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Plane hunt delay Weather halts Indian Ocean search for objects spotted by satellite by Sharon MarriS BAD weather forced the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane to be put on hold last night after satellite images emerged showing what could be wreckage. Low cloud and rain halted the international operation in the southern Indian Ocean, hours after pictures showing two objects in the area were revealed. The potential debris was spotted 2,500km south-west of Perth, in Australia. One of the objects, highlighted by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa), was 24m long. ‘It’s probably the best lead that we have right now,’ said Amsa’s John Young. Military aircraft from Australia, the US and New Zealand were sent to the scene yesterday. A Norwegian ship has also arrived to help while others, including Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo, are on their way.

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Operation: A plane from the Royal Australian Air Force takes part in the international search PIcture: AP The Boeing 777 vanished two weeks ago during a night flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. No trace of the aircraft or the 239 people on board has been found despite a huge search operation from central Asia to Australia. The new images were taken on Sunday but brought to the attention of Amsa only yesterday be-

cause of the ‘large volume of imagery being searched and the detailed process of analysis that followed’, it said. If the pictures are of flight MH370, they would suggest there was an on-board emergency and an attempt by the pilots to turn around. They may have fallen unconscious, leaving the plane on a

‘ghost flight’ until it ran out of fuel. Previous sightings of objects including oil slicks have turned out to be unconnected to the airliner. Mr Young warned the objects in the latest images could have fallen off container ships – a common occurrence in the region.

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Shang-hai enough yet? 2,000ft is plenty... for now EVEN the loudest wolf-whistle is unlikely to make much of an impression here. But, six years after work began, cranes that helped build the 128-storey Shanghai Tower are coming down. Built on the site of a former golfing range, the 632m-tall building is the second tallest in the world after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. An army of construction workers has been able to scale the halfmile €1.9billion monolith in the world’s longest lift. Principal architect Jun Xia said it serves ‘as a stunning representation of our past,

our present and China’s boundless future’. But Shanghai’s pride may not last long – Hunan province is building an 838m tower.

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WHEN Twitter launched in 2006, few knew much about it – and those who did were unsure how to use it. Today, it has 241million active users worldwide, posting, retweeting, and hashtagging all over the world. Presidents, royalty, sports heroes and A-listers have all got involved. To celebrate its eighth birthday today, Twitter is giving us a glimpse of the early years, with a tool that searches for each user’s first tweet. The messages range from mundane to bizarre. Major-winning golfer Rory McIlroy made his debut on the site in 2010 with the words: ‘Very windy at cog hill today! Only managed 5 holes this morning. Hopefully it will be a little better for the pro am tomorrow.’ Ireland rugby legend Brian O’Driscoll, also joining in 2010, said: ‘Finally I send my first tweet. Never was one for being a guinea pig. More to follow soon.’ But BOD joined a whole ten months before his wife, prolific tweeter Amy Huberman. The Stag actress debuted in October 2010 with the

by JOAnnE AHERn words: ‘brand new feathery fledgling!’ TV comedy writer Graham Linehan was an especially early adopter, joining the site in 2007. His first tweet: ‘Setting up my phone to work with twitter’ Footballer Wayne Rooney, meanwhile, made his debut on the site with the words: ‘Hi rio do u want picking up in the morning pal’? Presumably, the Manchester United and England striker had confused the site with a text-messaging service. Others’ first tweets include one by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web, criticising Twitter’s ‘confusing’ layout. David Levin, who helps run Twitter accounts for organisations including the BBC, said: ‘Looking back at my first tweet is looking at a moment my life changed. Like my first day at school but with more wine and crying.’ There is a dark side to the site. Crimes linked to Twitter, such as sex abuse and blackmail, are up fourfold in three years. picTures: rex

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Ewe beauty: Five lambs delivered A WEST of Ireland farmer couldn’t believe his eyes when one of his ewes went into labour and delivered four lambs… or so he thought. He quickly realised that against all odds, there was a fifth lamb – a one

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Toddler walks out of home in dead of night TWO-YEAR-OLD Theo Costelloe was the talk of Limerick yesterday after he walked out of his house and walked a mile across the N7 Dublin to Limerick Road in the dead of night. Wearing only a onesie, Theo had climbed out of his cot, closed his bedroom door behind him before opening his front door, which had not been locked from the inside. Unaware of what had happened, his family slept in their beds. The intrepid toddler’s little adventure sparked panic in his mother’s heart and led to a major Garda investigation. Theo was eventually taken to safety by a passer-by – University of Limerick student James Ryan – who alerted gardaí, who then called to his mother Christine to tell her they had Theo.

by DAviD RALEigH ‘I was shocked. I’m so relieved,’ Ms Costelloe said. Little Theo, described as ‘shy’, was unaware he had sparked a Garda alert. Two gardaí at the station, Shaun O’Hagan and Orlaith Ryan, returned the little adventurer to his mother. Garda O’Hagan said little Theo was ‘cool out’ despite all the panic surrounding his departure from his home. Garda Ryan added: ‘It can happen to anybody. It was a complete accident and it could happened to anybody. ‘At that age children are starting to move about and it’s not Christine’s fault or anyone’s fault. What happened was unfortunate but fortunate he was found safe and well so close to his home.’

Varadkar: Say sorry, Commissioner TRANSPORT Minister Leo Varadkar has called on Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan to apologise to the whistleblowers he attacked for exposing abuse of the penalty points system. Mr Varadkar (pictured) said the two officers involved in revealing the scandal should be described as ‘distinguished’ – a thinly-veiled reference to the Commissioner’s description of their actions as ‘disgusting’. ‘That remark should be withdrawn,’ the minister said, adding that he wanted to thank the whistleblowers, former Garda John Wilson and serving Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

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Quinn Group ‘doing what they were told’ by Anglo

Two teens arrested for Paddy’s assault GARDAÍ investigating a vicious assault on Aston Quay on St Patrick’s Day have arrested two teenagers. Footage of the attack, in which a 30-year-old man was kicked in the face by two assailants, went viral after a video was posted on YouTube and picked up by Reddit. Last night a Garda spokesman said officers had arrested two male youths, a 16-year-old and a 17year-old, in the Dublin 2 area. They were being held at Pearse Street Garda station last night under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

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THE Quinn Group was ‘doing what they were told’ by Anglo Irish Bank when unloading their 29 per cent control of the bank in July 2008. The trial of three former Anglo executives – Sean Fitzpatrick, William McAteer and Pat Whelan – accused of illegally loaning money to unwind the Quinn stake has heard from a senior Quinn Group official that Sean Quinn was forced to dispose of his stake. Dara O’Reilly, then group finance director, told the court the businessman was not happy with the plan as he believed the Anglo stock, which was falling rapidly at the time, could recover at some stage. ‘I don’t think it was voluntary,’ Mr O’Reilly told the court. ‘Quinn was doing what they were told to do.’ Mr O’Reilly said he was also the director of a Quinn subsidiary known as Bazzely, a company set up in 2005 for the sole purpose of trading in CFDs. He said that at the end of March, 2008, Anglo and Quinn representatives met and pressure was put on Mr Quinn to reduce his CFD position. Judge Martin Nolan has sent the jury home until Monday.

Starling image is just darling

People in the area of Tuberelva, near Tulsk, Co Roscommon, were treated to a dazzling display as the evening sky was filled with the sight and sounds of the thousands of beating wings of a murmuration of starlings

A MAN who started a fire in his rented apartment in an attempt to kill himself has been sentenced to six years in jail for arson. Jonathan Byrne, 33, who was mentally unstable at the time due to alcohol and drug abuse, later went onto the building’s roof and threatened to jump but was talked down by gardaí and firemen. He caused damage and loss of rental income valued at €400,000. Byrne, of Cloonmore Grove, Tallaght admitted to arson at Round Garden Apartments, Saggart on September 3, 2012.

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Russia seizes ships RUSSIAN troops stormed three Ukrainian warships anchored in Sevastopol port yesterday. ProMoscow militiamen helped the soldiers cordon off the area, allowing a boat full of gunmen to seize the vessels. ‘Stun grenades were used during the assault and automatic fire was heard,’ said Ukrainian military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov. ‘It appears the Russians have taken the flags down but not put out their own.’ The Russian tricolour was raised on a pier near the three corvettes – Ternopol, Lutsk and Khmelnitsky.

Obama freezes oligarchs’ assets over Ukraine crisis

BARACK OBAMA last night targeted billionaire oligarchs for the first time as he sought to punish Russia for its actions in Ukraine. The president imposed travel bans and froze the assets of super-wealthy businessmen who provide financial backing to Vladimir Putin’s regime. A blacklist published by the US

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‘The United States is today moving, as we said we would, to impose costs on Russia,’ said Mr Obama, who also signed an executive order authorising economic sanctions if the situation in Ukraine deteriorates further. His move came as David Cameron called on the current EU summit to send a ‘clear and united’ message to Russia over its annexation of Crimea. The British prime minister insisted events in Ukraine had reached a stage where new trade and economic sanctions should be triggered against Moscow, adding: ‘What Russia has done is unacceptable. The countries

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of the European Union need to speak with a united voice. ‘What that means is more asset freezes and travel bans and more action specifically in respect of what has happened in Crimea.’ The gathering of 28 EU leaders is expected to extend travel bans on members of Mr Putin’s regime. Meanwhile, in a tit-for-tat retaliation after Mr Obama’s sanctions announcement Russia imposed entry bans on nine US politicians and officials, including house speaker John Boehner and Bob Menendez, the chairman of the foreign relations committee.

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Rape gang face life Stop disabled discs in prison for attacks for obese, says MP inDiA: Five rapists who attacked a photojournalist and a call-centre operator last summer were convicted yesterday. They face 20 years to life in prison when they are sentenced today. The attacks took place within a month of each other in an abandoned textile mill in Mumbai. The trials were fasttracked amid demand for the authorities to do more to protect women against sexual violence.

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CAnADA: PETA activists Nives Brkic and Chloe Kodrun sit in a bathtub in downtown Montreal to use World Water Day tomorrow to protest against the meat industry Picture: reuters

Tiger sued by golf fan with sore head

AMERiCA: A golf fan who was hit on the head by a ball driven by Tiger Woods is suing the superstar for negligence. Woods gave Guenter Zwipp, from Vienna, a signed glove but the Austrian said it was not enough. ‘No-one warned me or I might have been able to get out of the way,’ said Mr Zwipp, 50, who was struck at the World Golf Championships in Florida on March 9.

Mayor was speeding ‘to get his car dry’

FRAnCE: A village mayor caught speeding told police he was only trying to dry his vehicle after a trip to a car wash. Jean-Louis Hennon, who represents CourcellesEpayelles in Oise, was clocked doing 154kmh in a 90kmh zone. Having surrendered his driving licence to officers, he recalled: ‘I told them I wanted to dry my car. That may appear bizarre but the excuse is sincere.’

and finally... CHinA: A street trader has cashed in on his resemblance to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Business is booming for Manchu Tuan, of Shenyang, after he said he ‘dressed up to look like him and had my hair done’.

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Stan gets warm glow from Captain America film deal Sebastian Stan hopes he may one day don the Captain America costume even though he plays the hero’s titular villain in new sequel, The Winter Soldier. The 30-year-old has reportedly signed a nine-picture deal with Marvel Studios to play James ‘Bucky’ Barnes. Fans of the comics will

know he becomes Captain America after Steve Rogers, played by Chris Evans, dies. Evans is half-way through a reported six-film deal. ‘Wherever the directors want to take the story is where I am going,’ Stan said.

Scarlett: I’m appy when I don’t have to work out

carlett Johansson may kick serious ass in the captain america film series but she admits she would do almost anything to get out of the gruelling gym sessions her role requires. the 29-year-old screen siren is back in the Winter Soldier as formidable spy Natasha romanoff but says she wished preparing for the part was as easy as her recent turn as a phone app’s voice in Spike Jonze’s sci-fi romance Her. ‘Is there another character from my film past I would like to introduce to a captain america film? If I could do the voice from Her it would avoid the early morning gym hours,’ she said at the British premiere for the action movie. and it seems the star is permanently scarred by her previous appearances as the feisty SHIelD agent, who she first played in Iron Man 2. ‘I am forever wounded. I have old injuries from the Iron Man days and I keep recurring them. It’s part of the process, but I like to be able to do as much of the

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stunt work as possible.’ However, Johansson reveals she does get a thrill out of playing the ‘Black Widow’ in the Marvel movie and she can identify more with the softer side to her persona, as opposed to her murky, mercenary past. ‘as with any character you play you have to at least be sympathetic to what you play. even if it’s a villainous character you have to have some likeability to you. this character has this unexpected humility to her and a soft underbelly. and I have that same softness,’ she giggled. and fans of romanoff who want to know how she turned from killer-forhire to good guy will be excited to hear her background is going to be explored further in another Marvel blockbuster. ‘You’ll get more of Widow’s backstory in avengers 2,’ she said: ‘She definitely comes from a really dark past.’ Captain America: The Winter Soldier is in cinemas from Wednesday.

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Chris Evans said he was red, white and bruised when he pulled on his stars and stripes costume to play Captain America in The Winter Soldier. The 32-year-old all-American actor confessed he took a sound beating by performing his own stunts in the superhero sequel. ‘There are always injuries. Doing stunt work is physical stuff,’ he said. ‘Even when you block a punch, that punch lands somewhere so you’re always going home with bumps and bruises.’

Sam salutes real-life army heroes Samuel L Jackson used his time on the Captain America red carpet to hail real-life soldiers. The 65-year-old gushed with pride for service men and women. ‘I look at the young people who put their lives on the line for us so that we do have the freedom to make movies like this and tell stories like this,’ he said. ‘We do have a volunteer army now. It’s not like people have to do it and I admire them greatly.’ The actor, who voiced Frozone in The Incredibles, plays spy chief Nick Fury and was delighted his character has more air time than in previous Marvel outings. However, he was not afraid to step away from the action and let his stunt double handle the rough stuff. ‘I used my stunt man extensively! I have no issues with him getting hurt, that’s why he is there. He loves it,’ Jackson said.

Brothers issue dire May Day warning

Directors Anthony and Joe Russo have issued a warning to Superman and Batman to clear the way for Captain America 3. The brothers have already been booked to helm the third instalment of the superhero film franchise and it will go head to head with Batman Vs Superman on May 6, 2016. ‘When two cars are speeding at each other, one of them has got to veer out of the way,’ Joe said at the Captain America premiere.

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Prof Green ‘drink-driving while chasing a mugger’ RAPPER Professor Green was drinkdriving because he was chasing a mugger, a UK court heard yesterday. The 30-year-old got behind the wheel of his Mercedes when a robber took his €47,000 Rolex watch on the doorstep outside his home, according to his defence counsel. The court heard the musician – who was banned from driving for a year – got into the car because he feared for his wife, Made In Chelsea star, Millie Mackintosh. The rapper – real name Stephen Manderson – said he tried to wrestle with the man but heard his wife, who was ‘considerably more drunk’ than

him, scream and run away. His level of panic could also be linked to an incident when he was stabbed in the throat in 2009, Mr Hislop added. Green got about 45m down the road in Lewisham, southeast London, before hearing his wife scream. He reversed and backed into a parked van, Bromley magistrates’ court heard. Green was found to have driven with 52mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35. He pleaded guilty to drink-driving and, along with the ban, was ordered to pay a £525 (€625) fine and costs.

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Pistorius is to sell home to pay legal bill by DOMINIC YEATMAN

Air Force Yawn: US first lady Michelle Obama arrives in Beijing with her mother Marian Robinson, daughters Sasha and an underwhelmed Malia. They are on a six-day visit focusing on education and cultural sites. ‘The first lady can represent the soft side of diplomacy,’ said political scientist Prof Wang Dong, of Peking University Picture: aP

Infamous anti-gay US pastor dies THE former leader of a US church notorious for its anti-gay protests has died. The Rev Fred Phelps Sr, whose Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas drew international condemnation for outrageous and hate-filled protests that blamed almost everything,

including the deaths of Aids victims and US soldiers, on America’s tolerance for gay people, was 84. He was criticised for picketing funerals of fallen soldiers waving homophobic placards. His family did not provide a cause of death.

OSCAR PISTORIUS is having to sell the house where he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, it emerged yesterday. The Blade Runner is to off-load the home in Pretoria to pay his legal fees as his murder trial is to go beyond the planned three weeks. The Paralympian was believed to have run up legal bills of at least €240,000 even before the trial began on March 3. He told the court he used to earn €360,000 a year but has not run since 2012 and had sold several racehorses and another property, after Nike and Oakley cancelled sponsorship deals. Pistorius has not returned to his home since he fatally shot Ms Steenkamp in an upstairs bathroom in the early hours of February 14 last year. His lawyer, Brian Webber, said the athlete ‘cannot contemplate ever

returning to live there again’, and the house has remained sealed since it was handed back by police over a year ago. Homes on the 90-acre estate, Selling: Pistorius ten miles east of the South African capital sell for between €170,000 and €350,000. A bank holiday in South Africa means the court is not sitting today but Pistorius could take the stand for the first time early next week after prosecutors told the court they just had ‘four or five’ more witnesses to call. Prosecutors allege Pistorius shot his girlfriend through a locked toilet door in a fit of rage after an argument. The defence claim he fired in self-defence after mistaking her for an intruder. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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just wanted to share my shopping experience from last Wednesday. I was at a large retailer with my cousin. We are of Indian origin, but have been living in Ireland for almost 15 years. We both gained Irish nationality years ago, and both our parents are tax-paying employees in Ireland. We were at the cosmetic section and were looking for the correct shade and testing different things out when we noticed a security guard watching us. It was so obvious he was watching the both of us that other shoppers were also looking at us like we were convicted felons. At one point, his radio went off saying that ‘the cosmetic section was being closely monitored because the girls seem very interested’. the guard followed us all the way to the checkout. We went to another shop, only to have the staff there follow us around. At least she had the courtesy to look away

and pretend to be fixing the shelf when I caught her eye. this is not a rare occurrence. I will never shop again in either of these shops. How long do we have to put up with this? Does this happen to others? Outraged ■ It’s outrageous that the gay community thinks the st Patrick’s parade should be turned into a gay parade. And even more outrageous that some companies go as far as to boycott this celebration of pride and glory of Ireland just because the LGBt community was not allowed to put their sexuality above st Patrick. Dear gays, lesbians and transgenders, you have your parade, so please stop dictating to others, and stop throwing your sexuality in our faces. Max P ■ they are putting in water meters on my road in Donnycarney, D5. Oh, the irony – it’s floggin’ rain again and the house beside the Ramble Inn has a burst pipe outside it for three-plus days. K

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Fitting face to the crime from just a drop of DNA by HAyDEN sMiTH

DNA left at a crime scene could in future be used to build up a precise picture of an offender’s face. A first step towards genetic mugshots, a sci-fi twist on the hit CSI tV franchise, has been taken by researchers. they are now able to link specific DNA markers with different face shapes and deformations. the Pennsylvania University team found that 20 genes had significant effects on facial appearance. One gene shaped the lips, another the shape and configuration of bones around the eyes, and a third the appearance of the mid-face and skull. ‘We use DNA to match to an individual or identify an individual, but you can get so much more from DNA,’ said lead scientist professor Mark Shriver. ‘Currently we can’t go from DNA to a face, or from a face to DNA, but it should be possible one day.’ the implications are far reaching, raising the possibility of creating a very accurate data bank of facial types. DNA from a crime scene could then be used to produce a rough image

McCartney halts sale of old suit SIR Paul McCartney has stopped an auction of an old suit, a cape and a scrap of paper with three lines of a song on it, which his former housekeeper Rose Martin said she was given by his late wife Linda about 30 years ago. Mrs Martin died aged 92 last year and her family hoped to raise about £30,000 (€35,000) by selling the goods. The auction in Liverpool also includes jackets from Help! and the piano on which Sir Paul composed Yesterday.

Stones: ‘L’Wren not our Ono’

Shades of being: Subtle skin tone variations in European faces, left, and African ones, right, will one day be detected from a strand of DNA Picture: PA of the face of an offender or victim. Such genetic mug shots may be more reliable than computer-generated efits based on witness descriptions. Other uses of the technique might include proving the identity of fathers

in paternity cases, or visualising our remote ancestors from old DNA. ‘Such predictive modelling could be forensically useful,’ researchers told the journal Public library of Science Genetics. ‘DNA left at crime scenes could

be tested and faces predicted in order to help narrow the pool of suspects. ‘further, our methods could be used to predict the facial features of descendants, deceased ancestors, and even extinct human species. ‘In addition, these methods could prove to be useful diagnostic tools.’

THE Rolling Stones have denied claims they compared Mick Jagger’s dead girlfriend L’Wren Scott to The Beatles antagonist Yoko Ono. Friends of the band accused the New York Post of having a ‘vendetta’ against the designer after it alleged the band said L’Wren was ‘controlling’ and her relationship with the group was similar to that of John Lennon’s widow Ono. Jagger, 70, has been ill with grief since the 49-year-old partner’s suicide on Monday.

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The flora and fauna of Killarney National Park are followed through the seasons in this series which was filmed over two years and narrated by environmentalist Dick Warner. Tonight, the Park is revealed in all its autumnal glory as the red deer mating season begins and we meet the hibernating Lesser Horseshoe Bat.

Guth Na NGael RTÉ1, 7.30pm In this documentary series, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (vocalist and fiddler of Altan) takes a journey around Ireland, jamming and chatting to explore the recurring themes in our music. Tonight, she looks at songs that deal with the subject of Home and the Homeland. Contributors include Mary Black, Luka Bloom, Eddi Reader, John Spillane and Ger Wolfe.

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After last week’s dip into Tarantino-esque action it’s back to the best of True Detective tonight with juicy junks of compelling life philosophy courtesy of Rust Cohle, who is chewing over the meaning of time. And finding it meaningless. Fast forward to the next Emmys and hand the prize to Matthew McConaughey now.

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A survival story, not a fairytale Kylie Minogue may be the perfect pop princess but the happy ending fans seek may never arrive, she tells Amy Dawson

aiting in the lobby of a London hotel, i can sense Kylie Minogue coming before i see her. two doormen flanking the entrance are whispering feverishly as they crane to look down the street – while a waitress bobs past with a tray of tea, humming: ‘i’m spinning around…’ Suddenly the 45-year-old arrives and scoots upstairs, past gaping faces, in a spotless camel-coloured coat. i join her in a fancy suite, where it’s hard to believe the Kylie – the woman who wore a pair of 50p gold hot pants so well they formed

“The worst thing about being my age is being asked about it” the centrepiece of her own V&a show, whose bittersweet belter Better the Devil You Know is played at half-past midnight every Saturday at legendary London club g-a-Y – is on the same sofa as me. But we’re here to discuss her recent – slick and frequently anthemic – 12th album Kiss Me Once. and, more importantly, some just-announced autumn European tour dates. So it’s time to stop gawping and start talking. Minogue, the consummate performer, is clearly itching to experience the rush of touring again – and is keenly attuned to the power of a superstar concert. ‘i just think it’s kind of cosmic, i’ve said that for a long time,’ she says. ‘that

might sound a bit airy-fairy to some people but i’m talking about something very strong – this incredible collision of energies, from me and from the crowd. ‘i like to mentally pluck a few people from the audience and wonder… what is your experience? i’ve had something to do with your life and you’ve had so much to do with mine but we’ve never met. Did you play my song at your wedding? Was i the first album you bought? it’s just amazing to wonder.’ Minogue’s tours are always spectacular. But the last, 2011’s aphrodite – which featured the pop princess in full goddess garb, arising from a giant seashell and straddling a golden Pegasus – was the most flamboyant so far. She is yet to confirm her costume designers for the forthcoming Kiss Me Once tour but aphrodite was her third tour decked in Dolce & gabbana, so it seems like a good enough bet. in the meantime, she’s been working with her long-term stylist William Baker to cook up a new vibe. ‘i’m currently obsessed with this kind of 1970s, soft-focus sexiness – i mean i’m on the verge of putting a brown-orange sofa and maybe an orange lamp in my house,’ she laughs. ‘My shows have a reputation for being over-the-top but i really want this one to be more streamlined, with more of that vibe. But there will probably still be glitter and feathers. i just definitely don’t think bigger is necessarily better.’

inOguE enthuses about ‘jotting ideas down on napkins’ and being inspired by fabrics and films but it’s hard to fathom when she finds the time to take on board new influences. as well as promoting her album, she’s coaching on both the British and australian versions of the Voice – not the easiest commute. She claims her decision to join the tV talent shows was inspired by a ‘state of mind that was open to trying new things, new experiences’. this may have had

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something to do with her unexpected decision to drop fellow Melbourne native terry Blamey, her manager of 25 years, to join Jay-Z’s Roc nation. ‘i used to joke with terry that they might as well pickle us, we’d worked together so long,’ she says. ‘So to change was a big deal but it was harmonious. it was the perfect time to wrap it up.’ When Minogue launched as the archetypal soap star-turned-pop darling, few would have predicted her longevity. nevertheless, in the mould of Madonna, Minogue is both a survivor and a canny chameleon – and throughout all her incarnations, even 1990s experimental ‘indie’ Kylie, she has never publicly lost her rag with anyone. ‘Behind doors, i do have to deal with my frustration, yes,’ she admits. ‘But i think it was drilled into me at such a young age to try and grin and bear it.’ One thing that must make her want to punch journalists on the nose, i suggest, must be the endless speculation about why she has so far never married or had children, despite a stream of long-term relationships. Currently single, she split from her Spanish boyfriend of five years, the extraordinarily handsome andrés Velencoso, last October. ‘i’ve come to the conclusion that the worst thing about being my age is simply being asked about it,’ she says. ‘it’s not really hindering me. i’ve gained so much from those experiences and my relationship with my fans is even deeper. So i don’t see where the negative is, except that i have to keep talking about it… and i don’t really know what to say.’ Just as i start to feel fairly mortified, she smiles that famous smile. ‘i appreciate people’s concern, i really do,’ she assures. ‘and the fact that they would like me to have a fairy-tale happy ending. Wouldn’t that be great? But maybe that’s just not my destiny, i don’t know. Who knows what my destiny is?’

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THEATRE REviEw Conservatory HHHHI In A Tender Thing, a reworking of Romeo & Juliet staged recently at The Project Arts Centre, playwright Ben Power fashioned a world in which Shakespeare’s titular lovers had somehow cheated their ‘star crossed’ fate and fetched up as an elderly couple haunted by the death of a daughter years earlier. Michael West’s new play Conservatory, which also hones in an elderly couple ravaged by grief, makes a fascinating companion piece. Where Power’s Romeo and Juiet – terminal illness and personal tragedy notwithstanding – are still very much in love in old age, He (Stephen Brennan) and She (Deirdre Donnelly) are trapped in a marriage as toxic as it is enduring. Through the course of a single evening the painfully middle-class pair hector and cajole each other from the

Dressing down: Kylie Minogue’s less flamboyant look, seen here at an intimate gig, might be a sign of things to come morning room in their run-down pile. While Donnelly’s She remains seated in her shabby wing-back chair with only a crossword and needlework for distraction, a restive He stalks the room like an injured animal, spitting invectives and cursing everyone from his long-suffering spouse to his two estranged daughters. In West’s portrait of a soured relationship, sensitively directed by Michael Barker Caven, telling details build only incrementally; by the end, however, the audience has formed a troubling vision of a marriage marred by human weakness and gut-wrencing tragedy. Brennan gives a powerhouse turn as an incorrigible gadfly with a singular world view, while Donnelly does sterling work as a wife and mother whose steely facade is just that. Imagine Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? for the Foxrock set and you’re halfway there. Daragh Reddin Until Apr 12, Peacock Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street D1, 8pm, €18 to €25 (mat Sat, 2.30pm). Tel: (01) 878 7222. www.abbeytheatre.ie

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Rare is the movie that could win over both the football hooligan flick crowd and those whose idea of a fun Friday night is a searing arthouse drama, but this pummelling British awards contender punches both boxes. The title refers to the act of consigning a below-age offender into an adult prison. Nineteen-year-old Eric Love (Jack O’Connell – a star is born) is a spitting fireball of testosterone and abuse who finds himself sent to a new jail where his dad (magnificent Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn) is also banged up as one of the oldest serving inmates. Within minutes of being strip-searched and locked in his cell, cheeky young Eric, a hardened product of the care system, has already fashioned a shank from a melted toothbrush handle and a safety razor blade. And it’s soon clear he ain’t out to toe the line drawn by any of the men jostling to be his saviour: the wing’s Mr Big, his Dad or his understanding therapist (a revelatory Rupert Friend). Prison exploitation flick clichés are all present and correct: fights in the shower, institutional rape, graphic violence and nudity, but this is at heart a family saga.

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Knock-out: Jack O’Connell plays young convict Eric And what makes it sing are the performances. O’Connell is knock-out in a bare-all turn that’s already led Angelina Jolie to cast him as lead in her upcoming film, Unbroken. Director David

Mackenzie (Hallam Foe, Young Adam) impressively controls his gear shifts from quiet slow burn to explosive, only losing his grip on the soap in a final, gorily melodramatic act. Li-Z

Suicidal romcom is a bit of a downer a Long Way doWn (15) HH✩✩✩ High Fidelity, Fever Pitch, About A Boy: Nick Hornby bestsellers have made great movies. Until now. On New Year’s Eve, four strangers have a random ‘meet cute’ on ‘Toppers’ Tower’ block, London’s most popular suicide spot. There’s the disgraced TV star (Pierce Brosnan, looking wryly amused by his own handsomeness), the downtrodden single mum of a handicapped boy (Toni Collette – the film’s one believable note), the US pizza deliveryman with cancer (Aaron Paul, aka Jesse from Breaking Bad) and the kooky young thing in hot pants (Imogen Poots). Rather than jump, they make a pact: none of them will kill themselves until Valentine’s Day. Blending suicidal misery with feel-good romantic comedy is a tall order but can be done – witness About A Boy. But Brosnan is no Hugh Grant. Special mention to Poots, who is, rather dangerously, making a career out of being the best thing in a series of two-star movies. But the characters are mainly so unlikeable, you’d happily push them off a tall building yourself. Li-Z

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Director Jason reitman is known for sassy films such as Up in the air, so this melodrama is a surprise. Based on the novel by Joyce Maynard, it stars Kate winslet as a single mother in a hot small town summer in the 1980s whose life takes a turn when escaped convict Frank (Josh Brolin) accosts her son Henry (Gattlin Griffith) and insists they take him in and hide him from the cops. soon she’s co-operating gladly while her son is torn between admiring his new father figure and fearing he will steal his mother. a decidedly oedipal story, the chemistry is palpable and romantic sorts will get something from the stockholm

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Kevin Hart at his shriekiest tops the bill in an african-american ensemble remake of the 1980s film (itself a watered-down adaptation of David Mamet’s sexual Perversity in Chicago). Here, he’s playing second fiddle as best friend to Michael ealy’s commitment-phobe Danny. Danny meets Debbie (Joy Bryant), Bernie (Hart) meets Debbie’s bestie Joan (regina Hill). rampant sex ensues. Bernie’s and Joan’s is the comedy pairing while the focus is on Danny and Debbie experiencing problems when they make the transition from onenight stand to living together. the trouble is, it’s not that amusing. Angie Errigo

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Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

The Sun gives you a sense of new beginnings, renewed faith and energy. Yet, Mercury remains locked in the most mysterious and slowmoving part of your situation. All this suggests you can power forwards but you must stay fully abreast of your emotions.

level of cooperation that you engender and even how others see you is very important to many Libras. The relocation of the Sun will reinforce this side of your nature over the next month.

Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

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A particularly caring friend, and someone quite intuitive about your needs with a tendency to reach out, can please you today. In general, those with an enlightened view, can be of great help to you in the next few weeks. For your forecast, call 15609 114 71

Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

The Moon moves across Saturn today, sharpening your perceptions when it comes to facts and figures. But also potentially making you more sensitive about other people’s comments. Try not to let any of these affect your self-esteem. For your forecast, call 15609 114 72

Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

If you’re unsure about where you stand in an important situation, any lack of clarity today can bite into your peace of mind. Try not to let this be so, because very soon, you’re going to have a great opportunity and platform to showcase your talents. For your forecast, call 15609 114 73

Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

Just for a brief time today, things may seem gloomier than they perhaps really are. If this should be the case, this may relate to something you share or have some responsibility around but perhaps not full control over.

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Try to carefully construct your points of view and in a way other people will feel is fair. This can be around a close relationship where potential for misunderstandings is still great.

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Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23

ACROSS 1 Surroundings (11) 9 Distinguished (7) 10 Rascal (5) 11 Bring to bear (5) 12 Coagulate (7) 13 Interment (6) 15 Reviewer (6) 18 Increase (7) 20 Talisman (5) 22 Punctuation mark (5) 23 England, Scotland and Wales (7) 24 Previous history (11)

DOWN 2 Sound (5) 3 Sloth (7) 4 Light science (6) 5 Imbecile (5) 6 Disregard (7) 7 Similarity (11) 8 Substitute (11) 14 Diet (7) 16 Accept (7) 17 Firm (6) 19 Dodge (5) 21 Fit (5)

Yesterday’s Solutions Across: 1 Athletic; 5 Owns; 9 Brag; 10 Adhesive; 11 Hasty; 12 Sleeper; 13 Sooner or later; 18 restrain; 19 Vice; 20 Chianti; 21 Droop; 22 Nigh; 23 Answered. Down: 2 Tornado; 3 Lighten; 4 Indisposition; 6 Whippet; 7 Shearer; 8 Reveal; 13 Saracen; 14 Ousting; 15 Errand; 16 Adverse; 17 Enclose.

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sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

You may experience an uncharacteristic level of inner doubt. Then again, it could be somebody close to you who seems to lack trust in what you’re trying to achieve. Generally, around emotional issues, things can be submerged in uncertainty. For your forecast, call 15609 114 78

Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

If you need to speak to anyone today, lean towards someone with a more serious mindset. This may even be an older person. People with a more light-hearted take on life might not meet your mood quite as readily. For your forecast, call 15609 114 79

Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19

The pace of life is set to increase in the next four weeks but this may not be obvious today when someone seems intent on putting more responsibility on your shoulders. If you’re sanguine about this, great, if not, try to delegate. For your forecast, call 15609 114 80

Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20

Someone may be keen to remind you of the rules of a situation today. This may seem petty but to them, they will be doing their job. The broader scheme of things is likely to see you grappling with an idea that has potential but needs work. For your forecast, call 15609 114 81

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WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? WHO… according to Greek mythology was the first woman? WHAT... is the more common name for the large wild cat Acinonyx jubatus? WHERE... in the body would WHO AM I? A priest and politician, I was born asbestosis strike? in 1118. I became chancellor to WHEN... did poet Geoffrey Henry II in 1155. I was assassinated Chaucer die? in 1170 and canonised in 1172.

ENIGMA Cold Comfort Farm, that comic gem, Invokes great mirth by listing them. Adam Lambsbreath’s cows, they sound A useless bunch as they mooch round.

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Today, Saturn reminds you to try to narrow your focus as much as you can around all aspects that affect you personally. The hazy link between Mercury and Neptune can still enchant or frustrate but be determined to hold with your key hopes.

QUIZ ANSWERS: ENIGMA: Graceless, Aimless, Feckless and Pointless. WHO AM I? St Thomas à Becket. WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? Pandora; Cheetah; The lungs; 1400.

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Fashion that’s fit to print RECYCLING CHIC: metro herald, nCad and Forever 21 have initiated a unique style event, writes Angharad Williams

ETRO Herald has teamed up with one of the biggest names in fashion, Forever 21, and upcoming designers from the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) to host an up-styling challenge with a difference. Five teams of second-year fashion students were chosen by picking names out of a hat. The teams were then given the challenge of creating a fashion item entirely out of recycled Metro Herald newspapers. Yesterday, students could be seen designing their completed looks in store, and they will be on display in Forever 21’s Jervis Shopping Centre shop for a week. Visitors can vote for their favourite design and the winning team will be awarded €500 in vouchers. One team leader, JJ Donnelly, 20, from Clonskeagh, said they jumped at the chance to take part. ‘We thought it was a really good opportunity to get our names out there and it’s always fun working in group projects. We’re used to dealing with patterns and putting them together so this is a very different story. Getting the newspaper to do what you want it to do without it falling apart is quite hard.’ Ally Nolan, also 20, from Carlow, said her team had been working late into the night to get the newspaper ready. ‘We are

trying to do something really detailed, so after rolling 5,000 paper rolls I’d say time has been our biggest challenge. We all wanted to do something very dramatic, but that’s quite hard because the material is so light. We thought if we made the rolls we could add something like beading later. Hopefully it will all come together.’ NCAD fashion and textiles lecturer Linda Byrne said the students are used to dealing with fabric, but paper is a new challenge. ‘They presented their ideas to us and we did a bit of an editing job and now we have the final result. ‘Working with a brand like Forever 21 gives them the opportunity to work within the industry and not feel as isolated as they can do in a college situation. It’s nice to see how the organisation works and what the design ethos of the company is.’ On March 27, there will be an exclusive event for Metro Herald readers when the winning team will be announced. Readers can register to attend via today’s paper (see advert, Page 9), register online at www. gometro.ie/Forever21 or sign-up in the Forever 21 store. Every registered guest will receive a 15 per cent discount on Forever 21 clothing that can be redeemed on the night, and there will be Cake Pops provided by Cake Train, a Lorina Lemonade drinks reception, free manicures from Tropical Popical and a live DJ. See gometro.ie for more pictures, video and interviews with the students

‘If you can make it out of paper you can make it out of anything…’

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Staff share in €53m Bord Gáis windfall AN ESTIMATED 1,000 staff at Bord Gáis are to share in €53.6million as the employee share ownership plan comes to an end. The windfall was announced during the Employee Share Options roadshow in Cork yesterday as part of the process of Bord Gáis’s restructuring ahead of the sale of the energy sales business to Centrica and the adoption of Irish Water as a subsidiary. Staff who were employed by the company between 2005 and 2009 and were part of a costsaving scheme will receive the tax-free payment over five years. Those eligible for the payout will receive an average of just under €54,000. Employees who are eligible for the highest payments will receive

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by AnGHARAD wiLLiAMS €66,000, while the lowest payment will total €17,000. The exact amount each person will receive will depend on length of service. Staff who are members of the scheme currently own a 3.27 per cent stake in Bord Gáis which has been valued at €53.6million. Due to the sale of the energy business, the company is obliged to buy the shares in order for the state to own the utility firm before sale. Reports have estimated that 750 members of the employee stock ownership plan still work with the company, while a further 250 who have retained their stake in the company are now retired or working elsewhere.

eU reaches deal on step towards banking union THE European Union has reached a deal on a major step toward creating a banking union aimed at stabilising the financial system and making it easier to deal with troubled banks. After all-night negotiations, EU member states and the region’s parliament agreed on how to set up a joint authority to restructure or shut down failing banks.

Corien Wortmann-Kool, a lead negotiator for the parliament, said that ‘this is very good for restoring confidence in European banks’. Under the new rules troubled banks could be dealt with ‘within a weekend’ instead of the previously protracted process. Negotiators had insisted on reaching a deal before the European elections in May.

There were pangs of envy around the UK and Ireland when that car mechanic in London won €129million in Friday night’s euroMillions. Apparently his plan is to give up the day job and go nuts with car racing. What would you love to do if earning a crust were no longer your reason for going to work? What would give you a real buzz every day workwise? I’m not going to let you away with, ‘I wouldn’t do anything’. That’s not going to work for long, trust me (and no, I haven’t won the lottery). We all need meaningful activity in our lives. So what would yours be? Putting yourself through the Lottery Fantasy exercise Try removing can be a good status and way to money from focus the equation on what really counts in your real-life career. You should also make a point of interrogating your own status anxiety. When it comes to career choices, status can be a terrific motivator but also a huge distorter. It gets some of us into our chosen profession, but it can also trap us. Fear of what our colleagues, peers, parents, partners or even children may think may hold us back from counter-intuitive but brilliant career decisions. I have had clients openly admit that status got them into a profession but that now they couldn’t give a hoot about it. They would much rather be happy. On the other side of the coin I meet great clients who believe their chosen career field is too low-level for them and want to improve their status. Money and status obviously have their place in anyone’s career priorities. But try removing them from the equation as the be-all and end-all and perhaps you might see yourself on a totally different track?

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Leinster to look within for a successor to BOD by gARETH MAkiM

With Brian O’Driscoll’s international career now over and his provincial swansong looming as the next, and final, stop on the BOD farewell tour, Leinster head coach Matt O’Connor is faced with the same conundrum as national boss Joe Schmidt – replacing his club’s greatest ever player. Yesterday, the Australian admitted the next owner of the blue No.13 shirt was likely to come from within the provincial set-up, given the lack of ready-made replacements on the open market. ‘Firstly, replacing Brian O’Driscoll has its own issues but coming up to a World Cup there’s not many blokes who are – if i am being perfectly honest – good enough to fill the No.13 shirt for us who are on the market,’ O’Connor said. ‘Players of a generation are going to be incredibly difficult to replace. that’s not only at Leinster or ireland, but globally. ‘We know that we need, at some point in the future, a world-class bloke in that slot. ‘Currently, we’re pretty comfortable with the bodies that we’ve got. When that changes we’ll have a look around and see what’s about. We certainly haven’t looked yet. We’re working hard with Girvan [Dempsey, academy manager] the whole time on our succession plan, to make sure that we’ve got our boxes ticked in relation to the guys that are going to fulfil that succession plan.’ two of the immediate contenders to succeed O’Driscoll take the field tonight as Leinster welcome Pro12 bottom side Zebre to the RDS, with Six Nations winner Fergus McFadden lining up in midfield and fit-again Luke Fitzgerald named on the wing. however, O’Connor hinted that Fitzgerald may be in pole position for the jersey – ‘if he’s playing, yeah’ – but conceded that throwing the 26-year-old into the centre this evening may be too much, too soon in his recovery from persistent abdominal problems. ‘Luke would have the skill set to do it, no doubt,’ O’Connor said. ‘it’s just that with his run of injuries in recent times it’s probably a step too far for him at the moment. ‘Ferg has played there a lot for Leinster, and he’s incredibly physical in that space.’ ian Madigan and Jordi Murphy also start after sitting on the irish bench in Paris last weekend, while Marty Moore and Eoin Reddan are named among tonight’s replacements.

In line: Ferguson McFadden is among those who could step up to replace Brian O’Driscoll picture: inpho

LEinsTERTEAM 15. Zane Kirchner 14. Darragh Fanning 13. Fergus McFadden 12. Noel Reid 11. Luke Fitzgerald 10. Ian Madigan 9. Isaac Boss 1. Michael Bent 2. Richardt Strauss 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Capt: Leo Cullen 5. Mike McCarthy 6. Kevin McLaughlin 7. Dominic Ryan 8. Jordi Murphy 16. Aaron Dundon 17. Jack O’Connell 18. Martin Moore 19. Tom Denton 20. Shane Jennings 21. Eoin Reddan 22. Jimmy Gopperth 23. Brendan Macken

D’Arcy signs new contract to stay with province Gordon D’Arcy will be back in a Leinster jersey next season after head coach Matt O’Connor confirmed the veteran centre had agreed a new contract. The 34-year-old, who has amassed 79 international appearances and played more than 200 times for his province, was a key figure in Ireland’s Six Nations Championship triumph and his

experience will be vital as the Leinster and Ireland backlines get used to life after Brian O’Driscoll. ‘D’Arcy has probably rejuvenated himself a little bit,’ O’Connor said yesterday. ‘I don’t know if it was beardrelated or not, but he certainly is playing like a bloke significantly younger than he is. He’s played some fantastic rugby for us and for Ireland.’

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spORT DigEsT Great Scott opens with brilliant 62

gOLF Adam Scott made a glorious start to the Arnold Palmer Invitational yesterday as he continues his bid to take over from Tiger Woods as world No.1. Scott was imperious throughout his first round at Bay Hill, firing seven birdies and two eagles on his way to a ten-under-par 62, to take a commanding early lead. The Masters champion, who started at the tenth hole, only dropped one shot.

u16 THE Republic of Ireland U16 soccer team were beaten 4-0 by an impressive Dutch side in their second friendly international this week in Arnhem yesterday afternoon.

THEy sAiD iT... ‘He ought to be able to say, “I’m held to the highest standard, so there’s some credibility and co-operation behind my statement I am clean”. That’s where athletes are being let down by the Jamaican authorities.’ Fast start: Scott

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SEVEN games left but up in Leinster’s UCD basecamp you know there will be 11 dates circled in red as tonight’s visit of Zebre remains one of the few sure things on the fixture list. After tonight the challenges will get tougher every week, but keep winning and the season will run to 11 games and not seven. Next up is Munster, then Toulon away and Ospreys away. Then in May there will be a trip to Ravenhill. Collecting wins from all of these games can put Leinster on track for PRO12 and Heineken Cup glory, but that is easier said than done. The big task will be reintegrating 13 players after Fergus McFadden, Ian Madigan, Jordi Murphy, Isaac Boss and Martin Moore complete their returns. That will make 18 players who haven’t played together for Leinster since the end of January who are likely to make up the match-day 23 against Munster in just over a week’s time. Some of the combinations will transfer easily from Irish camp, but there will be a lot of frayed edges against Munster where the men from the south will be eager to readdress the balance that has seen just Paul O’Connell and Conor Murray earn starting berths in the Six Nations. The trip to Toulon will be made trickier by the fact that they will be battlehardened from this weekend’s away fixture with Clermont Auvergne and next week’s visit of Toulouse. And for all of their international star power only Maxime Mermoz, Matheiu Bastareaud and Martin Castrogiovanni have been wearied by Six Nations duty. The rest of their brutish talents have been gelling nicely under Jonny Wilkinson, hardly a team susceptible to an ambush. Tonight’s game will not tell us too much about next week, or even of what we can expect against Toulon. There are, however, two shirts which look up for grabs – who will play at out-half and who will get the nod at openside? Madigan will start tonight and O’Connor noted yesterday it is the outhalf’s control of the front of the game where they want more development because the coach has no issues about his ability to close out game. Next week look to see if Jordi Murphy or Shane Jennings gets the nod at No 7, unless Dominic Ryan stars tonight.

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HOLLAnD is LAsT HURDLE TO T20 TRiUMPH From the outset, it’s been made clear that Ireland’s foremost objective is to win their three group games at the World Twenty20 and advance to the business end of proceedings, writes Ryan Bailey. Phil Simmons’ side have achieved two-thirds of that initial target but having strutted their way to the top of Group B with successive victories, any slip-up this morning against Netherlands is likely to send them home early. There is the possibility that a narrow reversal may still be enough to advance depending on the outcome of Zimbabwe’s match against the UAE which is up first this morning while Ireland’s net run rate, which is used to separate sides with equal points, is superior to their rivals. But all-rounder Kevin o’Brien knows relying on other variables is risky business. ‘It’s a big game for both sides because there is so much at stake,’ he said. ‘The table says we could still go through with a defeat but we want to finish with a win and

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Bangladesh-bound: Members of the Ireland Women’s team get ready for their first ever Twenty20 tournament where they will face Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan in Bangladesh picture: inpho for seven years but o’Brien knows top the group with three victories. I suppose it’s an advantage playing the danger of a side still after Zimbabwe’s game but we harbouring hopes of progression. have to go out with a positive There are still concerns over the attitude and look to get over the fitness of Paul Stirling after he line ourselves.’ suffered a nasty blow to his elbow Ireland’s domination of the during Wednesday’s game against Associate level ranks is underlined UAE. However, the medical staff by the fact they haven’t lost to will give him a final check-up today’s opponents in any format before plays starts at 9.30am.

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ATLETiCO MADRiD

Star man: Diego Costa Verdict: Costa’s 22 goals have helped them enjoy a great season.

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Star man: Lionel Messi Verdict: Not enjoying a vintage season but remain potential winners.

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Star man: Franck Ribery Verdict: Munich will be confident of retaining their European title. bORUssiA DORTMUnD Star man: Lewandowski Verdict: Finalists last year but appear one of the weaker sides this time.

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Star man: Wayne Rooney Verdict: Thrilling win over Olympiakos to progress. PARis sAinT-gERMAin Star man: Ibrahimovic Verdict: PSG’s expensively assembled squad have cruised through so far.

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Star man: Cristiano Ronaldo Verdict: After a 12-year wait, this could be the season Real finally achieve la decima (the tenth European Cup).

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Patrice: United back in the old routine Patrice evra reckons Manchester United channelled the spirit of comebacks past when they defied the odds to reach the champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday. robin van Persie’s hat-trick saw United overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit against Olympiakos on a rare night of pride in an otherwise abysmal season for boss David Moyes. United teams under Moyes’ predecessor, Sir alex Ferguson, were famous for their never-say-die fightbacks, and

by jAMEs bOyLAn Frenchman also revealed the pain of Sunday’s humbling against Liverpool had fired him up for the match. ‘When i got home after the Liverpool game i was so sad,’ he said. ‘i was happy the fans supported us until the end, but i was so hurt inside and couldn’t wait for this game to give something back.’ evra skippered the side in the absence of the injured Nemanja vidic and Unit-

‘When you have the United spirit you can make the difference, anything is possible’ evra said: ‘everyone thought we were out but we showed Manchester United are still alive. ‘Maybe people will say i am too old school but when you have the Manchester United spirit you can make the difference and nothing is impossible. ‘it was really important to show the love and respect for the shirt and we won because of the spirit.’ the

ed will again be without the Serbian for tomorrow’s game at West Ham. chris Smalling (hamstring) and Jonny evans (calf) are doubts while the eye injury antonio valencia picked up on Wednesday could rule him out. Moyes will reveal today whether van Persie will be fit for the London trip after the Dutchman was stretchered off in the dying minutes against the Greeks.

THEy sAiD iT ‘I’m not getting carried away. Sometimes this year we’ve taken one step forward and two steps back. When we think we have cracked it, we get a result we don’t expect.’

United midfielder Michael Carrick (pictured), ahead of tomorrow’s clash with his old team West Ham, is taking nothing for granted after the impressive win over Olympiakos

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EVERTON boss Roberto Martinez has rubbished claims Seamus Coleman is on his way to Manchester United. Reports suggested the Republic of Ireland defender was in advanced talks to be reunited with former boss David Moyes at Old Trafford. However, Martinez said: ‘It must be a different Seamus Coleman because we’ve not had a conversation with anyone. Seamus has been having a very good season and we want that to continue and, in the next ten games, it is important he carries on with the same levels he has shown. He is becoming a very important player at Everton and he will become a very important player for his national team. We want Seamus to be here for a very long time.’

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by jAMEs bOyLAn ToTTenham’s hopes of winning a trophy are over for another season yet but spurs boss Tim sherwood took solace from making his rival manager Jorge Jesus sweat. The pair were involved in a number of touchline flare-ups during Benfica’s 3-1 first-leg win in London, and after securing a morale-boosting 2-2 draw in Lisbon, sherwood said: ‘It was good to see their manager sweating. I did not see a suave character on the side, I saw someone who was really flustered, which was good to see. ‘That is what we intended to do and that is what we achieved.’ sherwood swappped his gilet for a suit as he watched from the stands,

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and added: ‘I just wanted to get a better view and maybe take some steam out of the situation. ‘It was about what our boys could do against their boys on the pitch. I didn’t want that to take away from what we did on the pitch.’ ezequiel Garay powered home a first-half header looked to have effectively ended the tie, only for summer signing nacer Chadli to turn the match on its head. The Belgian netted a quickfire brace which was followed up by aaron Lennon, Gylfi sigurdsson and harry Kane efforts, as well as a strong penalty claim, before Brazilian Lima tucked away a spot-kick for the hosts in stoppage-time after being upended by compatriot sandro.

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Nace in the hole: Chadli tucks away the second of his brace in Lisbon

I’m at home at Anfield: Rodgers Brendan rodgers has shrugged off links with the Barcelona job, insisting he is right at home at anfield. The Liverpool boss has won many admirers for the way he has turned the reds into genuine title contenders and has seen his name bandied about as a possible successor to Tata Martino at the nou Camp. But rodgers (pictured) appears unfazed by the attention and is focusing on his long-term plans at Liverpool. He said: ‘I feel really at home here, I can’t really think of being anywhere else. ‘This is a wonderful football club and hopefully as time goes on and the philosophy becomes second nature, we

continue to do better and advance.’ Liverpool skipper steven gerrard dubbed rodgers ‘a revelation’ and said his ‘one-onone management is the best I have known’, which was music to the coach’s ears. rodgers said: ‘It makes me very happy. He’s the captain, who has been an iconic figure at this club for many years and has worked with so many great managers, so it’s very nice for someone with such status to say those words.’ as for the pressure as the title race heats up, rodgers insisted: ‘For us there is no change. There is no pressure. The expectancy here is to win every game. We are relaxed but focused.’

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Wenger is ‘driven more than ever’ as 1,000 looms ARSENE WENGER insists he will always look to improve, despite standing on the verge of his 1,000th game in charge of Arsenal. The 64-year-old Frenchman, who took on the role in September 1996, will reach the landmark at Chelsea tomorrow when the Gunners will be out to close the gap on the

Wenger: Still learning League leaders to one point. Wenger said his desire to succeed still burns. ‘You learn from every game,’ he said. ‘You learn more from the lost games than the games won.’

KarL Moore will be happy to keep proving shamrock rovers wrong when he lines out against them for Bohemians in the big dublin derby at dalymount Park tonight. Winger Moore played just three league games for rovers during a short spell there in 2011 when he felt he wasn’t given a fair crack of the whip. He joined Bohs at the start of the 2012 season and the gypsies are unbeaten in their last five games against their archrivals. ‘I do,’ replied the 25-year-old when asked does he love playing rovers. ‘There’s no better game. I know the two clubs were not up there competing for honours in the league (the last two years), but there’s still that extra bite about it. The atmosphere is special. It’s the best game in the league to play in. He admitted playing rovers is that extra bit special now. ‘Hopefully I’ve proved a few people wrong now after being unbeaten in five against them. and, hopefully, that continues.’ owen Heary’s new-look Bohs have had a good start, with a 3-0 win at UCd followed by a 2-2 draw at home to drogheda when they blew a two goal lead. rovers also have four points from their opening two games. ‘We were disappointed last Friday to come in after dropping two points against drogheda,’ Heary said. ‘If you look at that fixture last year, it was the opposite – we sucker-punched them in the last minute. It’s signs of progress and we really think we can kick on.’

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Galway FC v Shamrock Rvrs B Finn Harps v Cobh Ramblers (8.0) Shelbourne v Waterford United (8.0) Wexford Youths v Longford Town (8.0)

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