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Welcome to Edition 44 of InTallaght
Eamon Dunphy has lived a life most of us could only dream about as an international footballer, journalist and TV personality. He finally decided to put the story of this most remarkable of lives down in print in his recently released autobiography. We were only too delighted to chat to one of Ireland's most well know figures about football, the future of our country and of course the book! The secondary interview in this edition is with former snooker world champion Ken Doherty. Since his famous victory in 1997 Ken has been an outstanding competitor in the game, representing this country, and his sport, with dignity and pride. We really enjoyed sitting down with him and hearing all about his career, his new TV show and his plans for the future. We're happy to report that the recent Red Line Book Festival was very successful and the organisers were delighted with the festival’s second outing. Hopefully it can continue to go from strength to strength and we would like to congratulate all involved in this year’s Red Line and wish them many more years of success. Along with this we have all the usual reviews, columns and features you've come to expect from InTallaght Magazine. As always, please feel free to get in touch with us as we do genuinely love to hear from you our readers.
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Two young men from Tallaght are currently making waves in the residential sales business with Dundrum-based Field sales agency, Field Management Ireland (FMI).
Field Management Ireland
at the weekends, but I wanted to have this time free to spend with the family, so I was looking for a job that suited my lifestyle a bit better, and FMI did that for me. Kevin: I used to work with the FAI giving soccer classes to kids in schools. I had wanted to become a professional footballer, and was playing with Preston North End in England, but I broke my leg quite badly when I was 16, so I got into coaching instead. That was great for a while but it got very difficult when our funding was reduced, and soon after that I started working for FMI.
Kevin Doyle from Aylesbury, and Lar Flynn from Killinarden, have enjoyed a rapid rise through the ranks of the company, and are encouraging others with ambition and a strong work ethic to do the same. We thought that we would take the time to speak to them both and chart the highs and lows of their professional careers to date, At what point did you which currently finds them as major know that sales was players within FMI, one of Ireland’s the job for you? largest and most successful sales Lar: After about a month, I began teams. to understand the idea of setting goals and targets for yourself, and So guys, let’s start off by how that really helps when you telling us how long need to push yourself a little bit you’ve been working for more. It is also very clear in FMI FMI, and your current that if you put in enough effort, you role in the company: will be rewarded for that. I could Lar: I’ve been here 14 months now, see so many guys all around me and I’m a Team Co-Ordinator. who had worked their way up by Kevin: I started in February, so doing that, and it was a great way roughly nine months, and I’m to keep motivated. currently a Team Executive. Kevin: For me, it was my third Were there any particular week when I broke the record for circumstances that led most sales in a week. I knew after you to working for FMI; then that this was something I did you have any sales could do on a long-term basis.
experience before this?
Lar: I didn’t have any sales experi-
ence at all. I began working in bars and nightclubs when I was a teenager, and eventually became a nightclub manager, but I was keen to start a new career after my daughter was born. Everyone knows that nightclubs are busiest
What advice would you have for anybody out there who might be looking to get into sales?
very, very well. The most important thing is attitude though, neither of us had experience before this, we just put the work in.
Kevin: You can learn a lot from
working at FMI, and you can make a huge difference to your own situation as well. You’ll get all the training you need and there’s plenty of support all around you, so give it a go.
Team Co-Ordinator Lar Flynn (left) with Team Executive Kevin Doyle (right).
FMI is expanding a lot, they’ve recently signed a You’ve both been pronew three-year deal with moted a number of times Electric Ireland to carry during your time within out their residential the company, where can campaigns, where do you go from here? you see the company Lar: I set myself the goal of going from here? becoming a Team Co-Ordinator within a year, and I did that, and hopefully within another year I can be a Sales Manager.
Lar: FMI has expanded every year
since it was set up, so there’s no reason why we can’t keep that going. We’re constantly hiring new people and in a time when there aren’t that Kevin: I’m hoping to one day move many jobs around. It’s a great opporinto Lar’s spot of Team Co-Ordinator, tunity to start a new career in such an that’s the next step for me. exciting environment.
What do you enjoy most about the job?
Lar: It’s just great to be in an office
environment with plenty of positive people and where training is provided on an on-going basis, and when you go out on the field you have your manager or Team Executive there to support you. It’s very much a team effort.
Kevin: I totally agree; you can
really just turn to anyone throughout the day for help and they’ll have a word of advice for you. You can always learn from other people Lar: Don’t be afraid to step up. If how to do well, and people are alyou have the right attitude and ways willing to help. you’re prepared to work hard, you can make a lot of money and do
Kevin: It’s great to see people
progress within the company as well; there are so many opportunities for people to move up the ladder. It’s not as if you have to wait for a space to open up before you get promoted either, if you hit your targets and do well you’ll be rewarded in addition to the basic salary and commission. There is a development plan in place so it’s laid out very clearly how people can succeed.
For more information on what vacancies are available, please get in contact with jenny.power@fmi.ie, call 01 496 3399 or check out their website: www.fmi.ie
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Movember
During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of millions of moustaches around the world. With their “Mo’s” men raise vital funds and awareness for prostate and testicular cancer and mental health. As an independent global charity, Movember’s vision is to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health.
Movember challenges men to grow a moustache for the 30-days of November, thereby changing their appearance and the face of men’s health. In October Mo Bros sign up at Movember.com, and on the 1st of Movember, with a clean-shaven face start their Mo growing journey.
Then for the entire month, these selfless and generous men known as Mo Bros, effectively become walking, talking billboards for 30 days. Through their growing efforts they raise awareness for the often ignored issues of men’s health, by prompting conversations wherever they go. Another crucial part of being a Mo Bro is to raise funds for men’s health. Men donate their face and, much like taking part in a run or a walk for charity, ask their family and friends to sponsor their efforts. Movember’s not just for men, Mo Sistas play a vital role in the success of Movember by supporting and encouraging the men in their life to get involved. Mo Sistas also get involved by signing up at Movember.com, and participate by raising funds and awareness themselves. We’ll be keeping an eye out for any impressive “Mo’s” around Tallaght this month and wish everyone involved the very best of luck for such a great cause.
Tallaght based national charity seeking volunteers Teenline is currently looking for new volunteers to help man their help-line. Potential help-line volunteers will recieve full training and will have to commit to a few hours a week. The Help-Line office is in the Tallaght area and from there they take calls from teenagers countrywide.
If you would like to volunteer with Teen-Line Ireland, but feel the helpline is not for you, there are other ways you can help out e.g. organising fundraising events, assisting with awareness campaigns, sharing your ideas etc. If you are interested in volunteering please visit
www.teenline.ie/volunteer.html
AnneFrank+You Exhibition comes to Dublin
This dramatic multi-media exhibition presents the short and tragic life of a Jewish schoolgirl and her family during the Nazi occupation of Europe. The Exhibition is recommended for adults and children (age10+) and includes the ‘Anne Frank photo album’, replica artifacts from Anne’s life and the Holocaust, and an almost life size replica of Anne’s room in the Secret Annex. Entrance is free and will be on display in Dublin City Library and Archives, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, until December 11.
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Tallaght model organising celeb nightclub fundraiser for young girl with cerebral palsy
Katie has been accepted for an operation called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) which will hopefully allow her to walk independently following the operation and intensive physiotherapy sessions afterwards. She also requires orthopaedic surgery on both calf muscles and hamstrings to achieve the best possible outcome. She will get the orthopaedic surgery in St Louis Children’s hospital.
The cost of the operation is in the region of €60,000 and while they are already over half way there, Katie’s parents say: “We understand this is a huge amount of money but to see Professional model Sinead Katie walk independently would Murphy who is originally from be fantastic for her.” the Tallaght area, is organising a fundraising evening in Dande- Doors will open for the Dublin lion Nightclub in Dublin city fundraiser at 5pm on November centre in aid of 6 year old Katie 24. There will be a fashion show Byrne from Cobh, Co. Cork. with top Dublin boutiques, and Philly and Cormac from TallaforKatie was born 12 weeks prema- nia strutting their stuff on the ture in November 2006 after a catwalk along with professional very complicated pregnancy, Irish models. weighing just 3lbs. She was in the NICU unit for four and a half Live music from Siobhan weeks following her birth and McKenna (who appeared of required CPAP to assist her The Voice of Ireland), well known with her breathing. At 17 months busker Mick McLoughlin and she was diagnosed with Cerebral Katie's uncle Frankly Bublé, Palsy. and well as lots of raffle prizes will round off the evening. Katie suffers from Spastic Deplegic Cerebral Palsy, meaning Katie herself will be there on the she cannot stand or walk inde- night to meet guests and enjoy pendently. She has difficulty the show. Tickets will cost €10 moving limbs and problems with each, with all proceeds going toposture and general movements wards Katie’s operation fund. but doesn’t let this get in her way. Katie needs a Kaye-walker For more on the event see to walk short distances but http://on.fb.me/1idBaTx requires a wheelchair for anyFor more info about Katie see thing longer.
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Social Inclusion Awareness Week
Mayor Dermot Looney will officially launch South Dublin County Council Social Inclusion Awareness Week on Monday 11 November 2013 at 12.00 noon in County Hall, Tallaght. South Dublin County Council is working to minimise disadvantage and improve the quality of life for all residents in the County. The aim of this week is to highlight the positive work carried out by South Dublin County Council and other agencies to reduce social exclusion and poverty, and to promote an understanding of social inclusion and diversity in the County. Social Inclusion Week provides us with the platform to highlight social inclusion initiatives and promote active citizenship.
During the week there will be a varied programme of events, including Celebration of Social Inclusion in the Civic Theatre, a Tea Dance for older people in the Red Cow Inn Clondalkin, Art Workshops in County Library Tallaght, Craft Classes, Reminiscence Workshop, Computer Classes, Dance Workshops, IrishBrazilian Cultural Night, Tea Drinking Workshops, Building Bridges – A Celebration of Cultural Diversity and much more. A detailed schedule for the Week has been developed and is available on their website: www.sdcc.ie
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Trespass helping Tallaght get winter-ready
The weather seems to be getting colder by the day but Trespass on Level 3 of The Square have all you need to keep you warm this winter. Store manager Shane told us: "Trespass has a great tradition and reputation in providing the best quality outdoor equipment. With the ski season quickly approaching we have everything you might need from ski pants and jackets to high quality waterproof ski gloves and winter hats we stock all the necessary equipment for Winter and Ski season.
“Along with the ski wear we also have a fantastic range of sale items. At the moment every 3 in 1 jacket is at half price for all year round needs. We also have a big sale on kids wear with all kids wear at half price. We also have further promotions in store on socks, trekking poles, Micro fleece and plenty more". See www.trespass.ie for more information.
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DeafHear are a charitable non profit organisation located at Exchange Hall Tallaght
DeafHear provides a range of specialist supports and services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and their families. Their Thursday Morning Group are currently learning to sign Christmas carols in Irish Sign Language in preparation of a performance at County Library, Tallaght on Thursday November 7 from 12 noon to 1pm.
for their clients who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Tallaght and surrounding area in Dublin South, Kildare and Wicklow.
DeafHear has a national network of resource centres providing a range of accessible services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and their families and is also actively involved in advocating and lobbying for improved services and new developments including UNHS (Universal Newborn Hearing Screening) and access to emergency services via They will also be performing at text message. The Square on Friday December 6 from 4pm to 7pm. These events For more information see are to raise greatly needed funds www.deafhear.ie
Brenda's Fundraising Challenge
This will be followed by a Phoenix Park 5km walk, meeting at Papal Cross at 1.30pm on November 16 A Dublin man has set himself a and a Race Night in Castleknock fundraising target of €50,000 to fit Hotel on Sunday, November 17 out the in-patient rooms at St. from 8pm. Francis' Hospice, Dublin 15 in memory of his wife who passed Sponsor cards for the walk can be away from breast cancer in 2012. downloaded from the website which also contains details for the Michael O'Donoghue has put to- Ladies Lunch. Sponsors for the gether a series of events in the Race Night are also being sought. hope of raising the huge sum to thank the Hospice for helping For more information visit www.mycharity.ie/event/ Brenda during her final days.
A three day challenge in memory of the mother-of-two will begin on Friday, November 15 and will include a Golf classic in Castleknock Golf Club on November 15 from 11am - the event is limited to 10 teams and will cost €400 per team to be paid on the day. A Grand Canal Run organised by Noonan and a Ladies Lunch will also take place on November 15.
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Tallaght Person of the Year, now in its 30th year, is a community run awards programme to recognise and celebrate unsung heroes, volunteers and active members of the community across various walks of life in Tallaght.
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It was created by Charles and Mary Morton in 1984, and the first awards were held in The Belgard Inn, with Garret Fitzgerald as the special guest. This year’s award ceremony will take place on the 29th of November at a Gala night The important thing to remember when considering people for the in the Maldron Hotel. award is to nominate those who Chairman of the Tallaght Community have made a valuable contribution Council (who run the Awards) Tara to the community. They don’t have De Buitléar urged local people to to have changed the world, they “take advantage of the unique just need to have made a positive opportunity the community awards impact on the community, neighoffer everyone in Tallaght to recognise, bours and/or people around them. appreciate and nominate the unsung heroes who live on their Additional nomination forms are street, support their clubs, active also available from the Customer businesses or any community Services Desk at the Square, The group by nominating before 15th Echo offices and the The County Library. Forms can also be downof November". loaded from the TCC Facebook TCC have celebrated the commit- page. All the nominations will be ment and support of past winners forwarded to an independent of the awards, for being positive judging committee who will only role models to everyone in Tallaght, take into account the information by showing how you can make a that you give them, so include all real difference to others through relevant information. volunteering or going "the extra mile in your communities". Tara The awards are made on behalf of also acknowledged and thanked the people of Tallaght by the the loyal, local sponsors and wel- people of Tallaght to the people of comed new sponsors without Tallaght, so get nominating and whom the awards would not be have your voice heard by giving that very deserving person a well possible. deserved nod.
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Eamon Dunphy
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INTERVIEW
because the people you rooted for always ended up losing?
By Padraig Conlon
Yes that's right, I did feel that all the good guys never used to win when I was young. An early example being Noel Browne, who I admired, and how he was defeated over the Mother and Child Scheme.
Eamon Dunphy has carved out a wonderful career in the Irish media spanning almost 40 years up to the present day.
Prior to this he had a modest career as a footballer with Manchester United, York City, Millwall, Charlton Athletic, Reading and Shamrock Rovers. We caught up with him to discuss his new book The Rocky Road, which is the first volume of his autobiography, and his sporting and journalistic life so far.
Was it difficult having to write a book where you were the subject?
Yes it was, it can kind of become a bit of a chore when you're writing about yourself. It was difficult, you have to revisit things you don't like, like bad memories.
At the end of it I was saying to my wife that I was sick of writing about myself. But I think it's an interesting story, there's a lot of mistakes in there, a lot of failure, it was worth writing though. It's had a very very good response from everybody so far which I'm happy about.
Your start in life wasn't the easiest and at the beginning of the book you say that living in Drumcondra and being
“the poorest kid in the locality” took a toll on your self esteem.
house and both your parents were decent hardworking people?
We were different from our neighbours for a number of reasons. Our home, our clothes, the fact that my father was a labourer, and was unemployed.
Like most parents they weren't concerned with themselves they just wanted the best for their children. As very young children we were shielded from the problems our parents faced.
Yes I think it did, I grew up in poverty in what was a middle class neighbourhood. It wasn't like we were all in it together, as you are in a poor community.
Most of the people in Drumcondra at that time were teachers and civil servants. I think my experience of growing up there is what made me an outsider.
In spite of your situation you describe how there was a lot of love in your
Yes they were, respectable people as my mother would say. In my brother and I's formative years they always did everything for us.
They were a contrast to the generations who came later, like my generation who were more interested in themselves.
You say you felt quite pessimistic during your formative years
But then came the 60's and the good guys started to win. People like Muhammad Ali, Norman Mailer, John F Kennedy and in Ireland Seán Lemass and TK Whittaker made us more optimistic. But that era has now passed I believe and we are now experiencing a darkness like we've never known.
There are no good guys now, it's all guys in suits controlling everything, more wealth has been created and squandered The sense of optimism we had in the 60's is long gone. Maybe we were naive back then. The world has never been so pessimistic. People are in such fear and dread. A lot of the problems my family dealt with when I was growing up like long term unemployment and the threat of eviction are once again prevalent in our society today. As well as that people have these massive debt mountains. There's no prospect for the young, no decent health service or education for them, I don't think things could be bleaker.
What do you think the young Eamon Dunphy would think of the older present day Eamon?
He'd probably tell him to get the hell out of here! I don't know what he'd think. I'm very lucky, I've got my wife, I've got two wonderful
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AT THE END OF IT I WAS SAYING TO MY WIFE THAT I WAS SICK OF WRITING ABOUT MYSELF.
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Zachary Quinto
I HAD GOT A REPUTATION AS A TROUBLE MAKER BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE WEARING THE BLACK ARMBAND AFTER BLOODY SUNDAY, AND GOING ON ANTI-APARTHEID MARCHES.
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children, three great grand chil- What was the dren, a great family life really and happiest time of your I've got my health and a job I football career? love. I've nothing to complain My time at Millwall. It was tough at about. There's been a few bumps times but it was also fulfilling. I was only an ordinary player but I was in the road but I've got there. happy for the nine seasons I was there even though it was a As a promising school- struggle.
boy footballer you get signed by Manchester United and the move makes you happy because it's the first time in your life you feel you have an equal chance. This must have been an amazing feeling for you?
During your spell at Reading you played alongside the legendary Robin Friday, dubbed “The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw”. Was he that good?
Robin was a great friend of mine It was an amazing liberation for and he was a brilliant player. He me to get away to Manchester lived like a rock star though! He was and get away from the tyranny a terrific guy and I loved him. and the place where I couldn't get an education or a career. He was a top top player, a huge Now I was equal to everyone talent who could do everything. else, I had the same kind of He didn't have pace but he was a house and the same support centre forward who scored and created goals and he got Reading behind me. promotion from the 4th Division. So many Irish people went to England for liberation. Being an If he had been a bit faster he would Irishman living in England I have played for England. The mannever had any trouble with ager at Reading, Charlie Hurley, English people at all. Never. Even asked me to try and calm him when I wore a black armband down, curb his excesses. after Bloody Sunday there was Robin responded to this by stopping no problem. taking uppers the night before a I found that English people didn't match! He was a free spirit who hate Irish people. They like us. I sadly died of a heart attack at 38. think the establishment here had a vested interest in playing that Near the end of your up, that the English hated us.
You always find the enemy outside and England was always the whipping boy for the Irish establishment. No one has treated us worse than we have treated ourselves.
career you coached the University Of London football team, an experience you describe as one of your best in football. Why did you not get into coaching after you retired?
I really wanted to but I was too rebellious to get a coaching job. I loved coaching but nobody would give me a role. By this stage I was writing a column in the South London Press about life as a player and this got me lots of flak.
countless other countries where trillions of dollars have been spent and still there's no stopping the supply of drugs.
By decriminalising all drugs you take that revenue away from gangsters and criminals, the worst thing The people in charge in football they fear is decriminalisation. Most didn't like you to have opinions of the drugs going around now are and I had got a reputation as a sh*t quality. trouble maker because of things like wearing the black armband If people were able to buy drugs after Bloody Sunday, and going on from regular outlets then there anti-apartheid marches. would be an opportunity to engage with them and show them the I decided that I was going to be a damage that class A drugs like journalist after I finished playing. heroin and cocaine do to your I had no savings, no weekly health. wage but I always wanted to be a journalist. There are three issues when dealing with decriminalisation: 1. Quality. 2. The damage to people’s You were greatly health. 3.The effect on criminality.
influenced by the New Journalism which emerged in the late 60's and people like Hunter S Thompson, Norman Mailer and Tom Wolfe. Did you ever get to meet any of them during your career?
We have to have a grown up debate about this in this country, we can't just keep sweeping it under the carpet. I think there would have to be a worldwide change though, not just in a few countries. I don't do any of them anymore myself, I knocked all that on the head.
No unfortunately I didn't. I would love to have met Mailer, I loved his writing. His book Miami and The In the book you refer to Siege Of Chicago was a big influ- the League Of Ireland as ence on me. What I loved about a “waste of time.” Why those writers was they wanted do you believe this? to take the reader to the heart of Because I think it is a disappointment. I admire the guys who play the story. in it but not the guys who run it. Even in the Golden Age of the You have been very League I think it was run by people open in the past about who were not able for the job, it's your use of recreational always had that problem.
drugs, where do you stand on legalisation?
It doesn't have the glamour, the I believe in the decriminalisation buzz, the crowds or the money. I of all drugs. We can see what’s don't think it'll ever really be big happening in Mexico, Peru and again as the volume of sport in this
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country is huge with the GAA and What are your thoughts rugby, both of which can offer sup- on Alex Ferguson's book? I think he should have been bigger porters better facilities. than that. He is Sir Alex Ferguson. He is a wealthy man. He is a reDo you think the FAI are spected man. Does he really need the right organisation to write one of these books?
to run it?
There's no one else to run it. For all And his book skirts some stuff – for the FAI's faults I think as an organ- example Coolmore and Rock of isation it's better than it's ever been. Gibraltar.He has reopened an old argument with Rooney with the At least when appointing Trappa- book. That certainly won’t help the toni, who I was in favour of at the new manager David Moyes. The time, they were willing to go out timing of the book is all wrong. and spend the money to get a top class manager. He could have done the book at another time in the future but Compared to what went on in the he choose to release it the day past it's definitely been run better that United were playing a now, no doubt about that. Champions League game. He lays aside everything Who do you think should that Roy and David Beckbe the next national ham have contributed team manager? to Manchester United I'd like to see Martin O’Neill or Mick and just points out their McCarthy, I don't think there's any- faults. one else available but either of them would do a good job I think. Beckham and Keane were central to United winning title after
What do you think of the start David Moyes has made to his career at Manchester United?
I didn't think he was the right man for the job when he got it and I don't think he's the right man for the job now. I think Guardiola or Mourinho would have been better appointments, either of them would have brought a bit of confidence and expertise to the club.
I think the new chief executive isn't up to it and I think Fellaini was a joke signing. At the moment they're looking like they won't even qualify for the Champions League.
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title after title. That is selfish and Finally Eamon what are bullying and is unbecoming of a your plans for the future? man of 71. He is the one, as Roy In the next year or 18 months I'd Keane pointed out, who is always like to write one or two more books, banging on about loyalty. I enjoy that, and continue my work on RTÉ which I love, if God spares Fergie’s legacy is going to be that me. I think I'm also going to write he won trophies but he left the club a book about Fergie as well, I'll get in debt by falling out with Cool- the fecker! more which led to the Glazers taking over the club and putting it into 500 million quid of debt. We can we take that as
an exclusive so?
(Laughs) Yeah go on then!
Eamon’s new book, The Rocky Road is out now in all good bookshops and online.
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ond chance at being a pro snooker player. They asked me would I be interested, I said I would, and it went from there.
By Padraig Conlon
At the end of the show will there be a career in the game for the winner?
The winner gets a scholarship for a year which means they’ll be paid into all the tournaments here in Ireland and I’ll be coaching them, tutoring them along with another coach.
Ken Doherty is that rare Irish person, one who has been the best in the world at their sport.
Since winning the World Championship in 1997 he has gone on to be a great ambassador for this country and the sport of snooker itself. The last few years have seen him successfully make the move into the media side of things. He has just finished recording a new TV show called Ken Doherty’s Lucky Break which will be screened soon on Setanta Sports. We caught up with him in his club in Terenure for a chat.
Congratulations on making your new show Ken Doherty’s Lucky Break, could you please tell our readers about it?
18 you’re probably not going to make it. We saw some amazing kids with a lot of talent who just needed a bit of coaching. We picked eight from Cork and eight The idea behind it is to take kids from Dublin and then whittled it who like snooker and don’t know down to four who we took to the how to get to the next level, sort of World Championships last May. like an X Factor for snooker. They had a wonderful time, met What we did was we had two open some of the ex players and got to days, one in Cork and one in play in the Crucible. After that we Dublin. We put the word out be- had to whittle it down to just one. I forehand around snooker clubs and had a wonderful time making the local press that this was a show that show. The standard was very good, was going to be on Setanta; if you I enjoyed every single minute of it. think your kid has any potential and wants to get a lucky break come to the open days. We’re going to have How did the idea for the coaches, I’d be there to give advice show come about? etc. We’d a great turnout at the Around two years ago the warden open days, an amazing response. in Mountjoy asked me would I go to the prison and play and I We kept it age specific from 8 to 18 thought “why not?” I knew Jimmy because if you haven’t made it by White had been in there before so
The idea is for the winner to go to the Cue School in the UK and try and get on to the professional circuit.
You obviously enjoy the TV work?
Yes I do, this is the first type of documentary I’ve done like this and I didn’t want to turn it down. When I’d like to do more in the future. I went in I had great time. I played against some of the inmates, I was scared out of my wits, it was scarier How come we haven’t than playing in any world champi- had more Irish World onship! Some of them were very Champions? good; I had great craic and met I don’t know, I think what’s hapsome very interesting people. pened is snooker has waned here, other sports have completely over I didn’t want to know what crime ran it. A lot of kids would rather they had committed though. That’s play snooker on the Wii than come how Lucky Break came about, I was into a snooker club! asked in an interview would I let any of the lads into my club and I It’s a very difficult game, very frussaid I would as everyone deserves trating. Also so many of the a second chance in life. As long as snooker clubs had to shut down so they respected the club and every- there’s probably a generation lost one in there they’d be treated the to the game. same as everyone else. When I was 12/13 there were five The guys from Loosehorse, the pro- or six different clubs I could go into duction company behind the show, in the city centre. But the interest in read the interview and thought it the game has gone up in recent would make a good idea for a pro- years worldwide, TV has done so gramme where people got a sec- much.
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way! Down the road I’d love to do How much work did you more media stuff, but I’m not just put into the game when finished with snooker yet! I love the you were young? game, it’s been very good to me, When I was 13 I was playing three Lucky Break was a great opportuor four hours a day, by the time I nity to give something back as well. was 18, when I’d gone to the UK, I The standard in the game at the was playing eight hours a day. moment is exceptionally high, not only at the top but all the way down.
What players did you look up to when you were young?
Alex Higgins, Jimmy White. I used to just love watching them. When Higgins won the World Championship in ‘82 it was such an iconic moment in sport.
I could never play like the way they both played. They were both so flamboyant, charismatic and unpredictable, it just isn’t me is it?!
Are you still enjoying your snooker?
Yes I still love playing, I still love competing, but the travelling is not as good as it used to be because I’ve got family now. I also love the other side of it as well, working for the BBC, it’s great fun, we have a good laugh, it’s not like work at all! I’d be sitting at home watching it on telly any-
Stephen Lee did. I don’t think the a bit of controversy here and write game is being strong enough with a tweet and see what sort of reacO’Sullivan, he says what he wants tion I get.” and he gets a slap on the wrist. He knows that when he says someIt seems to be because of his name thing it goes around the world. You and who he is that they go a lot have to say enough is enough. He easier on him. And it’s happened all is wrong, match fixing is not rife in through his career as well. He’s the game. In the 7000 matches that punched an official and bit his lip, have been played in the last 12 a tournament director at a world months there have been four championship once and he got a incidents that have been investiFollowing Stephen Lee 30 grand fine and was allowed gated and two of them were being recently found prosecuted, one was thrown out continue play in the tournament. guilty of match fixing because of lack of evidence and the what did you think He’s a great player and I love other investigation is ongoing. It's about Ronnie O’Sullivan watching him play, and I like him not a bad return on 7000 matches. then coming out saying and get on well with him but I can’t the problem is rife in stand some of the stuff he comes the game? out with because I think it’s just as Finally Ken, looking back damaging. For him to cast asper- are you happy with your I think what Ronnie said was totally sions over other players is totally career in the game? wrong and just as bad as what wrong. He has this thing of con- Well you’re never happy are you?! stantly kicking the game that’s put I’ve won the World Championship and I’m the only guy to win the food on his table. worlds at amateur, junior and This thing about always saying he’s senior level, no one has ever done going to retire, it’s all bullsh*t. He’s that in the history of the sport and a very interesting character but I I’m very proud of that. can’t just sit back and not say anything when he says things To have won some of the tournaabout the game I love and our ments I have won and beaten some of the players I have, they’ve been fellow players. wonderful highs and things I only I think he was sitting at dreamed about as a kid. But I’m not home watching the finished; don’t be putting me out to Shanghai Masters pasture just yet! and he thought “I'm just going to create Ken Doherty’s Lucky Break will
be shown on Setanta Sports soon. For more information see www.kendoherty.ie
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Hello everybody and welcome to the latest edition of Sq. Magazine.
Well done to our very own Jack Martin who completed last Monday’s Dublin City Marathon, he finished the race in excellent time and raised much needed funds for the National Children’s Hospital here in Tallaght and well done to all the men and women who completed the grueling course.
So get the jersey on and come up to the Square to welcome Sam home!
An event not to be missed is our spectacular Santa extravaganza on November 21st from 5pm - 6pm. For more details check out page 28.
Don’t forget to keep an eye on our website, “Like” us on Facebook and keep reading the magazine so you are fully up to date with all that is going on here in the Square
It was wonderful to see so many children here in the Square last weekend enjoying our Halloween Until next time. event, the standard of the costumes was excellent and so much effort was put in by all who participated. ______________________ Our next big event will be the Cathryn McMenamy Square welcoming the Sam The Square Town Centre, Maguire on the 7th of November Commercial Manager on the centre mall at 3pm, the trophy will be accompanied by some of the victorious Dublin Team who will be happy to pose for photographs and sign autographs.
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THANK YOU!!!!! FOR CELE BRAT
23RD BIR ING OUR WITH US THDAY ERE AT THE SQH UARE
Our Halloween Spooktacular Event & We Celebrate Our 23rd Birthday.
Cheeky Monkey threw a spooktacular Halloween party hosted by Paddy Drac and friends to celebrate Halloween and the Square’s 23rd Birthday on Saturday 26th October.
Hundreds of ghosts and ghouls turned out to celebrate with us and we must say the standard of some of the costumes was truly amazing!! Well done to all who took part and for making such an effort. Dozens of prizes where handed out to the best dressed which included the Entire Cast from the Wizard of Oz, The Turtles, The Joker, Scary
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Doctor and a Garda with a sharing more Spooky Zombie taking first place. exciting news with you Paddy Drac put on a great show shortly. after rising from his coffin in front a huge waiting crowd. Face paint- Hundreds more ing as well as scary reptiles, pics from this snakes and spiders also event can be featured on the Centre Mall with found on our hundreds taking part in the Facebook page! If you are in any of activities. the photos make Earlier in the week Cheeky sure you let us know Monkey along with Oopsdaisey by tagging yourself also treated the children at her and your friends. weekly toddler group to delicious cupcakes to celebrate our Also check out our birthday. The kids were delighted Facebook and website to indulge and it was great to see for new and exciting them so happy. upcoming events and competitions running We have so much exciting things through the Christmas happening and look forward to season.
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Santas Coming Soon!!
Experience the magical arrival of Santa who is set to arrive in style and to a huge fanfare on November 21st. Santa will arrive at the Level 3 car park (IMC Cinema) where he will treat the whole family to a magnificent firework display and a great panto before making his way to the Centre Mall on Level 2 to turn on the Christmas Tree lights and light up The Square between 5pm - 6pm.
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28 Santa will then make his way your seasonal needs to help to his Magic Castle on Level 3 make this Christmas extra where all the boys and girls special. can visit him and his elves. We look forward to We encourage everyone to welcoming you here during arrive early to avoid disap- the festive season and hope pointment as large crowds that you enjoy everything are expected. The Square will that we will have to offer you be decorated with thousands this Christmas. of twinkling lights and dozens of whimsical Christmas displays with stores ready to serve you with all
On Thursday 7th November we will be welcoming Sam Maguire to the Square along with members of the victorious Dublin Team who secured victory in the Final back in
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September. The Sam will be arriving at 3pm and will be here for about 2 hours. We would recommend getting here early so as not to be disappointed. The players will be available for autographs and will be posing for pictures!
Aquarium Set To Make A Splash!
Work is well underway on our new aquarium on Level 2, as you can imagine creating a habitat of this size will take a lot of hard work and we hope to have it finished as soon as possible. Our design partners, Seahorse Aquariums, are working flat out to create the perfect environment of natural reef and living rock to ensure that the spectacular collection of tropical fish are as comfortable as possible in their new home.
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Jack Brings Home the Gold for The National Children’s Hospital
New Stores & Big Changes All To Be Ready Before Christmas!!
Ciara O’Grady of the NCH was delighted with the final amount raised and said “Without the efforts of Jack and hundreds of others within the community we would not be able to provide such excellent facilities for sick children here at The National Children’s Hospital”
We are delighted to announce that Jack Martin, our Director of Retail completed the Dublin City Marathon on October 28th. Taking part in his maiden Marathon, Jack covered the 26.2 miles in an excellent time. For more information about fundraising in Jack said afterwards the NCH you can log that he was delighted on to www.nationalto finish the race but childrenshospital.ie. was even more de- There is still some time lighted to be able to for late donations by raise much needed logging onto funds to help make a www.mycharity.ie/ difference to the life of events/jackmartin a sick child and their and remember, every family. Indeed those little helps. who got behind Jack with their sponsorship raised in excess of €11,150!!!! A big thanks to staff, tenants, contractors, the Board of the Square and many friends for all their support and sponsorship.
The Square is to welcome the world’s most famous coffee brand Starbucks Coffee Company to Level 3 this November just in time to serve up those delicious handcrafted winter warmers, great tasting food and snacks this Christmas. Check out our Facebook for more info as it becomes available. Dealz, which opened here in October 2012 has also been a huge hit with customers, so much so that they have expanded their store to offer even more amazing deals! Peter Mark is close to reopening its newly refurbished salon on Level 1. Exciting changes are also are due to be made to the Peter Mark on Level 2 in early 2014. We will update you in our next issue. Tesco on Level 2 is now in the final stages of their refurbishment which is due to finish on November 4th. The store is looking very well and we can’t wait to see the final results. They have added a Tesco Phoneshop and a Pharmacy to their offer and also have a larger range of clothes with the addition of the F&F range, which offers affordable fashion for all the family and a bigger and better homecare range. Boots on Level 2, South Mall have also recently refurbished their store and have added a brand new Pharmacy.
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Sq. Fashion
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Women’s High Boot by Skechers RRP €100.00
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A closer look at...
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SKECHERS
FASHION FOR YOUR FEET
Skechers based on Level 2 of The Square is a global leader in the lifestyle and fitness footwear industry. They design, develop and market affordable fashionable lifestyle footwear that appeals to trend savvy men, women and children.
The Tallaght branch became the sixth Skechers store in Ireland when it opened its doors in May. A seventh store has since opened in Swords. The store has been very successful here in Tallaght which is not surprising, when you walk into their bright spacious and trendy store you are greeted by their enthusiastic friendly staff and it is easy to see why.
The range on offer is so varied and vibrant that there is simply something for everybody in store. From size 4 for the tots to adult sizes they can quite literally provide a shoe for everyone.
size 4 and up. As in all the ranges new styles come in on a weekly basis and the choice is huge, look out for the blue tags on the new arrivals. They also cater for the men with a large range of lightweight casual shoes for the fashion conscious man, as well as the performance based Go Walk and Go Run range that caters for both men and women, supportive, lightweight, machine washable the range suits the casual walker as much as the Marathon runner.
For the ladies their Twinkle Toes range for the young girl provides a range that no budding fashionista could be without, and the Bella Ballerina range with the unique spinner or the high tops with the hidden wedge would fit in any young ladies collection. For the teens they have the funky, Daddy’s money range and then have a full selection of ladies shoes and boots, The message is quite simple here, which rival any other high street get down to Skechers on Level 2 let manager Barbara Mahony or one brand. of her knowledge and friendly team For the young boy they the stock show you around the huge value extremely popular Hot Lights, Air for money range available in Tricks and Street style SKX ranges Skechers, you wont leave empty that provides plenty of choices from handed.
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Red Line Roundup
TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Shauna Moggan attended TEDxTallaght for us as part of The Red Line Book Festival.
As we took to our seats in the Civic Theatre for TEDxTallaght’s Atelier of Ideas last Thursday night, the screen displayed #tedxtallaght tweets in real time, creating a buzz. Later the witty MC’s, Shane Gillen and Darragh Doyle, encouraged more audience interactivity, offering a prize for tweeting the most imaginative topic for a Ted Talk.
Librarian Caroline Higgins introduced the event aptly with a Maurice Sendak quote, ‘Let The Great Rumpus Begin’ and publisher Michael Bhaskar started on the
theme of curation, pointing out that art was mainly representative until the invention of photography; after which it became more conceptual and curation grew as important as the art itself. He argued that we are all highly curated now, constantly filtering the massive amount of data thrown at us daily.
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sistance to distractors, helping them to perform better in high reliability roles, such as healthcare delivery. He recommended Mindfulness as a beneficial tool for everyone as “the present moment is the only moment we have”. He was followed by entrepreneur, Niall Harbison, who energetically argued that money is a false metric; that we should lose the fear of failure, do what eating fresh local food and being Gerry Duffy kept it short and sweet we love and the money will come as a outdoors as much as possible. getting the audience to their feet to bi-product. He hasn’t felt like he’s gone physically demonstrate stretching to work for the last 15 years! CLOUD CEO Gary Thompson introthemselves – a simple principle he duced us to Kethan, his son’s friend lives by to pull off challenges such Co-founder of GetHealth App, Liam who recently lost his battle with as 32 marathons in 32 consecutive Ryan, said we all know we need to leukemia and inspired him to travel days. Orlaith Carmody was next, eat better, exercise more and stress to speak at TEDx events in saying that in the past, people were less, but humans are not perfectly Malaysia, Rome and Ireland in the adoptors, working in the same job rational robots and we often space of a week. Patricia Fitzgerald all their lives, but our generation choose short-term rewards over said a few final words of thanks and need to be adaptors; our education long-term benefits. His App consid- closed with another fitting quote, system should focus on problem- ers imperfect human behaviour this time from Nobel Literature solving, which is at the core of the and encourages small steps and prizewinner Alice Munro: “The conentrepreneurial spirit. She spoke social motivation. stant happiness is curiousity”. touchingly of her young friend who broke his neck at 19 and how his Kenyan Tara Wood, advocate of Overall, it was an exciting evening, resilience should inspire us all. wild fitness spoke next about the very well organised and professionmental and physical benefits of be- ally presented. I can’t wait for the Rick Gannotta told us that people who having like the animals that we are next one! practice Mindfulness have a higher re- - lifting, climbing, barefoot running, Photos by ROCSHOT (rocshot.com)
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The second annual Red Line Book festival wrapped up on Sunday October 20 and the whole festival lived up to its billing of being bigger and better than the inaugural 2012 event.
We at InTallaght were delighted to play a small part in the festival by promoting it in our magazine and look forward to covering it further in the years to come. It is great to be able to promote such a positive venture and one that is run by such enthusiastic, positive and committed people.
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week: “What a week we've had! And we have enjoyed it from start to finish and we hope you all did too! With over 40 events around the county, there was something for everybody, both young and old, poet or pragmatist. We are already looking forward to 2014.
“There are many people involved in bringing a festival such as this together, and we would like to thank all of the authors and speakers, our festival partners, our library staff, the staff of the Civic Theatre, Tallaght and RUA RED and all of the people who helped make this festival the success it was.“ It sounds like it was hard work but they enjoyed themselves.
The South Dublin Libraries staff wrote on their website during the Photos by ROCSHOT (rocshot.com)
You can check out pictures from their events on the gallery pages of their website
redlinebookfestival.ie Don’t forget to like them on their Facebook page: SouthDublinLibraries and follow them on Twitter @sdcclibraries for all the news about next year’s event.
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Thirsty Thursdays Launch Night
On Thursday 10th of October we teamed up with SHOW Dublin to launch our Official Student Night. To start the student nights on a high we invited Jenna and Chidgey from MTVs Reality show
IT Tallaght Make Appearance On Nationwide
IT Tallaght featured on RTÉ’s national news program Nationwide. They did a 10 minute slot on the ever improving campus out here in Tallaght and the benefits it is having in the local community and their engagement.
s, ure t c i P ns ore etitio s M p nt For s, Com g Eve ke i n w Ne comi t To L p e & U Forg n’t Do
This aired on the 14th of October and show cased the extensive science, culinary arts and engineering facilities here at the Institute. There were numerous lecturers from different departments within the college featured within the program and they were able to give an insight into what is involved in studying courses within their departments. The program also featured a student talking about student life here at the Institute.
The Valleys to party with the students on the night. We are keeping the Thursdays buzzing every week with themed nights and student deals. Our next big night will be a fancy dress Halloween Party which is being held on the 31st of October. Keep an eye on Facebook for more to come.
Tallaween Event
On Tuesday the 29th of October we hosted our annual Halloween Ball in Lafayette’s Club & Bar on O’Connell Bridge. Over the past few years the Tallaween Ball has been one of the most exciting events with a best dressed competition, student drink deals and appearances from our Ents Djs and other special guests.
This year we had Bedlam Djs who had recently returned from entertaining crowds at the sold out Samhain Festival and have also brought over and supported some of the top up and coming Djs in the world.
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ITT Student Union Magazine Fight for Your Future Campaign
After months of work, preparation and meeting TD’s the Fight For Your Future campaign got under way on October 1st. Thousands of students from across all different colleges in Ireland came together and opposed the governments’ plans to cut the maintenance grant for the 5th year in a row.
Volunteering Fair
More than 25 charities and community organisations came to IT Tallaght on Wednesday, October 9th for the annual Volunteering Fair Running from 9.30am to 1.30pm, the fair was opened by Mayor Dermot Looney and showcased a number of community organisations such as Tallaght Youth Services, Cheeverstown, Dublin Community Games and Volunteer Services Ireland.
Class Rep Training
On Thursday the 10th of October we had our Class Rep Training. We had over 50 Reps in attendance to receive their training for their important role this year. We here at ITT SU have implemented a well run class rep campaign, to keep up to date with what is going on in class. Class Reps are the Student Union’s eyes and ears in the classroom. They are our foot soldiers.They communicate with the lecturer about class schedules, projects and any conflicts that arise
The programme of events included talks by some of IT Tallaght’s student volunteers, who through the annual fair have become actively involved with charities. The fair is part of the college’s work of enhancing civic engagement and making links with the wider community. The event was organised by Sr. Bernadette Purcell, Marie Kielty, Careers Officer, and Margaret Fingelton, Lecturer in Social Care Practice, Niamh Hyland, Admin Staff and the SU Welfare officer, Karen Campbell.
during lectures and report back to the Union with any queries or complaints and we act on them.
They are vitally important to us and incredibly important to their class. Each class deserves to have a voice and for that voice to be heard. They also get involved in promoting our entertainment and spreading the message of the Union. Training went very well and each Rep has their clear instructions and objectives for the coming year ahead.
We alone at IT Tallaght signed over 300 people to attend the Demonstration which was held outside The Dáil. Unfortunately due to the poor weather conditions that number was dramatically reduced but collectively all the colleges had a massive turnout.
Each student made their voice heard and stood up to say we are not taking this anymore and we prevailed, for the first time in years the maintenance and back to education grants weren’t cut. Countless hours of lobbying TD’s and even meeting Taoiseach Enda Kenny to spread our word helped us achieve our goals.
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Cinema
THOR: THE DARK WORLD
DON JON
Marvel's Thor: The Dark World continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself.
Jon Martello is a proud New Jersey man, who loves everything material in life.
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Svartalfheim, which was destroyed and poisoned centuries and centuries ago, and to return his world to its former glory.
Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster (Natalie PortIn the aftermath of Marvel's Thor man) and force him to sacrifice and Marvel's The Avengers, everything to save us all. Thor (Chris Hemsworth ) fights to restore order across the One thing I’ve heard is that film cosmos...but an ancient race led contains quite a bit of humour. by the vengeful Malekith Not the camp humour like (Christopher Eccleston) returns in Batman & Robin, but the to plunge the universe back into actually funny humor like in The darkness. Avengers, which is certainly something to look His intention is to re-estabforward to. lish his poisoned planet
From the trailer alone I found the whole set up very similar to an episode of reality show Jersey Shore. The accents, tan and sex His apartment, his car, and the lifestyle of Jon is a carbon copy way he looks yet he still has of any one of these reality stars. some values including the love of his church, family and finally The trailer also highlights one of his main focus being the the many humorous moments women. of the movie. It shows Jon's Sunday morning ritual of road rage, All his friends envy his confi- church and confession. Jon dence and success among the screams and drives crazy en ladies and his ability to “pull per- route to church, then confesses fect 10s” every weekend without his sins, we also are serenaded fail. Yet it’s clear to see this by a number of familiar songs lifestyle is becoming a bore for along the way. the young man. He sets out to find the right woman and that perfect relationship. It is on this journey that Jon realises that he must learn larger lessons of life and love through relationships with two very different women. Jon Martello is played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and his love interest Barbara played by the beautiful Scarlett Johansson.
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THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE By Rachel Lynch
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the sequel to 2012's megahit The Hunger Games, picks up after District 12 welcomes their winning tributes home.
Katniss Everdeen, as we all know, has won the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, to head off on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games a competition that could change Panem forever.
The media have speculated over the past year about whether director Francis Lawrence would focus more on the love triangle between Katniss, Peeta and Gale. The first movie did tend to focus a lot more on the game but that’s to be expected as we as an audience needed to be introduced to the setting. This time round I believe we will see Jennifer Lawrence’s character in a different light with regard to the romances. That’s not to say the movie won’t be as action packed as before.
One thing is certain fans of the franchise will not want to be disappointed having waited all year for their next instalment.
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Music
FIACH MORIARTY Married To Music
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GAVIN WHELAN Catch The Air By Padraig Conlon
Gavin Whelan, a thirty five year old musician from Belgard who is widely renowned as one of the most accomplished tin whistle players in the whole country has just released his fifth studio album Catch The Air.
Since releasing his self titled critically acclaimed debut album in 2001 Gavin has worked unbelieveably hard to hone his craft. When not playing live gigs at festivals or venues he teaches at schools, passing on the knowledge he has acquired in his fine career so far.
As well as being a master of the tin whistle he has also become a virtuoso on the uilleann pipes since taking them up when he was 18 and on his latest album he demonstrates his proficiency on both instruments.
Now I am no expert when it comes to Traditional Irish music and won't try and bluff my way through this review. Having grown up in West Donegal however I have been exposed to the genre from a very young age and even today it's fairly rare to not encounter a trad session in my home town at some stage over a weekend in one of the local pubs.
Having got my own musical upbringing out of the way what did I think of Catch The Air?
The album is made up entirely of slow airs, a very quiet and sullen record that I would class as easy listening as far as trad music goes. There's no manic fiddle and bodhrĂĄn bashing here, the album is the type you could play from start to finish if you were in the mood to just sit back and chill out. It's strange in present day Ireland our own traditional music doesn't seem to get the recognition it deserves. You'd be fairly stunned to hear any of it on the commercial radio or television stations outside of TG4/Radio Na Gaeltachta. Yet in the rest of the world there is a growing interest in and appreciation of the musicianship and craft involved. With this in mind I'd highly recommend Catch The Air to anyone as an introduction to trad music. I enjoyed its beautiful melodies and haunting pipe playing as much as I've enjoyed a lot of rock albums I've heard recently. For any younger readers who are interested in learning to play the tin whistle they should listen to how Gavin can play as an example of what can be achieved with the most humble of all musical instruments.
Fiach Moriarty is a singer/songwriter from Dublin. Some of you will have already heard of the young man with a distinctly Irish voice. If you have seen him live you will be taken in by his unusual style of playing the guitar too. His new single Married To Music, which will be released this November, takes in all his unique talents. The song itself is upbeat and although very hard to compare him to anything on the market today he does remind me of an Irish version of Ed Sheeran.
Fiach sings about a number of streets around Dublin where he is from and also where his grandmother grew up, which certainly personalises the song for us.
It feels poetic and with Fiach’s range of vocals it really is a beautiful piece of music with a lot of meaning. The song is quite universal in a sense, as regardless of what genre of music you associate yourself with you will still appreciate this piece of music.
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Tech
The HP Chromebook 11 By Cathal Jennings
Google has a new product category, and it's called Chromebook. No, it's not really new: it's existed for years, but a lot of people still don't really know about it.
The HP Chromebook 11 isn't much more than a redesigned variant on the hardware already in the Samsung Series 3 Chromebook. It has the same ARM processor, similar battery life, and also lacks a touchscreen. But, the new HP version looks a lot better. Rather than seeming like a cast-off Netbook with a Chrome OS brain-swap, the Chromebook 11 is cute, compact, simple, and attractive. It looks like the simple mini-computer it really is. It's like the iPhone 5c of Chromebooks: you've seen this technology before, but now it looks cleaner, friendlier, and more colourful.
Google Chromecast now offers a way to stream content wirelessly to a TV. All of these make a Chromebook a more interesting bet than even a few months ago. It's not for everyone, but the Chromebook is finally making a case for being a fun, family-friendly product in its own right. The 11.6 inch Chromebook has specs that match a tablet more than a laptop: a dualcore Exynos ARM processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of SSD storage. Inside the box is a Micro-USB charger that's pretty compact, and can also charge up Micro-USB tablets, phones or other devices. Google also includes a two-year, 100GB Google Drive storage upgrade, a 60-day Google Music
All Access trial, and 12 vouchers for GoGo in-flight Wi-Fi, which gets redeemed via the Chromebook itself. The Chromebook 11 is a clean, colourful device, with looks that fall somewhere between any MacBook and kid-friendly PC. The Chromebook 11 doesn't have any visible speakers or vents, and only a few ports -- an intentional move, giving this product a seamless, Chrome OS keeps getting better, smooth appearance. You can pick Google Drive more robust, and from glossy black or glossy white -
- the white comes with yellow, red, blue, or green highlights, which ring the keyboard and tint two rubberized bottom pads. The laptop feels very plastic, but at 2.3 pounds it's also very light. Google says there's a magnesium frame underneath, but it's hard to tell. It feels sturdy enough, but still resembles a budget product. It seems kid-friendly and somewhat able to withstand a knock-around.
Making the whole product seem much more like a laptop-esque tablet than a cheap laptop seems to have been the key to success for the HP Chromebook 11. From its Micro-USB port to its clean colour-accented plastic, it feels like the smaller cousin to the Pixel, part of a new Chromebook family. It even has the same four-color rainbow bar on the back lid, a small "Chrome" touch. A nice fresh look and comfortable feel make HP’s 11-inch budget Chromebook an appealing bet, especially for households that need a cheap no-frills Web-surfing Google Netbook. If you’re not thinking about productivity, though, you’re better off with a tablet.
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CALL OF DUTY GHOSTS By Cathal Jennings
Call of Duty: Ghosts will be released on November 5 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Wii U and will be a launch title on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
ODIN strike, launched via satellite after a hijacking, and invasion from the Federation, a conglomeration of several South American countries. The single player will feature a dog companion named Riley (after the eponymous Simon "Ghost" Riley), fighting in outer space, a story featuring a team of Set to occur ten years after a dev- "Ghosts," who are remnants of elite astating mass event, the United U.S. special forces teams, and variStates of America is no longer a ous other features. superpower, with its economy and government in ashes. The So far, over 30 new weapons have remainder of the nation's Special been confirmed, but returning ones Operations forces, the Ghosts, are as yet unconfirmed. Among fight a newly emerged technolog- those unconfirmed, but shown in ically-superior global power not promos are the UMP45 and the for freedom, or liberty, but simply M4A1. It is possible that they have to survive. new models, that are not finished, are placeholders, or have not been Call of Duty: Ghosts will feature shown yet due to not being new. a completely new setting, characters, and system. It will still fea- As confirmed in the Behind the ture linear sections, but is said to Scenes video released by Call of have "easter eggs" within the Duty, the multiplayer in Call of game to alter missions slightly. Duty: Ghosts will be unlike that in The setting of the game is a war- any previous Call of Duty titles torn America ten years after an to date. The developers have
confirmed character customization, dynamic maps, and many new players movements such as sliding, leaning around corners, and better interaction with the environment. Mark Rubin said that there will not be a "lean button", like it was in previous games, but instead, approaching the wall, looking at the edge of the wall and aiming down the sights will lean the player out. Players that have pre-ordered Call of Duty: Ghosts via GameStop will receive a bonus map, called Free Fall. Squads is a new game mode in Ghosts. In it, the player can play
with AI controlled teammates or even with friends against AI. XP is shared between Multiplayer and Squads, so levelling up in Squads helps your character in Multiplayer as well.
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BEYOND TWO SOULS
For as much praise and critical acclaim that Beyond: Two Souls has garnered since its release a few weeks back the title is a huge disappointment that reaches new heights in passive gaming.
Told in a schizophrenic non-linear format, Beyond: Two Souls forces the user to become a passive participant by giving them a choice whenever an action needs to happen. These choices eventually dictate the type of character Jodie becomes and the story that plays out, though many of the scenes are rarely playable and the user is left The game tells the story of Jodie watching (watching!) a game. Holmes, a young woman who has a psychic connection with a being The player can shift control from another realm whom she calls between both characters, but little Aiden. Though the story follows can be achieved and freedoms Jodie for 15 years of her life, the within the gaming world are rarely game is as much about Aiden and granted even when a choice is his struggle to communicate with made. Oh, and did we mention that the living world through occasional violent outbursts.
actors Ellen Paige and Willem Dafoe provide the voices for the major characters? The game feels more like a computer-generated film with occasional button-play rather than, you know, an actual video game. The story thrusts the user in dramatic moments and action sequences, but the limited and simplistic gameplay seems to take a back-seat to the plot every time. Though it has potential, Beyond: Two Souls should be treated with caution as a novelty game, not a true video game in any kind of traditional sense. Let’s hope it’s not a glimpse of the future.
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NISSAN NOTE By Rachel Lynch
I headed down to Windsor Garage on the Belgard road this month to test drive the all new Nissan Note.
The Nissan Connect is a 5.8 inch monitor screen which includes your sat nav, maps, Bluetooth connection and your radio. Just underneath is the beautifully designed climate control disk, which includes The NOTE has been around since air conditioning and heating. 2007 and this new NOTE was launched in the first week in Octo- The steering wheel has the controls ber. The first thing to note with the for your Nissan connect on the left new model would be the complete hand side and on the right hand reshape and design. It’s designed to side you have the controls for your excite and capture a new audience. speed limiter. From the sharp new graphics to the blue-lit data it is Upon first glance the Nissan NOTE clear that a serious amount of time looks like a completely different car. went into developing the standout The stylish new model is lower than design of the dashboard. before with a steeper windscreen angle. The sleek front grill is without The feeling of space in this car is doubt the main focal feature along also an added bonus. With the flick with its swept-back headlamps. of a switch you can fold the back The interior of the NOTE is certainly seats down to create space of varibetter and far more inous shapes and sizes. teresting than before.
In the boot you have 325 millitres of space, which can in fact be turned into 411 if needed, which is great for transporting awkward sized prams along with the shopping. Derek Hamilton, Sales Manager at Windsor accompanied me on the test drive and explained the differences between this new model and the previous NOTE.
“Well it’s a new model NOTE, its driving capabilities compared to the older NOTE is much better, it’s a much more comfortable car. Specification wise you have more The Nissan NOTE is available in options and you have lots more Diesel (1.5 dCi) and Petrol (1.2, 1.2 packs on it. DIG-S MT, 1.2 GIG-S CVT). Head down to Windsor on the Belgard “Engine wise and this is a big thing road Tallaght and book a test drive, is the engine is available in a 1.2CC you won’t be disappointed. so it is more economical than the one before”. As part of Nissan’s Pink Week at the end of October the garage ran a Driving the car I myself was sur- special promotion, donating €50 to prised at how compact the car felt Breast Cancer Ireland for every test and how smooth it was on the drive of any of their models. Last roads. The position of the seat is ex- year’s MICRA pink week at Nissan cellent as you really get a feel for Dealers nationwide raised €82,700 everything around you. for the charity.
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Business
eVision to challenge UPC & Sky
Eircom has unveiled plans for a television service called eVision, going into competition with both UPC and Sky here in Ireland. The basic package for eVision is €10 a month with 34 channels including RTE, TV3 and BBC, there is also a second tier package available with 54 channels. Sports and movie packages are also available on eVision at additional charges.
eVision will allow subscribers to record two programmes at one time, additional services are also available such as multiroom viewing, which includes a smaller box available for €5 extra a month. eVision also promises free installation to customers by their expert technicians.
Eircom claims eVision will prove a major hit with consumers as it is offering a range of popular channels at significantly lower prices than its main competitors. The managing director of Eircom’s consumer division, Kevin White, said other advantages of the eVision service include a free set-top box which can record up to 240 hours of programmes.
The addition of a third television subscriber should help consumers with hopefully more competitive prices from all three. The first six months are available for free for anyone who subscribes before the end of the year, on their basic package and you will then be charged €10 a month after that. For more information visit eircom.net/tv
Irish cloud security specialist, MXSweep, has scooped the prize for Security Project of the Year (Private Sector) at the 2013 Computing Security Awards in London.
The awards, organised each year by prestigious industry publication Computing Security, recognise excellence in the fields of IT security technology and service. The rollout of MXSweep Web Security via channel partner iCT4 to a large number of schools in England, as part of a managed services bundle, was listed among the four finalists for the Security Project of the Year (Private Sector). UK Channel Manager Sheelagh Hawkins welcomed the recognition for the firm's hard work from the industry: "This is great news and recognises just how well the entire MXSweep team works with partners to guarantee the successful delivery of services to their end-user customers. We worked really closely with the guys at iCT4 from the outset, so the commercial and technical elements, of what was a complex project, were closely managed at every step".
Nokia shakes up market with “phablet”
Nokia unveiled its first tablet and two large-screen smartphones, known as “phablets”, at the annual Nokia World event in Abu Dhabi. The Lumia 2520 tablet, along with its Lumia 1520 and 1620 phablets, are among the last products the Finnish company developed to compete with Apple and Samsung before deciding to sell its handset business to Microsoft. The new Lumias use Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system and will face tough competition from large-screen smartphones from Samsung and Apple, which is also expected to unveil slimmer, faster iPads very soon.
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PM Group, an engineering and project management company who have their headquarters in Belgard Square saw their sales rise last year by 10%.
The company, which employs 2,000 people globally, including about 1,000 in Ireland, also saw its operating profits increase by about 17% to €8.1 million to record profits of more than €36 million.
PM Group provide assistance to large industrial firms building new factories and this year celebrate 40 years in business. They also recently announced a further 250 new jobs so all in all it's been a pretty good year for the company. Founded in Ireland in 1973, they have grown into a truely international firm working in over 30 countries worldwide.
During that time some of the sectors they have worked across include pharmaceutical, food, medical technology, mission critical, advanced manufacturing and energy sectors.
In Ireland, it is working on projects such as Irish Distillers’ €100 million distillery in Midleton, Cork. It has also been retained by Glanbia to work on an investment by the dairy company in Kilkenny.
Overall, PM Group said it expects the rise in group revenues to continue in 2013. “The order book looks good. We have ridden out the recession,” said CEO Dave Murphy.
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not get credit from banks, supported 107 micro-enterprises with loans from €2,000 to €25,000 and supported 237 jobs, of which 118 are new jobs.
It now wants more applications from new Microfinance Ireland helps and existing businesses. Chief Executive Adricreate 118 jobs enne Murray said Microfinance Ireland is an important source of finance for entrepreMicrofinance Ireland, set up by Government neurs with a viable business but who have to lend to commercially viable micro- had difficulty getting credit from a commerenterprises that have been unable to get cial bank. credit from banks, has so far supported 237 jobs, of which 118 are new. "We encourage any micro-enterprise whether a new business or one that has been Microfinance Ireland opened for business on in existence for some time - that needs to 1 October 2012, to provide loans of between borrow up to €25,000 to contact us if they €2,000 and €25,000 to micro-enterprises have been unsuccessful with banks. We were employing 10 people or fewer and which set up to lend to these businesses and we have an annual turnover of €2 million or less. have the funds and the appetite to lend to It received its first loan application in Novem- them," she said. ber 2012 and the first loan was drawn down in December 2012. Ms Murray also said Microfinance Ireland wants to lend more and that it wants to see So far, it has approved €1.62m in lending to more demand for credit from commercially commercially viable businesses that could viable micro-enterprises.
Ireland 6th in global gender equality
Visitor numbers rise
Iceland, Finland and Norway top the list of 136 nations, based on political participation, economic equality and rights like education and health.
“Today’s figures from the CSO for the high season months of July to September are very strong, showing growth from almost all of our markets around the world,” ‘said Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland.
Ireland held on to sixth position in the World Economic Forum's report in to gender equality with Iceland maintaining its leading position. The gap between men and women has narrowed slightly in the past year in most countries, according to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report.
The number of people visiting Ireland rose by almost 8% from July to September, according to new figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). There was an overall increase of more than 164,000, compared to the same time last year. Numbers from the US were up over 13%, Europe by 1.2%and the UK by 9%.
The Middle East and North Africa were the only regions not to improve in the past year, with Yemen at the bottom. The Philippines and Nicaragua both feature in the top 10. The WEF has produced the report annually for the past eight years.
“We have a really extensive programme in place between now and the end of the year, targeting late season travellers around the world, to keep this momentum going.”
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Writers’ Corner
THE CANARY ISLANDS, A WRITER’S DELIGHT By Eileen Casey
DESPERATE EXCITEMENT By Declan White
While in Venice a couple of years ago, the guide made several references to Ernest Hemingway’s affection for the city, especially his frequent visits to Harry’s Bar, West of Piazza San Marco. After recently touring the Canary Islands, the author featuring most strongly in my mind is an old favourite of mine and one I read voraciously as a younger woman; Agatha Christie. In February 1927, Christie went to the Canaries to recover from psychological strain. Her mother, Clarissa Miller had died after a severe illness, her husband was in love with another woman and she was going through a period of financial difficulties. She stayed at the Gran Hotel Taoro in Puerto de la Cruz, the best hotel in Tenerife at that particular time. It is said that while there, Agatha Christie completed The Mystery of the Blue Train, a book which sold so well, it ended her money worries. She then relocated to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria where she stayed at the Metropole Hotel. While there, she wrote The Companion, one of the mysteries included in her collection of short stories, The Thirteen Problems. In The Companion, one of the characters says of the Canary Islands; “They must be wonderful,” while another makes the remark “The Peak of Tenerife is a fine sight with the setting sun on it”. It’s easy to imagine a writer like Christie being so inspired by what she experienced on The Canary Islands, especially as she was so vulnerable at the time. The light is so very different, almost golden in its brightness, one can’t but feel well. No wonder films such as Wonderful Life (a 1964 film starring Cliff Richard) was filmed on the famous sand dunes at Maspalomas. Painters too adore the quality of such glorious illumination.
A desperate excitement at being here, surrounded by a world and greeted daily by an everywhere brightness.
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A weeping, laughing questioning at what to do with it; how to reply, to return the courtesy and walk hand in hand.
An awareness in the alert heart, lightly but distinctly palpitating; in the sixth sense tickling the inside of the finger tips; and in the listening stillness of the seated body, saying 'this is the moment, just examined, from the other side of the glass screen. Please do not touch the exhibit'.
Declan lives in Terenure and has only recently started writing. This is his third piece to be published in this magazine.
Eileen Casey is a fiction writer, journalist and poet. Her work is widely published in outlets such as Ireland of the Welcomes, The Irish Times, Senior Times, The Ulster Tatler, the Moth, among others.
Snow Shoes (Arlen House Fiction) and Drinking the Colour Blue (New Island Poetry) are included in her publications. In 2011 she received a Hennessy Literary Award. She edited South of the County: New Myths and Tales, stories set in South Dublin from South Dublin Writers such as David Mohan, Susan Condon, Colm Keegan, Doreen Duffy, Thomas Moore and many others.
ARE YOU AN ASPIRING AUTHOR OR POET?
If you’re interested in seeing your work published in InTallaght, simply submit your poem or short story (no longer than 300 words please!) to editor@intallaght.ie and you could see your creative writing in print in one of our future editions!
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SUMMER TRIANGLE By Carolann Copland
of Islamic fundamentalists. Together his new allies and he plot to show Ireland exactly what they think of its cooperation in the US war against terror, but will Majid really get the closure he so desperately craves?
“Meanwhile Irish teen Shona falls pregnant following a drunken party and stumbles through early motherhood in a haze of alcohol. An overheard conversation about her past leaves her wallowing in the self-pity of betrayal and ripe for falling into the wrong hands. “When 08/08 threatens to become Dublin’s very own 9/11 will a chance meeting of the two teenagers hasten their road to self-destruction or help them rise from the ashes of the past? Particularly when there are darker forces at work…”
Local and international themes collide in Carolann Copland’s debut novel.
My first introduction to Summer Triangle was before its official title had even been decided. My friend Emer Cleary, founder of Emu Ink told me a short synopsis of the story over dinner a few months ago and I was delighted to get the chance to design the cover for what sounded like such an interesting book.
Once the final draft had been dispatched to both the ebook publishers and the printers, I got stuck in to reading it. I’ll let the blurb on the back cover speak for itself:
“Shona and Majid are living very different, but ordinary, lives on opposite sides of the globe, when both their worlds are shattered. Majid, who witnesses the death of his fiancé, a bomb victim at an Irish/Saudi festival, is so distraught he runs from his problems – right into the arms
Shona, the heroine of the piece, is far from heroic. She is too young and messed up to cope with motherhood and the responsibilities fall on her baby’s young father Tommy. He was by far my favourite character in the book. He struggles to deal with his alcoholic co-parent while hiding their problems from her parents and still manages to be the best father he can be to their daughter Ruby. Shona is a mess and finds a reason to better herself in a relationship with the handsome Saudi Majid. Majid is also very interesting, in that Carolann makes his character arc much more understandable than I would have thought possible. He is a very human character, with valid feelings and his youth and previous trauma make his actions seem almost reasonable.
About The Author
Carolann Copland is the founder of Carousel Creates, a writers’ centre in the Dublin Mountains. She has a Bachelor of Education in English and Drama and has been a teacher for fourteen years.
Although she writes mostly novels; Carolann loves to dabble with short stories, plays and poetry; writing between Dublin and Andalucia in the South of Spain. From Dublin, Carolann has also lived in the Middle East and the United Kingdom. She is married to Neil and is a mother of three children aged 10 to 22. She is a member of two writing groups and works to promote other writing groups in Dublin. Having spent all her life engrossed in reading stories, Carolann now looks forward to sharing her fictional world with other readers.
The book was officially launched on October 29th and is available to rent or buy in both ebook and paperback forms from www.emuink.ie
Emu Ink’s mission is to serve both authors and readers alike in bringing quality writing to the As I told Carolann when discussing designs for forefront and making it available to, and the cover, I love a good culture clash in a novel affordable for, as many people as possible. and the way Majid struggles with the allure of Western ways, while trying to stay true to his GWEN TAYLOUR Islamic beliefs was a very interesting one. Add Graphic Designer/Bookworm to that the local aspect, and it came as no suprise that I really enjoyed this book. The chapters are narrated by both Shona and Majid and I found myself equally interested in both their points of view. It’s a great story, well told and I’d recommend it to anyone.
Gwen lives in Terenure and works at InTallaght magazine.She has been an avid reader since childhood and always has at least one book on the go. Email her at gwen@intallaght.ie
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Beauty
MUST HAVE MAKE-UP By Emer McGillion
58 always work out. For example, I use the foundation brush for concealing and the concealing brush as a lip brush.
They can be used with a wide range of products from powders, liquids, creams and mineral SmashBox Primer make-up. Brushes can be bought separately or This is one of my favourite primers and in sets. always gets great reviews. There are many in the Smashbox range to choose from, just know Available to buy from Boots. what skin benefit you would like and there will be one to suit you. Instead of packing on the make-up to hide skin imperfections, use a suitable primer underneath your foundation to correct problem areas such as rosacea, areas of redness, dark circles and blemishes.
Smashbox do different coloured primers that neutralise discolouration, so you don't need to go crazy with concealer!
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The original naked palette has 12 bronze hued neutrals, and I don't think many make-up lovers should be without this! From champagne to gun metal grey, the colours work for everyone.
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Naked 2 was released shortly after with five new shades ranging from pale to deep, from matte to sparkly. It can be hard to find an eye shadow palette that has so many likeable and useable shades. They are densely pigmented so it's easy to build the colour depending on whether you want a neutral or smoky eye. Both palettes come with an Urban Decay eye shadow brush.
If you are looking for a good make-up brush on a budget, these brushes are great. They have a Available from Debenhams for €44. colour coded system - yellow brushes are for the base, purple are for the eyes and pink is for the finish. Mac Paint Pots The paint pots in MAC are so gorgeous and have several uses! My favourite is Painterly which is a beige/nude colour which I mostly use as an eye primer. It has a creamy consistency that can be applied with your finger or eye shadow brush.
It can be worn alone, or used underneath eye shadow to give more lasting power. If you have They also have the brush names on the handles oily lids and your eye shadow is creasing and for easy reference! I find these brushes quite slipping half way through the night, you will versatile. But I find their intended use doesn't love this.
It is also great to conceal any redness on the eyelids if you want to go eye shadow free. But because it's creamy, I would usually recommend putting some eye shadow or translucent powder over it so it doesn't sit in creases.
Available from Mac for €19.50.
L'Oreal Double Extend Waterproof Mascara
One of women's must have products, mascara! No matter what mascara I buy, I always return to L'Oreal. The double extend is my favourite, but few of them let me down. The white basecoat is nourishing and replenishing to the eye lashes. I never get clumping or flaking and I find it rarely smudges. Not the cheapest mascara around, but I find it's worth the little bit extra.
Available from Boots for €16.79.
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BE WINTER READY WINTER-READY By David Frazer
Gardening
DAVID FRAZER
Landscape Gardener
WINTER
GET READY FOR Dahlias can look fantastic from midsummer onwards but looking after them can be hard work at times.
True, there is more to dahlias than just cutting them back, if you live in a very mild area, where you could try leaving them in the ground, cutting them down, and covering them with protective mulch, otherwise you will need to lift and store the tubers. The key to it is keeping them dry and protected from frost. Dig up the dahlias once the foliage has been blackened by the first frost. Leaving on about 10–15cm of stalk, try to remove as much soil as possible and put them in the garage or greenhouse to dry off.
Once completely dry remove any remaining soil and find a frost-free place to store them until spring. You can put them in shredded paper or dry compost and keep dry.
In early spring replace the paper with damp compost to encourage them to start growing. Once healthy shoots and the first leaves appear, and there is no further threat of frost, then you
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can plant them back in the garden, putting plenty mower away for the winter make sure it is of compost in the planting hole. drained of petrol, if it is a power mower, cleaned and oiled. Lift tuberous begonias before they become mush with the frosts. Dry them out and place them in a Carry on digging over beds and borders and dark cool place same as dahlias. add as much organic matter as you can.
Now is a good time to do all the repair and maintenance jobs that have been left undone all year.
Drain water from any pipes, garden hose or taps that you have in the garden and insulate them.
Forking the soil helps prepare the soil for next year, it helps decrease the amount of pests by exposing them to hungry birds. Clear garden waste, this will help to prevent slugs and snails from setting up home.
Do not let leaves pile up around alpines they Help protect pots and garden taps from frost by will die if they are left damp for long. Cover wrapping bubble wrap insulation around them. bare patches around clumps with grit to encourage regrowth. Any tender plants not brought inside should be wrapped in a protective covering of bubble wrap, Other anti-frost measures, placing footballs in fleece etc. the pond to prevent it freezing over, and feeding the birds. Clear paths and patios of any moss and lichen, treat timber with preservative, repair fences, sheds, Add in a bit of digging, turning the compost decks, clean and insulate your greenhouse and heap, running repairs to fences and walls, and make sure heaters are working properly. you might just have time to look at that seed catalogue before the first daffodil appears. Clean and repair your garden tools and send the lawn mower in for a service. Before putting a
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Fitness
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By Rachel Lynch
After Christmas of last year I decided a change was needed. I was barely fitting into a size 16 jean and was extremely unfit so I took it upon myself to lose weight.
ished up with exercises focused solely on my When I awoke the next morning after my session I stomach/abs. must say my body ached everywhere, which proves that although I believed I was fit and exercising for The over head squats that Nikki showed me how to the past nine months I really hadn’t been doing it do where nowhere near how I interpreted squats correctly. were done. Which proves that you may actually believe you are working out but are you doing it In the next edition I will be speaking to you about By August of this year I had lost 3 stone due to right? I used a stick over my head to correct posture the more intense training I am soon due to start and cutting out takeaways and using the cross trainer (which will be replaced by weights later on in the also how I will be altering my diet. every day. Unfortunately I found that I still had a lot programme). of loose skin. INSPIRATION The lunges were next on the workout list, I’v never LEISURE CLUB This is when I realized I needed to get myself to a really been involved in such intense training in my gym to work on all parts of my body. The cross life so by the time I got to the abs work out I was The newly refurbished Inspiration Leisure trainer had served its purpose well but I had become wrecked. These exercises are in theory quite simple Club at the Green Isle Hotel offers an extoo accustomed to the workout. but when you are repeating them again and again ceptional facility to work-out or simply relax. you really begin to feel the effects. Their professional team are on-hand to So I began my 12 sessions at Inspiration Leisure Club ensure their members get the most of the at The Green Isle Hotel. I met with personal trainer Nikki had noticed that although I had been working leisure club by providing individual consulNikki who firstly took down all the information on on the cross trainer every day for months I had negtations and advising of the best possible any exercises I had been taking part in and also very lected many of the other aspects of my body, includprogramme for your development and importantly my diet. ing my core. To help with this she instructed me to overall goals. Facilities include; an 18 metre lie on my stomach and lift myself off the ground, indoor pool, steam room with a tiled seatWe then started into my first session. I don’t really with my elbows holding me up for support, for 30 ing area, massage pool, weights area, and know what I expected at first, I did 15 minutes on seconds. This was virtually impossible for me and a cardio-vascular area. the treadmill to start me off and then Nikki moved after 18 seconds I fell to the mat. Over the past week me onto the more challenging aspects to the train- at home I have been trying it and I’m gradually www.greenislehotel.com/leisure.html ing. We went from squats to lunges and then fin- getting better.
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Sport
Dublin Marathon 2013
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A record number of over 14,500 runners took to the streets of Dublin on Bank Holiday Monday to complete the 2013 Airtricity Dublin Marathon. People from all over the world and all shapes and sizes descended on Dublin to take part in the 34th running of one of Europe’s most popular races.
The road to Croker for St. Aidan’s National School
St. Aidan’s Senior National School girl’s football team started their campaign during a very humid September. The panel of 29 girls began weekly training for the Corn Irish Rubies under the guidance of Ms Maher and Ms. O’Connor.
Competition was very tough for places and the girls’ skill levels quickly became very sharp. With a quarter final fixed for the same week, the girls showed no sign of fatigue. Having a home fixture against St. Peter the Apostle, the students of St. Aidan’s showed great support for their team. The encouragement from the sideline crowd clearly spurred the girls on, and again, they dominated in all positions. Their experience gained in previous matches was evident, as was their growing confidence. All of this guaranteed a place in the semi-final.
Having already exceeded previous school achievements, tensions were high as the girls prepared for the semi-final against Gaelscoil na Camóige. With new emphasis on tactics and training, the St. Aidan’s girls realised that playing in Croke Park was now an attainable target. They listened carefully and took all advice on board.
as Croke Park loomed. Captain Ann Okikiolu led by example once again. Her experience at St. Marks G.A.A. Club was evident to all spectators. Each team member displayed outstanding focus and determination. With exceptional performances from each player, it was no surprise that St. Aidan’s had booked their place in the final.
Primary school teacher Sean Hehir (28), from Kilkishen, Co Clare, landed the race in 2:18:19 on a cold morning, holding off the advances of Joe Sweeney who finished just behind him. Sweeney's DSD clubmate Maria McCambridge was the big women's pre-race favourite and the defending Irish champion McCambridge did not disappoint and retained her title in 2:38.51. The real winners on the day were the hundreds of charities who benefitted from the endeavors of the runners.
With the final fixed for Croke Park on Tuesday the 5th of November, great preparations are now underway in St. Aidan’s S.N.S. It has been 17 years since a school team has reached a final in Croke Park. Despite all the excitement, the girls remain focused and are eager to participate in training over the midterm break. Regardless of the outcome on Tuesday 5th November, this outstanding group of girls are already heroes in our school. For the team, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity which they will never forget.
They would not have been able to progress this far in the competition without the unwavering support of the staff at St. Aidan’s S.N.S. In addition to this, their principal Mr. O’Philbin has been very supportive throughout the season. Businesses in the local community have also showed their support and they are grateful for all of their financial contributions that have ensured all children in Windy weather conditions most definitely in- the school will have a memorable day out in fluenced the run of this game. Despite this, Croke Park next week. Wishing St. Aidan’s St. Aidan’s took an early lead. Managers Ms National School’s 2013 panel all the best! Maher and Ms O’Connor, held their breath
Kickboxing Success in Russia
Tallaght's Shauna Bannon and Robbie McMenamy have both won Gold Medals in kickboxing at the World Combat Games Russia. Both fighters beat Italian opposition in their respective finals in St Petersburg, Bannon seeing off Gloria de Bei on a 13-10 scorecard in the 60kg final while McMenamy won 12-6 against Neri Stella in the 84kg final.The double gold medals capped a successful Games for Ireland with Mark McDermot who won a silver medal in the 74kg class while Dessie Leonard took bronze in the 63kg event. Shauna trains with Tallaght Martial Arts and Robbie is Head Coach with Spartan Martial Arts.
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Thomas Davis
Thomas Davis is the oldest GAA club in Tallaght. Founded in 1888 the club celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2013. To help them celebrate the club is hosting a 12th anniversary dinner in the clubhouse on Kiltipper Road on Saturday 30 November. The event will consist of a four course meal and entertainment from Bipolar Empire, Camembert Quartet, and Aidan O’Keeffe performing his unique Christy Moore tribute act. It’s a chance for all those who have contributed to the history of Thomas Davis to catch up. Tickets are going fast but there is still a limited number available from Executive members.
The club is also running a Juvenile draw. Tickets cost €50 and there are 33 cash prizes on offer. The funds will be ploughed back into the juvenile section which currently fields over 30 teams across the four codes.
IABA Dublin County Board & Saint Joseph’s Amateur Boxing Club’s October Festival of Boxing
The IABA Dublin County Board, in conjunction with Saint Joseph's Amateur Boxing Club ran with great success a number of boxing tournaments culminating in a series of Finals that were held during the October bank holiday weekend at the Green Isle hotel.
Also on the Monday the 28th October a Black Tie Ball was held by the IABA Dublin County Board in the main ballroom of the hotel for the presentation of the Tournaments’ Cups to the outstanding boxers of the festival and importantly to commemorate the great Dublin boxing legends in whose honour the Tournaments Cups were being named and presented on the night.
Boden and Judes fall at the Semi Final Stage!
There was heartbreak for the two Southside teams remaining in the Dublin Senior Football Championship when they were both defeated in Parnell Park on Bank Holiday Monday. St Judes were first up against reigning Dublin and Leinster Champions Ballymun Kickhams.
The Templeogue men were in touch after a keenly contested first half and were two points down at the break but Ballymun’s class showed through in the second half and they outscored Jude’s by 7 points to run out 6 points victors and march into their second consecutive county decider.
They will be joined by St Vincents who scored four goals past the Ballyboden defence to eventually run out comfortable 9 point winners. The Boden men have the consolation of a Hurling County final to look forward to when they face Lucan Sarsfields in a all Southside affair on Sunday 10th November in Parnell Park.
Do you have some sports news for us?
If your local sports club has an event we should be letting our readers know about or if you know of a particularly good sports news story from the area, just email it to us on sports@intallght.ie and you might see it in the next edition!
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Player of the Year By Padraig Conlon
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As the curtain came down on another season all that was left to be decided was the Rovers player of the year awards. The fans had cast their votes with the results being: Barry Murphy Player Of The Year; Karl Sheppard Young Player Of The Year. The Junior Hoops voted Stephen Rice their Player of The Year. The lads were presented with their awards pre kick off and at half time in the last game of the season versus Sligo Rovers in Tallaght.
Barry Murphy Player Of The Year
He played his part in The Hoops promotion the following year and went on to make a total of 151 appearances before he found himself frozen out with the arrival of Alan Mannus midway through the 2009 season.
Barry joins the illustrious group of Rovers players who have won the Player of The Year award twice. Eight years on from his last win in 2005 (he also won Young Player the same year) his fine form this season Murphy's standing among Rovers hasn't gone unnoticed by the fans suffered when he committed supporters. the cardinal sin of signing for Bohs in 2010. Next up was a frustrating He became a crowd favourite in his first spell at Pats which was brought to spell after only making his debut half an end when Barry followed Trevor way through that most darkest of Croly back to Tallaght. He started seasons in Rovers history as the club this campaign in great form with were relegated in spite of his great four clean sheets in the club’s efforts between the sticks. opening four games.
A couple of injuries interrupted his season, a calf strain at the start of April followed by a much more serious bruised liver sustained in the friendly against Birmingham in July which kept him out for five league games. In spite of these set backs he had a great season and his performances against Dundalk in the opening game of the season and Drogheda in the EA Sports Cup Final stand out. Last January he spoke to SRFC TV about wanting to “win the fans back on side,” it would appear that is now the case.
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Stephen Rice Junior Hoops Player of The Year
Without doubt Ricer is the heart and soul of Shamrock Rovers, a fans favourite who always gives 100%, he has been one of the League Of Ireland's most consistent players since joining The Hoops towards the end of 2007.
InRovers leave him on 225 games played for Rovers in all competitions, an outstanding achievement. With his contract due to expire soon all Rovers fans will be hoping that Ricer is still a Hoop come the start of next season and he gets a chance to add to his two league championship, two Setanta Cup and one EA Sports Cup winners medals.
The club’s longest serving player The trophy for Young Hoops Player of finished the season with 17 starts the Year should look well alongside his and 6 substitute appearances to 2010 Player of The Year award.
Karl Sheppard Young Player Of The Year
he was only too happy when the chance of a loan move to Rovers came about after an enquiry from Trevor Croly.
Like Barry Murphy, Shep was also in his first season back with The Five goals in 18 league starts Hoops as a loan deal from Reading doesn't really tell the story of Karl's season as he started a number of took him to Tallaght in January. those games on the right wing, The former Everton trainee and however his hard work and selfless Ireland Youth international had battling created chances for his enjoyed a very successful time with team-mates. Rovers in his previous spell, winning the Airtricity Premier Division Notable performances included a and Setanta Sports Cup before his man of the match display versus great form led to a move to the Bray in a 3-0 win, a late equaliser English Championship club in at home to Sligo in May and a goal in the 7-1 rout of Drogheda in the January 2012. Setanta Sports Cup final. Denied a chance to show what he can do at Reading due to an injury Unluckily he broke two fingers in that kept him out for a couple of the Leinster Senior Cup Final victory months, he went out on loan to over St Pats but hopefully winning Accrington Stanley. Unimpressed Rovers Young Player of The Year is with life in the UK Karl told some consolation for what was an InTallaght magazine last April that annoying end to the season.
READ ON TO SEE THE SHAMROCK ROVERS 2013 CAMPAIGN AT A GLANCE...
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Local Events
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NOVEMBER
RUA RED
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Ballyroan Library
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Family Film - Brave
Saturday November 2 @ 12 noon Admission: €3.50 per child. Adults go free with child! To book contact the RUA RED Box Office on 01 451 5860 or email boxoffice@ruared.ie
6 Week Stress Management and Wellbeing Programme Monday November 4 @ 11.00am Is stress an ongoing problem for you? If so, you may be interested in this course, aimed at adults and delivered by H.S.E. healthcare professionals. To book, ring Marie Kinsella (Primary Care Social Worker) on 01 495 6242
Arena At Tallaght
IT Tallaght Graduation Ceremonies
Wednesday November 6 - Thursday November 7
www.it-tallaght.ie/index.cfm/page/graduation
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Dublin Roller Derby v London Rockin Rollers Double Header Saturday November 9 @ 1.00pm Visit www.dublinrollerderby.com for more details
Civic Theatre
The Witches Of Eastwick
Presented by Harold’s Cross Tallaght Musical Society Tuesday November 12 - Saturday November @ 8.00pm Visit www.civictheatre.ie for more details
RUA RED
Open Mic Night
Wednesday November 15 @ 7.00pm To take part contact RUA RED on 01 451 5860 or email info@ruared.ie
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