Erica will be teaching a 6 week online yoga course aimed at beginners but all are welcome. She will guide you through a 1 hour class each week aimed at introducing you to the benefits of yoga through breath work, yoga postures and relaxation. Each week she will incorporate different postures and techniques helping you to feel more at ease in your body and mind. The postures or movements will be open level with modifications for those working with injuries and tightness to help you get the best from the class.You will need a yoga mat, and possibly a pillow and blanket for relaxation.If you are interested in starting something new for you or would like to join in to stretch out and feel good in your body, then join Erica on November 2.Course runs Tuesdays: November 2/9/16th at 10am for 6 weeks..All welcome.Registration is via the link yogasanctuary.ie/book-online/. Or contact the library direct. You will receive a zoom link in your booking confirmation email.

A super successful half-centenary Sea Scout Sailing Regatta took place recently on the Broadmeadows Estuary, Malahide. Well done to the x16 teams from Malahide, Howth, Dun Laoghaire, Dollymount and Arklow who all put in a fantastic effort under very testing and breezy conditions! Big thanks to the race officers (Roger and Sean from MYC) who managed to provide x46 safe and exciting races under two fleets which made for an excellent day of sailing! We’re very proud of our MSS sailors who displayed some excellent teamwork and sailing to take almost a full house of podium positions!Well done and thanks all for organising and participating.Team Racing:1st - 9th Port Malahide (Néala), 2nd - 9th Port Malahide (Wed), 3rd - 9th Port Malahide (Lír) Seamanship Challenge:1st - 9th Port Malahide (Fri), 2nd - 9th Port Malahide (Wed), 3rd - 9th Port Malahide (Néala) Scouters/ Rovers Race: 1st - 9th Port Malahide (Fri), 2nd - 9th Port Malahide (Néala), 3rd - 9th Port Malahide (Wed), Albatross Race: 1st - Arklow Sea Scouts, 2nd - 9th Port Malahide (Néala) 3rd - 7th Port Howth (Tues)

For each of the past nineteen years the talented students of the Catherine Lawlor School of Art have been holding an Art Exhibition to raise funds to support local charities in the Dublin area, including an online exhibition, in November 2020, in the midst of the Covid Pandemic.This year, Catherine is delighted to be hosting the Catherine Lawlor School of Art – Juliette Gallery Art Exhibition. This exhibition is close to Catherine’s heart as it will be held in memory of her dear mother, Juliette. The Juliette Gallery Art Exhibition will be held on 12th – 14th November, 2021 in Malahide Tennis Club from 10am to 6.00pm. This promises to be a most exciting and entertaining event. It will include an exhibition of a wonderful selection of over 60 pieces of art work on show. It will offer a great opportunity to meet the artists, talk to them about their work and possibly commission an original piece for yourself or as a gift.All paintings on display at the event will also be available to view on Catherine’s website at dublinartclasses.com in the online Juliette Gallery.Check out the website too for the calendar of events, classes, workshops, guided gallery visits, students’ art work and details regarding trips at home and abroad. All levels are catered for in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere online on Zoom and face to face in Balgriffin Hall, Malahide Road. Catherine is an inspiring teacher who provides numerous opportunities for all students to develop. This dynamic school of art is the largest on the northside of Dublin.

Fingal County Council and ubitricity, a member of the Shell Group, have partnered to test new EV charging options for motorists in Fingal. As part of the joint pilot scheme, ubitricity has recently retrofitted two lamp posts in Malahide village with its EV chargers that are stored inside the post. Fingal County Council will cover the costs of using the chargers during the initial trial, later moving to pay-per-use model. Ubitricity is the largest public EV charge point operator in the UK, and the two lamp posts located next to Malahide Garda Station and Train Station are its first charge points in Ireland. By offering a public charging solution for residents without access to off-street parking like a private garage, ubitricity’s objective is to charge EVs when and where they park: overnight and on the street right at their doorstep. Drivers can charge without the need for a subscription by simply scanning the QR code and following the instructions.An amendment to the Planning and Development Act in March 2020 extended the use of street lighting poles to include EV charging, enabling the lamp post charging pilot project. To make the transition towards more sustainable transportation easier for Fingal residents, the Council decided to test solutions that would allow on-street parking EV-drivers to charge right where they are parking. The participation and feedback of the local residents will be key to defining the future strategy for rollout of charging infrastructure across Fingal.Fingal County Council is committed to finding the best solution for its residents and expects testing of the ubitricity solution to be very successful.

We are delighted to announce that work commenced on the construction of our second full size all weather pitch in Gannon Park recently. Weather permitting we will be training and playing games on the new pitch by December.

Recently Junsa Taekwondo have found themselves a new training venue in the Scout den in Lusk , and what a fabulous venue it is too. After a long wait because of all the restrictions we can now train indoors with the correct protocols.You could actually see our students faces light up when we opened the doors of our new training hall Fabulous! Please take a look at our pics of our guys and girls Taekwondo training at the Scout den. Junsa Taekwondo are always inviting new students to take part in their training sessions whether they want to train for fun , fitness, confidence or want to become an Olympic hopeful please contact Junsa Taekwondo on Facebook or Master Stuart Russell on 087 777 5202.

A summer of focused training plans came to fruition for 20 of our athletes who competed in the National Marathon Championships in Belfast recently. There were some fantastic performances with lots of PB’s on the day. Congratulations to all and well done to the big group of supporters who travelled North to cheer you on. A special mention for Richard Foy who followed up Belfast by running the Manchester Marathon only 7 days later. Well done also to all who completed the London and Dublin Virtual Marathons during October. Our Juveniles have been enjoying Cross Country action and our Fit4Life group have made great progress.

And this is exactly what seems to be happening in Lusk! In the past few months more and more children are joining the Lusk United ranks with additional U8 boys teams emerging and a 3rd U12 team also being formed and competing . A true testament to all the hard work being carried out by coaches, instilling the love of the game and inspiring others to want to play. Our Ladies Kick Fit team, determined not to be outdone, have competed and enjoyed a tournament in Malahide as well as in their first competitive match in Swords. The ladies did themselves and the club proud! As Lusk United thrives we continue to become an integral part of the community. Our ladies Kick Fit team hosted a tea evening and a coffee morning raising almost €700 euro for St Francis’ Hospice, while our underage players collected trick or treat bags to donate to Fr Peter McVerry Trust. It is hoped these bags helped some children have a Happy Halloween. Our pictures show our players enjoying themselves and our thanks to Paul Maguire for the photos.

On 2nd October the St. Colmcilles G4M&O ladies hosted a Gaelic Football Blitz, in aid of St Francis Hospice. There were 4 teams Erins Isle (Finglas), St Maurs (Rush), Starlights, (Santry) and us, each player had to pay €10 registration, that along with a raffle, where all the prizes were donated by local companies. Also, 2 beautiful children Indiana and Georgia, brought down their old toys and sold them for the charity. All our referees on the day offered their fee back to the charity and all the girls made this event a great occasion.Along with this last December, during Covid one of our members Neal Howard shaved off his beard. Money raised in total was of €3,005.The hospice is a charity very close to the hearts of all the ladies in the team, two of the girl’s mammies were cared for by the hospice staff and this is our way of giving back.

At the October Area meeting Cllr Rob O’Donoghue tabled a motion regarding the dangers of traffic on the Station Road between the train station and the Remount Roundabout. The motion asked the Chief Executive to provide a signalised crosswalk in the vicinity of the Lusk Utd pitches on Station Road. Cllr O’Donoghue stated that ‘The road between the Train station and Lusk is busy and getting busier, particularly at peak times, which in the mornings intersects with young children accessing the local creche and in the evenings where Lusk Utd use the pitches for training and matches’.The response from the Council stated that inclusion of a controlled crossing on the road would be considered in the programme of works. Cllr O’Donoghue welcomed the report and during the discussion noted that currently crossing was not easy at the location for users of the pitch and the nearby creche. He continued ‘Strong consideration of the crosswalk on Station Road is vital, it would be a fantastic augmentation to the area and complement the zebra crossing to be provided on the Station Road arm of the Remount Roundabout and the raised table and uncontrolled crossing to the west of the entrance at the community centre which are to be provided to make the town safer for pedestrians.’