FREE LOCALTHE WEST EDITION May 2016 Phone: 087 252 4064 • Email: [email protected] • www.localnews.ie Phone: 01 624 9710 • Click: mcloil.com l newsl l l l l l Delivering to: Ballyfermot Lucan Leixlip Celbridge Clondalkin Palmerstown Kilcock Maynooth COWBOYS CREATE CLONDALKIN RAT COLONIES #1 for CCTV Installations • HD quality images HOUSING ESTATES in and around Clondalkin have been • Reasonable prices plagued with giant rats, thanks • Friendly professional in part to “rat havens” pro- service vided by cowboy builders. Free • Live images available The builders create the to view on smartphone problem by leaving redundant quotations pipes unplugged — usually Fully Licensed & Insured when they’re working on house extensions. Gary 0862698129 • www.dublincctvinstallations.ie “There are two kinds of in- festation, those in the 12-to- 18-inch pipes in the main system, and those in the 4- Denis Malone inch pipes that connect do- mestic waste to the sewer,” BLINDMAKERS LTD rodent expert David Smith ex- plains. It is in these smaller pipes under their houses, or in their gardens, that Clondalkin homeowners can find a nasty CIF CHEQUE PRESENTATION TO PIETA HOUSE, LUCAN Update your home for Summer surprise. Prevention, Mr Smith Family Run Business over 35 Years says, is far better than cure — Pictured: L-R Marie Peelo, Deputy Director of Funding and Advocacy, John O'Shaughnessy but both are on offer. 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The older rats scratch One of the reasons that Grand Canal have already infested redun- and scratch, the younger ones problems persist is that • the lack of proper bins — dant pipes underneath a main finish the job.” householders may be reluc- some suggest a big skip — to house or extension. At that stage, they’re in the tant to draw attention to discourage littering “Ideally, a builder laying a house. them: • no proper preventative HANDY foundation should plug any “I have to come in, find “The stigma is that you action on the part of the Irish redundant pipes, or better the pipe, get rid of the rats, have rats because your house Housing Co-Op. still, remove them altogether,” and then completely remove is not clean. In fact, your However, Irish Housing Mr Smith explained. or plug up the pipe.” house can be spotlessly clean, MAN Co-Op, which runs the Kilcro- JOHNNY “Instead of spending an If the pipe is buried under- and this can still happen.” nan Estate, say that they have hour or two doing the job neath a concrete floor, some- While individual residents ALL SORTS properly, many of them sim- thing like Ratflap is part of the may remain silent about rats stepped up their fight against ply stuff the end of the pipe solution. But, he insists, all re- inside their dwellings, some infestation, laying down poi- ALL KINDS OF WORK with old cement bags, or some dundant pipes should, as a have been vocal about rat son and setting traps in and EVERYTHING DONE other temporary plug.” matter of policy, be removed problems in the streets and around the sewers. YOU NAME IT, WE DO IT He warns that determined by builders when they lay the parks. • David Smith and his rats, especially those trying foundations for an extension. 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The centre which was which will see Cuan Álainn opened as fantastic. The re- built and operated by the Re- re-opened to welcome opening comes following an spond! Housing Association women and children who are agreement between Re- had to close in December homeless and in need of sup- spond!, the Dublin Regional 2015 due to funding difficul- port in order to move back Homeless Executive, and ties. into housing with the neces- South Dublin County Coun- “I strongly criticised the sary supports. cil. inaction of the Fine Gael and “I am sure that Cuan Cuan Álainn was origi- Labour Government which nally a refuge for women and refused to provide this vital Álainn’s 10 specially de- children fleeing domestic vi- refuge with a sustainable signed units and their fully olence and it will now be re- source of funding and raised qualified and qualified staff opened as secure the issue in the Dáil on nu- will ensure that this centre accommodation for women merous occasions. can again be a sanctuary and and children who are home- “I warmly welcome the a place of refuge for children less. agreement that has now been and their mothers in Dublin Deputy Crowe said: “This reached between Respond!, South West.” BIRDWATCH IRELAND KILDARE BRANCH - MAY EVENTS BRIGHT SPARKS: pupils from Our Lady Queen of Apostles. Their pals are in line for a regional award The Kildare Branch of BirdWatch Ireland's May talk will be held at 8pm on Thurs- PUPILS from Our Lady Queen of Apostles Na- School. day 12th May in The Townhouse Hotel, Naas. tional School in Clondalkin are in the running Of all successful regional finalists, just The topic is "The Changing Fortunes of Ireland's Birds" by Brian Caffrey of BirdWatch Ireland. We additionally have for a national award for their work on overseas three will be selected to compete in the Our Dawn and Dusk chorus events this month. development aid. World Irish Aid Awards national finals in Details on our website www.birdwatchkildare.com They have been shortlisted to compete in Dublin Castle on the June 14. the regional finals of the Our World Irish Aid The theme of the Awards this year was Awards, to be held on Tuesday week, May 17, ‘One World, One Future’. in the Department of Education’s Clock Tower Pupils had to imagine how they would like building in Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. Legends of Ballyer R.I.P. their world to look in 2030, and to learn about Other Dublin schools competing in the fi- The Legends of Ballyer annual Mass is on next Thursday this year, at the Cherry Orchards Church. The Facebook site is nals include St. Patrick’s National School, the new United Nations Global Goals for Sus- proving ever more popular very week and is providing a fine service to people in the area. During the year they held Glencullen; St. Clare’s Primary School, tainable Development. The UN seeks to ad- a very successful lantern remembrance ceremony. You should bring a framed photo that you will be able to put on the Harold’s Cross; Dalkey School Project and dress the root causes of poverty and altar. Music in the church by The Beermats. Its on this Thursday 5th at 7.30pm. Rathfarnham Educate Together National environmental damage worldwide. NEW TO THE MILL SHOPPING CENTRE give your feet some soul OPENING Shoes, Trainers, SALE Bags & Purses NOW ON SHOES & BAGS from Spend €30 in store and get New line fashion shoes a FREE Purse worth €5 Spend €50 and get in every week. Best a FREE School Bag prices guaranteed! worth €15 CANS Shoes, Unit 12, Mill Shopping Centre, Clondalkin. 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