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February/March 2013 www.esb.ie/em

RETIREMENT PLANNING SEMINARS

This is a selection of photographs from recent ESB retirement planning events throughout the country

Front row (l-r): Joan Savage, Dora Griffin, Networks Wilton; Philomena Reilly, Eleanor Bohan, Margaret Whyte and Mary Barry. Back row (l-r): Kieran Savage, Swift Square Independent Energy; Tom Connolly, Networks Galway; John Reilly, Networks Inchicore; Tadhg Bohan, Networks Galway; Pat Whyte, Networks Wilton and Dan Barry, Networks Wilton.

Front row (l-r): Marian Deasy, Wilton; Margaret Dromey, Phyllis Duignan, Freda Moran, Patricia Dillon and Marian O'Regan. Back row (l-r): Frank Deasy, Patrick Dromey, Wilton; Thomas Duignan, Carrickon-Shannon; Sean Moran, Moneypoint; Jimmy Dillon, Finglas and Jerry O'Regan, Head Office.

Front row (l-r): Goretti Stack, Marie Guinan, Anne Murphy, Geraldine Le Gear, Mary Comer, Networks Galway; Eilish O'Connor and Mary Turnbull, Networks Wilton. Back row (l-r): are Austin Stack, Energy International Aghada; Bertie Guinan, Energy International West Offaly Power; Michael Comer, Albert Le Gear Networks, Rosbrien; Aidan Murphy, Energy International Aghada; Robin Turnbull and Jerry O'Connor, Energy International Aghada.

Front row (l-r): Fionnuala McDermott, Patricia Nolan, Rose Collins, Elizabeth Keogh, Rosemary Lynch, Joan McLoughlin and Mary Casserly. Back row (l-r): Willie McDermott, Portlaoise; Charlie Bracken, Ballycoolin; Jarlath Collins, Tuam; Dick Daly, Wilton; Jim Keogh, Wilton; John Lynch, Carrickmacross; Hugh McLoughlin, Rosbrien and Martin Casserly, Galway.

Front row (l-r): Ita Kelly, Betty Olwell, Anne Carson, Phyll Blake Byrne, Nora O'Leary, Beatrice Lavin and Agatha Carney, Electric Ireland Swift Square. Back row (l-r): Gerry Kelly, Networks Mullingar; Martin Olwell, Networks Dundalk; Brian Carson, Energy International Head Office; Joe Byrne, ESBI Indep. Generation Stephen Court; Martin O'Leary, Networks, Osprey House and John Walsh, Networks Castlebar.

Front row (l-r): Ann Naughton, Breda Cummins, Bernice Hussey, Jean O'Connell, Maura Keogh and Mary Nohilly. Back row (l-r): John Naughton, Energy International Aghada; Pat Cummins, Networks Inchicore; Frank Hussey, Energy International Aghada; Declan O'Connell, Networks Ennis; Alex Keogh and George Nohilly, ESBI Stephen Court.

Front row (l-r): Mary McLaughlin, Peg Grady, Networks Athlone; Noeleen Murphy, Dolores Forde, Mary Noone, Jacqueline Forde and Sheila Harte. Back row (l-r): Charles McLaughlin Networks Buncrana; Kevin Kiely, Networks Letterkenny; Myles Forde, Networks Tuam; Paddy Forde, Networks Tuam; Michael Noone, Electric Ireland Swift Square and Terry Harte, Networks, Finglas.

Front row (l-r): Sheila Barrett, Mary O'Donovan, Teresa Daniel, Head Office and Anne Mullligan, Sligo. Back row (l-r): Michael Barrett, Jim O'Donovan, Wilton and PJ McGuinness.

Front row (l-r): Julie McCarthy, Imelda Butler, Electric Ireland, Santry; Angeline McGuinness, Business Service Centre Enniscorthy; Maria Grogan, Peggy Griffin and Avril Robb. Back row (l-r): Gus Connolly, Networks Wilton; Jim McCarthy, Networks South Lotts Rd; Liam Hickey, Energy International Aghada; Patrick Butler, Pat McGuinness, PJ Grogan, Energy International Head Office; Joe Griffin, Energy International Moneypoint; Frank Burke, Electric Ireland Swift Square and Mossie Finn, Networks, Rosbrien.

Hal Steele and James Irvine, NIE Safety Engineers, at the NIE stand at the Winter Fair.

Winter Fair

STAYING SAFE AROUND electricity and knowing how to connect generators to the network were the main themes of the NIE Stand at this year's Balmoral Winter Fair in Belfast.

NIE Head of Health, Safety and Environment Kevin McDowell says the Winter Fair is a great opportunity to explain to the farming community and general public how to work safely near the network. He says, “Whether you are felling trees, cutting silage or tidying up round the farm, we would like to remind everyone working near the electricity network to follow safety guidelines and keep themselves and everyone else on site safe.”

NIE also had a tree cutting expert on the stand to give advice on safe working practices when trimming trees and hedges near overhead lines.

For those interested in generating their own electricity, NIE connections advisers were on hand to advise landowners on the process for connecting renewable technologies, such as wind turbines and anaerobic digestion, to the electricity network.

Visit www.nie.co.uk for more information about staying safe around electricity and about connecting to the network.