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Welcome Greetings folks and welcome to Edition 61, the second last of the year! The Christmas countdown is now in full swing and here at InTallaght we’re all busy ¾QLVKLQJ RII RXU OHWWHUV WR 6DQWD We did try and get an interview with him for this current magazine but apparently he’s not doing any press until after 'HFHPEHU VW )LQJHUV FURVVHG we’ll be able to catch up with the big man in the next edition so! This time ‘round we have an exclusive interview with the cast of soon to be released movie Penguins of Madagascar Everyone loves a good animated ¾OP DW WKLV WLPH RI WKH \HDU so we’re all looking forward to seeing this latest offering from the renowned 'UHDPZRUNV VWDEOH The secondary interview is with )DWKHU 5D\ .HOO\ WKH VLQJLQJ priest from Meath who’s performance of Hallelujah at a wedding this year has got over 38 million hits on Youtube and landed him a contract with UHFRUG ODEHO JLDQWV 8QLYHUVDO )DWKHU 5D\ LV RQ WKH YHUJH RI releasing an album and it was fascinating to hear how one performance at an Irish wedding touched a cord with people all RYHU WKH ZRUOG

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10 Last Kiss 6KRUWOLVWHG LQ WKH ,ULVK %RRN $ZDUGV The third novel el by local author or Louise Phillipss has been shortlisted in the Irish Bookk $ZDUGV /RXLVH VH ,W WROG XV WKDW ³,W is an amazing achievement to be nominated 3 years LQ D URZ ´

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News 2 New Bridges

&\FOH 2I +RSH )RU Tree Of Life We would like to congratulate everyone that gave up their time to participate in the 12 hour 6SLQDWKRQ LQ DLG RI Âľ7UHH RI +RSHÂś 7KH HYHQW ZDV LQ DVVRFLDWLRQ ZLWK 6KDPURFN 5RYHUV 7KH 0DOGURQ +RWHO 7KH $UHQD ,Q7DOODJKW 0DJD]LQH DQG 7KH 6TXDUH 7RZQFHQWUH We spoke to Noeleen )XOKDP DIWHU WKH HYHQW ZKR WROG XV WKDW Âł2XU 6SLQDWKRQ LQ WKH 6TXDUH ZDV YHU\ successful, through the kindness of the public we managed to raise almost Ă° 7KLV ZLOO FRYHU WKH FRVW RI SODTXHV IRU DOO WKH trees already planted (29 to date) and will also be able WR EX\ D IHZ PRUH SODTXHV IRU IXWXUH SODQWLQJV 7KHVH trees were planted as a symbol to all affected by a suicide or living with mental health issues, to show that ZH FDUH DQG VXSSRUW WKHP “We intend to keep going with the plantings and hope people nationwide ZLOO IROORZ XV $ ODG\ IURP 6KDQQRQ FDPH XS WR WKH tree of Hope plant in the Priory and returned to 6KDQQRQ DQG GLG D SODQWLQJ WKHUH 7KLV LV ZKDW , VHW RXW WR GR VR , DP WKULOOHG ´

On the 14th of November DW SP WKH 0D\RU RI 6RXWK Dublin County Council, &RXQFLOORU )LQWDQ :DUžHOG ZLOO RIžFLDOO\ RSHQ QHZ bridges and a pedestrian and cycle route that will link the communities on either side of Dodder Valley Park between )LUKRXVH 6HVNLQ 9LHZ DQG 2OG %DZQ The new route will join )LUKRXVH DQG 7DOODJKW PLG way between Old Bawn and the M50 and will form part of both the Tallaght to Ballyboden and Dodder Valley Greenway cycle routes currently being GHVLJQHG )XQGLQJ IRU WKH Project is being provided by the National Transport $XWKRULW\ 17$ DV SDUW RI WKH 17$ 6XVWDLQDEOH 7UDQVSRUW

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0HDVXUHV *UDQWV ¹ ¾670*œ SURJUDPPH The largest bridge over the Dodder is a landmark, single-span, steel suspended structure that will provide near level access between ERWK VLGHV RI WKH 5LYHU 9DOOH\ The bridge was lifted into place a month ago and Clonmel (QWHUSULVHV /WG DUH FXUUHQWO\ LQ WKH žQDO VWDJHV RI FRPSOHWLQJ WKH ZRUNV RQ VLWH $V ZHOO DV OLQNLQJ WKH H[LVWLQJ communities of Tallaght and )LUKRXVH E\ SURYLGLQJ D QHZ shorter and more direct route, the bridges and route will form part of a wider network RI QHZ KLJK TXDOLW\ F\FOHZD\V WKURXJKRXW WKH 'XEOLQ UHJLRQ These routes are aimed at serving commuter and school cyclists in line with planning,

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transport and health policies to encourage a greater uptake of cycling, better alternatives to the car and more physical DFWLYLW\ *LYHQ LWV DWWUDFWLYH riverside and parkland setting, the Dodder Valley route KDV VLJQLžFDQW SRWHQWLDO IRU leisure and tourism as well as FRPPXWHU F\FOLQJ The new feature bridge at )LUKRXVH ZLOO EH DQ LPSRUWDQW landmark along the Dodder Greenway and will establish a FRQQHFWHG KLJK TXDOLW\ RII URDG F\FOH URXWH

Get Your Mojo Back Check out the Mojo Programme - it is a programme for men who are affected by unemployment and/or the recession and who are žQGLQJ LW GLIžFXOW WR FRSH The programme aims to motivate the participants to make positive changes to their lives, providing a training programme that focuses on developing their resilience to their current situation and offering them support to access local services that can help them to return to work or HGXFDWLRQ www.mojoprogramme.org

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News Feature 3DWULFLD )LW]JHUDOG D local mother, librarian and artist began to draw mandalas during a very stressful and life-changing time in her life, and she says the peace they have brought to her cannot EH SXW LQWR ZRUGV They bring her a sense of being in the moment, of forgetting the past and not ZRUU\LQJ IRU WKH IXWXUH )URP WKH FODVVLFDO ,QGLDQ ODQJXDJH RI 6DQVNULW WKH word mandala can be loosely WUDQVODWHG WR PHDQ FLUFOH %XW the mandala is far more than MXVW D VLPSOH VKDSH ,W UHSUHVHQWV wholeness,, symbolizing y g the structure of life itself, a cosmic diagram that shows us our UHODWHGQHVV WR WKH LQžQLWH WKDW which extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds In nature itself the mandala can be found, from the simple snail, trees, ¿RZHUV

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Focus On CADENCE Cadence Indoor Cycling Theatre is currently offering new customers WKHLU žUVW F\FOHV IRU IUHH 2XU 5DFKHO WRRN up their generous RIIHU +HUHœV ZKDW she thought of the experience! Last week I headed down to &DGHQFH LQ WKH .LQJVZRRG %XVLQHVV 3DUN DW %DOGRQQHOO I had heard many people talking about this popular new workout and was interested in JLYLQJ LW D JR $OWKRXJK , NQHZ it was an indoor spinning type class I was unaware of exactly ZKDW WR H[SHFW

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Penguins Of Madagascar INTERVIEW

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The Playboy of the Western World @ Tallaght Theatre Tallaght Theatre Group is honoured to present, -RKQ 0LOOLQJWRQ 6\QJHœV WLPHOHVV FODVVLF The Playboy of the Western World this November! Monday November 17th 6DWXUGD\ 1RYHPEHU QG The Playboy of the Western World is a comedy with satiric DQG WUDJLF HOHPHQWV 6\QJH wanted his audience to laugh at his characters, but he also wanted the audience to notice their humanity—for they have WKHLU IDXOWV DQG GHIHFWV On the west coast of County Mayo Christy Mahon stumbles into Flaherty’s tavern. There he claims that he is on the run because he killed his own father. Praised for his boldness and bravery, Christy becomes something of a town hero and because of the novelty of his exploits and the skill with which he tells his own story, many local women become attracted to him, including

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the Widow Quin and barmaid Pegeen Mike. But when Christy’s father, Mahon, who was only wounded, tracks him to the tavern and the townsfolk realise that truth his story of lies begins to catch up on him and his luck is about to run out........ Don’t miss this incredible performance that critics DUH FDOOLQJ Âł0HVPHULVLQJ´ Âł3RZHUIXO´ DQG Âł8QIRUJHWWDEOH´ 7LFNHWV DUH DYDLODEOH QRZ To guarantee your tickets, ORJRQ WR ZZZ WLFNHWV WDOODJKWWKHDWUH FRP )RU IXUWKHU LQIRUPDWLRQ \RX FDQ FRQWDFW WKHLU ER[ RIžFH on and don’t miss out on Tallaght Theatre’s greatest performance yet! Have you checked out 7DOODJKW7KHDWUH FRP version \HW" ,W ERDVWV D ZKROH KRVW of new features and exclusive Tallaght Theatre Group content including latest news, videos and advanced eTicket sales, not to mention being VPDUW GHYLFH IULHQGO\

Breda Cashe presents the award-winning play Little Gem written and directed by Elaine Murphy at the Civic Theatre on Tuesday WK Âą 6DWXUGD\ WK November 2014 Little Gem, by Elaine Murphy swept the boards during its sell out run as part of the 'XEOLQ )ULQJH )HVWLYDO It was also the surprise hit of WKH (GLQEXUJK )ULQJH )HVWLYDO WKDW \HDU DQG WKH žUVW HYHU Irish production to receive the prestigious Carol Tambor $ZDUG 1RZ Little Gem is back and this heart-warming tale of courage, comedy and romance is ready to woo DXGLHQFH RQFH DJDLQ The play unfolds in alternating monologues, as three generations of Irish women greet life’s travails with strength, humor and the occasional vodka and Diet Coke or night of abandon on WKH VDOVD GDQFH ÂżRRU Elaine Murphy has said that much of the inspiration for Little Gem came from her experiences and the stories of the women she met when she worked part-time in a

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Ghost Train Willy presents the Rhubarb Crumble at the Civic Theatre on Wednesday 26th ¹ 6DWXUGD\ WK November 2014 The Civic Theatre proudly presents Rhubarb Crumble for strictly 4 performances this 1RYHPEHU 3HUIRUPHG E\ /LVD *DUYH\ 'DQQ\ .HKRH 6KDURQ Mannion, Eoghan McLaughlin *UDHPH 6LQJOHWRQ Rhubarb Crumble was a huge hit at this year’s Tiger Dublin )ULQJH ZLWK D VROG RXW UXQ LQ %HZOH\V &DIp 7KHDWUH E\ WKH sketch comedy group Ghost 7UDLQ :LOO\ Ghost Train Willy were formed in 2008 and along with several sold out live shows, their debut youtube offering Whelan & Dealin has achieved over 175,000 hits (and rising) 79 5DGLR FUHGLWV LQFOXGH Republic of Telly 57e -XLFH '&79 DQG 1HZVWDON Rhubarb Crumble is for fans of punchline-heavy comedy at breakneck speed, and anyone who has never followed their

dream and wants to feel good DERXW LW 7KHUHÂśV D žQH OLQH EHWZHHQ IDLOXUH DQG PLVHU\ 2IWHQ WKHUHÂśV QR OLQH DW DOO Just ask this second-rate children’s theatre company, whose members all fantasise about the lives they could have led had they not been KHOG EDFN E\ HDFK RWKHU Uncensored and irreverent – with a sprinkling of showstopping tunes - these failed entertainers are brought to life just as they are gifted one last, GHVSHUDWH VKRW DW VXFFHVV ‘Originally Obsurd’ - Sunday Business Post Âľ$ KRVW RI LQQXPHUDEOH characters with relish and aplomb’ - No more work horse ‘I’m so excited a little bit of pee came out’ - Oliver Callan (impressionist) Âľ$ ULGLFXORXVO\ WDOHQWHG EXQFK of clowns’ - Kevin McGahern (Republic of Telly) To book your tickets to Rhubarb Crumble or Little Gem ORJ RQ WR www. FLYLFWKHDWUH LH WLFNHWV

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Music

THE CORONAS Just Like That By Linn Heldal

BUFFALO SUNN By The Ocean By The Sea By Padraig Conlon

Last month we featured an LQWHUYLHZ ZLWK %XIIDOR 6XQQ OHDG singer and songwriter Daniel Paxton and this month it is our pleasure to bring you a review RI WKHLU žUVW DOEXP By The Ocean By The Sea Having released their music previously as 6ZHHW -DQH By The Ocean By The Sea is their žUVW ZRUN DV D QHZ LQFDUQDWLRQ DQG WKH EDQG have created a wonderful album that is a ORYH OHWWHU WR WKH 86 :HVW &RDVW VRXQG RI WKH V V Don’t be mistaken and assume this album is DQ\ NLQG RI /DXUHO &DQ\RQ ULS RII KRZHYHU The lads manage to doff their cap while at WKH VDPH WLPH UHPDLQ JHQXLQH DQG RULJLQDO Their heavy guitar sound is accompanied by some beautiful harmonies which do hark back to the 60’s but the emotions expressed WKURXJKRXW WKH DOEXP JLYH LW DXWKHQWLFLW\ , UHDOO\ HQMR\HG WKLV UHFRUG

atmosphere created by the opening two VRQJV DV WKH EDQG OHW ORRVH IRU WKH žUVW WLPH RQ WKH DOEXP Witches is a bit more edgy and Let It Go is a nice rock ballad but my favourite track on the album is latest single and last song Ocean ,WÂśV D EHDXWLIXO WXQH WKDW XVHV D sweet harmony to add more punch to it’s emotional intensity and it’s the song I found P\VHOI OLVWHQLQJ WR DJDLQ DQG DJDLQ Daniel Paxton deserves great credit for his VRQJZULWLQJ ,WÂśV FOHDU WKDW KH FKRRVHV KLV words well and you know he’s not trying to con anyone as there is no weak track on the album, QRWKLQJ LV LQFOXGHG WR PDNH XS WKH QXPEHUV The production is also to be commended, Pat McCarthy has done an excellent job in getting WKH EDQGÂśV VRXQG MXVW ULJKW

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The brand new single, Just Like That, was released earlier this month and it’s a cracking tune, which hangs together ZHOO 7KH VRQJ LV NHSW VLPSOH ZLWK the focus mainly on the jangly electric guitar, and as it takes off it morphs into something swinging and almost KHDY\ URFNLQJ The Coronas have grown in to being one of Ireland’s most loved bands with D KXJH  EHU GHYRWHG IDQEDVH 7KH\œYH gained this through large portions of dedication and determination, playing in venues all around the country, and by EHLQJ D VXSHUE OLYH EDQG They have been high up on the charts before, and I can see Just Like That FOLPELQJ WKH VLQJOH FKDUWV SUHWW\ IDVW 7KH VRQJ KDV D YHU\ FLQHPDWLF IHHO ,WœV D story about the experiences life throws our way while being in love, and it suits VLQJHU 'DQQ\ 2œ5HLOO\œV YXOQHUDEOH DQG VHQVLWLYH YRLFH GRZQ WR WKH JURXQG The music video was a surprising and charming experience, and I would never have thought there would be a day I’d get emotional over the love story between two vacuum cleaners!

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Tech SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 4

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Game

THE CREW By Colm O’Muirí

CALL OF DUTY ADVANCED WARFARE By Colm O’Muirí

Call of Duty Advanced Warfare is the latest installment in this hugely popular žUVW SHUVRQ VKRRWHU franchise from 6OHGJHKDPPHU JDPHV DQG $FWLYLVLRQ )ROORZLQJ RQ IURP WKH PL[HG reception to 2012’s Call of Duty: Ghosts, fans of the franchise and its creators will be hoping for more success with Advanced Warfare The game is set in 2054 and you take control of Private Jack Mitchell an advanced soldier who is working for the $WODV &RUSRUDWLRQ 7KH $WODV Corporation is a powerful, mercenary for Hire Company that became a lethal force to whichever country or leader was WKH KLJKHVW ELGGHU 7KURXJKRXW the single player mission you follow Mitchell’s story of being DQ DGYDQFHG VROGLHU Jonathan Irons is the founder RI WKH $WODV &RUSRUDWLRQ DQG LV SRUWUD\HG E\ .HYLQ 6SDFH\ LQ WKH JDPH ZLWK OLNHQHVV DQG YRLFH In some of the trailers you can barely tell that it is a game, there

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Motor BENTLEY MULSANNE %\ 5DFKHO /\QFK

This year’s Bentley Mulsanne is without doubt one of the rarest PRGHOV RQ WKH URDG It’s ultra luxury and it is certainly on another level to the premium brands like BMW and 0HUFHGHV Âą %HQ] It is stunningly crafted and as you can imagine its price tag is ridiculous but I’ll leave it to the end of the review to really shock \RX ZLWK WKDW RQH The Bentley group deliver that classic look but with attention to GHWDLO WKHLU PDLQ IRFXV :LWK LWV ORQJ SURžOH DQG ZKDW VHHPV WR be an even longer wheelbase, the Mulsanne won’t be mistaken for this new breed of four-door coupe, but it won’t likely be confused with anything else on the road, either, thanks to its upright grille and distinctive %HQWOH\ FXUYHV $ OLWHU WZLQ WXUERFKDUJHG V-8 engine lies beneath the Mulsanne’s expansive hood, and it’s rated at 505

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By Jack Madden

Towers Take The Title!

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Book HILARY MANTEL Beyond Black

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$V SDUW RI WKLV WKHUH ZLOO EH D very special performance of Body Language in our Gallery 1 space on November 19th at SP 7KHUH DUH D OLPLWHG number of tickets available at WKH 58$ 5(' ER[ RIžFH DW RU WKURXJK &RLV&pLPœV website at ZZZ FRLVFHLP FRP Body Language 101 also marks the start of an exciting new two year collaboration between &RLV&pLP 'DQFH 7KHDWUH 6FLHQFH *DOOHU\ 'XEOLQ DQG 6KLPPHU WR LQYHVWLJDWH DQG further understand non verbal FRPPXQLFDWLRQ ,W KDV D VSHFLDO focus on audience experience and how to measure this in a PHDQLQJIXO ZD\ The performance is choreographed by artistic GLUHFWRU RI &RLVFpLP 'DYLG Bolger, whose other work LQFOXGHV FUHGLWV IRU WKH žOP Dancing at Loughnasa and the opening ceremony for the 6SHFLDO 2O\PSLFV DQG WKH (XURSD &KDPSLRQV /HDJXH

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Writers’ Corner DEMONS IN MY HEAD By Joanne Phillips Contemplating with myself, $P , ZRUWK LW" 7KH WLPH WKH H[SHQVH WKH UHPHPEUDQFH These thoughts run through my head, $V , VLW KHUH ZLWK WKLV URSH +DYH , DQ\ PHDQLQJ" ,V WKHUH DQ\ KRSH" , žJKW DV KDUG DV , FDQ To rid these voices from my head, 7KH RQHV ZKR WHOO PH ,ÂśG EH EHWWHU RII GHDG )LQDOO\ , ZLQ WKH EDWWOH I have fought so hard, I lay the rope aside, $QG IHHO VRPH KRSH LQVLGH I do belong here with family and friends, $QG , ZLOO OLYH P\ OLIH WR WKH IXOOHVW XQWLO LW naturally ends!

A WINTER GRAVEYARD By Joanne Phillips

MIRROR OF LIES By Joanne Phillips

Dreary and old, Endless and cold, The ground always uneven, 7KH VPHOO RI ÂżRZHUV LQ WKH HYHQLQJ

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People pass through, 6RPH MXVW IRU WKH YLHZ Others to visit loved ones, Who they had lost, Now staring at there name through the IURVW

Life is full of judgement, Which has brought me to this mirror of lies, 6R , WXUQ DZD\ DQG QR ORQJHU DP , K\SQRWL]HG )RU P\ ERG\ LV P\ WHPSOH Whether big or small, , ZLOO QRW IDOO IRU WKLV JODVV REMHFW RQ P\ ZDOO Joanne is 20 years old, from Tallaght. She started writing poetry when she was around 17, and from then on was hooked on it. Her poem Mirror Of Lies is about body dysmorphia and how she and many others suffer with it at some stage of their lives. 6KH ZURWH ³'HPRQV LQ P\ +HDG´ DV VXLFLGH LV VXFK D FRPPRQ LVVXH HVSHFLDOO\ KHUH LQ Ireland, and people should be more aware.

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 HGLWRU# intallaght.ie and you could see your creative writing in one of our future editions!

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