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A North County farmer and entrepreneur has begun an exciting new scheme by selling allotments for people to grow their own fresh vegetables. John Maxwell from Lusk is currently in the process of gaining permission from the County Council for this excitin...
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A Swords primary school has brought recycling to a new level by creating their very own street entirely from recycled materials! Miss Paula’s class from Thornleigh Educate Together National School built ‘Recycle Street’ using straws, egg boxes, mil...
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The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is introducing a new Navigation System on May 7th for Dublin Airport. The new system is expected to reduce noise impacts of aircraft on local communities at ground level and also has fuel saving benefits for the airline...
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To launch the 2009 season Sporting Fingal FC will be hosting a race night in Gibney’s of Malahide on Thursday February 26th at 8.00pm. A draw will also take place on the night to match players up with sponsors for the season. Season tickets, jerseys an...
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The final audition for The Star Factor was held on Sunday February 15th and the 12 finalists have been chosen! They are Cathy Prior, Mark Smith, Adriana Murphy, Grace Fox, Sarah Louise Connell. Cara O’Sullivan, John Morgan, Chloe Loughran, Aoife Halpin...
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With plenty of ‘doom and gloom’ news sweeping the nation in recent weeks locals could finally enjoy some good news for the North County last week. Minister for Education, Batt O’Keeffe, last week announced 43 major school building projects that wil...
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SR Technics is to cease operations in Dublin Airport with the loss of over 1,100 jobs. With hundreds of local people employed with the company this has caused a shock throughout the North County. The news was not entirely unexpected as the company, forme...
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There was great excitement in the North County last week as Sporting Fingal F.C became the first League of Ireland club in the country to launch a Special Olympics team. The newly founded team will wear the Sporting Fingal strip and play in the National ...
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Minister John Gormley announced last week that all candidates standing in local elections to be held on June 5th of this year will be subject to spending limits. The move has been welcomed by the majority of candidates contacted by the County Leader. “...
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Dublin North Senator Brendan Ryan (Labour) has welcomed progress on the Swords Social Welfare Services Centre. Ryan highlighted that the rising number of people using the Social Welfare office on the Malahide Road, has meant that these premises are now i...
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There was plenty of fun to be had for kids (and kids at heart!) when the long-anticipated snow finally fell across the North County last week. Having not properly snowed for years in the area, Ireland’s coldest winter since 1991 finally allowed hordes ...
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Balbriggan based Bracken Boxing Club recently took on a Scottish selection at an event that saw over 320 locals come to support the sporting heroes. “The place was overflowing” said a delighted coach Kieran O’Neill, and with a fantastic display of ...
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Local TD, Michael Kennedy, has welcomed the allocation of over E8m for roads in the North County area. The funding comes under the Department of Transport’s 2009 Regional and Local Roads programme. “I particularly welcome the sanctioning of 1.3m for ...
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Jack Murphy Outdoor Clothing got a welcome boost recently when the Duchess of Cornwall was spotted looking very comfortable and stylish in one of their outdoor jackets. She was photographed during a windswept walk in Sandringham wearing a dark coloured Co...
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The County Council have recently confirmed that the completion of the pedestrian link from the walkway to the rear of the Castle shopping centre to Bridge Street was listed in the 2008 Parks Works Programme. However, due to the very wet summer the river w...
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The Irish Blood Transfusion Service would like to thank all 142 Donors who attended the recently held clinic in the Community Centre, Skerries. A breakdown of the total figures show that 12 first time donors and 12 former donors attended. A special thank...
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In a stroke of good news for the Balbriggan area, as well as the whole of the North County, Balbriggan Rugby Club looks set to be the recipient of E3.4m in funding for their proposed sports campus. The funds were originally intended for the development of...
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A motion tabled for the next council meeting by Eoghan O’Brien, councillor for the Malahide/Howth Ward, will address problems with the Green bin collection services. Cllr. O’Brien has received more than 20 complaints about the bins not being picked up...
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The news that Ulster Bank are to shed 550 jobs as they merge with their specialist mortgage and investment firm, First Active came as another blow to people all over the country last week. The merge will involve the conversion of 15 First Active branches ...
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