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homes & businesses WICKLOW WE DELIVER!- for 30 years NORTH EDITION to 44,500 Delivered LOCAL GAISCE AWARD NWETSS COMMODORE MALONE page 4 page 9 page 17 TimesNORTH EDITION DELIVERED TO HOMES & BUSINESSES IN: SHANKILL, ENNISKERRY, BRAY, GREYSTONES, DELGANY, KILCOOLE, NEWCASTLE, KILQUADE, ASHFORD, KILPEDDER, NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY, KILMACANOGUE, LARAGH, MONEYSTOWN, ROUNDWOOD. Tuesday 17th December 2019 5 Eglinton Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow Tel: 01 - 2869111 www.wicklowtimes.net E-mail: [email protected] PURPLE HOUSE'S NEW HOME ROW Fianna Fáil's Health spokesperson Stephen Donnelly has warned the Health Minister, Simon Harris not to break the promise he made to help move Bray's Purple House Cancer Support Centre into a new home. The warning comes after range of support services Mindfulness, and he attacked Minister Harris from Purple House at CheckMeOut.ie health twice last week, in the Dáil Aubrey Court, Parnell awareness campaigns and at the quarterly Road, Bray, as well as aimed at 18-30 year olds. Oireachtas Health Cancer Support Groups in Purple House claim to Committee meeting, the LexIcon Library in be funded almost entirely accusing him of having Dun Laoghaire. by voluntary donations. broken his promise to The professional Deputy Donnelly said, Purple House to help them services on offer include "What Purple House buy a premises in Bray. counselling, complimenta- desperately requires is a Purple House Cancer ry therapies, bereavement new premises to help it Support provides a range counselling, services for grow and continue to pro- of professional support children & young adults vide the life-changing ser- services to people of all including creative arts and vice it offers. Luckily it has ages affected by Cancer. one to one support, already found a great new Their aim is to help rebuild CLIMB programme for base that could be used. the lives of families affect- children, camps & work- There's one catch though - ed by Cancer. shops for children, health Purple House needs gov- Founded in 1990, Purple awareness programmes, ernment funding to make House was the first citizen information advice, that move. And in spite of Community based Cancer Flood Cloud meal distribu- promises made, Fine Gael Support Centre in Ireland tion, Purple House Choir, seems to be trying to kick and today operates a busy classes in Yoga and the can down the road. CARLTON CLINIC GENERAL PRACTICE Tel: 01 2860568 Looking After Your Family this Winter 2019 president of Network Ireland Wicklow Nicola Donegan hands over her role to incoming 2020 President Christmas Opening Hours Dawn Leane at the Network Ireland Wicklow 3rd annual members Christmas party in the Druid’s Glen Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy Mon 23rd Dec- Normal opening hours "I've been told that the now was in doubt in a let- Tues 24th Dec- 8.30am to 11.30 am We are Health Minister has twice ter Purple House received. committed met with the Purple House He said there was a great The Local Call for Wed 25th Dec- Closed to providing team about their accommo- urgency as the house had dation and both times he gone 'sale agreed' for circa Thurs 26th Dec – Closed exceptional swore that he would help €1.3 million. Speaking at your home heating Friday 27th Dec – 9am to 5pm healthcare them with a new home. the Oireachtas Health for you Sadly, the HSE wrote to Committee Minister needs Mon 30th Dec- 9am to 5pm and your purple House this week to Harris said: "I know family say that it can't guarantee Purple House very, very Tues 31st Dec – 8.30am to 11.30 am funding next year. well. I also know all the "I want to call directly other cancer support ✔ Wed 1st Jan 2020- Closed on the Health Minister to groups right across our Home Heating Oil stay true to his word. I county very well. I also ✔ Tues 2nd Jan 2020- Normal opening hours would ask Minister Harris know in my time as Agricultural Diesel not to backtrack on his Minister for Health, the ✔ In order to continue to grow and offer you the best service possible promise to help, as he cur- level of funding to Purple Solid Fuels rently appears to be House has increased doing.” significantly. In fact, it has ✔ Kerosene ✔ Gas Oil At the Oireachtas Health increased by €100,000 CARLTON CLINIC Committee Meeting per annum since I became ✔ 20 Litre Oil Drums Donnelly claimed that Minister for Health, they For a fast and efficient service with guananteed lowest prices Purple House had now receive funding of informed him that over a €175,000, more than call 1800 645 645 or order online at oneillsoil.ie WE ARE MOVING number of meetings other kind of similar sup- Minister Harris had indi- port group in the county. Dublin (01) 204 9000 Wicklow (0404) 65555 To Bray Primary Care Centre on Killarney Road cated that he would look at “But for capital expen- So YOU will benefit from : granting them €450,000 diture there is a process Order online at www.oneillsoil.ie • Easy Access Car Park • Improved waiting rooms rather than the €700,000 you need to go through. I • Improved consultation Rooms • Wheelchair they were seeking but that believe funding can this was reduced down to be provided and I have friendly access € COMINGSPRING IN 150,000 and even this (continued on page 3) 1800 645 645 2020 WICKLOW 2 NEWS TimesLOCAL Tuesday 17th December 2019 Newtown Tidy Towns BirdWatch Ireland elect new committee Wicklow branch events Newtown Tidy Towns recently held its AGM January 2020: and a new committee and Chairperson were Tuesday 14th: “Ireland Through Birds” by Conor duly elected. W. O’Brien. An accomplished birder, photographer and now author, Conor will take us on an avian Paul Kavanagh handed over the chair to Siobhan adventure around Ireland in search of twelve of our O’Hanlon. Paul has given nearly 20 years of commit- most elusive birds. Glenview Hotel, 8pm. ment to this community in his role as Chairperson, and Saturday 25th: Outing to Wexford Wildfowl has overseen many improvements to the town and its Reserve. Meet at Wexford Wildlife Reserve at environs over those years. 10.30am. Car-pool from Greystones Park and Ride As Vice Chairperson, he is still very much involved at 8.30am (contact [email protected] in the Tidy Towns projects. if you need a lift). Newly elected Chairperson, Siobhan O’Hanlon, originally a resident of Greystones, is now an enthusi- February 2020: astic and committed Newtownmountkennedy resident, and is leading the TidyTowns organisation onward and Tuesday 11th: “Dippers, fishers, goosers and wags” upward, to new goals. - birds of the Avonmore River Catchment: a presen- Siobhan is ably assisted by her newly elected tation by Oran O’Sullivan. Glenview Hotel at Committee members, as follows: Paul Kavanagh (Vice 20:00. Chairperson), Anna Kalinina (Secretary), Annick Saturday 15th: Wicklow Bird Race Bishop (Asst. Secretary), Marie O’Neill (Treasurer), Saturday 22nd: Joint outing to Altamont Gardens Anne Martin (Asst. Treasurer). with the Carlow Branch. Meet at Altamont Gardens The TidyTowns 2020 calendar is now on sale in at 10.30am. Car-pool from Greystones Park and Eugene’s Grocery Store, the new Kava Cafe on the Ride at 8.30am (contact Main Street, The Coffee Place (adjacent to Dunne’s [email protected] if you need a lift). Stores) and at the Post Office in Note there is a €3 entrance fee per person. Newtownmountkennedy.” Pictured at the switching on of the Christmas lights in Tinahely last weekend were Roisin Kennedy, Niamh Kennedy, Cillian Coughlan, Emma Coughlan, Aine Whelan, and Ronan Dunme ‘One Book, One Community’ Glendalough Christmas walk Dunganstown Parishes Take part in a gentle stroll of one to one and a half Christmas services launched at BAP lunch hours at 11am on Sunday 22nd December and explore the symbols of Christmas, from robins and The Dunganstown Union of Parishes church The tenth annual One Book, One Community literacy initiative was launched at Bray Area wrens, to holly and ivy and the tradition of the services for the Christmas season are as follows: Partnership’s recent Community Lunch in Bray - the chosen book for 2020 is Greta’s Story by Christmas tree. You will also learn some tales of Carol services will take place on Friday 20th Valentina Camerini, which tells the inspiring story of ‘the schoolgirl who went on strike to Christmas past in Glendalough! Meet at the December at St Kevin’s Church, Dunganstown at 8pm, Information Office, Upper Lake, Glendalough. save the planet’. Sunday 22nd December at Holy Trinity, Redcross at Booking is essential. To book and for more informa- 4.30pm and St Bartholomew’s, Conary 22nd The idea of One Book, Liaison Officers in who attended also got the This work is funded under tion, call 0404-45425. December at 7.30pm. One Community is that Ravenswell NS, St. chance to browse stands Bray Area Partnership’s On Christmas Day masses will take place at St children and young peo- Kilian’s CS, from community groups Social Inclusion and Bartholomew’s, Conary at 9am, St Kevin’s, ple in local schools all Newtownmountkennedy and services that offer Community Activation BRAY Dunganstown at 10am and Holy Trinity, Redcross at read the same book, and NS, St. Peter’s NS and St. supports in these areas. Programme (SICAP) 11am. then take part in reading Fergal’s NS, with the Bray Area Partnership 2018-2022, which is fund- Vevay Rd, Bray and creating story packs sponsorship and support Community Lunches pro- ed by the Irish Old Greystones Social Night with parents, and fun of Bray Area Partnership, vide a chance for people Government, through the events such as a commu- Bray Adult Learning from local communities, Department of Rural and This event takes place in The Hot Spot Music nity quiz.