by local barrister
Malachaí Duddy with
responsorial psalm chanted
by the 12 o’clock Mass
Choir under the direction
of
Richard
Bridge
BMusEd (Dubl.). Fr
Daragh proclaimed the
Gospel and preached on
the Parable of the Good
Samaritan, observing the
generous hospitality of the
often neglected Inn Keeper
in the gospel story, identifying this hospitality at a
time of the present Syrian
refugee crisis with the
appropriate Christian
response to visitors, welcoming them into our lives
be they neighbours,
refugees or be it God. Fr
Daragh’s Bray and
Massachusetts grandparents were especially
remembered during Mass.
With the conclusion of
Fr. Daragh’s first Mass,
he greeted a jubilant congregation as members
passed through the principal entrance of the
church onto the Main
Street where he received
their best wishes on the
start of his priestly vocation. Mass was followed
by light refreshments in
the Little Flower Hall,
where Fr Daragh imparted, one at a time, the traditional First Blessing of
the Newly Ordained
Priest on a long queue of
grateful parishioners. He
will continue his studies
in
Rome
at
the
Dominican
founded
Pontifical University of
St Thomas Aquinus
commonly called the
Angelicum in honour of
the Dominican and
Angelic Doctor of the
Church, St Thomas
Aquinus. Significant as it
is to the Parish of the
Most Holy Redeemer and
the town of Bray, Fr
Daragh’s ordination is
especially significant to
the Dominican Order as
it celebrates its founding
by the St Dominic 800
years ago this year.
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Wicklow winners at Comhaltas
All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil
It was an exciting and successful week of competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions
and more as the 64th Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann was celebrated by an estimated
400,000 throughout Ennis.
Amongst the winners
were Wicklow musicians
Anne Devlin (3rd, Mouth
Organ, Over 18’s), Beiti
Ni She (2nd, Whistle
Slow Airs, Faoi 12), and
James Mahon (2nd,
Newly Composed Tune).
The All-Ireland Fleadh
was held in Ennis on two
previous occasions, in
1956 and 1977, and both
were landmark events in
the history of Irish traditional music. Every year,
the Fleadh provides a cultural meeting place for
those who carry the great
traditions of Irish music,
song and dance in their
hearts.
Micheál O Riabhaigh,
Chairman of the Fleadh
Executive Committee
said, “It has been a great
privilege and an even
Pictured are Colm Weadick, Sean O’Connor and John Halpin at the Thin Lizzy tribute night in aid of
the Arklow RNLI. Pic.Michael Kelly
Luck of the Irish
concert tour
The ‘Luck of the Irish’ concert tour will come to the
Grand Hotel in Wicklow Town on Saturday 3rd
September. Doors open at 7:30pm.
Come along and have a great night out. This is a
concert tour with ten hotel venues between
September and December, with a mixture of new
bands and singers such as The Carty Sisters,
Andrew Berry, Podge Dwyer and Rachel Grace.
Tickets (€20) are available at hotel reception or
contact Box Office on 087 9331752 to book your
tickets.
Glendalough - An
Age Old Attraction
The Brockagh Resource Centre in Laragh
is currently hosting an exhibition of historic
photographs of the Glendalough Valley
through the ages. These images are from
the National Library of Ireland’s Lawrence
Collection.
They show the enduring popularity of
Glendalough as an age old attraction for visitors
from the late 19th century onwards. Mmebers of the
public can view the exhibition in the Brockagh
Resource Centre, Laragh and then wander the one
mile to Glendalough to see first-hand how the features depicted (Round Tower, Royal Hotel,
Gateway, Deer Stone etc) have changed over time,
and also view the pop-up displays in outdoor locations at the Green Road, The Visitor Centre, the
Monastic City Entrance and the Information Office,
Upper Lake.
The exhibition is an initiative of the Glendalough
Heritage Forum which is a partnership of local residents, land owners, state agencies, County Council
officials and researchers from a variety of institutions.
The aim of the GHF is to facilitate understanding
and management of the remarkable cultural heritage
of Glendalough with the local community, maximising the benefits of working together and sharing
information. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Music in Calary
The next concert in the 2016 Music in Calary
series will take place at 8 pm on Thursday
September 8th in Calary Church when
Musici Ireland will play works by Beethoven,
Boccherini and Dohnanyi.
The performers will be Helena Wood (violin), Beth
McNinch (viola) and Grainne Hope (cello). Their programme will be Beethoven’s Op.3 in Eb followed by
Boccherini’s String Trio in D major, Op.14, No.4 and
ending with Dohnanyi’s Serenade Opus 10.
Helena Wood attended the Royal College of Music in
London as a scholar from the age of 8. She is in great
demand as an orchestral leader and director and frequently guest leads many of the world’s leading orchestras such as the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, and Iceland Symphony
Orchestra. She led the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the
2012 Proms and spent two months in Sydney as
Concertmaster of Australian Opera. Helena is currently
currently the Concertmaster of the RTE National
Symphony Orchestra in Dublin.
Beth McNinch completed her studies at the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of
Music in London and afterwards performed regularly
with the London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony
Orchestra, English National Opera, BBC Concert
Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal
Ballet Sinfonia, London Sinfonietta, the City of
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the BBC
Symphony Orchestra of Wales. Beth has also worked
and toured in Ireland and America with the RTE
National Symphony Orchestra and Camerata Ireland
with Barry Douglas. Since moving to Ireland in 2007
she has been principal viola of the Wexford Festival
Opera Orchestra and has appeared as guest principal
Viola with English National Ballet and the RTE
Symphony and Concert Orchestras. She is also the
founder and Artistic Director of Musici Ireland.
Grainne Hope has travelled widely and played with
many orchestras in America and Ireland including the
Altoona Symphony, Erie Symphony, Soesterbeg
Festival Orchestra, Camerata Ireland, RTE Concert
Orchestra and the Orchestra of the National Concert
Hall. Gráinne is currently freelancing with the RTE
Concert Orchestra, Camerata Ireland and Wexford
Opera Festival as well as tutoring the YOPS Orchestras
and working on Dublin City South East Strings Project
taking place in Deis Schools.
Tickets, which are €18 and €15 for concessions, can
be booked by ringing John at (01) 2818146 or by email
to derekneilson@eircom.net .
greater responsibility to
host this incredible event.
We thank all the visitors
to Ennis and sincerely
hope the music and the
craic was mighty and that
everybody had a happy
and a safe time in our
town and county.”
At the core of the
Fleadh are the competitions that see traditional
musicians, dancers and
singers of all ages and
backgrounds competing at
All Ireland level, following victories at regional
competitions. This year
almost 6,000 competitors
played, sang or danced for
All Ireland titles in 180
competitions. The standards were high and the
music more than lived up
to the expectations of
judges who had a very dif-
ficult job choosing winners for each category and
competition.
Scoil Éigse, the official
summer school organised
by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí
Éireann, ran throughout
the week with Irish people
and international students
of all ages taking part in
various music, singing,
dancing and Irish language classes.
This year ‘The Green
Fleadh’ made it easy to
reduce and segregate
waste, minimise water and
energy use, reduce carbon
emissions and source
goods and materials sustainably. It helped the
400,000 visitors to Ennis
take the necessary steps to
protect and improve the
environment.
The
concept
of
‘Sharing Clare’ was also
developed to ensure that
the cultural and natural
beauty of Clare was
shared with visitors to
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Inis 2016. Fleadh
goers were invited to
experience all that Clare
has to offer and a programme of events and
activities were undertaken
in towns and villages
throughout the county.
Ennistymon,
Tulla,
Kilfenora, Feakle, Scariff,
Cooraclare, Miltown
Malbay and Quin were the
towns and villages participating in the ‘Sharing
Clare’ Programme.
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann will be returning to
Ennis in 2017, taking
place from 13th - 21st
August.
Emerging ‘Undercurrent’ at Signal Arts
Artists’
Exhibition
2016
Over 50 young, energetic artists from the
c o u n t r y ’s f i n e s t a r t
colleges will exhibit
their work at the
Courthouse
Arts
Centre, Tinahely from
S u n d a y, S e p t e m b e r
4th at 4.00pm.
These new, graduate
artists from a broad
range of artistic disciplines will exhibit work
in 2D including contemporary fine art, print
and photography and
showing 3D work in
ceramics, glass textiles,
visual merchandising,
sculpture, production
design and model making. The exhibition
runs until September 29
and admission is free.
Art colleges whose
students have contributed to this vibrant show
include: IADT Dun
Laoghaire, DIT Dublin,
NCAD,
LSAD
Limerick, CIT Cork,
Burren College of Art,
Gorey School of Art,
and Grennan Mill,
Kilkenny.
The exhibition will
b e o p e n e d b y D r.
Eimear O’Connor, an
art historian who specialises in Irish Art.
Eimear is also an
archivist, curator, art
advisor and archivist.
The exhibition will
run
until
29th
September.
A joint exhibition by Brigitte McGovern and Louise Newman entitled
‘Undercurrent’ is running at the Signal Arts Centre until Sunday, 11th
September.
Brigitte McGovern was born in Hamburg and graduated with a first class
honours degree in 1967 from the College of Art and Design. She subsequently
moved to Munich and worked as a graphic designer within the field of advertising, before moving to Ireland in 1979 to pursue a career as a professional artist.
In 2003 she was awarded the Douglas Hyde gold medal at the Oireachtais
Exhibition and had work accepted for the Royal Hibernian Academy Annual
Exhibition. Since 1995 she has been teaching art to people with special needs
in two of Dublin’s day care centres.
Born in Dublin, Louise Newman studied Fine Art in IADT Dun Laoghaire.
She appeared at RTE Open House in collaboration with Irish Arts review
emerging Artist of the year 2004 and her work was highlighted at the Éigse
Carlow Arts festival in 2005. She has exhibited nationwide and her work is in
many public and private collections including the OPW, The Bank of Ireland,
The Blackrock Clinic, The Flynn hotel group, and in the private collection of
Mary Coughlan amongst others.
Her formal concerns have always been rooted in the tradition of landscape
painting. The specific areas from which she has drawn inspiration, the modes of
addressing them have varied considerably over the years and her long and very
personal relationship with the West coast of Ireland has resulted in this series of
works. Through residencies at the Cill Rialig Project, Co. Kerry and time spent
on the Connemara Coast, Louise has produced this body of work.
An opening reception, with guest appearance from Irish artist Bridget
Flannery, will be held on Thursday, 1st September from 7-9pm. All welcome.
Pictured are Cristina Ni Dubhslaine and Anrai O Raguallaigy at the
Hollywood Fair.
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Coming Soon ....‘Bray’s newest
and most exciting Dance School’
On Friday 16th September a new and exciting dance school is opening its doors in Bray, in the Parochial Hall,
Novara Road. It will be under the direction of Johanne Quinn, a native of Bray and an ex-student of the
renowned ‘Annette Hynes School of Dance’. It was there that she first began dancing at the age of 5 until 18
years old. It was under the wing of Annette Hynes that she developed a love of dance. As a result she decided to
continue her dance training to a professional level in the UK.
AT MDDC, Merseyside Dance and Drama Centre, Liverpool, she continued her studies and graduated from the
college as a fully qualified teacher with the ISTD, Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, in Classical Ballet,
Modern Theatre Dance and Tap.
After Graduating, Johanne was offered a job in the college teaching full-time students, where she gained a wealth
of experience and knowledge and this has all helped mould her into the teacher she is today.
Johanne returned to Ireland in 2008 and began teaching for Frances Ryan School of Dance in Arklow, where she
still teaches on Mondays. She also currently teaches in the Mexican School, Woodlands Academy and in St. Patrick’s
School, Bray.
Johanne feels that the time is now right to develop her dream of having her own dance school in the town she grew
up in. She looks forward to encouraging young Bray dancers of the future to learn in a fun and relaxing environment.
To enroll your child or if you have any questions please contact Johanne on 086 8803953 where she will be
delighted to help.
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Specsavers Bray
taking care of your
eyes and ears
Specsavers Bray, located at 72 Main Street, is run
by Store Directors Diana Doll and Garrett
McShane along with a team of ten qualified and
trained members of staff.
With all the latest equipment in its two examination
rooms, Specsavers is committed to providing
advanced eye care technology.
Now also specialising in Hearcare, Specsavers Bray
provide free daily Hearcare screenings and a clinic
that takes place every Friday and on alternate
Mondays managed by Audiologist Denise Kane.
Specsavers Bray are healthcare professionals that
pride themselves on providing extensive eye and ear
healthcare services.
Pictured are Eva Howell and Conor Kenny at the
St.Mary’s College Debs, Arklow.
The Fegan Academy
The Fegan Academy officially changed its name from the Fegan School of Irish Dancing with
the opening of their new studio in April 2015. For many years they have taught tens of
thousands of children and adults in halls all over the Dublin and Wicklow area.
“We have had some great times travelling with parents and children to cultural events in Spain, Wales,
England, France, Germany and America. We achieved a world title win in 2013.
“At the Fegan Academy of Dance all children are treated equally. Some children may show a natural talent for
dance, for others it can be a learned activity. Nothing comes easy and practice is important in all cases. Some
children may find it easy to pick up steps, others may take more time.
“Every child is entitled to go at their own pace and we do not try to rush them. Children learn as they grow.
Every child can make a dancer, it just takes the right teacher to nurture and build on their confidence and style.
It is important to think positively and the best will come. Anyone can make it to the top. He/she just needs to be
determined.
“This is a fun time of life watching your children grow and blossom through a dance activity. You will meet
many friends on the way. This can be quality time spent with your children, attending shows, Feiseanna etc.
Enjoy your dancing experience.
“Our ambition for the next few years is to build up our class and give as many children as possible an equal
opportunity to dance regardless of their ability. We plan to have many more Champions and whoever can take
the pace, many more World Champions. We do hope you will stick around and travel through time with us.”
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Accounting for success
There was a 66% increase in demand for qualified accounting
technicians last year, with jobs available across industry, practice
and the public sector, says Accounting Technicians Ireland (ATI),
the country’s leading professional body for accounting technicians.
This demand is spurred
by the versatility of the
qualification, which is specially designed to meet the
needs of businesses all
over the country and builds
practical work experience
into the Diploma programme.
“Our Diploma for
Accounting Technicians
includes a work experience
component, which provides employers with a
guarantee that our MIATI
graduates have both book
smarts and solid on-the-job
experience,” says Richard
Mullins, ATI’s Marketing
Manager.
“This means their CV
will stand out when applying for accounting technician or accounts assistant
jobs - and this is supported
by the fact that 95% of our
members are employed,”
he says.
“Our syllabus has been
carefully designed to equip
graduates with an array of
transferable business skills
and a technical knowledge
of finance and accountancy practice. The qualification is designed to meet the
strong and specific
demand for qualified
Accounting Technician
professionals in all sectors,
and to support the continuing development of those
already in employment.”
Accounting Technicians
Ireland delivers the course
via 70 Approved Partner
Pictured at the BIFE Open Day last Friday were from l-r: Paddy McNulty, Head of School of
Business, Tourism & IT at BIFE, Ruadhan Duggan, ATI Teacher & Adult Education, Minister Simon
Harris, Richard Mullens Marketing Manager ATI and BIFE Principal Ray Tedders.
colleges on the island of
Ireland, including Bray
Institute of Further
Education
(BIFE).
Students can take the
course on a full-time or a
part-time basis at BIFE,
which is located on Novara
Avenue in Bray town.
Accounting technicians
are employed in a wide
variety of sectors and
R.A.D. Ballet
/I.S.T.D. Jazz
Classes
for Children
and Adults
Tuesdays & Thursdays in the Little Flower Hall, Main St. Bray
Enrolling on Thursday 8th September 2.30-4pm. Classes commence the following week.
• Posture, poise & discipline explored through the joy of dance
• Students have option of RAD / ISTD Examinations and biennial school productions
• Classes for boys and girls aged 3 1/2 upwards
• Free trial classes and sibling discount available
industries, including private accountancy firms,
financial services, manufacturing, local and central
government and the health
service. Many business
owners also pursue the
course to strengthen their
financial management
while others use the
exemptions it brings as a
stepping stone as they
work towards becoming a
fully qualified accountant.
“All of the top professional
accountancy bodies in
Ireland offer generous
exemptions to our graduates, including Chartered
Accountants Ireland,
ACCA, CPA, CIMA, IIPA
and higher education institutes,” says Mullins.
Students at BIFE following the Accounting
Technicians course have
had great success in the
National exams. Sandra
Colgan and Niamh Heaney
tancy qualification for my
future career. In 2014 I
attended an open day in
Bray Institute of Further
Education (BIFE) and discussed the Accounting
Technician course with the
Head
of
Business
Department
(Paddy
McNulty) and found BIFE
to be very friendly and
professional. Although I
researched the ATI course
in advance I wasn’t 100%
sure what to expect until
the books arrived and I
found the course content to
be very comprehensive.
The ATI website is an
excellent resource for students with past papers and
sample papers to help
practice exam questions.
Also I found the
Touchpoint login with
Knowledgepoint tutorials
to be a great resource, as
too are the revision
Workshops held in Dublin.
Mondays in Mount Merrion Community Centre
Enrolling Monday 5th September 1.30-3pm. Classes commence the following week
Enquiries: M. 087 287 2532. T: 01 490 8521
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Sadhbh Ó Dúnlaing NCVA Dip RAD RTS
Sandra Colgan and Niamh Heaney being presented
with Academic Excellence Awards at the BIFE graduation ceremony by Seán Ashe, CEO of KWETB.
came first and third in
Ireland in their ATI first
year exams have done it
again. This year, Sandra
did one better and came
first in Ireland in her 2nd
year examination while
Niamh Heaney again came
third in Ireland and Alfred
Albequerque came 7th in
Ireland in his second year
exams.
Sandra Colgan told
Wicklow Times “As a
mature student and mum it
was a big decision to
return to full-time education after 20 years working
in the wine industry. I
worked in a commercial
role for many years and I
am also a book-keeper for
my husband’s business
part-time, so I was interested in gaining an accoun-
“From an early stage
my BIFE classmate and
friend Niamh Heaney
(also a mature study and
mum) and I started studying and revising together,
practicing past paper
questions. It was definitely a case of ‘two heads are
better than one’. I have
really enjoyed the past 2
years studying the ATI
course at BIFE and I’m
thrilled with both our
results.
“The next step is to
continue my studies. In
September I am going to
Tallaght (ITT) to join 3rd
year of the degree course
in Bachelor of Business in
Accounting & Finance
along with a few of my
BIFE classmates.”
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WICKLOW
Kildare and Wicklow ETB offers many courses on new
Further Education & Training Course Hub
Pictured are Colm Redmond and Niamh McBride
at the St.Mary’s College Debs, Arklow.
Over 4,000 Further Education and Training courses can now be found in one place fetchcourses.ie. The new website, developed by SOLAS, the Further Education Authority, and
Education and Training Boards Ireland will allow learners to access information about
Further Education opportunities throughout the country such as Post-leaving Cert courses,
the latest traineeships, back to education initiatives and many more. These programmes are
delivered by a network of Further Education and Training Providers across 26 counties, and
online through SOLAS eCollege.
Further Education and
Training offers a wide
range of interesting accredited courses that help individuals to develop their
skills for employment,
career progression, progression into other FET
courses or third-level as
well as providing fundamental literacy and numeracy skills.
SOLAS CEO, Paul
O’Toole said: “Further
Education and Training
offers a wide range of
opportunities for everyone.
FET courses, which are
delivered through the
ETBs and other providers,
can make a real difference
to the lives of individuals
by developing skills for
life-long learning no matter who you are or where
you are on your journey.
FET is inclusive and
accessible to everyone
including school leavers,
career changers, people
returning to employment,
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CEO Kildare and
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significant step to communicating the rich diversity
of options that the Kildare
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TD said: “As our economy
comes out of a very difficult period, many new
opportunities have opened
up for young people, in the
further education and training sector, including
traineeships and apprenticeships. I believe that we
must build a bridge
between education and
enterprise which is
stronger than what we
have ever seen before in
Ireland. I am delighted that
over 4,000 Further
courses can now be found
in one place - fetchcourses.ie.”
Fetchcourses.ie is one
part of an information
technology system, the
Programme and Learner
Support System (PLSS), a
joint initiative between
SOLAS and the Education
and Training Boards. The
other elements are the
National
Programme
Database and the National
Course Database. The
three databases will collectively provide an integrated approach to collection
of key data on Further
Programme outputs, outcomes and performance.
Pictured are Robert Plant, student at Sallynoggin College of Further
Education, Paul O’Toole CEO SOLAS, Richard Bruton TD, Minister for
Education & Skills, Brona Donnelly, student Sallynoggin College of Further
Education and Samantha O’Brien, student Sallynoggin College of Further
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FEATURE 21
Dunlavin Notes
Sympathy
Dunlavin Scout Group
Sympathy is extended to the family of Mairi
Deegan, Loughmogue, who passed away recently.
Mairi who fought a long battle with cancer is
mourned by her husband Thomas, son Conor,
daughter Caroline, son-in law Nebil, daughter-inlaw Nicola, sisters Joan and Joyce, brother Tony,
grandchildren Eamonn, Sarah, Adhamh and Tom,
and many relaatives and friends. Mairi was cremated on Thursday August 18th. A memorial service for
Mairi took place in Camphill Community Hall,
Grangebeg on Sunday August 21st. May Mairi rest
in peace.
Dunlavin Scout Group are currently recruiting
new committed leaders for their troop from all
local townlands. They are a volunteer based
organisation, working with children. Full training
is provided. If you think you would be interested
in volunteering, please call 086-2632859 for more
information.
Research participants
needed
Research participants are needed to take part in a
health research study in the School of Psychology in
Trinity College. The volunteers should be over the
age of 60. Further details are available on the
Church notice board.
Centenary Pins
Dunlavin 1916 Centenary pins are beautifully
designed pins and are now available to buy for
only €3 each or 2 for €5. The design is based on
the 1798 monument on Dunlavin Green. These
badges are a limited item so be quick to purchase.
It could be a beautiful gift to a family member or
to loved ones abroad, or simply to remember the
amazing day experienced on May 8th. Available to
b u y f r o m E d ’s F r u i t a n d Ve g o r a n y F o r u m
Committee Member. All proceeds go to Dunlavin
& District Forum.
Cancer Support
Dunlavin’s Flower
and Harvest Festival
This year’s Flower and Harvest Festival will take
place the weekend beginning Friday, 4th November.
The Irish Cancer Society is currently seeking volunteer drivers from Co. Wicklow to drive local
patients to and from their chemotherapy treatments in Dublin hospitals. Driver expenses are
paid. If you’re interested, please telephone
Rebecca on 01-2316642 or email transport@irishcancer.ie
Community pharmacies are the most accessible part of the
healthcare system with pharmacies situated in nearly every
town and villages throughout the County. They are also the
most visited health service provider with 85 million visits made
to pharmacies every year representing 19 visits for every man,
woman and child in the country.
The public not only
visit pharmacies to fill a
prescription but also to
seek
advice
on
medicine/health issues or
to purchase toiletries and
cosmetics.
The role of the pharmacist has changed significantly over the years
with more pharmacies
providing healthcare services as well as dispens-
ing medicines. As healthcare professionals, and
the most accessible part
of the healthcare system,
many pharmacies provide
a significant number of
services to patients
including the flu vaccination, an emergency hormonal contraception service, smoking cessation
services, blood pressure
monitoring, cholesterol
measurements, diabetes
management and much
more.
Pharmacists can also
advise patients on:
How to treat minor ailments, such as coughs,
colds, stomach upsets and
hay fever.
How to manage chronic illnesses, including diabetes, asthma and cardiovascular disease.
Lifestyle concerns
including weight
management
Pharmacists supply
medicines every day to
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Tel: 0402 36655 Fax: 0402 36850
Email: aughrimpharmacy@gmail.com
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patients. It is a normal
pharmacy activity with
pharmacists providing
advice and recommendations regarding these
m e d i c a t i o n s .
Pharmacists are qualified to deal with a number of ailments including colds and flus; allergic rhinitis; cold sores;
constipation; dermatitis
and mild eczema;
headache; heartburn;
migraine; nausea and
vomiting and pain,
among other conditions.
In the event that the
patient requires additional treatment a pharmacist will always refer
the patient to another
healthcare professional
including GPs.
All pharmacists have
a consultation area
where patients can talk
to their pharmacist in
private and discreetly.
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Pieter Jannssens, Dropbox’s Head of Mid-Market Sales for Central and Northern Europe is pictured
with Nichola Mullen, Head of Fundraising for St Vincent de Paul and Gordon O’Neill, founder and
CEO of telecoms firm Goldfish.ie and Dropbox’s mascot ‘Panda’ in Dropbox’s European
Headquarters in Dublin for the launch of the ‘Sack The Suit’ charity campaign, in aid of The Society
of St Vincent de Paul. Pic: Patrick O’Leary
Companies urged to ‘sack the suit’ in aid of St Vincent de Paul
With Ireland having an unusually warm summer, we are seeing people across the country sweltering at work in their
traditional office attire of suits, ties and formal dresses. Thankfully help is at hand from Irish telecoms firm
Goldfish.ie, who are headquartered in Greystones, and are asking companies to modernise their dress-codes, by ditching rules that require staff to wear formal business clothes, and donating them to charity instead.
Catchily entitled ‘Sack the Suit’, the campaign was launched across Ireland recently. It calls for men and women
alike to raid their wardrobe and donate their unwanted clothes to a good cause, the Society of St Vincent de Paul
(SVP). The first company to join the campaign is leading file storage firm DropBox, who have already adopted an
informal dress-code at their headquarters in Dublin and have just completed a clothes’ collection in aid of SVP.
Goldfish has already adopted its own relaxed dress code, which has led to a boost in morale, increased productivity
and reduced staff turnover. There has never been a better time to ‘Sack the Suit’.
Gordon O’Neill from Goldfish says: “Being a modern company is not just about having modern products or services; you also need to have modern working practices.”
To join ‘Sack the Suit’ call Goldfish.ie on 016876996 and they will send you SVP sacks.
Community
pharmacy is at the
frontline, delivering a
patient-focused health
service
Pharmacists are part
of a continuum of care
that is an essential part
of our health service. In
addition to the widely
recognised role of dispensing medicines and
advice, community pharmacists undertake a
range of other primary
healthcare roles. These
include:
*cross-checking prescriptions to minimise
the risk of adverse drug
reaction;
* providing detailed
information and support
on medicine use and
management;
* promoting awareness of general health
issues, e.g. diabetes,
cholesterol, blood pressure;
*promoting medical
compliance,
with
favourable implications
for patient outcomes;
*providing advisory
services on minor health
problems to the general
public.
As the most accessible
part of the healthcare
system, open on average
six days a week, pharmacies are available to provide healthcare informa-
tion and advice to members of the public without the need for an
appointment or the
cost of a GP visit.
Community pharmacies
are constantly increasing
their services and are
seen by the public as
being very good value
for money, which was
identified by 86% of the
public to a recent
Behaviour and Attitudes
survey.
Quality & Convenient
Pharmacy
Services
In store
Tesco, Arklow
Tel: 0402 41104
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WICKLOW
All-female duo cyclists to pass through Wicklow
on gruelling 132-hour cycle race
An ex-Irish Hockey International and an ex-Irish Triathlon International are the first All-Female Duo cyclists to compete in the
ultra-endurance 2,150km “Race Around Ireland” in just 132 hours. They are expected to pass through Wicklow on Friday 2nd
September.
Pictured is PJ Doyle (left) of Sli Cualann AC,
who competed in the 45+ Mens 5000m, during the
GloHealth National Master Track & Field
Championship 2016 at Tullamore Harriers
Stadium in Tullamore, Co Offaly on 21st August.
Pieta Charity Cycle
The Pieta 100 charity cycle has expanded from three
locations to 10 this year. It’s a fitting number as Pieta
House - the centre for the prevention of suicide and
self-harm - marks its 10-year anniversary this year.
Almost 1,500 people took part a year ago and raised
nearly 100,000, funds that help to keep Pieta’s lifesaving counselling services free. Sunday September
25th is the date for people saddle up for the 100k or
50k events in Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry,
Kildare, Kilkenny/Carlow, Limerick, Tipperary/Offaly
or Waterford.
For Pieta 100 venue information and to register,
visit
www.pieta100cycle.com,
email
pieta100cycle@gmail.com or call the Pieta House centre in Dublin - (01) 6219374.
Lisa Jacob, former Irish
International Hockey with
player with 139 caps, and
Nikki Dorey a pilot with
Aer Lingus and competitive triathlete, will be the
first all-female duo to
cycle the gruelling ultradistance 2,150km non stop
“Race Around Ireland”.
The pair will alternate
cycling 3 hours on and 3
hours off for 132 hours, or
5.5 days straight. They
began on Sunday 28th
August.
Lisa
hails
from
Enniscorthy, while Nikki is
from Southampton in the
UK.
Both girls are strongly
passionate about mental
health, so they are also
fundraising 100,000 for
one of Irelands leading
mental health charities
Suicide or Survive.
Also very prevalent,
especially with the recent
referendum on gay marriage, is the closely related
association between mental health and LGBT
equality, especially in the
youth demographic. The
girls are in a long term
relationship and have a
personal understanding of
the mental health issues
associated with the LGBT
community.
The event and the girls
uniquely hit the themes of,
ultra-distance racing,
cycling, high performance
athletes / professionals,
mental health, charity, and
LGBT. People can donate
online at cyclearoundireland.ie.
Speaking about the race
Caroline
McGuigan,
founder and CEO of
Suicide or Survive, said
“What Nikki and Lisa are
doing is truly inspirational.
They have dedicated
months of their lives to
training, night and day,
rain or shine. What they
are now embarking on is a
true testimony to their
incredible generosity and
determination to make
Ireland a better place. They
have inspired us enor-
mously with their courage
and I know they will
inspire countless others.
The funds they are raising
are so important as we
continue to work together
to address the tremendous
pain and suffering associated with mental health
and suicide in Ireland. We
encourage everyone to get
behind these heroes.”
Arklow Geraldines
Ballymoney
GAA Club Notes
U10s Girls
AGBs U10 Girls hosted Rathnew in Pearses Park.
The girls put in tremendous effort and there was lots
of skill on display in the match which lead to a win for
AGB and a final score of AGB 3-06 to 1-05.
U16s Girls
AGB U16 Girls played their Championship match
against Vallymount, and made the long journey worthwhile. After a slow start for the AGB girls, they began
to make the match their own and converted some fine
scores to lead at half time and continued doing so in
the second half, which saw them finish 9-13 to 2-02.
The first All-Female Duo cyclists Lisa Jacob and
Nikki Dorey.
Poc Fada for Palestine held in the Wicklow mountains
The wild and windy Wicklow Mountains was the setting for this year’s Poc Fada for Palestine which saw
a team from Co. Antrim take on the local Co. Wicklow team. Ciaran Doyle from Kilpedder led the
Wicklow lads to success once again.
The event was organised by the local éirígí branch along with Palestinian solidarity group Wicklow to Gaza
which was set up last year to bring awareness to the plight of the People living in the Gaza strip and to campaign
on Palestinian issues.
Speaking on the days event, éirígí and Wicklow to Gaza spokesperson Paddy O’Farrell said “The hurlers had
a fantastic challenge ahead of them and took the rugged Wicklow mountains terrain in their stride. I would like
to send my thanks to the Antrim hurlers who put in a great performance but the homeside had the edge. I would
like to thank Ciaran Doyle for leading the Wicklow side to victory once again. Ciaran showed some great skills
and is already looking forward to next year’s event to go for 3 in a row.”
Wicklow Rugby Ladies return after successful Canadian tour
The Wicklow RFC Ladies returned home last week after their historic 13-day tour to Canada, where they played a number of matches. The under 18’s won all 3 matches
against Markham Irish, Lynsey and Mississagu Blues RFC’s. All three matches were won by a large score. The senior ladies won 2 of their 3 matches.
First division team Lynsey were a better team on the day and the senior ladies had a narrow defeat.
“It was a very successful tour, all the training before the tour certainly paid off,” said Stella Farrell, club PRO. “The highlights of the trip were visiting the Canadian
teams and the hospitality the Wicklow group received was amazing. Great friendships were made and promises of repeat games to be played in Wicklow in the future.”
Over 50 people made the trip, which was made possible due to the generosity of the public and the tireless determination of the players to organise numerous fundraising events such as bag packs, car boot sales, coffee mornings, a battle of the bands and Christmas tree collections.
The trip also included training sessions with some of Canada’s top coaches, a trip to Niagra Falls and other outings. It was the first tour by any team from Wicklow
RFC to cross the Atlantic and the first tour by an Irish Women’s and Girls team outside of Europe.
U16s Boys
AGB’s U16 Boys played their Championship first
round against Eire Og at home in Pearses Park. The
U16s put on a great performance and all their hard
work and dedication could be seen as the team finished in victory 10-08 to 4-05.
Intermediate
AGB’s Intermediate Team played Stratford in their
championship game in Aughrim. With what started as
a fast first half, AGB pushed to lead from the early
stages and were comfortably ahead by 2-09 to 0-05 at
the half time whistle. Two goals by Ross Hynes and
Cormac O Shea, had the AGB spirits high as they
walked off the field. AGB started the second half in
good form and pushed on relentlessly with scores from
Tom Maher, Ross Hynes and Darragh Fitzgerald.
AGB eased into a 2-14 to 0-09 victory.
Ticket Draw
AGB’s All Ireland Ticket Draw tickets are now on sale
- Tickets are available from any club member or can
be bought in Ray Mentons shop. The draw takes place
on Tuesday 30th of August in Pearses Park. Great
prizes on offer; 1st prize is Two All Ireland Tickets for
the Hurling, 2nd prize is 100 cash, 3rd prize is a €50
Arklow Bay Hotel voucher, 4th prize is a € 50
Bridgewater voucher, 5th prize is Two All Ireland
Tickets for the Football, 6th prize is a Hamper.
Badges
AGB membership badges are now available for €5 for
all Club members and friends of the club. They can be
bought in Pearses’ Park or Ballymoney.
Meeting
The next meeting of the Arklow Geraldines
Ballymoney Club Executive is scheduled for
Wednesday 7th of September at 8.00pm in Pearses’
Park.
Please send club notes to arklowgaa@gmail.com.
You can contact the AGB PRO at above email,
Facebook (‘Arklow Geraldines Ballymoney GAA
Club’ or ‘AGB Ladies’) or Twitter.
The Wicklow Rugby Ladies have returned home after their historic 13-day tour to Canada.
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RECRUITMENT / PLANNING 23
‘Home Help hours need to be
increased across the board’
Fianna Fáil TD Pat Casey is urging the government to increase
the hours of Home Help Service which is provided to older and
vulnerable people nationwide.
Budget 2017 must take
this reality into account.
“Age Action has
recently highlighted the
crisis in community care
and their latest report
detailed that as many as
half of their clients in
nursing homes, or on the
waiting list for nursing
homes, could be at home
if the proper supports
were provided. It was
also pointed out that
each Community Health
Organisation, responsible
for providing home care
services, has its own system. Therefore, someone
might be getting the
home help they need in
one area but not be eligible for support on the
other side of a HSE
boundary. This lack of
consistency in adjudicating the criteria for Home
Help only adds to the
stress experienced by the
elderly. The provision of
Home Help services is
imperative for families
who are under strain
from helping to look
after a loved one who
may need additional
care.
“Fianna Fáil has proposed to offer people a
home care package as an
alternative to long-term
residential care. This
will apply in circumstances where the provision of a home care
package is less costly to
the State compared to
long-term residential
care. This necessary
measure not only benefits the individual concerned and their families, but also the State
due to less demands
being placed on longterm residential care services. Our health service
is already under a huge
amount of strain and
failing to proactively
plan for our ageing population now will lead to
a crisis of epic proportions further down the
line. Through Home
Help we can empower
older people to live a
full and dignified life in
the comfort of their own
home.”
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL
Alphaplan Design (Tel: 040464123 or 086-2461269 Email:
eugene@alphaplandesign.com)
Seeks planning permission for
a single storey dwelling, waste
water treatment system to EPA
2009 standards, garage, new
entrance and associated site
works at Ballinacarrig Upper,
Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow for
M. Griffin. The planning
application may be inspected,
or purchased at a fee not
exceeding the reasonable cost
of making a copy, at the offices
of the planning authority during
its public opening hours and a
submission or observation in
relation to the application may
be made to the authority in
writing on payment of the
prescribed fee within the
period of 5 weeks beginning on
the date of receipt by the
authority of the application.
retention of dwelling, entrance,
and domestic store as
constructed on site, and
proposed new waste water
treatment system to EPA 2009
standards and associated site
works at Boleynass Upper,
Ashford, Co. Wicklow for the
Reps of M. Byrne. The planning
application may be inspected,
proposed two no. two storey
dwellings to the rear of
Clonoola, Chruch Lane, new
entrance
via
Hillside,
connection to services (sewer
at Church Lane, and water
supply at Hillside), wall, access
road, boundary treatment and
associated site works at
Hillside, Greystones, Co.
Wicklow for the B. and S.
Healy. The planning application
may be inspected, or
purchased at a fee not
Glasnarget South, Rathdrum, Co.
Wicklow. I, Eimear Doyle intend to
apply To Wicklow County Council
For Planning Permission to; (A)
Construction of a new four-bedroom
dwelling, (B) Installation of a new
treatment unit and percolation area,
(C) Upgrade existing entrance onto
public road (L1152), (D) All associated
site works, all at above address. This
Planning Application may be
inspected or purchased at a fee not
exceeding the reasonable cost of
making a copy at the offices of
Wicklow County Council, County
Buildings, Co. Wicklow during its
public opening hours. A submission
or observation in relation to this
application may be made in writing to
the Planning Authority on payment of
the prescribed fee, €20, within the
period of five weeks, beginning on
the date of receipt of the application
by the Authority and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in
making a decision on the Application.
The Planning Authority may grant
permission subject to or without
conditions, or may refuse to grant
permission.
I hereby give notice of submission
of significant further information
to Wicklow County Council in
relation to planning application
16/455 for Amy Byrne who is
applying for permission at
Brockagh, Laragh, Co. Wicklow for
a new dwelling, wastewater
treatment unit and polishing filter,
connection to public water supply,
new entrance from public road
and associated works, wishes to
state that significant further
information or revised plans, as
appropriate, in relation to the
application has been furnished to
the Planning Authority, and is
available for inspection or
purchase at the offices of the
authority during its public opening
hours. A submission or observation
in relation to the further information
or revised plans may be made in
writing to the planning authority
within the period of 2 weeks
beginning on the date of receipt
by the authority of the revised
newspaper and site notices. A
submission or observation must
be accompanied by the
prescribed fee within except in
the case of a person or body who
has already made a submission or
observation.
S K Design (0402 94680)
seeks Retention Permission
on behalf of Dennis Ward
for Sunroom as constructed
pervoisley granted under
13/8841 at Threewells
Cottage, Aughrim Upper,
Aughrim, Arklow, Co.
Wicklow. The planning
application may be inspected
exceeding the reasonable
cost of making a copy at the
offices of Wicklow County
Council, County Buildings,
Wicklow during its public
opening hours and a
relation to the application
may be made to the
authority in writing on
payment of the prescribed
fee within the period of 5
weeks beginning on the date
of receipt by the authority of
the application.
Deputy Casey commented, “In Wicklow
over the next 30 years,
the number of people
aged over 65 will double
and the number aged
over 85 will almost
quadruple. We are living
longer than our ancestors
could ever have envisioned, but inevitably as
we grow old we will all
experience ailments and
disabilities which are
part and parcel of ageing.
P LANNING
Significant information / revised
plans. I hereby give notice of the
submission of significant further
information to Wicklow County
Council in relation to planning ref.
no. 16/480 for proposed dwelling,
waste water treatment system to
EPA 2009 standards, garage, and
new entrance at Gorse Hill,
Ballynerrin Upper, Wicklow, for S.
Chapman. Significant further
information / revised plans have
been furnished to the planning
authority in respect of the
proposed development and are
available for inspection or
purchase at a fee not exceeding
the reasonable cost of making a
copy at the offices of Wicklow
County Council during its public
opening hours. A submission or
observation in relation to the
further information may be made
in writing to the Planning
Authority within a period of two
weeks beginning on the date of
receipt by the authority of the
revised notices. A submission
or observation must be
accompanied by the prescribed
fee except in the case of a person
or body who has already made a
submission or observation.
Applicants should refer to
Article 35 of the Planning and
Development Regulations 2011.
Pat Casey TD
Minister for Health Simon Harris and Ray Tedders, Principal of BIFE, are pictured at the official opening the new Gym at BIFE,
with members of BIFE Gym team.
Pictured are Peadar
Ward and Clive
Evans with Peadar’s
1930’s Ford Model A
during the Irish
Veteran & Vintage
Car Club’s which was
held in the ground of
Powerscourt
on
Sunday, 21st August.
Qualified/Apprentice
Electricians, Carpenters,
Shuttering Carpenters,
Plumbers, Steel Fixers,
TM & SLG Operatives
& all Tradesmen/Plant
Operators
required for Wicklow
and Leinster Region.
Pracownicy Budowlani z
safe passem potrzebni.
Recruitment
dublin@clsrecruitment.ie
or call 01-4773414
Send cv to
‘Scrap JobsBridge now and publish auditor’s report’
Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Social Protection, John Brady TD has called on
Minister Leo Varadkar to immediately scrap the controversial JobsBridge scheme.
Mr Brady was speaking after media of a report by auditors in the Department of
Social Protection found its monitoring system is unable to ensure JobsBridge is not
resulting in job displacement.
John Brady said, “The details in this leaked report are not in the least bit surprising.
Sinn Féin has long highlighted the role of Jobsbridge in the exploitation of workers and
the displacement of jobs.
“Employers involved in such exploitation are still using Jobsbridge to their advantage. That such exploitation is being funded by the taxpayer is a scandal.
“Sinn Féin has published an alternative to JobsBridge which would allow for tailored
internship programmes with meaningful learning opportunities. We have proposed an
internship scheme focused on getting people back to work and supporting jobseekers to
attain real quality jobs.
“Sinn Féin’s proposals maximise decent pay for decent work and ensure that workers
are not left vulnerable to exploitation.Minister Varadkar must now scrap Jobsbridge
scheme, which has exposed once again as nothing more than a scam and the full details
of the auditors report should published immediately.”
Pictured are Lauren Higgins and Annabel Warner with Heidi at the WSPCA
“All about animals day” in Sharpeshill, Rathdrum (Pic.Michael Kelly)
The Brooklodge Hotel
The award winning Brooklodge Hotel
in Mcreddin Village are now expanding
their team and recruiting for the
following positions:
Chef De Partie
Hotel
Receptionist
Hotel Porter
Food & Beverage
Service Crew
Accommodation
Crew Part-Time
Flexible working hours, free car parking
and the opportunity to work with a hugely
passionate and award winning team.
The Brooklodge - a hotel where the
commitment to really good food,
impeccable service and attention to
details absolute
Email: hr@brooklodge.com or for more
details phone Deidre on 0402 36444

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