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Garda’s Sophie witness hotline A KEY witness in the Sophie To- by AnGhArAd wILLIAMS scan du Plantier murder investigation has said a garda rang her in in return for his help in securing a tears saying a tabloid newspaper confession from the former English would be running a story about how journalist. Ms Toscan du Plantier’s family the investigation was being hanhave now demanded that French dled. In 2006, former shopkeeper Marie police take over the case in the Farrell made a lengthy statement to wake of the scandal. The film-makgardaí in which she described the er’s parents are said to be distraught unorthodox methods used during by the new evidence and are asking questions about the way gardaí the investigation. RTÉ’s This Week reported that conducted their investigation. Mr Bailey is now suing the State Ms Farrell claimed in the statement that she was given a special mobile for alleged wrongful arrest, and rephone by one garda for discussing ports have suggested he could be in the case. She said the garda who line for a damages claim in the rephoned her crying told her they gion of €2.5million if his lawsuit is were ‘in the s***’ and begged her successful. Part of the claim in the High Court not to name him if she spoke to the includes statements that the media media. Ms Farrell also said one garda were used by gardaí to further their rang her every day during January case against Mr Bailey. His legal team told the High Court and February of 1997 begging her to make a statement about Ian Bai- 130 tapes of telephone conversations recorded ley, who is suat Bandon garda ing for wrongstation revealed ful arrest and a level of conclaims gardaí tact between tried to frame gardaí and jourhim. She said nalists around she signed the the case was statement after ‘beyond be‘constant preslief’. sure’. Mr Bailey’s The Sunday legal team have Times reported requested all inthat gardaí in vestigation docCork were reuments be handcorded dised over before cussed giving a the case is listed New Age Travfor a hearing in eller a large full on May 9. amount of cash ‘Framed’: Ian Bailey

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Kenny: Royal visit could form part of 1916 centenary events

Enda wants royals at 1916 bash THE Taoiseach has raised the prospect of a royal visit to Ireland at the time of the centenary of the 1916 Rising. Enda Kenny told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show: ‘It should be possible for members of the royal family to visit Dublin during those centenary commemoration ceremonies in 2016. It would be another event in the continuing closeness between both our countries.’ As President Michael D Higgins prepared for his historic state visit to meet Queen Elizabeth, Mr Kenny said: ‘We’ve got to move on and not be blocked by the past. The Queen herself spoke in Dublin Castle, which was the symbolic head of the British Empire for several hundred years. ‘She said if you looked at history, there were some things you might do differently and some things you might not do at all, and her contribution in Dublin three years ago closed a circle.’ Mr Kenny denied he had allowed an atmosphere of greater extremism to develop in Northern Ireland by failing to focus Dublin’s attention on Northern affairs. ‘I disagree,’ he said. ‘There are more meetings between ministers and officials on either side of the border than ever. We contribute very constructively in terms of infrastructure, education, health, cross-border activities. These things are at an all-time high.’

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BREND BRENDAN Gleeson, Saoirse Ronan and Jamie Dornan took home the big prizes at the Irish Film and Television Awards on Saturday night. RT and BBC co-proRTÉ duction The Fall took the award for best TV drama, ending Love/Hate’s winning streak. The Dublin crime drama did get some of the glory, howeve as Peter Coonan however, was named Best Supporting Actor and writer Stuart Carolan won the award for best script. Jamie Dornan won the best actor for his portrayal of serial killer Paul Spector with The Fifty Shades Of Grey actor also taking home the Ifta rising star award. Calvary Byzantium and Calvary, Philomena picked up three awards each on the night. Calvary’ Calvary’s Brendan Gleeson won the Ifta for best actor, while Michael Fassbender, who appeared freshly shav-

en, picked up the award for best supporting actor for his role in 12 Years A Slave. Saoirse Ronan won the best actress accolade for her starring role in Byzantium, while Sinéad Cusack took home the supporting actress accolade for her performance in The Sea. Best film went to Calvary, while Philomena won best international

All glammed up: (anti-clockwise wise e, the from left) Laura Whitmore, selfie being taken by Simon e, Peter Delaney, Jennifer Maguire, Coonan, Brendan Gleeson, Victoriaa Smurfit and Michael man Fassbender and Amy Huberman plash pictures: anthony woods/kobpix/splash

film and earned Judi Dench the Ifta for best international actress. The best international actor award also went to a 12 Years A Slave actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Irish stars and lesser known names tweeted the night away as they attended the ceremony at the Double Tree hotel in Ballsbridge. Some of the stars attempted to take their own Oscar-style selfie, but only Simon Delaney’s forehead made it into the photograph.

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Kenny repaid €7,438 in expenses for 2013

Theatre to go on sale for €80m The Bord Gáis energy Theatre could be put up for sale in the next six to eight weeks. According to the Sunday Business Post, the theatre is expected to go on sale for €80million. Accountancy firm Grant Thornton, who are acting as the theatre’s receivers, put out the tender after Nama sanctioned the building’s sale. The firm is also handling the Point Village, expected to go on sale next year. Nama is currently seeking a €77million judgement against developer harry Crosbie, who had a 200year lease on the theatre. he resigned as director of Grand Canal Theatre Ltd, which operates the theatre last year.

Man is held after Dorset St attack GARDAÍ are investigating a serious assault which left a man fighting for his life. A man in his late 30s was attacked at an apartment in the Kelly’s Row block on Dorset Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. he was left in a critical condition after reportedly being hit with a hatchet to the face. Gardaí were called to the scene at about 1.45am and the injured man was taken to the Mater hospital by ambulance. he was then transferred to Beaumont hospital where he was said to be in a critical condition. Another man has been arrested and he is allegedly known to the victim.

Marathon ban sought for priest ChARITY chiefs are seeking to have ‘dancing priest’ Neil horan banned from the London marathon. The defrocked cleric, who participated in his first ever race yesterday in Brighton, had been offered a place in the starting line-up of the marathon earlier this year by St John Ambulance. But then the organisation, which has 200 runners in next Sunday’s event, withdrew its offer after discovering his history of disrupting sporting events. Tomorrow, the charity will seek an injunction in London’s high Court to prevent the 66-yearold Kerryman from going within 500metres of the route.

No receipts: Enda Kenny

Taoiseach enda Kenny has repaid €7,438 in expenses claimed under the new system of vouched expenses because he did not have the receipts for all €16,000 he was paid in 2013. Unvouched expenses were abolished in early 2013 for each of the 166 members of the Dáil, and the 60 members of the seanad. Mr Kenny was among 66 members of the Dáil who previously did not vouch for their parliamentary expenses.

The maximum expenditure limits for TDs is €20,350, €16,000 for ministers and ministers of state, and €12,225 for senators. The Taoiseach’s constituency office cost the taxpayer more than under the previous system because it has opted to receive an audit, which entitles him to receive an extra €8,000 per year. according to The sunday Times, Finance Minister Michael Noonan repaid €10,800 of the €12,000 he

received in 2013, while independent TD shane Ross repaid €9,520. Dublin south east TD Kevin humphreys returned €8,538, while education Minister Ruairí Quinn returned €5,405. in total 63 politicians repaid expenses amounting to €217,230. Three politicians, ceann comhairle seán Barrett, social Protection Minister Joan Burton and independent TD Róisín shortall, incurred more expenses than they were paid.

McGuinness hails Queen’s ‘leadership’ role for peace by bRiAn HuTTOn NortherN Ireland Deputy First Minister and ex-IrA commander Martin McGuinness has heaped praise on the Queen for taking a leadership role in the Irish peace process. the former MP, who refused to sit in the British parliament and who snubbed the royal visit to Ireland in 2011, will be a special guest at a state banquet at Windsor Castle during the first official visit to the UK of an Irish President this week. Confirming his attendance, which would have been unthinkable a decade ago, Mr McGuinness said the Queen was a ‘staunch supporter’ of the peace process. taoiseach enda Kenny welcomed the decision, saying that people had to ‘move on and not be blocked by the past’. Mr McGuinness, who will also attend other events in the UK during the four-day state visit by Irish president Michael D higgins, said he was moved by the Queen’s trip to the Irish republic three years ago. ‘I was tremendously impressed by the very solemn way that she commemorated those Irish republicans who lost their lives in the struggle for independence, how she acknowledged the importance of the Irish language and, probably most important

‘Impressed’: McGuinness of all, when she acknowledged that she had wished that things had been done differently or not at all,’ he told rtÉ radio. ‘that was very, very impressive and I think that it is quite clear that this is a woman that is playing a leadership role.’ the Queen shook hands with Mr McGuinness in Belfast two years ago, in what was seen as a huge landmark in the peace process. highlights of the visit beginning tomorrow will include an address President higgins will make to both houses of Parliament – another first for an Irish head of state.

Riding high A participant rides a big bicycle during the inaugural International Day of Sport for the Development of Peace with the slogan ‘Cycle for Peace’ at Beirut, Lebanon, yesterday Picture: ePA

Boxer Nevin out of action after breaking leg in attack

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a MaN arrested following an attack on olympic silver medallist John Joe Nevin was released without charge yesterday. Nevin, whose accolades include a bantamweight silver medal at the 2012 London olympics, is recovering in hospital after he sustained a broken leg in the incident. Gardaí were called to the ardleigh area of Mullingar over the weekend,

following reports of an incident in which the 24-year-old was injured. Nevin was subsequently taken to the Midlands Regional hospital in Mullingar for treatment. it’s believed the boxer had intervened in a dispute between family members when the incident occurred and he suffered a double leg break in the assault. Two other people – a man and a

woman, both in their 20s – were also hospitalised with minor injuries following the dispute. Given the nature of his injuries, Nevin is expected to remain out of the ring for between two and three months. only last month the 24-yearold made his professional debut in Boston when he beat Puerto Rico’s alberto candelaria over six rounds on st Patrick’s Day.

Plan to ease burden on A&E via private clinics

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Mentally ill patients ‘sent home’ from Beaumont

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PRIVATE emergency clinics could soon be treating public patients to ease the burden on A&E in public hospitals. Sources at the Department of Health said discussions with private hospitals have revealed that some have 30 to 40 per cent additional capacity to treat patients, it was reported yesterday. According to the Independent Hospitals Association of Ireland, private hospitals currently treat 400,000 patients each year – a fifth of the total number of patients seen in Irish hospitals. ‘Under Universal Health Insurance, it will be open to the Healthcare Commissioning Agency to seek emergency department services in private hospitals – as well as public – for patients,’ a source told the Sunday Independent. ‘Private emergency departments tend to do less serious cases and don’t treat pregnant women or head injuries. They could be interested in offering a fuller range of services.’ Private facilities like the Blackrock Clinic, the Beacon Hospital and VHI SwiftCare clinics currently offer some emergency treatments for paying patients with health insurance.

A student is deep in thought during the All Ireland Credit Union Schools Quiz 2014, along with hundreds of children in the main hall at the RDS, where 100 teams of four battled it out for the national title

PSYCHIATRISTS have warned that suicidal patients experiencing psychotic episodes are being sent home from Beaumont Hospital, while others are left waiting on trolleys for up to eight days. In a letter to junior health minister Kathleen Lynch seen by a Sunday newspaper, doctors said that the mental health service in north Dublin is in crisis mode and that they were discharging mentally ill patients quickly which is detrimental to patients’ good outcomes. Additional letters were also sent to the HSE and the mental health services warning that the shortage of beds was jeopardising patients’ mental and physical health. This also put them at risk of self-harming or causing harm to others. Some patients are being sent to other hospitals because of the lack of beds. The new Adult Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Facility, comprising 44 beds, is currently being built on the Beaumont Hospital campus and is expected to open in May.

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World Flight MH370’s black boxes ‘heard’ digest

Warships sent in warning to rivals

AMERicA: Two additional destroyers armed with cruise missiles are being sent to Japan to counter threats from China and North Korea. They will bring the number of US Navy ships in the area to seven. Defence secretary Chuck Hagel warned rivals against using ‘force and intimidation’ to gain territory. China is in dispute with Japan over islands in the East China Sea and North and South Korea clash regularly.

SHIPS searching for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight yesterday headed for a patch of the ocean where a signal was possibly heard. A Chinese ship picked up an electronic pulse on Friday and again on Saturday – while an Australian vessel detected a signal in a different part of the Indian Ocean about 2,000km from the coast of Perth in western

Australia. It is hoped they came from black boxes on the plane that vanished with 239 people on board while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8. Retired Australian Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, who is co-ordinating the search, said: ‘This is an important and encouraging lead, but one which I urge you to treat carefully.’

Australia’s prime minister Tony Abbot said: ‘This is the most difficult search in human history. ‘We need to be very careful about coming to hard and fast conclusions too soon.’ Up to 12 military and civilian planes and 13 ships took part in the search of three areas totalling about 216,000 sq km.

Waiting in turn: Afghan women queue outside a school to vote Picture ePA

cookie Monster a ‘far right symbol’ gERMAny: The Sesame Street Cookie Monster has become a symbol for far right extremists, say police. Neo-Nazi Steffen Lange dressed as the children’s television character to hand out political pamphlets at a school in the town of Senftenberg. The 31-year-old was arrested after a teacher complained. Online images, captioned ‘Who ate my biscuit?’, have now been found featuring Cookie Monster alongside Adolf Hitler.

‘granny spinning’ teenager arrested ROMAniA: A teenager who swung an elderly woman around by her bathrobe has been charged by police. A video of the attack, which shows the victim screaming in terror and trying to run away from the 17-year-old, has caused widespread disgust online. After he uploaded the clip to Facebook, the boy, from Bucharest, said: ‘It was just a joke. She wasn’t dying. If you don’t like it, call me.’ He was freed pending a court hearing for disturbing public order.

navy crew rescues boat’s sick toddler AMERicA: A US navy warship yesterday transferred a sick oneyear-old girl from a crippled boat hundreds of miles off the Mexico coast. USS Vandegrift sailed out to the stricken vessel after receiving an SOS from the US coastguard about the toddler’s illness. Lyra Kaufman was suffering from a fever and a rash and failing to respond to medication. She was cruising to New Zealand with her family when their boat lost power.

Three killed in blast but polls raise hopes

and finally... iTALy: A linesman was sent off after making the wrong call in a football match. Consuelo Loggia, 29, was shown the red card for talking on his mobile in the first half of the Maerne v Gregorense game in Martellago.

Inked in: A voter shows her finger after she cast her ballot in Herat

A ROADSIDE bomb killed two Afghan election workers and a policeman yesterday after an election that ended free of major violence despite Taliban threats. About 60 per cent of eligible voters turned out across the country in a presidential ballot hailed as a success by Afghan and Western officials. However, there were fears that insurgents were preparing to disrupt the ballot-counting process which is due to take several weeks. In the first attack since polling closed on Saturday night an explosion killed three people in Khanabad district of the northern Kunduz province. ‘The car carrying ballot papers from four polling stations was hit and all the materials were burnt,’ said an election official. The election came at a crucial time as most foreign troops prepare to go home after fighting the Taliban insurgency for

by AiDAn RADnEDgE more than a decade. Trucks and donkeys loaded with ballot boxes made their way to counting centres after millions had cast their vote in mosques and schools. The international community praised the vote and high turnout despite complaints about a shortage of ballots and reports of fraud. But the Taliban condemned the election – designed to be Afghanistan’s first democratic handover of power – as a US backed sham. A new president will replace Hamid Karzai who was constitutionally barred from a third term after leading the country since after the Taliban were ousted in 2001. There was no clear frontrunner but the three main candidates are former foreign ministers Abdullah Abdullah and Zalmay Rassoul, and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani.

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Male sunbed fans ‘at higher risk of eating disorders’ TEENAGE men who regularly use sunbeds are more prone to eating disorders, according to a study. They are also more likely to vomit, take laxatives, diet pills, powders or liquids and fast to control their weight, research shows. And women who use sunbeds are also more likely to exhibit unhealthy dieting habits, scientists from the New York University School of Medicine warn. Dr Michael Weitzman said: ‘While the study can’t show a definitive link to eating disorders, it does suggest that teens who use indoor tanning have higher rates of unhealthy weight control behav-

by DOMinic yEATMAn iours linked to eating disorders. ‘Negative body image may also contribute to high rates of indoor tanning among adolescents, although the mechanism of the association may differ for males versus females.’ About one in four women and one in 20 men reported using sunbeds in the last month, the study of nearly 27,000 teenagers showed. Males in that group were seven times more likely to vomit or take laxatives, four times more likely to take weight-loss pills,

powders or liquids and twice as likely to fast. Females were a fifth more likely to fast, two-fifths more likely to vomit or take laxatives and more than twice as likely to report taking pills, powders, or liquids. The study, published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioural Paediatrics, adds to previous evidence linking negative body image and indoor tanning – a major risk factor for skin cancer. Dr Weitzman added: ‘Greater attention to these issues by paediatricians may help reduce the number of adolescents risking potentially deadly consequences.’

Invasion: A marine finds only a white horse as he runs into Mare with gun in hand. Picture: AP

Army seizes control of Rio slums SOLDIERS stormed slums controlled by drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro in an effort to boost security ahead of the World Cup. The 2,000 troops entered Mare in armoured trucks and helicopters, in the second phase of an operation to take back an

area ruled by criminals for decades. The Army is expected to stay in Mare, near Rio’s international airport, until after visiting fans have gone home in July. They will then hand the ten sq km area – home to 130,000 people – to police.

Turf wars have often forced the closure of the highway linking the city centre to the airport and other major access roads. The occupation – thought to have passed off peacefully – is part of the government’s strategy for gradually wresting control from gangs in Rio’s shanty towns.

Peru drug mule set Deserts ‘cut impact for return to Britain of greenhouse gas’

JAILED drugs smuggler Melissa Reid could serve the rest of her sentence in Britain as Peru is seeking to transfer her. Reid, 20, may be home this summer after an ‘urgent repatriation’ application was sent to the Scottish Prison Service last week. In September, she and Michaella McCollum from Belfast pleaded guilty to smuggling 11kg of cocaine. Both were jailed for six years. McCollum, 20, has not begun the process.

DESERTS may come to the aid of humanity by helping to reduce global warming. Arid regions, among the biggest ecosystems on Earth, soak up unexpectedly large amounts of carbon, say researchers. As levels of carbon dioxide rise in the atmosphere, the deserts are likely to absorb more of the greenhouse gas and lower its impact. ‘They are a major sink for atmospheric CO2,’ said Prof Dave Evans, from Washington State University.

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Forget horseplay, it’s lasers and spaceships I want now

fTEr starring in Game Of Thrones and new series Klondike, set in the 1890s US gold rush, richard Madden hopes his next big role will involve spaceships, a laser gun and possibly Jennifer Aniston. The 27-year-old Scottish actor – King of the North, robb Stark, in Game of Thrones – wants to stay away from ‘men on horses’ for the foreseeable future. ‘I’ve done quite a few period things and I’m not going to lie – I would love to be on some sort of spaceship with a laser gun,’ said Madden. Madden says he would even con-

by jEnni McKnigHT sider a leading man role opposite Hollywood’s favourite rom-com star Jennifer Aniston – but only if the movie ‘had a purpose’. ‘If that came through and it was a really amazing story, had an amazing director and interesting script... then yeah, of course, I’d jump at it,’ Madden told Guilty Pleasures in an exclusive chat. ‘I’m open to anything really, there’s no job that’s not going to teach me something that will make me a better actor,’ he added. The stage actor went on to say: ‘I

just want to choose the role that’s going to teach me the most or tell a story that really needs to be told.’ Meanwhile, unlike some of his other former co-stars, Madden claims you will never catch him falling out of celeb haunts drunk and making a fool out of himself. That’s because his time is ‘too precious’ for such behaviour he says, adding: ‘I’ve done it, I’ve just done it. I did theatre for a long time, and then Game of Thrones – it was a big drinking binge,’ he said. ‘I had a lot of fun doing that kind of thing before but actually there are a lot of things that interest me more. ‘My time is too precious when I’m not working to just go out and get wasted.’ Madden will star as prospector Bill Haskell in Klondike, the Discovery Channel’s first ever scripted drama series, which will air over six weeks from Thursday at 9pm.

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Rob bRydon, 48, returns with Steve Coogan for a second series of The Trip, this time touring Italy. But they’re definitely not a double act… The first series of The Trip, which saw you eating your way around the Lake District, was a hit. Any doubts about taking a second bite of that apple? Some people will say:

‘This is just the same.’ To them I say: ‘Yes, that is life.’ I’ve just been on a skiing holiday with a mate. We go every year. And the conversations were the same as the ones we had last year. We talk about the same things. And that’s what we do on this, we just hope it’s funny.

Is it as improvised as it looks?

So, are you and Steve Coogan now a double act? It’s funny, in

the show we play on the idea of Steve being appalled by the thought of being a double act. It’s a comic conceit and it works, there’s a logic to it. What you see is an amplified version of the way we are with each other.

Is it competitive? A lot of the scenes feature you batting impressions back and forth. It’s something we do for the show and I’m a big fan of impressions but it’s not competitive, no. I only do a handful of people.

Director Michael Winterbottom will have a definite idea for a scene in that he says: ‘Here’s where we start and it would be great if we could end with this.’ The plot points are there but there isn’t really a script, all the dialogue is me and Steve. It becomes what it is by the magic of television.

Steve takes the mickey out of your voice-over work. What’s the most bizarre one you’ve done? I’m not sure it’s bizarre but

Isn’t that how Towie works?

So, you were the voice of a colon? No, Keith, that would be

Yes, I worry that, like Icarus, we aim too high.

I did the voice for a video for people to see the day before they have a colonoscopy. It was a stepby-step guide, very informative.

ridiculous. I had to say things like:

‘At this point, this will happen.’ I was the voice of reassuring reason. Much more intense than the voice of a colon.

How do you decide which impressions to include in the show? There’s a very funny voice-off between Tom Hardy and Christian Bale, for example. I think what decides it

is along the lines of: ‘Are we going to do Michael Caine? Or are we going to give people what they want?’ They just happen.

Has doing The Trip made you a foodie? The strange thing is that

the food becomes a bit of an annoyance. There’s a pressure that comes with following up a hit show. I was thinking: ‘I wish I didn’t have to think about this bloody food because I’m thinking about what I want to say.’ You have to eat each meal three times because of filming and in the first series I put on eight pounds, so I was really careful this time not to do that.

Madden as Richard Haskell in Klondike, and left, as Robb Stark

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You have to eat each meal three times because of filming and in the first series, I put on eight pounds The restaurant settings look authentic. Is everyone in on the joke? Pretty much, although

I’m not sure everyone knows what the joke is. Everyone is a friend of the owner or knows someone to do with it.

Do you ever wish you could shake off your ‘affable chap’ tag and do something darker? I don’t think you can

control how other people perceive you. I’ve done things that are on the dark side – a drama about Napoleon in which I played a sinister character – but that didn’t lead to other things. People see you in a certain way, it’s as simple as that.

Where would be your dream destination? I love Australia, so that would be great. Any excuse to go there at somebody else’s expense. Or Wales, if the budget doesn’t stretch.

Keith Watson The Trip To Italy, BBC2, Fridays, 10pm

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Drew Barrymore confesses she is anxious about messing up as a parent. The 39-year-old, who is expecting her second child with hubby Will Kopelman, told the Huffington Post: ‘I’ve never been so worried in my life.’

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Selfie sisters: Kendall and Kylie Jenner pucker up for a quick snap of themselves at a PacSun store launch in San Jose, California. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians stars were greeted by hundreds of fans as they opened the store on Saturday PiCture: AP

Chris Martin plagued by infidelity rumours SINCE their ‘conscious uncoupling’ Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin have been plagued by infidelity rumours with the latest report claiming Martin ‘had an affair’ with a Saturday Night Live assistant. The Coldplay singer, 37, reportedly cheated on Paltrow, 41, after appearing as a guest on the NBC show in 2011. According to the New York Post’s Page Six, the woman in question was an assistant on the show, but another NBC source said: ‘He had an affair with a woman who was as backstage and was w

part of an entourage. He was openly flirting with her at one of the show after-parties.’ The couple, who announced their split last month after ten years together,, are said to have had an open marriage, and both had dalliances, according to sources. Martin was said to have romanced actress Kate Bosworth in 2009, but these reports were denied by his spokesman. Paltrow altrow was linked to billionaire Jeff Soffer fer in 2008 as well as entertainment lawyer Kevin Yorn. They have denied all the rumours.

Miley still can’t stop crying... Miley Cyrus paid tribute to her dead dog, Floyd, by welcoming a giant inflatable effigy of him on stage during her latest Bangerz tour date. The Wrecking Ball singer, 21, was devastated when Floyd, an Alaskan Klee Kai, died last week. On Saturday Cyrus was on stage in Brooklyn where she paid tribute to her beloved pet while performing her hit song Can’t Be Tamed. The singer’s mother bought her a puppy, which the star named Moonie. She tweeted: ‘I love having little Moonie cuddle me, but just don’t know if I’m ready to love again.’

Vanessa P Paradis proves she doesn’ need a man to feel doesn’t ne hairstyle. sexy – just a new The French actress and sho singer showed off her shorter clea mane and a lot of cleavage in a Net-A-Porter shoot for Net-A-Porter.com’s mag digital magazine The EDIT. ha exIn pictures that will have Johnn Depp, 50, boyfriend Johnny remembering the good times, 41-year the 41-year-old looks seducti seductively at the camera as she gives gi her best ‘come-tobed’ eyes. In another image, she sits on a balcony in nothing but a black lacy bra and open white jacket on her top half. Speaking to the magazine, Paradis said she wouldn’t encourage her daughter Lily-Rose, 15, to pursue a career like hers. She said: ‘I’d rather she learn a job and have time to be a kid.’ Read the interview at www. net-a-porter.com/magazine

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What does religious faith have to do with a film review?

must say I was disappointed by Friday’s metro Herald review of the Noah film – not by its view of the movie, which I haven’t seen, but rather by the reviewer’s snide closing remark: ‘though none of it really makes sense, neither some would argue, does the Bible’. Well, some of it might and indeed do, but what does casually attacking the faith of millions have to do with a film review? Would a journalist dare to say something like that about another world religion, like the Koran, for instance? By the way, there is a common misconception that since Noah’s boat could not take two each of all of the known animal species in the world today, the story is demonstrably false.

In fact, the Bible says nothing of ‘species’, which is a modern classification, but it speaks of ‘kinds’, which is a whole different kettle of life-form. And finally just a thought – I usually find that it helps to read first whatever it is that you are seeking to undermine. Film buff, Dublin

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SON OF A GUN: Reader JM McDonagh sent in this image he captured while taking some video on holidays recently. Mr McDonagh says the man pictured brandishing the gun is a priest who has been told he will be killed in seven days. Have any of our other readers spotted this gun-toting cleric?

Sharing the ‘luv’ works for me ■ To Bee who complained about strangers calling her ‘luv’, my terms of endearment, such as ‘darling’ and ‘my lovely’, might not work on you but they definitely work on others and my sales figures are through the roof because of them. Wes

■ Does anyone else who has switched to ecigarettes get negative comments from non-smokers? I feel so much healthier using them and I wish people would stop telling me how bad they are. Bev

yEH big RiDE ● The other day I met this really nice young woman on the train in from Booterstown. I complimented her when she sat down in the last seat available which happened to be opposite me. Anyway she told me she lives near Blackrock and is in the film industry. Maybe she’d like to go for a coffee sometime?

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● To the guy who hangs out in a certain coffee shop on South William St, I’ve seen you in there a few times, you usually drink an Americano with two sugars. Fancy going somewhere for something other than a coffee sometime? I’m the girl who tripped you up with her handbag strap about a week ago. You were very nice about it.

gOOD On yA ● I would very much like to thank the people on the Luas and the staff of MIMA café who helped me when I fainted on Friday morning at Beechwood station. Go raibh míle maith agaibh!

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● I would like to thank the kind gentlemen on his bicycle who stopped to help my sister and I when her car broke down on the Ballymun Road in rush-hour traffic. You truly are a Good Samaritan and it did not go unnoticed. Sinéad, Glasnevin ● To the train driver at Connolly Station who stopped my three-year-old boy and gave him some Irish Rail goodies, you made his day. Thank you.

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● I’m going to take a leaf out of the Leinster psyche and just not believe losing is even a thing. For my nerves is nothing else #COYBIB #hec @LadyLassitude ● Ten minutes for two converted tries. COME ON LEINSTER!!!

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● Not often #Leinster get lashed. Fair play, Toulon. Too powerful. Too slick. #HeinekenCup #COYBIB #we’llbeback. @EoinRedahan

● Jesus I’m about to have a nervous breakdown with this match!! 6-6 at half time is good! We need to start scoring some tries now! @SarahMc_10

● Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh poop. #Leinster.

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So was Morgan Freeman busy?

The omnipotent being is nowhere to be seen in Noah, Russell Crowe’s biblical epic, writes Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

deluge of controversy has sloshed around Noah, the bizarre new movie starring Russell Crowe as a 900-year-old ecowarrior. Banned in Qatar, Indonesia, egypt, Bahrain and uAe because it violates Islamic law by depicting a prophet, the film’s Biblical inaccuracies have outraged Christians and Jews everywhere. Yet perhaps the film’s biggest surprise – aside from the seven-armed rock monsters – is that it never mentions the word ‘god’. Not once. In genesis, god may give Noah direct, detailed instructions on how to build an ark, down to the last cubit, but in this movie, there’s not a peep – not even an uncredited celeb cameo. Was Morgan Freeman busy? Was atheist writer/director darren Aronofsky making a point? Or is it simply that depicting Our lord on the silver screen has always proved trickier than threading Russell Crowe through the eye of a needle? You can’t move for movies featuring Satan. Jesus has been a boxoffice draw from his earliest silent cinema epic, The life And Passion Of Jesus Christ (1905), to Mel gibson’s The Passion Of The Christ (2004) – still the highest-grossing non-english language film ever. The Father, on the other hand, has proved notably camera shy. Why? Partly, it’s fear of controversy. In the 1930s, America’s Catholic-backed Hays Code dictated that ‘no film or episode may throw ridicule on any religious faith’. Praise be that Will H Hays, Hollywood’s chief censor, didn’t live to see the South Park episode where the Pope gets sprayed in the face by a statue of the Virgin Mary that bleeds from its bottom. It would’ve finished him off. There’s also the thorny issue of the

Who He? Morgan Freeman is perfectly suited to the role; John Huston plays it safe with a white beard (top) Second Commandment, which forbids any ‘graven images or likenesses’. does that make any portrayal of god blasphemous? Cecil B deMille’s Oscar-winning hit The Ten Commandments, a reboot of his 1923 silent, exodus, found a cunning way around this by featuring Our lord as either a burning bush or a stern, booming voice. Since then everyone from Val Kilmer (The Prince Of egypt) to Rob Zombie (Super) has dared to voice Him. And god seemed to approve of The Ten Commandments: it

‘What did you expect?’ South Park’s hippo-monkey God

was blessed with seven Oscar nominations and became 1956’s highest-grossing film. Aside from that and Oh, god!, a rather charming 1977 satire that starred 90-year-old george Burns as a crabby, cigar-chomping god, few ‘god’ movies since have found such favour. John Huston’s epic, The Bible: In The Beginning (1966), where the director cast himself as god, failed to wow. That’s hubris for you.

He 1980s then saw a string of equally bestforgotten flicks such as Wholly Moses! (1980) starring dudley Moore, A Fool And His Money (1988) – forgivable only for giving Sandra Bullock an early break – and the multi-Razzie-nominated Two Of A Kind (1983) wherein John Travolta

and Olivia Newton-John battle to save earth from god’s wrath. lord help us all.These were all – on paper, at least – comedies, which meant actors didn’t have to grapple with what’s surely the toughest Method acting gig ever, even for an ego-mad movie star – trying to get into character as an infinite being. Think about it: god’s got no backstory. His ways are mysterious. We don’t even know what He looks like – or is. The default on-screen mode is old guy with long flowing white or grey beard, robe and sandals – think dumbledore or gandalf, but more glowy – as modelled by Charlton Heston in Almost An Angel (1990). even the mischievous Terry gilliam stuck to the old white guy template in Time Bandits (He was played by a befuddled Ralph Richardson) and the Monty Python films.

GREATEST STORy MORE FAITH-BASED FILMS OUT SOON As the well of comic book roles runs dry, film-makers seem to be turning to the ‘greatest story ever told’ for inspiration. Son Of God (April 11) Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado (pictured right) makes for a lustrous-locked Jesus in this followup to the TV series that was screened on C5. For its US opening weekend, it raked in $25.6million after faith groups were targeted by some clever marketing. Critics have been less enthusiastic.

God’s Not Dead (April 11) Another surprise Stateside hit, thanks to a mobilised Christian right-wing, this tub-thumpingly evangelical drama offers a series of

Left Behind (Oct 3 in the US) The Rapture arrives when you’re mid-air on a plane; millions of

Noah is out now Exodus: Gods And Kings (Dec 26) Christian Bale gets Old Testament on our asses as Moses, parting the Red Sea and leading the Israelites out of Egypt, for Ridley Scott’s take on the Biblical book. Aaron Paul and Sigourney Weaver co-star. Scott’s assessment of his latest project? ‘F***ing huge,’ apparently.

preposterous scenarios in which non-believers see the error of their ways and convert. Awkward. Heaven Is For Real (May 9) Greg Kinnear (pictured right) and Kelly Reilly head the cast for this ‘based on a true story’ film about Colton Burpo, a pastor’s son who claimed he visited heaven during a near-death experience and his family’s struggle to be believed.

Hollywood became a bit more out-there playful once it was sure cash-paying audiences were groovy with that. Bucking the beardie trend, female songwriter Alanis Morissette played god in dogma (1999). god appeared in South Park as a fork-tongued hippo/monkey hybrid, shrugging: ‘Well, what did you expect me to look like?’ Freeman was god twice: first in Bruce Almighty, a mega hit, grossing almost $485million, and its follow-up flop evan Almighty. like the rest of us, it seems god doesn’t like sequels. The first African-American credited as ‘de lawd’ was Rex Ingram in 1936’s The green Pastures but Freeman is the ultimate movie deity. He’s wise, benevolent, has a lovely deep voice and looks great in white linen. even within a multiplex comedy franchise starring Jim Carrey, he retains a sense of poised dignity. ‘Serious’ mainstream dramas featuring god have been far thinner on the ground. until now. Following Noah’s No.1 uS box-office success, a slew of religious films will be flooding our cinemas soon. And with the aptly named god’s Not dead, a modest Christian production, proving a surprise smash, it looks like 2014 is the year of Our lord’s big movie comeback. If anyone’s man or woman enough to play him.

good Christians have suddenly been transported to heaven and the world is in chaos. Who would you want flying your plane? Nicolas Cage, of course! And so he does, in this adaptation of Jerry B Jenkins and Tim LaHaye’s books.

Mary, Mother Of Christ (Easter 2015) Hold on to your hats for this ‘faithbased high-action drama’ in which Mary (16-year-old Israeli-born Odeya Rush) struggles as a young mum to survive against the odds etc. Sir Ben Kingsley is signed up to play Herod, it seems. Siobhán Murphy

music Glorious madness

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Todd Terje it’S ALbum time

ALSO OUT Aloe BlAcc Lift Your Spirit XIX Recordings/ Interscope

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Olsen Records

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one side of a mighty Norwegian disco pyramid – along with prins thomas and Hans-peter Lindstrøm – the quietly mannered todd terje has spent a decade building a reputation as solid as a Nordic pine (and being sampled by robbie Williams on his comeback hit, Candy) while remaining utterly unpredictable. His debut album’s playful title chimes with what’s inside – an eclectic selection slinking effortlessly between space-age lounge jams, italo nu-disco, balearic bliss and proggy wigouts. inspector Norse is a bouncy helping of grin-inducing technodisco, while songs such as Delorean Dynamite take us into deeper cosmic territory. However, the ridiculously kitsch Latin and funk sounds on tracks such as Alfonso muskedunder can feel too tongue-inmoustached-cheek. A husky, slow cover of robert palmer’s Johnny And mary – with none other than bryan ferry – provides a welcome pause within the glorious glossy madness. Amy Dawson

THE big RELEASE

dFF pouriC SoNgS

Frisbee Records HHHHI

ou fear the worst as you slap on the debut album from DFF – a local ‘supergroup’ blending avant garde and ‘world music’ influences. Recorded in part at Peter Gabriel’s Real World studios and featuring a jazz guitarist whose work includes a piece entitled Five Études For uilleann Pipes, the obvious worry is that the DFF will be a patiencetesting mishmash of political correctness and pretension. What does ‘pouric songs’ even mean?

Actually, DFF spectacularly fail to fulfil expectations and are much the better for it. De facto band leader David Flynn – the band’s name may, or may not, have something to do with his initials – might be steeped in classical and chamber music but here he mostly comes across as a moocher who’s surrendered to one Belle And Sebastian LP too many (that’s a hearty endorsement by the way). Along with several accomplished musicians, he is chiefly assisted by Vyvienne Long (Damien Rice’s violinist back when he interacted with the outside world) and by Niwel Tsumbu, a Congolese multiinstrumentalist based in Dublin. Somehow, they find a way of

blending disparate influences to produce weepy confessional pop, indie dirges direly in need of a shoulder on which to cry. Yes, there are intimations of something more grandiose with clever flourishes and occasionally experimental arrangements. But Pouric Songs is careful to never seem too pleased with itself and the expected flights of indulgence are largely absent. Instead, this is a suite of downbeat songs delivered by a chap who sounds as if he’s just had his heart broken and is stomping around on the shards as if trying to elucidate whether he can still feel pain. Be sure to catch DFF when they play The Button Factory on Eamon de Paor Saturday.

The indie hip-hop beginnings of Aloe Blacc have seemed a long way behind him since the worldstorming I Need A Dollar and fistpumping Avicii collaboration Wake Me Up. Blacc’s latest album reprises that latter mega-anthem in acoustic, down-home country style, before he delves further into a Khalil-produced soul/folk fusion. Soldier In The City, with its strutting, Stevie-tinged funk, and the piano-flecked, Springsteen-ish stomper Here Today see him flexing his social conscience while Ticking Bomb’s round-up of society’s ills has him sinking into a bluesy growl. There are lighter moments, such as the go-get-’em positivity of The Man, with its gospel swell and Elton John borrowings, while Can You Do This is a rock’n’roller you can picture Mia Wallace twisting to. Siobhán Murphy

Tear up the rule book

YOUR DUbLiN WEEk wiTh daragh reddin gET DOWN TO… kurt Vile

bUY POPCORN fOR… A Story Of Children And film

Mark Cousins’s delightful documentary features a compendium of heart-rending clips deployed to examine how global cinema has depicted the vivid experience of childhood. Ranging from 1922 to today, it takes the viewer from Albania to Finland, Korea to Iran, Czechoslovakia to Japan, guiding us with cute universal strands such as ‘stroppiness’ or ‘showing off’. You’ll leave eager to see the diverse masterpieces featured in this infectiously enthusiastic movie – which you can thanks to Cinema Of Childhood (Apr 12 to Apr 20), a week-long event at the IFI in which a selection of the movies featured will be screened Until Thu, IFI, 6 Eustace Street D2. Tel: (01) 679 3477. www.ifi.ie

One of the most revered Americana artists of recent years, Philadelphian Kurt Vile (his real name by all accounts) has added an additional date to the Dublin leg of his current European tour to satisfy demand; given the quality of last year’s Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze LP, it’s little wonder he’s created such a stir. Expect languorous guitar-playing and a deceptively mellow vibe as he plays tracks from that album as well as 2012’s sublime Smoke Ring For My Halo Tonight & tomorrow, Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street D2, 8pm, €20. Tel: 1890 200 078. www.whelanslive.com

with artists from developing nations, Maine roots trio Tumbling Bones pitch up in Dublin this week as part of an extensive Irish tour. On their just-released debut, Loving A Fool, the band showcase peerless vocal harmonies, oldschool Nashville songwriting nous – and a few rollicking bluegrass standards Thu, Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street D2, 8pm, €15, Tel: 1890 200 078. www.tumblingbones.com

Tumbling bones

Recently awarded a cultural ambassadorship by the US State Department, which will see the band share their considerable musical gifts

fEAST YOUR EYES ON... Science Of Happiness

According to US neuroscientist Richard J Davidson: ‘of all the emotions, happiness is the one scientists least understand’. This week, boffins from the faculty of sciences at TCD will be deconstructing human contentment as part of a series organised to celebrate Trinity Week. Symposia, lectures

and informal talks will take in such topics as the biology underpinning happiness, its influence on mental health and the reasons why smiling is not just a good opportunity to show off those pearly whites Until Sat, Trinity College, College Green D2. www.tcd.ie/trinityweek

eMA tHe future’S VoiD City Slang HHHHI There’s an honesty and raw power in Erika M Anderson’s music that’s so astringent it almost makes your eyes water. Having garnered serious praise for her Past Life Martyred Saints, this follow-up deserves to blast her out of the underground and into the spotlight. It’s a big record, not just in terms of its themes – 24/7 surveillance, data security – but also its scale and sonic ambition, which is doubly impressive given that it was entirely home-recorded. Harshness and monochrome abrasiveness are contrasted with passages of great beauty in electronic pop songs that run the gamut from industrial grind (Satellites) to grunge (So Blonde) and PJ Harvey-styled art rock (Neuromancer). Seemingly intuitive and made without a rule book, this set is nonetheless full of killer hooks and, despite its title, throbs with optimism and promise. Sharon O’Connell

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Life television

ScReen Talk

Friends – the musical?

What next? Since the iconic series ended a decade ago, every now and then talk of a movie version crops up, but a musical? Well. apparently Jennifer Aniston, aka Rachel, is in ‘deep talks’ to turn the sitcom into a Broadway show with her buddy and country music star Sheryl Crow creating 1990s style music for the show. Jen has even picked the perfect Rachel, Glee star Lea Michele, according to an insider. Meanwhile, in other (unrelated?) Aniston news, the actress is considering converting to Buddhism. As well as being inspired to explore the Eastern religion by friend Demi Moore, the 45year-old (above) is also exploring Kabbalah. Jennifer, who is engaged to actor Justin Theroux, had dinner with Demi recently and she questioned the Ghost star about her belief in Kabbalah, an off-shoot off Judaism.

the insiders RTÉ1, 8.30pm

On the eve of President Michael D Higgins’ state visit to the UK we take a look behind the scenes at the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to these shores in 2011 and talk to the insiders who made it happen. The programme meets the key people who organised the event and journalists and commentators talk about the hidden tensions and the impact the visit had on Anglo-Irish relations.

Film oF the day The wings of The Dove, Tg4, 9.30pM

In this raunchy romantic period drama, based on Henry James’s novel, Helena Bonham Carter gives one of her best performances. She stars as Kate Croy, a thoroughly modern miss in early-19th century London, who masterminds an love triangle in a bid to make a fortune for herself. Linus Roache (pictured above with Bonham Carter) plays her lover Merton who connives with her to separate sick American heiress, Milly (Alison Elliott) from her money by wooing her. But Kate’s plan begins to go awry when jealousy strikes and she realises Merton is falling in love.

dear daughter RTÉ1, 11.05pm This is another chance to see the ground-breaking 1996 documentary telling the story of institutional abuse survivor christine Buckley, who died last month. From her abandonment at three weeks old by her married Dublin mother who’d had a relationship with a nigerian medical student, christine’s account of her childhood at Goldenbridge orphanage and her search for her birth parents became one of the most important and influential Irish television programmes ever made, and its impact still resonates today.

game oF thrones Sky aTlanTIc, 9pm

shut your Facebook cHannel 4, 10.50pm

If you didn’t catch the premiere of this season four opener at 2am here’s the resumption of George RR Martin’s epic fantasy. As we pick things up, Jaime Lannister is making the most of the one hand he’s got left, Sansa Stark (now Mrs Tyrion Lannister) has an eating disorder and there’s a nasty spot of hand-stabbing for the blood lusty among us.

Who needs talent when you can become a celebrity by posting nearnaked pictures of yourself on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter? This documentary points out the dangers to your career prospects if you put too much of yourself ‘out there’. The phenomenon of the selfie is also explored, with actress chelsee Healey offering tips on how to look your best.

the Zoo is back

Animal lovers can once again indulge in their weekly dose of the fierce and the furry as The Zoo returns. This fifth season will include following the keepers as they visit conservations projects funded by Dublin Zoo, including golden lion tamarins in the Brazilan rainforests. In Thursday’s series opener a pair of rare okapi are welcomed to the zoo and there’s a new arrival in the white-faced saki family. Meanwhile, a green iguana with a mysterious foot injury keeps zookeeper Garth guessing.

Life dear dolly

Dear Kelly, here we go again. Not one for ‘me time’, your serial monogamy has led you to getting engaged to a fitness instructor you’ve known for a few months. Once upon a time there was Jason Statham (1997–2004), Billy Zane (2004–2008), Danny Cipriani (2008–2010, and again for around seven months in 2013), and Thom Evans (2010–2013), with a few rumoured flings in between. Now you’re with David

I can’t stand my brother’s girlfriend. She used to be in my class at college, and I know for a fact that she’s a gold-digger. I thought their relationship would’ve fizzled out by now, but he seems smitten and is indulging her with OTT gifts and stuff. I told him early on that she’s only interested in his wallet – he’s no oil painting, and I can say that because I’m his twin! How can I get Anon him to see the obvious? You can’t. Your brother wouldn’t be the first man blinded by a pretty face and flattery, and he won’t be the last – can you honestly say you wouldn’t do the same? At any rate, however close you two are you can’t tell someone how to spend their money – it’ll only make them defensive and defiant. You’ve not explained why you believe her to be a gold-digger, but unless she’s on the road to bankrupting your brother, it might be wise to give her the benefit of the doubt. Minding one’s business is difficult when you’re only looking out for someone, but often it’s just better to let people live and learn.

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My frequently-absent husband has me projectmanaging some building work on our house, and I’m beyond excited at the prospect of one brickie in particular grafting away over summer, all topless and sweaty. I’m not saying I’m intending to break my marriage vows, but harmless flirting is fine, surely?

LAST WEEK:

Fed up

Put down that copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover and put away the Desperate Housewives box-set at once! Clearly you’re gagging for some, er, light relief, so if you’re absolutely certain that your husband won’t offer it, then there’s nothing else for it but to scout out a good, firm, smooth-barked tree…

fREE ADvicE fOR…

Kelly Brook

McKintosh (January 2014–), a hulk of a thing whose penchant for skin-tight tops borders on the pathological. Did no one ever tell you not to date a man with a bigger chest size than you? Not only that, your chronic unwillingness to be footloose and fancy free reeks of insecurity. Get thee then, if not to a nunnery, to a good agony aunt. I’ll show you the way.

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 suggest buying her a boob job for her birthday without causing offence? Breastman YOU SAiD: I would love it if my fella bought me a boob job. Great birthday present that just keeps giving! Get your credit card and then maybe the girls will be out for you!

Lynn

Maybe she turns the light off so she doesn’t have to look at your hauntedwith-disappointment face? Lavish her

boobs with the attention they deserve and maybe she’ll feel less like a failure to someone who readily calls themselves Breastman. No wonder she’s self-conscious! Gentleman OvER TO YOU:

My new boyfriend is overexuberant in the sack. He takes it all very seriously – before getting down and dirty one night he actually whispered to me: ‘Have you ever been to Disneyland?’ Is there a way of calming him down so that there are less cringy comeons and more action/giggles?

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Out and about in Dublin

Book clubbers: Liadh L and Siomha Connoll Connolly at the launch of the new book about whistleblowing whistleblo property developer Tom Gilmartin b by Frank Connolly at the Irish Soc Georgian Society, South William Street

Phone a friend: Avila Lipsett and Emma Refill? Rebecca Lawless and Maxime du Bois at the O’Farrell at the HTC One launch in Lost Society Jameson Black Barrel Craft series at Mabos Warehouse

A study in design: Emma Waldron on at the Vodafone one DIT Fashion shion Show and final of the Student tudent Design Competition mpetition at Vicar ar Street

Pictures: marc O’sullivaN; briaN mcevOy; tONy kiNlaN; cONOr ONOr mccabe

Norton Ad Adventurers: ers: Fidelma and Neil Nor Norto att the Collection launch at Fairco, Santry Ventura Collec

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Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

Mercury, zips into Aries today, and this is certain to get your mental juices going. Anything which can help you to be inventive, progressive or creative can all be blessed by this. Yet ironically, one of the things you may find yourself thinking about is your love life. For your forecast, call 15609 114 70

Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

Someone could give you a very discreet but still meaningful hint, that they think rather more of you than they’re letting on. If you’re in a settled relationship, there is an opportunity to enjoy the company of your partner.

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Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

It’s all change in the heavens, with Venus accenting your professional relationships and Mercury giving you the added pep to reach out and network with others, be it in a personal or professional context. Managing your expectations is key. For your forecast, call 15609 114 72

Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

You might find yourself thinking seriously about a change of direction, as far as your professional hopes are concerned. This could be as simple as adding to your skill set through retraining. For your forecast, call 15609 114 73

Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

This week is going to be very important in terms of your beliefs. You may find yourself in a situation where, even if you would prefer not to see things in black-and-white terms, someone could force you into a corner where you simply have to make a stand.

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Broadening your horizons S UMMER internships used to be something we would hear about on American TV shows, but they are now seen as a great way to get more experience in your chosen career while still in college or recently gradated. During the summer, many students choose to work in seasonal work on J1 visas, however, a few years ago new visas for the US became available for summer internships. There are three types of USA Visa. The One Year Internship USA Visa is for students who have graduated within 12 months. Students need to secure a full-time training internship – that is at least 32 hours per week in the USA and it has to be related to their field of study. Students must also hold an Irish passport or be studying towards or have completed your entire course in Ireland. The One Year Internship USA programme allows current full-time students and recent graduates to gain valuable training experience directly related to their field of study in the US for up to 12 months.

Internships abroad can give you great work and life experiences, writes Christina Finn The Internship USA programme is operated jointly by Usit and the Council on International Educational Exchange, a non-profit organisation that promotes international education and exchange. Lisa Collender from Usit said: ‘College career officers encourage students to take part in work abroad programmes to show overseas experience and training on their CVs, and it really adds to their development.’ It’s important to ensure that whatever internship you take up under this initiative pays enough for you to live or that you have enough of your own money to live as under this scheme, US regulations prohibit interns holding any other job while on this Visa. You also must submit a bank statement to the US Embassy/Consulate and at US Immi-

STAR TuRn: Metro Herald’s Aoife O’Regan presents a gold star award for use of mobile to Adam Crane, Lisa Browne and Sinéad Dennis from Cawley Nea TBWA for Electric Ireland’s Dancergy campaign at the Association of Promotional Marketing Consultants Star Awards In the Marker Hotel. Metro Herald won two prestigious industry awards this weekend – a bronze APMC star for Best Promotional Innovation for the Seven Deadly Skills talks series with National College of Ireland; and a gold Irish Media Award along with agency PHD and Microsoft for Cadbury’s Creme Egg ‘Have A Fling’ campaign

gration in order to prove that you can support yourself for the first few weeks of your internship. The One Year Graduate USA Visa is open to those who have graduated in the last 12 months. Under this Visa type there is no need to have a job before you travel. However, participants have up to 90 days to secure employment. Again you need to be able to prove you have sufficient funds to live. ‘All the options are popular but the One Year Graduate Work USA Visa is a great option as it allows students more flexibility with securing positions when they arrive in the USA,’ said Collender. The third option is the 12-18 Month Practical Career Training Visa (PCT). In order to be eligible for this Visa you must be at least 20 years old and have a degree or higher qualification from an Irish third-level institution and at least one year of full-time work experience in your qualified field outside of the USA. However, if you do not have a third-level qualification, the Visa is still open to you, but you must have at least five years of professional experience. You must be an Irish passport holder or have completed your entire third-level education in Ireland and have at least 12 months of fulltime work experience in your qualified field outside of the USA. Other stipulations are that you secure a trainee position within a US company that is related to your field of study. Sean Dunne is a journalist who did an internship in New York at Irish-focused publications Irish Central and the Irish Voice. He

said: ‘At 24 it really is, as they say, “living the dream” and I would 100 per cent encourage more Irish graduates to follow.’ Other than the US, there are other internship options in Europe as well as here in Ireland. Irish Education Partners (IEP) has been managing work experience programmes since 1989. In 2012, we secured European Union Leonardo da Vinci funding to send Irish students and graduates on internships abroad. ‘We currently offer two EU-funded internships: Apprentice Entrepreneurs and EPIC Internships. Funded internships are unpaid, but all preparation, travel and living expenses are covered,’ they said. ‘For colleges and universities, we develop tailored internships to fit in with course dates, accreditation and requirements. We have secured EU Lifelong Learning funding for Irish participants to gain work experience abroad also.’ A list of work placements are on their website, with further options to travel to Canada and China. Grad Ireland offer a list of internships on their website too. They point out that for students studying for degrees in engineering, business studies, healthcare or hospitality, work experience can help link the theory with the practice, adding that a work placement is often an integral part of third or fourth-level education. Work experience can also help you decide whether a particular career path is right for you by giving you real-life experience. If you are looking to travel abroad to the US, Europe or further afield, work experience in a different country can only stand to you and make you stand out in what is a very competitive Irish jobs market.

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spORT DigEsT ‘Exciting’ Bahrain win for Hamilton fORMuLA-1

Lewis Hamilton survived a pulsating battle with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to clinch back-to-back victories for the first time in four years. Despite all the negativity that has swirled around Formula One this season, what unfolded at the Bahrain International Circuit was a humdinger of a race. Mercedes were utterly dominant, crushing their rivals into the desert sand that surrounds the citadel of speed. Come the conclusion, just a second separated Hamilton and Rosberg, the former taking the chequered flag for the 24th time in his F1 career, while for Mercedes it was a heart-stopping 2nd successive one-two.

No problems at Houston for Rory gOLf Rory McIlroy gave himself something to build on heading into the Masters with a final-round 65 at the Shell Houston Open on Sunday. While he started and finished the day well out of contention after a 74 on Saturday, McIlroy could afford a smile after a bogey-free round which matched the low score of the week. McIlroy said: ‘I wanted to shoot in the 60s to give me some positive vibes going into Augusta. I played really solid from tee-to-green. I’m happy with how this week went, even though I didn’t quite do what I wanted in terms of getting in contention.’

The IrIsh TrIo of Bryan Keane, Ben shaw and Conor Murphy impressed at the opening leg of the World Triathlon series in Auckland over the weekend as all three were among the top 25 finishers. The 1,500 metre swim, 40 kilometre bike and ten kilometre run took its toll of the elite men as 19 of the 65 starter’s failed to finish. Ben shaw got off to the best start for the Irish athletes as he rounded the first swim buoy after 350m inside the top ten. richard Varga was first to touch the pontoon in 17:47 with pre-race favourites Jonny Brownlee and Javier Gomez just

seconds behind while 22-yearold shaw emerged from the water in ninth place. Up front on the bikes, Gomez and Brownlee upped the pace through Auckland but shaw managed to stay in the top 14. Murphy and Keane had the likes of Mario Mola, a winner of two World Cups this season and 2004 olympic bronze medallist sven riederer for company, but couldn’t close the gap. shaw ran well but dropped to 21st, but Bryan Keane got to 17th place, while Murphy moved up to 22nd. Gomez went on to win, with Brownlee second and Aaron royle third.

Doyle quits Lilies gAA Kildare legend Johnny Doyle has ‘reluctantly’ announced his retirement. The 37-year old forward said it was a privilege to wear the Kildare jersey for 15 years but was calling time due to ‘family commitments’. ‘Kildare football has been an integral part of my life for as long as I can remember,’ said the ex-AllStar. ‘However, now is the right time to close this chapter and move on to an exciting period of my life.’

Top finisher: Ireland’s bestplaced athlete Bryan Keane during the cycling stage in Auckland picture: inpho

Harte furious at Dubs’ ‘cynical’ route to win gaa nfl dublin v tyrone

Doull jumping for joy with stage win cycLing Owain Doull of the Sean Kelly An Post Chain Reaction team got a taste of success yesterday when he was first across the line to win the last stage of the 2.2 Triptique Monts et Chateaux. Doull also took the general classment. ‘I’m over the moon to have won the last stage of Tryptique and take the overall today. Lads rode out of their skin for me,’ he said. Revealing the secret to the spring in his pedal, Owain joked that this has something to do with the kangaroo dinner last week. Elsewhere at the Tour of Flanders Fabian Cancellara eventually won the race in a sprint finish to defend his title.

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Close encounter: Diarmuid Connolly celebrates after Dublin’s narrow victory over Tyrone picture: inpho

Rebels top the table with O’Neill back on form Former All-Star forward Colm O’Neill stepped up his return from serious injury with 1-1 as Cork qualified for the Allianz Football League semi-finals as Division 1 table toppers. The Rebels’ reward for coming first, on 11 points, two ahead of three teams on nine points, is a semifinal clash with Dublin next weekend. But Brian Cuthbert’s side will fancy

their chances after building on a 1-7 to 1-6 half-time lead to win by 10. O’Neill (left) and Paul Kerrigan both netted while Brian Hurley scored eight points. Kerry, who secured their Division 1 place after beating Westmeath in Round 6, led after 29 minutes thanks to a Paul Geaney goal. But they were outgunned by Hurley who curled over several points in the second half.

Derry will play Mayo in the second semi-final and Oak Leaf fans can expect an improving showing on yesterday’s 2-12 to 1-7 loss. Alan Freeman shot 2-6 as Mayo defeated an under strength Derry. Meanwhile, Donegal and Monaghan were promoted from Division 2 with wins over Armagh and Galway. Those two results, allied to Laois’ 1-16 to 2-10 win over Down, let Laois to rise from the bottom two with Armagh and Louth falling.

TyRONE ............................................1-15 DuBLIN ............................................3-10 by pAuL kEAnE Tyrone manager mickey Harte hit out at Dublin cynicism after narrowly missing out on an allianz League semi-final place. Diarmuid Connolly’s last gasp winning point for Dublin secured fourth place in Division 1 for the holders and the final semi-final place, a point ahead of Tyrone. early goals proved crucial for Dublin, who shot three in the first 15 minutes but added just seven more points for the rest of the game. Jim gavin’s side were forced to swap that early style for dogged determination, though Tyrone were frustrated about the amount of fouls committed by the Dubs – the end free-count was three to one in favour of Tyrone. ‘Well we were the ones supposed to be doing all that negative stuff in days gone by,’ said Harte. ‘I hope there is the same outcry about it now.’ Harte was also critical of referee marty Duffy for not adding on more time which might have allowed Tyrone to equalise. ‘I’m not even surprised – disappointed,’ added the three-time all-Ireland winning boss. ‘I thought there had to be more time than that, particularly in a tight, close affair like this one where seconds are vital.’ Dublin manager Jim gavin rejected any suggestion of cynical play against his team, saying he felt the game ‘was played in the right spirit’. Dublin needed to win to guarantee their knockout spot and netted with their first two attacks through James mcCarthy and Jason Whelan. michael Darragh macauley fired a third to leave them 3-3 to 0-3 up after 15 minutes though Tyrone improved to trail just 3-4 to 0-7 at halftime. and the hosts were back level in front of 9,237 after a 60th minute Peter Harte penalty conversion. Dublin were reduced to 14 men when rory o’Carroll picked up a second booking but Connolly’s fifth point of the day won it for them in injury-time.

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Powerful Toulon outplay Leinster in a titanic battle

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Leinster............................................. 14 touLon..............................................29 by DAnny HOgAn LEINSTER are out of the Heineken Cup, the three-time winners beaten at the quarter-final stage by defending champions Toulon in a titanic struggle in France that sets up a semi-final clash with Munster. Xavier Chiocci and Drew Mitchell scored second-half tries while Matt Giteau kicked ten points to steer the holders through as 29-14 victors. Jonny Wilkinson also kicked two penalties before he was forced off during the first half through injury. Delon Armitage kicked a penalty while brother Steffon was named man of the match following a dynamic display. Jordi Murphy grabbed a late try for Leinster but that was too late to rescue the visitors in what was to be Brian O’Driscoll’s final appearance in the Heineken Cup. Between them these teams had lifted the trophy four times in the last five years, yet this was their first meeting in the tournament.

That’s that: Bastareaud and Co proved too strong for tired Leinster

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‘The game turned once Toulon made passes stick’ Wilkinson kicked Toulon into a 6-0 lead though it was only some desperate Leinster defending that prevented it from being more. Toulon, roared on by their vociferous support at the Stade Felix-Mayol, began at a thunderous pace, led by Mathieu Bastareaud. The powerful French centre was twice involved in the build up to the first of Wilkinson’s penalties inside four minutes after Juanne Smith went close. Wilkinson then put David Smith through and only a crucial interception by Rob Kearney prevented a score. That was to prove a recurring theme during the first half as Toulon were knocked off their stride by Leinster and wasted several chances. Giteau evaded Rhys Ruddock, Mitchell broke clear and twice Craig Burden made inroads but all came to nothing amid handling errors. More mistakes also resulted in Wilkinson, forced to clear the danger following a dropped pass and blocked kick, trudging off injured in the 28th minute following a heavy collision. Jimmy Gopperth’s two kicks ensured Leinster went in level 6-6 at half-time amid a chorus of whistles and boos from the home crowd, but jeers turned to cheers when Toulon burst into a ten-point lead just five minutes into the second half. Giteau struck from close to the halfway line, having missed an earlier effort from a similar range. The former Wallaby then followed another break by livewire hooker Burden. Juanne Smith and Danie Rossouw were stopped short before prop Chiocci crashed over from close range. Gopperth clawed back three points but the

This is the end: Brian O’Driscoll’s last Heinken Cup game was lost Leinster showed their mettle when they responded with a wellworked try – Murphy was bundled over from a lineout drive five metres out ten minutes from time. Gopperth missed the conversion from the touchline and Toulon remained just out of sight. The hosts ended the game with 14 men when Florian Fresia was binned for a dangerous tackle on Reddan yet it was they who had the last word, Giteau’s fourth kick settling the tie in the final minutes.

game turned once Toulon made their passes stick. Rossouw disrupted a Leinster lineout that had been erratic throughout and Steffon Armitage hacked ahead. The English number eight showed tremendous pace to win the foot race and Bastareaud crashed through three tackles before Mitchell shrugged off Gordon D’Arcy to score a vital try on 62 minutes. Giteau converted and Delon Armitage added a penalty from the halfway line as Toulon established a commanding 26-9 lead.

SO the ShOw comes to an end. No more Brian O’Driscoll on the continent. No more european dynasty. No more heineken Cup. In retrospect it seems that two factors have hindered the province’s european hopes this year. the first was the Aviva Stadium loss to Northampton and the second was Ireland’s Six Nations title win. had Jamie heaslip held that pass in the final seconds against Northampton, it stands to reason that Luke Fitzgerald may have got over in the corner for the game-winning try and Leinster would have finished the pool stages with 26 points and ended up with the second seed and home quarterfinal against Leicester. hell, had the ball just not been spilled for the breakaway try that denied Leinster a losing bonus-point they probably would have ended up in thomond Park against Munster. however, it’s all ifs and buts. what is certain is that Leinster’s contribution of personnel to Ireland’s Six Nations campaign scuppered any chances of the team building up form, continuity and the chance to create genuine competition for places. Against Munster they were rough and inaccurate and those rough edges could not be smoothed in time for yesterday’s trip to toulon. too many times the ball escaped Leinster hands and in

the face of such relentless and brutal physicality from the hosts (who had their own issues with butterfingers) they could not build enough momentum or strike from turnover ball. the game plan appeared to focus on Leinster’s strength of physical conditioning by turning toulon with kicks whenever possible to tire out the legs of their big physical men. But when passing and kicking was loose and too many tackles are missed there is no containing a team possessing such power and size as the european champions. Just one player in toulon’s starting XV played in the Six Nations (Mathieu Bastareaud) and replacement Maxime Mermoz lifted that number to two. By contrast, ten of Leinster’s XV had been heavily involved in the Six Nations, while six of the eight replacements had played for Ireland and split time between both Irish and provincial camps over the course of the last two months. that is not a recipe for success from Leinster’s point of view and reinforces the value of earning a home quarter-final. But as toulon so valiantly proved yesterday, physical might is a power all of its own. Still, no shame for O’Driscoll and his team-mates. they lost to the team that will probably lift the title against this year.

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Carroll tips Liverpool for title glory

Victory war cry: Zabaleta

Zabaleta: City to be flawless

WEST Ham striker Andy Carroll believes his former club Liverpool will go on to lift the Premier League title. Carroll was on the wrong end of a 2-1 defeat to the Reds yesterday but that did not stop him tipping Brendan Rodgers’ side to finish on top this season. ‘We were unlucky not to get something today against this

season’s champions,’ the England striker said on Twitter. West Ham boss Sam Allardyce

‘We played this season’s champions’ was disappointed with referee Anthony Taylor, who gave Liverpool two penalties, and

believes his players deserved credit for their display. ‘Unfortunately they’ve [Liverpool] won the game on two penalties rather than their attractive football that they normally play,’ he said. ‘The players have to take a lot of credit for that but we are disappointed we didn’t get anything out of the game.’

PABLo ZABALETA says winning is the only objective now as Manchester City look to seize control of the title race. City underlined their status as favourites for the Premier League crown with a 4-1 win over Southampton on Saturday. given they also have games in hand over rivals Chelsea and Liverpool, third-placed City could afford to draw next week’s crunch clash at Anfield. But with the battle so tight, defender Zabaleta insists they cannot achieve anything less than the full three points. The Argentinian said: ‘We must keep winning all games. it is going to be very tough until the end of the season. At the end of the season, sometimes, teams can look a little tired but i think we must keep winning games. Every single game is going to be like a final [but] we have belief. ‘i think we have a great team to make success this season but it is not going to be very easy.’

Ref gets it spot on for Rodgers as Reds rally pREMiER LEAguE WESt HAM ........................1 LiVErPooL .......................2 by JACK FOX

Let’s enjoy pSg game now, says Mourinho

Jose MoUrInHo quickly turned his attentions to tomorrow’s clash with Paris saint-germain after the Blues easily saw off stoke on saturday. Chelsea’s comfortable 3-0 win kept the Londoners right in the title hunt going into the final month of the season, ensuring an awful week – a Premier League defeat at Crystal Palace coming before a 3-1 defeat against Psg – ended on a high. now Mourinho has his sights on the Champions League quarter-final, second leg tie. ‘It was important to win,’ he said. ‘now we can approach the match against Paris with a smile. It’s what we need for such a difficult match and an almost impossible job to do. I want to enjoy that game. I enjoy the difficulty.’ ‘now we know we need to win 2-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-2. We know we need a crazy result against Paris. We must be ready to go without fear, go at them and see what happens.’ The Blues overturned a two-goal deficit in beating napoli on their way to winning the european Cup in 2012.

Rivals: Allardyce and Rodgers

Clash: Carroll collides with Mignolet before Demel’s goal

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Brendan rodgers admitted Liverpool’s winning penalty could be considered a ‘bit contentious’ as the reds moved back to the top of the Premier League table. In a highly controversial contest, steven gerrard converted two spot kicks either side of guy demel’s equaliser on the stroke of half time. The first penalty, given for a James Tomkins handball, was the least disputed of the three goals but demel’s leveller was less clear-cut. referee anthony Taylor appeared to overrule his assistant who had flagged for a foul in the build-up when andy Carroll hit simon Mignolet in the face and the goalkeeper dropped the ball at demel’s feet. With the match hanging in the balance, it was then Liverpool’s turn to enjoy the rub of the green as Jon Flanagan was brought down in the box by adrian and the West Ham goalkeeper was penalised, despite getting a touch on the ball. ‘When you play against West Ham

the referee will get called into more decisions because of the nature of West Ham’s style – they’re very physical and they ask a lot of questions,’ rodgers said. ‘We got a couple of decisions that I thought were penalties. The first one was clear, the second one if you analyse it we’ve got the reward for our enterprise and committing bodies forward.’ rodgers added: ‘as the manager who gets it you’re pleased and if you don’t get it, it’s a bit contentious.’

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Hughton falls off perch at Canaries

CHRiS HUgHTon was sacked by norwich last night after backto-back defeats left them in a relegation dogfight. Saturday’s 1-0 home loss to fellow Premier League strugglers West Brom proved the final straw for the board, with a daunting run-in meaning their current fivepoint cushion over the bottom three offers little comfort.

Canaries youth team coach neil Adams, who guided the young Canaries to FA Youth Cup glory last year, has replaced Hughton as norwich manager. Adams said: ‘To say that i am delighted would be a massive understatement. These final five games will be a huge test for us.’ Hughton’s exit means there are no black managers working in the

top five divisions of English football. in a statement on their website norwich praised Hughton’s ‘excellent’ achievement in guiding City to an 11th-place finish last season’s League, adding:‘However the recent run of four defeats in our last six Premier League games and six consecutive away league defeats, left the club with no choice.’

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huge slice of luk hints at a changing of the guard premier league EvERTON .................................3 ARSENAL.................................0 by jon harvey WHILE it may be hasty to hail Everton’s victory over Arsenal as a changing of the guard, the result does put the Gunners’ Champions League status in doubt. For 16 successive years Arsene Wenger’s side have taken their place alongside Europe’s elite but Everton are seriously threatening that record. The Toffees’ Champions League challenge gained momentum after strikes from Steven Naismith, Romelu Lukaku and a Mikel Arteta own goal put them just a point behind the north Londoners with a game in hand. The way they played their visitors off the park was an example of manager Roberto Martinez’s passing game in full effect and reminiscent of the lessons the

‘Finishing in the top four would mean everything’ Gunners used to hand out to opponents on a regular basis. But Arsenal’s current weakness away from home was brilliantly exploited as Everton were tenacious, incisive and just better in every department. Naismith admits finishing in the top four would mean the world to the club and their fans – although they must take it one game at a time, starting with next weekend’s clash at Sunderland. He said: ‘It [the top four] would mean everything. We’ve believed from the start of the season [we could do it] and it just shows in these performances so we just need to concentrate on next week and hopefully get the points in.’ Goalkeeper Tim Howard echoed his team-mate’s confidence. ‘That was certainly one of our signature performances since I’ve been here at Everton,’ said the American.

Head for success: Lukaku celebrates his brilliant second goal with manager Martinez picture:Action imAges

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By Jorge, Tim’s back pitchside TIM SHERWOOD will return to the Tottenham dugout for the visit of Sunderland tonight. Following his touchline bust-up with Benfica coach Jorge Jesus, the Spurs boss has watched games from the stands. But a section of fans were frustrated last weekend, chanting ‘Where’s our manager?’ during the 4-0 defeat at Liverpool. Sherwood (pictured) said: ‘I’ll be on the touchline – I’ll be knocking out as many people as I can! I’ve had a lot of time to prepare this week. If they don’t know what it’s all

about this week, then they ain’t going to. Against the teams we’ve got left to play, the players know the script. I’ll be there at the forefront with them and hopefully we get a positive result.’

u GuS Poyet says Sunderland can still beat the Premier League drop. the Black Cats visit Spurs tonight and boss Poyet said: ‘It is possible. I remember clubs playing five or six games at the end against teams playing for nothing and they won four or five of them.’

Tom’s fit for semi

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HULL boss Steve Bruce expects Tom Huddlestone to be fit for next weekend’s FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield United. ‘He hurt his back last week [against Stoke]. We’ll see how he is but we expect him to be fit,’ Bruce said.

‘If you question the desire and commitment, you’re wrong and I’ll have a conversation with anyone about it because the lads are shattered in the dressing room.’ Norwich captain Russell Martin takes issue with supporters who abused the Canaries and boss Chris Hughton after Saturday’s home defeat to West Brom

Nic’s on the move

Bruce: Huddlestone ‘fit’

FORMER West Brom striker Nicolas Anelka has joined Atletico Mineiro, according to the Brazilian club’s president Alexandre Kalil. A Twitter post from Kalil read: ‘Anelka e do Galo’ [Anelka is a rooster] in reference to the club’s nickname.

24 METRO HERALD Monday, April 7, 2014

Hughton sacked as Canaries in a flap over relegation danger

Leinster too little too late at Toulon by DAnny HOgAn

IT WAS a disappointing climax to Heineken Cup rugby for Brian O’Driscoll, who will now retire at the end of the season without the consolation of European rugby’s biggest prize in his grasp. The Ireland and British Lions centre rarely managed to threaten amid the unrelenting power of Toulon. Head coach Matt O’Connor said: ‘We prepared well and I thought we were ready to put in a performance but we made too many mistakes and you can’t do that against a team like Toulon, especially away from home. ‘At 6-6 we were looking pretty comfortable. Toulon started well and we managed to hold

‘We’re disappointed with the performance’ in there for the first few minutes. It was pretty even at half-time but then we conceded tenpoints very early. ‘They grew in confidence after that, the fans really got behind them and the momentum went their way. They have some big ball carriers and it was pretty unrelenting out there. ‘We got ourselves back into it but we’re disappointed with the performance as much as the result because we are a better team than that.’ Toulon were hugely impressive in victory but will now be sweating over the fitness of Jonny Wilkinson who was forced off in the 28th minute after suffering a recurrence of a hamstring injury. The reigning European champions still went on to beat three-time cup winners Leinster despite losing their talisman, and will face Munster or Marseille later this month for a place in the final. Toulon assistant coach Pierre Mignoni said: ‘Jonny has aggravated the same hamstring as

Errors: Matt O’Connor felt Leinster were ready but made too many mistakes picture: inpho

before but it did not look too serious. ‘Hopefully he will be ok and back in one or two weeks, but we have to wait and see.’ Wilkinson kicked Toulon 6-0 ahead but a catalogue of handling errors allowed Jimmy Gopperth to level for Leinster by half-time. However Xavier Chiocci and Drew Mitchell both scored second-half tries while Matt Giteau kicked ten points to steer the holders through. Delon Armitage also kicked a penalty while brother Steffon was named man of the match following a dynamic display. Mignoni added: ‘We made a lot of handling mistakes in the first half that put ourselves into tight spots at times but we were still dominating the game and we knew that victory was in our reach. ‘Of course we were disappointed to lose Jonny early but we always had confidence in the players available.’

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Poles apart: Iwona Lewandowska surprised many by winning the women’s 10k race in the Phoenix Park, beating favourites Fionnuala Britton and Sophie Duarte of France to cross the finish line first in a time of 33.39 picture: SportSfile

BRiTTOn, HAnRAHAn win nATiOnALs FIONNUALA Britton and Mark Hanrahan were victorious in the Woodie’s DIY National 10k Championships in the Phoenix Park yesterday. Two-time European Cross Country Champion Britton (pictured right) started as one of the pre-race favourites along with current European Champion Sophie Duarte of France. However there was a surprise in store when Iwona Lewandowska of Poland put in a strong performance to win in a time

of 33.39 with Duarte second in a time of 33.48 and Spain’s Alessandra Aguilar third in a time of 33.49 Britton (Kilcoole AC) finished fourth in a time of 33.54 to win the national title. Hanrahan (Leevale AC) returned from Australia to win the men’s national title in a time of 30.20 with Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock AC) second in a time of 30.46 and Thomas Fitzpatrick (Tallaght AC) third in a time of 30.47.

gavin up for the Rebel challenge BOSS JIM GAvIn says he can’t wait for the ‘great challenge’ of an Allianz Football League rematch with in-form Cork. Diarmuid Connolly’s injurytime winner secured a 3-10 to 1-15 final round win for Dublin against Tyrone – securing a semi-final place against Cork. That game will take place next weekend, most likely at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon. It will be a repeat of the Round 3 tie which Cork won by two points back in early march. The Rebels are the form team of the entire league heading into the knock-out stages, securing top spot in the table with a 2-18 to 1-11 win over rivals Kerry yesterday. ‘It’s a great challenge,’ said

Bring it on: Dublin boss Jim Gavin looks forward to the semi-final encounter with in-form Cork next week

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Gavin. ‘There is a great tradition in Cork and they play a very technical game with a lot of pace and power in the middle sector. ‘They have a very good, solid defence and with Colm O’neill coming back into the forward division they are potent up front. ‘We had a cracking game with them a few weeks ago in Croke Park and I am sure next weekend will be no different.’

Gavin said he won’t select his U-21 players again, including Cormac Costello, who featured as a sub yesterday, until their All-Ireland campaign is over. All-Star forward Bernard Brogan was meant to start against Tyrone but didn’t feature. ‘We could have got him on at the end but we were told we couldn’t use any more substitutes, but he would have figured, yeah,’ said Gavin.

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