JUNE 10, 2021 DUBLIN’S NO 1 QUALITY PRINT AND DIGITAL NEWSPAPER, FREE TO OVER 300,000 READERS WEEKLY See ONE OF 5 FABULOUS TOURS OF TEELING DISTILLERY inside for Which includes : Teeling Tasting for 4 people and a handcrafted details WIN Teeling cocktail to enjoy afterwards on our outdoor terrace FREE CLEARING FIRST EXAM HURDLE ‘I GOT MY JAB AT LAST’ 4-Page Carer unhappy at Pullout being one of the ‘Great & Wallchart Forgotten’ finally gets See centre pages vaccinatedROSE BARRETT this week ALL SMILES: Left to right, Leah Ford, Aileen Fitzgerald, Ava Scanaill and Eva Murphy from Portmarnock Community School look happy after the English exam yesterday. DUBLINER Mike Molloy - who has been the voice of THE class of ’21 jumped the first Leaving Cert percentage of students will opt to sit exams ahead of the wider carer community - finally got the jab this hurdle by sitting their English exam yesterday choosing the calculated route, in one example taking week. (Wednesday). at a school, over half indicated they would sit the Sole carer to his mum Rose And the verdict from students at Portmarnock English exam, 70 per cent indicated they would sit Marie, Mr Molloy (right) Community School was that the opening challenge Leaving Cert Maths papers with less than four in ten has doggedly cam- was “tough but fair.” saying they would opt to sit the Irish tests. paigned for “the Great Due to the disruption surrounding the Covid The Dublin Gazette sends its best to all students Forgotten” carer sec- 19 virus and various lockdowns over the past 15 either sitting or electing for calculated grades. The tion of society and months, students also have access to calculated results to the 60,000 students will be issued in was delighted to get grades based on estimated marks supplied by their early September this year. his Covid vaccination in teachers. See more pictures online. Dublin on Tuesday. While there is no national figures to reflect what Picture: ALISON O’HANLON FULL STORY ON PAGE 11 2 DUBLIN GAZETTE 10 June 2021 PUBLIC WARNED NOT TO SWIM AT POPULAR BEACH DUBLIN GAZETTE LASTA Arts festival NEWSPAPERS Beach banned to swimmers for young INFORMATION people by days after receiving blue flag young Heritage House, AMY ROHU AND ROSE to sewage going into our Dundrum, Dublin 14 BARRETT waters. There has been a people Tel: 01 - 6010240 lot of focus on the water THE NASC Theatre Net- KILLINEY Beach was treatment centre and the Dublin Gazette Newspapers publishes work of venues across issued with a swim ban issues with Dublin Bay. It a weekly quality free title, Ireland is delighted to just days after a ceremo- seems to be a big problem covering the entire Dublin area present Lasta – a nation- ny took place to celebrate and no-one I putting their SEPTEMBER , 2020 SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 al arts programme for the beaches Blue Flag sta- hands up.” THE LATEST NEWS & FEATURES FROM THE COUNTY OF DUBLIN FREE THE LATEST NEWS & FEATURES FROM THE COUNTY OF DUBLIN FREE young people by young tus. The adjoining White He continued: “I think people. Lasta is present- Rock cove was also closed what needs to happen is ed as part of Brightening COVIDIOTS to swimmers with Dún same-day testing. In Kil- BY GARY IBBOTSON Dublin’s Covid-19 numbers spiral. worn. tal came into force at midnight you can expect, a surge in new Footage shows dozens of peo- One eye witness said: “This on Tuesday as the Government and excited students in the early NEIGHBOURS have hit out at ple packed tightly into a room at is going on nearly every night. confirmed so-called ‘wet pubs’ weeks of a tenancy is challeng- massive parties being held almost Host Point Campus in Dublin 1 These are scary times for us all, would stay shut. ing.” WE NEED A every night at a student accom- as music blares – with no social they should think of others.” A spokesperson for Host Point modation in the city centre – as distancing and no masks being New restrictions in the capi- Campus told Dublin Gazette: “As CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Air | Coiscéim Coiligh, a Ireland’s Leading Transport Training Company REVOLUTION Laoghaire-Rathdown liney, I had people getting - CHRISTY EXCLUSIVE - Transport Manager & Driver CPC Specialists nationwide, ten-day sea- BY SYLVIA POWNALL The 60-year-old, who is warned that high-rise He told Dublin Gazette: “By gentrifying it they are 24/7 On-Line Booking - 30 Venues Nationwide battling terminal cancer, says co-living schemes will take “They are tearing the heart ruining it. We need to stop SINGER Christy Dignam wants “true blue” Dubliners are being over the capital unless and soul out of Dublin. It’s the this.” a “political revolution” to fix priced out of their own city. somebody stands up for the people of the city that make it Call us @: 1890-374837 087-636-3003 066 7186525 or email: [email protected] our “broken” system. Aslan frontman Christy working man. such a great place. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 County Council “advising on to me because they still son of arts experiences the public not to swim at think I’m a local rep, and brought to you by the these locations until fur- they were concern because Killiney Beach Arts Council. CONTACTS ther notice”. there was no signs up at In a new approach to Swimmers were told the beach at the weekend, programming, 21 Young that both beaches would there was only a post on on the receipt of improved notices erected at the rel- Managing Director: Curators were engaged open by the end of the social media. water quality results evant locations that same by the NASC venues to Michael McGovern week, but some people "There was no sign up within the thresholds of day.” programme a festival of have been concerned until the day after, people the HSE guidance.” Irish Water were con- [email protected] events from June 11-20, with the quick turn- had been swimming and When asked could this tacted for comment but delivering for the first around from Blue Flag were not warned about incident have been pre- said it was a matter for time, a national arts pro- status to a swim ban. the potential impact on vented they said: “We DLRCC. There is cur- Editor: gramme curated entirely Former local councillor their health.” have engaged our col- rently no date as to when by young people. PJ Cunningham for the area Shane O’Brien A spokesperson for leagues in Water & Drain- the beaches will be safe Pavilion Theatre said: “It’s something DLRCC confirmed the age and there is currently again and swimmers are [email protected] engaged three Young that comes up regularly, incident by saying: no known overflows from advised to keep an eye Curators from Dún E-coli outbreaks in Kil- “Results from water sam- the drainage network online for updates at Laoghaire Rathdown: liney seem to be a regular ples taken on June 3 indi- that coincided with this beaches.ie. General Manager: Julia Appleby, Helen occurrence over the last cated high levels of Intes- incident.” The Burrow, Sutton Major and Hannah-Kate Liz Ferris few years, especially if we tinal Enterococci at both Dún Laoghaire Rath- and Portmarnock in Fin- Ní Shioradáin. Under the have any type of rainfall, Killiney Beach and White down County Council gal retained their Green [email protected] guidance of theatre art- it seems to be followed by Rock, necessitating the were also asked about Coast Awards this year ists Maisie Lee and Fionn water quality issues.” issue of a prohibition the reports of the notice also with Rush South Foley, the Curators have When commenting on notice at both sites in line not being put up swiftly beach picking up the Digital Advertising worked together to cre- a possible reason he said: with HSE guidance. DLR enough to warn swim- Green Flag Award for the ate a fun, diverse, acces- Coordinator: “The big issue seems to engaged with both the mers in which they first time. sible, ambitious and be the misconnection EPA and HSE prior to the responded: “The results See www.beaches.ie for Liz Ferris exciting festival featuring in our water treatment erection of such notices. were issued on the after- updated results of water multiple disciplines and [email protected] system, which is leading Resolution is dependent noon of June 5th, with the quality testing. reflecting the diversity of modern Ireland. Advertising Sales: Along with the Young Support Hospice by Curators across the [email protected] country, they have sponsoringAMY ROHU a flower delivered a unique and diverse programme of Pictures: events to take place OUR Lady’s Hospice and Care Services Blackrock and STILLORGAN PARK ROAD WALKING within the 10-day festival [email protected] Harold’s Cross have launched their Hospice Sunflow- AND CYCLE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME featuring theatre, dance, er Days - Together we Remember campaign to raise Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, in visual art, music, film, vital funds for the work they do. FIND US ON conjunction with the National Transport Authority, spoken word along with For the second year in a row, on-street fundraising is proposing to carry out improvements to walking innovative site specific and cycling facilities on Stillorgan Park Road from can’t take place, so this event is the alternative way and multi-disciplinary www.dublingazette.com the Stillorgan Road N11 to Carysfort Avenue. people can support the cause. events. The Council is seeking views from the public to help To take part, people are invited to share their Dublin Gazette Newspapers Ltd.