Wednesday, January 22, 2014
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A MOTHER of three had a miraculous escape after an avalanche of slurry fell from a hilltop farm, sweeping her car into a field. As Joan McLoughlin, 62, was driving on the Cappamore to Doon road in East Limerick, an estimated 20,000 litres of slurry breached the retaining wall of a slurry tank on an overlying farm. It gained speed as it cascaded down the hill, then burst through the road’s embankment, picking up Mrs McLoughlin’s blue Ford Fiesta and dumping it in a nearby field. Speaking from their home in Cappamore, Mrs McLoughlin’s husband Hugh, said: ‘She could have been killed. I never saw anything like that in my life.’ A clean-up operation was ongoing yesterday involving Limerick City & County Council, Inland Fisheries Ireland and Limerick County Fire and Rescue Service. The incident occurred around 10pm on Monday. Mrs McLoughlin (pictured) could not speak to the press yesterday, with her husband saying: ‘She’s stressed out.’ Local man Pat Hoban was hailed a hero, after finding Mrs McLoughlin in the field. ‘I heard a lady screaming up the road, so I knew there was somebody in there,’ he told Limerick’s Live 95fm radio station. A hearse and another car which were travelling in front of Mrs McLoughlin avoided the spillage by just seconds. ‘The slurry has spilled into a flat area with relatively little [water] flow. We’re confident we can contain the spill by damming local drains,’ a council spokesman said.
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 METRO HERALD
Believe it or not, E-fits some kind of description
IT HAS been compared to Morph, the Snowman and Charlie Brown – but one thing is agreed: this police e-fit is unlikely to lead to an arrest. The less-than-enlightening sketch was released by detectives hunting a knifewielding robber who mugged two women in Texas. But rather than elicit information from the public, the composite has done little but draw ridicule. A spokesman for Lamar County Sheriff’s Department said rather defensively: Comic sketch?: The ‘The sketch is not a true depiction of the offending suspect, only a likeness.’ composite The women were in East Post Oak PICTURE: LamaR Community at about 11am last ThursCoUnTy ShERIff’S day when they were accosted by the DEPaRTmEnT
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cartoon-looking character. As they were about to enter a house, he brandished a knife and demanded they hand over their money. After stealing the cash, he made off on foot, according to the victims – but officers confused the issue by adding he was ‘possibly riding a bicycle’. The suspect is described as 1.8m (6ft) tall with short black hair, a round face and tattoos over both arms and on the left side of his neck. Some dubbed it the ‘worst police sketch ever’, with other contenders including the ‘egg with hair’ released in 2007 during the search for Madeleine McCann.
Court gives Love/Hate actor second chance A YOUNG actor, who featured in Love/Hate’s cat-killing scene, has been given another chance to co-operate with the Probation Service before he is sentenced for dealing cannabis. Leroy Harris (pictured), 19, of Mariner’s Port had pleaded guilty earlier to possession of cannabis worth €100 for sale or supply, at Sheriff Street, in Dublin, on October 14 last. However, the actor missed an intervening probation meeting and failed to turn up to Dublin District Court yesterday. His solicitor said Harris had mistakingly thought the hearing was on another date. Judge Denis McLoughlin adjourned the case until March.
He’s going on pigeon patr-owl HE’S a deadly killer cleaning up a western border town. But the hired assassin removing the vermin that plague the town is no cowboy film-style gunman. He’s Barney, the European eagle owl. The keen-eyed predator is taken on twice-weekly patrols by bird enthusiast Harry Hamilton, who’s paid £75 (€90) a time combating the town’s pigeon problem. Barney can’t fly after the pigeons to put his formidable hunting skills to use because he’s kept on a leash. But as with a feared bountyhunter whose reputation goes before him, it seems just a look from those big round eyes is enough to send the pesky varmints fleeing in terror. ‘When he walks around the town,
the pigeons are nowhere to be seen,’ said town councillor Glenys Davies. ‘They return to the parks once he has left, but nowhere near the same amount as before. No birds are harmed, only frightened.’ Some sceptics have been grumbling that hiring Barney was, well, something of a bird-brained idea. But he is given a warm welcome during his patrols of the market town of Owestry, near the Welsh border. ‘People will stop and come and see the owl and it’s great fun getting out and about with him,’ said Mr Hamilton, 61. Town mayor Chris Schofield said: ‘The pigeons are vermin and carry diseases which can be passed onto humans, so we have to take a serious look at this.’
Catch the pigeon: Barney keeps a lookout from the patrol car, above, while, left, the owl flaps his wings PICTURES: CaTERS
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Sabina’s jail visit D-fended President’s wife visited protest friend
State to pay Marie’s costs THe State has agreed to pay the bulk of legal costs arising from the unsuccessful case taken by Marie Fleming on assisted suicide. The 59-year-old woman, from Co Wicklow, who had suffered from multiple sclerosis for more than 20 years, died last month. She had taken her right to die case to the Supreme Court after losing a High Court case. In her appeal Ms Fleming said she wanted to be allowed a peaceful and dignified death at a time of her choosing without the risk of prosecution hanging over anyone who helped her.
by ED cARTy PReSIDenT Michael D Higgins has defended his wife Sabina’s visit to an elderly and ill anti-war activist in prison. Mrs Higgins (pictured) went to Limerick prison on Sunday to meet Margaretta D’Arcy, 79, who was jailed last week after refusing to sign a bond pledging not to protest again at Shannon Airport. The writer, playwright and member of Aosdána was charged after protesting on the runway over its use by US military. Mr Higgins told TodayFM: ‘Sabina was visiting a friend of long-standing whose health is frail and who was a fellow artist with Sabina and who were in many performances together. ‘Sabina is a person who can speak for herself as well and is a person of very good judgment. It’s not for me to comment. It’s a private and personal visit to her friend who is fragile and who is a fellow artist.’ Tánaiste eamon Gilmore also said the visit was appropriate. Both Mr and Mrs Higgins have known D’Arcy for years through their connections in the arts. The visit came to light after her son Finn Arden and two other anti-war activists – retired army officer edward Horgan of the Shannonwatch group and niall Farrell of the Galway Alliance Against War – visited her in prison yesterday. D’Arcy, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, was last month given a threemonth suspended sentence for an illegal incursion on the runway at Shannon Airport in October 2012. She was jailed last week after refusing to sign the bond. The Galway Alliance Against War said D’Arcy has made it clear that she is willing to sign a form committing to keep the peace but only if there is no direct reference to Shannon.
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THE SAMARITANS were flooded yesterday with calls from Irish viewers affected by Monday night’s Coronation Street storyline in which a terminallyill character took her own life. The tear-jerking episode, in which cancer-stricken Hayley Cropper ended her own life by downing a lethal cocktail, reached 719,000 viewers on TV3 and millions in Britain. Calls to the charity surged 30 per cent in the 12 hours after the screening. The Samaritans helpline is 1890 200 091.
Taxi appeal after city assault Vatican embassy to reopen
GARDAÍ are seeking the help of a taxi driver as part of their inquiry into a serious assault on a man in the Meath Street area of the city in the early hours of Sunday morning. Four people have been arrested in connection with the assault at Lamb Alley, in which a man in his 20s sustained serious head injuries and is in a serious condition in hospital.
Gardaí are looking to speak to a taxi driver who picked up two men on Meath Street around 1.15am on Sunday. The driver was in a dark or black saloon car, which they believe may have been an Opel Insignia. He dropped the men off at Francis Street. Anyone with information should call Kevin Street on (01) 666 9400.
Ireland is to reopen its embassy in the Vatican two years after the Government shut it, saying it was for cost reasons. The Holy See in rome is one of five new embassies to be set up including missions in Thailand, Indonesia, Croatia and Kenya. It was widely accepted two years ago that the Government
had closed its mission to the Holy See in protest at lack of coopertion with child abuse investigations. The new mission will be staffed by one person. Ireland has 300 diplomats in 73 locations abroad, allowing relations with 176 states. The new missions are expected to cost the State €4.7million a year.
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Mother evicted after ganster-style parties A DUBLIN mother, who was said in court to have held loud parties ‘involving gangland personalities well known to Gardaí,’ has been given 28 days to leave her home. Judge Jacqueline Linnane said in the Circuit Civil Court yesterday Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council had terminated Josephine Tyrell’s tenancy at Brehon Grove, Ballinteer, Dublin, in December 2012 for breach of contract. There were 36 complaints against the woman, who had climbed up on to a neighbour’s balcony, shouted and threatened her, and smashed her property, the court heard.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 METRO HERALD
Expensive Ireland ranks fifth in EU league tables by jOAnnE AHERn
Dublin house prices ‘rose 17.7% in 2013’ THE price of second-hand houses in Dublin increased by 17.7 per cent last year, estate agent DNG has reported. This is the sixth consecutive quarter of growth in the capital, it said, putting the rise down to the ‘lack of property coming to the market and improved buyer sentiment’. The average price of a second-hand home in Dublin is now €302,846, with houses in west Dublin showing the biggest annual increase at 20.6 per cent. Houses above €500,000 showed the highest increase, at 18.7 per cent.
ROBO TWINS: Twin brothers Dane and Luke O’Shea from Deerpark CBS, Cork, with EMC mentor Gavin King programming their robots using Vex Robotics technology ahead of the second annual EMC VEX Robotics championship this weekend. EMC has teamed up with secondary schools to build remote-controlled and programmed robots as part of a global initiative to boost interest in careers in science and technology. Teams will compete to qualify for a place at the VEX World Championship in California picture: daragh mcsweeney
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THE Measuring Ireland’s Progress report reveals five is the magic number for the country, with Ireland being the fifth most expensive EU state, having the fifth lowest employment rate in the EU. The Measuring Ireland’s Progress Report 2012 was published by the Central Statistics Office yesterday. It revealed that only Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Luxembourg were more expensive than Ireland and that Irish prices were 15 per cent above the EU average. However, this is a ‘considerable improvement’ on 2008 figures, which showed Ireland being the second most expensive country in the EU, with prices 30 per cent above the EU average. While Ireland languished fifth from the bottom in the employment poll, productivity of the Irish workforce remained above the EU average, it found. However, it said female employees were paid 13.9 per cent less than men, giving Ireland the tenth lowest gender pay gap in the EU in 2010. The average gap was 16.2 per cent. It also found we are a nation that just loves being married and having babies: Ireland has the highest fertility rate in the EU and second lowest divorce rate.
METRO HERALD Wednesday, January 22, 2014
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Irish illustrator TOMM MOORE, co-founder of animation studio Cartoon Saloon, is best known for the Oscar-nominated feature The Secret Of Kells. He is one of the speakers at this year’s Digital Biscuit, a three-day showcase that hones in on developments in filmmaking techniques
Are you looking forward to speaking at Digital Biscuit?
Yes, it will be a nice chance to get feedback from the industry here. I’ll be talking about the feature we are working on at the moment, and how we were able to co-produce between five different countries.
Are there any speakers you’re looking forward to seeing? I’m looking forward to
the whole event. I’m curious to see what Irish filmmakers have to say because that’s where I got my start. They seem to be going from strength to strength. You can be in a bubble when you’re in the studio so it’s good to go to events like this.
Are events like this important for your industry? It’s nice there
is something happening in Ireland. There is a real buzz around animation and technology here. Sometimes you only meet other Irish animators abroad.
How do you keep up-to-date with technology? It’s a weird thing in animation; the technology
follows the needs of production so sometimes it feels like the technology is behind. We would give companies feedback and they make changes. We tend to design the project and then find the technology. We use TVPaint where we can draw directly on screen. We had students in the studio on an internship and they were all used to it, so I felt like a bit of a dinosaur. We then decided to move over to using it and now all animators use it. We are now working on paperless productions.
When can we expect to see your new film Song Of The Sea? I’m hoping it will be out at
the end of the year. Once it’s ready, we will start entering into festivals. I would like to see it released at Halloween this year.
How long does a feature film like this take to make? The
concept for Song Of The Sea goes back to 2008, but it took a long time to get the finance and get the script right. Once that was sorted, we started production and that took
about 24 months. The longest part of any project is the financing and creating the story – after that, it’s a rollercoaster. It’s exciting to see the work come together in colour with the special effects.
Has it been easy collaborating with people in four other countries? We have been busy
working together, but it wasn’t all easy. We have worked together in the past, and the animators came over to Kilkenny and spent time with us to get their heads around what we had to do. We then used Skype and HotSoft for the coproduction. There was also a language barrier so it was important to get together during production.
Has technology made these kinds of collaborations easier? This kind of project
wouldn’t have been possible a few years ago. Cartoon Saloon was set up in 1999 and there have been a lot of changes since then. When we were working on The Secret Of Kells, we were couriering pieces of paper between studios.
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I’ll have to go and make a film about girls in bikinis next to change things up! Where do you get inspiration from? Most of my work is
based on Irish mythology. While I worked on ...Kells, I got more interested in it. I’m working on another film based on Irish mythology but it’s early days. I’ll have to go and make a film about girls in bikinis next to change things up!
What cartoons did you grow up watching? There was the Don
Bluth studio in Dublin, and when we were kids we’d go to Kilkenny Castle to watch the films and they’d have all the characters there.
Will you be watching the Oscars this year? We have friends
in Belgium who are nominated so I’ll be watching for them. When we were there it was such a surprise to be some extent. You can’t avoid them nominated. It’s hard to believe that in school. I like the idea that kids was three years ago. in Ireland can now watch Irish Angharad Williams cartoons with Irish stories. Visit ww.digitalbiscuit.ie
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ATy PERRy has revealed she asked God to bless her with ample breasts when she was an 11-year-old girl. The Dark Horse singer said she was grateful to the Lord for heeding her request for ‘boobs so big that I can’t see my feet when I’m lying down’. do But she said she had failed to consider the possible consequences of having her prayers answered. ‘I had no clue they would fall into my armpits eventually,’ the 29-year-old admitted. 29-year Perry – who said she had never had breast surgery or any other cosmetic procedure – recalled how she had asked her
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maker for mammoth mammaries during a wide-ranging interview with GQ. She also confessed to losing her virginity at 16 in the front seat of a Volvo, believing in aliens, and fearing that smoking cannabis could turn her into a paranoid wreck. ‘The weed – I’m not friends with it. I can’t do that stuff,’ she said. ‘I’d be like in the corner: “Are you trying to kill me?!”’ Perry came under fire from critics after
dressing as a geisha to perform her track Unconditionally at the American Music Awards in November. But after being branded ‘racist’ by some for the Japanesethemed performance, she stressed she had no intention to cause offence. ‘All I was trying to do is just give a very beautiful performance about a place that I have so much love for,’ she said. Read the full interview at gq.com or in the February issue of US GQ, on sale next month.
Grammy gig for Bey, Jay... and Madge? Goofy: Miley goes topless while Cara Delevigne shows her support after the Chanel show in Paris PICTURES: InSTaGRam/GoffPhoToS
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Kasabian have slammed US pop tartlet Miley Cyrus, branding her a ‘f***ing nightmare of the 21st century’. The Reason Is Treason rockers said the music industry is to blame for allowing the 21-year-old singe to trade her sexuality for money. ‘I don’t really know what that world is, man. It’s just a f***ing money-making thing,’ guitarist Sergio Pizzorno, 33, blasted. ‘We [the industry] created Miley Cyrus, man, that’s our fault. She’s just a f***ing accumulation of internet porn, f***ing hip-hop, f***ing Disney world. She’s just a f***ing nightmare of the 21st century. It’s not her fault, but we created that.’ The band’s frontman, Tom Meighan, 33, added to the debate, telling NME: ‘I’ll tell you something, my daughter’s not going to be anything like her, no way.’ Meanwhile, Cyrus has gone topless again to promote her appearance on MTV Unplugged, sporting false teeth in a nod to Lady Gaga’s single cover for Dope.
Beyoncé and Jay Z fans will be thrilled that the power couple have been unveiled as performers at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The 32-year-old singer and her rap mogul husband will appear on stage at LA’s Staples Centre this Sunday after the CBS network aired a promo listing their names. However, it is unclear whether they will perform together or separately. Some insiders say Bey and Madonna are set to join forces at the ceremony. Queens Of The Stone Age will be joined by Dave Grohl and fellow nominees Nine Inch Nails for a showstopping closing performance, featuring Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham. Other artists on the bill include Taylor Swift, Daft Punk, Lorde and Paul McCartney.
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Patients receive a second balloon 30 days after the first, with the option of a third balloon after 60 days based on their weight loss. At a cost of €3,640 for a two-balloon treatment, it doesn’t come cheap. Clinical trials in the UK and US have shown that patients can lose an average of 7.7kg in three months. The treatment is recommended for people whose body mass index is 27 or above. At the end of the treatment plan, the balloons are deflated and removed during an outpatient endoscopy. It is not yet available in Ireland but is offered at several private UK clinics.
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syrian killings ‘like World Belsen death camps’ SYRIA has systematically tortured and killed 11,000 prisoners in conditions that ‘evoked Nazi death camps’, a report claims. Regime officials could face war crimes charges as a result of the ‘clear evidence’ provided by a Syrian military photographer. Prosecutors said it documented ‘industrial scale killing’ that was reminiscent of the concentration camps of Belsen and Auschwitz. The photographer, who has fled
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Syrian government. They added: ‘Such evidence would support findings of crimes against humanity against the regime.’ The photographer, codenamed Caesar, worked as a criminal investigator for the military police for 13 years before defecting. The report was published as opposing sides in Syria’s civil war met for peace talks in Switzerland. President Bashar al-Assad denies war crimes allegations.
suicide bomber hunted in sochi ThRee potential female suicide bombers – one of whom is believed to be in Sochi city where the Winter Olympics are to begin next month – are being hunted by Russian security officials. Russian police warned that Ruzanna Ibragimova, a 22-year-old widow of a dead Islamic militant, is at large in Sochi. Authorities in Russia have blamed the so-called ‘black widows’ of killed insurgents for previous suicide attacks in the country. Sochi, a Black Sea resort town, will host the games in February amid concerns about security and potential terrorist attacks.
Re-arrested cleric ‘laundered funds’
You could send in a letter to Metro Herald’s Mailbox bemoaning the cattle-like conditions on your morning Dart, or bombard @IrishRail with tweets, but one commuter solved his seat dilemma with a simple solution: a fold-out camping chair. Ken Gaughran, who uses the Twitter handle @Ken_Gok, took the impromptu photograph on the 8.40am train from Malahide to Pearse Station yesterday. The social media specialist for Fine Gael tweeted: This guy is on my train right now. What a legend! #Dart #IrishRail
A VATICAN monsignor already on trial for allegedly plotting to smuggle €20million from Switzerland to Italy has been re-arrested for allegedly using his Vatican bank accounts to launder money. Police in Salerno said yesterday that Monsignor Nunzio Scarano’s Vatican bank accounts were used to transfer millions of euros in fictitious donations from offshore firms. They also said millions were seized at the re-arrest. Scarano’s lawyer has said his client was merely taking money from donors who thought they were funding a home for the terminally ill. Scarano is on trial in Rome on the smuggling charges after his July arrest.
Japan condemned over dolphins slaughter JAPANESE fishermen have killed about 40 dolphins, targeted for their meat, as part of a larger group trapped recently in what activists say was the biggest round-up they have witnessed in the last four annual hunts. Sea Shepherd, best known for its anti-whaling activities, said that of roughly 250 captured dolphins, the fishermen first selected 52 to keep alive for sale to aquariums and other customers. They included a rare albino calf and its mother. Of the rest, some 40 were killed, one drowned stuck in a net, and the others were released, it said. A Sea Shepherd video shows dozens of fishermen on boats surveying the dolphins after they were confined to a cove with nets. Divers can be seen holding the dolphins selected for sale and guiding
them to nets hanging off the boats. While other dolphins have been killed since the hunting season began in September, Sea Shepherd said the 250 herded on Friday was the largest group it has seen since it began monitoring the hunt. The annual hunt in the village of Taiji received high-profile criticism when US ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy tweeted last weekend that she was deeply concerned about the practice. The fishermen say the hunt is part of their tradition and call foreign critics who eat other kinds of meat hypocritical. A Japanese government spokesman defended the annual dolphin hunt, saying it is carried out in accordance with the law. The hunt was the subject of the Academy Awardwinning 2009 film The Cove.
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digest NEW zEALAND: This translucent shrimp-like creature was caught by a sailor 70km (45 miles) off the Karikari peninsula on the north island CaterS
Killer sex slave dungeon master is executed
CHiNA: A kidnapper has been executed for keeping six women in a dungeon as sex slaves. Li Hao, 36, coerced three of them to kill two of their fellow captives. He raped his victims and made them appear in porn in Luoyang city, central Henan. One of the women was jailed for three years for her role in the killings.
President in lather over ‘anti-values’ TV soaps VENEzuELA: A new enemy in the country’s war on spiralling crime has been identified – soap operas. President Nicolas Maduro has accused TV of spreading ‘anti-values’ to young people by glamorising violence. He wants scheduling to be reviewed but critics say it is his way of increasing his control of the airwaves.
Leading writer Wainaina: i am a homosexual KENyA: Author Binyavanga Wainaina has become one of Africa’s most highprofile figures to come out. The 43-year-old responded to new anti-gay laws across the continent with a short story called I Am A Homosexual, Mum, in which he confesses to his dying mother. Gay men in Kenya can be jailed for 14 years.
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never thought I would ever say this, but I think I am getting to be a prude in my old age, as certain adverts are really bugging me and I think they are a bit over the top. Take the animated advert for Flora where two boys walk in on their parents ‘wrestling’ in bed. So why show two kids walking in on parents having sex, then the parents making faces at the breakfast table? I do not think this is appropriate and to be honest there is no need for it on an advert. Also the Aviva one where the guy is shoving his groin at us while explaining how good Aviva is. now I know this is supposed to be funny, but sorry it fails abysmally. James ■ Apollo (Mailbox, Mon), I as-
sume based on your comments, you drive a manual and have probably rarely, if ever driven anything else. As Ireland is becoming more and more modern, the numbers of people who are driving automatics is increasing – thus, people leaving their foot on the brake in traffic. If you leave an automatic in drive, no brake applied and the hand-brake on, you’re going to be spending a pretty penny on repairs for your transmission and your brakes. Plus if the brake lights are that bright, maybe you shouldn’t tailgate the person in front of you. Hilary, Churchtown ■ I found a very large bunch of keys placed on top of a dustbin in the D4 area, not far from the rDS on the opposite side of the road.
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PROUD TO POSE: A pigeon watches the walkers on Dún Laoghaire pier from his nook in the wall in a photograph sent in by Paul Garry, while Garry Greene snapped this shot of a peacock at Dublin Zoo
I vaguely remember someone writing in the Metro Herald at least a month ago having lost a distinctive set of keys with definite Spanish links on them. So I have given the keys to a garda in the area and they can be retrieved in Donnybrook station. Many thanks to Metro Herald for keeping us informed with news and events. now that I’m no longer working I miss the contact in the morning;
friendly face and up-to-date news. Keep up the good work. Helen Rafferty ■ Baffled. Great pic of Beyoncé with the White House pooch Bo [Guilty Pleasures, Tues] while on a visit there to perform for Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday. Grand, until I get to the bit where Bey and daughter admired the presidential Christmas tree. It’s mid January for feck’s sake, time to ditch and chip. Gossip gal
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● As I stood looking at my car with a punctured tyre near the Montrose Hotel, a family in a 04-reg Cork car pulled up and a man asked if I needed help. An angel sent from somewhere! He did the heavy work and I was able to drive off. Thanks pal. Sorry I didn’t ask your name. Tom
■ Martin, consider people like me, who have very scant eyebrows so have to pencil them in. Sorry if looking ‘ridiculous’ is annoying you, but I look even more so without it. Karla ■ Is it time to rise up against the machines? Self-service checkouts, I’m talking about you. Paula ■ What kind of people write into Yeh Big Ride? Admirers of would-be wallet thiefs and last-chance salooners who can’t pluck up the courage to chat up a girl they made eye contact with ‘several times’ in a bar. Losers and jokers, I say. The True Cynic ■ Metro Herald thinks Garth Brooks is the biggest selling artist of all time with 128 million records?
Elvis has sold one billion and Michael Jackson 750 million. Reality check please. Neither of the Kings have been dethroned! DB ■ To Karen who wrote in to thank the person who stamped and posted her lost letter, in your case it worked out well. However consider a situation where the letter writer was in two minds about whether to send the letter or not, and had said letter loitering in her handbag while she made up her mind. Then one day at a busy newsagent she reached into her bag for her purse and inadvertently pulled out the letter which fell to the floor. Off she goes about her business, while some do-gooder/kind passerby finds the letter, sticks a stamp on and off that damned missive goes, leaving a trail of heartache in its wake. This actually happened to a friend of mine. Once written
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TREnDIng #GoodbyeHayley #Corrie ● Oh my goodness. It’s only a soap, it’s only a soap, it’s only a soap. Stop crying. Stop crying. Stop crying. @RebekkaMary ● If you’re not crying right now you must have a heart made out of stone. @Hollyoakslovers
● To the woman outside Pearse Dart station at about 6.30pm on Saturday who gave me her ticket to Bray, thank you so much. You made a bad day a great one. An appreciative stranger
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● I want my boyfriend to know how much he means to me and how much my life has changed for the better with him. You are my rock, my best friend and I love you to the moon and back. Thank you for brightening up my life and making me so happy. Love you Dean Keegan, love always your girlfriend. xxxx Dolly
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● And yet some people still say soap is not proper acting. @HylandIan ● I think Roy made a bad call with the music. Should have put ‘Bassline Junkie’ on. @georgeayl ● Not sure ironing my husband’s shirt would be one of the last things I’d do before I died. @JennyLeeds20 ● Sad Day for Ireland we have to say Goodbye to Hayley and Hello to Garth Brooks.
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She’s detested, I didn’t enjoy it It took an old friend to persuade Meryl Streep to take on her role in August: Osage County. Lauren Williams finds out why
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eryl Streep is full of surprises. She may be one of Hollywood’s most popular actresses, with a record number of Academy Award nominations, but she’s far from a typical establishment figure. She hit the headlines a few weeks ago with her attack on Hollywood icon Walt Disney as a misogynist with anti-Semitic views. And now, it transpires, she fought against taking her latest Oscar-nominated role too. ‘I said numerous times that I didn’t want it,’ begins the 64-yearold, who ignores the chairs in the hotel suite and elects to sit on the floor. ‘I didn’t want to play this woman who is afflicted by her past and by cancer and by her own worst self. She is detested by her children and quite rightly so. I didn’t want to imagine all that and to have to experience it. But my agent kept saying, “We have to make this happen.”’ Streep’s performance as the cancer-stricken, drug-addled matriarch of John Wells’s bigscreen version of the Tracy letts Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County has earned the actress an 18th Oscar nomination and Golden Globe nod. It was only following a conversation with an old friend, who was once an addict, that Streep relented. The pair were talking about their own mothers. She might be the film industry’s first lady but Streep is surprisingly welcoming and warm. She leans in, conspiratorially, and explains: ‘My friend said to me: “you had a great mother, Meryl. She gave you every opportunity and encouragement. yet my mother told me that I was nothing and would never amount to anything.”’ Streep was the first born of artist
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Streep’s ahead: Meryl Streep in August: Osage County with Julia Roberts (left) and Julianne Nicholson
and art director Mary. ‘My friend said: “you have to do this role for me and for every girl who has a bad mother.” It really hit me when she said that because I knew she was telling the truth. I then called my agent and said: “All right, I will do it.” But I didn’t enjoy it; it was not a fun role.’ Instead, it proved physically and emotionally demanding. Streep’s character, Violet, is disappointed with the pattern of her life and takes it out on those around her. ‘I have never shot a character as wildly out of control of her rages, what one character refers to as Violet’s “shrill insanity”,’ she says. ‘That is a very specific description of a person and, as an actor, you always want to find something that mitigates that kind of statement. But there was no relief there. It was horrible.’ Bearing the brunt of some of this ‘shrill insanity’ is Violet’s husband (played by Sam Shepard), whose
the Academy loves Meryl Streep. no actor or actress has received more than her 18 Oscar nominations that stretch from 1978’s the deer hunter to this year’s August: Osage
death and ensuing funeral force the dysfunctional family to reconvene. Old wounds are then reopened, prompting Violet to direct much of her ire towards her daughters, played by Julianne Nicholson, Juliette lewis and Julia roberts. The film has also seen roberts to an Oscar nod, for Best Supporting Actress. ‘I have three daughters in the film, Julia, Julianne and Juliette – my “Family Jules” I called them,’ says Streep. ‘The eldest is Julia roberts’ character, Barbara, and she is my character’s favourite. The others know it. Violet, like many wrongheaded parents, puts all her hopes on one child, the one with the most promise and the one she sees is most like her.’ roberts found her role just as challenging. ‘It was hard for Julia to get in that skin,’ says Streep, who has won Oscars for Kramer vs Kramer, Sophie’s Choice and The Iron lady, ‘because the real Julia is arm and engaging. you so warm
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immediately connect with her, while Barbara is disappointed with all the doors in her life that are closing. It can be unpleasant to be inside the skins of certain characters.’ Streep’s decision to enter Violet’s skin was eased, she says, by the strength of the supporting cast. The stage play is an ensemble piece and, while the film narrative is truncated, a fabulous array of actors still takes to the screen, including Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Dermot Mulroney, ewan McGregor and The Americans’ Margo Martindale. ‘It wasn’t all on my shoulders and I liked that,’ says Streep. ‘My character was often just the catalyst for events between other members of the family. And it was satisfying to work in an ensemble. It was a gorgeous group of actors, people who are very serious about their work. Also, I thought that the humour in the story would save us.’ The humour in the stage play underpinned many of the reviews and Streep’s nomination at this
Of Africa, Ironweed, A Cry In The Dark, postcards From the edge, the Bridges Of Madison County, One true thing, Music Of the heart, Adaptation, The Devil Wears Prada, Doubt,
year’s Golden Globes was for Best Actress in the Comedy or Musical category. The humour in the film, though, is rather bleak. ‘The play was a roller-coaster and the house rocked with laughter,’ Streep recalls of her visit to see the stage production, ‘though our film is a different animal. But I think that audiences see some solace in it because their family situation often isn’t that bad. Sometimes it is worse, of course, but I think every happy family is alike, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way, as Tolstoy said. The heavy experience of filming unfolded for Streep in the wilds of Oklahoma during the tail end of 2012, just as the US went to the polls for the 57th presidential election. Streep smiles. ‘Thank God we had a contentious election happening at the time we were making the film,’ she says. ‘I would unwind by going home and shouting at the News! That was my only relief.’ August: Osage County (15A) is out Fri.
Julie & Julia, The Iron Lady (won) and August: Osage County.
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Gender mind-bender PeaCoCk (12A) HHHH✩
DVD This 2010 slow-burn psychological drama never made it to the big screen and has only now been given a DVD release. Quite why is a mystery, given the cast list and calibre of Cillian Murphy’s lead performance. He plays John Skillpa, a tightly wound bank clerk in a small Nebraska town. John’s monstrous, now deceased mother has left him with ‘issues’, which mean behind his front door and closely drawn curtains he’s Emma, who keeps home and cooks. But when a train derails in John’s backyard one morning, as Emma is pegging out the washing, the townsfolk who rush to help take ‘her’ for John’s wife – and recognition encourages Emma to take over more of John’s life. Debut director Michael Lander stretches credibility at some points and doesn’t push far enough at others but Peacock is hauntingly shot. Murphy – who already proved himself adept at taking on a difficult transgender role in Neil Jordan’s Breakfast On Pluto – is outstanding at delineating two distinct, warring characters in one body,
and the cast includes Ellen Page, Bill Pullman, Keith Carradine and Susan Sarandon, no less. Siobhán Murphy
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DVD, Blu-ray Il Bidone, or The Swindle, is the overlooked middle child of Federico Fellini’s ‘trilogy of solitude’, bookended by Oscar winner La Strada and the wonderful Nights Of Cabiria. The 1955 drama, now getting a Masters Of Cinema Blu-ray release, is an intriguing tale of loneliness, guilt and alienation played out with plenty of early Fellini visual flourishes. Smalltime con artists Augusto (Broderick Crawford), ‘Picasso’ (Richard Basehart) and Roberto (Franco Fabrizi) rip off the poor, gullible and desperate but their profligate lifestyle starts to take its toll on ageing Augusto, who’s profoundly shaken by a failed attempt to connect with his daughter. Fellini, on the tipping point here between neo-realism and wild spectacle, turns a scathing eye on the callousness of post-war Italian society and his humour is spiked
with discomforting stabs: the set-piece seething New Year’s party staged by a well-off crook looks like an uproarious precursor of La Dolce Vita’s portrait of empty hedonism. Definitely worth discovering. SM
inReaLLife (15) HHHH✩
DVD Adults who fret about what today’s smartphone-devoted kids are doing online will find little to *like* in this landmark documentary by Beeban Kidron (Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason). The content flicks between case studies of internet-addicted teens (including the 15-year-old girl forced to submit to gang rape to retrieve her phone), concerned-face analysis from academics, ‘shock’ statistics that really shock and hyperactive guest web stars. It feels like six TV docs in one. Though arguably too much to absorb in one go, it’s brainboggling, mildly terrifying and essential viewing for all ages.
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KNEES UP: We Banjo 3 are but one of the barnstormers to play Temple Bar Trad Fest
TEMPLE BAR TRAD FEST
January can be a wasteland for live music, which may be why the month was chosen for Temple Bar Trad Fest. Running for five days from today, the event adopts an ecumenical approach to its chosen genre. This year the headliner is American folkie Mary Chapin Carpenter, a performer who has never wielded a bodhrán in anger in her life, you suspect. She plays with Donegal institution Altan at St Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday. On the 20th anniversary of the passing of the group’s founder Frankie Kennedy, Altan will pay what is sure to be an emotional tribute to his memory. Maighréad and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill and Belfast fiddlers Tara and Dermot Diamond complete the line-up. Opening the festival tonight, meanwhile, is Galician pipe player Carlos Nunez (also at St Patrick’s Cathedral). At City Hall this evening, John Sheahan of The Dubliners will share the stage with songwriter and pianist Eamon Keane. On Friday, the venue will witness a commemoration of the songs of World War I and, on Saturday, a Robert Burns Supper honours Scotland’s national poet. One of the highlights of the festival, it is safe to predict, will be the debut of a new, specially commissioned piece by Lorcan MacMathúna commemorating the Battle of Clontarf. Taking place on Friday at St Michan’s Church, the song cycle is to be performed by The Deep End Of The Ford, an improvisational quartet led by MacMathúna. Eamon de Paor Until Sun. www.templebartrad.com
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12 Years A Slave The one to see and the one to beat come Oscar night. Chiwetel Ejiofor leads an outstanding cast in this powerful drama of a free man kidnapped into slavery. The Night Of The Hunter Robert Mitchum is magnetic as cinema’s all-time top villain in this haunting black-and-white horror from 1955. Restored, reissued and really worth catching.
The Wolf Of Wall Street Leonardo DiCaprio is surely on course to win his very first Oscar as Jordan Belfort, an outrageous 21st-century Gordon Gekko, in this controversial, crowd-pleasing Wall Street comedy from Martin Scorsese.
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Gravity Back in iMAX – what are you waiting for? This breathtaking, award-laden 3D space spectacular starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney is a must on the big screen.
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American Hustle The darling of the Golden Globes, this razzle dazzle con caper sparkles with an A-list ensemble including Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.
Want to know Looking the truth about disgraced cyclist ahead Lance Armstrong (left)? Acclaimed ThE documentary maker ARMSTROnG Alex Gibney (Enron: The in The Room) is Smartest Guys LiE the man to find it. Out January 31.
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MY TOP 5 FILMS Barbara Hershey, star of Insidious
THE NATIONAL TV AWARDS 2014 UTV, 7.30PM Ok, so it’s not our national awards, but this gong show is still worth tuning into seeing as we watch an awful lot of what is in contention. And that nice Irish boy Dermot O’Leary is hosting... Some of us here at Metro Herald Towers are outraged Saga Norén from The Bridge (Broen) isn’t even nominated in the Best Detective category, but we may be pacified if we see the right outcomes for Sherlock, which is in the running for multiple wins. And if Pointless wins Best Daytime award (it’s up against Jeremy Kyle, This Morning and The Chase!), then all will be right with the world. Adam Hyland
THE WIZARD Of OZ
This was the first time I ever really experienced a film as a film. I don’t know what it is about it but whenever it is on I can’t help watching it. It’s a combination of a great story with some hidden meanings plus some incredible acting. I am always moved by it.
THE BALLAD Of NARAyAmA
It’s a Japanese film directed by Shôhei Imamura in 1983. It takes place in a 19th-century Japanese village and it’s such an amazing film, beautiful and free with wild imagery but really hooked into nature and a deep knowledge about humanity. It’s touching and profound.
BICyCLE THIEVES
This is hard to even talk about because it tore my heart out. I love the simplicity of it. A lot of modern films are very complicated, with a lot of surface stimulation, but this film cuts right to the heart and soul. The first time I saw it, I just thought: ‘Wow! This is what films can do.’ You don’t get that too often.
fILm Of THE DAy THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE BBC3, 7.50PM We can’t in all good conscience recommend RTÉ1’s Mamma Mia! – the movie equivalent of snorting glitter – so we have to go to the excellent but lesser known BBC3 for our film of the day. This stylish and visually superb adaptation of the CS Lewis tale of four children in wartime Britain who crawl into a wardrobe and emerge into a land where it is always winter but never Christmas proved hugely successful on its release in 2005. Liam Neeson voices the messianic lion Aslan, and there is able support from James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone and Dawn French among others, but it is Tilda Swinton who excels as Jadis, the White Witch hell-bent on holding on to power over the kingdom.
AmBER RTÉ1, 9.35PM The last episode of this tense drama about a missing teenage girl and the effect her disappearance has on her family and friends sees the two-year search come to an end. With the trauma taking its toll on Amber’s father Ben (David Murray, pictured), he becomes convinced his daughter had been befriended by an online predator leading up to her disappearance.
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Whatever the politics of the civil war in Syria, it’s heartbreaking to see the impact of the conflict on the children who live in Aleppo. More than 11,000 children have died in the war, and in this Dispatches report photojournalist Marcel Mettelsiefen spends time in the rebel neighbourhoods of a city where the threat of death is part of daily life for children.
In a new series, Neven Maguire heads off around the country to meet the best chefs in the land and taste their specialities. In the first episode, the Cavan cook visits Ashford Castle in Cong, Co Mayo, where he meets German-born head chef Stefan Matz. Within less than half an hour we see them rustle up salmon with scallops in a Connemara whiskey sauce. Mmm.
This is Martin Scorsese’s most perfect film. Mean Streets comes a close second – but every frame of Raging Bull (above) is perfectly realised and the acting is amazing. Every image shows his freedom as a director and a storyteller.
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Again, this is a perfect movie. I love watching actors and this is just such an incredible film for that. Like The Wizard Of Oz, I can walk in on it at any point and I cannot turn away from it. Anthony Gibson Insidious: Chapter 2 is out now on DVD and Blu-ray.
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DEATH by TOOL TO THE HEAD
A popular choice of dispatch on Coronation Street, especially with resident serial killer Richard Hillman, who managed to off two characters with two different tools, a spade and a crowbar, respectively. (Seriously though, how do estate agents rent these houses? There are 11 gaffs and each has had an average eight deaths.) Loses points for killing Maxine, the closest thing to an attractive woman in the entire soap’s history. Perhaps his real motive was to kill every woman on the Street more attractive than his wife Gail, who resembles a Big Mouth Billy Bass (if so, he left a lot of unfinished work behind). Anyway, he probably inspired Katy Harris to bash her dad Tommy’s head in with a wrench a few years later, and John Stape to do the same with a hammer to former colleague Charlotte Hoyle.
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Season To Taste by natalie Young is the darkly comic tale of how a bored housewife killed her husband and then ate his remains. By Tina Jackson
DEATH by JiM McDOnALD
DEATH by MispLAcED TRAM
You don’t write books like this if you’re happily in love. I was in the middle of a divorce. Now, I’m enjoying the success, I’m slightly dazzled by it. It’s an original book – and sometimes I don’t even think it was written by me. There I was, as desperate as you can possibly be, thinking: ‘Where did I go wrong? I’ve got a great degree, great work experience, and here I am, stuck, and I can’t put food on the table.’ And then this came along and people have responded. It tickles people.
We were promised a spectacular apocalyptic catastrophe akin to the Great Flood, a great rain that was going to come and clean the Street, wipe the slate of a generation of old characters, heralding the dawn of a new age of Corrie. And when the tram derailed in Weatherfield, who bit the dust? Molly Dobbs (OMG who cares?) and Ashley fecking Peacock (thank Christ). Putting drip-face pouty Ashley (pictured, left) out of his misery was a nobrainer, since his face had been locked in a perma-sulk since his wife was brained by aforementioned Richard Hillman. But that tram could’ve rid the Street of Sally, Gail, Audrey, Deirdre… the entire Grimacing Witches Club could have been eliminated in one fell swoop, but who was the only other person the writers decided to kill? An unnamed taxi driver. Poor bastard.
DEATH by KnicKERs
Why would anyone ever work at Underworld? Granted, it’s a pretty good name for an underwear factory (how many assembly lines do you know have cool names?), but with an approximate one-in-two chance you’ll be killed on the job, the risks just outweigh the benefits. There was that Polish worker who fell and died (foreign nationals and their crazy walking practices), owner/murderer Tony Gordon who shot his ex-cellmate and then burned himself to death there, owner/rapist Frank Foster (pictured, below) who was bludgeoned by his own mother there. As if there weren’t enough bodies in there already, John Stape even buried another ex-colleague there.
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Woman eats man. Yum I did some research with a friend who is a brain surgeon. We sat in a café talking about how to do it, what it’s like and where to cut. I watched a couple of operations as well. It gave me a really good idea of what it’s like to be up close to a human body. I’m not as squeamish as I’d thought. I’m just about the kind of person who could gut fish. I wouldn’t like to skin a chicken, though. But I can imagine things.
Back in the good ol’ days of Corrie, if you felt suicidal, all you had to do was glance sideways at the smoking hot love goddess that was Liz McDonald to set exarmy Norn Iron husband Jim (pictured, right) into a Hulk-like rage, who would then beat you to death; if not with his fists then with repeated blows with his 12” thick Norn Iron accent and Norn Irish clichés, such as ‘so it is’ and the terrifying ‘what aboucha?’. It’s the fate that befell drug dealer Bez Quigley – that was for attacking his son Steve, although he was probably thinking about Liz at the time.
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ex-husband and I are good friends and he’s been supportive about the book. But I think there are feelings of rage, revenge, hatred, violence and aggression in humans. Art provides a great space to explore that.
the reason it has become a phenomenon is because it’s so simple: woman eats man. It’s funny and black and silly. Some women respond to the book with such laughter. I’ve got women in Canada sending me recipes, such as Love Handle Stew Of Stewart. Our foodie culture is very interesting. I like food but it’s not something I think about very much. As a mother, food becomes dull – just another thing to stick in the oven. Yet there are people who could talk for hours about potatoes. The book is a satire on foodie culture. I did relish the thought of standing in a photo shoot with Charles saatchi’s head on a plate. I sent Nigella Lawson a copy. She hasn’t commented and I don’t think the recipes in it are sophisticated enough for her but I think she’d approve. It was such a strange, dark thing to work on. It was very difficult. It was gruesome and I was really worried whether anyone was going to like it. But I had to do it. For about three years, the character of Lizzie was in my head, this woman living on her
In a relationship, there are points when someone is driving you nuts and it’s human to experience deep, violent, horrible feelings. My
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I think not to be a feminist now is to walk around with a sign on your arse saying ‘kick me’. But this isn’t a feminist novel, although anyone who knows what it’s like to be mucked around by men will get something out of it. It’s not a manual but if you feel like contemplating it, this is a way to imagine it. And it’s not a recipe book. I don’t really want a relationship. I quite like being on my own. I have children, work and friends. I think relationships can drain one’s energy and resources, and women put a lot in and don’t necessarily get a lot back. I have no need to meet a man and, with this book, I’ve cooked up a bit of a turn-off. Season To Taste Or How To Eat Your Husband (Tinder Press) is out now.
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Flaky, scaly, blotchy… winter can wreak havoc on our skin. It’s worse if you suffer from eczema, acne or rosacea. Amy Dawson looks at ways to cope
istressed winter skin can leave your face looking like an uncooked burger patty: red, blotchy and raw. Obviously this means you don’t want to leave the house. However, you have to go to work, possibly give a presentation and, heaven forbid, you have a date. the loss of humidity and repeated traipsing from overheated shops, offices and trains back into the cold
can leave those suffering from various skin conditions looking far from the rosy-cheeked winter fantasy they’d like. But help is at hand. We’ve looked at three common chronic skin problems that tend to be exacerbated by winter and worked out some suggestions for how to cope. Characterised by dry, itchy and inflamed skin, eczema affects one in 12 adults. there are two different types of eczema: contact dermatitis
Flare-ups: Common skin conditions can make winter unbearable but they can be kept under control (irritant and allergic which can develop after a substance damages the skin) and atopic eczema (a genetic condition based on the interaction between certain genes and environmental factors), which is the most common. those suffering with the latter often find their symptoms worsen in winter. if you have eczema, a multitude of different factors – from pollen to stress – can trigger a flare-up. But your skin may not produce as many fats and oils as people with normal skin and will be less able to retain water, leaving it dry and irritated. Consultant dermatologist dr Nick Lowe says: ‘during winter, try to reduce your use of soaps and detergents, using cream cleansers with a balanced PH instead. it might feel tempting to warm yourself up but you need to avoid very hot baths and showers because they reduce the natural oil content of the skin. ‘try taking fish oil supplements to repair the skin barrier and use plenty of humectant creams, which help the skin stay moisturised.’ Other tips include installing a humidifier in your home or office, and switching to an oil-based moisturiser. Wear layers to prevent overheating and stay out of the rain, as sweat and wet clothes can really irritate the skin. Although acne is not a seasonal condition, some people do find it gets worse in winter. dr Nis sheth, consultant dermatologist at the
Cadogan Clinic in London, says the lack of sunlight doesn’t help. ‘in some people, UV light can suppress acne temporarily, so in the dark winter months their acne can flare up,’ he says. ‘But don’t think this an excuse to use sunbeds.’ it may also be the gloomy weather and lack of sunlight can lead to increased levels of stress and a low mood, which may trigger breakouts. so it’s important to get fresh air and exercise, and to do something to make you smile every day.
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HristmAs partying and a lack of sleep can also stimulate your adrenal glands, triggering an overproduction of the hormones that increase oil and skincell production. try not to muck up your sleeping routine too much and always make sure you remove any make-up at the end of the night. many acne treatments can also be drying, so it’s important to maintain hygiene without using anything that’s going to be too harsh. Lastly, one in ten people are alltoo familiar with the perpetual flushed face associated with rosacea. many sufferers find their symptoms get worse in summer but for others the problem increases with cold weather, and the alcohol, caffeine and spices we tend to reach for in winter are all known triggers. rosacea is a common skin condition but the exact cause is unknown.
it begins with the skin looking flushed and can lead to permanent redness, mild acne and the small blood vessels becoming visible. it usually occurs on the cheeks, nose, chin or forehead, so try not to rub your face, use an unperfumed and non-soap-based emollient to wash, and keep a lifestyle diary so you can pinpoint your triggers. Consultant dermatologist dr Bav shergill, of the British Association of dermatologists, says the inflammation that accompanies rosacea can be treated with creams or tablets but these will not help the redness or blushing that may be associated with the condition. ‘Oral antibiotics are helpful for the inflammatory element but discuss this with your doctor,’ he says. ‘Additionally, lasers and other light treatments can be used to treat background redness by damaging dilated red veins, causing them to shrink without damaging the skin.’ We make a lot of effort to protect our skin in summer but a recent survey of 1,000 women by e45 found 90 per cent admitted to having winter skin concerns, with a quarter reporting low skin confidence in winter months. However, it also found only half changed their skincare regime with the seasons. Perhaps it’s time to see skincare as an all-year-round affair. If you are worried about a skin condition talk to your GP, or for more information visit irishskinfoundation.ie.
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Cook this tonight… METHOD step 1: Preheat the oven to 190C. Drizzle the pumpkin chunks with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 20min or until cooked. step 2: Dry fry the pumpkin seeds in a saucepan on the hob for a few minutes. Add a little salt. step 3: Pour 10ml olive oil in another saucepan. Sauté the garlic for a few minutes. Add the spices. Sizzle for 30sec, then pop in the ancho chilli, star anise (if using) and black beans and simmer for a few minutes. Pour in a little water or stock as it dries out. Grate in the chocolate. After 15min, turn off the heat. step 4: Make the guacamole. Mix the avocado with the lime juice, a handful of coriander, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with red chilli. step 5: Lay out two tortillas. Divide the bean mixture between them. Spread it with a spoon, removing the
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ancho chilli and star anise. Crumble over cheese, roasted pumpkin and toasted pumpkin seeds. Top with the two remaining tortillas. step 6: Heat 20ml oil in a large frying pan on a medium heat. Place a quesadilla in the pan. Cook for 3min until golden and press it down with
a spatula. Cook the other side. Repeat process with the second one. step 7: Slice each quesadilla into six. Garnish with coriander leaves and lime. Serve with guacamole.
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Ask THE ExpERTs CAN CHANGING DIET HELP? In winter, we tend to move away from als and lighter, warm-weather meals ood. reach for stodgy, comfort food. But it isn’t necessarily a bad thing, says nutritional therapist Hayley Pedrick, as long as we make healthy decisions. ‘Stodgy foods loaded with saturated fats, such as pies and pastries, an excess of red meat and takeaway curries can all have a pro-inflammatory effect on the body, which is expressed through the skin,’ says Pedrick. ‘Eczema and “winter itch” sufferers should up their intakee ound of the essential fatty acids found in oily fish, nuts and seeds and avocados. These exert an antiinflammatory effect on the body while
enhancing the health of cell membranes lubricat the skin.’ and lubricating Pedr also recommends Pedrick antioxidant-rich foods such as beetroot, berries, carrots and squashes to support the health of the skin and reduce the ravaging effects of free radicals. v She suggests vitamin C-rich ods such as broccoli br foods and Bruss spr Brussels sprouts to boost the production of collagen. ‘We feel less thirsty in the winter,’ says Pedrick, ‘but we need to stay hydrated to keep our skin healthy, so try fruit and herbal teas if you want to warm up.’ Hayley Pedrick is head clinician at The Nutrition Coach, www.thenutritioncoach.co.uk
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With many of us so caught up with the idea of getting our bodies in shape for the new year, it’s easy to neglect our spiritual wellbeing. With this in mind, Dublin City Public Libraries has announced details of a new Mind Yourself series of talks, taking place from January 27 until February 12 across the city, with the focus on underscoring the importance of looking after one’s mental health. Highlights include a talk from John Sharry on positive psychology (February 4, Ilac Library, 1pm, pictured), with other speakers – including Noreen Farrell, John Doherty, Sarah Keogh – visiting multiple libraries to discuss such pertinent topics as mindfulness and meditation. Talks, workshops and classes are open to all and are free of charge. Booking may be required at the relevant library. For programme visit www.dublin citypublic libraries.ie.
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RELAX, DETOX & MAKE TIME FOR TEA NOW that the festive period is well and truly over, it’s time to recharge and reboot, so how about incorporating some Zen into your 2014?
We’ve teamed up with Robert Roberts Speciality Teas and Yoga Dublin Studios (yogadublin.com) to offer readers the chance to win a 12-class yoga course with Yoga Dublin Studios and that’s not all!
THREE runners-up will win a yoga mat and bag, and a selection of teas from the Robert Roberts detox and herbal teas collection.
Introducing speciality teas into your daily life is one of the simplest ways to help cleanse the body, and two of the most popular teas from Robert Roberts are its Detox Infusion Apple Tea and the celebrity favourite, Pu’erh Tea.
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NEMI by Lise TO BEGIN WITH, I FELT KIND OF SAD ABOUT LIVING ALONE AGAIN…
Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20
– BUT THAT WAS BEFORE I BEGAN TO SEE ALL THE POSSIBILITIES.
If you share your home with someone else, you may have a slightly wicked desire to stir things with them, and be provocative. Then again, someone may behave like this towards you. Playing the role of the rebel could give you a nefarious thrill.
face with Uranus. All this suggests other people may be more direct with you. Yet you may feel an urge to act on your instincts. Don’t be too hasty.
Taurus Apr 21 – May 21
scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22
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Something you’re not expecting could jump out into the open. This could be a thought or a compulsion to say something. Try to show the maximum amount of control when it comes to people you rely upon daily. For your forecast, call 15609 114 71
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Gemini May 22 – Jun 21
You can find yourself now moving into action mode. Liberating yourself of anything that seems to prevent you from reaching your full potential can become a goal. If you can find ways to increase your knowledge base, then do. For your forecast, call 15609 114 72
Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23
There may be some ebbs and flows around key relationships. The Sun and Mercury are asking you to probe deeper into what your motivations are, and the flows of anyone you’re close to. Not a good time to take things at face value. For your forecast, call 15609 114 73
Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23
Someone may feel you’ve been rather preoccupied on practical matters or perhaps even a bit on edge, restless or over critical. Now would be an excellent opportunity for you to try to build more co-operative links Leo.
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Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23
Your virtuous side is being emphasised now, this is going to help you to knuckle down to any new year’s resolutions you made and also grapple with the detail of any situation you have been putting off confronting. For your forecast, call 15609 114 75
Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23
ACROSS 1 Forerunner (11) 9 Pinch (3) 10 Clock (9) 11 Proposal (5) 13 Copy (7) 14 Misanthropes (6) 16 Selfish person (6) 18 Long curl (7) 19 Compact (5) 20 Get rid of (9) 21 In the past (3) 22 In turn (11)
DOWN 2 Slash (3) 3 Put off (5) 4 Perpetrate (6) 5 Young tree (7) 6 At work (9) 7 Not anxious (11) 8 Hatred (11) 12 Monetary (9) 15 Clash (7) 17 Reach (6) 19 Handle (5) 21 Everybody (3)
Yesterday’s Solutions Across: 1 Pert; 3 Preserve; 9 Erasers; 10 Trite; 11 Schoolmaster; 13 Raffle; 15 Falter; 17 Discourteous; 20 Ennui; 21 Verbose; 22 Ordinary; 23 Grit. Down: 1 Pleasure; 2 Reach; 4 Resume; 5 Satisfactory; 6 Raiment; 7 Ewer; 8 Recollection; 12 Prospect; 14 Feigned; 16 Quiver; 18 Odour; 19 Zero..
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sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21
Last-minute plan changes can either stimulate or irritate – just which depends on your mindset. If it’s you who decides to make an chance, it is going to be much easier. You may want to direct your communication skills towards some kind of group activity. For your forecast, call 15609 114 78
Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20
There could be tensions or for much of today. But you can use the stars to make a determined effort to focus on key goals. It’s just that if you do, you need to keep a level of cooperation going and stay mindful that others have their own agendas. For your forecast, call 15609 114 79
Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19
Sometimes you can be quiet, at others, the life and soul of the party. But if a cause really captivates you, you can be outspoken and that could be the case today. Your view may be that something is better said than not. For your forecast, call 15609 114 80
Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20
Sparks can fly over joint finances or shared assets. Either you or a partner can be more outspoken, and later, you might find yourself in a wilful mood. The general vibes are creating a platform for you to tap into the more spiritual and reflective side of your nature. For your forecast, call 15609 114 81
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Something may come up today that makes you feel someone isn’t being honest. It might not even be spoken, rather your ability to sense the atmosphere and read body language can help you see into their defensiveness.
ENIGMA On a snowy mountainside, Down these, skiers bravely glide. Going fast is often scary. Off it can get really hairy. WHO AM I? A singer, I was born in Staten Island in 1980. I appeared on the Mickey Mouse Club with Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. My hits include Genie in a Bottle and Beautiful.
WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? WHO… composed the opera La Traviata? WHAT was the profession of the Florentine Andrea del Sarto? WHERE… is the fishing port of Peel? WHEN… did the FCÁ and the Naval Defence Reserve become the Reserve Defence Forces?
QUIZ ANSWERS: ENIGMA: Piste. WHO AM I? Christina Aguilera. WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? Verdi; Painter; Isle of Man; 2005.
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HOME FAvOuRiTE Simon Gerrans sprinted to victory on the first stage of the Tour Down under in Adelaide yesterday. The Orica-GreenEDGE rider finished 5sec clear of LottoBelisol’s Andre Greipel while Steele von Hoff of GarminSharp was a further 2sec back. ‘it was a tough finalé,’ Gerrans said. ‘i had to sprint really late because of the head wind... it might have been better if Andre had the lead, but we’ve seen in the past few years that this race is won or lost by seconds so you have to take every opportunity.’
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by pAuL kEAnE Paul Ryan picked up where he left off in 2013 with a stunning 2-9 to seal Dublin’s Walsh Cup semi-final spot. The holders and leinster champions were rarely troubled at Parnell Park where they cruised to a clash with Wexford on Sunday. and Ryan was the scorer supreme, with 1-8 from placed balls and a brilliant second-half goal from play. It means a rematch of last year’s pre-season decider, which Dublin won, while they also prevailed in the Championship after a replay. Boss anthony Daly could have been forgiven for fearing complacency after a brilliant 2013 campaign. They famously bombed out in 2012 on the back of a strong 2011 season. But they indicated their desire to build on last season’s heroics with a positive performance in front of 500 at Parnell Park. Regulars Conal Keaney, David O’Callaghan and Ryan O’Dywer were all on the score sheet while captain John McCaffrey lined out too. The only downside was an injury late on for Mark Schutte who had to be carried off. Dublin have had challenge games against club sides na Piarsaigh and loughgiel Shamrocks and hit the ground running in their season opener. They twice moved two clear of Fitzgibbon Cup
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hopefuls uCD before Ryan’s first goal after 32 minutes. There was plenty of fortune as his close range free was blocked but somehow leaked over the goal line. It put Dublin 1-11 to 0-9 clear at half-time and Ryan’s second goal after 51 minutes left them well in the clear. This time it was a peach, as the Ballyboden man controlled superbly before shooting right to left across goals. That left the hosts 2-17 to 1-13 up though uCD pulled back a late goal from sub David Higgins.
Dublin will be frustrated about leaking two goals and the first one was particularly avoidable. Kilkenny’s Cillian Buckley launched a high ball into the Dublin goalmouth early in the second-half. Goalkeeper alan nolan should have dealt with it but the ball evaded him and sneaked into the net. But Dublin responded strongly with four points in a row from Ryan, the impressive Colm Cronin and Keaney. Cronin hit two points in all and got his chance alongside fringe players like Cian O’Callaghan, Jack Doughan and Chris Crummey.
Response was as bad as bite itself, says GAA chief GAA Director General Paraic Duffy claims the lack of action taken over the Paddy McBrearty bite saga was as ‘reprehensible’ as the incident itself. The Association’s most powerful official declared the ‘primitive’ bite
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which took place during Dublin’s National League game with Donegal last April ‘disgusting and shocking’. Dublin defender Kevin O’Brien was hit with a proposed three-match suspension for biting McBrearty during the Division 1 encounter.
The young Dubliner was eventually cleared due to a lack of evidence when McBrearty failed to submit evidence at a hearing. Duffy’s claims in his report to next month’s annual Congress that both counties failed in their responsibility ‘to protect the good name of the Association’. Speaking following publication of his report, Duffy (pictured)
refused to back away from his comments which will go down particularly unwell in Donegal. ‘i absolutely stand over everything in that but i don’t want to go beyond that,’ he said. The timing of the comments are ironic because the GAA is currently investigating fresh claims of biting and a Dublin player is involved once again.
STANiSLAS WAWRiNKA turned the tables on Novak Djokovic in spectacular fashion to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Twelve months ago, Wawrinka pushed Djokovic all the way to 12-10 in the fifth set in the fourth round in Melbourne and then lost a similar match in the semi-finals of the uS Open. But, after 14 consecutive defeats by the Serbian, Wawrinka triumphed 2-6 6-4 6-2 3-6 9-7 to bring Djokovic’s run of 25 consecutive wins at the tournament and 28 overall to a juddering halt. The result ended the three-time defending champion’s run of 14 consecutive grand slam semi-finals, protecting the incredible mark of 23 set by Wawrinka’s Swiss countryman Roger Federer. He now faces Tomas Berdych, who knocked out David Ferrer to make the semi-finals.
Mutual respect: Stanislas Wawrinka (left) is embraced by Novak Djokovic after their quarter final
Murray hoping to end Federer’s run
ROGER FEDERER and Andy Murray will meet for the 21st time in the quarterfinals today, with Murray looking to extend his head-to-head lead to 12-9. Federer is looking for his 18th grand slam title, and the chances of him achieving that looked remote until he demolished Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the fourth round. This will be Federer’s first match against Murray since they met in last year’s semifinals, a clash the Scot won in five sets for his first grand slam victory over the Swiss, who has beaten him in three slam finals.
Eugenie proving she has the bottle EuGENiE BOuCHARD has another cuddly toy and another grand slam scalp to add to her collection after knocking out Ana ivanovic (pictured) to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open. The 19-year-old is playing in the main draw in Melbourne for the first time, and the main draw of a grand slam for only the fourth time, but has looked completely at home on the big stage. She did not allow losing the first set against Serena Williams’ conqueror to bother her and got stronger as the match went on. The teenager will now face fourth seed and two-time Australian Open champion Li Na in the last four.
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Three-sy: Negredo celebrates with Fernandinho
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city slickers seal record-breaking cup hammering MANCHESTER City piled on the agony for West Ham boss Sam Allardyce as they coasted into the Capital One Cup final. After a first-leg humiliation a crowd of less than 15,000 proved even the most ardent Hammers knew City’s Wembley date with Sunderland or Manchester United was never under threat. And a brace for Alvaro Negredo and one for Sergio Aguero ensured the biggest semi-final winning margin in the League Cup’s 54-year history. As if City hadn’t got enough competition for places, the creator of their first two goals was 19-year-old Marcos Lopes, on only his second senior start. In the third minute, Lopes
CApiTAL OnE Cup West ham ...........................0 man city ..............................3 (man city Win 9-0 on aggregate)
by JOHn pAYnE produced a wonderful inviting cross for Negredo to head home. Midway through the first half, the Portuguese midfielder rode two challenges allowing Aguero to take advantage of tame defending and fire the second. Negredo wrapped it up with his 23rd goal of the season in the 58th minute and, to add to West Ham’s woes, Mohamed Diame was stretchered off late on.
results and fixtures fa cup with budweiser third round replay
oxford .....................0 charlton..................3
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West ham ...............0 man city .................3 (man city win 9-0 on aggregate)
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crewe.......................2 mK Dons................0 Peterborough .........4 notts c ....................3
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chesterfield.............2 rochdale................2
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Capital One Cup Semi-Final Second Leg man Utd (1) v sunderland (2) ...................................
GARY NEVILLE has questioned whether Juan Mata would fit in at Old Trafford after Manchester United were linked with a £37million bid for the Chelsea playmaker. Although former captain Neville admits United are in desperate need of reinforcements, after Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at Chelsea, he is dubious as to whether the Spaniard is the obvious solution. In a series of tweets yesterday, England’s assistant coach set out his view on the issue. ‘Does he fit in with what I would call the typical philosophy of Manchester United? I would say no,’ said the former full-back. ‘Positives of signing a player like him are obvious-lift everyone (spark) creativity, knows PL, 4th place chances go up – fantastic player.’ The creative Juan: Mata is reportedly a target for Manchester United
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Lack of remorse could hand Anelka long ban Nicolas aNelka is facing a lengthy ban after the Football association charged the West Brom striker over alleged anti-semitism. The 32-year-old has until tomorrow to respond to allegations of an aggravated offence after his controversial ‘quenelle’ goal celebration during a 3-3 draw at West Ham. Described as an inverted Nazi salute, the quenelle was created by French comedian
Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala, a friend of anelka’s, who has been prosecuted for antisemitism. anelka insisted his salute was a gesture of support aimed at the French establishment and, despite agreeing not to perform the salute again, the Frenchman has not apologised. Pressure groups say that, should the charge be proven, anelka’s lack of contrition should lead to more than the
minimum five-match ban. West Brom confirmed anelka would remain available for selection until the Fa had concluded their disciplinary process, but promised to launch their own inquiry in due course. club shirt sponsor Zoopla, a property search engine coowned by Jewish businessman alex chesterton, said it would not be renewing its deal at the end of the season because of the incident. Unapologetic: Anelka
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turn Moyes’ luck Cleverley is battling to stop the rot
Swept away: Ince
Ince fails to stem tide of fan power
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BLACKPOOL fans got their wish yesterday as the club announced the sacking of manager Paul Ince after just 11 months in the post. A 2-0 defeat to bottom side Barnsley on Saturday was the Seasiders’ ninth in their last ten games, leading to speculation Ince would lose his job. The former Blackburn boss seemed to have won a reprieve after talks at chairman Karl Oyston’s house on Sunday evening. But within 24 hours of the Blackpool Supporters Association publicly calling for him to be given the boot, Ince and his assistants Alex Rae and Steve Thompson were axed. In an open letter to Oyston, the BSA said Ince’s position was ‘untenable’ and that he had ‘damaged the reputation of the club’.
TOM CLEVERLEY has bemoaned David Moyes’ bad luck but believes Manchester United can turn their season around – starting tonight against Sunderland’s Black Cats. Failure to overcome a 2-1 first-leg deficit in the Capital One Cup semifinal would leave United with the Champions League as their only realistic chance of a trophy this season. Reeling from Sunday’s 3-1 Premier League defeat at Chelsea, the hosts will be without skipper Nemanja Vidic for three games after his appeal against his red card for a lunge on Eden Hazard at Stamford Bridge was rejected yesterday. And neither Wayne Rooney nor Robin van Persie are likely to start to-
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midfielder Lucas Leiva (pictured) is expected to be ruled out for after damaging ligaments in his knee during Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Aston Villa.
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night given they have only just returned to training after injury. These are just the latest setbacks in the early stages of a Moyes reign which Cleverley believes has been beset by misfortune. But the 24-year-old is adamant there will be no giving up. ‘You have to feel for the new manager. He has had no luck at all,’ said the United and England midfielder. ‘But we are not going to feel sorry for ourselves. We can’t let it get our heads down. We have to stand up and be counted. That starts with the Capital One Cup.’ After falling 14 points adrift of leaders Arsenal, it is now widely accepted United will not retain their title. Yet Cleverley feels if any club can achieve the impossible, it is his. ‘You can never rule Manchester United out,’ he added. ‘This club has come from some mad positions in the past to go on and win things. ‘I’d say we’ll need to win every game until the end of the season, but Moyes don’t cry: Cleverley insists United and manager Moyes aren’t feeling sorry for themselves you should never rule us out.’
Swans’ squabblers weren’t bricking it
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Poyet aiming to pile on more misery for Moyes’ boys
Cup hope: Poyet
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Gus Poyet has warned Manchester united his sunderland team are in no mood to do them any favours as they attempt to pile on the misery for the struggling Premier League champions. the Black Cats head for old trafford tonight with a 2-1 first-leg lead in their Capital one Cup semi-final and knowing a draw will be good enough to book a trip to Wembley. Asked if
the game is a must-win affair for united with their rivals Manchester City awaiting the winners, Poyet said: ‘yes, it could be, it could be. ‘Now, we are not going to go there feeling sorry or whatever, we are going to go there to do our job and play the game, make it difficult for them, make sure we are difficult to play against, that we go with the mentality to win and score, and then we will see.’
SWANSEA defenders Chico Flores and Garry Monk have denied having a trainingground altercation, in which the Spaniard was alleged to have brandished a brick. The Swans confirmed police were called to their training ground on Friday but Flores (pictured) explained: ‘It was just an argument between team-mates. I did not threaten anybody, even less with a brick.’ Monk said: ‘Training rows are nothing new in a competitive and pressurised environment. Recent media reports have blown everything out of proportion.’
Brazil ‘emergency’ FIFA has told officials in Curitiba they have until February 18 to prove they can get their stadium ready for the World Cup or risk being dropped. The 43,000seater Arena da Baixada is so far behind schedule Fifa does not know when it will be ready. Secretary general Jerome Valcke said: ‘It is late. It is an emergency situation.’
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Hurl abuse: Dublin’s Colm Cronin is put under pressure by UCD’s William Egan during yesterday’s Walsh Cup win PICtURE: INPho
Old-school Dubs dole out harsh lesson to students by pAuL kEAnE LEINSTER hurling champions Dublin showed they’ve learned from past mistakes with a strong season start to reach the Walsh Cup semi-finals. Paul Ryan was the star man with 2-9 at Parnell Park as the Dubs overcome UCD 2-20 to 215 at Parnell Park. A strong performance from Anthony Daly’s charges eased fears among fans of complacency. They famously failed to build on their breakthrough 2011 season the following year when they won just a single competitive game.
But last night they looked like a team intent on proving that their Leinster title win in 2013 was just the start of something big. Big guns Conal Keaney, Johnny McCaffrey, Ryan O’Dwyer and David O’Callaghan all lined out and performed well. Dublin’s five point winning margin flattered UCD who pulled a late goal back from sub David Higgins. The result secures Dublin a clash with Wexford in Gorey on Sunday – a repeat of last year’s decider and also of their Championship epic.
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Contenders: Sean Cronin (far left) and Cian Healy (far right)
4 Irish make ERC Player of Year longlist FOllOWing the conclusion of the pool stages of the heineken Cup and the amlin Challenge Cup, erC has announced the longlist for the prestigious european Player of the Year 2014 award. selected by a distinguished panel of experts, the list includes 15 players from the 44 clubs competing in the 2013/14 tournaments. the list is based on player performances during the pool stages of the heineken and amlin Challenge Cups. Four homegrown heroes – two from both leinster and Munster – have made the longlist alongside the likes of Matt giteau, george north and last year’s winner, toulon captain Jonny Wilkinson. the line breaks and solid line-out throwing of Blues hooker sean Cronin has been recognised, along with leinster loosehead and chief wrecking ball Cian healy. in Munster, legendary lock Paul O’Connell gets the nod, as does his captain, the dynamic and dogged backrower Peter O’Mahony. Meanwhile, Ulster’s peerless south african scrumhalf and metronomic goal kicker ruan Pienaar features for the third year in a row. a five-man shortlist will be announced following the semifinals, with the winner named after the May final.
No flight of the Earls as new IRFU contract is secured
Home bird: Keith Earls
Keith earls has become the latest ireland international to agree fresh terms with the irish rugby Football Union after signing a new two-year contract with Munster. earls has won 39 caps since making his debut in 2008, scoring 12 tries, and has made 91 appearances for Munster. the 26-year-old – who can play on the wing or at outside centre –
rejected offers from english and French clubs to continue his career in ireland. ‘i’m delighted to sign a new irFU contract and to continue representing my province,’ earls said. ‘this Munster team has shown it has what it takes to compete with the best in europe and i look forward to playing my role in
bringing further success to both Munster and ireland.’ the irFU has proved successful in convincing its international stars to continue playing in ireland, with Paul O’Connell and sean O’Brien recently agreeing new deals. the only remaining doubt hangs over top 14 target Jamie heaslip, whose contract expires at the end of the season.
in contrast, the Welsh rugby Union has witnessed an exodus of players to France, with the chance of others such as Wales captain sam Warburton and prop adam Jones following in their footsteps. ‘Keith is a proven finisher and has shown guile and determination throughout his rugby career for both Munster and ireland,’ irFU chief executive Philip Browne said.