Discovering Medieval Fingal Seminar

A seminar shall take place on Saturday, 30th October 2010 in the Fry Model Railway Museum at Malahide Castle, Malahide to mark the publication of The Discovery Programme's first major publication from its Medieval Rural Settlement Project, entitled The Dublin Region in the Middle Ages.

Places are limited to 80 and booking is essential.

To complete the booking form, please click on the following link: http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Planning/ConservationHeritage/HeritageEvents/publications,32236,en.pdf

Sarah Ann McGrath

Aurora Electrical Offer

With the new 5% levy on electricity cost just around the corner, we would like to draw your attention to the offering from Malahide Chamber of Commerce member Aurora Electrical.

Aurora Electrical specialise in providing Powerstar voltage optimisation units. Depending on your circumstances, these units can reduce electricity consumption by up to 26%.

If you would like more information or a free survey, please contact Jim O’Carroll at 01 8169696 or 087 262 3778, or check out Aurora Electrical's website at http://www.auroraelectrical.ie/

Sarah Ann McGrath

Malahide Celebrations for Ladies Football Team

St. Sylvester's G.A.A. Club shall welcome the victorious Dublin Senior Ladies Football Team and the Brendan Martin Cup to Malahide on Sunday, 24th October 2010 for celebrations.

Following their superb victory in the All Ireland Football Final on Sunday, 26th September 2010, St. Sylvester's stars Sinead Aherne and Niamh McEvoy, both from Malahide, shall lead the parade into Malahide and onto St. Sylvesters G.A.A. Club to celebrate their historic victory. They shall be joined by a number of their fellow Dublin Senior Ladies Football Team mates on the night.

The Jackies had a double victory in 2010 with the Junior Team also winning the All Ireland title. St. Sylvester's Sinead Treacy captained this team to victory and she will parade the Aisling McGing Trophy into the village. In true Malahide tradition, a piper will lead the parade into the village from Bridgefield at 6pm arriving at the clubhouse shortly after that.

So bring out your Dublin colours, come along and enjoy the occasion.

Sarah Ann McGrath

ReadAssist

Sheila Byrne from Malahide, Co. Dublin began cutting up cereal boxes when her daughter Jenny showed signs of difficulty reading when she started school 15 years ago.

But when she lost her job two years ago, she used her redundancy money and a start-up grant from Fingal Enterprise Board, and has now launched the ReadAssist.

What looks like nothing more than a six-inch ruler gives people with dyslexia the chance to focus just on the line of text they are trying to read, which can be a difficulty for those with the condition that affects an estimated 80,000 Irish people.

ReadAssist is the size of a 6" ruler. The beauty of it is that it will fit into the student's pencil case. It comes in three parts. The student just clicks the parts into place. There is also a pouch for ReadAssist. This is in order to keep it clean and safe in the student's pencil case.

There are four colours of acetates to choose from. These are the primary colours that are used by people with dyslexia, eliminating the effects of glare on the page. School books, newpapers, magazines etc. are printed black on white. People with certain reading difficulties have a problem with focusing on words printed black on white. Each student will have a preference to one of these colours. They can then put it into ReadAssist.

The grey frame around ReadAssist enables the student to focus ONLY on the line he/she is reading from. Some may feel they may only need to use the frame, without the acetate.

The cost of the ReadAssist for the month of October is EUR24.95 + EUR5 post & packaging. Cheques must be made payable to ReadRuler Enterprises Limited. Special offer as October is Dyslexia Month Worldwide. After October, the cost will be EUR29.95 + EUR5 post & packaging.

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

Sarah Ann McGrath

Malahide Team Fastest in Oxfam Ireland Trail Trekker Challenge

A team comprising of ladies from Malahide and Killiney enjoyed the sweet taste of success in the recent Oxfam Ireland Trail Trekker Challenge.

The Pop Tarts, namely Karen Boone, who is captain,; Clare Welsh; and Sally-Anne Edwards; all of whom are from Malahide, and Judith Spring who is from Killiney, scooped the title of the fastest all-female team to complete the arduous 100km event.

The ladies are all work colleagues at Kellogg’s Europe, based in Swords, Co. Dublin.

The event required teams of four to trek by day and night without sleep to complete a 100km course inside 36 hours from Newcastle to Carlingford.

From a field of 102 teams that started the event, Pop Tarts was the fastest all-female team to cross the finishing line. They finished seventh overall, completing the 62-mile route in the magnificent time of 24 hours 26 minutes and 55 seconds.

The team shall collect their award for their fantastic achievement at a ceremony held in Carlingford.

Well done to all who took part!

Sarah Ann McGrath

Malahide Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

Tennis Ireland C.E.O. Des Allen shall perform the honours at the official opening of the new clubhouse extension at Malahide Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Saturday, 16th October 2010.

Work on the €450,000 state-of-the-art extension was completed in a period of just six weeks.

To mark the opening, a family fun afternoon shall take place at 3pm until 5:30pm on Saturday. All are most welcome to attend.

The Clubhouse Unmasked Ball shall then take place at 8:30pm that evening. Admission is by ticket only, and costs €30 per person.

Sarah Ann McGrath

Enchiriadis Treis Jazz Night

Enchiriadis Treis shall be hosting a jazz night on Saturday, 16th October 2010 in the Malahide Community School Hall in aid of funds for equipment for the Oncology Unit at Beaumont Hospital.

Tickets cost €10 each, and are available to purchase from the Village Book Store, Malahide. They shall also be available on the night in the school hall itself.

The jazz night shall feature, from the university of M.N., Duluth, U.S.A. Port Authority Jazz Singers conducted by Tina Thielen-Gaffey, plus Enchiriadis and Enchiriadis Treis.

We look forward to seeing you all there, and appreciate your support for this good cause.

Sarah Ann McGrath