Balbriggan News
A REMINDER that junior tennis camps get under way at ALSAA next month.
FRIENDS and relatives of the young Swords father-to-be fatally stabbed last week are maintaining a vigil at the scene when the incident occurred.
A GROUP helping sick children from the Chernobyl area has had its good work rewarded with free admission to many top holiday venues. Each group of two children from the nuclear ravaged region spends two weeks with each host family, for four weeks total. The charity bring 70 children in total over every year, with 30 being spread amongst families in North Dublin.
A COUPLE'S fight for their six-year-old son born profoundly disabled to obtain a normal education and to be treated equally has just seen the youngster complete his first year in a mainstream school. Tommy and Audrey Boyle, who live in Dun Emer estate in Lusk, set up a website for children with special needs (www.myspecialneeds.ie) and are now to host a conference to highlight what can be achieved.
A SWORDS man facing a public order charge has been remanded for a week.
THE new global headquarters for SmartBin, a fast-growing provider of cost-efficient, green technology solutions to the waste collection industry, has been officially opened in Swords. The opening by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Batt O'Keeffe follows a period of success for the company which saw it secure an additional €1.5 million in funding, in addition to expanding its global footprint into the North American waste collection marketplace, having proven its success in the European market.
THE major contribution made by former manager Martin Mullen in the development and growth of Balbriggan Credit Union was glowingly acknowledged and a permanent memorial unveiled to him.
A JUDICIAL review of a decision to grant Fingal County Council a licence for the controversial Nevitt landfill has been sought at the High Court.
A DAMNING new report has criticised Irish Rail for failing to provide any proper evidence that checks were carried out on a viaduct on the Belfast-Dublin line before it collapsed last year.
TRIBUTES have been paid to the head of the council's community division who has retired after a distinguished career both in local government and in community development.
PORTMARNOCK resident Brian MacCraith has been officially inaugurated as the President of Dublin City University.
A SINGLE day in hospital more than wipes out the cost of drug treatment for an entire year for the vast majority of people, North Dublin Deputy and Fine Gael Health Spokesman James Reilly told the Dáil.
OPEN spaces, which are prone to surface water drainage problems, at Hampton Green in Balbriggan are not yet in the charge of local authority.
BANKS have so far honoured bonds given to developers of estates in Fingal whose businesses have now run into trouble during the economic downturn.
THE Balbriggan Youth Service is holding a Gaeltacht week for young people in the Balbriggan area in conjunction with Foras Na Gaeilge.
A STUDENT who allegedly caused € 200 worth of criminal damage has been remanded until September. Amy Byrne, Mourne Park, Skerries, appeared before Judge Patrick Brady at Balbriggan District Court last week.
THE Aer Lingus Motor Club is once again reflecting on a successful rally event, which saw souped up Ford Escorts take to the roads around Fingal.
A FATHER of three, who attempted to smuggled over € 70,000 worth of pellets of cocaine in his body into Ireland has been given a seven-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
A SWORDS man facing two public order charges has been remanded for five weeks.
FRIENDS and relatives of the young Swords father-to-be fatally stabbed last week are maintaining a vigil at the scene when the incident occurred. The death of 20year-old James Joyce, whose girlfriend is expecting their first baby, has plunged the close-knit community into a deep sense of shock. The young man was pronounced dead at Beaumont Hospital after sustaining stab wounds last Thursday evening near his home at St Cronan's estate in Swords.
ENTRIES are now being sought for the popular talent contest organised by the St Margaret's Social and Entertainment Committee.
FOUR brothers, who were among a group that caused € 90,000 worth of damage to a Balbriggan pub they took over during a riot last year, were back at the local courthouse last week – just yards from the scene of the incident. David Lawrence, Gardiner's Hill, William Lawrence, Moylaragh Court, Martin Lawrence, The Dunes, Enniscrone, Co Sligo, and Christopher Lawrence, Mourne Park, Skerries, all appeared before Judge Patrick Brady last Thursday.
A TEENAGER with 51 previous convictions, who was formerly in the care of the State, has escaped jail for stealing a crate of beer, after a judge expressed his 'sympathy' for him.
TWO men who were caught 'red-handed' with over € 400,000 worth of cannabis in Swords in what a judge called 'a tale of two mules' were sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
IMPROVEMENTS to the footpath at the Chapel Gate/Chapel Street entrance in Balbriggan will be listed for consideration in next year's programme of works, the council has stated.
A TEENAGER who got drunk on his 18th birthday and abused gardaí has been awarded the Probation Act after paying a € 500 charitable contribution in full.
A BALBRIGGAN woman will have her grocery bills paid for a month after coming runner-up in the Squeeze Heinz Recipe Challenge.
A FATHER-of-three with no previous convictions has been jailed for 10 years for possession of € 658,000 worth of cannabis.
A MEETING on the Balbriggan town centre 'Public Realm Plan' is taking place today ( Tuesday) and local people are invited along to get involved in the process of creating a shared vision for the town for the years ahead.
A SWORDS man facing two public order charges has been remanded until September.
MEMBERS of Balbriggan Taekwon-Do Club have completed a successful bag pack at SuperValu Balbriggan, raising € 1,688 for the group.
JUST over 13,000 parking fines were issued during 2009 by Fingal County Council.
SUMMER camps are continuing at ALSAA and reports so far are that children are having a blast.
MALAHIDE beach users are in for a little slice of heaven this summer thanks to a new mobile food outlet.
ALMOST all of the €518 million owed by Fingal County Council relates to housing and mortgage loans to borrowers.