All-Ireland Ladies' Senior Football Championship

Congratulations to Malahide girls Sinead Aherne and Niamh McEvoy who played for Dublin in yesterday's afternoon's All-Ireland Ladies' Senior Football Championship.

Sinead Aherne was Player of the Game with 2-07 (2-04 from play) when Dublin captured their first ever All Ireland Ladies title.

Niamh McEvoy also looked very much at home in Croke Park when she came on in the second half, as did all the Dublin girls.

Both girls play for St. Sylvester's, Malahide.

The final score in Croke Park was Dublin 3-16 and Tyrone 0-09.

Well done to all!

Sarah Ann McGrath

Fingal Chamber Choir

Fingal Chamber Choir has resumed at 7:30pm in St. George's National School, Balbriggan.

New members are very welcome.

All prospective members are auditioned.

For more information, please visit www.fingalchamberchoir.org

Sarah Ann McGrath

Fingal Autumn Craft Fair

Fingal’s biggest Autumn Craft Fair shall take place on Sunday, 26th September 2010 at the G.A.A. Complex, St. Maurs, Rush from 11am until 5pm.

It will host around 40-50 stalls with different crafts such as woodwork, patchwork, jewellery, glass art, designer knitwear, beauty products, fashion items, baking, jams, chutneys and pickles, sweets, flowers, candles, toys, paintings, photography and much more.

All are most welcome to attend.

All profits from stall rental will go to the Hospice and the Jack & Jill Foundation.

For more information or if you wish to book a table, please telephone Irene on 01 8490176; Maud on 01 8417833 or Hella on 0876407824.

Sarah Ann McGrath

Malahide Tennis News

Ireland's Colin O'Brien made a 1,000-mile journey yesterday in an attempt to make up for his disappointing experience in the A.T.P. Slovenian Open Challenger in Ljubljana.

O'Brien came up short in the second round of qualifying on a 6-07-6 (7/5) scoreline to Croatian Dino Marcan, and just a few hours later he flew to Manchester en route to the lower-tier I.T.F. Futures event in Wrexham.

The Malahide left-hander will team up today with his regular doubles partner, James Cluskey, in the pairs competition.

And the north Dublin duo, who are the top seeds, face unseeded British pair Miles Bugby and Marcus Willis in their opening contest.

Sarah Ann McGrath

90 Teams to Compete in Ladies Football 7's

Players from Naomh Mearnog and Sylvesters were on hand at Tesco Clarehall, Dublin to reveal details of the Tesco All Ireland Ladies Football Club Sevens tournament which takes place in Malahide on the Saturday, 25th September 2010.

90 teams from across the length and breadth of the country, as well as teams from the UK and Europe, shall partake in the Tesco All Ireland Ladies Football Club Sevens tournament at Naomh Mearnog/Sylvesters GAA Clubs.

There are six trophies up for grabs on the day as the tournament is played across three grades Senior, Intermediate and Junior with a Championship and Shield competition in each grade.

Last years' senior sevens champions Emyvale of Monaghan return to defend their title, whilst 2008 winners Naomh Mearnog shall have to make do without a number of senior county stars who line out for Dublin in the All Ireland Senior Championship final in Croke Park the following day.

2009 intermediate sevens champions Brian Boru's of Tipperary will be hoping for a second consecutive successful raid on the capital while reigning junior sevens champions Ardtrea of Derry also return to defend their title.

Among the teams competing will be three teams from London; Dulwich Harps, Parnells and Holloway Gaels as well as two teams from mainland Europe; Europe and An Eoraip.

The tournament starts at 10am at Naomh Mearnog/Sylvesters. Tournament finals are expected to commence at 5.00pm across all grades.

For more information regarding this event, please contact Lyn Savage in the Ladies Gaelic Football Association on 01 8363156 or log onto http://www.ladiesgaelic.ie/

Sarah Ann McGrath

420 Training at Malahide

Malahide Yacht Club shall be hosting a series of 420 coaching days on the Broadmeadows, Malahide over four Saturdays in October 2010.

The four sessions shall run from 9:30am until 5:30pm on Saturday, 2nd October 2010; Saturday, 9th October 2010; Saturday, 16th October 2010 and Saturday, 23rd October 2010.

The sessions are open to anybody who has been competing in dinghies at regional or national level and who has achieved a standard equivalent to ISA Kites and Wires 1 with spinnaker and trapeze.

Graeme Grant, an experienced international coach and former 420 and 470 sailor, shall be in charge of coaching each session.

The cost for four sessions is €100 per person using their own boat. Malahide Yacht Club has two well-maintained 420's that are available to suitably experienced sailors who would like to try sailing in the 420 Class. The cost of four sessions using a club boat is €200 per person, while a €250 per person damage deposit will also be required from anybody using a club boat.

Malahide Yacht Club welcomes discussion with any interested parties about the timing and venues for more 420 coaching in the Dublin area over the winter months.

For further information please contact Brian McDowell at brian@mcdowell.ie

Sarah Ann McGrath

Fingal Enterprise Week 2010 - Monday, 27th September 2010 until Friday, 1st October 2010

Fingal Enterprise Week is a series of major enterprise events taking place in a variety of locations throughout the Fingal area including:

The Business Panel - Questions & Answers (Europa Academy, Swords)
Finance and Funding Symposium (The Grand Hotel, Malahide)
New Opportunities through Green Business & Innovation and E-Business events (Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown & Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown)
Business Information Seminars (Europa Academy, Swords & Bracken Court Hotel, Balbriggan)
Mentoring Clinics (BASE, BEaT, Drinan Enterprise Centres and The LINC, Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown)
Business Networking (The Carlton Hotel, Cloghran)
Case Studies (Europa Academy, Balheary Road, Swords)
Locating Your Business - Open Day (BASE, BEaT, Drinan & LINC Enterprise Centres)

All events are free of charge to businesses and start-ups located in Fingal.

Please note that advance booking is essential.

For more information, please visit http://www.fingalenterpriseweek.ie/

Sarah Ann McGrath