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Leap for charity Riordans to Hollywood Community law centre Forum Elections Merry Christmas to all our Customers Happy Christmas Volume 3 Issue 3 Positive News for the Greater Ballymun / Poppintree Area Nov 29th – Dec 31st 2000 Merry ‘Full Time’ Christmas to all our Cascarino readers Secondary school students met former Irish International soccer star Tony Cascarino, when he visited the Ballymun Senior Comprehensive school recently. As part of their transi- Exclusive interview and SHARON’S RESTAURANT & TAKE AWAY Ballymun Shopping Centre tion year, the students photos by Seamus Kelly received the surprise the playing fields at his local treat when Tony walked school. into the school library. Quality food He is currently doing a “I was born in Orpington Kent promotion on his book England, I played football in ‘Full Time, the secret life the playing fields at my school. I played football before and at Quality of Tony Cascario’ as told after school. by Paul Kimmage. “I wasn’t a great pupil at school, I was quite a lazy bug- After a barrage of questions ger. I was always more interest- Prices were thrown at Tony from the ed in playing football. students and teachers, he spoke exclusively to the Ballymun “I left at 15, I got given an Delivery Concrete News (BCN) about opportunity to go on a building his personal life, his retirement site to get a job I took the easy Service from professional football and option instead of getting the available from being unemployed. qualifications which I’m aware now that we all need,” said 5.30pm to 12.30am Tony gave up a good education Tony. to work on a building site and a hairdresser, became a profes- He remembers his Mother, who 8622331 sional footballer, and now he’s he said did not pressurise him out of a job. Looking back, he over his education. Tony just Tony Cascarino with Richard O’Sullivan & Damien Spratt remembers how it all began in wanted to work Continued Page 7 Like home from home! 2 Volume 3 Issue 3 Positive News for the Greater Ballymun / Poppintree Area Advice Positive Centre Councillor Dessie Ellis is available from11am to 12noon every Saturday at the Penthouse, Ballymun “Wishing you all a News Happy Christmas” 8343390 / 086-8541941 Photo’s by Results Seamus Kelly A recent front – page story featured in the Ballymun Concrete News (BCN) about a Ballymun pool team has since attracted positive attention and funding. Since the article was facilities and funding to organ- The BCN highlighted the published, the Southern by Seamus Kelly ise pool tournaments. positive success of the Ireland Pool Federation sary funding and also paid for a team and the difficulties in Ballymun have demonstration of the team’s “My job as a sports develop- they were having with skills at the local snooker hall. ment officer in Ballymun is to little or no resources, received a grant of look after and provide a service (See centre page.) Dublin Corporation and £2,000 through the to the local sports and youth Youth Strategy Group. groups in the area,” said sports the Youth Strategy Group “It was through the reading of development officer, Aaron did the rest. the Ballymun Concrete News Callaghan. After seeing the pool article (BCN), that we identified the published in the BCN, two new pool team needed help. The sports development officers Ballymun team of the Southern Niall McDonald and Aaron Ireland Pool Federation was a Callaghan from Ballymun’s very good start in helping Dublin Corporation community them achieve funding. section office, got in touch immediately with the pool “It was a good start for me in team. They assisted the group the area, to link up with a local in securing the urgent neces- club who were looking for Special Christmas Leap! opening offers for charity Left – Mandy McLoughlin (16) Fleece Fashion through their daredevil stunt. Only last year through a similar stunt from Bodywear Jackets Eamon Ceannt tower, students from the Large selection of A large selection same school raised over £1,000 for Temple fleece available of jackets from A group of brave youngsters took on a towering Street Children’s Hospital. for children and £17.99 – £35.99 adults. jump to raise money for cancer research recently Paddy Reilly the youngster’s Physical Children’s rain instructor said, “ We hope to raise the same Ladies fleece jackets jackets £10.99 amount for Irish Cancer Research.” from £9.99 when they abseiled down a 15 storey high rise Adults rain-jackets Ladies fleece body- £12.99 tower block in Ballymun warmers from £9.99 General Ann Marie Mulvey aged 17 from Sports fleece jackets by Seamus Kelly from £12.99. Selection Poppintree, said this was her first time to Taking it in turn, the young abseil and felt a bit scared. “I feel nervous Half fleece jackets Ladies and Gents the rope might snap and it’s very windy. “ from £9.99 Combats and Jeans leaving certificate students from from £12.99 the Senior Comprehensive School Sixteen year old Mandy McLoughlin from in Ballymun braved the 150ft Sandyhill said “This is my first time of a Sportswear drop at Patrick Pearse Tower, as tower block but I feel deadly about it, I’ve A large selection of adults and children’s Tracksuits the crowds looked on below. been looking forward to it all week.” Both from £20.Adults from £25 girls successfully completed the jump. Knitwear From the roof of the 150ft high tower block overlooking the city, the weather condi- The crowd watched with baited breath as A large selection of fashion jumpers for ladies, Ballymun Shopping Centre Ph: 8429763 THE JACKET SHOP the youngsters clambered their way sway- gents and children from £7.99 tions were damp cold and rainy. However, this did not deter the youngsters from scal- ing in the wind safely to the ground below ing down the slippery ropes to the safety of The students hope to raise as much money David Gray age 17 from Poppintree as possible for the Irish Cancer Society Free Pokeman cap with every £30 purchase the ground below. about to take the plunge. Positive News for the Greater Ballymun / Poppintree Area Volume 3 Issue 3 3 From“The Riordans” Hto ollywood For all you loyal Ballymun fans of Glenroe, Bracken, the Exclusive Riordans and Irish Hollywood megastar Gabriel Byrne, meet the by creator and writer of these hugely popular Irish T.V series, which Seamus Kelly began in the sixties and still survive today through Glenroe. Award winning writer, “After Benjy left the Riordans, Riordans when I first met seventy year old Wesley we replaced him with Gabriel Gabriel. Burrowes, speaks exclu- Byrne who played the part of Pat Barry. Gabriel was inter- “He was then auditioned with sively to the Ballymun viewed for the part in Madigans Biddy White-Lennon, (Benjy’s Concrete News (BCN) pub in Donnybrook where I met wife) in a scene from the about the successful him for the first time,” Wesley Riordans, where she wound a Gabriel Byrne RTE series and his first said ball of wool around his hands, he had no lines to speak,” said encounter with Gabriel “It seemed obvious to me we Wesley. the time he retired as editor and He achieved a number of Byrne. would have to grab him quick principal writer at RTE in 1997, awards over the years for the because he was going places. It As a spin off, was consistently number-one in scriptwriting of his creative tal- Gabriel’s first screen roles in was a matter of instinct to me the TV ratings. ents, which included the the Riordans in 1978 and this man had a lot of talent. Wesley created Riordans and Bracken amongst Bracken, helped launch the “It was Chris O’ Neil who told Glenroe in 1983 He began writing for cinema his other acclaimed works. famous Irish Hollywood actor Wesley with Teasy me about Gabriel, Chris played films at the age of 67. His latest from Glenroe to stardom. Benjy’s brother Michael in the film Rat starring Pete Wesley scooped three In 1980 Wesley created a six - Postlethwaite (In the name of Jacobs Television Awards hour mini-series called Bracken the father) and Imelda including a Golden Award, which also starred Gabriel Staunton, was recently on which is presented every Byrne. This was so well release in Dublin. Another of five years. In 1992 he also his well-known films is Circle received by Irish television received the Eamon The of Depict, which starred Dennis audiences, a further six-hour Andrews Special Award in sequel followed in 1981. Waterman. the annual National Gabriel was spotted at the time Penthouse Entertainment Awards for by John Borman and went on to Wesley hails from Co. Down and Ballymun star in the film Excalibur.