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Hi everyone and welcome to your new-look InTallaght!

There have been many changes at Genesis Media over the past few weeks and you may have noticed that your March issue did not materialise - well just to let you know it wasn’t that we were not working on it - we were in fact in overdrive making exciting plans to change things up a little and in turn offer you, our readers, more regular reading material and our advertisers more for their money.

As part of these plans I am delighted to tell you that InTallaght will be published in news print from now on and it will be hitting the shelves every two weeks instead of once a month! We have also resized slightly in order to fit more easily into your handbags and pockets!

Additionally we will be launching a brand new glossy and very exciting read, called Dublin Magazine, this June. Dublin Magazine, will be

sold nationwide and will bring you interviews with celebrities, musicians, comedians, writers and sports personalities as well as offer a heavy focus on fashion, cinema, motoring and much much more. Priced €2.95 for 120 pages of quality read you won’t want to miss your monthly copy!

We are adding to our portfolio all of the time and with our latest magazine, Dance Starz, almost selling out within a four week period we are confident that you will love what is about to come your way.

In the meantime, your free InTallaght will continue to bring you all your local news with fresh and exciting interviews every two weeks. Still available from all the usual outlets - don’t miss it!

Also don’t forget to drop me an email on editor@genesismedia.ie if there’s anything you would like to see in future editions.

Talk to you in two weeks time!

--------------------------------------------------Emer Mulvaney - Editor

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Curtains Up For IMC There will be huge excitement in Tallaght today (Wednesday) after the long-awaited re-opening of the cinema takes place in the Square – bringing with it 85 jobs.

IMC, the proprietor of six other cinemas nationwide, with reveal six of the 13-screens in the complex which will have a 2,200 capacity.

IMC Operations Manager Erin Mone told InTallaght: “We are delighted to finally be opening in The Square and we have been getting a fantastic reaction to the news.

Occupy Game FOLLOWING the closure of the Game store in The Square last week ex-workers have been occupying the empty shop in a dispute over redundancy entitlements.

“IMC will be bringing in the region of 85 jobs through the new cinema between operations staff, management and cleaners. We had a huge response to the posts with over 1,000 applicants for the general positions and 100 for the management so we are delighted.

The nine staff members were made redundant last Monday (March 26th) when administrators took the decision to close all 13 stores in Ireland, leading to 121 people losing their jobs nationwide.

The UCI cinema closed in Tallaght in March 2010 with the loss of over 50 jobs and since then IMC have been confirmed and the opening has been met with great anticipation.

Price Waterhouse Coopers then notified them that they would not be receiving any redundancy, and they would have to apply to the state for their entitlements.

Erin said: “It’s very exciting. The feedback that we are getting is that the cinema here has been sorely missed and we are confident that when the patrons see it they will be impressed.

Store Manager of Game in The Square, Damian Costigan told InTallaght: “ “We just got a call on the Monday to say that we had to shut the shop in the next five minutes. I am here 13 years, the deputy manager [is here] eight and some of the other staff are here five and six years so to just get a call like that after working here that long is ridiculous.

“It’s bigger and better and will offer plenty of options for people who will no longer have to travel to Liffey Valley and Dundrum for films – it will be much better value to come to us in Tallaght. The whole experience will be a new one too with VIP options offering a private bar and luxury seating area.”

Of the 13 screens five will be 3D while Screen One will house the VIP area in which customers can chill out before the film, have a drink and purchase their confectionary before it starts.

“We’re upset at the way we’ve been treated. Nobody wants to be in this position but they have forced our hand by not offering us our redundancies, entitlements or our notice period. We’re not being unreasonable, they won’t meet us halfway or even compromise with us.”

A further bonus will see three hours free car parking allocated to cinema goers in the Square.

Eight of the nine staff are from Tallaght and Damian said the support from the local community has been excellent. “Everybody is giving us brilliant support. Members of the public, other retailers in the Square, online, we’re even getting messages from Spain!” he said.

Cork based James Daly, national spokesman for the workers said, "We were put in an impossible position - all we want is guarantees about wages owing and our redundancy entitlements.

"We don't believe we should be a burden on the State - why should the State have to pay our redundancy instead of the firm? We will stay here as long as it takes. All the stock has been moved to the stockroom and is not going anywhere. We are here for the long hall,” he added.

Price Waterhouse Coopers did not put forward a comment at the tijme of going to press.

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A kind-hearted young footballer, who has his sights set on becoming the next Messi, has been putting his freestyling footwork to good use and raising money for some great causes.

Ciaran Duffy, 8, from Saggart, began playing with a ball before he could even walk according to his dad, and such has been his dedication to practice that his abilities have attracted the attentions of the national press, local football clubs and even football giants Barcelona FC. Just last year however, after reading an article in InTallaght magazine, the generous 2nd class student decided to use his talents to help others and his first stop was a little girl waiting on a life-saving Cerebral Palsy operation.

Dad Michael told InTallaght: “It all started when we read a story in an issue of InTallaght a few months ago. There was a piece in there about a little girl, Caoimhe, who’s family were fundraising to send her to America to get an operation to fix her legs. Ciaran said he would like to do something to help her and her family so we contacted her Dad who thanked us very much but told us that luckily they had raised enough money to send her to the US. “He then told us about another five-year-old girl, Niamh, who’s family were trying to raise money for the same thing and we called her Dad then instead.”

At Christmas time Ciaran got involved in a fundraising day with Niamh’s family where he showed off his freestyling skills for sponsorship and several hundred euro was raised toward the cause – Niamh is now set to get her operation.

Since then Ciaran has been approached to become a type of ambassador for the Laura Lynn Sunshine Home in Leopardstown.

Michael said: “A guy there heard about him and said that they were thinking of doing something soccer-wise to raise money and that they’d love him to be involved as he would be a great representative for the kids. Ciaran said he would love to and we are just waiting now on word about what to do next.”

In the meantime Ciaran will be involved in an event called Footie Focus which could lead him on the career path he dreams of. The Footiefocus Roadshow 2012 started recently travelling around Ireland assessing Ireland’s soccer talent – and is a showcase which gives participants a chance to win a week’s training at Liverpool F.C Academy.

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Michael said: “It would be a great opportunity for Ciaran. We have Barcelona FC looking at his tapes too so the future looks bright. We are very proud of him, he’s great and he’s doing so well – we are delighted that he is using his talent for good too.”

Ciaran added: “I like helping people. I’m good at football and I have loads of hat-trick certificates.

It’s a lot of hard work but I like doing it.”

Ciaran and his parents have written to a host of hospitals offering his help with any fundraising events they think he may be suited to and they are open to other suggestions for fundraisers.

Ciaran will also be getting involved in the www.live4soccer.ie street stadia this Summer – an organisation which has been a steady supporter of what he does. He is also available for sponsorship and is so popular that he has 20,000 hits on youtube.

For more information contact Michael on mickkduffy@yahoo.ie.

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The most successful haven for recovering drug addicts in Ireland is nestled away in the Wicklow mountains and run by Ballyfermot man, Phil Thompson.

Tiglin Teen Challenge Centre has been in operation for almost four years and in that time has watched every graduate leave its programme and stay clean.

The Christian-run operation, which costs 1,200 per day to keep open, has 25 male residents who have committed to a 16 month programme of recovery.

From registration to graduation each man will submit to detox, give up all substances including smoking and enter into a programme of health, training and routine.

Phil told InTallaght: “About 10 years ago I owned a clothes shop and I was happy there but I began, I suppose, to have an awakening to society and in particular homelessness. I had no experience of it particularly but I am a Christian and I became frustrated about our beliefs and the fact that I felt none of these people were experiencing that.

About three years later I got the opportunity to volunteer on a Sunday night and myself and Aubery McCarty, my business partner, went along.

“A couple of months later we closed the shop and in my mind I was going to go back and study fashion buying or something at college but I got an offer of paid relief work at the shelter and a month later I got a full time job there. I thought it was unusual that these things suddenly cropped up but they were obviously meant to be.”

For the next six years Phil worked at the shelter in which time he witnessed a vicious cycle of addicts attempting to get themselves clean but constantly falling back into drugs. One person, however, changed that when he came to Phil looking for help linking in with a programme of recovery which he had heard was running in Scotland. This addict left for that programme and came back for a visit six months later a different person.

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Phil said: “After six months he was allowed a weekend out and he came to stay with me. I couldn’t believe the difference. There was obviously something in the programme that was working. At one point half the addicts in it were Irish and I began to think that, that was exactly what we needed here in Ireland so that’s what we set about doing.”

After that Phil got in touch with a few friends who campaigned to try and get the centre set up. They found the building in Ashford, got enough together for the deposit and got approved for a mortgage. They then approached Teen Challenge, a programme for recovering women addicts who had a programme structure and curriculum, and they agreed to join forces. The women’s programme has just recently relocated to the Ashford site from Newbridge too although the male and female campuses are kept separate.

Phil said: “It was great to have an established format behind us and we set to work renovating the building. We started off with one addict back then. His sister had done the programme in Scotland and she brought him in - today we have 25 and a long waiting list but we also have the best record of recovery in the country and if we do not have room for someone we offer advice on alternatives as well as a place on the waiting list.”

Tiglin takes referrals from several places including family members, prison and the probation service.Once an addict is referred and willing to take part they do an interview, they are then introduced around and the schedule and rules are explained.

If they then decide they want to come on board they are accepted and the 16-month programme begins.

Phil said: “We treat addiction as one unit so those involved in the programme have to give up

everything including smoking. This can sometimes turn people off but it is something that works very well. There has actually been a study carried out in the UK that proved that people who were able to give up cigarettes had a higher chance of giving up other substances.”

The schedule at Tiglin is 7am to get up at which time housemates clean their rooms and shave etc. After that they have 15 minutes of quiet time to get their heads together or for those who choose to, pray or read. Then it’s downstairs for breakfast.

Housemates have a rotating schedule which will see some work in the kitchen for a period of time after which others will take over for a few days.

After breakfast the house is cleaned then between 9 and 10am they go to what’s known as the ‘upper room’ for Christian music and to share experiences and talk.

After that some will study subjects like anger and personal rights and there is also a lifeskills programme to avail of in an effort to equip them for life back at home.

Lunch is at 12.30pm after which it’s free time to play pool and table tennis or read (only publications vetted by the organization). 2pm is back to work duties where the garden is tended to, the building is maintained and the chickens are fed and their living quarters are cleaned out.

The first month of the programme is induction and unless a housemate has children they are not allowed any phonecalls. In the two-month phase they are allowed one visit per month. After three months they are allowed a day out per month and in phase three they are allowed a weekend out per month.

Phase 3+ is when a day out every week is allowed and one weekend a month. Then the work placements kick in.

Phase 4 is the re-entry phase where housemates move to the Tiglin base in Greystones and live independently. They come back two days a week to Tiglin from 9am-5pm to check in.

force anything on anybody. They are free to believe in whoever they like and live how they choose.

“All we want to do is provide them with a place they feel safe and supported and get them through the addiction which is tearing them apart.”

There are two graduations at Tiglin every year and despite some people dropping out of the programme of all those who have graduated each and every one remains clean today.

The programme gets some government funding but has huge expenses per year and is constantly holding fundraisers.

At the moment the organization is encouraging people to partake in either the 100 or 500 clubs.

The 100 club will see corporate entities, businesses or groups pledge 100 euro per month to Tiglin or the 500 club sees individuals pledge 500 euro for the year which works out at roughly 10 euro per week.

Phil added: “There have been times when we were literally about to close the doors but we manage to pull through thankfully. The truth is a donation can be a lifesaver – literally.”

If you’d like to contact Head Office: Contact Name: Aubrey McCarthy Address: Teen Challenge Ireland Limited, 42A Pearse St, Dublin 2 Email: chairman@teenchallenge.ie Men’s Centre Contact Name: Phil Thompson Address: Tiglin, Ashford, Co. Wicklow Email: phil@teenchallenge.ie Women’s Centre Contact Name: Una Scully Email: una@teenchallenge.ie See www.tiglin.ie for more details.

Phil said: “It’s a proven programme and we are very proud of it. It is Christian-run but we do not 09

Glenn Cronin from Tallaght remembers taking his first drug, Valium, just before his 13th birthday.

Now 37, he is a father with a criminal past that led to a life of alienation and homelessness.

Brenda Lawlor is from the Liberties and spent 20 years as a drug addict on the streets of Dublin.

She has four children, all of whom were taken off her at some point but one of whom is now living with her again – as she is four years drug free.

Brenda’s addiction started when she was about 12 and escalated so badly that she was soon a heroin addict living with a dangerous criminal.

She told InTallaght: “I had a good childhood, normal and happy. We went on holidays and we got along, it was nothing about that, that got me started. I suppose it was more about a sense of belonging and being accepted. I started taking drugs and it wasn’t long before I went from Cannabis to Heroin. Then I got into some bad relationships with men where abuse was involved and I went from bad to worse.

“In all the madness I had a child with one man but I wasn’t with the father, then I had another child from another relationship and both of us were addicted to coke and Heroin. By the third relationship I had, had another girl and two days after I had given birth to my next, a boy, they were both taken off me.

“After that I felt I had no purpose. My mother was rearing two of my children and the other two were in care. I got into another relationship with a guy

who was just out of prison but who was in a lot of trouble and my home was always getting raided then after it was petrol-bombed we were left on the streets.

“I started drinking as well as doing Methadone Heroin, Cocaine and Craic. The problem was that the guy I was with didn’t want me to get help and I ended up getting sclerosis of the liver.”

Brenda’s life took a turn for the better one day however, when a man she once knew followed her to the Methadone clinic.

She said: “He kept saying God had told him to follow me but I said ‘get lost – where’s God ever been for me?’ but a week later we got talking again and I ended up agreeing to go over to a couple in Sligo to dry out. It was there that I heard of Teen Challenge.

“I came back to Dublin, got involved and I have to say the 16 months were intense but I have never looked back. At my lowest I was told I had only six months to live, since I got clean on the programme I have been sent to London for tests and been told that I no longer need a liver transplant.

“I’ve always heard that the ones [programmes] run by churches are the best and I firmly believe that now because without this one I would be dead.”

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“I was always living on the ‘at leasts’,” he told InTallaght. “At least when I was on Cannibas I wasn’t on E, then I started on E but at least I wasn’t on coke, then coke got me but at least I wasn’t on Heroin. Soon I was taking Heroin and working full time and it lasted for a long while but then that fell apart too when my boss found a box full of dirty syringes in my van. I had been thinking ‘well even though I’m on heroin at least I still have a job’, then it was gone but at least I wasn’t homeless….and then I was.”

Glenn says that just like Brenda he too got into drugs because he wanted to fit in.

He said: “I always felt awkward and from an early age I felt a strong need to fit in but when I didn’t I moved on and I was always looking for new friends. Then I found them and they were into all sorts. I started taking Valium, then magic mushrooms. I started secondary school and again there was a whole new mix of people, good and bad, and I wanted to be like them.

“By the time I was about 14 I took my first E and life completely changed. I found a whole other gang to identify with and then there was the rave scene. I was skipping out at night when my parent’s thought I was in bed and I was doing all sorts but all the while I maintained that I wouldn’t touch Cocaine nevermind Heroin. I thought Heroin was for scumbags and a couple of years later, when I was on coke, I remember seeing people at a party smoking Heroin and thinking I never would but like everything else I eventually did and all of a sudden I felt ‘Ah I’ve landed - I was home.”

By the time Glenn was 20 he was a Heroin addict who was always in employment. At 22 he had a child and was working full time going

to work without Heroin but desperately needing it before bed. He thought no one around him knew but everyone did and despite having a child with him at 22 his girlfriend could not handle it and left him. Eventually he was using at work.

He said: “She was a good girl and she gave me a chance but I blew it. I was working in people’s homes fitting boliers etc and I’d go out to the van to get a tool and shoot up in the front seat before going back in, I thought I had it sorted.”

By 28 Glenn’s bosses discovered 300 dirty syringes in his van and fired him. With no job he turned to crime for money. At this stage, as he says, he was ‘injecting anything.’

“I had no veins left to shoot up into so I started injecting into my arse,” he said. “I had welts and sores all over and I had a huge gaping hole in my wrist that had gone septic. I was a mess and I was on the run from people in Tallaght so I went into the city centre to try and hide. I stayed in a hostel for a couple of days but I became so paranoid that I left. I was finally on the streets.

There were no more ‘at leasts’ I was rock bottom.”

American and I just thought they were nuts. I had no faith in God and all I wanted was money for drugs but they asked what I needed healing from so I started to list off all my ailments to buy time and when I finished they said ‘Jesus can heal you of that,’ and I laughed again but this man closed his eyes and put his hand on my shoulder and I was about to go for the bags when something happened. Something washed over me and I burst out crying. I didn’t know what it was but I jumped up and ran off.

“That day stayed with me though and I couldn’t shake the feeling that something had happened.

I was living in a squat that made ‘Trainspotting’ look like a Disney film and a week later I was still telling the others but they said it was all in my head.

“Then another sign came. We were shooting up in the squat soon after when this other addict came in, in a bright cream suit telling us about this recovery place – Teen Challenge.

We considered robbing him but decided to leave him be and he left. The next day he was slumped on the side of the street, back on drugs and his suit ruined.”

After that Glenn started begging when, by chance, he was sitting on Baggot Street one day with a cup and someone threw a fiver into it.

“I wasn’t begging that day,” he said. “I had a drink in it and I was just sitting down. I remember thinking this is it – I’m sorted! There was a rugby match on and when they came out they were throwing money at me. I was delighted. After that I went off to get some new needles from the needle exchange and get some drugs.

“At this point [in his life] I had no veins left, my lung had collapsed, my liver was ruined, I had HIV and I had abscesses all over my body. I was destroyed but some time later the strangest thing happened. I came across some Christians outside Dublin castle. They were preaching and they stopped me and told me about God but I just laughed.

“They asked me did I want to be healed and I noticed two women with handbags beside them so I said yes because I was trying to hatch a plan to get my hands on their wallets. They were 11

Shortly after though Teen Challenge was to come into Glenn’s life once more, and this time he was willing to listen.

He said: “I was up on a drug charge and I remembered the place that lad in the suit spoke about – I chose to go there to get off the charge and because I was so skinny they took me in straight away. I haven’t looked back since. If you’d asked me two years ago about God I’d have laughed but I now believe 100 per cent that he has healed me. I am recovering, I have no Hepatitis, no ailments, my veins are all back to normal and I am healthier than I have ever been.

“I have been through the prorgramme fully but still work as a maintenance man at Tiglin. I’m livng independently and in the past five months I’ve lived more of my life than I ever have. Life is no longer endured, it’s enjoyed, and I have Tiglin and God to thank for that.”

It’s been 21 years since the Chain Gang first set pulses racing and over two decades later there’s no sign of them slowing down.

With a cast which has changed several times throughout the years the movement simply ensured that the best of the best performs on stage every time according to promoter Tommy Egan.

Every year the lads perform charitable events as well as appearing up and down the country at various functions. With six members from Irish to International guys, new choreographer Des Alan is putting the shapes on the cast and their act is going down a storm.

Tommy told InTallaght: “Des has turned the show around. It’s one, now, that is ready for a huge stage and we are very excited about where it’s going to go.

“There has been 20,000 euro invested in custom-made outfits so the look as well as the act is better than ever.”

The Chain Gang started many years ago after Tommy first came up with the idea to start Ireland’s first strip group but the original one was a flop.

are always very polite and friendly and they would never leave a show until everyone has got autographs and gone home. That makes a huge difference.”

“It was terrible,” he said “It was the best comedy group in Ireland and I lost everything on it but then one day I went to see The Chippendales and I saw where I was going wrong. I wasn’t going to give up so I got the money to back me and I brought in the best choreographers and the Chain Gang was born.”

This year the aim is to get the coveted slot on the Late Late Show which has alluded them for years as well as more fundraising. In the end The Chain Gang played the Red Cow on Mother’s Day in a show that was a roaring success.

This year, Tommy says, will be the best one yet for the group who were sought after for an impossible 24 gigs on Mother’s day and the reason for that success, he says, is the personalities of the guys which he thinks will see them through for another 20 years.

He said: “Women love the men themselves. They

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Tommy added: It’s a great venue and they are just more popular than ever. After all these years they are going from strength to strength and so long as the people want them, they’ll be around to perform.”

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He’s the pride of Tallaght after singing his way to the final 16 on RTE’s The Voice of Ireland and Kevin Keeley has high hopes of taking the top spot under the mentorship of the beautiful Sharon Corr.

After wowing the panel in the live auditions with his version of ‘Travellin’ Soldier’ he then went into battle with ‘Need you Now’ now and since, it seems, the whole country needs him.

The 19-year-old who is a Presentation and Performance student at Ballyfermot College took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to chat to InTallaght about his passions, what he thinks of the judges and what it’s like to see his face everywhere…

So Kevin you’re in the final 16 how are you feeling about it all?

I’m delighted that it’s going so well. We’re just campaigning at the moment and asking people to vote!

Did you ever think that you would get this far?

No I’d already done the XFactor thing and didn’t get that far so I didn’t expect to ever get to this stage.

What was the audition process like?

Well there wasn’t a lot of hype around it in my house because I didn’t tell anyone I was doing it. I just know what it’s like from doing similar things before and it’s great when it’s going good but when you get rejected the lows are very low so I wanted to see how I got on first before letting anyone know what I was doing. I didn’t even expect to get called first, then I did and I performed for the producers and after that I was called for the live auditions.

I was shocked to get called back once but since then it has been going great.

How is Sharon as a mentor?

She’s brilliant. At this stage we get along like friends. She is just really nice to us, always giving great advice and keeping our spirits up.

So before you got her would you have been hoping for her or one of the lads?

Well I’ve always been a big fan of Westlife so I probably would have been delighted with Kian but then again I am a big fan of Garth Brooks and Mary Black so it doesn’t necessarily mean that one person is better for you. I am just really happy now that I have Sharon as she has been great to me.

Who chooses your songs for performance?

We choose them together. It has to be different and myself and Sharon choose which songs to sing each time.

Is there method behind the choice? Is it about showing range / proving you can be versatile?

Oh yes that’s what it’s all about. Showing that we can slot into different genres.

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we are all friends and don’t let it get to us. If I had to pick I’d have to say Vanessa competition-wise. She just, obviously, has an amazing voice.

Kian has had plenty to say about your performances – have you something up your sleeve for him?

[Laughs] Definitely. He’s all about owning the stage and putting on a show.

I’m ready to pull out all the stops on that one!

So what’s it like backstage?

It’s great! There have been a lot of different comments about what it’s like and what people think of each judge but genuinely we really do all get on.

We have the craic but we know at the end of the day it’s a competition so when we need to get in the zone we go off to our own quiet space for a few minutes and get ready to perform.

What has been your best performance yet do you think?

My blind audition got a great response but I think my last one was the best.

I proved something to myself.

What do you think of the judges comments about you in general so far?

I was labeled as a country singer from the start because I said I like Garth Brooks but I don’t think I’m that. People still seem to think that I have a country style going on though and I’m not going to complain about that because if that’s the direction I am best going in I’ll soon find out. I do like a wide range of music though.

There have been some big stars performing on the show like Pixie Lott and Rizzle Kicks – did you get to meet them? Did they give you any advice or even an autograph?!

No we didn’t get to hang around with them at all. They had their own jobs to do and be interviewed afterwards so unfortunately we didn’t get any time with them.

What sort of musician do you think you will be?

I’m not sure but this show is a great opportunity to try things and guage people’s reaction to you.

What has the support been like for you from Tallaght?

The support has been amazing. There are posters all over the place I have to stop looking at them there are so many! They are on every street. Rovers have posters up everywhere too - everyone has just been great. The Square even dedicated one of the shops to fill with posters. The whole community is rallying around – it just goes to show you that you can always rely on where you come from.

What would winning this mean to you? Will you give up college?

It would be amazing. This is everything I have ever wanted and if I won I would put everything into it, it would definitely be my main priority but I would put college on hold not give up on it because you just never know.

Any message for the people of Tallaght ahead of your next performance?

Just that I’d really appreciate if everyone could vote and hopefully I can take it all the way for them.

Who is your biggest rival on the show?

At the moment your rivals are the people in your group which is tough but

Kevin will perform next on The Voice of Ireland on Easter Sunday, make sure you pick up the phone and vote.

How did you get into music?

My whole family is into music, my Grandad is a great inspiration and I gig with my brother. Music has always been there with us.

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FOOTBALL fanatics from across the area are being sought to take part in a five-a-side tournament to raise funds for sufferers of a painful, incurable and life-threatening disease.

James Lumumba, from Jobstown, has organised a 12-hour long Football Marathon Challenge that will take place on Saturday, June 2, in Tallaght’s Postal Sports & Social Club, for Debra Ireland – and he needs participants.

The charity offers support and advice to those who suffer from Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a genetic condition that causes the skin layers and internal body linings to separate and blister at the slightest touch. It affects about one in every 18,000 children.

James, who has numerous successful charity events under his belt, like climbing Kilimanjaro two years ago and running the Chicago Marathon in October 2009, decided to stage the fundraising event after he carried out some research into Debra Ireland as part of a business management course he studied last year.

He told InTallaght: “After doing that research I felt sympathetic to the charity and felt I would like to do something for them. Most of their funding is raised through events done by individual people and they don’t get a lot of funds from the Government.”

The Football Marathon Challenge is a five-a-side fun physical challenge in which participating teams will be competing over 12 hours.

James said: “The event will run from 9am to 9pm and all teams entering the challenge will be given a fundraising target to meet. Each team will consist of seven members with only five on the pitch at any one time. I’m hoping to get up to 20 teams involved in the event and each player has been given a target of raising €250.”

While participants will be playing over 20 games of football in a single day there will be a DJ and other entertainment to keep spirits up, with a league and a knockout cup to keep things interesting. James is also encouraging women to take part in the mini-marathon on behalf of Debra Ireland and organising a charity sky diving event, planned for Co Offaly in this month.

DEBRA Ireland’s mission is to fund the development of treatments and cures for all forms of Epidermolsis Bullosa, and meanwhile to do all in its power to alleviate the suffering caused by EB. Susan Woodcock, Fundraising Manager at Debra Ireland said they are delighted to have been chosen: “As a charity with no guaranteed funding we depend on the generosity of our supporters to continue to support families around Ireland who live with EB on a daily basis,” she said.

The closing date to register for the Football Marathon Challenge is May 1st.

To take part in any of the other events contact James Lumumba by emailing: james.lumumba@aviva.ie or by phone on 087-4135537. Alternatively log onto www.mycharity.ie/event/footballmarathon to donate.

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By Padraig Conlon

IRISH sports legend Jim Stynes has been fondly remembered at the local club where it all began for him following his recent death in Australia.

The man who went on to become one of the greatest players in the history of Australian Rules Football began his sporting life with Ballyboden St Endas where members say his passing has brought ‘enormous sadness.’

It had been known for some time that Jim had a life-threatening illness but that didn’t diminish the shock at the club when the news came through that he had lost his brave battle with cancer at just 45 years old.

The general manager of the club, Noel Sheridan, told InTallaght: ''The club is upset for his family and for Jim himself. We were obviously hoping for a miracle, that something would happen, but it became clear from the stories we were hearing that there was nothing that could stop these tumors. ''The only miracle that took place was that he did give such encouragement to people while he was suffering from it. I think he inspired a lot of people,'' Mr Sheridan said.

While he became hugely famous as an Aussie Rules star, he never lost touch with his roots and was a regular visitor home, usually around Christmas, when he always ensured he made a trip up to the club.

Club PRO Gerry O’ Sullivan said “Jim grew up with the club and his family are very active members. As well as Jim and his father Brian his brothers Brian and David are also members.

"There's enormous sadness [here]. The challenge he faced with cancer was well-known by Irish people and the enormous bravery he showed touched people."

Jim Stynes joined Ballyboden St Endas at the tender age of 9. His parents Brian and Tess are huge supporters of gaelic games so it was no surprise when he ended up at the club, where his father coached. The first team he played for was the Under 11s and despite being a couple of years underage the fact that he was so tall meant that he was well able to compete with the older players. Former club teammates remember him as a real superhero-type player from whom it was impossible to take possession of the ball.

Sean Flynn, who was Chairman of the underage section of the club when Jim joined, remembers how the tall, stubborn lad in midfield, who was six foot by the time he was 11, was unstoppable.

“Other teams would put two or three players on him but he would still snatch the ball and burst forward with it,” he said. ''He was just as exciting at that early level - 11, 12, 13 - as he was as an adult. The opposition couldn't deal with him at all.''

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Additionally he had the distinction of playing for Ireland and Australia in the International Rules series and in more recent times he was a key part of the Australian management set-up. One of his last public engagements was to throw in the ball in Melbourne at last year’s Ireland v Australia test. During one of Australia’s visits to Ireland, Jim presented a signed football to the club and it remains a treasured memento.

While Ballyboden St Endas is today a hugely successful club back in the 1980s this wasn’t the case. A major breakthrough was made, however, in 1981 when the club won the Under 16 football championship with Jim Stynes as a key player and the club was put on the map. It was the first juvenile championship achievement for Ballyboden and the photograph of this team hangs proudly in the clubouse. His outstanding performances for the club led to Jim being called up to the Dublin Minors in 1984 where he created a formidable midfield partnership with Paul Clarke as they swept to All-Ireland honours, beating Tipperary in the final.

Alongside his wonderful football career Jim co-founded The Reach Foundation, a charity dedicated to promoting positive mental health among young Australians.

Jim Stynes’ first contact with Australian rules football also came in 1984 when, with no prior knowledge of the game, he answered an ad in a local paper from the Melbourne Demons Football Club seeking talented Gaelic footballers as possible recruits in what was later described as “The Irish experiment”. Melbourne officials were impressed and he was brought to Victoria in November that year.

Jim was laid to rest during a state funeral in Melbourne on Tuesday, March 27th. He was also honoured in Ireland on the previous Monday when his former club mates were among the hundreds of people who attened Ballyroan Church in his former home parish of Knocklyon for a special tribute mass.

Club Chair Terry O’Neill in a tribute said: “To most people Jim is known as one of Ireland’s best known international superstars but at moments like this our thoughts must be of - Jim the husband, father, son, brother and friend. Their loss is immeasurable and being connected to someone who is so well-known in both Australia and Ireland must have added an additional burden but there must also be consolation to see someone touch the lives of so many and to leave so many happy memories behind.”

The career of a senior AFL player today averages just 3.5 years but from 1987 until 1998 Jim Stynes played 264 times for Melbourne and later became Chairman of the club, only retiring from this role in February 2012 because of his health problems.

From a zero level of experience or knowledge he rose to the very top and became the first, and still only, non-native Aussie to win the Brownlow Medal (Player Of The Year) in 1991 – their highest individual player award. He was also voted Victorian of the Year in 2001, 2003 and 2011 and Melburnian of the Year in 2010.

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Shop owners Dave and Mag’s are delighted with the business since they opened on March 2nd.

“Yes business has been good since opening, everything is going well and we’re delighted so far” they said. “We’re open 7 days a week, something very few other shops in the area do.

“On a Sunday we offer a Hot Towel Shave and Haircut for just 22. So, if you want to ‘Freshen Up’ after a hectic weekend or even just prepare for the oncoming week then come on in to us and we’ll look after you.”

LOCAL MEN who want their Hair to look great without paying a fortune should check out the newly opened Killian’s Mop Chop Barbers in Marlfield Mall, Kiltipper.

Killian’s Mop Chop Barbers is a modern concept Barber Shop and provides a full range of services for men which includes Cutting, Styling, Signature Cuts and Hot Towel Shaves. They also stock a variety of Male Grooming products, as the modern day man is looking for a lot more than just a haircut!

Following the fast success of their Shop in Kiltipper, Dave and Mag’s are now making plans to open their second Barber Shop in Fortunestown (next to GALA stores) They hope to have it up and running by Mid April.

The two highly trained staff members, who have over 20 years experience between them, are able to serve all Hair and Styling needs. Both are very friendly and very skilled, so as well as making you look good they’ll put you in a better mood too!

How many Barber Shops in Dublin can claim to have a former stylist from the Polish X Factor working for them? Or a teacher of Barbering and Professional Signature Design for that matter either?? They also have Sky Sports on the TV for you to watch while you wait.

In these tough times it’s great to see new businesses opening in the community. With their experience and expertise, the staff at Killian’s have got what it takes to build on their great start and grow their business in both their Kiltipper and Fortunestown Shops.

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By Emer Mulvaney, Editor

Ever wondered what it’s like behind the scenes of Ireland’s funniest and best-loved daytime radio show? Yes me too that’s why I set off recently to sit in studio while TodayFM’s Ray Foley show was airing and let me tell you – it’s exactly how you would imagine…but with more swearing!

It’s the middle of the day and while most of us are slaving away at our desks, serving people behind counters or making sales Ann, JP and Ray are having the craic – both on and off the air. When the mics are on they are bantering away, having ‘just a bit of fun for everyone’s lunchtime’ but when they are off air that banter doesn’t stop.

JP and Ray, friends for 14 years – six of which were their degree days – chat and laugh like the old friends they are, slagging each other off and deciding where they might go with the show next while Ann takes a rather frustrating call from a listener who entered a competition but is unwilling to come on air – he loses out on the prize because of it but as the song playing nears an end and airtime approaches rapidly they find another winner willing to go on air in the nick of time.

“Welcome to the most boring studio in the world,” Ray laughs as he points at the newly-installed web cams. “We’re being watched and I don’t know what people are expecting us to be doing but relaxing back in our chairs with our feet on the desk isn’t it. We need to buck up and get more interesting!”

So maybe watching them on camera isn’t the most rivetting but as radio presenters that’s not what they signed up for so as long as they are funny on air who cares?

Looking around it’s pretty surreal to see JP frantically typing ‘what we didn’t get to do today’ while Ann lines up clips for the impending podcast. Ray, in the big chair is looking pretty busy and important and as the jingles we all know and love are faded in and out I watch the Mayo man, with his air of arrogance – the self professed king of the n-ayfternoons,’ – and wonder whether his radio persona is true to life.

So after the show we sit down for a chat and I discover that with just the right amount of confidence and genuine personality Ray Foley is indeed the funny radio jock we all know and love but there’s more to him than that.

With his first child due imminent we speak babies, romance, ambition and just who is the eejit on the show…..

So what does a typical day involve?

Half the show is planned the day before . Unfortunately with the timing of our show Ian and Ray [Darcy] have already been through the papers so pretty much everything has been done to that extent. We have a meeting every morning. The lads [Adelle, Ann and JP] come in at 9am and I come in 22

at 10am. We have the meeting at 10.30am for about 40 minutes and we blast through everything. The first item is always what we’ve been up to, the TV we watched, the things we saw on the bus – sometimes there’s nothing!

But we hammer through the papers and see if there’s something that we can make our own. We have movies on a Wednesday and Fridays too.

Is it really all about the fun?

We come up with a shortlist at the meeting and we bash through different angles – we try to be light-hearted but with the recession we have been thinking more and more about the way we go about things. We have dabbled in the more serious but the reaction we get is that people like what we do and want that escapism. We are very aware that we can be annoying shits sometimes though and that can’t be easy but for the most part we think our listeners are in it for the craic so that’s what we try to bring.

Who comes up with the ideas?

Well since the recession we don’t do an awful lot of big ideas. We did the fun bus and the live lunches but the ideas for general shows are come up with mostly over pints! We socialise together and TodayFM are pretty good about letting us do pretty much what we want. That’s mostly down to the Ray Darcy show who, over the years, have managed to get to the point where they get what they want in a lot of circumstances and we’re benefitting from that.

How do you guage if they are good?

You can’t guage really- our guage is ourselves. We don’t need to be on the road all the time or doing huge things, we are what we are. 2fm are on the road all the time and they never sound good. My feeling is that we might do things that have been done before but we do them better.

Do listeners give ideas for games and comps?

No, it’s not really one of those shows. I think people just want to listen to the radio. I have a theory that if I am being paid to make it [radio] I’ll do it and you’ll listen to it for free. Getting other people to come up with stuff it is a cop out.

What shows do you most look forward to? Do you get nervous?

None of them! Ah no seriously I enjoy the show everyday – I’d have to! I don’t really get nervous any more to be honest – unless we have someone in and it’s out of my confort zone.

Like a sports person or something?

Yes exactly that might make me a little nervous but otherwise I’m fine.

How do you stay in good humour on air?

Someone actually text us today and asked that. I don’t know – it’s our job to be upbeat and have a laugh. The bitch of it is that you have to be upbeat and have a laugh – you have no choice. If we worked in a bank maybe or something we wouldn’t always have to be that way but then again we wouldn’t change this for the world – it’s hardly a chore to be happy!

Are you ever not talking or fighting with each other and then have to go on air and have the banter?

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but we’ve only ever not spoken maybe twice. One time I remember we weren’t speaking and it went on for a couple of days. I actually had no idea why we weren’t talking and our friends asked me one day and I had to admit I didn’t know and to be fair I missed him so I just forgave him and got on with it.

Who was your best/worst interviewee? Any huge disasters you remember?

We are not very interview-based – not like the Darcy show – they get everyone. When we do interview people though we manipulate it and we try and get people that we really want to meet. A couple of years ago we had Justin Lee Collins and he ended up staying for an hour on the show because he said he was having such a good time. We told him he could head off whenever he liked and he said no, he wanted to stay. We went for a pint after and we were like ‘shit this is great’. That’s when I get nervous when I meet someone I really rate – I just want them to like the show. If it was someone we don’t really like then we don’t really care if they don’t like it!

Are you as cocky as you make out?

I’m not as cocky/arrogant as I let on to be at all! I know that we are the best at this type of thing. We’ve won awards (both pushed and legitimate!) and part of getting there is being confident. Well I am a bit cocky but I do believe in the show.

Are you romantic?

My wife is lovely and I try to be thoughtful. I think it means more the rest of the year so yes, I try to be romantic. I buy her flowers probably about 10/15 times a year and I surprise her with dinner here and there.

What’s your worst habit?

Well as far as my wife is concerned I don’t switch off and I am quite negative and critical or myself….that’s not a habit though is it? Let me see…my worst habit [thinking hard]….Drinking…picking my nose, belching, not making the bed, leaving the dishes in the dishwasher..not much....

Are you nervous about being a dad?

I’m looking forward to it. I would rather it was over now to be honest, there’s no more getting around the elephant in the room ie; my wife! Ah seriously though she is in great form, she was born to be a mum. She is very loveable, kind and caring and she will be great. I have been very open about it myself, I was never in a huge hurry to be a dad and I am not the most eager soonto-be father. It wasn’t a surprise though, it was planned because it was time but I am looking forward to getting my teeth into it now.

Is JP taking over when the baby arrives? How do you rate him as a replacement?

Yeah well the way I look at it is there is noone better to do it when I am not here than them, the team that are with me all the time.

Do you ever listen in when you’re off and think ‘God they shouldn’t / should have done that?’

I listen in but I never judge because the way I look at it is they did/didn’t do it because I wasn’t there and that’s fair enough.

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So tell me about Take Me Out how did that come about?

It was a total fluke. We had done a tour around Ireland for the show and uploaded to youtube. They seen it and put me on a shortlist in TV3. The list went up on a white board and staff had to put a tick beside whoever they would prefer to see presenting it – I got the most ticks and they rang me!

Did you really suffer from panic attacks you were so nervous?

No I didn’t say panic attacks – that was said for me! I was very very nervous admittedly. I got offered the job in the June and we didn’t start filimg until September so I would be going about my daily life and then all of a sudden get this bolt of nervousness when I remembered. The first show was the worst though – I was told all the country’s entertainment press would be there and I was really really nervous. I went into autopilot out of pure fear…

I just said I’d go for it and I’m the first to say it wasn’t the best but it definitely wasn’t the worst.

Well you got asked back for a second series so that says a lot.

Yeah it was great to be asked back and I love the show. It’s different to the English one because unlike that, in my opinion, there are no fixed answers and it’s a tough place to be at times. Lads getting rejected by girls who want to be on TV and stay there for a while. I was actually getting quite defensive for the fellas for a while – they were getting booted off and I was like – what was wrong with him? I had to start taking a step back though and realise it’s just a job!

Would you like to do more TV work?

It was nice to do and if I was offered it I would take their arm off definitely but this [TodayFM] is my job. I will never give this up because this is me – this where I’m supposed to be. I suppose I should be more ambitious but I love it.

So when you were at college did you see yourself doing this?

No, I did a journalism degree that took me six years to pass! I moved to Dublin to get into journalism. Like most journalists I read the Irish Times and thought at stages that hard news reporting was what I wanted but it wasn’t long before I realised it wasn’t. I came from Ballina which had very few radio options at the time and when I got here I realised that there were so many more opportunities in radio. Chris Evans was on Virgin radio at the time and I wanted what he had. It became all I wanted and my interest in college wained, hence failing two years but I got there. JP took six years to do it too!

And now you’re exactly where you wanted to be – having the craic all day every day - so what do you want to be when you grow up?!

[Laughs] To be honest I would like the show to grow up naturally. I know the Darcy show has changed as the people involved got more sensible and straight and I honestly hope that doesn’t happen to us. I want to keep it young and fun and I honestly believe that over the next nine years while I am under 40 that there is a great chance we can do that but still be reflective of family life and how things are changing for us. We will never be too fussy and always be fun!

At the time of going to press, Ray Foley and his wife Kate had a baby boy....congratulations!!

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It seems that everyone has already had their say about Lana Del Rey. The 25-year-old New Yorker, formerly known as Elizabeth Grant, has been surrounded by hype over the past year and as such she has been the most talked about artist on the internet.

Ms Del Rey originally recorded the single “Video Games” and put it on youtube garnering over 30 million views and an army of fans. Now her much anticipated debut album “Born to Die” has topped the charts with record breaking sales.

enjoyable to listen to and even though Lana’s deep folksy voice contrasts with the Hollywood romance-style orchestral arrangement on the album, somehow it works.

The lyrics differ from talking about love and loss to money, looks and social status. We live in an age of decadence and Kardashians and the singer embraces that.

On the whole its an interesting offering and Del Rey doesn’t sound like any singer out right now.

She is definitely one to watch.

Amid all the hype the songstress has produced an album of melodic pop songs executed beautifully with her soulful voice. The album may not be inspiring or amazing but it is definitely

Will her career blossom further away from the internet? I think it’s definitely worth a bet.

Skip School by Cars Love Girls is a funky album with fresh vibes and a disco-esque sound.

For the two former Republic of Loose members, Orla and Bres, it was always going to be the litmus test for their future success – like any debut album - but following the release of their first single off it last October the positivity surrounding that may have eased their minds a little. This album should further compound that.

Born To Die is Out Now

With a short intro track which you may not get to grips with initially my advice to you is to go back and hear it again after about five songs. It makes sense. The second track ‘These Girls’ leads you nicely into what is essentially a very positive and upbeat album. There’s something about it that makes you want to move, click your fingers, sing along – be happy! Future ex-wife, my favourite track on the album is a cheeky number with lyrics

Born To Die, National Anthem, Video Games Reviewed by: Catherine Coleman Best songs:

like “Hope that I don’t make a serious mistake but I’m getting older and can’t wait,” which gives a giggle and an insight into the personalities of the brother and sister duo.

There are some very clear vocals and a couple of songs [Street Song and Cars Love Girls] that are slightly reminiscent of the ROL days but the similarities are vague and this album is very much a new and fresh sound – their very own thing.

Buy it out of curiosity, buy it out of whatever you like, but rest assured that album number two you will be buying out of necessity.

Reviewed by: Emer Mulvaney, Editor Skip School is out now

Search The Skyline has been around since 2007. Most people won’t know this however because they were playing under a different name – Downhill.

Far from things heading that way however the band took on a new bass playing last August and rebranded in an effort to liven things up.

What sort of music do you play and who would you count as your influences?

We’re a pop/rock group and our influences would be the likes of Blink 182, Paramore and Fall Out Boy.

Now fresh from gigging in the UK the outfit, which is made up of two Tallaght lads, a Wexford man and a Cork-onian, is full of energy, enthusiasm and ambition. Guitarist Conor Walsh spoke to Editor, Emer Mulvaney, about the band’s future plans.

Who writes your music?

We all do it together. Well Christian would write a lot of the lyrics but what we do is, if someone has a new riff or vocal we all sit around at rehearsal, show it to the others and add to it. The drums are usually the last thing to be added.

So Conor where did it all begin?

We got together in the summer of 2007 as a band called Downhill. Then in August this year we got a new bass player and we decided that it was time for a new start to go with it so we changed our name to Search The Skyline. Then we went straight into the studio and started recording our new single, Clouds.

So what would be your inspiration when writing music – is it everyday life, love etc….?

We can be inspired to write by anything at all.

General stuff that happens but love would have a big part to play in it, yeah. Christian wrote our single Clouds about his girlfriend who he has been with for a long time. It’s good when it’s real.

You changed your name – why?

It just felt like the right time to do it. We wanted a fresh start and that’s what we got.

So you had your first gig in the Academy playing support to The Maine, how did that go?

It was great. A really good kick off for the band and the band we supported gave us a really good shout out on stage. The crowd were great and we are looking forward to many more gigs like it.

So what’s the line-up in the band now?

Myself on guitar, Christian McGrath on vocals and guitar, Daniel Duggan on Drums and James McKnight on bass.

You just came back from the UK, how was that?

Ah brilliant. It’s so good to get opportunities like that. We were supporting a band called Room 94.

Gigs we had set up from the days of Downhill and of course we honoured them. It’s great to just get out there, no matter where you are and hopefully people are liking what we’re doing.

Who would you most like to support?

Blink 182 are playing the O2 in June. We are huge fans and it would just be incredible to get a gig supporting them but that’s just dreaming!

So what are the big plans for 2012?

The immediate plans are to get back into the studio do an EP and do everything we can To get our name out there.

Where can people catch you then?

Our single can be downloaded for free on musicglue.com/searchtheskyline For future gigs and what’s going on with the band in general log onto facebook.com/SearchTheSkyline or on twitter (@tweettheskyline).

It can be difficult, when working with such a well-known story, to bring originality to an adaptation of a classic but director Andrea Arnold succeeds with her version.

Based on the classic novel by Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights is already well embedded in pop culture. It is set on the isolated moors of Yorkshire, where Bronte herself lived. Arrestingly shot in natural light, with no soundtrack, the moors have never seemed more alien or bleak.

The basic plot will be familiar to many, either from the various screen adaptations or the original novel. Mr Earshaw, a hill famer from Yorkshire visits Liverpool and finds a homeless orphan on the streets. He returns to the family farmhouse, where young Heathcliff is taken in by his family.

The farmer’s son Hindley is cruel to Heathcliff (played at first by Solomon Glave) but he finds an ally in his foster sister Catherine (initially played

by Shannon Beer).

She warms to him and the two develop an intensely intimate and reckless bond that spans many years and their changing fortunes.

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Due to Bronte's description of Heathcliff as "dark-skinned gypsy in aspect" and "a little Lascar�, Arnold chose to cast the first black Heathcliff in a screen version of Wuthering Heights.

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Later on in the film Cathy is played by Kaya Scodelario, better known for her portrayal of Effy Stonem in the controversial E4 Drama, Skins. The older Heathcliff is played by James Howson, an acting newcomer.

This film deserves a lot of credit for approaching sacred source material in such a radical form.

April 11, 2012 Andrea Arnold Kaya Scodelario James Howson Oliver Milburn Nichola Burley Romance/Drama

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The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side (Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen), and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek) to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award.

you can shoot a lot of green screen stuff, the fact that you can easily extend the sets with CG, the fact that you can put the sea in there and a beautiful wooden boat that, frankly, would never sail in a million years, you can take that and put it into a beautiful CG scene and believe it."

On their quest they battle Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton) and join forces with a young Charles Darwin. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.

On their quest they battle Queen Victoria and join forces with a young Charles Darwin. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London but they never lose sight of what a pirate loves best – adventure.

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Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain - a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful,

Peter Lord commented, "With Pirates!, I must say that the new technology has made Pirates! really liberating and easy to make because the fact that

The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists is Sony Pictures Animations’ first stop-motion clay animated feature film from Aardman Animations, the creators of Wallace & Gromit.

The film is based on the first two books from Gideon Defoe’s The Pirates! series, The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists and The Pirates! in an Adventure with Whaling.

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March 28, 2012 Peter Lord Hugh Grant Salma Hayek Jeremy Piven Imelda Staunton Animation, Kids & Family

When getting married you will always find that one thing which is on tap is advice from people!

This is a wonderful thing and can be very helpful to any prospective bride or groom but unless you are a bride/groom-zilla you may not carry a notebook around in your back pocket to write down every little thing everyone says to you.

This month, therefore, we have compiled a list of the top five pieces of advice in preparation for your wedding day…some things you simply may not have thought about.

Buy a new perfume/aftershave: Most of us would assume that we will wear our favourite perfume on the day of our wedding – the smell we know and love but buying a new scent has one major benefit – every time you smell it in the future you will be reminded of that wonderful day.

Take Five Minutes: Don’t forget, for five minutes on your day look around the room together and just take it all in. Look at all the people who are there because of you and appreciate the time and effort they put in to celebrating your day with you.

Don’t feel forced to speak: There’s nothing worse that adding to the nerves of the day by planning a speech that will leave you suffering through sleepless nights for the week, especially if you are the bride.

Look after yourself - especially during those last seven days: Don’t do anything crazy like going for a run in the rain, you’ll catch a cold. Go to bed early where possible and take plenty of vitamin C. The last thing you want on the day is black bags under your eyes and a runny nose!

Write a list of photos you don’t want to miss: One thing you don’t want is to be looking forward to looking back on the snaps of the big day and realizing you don’t have one on your own with your Gran or there’s none of you and your best friends.

The easiest way to remedy this is to make a list and give it to your Photographer/Best Man/Chief Bridesmaid and they will make sure you get all of those important pictures from the day.

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End of the world titles seem to be flooding the market today and that makes it harder to find a good game that comes out amid the rest.

The Last of Us is that good game.

Developed by Naughty Dog, exclusively for Playstation 3, The Last of Us follows two unlikely companions through wasteland America.

The Story takes place 20 years after an outbreak of a virus that turns people into mutants. The government has fallen apart and the military hastaken over and created quarantine zones but even these zones are starting to fail to hold out the mutants, people are losing their minds and supplies are running low. Martial Law is in effect and even the most minor offence means immediate execution.

At the start of the game the player is introduced to Joel, a man in his 40's who works as a

smuggler for the black market. He would remember what the world was like before it fell to the mutants. Over time he's become less moral and doing what needs to be done to survive. He's given a job to smuggle a young girl out of the quarantine zone.

The girl is Ellie a 14-year-old who grew up in the quarantine zone in a military-run orphanage. We don't initially know why Joel is smuggling Ellie out of the city but we do know that it goes wrong fast.

Joel can't return to the city either because the military is looking for him and, if caught, the consequence would be death.

This is the start of trying to survive in the infected zones overrun with mutants and bandits. The

story we initially know is that Joel is trying to unload Ellie so he can move on alone but with this being a Naughty Dog game, we know that the game will be heavily character and plot driven.

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Be sure to keep an eye out for this game because it's shaping up to be a big one.

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Sophisticated and unique, the new Fiat Panda is finally here. With its compact curves, eco-friendly engines, spacious interior and high-tech extras, the Panda makes city driving a cinch. Like all great Italian design it has an unmissable style, with every element designed to give you the best.

Everything is easier with the Panda: getting about, parking, finding the right space everywhere you go and having a good time with friends. That is because it is the end result of smart solutions and innovative ideas thought up and developed for those looking for an agile, maneuverable and really big city car.

In terms of looks, the Panda has been elegantly restyled on the outside with soft, rounded lines on a regular, very effective volume for exploiting space. The "squircle" is the new identifying symbol of the Panda. This geometric figure evokes the union between the square (synonymous with efficiency and sturdiness) and the circle (representing pleasantness and flexibility).

Finally, the lower section of the tailgate protrudes with respect to the rear window. Combined with the side line, this gives the distinct impression of a roof panel resting on the bodywork.

Interiors The roomy and comfortable passenger compartment of the Panda provides ultimate freedom of use, where flexibility and versatility become the city car's real strong points.

The dashboard - enveloped in a colourful frame - has been designed as a practical multipurpose shell containing a large and roomy storage "pocket" for stowing everything you want in total freedom. Added to that is the more classic glove box enclosed in the bottom of the dashboard.

Exteriors Its front has a strong personality, featuring the slightly convex bonnet that joins perfectly with the elegant horizontal grille and the new front headlamps with a rounded shape, underlined by a separate supplementary element with Daytime Running Lights function.

Several distinguishing features of the second generation of the Panda have been redesigned, such as the vertical rear light clusters and third window, now with softened angles that create the effect of an uninterrupted glazed surface. Smooth, rounded shapes are also found in the strips applied to the bumpers and side panels, which accentuate the all-terrain look of the model.

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The raised gear lever in the centre of the dashboard, up close to the steering wheel, guarantees comfortable driving. Another stylistic and functional feature is the distinctive shape of the parking brake whose smaller size allows the space to be used more efficiently.

Then the Panda has slim front seats to make driving easier and to better accommodate passengers as they provide more room for the legs of rear passengers, greater flexibility (the seat travel is 21cm and the vertical adjustment is 6cm) and enhanced seating comfort thanks to their roomier and encircling shape.

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I should start this review with a disclaimer: I love Michael McIntyre. His brand of gentle, friendly humour is just up my street. When a friend told me he’d written an autobiography and that she’d lend it to me the next day, I could barely wait. I was primed to love this book and I was not disappointed.

"A midwife asked my mother if my father was Chinese or Japanese. My grandparents thought my parents took home the wrong baby. Questions were asked about my mother’s fidelity. My father beat up our local dry cleaner, Mr Wu.” While these funny little tidbits are what you would expect from a comedian’s autobiography, they in no way detract from the telling of his life story so far.

McIntyre brings the same charm and wit to his writing as to his day job as a stand up comedian.

Given that he talks about his life a lot in his material on stage, it would be too easy to jump to conclusions about what kind of a book this was going to be. While he does intersperse anecdotes and stories that fans may already be familiar with, he tells the story of his life so far, warts and all, and not all of it is a laugh a minute.

The tone of the book alternates between amused and self-depracating to touchingly honest. I will admit that I shed a tear when I read about the death of his father when he was just 17 but his sense of humour shines through even in the darkest moments.

Life and Laiughing deals with Michael’s parents’ divorce and his father’s showbiz career. He is remarkably open about his feelings and how certain events affected him and you get a real feel for the kind of person he is. He seems just as lovely a person as he comes across in his stage-show.

The two main threads running through the book are his rise to fame as one of Britain’s most sucessful comedians and how he convinced his wife, (who is portrayed as being far out of his league from the off) that he was the man she should really be with.

I am not in the habit of reading autobiographies.

I usually only ever read novels, but I’m so glad I made an exception in this case. If you’re a fan of Michael McIntyre’s stand up, I think you’ll love this book as much as I did.

About The Author Michael McIntyre is an English stand-up comedian. As well as his stand-up, he has starred in Live at the Apollo and has his own programme, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow.

For more information go to his website: www.michaelmcintyre.co.uk

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Food & Shelter for Wildlife There are some good small trees with flowers and berries which include Rowan, Crab Apple and Hawthorn that are great for wildlife. Ivy can provide shelter for nesting birds, plus autumn flowers for nectar, and winter berries for birds.

Put out birdfeeders and fresh water. Encouraging birds into the garden will help reduce the number of insects and slugs. Buy or make nesting boxes to attract birds to your garden. Make sure to hang them on a wall rather than from a tree if you have cats coming into your garden.

Houseplants This is a good time to re-pot house plants. Use a pot one size up and leave the top inch free of compost to allow for watering. Turn your houseplants a quarter turn each week to make sure all sides of the plant receive sufficient light, and to keep the shape of the plant balanced. Mist or spray your houseplants with room temperature water. It is best to spray them in the morning, to clean away the winter’s dust, prevent spider mites and add a little humidity. Remain vigilant in watching for insects and pests. If you are aware of the infestation in its early stages it will be easy to keep insects at bay.

Ponds Fill a Hessian sack or an old pair of tights with chopped up barley straw and place in the pond with a weight to make it sink. It will help control algae and green water. If you have a pond or pool you should set aquatic plants any time after the middle of the month, when all frost danger has passed, you can move your stored Fuchsias and Geraniums outdoors. Trim them back, feed and re-pot if necessary. Water them well. Mix washing soda crystals in hot water and brush over paths and patios to help remove green algae. It is cheaper than chemicals from the garden centre.

Bulbs Fertilize tulips as foliage appears and again after flowering. Fertilize all other spring-flowering bulbs after flowering. Apply about half kg of 5-10-10 or 6-12-12 per 10 square metres. Daffodils and Tulips can be fertilized again in early August. You should deadhead your spring flowering bulbs when they have finished blooming. Do not cut off the green foliage yet! These green leaves will continue to grow for a few weeks yet, and provide the bulb with food for flowering next year.

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Planting You can plant evergreen, deciduous and container-grown plants now. Roses and shrubs can also be planted this month. Roses planted now will flower by the summer. Summer flowering bulbs and tubers can be planted now.

The seeds of annuals and perennials can be sown in the ground now but please be aware of late frosts and try to keep your plants and new shoots protected at night if frost is forecast. Do not put out tender bedding until the start of May and even then be prepared to cover it if necessary.

Slugs As the weather warms up, perennials will start growing again. To help control slugs, use beer traps, crushed shells or grit, but be careful - slug pellets are effective on slugs, but they may also poison birds that eat the pellets or the slugs.

One of the best ways to help control pests in your garden is to plant resistant varieties such as Garlic andPepper sprays, garden fabric (also known as row cover or floating row cover) and wood ashes are other effective natural methods for guarding your garden against unwanted pests.

Little Boy I saw this angelic little boy eyes so blue, big head of blond curls, which he'll probably bemoan in years to come.

Gorgeous smile I realise he's on his own.

Can't be more than three, I get down on my hunkers and spread my arms, he doesn't hesitate not even for a second.

Oh, the innocence of him as he jumps into my arms and clasps me in a wondrous hug.

I try to get him to talk but he just keeps squeezing my nose and breaking into fits of laughter – he's adorable.

I place him down, and take his hand.

I noticed things I hadn't seen his little hands grubby his skin peeling and sore his beautiful curls all knotted and, bless him, not a nice smell.

DESTRUCTION SELFISHNESS IN MY HEART WAS THE BULLET THAT TORE APART TWO LIVES WELDED INTO ONE AND IF WISDOM WAS FOR SALE TRUE LOVE WOULD NEVER FAIL NOR BULLETS LEAVE THAT GUN.

I decide to walk him around, see I can find who he belongs to.

Then this woman comes running, screaming she grabs him, and slaps him.

I'm stunned, he doesn't even cry.

He turns and gives me a resigned shrug, what I thought was innocence was pure joy in someone willing to give a bit of attention.

This was a little boy who didn't cry, he'd mature beyond his years.

He's long since learnt no point in tears, as the woman screams "Have ya no children of your own?

Leave mine alone."

LEAVE THEY DID BLOOD WAS SHED TWO HEARTS CRIED BITTER TEARS GONE FOREVER LIKE MELTED SNOW LOVE'S DREAMS DOWN THE YEARS.

John J May

She looks high, I wish I could take this little mite but what gives me the right?

He says "Sorry, Mommy," takes her hand and leads her home.

I just might take that little boy next time he decides to roam.

John J May is from Old Bawn and previously had his poems read out on the Gerry Ryan Show. He says this poem registers the horror of a marriage breakdown.

Susan Burns

Are you an aspiring Author or Poet?

If you’re interested in seeing your work published in InTallaght simply submit your poem or story (no longer than 300 words), to editor@genesismedia.ie and we will be in touch if we intend on publishing it.

Susan is 44 and lives in Balrothery, Tallaght. She only started writing last year and says it’s her new love.

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Fish Bake Ingredients Seafood Mix (salmon, smoked cod, fresh cod, prawns) 1 Leek 1 Onion 1 Carrot White Wine Fish Stock 2oz Butter 2oz Flour Breadcrumbs Parmesan Cheese Fresh Herbs Cream

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until lightly browned. Add flour, white wine, fish stock and cream.

Prep The Pie - Place diced fish in a bowl, mix with finely diced leeks and seasoning.

Mix the sauce with fish until it is lightly coated. Place fish in baking tray.

Mix breadcrumbs, fresh herbs and parmesan cheese. Crumble on top of pie. Bake in oven for 25 mins. Serve with either a selection of vegetables or Caesar Salad.

Hi everyone!! As you can imagine it’s been a hectic few months since the launch of Tallafornia my schedule has been getting busier week by week and I’m delighted you all seem to love it!

So what have I been doing since my last column….Well there was the darts event in London. I spent three weeks in the run up to Christmas working with Sky Sports which was a huge job for me and I garnered a large fan base through what I was doing out there which was nice.

I was thrilled then that through the success of that event I was asked to do the same thing at the darts event in the O2 on March 22nd. It was

fantastic – 6,000 people came and watched their commisioned which is brilliant and means we must favourite players and had a great night out at the be doing something right! same time.

The viewership figures were brilliant for the show Since the release of the show I’ve been up to my with the maximum at 450,000 and an average of eyes doing photoshoots, TV and radio interviews, 250,000 per episode so I am thrilled and I hope charity work and loads of personal appearances that this fantastic response will lead to many more – it’s all very exciting. The entire cast of Tallafornia series. The show has everyone talking and we are did a tour around Ireland, meeting fans and getting some great feedback so thank you all for partying in style – just like you’re used to seeing your kind words and support! us on screen!

Catch up with me right here is two weeks time – I have to say I’m absolutely loving being on the or if you’d like to chat to me in the meantime catch show. It’s a whole new world for me and I’d really me on twitter #kellydonegan3 or follow me on like to think that there’s a future on the small facebook. screen for me - a second series has been See you soon!

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The best cardio exercise, put simply, is the one you will do day in and day out consistently.

Choose something which you enjoy doing and don't be afraid to mix the exercises up.

High intensity (interval training) Burn tons of calories & rev up your metabolism throughout the day.

Treat cardio like weights - explosive movements.

exercise. Swimming is great cross-training for other cardio activities too. Doing the breast stroke can burn approximately 400 calories in 30 minutes.

Interval cardio work consists of moving from one exercise to another in set time intervals. For example, you could do the elliptical trainer for 15 minutes, then switch to the stationary bike for another 15 minutes and finish off on the treadmill for the last 15 minutes. Interval training is a great way to keep everything fresh!

My advice is to try both for at least 6 weeks and make sure to monitor your progress with a diary and take weekly photos of yourself to see if you’re truly losing body fat.

Running - Running is an excellent cardio exercise because all you need is a pair of quality running shoes. Running burns serious calories. A 145LB person can easily burn 300 calories in 30 minutes.

There are two schools of thought when it comes to cardio training. The "slow & steady" group and the "high intensity" group. These two groups breakdown like this:

Ever wondered which Cardio Exercise Burns the Most Calories? Below are a few which burn the most calories in 30 minutes.

Step Aerobics - one of the cardio exercises most favoured by women. Step Aerobics mainly target your legs, hips and glutes, and can burn approximately 400 calories in 30 minutes.

Slow & Steady Cardio Long duration (45min - 1 hour) Low intensity Burn fat and not carbs Preserve joints

Cycling - stationary or outdoors, it is a great cardio exercise and, depending on resistance and speed, can burn between 250 and 500 calories in 30 minutes.

High Intensity Cardio Short duration (20min - 30min)

Swimming - like cross-country skiing is an excellent cardio exercise and is a full body

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Elliptical Trainer - is a great way to build endurance. A 145LB person can burn about 300 calories in 30 minutes.

Rowing - is a cardio exercise which will give your arms an incredible workout. A 145LB person can burn about 300 calories in 30 minutes.

Walking - Brisk walking is a less strenuous form of cardio exercise. Walking can burn up to 180 calories in 30 minutes. Sprinting, adding hills or an incline can increase the amount of calories burned.

So what are you waiting for?!

St Mary’s Boxing Club was formed in 1997 and was originally out the back of the Dragon Pub on the Main Street in Tallaght.

Founded by Noel Burke, Syd Dyke and the late John Riordan it was originally known as St. Dominic’s boxing club and after years of moving from home to home it finally found a permanent base and changed its name.

alongside George Bates, 18, who recently collected his 8th successive Irish Title in the National Boxing Stadium. Both George and Michael Mc Donagh are knocking on the door for the Olympic qualifiers this month.”

Secretary of the club, Mel Leonard, told InTallaght: “For years the club moved around a couple of schools and community centres until, through the tireless efforts of those involved, we got our own place and today we are based beside the health centre in St Dominic’s.”

Other up and coming boxers at the club include Michael Mc Donagh’s younger brother Joseph who is hot on his heels with four national schoolboy titles won consecutively from the age of 11. Josie “The Special One” is also a part of the high performance schoolboy team which trains in the National Stadium every weekend and according to Mel is ‘definitely one to watch for Olympic medals in years to come.’

Over the years and to its credit the club has passed many champions through its doors. The latest one of these is Michael McDonagh who recently won the National Senior title in which fighters up to the age of 34 fight – Michael, however, is just 17.

Mel said: “It’s unbelieveable really and we are very proud of Michael. He is currently in the high performance team down in the national stadium

He said: “Bernie Mc Donagh, Adam Courtney, Dale Lawlor, Patrick Stewart, Ryan Tate and brothers Ben and Sam Leonard are also among the next crop of boxers who will hopefully bring more titles to our club while Jennie Burke, the ladies’ coach, boasts some great female boxers in her care including Aoife and Emma Burke and

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Caoimhe Moloney - all of whom were agonisingly beaten in this year’s National Championships as each received silver medals.”

To add to its long list of credits St Mary’s is also the only Dublin Boxing Club with National Senior and National Intermediate titles in Dublin for 2011.

Mel added: “We are very happy with the progress of the club. There are 55 members ranging in age from 11 to 23 and we are building on that all of the time.

“We welcome new members and the only criteria for joining the club is discipline and a willingness to learn.”

St Mary’s Boxing Club is open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays from 6.30pm until 9pm. The juniors train from 6.30 -7.30pm while the seniors train from 7.30pm until 9pm.

Shamrock Rovers have continued the 2012 league campaign where they left off last year. Rovers, under new manager Stephen Kenny, have made an excellent start to the Airtricity League as the club aims for a three-in-a-row of league titles.

In addition to the great League results, Rovers have progressed in the two cup competitions they have played in to date. However, they have had to rely on penalty shoot-outs in both the Leinster Senior Cup and the Setanta Sports Cup. Rovers have had their issues with penalties in recent years with a plethora of missed penalties in Tallaght Stadium in addition to the four spot kick misses when losing out in the 2010 Ford FAI Cup final. Rovers have only managed to score 14 penalties out of 25 given in Tallaght (excluding shootouts).

Things now though look to have turned around for Rovers from twelve yards. Maybe this turn of fortune was prompted back in February when the Tallaght Stadium hosted a charity penalty shoot out competition in aid of the National Children’s Hospital Tallaght and Sport against Racism. 743 penalties were scored that day!

In the Leinster Senior Cup against Bohemians, the game finished 1-1 after extra time but Rovers

progressed 5-4 on penalties with Stephen O’Donnell, Aaron Green, Graham Gartland, Dean Ebbe and Jack Memory all scoring for the Hoops with only Sean Gannon missing in the shootout.

Goalkeeper Oscar Jansson in the Rovers goal saved two in that shout out.

Jansson would also save another two in the Setanta Sports Cup quarterfinal shootout in Solitude against Cliftonville.

Rovers lost the second leg in Belfast 2-0 forcing the game into extra time and eventually penalties.

Thanks to Jansson’s saves, Rovers only needed to take three penalties in that shootout with Billy Dennehy, Chris Turner and Graham Gartland all scoring.

This has set up a semi final against another Ulster team, Derry City, with the first leg due to take place in Tallaght Stadium on Monday 16th March.

Derry are also due to come to Tallaght in the League at the end of April.

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Killian Brennan made the cross-Liffey switch this season from Bohemians to ShamrockRovers. Brennan had a very successful five year period with Bohs wining two league titles and each of the cup competitions (FAI Cup, Setanta Sports Cup and EA Sports Cup).

The 28-year-old scored in the first home game of the season in Tallaght Stadium with a superb goal in Rovers’ 3-1 win over Monaghan United.

Running away from the goal, he met Billy Dennehy’s corner with a flicked backheel volley to score the games crucial second goal.

Brennan is enjoying his football here in Tallaght. “It is something I love doing,” said Brennan. “I put my jersey on every Friday night, go out and give it my best. Everyone enjoys something that they are good at and I enjoy playing football.”

It was a slightly unorthodox position, Brennan played in at Tallaght Stadium on the night President Michael D Higgins came to see the League of Ireland champions. In the 4-0 win over Shelbourne, Brennan played at left back as Rovers were missing defenders due to both injury and suspension. Brennan helped Rovers get their first clean sheet of the league season that night.

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