E RE F E H LT OCAL WEST EDITION Christmas 2017 Phone: 087 252 4064 • Email: [email protected] • www.localnews.ie Delivering to: Ballyfermot Lucann Leixlip eCelbrwidge Clondaslkin Palmerstown Kilcock Maynooth l l l l l l l CLONDALKIN DETECTIVE HONOURED FOR COURAGE 400 litres A CLONDALKIN detective Heating oil has been honoured for his role and tremendous valid on 16/12/2017 courage in ending an armed €299 robbery in Saggart with his quick and decisive action. It dublin was July 2013 and father Dessie Brennan and son De - 01-6249710 tective Garda David Bren - 045-431281 nan were enjoying a social drink in Jacob’s Pub in Sag - gart, in the afternoon. A tel: 01-6249710 or 045-431281 or click mcloil.com man rushed into the pub saying that the Paddy Power bookies next door was being robbed. A career in the Gardai runs in the family as father Dessie is himself a retired Garda of NO MORE TV BILLS EVER over 40 years. Instinct set in pre-ChrIsTmas speCIal and both men jumped up and headed out to see if they could prevent the robbery. €250 They immediately saw that fully install ed IRISH COMPANY one of the two robbers had a EXCELLENT gun - a revolver. AFTERCARE SERVICE As they rushed to the scene they saw one man sticking a gun into his trousers and jumping onto the back of a motorcycle. Tel: 083 3133133 Father Dessie described Orla Noone, Marua Bus, Sophie Lynch and Sophia Kaczmarek from St.Patrick's National School with what happened next; “David their project 'Growing bacteria' pictured at the Leinster Regional Final of the 2017 Intel Mini competi - ran at them as they prepared tion which took place at IT Blanchardstown with 250 students from 90 different schools in attendance. to escape and took off in a On the day 20 projects were selected to go forward to the National Grand Final taking place in Febru - leap before landing on them ary 2018. This year nearly 8,000 students from 18 counties across Ireland took part in the Intel Mini Sci - entist which is s competition for 4th, 5th and 6th class Primary school students in which they develop with a kick catching the pil - science and technology related projects. Pic: Marc O'Sullivan lion passenger and knocking House Painting him to the ground.’ He laid on duty at the time but that saw someone putting a Street Garda Station. internal & into the man and success - did not stop his quick reac - hand on an old lady’ Modest The Scott Medal for brav - external fully relieved him of his tion and tremendous brav - to the end comparing help - ery was presented to Detec - gun.’ Meanwhile his father ery with his father in ing an older lady in distress tive David Brennan last Dessie had also arrived on special rates for moving to stop this violent to tackling a young man week at a major ceremony in the scene within seconds of Templemore where other senior Citizens crime. While risking his own wielding a gun. David is David and he assisted in Gardai who had shown all areas covered holding the robber on the life the men felt it was sim - popular in his own station bravery while on duty were ground until the official on ply adrenalin and instinct Clondalkin, while his father also honoured. There was a duty Gardai arrived. Detec - setting in as father Dessie had spent much of his ca - grand presence of Brennan tive David Brennan was not put it; It’s the same as if you reer stationed in Kevin’s continued on page 2 HANDY If you ever had SpeCial oFFer rats in the past. oak, walnut or JOHNNY MAN primed white ALL SORTS They will be Back Supplied & Fitted with €195 standard lock handle hinges t&CS apply. ALL KINDS OF WORK Call today and EVERYTHING DONE kitChen Showroom now open get a rat flap YOU NAME IT, WE DO IT supplied & fitted. ALL AROUND MAN Mon-Fri 10.30am-5pm • Sat 11am-4pm. Any other time by appointment. PHONE: Unit 4, Newtown Avenue, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Dublin 17. Tel: (01) 847 7495 Mob: 086 125 2481 086 126 8949 For more information see our ad on page 12 2 | THE LOCAL NEWS family in attendance while The martial arts type kick Criminal also there was the Minister for came easier to Detective David Single people Justice Charle Flanagan and as his athleticism is still being Chief Superintendent John seen on the GAA pitch where Legal Scanlon. he has turned out for teams in Aid need help too Sinn Fein Councillor for the build one bedroom properties The Criminal Justice Clondalkin LEA Mark Ward has to meet this need. If you look at (Legal Aid) Act 1962 called for more to be done for the tragic recent deaths of provides that legal aid single people on the homeless homeless people on the streets may be granted, in cer - Dónall Johnston waiting list. Figures show that of Dublin, they were all single tain circumstances, for over half the homeless people men. Unless the Government the defence of persons of insufficient registered with South Dublin starts building one bedroom means in criminal proceedings. The grant County Council are single and properties then im afraid this of legal aid entitles the applicant to the in need of a one bedroom cycle will continue” services of a solicitor and, in certain cir - home. Cllr Ward is calling for “Government and Councils more one bedroom properties need to stop looking at these cumstances, up to two barristers, in the to be included in all future sticking plaster short term so - preparation and conduct of their defence. housing plans. lutions to the homeless crisis. Cllr Ward said: “The homeless We need to look at long term, Normally an application for legal aid will crisis in the Country is well sustainable solutions. We often be as straightforward, the judge will some - documented. The Govern - hear that single homeless peo - times ask the Gardaí if they have any ob - ments emphasis has been to ple have complex needs and jections to legal aid being granted. The provide short term temporary need additional wrap around general rule is that if the offence is a serious accommodation for families supports. While this is true for one and you can’t afford to pay for your such as the introduction of a section of homeless single own legal advice, then the court grants a homeless hubs. While these are people there is also a cohort of legal aid certificate. not ideal they do act as a stick - single homeless people who ing plaster for homeless fami - just need their own home” lies and give them some “As a Councillor I will be An applicant for legal aid must establish breathing space so they can pushing for one bedroom to the satisfaction of the court that their start the process of exiting homes to be built in all new means are insufficient to enable them to homelessness” builds that come before the pay for legal representation. The grant of “These supports are not at the Council. I meet single home - legal aid is a discretionary matter for the same level for single homeless less people who just feel forgot - court. In the case of a minor the court will people. Figures from South ten about and left behind. They look at the means of the parents or Dublin County Council show are living in sub-standard con - guardian to see if they can afford to pay for that over 50% of the housing ditions in the City centre. They the legal advice. needs for the homeless in the have to leave their accommo - County is for one bedroom dation early in the morning An applicant for free legal aid may be re - properties” and walk the streets until they quired by the court to complete a state - “The Government needs to can come back to sleep for the ment of means. It is an offence for an allow and support Councils to night” applicant to knowingly make a false state - ment or conceal a material fact for the pur - pose of obtaining legal aid. Community Under the Garda Station Legal Advice nominates mary for Revised Scheme, free legal advice can be provided to those detained in Garda sta - Grand marshall tions, providing they satisfy a means test. Johnston Solicitors are on the legal aid panel and provide a legal service, 24 hours a day covering all aspect of the criminal jus - tice system from a prosecution for minor to serious offences and all aspects in between. We attend at Garda stations 24 hours a day to represent you and provide you with the Seasons legal assistance to get you through the Mary Dardis with her husband the Late Aidan process. Greetings Dardis at the Parade in 2015 Cllr Francis Timmons says ‘’I am delighted Dónall Johnston practiced as a Barrister to announce that Clondalkin Tidy Towns vol - in the Law Library and has extensive advo - unteer and former Coláiste Bride teacher cacy experience across a wide range of Mary Dardis has been chosen as the Grand areas in Criminal Law, including Revenue, SHOP, DONATE, Marshal of the 2018 Clondalkin St Patricks Social Welfare and Juvenile prosecutions. Day Festival , Mary Dardis has had hundreds Contact Johnston Solicitors on 01- of well wishes since it was announced on so - 6852967 or 24 hours a day on our Garda cial media.’’ Custody Advice line Tel: 01-6853066 / 087 This year the community could nominate 7437420 VOLUNTEER who they would like as Grand Marshall and Mary Dardis got the most nominations.