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Hello; Márħaban; Ni Hao;
Ahoj; Hallo; Salut; Shalóm; Dia dhuit; Ciao; Ohayl; Salâm; CzeſĿ; Olá; Privét;
Hola; Jambo; Merhaba; Sawubona.

F.A.B. (Firhouse &
Bohernabreena) Community Network Services.

Newsletter
– June 2007.

INTRODUCTION:

The FAB Community Services
Network is a community-based
forum for individuals, voluntary groups, agencies and residents working and
living in the Firhouse and Bohernabreena electoral districts. There is a FAB
meeting every couple of months at which a wide range of community related issues
are discussed, and community initiatives are planned. Meetings are currently
held in the mornings in Firhouse Community College. If you would like more
information or if you or your group would like to become involved in FAB, please
contact us as follows:

Mary
Roberts:     087
9967225.

Website:       http://www.firbohgroup.org/.

E-mail:   [email-masked].

NEIGHBOURHOOD
DISCUSSION FORUM:

An
internet discussion forum has been set up to allow people living in the
FAB area to have their say on local issues, or just to keep in touch with
local activities. Please feel free to register and voice your opinions at
www.neighbours.ie/fab.
If you are a member of any local sports/community group and wish to
publicize any upcoming events, this is also a good place to
post.

FIRHOUSE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SPORTS HALL:

The new sports hall at Firhouse Community
College is now open for groups in the evenings and at weekends. There are four
fully trained sports instructors who will provide sports activities for groups
of 10 or more, with the main focus on the 10 to 21 age group. The staff ran a
very successful Easter Camp and intend to run Summer Camps during the day
throughout July/August. There will be a sports camp for the 10+ age group and a
fitness club for the 16+ age group. These will be run on a daily basis at the
cost of €1 per day. For more information on any of the sports hall activities
contact Helen Diamond at 4518150.

FOROIGE
FUN AND GAMES CLUBS:

Two Foroige Fun and Games Clubs have already
started in the above sports hall on Thursday evenings, one for 10 to 12 year
olds and the other for the 12+ age group. These will close for Summer but will
resume again in September. Volunteers to act as a support for the instructors
are urgently needed, especially 18-25 year olds. For more information contact
Jean Lowry at 4516322 or email [email-masked].

COMMUNITY
FUN-DAY:

FAB’s second Community Fun-Day will take place on September
16th, in Ballycragh Park. If you would like to get involved or
to be a sponsor for the event, please make contact with the FAB
group.

JUNK
COLLECTION:

A junk
collection will be carried out by South Dublin County Council over the
Summer months. FAB are in contact with SDCC and have requested that Beech
Dale, Hunterswood and Parklands be included in this collection.
Householders will be notified by letter a week before the collection is
due to take place.

NEW
COMMUNITY FACILITY:

The second set
of architect’s drawings/plans for the community facility in Ballycragh Park are
just ready for viewing by the community facility development group. The
development group requested a set of drawings for a community facility which
would be eco friendly and which would enhance the park and blend in well. The
new drawings are described as “impressive” by council members.

BALLYCRAGH
PARK:

On
16th of April, three representatives from SDCC Parks Department
met up with local residents for a walk-around of Ballycragh Park. The
council reps saw at first hand some of the issues and concerns of locals
regarding the park and have agreed on the following positive
actions:

New sign in the park with
map etc.

Vandalised trees will be
replaced in Winter 2007/Spring 2008

Litter bins will be placed
outside the park gates

The lake and river area will
be cleaned up

Glass will be swept from the
paths

Anti dog fouling signs will
be placed in the park

Information on the park
wildlife will be made available

Graffiti will be removed
from the bridges

The possibility of a new
diagonal path will be investigated

The drainage problem will be
investigated in Winter 2007

The possibility of a safe
platform at the lake will be investigated in 2008

The
next community park clean-up will take place on Saturday 16th
June from 2.00p.m. - 3.00p.m. Congratulations to Lauren McColgan and
Damien Thomson on receiving their bronze medals for showing up to five or
more clean-ups. Thanks to all the other young people who have helped out
over the year. There is a park clean-up on the third Saturday of every
month, weather permitting. All are welcome to come along and
help.

OTHER
INFORMATION:

The Firhouse
Carmel F.C. Mini World Cup will take place during the week starting the
25th June. Registration will take place on Monday 18th, Tuesday 19th
and Wednesday 20th in the evenings at the clubhouse.

The Local Area Plan for West Oldcourt
(possibly 2500 new housing units) may not be ready until the Summer months. FAB
will request that the local community be given until the end of September at
least to study the plan and respond.

Please note that contact numbers for
local groups or amenities can all be obtained on our website. The Community
Guards for the area are:

Patrick
Tarrant, Rathfarnham Garda Station. Tel. (01)
6666500.

Paul
Flood, Tallaght Garda Station. Tel. (01) 6666000.