Metro Herald, Monday, April 28, 2014

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Search for TD son’s attacker BRENDAN’S VOYAGE BRINGS HIM TO THE PROMISED LAND: Brendan McCahey from Monaghan is mobbed on stage as he celebrates winning The Voice Of Ireland for Team Bressie last night PICTURE: KOBPIX

THE teenage son of Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh is in hospital after being stabbed early yesterday morning.

Gardaí are investigating after Fearghal Ó Snodaigh, 18, was attacked by another man in a house in the Bluebell area of west Dublin.

It is understood the teenager who carried out the attack is very close to the victim and fled the scene immediately afterwards.

Gardaí were yesterday seeking his whereabouts and confirmed that no arrests have been made.

The house remained sealed off last night.

Mr Ó Snodaigh’s son was taken by ambulance to St James’s Hospital after the attack and it was said his condition is stable.

He is expected to remain in the St James’s for at least another day.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh, who is a TD for Dublin South Central and his party’s spokesman on social protection, justice, equality and international affairs, was

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not present at the house when the attack took place and could not be reached for comment.

A Sinn Féin spokesman said the incident was a private matter and asked that the family’s privacy be respected.

Reacting to the news, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams said he had not spoken to Mr Ó’Snodaigh but that he wished the family well and that he hoped ‘young Fearghal gets better as quickly as possible’.

Ó Snodaigh: Son stabbed

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Jailbait in the state pen Inmates take on the raging bulls in the prison rodeo

by AiDAn RADnEDgE SOME of the most violent criminals in America are happy to be hurled through the air like ragdolls and stamped on by bucking bulls and broncos.

For this is Louisiana’s annual Angola Prison Rodeo, staged in a 10,000seater stadium beside the jail.

A capacity crowd jeer and cheer as eight bulls carry eight specially selected inmates. Others prisoners wait at a table playing Convict Poker while a rampaging beast runs at them.

The irony is that the event is reserved not for the worst behaved prisoners – but the best. Taking part in the annual event is viewed as a privilege – and also only open to those fit enough to pass a punishing physical first.

Among them on Saturday was 44-year-old Milton Billiot, an inmate since 1990 after he was jailed for shooting dead his cousin.

‘It makes me feel like somebody,’ he said. ‘You come to Angola with a life sentence, you don’t feel like a person any more, you’re a nobody.

‘This gives me a chance to be some- In the slammer: A bull rams inmates seated at a card table in the Convict Poker game at the rodeo in Angola Prison Pictures: AP body again, to entertain the people and just have fun.’

Proceeds from ticket sales are used to buy recreational supplies and support education programmes.

The prison’s athletics director Gary Frank, insisted inmates were all eager to compete, saying: ‘They sometimes get hurt but they know the dangers.

‘Everybody has an inner kid in them and they just want to play. If they get into a fight, they don’t get to play – it helps take out the nonsense.’

The 6,300-inmate prison is the largest maximum-security jail in the US and has featured in films such as JFK and Dead Man Walking and been mentioned in songs by The Clash and Kinks frontman Ray Davies.

Jailhouse shock: A prisoner is sent flying, left, another is trampled by an enraged bull, centre, and two other prisoners compete in the Buddy Pick-Up event

I can’t sing... and nobody cares as Si’s musical folds SIMON COWELL’S boasts came back to haunt him as it emerged his spoof X Factor musical is to fold because of poor ticket sales.

The TV mogul – who had claimed I Can’t Sing! was better than flop Spice Girls West End show Viva Forever! – was left with egg on his face as theatre bosses pulled the plug after six weeks.

Producers insisted the comedy – written by funnyman Harry Hill – had got a warm reception and said they were surprised it was being ditched so soon. Viva Forever! managed seven months, despite being panned.

‘We are sad to be bringing I Can’t

Sing! to a close but are immensely proud to have co-produced the show,’ said Rebecca Quigley, chief executive of Stage Entertainment UK. ‘The West End can be an unpredictable place as the closure of a number of high-profile productions recently has shown. I Can’t Sing! has had audiences on their feet night after night, four and five-star reviews and an amazing company and creative team but it seems that isn’t always enough.’

The show – which will have its last night on May 10 – got off to a bad start at the London Palladium when the opening was delayed twice by technical

difficulties. And reviews were not all good, with The Guardian calling it an uneasy mix of ‘send-up and celebration’.

Multi-millionaire Cowell said before it launched that he hoped it would outlast Viva Forever!, which he argued had ‘a cloud over it from day one’.

He added: ‘I’ve always thought if I like something, other people will too.’

In this case, he was wrong – but it’s not all bad for Si, 54. Britain’s Got Talent was seen by an average of 10.1million viewers on Saturday, having dropped to 9.3million the week before.

Flop: Simon Cowell’s ill-conceived X Factor musical has closed

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Martin hits Posters forbidden near tracks, says Irish Rail out at FG for its failure ‘to show respect’ IrIsh rail has warned it will prosecute those found erecting election posters on its property, particularly railway bridges, a practice it described as ‘reckless and dangerous’. staff removed a dozen local and European election posters from one

Martin: ‘Tribal approach’ FIAnnA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has accused the Government of taking ‘a highly partisan’ approach to Ireland’s past.

In an emotionally-charged speech at the Fianna Fáil Easter Rising commemoration at Arbour Hill yesterday, Mr Martin said that the current coalition Government ‘has embraced an often tribal approach to sensitive issues and has comprehensively failed to show respect for traditions outside of those it sees as its own’.

He also claimed the Cabinet had failed in its handling of issues pertaining to Stormont and northern Ireland.

‘The current governments have explicitly taken a hands-off approach to addressing vital remaining issues in northern Ireland. For the first time ever, and with predictable results, they have left a sensitive negotiation in the hands of Sinn Féin and the DUP. ‘They have allowed a growing dysfunction in the Assembly and Executive. Worst of all, they have failed to do anything at all about expanding north/South bodies which are supposed to be the engines for a shared growth and reconciliation.’

His comments came as a Sunday Independent/Millward Brown poll revealed support is languishing for Fine Gael (15 per cent) and Labour (12) ahead of next month’s European election, with Sinn Féin (20) capitalising on the fall-out. Fianna Fáil stand at 13 per cent and Greens on 11.

bridge near Ennis, Co Clare in recent days while such postering has occurred in other parts of the country also.

With less than four weeks to go until polling day in the local and European elections, Irish rail has also warned candidates and their representatives

that they endanger their own safety if they trespass on railway lines in order to erect posters and placards.

The company has not said whether any action has been taken previously against people or whether any cases are pending.

No-go zone: Bridge

Fine Gael and Labour at odds over water charges

Exposing the Caracas in democracy A demonstrator is taken away on a motorcycle by Bolivarian National Guards soldiers during weekend clashes at an anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela Picture: AP

THE coalition is at odds over when to tell householders how much they will be paying in water charges.

Fine Gael want to announce the charge, believed to average €240 per household, in advance of the local and European elections, but Labour are demanding extra cash for vulnerable groups and have taken issue with the fact that only 25 per cent of homes will be metered by the end of this year.

Downplaying rumours Labour was set to pull out of Government over the matter, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said the Government has to ‘get it right in the interest of the public’.

A plan that would see the charges of around 800,000 pensioners, carers and disabled people paid out of the social welfare budget will be discussed on Wednesday when the Government returns from its Easter holidays. However, Fine Gael is opposed to increasing the charge on householders to cover this extra support of over €4million.

by DAviD kEARns Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has said there is no pool of money immediately available.

Meanwhile, Irish Water is facing fresh criticism after reports yesterday the covers used to protect its water meters are not designed to support the weight of cars. The meters are protected by two different boundary boxes that support different weights. A C-grade cover – designed to support just over two tonnes – has been used instead of the usual B grade – saving Irish Water an estimated €15 per installation.

Irish Water insists the boxes are strong enough and added that it and its contractors were ultimately liable for any damage caused by the boxes.

Call to let firms off water bills Workers will suffer if the price of water is not frozen for business for ten years, according to Dublin Chamber of Commerce.

Chief executive Gina Quin told Metro Herald Ireland needed to retain every small competitive advantage and that ‘a lack of certainty over the future price of water is weakening the country’s hand’.

Her comments were echoed by general secretary of Mandate John Douglas, who said the timing of the charges was not something firms could afford.

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1 in 6 NCT failures down to tyres worn below limit

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MOTORISTS are ‘dicing with danger’, according to new figures that show that one in six are driving on tyres unfit for road use.

A survey carried out by the Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) found that more than ten per cent of vehicles that fail the National Car Test do so due to poor tyre condition.

So far this year, more than 192,000 cars have failed the NCT at the first attempt, the third year in a row the failure rate has exceeded 50 per cent.

‘It is shocking to think that more than half are driving unroadworthy cars,’ said ITIA president Kevin Farrell. ‘Equally worrying is that tyres account for such a high proportion of NCT failures, especially given the very high prevalence of rain so far this year.’

Central Statistics Office figures show the average spending on servicing over the past five years has fallen by €20.

‘It is clear people are seeking to save money by deferring the replacement of tyres that are damaged or worn below the legal tread limit,’ said Mr Farrell. ‘To treat this fundamental safety issue as an economic one is a big mistake.’

PRAWN TO RUN: RNLI Howth volunteers Lorcan Dignam, Dave Howard, Paul Reilly and Ian Sheridan carry Paudie the Prawn out of the harbour water as they prepare to go fundraising at the popular Dublin Bay Prawn Festival in Howth picture: pa

Clampers set 60,000-car goal by Dublin City Council CLAMPERS operating in Dublin City have been set the target of 60,000 cars in 2014 as pressure mounts on them to deliver increased revenue to the Council.

The drive comes as reports emerge that Dublin City Council is ‘deeply unhappy’ with the number of vehicles that are being clamped each year.

Despite bringing in more than 4,000 new cars and vans than they did in 2012, Dublin Street Parking Services failed to reach its target goal of between 58,000 and 62,000 vehicles as outlined in its contract with the City Council.

It has now sought to motivate its staff to carry out even more clamping by offering a bonus of €2,000 if they reach more than 60,000 this year, followed by a 1.5 per cent pay increase if targets are met in 2015 as well, The Irish Mail On Sunday reported. The firm clamped just over 57,000 cars and vans in 2013 and were paid €6.1m for doing so. The standard €80 clamp removal fee brought in €4.5m in revenue for the Council leaving them with a €1.5m shortfall.

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60 seconds The girl who is turning to stone After clocking up roles in 24, Alias and Hannibal ginA TORREs 44, now kicks now kicks legal ass in Suits and is the subject of a web campaign to play Wonder Woman...

In Suits, your character Jessica is a tough cookie.

What makes her tick? Jessica

was conceived as a man – but here I am, a black woman in a world of white men. The strength of her character is that we never play on that. Her drive and her ambition has nothing to do with her gender or cultural background. She has to be taken on her own terms.

US TV is notoriously tough and you’ve been in shows that have been cancelled. Yet Suits has taken off. Has that surprised you? A little – you

never can tell. But Suits is a good fit for the times. It’s glamorous and something of a fantasy world but with characters and storylines that everyone can relate to.

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walking into the room and working on the intimidation factor. It challenges how people approach you.

Suits is always immaculately dressed. Is it a pain to look like a million dollars? I don’t

ever complain about the wardrobe; it’s fabulous. Clothes maketh the woman. There’s something to be said about taking the time to be the best version of yourself – whether it’s a shave or a suit.

You co-star with your husband Laurence Fishburne in Hannibal, and you had to film a scene where you tell him you’d been diagnosed with cancer. Was that tough?

Tough, yes, but a privilege to work together. The day we shot that, my brother was on set too and when Isn’t it all about the men? It could look that way but you need to we were done, he said to us: ‘I was blown away. That was not the two look deeper. The female characters of you, that was two are so well balanced. The completely different women in Suits hold the people.’ That felt like emotional truth of the pretty good storyline, and that’s A black Wonder acompliment. refreshing.

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Woman in her forties – now that’s what I call a role model!

With her wheelerdealing and power-broking, is Jessica a good role model for women? What makes her a

good lawyer is that she knows how to play on someone’s psyche, to identify their weakness. It makes her an effective leader. I’ve had a lot of female lawyers thank me for the character of Jessica. They’re always so grateful that I’m representing them: Jessica’s become a poster girl for female lawyers. But everybody can identify with somebody different within the show. Everybody at one time or other has felt like Mike – that feeling that we’re going to be found out at any minute, that we’re not who we seem to be.

Is she a little bit evil? Why do you use the word ‘evil’? She’s not evil. She knows where her strengths lie and she knows not everyone can be the good guy. She’s between a rock and a hard place in that sense, because she knows she has to play the bad cop.

Are you naturally drawn to playing strong women? These

roles have found me and I am so grateful that they have. I’ve enjoyed having the opportunity to play a number of strong and interesting women over the years. It starts with

You trained as a singer. Is that something you’d like to get back to? Singing is

something I can do but it’s not what drives me. I like to be able to use the whole paintbox that you’ve got at your disposal. I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so fulfilled as when I was doing musical theatre. It’s my dream to do that again, a big show.

Any particular show that’s top of your wish list? It would

have to be Mame, a real big belter of a role, something where you can really let it rip.

You’d have to fit that in around Wonder Woman – the internet campaign to land you that role [Torres was the voice of the DC Universe online video game] is still going strong…?[Laughs] It’s

crazy isn’t it? That one just doesn’t go away. But I’d love to play that character, she’s got a great costume.

Maybe I’m too old now at 44. Would I be able to spend all my time flying around in the air? But that would be great – a black Wonder Woman in her forties. Now that’s what I call a role model!

Keith Watson

Suits season two continues on RTÉ2 on Friday nights .

STUDENT Seanie Nammock is doing her best to lead a normal life despite living with a genetic condition that threatens to eventually ‘freeze’ her body.

The 18-year-old has a second skeleton growing inside her because of the rare condition.

Like most girls of her age, she will not leave the house without putting on her make-up and dressing up to look her best.

But, for six years, Seanie has been battling a condition known as ‘stone man syndrome’ or fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.

The condition – so rare there are only 700 recorded cases worldwide – turns muscles, ligaments and tendons into solid bone.

It means a second skeleton is growing on top of the original one, with her limbs becoming solid like a statue. Seanie’s back and neck are frozen already, leaving her unable to lift her hands above her waist.

Now doctors are racing to find a way of treating the Birmingham ALevel student, whose family has roots in Mayo and Kerry – but she lives in constant fear of the condition getting worse.

Her mother, Marian, said: ‘We dread the thought of her second

Slowly becoming a statue: Seanie Nammock, second from left, pictured with her mother and sisters Picture: BPM skeleton spreading to the lower part locked. I can’t put them down to of her body. break my fall either – so it can be ‘She will have a life-changing really scary.’ decision to make about whether The only treatment available to she wants to stay in a sitting down FOP sufferers like Seanie is taking or lying down position... because over-the-counter painkillers. that’s how she will be for the rest But doctors at Birmingham’s of her life.’

Queen Elizabeth Hospital want to Any kind of bump or blow to change that by setting up a worldSeanie’s body can trigger a painful class rare disease centre where congrowing spurt that adds to the sec- ditions such as Seanie’s can be reond skeleton. ‘It doesn’t help that searched and treated.

I’m accident-prone,’ she said. ‘I’m Setting up a centre could not only always falling up or downstairs be- help find a cure for Seanie’s illness, cause I can’t hold the bannister. it may also aid osteoporosis suffer‘My balance is also a problem be- ers and others with bone diseases, cause of the way my arms are they say.

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Rowling: I never told dying mother of Potter stories HARRY POTTER author JK Rowling has revealed her regret at her mother dying before she became a global literary figure.

The 48-year-old (pictured), who has sold 400million copies of her tales from Hogwarts, said Anne’s death after a ten-year battle with multiple sclerosis hit her family hard. ‘My mother was a passionate reader and she would have been excited whatever I did. But particularly to be a writer, she would have considered to be a very valuable thing,’ she said in her stint as guest editor of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. ‘She never knew about Harry Potter – I started writing it six months before she died, so that is painful. I wish she’d known.’ She said her mother’s diagnosis ‘had the most enormous impact on our family life’.

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Premier: I’m quitting over response to ferry tragedy THE prime minister of South Korea has resigned over his government’s handling of the ferry disaster that killed scores of passengers.

Chung Hong-won’s decision followed criticism from relatives of victims about the speed of the operation to recover bodies.

‘As I saw grieving families suffering with the pain of losing their loved ones and the sadness and resentment of the public, I thought I should take all responsibility as prime minister,’ Mr Chung said.

‘I hope these deep-rooted evils get corrected this time and this kind of accident never happens again.’

Questions: The ship’s captain Lee Joonseok with police yesterday.

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by DANIEL BINNS A MOTORIST was killed when she crashed her car within moments of taking a selfie in the driving seat.

Courtney Sanford had been posting pictures of herself to Facebook shortly before smashing head-on into a lorry.

The 32-year-old also wrote ‘This song makes me HAPPY’ – thought to be a reference to the hit of that name by Pharrell Williams.

‘The Facebook text happened at 8.33am. We got the call on the wreck at 8.34am,’ said Lt Chris Weisner, of North Carolina police in the US. ‘She was also posting selfies as she went down the road.

‘In a matter of seconds, a life was over just so that she could notify some friends that she was happy. It’s really not worth it.’

The victim’s Toyota Corolla is thought to have drifted across the road before hitting a recycling truck travelling in the opposite direction.

Teething troubles for rider

200,000 years ago, snow was falling on Mars WATER must have flowed on Mars 200,000 years ago because the planet had snow storms, research shows.

A crater in the southern hemisphere of the red planet has well-preserved gullies and proof of mudslides or avalanches. University of Gothenburg geologists compared images on Mars with flows of saturated sediment on the Svalbard Islands, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.

A total of 476 people – mostly students and teachers – were on the Sewol ferry when it sank off South Korea 12 days ago. Many are still missing, with 187 confirmed dead.

Police have arrested 15 people involved in the disaster.

Driver killed seconds after taking selfie at the wheel Died: Ms Sanford

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Both vehicles careered off the road before Ms Sanford’s car burst into flames, killing her instantly.

Police in the city of High Point said the victim was driving at 45mph and was not under the influence of al-

cohol or drugs.

She had been wearing a seat belt but it was not fastened correctly.

The 73-year-old driver of the lorry walked away from the accident unhurt.

Texting while driving became illegal in North Carolina in 2009, with fines of up to €75.

However, police in the American state have admitted the law is difficult to enforce.

A MOPED rider caused long delays on a motorway after stopping to look for his false teeth. The motorist dodged traffic as he looked for the gnashers, which fell out after he sneezed on Madrid’s main ring road. ‘Officers thought he was joking... until he showed them his gums,’ a spokesman said.

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Martin: Maybe break-up was all my fault...

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Hair-raising: Some fans loved her risqué performance PictuRe: Rex

of double standards Lily Allen was slammed for hypocrisy by angry Beyoncé fans when she mocked the superstar’s sexy routines at G-A-Y on Saturday night. Lily, wearing a tight-fitting leotard, Barbie wig and see-through mesh, sang tracks from her new album. But when it came to closing her set, Lily, 28, appeared to diss Beyoncé and her

Grammy performance by having water thrown over her as she writhed on stage. ‘So @lilyallen trashes Beyoncé’s music then covers her as well. Not just a d***head but a hypocritical d***head,’ tweeted one. Another noted: ‘Highly ironic that she claims to be standing up for women when all she does is attack others’.

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hris Martin has hinted he was to blame for the breakdown of his ten-year marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow after revealing he was left in a ‘mess’ two years ago after a bout of inner turmoil. the Coldplay singer referenced his relationship woes as he rambled on about the band’s new material and confessed he struggled with being in love – citing the band’s endless travel commitments and addiction as daily hurdles. the British star said he needed to ‘grow up’ after explaining: ‘You can be with someone very wonderful but, because of your own issues, you cannot let that be celebrated in the right way.’ in an interview with BBC radio 1’s Zane Lowe, to be broadcast at 8pm tonight, Martin said: ‘What changed for me was – i don’t want to go through life being scared of it, being scared of love, being scared of rejection, being scared of failure. ‘about two years ago, i was a mess, really, because i can’t enjoy the thing that we are good at and i can’t enjoy the great things around me because i’m burdened by this.’ he added: ‘i’ve got to not blame anyone else and make some changes.’

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Jennifer Lawrence is denying claims she is set to marry her lover Nicholas Hoult. The Oscarwinner star sparked rumours of an engagement after she was spotted wearing a ring but pals say the 23-year-old was just accessorising. ‘These are simply rumours,’ an insider said. ‘She is not wearing an engagement ring. It’s just a ring.’ She and her 24-year-old beau were spotted enjoying dinner with designer Tom Ford last week and hit a house party in Dulwich, south-east London.

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Martin, 37, was speaking out about his split from his 41-year-old hollywood star wife, explaining that the reasons behind the break-up feature in the songs on the band’s new album Ghost stories. admitting he struggled with relationships, he went on: ‘Up to a certain point in my life, i wasn’t completely vulnerable and it caused some problems. if you don’t let love in then you can’t really give it back.’ alluding to the pair’s amicable break-up which they dubbed a ‘conscious uncoupling’, Martin said of his new single Magic: ‘it’s about saying this person is really awesome and is magic, and, of course, certain parts of it have to change because that’s life.

‘But not everything has to be black or white or clear cut... and that’s okay. ‘it’s not a question of you either really love or really hate someone – it’s more nuanced than that – especially with the modern world’s complications... like travelling and illness and addiction and all that sort of thing.

Martin insists he won’t hide from his heartache, adding: ‘i think, in life, everyone needs to be broken in some way... everyone goes through challenges, whether it’s love, money, kids... you have to not run away from that stuff.’

Katy Perry may not stay single for long after she was spotted snuggling up to rumoured new squeeze Diplo. The 29-year-old may have joked recently about being ‘really deep’ on dating app Tinder – but it seems she only had eyes for the LA-based DJ. ‘Diplo and Katy were superaffectionate,’ one partygoer told Us Weekly after the singer was seen with the 35-year-old at the Amazing Spider-Man 2 after-party in New York. ‘It’s a really fun relationship – easy and casual.’

Romance looks Rosie... or is it just one for the cameras?

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham couldn’t wait to get home when they snogged like a couple of teenagers in the back of a cab in London.

The 27-year-old British model and the 46-year-old action man seemed keen to show their romance is still going strong as they left the Nobu restaurant in Mayfair

on Saturday. The Victoria’s Secret model previously said of The Expendables star: ‘I’m not interested in hanging out with boys. I have all the man I need.’

The couple were reportedly ‘on a break’ last September after ‘lots of arguments’ but now appear to have their four-year relationship firmly back on track.

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Jared Leto has revealed his precious Oscar statue is a ‘filthy mess’. The 42-year-old, who was crowned best supporting actor for his role as a transgender drug addict in Dallas Buyers Club, said: ‘I damaged it. But then I came home and saw it had another nick. So it looks like someone else had fun with it too. My Oscar is a filthy mess. Everybody was pawing it. I was just passing it around at parties. A few times I lost sight of it but it always seems to find its way back to me.’

Payne sobs as fans go wild for new 1D tour The latest One Direction world tour has barely begun but already Liam Payne is an emotional wreck – after being overcome by the devotion of the group’s besotted fans.

The 20-year-old broke down in tears on stage as the lads got a rapturous reception on the first night of the Where We Are tour in Colombia on Friday.

And on Saturday he couldn’t hold back his feelings after performing in Peru with

bandmates Harry Styles, 20, Louis Tomlinson, 22, Zayn Malik, 21, and Niall Horan, 20.

‘Honestly you guys are gunna set me off again Lima that was an overwhelming experience something I’ll remember forever,’ Payne tweeted. The Wolverhampton lad added: ‘It’s so crazy I feel like I haven’t done enough to deserve that kind of appreciation gunna spend my day in a state of shock love you guys.’

€110,000 style faux pas for troubled sole Ora

Compared with this, getting papped in a dodgy frock hardly qualifies as a fashion disaster.

Rita Ora has found herself embroiled in a €110,000 legal battle – after being spotted in a pair of Converse shoes on a night out.

The singer had agreed not to be seen wearing any trainer brand but Superga after doing a deal to front the company’s spring/summer

2013 campaign. And after she was pictured wearing the white Chuck Taylor’s at Mahiki in London last April, bosses refused to pay her half of her €220,000 fee.

The 23-year-old sued, demanding payment of the full amount, but the case has reportedly now been settled out of court. It is unclear how much cash – if any – Superga has agreed to give her.

Walk this w way: Cher Cheryl Cole, 30, legs it in a minileather number from The Box Bo nightclub in Soho nigh with pregnant pr former bandmate form Walsh, Kimberley W girl’s 32, on a girl night out nigh

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From papacy to sanctity

ALMOST a million people packed St Peter’s Square in Rome yesterday to see Pope Francis proclaim two of his predecessors saints of the Catholic church.

Thousands of pilgrims slept outside the Vatican overnight to reserve a prime spot to witness Francis conferring sainthood on John Paul II and John XXIII. The pope was joined in the canonisation mass by Pope Benedict XVI, making the ceremony doubly historic as it was the first time two living popes had said mass together and that two Catholic leaders were sainted on the same day.

Francis told the massed ranks including dozens of world leaders: ‘They were priests, bishops and popes of the 20th century. They lived through the tragic events of that century, but they were not overwhelmed by them. For them, God was more powerful.’

Benedict, who resigned the papacy last year, had succeeded John Paul in 2005 and sped up his canonisation by waiving

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a rule requiring a five-year wait before the lengthy process could begin.

And Francis paved the way for John’s sainthood by ruling only one miracle was necessary for such an honour, instead of the usual two.

The Italian, who reigned from 1958 to 1963, saved thousands of Jews as a Vatican envoy in Turkey during World War II and is credited with healing an Italian nun, Sister Caterina Capitani, who had been suffering from a stomach tumour.

Yesterday’s ceremony was a particularly poignant moment for Costa Rican woman Floribeth Mora, who carried John Paul’s relic to the altar.

She was the former pope’s second miracle, which occurred when she was lying on her deathbed suffering from a brain aneurysm when she saw the Pole’s image in a newspaper, which reportedly told her: ‘Stand up. Don’t be afraid.’

Congregated: Worshippers fill Via della Conciliazione in Rome yesterday Picture: aP

Poignant: A boy dressed as a Pope yawns, while Floribeth Mora hands over the relic

Government happy to facilitate Irish visit The links between Ireland and the Vatican were underscored yesterday after Taoiseach enda Kenny told media in Rome that he would welcome a visit from Pope Francis to Ireland.

Mr Kenny said that although the onus was on the Church to invite the Pope to the country,

the Government would be happy to facilitate in whatever way necessary. he also said yesterday that the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs eamon Gilmore will reveal the name of Ireland’s new ambassador to the holy See on Wednesday.

The Taoiseach said he told Pope Francis that his papacy had brought about ‘an extraordinary difference to the perception of the Catholic Church’ and that there was now ‘a clearer and healthier relationship between Church and State’.

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Obama’s racism slam dunk Big Bang Theory banned

MALAYSIA: Barack Obama has accused the owner of a US basketball team of making ‘incredibly offensive racist statements’. He spoke after Donald Sterling of the LA Clippers told a girlfriend not to bring black people to games. Speaking in Kuala Lumpur, Mr Obama welcomed the NBA inquiry into the case.

4 die trying to make rain PHILIPPINES: Four people were killed yesterday when a light plane crashed in a cornfield during a cloud-seeding flight to stimulate rainfall on farmland scorched by hot weather. The woman and three men were the only people on board the flight over mountainous Nueva Vizcaya province.

A student was filmed boasting about escaping the worst effects of a tribal hallucinogen just hours before he died trying it a second time.

Henry Miller died after drinking yagé – said to induce hallucinations more extreme than those caused by Lsd or ketamine – during a tribal ritual in the remote Colombian rainforest last week. the 19-year-old, from Bristol, england, was caught on camera earlier that day by one of seven other travellers.

In the video, he is seen saying: ‘I’m from england – my name’s Henry. ‘this is my second ceremony. After yesterday, I don’t know what to expect.

‘I didn’t feel many effects yesterday from the yagé and I’ve heard this can happen in the ceremony.’

Fellow backpacker Christopher dearden said all the tourists started vomiting after drinking the brew but Mr Miller was the only one not to recover. the 27-year-old added: ‘He wasn’t

Baby crawls across road AMERICA: A toddler was found crawling across a busy four-lane highway after escaping from his back garden. The oneyear-old was rescued by a motorist who returned him to his mother in Brigham City, Utah. The child’s seven-year-old sister took him out of his cot to play, police said.

speaking – he was lashing out with his hands and feet. ‘then he started making weird animal noises, pig sounds, and at one point tried to fly.’ the shaman’s family told others Henry Miller at the ceremony near Mocoa, in south-west Colombia, that they would look after Mr Miller.

But just hours later, his body was discovered abandoned on a dirt track. three people – the shaman who prepared the brew and two helpers suspected of dumping the body – have been questioned but prosecutors are yet to decide whether to recommend charges.

His parents, elizabeth and david, paid tribute to their ‘adventurous, popular’ son, who was due to take up a place at Brighton university in september. they said they were awaiting further information from the uK Foreign Office.

Insurgents free observer but refuse to release colleagues PRO-RUSSIAN insurgents released a military observer yesterday but seven others were still being held prisoner in eastern Ukraine last night.

The smartly dressed man was escorted to a car containing colleagues from the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe and driven away from Sloviansk.

The diabetic man, thought to be

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CHINA: Video streaming sites have been ordered to stop showing US TV shows, such as The Big Bang Theory and The Good Wife.

The move suggests a government crackdown on the online industry, traditionally freer than state television and cinema.

Student’s boast of taking drug hours before it cost him his life

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Swedish, was released on medical grounds, a separatist said. Earlier, the observers were shown in public for the first time since being captured on Friday and accused of spying for Nato.

Separatist gunmen are occupying government buildings in eastern Ukraine and taking hostages in defiance of leaders in Kiev.

NORWAY: This new arrival at a science farm near Stavanger has been named Batlamb on account of its mask-type features Picture: rex

AUSTRIA: A doctor has opened the world’s first drive-in surgery at a fuel station. Dieter Zakel says patients can fill up or wash their cars while waiting to be treated. ‘We promise to see everybody within 15 minutes,’ said Dr Zakel, who runs the €50 service in Vienna.

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don’t know about Little Miss Choosy’s shock at last thursday’s article (that found women cheated more on ‘big-boy’ spouses) but I’m astounded Mailbox published her crude and offensive response to it... C’mon Mailbox, what were you thinking?

Imagine replacing those references to men and their anatomy in her letter with similar ones directed towards women – and then imagine the responses you’d get. don’t get me wrong, Miss Choosy is perfectly entitled to her own moral compass and I don’t think this is a man-versus-woman issue.

I just think you’ve lowered the Mailbox bar considerably with this one.

Jim ■ In response to Little Miss Choosy, I have a friend who would be perfect for you – he’s like a human tripod.

He is also ignorant, superficial, promiscuous, callous and wouldn’t have the decency

to even text dump you if a lady with larger assets entered the frame. You guys need to hook up.

Ordinary Human Being ■ Has Chris o’dowd cloned himself? there must be a few of him running around, seeing as he turns up in every film and tV show now...

Robert ■ In your article ‘Boy who flew to Hawaii...’ on Friday, why was it necessary to refer to the father as ‘Muslim Mr Abdi’? do you feel it necessary to state the religion of all the individuals in your news stories? there’s enough negative press about Islam and mentioning the father’s faith was irrelevant and biased. the majority of Irish people are racist, constantly mentioning if someone is black, Muslim, Polish, etc., even though it doesn’t relate to what they are talking about.

Disappointed, Stillorgan

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‘Seen it all before,’ was Paul’s title, and there is certainly a knowing glimmer to the mammal’s eyes alright.

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‘Bring on the unrepentant women’ Singer/songwriter Tori Amos champions strong women in her new album. By John Lewis

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come from a long line of warriors,’ says Tori Amos. ‘my great-great-grandmother was a cherokee who survived the Trail of Tears in 1830, when thousands of Native Americans were being ethnically cleansed from the southern states. She was one of the few hundred people who survived in the Smoky mountains for nine months.

These are the gals I respect. Wilma mankiller, the leader of the cherokee nation who educated herself from nothing and fought for Native rights – now there’s a woman. What a role model.’

For years, people have got Amos all wrong. Some people think she’s some middle-of-the-road pixie, a real-life Phoebe from Friends, trilling hippy-dippy rhymes about fairy tales and cornflake girls. But, over a quarter of a century and 14 albums, she’s been one of pop’s weirdest and most unpredictable artists.

She’s the riot grrrl in concert pianist garb, whose confessional songs tackle rape and religion, feminism and power, art and mythology. even the sonic background – the florid piano accompaniment, the unorthodox chord changes and symphonic curlicues – has always been seriously weird.

‘I don’t see the piano as a polite, passive instrument,’ she says. ‘You can take what Prince, Jimi Hendrix and Robert Plant were doing and contain that energy on a piano. It’s about maintaining that 220 voltage, of having the chops to be able to contain and focus it on the keys, of using intimacy and power.

When I first started, everyone was telling me that the piano had had its time. The label initially rejected my debut album, Little earthquakes. They said I had to take all the pianos off and replace them with guitars. Screw that. I can

Personal piece: Ageism is one of the issues Tori Amos confronts in her new album be as heavy as any rock guitarist!’

We’re seated next to an enormous Bösendorfer concert grand (‘ain’t she a beauty?’) in the study of Amos’s main home in cornwall (she also has houses in Florida and cork).

It’s not the quiet country retreat you’d imagine but a bustling hub of activity, with several large, residential studios run by her husband (english sound engineer mark Hawley) and several members of staff (including an on-site cook).

Amos is preparing for a world tour, one that takes her from San Diego to St Petersburg, from Switzerland to South Africa, playing completely solo with her voice and a piano.

She’s been away from the limelight for the last few years having been caught up with work on her semioperatic musical The Light Princess, which played at London’s National Theatre last year.

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HAT was a big, collaborative project, and a huge learning curve for me,’ she says. ‘And it was all about writing for other people – for other voices, other instruments, using them to tell stories, seeing how other people create. So the new album is a very

private response for that. most of it is just voice and piano, most of it is very personal.’

Amos turned 50 last year. ‘There aren’t many women aged 50 getting signed by labels to release front-line albums these days,’ she says. ‘There are a few in country music, because that’s a world that embraces storytelling and maturity. But pop is different for women. Fifty-year-old guys are allowed to grow beards and beer bellies and tell stories with wisdom and experience. Women have to do that by stealth.’

The new album confronts these issues, with a track entitled 16 Shades of Blue. ‘everyone has com-

On My PLAyLIST Max ZaSka of iriSh funk/rap/Soul coMBo ZaSka nAkAMARA By hiatuS kayote

Lead single that put this four-piece future-soul group from Australia on the map and has been stuck in my head for weeks now.

MATHEMATIcS By MoS Def Incredible lyricism paired with DJ Premier’s raw production skills makes this one of my favourite hip-hop tracks of all time.

SOLDIER By erykah BaDu

True and honest storytelling at its best by the queen of neo-soul, over simple and effective grooves.

The 2009 live version is especially great.

In THE STOnE By earth WinD anD fire

No better tune to put you in a great mood than this concoction of incredible horn lines and feelgood grooves.

THE SOcIALITES By the Dirty projectorS

Amazingly catchy pop tune obscured by David Longstreth’s unique minimal production technique. Love Amber Coffman’s vocals on this.

LInDISfARnE 1/2 By jaMeS Blake

Listening to this song has such a strong meditative effect on me. I always feel very calm and relaxed after hearing such great use of space and beautiful harmonies.

Zaska play The Sugar Club on Saturday May 17 to launch their debut EP, In Your Own Sweet Time.

Tickets €7/€10 with EP from zaska.eventbrite.com or on the door.

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plexes about their age,’ she says.

‘Thirtysomething women worry about having families because they’ll miss out on a promotion. Twentysomething graduates have huge debts and can’t get jobs. even my daughter Tash, who’s 12 – there are 12-year-olds who think they’re over the hill because they didn’t start something at three. It’s crazy.’

Finally, Amos explains why the record is titled Unrepentant Geraldines. ‘I’ve got this painting in my house in Ireland,’ she says. ‘of a very penitent woman in Irish mythology called Geraldine, looking up at mother mary. It’s an image that’s common in great art – the shamed woman who has to repent for her wild ways. Thing is, Geraldine sounds like quite a gal who was up to all sorts. She’d have been great fun! Why can’t we have Geraldines that are unrepentant? I’ve also been reading up about British women in World War II, when they were really running things. They were single women, doing big jobs, in control of their lives, exploring their passions and emotions. And then, after the war, they’d have to go back to being housewives. When Tash talks to her granny – my mother-in-law – and great aunt, you can see these little old ladies’ eyes light up. That’s the kinda spirit I wanna capture.’

Unrepentant Geraldines (Decca) is out on May 13. Tori Amos plays The Olympia Theatre on May 7 and May 8.

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It’s not the real Deal

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hat with Blur, Gorillaz, africa Express, two operas – and all the rest – it’s perhaps no surprise that Damon albarn has only now, at the age of 46, found time to make his first solo record. and it wasn’t really even his idea – XL label boss Richard Russell, who co-produced Bobby Womack’s the Bravest Man In the Universe with albarn, nudged him into it.

So Russell now oversees the complex, multilayered beats here, and albarn the remainder – and it’s a match made in warmly melancholic heaven. Drawing heavily on albarn’s childhood memories of growing up in Essex, the album also shifts between the more recent past, the present and the future.

But perhaps above all else, it’s a set of non-judgmental observations on the increasingly disconnected reality of modern, technology-obsessed life. the title track melds an eerie, scraping violin riff with bleeping production and a slowly unfurling melody, while Lonely Press Play features loping percussion, orchestral instrumentation and a subtly soulful vocal.

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Lone voice: Damon Albarn’s first solo album lays bare his childhood, drug use and love life a lone jaunty note is sounded by Mr tembo, an ode to a baby elephant, while at the other end of the scale, the heavy Seas Of Love, featuring Brian Eno, is the closest thing here to a tender-esque anthem. this is not the first time albarn has written in downbeat, confessional mode – but with honest lyrics about past heroin

The Pixies only have themselves to blame for the underwhelming response that will most likely greet Indie Cindy, the first from the trailblazing art rockers in 23 years and crucially, their first without bassist Kim Deal.

When you’ve exploded the bar with two seminal records in the 1980s, you can’t really complain when the albums that follow are judged against your own peerless

eels THE CAUTIOnARY TALES OF MARK OLIVER EVERETT E Works/PIAS HHHHI use and romantic inertia, he has certainly laid himself bare here.

Nuanced and intricate but direct and simple where it needs to be, this record rewards repeated listening – and, more than anything else, it proves that when the serial collaborator stands alone, he stands tall.

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Everyone’s favourite southside, rugby-loving blockhead returns for one final foray. The year is 2022, the Celtic Tiger has been resurrected, and Ross O’Carroll-Kelly (Rory nolan) should be looking forward to a carefree middle-age – but when his daughter returns from Wesley with a new man in tow, Pop has to face up to the iniquities of his past Until May 17, Gaiety Theatre, South King St D2, 7.30pm, from €25. Tel: (01) 679 5622. www.gaietytheatre.ie

As Eels’ writer and singer, and author of a brilliant memoir, Mark Everett (aka E) has made his name as a frank diarist, not only laying bare his relationships but also the death of his father (when he was 19), the suicide of his sister and the loss of his

legacy. Fundamentally, Indie Cindy suffers from the absence of Deal’s utterly irreplaceable, deranged hyperactivity, with the result a discomfortingly mid-tempo set of weary alt rock. Opener What Goes Boom makes a half-decent fist of aping the rhapsodic destruction of old, while Bagboy toys with some new synthetic shapes.

But Indie Cindy has no real answer for the glaring hole at its centre, except to offer a grimace where once there was a scream. Claire Allfree

mother to lung cancer. You might assume, then, that Eels’ music is unbearably bleak. It’s not. Across a dozen albums in nearly 20 years, their alt pop has always been as warm, witty and wise as it was full of woe. The new LP is another raking over of E’s past, a delicate and scuffed set recorded with a live orchestra, underlining E as one of the best US songwriters of his generation. sharon O’Connell

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Following recent projects such as 7 Worlds Collide (a series of big-name collaborations) and The Pajama Club (a funk outfit with his wife), the latest solo outing from the main man behind beloved Kiwi crowdpleasers Crowded House sees him and leftfield producer David Fridmann harnessing strong melodies to gently experimental electronic burbles and fractured beats, suggesting an artist quite content to step outside his comfort zone Wed, Olympia Theatre, 72 Dame Street D2, 8pm, €33.50. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.neilfinn.com

Joan As Policewoman

A regular visitor to Irish shores, indie darling Joan Wasser makes a bid for the mainstream with her new album, The Classic, which ditches the smouldering torch songs for full-on retro soul. Expect to hear many facets of her repertoire when she fetches up in The Button Factory. See tomorrow’s paper for interview Wed, Button Factory, Curved Street D2, 7.30pm, €20. Tel: (01) 670 9202. www.buttonfactory.ie

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Wes Anderson’s (The Grand Budapest Hotel) caustic ‘prodigal genius’ comedy is an absolute pleasure. In it, bright privateschool kid Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) uses his intelligence for purely selfish ends, striking up an unlikely friendship with successful but bored industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray); a friendship that turns sour when both fall for a new teacher (Olivia Williams). As the two would-be suitors play numerous pranks, there’s a gleeful delight undercut by a rich vein of pathos Wed, The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street D1, 8pm, €3. Tel: (01) 873 4800.

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savagE EyE RTÉ PLAYER, TODAY If you can’t wait to get a fresh dose of publican Mick ‘The Bull’ Daly, the politicians, the trusty Garda trainees or witness new character, angry Emer, in action, the first episode of the new series will premiere on RTÉ Player today before it airs next Monday on RTÉ2.

Topics to be explored by David McSavage and his surrealist crew in this fourth series include childhood, the universe, animals, and such, er, minor issues as love, death and war.

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UTV, 9pm

John Simm stars in this gripping three-part thriller, which employs documentarystyle filming techniques to zoom in on a man whose life is terrifyingly falling apart.

Simm shines as the unfortunate DS Marcus Farrow, who discovers just how quickly the world can turn upside down when he becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. With his former colleagues, led by DI Susan Reinhardt (Rosie Cavaliero), intent on chasing him down, Farrow enters a twilight world as he tries to prove his innocence.

Factual CorK mEga Port TV3, 9pm

Ten million tonnes of shipping pass through the port of Cork each year, with giant cruise ships, roll-on rolloff ferries, massive container ships, the Irish Navy and ocean-going yachts, all to be managed by the teams of pilots, security, stevedores and shipping agents. The port is a 24/7 operation and is vital to the economy. This goes behind the scenes with a cast of characters, who over the series will become familiar faces on our screens, as they deal with demanding cruise ship passengers, wayward yachtsmen, drug smugglers and millions of tonnes of foreign goods.

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You’re never far from a jawdropping moment in Game Of Thrones – witness the fallout from last week’s rape scene involving twisted siblings Jaime and Cersei Lannister, a scene which in the books was consensual incest. It’s certainly ruffled the plotline: Jaime was shaping up as one of the good guys. Tonight: Sansa smiles. Just kidding.

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This slick, smart con caper was this year’s Oscars wildcard, picking up ten nominations, including ones for all four acting categories. It failed to scoop any awards on the night itself but its starry cast, headed up by Christian Bale (pictured) and Amy Adams as two hustlers forced to take part in an elaborate FBI sting, put in knockout performances, and its 1970s-drenched aesthetic is a hoot.

WrinKLEs

A bittersweet, dryly funny, life-affirming animation with Martin Sheen as the voice of Emilio, a retired bank manager shuffled off to an old people’s home and trying to deal with the onset of Alzheimer’s. His spiky friendship with cynical roommate Miguel shapes a refreshingly unsentimental tale that asks hard questions about how we treat our elderly.

The awards, presented by Brendan Courtney (pictured), took place in Dublin’s Marker Hotel on Friday. Ireland’s dedicated followers of fashion were on display for what was billed as the Irish style event of the year. Highlights were Rosanna Davison in a Dawn Fitzgerald dress, and MMA showman Conor McGregor, who pulled no punches with his own personalised Louis Copeland pinstripe suit, complete with lavender handkerchief.

Fun LovE For saLE With ruPErt EvErEtt C4, 10pm

Rest assured, Rupert Everett is not offering his love for sale.

What the chiselled and worldly-wise Rupes is offering is a non-judgmental cruise through the sex industry around Europe. Steering clear of clichéd images of sex on street corners, Everett delves into the role prostitution plays in modern society and meets sex workers who set him straight on the realities of buying and selling sex.

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BBC2, 11.50pm This series of Rev isn’t ending on a fun note at all. What was once a world-weary sitcom – the contrast between the idealism of its put-upon hero and his sardonic lieutenant a particular delight – has turned into a portrait of one man’s crisis of faith. And Tom Hollander is brilliant at tracing Rev Adam Smallbone’s descent into a hell of his own making.

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LivE PrEmiEr LEaguE FootbaLL Sky Sports 1, 7pm

Given that Brits love talking about the weather, it’s no wonder the outbreak of freakish conditions in the past few months has dominated their headlines. Reporter Alex Beresford looks back at the storms and floods of last winter and investigates whether we should all be bracing ourselves for meteorological turbulence in the years to come. Or perhaps people are overreacting: back in 1703, the Great Storm took the lives of more than 8,000 people.

vEts in thE disastEr ZonE

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Film thE sWEEtEst thing ITV2, 10pm

Before Cameron Diaz was The Other Woman (in cinemas now), she was The Sweetest Thing, a club-hopping gal forced to follow her heart and change her ways when she finally meets The One (who nearly gets away). Not up there among romcom classics – not least because Thomas Jane is the love interest, and we still haven’t forgiven him for The Punisher – But Diaz always does an endearing, well-timed line in zany – plus she has good confidantes here, in the shape of Christina Applegate and Selma Blair.

FantastiC Four: risE oF thE siLvEr surFEr Film4, 7.10pm

The gang of cosmically enhanced superheroes pull on their spandex suits for another foray into saving the world. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and co are forced to shelve plans for a normal life when the Silver Surfer comes to Earth and wreaks havoc.

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RTÉ1 & BBC1, 8pm

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Managers come and managers go at other clubs, but Arsene Wenger and Arsenal just keep rolling on – despite a lack of silverware in the trophy cabinet. Tonight, the Gunners are looking to get a tighter grip on a vital top four finish in the Premiership by seeing off an erratic Newcastle side at the Emirates Stadium – we’ll wager the underachieving Magpies will be showing current manager Alan Pardew the door at the end of the season, if not before. Metro Herald predicts: 2-0

The human cost of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines was clear for all to see. But an overlooked aspect of the story was the impact on the animal population – devastating in a country that relies heavily on farming. Michael Mosley meets the vets doing the vital job of getting livestock back on its feet.

my brothEr thE tErrorist BBC3, 9pm

How do you come to terms with your stepbrother being jailed for terrorism offences?

In this sequel to the excellent My Brother The Islamist, Robb Leech attempts to understand what drew his stepbrother, Richard Dart, to the cause of Muslim fundamentalism – and why others are going down the same path.

You can get odds on more than 50 suspects in the Who Killed Lucy Beale? case – Nick Cotton is 16-1, and he’s supposed to be dead – but one character who looks worth a definite flutter is Lucy’s twin, Peter. Yes, he did a pretty convincing howl when he heard the news but could that have been guilt rather than grief?

After all, he had just learned that Lucy was his dad’s chosen one. Tonight, dodgy Pete is poking around in Lucy’s social networking legacy sites. The trolls have been busy…

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My wife is insisting on having a full face of make-up while giving birth to our second child, because she thinks she looks ‘mutant’ in the post-labour mother-and-child photos. To me she never looked more gorgeous.

How can I convince her that mascara, red lipstick and, yes, eyelash extensions are a nonsense at this time?

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Did your wife also birth her marbles the first time around?

Can she not remember that once those contractions start the only thing she’ll want to do is murder her baby’s father rather than gaily apply war paint? It goes without saying that your wife is terribly vain but then her scrupulous grooming is probably what attracted you to her in the first place. Smudge-proof make-up is a beautiful thing, but it’s not fool-proof or passing-one’splacenta-proof – she could end up resembling a clown. If that’s not enough to convince her to go au naturel, say one word: Photoshop.

My fiancé wants a Victoria sponge for our wedding cake, while I’m intent on a fruit thing that my mam has offered to

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Dear Rosanna, ‘And the award for Most Resembling a Quality Street goes to…’ Eek. No sooner were you crowned Ireland’s Most Stylish Woman at last week’s VIP awards you were damned on social media for working the red carpet wearing a cerise sweet wrapper.

Strapless, factory-shiny, and seemingly splattered with tar across its ra-ra, the Dawn Fitzgerald monstrosity is surely now doomed to the bottom of the wardrobe. Being surrounded by your more understated elegant peers, including fellow model Roz Purcell, who bagged the Best Dressed On The Night Award for rocking a blue trouser suit, and Michelle make herself, based on her own mam’s recipe. You wouldn’t believe the arguments it’s causing. Why can’t she see what it means to me and our family? It’ll also save us a bob or two.

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If you can’t agree on the feckin’ cake, then you’re not grown up enough to get married.

How on earth are you going to cope with major life decisions, like whose turn it is to unload the dishwasher, baby names, impotence, and nursing homes? Call it off forthwith.

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When my girlfriend and I were last having sex she shouted out the name ‘Michael!’.

My name is Donal. She denies this

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Doherty, who dressed her baby bump beautifully – must’ve sent you weeping to the nearest bosom (spoilt for choice; plunging necklines ahoy). We are also concerned that Fitzgerald might take inspiration from the confectioners Raffaello for your wedding dress. Still, take heart – yesterday’s wrapper will soon become tomorrow’s fish and chip paper…

and said I must’ve misheard it in the throes of passion. I didn’t.

What the feck is going on here?

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YOU SAiD: Hate when that happens. Had a girl shout out Jesus Christ at me in bed one time.

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Clearly she’s fantasising about Michael Fassbender. There’s nothing that you can do about this – well, other than fantasise about Mila Kunis…

Kushton Ashter OvER TO YOU:

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My younger brother shagged my new husband’s aunty at our wedding last month –

and they’re still at it, despite the 22year age gap. We’re the only family members who know about their, er, ‘union’, and the have begged us to keep it under wraps. We’re so disgusted though that we feel like our parents should know about it.

Should we tell, or let it run its course?

AntiMILFs What do you think? Lend your advice to deardolly@metroherald.ie. Best replies published post-bank holiday on Monday, May 12. Don’t forget to check out Dear Dolly at gometro.ie.

Out and about

Hit the decks: DJ Aidan Kelly gets mixing at the Jameson Cult Film Club screening of The Usual Suspects at Cork’s City Hall

Screen romantics : Aimee Byrne and David McEnroe were at the European premiere of Frank at the Light House Cinema, Smithfield

Zest for life: Claire Tracey at the opening of Verve’s new HQ at Erne Street, Dublin 2

Bicycle blues: Penny Halpin from Cobh at a Olé: Sarah Rogers and Joe O’Rourke were at Tour de Munster fundraiser as the four-day the Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser in aid of cycle announced Down Syndrome Ireland as St Vincent de Paul at Ozanam House, Dublin its beneficiary this year

Pictures: BriaN McevOy/aNthONy wOOds/Gerard Mccarthy/Patrick O’leary

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Balancing the baby plan Women at work: Mothers can have the best of both worlds, writes Christina Finn

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OMEN are told these days that they can have it all.

They can have a great career, a happy relationship and a family. However, is it really as simple as that?

Successful businesswoman, author and chief operating officer of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg was in Dublin recently talking about equality in the workforce, stating that women who are planning to have families need supports but that they also owe it to themselves not to ‘leave work before you leave’.

In her book Lean In: Women, Work And The Will To Lead, she says that having children is often in a woman’s plan, but that often women take their foot of the gas pedal in work long before they even get pregnant. She believes that if women want to make it to the top of their career, they need to keep pushing themselves in work, keep going for the challenging projects and promotions right up until they leave to have their baby.

While she said this is an easy thing for her to say – being a billionaire and on the Forbes list as one of the world’s most powerful women – she said that supports need to be there for women, both in work and at home to ensure that they can in fact ‘have it all’, stating that it is about equality in the workplace, not about men versus women.

‘I wanted to tell the women and men the things I wish people had told me about what I was capable of achieving… The book doesn’t say you should work all night or women should be like men. What I want is equal opportunity for women to be able to decide to do what they want to do,’ said Sandberg.

So how do you ensure that you keep your career on track while also planning to have a family? Sandberg maintains women have to continue to be proactive in work right up until they put their foot out the door.

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Support: The right backing, both at work and at home, can help women maximise their career potential Emer Craig works for LK Shields solicitors and has a four-year-old daughter. ‘Having children was always part of my plan, but when I found out I was pregnant I had only just got a promotion in work, so it was daunting,’ she said. ‘I was worried about how I was going to balance it all as it was a time where I would have had a lot of work responsibilities and I wanted to prove myself. However, I actually found it spurred me on. I became a more focused person. I learned how to be more organised and prioritise more, as I had to be.’

Craig said she did feel pressure to balance it all, adding that when she returned to work, things had changed. ‘I certainly felt pressure, but it was pressure I was putting on myself to catch up’. She added that the one thing that

she found keeps her in balance is prioritising.

‘Since having my little girl I have learned how to priortise more and recognise what needs to be done first,’ she said, adding that a supportive employer is also vital if a woman is to pick up where she left off.

Sandberg acknowledged that women who choose to have children and work outside the home can face ‘a motherhood penalty’ – a penalty that does not affect fathers.

However, she said: ‘You should be able to have children whenever you want.’

Nicola Gillen, who works in Mediavest in Dublin, said she had to change her ‘plan’ about where she saw herself when she had a baby boy, who is now 18 months old.

‘Your priorities certainly shift when you become a mother and it certainly is challenging to balance everything,’ said Gillen, who would advise women who are planning to have a family but want to stay on track in their career to try their best to get supports in place.

‘It really can be difficult to slot back into work,’ she said, adding that a lot can happen while on maternity leave. She advised women who are returning to work to not put too much stress on themselves, stating that it took her nearly six weeks to feel like she was back up to speed. ‘I think people can expect to just get back into the flow of things, but you have to give yourself a break, it can take time,’ said Gillen.

She said she is lucky that her workplace is extremely supportive and flexible, which she said is vital if women are going to be able to make it to the top executive roles in any company.

‘Employers need to be flexible, as do employees. Mediavest have been great and put in place sup-

ports that allow me be a mother and a productive employee. If I need to pick up my son from somewhere I am able to work from home, instead of having me stress out in a commute to and from work.’

Sheryl Sandberg told the crowd at Facebook’s European Headquarters ‘you are the generation that will achieve equality’ and while everyone hopes that is the case, Gillen said there is a significant fall-off in women of a certain age reaching executive roles.

She ‘firmly believes it is because of family responsibilities’.

She added that she was lucky that she had family support from her mother and motherin-law to help take care of her child.

Gillen said: ‘I know other mums who find it extremely difficult to justify staying in work due to the sheer costs of childcare in this country. It might work out for the first child but it is when you have two or three children in childcare where, for a woman, she starts to wonder why is she is paying out such amounts.’

She added: ‘There are such talented young women out there and it really is a shame to think that in five or ten years they might not be there because the supports are just not there to help and ensure those women reach those top roles.’

Sandberg said the cost of childcare was one of the overriding reasons why women opt out of the workforce, but said that often families think about what it is costing them in the present rather than projecting into the future.

She urged women to consider their future salary if they remain in the workforce, claiming that if a woman stays in the workforce and pays childcare, ultimately she will earn a better wage when she gets promoted – staying in work pays off in the long run.

Sandberg said that being a stay-at-home mum or staying in work is a personal choice for every woman. She said there was no right or wrong answer but said that not matter what choice women make, women always end up feeling guilty.

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that’smybusiness Kerryman David O’Donoghue is the digital marketing manager with Just-Eat.ie. The 25-year-old started there in 2011, as an intern. He talks to Sam Williamson What did you do today? This morning, I got up at 7am, chilled out listening to Morning Ireland for a few minutes, quick shower and straight into the car at 7.30. Today is all about budgeting for the coming week, looking back at key metrics from last week and working on some pretty cool new digital advertising we have starting in a few weeks. This evening, I’m planning on finishing a book I’ve been reading called Good To Great.

Do people treat you differently knowing you started as an intern? Not that I’ve noticed.

You’ve had a varied past, working as a sound engineer with Radio Kerry and running your own web design company – how did you end up in marketing? I just fancied a change. A lot of

what I did with web design was centred on marketing companies and improving their profiles, so it just seemed like a natural change to move into it full-time.

You worked as a sound engineer for a number of \ years, what made you give it up? I abso-

lutely adored my time with Radio Kerry, but I started there when I was in college and, after seeing many of my college friends leave and travelling around the world, I felt like I wanted to do something different.

When the offer of the internship in marketing came up – I decided it was my chance. I haven’t looked back since.

How has your Interactive Multimedia degree helped with marketing? I’ve found

that my degree has helped in terms of giving me an overall understanding of the many, many programs which need to be known in or-

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the nicest possible way – it pays off.

What do you enjoy most about your job? I love the freedom my job

allows me. As a business, Just-Eat loves to try new things and as a result, I’m able to test and learn and if it doesn’t go as planned – I just won’t do it again.

The culture and the craic in the office too makes it a great place to work.

What’s on your desk? Three screens, two penguin toys, an Oscar I won at a Christmas Party, a dancing monkey, a Pigsback pig with some tinsel on it, a photo of myself and my girlfriend and season five of the West Wing I brought in to loan to a friend.

What’s your favourite takeaway? I absolutely love a good Indian

You started at Just-Eat as an intern and rose to the role of digital marketing manager – how did that come about? Luck. And

Twitter! I originally started as an intern after offering to help out with the team back in 2011. From there I worked hard, slept on a friend’s floor in Dublin for nine months, and then slept in Jury’s Inn in Dublin for a further year, while commuting from Tralee to Dublin every Friday and Sunday, before finally getting an apartment. I was made full time, and when the then marketing manager left I was offered her job, having seen the department of me, myself and I through a brand refresh and roll-out in late 2012. From there, everything is mainly a fun blur of busy days.

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meal. Naan bread and seekh kebab or some tandoori chicken and boiled rice.

Who is Just-Eat’s target audience? Anyone who is hungry. Our

der to put together marketing campaigns. Everything from designing trade materials in Illustrator, to creating graphics for our weekly newsletter in Photoshop, to making videos to highlight our products in Final Cut Pro – my degree let me look into all of these in much greater detail.

How important is a digital presence for business today? Having a

strong digital presence is vital. People are searching for your business daily – be it as a result of your TV ad, or just passing and seeing your interesting shop window. Without a presence online, you are missing out on an increasingly online audience.

What advice would you give to marketing students? If you’re go-

ing to work in marketing, be sure that you have a presence in marketing. Get involved with debates on Twitter, make sure you have an online presence yourself, create a LinkedIn profile, attend marketing and networking events and above all have fun. Be prepared for setbacks, but see them as opportunities.

Persevere and if you really want something, make a nuisance of yourself in

main target audience is broad, everyone from students to families and professionals who are too tired to cook when they get home and fancy a treat.

How profitable is Just-Eat? Just

Eat across the world is currently generating £700million (€850m) in revenue per year for the restaurant industry and has received more than 100million orders since the site launched.

How does it make money? Just

Eat takes a commission from each order placed through each restaurant or takeaway on our site.

What’s been your favourite ad campaign you’ve ever seen (for any company)? I loved WestJet’s

‘Christmas Miracle: Real-time Giving’ campaign too. WestJet, an American airline, set up an interactive Santa who asked passengers what they wanted.

Then, after their flight, passengers waited to collect their bags – not knowing the ‘bags’ would with contain the Christmas present they wanted.

If you were a kangaroo, what would you keep in your pouch?

An iPhone charger, iPad and some jaffa cakes. Oh and some tea.

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‘Kavanagh lost his discipline’ says Donegal boss

Booted off: Kavanagh

Boss Jim mcGuinness slammed midfielder Rory Kavanagh for his reckless red card which may have cost Donegal the Allianz football league Division 2 title.

Kavanagh used his boot, which he was holding, to strike monaghan’s Darren Hughes in the midriff in the 41st minute and was dismissed.

Donegal were trailing by just two at the time and while they did get level in the 54th minute, their depleted numbers ultimately cost

MONAGHAN...1-16 DONEGAL...1-10 them and they lost by six.

‘He’s lost his discipline,’ blasted mcGuinness. ‘We were here last August and eamonn mcGee lost his discipline and it’s not good enough.

‘You represent your county, you’ve a duty to do the right thing. He just got involved in something he shouldn’t have got involved in and eamonn did the same thing. ‘i felt we were in a very good

position, we were pushing on, it was a two-point game and we’d the wind at our back. i thought we could have pushed on and won but without the man, it leaves it very difficult.’ man of the match Kieran Hughes shot 1-1 for monaghan who repeated their ulster final win of 2013 over Donegal. ‘We really wanted to make sure people didn’t see last year as a flash in the pan,’ said monaghan manager malachy o’Rourke.

Derry rue st Bernard’s Blues as Dubs win title nfL finAL Div 1

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Aileen Reid (pictured) got her season off to a superb start with a 16th place finish at the Cape Town leg of the World Triathlon Series, Corkman Bryan Keane fought hard for 22th place while Conor Murphy took 42nd in the mens race yesterday. ‘It’s a fantastic start to the season considering it’s Aileen’s first race,’ said Tommy Evans of TriIreland. Elsewhere, Ben Shaw claimed his second senior victory in China. Shaw, aged just 22, notched up his second senior international victory at the Zhenjiang Asian Cup in a time of 1:48:37.

The talented Irish triathlete is ranked inside the top 50 in the world following a string of top results this year.

O’Brien has The Edge in Kingdom annual John Drumm by Páidí O’Brien of Osbrone Meats/The Edge Sports was the order of the day in Currow, Co. Kerry yesterday, writes Thomas David. But O’Brien was pushed all the way in the sprint by Eddy Dunbar of O’Leary Stone/ Kanturk CC. Dunbar, a second year junior, was in action in the Shay Elliott Memorial on Saturday where he finished second to Damien Shaw of the Aqua Blue Team. It was the first time in 40 years that a junior racer had come so close to winning the ‘Elliott.’ So, Sean Kelly remains in situ as a junior winner.

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Blue nose best: Bernard Brogan celebrates after scoring a goal in yesterday’s league final demolition over Derry (main) as Dubs fans soak up the atmosphere and get behind Autism Awareness Month by staging a record-breaking attempt for the greatest number of people wearing a blue nose in one place (inset) inpho

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ercoaster affairs with Cork and Mayo.

This was nothing like an equal game though, and between Dublin’s key trio – Bernard Brogan, Michael Darragh Macauley and Stephen Cluxton – they picked Derry apart time after time.

Cluxton did the building from the back, distributing cleverly as always, Macauley rampaged

around the middle third while Brogan dispatched 1-6 from the forward line.

Brogan scored five points in the first-half but it was his 1-1 in the third quarter of the game that will be remembered most. he took on a pass from Macauley around 20 yards out before then releasing a slick sidewinder of a shot from his left foot to the

Dan out as gerrans takes the Liège

SIMOn GerrAnS outpowered favourite Alejandro Valverde of Spain to become Australia’s first winner of the LiègeBastogne-Liège Classic.

After the hilly 263-km course had shredded the lead group to two dozen, the Orica-Greenedge rider tore ahead of Valverde and Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski in the final

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cycLing Back to back wins in the

DuBLIN.............................3-19 DERRY................................1-10 The point was made by one GAA pundit after this 15-point annihilation that watching Dublin streak to victory at Croke Park may soon grow wearisome for the general public.

That’s a possibility but what’s certain is that when it comes to playing Dublin upon their field of dreams, opposing teams should be careful what they wish for.

Derry spoke of yesterday’s league decider as a great opportunity to test themselves against the best ahead of the Championship.

It was a test they flunked badly and ahead of a teak-tough Ulster championship opener with Donegal on May 25, it could prove a morale-crushing defeat.

For Dublin, the big blue wagon rolls on into the Leinster championship with the league crown in tow once again as well as the Leinster and AllIreland cups.

They had a mini scare early on when Cailean O’Boyle netted for Derry but they put down the rising with such ferocity as to have victory all but wrapped up by half-time.

By that stage, they led 0-13 to 1-3 and all semblance of a contest had already drained from the occasion.

It was a pity because a crowd of 38,841 were baying for another classic to sign off on spring after the roll-

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kilometre to win the last major one-day Classic of the first half of the 2014 season.

On a day when several of the favourites suffered bad luck or injuries, defending champion Dan Martin crashed on the last corner when making a late attack. he had looked like he was about to repeat last year’s win – when he became the first Irish rider to win a

monument since Sean Kelly’s Milan-Sanremo in 1992 – until disaster struck.

World Champion rui Costa of Portugal crashed with 90km to go with minor injuries and Britain’s 2013 Tour de France winner Chris Froome failed to start because of a chest infection.

Froome’s team, Sky, said he will be at the Tour of romandie starting tomorrow.

top right corner of the net.

Shortly after, he curled over a beauty from distance before moving back down to fourth gear for the remainder.

Brogan’s burst of scores left Dublin 1-15 to 1-5 ahead and they would add further goals from Kevin McManamon and Diarmuid Connolly to gloss the score line by full-time.

cycling

Sixteen-year-old Dearbhail McNamara (pictured) won the Irish Title in the 200m Breaststroke in a European Senior Championships qualification time on the final day of swimming at the Irish National Championships in Dublin. McNamara, from Westport Swimming Club, swam a lifetime best of 2:32.95 in last night’s final to make the senior time and will be Ireland’s youngest squad member on the team of eight. Dan Sweeney and Nicholas Quinn battled it out in an exciting men’s final with Sweeney getting the touch just ahead of Quinn (2:17.68) in 2:17.20.

Guilfoyle sets sail

Crash: Dan Martin was out of the race on the last corner

sAiLing Séafra Guilfoyle from Cork has beaten off stiff competition from his fellow ISA Laser Radial Academy teammates to reign supreme at the 2014 Irish Sailing Association Youth Pathway National Championships at Howth. After five classes over three days, it was Séafra who came out on top with 24 points. Royal Cork Yacht Club member Cian Byrne took the silver while Ross O’Sullivan from Kinsale scooped the bronze.

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Much loved: United legend Giggs applauds the Old Trafford faithful after victory in his first game in charge picture: pa

clamour is growing for Giggs the chosen Juan

JUAN MATA has endorsed Ryan Giggs as the perfect man to lead Manchester United.

The Welshman was installed as caretaker manager after David Moyes’ sacking last week and got off to an assured start in the role on Saturday with a 4-0 win at home to Norwich.

He may not be under consideration for the post on a full-time basis but many of the 75,208 fans inside Old Trafford wish he was in the running.

Mata was dropped to the bench by his new boss but the Spaniard – who netted twice after entering the fray as a 60th-minute substitute – said: ‘If we speak about Ryan we speak about a Manchester United person.

‘He’s a United person – who better to do it?’

‘He was very successful here as a player and now he is leading the team. We are all happy because who is better to do it?’ Mata was happy to end a tumultuous period on a high, adding: ‘It has been a difficult week for us. A change of manager is never good news because it means that you are not doing the things right but today it was very important to win and give the fans what they deserve.’

Meanwhile, United defender Phil Jones insists he and his team-mates were always committed to playing for Moyes. There were many rumours of dressing-room discontent, including a supposed falling-out with Giggs, during Moyes’ ten months in charge.

But Jones said: ‘That was never the case. Players don’t go out on the pitch to lose games. That is ridiculous.

Everyone wants to win every game at this club. That accusation is hurtful.’

Jonny Wilkinson’s importance to Toulon shone through yet again as he booted them to a 24-16 Heineken Cup semi-final victory over Munster in Marseille. on a day when two former Popes were canonised, a banner in the stade Velodrome crowd called for Wilkinson to be given a rugby sainthood for his brilliance on the pitch.

The English out-half converted six of his seven penalty attempts and dropped a first half goal to leave the French club one win away from retaining their European title. it could prove to be a fairytale finish to Wilkinson’s career as the May 24 final against saracens in Cardiff comes on the eve of his 35th birthday. ‘it was a hell of a game. you’re just in danger everywhere on the field be-

‘Munster have so much power up their sleeves’ cause you give away a penalty, you turn the ball over... five points was just not enough, at the end the eight was almost not enough, it’s just relentless,’ said Wilkinson afterwards.

‘Munster go for you and even in defence, they hold you up and they’ve got so much technique and power up their sleeves.’

Wilkinson kicked 15 points and fellow Englishman Delon Armitage weighed in with a 55-metre penalty on the stroke of half-time to give the hosts a 18-9 interval lead.

Despite trailing from start to finish, Munster dug deep in their bid to overhaul Toulon, managing to rattle the titleholders in a thrilling second half. ian keatley converted simon Zebo’s 53rd-minute try to add to his three earlier penalties, but Wilkinson’s opposite number missed a long range penalty to put them ahead.

Wilkinson will come up against the current England number 10 – owen Farrell – in next month’s decider. Farrell helped saracens demolish Clermont Auvergne 46-6 in their semi-final at Twickenham, where Wilkinson kicked Toulon past sarries in the last four 12 months ago.

Asked about the rematch, Wilkinson said: ‘We didn’t get a chance to see

Never say die: Munster winger Simon Zebo scores the match’s only try despite a Drew Mitchell tackle picture: ap

sgt Wilko’s army holds off dogged Munster display

the saracens game, but we’ve heard nothing but great stuff about them.’

Wilkinson’s opposite number ian keatley was ‘absolutely gutted’ Munster have back-to-back Heineken Cup semi-final defeats in France.

Ruing the errors that allowed Wilkinson to keep Toulon in the ascendancy, keatley admitted: ‘We didn’t do all the things that we said we would do. We gave them a few penalties and easy “outs”. ‘They kept

Leaders: O’Connell with Wilkinson

the scoreboard ticking over with Jonny. We knew he was going to be immense with the boot and he did it again today.’

Munster’s Japan-bound head coach Rob Penney pointed to those penalties that left his side with an uphill task.

‘We just couldn’t control possession well enough. We made too many errors.

We were thinking we were finishing over the top of them but it just wasn’t to be,’ said the new Zealander.

PELLEgRini PLAys iT cOOL As ciTy REcLAiM THE iniTiATivE

Slide show: Yaya Toure celebrates his goal at Selhurst Park yesterday PICture: PA

MANUEl PEllEGRINI insists his Manchester City side have no clear advantage in the race for the Premier league crown, despite a big swing in momentum yesterday.

Win their last three matches and City could well clinch the title on goal difference, just as in 2012, following this vital victory at Crystal Palace.

They now trail leaders liverpool by three points and second-placed Chelsea by one after the Blues won 2-0 at Anfield, but City have played a game less and have a better goal difference.

Pellegrini admitted City have regained control of their destiny but then rejected suggestions their clear goal-difference edge on Chelsea and liverpool has any bearing yet.

PREMiER LEAguE CrystAl PAlACe ...............0 MAnChester CIty ........... 2 ‘No advantage now, no, but it depends [on] what we can do in the future, that’s very important,’ he said.

‘We have always trusted that we can do it. The players knew the score [at Anfield], but it was a very professional performance.

‘For the moment we’ll continue in third position, so we have to play and win our three games.

‘But the good thing is that the destiny is in our own hands at the moment.’

He added: ‘This league will be

decided by a narrow margin, maybe one point, maybe even goal difference. We have to remain focused on ourselves, and in every single match.’

Key midfielder Yaya Toure laid on Edin Dzeko’s early opener for the visitors before firing home the second before half-time at Selhurst Park.

He was withdrawn just past the hour-mark in a bid to stagger his return from thigh trouble but Pellegrini is hopeful the 30-year-old will hit top condition in time for City’s vital trip to Everton next Saturday.

‘We hope, but we don’t know,’ said Pellegrini of Toure’s return to peak fitness. ‘You saw him, he was very important for both goals.’

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Don’t blame stevie for slip, says Rodgers pREMiER LEAguE

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P Liverpool 36 chelsea 36 Man city 35 Arsenal 35 everton 36 Tottenham 36 Man united 35 southamptn 36 newcastle 35 stoke 36 crystal Palace 36 swansea 36 Hull 35 West Ham 36 West brom 35 Aston Villa 35 sunderland 35 norwich 36 Fulham 36 cardiff 36

by DAvE fiLMER LiverpooL manager Brendan rodgers refused to blame Steven Gerrard after his costly error set Chelsea on their way to a victory which handed the initiative in the title race to Manchester City.

Much has been made of this being the season when reds captain Gerrard ends his long wait for a championship medal, so it was cruel his mistake led to Demba Ba’s crucial opening goal in firsthalf injury time.

Gerrard gave the ball away and slipped, allowing Ba to run clear and slot the ball home. Substitute

F 96 69 93 62 57 52 60 52 39 39 28 51 36 38 42 36 37 28 37 31

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in Liverpool’s favour at Anfield yesterday

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Red woe: Gerrard agonises over his costly error City earlier this month. rodgers said: ‘Steven is a boy who’s picked up this club many times and it was unfortunate because he slipped at a crucial moment and it was right on half-time.

‘There’s certainly no blame because we are in the position we are

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in now because of him. He’s been instrumental for us this season.’

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who revealed captain John Terry has a chance of being fit for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid, said: ‘Nobody

Everton (a) ..................................sat, May 3 Aston Villa (h) .........................Wed, May 7 West Ham (h) .......................... sun, May 11

enjoys it when someone makes a big mistake. i prefer to say Ba was fantastic in front of the keeper.’ rodgers is confident his side can bounce back, adding: ‘We’ll continue with that positive mentality we’ve had this season, as that’s the reason we are where we are.’

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Willian added to this with a breakaway second in the dying moments after he and Fernando Torres breached Liverpool’s defence. victory took Chelsea to two points behind their rivals at the top of the table but the ones really to benefit were third-placed City, still with a match in hand on both the teams above them. it was cruel on Gerrard, especially after his words, ‘This does not slip’ in an emotional huddle following Liverpool’s win over

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JOSE MOURINHO insists Chelsea are not back in the chase for the title, despite beating Liverpool at Anfield.

The result brought Chelsea to within two points of their hosts but Manchester City’s 2-0 win at Crystal

Palace means they have the advantage.

Mourinho is adamant it is still a race between those two sides. ‘We’re back in nothing. At this moment we are almost third,’ he said.

‘With Everton’s defeat [on Saturday] we were

automatically qualified for the Champions League.

‘Now with these three points we need one point to finish third. Champions are only one [team] and the champions will be City or Liverpool. We

have nothing to celebrate.

‘Now we can say we won both matches against the champions. If the champion is Liverpool, we won both matches against Liverpool. If the champion is City, we won both matches against Man City.

‘We were never in trouble against a fantastic team, a team that has beautiful players and scores a lot of goals.’

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Battle: Wenger

Wenger ready for battling Magpies Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal side not to underestimate newcastle ahead of tonight’s Premier League encounter at the emirates stadium. The Magpies visit the capital on the back of five consecutive defeats but the gunners boss has urged against any sense of complacency. ‘You know that newcastle have quality, so of course we have to prepare like we will face a Premier League battle,’ said the Frenchman. ‘The exciting thing in the Premier League is that everybody fights for every game and we have to prepare for that. We have come back [with] a better display in our offensive quality which brings confidence, so that is what we want to build on now.’

THEy sAiD iT ‘Fans are showing their disapproval quicker than at any other time I’ve known in the last 20 years or so.’

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce, under fire from Hammers fans in the 1-0 loss at West Brom, says supporters are not slow to vent their frustration

‘We have a very good thing going on here’ Southampton defender Jose Fonte after two own goals helped eighth-placed Saints beat Champions League-chasing Everton

Tim’s up for a fight TOTTenHAM boss Tim sherwood says he is focused on the job in hand rather than speculation over his future. After beating ten-man stoke 1-0, sherwood (pictured) was talking of winning at West Ham next week and a final game at home to Aston Villa. ‘I continue to do my job, prepare the players the best I can and make sure they are up for the fight until the final whistle of the season,’ he said.

Final feel for Villa

PAuL LAMberT is priming his Aston Villa players for a ‘cup final’ that could secure the club’s Premier League status. saturday’s 4-1 defeat to swansea at the Liberty stadium has left Villa in 16th, only four points above the relegation zone. Hull visit Villa Park next saturday and Lambert said: ‘next week’s game is a cup final. That’s it, in a nutshell.’

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Eyes on the prize: Dubs captain Stephen Cluxton savours his team’s Division 1 trophy yesterday

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JiM gAvin HAiLs bEsT DispLAy Of THE bLuEs’ sEAsOn

Captain fantastic Stephen Cluxton claims Dublin have plenty left in the tank heading into the Championship despite crushing Derry by 15 points, writes Paul Keane.

Bernard Brogan’s brilliant 1-6 Croke park haul put the Dubs on their way to a 3-19 to 1-10 win and a 12th league title. it moves Dublin out on their own into second position in the league roll of honour behind Kerry.

More importantly, it also makes them the team to beat going into the Summer.

Cluxton said the performance yesterday was far more important than the actual prize and while it was good, there’s more to come. ‘i think we still have areas that we can improve on,’ said Cluxton. ‘that’s the bonus for us. You go out and try to achieve, to play the best you can. But you’ve got to be critical and realise there’s places you can work on.

‘For me, i’m always looking at the performance first, regardless of what’s at stake. i knew the guys were capable of that

one, i see it in training week-in, week-out.

‘When they play the way they can, it all comes to fruition. So it’s the performance for me that counts. You can look back at your titles when you’re old.’

Dubs chief Jim Gavin said it was Dublin’s best performance of the entire campaign. ‘probably in the league it was (Dublin’s best display),’ said Gavin. ‘there were some areas we wouldn’t be happy with but i think in the totality of the game, it probably was, yeah.’

Jose’s bus strike

n Reds title bid hit by disruption n Rodgers cites ‘double parking’ by gAvin bROwn BRENDAN RODGERS accused Chelsea of parking ‘two buses’ at Anfield after a damaging 2-0 defeat which takes Liverpool’s title fate out of their own hands.

Chelsea defended deep throughout but Demba Ba capitalised on a Steven Gerrard error and Willian tapped in a breakaway second for a win which, coupled with Manchester City’s 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace, hands the initiative to Manuel Pellegrini’s men.

‘They obviously sat very deep. I think there were two buses parked today, never mind one,’ bemoaned Reds boss Rodgers.

‘It was like a back six with three midfield players in front of that. That’s ten, with the goalkeeper, consistently behind the ball.

‘I don’t think it’s a tactic. It is not difficult to coach, putting ten players on the edge of the 18-yard box. It’s totally opposite to how we want to play.’

However, an unrepentant Jose Mourinho said: ‘The best team won, in my opinion.

‘Defensive display? I’m confused what the media thinks about defensive displays.

‘When a team defends well you call it a defensive display. When a team defends badly and concedes two or three goals you don’t consider it a defensive display.’

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Hands off: Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard struggles to retrieve the ball from Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho pIctUre: ActIon IMAges