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THE Minister for Transport has called on a whistleblower to immediately report allegations that bribes were given to Bus Éireann in return for contracts. The Irish Mail On Sunday claimed the details emerged in an affidavit sent to the Department of Education by the whistleblower last year. The former contractor claimed staff received payments, favours, holidays and gifts for contracts to take disabled children to school. The department, which pays €166million a year to Bus Éireann to run the scheme, launched an internal investigation, but this concluded there was no basis for disciplinary action or to involve the Gardaí. Bus Éireann chief executive Martin Nolan wrote to the Dáil Public Accounts Commuitte with the findings, but a secret tape recording of a meeting between a whistleblower and a Bus Éireann

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official appears at odds with this. The internal inquiry found the was a lack of credible evidence about corrupt practices, and the whistleblower withdrew the allegations and agreed he lost his contract legitimately. But the transcript of the conversation reportedly shows the whistleblower stood by his claims. In a joint statement yesterday, Transport Minister Leo Varadkar, Minister of State for Commuter and Public Transport Alan Kelly and Minister of State for Training and Skills Ciarán Cannon called on the whistleblower to go to the Gardaí, ‘the only body with the competence to investigate allegations of a crime of this nature’. They added that all individuals are entitled to have their good name protected and have sought a full report from Bus Éireann.

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HOWDY NEIGH-BOUR: War Horse Joey, the breathing, galloping puppet created by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company currently appearing at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, meets racegoers and some fellow equines in the parade ring at the Curragh Racecourse, Kildare, yesterday

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Sci-fi wise guys: (far left) Two fans pose dressed as Star Wars stormtroopers, while (left) a man dressed in a costume from the movie Predator buys a welldeserved ice cream Pictures: Pa

Geek chic hits the streets for the Comic Con by AnGHARAD wiLLiAMs Ewoks, Captain America, spiderman and the Black widow were on the streets of Dublin for Ireland’s MCM Comic Con. The RDs was home to the twoday event which drew comic book fans from across Ireland to the capital. sci-fi, comic-book and gaming fans queued up, and many were dressed as their favourite characters (known as ‘cosplay’), to enjoy everything from celebrity appearances, tournaments, stalls and talks by special guests. Red Dwarf actors Danny John-Jules and Hattie Hayridge, Doctor who’s Ian McNeice as well as stars of A Town Called Eureka, Merlin and Primeval were on hand to sign autographs. Actor warwick Davis spoke at the event and

Mini heroes: Jamie and Luke Moran signed autographs for fans. Comic book enthusiasts got to geek out as they met comic creators, artists and see the work of new and experienced talent. There was also plenty of merchandise on sale and robots from 90s TV show Robot wars fought it out live in a purpose-made arena.

Seen and nerd: (l-r) Glen McFadden has knives for hands, while Megan O’Brien wields a mallet as Harley Quinn

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n MUSICIANS and actors have come out to support The Factory, the filmmaking and resources centre in Grand Canal Dock which has been told to leave its Nama-owned site by end of May. Since set up four years ago by directors Kirsten Sheridan, John Carney and Lance Daly, the space has become a hub for the Irish film

industry, housing five studios, offices and offering various courses. Those who have spoken in support of The Factory include musicians Bressie and Steve Wall and actors Simon Delaney and Lochlainn McKenna. Through their Twitter account, the venue said: ‘We’re losing our incredible building... But The Factory will continue.’

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GIRO DEAR: Lord Mayor Oisín Quinn leads a convoy to launch Dublin City Council’s campaign to #pinkthecity ahead of the Dublin leg of the prestigious Giro d’Italia cycling event. Twenty-five Giro facts to mark 25 days until the race starts: Page 20 picture: Kenneth o’halloran

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Waters speaks of fear and loathing

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Irish, British and other EU Citizens: can vote at the European and local elections.

John WATERS has said he fears for his personal safety when in Dublin at night and says he is taunted when in public. In a Sunday Independent interview, the journalist said: ‘I won’t go in to Dublin city centre at night. When you have that kind of toxicity generated out of nothing, what are you going to do? It’s not worth it.’ Asked if he was depressed as a result of the backlash from the Pantigate controversy, Waters said he doesn’t believe in depression: ‘There’s no such thing. It’s an invention. It’s bullshit,’ he said. People quickly took to social media to react to his comments. Rory o’neill, tweeting as Panti, stated: ‘he [John] doesn’t believe in depression but I do and I hope John Waters takes some time out.’ MEP nessa Childers tweeted:

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‘About free speech’: Waters ‘Savagely insensitive and untrue remarks by John Waters about depression. nobody should believe him, especially those with depression.’ Speaking on Today FM, Sinead o’Connor, Mr Waters’ former partner, was more sympathetic. ‘John is not a person who doesn’t believe in depression. he is not a person who doesn’t believe that there are suffers of depression. What he meant was he doesn’t believe for himself.’

The controversy began in January when Mr o’neill appeared on RTÉ’s Saturday night Show. In a discussion about homophobia, he mentioned columnists Waters and Breda o’Brien, and the Iona Institute. They in turn alleged defamation by Mr o’neill and RTÉ made an apology and paid out €85,000. In his first interview since the saga, Mr Waters defended his €40,000 cut of that settlement, saying he believes he could have received €4million if libel proceedings had gone to a full hearing. he also described how he has lost nearly a stone in weight and had many sleepless nights. he said he considered quitting journalism and is still considering leaving Ireland. ‘This is about free speech. It is about the rights of people to speak about what is important without being demonised,’ he said.

Rehab director paid Irish GPs surgeries €2.5m consult fees ‘at 1970s standards’ ThE former chief executive of the Rehab Group, Frank Flannery, sanctioned the payment of €2.5million in fees to a consultant who was also a director of the group, it has emerged. John hussey, a brother-in-law of the former Fine Gael minister Gemma hussey, was paid fees averaging €200,000 a year from 1994 to 2005 for consultancy services while a director. he was also paid €175,000 to terminate his contract in 2006. The fees were disclosed in Rehab’s accounts, but the Sunday Independent reported that some directors were unaware of the payments.

A CALL has been made for the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to inspect general practioners’ surgeries. Health Service Executive (HSE) Health Forum (West) member, councillor Brian Meaney claimed GPs’ surgeries in Ireland are at 1970s standards with little or no regulation. Cllr Meaney was reacting to the first inspection of 910 surgeries in England which saw a third fail on basic standards. Fellow Clare councillor James Breen, who himself contracted the MRSA bug in a doctor’s surgery in Galway in 2005, welcomed the call.

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High hopes Liffey cable car plan could rise again

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PLANS for a cable car route along the River Liffey will be presented to a Dublin City Council meeting today. Suas is an €80million project which would see a cable car run from Dublin’s Docklands to Heuston Station. Planning and development consultants, Simon Clear and associates, who are involved in the development of the project, describe it as ‘an iconic tourism infrastructure development’. Project developer Barry Boland said the plan is to build a feature along the lines of the London Eye or Eiffel Tower. ‘We’re not looking to compete with tourism ventures along the Liffey but work alongside existing tourism attractions and add something that enhances the route,’ he said. The idea was first presented in 2006, but was shelved after being rejected by An Bord Pleanála. Councillor Kieran Binchy asked his Twitter followers if people had views on the potential ‘Four 250 foot towers carrying cable cars along Liffey’. One person replied saying the plans were ‘Utter lunacy’ while others questioned if the proposals were serious.

BAULD BiKE: An Garda Siochána issued a photo of this law-breaking motorcyle through its Twitter account yesterday. The vehicle was seized in Dublin over the weekend after it emerged it hadn’t been taxed or insured since 2009 and was sporting a fabricated registration plate (inset)

‘Bailey witness had warrants quashed’ SENIOR gardaí gave instructions not to serve warrants for road traffic offences on a key witness in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier case, it has been claimed. Documents seen by RTÉ’s This Week programme show a West Cork-based garda complained that he had been instructed not to serve the warrants on Marie Farrell. In a statement to the same unpublished internal Garda report, Ms Farrell claimed gardaí pressured her to implicate journalist Ian Bailey in the Frenchwoman’s murder. Mr Bailey is suing the force for trying to frame him.

Household charge ultimatums on way MORE than 300,000 householders with an outstanding household charge bill will be issued with an ultimatum by the Revenue Commissioners, the first of which will be sent out this week. Those with outstanding bills will be given two weeks to pay – or face penalties through salary deductions. A Revenue spokesperson said anyone who left their details with the Local Property Tax helpline or wrote or emailed them and has yet to receive a reply will be considered compliant as long as they pay once any issues are resolved.

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Blazing fire in the sky

by AiDAn RADnEDgE SUNLIGHT breaks through a dark cloud of a deadly forest fire and casts a yellow glow on a port city in Chile. The blaze has killed at least 16 people, destroyed 500 homes and cut electricity to parts of Valparaiso. Thousands of people have left their homes, including more than 200 inmates at a prison for women. ‘This is the worst disaster I have seen,’ regional governor Ricardo Bravo said yesterday. ‘Now we fear the fire will spread to the centre of the city.’ The fire started in hills on the edge of the city and was spread by strong winds on Saturday.

chilean forest blaze kills 16 and leaves 500 homeless

Cutting through the gloom: Residents of Valparaiso in Chile watch from afar as the inferno takes hold Picture: aP

MicHAEL cERA, 25, best known for his nice-guy roles in films such as Superbad and Juno, turns unpleasant in the psychological thriller Magic Magic Your character, Brink, is manipulative – quite a departure from your usual roles. Is this the dark side of Michael Cera? Yeah, I liked that

he was such an extreme character. It’s great if it plays on people’s perception of me as a nice guy.

It’s kind of an anti-road trip film, turning nasty as the characters cross Chile. What would be your nightmare road trip? It wouldn’t be great to

be on one with someone you didn’t know well. I like driving when I’m on my own. When you’re with other people, once you start tuning in to those little things that annoy you, it can be a slippery slope.

What are your most annoying habits? I pick my

nails although I don’t think that’s too bad. I don’t smoke or anything. I sometimes find people too chatty. Which I guess could actually be annoying to them.

In Magic Magic, your

character tries to show off his language skills in a very pretentious way. Have you come across people like that in real life? Uh huh! It’s so

obnoxious because it’s just such a pronounced way to exclude people from your conversation.

Still, your Spanish comes across as amazing in the film. Is it really good? I did know a

bit but I basically learned it for the film. It’s pretty good, although it was better when I was there. It was a good perk of filming, like all the stunt training I got to do in Scott Pilgrim Vs The World.

Magic Magic isn’t a horror film but it’s unnerving. What scares you? Police. Police scare

me. I’m not a massive law breaker or anything, I’ve just been pulled over for speeding, but you can be the best behaved person in the world and still, if you get pulled over, you feel like a kid instantly. Like the kid in Terminator 2 when he’s like: ‘Have you seen this

boy?!’ I heard Alfred Hitchcock was afraid of the police.

You’ve known co-star Juno Temple for a while. What was it like working with her again? Yes, I’ve known Juno since

we did Year One in 2009. It was great seeing her and hearing her sense of humour. We had a blast on location for two months, sitting by the fire at night, playing stupid games, singing stupid songs and drinking hot whiskies.

Hot whiskies, really? Yeah, I’m kind of like an old man. I remember being 19 and being really impressed by all my friends who were just really good at being 19. Does that make sense? They just really knew how to let go. I think I’m only starting to catch up now. You’re a pretty funny guy. What do you find funny?

When I was growing up, Mel Brooks really made me laugh. My dad would set up Spaceballs for me on the Betamax. I also love very dry humour.

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Police scare me. I’m not a massive lawbreaker or anything but if you get pulled over, you feel like a kid instantly What was it like going back to Arrested Development last year after it was revived for a fourth season by Netflix? It was really

special for me because I was in the writers’ room this time round and I got to experience working on the show in a totally different way.

I interviewed the actor Jake Johnson a while back and he said that of all the funny people he’d worked with, from Mark Duplass to Seth Rogen, you were the funniest. Aw. That’s nice. So who’s the funniest person you’ve worked with? Er, Jake

Johnson? Actually I might have said that even if you hadn’t told me Francesca Steele that. Honest.

Magic Magic is released in cinemas from Friday, and on DVD from April 28.

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Be prepared... we’re just not sure what for by NICOLE LE MARIE TYING knots, putting up tents and chanting ‘Dyb dyb dyb, dob dob dob’ are some of the more traditional activities undertaken to win a Scout badge. Smoking spliffs and vandalising magnifying glasses, however, seem to be somewhat at odds with the principles set out by Robert Baden-Powell. But this is what these baffling new badges, set to be issued by the UK Scout Association, appear to represent. What many of the others are awarded for is anyone’s guess – although, fortunately, bosses insist it’s nothing to do with the pursuits suggested above. Instead, they will test candidates in tasks such as media relations, sending emails and posting photographs on the internet appropriately. They will also recognise achievements in ‘geocaching’ – orienteering with a smartphone – fundraising and assessing disability access. The roll-out is one of the biggest overhauls of the insignia in almost a decade, with 17 new badges being introduced across all age groups. The good news for traditionalists is that those who camp out, hike or build fires will still be rewarded. Chief Scout Bear Grylls said: ‘Throughout its 107year history the scouting movement has continued to evolve. ‘These new badges make sure we are able to keep offering activities that educate and enthuse young people in equal measure.’

Admirer drags Depp into her trial for murder BEING a global superstar is not all it’s cracked up to be. Yes, there’s the glamour of the red carpet and adulation of millions of fans – but there is always a downside. Stalkers have made many celebrities’ lives a living hell, forcing them to go court to protect their privacy. But Johnny Depp has been called to court to help get one delusional admirer off a murder charge. The Pirates Of The Caribbean star has been summoned to court by a defence lawyer to prove that his client, a woman accused of running over a pedestrian with a limousine,

should not go to jail. Depp, 50, was handed court papers at the premiere of his new movie Transcendence last week, TMZ reports. He is being called to the stand to prove the accused, Nancy Lekon, is insane. When she was arrested in Los Angeles in 2009, Lekon, 48, told police she was in the city to meet her boyfriend – Depp (pictured). She denies killing Sonia Taunauu, 25, by knocking her down and dragging her body 1km through LA’s Skid Row, on the grounds of insanity. Depp will not comment on the case, which starts next month.

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In with the new: Badges will recognise (l-r) survival skills, pioneering and collecting pictures: pA

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uTkaST’S hotly anticipated reunion was blighted by wild weather and technical shortcomings – with frustrated fans abandoning them less than halfway through the set. andré 3000, 38, and Big Boi,

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39, were drowned out by the desert winds as they took to the stage at the Coachella festival in Indio, California. They were performing as Outkast for the first time since 2002

and were joined on stage by Janelle Monae, 28, who told the crowd: ‘What we are witnessing tonight is history.’ But as the 75,000-strong crowd drifted away, Hey Ya singer andré was left asking ‘You still here?’ and ‘are

y’all alive?’ perience If the humiliating experience left the duo fearing they’d lost ver, the old magic, however, they could take comfort from observ-

i n g that man of the moment Pharrell Williams fared no better. The Happy singer wheeled out Gwen Stefani, 44, and Snoop Dogg, 42, to try to ensure his set at the festivall went with a bang. But he found himself fighting a losing battle when a sandstorm blew in to disrupt his vocals and clog up his electrical equipment. Both acts will have the opportunity to right the wrongs this weekend, when the entire festival is to be repeated. Williams, 41, has vowed to put on a better performance ‘even if I have to wear a gas mask’.

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Cara Delevingne turned to comfort food after she was forced to party without her lover Michelle Rodriguez at the Coachella festival. The British supermodel proved she’s one runway star that doesn’t count the calories as she indulged in pizza in her hot pants under the sweltering California sun. In recent weeks, the 21-year-old has been inseparable from 35-year-old Fast & Furious star Rodriguez, indulging in a string of PDAs. This weekend though, Cara was helping her elder sister Poppy, 27, celebrate her hen do. Poppy’s last hurrah before her marriage to James Cook included beer, inflatable dinosaurs and hosting Superdry’s Coachella brunch.

Happy: But Pharrell had to smile through a sandstorm PICTURE: REUTERs Alana from Haim lost her mobile phone at Coachella, leading the 22-year-old to appeal to her one million Twitter followers, which seemed to work as a technician at the event responded online to declare he’d found it. Dough girl: Cara tucks into her pizza PICTURE: PaCIfICCoasTNEws

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Ashley Greene was spotted at Coachella showing some public displays of affection with boyfriend Paul Khoury. The 27-year-old Twilight star’s antics were matched by Scream 4 star Emma Roberts, fr who frequently puckered up to lover Evan Peters

Lorde, it’s hard to be humble Lorde says she’ she’s proudly ‘arr ‘arrogant’ as she tries to outspok idol emulate her outspoken Kany West. Kanye mouth 17-year-old, The mouthy who has made headlines ri for slating her pop rivals, said: ‘I like lik making grand statements. The name Lorde is quite grand and a little bit arrogant. arr I like the intensity of it.’ it. The Kiwi, who warmed

Hop on: Rita Ora jumps on the back of a pal at Coachella music festival in California. The 23-year-old’s lover Calvin Harris will be performing PICTURE: sPlash

Sister act: Beyoncé joins Solange on stage at the Coachella festival in California

up the Coachella stage on Saturday for Pharrell Williams, 41, warned there is more bluster to come as she is still only a baby when it comes to bragging. The Royals singer told NRJ: ‘I’m a really big fan of Kanye West. He’s confident and I like that. I’m not that confident in myself yet.’

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Intensity: Lorde at Coachella PICTURE: REUTERs

Selfies are a sickness, Katy warns followers Katy Perry may be the queen of social media but she has criticised selfies, calling them ‘a disease’. The 29-year-old was spotted posing alongside fans at the Coachella festival in Indio, California – but refused to take a solo picture of herself when she was handed a camera by a fan. ‘Dear festival friends remember, selfing is a disease,’ the singer later told her 52million followers on Twitter, making her dislike of the photo craze clear. Despite the rant the star seemed to be in a good mood following her recent split from 36-year-old John Meyer. A source said: ‘She seemed really relaxed and was having a great time.’

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The hunt for flight MH370 goes quiet

AUSTRALIA: Signals thought to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet have gone quiet – a sign that the batteries in the plane’s boxes have died. It is 38 days since the airline vanished and the beacons usually have a battery life of 30 days. It makes finding the jet, thought to have crashed in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia, a ‘massive, massive task,’ prime minister Tony Abbot said.

Castro holds first talks with French

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis poses for selfies with worshippers after his Palm Sunday homily in St Peter’s Square, in which he told Christians ‘gossiping’ was the work of the devil Picture: AP

CUBA: France’s foreign minister has made a historic trip to Cuba as the communist state looks to improve ties with the European Union. Laurent Fabius met president Raul Castro on Saturday in the first visit to the island by such a high-ranking French official in more than 30 years. The pair ‘talked about everything, including human rights’, when they got together, officials said.

Tight race in Afghan election AFGHANISTAN: Ex-foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah has a slight lead over rival Ashraf Ghani, early results of the presidential election show. Dr Abdullah (pictured) has 41.9 per cent of the vote while Mr Ghani has 37.6 per cent. The final result will be declared next Thursday.

and finally... AMERICA: A flatulent feline has been returned to a rescue centre after his owners got sick of the smell. Lenny was sent back to the shelter in Scottsville, New York, with the note: ‘He farts all the time.’

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OH BROTHERHOD, WHERE ART THOU: A member of the Our Father Jesus King of Kings brotherhood in Cordoba, Spain, peers through a gate before the start of the Palm Sunday procession in the Andalusian city

Two killed as Ukraine sends its army to east AT LEAST two people were killed and five were injured in clashes as Ukraine’s acting president announced a ‘full-scale anti-terrorist operation’ yesterday. A Ukrainian security officer and a proRussia activist died as special forces took back captured state buildings in the eastern city Sloviansk. It came as Oleksander Turchinov gave a live televised address saying he would not allow Moscow to grab more of his country after annexing Crimea last month. ‘The security council has made a decision to begin a large-scale anti-terrorist operation with participation of army forces,’ he said.

by NICOLE LE MARIE The decision to crack down on dissent in the east means more bloodshed is likely as buildings in cities including Kramatorsk and Druzhkovka have also been seized by separatists. Mr Turchinov accused the Russians of waging war by deliberately provoking the unrest – a charge they deny. But Nato said the sight of men with Russian weapons, wearing matching uniforms, was ‘grave’. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague will discuss the ‘dangerous escalation’ of the crisis European counterparts today.

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Peaches: i never got over traumas of my childhood

PEACHES GELDOF had not yet ‘made peace’ with the problems of her childhood but had high hopes her own children would be happy, it was revealed yesterday. In the final interview before her death, the 25-year-old revealed she felt her mother Paula Yates – who died from an accidental heroin overdose in 2000 – was ‘living through me all the time’. The TV presenter added: ‘I’m not sure I’ve yet fully made peace with my childhood but with my mum I have come to terms with everything. She had a really difficult time. ‘There are so many parallels between us. Now I can understand everything. I

by HAyDEn SMiTH think you have to experience hardships and pain yourself to fully understand people who have been through it and also you can never really experience happiness unless you’ve had that down feeling too. Sometimes it’s enjoyable to be a bit depressive, I think.’ In the interview for Aga Living Magazine, published in The Sunday Times, Geldof said being a mother to two boys had started to help her ‘correct those awful parts of my childhood’. She hoped to have a girl ‘purely to dress her up’ as Yates had done to her. ‘The way I’ve been raising them is with

Fury over rape victim hanging comments TWO high-ranking politicians in India have caused outrage by suggesting women who are raped or have consensual sex outside of wedlock should be hanged. A senior member of India’s Socialist Party, Abu Azmi, apparently said he wanted women who were forced to have sex against their will to be put to death at the same time as their attackers. ‘Rape is punishable by hanging in Islam but here, nothing happens to women, only to men. Even the woman is guilty,’ he told an Indian TV news network. ‘Any woman if, whether married

or unmarried, goes along with a man, with or without her consent, should be hanged. ‘Both should be hanged. It shouldn’t be allowed even if a woman goes by consent.’ The party’s leader, Mulayam Singh Yadav, also argued men who were convicted of rape should be forgiven as ‘boys will be boys’. He said if he won the election and became prime minister, the law that punishes rape with death would be abolished. Mr Azmi’s son Farhan has apologised for the statements his father made.

Down in one, Duchess!

The Duchess of Cambridge scotched ongoing pregnancy rumours as she tastes a glass of wine during a visit to the Amisfield Winery in Queenstown, on the seventh day of the British royal couple’s official tour of New Zealand

pure love,’ she added. ‘I just have a lot of hopes for them, really, and I hope when they’re older they get to have a bit of the youth I lost out on when I had them.’ Geldof was found dead at her home in Kent last Monday. A post-mortem examination was inconclusive but police have said her death was not suspicious.

‘Difficult time’: Peaches as a child

World ‘needs to shut polluting plants by 2100’ EXTENSIVE cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are needed to avoid ‘dangerous’ climate change, a major UN report has warned. Countries must all but phase out fossil fuel power plants by 2100 unless they have carbon capture systems, said the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Deforestation will also have to be curbed to keep global warming below the critical 2C, the panel said.

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as anyone else at the asgeir gig in The sugar Club on Friday night amazed by all the chat during the show? It was a sold-out event by a much-hyped talent yet so many idiots preferred to talk to friends over the music. I’m sick of scenesters who just want to be seen at such shows but don’t really have any interest in good music. Muso ■ Citizen and John White (Mailbox, Fri), if it’s that bad, why don’t you lobby for the removal of ‘Royal’ in Irish institutions which seemingly have done very well off that lucrative imperial connection? We can start with Royal Dublin Golf Club, Royal Dublin society, Royal College of surgeons in Ireland, Royal Hibernian academy, Royal Irish academy, Royal Canal Way, Royal Irish automobile Club, Royal Irish Yacht Club, Royal st George Yacht Club, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital and Royal Hibernian Way shopping Centre. Aisling

■ Darren, most of the websites affected by the Heartbleed bug have implemented fixes, so changing your password on these will solve the problem. any sites that haven’t fixed the issue should probably be left alone until they do so. If you can’t remember your username or password for a site, it will most likely have some method of retrieving the information, and if you can’t remember the sites you have a username for, they probably weren’t that important. You could try storing these details on your phone or under your mattress, but statistically those locations are less secure than the internet, so I’d probably advise Steve against that. ■ Readers, it’s called ‘motor’ tax – it is not ‘road’ tax. Bicycles and pedestrians don’t spurt vast amounts of pollution and hence JO’D are not taxed. ■ Whatever happened to smitten Chrissy and Greg from Yeh Big Ride a few weeks ago? Did they meet-up? How’d it go? Curious Romantic

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● To the lovely girl who made sure that I was OK and got me a bottle of water in Connolly Station on Thursday morning after almost fainting. You are a gem. Lindsey M

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uST before meeting The Vamps, four boys in their late teens set to become the next McFly, I have to make myself a little crib sheet. Brad Simpson: lead vocals and guitar. Looks like the offspring of Harry Styles and a Caravaggio cherub. Tristan Evans: drummer, blond quiff that defies the laws of gravity.

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by AMy DAwsOn I may have worried about remembering who’s who but when I find them in a west London hotel, they’re all lovely, polite and claim to have hardly slept with excitement. Connor Ball (the bassist – and the quietest) says he’s just

woken up, though maybe the poor boy is still a bit dazed and confused, having fallen off the stage during a Taylor Swift support slot a few weeks ago. Their third single, Last Night, a pop-rock singalong, has just been released and could provide their first number one hit. ‘We said we’d all get a tattoo if we got to number one,’

says Evans, ‘but we keep getting beaten by dance tracks. We need to release a house song.’ As a collection of cheery, well-scrubbed teenagers with excellent hair, The Vamps keep finding themselves touted as the new One Direction – but they’re musicians and songwriters, and weren’t put together via a talent show or by anyone else.

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“we want to stay grounded and not take advantage”

Diana Gomez

Their debut album, Meet The Vamps, comes out this week to huge demand: the pre-order for the deluxe version of the album had already reached number four on the Irish iTunes album chart. It’s a selection of classic, crisply produced pop rock (in which the likes of Bruno Mars and McFly have had a hand). ‘I just want people to listen to it and appreciate we’re songwriters,’ says James McVey, lead guitarist and backing vocalist. Simpson chimes in: ‘Being compared to One Direction is no bad thing, but we are a completely different band.’ The boys came together via social media, with McVey seeking out Simpson on YouTube first. With the former living in Bournemouth and the latter in Birmingham, one would take the train after school on a Friday so they could write and practise together during the weekend. Later, they met Evans on Facebook, while Ball arrived via a mutual friend.

take a more gentlemanly outlook. They tell me it’s impossible to have girlfriends but when I suggest it must be pretty easy to pick up the ladies, they’re not taking the bait. ‘We really want to stay grounded and not take advantage of anyone,’ says Evans. ‘But we do really appreciate the fans being there.’

Fun-loving four: Tristan Evans, Brad Simpson, Connor Ball and James McVey are The Vamps; (below) Simpson gets mobbed at a gig – the band admit they are popular with female fans people, people,’ says Evans, ‘but it’s usually those who are getting bbullied at school or something lik like that. If they’re doing that, they’re not ha having a good time.’ The boys are also happy to accept they are bound to be a particularly attracti attractive prospect to teenage girls. ‘I w was surprised, though,’ says Ev Evans. ‘The demographic is quite mature… lik like, 16 to 18-year-old girls.’ Mature? Gulp. Speaking of girls, we know what Harry Styles whispered to Matt Cardle after he was announced winner of The X Factor in 2010. But The Vamps, publicly at least, seem to

All keen tweeters and Instagrammers with a legion of fans, they clearly have a lot to thank social media for – but are fully aware re it can also have a dark side. ‘There are always people that have nothing better to do than just go online and diss

HAT might make them sound a bit dry but they’re not. The boys are agreeably weird and silly, constantly launching into inside-joke skits and teasing each other. I try not to steal my interviewees’ food, as a rule, but find myself nibbling on a fruit platter as McVey plonks himself next to me to show me their latest comedy video on his phone. ‘We do like to play jokes on each other but we’re just not really a “laddy” band,’ says Evans. ‘What do you do to pass the time on tour then, maybe read a bit of poetry?’ I ask jokingly. Lo and behold, McVey loves poetry and suddenly we’re chatting 17th-century Metaphysicals and John Donne. It’s fair to say this is not standard teen band discourse. ‘We have loads of code words,’ says Evans, as I go to leave. ‘It’s probably like our own language. We could have a whole conversation about someone in front of them and they’d never really know.’ ‘A-ha,’ I say, in jest suggesting they were actually being rude about me when ‘choosing their juice order’ earlier. ‘Nooooo!’ they chorus. ‘We genuinely love juice. Come to our gig. Have some omelette.’ Potentially on the cusp of massive fame, I hope The Vamps stay as sweet and funny as they are now. Or I’ll be back to give them a stern telling off – and steal more breakfast. The single Last Night is out now; their debut album Meet The Vamps is out now

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Cut Copy

Dan Whitford is one of those annoyingly multitalented types for whom a single creative outlet just isn’t enough. He was pulling in a perfectly good wage as a graphic designer before music led his dextrous fingers from drawing board to fretboard back in 2001. Whitford then worked an unsatisfying decks and drum-machine ethic until his sampler blew up, at which point he decided to replace the offending object with a few human beings: Tim Hoey, Ben Browning and Mitchell Scott. The resulting blend of real band and cool beats has made Cut Copy a vital proposition. Expect the perky Melbourne electro outfit to brighten your Monday when they play tracks from last year’s Free Your Mind LP at The Button Factory tonight Tonight, Button Factory, Curved Street D2, 8pm, €20. Tel: (01) 670 9202. www.buttonfactory.ie

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Nordic noir gets deep in Erik Skjoldbjaerg’s Norwegian thriller about (real) oil industry shenanigans in the 1980s. Washed with the murky nicotineyellow palette of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Pioneer sets out its stall as a conspiracy drama, involving competing Norwegian/US interests trying to exploit the North Sea oil and gas bonanza. Aksel Hennie is moustachioed Norwegian diver Petter, whose brother’s death during a deep-sea test dive leads him to start challenging what the divers are being exposed to in the rush for contracts. Just as in Skjoldbjaerg’s Insomnia, the extremes of human endurance are explored with claustrophobic intensity On limited release

To coincide with the 1,000 year anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf – one of the most influential and contentious events in Irish history – visual artist Fergal McCarthy has responded to the auspicious clash by creating a giant graphic novel on the walls of the Little Museum of Dublin. Taking a characteristically irreverent approach to his subject, McCarthy has rewritten the story of the ill-fated Brian Boru with dozens of humorous monochrome drawings to explore the battle’s background and legacy. By way of an interactive element, children have been invited to contribute to the mural, affording them a chance to leave their stamp on history. Until May 31, The Little Museum, St Stephen’s Green D2, Mon to Sun, 9.30am to 5pm (Thu, until 8pm); tel (01) 661 1000. www. littlemuseum.ie

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This year’s One City, One Book choice, the bespoke anthology If Ever You Go: A Map Of Dublin In Poetry And Song, continues to be celebrated in a series of events across the capital throughout April. Tonight, music from the collection will be performed live in The Church Café & Bar on Mary Street (7.30pm, free). See website for more events, which take place in a variety of locations daily until April 30. www.dublinonecityonebook.ie

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CyberEthics Public Forum

The impact of social media on child development and the attendant issue of cyberbullying are among key issues to be debated at a CyberEthics Public Forum taking place in Trinity College Dublin this evening (Biomedical Sciences Institute, 6pm). Speakers include cyberpsychologist Mary Aiken and Dr Conor Mc Guckin, Assistant Professor in Education at Trinity College See www.tcd.ie for details. Free, although advance booking is necessary

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THE big RELEAsE

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You can’t hold it against Ben Watt for taking 31 years to release his sophomore solo album: he’s variously spent the intervening years achieving pop immortality for the fortysomething generation with Everything But The Girl, running deep house label

When two sensitive dudes bunker down in a recording studio, the results are typically gushing and angsty – as if each is feeding off the other’s introspection. that’s certainly true of liffey duo We cut corners, school teachers by day, a nu-gazy simon and garfunkel by night. at their worst, they wax drippy and over-sincere, falling prey to that curious irish – or, at any rate, Dublin – tendency to equate earnestness with artistic worth. Where they fare better is on their second album’s unabashed rockers: Blue suggests a hard-charging Bright eyes, the emo-esque Mammals upholsters its weepiness with lashings of reverb. alas, at their most

if i HAD A TAiL by QueeNs Of The sTONe Age

tom [the Minutes’ bass player] first played me tame impala’s track elephant during the writing of our new record last year and i loved it. again, it’s all about the drums – you can’t ignore a great beat.

bROkEn bOy sOLDiER by The RAcONTeuRs

somehow looks preternaturally beautiful even when clutching a can of tennent’s in a holey jumper, Nutini has often been lumped in with the likes of bland romantic troubadours such as James Blunt and James Morrison – but with his searing, raspy, pain’n’whiskysoaked voice, as well as the kind of risk-taking evidenced here, that seems more unfair than ever now. For those of us who have never been particularly won over by Nutini’s indie blue-eyed soul, this will still feel a bit too bland – but it marks a definite musical coming of age. sharon O’Connell

Buzzin’ Fly and, earlier this year, releasing his memoirs. Hendra ditches the beats for a mature set of honeyed folk-pop that narrowly avoids an MOR soft centre by virtue of Watt’s narrative-driven, emotionally stung lyricism and the album’s prevailing mood of autumnal grief, born from the fact Watt’s sister died from latediagnosed lung cancer halfway through recording it. Watt’s knack for giving a pop song the

Weepy with a chance of rock we cut corners think nothing Delphi HHHII

of The Minutes

bE AbOvE iT by TAme ImpAlA

Delicious folk-pop at full Wattage Unmade Road

On My PLAyLisT MARk AUsTin

this is from their latest record, like clockwork. this track is all about the drums and comes in with an amazing-sounding kick. Qotsa can do no wrong; they do things to o me no other band does.

ben watt henDra

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Not just a pretty face tALO-Scottish soulboy Paolo Nutini, the chip shop owner’s son from Paisley who shot to fame at the tender age of 17, has admitted he found it tough to adapt to the public glare – and following his No.1 2009 album, Sunny Side Up, he withdrew back home for a while. Five years (and the breakdown of a decade-long relationship) later, he’s back with an intense new record – with no happy ditties about New Shoes in sight. Caustic Love is very varied in tone, swooping from the sexy funk of Scream (Funk My Life Up) to the raw emotional epic Iron Sky – a track mixing slow-burning psych rock with stirring orchestral pop, and throwing in Charlie Chaplin’s ‘the machine men’ speech from the Great Dictator for good measure. In between, we find the likes of Let Me Down Easy, interweaving a reggae soul sample from Bettye Lavette, and a bluesily mellow but lyrically corrosive interrogation of long-term commitment on Numpty. Fashion, featuring spacey funk queen Janelle Monáe, boldly borrows from Bowie. Perhaps because he

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indulgent they can sound like understudies to villagers’ conor o’Brien (every thief is pathos by numbers). think nothing confirms We cut corners are very good at feeling sorry for themselves and the piteousness can come off like a comfort zone. that’s a shame – when angry enough to get off the couch, they have a lot going on. Eamon de Paor

atmospheric potency of a threeminute short hasn’t dimmed with age, while collaborator Bernard Butler’s supple guitar strokes add tangy embellishment to the record’s pastoral-folk heart. Pink Floyd legend Dave Gilmour even crops up on the gorgeously redemptive The Levels but this is undeniably Watt’s record, sourced from somewhere deeply personal – and all the richer for it. sO’C

this songs reminds me of a lot of things: particularly great nights/ early mornings. it was also the soundtrack to meeting someone very special to me...

bAD REPuTATiOn by ThIN lIzzy

Phil lynott is an idol for or all of us in the Minutes and we all share a love of thin lizzy. Bad reputation represents that feeling when you walk off stage after playing a great show. it plays in my head when i walk down the street, trying to look cool.

bLuE HOnEy by pOp levI

i went to see them when they played years back in crawDaddy. never heard anything from them since. i remember playing this in the tour van while flying down the autobahn at 10,000mph (because you can do that in germany!). it doesn’t really work on the M50... The Minutes play Barn Dance festival on Friday (secret location). Tickets are €60 plus booking & transport fee, available on www.barndance.ie. Their new album Live Well, Change Often is out on May 9

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★ Must see

Drama

★GaMe oF tHroneS Sky Atlantic, 9pm

Gay Byrne – My FatHer’S war RTÉ1, 9.35PM

World War I began 100 years ago and while the commemorations go on, we must not forget that some 200,000 Irish men joined the British Army to face the German threat. One of those brave men was Edward Byrne, who would later father TV host Gay. Now Uncle Gaybo wants to find out more not only about the Great War his father never spoke of, but his involvement in it, and travels to Belgium where his father fought at Ypres, the Somme and during the final push. A stirring documentary.

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Brent plans to become North Gateway High’s first out ’mo and instantly enhance his status at school – after all, a GBF (gay best friend) is the latest must-have accessory for every ‘clique queen’. However, his plans go awry when his quiet best friend Tanner is outed instead in this sweet, sassy comic satire in the Mean Girls vein. Amazeballs.

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Curmudgeonly and senile drunk Woody (the marvellous, 77-year-old Bruce Dern, pictured) sets out with his son (Will Forte) from Montana for Lincoln, Nebraska, intent on claiming a $1million prize he believes he’s won, in Alexander Payne’s tender, affecting, multi-Oscar-nominated, black-and-white road movie.

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Adam Smallbone may always strive towards good but he’s also human – and now he has to deal with the fallout from his earlier indiscretion. Thankfully, Nigel and Colin are on hand to help. There are more moral dilemmas with the appointment of the new church treasurer: our man has found an ideal candidate – if only he can rise above his chosen one’s past.

Nicolas Cage stars as a widowed astrophysicist in a sci-fi thriller that follows his escapades after opening a time capsule that holds information about the dates of global disasters that have taken place over the past 50 years. Cage’s mission? To stop the last three disasters from happening – they are still to take place, natch.

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Sky Sports 1, 7.30pm

The last time BBC news presenter Martha Kearney made a film about bees, she was lamenting the alarming decline in the numbers of buzzing pollinators. But this time she’s more upbeat. Kitted out in her full beekeeper’s gear, Kearney explains the complex hierarchy of a bee hive.

can criMinalS Say Sorry? BBC3, 9pm

Does the idea of making criminals meet their victims to apologise work when it comes to achieving closure for the victims? Actress Brooke Kinsella, who campaigned to get sentences for knife murders extended after her half-brother was stabbed to death, examines this emotive issue.

Leicester City have already guaranteed promotion to the Premiership so they could be forgiven for taking their foot off the gas at the Madejski Stadium where home side Reading will need a win to keep their play-off bid on track. But Leicester, for whom David Nugent (above) is the striking dangerman, will be eager to clinch the title and show that they’ve got what it takes to make it in the top grade next season. Metro Herald predicts: 1-1.

Comedy Central, 9pm

King Joffrey Baratheon, as brilliantly played by Jack Gleeson (pictured above), is a sadistic joker in the Game Of Thrones pack. So expect fireworks as he gets hitched to Margaery Tyrell at a wedding banquet filled with the great, the good and the very bad. Joffrey never passes on a chance to humiliate Tyrion Lannister and a packed ceremony is no exception. This will end in tears.

There’s more guest-star action going on in Billy Gardell and Melissa McCarthy’s patch of the US. She suddenly finds herself a new best friend forever in Kay (Kathy Bates, in saner territory after her stint in American Horror Story), a well-travelled photographer pal of mum-in-law Peggy. But Peggy is not too keen on sharing…

Burn notice

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You really wouldn’t want to hear what your work colleagues say about you when you’re not around, would you? That’s what undercover Michael Westen has to endure as he returns to Miami under orders to monitor – but not contact – his former team. Sorting out a hostage situation is tricky enough, without your ears burning too.

Time to dip into another comedy classic – specifically the first episode of series two. This is the one where Denise (Caroline Aherne) and Dave (Craig Cash) announce they’re expecting a baby – and they want to call it Dave or Keanu… The rest of the family, including Jim (Ricky Tomlinson), Barbara (Sue Johnston and Nana (Liz Smith) have their say, too.

undeniaBle UTV, 9pm

Family secrets come tumbling out of the closet as highly strung Jane (Claire Goose) determines to bring the man she believes killed her mother 23 years previously to justice. With everyone, including her husband, believing she’s lost the plot, Jane has to go it alone – and it seems more likely she’ll end up being the one locked away.

MurdocH MySterieS Alibi, 9pm

Tonight’s case for the turn-ofthe-century Toronto detective, played by Yannick Bisson, hinges on a deathbed confession. You’d think that was one time when everyone can be trusted to tell the truth, wouldn’t you? But we all know, in detective fiction murder can be a very twisted business…

Film

BBC2, 10pm

Mike & Molly

Fox, 9pm

NeW ON

Comedy

Gold, 11.20pm

★Modern FaMily Sky1, 8.30pm & 9pm

Film4, 9pm

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Showcase, 8pm

Another one to add to the collection of Danny Boyle classics, the Oscar-winning director this time teams up with James McAvoy to create a gripping crime thriller. McAvoy (above) plays art auctioneer Simon, who finds himself caught up with the wrong crowd – one that’s involved in the heist of a valuable painting. After Simon loses his memory, a hypnotherapist is hired to recover the lost piece of art work. Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson provide sterling support in this trippy, reality-blurring drama.

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Movie Mix, 10.55pm A biographical drama telling the story of pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey, who collected his controversial data while battling Christian values. Liam Neeson plays the man with the microscope, while Laura Linney puts in an Oscar-nominated performance as his wife and colleague, Clara McMillen.

The esteemed sitcom bulks up its already hefty guest-star roster in this pair of episodes. Oscar-nominee Jennifer Tilly, who these days most frequently echoes out of our TV speakers as the voice of Bonnie Swanson in Family Guy, pops up in the second one but our eyes are really on the first, where we have Social Network star Jesse eisenberg (above) playing an eco-obsessed neighbour of Mitch and Cam’s, and Jane Krakowski as a mom who butts heads with the mighty Gloria. Good luck with that.

★ talk oF anGelS TG4, 9.30pm

We are not sure why this epic drama in the Doctor Zhivago mould didn’t receive wider acclaim – based on a Kate O’Brien novel and co-scripted by Frank McGuinness, it carries plenty of artisitc kudos – but it somehow failed to set the box office alight. A young Irish governess travels to Spain in the 1930s and falls for a prominent but married man as the Spanish Civil War begins to rumble. Cue drama aplenty...

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Got a problem? No one else can help? Our resident agony aunt tells it like it is

Dear Paloma. Rumours are rife that you’re the latest celebrity to be considered for the last judging role on UTV’s X Factor. While this drip-feed of popstresses – Ellie Goulding, who has better things to do, and Ke$ha, who probably doesn’t so is surely a shooin? – are most likely a publicity stunt to build suspense for a tired format, I can’t help but be worried. A super-talented

I scored a fella recently on a night out and we’ve seen each other a few times. He’s really busy with work though and it’s often last minute that he suggests meeting up – often when I’m about to put my PJs on, not get showered/dressed up all over again. I like to make plans but he’s very spontaneous. Are we too different for this to work? Confused

There’s flaky and impulsive – and then there’s opportunism. As a general rule, if a person only ever waits until Bootycall O’Clock to make contact then that’s all they’re after. These are the same people who won’t make advance plans for the weekend in case they get a better offer in the meantime. If you are fine with a no-strings arrangement, grand, but I sense that’s quite the opposite of what you’re hoping for here. So do yourself a favour and delete his number and enjoy it for what it was. You’ll know when someone is genuinely interested – they’ll make time to see you.

I’ve started seeing a man who is otherwise quite normal but for wearing a silk

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dressing gown around the house. Should I dump him? Perturbed Affectations are quite normal but that’s not to say that we should accept them. This sounds like a hipster pretension too far. Does he also wear a cravat, carry a pipe and deliver Noel Coward quips? I’d strongly recommend you point him in the direction of the nearest amdram programme, and find yourself a less foppish replacement. And if not, well, keep your silky knickers under lock and key is my only advice.

LAST WEEK:

My new boyfriend is... overexuberant in the sack. He takes it all very seriously – before getting down and dirty one night

fREE ADvicE fOR…

Paloma faith

singer, you are much better than to lower yourself to Simon Cowell’s moroninc circus to sell a record. Should you decide to snuggle up to his lordship’s moobs, you can kiss goodbye to your private life that you otherwise do so well to keep just that. My advice is to keep doing what you do, and leave this role to a Z-lister looking to jumpstart their ailing career – you, my dear, are in your prime.

he actually whispered to me: ‘Have you ever been to Disneyland?’ Is there a way of calming him down so that there are less cringy comeons and more action/giggles?

Funseeker

YOU SAiD: Tell him that while 1980s soft porn obviously worked for him, it doesn’t work for you, so ditch the corny lines. Honesty is always the best policy, and you’re only denying yourself your own pleasure otherwise. Frank You’re right, this man has a naff way of showing you his Mickey. Beat him at his own game and ask if he’d mind sticking his Frankenweenie up

his own Cave of Wonders before he even thinks about visiting your ladybug again. Disney Anorak OvER TO YOU:

When my girlfriend and I were last having sex she shouted out the name ‘Michael!’. My name is Donal. She completely denies this and said I must’ve misheard or imagined it in the throes of passion. I didn’t. What the feck is going on? Suspicious Mind What do you think? Lend your words of wisdom to deardolly@ metroherald.ie. Best replies published on Monday, April 28. And remember: Dear Dolly can also be found at gometro.ie.

Out and about in Dublin

days: Susan Vickers and Kate Kelly were Appy da on the P Pigsback Live App launch at House on Lesson Street Less

Yong ones: Model Glenda Gilson and Bill Cullen got motoring at a celebration evening for his new Ssang Yong dealership on Naas Road Webcam: Claire Mooney and Louise Lawless met Spiderman at the premiere of the Amazing Spiderman 2 at the Savoy

On guard: Joanne O’Riordan has fun with her ‘A-list bodyguards’ – Top ity chair Security chairman Emmet O’Rafferty and staff member Philip Fitzsimons – before a personal appearance at a client evening hosted by the security operator

Pictures: LeON FarreLL/BriaN mcevOy/Patrick O’Leary/keith arkiNs/kieraN harNett

We We’ve got soul: Shane O’Rourke, Liz O’Connor and Gráinne Harte got down to the opening of SOUL Lifestyle in Arnotts

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Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

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Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

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Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

METROKU Easy, Moderate and Challenging. For solutions, visit Metro.co.uk/metroku

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Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

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sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

Your ruler Jupiter is clashing with Mercury. If you are someone who enjoys speculation, this is one of those aspects that has many contrasting sides to it. A small flutter may be successful.

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Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

A close relationship, which has proved tricky, can come back into focus this week. The best way to deal with this is to see it in the whole. Your mind spins faster and work demands can ramp up tensions too.

Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19

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Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20

Rules and regulations, especially around possessions and money, may be something you find more challenging this week. This could happen in small ways, or see you be more risky in what you spend. For your forecast, call 15609 114 81

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ENIGMA Topmost plank of a ship’s hull, The perch of albatross and gull. Pronunciation, though’s, a stunner – Sounds more like a female runner! WHO AM I? A TV presenter, I was born in Basildon in 1974. I modelled for knitting patterns at the age of seven. I joined The Big Breakfast in 1997, co-presenting with Johnny Vaughan.

WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? WHO… directed the winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1994? WHAT... is measured in pascals? WHERE... is Santa Fe the state capital? WHEN... was Abel Muzorewa consecrated the first black African Methodist Bishop of Rhodesia?

QUIZ ANSWERS: ENIGMA: Gunwale. WHO AM I? Denise Van Outen. WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction); Pressure; New Mexico; 1968.

Friday’s Solutions Across: 1 Cull; 3 Produced; 9 Martial; 10 Sidle; 11 Independence; 13 Expose; 15 Outlaw; 17 Degeneration; 20 Amass; 21 Doleful; 22 Fall down; 23 Arid. Down: 1 Combined; 2 Lurid; 4 Relent; 5 Disreputable; 6 Codicil; 7 Deed; 8 Dispossessed; 12 Swindled; 14 Prevail; 16 Meadow; 18 Infer; 19 Waif.

There could be a tendency to bite off more than you can chew. Any commitments you make need to be do-able ones or else you could promise something you won’t be able to deliver on and affect your credibility.

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DOWN 1. Misdemeanour (7) 2. Works (7) 3. Opportunity (6) 5. Purifies (8) 6. Ascribe (6) 7. Sight (6) 13. Fragrant (8) 14. Sailor (7) 15. Regresses (7) 16. Give (6) 17. Mild (6) 19. Evasive (6)

scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22

It’s said for Water Carriers like you that your shins, knees, and circulation are areas you need to watch. But the other area can be your nervous system, so create tranquil moments to counter overstimulation.

When it comes to money and business, do try to proceed cautiously around those people that you know. Even if they happen to find you too formal, you may see someone as being too focused on what they can ‘get’ from you.

ACROSS 4. Accomplish (7) 8. Gaudy (6) 9. Scorn (7) 10. Scope (6) 11. People (6) 12. Hades’ guard-dog (8) 18. Advise against (8) 20. Give up (6) 21. Heavenly (6) 22. Associate (7) 23. Paved road (6) 24. Souvenir (7)

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Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23

Crossword No. 954 See next edition for solutions

You can be the consummate negotiator but some incredibly charged energy is powering around the heavens, which suggests your level of dissatisfaction may be running high, or other people can seem closed to your point of view. Measure your words carefully.

Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

For nine months now, Jupiter has been working its way through a spiritual part of your solar horoscope and today you can find yourself wanting to dig and delve into life’s mysteries, or find that other people want to share or entrust their secrets with you.

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Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23

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Good times for fledglings BUSINESS START-UPS: Christina Finn looks at the supports available for starting your own business

Last year, 5,442 jobs were created in startups backed by Enterprise Ireland. According to John O’Dea from Enterprise Ireland (EI), there is a big push for tech start-ups in Ireland, and there are big supports for people out there who feel they have an idea. ‘If someone thinks they have a business proposition they should get in touch,’ says O’Dea. ‘Enterprise Ireland supports businesses that aim to be what we call “high-potential start-ups’ – technology-based, with good export and job potential.’ O’Dea says they deal with more than 1,000 business proposals every year, with different businesses qualifying for different levels of funding. ‘If you have a business idea, the first thing is to develop that into an investable business proposal, outlining your product, customer and the scale of profitability.’ At the very earliest stage of a business plan, EI offers a six-month, full-time, accelerator programme, New Frontiers, based in the Institutes of Technology to get the potential business ‘from idea to an investable proposition,’ says O’Dea. There is also a salary stipend of €2,500 per month for six months, which is not taxed. ‘We fund 120 of these per year,’ says O’Dea. There is also the Competitive Start Fund – a competitive fund with an on-line application, with successful winners selected by a panel of experienced entrepreneurs. EI invests €50,000 into each business, with other promoters investing €5,000. In exchange, EI will take a ten per cent equity stake in the business, with about 80 of these being funded per year. O’Dea explains that for projects in a position to raise a ‘seed round’ of funding, EI coinvests with the private sector through its HPSU Fund and will invest a maximum of 50 per cent of the money up to €250,000. About 100 of these such start-ups receive funding per year. ‘The calibre of the businesses we’re seeing would compare well with any of our European

O you think you have a big idea that you could turn into a profitable business or do you dream of being your own boss one day? Starting your own business could be an option for you. Talented young graduates or even those that find themselves out of work but feel they have a big idea are being encouraged to seek out the many supports there are available. So what is it like to take that leap and start your own business? Barry Kiernan, 29, and his business partner have recently opened a pub in Dún Laoghaire, The Pier Inn on Lower George’s Street. ‘I’ve worked in licensed premises since I was a teenager and I always aspired to take on my own place. I learnt a lot along the way and when the opportunity presented itself, I went for it,’ says Kiernan. He explains that the market was good for new businesses looking for opportunities. ‘Go back four or five years and taking over my own pub would have been out of reach,’ he says. ‘There were serious outgoings, high rents and astronomical freeholds. But there really are plenty of opportunities now.’ Kiernan says, however, that he did not just jump head-first into setting up his own business: ‘We spoke to a lot of people before we took this on. We did a lot of research. There is a real rejuvenation of Dún Laoghaire at the moment and that is being supported by both the locals businesses and the local council. We spoke to them and they all fully backed us in what we are trying to do.’ ‘I’ve taken the business advice from both my bank manager and the drinks industry, who have again, been fully behind our business – I really can’t fault them, they’ve supported us 100 per cent along the way,’ says Kiernan, adding that Let us Help you Succeed the pub is undergoing a re-brandIreland’s Largest Provider of FETAC/QQI Award Programmes ing, and encouraged people to CHILDCARE EDUCATION pop in, check them out, and ✓ Early Childhood Care and Education (Level 5 Major Award) support a new ✓ Adv. Childhood Care & Education (Level 6 Major Award) and local busi✓ Montessori & ECCE – Early Childhood (Level 6 Major Award) ness. ✓ Special Needs Assisting (Levels 5 & 6) ✓ Child Psychology (Level 6) Last month Minister for Jobs, HEALHTCARE EDUCATION Enterprise and Prices Innovation richstarting fr ✓ Healthcare Support (Level 5 Major Award) om ard Bruton said ✓ Community Care (Level 5 Major Award) € 2 5 9 that 1,850 jobs ✓ Nutrition (Level 5) will be created ✓ Operating Department Care Skills (Level 5) over the next BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT EDUCATION three years by 122 high poten✓ Adv. Business Management (Level 6 Major Award) tial start-up com✓ Train the Trainer (Level 6) panies supported ✓ Digital Marketing (Level 5) & Many more…. by the Department of Jobs Tel: 01 2061828 / 01 2061829 ICPA through Enterwww.theopencollege.com prise Ireland.

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THEr options for budding entrepreneurs are the City and County Enterprise Boards. They regularly hold seminars and start your own business courses as well as offering mentoring and financial supports. Chambers Ireland and the Irish Banking Federation have developed a website, smallbusinessfinance.ie, aimed at start-ups, established businesses seeking to expand and busi-

nesses experiencing financial difficulties. If you are unemployed and interested in starting your own business, you may be eligible for the Back To Work Enterprise Allowance or the Short-Term Enterprise Allowance. revenue also has a Start Your Own Business scheme, which provides relief from income tax for long-term unemployed individuals who start a new business. The scheme will provide an exemption up to a maximum of €40,000 per annum for a period of two years to individuals who set up a qualifying business, having been unemployed for a period of at least 12 months previously. More information about starting your own business can be found on www.enterpriseboards.ie.

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Swinand comes through for UCD

GREG SWINAND of the UCD cycling club stole the thunder right under the noses of Adam Armstrong and Mark Kane of the Dave Kane NDCC team. It looked as though Swinand was going to play second fiddle to the Northern pair, but he came through to register his second success of the season in the university colours in the Stamullen GP Joey White Memorial Cup. In the Visit Nenagh Classic, Damien Shaw was first home ahead of his colleagues Sean Lacey and Dylan Foley of the Aqua Blue outfit.

Paracyclists finish in style NATIONAL records continued to fall for the Irish team on the final day of the UCI Paracycling Track World Championships in Mexico yesterday. Colin Lynch finished the race against the clock in seventh position with a personal best of 1.18.142, while in hiw own discipline, Enda Smyth knocked three seconds off the national record in a time of 1.10.936, finishing in 12th place. Lynch had already won Silver in the 3km Pursuit on Saturday night to make this a successful event. Speaking about Smyth’s record, Paracycling Coach Neill Delahaye

Silver: Colin Lynch takes home a medal from the 3km Pursuit said: ‘Enda had an exceptional ride. He delivered a great performance,’ while Cycling Ireland Head Coach Brian Nugent said: ‘That was a great team performance.’

cycling giro d’italia

25 days

to go Before the World’s elite racers begin the ‘Fight for Pink’ here are 25 interesting Giro facts 1. Giro d’Italia started in May 13, 1909, as an idea to increase sales of the La Gazzetta dello Sport 2. This year marks the 97th race 3. The overall winner is determined by his total time throughout the Tour 4. The Giro is part of the ‘Triple Crown of Cycling’, along with the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España 5. Riders will travel a gruelling 426.7km during three Ireland stages 6. A huge worldwide audience of 800million will tune in to watch 7. Hundreds of businesses in Ireland are planning to go pink to celebrate – from tractors to buildings and confectionery to fish and chips 8. Alfonsina Strada is the only female competitor in the history of the Giro 9. Before 1931 there was no coloured jersey given out to the leader. The first person to wear the maglia rosa was Learco Guerra 10. Stephen Roche became the first Irishman to win Giro d’italia in 1987 11. Stephen Roche’s son Nicholas and nephew Dan Martin are both taking part in this year’s race 12. If Dan Martin wins a stage, he will have won a stage in every Grand Tour 13. Three riders have won the race five times: Alfredo Binda, Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx 14. Since 1960, the Giro place of departure has changed each year – France, Austria, Belgium – and now Northern Ireland joins the list 15. Ever since 1931, the overall leader of the Giro d’Italia wears the maglia rosa (pink jersey) 16. More than 3,161 riders have taken part in the Giro’s 96 editions 17. The Giro d’Italia was suspended

on only two occasions in its 104-year history. The first occasion was for World War I and second was for World War II 18. It wasn’t until Roche’s win in 1987 that an English speaker won 19. In 1940 Fausto Coppi won at the tender age of 20 – the youngest ever winner 20. The eldest winner, Fiorenzo Magni, stormed the Giro at the ripe old age of 35 21. The Cima Coppi is the highest altitude reached by cyclists. It was established in 1965, named after Giro winner Fausto Coppi 22. 1987 winner Stephen Roche learned to ride a bike at the age of 13 23. Cyclists need to eat 6,000-7,000 calories per day to cope with the physical demands put on their bodies 24. Giro d’Italia is on Twitter with an admirable 205,000 followers 25. The Giro does not go by without controversy. In 1922, a rider took a wheel from his team-mate and, despite being penalised 25 minutes, still went on to win that year.

In the pink: Stephen Roche was the first Irishman to win the event

paris-roubaix

TERPsTRA wins PARis-ROubAix Niki TerpsTra of the Netherlands seized his opportunity to pip the prerace favourites and clinch the biggest victory of his career when he won the paris-roubaix classic yesterday. Terpstra (pictured), one of the in-form riders going into the 257km race, attacked a group of favourites with six kilometres left and never looked back. He crossed the line on the outdoor roubaix velodrome 20 seconds ahead of John Degenkolb. swiss Fabian Cancellara, bidding to

become the first rider to achieve three paris-roubaix/Tour of Flanders doubles, came third after failing to make his move earlier in the race. ‘it’s the best day of my career, said Terpstra. ‘i had some nice results, especially this year, and then to take the win in the biggest Classic of all is a dream come true.’ Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins ended up ninth, but Milansan remo winner alexander kristoff sugffered a puncture twice before crashing out.

gaa dublin v cork

Dubs storm past cork after epic comeback

pIcture: Inpho

nfL sEMi-finAL DubLiN ...........................................2-20 CoRk ................................................2-13 by pAuL kEAnE In only slIghtly different circumstances, Dublin wouldn’t have qualified for yesterday’s Allianz Football league semi-final, let alone be preparing for a final with Derry. But for the third game in a row, the All-Ireland champions showed remarkable character to eke out victory and keep their hopes of a successful title defence intact. Mayo and tyrone failed to beat Dublin in recent weeks, despite putting themselves in great positions to do so, and Cork fell upon the same sword in quite dramatic circumstances. leading by a massive ten points with just half an hour remaining, victory and a place in a novel league decider should have been the Rebels’. But in one of the great Croke Park comebacks, a resurgent Dublin came thundering back into the game with 2-13 after the break, forcing a near incredible 17-point turnaround by fulltime. Footballer of the year Michael Darragh Macauley gave a tour de force at midfield, getting the fight-back under way with a 40th minute goal. Diarmuid Connolly put the gloss on an amazing win with a 66th minute penalty conversion while, in between, players like Bernard Brogan, just back from injury, Eoghan o’gara and Alan Brogan tore Cork’s defence asunder. Dublin fell 2-5 to 0-2 behind after early Cork goals. the first was a screamer from Colm o’neill but the second was a high ball in from Mark Collins that bobbled between stephen Cluxton and nicky Devereux to sneak in. With full-forward Brian hurley also shooting five points from play, they led 2-9 to 0-7 at halftime. Cork points from defender Jamie o’sullivan and Daniel goulding then opened up an appar-

Derry win no big surprise for McIver DERRY ........ 2-15 MAYo .......... 1-16 Derry selector Paul McIver blasted talk of overachievement despite defying long odds to reach the Allianz Football League final. Last season’s Division 2 champions were rattled after just 25 minutes when they lost star midfielder Fergal Doherty to a red card. But with Mark Lynch inspiring the 14 players left on the field, they ground out a remarkable win to secure an unlikely clash with Dublin. It’ll be Derry’s third final appearance in seven seasons and a win will leave them alongside Meath in fifth spot in the roll of honour. But those positive stats don’t reflect a miserable few seasons with Championship defeats to Cavan and Longford. And they haven’t got to an All-Ireland quarter-final since 2007. There was no sign of any inferiority complex against the back-to-back All-Ireland finalists as Derry played with purpose. Centre-forward Lynch built on a storming campaign by inspiring a rare Croke Park victory with nine points. Four of those came from open play and he stood up when it counted late on with Derry’s last two points. They finished strongest despite their depleted numbers, with four of the game’s last five points. ‘Overachieved?’ gasped McIver. ‘I wouldn’t say that we have overachieved. We are just going about our business the way we intend to. We set ourselves targets we want to reach and we are getting there.’

spORT DigEsT Strength in depth: Dublin’s Michael Darragh MacAuley holds off Cork’s Aidan Walsh ently insurmountable 2-11 to 0-7 advantage. the Brogan brothers, sub Eoghan o’gara and But Dublin’s dogged determination is well Connolly to blow Cork’s now shaky house down. ‘there’s nothing lost here today other than a bit known, as is the strength of their bench, and substitutes contributed a whopping ten points be- of pride in the way we played in the second-half,’ insisted Cork boss Cuthbert. ‘there must be a tween them in a blitzkrieg second-half. Cork simply couldn’t get a foothold at midfield conviction that if we get to play Dublin again, we where Macauley lorded it, setting up players like must meet them head on.’

LEinsTER MusT DELivER THE gOODs AgAinsT TREvisO – THEn iT’s THE uLsTERMEn COMING down the home stretch – and all of a sudden it’s not Munster looming large in Leinster’s rearview mirror, it’s Ulster. Some interesting results over the weekend have ensured a tasty fight to make up the order of the raboDirect PrO12 semi-finals and it must be particularly galling – if not a relief – to take a look at the events that occurred at Thomond Park. Glasgow are full of quality, even on their travels, but from a Leinster point of view it must be frustrating to see the great rivals struggle at the Aviva a few weeks ago and then raise

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their game for Toulouse’s visit only to fall flat on their faces against the Scots. Leinster had a tough turnaround after losing in Toulon in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals with just five days to prepare for their trip to Ospreys. There was probably only two days of training given that Monday was a recovery day and Wednesday was a day off. Nine of Leinster’s starting XV played at least an hour in

France the previous weekend – and it showed. Despite fighting back from 19-10 to 19-19 with 10 minutes left to play, there was very little energy left to give, but hanging on to a losing bonus point was good business. By contrast the Munster players have had the luxury of sleeping in their own beds for a couple of weeks now but they lacked urgency and imagination and didn’t score a point for the final 62 minutes of the game. If Leinster had such a schedule you can be certain there would have been no slip-ups. However, the province must look at themselves this weekend and deliver a ruthless

performance against Treviso on Good Friday. Because of the Six Nations, this team has lacked fluency but that must be rectified against the Italians this week in preparation for the trip to ravenhill where Ulster will be fighting for top spot and home advantage through the play-offs. There’s been a hardiness and a reliability to Leinster’s play this season but their trademark flair has looked somewhat inhibited and they need to rediscover that thrust in attack. Head coach must also decide who his first-choice out-half is and stick with either Jimmy Gopperth or Ian Madigan for the rest of the season. It would be nice to see Madigan trusted to steer Leinster to successful defence of their PrO12 title, but we’re not holding our breath on that count.

High performance award for Doyle swiMMing

Fiona Doyle was last night named High Performance Athlete of the Year at the Swim ireland Annual Awards. Doyle, 22, who is from Limerick but is based at the university of Calgary in Canada, had an outstanding year in 2013, winning silver at the World university Games in Russia in July. Following this, she went on to make semi-finals in the 50m and 100m breaststroke at the FiNA World Swimming Championships in barcelona.

Sligo and Leevale tops in road relay ATHLETics The National Road Relay

Championships took place in Raheny, Dublin with Sligo AC and Leevale AC winning the men’s and women’s titles respectively. Defending champions Sligo AC won the title in a time of 38.08, while Ennis Track won silver in a time of 38.36. Clonliffe Harriers finished in third place in a time of 38.50. Leevale made the long journey from Cork worthwhile as they stormed to victory in the senior women’s race – on the final leg Claire McSweeney of Leevale romped to victory in a time of 21.24.

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football fa cup

golf the masters

Top man: Spieth watches his iron shot on the eigth last night at Augusta Picture: aP

Spieth chips in from bunker on a final day full of drama JORDAN SPIETH brilliantly holed a bunker shot as the Masters headed to a thrilling conclusion last night, writes Nick Metcalfe. Spieth, bidding to become the youngest winner of the great tournament, produced a moment of magic on the fourth, chipping in from a bunker to make a birdie and bring the huge Augusta crowds to life. The 20-year-old had earlier made a birdie at the second and when he clinched another at the seventh, Spieth moved to eightunder par, before he then dropped a shot on the eighth, on what was shaping up to be a vintage Masters Sunday. Bubba Watson, in the final group alongside Spieth, would not be cowed by his playing partner’s brilliance and after dropping an early shot, the 2012 champion bounced back to

make two birdies, moving to within one shot of the youngster. Matt Kuchar made two early birdies but a double-bogey on the fourth saw him drop to four-under, while Sweden’s Jonas Blixt dropped a shot on the seventh to slip back to three-under. Lee Westwood, the Englishman who has still yet to win a major, started at two-under and had an outside chance of winning the title. The 40-year-old started his final round terribly, however, with a bogey at the third and doublebogey on the fourth, to slip out of contention. Rory McIlroy, who only just made the cut, played some fine golf in his final round, a 69 seeing him finish the tournament on level-par. And Welshman Jamie Donaldson enjoyed a fine climax to his Masters, too, with a round of 70 taking him to one-over.

THEY SAID IT ‘We have some young ones, some middleaged ones, old ones and a dearly beloved one. Age is only a number’ The aforementioned Peter Alliss casts his eye over the leaderboard yesterday, and decides age is no barrier to success at Augusta

‘You’ve just got to be the best-thinking man out there on the golf course.’ All-time golfing great Arnold Palmer on the key attribute for winning the Masters

Defeat for Rory beaten by marker RORY McILROY didn‘t enjoy the happiest of weeks, and amazingly his third-round score was bettered by a nonplaying amateur. McIlroy was the last of the 51 players to make the cut and as there was an odd number, he was assigned a marker, club member Jeff Knox (pictured right, with McIlroy). He made a 70, while McIlroy could only manage 71. ‘I thought he was going to be nice and three-putt the last,’ McIlroy joked.

Thriller: Bruce and Ahmed Elmohamady after Hull’s dramatic Wembley victory

PICTURE: COLORSPORT/CORBIS

Pressure all on Arsenal to win it, warns Bruce SEMI-FINAL

HULL ............................... 5 SHEFF UTD .................... 3 by DAvE FILMER HULL secured a place in their first FA Cup final, and manager Steve Bruce quickly insisted ‘all the pressure’ will be on Arsenal at Wembley next month. A decade on from playing in the fourth tier of English football, the Tigers secured their first major final appearance with a thrilling 5-3 defeat of their Yorkshire neighbours from League One. Sheffield United were 2-1 ahead at the break but Bruce’s men stepped up a gear to book a dream place in the final. ‘If you said ten years ago, Hull will play Arsenal in the FA Cup final, people would have scratched their heads,’ Bruce said. ‘It just shows you what can be

Glory: David Meyler celebrates Hull’s win

‘We will enjoy the occasion in May’ done. I’ve been in the competition 15 years and never been anywhere near. I’ve had good fortune being involved in FA Cups and today was a proper FA Cup tie. ‘A bit like last year when it was Wigan versus Man City, Hull play

Arsenal. All the pressure will be on Arsenal because they haven’t won anything in nine years. ‘We will enjoy it, we will enjoy the occasion.’ Blades boss Nigel Clough said: ‘I am both proud and devastated. ‘I am certainly proud. I think that feeling will grow in the weeks ahead when we look back on what we’ve achieved in the FA Cup and very nearly today as well.’

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shy Jose won’t speak about blues’ chances pREMiER LEAguE

SWANSEA .........................0 CHELSEA ............................1

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Job well done: Pulis

Puncheon: Pulis is genuine contender JASON PUNCHEON believes Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis would make a worthy Premier League manager of the year. Pulis came in five months ago with Palace deep in relegation trouble but has helped them up to 12th in the table. Saturday’s 1-0 win over Aston Villa continued the Eagles’ resurgence under the former Stoke boss and matchwinner Puncheon said: ‘He will definitely be up there with a chance. If you look at the position we were in when he came and what he’s done to this team, we all have the belief we will stay up.’ Pulis, who has never been relegated as a manager, is adamant the fight for survival continues and said: ‘We’re not safe until it’s mathematically impossible to go down.’

by MATTHEw NAsH CHELSEA kept themselves in the title race with victory at Swansea – but Jose Mourinho opted against talking about their victory afterwards. Demba Ba’s second winning goal in a week handed the Blues a narrow win at the Liberty Stadium, which keeps them two points behind leaders Liverpool, who they face in a fortnight’s time. But Mourinho chose to leave media duties to assistant coach Steve Holland, whose only statement on the matter was: ‘Jose asked me to do it.’ He added: ‘It is something I have done a few times this year and it is something I am more than happy to do when he asks me to.’ Mourinho’s opposite number Garry Monk was left fuming at the sendingoff of Chico Flores early on. Two quick bookings for the Spaniard left the Swans having to play more than two-thirds of the game

Whittingham: We have a chance now

‘We’ve probably got to win all our games’ with ten men and Monk said: ‘If you go by the letter of the law it is a sending off but if you do letter of the law every single game then you will get six or seven sendings off a game. ‘The disappointing thing was he [referee Phil Dowd] looked like he signalled straight away “no” – as if to signal it didn’t warrant another yellow card. ‘Then their bench and manager surround the fourth official and their players surround the referee and then the red card comes later on. It makes you wonder, doesn’t it? ‘But I know Phil and he is an honest guy. I don’t think he responded to the pressure. If he says it was him giving himself time, then it is him giving himself time. But the circumstances make it strange.’ Holland was clear on Chelsea’s title chances. ‘Not much has changed. We have probably got to win all of our games, one way or another. That’s the likelihood,’ he said.

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Still in it: Mohamed Salah and Nemanja Matic celebrate with Demba Ba

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THE TipsTER @tipstermetro Liverpool now hot favourites Tw

LIVERPOOL are now favourites to win the Premier League title after yesterday’s thrilling win over Manchester City. The Reds are as short as 4/6 with Bet Victor and no better than 4/5 with the Betfair sports book, Stan James, Bet365 and Boylesports. City are now a best price of 5/2 with Bet

Victor while Chelsea are 5/1 with Coral, Betfred and Totesport following their 1-0 win at Swansea. Chelsea are also the outsiders to win the European Cup at a best price of 19/4 with Bwin, while Bayern Munich are favourites at 6/4 with Ladbrokes, Coral, and William Hill.

u LEICESTER have work to do if they want to win the Championship. The Foxes can put their shock 4-1 defeat to Brighton behind them by winning at Reading at 6/4 with Ladbrokes.

PETER WHITTINGHAM believes Cardiff have given themselves a fighting chance of staving off relegation with their win at Southampton. Juan Cala (pictured) was the unlikely hero at St Mary’s, the centre-back’s fine strike securing the Premier League’s worst travellers a vital 1-0 win. The Bluebirds remain 19th but have halved the gap to safety to three points. ‘It is huge,’ said Whittingham. ‘It was a must-win for us and to get three points drags a lot of teams into it and gives us a fighting chance. We felt if we didn’t get three points it would leave us out in the cold.’

Baggies won’t reid too much into it WEST Brom defender Steven Reid insists Saturday’s 3-3 draw with Tottenham must be kept in perspective. As with the recent draw with Cardiff, Baggies boss Pepe Mel confirmed there was again anger in the dressing room after throwing away a lead. Reid said: ‘It’s another point closer to safety. It’s a deflated dressing room but we’ve just got to take the positives.’

THis wEEk’s fixTuREs (7.45pm unless stated) today The Sky Bet Championship Reading v Leicester .............(8.07pm) TV Sky Sports 1 tuesday Barclays Premier League Arsenal v West Ham ............................... The Sky Bet Championship Charlton v Barnsley................................. Sky Bet League 1 Crawley Town v Tranmere ......................

Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League Gap Connah’s Quay v Bala Tn ...(7.30pm) Wednesday Barclays Premier League Everton v Crystal Palace.......................... Man City v Sunderland ........................... (3pm unless stated) good Friday The Sky Bet Championship Blackburn v Yeovil................................... Blackpool v Burnley .................. (5.15pm) Bournemouth v Sheff Wed .....................

Charlton v Bolton .................................... Doncaster v Derby ....................(7.30pm) Huddersfield v Brighton ......................... Wigan v Reading .................................... Sky Bet League 1 Bradford v Peterborough..........(7.45pm) Brentford v Preston................................. Bristol City v Notts County...................... Carlisle v Walsall ..................................... Colchester v Oldham .............................. Coventry v Swindon ................................ Crawley Town v Leyton Orient ............... Gillingham v Tranmere ...........................

Port Vale v Milton Keynes Dons ............. Sheff Utd v Stevenage ..............(7.45pm) Shrewsbury v Crewe ............................... Wolves v Rotherham .............................. Sky Bet League 2 AFC Wimbledon v Newport County ....... Accrington Stanley v Mansfield ............. Bury v Plymouth ..................................... Cheltenham v Fleetwood Town ............. Chesterfield v Exeter............................... Morecambe v Scunthorpe ...................... Oxford Utd v York ................................... Rochdale v Southend ..............................

Torquay v Dag & Red .............................. Wycombe v Northampton ...................... Scottish Premiership Inverness CT v Aberdeen ..........(7.45pm) Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League Bala Town v Prestatyn Town................... Bangor City v The New Saints . (2.30pm) Port Talbot v Aberystwyth ........(7.30pm) Rhyl v Newtown ...................................... saturday (3pm unless stated) Barclays Premier League Aston Villa v Southampton .................... Cardiff v Stoke .........................................

Chelsea v Sunderland .............. (5.30pm) Newcastle v Swansea.............................. Tottenham v Fulham............... (12.45pm) West Ham v Crystal Palace ..................... The Sky Bet Championship Barnsley v Leeds ..................................... Leicester v QPR ........................(12.15pm) Middlesbrough v Millwall ...................... Nottm Forest v Birmingham ................... Watford v Ipswich ................................... Sky Bet League 2 Burton Albion v Hartlepool .................... Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers ...................

Scottish Premiership Hearts v Ross County .............................. Kilmarnock v Partick ............................... Motherwell v Celtic................. (12.45pm) St Johnstone v Dundee Utd .................... St Mirren v Hibernian ............................. Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League Airbus UK v Carmarthen .......... (2.30pm) easter sunday Barclays Premier League Everton v Man Utd ....................(4.10pm) Hull v Arsenal........................... (2.05pm) Norwich v Liverpool..................(12noon)

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Spieth leads the way as Masters draws to a close

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No Anfield wrap yet for gerrard This means so much, says Stevie pREMiER LEAguE liverpool .........................3 MAnchester city ...........2 by MATTHEW NASH LiverpooL captain Steven Gerrard claimed yesterday’s win was the longest 90 minutes of his career. The midfielder has experienced the full spectrum of emotions during his career at Anfield but, having seen his side’s 2-0 lead pegged back, there was still time for a nervy finish. raheem Sterling and Martin Skrtel put the hosts ahead inside 26 minutes, only for David Silva to score one and force a Glen Johnson own-goal, before philippe Coutinho drove home the winner to keep Liverpool’s title dream on

‘Listen, this is gone. We go to Norwich. Exactly the same. We go together. Come on!’ The words of a tearful Steven Gerrard, to teammates as they huddled together at the final whistle. It had been an emotional day for Liverpool, who commemorated 25 years since the Hillsborough disaster in which 96 of their fans died at an FA Cup semifinal.

‘Nothing is ours yet, we have four cup finals’ track. Jordan Henderson’s lunge on pablo Zabaleta in added time resulted in a red card and a three-match ban, while Daniel Sturridge came off with a hamstring injury. Gerrard, who delivered a rousing speech to his team at the final whistle, said: ‘That’s the longest 90 minutes i’ve probably ever played in. it felt like the clock was going backwards in some parts of that game. ‘That win means so much. That is such a big result for us. We’ve got four cup finals left. Nothing is ours yet. The important thing now is not to get carried away with that result. ‘We need to stay calm and prepare for Norwich next weekend.’ Manager Brendan rodgers said: ‘The performance level of the players was sensational. To dominate as we did in the first half with that energy and intelligence was remarkable.’

Full of emotion: Gerrard celebrates at the final whistle pictUre: iAn hoDGson/ DAily MAil

No fear: Dublin boss Jim Gavin knows Derry will be strong picTure: inpho

Gavin: We know Derry won’t fear Dublin in final

Holders dublin head into the Allianz Football league final as big favourites for an 11th title after a dramatic come from behind win over Cork, writes Paul Keane. But manager Jim Gavin insists that unexpected opponents derry won’t fear the dubs when the sides return to Croke Park on sunday week. dublin looked down and out early in yesterday’s second-half against Mayo as they trailed in their semi-final by 10 but fought back for an incredible 2-20 to 2-13 win. And with derry coming good in the earlier semi-final against Mayo in surprising fashion, a novel final awaits. It’ll be the first meeting of the sides in a league decider since the mid-70s and Gavin balked at the notion of a one-side rout. His side are bang on form after shooting 2-13 in the second-half against Cork to force a 17-point turnaround on the scoreboard by full-time. ‘I’m sure they won’t fear us,’ said Gavin of derry. ‘Particularly after what was a good performance by them with 14 men against Mayo. ‘They really went at us when we played them a few weeks ago in derry. They came out fighting very hard and we talked a lot on the journey back down to dublin about how good they were. ‘so I suppose it’s no surprise that they got into the semi-finals, now that they’ve had a cracking win over Mayo they’ll be well up for playing us.’

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