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anglo jury is still out as FitzPatrick cleared THE former chairman of the defunct Anglo Irish Bank was yesterday cleared of all fraud charges over a loans-forshares scheme months before the bank collapsed in January 2009. Sean FitzPatrick, 65, from Greystones, Co Wicklow, denied providing unlawful financial assistance to a select group of clients to buy shares in the bank in July 2008 as the stock value tanked. The jury will resume deliberations on two other directors, Pat Whelan, 51, of Malahide, Co Dublin, and William McAteer, 63, of Rathgar, Dublin over the provision of €619million of loans for a group of investors dubbed the Maple 10 and the family of bankrupt former industrialist Sean Quinn. The deal was allegedly concocted to unwind a secret stock market punt by Mr Quinn who borrowed hundreds of millions from Anglo to cover losses on the doomed investment. Twelve jurors returned the majority verdict in the landmark trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court – the first prosecution connected to the collapse of Anglo, regarded as the bank that brought Ireland’s economy to its knees. Mr FitzPatrick shook hands with his legal team in the courtroom after his acquittal on ten counts. In a statement outside the court, Mr FitzPatrick thanked his family, friends, legal team and the jury.

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‘First of all I would like to thank my wife, my two sons and my daughter, and my sisters who have supported me not only during this trial but for the past six years of great personal difficulties,’ Mr FitzPatrick said. ‘I would like also especially to thank the women and men of the jury who have found me not guilty of all charges.’ He added: ‘To all my friends who have stood by me in particular two very special friends, I will always be truly grateful for their support during this very difficult time. ‘I now simply ask that the courtesy extended to me and my family during the trial by the media be maintained and the privacy of my family which has been intruded on over the past six years will now cease.’ The former bank chairman, regarded as having built Anglo over 30 years to become the fastest-growing bank in Europe during Ireland’s much-vaunted Celtic Tiger period, had originally been charged with 16 counts of fraud. He showed little emotion when the verdicts were delivered. He winked at family members in the courtroom and shook hands with Mr McAteer and Mr Whelan before walking from court holding his daughter’s hand. The jury will return today to deliberate on the full 16 charges against Mr McAteer and Mr Whelan.

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SOME might say it seems like only by DANIEL BINNS yesterday that Oasis were rock ‘n’ roll to stepping inside the album’s cover. stars all around the world. So you may be shocked to learn that The original photograph was snapped this year is the 20th anniversary of the in the then-home of rhythm guitarist release of their hit debut album Defi- Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, in Manchester, but the property now belongs to a nitely Maybe. But while the band may have long family-of-four who have redecorated ago broken up, their music continues to the place. The Chasing The Sun: Oasis 1993 to live forever. 1997 exhibition has A new exhibition proved a hit with which looks back in fans since it opened admiration not anger last week, especially has opened up in after singer Liam Shoreditch, east LonGallagher and Bonedon. It features a haul head themselves of memorabilia inmade a surprise apcluding Noel Galpearance at the openlagher’s Union Jack ing. guitar from Oasis’s ‘We didn’t get to Morning Glory tour, see [the exhibition] Alan White’s drum – we got f****** kit and rare, nevermobbed. But actualbefore seen photoAnniversary: Oasis’ debut album ly going in there with graphs. But one of the highlights is a full- Liam and seeing what I did see was scale reconstruction of the living room pretty emotional,’ Bonehead told NME featured on the front of Definitely May- afterwards. The free exhibit, at the Londonewcasbe, allowing fans to recreate their own tle Project Space, runs until Tuesday, in versions of the iconic Britpop image. It’s the closest die-hard fans will get case you happen to be across the water.

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Rock ’n’ roll stars for the day: Oasis fans recreate the album cover of Definitely Maybe – which was released in 1994 – at the Chasing the Sun exhibition pictures: Mike king

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Cabinet fails to agree on exact water charge rates

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HOUSEHOLDERS still don’t know how much they can expect to pay in water charges after a Cabinet meeting on the issue ended without agreement yesterday. The Labour coalition partners are said to be unhappy that Environment Minister Phil Hogan issued a plan for pricing without warning them. Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said yesterday: ‘There are issues that have to be addressed before a decision is made. And they include issues around ability to pay, issues around what happens in the case of households that will be metered because clearly metering will not be completed until the end of the year.’ Taoiseach Enda Kenny suggested in the Dáil householders are facing an average water charge of €60 per quarter, with an annual standing charge of less than €50. Mr Kenny reacted angrily when he was taken to task by Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, who said he kept trying to leak information to ‘soften the blow’. In response, Mr Kenny called him the leader of a party of ‘opportunistic hypocrites’ and pointed to a Fianna Fáil plan to introduce water charges in 2012, with an average fee of €400 per year.

Battle of Clontarf mark II: Irish Rail vs. TD IRISH Rail has rejected a call to postpone maintenance works on the northside Dart line on Sunday to facilitate the Battle of Clontarf commemorations. Local TD Sean Kenny made the call, saying he was ‘astonished’ Irish Rail was ‘effectively reducing public transport options for people’ over the Easter weekend. However, an Irish Rail spokeswoman said Sunday’s works are ‘essential for the maintenance of the railway’. She added: ‘We [undertook] these works at a time that will cause minimal disruption to commuters.’ As part of the festival to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf, St Anne’s Park in Raheny will be turned into a Viking village. See www.brianborumillennium.ie.

Dog owners told to keep chocs away PEOPLE are being urged to keep their Easter treats out of reach of their pets after research revealed thousands of animals are fed chocolate by their owners. Chocolate contains theobromine, which is toxic to many animals and can prove fatal if eaten. High-quality dark chocolate poses the biggest risk to dogs, with a small bar containing more than enough theobromine to fatally poison a small dog such as a Yorkshire terrier.

Brollies at the ready for ‘dismal’ summer

Life at Brian’s: Ailbhe O’Dwyer, publican Michael Hedigan and Brendan Mullen at the opening of a new art gallery in the Brian Boru pub in Glasnevin. The gallery’s first exhibition is a set of nine tapestries by Danish artist Susanne Thea about Brian Boru – the high king is said to have stopped at the site of the pub on the night before the Battle of Clontarf

IRELAND has been warned to brace itself for a summer washout, after forecasters dashed hopes of a repeat of last year’s heatwave. The meteorologists who correctly forecast the previous four seasons’ weather have predicted a dismal summer, which is likely to be ‘colder and wetter’ than average. James Madden, meteorologist with Exacta Weather, said people should enjoy the sunshine now as his team’s long-range forecast showed a ‘mixed pattern of weather’, punctuated by just a handful of warm spells.

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Everyone’s an expert on Traveller accommodation planning, especially when those plans are for near your house, writes ken rogan

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elcome to Liveline, councillors are on the same page. caller, I believe It’s interesting, and a little you’re incensed by disconcerting, to see well-educated, the Traveller well-to-do people exhibiting thinly opinion-ations of the Daily Mail?’ disguised racism when it comes to ‘I’m covered in incense here Joe. Travellers. You can’t help but feel The bastards stole my dog.’ there’s more at stake here for us as a ‘The Daily Mail stole your dog??’ society than where to park caravans. ‘No, the feckin’ Trav… But then what would you do? ‘Eh, we seem to have lost that Crucify yourself on your own caller.’ principles? Perhaps not. Ethics and Indeed. The same way we ideals are all very well for wordy periodically lose the plot when gits in newspapers, but they rocks launched by the Daily Mail hit evaporate in the face of unwanted the hornet’s nest of public opinion – communities to be replaced by rocks the size of those big, ‘pragmatism’. misshapen lumps of granite the All the same, you couldn’t accuse Council used in the 1980s to stop the state of abandoning Travellers. travellers getting into fields. Still, The state spent €282million on that’s the Daily Mail for you – Traveller accommodation over the courting controversy the way Mike past ten years. Last month, Tyson courted beauty queens. meanwhile, it was reported the Their timing is no accident either. Government would spend The recent spotlight on matters €68million over two years on social travelling is driven by city and housing. That seems broadly fair – county councils submitting their €34million a year for settled ‘Traveller Accommodation housing versus €28million a Programmes’ before the year on Traveller end of this month. accommodation. The This has rekindled disparity arises It all came out. Tax an unhealthy dose when you consider of Nimby (not in avoidance. Free water. that there are my back yard) roughly 30,000 Child benefits. among the Travellers in citizenry, which Ireland, whereas Subsidised health your humble we have 100,000 insurance reporter witnessed needy households, first-hand out on the according to Focus canvass not five weeks ago. Ireland. It all came out. Tax avoidance. I know we’re not comparing Free water. Child benefits. like with like here, but there does Subsidised health insurance. And seem to be a curious reversal of that that’s just the rich people, begging usual scenario where the wealthy the questions: ‘Will the wealthy ever pity the destitute with supportive stop buying cars the size of rhetoric instead of resources. Here caravans?’ and ‘Who will teach instead, the have-nots are loathed, them to park in the halting bay and yet they seem to get more than correctly?’ their settled peers, in housing terms The wry parallels between the anyway. It would be nice if this was wealthy and the Travellers don’t end altruism but it’s more likely to be there. Neither pays the law much positive discrimination arising out heed, with the Travellers outside it of policy failure. and the wealthy beyond it. Both And what are the alternatives? account for the bulk of our Olympic Herd Travellers into ghettos and medals, though only the horsey set police them aggressively? That’s have to answer questions about probably what they’d do in America, banned substances afterwards. But and we all know what a stunning there it ends – although I conceded I social success that is. More likely don’t know what happens when you we’ll just keep quiet and carry on, knock on a Traveller’s door to say and the local elections will pass and rich people are moving in next door. the issue will drop out of the news But I did see the reverse, and the until the plans are due for renewal in most common refrain was: ‘It’s not another… well, when are the next the right place for it’, as though local elections, five years? Strange these people were suddenly experts coincidence that one. in Traveller accommodation In the meantime, if you’re feeling planning. ‘It’s on a hill’, said one, in outraged by any of this there is the lamest effort to avoid stating the something you can do: Talk to Joe – 1850-715-815. The Liveline is open. obvious – which is something nobody had to do, because the @kenrogan

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ROME was in fact much larger than was previously estimated, a new study has revealed. Scientists have come across a new section of the boundary wall of the Tiber port which held three huge warehouses – the largest of which was as big as a football field. The researchers from the universities of Southampton and Cambridge found the site while

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conducting a survey of an area between the old harbour city, called Ostia, and another port called Portus, both of which are about 50km away from the Italian capital. Professor Simon Keay, director of the Portus Project, said: ‘Our research not only increases the

known area of the ancient city, but it also shows that the Tiber bisected Ostia, rather than defining its northern side. The presence of the warehouses along the northern bank of the river provides us with further evidence for the commercial activities that took place there in the first two centuries.’ The team also found evidence for at least four major buildings.

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Jackie Adams will also be celebrating with their daughter. Now an acclaimed designer, she mused on Twitter before her landmark night: ‘If u can get your head around your dream it means your dream isn’t big enough.’ Another message to her 7million ‘fashion bunnies’ read: ‘Passion, Pain, perfection.’ The mother of four’s reluctance to party hard comes as she has toned down the lavish shopping trips of old. However, husband David, 38, has made sure his wife is spoilt this time amid rumours he has splurged €60,000 on a bracelet.

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Ac EfrOn clearly believes Bad neighbours make good friends after he found love with co-star Halston Sage. He was spotted getting close to the 20-year-old at a basketball game, with insiders insisting their chemistry has moved off set. ‘They are definitely an item,’ said a source. ‘They were seeing each other a bit during filming of their movie together and ever since he went to rehab they got a lot closer.’ And it seems their relationship is moving fast as 26-year-old Efron has already been welcomed into Sage’s inner circle. ‘Her friends love him and say he is so sweet. He’s really good to her,’ the insider revealed. The love affair comes after months of problems for troubled Efron, who stunned fans last summer when he

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Ellen DeGeneres has fended off the likes of Tom Ford to be crowned showbiz’s top power gay. The 56-year-old talkshow host, who is married to Arrested Development actress Portia de Rossi, secured the top spot in Out magazine’s 2014 Power List. ‘Everybody loves Ellen and that’s

one of the reasons she’s regained the top spot,’ the publication said in a statement. Other notable names on this year’s list include fashion designers Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs, while Juno actress Ellen Page made her debut at No.29 after coming out in February.

Walliams: Kylie looks like me in new shoot for Aussie Vogue David Walliams reckons Kylie Minogue has been so airbrushed in her latest photoshoot that she’s ended up looking like him. He took a swipe at the 45-year-old pop princess after she shared a snap of her latest Vogue Australia cover. ‘Beautiful picture Miss Minogue. You look like a young me,’ 42-year-old Walliams tweeted. But he was not the only one to poke fun at the Aussie, with fans split over whether

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lice in the Skid row area of Los Angeles last month following an alleged brawl with a homeless vagrant. The area is notorious for drug deals. Efron revealed in January that he was ready to find love having worked through his problems and was taking inspiration from Bad neighbours co-star Jason Segal. ‘Jason is a good person who is trying to find love and learning to be there for someone when they need you,’ he said. ‘Those are all things I’m learning to do too.’ Sage recently became single herself after splitting with 25-year-old Glee actor chord Overstreet. The pair had been together since January but called it a day as Efron and Sage grew closer.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas appear to be on the road to marital recovery – although there’s a long way to go judging by the looks on their faces when they made their first official appearance at The Public Theatre in New York together since separating last August. ZetaJones, 44, even wore her wedding band on the all-important finger.

she looked ‘amazing’ or, frankly, a bit weird. ‘She is so over Photoshopped’, said one critic, with another adding ‘Bad Photoshop on the leg’. And Kylie might have been disappointed with the reaction as the taunts kept coming. Another tweeter wrote: ‘Everything but her face looks good, what a shame.’ But fans loyal to the Kiss Me Once singer defended her pose, with one adding: ‘You look so beautiful, your make-up is gorgeous.’

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Paul Walker’s brothers Caleb and Cody will stand in for the dead star as filming of Fast And Furious 7 wraps up. The actor, 40, died in a car accident in November before being able to complete his work in the latest instalment of the movie series. Now producers have hired Caleb, 36,

and 25-year-old Cody, to play Walker’s character, Brian O’Conner. ‘We welcome Paul’s brothers into our Fast family,’ a post on the movie’s official Facebook page reads. It added: ‘Having them on set made us all feel that Paul is with us too.’ The film will be released next April.

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Cyrus is told she’s too sick to leave hospital Fears for the health of Miley Cyrus were increasing after she was kept in hospital for a second night. It meant she was forced to cancel yet another show – this time in St Louis – after doctors said she was too sick to perform. The 21-year-old broke the bad news to fans on Twitter. ‘I can’t get a hold of my team because it is so early so I want to be the one to tell my fans especially the ones trekking to get there,’

Next Topless Model: Heidi Klum was at one with nature – and a new toy boy – as she waded in the sea in Mexico. The 40-year-old Project Runway hostess frolicked in the sea in Tulum on Tuesday with her 27-yearold art dealer lover Vito Schnabel. Klum has been seeing the younger man since February – after splitting with her former bodyguard Martin Kristen in January PiCture: PaCifiC Coast News

she wrote. ‘The hospital is saying I won’t b released today therefore I’m not going 2 make it 2 St Louis. Im so sorry but some things are outta my control.’ Cyrus had already pulled out of a gig in Kansas, Missouri, after being treated for a ‘severe allergic reaction’ to antibiotics. But she assured fans she was in good hands. ‘Mr. Octopussy & some amazing Drs are taking good care of me,’ she tweeted.

DiCaprio lining up a very grizzly movie role ha played The Wolf Of Leonardo DiCaprio may have Wa Street but he is set to be given the run around Wall bear The 39-year-old is due to begin by a grizzly bear. filming the true story of American fur hunter attack and left for dead by Hugh Glass, who was attacked a bear in 1823. The film, called The Revenant, will

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Jay Z and Beyoncé have got fans excited amid speculation that they will team up for a joint US stadium tour this summer. The power couple are on the brink of announcing a 20-date tour starting in late June after wrapping up their own individual stints on the road, the New York Post claimed. Jay Z’s Magna Carter Holy Grail tour took its final bow on January 31 in Pennsylvania, while his missus’s year-long Mrs Carter Show Tour ended last month in Portugal. But it looks unlikely they would leave the US.

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Johnny Depp reckons the age gap between him and fiancée Amber Heard, 27, has given him a new lease of life. Asked if it posed a hurdle, the 50year-old said: ‘I don’t think so. I’ve got a lot of life experience, certainly, but I don’t feel like I’m looking down on her. I feel like she’s the one inspiring me.’

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cOnGO: The director of Africa’s oldest national park has been shot and wounded in an ambush. Belgian Emmanuel de Merode, head of Virunga – home to endangered mountain gorillas – was attacked by three gunmen as he was travelling between Goma and Rumangabo. A park spokeswoman said yesterday he was seriously wounded but is ‘out of the woods’.

bOSniA: Denisa Hegic views the remains of her family – who she saw killed by Serb soldiers when she was eight in 1992 – brought from a mass grave to an identification centre Picture: AP

Economy hit by new slowdown in growth State premier quits and finally... cHinA: The world’s second largest over €2,065 wine gift cHinA: A lustful bird economy has suffered another

slowdown in growth. China’s economy expanded by 7.4 per cent in the first quarter of the year, down from the previous quarter’s 7.7 per cent. It matched a minislump two years ago, however, investors said the stagnation was less severe than feared. The figures reflect efforts to shift emphasis from heavy industry to services.

AuSTRALiA: New South Wales premier Barry O’Farrell has resigned over his failure to declare a €2,065 bottle of wine sent to him after his 2011 election victory. The liberal, 54, had denied being given the 1959 Penfolds Grange Hermitage by businessman Nick Di Girolamo, but quit after being told a thank-you note from him would be revealed.

led zookeepers on a wild, er, peacock chase after it made an escape bid in Shiyan, Hubei province. Fed up at a lack of females, it ran off to find a partner. Now a mate is being sought by the zoo’s staff.

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Temple Bar in ‘top ten tourist let-down’ list by jOAnnE AHERn THE TEMPLE Bar Company has hit back at an online article that cites the city centre tourist spot as one of the ‘ten most disappointing destinations in the world’. Dublin’s so-called cultural and creative quarter was listed as one of the ten most disappointing tourist locations by the Huffington Post, alongside Niagara Falls (the US side), Hollywood, Walt Disney World in Florida and Las Vegas. Article author Caroline Morse said: ‘The city of Dublin is great. There’s a castle and gorgeous architecture, there are renowned colleges and green spaces, and there are many other things to see and do that go beyond the tired “Irish culture equals pubs” stereotype.’ However, she described the Temple Bar area as ‘a prime example of the rampant fleecing of drunken tourists that should be avoided at all costs’.

Temple Bar: ‘Tourists fleeced’ She added: ‘This small area caters to visitors competing to see how drunk they can get in “authentic” bars and nightclubs (aka overpriced tourist traps). Avoid it at all costs and seek out a pub anywhere else in Dublin.’ The Temple Bar Company, whose mission is ‘to protect and develop the area’ described the piece as a ‘one-dimensional personal opinion’. Managing director Martin Harte said Temple Bar was ‘unrivalled as a destination’, adding that research indicated ‘significant repeat business and visitors express[ing] the desire to return again’.

Fans United in solidarity Fans of all persuasions got together in Cabra to show solidarity after vandals daubed offensive graffiti on the railway bridge named after local hero Liam Whelan, one of the ‘Busby Babes’, who died age 22 in the 1958 Munich air tragedy which killed 23 people, including eight Manchester United players. The bridge was named after Cabra native Whelan in 2006 and the disused trackbed beneath will carry the new Luas DX line. The clean-up was led by fans of local soccer team Bohemians based in nearby Phibsboro

50 jobs lost at Examiner GP plan ‘unachievable’ SOME 50 jobs are to go at the Irish Examiner Group, its parent company Landmark Media Investments announced yesterday. The firm said the redundancies are a result of ‘investment in new editorial production, advertising and financing systems’. The number of jobs lost represents ten per cent of the group’s staff, whose publications include the Irish Examiner and the Evening Echo, as well as regional titles.

THE Irish Medical Organisation has said it is ‘contemptuous’ of the Government’s plan to approve legislation introducing free GP services for under-sixes without first having detailed discussions with it on the implications. Speaking after the measure was approved by the Cabinet yesterday, chairman of the GP committee of the IMO, Dr Ray Walley, said the target to have the scheme in place by the summer is ‘unachievable’.

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UNCLAWFUL ENTRY: A three-year-old US boy had to be rescued from an arcade ‘claw’ machine after he sneaked in to get a stuffed toy. Kael Ireland vanished from his mother’s home in Nebraska on Monday and toddled off to a bowling alley opposite the house to try his luck on the claw crane machine. Instead of putting in a coin and moving the crane to try to win a stuffed toy, however, the lad sneaked inside the machine and ended up stuck among all the toys. His frantic mum called police, who were already responding to calls of a boy stuck in the machine – and the pair were reunited as soon as the machine was opened up and the lad was released.

AN EXPENSIVE shopping trip need not cost an arm and a leg – soon we could be paying with our veins. A payment system has been developed that scans a shopper’s hand and then reads the unique pattern in their blood vessels. Quixter was invented by Fredrik Leifland, who insists the method is safer than credit cards. ‘Every individual’s vein pattern is completely unique, so there really is no way of committing fraud with this system,’ he said. ‘You always need your hand scanned for a payment to go through.’ Some 1,600 volunteers have signed up to try the system in the Swedish city of Lund, where scanning terminals have been installed in 15 outlets. Mr Leifland devised the idea two years ago while waiting in a queue. The technology existed before but had not been used to make payments. ‘We had to connect all the players ourselves, which was quite complex – the veinscanning terminals, the banks, the stores and the customers,’ added Mr Leifland. To sign up, users scan their palm three times and enter their social security and telephone numbers. A text message is sent to their mobile phone with an activation link to a website, with payments taken directly from customers’ bank accounts.

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BEAUTICIANS who used treatments billed as ‘vegetarian-friendly’ are being sued after they were found to contain the blood of unborn calves. Clinicians are fighting a court ruling labelling them ‘responsible’ for ‘misrepresentations’ regarding Isolagen – a non-surgical ‘facelift’ product – even though they did not make the serum. They want the UK’s Court of Appeal to overturn a judgment that ruled 20 clients could sue beauty therapists for up to £3,500 (€4,255) each. The treatments were bought between 2003 and 2006. Isolagen, which made the serum, went out of business in 2007. The appeal court judges have reserved their ruling until a later date.

Tube driver was ‘drunk at controls’ A LONDON tube driver was yesterday accused of drinking almost a bottle of vodka while at the controls of a train. Ian Comfort smelled ‘strongly of alcohol’ when his Jubilee Line train stopped at Queensbury station in March, Hendon magistrates’ heard. A ‘near empty’ bottle of vodka was found in his bag, it was alleged. Comfort, 50, who has been a driver for London Underground for about 12 years, appeared in court to face two charges of being drunk in charge of a train. He was released on bail until April 28 and is currently suspended from duty.

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FURIOUS Ukraine prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk yesterday accused Russia of attempting to build a ‘new Berlin wall’. He accused Moscow of orchestrating the unrest in the region by ‘exporting terrorism’. ‘We have now realised our Russian neighbours decided to build the Berlin Wall and want to begin a new Cold War – but before that they are performing acts of “hot” terror,’ he claimed. His comments are likely to raise tensions ahead of crucial talks between diplomats from the warring countries, the EU and the US due to be held today. Nato yesterday announced plans to bolster its presence in eastern Europe in response to the crisis in Ukraine. The alliance’s secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, promised ‘more planes in the air, more ships on the water, and more readiness on the land’ to reassure eastern European Nato members concerned about Russia’s intentions. Mr Rasmussen said Moscow must make clear ‘it doesn’t support the violent Rising tension: Ukrainian soldiers sit on their armoured vehicle in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, where prro-Russian actions of well-armed militias or pro- protestors blocked a column of their vehicles en route to Slaviansk and did not allow them to pass. Pro-Russian Russian separatists’ in eastern Ukraine. insurgents, demanding broader autonomy from Kiev, continued occupying government buildings

THE father of Britain’s youngest mother yesterday said that he was ‘proud’ of his daughter and there was ‘no shame’ in her giving birth at the age of 12. Speaking on a radio phone-in, the man called his daughter’s 13-year-old boyfriend a ‘great kid,’ rubbishing rumours the pair wanted to marry after their baby girl was born on Sunday. He also hit back at claims he and the boys’ parents ‘allowed’ the underage sex to go on, saying: ‘Unfortunately, kids this age are going to grow up to have boyfriends and partners or whatever. ‘If they do things behind their parents’ back, that’s something we’re never going to be able to find out.’ The father denied claims the youngsters were ‘scrounging off the social’, saying he would support them. However, Hilary Pannack, of charity Straight Talking, said: ‘We need to stop the cycle of teenage parents having children who are more likely to become teenage parents themselves.’

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My girl’s ride: Clockwise from above, the Kiravan built by an inventor for his daughter, the dining area, high-tech cockpit and sleeping loft PictUres: rex

FATHERS will do just about anything to put a smile on the face of their little girl. But inventor and ex-Disney engineer Bran Ferren, 61, has taken that to a whole new level – building a multi-million dollar custom-made truck for his daughter, aged four. Named after the apple of his eye, Kira, the Kiravan is a home-from-home on wheels. It boasts a penthouse suite, state-of-the-art kitchen and office, has a pop-up tent on the roof and drones to check the terrain ahead to make every journey as safe as possible. It can travel 3,200km between fuel stops and Mr Ferren, co-founder of renowned tech firm Applied Minds, built it to travel across the US with his daughter.

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Young’s MP3 player is a hit SINGER Neil Young has another hit on his hands – after fans pledged €4.5million via crowdfunding website Kickstarter to get his Pono music player project off the ground. More than 18,000 people supported the 68-yearold’s digital music project that promises to deliver much higher quality audio files than those currently available on MP3 players. The PonoMusic online audio store and portable player will cost €290. Hunting for clues: A bomb squad officer inspects the debris of the controlled explosion of the backpacks after Kevin Edson’s arrest for the hoax picture: ap

Street artist is arrested over Boston bomb hoax

A PERFORMANCE artist who left two backpacks near the Boston Marathon finish line is facing up to 25 years in jail after his hoax. Kevin Edson was last night charged with possession or use of a hoax device and making a false bomb threat after creating the scare hours after a tribute to those who died in last year’s bombing at the event. The 25-year-old, who has a history of mental health issues, was seen wandering barefoot in the middle of the street, wearing blue and yellow face-painted tears and a black veil while shouting ‘Boston strong’. He was stopped by police, reportedly telling them he had a rice cooker in his backpack – mimicking the 2013 attack blamed on brothers Tamerlan and Dzokhar Tsarnaev. Officers then cordoned off the area, conducting a controlled explosion on the bags. Edson, a student at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston,

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was said to have been off his medication for months. His brother, TJ, posted on Facebook: ‘What he did at the finish line earlier today is absurd and shameful. It should not be considered art or condoned in any way. ‘Do not play into that. He is a sick person with multiple diagnoses. Unfortunately, no consequences of his abnormal behaviour were dire enough for him to shape up before he thought something like this could get him that fame he always chased. ‘Ultimately, he is a disillusioned and very sick individual.’ Suffolk County district attorney Dan Conley called Edson’s actions ‘irresponsible, senseless, and selfish’ during a day of remembrance for the three dead from last year’s bombing. Edson was sent to hospital for psychiatric evaluation and is due back in court on May 7.

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HE’S one connoisseur you can be sure appreciates a fine red. But now part of the wine collection of former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is to go under the hammer. The wines – including several rare and vintage reds – are expected to fetch a total of more than €3.5million, auction house Christie’s said. The collection features Burgundies and First Growth Bordeaux, ranging in vintages from 1986 – the year he was appointed manager at Old Trafford – to 2011. They will be auctioned from June 9 to June 23.

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wouldn’t be one for having a gripe with Irish Rail because I have to stand on a carriage but I was in shock on tuesday to read they are closing the dart line on the northside over Easter weekend. How it got past them that the Battle of Clontarf Festival is being re-staged in St Anne’s Park this weekend is bizarre. the event is being planned by dublin City Council, with an expected turnout of 40,000 people and road restrictions in place. Surely the dart is the best way to travel as Harmonstown and Killester Stations are a short walk to the gates of the park? do State agencies not talk when it comes to planning major events? Seriously, your idiocy astounds me. ‘Tarf 2014 ■ Real tree Hugger (Mailbox, wed), there’s no need to weigh-up the pros and cons of wind farms any more – our friends from across the pond have abandoned the idea. what happens next will be interesting – some €15billion in public and private

funds had been earmarked for this project. I’d like to see that cash build some turbines out in the ocean. RK ■ Freedom of Speech (Mailbox, wed), should we also deny adoptive rights to infertile, straight couples? Perhaps my parents should hand my brother back – it was clearly never Mother nature’s ‘intention’ that I have him as my big brother. You’re entitled to an opinion, but you’re not allowed to dictate how others live. Incidentally, gay people are not devoid of reproductive plumbing, and plenty choose to have children naturally. Might I also add that with your blind ignorance and overbearing intolerance, what a ringing endorsement of a conventional upbringing you truly are. Freedom from Discrimination ■ Freedom of Speech, if you are such a fan of laws of nature, you must be against contraception, organ transplants, pets and so on. or do you only make an exception for adoption rights of gay people? Maria

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OSCAR Wilde’s extraordinarily prescient 1895 comedy hones in on such subjects as insider dealing, blackmail and the corrosive effects of corruption among political bigwigs. As such, it feel, at times, like a precursor to House Of Cards – with added bon mots and a considerably less brooding atmosphere. Sir Robert Chiltern (Garrett Lombard) is under-secretary for foreign affairs and a respected public figure whose blemish-free CV is a source of much pride to his adoring, idealistic wife Gertrude (Lorna Quinn). But when the conniving Mrs Cheveley (a delightfully muah-ha-ha Aoibheann O’Hara) fetches up in London and confronts Chiltern with a damning secret, the later’s reputation, career and marriage are left hanging in the balance. Wilde’s characters are always at their most entertaining when issuing sparkling, devil-may-care aphorisms or thumbing their noses at social mores. It’s no surprise then that the loudest applause on opening night is reserved for Marty Rea who puts in a brilliantly manic turn as ostensibly self-involved dandy Lord Goring (‘to love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance’). With little more than an admirably pragmatic outlook and an unlimited bank of pithy observations, it’s Goring who single-handedly steers Chiltern clear of scandal. Although Lombard and Quinn put in fine perform-

ances, their characters are so prim and insipid it’s difficult to muster much sympathy for their predicament, much less the outcome. While Wilde’s play doesn’t always convince in combining razor-sharp epigrams with shameless melodrama, director Ethan Mcsweeny mines the text for its comic potential and, in ably exploring the ways in which the Victorian world shies away from its own reflection, he also holds a mirror up to our own. Daragh Reddin Until Jun 14, Gate Theatre, 1 Cavendish Row D1, 7.30pm (plus selected matinees), from €25. Tel: (01) 874 4045. www.gate-theatre.ie

DUbLin fOR fREE... battle of Clontarf

More than 500 bloodthirsty Norse warriors will descend on Raheny this weekend as part of a series of celebrations to mark 1,000 years since the Battle Of Clontarf, the notorious onslaught that marked a brutal end to the career of the most feared medieval Irish king: Brian Boru. Some 40,000 visitors are expected to fetch up in St Anne’s Park – near the original battle site – where spectacular re-enactments will form the centrepiece of festivities. Be sure to visit the complete medieval village containing more than 80 tents, where a variety of demonstrations will afford an insight into the medieval way of life Sat & Sun, St Anne’s Park, Raheny D5, from 11am to 7pm daily. www.brianborumillennium.ie

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If you’ve been sequestered indoors for most of the Easter bank holiday, be sure to cut loose on Sunday during this free mini festival at The Workman’s where a host of buzzy unsigned artists – including The Notas, Ben Bix, People Of Nothing, My Mind Races and Calzone Kelly – showcase their talents. If you feel you can do better, however, be sure to check out the post-show Karaoke Club Sun, The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay D2, 5pm, free. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.theworkmansclub.com

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GET DOwn TO… Record Store Day

This Saturday marks the seventh annual Record Store Day so be sure to support your local indie music retailer (if he/she still exists, that is). Dublin’s hallowed Tower Records recently relocated to a blingy new premises on Dawson Street and will be pulling out all the stops on the day. Vinyl fans can sift through dozens of titles specially-commissioned for the occasion, with racks of rare material from artists including Pixies, John Grant and Damon Albarn – free espresso will be handed out to keep musos sprightly. Meanwhile, there’s music courtesy of Lisa Hannigan, Little Matador (pictured) and Join Me In The Pines, the new project from Bell X1’s Dave Geraghty. There’s free live music throughout the day in Twisted Pepper too (including Jape and Girls Names), while over on Capel Street, Outhouse, the LGBT Community Resource Centre, will be getting in on the act with Record Store Gay, a pop-up festival and record shop celebrating ‘diversity and music’ www.recordstoreday.com; www.outhouse.ie

Lucius

The heavily-stylized Brooklyn quintet, cofronted by singers Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig (pictured), wear their influences on their sleeves: think 1960s girl-group pop with big hooks and the occasional electronic undercurrent. Following the release of their widely-praised Wildewoman LP, they bring their soaring harmonies and outré costumes to the modest environs of The Workman’s this weekend – expect a much larger venue should they deign to make a return visit to the capital Sat, The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay D2, 8pm, €15. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.theworkmansclub.com

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The much blogged-about Clare artist, who received a Choice nomination for last year’s Chameleon Life album, puts his fiddle through its paces with a blissed-out set rich in electronica-tinged instrumental fare Sat, Button Factory, Curved Street D2, 11pm, €12. Tel: (01) 670 9202. www.buttonfactory.ie

Thanks to his family-friendly stand-up schtick, comic Jim Gaffigan has earned a ‘king of clean’ tag in his native US, but his jokes are far too good to be wasted on the kids. In his new White Bread show, the father-of-four riffs on the travails of parenthood and discusses how the demands of being a pop have finally put paid to his couch-potato tendencies. Drawing on extracts from his New York Times bestseller, Dad Is Fat, the affable, self-deprecating comic is guaranteed to raise smiles among the childless and nappy-addled parents alike Tonight, Vicar Street, 58-59 Thomas Street D8, 8pm, €28. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.vicarstreet.ie

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Rumour has it that there are still a handful of tickets available for tomorrow’s Good Friday BYOB hoedown, which takes place in a top-secret location 45 minutes from Dublin (buses leave from the city centre tomorrow afternoon). DJs Fritz Kalkbrenner and Jamie Jones headline this year’s perennially feel-good affair, with local acts including The Minutes, Kormac (pictured), Booka Brass Band and Hermitage Green rounding out proceedings For tickets see barndance.ie

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Osborn, reveal why these are the two finest young actors of their generation – even though they’re a decade too old for their roles and DeHaan is reduced to cackling in the miscalculated final act: ‘I’ll get you, my pretty’ from a rocket that looks like it came free in a cereal packet.

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parental embarrassment loom equally large in their tweenage world. It’s a return to form for director Lukas Moodysson (Show Me Love, Together) who here tenderly adapts his wife’s graphic novel. A joyful blast of anarchy and innocence, it could be cutesy but never is thanks to the non-primped performances from Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin and Liv LeMoyne. This has the feel-good factor of Anvil! meets The Goonies. See it. LI-Z

The Love Punch (12A) HHIII Emma Thompson is so obscured by her sunglasses on this movie’s poster that you barely recognise her – perhaps she’s hiding her face in shame. Actually, she’s the saving grace of a cringeworthy Franglais romcom/ heist caper that casts her as an empty-nester who teams up with her ex-hubby (a stiff Pierce Brosnan) to seek revenge on the French corporate raider who’s stolen their pension by pinching his diamond. It’s hard to tell what’s more painful: the repeat jokes about prostates, Brosnan’s Bogart impersonation or his eyebrow-waggling request for Thompson to ‘rub Deep Heat into my coccyx’. Still, if you are a middle-aged person who likes comfy slacks and mildly amusing sitcoms, you’re in for a ball. I found the ending cheery – mainly because I got to leave. LI-Z

Part of the Mr Saturday Night crew, Anthony Naples also provided the New York party with its first release, 2012’s Mad Disrespect, when it set up a label. Having topped many end-of-year critics’ charts with Disrespect, Naples put out a series of dancefloor house and techno EPs for Trilogy Tapes and Rubadub. He’s in town this weekend to help Bang The Box celebrate their first birthday. Sat, Bang The Box, Twisted Pepper, Middle Abbey Street D1, 10.30pm, €12

Galcher Lustwerk

Last year, a mixtape surfaced on the Blowing up the Workshop blog entitled 100% Galcher. It was the work of Galcher Lustwerk, who so far had only put out one EP on the White Material label. The tape’s fusion of textured deep house and bizarre spoken word quickly gained a cult following, which has seen the US producer tour Europe. If you’re looking for soulful grooves this weekend, Lustwerk’s Irish debut is a good option. Sun, The Bernard Shaw, South Richmond Street D2, 6pm, free.

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★ Must see ★

Drama

Soaps hollyoaks

crisis

E4, 7pm

TV3, 10pm

Soon it won’t be just Ste under suspicion of murder as the whole village clamours to bump off Fraser in the Who Killed JR?-style plot line that’s building to next week’s climax. Sandy’s the exception, though – she’s been contemplating allowing the villain back into her life.

Far out isn’t Far enough: the tomi ungerer story RTÉ1, 10.45PM Reclusive and provocative, illustrator Tomi Ungerer has an air of enigma about him from the get-go. The Alsatian has called Ireland home since 1976 but this award-winning documentary is our first real chance to get to know the man behind some 140 published works, ranging from children’s fables to overheated, bizarre erotica. US director Brad Bernstein works the lens as ungerer relays his childhood growing up in WWII and the effects it had on his art, politics and uncompromising temperament.

Are you beginning to miss the taut conspiratorial movements of Homeland or Channel 4’s Hostages? If so, you could do a lot worse than this smart and tense US drama. The pitch? A busload of pupils are kidnapped from a Washington school that presides over the children of many powerful political figures. Panic ensues and FBI and CIA forces are faced with solving the puzzle. Gillian Anderson (pictured) is among a sterling cast that includes Dermot Mulroney and Rachel Taylor.

emmerdale

UTV, 7pm & 8pm Declan is determined to win Charity round on the burning issue of the pregnancy, while Val makes her mind up about which man is right for her. We’re sure you’re amazed she’s actually got a choice, but we couldn’t possibly comment.

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Writer/director Shan Khan coats a deeply serious issue with a rather uncomfortable pulp thriller veneer, casting Paddy Considine as a one-time NF-affiliated bounty hunter tracking down a Muslim woman (Aiysha Hart) who escaped an honour killing. Good performances but a dodgy premise.

the harry hill movie

Hill’s humour is an acquired taste and probably best suited to the small screen. Here he ropes in Simon Bird, Julie Walters, Matt Lucas and others for a road-trip movie with typically absurdist twists, involving an apparently dying hamster’s final ‘trip of a lifetime’ to Blackpool.

Factual

Fun

des bishop: breaking china

tom daley goes global

Des Bishop leaves behind the Comedy Cellar, the immersion gags and sell-out tours he enjoys here in his homeland and heads off to the orient. His mission? To learn Mandarin and tap into the potentially huge Chinese comedy market. As witnessed in In The Name of The Fada, Bishop’s ambition is his most compelling trait so if anyone can do it, surely it’s him.

Taking time off from triple twists in the pike position, diver Tom Daley’s whistlestop world tour takes him to Japan to take in the frantic pace of Tokyo before chilling out at an ancient lantern festival. There, we got through that without a single geisha gag.

RTÉ1, 10.15pm

15,000 kids and counting C4, 9pm

The final report in the series catches up with siblings Lauren and Liam as they prepare to move in with adoptive parents Rob and Carol. It’s a time of uncertainty and high emotions: a new life is a risky business.

intelligence

Sky1, 9pm & 10pm

ITV2, 9pm

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the Walton sextuplets at 30 UTV, 9pm

RTÉ1, 8pm

southland Hannah, Luci, Ruth, Sarah, Kate and Jennifer Walto all got matching heart-shaped tattoos to mark their 30th birthday. That’s about as rock’n’roll as this update on the celebrated sextuplets gets, showing it really is possible to grow up in the public eye and turn out to be refreshingly normal.

When your dad is someone as, how shall we put it, uninspiring as Ian Beale, it’s no wonder daughter Lucy yearns for excitement in her life. But her wayward ways are about to land her in a whole heap of trouble, leading to a whodunnit storyline that’s going to run and run until next year. Place your bets now.

Fair city Some ace computer graphics and the presence of Josh Holloway (Sawyer in Lost, you’ll recognise the abs) as special agent Gabriel Black give this by-the-book procedural an edge. Black is an operative with a microchip implanted in his brain that allows him access to every piece of information in the world. ever. Which, as you can imagine, comes in pretty handy.

More4, 11pm

We wave a sad farewell to the excellent Southland, one of the most under-rated cop shows of the past decade. The final visit to the mean streets of south Los Angeles resolutely refuses to tie up loose ends as the hunt for a cop-killer reaches fever pitch. It gets messy, like life.

$5 a day

RTÉ2, 1.50am

Fans of off-beat, quirky drama with added Christopher Walken will enjoy this offering from Made In Dagenham director Nigel Cole. Walken is a conman who convinces son Alessandro Nivola to drive him to new Mexico to treat a brain tumour. The rub is that the old-timer refuses to spend more than $5 each day. Think a more polished Nebraska and you’re close.

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my best Friend’s Wedding Sky Living, 9pm

eastenders

RTÉ1 & BBC1, 7.30pm

Dave, 9pm This US legal drama is a sharp-talking treat but it’s all getting a little syrupy as loved-up Mike and Rachel (Patrick J Adams and Meghan Markle) talk testing out new beds. No matter – Louis is on to Mike’s Big Secret, so things turn agreeably sour pretty darn quick.

Film

With Michael determined to keep his job in the garage, Niamh resorts to desperate measures to keep her affair a secret. Tommy seeks revenge on Bob for reporting him to the Guards. Decco realises that wooing Kerri-Ann may not be as easy as he thought. Wayne is determined to make the wedding special for orla.

ros na rÚn TG4, 8.30pm

It’s eviction day for Micheál. The community gathers in protest around the house as the Sheriff and Garda approach. Will it be enough to save Micheál’s house? Fed up with being the ‘other woman’ and Pearse calling the shots, Caitríona lays down the law regarding her affair. evan is horrified when he sees Amy kissing another guy at a party! He finally sees her true colours and breaks it off.

Big 1990s hair is the only thing that dates this evergreen bouquet for single gals everywhere. Julia Roberts is our unromantic heroine, who decides she’s in love with best friend Dermot Mulroney – just as he’s about to marry Cameron Diaz. So Jules sets out to bust up the nuptials with the unwilling support of her gay bf (Rupert everett in his best role ever).

iron man Film4, 9pm

Robert Downey Jr socks some wise-cracking spice into the superhero genre in his first outing as billionaire genius playboy Tony Stark. Kidnapped by terrorists who want him to develop a weapon, Stark instead creates a superpowered iron suit, which also helps with his dicky ticker.

the edge

Movie Mix, 9pm Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin and elle Macpherson lead the cast in this David Mamet action adventure. A bookish billionaire (Hopkins), his hot wife (Macpherson) and a fashion photographer (Baldwin) battle for survival after crash landing in a dangerous wilderness.

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Silver cobweb evening dress €730

Yellow dress €105

Black feathered dress €160 Beaded evening dress €305

Black cami with silver stars €90 Black fringed leather jacket €275

s t i h t s e t a e r g s ’ e t Ka Champagne silk maxi €360

White lace cami €60

ate Moss’s latest collection is like a greatest hits album – that we can wear. after a three-year hiatus, the supermodel’s topshop comback seems to have been inspired by her most recognisable fashion moments over the past 25 years. Walking into the design studio she’s secretly been working in since last June is like entering a time capsule. a lemon one-shouldered dress is the first thing to catch my eye. It’s the latest incarnation of the infamous vintage dress Moss wore at another Magazine party in New York in 2003. another rail holds a black off-theshoulder dress with feathers across the top. ‘Coty’s 100th anniversary celebration in 2004?’ I ask the PR team. ‘Yes.’ ‘those sequin and star embellished pieces. Her 30th birthday party at the Dorchester?’ ‘Yep...’ that’s the thing with Moss. as transient as fashion is, she continues to define the style of a generation. When she stepped out in that yellow dress, we all wanted in. Where Moss goes, we follow.

The new Kate Moss Collection takes us on a journey of the supermodel’s most famous fashion moments, writes Naomi Mdudu It’s something she was clearly aware of when designing the new range, which taps into many of her signature looks. the day offering features the type of pieces we often see her wearing while holidaying on a yacht somewhere exotic. Smock dresses come in heavyweight cottons decorated with intricate aztec embroidery. Moss has always been a sucker for Western and fringing. Over the years it’s become her staple Glastonbury get-up and it appears in the collection on a pair of suede runner shorts with plait details on the seams.. a whole section of the collection is dedicated to loungewear, inspired by Moss’s preoccupation with wearing underwear as outerwear. think wide-leg pyjama sets with floral prints and – for the less daring a black slouchy overcoat in a bold paisley print.

DRESS FOR LADIES DAY SUCCESS Heading to Fairyhouse this weekend for the Carton House Most Stylish Lady comp? Then you’ll want to check out judge Brendan Courtney’s tips for the All That Glitters Is Gold-themed contest. 1. April can be chilly, so plan ahead – you may need to wear something warm. A gorgeous coat is perfect but be sure to choose one that adds glamour to your outfit. Adding a belt is a great way to freshen up a look and could be a clever way to incorporate this year’s theme.

2. When it comes to Ladies Day events it’s important to remember you will have to conform to a degree, but it’s how you apply your own personal style that will make a lady stand out. The obvious way to do this is with accessories or a hat. Don’t be afraid to wear something different – you don’t have to limit your wardrobe to skirts and dresses. 3. Less is always more. When it comes to incorporating the theme, I recommend subtle touches. Outfits with accents of gold here and there will be the winners.

White lace maxi €220

Black feathered dress €160

He most striking pieces are for evening. On one side she’s focussed on tailoring, offering two killer tuxedos, one in black and another in gold; and on the other Moss has gone for full-blown glamour with slinky maxi dresses inspired by the midnight blue one Michelle Pfeiffer wore in Scar Face and a multi-tiered beaded dress and jacket, made from 17million beads. Upping the luxury element of this collection was a priority, according to topshop’s creative director emma Farrow. It’s an audacious move; celebrity and high street collaborations aren’t known for their quality.

4. If you do choose an attention-grabbing headpiece or hat, keep the rest of your outfit simple and sophisticated. Race wear is formal but understated. If you opt not to wear a hat or headpiece, make sure your hair is styled. Hair and make-up are accessories too so it’s important they work as well as your jewellery. 5. Finally, remember that to really look the part, be true to your own style. You need to feel comfortable and confident in what you are wearing. Fellow judge Rosanna Davison and I will be looking for that winning lady, one who feels as beautiful as she looks. Visit CartonHouse.com for further details on the competition.

Paisley print pyjama coat €160 But Moss’s collection could change everything. the fabrics are head and shoulders above what’s available on the high street; the silk scarves in the collection feel far more expensive than their €50 price tag; and many of the eveningwear pieces wouldn’t be out of place on the runway. When news of topshop’s partnership with Moss was first announced in 2007, it raised eyebrows. Yes, she’s a supermodel but since when did that make her a designer? Reports that her approach to designing was to rejig

pieces in her wardrobe added to the controversy. But that is exactly where the strength of her collections lie. Women will pay to recreate Moss moments at prices that won’t break the bank. Besides, designer she may not be but her natural affinity for pulling outfits together is something that cannot be taught. You may not be able to name check the designers behind her most famous looks, but you certainly remember the woman wearing them. The Kate Moss Collection will be in Topshop stores from April 30. A selection will also be sold by Net-A-Porter.

puzzles

METROSCOPE by Patrick Arundell

NEMI by Lise

Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

Should you listen to the voice of duty or answer to your own needs? This may have been on your mind. However, the current line-up hints that no matter what it is, incorporating chances to stretch your abilities can make you feel alive. For your forecast, call 15609 114 70

Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

It’s possible that situations, or in some instances people, might move out of your life, leaving you perplexed. Yet, even though there might be some sadness around this, there’s a chance this is exactly what you need to make way for fresh opportunities. For your forecast, call 15609 114 71

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

Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

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Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

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This can be a time of successful and energetic activity, as long as you proceed with caution. There may be a temptation though, as volatile aspects can encourage you to forge ahead without thinking about the consequences. You may be optimistic that anything you do today can turn to gold. And while it’s possible, it won’t happen by sheer good fortune. To reach this level of success, you may need plenty of planning and foresight – and these are available to you right now. For your forecast, call 15609 114 73

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Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

Mercury’s link to Mars suggests a degree of prudence may be necessary. Perhaps you’ll feel like telling others exactly what you think, because the impulse compels you to do so on the spur of the moment. Despite this, today can also see you net a new friend. For your forecast, call 15609 114 74

Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23

Today, tensions may ratchet up, perhaps causing you to wonder about your future. Yet, if you do head in a fresh direction embracing new possibilities, this can also see you access new, zesty levels of fulfilment and vitality. For your forecast, call 15609 114 75

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Choosing (8) Deeds (4) Consumer (4) Filter (8) Vacillate (5) Presage (7) Great Britain and Northern Ireland (6,7) Edifice (8) Detail (4) Stir (7) Wander (5) Lustreless (4) Miscellaneous (8)

DOWN 2 3 4 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 17

Scorn (7) Faultless (7) Candour (13) Strive (7) Slavery (7) Infertile (6) Rebuke (7) Beginning (7) Cause to love (6) Sparkle (7) Work (7)

Yesterday’s Solutions Across: 1 Tattle; 4 Rescue; 9 Taking a chance; 10 Honeyed; 11 Curve; 12 Prise; 14 Alive; 18 Paste; 19 At first; 21 Consternation; 22 Dormer; 23 Grille. Down: 1 Tetchy; 2 Taken prisoner; 3 Lanky; 5 Ethical; 6 Controversial; 7 Eyelet; 8 Handy; 13 Sheathe; 15 Spiced; 16 Marry; 17 Stance; 20 Flair.

scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22

There are aspects of a change taking place around you that you might not be harnessing. Key situations may seem to reflect your changing mood. Thinking more positively about an important goal could help you achieve it. For your forecast, call 15609 114 77

sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

Despite whatever else might be happening, today’s link between Venus and Jupiter suggests something rather pleasant can emerge through a social interaction. However, it might also encourage self-indulgence or a desire to escape from the daily grind. For your forecast, call 15609 114 78

Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

You may have had a desire for bigger experiences lately, which is possible if you’ve become more aware of ideas, channels for creativity or opportunities for success you haven’t noticed before. For your forecast, call 15609 114 79

Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19

An urge for adventure could leave you feeling impatient. So, consider focusing on goals that have an element of excitement about them. As learning activities appear to be fun, anything which puts you alongside those with shared interests, is key. For your forecast, call 15609 114 80

Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20

Be open to changing circumstances and try to avoid power clashes. However, as Venus links harmoniously with Jupiter, deep-seated contentment can come from a person or situation and help you ride out the storm. For your forecast, call 15609 114 81

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Crossword No. 957 See next edition for solutions

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ENIGMA Do this to a piece of wood, In lazy or reflective mood. Surname of the boffin who, Invented jet propulsion, too. WHO AM I? A cricketer, I was born in Keynsham, Somerset in 1975. I made my Test debut against the West Indies in 2000. I have become the first batsman to score

centuries in both innings of an Edgbaston Test match. WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? WHO… is the Greek counterpart of the Roman goddess Pax? WHAT... is the smallest US state? WHERE... are the Maldives? WHEN... was the Secret Treaty of Dover signed?

QUIZ ANSWERS: ENIGMA: Whittle. WHO AM I? Marcus Trescothick. WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? Eirene; Rhode Island; Indian Ocean; 1670.

QUICK CROsswORd

Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23

A deeper look at your situation suggests a change of pace isn’t completely unexpected. Perhaps you’ve been psyching yourself up for a while and are already looking ahead to experience all that life has in store.

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O’bRiEn TAnkfuL TO bE AHEAD Of scHEDuLE... LEINSTER may soon see a boost to their Rabo Pro12 campaign if Sean O’Brien is to be believed. The Tullow Tank sustained a shoulder injury over Christmas that required surgery. He has recently returned to full training, however, and feels he is ahead of schedule for a comeback. With Leinster topping the table and hoping to banish the disappointment of exiting Europe with a league title defence, O’Brien is now hoping he can play his part in the end-of-season play-offs. ‘No one can really tell at the minute until I start doing more and more stuff, whether that be hitting pads or what not in a month’s time,’ he said. ‘As I said a while ago, I was ahead of schedule and it has come on a lot and it’s feeling pretty good at the minute. At the same time I don’t want to rush back and have a set-back.’ The Carlow wrecking ball – regarded as one of the best wing-forwards in the world – also admitted he came close to joining European champions and recent Leinster-slayers Toulon before signing a new two-year IRFU contract. ‘Yeah, I’d given it serious thought but thankfully in the end everything worked out.’

‘Feeling pretty good’: The Tullow Tank is into his second week back of hard training picture: inpho

Sitting in hiS Castleknock home last Sunday afternoon with his swollen leg resting on a table, Ciaran Kilkenny wasn’t sure whether to laugh or to cry. Dublin’s injured All-ireland winning centre-forward felt a mixture of pleasure and pain as he watched Dublin haul themselves back from the brink of collapse to overcome Cork, securing a league final place. they will play Derry on Sunday week and it will be yet another game that Kilkenny will miss ahead of an intended Autumn return to playing duty after cruciate knee ligament trouble. But when Dublin trailed by ten points early in the second-half against Division 1 leaders Cork, Kilkenny feared they mightn’t make the final at all. they eventually came good, of course, dominating a young Cork side in the second-half and running out seven-point winners after a thrilling turnaround. ‘Cork were moving so well, they have probably been the best team in the league so far and their forwards were moving brilliantly,’ said Kilkenny. ‘i suppose it was just great endeavour shown by our lads to dig that one out. it showed the great character that’s in our lads. i think we are lucky that we have such a strong panel, that we could bring on the players to finish out the game in the end. ‘it’s great to be in another final now but Derry are the form team. they beat Dublin in Celtic Park in the group game. they have all the momentum and they are playing a great brand of

Looking for that edge: Lewis Hamilton

gOLf Graeme

McDowell will hope history repeats itself as he defends his RBC Heritage title at Harbour Town Golf Links at Hilton Head this week. Last year, fORMuLA-1 Lewis Hamilton is McDowell (right) arrived in South Carolina after missing the halfway cut at hoping his recent victory in the Masters, but came from behind in Bahrain has delivered a blow to the final round before beating Webb Mercedes team-mate Nico Simpson in a play-off. A year on, the Rosberg as they scrap over this 2010 US Open champion again suffered year’s F1 world title. ‘You are an early exit from Augusta. ‘The Hilton always trying to get that Head area has always been on my radar (psychological) edge... It’s swings and I feel like I can win here,’ he said. and roundabouts.’

The Kingdom welcomes Rás Mumhan

gaa

Ciaran Kilkenny helped launch Opel Kit for Clubs 2014. For every test drive, car service or Opel purchase, your local GAA club is awarded points that can be redeemed against high quality kit picture: inpho football under Brian Mciver. But our lads are just looking forward to getting another competitive game before the Championship.’ Before then, Kilkenny will watch closely as the Dublin U-21 team that he was part of just weeks ago plays Cavan in the All-ireland semifinals tomorrow. he gives Dessie Farrell’s star-studded side that contains stars like Cormac Costello,

spORT DigEsT McDowell eyes up Hilton head repeat

Hamilton edgy

ciaran’s pride and leg both swelling by pAuL kEAnE

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Jack McCaffrey and Paul Mannion a great chance. ‘the lads can’t wait,’ he said. ‘the game is in Portlaoise, the ground is getting hard now, fast ball, sunny day, wearing no gloves, that kind of felling is coming now and the lads are definitely excited about it. the fact that i’m injured myself is probably kicking in that bit more now.’

cycLing The Kerry Group Rás Mumhan four-day event, starts tomorrow in Killorglin, Co Kerry. Defending champion Damien Shaw of the Aqua Blue outfit faces a strong challenge from the UCD team led by

recent winner of the Ben McKenna, Eoin Morton. The total race distance is 510km and includes 24 categorised climbs. Some 200 amateur riders from Ireland, the UK, Holland and Lithuania will face the starter.

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Duff eyeing a summer move abroad DAMIEN DUFF will end his five-year association with Fulham this summer, with the winger contemplating a move to Australia or the US before returning home to Ireland. After spells with Blackburn, Chelsea and Newcastle, the 35-year-old moved to Craven Cottage in August 2009 and helped the Whites to the Europa League final. Duff has made 173 appearances in all for the west Londoners, although February’s appearance off the bench in the FA Cup fourth-round exit to Sheffield Utd looks to have been his last for the club Injury has brought this campaign to an end and, once recovered, he is planning to move in search of ‘something new’ at the end of his deal. ‘I think life’s too short just to be stuck in the rat race ... over here so I’d maybe like to taste something new before I go back home,’ he said.

football

Manuel’s men shocked by battling Black Cats pREMiER LEAguE mAnchesTer ciTy ...........2 sunDerlAnD ....................2 by jAMEs BOyLAn

Fighting fit: Sergio Aguero is challenged by Sunderland’s Wes Brown PicTure: AcTiOn imAGes

CONNOR WICKHAM dealt Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes a severe blow and kept alive bottom-side Sunderland’s faint survival chances. After taking a second-minute lead through Fernandinho a lacklustre City looked too content to coast through the remainder of the match, and their complacency was punished by a late Wickham brace before Samir Nasri earned City a barely deserved point. Gus Poyet’s strugglers got off to a terrible start when Fernandinho fired City ahead after being slipped in by a cute Sergio Aguero pass. Fernandinho skied a glorious chance for a second moments later but either side of that howler the Wearsiders saw two point-blank John O’Shea headers fly off target before Fabio

Pressure: City boss Pellegrini Borini dragged wide from an angle. Wickham, though, converted Emanuele Giaccherini’s cross in the 73rd minute before the 21-year-old fired the visitors in front ten minutes later from the edge of the box. There was heartache for Sunderland when keeper Vito Mannone let a Nasri shot slip through his grasp and into the net with two minutes left. Nasri blazed over from six yards out at the death but despite this slip-up, City’s game in hand and the April 27 clash between the Reds and secondplaced Chelsea gives them some hope of staying in the race. Sunderland, who are six points shy of safety, still look certain for the drop, with another nail in the coffin likely to come at Chelsea on Saturday.

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Thursday, April 17, 2014 METRO HERALD

fOOTbALL DigEsT Wealthy City boys top table in global division of labour MAncHesTer city’s players are the highest paid athletes in the world of sport, according to a new survey. The average first-team pay at Manuel pellegrini’s city has been calculated at £5.3million per year, or £102,653 per week, ahead of baseball’s new york yankees and lA Dodgers. The Global sports salaries survey, compiled by sportintelligence.com places real Madrid and Barcelona fourth and fifth, with Manchester United ninth ahead of chelsea. Arsenal are 11th and liverpool 20th. city, who are bankrolled by Arab owners, are one of 76 clubs being investigated by Uefa over a possible breach of its Financial Fair play rules, with a ruling expected this week.

TOPTEn 1 Man city (premier league).....£5.337m 2 ny yankees (Baseball) ........... £5.286m 3 lA Dodgers (Baseball) .............£5.119m 4 real Madrid (la liga).............£4.993m 5 Barcelona (la liga)................. £4.901m 6 Brooklyn nets (nBA)..............£4.485m 7 Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) .£4.402m 8 Man Utd (premier league) ....£4.322m 9 chicago Bulls (nBA) ............... £3.985m 10 chelsea (premier league) ... £3.984m (Figures are average salary per player)

Dann and dusted: Scott Dann, far left, watches his header to make it 2-0 at Goodison Park last night

PREMiER LEAguE everTon ................................2 crysTAl pAlAce ...................3 by DAnny gRiffiTHs JASON PUNCHEON rocked Everton’s Champions League ambitions and took Crystal Palace to the verge of top-flight safety last night. The former Southampton midfielder scored one and set up another to send the Eagles soaring to a comfortable 11th in the table, ten points clear of the drop. The Toffees needed to win to climb back above Arsenal and into fourth place but the south London club controlled the game after going ahead in the 23rd minute with their first real attack. A cross from Yannick Bolasie was only parried by United States goalkeeper Tim Howard and Marouane Chamakh teed up

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Palace Punch a hole in Toffees top-four hopes premier league table

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4 Of Crystal Palace’s last seven top-flight goals have been scored by Jason Puncheon

Puncheon to score with a low finish. Palace should have quickly increased their lead but Cameron Jerome steered the rebound wide after Bolasie smacked an upright with a 20-yard blast. It took just four minutes of the second half for Palace to go further ahead, though, as Scott Dann was left free to head in a Bolasie corner. Substitute Steven Naismith prodded Everton back into the game on the hour but Jerome restored the two-goal lead after being set up by Puncheon. Kevin Mirallas made Palace sweat with a late second goal for the home side but they held on for a fourth win in a row.

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F A 42 24 34 41 34 48 38 45 52 48 41 47 40 49 50 51 53 74 64 56

93 66 88 59 55 48 56 50 38 38 27 38 34 35 45 40 26 34 30 31

Pts 77 75 71 67 66 60 57 48 46 43 40 37 36 34 33 33 32 30 29 26

results Everton ...........2 Crystal Palace..3

naismith 61 Mirallas 86

puncheon 23 Dann 49 Jerome 73

Man City .........2 Sunderland .....2

Grounded: Kevin Mirallas cuts a dejected figure

Fernandinho 2 nasri 88 picture: pA

Wickham 73, 83

potters insist Jones must pay text fine cArDiFF striker Kenwyne Jones has had an appeal against a fine imposed on him by his former club stoke rejected by the potters. Jones (pictured) was fined the equivalent of two weeks’ wages in January after he sent stoke boss Mark Hughes a text message on the night before the premier league match against liverpool to say he was unavailable for selection. The 29-yearold player is now left with a choice of paying the fine, or taking the matter to the premier league.

5 Match ban for Crawley’s

Paul Connolly. The defender, who can appeal, was charged with violent conduct after appearing to slap a Brentford supporter last week.

probert ‘honoured’ to ref Fa Cup final lee proBerT will referee the FA cup final between Arsenal and Hull next month. The 41-year-old Wiltshire official said: ‘it’s a massive honour. When i got the phone call, i have to say i did shed a tear and look to the sky. The first person i thought about was my dad, who i lost six years ago. He was always there to support me throughout my career and it’s payback for all his hard work.’

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O’Brien looking good for an early return to action

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Wickham deals huge blow to City title bid And Palace hit Everton’s hopes of fourth spot

WELSH WiZARD CLinCHES COPA ViCTORY fOR MADRiD GaREtH bale’s late gallop and goal sealed Real Madrid its 19th Copa del Rey title last night in a thrilling 2-1 win over barcelona, as the Welshman filled the void left by the injured Cristiano Ronaldo to claim his first career trophy. Ronaldo’s extra-time heroics gave Madrid the 2011 Copa del Rey title at barcelona’s expense, and in his absence bale scored in the 85th to make sure Madrid repeated the feat at the same Mestalla

by niCk METCALfE SUNDERLAND dealt Manchester City a grievous blow in the title race as the Premier League’s bottom side claimed a dramatic 2-2 draw at the Etihad. Fernandinho put City in front inside the first two minutes, but to the delight of Liverpool fans everywhere, Connor Wickham scored twice, before goalkeeper Vito Mannone carelessly allowed a late Samir Nasri shot to squeeze under him. City are now six points behind leaders Liverpool and seemingly out of the race. Elsewhere, goals from Jason Puncheon, Scott Dann and Cameron Jerome gave Crystal Palace a shock 3-2 win against Everton at Goodison Park, virtually ensuring safety for the Eagles and hitting the hosts’ hopes of a top-four finish. With Arsenal one point clear in fourth, and Everton facing home matches against both Manchester clubs, the Gunners have the advantage once again.

COPA DEL REY reAL mADriD...............2 BArceLonA...................1 Stadium with his first goal in three ‘clasico’ matches. angel Di Maria put Madrid ahead in the 11th minute, but Marc bartra headed barcelona level. the loss is a blow for barcelona, with the Catalan club eliminated from Europe and a domestic league title defense in danger.

Champion: Bale finally made his mark on the big stage in Spain by outpacing the Barcelona defence to score the winner for Madrid

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Number of players suffering cruciate injuries is just madness, says Kilkenny

Coincidence: Kilkenny says it is weird how so many players suffered the same injury in the same month PicturE: iNPho

Dublin football star Ciaran Kilkenny has described the spate of serious knee injuries suffered by top Gaa players over spring as ‘March madness’, writes Paul Keane. the all-ireland medallist suffered season-ending cruciate knee ligament damage during Dublin’s allianz league win over Kildare at Croke Park. Meath forward Eamon Wallace, Cork’s Ruairi Deane and Mayo man Cathal Carolan suffered the same injury in march while Kerry icon Colm Cooper and Dublin defender Kevin o’brien were struck down just weeks earlier. Centre-forward Kilkenny is remaining positive but admitted it

will be difficult watching his u-21 colleagues take on Cavan without him in the all-ireland semi-finals tomorrow. and the Castleknock youngster admitted he’s at a loss to explain why the spike in knee injuries has occurred. ‘it was weird, it was March madness with all the cruciate injuries,’ said Kilkenny. ‘You had tony Grey from Waterford doing it recently too. it was a bit mad, i just can’t explain the amount of people doing it. it’s very weird, all happening at the same time. You’d never wish it on anyone.’ Kilkenny revealed that he’s forged a close alliance with fellow

cruciate victim Cooper – just months after helping Dublin defeat the ‘Gooch’s’ Kerry in a classic all-ireland semi-final tie. ‘We’re obviously going through the same kind of rehab and we’re getting the same kind of questions from people, walking around the street,’ continued Kilkenny. ‘So it’s great to talk to him and share our experiences that we’ve had so far and how we’re going to deal with it. We’ll be bouncing off each other, slagging each other, saying we’re in a relationship for the next six months.’

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