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30th April 2020
DO YOU HAVE A QUERY WHICH RELATES TO:
LITIGATION FAMILY LAW
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CLONDALKIN COMING TOGETHER DURING COVID
TD for Dublin Mid-West contacted the local football with Stewarts Health Care
Mark Ward has welcomed club Collinstown FC to get and we are no providing
a new local initiative that involved. “ “We had a couple meals daily. This is our
will see front line staff of different suggestions but community’s way of saying
and vulnerable members finally settled on providing thank you to the front-line
of the community receive meals to front line health staff who are modern day
free meals. Deputy Ward staff and to the more heroes” “Additionally, we
has teamed up with local vulnerable members of our teamed up with the local
football club Collinstown communities. Collinstown Defence Force Veterans
FC and a local business, got one of their club who have been delivering
The Prep Master and the sponsors, The Prep Master prescriptions to people
defence force veterans to become involved “ “We who are cocooning or self-
to provide meals to front decided to support one of isolating at this time. They
line staff in Stewarts Care our local services, Stewarts agreed to separately deliver
Centre in Palmerstown and Health Care in Palmerstown meals to some of the more
to vulnerable people across and provide them with vulnerablemembers of our
Clondalkin. meals for their front-line community” “This is prime
staff who have been working example of communities
Deputy Ward said; “These around the clock during this coming together during
are extremely tough and emergency” COVID”
challenging times for
everyone but to front line “Dean Carpenter Club Pictured: Deputy Mark
health staff and vulnerable Vice Chair and I met with Ward, Dean Rock Stewarts
families. I wanted to see if Dublin footballer Dean Rock Health Care, Dean
we could assist people and who is head of fundraising Carpenter Collinstown FC
PEOPLE BEFORE PROFIT CALL FOR HAZARD PAY FOR ALL FRONTLINE COUNCIL STAFF
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Titles: Tallaght News, Clondalkin News, Lucan News and Council staff across Local Authorities bravest thing any worker can do during Gino Kenny commented: “People
Rathcoole & Saggart News in Ireland are working tirelessly to this crisis. They should be rewarded Before Profit, both North and South,
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Website www.newsgroup.ie Email: info@newsgroup.ie during this crisis. People Before Profit most. Moreover, we in People Before properly valued. “Central government
Founder: John Russell
Cllr Madeleine Johansson, and Gino Profit believe that council staff, be must immediately financially assist
Advertising: Anthony Russell anthony@newsgroup.ie Kenny TD, have called for hazard pay they cleansing, housing, refuse workers local councils to cover lost revenue in
Administration: Sarah Brooks admin@newsgroup.ie for South Dublin County Council staff and others, should be designated order to maintain all essential services
on the frontline. Madeleine Johansson as essential, even after this crisis is and to pay council workers real living
said: “Council workers are doing the over, and paid a wage they deserve.’ wages.”
3 YOUNG GIRL CREATES POSITIVITY ROCKS IN RATHCOOLE TO SPREAD POSITIVIY, KINDNESS AND COLOUR! Jodi, a 12 year girl from friends! They could paint a continued “We would Rathcoole is spreading rock, leave it outside their like to invite you to get positivity, kindness and house or in their garden, or involved. To encourage you colour throughout the at their wall. to paint your own rocks. To village of Rathcoole. A create your own messages fantastic idea of painting Share positivity, kindness of positivity, kindness & rocks containing messages & colour.” Jodi’s idea colour to brighten up our of kindness, positive notes extended to “Maybe they communities and the paths and overall aim to make could make one for the park, of these whom you love people smile in an uncertain to leave outside the GPS, & places that bring you time. Jodi’s Mum Emma maybe at the hospital if your joy” Children have already commented “My 12 year near, to give our frontliners started getting involved, old Jodi and I have spent something to smile at as they are doing rock hunts, the last few day painting they come and go from creating rocks of their own positivity rocks for our work. To share positivity, and putting them in their community! We put them kindness & colour.” Emma communities. all around Rathcoole. The aim is to spread positivity, kindness and colour to those out doing their ‘one walk a day’. A facebook page was set up and you can follow the story with Jodi - facebook.com/ jts.positivityrocks.9 Jodi and Emma would love if this concept was used in other villages and towns across the country. “We were thinking it would be really lovely to get other kids in other communities involved. Maybe they are Pictured Jodi with her puppies missing their grandparents Starr Princess & Fudgecake and can’t visit them. Maybe Bob, Head idea lady behind they are missing their school JTs Positivityrocks.
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CLONDALKIN HELPING HOMELESS & THOSE IN NEED
Clondalkin Helping Homeless Pandemic has increased the In particular Oakfield Trust, Timmons commented “A funding. Special thanks FoodCloud app started
and those in Need (CHH) demand on our service by John Moody and his Family huge debt of gratitude goes to Bawnogue youth and recording in 2018 Clondalkin
continues to deliver food to 50%. We are delighted that and Friends, the Liffey out to our volunteers who community centre who Helping Homeless has given
families in need at this time the South Dublin County Valley Vineyard Church, have been driving around have very kindly allowed us out 22,483kg and the
of crisis. Clondalkin Helping Partnership and Quarryvale Crosscare Foodbank, Local at their own expense and to use the centre to store, equivalent of 53,404 meals
Homeless started in 2014 Family Resource centre Schools food support and ensuring that local families sort and distribute the large to those in need”
and has grown over the have come on board with Tesco FoodCloud who have in need continue to get quantity of food to families
years. Currently over 100 us to enable us to meet all been very generous in necessary supplies during at this time” Clondalkin Helping Homeless
local families are getting the increased needs during giving large donations. this Pandemic. “Clondalkin Helping is currently accepting dried
assistance from Clondalkin Covid-19. Hanley’s SuperValu Rowlagh Homeless continue to and tinned food items that
Helping Homeless. have been incredibly Also to members of the give tents/sleeping bags are unopened and in date.
We also want to thank helpful as they are the only Clondalkin Child and and supplies to homeless Anyone that can help please
Cllr Francis Timmons said everyone in the community shop that currently allows Family Support Network in our area as needed” contact either Cllr Francis
“The current Covid-19 that has donated food items. us to buy in bulk”. Cllr who have not only helped “FoodCloud through Timmons - 087 286 9315
our volunteers with the Tesco in Liffey Valley and / info@francistimmons.
collection and distribution Clondalkin Village continue com or Karin Jonsson -
of food but have also to give us almost nightly 085 202 0300 / manager@
helped us secure additional food donations. Since the quarryvalefrc.ie.
DARKNESS INTO LIGHT
CORKAGH PARK
The first ever Darkness into Light www.darknessintolight.ie/home-
Corkagh Park in Clondalkin was 2020. On October 3rd our light will
originally planned for May 9th, spread across the world so let’s
but had to be put on-hold due walk together for hope, suicide
to COVID-19. #DIL2020 has been awareness and suicide prevention
rescheduled to Saturday October Pieta House, Preventing Suicide and
3rd and you can now register at Self Harm
REFLECTIONS ON RESILIENCE
Pictured Rebecca Nicole O Keefe giving Clondalkin Helping Homeless - Cllr Francis
Timmons and Darren Lamont the €45O the residents of Neilstown raised from a bingo
night for Clondalkin Helping Homeless
Our lives have changed in hitherto selected a range of objects and specimens
unexpected ways in recent times. As a – some well-known, many less so and
society, as families and as individuals, we many not on display but from our reserve
have had to draw upon our own wellsprings collections.
of resilience as old certainties are tested
and new challenges emerge. These objects tell their own stories of
resilience, endurance and hope, and we
At the National Museum of Ireland we hope they provide a moment for reflection
have asked our team to reflect on our in these challenging times.
current shared resilience in the face of
this challenge, and examined our national Visit our online gallery of curated objects
collection through this lens. specifically selected to reflect the themes
Human resilience is as old as history itself, of Resilience, endurance and hope at
and in examining the theme we have museum.ie
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DEBENHAMS IRELAND APPROACH ‘CALLOUS AND APPALLING
Local TD for Dublin South workers who were left employees directing them followed up, and we’ve decision through the state’s redundant. “It’s extremely
West Seán Crowe has in the lurch by a private to the Citizens Information also been in touch with stake in Bank of Ireland stressful and worrying to
described the treatment equity vulture fund, Ireland website to claim state the General Secretary of which makes up part of be made redundant at any
Debenhams Ireland workers, is failing to protect our redundancy payments is Mandate Trade Union, John the ownership structure stage, but now during a
many of whom have spent workers against businesses a callous, unfeeling, and Douglas. of Debenhams Ireland, global pandemic makes this
decades with the company, in Ireland. “Irish workers appalling way to reward and outline what supports all the more difficult for the
as “callous, unfeeling, of Debenhams have served such long service. “It’s imperative the they will put in place 1,500 directly employed
and appalling” after the the company well. One government make clear if immediately for workers and 500 concession staff
news of the company’s constituent who contacted “To close your doors in the they had foresight of this who have been made across the state.”
THE ELF ON THE SHELF 5K
liquidation was announced me had worked for the midst of a pandemic is to be
in the media and by email firm since it came to Dublin expected. To use it as a lame
to workers. Debenhams in almost 25 years ago. excuse to lay off hundreds
the Square Shopping Centre of workers and to provide
in Tallaght and other Stores To say that they have no redundancy or support Tallaght man Stephen Martin is back in 10’ challenge, saw Martin battle the
have closed with immediate been treated shabbily is not. No worker should fundraising for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus last lap of this extraordinary challenge in
effect is an understatement. be treated this way. “Sinn Ireland (SBHI). In recent years, Stephen Corkagh Park. Family, friends and people
An announcement in Féin contacted Minister has organised events and fundraising of all ages and abilities travelled to the
Teachta Crowe said: “As we the media and a generic Heather Humphreys about initiatives and encouraged runners, event to join Stephen in this awe-inspiring
have seen with the Clerys email to hundreds of this situation, and we have families and children to get involved. In accomplishment.
2019 he organised a challenge dubbed
NEWSGROUP & PEACHTREE EAST PROVIDE ‘I Am The 1 in 10’, the challenge was On the 29th of November the The Elf on
FOOD TO HOSPITAL STAFF a part of ‘Marathon Man to Ironman’,
a fundraising initiative established
the Shelf 5k will take place in Corkagh
Park, Clondalkin. They’ll have medals for
by Martin as a platform to raise vital everyone who joins with goodie bags for
funds for charity partner, Spina Bifida all the kids and a visit from the big man.
Hydrocephalus Ireland (SBHI). All funds raised on the day go to will go to
Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland.
The fitness venture saw Martin’s annual
Family Fun Run in Corkagh Park gather over For more information or to get involved
200 participants while raising €1,649 for contact the One More Mile team on
Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (SBHI). Instagram @_one_more_mile_ or Twitter
Day 10, the final day of the ‘I Am The 1 @_One_More_Mile_
Newsgroup were delighted to partner with Peachtree East recently to provide food to
the frontline staff in Tallaght Hospital. Pictured L-R; Newsgroup Sales Director Anthony
Russell, Owner of Peachtree East Paul Phillips and Ian Healy from Tallaght Hospital.
NATIONAL BANANA DAY
Families throughout Ireland were invited children. Restricted to online activities, the
to ‘go bananas’ all in the cause of healthy activities planned invited mums, dads and
eating in a campaign that marked National little ones to compete in a fun-filled series
Banana Day on April 15th according to its of ‘banana-bingo’ word challenges. Also
promoters, fruit importers Fyffes. In its featured on their facebook page was a tasty
fourth year, the initiative is seen by the range of banana-infused recipes that stay-
company as a reminder to shoppers to at-home parents and children can enjoy
‘think bananas’ when it comes to choosing making, including a selection of lip-licking
a natural and nutritious convenience food deserts and savoury creations for which
or meal accompaniment whilst being a bananas are the principal ingredient. Fyffes
creative way of relieving ‘lockdown fatigue’ marketing manager, Emma Hunt-Duffy said:
by giving support to the serious purpose “Besides raising awareness of the health
of encouraging wholesome eating habits, benefits of bananas, our goal is to highlight
especially amongst young and growing what a fun and versatile fruit it is”.
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FUNDING TO TACKLE ILLEGAL DUMPING DURING COVID19 IS
WELCOMED
TD for Dublin Mid West, Communications, Climate Dumping Initiative will recruitment and retention be strongly advocating that to tackle illegal dumping
Emer Higgins welcomes Action and Environment be ring-fenced to support of 150 local authority waste South Dublin County Council in Lucan, Palmerstown,
the announcement Richard Bruton that €1m efforts to tackle a reported enforcement personnel receives an adequate Clondalkin and our smaller
from the Minister for of funds from the Anti- increase in illegal dumping across the country. “I will portion of this funding villages” concluded Higgins
during the current Covid 19
Cllr. Charlie O’Connor PC crisis. Waste removal and
the installation of CCTV NEW APPLICATION FOR 250 BUILD-TO-RENT
Living in Tallaght ...Working for Tallaght
APARTMENTS IN PALMERSTOWN VILLAGE
or other monitoring and
surveillance equipment
will be among the activities
supported. A new Strategic Housing Development well above the limit of 3 stories which
Cllr. Charlie “There has been a planning application has been lodged
with An Bord Pleanala for the site locally
is outlined in the Development Plan. I
also have concerns in relation to private
O’Connor
noticeable increase in
reports of illegal dumping known as the Vincent Byrne site in outdoor space which in many units is well
is
wishes all in h during the Covid crisis. Palmerstown Village, just beside the N4. below the minimum guidelines.”
Permission was previously refused on this
ell
community w
Providing local authorities
with advance funding site when the application was deemed to Gino Kenny TD added: “I have serious
we will ensure that they be inappropriate for the village setting. concerns about ‘build-to-rent’
can respond quickly and developments where developers are
decisively” said Higgins. The new application by developer looking to charge extortionate rents to
Randalswood Ltd consists of 250 build- make big profits, without any regards for
Since the introduction of to-rent 1- and 2-bed apartments with 125 the local community.
the Anti-Dumping Initiative parking spaces, a café, gym and cinema
email charlie.oconnorff@gmail.com room. Residents will have at least 5 weeks to
in 2017, funding of €6.3
mobile 087 2982079 million has been provided
People Before Profit councillor Madeleine
make submissions to the application
and I would urge people to do so. I am
The Fianna Fail Team is John Lahart TD, which has supported over
700 projects across all Johansson commented: “The new plans concerned about developers using the
Councillors Yvonne Collins, Teresa Costello, Emma
31 local authorities and for this site has a reduced number of current public health crisis to try to keep
Murphy, Charlie O’Connor & Deirdre O’Donovan apartments but there are still major issues these kind of applications under the
removed 10,000 tonnes of
illegally dumped waste. of concern. The scale of this development radar because communities are not able
This is in addition to the is still too big for the village setting to organise themselves as they normally
€7.4m annual enforcement with one of the blocks being 8 stories, would.”
grant, which supports the
ENERGY GUAGE TOGETHER FOR HOSPICE LAUNCHED
By Brónagh Lyons Together for Hospice, The National Hospice national fundraising appeal. During these
Movement, the new official fundraising unprecedented and difficult times, with
I used to feel so out of control when it came to my energy body for Specialist hospice and palliative such uncertainty surrounding fundraising
It was like my energy was fluid and once I entered a room, situation, conversation it care providers in Ireland, has been officially events and campaigns, hospices nationwide
was vulnerable for anyone to drag or pull it in any direction launched with a tree planting ceremony need support now more than ever, and
symbolising hospices coming together people are being encouraged to donate
If I was in a great mood and I walked into a room with someone who was in a terrible nationwide in their fundraising efforts. what they can to support their local
mood, my energy would instantly drop, and I felt defenceless hospice.
Together for Hospice, The National Hospice Together for Hospice, The National Hospice
I really didn’t know what to do or how to stop it from happening and it legit scared me Movement, the new official fundraising Movement consists of 26 independent
body for Specialist hospice and palliative Specialist hospice and palliative care
A couple years ago I created a tool where you list all of the activities or things that care providers in Ireland, has been officially providers working at the heart of local
raise your vibration. This list is your energy gauge. Once you have all of your high vibe, launched today with a tree planting communities all across Ireland. To find out
feel good favourites down on paper, every time you are feeling low-energy or can feel ceremony symbolising hospices coming more information you can log on to www.
your energy slipping you can use this list to top your energy up. together nationwide in their fundraising togetherforhospice.ie where you will find
efforts.The launch coincides with an urgent contact details for your local hospice.
I started using this and found I could recoup my energy so much quicker!
The more I used these tools, the sooner I was able to catch my energy from dropping
and top it up.
I was finally able to take back some control of myself.
So if you find that you are exhausted at the end of the day, or certain situations or
people drain you, try writing down everything that feels great and the next time you
feel your energy drop do some of the items on the list!
Brónagh Lyons is an inner-leadership
coach, author and cofounder of Epic
Hearts Club, the low-cost, high-
value online coaching hub. Brónagh
is passionate to provide incredible
coaching content and information to
everyone who wants and needs it,
regardless of their circumstances.
Brónagh is a regular contributor to
Newsgroup.
Pictured to mark the launch were Audrey Houlihan, Chairperson, Together for Hospice
and CEO, Eileen Nolan, Grounds Manager and Eleanor Flew, Director of Fundraising and
Communications. Photographer: 1IMAGE/Bryan Brophy
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HEALTH OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS MUST BE A 75% OF IRISH PEOPLE SUPPORT
EU TRADE DEALS, POINTING THE
PRIORITY WHEN SITES REOPEN WAY TO RECOVERY
Eoin Ó Broin TD has called for the including sub-contractors - will travel to be put in place as workers return MEP for Dublin, Barry comprehensive Recovery
government to outline what checks to and from the site with due regard to the workplace to guarantee their Andrews, has welcomed and Reconstruction plan and
and protections are to be put in place for Covid regulations. health and safety. the findings of the annual an ambitious Multi-annual
to guarantee the health and safety of European Movement Financial Framework.
construction workers once sites are “No construction site should re- “In particular ICTU’s call that this survey on sentiment in
given the okay to reopen. open without an adequate supply of protocol should not be voluntarily Ireland. MEP Andrews “However, we need to
personal protective equipment and and should be mandatory has our full said that any attempt fight against protectionist
Deputy Ó Broin said: “Before any a confidential phone line should be support. “The health and safety of to nationalise supply measures which are popular
building sites reopen the government provided for construction workers who workers must be a priority. Before the chains and particularly at home but ultimately
must outline what protections will want to report non-compliance with construction sites were shut due to the manufacture of self-defeating. Today’s
be introduced to protect the health public health advice but are nervous the government restrictions our office medical components and survey results will provide
and safety of construction workers. of doing so for loss of employment received daily correspondence from pharmaceutical supplies encouragement for future
“It is Sinn Féin’s strong view that a “Any contractor who is found to be workers on sites that did not adhere will result in additional ambitious trade deals. The
number of measures must be put in in breach of the HSE’s public health to social distancing and hygiene rules. unnecessary costs. WTO’s worst case scenario
place before these sites reopen. “A advice should have their site shut suggests a 32% drop in
contractor must submit a written down by the Local Authority. “The government must now make it “I am strongly of the view international trade.”
Covid19 safety statement to the clear what its plan is in terms of the that trade will help in the “Trade entered the crisis in
Local Authority before construction “We called for this last week when re-opening of both construction sites recovery particularly for an a weakened state because
work commences setting out how some social housing sites re-opened and the broader economy. We have open trading economy like of US policy, challenges to
social distancing and other public and we believe the same rules should yet to see what measures will be out Ireland but that we have a the WTO and challenges to
health measures to protect workers apply for every site. “The trade union in place to guarantee workers safety unique opportunity to craft globalisation.
will be ensured on site. “The safety movement has been active on this and and this must be done before the new sustainable trade rules The impact of falling
statement details of how workers - we support ICTUs calls for a protocol restrictions are lifted.” that fit with the Green Deal trade together with falling
CHILDREN MORE INTERESTED IN TAKING
priorities.” “Undoubtedly, commodity prices and
the fall in support for falling remittances will be
membership should be a even greater for emerging
PHYSICAL EXERCISE THAN MANY
wake-up call for the EU economies,” concluded MEP
Council in formulating a Andrews.
ADULTS MIGHT THINK’ COVID 19 CLEANING
Surprising as it may be
to some, it would appear
that children of primary
DOOR HANDLES
visits off-road and moved it
online so those of school-
going age can maintain an
take part in the various
exercise routines.
people to the importance
of physical exercise,
the programme has the
school age and older have a exercise regime – especially Hosted by Irish fitness expert additional aim of combating
significantly deeper interest at the present time. Tom Dalton, programmes the risk of overweight and
in taking physical exercise are presented in a series obesity by emphasising
than many adults might Within the first week of of short interactive videos the importance of healthy
realise. ‘going live’ online, on that can also be viewed on a eating.
Fyffes Facebook.com/ dedicated website created
That is a belief shared by FyffesIreland, YouTube @ for the programme (www. Said by Fyffes marketing
banana importers Fyffes FreddyFyffesIreland and fyffesfitsquad.ie) – included manager, Emma Hunt-
who, because of Covid-19 Instagram @fyffes_ireland also are the chances for Duffy to be ‘an energetic
school closure regulations, channels, viewer statistics viewers to win daily spot and enjoyable antidote
have taken their ‘Fit Squad’ show that more than 73,000 prizes. Conceived as a to lockdown fatigue’, the
programme of school fitness people have tuned in to means of introducing young positive response it has
received, live and online,
“proves that its message
is one being enjoyed by
parents and children alike”.
Before going on-line, the
‘Fit Squad’ programme
– which has attracted a
number of awards – had
been enjoyed by over 17,000
children participating in the
interactive sessions during
345 individual school visits
held across 29 counties,
north and south, since its
inception in 2018.
“With all indications
pointing to the fact that
‘Fit Squad’ is achieving its
goal, and with hundreds of
applications in the pipeline
from schools awaiting
individual visits, it is
clear that – when current
restrictions are lifted – the
programme will have a very
worthwhile future, in both Saoirse Cape (4yrs) helps clean the door handles
live and on-line mediums,” outside her house in Rush, County Dublin.
Ms. Hunt-Duffy added. Pic Credit: Conor Healy
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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL HAS LOTS TO OFFER AS PART OF ‘IN
THIS TOGETHER’ CAMPAIGN
South Dublin County Leo Varadkar. The campaign Emergency. or with family members or The initiative brings together sdcc.ie or on any of our
Council is offering a range aims to help everyone in with friends online. There National Government, local social media channels.
of activities and resources Ireland to Stay Connected, The Campaign encourages are ideas and activities government, Government
as part of a new “In This Stay Active, and look everyone to set a new daily for people of all ages. Just Agencies, community and Wellbeing initiatives right
Together” initiative, after their Mental Health activity which helps them some highlights include: voluntary sectors, and the across Government are
launched by An Taoiseach throughout the Covid-19 to feel a little healthier or SDC Sports Partnership Community Call Forums being collated and that
GARDEN FENCING
a little happier as we deal live exercise classes, The around the country. You can information can be easily
with Covid-19. It signposts Libraries Borrow Box, On find full details at www. found on Gov.ie.
useful advice to help line music classes with
people of every age group Music Generation, 5 minute
ADVICE
to cope with the ongoing crafts with our Library
restrictions, whether they service, Age Friendly News,
are looking after children, Bouncing baby book club
dealing with self-isolation, and LEO online courses.
In this contribution from оn whаt the dіffеrеnt areas preparing for the Leaving
Colour Trend Sheds we look of the gаrdеn wіll bе uѕеd Cert, or coping with cabin In This Together also draws
at garden fencing. fоr, potentially mаkіng it fever. together the huge range
еаѕіеr tо mаіntаіn. of advice and support
Gаrdеnіng hаѕ become a Mаnу реорlе рrеfеr tо plant In This Together draws that is available online
hоbbу thаt mоrе аnd more trееѕ of different tуреѕ together a huge range of for people of all ages,
реорlе іn Dublіn аrе starting ѕераrаtеlу in their garden. activities that you can including: Mindmindr app
tо pursue, bесаuѕе іt is Dіѕtіnсt areas for dіffеrеnt pursue in your home or and Promotion of our parks
rеwаrdіng and саn rеduсе flоwеrѕ аnd trееѕ look your locality, by yourself and getting back to nature
ѕtrеѕѕ. Also, a reason is great.
that more people are
becoming interested in the If уоu plan to place a gаrdеn
environment and the ‘grееn table with сhаіrѕ, a swing,
mоvеmеnt’. Prоtесtіng уоur аquаrіum and/or fоuntаіn
gаrdеn with a fеnсе саn bе іn thе lаwn, whу nоt dіѕсuѕѕ
a big dеаl еѕресіаllу if уоu thіѕ with Colour Trend sheds
live іn аn аrеа wіth a lot оf who are the number one
реѕtѕ and аnіmаlѕ thаt may fеnсіng product ѕuррlіеr
eat рlаntѕ. Dесіdіng whісh in Dublin and аѕk for thеіr
mаtеrіаlѕ tо mаkе your ѕuggеѕtіоnѕ.
fеnсе from hаѕ a lоt tо do
wіth іndіvіduаl рrеfеrеnсе Garden fеnсіng саn bе
аѕ wеll аѕ thе lооk and ѕtуlе dеѕіgnеd ѕресіfісаllу for
of your hоmе. thе nееdѕ of thе uѕеrѕ.
Custom fеnсе раnеlѕ
Whеthеr you’re ѕееkіng and fence posts саn bе
рrіvасу or wаnt to keep uѕеd together to fоrm аn
unwanted аnіmаlѕ оut of attractive fеnсіng ѕurrоund
your gаrdеn, gаrdеn fеnсіng for уоur garden or lawn.
іѕ thе answer. With thе Yоu can сhооѕе the fencing
wіdе range of materials аnd mаtеrіаl that gоеѕ best wіth
styles, you’ll have рlеntу уоur garden furnіturе, раtіо
оf орtіоnѕ іn сhооѕіng уоur awning, dесk furniture аnd
garden fencing hеrе in the exterior оf your hоmе.
Dublіn. Mоѕt реорlе prefer using
wооd аѕ the garden fencing
A gаrdеn fеnсе is a grеаt mаtеrіаl.
way tо соmbіnе the
рrасtісаl wіth the ѕtуlіѕh, Garden fеnсіng іѕ thе bеѕt
bу both аddіng ѕесurіtу tо wау tо bring value tо your
уоur gаrdеn аnd сrеаtіng a house as іt will іnѕtаntlу
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WRONG DIRECTIONS CAUSING FEAR AND CONFUSION AT
A CLONDALKIN COVID CENTRE
Google maps is directing this initiative by the HSE, themselves” “The issue is They just want to maintain received a response. sense prevails so that
people accessing an I have received a number that the correct entrance social distancing and keep clients who have tested
assessment centre for of calls from residents into Steeple House is from themselves and their I am calling on the HSE positive with COVID 19 are
COVID 19 at Steeple House of nearby Thornfield the 9th Lock Road by the families safe during these and the Minister to work directed to the service they
in Clondalkin through a Square last week who had INTREO and South Dublin challenging times” together and resolve this need and not sent through a
residential estate instead of concerns about clients of County Council offices but problem and that common residential estate”
directly to the centre. the COVID 19 assessment google maps are directing “I have contacted the
centre at Steeple House people through the nearby HSE and I welcome the
This is causing confusion for going through their estate. residential estate” response that they will
the clients accessing the I have received reports of contact clients who have
centre andhealth concerns clients of the test centre “I have tested this route appointments and give
for residents in nearby being lost in the estateand myself on google maps and them the correct directions
Thornfield Square. Sinn Féin calling into people’s homes I can see how clients of the to Steeple House, however I
TD for Dublin Mid-West Mark asking for directions” “This test centre who are not feel that this is not anyway
Ward has called on the HSE is unacceptable for the familiar with the area end near adequate”
and the Minister for Health residents and also for the up in Thornfield Square.
to immediately resolve this clients themselves” This is causing confusion “I have also raised concerns
problem and added stress to people about the car parking
“Residents also report that who have already being facilities at Steeple House.
Deputy Ward said; “Steeple one client of the centre diagnosed with COVID 19 It is my understanding that
House in Clondalkin is being became very ill and an and creating fear amongst clients are being asked to
used as an assessment ambulance had to be called the residents of Thornfield park outside the INTREO
centre for clients who have to Thornfield Square, This Square” offices but there are two
been diagnosed with COVID estate is made up of a lot yellow lines on this road
19. The idea is that this of young families, some “The residents I spoke and whilst Car parking
facility will take some of of who have contacted with have no objection to was discussed with the
the burden of the hospital me stating that they have Steeple House being used Clondalkin Community
services.” “Whilst I welcome under lying health issues as an assessment centre. Garda Sergeant who advised
that patients should park/
wait in the set-down area
outside the main entrance
or on the road inside the
main gate this will only add
to the confusion.”
“I am also disappointed
that the Health Service
Executive is not permitted
to use the car park owned by
South Dublin County Council
as this would alleviate the
problem” “I have also
contacted Minister Simon
Harris and to date have not
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Ho m e c o o k i n g
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Power Pack Quinoa Salad Cream Sponge
Serves: 8, Preparation time: 30 minutes Ingredients :
225g Unsalted Butter (room temp)
Quinoa originated in the Andean region of South America and was domesticated 225g Caster Sugar
three to four thousand years ago for human consumption in the Titicaca Lake 225g Self Raising Flour
in Peru and Bolivia. Quinoa - I made this salad with 11 other healthy and 4 Eggs
nutritious ingredients. This salad is also known as super food salad. Quinoa is 1 Tbs Vanilla Extract
an edible seed that is one of the world’s most popular health food. It is gluten-
free, high in protein and contains many important nutrients -amino acids, high
in fibre, magnesium, B vitamins, iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin
Filling :
Strawberry Jam
E and various beneficial antioxidants such as flavonoids. Quinoa is very high
500ml Fresh Cream
in minerals. Soaking or sprouting the quinoa helps the absorbance of these
2 Tsp Icing Sugar
minerals in the body. A study has shown that quinoa reduces blood sugar levels,
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
improve metabolic health and weight loss.
Ingredients
200g any quinoa(white/red/mix)
400ml cold water
4 tablespoons olive oil For The Sponge :
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ punnet cherry tomato Pre heat oven 180c 160c for fan assisted.
1 pcs peeled and seeded avocado Grease and line two 8 inch round sandwich tins.
50g blueberry
50g pumpkin seeds Beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer till well creamed.
50g crushed walnut
50g black olive Add the eggs one at a time and beat for 2 - 3 minutes after each egg, add the
Chef:- Balkrishna shrestha
½ bunch small rocket vanilla with the last egg.
1 handful baby spinach
Salt and ground black pepper, to taste Add the flour and beat until there is no dry flour visible in the batter.
Method
Rinse the quinoa in water and drain it well. Add to a saucepan with 400ml cold Divide the batter equally between the two prepared tins, smooth the tops and
water. bake for 20 - 22 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cakes
Bring quinoa to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10-15 minutes. comes out clean.
Drain any excess liquid from the quinoa well. Add olive oil and mix it..
Transfer quinoa into a big salad bowl and keep aside to cool. Remove from oven and leave to cool in the tins for 10 minutes, turn sponges
Cut the cherry tomato in half, dice the avocado and add to quinoa. out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
Combine the rest of the ingredients- blueberry, rocket, spinach, pumpkin seed,
walnut, olive, lemon juice, salt and pepper into the quinoa mix. To fill and stack, whisk the cream, vanilla and icing sugar together in a bowl
Mix the salad well, check seasoning. until you have medium firm peaks, set aside.
Our power pack quinoa salad is ready to eat. Place one of the sponges on a serving plate and smooth as much strawberry
jam as you like over the surface, spread half of the cream on top and place the
Note:-This salad can prepare with less ingredients doesn’t have to be 11 other sponge on top.
ingredients. Use the remaining cream to coat the outside of the sponge.
Fajita Chicken Bowl Method:
4 chicken fillets cut into strips In a big bowl put the meat, garlic, lime juice,
4 garlic cloves crushed Serves 4 worcestershire sauce, all the spices, black
Juice of 1 lime people pepper, oil, onion sliced and bell peppers
1 tablespoon of worcestershire sauce sliced. Stir and make sure the meat and
1 tsp chilli powder vegetables are coated in the spices. Leave
1 tsp oregano for 3/ 4 hours to marinate in the fridge.
1 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp black pepper In a large pan, cook the bowl contents for 10
2 tablespoons of oil minutes on a medium or when the meat is
1 large white onion cut into strips cooked thoroughly.
3 bell peppers cut into strips
To serve, place rice and chicken in a bowl
To serve with cheese, guacamole and sour cream,
Basmati Rice, Grated cheese, guacamole and sour cream. and enjoy!17
Ho m e c o o k i n g
an d b a k i n g
Serves 4 people
BEEF NACHOS
To serve sour cream, coriander and guacamole.
350g lean beef mince
3 cloves garlic crushed To start, put the mince in a large pan till cooked. The remove
1 large onion the mince from the pan and place on a plate.
1 large bell pepper (red, green or yellow) In the pan put the olive oil, chopped onion and garlic and fry
3 mushrooms till soft. Then add in the chopped pepper and mushrooms.
15 ml olive oil When all are soft, add oregano, chilli powder, cayenne
1 tsp oregano pepper, cumin and black pepper. Then add the cooked
1 tsp chilli powder mince and make sure the spices are mixed thoroughly. Add
1/2 cayenne pepper worcestershire sauce, stock pot, chopped tomatoes and
1/2 tsp cumin kidney beans. Give the mixture a good stir and then add in
black pepper the water. Leave on a low / medium heat for an additional 15
1 tbsp worcestershire sauce minutes until the mixture thickens slightly.
1 beef stock pot
1 tin chopped tomatoes Pre-heat your oven to 180 degrees celsius. In large dish,
1 tin kidney beans place the tortilla chips and on top place the mince mixture
50 ml water from the pan and finally add the cheese. Place in the oven
2 handfuls of grated cheddar cheese for 4/5 minutes or until cheese has melted. Serve with sour
1 large bag of tortilla chips cream, some fresh coriander and guacamole.
Ring Donuts Roast Pepper and Butternut
Squash Soup
Serves 4
1 butternut squash or 1 bag of frozen butternut squash
3 red or yellow bell peppers
1 onion
Ingredients : 1 carrot
350g Strong Flour 2 cloves garlic crushed
7g Easy Blend Yeast 1 tbsp olive oil
30g Caster Sugar 1 thumb size piece of ginger chopped
8g Salt 1 can of coconut milk
230ml Milk salt & pepper to season
30g Unsalted Butter 1 tsp coriander
Oil For Frying 1 vegetable stock pot
Makes 10 Donuts
Pre-heat the oven to 180c. On a baking tray place the chopped
peppers and butternut squash and pour over oil. Roast for 20
mins.
In a large pot place the chopped onion and carrot with the garlic,
Method : ginger, coriander, stock pot, coconut milk and salt & pepper. When
peppers and butternut squash are ready, add to the pot also. Add
Put all the dry ingredients into a large bowl, keeping the yeast away from the salt. water and make sure the contents are covered with water. Put the
Warm the butter and milk together until the butter has melted. pot on a high heat until it comes to a boil and then simmer for 15
minutes. Once the vegetables are soft, use a had whisk to blend.
Pour the milk and butter into the dry ingredients, knead on a dough hook for 7 minutes.
Put the dough in a greased bowl for 90 minutes and has doubled in size.
Knock back the dough and knead by hand for 20 seconds.
Roll out the dough and using a 3 inch circle cutter cut out 10 donuts, using a 1/2 inch cutter
cut out the middles, places the donut rings and holes on a tray, cover and leave for an hour.
Heat a deep fat fryer with fresh oil to 180c - 190c.
Cook the donuts 1 or 2 at a time for 2-3 minutes each side and the hole for 1 minute each side.
Roll donuts in caster sugar while still hot or allow to cool and dip into a glaze made up of 150g
icing sugar, 1 tsp of vanilla and some water mix to together for a runny consistency.18
Ho m e c o o k i n g
an d b a k i n g
Simple Chili and Sweet Potato Chips
by Paul Stewart, Pureclass Fitness
Serves 4 What You Need: For the simple chili
Prep: 10 mins For the Potatoes: 1 lb (450g) lean ground beef
Cook: 40 mins 3 medium sweet potatoes 1 tbsp chilli flakes
2 tsp garlic powder 1 can hopped tomatoes (400g)
Nutrition per serving: 1 tsp onion powder 6 fl. oz / 170 ml water
382 kcal 2 tbsp buckwheat flour
16g fats 1 tbsp olive oil For the garnish:
33g carbs Salt & pepper 2 tbsp coriander chopped
29g protein 1 avocado mashed
What You Need To Do:
Heat the oven to 420F (215C)
Wash the potatoes and cut them into chips. Season the chopped potatoes with the garlic and onion powder, salt & pepper and sprinkle with buckwheat flour. Drizzle
with olive oil and cover well by rubbing in.
Spread the potatoes on a baking tray, making sure they are not too close together. Bake in the oven for 40 mins, stirring halfway through.
In the meantime, heat a non-stick pan over a medium-high skillet and add the ground beef. Cook for 2 - 3 mins and season with chilli flakes.
Add the chopped tomatoes, water and stir, reducing the heat to low. Simmer uncovered for about 20 mins, until most liquid evaporates.
To serve, divide the potatoes between plates and top with the chilli, mashed avocado and sprinkle with coriander.
No Sugar Flapjacks
Ingredients:
Coconut Lime Slices
150g Coconut Oil Ingredients:
120g Dried Figs 175g Stork Margarine
110g Dried Dates 175g Caster Sugar
50g Dried Cranberries 250g Plain Flour
50g Pumpkin & Sunflower Seeds 50g Desiccated Coconut
40g Almonds 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
60g Jumbo Oats 3 Eggs
60g Porridge Oats 3 Tablespoons Milk (whole)
60g Oat Bran Zest of 2 Limes
Juice of 1 Lime
Method :
Preheat oven 180c For The Topping :
Line a square tin 20cm x 20 cm ( 8in x 8in ) 250g Icing Sugar
with parchment paper, set aside then chop the Juice of 2 Limes
almonds.
Method:
In a food processor blitz together the coconut oil,
dried figs and dried dates.
Preheat oven 180c, 160c fan assisted, gas mark 4
Put into a mixing bowl and stir in the rest of the
Lightly grease a 23cm x 30cm (9in x 12in) traybake tin
ingredients.
and line with parchment paper. Combine all the cake
Place mixture into the tin and press down with the
ingredients in bowl and beat well for about two minutes
back of a spoon.
or until smooth and thoroughly blended. Pour into the
Cover with tin foil and bake for 10 mins, after 10
prepared tin and level the surface bake in a preheated
mins remove the tinfoil and bake for another 20 -
oven for 35 - 40 minutes, it should be well risen,
25 mins remove from the oven and press mixture
springy to the touch and beginning to shrink away from
down again with the back of a spoon.
the sides of the tin. Leave to cool slightly in the tin,
Allow to fully go cold before cutting into squares.
then turn out onto a wire rack and gently remove the
lining paper and leave to cool.
To make icing put the icing sugar in a bowl and add
enough of the lime juice to give a runny consistency.
Pour over the cool cake and leave to set ( you can
decorate with lime zest and toasted desiccated
coconut or leave as is ) when cool cut it into slices and
serve.19
€10 MILLION FUND FOR TECHNOLOGY FOR DISADVANTAGED
STUDENTS
A €10 million fund has been set up to provide a priority on Leaving Certificate students. on supporting children with special part of the Digital Strategy for Schools ICT
technology and devices for disadvantaged Combined with an emphasis on wellbeing, educational needs. Infrastructure Fund.
students at primary and secondary level, a this funding will help to give students the
Fine Gael deputy has said. tools they need to succeed.” l Continuation of the School meals The Department of Education and Skills
programme, funded through the is also working with the Department of
Deputy Emer Higgins said the funding will be The measures are part of a number of Department of Employment Affairs and Communications, Climate Action and
a huge help to both students and teachers initiatives taken by the Department to Social Protection, to provide food parcels Environment and telecoms companies
as part of our response to Covid-19. Deputy support our children and young people who to children who are at risk of food poverty. through industry body Ibec to make a
Emer Higgins said: “Schools in our area are at risk of educational disadvantage number of relevant websites “zero rated”.
know their students best. So they are being during the period of school closures. l Continued funding of Home Tuition or, This would allow students to access these
empowered to support those who most where this is not possible, flexibility to sites with no data costs. Minister for
need access to technology, with the right They include: bank hours for use at a later time in the Education and Skills, Joe McHugh, added:
equipment. year. “I believe the tech grants now being issued
l Guidance being issued to all schools to to schools can help harness the hard work,
“Schools are being asked to prioritise exam support the ongoing learning of children l Resources to support good mental health innovation and creativity being shown
classes, and then to look at where else with special educational needs and children and wellbeing amongst students produced by our schools and their students to the
access to technology is most needed. I am who are at risk of disadvantage. by the National Educational Psychological greatest extent possible.
confident this will make a real difference Service (NEPS).
to thousands of students and provide l Collaboration with Cisco/WebEX to “The efforts of our school communities are
the technology they need to be able to support schools with training in video l €10 million funding package secured as something to be proud of.”
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ALMOST 5,000 LEAVING CERTIFICATE STUDENTS
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COVID-19, including an
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Local Enterprise Offices, for are announcing today will businesses across every
businesses employing up to help companies, working sector that employs up to 50
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Office, to get online during companies and sole traders
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the Minister for particularly important when long-term strategies. The
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