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Who is the man talking to Trevor? By Jake Maxwell THE man circled in red in our picture to the right may hold the key to Trevor Deely’s disappearance, Gardai believe. Trevor’s family have appealed WR WKH PDQ ¿OPHG RQ &&79 speaking to him shortly before he vanished to come forward. ³,W¶V GL൶FXOW IRU XV WR ZDWFK It’s clearer image of someone who spoke to Trevor that night. It may mean nothing ,but it’s another person who could come forward,” Trevor’s sister Michelle Deely said. “There may be something in that snippet of conversation that could be helpful, we don’t
know.” A €100,000 reward by an anonymous donor has DOVR EHHQ R൵HUHG WKURXJK &ULPHVWRSSHUV IRU LQIRUPDWLRQ on Trevor’s disappearance. Earlier this month cold case gardai investigating the case revealed that modern forensic technology had enabled fresh HQKDQFHPHQW RI WKH &&79 footage. Gardai have been following up more than 400 lines of inquiry and are understood to have already interviewed several new potential witnesses. 7KH\ KDYH DOVR LGHQWL¿HG other people of interest who they intend to question about LQ WKH FRPLQJ ZHHNV 2൶FHUV have taken 172 statements and
made 200 case reports since relaunching the probe into the 22-year-old’s last known movements. None of those questioned so far by the Pearse Street Garda team are thought to have actually seen Trevor as he made KLV ZD\ KRPH IURP D &KULVWPDV party in the early hours of December 8, 2000. ,W FRPHV DV WKH QHZ &&79 footage has been released showing a man dressed in black acting suspiciously outside the rear entrance of Bank of Ireland $VVHW 0DQDJHPHQW R൶FHV RQ Wilton Terrace. Continued on next page
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‘Please help me to raise funds for my surgery in US’ By Jake Maxwell “PLEASE help me.â€? That’s the plea from a woman who needs life-changing surgery as she battles a a rare disease that attacks the connective tissue in the body. Megan Forkan, known as 0DJV VXŕľľHUV IURP (KOHUV Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and needs to undergo a series of operation in America. Mags needs needs at least two RSHUDWLRQV WKH ÂżUVW RSHUDWLRQ is scheduled for April 18 - and the cost is likely to run into hundreds of thousands of euro. “Hospital fees are the major thing,â€? says Mags. “Each admission into the hospital is around $45,000. That’s not including being 9-10 weeks over, UHKDE DQG Ă€LJKWV :HÂśYH DOUHDG\ spent â‚Ź40,000 treatment in UK and the States.â€? Now recently-married Mags is asking the public to chip in to help her and husband Jimmy en-
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ward-winning designer, Tracy Maloney and her team at Celtic Couture are celebrating the success of their first year in Dublin after opening their workroom and design studio in Balbriggan. Here, they create and make bespoke costumes for the highly competitive world of Irish dance. The company was created by Tracy five years ago and was set up in County Clare because of the huge demand for stunning and well-made dance costumes.
Since arriving in Dublin, the company has gone from strength to strength creating jobs and expanding markets - including exporting to countries where the Irish culture is as loved as it is here. “The County Clare workshop is still going strong and we are very busy on the west coast. However, we had so many dancers travelling up from Dublin it seemed only fair and appropriate to open a workshop offering easier access and support to not only dancers in Dublin but the whole of the east coast and north. Also with Dublin Airport so close, it is so easy for those families travelling from the US and UK for dress fittings. We love working with families who spend so much of their time and energy on Irish dance. The children work so hard for their dresses and it is important to us - more than anything else - that we make their dress experience as magical as the dance itself.� If you want to talk to a member of the Celtic Couture team, call 091 882100 or email info@celticcouture.ie
news in brief Mrs Brown AN extra night of the Good Mourning Mrs Brown show has been announced for the 3 Arena on December 17. The matinee performance will be in aid of Childline, St Vincent de Paul and Peter McVerry Trust. Tickets for the additional date are on sale now for â‚Ź30.50 with all proceeds going to the three charities.
Biblical texts Some of the oldest surviving manuscripts are on display at the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle. The texts, which caused a global sensation in 1931 when they were bought by Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, contain both Old and New Testament books and date from 200 to 400AD. This Easter, the library is showing St Paul’s Letter To The Corinthians, which recounts how Jesus Christ died, was buried and rose again. It took Sir Alfred Chester Beatty the best part of a decade to gather all the manuscripts by contacting dealers in Cairo and elsewhere. They were said to have been found on the banks of the Nile in the 1920s, although the exact location is unknown.
joy a normal married life. “Our close family and friends have dug deep to get us to â‚Ź80,000, but we need to go a bit more public.â€? After spending years searching for a diagnosis, she was ÂżQDOO\ VHQW WR VHH VSHFLDOLVWV LQ the UK, who told her that her symptoms went beyond the regular muscular-skeletal issues she had been told she had. “I was seeing specialists, but nobody pieced it all together. Since 2014, I was increasing in symptoms. I had lost weight,
had palpitations, gastro issues, got very severe headaches and a number of neurological symptoms. “I was referred to a hyper mobility unit in London and saw and EDS expert and he pieced this all together.â€? ('6 DŕľľHFWV FROODJHQ WKH PDLQ structural protein found in skin and other connective tissues and is a genetic spectrum disorder which can be hugely debilitating or mild. In Mags’ case, it means near constant pain and illness. One of the main symptons is cervical, cranial instability (CCI), a condition that leaves the neck and head unstable and makes even turning her head a risk. To donate, can transfer to a bank account: Ulster Bank Ac 15088739 Sort code 985040 Iban IE56ULSB98504015088739 RU ÂżQG 0DJV RQ )DFHERRN DW Mags: The girl in the Zebra striped pyjamas - my life with EDS
‘Who is mystery man talking to missing Trevor’? Continued from previous page GardaĂ have discovered that the man they are now trying to trace waited outside Mr Deely’s workplace in the early hours of that morning. Detectives at Pearse Street Garda Station never FORVHG WKH ÂżOH RQ 0U 'HHO\ÂśV disappearance and hope this new information will lead to a breakthrough in the case. The footage revealed a man dressed in black, previously unknown to investigators, speaking to Trevor outside his workplace shortly before he vanished. Other footage shows a man walking behind Trevor shortly before be disappeared, however his family don’t necessarily believe this is the same person: “They can’t conclusively FRQÂżUP LWÂśV WKH VDPH SHUVRQ it may be it may not be. There LV QR GHÂżQLWH OLQH RI LQTXLU\ or theory that we have or the guards have,â€? Michelle added.
Michele Deely speaking at the renewed appeal by Crimestoppers She also said that no information ‘of substance’ that has been withheld from the public that could explain his disappearance. “We get asked a lot of GLŕľľHUHQW WKLQJV 7KHUHÂśV DQ awful lot talked about Trevor, and people talk about things that may be withheld. There’s nothing of subtance withheld. “We all miss him terribly. It placed a massive strain, particularly on our parents.â€? Anyone with information can call Crimestoppers on 1800 25 00 25.
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Dubs are more likely to take bus than rural users
news in brief BagIT! BAGIT! is a per-loved designer handbag auction which will be held at House Dublin on May 4 in aid of Spinal Injuries Ireland. Numerous celebs are donating their designer bags in aid of this fantastic cause including Ali Hewson who has generously donated a brand new Gucci GXྡH Tickets for the event are ₏50 and include a fabulous gift bag, wine and canapes.
Matilda musical Beloved Roald Dahl tale, Matilda, is the latest childhood favourite to get the musical treatment and it will hit the stage here next year. The show has been a critical hit as it has already toured outside Ireland and the UK. Matilda the Musical by the Royal Shakespeare Company will be touring in 2018 and will be at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre from April 4-28.
Seussical Baldoyle Musical Society will be performing the spectacular Seussical the Musical at St Mary’s Secondary School, Baldoyle from April 18-22. Shows begin at 8pm nightly and tickets are ₏12/₏15.
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(Top) Claudia Hoey, Shauna Doyle, Gillian Morrissey, Florence Bradish, CiarĂĄn Keane and (Bottom) Megan Laney, Alanna Donnelly, Hanna McGlynn and Mark Corcoran who helped organise of the DIT Best in Irish Film Festival
Painting of Jesus fetches â‚Ź120k By Jake Maxwell A MYSTERIOUS painting of Jesus which was expected to fetch â‚Ź800 at a Dublin auction has been sold for â‚Ź120,000. The painting, which depicts the head of Christ with a crown of thorns, has a size of just 34cms by 24cms and is by an unknown artist. Described as being “from the Italian schoolâ€?, the painting on oil on a copper panel and encased on an ornate painted frame, sold for more than 150 times it’s listed
price at or at least 150 times the estimate - at Adam’s salesrooms. James O’Halloran of Adams auctioneers said the vendor, an unnamed “institution�,
was “absolutely delighted� with the price achieved for the picture of Christ. The identity of the purchaser has not been revealed with the buyer having taken instructions over a mobile phone. Mr O’Halloran said interest came from “the Continent, Britain and Ireland�. In 1990, Caravaggio’s lost priceless masterpiece The Taking Of Christ was discovered in the residence of the Society of Jesus in Dublin, Ireland and is now on display in The National Gallery.
US Dubs are far more likely to use the bus than our country cousins, according to a new survey. Adult residents in the capital are 12 times more likely to rely mainly on public transport to get around compared to adults living in rural areas. The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (Tilda), based at Trinity College, found that just one in 10 older people rely on public transport to get around. The study found a third of free travel pass-holders in Greater Dublin use state-run bus and rail VHUYLFHV ZKLOH WKH ÂżJXUH IDOOV WR 10% in other towns and cities and to as low as 3% for people in rural area. Tilda also warned of serious levels of dissatisfaction with public transport with more than half of the over-50s surveyed rating the options in their area as poor or very poor. Their biggest complaints were about limited bus routes or threatened closure of existing routes, inconvenient schedules
and low frequency of services. The Tilda report warned that for a substantial proportion of older adults, a free travel pass VHHPV WR KDYH OLPLWHG EHQH¿W 7KH NH\ ¿QGLQJV IURP WKH 7LOGD UHSRUW ZHUH ‡ 1LQH RXW RI RYHU V WUDYel mainly by car, as a driver or passenger. ‡ 2QH TXDUWHU RI DGXOWV LQ Dublin city or county rely mainly on public transport compared to just 2% in rural areas. ‡ $V SHRSOH JHW ROGHU WKH\ DUH less likely to drive themselves and more likely to rely on lifts from others - 72% of women aged from 50 to 64 drive themselves, compared with 30% of women aged over 75. ‡ WR RI RYHU V LQ rural areas indicate that reduced frequency of driving or no lonJHU GULYLQJ D྾HFWV WKHLU DELOLW\ to socialise, attend business-related appointments and health or social care appointments. ‡ $GXOWV ZKR UHO\ RQ OLIWV IURP others are less likely to participate in social activities and volunteering.
Three people to face charges over layoffs at Clery’s By Jake Maxwell THE businesswoman who was involved in the purchase of Clery’s faces criminal charges over her handling of redundancies at the department store. Deirdre Foley faces a single charge of impeding a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) inspector as well as three counts of breaking protection-of-employment laws. Two other executives, as well as the previous owners OCS Operations Ltd (now in liquidation), and Natrium Ltd (which took over the iconic department store in 2015) have been served with summons with connected FKDUJHV 7KH FDVH KDG LWV ¿UVW listing at Dublin District Court before Judge John Brennan who granted an adjournment until May 19. OCS Operations petitioned the High Court for liquidation on June 12, 2015. This was fol-
lowed by the collective redundancies in which 460 people lost jobs, and 130 of whom were directly employed by Clerys, the court heard. OCS Operations Ltd faces three charges. It operated Clerys Department Store and Warehouse from 2012 until a liquidator was appointed in June 2015, when it ceased trading. 7KH DOOHJHG R྾HQFHV DUH XQGHU the Protection of Employment Act for failing to initiate consultations with representatives RI HPSOR\HHV D྾HFWHG E\ WKH collective redundancies in OCS Operations Ltd, failing to supply employee representatives with all relevant information relating to the redundancies and not notifying the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in writing, on June 12, 2015 – the day of the Clerys takeover. There is one charge against Natrium Ltd, the company that took over OCS Operations Ltd
in 2015 and which is co-owned by property developer Deirdre Foley and a UK-based property investment and hedge fund business which has an 80% stake. Natrium Ltd is accused of obstructing or impeding a WRC inspector on 27 June last year at 25-28 North Wall Quay, the company’s address. Deirdre Foley, of Upper Ranelagh, Dublin 6, who has a 20% share in Natrium Ltd, faces four charges. One count alleges that it was with her consent or connivance that Natrium Ltd impeded a WRC inspector on 12 June 2015. Her other three charges are under the Protection of Employment Act. Also before the court is Mark Redmond, of Saggart, Co Dublin an employee of a D2 3ULYDWH /WG D ¿UP RZQHG E\ Deirdre Foley. and Brendan Cooney, a director of OCS Operations Ltd, with an address at Stillorgan, Co Dublin.
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Hunt for Glasnevin vandals
Cousteau Q&A CELEBRATE Earth Day with environmental advocate and water policy expert Alexandra Cousteau, who will give a unique and engaging talk. A National Geographic “emerging explorer,â€? ÂżOPPDNHU DQG JOREDOO\ recognised advocate on water issues, Alexandra Cousteau continues the work of her renowned grandfather JacquesYves Cousteau and her father Philippe Cousteau Sr. Alexandra will be speaking at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre on April 23. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from â‚Ź20-â‚Ź40.
The Chastitute
)RU WKH ¿UVW WLPH DIWHU years John B Keane’s hilarious comedy returns to the Gaiety Theatre with an all-star cast. The Chastitute will be playing at the Gaiety Theatre from April 25-May 20 with tickets for ₏25. John Bosco McLaine, who hasn’t the makings of a decent sin in him, is a bachelor farmer searching for a plain decent woman to share his life. He nearly got there a thousand times - but nearly never bulled a cow! A chastitute by the way - is a person without holy orders who has never lain down with a woman‌ a rustic celibate by force of circumstance.
By Jake Maxwell A SPECIAL Remembrance Wall listing the names of all who lost their lives in the 1916 Rising has been vandalised at Glasnevin Cemetery. Gardai at Mountjoy Garda Station are investigating the paint attack on the Necrology Wall, which was unveiled last year as part of the 1916 centenary commemoration. The incident happened sometime on Saturday night into Sunday morning, and was discovered at 9.30am yesWHUGD\ PRUQLQJ ZKHQ VWDŕľľ opened the cemetery to the
SXEOLF 7KH DŕľľHFWHG SDUW RI the wall was immediately covered up as cemetery management contacted gardai and organised a team of cleaners to restore it after it had been examined by detectives. “Glasnevin Trust can FRQÂżUP WKDW WKH 1HFURORJ\ Wall, unveiled as part of the 1916 centenary commemoration and listing the names of all who lost their lives in the Rising, was vandalised at Glasnevin Cemetery during the night,â€? a cemetery spokesman said. “This was an act of callous vandalism.
“Glasnevin Trust is currently engaging with the gardai on the matter and will not be commenting further at this time.� The Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Reverend Dr Michael Jackson, also expressed sorrow at the news of the vandalism. “I was invited to take part in the Inter Faith Act of Worship for the dedication of the wall erected during the centenary of 1916,� he said. “It is a historic record of all those who died in the rebellion from whatever perspective they came.�
Nurse just wanted an apology By Jake Maxwell A TRAINEE dental nurse who was called “a f*****g skankholeâ€? by a Dublin Bus driver said she took a defamation case against a Dublin Bus because she wanted an apology. Roxana Pach took the â‚Ź75,000 claim, alleging the remark meant she was a woman of low morals, promiscuous, dishonest, socially undesirable and a prostitute. But Ms Pach lost the damages claim after the judge ruled the insult was used as reprimand and was not meant in a defamatory manner. The Bus Driver made the comment after Ms Pach refused to pick up litter she had dropped. “I think it is disgraceful that he can call names. “He is only a bus driver, he can’t judge people,â€? the 25-year-old said. “I didn’t throw a whole bag of rubbish, it was one small thing.â€? Circuit Court President Mr Justice Raymond Groarke VDLG WKH FRXUW ZDV VDWLVÂżHG WKH driver had made the remarks complained of.
Fingal is the fastest growing area in the country By Jake Maxwell US Dubs are multiplying at greater rate than anywhere else in the country ... Fingal has become the fastest growing area in the country and also boasts the youngest population, according to Census 2016. The average age in Fingal county now stands at 34.3 years - the national average is 37.4. )LQJDO JUHZ E\ LQ WKH ¿YH years since the last census more than twice that of the state overall. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown grew at 5.7pc, with Dublin city and South Dublin both expanding by 5.1pc. Only Cork city, at 5.4pc, came anywhere close to the growth rate of the capital. Nine other counties grew at a rate of less than 2 per cent, with Donegal and Mayo showing a fall in population. Overall, Leinster accounted for 55.3pc of the national population in 2016, compared with 54.6pc in 2011. In all, there were 62,552 more people living in Dublin in 2016 WKDQ ¿YH \HDUV SUHYLRXVO\ up from 1,110,627 in 2011 to 1,173,179 in 2016. The census revealed that Dublin’s share of the urban population has actually declined in the past 50 years, at the expense of the large towns. In 1966, Dublin had 51pc of the urban population in the
country while in 2016, it had just 39pc. When it comes to the gender breakdown, Dublin city had 96 men for every 100 women, while the lowest in the country is Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and also Galway city, which both stand at just 92 men per every 100 women. Dublin’s marital breakdown rate stands at 11.7pc and the capital showed a lower number of children per family, compared to the rest of the country, with an average of just 1.17 children per family in Dublin as against the national average of 1.38 children. The census also shows that Dublin has the largest number of Travellers in any county, at 6,006, with 37pc in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and 7pc in South Dublin. 7KH ¿JXUHV FRQ¿UP WKH VHULous urban rural divide, with 76.2pc of the State’s urban households having broadband compared with 61.1 per cent of households in rural areas. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown boasts the country’s highest number of households with broadband internet access, at 86pc. Overall, the Census results showed the population of ,UHODQG KDV ULVHQ LQ WKH SDVW ¿YH years, edging closer towards the ¿YH PLOOLRQ PDUN IRU WKH ¿UVW time since the foundation of the state.
Windsor’s 20 new jobs By Jake Maxwell WINDSOR Motor Group has announced 20 new jobs as it opened its new branch on the Long Mile Road. Peter Nicholson also takes over as MD of the group with the opening of the new dealership, its 15th nationwide. The group, which has an annual turnover of ₏200m, now employs more than 300 people at its dealerships across the country in Dublin, Wicklow, Meath and Galway.
The motor group represents Nissan, Opel, Peugeot and Mazda, and sells more than 9,000 new and used vehicles, as well as servicing and repairing about 25,000 vehicles a year. Mr Nicholson joined Windsor in 1992 and has previously held UROHV DV JURXS ÂżQDQFH DQG LQVXUance director and dealer principal at Windsor Airside Nissan. “The new Windsor Long Mile Nissan dealership is a key part of our strategic plan to expand nationwide,â€? said Mr Nicholson.
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Would you like a career in health?
Geopace Training returns to Dublin with their two day phlebotomy training course. Advertorial AN increasing demand for skilled healthcare professionals has led to a shortage of allied healthcare workers, especially phlebotomists - the skilled healthcare professionals who take your blood. Demand is high within hospitals as well as many clinics and surgeries and RŕľľHUV D JROGHQ RSSRUWXQLW\ IRU that “longed forâ€? career change! If you have good people skills, good manual dexterity and like the idea of working in a busy hospital or clinic, a phlebotomist job may be just the right job for you! Many people enter this profession when they are looking for a career change or a fresh start. Phlebotomists often work part time (mornings) but some do work full time as well as weekends and holidays. Blood samples are usually collected before mid-day and then analysed in
the Path Labs in the afternoon. “We train people from all walks of life and all agesâ€? exSODLQV /DXUHQ RŕľśFH PDQDJHU “We’ve had shop assistants, receptionists, beauticians and dental nurses, as well as teleVDOHV VWDŕľľ XQHPSOR\HG VFKRRO leavers and the retiredâ€? says Lauren. Once on the healthcare career ladder ambition often drives people to progress to working in the labs and to other specialised departments. Internal promotion is much easier once you are “on the ladderâ€? and have some experience.
Many hundreds of Geopace trainees are now working as phlebotomists and a few have even chosen to work abroad where there is often a shortage and growing demand for this specialised skill. If you like the idea of a career in healthcare then this may be just the job for you! Training takes place over two full days and culminates in the award of a nationally recognised and acFUHGLWHG FHUWLÂżFDWH Âł:H SUDFWLFH RQ DUWLÂżFLDO DUPV´ VD\V Lauren. “And all our students have a lot of fun learning. We get a great deal of satisfaction when we later learn that they are working in their local hospital or GP Surgeryâ€?. If you would like to know more about phlebotomy as a career or to book a place on the course in Dublin visit Geopace Training’s website at www. geopace.com
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Oisin Geoghegan of LEO Fingal with Moses O’ Brien and Ryan Deane of Sell’n Products from Scoil Realt na Mara School, Skerries at the Fingal Student Enterprise Awards Final. Pic: Joe Keogh
Junior category winners from Ardgillan Community College. Pictured: Ben Kershaw, Deagan Kresojevic, Jakub Kwiatkowski, Antony Leontis, Keith Campbell, Teacher Bob King, Cllr. Eithne Loftus
Ex Dublin GAA Star Tomás (Mossy) Quinn launched Nostra ICT’s ‘From Dawn to Dusk’ which takes place on April 29. Pictured are Aisling McNiffe, son Jack (11), Anne Donnelly, daughter Alex (15 months), Jennifer McBennett and Tomas Quinn
Teacher Elaine Nic Reamoinn and Aoife Clooney Intermediate Fingal Student Enterprise Awards Winner from Colaiste Ghlor na Mara
Digital Dun Laoghaire Project Director Eoin Costello; Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor and Anthony Quigley at the launch of aplan to develop the town into a national hub for digital business
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Festival of flowers
Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) APRIL is an awesome month. Spring has well and truly sprung and Mother Nature is oozing with life and activity. Not least amongst all the activity is the beautiful, colourful display our wildflowers are putting on this month as they grab the chance to flower and propagate before the freshly breaking tree buds create a verdant canopy overhead. Enough words for now‌. time to let the pictures do the talking with a selection of flowers currently to be found in bloom.
Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)
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There’s no better fun than a game of bingo and there’s no better place to go than Bingo @ Q’s! Everybody is welcome to come along, seven days a week from 6pm. If you are in need of a lift, Bingo @ Q’s offer a Bingo Bus service. The bus picks up from Deansgrange, Sallynoggin, Ballybrack, Shankill and Bray every day - just call the number
above. There is also free on site parking available. Books are available from â‚Ź4 or handhelds from â‚Ź20. With an inhouse weekly payout of over â‚Ź18,000 you would be crazy to miss out.
DIY TIP of the week PAUL CARTON INSULATING GLASS 087 2677025 Are you are looking to make your home more energy efficient, save on bills and improve the look of your home with minimum hassle? Well then, Paul Carton is your man. You can replace the glass in your windows with Low E insulating glass while keeping your existing uPVC frames. This saves you 60% of the price of new windows. It reduces heating
A remarkable true story set over one long Easter weekend; The Hatton Garden Job follows four ageing East End criminals – led by 76 year-old Brian Reader – and one mystery man who pull off the largest heist in English legal history. With everyone from the Hungarian mob to Scotland Yard on their tail, these old-school villains set about achieving the seemingly impossible, drilling
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Writer and comedian Peadar de Burca is an Irishman who gave up his life on the west coast of Ireland to raise a family in the Silesian region of Poland. Since going there he has developed asthma, earns the equivalent of 200 euro a month and has tried and failed four times to learn
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PERFECT By Cecelia Aherne
WAITING FOR GODOT Abbey Theatre, Abbey Street Lower, April 22-May 20
– one that could bring the entire Flawed system crumbling to the ground. Shee must make a choice: save only herself, or risk her life to save all the Flawed.
On a bare road in the middle of nowhere, two world-weary friends await the arrival of the mysterious Godot. While waiting, they speculate, bicker, joke and ponder life’s greater questions. As dusk begins to fall, two figures appear on the horizon. Druid
Ramsons or Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum
Snake’s Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)
Polish. In fact, Peadar’s gobby mouth has gotten him into some trouble in the past and he’s even received death threats! But this is comedy show.
DR WHO BBC One, Saturdays, 7.20pm After a long hiatus, Dr Who fans will be on the edge of their seats as Dr Who returns for its tenth season. This season will mark the final one with Peter Capaldi as the Doctor. Capaldi’s Doctor will regenerate in this year’s Christmas special. We will be introduced to Dr Who’s new companion, Bill Potts who will be played by Pearl Mackie. Bill will be the first openly gay character on the long-running series. The
The Winter Passing have always fearlessly followed their own path, an approach fueled by their distinctly collaborative nature. Every member brings a unique set of skills, influences, and perspectives that coalesce into a sound that is difficult to categorize but easy to love. On their fittingly titled new EP, Double Exposure, the Irish quartet take this approach to a
showrunners have promised that this season will have been worth the wait with all the excitement you’ve come to expect from the Doctor.
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new level, expertly layering their many inspirations for the sake of one goal: to create music that moves listeners. Join them as they launch their new album.
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IMMA has secured a significant five-year loan of 50 works by one of the greatest realist painters of the 20th century, Lucian Freud. Renowned for his portrayal of the human form, Freud is best known for his intimate, honest, often visceral portraits. Working only from life Freudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studio was intensely private and he mainly
could appear on your day. Find out what wedding package suits you best. Email wedding expert Zuzana at zuzana.hasler@ radissonblu.com to find out more or call 01 2186054.
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into a steel-and-concrete secured safety deposit vault in Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-to-do Hatton Garden jewellery quarter. Will they commit the crime of the century or pay with their lives?
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Celestine North lives in a society that demands perfection. After she was branded Flawed by a morality court, Celestineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life has completely fractured â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all her freedoms gone. Since Judge Crevan has declared her the number one threat to the public, she has been a ghost, on the run with the complicated, attractive Carrick. But Celestine has a secret
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