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Postcode lottery decides if you go to third level or not

By Michelle McGlynn

Your school’s postcode could determine whether or not you go on to higher education, a study by the Dublin Informer has revealed.

Figures for the county paint a positive picture as 72% of students who sat the Leaving Cert in 2014 went on to accept a place in third level.

But there are huge variations between the success rates of schools in different areas.

If you attend a school in Dublin 2, you are the most likely to continue on to college as it is the only area to achieve 100% success rate of pupils pursuing higher education.

Joining Dublin 2 at the top are

Dublin 14 (91%) and Dublin 6 (90%).

Dublin 17 had the lowest number of students continuing to higher education (15%) but many students in the area go on to Colaiste Dhuglaigh College of Further Education, one of the biggest and most successful in the State.

Dublin 10 also had a low transfer rate to third level education at 42%. It is joined in the lower end of the table by Dublin 8 (43%) and Dublin 12 (45%).

Countywide, 15 schools saw 100% of their students accept a place in third level in 2014.

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news in brief Outdoor exhibition Sculpture in Context is Ireland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition and is taking place in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin until October 16.

The sculptures, from Ireland and around the globe, are displayed throughout the gardens, pond, Great Palm House and Curvilinear Range with smaller works in the Gallery and Visitor Centre.

Home again Delorentos are bringing their hotly anticipated Home Again acoustic tour to the National Concert Hall on November 28.

The ambitious tour promises special arrangements of songs from the new album and across their catalogue as well as som special guests. Tickets available at nch.ie.

Fingal film fest Fingal Film Festival will take place from September 25-27 at Movies@Swords in the Pavilions Centre.

There line-up includes independent workshops and screenings from Ireland and around the globe.

MMA sensation and ASI Ambassador Nathan ‘Nate the Great’ Kelly (11) took a break from training to help launch MyMind and ASI’s 2015 Dublin Marathon fundraising campaign.

Pictured are: CEO and founder of MyMind Centre for Mental Wellbeing Krystian Fikert, Dylan Heffernan (8), Nate and Sharon Cosgrove, CEO of the Asthma Society of Ireland

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Over 14,000 runners are expected to register for the marathon by the closing date of October 1.

On October 26 runners of all abilities will take to the streets of Dublin.

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If you are unable to take part in the marathon you can still donate directly to the charities or you could help a participant to fundraise.

For more information and to register visit the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon website and follow social media for regular updates.

news in brief Coffee morning LauraLynn Ireland’s children’s hospice is asking people across Dublin to get involved in Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning 2015 this September.

Enjoy a coffee morning with family, friends, neighbours or co-workers and help to raise funds for the LauraLynn @ HOME programme.

ISPCA series for TV3 The Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) will be featured in a new 12-part docu-series on TV3.

The series follows the trials and tribulations as the ISPCA work with some abusive owners, help illtreated animals and prepare for prosecutions. Catch it Mondays at 8.30pm.

School costs A recent study has shown that parents in Dublin are paying the fifth highest rate of voluntary contributions to primary schools.

Over a quarter of parents in Ireland are expected to pay over €200 in primary school voluntary contribution.

Rat in the kitchen: Luas drives city rodents into homes

By Michelle McGlynn Residents of north Dublin have been hearing the pitterpatter of tiny feet in recent months.

This comes as poison-immune rats have been infesting Dublin homes and businesses after the Luas works disturbed them.

The rats, which can be 12 to 14 inches long, not including their tails, have been taking up residence in north Dublin and city centre buildings.

Those who have had the displeasure of meeting the furry creatures have claimed that they are the size of a small dog.

“We have had a significant increase in call-outs to both commercial and residential premises over the past few months specifically to deal with the issue of rats,” Trevor Hayden, Managing Director of Complete Pest Control told the Dublin Informer.

“The summer months have been extremely hectic for us and it will only get worse as we head into the winter months.

“From September until March/ April is the peak time for rat infestation as they seek shelter from the cold.”

Complete Pest Control has reported a 200% increase in rodent related activity.

According to the pest control company, some of these rats have built up a resistance to the type of poisons used by pest exterminators. Due to

the increased demand for pest control services, Complete Pest Control now have a full-time technician based in the city centre. This time last year, they would only have required one part-time technician based in the area.

A spokesperson for the Luas Cross City project has confirmed that a few Dublin 2 businesses have lodged complaints about rat infestation due to the ongoing construction.

“We expect this to be a consistent problem until the works are completed,” said Mr Hayden.

Residents in Cabra and Phibsboro who have been plagued by rodents over the past few months have also contacted them.

One Phibsboro man told how he has captured up to 20 rats in his home since Christmas.

Another woman living in the Dublin 3 area claimed that up to three homes on her road have been infested so far.

Anyone who has been experiencing a rat infestation due to the works can avail of a free pest control service provided by the project.

The Luas Cross City works have already paid for almost ten extermination sessions carried out by a professional service.

“Prevention is key,” says Mr Hayden. “Proof your house carefully. A rat can fit into a hole the size of a €2 coin.”

Dart project scrapped

By Michelle McGlynn

The proposed Dart Underground Project has been abandoned by the Government.

The billion euro project is set to be scrapped as the Government prepares its Capital plan, which is to be announced in October.

The ambitious project would have been Ireland’s first underground transport system.

The tunnels would have run approx 7.6 kilometres in length and connected the Northern and Kildare rail lines.

Minister for Transport Paschal

Donohoe was reportedly told to choose one project and settled on the Luas extension between the city centre and Dublin airport. A Government source has said there was not enough money for the two.

The plans for the underground transport system had been shelved previously in 2011 due to a shortage of funding.

The Government is currently putting the final touches on the Capital plan with the Economic Management Council set to discuss the initiatives over the coming weeks.

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Jack & Jill specialist children’s nurse for Dublin Caroline Thomas gets a helping hand up a hill from fellow nurses Saundra Nolan, Anne Reilly, Margaret Naughton and Fiona Callaghan. Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is asking people to climb a hill of their choice – big hill, small hill, emotional hill or treadmill – and to donate €16 to Jack & Jill to fund one hour of home nursing care for a sick child - register at www.jackandjill.ie.

Ellen and Jennifer Staunton from Artane at the Northside Partnership’s annual Adult Education Fair in Coolock

A young boy from Snowflakes autism support who visited Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Dr James Reilly and his wife Dorothy’s home, Loughton House, in Moneygall, County Offaly recently. Swords Express donated two coaches to transport the group of over 70 Snowflakes members

Food businesses to get a boost with opening of New Start-up Food Production Units in Drinan Enterprise Centre Swords. Pictured is Minister of State for Business and Employment Gerald Nash with Emma Lynch and Trish Kelly from The Cup Cake Store. Pic: Joe Keogh

Emily O’Donnell (left) and Lorna Duffy at the 2015 Dublin Fashion Festival Young Designer of the Year Show hosted at the Bank of Ireland, College Green

Anna Kelly holds up a PhoneWatch Monitored Carbon Monoxide Alarm sensor. To coincide with Carbon Monoxide Week September 22–28, PhoneWatch are giving all new customers a free monitored carbon monoxide alarm for the month of September when they sign up for their new PhoneWatch Home Safety System. Pic: Chris Bellew

06| NEWS news in brief Only the Now

Tom Robinson returns with his first album in 20 years with Only the Now and will be bringing his subsequent tour to Whelans on December 9.

The touring line-up includes Gerry Diver, Adam Philips, Lee Forsyth Griffiths and Faithless drummer Andy Treacey. Tickets €20.

Over & over A solo exhibition of newly commissioned artwork by Susan Connolly and curated

by Rowan Sexton will be launched in dlr Lexicon, Dun Laoghaire in October.

Susan’s work focuses on the space in-between what defines painting and sculpture and involves peeling and cutting back layers of paint from canvas and other surfaces.

Dublin 2020 Dubliners are being invited to hop on the Dublin 2020 bike and take a spin round the capital, showing support for the campaign.

The bike can be collected and returned to the Dublin 2020 office, 15 Bachelors Walk and can be booked on Twitter @Dublin2020bid or on Facebook.

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ReJoyce as Naomi blooms

NO-ONE was brave enough to ask her if she had ever read Ulysses but either way Naomi Campbell was certainly blooming after she got her claws into Dubliner James Joyce recently.

The notoriously fiery supermodel was unveiled as the new face of Newbridge Silverware as part of its ‘little blue box’ campaign and to promote its collections over the next two years.

Naomi will feature in all press advertisements for the company which have been shot in Ireland by leading Irish photographer Barry McCall.

“I am thrilled to be here in Ireland for this announcement. I was fascinated by the company’s heritage having evolved from a premium cutlery manufacturing business to one of Ireland’s biggest jewellery and homeware brands.

“The design, creativity and craftsmanship associated with all the products made by Newbridge Silverware is really impressive,” said Naomi.

Pic: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland.

Easter Rising film to be shot in Estonia

By Michelle McGlynn

It defines us as a nation but a film about the 1916 Rising will star Henry the VIII as Padraig Pearse and will be filmed partly in Estonia!

As preparations to mark the 100-year anniversary 1916 next year ratchet up, it was announced recently that film The Rising will star Jonathan Rhys Meyers (above left), who played Henry VIII in The Tudors, as Padraig Pearse.

It has also emerged that the film depicting the lead up to the 1916 Rising will be partly filmed in Estonia.

Speaking to the Dublin Informer, Aidan Whelan, coexecutive producer on The Rising, said that they would have loved to do their entire shoot in Dublin.

“If we were a large scale Hollywood blockbuster we would be able to recreate 1916 Dublin in Ireland but because we are a small, independent film it is just not a realistic option for us,” Mr Whelan said.

“Of course we would love to film it all in Ireland but Estonia offers us the chance to recreate the authentic bakdrop without the cost.”

The most important thing to the entire team was simply to complete the project and share it with people - something that they had to fight for.

“The fact that we’re pressing for this film to be made is our statement of how much we believe in the importance of this historical event,” explained Mr Whelan.

“We are passionate and think the significance is immeasurable.

“Having a film based on the lead up to The Rising and the impact these men, women and

children had on the ‘birth of a nation’ is one of the driving forces behind our project.”

Set to be released during the centenary year, many Irish stars have signed up to be involved in The Rising, scripted by Colin Broderick and Kevin McCann.

In an homage to the 1996 film Michael Collins, Liam Neeson’s son Michael (above right) will make his acting debut in the role his father played 20 years ago.

Liam Neeson has himself has spoken of how impressed he was with the script calling it “astounding, a script with heart”.

Fiona Shaw will play Countess Markievicz.

The former Tudors and Dracula star Rhys Meyers also played Michael Collins’ assassin in Neil Jordan’s movie Michael Collins.

He also played a leading role in the Irish Civil War drama, The Wind That Shakes the Barley.

The 38-year-old star has been cast alongside The Fall and BBC’s Merlin star Colin Morgan as Sean Mac Diarmada.

The Pogues frontman, Shane MacGowan has signed up to write an original song for the soundtrack.

The Irish Film Board, Northern Irish Screen and other private investors have already shown their support for the new feature.

“We want to give everyone an opportunity to be personally involved,” said Kevin McCann.

“This is not just any film we’re talking about here, this is the story of Ireland and this story belongs to the people of Ireland”.

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08| NEWS news in brief Al Porter

Al Porter is Yours is the warm and playful debut show from comedian on the rise, Al Porter and it arrives in Vicar Street on October 17.

With Gay Byrne, Louis Walsh and Jason Byrne among his fans you won’t want to miss this gig.

Tickets are €19, available from Ticketmaster and usual outlets.

Entrepreneur series Two Dublin-based companies, Boxever and Drop, will feature on the first episode of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards series on UTV Ireland.

The five-part series will take an in-depth look at the 24 Entrepreneur of the Year finalists, airing on Mondays at 8pm.

Xmas with Aslan Aslan’s only confirmed Irish date has been announced for Vicar Street on December 27 with support from The Valves.

The lads will play a mixture of old and new songs, including new single Secret Smile.

Tickets €33.50 from Ticketmaster.

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Burglaries up 10%

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CSO figures show rise to 12,159 in a decade

By Michelle McGlynn

According to new statistics burglaries are once again on the rise in Dublin.

Last year saw the highest number of burglaries reported to Gardai over the past 12 years.

Figures obtained from the Central Statistics Office by the Dublin Informer shows that there were a total of 12,159 incidents of burglary reported to Gardai last year.

The number of burglaries reported in the county are up 10% when compared to 2003.

While figures are up a massive 35% in 2014 when compared to 2007 when burglaries were at their lowest (8,990) in the 12 year period between 2003 and 2014.

Tallaght has seen the highest number of burglaries in Dublin by a significant number.

Over the 12 years, there were 9,517 burglaries reported to Tallaght Garda Station.

In 2003, the figures in Tallaght were on par with other districts of its size but there has been a steady increase almost every year. It is the only area to have reported over 1,000 incidents in one year as it recorded 1,011 at

its peak in 2010.

Last year, Tallaght residents suffered 938 cases of burglary with data showing the next highest number of reports that year in Blanchardstown (688).

Blanchardstown had the third highest number of burglaries over the period between 2003 and 2014 with 6,484 incidents reported.

Topping the Blanchardstown figures was Pearse Street as the city centre garda station received 7,142 reports of burglaries over the 12 years.

The station with the fewest recorded burglaries was Dublin Airport (51) but as this station only covers a small area its low figures are to be expected.

When we discount Dublin Airport, Garristown received the fewest reports of burglary (216), followed by Skerries (672) and Lusk (932).

Fourteen of Dublin’s stations saw a decrease in the number of burglaries occurring between 2003 and 2014. Rathmines has experienced the greatest fall in burglaries with 38%.

Two areas of significance saw a 27% decline in their reported incidents of burglaries: Pearse Street and Dun Laoghaire.

The sizable decline in figures is notable as Pearse Street garda station began servicing the area previously overseen by Harcourt Terrace station when it closed its doors in 2012.

Meanwhile, Dun Laoghaire garda station absorbed the areas previously serviced by Dalkey (2012) and Kill O’ the Grange (2013).

Despite covering a wider area than in 2003, figures for both stations declined by a sizable amount. During a period when almost 140 stations were closed nationwide, Dublin saw six stations close their doors including Rush, Stepaside and Whitehall.

The majority of stations that were closed recorded less than one crime a week in 2011, their last full year in operation.

Other areas that experienced a decline in burglaries are Shankill (33%), Dublin Airport (33%), Garristown (32%), Donnybrook (24%), Terenure (19%), Irishtown (16%), Bridewell (14%), Santry (11%), Cabra (10%), Kilmainham (10%) and Crumlin (6%).

When viewing these figures it is important to remember that burglaries are thought by Gardai to be under-reported.

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reland stands at a moment of great potential. Our economy is growing at the fastest rate in Europe and 1,300 jobs are now being created every week. Labour in Government is driving that economic recovery and helping people back to work.

Between now and the election, however, this Government and my Party have work to do.

We must continue the job of securing the recovery, and driving renewal – a social, cultural and community-based renewal that makes life better for all.

That is the potential, our shared opportunity.

However, potential must be realised.

This is what will make the general election next spring a crucial moment in this country’s development. The choice will be very clear: between a Government driving recovery and renewal and the risk of an incoherent opposition returning us to ruin.

In a very difficult and short period of time, Labour, working with our coalition partners, engineered Ireland’s exit from the bailout and return to growth.

That, of course, could only be achieved as a result of perseverance and the very real sacrifices people made, and I am aware that a lot of people are still struggling.

But we’ve now reached a turning point and have an opportunity for prosperity and decency for all.

It is within reach and last year’s Budget was proof of that - because it began the process of raising living standards, and now we have the potential to do so much more over the next five years.

We have the potential to invest more heavily in essential public services, to drive that social, cultural and community renewal. We have the potential to do this in a steady and prudent way – staying in line with EU fiscal rules. But more importantly, staying true to the inherent Irish belief that it is wise to be prepared for a rainy day.

As the party of work, Labour will continue to prioritise helping people back into work, so that they can build better financial futures for themselves and their families.

We’ll continue that process in the forthcoming Budget. Next month, we’ll set out the second Budget in a row to raise living standards.

My focus will be on helping low and middle-income workers, families, retired people and the vulnerable.

Last year, I restored a partial Christmas Bonus of 25pc, and I’ll increase the Bonus to at least 50pc this year.

This will particularly help our pensioners, and I make no apologies for this.

It was our pensioners who not alone helped build this country up the first time, but in so many cases, supported their adult children and their families when the crisis hit.

The tax package for workers must also be balanced with a welfare package that seeks to protect the most vulnerable.

After the Budget, the focus will switch to crucial legislation.

We will also pass the legislation to establish the independent Policing Authority.

Furthermore we plan to reform the system of direct provision and to tackle climate change, and, of course, we will pass the marriage Bill so that marriage equality becomes a practical reality.

I’m also determined that we pass legislation before year’s end to reform the bankruptcy system.

This potential, in many ways, represents a second chance for Ireland to achieve what should have been done during the Fianna Fáil Celtic Tiger years.

It’s crucial we take it. Fianna Fáil couldn’t. Sinn Fein can’t, and when all that vital work is done, we’ll be ready to return to government for a second term.

Let there be no doubt – we are going to do it. More than that, we have to do it for our country’s sake.

While Ireland stands at a moment of great potential, that potential must be realised.

And Labour is best placed to do that. .

Joan Burton is TD for the Dublin West constituency, Minister for Social Protection, Tánaiste and leader of the Labour Party.

It’s crucial we take it. Fianna Fáil couldn’t.

Sinn Fein can’t, and when all that vital work is done, we’ll be ready to return to government for a second term

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At least Intercom and FeedHenry are providing a service for which there are paying customers. That’s quite unusual.

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Don’t burst the South Sea Bubble

n the early eighteenth century a fad for investment swept Europe. The world was opening up, industry was growing, and adventurers and entrepreneurs of all sorts were looking for funds.

The early opportunities were mostly sound and investors got a return on their money but as the craze grew many people subscribed to business ventures which had little substance and made less sense. One offered shares in “a company for carrying on an undertaking of great advantage, but nobody to know what it is”.

This trend culminated in the South Sea Bubble, a business carried by a wave of mass hysteria which cost thousands of people their life savings. They invested in a venture based on a trade that did not exist. It had no hope of success but was swept along for quite some time by its own momentum.

I often think of this when I read that some young whizz kid has sold an oddly­named web­based company for zilliions to some fat cat who is loaded with money but short of ideas.

Or when I read, as I did recently, that “a company founded in San Francisco in 2011 by four Irish men has landed $35 million (€31 million) in Series C funding from investors – funding that will see their workforce double both in California and Ireland within the next year.”

On the face of it, this is good news.

Happy days for the men in question and the expanded venture will be bringing 70 new jobs here.

But what does this company with, by IT standards, the relatively sensible name of Intercom, actually do? According to Darragh Curran, its head of engineering, Intercom aims “to make customer service as simple and accessible as dealing with Whatsapp .”

He told a newspaper: “Before when you were communicating with a company, internally their processes are really clunky, with many people talking to one person, wires being crossed, the same questions being asked over and over. We streamline all that.”

I have never dealt with Whatsapp, so I guess I’m not Intercom’s target customer. But appreciation of a company is not usually dependent on being a customer. I don’t need to buy aeroplanes to understand, in broad terms, the business of Boeing and I could follow the trading logic of McDonalds without ever having sampled a Big Mac. However, I have read reams about Intercom and I am still no wiser. The same goes for the Waterford-based company with the more typically silly name

of FeedHenry. It was sold last year for €63m to an American company with the equally irrelevant title of Red Hat. So what does FeedHenry do that is worth €63m? According to Barry Downes from Waterford Institute of Technology’s Telecommunications Software and Systems Group, which helped develop the company: “With FeedHenry we saw a gap for enterprises long before enterprises would need to have an enterprise­ grade platform to help with mobility. Our researchers built a sophisticated middleware platform that became the FeedHenry cloud.”

As November’s Web Summit in Dublin looms large on the horizon, the above answer is why I worry about South Sea Bubbles.

At least Intercom and FeedHenry are providing a service for which there are paying customers. That’s quite unusual.

Like many people nowadays I spend a lot of time staring into a computer screen. I’m on one now, writing this.

When I’ve finished I may catch up with the latest news, check my bank balance or maybe pay a few bills online.

I’m not a fan of social media but I do have a rarely­used Twitter account and I keep in touch with business contacts through LinkedIn. But one thing I hardly ever do is pay for any of these services.

It’s not stinginess that stops me forking out; well, not entirely. I’m reluctant to supply credit card or bank details to web sites, even those of reputable companies. And I’m hesitant about payments that involve some form of agreement, or subscription, to a service I may not use very often.

However, if I’m honest I have to admit that stinginess, of a sort, does contribute to my reluctance to pay. Since just about everything in web world is free I tend to resent and avoid the few exceptions.

I don’t go hunting for a bank card when an online newspaper asks me to subscribe. I just move to one of the many other news sites that don’t charge.

And do these people providing minute­ by­minute commentary on the Liverpool match really expect me to cough up for their excellent service? Why on earth would I do that when the BBC and a dozen British newspapers are providing much the same commentary free of charge?

Young people, who have never known a world without the web, take the no­fee policy for granted.

But if no­one pays for their services, how will internet providers survive?

Maybe I can find something about it on the web. I wonder if there’s a free site I can consult?

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focus on faces Paul Dunne Amateur golfer What do you love most about golf?

The ability to get better on your own when no one is watching.

Funniest moment in golf?

Hitting myself in the groin with the ball off a tree!

Favourite hero outside of golf?

Michael Jordan, for his work ethic.

Sport you dislike the most?

I wouldn’t say there are any I dislike.

Oisín Geoghegan, Head of Enterprise, Fingal County Council with winner of Fingal Student Enterprise Award 2014 Aviva Brianna Kearney from Sutton Park School with Holly’s Pets Patisserie, pictured at the launch of the sixth consecutive Fingal Enterprise Week, which runs from October 5 to 9. Pic Andres Poveda Photography

Dublin should stand with Syrian refugees

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t was 30 years ago this summer since Live Aid happened, the brainchild of Dublin man Bob Geldof that followed on from the huge impact his Band Aid project of the year before had achieved. Geldof had found himself unable to sit idly by and watch people dying due to famine in Africa, had felt the need to try to ‘do something’.

All these years later and nothing has changed. There are still tragedies unfolding in the world and Bob Geldof still cares deeply. He was one of the most vocal voices earlier this month in response to the unfolding horrors in Syria, offering to immediately house several Syrian refugee families in his UK homes.

There were no shortage of critics lining up to have a go at Geldof’s offer. ‘Pie in the sky’ was one of the most unkind things said. Geldof is fair game for those who have no ideas of their own, who just seek to live off taking potshots at a decent man trying to find a way to do the decent thing for his fellow human beings in need. It’s been the same since Live Aid. It’s a particularly English phenomenon – to make heroes and then try to knock them down, be they music stars, sports men or women or whatever.

Bob Geldof was certainly a

Brian Quigley hero to a lot of my generation (I’m in my mid-forties). Along with Phil Lynott he showed that people from ordinary backgrounds in Dublin and indeed anywhere in Ireland could go all the way to the top in that ultimate world of artistic endeavour, the world of rock and pop music.

To see some of your own on Top Of The Pops belting out instant classics like ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’ (Thin Lizzy) or ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’ (The Boomtown Rats) paved the way for U2 and many others.

At the same time as young Dublin footballers like Liam Brady, Frank Stapleton, Kevin Moran and David O’Leary were making the grade in the First Division (now the Premier League), a whole generation was able to gain confidence and feel that the world was their oyster.

Geldof was right to enter the

Syria debate. His idea may not come to fruition but it’s only by people with audience and influence initiating debate and putting pressure on the politicians and power-brokers that change can be brought about.

Geldof famously having a go at Margaret Thatcher at the time of Band Aid/Live Aid is the ultimate example of this.

It’s irrelevant whether he suggested people taking refugees into their homes or the world abolishing all borders and allowing anyone to move anywhere whenever they choose, or something in between.

The point is he was engaged enough by the horrific images, specifically that of young Aylan Kurdi’s dead body washed up on a beach in Turkey, to feel compassion and want to debate the matter.

Dublin should be standing with Bob Geldof, ready to take in as many Syrian refugees as we can.

Their homeland is being reduced to rubble. Set aside debates about criteria to distinguish between refugees and economic migrants.

Stop worrying about the cost, the UN and EU will cover that for the first year for the Syrian refugees.

After that let them stay and work and contribute to our nation, if they wish to do so. It

need not come out of our domestic budget.

All we need to budget for is a stock of campassion, kindness and the ability to extend a helping hand. It’s ironic that exactly 170 years ago people left these shores to escape certain death in the Famine.

They packed into unsafe vessels to try to reach foreign lands so that they could make a better life for themselves and their families. Have we not learned anything? How could this still be happening in 2015?

Why aren’t people being lifted straight from refugee camps into safe countries, instead of being put at the mercy of greedy and unscrupulous traffickers?

As a country we have nothing to fear from refugees. In modern times we accepted refugees from all over Europe after World War II, Vietnam, Bosnia and Kosovo and other areas of conflict. We were kind to the arrivals, provided them with food and clothing as well as safety and education.

Much like others have done for us over the course of our history. Let’s help these people, assimilate them into our society if they want to stay and allow them to share our journey as a nation going forward with us.

It’s what others allowed us to do in our own troubled times throughout history.

If you could make one rule change to golf what would it be?

To be allowed to fix spike marks.

What’s your most marked characteristic?

I’d like to think I’m determined.

What trait do you most dislike in yourself?

I’m very stubborn.

What talent would you most like to have?

To be able to dance.

What is your greatest achievement to date?

I don’t consider anything I’ve done to be great enough to be my greatest achievement, to be honest.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Golf…I’m not going to get into who!

What’s your most treasured possession?

My putter.

What is your greatest fear?

Being upside down.

Where in the world that you have yet to visit would you like to travel to most?

Australia.

Messi or Ronaldo?

Messi.

Can you cook? What’s your specialty?

Yeah, I can. Basic enough really. A chicken stir-fry would be my specialty.

What phrase do you overuse the most?

Emm. If you were to die and come back a person or thing, what it would be?

An eagle.

Favourite and most disliked type of music?

I hate dub-step and I like hip-hop and rap.

If you could invite three celebrities to dinner, who would they be?

Will Smith, Bradley Cooper and Channing Tatum.

If you were a boxer what would your entrance music be?

Anything by Drake; I’m a big fan of his so I’d switch it up between his songs!

Paul Dunne is a 22 year-old amateur golfer from Greystones, Cio Wicklow. He created world headlines in July by becoming the first amateur player to hold a 54-hole lead in a major championship in the last 44 years. He also sank the putt that secured the Walker Cup in September

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DUBLIN 17 SCHOO Dublin schools School LC sits % 3rd level Trinity UCD DCU Maynooth NUIG DIT DL IT Tallaght Other Total Dublin 1 Belvedere College 168 99% 49 29 33 13 2 18 1 1 21 167 Larkin Community College 45 31% 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 9 14 Mount Carmel 43 67% 3 2 6 2 0 6 0 4 6 29 O’Connell School 74 61% 3 4 7 7 0 3 0 1 20 45 Total no. of students 330 55 35 47 22 2 31 1 6 56 255 Percentage breakdown 22 14 18 9 1 12 0 2 22 77 Dublin 2 Loreto College 88 100% 27 18 11 3 1 8 0 1 19 88 Institute of Education 346 100% 119 152 53 38 24 46 3 6 68 509 Catholic University School 71 90% 19 13 12 7 0 12 1 1 13 78 CBS Westland Row 14 14% 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Total no. of students 519 166 183 76 48 25 67 4 8 100 677 Percentage breakdown 25 27 11 7 4 10 1 1 15 130 Dublin 3 Holy Faith Secondary School 91 93% 27 9 10 5 0 17 3 2 12 85 Marino College 30 27% 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 Mount Temple Comprehensive 137 80% 13 15 22 9 1 23 7 0 20 110 St Joseph’s CBS 27 56% 2 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 15 Total no. of students 285 44 25 35 14 1 45 10 3 41 218 Percentage breakdown 20 11 16 6 0 21 5 1 19 76 Dublin 4 The Teresian School 20 100% 7 10 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 22 St Conleth’s College 52 92% 16 8 0 1 1 11 7 3 1 48 John Scottus Secondary School 28 61% 4 3 2 2 0 3 0 1 2 17 St Michael’s College 94 100% 9 52 6 4 2 19 7 0 5 104 Marian College 68 56% 5 3 3 1 0 12 5 1 8 38 Ringsend Technical Institute 34 38% 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 6 13 Muckross Park College 112 93% 22 39 3 3 2 18 6 2 9 104 Total no. of students 408 64 116 14 15 5 69 25 7 31 346 Percentage breakdown 18 34 4 4 1 20 7 2 9 85 Dublin 5 Chanel College 84 46% 0 2 2 1 0 10 2 6 16 39 St David’s CBS 57 60% 3 2 2 0 0 10 0 0 17 34 Ardscoil La Salle 57 33% 4 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 7 19 Mercy College Coolock 78 28% 2 1 2 2 0 5 1 0 9 22 St Mary’s Holy Faith 76 55% 3 7 6 2 0 15 0 2 7 42 St Paul’s College 86 47% 5 3 4 2 0 9 1 1 15 40 Manor House 123 80% 9 11 18 6 0 15 5 2 33 99 Total no. of students 561 26 26 35 13 0 70 9 12 104 295 Percentage breakdown 9 9 12 4 0 24 3 4 35 53 Dublin 6 Stratford College 19 68% 4 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 13 St Louis High School 103 72% 1 18 8 3 1 20 2 10 11 74 The High School 124 94% 34 22 5 5 0 17 10 8 16 117 Alexandra College 88 95% 24 31 2 0 4 8 3 0 12 84 St Mary’s College 68 100% 8 30 2 5 2 11 2 5 4 69 Gonzaga College 87 93% 24 34 3 1 1 12 3 1 2 81 Sanford Park School 37 97% 15 7 1 0 1 9 2 1 0 36 Total no. of students 526 110 146 21 15 9 81 22 25 45 474 Percentage breakdown 23 31 4 3 2 17 5 5 9 90 Dublin 6W Our Lady’s School 133 91% 20 27 5 2 0 29 5 13 20 121 Terenure College 102 100% 19 25 2 2 0 36 1 17 11 113 Templeogue College 111 95% 11 26 7 6 0 29 1 18 8 106 Presentation College Terenure 30 67% 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 6 5 20 St Mac Dara’s Community College 158 70% 9 20 2 6 0 25 3 27 18 110 Total no. of students 534 62 99 17 17 0 121 11 81 62 470 Percentage breakdown 13 21 4 4 0 26 2 17 13 88 Dublin 7 Colaiste Mhuire 27 48% 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 7 13 St Dominic’s College 133 78% 13 13 13 12 0 18 0 2 33 104 Cabra Community College 19 21% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 St Declan’s College 106 76% 5 1 13 16 0 15 0 1 30 81 The Brunner 31 48% 3 0 2 0 0 4 1 1 4 15 Stanhope Street Girls School 38 55% 2 1 2 2 0 4 1 1 8 21 Total no. of students 354 25 15 31 32 0 43 2 6 84 238 Percentage breakdown 11 6 13 13 0 18 1 3 35 67 Dublin 8 Mercy Secondary School 18 61% 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 11 CBS James Street 30 47% 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 6 2 14 St Patrick’s Cathedral Grammar School 14 79% 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 11 Synge Street CBS 41 37% 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 3 2 15 Presentation College 41 27% 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 Total no. of students 144 9 7 2 4 0 19 0 10 11 62 Percentage breakdown 15 11 3 6 0 31 0 16 18 43 Dublin 9 Dominican College 118 84% 11 6 33 7 0 20 3 0 19 99 Our Lady of Mercy College 56 54% 1 4 7 3 0 7 0 2 6 30 Scoil Chaitriona 75 85% 5 5 17 6 0 12 1 2 16 64 St Aidan’s CBS 112 76% 7 2 28 2 0 25 1 0 20 85 Maryfield College 119 92% 14 6 26 6 0 25 0 1 32 110 Rosmini Community School 40 60% 1 1 5 1 0 1 1 2 12 24 Ardscoil Ris 85 93% 10 3 21 1 0 18 0 3 23 79 Plunket College 143 29% 3 0 6 3 2 4 0 1 23 42 Margaret Aylward Community College 21 19% 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 Total no. of students 769 53 27 143 29 2 114 6 11 152 537 Percentage breakdown 10 5 27 5 0 21 1 2 28 70

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Caritas College 34 26% Kylemore College 21 24% St Dominics Secondary School 43 51% St John’s College De La Salle 63 51% Total no. of students 161 Percentage breakdown

0 0 0 2 2 3

3 0 0 1 4 6

0 0 0 2 2 3

St Kevin’s College 75 56% Beneavin De La Salle College 70 27% Mater Christi 23 13% Colaiste Eoin 26 31% Patrician College 22 45% St Vincent’s Glasnevin 55 62% St Mary’s Secondary School 116 67% St Michael’s Secondary School 84 43% Total no. of students 471 Percentage breakdown

1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 8 3

0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 7 3

13 3 0 1 2 3 18 11 51 22

Ardscoil Eanna 19 42% Rosary College 39 15% St Kevin’s College 11 55% Loreto College 72 46% St Paul’s Secondary School 106 60% Greenhills College 29 66% Drimnagh Castle 121 37% Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School 38 37% Assumption Secondary School 56 46% Total no. of students 491 Percentage breakdown

1 3 0 1 0 0 4 2 6 12 0 3 1 2 0 0 4 2 16 25 11 7

0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 2

Pobalscoil Neasain 76 37% St Mary’s 26 54% Gaelcholaiste Reachrann 51 80% St Fintan’s High School 116 84% Grange Community College 27 33% Sutton Park School 53 57% The Donahies Community School 48 63% Total no. of students 397 Percentage breakdown

3 1 0 0 5 3 17 15 1 0 6 1 0 0 32 20 13 8

5 2 10 23 1 13 7 61 24

Loreto High School Beaufort 98 100% Jesus and Mary College 55 64% Mount Anville Secondary School 101 100% St Killian’s Deutsche Schule 39 79% De La Salle College 45 73% Notre Dame Secondary School 20 100% Total no. of students 358 Percentage breakdown

15 35 2 9 16 54 13 8 0 5 4 10 50 121 1 37

4 1 1 2 4 0 12 4

Blakestown Community School 91 44% Riversdale Community College 83 28% Castleknock Community College 197 92% Castleknock College 101 100% Coolmine Community College 211 66% Hartstown Community School 174 59% Colaiste Pobail Setanta 55 65% Total no. of students 912 Percentage breakdown

1 2 0 0 17 12 20 12 14 10 5 13 0 6 57 55 9 9

3 1 19 10 22 10 1 66 11

Wesley College 131 90% Ballinteer Community School 77 21% Colaiste Eanna CBS 83 78% Sancta Maria College 58 66% Rockbrook Park School 20 60% St Tiernan’s Community School 40 63% St Colmcille’s Community School 111 88% St Columba’s College 60 42% Total no. of students 580 Percentage breakdown

35 26 1 2 6 11 1 2 1 2 0 4 14 16 13 5 71 68 18 17

4 2 4 0 1 0 6 0 17 4

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Of these 15 schools, five recorded a progression rate exceeding 100%.

This is because in many cases the data provided from the universities and colleges also includes repeat students.

In addition to this, institutions offering grinds courses may include those students in their progression stats but they will be registered as having sat their Leaving Cert with their full-time school.

The five schools who officially recorded over 100% are: Institute of Education (147%), The Teresian School (110%), St Michael’s College (111%), Terenure College (111%) and St Andrew’s College (102%).

Two of the colleges with 100% college progression rate are located in South

County Dublin: Blackrock College and Rathdown School.

A further three are found in Dublin 14: Loreto High School Beaufort, Mount Anville Secondary School and Notre Dame Secondary School.

The other schools where 100% of students took a place in third level education were: Loreto Stephens Green (Dublin 2), St Mary’s College (Dublin 6), Castleknock College (Dublin 15), Rosemont School (Dublin 18) and Colaiste Phadraig CBS (West County Dublin).

Of these schools, Colaiste Phadraig CBS is the only school which is not a fee paying institution.

It is also the only Gaelscoil to make the list.

Of the fee paying schools to achieve 100% or higher college progression rate,

The Institute of Ed expensive with fee Loreto High School expensive at €3,700.

Girls’ schools dom list with seven cate six schools are all-b mixed.

Surprisingly the paying school in D College in Dublin 16 college progression r education institutions However, it is kno students go abroad to Following Colaiste Faith Secondary Sch Santa Sabina Domin paying institutions at Meanwhile, CBS

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OLS IN NUMBERS in numbers Maynooth

NUIG

DIT

DL IT

Tallaght

Other

Total

0 0 5 4 9 13

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 2 6 9 13

0 4 0 4 0 4 0 11 0 23 0 34

1 9 1 5 11 22 6 32 19 68 72 42

0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 8 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

14 1 0 1 1 10 0 7 34 14

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 4 1 2

14 42 15 19 2 3 6 8 4 10 17 34 45 78 12 36 120 235 51 50

0 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 2 10 5

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 8 17 1 11 1 5 45 20

0 4 0 2 1 3 2 10 1 8 2 8 2 20 0 5 0 3 8 63 4 29

0 8 2 6 1 6 3 33 18 64 4 19 5 45 7 14 9 26 49 221 22 45

2 0 3 4 0 1 0 10 4

0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 1

6 3 5 14 1 5 6 40 16

1 3 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 7 3 3

7 28 7 14 11 41 20 98 6 9 3 30 16 30 70 250 28 63

8 1 4 0 1 0 14 4

0 0 4 0 0 0 4 1

19 12 14 6 7 3 61 19

4 5 1 6 6 1 2 0 3 9 2 2 18 23 6 7

8 98 3 35 5 105 0 31 4 33 1 22 21 324 6 91

5 6 49 30 17 22 7 136 22

0 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 1

7 2 23 13 26 12 4 87 14

0 5 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 5 14 1 2

17 40 12 23 55 181 14 102 49 140 36 102 17 36 200 624 32 68

3 2 1 3 1 0 5 0 15 4

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1

27 6 21 9 1 6 31 5 106 27

4 5 1 0 2 13 2 10 0 1 1 10 5 6 0 0 15 45 4 11

13 118 2 16 7 65 11 38 5 12 4 25 14 98 1 25 57 397 14 68

school divide

ducation is the most es of €6,700 while Beaufort is the least . minate the 15 school ering for girls while boys and just two are

most expensive fee Dublin, St Columba’s 6 (€12,426) only had a rate of 42% to higher s in Ireland. own that many of its o study. e Phadraig CBS, Holy hool in Dublin 3 and nican lead the non-fee t 93%.

Westland Row has

14% which is in stark contrast to the other schools in the area Loreto at Stephen’s Green and the Institute of Education who both achieved 100% and to the Catholic University School with 90%.

It should be noted that CBS Westland Row is the only non-fee paying school in the area.

It’s a relatively small secondary school, catering for students from very diverse backgrounds.

When it comes to the great north/south divide, the south comes out on top with 74% of pupils progressing to third level in comparison to 65% of northside students.

Over one third of Dublin students who attend third level pursue higher education in one of Ireland’s universities.

UCD is the most popular university with 13% of Dublin students enrolling in

third level in 2014 opting for the Belfield campus.

Trinity is the next most popular with 10%.

The financial savings made by attending a university while still being able to live at home is likely a factor for many to choose a Dublin based college.

Our table excludes third level institutions outside of the Dublin area with the exception of NUI Galway.

Dublin 17 is the only area where no pupil attended a university.

DIT is a hugely popular choice when it comes to choosing where to attend college.

Almost one in five (13%) of Dublin pupils opt to attend the Institute which is being gradually re-located to a magnificent new campus at Grangegorman.

School LC sits % 3rd level Dublin 17 Colaiste Dhulaigh 34 15% Total no. of students 34 Percentage breakdown 0 0 Dublin 18 Rosemont School 11 100% Loreto College 108 94% Cabinteely Community School 58 43% St Laurence College 104 36% Total no. of students 281 Percentage breakdown Dublin 20 Palmerstown Community School 63 37% The King’s Hospital 130 77% Mount Sackville 95 89% Total no. of students 288 Percentage breakdown Dublin 22 Colaiste Chilliain 63 79% Moyle Park College 98 70% Colaiste Bride 136 46% Deansrath Community College 41 44% Total no. of students 338 Percentage breakdown Dublin 24 Tallaght Community School 68 51% St Aidans Community School 51 31% St Mark’s Community School 134 50% Firhouse Community School 78 62% Mount Seskin Community College 25 76% Killinarden Community School 54 33% Old Bawn Community School 120 54% Total no. of students 530 Percentage breakdown North Co Loreto 187 76% Trinity Comprehensive 52 42% Malahide Community School 198 83% Portmarnock Community School 129 78% St Finian’s Community College 99 40% St Joseph’s 79 65% Colaiste Choilm 112 74% Balbriggan Comunity College 86 84% Donabate Community College 97 45% Loreto 116 75% Fingal Community College 89 28% Skerries Community College 171 72% Santa Sabina Dominican College 72 93% Total no. of students 1487 Percentage breakdown South Co Colaiste Eoin 72 97% St Joseph of Cluny 73 95% Blackrock College 202 100% St Andrew’s College 167 100% Colaiste Iosagain 80 99% Clonkeen College 83 70% Loreto Abbey 101 91% Rathdown School 61 100% Holy Child Secondary School 56 96% Christian Brothers College 93 86% Oatlands College 81 80% Newpark Comprehensive School 122 64% Holy Child Community School 29 34% Sion Hill College 44 66% Rockford Manor Secondary School 28 93% St Benildus College 112 97% St Raphaela’s Secondary School 64 55% Total no. of students 1468 Percentage breakdown West Co Lucan Community College 125 84% Colaiste Coils Life 59 88% Holy Family Community School 156 53% St Joseph’s College 142 66% Collinstown Park Community College 61 41% Colaiste de hIde 49 33% Colaiste Phadraig CBS 92 100% Total no. of students 684 Percentage breakdown

Trinity UCD DCU Maynooth NUIG

DIT DL IT Tallaght Other Total

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

0 2 0 1 2 5 0 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 20 4 0 15

1 19 2 6 28 16

5 0 0 41 3 1 4 0 1 15 2 2 65 5 4 37 3 2

0 2 0 0 2 1

2 0 2 18 8 1 7 1 4 4 0 1 31 9 8 18 5 5

2 12 9 102 6 25 7 37 24 176 14 63

3 25 15 43 21

1 1 1 17 1 14 20 12 19 38 14 34 18 7 16

0 4 3 7 3

6 0 8 11 1 1 6 2 1 23 3 10 11 1 5

3 23 26 100 7 85 36 208 17 72

5 3 5 1 14 7

3 5 15 1 7 8 10 4 6 0 2 3 14 18 32 7 9 16

0 0 1 0 1 1

4 1 8 9 0 21 9 0 18 2 0 5 24 1 52 12 1 26

9 50 20 69 9 62 5 18 43 199 22 59

2 1 5 2 3 1 8 22 8

3 2 3 1 1 1 5 2 6 4 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 8 17 10 22 6 4 8

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

6 0 15 1 0 7 8 2 32 7 0 17 0 0 11 1 0 11 6 3 26 29 5 119 11 2 44

4 35 4 16 7 67 13 48 2 19 4 18 9 65 43 268 16 51

13 0 21 18 0 3 1 7 0 15 0 13 12 103 10

16 30 16 0 11 0 16 35 1 10 20 6 2 6 4 4 12 0 0 15 3 4 8 1 1 8 8 4 20 4 2 4 2 8 28 5 9 12 3 76 209 53 7 20 5

2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 1

14 3 13 1 0 1 34 3 2 22 0 2 7 0 1 18 3 0 29 0 3 14 3 7 1 0 0 21 0 1 11 0 1 22 1 0 16 2 12 210 15 43 20 1 4

36 143 9 22 52 165 23 101 20 40 11 51 32 83 28 72 25 44 22 87 25 45 45 124 1 67 329 1044 32 70

13 35 4 1 8 23 2 1 47 88 6 1 47 47 1 2 16 30 5 2 2 20 1 0 20 36 3 1 19 16 3 0 10 23 1 0 16 30 3 0 4 29 4 1 9 17 1 3 0 3 0 0 3 7 3 0 2 6 2 0 9 28 3 0 1 8 2 0 226 446 44 12 18 35 3 1

0 2 5 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 1

9 5 1 14 11 1 39 10 2 42 10 1 10 1 2 21 9 1 12 5 1 8 3 0 11 5 0 11 12 0 18 1 4 22 13 0 1 2 1 8 7 0 8 3 1 50 4 9 10 1 5 294 102 29 23 8 2

2 70 7 69 4 202 20 171 12 79 3 58 11 92 10 61 4 54 6 80 4 65 13 78 3 10 1 29 4 26 5 109 8 35 117 1288 91 88

6 5 3 7 2 1 11 35 7

1 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 1

14 1 9 7 0 0 15 1 17 14 0 12 2 0 13 2 0 6 15 0 8 69 2 65 15 0 14

18 105 12 52 23 83 12 94 1 25 1 16 21 92 88 467 19 68

10 2 44 3 4 21 11 2 10 10 4 34 3 2 2 4 0 2 9 3 24 50 17 137 11 4 29

1 2 3 4 5

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Comedy show of the month Dylan Moran - Off the Hook Vicar Street, Dublin, September 29-October 16 Dylan Moran, star of Black Books and Calvary, is back in Vicar Street with his new stand up show. Expect a masterclass in comedy when Off the Hook comes to the stage. Moran, who has been called the Oscar Wilde of comedy, has recently been sharpening his deceptively rambling stand-up in unusual places including Kiev, Moscow and Kazakhstan - making him the first western comic to perform in St Petersburg. He has spent much of the past year touring the US whilst working on a TV pilot for ABC and an appearance on Letterman. This, his first Irish show for three years, promises to deliver more of Moran’s unique take on love, politics, misery and the everyday absurdities of life all delivered with potential panache. This is a must-see show.

New store of the month Matt Britton Carpets Unit 2, Bissott Loft, Malahide, 01 2760021, www.mattbritton.ie Right now 1,100 square feet of the finest quality carpets and flooring are making their way to the keenly awaited Matt Britton Carpets showroom in Malahide - coming soon. Already familiar faces on the Southside, with showrooms in Dundrum, Deansgrange, Terenure, Kilcoole and Bray, this is the Britton brothers first foray into the home furnishing market north of the Liffey. And boy, are they set to roll out the red carpet! Expect nothing short of first class treatment, highly competitive pricing, constantly updated offers and all the latest looks. But be warned – the exclusive stock heading to Malahide has the potential to inspire envy! If you want to make an impact using individually tailored carpets and flooring, visit Matt Britton Malahide. An extensive marketing campaign will ensue - keep your eyes peeled!

book of the month Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-eight Nights

By Salman Rushdie A lush, richly layered novel, in which our world has been plunged into an age of unreason, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-eight Nights is a breathtaking achievement and an enduring testament to the power of storytelling. In the near future, after a storm strikes New York City, the strangeness begins. A down-to-earth gardner find that his feet no longer touch the ground. A graphic novelist awakens in his bedroom to a mysteriousentity that resembles his own sub-Stan Lee creation.

Abandoned at the mayor office, a baby identifies corruption with her mere presence, marking the guilty with blemishes and boils. Unbeknownst to them, they are all descended from the whimsical, capricious, wanton creatures known as the jinn, who live in a world separated from ours by a veil. Once the line between the worlds is breached on a grand scale, there comes an epic war between light and dark spanning 1,001 nights - or two years, eight months and twenty-eight nights.

TV SHOW of the month Rugby World Cup TV3, September 18-October 31 It’s been a long time coming but now the wait is finally over and it’s time for six weeks of rugby. Yes, it’s the Rugby World Cup and although we shouldn’t a lot of us are heading into the tournament with some big expectations. But whether or not we can live up to the massive hype, one thing is for sure: we are going to be treated to some spectacular rugby over the course of the

Market of the month Killruddery Farm Market Killruddery House and Gardens, Southern Cross Road, Bray, Saturdays, 10am-4pm The Killruddery Farm Market is community shopping at its best! Fine foods, locally sourced produce, crafts and more are on offer each saturday. Come and meet your local food and craft heroes, all year round. You can make a day of it and bring the whole family or meet your friends and enjoy hot foods, a nice buzz and seasonal themes.

Situated on the grounds of Killruddery House and Gardens, you will be surrounded by gorgeous gardens while you browse. From delicious foods, jewellery, furniture, toys and beauty products, there are so many wonderful items on offer at the market. You’ll be coming back each week for more! Free parking and admission to the market in the sheltered Horse Yard and Grain Store of Killruddery House and Gardens.

tournament. It all kicks off at 8pm on September 17 as England v Figi gets things started. Our first match will be the next day, September 18 and we’ll be going up against Canada. Then we’ll be on the pitch again on September 27, this time we’ll take on Romania. The boys in green will go head to head with Italy on October 4. Our final group match pits us against France on October 11. After that? Well we’ll just have to wait and see. I’ve got faith though... COYBIG

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MOVIE of the month Life Gaiety Cinema, Arklow Twilight star Robert Pattinson stars in this true life story of friendship between a photographer and one of the biggest screen icons Hollywood has ever known.

Dennis Stock (Pattinson) is an ambitious Hollywood photographer whose life changes in 1955 when he meets the young James Dean (Dane DeHaan) at a party. The unknown Dean has just finished shooting East of Eden - the film that will launch him to stardom. Stock immediately recognises this charismatic young actor’s star quality and hopes that his own career will be boosted by Dean’s participation in a Life magazine photo shoot. As the two men strike up a tentative friendship, Stock captures some of the most enduring, iconic images of Dean’s tragically short life. Dane DeHaan captures the legendary magnetism of James Dean, while Robert Pattinson continues his recent string of impressive performances in Control director Anton Corbijn’s stylish biopic. Keep an eye out for Ben Kingsley on scene-stealing form as studio chief Jack Warner.

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Family fun of the month Jurassic Adventure The Helix, DCU, Collins Avenue, Glasnevin, October 2, 6.30pm Jurassic Adventures is a brand new production, set on a magical island, where anything might happen. With a brave cast of amazing actors, a fun script, superb scenery and, of course, dinosaurs. Be transported to a prehistoric place full of fun, thrills and screams. Be amazed and awes by the birth of a baby

T-rex but beware of the mother who wants her egg back. This fully scripted adventure, allows you to follow the footsteps of Doctor Grant’s team of explorers, and laugh at their crazy antics, as they search for proof that dinosaurs still exist. This show will leave you in pre-hysterics.

There is a magical place where dinosaurs live and it’s right before your eyes. Jurassic Adventure is suitable for children aged four and up. Tickets from €18.

Aries- This week is a 9 Postpone mundane rituals for something unexpected. Trust a crazy hunch. Make a delightful, possibly profitable, discovery.

Relax into blissful peace.

Taurus- This week is an 8 Circumstances startle you.

Consider an outrageous request.

Your community can provide whatever is needed. Put together a deal that speaks to your heart.

Gemini- This week is a 7 Team projects go well. Go for excellence. Reward yourself with some private time and relax. Savour peace and beauty.

Cancer- This week is a 6 You’re especially charming and attractive. Share something joyful with loved ones. Reaffirm a commitment for positive changes.

Festival of the month Dublin Theatre Festival Various locations, Dublin, September 24-October 11 The world’s oldest specialist theatre festival, first opening in 1957, this year will provide an exciting array of plays and performances. Over the course of the festival, 28 productions spanning 22 different stages across Dublin city and the suburbs. This includes the premieres of 11 Irish works as well as productions from the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, France and Denmark. The opening production is Conor McPherson’s The Night Alive. The show has had hit runs at the Donmar Warehouse London and at the Atlantic Theatre New York, where it won the 2014 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play. The cast includes Adrian Dunbar, Laurence Kinlan and Ian-Lloyd Anderson.

The festival will mark the centenary of Arthur Miller’s birth with a new production of A View From the Bridge. For the full listings and to book tickets, see dublintheatrefestival.com.

Leo- This week is an 8 Start from a point of balance.

Change is inevitable. You gain new insights Conditions seem unsettled. Come from love.

Virgo- This week is a 5 Prepare everything in private. You’re magnetically attracted. Raise the heat on a collaboration. Make an artistic or creative beginning.

GIG of the month Hard Working Class Heroes Various venues, Dublin City Centre, October 1-3 Hard Working Class Heroes festival and convention are delighted to be returning for their 12th year.

Over 500 bands applied to be a part of this year’s HWCH and from these 100 of the county’s top acts were chosen to play over the course of three nights. This festival is essential for any music fan. Over the years, the festival has showcased many of Ireland’s best known acts including Villagers, Fight Like Apes, Delorentos,

Exhibition of the month 6th Annual SCOOP Auction The Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield, until September 30 The Lighthouse Cinema is currently holding an exhibition as part of the 6th Annual SCOOP Art Auction and Exhibition. There are almost 100 selected artworks are currently on display in the cinema until they are sold at an exciting live auction on September 30. Viewing is available to all movie-goers. Non-ticket holders must either go to see a movie and support independent cinema in Dublin or book a private viewing with the curator, Andy at andy@scoopfoundation.com. The money raised at the auction will benefit the SCOOP Foundation.

The foundation’s goal is to build schools and community centres in Cambodia and India and to support the education and social needs of impoverished children. Pictured is Eanraic by Larry Dunne which is currently on display as part of the exhibition and auction.

Coronas, Lisa O’Neill and 2013’s breakthrough act, Hozier. One hundred bands will perform across seven venues in the city, providing you with a staggering amount of brand new Irish music for your aural pleasure. This year’s stellar line-up includes acts such as Neon Atlas, Bitch Falcon, Pleasure Beach, Corner Boy and Miles Graham. A ticket for the entire festival will set you back just €45. A daily/nightly tickets for €20 will give you access to all bands in all venues for that night. Alternatively, you can get single venue entry for a night.

Libra- This week is a 9 Passions get stirred. Plans shift.

Speak your heart and figure out how to do it later. Make bold promises that may include a graceful exit.

Scorpio- This week is a 6 Ignite creative fires. Invite participation. Accept advice from loved ones. Your full attention is a gift your family appreciates.

Sagittarius- This week is a 9 Find new ways to save resources. Question the status quo. Your greatest strength is love. Share your appreciation with family and friends.

Capricorn- This week is an 8 Discuss family finances to determine priorities. Listen more than talking. Find out what others want. Beautify shared spaces.

Aquarius- This week is a 7 Accept gifts, when offered, gracefully. You can find another revenue source. Follow a creative hunch. Short tempers spark with little provocation.

Pisces- This week is a 9 Go for harmony, beauty and satisfaction. Pursue a brilliant idea. It may take you in a new direction. Toss out the superfluous.

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WHAT’s HOT

with Michelle McGlynn info@wicklowvoice.ie

Cream of the crop

As the weather starts to chill, it’s time to get cosy in cream Cream is one of the big trends for Autumn/Winter and there are so many ways you can wear it.

It looks great when paired with some deep autumnal colours as it helps them to pop.

A cream dress is always elegant for an occasion, understated but beautiful.

Choose from these three options, each of which can easily be dressed up or down depending on the occasion. Left Claudina dress, Monsoon, €140, Centre Lace detail dress, Miss Selfridge, €69.99, Right Lace high neck dress, Miss Selfridge, €64.99.

To accessorise we have these understated platform heels from Dune, €105, this gorgeous gold and stone necklace from Topshop, €27.99 and this faux fur bag from New Look, €44.99.

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food

Peter Byrne

Head Chef at Sika Restaurant in The Powerscourt Hotel

Chocolate brownie

Method :

Ingredients 1280g eggs 1680g sugar 1600g butter 1000g 61% chocolate 800g t55 flour 400g walnuts 400g hazelnuts 320g pistachio nuts

Chop the nuts roughly Melt the chocolate and butter together.

Mix the sugar and the eggs then add the chocolate mix.

Finish by adding the flour and the nuts.

Bake at 180C.

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22 | NEWS/SPORT news in brief Employee rewards

Dublin employees prefer smaller, more frequent rewards in the workplace and favour a positive work environment over financial reward.

A study by One4All also revealed that employees feel that managers do not care if their staff are burned out.

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Double win Applegreen Motorway Service Area Lusk Northbound were celebrating a double win following Ireland’s Forecourt and Convenience Retailer Awards.

The retailer won the coveted Forecourt Retailer of the Year in their category as well as the overall award.

Lovely hurling .... Dublin Minor hurler Cian Hendricken got a nice surprise ahead of his Debs recently when sponsors of the GAA Minor Championships, Electric Ireland, invited him and seven other young players from around the country to Dublin with Kilkenny hurler Jackie Tyrrell. As part of its #ThisIsMajor campaign, eight semi-finalist teams nominated a teammate for a styling master class which included a visit to The Grooming Rooms on South William Street for a bit of hair pampering before heading to Dorian Black Suits on South Ann Lane followed by a steak lunch in Jamie Heaslip’s restaurant Bear. Our main picture shows Cian Hendricken with Jackie Tyrrell, and clockwise from top left, Tipperary hurler Stephen Quirke, Kilkenny hurler Daniel O’Connor, Kildare footballer Shea Ryan, Galway hurler Eoin Delaney, Tipperary footballer Danny Owens, Kerry footballer Gavan White, senior Kilkenny hurler Jackie Tyrell and Dublin hurler Cian Hendricken. Pix: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE

Challenging society Miriam O’Callaghan will chair an audience Q&A following a screening of the documentary, Behind the Wall in the IFI, Eustace Street on October 9.

The documentary charts the history of Ireland’s psychiatric hospitals and tell the stories of the remarkable people who experienced the system firsthand.

Tickets for the event are €5.

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Ireland expects ... but can we win?

As we head into the Rugby World Cup (the eighth staging of the tournament) the expectations of the Ireland team are probably higher than ever before.

Back-to-back RBS Six Nations titles (we now have 13 titles and are only four behind France’s 17) and a recent record-high world ranking (fourth, after the warm-up friendly wins over Scotland and Wales; we have since slipped back to sixth after the reverses against Wales and England) have put pressure on Joe Schmidt’s squad to go one step further than we have ever gone before and reach the semifinals (at least!).

If the tournament had been held a year ago we might have been slightly more confident.

The 2014 Six Nations was followed up by autumn wins over South Africa and Australia in Dublin.

Still, there is every hope that we can reach the last four and a strong group performance will hopefully set up a kind quarter-

final draw for us.

The fact that the tournament is being held so close to home will certainly be a bonus for us.

After the opening game on September 19 against Canada at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Ireland have a welcome eight day break before lining up against Romania at Wembley on Sunday 27 September.

Next up will be the Italy game at the Olympic Stadium on October 4.

Given how tough and competitive rugby has become in the professional era it is no surprise that players need a full week to recover between games.

A further seven day respite will precede the France match on October 11 (again at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff), just as well when you consider this is likely to be our toughest test at the group stage and will probably decide who tops the table and (in theory) gets the easier quarter-final match.

The quarter-finals will be held on 17 and 18 October

Heaven and Hell: A nervous couple kiss each other good luck at the September Hell & Back start line in Killruddery

Brogan brokers peace deal

Dublin football star Alan Brogan, wearing GOAL’s #nowyouknow Syria campaign t-shirt, keeps the peace between Eoghan Agar from Ballymun and Sarah Tyther from Killorglin Whatever about the hostilites on the pitch, it would appear that fans of Dublin and Kerry will be putting their rivalries to one side for Goal’s annual Jersey Day. Schools, colleges and companies all over Dublin are being urged to bring hope to children and families in Syria by taking part in the event on October 9. Dublin football star, Alan Brogan, along with Eoghan Agar from Ballymun, who works with Goal in their

head office in Dun Laoghaire, are asking people all over the county to wear their favourite team’s colours to school or work for the day.

Goal Jersey Day raises vital funds for Goal’s work in the developing world, including Syria, where they are supporting almost one million vulnerable people with food, water and other essential aid.

“Goal Jersey Day is one of our most popular events on our calendar and this year it matters more than ever.

“

We have a worldclass coach, squad and set-up and will probably not get as good an opportunity to potentially reach a semi or (dare I suggest) win the rugby world cup tournament in the near future

The events of the last few weeks have brought home to us all the importance of Goal’s work in Syria,” Barry Andrews, CEO of Goal said.

“By getting their school or workplace involved, people can have an enjoyable day, while making a valued and worthwhile contribution to the poorest and the most vulnerable.”

To sign up, please email jerseyday@goal.ie or call Goal at 01-2809 779 or visit www.jerseyday.org

at Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium.

If we are still in the tournament the semi-final games will be held a week later on october

24 and 25 at Twickenham. The final follows on October 31 also in Twickenham The tournament promises to be a very exciting one for Ireland.

We are competing in a sport that we have every expectation of being able to hold our own with the very best in the world, as opposed to say, soccer where just qualifying for a FIFA World Cup would be seen as a success.

We have a world-class coach, squad and set-up and will probably not get as good an opportunity to potentially reach a semi or (dare I suggest) win the tournament in the near future.

Having our games on all at the weekends at favourable times will boost support back home and allow many travel over and minimise time needed off work (not sure how this will pan out if we win through to the latter stages – people might need time to recover after the celebrations!).

Enjoy the tournament!

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