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=========================== IRISH HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS =========================== The Celts celebrated Halloween as Samhain, 'All Hallowtide' - the 'Feast of the Dead', when the dead revisited the mortal world. The celebration marked the end of Summer and the start of the Winter months. During the eighth century the Catholic Church designated the first day of November as 'All Saints Day' ('All Hallows') - a day of commemoration for those Saints that did not have a specific day of remembrance. The night before was known as 'All Hallows Eve' which, over time, became known as Halloween. Here are the most notable Irish Halloween Traditions: Colcannon for Dinner: Boiled Potato, Curly Kale (a cabbage) and raw Onions are provided as the traditional Irish Halloween dinner. Clean coins are wrapped in baking paper and placed in the potato for children to find and keep. The Barnbrack Cake: The traditional Halloween cake in Ireland is the barnbrack which is a fruit bread. Each member of the family gets a slice. Great interest is taken in the outcome as there is a piece of rag, a coin and a ring in each cake. If you get the rag then your financial future is doubtful. If you get the coin then you can look forward to a prosperous year. Getting the ring is a sure sign of impending romance or continued happiness. The Ivy Leaf: Each member of the family places a perfect ivy leaf into a cup of water and it is then left undisturbed overnight. If, in the morning, a leaf is still perfect and has not developed any spots then the person who placed the leaf in the cup can be sure of 12 months health until the following Halloween. If not..... The Pumpkin: Carving Pumpkins dates back to the eighteenth century and to an Irish blacksmith named Jack who colluded with the Devil and was denied entry to Heaven. He was condemned to wander the earth but asked the Devil for some light. He was given a burning coal ember which he placed inside a turnip that he had gouged out. Thus, the tradition of Jack O'Lanterns was born - the bearer being the wandering blacksmith - a damned soul. Villagers in Ireland hoped that the lantern in their window would keep the wanderer away. When the Irish emigrated in their millions to America there was not a great supply of turnips so pumpkins were used instead. Halloween Costumes: On Halloween night children would dress up in scary costumes and go house to house. 'Help the Halloween Party' and 'Trick or Treat' were the cries to be heard at each door. This tradition of wearing costumes also dates back to Celtic times. On the special night when the living and the dead were at their closest the Celtic Druids would dress up in elaborate costumes to disguise themselves as spirits and devils in case they encountered other devils and spirits during the night. By disguising they hoped that they would be able to avoid being carried away at the end of the night. This explains why witches, goblins and ghosts remain the most popular choices for the costumes. Snap Apple: After the visits to the neighbours the Halloween games begin, the most popular of which is Snap Apple. An apple is suspended from a string and children are blindfolded. The first child to get a decent bite of the apple gets to keep their prize. The same game can be played by placing apples in a basin of water and trying to get a grip on the apple without too much mess! The Bonfire: The Halloween bonfire is a tradition to encourage dreams of who your future husband or wife is going to be. The idea was to drop a cutting of your hair into the burning embers and then dream of you future loved one. Halloween was one of the Celt 'fire' celebrations. Blind Date: Blindfolded local girls would go out into the fields and pull up the first cabbage they could find. If their cabbage had a substantial amount of earth attached to the roots then their future loved one would have money. Eating the cabbage would reveal the nature of their future husband - bitter or sweet! Another way of finding your future spouse is to peel an apple in one go. If done successfully the single apple peel could be dropped on the floor to reveal the initials of the future-intended. Anti-Fairy Measures: Fairies and goblins try to collect as many souls as they can at Halloween but if they met a person who threw the dust from under their feet at the Fairy then they would be obliged to release any souls that they held captive. Holy water was sometimes anointed on farm animals to keep them safe during the night. If the animals were showing signs of ill health on All Hallows Eve then they would be spat on to try to ward off any evil spirits. Happy Halloween from Ireland! Michael Green http://www.ireland-information.com

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From: Cyril Moore

Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 12:51 PM

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Subject: Invite and Letter.

 

From: valeriebowe@gdil.ie

Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 10:51 AM

To: thomaschambers@eircom.net

Subject: Re: Telephone Call this morning

 

Dear Thomas
Lovely to talk to you this morning.  This is my email address and my telephone number is 086-0887735.
I am attaching a letter to all GDIL members and an invitation to this Wednesday's event, which will discuss the affect Tuesday's budget will have on people with disabilities.
I know you won't be able to attend, but just to keep you informed of what is happening.
I will see if there is any funding opportunities you can avail of to carry out your survey.
All the very best Thomas and we will keep in touch.
Best wishes
Valerie Bowe
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Greater Dublin Independent Living

Would Like to Invite You To:

 

How Will The Budget Affect You?

 

Wednesday

16 October

 

at 11am – 1pm

in

MACRO Building

Green Street

Dublin 7

 

To Discuss

The Impact

The Budget

Will Have

On People

With Disabilities

 

 

 

 

Refreshments and

Light Lunch Served

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Access

(Part 2) Councillor Highlights Lack of access in Westport

 

This is evident along the North Mail.  There are dips on the newly done pavements on the Bridge Street side but no corresponding dips on the river thus this part of the mall is inaccessible for the disabled at this junction.

 

"There are also problems with other dips.  For instance at the crossing from the Mall over to Tuohy's corner on the Newport Road there is a drain in front of the dip making it uncomfortable if not impassable for someone in a wheelchair.

 

"Disabled parking is also an issue where the bays outside the Town Hall do not conform to standards.  Worse again they are misused by able bodied motorists parking on the area between the two spaces.  This space is not a parking space; it is to facilitate wheelchair users getting in and out of their vehicles."

 

 Cllr. Martin said Mr Chambers pointed out that disabled parking spaces are being misused if they are being used by able bodied people driving cars which are also used by the disabled.  Mr Chambers would like to see a crack down on this kind of abuse.

 

Mr Chambers also pointed out that the photo of the disabled person should be on the front of the disabled notice so that people can check if it is the same person driving the car and using a disabled bay.

 

Cllr. Martin continued: "There is also concern over the new toilet, in that while it is disability friendly, does not accept a skeleton key held by those with disabilities which is designed to give the disabled free access to toilet facilities nationwide.

 

"I think there is also need for public and disability friendly toilets at the Quay."

 

He added: "The good news is that Westport is a lot more disability friendly than many other towns and that what is wrong with Westport will not take a great deal of time or money to put right.

 

"From a purely selfish point of view, Westport has a lot to gain from being more accessible.  There are hundreds of thousands of euros in tourism money relating to disabled people and their families.  If Westport is accessible they will visit Westport and spend their money here.  There are also national awards for being accessible and I see no reason why Westport shouldn't work towards winning them.

 

"We owe it to those who do not have full mobility and those in wheelchairs to put these matters right.  Westport has always been a town of welcome and we should put extra effort into making sure it is accessible to all.  To this end I have contacted Westport Town Council and brought these concerns to their attention."

Fw: Ombudsman Query

 

 

From: Bernard.Traynor@ombudsman.gov.ie

Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 1:18 PM

To: thomaschambers@eircom.net

Subject: Ombudsman Query

 

Dear Mr Chambers

Following our telephone conversation last Thursday the 3rd October regarding allegations of potential unauthorised development (development without planning permission or development with planning permission which is not in compliance). Such allegations may or may not be dealt with by local authorities by way of enforcement action. Section 152 of the Planning & Development Act, 2000 allows a representation be made to a planning authority regarding such development.

I would like to firstly advise you about the limitations and role of this Office when examining complaints about planning enforcement.

The Ombudsman is not empowered to compel a local authority to make a specific decision or take a specific course of action, which includes any decision whether or not to take enforcement action. The role of this Office is to examine the administrative actions of the Council in investigating the complaint of unauthorised development. The function of the Ombudsman is to examine whether the Council has used its discretion in a reasonable manner. 

Local authorities have discretion about whether or not to take enforcement action in any given situation.  They will only initiate proceedings if they consider that they have a reasonable chance of succeeding in court. In their view, it would be a waste of public money pursuing action where the chances of success are not good.

A local authority investigating complaints of unauthorised development is under no obligation to provide the person making the complaint with updates about the progress of the investigation, with the exception of the statutory requirement to provide the person making the complaint with copies of any Warning Letter or Enforcement Notices issued in connection with the unauthorised development. It is standard practice for all local authorities not to divulge details about the progress of a complaint of unauthorised development, especially where any information disclosed has the potential to jeopardise any future Court proceedings.

In coming to any conclusion on a case, this Office is conscious that the weight which a court will attach to any particular factor will vary with the circumstances of each individual case. At the end of the day, the court is engaged in a balancing process, attempting to balance the rights and interests of each of the three parties to the planning process, namely the developer, the planning authority and the public, including the complainant. You should also be aware that there are strict time limits set out in Section 156(4) of the Act regarding the prosecution of offences for unauthorised development e.g. within 7 years if no planning permission and within 7 years of the expiration of planning permission in the case of development where there was planning permission.

I would also like to point out that the Supreme Court has held (Kenny and Dublin City Council) that few developments are built exactly in accordance with the planning permission granted. Mr Justice Fennelly said "To begin with, some simple matters of common sense need to be mentioned concerning planning permissions. There will inevitably be small departures from some or even many of the plans and drawings in every development. There can be discrepancies between and within plans, drawings, specifications and measurements; there can be ambiguities and gaps. It seems improbable that any development is ever carried into effect in exact and literal compliance with the terms of the plans and drawings lodged. If there are departures from the terms of a permission, there are enforcement procedures. However, planning laws are not intended to make life impossible for developers, for those executing works such as architects, engineers or contractors or for the planning authorities in supervising them. Nor are they there to encourage fine-tooth combing or nit-picking scrutiny of the works."

The Planning and Development Act, 2000, Section 152, 153 & 154 sets out the administrative steps which must be taken on receipt of a complaint of unauthorised development. I would like to draw your attention to Section 160 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 which provides as follows:

"where an unauthorised development has been, is being or is likely to be carried out or continued, the High Court or the Circuit Court may, on the application of a planning authority or any other person, whether or not the person has an interest in the land, by order require any person to do or not to do, or to cease to do, as the case may be, anything that the Court considers necessary."...

What this means is that Planning Authority is not, therefore, the only entity with enforcement powers regarding possible breaches of the planning law and it is open to you, if are not satisfied with the Council's adopted position, to take enforcement action yourself in relation to the development.

I hope this provides clarification in relation to planning enforcement.

Yours sincerely

Bernard Traynor

Fw: Irish Election

 

 

From: Irish Election

Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2013 6:04 AM

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Irish Election

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People vote to retain Seanad: Action on reform is warranted Posted: 05 Oct 2013 09:55 AM PDT The people have spoken,as the old cliché goes. Of the 1,026,374 valid cotes in the Seanad Referendum, 591, 937 voted in favour of Seanad abolition, and 634, 437 voted against. Every constituency in Dublin voted against Enda Kenny's personal crusade to abolish the Upper House, thereby concentrating more power in the Executive, with a flimsy promise to reform the Dail by way of compensation for driving a coach and four through our political institutions. The margin of defeat for Kenny's personal demolition project was small – 51/7% against to 48.3% in favour – but the message to his government should be clear:  Either reform the system, as faithfully promised by the two government parties during Election 2011, and do so in a way that brings all other political factions on board with you, or squander the remainder of whatever political capital you have left in this vital area and reap the consequences of your negligence. The  'no' campaign did not have the same level of resources at its command as the established political parties campaigning for abolition, which included Sinn Fein as well as the government parties, Fine Gael and Labour. Apart from Fianna Fail, who alone among the established parties campaigned against abolition, and whatever resources it had to hand to expend on its own campaign, the main organisation opposing abolition, Democracy Matters, had about 30,000 euro in its fighting fund; less than one tenth of what Fine Gael had to spend. Yet they won. It can be argued that they won on the basis of argument, defeating the forces of  government 'spin' which, in the words of Senator John Crown, who campaigned independently,  is 'the real loser'. That is those who absurdly imagined that, in a mature democracy like Ireland's,  you can whittle a complex issue of major constitutional and political change down, as Senator Crown put it,  to "two stupid little arguments" about cost and the number of politicians we should have. Crown went on to say that in the wake of this defeat for the government by popular vote : " the moral pressure for reform is absolutely overwhelming." In the euphoria of victory, he may be more than a little overoptimistic. Judging by the comments from some media pundits on today's TV coverage, the Government would do best to 'shrug this one off" and 'put political reform on the back burner'. In essence, they should get back to their knitting; which is about 'strong government' and repairing the economy, dealing with the issues about which people are concerned, jobs and unemployment, managing their debts, the housing crisis, the mortgage crisis and so on. Such a narrow perspective is mistaken, I believe. Yes, all of us are primarily concerned with the economic issues that threaten to overwhelm us, individually and collectively. Yes, we are 'economic voters' and in a general election we pass judgement on government performance on the distribution of resources and the health of the overall economy and reward or punish accordingly. But it's profoundly foolish to underestimate the commitment of Irish people to democracy, as it is patronising to suggest that where people are asked to buy a pig in a poke – a proposal that would reduce our democracy that's dressed up as somehow, magically, going to enhance democracy – that they'll buy into it. There are lots of losers in the outcome to this referendum. Ironically, the real winner is the integrity of our political system and the implied demand for its meaningful reform to make it work efficiently and effectively in all of our interests. It's up to the government to recognise their responsibility to carry out the mandate they have now been given. No time for recrimination, excuses, or petulance. It's time to act responsibly. Meanwhile, forget following the nonsense spouted in focus groups , the cheap and politically vulgar sloganising of complex constitutional issues, and the denigration of politics itself that mired this referendum campaign: a renewal of faith in our political integrity is what is warranted now. In a statement from the yard of Dublin Castle – a somewhat unfortunate location in symbolic terms – the Taoiseach promised to 'reflect' on the outcome of the referendum. The process of the referendum debate has already aired all the issues on which reflection is warranted. Action, not long drawn out reflection, is what's required now.

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