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Wicklow to lose East Carlow?
The preliminary census results for Wicklow show the population
in the county has grown to 142,332 - an increase of 5,692 since
the 2011 census took place.
Commenting on this,
Minister Harris stated:
“The population growth in
Wicklow of 4.2% is an
indication of how we need
to plan for the future of our
county. Schools, health services and transport provisions here in Wicklow will
need to be considered in
light of these new findings.
“These initial results are
very important and I will
work hard to ensure that
the expanding population
in Wicklow is reflected in
our public services.”
However, this growth
has brought calls for
Wicklow to be a single five
seat constituency, or indeed
two 3 seaters, with East
Carlow dropped, and with
the parts of Bray that are in
the Dun Laoighaire constituency included in
Wicklow.
This call has been
echoed by Fine Gael
Carlow Kilkenny TD, Pat
Deering, who said that
now is the time to examine
the possibility of reuniting
the Carlow constituency,
by bringing the part of
Carlow that moved into the
Wicklow Constituency
back into the Constituency
of Carlow/Kilkenny.
He asserted “This week
the Minister for the
Community and Local
Government
Simon
Coveney made an order to
establish a Constituency
Commission under the
Electoral Act 1997. The
purpose
of
the
Commission will be to
review Dáil and European
constituencies in light of
population changes.
“At the outset, I am calling for the Commission to
examine the possibility of
reuniting the Carlow constituency, by bringing the
part of Carlow that moved
into
the
Wicklow
Constituency back into the
constituency
of
Carlow/Kilkenny.
“In my opinion it is
really important to ensure
that the Carlow county
boundary is not breached
in the constituency boundaries for the General
Election.
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It is crucial that the people of Carlow are well represented in the Dáil and as
a first step I would like to
see all of County Carlow
represented by the one
Local Authority, Carlow
County Council and as part
of the one General Election
constituency, Carlow/
Kilkenny.”
However, newly elected
Fianna Fáil TD Pat Casey
has a different view. “The
Boundary Commission
will be analysing the
results of the census when
they are making proposals
in relation to the Dáil constituency of Wicklow/East
Carlow.
“Over the last two Dáil
elections there is a valid
concern that an imbalance
of representation has been
established with large geographic areas of Wicklow
not having appropriate representation. For that reason
I have established my main
constituency office in
Arklow to ensure that the
people of South and West
Wicklow and East Carlow
have easier access to a TD.
“The implications of a
single county constituency
may have knock on effects
which could increase the
imbalance in representation. I will be working
closely with my colleague
Senator Jeniffer Murnane
O’Connor in Carlow to
ensure that there is balanced representation for
Wicklow and Carlow in
any
future
Dáil
Constituency arrangement.
“There are several possibilities
that
the
Independent Boundary
Commission can look at
but balanced representation
is my priority. For example
if Wicklow was split into
two three seaters there
would effectively be an
extra seat for Wicklow.
The
population
of
Wicklow, Carlow and Dun
Laoghaire have all
increased so various
options are possible.”
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Roundwood
car boot sale
The next indoor/outdoor
car boot sale at the
Roundwood Parish Hall
will take place on
Sunday, 14th August
from 10am to 5pm.
Wicklow Hospice
seek participants
for ‘Strictly’
Pictured are Rachel Doyle, Chloe Shannon, Niamh Doyle and Erin Doyle at the launch of the
Wicklow Regatta 2016 in Wicklow Goal. Pic.Michael Kelly
Calendar competition
closing date nears
Nomra and Jake Holden are pictured at the
unveiling of the 1916 Monument to Robert
Barton and Erskine Childers by Annamoe
Historical Society.
The Wicklow Times office will be
closed for summer holidays for two
weeks from Monday, 25th July.
The office will reopen on
Monday, 8th August.
The closing date for entries for the highly popular
Burke Oil 2017 Calendar Competition is fast
approaching.
This competition is open to professional and
amateur photographers. Last year the competition
attracted over 600 photos for the competition and
the calendar showcased all the wonderful, natural
beauty available to see in the Garden County.
The winning 12 photographs were of a very high
standard and many of the 3,000 calendars printed
were posted overseas by natives of Wicklow to love
ones abroad or to tourism offices throughout
Europe.
The closing date for entries is Friday 2nd
September and as a general guideline the photographs can be scenic or landscape, focus on places
of historical or tourism interests or on the nature
and animals to be found in the wildlife of Wicklow.
So if you have taken any photographs that you
feel could be entered in this competition please go
to the Burke Oil website www.burkeoil.ie for full
details on how to enter or contact Yvonne at 1850
711 117.
Safety Message
from ESB
With this spell of good weather, ESB would like to
again remind the general public of the dangers and
potential serious consequences of swimming in any
ESB reservoir. This is due to the risk of uneven
ground, deep waters, changing water levels and fastflowing waters. These waters include the reservoirs at
Poulaphoca and Golden Falls in Wicklow.
BRAY
Vevay Rd, Bray
Wicklow Hospice is hosting a ‘Strictly Come
Dancing’ fundraiser and
are looking for men and
women who love to
dance or would love to
learn how to dance to
take part.
It will be a fun experience and you will have
three new dances for the
Christmas Season.
If you are interested, then
contact Sinead on 040291310 or [email protected] for more
details.
Friends of
Merlin Dog
Show
The Friends of Merlin
Fun Dog Show in aid of
Dogs Trust will take
place on Sunday 31st July
behind the Beach House.
It will start at 2pm. It will
be a fun family event
with prizes to be won.
The cost to enter is €4
per class or 3 classes for
€10. There are a number
of classes to enter for
beginners as well as seasoned entrants.
Entry form can be completed by arriving anytime
from
1pm.
Alternatively entry forms
can be obtained ion
advance by emailing [email protected] or
by connecting with
Friends of Merlin on
Facebook.
Tuesday 26th July 2016
Family Fun Day
The countdown is on to the Greystones Tidy Towns
Annual Family Fun Day which is being held on Bank
Holiday Monday August 1st in Burnaby Park from 11am
to 5pm. Everyone is encouraged to come out and celebrate the day. There will be the usual 5 bouncy castles,
obstacle course, train, mini-golf, bungee trampoline,
climbing wall, new to this year Mini-Ferris Wheel, as
well as music for all ages.
There will also be face painting and games, BBQ and
much more. Come on down and support the event.
Greystones Tidy Towns would like to thank their main
sponsors Daly Supervalu Greystones and Nissan Windsor
Motors as well as sponsors Theatre Lane, Hills Garage,
Lucey Dental, Greystones Vet, Happy Pear, AIB Bank,
Supervalu Charlesland, Arboretum Garden Centre, KBC
Bank, Kilfeather Dental, Stone & Tile Studio, Brereton
Carpets.
A fun day is promised for all kids, mums and dads,
aunties, uncles and grandparents. See www.greystonestidytowns.ie for more info.
Laragh
Mens Shed
Katie Taylor Third Level
Scholarship
It is hoped to start up a
men’s shed in the
Laragh/Glendalough
area.
A Men’s Shed is a
dedicated, friendly and
welcoming meeting
place where men come
together and undertake a
variety of mutually
agreed activities. These
sheds are open to all
men regardless of age,
background or ability. It
is a place where you can
share your skills and
knowledge with others,
learn new skills and
develop your old skills.
If you are interested
in getting involved contact Pauline on 040445600.
Starting college in September? Excelled at your
chosen sport? A €1,500 per year scholarship could be
available to you from Wicklow County Council. Apply
now. The closing date is 12th August. See www.wicklowlsp.ie for full details.
Citizens
information
Pigalle in Calary
Music in Calary are hosting the Wicklow Proms production of Derby Browne’s ‘Pigalle’ on Thursday 28th July
at 8pm in Calary Church.
Edith Piaf ’s work will be presented by Derby
Browne (chanteuse), David Way (clavier) and Derek
McKenna (accordion). Realisation by George Fleeton.
Edith Piaf’s career started in the mid 1930s and continued until not long before her death in 1963 at the age of
47. She is considered to be one of France’s greatest
international stars.
Derby Browne was awarded a coveted place at the
Conservatory of Music in Dublin where she studied.
Tickets are €25 and can be booked by calling John on
(01) 2818146 or emailing [email protected].
Citizens Information
Centre have an office in
the Brockagh Resource
Centre in Glendalough
on the first Tuesday
each month from 10am12pm providing valuable personal advice
relating to your rights
and entitlements on a
large range of matters.
No appointment necessary. This is a free and
confidential service. For
more information go to
www. citizensinformation.ie
Dunlavin
scout group
Dunlavin scout group is
currently recruiting new
committed leaders for its
troop from all local townlands. It is a volunteerbased organisation working with children. Full
training is provided. If
you think you would be
interested in volunteering,
please
call
0862632859 for more
information.
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Tuesday 26th July 2016
WICKLOW
NEWS 3
Sod turned on two
new schools for Bray
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, T.D. paid a visit to Bray last Friday to
announce the signing of the contracts for the commencement of building works in respect of
Bundle 5 of the Government’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme. This
programme, announced as part of the Government’s Stimulus Package measures of July 2012,
provides for the construction of four new post-primary school projects and one new primary
school project. It also provides for the continuing operation and maintenance of these school
projects over a 25 year period after the schools become operational.
The contract, which
also includes designing,
building, and financing
the projects, has been
entered into with the
Inspiredspaces consortium. The schools and
sports pitches will be built
by Inspiredspaces on
greenfield sites and funded by two international
investors, BTMU and
Haleba. The cost of these
projects is spread over a
25 year period through
annual inflation-linked
payments called “unitary
charges”, the first of
which will be made following completion of the
first school building in
2017.
The new school building projects in County
Wicklow are Coláiste
Raithín, Bray and St.
Philomena’s Primary
School, Bray.
Minister Bruton said:
“You can’t achieve a prosperous economy without a
fair society, and you can’t
support a compassionate
society without a strong
economy. Investment in
education is a prime way
to grow our society and
economy
together.
Investing in educating
improves human capital,
ensuring that all our people have opportunities to
achieve their potential, as
well as generating wider
benefits for our economy.
Quite apart from the construction of these new
school
buildings,
Inspiredspaces will provide for the day-to-day
caretaking, maintenance
and cleaning of the school
leaving the management
and staff of the school
with more time to concentrate on their core educational activities. The students of these schools will
benefit from the opportunity to learn in new and
improved teaching spaces
and modern educational
facilities built to a very
high standard. The first of
these school places is
expected to be available in
September 2017.”
The Minister for Public
Expenditure and Reform,
Paschal Donohoe TD, said
“The signing of contracts
for the construction of
five new schools represents an important milestone in the Government’s
Public Private Partnership
(PPP) programme and
illustrates our commitment to investment in
education. Putting in
place long-term arrangements for developing and
maintaining these modern
and fit-for-purpose facilities will allow school
management to focus on
the education of the more
than 4,500 students who
will benefit from these
developments. I look forward to seeing the first of
these projects coming on
line next year.”
Minister for Health
Simon Harris also welcomed the commencement of building works at
the site where Coláiste
Raithín
and
St.
Philomena’s Primary
School will be located.
“I very much welcomed this momentous
day for Coláiste Raithín
and St Philomena’s
Primary School. I have
worked closely with both
schools in the delivery of
this important project for
the children and young
people of Bray on the former site of the ‘Dargle
View Golf Club’.
“This week in Leinster
House, I spoke to Minister
Bruton about Coláiste
Raithín
and
St.
Philomena’s Primary
School, and the wonderful
school communities of
both.
“I will continue to
monitor progress on these
building works and work
with the schools to ensure
the timely construction of
the much-needed school
buildings.”
Minister for Food,
Forestry and Horticulture,
Andrew Doyle says the
sod turning on the site of
two new school buildings
in Bray is great news for
parents, children and
teachers.
“The school building
project, which begins
today, will provide a new
home for secondary
school Coláiste Raithín
and St. Philomena’s
Primary School. Both
schools have been waiting
Neasa Childers, Ruth Barton, and twin sisters Margaret and Carainn Childers are pictured in Annamoe
with Patrick Power and David Owens of Arklow Historic Reenactment during the unveiling of the 1916
Monument to Robert Barton and Erskine Childers by Annamoe Historical Society.
for over 15 years to move
into the new school buildings and this move is as a
result of the commitment
of parents, principals and
patrons of the two
schools.
“The new school buildings will be completed
within 70 weeks and
Coláiste Raithín and St.
Philomena’s Primary
School can then move to
this new dedicated campus in Bray. It was an
honour to have the opportunity to turn the sod of
this beautiful site today on
the old Bray golf course.”
Monastic city memorabilia
destroyed in ‘suspicious’ fire
Gardai are treating as suspicious a fire in a trailer in Glendalough which
occurred on the morning of Saturday, 16th July.
The trailer was used as tourist stall and was destroyed in the blaze which happened at
approximately 6:30am. The trailer was used to hold stock and it’s understood that thousands of euro worth of stock and Glendalough-related memorabilia was lost in the fire.
When the fire occurred the trailer was attached to the rear of a van located behind
God’s Cottage Prayer Centre just 100m from the entrance to the ancient Monastic City.
The trailer is usually located closer to the entrance during business hours during the
week. Fire services from Wicklow and Rathdrum attended the scene after being alerted.
The scene was also examined by Gardai. At the time of going to press, Garda investigations were ongoing and CCTV footage was being examined. Gardi are appealing for
witnesses or anyone who has any information regarding this incident or who saw any
suspicious activity to call Roundwood Garda Station on (01) 281 8142.
LOCAL
Times
4 NEWS
WICKLOW
Tuesday 26th July 2016
‘French Girls Injured in
Wicklow Plane Crash’
So read the headline of the Irish Times on Tuesday, August 13, 1946. Seventy years ago on 12th August, a
Junkers 52 with 23 passengers and a crew of four crashed in the Wicklow mountains, miraculously
without any loss of life.
Pictured are the French girl guides flying home.
Council explains its position in
the John Brady eviction case
Wicklow County Council in a statement
notes that in the High Court action
taken by Deputy John and Mrs Gayle
Brady the Court accepted that the
Council was “motivated by a good faith
desire to be attentive to the issue of fire
safety in its tenanted houses”. It also
says the Council only takes proceedings
to terminate a tenancy when the tenants
cease to engage with the Housing Office
in respect of alterations made by them.
It continues “Random house inspections of the local authority houses owned
by Bray Town Council have been carried
out since the mid 2000s, primarily in the
interest of fire safely, but also in the interest of good estate management. Tenants
who make unauthorised alterations to their
Council houses may inadvertently put
themselves at risk.
“Furthermore, the Council has in the
past, incurred significant costs rectifying
problems, including structural problems,
when tenants move on and the house has
to be “put right” before reallocation.
“The Council does not dispute the fact
that, since carrying out the alterations to
their council house, Deputy and Mrs
Brady took steps to make the works fire-
proof. Deputy Brady chose to take proceedings against the Council in the High
Court rather than to continue to engage
with the Council.
“However, the Council was not in a
position to withdraw its Notice, once those
High Court proceedings had been issued,
as very serious allegations of male fides or
bad faith had been made against the
Council. It should be noted that the allegations of bad faith against the Council have
been emphatically dismissed by the Court.
“Deputy Brady alleged that he had
been ‘singled out for punishment’ by the
Council due to his criticism of the
Council in relation to a number of matters. The Court has accepted that the various officials, who gave evidence during
the hearings, had no grudge against
Deputy Brady and freely acknowledged
Deputy Brady’s rights to represent his
constituents. All of the Council staff who
gave evidence in this case, unfailingly
impressed the Court as ‘right thinking,
professional people’.
“While costs were awarded against
Wicklow County Council, the exact figure has yet to be determined. The Council
is considering the judgement in detail.”
The Wicklow Times
published an article I
wrote to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of
that crash. Before the
Wicklow Times article
was published on 3 July
1996, there was scarcely
a mention of that crash or
the people involved. But
copies of the article were
sent to survivors in
France from life-long
friends in Wicklow made
back in 1946 and many of
the survivors returned to
Ireland, Wicklow and
Djouce for a re-union in
May 1998.
On that August day in
1946 the aircraft was a
Junkers 52 - AA1 Toucon
and it departed Paris Le
Bourget at 0900hrs that
morning. On board were
23 French girl guides
who were due to spend a
holiday in Ireland at the
very kind invitation of the
Irish
Girl
Guides
Association. The aircraft
was piloted by Capitaine
Christian Habez (29),
who saw action during
the war with the Free
French
Bomber
Commands, co-pilot
Daniele Duran (28), navigator Michel Jourret (27),
and wireless operator
Georges Beagioni (26).
The flight from France
over the Manche coast
(NW France), the channel
and
England
was
uneventful. While over
the Irish Sea the crew
were alerted to an
impending storm further
west, but with the weather at Dublin still giving a
ceiling of 300 feet with
three miles visibility the
captain decided to continue on. However the violence and speed of the
storm was far greater than
at first forecasted. With
the flight crew relying
only on instruments the
aircraft was blown off
course and the crew were
unsure of their position.
In attempting to establish
the correct course the aircraft found itself overhead County Wicklow
flying a North-Easterly
heading
towards
Collinstown airport.
Being unfamiliar with
the terrain, the crew did
not realise they were literally flying through the
Wicklow Mountains. The
first the captain knew of
the closing terrain was
when the cloud base got
suddenly darker and he
realised to his shock that
his aircraft was heading
for a mountain. He pulled
up as hard as he could on
the control column and
although the response of
the JU52 was excellent he
could not prevent the air-
by Bill Nelson
craft from crashing.
The point of impact
was on a gradually rising
slope about 500 metres
from the summit on the
shoulder of the mountain
that runs down to the
south-west. Had the aircraft been at an even
slightly lower altitude it
would have impacted at a
far steeper gradient and
would certainly have
been destroyed, resulting
in far more serious consequences. As it was the
undercarriage absorbed
most of the initial impact
and was ripped off the
aircraft. The aircraft
ploughed on for another
150 metres shedding its
three engines and slewing
around to starboard
before finally coming to
rest. Thankfully there was
no post-crash fire and the
fuselage, wings and tailplane remained largely
intact, due mainly to the
superb structural strength
of the Junkers, preventing
break-up of the fuselage
structure.
As a result of the
crash, which occurred at
13h30, many of the passengers were badly
injured and needed urgent
medical
attention.
Unfortunately other than
those on board the aircraft nobody else knew
the aircraft had crashed.
Dublin Air Traffic
Control was under the
impression the aircraft
had turned back because
of the storm.
In extremely hostile
weather conditions a
party of three set off from
the wreckage site in an
attempt to raise the alarm.
The party consisted of
Madmoiselles Chantal de
Vitry and Andree Bonnet,
both guide leaders and
the captain Christian
Habez. They took different paths down the mountain in an effort to
increase the chances of
meeting someone and tell
them of the crash and
their plight.
The first news of the
crash came at seven
o’clock that evening
when
Mademoiselle
Chantal de Vitry stumbled, drenched through,
exhausted and injured,
into the Mount Maulin
hotel, eight kms from
E n n i s k e r r y .
Mademoiselle de Vitry
had trekked for over five
hours in dreadful weather
conditions before coming
across the hotel. The
alarm was immediately
raised and the Wicklow
rescue services swung
into action.
Meanwhile the other
two who had set out to
find anybody who could
help reached a house at
Deerpark, about 2km
from the hotel. All three
had narrow escapes in
attempting to cross rivers
swollen by unrelenting
downpours. They were
exhausted from their
efforts and injured in the
crash so the priority was
to get them to hospital
without delay. However
Capt. Habez had taken
periodic compass bearings so while they waited
for an ambulance he
relayed as best he could
the direction and time
taken on foot to the crash
site. They were taken to
St. Michael’s Hospital in
Dun Laoghaire and the
hospital staff were put on
alert there and in other
hospitals, to expect more
casualties while medical
personnel were dispatched to be on hand
near the crash site to
administer first aid.
Search and rescue
teams were mobilised and
they set off, under the
injured by the Irish Red
Cross, Civil Defence and
St. John’s Ambulance
personnel. Invaluable
assistance was given to
the emergency services
by Mr. James Doran, the
local postman who directed and guided them
across the mountains.
Some of the injured
were carried piggy-back
style by the rescuers
while the more seriously
injured girls were carried
by stretcher. The rescue
operation went on all
night with the crash victims being brought to St.
Michael’s
in
Dun
Laoghaire, St. Bricin’s
Military Hospital and
Wicklow
County
Hospital.
When it was thought
that all the passengers
and crew had been
accounted for the rescue
operation was wound
down. The following day
around mid-day another
girl guide was discovered, lying exhausted
some distance from the
crashed aircraft, by a
party of Irish Red Cross
members from Bray. The
girl had become very disorientated and wandered
helplessly for hours until
she collapsed with
exhaustion. There is also
a report of either the navigator or the wireless
operator being found in a
similar state some distance from the aircraft.
He could possibly have
set out, having heard
nothing since the original
party of three departed,
and he too became lost.
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson is from
Dublin. He worked as a
Science
Laboratory
Technician, Aeronautics
Engineer and Aviation
Instructor in Europe and
Africa. He now researches local history and gives
talks on the subject of the
statue on the end of the
Bull Wall,c/f www.realtnamara.net. He dabbles
in play writing. His play
‘A case of Wine’ featured
at the Bray One Act
Festival in 2013. He is
researching the history of
the Fokker 50 aircraft
with a view to publishing
a book.
Seventy years ago on 12th August, a Junkers 52 with 23 passengers and a
crew of four crashed in the Wicklow mountains, miraculously without any
loss of life.
command of Sergeant
J.McNally
from
Roundwood. The wreckage of the aircraft was not
found until midnight, five
hours after the alarm was
raised. This was an
extremely difficult feat in
itself as the storm had
continued unabated into
the darkness of night.
The girl guides and
crew members who were
not injured did their best
to keep the others warm
and dry but with the continuous rain and strong
winds the task was proving increasingly difficult.
The passengers had not
eaten much since early
morning so hunger was
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Mixed reaction to
Government’s Housing Plan
Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council, Cllr Pat Fitzgerald, has taken umbrage
at an Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s remarks blaming Local Authorities for the delay in
building social houses.
Edward Daly honoured with special
panel at Bray DART station
A special event took place at Bray DART station on Saturday,
16th July, with the unveiling of a commemorative panel to
honour the memory of Edward Daly, the 1916 leader that the
station is named after. Bray Station adopted the name of 'Daly
Station’ in 1966.
Edward 'Ned' Daly was
born in Limerick in 1891
and was executed for his
involvement in the 1916
Rising, where he was
commander of the
Volunteers
First
Battalion. He was also
involved in the Kilcoole
Gun Running, organising
the trnsportation of guns
through Bray to Dublin.
He also had connections
to Captain Robert
Monteith who has his
own momument to his
memory
in
Newtownmountkennedy
and arrived with Roger
Casemwnt on The Aud.
The ceremony was
attended by Helen Litton,
Edward Daly's Great
Niece, Cathaoirleach of
the Bray Municipal
District Cllr Steven
Matthews,
Minister
Simon Harris, Brian
White of Bray Historical
Society, Joe Everard,
manager Bray DART
Station, and Chris
Rafferty
(District
Manager, DART).
The special commemorative panel for Edward
Daly includes a portrait
by artist David Rooney
and a plaque with information about him. There
is also a QR code to
enable people to download more information
about him from '1916
Portraits and Lives', the
Royal Irish Academy
Publication.
Cllr Matthews, Mr
White and Ms Litton all
spoke at the event,
before a wreath was laid
under the panel and the
national anthem was
played.
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“Our plan proposes
construction of 158 units
of local authority housing throughout the county in the short term. This
planning commenced
from a zero base where
the local authority has
not been involved in
direct provision at any
scale for many years. It
has involved recruiting
the required expertise to
design and cost these
schemes.
During
2015/2016 Wicklow
County Council has
assembled the multidisciplinary team required
to design and deliver our
plan.
“We hope, subject to
final approval from the
Department of Housing
and Planning, to start
our schemes at Kilbride
Lane in Bray (42 units)
and Brewery Straight in
Rathdrum (20 units) in
the coming weeks.
Needless to say construction will not be
complete on these
schemes in 2016 as they
have yet to commence.
To bridge the gap until
our housing construction
team can deliver units,
we intend to use any
appropriate options documented in ‘Rebuilding
Ireland’, such as purchasing properties and
social leasing through
approved housing bodies.”
Sinn Fein spokesperson for social protection
John Brady TD, meanwhile, has said that the
Government’s housing
plan falls short of what
is needed.
“Fine Gael’s ‘Housing
Action Plan’ is a small
improvement on the
plans produced by
Labour Party’s Alan
Kelly but still falls far
short of what is actually
needed. With over one
hundred thousand households across the state
now on the social housing waiting list, there is
a fear that despite recent
announcements we could
be heading from crisis to
catastrophe.
“All parties need to
get on board in working
to deliver results that
will resolve the housing
crises as soon as is
humanly possible. But
the current round of government plans has some
serious flaws, all of
which have been pointed
out by Sinn Fein. We
very much welcome
increased investment in
social housing. However
contrary to Minister
Coveney’s announcement; the real increase in
investment in social
housing on his predecessor’s plans is less than
the €2.2bn claimed by
the Minister. The actual
increase is to €1.29bn
towards 2020 and
€1.54bn towards 2021.
This is a critical difference because these figures will determine the
ability of Government,
local authorities, and
approved housing bodies
to deliver the social
houses
urgently
required.”
Brady said we have to
‘get real’. “Minister
Coveney’s plans will
produce up to 6,000 real
social houses a year for
six years. This falls far
short of the annual target
proposed by the Dáil
Housing
and
H o m e l e s s n e s s
Committee - 10,000 real
social housing units a
year. In other words
Minister Coveney is
falling short of the recommendations by 40%.
More worrying is the
fact that the increase in
Capital Spending on
Social Housing next year
is a mere €150m. Given
the relentless rises in the
numbers of people in
emergency accommodation, living at risk of
homelessness and languishing on local authority waiting lists; this
increase is simply not
enough and way short of
previously stated goals.”
Teachta Brady also
pointed out that in terms
of
dealing
with
Mortgage arrears the
Fine Gael plans seriously backtrack on commitments made in their programme
for
Government.
Fianna Fáil TD and
spokesperson
on
Housing Pat Casey said
“I agree with my colleague Barry Cowen
when he states that the
survival
of
this
Government depends on
the delivery of housing
actions.”
Speaking in the Dáil
Casey stated “I am con-
cerned about the lack of
detail with regard to
those in mortgage difficulties. The squeezed
middle is often overlooked in major policy
proposals and I fear that
this may be the case
again. The past eight
years have been enormously difficult for
these people. I would be
stunned if any Deputy
here did not during the
recent election come
across people who were
visibly suffering from
the strain of maintaining
their mortgage repayments. These citizens are
also at risk of homelessness every month when
the payment is due to be
made. I see no specific
detail in the report which
the Government has
termed historic in its
holistic capacity to
embrace all housing
issues. In helping people
in mortgage distress it is
simply
not
good
enough.”
Deputy Casey welcomed aspects of the
action plan in particular
“the Minister’s determination to track his
actions in providing
solutions to the housing
crisis. This Dáil has hit
the ground running on
the issue of housing provision. An action plan
has been launched. The
time for talking is over,
while the time for delivery has begun.”
In that regard figures
obtained by Deputy
Casey from Wicklow
County Council today
reveal the scale of the
task ahead. “As of today
there are only 164 new
social housing units to
be built in the entire
County of Wicklow. We
have over 3,000 on the
Wicklow waiting list.
There will need to be a
dramatic and persistent
increase in the supply of
housing units if we are
to meet our targets.”
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Joe Everard, manager Bray DART Station, is pictured with Minister for Health Simon Harris, Helen
Litton (Great Niece of Edward Daly), Brian White (Bray Historical Society), Cllr Steven Matthews
(Cathaoirleach of Bray Municipal District), and Chris Rafferty (District Manager, DART) at Bray
DART Station during the event to remember Edward Daly.
According to Cllr
Fitzgerald, there are several housing projects in
Co. Wicklow currently
waiting on Stage 1
approval from the
Government, and they
can’t proceed until such
approval is given. One
such development is for
17 Units in Emoclew in
Arklow, approval for
which was sought on
28th April he says.
Speaking to Wicklow
Times, Cllr Fitzgerald
said he welcomed the
Government’s ‘Action
Plan for Housing and
Homelessness,
Rebuilding Ireland’, but
added “it needs cooperation from all parties and
sides, and it will be a
great challenge. It’s my
belief that Wicklow
County Council has been
keeping up its end of the
bargain. It’s not because
of Wicklow County
Council that there’s been
a delay, there are too
many hurdles to jump
through.”
The
Housing
Department of Wicklow
County Council welcomed the publication of
the Housing Action Plan,
by Minister Simon
Coveney last week.
In a statement to
Wicklow Times, Joe
Lane, Director of
Housing at Wicklow
County Council, said the
Action Plan “outlines the
various policies and programmes that we may
utilise to respond to the
crisis in Housing supply
in Wicklow. We have
ambitious plans for
housing delivery in
Wicklow. On the 28th of
April Wicklow County
Council submitted a
number of schemes for
approval
to
the
Department. In total our
plan envisages delivery
of 740 social housing
units through construction of local authority
housing, acquisition of
houses, social leasing in
co-operation
with
approved housing bodies
and delivery through
Part 5 units (where the
local authority can
acquire 10% of units in
all planning permissions
of 11 units and more
granted to developers).
“The provision of
social housing, be it
direct provision by the
Local Authority, acquisitions or supply by an
Approved
Housing
Body, represents a partnership between the
State and the local
authority. It involves a
significant investment of
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40th Anniversary and Jubilee
of St. Fergal’s Church
Irish Franciscan Missionary Archbishop
leads celebrations at Ballywaltrim
To celebrate the 40th Anniversary and Jubilee Year of St Fergal’s Church, a number of
Franciscan brothers and priests who have in the past ministered in Ballywaltrim
assisted with parishioners at the 10:30am Sunday Mass on the 24th July. The principal
celebrant and homilist was the Irish Franciscan missionary bishop, His Grace The
Most Rev. Dr Liam Slattery, OFM, Archbishop of Pretoria, in South Africa.
Pope Francis with His Grace The Most Rev. Dr
Liam Slattery, OFM, Archbishop of Pretoria
Courthouse celebrates Irish wool
During the month of August the Courthouse Arts Centre
in Tinahely will celebrate the versatility of Irish wool in
both a practical and artistic context with a three week
long programme of events.
There will be a series of 2d and 3D exhibitions by professional and emerging artists using wool in a creative
way. Crafters from Wicklow and nationally will display
practical example of wool use, for example clothes and
quilts. On display will be samples illustrating the various
stages wool goes through for processing, alongside samples of bolts of wool and finished products.
To compliment this exhibition and series of workshops, during Heritage week there will be a number of
heritage inspired events.
The exhibition opens on Sunday, August 7th at 4pm,
with spinning, weaving, felting and wool dyeing workshops and demonstrations running right through until
Friday, August 19th.
Full details of all the events, with prices and times can
be found on the Courthouse website and Facebook page,
or by calling the Courthouse on 0402 - 38529 or
email:[email protected].
The parish of St
Fergal’s has been fortunate
in that Dr Slattery, while
holidaying from Pretoria in
South Africa in Bray, has
made himself available to
St Fergal’s Parish to celebrate Mass a number of
mornings a week. Over a
number of years Dr
Slattery has made himself
available to the parish of St
Fergal’s whilst staying
with his sister Ms. Ellen
Gormley, a local parishioner. In 2014 Dr Slattery
spoke in the church on the
subject of ‘Evangelisation
and the Family’ and last
year was the principal celebrant at the annual
Novena Mass to St
Anthony at St Fergal’s.
As archbishop of
Pretoria, the executive capital of South Africa, and
spokesperson for the
Southern African Bishops’
Conference, Dr Slattery
has been outspoken on a
number of national issues
in South Africa such as
explaining violent outbursts by students as a
reaction to inequality and
injustice where institutional racism survives in
places where white culture
continues to dominate in
that country. Dr Slattery
led a Church delegation to
South African President
Jacob Zuma which called
for a referendum on the
future of nuclear power
plants, as well as telling
the president that inflation
caused by the financial crisis was hurting the poor
most and urged him to
work on rebuilding public
confidence in the president’s administration.
Born in Port Laoise, Co.
Laois in 1943, Dr. Slattery
went to school locally
before attending the
Franciscan
College,
Gormanston, Co. Meath.
He joined the Franciscan
Order in 1962 and made
his solemn vows in 1966.
He studied at University
College, Galway and in
Rome.
Ordained a priest in
1970, Dr Slattery went the
following year to apartheid
South Africa as a
Franciscan missionary,
ministering
in
the
Johannesburg ghettos of
Sebokeng, Sharpeville, and
Boipatong: places which
featured nightly in the
news of the 1980s, made
infamous by massacres
unleashed by the apartheid
system. From 1975 Dr
Slattery was parish priest
of Besters, in the diocese
of Dundee, KwaZuluNatal. Apart from his various roles within the
Franciscan Order, in 1984
Dr Slattery was appointed
Rector of the National
Seminary of St John
Vianney in Pretoria. This
was a time in apartheid
South Africa of state terrorism, reactive violence,
burning buildings and
tyres lighting up the night,
necklace killings, racist
evictions, riots, boycotts,
street protests and supercharged political funerals.
He admits this was a very
difficult time, from 1984 to
1991, “trying to keep
whites and blacks together
was tough... It was like
having the Black and Tans
with the IRA in the same
seminary,” the archbishop
has related.
Dr Slattery returned to
parish duties as Parish
Priest
of
a
Matikhulu/Gingindlovu, in
the diocese of Eshowe,
KwaZulu-Natal, before
returning to Besters, in the
diocese of Dundee. In
1994 Dr Slattery was consecrated Bishop of the
Diocese of Kokstad in
southern KwaZulu-Natal,
nestled on the Indian
Ocean near the border with
the Eastern Cape Province,
where he succeeded another Franciscan of the Irish
province, His Eminence
Wilfrid Cardinal Napier,
OFM, Archbishop of
Durban.
In 2011 Dr. Slattery was
translated from the
Suffragan Diocese of
Kokstad
to
the
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of Pretoria, one of the three
capital cities of South
Africa, where he acts as
Military Ordinary to the
South African National
Defence Force, an office
traditionally associated
with the See of Pretoria.
Apart from speaking Irish,
English and Italian, Dr
Slattery is fluent in the
African languages of
Sepedi, Sotho, Xhosa and
Zulu.
Irish Franciscan missionary Bishop His Grace The Most Rev. Dr Liam
Slattery, OFM, Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa at St Fergal’s with the
Very Rev. Fr. Larry Behan, PP VF, St Fergal’s Parish & Moderator Bray and
Enniskerry Parishes and Rt. Rev. Monsignor Enda Lloyd PP EV, Most Holy
Redeemer Parish.
Bray Battle of the Bands
The Bray Battle of the Bands Competition - part of the Bray Alcohol Awareness Campaign (a joint project
between BLDATF, BDAF & Crosscare) is taking place later this summer. The aim of the competition is to
showcase the talents of young musicians, while providing and promoting alcohol free youth events for
young people in Bray.
The competition will
run between mid-August
and mid-September and
is open to individual acts
or bands between the
ages of 16-24 years. A
number of heat night gigs
are being hosted by various youth groups/centres
in Bray, with the grand
finale of the competition
on in the Mermaid Arts
Centre on Saturday 10th
September. The first heat
night is on August 12th.
The winning band/act
will get to perform at two
gigs one as part of
Culture Night on Friday
16th September and the
other as part of the Bray
Alcohol
Awareness
Campaign Showcase in
the Mermaid Arts Centre
Thursday
1st
of
December. There are lots
of other prizes, including
a full day in a professional recording studio (AP
Studios) for the winning
band/act.
For an entry form or
for more information, call
01 2050502 or email
braydrugsawarenessfo-
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‘Housing Plan - a missed opportunity’
“The Government’s action plan on housing is a major opportunity missed because it
has continued the failed policy of pumping enormous amounts of taxpayers’ money
into the hands of private landlords and developers,” declared Independent councillor
Joe Behan.
Wicklow TD and Minister for Health Simon Harris joined children James Stack, Grace Cawley, Adam
Kelly, and Matilda Kiernan, with Eilish Hardiman CEO of the children’s Hospital Group (right) and
John Pollock Project Director of the NPHDB (left) to mark the beginning of construction at the site of
the new Children's Hospital at St. James in Dublin.
He continues “The
promises to construct
thousands of houses
every year for the next 5
years would be welcome
if they were in public
ownership. Instead the
plan is to continue to
force thousands of people into private rented
accommodation with
enormous amounts of
money being paid to
landlords in the form of
Housing
Assistance
Payments, RAS payments
and
Rent
Allowance. There will be
no security of tenure for
these tenants as landlords
could sell up anytime
and therefore tenants will
always be insecure and
anxious about the future.
“It would have been
far better if this huge
amount of money was
used to re-establish
Direct Labour House
Building Units in every
County Council. This
would
allow
the
Councils to employ
block layers, carpenters,
plumbers, electricians
and labourers giving
them secure employment
while constructing high
quality public housing.
These houses would be
Arklow Flood Defence Scheme progresses to planning stage Caring for Carers Training
The commencement of the formal planning
process as part of the Arklow Flood Defence
Scheme began last week.
As Minister for the
Office of Public Works
(OPW) up until May last,
Simon Minister Harris
ensured that this scheme
was prioritised, in light of
considerable flooding
which had occurred in the
town.
Wicklow
County
Council's senior engineer
will be available in
Arklow
Municipal
District offices in the
coming weeks to answer
questions from local residents and members of the
public about the scheme.
This will take place on
Monday 8th August,
10.00am - 1.00pm &
2.00pm - 5.00pm and
Tuesday 9th August,
10.00am - 1.00pm.
Further public consultation is planned for
October 2016, with the
Environmental Impact
Statement expected to be
completed in early 2017.
Commenting on this
development, Minister
Harris stated: "I am
thrilled for the people of
Arklow that we have
finally reached the planning stage of their longawaited flood defence
scheme. This project was
and still remains an absolute priority for me.
"As OPW Minister, I
secured funding for the
Arklow Flood Defence
Scheme in the previous
Government's Capital
Plan, as part of a €430m
programme of capital
investment on flood
defence measures.
"In January I met with
local Councillors to
update them on the
progress that was being
made on the scheme. I
very much welcomed the
opportunity to update
public representatives on
a significant infrastructure
project for Arklow.
“I assured Councillors
of my dedication to the
progression of the
scheme.”
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Saint Joseph's Shankill is hosting a Caring
for Carers training programme in the
Autumn specifically for family carers who
look after people living with dementia at
home.
The courses will offer carers support through knowledge and information and will cater for carers in the community in South Dublin and North Wicklow. Saint
Joseph's will offer respite services for carers to allow
them the freedom to attend the courses worry free. The
training courses will be free of charge and will take place
in Saint Joseph's Shankill.
The courses will include: Information about dementia;
How best to communicate with someone living with
dementia; How to manage your stress and worries; and
Where to access support, services or help.
The Communications and Stress Management training
will be divided into male only and female only groups as
we know that there is a gender difference in the area of
communication and stress management!
The training will provide dementia specific training to
carers, giving them the understanding of dementia and
dementia care, where feelings matter most. It will equip
the carers with the tools to cope with the stress of caring
for someone with dementia, and the ability to access the
support systems to assist them in their role as a carer of
someone with dementia.
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available to let to people
unable to secure a home
of their own and the
rents received would
provide much needed
revenue for the Councils.
“It’s not rocket science and was the way we
used to do things until
the 80’s when the practice of large scale local
authority house building
was abandoned. This was
a huge mistake and the
option to correct it was
not taken by this
Government and we will
all live to regret this
missed opportunity in the
long run.”
Cllr. Joe Behan.
Baltinglass gearing
up for Classic Run
The annual Baltinglass Classic Car and
Motorcycle Run takes place on Sunday 7th
August. West Wicklow Classic and Vintage
Vehicle Club are running this event for the
seventh time this year and it has been going
from strength to strength over the years.
All funds raised at the run will be donated to two
very deserving local causes, Solas Dunlavin special
class for Autism and Baltinglass daycare centre. As
always, proceedings get under way from 11:30am
when registration will open in Germaine's Inis Fail and
the cars and bikes will be on display in the street from
this time until the run takes off at 2pm sharp.
Two special features are added to this year's run to
celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Ford Fiesta and
also the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the
front-engine family of Porsche cars beginning with the
924 model. There will be special prizes for cars in these
categories as well as all the usual prizes. All classic and
vintage cars and bikes are welcome at this event as well
as all sports, retro, and interesting vehicles. The entry
fee of €20 includes one dinner on return to Germaine's
and additional meals are available for passengers at a
very special price on the day.
All participants also receive a free commemorative
gift at registration. There will also be a free draw for all
participants with some nice prizes on offer as well as
the main raffle for which tickets will be sold after the
meal. Anybody who cannot take part in the run but
wishes to make a donation to the charities may do so at
the registration desk on the day between 11:30am and
2pm.
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Big turnout for Wicklow RNLI Open Day
The Annual Open Day took place on Sunday, 17th July in glorious sunshine at
Wicklow RNLI Lifeboat Station. Both lifeboats were on display and open to the
public, and the volunteer crew gave guided tours and demonstrated equipment they
use to save lives at sea.
The former Wicklow
lifeboat J W Archer also
arrived for the Open Day.
The boat, now privately
owned by Hugh Searle,
served in Wicklow from
1956 -1987. The arrival
marked the sixtieth
anniversary of her naming ceremony on the 14th
July 1956.
There were many fun
activities for kids including face painting and a
visit by station mascot
Stormy
Stan.
The
fundraising
branch
opened the lifeboat shop
and served light refreshments throughout the day.
Many local emergency
services were present and
put on demonstrations
and
displays.
The
Pictured are Libby, Holden, Hunter and Karen Houston at the Wicklow
RNLI open day.
Wicklow Fire Service
brought along a special
unit to demonstrate the
effects of a chip pan fire
in a kitchen. The giant
Coast Guard Search and
Rescue S92 helicopter
arrived at 3pm for a flypast.
Wicklow
Rapid
Response and local
Community
First
Responders
offered
advice and practical skills
on CPR and life-saving
techniques. The Coast
Guard
Shore
Unit
brought along equipment
they use to save lives on
cliffs and along the
Coast.
Lifeboat Press Officer
Tommy Dover said “The
Open day is the crew’s
way of saying thank you
to the community for the
fantastic support throughout the year.”
Aine O’Neill and Alex O’Brien are pictured at the Wicklow RNLI open day
in Wicklow Town. Pic: Michael Kelly
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Roundwood Festival, taking place from July 28th - 31st is a family orientated festival
in the beautiful Wicklow Mountains featuring organised walks, family fun days and
canoeing events. There’s something for every taste with music sessions and side
shows including hands-on craft exhibitions, bungee run, family attractions, historical walks and a soap box derby.
Thursday evening the
28th kicks off with the
Roundwood Fun Family
Challenge where your
level of fitness will have
no bearing on who will
be
crowned
Roundwood’s Fittest
Family. The fun obstacle
course will be open to
families to have a go and
to try outdo the opposing
family on some more
unusual challenges! If
obstacles courses aren’t
your forte why not try the
arm wrestling or the chin
ups challenge! There’s
something for everyone
and it’s all happening in
Áras an Tochar from
6pm. The ever popular
Roundwood Set Dancing
Sessions with live music
by the O’Kane family in
Kavanagh’s Vartry House
are a firm favourite with
sets called by Sheila who
will ensure that beginners
and seasoned dancers are
entertained in Ireland’s
Highest Village Pub,
kicking off at 8.30pm.
Friday night sees a
new event to the Festival
line up with a variety
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The Barman’s Race. Pics: Darren Flynn
concert in the beautiful St
Laurence
O’Toole’s
Parish Church in the village. There will be something for all tastes with
singing, storytelling, trad
and dancing including
Bronagh McLaughlin,
Will Fitzpatrick, Jack
Byrne,
Brendan
Kennedy, Joe McKenna,
the McGrath Flood
School of Irish Dancing,
an award winning female
barbershop quartet to
name but a few.
A great night’s enter-
tainment is guaranteed in
a wonderful setting followed by refreshments in
the Roundwood Parish
Centre. Tickets are now
on sale in the Parish
Office, Roundwood Post
Office and Roundwood
Veterinary for €10 (children
are
free).
Roundwood’s fantastic
location nestled beside
the Vartry Reservoir and
surrounded by the
Wicklow Mountains is
the perfect setting for the
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Childers and Barton families by local published
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and so again this year,
with the support of Irish
Water Plc, the race will
take place on Saturday
evening from 4:30pm.
All the necessary equipment is provided and the
competition is open to
swimmers aged 13 years
and over up to the veterans category for those
65+. Head down to the
Upper Reservoir Dam to
see how some of the land
lubbers take to the water
and cheer them on!
Sunday is a dedicated
Family Street Festival
from 2pm to 7pm with
field day events suitable
for all age groups with
music and dancing on
site. The festivities will
be launched by The
Parnell Memorial Pipe
Band with the star attraction for the kids being the
return of the bungee run!
Side shows include Tug
of war, Duck herding,
Fair Day attractions, Pets
Corner, Kid’s corner with
face painting, nail painting, etc. There are plenty
of competitions including
meggars, sheaf pitching,
nappy hanging and the
ever popular dog show!
The Roundwood Parish
Hall plays host to numerous craft workshops and
demonstrations of traditional crafts by local people including quilting,
woodturning, country
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the IT gurus, project displays by the Roundwood
Coderdojo. Many of
these are hands-on events
for old and young including pottery and origami.
As
always
the
Roundwood
Home
Producers Market will
have their fantastic
assortment of plants,
delicious home baking,
jams, vegetables and
more in the Centre.
When you start to get
hungry there’s the BBQ
outside An Tochar House
which makes a great pit
stop to recharge before
the next event. The bar
man’s race and inter club
wheel barrow race will
take place during the day
with Sunday evening’s
street events closing with
the Soap Box Derby at
Roundwood
Bank.
Before you start working
on that soapbox please
check out the specifications and rules on the
www.roundwood.ie website. There is still time to
get working on those
scarecrows for the scarecrow competition. These
creations add great colour
to the village throughout
the weekend with prizes
for the best and most
original scarecrow!
Wind down after all
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that activity by checking
out some of the local bars
or if it’s more music and
partying you want, head
to the grand finale with
music by the Roamin’
Cadillacs and Brendan
Kennedy and his band on
the street outside the
Vartry House and Woods
& Byrne.
There’s something for
everyone
at
the
Roundwood Festival
weekend so do come
along this August Bank
holiday weekend. Raffle
tickets for fabulous
prizes donated by the
ever supportive local
business community are
on sale on the run up to
the festival and throughout the weekend. The
Festival is a community
event. Charges to events
are kept to a minimum
and once the running
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Greystones
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DIARY
Tuesday 26th July 2016
Dancing for Ireland
fundraising dinner
Sasha Savchenko (13) from Greystones and his dance partner Hannah Kelly (13)
from Dublin are to represent Ireland in the World dance championships in Stuttgart,
Germany on 9th of August.
This is regarded as the
most prestigious competition in the dancing world
and Sasha and Hannah,
from Dublin’s Xquisite
Dance School, are both
honored and privileged to
be the first junior champi-
Pictured are Greystones Community First
Responders Margaret Duggan, Dean McCarthy,
Paul Keogh, Natacha Beuck, Caroline Bolger,
Keith O’Brien and Shauna Peirce during a
Demonstrating Day at Greytones Harbour as
part of National CPR Day.
.
ons to represent Ireland in
this event.
The young teenagers
have worked extremely
hard over the last three
years, dedicating many
hours a week to gruelling
practice and travelling to
several countries to compete, in order to achieve
this world class selection,
and they have done it all
while keeping their
school work at a high
standard as well.
As this is the World
Car boot sales Dahlia Show
St. David’s Car Boot
Sales take place on the
first and third Sunday of
each month, finishing on
4th September.
The Delgany & District
Horticultural Society
Dahlia Show takes place
on 27th August in St.
Patrick’s School, Church
Road, from 3pm to 5pm.
GRAPE
The Greystones Art and
Photography Exhibition
(GRAPE) takes place
every Sunday during summer at the Harbour Marina
from 11am to 5:30pm.
Pictured is Sasha Savchenko (13) from Greystones with his dance partner
Hannah Kelly (13) who will represent Ireland in the World dance championships in Stuttgart, Germany on 9th August.
Cup, it requires serious
preparation. Firstly, all
participating couples
need to attend the international
DanceSport
Training
Camp
in
Schladming, Austria,
from 21st to the 23rd
July, before traveling to
Germany for the competition itself in August.
The total cost involved
in sending Sasha and
Hannah to Germany is
around €8,000, which is
proving difficult for both
families to afford. They
have embarked on various projects to raise funds
and the next is a dinner
and dance night planned
for 30th of July in Sobe,
Charlesland Golf Club,
Greystones at 8pm.
Tickets are €20 and are
available at the door. The
food will be provided by
Mila’s
Kitchen
in
Newtownmountkennedy,
which is well known for
its Indian flavor.
Sasha and Hannah will
demonstrate their unique
talent on the night supported by other professional dancers. Everyone
involved in this venture is
giving their time and skill
free of charge to support
this fundraising event.
Details announced for 28th La Touche Legacy & 3rd Festival of History
Details have been announced of the 28th La Touche Legacy & 3rd Festival of
History to be run on the weekend of September 23rd to September 25th in its
new venue of Greystones Golf Club.
Chairman of the La
Touche Legacy George
Jones said they were
“delighted once more to be
running this great weekend
in association with the
Greystones Archaeological
and Historical Society.”
The Chairperson of the
GAHS Ms Rosemary
Raughter said “the theme
of this year’s event
‘Emerging Ireland Post
1916’ is very appropriate
as we conclude our celebrations of the 1916
Rising.”
In addition to the many
lectures over the weekend
the opening session will
include an Exhibition by St
Laurence’s students on Dr
James Ryan former
founder and Minister in
various Fianna Fail governments as well as being
a resident of Greystones.
Also included in the opening session on Friday 23rd
September is an introduction to Genealogy by local
expert Ms Catherine
Wright.
Heading up a very distinguished panel of speakers is one of Ireland’s leading Historians Professor
Ronan Fanning of UCD
who will speak on the sub-
ject ‘Michael Collins and
the strange circumstances
of Eamon De Valera’s
arrest in Greystones station
on the 17th May 1918’.
On Saturday 24th
September. Professor
Fanning will be joined by
Mr Sean Boyne speaking
on Emmet Dalton, including his major involvement in the foundation of
the film industry and
Ardmore Studios along
with his role as Somme
Soldier and
Irish
General. Dr Mary
McAuliffe will speak on
the title of ‘Full and
Equal
Citizenship?
Women and the Irish Free
State, 1922-1937’.
Dr Owen McGee will
speak on ‘Arthur Griffith’
with Ms Sinead McCoole
giving a lecture on ‘The
Face of Ireland - Hazel,
Lady Lavery’.
The concluding day,
Sunday 25th September,
will feature the Jim
Brennan
Memorial
Lecture given by Chris
Corlett on ‘The 18th-century headstones of
County Wicklow’.
The Seminar dinner
will take place on
Saturday 24th at 8pm.
George Jones said “we
are delighted to keep the
costs down for the local
community and tickets
for all the lectures and
seminar dinner are available from Kay at
2878448, myself at
2875678
or
from
www.greystonesads.org.
George and Rosemary
concluded, “once more
we have had huge success
in arranging a very interesting and enlightening
History Festival and we
look forward to the continued support of the
local community and visitors to Greystones.”
Mick Heffernan and Ronnie Doyle recently completed the Camino Walk in
Spain in aid of Greystones Cancer Support. The two men surpassed themselves with their walking skills. They are very grateful to their families and
many friends who supported them. The walking duo raised €1,740 for the
cancer support group. Mick Heffernan says “Doing the Camino Walk was a
much enjoyable and rewarding experience. Especially the service in the
cathedral at the end of the walk. Ronnie and I were delighted to be able to
give something back to GCS. Their support for men’s issues through their
programmes greatly helped me. I look forward to their Cancer Survivorship
Project in October.” Pictured are Kathleen Kelleher, Anne Bateman,
Ronnie Moore, Mick Heffernan, Eileen Horan and Amanda Emmet Booth.
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Rent top ups 'a very
worrying situation'
Sinn Féin spokesperson for Social Protection John Brady TD
has raised serious concerns in relation to the ongoing practice
of rent top ups being paid by rent supplement recipients to
landlords.
Deputy Brady was
speaking
after
the
Committee on Social
Protection met with officials from the Department
of Social Protection
regarding
Rent
Supplement and the
Housing
Assistance
Payment.
Deputy Brady said:
"The practice of rent top
ups being paid to landlords by rent supplement
recipients is a very worrying situation and one that
is becoming far too common. Ultimately, this
means that landlords are
receiving an under-thecounter payment in addition to the officially
declared rent.
"Successive surveys by
Threshold have indicated
that about half of tenants
in receipt of rent supplement have to top-up to
meet their rent, and three
quarters of these are
households with children.
It has also shown that people in this situation have
been left choosing
between paying their rent
top up, buying food or
turning on the heating.
"I do welcome that the
Department
have
acknowledged this issue
and are taking steps to
deal with it through regulations to put an end to
illegal top ups for landlords. However, the measure being put forward to
do this means tenants
need to prove that they are
paying rent top ups and
the respective landlord
must confirm this, which
may prove difficult.
"It was confirmed at the
Committee meeting by
officials that recipients of
Rent Supplement paying
top ups should contact
their Community Welfare
Officer to have these payments regularised and
increases adopted. They
will need confirmation
from their landlord that
they are paying a rent top
up. I would encourage
those out there to do this
Bray is the place to be this Bank Holiday
Weekend with a line-up of events and
activities to keep all the family happy.
From its rich heritage
and incredible scenery to
excellent transport links, a
busy town centre, Bray has
a wide range of things to
keep visitors and locals
entertained throughout the
summer.
The seafront is widely
regarded as the jewel in
Bray’s crown, and features
a visiting funfair as well as
fantastic shops, restaurants
and amusements. This
august bank holiday there
will be live music and various events around the
town. There is a thriving
pub scene in Bray, with
live music acts performing
regularly in various spots.
Bray also has much in the
way of natural amenities,
with fantastic spots to have
picnics.
There are carparks
around the town for those
who are visiting and wish
to drive, but also many
buses coming through the
town as well as the DART.
For further information
about all things Bray visit
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and to receive the necessary supports
"Another rent supplement flaw that I highlighted at today's Committee
meeting which must be
addressed is the ongoing
refusal of landlords to
accept tenants who are in
receipt of rent supplement.
While,
the
Government did a half job
on this in preventing landlords from openly advertising this, it is still a worrying practice and it is
happening.
"Any measure to help
renters is always welcome
particularly with the enormous increases in rent
across the country in
recent years. However,
issues with payments
such as this cannot be
ignored. There must be
further regulations put in
place to both support and
financially assist renters
who are struggling as well
as to ensure landlords are
being responsible and fair
to tenants."
Councillor Tommy Annesley and Arklow Seabreeze Princess Asia Jordan race the pigs up Arklow’s
Main Street at the annual Pig Race during the Arklow Seabreeze Festival. Pic.Michael Kelly
Promise of €5 pension increase must be honoured or older
people won't maintain healthy life
Peter Kavanagh of Active Retirement Ireland has expressed serious concern that Ireland's older people struggle to maintain a
healthy and adequate life on a limited income. Launching its Pre-Budget Submission at the Department of Social Protection Pre-Budget
Forum last week, ARI, the country's largest older people's charity, called on the Government to further increase the State Pension.
Peter Kavanagh said: "Older people have seen little sign of the recovery we all hear about every day from politicians, as they remind us of how
well the economy is recovering. However, this recovery is not felt by so many of Ireland's older population. Instead, they cope with costs of water
charges, property tax, increased PSO levies and fuel, on top of all the cuts to valuable supports."
Kavanagh stressed that in order for the State Pension, both Contributory and Non-Contributory, to continue to act as a buffer against poverty and
restore faith in an adequate income the State Pension must be further increased by a minimum of €5 per week, as promised in the General Election
of 2016. The organisation asked the Government to ensure that Budget 2017 contains "sensible adjustments" that reflect the additional costs placed
on older people during the years of recession. Mr Kavanagh added: "We are calling on the Government to make sensible adjustments that reflect this
increased difficulty older people face, as well as honouring their promise to increase the State Pension."
Experience Hot Tubs and
Seaweed Baths at Bray Seafront
County Wicklow’s seaside town of Bray has a long association of baths stretching
back to the grand Victorian vision of the mid-nineteenth century, when visitors
and residents of Bray alike enjoyed both Turkish baths and salt water baths.
It is next to Kelly’s
Bath House on Bray’s
seafront
that
The
Immerse Spa Experience
has temporarily created
an oasis of serenity with
its latest fully landscaped
Spa Installation. Located
on the beach itself, visitors discover hiding
behind a fully enclosed
chestnut fence, a collection of Hot Tubs and single and double baths
filled with freshly harvested Seaweed and
Epsom Salt, Invigorating
Hot Showers and a Cold
Water Plunge Pool and of
course an endless supply
of hot water. Guests
enjoy complimentary use
of towels, swimwear and
footwear along with the
full use of their colourful
array of changing booths,
which draw inspiration
from the iconic Brighton
Beach Huts.
The Spa has already
generated quite a celebrity following with the
Happy Pear twins, David
and Stephen Flynn popping in to sample the hot
tubs and seaweed baths
and Lisa Cannon and the
Xpose team were in filming a live broadcast on
Tuesday the 19th for their
evening show.
According to cofounder of the Immerse
Spa Experience, Paul
Pascoe “Our team are
thrilled to be invited to be
a part of the annual summer celebrations on
Bray’s stunning seafront,
it’s actually our first time
creating our spa experience on a beach which is
made extra special by the
panoramic vista stretching across to Bray Head.”
He added, “We strive
to create a unique and
memorable experience
that allows our guests to
completely relax, unwind
and depart feeling completely rejuvenated.”
Fresh from their
appearance at this year’s
Body & Soul Festival,
The
Immerse
Spa
Experience are open daily
from 9am - 9pm until
Sunday, 7th August.
Prices for the Hot Tub
Experiences are E15 per
person off peak and E20
per person during peak
times. The Seaweed &
Epsom Salt Baths are
available as single baths
at €25 off peak and €30
during peak hours.
Double baths are available at €45 off peak and
€50 during peak hours.
All guests have full use
of the changing rooms,
showers, cold-water
plunge pools, refreshments and complimentary
use of towels, swimwear
and footwear. Group and
family rates are also
available upon request.
Booking in advance is
advised although they
also always keep a few
spaces available for those
who discover the spa
while out strolling Bray’s
promenade. Group and
family packages are
available on request and
bookings can be made at
their on-site reservation
office or on 0851061515. For further
details see www.immersespa.ie.
The Happy Pear twins,
David and Stephen
Flynn take a plunge
into the hot tubs and
baths at the grand
opening
of
The
Immerse
Spa
Experience which has
arrived
to
Bray
Seafront as the town
commences its annual
summer celebrations.
The Spa is open daily
from 9am - 9pm until
Sunday the 7th of
August and for further
information and to
make a booking please
contact 086-106 1515 or
visit www.immersespa.ie Pic: Justin Farrelly
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Seabreeze Festival surpasses all expectations
18 NEWS
WICKLOW
Tuesday 26th July 2016
This year’s Arklow Seabreeze Music and Arts Festival surpassed
all expectations bringing out huge crowds for the entire festival
creating a magical experience, which ended with a spectacular
Fire Works Display on the River Bank Arklow.
People were high in
their praise for the very
small committee of eight
people who put on a festival to be proud of, with
so
many
visitors,
tourists, families and
friends travelling home
for the event. Not one
bed space was available
throughout the entire
town of Arklow and surrounding areas, with
tourists from USA,
Germany, Spain and
other towns and villages
supporting all of the
events and activities in a
packed programme.
Chairman of the committee Colm Moules has
thanked everyone for
their help and support
for this year’s festival,
especially the committee
of Tina O Sullivan, Mary
Burke,
Tommy
Annesley, Donal Molloy,
Dicey O Reilly, Vinnie
Byrne, Jim Hoey and all
the volunteers who
helped out over the
weekend.
“A Festival of this
magnitude requires a lot
of time, planning and
execution, which started
after last year’s event,
and we pulled off a fantastic weekend of fun,
laughter, music and
entertainment,” Colm
said.
“With a very small
budget, limited resources
and support for the local
businesses we just about
managed to cover the
costs of this year’s festival. Each year it gets
more and more difficult
Jim, Margaret and
Nan Connors are
pictured at the
Arklow Seabreeze
Festival.
Sonya and Pat
Casey
TD
are
pictured at the
Arklow Seabreeze
Festival.
Pics: Michael Kelly
Cian, Sydney, Joe and Stephen Kenny are pictured at the Arklow Seabreeze
Festival.
to add something new,
raise the bar and give the
town something special.”
There were many
highlights during the festival, with the Swinging
Pubs competition attracting large numbers each
night in the run up to the
main part of the festival
weekend. Participants
were: Darcy Mc Gee’s,
The Gin Mill, Kenny’s
The Harbour Bar, The
Breffini, Sally O Brien’s,
The Gallery, Arklow Bay
Hotel and the Bridge
Hotel.
The winners this year
were: Best M.C. - Paul
Burke representing The
Bridge Hotel, Best
Comedy/Novelty Act Trish Kavanagh with Hit
the Dif and representing
The Bridge Hotel, Best
Male Performer: Robert
Hanney, Best Female
Performer -Leah Penston
representing Kenny’s’
The Harbour Bar. The
title of Swinging Pubs
Champions for 2016
went to the Bridge
Hotel. Congratulations
to the team of: Mary
Kirwin,
Rona
Mc
Cauley, Sophie Mc Gee,
Patrick Hoey, Paul
Burke,
Geraldine
Hamilton, Mary Graham,
Kathryn Noone, Bernard
Fox, Harry Kavanagh,
Sean Fox and Fiona
Redmond. This was their
first win having took
part in the Swinging
Pubs competition for the
past 17 years and their
win brought much celebration to Jim and May.
The Festival kicked
off in good style with the
annual Carnival in the
Car Park on Main street,
providing a wonderful
attraction to the festival
as it does in many other
leading
festivals
throughout the country
and bringing much needed footfall to the Main
Street. The park attracted
huge crowds for the
Trade Winds annual
Burger
Eating
Competition.
The
Winner of the Children’s
Burger eating competition was: Adam Van Der
Heijden from Arklow. In
the adults section the
winner was Sean Curtis,
and runner up was
Simon Hempenstall.
Small Town Crisis
provided the large audience with a top-class
night of music. They
recently released their
EP “Darkheart” and are
an act making great
waves in the music scene
having recently secured
a gig at the Rose of
Tralee International
Festival in Tralee, Co.
Kerry in August.
Another feature of the
festival this year was the
busking competition
attracting a number of
wonderful musicians and
entertainers. The winners
for 2016 were Tristan
and Niall; 2nd Love
Triangle and 3rd Place Siofra Ni Dhubhghaill.
LEO Wicklow welcomes interest
rate cut for small businesses
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The lending rate was
cut by 1% and the new
rate since July 1st is 6.8%
APR, through the network of Local Enterprise
Offices around the country.
Welcoming the news
from
Microfinance
Ireland, the Head of
Enterprise of LEO
Wicklow, Sheelagh Daly
said: “This interest rate
cut
will
make
Microfinance loans even
more affordable for local
businesses and start-ups
that need access to
finance to fund their
expansion here in the
region. As part of the
range of supports that the
Local Enterprise Office
offers to the small business community, this
microfinance loan product
can
help
entrepreneurs unlock
even more jobs locally.”
Small businesses and
start-ups can apply for
loans of between €2,000
and € 25,000, directly
through the LEO, as long
as they employ fewer
than 10 people and have a
turnover of under €2 million.
A local Co. Wicklow
based company that has
benefitted from the
Microfinance Ireland loan
product through the Local
Enterprise Office is
Willemien Rust of
Miena’s
handmade
nougat, based in Donard.
Microfinance Ireland is
a government funded notfor-profit lender and it
also launched a new support programme, offering
mentoring assistance to
direct loan applicants in
partnership with the
Local Enterprise Offices.
Further information
about the Microfinance
Ireland loan product on
offer through the Local
Enterprise Offices is
available
through
www.localenterprise.ie
Pitured is LEO Wicklow client Willemiun Rust of ‘Miena’s Handmade
Nougat’, who has successfully availed of a MFI loan. She is based in The
Glen of Imaal/Donard.
LOCAL
Times
Tuesday 26th July 2016
WICKLOW
FEATURE 19
The Wicklow County Show, the Tinahely Agricultural Show takes places in
Fairwood Park, Tinahely on August Bank Holiday Monday, the 1st of August. In its
eighty first year, it’s the place to come to celebrate the colour and competition of
rural Ireland!
From the farming
enthusiast to the animal
lover, the fashion follower
to the competitive contestant #Tinahely16 is your
date with rural Ireland in
Wicklow. Get creative with
crafts; see cookery, cattle
and the crowning of the
Show Queen. They have it
all from machines to
motors and music, food to
forestry, horse shoes and
shopping. Want to be
entertained or educated,
the Wicklow County Show
really is for all the family.
Tinahely is meeting
with technology in 2016!
Entries can be made online
before July 15th, schedules
are available for downloading and you can even
purchase your admission
tickets in advance at a
reduced price! Find them
on Facebook or follow on
T w i t t e r
@TinahelyAgShow.
Trade Stands
Tinahely Show prides
itself in having one of the
largest Trade Stand
exhibits in Leinster. This is
a result of years of hard
work, dedication and
research in building up the
variety of stands that are
available. As a result
Traders travel from all
over Ireland and as far
afield as England, Scotland
and Wales and return year
after year. Tinahely Show
is primarily an agricultural
show with all the latest
agri equipment and services on display. However,
in more recent times the
trade stand area has
become a catalyst for those
seeking to expose their
innovative products to a
wider audience and visitors to the show. For those
in business it is the place to
be and to be seen. With
over 20,000 visitors to the
show it is a perfect shop
window for those seeking
improved sales and product exposure. The installation of a permanent road
network throughout the
trade stand area ensures
exhibitors ease of access to
the site and of course
excellent walking conditions under foot for the visitors. So, when at the show
make sure to visit the trade
stand area and avail of the
great show day offers that
are available there. All
trade stands are to be prebooked through: the
Secretary,
Lorraine
O’Sullivan, Unit 16,
Riverside Business Centre,
Tinahely, Co. Wicklow.
Phone:
0402-34922,
Email:
[email protected] See the website tinahelyshow.ie for
more information and
charges.
Exhibits
The Quilt Marquee at
Tinahely Show highlights
and displays the full skill
and essence that goes into
making quilts, on Show
day they are hung so that
the full piece can be seen
and appreciated. The quilt
marquee attracts entries
from around Ireland and
entry can be made online
at tinahelyshow.ie.
Each quilt is individually judged by two expert
judges who include comments for each quilt to
encourage the maker. New
to the 2016 show is the
‘World of Wool’ with
Spinning demos, Weavers
and the addition of Yarn
and Raw fleece classes and
some sheep shearing too!
More info from Evelyn
Shannon on 086 8507518.
Other exhibits include
countrywide food producers and artisans in the IFA
Food Hall, a Craft Village
displaying the best of
craftsmanship in hand-
made baskets, art, jewellery and much more. For
car, tractor and machinery
enthusiasts there will be a
grand Vintage display. The
real competition takes
place when you enter the
Home Industries Tent.
There is an air of tension
between
competitors
young and old who have
come from every corner of
the island to compare standards and individual skills.
This is truly what the real
Irish Country Cottage
Industry is based on. The
tips and secret recipes have
been passed on from generation to generation and
are shown through the
huge display of excellent
quality products. Forward
your entries into Show
Assistant
Secretary,
Dolores Whelan, Unit 16,
Riverside Business Centre,
Tinahely, Co. Wicklow.
Phone: 0402-34922, email
[email protected] or
enter online at www.tinahelyshow.ie
Special Attractions
&
Show Queen
Trials Ireland Bike
Spectacular - A motorcycle
stunt and agility display is sure to set hearts racing.
There’s a Sheaf Tossing
Competition also where
hopes of setting a new
World Record are high.
Music Entertainment
will be provided on the
day from The Willoughby
Brothers, Theresa and the
Stars, the Maguire Band,
Tinahely Comhaltas and
Upload. The Court Stage
will host competitions
ranging from Best Dressed
Lady & Gent, Little Miss
& Master and the
Crowning of the Show
Queen. The winner
announced on Show day
will receive a crown, sash
and cup, win a trip to
Wales along with qualifying for entry into next
year’s Wicklow’s 2017
Rose of Tralee competition. Anybody interested
can contact Sandra Maher
on 086 3251337 for further
details. Entrants must be
over 18 years. Now only
the question remains Who will be the Tinahely
Show Queen 2016?!
Dog Show
Well, if you’re looking
for big ones, medium sized
ones or small ones
Tinahely has got them.
Competing
in
the
Country’s Top Amateur
Dog Show you’ll see the
huge numbers of dogs that
come to strut their stuff on
the ultimate cat walk of the
doggie world that is the
dog show ring at Tinahely
Show. The dogs’ owners
have spent many hours
preparing their dogs for
this event and no professional model would have
Best Wishes to the Tinahely Show
Gillick &
Smithwick
SOLICITORS
Unit 11, Riverside Business
Centre, Tinahely
Co. Wicklow.
0402 28759
Pictured is the current Tinahely Show Queen
Alison Moules with Christy Perry.
Cllr.Pat
DORAN
Tel: 087 2770349
Wishing all
involved in the
Tinahely Show
the Very Best
Diarmuid O’Connor, Tom Gregan, Alison Moules, Minister of State Andrew Doyle, Lillian Boyd,
Christy Perry, Joe Hayden and Graham Boyd are pictured at the Launch of the Tinahely in the
Riverside Business Centre, Tinahely. Pics: Michael Kelly
as much work done on
them such is the competition at this event. Entries
are taken on the field on
show day. There are classes for a best gun dog to the
dog you would most like
to take home. There is
something here for everyone. The dog show takes
place during the afternoon
so come early to the dog
show ring to be sure of a
good viewing space as this
event is a real crowd
puller. Come see who will
win the Champion Dog on
the day.
A favourite for young
and old, is the Pets’ Corner
at the Tinahely Show
which always delights the
many competitors and visitors who come along to
one of the largest displays
in Ireland. Children in particular are always thrilled
to get up close and experience such a wide variety of
animals. For many of the
younger visitors it has to
be the first stop of the day.
All manner of pets can be
entered, from small ponies,
donkeys, rabbits, farm animals, pheasants, puppies
and snakes to hairless cats.
There are five categories in
which you can enter your
pets, including the newest
and most unusual pet. So if
you have a pet that’s a little
bit different please come
and show all the other pet
lovers your special friend.
Back by popular demand
also is the Dog Agility
Display, a winner for public entertainment!
Livestock
There is a €14,000
prize fund for winning
between the four main
Livestock & Equestrian
Championships / Finals
with a total prize fund of
€40,000 across the whole
of field competitions.
A major highlight in the
cattle section will be the
hosting of the €4,000
FBD Belgian Blue
Championships.
The Irish Pedigree B.B.
Calf Championship and
B.B. Crossbred Finals will
attract entries from all over
the country. The Tinahely
Show Society is honoured
to host these finals and
thank their sponsor F.B.D.
for combining with them
in sponsoring these finals.
Bank of Ireland are kind
sponsors of the Belgian
Blue Crossbred Heifer
Final.
The Commercial Cattle
Section has developed
tremendously in the last
few years. Excellent prize
money will encourage
breeders to enter for top
awards.
Best Wishes to the Tinahely Show from
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The
Osmond’s
Ecofleece Ewe Lamb AllIreland Championship.
The
Irish
Shows
Association Presents The
Osmond’s Ecofleece, Ewe
Lamb AllIreland
Championship,sponsored
by Osmonds. Prize Fund
€2300.
Rouge de l’Ouest
Society are showing again
for 2016.
Another highlight in
this section is the Prize
Fund - a handsome €2500
for the best Beef Bullock
or non-Pedigree Beef
Heifer All Age, Any
Breed, sponsored by
Darcy Sands, the Sand
People,
Coolruss,
Tinahely.
The Irish SHows
Association and Tinahely
SHow Society also present The Derek Rothwell
Memorial
Young
Stockperson of the Year
Championship which is
sponsored by Tinahely
Show Society with a Prize
Fund of €2000. The late
Derek Rothwell advocated
the need to involve young
people in all aspects of
Agricultural Shows.
In his memory and fulfilling his wishes Tinahely
Show are proud to host his
championship for the benefit of all young
exhibitors. The aim is to
encourage involvement in
shows by girls and boys the ‘Exhibitors of the
Future’.
Derek Rothwell was a
former Chairman and
President of Tinahely
Show and rose up the
ranks to become Chairman
of the I.S.A. and a Board
member for many years.
LOCAL
Times
20 NEWS
WICKLOW
Tuesday 26th July 2016
MOU opens pathway to
higher degrees
Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the
Institite of Technology Tallaght. This follows the recent new agreement which BIFE signed by IADT. This
new agreement between Tallaght Institute and BIFE will bring advanced entry to graduates of courses at
BIFE to a wide variety of courses in IoT Tallaght leading to honour degrees.
Pictured on Bray Seafront for the launch of Purple House’s Sumo Run 2016 were TV3s Sinead
Desmond (centre) with Lucy Kilkenny and Ben Austin.
Free ear wax removal for over 55s in Bray
Hidden Hearing at 55 Main Street, Bray is offering free professional ear wax removal to persons over 55 years
of age on Tuesday, 9th August.
Clients will also receive a free hearing screening to further diagnose or rule out any hearing issues. The procedure
is performed by a Hearing Care Professional who has received specialist training in both ear irrigation and dry mopping from Aston University in Birmingham. Hidden Hearing is the only hearing professional company to offer the
wax removal service.
Ear wax is a naturally occurring substance in the ear canal and helps to keep ears healthy and prevent infection. In
most cases, ear wax works its way out of the ear on its own however, if it is blocking the ear canal and causing hearing
loss it may need removing. Hidden Hearing is now offering a free service to check the health of the ears and identify
excessive ear wax.
Speaking about the service, Hidden Hearing Marketing Director, Dolores Madden said: “We are delighted to be
offering this service to our customers in Wicklow as we see a lot of people in our clinics with ear wax build-up. In
many cases, an aural issue will not be hearing loss related, but simply a build-up of too much ear wax. However, if
left untreated, excessive ear wax can cause hearing loss and interfere with a hearing test or the use of a hearing aid.
Until now the options have been expensive costing up to €60 but now Hidden Hearing offers a free solution for over
55s.” To book an appointment contact Hidden Hearing, Bray on 1800 882 884. Check www.hiddenhearing.ie for
further details.
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Given that BIFE have
an outstanding reputation
in Further and Higher
Education, these agreements further enhance
BIFE’s position as the
leading Institute in this
region. The agreements
articulate links between
BIFE in key areas across a
wide range of disciplines..
BIFE has developed its
links with these Higher
Education Institutes which
allow BIFE graduates to
study locally and get progression routes to colleges
of Higher Education.
BIFE continues to
expand and develop to
meet local, regional and
national needs.
It was very significant
that the Government
Minister Simon Harris TD
took the time to attend the
formal signing of the
Memorandum
of
Understanding between
Bray Institute and Institute
of Technology Tallaght.
He congratulated Dr.
Thomas Stone, President
of the IOT Tallaght and
the Principal of Bray
Institute, Ray Tedders on
the signing of the agreement between their
Institutes. He noted that a
lot of work was put into
getting this agreement
finalised by the staffs of
their Institutes. The benefit
will be felt by learners
who will have pathways
open to them and to staff
who will work more closely collaboratively.
Eylsia Taylor, a student at Bife in Bray, won a
Highly Commended Award in Design in the
Wood Marketing Federation Competition. She
also was awarded €200. She is seen here being
congratulated by Minister Andrew Doyle.
TC Matthews opens new store in Carrickmines
Ireland’s most comprehensive choice of carpets
and flooring has come closer to home with the
opening of the latest TC Matthews branch in
The Park, Carrickmines.
The new store is located just off junction 15 of
the M50. As Brendan
Cumiskey, TC Matthews
owner, points out, “The
timing couldn’t have been
better with the Summer
Sale now in full swing and running through July
and August.”
With more than a century’s experience serving
Irish customers’ flooring
needs, TC Matthews has
well-established links
with all the top-brand
suppliers. It has also commissioned its own lines
from leading manufacturers.
Given the company’s
experience and scale there are nine branches
across Leinster - TC
Matthews can offer a
wider selection to buyers,
whatever their budget,
and the enhanced value
that comes with such purchasing power. Another
branch opening is due in
Glenageary at Park
Pointe, in time for the
autumn.
But Cumiskey is at
pains to stress the TC
Matthews commitment to
safeguarding customer
service while expanding
the network of stores.
“We well understand
the importance of service
alongside quality and
value for money. A huge
amount of our business
comes from referrals, and
you don’t get those without looking after people,”
he says.
“That’s one of the reasons why we’ve invested
in three dedicated measuring and estimating
teams who are ready to go
to our customers’ homes
and businesses - and get a
competitive quote back to
them in double-quick
time.”
This professional planning service is free, and
flexible, so as to allow
home visits after work or
on Saturdays when it’s
more convenient for
many people. Accurate
measuring and planning
help avoid waste material
and ensure a better deal
for the customer.
However, when it
comes to the end result
and customer satisfaction,
the fitting service is also
crucial. Otherwise even
the finest quality carpet
with the best underlay can
be
compromised,
Cumiskey warns.
“We know from our
customers that they are
really impressed by the
standard of our fitting service. TC Matthews has
over a dozen professional
fitting teams carrying out
top-quality installations.
“This expertise combined with the product
knowledge of our sales
staff in the branches
means we can confidently
guarantee our customers
will be satisfied. And we
also promise not to be
under-cut on price.”
Like the company’s
other
branches,
Carrickmines stocks a
selection of rugs from
leading manufacturers
and design houses. The
modern showroom also
displays its ranges of laminate and engineered
wood flooring and luxury
vinyl tiling by Amtico.
During the sale, highquality
cushioned
Tredaire underlay is free
with all stock carpets
priced at €17.95 per yard
or more. Worth €7 a yard,
this deal is additional to
the many discounts - of
up to 50% - on carpet
lines. There is also 20%
off the marked prices of
all rugs as well as halfprice deals, plus special
offers on wood and vinyl
in the Summer Sale.
LOCAL
Times
Tuesday 26th July 2016
WICKLOW
FEATURE 21
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Summer is a great time to think about DIY or home improvement projects, or just updating the look of a
room in your home. People usually find themselves with more free time and the good weather means that
outdoor jobs can be tackled with fewer delays. The additional hours of daylight also give an extended
working day meaning that if you hope to carry out jobs yourself, you will have evenings free after your
day job. The same applies to mornings, with the sun coming up so early, there is an opportunity to fit a few
hours work in before the rest of the world wakes.
If you’re calling in the
experts and going for a
bigger job such as a
kitchen refit or new windows or flooring, summer
is the best time to plan
this work. Your outside
space will be hugely
helpful during work of
this kind.
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Matt Britton flooring
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the highest quality carpets and flooring installed
by the best flooring and
carpet fitters in the country.
“At Matt Britton we’re
all about you - the customer. From start to finish we put you first. It’s
that simple, We have built
our business model with
one thing in mind- meeting your needs in the
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And no matter how big or
small your budget is we
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The business is currently running a fantastic
Knightsbridge promotion
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for less.
Matt Britton has just
opened a new store in
Stillorgan making this
their eighth nationwide
with stores also in
Dundrum, Deansgrange,
Terenure, Malahide,
Belfast and of course
Bray and Kilcoole. Over
the past 18 years, their
company has expanded to
meet the needs of people
nationwide. Despite this,
their roots will remain
firmly in the Wicklow
region with Bray and
Kilcoole the first two
stores out of the eight
currently in the Matt
Britton portfolio that
offer a dedicated area for
remnants where people
can come in and take a
look without feeling any
pressure to spend large
budgets. That’s the difference.
“We want customers to
feel comfortable and
grow with us so we can
form a long-term relationship with them and
their families.”
Matt Britton Carpets
began as, and continues
to be, a customer service
driven flooring company
with a philosophy of
providing local community support. Whether
it’s jerseys for Bray
Emmets, putting on their
dancing shoes to get
involved in Strictly
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Club,
Boswells
Equestrian or the local
Tidy Towns, they are
willing to jump in, get
involved and give back
to the community.
Clearly their customer
focused approach is
working and continues
to drive their business
forward today.
Matt Britton Carpets
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Newcastle
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Industrial Estate Boghall
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Irish Water, working in partnership with Dublin City Council, has announced it has
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• Conservatories • Storm Damage • Chimney
Leaks (nests, cages) • Leaking Velux
• Broken slates & tiles replaced Fully Insured
Call Don McDonald on: 01 287 5491
Mobile: 086 3034250
www.gresytonesroofing.com
Tuesday 26th July 2016
This contract completes
an overall €15 million
investment that Irish
Water is carrying out at
the plant to upgrade the
Sludge
Treatment
Infrastructure at the Water
Treatment Plant. This
investment improves the
resilience of Ballymore
Eustace Water Treatment
Plant which is critical for
the water supply to the
Greater Dublin Region.
Commenting on the
investment for Irish
Water,
William
McKnight,
Water
Treatment Programmes
Specialist said "This
investment
in
the
Ballymore Eustace Water
Treatment plant, will
enable Irish Water to continue to provide a reliable,
secure and sustainable
water supply for all our
customers in the region
which includes residents
and commercial customers such as major
industrial and institutional
companies."
ALLSHADES BLINDS
• Roller • Vertical • Wood Venetian
• Pleated • Velux • Roman
Ph: 086
864 9857
086 867 4180
Tel: 087 2201600
www.roofdoctordublin.com
1999
Christopher Payne Est
ELECTRICIAN
For all your household electrical needs
• Garden & Security Lighting
• Fuse Boards • Emersions • Rewiring
Ph: 087 6337116 or 01 2891328
Member RECI & Safe Electric
LOCAL
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FACTORY: Unit 10, Block 1, Broomhall
Business Park, Rathnew. Tel: 0404 20344
DENTAL REPAIRS
• PROFESSIONAL SERVICE •
Hours: 9am-5pm Monday - Friday, 10am-2pm Saturday
Emergency No : 086-8260511
Tel: 01 276 2883
Email: [email protected]
DENTAL CARE LTD
40 Main Street, Bray
LOCAL
Times
Tuesday 26th July 2016
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL
Planning permission sought
for 12 no. individual
Architect and Artist designed
temporary glamping pods
and all associated works at
site at Glendalough, Co.
Wicklow for Alan Farrelly
Architecture.
The 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,
Wicklow 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.
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL
Retention Permission is
sought from Wicklow County
Council for Ground Floor
extension to the rear and
Retention Permission for
modification and extension
at First Floor level at 13
Avondale Crescent Dublin
Road Arklow Co.Wicklow
Signed: Susan Byrne
The 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 Building
Wicklow during the public
opening hours and a
submission or observation in
relation to the application
may be made to authority in
writing on the payment of
the prescribed fee within the
period of 5 weeks beginning
on the date of receipt by the
authority of the application.
C LASSIFIED
Unfailing Prayer to St. Anthony
O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God
and Charity for His creatures, made you worthy, when on
earth, to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited on
your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those
in trouble or anxiety.
Encouraged by this thought, I implore of you to obtain
for me (state request here) The answer to my prayer may
require a miracle, even so, you are the Saint of Miracles.
O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever
full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the
ears of the Sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in
your arms and the gratitude of my heart will ever be
yours. Amen. O.H.
WICKLOW
THE MIRACULOUS PRAYER
Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many
favours. This time I ask you this very special one.
Take it, dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your
broken Heart where your Father sees it. Then, in his
merciful eyes it will become your favour not mine.
Amen.
Say this prayer for three days. Promise publication
and favour will be granted. Never known to fail.
S.P.; A.Q.
Heavenly Foods sales distributor position
available. High earning potential.
A wonderful opportunity to change direction or restart your career.
You can operate from your own location. A fully branded refrigerated vehicle is provided. No previous sales experience is necessary as full training is provided.
Please forward your cv or contact details to Martin at
[email protected] or phone 090 6486055
to arrange an interview. Over 25s only.
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL
Alphaplan Design (Tel: 040464123 or 086-2461269 Email:
[email protected])
Seeks outline planning
permission for a dwelling with
waste water treatment system
to EPA 2009 standards, and
revised entrance to create a
dual entrance at existing
entrance at Hollybrook, Bray,
Co. Wicklow for J. Keeley. 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.
Alphaplan Design -(Tel: 040464123 / 086-2461269 Email:
[email protected]
) Seeks planning permission
for a housing development
consisting of 55 two storey
dwellings with connection to
services and all ancillary works
including boundaries, drainage,
roads, footpaths, public
lighting, open spaces and
landscaping at Kir vin Hill,
Broomhall, Rathnew, Co.
Wicklow for Broomhall Estates
Ltd. 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.
We, John & Deirdre Robinson seek
planning permission to demolish
existing single storey storage
shed and construct a single
storey apartment development
consisting of 4 no. one bedroom
apartment dwellings including
partial site excavation together
with the provision of bin and bike
store areas, landscaping, services
and ancillary works at the rear of
28 Dublin Road, Bray, County
Wicklow.
The 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, Wicklow 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.
Alphaplan Design (Tel: 040464123 or 086-2461269
Email: [email protected]) Seeks planning
permission for retention of
entrance as constructed on
site and proposed 1.8m high
wall to roadside boundary at
Ballinahinch, Ashford, Co.
Wicklow for P. Fox. 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.
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL
B. Stanley seeks retention
permission
for
side
extension, consisting of new
pitched roof, with dormer
windows, over historic,
flat-roofed ground floor
extension,
providing
residential accommodation
on 2 levels, at Coach House
Annexe, Delgany House,
Chapel Road, Delgany, Co.
Wicklow. The 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,
Wicklow 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.
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL
Significant Information / Revised
Plans. I hereby give notice of the
submission of significant further
information to Wicklow County
Council in relation to planning
application ref no: 16/145 for Lisa
Mulcahy & Michael Garland who
are applying for (1) Retention
Permission for the existing as
built rear extension and (2)
Permission to erect an extension
to the rear of the existing dwelling
with all associated site development works at Tigroney East,
Avoca, Co. Wicklow.
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
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
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. The planning
application may also be viewed
online at www.wicklow.ie, under
planning online enquiries.
St Colman’s Residential Care Centre, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow delivers
Residential & Day Services to the elderly population of Wicklow.
The service is totally committed to providing quality health care and
is dedicated to a process of continuous service improvement in line with
the National Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older
People in Ireland.
In order to further assure the provision of a quality service,
management are committed to the continual professional
development of all members of our team. St. Colman’s is currently
offering Temporary Full & Part Time Nursing positions for both
experienced and newly qualified staff nurses.
If you would like to join our team please email Claire Waldron Director
of Nursing [email protected] or telephone 0404 46109 ext
204/220 to talk to Claire or arrange a visit of the centre.
Closing Date for Applications: Thursday 18th August 2016
Continuing 3 generations of
furniture experience and
tradition, Flanagan Kerins has
become a household name for quality furniture and interiors.
In addition to our Bray showrooms, we are opening new showrooms in Deer
Park Road, Mount Merrion, South County Dublin.
We are looking for
A FULL-TIME
RECEPTIONIST /
ADMINISTRATOR TO
JOIN OUR TEAM.
The successful candidate will;
• Be comfortable using excel
• Good computer skills
• Front of House Experience
• Enthusiasm a must
• Fluent in English
A FULL-TIME
EXPERIENCED FURNITURE
RETAIL SALES EXECUTIVE
The ideal candidate will have;
• Sales experience in the furniture sector or elsewhere in
front of house
• Face-to-Face sales experience
• Be enthusiastic
• Have an interest in interiors and furtniture
• Fluent in English
Full-time positions, 5 days a week. Open 6 days a week, closed Sundays.
Our people are important to us, we treat each other well and we give exceptional customer service
Please apply below with your cover letter and CV.
Peter Flanagan, Flanagan Kerins , Furniture For Life, Southern Cross Retail Park
Bray Co. Wicklow +353 12813338 +353 868318289 www.flanagankerins.ie
Alphaplan Design (Tel: 040464123 or 086-2461269
Email: [email protected]) Seeks planning
permission for a dwelling,
waste water treatment system to EPA 2009 standards,
garage, and entrance at
Tomdarragh, Roundwood,
Co. Wicklow for W. Cosgrave.
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.
CLASSIFIED 23
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.
Send cv to
[email protected]
or call 01-4773414
ACCOUNTS PERSON
(PART-TIME)
REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY
Dun Laoghaire Area.
If you are looking for a Part-Time job and are interested in the
position we are offering, please send in your CV right away. Some
basic accounting knowledge beneficial, but not essential as training
will be given. The job entails working in Purchases/Nominal
Ledgers. Invoicing and general office duties. Good Computer skills.
20 Hours per. Week – min. Hours and Days are flexible.
Send CV to [email protected]
A Local Development Company that provides communities, individuals and businesses
in the area of County Wicklow with a broad range of supports seeks applications from
suitably qualified candidates for the role of :-
Chief Executive Officer
The Chief Executive Officer will be required to spearhead participative strategic
planning, to identify new opportunities and manage implementation of a range of
national and EU funded social, economic and developmental programmes.
The position of Chief Executive Officer, together with the Board of Directors and the
Management Team ensures County Wicklow Partnerships relevance to the community,
the accomplishment of the company’s vision, mission and objectives, management of
company strategies, governance and the accountability of the company to its diverse
stakeholders. The Board assigns responsibility for the management and day-to-day
operations to the Chief Executive Officer.
Key areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to:
• Legal compliance
• Vision, mission, policy and planning
• Management
• Governance
• Financing
• Community relations
Candidates will be expected to have 5+ years senior management experience in the
community, voluntary or local development sectors along with a relevant third level
degree.
Full Job description and Application Form is available on
www.wicklowpartnership.ie or contact 0402-20955 or email
[email protected]
If you wish to apply for this position please write in the strictest of confidence
enclosing fully completed Application Form together with C.V. to The Chairman,
County Wicklow Partnership, CEO Recruitment, 3rd Floor Avoca River House,
Bridgewater Centre, Arklow, Co. Wicklow.
Deadline for receipt of application: Wednesday 17th August 2016 at 4 p.m.
Remuneration is in line with National Guidelines and commensurate with experience
Canvassing in any form will disqualify
County Wicklow Partnership is an equal opportunities employer
Greystones Home
Help Services
STAFF REQUIRED
GOOD RATES OF PAY
SUPPORTIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Please contact: 01 201 6424
Email CV to:
[email protected]
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GUARANTEED MINIMUM
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