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Sat 04 Apr 2007HorizonsEco-friendly Fingal:Fingal County Council is one of the most environmentally aware county councils in Ireland, with well-developed recycling schemes and ecological building guidelines.There are also active environmental community organisations in the region; one of these, the Skerries Patrician Millennium Group, will host a conference on Fingal's natural environment next weekend in Skerries Community College, Skerries, Co Dublin. Speakers include: Dr Matthew Parkes, assistant keeper of the Natural History Museum; Henk van der Kamp, president of the Irish Planning Institute; Éanna Ní Lamhna, broadcaster and president of An Taisce; and Dr Declan Dooge from the Irish Wildlife Trust. Subjects to be discussed include fisheries, forestry, planning and the natural environment, and biodiversity action for Fingal.