Annual Activity Report 2016

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Contents

1. Introduction 3

2. Our People 4

3. Rural Dublin Leader 5

4. Tús Programme 19

5. Jobs Club 27

1. Introduction

2016 saw some developments of great significance in the development of Fingal Leader Partnership. Projects funded under the 2007-13 Rural Dublin Leader programme were completed and signed off on, while funding was secured to implement the next programme, to finish in 2020. Funding was also secured for another year of the Tús Programme and for the Jobs Club. Towards the end of 2016 Fingal LEADER Partnership decided to bring most of our team together under one roof. Our teams based in Balbriggan and Sutton moved along with our Swords Team to a new larger office base in Swords Business Park. Our Rural Development Team, Tús Team and Care & Repair are all now based in DSV House, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co Dublin and our Jobsclub are based in Burgundy House, Forster Way, Swords, Co Dublin. The consolidation of the company’s resources to Swords will spearhead the growth and expansion of Fingal LEADER Partnership throughout the Fingal area. 2016 also saw change at leadership level in the organisation. In October I took over from Jean Fay Brady as Chair of the Board. In January 2017, the Board of Fingal LEADER Partnership appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, Dr Chris O’Malley, following the departure of Mary McKenna who had been acting CEO during most of 2016. On behalf of the Board I wish to thank Jean and Mary for their commitment to the company and wish them well for the future.

We at Fingal LEADER Partnership are committed to promoting an enhanced and sustainable quality of life for our communities. This is an exciting time for the Organisation and the Community of Fingal as new opportunities arise for growth and development within the community.

Chris Harmon Chairperson, Fingal Leader Partnership Board

2. Our People

The following is the list of Board Members and staff of the organisation as of December 2016.

Board Members

Chris Harmon (Chair) Pat McNamara (Vice Chair) Roger Cronin (Secretary) Eilish Burke Sean Corrigan Ken Duffy Tom Hahesy Chris Keogh Martin Tully

Acting CEO Phil Moore

Rural Dublin Leader team James Masterson James McLean Nellie Horvath

Tús Team Sandy Forsyth Paul Fay Cathryn Collins John Daly Brian Lawless Orla McMahon Michelle Craig Ted Nugent Jennifer Lawlor Deirdre Tyrell Joe Killeen

Jobs Club Team Kate Considine Maria Mitton

3. Rural Dublin LEADER

2016 was a landmark year for the Rural Dublin Leader Programme, in that it saw the concluding sign- off for the 2007-13 programe, and the signing of the contracts to launch implementation of the 2014-20 programme towards the end of the year.

RDL 2007-13 Close-Off The 2007-13 programme had provided a total of nearly €6m in funding to nearly 240 projects across the rural Dublin region, approved by the end of 2013 for implementation. The funding was spent across three local authority areas, with Fingal County accounting for 64%, South County Dublin for 24%, and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 12%, largely reflecting the relative sizes of the rural Dublin population in each area. The strategy of the programme was designed to address a number of objectives, notably to support: • the creation and development of businesses in rural areas • conserving and upgrading the rural heritage • development of tourism in rural areas • provision of training and information • village renewal and development, and • strengthening of basic service infrastructure.

Examples of Projects Some examles of projects supported by the 2007-13 Leader Programme in Rural Dublin are outlined here. They are chosen in order to give some flavour for the range of projects supported.

A. Ambles and Rambles The Promoter Adrian Nolan is a qualified walking group leader and mountain leader. The promoter also holds the relevant wilderness first aid qualifications. The promoter started ambles and rambles in July 2011 guiding people of all ages up and down the mountains. He is also a qualified mountain rescue operative.

The promoter set out to introduce the walk on programme to transition year students in the Dublin and Wicklow area with the aim of helping students to gain the president’s award. The students will be introduced to hill walking using a specially designed series of walks that will end up with them taking the Four Peaks Challange. Students will be thought safety on the hills; map and compass reading and the principals of leave no Trace. The promoter is sought assistance to buy a computer laptop and 20 pairs of jackets, fleeces, tee shirts, boots, over trousers, socks, compasses, rucksacks and other outdoor equipment. This will be rented at a nominal fee to students so everyone can avail of the walk on programme. The promoter were successful in his application, with funding of €21,800.95 approved he has purchased the equipment and has expanded his business further catering for events and parties. The promoter also hopes to reach as many people as possible and help them become healthier, slimmer, have more energy and generally feel good about themselves. Whilst showing them the natural beauty that is on their doorstep.

B. Bridge Turf Lawns Bridge Turf Lawns is a family run business based in Courtlough in Balbriggan. The business was established in 2003 and has operated steadily since then. The business is located at the farm of Anthony Rooney and his family and it produces top quality lawn turf for landscaping, domestic lawns and sports grounds. Bridge Turf lawns offer a professional and expert service with excellent value for money. Bridge Turf Lawn grow their turf from seed specially selected from top varieties to ensure they maintain the highest standards from sowing to cultivation of fresh quality turf.

This proposal was for the purchase of a Stone burier/Roller Packer for the production of high quality Lawn Turf. This equipment will ensure the lawn turf is free of stones and is of the highest quality thereby being more sought after and more valuable. The promoter had identified high value markets for this product and by acquiring the stone burier it will enable the company to supply to the high end market which they cannot currently access. Support was sought for capital equipment to improve the quality of the product produced, enable access to new markets and sustain current employment levels. The promoter successfully purchased the Rotadarion RD250S stone burier. The promoter will now use this equipment to move into different markets and help sustain his current business in the present and expand in the future.

C. Portmarnock Raceway Harness racing is a sport where a special breed of horses, called Standardbreds, race around a track while pulling a driver in a two wheeled cart called a “sulky.” The horses reach speeds of more than 30 mph. Portmarnock Raceway was owned and operated by private enterprise as a Harness Racing venue for in excess of 40 years from the early 1960’s to 2004 when it was sold for development purposes and closed. This left a major void in this geographical region for the Harness Racing enthusiasts who suddenly found themselves without a venue to race. In late 2007 Standardbred Horseracing Ireland was formed with a view to re establishing a Harness Racing venue in the greater Dublin region. A 30 acre site was purchased at auction in Collon Co. Louth, after a protracted Planning application permission was rejected by Louth Co. Council and the sale was not concluded. SHRI raised money through subscriptions from 300 members. There are over 100 breeders in Ireland that breed Standardbred horses. The sport currently has over 300 active competitors with over 650 horses. The sport has members and competitors from all 4 provinces all of which would travel to the Portmarnock facility. The proposal was to provide an essential service to the local and national harnessing racing equine industry through the provision of a fully integrated training and competition centre for harness racing sport horses. The organization has recently been affiliated to the Horse Sport Ireland which is the national representative body of sports horses in Ireland. The promoters were successful in their application, with funding of €110,675.29 approved. The promoters have built a new stand installed cameras and the photo Finish system. They have purchased and installed the cold room and office. The playground is also in situ and operational and has helped make the site more family friendly. The promoters have also five placements on the TUS scheme working varied positions from maintenance to administration of race days, promotion and marketing. Numbers attending race meetings are on the rise and the promoters are coming near the end of their most exciting season of racing yet. Thanks to the investment from the LEADER programme, the promoters can look forward to many more seasons as successful in the future

D. Glencullen Community Centre The project delivered a high quality multi-function community facility in the isolated village of Glencullen in the heart of the Dublin Mountains. The centre was to be developed on the site of the Stars of Erin GAA Club grounds but was to be an all - inclusive facility to serve the entire community.

The community at large and the members of Stars of Erin had sought to develop a clubhouse for many years and this was the realisation of a long held dream for a home for Stars of Erin with the additional bonus of a first class community centre for all sectors of the community of the Dublin mountain village. The community aspect provides an opportunity for all sectors of the community in this area to utilise the facility young and old, sporting and non-sporting, cultural and community.

All of the community embraced this project and worked tirelessly fund raising to ensure the achievement of a first class multi-function community facility and a home for Stars of Erin GAA club. The green field site as depicted in the photograph above taken on the day the project was launched by local resident well known sports personality Ronnie Delaney and the final result is now standing proudly on the hill above Glencullen village in the scenic Dublin mountains. This project is an excellent example of the benefits and success of the EU LEADER Initiative and how it can contribute to the enhancement and improvement of the most isolated of rural areas. This project has provided much needed and long sought after community infrastructure in a rural community which will survive long into the future and will contribute to the social and economic sustainability of the area into the future.

E. Floraville Park Skerries chamber of commerce was founded in 2007 and have a tradition of community and voluntary work. The Chamber have raised and invested more than €120,000 in the community of Skerries. They are responsible for the Christmas lights and raised money for the search for fishermen lost at sea and for financial support for the families affected. The promoters intended to construct a new heritage park (Floraville) on land leased from Fingal Co Co comprising approx 1200 sq m including refurbishment and regeneration of traditional cottage, seating, pathways, bandstand, hard and soft landscaping, gates and boundary fencing. There will be three Special features include 3 no artworks – the ‘Open Hand’, ‘Skerries Islands’ and ‘Memorial to the Lost at Sea’. The park is located in the centre of the town of Skerries, linking the two main commercial business streets, adjacent to the Fingal Co Co Carnegie Library and to the Catholic Church; The Park has been mooted as a use for the land for some time now with wide voluntary community involvement in its design, construction and planned operation. The design is themed on the history and geography of Skerries, and the facility is intended for as wide a number of passive and active community uses as possible. The development of Floraville is a community legacy project in the tradition of other community projects such as the obelisk ‘Monument’ in Skerries from over 100 years ago.

The project set out to utilize an area of land in the centre of the town that had fallen into disrepair and was unsightly to turn it to a multifunctional park space that will become the fulcrum of the town. This is now complete and the results are outstanding exceeding the high expectations of the promoters already had for the project.

Project List The tables that follow indicate projects funded the 2007-13 Leader Programme:

BUSINESS CREATION & DEVELOPMENT

Promoter's Name & Address Project Description € Contract

Brian White, Dermotstown, Balbriggan, Co "Daft About Dogs.ie" web based dog supplies €4,375 Dublin business

Amanda Corcoran, The Cottage Tyrrellstown Support for upgrading works from septic tank to €15,323 Lusk, Co Dublin sewarage treatment facility, also upgrade of driveway & entrance

Songschool Ltd. t/a CREATESCHOOL, c/o Multi-media Training Equipment. Support to €5,988 Peter Baxter, 19, Tara Cove, Balbriggan, Co purchase additional technology equipment for the Dublin delivery of multi-media training to corporate clients, schools & community organisations

Standardbred Horse Racing Ireland, (SHRI), Redevelopment of Portmarnock Raceway. To €166,526 c/o Mark Flanagan, Ravenview, Drishogue, support the construction of a tiered grandstand Oldtown, Co Dublin viewing area incorporating a toilet block and changing rooms and the purchase of a grading machine, sprayer, photo finish system and portable office cabin

Scoil Rince Sorcha Francis, c/o Rathcoole Capital Equipment to improve the potential for €2,804 Community Centre, Rathcoole, Co Dublin development of her Dance Studio business based at Rathcoole Community Centre

Terryanne Walsh, Mayberry Lodge, Brittas, Livery Yard Upgrade at Mayberry Lodge. Repairing €7,123 Co Dublin arena with protective banks and new surface and expansion of arena. Replacement of fencing in paddocks, draining upgrade and a field shelter

Calliaghstown Equestrian Centre, c/o Support for the development of Equestrian Training & €197,818 Anthony Byrne, Calliaghstown, Rathcoole, Co Development Centre at Calliaghstown Dublin Added Value expansion of business at Grange Tina Brown, The Grange, Oldtown, Co Dublin Gallery €37,070

North Fingal Rural Transport Initiative Marketing (NIFTI), Doorogue, Ballyboughal, Co Dublin €5,000

Capital Equipment to establish a locally based co- Mervyn Ennis, Boherboy, Saggart, Co Dublin operative training programme in woodcraft €6,967 9

Margaret Ennis, Boherboy, Saggart, Co Capital Equipment for phase 2 of the Saggart €9,832 Dublin Allotments David Llewellyn, Quickpenny Road, Lusk, Co Pure Apple Products - Purchase of Capital Equipment Dublin for installation of a Vinegar Machine €9,445

Margaret Ennis, Boherboy, Saggart, Co To establish allotments on a 3 acre site at promoter's Dublin home €13,867

Ardgillan Castle Ltd, c/o Tom Reilly, Ardgillan Feasibility Study to determine the viability of Castle, Balbriggan, Co Dublin establishing a craft retail and workshop with €8,668 café/restaurant in courtyard in Ardgillan

Kilbush Nurseries (Matt Foley), North Hill, Feasibility Study to determine the viability of Kenure, Rush Co Dublin establishing a CHP electricity generation plant at €21,713 Kilbush Nurseries in Rush Co Dublin

Sustainable Skerries, c/o Frank McKeown, Feasibility Study for the development of a sustainable 49, Shenick Grove, Skerries, Co Dublin enterprise park in Fingal €9,963 The Cake Stand, Skylark Hill, Newcastle, Co Installing a cold room, Packaging and Marketing Dublin €8,750

Gerard Murphy, The Glebe, Balrothery, Co Feasibility Study to determine the potential of opening Dublin the walled gardens and creating a craft courtyard to €3,750 house and showcase bespoke local artisan crafts

CONSERVING & UPGRADING THE RURAL HERITAGE

€ Contract Promoter's Name & Address Project Description To carry out necessary conservation repairs to the Old Rathcoole Community Council, Courthouse in Rathcoole in advance of the centenary year next €31,106 Rathcoole Community Centre, Main year Street, Rathcoole, Co Dublin Refurbishment of the Centre to make better use of space, replace Rush Community Council Ltd., c/o existing antiquated heating system with a more green and efficient €27,618 Angela Byrne, Rush Community system in response to the findings of the recent energy audit Centre, Rush, Co Dublin

Irish Grey Partridge Trust, c/o Kieran Phase 3 of Development of Wildlife Farming Demonstration Area- Buckley, Cromwellstown, Kilteel, Naas, Winter Programme €14,832 Co Kildare

Irish Grey Partridge Trust, c/o Kieran Final Phase of Development of Wildlife Farming Demonstration Buckley, Cromwellstown, Kilteel, Naas, Area-Winter Programme €43,027 Co Kildare

D & S Murtagh Longacres, The Burrow, To protect & preserve natural coastal environment at Portrane €7,844 Portrane Eddie Jordan, 17 Magenta Hall, Santry, Capital - Publication of a comprehensive history of Dunsoghly €2,446 Dublin 9 Castle, St. Margaret's

The Burrow Residents Association, c/o Capital Expenditure for Community based Coastal Conservation €11,360 Anne Lawler, The Burrow, Portrane, Co Project Dublin

Fingal LEADER Partnership, Abco Community Hall Energy Audits-Fingal €5,227 Kovex House, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co. Dublin

Donabate Tidy Towns c/o Blaithin O' Ecological Study of St Ita's - A&D €4,464 Donnell, 17 Cois Inbhir, Donabate Co Dublin Balscadden Tidy Towns c/o Louise Ecological Study of Balscadden Village - A&D €4,300 Landers, Ladyswell House, Balscadden, Co Dublin

Conservation Volunteers , 6 Bayside Phase 2 of Turvey Nature Reserve & Wildlife Park €39,564 Walk Bayside, Sutton, Dublin 13

Skerries Allotment Association, c/o Sustainable irrigation system and extension of parking and €19,734 Mary Marsden, Skerries Community walkway Centre, Skerries, Co Dublin

The Grey Partridge Trust, c/o Kieran Development of a wildlife & farming demonstration area in rural €24,631 Buckley, Cromwellstown, Kilteel, Co Fingal Kildare

Golden Eagle Trust c/o Dr Marc Reintroductionof Red Kites EU Protected Species in danger of €50,556 Ruddock, 22 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin extinction to Fingal, Ireland 2

Gary Rutherford, Balrothery, Co Dublin Historic publication taken from the writings & journals of Paedar €1,382 McNulty of Balrothery, a 1916 & War of Independence Veteran.

St Patrick's Hall Management Implementing recommendations set out in Energy Audits. Quilt €5,997 Committee, c/o Ronnie Delaney, installation on all ceilings, draught proof the external doors and Bettyville, Ballyboughal, Co Dublin replacement fluorescent tubes for the existing lights. Also replace windows with triple glaze PVC windows and the door to the hall

Seamus Ennis Centre, Naul, Co Dublin Sustainability upgrading work meeting the recommendations set €4,834 out in the recent Energy Audits of Community buildings in rural Dublin.

Sustainability upgrading work meeting the recommendations set €8,087 153rd Lusk Scout Group out in the recent Energy Audits of Community buildings in rural Dublin.

Irish Grey Partridge Trust, c/o Kieran Phase 2 of Grey Partridge reintroduction project for Fingal €33,578 Buckley, Cromwellstown, Kilteel, Naas, Co Kildare

Rolestown/Oldtown Historical Assoc, Support for the purchase of equipment for the delivery of €720 c/o Una O'Brien, Na Daire, Rath, lecture/talks, etc promoting local history & heritage Swords, Co Dublin Rolestown Community Hall Assoc., c/o Convert the 2 heating systems currently in the Community Hall to €7,488 Andrew McLoughlin, Ashleigh, gas mains that run adjacent to the hall. Balheary,Swords Co Dublin Fingal LEADER Partnership, Abco Community Hall Energy Audits-South Dublin €2,614 Kovex House, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co. Dublin

Rathcoole Community Council Ltd., c/o Sustainability upgrading work meeting the recommendations set €3,747 Neville Graver, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin out in the recent Energy Audits of Community buildings in rural Dublin. Newcastle Lyons Trust, c/o Bridget St Finian's Bicentenary Publication & Exhibition- Gathering & €6,103 Breen, 22 Peamount Road, Newcastle, Collating the history of St. Finian's Parish over the last 200 years Co Dublin and publishing same in book form

Peter Lyons, Dunsoughy, St. Conservation & Development Study €22,688 Margaret's, Co Dublin Skerries Chamber of Commerce, c/o Conservation and development of public open space for €178,570 Derek Byrne, Shearwater, Hoar Rock, preservation of architectural heritage at Floraville Park Skerries, Co Dublin

The Slade Heritage Trail Steering Feasibility Study for the development of a conservation and €25,074 Group, c/o Rosaleen Dwyer, Heritage heritage trail connecting the 3 rural villages of Saggart, Rathcoole Officer, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin & Brittas through SAC areas 24 Order of National Ex-Servicemen Feasibility Study to establish an Aviation Heritage Museum at €24,908 (One/Aviation, Heritage Museum Baldonnel Aerodrome, Newcastle, Co Dublin Steering Group, c/o Rosaleen Dwyer, Heritage Officer, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Niall Mc Grath, Wysetown, Oldtown, Installation of Packaging Machine for Strogs - Bio fuel €59,940 Co Dublin

DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

Promoter's Name & Address Project Description € Contract

Fingal County Tourism Ltd c/o Elaine Research to examine tourism in the Fingal region to form the basis €18,581 O' Sullivan Mainscourt, Swords, Co for the establishment of a Tourism Management Model for Fingal. Dublin Ambles & Rambles, c/o Adrian Nolan, Purchase of waterproof clothes to take groups on walking tours in Slate Cabin Lane, Woodside, the Dublin Mountains and a trailer to transport the clothes to site €21,265 Sandyford, Dublin 18

North East Connemara Breeders, c/o In-hand showing of Connemara Ponies and jumping competition at John Riordan, Lishmar House, Newbridge House, Fingal €1,614 Seapield, Donabate, Co Dublin

Courtlough Shooting Ground, c/o Bill Additional Attractions & Facilities €121,557 Flynn, Balbriggan, Co Dublin

Simon Collins, Ireland Expansion of facilities at Courtlough adventure centre in €142,347 Extreme@Courtlough, Balbriggan Co Balbriggan Dublin Support for County "Flavour of Fingal" Festival to be held in July €66,370 Fingal Tourism, Mainscourt, Swords, 2012 Co Dublin Leo & Leona Fynes, Ballaghstown, To build 3 purpose built self-catering units €199,133 Lusk, Co Dublin

Fingal Farmers, c/o Padraig €147,857 McMahon, Fieldstown Farm, Capital Support for Fingal County Show in July 2013 Fieldstown West, Kilsallaghan, Co Dublin €28,500 Fingal Film Festival, c/o Liz Kenny, 89, Support for running the Fingal Film Festival in May 2014 Cherrygarth, Rivervalley, Swords, Co Dublin

Trailwalkers Ireland Ltd C/O Anne Support for Marketing/Promotional materials and attendance at €8,975 Phelan 17 Mourne Close, Skerries, Co Tourism Trade fairs to promote Trailwalkers Ireland as a tourism Dublin provider to recreational and serious long-distance walkers

South Dublin Tourism, c/o Gail McGibbon, South Dublin County Marketing for the Dublin Gathering Events €14,490 Tourism, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 South Dublin Tourism, c/o Gail McGibbon, South Dublin County Capital Equipment for the Dublin Gathering Events €63,459 Tourism, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 South Dublin Tourism, c/o Gail Additional events and services for the Dublin Gatherings Festival McGibbon, South Dublin County 2013 €92,970 Tourism, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 Trails & Tales, c/o Elizabeth McEvoy, Expansion of office space at home office for tourism related €32,242 Oakdale Grove, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 business providing customised guided tours of the Dublin Mountains Leo and Leona Fynes, Ballaghstown, €148,620 Lusk Co Dublin To build 3 purpose built self catering units

€29,734 Joe & Paula Foley, Rush Co Dublin Feasibility Study for Rush Marina-A&D

TRAINING & INFORMATION

Promoter's Name & Address Project Description € Contract

Stepaside Youth Club c/o Sarah Support for Biodiversity training workshops and camps for the €3,225 Darcy, Belamine Community Centre, members of the youth club and the youth of the area Belamine Plaza, Stepaside, Co Dublin

Glencullen Community Hall Support for advanced I.T Training programme for the residents of €1,800 Management Group, c/o Pauline Roe, Glencullen Glencullen, Co Dublin Glencullen Environmental Group c/o Support for a programme of activities for the young people of €2,708 Annmarie Fitzsimons Glencullen Hall, glencullen during the summer of 2013 Glencullen, Co Dublin

Glencullen Environmental Group c/o Support for environmental awareness and biodiversity training for €4,718 Annmarie Fitzsimons Glencullen Hall, the youth of Glencullen Glencullen, Co Dublin

Glencullen Community Association Rural Challenge Programme to strengthen the capacity of the €3,691 c/o Alan Roe, Glencullen, Co Dublin members to develop a three year strategy and action plan for the new community recreation & sporting facility in Glencullen

Stepaside Youth Club c/o Sarah Support for a programme of activities for the club members and €2,410 Darcy, Belamine Community Centre, youth of the area during the summer of 2013 Belamine Plaza, Stepaside, Co Dublin

Fingal LEADER Partnership, 11 Personal & Career Choice Training (Fingal) €35,100 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1

Fingal LEADER Partnership, Abco GIY Training Programme - Fingal €3,000 Kovex House, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co. Dublin

Transition Towns Donabate/Portrane Training €2,960 c/o Joe English, 13 The Gallery, Donabate, Co Dublin Seamus Ennis Centre, Naul, Co. Craft Training Programme €4,150 Dublin Transition Towns Donabate/Portrane Programme of training & workshops for Community €3,415 c/o Joe English, 13 The Gallery, Donabate, Co Dublin Seamus Ennis Centre, Naul, Co Childrens Arts & Crafts Festival. Weeklong programme of €3,283 Dublin Workshops

Balscadden District Community To deliver a programme of traditional craft training for the €2,053 Council, c/o Louise Landers, community to mark the year of Crafts Ladyswell House, Balscadden, Co Dublin John Kiernan, 8 Balrothery Court, To participate in 3 year programme of training in Uileann Pipe €45,000 Balbriggan, Co Dublin Making

Martin Cahalane, Gloca Maura, To participate in 3 year programme of training in Uileann Pipe €45,000 Garristown, Co Dublin Making

Conservation Volunteers/Samantha Support to deliver a programme of leadership skills training for €2,178 Rhodes, 111 Hampton Wood Road, project leaders to ensure they are suitably trained to oversee Hampton Wood, Finglas, Co Dublin teams of volunteers as they carry out valuable conservation and environmental projects throughout Fingal.

Seamus Ennis Centre, c/o Colette Creative Arts Workshops for Children-Running a number of €1,590 Lawless, Main Street, Naul, Co Dublin workshops that will explore the childrens creativity through music, writing, & crafts projects Balscadden Community Centre, c/o To deliver the Rural Challenge Programme to establish an active €3,411 Louise Landers, Ladywell House, retirement group in Balscadden with full credentials and three year Balscadden, Co Dublin programme of activities

Fingal Tourism, c/o Elaine O'Sullivan, Three day practical course in digital marketing for local tourism €3,713 Mainscourt, Swords, Co Dublin providers 13

Corduff Lusk Parent's Association c/o Support for a centre to give children of various ages and €130,920 Martin Tully, Richardstown backgrounds a fun and exciting understanding of how to innovate Ballyboughal, Co Dublin and be creative through stimulating their thought process through a nultitude of science environmental and visual applications. Fingal LEADER Partnership, 11 Mobile IT Training for Rural Communities - South Dublin €21,600 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1 Fingal LEADER Partnership, Abco GIY Training Programme - South Dublin €3,000 Kovex House, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co. Dublin Newcastle Lyons Development Trust Modular based training programme to establish a mens' group in €3,290 (RAMS), c/o Matt Dowling, 79 Aylmer the Newcastle area-Rural Challenge Programme Road, Newcastle, Co. Dublin Fingal LEADER Partnership, Abco To set up an equipment bank so the volunteers who receive €1,410 Kovex House, Swords Business Park, training can access the equipment needed Sth Dublin Swords, Co. Dublin

Retired Active Mens Society (RAMS) I.T. Training Programme €4,860 c/o 79 Aylmer Road, Newcastle, Co Dublin Rathcoole IT Centre, c/o Rathcoole 1 year Programme of ICT Training €28,688 Community Centre, Main Street, Rathcoole, Co Dublin Retired Active Mens Society (RAMS) Historic Graveyard Project €4,850 c/o 79 Aylmer Road, Newcastle, Co Dublin South Dublin Tourism, c/o Gail Tailored Programme of training "South Dublin Co Tourism €7,000 McGibbon, South Dublin County Ambassador Training Programmefor Dublin Gatherings 2013" Tourism, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 Adeola Omitunde, 38 De Selby Support to complete the Diploma/Degree in Rural Development in €10,200 Crescent, Old Blessington Road, UCD Saggart, Co Dublin Rathcoole Community IT c/o Sean Capital Equipment for the installation of an Apple Mac Training €53,691 Reid, Rathcoole Community Centre, Room Main Street, Rathcoole, Co Dublin

Rosanna Hall Committee c/o Bernie Support for Phase 2 of upgrade of the parish Hall to improve €18,548 Farrelly, St Annes Bohernabreena, energy efficiency, access and the overall standard of the building Dublin 24 and interior to enable use of the centre by the widest range of community participants.

4 Districts Rural Music Education The Rural Music Education Pilot Programme is a comprehensive €26,230 Committee, c/o Michael Fleming, c/o and sustainable programme of instrumental and vocal music County Hall, Tallaght, Co Dublin education for the constituent communities of rural South Dublin

Retired Active Mens' Society (RAMS), Multi-media Heritage Training Project. Programme of training in €5,000 c/o Michael Maher, Alymer Road, multi-media and history which will enable participants to produce Newcastle, Co Dublin multi-media items such as podcasts, dvds, publications and exhibitions featuring people, places and items of historical interest in the area

Retired Active Mens' Society (RAMS), Equipment for Multi-media Heritage Training Project €3,750 c/o Michael Maher, Alymer Road, Newcastle, Co Dublin Fingal LEADER Partnership, 11 Mobile IT Training for Rural Communities €45,500 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1

Mr Paul Weafer, Aughfarrell, Brittas, Diploma in Rural Development through Distance Learning €1,122 Co Dublin Fingal LEADER Partnership, Abco Multi-Media Training for Communities- Equipment €750 Kovex House, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co. Dublin

Fingal LEADER Partnership, Abco Multi-Media Training for Communities- Pilot Phase €5,000 Kovex House, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co. Dublin

Fingal LEADER Partnership, Abco To work with and avail of the Young Irish Filmmakers Outreach €6,092 Kovex House, Swords Business Park, Programme Swords, Co. Dublin Fingal LEADER Partnership, Abco Water Meter Installation Training €13,425 Kovex House, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co. Dublin

Kornelia Horvath, 119, Swiftwood, Support to complete the Diploma/Degree in Rural Development in €10,200 Saggart, Co Dublin UCD

Fingal LEADER Partnership, 11 Personal & Career Choice Training (DLR) €13,000 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1 Fingal LEADER Partnership, 11 Personal & Career Choice Training (South Dublin) €13,000 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1

Festina Lente, Old Connaught Road, Therapeutic Riding Coach Training Programme-Pilot Phase €17,136 Dun Laoghaire Co Dublin

Fingal LEADER Partnership, Abco To set up an equipment bank so the volunteers who receive €1,410 Kovex House, Swords Business Park, training can access the equipment needed in Fingal Swords, Co. Dublin

VILLAGE RENEWAL & DEVELOPMENT

Promoter's Name & Address Project Description € Contract

Laraghcon Residents Assoc., c/o To realise the full potential of St. Catherine's Park the proposal is €493,385 Frances Stoker-Phelan, 174, to develop a playground, skatepark, bmx trail, 3 muggas extra car Laraghan, Lucan, Co Dublin parking, dog run area, signage, seats, bins and a programme of planting Donabate Tidy Towns, c/o Blaithin Development & Enhancement works to Newbridge Demense €469,983 O'Donnell, 17 Cois Inbhir, Donabate, Regional Park to include Woodland Management and Tree Co Dublin Planting, resurfacing of courtyard, signage, public toilets and overflow carpark Swords Needs Playgrounds. c/o Capital Support to establish two playgrounds at key locations in €149,329 Marica Killi, 71, Lios Cian, Swords, Co Swords, Co Dublin Dublin 087-6892902, email [email protected] Newcastle Lyons Trust, C/O Matt Support to develop a community garden and play area on €2,625 Dowling, 79 Aylmer Road, Newcastle, wasteland to the rear of St Finian's Hall in Newcastle Co dublin Co Dublin

Transition Towns Donabate/Portrane Capital Equipment-Farmers Market €6,170 c/o Joe English, 13 The Gallery, Donabate, Co Dublin Rush Tidy Towns, c/o D McMenamin, To complete a programme of enhancement work in Rush Village €20,949 Sundrive Road, Rush, Co Dublin and environs to include signage, landscaping, hanging baskets etc.

Balscadden District Community Village Enhancement Study A&D €2,341 Council, c/o Louise Landers, Ladyswell House, Balscadden, Co Dublin

SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE

Promoter's Name & Address Project Description € Contract

Stars of Erin, c/o Kevin Daly, Mountain Development of a multi-function community facility on a greenfield €494,939 Lodge, Killegan Road, Ballybetagh, site in Glencullen Village in the Dublin Mountains to provide for Glencullen, Co Dublin recreational sporting & cultural activites

Balscadden Community Council, c/o Upgrade of Community Hall €21,338 Louise Landers, Ladyswell House, Balscadden, Co Dublin

Balscadden District Community Capital works at Balscadden Community Hall €19,390 Council, c/o Louise Landers, Ladyswell House, Balscadden, Co Dublin Rolestown Community Hall Assoc., c/o To furnish Rolestown Hall with 26 new PVC windows €5,959 Andrew McLoughlin, Ashleigh, Balheary,Swords Co Dublin

Garristown Community Council, c/o Capital Assistance for the purchase and installation of a Stage €13,407 Eileen Neylon, Main Street, System at the Centre Garristown, Co Dublin Nuture PND c/o Irene Lowry, Rush, Capital Equipment and Marketing Strategy to establish a fully €52,664 Co Dublin equipped centre for families affected by PND to incorporate treatment rooms, family space, training unit and on-line shop to sustain the project in the long term

Balbriggan Allotment Association, c/o Support for the establishment of 220 allotments on a greenfield €125,427 Caitriona Redmond, 50 Barron's Hall site to include education and training centre and visitor facilities Rise, Balbriggan, Co Dublin

Balscadden Fundraising Group, c/o Support for equipment for annual community day featuring tractor €3,649 Mary English, Grougha, Naul, Co run, parade, dancing, etc Dublin Ringcommons Sports Centre, Support for upgrade of Centre carpark, lighting, tarmacing and €22,631 Ringcommons, Naul, Co Dublin security fencing

Garristown Community Council, c/o Support for the Community Council to set up a Community Text €1,571 Roger Cronin, Olwen, Baldwinstown, Alert System to include the purchase of suitable signage, etc and Garristown, Co Dublin to erect same at designated locations

Balscadden Community District Support for the Community Council to set up a Community Text €2,733 Council , Community Alert. c/o Alert System to include the purchase of suitable signage, etc and Frances Newcomen, Knocknagin to erect same at designated locations Road, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin

Sean Reid, Manager Rathcoole A& D - Feasibility Study to establish "Time Bank" scheme in €4,500 Community Counci Main Street Rathcoole Rathcoole Co Dublin. Rathcoole Community I.T To establish an I.T. Training Centre at Rathcoole Community €29,845 Group,Rathcoole Community Centre, Centre Main Street, Rathcoole Rosanna Hall Committee c/o Bernie Support for upgrade of the parish Hall to improve energy €67,930 Farrelly, St Annes Bohernabreena, efficiency, access and the overall standard of the building and Dublin 24 interior to enable use of the centre by the widest range of community participants.

South Dublin Allotments Association, Expansion, upgrade & enhancement of existing allotment facility €111,140 c/o Rory O'Connor, Bohernabreena, increasing allotments by 137. Programme of planting and fencing, Tallaght, Dublin 24 new gates & water irrigation system

South Dublin Allotments Association, Design and Construction of education, training and services €150,000 c/o Rory O'Connor, Bohernabreena, building at Friarstown Allotments in South Dublin County-Phase 2 Tallaght, Dublin 24

Dublin SPCA, Mount Venus Road, Innovative new dog park at DSPCA Campus €102,025 Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Rural Dublin Leader 2014-20 Fingal Leader Partnership signed the contract for implementation of the 2014-20 programme in October 2016. The total funding allocation for this programme is €6.37m. The programme is being managed by a Local Action Group drawn from the Local Community Development Committess of each of the three local authorities in Dublin with rural communities, and Fingal County Council is the Financial Partner for the programme, advancing bridging finance to enable its implementation.

The initial phase of the programme has been dominated by communication and promotion of the programme. The first call for expressions of interest was issued on 7th December 2016 for a first tranche of €240,000 and to date 55 expressions of interest have been received.

Dublin Rural Local Action Group (LAG) Model

Membership of the Local Action Group (LAG)

Organisation Name Role in LAG Represented Sector Fingal County Council Cllr. Tony Murphy Fingal LCDC Local Authority Member

Local Authority Official Fingal County Council Ed Hearne Fingal LCDC Chief Executive’s nominee

Local Authority Official Oisin Geoghegan Fingal LCDC Fingal County Council Head of Local Enterprise Office

State Agency Institute of Technology, Pat O’Connor Fingal LCDC Higher Education Blanchardstown Institute

Local Authority Official South Dublin County Billy Coman South Dublin LCDC Chief Executive’s Council Nominee

South Dublin County Cllr. Paula Donovan South Dublin LCDC Local Authority Member Council Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Cllr. Peter O’Brien Local Authority Member LCDC County Council Fingal LCDC Public Participation Alice Davis Social Inclusion Network Fingal LCDC Public Participation Maire O’Brien Environmental Network Fingal Leader Partnership Chris O’Malley Fingal LCDC Local Development (IP)

Laurence Ward Fingal LCDC Irish Farming Association Farming and Agriculture

Blanchardstown Area Adeline O’Brien Fingal LCDC Local Development Partnership South Dublin County Larry O’Neill South Dublin LCDC Local Development Partnership South Dublin LCDC Public Participation Justin Byrne Environmental Network National University of Prof. Mary Corcoran South Dublin LCDC Community Ireland, Maynooth

Cormac Shaw South Dublin LCDC Southside Partnership Local Development

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Public Participation Tom Kivlehan Environmental LCDC Network

4. Tύs Programme Fingal Leader Partnership runs one of the largest Tύs progammes in Ireland, with 240 unemployed people being taken onto work placements with community-based services and organisations around Fingal each year, including in 2016. The programme has proven to offer great benefits, both to the individual people who gain the work experience, and to the organisations who host them and gain from their talents and efforts. The programme is funded by the Department of Social Protection.

Examples of Projects Some examples of projects supported by the Tύs Programme in 2016 are outlined here. They are chosen in order to give some flavour for the range of projects supported.

A. North County Dublin Care & Repair Service

Fingal Leader Partnership, in association with Age Action Ireland came together to roll out in September 2016 a new Care and Repair Service in North County Dublin, building on the Fingal Leader Partnership Tύs Initiative. Tύs workers carry out small repairs and complete minor home tasks for older people. The program in the Fingal area was rolled out in the summer of 2016 with a team of two handy men and one administrator who are all Tús participants on a part time basis. However, the demand was so great that this quickly grew to the current team of four handy men and two administrators, providing a full time service Monday to Friday 9 to 5. The current service is provided from the Fingal Leader Partnership offices in Swords and it is planned to base a second van in Balbriggan as the services grows.

The most common services required by older people include, minor gardening, minor painting (front door, garden gate etc), changing plugs, fuses and light bulbs, hanging curtains, installing security locks and chains, installing domestic smoke alarms. All requests for small jobs are considered. The service is provided to older people living across the north county area from Swords to Malahide and out as far as Garristown, Balbriggan, Skerries and Rush. As we grow older, basic household tasks can become very difficult to manage. People who have been house-proud all of their lives find

themselves unable to maintain their homes. Even something as simple as changing a light bulb can become a major problem for an older person, who is not in a position to climb on a chair to change the bulb. Other household tasks such as trimming hedges, installing smoke alarms, changing locks, painting and moving furniture cause similar difficulties. The Care & Repair Programme was established by Age Action to carry out minor repairs for older people. The vision of the programme is to enable older and vulnerable people to remain in their own homes, in their own communities, living as independently as possible, through the improvement of their housing conditions and their level of comfort, security and well-being. Already by the end of 2016, over 180 repair projects had been carried out, and the monthly total has continued to increase. The care and repair team can be contacted at Telephone 0818 919 411 or E-mail: [email protected].

B. Fingal Citizens Information Service “As a host organisation, Fingal Citizens Information Service provide a quality, consistent, information, assistance and advocacy service to the public on all their rights and entitlements. The front-facing role of reception and the welcome to the public is key in setting a clear standard and perception of our service to the public. In working with Tύs, we clearly set out our needs and requirements for reception / administration staff, and Fingal LEADER Partnership have worked very closely in matching our specific needs to available resources. The people Tύs have referred to us have been of excellent calibre, and each individual has blended and enhanced their skills working with us, by gaining access to our internal and external training programmes.

In addition they have represented both themselves, Tύs and our organisation in a professional manner and have grasped the opportunity made available to them. To date we have seen one participant gain employment directly from Tύs, as a Special Needs Assistant SNA, within their 12 month period. Other participants have progressed with us along their journey to Community Employment (CE) and have obtained FETAC accredited training during their period of time. As the Tύs programme is in its infancy, I am hopeful, in time, we will see more progression of participants into paid employment or full time education." Andrew McCann, Development Manager for North Fingal Citizens Inormation Service

Karen Duffy Karen Duffy commenced her participation on the Tύs Work Placement Initiative on the 8th of February 2016 working as a Receptionist and Clerical Administration assistant. Karen soon regained her confidence and quickly proved to be a reliable and popular member of the team working in Fingal Citizens Information Service, Swords, Co.Dublin. Karen displayed a very professional and caring approach in her engagement with the clients of the service. During her time on the Tύs Programme with Fingal Citizens Information Service Karen aimed to utilise her emphatic and caring nature in pursuing a career as a Special Needs Assistant. Fingal Citizens Information and Fingal LEADER Partnership/Tύs were keen to encourage Karen and facilitated her efforts to pursue employment as a Special Needs Assistant.

Fingal LEADER Partnership/Tύs and Fingal Citizens Information were delighted for Karen when on the 30th of September 2016 Karen resigned her Tύs Work Placement having successfully obtained employment as a Special Needs Assistant in Scoil Phadraic Cailini, Donabate, Co.Dublin.

Anita Micule "I would like to express my SinCle. gratitude and appreciation towards Fingal LEADER Partnership and the Tus programme. I had been unemployed for several years before I was invited to participate in the Tus Work Placement Programme. Fingal LEADER Partnership were able to help me to acknowledge my skills and strengths and find me the placement which coul1 challenge and allow me to grow professionally. It has been more than 3 years now since the completion of my one year participation with the Tus initiative. I am still with the Citizens Inform1tion Service as I have progressed from the Tus Scheme onto Community Employment. I had an opportunity to successfully complete a 2 year training with distinction and received a QQI Certificate Level 6 in the Information Advice and Advocacy Programme, which allows me to be a qualified Information Provider. As part Ofty duties at the moment I provide clients with the independent information, advice/assistance and advocacy on their civil and social rights and entitlements. All this wouldn't have been possible without the opportunity that Fingal LEADER Partnership and Tus provided as a stepping stone towar[s my employment." Anita Micule

C. North Dublin Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force Shirley Groves successfully completed her one year fixed term Tus contract with Fingal LEADER Partnership on the 28th of October 2016 working as a Receptionist and Administration Assistant with the North Dublin Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force in Swords. Shirley is now back in paid employment working with the North Dublin Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force. Shirley has given the following assessment of her experience: "I started working in the Bank after completing my Leaving Certificate and worked there continuously for 37 years. 1 was unprepared for any other career when leaving the Bank and at this stage of my life I could not see another career path. For one year I remained unemployed and was then referred to Fingal LEADER Partnership who organised a Tύs work placement for me working in a Receptionist! Administration role with the North Dublin Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force. I found that I could adapt well there and enjoyed the work and companionship of my co-workers. I was surprised how easy it was to slip into a totally different occupation and felt a great sense of achievement after completing the one year of the TUs work placement. I was very pleased to be asked back by the North Dublin Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force and have returned to working there feeling competent in the role I am now performing".

D. Balbriggan Meals on Wheels A Meals on Wheels service has been provided for the community of Balbriggan since 1976, covering Balrothery, Balscadden and Man O'War. The service is for people who are unable to cook for themselves. A voluntary contribution can be paid but only if the recipient can afford it. Funding from HSE is provided for the part-time co-ordinator and a portion of the cost of the meals. The remaining funds have to be raised through various fund raising activities. Fingal Leader Partnership has assisted the Meals on Wheels Program by providing a Kitchen assistant and two handymen under the Tús back to work initiative. The two handymen worked throughout 2016 to renovate the premises and have completely restored the roof by resealing all the roof area and carrying out a paint job that has completely restored the integrity of the roof. They then set about repainting the exterior of the building and have enhanced the appearance of the building much to the appreciation of the Meals on wheels board and the team of volunteers and guests who use the building on a daily basis. During the year on the Tús program the two participants Michael and Ioan worked tirelessly to improve the appearance and integrity of what is a very old building. The traditional Meals on Wheels service has expanded with the opening of the Dinner Club. The 'Dinner Club' is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The club is for those who are unable to cook, but able to get about and would like the company of others. The service can transport people from their home to the club. Fingal Leader Partnership as again stepped up to the plate by providing a Tús participant who will assist with the dinner club activities and ensure the people who attend the club get the most from their time at the centre. Fingal Leader Partnership also facilitated the linking of the Flexibus service which is provided under the Local Link program to Balbriggan Meals on Wheels. Balbriggan Meals on Wheels provided a parking space for the bus at the rear of their premises and are currently working to promote the bus service in the area. Flexibus provides a door to door bus service which can bring an individual to a doctor or hospital appointment or provide transport for groups or individuals for outings. The drivers are Tús participants and they receive training to assist people who may need help with boarding the bus or require wheelchair access to the bus. Fingal Leader Partnership has provided two drivers under the Tús back to work program operating out of the meals on wheels centre in Balbriggan. The Flexibus is providing transport for members of the dinner club bringing them to and from the centre. The service also provides the normal hospital and other appointments services from this base and will be expanding to cover other clubs and services in the area in the coming months.

E. Balbriggan Community Crèche

Balbriggan Community Crèche is a very unique and homely childcare setting. It is located in Tankardville House, Brecan Close, in a thatched cottage with plenty of outdoor space for the children. The Crèche provides freshly prepared meals for full-time and afterschool children. It opened its doors in September 2009 and has been going from strength to strength. The crèche is managed by a Manager and a Board of Management; it employs fully qualified staff full-time and part-time and has Tύs participants also. Staff have first aid and child protection training. The Crèche offers the CCS subvention rates for parents on social welfare and low incomes with medical card, also the TEC programme for parents returning to training and education and the ECCE free Preschool places. It caters for children from 1-12 years. The service includes a Wobbler Room (1-2 yrs), Toddler Room (2-3 yrs) Full-Time preschool (3-5yrs) ECCE(3-5yrs) and Sessional (2.10mths-4yrs), as well as an

after school service. It uses the Aistear/Siolta framework and Curriculum. The Crèche’s aim is to provide a warm homely environment and an excellent quality childcare service. Deirdre McNally, manager of the Crèche, says: Our Tύs participants are a vital part of our service. For example we have a Receptionist, Cook, and Housekeeper who receive in-house training from HACCP and senior staff members. They are playing important roles in the smooth running of the service. The staff are also included in our staff training days and staff nights out, they are made very welcome and valued by all staff. We like to assist Tύs participants in gaining training and experience and the long term benefits they can receive from being fully immersed in this very busy and energetic working environment.

F. Sportslink

Sportslink provides State of the Art Sports and Leisure facilities for its members and their families based in Santry, North County Dublin. It has a full membership of approximately 6,000 and overall family members of close to 20,000.

Sportslink has been working with Fingal LEADER Partnership Tús Community Work Place Initiative since September 2013. Since then 28 participants have taken part in the Tús Initiative in Sportslink working a variety of roles from Grounds work to Administration to Gym Instructors. Of the 28 people that have worked in Sportslink through the Tús Initiative, over 1/3 of them have stayed working in Sportslink on either a Part Time or Full Time basis and all the participants have been given some further training during their time working in Sportslink, which has helped some to secure full time positions since finishing the scheme.

List of Organisations Hosting Tús Placements The following is the list of organisations who hosted Tús placements from Fingal Leader Partnership in 2016. Skerries Community Centre Swords Celtic Football Club Cáirde Balbriggan Balbriggan Meals on Wheels Friends of ADHD/ASD Skerries Mills The Skerries Community Association 34 & 161 Scout Group, Balbriggan The Seamis Ennis Cultural Centre Oldtown Community Council Millbank Theatre, Rush Mid Sutton Community Centre Baldoyle Forum Ltd Youthreach Balbriggan Rush Community Council St Colmcilles GFC, Swords ALSAA Remember Us O'Dwyer's GAA Club Ballyboughal Community Council Donabate Portrane Community Centre Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce Malahide Rugby Club Malahide Allotments Epilipsy Care Foundation Fingallians GAA Club Balscadden District Community Council Fingal County Enterprise Board Baldoyle United Football Club Skerries Harps GAA Club Fingal County Childcare Committee Balbriggan Community Childcare Group Ltd St Finian's GAA Club Trinity Gaels GAA Club St Patrick's GAA Club Howth Celtic Football Club Sofia Housing Association Loughshinny Community Association National Council for The Blind Ireland Applewood Community Centre Rush Athletic Football Club Noth Dublin Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force Citizens Advice Standardbred Horse Racing Ireland 24

Clann Mhuire CLG Innishfails GAA Club Sustainable Skerries - Skerries Allotments Beann Eadair GAA Club Brackenstown Adult Scene of Education B.A.S.E River Valley Rangers Football Club Alzheimers Society of Ireland Man O War GAA Club Naomh Barróg GAA Club St Sylvester's GAA Club Balbriggan Enterprise & Training Centre Ardgillan Castle Skerries Rugby Club St Maurs GAA Club NIFTI Balbriggan Cancer Society Garristown Historical Society The RIASC Centre Balbriggan Football Community Trackside Lawn Tennis Club Round Towers Lusk Gaelic Football & Hurling Club Hollywell Community Centre Wild Geese GAA Club Balbriggan Allotments Association Malahide Cricket Club Portrane Athletic Football Club Lusk United Football Club Glebe North AFC Baldoyle Family Resource Centre Garristown GAA Club St Its's Atletic Football Club Gormanstown and District Anglers Malahide Tidy Towns Malahide Parish Centre Malahide Castle & Gardens Flemington Community Centre Swords Manor Football Club Rolestown Community Centre Baldoyle Badminton Centre Rush Cricket Club Santry Community Gardens Anchor Childcare Centre Ltd Malahide Yacht Club Sportslink St Benedict's Conference, Society of St Vincent de Paul Baldoyle Youth Club

Lusk Scout Group Kinsealy Boys Football Club 15th Dublin (9th Port of Dublin) Malahide Sea Scouts Portmarnock Athletic Football Club The Emmaus Centre St Vincent de Paul Retail Shops St Colmcilles Parish CASA Charity Shop Mourne Celtic FC 98th Dublin Scout Troop AUL Balbriggan Cricket Club Irish Cancer Society Beloved, Focus Ireland The Hills Cricket Club Mourne Estate Residents & Management Association (MERMA) Church Of Ireland Skerries Swords Tidy Towns Rush National School Bereavement Councilling Service, Baldoyle Naul National School Skerries Tidy Towns Corduff National School Motor Cycling Ireland St Mary's National School Skerries Town FC Baldoyle Boxing Club Donabate Community College Balbriggan Rugby Club Garristown Parish Rush Sailing Club Church of The Sacred Heart, Seabury Fingal Tourism Balbriggan Mens Shed Bracken Boxing Club Flexibus Fingal Film Festival Castlelands Community Centre Rush Tidy Towns

5. Jobs Club The Jobs Club provides a service to assist jobseekers to enter or re-enter employment through the provision of individualised and group supports. Swords Jobs Club is committed to addressing the effect of unemployment on a person’s ability to participate in society, encouraging and supporting people to fully participate in social, civic and economic life. The Jobs Club provides comprehensive training through workshops and professional career coaching which enables jobseekers to take positive steps towards sourcing training and employment opportunities. Whether long term, short term unemployed or recently made redundant the Jobs Club service provides active, practical and participative support to assist all attendees to return to employment thus encouraging a greater degree of self-reliance and self- sufficiency. It will keep up to date with current job market trends and specific growth areas of recruitment. The Jobs Club aims to network with local employers, recruitment companies and training agencies in the hope of developing lasting relationships and building a strategic network of support. It is intended that the Jobs Club formal workshops will be flexible and responsive to the special requirements and aptitudes of jobseekers and/or sectorial requirements.

Workshop topics include: • Profiling of individual clients skills; • The value of transferable skills; • Industry standard CV design and build; • Professional cover letter writing; • Matching client’s skills with employment opportunities; • Facilitation of workshops on enhancing personal confidence and self-esteem; • Coping with the psychological consequences of unemployment; • Drawing up Individual employment plans and setting strategic goals; • The interview process; what are employers looking for today? • Overview of the recruitment and selection process; • Posting online applications; • Direct digital marketing; • Professional coaching & mentoring; • Sourcing local job opportunities and addressing specific trends; • Provision of ad-hoc targeted workshops and presentations on behalf of the Department of Social Protection;

Formal workshops: can vary from 1 to 4 weeks depending on the needs of the jobseekers and the specific requirements of the Department of Social Protection. Attendance at formal workshops and courses is administered by the Employment Services Office or LES via referral to the Jobs Club. An allowance of €20 per week is provided to attendees in order to help in managing any additional costs incurred in attending the formal workshops only. A calendar of planned workshops is available in the Employment Service and LES offices. A Drop-in Service also allows jobseekers to avail of the facilities of the Job Club at their own convenience. In total the Jobs Club in Swords served 346 clients in 2016: • 226 attended the two-week programme. • Of these 72 found employment immediately afterwards. • 72 clients were given support in preparing CVs on a drop-in basis. • 48 attended weekly 1-1 workshops.