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TRIBUTES were being paid last night to the pro-life advocate who detectives believe was stabbed to death over a game of chess. Gardaí were called to the scene of the bloody killing in the north Dublin suburb of Castleknock at around 1.50am on Sunday. Tom O’Gorman (pictured), 39, who owned the house at Beech Park Avenue, was found with multiple stab injuries inside. Investigators believe a violent row erupted over a chess move and spiralled out of control. A 34-year-old man understood to be from Palermo in Sicily was arrested at the scene. Investigating gardaí are not looking for anyone else in connection with the death, which will be treated as murder as soon as post-mortem examination results are confirmed. A Garda source said: ‘It was a very unpleasant scene for our people to walk into. This was a bizarre killing and the dead man sustained substantial injuries to his body.’ Formerly a journalist with Cath-

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olic newspaper The Voice Today, Mr O’Gorman was a graduate of University College Dublin and more recently a researcher with the Dublin-based Catholic lobby group the Iona Institute. The active pro-life advocate was well liked and respected on all sides of the abortion debate. He had been living at the family home after his mother died in 2012. His father had also passed away. He is believed to have taken in a lodger in recent months to help supplement his income. It is not thought there were any drink or drugs involved in the incident. Mr O’Gorman’s killing is the fifth in Ireland over the past week. In a statement, David Quinn, director of The Iona Institute, said Mr O’Gorman’s friends and colleagues were devastated at his death. ‘Tom was a friend as well as a work colleague to us all,’ Mr Quinn said. ‘He was a fond and dear friend and we will all miss him. ‘We extend our deepest commiserations to his family and above all to his sister and brother, Catherine and Paul.’

‘A dear friend who will be missed’

Don’t tell us you forgot! Passengers take the U-Bahn in Berlin while wearing no pants on international ‘No Pants On The Subway Day’ yesterday. The annual challenge saw people in cities across the globe take public transport with only underwear for bottoms while keeping a straight face. We didn’t see any Dubliners taking the challenge yesterday, but don’t worry, there’s always next year picture: reuters

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From the archives (2009): Economy worst in the Eurozone

Ireland’s economy will perform worse than any other in the eurozone in 2009, a PwC report has claimed. In 2008, the economy contracted for the first time in 25 years. In 2009, growth is forecast to plummet to -4.1 per cent, the worst in euro states.

Today’s birthdays Kevin Anderson, actor, 54; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress, 53; Suggs McPherson, singer (Madness), 53; Ronan Rafferty, golfer, 50; Orlando Bloom, actor, 37.

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Flour child: A baby looks cosy in his blanket based on a Mexican tortilla, inset Pictures: BNPs

A NEWBORN baby looks like a freshly wrapped burrito as he sleeps snugly. And if he seems good enough to eat, that’s because his swaddle blanket is based on a photo of... a flour tortilla. The blanket – complete with a hat resembling the knotted end of the Mexican bite – is made from a lightweight mixture of cotton and polyester. ‘My friends have called a swaddled newborn a “burrito baby” for years,’ said Tortilla Baby’s US designer Katharine Owens. ‘So I decided to make it a reality for parents.’ Ms Owens, 32, added: ‘It makes people laugh whether they have a baby or not.’

My milkers are pint-sized Small farm keeps cows third the size of normal cattle WE’RE used to films where large herds of cattle are driven across the Wild West. But this pint-sized cow might struggle to get out of the west paddock. It is part of the miniature Hereford breed, which are a third of the size of normal cattle and act more like dogs than larger breeds. Malcolm Gough keeps them on his small farm. The 60-year-old, who also has miniature falabella horses said: ‘They’re all very friendly and one of the little bulls is especially so and behaves like a large dog. ‘Our three dogs sometimes get into the pens with them and they play

Best of friends: Malcolm Gough with one of the miniature cows that he says behaves like a dog Picture: caters

by AiDAn RADnEDgE like dogs, but the mothers usually intervene and make it clear to the dogs to be elsewhere.’ Mainly reared in the US and Canada, the miniature cow’s popularity has grown because they are manageable on small plots. Mr Gough imported embryos to Britain’s East Midlands from Canada that were implanted into ordinary-sized Hereford cows, who act as surrogate mothers. ‘The size difference is almost comical but, even though the mothers are not their genetic dams, they still mother them as if they were,’ he added.

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Optimism building in construction sector

Two held over death in Finglas GARDAÍ are continuing to detain two men following the death of another man in Finglas in the early hours of Saturday. Vincent Maher, 29, was pronounced dead following a stabbing at an apartment on Wellmount Road. The two males arrested in connection with the death are currently being held at Finglas Garda Station. Gardaí are continuing to appeal to anybody who may have attended a party in the apartment between 8pm on Friday and 7am on Saturday morning, or any taxi drivers who collected people from the address, to come forward.

Growing: Building industry

IRISH construction professionals are optimistic that 2014 will be a bumper year for the struggling industry. Following what has been a brutal downturn for the sector, hopes are high with the news that last December marked another strong month of recovery. This is according to Ulster Bank, which said building orders rose sharply again last month due to fresh confidence in the sector. ‘Looking to the year ahead, Irish

construction firms are optimistic that the signs of improvement that took hold over the second half of last year will be sustained through 2014,’ said Simon Barry, chief Irish economist at the bank. ‘Indeed, sentiment around the 12month outlook reached a second consecutive record high for the survey as two-thirds of firms indicated they expect activity to be higher in a year’s time than in December.’ Ulster Bank’s Construction

Latest figures suggest race abuse victims stay silent

Obamacare contract for Accenture CONSULTANCY firm Accenture is to sign a contract with the Obama administration to complete unfinished work on the main Obamacare website and run the site. The world’s second-largest technology-consulting company, which bases itself in Dublin, is to replace CGI, the company that built healthcare. gov, next month when its contract with the US federal government expires, according to news agency Bloomberg. The October 1 debut of the insurance exchange serving 36 of the 50 US states was plagued by delays, error messages and hang-ups that prevented people from completing applications.

Child abuse inquiry to begin in NI PUBLIC hearings into allegations of historical child abuse in church- and State-run homes in Northern Ireland will begin later today. An inquiry headed by a former judge is examining the extent of wrongdoing in children’s homes, orphanages, industrial schools and borstals. Sir Anthony Hart’s probe was ordered by Northern Ireland’s ministerial executive after the problem was found to be endemic across similar institutions in the Republic. The inquiry, which is likely to hear evidence from more than 300 witnesses, hopes to finish taking evidence by June 2015.

Purchasing Managers’ Index, designed to track changes in total construction activity, showed that while December’s posting was lower than the reading of November, the highest in six years, the index still pointed to a substantial increase in construction activity. Commenting on the figure, Mr Barry said that while home-building remained the strongest sub-sector, there had been solid gains recorded throughout the industry.

Talk of the Toon A man wearing a (somewhat ill-fitting) mankini invades the pitch during yesterday’s Premier League tie between Newcastle and Manchester City at St James’ Park Picture: ePA

A NEW system for reporting racism may be needed, after new figures suggested racist incidents are being vastly under-reported here. A study carried out by the Immigrant Council of Ireland found while there were 144 reports of racism last year, this figure was almost 700 per cent higher in Northern Ireland, leading to worries that many victims are still choosing to suffer in silence rather than come forward. The council said the disparity raises very serious questions about the way incidents are recorded by Gardaí and the Department of Justice. ‘Put simply, the system we have in Ireland isn’t working,’ said a spokesperson for the council. ‘Even accounting for the history of sectarianism in the North, nothing else explains the level of disparity we are seeing.’ In 2012, the Police Service of Northern Ireland recorded 696 reports of racism, and 1,840 separate sectarian-related incidents, while the figure for the same period in the Republic was just 100. Victims of racism in the

by DAvID kEARNs North and the UK have access to a 24-hour online reporting system, operated by the PSNI, where they can detail and categorise the nature of the crime. Denise Charlton, CEO of the Immigrant Council of Ireland, said the system should be copied here. ‘As a country we cannot continue to ignore the abuse, threats and even violence being carried out against people in our local communities. It is time for Ireland to send out a message that in 2014 there is no acceptable level of racism.’ The Council’s findings follow calls to review Ireland’s existing anti-racism laws. A report by The Integration Centre last month blamed the under-reporting of racism due on a combination of poor Garda procedure, lack of legislation and a reluctance to report by victims. The document echoes calls for ‘a more efficient racism-monitoring system’ and states new legislation is needed which makes racist motivation an aggravating factor in sentencing.

Prosecutors criticised over Foxhounds killed by train Irish nanny murder DNA as they stray on to tracks PROSECUTORS at the upcoming trial of Irish nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy have been criticised for failing to gather medical test results and DNA analysis related to the case. Brady McCarthy, 35, from Lavey in Co Cavan, is facing first-degree murder charges over the death of one-year-old Rehma Sabir in her care in the US in January last year. Her request for bail was denied before Christmas, meaning she will be held until her trial on April 6. At a pre-trial hearing in Woburn, Massachussetts, last Tuesday, Judge S Jane Haggerty expressed her

frustration at the prosecution’s failure to share evidence and medical reports with the defence. At a hearing the following day, prosecutors gave a commitment to provide a final medical report on tissue samples by this Wednesday. They also promised to meet defence lawyers’ requests for DNA analysis of blood and other evidence from the Sabir family apartment by today. The next hearing in the case is February 6. Last month Judge Haggerty denied a defence motion to dismiss the charges, but ordered related assault charges be dropped.

A NUMBER of foxhounds were killed by a train when they strayed onto tracks during a hunt. The hounds were part of a hunt outside Mullinavat in Co Kilkenny which had trespassed on to the railway line. A spokesperson for Iarnród Éireann told Metro Herald the dogs were struck by the 14.50pm train from Waterford to Dublin on Saturday but that there were no plans to prosecute the hunt for trespassing. ‘Unless it is a designated crossing, no man or beast should

be crossing a rail line where trains are operating,’ said Jane Cregan of Iarnród Éireann. ‘While I’ve been led to believe such crossings are common during a hunt, we’ve no plans to prosecute those involved due to the unfortunate outcome.’ Iarnród Éireann confirmed it had given no permission for the hunt to cross the rail line. The State rail company added that no hunt group had given notification that a hunt was taking place or that they would be crossing the line.

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First lady ill as French leader faces affair row by AiDAn RADnEDgE

Power struggle: Hollande and Trierweiler after his 2012 inauguration picture: reuters

FRANCE’S first lady is in hospital amid claims French president François Hollande has been cheating on her with a younger woman. Valérie Trierweiler was taken in for treatment for ‘fatigue and high blood pressure’ within hours of learning about Mr Hollande’s relationship with actress Julie Gayet, newspaper Le Parisien revealed yesterday. A report in Le Monde newspaper said the 48-year-old journalist had been struck down with a ‘major attack of the blues’, while Ms Trierweiler’s office said doctors have told her to ‘take a rest and undergo some tests’. Her chief spokesman, Patrice Biancone, confirmed yesterday: ‘She has been in hospital since Friday.’ Ms Trierweiler, Mr Hollande’s partner for eight years, is said to be ‘deeply depressed’ and embarrassed following magazine Closer’s revelations of his affair with the 41-year-old. Asked about the future of Ms Trierweiler and the president, Mr Biancone added: ‘She needs rest. Then she will decide what to do.’ An online poll by political magazine Le Point yesterday showed 89 per cent of vot-

Love interest: Hollande and Gayet during his 2011 campaign

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ers thought Mr Hollande should announce his separation from the mother of four. And opponents have demanded the president ends her stay at the Elysée Palace in Paris and her use of taxpayer-funded aides, security and travel. MP Jean-Christophe Lagarde said: ‘She is not the wife of the president of the republic. She plays the role of the first

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lady of France, when it appears that there is another first lady. The situation needs to be clarified.’ Mr Hollande has four children with fellow politician Segolene Royal but, after long living separate lives, they announced their separation in 2007. Tomorrow, he will hold his third largescale press conference since taking office.

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Library of our civilisation set to open

Bean there, done that: coffee helps with memory HAVING a strong coffee before a long night of revision has been a student tradition for decades. But contrary to popular belief, a double shot of espresso after swotting for an exam could be the best way to remember details. In a trial, scientists found that people who had 200mg of caffeine after studying were better at recalling what they had learned the following day. Dr Michael Yassar, a researcher at Johns Hopkins University, said: ‘We’ve always known caffeine has cognitive-enhancing effects but its effects on strengthening memories has never been examined in detail.’ Volunteers studied a series of pictured objects and were then given either caffeine or a placebo. A day later, both groups had to separate images they had already seen from a batch of new photos. Included were similar pictures with minor differences. Participants not dosed with caffeine were more likely to be fooled into thinking the similar pictures were the ones they had viewed the previous day.

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Frozen chips Irish artist Niall Magee shaves pieces off his ice sculpture at the London Ice Sculpting Festival at Canary Wharf on the final day of the three-day international competition PIcture: reuters

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Irish actor and all-round funny man SiMOn DELAnEy is back on cinema screens alongside Vince Vaughn in new comedy Delivery Man

How does it feel to be in 2014’s first big comedy? It is

just surreal – I never thought that something like this would be my first major Hollywood film. I mean, it opened coast to coast in the US at over 3,500 screens. I couldn’t dream of anything better.

It is a Dreamworks film is it not? Steven Spielberg, it doesn’t

get bigger than that. My parents laughed when I told them that I wanted to be an actor, well they’re not laughing now.

So no pressure, then? [laughs] Yeah, no pressure! I have been at this for almost 17 years and I have never felt as I did when I first stepped on set – I mean, there you are, standing alongside Vince Vaughn and Chris Pratt and about 200 people mingling about making sure everything is working. But then you reminded yourself why you are here, that you have a job to do – one you were picked to do. That’s how I dealt with it – I held on to that feeling. So how was your first big Hollywood outing? If there is one

thing that Americans do better than

anyone else in the industry, it is making people feel at ease. Everyone makes you feel so welcome, and I mean everyone. From the producer right down to the sparks, everyone sees it as their job to make you feel welcome and that you have earned your place on set.

You have been working in the US a while now, was there much to adjust to? Film crews

are the same the world over so there was not much difference when it came to working over there. The only thing that they really do differently is that they prefer to do longer shooting schedules. Even a typical day, you could see you be on set from 5am to 1am.

You have mainly been doing drama while working there, is that something you would like continue? It has been nice to

be able to do different things – the characters I’ve played in The Good Wife and Touch have been very serious and that’s been a great experience. Even in Delivery Man, I play the straight man more than anything else – it’s not a traditional comedy role. Still, I’m really hopeful that the film will be a jumping off point

ONE of Ireland’s most unusual libraries is set to open this week – with the world being asked to decide what should be in its collection. The Library of the History of Civilisation is the brainchild of Frank Kennan, who lives in Roundwood House, a remarkable Palladian villa nestled in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom mountains in Co Laois. After a year-long odyssey trying to step outside the maelstrom of everyday news to discover where the human race was heading, he has come up with around 700 books he believes sum up our journey so far. The collection was helped by a ‘shocking number of opinions’ from guests who come to stay at the house – saved from ruin by the Irish Georgian Society and taken over by Frank and his wife Rosemary in the 1980s. Now he is asking the wider world to help determine the collection.

Let’s be civilised: Frank and Rosemary Kennan at their Roundwood House A purpose-built library attempts to map out what French philosopher Voltaire described as the steps by which men passed from barbarism to civilisation, according to Frank. Frank said there would be little serious argument about the first 300 or 400 books in the collection, but the remainder will constantly change as civilisation itself changes. The library is to open this week, and the public is being invited to visit or get in touch to offer their opinion on what should be in – and out – of the collection. But be warned – they should expect to be challenged.

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After a lifetime watching the Sopranos, it was pretty easy to channel my inner Gandolfini

for me to showcase my comedic talents over in the US as I’ve been doing this almost 17 years and I can honestly say I am at my happiest when it comes to doing comedy.

Was it difficult so to play the straight man then when you’ve such a love of making people laugh? Honestly, I love

every minute of it. It was great to be able to stretch my legs as an actor. I love Brooklyn, it’s one of the greatest places on earth, and getting the chance to play a genuine down-toearth Brooklyn guy was a dream come true. Beating off a lot of local talent really helped me with my confidence for the role.

How did you manage the accent? I’ve always had a good ear

for accents, and after spending a lifetime watching the Sopranos, it was pretty easy for me to channel my inner James Gandolfini.

So is the US the natural destination for Irish talent? I

wouldn’t put it like that but if you are a footballer, you want to play in the cup final. It is no different for an actor, you want to be where shows and films are at their most cutting

edge. Still Ireland is not lacking for quality when it comes to film crews and production teams. We have some of the best in the world – that’s why we’ve been enjoying such a boom in the number of incredible shows coming over here to shoot and use local talent.

Since so much of your work now is in the US, do you see yourself based there? As an

actor, you go where the work is. Even if I wasn’t in the US, I’d still be spending most of my year somewhere that isn’t Ireland. I’d been all over the world even before I took the plunge to head Stateside. Thankfully, I’ve a very understand-

ing wife who has been with me since the beginning. It can be difficult when you have three young boys but my family know that I don’t have much choice. If I don’t work, they don’t get food on the table. Luckily, if I’m somewhere for a long time, I’ve been able to bring them with me.

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ARGoT Robbie loved being part of Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘boys club’ in The Wolf of Wall

Street. The Australian actress has nothing but praise for her male co-stars, who she says took her under their wing on the set of Martin Scorsese’s new movie. ‘It was a bit of a boys club, definitely a wolf pack – but I like that,’ she said. ‘It’s really fun to have a million older brothers around you... it was really nice. It was very much a fun, liberated atmosphere on set. It was like one long party.’ The 23-year-old plays the part of Naomi Lapaglia – the sassy second wife of DiCaprio’s lead character

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Jordan Belfort, a hard-partying, womanising stockbroker. But what was life like starring opposite DiCaprio, 39, for the former Neighbours star, who is a relative newcomer to the big screen? ‘It was wonderful working with Leo,’ she gushed. ‘My character’s a bit of a bad ass. You kind of need someone who’s going to stand up to Leo’s character,Jordan, because he’s got a very big personality.’ She added: ‘I think they made a great duo.’ Robbie reckons audiences will be drawn to Belfort’s bad boy image. ‘They love the bad boys, I guess,’ she told me at last week’s

premiere in Leicester Square, London. ‘They love a hero that’s a bit of a mess. I suppose it’s easier to relate to someone who’s flawed,’ she added. Robbie also praised the work of Scorsese, 71 by saying: ‘He really takes the time to explore characters. I think a lot of people overlook that and focus on the plot more, so it’s

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interesting to have a movie that really takes the time to explore all of its characters.’ lf of The Wolf Wall Street opens in cinemas across the country on Friday.

Paltrow and Martin still sweet 10yrs on

All mellow: Chris Martin puts a grin on wife Gwyneth Paltrow’s face PICTURE: aP

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin put on an amorous display to show a decade of marriage hasn’t cooled their passion. The usually reclusive couple cuddled and laughed at their table at Sean Penn’s Help Haiti Home gala in Beverly Hills. At one point Paltrow whispered

in her beau’s ear leaving the Coldplay singer, 36, grinning from ear to ear. They even complemented each other’s outfits with the 41year-old actress opting for a white Burberry pencil dress while her hubby wore a dark suit and shirt. The evening was also attended by Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron.

Jaws star for Dublin film festival

Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss and founding Monty Python member Terry Gilliam will be flying in to attend this year’s Jameson International Film Festival. The pair will each be accepting the festival’s lifetime achievement award and will be attending a number of screenings of their films during their time in Dublin. Dreyfuss will attend a showing of Jaws, which brought the actor one of his most recognisable roles as oceanographer Matt Hooper,

before taking part in an audience Q&A as part of the Jameson Cult Film Club series. Gilliam will be presenting his latest, philosophically dense fantasy The Zero Theorem, which stars Christoph Waltz as a computer programmer searching for the meaning of life. The 13th Jameson Dublin International Film Festival begins

on February 13 with the premiere of John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary. The director’s followup to his successful The Guard stars Brendan Gleeson as a decent priest whose world trembles when he receives a death threat during confession. The full programme, expected to include over 130 films and related events, is to be unveiled next week.

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Miley Cyrus has hit out at online trolls branding her ‘ugly’ – but revealed she is fine with being called gay. The Wrecking Ball star took to Twitter early yesterday morning to tell her 16.5million followers of her plight and warn haters to back off. ‘I get called an ugly lesbian a lot more than one would think. Or maybe not,’ the 21-year-old singer posted. ‘Can u at least call me an interesting lesbian? I hate the U word.’

1D: We’re too pally to be fall-out boys One Direction have revealed they are such good friends that an explosive, career-ending bust-up would never be on the cards. Harry Styles, 19, Louis Tomlinson, 22, Zayn Malik, 21, and 20-year-olds Liam Payne and Niall Horan all ensure that any tensions within the band are resolved quickly. ‘We all actually find it difficult to stay annoyed with each other, which is a good thing,’ Tomlinson told Top of the Pops magazine. ‘Like, if one of the guys did something to annoy me, and in my head

I was thinking, “Right, to prove a point to him, I’m going to really have to stay annoyed for so long”, I just can’t do it,’ he added. Taming their tempers is just as well as they spent much of 2013 on the road together – and will embark on a new world tour later this year. And Tomlinson doesn’t think they’ve made a deal with the devil in return for fame. ‘I’ve never understood people saying they can’t go out anywhere, because it’s just not the case,’ he said. ‘It only gets crazy when people know we’re going to a specific place.’

Happy Pammy: Pamela Anderson surprised guests at a Hollywood fundraiser by announcing she has remarried Rick Salomon. The ex-Baywatch star used Sean Penn’s Help Haiti Gala in Beverly Hills at the weekend to share her news. Sporting a huge diamond ring, Anderson, 46, told E! News that she and film producer Salomon, 45, were ‘very happy’. She added: ‘Our families are very happy and that’s all that matters.’ picture: ap

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j-Law: i hated kissing ‘Fatman’ It was the kiss Jennifer Lawrence had dreamed of – yet smooching Christian Bale left a bad taste in her mouth because Batman is now ‘fatman’. J-Law, 23, puckers up with Bale in American Hustle. But she let it slip to director David O Russell that she wasn’t happy, by telling him: ‘I finally get to make out with Christian Bale and he’s a fat guy.’ But Russell says Bale, 39, is still a hit with the ladies, despite putting on a paunch for his role. ‘His charm comes from confidence,’ Russell told Us magazine.

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A friend close to John Diamond, the first husband of Nigella Lawson, has said claims she cheated on him as he died of cancer are untrue. Charles Saatchi alleged that he began dating the TV chef ‘in the last six months of John’s life’. But an unnamed source who knew Mr Diamond told the Sunday People: ‘When he knew he didn’t have long left, he gave his tacit approval to Saatchi. John himself sanctioned the relationship when he knew he was going to die. He was very keen on his young children having a father figure so actively encouraged Nigella to sate Saatchi’. Supporters of Nigella called the claims ‘hurtful and untrue’.

He signs he’s been cracking up have been there for long enough – and Justin Bieber’s latest indiscretion looks set to leave him with plenty of egg on his face. Police want to charge the pop brat with vandalism after a video emerged purportedly showing him throwing a carton of eggs at a neighbour’s home. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department has asked the district attorney to consider bringing charges against the 19-year-old. The Be Alright singer is likely to discover his fate by the weekend, reports gossip site TMZ. Sources say the neighbour made a complaint to police after Bieber was spotted splatting eggs on the walls and doors at the home in Calabasas, California, on Thursday. If the damage exceeds $400, the singer faces a vandalism charge. It is thought the repair bill will run into thousands of

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dollars as pricey Venetian plaster at the home will need to be replaced. A video is said to show Bieber throwing eggs and being abusive to his neighbour. ‘It’s under investigation and Justin Bieber is a named suspect,’ Lt Jennifer Brash told People magazine. In the video, on TMZ’s website, Bieber’s neighbour can be heard shouting: ‘I can f***ing see you,’ as eggs hit his home. Another voice, reported to be the singer’s, retorts: ‘F*** you.’ Canadian-born Bieber has made a mockery of the legal system in the last year and frequently upset neighbours with noisy parties at his palatial LA home. He has also hit the headlines by drinking while underage and turning up late for concerts. A spokesman for Bieber did not reply to Metro’s request for a comment following news of his latest run-in with the law.

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Rebel in-fighting kills 700 Syrians in 9 days REBEL-on-rebel clashes have killed nearly 700 people over the past nine days in northern Syria in the worst bout of infighting among the opponents of President Bashar al-Assad since the country’s civil war began. The fighting, which pits the al-Qaidalinked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant against several Islamist and more moderate rebel brigades, has added yet another layer of complexity to Syria’s nearly three-year conflict, while also overshadowing the broader battle against the government over the past week. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activist group said that at least 697 people have been

killed across seven provinces since the rebel infighting began on January 3. The rebel infighting comes less than two weeks ahead of a planned international Assad: Prayers conference in Switzerland that aims to broker a political solution to the war. Assad, who made a rare public appearance at the al-Hamad Mosque yesterday, has said he will not hand over power while the Western-backed opposition in exile is in disarray.

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AMERiCA: The new spin-off for hit drama Breaking Bad will premiere in November, it has been announced. Better Call Saul will feature sleazy attorney Saul Goodman, played by Bob Odenkirk, as he defends drug lords and prostitutes. The character first appeared in the second series of Breaking Bad, which ended last year. TV executive Joel Stillerman said: ‘It’s an hour show, it will be a drama, but it will also be very funny.’

CAMEROOn: A gay ‘prisoner of conscience’, jailed over a text message expressing his love for a man, has died. Roger Jean-Claude Mbede passed away after developing a hernia in prison. The 34-year-old, who was sentenced to three years for the text, reading ‘I’m very much in love with you’, was barred from receiving medical treatment by his family. Human rights activists want an inquiry.

Honour: Guards carry the coffin of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon to the Knesset. He died on Saturday after being in a coma for eight years Picture: AP

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iTALY: Onlookers in Giglio survey the Costa Concordia – whose wreck killed 32 two years ago today. The salvage op will last until June reuters

Auction raises €250k Police hurt after riots to hunt black rhino over street redesign

AMERiCA: A permit to hunt an endangered African black rhino has sold for €255,000 at an auction. The sale to an anonymous buyer was organised by the Dallas Safari Club, which has received death threats. It said it would help with conservation efforts in Namibia and the rhino, one of 4,000 left, is too old to breed. Wildlife activists said the sale made ‘a spectacle of killing an endangered species’.

SPAin: Riots in the northern city of Burgos have left 11 police injured and 40 people arrested after protesters began attacking police vehicles, burning bins and breaking windows. Rioting began on Friday night and continued over the weekend as residents of the Gamonal district objected to city hall plans to redesign a street into a tree-lined boulevard with an underground garage.

and finally... AMERiCA: Christmas finally came for six astronauts on the International Space Station yesterday. A ship carrying presents docked after its mission from Florida was delayed by breakdowns and bad weather.

ISRAELIS began lining up yesterday to honour Ariel Sharon as the body of the former prime minister was taken to the parliament building in Jerusalem. Thousands queued at the Knesset where the general’s coffin was displayed following his death at the age of 85. A state memorial will take place today. It will be attended by Israeli and foreign dignitaries, including US vice president Joe Biden and Britain’s former prime minister Tony Blair. Afterwards, Mr Sharon’s body will be transported by military convoy for burial at his farm in southern Israel. Mr Sharon died on Saturday after eight years in a coma. A stroke incapacitated him at the peak of his political power and curtailed the career of one of Israel’s most controversial figures. Mr Sharon’s career stretched across Israel’s 65-year existence and his life was intertwined with its history. US president Barack Obama said Mr Sharon would be remembered for his

‘commitment to his country’. Using the occasion to reaffirm US commitment to Israel’s security, Mr Obama said: ‘We continue to strive for a lasting peace and security for the Ex-PM: Sharon people of Israel.’ As a general, Mr Sharon was known for bold tactics and an occasional refusal to obey orders. Historians credit him with helping turn the tide of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war in his country’s favour. He became known as ‘the bulldozer’, a politician contemptuous of his critics while capable of getting things done. He was elected prime minister in 2001. In 2005, he directed a unilateral withdrawal of Israeli troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip. Mr Sharon later left his hardline Likud Party and established the centrist Kadima Party. He seemed to be on his way to re-election when he suffered the stroke in January 2006.

Pope: Breastfeed here if you want POPE FRANCIS kept up his relaxed style as he baptised 32 babies yesterday, telling mothers to feel free to breastfeed in the Sistine Chapel. By contrast to his predecessors, the Pope spoke only briefly at the annual ceremony, calling the children ‘the

most beautiful choir of all’. He went on: ‘If they are hungry, mothers, feed them, without thinking twice, because they are the most important people here.’ Breastfeeding in public is rare in Italy and almost unheard of during Catholic church services.

50,000 attend mass rally in Ukraine AT least 50,000 opponents of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich took part in the first mass rally of 2014 in in Kiev yesterday. The rally follows protests in November after Yanukovich (pictured) abandoned a free trade agreement with the EU in favour of closer cooperation with Russia. It came a day after at least ten people were injured in clashes with riot police outside a Kiev courthouse. Opposition leader Arseny Yatsenyuk called on the West to impose sanctions against senior state officials, who ‘had violated Ukraine’s constitution by authorising the use of force against the protesters’. Meanwhile, a US Senate Committee is to hold a hearing on Wednesday on plans to impose sanctions against officials responsible for violence against protesters.

Clock starts ticking on Iran’s nukes

A PIMP serving a 100-year sentence is suing Nike for €73million because it failed to warn him that shoes could be used as a dangerous weapon. Sirgiorgiro Clardy was wearing Air Jordan trainers when he stomped on a man’s face so hard his victim needed stitches and nose surgery. The 26-year-old, from Oregon, insists this could have been prevented if a warning label had been on his shoes. Clardy claims Nike neglected its duty of care as its ‘potentially dangerous’ products could be used to inflict serious injury or death. He was given the lengthy prison term after being described as an anti-

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A STAGE hypnotist has died after falling from an apartment block in Australia. The body of Dr Scott Lewis was found on a fourth-floor balcony after

he reportedly fell from at least six floors above. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances over the incident in Sydney on Saturday. Dr Lewis had

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social psychopath who was 100 per cent likely to commit violent crime again. One psychologist said: ‘People like him are born bad. It’s not something we can fix, that’s why we have prisons.’ In court, a bag had to be placed over his head to stop him spitting on others. His own lawyer was desperate to quit because it was unsafe to sit next to him. Seven months after his sentencing, Clardy has filed the lawsuit because Nike’s lack of ‘an adequate warning or instruction has caused personal injury in the likes of mental suffering’. The sporting giant is yet to respond.

been starring in The Illusionists 2.0 show at the Sydney Opera House. The venue said in a statement: ‘Dr Lewis was a wonderful performer and he will be

greatly missed.’ The hypnotist had a TV programme in the US and a show at a Las Vegas casino, which ran for a record-breaking nine years.

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IRAN will scale down its nuclear programme from January 20, it was revealed yesterday. It starts the sixmonth clock for a final deal to be struck and Iran must now destroy its stockpile of almost 20 per cent-enriched uranium and limit its enrichment to five per cent. Trade sanctions will be lifted from that date, provided Iran sticks to the terms. EU foreign policy chief Baroness Ashton said: ‘The foundations for a coherent, robust and smooth implementation of the joint plan of action over the sixmonth period have been laid.’

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have to say I liked Gavin Ross’s shot of two swans in Blackrock Park. Let’s hope those swans will still be around tomorrow – I say this because some people are killing the swans and ducks in local ponds. I regularly visit and feed a pair of swans and about a dozen ducks in a park pond. however, in the early hours of Monday morning, December 16, the beautiful male swan was killed and since then numerous ducks have also been killed. I cannot understand why somebody would do this. Swans are such beautiful and graceful creatures, and they mate for life. Now the female swan is on her own and in danger of also being killed. I appeal to whoever is doing this if you are killing them to eat them, please stop. They are there for us to enjoy and admire. Bird Lover ■ I would like to follow up on the letter I submitted that was printed last Thursday where I accused the study on gamers suffering hallucinations of being nothing but an attack on the gaming community. I have been contacted by one of the authors of the study, Dr Mark D. Griffiths, and after a discussion with him and a chance to read the full study I have realised the research was quite reasonable and that the researchers, who have published many studies in this area, followed

appropriate scientific methods when collecting and analysing their data. When I first read the article I saw it as an attack on gamers and I overreacted due to how it was presented. The article seemed to sensationalise the findings of the research and to portray gaming in a negative way. Daniel Kinane, Greystones ■ a good and very nice friend of mine got attacked a couple days ago by three Irish kids on Dorset Street for no reason and hurt his head. and they all found it very funny and were laughing. Imagine if it was you or one of your relatives, how would you feel? Is it too much to ask you to lead by example to show some kindness, love and social hospitality

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to the non-Irish and, of course, to everyone, or do you really pride you in hurting the harmless and the weak and disgracing our Irish culture. Your fellow concerned Irish countryman ■ I disagree with Dean. Of course it shouldn’t be an issue whether someone is gay or not. But it’s not the media that makes it an issue, in instances like Thomas hitzlsperger, it’s the soccer culture. There

aren’t any major openly gay soccer players. The fact that he has done so now, only on his retirement, may reinforce the idea that young gay soccer players should hide their sexuality, but it is certainly a start. Young gay people in all walks of like should have examples to show that there is no issue being open about their lives. Thankfully, this is happening more and more. William

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Before turning your nose up at ale ■ I’d love to try this Viking ale [Metro Herald, Thursday]. Before you turn your nose up at fishy beer, Guinness is filtered through isinglass, a kind of gelatin obtained from fish. Tony ■ Why are people angry at the new whale ale? We already inflict violence and death on farm, laboratory and game animals. We also exploit dairy cows and egg-laying hens until they become economically inefficient, at which point we turn them into meat. Mark ■ The creation of an ale that contains whale

meat represents a new low. According to the ale’s makers, anyone who drinks it will feel like a ‘true Viking’. They should be ashamed. The Viking-like pillage of the oceans has to stop before the seas turn into deserts, devoid of all life. MC ■ As a homebrewer, I can say having fish in your beer is nothing new – their swim bladders are used to clear the majority of beers. But I’d admit whale is a leap from swim bladders and something to grab headlines. Andy

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Suga free It’s Happy Days for Heidi Range who’s coming to Dublin next month, albeit without the rest of the Sugababes in tow. She tells Andrew Williams all about it

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s that it? Have the sugababes really split up?’ I ask Heidi Range, scarcely believing the 21st century has come to this. ‘Not officially but we don’t have any plans for anything in the near future,’ she replies. ‘Is there going to be any sort of official announcement?’ ‘I don’t think there needs to be. It’s no big deal,’ says Range. ‘We haven’t released anything for a few years and don’t have any plans to. Maybe one day we’ll fancy doing something. Maybe we won’t.’ No big deal? Perhaps Range herself is too close to the non-stop roller-coaster ride that was the sugababes to appreciate what they added to the pop firmament. surely this is a huge deal? How will the pop world carry on without the everchanging line-up of its most tumultuous trio to keep it entertained? From the day in 2001 when siobhán Donaghy flounced out of the band, pop lovers knew they were dealing with a very special three-piece indeed. You have to give it to Donaghy, her exit in the middle of a Japanese promotional trip was a stroke of genius. she said she was going to the toilet but fled to the airport and flew to London. Brilliant. Range replaced her.

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The ’babes kept themselves engulfed in a cloud of high drama while simultaneously knocking out a string of top tunes, including No.1s Freak Like Me, Round Round and About You Now. I was working on a gossip blog back in 2009 when Keisha Buchanan was sacked and replaced with Jade Ewen – it kept us busy all week. First pictures of Ewen in her new Sugababes hot pants, then stories of ‘devastated’ Buchanan being ‘consoled’ by JLS… For the Sugababes to fizz out like this seems uncharacteristically

“I wouldn’t say my career is over and I’m done and satisfied anticlimactic. How does Range feel about this sad demise? ‘Great,’ she chirps. ‘I was in Sugababes for 11 years. It’s amazing for a pop band to last that long but right now it’s time for a break from all that.’ Yes, for plucky Range has swapped the ‘glamour’ of PVC and video shoots in exotic locations for retro 1950s getup and a rehearsal room in Bromley, Kent, where she is preparing for the role of Pinky Tuscadero in Happy Days: A New Musical. Henry Winkler (The Fonz in the TV series that ran for ten years and spawned the phrase ‘jumping the shark’) is the show’s ‘creative consultant’ (whatever that means). Range loves it. ‘It sounds cheesy but I enjoy being part of a team and building the show together,’ she says. ‘Rehearsing is something I haven’t done for years – the Sugababes didn’t rehearse, we just did it on stage – and it’s fun to be interacting with the rest of the cast.’ Range’s pug Betty isn’t so keen. ‘She doesn’t like me speaking American,’ she says. ‘It freaks her out and she runs in circles barking. I have to go to my boyfriend’s house to practise my lines.’

On My pLAyLIsT Little Comets BIBI by Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko

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As flimsy as this should be, the harmonies knit the track together with sessioned accuracy. The pleading of the vocal is pretty mesmerising really, it seems very honest.

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The simple guitar melody after the first chorus is a blueprint for living. Faith of expression in the fewest notes possible.

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I always have this on a playlist as it makes me think of home – it’s a song that means more because of what it conjures up, as opposed to it’s own content.

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The strength of the lyric draws you in to quite a sparse instrumental background – it leaves a lot to be determined by the listener, but works like magic.

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HE role is a return to Range’s showbiz roots: she started performing with a Liverpool dance school at three. By the time she was a teenager, she’d had lead roles in professional productions including a panto stint as Snow White. ‘I loved singing,’ says Range. ‘I feel empowered when I sing.’ Range looked for auditions in The Stage newspaper every week and at 14 nearly joined pop group Scooch – the short-lived rivals to Steps. ‘I lied about my age,’ she says. ‘You had to be 16 and when I told the truth, the producers said they’d phone me in a couple of years.’ She joined an early incarnation of Atomic Kitten but, to her surprise, when she turned 16, the Scooch producers – Mike Stock and Matt Aitken of Stock, Aitken and Waterman – offered her a solo deal. The Sugababes were next. After years on the periphery of the industry, did pop stardom live up to her expectations? ‘No, you think it’s going to be all fun and games and you get to sing with your mates every day but it’s not like that,’ she says. ‘It’s hard work and you get homesick but I wouldn’t change any of it. ‘There were great days, even up to the end, where we’d perform at some

amazing places. There’d be other days where you didn’t feel like getting up and fancied a lie-in. But most jobs are like that.’ After stints on Dancing On Ice (where she finished eighth) and Celebrity MasterChef, where she was first to leave (‘they gave me a spider crab. I’ve never prepared a crab in my life. I didn’t have a clue what to do with it’), the musical has reenergised her. ‘I’m up at 6am every day and can’t wait to get in. I haven’t performed for a while and it feels good to be back,’ she says. There are hopes for a West End run when the show finishes its tour – but what are Range’s plans after that? A solo album? ‘I don’t know, I’ll see what happens when the time comes,’ she says. You don’t have a load of achievements you’d want to tick off a list, then? ‘I wouldn’t say my career is over and I’m done and satisfied,’ she says. ‘I’m happy with what I’ve achieved so far and I’ll keep doing what makes me happy. Music will always be what I do. I’m a singer and that will never change.’

The musical of Happy Days comes to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre from Feb 4 to Feb 8. www.happydaysthemusical.com

Drama with a smile: The 2005 version of the Sugababes, and left, Heidi Range says it’s great to be back performing on stage in a new Happy Days musical

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Angel HAze: Dirty GolD Universal/Island HHHHI

ight now, 22-year-old Angel haze is the hottest female name in the hip-hop/r‘n’b-pop world – although that probably has as much to do with the controversy surrounding her debut album as the music itself. Angered by her record company’s decision to delay its release until March, she decided to leak the LP herself via SoundCloud, thus forcing them to bring the date forward. that might fit the pattern of an artist whose many mixtapes have dealt frankly with everything from broken love to a strict religious upbringing, who has spoken openly about her sexuality and revealed childhood abuse via a cover of Eminem’s Cleaning Out My Closet but it does make the considerable commercial punch packed by Dirty gold all the more surprising. haze’s lyrics are explicit, and her rap delivery is (still) explosively tough and attitudinal, but there’s little here to unsettle anyone familiar with Nicki Minaj, Kanye West or even Rihanna.

Still, her aim was to reach a much wider audience than those rough mixtapes; her choice of producers – Markus Dravs (who’s worked with Coldplay and Björk), Malay (Frank Ocean) and greg Kurstin (Lily Allen) – is proof of that and this big, gleaming record features the kind of distorted beats and hyperpumped synths that fill dance

festival fields from Croatia to California. But if Battle Cry is a rap-pop power ballad pitched squarely at the charts, then the highlights – A tribe Called Red, which references haze’s Native American heritage, the righteous Synagogue and the thrillingly nasty New York – still allow Dirty gold to shine very brightly.

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AdriAn Crowley And JAmes yorkston: My yoke is Heavy: tHe sonGs of Daniel JoHnston Chemikal Underground HHHHI Daniel Johnston’s off-kilter appeal can often seem bound up in his multitude of idiosyncrasies so that it is difficult to listen to the songs without the singer’s struggles with

ed HArCourt: tiMe of DustCCCLX Music HHHII Ed Harcourt is one of those proper musicians who are surprisingly rare in the music industry, a talented pianist, guitarist, singer/songwriter and MD who you’ll find guesting with everyone from Beck to Sophie EllisBextor. And two tracks on this sixtrack album seem to be about the act of making music – one is a Coldplay-ish piano anthem called The Saddest Orchestra (It Only Plays For You), another is a slow, heartbeat-paced ballad called Love Is A Minor Key. Like most of Harcourt’s solo work, his seventh studio LP is delicately performed and beautifully arranged but it never grabs you by your lapels and demands your attention. It’s the two darker tracks that suggest he has a special album in him: We All Went Down With The Ship is a wonderfully jerky piece of big beat, while final track Come Into My Dreamland is an enjoyably spooky ballad that elicits goosebumps. John Lewis

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The jaunty funk-pop-rock of Maroon 5 feels like an obvious soundtrack for holiday party season, so these January headline gigs from the LA outfit might seem slightly out of place. In fact, the shows have been rescheduled from last summer, and should see these smooth operators on reliably slick live form. Frontman Adam Levine (pictured) does have a tendency to blur the line between seduction and sleaze – bringing to mind Robin Thicke, who happens to be the special guest on their Dublin date. Further support comes from r‘n’b singer PJ Morton.

Whether they’ll be revealing new material remains to be seen; their fifth album is due later this year, or in 2015. At the same time, their 2011 hit Moves Like Jagger is sure to be a live crowd-pleaser. The set-list should also serve as a reminder of Maroon 5’s back catalogue, including She Will Be Loved, This Love and Payphone Arwa Haider Thu, The 02, East Link Bridge, North Wall Quay D1, 6.30pm, €39.50 to €44.50. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.maroon5.com

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The indefatigable Rhode Island quintet bring their typically gnarly take on altcountry to Dublin this week. Expect frontman John McCauley’s bourbon-seeped vocals and polished songwriting chops to charm Whelan’s as the band hone in on tracks from their new album Negativity Thu, Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street D2, 8pm, €17.50. Tel: 1890 200 078. www.whelanslive.com

answer (it’s not a joke) is Get The Blessing (pictured below), whose members regularly do onstage rhythm section duties for the Bristol trip-hoppers and Oxford post-rockers, and whose fourth studio outing, Lope And Antilope, is a masterpiece of spooked ambient groove. The quartet have never been averse to poking fun at themselves – they’re generally photographed wrapped in cellophane – but they take their music seriously. This dark, febrile dream of a disc, born of four days’ improvisation in an empty pottery in rural England, is their best yet. Eamon de Paor

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mental illness foremost in your thoughts. for that reason, it seems an open question whether his repertoire can resonate divorced from the very specific contexts that Johnston himself brings. such fears, however, melt away the moment you slap on My yoke is Heavy, a heartfelt collaboration between Galway’s adrian Crowley and fife native James yorkston. old friends, it is obvious they are at ease in one another’s company and this gives the album a spacey, unhurried ambiance. of the two, Crowley’s vocals,

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creaky and yearning, are probably the closest approximation to Johnston’s and he captures some of the texan’s bittersweet wonderment on true love Will find you in the end. for his part, yorkston brings a weariness to My yoke is Heavy and like a Monkey in a Zoo. they duet only once, on final track some things last a long time, but it’s worth holding out for, their two voices weaving together to create a gorgeous tapestry of angst. Eamon de Paor

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A live two-hour broadcast from the International Space Station and Mission Control in Houston is the centrepiece of C4’s Live From Space Season, which beams on to our screens in March. Dermot O’Leary dons his astronaut suit to present an intergalactic raft of shows that star-hop across all aspects of space exploration.

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Reece Shearsmith is set to play the title role in The Widower, a three-part drama written for ITV by Jeff Pope telling the true story of Malcolm Webster, a man whose deadly trail of deception crossed the globe. Sheridan Smith, Kate Fleetwood and Archie Panjabi play the women who crossed his evil path.

The 2014 71sT AnnuAl Golden Globe AwArds RTÉ2, 9pm

Just a girl?

Rumours are that Victoria Beckham is interested in a cameo in Girls. Creator Lena Dunham is keen to have the Spice Girl-turned fashion designer on board, though Victoria may have to ditch the tailored look. Dunham told Vanity Fair: ‘I’d love to see Victoria Beckham dress it down a little bit, maybe do Victoria Beckham as somebody’s adult-education teacher or something.’

Viewed by some as the Oscars poorer cousins, this prestigious ceremony is still a must see for any film buffs out there. Highlights of the ceremony held at the Beverly Hills Hotel and hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will include best picture, best director and best actress, with Philomena up against slavery epic 12 Years A Slave. The film inspired by the book based on real life Irishwoman Philomena Lee, who was forced to give up her child for adoption, stars Judi Dench (pictured with co-stars Steve Coogan and Sophie Kennedy Clark), who is nominated for best actress, while Coogan and Jeff Pope are competing in the best adapted screenplay category. Don’t forget to catch the red carpet action with the best frocks and gossip at 8pm.

Film oF The dAy BuGSY MALOne FiLm4, 7p,m Rush home in time to relive those memories with this beloved 1970s musical. The shtick of the flick is, of course, that the cast were all children. Set in Prohibition-era new York, it follows the fortunes of Bugsy (Scott Baio, later known as Chachi off Happy Days), a penniless boxing promoter who falls for a new gal in town, Blousey Brown (Florrie Dugger). She’s a wannabe showgirl who auditions at Fat Sam’s Speakeasy just as it’s raided by Sam’s arch rival, Dandy Dan (Martin Lev). Gang warfare conducted via pedal cars and ‘splurge’ guns (which fire only custard cream) provides the action. There’s actorturned-director Dexter Fletcher as Baby Face, Bonnie Langford as a bratty diva and the already veteran Jodie Foster (pictured) as the nightclub singer, Tallulah. It would probably never get made now but it still feels as zesty and impactful as a faceful of freshly flung flan.

The GreAT sporT relieF bAke oFF BBC2, 8.30pm

clAss swAp RTÉ1, 7.30pm Three groups of Irish teenagers are followed as they swap their classrooms to sample the realities of school life in Finland, Poland and Spain in this documentary series. This episode sees the group from Meath shocked by their first class in Finland, while there are yawns all round for the Leitrim bunch as they arise for an 8am start in Poland. Meanwhile, the sunshine in Spain is keeping the Limerick students in a positive mood. But how are they going to face those dreary grey mornings when they get back home?

Tatty tarte tatins are on the menu as four celebs compete in the first of four mini bakeoffs for Sport Relief. A couple of Vaughans – presenter Johnny and Strictly’s ex-cricket captain Michael (pictured) – and a couple of actors – Samantha Bond and Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright – pre-heat their ovens and get baking. Well, apart from Johnny, who’s a bit of a radical in the baking stakes. By way of a side dish, boxing champ and Olympic gold medallist nicola Adams spars in Soweto as she learns how sport can transform the lives of young South Africans.

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An observational film following Irish couple Fiona Whyte and Seán Malone from Co Clare as they travel to India to realise their dream of starting a family together. Over the course of a year, from conception through birth, this film captures the trials and tribulations of an emotional process fraught with legal complications and ethical dilemmas.

Rickets is a disease associated with Victorian-era poverty but it’s on the rise in 21st-century Britain. Could it be the real cause of tiny fractures in the bones of children taken into care by social services who suspected parents were physically abusing their children? In this Panorama report, John Sweeney investigates the labyrinthine world of the family courts.

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Making a killer pitch

ew Zealander Scott walker was a successful ad agency boss whose company had been involved with the worldwide launch of Xbox and was handling the PlayStation account in London. Then he decided to throw it all in – to become a film director. Chasing his dream resulted in The Frozen Ground, an Alaska-set thriller based on real events that reunites Con Air stars Nicolas Cage and John Cusack. ‘Advertising was incredibly good grounding: it taught me about pitching and delivering, meeting deadlines, handing millions of dollars and earning people’s trust,’ he says. ‘But the main thing I’ve learned is persistence. I wrote 40 or 50 drafts to get the script to the stage where people would read it and go: “wow”. ‘I had many options to make earlier versions at lower levels with an unknown cast but that was not the film I wanted to make. I had to make

Scott Walker is an ad man turned film-maker. Now he’s directing A-list stars, writes Anthony Gibson the script better and better to attract the people I wanted involved.’ The 42-year-old’s long-held desire to direct started when he was young – but at that time his home country didn’t have much of a film industry. ‘It certainly did not have Peter Jackson; to be a film-maker you had to leave,’ he says. He pursued a career in advertising, taking film courses at weekends, until ‘I felt if I didn’t do it, I never would’. walker started creating a story until a friend pointed out it had actually happened. That put him on the trail of serial killer Robert Hansen (Cusack), who abducted and murdered young women for more than 13 years, and the state trooper (Cage), who caught him with the help of the one woman who escaped.

New direction: Scott Walker used to be an ad agency boss ‘I did an enormous amount of research and met the victims’ family members and a number of officers involved in the case. I was always looking at it much more from the victims’ perspective,’ says walker, who decided not to speak to the killer. ‘I never wanted to give him the opportunity to justify himself,

which is what he wants to do. He has never shown any remorse.’ Filming in Alaska presented challenges. ‘It’s a magical place but there wasn’t a big film industry there at the time, so we had to barge every piece of equipment up there,’ he says. Artistic inspiration added more complexity: ‘I wanted this feeling in

Dear Dolly

Dear young men in joggers, ‘There are so many athletes in Dublin!’ quips the tourist, of the plethora of jogging bottoms. Never mind that the last time you attempted sport was seeing how many cans you can neck in 60 seconds, you remain intent on parading tracksuit trews on Dublin’s streets. They may be comfortable but it’s much too cold for flimsy marl. Moreover, we just don’t want to see your wizened meat and two

I met a lovely woman at a Christmas party. We got close quickly and she has said she doesn’t want kids. I’m in no rush but I do see myself as a family man. It seems a bit pointless to have a relationship knowing it won’t go anywhere but I really enjoy her company.

Divorced Dave

Wow, you’re a man who knows what he wants. Still, having gone through a broken marriage you’ve had plenty of opportunity to soul-search about your future. There’s an adage that ‘there’s someone for everyone’, but many fall in love many times over. That’s OK. This lady friend may not be your one last chance for a lifetime partnership – but, if she’s not Miss Right, she might be the ideal Miss Right Now, and vice versa. Live in the moment for a while, and enjoy what is happening. Like your first marriage, you may think this is a futile exercise, but nothing is pointless. Everything is learning.

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Got a problem? No one else can help? Our resident agony aunt tells it like it is

the film of the weather closing around them and freezing the city, so I delayed the shoot for five months until October, then had 26 days to shoot – each day we were losing 15 to 20 minutes’ more daylight.’

I befriended the new girl at work and she has started dressing like me. It’s freaking me out but I don’t know

Unfazed: Fazer from NDubz in his casual wear an discuss this with her how I can her.

Single White Female

The obvious answer is to lean out of your ‘friendship’ so you’re no longer a source of fixation. But I say: Get all excited about the new fluoro, fringed, sideboob jumpsuit you’re going to wear on Dress-down Friday and see what she turns up in. The resounding laughter should teach her a lesson. LAST WEEK:

My boyfriend of three years whisked me away on a surprise trip to Rome for New Year’s Eve and I was sure he was going to propose… But he didn’t! I can’t help starting the new year feeling deflated – and almost resentful at him for getting my hopes up. It has

made me wonder if he knows me at all. How could he have misfired so extravagantly – or am I being a brat? Miss Romantic

fREE ADvicE fOR…

Tracky wearers

veg jiggling around beneath cotton. As pyjamas and onesies should never be worn outside the home, jogging bottoms should never be worn out of context. Jog, or, go put on some nice warm cords, for God’s sake. he’s sure that if he did you’d centre in on the one thing that he didn’t do completely right, thus ensuring that he ruined the engagement.

John McLaughlin

YOU SAiD: Your boyfriend didn’t get your hopes up; you did. Stop expecting – 99 per cent of the time you will be disappointed. Why can’t you just be happy with a thoughtful gift? When he wants to marry you he will ask you. If you can’t wait then either move on or ask him. Time to start acting like an adult that’s emotionally ready for marriage.

I took my girlfriend away over new year and was going to propose but I left the fecking ring at home. Problem is she has been a moody cow ever since we got back that I’m in no rush to try again. How can a man tell the difference between PMT, SAD and a TSO (Trial Separation Opportunity)?

43years married and happy

Mr Baffled

It must be terrible to be afflicted with a condition that makes you take the worst thing from a great thing. He probably didn’t propose because

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Get the transfer right

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS: Finding out what your skills are can make your CV shine and bring about your desired career change. By Angharad Williams

t the start of a new year, we review our lives and what we want for the future. Our working life is one of the first places we turn our attention to, and although you might want to make some changes it is often easier said than done. Feeling trapped in a career you don’t enjoy will leave you feeling frustrated and unmotivated. Although you might worry that moving into another field will mean starting over, you could have skills and experience which will enable you to make the transition easier than you think. Identifying these skills can help you find an area where you might be better suited. Jennifer Ward, senior relationship manager at Sigmar Recruitment, says transferable skills are the skills you can use in a variety of positions that can be applied in many different areas. ‘transferable skills are job capabilities that bring value to many environments, rather than being specific to a given organisation,’ she said. ‘Although you may have learned and practised them in the con-text of one job, they can be applied to new job opportunities.’ transferrable, or soft, skills include communication, team work, problem solving, leadership and organisational skills. these

Job challenge: Examining what skills you have that can be transferred to a new role is a good way to kickstart any career change help. ‘Recruiters can help by talking through your experiences’ she adds. ‘If you have past work appraisals you can use them to assess your skill set, or have a look at references from previous roles which list your best skills. If you have a good relationship with your past managers you could speak with them to see if they have any suggestions about skills you have missed.’ You can also look online for help, and reading job descriptions can help you see where your own skills are suited. Job descriptions contain a list of skills companies require, so you can look at roles

are different to technical or hard skills which are easy to quantify, such as qualifications, proficiency in a skill or amount of experience. these skills are not restricted to your working life. transferable skills could be ones you have gained in previous projects, voluntary work, sport or in your home life. ‘Soft skills can be transferable from other roles,’ Ward explains. ‘By developing your CV based around the skills the company is looking for you can make yourself more relevant for a role.’ If you’re still finding it hard to identify your skills, Ward says you should turn to others for

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that’smybusiness

Psychologist and author OwEn COnnOLLy speaks about his business, The Connolly Counselling Centre

and emotional health problems.

get to the office at 7:30. Check the emails and have a cup of tea. I meet with my first client at 8am and each counselling session is 50 minutes. I will work with seven to eight clients per day.

When and why did you set up the Connolly Counselling Centre? I have had the vision for

the Owen Connolly Counselling Centre for more than 20 years. But after I had prostate cancer in 2005 I thought it time to do something about it. I had shared my dream with many people. One evening, one of these people, Bryan Cullen, called to see me and asked me to visit a development project of his and showed me a shell of a building and asked did I think this might suit for my centre and in 2008 I walked into the purpose-built centre.

Your background is in health/ science – how difficult do you find the business end of the job? I came into psychology late,

after being in business start-ups, marketing and training consultancy, all the skills combined prepared the blueprint for delegation and marketing, making the business end easier.

When did you decide to become a psychologist? I was inWho: The Connolly Counselling Centre What: Counselling, Therapy and Education Founded: 1998 Employees: 18

Simply by helping people to start to help themselves and by providing them with the necessary tools.

How important do you think it is to talk? We have been given

What kind of people come to see you? Men, women and chil-

volved in an advisory role in company marketing and I began to recognise the same questions coming up time and time again. The thought entered my mind to do a psychology degree. What confirmed it for me was when my wife and I went and trained as marriage and family therapists in the USA and travelling back and forth for four years working with couples in Ireland, England and America. When I saw what could be done for people and their lives when getting support, I told my wife I wanted to take this further and study psychology. When she agreed to give up her weekends and support me while I was about to do so, the game was on.

What’s the difference between psychologist and a psychiatrist? There are many ar-

eas of psychology, counselling, clinical, educational, etc., all in the study of human behaviour. Mind, body and spirit you might say. On the other hand a psychiatrist is first trained as a medical doctor and then chooses psychiatry as his profession. He then trains as a psychiatrist, as a doctor would train to be a surgeon, treating patients with the most up to date medications. Simply said, psychiatrist is the medical model and psychologists are the talking model. Each have their place to support people with mental

speech to communicate and that is what we need to do because our design is complex and thoughts, ideas and emotions have a way of getting the facts badly jumbled up. In talking out problems with a trained professional or a good friend it can help to untangle what is sometimes a tangled wooliness in our headspace. Of course it is important to talk.

How profitable is your business? I see profit as the smile on a

child’s face when he or she has been heard for the first time or the couple who have been successful addressing their marital problems or a good outcome for a separation. If it is money that we were trying to make, then this business would not be able to provide the high standard of service which is more important to me.

How much does it cost to come see you? Our centre has a

sliding scale from €50 upwards. The rate will depend on the practitioner and we also take into consideration the circumstances of the client’s ability to pay.

How has the recession affected your business and how have you adapted? The reces-

sion must have some impact, but when it comes to what is needed for their child, most parents will go all out to provide for them as much as possible. In general, people are more aware of mental health issues, with no stigma attached, and are more than ever seeking out good counsellors to deal with their mental and emotional health problems.

What impact has it had on the kind of issues people come to you with? The impact

dren from all orientations who have been identified as having a problem, often referred by doctors, parents, friends, etc. From the ordinary working man or woman to people in trained professions such as doctors, lawyers or barristers.

If you weren’t a psychologist what would you do? Any pro-

fession that might help to change, for the better, one person’s life, would be plenty for me.

How important is a good work/life balance? Very impor-

tant. You have only one life so learn to be your own best friend. Take time to smell the roses and be selfish with your generosity, spending time with loved ones. All work and no play makes Owen a sad boy.

If you were a kangaroo, what would you keep in your pouch? A baby kangaroo. Joanne Ahern www.counsellor.ie

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Leinster dig deep to Castres French home form aside HEinEkEn Cup castres............................22 leinster...........................29 by DAnny HOgAn Leinster reasserted their control of Heineken Cup Pool One by ending Castres’ proud 18-match home record at stade Pierre-Antoine. Castres’ most recent home defeat was against Ulster last January and they fell to another irish province here despite establishing an early 14-0 lead and dominating the scrum. the under-strength Castres team ended the first quarter in full control as full-back Brice Dulin touched down to add to scotland and Lions lock richie Gray’s opening try. Jimmy Gopperth scored two tries in response, the second coming in firsthalf injury time, as Leinster closed the gap to 17-12 at the interval. it was a real war of attrition in the concluding 40 minutes and Matt O’Connor’s men gained vital momentum on the hour mark, courtesy of three Gopperth penalties and a drop goal from rob Kearney on his 50th Heineken Cup appearance. Flanker Jordi Murphy then claimed his first european try to put the result beyond doubt, while Castres capitalised on sean Cronin’s sin-binning to score an injury-time consolation. Castres got off to a very strong start. Flanker ibrahim Diarra got his hands free to send centre Lamerat weaving through some lacklustre Leinster challenges. He was brought down in sight of the posts, before seremaia Bai’s long pass put the waiting Gray over. Diarra then forced another turnover near halfway from which the French

Making the break: Eoin Reddan’s runs helped Leinster beat Castres on their home turf to keep the quarterfinals in sight picture: inpho

side sprung winger remi Grosso into space and with rob Kearney drawn in, he passed inside for Dulin to finish. Garcia’s conversion left Leinster 140, but their forwards took up the baton. the Castres defence was caught off guard from a scrum as eoin reddan passed for Gopperth to score by the posts, with the new Zealander also converting. scrum-half Garcia was on target in the 39th minute but the visitors got a boost when Gopperth stretched over to claim his second try and added a pen-

alty to make it a two-point game. A drop goal from Kearney moved Leinster ahead for the first time, and Castres coughed up another penalty which Gopperth nudged home. Leinster were suddenly 24-17 ahead when a 63rd-minute carry from Cian Healy set up Gopperth’s third penalty. Leinster then defended desperately until a chance counter saw them score a brilliant third try in the 77th minute, and although the win was now beyond them, Castres’ still scrambled over for another try of their own.

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In the action: Jordi Murphy put in a huge amount of hits against Castres

BATTLing Win giVES A BOOST AS BATTERiES ARE RECHARgED IT WAS a truly incredible contest of physical might in Castres yesterday, but it leaves Leinster needing to draw on all of the leftover adrenaline when they face Ospreys in four days. Yesterday afternoon the squad will have immediately begun their recovery process for this Friday’s clash and one of the perks of the province’s sponsorship deal with CityJet is that their charter flight will have been waiting to whisk them back to Dublin as soon as the final whistle went. The match stats show that Leinster put in 116 tackles yesterday and many of them were made under intense physical duress as Castres continually sent their weighty ball carriers head on into the visiting defence at serious pace. At critical times Leinster managed to crowbar some priceless turnovers close to their own line and the physical commitment needed to counter-ruck at the breakdown and shift those heavy Castres bodies out of the way must have taken a punishing toll. To absorb so much and then recover, reset and prepare to go again from tomorrow morning will be a task just as arduous as

victory in France itself. Today, the players will have a day off but a recovery session will likely have taken place last night or early this morning. The coaches will ease off greatly on physical exertion at training this week and will instead ensure that the minds and bodies are left limber and nimble. Of Leinster’s 116 tackles, we might just point out that Jordi Murphy made the most with 14 – just one more than Devin Toner – although the young flanker will be disappointed that Remy Lamerat burrowed under him for Castres’ final try. But there is little shame in that as his sheer work rate had left him exhausted by the final whistle. Murphy may not have skittled defenders like Sean O’Brien but he covered an enormous amount of ground during the game and even had the energy to grab the decisive third try in the dying minutes, which secured a character-building win for Leinster. For now it’s all about recharging the batteries, but yesterday’s experience will be a valuable one to store in the locker given the likelihood of an away quarter-final come April.

Gibbes full of praise for team’s resilience and desire to fight back

FORWARDS coach Jono Gibbes praised Leinster’s resilience as they came from two converted tries down to beat Castres Olympique 29-22 at Stade Pierre-Antoine. The Heineken Cup Pool One leaders were staring at their second successive European defeat after Richie Gray and Brice Dulin touched down for a 14-0 Castres lead after 20 minutes. But 21-point fly-half Jimmy Gopperthinspired Leinster’s comeback, scoring two first-half tries with man-of-the-match Rob Kearney chipping in with a drop goal and Jordi Murphy adding a late try. It was a gutsy recovery from a team that struggled at scrum-time against the French champions and had to scramble in defence on a number of occasions. ‘Castres delivered everything we thought they would – they were combative, very

physical at the breakdown and a good set-piece,’ said Gibbes. ‘It took a massive effort from us to score three tries and we almost sniffed out an opportunity for a fourth at the end. ‘To come to a place like this against a well-organised team that haven’t given up a lot of tries at home, it’s a satisfying result and puts a spring in our step.’ Commenting on his side’s early lapses, the New Zealander (pictured) admitted: ‘It wasn’t an ideal start. The way they were able to gain

access was more about our deficiencies rather than them creating a hell of a lot – but they’re a good team, we gave them a little bit and they took those two tries early. ‘We just felt if we were able to get a little bit of a foothold with possession, particularly at set-piece, that we may be able to put pressure on them later on... and it took quite a long time. ‘I thought the boys’ resilience and their commitment to keep running into these big fellas was first class.’ Having become the first away team to win in Castres since last January, Leinster now need just one

match point at home to the Ospreys to qualify for the last eight as pool winners. Leinster are four points ahead of secondplaced Northampton Saints who host Castres in round six, with Gopperth eyeing up another win to seal a home quarter-final. ‘Of course you want a home quarter and to achieve that we’ve got to win next week,’ said the Kiwi. ‘We’ve just got to make sure we get the points on the board early, make sure we win first and let the game take care of itself after that. Hopefully we’ll get a good outcome from it.’ Gopperth singled out the collective belief shown by Leinster as an important factor in their fightback in the south of France. ‘Leinster have always been a great scrambling team and we just worked hard for each other because we want to be in the top eight.’

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gAA O’Byrne Cup, group D, Round 3

Gavin: It’s time for Dubs to put Plan B into action Dcu...................................3-08 Dublin.............................0-16 Jim Gavin says he’ll put Plan B into operation after being knocked out of the O’Byrne Cup by one of his own, writes Paul Keane. Local boy Davy Byrne booted a 72nd minute point to secure a dramatic comeback win for DCU at Parnell Park. The Dubs led by six points with 15 minutes to go and looked odds on for a semi-final clash with meath next weekend. But a final quarter meltdown that saw Paul Flynn and Rory O’Carroll sent off cost them dearly. Flynn picked up a straight red card three minutes from time that rules him out of their allianz League opener with Kerry, while O’Carroll was black carded by referee David Gough. Without full-back O’Carroll the Dubs were in all kinds of bother and leaked 1-5 in the closing minutes. Byrne proved to be the match winner with a brilliant injury-time point from way out on the right wing. it took the Ballymun Kickhams man’s tally to 1-2 for the game and will have impressed Dubs boss Gavin greatly.

Byrne played a key role for Ballymun in their march to last march’s all-ireland club decider and could feature during the league. But his heroics mean that DCU will get an extra game in the O’Byrne Cup instead of Dublin, who fancied the action. That leaves Dublin with the next two weekends off, though Gavin said he’d prepared for such an outcome. ‘We have a standby plan, as you always do, so we’ll just implement that now,’ said Gavin. ‘We’ll have matches ourselves over the next few weeks. ‘There is great competition for places in the squad anyway so we’ll use those internal games to our benefit. ‘it’s always disappointing to lose a game. But in terms of our work ethic, it was excellent. ‘i think both teams will have learned a lot from it. DCU are a very well conditioned team, very well coached. and they were justified the win in the end. ‘For myself, we gave a lot of guys opportunities in the last three games which is what it’s all about. it’s a pre-season tournament. ‘it was a good physical work-out as well. So to that end, all our objectives have been achieved.’

Knockout: Cormac Costello of Dublin is tackled during the Round 3 match in Parnell Park PIcture: InPho

Kildare favourites for crown HoLDers Kildare are favourites to retain their o’Byrne Cup title after sweeping through to next weekend’s semifinals of the competition. seamus Hanafin netted for the hosts in Newbridge as Jason ryan’s experimental Kildare outfit ran out 1-11 to 0-8 winners over Carlow to top Group B. They’ll face uCD in next sunday’s semifinals after the students

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survived a late rally from Laois in Portarlington to win 1-14 to 36, ensuring top spot in Group a. Westmeath ace John Heslin struck the uCD goal while David Conway, eoin Lowry and Gary Walsh all hit majors for Tomás Ó Flatharta’s battling Laois. DCu’s win over Dublin at Parnell Park

means that they progress to the second semi-final from Group D and will take on Meath next sunday in Navan. Mick o’Dowd’s royal County were never in any trouble against Wicklow and cantered to a 4-11 to 2-5 win in Baltinglass, securing pole position in Group C. Brothers David and stephen Bray both netted as Meath moved 2-6 to 0-3 at half-time.

Szczesny remains very confident in gunners defensive rearguard

football Clean sheets business: Szczesny has been influential this term picture: pa

WoJCieCH szCzesNy is confident arsenal’s mean defensive streak can see them stay ahead of the rest in the race for the title, writes Mathew Nash. The Gunners will set out to return to the top of the table when they travel to aston Villa tonight. since shipping six goals at Manchester City last month, the arsenal rearguard have been breached just once, at West Ham on New year’s Day, to restore their status of holding the best defensive record in the top flight. szczesny is scheduled to return between the posts at Villa Park having been rested for the 2-0 Fa Cup win over Tottenham last weekend. and the 23-year-old Pole, who has kept 14 clean sheets in all competitions, feels there is growing confidence in a backline which has developed into an effective unit – no matter what the personnel. ‘i prefer to play behind the same back four because we have got a very good understanding but you have to give credit to the players that have come in – when everyone does as well as they been doing recently it really doesn’t matter,’ szczesny said. arsene Wenger insists his side will not be seeking revenge after Villa inflicted a 3-1 opening-day defeat on them in august at the emirates stadium. ‘it is not about revenge,’ he said. ‘Villa is just another game.’

Potters unhappy to be put on spot as Liverpool win

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stoke..................................3 liverpool .........................5 by DAvE fiLMER Luis suarez continued his staggering scoring record with his 21st and 22nd goals of the season as Liverpool won at stoke -– but most of the post-match talk was dominated by the controversial penalty won by raheem sterling. even reds boss Brendan rodgers admitted the spot kick, awarded when sterling tumbled after contact from Marc Wilson, was soft. Visiting skipper steven Gerrard converted from 12 yards to make it 3-2 after former team-mates Peter Crouch and Charlie adam had drawn stoke level. a ryan shawcross own goal and the first of suarez’s double had put Liverpool in charge before the comeback, so the penalty came at a crucial time.

Potters boss Mark Hughes said: ‘in terms of our performance i thought we were excellent. Things have gone against us, i thought the penalty decision was a poor one. i don’t think it merited a penalty. ‘The lad’s gone over too easily and the referee’s bought that. so we’re disappointed. [But] we gave ourselves too much to do. Defensively we made too many errors.’ rodgers, whose men sealed victory with suarez’s second and a goal from the returning Daniel stur-

Who’s Suarey now: In form striker Luis scored two goals against Stoke ridge sandwiched by a Jon Walters effort for stoke, admitted of the penalty: ‘i thought it was soft. ‘it was one where, if you’re the attacking team, you’re happy to get it. i’d call that a “spanish” penalty, one where the attacker goes into the defender – the defender obviously doesn’t get the ball – but the contact puts him over. ‘so we took that, that gave us the momentum in the game at 3-2 and probably from that we were able to kick on.’

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Staying put: Lescott

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city boss quashes Lescott loan speculation

rePorTs that Manchester City’s Joleon Lescott will join struggling West ham on loan are wide of the mark, says Manuel Pellegrini. it has been claimed sam Allardyce could land the england defender as the hammers attempt to fight their

way out of relegation trouble but City boss Pellegrini said: ‘no, no. i am not talking about any loan. i repeat, when this transfer window is over at the end of January, we will see what happens. At the moment, Joleon will stay here with the team.’

Pellegrini: Ref had to show red for tackle Manuel Pellegrini claimed Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa should have been sent off for the challenge which left Samir nasri injured and took the gloss off an impressive victory for Manchester City. edin Dzeko and alvaro negredo scored as the visitors moved to the top of the Premier league. Dzeko set the visitors on their way to a tenth successive win over the Magpies with an early finish and negredo struck in added time as City extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 15 games. The home side were hugely aggrieved to see a 34th-minute Cheick Tiote equaliser ruled out for offside by referee Mike Jones. But Pellegrini was angry himself after nasri was stretchered off after being felled by Yanga-Mbiwa’s 75th-minute challenge, which earned the player a yellow card. The City boss said: ‘it’s very serious. it was a very unfair kick and the player of newcastle, it

Meanwhile, newcastle boss Alan Pardew was equally adamant he was unaware of any bid from an unnamed Qatari club for Magpies striker Papiss Cisse. he said: ‘not that i’m aware of, no. i can’t confirm any bid.’

Back in form: Torres

Fernando’s revival is all a bit special to boss Jose

PREMiER LEAguE NEWCASTLE ...................0 MANCESTER CiTy.......... 2 by MATTHEW NASH was directly a red card. i don’t understand why he was not sent off. ‘it’s his medial ligament. We will see tomorrow how serious it is but i don’t think it’s a light thing, i think it’s a serious injury.’ Pellegrini, whose side overtook Chelsea and arsenal as a result, added: ‘it was a very big result because it’s a very difficult stadium to play here. We, Chelsea and Manchester united know how difficult it is to play newcastle. ‘They have a direct style with a lot of physical power and the whole game, they were trying to Ugly challenge: Yanga-Mbiwa was only booked for a lunge on Nasri picture: pA score with crosses and shooting, and we were very concentrated in Adnan’s up with the best I’ve seen, claims Fletcher defending. after the break ‘We scored two goals and had DARREN FLETCHER against Swansea once says Manchester two or three more clear chances.’

On fire: Negredo salutes his goal

United starlet Adnan Januzaj (pictured) is one of the best young players he has ever played alongside. The 18-year-old was the inspiration behind Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League win over Swansea at Old Trafford with a hand in the second-half goals for Antonio Valencia and Danny

Welbeck, ending a run of three defeats. ‘For his age, he is up there with some of the best I have seen, without a shadow of a doubt,’ said Fletcher, who also hailed Shinji Kagawa who excelled

he was switched into the central position he craves. ‘He does relish being in there and he was fantastic in the second half,’ said Fletcher. However, David Moyes was not getting carried away with the win. The Scot said: ‘There were chances. It is annoying me because we have to start taking them.’

Jose Mourinho believes Fernando Torres is enjoying his football again and has praised Chelsea’s ‘special fans’ for their continued support of the striker. Torres has rarely hit the heights of his Liverpool days at stamford Bridge but remains a key part of Mourinho’s plans. he has scored in his last two Premier League outings, adding to eden hazard’s opener to wrap up a 2-0 win at hull that sent Chelsea top of the table on saturday night before the Londoners were deposed by Manchester City yesterday. it was the spaniard’s eighth goal in all competitions this season, and Mourinho

THEy SAiD iT ‘I think probably next year he will beat the record in the league.’ Mourinho tips Petr Cech to break David James’ mark of 228 Premier League clean sheets next year – suggesting reports Cech could lose his place to Thibaut Courtois may be wide of the mark

said: ‘Fernando is enjoying his football more than the last couple of years. ‘The goals are coming and he is doing what we want him to do: press defenders, hold the ball, wait for support, get behind defenders and he scored. it is important for him but more important for us.’ The ‘special one’ credits supporters for staying with Torres, adding: ‘Chelsea fans are like this. i remember in 2004 when we had Mateja Kezman and he scored his first [league] goal in December, but every time playing at stamford Bridge people were supporting him. ‘special fans, special club.’

TRANSFER TALK

Joe means ‘No’ NEWCASTLE transfer guru Joe Kinnear has reiterated to the club’s supporters that there are unlikely to be any new additions in January and warned fans not to expect more than ‘one or two’ signings a year from now on.

u MANCHESTER City are ready to pay £30million for Southampton leftback Luke Shaw. u WOLFSBURG are close to a deal for Chelsea’s Kevin de Bruyne.

Astori of real substance DAVID MOYES went on a scouting mission to Sardinia yesterday. The Manchester United boss was believed to be looking at Cagliari centre-back Davide Astori (left) and Juventus midfielders Arturo Vidal and Paul Pogba as the Turin side won 4-1. United coach Phil Neville was in Spain for Rayo Vallecano’s 1-0 win at Getafe.

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out clause in the Schalke contract of Arsenal target Julian Draxler (pictured).

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Suarez strikes again as Liverpool rule at the Brittania

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Flynn sees red as Dubs crash out All-StAr forward Paul Flynn received a costly red card as tournament favourites Dublin crashed out of the O’Byrne Cup. the All-Ireland champions were caught by a DCU fightback at Parnell Park and miss out on a semi-final against rivals Meath next Sunday. there was some victory in defeat as Dubliner Davy Byrne kicked the winner for DCU and was the best player on the field. the Ballymun Kickhams midfielder, already on Dublin’s radar after reaching last year’s AIB All-Ireland club final, booted 1-2 in total yesterday. But it was a disappointing defeat all the same and not just because boss Jim Gavin’s fourth competitive loss since taking over means they’re out of the competition. Flynn’s straight red card for an apparent off the ball strike three minutes from time means he will miss their Allianz league opener with Kerry. rory O’Carroll was also dismissed, but for a black card offence, so will be available for the February 1 showdown with Kerry at Croke Park. ‘We’ll need to have a look at the tape of what happened with Paul before we have a view on it,’ said Gavin. ‘But the league games will definitely be opportunities for guys, and guys will have to step up.’

HOLDING ON: Brian O’Driscoll is restrained by Castres’ Max Evans, left, and Seremaia Bai as tempers flare during the Heineken Cup Pool One clash between Leinster and Castres at the Stade Pierre-Antoine. Leinster inflicted the French side’s first home defeat since last January with a battling 22-29 win

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I beg your Pard-on! Pardew sorry for volley at Man City boss Newcastle boss alan Pardew has apologised for a foul-mouthed rant aimed at Manchester city counterpart Manuel Pellegrini. the 52-year-old directed an expletive-laden tirade at the chilean during the first half of his side’s controversial 2-0 Premier league defeat yesterday. Pardew said: ‘I hear it’s been picked up a little bit and I apologise for my comments 100 per cent. It was a heat of the moment thing. ‘we just had words we always have as managers, to a degree. I have

by MATHEw nAsH apologised to him and fortunately for myself, he has accepted that.’ the bust-up saw Pardew call the 60-year-old a ‘******* old ****’. He later admitted to regretting his choice of words. ‘No, I don’t think it merited that word,’ he added. ‘as I said, I have apologised for that particular word but we sort of tease each other a little bit and have words.’ Pellegrini insisted he did not know what Pardew had said to him but

accused the Newcastle boss of questioning every decision the officials made. He said: ‘I know they were at home and they have an advantage in that sense but it’s impossible for the referee if you are complaining at every decision.’ the root of Pardew’s complaint was referee Mike Jones’ call to rule out a 34th-minute cheick tiote equaliser for offside against Yoan Gouffran. He fumed: ‘If you are going to chalk it off, you need to make sure you are getting the point right.’

Confrontation: Pardew and Pellegrini square up

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