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New Millfield Shopping Center For Balbriggan
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The new Millfield Shopping Center in Balbriggan will bring compitition for The Pavilions in Swords. The new store in
Balbriggan opens in April with a hugh Tesco shop and a drive through McDonalds to follow this Summer. Read more about the
new Millfield Shopping Center
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Minister Reilly Gives Up Medical Practice
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| Dr. James Reilly |
The minister for health Dr. James Reilly T.D. has given up his medical practice in Lusk while he's a serving minister.
The newly elected minister was in receipt of 300,000 euro from the H.S.E. in fees. Dr. Reilly also has a midical practise
in Donabate and he owns the local pharmacy, he also has a share in a nursing home in Tipperary. His new job will earn him
169,000 per year as minister for health. Dr. Reilly topped the poll in the recent general election for Fine Gael
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St. Patrick's Day Parade Swords
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The St. Patrick's Day parade will recommence in Swords after an absense of more than twenty years. This year's parade
will start at The Pavilions Shopping Centre on March 17th. Read More about the parade
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Newly elected T.D. Alan Farrell F.G. has given up his other job as councilor with Fingal County Council. Mr. Farrell
wanted to pass the seat on the council to his wife Emma Doyle who is a barrister. The job is worth 30,000 euro in expences.
Fine Gael have a rule about passing seats on to family members and his play was shelved by the local Fine Gael party. The
new council member for the party is Anthony Lavin who was elected in the Grand Hotel on Monday.
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Brendan Ryan T.D. Press Statement -Labour Party
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Heartiest congratulations to the Irish cricket team on their well-deserved victory over England in the Cricket World
Cup on Wednesday. This record achieving victory surpassed previous victories such as beating the West Indies in Belfast
a number of years ago and Pakistan in the 2007 world cup series. Brendan Ryan T.D. Dublin North. Read MoreLabour Party branches across Dublin North are set to remove the unsightly remnants of cable ties in the aftermath of
the recent General Election. Deputy Brendan Ryan said. Read more about the cable ties |
Darragh O'Brien To Stay In Polictics
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Darragh O'Brien F.F. has stated he will remain in politics, the former T.D. said he will continue working at local level
searving the constituence of Dublin North. Since loosing his seat in the national elections he is now unemployed with no former
job to fall back on.
Darragh who is based in Malahide received 4115 first prefernce votes in the election. With the recent boundary changes
in Dublin North area and some parts of Swords falling into Dublin West constiuence Darragh was sure to loose votes. Parts
of Brackenstown and estates like Rivervalley and Boroimhe are now in the Dublin West election area. Darragh stated'' This
isn't the end of my polictal career I can tell you, I'm already looking forward to the next election in 5 years time''
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Michael Kennedy Unclear About Future In Polictics
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After loosing his seat as a T.D. in Dublin North constituence Michael Kennedy hasn't made up his mind about contesting
the next general election. He stated he is very unlikly to return to local polictics with Fingal County Council. Michael toped
the poll in the previous general election in 2007. Michael also stated that this was the hardest election he ever took part
in. He went on to say ''The People Were Very Angry With Fianna Fail'' . Mr. Kennedy has a successifuly business in Swords,
so he has something to fall back on.
Between the two Fianna Fail men running in Dublin North their first prefernce vote in total was just over 7,600 votes.
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New Election Boundaries For Swords Jan. 2011
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New electrical boundaries have been drawn up for Dublin North
to which the Swords area is located.
These new boundaries
which were drawn by The Constituency
Boundary Commission exclude areas of Swords from the
Dublin North election area
and place them into the
Dublin West constituency. The Dublin West area primarily
consists of Blancherdstown, Castleknock
and Mulhuddard.
The areas of Swords which now fall into the Dublin West
constituency include, Rivervalley, Highfields,
Ridgewood,
St. Margarets and Rolestown.
Well over 90 percent of the people in Dublin West are
living in the Dublin 15 area while the remaining10 per cent
live
in the Swords area. The upcoming election for 2011
will see a section of the population of Swords voting for
candidates
them never voted for before and which they
know very little about. There is a real fear that the 10 per cent
of the
Swords people who have now fallen into this new area will feel
isolated from their newly elected politicians.
The new Dublin West Constituency will now be responsible
for Dublin Airport and the New Thornton Hall Prison
which
were formally in the Dublin North area.
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Amusement Arcade For Swords
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Swords may soon have a new amusement arcade, a planning application has been lodged with Fingal County Council for change
of use from their existing premises in Swords Plaze. The new arcade will consist of an internet cafe, slots and other forms
of amusement. Swords Plaza is located behind McDonalds and the street runs parallel with Main Street. The company involved
in seeking the planning permission is Plaza Leisure Company
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Ambulance Service May Be Gone In Days Jan. 2011
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The Swords based ambulance service which is operated by Dublin Fire Brigade may be gone in a matter of days. If the service
is taken away then only one ambulance will be left to cover the whole of Fingal.
There has been uncertainty about the service for the past two years. Dublin City Council ultimately pays the bills for
the ambulance in Dublin including the Swords area, the money comes from The Health Service Executive who refuses to hand over
€600,000 which is owed for ambulance services in Fingal.
In the last year alone the ambulance in Swords has responded to 3,500 emergence calls.
Update . Swords Ambulance Service Is Now Saved
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Stabbing At Wrights Venue
12-12-2010
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| Wrights Venue Airside Swords |
A man was stabbed in Swords this morning at around 3am. The man who was from Poland had attended The Wright Venue with
his friends and was stabbed after leaving the club. He died later in The Mater Hospital. The victim was living in Naas County
Kildare. Garda in Swords are investigation and have asked anybody who was in The Wright Venue last night to contact them.
Phone Number of Swords Garda station 01 6663700. Confidential 1800 666 111
This was the second major incident at The Wright Venue last night. Around the same time a bomb was discovered under a
car. This is also the second stabbing at this nightclub in a matter of weeks. See below for bomb details
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Dublin Airport Authority To Pay 1,400000 In Christmas Bonus 12-12-2010 - exclusive
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The Dublin Airport Authority is to pay a Christmas bonus of €500 to each member of staff. The form of the payment
is €250 in cash and €250 in vouchers to be spent in any of the shops in the airport. This bonus amounts to €1400000,
that's one million four hundred thousand. There are 2,800 employees working for the Dublin Airport Authority which is owned
by the Irish state and manages the operations at Dublin Airport.
The D.A.A makes a profit each year and any bonus paid to staff is not taxed the same as the banks bonus will be taxed
at ninety percent in the future.
Comment
While the A.I.B take their 40 million bonus wouldn't it be great if the D.A.A employees donated their Christmas payment
to a charity. Over a million euro would really help The Simon Community who look after the homeless around Dublin.
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Bomb At Airside Retail Park 12-12-2010
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Army bomb disposal experts were called to the Airside Retail Park in Swords at 3am on Sunday morning. A suspect device
was found under a car which was parked in the shopping center. Garda from Swords cordoned off the area and kept onlookers
from The Wright Venue which is just across the road at a safe distance for their own safety. The army took the bomb
away and later carried out a controlled explosion on the device. Roads in the area were soon reopened. The bomb disposal team
later explaned that the ''Pipe Bomb'' was primed and could have caused loss of like. The Wright Venue was evacuated as a precautionary
measure but most had already left as it was past closing time.
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Water Restrictions 9-12-2010
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Water
services may be cut off from 7pm to 7am from 7/12 until 10/12 by all local authorities in the Dublin area including Fingal
County Council. The reason given is because there is a thaw of snow and ice on the way for Thursday and Friday. Usually when
a thaw happens after such a long period of freezing weather many pipes will burst. This is caused by ground movement as the
temperature rises above freezing and soil and road surfaces expands. The following areas of Swords will be cut on Thursday 9th December. Boroimhe,
Airside, Holywell Nevinstown and Drynam
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