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Trees that glow in the dark
FUTURE ‘green’ cities could resemble fairylands filled with radiant buildings and glowing trees, a report has predicted. Spray-on, light-absorbing dust would give buildings, roads and pathways a phosphorescent shine at night, helping to improve the safety of parks and alleys. Even trees could be made to glow in the dark by splicing bioluminescent genes into their trunks and branches, say experts. By making street lighting less necessary, the carbon footprint of urban centres would be reduced. The bright vision of environmentallyfriendly cities was unveiled by Arup, the international engineering and design firm behind projects such as Grand Canal Theatre and the eircom building at Heuston South Quarter. It looked at ways of protecting urban areas and improving the lives of their residents in a world transformed by global warming and growing city populations. The report highlights natural solutions
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such as preventing flooding by replacing hard concrete and tarmac with permeable surfaces, and increasing tree cover. To meet the increasing demand for food, vertical ‘urban farms’ would see crops being grown in and on city buildings. Parks could provide places to forage for fruits, edible greens and insects. Tom Armour, landscape architecture group leader at Arup, said: ‘By 2050, the human population will have reached nine billion with 75 per cent living in cities. ‘Rapid technological innovation will serve as a major catalyst in the shift toward sustainability, resilience and adaptability in dense urban environments.’ Increasing the number of green spaces in cities is set to both boost life expectancy by encouraging people to exercise more and reduce absenteeism as working in buildings overlooking parkland cuts time off by a quarter, research has found.
MORE POWER TO YOU: Joshua Dargan Hayes, 14, from St Gerard’s School in Bray demonstrates his portable sunshade that uses solary energy to charge mobile devices, ahead of the national finals in the Student Enterprise Awards at Croke Park this Wednesday PICTURE: PhoToCall
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From the archives (2011): Ex-Fás manager jailed for fraud
A former Fás manager found guilty of a €600,000 fraud has been jailed for four years. James Brooke Tyrrell, of Church Road, Greystones, Co Wicklow, awarded tenders to firms he set up, forged invoices and lodged cheques into his own account.
Today’s birthdays
Christopher Walken, actor, 71; Al Gore, former US vice president, 66; Angus Young, rock guitarist (AC/DC), 59; Ewan McGregor, actor (pictured), 43.
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Monday, March 31, 2014 METRO HERALD
Heard the one about the comedian running late?
He bought a round at the bar for everyone, and the bill came to more than €4,000
Round of applause: Jason Manford and his huge bar bill, right Pictures: PA/sWNs
IT IS no laughing matter when you have forked out to see a comedian only to find out he is running late. But Jason Manford gave his fans reason to cheer when he was delayed – he bought them all a drink, costing him £3,532.40 (€4,273.65). The 32-year-old got stuck in traffic as he travelled to the Engine Shed, in Lincoln, leaving the 850-strong audience waiting for 40 minutes on Saturday night. But he helped them see the funny side by generously
by HAyDEn sMiTH announcing on Facebook that he would get a round in for everyone. ‘Lincoln, I’ll be there in 25 minutes, go to the bar and get yourself a drink,’ he wrote. ‘I’ve spoken to the staff and bought you all a drink each to relieve the boredom till I arrive with my show! (Don’t be ordering doubles you cheeky b*******!)’ After the show, he posted a picture of his eye-watering bar bill on Twitter, adding:
‘Seemed like good idea to offer free drink cos of lateness! But shoulda added Kopparberg to the banned list of drinks!’ Fan Jenny Drummond, 23, said: ‘You look at the likes of Justin Bieber, who regularly keeps fans waiting and doesn’t seem to care. ‘It shows how much of a great bloke he is.’ While Michael Law wrote on Twitter: ‘@JasonManford is a little bit late to the gig so he’s getting us all a free drink, WHAT A LAD!!!’
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Downturn hangover is still hurting
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Take it to the bridge, Dubs
COUNTRIES worst affected by the economic crisis continue to experience rising poverty and unemployment, according to a study by Social Justice Ireland for Caritas Europa. A study of seven countries found Ireland’s labour force declined by six per cent since the onset of the crisis – one of the largest among Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. It warned negative health impacts due to cuts in budgets in Greece and Spain may be in store for ting of the Ireland if ad-hoc cutting budgets continues. However Ireland’s childhood poverty rate, which rose from 2008 to 2011, is 17.1 per cent, below the 24 per cent average, while poverty amongst over-65s was 11 per cent, also below EU average.
AN ONLINE exhibition is set to make works by one of the city’s most famous photographers available through a national campaign. Production company El Zorrero Films launched an appeal for images taken by Dublin legend Arthur Fields, the O’Connell Street photographer known to many simply as ‘the man on the bridge’. Fields took photographs of passers-by every day between the early 1930s until 1985 and now the public are being asked to upload any images they might have by him to a website. El Zorrero’s Ciaran Deeney said: ‘We’ve received more than 1,000 photographs so far, with a few recognisable faces, most notably brendan behan and George Harrison.’ Photographs can be submitted through www.manonbridge.ie or by visiting one of nine scan days in partnership with Clerys, the Gallery of Photography, and Dublin city libraries. There’s a scan day in Rathmines Library today from 10am to 5pm and later in ballymun, Coolock, ballyfermot, Cabra, Raheny and Central libraries, as well as the Gallery of Photography. Check www.manonbridge.ie/scan-dates for dates.
Man arrested in €120k haul of cannabis CANNAbIS plants worth an estimated €120,000 have been seized by gardaí in Co Carlow. The haul was discovered in a house in the Fairways area of Carlow town on Saturday night. A man aged in his late 20s was arrested during the search operation shortly after 2am. Equipment used in the cultivation of cannabis plants was also discovered at the property. The suspect was detained at Carlow Garda station.
You didn’t lick it up off the stones… YESTERDAY was Mother’s Day (you didn’t forget, did you?), so we asked our Facebook friends for their best mammy phrases. Kieran Hourigan suggested ‘Where’s the comrade of that sock?’, while Hazel Reilly had ‘You’ll be better before you’re twice married’, and Elixf Osre came up with ‘FRY! On Ash Wednesday? Have I reared a family of pagans!’ However, bagging lunch for her and her ma at L’Ecrivan thanks to Ireland’s blue book was Elle Cox Ray, who delivered the classic lines: ‘Pick that up before somebody trips on it and breaks their neck!’ and ‘If you fall off that wall and break your legs don’t come running to me.’ Thanks to everyone and keep reading!
Fishermen face 40 times the death risk of average worker fishermen in ireland are 40 times more likely to be killed doing their job than the average worker, a new safety campaign has warned. The health and safety Authority (hsA) highlighted the stark statistic, as it launched an awareness-raising drive aimed at reducing rates of death and serious injury in the fishing sector. A total of 44 fishermen have been killed in the last ten years, in 24 separate fatal incidents. The hsA said the main cause of the incidents was a vessel taking on water or capsizing and then sinking. The next most common cause of fatalities was entanglement in nets or other gear and being dragged overboard. The hsA said in many cases the fishermen were not wearing personal flotation devices. The sea fishing industry in ireland has a work-
by DAviD yOung force of almost 5,000 people directly employed and a registered fleet in excess of 2,100 vessels. The hsA said in the last five years the fatality rate in the general working population was 2.5 deaths per 100,000 workers, while in fishing it was 92 per 100,000 workers. martin O’halloran, CeO with the hsA, said the campaign would highlight the dangers involved and the importance of properly managing safety and health before leaving port and while at sea. ‘There’s no doubt that fishing is a dangerous job and fishermen often work under very dangerous and extreme conditions where the smallest oversight can lead to disaster,’ he said.
‘Under these circumstances it’s vital that skippers manage the risks and take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and their crew. Carrying out a risk assessment and preparing a safety statement for their boat will help skippers and owners identify the risks in advance and help to avoid the types of accidents we’ve seen all too often. mr O’halloran expressed concern that during inspections carried out last november it was found only 30 per cent of fishermen had a safety statement and only one in five had completed a risk assessment. ‘Completing this process has been shown to be highly effective in managing risk and reducing accidents across other industry sectors.’ This is in everyone’s interest, especially the fishermen themselves, mr O’halloran added.
Councillors to vote on Dublin mayor Three local authorities will vote tonight on whether Dubliners should have a say on whether the capital should have a directly-elected mayor. Councillors in Dún Laoghairerathdown, south Dublin and fingal County Council will be voting on whether or not the future mayor will be decided via a plebiscite. Dublin City Council – 50 out of 52 members – has already agreed to a plebiscite.
half the councillors in each of the local authorities must vote in favour of the proposal. should any council vote against the motion the plan will be scrapped. if the motion goes ahead then the vote will take place on may 23 alongside the local and european elections. ‘The people of Dublin deserve to be the ones who decide whether their city gets a directly-elected mayor
and to deny them an opportunity to vote would be undemocratic and represent a massive lost opportunity for the city,’ said Dublin Chamber chief executive Gina Quin. if the vote passes, the environment minister then has two years to bring proposals to set up the new office to the Dáil. should the proposal be passed by Dáil and seanad, Dubliners can vote for their mayor in 2019.
Dubliners should decide: Gina Quin
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‘No cause for alarm’ but scale of Garda phone taping still unknown COMMUNICATIONS minister Pat Rabbitte said yesterday he wasn’t ‘stunned’ by revelations about recording of phone calls at Garda stations and that it was ‘alarmist’ to suggest it would result in a flood of overturned convictions. He did, however, admit ‘it was pretty shocking information to be put in possession of’. Mr Rabbitte was speaking on RTÉ’s The
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Week In Politics on the same day it was revealed phone calls were taped between gardaí and a key witness in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation. Schull shopkeeper Marie Farrell originally identified Ian Bailey as a suspect in the December 1996 west Cork murder, however, she later changed her evidence.
Grainy images to be seen all over parts of Leinster
Sandbags at dawn: Pictures tweeted by @SuBuckley and @DecPierce DRIVERS in Dublin, Kildare and Meath woke up to cars covered in a fine dust yesterday. The same problem was also reported in parts of England and Wales. Met Éireann forecaster Harm Luijkx told Metro Herald that the dust came from the Sahara desert. He said: ‘It moved up into the atmosphere in dust storms and then because the airflow has been from the southeast it has been transported high up in the atmosphere in our direction.’ The dust would usually stay in the
atmosphere but the rain has brought it down so people saw it on their cars. ‘It happens once every several years,’ Luijkx added. ‘The southeast flow is not that uncommon, but for the dust from the Sahara to reach all the way to Ireland is a bit more uncommon.’ If you plan to wash off the dust, it might be best to wait as there could be more to come. ‘The flow for the coming days will remain from the southeast,’ says Luijkx. ‘You can’t see it on satellite because it’s a very fine dust, so there might be more.’
House of Fraser in TXFM announces €½bn takeover link presenter line-up DEPARTMENT store chain House of Fraser is being linked to a €544million takeover by a Chinese conglomerate. Nanjing-based Sanpower, which has more than 100 businesses in mainland China including shopping centres, is in advanced talks over a surprise swoop for the high street chain, the Sunday Times reported. The discussions have been taking place as House of Fraser also considers a separate plan for a summer flotation on the London Stock Exchange. The company’s only Irish outlet is situated in Dundrum Shopping Centre.
NEW Dublin radio station TXFM will broadcast from 8am today, replacing Phantom 105.2 and aimed at alternative and new music enthusiasts. Presenters include Phantom regulars John Caddell, Kelly-Anne Byrne and Joe Donnelly, with Cathal Funge on mornings. Blogger Niall Byrne (Nialler9) will front a two-hour slot every Thursday night, while producer Gavin Glass will present an alt.country and roots show on Tuesday. The Saturday Stadium Rock programme with Richie Ryan is no more, however. TXFM is being run by Today FM, with shared resources in marketing, management and programming.
No one has ever been charged over the Frenchwoman’s death and Mr Bailey is suing the State for wrongful arrest. He claims gardaí tried to frame him. When asked about the legal implications of the phone recordings for this and other high profile cases, Mr Rabbitte said the scale of the issue is not yet known and there is ‘no basis yet for alarmist talk’. ‘I think it is entirely alarmist and I don’t
think we have any basis to suggest that some of the most notorious convictions in the country are going to be overturned,’ he said. Fianna Fáil has tabled a motion of no confidence in justice minister Alan Shatter. Mr Rabbitte said the vote ‘provides the opportunity to put this behind us [and] allow the inquiries to get on with their business in parallel.’
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60 seconds Comedian jEff TuRnER is co-creator of Edinburgh Fringe hit Potted Potter, a familyfriendly spoof of the JK Rowling fantasy franchise. He and Daniel Clarke bring their comic two-hander to Dublin in April How did Potted Potter come to fruition? The manager of a
bookshop in London approached Dan and me in 2005, and asked if we’d do something to entertain the crowds assembled outside the store at midnight as they waited to buy the latest Potter instalment. We came up with a little sketch based on the series called Five Books In Five Minutes – though it lasted about a quarter of an hour – and intended it as a one-off. But about a thousand people turned up and because it was so well-received we decided to develop it into a fulllength show which we took to Edinburgh in 2006; people loved it. Since then we’ve brought it to the West End, around the UK and later to Canada and North America. Now we have Dublin on the horizon.
At one point in the show you encourage the audience to take part in a particularly competitive round of Quidditch…?That needs to be
seen to be believed. We actually put the Quidditch in to entertain younger kids because it’s a family show but what we didn’t realise is that it wouldn’t be the kids who got the most out of it. We somehow tap into the competitive spirit of the adult male and they suddenly think it’s the World Cup final. You have grown men jumping into the aisles and pushing kids – not just their own kids but any kids – out of the way just for a taste of sporting glory. Eventually their partners will shame them into sitting back down. It’s great fun to watch.
Monitor ‘could predict heart attacks’ Heart attacks could in future be predicted days in advance using a wearable blood monitor. Scientists have identified two biomarkers whose levels drop sharply within two weeks of a heart attack. the discovery
could lead to an early warning test that can tell heart patients when they are in danger. It may be possible to create an ‘alarm’ device that can be worn. Lead researcher Dr Oxana Galenko, from the Intermountain
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Following Rowling’s outing of Dumbledore as gay in 2007 you refer to him in the show as ‘the only wizard in the village.’ Did you find it hard to leave out entire plotlines and charYou have grown men to find the balance between acters but we tend jumping into the aisles kiddie and to be forgiven for some reason. In and pushing kids out adult humour? How difficult was it to condense seven venerated books into a 70-minute show with only two actors? We did have
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terms of performThe show isn’t of the way just for a ing, it was pretty rude in any way tough but I got off taste of sporting but you can throw lightly: I only have jokes out like that glory to play Harry and Dan and kids young enough plays everyone else. It not to get it laugh anyway does mean he can eat whatever because everyone else is. When he wants though because he burns it Rowling first outed Dumbledore, all off during a single show. Dan would come out on stage singing I Am What I Am. That got a Which character does he great reaction for about six months, struggle most with? Probably after which people either forgot or Hermione. Trying to convince an didn’t care that he was gay anymore. audience that a 6ft 4in man with a We still end the show with a very very deep voice is an 11-year-old camp I Will Survive, however. girl is no mean feat but he pulls it off. Just. Has Rowling caught your performance? the final show of Potter fans tend to be particu- our first run After in Edinburgh in 2006, larly evangelical. Weren’t you Dan and I were packing up and concerned they’d take offence ready for a beer when this distraught if you didn’t handle the mate- young girl from the box off came in rial with due reverence? We in floods of tears. It turned out that handle the material like two idiots she’d turned a lady away because and because the audience believes we’d sold out and her manager, who in our stupidity they accept our ver- was returning from lunch, passed sion of events. We call the show a her on the way out and said: ‘Isn’t loving homage. If we didn’t love the that JK Rowling?’ The colour just material we wouldn’t get away with drained from this poor girl’s face. it. American audiences were our We always keep one seat free on the biggest concern – they take every- off chance. To turn JK Rowling thing to the next level, particularly away once is unfortunate but twice fanaticism. Fortunately, it’s always looks downright malicious… Daragh Reddin gone down well and we even consulted a zealous internet fanclub to Potted Potter is at The Gaiety ensure we wouldn’t be chased by an Theatre from Apr 14 to 20. www.pottedpotter.com angry mob.
Medical Centre Heart Institute in Salt Lake City, US, said biomarkers called microrNas ‘act like a watchdog’ to stop heart attacks. the findings were reported at a meeting of the american College of Cardiology.
Monster’s Bal-i A giant effigy in the form of a devil, local name Ogoh-ogoh, is part of a parade in Gianyar, before Nyepi Day, the Balinese day of silence, which marks Balinese Hindu new year PiCtuRE: EPA
IT IS a habit that has caused people to walk in front of cars, bump into lampposts and step into dog poo. But texting while you walk could be about to get safer, if rumours about a new iPhone feature are true. Apple experts have apparently created ‘transparent texting’ technology, which would overlay messages on a live video feed from the rear camera. This would mean you could reply to texts from friends and check the pavement for obstacles at the same time from your smartphone’s screen. Avid eBook readers could also have their background changed to the street ahead, allowing iPhone users to be nose deep in a novel as they walk to work. A patent filed in the US adds: ‘A user who is walking while participating in a text messaging session may inadvertently collide with or stumble over objects in his path.’ According to Apple Insider, it is not yet known if the transparent texting feature could be included in a future iOS 7 upgrade. There will likely be ergonomic issues, too – as users would have to point the iPhone camera straight ahead while walking to achieve full visibility. The patent application – which lists Stephen T Payne as the inventor – is illustrated by a line drawing, featuring a strange iMessage exchange about a frightening cow. However, Apple is not the first to explore transparent texting. An app which allows texting while the rear camera is activated has been available as a download for iPhones since 2009. There is similar software for Android devices, too.
‘Cut out meat’ to hit emissions target Meat and cheese may have to be off the menu if there is to be any hope of hitting climate change targets. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions from energy use and transportation is not enough on its own to ensure global temperatures rise by no more than 2C (25.6F), say experts. Without cutting agricultural emissions – which means curbing consumption of meat and dairy –
nitrous oxide emissions from fields and methane from livestock may double by 2070, it is claimed. this would make meeting the 2C target impossible. ‘We have shown that reducing meat and dairy consumption is key to bringing agricultural climate pollution down to safe levels,’ said lead scientist Dr Fredrik Hedenus, from Chalmers University of technology in Sweden. ‘Broad
dietary change can take a long time. We should already be thinking about how we can make our food more climate friendly.’ the call comes despite a rapidly growing demand for meat and dairy foods worldwide. agricultural emissions are difficult and costly to reduce by means of technology and new production methods, say the researchers writing in the journal Climate Change.
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Time running out to find flight box
Best hope: Australian ship Ocean Shield docks in Perth to be fitted with the ‘pinger locator’
Grief: A woman sheds tears during the protest by Chinese relatives in Kuala Lumpur SEARCH teams hunting Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 have only a week left before the plane’s black box stops emitting signals. If they fail to home in close enough before the device’s batteries run out, the task of solving one of the world’s biggest aviation mysteries will become even harder.
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An Australian warship carrying a device called a ‘towed pinger locator’ – on loan from America – was sent to try to pick up a signal from the box yesterday. But it will take up to four days for the boat to reach the search zone. The desperate hunt continued amid renewed protests from the families of
by NICOLE LE MARIE passengers on the plane, which vanished on March 8 with 239 people on board. Relatives of Chinese passengers flew to Kuala Lumpur to demand that Malaysia’s government apologise for its handling of the crisis.
Clue? Debris spotted from a Royal New Zealand Air Force plane Picture: AP They held up banners reading ‘Hand us the murderer’ and ‘We want evidence, truth, dignity’. Rescuers are scouring an area roughly the size of Poland, about 1,850km to the west of Australia, in the Indian Ocean. The focus of the search changed on Friday after radar data revealed the Boeing 777 had been flying faster and
burning fuel quicker than previously thought. Recovery of the black box and the plane’s cockpit voice recorders could become further complicated because the sea floor in the new area contains two deep trenches. Several objects have been recovered from the ocean – but last night none had been confirmed as coming from the plane.
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he may be the new girl on the superstar block but Divergent actress Shailene Woodley reveals she slips straight out of the red carpet clobber into tomboy clothes. The actress caught up with Guilty Pleasures exclusively to talk about following in Jennifer Lawrence’s footsteps and working with hunky men at the premiere for her new sci-fi flick. ‘I’m totally a tomboy. I’m definitely more comfortable in a suit than a dress,’ the 22-year-old said.
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Filming Divergent involved her spending days suffering knocks and bruises during stunts with 29-year-old British hunk Theo James. And she was delighted to be working with him. ‘Theo is the best, it’s so good to have his humour on set,’ she said. ‘I think British men have delicious accents.’ heaping praise on James, she told me: ‘We bonded a lot. I am not a big partier but I’m a big dancer, so I’ll go out and dance for hours.’
Braced for cult fame and fan hysteria, Woodley is determined not to be caged by stardom like fellow fantasy stars, Twilight’s Kristen Stewart, 23, and The hunger Games’ Jennifer Lawrence, also 23. ‘I like to think I’m always the same person no matter what my external situation is,’ she insisted. ‘I always say external environments are always shifting, whether you are in this industry or not. ‘I think the most important thing is to keep yourself grounded and keep your own inner strength, as long as
Ready to explore: Read the full interview with Miranda Kerr in the May issue of GQ magazine PICTURE: maRIo TESTIno
you can do that then you’ll be fine.’ And the Californian hasn’t been hounded by the fans just yet. ‘I’ve been pretty lucky,’ she admitted. ‘We haven’t had any weird fan experiences yet. Just very much nice gracious people.’ Divergent – an adaptation of the debut novel by American writer Veronica Roth – is out on Friday.
Single Kerr bemoans her lack of sexercise Miranda Kerr insists she’s moved on from Orlando Bloom – but is out of shape as she’s not getting any action in the bedroom. The Aussie model said she was not short of offers but was ready to wait for the right man... who has the nicest hands. ‘I’m dating. I’m loving it,’ the 30year-old said. ‘This is my time to explore and have some fun. I’m not looking to fall in love again quickly. ‘I still get chatted up a lot. I’ve had some crazy, ridiculous proposals – stuff that you wouldn’t even see in the movies. No blind dates, however, and I never Google a man’s name before I meet him. ‘One thing I’ve noticed is now that I’m having
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Divergent hunk Theo James has told how his screen romp with Shailene Woodley left his two older brothers not knowing where to look. The 29-year-old heartthrob, who is the youngest of five siblings, said: ‘My sex scene with Shai was the last of the whole shoot, and my brothers had flown in for a trip to Vegas. Since filming was delayed, they literally walked off the plane and on to the set to see my getting funky. It was surreal. I got made fun of for months.’
less sex my body isn’t as toned. The more sex I have, the more defined my arms and stomach get. Orlando and I always had great chemistry. One-night stands aren’t my thing. I made Orlando wait for six months until I even kissed him.’ On what turns her on, Kerr told GQ: ‘Just be real. Hands are important. Nice strong hands and feet. Maybe I have a fetish?’
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Gogglebox stars Chris Steed and Stephen Webb say viewers are missing out on some of their more hilarious moments during filming on the hit Channel 4 show. Chris Steed, one half of the former boyfriends from Brighton, said: ‘Sometimes the best bits don’t make it – one time one of my veneers fell off while we were filming, but it never went out.’ The hairdressers have seen their popularity soar since appearing on the reality show.
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ary Barlow says quitting The X Factor has freed up more time to put the ‘X’ into married life. He has been enjoying ‘date nights’ with former Take That dancer Dawn andrews, also 43, and, after 14 years, the couple are ‘stronger than ever’. He said: ‘I’ve found the right person but I put my time in, just this year I feel like we’re stronger than we’ve ever been.’ The pair have endured the ups and downs of Barlow’s fame and overcame the loss of their stillborn daughter, Poppy, two years ago. ‘We have our own holiday once a year and we go out on our own to a restaurant once a week,’ he told me
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backstage on the opening night of his Since I Saw you Last tour in Belfast, which rocks in to a sold out O2 in Dublin tonight. He said he has great chemistry with Dawn, mother of his three children – Daniel, 13, Emily, 11, and four-year-old Daisy. ‘There’s little things we do which I think are great for our relationship, like Dawn loves coming to my concerts. at the moment, I’ve said to her, “Let me get three or four shows out of the way and then come see it”, but she’s really supportive and that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?’ But the Face To Face singer said it was important his family shared his experiences. ‘I try to be a good dad and include
my wife and kids in what I do as often as I can,’ he explained. Meanwhile, he would love more TV work. ‘I do like the TV stuff but I always try and keep it so it’s linked with music because, ultimately, I think you
should be on there talking about what you know,’ he said. ‘I don’t know about presenting and interviewing people but I can go to somewhere like Camp Bastion in afghanistan and put on a gig or whatever. I love that side of it.’
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If Harry Judd wasn’t a popstar, he’d be helping everyone emulate his muscles. The hunk said: ‘If someone said to me “If you weren’t in McFly what would you do?” I’d love to be a personal trainer. I just really enjoy it. ‘I am obsessive in nature. I go to the gym five or six times a week and eat pretty strictly.’ The drummer, 28, got some X-rated feedback from the lads after posing naked with a cake for Attitude magazine’s 20th birthday special. ‘It was really nice to see the positive feedback – some a little bit more positive than others and graphic but it’s all fun,’ he said.
Lifetime achievement gong for Cruise Tom Cruise received a lifetime achievement award at last night’s 19th Jameson Empire Awards in London. The star was thrilled to pick up the gong and admitted he can’t wait to start filming in the UK again. ‘It’s fun here, I love it,’ 51-year-old Cruise told Guilty Pleasures. ‘I also love making movies here and I’m about to start filming the next
Mission Impossible,’ he added. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who also picked up a lifetime achievement award, and Hugh Jackman, recipient of the icon award, were other high-profile winners. James McAvoy and Emma Thompson received best actor and actress trophies, while Simon Pegg got the nod for best British film with his sci-fi comedy The World’s End.
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‘The silence is like a collective breath being held – a moment of suspense to be followed by sudden release, which makes the cheering and clapping that follows all the more emotional.’ It seems strange that in tennis, Wimbledon attempts to preserve its stillness while events such as the US Open and Davis Cup thrive on a noisy crowd. But there is usually one noise you can count on hearing: grunts from thetennis players. Grunting is a divisive issue in the game – players have accused opponents of using it to gain an advantage, while almost everyone else finds it annoying. Prof Hendy doubts it makes much difference to the outcome but he thinks it is an age-old human instinct. ‘Sound has been used as a tactic in war for centuries – drumming, piping battle-cries, the clattering of armour,’ he said. ‘And it’s been used because it works – it truly terrifies opponents. The sound of the grunt works to send the message: “I’m hitting this ball really hard and you’d better watch out”.’ He said the roar of the crowd has been an important factor in sport since the Ancient Olympic Games and athletes competing on home turf still have an advantage because of the support. ‘During some of the swimming events at London 2012, many of the competitors walked into the arena with personal stereos and earphones on,’ said Prof Hendy. ‘They used music to become focused, to cut out the sound of everyone else around them. Some people in the crowd reacted badly to this, complaining that these competitors were being rude, ignoring them. The swimmers had made the error of thinking the event was for them, instead of the crowd.’ But spectators can also forget what a sporting event is all about. ‘We go to watch the action but without us really noticing, it is the sound that makes us feel we are in the thick of the action, especially loud sound, which quite literally goes through our whole body,’ Prof Hendy said. ‘What we see is always to some extent apart from us. What we hear is truly 3D: it’s all around us, we’re enveloped in it – it touches us.’ The loudest crowd roar recorded at a sport stadium was at an American football game at the home of the Seattle Seahawks in December, 2013, at
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National Front on the march Police clear drug gang slum
FRANcE: The National Front was last night on course to win seven towns in local elections. On a record night for the far-right party, voters delivered a damning verdict on Socialist president François Hollande’s (pictured) first two years in office.
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BRAzIL: About 1,000 police officers yesterday raided slums dominated by drug gangs. They used armed personnel carriers to enter the Mare complex in Rio de Janeiro and create a ‘pacification’ post to be patrolled by the army. It was part of a security effort ahead of this summer’s World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
crash scare bear ‘on mend’ Made in Taiwan ‘is at risk’
gREEcE: A young bear struck by a car on a motorway is expected to make a full recovery. The animal suffered head and leg injuries after wandering through protective fencing on to the E90 European route near Grevena. Vets said he was ‘walking again on four legs’ and would soon be released back into the wild.
TAIWAN: About 100,000 people protested against a trade pact with China. Demonstrators believe the deal will harm small local businesses and bring job losses. President Ma Ying-jeou (pictured) said it would gERMANy: Members of a dance troupe kick their legs high at Erfurt’s 43rd carnival dancing championships picture: epA help Taiwan become more competitive.
LA residents evacuated after quake AN EARTHQUAKE that shook a swathe of Southern California forced a community out of their homes after firefighters discovered foundation problems that made the buildings unsafe. Some 20 apartment units in a building in the Orange County city of Fullerton were deemed
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unsafe after fire crews found a major foundation crack. Despite the evacuations, the magnitude5.1 quake centred about 25 miles south of central Los Angeles frayed mostly nerves. The quake was preceded by two smaller foreshocks and more than 100 aftershocks followed. The Red Cross opened a
shelter in neighbouring La Habra and closed it once 38 people who stayed overnight returned home. Southern California has been in a seismic lull since the deadly 1994 Northridge earthquake killed several dozen people and caused $25billion (€18bn) of damage.
cheeky! Wild cheetah pops his head in to greet tourists A CURIOUS cheetah shocked safari guests when it Spectacle: The fearless cat paws the windscreen of a tour vehicle lee whittAm/bArcroft leapt on to their car and poked its head through a vantage points to scan the window. savannah for prey. The young male climbed on to Mr Whittam, a tour operator the bonnet to look for prey, but with essential Africa Guided with nothing in sight turned its Safaris, said he was never worried attention to the driver Lee about being attacked even when Whittam, 39. the predator was just inches from He said: ‘In 21 years of guiding, him. ‘Cheetahs are rarely this is the first time it’s happened aggressive and it was clear the to me. But once we’d recovered animal was only being curious,’ from the initial shock we enjoyed he added. the extremely close views and ‘Young animals are often inquisitive looks from this young inquisitive but it’s not often that male as he sniffed, licked and they actually make physical chewed bits of the vehicle that contact with a vehicle. intrigued him.’ ‘What will probably happen in The unusual sight was captured this case is that the young male in the northern Serengeti, will outgrow his inquisitive Tanzania. Many cheetahs have nature and stop jumping on to become accustomed to the scores vehicles – but it’s very likely that of vehicles that visit the national he’ll remain totally relaxed in How d’you do? A cheetah handshake parks and some use them as their presence.’
cHINA: A wife has worn only wedding dresses for the past ten years because she never wants her wedding day to end. Xiang Junfeng, from the eastern province of Shandong, refuses to change outfit even when working with her husband in the fields. The 58-yearold said: ‘I don’t care what people say.’
US and Russia try to end the deadlock over Ukraine crisis by HAyDEN SMITH HIGH-LeVeL talks were taking place last night in an attempt to end the impasse over the crisis in Ukraine. US secretary of state John Kerry met his opposite number, foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, even as Russian troops continued to mass along the border. Appearing on Russian TV ahead of the talks in Paris, Mr Lavrov rejected suspicions that the deployment of tens of thousands of troops was a sign Moscow planned to invade following the annexation of Crimea. ‘We have absolutely no intention of, or interest in, crossing Ukraine’s borders,’ Mr Lavrov said. Russia says the troops near the border are there for military exercises. Despite the assurances, the US, european and Ukrainian officials are deeply concerned about the build-up, which they fear could be a prelude to an invasion or intimidation to compel Kiev to accept Moscow’s demands. Moscow
believes a federation is the only way to guarantee Ukraine’s stability and neutrality. ‘We can’t see any other way to ensure the stable development of Ukraine but to sign a federal In talks: Kerry agreement,’ Mr Lavrov said, adding he understood the US was open to the idea. US officials have been coy about their position on a federation and insist any changes to the governing structure must be acceptable to the Ukrainians. Ukrainian officials are exploring political reforms that could grant more authority to local governments. Yesterday’s meeting follows an hourlong phone call on Friday between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin in which the US president urged his Russian counterpart to withdraw troops from the border with Ukraine.
Mudslide missing list shrinks as grim body hunt continues THE list of people still missing after a US town was buried by a giant mudslide has dropped sharply from 90 to 30. The number unaccounted for was revised down after more than 25 corpses were recovered and rescuers established that, in some cases, separate entries on the missing list described the same person. However,
rescuers using dogs and their bare hands to go ‘all the way down to the dirt’ are still facing a long struggle to recover bodies that are often found broken into pieces. They paused briefly in their work for a moment of silence on Saturday to honour the people who died a week earlier in Oso, north of Seattle in Washington state.
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aura, the Garda controversy is so important because it means convicted criminals could be set free from prison, if the evidence against them was obtained by recording calls with their legal reps, which is illegal. It has nothing to do with recording phone calls to the Gardaí, as this is required to be done for evidence in court cases. This means if the Gardaí found a body from a murder by listening to a phonecall a murderer made to their solicitor any evidence on the body would be stricken from the record. and if there is no other evidence, that person would have to be set free. Working parent, yes equality monger was wrong about maternity pay, but he or she had valid points otherwise. I think the main thing he was missing was that Game Changer was only asking that employers provide a formal basis for what is already happening in practice. I do believe employers should support families to a certain extent
without prejudicing their single workers. To do that they should offer flexitime, but not necessarily giving parents shorter hours, ie working 8 to 4 instead of 9 to 5. Mr Nasty that’s a silly argument, you didn’t have a child to pay pensions and you can’t guarantee your child won’t be a dole-head. I don’t have kids, but I hope to in the future, at which time I hope my employer will offer me flexibility. D ■ To the unreal Mr Nasty, your progeny may grow up to contribute to our pension but guess what – that’s how it works. Every generation contributes to the one before – or do you think our parents lived in some kind of tax-free haven? When one factors in children’s allowance (regardless of parental income), as well as Family Income Supplement, additional tax credits and now free medical cards for your little sprogs at the expense of our OaPS, I think you get quite enough already.
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Quit whinging. It’s not your automatic right to procreate, so if you can’t afford to see it through, don’t do it. It is not my duty to financially shield you from your own recklessness. Childless by Choice, Worker Ant Dublin ■ Working parent, while not all employers pay maternity leave, by law they have to allow people to take it. They do not have to allow employees to take time out for backpacking or study. Some do choose to allow it, but it is not an automatic right. also I’ve never heard of anyone having to go home early because their suitcase is too sick to stay in the crèche! Jean, Dublin 1
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● A sincere thank you to those on Eden Quay near the 43 bus stop who came to the aid of my wife when she collapsed around 6 o’clock on Tuesday March 25. She’s okay and we’re eternally grateful. Paul ● Would like to say a big thanks for the lovely girl working at Leixlip Louisa Bridge train station under the rain giving out the Metro Herald with a big smile on Friday morning, which makes your day.
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■ Your Friday edition carried a photo of the Pontiff and President Obama with the opening line ‘How do you make the most powerful man in the world calm? Give him a Papal letter’. This implication is quite incorrect. The Pope is clearly the most powerful man on earth and not Obama. The figures are there to prove it. Obama reigns over 500million people, the Pontiff 1.2billion. There’s your answer. However, more disturbing is the subtle way the Metro Herald editor tried to slip in his personal views. He should be ashamed of himself. The most powerful man on earth was in the photo alright, but he was wearing white. Ciaran McCann
Gwyneth, Chris, clocks, click, click ■ Anyone else feel a little bit cheated when the clocks go forward. I know it means summertime is truly here, but at least the wintertime change means an extra hour in bed. And do tell me why the clocks need to go forward or back at all? Snuggle bunny ■ Gwyneth and Chris to divorce. Can’t think of a celeb marriage I care less about breaking up, really. Robert, Dublin. ■ Am I the only one who gets really annoyed when people on the morning commute have their keypad tones on and text the whole way to work? Click, click, click. Please turn off your sounds before writing your essay. Dee, Dundrum
TREnDinG #clocks ● I’m going out on a limb here but I’m guessing it was a man who thought putting the clocks forward on Mother’s Day was a good idea...hi @JuliaHB1 ● Halfway through a leisurely morning coffee, I realised the clocks went forward here and my trusty dumbphone didn’t. (Sprints for airport...)
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Hero status: As Nick Fury in Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Me, my selfies and eye (patch) As a young black actor, Samuel L Jackson died in every film. How things have changed, he tells Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Unchained, would still be so psyched by finding ‘SLJ’ embroidered on his fluffy hotel bathrobe is kind of sweet. He often plays world-weary, ultra-cool loners on screen but off it there’s nothing jaded about Mr Jackson. This, after all, is a dude who made Snakes on A Plane because he liked the title. And he loves fooling around on Twitter. ‘My daughter had to teach me o use his own that I don’ don’t respond to trolls,’ he favourite word – one says. ‘But if somebody says he still mantras daily something really nasty about me, to overcome a follo I retweet it and let my followers childhood stutter – it. handle it.’ interviewing Samuel L Jackson Jackson, of course, can handle is a scary motherf***ing an himself, as anyone who saw him prospect. However, bounding unleash ‘path of the righteous’into his hotel room like some style scorn upon a US journalist badass Tigger, a Hollywoodwho confused him with brite smile beaming from Fishb Laurence Fishburne will testify. under his trademark Kangol Wi With ‘do not ask him about The hat (burgundy today), it’s Matrix’ running round my clear the 6ft 2in actor is in a head, I ask instead about his happy place. sixth outing as Colonel Nick The cause of his joy? ‘It was Fury one-eyed leader of Fury, awesome! It was a first!’ @ S.H.I.E.L.D. in the latest SamuelLJackson enthuses of Marv Universe blockbuster Marvel a picture he had just posted on Captain America: The Winter Twitter. ‘I mean people often Soldier ‘I remember Fury Soldier. do interesting things in your w a kid,’ he from when I was hotel room: they put flowers in fondly ‘Back then, he recalls fondly. there or make cookie wa a middle-aged white guy was arrangements with your name cig in his mouth with a cigar in or whatever, but I have during World War II. He was never, ever had anybody one of Captain America’s monogram a robe and a pillow contemporaries – which kind case in my room. I was kind of mak you wonder how he of makes like: “Wow!”.’ young. stays looking so young.’ That a global movie icon with You wonder the same of 118 films to his credit, Jackson. Though he’s had his including Pulp Fiction, Die w (top) share of hard living li Snap happy: The monogrammed pillo Hard: With A Vengeance, the ’s wer rvie inte US a g ectin corr (he overdosed son Jack and Star Wars prequels and Django
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on heroin three times before he cleaned up in rehab in 1991), today, unlined, slim and glowing with health, Samuel ‘Leroy’ Jackson’s only visible vice is the turquoise ecigarette he had a quick, pre-interview toke on. Royales, with or without cheese, are definitely no longer on the menu. ‘I’ve been on a vegan diet since August and I’ve lost about 40lbs,’ he says. ‘But I’m a realist in terms of what I watch. My audience knows how old I am and there comes a point when you think: “How much longer can I do this kind of film
“I always looked through the script to see what page I died on” and be believable in it?”’ At 65, has he reached the age when all his roles involve deathbed scenes? ‘When I was a young actor I was always dying. When I got a job, I would always look through the script and see what page I died on, because as a young black actor, that was the job.’ I point out that nowadays older black actors get to rule the world or, like his own long-time mentor, Morgan Freeman, get to play God. ‘It’s an interesting cycle,’ he muses, ‘and it is going the right way.’ Jackson grew up in Tennessee, where he attended several segregated schools. The only
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child of a factory worker, he became involved in civil rights and was an usher at Martin Luther King’s funeral. He joined the Black Power movement as it started to arm itself. ‘I have an FBI file,’ he says. ‘And I was told: “Something bad is going to happen to you if you don’t stop doing this or that.”’ So he stopped. ‘I am not that guy. I want to stay alive,’ he says. Instead, his mother packed him off to LA, where he put his energies into acting, working with Spike Lee on films such as Jungle Fever and appearing in movies as diverse as Goodfellas, Patriot Games and Jurassic Park until a 1994 Oscar nomination for Pulp Fiction rocketed him into star roles. ‘I am an entertainer,’ he says. ‘I always went to the movies to be entertained. If I wanted to learn something, I would watch a documentary or read a book.’
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time. ‘I was w just fortunate enough to be in some big franchises,’ franchises, he shrugs, ‘but that money mone belongs to someone else.’ else. His main indulgence is comics. ‘I go to the same comic store once a month,’ month, he says. ‘They put a box of stuff stuf aside for me.’ me. Right now he’s into Locke Lock & Key and Assassin. I was w following Scalped but follo they the have finished now.’ Fixing me with that stern SLJ eyeball, he e says: ‘I have ha never done a job for the mone money. I do jobs because I like lik the story or I want w to learn something new. ne I think acting is an honourable profession and I have ha navigated the minefield of Hollywood in my own Hollyw way wa – with my integrity intact. And inte I feel pretty good about it.’ He smiles. Frankly, Frankly who’s who’ going to argue with him? Captain America: The Winter Soldier is out now.
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The Take That/X Factor showman, with the perennial Cheshire grin, plays tracks from Since I Saw You Last, his first solo studio album in almost 15 years. That he has sold out the O2 suggests fans are expecting him to bring out some old favourites too Tonight, Olympia Theatre, 72 Dame Street D2, 8pm, €49.50 (sold out). Tel: 0818 719 300. www.theo2.ie
The mod Scouser, who came to prominence as one half of The Last Shadow Puppets (alongside Alex ‘Arctic Monkey’ Turner), brings his retro solo pop schtick to Dublin this week with tracks from last year’s Don’t Forger Who You Are LP to the fore Thu, The Academy, 57 Middle Abbey Street D1, 8pm, €26.40. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.theacademydublin.com
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Clint Eastwood intended this 1992 classic to be his Western swansong, the last time he’d pick up a six shooter and squint into the distance – a promise he hasn’t broken. A beautifully judged morality play that stars Eastwood as an ageing gunslinger taking on one last job, the film’s strength is in its blurring of the line between good and evil. Excellent support from Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman Tomorrow, IFI, 6 Eustace Street D2, 6.15pm, €9. Tel: (01) 679 3477. www.ifi.ie
Amid the raft of books published following the death of Margaret Thatcher, Damian Barr’s memoir, Maggie & Me, offered something very different. It’s an unlikely concept but one that works: as a child growing up in industrial Scotland in the 1980s, Barr develops an unlikely fascination with the then British prime minister. She may have been despised by those around him but Barr can’t help admire her indomitable spirit; Maggie & Me offers an account of growing up in the shadow of the Iron Lady that is by turns ironic and heartfelt. This week he talks to Jim Carroll as part of the ongoing Banter series Wed, The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street D1, 6pm, free. Tel: (086) 325 2471. To book visit www.bodytonicmusic.com
GIGGLE AT.... Mark Thomas: 100 Acts Of Minor Dissent
Eloquently defending his lifelong struggle to be a spoke in the wheel of western capitalism, the UK funnyman unleashes his anarchic sense of humour in Dublin this week. Making audiences laugh is not Thomas’s only aim – he hopes anyone who attends his show will come away with the goal of fostering a greater sense of community in their own lives Thu, The Sugar Club, 8 Leeson Street Lower D2, 8pm, €23. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.vicarstreet.ie
cuRIOuS ABOuT.... Pondling Following her success in last year’s Dublin Theatre Festival (for which she won a Best Female Performer gong), writer/performer Genevieve Hulme-Beaman reprises her role as a young farm girl who dreams of a life of glamour, romance and sophistication. An off-beat coming-of-age tale from Guna Nua Until Sat, Smock Alley Theatre, 8 Lower Exchange Street, Temple Bar D8, 8pm, €12 to €15. Tel: (01) 677 0014. www.smockalley.com/pondling
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‘Lost’ albums often turn out to be a disappointment. not so with this complete record from the man In Black, recorded in 1981 and 1984 with legendary country pop producer Billy Sherrill and recovered by Cash and his wife June’s son, John, as he was delving through his parents’ extensive archives. the songs date from a fairly fallow period in Cash’s career, after his rockabilly heyday but before the stark and often even apocalyptic American recordings series he made with rick rubin. As such, Cash devotees will swoon over this as a missing link but it’s also an immensely varied outing in its own right. She used to Love me A Lot is a richly mournful tribute to a love lost, while I Came to Believe is a waltzing hymn about Cash’s journey to faith. Baby ride easy is approaching (but still not as brilliant as) 1967’s Jackson. Of Cash’s near 100 albums, this is not one of the absolute best but it seems right that it’s added to the canon. AD
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with Universal Records – is surprisingly beguiling, its jauntiness measured out in reasonable doses, the rag-tag sensibilities upholstered with solid songwriting. It’s a measure of how well pieced together the music is that they can get away with sentiments as cloying as those expressed on All Works Out, a we’re-all-in-together tankard clinker that – hallelujah – turns into an early new Order tune half way through. Elsewhere, Animal appears to be a jaunty break-up song (are The Riptide Movement capable of expressing an emotion beyond bottomless positivity? ) and How Can I Let You Go is an upbeat rocker (of course) about
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Anthony Joseph’s first solo venture away from his Spasm Band sees the British/Trinidadian poet, musician, novelist and lecturer linking up with US bassist and singer Meshell Ndegeocello. The result is a set of spoken-word tracks that swing from tragedy and anger to sensuous desire. Ribbons of Afro-funk, soca, calypso and Trinidadian rapso decorate Ndegeocello’s jazzy soundscape, while Joseph’s sonorous delivery adds gravitas to his otherwise unadorned poetry. Strong women take centrestage. In Michael X (Narcissus), Joseph lingers on the last moments of the self-styled revolutionary’s victim, Gale Benson; Girl With A Grenade was inspired by campaigning Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai; Alice Of The River relates the chilling tale of a woman who could take no more. Gil Scott-Heron fans, take note. Siobhán Murphy
For a moment there, Shakira had us worried. After a 2012 collaboration with the dreaded Pitbull and rumours of an Afrojack-produced, EDM-heavy comeback, it seemed as though the new mother could be about to drop a Britney Jean-style bomb on us. But this tenth album is, instead, a characteristically genre-hopping selection of dance, ska, country and rock-infused pop songs – all reinforcing the sense that Shakira is one of our most intelligent and unforcedly eccentric female megastars. The album’s one rave-pop moment comes with Dare (La La La) but, with an unpredictable structure courtesy of the likes of Dr Luke and Max Martin, it’s actually quite a stormer. Elsewhere, there’s a
dub lollop to Cut Me Deep and a new wave/ reggae rock feel to the Rihanna-featuring lead single, Can’t Remember To Forget You – which, while not a patch on Shak’s epic Beyoncé duet, Beautiful Liar, is still a decent blast of girl power. Much of the rest of the album reverts to Shakira’s pop-rock roots – most notably in the surging power ballad Empire, or the foot stomps and clapssampling The One Thing, redolent of Kelly Clarkson. There are a few duff notes, particularly in the damply gloopy country duet Medicine (with Blake Shelton), and no obvious mega-smash singles to rival the likes of Hips Don’t Lie. By releasing a self-titled album at this stage in her career, Shakira perhaps invites comparison with a certain rival star – but while there’s nothing on here as brilliant and out there as there is to be found on Beyoncé, Shakira is still a unique pop force. Amy Dawson
commitment phobia. And on it goes – one bouncy, buoyant would-be anthem following another, until we get to closer Sycamore Tree, a (relatively ) sober ballad that has aspirations towards Springsteen-esque sweep. It doesn’t get there, of course, but, as with everything else they do, The Riptide Movement give it their best. With a Vicar Street date imminent and the new album expected to breach the top ten, it’s clear the band have struck a chord. What’s even more remarkable is that they have recorded a relentlessly affirmative LP that does not leave you feeling like you’ve overdosed on saccharine. Eamon de Paor
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prison families tv3, 9pm This documentary series follows the lives of four families as they cope with the imprisonment of a family member. Tonight we meet taxi driver Brendan whose son Stephen is due to be released from the Midlands prison. Young mother Donna (right) gets on with life without the father of her two-year-old. Then she receives a proposal from Jonathan from behind prison walls. What will her answer be? Meanwhile Rachel is angry at being left to raise five children alone after her boyfriend was jailed. On temporary release Jason is trying to abide by the strict conditions, while his fiancée Lauren plans their wedding.
penn and theron to adopt
Charlize Theron and Sean Penn are planning to adopt. The Hollywood couple are moving in together and the South African actress, who was an only child, is keen for her adopted son Jackson, two, to have a brother or sister. Sean – who has daughter Dylan, 23, and son Hopper, 20, with ex-wife Robin Wright – is said to want to adopt from Haiti, where he has done charity work since it was hit by an earthquake in 2010.
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film of the day life as we know it, tg4, 9.30pm
Fairly predictable romcom with Katherine Heigl as highflying career girl Holly, whose godmother duties are called upon when her friends die in a tragic accident. However, things become more complicated when godfather Eric (Josh Duhamel), Holly’s one-time blind date and fellow workaholic, is also named as baby Sophie’s guardian and the two move in together. They soon find out raising a child is a lot more tricky – and expensive – than they had expected, and Holly decides to put her business expansion plans on hold, until Eric steps in to help. Will they make it as a family?
He may not be the obvious choice for a male Cilla Black, but Channel 5 bosses apparently thought Brian McFadden’s ‘cheeky Irish charm and wit’ would make him the ideal host of a new dating show alongside Celebrity Super Spa’s Laura Jackson. The former Westlifer is said to be ‘over the moon’ to present Stand By Your Man, which sees four male contestants try to win a date with one of 40 women from a studio audience.
eastenders RtÉ1/BBC1, 8pm timothy West (right) one of the few actors to have taken up residence in both Weatherfield and Albert Square – though not at the same time, obviously – moves into the spotlight as his character, scaly ex- Billingsgate chap Stan, moves in with the Carter clan. there’s something fishy going on there and no mistake. meanwhile, Lauren decides to celebrate her birthday with Whitney and Johnny – will she regret it? You can also see West in great Canal Journeys on more4 at 9pm.
scannal RtÉ1, 7.30pm
silk BBC1, 9pm
Airing on the eve of April Fool’s, this real life tale of the Lucky Day boat is the subject of tonight’s programme. Early in the morning in July 2007 a farmer in West Cork was woken by a frozen Englishman who asked him to seek help for his two friends who had been involved in a boating accident. What followed was the biggest cocaine bust in Irish history.
signing off after three series of legal shenanigans, the admirable Martha Costello closes her casebook by defending dodgy old flame sean (kieran o’Brien). fans of Maxine Peake need not be too disheartened – she’s filming the next series of the Village, also by silk writer Peter Moffat, so will be back on our screens this year.
portrait show back in dublin
Art fans will be thrilled to hear Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year is returning to Dublin. The show, hosted by Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner (above) comes to the fair city on June 15 as part of its talent search for the second series. The finalists’ work will be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London for a month, while the winner will receive a £10,000 (€12,000) commission for the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and a place in its permanent collection. See sky.com/portrait for more details.
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My housemate recently got a puppy without consulting me, and while I understand that she’s ‘potty training’ the thing, the constant stream of poo, dog hair and stink is becoming difficult to live with. I don’t really want to move out – I’ve a great deal on rent – but at the same time I’m not sure I can carry on like this.
Mrs Mop
Well, you can’t have it all. Sacrifices have to be made, and if it was a toss-up between clearing up puppy sluice every day and being able to walk around barefoot without something oozing between the toes for the sake of a few extra bob, I know what I’d choose. If there’s a no pets rule in your rental agreement then you could snitch on your housemate. However, then there’s the potential risk of an abandoned pet, which is calamitous. She won’t pick you over the pup so admit defeat and find yourself a pet-free zone elsewhere. She sounds like a selfish cow anyway, so you’re better off. But remember: Don’t forget to leave your own steaming ‘present’ on the door mat on the way out.
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Him and Her: Andy Kelly and Mary-Kate Murray at the Her.ie party in Sam’s bar
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Dear Chris, So you and Gwyneth have ‘consciously uncoupled’. This is very sad news, especially when there are children involved – but I have a hunch that you’ll enjoy a new lease of life having long-surrendered to LA-list masochism. So take care now not to overdose on refined sugar, salt, saturated fats, processed meat, frozen meals-for-one, bread, dairy, potatoes, MSG, VPL and all those other exciting things you no doubt gave up in the
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My new American girlfriend asked me to buy her a ‘rose gold fanny pack’ for her birthday. I really don’t understand the point of vajazzling – don’t those sequins and jewels get into all those nooks and crannies? Also, she just doesn’t seem the type. How can I put her Seamus off?
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Here’s what you do. Organise a ‘SURPRISE!’ pampering session, booking her the most expensive, razzamatazzing, allsinging, all-dancing, gilded vajazzle the world has ever seen – and let me be there when she comes out of the salon. I’d kill to see her face. Meanwhile, do buy an American-toEnglish phrase book. It will really help.
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Martin-Paltrow household. Keep your nefarious doses small but regular and you’ll return to the real world without a hitch. We look forward to seeing a beer belly on you very soon, while we wait with bated breath to see who Gwynnie next seeks to goop…
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My new girlfriend came to my flat to surprise me, wearing nothing underneath her coat. Unfortunately I wasn’t there – she ended up flashing my dad who was fixing the leaky tap. She’s so upset she’s making excuses not to come to my cousin’s wedding in case the whole family hears what happened. How can I get her to laugh it off? Lucky Man YOU SAiD: Dump her! I was raised as a nudist so I’ve seen thousands of naked bodies. Maybe your dad hasn’t, but surely he knows what one looks like. If she’s so selfconscious, she can’t be much fun.
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Dump her for being a sap – and then send her round to mine, please. It wouldn’t even cross my girlfriend’s mind to go commando under a flasher’s mac, so fair play to her for even going to the trouble. Jealous OvER TO YOU:
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My wife’s boobs have not been the same since having our three children. She’s very selfconscious about them, never gets the girls out unless the lights are off. Can I buy her a boob job for her birthday without causing offense?
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Out and about in Dublin
An initial outing: Erica Magaliaes and Francesca Padola at the Ralph Lauren monogram event at Arnotts
Pl time: Karin K in Carthy Carth att the Sky Irish premier Playtime: premiere of Game Of Thrones 4 at the Lighthouse
PIctures: brIaN mcevOy; aNthONy wOODs; tONy kINlaN; kIeraN harNett
Storm’s a coming: (from top) At the premiere of Noah at the Savoy were Jedward, the star of the film, Noah himself, Russell Crowe, and Ronan Keating and girlfriend Storm Uechtritz
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J1 Visas: Long a rite of passage for Irish students, Christina Finn takes a look at summer travel to the United States
HE US has always been a place where Irish students have spent their summers. New York, San Francisco, Chicago and San Diego have all proved popular over the years with Irish students – but most cities in America are open to students. The J1 Summer Work and Travel Programme allows full-time third-level students to enter the US on a J1 Exchange Visitor Visa. This Jenny Kavanagh, who studied in programme allows you to travel to the USA UCD, loved the J1 experience so and work there legally for up to four months, much she went to the states every but you must leave no later than September summer while in college. ‘I got a J1 15, 2014. three times, I loved it so much’ she The J1 Visa Exchange Programme provides said. ‘I went to Cape Cod, New York opportunities for nearly 300,000 visitors per and San Diego and all three places year from all over the world to experience the were so different I couldn’t even US, its society and culture, and connect with compare them. If I could get a J1 Americans, says the US Embassy in Dublin. visa now I would definitely do it So how do you go about it? First you must again. You get to experience ensure you are eligible to apply. You must be a completely different cultures and minimum of 18 years old on date of applicalifestyles wherever you go in the tion, currently be enrolled and participating in US, you get to make lots of new full-time third-level studies that can potenfriends and you certainly learn how tially lead to a degree or higher qualification, to make a living for yourself,’ said and have a valid electronic version of your Kavanagh. ‘Of course there are passport at the time of application. challenges such as getting a job and After your DS-2019 (your visa document) finding somewhere to live but you expires you may stay in the US but only as a always find someone who is willing tourist for a maximum of 30 days. to help you out –normally other Unfortunately any student who was termiIrish people,’ she added. nated on the 2012 or 2013 J1 visa is no longer Bright lights: Myrtle Beach in South Carolina is a favourite destination for Irish students eligible to apply for the J1 program this year. Once you are eligible there is no limit to the when you are departing. If you do not have a Also, if you are an Irish student studying the country or college or online www.j1onjob set up prior to heading to the states, then number of times you can get a J1 visa. abroad, you are still able to apply for a J1 visa, line.ie,’ adds Collender. If you are going to be living in the US for up you need to have a minimum of $1,200. Often, final-year students think they are not however, you may be required to give over Under the visa regulations, all J1 summer jobs more documentation to the US embassy so eligible to apply, as they are not going to be to four months then you are going to need a job. you should apply sooner rather than later as attending college come September but they There is a list of non-visa waiver countries that must be seasonal and approximately 32 hours can still apply for a J1 visa. However, you must have a job pre-arranged before going, but per week. This also means that the pay may not your application may take longer to process. There are many companies that deal with J1 need to demonstrate you intend to return to Irish students do not, However, it is recom- be great and could be minimum wage. Students cannot be seen to be taking job opvisa applications such as Sayit and Usit, who Ireland and the embassy may want you to at- mended by Usit, which states that it is good to are both approachable and can take the hassle tend an interview. An interview with the em- beat the crowd in the summer, when there is a portunities away from Americans so there is a bassy will also most likely be required if you huge influx of students looking for work. list of jobs that J1 visa holders are not allowed to out of applying. It is advisable to start researching jobs and do such as work in a factory, be an au pair, garUsit have been looking after J1 Visa applica- have a criminal record of any sort. 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San Francisco and Los Angeles. ‘We offer a J1 with a Job Service and interviews are taking place this week for jobs in Boston, so it’s a fantastic way to start your summer. Just watch out for the Jobs section on the ● Early Childhood Care & Education Level 6 Major award www.J1online.ie website and apply ● Training requirements of ECCE scheme covered with you CV for ● Distance Learning with one-to-one tutor support the job that you are interested in. ● Start our courses at any time More Jobs and in● Study at your own pace terviews are being held on April 3/4 ● Fully Qualified Tutors for Baltimore, ● Market leading prices Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, D2 Maryland,’ she Let us Help you Succeed said. http://dublin.cervantes.es ‘Its not too late Tel: 01 2061828 / 01 2061829 Tel: (01) 631 15 00 to apply for the J1 Email: info@theopencollege.com – and you can do it very easily in a Usit branch across
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Blues recover from Cluxton’s red mist DUBlIN.......3-14 MAyo......2-17
Sutcliffe strikes twice to save Dubs
finished with 1-3. ‘i ran in his way to stop him kicking the ball out and i think he just retaliated. ‘He felt i went over the line a bit. i suppose it was the ref’s decision after that.’ mayo booted four points in a row after the dismissal to lead 1-9 to 0-8 at half-time. They were six clear after 57 minutes when O’Gara came on for Cormac Costello, but the powerful Templeogue Synge Street man wasted little time in cancelling the deficit. ‘Eoghan’s a quality player and he once again demonstrated that,’ said Gavin. ‘He’s really working hard on his technical skills and has put in many, many hours off the training field and on it. ‘i’m delighted for him that he was so clinical with his two finishes.’ mayo manager James Horan slammed referee Cormac Reilly for apparently favouring Dublin. ‘We thought the referee’s display was pretty poor, unbelievable at times,’ said Horan.
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Jim Gavin refused to lay into allireland-winning Dublin captain Stephen Cluxton for his moment of madness, claiming his dismissal was a simple ‘mistake’. Cluxton left Dublin with an uphill task on Saturday evening after his 30th minute red card for a petulant kick at mayo’s Kevin mcLoughlin. The holders and all-ireland champions dramatically rose to the challenge by stealing an incredible draw with two late Eoghan O’Gara goals. it leaves Dublin in a sticky situation for Sunday’s trip to Tyrone as Sean Currie, their only other ‘keeper, replaced Cluxton and fared poorly. ‘it looked like Stephen tripped him,’ accepted Gavin. ‘He (mcLoughlin) was in front of the ball but tripped him and we can’t have any complaints about that. ‘Life is full of mistakes. The most important thing is to learn from them and to grow from them. That’s the way we’ll approach it.’ The incident mirrored Cluxton’s kick at armagh’s Steven mcDonnell in the 2003 all-ireland qualifiers, which also earned a red card. ‘i just felt a bit of a kick,’ said mayo forward mcLoughlin, who
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Danny Sutcliffe did his best eoghan O’Gara impersonation with a crucial two-goal blast to preserve Dublin’s place in Division 1a of the allianz Hurling league. O’Gara hit a remarkable two goals for the footballers on Saturday evening against Mayo and allStar Sutcliffe picked up on the theme at Walsh Park yesterday in the relegation play-off. His two second-half strikes in quick succession put the Dubs on the road to a crucial victory that avoids an instant return to Division 1B. the win came at the same Walsh Park venue where Dublin lost by three points weeks earlier. Just one visiting team actually won an away game in the group stage but Dublin reversed that trend to supply themselves with a big prechampionship boost. they were aided by the 27th minute dismissal of Waterford’s Shane O’Sullivan. ‘that’s a huge victory for our morale,’ said anthony Daly. ‘i thought Shane Durkin was outstanding as the loose man in the second-half. it’s fantastic to come out of here with a win.’ Dublin took a narrow 2-6 to 1-8 lead into the interval thanks to goals from Paul Ryan and newcomer colm cronin. Ryan blasted his from a 20m free in the 10th minute and rising star cronin’s goal arrived shortly after O’Sullivan’s red card. it was a clinical finish, though Sutcliffe stole the show with two goals early in the second-half. He netted in the 41st and 43rd minutes to move the visitors into a commanding 4-7 to 1-10 lead. Dublin used their extra man to good effect and had an able marksman in alan Mccrabbe who shot six points including four from frees. Subs conor Mccormack and David O’callaghan also hit vital scores as Dublin held on for their third win of the campaign, concluding with a 50 per cent win rate in the league. the result means Waterford have been relegated in their first season under Derek McGrath. they relied on Pauric Mahony who shot 11 points with seven of those from frees. But they couldn’t pull off the win they craved after heavy defeats to Kilkenny and clare.
cycLing Tyrone tie with Cork, as Kerry win in Mullingar minutes. But a 1-4 scoring burst rallied late on in Cork to Home track just magic for Morton Tyrone from Kerry, including a Paul Geaney, keep alive their hopes of a top four piCture: Amy-NorAh FArrell.
‘MAGIC is the only word to describe my feelings at winning this event on my home patch. I literally live in the area and know the roads very well,’ said Eoin Morton of UCD after winning the prestigious Ben McKenna Trophy. Eoin said the result was a team effort, as his dad Peter, a former top racer, congratulated him on getting into the winners’ enclosure. Eoin’s success, along with teammate Greg Swinand and Javan Nulty of DID Dunboyne CC, was going clear of the main pack with four of seven laps remaining on the Five Roads/Nags Head Circuit. Javan dropped off the pace leaving the UCD duo out front. eoin Morton celebrates his win
finish and a place in the Allianz Football League semi-finals. Late points by Sean Cavanagh, Kyle Coney and ronan o’neill earned the northerners a precious point after a 2-14 to 0-20 draw which leaves them on eight in total, one behind joint leaders Cork and Derry. This means the rebels are sure of their semi-final place regardless of what happens against Kerry in round 7 next Sunday. But they’ll be disappointed to have let victory slip having fought from 1-5 to 0-12 down at half-time to lead by four late on
Paul Geaney: Scoring burst for Kerry
after goals from Paul Kerrigan and Colm o’neill. Meanwhile, Leinster duo Kildare and Westmeath were both relegated after defeats to Derry and Kerry respectively. Westmeath briefly flirted with a win over Kerry in Mullingar and led by one after 42
broke Westmeath’s brittle resolve. There was one bright spot for Westmeath with former All-Star goalkeeper Gary Connaughton returning to the panel as cover. As for Kildare, they shot two late goals but were beaten 2-17 to 3-9 by Derry. In hurling, John o’Dwyer scored 17 for Tipperary who beat Cork 3-25 to 4-19 to set up a league semi-final clash with Clare who beat Laois by just 2-23 to 2-19. Kilkenny and Galway will meet in the other semifinal. Kilkenny beat Wexford 4-22 to 2-16 while Galway overcome Limerick 1-20 to 1-12.
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Munster hope O’Mahony gamble right MunSTER coach Rob Penney is confident his decision to withdraw captain Peter O’Mahony from Saturday’s Pro12 defeat will ensure the Ireland backrow is fit to face Toulouse in this weekend’s Heineken Cup quarter-final. O’Mahony was a precautionary late scratch from Penney’s line-up with a mild recurrence of the hamstring problem which hampered his Six nations. ‘He’s been fine but it just flared up so we were just being very cautious with him,’ Penney said. ‘I’d love to think we’ve done the right thing by Pete this week to
Withdrawn: Peter O’Mahony was saved for the tie against Toulouse make sure he’s available next week. It will be very disappointing if the injury lingers. I’d be very surprised if it did but you just can’t be guaranteed with these things.’
After watching Leinster fight back from an early nine-point deficit, Penney was left to lament his side’s failure to push home their early advantage. ‘It was a lead that was whittled away too quickly,’ he said. ‘There were a couple of instances where our players were held at the back of the breakdown, we got pinged though they can’t move when they’re being penned in. ‘But that’s just great cuteness on Leinster’s part. That’s stuff we have to get better at defusing and learning some tricks of the trade ourselves.’
Strong defence: Jamie Heaslip stops Munster’s Damian Varley
Big moment: Brian O’Driscoll was at the heart of the derby once more, and managed to get the decisive score for Leinster with a wellworked try picture: inphO
Inevitably, BOD is centre stage again
In what could be his final outing in the cauldron of the Munster-Leinster rivalry it was inevitable that Brian O’Driscoll should take centre stage. the great man touched down for the crucial second-half score as the hosts ran out 22-18 winners before, as he has done so often in the past, causing consternation in the run-up to a big game with his early withdrawal following what head coach Matt O’Connor described as ‘a bang to the neck’. O’Connor was confident in the wake of Saturday night’s victory – which sent Leinster five points clear at the top of the Pro12 – that O’Driscoll would be fine for next Sunday’s heineken Cup quarter-final in toulon, and with props Cian healy, Jack McGrath and Marty Moore all set to return, the australian looks set to head for France as close to full strength as he could possibly have hoped. those absences saw Munster reap
RABO PRO 12 leinster.........................22 Munster........................18 by GARETH MAkIM early rewards targeting Michael Bent in the scrum, opening up a 12-3 lead through the unrelenting boot of Ian Keatley as Leinster lived off scraps for much of the first half. a much-improved set-piece proved the key to Leinster turning the game around in the third quarter, with O’Driscoll’s 57th-minute try supplemented by some excellent place kicking from Ian Madigan, who finished with six from seven. ‘the stability that we got after halftime was significantly better. the boys, they adjusted and they fixed it,’ O’Connor said. ‘Fair play to [scrum coach] Greg [Feek], the second-half detail at scrum
was much better. If you were looking for a turning point – apart from Drico’s try – it would be Eoin Reddan’s break down the side from a settled scrum. ‘he goes on a 60metre line break and the thing swings on that and that was very, very pleasing.’ Once ahead, Leinster were required to repel the Munster fightback as CJ Stander and Casey Laulala both threatened to break through, and O’Connor labelled the defensive effort ‘a statement’ ahead of toulon. ‘the defensive effort was massive,’ O’Connor said. ‘It was pretty ferocious and pretty intense, which is going to be huge next week. [toulon] will come at us and they will be very, very direct. It was a bit of a statement for us, and we spoke about that, that we needed to make sure that we were rock solid defensively because toulon will hurt you all over the field and that was a bit of a focus for the week.’
JOB DONE, BUT LEINSTER NEED TO IMPROVE TO GET PAST A WILY TOULON SIDE
THOSE who paid in to the Aviva Stadium to make up the 51,700 crowd on Saturday got to see two Leinster teams for the price of one. However, neither side would have a chance against Toulon this weekend. In the opening 40 minutes Leinster struggled for shape as a light touch of moisture made handling conditions tricky for the hosts and Munster, but it could not be used as an excuse for some haphazard kicking and decision-making. The 15 blue shirts looked mentally adrift in the first half and that was worrying. Still, if Matt O’Connor needed to put a rocket under his team at half-time then it certainly worked. However, knowing this group of players at the province you would imagine that the likes of Shane Jennings, Brian O’Driscoll and Jamie Heaslip were the ones laying down the law in the dressing room, such is the culture they have helped develop. In the second half it was a case of holding on to the ball and putting the squeeze on Munster, which began to generate penalties and points. But you can be certain Toulon will not defend as naively in the wider channels on Sunday, nor will they allow Leinster off the hook if their set-pieces flicker with inconsistency again.
While the scrum regained a surer footing in the second half, as it so often does once Mike Ross and scrum coach Greg Feek get to review footage at the break, Toulon will look to target Leinster for 80 minutes – particularly if missing Cian Healy, Martin Moore and Jack McGrath again. Toulon also overcame Toulouse, Munster’s opponents this weekend, in a bruising encounter, and they will possess a power game similar to the one which Leinster have struggled to contain against Clermont Auvergne in recent years. It will be intriguing to see what effect Saturday’s performance (the result cementing Leinster’s push for top spot in the Pro12) has on this weekend’s starting 15. Ian Madigan was given an entire 80 minutes, but that doesn’t rule Jimmy Gopperth out for the starting position when the province will need to play a tight game in the opening 40. Also we thought the youth of Jordi Murphy, Rhys Ruddock or even Dominic Ryan may have found a way into the starting XV, but Jennings was exceptional and on this form seems impossible to drop. One thing is for certain, whoever plays will have to tap into a performance akin to that of the 2012 Heineken cup semifinal in Bordeaux. Anything less won’t get the job done.
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Art of detection: Cumberbatch, left, aka TV’s Sherlock Holmes, speaks to Hamilton after his win
LiverpooL made their move in the title race as they returned to the top of the Barclays premier League for the first time since Christmas with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Tottenham. As has been so often the case this season, especially at home, Liverpool’s start was explosive. Just 100 seconds had elapsed from kick-off when they went ahead with a slick move which ended with Younes Kaboul putting into his own net. philippe Coutinho sprayed the ball out to raheem Sterling, back in the starting line-up for the first time in three matches, and overlapping full-back Glen Johnson drilled in a cross from which, had Kaboul not done the honours, Daniel Sturridge would have cleaned up from close range. Luis Suarez, after two crosses from
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LEwIS HAMILTon completed a perfect weekend in Malaysia by storming to victory from pole position in Sepang – before being quizzed by Sherlock Holmes, writes Adam Hay-Nicholls. The Mercedes driver put the disappointment of mechanical failure in Melbourne’s opening race firmly behind him by taking the chequered flag ahead of teammate nico Rosberg, with world champion Sebastian Vettel third. The Briton then spoke to Benedict Cumberbatch after the Sherlock actor, apparently a huge Formula one fan, was flown in to conduct the podium interviews. Hamilton, who has the words ‘Still I Rise’ tattooed across his shoulders and on his race helmet, was asked to explain the phrase after securing the 23rd win of the 29-year-old’s F1 career. ‘The meaning is regardless of what difficulties you go through, you still rise above them,’ he said. ‘It’s really something my dad has always enforced in me. we’ve had so many ups and downs in
Revenge on Dan’s mind DESPITE being disqualified in Australia and hit with a ten-place grid penalty after Malaysia, Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo remained upbeat as his unfortunate start to the season continued. Two weeks ago, the Australian was stripped of his secondplaced finish after falling foul of fuel flow regulations and yesterday he was hit with a ten-place penalty for next weekend in Bahrain for an unsafe pit-lane release. ‘I know a little bit of luck will turn around soon and I’ll get my revenge and get some points,’ the 24year-old said.
our lives and our careers, as everyone has, but he would always say “just rise above it” and do your talking on the track. ‘I had a difficult time in the last race and that’s what I did today, so I feel quite good about it.’ From lights to flag Hamilton was never troubled, finishing 17 seconds ahead of Rosberg to hand the German marque its first one-two in the sport for 59 years. Although Mercedes were dominant, the fact reigning world champion Vettel joined them on the podium was an ominous warning fired across their bows. Like Hamilton, Vettel also suffered an early retirement in Melbourne, so the four-times title-holder was naturally happy to be back in contention. ‘we know what we have achieved so far this season is better than we expected during the winter,’ the German said. ‘But we know there’s a lot we can do better as it [the car] doesn’t feel great when we are out racing.’
premier league results
Arsenal ...........1 Man City ....... 1 Crystal Palace .1 Chelsea ........ 0 Man Utd ........ 4 Aston Villa .... 1 Southampton 4 Newcastle .... 0 Stoke ...............1 Hull .............. 0 Swansea ........ 3 Norwich ....... 0 West Brom ..... 3 Cardiff ...........3 Yesterday Fulham ...........1 Everton .........3 Liverpool ....... 4 Spurs ............ 0
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Final positions (56 laps): 1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1hr 40min 25.974sec, 2 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:40:43.287, 3 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull 1:40:50.508, 4 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 1:41:01.966, 5 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India 1:41:13.173, 6 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 1:41:49.665, 7 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams 1:41:51.050, 8 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams 1:41:51.511, 9 Kevin Magnussen (Den) McLaren at 1 Lap, 10 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso at 1 Lap, 11 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Lotus F1 Team at 1 Lap, 12 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari at 1 Lap, 13 Kamui Kobayashi (Jpn) Caterham at 1 Lap, 14 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Caterham at 2 Laps, 15 Max Chilton (Gbr) Marussia at 2 Laps Not classified: 16 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 49 Laps completed, 17 Esteban Gutierrez (Mex) Sauber-Ferrari 35 Laps completed, 18 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Sauber-Ferrari 32 Laps completed, 19 Jean-Eric Vergne (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso 18 Laps completed, 20 Jules Bianchi (Fra) Marussia 8 Laps completed, 21 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Lotus F1 Team 7 Laps completed, 22 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 0 Laps completed.
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1 Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes .............................. 43pts 2 Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes ..................................25 3 Alonso (Spa) Ferrari ............................................24 4 Button (Gbr) McLaren.........................................23 5 Magnussen (Den) McLaren .............................. 20 6 Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India ............................ 18 7 Vettel (Ger) Red Bull.............................................15 8 Bottas (Fin) Williams .......................................... 14 9 Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari.........................................6 10 Massa (Bra) Williams ..........................................6 Manufacturers: 1 Mercedes GP 68pts, 2 McLaren 43, 3 Ferrari 30, 4 Williams 20, 5 Force India 19, 6 Red Bull 15, 7 Scuderia Toro Rosso 7
Feeling top: Rodgers celebrates with Simon Mignolet at the final whistle
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Moyes: We can rescue season with Bayern win DAVID MoYES wants to right some of the wrongs that have marred Manchester United’s terrible season by claiming a highly unlikely Champions League victory over Bayern Munich. A difficult week for the Scot ended on a high note on Saturday as his team easily beat Aston Villa 4-1. An airborne protest against Moyes seemed to backfire as the home crowd rallied around their beleaguered manager at old Trafford. now Moyes sees the quarter-final clash against the European champions, with the first leg tomorrow, as the ideal opportunity to ease some of the pain of this season.
Moyes: Bayern clash is ideal chance to ease pain ‘It’s been a difficult season for us but we can go a long way to doing an awful lot better if we can get a result on Tuesday,’ the United boss said. ‘The players are incredibly focused and I am really looking forward to the game. ‘The majority of people are very supportive. They understand the job we are doing.’
either flanks which first saw the ball sail marginally over the head of the waiting Sturridge and then drilled narrowly wide by Coutinho’s volley, whipped a 25-yard free-kick over before producing a sublime strike for his 29th of the season. Michael Dawson, only just on the pitch as a replacement for the injured Jan vertonghen, tried to turn Steven Gerrard’s clearance into the patch of fellow centre-back Kaboul only for Suarez to nip in, skip past the defender and drill an angled shot across Hugo Lloris and inside the far post. in doing so, he eclipsed robbie Fowler’s record of goals in a premier League season with the promise of plenty more to come before the end of the campaign. Tottenham saw so little of the ball their chances were sporadic at best. Free-kicks came and went as Sturridge, after a 50-yard run ended with Kaboul being booked, curled over and Suarez, still on set-piece duty despite Gerrard’s effort in the midweek win over Sunderland, whipped a vicious effort just wide. Any chance Spurs had of rescuing the situation had to come from the next goal, but they were not given the remotest chance as, after Jordan Henderson ballooned over a cut-back from Sterling, Coutinho made the result safe. By the end, the large travelling support were left suitably disgruntled.
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Aiming high: Substitute Naismith secures victory with his late goal
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ROBERTO MARTINEZ predicted the race for the fourth Champions League place will go down to the wire following Everton’s victory at Craven Cottage yesterday. The Toffees know if they win their last seven matches – starting next Sunday against Arsenal at Goodison Park – they will finish fourth. Five wins on the bounce has transformed them into genuine contenders but Martinez admitted the competition is fierce. ‘Being in this position gives us an understanding of what a good season we’ve had,’ said the Everton boss. ‘With the points we have, we have a realistic chance to fight for that aim. ‘I’m not saying we’re going to get that because we admire Arsenal because they get in the Champions League consistently. ‘That makes Sunday a phenomenal challenge. It will probably go down to the last game of the season. ‘Look at the quality and experience of Manchester United and Tottenham, they will fight until the end. ‘Mathematically seven teams are fighting for four positions.’ An own goal from Fulham keeper David Stockdale and strikes from
preMier league table
Liverpool Chelsea Man City arsenal everton Spurs Man Utd S’thampton newcastle Stoke west Ham aston villa Swansea Hull norwich Crystal Pal west Brom Cardiff Sunderland Fulham
P 32 32 30 32 31 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 32 32 32 31 31 32 29 32
W 22 21 21 19 17 17 16 13 14 10 9 9 8 9 8 9 5 6 6 7
D 5 6 4 7 9 5 6 9 4 10 7 7 9 6 8 4 14 8 7 3
L 5 5 5 6 5 10 10 10 14 12 15 15 15 17 16 18 12 18 16 22
F 88 62 80 56 49 40 52 49 38 37 34 34 45 33 26 20 36 29 27 31
A Pts 39 71 24 69 28 67 37 64 31 60 44 56 38 54 40 48 47 46 45 40 41 34 46 34 48 33 40 33 51 32 39 31 48 29 61 26 46 25 73 24
‘With the points we have there’s a realistic chance for fourth’ substitutes Kevin Mirallas and Steven Naismith sealed the win for the Toffees, who are four points behind Arsenal with a game in hand. Ashkan Dejagah replied for Fulham, who stay bottom of the table. They are five points off safety with just six games left in order to secure a 14th successive top-flight season.
Holland: We must find cure for awayday blues CHELSEA have been told they will not win the Premier League while they continue to drop points to teams at the bottom of the table. Blues boss Jose Mourinho insisted his club’s title hopes were over following Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Crystal Palace. The Portuguese was critical of his players following a fifth away defeat of the season and he believes key characteristics are missing in some of his stars. Chelsea assistant boss Steve Holland agreed and claims the shortcomings at grounds where they should be winning must be addressed. ‘We’ve competed very well against all of the best teams,’ Holland said. ‘The Achilles heel has been these kind of games. ‘To be at the top and with a good chance of winning the league, we have to do better across those games. ‘We didn’t do enough. When you look where we’ve dropped points there is a thread of consistency across those games. It’s something we have to address.’
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Chasing Swans is not for Monk 7 English-
SwanSea caretaker boss Garry Monk has said he would like to earn the role on a permanent basis – but will not ‘chase’ the board for a long-term contract. The 35-year-old former captain (pictured) took over in February after Michael Laudrup’s sacking but says he has not had talks about his future. after Saturday’s 3-0 win over norwich, Monk said he would not pester chairman Huw Jenkins for a new deal: ‘In terms of chasing the chairman and asking “Have I got the job?” no. I don’t do that. I believe if they think I’m good enough and I’ve earned the right, then it will be there for everyone to see.’
men in Southampton’s starting XI against Newcastle. Jay Rodriguez (two), Rickie Lambert, right, and Adam Lallana scored in the 4-0 win that saw the Saints go 8th
City’s destiny in own hands, says pellegrini ManUeL PeLLeGRInI believes Manchester City can keep the destiny of the Premier League title in their own hands despite only drawing Saturday’s crucial clash with arsenal. City failed to take advantage of Chelsea’s defeat at Crystal Palace, and with Liverpool beating Spurs 4-0 yesterday, they are now four points behind the Merseysiders, with two games in hand. ‘The most important thing is we depend on ourselves,’ the Chilean insisted.
Fan killed following violence in Sweden a SweDISH top-flight match was abandoned after a Djurgarden fan was killed following violence before their clash at Helsingborg. The fan was taken to a hospital in a critical
state after a reported brawl outside Helsingborg’s Olympia ground. The game kicked off, only to be called off shortly before half-time when news of the death spread.
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On top: Luis Suarez epitomises the hard work instilled in the Liverpool team by Rodgers, his constant harrying and all-out attacking style netting him the most goals in a single season by a Liverpool player
Liverpool go top of table but Rodgers plays down title talk going to be difficult but we just do what we can do and see where it takes us. Brendan rodgers guided his side ‘For us the mantra has always been to foback to the top of the Barclays Premier cus on the next game, we never get too carLeague after a three-month gap but insisted ried away. It is very difficult; there’s lots of the pressure remained with rivals Chelsea people dreaming about Liverpool winning and Manchester City. the title but for me it is installing in the a resounding 4-0 win over Tottenham players that there’s a process, it’s not just courtesy of an own goal from Younes Ka- about the end result. boul after just 100 seconds and one apiece ‘It’s been about simple hard work and fofrom Luis suarez, Philippe cus and concentration. There Coutinho and Jordan Henderare only 18 points to play for son gave the reds a two-point but you can only take three at a advantage at the top and entime – Upton Park (West Ham hanced belief they could end a next weekend) will be a tough 24-year wait for the title. game for us but our confidence The last time Liverpool were and belief is at a good level.’ top of the league was at Christrodgers said the demolition mas but they immediately of spurs – they have scored dropped out of the top four nine goals against them withwith two defeats to Chelsea out reply this season – proved and City. his players can handle expectaWith both still to come to tions. anfield next month rodgers Rodgers: Bearing fruit ‘I feel that when there are preswas asked whether they were the ones un- sure situations the players can cope,’ he der pressure. added. ‘I believe so,’ he said. ‘I don’t think any‘That is what you want, the courage to one expected us to be where we are, and it play. We made it the game it was because of has just allowed us to develop at our own our intensity, the quality of our football. We pace. We go to every game to win but what work to deal with pressure, to get on the has been great to see has been the idea and ball. The players know 100 per cent if they methodology of our work bearing fruit. make a mistake I will take the blame.’ ‘There are some great teams up there and world-class managers so we understand it’s MatCh RepORt – page 22
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Madigan: Our home club pride is Leinster’s biggest advantage Ian MadIgan believes Leinster have one huge advantage heading into next weekend’s Heineken Cup quarterfinal against star-studded Toulon – their love of the blue jersey. That passion was on full display in a full-blooded derby 22-18 victory over Munster on Saturday night at the aviva, and Madigan, who made his case for selection next week with a nearflawless goalkicking display,
believes it is a quality that the likes of Toulon, a side packed with big-money internationals like Jonny Wilkinson and Matt giteau, simply cannot replicate. ‘They’ve certainly got big names but we’ve plenty of internationals in our side as well,’ the Ireland out-half said. ‘What we have over them is that we’re playing for the club we grew up in. You saw
with both sides here what that means. ‘You’re representing your club, where you grew up and where you come from. ‘I think when the going gets tough, away from home, when your backs are against the wall and you’ve got a best friend either side of you, it’s going to definitely make a difference.’
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When the going gets tough: Madigan holds on to the ball despite the close attention of Munster’s Paul O’Connell and Damien Varley pictuRe:inphO