DCN Links & Resources

Chinafoot

Well most forums have a thread like this so it's only fair this fledgling forum have one too.

Fingal County Council Homepage
Skerries Homepage
Balbriggan Homepage
Rush and Lusk touristy info
Swords Homepage
Malahide Homepage
Donabate touristy info

Any one got any more?

If you wish to highlight a local event or make a community announcement - please use the "Events" thread.

m_stan

www.provideforswords.com - a blog site setup to inform people of the rezoning and development of lands beside Castleview and Bunbury Gate housing estates in Swords. Very few people know what's happening here, and people need to be informed so they can help ensure the necessary resources are put in place before the developer gets permission to build thousands of houses.

Bluetonic

Link from fingalcoco.ie as above but I thought I'd link if seperate

http://www.fingalcoco.ie/LivingInFingal/Planning/PlanningSearch/

Search all the planning applications and associated documentation of your neighbourhood, some decent aerial photos too.

Balbriggan, Balscadden and Balrothery Parish www.balbrigganparish.net

Balbriggan & District Historical Society www.balbrigganhistory.net

aniascor

http://www.balbrigganchamberofcommerce.com/

Daisymay2007

www.neighbours.ie

Check it out, its alright. Still a bit slow to take off but each estate has its own section :cool:

Chinafoot

Latest train timetable courtesy of gillo.

See here.

mortimer33

http://swordstown.com
Contans News, Links etc for Swords.

Chinafoot

Right folks, I thought we could have a sticky with any annoucements/events that ye think the users of the forum might be interested in.

Stuff like charity events, town/estate meetings, festivals etc.

Please don't use this thread to make a profit. If you want to advertise on boards.ie you can pay for it.

Also, can we try and keep the chat to a minimum in order to keep the announcements clear and easy to read. If you want to discuss a certain event feel free to start a new thread.

wow sierra

Does anyone have any info on this years Balbriggan Arts Festival - or has its been cancelled/postponed????

Chinafoot

As far as I know the festival won't be happening this year.

Chinafoot

There's a free Kid's halloween party happening in Balbriggan library tomorrow from 2pm.

There'll be face-painting, treats and prizes for best dressed.

cailinoBAC

Robert Laird and Sarah Brookes plan to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, in aid of Bothar, in February. They are paying their own costs and all funds raised will go directly to Bothar. See www.bothar.org for information on the work of Bothar, an Irish charity, throughout the developing world.

A table quiz is being held in the Bus Bar, Skerries on 28th November in aid of this event. Tables of four, €40 a table. Starts at 8.30pm.

Chinafoot

From the 'Celebrate Festival' brochure:

Women of Multi-culture Balbriggan (WOMB) are celebrating their first year anniversary with the ‘Taste of Nations’ food fair. Everyone is invited to sample foods from around the world as well as admire traditional clothes in the fashion show. There will also be a talent competition and entertainment from various performers, including the newly formed Balbriggan Gospel Choir. There will be a supervised children’s corner. This event also took place last year and was a huge success with everyone enjoying the fun and ‘craic’ from around the world. This year it will be even better!

Entry Fee: None Balbriggan Town Hall: 12-5pm

cathy01

COPING WITH STRESSCourse
This is open to anyone careing for a person with a disability.It could be your son/daughter/husband/wife/mother/father etc etc
There is NO COST, which is great


Living in Balbriggan, Lusk/Rush areas

1.5 hours fortnightly.

No cost
Balbriggan Liebrary

Contact Tina/Fiona @ 8413444

This course designed help you look after yourself and identifey your needs.

Its where you can have a rest.

cathy01

Boys for Fathers Parenting module


Raising Boys for Fathers- Link with Suicide Prevention:
The Raising Boys for Father course that is one of the ten initiatives in RehabCares the suicide prevention project. This course has been developed by the North Western Area HSE area Health Promotion Department and has been successfully delivered in that region for the past few years.

The reason RehabCare are implementing this course is due to the fact that recent research has found that:
Early father involvement with a child is associated with continuing involvement.
Father involvement is associated with good parent child relationships in adolescence.
Children with involved fathers are less likely to be in trouble with the police.
Father involvement is strongly related to children's later educational attainment.

More specifically:
Father involvement protects children in separated families against later mental health problems
Father involvement can protect against low levels of wellbeing even when maternal involvement and risk factors were accounted for. Results showed that although both father and mothers involvement contributed significantly and independently to offspring happiness, fathers involvement had a stronger effect.
A study reported on in Crisis investigated the protective role of parental involvement in adolescent suicide. Results show that the adolescents who had attempted suicide were more likely to have been in trouble with the police, report low levels of parental interest and academic motivation, report suicidal ideation and use alcohol and illegal drugs when stressed. As seen from the above research, parental involvement has an affect on all of the listed characteristics.

It must also be noted that the above characteristics do not predict suicide, but have been shown to be associated with suicide. One of the many protective factors against suicide is the presence of a supportive caring adult in a young persons life. As RehabCare are taking a mental health promotion approach to suicide prevention, in that risk and protective factors associated with suicide are being addressed, this course fits well with the RehabCare suicide prevention project. It produces beneficial effects for both father and son by enhancing the relationship, sense of belonging and communication skills between father and son.




What is Raising Boys for Fathers?
Raising Boys for Fathers is a two evening training course for fathers. It was developed in recognition of the fact that fathers were not attending generic parenting programmes. As a result the course, was developed specifically to address the needs of Irish fathers.

The course consists of two evening session. Each session lasts two hours. A breakdown of content of the Raising Boys for Fathers course is outlined below

Session Activity Aim
Evening 1 Welcome and Introductions To remind fathers of their importance to their sons.
How has boyhood changed over the last 20 years? To get fathers to think about boyhood in general and to break the ice in the group.
What are your concerns for boys? To bring the fathers attention to the present, to get fathers to start to share their concerns about boys and make the discussion more personal.
Input on statistics about boys To inform fathers about recent research about boys and young mens lives.
What do Dads do? To get fathers to think about the roles and activities of a father.
Me and my boys To give the fathers a chance to look at what they do with their sons. It gives fathers the opportunity to look more honestly at their fathering.
Homework: Questions about my Dad. To make the link between the evenings activities and their lives at home and to get them to listen to their sons about themselves as fathers.
Final round To give fathers a chance to say what they thought of the evening.
Evening 2 Welcome Feedback from last week.
Review of homework To let fathers talk about how they got on with the homework.
Boys becoming men To offer one way of understanding what is happening for boys as they grow into men.
Helpful hints To offer fathers hints that they can do to build and maintain close relationships and be of use to their sons as they grow up.
Final round For fathers to set a goal for themselves and to get a chance to review their experience of the two evening.


Link to Reach Out National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention.
This Raising Boys for Fathers course fits with the national strategy for suicide prevention by meeting the following action areas:

Level B: Targeted Approach
Acton Area: Young Men.
Objective: To develop services and initiatives that will help young men to cope with changing roles in society and involve them in the development of policy and services that affect them.

Level A: General Population
Action Area: The Family
Objective: To improve support for all families in Irish society, especially those socially excluded and those in crisis.

TO BOOK A PLACE ON THIS RING TINA/FIONA at the North Fingal FADE ciloffice@ 8413444

cathy01

Just some info for yous.
There is the North Fingal adhd/add parent and Adult support Group.www.adhd.ie
The North Fingal Autism and Aspergers Support Group.
The REMEMBER US.
for more information on either of these contac tTian or Fiona @ 8413444
All are located in Balbriggan.

The Hill Billy

The AGM of the Hills & District Residents' Association will take place on Thursday 10th January at 8:30pm in The Hills Cricket Club.

The Hill Billy

The Skerries Community Alert committee has recently set up a website for members, but may contain information useful to all.

http://skerriescommunityalert.com/

FYI - This site is still a work-in-progress.

cathy01

GREEN HOMES MEETING on WED 16TH JAN, from 8.30-10pm

LITTLE THEATRE, SKERRIES.

As part of An Taisce’s Environmental Programme called Green Home, this is a free information seminar. The topics covered on the night will be: REDUCING ENERGY USE.

RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES -Solar Panel’s, Wood pellet stoves/boilers and heat pumps

GREENER HOMES GRANTS and how to avail of them.

Everyone Welcome . You can register with www.greenhome.ie

Chinafoot

Coffee Morning in Balbriggan Library next Wednesday 23rd January at 11am.

The library is celebrating its first anniversay next week and the coffee morning is just one of the events that will be happening. I'll post the rest when I have confirmed the details.

cathy01

http://balbrigganparents.activeboard.com/


does as it says, its a nice friendly forum.No badness and the people are very helpful.
cathy

Chinafoot

Here's the full list of events happening in the library this week.


The New Balbriggan Library
First Anniversary Celebrations
Programme of Events
Monday 21st-Saturday 26th January 2008

As the new library opened on 20th January 2007 we will be celebrating our first anniversary with a week of activities-
We hope you can join us!

Author Visit
Best-selling Children’s Author Joe O’Brien will entertain an invited school audience on Tuesday 22nd January at 11.00am

Coffee Morning
Join us for a tea or coffee and a slice of homemade cake!-our way of saying thank you for all your support during our first year!
Wednesday 23rd January 11.00am

Colouring Competition and Face Painting
A Colouring Competition for children of all ages - we want you to design and colour a birthday themed bookmark. There will also be free face painting for all the children who attend
Thursday 24th January 5.00pm

Saint Brigid’s Pagan Fire
A talk, with slide show, on the history and traditions associated with Saint Brigid and her connection with the Celtic Spring festival of Imbolg. Guest Speaker Seán Gilmartin.
Interspersed with poems from the early Celtic period, read in translation by well-known poet and performer Máighréad Medbh. All are Welcome!
Wednesday 23rd January at 7pm

Chess Display with Irish Chess Champion
Stephen Brady “FM” 6 Times Irish Chess Champion will compete against numerous opponents of all ages at the same time. All are Welcome to come along and play or watch.
Thursday 24th January 6.30pm

The Balbriggan Creative Writers’ Group has produced a pamphlet featuring new work by current members. Copies of this new pamphlet will be available free to all library users during our anniversary week

“The Other Side of the Coin”
An exhibition of contemporary art by local artist Ciara Grant. This exhibition will be officially launched on Wednesday 16th January by Trevor Sargent, Minister of State for Food and Horticulture

15-18 Film Club
The film club for 15-18 year olds continues its trawl of film history with a classic film from the sixties: 2001: A Space Odyssey. All 15-18 year-olds (or thereabouts) welcome.
Saturday 26th 1.30pm.

“A Day in the Life”
An exhibition of photographs featuring just some of the many events and activities that took place in the new library during its first year.


All Library Events are Free
For more information on any event
please contact the library
Tel: 8704401
Email: Balbrigganlibrary@fingalcoco.ie

cathy01

ANGEL CLASSES



STARTING MONDAY 25 FEB IN SKERRIES.

CLASSES WILL START FROM 7.30 UNTILL 9.30.EACH WEEK.



ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN .

LEARN TO WORK WITH YOUR ANGELS AND GUIDES.
LEARN `TO READ THE ANGEL CARDS.

USING GUIDED MEDITATION IN A SAFE RELAXED WAY YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO MEET YOUR OWN GUARDIAN ANGELS AND BE MORE AWARE OF THE ANGELS IN YOUR DAILY LIFE, AT WORK REST AND PLAY. WE ALL HAVE A PURPOSE IN LIFE HELP YOURSELF TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS JOURNEY WITH YOUR ANGELS.

For more info phone Josie @ 0877759747

The Hill Billy

FYI - The St Patrick's Day Parade in Skerries is on Monday at 3:00.

cathy01

The North Fingal ADD/ADHD Parent and Adult Support Group are hosting a information evening.
Quest Speaker is Dr Ann Prosser, clinical Educational Psychologist.

Dr Prosser will discuss the area of Adults with ADD/ADHD

Monday 14 April,

Bracken Court Hotel.Balbriggan,Co.Dublin

7.30-9.00

Cost €10 payable at the door.To include copy of the adults guide to ADD/ADHD.

Booking essential.

Please ring 8413444
or e-mail adhdinfade@eircom.net

drjenbren

The Fingal Chamber Choir, with Helen Smith, soprano, David Bremner, organ and the Fingal String Quartet, will perform "Music for a Summer's Evening" on 23rd May in Swords at 8pm. The venue is the Swords Church of Ireland Church on Swords Street (take turn off Main Street at Eddie Rockets and then next right, church is on left past the Lord Mayor's car park).

Programme includes Haydn's "Little Organ Mass", Mozart's Laudate Dominum and many other choral favourites. Tickets are €15 on the door or phone 087 2909536

swordsinfo

Hey try out www.swordslife.com

Its a new site I launched for the people in the swords area. Hope it helps people find info!

swordsinfo

if anyone has any feedback I would be really interested

www.swordslife.com

THanks
B

cathy01

Feedback...is it a FFwebsite.
Cathy

The Hill Billy

cathy01 wrote: »

Feedback...is it a FFwebsite.
Cathy

How do you know that? It has a strong FF flavour, but it also has articles sourced from Labour, Socialist Party, local residents, etc.

swordsinfo

No not at all - just that currently most of the news feeds are coming from local councillors. Am trying to get in contact with local residence associations for some news a little closer to home. Is it a little bit one sided?? Dont want it to come across that way at all maybe I will try limit the news feeds from a particular source ?? Any thoughts?

The Hill Billy

Maybe take this off to another thread as it is bringing this one off topic.

swordsinfo

ok I'll kick it off from here -

I have created a site for the people of swords and would like to get peoples general feedback on the site

www.swordslife.com

one user has already said it is too heavyly weighted with ff news. Appreciate everyones thoughts inputs or ideas

Thanks
B

(that ok?)

cathy01

no, thats why I ask (is it) and not just say it is.Great news etc,
cathy

swordsinfo

not at all just thats where a lot of the news info is coming from - other partys and residents have submitted news also. I am trying to contact local residence associations to get closer to home news about day to day activities. But appreciate your comments!!

Chinafoot

Local author Patrick Touher will be in Balbriggan Library this week to give a reading from his new book "Scars That Run Deep". He'll also be giving advice on how to get published.

Date: Wedesday 6th August 2008
Time: 7pm
Venue: Balbriggan Library

There will be a wine reception afterwards.

CommInfo

Co-operation Fingal are offering the following series of community training sessions. All training is free to community and voluntary groups or any community member wishing to get involved in a new group. Training is on Tuesdays in Balbriggan Town Hall. Please contact Co-operation Fingal to book a place on 01 802 0484 or email hduffy@co-operationfingal.ie.

Places are limited so please book early!!!!

The following training sessions are being offered to community members;

23rd Sept
Committee Training
• Boards members’ roles and responsibilities.
• Roles of individual committee members
• Practical solutions to deal with typical problems arising

30th Sept
Community Supports
• Community Department of Fingal County Council
• Co-operation Fingal
• The Fingal Volunteer Board
• Regional Drugs Task Force

Find out what agencies are available locally in the North County Area to assist groups with community activities!!!!

7th Oct
Fundraising
• Research for sourcing funding
• Tips for successful fundraising.
• Good financial record keeping.


14th Oct
Citizens Information Training
• Overview of what the Citizens Information Centre offers the community.
• Particular focus on employment rights and employers duties


21st Oct
Child Protection
This training is essential for any volunteers working as part of a group or individual with children or vulnerable adults

11th Nov
Planning
• Learn about the planning process and different types of plans
• Understand the language of planners and how to engage with planners

CommInfo

If anyone is interested in child protection the date for this session is actually October 21st and not the 28th as above

Chinafoot

Thanks for that CommInfo. I've edited your post to give the correct date.

drjenbren

Do you enjoy singing? Want to join a choir?

The Fingal Chamber Choir, formed in September 2006, is based in north Fingal. Our varied repertoire runs from Bach to the Beatles and beyond, and we are committed to performing contemporary music of all genres.
Members come from many different backgrounds, but share high levels of experience and musicianship, and above all, a love of performing choral music. Those interested in singing with us should have
• an interest and commitment to choral singing
• a reasonable level of sight singing
• some choral experience and/or vocal training.

To find out more phone David Maxwell on 087 2909536
www.fingalchamberchoir.org

CommInfo

http://www.open4community.ie/fingal/

This is useful for Community Groups for searching for grants

CommInfo

Co-operation Fingal, the local community partnership for North County Dublin are offering training in preparation for the Charity Regulation Bill 2007. Community and voluntary groups locally with charitable status or who are considering an application for charitable status would find this training useful and essential for ensuring compliance with fundraising practices. The training will be presented by the Carmichael’s Centre, which is a centre for small voluntary groups. The two hour seminar will be informal and an interactive session with community groups. This will take place from 7pm – 9pm on Monday December 8th in Balbriggan Town Hall. If you would like to attend or enquire about anything please contact Helen the community projects worker in Co-operation Fingal on 01 802 08484 or email hduffy@co-operationfingal.ie. If you know of anyone who may be interested in this training please forward on this email to them.

CommInfo

St. Colmcille’s Parish Bethany Bereavement Support Group

Present a Seminar

‘Facing up to Suicide’


Venue –The Carnegie Court Hotel, North Street, Swords

Date and Time – Tuesday, 20 January 2009 – 7.30 to 9.30 pm

(Tea/Coffee served 7.15 p.m.)



Do you feel suicidal?
Are you trying to support a family member or friend who is suicidal?
Have you been bereaved by suicide?
Are you a professional providing counselling to suicidal people or victims of suicide?
If you answer yes to any of the above questions, then this seminar is for you and we extend a special invitation to you.

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Speakers: -

Rev. Dr. Tony Byrne CSSp and Sr. Kathleen Maguire who have been working in the field of suicide prevention/bereavement in Ireland and abroad for many years



Governor John Lonergan (Mountjoy Prison)


Mr. Michael Egan - founder ‘Living Links’ (see www.livinglinks.ie) whose organisation will help provide any ‘after-care’/’back-up’ which might be required after the seminar has taken place.

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The objectives of the seminar are –



To deepen public awareness of the problem of suicide -

common causes,

the suicidal mind,

the early warning signals,

and thereby reduce the number of people who die by suicide.


Suicide and grief will be discussed, as will a strategy for suicide prevention and intervention, and sharing conversations with suicidal people.


ALL WELCOME – Entrance Donation EUR 5.00

CommInfo

ERITREAN DAY

Saturday the 7th of March at 3.00pm, we are having an Eritrean day, so we can introduce our country’s traditions and cultures. We will have music, food, Eritrean Coffee and many other things. We will be delighted to see you.

Where: Failte Balbriggan Centre, Hampton Street, St. George’s Old School
T-No: 01 8020785

Unshelved

KEEP POOL IN SKERRIES

URGENT PUBLIC MEETING

THURSDAY 5TH MARCH 7.30 P.M.

ST. PATRICK'S SENIOR SCHOOL

POOL GRANT MAY TRANSFER TO BALROTHERY

YOU NEED TO ATTEND IF
YOU WANT THIS POOL IN SKERRIES!

ORGANZIED BY PUBLIC POOL LOBBY GROUP

Posted by Skerries Community Association
Visit www.skerriesca.com

The Hill Billy

The Parents' Association of St Moibhi's NS in Milverton are holding a fund-raising Pub Quiz in The Hills Cricket Club on 4th April at 8pm. Teams of 4 @ €10 per head. We'll find you a team if you don't have 4 people.

All welcome!

cathy01

Hi all, Im not sure if this is the correct place to put this , anyway.As part of the Balbriggan Summer Fest, there is a FUN RUN on .Its July 12 in Balbriggan .Its 6 k.
The proceeds can go towards two groups.
The remember us or , the group that Im involved with Fingal Autism .
If anyone would like to run , walk, job, crawl in the "run " could you let me know .We have sponsership cards ,which we can post out.You can Ring Audrey sheridan -Walsh if you want to get one . The run is open to everyone .
thanks,cathy

shaungil

A Public Meeting will be held to lobby for direct coach alternatives throughout the day from Skerries to City Centre for duration of the rail disruption.

Wed. 9th Sept. 8.30 pm in Skerries Harps GAA Clubhouse, Dublin Road.

As we are sure you are now aware, with the collapse of part of the viaduct between Donabate and Malahide in August, the train service between these points has been suspended. Early estimates from Irish Rail suggest it will take a minimum of 3 months to repair.
In the meantime, Irish Rail have put in place alternative travel arrangements for commuters living north of Donabate. However, Skerries commuters feel we have been given a raw deal with these arrangements as no direct service runs from Skerries to City Centre (unlike Balbriggan, Drogheda and Dundalk).
From speaking to many commuters, it seems the alternatives mean most people are spending an extra 30-60 minutes longer commuting every morning and evening due to the rail disruption.
If you want to have your say and have a much improved alternative service for Skerries please come along this Wednesday 9th Sept. to Skerries Harps GAA Club at 8.30 p.m. We can hear the issues people are facing and can then present them to our local representatives and Irish Rail as we seek changes for Skerries commuters.
All commuters welcome to attend to share views.
Many thanks
Skerries Train Users Group

CommInfo

[FONT=&quot]Parent & Toddler support group for parents of children with special needs[/FONT]

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Activities to Include:

• Baby Yoga
• Speech and Language
• Occupational theraphy
• Play Development

Starts Tuesday 29/9/09: For six weeks
Location: Foróige Club Balbriggan.
For More information Contact: Sarah McNally Or Helen Duffy
At Fingal Leader Partnership: 01 8020484

Funded by the Fingal Disability Network

CommInfo

[FONT=&quot]Intergenerational Photography Class[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]Classes will be held in Baldoyle Forum, [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Main Street[/FONT][FONT=&quot], Baldoyle. There is a cost per person for six weeks €20 and if participants have a digital camera they are encouraged to bring them along. If not, please still enquire as it’s not essential for participation. [/FONT]
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cathy01

Trevor Sargent has organised a public meeting Wednesday 30 September in the Seamus Centre in Naul at 8.30 p.m. to discuss the news reports of this toxic ash facility proposal at Hollywood (near Naul).

All welcome.PM me if you need any more info,cathy