InTallaght EDITION 53

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Welcome to Edition 53 of InTallaght Let me start by wishing all our readers who are doing exams at this time, either the Junior or Leaving Cert, the very best of luck from all of us at InTallaght. Just remember not to get too stressed out about them and don’t let the occasion get to you. Don’t lose sight of the fact that there is life after exams. Things might seem intense right now, but it won’t last forever, trust me!

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In this edition we meet up with Ireland’s latest band on the rise The Riptide Movement. 2014 has already been a truly unforgettable year for the four lads and we look forward to seeing their star continue to rise in the second half of the year.

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Our secondary interview is with ORFDO FRPHGLHQQH DQG ERQD ¾GH legend June Rodgers. We really enjoyed having the craic with June and we wish her all the very best as she starts her very ¾UVW QDWLRQZLGH WRXU WKLV PRQWK

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Contents

The Riptide Movement

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June Rodgers

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Entertainment

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XXXX Doors to Elsewhere Performance: It’s Only Me and The Others The Doors to Elsewhere Programme is an integrated drama group for adults with disabilities living in South County Dublin. Doors to Elsewhere was delighted to welcome young performers from Dominic’s Community Centre Young Performers, to perform with them on Friday May 9th In RUA RED.

Theatre Facilitators were Jennifer Webster and Jenny Macdonald, with music composed and performed by Andrew Lea. Youth Choreographer was Kelvin Akpaloo. Youth Facilitation (Dominic’s Community Centre Young Performers) by Sarah Jane Naghten. Photography and set construction by Tadashi Kato. It’s Only Me and The Others was part of Bealtaine Festival 2014.

Double Take Artists studio joined forces with Doors to Elsewhere with an accompanying Art Exhibition. The event combined individual art works with dramatic monologues to take the viewer and audience on a journey into the challenge of being ‘just me’ and how we all get to be part of ‘the others’ in our daily and imaginary lives.

Strictly Tallaght The National Childrens’ Hospital have recently announced plans for a Gala Fundraiser in Citywest, Strictly Tallaght will feature dancers from across the community united in learning to dance and raise much needed funds for the hospital. If you would like to get involved in any capacity you can give Ciara O’Grady a ring on 01 414 2375.

Wicklow Way Trek In Aid Of Irish Cancer Society Paul Brady (27) from Firhouse is inviting you all to join him on the Wicklow Way trek on August 2nd. Paul is raising money for the Irish Cancer Society and has been moved by the support he has received this far especially from the MMA community which he is a part of. Paul picked the Irish Cancer Society “as there is not a family in Ireland that has not been touched by cancer.â€? You can check out his event page on Facebook by searching “The Wicklow Way Trekâ€?. As well as the sponsored WUHN KH ZLOO DOVR EH UDIÂżLQJ RII D UDUH framed, autographed picture of Conor 0FJUHJRU 7KH UDIÂżH WLFNHWV DUH RQO\ Ă° HDFK RU IRU Ă° &KHFN )DFHERRN IRU more details. Paul’s name might seem familiar as last year he completed the Spartan 3 Day Challenge in aid of The National Children’s Hospital. Best of luck Paul!

11 The Songwriter Club There will be a Songwriter Club meeting at The Camden Sessions in Anseo on Camden Street. This is another unplugged music venue which sees the group have it’s usual meeting on Tuesday 10th June from 8pm followed by an open mic night. Guest speaker on the night will be David Wilkinson from the Marketing & Membership Department of the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO). The idea behind the club is to bring songwriters together every couple of months to chat about all sorts of songwriting stuff, share ideas, set up collaborating groups and also to have fun getting to know each other. There will also be special guests from different areas of the industry. All songwriters, whatever the genre, whatever the standard are welcome to attend. Search The-Songwriter-Club on Facebook for more info.

News New Heritage Centre and Public Garden proposed for historic Clondalkin Round Tower As part of its “Villages Initiativeâ€?, South Dublin County Council proposes to develop a project to refurbish and extend the attractive houses at 1, 2 and 3 Millview Terrace and at 15 and 16 Tower Road as a Visitor’s Centre and public garden for the historic Round Tower on the site. This is probably one of Ireland’s oldest and most VLJQLžFDQW 5RXQG 7RZHUV DQG sits at the heart of the village, only 12 kilometres from Dublin city centre.

The Visitor’s Centre will comprise of an interactive exhibition telling the story of Irish early-monastic life in general and of the history of Clondalkin in particular. The building will open onto a public garden recalling the monastic garden tradition and offering a tranquil setting for WKH 5RXQG 7RZHU IRU WKH žUVW time. The centre will include a bright cafĂŠ and terrace overlooking the garden and a craft shop supplied by a local design co-operative. No works are proposed to the round tower itself which is owned by the State.

Irish Water National Award for South Dublin School St Peters Boys National School, Greenhills, Dublin 12, from South Dublin County won the overall National Award for Water Conservation in the An Taisce Green Schools Programme. Minister Phil Hogan and Director of Irish Water, Dr John Tierney presented the award at the An Taisce and Irish Water awards ceremony in Crock Park on 6th May 2014. The school received this award because of the work that the students, teachers and parents have done to examine different ways of water use and conservation. Their application impressed Irish Water and an Taisce so much that after winning the regional award, the school

TCC Tidy Town Clean up on Whitestown Stream Following a very successful Dodder Day clean up with Dodder Action in April, Tallaght Community Council (TCC) are continuing their litter attacks as part of the 2014 Tidy Town initiative in June. This time the focus moves to a tributary of the Dodder, the Whitestown VWUHDP ZKLFK ÂżRZV LQWR the old city water course and weir at Bolbrook and Firhouse. The clean up is scheduled for Saturday, 14th of June, from 10 am to 1 pm.

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was chosen for the overall national award. The students undertook projects on water conservation and had a Day of Action carrying water so that they could experience what it was like to carry water in countries where people have to travel for clean water. Mary Johnston, Principal of St Peter’s Boys National School said “I am very proud of all the students, teachers and parents. This is a wonderful honour for the school. The whole school community put a lot of effort into this project�

Tallafest is a town and country Fair, organised and run by Tallaght Community Council a voluntary apolitical group working for the community. Following TCC’s AGM, they have created a Facebook page to start promoting this year’s Tallafest which will happen on August 23rd again. There will be a formal launch in late June but until then, please ‘like’ the page: www.facebook.com/ tallaghtfair to be kept up to date will all announcements.

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News Local Elections The political landscape of South Dublin has changed drastically following the local elections of May 23rd.

Voting across all 5 electoral areas of SDCC saw huge gains for Independents and Sinn Fein and the Labour representation halved from the vote of 2009. Of the 40 seats available Sinn Fein secured 25% of them with 10 seats and will be the largest party in the council chamber, followed by Fine Geal with 7 Fianna Fail with 5 and Labor with just 4. The independent group will have 7 seats , the Anti Austerity Alliance 3, People %HIRUH 3UR¾W DQG WKH *UHHQ Party just 1. Outgoing Mayor Dermot Looney ZDV UHWXUQHG RQ WKH ¾UVW FRXQW in Terenure–Templeogue with a massive 2286 votes, and he was joined by Ronan McMahon (Ind) and Fintan :DU¾HOG RI 6LQQ )HLQ ZKR ZDV

FRQWHVWLQJ KLV ¾UVW HOHFWLRQ at just 21. Colm Brophy (FG) Pamela Kearns (Lab) and Paul Foley (FF) were also elected. In Tallaght Central Marie Devine (SF) topped the poll with 2,874 ¾UVW SUHIHUHQFHV DQG ZDV followed by Charlie O’Connor (FF) with 1,744. Mick Duff (Lab) Mick Murphy (AAA) Brendan Ferron (SF) and Kieron Mahon $$$ ¾OOHG WKH UHPDLQLQJ VHDWV Tallaght South saw both Cathal King and Louise Dunne of 6LQQ )HLQ HOHFWHG RQ WKH ¾UVW count, combined they received RYHU RI WKH DYDLODEOH ¾UVW preference votes. They were joined by Martina Genockey (Lab), Brian Leech (AAA) and Nickey Coules (PBP). The ¾QDO VHDW ZDV ZRQ E\ 'HUPRW Richardson (Ind), who proved

to be more “transfer friendly” than his rivals, despite only receiving ¾UVW preference votes. The election of Brian Hayes to the European Parliament has sparked a byelection in the Dublin West constituency, which will take place within six months of the seat being vacated. It will be interesting to see who runs in the by – election, Sinn Fein based on the Local results would look to capitilise on their popularity and try to win a second seat in the constituency.

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Focus On

THE BELGARD WEEKEND MARKET The Belgard Weekend Market in the Glen Abbey Complex on the Belgard Road is celebrating four years in business at their current location and everyone is invited to join in the celebrations.

in we had to move out. Our present location is just 100 yards from the old market. We’ve had four very, very good years here and we’ve decided to increase the size of the market.

The indoor market offers customers the widest selection of goods with stalls selling everything from handcrafts (including designer jewellery) to household items, furniture, ÂżRZHUV PDNH XS WR\V DUP\ memorabilia, collectors items and much much more!

Âł<RX ZLOO žQG OLWHUDOO\ DQ\WKLQJ you want here. For example the largest market, All Kinds Of Everything, which is run by Bernie, is the biggest market space I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been in the business a while! She has everything you can think of from garden tools to household goods on a stall covering over 1000 sq feet, and that’s just one stallâ€? he said.

Owner Jack Fahy is looking forward to welcoming shoppers DQG LV FRQžGHQW HYHU\RQH ZLOO žQG what they’re looking for at the market: “We want to celebrate our fourth birthday at the Glen Abbey Complex on the Belgard Road and also extend a warm welcome and invitation to your readers to come down and see the vast array of goods on offer at the Belgard Weekend Market. We used to be located at the Windsor Car Auctions but when B&Q moved

Jack also wants anyone who is thinking of setting up their own stall to come in and have a chat with him about getting into the business: “We always give a hand to new people that are starting out. Over the years we’ve had a lot of people who’ve started off here and then gone on to be really successful. We’ve under taken extensions to the market, so at the moment we have a number of stalls free and lock up units available.

Anybody who is interested in setting up a business here please get in touch. Âł3ULFHV VWDUW IURP Ă° IRU WZR days trading, which is cheaper than it was 20 years ago! We’re building more lock up units as well so stall holders can leave their stuff here and don’t have to set up their unit every week. We also have a cafe so people can get something to eat while they browse the market. “We’ve everything here from make up to washing powder to FDNHV <RXÂśOO žQG VWXII KHUH IRU your wedding, your birthday or if you want to start your own army! We will be having our birthday party on Sunday 15th June and everyone is invitedâ€? Belgard Weekend Market is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road. For more details email belgardweekendmarket@ dublin.com or check out their Facebook page. Or please call 086 3143228 (Jack) or 087 2212958 (Pat).

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Focus On ABBERLEY COURT COMPLEX

The Abberley Court Hotel and Complex is the only place to be over the next few weeks for all your World Cup needs. Located just off the Belgard Road. It’s nestled within the heart of Tallaght. The staff will be placing their bets on a Brazilian win in Brazil this summer and will be getting into the festive spirit by wearing the colours of Brazil which is their adoptive country for the tournament. They will be decked out from head to toe in Brazillian socks, shorts and the jerseys, so you certainly won’t feel uncomfortable if you show up in your own colours of choice. They will be showing every game live, all 32 countries. The beer garden which caters for up to 150 people will also be one of the main attractions of the Abberley as we head into the month of June, hopefully with some Brazilian weather!

Manager Tony McCabe explained to us what the public are to expect “Last year the response to our beer garden was fantastic, we were delighted by it so this year it is only going to get bigger and better.” Weather permitting there will also be entertainment in the beer garden including bongo players, the BBQ and also a screen outside for the games “You can sit outside in the sun all day, sip your mojito, and enjoy the game. Kick back and just enjoy it”. One of the deals to look forward to will be their 2 for 1 deal on mojitos on the evenings Brazil are playing. Everything you need is all under the one roof. Hungry? Don’t worry, The Kitchen is an exciting gourmet experience with high quality fresh food served daily from 12 noon right up till 9pm by award winning chef Jimmy Dunne and his expert team.

There will also be something for those who may not be football fanatics but want to get in on the spirit of things. Nightclub Entourage just next door will have a number of promotions on during the games to appeal to everyone. They will be offering discount entry on some of the big nights for those who have come to see the games. Also on the weekends they will continue to have live music with the screens on in the background. So as they say, there is literally something for everyone this World Cup at the Abberley Complex.

Don’t miss this opportunity to get into the carnival spirit at The Abberley Court Complex Tallaght. For more details check them out on Facebook.

The Riptide Movement

the other great Irish bands.

INTERVIEW

How did All Works Out end up on the FĂĄilte Ireland ad?

By Padraig Conlon

The Riptide Movement, a four piece indie rock band from Lucan, have suddenly broken into the big-time. Founded in 2006, the childhood friends have shown an insatiable appetite for their work and a dedication which is both admirable and heroic. These lads have done it the hard way. After releasing debut album What About The Tip Jars? in 2009 the band took to busking on the streets of Dublin to help get their music out there. Another album, Keep on Keeping On followed in 2012 and with it came more attention. In the last two years they’ve toured across Ireland, the UK, Europe, the US, Russia and India, played The Late Late Show twice, supported The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park, and performed with a 70-piece orchestra for the BBC. Then last March came a brand new deal with record company giant Universal. Since then their third album Getting Through has hit number number one, WKH žUVW VLQJOH RII WKH DOEXP All Works Out has also reached number one and scored them a lucrative deal as the song in the new FĂĄilte Ireland ad campaign. The video for the track, which

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stars actress Amy Huberman, has also caused quite a stir. InTallaght Magazine was lucky enough to be invited by the lads to watch them rehearse ahead of their nationwide tour this month and have a chat with Mal Tuohy (vocals), Gar Byrne (drums, vocals), Ger McGarry (bass, harmonica, vocals) and JP Dalton (lead guitar, vocals).

Congratulations on what has been an amazing year so far, you guys must be buzzing, everything you’ve worked so hard for over the past eight years seems to be falling into place? Garry: Thanks very much, yes this is where we’ve been trying to get for years now, it’s all here so we don’t know what to do with ourselves, we’re really

enjoying it all. The song has taken on a life of its own now and it’s all helped give the band D KLJKHU SURžOH LWÂśV DOO RYHU the radio as well which is so important. Mal: The last two years have been very good for us, last year we did Glastonbury, supported the Rolling Stones in Hyde Park, wrote the album and then we got to go into Grouse Lodge Studios and record it with one of the founder members of Flogging Molly, Ted Hutt who’s an amazing producer. And this year it’s just all kicked on. We signed with Universal in March which was great because deals like that are pretty rare nowadays for rock n roll bands. It’s great not just for us but Irish music in general, there’s so many great bands here and the light has been turned on them now as well. Hopefully the labels will come over and check out all

Mal: They heard it on The Late Late Show and they contacted the label and it just happened like that. It’s their biggest ad campaign in four years, three million euro I think they’re spending on the whole campaign. It’s worked out well for us. The album was doing pretty well anyway and the single came after it. The album ZHQW WR QXPEHU RQH LQ LWV žUVW week and then the single did as well. From that then radio started playing it a lot. I think it’s been in the top 10 of the radio FKDUWV IRU WKH ODVW žYH ZHHNV but then this ad came in and it’s just made it bigger and bigger. Then of course came the video with Amy Humberman which has brought the song even more attention.

Did Universal try to get you to change much after you signed? Mal: No they didn’t, the album and the artwork on the album, which was done by Gar’s girlfriend, had already been done and they said they were delighted with that, they said they were delighted with everything. The only thing they said was they wanted us to get our hair cut! We were all due a haircut anyway! That was the only small change they wanted. Universal are amazing to work with, they’ve really got behind the album, we love working with them.

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The Riptide Movement

So take us back to the start, how did The Riptide Movement get together?

Gerry: We all grew up in Lucan and we all went to school quite close to each other, myself and J were in school together and Mal and Gar went to the school a stone’s throw away. We all knew each through mutual friends as well. It’s great for a band to start like that because we know each other so well and that helps with creating the music. There are no egos in the band. Well there’s one big ego!

So who’s got the big ego? Gerry: JP without a doubt! JP: No I don’t! Gerry: Yeah you do! He’s gets all the female attention and he doesn’t even drive the van. We’ve worked out that at this stage he owes us 8,000 hours driving time! JP: 8,000 hours?! I thought it was 8,000 kilometers! I won’t have that paid off till I’m 50!

As a band you’ve never been scared of hard work and spent many years busking on Grafton Street? Gerry: Yes we did, it was a great way to start because you get to play your own tunes, which we were always happy to do. It’s also a good way to get a few extra bob, to bring in extra revenue. On a Saturday Grafton Street is packed, thousands of people walk up and down that street. They’d buy albums, we knew what songs to play for the crowds, we’d play for a solid

žIWHHQ PLQXWHV WKUHH VRQJV WKH žUVW RQH EHLQJ Thieves In The Gallery. It was the hook or the bait – people were drawn in. They’d stop in their tracks and the crowd would build. Then we’d kick into the second song, Keep On Keepin’ On. We’d have a huge audience at this stage and everyone’s attention. It really felt like something big was going down, a full on street festival. By song three, Hot Tramp, it was complete madness with people of all ages dancing, clapping and singing. The idea was to just give them a taste, leave them wanting more. Then we’d stop playing; this way we could turn a new crowd every 15 minutes, DQG WKH &'V ZRXOG Âż\ RXW :H once sold 222 albums in just two hours! That would happen IRU žYH VL[ KRXUV :H GLG LW RQ St Patrick’s Day one year which was absolutely mental. We went out the morning after Oxygen another year as well because we had to pay for studio time, and other bills. We had to do it. JP: It was great and it worked for us. We had people from all over the world, America, Russia, India, Australia buying the album which was great because it helped get our music out to a wider audience.

Was that how you ended up playing in India and Russia a few years ago? JP: Yes, it was a college in Delhi

that invited us over, it was an amazing experience. We weren’t sure if they were going to get it but after three or four songs they were loving it! I ended up FURZG VXUžQJ DQG DOO ,W ZDV great aul craic and we’d love to do it again.

You must be one of the žUVW ,ULVK URFN Qœ UROO bands to play in India?

Mal: Yeah I think we were, I remember Hotpress tried to žQG LI DQRWKHU EDQG IURP KHUH had played in India and they FRXOGQÂśW žQG DQ\ ,WÂśV D ZHLUG one I suppose but it was a great experience for us. JP: The gigs in Russia went down really well as well. Sure that’s music isn’t it? It really is the universal language. Gerry: Russia was great but it was f*ckin’ freezing! We were in a place called Belgorod, near Ukraine. The man who owns the venue had bought our album on Grafton Street. To be fair he loves Irish bands, he’s had a few over there already. The venue is like an Irish pub that was dropped in the middle of Russia, if you walk out the door you think “F*ck me I thought I was in Ireland!â€? I got roped in to bringing over 15 Clonakilty black puddings for him! It looked bad when I was going through customs, it looked like I was trying to smuggle pudding into Russia! Mal: We played in New York last September as well and we’re going back there again this September to play a festival. America went great, we sold out in New York and we’d never played there before. We also played the Viper Rooms in LA which was a good buzz.

Congratulations on Getting Through, it’s a wonderful album, very uplifting and positive, a bit like you lads really! Mal: Cheers thank you, yeah we’ve always been positive SHRSOH ,WÂśV WKH žUVW WLPH ZHÂśYH

The Riptide Movement made a record that captures the energy of our live shows. JP: Ted Hutt’s someone we’ve always admired, so we sent him a few songs with a note asking, ‘Would you be interested in producing the album?’ and straight away he got back to us going, ‘Yeah, when and where do you want me?’ Day one in Grouse Lodge we knew we’d got our man because he was so enthusiastic and keen to try different things. He had this brilliant way of taking you to one side and saying, ‘That’s good… but I know you can do even better!’

Who writes the songs? Gerry: Mal is the main lyricist but we all work on the melodies, it’s a real band thing which is great. Mal: Everyone is involved in making the songs which is a great way to do it. It works well for us. Basically we just want to be always improving and working on the live show, when something works, we go for it.

The video for All Works Out is an amazing piece of work, how did it all come about? Gerry: Universal told us they had a guy who was really good at videos, Thomas Heffernan is his name, and they got us to meet up. We met him and his idea really struck a cord with us and we were only delighted to get to work with him on it. When we saw the cast list with Amy Huberman and Paul Ronan we were like what the f*ck! We thought we were seeing things. We knew that Amy and Brian were fans of the band, i think they were at one of our Vicar Street shows and Paul’s a sound lad as well, great craic. The whole cast were brilliant, it’s a great video, we’re really proud of it.

What do you think of the Irish music scene at the moment? Mal: The current music scene in Ireland is thriving, there’s a

whole wave of bands coming through, there’s so many, I don’t want to leave anyone out.… we listen to Sive, Preachers Son, Storyfold, Ham Sandwich, the Hot Sprockets, the Raglans, Hosier, BellX1, Little Green Cars, the Strypes, Kodaline and The Minutes, most of them have an album coming out this year and I can’t wait to hear them.

Where’s your favourite venue to gig? Mal: Whelan’s ‘cause it’s where we started off, it’s where all Irish bands start, it’s the life blood of the live Irish music scene, The Olympia and Vicar St are the next step up on the ladder as a musician both are amazing venues, even though they both hold 1500 people it feels like an intimate gig and the atmosphere is electric.

Is it true that Bob Dylan played your second album for The Rolling Stones and that’s how

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you got picked to support them?

Mal: Yes supposedly someone gave him a copy when he played at the London Fleadh and he passed it on to the Stones, which was very sound of him. Hopefully we’ll get to thank him in person for getting to play what was a very historic gig, the ¾UVW WLPH WKH 6WRQHV KDG SOD\HG Hyde Park since 1969.

Did you get to meet any of The Stones? Mal: We met Charlie Watts, he was sound.

Finally lads what are your plans for the rest of the year? Gar: World domination! Mal: Touring, festivals and we’re bringing out another single pretty soon, and a new video as well. The album is going to be released in the UK and America so we’ll be playing there.

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June Rodgers it and can’t wait for everyone to see it.

INTERVIEW By Padraig Conlon

Was taking your show nationwide something that has been on your mind for a while? No it was only after Christmas, after my shows in the Red Cow, many of the people who travel up from the country to see me kept saying “when are you going to come down the country with it?”

Local comedienne, singer and actress June Rodgers celebrates over 20 years in showbiz this summer by taking her show around WKH FRXQWU\ IRU WKH YHU\ ¾UVW WLPH Now well established as one of Ireland’s top entertainers June DOVR VWDUV LQ WKH ¾OP Mrs Browne’s Boys D’Movie which is out this month. We met up with her for a very entertaining chat about this new chapter in her career, her schooldays with Bono and her love for performing and making people laugh.

How are preparations going for the big tour? They’re going very well, this is WKH ¾UVW QDWLRQZLGH WRXU ,¶YH done so I’m very excited, it’s a huge amount of work because in total there’s 16 people travelling with the show; all the singers, dancers and technical people. It’s a huge production, it’s not just a stand up comedy show, it’s a variety show for ages 12 to 112! I have about 20 costume changes and the dancers are

pretty much the same. It’s all about trying to change the picture every few minutes, that’s what I’m doing in the show, it’s very fast moving. It’s going to have a real 80’s theme, because everyone loves the 80’s. Everyone from Boy George to Cher to Tina Turner is in it, played by me! There’s something there for everyone. The choreography is done by Ciaran Connolly who’s worked with One Direction and Robbie Williams. I’m really happy with

just put out the door to play. So that’s what we did, we sat on the wall looking at the tractors! Then as the years went by we sat on the wall looking at the Guards next door! When the hormones kicked in, we’d be eyeing them up! Tallaght was a lovely place to grow up in the 60’s, our back door was always open, and everyone knew everyone.

I still see people around that I know from Tallaght village which is great, in my mind I still think I’m 18, even though I don’t look it! I have such good memories We had such a great response to from the village and the people, the shows at Christmas I thought really good people. “I’m going to give it a go.” Pat Egan, the promoter, came to see Of course you still live the show and loved it and said in the area. because it’s a family show you FDQ GH¾QLWHO\ JR RQ WRXU ZLWK LW Yes I do, when we moved out of and it’ll do very well. We’re not going all over the country; we’re the village we bought this old going to certain venues and see cottage in Firhouse which is 115 years old and all granite. My how we get on. It’s been doing really well booking wise so far. If Dad and I had bought it after LW JRHV ZHOO , ZLOO GH¾QLWHO\ ORRN my Mam passed away, it needed a lot of work, but sadly my Dad into doing it again. didn’t live long enough to move into it but my husband Peter and Did growing up I are there now. I didn’t move in Tallaght Village too far away!

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I think it was my family really, my Mam and Dad. My Dad had a very good sense of humour and I suppose growing up as kids we didn’t have TV, you’d have to entertain yourself, and my parents used to have a lot of people coming to the house for parties where there’d be a lot of story telling going on, and I think that’s where it all started. There’d also be a lot of singing, everyone would have to get up and sing a song or a party piece. I didn’t go to any drama schools or anything when I was young, we didn’t know of any, you were

Did you always have a burning ambition to work in showbiz? No not at all, it was only when I was working in Fujitsu Electronics on the Greenhill’s Road and they went in for the John Players Tops which was a national variety show competition. I just joined up for something to do; I was stuck in the back row swaying! It was through that I met Tom Roche and Martin Higgins who started writing for me. Sadly Tom is no longer with us but Martin still

25 writes for me, I couldn’t do it without him, he knows what I will and won’t do. After doing panto for so many years I know my audience. After doing the John Player Tops I went in for a talent competition in Clontarf Castle and the night RI WKH žQDO *D\ %\UQH ZDV LQ WKH audience and he loved what I did. By the following Friday I was on the Late Late Show, which I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would be on! It was the most nerve wracking experience of my life! Live television with no safety net and I went out in my Irish dancing costume! It went down fantastic so then on the back of that I got gigs doing warm ups for other acts and I just kept getting more work and it went from there.

Is it true you were in school with Bono? Yes it is, he was in my class. At the time he was just a hormonal teenager and I knew him as Paul Hewson. We were in the same class for four years in St Patricks Cathedral before he went to Mount Temple. It was wonderful to see how his career took off and of course he always mentions me in interviews! I haven’t bumped into him since, my sister has met him a few times and he has said he’s followed my career. I’ve done a few interviews in the past and some of the headlines made it sound as if I spent my schooldays out the back of the bicycle sheds with Bono! Which I never said!

You have done some žOPV LQ WKH SDVW DQG star in the soon to be

released Mrs Brownes Boys D’Movie, do you enjoy working on movies? I do because it’s something different and I love working with Brendan, he’s been so good to me down the years. Being on set with him is just brilliant because he treats everyone the same, you could be cleaning the toilets or starring in the lead is doesn’t matter to him because everyone is treated exactly the same. He’s just a really nice down to earth man, he deserves all the success he gets. I did Agnes Brown with him as well with Angelica Huston which was amazing. Angelica and a lot of the cast came back to my house one night for a big sing song, which was great craic, she really was lovely, so nice. I got to work with Robbie Coltrane on a movie a few years ago and it was a great experience as well because I love Robbie, he’s always been a hero.

What comedians have inspired you? I love Dawn French, Dara O’Brian. I worked with Dara when he was starting out on Echo Island and we used to have great aul craic. It’s great to see his success. Dave Allen, a great Tallaght person, my mother would have known him, he was fantastic. I love a lot of the 70’s comedy like The Two Ronnies, the writing was just unbelievable.

What would be the highlight of your career so far?

June Rodgers There’s been a few, probably having my own show. I never ever thought I would have my own show, that people would want to come and see me. I think it’s a great achievement for someone who grew up with no training whatsoever. It just goes to show that if you follow your dreams they can come true.

If you could work with anyone who would it be? I absolutely love Imelda May, I’ve met her a few times and she’s so lovely, I’ve such respect for her and I’m delighted to see her do so well. She’s so down to earth, so normal, her family come to my show every year, I’d love to perform with her.

Finally June when you look back on your career what is a funny story that springs to mind? , UHPHPEHU RQH RI WKH žUVW times I ever did panto, it was Cinderella in The Gaiety, over 20 years ago now and myself and Eileen Reid, who was a legend of cabaret, were playing the ugly sisters. Well

she was tall and thin and I was the small fat one so in one part we had to do a quick costume stage and get back out. When I got into my costume LW ZRXOGQÂśW žW WKH\ KDG WR ULS the back of it and Eileen didn’t žW LQWR KHUV LW ZDV DOO ULSSHG because it was too small. She had put my costume on by accident but there was no time to swap we had to get back out there. Well the two of us were wetting ourselves laughing; everyone behind us could see everything! We cried with laughter all the way through it! Then we got to a bit where I had to tear up Cinderella’s invitation to the ball. Just after I’d done that this little girl of around six comes marching down the aisle, up to the stage and says to me: “Ya big fat cow, I hate ya!â€? She thought it was all real. So that ZDV P\ žUVW LQWURGXFWLRQ WR pantomime! See June play Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin on Saturday June 14th. Buy tickets from www.junerodgers.net

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Welcome to the 6th edition of The Sq Magazine for 2014 and what an eventful couple of months it has been here at the Square. We are delighted to welcome DV8 to the Centre and as you can see from the amount of builders hoardings up around the Centre there is a lot more to come in the coming weeks and months.

Our Polka Dot Party was another great success and the feedback we are receiving from all our customers has been invaluable in helping us to plan future events. So keep the comments coming and help us to make your shopping experience even better. Check out the great line up of events we have planned for Summer on page 29, they are jam packed with activity and are sure to be a hit with the kids!

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gents) are making their final preparations for what has become a permanent fixture on the calendar here at the Square and all to help our charity partner The National Children’s Hospital here in Tallaght.

Speaking of final preparation’s good luck to all the students who are starting their state exams in the coming days and don’t forget to come see us when it's all over to kit yourself out for the celebrations. Holiday season is upon us again and here at the Square we have all you need for the holidays, from Sun Cream to Umbrellas, Bikinis to BBQ’s and much, much more!! Look forward to seeing you all soon, until next time.

____________________ The Square is delighted to be the sponsor Cathryn McMenamy of the National Children’s Hospital Women’s The Square Town Centre, Mini Marathon runners and at the time of Commercial Manager writing all the ladies (and some confused

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Return of the Sub!!

The world famous restaurant, Subway finally opened their doors again here in the Square on Level 3 on the 28th of May. Judging by the phenomenal reaction to the news of the opening on our Facebook, we can see it’s going to be a definite hit and a great addition here at the Square.

Polka Dot Party on Centre Mall

On Saturday 17th May the Square was a-wash with colour as we held our Polka Dot Party on the Centre Mall. We had a big marquee which housed our colourful helpers as they painted the little children faces, made model balloon’s and showed off their arts & crafts skills.

Store owner Shane added, “ We are delighted to be open here in the Square, and we are excited for the future.”

Cheeky Monkey was also there to entertain the children as he always does making everyone laugh with his cheekily antics.

We were delighted with the turn out from all the little children and have many more fantastic events planned for the summer months. To find out more checkout our Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Subway offer a variety of healthy options to choose from for their customers. They use the freshest ingredients and bake their bread fresh everyday. They also serve 100% Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee.

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Aoibheann Pink Tie Founder & Aoibheann’s dad Jimmy Norman pictured with co-founder Michael Rochford & June Rogers

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New Look Hosted A Fantastic Charity Event In Aid Of Aoibheann’sPinkTie

New Look this week invited the public along to a day and night of fashion and fun, for one great cause. Elaine Freer manager of New Look explained to us why the charity event went ahead "Aoibheann’s Pink Tie is a charity set up by Aoibheann’s dad, she sadly passed away from cancer. What they do is raise money for all the families of the children on St Johns ward in Crumlin hospital. We chose the charity because it's a good cause".

The day of fund raising saw face painting early on with a snake charmer out in the centre mall with photo opportunities for all, followed by the main event. The store held the fashion show from 7pm which saw 20% off everything in store for people in attendance on the night. If that wasn't enough the lucky customers that came along got treated to a bake sale and a pampering session. The day and evening was enjoyed by all and saw money raised for an excellent cause.

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On the 26th April we had the lovely Holly Johnson visit us on the Square on Centre Mall to help raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. Holly raised money for the charity by cutting off 14 inches from her beautiful hair. Holly’s hair was also donated to the Rapunzel Foundation.

We’d like to thank Carol and Peter Marks on Level 1 who styled Holly’s hair and gave her a beautiful new style. Also a big thanks to Think n Blink and InTallaght who also supported this event. We are delighted to award Holly with this months Little Star Award... Well Done Holly!!

ExclusiveMidnight LaunchinGamestop

On Monday 26th May Gamestop on Level 2 had an exclusive midnight launch for the newly released Watchdogs! Gamers were invited to play the game instore from 8-10pm but had to wait til 12 midnight to buy the highly anticipated game. Sales Assistant, Simon Kennedy added, “The launch was fantastic & the gamers loved the free pizza!!”

We’veGotYouCovered

Fathers Day is coming round again on the 15th June and the Square is the place to be if you want to treat you Dad. If it’s tech he is into then pop into Curry’s/PC World, Cex or Smartsport where they will help you out with the latest gadgets. Check out the new release section in Easons if he is the bookish type or for the Fasionista Fathers there is a huge range of shops to choose from here in the Square.

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Rovers Partnership

Skechers on Level 2 recently celebrated their 1st Birthday here in the Square! Store Manger Barbara Mahoney, said “It’s amazing to think that we have been here for a whole year already. We are delighted that the store has been a huge success for the brand. Our birthday was fantastic and we got a brilliant turnout thanks to the Square’s Facebook page.”

As you may all know by now the Square are very proud to be official sponsors of Ireland’s most successful football club, Shamrock Rovers. We are delighted to announce that we now have our logo on the official club kit, are logo is now on the back of the jersey and also on the front/left of the football shorts. Have a look at these great shots sent in from George Kelly.

G4SStaffRewarded ForTheirGreatWork

NewBarriers& CCTVSecurityScreens

Recently we awarded two valued employees of G4S. James Kelly was recognised for his hard work and dedicated service in the Car Park, keeping your cars safe and secure while you shop and Pawel Malisz was rewarded for his quick thinking when reacting to an incident on the South Mall. Well done guys and keep up the good work!

As part of our ongoing initiative to upgrade and improve the look of the centre we have revamped the look of the security barriers on the East and North/East Carparks. Additionally, for added security for our customers and staff we have added additional CCTV Cameras at these barriers and plan to roll out to the rest of our Carparks in due course.

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DV8

DV8 FROM THE NORM!!!

DV8 opened here in the Square in late April and since then their unique range of high end high street fashion has proved to be quite a hit with the fashion savvy customers here at the Square

DV8 first opened their doors in 1994 offering a ground breaking range of branded and unbranded clothing, footwear and accessories to both men and women. Since then they have grown to be one of the top independent fashion retailers both online and in store, known for some of the coolest brands on the market.

With a huge collection of exclusive fashions each season with prices to suit most pockets it is with little wonder that they have such a broad and loyal customer base.

For the lady who is travelling on holidays, going to a festival or attending a wedding DV8 is a one stop shop for all your needs.

They have a wide range of collections from AX Paris, the fashion brand which is dedicated to remaining one stiletto ahead of the fashion game, without compromising on style, quality or price to Glamourous inspired by high-end fashion, modern night culture and vintage, and much more. DV8 has everything that the fashion conscious lady needs to make her modern fashion statement! They also have a range of own brand accessories and footwear from such household names as Irregular Choice, Dolcis and Converse.

you covered. Jack & Jones, and the largest selection of Superdry outside of their own stores are all available as well as the lesser known hip brands of Criminal Damage, Anticulture and BASE London! Belts, underwear and a great range of “New Era’ hats are also in stock. Their Guide London range of shirts is right on trend for the dapper man about town!

DV8 in the Square accept the Student VIP Card and offer a generous 10% discount, gift cards are available and you can find out all about their latest additions on their website dv8.com, Unusually for a high street store, there on their Facebook page or simply by is as much if not more choice for the dropping into the store where Linda men. If it’s casual, smart casual of semi and her merry band will be more than formal you are after then DV8 have happy to help you out!

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Cine BLENDED By Rachel Lynch

This is the third collaboration for Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore who have also worked on The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 By Rachel Lynch

This is the sequel to the 2010 computerDQLPDWHG ¾OP DQG WKH second in the trilogy. 7KH ¾OP VWDUV WKH YRLFHV RI Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill, Cate Blanchett and Kristen Wiig.

While Astrid, Snotlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds.

At the beginning, Hiccup is ,W¶V EHHQ H[DFWO\ ¾YH \HDUV VLQFH pressured by Stoick to become Hiccup and Toothless successfully chief, but Hiccup (who isn’t united dragons and Vikings on quite ready to become chief) the island of Berk. The humans UHEHOV E\ ¿\LQJ DZD\ IURP %HUN and dragons have maintained and exploring new lands. a peaceful co-existence. That is until the arrival of When one of their adventures a new menace leads to the discove discovery of a that might secret ice cave reignite the war that is home between the two to hhundreds species, putting of nnew wild everything and dra dragons and everyone at the m mysterious risk. Drag Rider, Dragon then the two IULH IULHQGV ¾QG th themselves at tthe center of a battle. RELEASE DATE: JUNE 27th

7KH ¾OP VHHV 6DQGOHU WDNH on the role Jim Friedman, a single parent whose wife passed away a few years ago, go on a bind date with newly single Lauren Reynolds who has just separated from her cheating husband. Their date to Hooters is a disaster and both decide never to contact each other again. That is until they end up on the same safari vacation in Africa with their respective children much to the disgust of both the parents and children. Lauren has two boys who struggle to accept their mother dating again, their father

was rarely in the picture so it doesn’t take long for both boys to warm to Jim’s charm. +H LV D IDWKHU ¾JXUH ERWK WKH boys have missed out on their whole life. Jim has three daughters who miss their mother deeply, his eldest Hillary has had no help IURP D IHPDOH ¾JXUH RYHU WKH years and is mistaken as a boy due to her dress sense and hairstyle by almost everyone she meets. Lauren helps the young girl show her Dad Jim that his daughter is no longer a child but now a young woman. Although the children are enjoying both Lauren and Jims company and affection, both parents struggle to agree on almost everything. Can their different approaches to parenting unite them or will this be a holiday they wish to forget? RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW

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22 JUMP STREET By Rachel Lynch

Funny man Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum return in this Jump Street sequel.

both are thoroughly enjoying their lives as students. Maybe college was the best place for them all along?

After surviving high school a second time, detectives Schmidt and Jenko go back undercover, this time they must mix in with university students.

If you enjoyed 21 Jump Street then you will love this sequel, there isn’t an exact “follow on” story line so if you haven’t VHHQ WKH ¾UVW LQVWDOOPHQW then don’t be too worried, I GLGQ¶W VHH WKH ¾UVW RQH EXW DIWHU KDYLQJ VHHQ WKLV ¾OP , GH¾QLWHO\ ZLOO

7KHLU PLVVLRQ LV WR ¾QG RXW who has been selling the students drugs. The two JX\V ¾W LQ LPPHGLDWHO\ DQG although being slightly older than everyone else in their classes they strike up friendships.

In saying that one of the greatest scenes in the whole movie is when the pair goes to seek advice regarding drug dealing from a convict they ORFNHG XS LQ WKH ¾UVW PRYLH The conversation between They believe the only way WKH\ ZLOO ¾QG ZKR LV VXSSO\LQJ them is comedy genius. these students with drugs is to RELEASE DATE: head along to all the student parties, and it isn’t long before JUNE 6th

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Entertainment XXXX

Live at The Marquee The Docklands, Cork Live at the Marquee 2014 will see the 9th years of the Cork fun and games bringing big names to the gorgeous surroundings down at the Live at the Marquee venue. Each Live at the Marquee 2014 gig is a separate gig, there is no camping and you don’t have to pay for acts you don’t like. You just grab a ticket for your favourite shows over the summer and head along all through June and July.

Dublin Garden Festival Christchurch Cathedral June 13th - 15th

Christ Church Cathedral will be WUDQVIRUPHG LQWR D VWXQQLQJ ¿RUDO arcadia with contemporary and classic arrangements designed by some of Ireland’s most talented and awardZLQQLQJ ¿RUDO DUWLVWV $ VSHFWDFXODU DUUD\ RI ¿RUDO GLVSOD\V ZLOO ¾OO WKH PHGLHYDO EXLOGLQJ ZLWK FRORXU What could be more stunning than to ZLWQHVV WKRXVDQGV RI ¿RZHUV GLVSOD\HG LQ RQH RI WKH ¾QHVW FDWKHGUDOV LQ ,UHODQG www.dublingardenfestival.ie

Sea Sessions Bundoran, Co. Donegal June 27th - 29th

The Dandy Warhols, Beardyman, Dj Yoda, The Strypes, /HIW¾HOG GM 6HW , Flight Facilities (live), Hayseed Dixie, Gentlemans Dub Club, Hermitage Green, Walking On Cars, The Minutes, Friction Ft Linguistics, Little Matador, Trojan Sound System, Fish Go Deep, Raglans Weekend pass €89 Weekend pass + camping €99 www.seasessions.com

June 9th Cliff Richard

June 27th Biffy Clyro

June 12th Dolly Parton

June 28th Bryan Adams

June 13th The Coronas

June 30th Pixies

June 16th Bob Dylan

July 2nd The Prodigy

June 19th Tom Jones

July 5th Christy Moore

June 21st Imelda May

July 10th Neil Young And Crazy Horse

June 24th - Elbow June 25th Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters June 26th Jason Derulo

July 11th Shane Filan July 14th The National July 15th Lana Del Rey

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Knockanstockan Blessington Lakes, Wicklow July 25th - 26th

Booka Brass Band, The Eskies, I Draw Slow, Land of the Giants, The Hot Sprockets, Vernon Jane, Bagels, Enemies 'D\V :LWK &DPSLQJ ð www.knockanstockan.ie

Castlepalooza Charleville Castle, Tullamore, Offaly August 1st - 3rd

Gruff Rhys, Summer Camp, Gilles Peterson, Andrew Weatherall, Dan Croll, Norman Jay, Vann Music, We Were Everggreen, We Cut Corners, Tvvins 3 Days With Camping from €89 - €109 Sunday Day Ticket = €50 www.castlepalooza.ie

To mark the 5th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s untimely death, the Man In The Mirror show comes to The Olympia Theatre on Saturday June 28th. A musical tribute to Michael Jackson, this extraordinarily choreographed show is 5 years in the making and currently being performed by an ensemble cast of 8 professional dancers, 2 backing singers and a 5 piece live band. Its staging is an amalgam of different styles ranging from choreographed pieces from Michael Jackson’s original shows to modern interpretations in order to move the show forward incorporating a mix of dancing, music and singing. The show stars Anthony Walker as Michael Jackson. Anthony Walker is known for having previously put together and performed a Micheal Jackson Tribute Show 5 years ago selling out 9 nights in a row through MCD productions in the Olymipia Theatre. 7LFNHWV SULFHG DW ð inclusive of booking fee are on sale from ticketmaster and online at www. ticketmaster.ie

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Music By Shane Buckley

Luckily my own bias is irrelevant here, because their immense talent that is clear for all to see. The album’s opening and the track that gave it its name, Something Irrelevant, eases in with tranquil chimes, but breaks away and busts you in the side with what I can only describe as ‘circus-swing’ styled sounds. This ‘circus-swing’ – for me – themes the album, and is richly apparent throughout the album. I’m Not Dying I would class as choral magic. Gentleman Callers displays Dan McKenna and CiarĂĄn Redmond’s classic URFN LQÂżXHQFHV IXVLQJ LW LQWR H[WUHPHO\ contemporary sounds and palpable licks. The Dealer’s Hand is one of the great anthems of the album, with Ollie JordanKelly’s heart-stopping bass-pedal work and arguably the best and most exciting chorus amongst the list. Girl Don’t Sleep is a fast ÂżRZLQJ VRQLF PLOLWLD RI URFN WKDW WDNHV QR prisoners with its continual pace.

By Linn Heldal

After returning from the States, the Dublin-based Indie Pop Rock four-piece has more or less exploded on to the Irish Music Scene. They released their self-titled debut album in September last year, to excellent reviews, followed by headline shows in prestigious venues.

THE STONEY BROKES Something Irrelevant Something Irrelevant, is a ten track album by a band that seem like veterans to me at this stage as I happen to know them personally from way back.

EMPIRE CIRCUS All I Need

The album was recorded in Brooklyn under the wing of Bryce Goggin, who is known for working with heavyweights such as the Ramones and Antony and the Johnsons. not have been as impactful without Ben Thonnet’s bass playing, forming a consistent back-bone to the album. Something Irrelevant is not too caked in distortion or aggressive drumming, but has a myriad of diversity, and shows not only a different creative output to The Stoney Brokes, but it gives credence to any hype or rumour you’ve heard about Amy Kelly’s vocals. She completely separates herself from the good and the great, and places herself onto a platform built only for mesmerising voices. The album features three ballads, Robinhood with its rapturous blend of melodies; Make Me New, a symphonic mastermind, and a subtle ode to the amazing Florence Welsh; and Counting The Days, a song that makes it hard not to feel good about everything the moment you hear it. 7KH žQDO VRQJ RI WKH DOEXP LV WLOWHG You Don’t See Me, which brings a natural warmth to the entire collection, and completely varnishes the album with a feel-good feeling.

The Fear LV WKH EDQGœV žUVW VLQJOH UHOHDVH RI WKH DOEXP EXW LV QRW WKH VRQJ ZKLFK GHžQHV WKH EDQG 7KRXJK LW GRHV GHžQH WKHLU XQLTXH If you want to know more go to song writing abilities and disturbingly thestoneybrokes.com. Something Irrelevant creative hooks and grooves, which would is out now. I urge you to support this band.

All I Need is the third single released from the album and it had a lot to live up to after the earlier singles There is a Light and True Believer. With a reputation for catchy melodic hooks I feel like the boys have not let me down with this one. The song is a feel-good, positive anthem for young love and it could be the perfect soundtrack for a summer romance. The orchestral sounds in the song and the storyline in the video, makes for a very cinematic experience. The video has just been picked up by MTV Latin America. The lads are playing a show in the Wicked Chicken Cuckoos Nest in Tallaght on July 19. Needless to say, it’s not to be missed!

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Tech AND THE BEAT GOES ON By Colm O’Muirí

Apple is close to acquiring Beats Electronics the headphone manufacturer and song streaming service which was founded by rapper and producer Dr. Dre. If the purchase of Beats goes through what will this mean for the future of music streaming services? The sale looks a mere formality at this stage with Dr. Dre himself posting a video, with Tyrese Gibson in which he states he ZLOO EH ÂłWKH žUVW ELOOLRQDLUH in Hip-Hopâ€?, Dre has since removed the post.

Beats is one of the more popular choices of headphones in Ireland and they are known for their heavy emphasis on bass. However it is not for their headphones and other audio products that Apple wants to purchase Beats, it is because of their music streaming service. Beats Music, their streaming service, is yet to launch in Ireland but at the moment to purchase it in America it will cost you $14.99 per month on D PD[LPXP žYH GHYLFHV 7KDW LV MXVW XQGHU ð IRU IXOO XVH ZKHUHDV 6SRWLI\ FRVWV ð a month. Spotify is undoubtedly the reason why Apple hope to takeover Beats; because they want to become the number one music streaming service. Spotify is a Swedish based company that launched in 2008, who have contracts with some

of the biggest labels in music including Sony, Warner Music, EMI and Universal music to stream their content. Spotify and other streaming services, are a whole different way to pay for digital music than purchasing an album or single in the Apple iTunes store, which is why the purchase of Beats is imperative for Apple to at the top of the music game. Streaming services have come under heavy criticism from musicians with people able to listen to their songs for virtually nothing and the artist receiving nothing in return. However with the price that a new album costs today I can see why people wonder why I still purchase music as opposed to getting it off Spotify, iTunes or downloading it for free.

Jake Bugg’s Shangri La costs Ă° LQ +09 ZKLFK LV Ă° GHDUHU WKDQ D PRQWKÂśV subscription to Spotify. More special releases like remastered Oasis album 'HÂżQLWHO\ 0D\EH are even more H[SHQVLYH LW FRVWV Ă° LQ Tower Records. Patrick Carney of The Black Keys criticised music streaming services recently saying the Black Keys are “a band that makes a living selling musicâ€? and that streaming services are not a “feasibleâ€? option. However with the price of buying albums today that isn’t a feasible option for many people, whereas streaming services are more affordable. It is just a matter of time until CDs will go out of production and alternative ways of buying music like iTunes and Spotify will take over. Until then the battle between Spotify and Apple can only be a good thing for consumers with both looking for your custom.

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TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE DARK SPARK By Colm O’Muirí

Transformers Rise of the Dark Spark is an upcoming third person shooter video game.

you will be with the Autobots, however if you choose to destroy the earth you will be DI¾OLDWHG ZLWK WKH 'HFHSWLFRQV

It is very much like its predecessors Transformers War for Cybertron and the sequel Fall of Cybertron. The game features a single player campaign although its lets the users decide which side they want to play on in the game. If you want to protect the earth

)RU WKH ¾UVW WLPH LQ D Transformers game you will not only be able to do battle on earth but you will also be DEOH WR ¾JKW \RXU ZD\ WKURXJK Cybertron universes also. Rise of the Dark Spark also features a four player coop online escalation mode; this means that you fend off increasingly tougher waves of enemies with

upgrades being available for your defences. One feature of the escalation mode is the introduction of the “Power Foe” boss characters; they will appear in escalation mode if you can last long enough on the level. Escalation will also include “Hacks”, these are customisable settings such as higher enemy health or you can set it so every robot becomes a massive explosion when you destroy it.

The game will also be available on the Nintendo 3DS although the game is different to that on the PlayStation and the Xbox. Rise of the Dark Spark on the Nintendo will be a strategy Role Playing game.

An Another feature of the game is the new levelling system that allo allows players to unlock rewards in tthe game. This includes exp experience points which you wil will pick up throughout the ga game which will help with your progression in both the campaign mode and the online escalation mode. Th The game features over forty pla playable characters from Op Optimus Prime and Sideswipe to Megatron, Bruticus and Bu Bumblebee. It also features pla playable characters from the 0L 0LFKDHO %D\ ¾OPV

The game will include over 50 characters from both Earth and the Cybertron universes; this like the other game will also feature Optimus Prime, Sideswipe Megartron and Bumblebee. RELEASE DATE: JUNE 24th

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Motor FORD MUSTANG By Rachel Lynch

Ford this year celebrated 22 years DV DQ RIžFLDO 8()$ Champions League partner by offering customers the chance to reserve one of the žUVW QHZ 0XVWDQJ models for Europe.

more than nine million sold VLQFH LW ZDV žUVW ODXQFKHG LQ 1964, the Mustang has made thousands of appearances in žOP WHOHYLVLRQ PXVLF DQG YLGHR games. Although it’s a car many of us are familiar with it is not one we are used to seeing this side of the world too often, but that’s all about to change. Ford is bringing its Mustang to Europe. The iconic muscle car is due to arrive in Irish showrooms in 2015 in right-hand drive. It’s off to a strong start in Europe as the company has announced WKH žUVW PRGHOV ZHUH reserved in just 30 seconds.

Ford rarely get it wrong when it comes to design and style and it’s not just a coincidence that they are one of the biggest selling brands in the world. Their new Ford Mustang will just add to your admiration of the brand. It’s the most ‘liked’ vehicle on Facebook, and with

Ford will begin contacting customers shortly and will invite them to complete their order at a dealership later this year. Even if a handful of people back out, Ford should have no problem selling the leftovers as more than 9,300 customers registered for a chance to reserve

RQH RI WKH žUVW 0XVWDQJV during the UEFA Champions League Final. For those who worry about being able to afford the running of this model, don’t be, the new Mustang will, of course, be offered with a 5-litre V8, in keeping with its hardcore image, but for European buyers there will also be a new 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine, which will certainly appeal to many people here. A choice of manual or automatic transmission will be offered regardless of engine selection. The car also features a new Drive Mode selector that can be adjusted depending on road conditions or the driver’s preference at a given time. The Mustang looks the part but then again it always has. It’s a mix of sporty and classic and one of the only models out there that can pull both off. The new Mustang is one of 25 new vehicles that Ford will launch in Europe in the next žYH \HDUV EXW KDYLQJ VHHQ a number of the new models promised

Sienna Miller helps rev up Ford Mustang’s european campaign

the Mustang will be top of most people’s wish list. Ford have kept pretty tight lipped when it has come to the pricing of the new Mustang but we are led to believe that the car may not be as far out of your price range as before. Log onto www.ford.ie to keep up to date with prices and also to organise a test drive as soon as possible.

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Book BILL BRYSON

One Summer: America, 1927 The summer of 1927 began with one of the seminal events of the twentieth century. On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh became WKH žUVW PDQ WR FURVV WKH $WODQWLF E\ SODQH nonstop, and when he landed in Le Bourget DLUžHOG QHDU 3DULV KH ZDV VXGGHQO\ WKH subject of worldwide rapture and instantly became the most famous person on the planet. Meanwhile, the wonderfully talented Babe Ruth was beginning his assault on the home run record, which would reach a climax on September 30th with his sixtieth blast, one of the most durable records in sports history. In between those dates a Queens housewife named Ruth Snyder and her corsetsalesman lover garroted her husband, leading to a murder trial that became a huge tabloid sensation and gripped an entire continent. Alvin “Shipwreckâ€? Kelly EL]DUUHO\ VDW DWRS D ÂżDJSROH LQ 1HZDUN 1HZ Jersey, for twelve days and set a new world record. The American South was subjected to unprecedented rain and by

By Fergus McNally

ÂżRRGLQJ RI WKH 0LVVLVVLSSL EDVLQ D JUHDW human disaster, the relief efforts for which were guided by the uncannily able and terribly pompous Herbert Hoover. The gangster Al Capone tightened his grip on the illegal booze business through a gaudy and murderous reign of terror and PXQLFLSDO FRUUXSWLRQ 7KH žUVW WUXH ÂłWDONLQJ picture,â€? Al Jolson’s The Jazz Singer, was žOPHG DQG IRUHYHU FKDQJHG WKH PRWLRQ picture industry. The four most powerful central bankers on earth met in secret session on a Long Island estate and made a fateful decision that virtually guaranteed a future crash and depression, that would take years to recover from. All this and much, much more took place in that memorable summer of 1927, and Bill Bryson captures its larger than life personalities, amazing events, and just plain weirdness with his trademark vividness, eye for telling detail, and cutting humor. In that year America stepped out onto the world stage as the main event, and One Summer WUDQVIRUPV LW DOO LQWR QD WUDQVIRUPV LW DOO LQWR QDUUDWLYH QRQžFWLRQ RI the highest order. My reading of th this book was punctuated by long periods on *RRJOH DQG *RRJOH DQG :LNLSHGLD žQGLQJ out more aabout the myriad of interesting intere characters that BBryson brings to the narrative. I would r recommend this to anybody of an inquisitive nature DQG LI LWÂśV \RXU žUVW foray into the world of Bill Bryson it will introduce you to his amazing story telling a abilities.

About The Author William McGuire “Billâ€? Bryson, OBE, FRS is a best-selling American author of humorous books. Bryson attended Drake University for two years before dropping out in 1972, deciding to instead backpack around Europe for four months. He returned to Europe the following year with a high-school friend, the pseudonymous Stephen Katz. Some of his experiences IURP WKLV WULS ZHUH UHOLYHG DV ÂżDVKEDFNV in Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe, which documents a similar journey Bryson made 20 years later. His bestselling travel books include The Lost Continent, A Walk in the Woods and Notes from a Small Island, which in a national poll was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed book on the history of science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Royal Society’s Aventis Prize as well as the Descartes Prize, the European Union’s highest literary award. He has written books on language, on Shakespeare, and on his own childhood in the hilarious memoir The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. His last critically lauded bestseller was At Home: a Short History of Private Life. He was born in the American Midwest, and lives in the UK.

50

Business 50% Irish students have business idea

SAP to create 60 jobs in Citywest

A new survey today reveals that half of third level students in Ireland have a business idea they would like to develop.

Swedish software provider Ericsson and German consulting group SAP are set to create up to 380 new jobs across their various facilities in Galway, Athlone and Dublin.

The survey carried out by the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme found that their main motivating factor is to be independent and responsible for their own decisions. A second factor was individuals spotting an opportunity in the market and seeing a chance to make money. Over 300 third level students from across all disciplines were surveyed, with over 55% of respondents aged between 18 and 23, and almost 20% aged 30+, with a 50:50 male: female response rate. Interestingly 25% of UHVSRQGHQWV ZHUH žUVW year undergrad students, highlighting an early interest in entrepreneurship, while 25% were postgrad students, suggesting that this group is interested in looking at alternatives to research projects.

Tesco removes sweets from checkouts Tesco Ireland have announced plans to remove sweets and chocolates from all checkouts across the country. The change will be fully implemented by the end of the year across all 146 stores and is a Tesco initiative to support a healthier Ireland. Tesco Ireland is the only retailer in Ireland to commit to having all checkouts sweet free. Tesco Ireland CEO, Phil J Clarke, added: “Our customers have made

Irish wearable tracker hits fund target

it clear to us that removing sweets and chocolates from checkouts will help them to make healthier choices so we are responding to this. We all know how easy it is to be tempted by unhealthy treats at the checkout. We are striving to reduce calories in our soft drinks, sandwiches and ready meals by introducing new ranges and changing recipes to reduce their sugar and fat content. At present, over 65% of our checkouts are sweetfree and are now extending this to all our checkouts by the end of December.�

The technology company is to recruit highly skilled professionals and graduates for roles in software development and predictive analytics. Ericsson which is WKH žIWK ODUJHVW VRIWZDUH company in the world will bring its Irish workforce up to 1,400 with the recruitment of 60 research and development roles at its R&D centre in Citywest Dublin.

the user’s motion and heart rate through the ear piece and LV PDUNHWHG DV ÂłWKH ZRUOGÂśV žUVW wearable sensor for both mind DQG ERG\ žWQHVV ´

Irish wearable tech company /XPDžW KDV UHDFKHG LWV crowdfunding target of $60,000 to develop a Bluetooth headset /XPDžW UHDFKHG LWV WDUJHW PRUH IRU WUDFNLQJ žWQHVV than two weeks ahead of its GHDGOLQH 7KH žUP LV DOVR WKH +DYLQJ RQO\ RIžFLDOO\ ODXQFKHG žUVW (XURSHDQ FRPSDQ\ WR its Kickstarter project three partner with PCH International weeks ago, the Dublin-based as part of its accelerator company has now achieved programme. LWV žUVW WDUJHW LQ WKH KRSHV of bringing the product to /XPDžWÂśV &(2 'DUUDQ +XJKHV the wider consumer market, previously said the product according to SiliconRepublic. will succeed as it differs from com today. its competitors. “The current wrist-worn trackers are mainly Aside from tracking the usual aimed at step counting,â€? žWQHVV VWDWV VXFK DV UXQQLQJ Hughes said. “We wanted to go speed and number of steps, way beyond this and be able WKH /XPDžW DOVR DLPV WR WUDFN to track gym and bootcamp

sessions precisely so we believe we have a world-beating product.â€? ZZZ OXPDžW FRP

51 Glashaus Reopens!

Help for women with tech start-up ideas There’s now help out there for Irish women who have a brave new idea for a tech business. Female Founders, a pre-accelerator for new technology startups with gender diversity in their founding teams was today launched by NDRC in partnership with AIB and Enterprise Ireland. Women with high-tech business startup ideas should apply for the programme by 2nd July. Drop in sessions are scheduled for people interested in the programme each Wednesday, from 28th May until 2nd July 2014. The Female Founders programme at NDRC is particularly relevant to women who have deep knowledge of their relevant industry sector or who have potentially disruptive ideas for new technology focused businesses which they are considering bringing to market. The programme which is running this Summer, 25th July to 29th August, will provide expert commercial planning and technology advice, along with the opportunity to build a startup team, plus contributions from experienced mentors and role models. The programme is part time (one day per week) to maximise accessibility for participants. Research shows that women-led venture-backed high tech companies generate 12pc higher annual revenues than male only tech companies, and companies with more gender diversity delivered 30pc better results from IPOs.

The Glashaus Hotel and Suites in Tallaght Cross Town Centre has reopened. The boutique style hotel which boasts an impressive 48 air conditioned bedrooms, and 44 one and two bedroom apartments doors is again open to the public. The ultra modern interior and relaxed ambience will appeal to all and will offer you the customer an experience you will never forget. The hotel is ideally situated with the Luas red line at its back door and The Square Shopping Centre and the Civic Theatre just a stroll away. www.glashaushotel.ie

The Lads Lounge 7KLV ZHHN VDZ WKH RIžFLDO RSHQLQJ RI The Lads Lounge a new concept in male grooming. There was a live DJ in the store on opening night which added to the excitement. The store which is located within West Park Fitness 7DOODJKW LV WKH žUVW RI LWV NLQG LQ WKH area. Owner Glen Lawlor is delighted to EH žQDOO\ XS DQG UXQQLQJ DIWHU PRQWKV of preparation. The Lads Lounge offers classic haircuts, hot towel shaving, skincare, waxing, massage. They are also currently looking for a tattoo artist as well. You can also kick back and relax with free ZLž 6N\ 6SRUWV DQG WKH ODWHVW 3OD\ Station games in their waiting area.

52

Sport TMA Success

Strictly Thomas Davis

Local boy seeking sponsorship to represent Ireland In Italy

Champo News

Nathan Kelly started training with TMA Kickboxing when he was four and has worked hard over the last six years to attain a brown belt. He joined Straight Blast Gym over two years ago where he has been learning Jiu Jitsu. Since being on the Ju Jitsu scene Nathan has progressed very quickly, taking many titles. Nathan is Connaught, Munster, Leinster and all Ireland champion and recently took sliver in the British Open which is a huge competition. He is well known on the MMA circuit, where he is known as Nate The Great, so named by Chris Fields, for his abilities on the mat and his personality off it. SBG where he trains is home to MMA international heroes Conor McGregor and Cathal Pendred, as well as Chris Fields, Paddy Houlihan and Aisling Daly. People tell Nathan he is lucky to WUDLQ ZLWK 8)& žJKWHUV EXW 1DWH VD\V WKH\ are all family and team mates and all train together everyday, that’s the way SBG is.

St Annes who shocked the Dublin GAA Community by beating Thomas Davis in the Championship were paired against St Oliver Plunketts in the next round of the Championship, Thomas Davis meanwhile were drawn against Erins Isle in the B Championship. St Judes were drawn against Whitehall Columcille while Ballyboden St Endas will play local rivals Ballinteer St John in the next round which will WDNH SODFH ZKHQ 'XEOLQ DUH žQLVKHG with the Senior Football and Hurling Championships! There was also a local derby in the Inter Football with St Judes drawn agains Ballyboden while Thomas Davis will play Nh Fionnbarra.

Nathan attracted some media attention recently when a video of him with Conor in the ring received over 45,000 hits and it was reposted by the likes of BJ Penn, Fightland in America, UFC England and Ireland, The Score, The Independent and many more all saying the same thing, that Nathan is a very talented kid and one to watch for the future. Nathan will continue to work hard and is convinced he will be a UFC champion one day. One of the rewards for his hard work is to represent Ireland in the World Championships in Italy this summer. He is currently looking for sponsorship so anyone interested can get in contact with his management team on twitter @natedogmma1.

Thomas Davis GAA Club will launch its ‘Strictly Thomas Davis’ Fundraiser in Citywest on the June 7th. Sponsored by Jordan’s Centra, 36 of the FOXEV žQHVW ZLOO EH WDNLQJ WR WKH VWDJH to help raise funds for the Kiltipper Road club, check out their website www. thomasdavis.ie for ticket details and to vote for your favorite dancers! Dancers include Club stalwart Christy McGinty and current Dublin Ladies footballer Siobhan McGrath. Tickets are on sale QRZ DW Ă° HDFK Email strictlytd@hotmail.com for ticket and sponsorship details.

Tallaght martial arts had an outstanding performance at Kickboxing Ireland national junior All Ireland championship. The championship had over 380 competitors from all over Ireland competing to win the national title and book a place on the Irish national kickboxing team to represent Ireland in the World kickboxing championship in Rimini, Italy in September. The championship saw Tallaght Martial $UWV žJKWHUV DFKLHYH DQ DPD]LQJ žIWHHQ žUVW SODFHV WKUHH VHFRQG SODFHV DQG four third places. www.tallaghtmartialarts.com

St Judes Unbeaten St Judes senior hurlers continued their unbeaten start to the season on Saturday 24th when they added Kilmacud Crokes to the list of teams they have put to the sword in 2014. Both teams were without their Dublin seniors and U-21 players and it was the Tymon Park club who won by the slenderest of margins 1-13 to 1-12. Judes have won their opening four league games and proudly sit on top of the league and they also top their Championship group having beaten Ballinteer St Johns and Crumlin.

53 Chinese Kung FU vs Irish Kickboxing The world famous WULINFENG MMA Championship is coming to the Republic RI ,UHODQG IRU WKH YHU\ žUVW WLPH RQ WK of June 2014. The invincible Shaolin Monk is going to have decisive battle with Irish warriors. He is one of the best martial arts player in China, his name is Yi Long - “history’s greatest martial arts monkâ€?. $ žJKWLQJ DVVRFLDWLRQ IRUPHG EDFN LQ 2004 in collaboration with the Muay Thai boxing association, Wu Lin Feng (WLF) is the largest and most powerful žJKWLQJ RUJDQL]DWLRQ LQ &KLQD ,W KDV LWV RZQ žJKWLQJ V\VWHP žJKWHUV UXOHV DQG regulations. WLF applies various mixed styles of martial arts techniques and its žJKWLQJ V\VWHP FORVHO\ UHVHPEOHV WKH K-1 kickboxing rules, which prohibits elbows to the head and does not count trips to the ground as knockdowns. Since its launch in 2004, WLF has held PXOWLSOH žJKWLQJ WRXUQDPHQWV DOO RYHU the world, including cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Las Vegas, Hamburg, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur DQG 6HRXO 7KLV ZLOO EH WKHLU žUVW YLVLW to Ireland. The event will take place on June 14th at 7pm in Citywest Hotel. 7LFNHW SULFHV VWDUW DW Ă° ZLWK 9,3 DFFHVV FRVWLQJ Ă° www.facebook.com/WLFIreland

Mayor Dermot Looney RIžFLDOO\ RSHQV WKH QHZ Tymon Athletic Sports Clubs Mayor Dermot Looney was in Tymon Park on May 9th to preside over the RIžFLDO RSHQLQJ FHUHPRQ\ IRU WKH QHZ TASC Pavilion. Mayor Looney said “I am delighted and honoured to be here WRGD\ WR RIžFLDOO\ RSHQ WKLV ZRQGHUIXO facility. The Pavilion is a long cherished ambition of the Council and of the clubs that use this section of Tymon Park. “The genesis of the project was originally put forward by the Limekiln Rounders Club back in 1997 but the project as it developed has now morphed into a room for the Limekiln Rounders Club, dressing rooms for the soccer clubs and the rugby club and storage and other facilities for the Working Trials Club of Ireland who undertake dog training in the park. I have worked for several years with Limekiln Rounders to advance the project and am glad that they now have a place to call home on our doorstep in Dublin 12.â€?

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 new story from the area, just email it to us on sports@intallaght.ie and you might see it in our next edition!

Paddy Moore

By Padraig Conlon

Around this time HLJKW\ žYH \HDUV DJR Shamrock Rovers signed a little 19 year old lad from Ballybough who would go on to become both a Rovers legend and Ireland’s YHU\ žUVW IRRWEDOO superstar.

That youngster’s name was Paddy Moore, a wonderfully skilful inside right who made the switch from Richmond Rovers after shining as the brightest star in the Dublin youth football scene for the previous three years. Many legends have worn the famous Hooped jersey since then but what follows is the story of WKH žUVW RI WKHP

spellbinding talent he was a larger than life cult hero who was much loved by the public and a man who struggled with an alcohol addiction that would tragically claim his life at the age of 41. He has been described as second only to George Best as the greatest ever Irish footballer. Both men’s lives would have sad overlaps. +LV žUVW VSHOO ZLWK 5RYHUV ZDV short. After The Hoops beat Bohs to his signature near the end of the 1928-29 season they decided to convert him into a striker. It was an inspired switch and he didn’t have to wait long WR ZLQ KLV žUVW ELW RI VLOYHUZDUH as his goals helped the club win the Free State Shield.

His stunning performances had alerted many cross channel clubs and that summer he signed for Cardiff City along with another Paddy Moore who came from Mullingar Celtic! Neither Paddy Moore would play for man got a chance to shine and Rovers during four different after a frustrating season in the spells spanning almost the entire Welsh capital Paddy moved to 1930’s. Converted into a centre Merthyr Town where he only forward he would become the played 5 games before moving žUVW SOD\HU HYHU WR VFRUH IRXU to Tranmere Rovers. His stint on goals in a World Cup match in Merseyside didn’t last too long 1934, win every honour in Irish either and by the end of the club football, score the winning summer of 1930 he was back JRDO LQ WKH )$, &XS žQDO at Rovers. and represent his country 9 times. The next couple of seasons would be very productive for He also played in England, Wales both him and the club as they and Scotland becoming a legend won the league and cup double at Aberdeen where he equalled in 1932. Once again he came on the club record for scoring a the radar of the leading British double hat trick in 1932. Had clubs and it was Aberdeen who he been born 80 years later he won the race for the much would undoubtedly have been coveted Dubliner. He was signed a multi millionaire and a back as a direct replacement for page tabloid star. He would also Benny Yorston, the man who to probably be making the front this day is still Aberdeen’s record pages because along with his goal scorer with his haul of 38

54 goals in the 1929-30 season. <RUVWRQ DORQJ ZLWK žYH RWKHU players, had been let go by the club after a betting scandal known as “The Great Mystery.â€? By this stage he was also playing for his country after making his debut, and scoring, for the “Free Stateâ€? in a 1-1 draw against Spain in 1931. A year later he became one of the few players to play for both Ireland and Northern Ireland when he was picked on a combined team to play England in Blackpool. An article from the Irish Independent dated October 11th žYH GD\V EHIRUH WKH JDPH raves about Moore’s ability and how he was one of “only four Free State born men in the team.â€? The article goes on to say; “It was fairly obvious Paddy Moore’s consistently good displays for Aberdeen would attract attention. Football critics in Scotland are going into ecstasies describing Paddy Moore’s play. One writer starts off “Be thankful gentlemen for the entry of one Patrick Moore, an Irishman by birth, an Aberdeen player by choice and a football personality by nature,â€? read the piece. Two years later came the monumental clash with Belgium in Dalymount when he became WKH žUVW SOD\HU HYHU WR VFRUH IRXU goals in a World Cup match. The JDPH ZDV ,UHODQGÂśV žUVW HYHU :RUOG &XS 4XDOLžHU DQG WKH headline in the Irish Press the day after read; “PADDY MOORE SHARES THE HONOURS WITH BELGIUM.â€? The report says that “only Paddy Moore could have scored

55 four goals, each of them was a masterstroke of precision and timing. The game was in the nature of a personal triumph for him.â€? Following this wonderful feat he was propelled to almost Godlike status in his home town. Exiled in Scotland, his time at Aberdeen was successful, in his three seasons at Pittodrie he scored an impressive 47 goals in 74 games. While at Pittodrie however it appeared he suffered terribly from homesickness. From scanning old newspaper reports from the 1930’s a picture emerges of a larger than life character who played from the heart. In an interview he did with The Irish Press dated 11 January 1935, when he was playing for Aberdeen, he talks of how much he loved and missed his home town. “I’d be much happier if I was back playing in Dublin,â€? he says to the correspondent known only by the name “Socaro.â€? It appears he had still not made it back to his club after an international versus Hungary in Dublin on 16th December, almost four weeks earlier! “Nothing would suit me better than to resume playing in the Free State,â€? he said. “I put on weight very rapidly whenever I’m in Aberdeen, I feel a new PDQ LQ 'XEOLQ DQG , žQG OLIH at home much better for me.â€? He rejoined The Hoops within weeks of giving this interview. During his last two spells at Rovers he was battling alcoholism but he still managed to help the club win trophies and produce some memorable moments on the pitch.

Paddy Moore Ultimately his career wound down in 1942 and following a short stint as manager at Stella Maris he emigrated to England where he tragically died in 1951. In researching this article I was lucky enough to speak with Paddy’s only son Pat. Here’s what he told us. “I have lovely memories of my Dad from when he used to take us out on the street to play football and when he used to take me to Miltown. I was 6 when he died in 1951 so the trips to watch Rovers play would have been in the late 40’s to very early 50’s. He absolutely loved Rovers big time, he was always talking about them even though by that stage it had been over ten years since he’d played for them. They were his team here and he regularly went to watch them play whenever he could. When he’d get to the turnstile he’d just say “Paddy Mooreâ€? and we’d be ushered in for free! I remember well being at a game against Drums in 1950, that used to be a very ELJ ž[WXUH WKHUH was big rivalry between the two

clubs then. I remember a lot about that game, I remember Benny Henderson, who was a big player for them, played because he had an almighty kick on him!

Everyone loved my Dad, he was a great character, a bit of a rebel and a brilliant footballer. When I tell people that my Dad ZDV WKH žUVW SHUVRQ WR score four goals in a World Cup match they don’t believe me, they think I’m making it up!

But he was and that achievement can never be beaten, I’m proud of him and what he accomplished in what was quite a short career really by today’s standards. A bit of his talent must have rubbed off on me because I played as a centre forward myself up to semi professional level. He must have taught me something because I was always a good goal scorer. I still really love football and I’ve been a Wolves fan ever since I listened to their famous match against Moscow Dynamo on our radio in Cabra in 1955!� By Padraig Conlon

56

Jason McGuinness INTERVIEW By Padraig Conlon

harder in matches.

What do think has been the standout performance so far this season?

I think when we played Bohs away from the point of view of the goals we scored and how we passed it around.

Ten years on from the VWDUW RI \RXU ¾UVW VSHOO with Rovers how much has the club changed since 2004?

Jason McGuinness talks to us about the much improved spirit in the camp, the controversial comments from Dermot Keely surrounding the recent Liverpool friendly and how he hopes to grab a few important goals this season. What are your thoughts fans getting nervous on the season up to over recent points dropped at home? now? We’re going well so far, we’re in the pack near the top, and we’re improving all the time. Obviously it was disappointing not to take all three points at home to Bohs but we take the point and move on. On another night we would’ve taken one of those chances near the end and won 1-0.

You missed the game with injury having played every league game up to that, we’re hoping it was nothing serious?

No I just had a slight groin strain and I’ve learned over the years not to take chances if I’m not 100% so it was just more a SUHFDXWLRQ DQG LWV DOO ¾QH QRZ

Having won the title three times already what would you say to

It’s very early doors yet, I never usually talk about the title at this stage in the season. I know it’s a cliché but you do really just have to focus on each game as it comes. We can understand that the fans would like to see us hit teams for three or four but I think that will come. As a defender, a clean-sheet is what I am here to do. A 1-0 win, I will take that every week. That is not a problem for the players and we just have to remain focused. It’s a more competitive league this year with Dundalk, Pats and Cork all starting well but we’re not looking around at other teams this year. We’re just trying to just do what we’re doing and playing to the best of our abilities and improving.

From the outside looking in it seems

there’s a much better spirit in the camp this season compared to last year?

Yes there is, there’s a real togetherness about the squad, we seem to be a close bunch of lads. We all mix together away from football, always eat together and that helps you get to know each other better. Everyone is mixing well, from the young players in the squad to the older lads like myself we all get on great, there’s no cliques, they’re all great lads. I’ve played in other teams where there have been cliques and that is certainly not the case with this squad. I think that was missing last year and it kind of hampered our performances. When the spirit is good like it is this year it makes it enjoyable to go in to training, you look forward to seeing the lads and working hard WRJHWKHU ,W DOVR PDNHV \RX ¾JKW

It’s unbelievable; it’s like the difference between night and day, a different club really. Shamrock Rovers are now an amazingly well run club, the players want for absolutely nothing, we are treated so well. I’ve played for other big clubs but Rovers are the best, it’s all there for us. Fair play to the supporters for getting the club through those tough times, they took two steps back to get the club going in the right direction and now they have the best run club in the league. I don’t think any other club could have got through all that.

When we spoke to Trevor last month he touched on the great support the fans have shown the team this season and how it drives you guys on to perform better?

Absolutely, we appreciate it so much. When we went away to play Derry, which is always a tough place to go, they gave us such great support, they were so noisy throughout the game and that gives the players a lift when things are getting tough on the pitch. You want to do well for them, you want to reward them, you don’t want to let them down.

57 What did you make of Dermot Keeley’s recent remarks where he called the Liverpool fans who went to the recent friendly in the Aviva “morons”?

the B team?

I think it’s a brilliant move by the club and more teams here will be doing it in the future.

When I was a young player starting out at Bohs I was told to go on loan but I wasn’t allowed I think he was well out of order. DQG LW GH¾QLWHO\ KDPSHUHG P\ People can choose to spend development as a player. Young their money however they like. players learn much, much more To say that about people who IURP SOD\LQJ ¾UVW WHDP IRRWEDOO went to watch a game of football because you’re playing against is not acceptable and I can tell men. you not one of the players in our dressing room agreed with him. It’s the norm on the continent, they’re talking now about doing Times are hard at the moment it in England as well and if it and some people mightn’t be works for a country like Spain able to afford to bring their sons then we have to take it on board. or daughters over to a game Of course it may also help keep LQ $Q¾HOG VR WKLV JDYH WKHP some of our young talent in this an opportunity to take them league for a little bit longer. I to a Liverpool game and spoil played with Stephen Ward and them. I know it was a weakened Wes Hoolahan and saw them Liverpool team but I remember grow up in this league, saw them my Dad bringing me to watch GHYHORS E\ SOD\LQJ UHJXODU ¾UVW Man Utd friendlies over here team football. when I was kid and you didn’t care who was playing. Some young Irish players might go to England at 16/17 and end Liverpool still had Lucas, who up only playing youth team or is a Brazilian international, and reserve football then when they Martin Kelly, who has played JHW UHOHDVHG WKHLU FRQ¾GHQFH LV TXLWH D IHZ JDPHV IRU WKH ¾UVW shot and they could be lost to team, on the pitch plus it gave the game. It’s so easy to criticise people a chance to see some this league but you have to of the young players coming look to the positive. It’s a good through. competitive league and everyone tries to play the right way. It’s up to the authorities here to If you could change KHOS UDLVH WKH 35 SUR¾OH RI WKH anything about the league. I think more could be League of Ireland what done to promote the league, we have brilliant players playing would it be? I’d like to see the FAI do more to here and they should get more promote the league, and I’d like attention off the media. Like to see more full time teams. I for example Gary McCabe is think the FAI are the right people an outstanding player, I’d be to take it forward but I think a huge fan of his, some of the they could maybe do a bit more. things he does on the pitch are There’s too much negativity unbelievable. towards the league in this What is your opinion on country and I think people should

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You popped up with that late, late equaliser ualiser at home to Limerick erick recently, what’s your y favourite goal you’ve ou’ve scored for Rovers? rs? I haven’t got too many since I came back to thee club. I actually scored inn three of the derbies back ck LQ P\ ¾UVW VHDVRQ DQG g! that was a great feeling! Doesn’t get any better than that does it?! Hopefully in the next few months I’ll get an important one or two so that the next time I’m chatting to you I’ll have scored my favourite Rovers goal!

Finally Jason what have been your happiest moments in a Rovers jersey? I suppose winning the EA and Setanta Cups last year. Winning something with Rovers is very special and I enjoyed winning those cups.

I hope there are more happy moments still to come and we can win the league and a few more cups this season. It won’t be handed to us and we’ree going to have to earn itt ery but I can assure you every single one of the players rs is working really hard on the training pitch every dayy at getting Rovers back to being champions and winningg cups.

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RUA RED Hi all, June is a packed one for us here in RUA RED with some very exciting goingson about the place – not one but two openings, our annual technology festival and a host of activities to coincide with it as well as all our usual programmed events. Phew! Make sure and check out Institute of Technology Tallaght’s Graduate Exhibition in our Gallery 2, which includes some amazing works from the Creative Digital Media students and is only here until June 14th.

Conversations with Kunle Conversations with Kunle continues on the 4th of June, where the Tallaght Community Arts director in residence will talk about his work before coming to TCA and also his experiences of working here in Tallaght. He will also examine WKH QHHG IRU DUW WR UH¿HFW the societies that we live, debating that as well as asking fundamental questions about belonging and the pride the arts brings out in a place and in people. This event is the last in Kunle’s series and will be from 7.30pm to 8.30pm June 4th. preform’s Oliviaa H Haassett sett, tt, im mag age by Jos o eph Ca Carrr

And start the planning now for Glitch – with a host of amazing workshops that are ERXQG WR žOO XS TXLFN LWÂśV worth checking them out now. Until next time!

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Love Live Music Day

Tallaght Community Arts International Musician in Residence Rudi Genbregge will be joined by a host of artists including Danai Kelleher, Andrew Lea and Siobhan Daffy amongst others to celebrate Midsummer with a wonderful evening of love songs. This free event is an unmissable evening of music to while away a long, drowsy summer’s eve starting at 8pm right the way through to 10pm on Friday June 20th.

Glitch preform – On the Spot

RUA RED’s annual technology festival is back! Bringing together leading media and technology artists, curators, researchers and artist groups Glitch is a feast for the technologically curious. This year’s theme is Cash Rules Everything Around and is curated again by Nora O Murchú, and features Fergal Brennan and Breda Lynch.

For one amazing day RUA RED will be transformed into a hub of live art – RUA RED residents preform will be hosting live solo works, large-scale collaborations and discussions focusing on improvisation-based artwork. There will also be a series of contemporary performance based video work. This amazing Workshops day is free for all to attend, and As part of Glitch we also have a a must see for families and range of workshops: adults alike on Saturday June 7th from 12pm.

Digitales 28 June / 5, 12, 19 July | 12pm – SP _ Ă° SHU IDPLO\ SHRSOH for all 4 workshops Parents and grandparents working together to learn the skills necessary to create and share their stories through digital storytelling. i-Trolley -XQH -XO\ _ Ă° per child | Ages 3 to 8 We’re turning our popular art trolley sessions on their head for Glitch and introducing an exciting range of i-Trolley sessions where your child can experiment with digital art on a provided iPad! Coding Grace Workshop -XQH _ DP Âą SP _ Ă° IRU the day An introduction to HTML/CSS3 WR žQG RXW KRZ D EDVLF ZHESDJH is constructed. This workshop consists of 3 lessons provided by mentors who will introduce students to the basic concepts of HTML and CSS with an emphasis on hands-on exercises.

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Writers’ Corner GOD DIED YESTERDAY By Shane Buckley

Last week I was sitting in the waiting room of a large suit shop. I don’t normally buy suits, I don’t need them, I haven’t got any kind of job that requires me to wear one, I’m not an aspiring bureaucrat ready to take on the DĂĄil or 10 Downing Street. On that day I wasn’t even in the market for a new suit, but was having my old Debs suit tailored for an unfortunate funeral that was quickly approaching. I was sitting there waiting with my legs crossed and thinking ‘all you ever did in this life was wait.’ And then an old buddy of mine walked in wheeling a pram with his two year old kid asleep inside. He looked abhorrently tired and malevolent towards his kid; today’s Irish father was a bipolar one. “Well Ollie,â€? I said, “You’ve seen better days.â€? He sat down. “It’s me bleedin’ ma, Charley.â€? he began “I just haven’t got a second to meself anymore. With the kid constantly pulling at me elbow and me Ma dragging me to church every poxy day!â€? “Hmm...â€? I mumbled, “I didn’t know you liked red wine and crackers?â€? “I don’t; SHE DOES! She goes on like this big dismal Catholic and she’s dragging us all down with her!â€? “So what then, do you want rid of this sanctimonious burden?â€?

“Aw I’d do anything for her to just accept me as an Atheist!� “I’ll tell you what... just test her faith, and if she comes up short of wisdom, tell her you’re not convinced anymore and you’re choosing to go with a more philosophical spirituality.� “Where are-ye comin’ up with this cr*p, Charley?� “I read it in the Atheism For Dummies book.� “Oh, alright. What’ll I do then?� “Ever hear of Luke’s Temptations in the desert?� “Nope.� “Not surprised. Don’t worry though. What you do is give her three scenarios that will test her faith, three logical and antiblasphemous ones. Now don’t patronise her. When she comes up short of anything gospel, immediately follow up with how unconvincing it all seems and that you now believe God and his power is dead. She might keel over, but tell her it’s her own fault for being so verbally lethargic and walk out.� “Alright, I’ll try it. Thanks Charley!� A couple of days ago I found out that my old friend Ollie was now the new anointed assistant bible distributer to the local parish and his son will now be raised as an altar boy.

A WINDOW UNDERGROUND By Shane Buckley

He’s a seven day a week man, But he can’t remember anything. Not a thing. He takes it in, Understands it, Conveys his understanding, But the moment a day full of hours goes by, He forgets everything. He is you and I, He is what you see when you stare near and afar. He does not own the money he makes, He does not control the time he spends, He is our generation, He is the junky and the man falling to the gutter. 6FUDWFK JRHV WKH QDLOV DJDLQVW WKH ¿HVK Gulp goes the alcohol down the neck, You and I will follow him to the sky or to the soil. Shane is 24 and lives in Tallaght. He has been writing for over a year. He mostly writes short stories and blogs at Bucinabag.Wordpress.com

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 400 words please!) to editor@ intallaght.ie and you could see your creative writing in one of our future editions!

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Events MAY

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ITT Creative Digital Media Degree Show 2014

Saturday May 31st - Saturday June 14th Regular screenings of work and students will be available throughout the exhibition. Find out more about Creative Digital Media students’ work by visiting www.creativemediadegree.ie

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County Library

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Tallaght Library Book Club

Tuesday June 3rd @ 6.45pm 0HHWV RQ WKH ¾UVW 7XHVGD\ RI HYHU\ PRQWK IURP SP WR SP All books supplied. New members welcome. Telephone 01 4620073 or ask at library desk for more information.

South Dublin County Volunteer Stand

Wednesday June 4th @ 12 noon First Wednesday of every month from 12 noon - 2.00pm Visit www.southdublinlibraries.ie for more details

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Radio Jobstown

Thursday June 5th & Friday June 6th @ 7.30pm 7LFNHWV ð Visit www.ruared.ie for more details

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Tallaght Stadium

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Republic of Ireland v Croatia

Saturday June 7th Women’s Senior International See www.tallaghtstadium.ie for more details

Shamrock Rovers v Cork City

Friday June 13th @ 8.00pm Visit www.shamrockrovers.ie for more details

Get Your Event Some FREE Publicity $UH <RX $ 1RQ 3UR¾W 2UJDQLVDWLRQ 7KDW +DV $Q Upcoming Event? If So, Email events@intallaght.ie With All The Relevant Information *Terms & Conditions Apply

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