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Bob’s grief for tragic Peaches BOB GELDOF paid a heartwrenching tribute to his daughter Peaches last night after she was found dead at her home aged just 25. The 62-year-old Boomtown Rat said he was left ‘destroyed’ by the sudden death of his and Paula Yates’s second eldest daughter following her ‘sudden’ death yesterday afternoon. He said: ‘Peaches has died.
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We are beyond pain. She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us. ‘Writing “was” destroys me afresh. What a beautiful child. How is this possible that we will not see her again? How is that bearable?
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Before the pain: Peaches Geldof cuddles her mother, Paula Yates, in the last picture she posted online before being found dead yesterday at the age of 25. The socialite and journalist, pictured left with her own son Phaedra, uploaded the image on Instagram with the simple caption ‘Me and my mum’. Hours later, police found the body of the mother of two at her home in Wrotham, Kent. Her death was not being treated as suspicious. Yates was 41 when she died from a drugs overdose in 2000
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‘We loved her and will cherish her forever. How sad that sentence is.’ The musician vowed to watch over the TV presenter and model’s children and husband, adding: ‘Tom and her sons Astala and Phaedra will always belong in our family, fractured so often, but never broken. Bob, Jeanne, Fifi, Pixie and Tiger Geldof.’
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His emotional outpouring came after police were called to an address at 1.35pm near Wrotham, Kent, when a neighbour ‘expressed concern for the welfare of a young woman’. Peaches was later pronounced dead by the South East Coast Ambulance Service. A spokesman for Kent Police said: ‘At this stage, the death is being treated as unexplained and sudden.’ Meanwhile, Peaches’ husband, former S.C.U.M frontman Thomas Cohen, shared his own grief. He said: ‘My beloved wife Peaches was adored by myself and her two sons Astala and Phaedra and I shall bring them up with their mother in their hearts every day. We shall love her forever. Thomas Astala and Phaedra Geldof-Cohen.’ Peaches had recently told how her mother’s death from an overdose in 2000 haunted her teenage years before she turned her life around to become a doting mother and wife.
Ties: Hutchence once went out with Kylie Minogue
Childhood marred by bitter fight for custody PEACHES GEldoF’s parents became embroiled in a tug of love dispute after they split in 1995. Paula Yates and new love Michael Hutchence wanted her three daughters with Bob Geldof to live with them – but angry Geldof said they should stay with him. After INXS star Hutchence killed himself in 1998 and Yates attempted suicide, the Boomtown Rats frontman got his wish and was granted custody of Fifi, Peaches and Pixie. After Yates died of a heroin overdose in 2000, he adopted Tiger lily, his ex-wife’s daughter with Hutchence. Former INXS member Tim Farriss said this year his bandmate would have been ‘horrified’ to see his enemy bringing up his child. Geldof’s song Inside Your Head, released in 2001, appeared to refer to his divorce in the line: ‘You got the palace, I got the shed.’
‘Rest in peace, gorgeous girl’ FRIENDS voiced their shock at Peaches’ death on social networks. Lily Allen posted: ‘My thoughts are with the Geldofs at this awful time. I hope they get to grieve in peace. Peaches, rest in peace gorgeous girl.’ Daisy Lowe simply tweeted a picture of a broken heart while Ellie Goulding wrote: ‘Some things still can’t be explained or understood.’ Boy George, who sang on Bob Geldof’s 1984 Band Aid single, said: ‘We spoke only a month ago and she looked like an angel. This is truly sad.’
motherhood ‘was my lifeline’ PEACHES GELDOF spent much of her childhood coming to terms with the death of her mother Paula Yates – and once described becoming a mother herself as a lifeline. The journalist said starting a family of her own was like a ‘rebirth’ after admitting she ‘never thought anything in my life would ever be good’. Speaking recently about the birth of eldest son Astala in 2012, she said of motherhood: ‘I’m obsessed with getting it right.’ Previously wed to US musician Max Drummey, she married singer Thomas Cohen after Astala was born and had a second son, Phaedra, last year.
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Victim in Luas crash is 4th death since service began COMMUTERS looked on in horror yesterday morning as a young woman was crushed to death by a car that had been hit by a tram. The woman, 35-year-old Yao Webster, was bending over to tie her shoelace when the car was clipped by the Tallaght-bound tram. The silver BMW then spun out of control and crushed the woman against a wall on Jervis Street at the junction with Abbey Street Upper. Luas operators Transdev and gardaí are carrying out two separate investigations into the cause of the rush-hour incident at 8.45am outside the National Leprechaun Museum. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The line between Smithfield and Connolly and The Point was closed for several hours for forensic examination, with Dublin Bus taking Luas tickets. This is the fourth fatal incident in-
Aftermath: The scene at the corner of Abbey Street Upper and Jervis Street yesterday morning, and the front of the Luas involved in the collision
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Varadkar has ‘demonised’ Irish Rail TRANSPORT Minister Leo Varadkar has been accused of ‘demonising’ Irish Rail. Speaking to RTÉ as he arrived at the Labour Court for talks yesterday after members rejected cost-cutting measures, including pay cuts, put forward by the Labour Relations Commission, National Bus and Rail Union general secretary Dermot
O’Leary said it would be difficult to ask his members to take pay cuts for a service Mr Varadkar said had no future. He said the minister had ‘demonised’ the service last week when he suggested it would make more sense to put any extra funding into bus services. Siptu’s Paul Cullen said if cost cutting measures are implemented, staff would have had pay restraint for nine years. Accusation: Varadkar
Two men had gun and drugs on Dart
10yrs for drugs to cover girl’s funeral
TWO Dart passengers were arrested on Sunday after gardaí, who were responding to reports of two men acting suspiciously, boarded the train at Blackrock to investigate the matter. The two men were arrested after a search yielded a handgun and a small quantity of drugs. Other drugs paraphernalia was also discovered during the search. Gardaí said yesterday that one of the detained men is in his 20s, while the other man is in his 30s. Both were being held at Blackrock Garda station yesterday under Section 30 of The Offences Against the State Act.
A BEREAVED father who became involved in a cannabis operation over the bill for his daughter’s funeral has received a ten-year prison sentence. Terry O’Donoghue, 50, of Ely Close, Old Court Road, Firhouse, told gardaí a man had approached him in a pub after his teenage daughter had died and asked if he had enough money to cover the funeral. O’Donoghue told the court he borrowed €2,500 from this man and delivered drugs to offset the debt. He pleaded guilty to possessing drugs worth €2million at two locations in February of last year.
by jOAnnE AHERn volving the Luas since the service opened in 2004. All of the deaths were of pedestrians and all happened on the Red Line. In 2012, a woman died while crossing the track at the Blackhorse stop in Inchicore. In 2011, a man died after being struck by a tram on Steeven’s Lane, near Heuston Station. A man was killed after being struck by a tram on Cookstown Way in Tallaght in 2008. Last December, Transdev appealed to motorists not to run red lights as it revealed a 63 per cent increase in incidents with other vehicles. Thirty-two of the 36 Luas collisions in 2013 were on the Red Line. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to yesterday’s incident to contact them.
ECB concerns over Anglo debt deal IRELAND’S deal to stretch out the cost of liquidating the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IRBC, former Anglo Irish Bank) last year raises serious concerns, the European Central Bank said yesterday. However it added that a Central Bank strategy to drip feed bonds worth €25billion into the market, could somewhat mitigate these concerns. The Central Bank said it was ‘comfortable’ with the ECB’s summary. The original timetable will see the sell-off of €500m of the bonds a year from 2015 to 2018, increasing to €1bn until 2023 and €2bn after 2024. Ireland, which exited a three-year EU/IMF bailout last year, is fully funded for 2014 and has raised almost 60 per cent of €8bn for 2015.
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AMERicA: A college street party saw 100 people arrested and 44 taken to hospital after violence broke out. Deltopia, an annual spring break event in Isla Vista, California, spiralled out of control after revellers began throwing bottles at police, lighting fires and trashing patrol cars. Six officers were injured in the weekend clashes. They were forced to use tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the 15,000-strong crowd, according to Santa Barbara county sheriff’s office.
factory closed over raucous cheese dip RUSSiA: A cheese factory has been shut down by health inspectors after pictures were posted on Facebook of workers taking a bath in a vat of milk. The factory in Omsk, Siberia, will remain closed for six weeks until tests are carried out on products. Worker Artem Romanov, 27, said it was an impromptu act to celebrate a colleague’s birthday. Customer Savely Maslow, 57, said is was an ‘insult’ for them to wash their ‘filthy’ bodies in the milk.
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inDiA: Villagers wait to vote at Boginadi polling station, Assam, as the first phase of the general election begins. Results from all 935,000 polling stations are expected on May 16 PicTurE: EPA
noah banned by Muslim states MALAySiA: Watchdogs in Kuala Lumpur have banned biblical epic Noah as its portrayal of the prophet violates Islamic laws. Film censorship board chairman Abdul Halim Abdul Hamid said the movie, featuring Emma Watson (pictured), would disrupt the ‘sensitivity and harmony’ in the mostly Muslim nation. Indonesia, Qatar and Bahrain have already banned the film.
and finally... pOLAnD: A metals company boss who used his credit card at a strip bar found out the next day €300,000 had been taken from his account. Jurek Sobczak, 48, said he only bought one drink – but the club insisted he paid for ten dancers and the best bubbly. Poznan police are investigating.
ARMED pro-Russian separatists who seized a building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk proclaimed the region independent yesterday. They took over a regional administration office and declared the area a free ‘people’s republic’. Outside the administration building, a barricade of car tyres and razor wire was built to keep Ukrainian police from retaking it. Ukraine said it was a clear attempt by Russia to sow unrest, and tension in the area has reached boiling point. The activists are demanding a referendum be held no later than May 11 on the secession of the Donetsk region, which borders Russia. Ukraine has no intention of granting their wish. Speaking in a televised address, Ukraine’s acting president Oleksandr Turchinov said: ‘Anti-terrorism measures will be adopted against those that took up weapons.’
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STEpHEn DORff, 40, continues his film renaissance with The Motel Life, in which he dons fake teeth to play Emile Hirsch’s down-on-his-luck brother
The Motel Life has earned good reviews in the US. What did you like about it?
The simplicity of this story about two brothers, two diamonds in the rough, getting through not the greatest life with their creativity and dreaming. It was a soulful screenplay and you don’t get sent those all the time. This had a solid, Midnight Cowboy kind of feeling I really responded to.
The brothers behind this film worried that you couldn’t look beaten down enough to play protagonist Jerry Lee, yet you do. How? I lost some
weight, put some fake teeth in my mouth. I did something weird with my face but it was more what was coming up from the inside. The outward appearance came from that.
You told Emile Hirsch years ago you should play brothers in a film and now you are. What made you say that? I’d watched Emile in this
movie The Girl Next Door. He reminded me of me when I was
his age. Emile’s grown up in the movies too. It was an instinctive thing.
You’re the spokesperson for electronic cigarettes Blu Cigs. How did that happen? They sent them to me and lots of other people – actors, producers, rock stars. We were all experimenting, checking these weird things out. And my team talked me into pitching a video. That’s how it started. Now we get mentioned on Girls. Lena Dunham’s alter ego smokes one and says: ‘It’s a Stephen Dorff space cigarette. He invented these!’
You’re following in Matthew McConaughey’s steps with his McConaissance. Is this your own version? Have I won
my Oscar yet? No. But I’m doing the movies I wanted to do. For me, the biggest resurgence happened after I did Sofia Coppola’s 2010 movie, Somewhere. I’d love to do a romantic comedy.
Are you thinking about having kids? I think when it
happens, it’ll happen. It just hasn’t
happened yet for me. Maybe it’ll happen tonight.
Weren’t you expelled from school? I was asked to leave a
couple of places. I just had a little bit of a loose mouth, which I’ve always had. I told my teacher to f*** off when I was about nine. That didn’t go down so well.
What did your parents think?
At first I scared the s*** out of my mum. She was a very sweet lady. But I’ve become a better person. I’ve grown up in a crazy environment making movies in a crazy town among tons of money and materialistic things but I have made it out OK and I think that’s a credit to my upbringing.
Is there anything you would change if you could? I’d take
back some of my interviews from when I first had big success. And I think I broke some hearts.
Have you had your heart broken? A few times, which is
why I’m extra careful about getting stuck into something now.
So you’re single? I’ve been
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I’ve had crushes on actresses I’ve worked with but have left it at that
dating here and there.
Any rules about dating actresses? I never hook up with actresses and I’ve never worked with someone and then fallen in love with them. I don’t see myself with an actress – there’s competition and weird s*** that goes on. I’ve had crushes on actresses I’ve worked with but have left it at that. But you never know. I could end up marrying some actress and then I’ll look like an idiot.
Lesley O’Toole The Motel Life is out now.
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Ukraine’s parliament will convene today to consider tougher penalties against separatist groups. Tension has risen even further when it was announced that a Russian marine shot dead an unarmed naval officer called Stanislav Karachevsky in Crimea on Sunday. He killed him with two AK-74 shots after a row broke out in the dormitory where he was based in Novofedorovka. The father of two was preparing to leave for the Ukraine.
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Pings ‘best lead so far’ in hunt for MH370 UNDERWATER sounds detected by a ship searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight were yesterday described the ‘most promising lead in the search so far’. The signals detected by Australian naval ship Ocean Shield were consistent with pings from a black box flight recorder, said search coordinator Angus Houston. ‘We’ve got a visual indication on a screen and we’ve also got an audible signal – and the audible signal sounds to me just like an emergency locator beacon,’ he added.
However, it could take days to confirm if the signals are from the black boxes on board missing flight MH370. Malaysia’s defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein said: ‘We are cautiously hopeful there will be a positive development in the next few days, if not hours.’ Batteries in the devices last for about a month. It was a month ago today that the plane disappeared during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. The ping locator is designed to
detect signals at a range of 1.8km. Meanwhile, British ship HMS Echo, was using sophisticated sound-locating equipment to determine if two sounds heard by a Chinese vessel about 555km from the Ocean Shield were related to the Boeing 777. The patrol vessel Haixun 01 reported that it detected a brief ‘pulse signal’ on Friday and a second signal on Saturday. The search for wreckage, involving 12 planes and 14 ships, continues on the surface of the ocean.
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Pistorius – I can smell blood and now I’m terrified to sleep Parachutist sets ‘bed sheet’ world record MOST people have had dreams where they are falling. But what if you were armed with just a bed sheet to slow your descent? That was the size of Ernesto Gainza’s canopy as he plummeted 4,200m into the record books using the world’s smallest parachute. During his three-and-ahalf-minute descent, he risked a spin that would have killed him but managed a perfect landing in the Palm Drop Zone at the Skydive Dubai Club. ‘It was awesome, amazing and emotional,’ he said after landing his 3.2 sq m canopy. ‘I had to keep my body really straight, as even a little input from my hips or turning left or right could make the parachute turn.’ The extreme athlete has already performed more than 7,000 jumps but spent a year in training for his attempt. He said: ‘Spinning as you fall is simulated and they taught me how to react to different situations, such as if I feel like I’m going to pass out. ‘When you jump from that height, vision is compromised as the eyes lose blood the quickest and it goes from the brain to the lower part of the body.’ Gainza’s jump took 0.18
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WEEPING Oscar Pistorius appeared on the verge of a breakdown in court yesterday as he took the stand for the first time at his murder trial. He told how he could barely sleep any more and would wake up ‘smelling blood, terrified’. Speaking directly to the mother and friends of his alleged victim, Reeva Steenkamp, he said in a miserable, voice: ‘I would like to apologise. ‘There hasn’t been a moment since this tragedy happened that I haven’t thought about your family,’ As Miss Steenkamp’s mother, June, looked straight at him, stoney-faced, he added: ‘I wake up every morning and you’re the first people I think of, the first people I pray for... I was simply trying to protect Reeva. ‘I can’t imagine the pain and sorrow and emptiness I have caused your family. I have tried to put my words on paper many, many times to write to you, but no words will ever suffice.’ Referring to the night he allegedly fired a high-powered rifle straight at Miss Steenkamp, 29, he added: ‘I can promise that when she went to bed that night she felt loved. ‘I’m scared to sleep. I have terrible nightmares about things that happened that night,’ he said. ‘I can smell blood. I wake up to being terrified.’ Since the shooting, he claimed he had been on anti-depressants and
Comfort: Pistorius is hugged by his aunt, Lois, in court Picture: AP sleeping pills because his mind is in turmoil. He told the court in Pretoria that, on one occasion, he woke up so scared in the middle of the night that he crawled into a cupboard before calling his sister. She came round to sit with him. After a break, Pistorius, 27, was asked if he and his family had suffered many break-ins while he was growing up. He said they had been shot at on the motorway and on another occasion were followed by a car into his gated community. Pistorius became emotional again and his counsel, Barry Roux, asked for an adjournment which was granted. The trial resumes today. His not guilty plea is based on the claim he shot Miss Steenkamp by mistake, thinking she was an intruder in his Pretoria home. She died in the early hours of Valentine’s Day last year.
Mudslide toll reaches 33
Year of the first parachute jump. French inventor Louis-Sébastien Lenormand leapt from a tower in Montpellier
sq m off the previous record for smallest canopy, set by Brazilian Luigi Cani in 2006. As the Venezuelan was presented with his certificate by Guinness World Records, he said: ‘It’s been
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my long-time dream to prove to other human beings it doesn’t matter how much sacrifice and effort you have to go through to achieve something that you want. You just have to go for it.’
THE death toll from the landslide that hit a US town last month has risen to 33, authorities said. Snohomish County medical examiner’s office said all but three have been identified. Many died of multiple blunt force injuries in the March 22 mudslide that crushed a residential area north-east of Seattle in Washington state. The number of missing is 12, said Shari Ireton, spokeswoman for
Snohomish County sheriff’s office. That figure does not necessarily correlate with the number of dead, said Kelly Stowe, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office. The missing list remains fluid as names are added and removed. Army engineers are working on a berm – a rock and gravel barrier – to prevent the field of debris flooding from Stillaguamish River near the town of Oso.
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Rooney dies after 80yrs a showbusiness star PINT-SIZE Hollywood dynamo Mickey Rooney has died after an 80-year career that spanned silent comedies and the 2006 smash A Night At The Museum. Known for his big grin and constant movement, the 93-year-old starred in Judy Garland musicals, on television and on Broadway. Rooney’s personal life matched his film roles for colour. His first wife was the glamorous – and taller – Ava Gardner, and he married seven more times, fathering seven sons and four daughters. Through divorces, money problems and career droughts, he kept returning with customary vigour, and won two honorary Oscars for a career unparalleled in showbiz longevity. ‘I always say, don’t retire – inspire,’ he told a magazine in 2008. ‘There’s a lot to be done.’ Rooney was with his family when he died at his North Hollywood home on Sunday.
Beans, beans, they’re good for your heart by JOHN VON RADOWITz BEANS means – lower cholesterol and a reduced risk of heart disease, according to researchers. Just one daily serving of pulses such as haricot beans, chickpeas, lentils and peas can significantly lower levels of harmful cholesterol, a study has shown. Even so, most people in the West would need to increase their bean consumption greatly to see any benefit. Scientists analysed data on 1,037 people who took part in 26 diet and health studies that looked at the effect of pulses on cholesterol. They found that consuming one serving (three-quarters of a cup) of non-oil seed pulses a day led to a five per cent reduction in levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol, or low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Dr John Sievenpiper, a member of the Canadian and US team from St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, said: ‘The reduction of five per cent suggests a potential risk reduction of five per cent in major vascular events.’
New farm tech boosted inertia COUCH potatoes have a history that stretches back 7,000 years to when humans first picked up the plough, a study has shown. It seems that almost as soon as farming was invented, people started to become less active and more puny as new innovation and technology led to an easier life over the ensuing millennia. By studying bones from grave sites, scientists found that after the emergence of agriculture the legs of people, particularly men, became progressively less strong. Most health guidelines recommend consuming pulses along with other vegetables and fruits as part of a balanced diet, but despite the popularity of baked beans – haricot beans in a tomato sauce – and peas, consumption of pulses in the West is low.
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Amanda: I’m loved again after stint as a judge on BGT A MANDA HoLDEN thanks her job on Britain’s Got Talent for helping shed her ‘husband-stealer’ tag. The 43-year-old cheated on her exhubby Les Dennis with actor Neil Morrissey in 2000 and said the scandal left her hiding behind her acting roles, such as scheming Mia Bevan in the hairdressing saga Cutting It. ‘It felt odd, frightening and good to go from acting to being myself,’ she said after Simon Cowell handed her a career-boosting job on the talent show’s judging panel in 2007. ‘It took a long time for me to drop that image after having an affair when I was married to Les. ‘I think people always had me down as a ‘‘minxy’’ husband-stealer,’ admitted Holden. She insisted her theatrics on the UTV series had allowed her to win over a fan base. ‘on Britain’s Got Talent, I was able to be vulnerable, and I was a mummy and I was able to show people who I am now,’ said Holden, who now has
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two daughters, Alexa, eight and two-year-old Hollie, with her second husband Chris Hughes. ‘Simon always says to me “you have me to thank for people liking you”. ‘He’s so modest,’ Holden said of her dream-maker. The blonde has learned a winning formula to make herself popular on the hit TV show. It has now been named by the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful reality show ever after being commissioned in 58 countries. ‘I just have to carry on doing what I’m doing, I think,’ Holden claimed. ‘I always feel like I am really honest, and we all have different opinions, especially here. ‘I feel that each year I get stronger and stronger in my beliefs and in what I think is funny and what I think should go through. ‘I like to change people’s opinion on things, and I think I get braver and braver.’
Courtney: Kurt marriage was bad Courtney Love says she had a ‘bad’ time as Kurt Cobain’s wife. The Hole singer admitted that during her two-year marriage to the Nirvana rocker – who committed suicide 20 years ago – the pair had no one to help them as they struggled with drug addiction. Asked if she looks back on their time together with fondness, Courtney said: ‘It was bad. But I can barely remember it because people didn’t take care of
us.’ She said Kurt’s death has been tough for their daughter. ‘She has no memories of her father. Not one. So that sucks.’ The 49-yearold star has had ‘great loves’ since Kurt died and thinks she should have married again, though she doesn’t think she would ever change with someone else. ‘I couldn’t put my tiara and my little slip dress in a box and go and be Mrs Somebody who used to be Courtney Love,’ she said.
Maisie has it nailed when it comes to marriage question
What started as a chat about nail art gave Game Of Thrones star Maisie Williams a platform to share her thoughts on why she sees marriage as ‘pointless’. The 16-year-old was discussing the all-important issue of nail varnish when she launched into a diatribe about why she never plans to marry. ‘I see why other people get married but, right now, my view on marriage is it is extremely pointless,’ said the actress who plays Arya Stark in the Sky Atlantic fantasy drama. ‘So I always do nail designs on my wedding ring finger, because I’ll never wear a
ring there,’ she added. Fans wondering if the show’s famous red wedding massacre scene may have formed the star’s antimarriage stance need not worry. Her rationale against tying the knot is based on a real-life experience. ‘My parents separated when I was really, really young, and it’s just the complications of it all,’ she told Vulture. ‘Maybe when I fall in love, I’ll change my mind... but right now? I’d never want to be trapped. I never like to stay in one place too long. So being married would be being trapped.’
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Madonna looks poised to lose her sho showbiz crown to her daughter Lourdes Leon after she posted this Tw Twitter picture of the 17-year-old play The singer, before her school play. 55, tweeted: ‘Lola as a French Maid in A Flea In Her Ear! Last sho tonight at La Guardia! show Amazing talent! Amazing production! I’m so proud! #artforfreedom. #rebelheart #artforfreedom.’
Lourdes played chamber maid Eugénie in her Manhattan performing arts school’s production of the Georges Feydeau vaudeville. Meanwhile, Madge has found herself in the middle of a lingerie looting scandal after items including a €1,855 bra designed by Deborah Marquit was stolen from a shoot for L’Uomo Vogue. Her representative declined to comment.
Shady Jamie in the running for another award
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Lady Gaga proved she is no wallflower with a raunchy performance for boyfriend Taylor Kinney. The Do What U Want singer, 28, reportedly treated the Chicago Fire star, 32, to ‘a stripper persona’ in a nightclub VIP area after a show in New York. Witnesses claim her routine was so steamy that one heavy pulled a curtain around the couple and their pals. ‘She pulled Taylor’s face into her crotch, was stroking his hair,’ the insider told the New York Post. ‘She was singing, “Do what you want… with my body”,’ a reference to her duet with R Kelly. The pair left separately.
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If it ain’t broke… Taylor Swift put her best foot forward as she channelled Angelina ‘leg thrust’ Jolie at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday. The 24year-old showed off her toned pins and washboard stomach in a thigh-split maxi skirt and crop top. Despite being nominated for five gongs, the Trouble singer went home emptyhanded from the star-studded bash held in Las Vegas. Her epic loss comes only a few months after she also failed to win any of her four Grammy nominations
FOLLOWING on from claiming an Ifta award on Sunday night for his turn in crime drama The Fall, Jamie Dornan has been nominated for a Bafta for his performance as serial killer Paul Spector in the BBC hit set in Belfast. Dornan, set to play Christian Grey in the forthcoming film adaptation of the EL James novel 50 Shades Of Grey, will battle it out with former The Wire star Dominic West, who played Richard Burton in Burton & Taylor, Luke Newberry from zombie thriller In The Flesh, and Southcliffe’s Sean Harris. Chris O’Dowd is also up for an award in the Best Male Comedy Performance category for The IT Crowd, alongside co-star Richard Ayoade and The Wrong Mans duo Matthew Baynton and James Corden. Further Irish interest comes in the shape of Graham Norton. He will not only host the awards ceremony in London on May 18, but will also be up for two gongs himself. In the Comedy Entertainment Programme category, his chat show goes up against Sarah Millican, Charlie Brooker and Geordie duo Ant and Dec, but there is no nod for Mrs Brown’s Boys, which won the UK’s National Television Award for Best Comedy for the last two years running. Norton will also compete for a Comedy Show award alongside A League Of Their Own, Would I Lie To You? and last year’s winner, The Revolution Will Be Televised.
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■ Film buff, it looks like you need to do the reading up. You seem to think the Bible belongs to one world religion. most of it, including the Noah story, is the Old Testament, or Tanakh, the core holy scripture of the Jewish faith. Noah’s story also shows up in the Qur’an. So what’s all this about nobody mocking other world religions? Smacks of Christocentric arrogance and ignorance to me. Your defensiveness also amuses me. ‘You of little faith, why are you so afraid?’ Religion buff, Dublin ■ Well, Film Buff. They’ll soon be releasing a film based on another book... baffingly loved by millions, which also doesn’t really make a lot of sense... 50 Shades of Grey! i
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guess there’s no accounting for taste! Some people just love reading any aul tripe! jimbod9n ■ Noah, i’ve only heard a few leaks about this movie, although the critics are gushing about it, i feel it will storm the nominations and reign supreme come Oscar time. i think the Russell Crowe interview and the religious row are just a storm in a teacup. Twilight ■ i fork out a fortune every year
not to have myself and family in A&E queues. i might hope the private clinics still prioritise their paying customers, and definitely refuse the drunks. Reilly, here is an idea: you have a computer system. Start using it. First-time drunk injury €150; second €300; third €450. let’s see how quickly we sort drunk and disorderly and if not the queues. Safer for your staff and people attending A&E through no fault of their own. Paying through the nose
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ilm buff, who is disappointed by the review of the Noah film, i didn’t know that a side comment could be an attack to your faith. i don’t think you know what an ‘attack’ is, or maybe your faith is that weak. i’m tired of religious people feeling offended when someone expresses doubt or questions anything. Get over yourself, a critique is not an attack. And i’m not sure, but i believe the reviewer wouldn’t have any problem pointing out anything about the other book, don’t be jealous. And thank you for clarifying that very important point about the Ark’s story, now it all makes perfect sense (no it doesn’t, sorry). Diego Garrido, D7
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■ On the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, it is clear Western powers only respond to atrocities where their interest is at stake. For example, if Rwanda was flush with oil fields would this have been avoided? Another interesting point: the only time Western forces entered the country en masse was to get all white people out. Remember Rwanda
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Sophie Turner on growing up in Game Of Thrones ➔
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the rest is fantasy and history. the Game Of thrones mix of epic story-telling, outbreaks of nudity and fantasy war-mongering has taken it to the top of the cult tV league. ‘I think at first it just got attention for the sex and nudity stuff,’ says turner. ‘But now people realise it’s really good story-telling.’ some actors look entirely different from their on-screen persona. But sitting across from turner is like meeting sansa in skin-tight jeans. Playing the character for five years has had a profound influence, she says. ‘I feel like we meet in the middle, she’s half me and I’m half her.’ Which means she’d quite likely take being killed off personally. ‘It’s very much a possibility,’ she says. ‘What makes it harder is that the scriptwriters play tricks on the cast. they wrote a script where Kit [Harington, who plays Jon snow] got killed off and he was really paranoid about it. But it was a fake. It’s crazy, like they haven’t got enough to do,’ she laughs. turner is clearly having a ball in the role, even though sansa, now miserably married to tyrion, of the starks’ bitter rivals the Lannisters, spends a lot of time staring statuesquely into the horizon. ‘People think it must be really intense,’ she says. ‘But it’s not – it’s a lot of fun.’ What wasn’t quite so fun was the social media flak her character attracted from Game Of thrones fans but she’s learned to ignore them. thanks to the show, she’s grown a pretty thick skin and acknowledges that to some Potential: Away from GOT, Turner (left) stars alongside Antonia Clarke in BBC drama The Thirteenth Tale extent she has sacri-
might Westeros be coming to the big screen? Writer george RR martin floated the idea after season four premiere in new York last week. he told the hollywood Reporter that a movie budget might be the only way of doing justice to the events in the later books. ‘It might need a feature to tie things up, something with a feature budget, like $100million for two hours,’ he said. ‘those dragons get real big, you know.’ Another possibility is a hobbitstyle prequel, with a film based on material from tales of Dunk And egg, which is set in a Westeros 90 years before the events of game of thrones. ‘I have written these three stories and I have about a dozen more,’ martin (pictured above) said. the tV series is halfway through the third book from martin’s A Song of Ice And Fire series – five books have been completed so far, with two more still to come. And the story gets even more complicated in the later books. ‘It all depends on how long the main series runs,’ martin said. ‘Do we run for seven years? Do we run for eight? Do we run for ten?’ So a prequel looks most likely. Anything based around a grand finale for the books would be a long way off.
Marital blues: Sophie Turner (right) and above as Sansa Stark with Peter Dinklage, who plays her husband, Tyrion Lannister ficed a ‘normal’ adolescence. ‘You learn who your friends are and, yes, the circle has grown tighter. But when I hang out with my old friends, we just don’t talk about the Game Of thrones stuff.’ And boyfriends? ‘It’s really hard when you’re off filming for six months,’ she shrugs. ‘And anyway: “Ugh, boys!”’ she’s also learning that whatever she says may come back to bite her. such as saying wicked man-boy king Joffrey Baratheon is the Justin Bieber of his time. ‘that one is haunting me – I said that before people realised that Joffrey was really evil,’ she says. ‘I wasn’t saying that Justin Bieber was a psycho. Listen – and I don’t care who knows it – I’m a Belieber! He’s really talented. ‘the two are similar because both Joffrey and Justin have been surrounded by people who tell them what they want to hear and never say no to them. so that’s bound to cause problems.’ she relies on her older brothers to keep her from straying down the diva route. ‘they’ve never been into all the acting stuff,’ she explains. ‘One’s a doctor and the other one studied politics – and they’re happy to tell me if they think I was rubbish in a scene. they can be pretty harsh.’
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t’s not what I’m expecting to hear but Game Of thrones star sophie turner is surprisingly upbeat. ‘Oh no, the rape scene was really fun,’ she exclaims. ‘I was much more worked up about having to sing. I only had to do that for about two seconds but I was hyperventilating.’ I’d asked turner, now 18, whether her rape scene had been the hardest one to handle. she landed the part of sansa stark in the tV version of George RR Martin’s sprawling fantasy when she was a raw 13year-old. Game Of thrones has taken a feverish grip on the global tV imagination, with its fourth season, which premiered last night, the most eagerly anticipated yet. she’s had to do much of her growing up on set and admits it was tough. ‘It was very difficult at the beginning, particularly when I had my first crying scene,’ she said. ‘I’d never cried to order before, so I began to think of personal stuff that would make me sad and it was too much. I had to tell myself: “this is acting,” and I had to put myself in sansa’s situation.’ When we meet, it’s the night after the Empire Awards – ‘Yes, I was giving out an award, the sci-fi one I think’ – and turner is adjusting to the quantum leap in media attention she’s now getting. ‘It’s crazy, it’s really taken off,’ she says. ‘there was a crowd outside our New York hotel and I get recognised a lot. But it’s cool, it doesn’t bother me.’ the former Warwick schoolgirl readily admits she had no idea what she was getting into when she auditioned for the role. ‘We thought we’d be lucky if we got a series out of it. Because, apparently, no one thought the pilot was any good.’
Others have been quick to spot turner’s potential away from Game Of thrones. she starred alongside Olivia Colman and Vanessa Redgrave in BBC drama the thirteenth tale and her next project away from King’s Landing is Another Me, a film with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Gregg sulkin, where she plays good and evil versions of the same teen. But her main focus is Game Of thrones. One of the quirks is that, due to its structure, there are large chunks of the cast turner hasn’t met, let alone acted with. so is there anyone she’d like to pair up with? ‘I’d really like some scenes with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister...’ Yes, you’d make a cute couple, I venture. she wrinkles her nose. ‘Er, yeah, just the 30-year age difference and the sworn enemy thing to get over! then again, in Game Of thrones world, anything could happen...’
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Sticking to the recipe: Galway’s Radisson Blu chef Hisashi Kumagai teaches the sushi-making class at the hotel restaurant RAW (left)
Keeping it raw in City of Tribes MAKING SUSHI: Orna Cunningham takes a class at Galway’s radisson Blu
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ALWAY has a wellearned reputation as a party city. On Saturday nights the rumble of music fills the streets, as throngs of pretty young things emerge sweatily, gulping cold night air like breaching whales. It’s beloved by hen and stag groups – but the best maid-of-honour knows a night on the tiles alone isn’t going to cut it for the ultimate pre-party. Before the L-plates and nurses’ uniforms are deployed, how about learning the tricks and techniques needed to create a perfect sushi roll? RAW floats high above Lough Atalia in Galway city’s Radisson Blu, a sky-high and sun-drenched sushi restaurant. But we’re not just here to eat – we’re here to learn. Our teacher is Kuma – Japanese native Hisashi Kumagai, a man with a flair for the craft of sushi-making and a
passion to share. He also possesses a seemingly superhuman ability to keep a straight face when confronted by my very sad attempts at sushi preparation. Kuma hosts the classes on the first Saturday of every month, from 3.30pm to 4pm, and they’re very popular (make sure to book a few days in advance, as they fill quickly). The head chef delivers a 90minute class covering the history of sushi and explains the regional and international variations on a traditional Japanese dish. And he’s a wonderful teacher – enthused, informed; even when simply pointing out the rich crimson colour of a truly beautiful piece of tuna his voice fills with a reverent appreciation. Set out before us are the tools of the trade: a rolling mat, seaweed, sticky sushi rice, a water bowl in which to dip our hands, and fish – simple, fresh, delicious ingredients, prepared in advance. The rice, Kuma tells us, lasts only nine hours – so what we make will be the only batch. Armed with a glass of wine and increasing courage, we plunge in –
bOOk nOw kanye west/PharreLL wiLLiaMs So, that’s the concert of the summer sorted: on July 2 a brooding Kanye West will fetch up in, er, Ballinteer with a chipper Pharrell Williams for a sublime pop two-hander. West’s journey from backroom innovator to megalomaniac megastar over the past decade has been a remarkable and entertaining one. From his years as producer behind brilliant hip-hop singles – Jay-Z’s Izzo (HOVA), Trina’s B R Right – to the soul samples that characterised his early solo work (the bleakly Autotuned 808s & Heartbreak era and the latter-day scattergun fury of Yeezus) his gifts as an innovator have never been in doubt. His shape-shifting genius may have been inconsistent at times but this presumably lavish tour should remind us of just how giddy his highs have been. Tickets on sale Friday Jul 2, Marlay Park, €59.50. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.kanyewest.com
spreading rice on seaweed and layering strips of fish. First up is sushi maki: fish within rice, rolled tight in seaweed and cut into segments of the larger roll. Naturally, our pieces look nothing like Kuma’s, but – and here’s the fun part – you do get to eat your efforts, and they taste a lot better than they look. Salmon maki mastered, it’s time to try our hand at its reverse, oshi – here the rice is on the outside of the roll. Suffice fice to say, maki looks like child’s play now. Then, as we listen to Kuma share a wealth of knowledge on how the dish has changed through the ages, we tackle temaki – a little like a green icecream cone in appearance, it’s a moreish mouthful of savoury, delicious tuna, rice and cress.
Making their Marker: General manager Charlie Sheil and staff Michelle Bermingham, Laura Nolan and Anna Ruminska celebrate the Marker Hotel’s first birthday with a giant cake outside the Docklandsbased hotel Picture: Fennells
He explains that the fish is frozen before preparation to ensure it’s as germ-free as possible before we move on to our last variety – nigiri. Although it looks simple – a knuckle of rice with fish laid gently on top – it’s anything but. Sticky rice hands are the order of the day as we avail of the dipping bowl once again. At just €25, with top-quality ingredients, the class is certainly something different to normal party fare. And RAW isn’t isn’ the only foodie pleasure spot in the hotel – the Restaurant Marinas, dimly lit and comfortable, is a warm cocoon of tastes and smells. If you choose to stay in the hotel – and if you do, stay on the opulent and expansively refurbished Level 5 – chef Michael Cussen’s menu is a real treat; his new direction, which
he tells us about before we dine, is a good one. It’s the same fresh, tasty food the Radisson Blu has always produced – but the presentation is elegant and creative. A goats cheese and berry filo parcel kicks off proceedings, crisp and cracking under the fork, soft with contrasting sweet and savoury flavours. The main is melting soft slow-cooked beef, accompanied by a fillet (blue, by request, but warm, succulent and bitable) and finished off by a glorious lemon posset – firm, with citrus that pops on the back of the tongue. Of course, it all goes down deliciously with an Argentinean Malbec – and then it’s on to explore all that nighttime in the city has to offer.
Book RAW by contacting raw@sushiinthesky.ie or tel: 091 538 212. To book the Restaurant Marinas, tel: 091 538 212. Sample menus & prices at www.radissonhotelgalway. com/galway-restaurant-dining.
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Drama nEw worlds C4, 9pm
Politics and romance can be a tricky mix but New worlds is managing it pretty well. Its tale of idealistic young rebels attempting to shake off the corrupt shackles of Charles II’s vengeful rule of england is philosophical and lusty by turn. while abe (Jamie Dornan) finds himself distracted in the woods by the comely Beth (Freya Mavor, pictured above), the devious will Blood (James Mcardle) steps up his efforts to betray the house of angelica Fanshawe (eve Best), a faction dedicated to ridding the land of tyrannical monarchs.
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The further adventures of JW, the business student turned coke smuggler played by Joel Kinnaman (right), make for an entertaining second instalment of the Easy Money trilogy, based on the bestselling Swedish crime novels. Banged up, JW gets a day release from prison to clinch a deal, only to find he’s been duped. Going on the run, he’s soon back among the brutal characters he got mixed up with last time.
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It would be hard to claim this is a good film but you could argue that writer/director Ben Cookson at least has the courage of his convictions: he set out to make a bawdy Brit comedy and doesn’t waver from that premise. Philip McGinley is the bridegroomto-be who contracts chlamydia on his stag night and has to rebuff fiancée Emily Atack until he’s all clear.
Film THE sIMpsons MovIE E4, 8pm
although this feature-length outing for the residents of Springfield lacks the bite of the TV series at its best, swinging round a so-so environmental catastrophe plot, it’s still riotous fun, packed with sight gags, sharp jokes and daft guest appearances, and buoyed by Homer’s infatuation with his new porcine pal Spider-Pig.
THE rocK 5*, 9pm
action films don’t get more overblown than this operatically nutty Michael Bay effort, which stars Nicolas Cage as an FBI chemical weapons expert, who is tasked with stopping ed Harris’s disgruntled marine-brigadier from wiping out San Francisco from his alcatraz base, and enlisting ex-prisoner Sean Connery to help him with his mission.
HErE coMEs HonEy Boo Boo TLC, 9pm
Can you imagine what Honey Boo Boo will be like when she’s 13? If the child beauty queen hadn’t landed her family a TV reality comedy, she’d probably be knocked up and living in a shack. No doubt she can look forward to her own chat show and premiering a movie with Justin Bieber. Life just makes y’all wanna scream, don’it.
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Fox 9pm & 11pm BBC3, 11pm on a night that’s a little short on light relief, it’s good to know you’re never too far away from a Family Guy double bill – the best way we know to stop yourself going to bed grumpy. Fox has a brace from season ten at 9pm and season four at 11pm while BBC3 goes for a season nine double also at 11pm.
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Live coverage of the historical visit begins at 11.40am, with President Michael D Higgins arriving at Windsor Palace and the ceremonial welcome by Queen Elizabeth II. In the second programme the president will address the British Houses of Parliament at Westminster, while later on the cameras will follow the goings-on at the state banquet where Michael D will give another speech.
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Fun dara Ó BrIaIn: scHool of Hard suMs Dave, 10pm
Maths fan Dara Ó Briain sets his guests – comedians Susan Calman and fellow Irishman andrew Maxwell – a series of posers to demonstrate that, when it comes to dealing with difficult situations in life, a sound grounding in sums can beat the brawn of a nightclub bouncer any day. Conceding that last-minute goal in Paris has given Chelsea a 3-1 deficit-sized mountain to climb as they seek to overcome Paris SaintGermain and make it to the last four of the Champions League. PSG’s talisman is Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (above), a man who has made it clear he believes this summer’s world Cup will be poorer without him. will Mourinho’s men be able to take Mr Ibrahimovic down a peg or two at Stamford Bridge? Tommy Martin presents with Brian Kerr providing the analysis.
BrITaIn’s goT MorE TalEnT: lol MoMEnTs ITV2, 7pm
If you’re counting the days to the next round of car-crash auditions on Britain’s Got Talent then this programme’s for you: Stephen Mulhern comes up with his pick of some of the funniest moments from past series. Laughing at the sadly delusional is not big and it’s not clever – but you might not be able to stop yourself.
Squawking seagulls and stormy waves crashing on the craggy cliffs of Fair Isle herald a new two-part murder mystery that sees DI Jimmy Perez (Douglas Henshall) return to the land of his birth for a spot of not-so-fair sleuthing after a visiting research scientist comes a cropper while carrying out a head count on the local seabird population.
THE MEnTalIsT RTÉ1, 10.35pm
Though The Mentalist could go through half a dozen episodes with scarcely a mention of Red John, his lurking presence provided this oddball crime series with its anchor. Tonight the FBI is on the hunt for a computer programmer who wrote the code for the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile abbott and Fischer contact Jane in his jail cell to ask for his help.
THE followIng Sky Atlantic, 10pm
Had The Following been a British drama, its story of a serial killer with a cult following might have made a cracking six-parter. But we’re already well into season two and there’s a third to come. Luckily, the star power of Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy keeps the story on track, with Purefoy’s charismatic killer, Joe Carroll, in chilling mood tonight.
BBC1, 10.35pm
we can never have too much of Pointless superstar Richard osman, so here are his funny bits excised from Friday’s show. Jennifer Saunders hosts, MP Sadiq Khan tries to look like the jokes aren’t on him and Paul Merton and Ian Hislop act as if they could do this in their sleep.
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Comedy Central, 9pm
This underrated US comedy which, along with Parks and Recreation, makes a joke out of Indiana being the USa’s most boring state, must be nearing the end of its natural life as the Heck kids are starting to fly the coop. So make the most of them while they’re here as, this week, a bus driver strike throws Frankie’s schedule way out of whack. Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn (also known as the mean janitor from Scrubs) star as one of sitcomland’s most convincing married couples.
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An act of data protection
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Blackphones that help slip you off the grid are on the rise, writes James Day Incredible Numbers (iOS, €3.59) Professor Ian Stewart is a mathematical genius who has been playing the numbers game (not that kind) for years. He’s put his knowledge into this genuinely awesome app opening up the incredible world of numbers. For example, did you know numbers define the patterns of sunflowers? No, of course you didn’t. Would you like to know how many ways there are to lace your shoes? Yes, of course you would.
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ooks, spooks, secret squirrel, social media, global corporations, the local council, your binmen and the other half. It seems keeping your private information private has become nigh on impossible in the digital age. Enter the Blackphone, the world’s first mobile phone that aims to stop you being spied on. Created by cryptographer Phil Zimmermann and special forces operatives, it’s been built from scratch to protect you from prying eyes. ‘Blackphone provides users with everything they need to control their communications, along with all the other high-end smartphone features they have come to expect,’ says Zimmermann. A bespoke operating system called Privatos, loosely based on Google’s Android, encrypts everything you do. It’s a collaboration between spanish start-up Geeksphone and Us security company silent Circle and, at €455, it’s good value compared with high-end conventional phones that can cost in excess of €600. It also comes in, you guessed it, black, which means you’ll look slimmer using it and it’ll go with every outfit. However, Andy Gent, CEo of Revector, a global leader in mobile protection, believes private apps, not
Feeling the pinch: Several firms are producing phones designed to stop people stealing your data
phones, are the future. ‘Blackphone is one of the first of many secure devices that will arrive on the market,’ he says. ‘But the most likely development is apps that add privacy or even a full software update. ‘It’s about degrees of security. Blackphone will keep data much more secure than a typical Android mobile. How certain it is to be 100 per cent secure is questionable. Any mobile phone that is switched on is connected to the mobile networks, which give a rough idea of where the user is. Anyone with the right knowledge of how a phone exchange works can hack into a call.’ The creators of the Blackphone grudgingly agree. While the device offers a strong veil of secrecy between you and whoever you’re communicating with, and stops apps Secret keepers: The Blackphone, the Constellation sneakily mining data – even and the Boeing Black have extra security features a basic barcode scanner can
access your contacts list – it won’t stop Q Branch doing something far simpler: listening in on phone calls. ‘The Edward snowden disclosures have certainly raised awareness about these issues,’ says Zimmerman. ‘There is a heightened sensitivity to the implications of what a loss of privacy can mean. We have never claimed to offer a National security Agency-proof device. But we are offering a tool that makes a huge difference to somebody who is using no privacy tools at all.’
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ERHAPs, then, Blackphone becomes more useful to adulterers, rather than rogue agents. Even a feature called remote wipe and kill has no assassin connotations. Instead, you can essentially tell everything on it to self-destruct from anywhere in the world. This is especially useful if your phone is lost, stolen, or in the hands of your partner or archnemesis (not mutually exclusive). offering a similar feature is Us
aircraft manufacturer Boeing, more accustomed to black boxes preserving data than Blackphones destroying it. Boeing’s handset encrypts communication and data and runs on an advanced, tweaked version of Android. There’s no price or release date yet but reports suggest Boeing has begun offering it to certain customers, perhaps global corporations or high-risk individuals. Alternatively, how about the latest cosmically priced luxury handset from Vertu, the Constellation? Handmade in Britain from a slab of sapphire crystal and costing €5,075, its makers claim it protects your data with ‘best in class technology and expert partners’. This includes encryption from silent Circle, a further dose of defence from Uk security firm Protector services Group and anti-virus software by kaspersky. Alternatively, the same amountz of money will buy you a small flock of carrier pigeons with enough change for two cups and a very, very long piece of string.
VAnisH! how to reAlly disappear If a secure mobile phone isn’t going far enough and you really want to avoid detection, check out How To Disappear by Frank M Ahearn and Eileen C Horan. Here’s a quick summary of some of their top tips. ■ Don’t bring attention to yourself with an elaborate vanishing act. Disappear in a legal
fashion, steering clear of using false identification. ■ Before vanishing, slowly ditch your online and real-life social ties – think butterfly to cocooned caterpillar and not the other way around. This eventually includes the toughest part: your family. ■ P Diddy was right when he said it’s All About The Benjamins.
Cold hard cash over plastic is the only way to go and that’s everything, including your library card. Transactions should not be traceable. ■ Create disinformation, cold trails and false leads. This could be as simple as ‘correcting’ names, addresses and contact numbers before leaving. Make
people waste their time looking for you. ■ Create a corporation to manage all your assets, from renting an apartment to paying your energy bills. This gives you a legal presence in your new location and is only loosely tied to you. ■ How To Disappear (lyons Press) is out now.
Microsoft Office (iOS/Android, free) Office Mobile means Word, Excel and PowerPoint are now available for free on iOS and Android smartphones – even if you want to create or edit documents. If you want the same suite on your iPad – an altogether less cluttered experience – you will need an Office 365 subscription costing €99 a year, although the annual fee gives you use of the software on a Windows or Mac computer.
Ultrakam (iOS, €5.99) Some clever codecs are at work here to allow the camera on an iPhone or iPad to record video in a far higher resolution. Ultrakam pushes the pixel envelope on the iPhone 5, 5C and 5S as well as the iPad Mini and iPad 3. If you’re lucky enough to own a 5S, that now means full 2K video, although you’ll require 3GB of spare space for every minute of footage. Other tricks up the Ultrakam sleeve include CD-quality audio recording, slow-mo video and a even a time-lapse mode. James Day
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erthshire’s rolling hills are rarely compared to North Korea, which imposes strict photography restrictions on the few tourists who enter the country. But during a pre-opening visit to Cromlix, the Victorian mansion bought by Wimbledon champion Andy Murray last year, i’m pounced on by the hotel’s Pr team any time i reach for my camera. the hotel, three miles from Murray’s home town of Dunblane, imposes several restrictions during my stay. Under no circumstances can i write about the hotel for certain publications, or before a specific hour on a specific day, and confirming even basic information proves bafflingly difficult. so is the hype justified? Yes and no. No expense has been spared on the refurbishment of Cromlix, which now encompasses a gate lodge, ten bedrooms and five suites. Murray named the suites after scots who inspired him – mine is robert the Bruce. it’s enormous, with a lounge, a separate bathroom and toilet at opposite ends of the corridor and two entrances. the layout is a little confusing – a view clearly shared by the puzzled guest i find in my suite when i emerge semi-naked from the bathroom. the rooms, although lovely, are a little stuffy, with vast expanses of tweed carpet, heavy curtains and shiny quilts. Gadget geeks won’t be disappointed: alongside the tartan armchairs and floral curtain valances are iPod docks and televisions cleverly disguised as mirrors. ‘i think it’s important to combine new and old,’ says Murray. ‘You’ll notice the interior is well balanced in terms of modernisation but there’s also an authentic scottish feel.’
cELEbRiTy-OwnED hotelS The Clarence, Dublin U2’s Bono and The Edge were regulars here and in 1992 they formed a consortium and bought the property. Guests will find Shaker-style oak furniture, wrought-iron lamps and handrolled stained glass. From €180 per night. www.theclarence.ie Mission Ranch, Carmel, California In 1986, Clint Eastwood transformed 22 acres of land into a ranch resort. He hired local craftsmen to restore the property to its former glory. From €90 per night. www.missionranchcarmel.com
A family affair: Cromlix, near Dunblane, was bought by Andy Murray (bottom left) last year and employs mainly locals
Outside, i find beautiful croquet hoop-studded gardens, with a tennis court – coloured Wimbledon purple and green – and a path leading to a small loch. Cromlix is clearly aimed at fans of the great outdoors – fishing and hunting are both available activities. Murray (pictured) fell for Cromlix when his brother Jamie got married there – it had previously operated as a hotel but was somewhat neglected. ‘Cromlix was always an important part of the area
and meant so much to locals,’ he explains. ‘it’s important that i give back to the community which put me on my path, and the hotel seems the perfect way to do it.’ Most of the staff are locals – my waitress tells me her husband once played a young Murray on nearby courts – and onsite cottages double as staff accommodation. i meet Murray’s mother, Judy, in the restaurant, Chez roux (Albert roux will oversee procedures but local chef Darin Campbell will be wielding the saucepan). Over Loch Fyne scallops, Judy, who’s been heavily involved, reveals she’s halfway through her mission of sleeping in every room. ‘it’s helped me find out what needed sorting – like today, i was looking everywhere for a hairdryer.’ Cromlix is very much a family affair.
Murray has squeezed in several visits and fianceé Kim sears has assumed the role of creative director. they both helped choose the scent of the toiletries – huge bottles of Arran Aromatics (alas, the shampoo i snaffle is confiscated by airport security). the location can’t be faulted. My visit was during the recent warm spell but en route to the airport i spot dramatic, snow-capped peaks in the distance. We pass through Dunblane, a small cathedral town full of pretty houses hewn from local stone. i pass Murray’s golden postbox and the tennis courts where he honed his skills – they’re next to his grandparents’ house. in the Dunblane museum, visitors can see Murray’s first racquets and snap up a golden postbox fridge magnet, which you’re more likely to get past airport security. Rooms at Cromlix start at €195 per night. Tel: 0800 0482 314. www.slh. com/hotels/cromlix-and-chez-roux
Blancaneaux Lodge, Belize Owned by film director Francis Ford Coppola, it opened in 1993. Mayan ruins and stalactite-filled caves are within walking distance. From €245 per night. www.coppolaresorts.com/ blancaneaux
Gaia Retreat & Spa, Byron Bay, Australia Founded in 2005 by Olivia Newton-John and three friends, the Gaia Retreat & Spa (above) is a boutique resort in chilled-Byron Bay with a focus on wellness and workshops. From €775 for two nights. www.gaiaretreat.com.au The Big Sleep, Cardiff Celebrity-owned hotels aren’t all suite-filled affairs. Cardiff city centre’s Big Sleep hotel, co-owned by John Malkovich, has small, functional rooms. From €35 a night. www.thebigsleephotel.com
TRAvEL DEALs Of THE wEEk n Destination: Algrave at Easter Price: From €165 per person Details: Seven nights at the three-star Rio Apartments. Includes flights, accommodation, taxes and charges. Travel Apr 11. Contact: GoHop, tel: (01) 241 2389. www.Gohop.ie n Destination: Kusadasi, Turkey Price: From €329 per person Details: Seven nights at the four-star Golden Day Wings Hotel (14 nights from €389). Includes flights, accommodation, transfers. Travel May 26. Based on two sharing. Contact: Wings Abroad, tel: (01) 871 9444. www.wingsabroad.ie n Destination: Seychelles
Price: From €1,189 per person Details: Eight nights at the five-star Constance Ephelia Resort. Price includes flights, halfboard accommodation, transfers, taxes and charges. Early booking 15 per cent discount. Travel June 2014. Ref: 900874. Contact: Travelmood, tel: (01) 433 1063. www.travelmood.ie n Destination: Las Vegas, San Francisco & LA Price: From €1,189 per person Details: Three nights at the three-star Circus Circus Hotel, Las Vegas, three nights at the three-star Union Square Hotel, San Francisco, and three nights at the three-star Hollywood Hotel, Los Angeles. Includes return flights, accommodation, taxes
and charges. Travel Nov. Ref: 900958. Contact: American Holidays, tel: (01) 673 3804. www.americanholidays.com n Destination: Costa Del Sol Price: €329 per adult Details: Seven nights at the three-star Bajondillo Apartments on a self-catering basis. Price includes flights, transfers, accommodation, taxes and charges, 20kilo baggage allowance per person. Travel May 3-17. Contact: Sunway, tel: (01) 231 1800. www.sunway.ie n Destination: Baltic Capitals Cruise Price: From €1,260 per person Details: Seven nights on board Norwegian
Star, full board, and return flights from Dublin to Copenhagen. Calling at Warnemunde, Tallinn, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen. Price per peson sharing, includes port taxes and fees, $50 on board spend and bottle of wine. Contact: Sunway, tel: (01) 231 1800. www. sunway.ie n Destination: Las Vegas Price: From €725 per person Details: Five nights at the four-star Stratosphere Hotel. Based on two adults and two children sharing. Includes flights, taxes, accommodation. Contact: Sunway, tel: (01) 231 1858. www.sunway.ie
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5 Things To know AbouT
Lake District
ENGLAND’S LAkE DiStrict iS AwASh with worLDcLASS fooD, Luxury boLthoLES AND ENDLESS frESh Air. by MAYA BOYD walkers’ paradise
Catch the Lake District on a fine winter’s day and you might think there could be nowhere more beautiful. Endless blue skies, glassy water, and the heather-clad hills that William Wordsworth described as ‘towering above each other, or lifting themselves in ridges like the waves of a tumultuous sea, and in the beauty and variety of their surfaces and colours, they are surpassed by none’. It’s from these towering peaks that the lakes are best viewed, so grab a sandwich, a camera and a hipflask, and head for the hills. There are more than 500 marked trails but I can hardly imagine a lovelier one than a circular walk over Loughrigg Fell. Beginning in quaintly touristy little Ambleside, head north out of the village before turning left on to Miller Bridge. Turn immediately right into Under Loughrigg Road and then, after about 100m, turn left sharply up hill. At the top of this tarmac path is a gate leading directly on to the open fell. From here, there are many paths of varying difficulty across the top but all converge at the summit. Although not particularly high, Loughrigg Fell offers more in terms of views and variety than almost any other, and the view over Windermere is eye-watering. After a warming sip from your flask, head over the peak for your first glimpse of tiny Grasmere and neighbouring Rydal Water. Head down the steep stone path to Loughrigg Terrace, a softly undulating lakeside path that skirts the bottom of the fell back into town. Taking in mountain, lake, village and forest, it’s an excellent walk. Those of you less interested in life preservation might like to take on Striding Edge, the razor-sharp backbone of Helvellyn. This precipitous ridge is flanked by the sheer, scree-covered mountainside of England’s third-highest peak and a fall from either side could be fatal. Needless to say, it’s wildly popular.
Home of tHe country House Hotel
As one of the country’s most-visited national parks, the Lakes are not short of lodgings. The country house hotel reigns supreme here, and wannabe aristos must try Holbeck Ghyll (www.holbeckghyll. com, doubles from €220), a shooting lodge. Stately, rustic, and high on a hill overlooking Windermere and the Langdale Pikes, it’s a storybook country retreat of open log fires, well-worn
armchairs and four-poster beds. Its location also means you can walk straight out from the hotel to the fells, and Stefan the sommelier is as handy with an Ordnance Survey map as he is with a wine list. For something more glam, check out Gilpin Hotel (www.thegilpin. co.uk, doubles from €360). This idyllic bolthole has been run by the same family for 25 years and, from the four unique dining rooms to the perfectly curated bookshelves and the in-room massages, nothing has been left to chance. Sybarites will adore the bedrooms – an artful fusion of luxury and comfort, with fresh flowers and Ralph Lauren-esque colour palettes – and the sleek bathrooms (with Jacuzzi tubs) are welcome after a long day hiking. Food and service are outrageously good, and the fireside lounges make for the ultimate lazy Sunday.
it’s not all pub grub
Cumbria’s dining scene has exploded into our collective culinary conscience in recent years, with four Michelin stars in a rural area just 32 miles by 40. Most notable is Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume (below, www.lenclume.co.uk, dinner from €145). Rogan is widely regarded as ‘the Heston Blumenthal of the Lakes’, and his molecular approach to local ingredients is brilliantly bonkers. For arguably the best pub food in the world, hit up Hawkshead’s Drunken Duck Inn (www. drunkenduckinn.co.uk, mains from €17). The pioneer of Lake District gastro-pubs, the Duck is all cosy beams, bantering locals and truly epic eats. Its pork and smoked kipper Scotch egg is wonderful.
closer tHan you tHink
A smooth three (direct) hours from London Euston, and you’ll be tumbling off the train into the cool, crisp evening air of Oxenholme, just 15 minutes from Windermere. Manchester is the most convenient airport to fly to from Dublin (served by both Aer Lingus and Ryanair), with the train journey taking around an hour and a half.
tHere’s only one lake
Of the hundreds of meres, waters, tarns and reservoirs in the Lake District, only Bassenthwaite Lake is the owner of the official title (‘Lake’ Windermere is just a mere).
Getting there: Virgin Trains (www.virgintrains.co.uk) has return trains from Euston from €97 and Manchester from €47. www.golakes.co.uk
beautiful, whatever the weather: gilpin Hotel as seen from the frozen lake on its grounds, and Holbeck ghyll pano in the sun
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Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20
Though a conversation could descend into a battle of egos, it might not be much contest. The Sun challenges Mars in Libra, yet in its retrograde status, the person you’re hoping to win over might agree to disagree anyway. For your forecast, call 15609 114 70
Taurus Apr 21 – May 21
Though there may be lots on your todo list, forcing the pace might not make things happen any quicker. By letting go and putting some of those crucial issues on the backburner, it’s possible they’ll sort themselves out. For your forecast, call 15609 114 71
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Gemini May 22 – Jun 21
Getting involved in anything community-based might be a breath of fresh air. What’s more, it could whet your appetite for further participation. The benefits of becoming immersed in such activities could increasingly appeal. For your forecast, call 15609 114 72
Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23
You could find the mood of key people in your life to be an obstacle to achievement. Today’s Sun-Mars connection could inspire a conversation in which your main aim is to drum-up some support. If you can’t, you’ll need to be determined. For your forecast, call 15609 114 73
Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23
The Moon in your sign could add an emotional component to the day ahead, encouraging an exploration of ideas that appeal on more than just an intellectual level. Give extra attention to subjects for which you have a natural enthusiasm.
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Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23
If you’re feeling passionate about a situation or person, it’s probably a good sign. Allow the tide of emotion to carry you along. You may find you achieve more in a few hours than you do all week by going with the flow. For your forecast, call 15609 114 75
Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23
ACROSS 6 Obstruction (7) 7 Vex (5) 9 Attempt (3) 10 Stakes (9) 12 Compensation (11) 15 Understaffed (5-6) 17 Society (9) 19 Passage (3) 21 Representative (5) 22 Unresisting (7)
DOWN 1 Ward off (5) 2 Thirsty (3) 3 Sharp (4) 4 Not wanted (9) 5 Satisfied (7) 8 Keep (6) 11 Harm (9) 13 Near (2,4) 14 By means of (7) 16 Forgo (5) 18 Salver (4) 20 Request (3)
Yesterday’s Solutions Across: 7 Overstatement; 8 Pretence; 9 Need; 10 Tureen; 12 Gossip; 14 Hectic; 16 Hustle; 18 Face; 20 Nonsense; 22 Contemplation. Down: 1 Overture; 2 Writhe; 3 Stun; 4 Strength; 5 Amends; 6 Once; 11 Nickname; 13 Illusion; 15 Treaty; 17 Sheath; 19 Atom; 21 Null.
scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22
Energy levels or your mood may dip just when you need to perform at your best. Yet, you can still come through if you’re willing to pace yourself. Later, Venus’s special glow can enhance romantic or playful opportunities. For your forecast, call 15609 114 77
sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21
Whatever your schedule, a focus on experimentation and playfulness can inspire a creative approach. If there’s a problem to solve, opt for an innovative perspective and you might clear up other issues in the process. For your forecast, call 15609 114 78
Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20
The frustrating T-Square could leave you feeling as though you’re trapped in a situation with no way out. Yet it’s possible that resolution relies on a creative, rather than logical approach. Thinking about it might not help so much, as listening to your intuition. For your forecast, call 15609 114 79
Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19
A blend of potent energies could bring a sparkly mood to the day, particularly if you’re going to be busy. A chance to relax with friends might include an unexpected meeting that could brighten up your evening. For your forecast, call 15609 114 80
Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20
Creative alternatives continue to show up for you. Today’s line-up suggests you might even get inspiration from someone else’s example, which could evoke the spirit of competition. Opportunities for fun are there – if you want them. For your forecast, call 15609 114 81
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ENIGMA When Wagner wrote his famous Ring, He made this female trio sing. Wellgunde and Woglinde and Flosshilde all make up this band. WHO AM I? A modern artist, I was born in London in 1963. A tent on which I listed everyone I had slept with was destroyed in a fire in May. My Bed was shortlisted for the
Turner Prize in 1999. WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? WHO… played David Brent in the BBC sitcom The Office? WHAT... food sustained the Israelites in the wilderness? WHERE... in South America did German statesman Erich Honecker die? WHEN... was the Domesday Book completed?
QUIZ ANSWERS: ENIGMA: Rhine maidens. WHO AM I? Tracey Emin. WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? Ricky Gervais; Manna; Santiago; 1086.
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As the Sun challenges Mars in your sign, it may pit you against a person
you have a strong attraction to. Although this could be romantic, it doesn’t need to be. You might be switched on to someone’s company because they have bright ideas.
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McAuley: Setting the bar for Cadbury
gAA Cadbury launched the new Moro GAA bar yesterday, with the help of AllIreland football hero Dublin’s Michael Darragh MacAuley. The Moro GAA bar is being launched as part of Cadbury’s 10th year as sponsor of the U21 Football Championship, and Cadbury are offering two GAA enthusiasts the incredible chance to win a once in a lifetime GAA tip to Boston to watch the Opel GAA GPA All-Stars and €2,000.
Porte to miss Giro to focus on Tour cycLing Richie Porte, Chris Froome’s faithful lieutenant, will miss May’s Giro d’Italia to focus on the Tour de France. The Australian was slated to lead Team Sky at the Giro, which begins in Belfast on May 9, to take aim at the pink jersey, the maglia rosa. Instead, Team Sky’s Giro leader is yet to be confirmed, with Porte’s full attentions now on supporting Froome’s bid to retain the yellow jersey, which will begin in Leeds on July 5. Team Sky’s Tim Kerrison said: ‘Richie was always going to ride the Tour de France this year, but this now means he can fully focus without having the added challenge of having to ride the Giro as well.
Spitting distance: Olympian Melanie Nocher welcomes Matt Cooper to the pool with a splash
wilkinson sad to see end of O’Driscoll era picture: inpho
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by DAnny HOgAn AS HIS final season rolls towards its conclusion having now played his last European rugby tie in the defeat to Toulon, one of his leading adversaries over the years was quick to heap praise on Brian O’Driscoll and his outstanding career. Jonny Wilkinson played a part in ending the Leinster and Ireland centre’s participation in European rugby, kicking six points in the quarter-final before retiring through injury, but he was quick to pay tribute. O’Driscoll has clashed with Wilkinson at club and international level over the years, but they also joined forces for the British & Irish Lions in 2001 and 2005. And the former England fly-half is disappointed to see such a revered figure say his farewells to the game. ‘The first time I played against Brian was in the Under-18 schools Five Nations,’ Wilkinson told ERC. ‘Even from that first glance you could tell he was going to play at the very highest level. ‘I’ve played against him all my career and he always remains at this very high level. His farewell is a bit sad for the sport.’ Toulon’s victory over Leinster sets up another clash with an Irish giant, with Munster heading to Marseille for the semi-final, and Wilkinson is expecting another tough test. ‘We saw the game between Munster and Toulouse and that was a high level contest. We’ll have to prepare for a huge challenge.’
I’ll do homework on Rosberg: Lewis fORMuLA-1
Lewis Hamilton is prepared to hit the books over the next few days in a bid to get an edge on Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton and Rosberg conjured up a stunning battle in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Briton producing a brilliant defensive performance over the closing laps to hold off the German and claim back-to-back wins for the first time in four years. Hamilton, however, has revealed how Rosberg studied up on him after the 2008 world champion had thoroughly dominated the previous Sunday’s event in Malaysia. ‘Someone in the team did a huge study on my pace in Malaysia, and as we arrived in Bahrain Nico had this big document showing all the places where I was quick, and he used that to his advantage,’ Hamilton revealed. ‘So now I’ll do the same and hopefully I can capitalise.’
HundREds made a splash at the national Aquatic Centre (nAC) on friday to take on swim Ireland’s ‘swim for a Mile’ Challenge. More than 1,000 participants signed up to take on the task. Partnering with Matt Cooper’s The Last Word show and funded by the Coca Cola Thank You Fund and the Irish sports Council, events were held in the nAC, as well as Cork, Limerick, Galway and Bangor. Cooper spoke afterwards of ‘the benefits of swimming,’ while swim Ireland’s sarah Keane added that it was ‘great to see so many adults take part’.
Final farewell: Jonny Wilkinson has played against O’Driscoll for the last time
Munster assess injuries ahead of semis As the dust settles on yet another barnstorming Heineken Cup quarter-final weekend, and as players, coaches and supporters catch their breath, Munster are assessing injuries to certain key players ahead of the semi-finals in less than three weeks’ time.
Captain Peter O’Mahony had a scan yesterday and the injury to his left shoulder will be reviewed today when he meets with a specialist. O’Mahony was replaced after 19 minutes on saturday. Tryscorer Casey Laulala, who sustained a broken bone in his
right hand, will also meet with the specialist today. Reigning champions, Toulon will be gunning for a fourth European final in five years – taking on Munster at the atmospheric stade Velodrome in Marseille in the second of the semi-finals.
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Blanc insists pSG will go on the attack
Paris saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc wants his side to take the game to Chelsea at stamford Bridge tonight, despite boasting a two-goal advantage. Blanc is confident his team can reach a European Cup semi-final for the first time since 1995. ‘i have always believed taking the game to the opposition is the best way of winning trophies,’ said Blanc. ‘We have not come here to suffer and let Chelsea dictate the game to us and dominate us. a role of a top team is to dominate the game, even away from home. ‘Our philosophy is an attacking one, we like to keep the ball and pose problems to the opposition.’
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CHELSEA’S backs are against the wall at Stamford Bridge with Paris Saint-Germain holding a 3-1 lead from the first leg at Parc des Princes last week. Their task is not helped by the fact abrasive midfielder Ramires is suspended and they are without ineligible January signings Nemanja Matic and Mohamed Salah. The absence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a hamstring strain suffered in the quarter-final, first leg is a relief but Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi are still a formidable pairing.
West Ham tried ‘every trick in book’ stEvEn GErrard claims West ham tried every trick in the book to knock Liverpool out of their stride before sunday’s kick-off at Upton Park. the reds eventually won 2-1 thanks to two Gerrard penalties but the captain (pictured) revealed the hammers had a game plan that went beyond their on-field tactics. ‘it was a very tricky game. We knew what to expect and we got a bit more than we expected – a hot dressing room, a dry pitch and the bus had to park a mile away,’ said Gerrard. ‘i think they tried everything to upset us. it was a good test of character.’
ManCHeSter City striker Sergio aguero admits he is tempted to ditch his football boots for Wellington boots after becoming hooked on a computer game. away from the pressures of helping City in the race for the Premier League crown, it seems the argentina international likes nothing more than relaxing on his iPad playing Hay Day, a farming game where players can tend to crops and virtual animals. ‘You can buy machines to get milk out of your cows and then make cheese and butter,’ aguero explained. ‘It’s fun. It makes me want to be a farmer.’
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JOSE MOURINHO has only lost two Champions League games at Stamford Bridge but one of them was this season, against Basle.
Leighton claims top-four finish would boost Everton’s profile the Champions League for only the second time. ‘it is a big win,’ said Baines. ‘We have now
‘Win means it’s in our own hands’ worked ourselves into a position where it is in our own hands. ‘it is hard because you
CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho insisted his team had not been outplayed by Paris Saint-Germain in their Parc des Princes defeat last week, claiming the Blues had scored ‘three and a half goals’ in the game, mostly against themselves. Chelsea go into tonight’s Champions League quarter-final, second leg, 3-1 down against the French outfit, but Mourinho, who admitted last night he was feeling ‘a little bit grumpy’, believes his team can go through if they cut out the mistakes. ‘In Paris we would expect Paris to play very well to control the game, to have the ball, to be very dangerous,’ Mourinho said. ‘We were dangerous to ourselves, because we scored half of the first goal, we scored the second goal and we scored the third goal. ‘Plus our goal, we scored three and a half goals in that match. It was not Paris that played very well.
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LEiGhtOn BainEs believes Everton will embrace the growing expectation surrounding the club and lay down a marker in their history. a comprehensive 3-0 victory over arsenal on sunday took them to within a point of the fourth-placed Gunners with a game in hand and significantly raised their prospects of qualifying for
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Lavezzi may not enjoy the same reputation and glamour as PSG team-mates Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani but he proved how dangerous he can be by scoring a real belter in the first leg. The Argentine’s blistering pace and willingness to have a pop at goal are bound to cause trouble for the Blues defence. Cahill (left) will have to be at his very best to keep Lavezzi (right) quiet. The England man has helped the Blues secure the best defensive record in the Premier League but whether he can stop one of Europe’s finest attacks remains to be seen.
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don’t want to get ahead of yourself and start thinking about the Champions League but we all know what it means to any club. ‘it raises the bar a little bit and makes the club more appealing to potential signings. ‘there are a lot of things that qualifying for a competition like that can do but there is still a lot of work to be done.’
‘How the game is going to be? I don’t know. They can say they come to attack and maybe they don’t cross the midfield line. Maybe they say they come to defend and they find spaces and score goals. We don’t know.’ PSG have lost just once by two clear goals in their last 110 fixtures, illustrating what a tall order Chelsea face, but the hosts will take heart from their comeback against Napoli in 2012, en route to winning the European Cup. Mourinho could be prepared to risk striker Samuel Eto’o, who has scored all 11 of his goals this season at Stamford Bridge but has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury. ‘I’m not sure he plays the second game,’ Mourinho said. ‘Fit, fit, I don’t think he is. But play tomorrow, maybe.’
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TOTTENHAM boss Tim Sherwood insisted it was ‘business as usual’ at the club, despite reports he will be replaced this summer, as his side thrashed Sunderland last night. The former Spurs midfielder took over from Andre Villas-Boas in December and signed an 18-month deal but a report had claimed he would be relieved of his duties this summer. But Sherwood said the rumours had not affected him before watching his side hammer rock-bottom Sunderland thanks to an Emmanuel Adebayor double and Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen and Gylfi Sigurdsson goals. ‘I can’t say much right now,’ Sherwood said. ‘What I can say is tonight is business as usual. ‘The rumours haven’t been a distraction for me. We are all professional, It’s not about me tonight it’s about the game. I’ll speak at a later stage.’ Louis van Gaal, Mauricio Pochettino and Frank de Boer have all been strongly linked with the post. Spurs recovered well having fallen behind after just 17 minutes when Vlad Chiriches inexplicably passed across his own box straight to Lee Cattermole and the midfielder slotted home brilliantly from 25 yards. But
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12 Years since Sunderland last won a Premier League match on a Monday the lead only lasted 11 minutes as Eriksen, Spurs’ standout player, crossed to the back post and Adebayor bundled home the equaliser. Kane tapped in another Eriksen cross in the 59th minute and the Dane got on the scoresheet himself with 12 minutes remaining, before Adebayor and Sigurdsson completed the rout.
Norwich chief executive David McNally says new boss Neil Adams could land the job on a long-term basis if he keeps the club in the Premier League. Adams was appointed on Sunday following the decision to end chris hughton’s 20month reign after a string of poor results left the canaries 17th and five points clear of the relegation zone. Norwich now face a crucial trip to Fulham, the team directly below them in the table, before a tough final run of four fixtures against Liverpool, Manchester United, chelsea and Arsenal. McNally wants Adams to pick up enough points both to keep the canaries up and seal the role long-term. ‘it is all in Neil’s hands. if he wants the job here, it is entirely up to him,’ McNally said. ‘we felt we were left with no choice. we had to do something to ensure we have the chance of staying in this league.’ Adams, 48, who played for Norwich for five years, led the canaries to the FA Youth cup last season and admits he jumped at the chance to prove himself at senior level. when asked how long it took him to accept McNally’s offer, Adams replied: ‘Two seconds. it was an absolute no-brainer.’
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AAroN rAmsey has called on his Arsenal team-mates to put things right ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup semi-final against Wigan. The gunners were outplayed by everton in their 3-0 defeat at goodison Park on sunday, a result that puts their Champions league hopes under threat. ramsey, who made his first appearance since Boxing Day against the Toffees after overcoming a thigh injury, said: ‘We have to pick ourselves back up now. We are in the semi-final of the FA Cup, so we have got to put things right. We have five games left and we will aim to win them all to give us the best opportunity to finish Fighting talk: Ramsey fourth or higher.’
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ProsPeCTive leeds owner massimo Cellino has hinted he will give boss Brian mcDermott a chance to remain at the club. Cellino said: ‘He has to show he’s a good manager. He’s had a lot of problems with the team, the property, the market, but now we’ve solved that problem.’
dubbed ‘big spenders’. The Foxes secured a return to the Premier league at the weekend after last month’s financial report showed losses of £34million but with a £1.6m reduction in their wage bill. City boss
comparably low-key. it is difficult these days to offload players who don’t have any value, whether that is financially or to the team. And i don’t think we have quite had the credit for doing it in the way we have done it.’
Pell of a ref for United JoNAs erikssoN will referee the second leg of manchester United’s Champions league quarter-final against Bayern munich tomorrow. The swede earned the wrath of manchester City boss manuel Pellegrini in City’s last-16 first-leg loss to Barcelona in February.
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JOHAN CRUYFF has warned Jose Mourinho he is in danger of cutting himself adrift in the Chelsea dressing room with barbed comments about his players. The Dutch legend’s outburst came on the eve of the Blues’ Champions League quarter-final, second leg against Paris Saint-Germain tonight. Mourinho’s men trail 3-1 from the first game, where he played midfielder Andre Schurrle as his most attacking player. The Portuguese has had a thinly veiled dig at Fernando Torres and Demba Ba in recent weeks, insisting scoring goals is for ‘real strikers’. Samuel Eto’o could return, if fit, against PSG but former Barcelona boss Cruyff believes the manager’s comments will only have angered the squad. ‘When things go well, it’s down to him – if they don’t, it’s down to the players,’ Cruyff said. ‘I saw how he lost the dressing room at [former club] Real Madrid and it’s possible the same thing is going to happen at Chelsea.’ Meanwhile, Mourinho thinks the danger of a European exit will drive his team on at Stamford Bridge. ‘At 9.30 we can be out and we know we have this risk. But at 7.45 we have chances to be in the semi-final,’ he said.
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finn and Brennan goals break Students SECOND HALF goals from Ronan Finn and Ryan Brennan broke UCD’s brave resolve at Tallaght Stadium to get Shamrock Rovers back on track with a 2-0 win. Having hit the woodwork three times in the first half and been frustrated by the brilliance of UCD keeper Conor O’Donnell, rampant Rovers finally found a way to goal on 57 minutes. Former Student Finn cut in down the inside-right channel and drilled a powerful shot that O’Donnell got a hand to, but couldn’t keep out. His goal under siege, O’Donnell made a parry save from a Brennan header and then somehow pushed Gary McCabe’s drive out for a corner. But the 20-year-old keeper could do little to stop Rovers’ second stunning strike on 85 minutes.
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Stephen McPhail, starting a league game for the first time, back-heeled the ball to McCabe to set up Brennan who found the top corner of the net from 20 yards. Elsewhere, goals from Daniel Byrne, Karl Moore and Jason Byrne gave Bohemians a 3-1 win at bottom of the table Athlone Town. Dundalk added to Friday’s big win at St Pat’s to beat Derry City 3-0 at Oriel Park with goals from Brian Gartland, Richie Towell and David McMillan. Declan O’Brien scored his seventh goal of the season as Drogheda United maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-1 draw at Sligo Rovers who had taken an early lead through Alan Keane.
St Pat’s return to victory by the sea sT PAT’s ATH....3 bRAy WDRs....1 CHAMPIONS St Patrick’s Athletic got back to winning ways with a 3-1 win at Bray Wanderers last night. Striker Christy Fagan’s fourth goal of the season broke the deadlock a minute before the interval, with midfielder Lee Lynch doubling the lead six minutes after the break. David Cassidy got a goal back for Bray before Chris Forrester sealed St Pat’s win with their third in stoppage time. St Pat’s last visit to the Carlisle Grounds, in late September, yielded the three points that put them at the top of the SEE Airtricity League. Now, six games into the new season, this 3-1 victory may be equally important in their title defence.
Weather cuts short practice at Augusta PRACTICE was abandoned after just two hours at Augusta yesterday because of an approaching thunderstorm. Play was halted at 10am local time, leading to a frustrating day for a host of top stars. Around 30 players had been out on the course, including Northern Ireland duo Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell, and German pair Bernhard Langer and Martin Kaymer. Rory McIlroy, the tournament favourite, had spent around 90 minutes on the practice range before leaving the course. One player unconcerned was Lee Westwood, who is repeating his recent pattern of not arriving until today. In response to a question about the weather on Twitter, Westwood wrote: ‘No idea about Augusta, but it’s lovely in Florida.’