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TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has called for by Metro herald staff a ‘calm’ and ‘compassionate’ debate on gay marriage ahead of next year’s refer- was the person who was offended who endum on the issue. defined what being offended is. Speaking on RTÉ’s News At One yesHe said church teaching is that marterday, Mr Kenny said he never consid- riage is between a man and a woman, ered legislating for gay marriage, stating exclusively, but that this approach did it was an issue for a constitutional refer- not prevent gay people from celebrating endum, which is planned for the first half their union by a different means. of 2015. Sinn Féin LGBT spokesperson Chris He said: ‘We believe it’s important the Curran yesterday welcomed Dr Martin’s people have a rational, common-sense, comments on homophobia and on the calm, considered and compassionate de- teachings of Catholicism. bate about this and I hope He said: ‘The ordinary that happens.’ people of Ireland are way His comments come as ahead of the Church on this Archbishop of Dublin Dr matter. I hope these comDiarmuid Martin said that ments signal a new approach some people in the Cathofrom the Church to LGBT lic Church may be homoissues.’ phobic. Last April, the ConstituHe added that ‘church tional Convention voted teaching can be used in a overwhelmingly to recomhomophobic way’ but said mend that the constitution be the Church had to be very changed to allow for civil careful that this was not marriage for same-sex coudone in the forthcoming ‘Careful’: Diarmuid Martin ples. Tánaiste Eamon Gildebate on the same-sex more has previously said the referendum. He said he believes the de- right of gay people to marry was an ‘imbate on same-sex marriage has had ‘a portant issue’ and that it would be ‘imbad start’. portant to win this referendum’. ‘Debates on issues like this have to be Meanwhile, Rory O’Neill (aka Panti carried out in a mature way so that peo- Bliss) said RTÉ should issue an apology ple can freely express their views while to him for its handling of the fallout folat the same time being respectful and not lowing his appearance on The Saturday causing offence,’ Dr Martin said. Night Show. He said that in general he believed it page 4

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Microbiologist uses swabs from celebrities’ armpits to create bacteria portraits

Microbial art: Infected images of Stephen Fry, left, and Carol Vorderman

Stars dished the dirt... no wonder they are petri-fied

CELEBRITIES are taking part in the dirtiest art imaginable – yet none of them had to take their clothes off. This is microbial art – images created using bacteria swabbed from the armpits of celebrities then cultivated in petri dishes by scientists. Stephen Fry and Bang Goes The Theory’s Liz Bonnin are just two of the famous faces who took part in the project, designed to fire youngsters’ imaginations and get them interested in science and engineering courses. Stars worked with microbiologist

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Zachary Copfer who took pictures of them then used the images as negatives on a petri dish and mixed in their swabs to make the art. Using radiation, he burned away the bacteria to come up with these spore sketches for the Big Bang Fair, which will take place at the Birmingham NEC next month. Children’s TV hosts Dick and Dom, Hollyoaks’ Kieron Richardson and Loose Women and former Count-

My spore selfie: Liz Bonnin, above, and Dick and Dom Pictures: PA down star Carol Vorderman also had portraits done for the fair. Vorderman, 53, who is a patron of the fair, said: ‘The portrait looks brilliant – it’s one of a kind. I hope that by showing young people the unusual ways that science can be applied, they’re inspired to discover more for themselves.’

Losin’ that One in four says lovin’ feeling spark has gone 25

reasons a relationship loses its spark

1 Opting for sleep over sex 2 You stop kissing each other goodbye 3 Lack of 'date nights' 4 You don't go on dates anymore 5 You don't cuddle up on the sofa 6 You forget to say 'I love you' 7 You go to bed at different times 8 You assume the other will do all the chores 9 Spending the evening sitting in different rooms 10 Watching TV in separate rooms 11 Not letting each other know about plans that have been made 12 Not excited at the prospect of one-on-one time 13 You stop celebrating anniversaries

SINGLE this Valentine’s Day? Cheer up – you could be better off than your supposedly loved-up friends. Just a quarter of couples claim their relationships still have ‘sparkle’, a

14 You don’t talk about your day 15 You don't bother with Valentine’s Day 16 You forget important dates 17 You forget to say thank you 18 Slacking on chores or doing half jobs 19 Saying ‘I love you’ out of habit rather than actually meaning it 20 They are on the phone to someone else while chatting to you 21 The little phone calls at work stop 22 No little notes or silly texts 23 Fewer ‘in-jokes’ 24 You dress down more when you are with each other 25 Eat at different times in the evening

poll has revealed. And more than a fifth feel they are stuck in a rut. But for those looking to rekindle their passion, surprises, weekends away and regular ‘date nights’ are most popular. Fiona Hope, managing director for SodaStream which carried out the survey, said: ‘It’s great to think that, while there are some couples struggling, many want to get that sparkle back.’ More than half of couples admitted taking their partner for granted. But a third thought going on holiday or sending romantic text messages would help get some excitement back. ‘It’s interesting to see the holidays, date nights and weekends away being planned to try to get things back to how they were,’ Ms Hope added.

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Arrest made over rugby party death

A MAN is being questioned over a death at a rugby party in Dublin. Cathal Sweeney, who was in his 60s and was a keen fan of the sport, died at a flat in terenure on Saturday evening. It is understood that a group of people had gathered on Saturday to watch the Ireland v Wales Six Nations rugby match on the television. An ambulance was called to the scene at about 5.45pm and Mr Sweeney was taken to St James’s Hospital where he died later. A man in his 30s was arrested at the house by gardaí. Mr Sweeney was a member of local rugby club St Mary’s. fine Gael councillor edie Wynne said the community was shocked. ‘It is normally a nice, quiet area. It is a terrible thing to happen,’ Ms Wynne said. the State Pathologist’s office was alerted and the potential crime scene preserved pending a forensic examination.

New law will limit ‘chuggers’ ON-Street fundraisers, or ‘chuggers’, will soon become a less common sight on our streets thanks to changes in legislation which will regulate the industry. fundraisers who collect direct debit mandates or signature donations on the street will require Garda permits in the future. this will also lead to a limit on the numbers of fundraisers who can operate in an area at any one time. Charities that collect cash are already obliged to have a permit from Gardaí, but the new legislation extends to the law to include non-cash donations, signature collections or direct debits.

Banks, restraint and jobs: Kenny reveals his three-point plan by AngHARAD wiLLiAMs ECONOMIC austerity policies are set to continue, according to Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Speaking to RTÉ yesterday, Mr Kenny said the Government will continue to use restraint and discipline when it comes to public finances. Outlining the Government’s agenda for the coming year he said targets include reducing the deficit to less than three per cent by 2016 and then eliminating it by 2018. The strategy also includes a target of full employment by 2020. ‘We’ve got to create 50,000 net new jobs this year and next year

– that’s our objective,’ he said. Mr Kenny paid tribute to sacrifices people have made which he said have contributed to Ireland’s exit from the bailout programme and that this had increased the country’s credit status from junk to investment status. He said during the interview that the Government’s future strategy is based on three pillars: ‘One is the banks. They are not functioning the way we

want them to. They’re not in a position yet to give real impetus to the domestic economy.’ ‘Secondly, continue restraint and discipline in respect of our public finances. But fundamentally here, this is about jobs.’ There is also an emphasis on the construction sector and before the end of the month ministers will be focusing on the domestic economy: ‘There are 90,000 people on the live register who were involved in the construction industry. We have to get those people back into productive employment so that confidence can spread throughout the country,’ he said.

DRAGON DISPLAY: Euan Dodds, James Tisdall, Alannah Dodds and Ana and Emilia Tarbox with experiments presenter Sue McGrath discovered the science and engineering behind exploding rocks and smelly potions at the first event of Engineers Week, which runs until Saturday. See engineersweek. ie Picture: Photocall

Apology sought: Rory O’Neill

Panti: ‘RTÉ are blaming me for row’ PerfOrMer rory O’Neill, also known as Panti Bliss, is seeking an apology from rtÉ over its handling of the controversy which followed his appearance on the Saturday Night Show. Speaking to Miriam O’Callaghan yesterday he said that the apology read out by host Brendan O’Connor on the show following his appearance appeared to be blaming him for the comments. O’Neill added that the comments on homophobia were made when he was responding to a direct question from the presenter. ‘essentially what they did was they stood up and pointed at me and said “he did it, he did it, he did it,”’ he said yesterday. ‘the suggestion was that I am a risky guest and that I cannot be trusted and that I went off and started defaming people,’ he added. the entertainer said public opinion towards him changed following the revelation rtÉ had made a settlement of €85,000 to two individuals and members of the Iona Institute who claimed they were defamed on the show. He decided to make a speech to the audience at the Abbey theatre, which has now been viewed more than 400,000 times on Youtube, because, he said, he felt he wasn’t being given the chance to reveal his side of the story. During the interview, O’Neill revealed that he has been approached by political parties to run for election, but declined to reveal which parties. ruling out a future in politics he said he wasn’t cut out for that profession. ‘I am much better as a provocateur, rousing the masses,’ he said.

Churchbells ring out again after locals’ petition After being silenced last year due to noise complaints, the bells of St Bartholomew’s Church in Ballsbridge will ring out again following a campaign by local residents. the bells, which had rung daily for more than 130 years, were silenced after technical problems meant they rang out during the night keeping locals awake. Dublin City Council investigated a number of complaints about the noise and the bells were silenced until a solution could be found. the vestry sought legal advice and after being told they could face a fine of €3,000, the decision was made to turn off the clock and bells. the vestry

said they hoped to find a satisfactory way forward so the bells would once again be a part of ‘the historic soundscape of Ballsbridge.’ Campaigners presented the council with a petition with over 200 names of local residents who are in favour of the church bells, and subsequently all restrictions of the bells were removed. Now the bells will chime every 15 minutes between 7am and 11pm. this is not the first time the bells have been silenced. In 1882 a resident took the church to court because of the noise, but a poll of local people found that most residents liked to hear the bells so the judge ruled in the church’s favour.

Campaign: Ballsbridge bells are back again

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So long sniffles on the bus

Cure for cold could be real blow for virus

Swiss block on immigration VOtERS in Switzerland have narrowly backed a plan to limit immigration, in a blow for the government after it had warned the measure could harm the Swiss economy and EU relations. Some 50.3 per cent of voters backed a proposal by the People’s Party to introduce quotas for all types of immigrants, with 49.7 per cent voting against the plan. two years ago the country introduced quotas for immigrants from eight central and eastern European nations, a move that already drew heavy criticism from the EU. almost a quarter of the eight million people living in Switzerland are foreigners.

by pAuL kEOgH A NEW discovery could pave the way for a cure for the common cold. A treatment devised by an international team of experts could stop cold germs in their tracks. Scientists from Oxford, Leeds Beijing and Innsbruck targeted a group of viruses responsible for the sometimes deadly hand, foot and mouth disease, which is prevalent in Asia. Since the viruses are similar to those which cause the common cold and polio, they hope it could also lead to treatments for those conditions. They have discovered a compound which enters and disables the virus. By sitting inside, holding it rigid and preventing it from breaking up, it stops the virus from infecting humans. Prof Dave Stuart, of the University of Oxford, said: ‘By targeting a structural feature also found in related viruses, it should be possible to devise similar therapeutics to target them. ‘Within the field, I am aware of one company that is already making progress in targeting the major common cold virus. Our work is still at an early stage, but we are working with academic groups in China to take the inhibitor forward.’ Prof Stuart said the company involved in similar research is Australian chemist Biota. ‘The more teams working on it the better,’ he said. So far the new treatment has been tested only in isolated cells, meaning it could be a long time before any drug treatment comes on to the market. The average adult suffers from about four colds a year, while children can have up to 12, according to the UK’s Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

DNA edit cure gives CF hope

Chalk this one up to experience

‘Crime scene investigators’ at London Zoo investigate a chalk outline of a rhino to raise awareness of African Black Rhino poaching. The Zoo is bringing together the world’s leading conservationists for a United For Wildlife symposium on illegal wildlife trafficking Picture: PA

DISEASES caused by genetic mutations could be consigned to history after scientists found a way to edit human DNA one letter at a time. Cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anaemia and haemophilia may soon be curable through the technique in which ‘exceedingly rare’ anomalies can be captured and amplified. Report co-author Dr Yuichiro Miyaoka, of the Gladstone Institutes in California, said the team designed a fluorescent probe to distinguish a single mutation among hundreds of healthy cells at a level of sensitivity more than 100 times greater than current methods. Lead researcher, Dr Bruce Conklin, said the study, in the journal Nature Methods, ‘could be the basis for the next phase of human genetics research’.

IFA calls for action to protect flood-hit farmers Significant investment is needed to protect farmers living near rivers and coasts from flooding, the irish farmers association (ifa) president Eddie Downey has said as the total flood damage bill is estimated by local authorities at €100million so far. Visiting farms along the River Shannon, Mr Downey said: ‘in the longer term, a significant investment programme would be needed to alle-

viate the pressure on farmers living near rivers and coastal areas.’ He added the recent storm and flood damage that has wreaked havoc on many coastal and river catchment areas must be fully assessed by government and support given. agriculture development authority teagasc should also immediately assess the damage to farm viability in the worst affected areas and

produce proposals to assist families who have been affected. those in counties galway and clare and in the Shannon, Lee, Blackwater, Suir, Barrow and Slaney river basins have been amongst the hardest hit by storms and floods since January 1. this month, stretches of the Shannon were 182cm higher than the normal summer-time navigational level, it was claimed.

Deluge: Floods along the Shannon

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60 seconds JACKIE RYAN is the general manager of the annual Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, opening on Thursday What does your job involve?

My role is to resource the festival – and that means people and funding. We are lucky to have a big response when we call for contract staff, which rises to 40 during the festival. Our funding comes from having a terrific title sponsor in Jameson, great public support from the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board, and a loyal audience who return annually.

What’s your typical day? A typical day varies hugely depending on the time of year. Since November, it’s early starts – check e-mail, head to the office in Dawson Street, visit venues, meet partners such as other festival managers and stakeholders in Dublin City Council, etc. From December, it’s late nights, a typical day during the festival starts at 7am and ends at 1am – everyone working hard to make sure the audience have the best experience at the films and events. What piece of technology can you not do without? My phone.

Do you find it stressful in the final couple of weeks? It can be

cultural projects. I love my current role, the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival is a wonderful opportunity to showcase Irish film, and encourage people around the world to see Dublin as a cultural hub.

How do you measure success?

Success in my role is twofold – one is quantifiable, did we make our box office and press targets? The second measure of success is much harder to achieve but is a key driver – it’s the enrichment factor. Did the audience love the films? How magical were the experiences of the people who engaged with the festival? The success of festival magic is a tangible phwarrrr moment.

What do you enjoy most about your job? Knowing that

we have added something a little special to Dublin life.

What’s the best piece of business advice you’ve been given? Put the numbers of a great accountant, solicitor, electrician and plumber in your phone.

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What can film-goers expect from this year’s festival?

This year’s festiThe success of val is a terrific stressful managline-up of what ing so many festival magic is a is great about moving parts. tangible phwarrrr Irish cinema, There are almost with Calvary 140 films from all moment opening it, and over the world, and The Stag closing it. more than ten indusSome 22 other Irish try events, with almost films are in between, as 100 international guests in well as a great world cinema seDublin. Managing the plans around those can be extremely busy – and lection. It’s a jam-packed proyet it is a very fruitful exercise. I gramme, with 140 films, industry love the excitement of planning, panels and a host of special events. and then putting all the parts in What’s your favourite film place. Our festival director Gráinne Humphreys picks film gems from genre? I love Irish documentaries. all around the world, and it is ex- They are Ireland’s visual storytelltremely satisfying to unite those ing, and often the filmmaker has a deep resonance with their subject. with audiences in Dublin.

How difficult is it to get sponsors on board? Film festivals

generally find it easier to get sponsors than other art forms because of the accessibility of cinema. In our case, having Jameson as title sponsor attracts other sponsors.

How did your experience prepare you for your current role? I started my first job as edu-

cation officer in the National Gallery in 1993 a week before the discovery of the Caravaggio. Organising art events for more than 10,000 people a week got me hooked on dedicating my career to resourcing cultural events in Ireland, to national and international acclaim. I have been lucky in the intervening years to work on great

How do you manage your work-life balance? Having

young children constantly reminds me there is more to life than work.

What do you do to relax? Gar-

dening. I love that the festival is in February. It wakes us all up to a new year, and kicks things off with a huge wow.

If you were a kangaroo, what would you keep in your pouch? A pen and notebook, my phone, and a spare pair of shoes.

Joanne Ahern

The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival takes place from February 13 to 23. Visit www.jdiff.com to buy tickets and to download the full programme.

Keeping it in the family

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Flappy Bird creator gets feathers ruffled by SHARON MARRIS IT IS an addictive game which delights and infuriates players in equal measure, with fans staying up past bedtime in a desperate bid to beat their high score. But if you were planning to jump on the Flappy Bird bandwagon and get it on your smartphone, you’re too late. As of 5pm yesterday, the game has been taken down by its creator, after he told thousands of his followers: ‘I cannot take this anymore.’ Despite Nguyen Ha Dong making up to €36,000 a day in ad revenue from his app, he claimed negative reaction from his players had become overwhelming. On Saturday, he wrote on Twitter:

Clipped wings: Nguyen ‘I am sorry Flappy Bird users. 22 hours from now, I will take Flappy Bird down. ‘The fact that Flappy Bird is leading the rankings is really unexpected to me. Of course, I feel happy and proud about this game. ‘However, reputation will upset anyone’s life.’

The game which was released last May only gained popularity in December. It sees players tap on a screen to fly a bird through green pipes, with a point gained for every obstacle passed. But the game isn’t as easy as it looks. If the bird comes into contact with the pipes at any time, it’s game over. Mr Nguyen has been accused of copying Nintendo because the retro style seen in Flappy Bird is considered reminiscent of the Super Mario series. The Vietnam-based developer denied this and insisted he wasn’t taking down the app because of legal issues. Those who already have the app on their phone are unaffected. However, Mr Dong has two other apps available to download for fans.

Prisoners fond of a Hold tight for the little Sunday roach perfect burger grip PRISONERS in the UK are feasting on cockroach kebabs after being inspired by bushtucker trials on I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Inmates at HMP Liverpool in England are swapping recipes on how best to cook the bugs – with a chocolate covering regarded as particularly tasty. The 1,183-capacity jail is notorious for its cockroach infestations after inspections in 2003 and 2011 found areas overrun with the insects. ‘You can boil them in the kettle or fry them in an empty tuna tin, but my favourite is cockroach kebabs. Simply fashion a skewer from a sliver of wood and impale two or three, then melt a chocolate bar to use as a dip,’ said Neil Harrison-Scott.

REDUCING spillage is their goal – and after four months’ work, scientists have found the perfect way to hold a burger. The ideal method is to have thumbs and little fingers supporting the bottom bun and middle fingers spread evenly over the top. Japanese mechanics and engineers said this produces a ‘firm grip that won’t crush the toppings’. Fine art: Burger hold

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Taylor: I was just a girl exploring sexuality T aylor MoMSEN used sleazy stripper shoes and corsets to help her ‘evolve’ when she was confused about her sexuality as a teenager. The Pretty reckless singer said she never sets out to shock but is merely finding out who she is through artistic expression. ‘In the beginning, it was me in corsets and stripper heels – I was a kid and everyone thought it was shocking because I was young and you have to be older to wear

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that stuff,’ the 20-year-old said. ‘I was a kid confused about sexuality and all of that and expressing that confusion. ‘I think all teenagers express themselves in that way – I was just being very overt about it.’ Momsen caused a stir last month when she released the cover art for her new album, Going To Hell, which shows her naked with a black cross painted on her back. ‘Everyone was like, “Whoa, she’s naked” but everything I do has an artistic purpose behind it – from clothing to my new record cover,’ she claimed. ‘I don’t set out to shock – I’ve definitely matured and evolved. I’m just a person. I make art. My sexuality is there for a

reason – it’s not just about lewdness.’ The former Gossip Girl actress insists she is different to the person portrayed in the media – but she refuses to let negative comments get her down. ‘I don’t care at all. I really don’t give a s*** – everyone’s entitled to their opinion,’ she said. ‘The way the media portrays me is pretty inaccurate. I’m really chilled and just a songwriter – but if people are saying bad things about you, just close the computer and it no longer exists.’ Meanwhile, the Make Me Wanna Die songstress said she has suffered some scary experiences with stalkers. But she added: ‘I don’t want to talk about it because I don’t want to provoke them any more.’

Jade: My X Factor snub gave me a whole new Voice

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HE UK Voice sensation Jade Mayjean Peters says being rejected by The X Factor was a blessing in disguise as she now gets to hang out with Kylie Minogue – and be inspired by those famous gold hot pants. After sizzling her way through Saturday night’s show, the 21-year-old revealed how she first auditioned on UTV’s rival offering when she was just 14 and later made it to the Bootcamp in 2010. ‘I did X Factor when I was younger,’ she told me in an exclusive chat. ‘I’ve always been so hungry for it, even at that age. Nothing has ever held me back but I don’t think I would have been able to deal with it, actually, at that young an age. ‘I’ve gained so much more experience and confidence since then so I think it’s best to have achieved what I have now, rather than when I was younger. I’m ready for it more.’ The Ipswich-born beauty left The Voice coaches gob-

by SEAMUS DUFF smacked when she sang in a black dress with a very deep slit in the skirt and admits she now feels under pressure to maintain her sexy image. ‘I’m so overwhelmed by the reaction I have got. My social networking sites have gone mental. I can’t keep up,’ she laughed. ‘It has been a confidence boost. I do work really hard. My dad is a personal trainer and I make sure I hit the gym most mornings. I have got to keep it up now, really. I can’t slack now. I’ve set a boundary. There is pressure.’ Jade says she may even recreate her mentor Minogue’s famous outfit from the video for Spinning Around. ‘I might need to get into the gym and do a few more squats first,’ she smiled. ‘I might actually buy myself a pair and hang them on my wall for inspiration.’

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Jake Gyllenhaal was spotted pounding the streets of the Big Apple with a mystery brunette shortly after calling it quits with lingerie model lover Alyssa Miller. The Brokeback Mountain actor and his new female companion were pictured shopping in New York’s Soho district.

Shia LaHuff

Shia LaBeouf gave a rather odd performance at a press conference for his new film, Nymphomaniac. The actor tried his best to be controversial when he was asked what it was like to film the sex scenes. The 27-yearold, who wore a cap pulled low over his eyes, sipped some water and replied: ‘When the seagulls follow the trawler, it’s because they think the sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much.’ He then stood up and walked out, receiving applause from some members of the audience, according to the

Hollywood Reporter. It seems LaHuff was copying a quotation used by Eric Cantona in 1995. His new bout of attention-seeking started on Saturday, when the former child star allegedly lunged at three young men who wanted to take his photo. LaBeouf is currently in Berlin to publicise Nymphomaniac – although he turned up at the premiere with a paper bag on his head. Since the end of January, the troubled actor has tweeted ‘I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE’ every day.

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She’s that disastrous friend you want to shake – but Kristen Stewart says she just can’t help her bad decisions in the bedroom. The 23-year-old sounds resigned to more heartache after publicly admitting to cheating on ex Robert Pattinson with director Rupert Sanders two years ago, explaining: ‘You don’t know who you will fall in love with. You just don’t. You don’t control it. Some people have certain things, like, “That’s what I’m going for” and I have a subjective version of that. I don’t pressure myself.’

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Three love is what creates the magic...

HE best things in life are A consumer research study has claimed what many of us three. Three is the number have long believed to be true: three… is a magic number. that brought us the musketROSS McGUINNESS asks those behind the study why eers, the little pigs, the Amithree is the most persuasive digit out there... gos and the Bee Gees. Things that come in threes tend to be just right, perfectly formed will be met with suspicion if they product or idea, the more likely we are to believe in it. collections which would be ruined mention a fourth factor. The rule, which the study calls In the study, hundreds of subjects if just one more item was added to ‘the charm of three’, applies to mes- were plied with information about the list. Sometimes three shouldn’t be tam- sages put in front of us by advertising various items, such as a brand of cereal or shampoo, and then asked to pered with to make four. Four can be and political speeches. It goes against the idea that the give their reaction. unnecessary and outright wrong. In another test, the subjects were Just ask anyone who has sat through more information we have about a given a list of attributes about an imIndiana Jones And The Kingdom Of aginary ex-boyfriend. The Crystal Skull. After hearing three exThe saying goes that three’s a amples of his qualities, crowd, but new research contrathey may have been dicts this, suggesting that three is persuaded to go out with the number we resort to when we him again, but the try to get what we want. phrase used in In their report, When the experiThree Charms But Four ment, ‘He’s Alarms, researchers at intelligent, Georgetown Universikind, funny ty and the University and cute’, of California, Los Anwas one adgeles, put forward the jective too notion that someone Threesomes: many to listing three factors The Bee Gees risk a repeat will persuade us of date. something, but that

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qUALLy, ‘Healthier, better-tasting, crunchier, sweeter, organic and with higher quality ingredients’, put people off when used to describe a cereal. ‘When the number of claims exceed three, the message receiver who feels the description has gone too far will draw the inference the whole set of claims is untrustworthy,’ said lead author Kurt Carlson, who is associate professor of marketing at Georgetown University in Washington DC. ‘We become sceptical of people who make more than three claims. Be careful not to go too far. Three claims are optimal.’ Three has long dominated our culture, from religion (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit) to sport (three points for a win and hattricks) to traditional nursery rhymes and fairytales – pigs, bears, blind mice and billy goats gruff all come in threes. Writers have long been adhering to the rule of three, based on the principles that words and phrases and lists which come in a trio are more satisfying to the reader.

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In numerology, which examines the impact of numbers on our lives, three has various meanings. Numerologist Jane Alton said the number three conveys life, creativity and inspiration. ‘Three expresses creativity by turning raw feelings into great ideas,’ she said. ‘The three represents the blueprint or the idea, the three is all about communication and co-operative ventures. ‘The three can represent bringing joy into the lives of others, the three is positive. So yes, it can be thought of as a very persuasive number.’ Alton also said numbers have a huge influence on what we do. ‘Numbers can define our lives in terms of how much money we have, our age, our dress size. ‘Numbers are a way to quantify where we are and how we are doing in comparison with others.’ While three can mean creativity, there is another number more associated with success. ‘Eight is the one number that never stops moving,’ said Alton. ‘Eight is about dealing with things head on, it can be very direct, allowing no time for sentiment.’

So the big bad wolf arrived at the house of the fifth little pig. ‘Little pig, little pig, let me come in,’ he cried. ‘No, I cannot,’ replied the fifth little pig. ‘I’m only renting here – I’m not allowed to sub-let.’ The wolf went home

‘Six blind mice, Six blind mice, See how they run, See how they run. Did you ever see such a thing in your life?’ No. Three blind mice… maybe. Six? That’s just silly

‘This porridge is too hot,’ moaned Goldilocks, after breaking and entering. ‘This porridge is too cold,’ she wailed. ‘This porridge is just right.’ But then she spotted a fourth bowl. ‘This porridge is also just right,’ she said, before choking. ‘But it’s poisoned!’ She died

Paris and Diddy join fight against Ibiza oil drillers

A BRITISH energy company is facing a mounting backlash over proposals to search for oil and gas near party island Ibiza. Cairn Energy’s proposed activities in the Gulf of Valencia could have a ‘devastating’ impact on the environment and economy of the Balearic island – popular for its nightlife and sandy beaches – campaigners warn. The Scottish company’s exploration project has been criticised by high-profile figures including US rapper Diddy and Paris Hilton, who wrote on Instagram: ‘Don’t let them ruin one of the most beautiful is-

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lands in the world’, with Diddy describing the plans as ‘a disaster on every level’ saying it ‘will kill tourism and potentially destroy beaches and marine life’. DJ Carl Cox is leading the ‘Ibiza Says No’ campaign, enlisting the help of celebrity partygoers, including Kate Moss, singer Sophie EllisBextor and DJ Fat Boy Slim. Supporters have posted selfies of themselves carrying the #ibizasaysno slogan on Twitter. Cairn was granted exploration per-

mits by the Spanish government in January 2011, but so far has only carried out research. The next stage could be drilling exploratory wells. More than 50 organisations based on the islands of Ibiza and Formentera are fighting against the proposals. A Cairn Energy spokesman said exploration in the Spanish Mediterranean is ‘not new’, with 267 offshore wells drilled between 1960 and 2010. The spokesman added: ‘Environmental management and protection is our top priority.’

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Naked fury: Activist Jil Love protests at Ibiza oil drilling in Madrid picture: epA

World

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Burger joint launch Castaway ‘too frail’ causes city bunfight to make trip home VIETnAM: McDonald’s has opened its first restaurant in the country – 39 years after America lost control of Saigon. The drivethrough in the city was besieged by customers who queued for hours and brought traffic to a standstill. Franchisee Henry Nguyen said: ‘Its arrival is a stamp of approval. There is a lot of economic self-esteem embedded in the presence of McDonald’s.’

MARSHALL ISLAnDS: The fisherman who survived a year drifting across the Pacific Ocean is suffering from ‘very frail’ health and unable to return home to El Salvador, officials said. Jose Salvador Alvarenga, 37, will remain on the islands ‘for a while’ after washing ashore last month. He appeared weak at a public appearance on Thursday and was taken back to hospital for checks.

AuSTRALIA: Three girls roar into action at Sydney’s Color Run, a 5km event where runners are covered in powder paint picture: Ap Condemned: Marius before his autopsy in public view, right pictures: epA

Zookeepers shoot healthy giraffe to feed it to lions DANISH zookeepers killed a healthy young giraffe yesterday despite an animal lover’s €480,000 offer to save it. They shot the two-year-old male, named Marius, with a bolt pistol and chopped it up to be fed to the lions. Copenhagen Zoo said it was forced to destroy the animal

because of European rules over inbreeding. It ignored an online petition signed by 20,000 people and offers from other zoos, including one in the UK, to give the giraffe a home. Instead, children and other visitors were invited to watch while Marius was skinned and fed to the carnivores, a zoo spokesman said.

The zoo’s scientific director Bengt Holst said the giraffe breeding programme is similar to those used in deer parks, where animals are culled to keep populations healthy. Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster said it contacted the zoo about taking Marius but did not hear back.

€13. No stops. That’s the number of stops on GOBÉ’s Dublin to Cork Express Service. 3 hours.

Fate of Google staff Gunman kills two in cathedral outrage ferry in the balance RuSSIA: A gunman yesterday opened fire inside a Russian Orthodox cathedral killing a nun and a parishioner. The 24-year-old killer also injured six others in the eastern city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk shortly after a service had ended. The two people who died had tried to stop him and were hailed as heroes by the head of the church. The man, employed as a security guard, was arrested at the scene.

AMERICA: Google has ended a trial run of transporting workers to the company’s Silicon Valley site by ferry. The tech giant laid on a boat from San Francisco Bay to replace a commuter coach service which was criticised for clogging up the roads and disrupting public bus timetables. Google officials will evaluate the pilot scheme and decide if the ferries should become a permanent option.

and finally... AuSTRIA: A drunk driver gave officers an easy arrest when he crashed into a police station. Manfred Berger, 53, was twice over the limit when he smashed through the car pound fence in Oberpremstatten, near Graz.

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Living near a stadium may mean the odd big concert...

roke Park area locals are incensed and disgusted at the number of gigs planned? Hate to break it to you folks – you live right next to a giant stadium. It comes with the territory. You can’t really say you didn’t know either – it’s not all that easy to hide a giant stadium so property viewers don’t see it. Also, you might give just a quick thought to the potential millions of euro in revenue that may or may not ease that financial burden of a country in debt. Freelisteningclonliff ■ Dublin Man (Mailbox, Fri), am I correct in assuming that you are, in fact, a Dublin consultant? I certainly seem to have touched a nerve with my letter. The amount of study required to

be a consultant is irrelevant to the issue at hand. The consultant I saw was rude and gave me no chance to ask questions or seek reassurances regarding the nature, treatment and possible deterioration of my condition. Good manners cost nothing and require no protracted course of study at any university. If the consultant in question had shown an ounce of humanity or empathy, my hospital experience, however short, could have been vastly transformed. every patient deserves to be treated with respect. Time constraints should not be allowed to affect this basic human right. Also, I made no mention of golf courses in my letter. If that is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of consultants, then I suggest that that is your issue. Dublin Woman

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SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME: Reader Garry Greene sent this picture of a happy scene he snapped at Seapoint yesterday Send your photos to pictures@ metroherald.ie with ‘Quick pic’ as the subject and we will print the best each day in the paper

■ Again, another dreadful film review from Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, this time for the excellent Dallas Buyers Club. The line that this film ‘lacks the same reach-for-the-tissues Hollywood sentiment’ as Philadelphia is exactly the reason why this movie is a must-see. There is and was nothing Hollywood about Aids. This is a brilliant, gritty and thought-provoking emotional rollercoaster of a movie, capped by brilliant performances from both Matthew Mc Conaughey and Jared

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● Thank you to the kind person who found my keys near Raheny Dart station last Monday or Tuesday. It strengthened my faith in human goodness. Renata

● To weepy Welsh Warren, who was all forlorn in Coppers on Saturday night. If you’d given me more game time, you might have scored... Rico

● A huge thank you to Bill who helped me when my phone got stolen. He let me use his and waited with me till the guards came. Also thanks to the security guard who waited with me as well and the taxi driver who left me home for free. Caroline

● To the electric landlady who I met during the blackout on Dame Street on Saturday night. By candlelight, everything seems magical but when the lights came back on you truly electrified me. Watt a ride you are... Shock Jack

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Could they not send the giraffe to another zoo to breed? Preventing in-breeding is very important, but it’s disappointing to learn that they thought killing the animal was the only alternative... Theresa Treasa The giraffe is property of the zoo and is not

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yOuR RusH-HOuR CRusH Today we asked our Facebook followers: A Danish zoo put down a giraffe to prevent in-breeding despite a petition. Was this wrong or are zoos entitled to manage their animals how they choose fit? an endangered species. Managing animals in captivity involves as many tough decisions as nature imposes on them in their wild state. This is all for the good of the herd. RealAnimalLover

Leto and deserves no less than five stars. Nathan ■ I agree with Greg about Irish rail. I get the Waterford to Dublin train every morning and there is always a ticket inspector on board. But if you get caught without a ticket, you don’t get fined. Instead, you are simply allowed to buy one off him on board. What’s the point of this? If they actually fined these fare-evaders, maybe they wouldn’t have to cut wages. Waterford Commuter

A squirrel in hibernation? That’s nuts...

TREnDing One Direction’s Niall Horan takes on Wales star Mike Phillips after Ireland’s Six Nations victory ● Mike Philips is like a child throwing his toys out of the pram! His attitude is terrible, looks like a right arrogant idiot

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● @NiallOfficial come down to training in the week big boy. Bring the rest of The Beatles with you.

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■ Re page 12 in Friday’s Metro Herald – squirrels don’t actually hibernate. Pedantic Pete ■ Is it just me or are Irish Rail brain dead? They revamped Howth Junction a while back and put down slippery floor tiles so when it rains (which it does now and then) you risk breaking your neck. Oh and thanks for building a nice big shelter for scumbags to feck about in all night. And how about those constantly broken lifts. They can put a spiral ramp at Kilbarrack so why does Howth Junction get lifts? Angery

● Where did it all go wrong! Haha congrats on the win

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● @mikephillips009 @NiallOfficial All a bit of Sunday fun! Myself and Mike enjoyed a kiss and a beer out last night. Hope you boys got home safe and sound. @KearneyRob @metrohnews #metromailbox

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I want to do something that isn’t allowed

Let us introduce Slutever’s Karley Sciortino

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Squats, orgies and sex talk Welcome to the crazy world of Slutever sex blogger, Vogue columnist and film-maker Karley Sciortino. By Lisa Scott

hen Karley Sciortino was a teenager, she often watched religious TV. not by choice, mind. ‘My mum used to watch the God Channel while I was at school,’ she says. ‘When I got home, she’d play back nuns saying no one should have sex before marriage. I’d think: “F***, that doesn’t sound fun.”’ Is Sciortino, creator of sex blog Slutever and, more recently, a Vogue columnist, living one big rebellion? ‘Yeah, maybe I’m still challenging their rules,’ she laughs. ‘It’s definitely a tried-and-tested method. Look at Madonna and Lady Gaga. nothing is less sexy than permission – I want to do something that isn’t allowed.’ Sciortino, 28, grew up in a small town outside new York City. At 19, she moved to south London to study. She dropped out of acting school after six months and was invited to live in a squat with artist Matthew Stone, part of south London art collective !WOWOW!, a motley crew of wanderers, anarchist punks and artists. They moved into an abandoned lift factory on Walworth Road; her bedroom was in a stairwell and the living room was so big, ‘I could throw a baseball and not reach the other wall’. Parties were her priority until Stone encouraged Sciortino to start writing every day. Slutever, much to her Catholic parents’ despair, was born. ‘I was in such a different world in the squat,’ she says. ‘I’m from a small American town – my parents didn’t even own passports when I moved to the UK. One day, I found a Romanian family baking bread in the squat’s kitchen. The woman

More to me than sex: Sciortino and Natalia Leite (above) in web show Be Here Nowish; Sciortino with Johnny Knoxville (both right) as his Jackass character Bad Grandpa

Rebel with a cause: Karley Sciortino says ‘nothing is less sexy than permission’ looked at me like “who the f*** are you?”’ she says, in her slow east Coast drawl. ‘Our room-mate met them when he was high on the night bus and invited them to live with us, which was sweet but we were overcrowded already.’ Slutever became an online diary, detailing life in ‘Squallyoaks’ where orgies and taking hallucinogenic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT) were standard behaviour. her musings caught the eye of Vice magazine, who invited her to assist on their blog. The exposure meant Slutever was getting 90,000 unique visitors a month. But all good things, even squatting, come to an end. So when Sciortino’s visa ran out in 2010, she returned to new York, moved into an apartment

and worked with a dominatrix to pay the rent. This huge lifestyle change meant she could no longer detail lurid ramifications of living in a squat – such as the time she found a used condom in her boot – so, at 25, she began the mind-boggling task of investigating sexual behaviour. This led her to meet interesting people, including cross-dresser Sissy Sarah who has a urine fetish; porn star Tori Black, who was once kidnapped by drug dealers; and a high-class escort flown around the world by Saudi princes, hollywood directors and CIA bigwigs.

CIORTInO continues to work with Vice, making short films about her investigations – last year, she went to a tantric sex class in California and straddled Johnny Knoxville as his Jackass character Bad Grandpa. And flick through this year’s Diesel x Playboy calendar, shot by US fashion photographer Terry Richardson, to find Sciortino under April, wearing red gloves, hot pants – and not much else. Is there anything she wouldn’t do? ‘I did consider porn for a while but there’s still such a stigma around pornography and it would affect my career options,’ she says. ‘I have ambitions beyond writing about sex. From April, you can see Sciortino in a new scripted web show, Be here nowish (www.ora.tv/ beherenowish), which follows two despondent new Yorkers who move to LA for a spiritual awakening. Sciortino is in a supporting role and plays a ‘lesbian trust-funder who loves yoga and the universe’.

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SLUTEVER: IN HER OWN WORDS Karley Sciortino’s blog tackles sexuality with humour and frankness. She says her musings are ‘intended to trick strangers into thinking my life is more exciting than it actually is’. Judge for yourself with these excerpts. ■ Bella, 23, is a high-class escort who was first paid for sex when she was a 20-year-old living in London. She confides in Sciortino: ‘I really liked this one guy who was a Saudi prince. He flew me to Paris first class and put me in a five-star hotel. In it were four dozen roses and a bottle of Dom Pérignon from my birth year. At that point, I hadn’t even talked to him, we had just emailed and sent pictures. When I finally saw him in person, I was nervous because he was so good looking. He looked like Aladdin.’ ■ Amanda, a blog follower, asks Sciortino for advice after sleeping And, of course, there’s her new twice-monthly column for American Vogue. Breathless looks at today’s social issues, such as posting erotic photos online and Tinder – last month, she even tested a vajacial (new to us, too, and, yes, a vajacial is just what it sounds like). her big dream, though, is to produce a feature film. She has written a coming-of-age story about a girl who has an affair with an artist, and is currently raising funds. In a recent Breathless column, Sciortiono talks, touchingly, about her alternative life, including her ‘late-onset lesbianism’. What does her mum think of her girlfriend?

around. She replies: ‘Unfortunately, we can’t just sleep with whoever we want, whenever we want and expect that it won’t have an effect on ourselves and the people around us. In Buddhism, they follow something called The Five Precepts, basically a five-point moral code to live by. One of the points translates to: “Do not misuse sex.” Damn, those Buddhists are wise.’ ■ Sciortino on being a dominatrix: ‘One of my clients is a businessman in his early fifties. We’ve been doing sessions together for a year now and, over time, we’ve become pretty good friends. Sometimes we hang out casually, just to chat. Like, for example, we’ll go have sushi and talk about Rihanna and then afterwards, we’ll go back to the dungeon and I’ll ride him around like a horse.’ Read more at slutever.com ‘She’s annoyed,’ she says slowly, laughing. ‘She told me I make bad life decisions. She thought it was a phase but we’ve been together for a year and now she’s like (sighs).’ Sciortino admits her life, though rewarding, is disorientating and upsets her parents. But she would rather live antithetically than conform, quoting author h Jackson Brown Jr, from the book PS I Love You, who says: ‘Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.’ If the past ten years are anything to go by, I can’t imagine Sciortino having many regrets at all.

music

Keeping her cool THE big RELEASE

NiNa PerssoN AnimAl HeArt lojinx HHHHI

ardigans singer nina Persson ventured into side projects several years ago, her a Camp albums setting her typically cool vocals to more countrified material than her original Malmö band’s altpop. animal Heart is the first album released under her solo name and it’s assuredly catchy, right from the electronic pop and pedal steel twanging of the title track. Persson’s musical background has incorporated both nancy sinatra and Black sabbath as inspirations, and she’s adept at delivering yearning love songs dusted with wry humour. she’s also given to fine turns of phrase: on Food For The Beast, she’s ‘face down on the floor of the discotheque’. Melodies including dreaming Of Houses and Catch Me Crying are heartbreaking and

Neil FiNN dizzY HeiGHts

lester records/ Kobalt HHHII

neil Finn is best known as the perfect-pop craftsman behind two Kiwi outfits –

pretty, and voice-and-piano signoff This is Heavy Metal is all the more resonant for its simplicity.

post-punkers split enz and blissful Aor kings crowded House. in recent years he’s stepped outside his comfort zone with projects such as 7 Worlds collide (a series of big-name collaborations) and the Pajama club (a funk outfit with his wife).

These 13 tunes blend a lightness of touch with a brilliantly sharp bite. Arwa Haider

dizzy Heights sees him and leftfield producer david Fridmann harnessing strong melodies to gently experimental electronic burbles and fractured beats. Best of all is opening track impressions, a heavenly slice of blue-eyed soul, all

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ALSO OUT More new albuMs rateD DylaN Tighe record

The heNry girls louder tHAn Words

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the debut album from actor dylan tighe is a heavy hearted affair, drawing on his lifelong struggles with depression and mental illness. in an accompanying press release he explains most of the songs were written ‘in direct response’ to his emotional distress, often while he was trying to cope with heavy dosages of medication. there is certainly lots of despair here, tighe singing in the cracked croon of someone who has stared into the abyss and decided that tumbling over the side might not be the worst thing that could happen. But, for all the ennui, the lP is never less than compelling, with tighe binding his depressiveness up in tightly composed lo-fi rock, leavened with glimmers of synth and fragmented guitar. indeed, at moments the bleakness is absolutely engrossing – tighe invites the listener to drink his hopelessness in deeply. in doing so, he manages to surprise us by showing how addictive pain and heartbreak can truly be. Eamon de Paor

coma-paced beats and dramatic strings. there are other highlights: divebomber’s falsetto voicings and symphonic drones sound eerily like Flaming lips, one of Fridmann’s other clients; recluse is a woozy, slightly

self-released

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is it a compliment or insult to point out that the Henry Girls’ approximation of gritty American roots rock is so on the money you have to constantly remind yourself the all-siblings trio actually hail from the exotic climes of rural donegal? You are tempted to allow them the benefit of the doubt and assume this is the result they were striving for. certainly, they do a dizzying job channelling the dusky melancholy of the better sort of heartland rock on their second album. What the record arguably lacks is variety, however. throughout, the emotional dial is set to ‘mildly depressive’ while the background clamour of acoustic guitar and banjo veers close to ‘mumford-rock’ (unintentionally, you hope). still, the best moments are special. James monroe sounds like an outtake from the o Brother, Where Art thou score, while reason to Believe and Here Beside me (both featuring inishowen Gospel choir) are mississippi mud itself. EdP

unhinged r’n’b stomper; Better than tV mixes a rolling samba beat with neurotic string arrangements. But even when it fails, dizzy Heights is still a brave project from one of pop’s great songwriters. John Lewis

YOUR DUbLiN wEEk with daragh reddin CURiOUS AbOUT… Duke Special’s gramophone Club

gET DOwN TO… The Triumph Of Failure

‘ever tried. ever failed. no matter. try again. Fail again. Fail better,’ one samuel beckett once wrote. the theme of failure seems like an odd foundation to build a show on but in this wry new exhibition at trinity College’s science Gallery, bungled experiments in technology, design, business, literature and sport are not just explored but celebrated. Highlights include a reconstruction of a device to assist childbirth ‘using centrifugal force’ that’s frequently touted as the world’s worst invention, a pair of boots that scuppered ranulph Fiennes’ attempt to conquer everest, and a memento from sonia o’sullivan to mark her frustrating loss in the 5,000m race during the 1996 olympics in atlanta. a series of lectures has been organised as part of the exhibition and visitors can share their own epic fails by using the twitter hashtag #FaIlbetter Until Feb 27, Science Gallery, Trinity College, Pearse Street D2, Tue to Fri noon to 8pm, Sat & Sun noon to 6pm, free. Tel: (01) 896 4091. www.sciencegallery.ie

His live performances hark back to the days of music hall and his dulcet cabaret-style alt-pop hits often sound as though they’ve been filtered through an old phonograph so it’s not terribly surprising that Peter ‘Duke special’ wilson (pictured) has decided to curate his own ‘gramophone club’. this wednesday, the belfast musician will dust off an impressive vinyl collection in the fittingly retro environs of the liquor rooms for an old-school ‘DJ set’. expect everything from 1920s jazz gems, through to rousing big-band standards and prime cuts from the heyday of rock’n’roll Wed, The Liquor Rooms, 5 Wellington Quay D2, 8pm, free. www.liquorrooms.com

Rudimental

It’s hard to believe that less than a year ago east london quartet rudimental were deemed also-rans in the uK’s competitive dance scene. but last summer’s exuberant and ubiquitous Feel the love really put them on the map. Far from dining out on this mega hit, the band have displayed remarkable vim and versatility with tracks such as the house-infused spoons and grimeelectro hybrid Deep In the Valley. live, they’re renowned for pulling out all the stops so expect the weekend buzz to arrive early when they play the olympia tonight Tonight, Olympia Theatre, 72 Dame Street D2, 8pm, €32. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.rudimental.co.uk

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lonely Bird in the arctic

Former newshound turned polar explorer Charlie Bird is off to the Canadian Arctic to spend a month living with the Inuits. The trip, a project for The Irish Times website, follows his 2011 Antarctic adventure where he followed in the footsteps of Kerry explorer Tom Crean – a video of Bird meeting with seals on that trip has since become a huge YouTube hit. Chatting about his upcoming trip on The Saturday Night Show, Bird told Brendan O’Connor he was excited but daunted by the prospect of working on his own without a team behind him to give him a ‘dig out’. Sure you’ll be fine Charlie, didn’t you survive a stint in Washington? Oh wait...

the nolans RTÉ1, 9.35pm Once bigger than The Beatles – in Japan – the Nolans are best known for their pop classic I’m In The Mood For Dancing. The six sisters, whose parents Tommy and Maureen hail from Raheny, enjoyed global success selling 30 million records, appearing on BBC shows Morecambe & Wise and Cliff Richard’s TV series in the 1970s and 1980s. But their squeaky clean image hid a darker side. Charting their beginnings performing in the working men’s clubs of northern England while they were still children, this fascinating documentary reveals the ups and downs of the group which at one time seemed to epitomise all that was best in a traditional Irish family.

film of the day the runaways, film4, 11.15pm Former child star Dakota Fanning lets her inner bad girl rip in this rock’n’ roll biopic of cult 1970s girl punk band The Runaways. She’s Cheri Currie, a jailbait ingénue who, aged only 15, and thanks mainly to her Bowie-meets-Lolita glamrock style, is shoved as lead singer into a teen band manufactured by a seedy Svengali (cult indie fave Michael Shannon). The other main player being guitarist, songwriter and surly tomboy Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart, right), who subsequently created the anthem I Love Rock N Roll. That the two gals lock lips gave this little indie film some sexy buzz on release, but otherwise it’s your classic coming-of-age tale of lost innocence mixed in with the music movie curve of rise to fame and topple into drugs. It looks great though, the tunes rock and the leads give the material an earnestness that belies its superficial script.

Wolfing it down with Caitlin

Coronation street TV3/UTV, 7.30pm & 8.30pm

The second ond of C4’s comedy medy double whammy sees a full series ies of Raised By Wolves from the pen of likeable loudmouth Caitlin Moran (pictured right). The series follows on from the pilot, which garnered favourable reviews last Christmas. To be fair, it wasn’t half bad, telling the tale of writer and journalist Moran’s riotous home-schooled teen years in Wolverhampton.

What has become of poor Roy? The grieving widower has left a note saying he’s popped off to see his auntie but there are fears the emotionally tormented Mr Cropper may have taken drastic action. In tonight’s double visit to The Cobbles there’s an escalation of concern among those who love him most – and for an increasingly frenzied Fiz (pictured right), that means calling in reinforcements to help track down her beloved surrogate dad.

Who do you think you are bbc1, 11.20pm

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It’s difficult to imagine celebrated us actor Jim Parsons as anybody other than the Big Bang theory’s brilliant Dr sheldon Cooper. however there’s no sign of his alter ego’s social gaucheness as he embarks on a journey through space and time to investigate his paternal roots in a fascinating search that stands as a tribute to Parsons’ late father.

The arrival of Brit Russell Tovey on the Looking scene has tech-savvy Patrick’s gaydar in a twist. He’s used to relying on personal presentation style to nail a guy’s peccadilloes but with those English guys… it’s just so hard to tell. So, at a video-game launch party, he falls back on oldschool grilling techniques to work out if he’s in with a chance.

Big guns for the field of battle

Suranne Jones (pictured above), Oona Chaplin, Hermione Norris and Kerry Fox are among the formidable female forces recruited for The Crimson Field, part of the BBC’s World War I programming. The six-part series is set in a medical field hospital where staff worked in near-impossible conditions as they attempted to treat the horrific casualties incurred in the trenches. It’s due on our screens in April.

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fREE ADvicE fOR… Samantha Mumba

My husband has a new job. I’m delighted for him (he was made redundant), but to make new friends and ‘network’ he keeps coming home blind drunk on weeknights. I’m wondering if I should cancel joining him on a team building weekend – all ‘WAGs’ are invited – than watch my husband in action. I just don’t like this new side Jeannie of him. Unless you’ve heard rumours of midget throwing or prostitute-banging in the office I wouldn’t be too worried about this excess of testosterone. Still, you’re right to be concerned. Corporate boozing is a breeding ground for bad behaviour, and rocking home p****d is bang out of order. You need to have a frank conversation with him, but do go on this trip. Chances are the men will be on better behaviour with their partners around, and who knows you may hit it off with a few – moral support.

Last week my hunky gym instructor winked and whispered, ‘Nice camel toe’ before walking off. My split toe groove trainers are my pride and joy so I’m over the moon he noticed. Shall I Gymbunny ask him out?

Party People

Making a meal of it: Marco Pierre White and Geraldine Fitzpatrick celebrated Ireland’s victory over Wales at Marco’s new Donnybrook Restaurant

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Dear Samantha. Last week you were in Dublin promoting ‘a new fun, flavoursome snack – a crisp made of popcorn!’ It’s not exactly Tissot, is it? Now, I wouldn’t usually endorse has-beens reviving their careers on reality/talent shows but then trajectories don’t dip much lower than photo calls for crisps, sorry, popcorn. So, quit being a glorified prop and if you you’ve no other talents to exploit – software programming, hair dressing, horse whispering – then get thee on Strictly or into the Australian jungle so viewers can remember you were once a moderately successful pop star; at worst it might take you out of panto and on to the West End (common trajectory)? Just steer clear of anything associated with soul-destroyer, Kernel, sorry, Colonel Cowell.

Pity you didn’t shove a dumbbell where the sun don’t shine. While you should be able to wear what the hell you like without being sexually degraded, you might want to consider wearing a longer top than draw attention to your lady bits – the real source of his backhanded admiration – at the gym. Then tell him you’re changing gyms, and if he threatens to charge you for your remaining membership, report him for sexual harassment. There are plenty more meatheads in the sea who aren’t quite so vulgar. LAST WEEK:

My new girlfriend is big into Valentine’s Day. I’ve

explained to her it’s just a Hallmark holiday but she’s dropping huge hints for some grand gesture. Is there anything in this for me if I insincerely toe the line, or should I stick to my anti-capitalist, CH unromantic guns? YOU SAiD: Make her dinner, us girls love that. Make her a card too, maybe find out what her favourite movie is and put that on after. It’ll show her you think she is worth the effort, and you won’t have to compromise your anticapitalist ethics. Tara Ní Dochartaigh Compromise. If a small gesture is not enough for your lovely girlfriend then I’d advise you to get away from

her as fast as you can, before she has you jumping over all over the place.

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I’m playing second fiddle to my new boyfriend’s big hairy oaf of a dog. If my boyfriend puts him in a different room he scratches the door and whimpers – so loud! I do love dogs, just not in the bed. It’s unhygienic, and anyone who has made love with a mutt in the same room will know it just feels creepy. How is this ever going to work? What do you think? Lend Dolly your words of wisdom at deardolly@ metroherald.ie. Best replies published in next Monday’s paper…

Out and about in Dublin Frosty the showman: Nick Frost showed some moves at the Irish Premiere of Cuban Fury at the Odeon, Point Village

Taking it eeasy: Ben Branagan and Emma Jane r Donlon relaxed at the Opening of the Dawson Spa at the Dawson Hotel

Blue Monday: Angharad Williams was resplendent in blue at the launch of the Arnotts SS14 swimwear and lingerie collections in Residence

Pictures: Brian Mcevoy/anthony woods/kieran harnett/Patrick o’leary

Feeling bubbly: Carol Anne Leyden and Sinéad Considine were also at the Dawson Spa opening

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Up-skill to keep BUSINESS COURSES: There is a range of post-grad courses to help you get ahead By Christina Finn

USINESS courses have always been a staple in any college’s programming, but with the onset of a challenging jobs market, people who are either in employment or those who

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are not are all looking to up-skill and gain more expertise in the business world. Whether you want to go out on your own in business or you are already gainfully employed, a business postgraduate course or MBA could suit you. Prof Wallace Ewart, head of the �� Graduate Business � �� School in Griffith �� College, said a BA �� in business studies is a good pillar to begin, but to specialise you need to �� do a postgrad or an �� MBA. The main differ�� ences between a postgrad in business and an MBA is often a business postgrad specialises in a certain section of business – like marketing or finance – while an MBA is a Masters in Business Administration, where the aim is to have a fully qualified business manager at the end of the programme. Just like any course you undertake, research the modules and the �� campus. But how �� do you decide

‘Tech town’ comes to Career Zoo

(l to r) Sharon Corbett, Head of Recruitment, Kerry Group, Vinny Cahill, Dean of Research, Trinity College Dublin, Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton, Professor Mark Ferguson, Director General, Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government, and Dr Jim Quinn, Head of Trinity School of Business. which course is for you? Prof Ewart says that when they are choosing candidates, experience is always important. He says that he often asks candidates to write out exactly what they have done in past roles. ‘They shouldn’t come back with an academic answer. It should be practical, laying out all the things they had to do,’ he says. While some MBA students choose to give up work to study, it is more common for people to do an MBA part-time. ‘There is an array of experience in the classroom and they learn from each other,’ says Prof Ewart.

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However, if an MBA is not for you there are a huge range of business courses. It is just the case of finding the right one that fits with your career path. ‘Business has always been popular – but when choosing a course I think it is vital you choose one that shows it has kept up with the times we live in,’ says Prof Ewart, who adds that while accounting and HR have always been business central, it is good to look at a college that offers other avenues, like cloud computing, data analytics and so on. In terms of fees, both options need to be paid for. While postgraduate courses can

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THe exTeNT OF THe country’s economic recovery has been highlighted by Career Zoo, Ireland’s keynote careers event, where thousands of high-end, high-skilled positions will be on offer in multinationals and indigenous firms. Career Zoo is where the world’s most innovative companies and educators will meet Ireland’s brightest talents. The event is a must for experienced professionals and graduates in engineering, financial services, tech, science, and pharma. For the first time ‘Tech Town’ – a dedicated space to showcase Irish technology – will feature. Major multinational employers in attendance will include Kerry Group, TripAdvisor, Symantec, Aol, Fidelity Investments, Johnson & Johnson, SIG and State Street. Career Zoo takes place on Feb 15 in the Convention Centre. Admission is free but attendees should register @www. careerzoo.ie. See advert below. range from €2,000 upwards, MBA fees can also vary depending on which college you attend. Colleges such as Trinity College, Griffith College, DCU, DBS, DIT and UCD’S Smurfit Business School all offer an MBA programme, as well as postgraduate business courses. Postgraduate courses in business are usually a year in duration while MBAs can range from 12 months to 24 months. Applications are made directly to the college, with many courses accepting applications now. Many colleges offer scholarships and bursaries, so get in touch about your options. Before making a decision, head along to the open evenings and information mornings that are all gearing up from this month.

STAcEy ScOULDing is the founder and owner of Loyes Diamonds. The 29-year-old diamond expert speaks to Joanne Ahern about her business What did you do today? I

was up at 4am for a flight to London at 6am. I travel to London and Antwerp among other locations regularly to view and choose the finest diamonds for our collection.

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those love at first sight things, they are precious and beautiful and not to sound too cheesy, but I love being able to help couples get value for money as well as being a part of a momentous occasion in a couple’s life.

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Any fact-finding can be affected by a subtle subjectivity. This might not be conscious and people may not be out to mislead you. But if you’re having a heart-to-heart in a love relationship, it may seem as if a partner is withholding from you or lacks candour. For your forecast, call 15609 114 73

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If you are waiting to hear from a financial agency, a delay is possible. Frustratingly, they may even ask you for more information. There can also be further demands on your time this week in terms of a family relationship. This can certainly be a busy period.

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If you’re a Virgo who has a need for certainty, regularity, and almost perfection in your world, this week could prove trying. People can seem unwilling to give you the messages or responses you want. Little niggles, delays and frustrations can keep cropping up.

Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23

The Sun continues to encourage you to enjoy yourself to the utmost. Saturn, however, as he has for some time, presses you to scrutinise all the ways in which you create pleasure, and importantly, cut their cost.

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If you’re estranged from someone close to you, particularly a sibling, you may find yourself thinking a lot about it this week. Some of this may relate to events that occurred a long time ago but it can all come into your mind in a much fresher way. For your forecast, call 15609 114 78

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Gold Cup goes to Last Instalment LAST instalment, ridden by Brian O’Connell, leads the field en-route to an eightlength triumph in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown yesterday. The Philip Fenton-trained nine-year-old, in his first race for two years, made the most of the running in the three-mile Grade One, powering home at 8-1 ahead of fast-finishing Tidal Bay. O’Connell said: ‘He was exceptional. it wasn’t the plan to make the running, but it’s worked out in a slow-run race.’ Picture: PA

Hudson turns the tide in wayward Dublin’s favour nFL DivisiOn 1 DubLIN ..............................0-14 WESTMEATH........................1-7 by pAuL kEAnE Four was the magic number in Mullingar, where Paul Hudson put forward a significant case for regular first-team activity with Dublin. The young Thomas Davis forward built on his solid start to the year with four points which rescued a game that threatened to escape the league and All-Ireland champions. It was an impressive haul considering he only came off the bench after 51 minutes, shortly after Des Dolan’s equalising goal for Westmeath. In fact, Westmeath moved ahead soon after with a point from John Heslin and hinted they were about to take advantage of Dublin’s 14 wides. But a strong performance in the last 15 minutes secured Dublin’s second win from two matches in Division 1. The strength of Dublin’s bench was again apparent as Hudson proved the game changer, while fellow substitute Davy Byrne hit a crucial late score. ‘We know Paul for a long time with the under-21s, he was with us for three campaigns, and we’ve watched him for his club,’ said Dublin manager Jim Gavin. ‘He’s training well, played well in the o’Byrne Cup and it was good to see him taking his oppor-

u DuBLiN boss Jim Gavin admitted it’s been sweet not to falter in the opening rounds of the Allianz League as Allireland champions. Donegal suffered relegation from Division 1 last year after their Sam Maguire heroics but the early signs are good for Dublin in 2014 after backing up their opening round league win over Kerry. ‘it was important, particularly after last season, that we got the four points from our first two games,’ said Gavin. ‘We’ve got a fantastic set of games now coming up in March – Cork, Kildare, Mayo and we finish off with Tyrone. They’re great games and a great way to prepare for the Championship.’ tunity when it came along today.’ Dublin stuttered before Hudson came on. They led 0-6 to 0-3 at halftime but shot eight wides and were guilty of some terrible misses, particularly from frees. Michael Darragh Macauley and Paul Flynn missed goal chances after the restart and Dolan made them pay when he hit the net. But for the second weekend running, Dublin displayed their ability to grind out victory with seven points in the last 15 minutes.

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three points of RaboDirect PRO12 leaders Munster with a 31-8 win at Zebre, running in four tries to pick up a bonus point in Italy. Dries van Schalkwyk had touched down for the hosts early on, driving his way over from close range, but Leinster eventually found their rhythm, responding when scrumhalf John Cooney sniped in from the back of a scrum. Jimmy Gopperth added the conversion to put Leinster in front and then extended the lead with a penalty before the break. Noel Reid raced in under the posts to begin the second half, while Springbok full-back Zane Kirchner crashed on to an offload for a try and Darren Hudson sidestepped over the line with seconds remaining to land the bonus point.

It’s a niece finish for cub Cheyenne gOLF Cheyenne

Woods, niece of 14time major winner Tiger Woods, secured her first career title with a two-shot victory at the Australian Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast. The 23-yearold (pictured) carded a four-under-par 69 at Royal Pines to finish 16 under. Local amateur Minjee Lee was two shots back in outright second place. The 17-year-old fired three consecutive birdies on the front nine to draw level, but Woods hit three birdies in her final six holes to seal the win. The delighted American said: ‘People just think of me as Tiger Woods’ niece so now I have a game of my own and I have a title.’

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Coetzee at the Joburg Open, the South African’s first triumph on the European Tour Left banker: Dublin’s Paul Flynn in action against Westmeath

rebels hang on to remain unbeaten Cork were left clinging on at Páirc Uí rinn as they secured joint-top spot in the Allianz Football League with a 0-16 to 112 win over kildare. Brian Cuthbert’s side were in a comfortable position before leaking an injury-time goal to kildare’s Cathal McNally. kildare were buoyed by their

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opening round win over Mayo and McNally impressed with 1-2 while new forward Darroch Mulhall hit 0-4. But the Lilies were outscored by 0-6 to 0-3 early in the second half as Cork got on top and moved four clear late on thanks to two Cathal Vaughan frees. The big surprise came in killarney as kerry lost to Derry by 0-16 to 0-

14. Brian McIver’s visitors backed up their opening draw with Tyrone by building on a 0-7 to 0-6 half-time lead to secure an unlikely win. Elsewhere, Darren McCurry netted twice as Tyrone beat Mayo 2-15 to 0-15, while in Division 2, Monaghan hammered Meath 0-20 to 0-8 while Donegal and Laois saw off Galway and Louth.

Hosts find new star winTER OLyMpics Fifteen-year-

old Yulia Lipnitskaya stole the show as host nation Russia won gold for the first time in Sochi when their figure skating team triumphed in some style at the Iceberg Skating Palace. The discipline, which is new to the Games, sees six skaters – ice dance and pairs couples, plus a man and a woman – combine for an overall team score. Elsewhere, Felix Loch of Germany defended his luge title, while Austrian Matthias Mayer swept to glory in the men’s downhill skiing.

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Wing wizard: Sterling

Sterling work out wide ‘is the best’ BrenDan roDGerS believes raheem Sterling is the best winger in england after the youngster’s display in the 5-1 hammering of arsenal at anfield. Sterling scored twice as the reds tore into the Gunners – who lost top spot to Chelsea – and strengthened their hold on fourth. anfield boss rodgers was full of praise for Sterling, saying: ‘raheem was incredible. He has just turned 19 and I don’t think there is a better winger in england at this moment in time. [arsenal’s alex] oxladeChamberlain is a brilliant player but you look at raheem and he was absolutely phenomenal.’ Centre-half Martin Skrtel set liverpool on their way with two goals from Steven Gerrard set-pieces in the first ten minutes, his first double as a professional. He said: ‘I’ve scored 13 goals for liverpool and 90 per cent have been from a cross from Stevie.’

THEy sAiD iT ‘I [won] at Cardiff as a player and that was right up there, but this has got to be the best’ Garry Monk savours the moment after his first game as Swansea head coach ended in a 3-0 win over south Wales rivals Cardiff

Toure may face FA action after kick

ManCHeSTer City’s failure to beat norwich could be compounded if the Fa opts to take action against star midfielder Yaya Toure next week. The Ivorian, 30, appeared to kick out at Canaries forward ricky van Wolfswinkel at the end of Saturday’s goalless draw at Carrow road. City are back in action against Sunderland on Wednesday, but before then the Fa may decide to take retrospective action against Toure (left) if the incident was missed by the match officials, which appeared to be the case.

Moyes finds it tough as Reds go soft on fulham pREMiER LEAguE ManCHeSTer unITeD.... 2 FulHaM ............................ 2 by jAck fOx Manchester United manager David Moyes blamed his side’s ‘mental softness’ after a 2-2 draw against Fulham at Old trafford. United enjoyed the bulk of possession but could not turn their dominance into three points and were undone in the 94th minute when Darren Bent grabbed a late leveller. ‘We deserved to get back in the game and we deserved to win it, but we gave away a diabolical second goal,’ Moyes said. ‘We should have made it 3-1 and it was really disappointing that we didn’t do that. ‘I don’t know if we could have done an awful lot more. We completely dominated the game and should have won it comfortably.’ the draw was a blow to United’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s champions League and left them in seventh place, nine points adrift of Liverpool in fourth. Moyes added: ‘We needed to take the opportunities that were given to us, like some of the half chances. ‘You could say we maybe had a mental softness in that we didn’t see the game out and get the job done.’ United’s leaky defence was undone after 19 minutes when steve sidwell was left unmarked to sidefoot home a pass from Lewis holtby.

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the hosts set up camp in the Fulham half but did not find a breakthrough until the 78th minute when robin van Persie finished from close range. When Michael carrick’s deflected effort gave them the lead it looked like United were set to complete a deserved victory, but out of nowhere Bent headed home in stoppage time. ‘I was probably the most relieved person [at 2-1] because I thought “my goodness” as we needed to win the game,’ Moyes said. ‘But maybe there were a few things that we didn’t quite do well enough. ‘Maybe our finishing wasn’t quite good enough and bits of our defending weren’t good enough either.’

False dawn: Carrick reels away after scoring United’s second goal yesterday, but Darren Bent, below, spoiled the hosts’ day

Time for Tim to issue a wake-up call

Hull give Gus grief SunDerlanD boss Gus Poyet admits he is glad to see the back of Hull after Wes Brown was sent off in a 2-0 defeat at the Stadium of light. The outcome echoed their meeting earlier in the season when both lee Cattermole and andrea Dossena saw red in a 1-0 defeat at the KC Stadium. ‘every time we play them, something happens,’ said Poyet.

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White Depart Lane: Jermain Defoe was chaired off the pitch after possibly his last home game before he joins Toronto FC

Tim Sherwood has vowed to get to the bottom of why his Tottenham side start matches so slowly following a narrow win over everton at white hart Lane. Fourth-placed Liverpool’s emphatic defeat of Arsenal the previous day increased the importance of the game for both sides and it was the Toffees who came flying out of the blocks. however, Spurs rode the first-half storm to grab a vital win thanks to emmanuel Adebayor’s fine

ToTTenHaM................ 1 eVerTon ..................... 0 strike. Boss Sherwood was pleased by the way Spurs responded to his half-time pep talk but knows his side cannot afford to continue the slow starts that have become all too regular of late. ‘i keep finding myself coming in here and saying the same thing,’ he said. ‘we started slow again and we have got to find out the reason why. we have got to

address it because we started slowly against manchester City and we were out of the game. it could easily have happened again today.’ Sherwood’s opposite number roberto martinez believed his men were extremely unfortunate not to take anything from the game. ‘we started the game really, really well,’ said the everton boss. ‘it is fair to say at times in football you are better to be lucky than good and today we played the good role, not the lucky one.’

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A right kicking: Ireland’s Conor Murray clears from the base of another driving maul PICTURE: InPho

‘Plumtree a huge plus for Irish pack’ FRoM baCk PagE

by GARETH MAKIM HOOKER Rory Best believes Ireland are well placed to avoid a nightmare repeat of their last visit to Twickenham thanks to the sudden embarrassment of front-row riches available to head coach Joe Schmidt. England ran out easy winners two years ago thanks to a creaking Irish scrum that capitulated following a first-half injury to tighthead stalwart Mike Ross. But with Leinster trio Jack McGrath, Sean Cronin and Marty Moore backing up Cian Healy, Best and Ross once again in an impressive victory over Wales, the Ulsterman is confident Ireland can avoid a repeat of the battering it sustained in 2012. ‘We hope not,’ Best said. ‘Marty has come on there again and, OK, the scrums were off a few times, but at key times they were rock solid which is what we need. ‘There are bad memories from Twickenham from two years ago [but] you look at the lads coming on, the way Jack gets over stealing the

Best: We’ll front up and avoid another London mauling ball and Marty carrying and rock solid in the scrum, there is that bit of depth. ‘The encouraging thing is that these guys are only young. Jack and Marty are 22 and 23, Cian is 26 and pushing on 50 caps. It’s frightening really when you think these guys have so much talent and yet they’re so young.’ The forward effort held firm for 80

minutes and was key to dispatching the Six Nations holders, with Best acknowledging Ireland wanted to make a ‘physical statement’. ‘We talked all week about their very dangerous back row, they destroyed Italy at times at the breakdown and we knew we needed to target them and take the game to Wales. That was a bit of a physical statement for us to be able to go out

Front-row fight mars French triumph France matched Ireland’s unbeaten start to the rBS 6 nations championship after a second-half try blitz underpinned an emphatic win over Italy in Paris yesterday. number eight Louis Picamoles, centre Wesley Fofana and debutant wing Hugo Bonneval all crossed during a devastating nineminute spell early in the second period as France led 30-3 before a late consolation for Tommaso Iannone. But the closing stages will be

FRanCE .... 30 ITaly .........10 remembered for red cards rather than running rugby as South african Jaco Peyper sent off substitute props Michele rizzo and rabah Slimani. Italy forward rizzo started the skirmish with a head-butt, and when Slimani reacted in similar fashion Peyper brandished red cards after conferring with his assistant craig Joubert and consulting television replays.

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and dominate that breakdown. ‘We wanted to see it in their eyes after ten minutes, that they knew we meant business and we weren’t going to let our foot off their throat. ‘Last year we shocked them in the first half but then we died and that was a big thing for us. It was about each ten-minute block and we tried to lift our physicality and intensity each ten minutes.’

England eager to enjoy home turf STUaRT LaNCaSTER insists England intend continuing the resurrection of their title assault by bringing Twickenham to its feet for the visit of Ireland. Having lost narrowly to France before routing Scotland 20-0 on Saturday, there is no margin for error if England are to remain in contention. ‘Playing the next two games at home is massive for us,’ Lancaster said. ‘We owe [the crowd] a decent performance because they’re definitely backing us. ‘Ireland are a very good attacking side. Defensively they are going to challenge us and we will have to be on our mettle up front. But we have got threats of our own. They should be looking at us and thinking “This is going to be a good old game”.’

‘John has put a big emphasis on our maul and our line-out, he wants us to be a great mauling and line-out team,’ said O’Mahony. ‘You’ve guys there like Paul O’Connell (above), Devin Toner, Rory Best, Sean Cronin and Dan Tuohy – these guys spent an awesome amount of time on laptops and a savage amount of work. Credit has to go to all of them. John has put in great structures but the players are really driving that on.’ Ireland also made Wales pay for some rank indiscipline, while keeping in Wayne Barnes’s good books themselves. ‘It’s something we’ve been working on a lot,’ O’Mahony said. ‘We haven’t been over ten [penalties] and double figures is not where we want to be. We haven’t been in double figures, not in November and not in the last two games either, so that is very pleasing for us.’

Alex admits Wales face big questions Alex CuThBeRT accepts a test of character now awaits Wales following their Dublin no-show. Two weekends into their 2014 Six Nations campaign, the champions are on the ropes, clinging to dreams of further silverware rather than setting the title pace. ‘We have got two weeks to prepare for France, and that game is going to really show our character and how we bounce back as a squad,’ the wing said. ‘Fair play to Ireland. From minute one, they turned up and were ruthless in what they did. ‘I haven’t had many of these losses. I’ve had losses from lastminute kicks and stuff, but this is completely different when you haven’t been in charge of the game from minute one. ‘It is going to feel like a long week this week. We have got a lot of things to get right, but we’ve got a lot of time to get them right, which is good.’

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Dublin muscle their way to another league victory

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Despair: United keeper David de Gea comes to terms with more dropped points

‘one trick’ red Devils get Bent out of shape Fulham pinched a point on Rene meulensteen’s return to Old Trafford yesterday, with the Cottagers boss claiming it was easy to pick David moyes’ gameplan apart. manchester united slipped nine points off Champions league qualification after Darren Bent’s late leveller secured a 2-2 draw for the Premier league’s bottom side. united flung a record 81 crosses into the Fulham box but with 6ft 7in centre-back Dan Burn in the way, it was straightforward for the visitors to defend against. Robin van Persie and michael Carrick did score two goals in three second-half minutes for united but neither came from crosses. meulensteen, who left when Sir alex Ferguson stepped down last year, said: ‘When I saw united today, I thought the gameplan was quite straightforward – get it wide, get it in. If you’re well-organised it can be easy [to defend against].’ moyes defended his decision to pump so many balls into the box, even though it was clear the tactic was not working. ‘One of the big things about manchester united is that they do play with width, they do cross the ball, it’s in the genes,’ the Scot said.

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Statement win sets up Twickenham Triple tilt

IRELAND captain Paul O’Connell demanded a ‘statement’ performance against Wales that his side duly delivered. The RBS 6 Nations champions’ powerful line-up was brushed aside as the hosts demolished Wales 26-3 at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, leaving Ireland on top of the table and aiming for a Triple Crown against England in Twickenham in a fortnight. But despite Ireland’s flawless start to the tournament, O’Mahony believes it is too soon to be talking titles. ‘You all know the way Paul gets stuck in and he’ll lead from the front always, he was looking to put a statement in and it was a good one,’ said the Munster skipper. ‘It was a good way to start for us, it was a great team performance but we won’t be getting carried away. ‘We’ll give plaudits for the boys but we have Monthly Certified Distribution Oct 28 - Nov 24, 2013: 60,208

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a lot of work to do especially going to Twickenham for a seriously physical game. ‘We have a lot of work to do over the next two weeks.’ Man-of-the-match O’Mahony did plenty of his own leading against the Welsh, setting the tone with his relentless physicality at the breakdown as the much-vaunted back row led by Sam Warburton was overwhelmed. The 24-year-old spearheaded Ireland’s controlled aggression and fire, completely catching Wales unawares. O’Mahony hailed Ireland’s ‘savage’ training-ground work to hone the technicallysound driving maul which led to first international tries for Chris Henry and Paddy Jackson, but pinpointed that mental edge as vital to victory.

‘A lot of that has to go down to the fight and the want that we showed,’ said O’Mahony. ‘At the end of the day we wanted it more than they did, that was evident by the end of it. I don’t think the scoreline flattered us, but we fought for everything. ‘That is where we need to be at, we need to be fighting for every 50:50 ball, everything that goes on the ground. They are the ones that make the difference.’ O’Mahony praised forwards coach John Plumtree for his new raft of ideas and methods that had elevated Ireland’s driving game to new heights so far this term. But he also laid credit at the door of line-out gurus like O’Connell and hooker Rory Best, for their endless hours of analysis and meticulous tinkering.

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