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Starting your own business offers you an avenue for personal, social and financial fulfillment. However, the decision to go it alone remains one of the biggest decisions you will make in your life. To help you realise how close you could be to your Start-up day, check out the steps involved.

Make your business a reality Step 1 - Research The first step you will need to take is to research your business idea thoroughly. It’s important to research the products/services your business plans to sell and identify your customers. Is it a new idea? Has someone already started a similar business?

Step 2 - Business Plan Draw up a business plan. Even if it’s a mock plan, it’s a good exercise to bring your thoughts to a reality. A good business plan should: Detail the business name, address, owners and legal status Clearly outline your business idea, aims and goals Provide detail on the marketing plan and strategy, including details of your target market, unique selling proposition and competitor information Demonstrate/illustrate the viability of your business through sales targets and objectives Outline operational requirements including premises, equipment, staff, suppliers, licensing, etc.

Step 3 - Forming a Business Decide what type of business structure suits your business best - sole trader, partnership and companies are the most common business structures Register your business name – the Companies Registration Office (www.cro.ie) explains the procedures you need to follow to register your business name Register your website domain – if you plan to set up a website for your business, now would be a good time to register your domain name. Websites such as www.gettingbusinessonline.ie may be useful Get professional advice from an accountant and a legal advisor. This should ensure that all financial, tax and legal obligations are fully met.

Step 4 – Open your Business Start-up Current Account Before you start trading, open a separate bank account for your business. A business current account is essential in the day to day running of a business and will enable you to pay suppliers and receive payments from customers. It will also allow you to keep your personal and business finances separate. Opening a Business Start-up Current Account: One of the key steps in opening a new business current account is pulling together documentation you will need to provide to your bank which includes proof of identity and address, Registration of Business Name, Certificate of Incorporation and your PPS/ Corporation Tax number Download the relevant account opening form - “Opening your business account – Sole Trader/Partnership” or “Opening your business account – Company” from www.aib.ie/startup Call to your local AIB branch to make an appointment to open your Business Start-Up Current Account. Full details are available on www.aib.ie/startup

Step 5 - Financing the Business Most new businesses need some financial help to get started, grow and develop. Here are three important questions you should ask yourself: How much do you need? What are you prepared to invest in the venture? What other support is available? Finance for business comes in three different forms – equity, grants and bank finance. Before approaching the bank, first investigate the other forms of finance, grants and financial supports, available to you. Check out our “Practical Guide to Starting your Own Business”, available from your local branch, or online at www.aib.ie/startup

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PUTIN A GOOD WORD FOR ME: Russian president Vladimir Putin showed his religious side during a visit to the Vatican, stopping to cross himself and kiss an icon of the Madonna of Vladimir that he gave to Pope Francis. The two met privately for 35 minutes yesterday evening in the Pope’s private library, where Mr Putin was given a ceramic mosaic of the Vatican gardens PICTURE: REUTERs

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PRIVATE patients are twice as likely to have planned Caesarean sections as women whose treatment is publicly funded, according to figures that lend support to the theory that some mothers are ‘too posh to push’. A study in the journal BMJ Open found 21 per cent of private Irish patients have a scheduled C-section, compared to 8.9 per cent which are publicly funded.

A MAN on trial for damaging a by jessica Magee €10million artwork told tourists at the National Gallery of Ireland he ‘felt elled from New Zealand to give evifaint’ and must have collapsed on to dence to the court. The incident happened at about the Claude Monet painting, Dublin 11am, and gardaí and an ambulance Circuit Criminal Court has heard. Andrew Shannon, 48, is accused of arrived within 15 minutes, the court putting his hand through Ireland’s heard. Shannon, who has a history of only painting by the French impres- heart problems, had his pulse taken, he sionist, dating from 1874, entitled Ar- was given oxygen and was described genteuil Basin With A Single Sail- as having a ‘sweaty forehead’. A short while later, medics on the boat, causing €7m worth of damage. Shannon, with an address at Willans scene decided Shannon’s condition Way, Ongar, Dublin 15, who had was not a cause for concern. Howevworked as a French polisher for Foyle er, he was taken to hospital by ambuAntiques, has denied causing crimi- lance after the incident. Shannon was seen by three different nal damage to the painting on June doctors over 12 hours while in Garda 29, 2012. Judge Desmond Hogan and a jury custody and he was brought back to hospital a second were told yesterday time the following that Shannon was capmorning. tured on CCTV footThe court heard age entering and leavShannon accepts that ing the room in the the damage to the Millennium Unit of painting was caused the gallery where the by his hand coming painting was hanging. into contact with it. The two eye-witThe trial continues nesses who had been today and is expected holidaying in Ireland at the time have trav- Damaged: The Monet painting to last five days.

Researchers examined 30,000 women who gave birth at an Irish hospital that caters for both private and public-funded patients between 2008 and 2011. Around one in five of the women paid for their own treatment. The research found that overall 34.4 per cent of privately paying mothers had a Csection compared to 22.5 per cent of public patients. The ‘greatest disparity’ noted

between the mothers was the rate of scheduled C-sections, they found. But the authors said it was not possible to determine whether the decision to have a C-section was driven by the expectant mother or the doctors caring for them. The UK’s Royal College of Midwives said the study highlights the need to avoid ‘unnecessary’ Caesarean sections.

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Meet Patch, whose fur and nose put him in the long list of Hitler lookalikes

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WE’VE had a cat, a goldfish, a house and even a kettle that look like Hitler. So it was only a matter of time before a puppy resembling the Nazi leader came into the frame. But with seven-week-old Patch, it’s a case of his bark being worse than his Reich. The pet, whose father is a shih tzu and mother a French bulldog, is a ‘gentle soul’ and a ‘sweetheart’, according to his owners. ‘None of us noticed the likeness until we put a photo on Facebook and my eldest daughter saw it and said, “You’ve got a little Hitler there”,’ said Lynda Whitehead. ‘Everybody calls him Adolf. And my grandsons are the worst for doing the goosestep when the puppy’s around.’ Mrs Whitehead is looking after Patch and brothers Buster and Huey at her home in York after the dogs’ mother, owned by daughter Clare, rejected them at birth. ‘Patch is a lovely little thing. His brother should be Hitler as he has the Bring me the head of attitude,’ Mrs Whitehead added. Hitler: More lookalikes

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3 arrested over deer poaching ThRee men have been arrested in Carlow on suspicion of poaching deer. The three were detained in a series of planned searches in Carlow Town and Rathvilly, Co Carlow. The men, aged in their 20s, were arrested as part of an ongoing investigation. At least one rifle and two silencers were recovered during the searches. The operation followed large numbers of deer being shot for sale in Wicklow, Kilkenny and Carlow, with experts warning it was reaching epidemic levels.

134 new jobs at technology firms MORe than 130 new jobs are being created at technology firms, it was revealed yesterday. Computer giant Microsoft is taking on 95 staff in software development roles and in graduate positions at its Dublin office. hiring is already under way for other roles in its sales and overseas operations centre. Mobile marketing company Brandtone is investing €2m in a research programme that will create 29 jobs, while telecoms firm FCS Global is to expand its training, engineering and US operations, creating 10 new jobs.

Insolvency first has debt wiped The borrower at the centre of Ireland’s first deal completed under new insolvency laws has had more than 70 per cent of his debt written off. The civil servant in his 40s from Donegal, who has not been named, ran into financial difficulty when a business he was a partner in failed. It is believed the six creditors involved included three of the country’s main banks. The case will now be referred to the Insolvency Service of Ireland, before returning to the Circuit Court in Monaghan for final sign off.

Rape crisis group supports USI in row with DrinkAware

THE Rape Crisis Network of Ireland by LynDSEy TELfORD yesterday weighed in behind the country’s largest student organisation, is funded by a self-regulating drinks which has cut ties with the drinks in- industry. dustry body charged with promoting USI president Joe O’Connor sugresponsible drinking. gested DrinkAware did little by way DrinkAware, run by the industry- of campaigning in the run-up to funded Meas, insisted that while it Arthur’s Day in September: ‘The does not encourage anyone to drink, Arthur’s Day festival by Diageo furit would never support prohibition. ther deepened our concerns regarding The Union of Students in Ireland the credibility of DrinkAware’s alcodecided to sever all ties with the cam- hol awareness campaign,’ he said. paign following a row over the proMs Sheehan said the campaign’s motion of Arthur’s Day, which pro- target audience is 18- to 24-year-olds, motes Guinness. 87 per cent of whom drink. Meas chief executive Fionnuala ‘From research we have conducted Sheehan said telling young people to we know that adopting a “do not avoid alcohol altogether drink” approach to this does not encourage reage group is actually a sponsible drinking. turn-off,’ she said. ‘Meas/Drinkaware.ie is Meanwhile, the Rape an alcohol social responCrisis Network of Iresibility organisation, not land praised USI for an alcohol prohibition pulling its support from body, established to tackDrinkAware. RCNI dile problems arising from rector Fiona Neary dethe abuse or misuse of alscribed the campaign cohol,’ Ms Sheehan said. group’s promotion of al‘Meas/drinkaware.ie cohol consumption as a does not encourage any- Neary: Praise for USI ‘normalising influence’ one to drink. But we seek that targets young peoto address the realities of alcohol in ple: ‘USI’s leadership in this area is Irish society as they have developed.’ vital given the resources the alcohol USI announced it is to develop its industry can call upon,’ she said. own independent alcohol awareness She said a 2009 report found that 77 campaign. Its national council agreed per cent of suspects in rape cases exearlier this month to end its relation- amined by the DPP had been drinking ship with DrinkAware, which it said on the day of the alleged offence.

Prenatal smoking drop

SMOKING rates among pregnant women have dropped by a third, to 18 per cent, over the past decade, according to a new. The Institute of Public Health study found that fewer children are smoking, but warned those from

disadvantaged backgrounds are at greater risk of taking up the habit. Dr Helen McAvoy of the Institute said youngsters from less privileged backgrounds were more likely to try smoking due to a greater exposure to second-hand smoke.

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THE Justice Minister has condemned hate mail sent to mosques and Muslim homes in the last week. Copies of the messages were posted online after first being distributed in the greater Dublin area. Alan Shatter, who is on a five-day trip to Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, said he was ‘appalled’ and warned incitement to hatred is a criminal offence. The hate letter, in block capitals, threatened to attack any Muslim man, woman or child at any mosque in

Ireland and suggested the writers were opposed to the building of a new large mosque in north Dublin. Dr Ali Saleem, a key figure in the Islamic Cultural Centre in Clonskeagh, said the letter showed ‘ignorance of the reality that most of the Muslims in Ireland are Irish.’ Denise Charlton of the Immigrant Council of Ireland said the language used was unambiguous and called on the gardaí to ensure those responsible face the full force of the law.

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‘philosopy of hatred’ behind 130lb bomb in Belfast centre

A CHIEF constable has warned of a surge in dissident republican activity after a bomb partially exploded under a shopping centre. A terrified driver was forced to bring up to 130lb of home-made explosives into Belfast’s main commercial hub in the run-up to Christmas. The detonator exploded but failed to trigger the rest of the device in a car park under the Victoria Square shopping centre. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) chief constable Matt Baggott said: ‘The philosophy of these groups is simply hatred.’ The bomb was in a barrel or keg in the back of a silver Renault Laguna. The driver was stopped in the republican Ardoyne district by three masked men wearing boilersuits who ordered him to take the car to the car park. After abandoning the vehicle, he ran across the street to the nearby Musgrave Street police station and raised the alarm. The Laganside court complex and dozens of shops and offices are situated nearby. Hundreds of people had to be evacuat-

A MAN who suffered severe brain damage in a road traffic accident has been jailed for six years after he admitted having nearly €45,000 worth of illegal drugs for sale or supply. Jonathan Campbell, 22, who was described in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court as ‘easy prey’ for drug dealers, ‘blurted out’ that the drugs belonged to him as gardaí searched his brother-inlaw’s house and found cannabis, ecstasy and €26,000 worth of PBP, a cocaine-like drug, at

Alderwood Green, Tallaght, on March 10, 2012. Campbell, of Donomore Crescent, Tallaght, admitted carrying out a burglary and stealing a car on June 1, 2012, while on bail for the drugs offence. He further admitted to two other burglaries and to assaulting a garda at Tallaght on March 8, 2013. Judge Martin Nolan suspended 18 months of a six-and-a-half year sentence for the drug dealing and imposed three years for the final burglary, with two years suspended.

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ed from restaurants and a cinema as army bomb disposal experts were called in. The detonator went off as they prepared to examine the car. The chief constable added: ‘There has been a surge recently in dissident republican activity. ‘We have seen letter bombs, under-car booby traps, blast bombs, hijackings. ‘These groupings are trying to bring themselves to notice again. They seem to be in some form of bizarre competition to make sure they have a profile.’ Mr Baggott promised extra police patrols but said there would be no ‘ring of steel’ like that seen during Northern Ireland’s 30-year conflict. Assistant chief constable Drew Harris said the partial explosion shortly after 11pm last night caused damage to the car but none beyond the vehicle, which is being forensically examined. ‘We are viewing this as an effort to try and really disrupt the city centre in the run-up to Christmas. ‘People will see an increased police presence in the city centre,’ he said.

Slave suspects’ Maoist past

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THE couple who allegedly held three women in London for more than 30 years were leaders of an extremist Maoist collective, it has been claimed. Aravindan Balakrishnan and his wife Chanda were arrested last week. The couple, aged 73 and 67, were well known to the police in the 1970s after setting up a communist squat, the Mao Zedong Memorial Centre, in Acre Lane, Brixton, in 1976. House-to-house inquiries have been carried out in Peckford Place, Brixton, south London, where the three women were found, and police have confirmed that there are ongoing inquiries relating to a total of 13 addresses in the UK capital linked to the couple.

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60 seconds End in sight in the DAn MuRpHy is the lead singer with Limerick indie-folk quintet Hermitage Green. Their debut LP Live At Whelan’s is out this week For the uninitiated: how did you guys form? We got together

at a jam session in The Curragower, my brother’s bar in Limerick. We had a jam in the back room there one of the nights, got offered a gig and it went from there – it all happened quite organically.

Was there a particular moment where you thought that maybe this was something you could do seriously?

I don’t think there was, to be honest, it all happened step by step. We were playing together for six months, then we started writing our own music. I don’t think we’ve even had that moment yet, the one where you think you’ll be doing this for the rest of your lives. We’re taking it very much as it comes.

You’ve been known to mix the bodhrán with the bodo. How does a band from Limerick come to display such diverse influences?

Genuinely, it was just who turned up on the night at the jam session. If a trumpet player had appeared that Tuesday night we’d now have a trumpet in the band. It gives us a good versatile approach. You’re not tied down to the same instrumentation for every song, like some typical rock band with bass, drums and a guitar. It gives us a lot of freedom.

Is it true that Mumford & Sons also popped in for a jam at one point? This is one of

those things that gets blown out of proportion. It was actually before we were even a band. They had You initially received a lot of played Dolan’s in Limerick and we attention from your covers – ended up having a big jam session were you wary of being with them backstage. We got to typecast as a covers act? It’s a meet them again last year when double-edged sword. We played a they were back over –- they’re great lot of covers at the beginning and guys, very genuine. We get got a mate of ours to throw compared to them a lot and, them up on YouTube and while I don’t know if Facebook. I don’t we’re as similar as think we’d even people think, played a gig at that they’ve definitely The whole energy stage, but they opened up and the realness of took off and went mainstream music viral. Then, to more acoustic, a live gig: we people were folk styles again. wanted to showing up the You’ve been to gigs to hear cover bottle that... songs and you don’t Australia twice so really want to be known far – was the Irish for that. Hopefully when diaspora out in force? It people come to the gigs now they was amazing. There’s so many Irish realise there’s a bit more to us. over there and they get a lot more sentimental about stuff when 2013 has certainly been kind they’re away so we were really well to Hermitage Green, can you received. We got a main stage slot pinpoint one particular at Sydney Harbour for Australia highlight? Electric Picnic. We Day so that was a great way to played there in 2012 and we were expose ourselves to an audience so thrilled to be there as we’d who might not have known us. always gone to the Picnic. We The Second Captains lads played the Salty Dog stage at 1pm on the Sunday, to probably 200 asked you to perform live on people, so to go back 12 months their RTÉ debut – how did later and get such a great response that come about? Mark Hogan, from 6,000 people in the Electric the producer, got in touch over the Arena was massive. summer. We really liked the idea of the show and they were into our You’ve just released Live At music, so they used our track Whelan’s, your debut LP, why Golden Rule for the opening theme. did you decide to go with a They’re very much like we are: live release? People might say they’re mates who met at college it’s unorthodox but it was very and, without having a plan, they natural to us. All we’ve ever done is just started making these podcasts play gigs, that’s all we know. The and went from strength to strength. whole energy and the realness of a We can relate to them a lot. live gig: we wanted to bottle that Bryan O’Hanlon and give it to people who haven’t seen us play live. We wanted to Live At Whelan’s goes on release include the craic, the talking and this Friday. For live dates see the mistakes. www.hermitagegreen.com

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war to conquer Aids VICTORY is within reach in the global fight against HIV and Aids, according to new research. The year 2015 will see a tipping point in treatment when the number of people receiving anti-viral HIV drugs is greater than the number of new infections. Campaigners said the milestone would have been ‘unimaginable’ a

by HAyDEn sMiTH decade ago. Within two years, the number of people newly added to treatment is forecast to be 1.9million compared with 1.7m new infections. Campaign group One, co-founded by Bono, cited progress in subSaharan Africa as a key factor. ‘This is real cause for celebration

but we must not rest on our laurels,’ said Adrian Lovett, One’s Europe executive director. Sub-Saharan Africa has an estimated 69 per cent of the people living with HIV in the world. The One report found 16 countries in the region have already reached the milestone, with Ghana, Malawi and Zambia leading the way.

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Do not miss: Bella A Go Go Burlesque performer Miss Bella A Go Go takes to the podium tomorrow as part of the Seven Deadly Skills programme. She, along with beauty expert Marissa Carter, Metro Herald’s male grooming guru Declan Leavy, and Corina Gaffey, fashion editor with Stellar and Kiss magazines, will tackle the subject of pride, in the guise of grooming and self management. How did you get the name Miss Bellaa-Go-Go? I got my name from a friend who thought naming me Belly A Go Go was rather hilarious as I’m a professional bellydancer and he was well oiled that night. Unfortunately he has no recollection of it at all. Burlesque, stripping by another name or is this an unfair viewpoint? Not everyone agrees on the word ‘stripper’. I personally have no issue with strip clubs. People should be able to do what they want without prejudice. Dancing, what’s the secret? Passion? Discipline? Technique? Can anyone really learn to dance? I started dancing at a very young age. Ballet from four and belly dance from 17, so I definitely have an advantage when on stage. Though burlesque is not always about

being a good dancer, it’s more about being able to grab the audience’s attention and keep it. It’s all about the angles, especially with classic burlesque. Think glamour, feathers, heels and fishnets. I have a varied repertoire and I use a lot of belly dance, Indian dance, ballet and jazz in my acts. Really for me it’s the freedom to create and be free with my art that makes it so exciting.

The sin of ‘pride’ underpins your Seven Deadly Skills talk; by definition, pride is the satisfied sense of one’s own value. How important is it to think positively about oneself? Having pride is a good thing, once it doesn’t get out of balance and become really egotistical. It’s often said that you cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure. Is it the clothes that really make the man? For me, clothes are super important. Being well presented is giving a clear view that you care about yourself. The next NCI Seven Deadly Skills event, in association with Metro Herald and Jacob’s Creek, takes place at NCI’s IFSC campus on Wednesday. Attendance is free – register at ncirl.ie.

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SMOOTH-talking, Martini-drinking dog Brian Griffin had been a fixture on Family Guy since the show began 14 years ago. His struggles as a wannabe author, lurching from one disastrous relationship to another, and pompous attitude were a popular mainstay of the cult cartoon series. But fans are in shock after Brian, voiced by show creator Seth MacFarlane, was killed off. The death of a character was promised by show bosses before Sunday night’s episode – called Life Of Brian – aired in the US but few expected to see Brian run over by a car. He was quickly replaced by Vinny, a ‘pooch with attitude’ voiced by The Sopranos actor Tony Sirico. Family

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Favourite with fans: Brian has been a character on Family Guy since 1999 Guy’s executive producer Steve Callaghan told E! Online: ‘This was an idea that got pitched in the writers’ room and it sort of caught fire.’ Cast members such as Mila Kunis and Seth Green were surprised to learn of the decision, which sparked the Twitter hashtag #BringBackBrian. Callaghan is not worried. ‘We always make choices that always work to the greatest benefit of the series,’ he added.

A SPOOF advert placed by a performance poet seeking a housemate prepared to dress as a walrus has inspired a horror movie. US screenwriter and actor Kevin Smith was so taken with Chris Parkinson’s Gumtree post he decided to use the idea for a film called Tusk. Smith, best known for his films such as Clerks and Dogma, then tracked

And now for something completely sold out... TICKETS for the Monty Python reunion sold out in less time than it takes the show’s famous opening credits to roll. Eager fans snapped up tickets for the comedy troupe’s show at London’s O2 Arena on July 1 in just 43.5 seconds. But people disappointed to miss out on seeing John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones back together were given another chance after four more shows were then announced. However, all four of the extra shows, which take place on July 2, 3, 4 and 5, sold out within three hours. Idle, 70, said fans could ‘expect a little comedy, a lot of pathos, some music and a tiny bit of ancient sex’. Monty Python have not performed together since their last major live show, held at the Hollywood Bowl in 1982.

down 32-year-old Mr Parkinson and flew him from his Brighton home to the set in North Carolina. Mr Parkinson posted the advert in June, offering free rent in a flat for anyone willing to wear a walrus suit for two hours a day. He claimed to have befriended a walrus while living on a remote island off Alaska and upon leaving said he was ‘heartbroken’.

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Racists bullyy Hannah S He may have left The X Factor but Hannah Barrett is refusing to let cruel cyber bullies ruin her moment in the limelight. The former bakery worker has revealed her Twitter account was besieged with racially abusive messages during her time on the talent show. But she bows out holding her head high and refuses to let her haters tarnish her experience. Hannah told me: ‘It’s smallminded people that have a voice, a little voice, on Twitter. It doesn’t affect me at all because they’re behind a laptop and I’m in the limelight getting this wonderful opportunity.’ Giving an insight into the daily abuse she suffered at

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the hands of bullies, the 17-year-old said: ‘They tell me that because I’m black I can never be a singer. I have always been able to deal with racism as, while it has always hurt me, I know most of the greatest people are black or have dark skin. ‘They have won Grammies and those are the people that have gone so far.’ London-born Hannah also praised mentor Nicole Scherzinger for being on hand to offer her support. ‘She was like, “These people are so smallminded. They want to pick on someone because of the position they are in”. I took that with me,’ she said. Hannah, who lost in the weekend sing-off to Rough Copy, says she understands why the studio audience booed Tamera Foster. ‘When Tamera sang Impossible she didn’t forget her words, she came in a few beats early so she had to stop and then jump back in,’ Hannah said.

What’s new, pussycat? Bored of cavorting with dwarfs, Miley Cyrus performs at the American Music Awards in front of a giant, winking cat. The 21year-old sang Wrecking Ball accompanied by a video showing the cat, which shared her love of sticking its tongue out. Cyrus later celebrated her 21st birthday with strippers and friends at LA nightclub Beacher’s Madhouse

Harry? He’s cool, says new ‘friend’ Kendall

Harry Styles’ latest flame Kendall Jenner decided to play dumb when the pair found themselves in the awkward company of his ex, Taylor Swift, at the American Music Awards. Reality star Jenner (pictured) squirmed as she was grilled publicly about her dinner date with the One Direction hunk. And the less-than-diplomatic Swift didn’t stop there as she continued to bang on about heartbreak when she collected her trophies on stage. It all left Jenner wincing afterwards: ‘He’s cool, yeah, he’s cool. We’re friends.’ Styles was also spotted having an breakfast earlier near her dad Bruce’s house in Malibu, California. Playing down the sightings, Jenner insisted: ‘You go out with one person, you’re

automatically dating them.’ But onlookers at LA’s Nokia Theatre last week said the 18-year-old brunette – halfsister of Kim Kardashian – couldn’t contain her excitement over Styles. One said: ‘As soon as Harry walked in, Kendall jumped up and gave him a huge hug.’ Meanwhile, it was left to Swift to remind the couple how wounded she was left. As she picked up her artist of the year prize, the I Knew You Were Trouble singer prattled: ‘This validates that, if you voted for this, that we are heartbroken the same way and we are in love the same way and we’re happy the same way... I’m 23 and I have no idea what’ss going to happen to me in my life.’

I geisha girl and I liked it: Katy Perry was accused of racism when she dressed as a geisha for the American Music Awards. She was surrounded by parasols as she took to the stage in a silk kimono for new hit Unconditionally – but it wasn’t long before criticism popped up online. ‘I felt I got slapped by my TV. As an Asian American, I was appalled,’ wrote Ravi Chandra of Psychology Today. Some defended the star, saying Madonna and Björk have also worn Oriental dress Picture: LucY NicHOLsON

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Rihanna found the perfect date to shower her with love at the American Music Awards – her mother. The singleton’s ma, Monica Braithwaite, praised her for working through her problems and getting rid of bad boy ex Chris Brown. ‘Rihanna, I am so proud of you tonight,’ she gushed as she handed the 25-year-old the first-ever icon award. ‘I know the journey in your career has not always been an easy one but tonight I applaud you and admire you for being so strong and so positive and so humble and so focused.’

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Food allergies ‘kill fewer people than murderers’

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PEOPLE with a food allergy are more likely to be murdered than to die from their condition. The risk of fatal anaphylaxis – an allergic reaction – is 1.81 in a million compared with an 11-in-a-million chance of murder in Europe, a study shows. While one in ten children has a food allergy, the chances of suffering a severe reaction are ‘rare’. Parents and the children themselves have often unwarranted fears about anaphylaxis. ‘Everyone has heard stories of people who have died suddenly from a severe allergic reaction, and these stories are frightening,’ said Dr Robert Boyle, part of the Imperial College London study. ‘But events like this appear to be very rare. A food allergy makes a very small difference to overall risk of death.’ Sarah Beresford, of The Anaphylaxis Campaign, said the condition causes many difficulties regardless of the low risk of death reported in the study. ‘The challenges and risks to those affected should not be underestimated, nor should the anxiety and stress in everyday life of those living with the condition and their carers,’ she said.

Flakes of fear: Bernard Ward wears gloves to get a drink from the fridge as he battles a life-threatening allergy to the cold. So severe is his reaction that one snowflake can trigger an anaphylactic shock. ‘In winter, I wear ridiculous amounts of clothes,’ said Mr Ward, from Derry. ‘For me, the cold can be deadly.’ His allergy started as he waited at a freezing cold bus stop last year Picture: caters

Mushrooms ‘create their own weather’ MUSHROOMS have an extraordinary ability to control the weather, scientists have learned. By altering the moisture of the air around them, they whip up winds that blow away their spores and help them disperse. Plants use a variety of methods to spread seeds, including gravity, forceful ejection, wind, water and animals. Mushrooms were considered passive seed spreaders, relying on air currents to carry spores. But new US research shows they can disperse their spores over a wide area even if there is no wind, by creating their own weather.

Putting the placenta back in the picture PARENTS can now treasure images of their newborn babies in photo frames made using the mother’s placenta, thanks to a technique developed by a university graduate. Amanda Cotton adds dried pieces of placenta to moulds filled with clear casting resin to create marbleeffect frames, and is now receiving orders from parents, according to the University of Brighton. The 25-year-old designer said: ‘The placenta is one of the first creations the mother and baby make together – why not celebrate that with a keepsake?’

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Talks to go ahead to World end Syria bloodshed

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PEACE talks aimed at halting the civil war in Syria are to be held by the country’s government and opposition, after disputes over who should be allowed to take part were resolved. Leaders at the discussions in Geneva will try to agree on forming a ‘transitional governing body’ supported by both sides. ‘We will go to Geneva with a mission of hope,’ said UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon. ‘The

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by DAnIEL BInnS conference is the vehicle for a peaceful transition that fulfils the aspirations of all the Syrian people for freedom and dignity.’ The transitional body envisioned by the UN would have full powers – including over the military – and would eventually make way for an elected government. The secretary general said he hoped parties at the January 22

FoRmER Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has begged senators not to kick him out of parliament, claiming new evidence proves he did not commit tax fraud. Berlusconi claimed that new statements from 12 witnesses and 15,000 pages of documentation from Hong Kong prove he is innocent – even though his tax fraud trial is over and his guilty

conference would come with a ‘serious intention’ to end a war that has left more than 100,000 dead and 9million homeless. The talks previously stalled as the two sides argued over which opposition groups should attend – and whether regional powers such as Iran should also join in. The future role of president Bashar al-Assad is likely to be a sticking point when the two sides meet in Switzerland. verdict has been upheld by Italy’s highest court. The 77-year-old wrote to senators from the centre-left Democratic Party and populist Five Star movement 48 hours before the Senate is due to vote on whether to kick him out of parliament because of the conviction. He said Italy’s democracy is at stake with the vote.

Taylor has her hands full

US singer Taylor Swift poses with four awards for Favourite Country Album for Red, Favourite Female Artist for pop/rock and country, and Artist Of The Year at the American Music Awards in LA on Sunday picture: ap

Death crash bikini driver is vindicated An AMERICAn driver has been cleared of charges in a fatal crash after a court ruled she had faced ‘an unforseen emergency’ when one of her passengers untied her bikini top. Brittany Lahm, 24, took her hands off the wheel to cover up while returning from a day at the beach in new York. Back seat passenger Brandon Berman, 19, who undid the bikini, was killed when the car hit a road barrier. The case has run since 2008, but a Brooklyn appeal court has upheld the finding of an earlier jury which said Ms Lahm’s bikini being untied constituted ‘a sudden and unforeseen emergency not of her own making.’ Ms Lahm’s lawyer said the ruling could yet be appealed to the state’s highest court.

Amazon online: This time it’s the jungle

THE Amazon rainforest could soon have an internet connection... thanks to balloons. The region is piloting devices with radio antennae that can provide a signal while floating 250m (800ft) in the air. The trial is part of the government-backed Connect project, set up to find ways of getting remote parts of Brazil online. It

follows a test balloon launch earlier this month by the communications ministry and the National Institute for Space Research in Cachoeira Paulista, São Paulo. Communications minister Paulo Bernardo said it was ‘critical to isolated towns in the Amazon region’.

SAUDI ARABIA: A militant has been sentenced to death for his part in the storming of a US consulate in which five employees were killed. His fate emerged as 19 others were jailed for up to 25 years over the 2004 armed attack in Jeddah which has been linked to al-Qaeda. It is not known when the man will be executed. A further 35 suspects are due to appear in court this week.

‘Throat slit’ parents are found guilty InDIA: A dentist couple have been convicted of slitting their daughter’s throat and killing their servant. Rajesh (pictured) and Nupur Talwar, from Noida, near Delhi, could face the death penalty for ‘butchering’ 14-year-old Aarushi. Their housekeeper, Hemraj, was a suspect until his body was found on their roof. They are due to be sentenced today and plan to appeal.

nice of you to visit my grave... but I’m still alive POLAnD: A son returned to his home town and greeted his parents... as they laid flowers on his grave. Jaroslaw Carolinski had been declared dead after his mother and father mistook a body found by police in a forest for his. The 38-yearold left Siedliska without warning in October 2011 to ‘find himself’. ‘The question now is who is in the grave,’ said prosecutor’s office spokesman Maria Potoczna.

and finally... CROATIA: Good looks won’t last forever, so Maja Zvirotic cooked a local delicacy to win a beauty pageant. She has been crowned Slavonski Brod’s first Miss Bacon. ‘A girl needs to prepare good bacon to marry a decent guy around here,’ she said.

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500g lean minced beef ♦ 500g minced pork ♦ 100g nearly stale white bread, moistened in 60ml milk ♦ 1 small egg ♦ 120g Parmesan, finely grated ♦ 1 large handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped ♦ 1 garlic clove, grated ♦ 2tbsp extra virgin olive oil ♦ ½1tsp salt ♦ 1tsp bone marrow (optional) ♦ 1 large handful of basil leaves Tomato sauce: 2 x 400g tins tomatoes ♦ 50ml-100ml stock ♦ 1 small glass red wine ♦ 2 garlic cloves, crushed ♦ ½tsp sugar ♦ ½tsp salt ♦ 30ml extra virgin olive oil ♦ black pepper ♦ 1 dried chilli (optional)

hen the public goes into a frenzy over something like a meatball, it may be annoying to us jaded foodie observers, but a meatball can be a damn good thing.’ So says chef and food writer Anthony Bourdain – and he’s right. While an enormous dry meatball is underwhelming, a moist and flavoursome one is an exciting experience. Which is why you’ll find office workers in India eating them as koftas, Stockholmers ordering köttbullar with lingonberries and New Yorkers chowing on Italian meatballs with spaghetti.

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“The choice of meats means infinite possibilities” The quality of meat and choice of animal – pig, cow, bird, sheep, deer – means there are almost infinite possibilities. I need to narrow down my choices for testing, and beef with pork is the classic combination. I also try beef on its own, as recommended in Omar Allibhoy’s albóndigas en salsa in Tapas Revolution (Ebury), and a veal/pork blend from the polpette recipe in Jacob Kenedy’s Bocca cookbook (Bloomsbury) but I find these beef-only ones miss the pork fat. It’s worth noting that Chez Panisse chef Alice Waters makes hers with beef and minced pork shoulder, a joint with a generous helping of delicious collagen. As meatballs are traditionally food for working folk, I like the plain old beef (chuck cut) with pork, especially as the veal/pork version I make loses the benefits of rose veal’s sophisticated flavour and texture. There are plenty of theories about how to get the heady lustrous texture we all hanker for. I don’t like meatballs that break apart on cooking, or, equally, dry ones. Both Kenedy and Allibhoy soak bread in milk to address this. Egg is used by everyone from the late Marcella Hazan to modern lads Pizza Pilgrims. Both techniques are useful binding mechanisms. If you’re using one kilo of meat and bread with milk, just one small egg

Around the world: There are plenty of variations on the meatball, such as the Swedish köttbullar encourages tenderness. Another option is to include bone marrow. I’m sceptical, but including a single teaspoon results in a bewitching depth of flavour. Spice-wise, look east and you’ll find cardamom, coriander seeds and turmeric in meatballs. More European is parsley and sometimes nutmeg. I’ve heard of oregano and mint being sprinkled, but I prefer simplicity, letting the meat sing for itself.

ome swear by garlic, while others stick with onions – and some, such as Allibhoy, use both. Again, I find less is more. One clove of garlic, finely grated, doesn’t impose. On reading of Henry Dimbleby’s meatballs in

the Leon: Family And Friends Cookbook, I become intrigued about the cream cheese in the centre. It sounds odd and, alas, on sampling I don’t like the cream cheese a bit. Size matters. Bocca’s eight ‘tennis ball-sized monsters’ get a little dried out by muggins here. I’m not keen on walnut size because I want something a bit more impressive. Russell Norman, the man responsible for kick-starting the recent meatball mania, has a splendid pork and beef polpette recipe. In his book Polpo (Bloomsbury), he recommends large golf balls, a fine option. Everyone thinks their method of cooking the balls is best. I get the best results by frying rather than baking. It caramelises meatballs and brings out their sweet meatiness.

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Hazelnut Martini (The Cliff Townhouse). The Cliff Townhouse’s first-floor bar – replete with stellar views of St Stephen’s Green – is the perfect place for a festive cocktail, and new yuletide additions include Christmas sparkle, a white chocolate and raspberry Martini, a classic Christmas rum sour, a blackcurrant sidecar and a spiced pear margarita (€12 each). If you reckon you can match the mixology skills of the Cliff’s bartenders, try your hand at this nutty, caffeinated number.

tomato sauce: In a large frying pan, add a glug of olive oil, then sizzle the crushed garlic. After a minute or so, pour in the wine and let it simmer off a little. Then pour in the tomatoes, salt, sugar, stock and chilli. Simmer on low heat for 40min to 1 hour, reducing to a rich sauce. Taste and season. Remove the garlic. Blend the sauce. Step 2 In a small bowl, combine the bread and milk. Set aside to soften. Squeeze most of the milk out and combine it with the beef and pork, egg, 100g Parmesan, parsley, garlic and the bone marrow if using (it’s easy to make: bake the bone for 30mins in the oven at 125˚C, then scrape it out). Season. Allow the mix to rest. Step 3 Test by cooking a tiny bit of the meat mix in a frying pan. Taste and add more seasoning if necessary. Form 12 large, round meatballs. Step 4 Add some olive oil to a frying pan on medium heat. Pop the balls in the pan, frying gently, making sure they caramelise evenly for about 10min. Pour the tomato sauce into the pan, pop the lid over and let it simmer on a low heat until they’re cooked. Step 5 Serve the balls and garnish with the remaining Parmesan and fresh basil leaves. eat with bread, mash or spaghetti.

Ingredients: 35.5mls Absolut Vodka; 25mls Kahlua; 10mls Hazelnut liqueur; 1 ½ shots of Espresso coffee; a dash of sugar syrup. Method: This one’s nice and easy, just combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker, shake well, pour into a Martini glass and finish with a mint sprig garnish.

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fOOD nEws with Daragh Reddin Hotel, The Workman’s Club, The Liquor Rooms – and merchandise worth more than one grand. Tonight, Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street D2, from 7.30, free. www.towerrecords.ie

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BURRITO BLOW-OUT The foodie fanatics at Yelp are currently undertaking the not terribly onerous task of sampling ten Mexican eateries across the capital with a view to finding Dublin’s most impressive meat-filled tortilla. To celebrate this gut-busting endeavour Yelp have issued a ‘passport’, and diners who follow in their footsteps will receive a stamp for every burrito they sample at each selected Mexican. Everyone who clocks up all ten stamps – and has survived the resulting heartburn – will be invited to a booze- and food-fuelled party to toast their exploits. For full details see www.yelp.ie JUST GROW UP If you’re a city slicker who despairs of processed food or a furniture lover feeling flat-pack fatigue, be sure to head to the Dublin Wine Rooms at Custom House Square on Sunday for Just Grow Up, an ‘upcycling and urban farming showcase for urban dwellers’. A collaboration between Urban Farm creator Andrew Douglas and the Wine Rooms’ Anton Dempsey, this free day-long event features a variety of workshops and practical demos on working with wood and textiles to upcycle furniture, as well as showcasing the latest natty ‘farming kits’, which will help transform a barren balcony into a veggie oasis. Produce from the day will be prepared live by chefs from the Dublin Wine Rooms (pictured) and will be available to sample. Sun, Dublin Wine Rooms, Custom House Square, IFSC D1, noon to 6pm, free. For more information go to www.dublinwine rooms.com and to register email dublinwinerooms@gmail.com TOWER OF SONG Food, booze and cracking live music – it’s hard to argue with the Tower Records customer party, which takes place tomorrow evening at the flagship store on Wicklow Street. Alongside a 10 per cent discount on all stock on the night, there’s live music from Pugwash, nibbles and drink, plus the opportunity to enter a draw for gig tickets, drinks/dinner vouchers – to be redeemed at venues including The Clarence

DONAL DOES CHRISTMAS The affable, floppy-haired TV chef visits the award-winning restaurant at the Radisson Hotel next week where he’ll be showcasing dishes from his fourth cookbook, Home Cooked. Diners will savour a seasonal menu filled with the Kitchen Hero’s festive favourites prepared by the Radisson’s Declan Dunne and his team, while the chipper chap mingles with guests. Price includes a threecourse meal. Dec 4, Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane D8, 6pm, €40. Tel: (01) 898 2900. www. thecookbookclub. com

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If you’re after seasonal coffee for the office, check out Union Hand-Roasted’s latest offering. The Equinox Blend from El Salvador, Rwanda and Indonesia contains notes of brown sugar and bakewell tart. Not only is this cuppa joe 100 per cent traceable but, refreshingly, Union Hand-Roasted sources its coffee direct from the grower and pays more than Fairtrade price. As a result, it develops long-term relationships with farmers. It’s €7 for 250g or €26.30 for 1kg from online coffee store www.unionroasted.com.

SUPER CHEFS: Mark Moriarty (second from left) of the Greenhouse Restaurant was announced winner of the Euro-Toques Young Chef of the Year 2013 at Google HQ on Sunday; Elena Arzak (far left), joint head chef at three Michelin star restaurant Arzak presented the prize to Mark. The four other finalists were, left to right, Paula Leavy, Brian O’Flaherty, Grainne O’Keefe and Kevin Burke secrets of many of his signature recipes in Daniel: My French Cuisine – a coffee-table heavyweight, with 120 glossy photos and 87 recipes. RRP €40, All good bookshops

DRINK ME: It’s the season for sloe gin. If you’re not going out to the Phoenix Park to pluck the sloe berries from trees and stuff them in a gin bottle yourself, then UK distillery Chase has a delicious option: its limited-edition William Chase Sloe and Mulberry Gin (www. chasedistillery.co.uk). Alternatively, head to the Celtic Whiskey Shop on Dawson Street and try the equally lovely Sipsmith Vintage Sloe Gin (€32.95).

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Life television WhAT I’M WATChINg tim vincent game Of thrOnes

The first series was excellent, the second series was middling and I’m hoping to have the third series as a box set for Christmas. So don’t tell me who dies. I’ve never been one to get into a box set but I lost a day and a half when I first watched this. It’s absolutely brilliant. Even the opening credits won an Emmy.

DÍOL É TG4, 8pm

‘Díol É’ is a lifestyle series based on the idea of turning your unwanted items into profitable goodies. A chance to say goodbye to all the junk and hello to a better bank balance and a bit of head and home space. This week we meet mother and daughter Patricia and Pearl Phelan from Clondalkin. These ladies love everything vintage, and with help from her mum, Pearl hopes to trade some of her dresses to reach her cash goal and start a new life in Bristol. Will her designer dresses reach the much sough-after price?

mODern famiLy

I love this – I’ve got them on Sky + backed up. I love the two gay guys, Mitch and Cam. Oh, they’re brilliant! I think they should have their own show. I think they would be really good fun to interview.

prOperty shOWs

fiLm Of the Day kick-ass, film4, 9pm

Like many geeky teenagers, Dave (Aaron TaylorJohnson) harbours dreams of being a superhero. That Dave’s only superpower is being ‘invisible to girls’ doesn’t stop him. He buys a green wetsuit online and transforms himself into Kick-Ass – a masked vigilante who bashes baddies under cover of night. Events team him up with Hit-Girl, a sweary 11-year-old (Chloë Grace Moretz – the reason to watch this) and her trainer/mentor Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage), a crimefighting father-and-daughter duo. As hyper-violent as it is tongue-in-cheek, this ‘alternative’ superhero comic book adaptation sets out to be scare-the-parents provocative and succeeds.

ireLanD’s search anD rescue RTÉ1, 8.30pM Filmed using hundreds of small portable cameras, this series sees presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh go on ride-alongs with the country’s emergency response teams as they put themselves in harm’s way in order to save lives. On tonight’s show Bláthnaid is with the RNLI in Dunmore East in Co Waterford and she meets the women volunteers who work behind the scenes. Meanwhile the lifeboat crew are called out to the Tall Ship Astrid, which is sinking with 30 people on board.

Live uefa champiOns League TV3, 7.30pM

The pressure is on Celtic for a win against AC Milan if they want to stay in the competition and gain a possible second place in Group H. Tommy Martin introduces the action kicking off at 7.45pm, there’s commentary from John Hartson and Trevor Welch, while Kevin Kilbane and Brian Kerr provide the analysis.

I’m a property addict. I even end up watching repeats of Location, Location, Location – my girlfriend is like: ‘Why are you watching this? It’s from 2007.’ I’m like: ‘I know! But there are no new ones!’ I’m like a magpie, I love looking into people’s houses. I have three properties myself, including a 350-year-old cottage in Wales my girlfriend and I renovated from scratch. Location, Location, Location, George Clark’s Amazing Spaces, Grand Designs – as long as they’re not eco – even Dan Cruikshank when he goes round the castles.

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ai WeiWei: never sOrry Sky ATLANTIC, 9pM Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Olympic stadium and porcelain sunflower seeds carpeting Tate modern’s Turbine Hall are two of the headline-grabbing works by chinese artist ai Weiwei. shot through with a real sense of threat of government reprisal for speaking out, this documentary reveals an eternal optimist, driven by a deep respect for his fellow citizens.

If ever an episode of Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em comes up, I think Frank Spencer is just brilliant to watch. Michael Crawford is such an amazing actor, he’s gone on to do so many other different things. Dad’s Army, with Captain Mainwaring, is another great old show. Sharon Lougher Catch Tim Vincent’s showbiz interviews at accesshollywood.com

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New Zelda is a world apart

THE Big RELEAsE

The Legend Of ZeLda: a Link BeTween wOrLds (7) 3DS HHHHH As the two most powerful consoles ever made are launched (Xbox One and Playstation4), the best game of the week proves just how incidental graphics are to a good game. This Zelda adventure is a sequel to 1991 SNES classic A Link To The Past, which explains the retro-style graphics: despite an excellent 3D effect they are extremely, and purposefully, simplistic. At first, it seems to be an overlynostalgic homage but it soon reveals itself to be the most quietly subversive game in the series for many years. It ignores the usual formula by allowing you to tackle dungeons in any order and by making you buy and rent equipment rather than finding it. Because the items are extremely expensive, you’re usually just renting. If you die, they’re claimed back, meaning you have to pay for them all over again. This adds tension as it’s not the fear of death that causes you to be more cautious but the fear of losing your deposit. The main gameplay gimmick is that it allows you to merge into any flat surface and move around like an animated picture. Since the game maintains a strict top-down viewpoint, many of its secrets are hidden until you move into 2D, when the camera glides down to give you a side-on view. More importantly, the ability is used for many a cunning puzzle, as you learn to merge on to moving platforms and slip through grates. A Link Between Worlds undoubtedly has one of the best

Retro style: Graphics are purposefully simplistic collections of dungeons in any Zelda game. It’s an interesting contrast to remake The Wind Waker HD, the best looking of all Zelda games but also one of the least interesting. If it’s a choice between graphics or gameplay, A Link Between Worlds proves which is most important.

David Jenkins

Tech reviews

It’s not just the launch of the Xbox One that makes this one of the busiest times for gaming, as most existing formats have major releases too. Tearaway for the PS Vita is the long-awaited new portable game from the creators of LittleBigPlanet. Tearaway uses the Vita’s features in some highly imaginative ways, such as pushing your fingers up through the

ONE OF A KiND Xbox One

Panasonic Lumix

f a camera phone is simply no substitute for the real thing and you’re in the market for a small digital camera, then the Panasonic DMC-XS1 is worth a look. Small and lightweight, this stylish little camera (the test unit was black with silver and chrome writing/buttons) will easily slip into a coat pocket or a clutch bag. Weighing just 103g and less than 14mm thick, the XS1 almost looks like a toy camera – but there’s nothing toy-like about the photos it takes. While it is small, it’s sturdy and all of the buttons feel sturdy too. I liked that it comes with a hand strap so there’s no fear of dropping it. It doesn’t come with any sort of case though – a cotton slip would have been handy to protect the 2.7-inch LCD screen. With just 90MB of built-in

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memory, the unit only holds about 11 photos, so a micro SD card (not supplied) is definitely recommended. So, it looks good, but is it any good at taking photos? And the answer is yes and it can also shoot video. The DMC-XS1 packs a 16.1 megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom and a 24mm wide angle lens. It also has loads of scenes and filters to choose from, including toy, baby, pet and sport. I also liked panoramic mode. You

The XBox One has finally landed and we’re currently putting it through its paces. Look out for a full review in next Tuesday’s Tech & Gaming. can also edit on the go and of course, there’s Intelligent Auto, which does all the hard work for you if you just want to point and click. With a price tag that won’t break the bank, the Panasonic DMC-XS1 is a very good budget camera. Joanne Ahern €89.99, www.currys.ie

touchpad and into the actual game. need for speed: rivals (360/ PS3/XO/PC) is a launch title for the Xbox One and this week’s PlayStation 4, and is also released on current gen formats. Similar in style to 2010’s Hot Pursuit, it includes full campaign modes for both cops and racers, new dynamic weather effects, and seamlessly

integrated single and multiplayer modes. David Jenkins

Nokia Lumia 625 Aaaargh! Where’s the Hailo app? It’s a bit unfair to blame Nokia or Windows 8 for the lack of the taxi app I had become dangerously and expensively addicted to while on an Android phone, but the restricted Windows app store crops up again and again as the main drawback with phones and tablets running Windows. But this is balanced by the range of Microsoft Xbox games there. The camera is very good, though it does seem cruel to restrict the quality to 5MP when its flashier sisters, the 820 and 920, have a whopping 8.7. It does very well in daylight, but suffers from the same thing most smartphones do – if your subject is moving (eg: pets, kids) the photo seems to take a split second after

you’ve pressed the button. Video and sound are top class. At 4.7ins, the 4G-ready 625 boasts the biggest screen of a W8 phone, but it doesn’t feel too huge. The screen resolution is lower too, but I couldn’t tell the difference compared to the 820. It is slightly convex at the edges though, which made me nervous of scratching. A final quibble – I signed up for a free month’s trial of Xbox Music, which I could only prevent from becoming a full, paid subscription by going through quite a rigmarole on a PC. But the Windows 8 interface is pleasant and easy to use. Now if only Hailo would sort themselves out, I could start spending all my money on taxis again… Alan Caulfield From €199.99, Vodafone pay as you go

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Find more than a missing bullet

Dallas is overshadowed by JFK’s death but look closer and you’ll see a colourful, creative city, writes Jonathan Thompson

exas, November 1963. Fifty years ago, Us president John F Kennedy arrived for a tour of the Lone star state, with planned stops in san antonio, Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas and austin. He never made it to austin. On November 22, as his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, three bullets spat out of a sixthfloor window and changed the course of history. Those bullets echoed across the packed square and subsequently the planet. On Friday, Dallas marked the occasion with public readings of JFK’s speeches, a military flyover and church bells tolling citywide. The Texas school Book Depository; the triple underpass; the grassy knoll. all are Dealey Plaza landmarks that most of us are familiar with, even if we’ve never visited Texas. Today they’re at the heart of a tourist trail snaking across Dallas that continues to fascinate. every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors come from around the world to walk through their own conspiracy theories, poke around in the undergrowth for the ‘missing’ bullet and try to piece together the events of that sunny Friday in late November. a metropolis of 1.2million, Dallas has plenty more to offer than Kennedy tourism – the largest urban arts district in the Us for starters, which can be found downtown spanning 19 blocks, packed with museums, theatres and restaurants. It is also home to a striking opera house designed by Norman Foster and a

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Creative hub: Dallas’s public art and water features offer an escape from the JFK attractions, such as The Sixth Floor Museum (inset) sculpture gallery conceived by The shard architect Renzo Piano. The city’s food scene is one of america’s rising stars and has changed considerably in the past five years. Keep it casual in the art district’s food truck court where local producers with names such as Bombay Chopstix, Cajun Tailgators and Jack’s ChowHound serve their crowd-pulling grub or head to Bolsa, a laid-back bistro and grocery that serves dishes such as wild-boar sausage and braised lamb breast with Kalamata olives. Bolsa can be found in the Oak Cliff neighbourhood, once famous for its crime and poverty (and, incidentally, for a resident by the name of Lee Harvey Oswald). Today it is considered one of the city’s most upcoming areas thanks, in part, to The Bishop arts District, a two-block former warehouse area housing cool boutiques and independent restaurants. This month, a free shuttle bus service launched between downtown and

Oak Cliff to encourage travel between the two art hubs. The city’s enthusiasm for creativity is also honouring JFK’s legacy: the Dallas LOVe Project has seen 30,000 original works of art depicting love and fraternity installed along the Kennedy motorcade route and other sites. at the heart of the Kennedy trail is the outstanding sixth Floor Museum, situated in the former Book Depository from where Oswald fired. The museum contains more than 40,000 artefacts – from the handcuffs used to subdue Oswald, to the grey fedora worn by his assassin, local nightclub owner Jack Ruby. The exhibits are fascinating, particularly those analysing prevalent theories – with around 60 per cent of americans still believing Oswald’s actions were part of a larger plot. From the museum, the Discover Dallas bus tour allows visitors to explore theories first-hand, including a trip to Oswald’s boarding

house, where he ran to change his clothes after the assassination. It also stops at the Texas Theatre, the art deco cinema where he was arrested. Today, the cinema hosts a cocktail bar and continues to show movies. You can even take your popcorn and sit in the spot where Oswald was nabbed: right side, third row from the back, second seat in. This month, Dallas’s world-class museums, vibrant live music and restaurant scenes will be overshadowed by the crime of the century. all eyes will be on sunny Dallas in November. and, if you look closely enough, there’s plenty to see.

Jonathan stayed at The Fairmont Hotel (www.fairmont.com/dallas). Doubles from €200. The Sixth Floor Museum costs $16pp. www.discover dallastours.com; www.visitdallas. com. Jonathan travelled to all 50 US states in 30 days. Read his blog at www.aa.com/unitedstatesofadventure

Christmas Markets in Belfast It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in bustling Belfast as the Christmas Markets gets into full swing. Being just a wee dander up the M1, Belfast is the perfect spot for a comfortable shopping stay over, with a variety of shops and markets to peruse. There are plenty of quality hotels offering accommodation right in the heart of the city with prices that suit every budget. away from the department stores or shopping centres there is plenty of yuletide cheer at st Georges Market. alternatively, enjoy the feel of a small village within the heart of Belfast at the popular Belfast Continental Market in the grounds of City Hall until December 21 with a fantastic range of food, beverages, crafts and decorations on offer from across europe and beyond. Northern Ireland Tourist Board’s marketing manager Fiona Cunningham is hoping everyone will get the chance to experience the wonderful variety of the Christmas markets and fairs that will be appearing across Northern Ireland this year. ‘There is no better way to get into the festive spirit than

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Deck the Hall: Continental Market at Belfast’s City Hall soaking up the great atmosphere and taking a stroll through the various markets and fairs on offer,’ she says. ‘It is a great way to spend a winter’s day and the markets have lots to offer with local crafts, handmade gifts and local produce as well as a host of cuisine, decorations and items from across europe and beyond,’ Ms Cunningham added. ‘Your Christmas shopping experience will be made that little bit more special with Christmas Carols and music and the chance to meet santa Claus at many of the markets, which will be a highlight for many families.’

n Destination: New York & Bahamas Cruise. Price: From €1,115 per person. Details: Two nights New York plus 7-night cruise onboard Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas. Travel Feb 2014. Contact: American Holidays, tel: (01) 673 3835. www. americanholidays.com. n Destination: New York for the post-Christmas sales. Price: From €579 per person incl taxes. Details: Includes return flights, taxes and 3 nights accommodation. Contact: American Holidays, tel: (01) 673 3894. www. americanholidays.com. n Destination: Omphoy Ocean Resort & 4-night Bahama Cruise. Price: From €1,169 per person. Details: Relax and enjoy the palm beaches for 3 nights and a 4 night cruise of the Bahamas on Norwegian Sky on full board basis. Departs May 16, 2014. Contact: Sunway, tel: (01) 231 1800. www.sunway.ie. n Destination: Gran Canaria. Price: €269 per person. Details: 7 nights at the twostar Maspalomas Lago apts on a self-catering for travel Dec 7. Prices subject to availability and include flights, taxes, accommodation and cruise. Contact: Sunway, tel: (01) 231 1800. www.sunway.ie.

The Torres del Paine National Park has been named the Eighth Wonder Of The World by travellers from around the globe, according to virtualtourist.com. With five million votes, Chile’s spectacular national park - replete with breathtaking mountains, glaciers, blue lakes and granite towers - fought off competition from 350 destinations within 50 countries around the world for the winning title. Spliced by fjords and channels, Patagonia is a contradictory landscape of wetlands, ice sheets and glacial lakes combined with forest, scrubland and Andean desert. Explore! The Adventure Trail Experts offers a number of bespoke tours taking in the Torres del Paine National Park. For more see www.explore.co.uk

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Scratch my hack and I’ll scratch yours

MAGINE coming home to find someone checking out how secure your back door is. They then insist they are simply checking out how easily a burglar could get in, and they offer to show you how to make the house more inaccessible. Do you: a) call the police; or b) ask them to explain and pay them for the tip-off? Obviously, ‘a’ is the only sensible course of action. But substitute the homeowner worried about their property for a company under siege from computer hackers every day and the question is far less straightforward. In fact, ‘b’ is a closer analogy for the tactics technology giants are increasingly adopting in the fight to keep cybercriminals at bay. Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Yahoo! and PayPal are among the companies that run ‘bounty’ programmes in which security researchers – or ‘friendly hackers’ – are rewarded when they hand over the details of potentially damaging vulnerabilities or bugs. For these organinisations, securing

Google Google offers payouts from offers payouts from €70 to €15,000 for £60 to £12,500 for catching bugs in Google catching bugs in Google Wallet and Gmail. It has Wallet It has paid and out Gmail. more than paid out more than €1.5million in £1.25 million three yearsin

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The world’s biggest technology companies are turning to hackers to help beef up their security. But are their services really worth a $1million payday? HAYDEN SMITH investigates...

details of potential frailties before they fall into the hands of cybercriminals is invaluable. Developments in recent weeks suggest major internet players are increasingly pinning their hopes on bounties to secure details of gaps in their defences before they can be exploited. Rewards are becoming more lucrative – in October, a British security researcher landed the first $100,000 (€74,000) bounty payday, while even the fiercest rivals are teaming up. Last month, it emerged that Facebook and Microsoft have joined forces to offer bounties of up to $5,000 (€3,700) to those who discover bugs. They are sponsoring the HackerOne programme, set up to reward friendly hackers who ‘contribute to a more secure internet’.

Facebook’s security head, Alex Rice, said: ‘Even if we are fierce competitors, the security teams don’t have to be competitors. Our competition is the bad guys.’ While HackerOne may signal a new joint approach to bounty programmes, Microsoft’s disclosure last month that it had awarded the first $100,000 payout represented a milestone moment. The cash was secured by British researcher James Forshaw, who told In Focus he spent about four weeks researching for the bounty. ‘That included some initial ideas which did not work, so the one which won me the bounty was actually around two weeks of work,’ he said. Forshaw believes bounties will continue to grow, though he is less bullish about the pros-

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days’ have to be validated by companies’ in-house security teams before any rewards are confirmed. But, although bounties have become more lucrative, being honest doesn’t necessarily pay for researchers. Keren Elazari, security industry analyst at Gigaom, said: ‘On the pect of rewards reaching seven fig- black market, zero days can net ures. $100,000 and even more depending ‘I don’t know if there will ever be on how rare they are. So for those rea $1million bounty, at least in the porting these, they could have made short term,’ he said, ‘if only because a lot more – but then they’d be crimithe economics are not there – the nals.’ only reason to do so would be as a So why don’t multi-billion-euro marketing stunt.’ businesses just hire the best security However, it is easy to see why big experts and pay them a fortune? technology brands are keen to ex‘They do – but it’s never enough,’ plore every possible avenue when it said Elazari. ‘As long as man will comes to defending their systems. A write software codes we will have recent study by the Ponemon Insti- bugs, because it’s all about the hutute for HP showed cybercrime cost man error programmers made and a sample of US companies an aver- then overlooked.’ age of €12million each year – a rise Inevitably, businesses keen to get a of almost 80 per cent since the re- foothold in the burgeoning bounty search was first conducted four market have started to emerge. In years ago. September, Bugcrowd raised €1mil‘Big firms have two choices when lion from investors to boost its atit comes to discovered vulnerabili- tempts to establish itself as a central ties,’ said technology journalist Dave marketplace, connecting businesses Neal. ‘They can see them used running programmes with security against them or their products, or researchers. they can pay to be advised of it. Bugcrowd chief executive Casey ‘Faced with the alternative of being Ellis said the concept had proved hacked, most would rather reward successful, with 4,300 researchers people that find vulnerabilities than registered and 32 bounties launched alienate them.’ New vulnerabiliso far. ties – known as ‘zeroHe added: ‘Security issues are a fact of software development and, no matter how well you train your developers and how many you have The cost of cyber attacks: in your security stuf will team, stuff mak its always make Cyber crime cost American companies way through the checks. Combine that with more active cyberlast year – a 26% increase criminals, and on the previous year bounties are crucial now; and they will become more so over time. time.’

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Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

’Tis the season to be merry but keeping up with healthy habits can be the catalyst to spur you on to greater things. Later, a MercurySaturn link suggests you may be dealing with someone who could be rather stubborn.

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Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

Lunar links in your creativity and romance sector might encourage a proactive burst that could speed up your plans. And yet, with a repeat of the Mercury-Saturn conjunction, you might encounter someone who won’t budge an inch.

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Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

You may have to pause on a particular idea that’s been brewing if someone is unreceptive. There’s also some action on the lifestyle front, which might inspire you to think about diet or exercise. For your forecast, call 15609 114 72

Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

Conversation can be lively, perhaps also with a romantic slant. Yet this will work best as a serious union because more frivolous flirty vibes are muted. If someone challenges you, it may be better to let it go for now and revisit it when the moment is right. For your forecast, call 15609 114 73

sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

Though you may feel it’s your duty to pay attention to career matters and any pressing issues, is your heart in it? Perhaps you might prefer to explore a new place and enjoy the way the day pans out as a result. For your forecast, call 15609 114 78

Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

You may see the benefit of getting involved with someone today, whether in a romantic or platonic way. A Venus-Jupiter connection might encourage a bond to develop that you’ll want to explore more intimately.

Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19

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Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20

A superb link between Venus and Jupiter could see you spoilt for options when it comes to your social life. Yet, with your ruler Neptune lingering with the Sun, some confusion is possible. Be realistic about people. For your forecast, call 15609 114 81

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ENIGMA For this morning’s little task think of barrels, or a cask. What’s another weighty word that means the same (or so I’ve heard)? WHO AM I? A rapper, I was born in Atlanta in 1977. I made a controversial speech during a Hurricane Katrina benefit concert in 2005. My current album is Yeezus and my hit singles include Stronger and Touch The Sky.

WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? WHO… sang We Have All the Time In The World for the soundtrack of the Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service? WHAT... dog’s name in German means ‘badger-dog’? WHERE... in Australia is Darwin the capital? WHEN... did boxer Barry McGuigan win the world featherweight title?

QUIZ ANSWERS: ENIGMA: Tun. WHO AM I? Kanye West. WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? Louis Armstrong; Dachshund; Northern Territory; 1985.

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Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23

Yesterday’s Solutions Across: 6 Quicken; 7 Debar; 9 Old; 10 Attenuate; 12 Deferential; 15 Exhortation; 17 Communion; 19 Ill; 21 Unity; 22 Rejoice. Down: 1 Guile; 2 Act; 3 Zest; 4 Deduction; 5 Partial; 8 Desert; 11 Deformity; 13 Extend; 14 Expound; 16 Slack; 18 Over; 20 Vow.

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DOWN 1 Command (5) 2 Hurling (8) 3 Woman (6) 4 Eject (4) 5 Ruled (7) 6 Unnatural (3-7) 9 Sea-plane (6-4) 12 Sever (8) 14 Slip back (7) 16 Empty (6) 19 Apparent (5) 20 Unaccompanied (4)

You can either hold yourself back or determine to go places today, as Mercury and Saturn may get you thinking about things to do and places to go. A Virgo Moon might encourage you to call a few friends and get their input.

A conversation could prove important in time. And despite needing to respond to more dutiful strands, there may be more delightful options to look forward to. The Sun in your social zone can entice you out for an evening of light-hearted chat.

Communication generally makes a relationship stronger, so try not to ignore someone who tends to irritate you but wants to talk. Today’s Mercury-Saturn connection suggests that their demands could cause delays or general annoyance.

ACROSS 1 Alfresco (3-2-5) 7 Tree (5) 8 Large dog (7) 10 Goodbye (8) 11 Grudge (4) 13 Crowd (6) 15 Blush (6) 17 Grasp (4) 18 Underground cemetery (8) 21 Certificate (7) 22 Boxing ring (5) 23 Bearing (10)

scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22

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Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23

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Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

Although it might be an emotional day, good can come out of any conversations or discussions you might hold. You may start out feeling frustrated, yet a heart-to-heart chat may turn things around, creating the chance for a positive outcome.

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Finances may be subject to delays today, as Mercury hangs out with Saturn. However, this is something you have become well versed in over the past year. What this has taught you is to prioritise.

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 METRO HERALD

All blacks must up their game for repeat glory by DAnny HOgAn

New ZealaNd must make big improvements to stand any chance of repeating their perfect year next season, according to Kieran Read. The all Blacks won 14 consecutive matches in their 2013 schedule, but number eight Read thinks similar performance levels next year will simply not be good enough. The reigning world champions became the first professional-era international side to complete a 100 per cent campaign with a 24-22 victory over Ireland in dublin on Sunday. Read admitted completing that feat will be a lifelong source of pride but, after their summer break, he said the all Blacks will get straight back to work and down to forcing further wide-reaching changes. Unsure where the 2013 vintage sits in all Blacks or even world rugby history, Read said: ‘People will talk about how good this team is, but our job is to go out and win Test matches. ‘we’ve created a real bond in this squad and we’re right up there with everyone able to do the job. ‘You can’t look too far ahead in this game, you’ve got to adapt and change. Play like we did this year, next year, and it won’t be good enough. ‘Teams are improving all the time, so we’ve got to keep doing that too, that’s one thing we’ve learned over the years. ‘we’ll have a great summer off now and enjoy a bit of family time over Christmas. ‘But then we’ve got to come back and push to improve all over again.’ england wrecked New Zealand’s quest for a perfect 2012 at the final hurdle with a 38-21 victory at Twickenham 12 months ago. Read said New Zealand have now been able to put that loss to bed, and can almost forget about perfect records altogether. He said: ‘Maybe it lays a ghost to rest, we weren’t really focused on that target though. ‘It’s going to be nice now it’s done, guys will write about it and say perhaps how good we are, and maybe how lucky we were in dublin. ‘But you’ll look back on it in your lifetime and see it as a pretty proud moment. ‘It’s a tough thing to do and that showed by how hard a match it was on Sunday. ‘They got their reward for playing really well at the start of the game, so shutting them out for the rest of the match was a pretty good effort from us.’ aaron Cruden’s overtime conversion sealed New Zealand’s perfect year and Read said his performance indicates the depth of the all Blacks squad, with dan Carter missing through injury.

Proud pack: Kieran Read is pictured getting tackled by Gordon D’Arcy in the Aviva Stadium, says the All Blacks squad have a successful bond pIcture: Inpho

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Beaten: Groves

Fight me again or retire, Groves tells his arch-rival Froch

bOxing George Groves has told Carl Froch to give him a rematch or hang up his gloves as the fall-out from their controversial world-title fight continues. Groves was pulled out of their supermiddleweight scrap in Manchester on Saturday in the ninth round by referee Howard Foster. Groves was ahead on the judges’ scorecards at that point and had already knocked his rival to the canvas. His exit was to cheers, rather than boos, and he has called for a second shot at Froch since. Groves said: ‘All he can do is retire, which wouldn’t surprise me, or fight me again. People are already tweeting it – retire or rematch. Carl has banged on about a legacy. If he wants to be remembered as a great he has to give me a rematch.’ gAA Tyrone’s goalkeeper Pascal McConnell is retiring from intercounty football. The Newtownstewart clubman enjoyed a glittering career, winning three AllIreland medals.

Hackers target Racing Post site

RAcing The Racing Post website has been the victim of a sophisticated cyber attack. Hackers accessed a database owned by the betting news website, which contained the information of hundreds of thousands of users. People with profiles on the site were told their names, passwords, emails and addresses could have been stolen. The company said: ‘Credit and debit card details are not stored on the site and have therefore not been accessed.’

Ireland ‘mentally strong’ enough to beat anyone

Munich survivor Foulkes dies at 81

Full-back Rob kearney insists Ireland do not suffer from a lack of belief. New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen suggested Ireland do not quite realise how good they can be, after the all blacks’ last-gasp victory on Sunday. Try-scorer kearney rejected the notion Ireland can grow in mental strength after so nearly registering their first-ever win over the kiwis. He said: ‘When we tell you that when we play our best rugby we can beat any team in the world, that’s not a party-line that we

Manchester United legend Bill Foulkes died yesterday aged 81. The defender and captain (pictured) survived the Munich air disaster in 1958 and went on to win the European Cup ten years later, scoring a goal against Real Madrid in the semi-finals. His 688 appearances for the club have been surpassed only by Ryan Giggs, Bobby Charlton and Paul Scholes. Charlton paid tribute yesterday to ‘a marvellous man’.

No regrets: Fullback Rob Kearney says team does not lack belief trot out, that’s what we genuinely believe. ‘We played well for 50 to 60 minutes, and we probably could have done a bit more at the end. ‘I haven’t learned a huge

amount from that 80 minutes. I know what we can do as a team when we fulfil our potential. ‘I know we can beat the best teams in the world, and we came pretty close on Sunday.’ kearney’s first-half score added to earlier tries for conor Murray and Rory best, but Ireland failed to protect their 227 half-time lead. New Zealand hit back through ben Franks, before Ryan crotty crossed in overtime. aaron cruden fluffed the conversion, only to be handed a reprieve with Ireland starting

their chase too soon. kearney said peaks and troughs between performances are understandable – but not acceptable. Ireland leaked four tries in a lack lustre 32-15 defeat to australia just eight days before producing a gritty, intense battle against New Zealand. kearney warned Ireland must stay far closer to the all blacks showing than the australia offering in future. He said: ‘It enhances the next time we do play them; it will heighten our belief a bit more.’

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Lennon wary of ‘wounded’ Milan team by fRASER RORiSOn

NEIL LENNON has highlighted AC Milan’s ‘solid’ Champions League form and warned his Celtic players to forget the Italians’ domestic woes. Milan have failed to win their last five matches and head to Glasgow in a lowly 13th position in Serie A. Despite that, they could seal their place in the last 16 of the Champions League and end Celtic’s participation in the competition if they win tonight and Ajax lose to Barcelona. So Lennon does not agree that it is the ideal time to play the Rossoneri. The Hoops boss said: ‘They could be a wounded animal and that’s always a dangerous proposition no matter who you face. ‘They have some world-class players, players who are class acts and who have been at the top level of the game for a concerted period of time. ‘If anyone thinks that we are underestimating them and think it’s a really good time and think it’s going to be a comfortable home win, they’ll have to think again. This team is dangerous. ‘They’ve beaten us, they’ve drawn with Barca, they’ve drawn away in

Amsterdam, so their results in the group have been solid. They know if they win, they’ve got a great chance of going through. ‘My whole focus is on how we play and getting the great support that we always get here. It should be another great night.’ Group H is so tight that a win for Celtic tonight – combined with an Ajax defeat – would see them move into second spot. As far as Lennon is concerned, that makes tonight’s clash one of the biggest games of the season. He added: ‘Certainly in the context of the Champions League, it is. It’s a game we have to win to have any chance of qualifying. ‘We have performed very well in the group apart from the first half in Amsterdam so I want that to continue on Tuesday. We are playing against a very good side, despite what their recent league form is maybe showing. ‘I watched their game against Genoa on Saturday [a 1-1 draw] and they dominated and were unfortunate not to win. ‘Some of the football they played, and the tempo they played at, was of a very high calibre.’

No place to hide: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho speaks to the press ahead of his side’s clash with Basle Biggest game of the season: Neil Lennon discusses his team’s chances

CHELSEA iS HOME Of THE BRAvE fOR jOSE JOSE MOURINHO insists he is already looking forward to Chelsea’s festive programme that is ‘only for the brave’. Chelsea can seal their passage into the knockout stages of the Champions League tonight in their penultimate Group E tie in Basle. That would allow the Blues boss to focus on the

Pulis wants to keep survival record intact with the Eagles TONY PULIS has never been relegated as a manager, and he does not intend to lose that record this season as he looks to guide new club Crystal Palace to Premier League survival. The 55-year-old former Stoke boss takes charge of struggling Palace on a two-and-a-half-year deal. Asked how he would feel if he could keep the Londoners in the top flight, Pulis said: ‘I would

be absolutely delighted. I think everyone in football would be surprised because we have been written off and that

‘I like climbing hills, I’ll relish it’ would make it even better for us. When you’re written off it gives you that determination and spur to push on. I would

be delighted and I’m sure everyone else at this club would be. ‘I’m still very ambitious. I like climbing hills. This is going to be a tough job but one I will relish. I told the players we will be underdogs. People expect us to be relegated. ‘We are under no illusions. It is going to be very tough and very difficult. What you need is a good spirit.’

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New job: Pulis speaking yesterday

period from December 14 to January 1, where his side will play six games in the space of 19 days. ‘It’s a period I like,’ said Mourinho. ‘It’s a period where I think only the brave can survive because it’s hard.’ Of tonight’s clash, he added: ‘That’s our motivation, to try to kill the situation in the group phase and give us a little bit of space in December.’

Sunderland to appeal over Brown dismissal

SUNDERLAND have announced they will appeal the red card received by defender Wes Brown against Stoke at the weekend. The decision by referee Kevin Friend provoked a storm of criticism after Brown appeared to win the ball and not even touch Stoke’s Charlie Adam. ‘We have lodged our intention to appeal against the decision,’ said a Sunderland spokeswoman yesterday. Meanwhile, Football Association sources confirmed there will be no retrospective

disciplinary action against Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney or Kevin Mirallas, who were booked for incidents some felt warranted red cards. New rules have been brought in by FA chairman Greg Dyke that make it easier to take retrospective action, but they only relate to cases where officials didn’t see the incident. Rooney was booked by referee Neil Swarbrick for a kick at Cardiff’s Jordon Mutch, while Everton’s Mirallas was also cautioned for his challenge on Luis Suarez.

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We’ll put ‘shame’ behind us and shock United, says Jan by NicK METcALFE

TOTTENHAM’S Jan Vertonghen insists their showdown with Manchester United gives the London side the ideal chance to bounce back following their embarrassing defeat at Manchester City. Spurs were thrashed 6-0 in the north-west, their biggest defeat since a 7-1 reverse at Newcastle in 1996, and are now down to ninth in the Premier League table. Pressure seems to be mounting on manager Andre Villas-Boas, particularly in light of his £108million summer spending spree. United have a fine record against Spurs, having not lost at White Hart Lane since 2001, but the Reds could not beat Villas-Boas’ team in their two meetings last term. Ahead of next Sunday’s match, Belgian defender Vertonghen said: ‘It is a good thing we play Manchester United next. We are at home and have the support of our crowd. I am sure we can win that game.’

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‘We are better than we showed at City’ Villas-Boas admitted he was ‘embarrassed’ and ‘ashamed’ by the defeat to City but Vertonghen says there is no need to panic. The former Ajax star believes Tottenham are more than capable of challenging the top four. And with a number of teams struggling to show consistency in this strange season, Tottenham are still just four points adrift of second-placed Liverpool. ‘It is not a big problem,’ said Vertonghen. ‘Of course we didn’t play well against City but we are better than that. We can solve the problem. We will talk and bounce back [against United] on Sunday.’ One clear advantage for Spurs this week is that United face a crucial Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen in Germany tomorrow, while Tottenham’s Europa League clash with Tromso on Thursday is a dead rubber.

Baggies hero: shane long wheels away in celebration after putting the hosts ahead PICTURE: aCTIon ImagEs

viLLA TAKE THE LONg ROAD TO DERby POiNT ASTON Villa fought back to earn a share of the spoils in a frenetic derby with West Brom at The Hawthorns. Two fine Shane Long goals had given the home side an early advantage but Villa responded in the second half through Karim El-Ahmadi and Ashley Westwood. Long had incredibly not scored in front of his own fans at home this season but took just

PREMiER LEAgUE WesT BroM ..........................................2 AsToN VIllA .........................................2 three minutes to get off the mark after turning Nathan Baker inside out and firing a fine shot past Brad Guzan. His second eight minutes

later was even better as he picked up on Leandro Bacuna’s wayward back-pass before chipping Guzan. Stephane Sessegnon missed a sitter for West Brom while Libor Kozak hit a post for Villa. But Paul Lambert’s men came back strongly after the break, firstly with El-Ahmadi’s deft finish on 66 minutes and then a swerving equaliser from Westwood.

TRANSFER TALK

Mini Messi is on Hammers look to Nik a striker EvErton manager roberto Martinez Red Devils’ radar wants an upgrade on nikica Jelavic as

MANChesTer United are closing in on a £6million deal for a scottish teenager dubbed ‘the mini Messi’. ryan Gauld is a 17-year-old midfielder who plays for Dundee United, and David Moyes sent a scout to watch the hot prospect set up all four goals in the Terrors’ 4-1 weekend win over Partick Thistle.

he seeks to improve his Goodison Park strikeforce. the Croatia international is surplus to requirements after failing to reproduce the early form which made him a big favourite with toffees fans when he was signed from rangers for more than £5million in January last year. West Ham have been linked with a swoop for 28-year-old Jelavic (pictured).

u ArseNAl’s spanish left-back Nacho Monreal is on the radar of a host of la liga clubs. u nEWCastlE will move for reading goalkeeper alex McCarthy if they lose the in-demand tim Krul. u CrYsTAl Palace could go for Blackburn striker Jordan rhodes in January.

Spurs line up Morata ToTTeNhAM want to bring Alvaro Morata from real Madrid to north london on loan in January. however, Carlo Ancelotti is not keen on letting Morata (pictured) go.

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Villans stage second-half fight back to draw at West Brom

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Wenger is confident: Ozil

Mesut Ozil ‘will soon be back to his best’

Last chance lost: Ireland’s Gordon D’Arcy said Sunday’s defeat to the All Blacks at the Aviva was a low point in his career

ARSENAL will not have to wait long to see the very best of record-signing Mesut Ozil, says Arsene Wenger. The Germany international has been a little subdued in recent weeks, although the Gunners have continued to impress, leading the Premier League by four points. Ozil, signed for £42.5m (€51m) on transfer deadline day, was rested by Germany for their games against Italy and then England following a minor virus, but he will again be at the heart of the Arsenal team in tonight’s game with Marseille. Wenger has every confidence the German’s undoubted quality will

by DANNY HOGAN IrELAnD’S Gordon D’Arcy has branded the ‘horrific’ last-gasp defeat to new Zealand a career low-point. The 33-year-old Leinster centre fears he has lost his last chance to beat the All Blacks, after Sunday’s crushing 2422 loss to the world champions. Former Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll had targeted beating new Zealand this season before retiring in the summer, but the opportunity slipped away when Aaron Cruden converted ryan Crotty’s overtime try, to steal the spoils in Dublin. And O’Driscoll’s club and country colleague D’Arcy thinks both of them could well have blown their final crack at the world’s number one side. D’Arcy said: ‘I don’t think we have them in the next year and a half, so it probably was my last go at them. It’s a pretty horrific one to take, I was broken by it I think. I’ve been involved in other games like that, but this is probably a low-point in my career.’ Despite the agonising defeat, D’Arcy says Ireland must try to harness their impressive performance against the All Blacks to build consistent progress for 2014. And he even suggested Ireland should already be targeting the rBS 6 nations title under new head coach Joe Schmidt. H e said: ‘If we don’t build on that and it d o e s n ’t become the base for the Six nations, t h e n what did we achieve? nothing. ‘ W e talk a lot about wanting to move forward, but sometimes we get in our own way and we pull out one performance and we’re perceived as not being consistent enough. ‘There is definitely a level of progression from these three autumn games, but this is only a positive if after five games in the Six nations then we walk away from that with five consistent performances, and hopefully a trophy.’ I r e l a n d stunned new Zealand with three tries in the opening 17 minutes, Conor Murray, rory Best and rob Kearney crossing in a first-quarter blitz. However Steve Hansen’s All Blacks claimed tries from Julian Savea, Ben Franks and Crotty, to become the first professional-era international team to complete a perfect season. D’Arcy said defeat did not stop a host of Ireland’s players producing performances to remember though. Hopeful his own showing points to a profitable 2014, he said: ‘Everyone had a great game, especially Johnny (Sexton) and Sean (O’Brien). He said positivity spreads across the team.

‘First of all, Ozil is a hugely talented player’ shine through after what has been a testing period of transition. ‘First of all, Ozil is a hugely talented player,’ said the Arsenal manager. ‘He has just arrived here three months ago and overall did not have the best of preparations for the [Premier] League. Ozil is a young player, 25-years-old, so of course there is a lot of room for improvement for him.’ Arsenal, fresh from a 20 Premier League victory against high-flying Southampton on Saturday, are well placed to progress to the last 16 of the Champions League following their 1-0 win against last season’s runnersup Borussia Dortmund in Germany earlier this month. They could reach the knockout stages tonight if Dortmund draw at home with second-placed Napoli and the Gunners see off Marseille. ‘We know that tomorrow is a very big game in that final stage of the qualifiers,’ Wenger added. ‘We have an opportunity to do it at home. You say 12 points may not be enough, it is true, but it might as well be enough and maybe already tomorrow, so let’s get the 12 points.’ Arsenal holding midfielder Mathieu Flamini will be back tonight following suspension. Monthly Certified Distribution Sep 30 - Oct 27, 2013: 59,764

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