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TWO high-ranking executives convicted in by Ed CARty the Anglo Irish Bank fraud trial were spared guided attempt to save their bank but nonejail and walked free from court yesterday. Pat Whelan and Willie McAteer were told theless it was a breach of law,’ he said. ‘It would be unjust to imprison these two by Judge Martin Nolan that it would be unjust to imprison them over the July 2008 il- gentlemen when it seems to me a state agenlegal loans-for-shares scam at the now-de- cy has led them into illegality,’ he added. Whelan, 52, of Malahide, and McAteer, funct bank. But former financial watchdog Patrick 63, of Rathgar, declined to comment after Neary was singled out by the judge for damn- they were told they will be assessed for ing criticism for leading the two bankers into community service. Both men showed little emotion when the the rogue €450million deal to unravel a secret stock trade that regulators feared threatened judge gave his 18-minute ruling. It included a damning assessment of the Ireland’s entire bank system. Judge Nolan said they were guilty of a bla- regulator’s failure to stop the deal to unravel tant crime but acted with the knowledge of a doomed €2.4billion gamble on Anglo’s the watchdog – headed at the time by Neary, shares – 28 per cent of its total stock – by former billionaire who gave evidence Sean Quinn. at the trial – which Judge Nolan failed to throw up warned: ‘I find it any red warning incredible red lights or simply lights did not go chose to ignore iloff some place in legal lending. the regulator’s ofHe said Whelan fice and the approand McAteer had priate legal advice no venal motive of was not sought.’ ‘avarice or greed’. ‘It was a mis- Spared: Anglo executives Whelan and McAteer
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Domhnall Gleeson will be in the new Star Wars film, it emerged yesterday, as the new cast announcement crashed the film’s official website. Girls
star Adam Driver, Inside Llewyn Davis star Oscar Isaac and The Exorcist’s Max von Sydow also join the latest incarnation of the space epic. Other new stars include John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Frank star Gleeson, the son of Irish acting legend Brendan. They join returning Star Wars veterans Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. Peter Mayhew is back as Chewbacca and Kenny Baker will reprise RD-D2. The film, due out in December 2015, will begin shooting in May, with Star Trek director JJ Abrams at the helm. Disney chief executive Bob Iger said it will be set 30 years after 1983’s Return of the Jedi
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Artist uses thousands of staples to create clever mosaics of sci-fi film characters
Star Wires: The stapler strikes back Clever, it is: Bounty hunter Greedo, left, and the droid C-3PO pictures: JAMes HAGGertY/cAters
Search your feelings: Darth Vader stares out from the mosaic, made up of almost 10,500 staples
THE Force within artist James Haggerty must be strong. He spends more than six months, using up to 33,000 staples, to create intricate mosaics of Star Wars characters. So far, the 40-year-old has made portraits of Darth Vader, Greedo and C-3PO. ‘I discovered the potential of using staples to create works of art by daydreaming and playing around with an old stapler,’ he said. ‘Staples, just like an etched line, can be bold and graphic or soft and subdued. ‘When I use coloured staples, each one acts like a dash of paint in a painting and when viewed from only a few steps back is optically mixed.’ Mr Haggerty begins every work by creating between five and ten ink drawings before transferring the one he likes best on to a piece of painted black board. Once the design is etched, he plants individual staples into the board – altering the chamber for each change in colour or shade. ‘I’ve been using the same stapler now for all three large mosaics – that’s 60,000 sta-
by nicOLE LE MARiE ples,’ said Mr Haggerty, a teacher from Brooklyn, New York. ‘My affinity with the Star Wars universe goes back to my childhood. ‘I was hooked after the first few minutes of the first movie – they captured my imagination as a child and have continued to live on.’ Darth Vader took 10,496 staples, Greedo 21,458, and C-3PO 33,580. The basic ‘canvas’ measures 101cm x 81cm (40in x 32in). And he will soon have more characters to focus on as the cast for the seventh instalment was confirmed yesterday. Joining original stars Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill will be Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson, Andy Serkis and Max von Sydow, alongside relative newcomers John Boyega and Daisy Ridley. Episode VII will start shooting at Pinewood Studios, in London, within days. Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker return as C-3PO, Chewbacca and R2-D2.
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Judge Nolan added: ‘I think the regulator felt their overarching purpose was to save this bank and financial system. By taking no action they gave a green light for the purpose of buying shares.’ The sentencing ends the first prosecution of a director under section 60 of the Criticised: Neary Companies Act. It also wraps up the 11-week trial of bankers – including former Anglo chairman Sean FitzPatrick, who was found not guilty – the first of anyone following Anglo’s crash and the crippling €30bn bailout. Whelan and McAteer will be back before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on July 31 where they will be told whether they are suitable for community service. They were also found not guilty of illegally lending money to five members of the Quinn family as part of the same Project Maple deal. They will be disqualified from acting as company directors for five years as a result of their convictions.
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Sword-wielding man attempts to enter Dáil
Witness: Sherlock
A MAN has been arrested after allegedly trying to enter Leinster House brandishing a sword and carrying a number of concealed knives. Security staff were able to lock the main entrance to the Government buildings at Kildare Street and stop the 19-year-old man from entering, after which he was detained by gardaí at the scene at around 4.30pm yesterday
afternoon and arrested for possession of offensive weapons. Nobody was injured during the incident. Speaking to RTÉ News last night, Junior Minister Sean Sherlock, who witnessed the event, described it as ‘quite a surreal incident’. He praised the way Leinster House staff handled the incident and added
that he would regard it as ‘a one in a million incident’. ‘He was brandishing the sword, ran past me, and he wasn’t screaming or shouting. He appeared to be calm,’ said Mr Sherlock. ‘That’s what made it surreal. I just saw this man baring towards the doors. ‘But in fairness to the gardaí, they were there and on the ball.’
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FIVE Dublin commuters have been selected from more than 20,000 applicants to trial an electric car as part of ESB’s Great Electric Drive. The five were among 26 individuals and six companies to be announced as ecar ambassadors yesterday. The ambassadors have a variety of commuting patterns and daily routines and will report their experiences on the ESB ecars blog over their four-month trial period. The cars include the BMW i3, Citroen C-Zero, Mitsubishi iMiev, Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid, Nissan Euro LEAF and Nissan e-NV200 commercial van, Renault ZOE, the Renault Twizy and the Renault Kangoo ZE commercial van, which can be charged via a home or workplace charge point or at the nationwide network of public charge points. Speaking at the launch yesterday, Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte said Ireland’s temperate climate, connectivity and small size make the country very appropriate for EVs. While sales of EVs have been slow to date more EVs were sold in January this year than in total in 2013. Dermot McCardle of ESB eCars told Metro Herald: ‘The advantage of an electric car is that they are phenomenally cheap to run and the purchase price is getting comparable with a traditional car.’ Range anxiety is not a problem as few drivers travel more than 80km a day and the ESB’s network of 900 chargers make EVs a viable option for drivers travelling longer distances.’
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no jail term for chip pan fire ‘meltdown’
permanent TSB puts up its mortgage rates
A FATHER-of-six who set fire to his partner’s house after a ‘complete meltdown’ when he returned from Dubai has avoided a custodial sentence. Patrick Hamilton, 44, told gardaí he had made sure his partner and their children were out of the house before starting the fire with a chip pan after a morning drinking whiskey. He claimed he’d been making sausage and chips when the pan caught fire and tried to put the flames out with a towel, before running from the home without calling emergency services.
MORTGAGE holders banking with Permanent TSB will soon see a rise in their monthly payments, as the lender announced a change to its variable rate products from June 9. Existing homeloan customers will see the Standard Variable Rate (SVR) jump from 4.34 per cent to 4.50 per cent – an increase of 0.16 per cent. This will mean an increase in monthly repayments of about €7 for an average mortgage of €80,000. This increase, the first since
Hamilton, of Marigold Road, Darndale, admitted causing up to €60,000 damage by fire on March 2, 2013. Judge Mary Ellen Ring heard there had been a series of angry phone calls that day between Hamilton and his partner of 27 years, who had planned to leave him, because he had changed since coming back to Ireland after a month working in Dubai. Dublin City Council will most likely seek compensation from Hamilton for the damage caused, Judge Ring heard as she suspended a four-year sentence.
March 2011, reflects the bank’s funding costs, the lender said. Existing buy-to-let rates will also rise by 0.16 per cent, and Managed Variable Homeloans by 0.12 per cent. Fianna Fáil’s MEP candidate for Midlands North West, Senator Thomas Byrne, said Permanent TSB have ‘serious questions to answer’ after the news. The senator said he will today ask the Joint Oireachtas Finance Committee to bring in and question representatives of the bank about the rate increase.
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Homophobic attack and robbery teen refused bail
A TEENAGE boy charged over a suspected gay-hate attack in Dublin citycentre has been refused bail. The 16-year-old appeared at the Dublin Children’s Court charged with assault causing harm to a man and robbing him of a watch worth €1,800, two phones and €300. The alleged incident happened at Crampton Court, in Dublin 2, earlier this month. The court heard claims the teenager, a 15-year-old co-accused and the man walked into the lane-way where the attack and robbery took place. It was alleged the man was punched, knocked to the ground and had his head ‘stamped’ on, rendering him unconscious for several minutes.
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Judge John O’Connor objected to bail on the grounds that when he was arrested, the 16-year-old boy confessed to gardaí he had a hatred for members of the gay community, that the teenagers, who are not Irish nationals, may not turn up for trial, and the seriousness of the charges. He remanded them in custody to separate juvenile detention centres. The 16-year-old will appear again at the juvenile court later this week while his co-accused is due back in court next week. The pair, who were accompanied by their lawyer and family members, have not yet entered a plea.
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X (&Y) marks the spot in Coldplay treasure hunt COLDPLAY fans are turning into dedicated bookworms after the band launched a Charlie And The Chocolate Factory-style ticket hunt. They are descending on libraries around the world in a bid to find handwritten lyrics by singer Chris Martin (pictured) as part of the campaign to promote new album, Ghost Stories. Anyone lucky enough to find the lyrics – which have been placed in paranormal books – will also win tickets to the group’s show on July 1 in London. Coldplay sent fans into a reading frenzy when they tweeted: ‘Don’t forget, there are lyric envelopes already sitting in ghost story books waiting to be found in libraries around the world #lyricshunt.’ They later added: ‘CLUE: At the National in Sir Stamford Raffles’ old stomping ground, look for Washington’s book with a good title for a 6th album #lyricshunt’, The words to the band’s new single Magic were found in a copy of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol in Mexico City’s Vasconcelos Librar, while another set were discovered in a Barcelona copy of The Hound Of The Baskervilles.
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A twerk of art: Fake viral honoured at web Oscars
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Singer/guitarist jOHnny bORRELL, 34, has had huge success with Razorlight – but with his solo efforts, not so much. He’s still not short on opinions though
How would you describe the vibe of your new EP?
I wouldn’t bother. It takes about two seconds to listen to something.
Really, just two seconds?
When you put on a piece of music you either immediately understand it or you don’t. And I don’t think it’s for artists to try to describe the vibe of their music.
Can we expect a second solo album to follow? I’d love to but
I don’t think so. I had to start my own label because the music we’re making isn’t very commercially viable. We’re a minuscule label and I don’t think we’ve got the means to make a whole record.
Your first solo LP, Borrell 1, sold only 594 copies in its first week. Is that because it wasn’t as commercial as Razorlight? I don’t know if I’ve
ever made commercial music. Going right back to when I was playing with The Libertines, I was only ever just about making music. We were p***ed off, you know? We had nothing to do with contemporary culture in any way –
we didn’t read magazines, we didn’t watch television. The only thing we cared about was making a band that could play a gig lasting half an hour and be quite good. And that’s what Razorlight was. A song like Golden Touch wouldn’t get anywhere near the radio today.
So you think the musical landscape has changed for the worse? Hugely. Everyone I
know who likes music is appalled. My mate’s a mechanic and sometimes I go and work in the garage and they listen to Radio 1 all day, and from what I hear, I don’t think a label would ever get behind a song like Somewhere Else nowadays.
Were you upset by how badly your last album did?
I don’t understand what you mean by that. Why would I be upset? Am I a salesman or a musician? All I can say is the most emphatic no. We must be on different planets.
You mentioned your early involvement with The Libertines. Will you be there for their reunion gig this summer? Ah, no. I didn’t really
know anything about it. Look, I don’t know anything about what’s going on in culture and I really have very little interest in it. As a musician I think you’re more likely to find out what’s going on by just walking down the street with a guitar than by having a clue who’s playing which festival, or whatever.
So you consciously don’t read any press? No. The only press I would read, if forced to, is the football or the cricket scores. Because you can’t lie about that.
Aren’t you interested in the news? I think again, you’d find
out more truth by just walking down the street with a musical instrument than by looking at any of the news outlets.
Even in terms of finding out about major global events?
Look, I think it’s a wonderful fiction, a beautiful human conceit that something happening in a faroff place can be boiled down to 100 words.
You’ve said many things in the past that have led journalists to call you
IT WAS a case of liar liar, pants on fire when the hit YouTube video of a dancer setting her leggings alight was exposed as an elaborate fake. But Worst Twerk Fail Ever, the clip which sent up 2013’s most cringeworthy craze, has now been handed the online version of an Oscar. It has been named best viral video in the Webbys, held each year to celebrate ‘excellence on the internet’. The winners in dozens of categories – which are voted on by the public and a jury including Kevin Spacey and David Bowie – will be given their prizes at a ceremony in New York next month. Twerk Fail gained more than 9million views after appearing online in September. A dancer is seen writhing against a door in her flat before toppling into candles on a table and screaming as she catches alight. Viewers presumed it was a genuine accident but US comedian Jimmy
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Kimmel later revealed he had set it up and star ‘Caitlin Heller’ was actually Hollywood stuntwoman Daphne Avalon. He broadcast a ‘director’s cut’ on his show, in which he appeared from behind a door and doused the flames with a fire extinguisher. Other famous winners in the dozens of Webby categories include rapper Jay Z, for the app accompanying his latest album Magna Carta Holy Grail. His wife Beyoncé was the people’s choice in the fan website category and the 24-hour music clip staged by Pharrell Williams for his hit song Happy was named best use of interactive video. If you’re bracing yourself for another round of tedious acceptance speeches, however, you can relax. It is tradition for winners to be restricted to five words each at the awards, founded in 1996.
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I don’t know anything about what’s going on in culture and I have very little interest in it arrogant. Do you stand by them or regret them? Hit me with them, hit me with them.
Things such as ‘I’m a genius’ or, ‘Bob Dylan is making the chips. I’m drinking champagne’. I sat down when I
was 23 with a bunch of journalists and I thought it would be fun to say a load of inflammatory stuff. You’ve got to be really bored to still be talking about it ten years later. On the other hand, in this country my last band sold 5million records, so there must be one or two people who like what I do. People are obsessed with performers and celebrity but I’ve never been interested in that. As a musician you’ve just got to be open, respectful, and prepared never to close your door to anybody who’s interested in music.
But at one point you were a kind of megastar – in 2007 you were only the seventh man on the cover of British Vogue. The thing that really
attracted me to that was that Mario Testino was shooting the cover. I’m never going to say no to sharing
experiences with somebody who’s talented in their field. It’s a cover of a magazine – get over it. But I know Vogue has got a lot of history and I respect that. But again, you’ll learn more from walking down the street with a musical instrument.
So I’m guessing that’s something you do quite often? I’m doing it right now.
Amy Dawson
The Artificial Night EP by Johnny Borrell And Zazou is out now.
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It’s gown to work for Cara the actress Cara Delevingne discovered it is easier to dress for screen stardom than for the catwalk as she slipped into a dressing gown for her acting debut. The 21-yearold is showcasing her thespian talents for the first time on British TV in new Sky Arts drama Timeless. And the supermodel, who dates US actress Michelle Rodriguez, 35, shows she’s already mastered the art of crocodile tears as she sobs in scenes with veteran Sylvia Sims, 80. The Playhouse Presents production sees the fashionista’s character sent on an emotional rollercoaster when she receives news about her soldier lover. Written by Kinky Boots and Calendar Girls’ scribe Tim Firth, it will air on June 19. Taking on the role will have been a good warmup for Cara, who has a growing list of film offers. She is to be cast as a mermaid in a new Peter Pan movie, according to reports.
Tears ars on tap: Cara Car turns on the waterworks in Sky Arts drama Timeless
Bieber goes ape at Air France’s ‘monkey trips’ Justin Bieber appears to have renounced his monkey-abandoning ways after showing his support for animal rights campaigners. The 20-year-old pop brat was spotted speaking to a protester from Peta about Air France allegedly flying primates across the world. He was quoted as telling the group at Los Angeles International airport that ‘Air France sucks’ after he spent several minutes listening to their concerns before taking a
leaflet and a ‘Boycott Air France’ Tshirt. Peta associate director Mimi Bekhechi said: ‘Justin was horrified that, while he can fly in and out of anywhere in the world, the primates Air France ships to deadly laboratories are on a one-way trip from which they’ll never return.’ In March last year though, Bieber showed less concern after he jettisoned his 14-week-old ape Mally at Munich airport.
Lily’s rant at sitting fans F ouL-MouTHed Lily Allen turned the air blue as she ranted at her fans and family for not being enthusiastic enough at her gig. The singer wanted more support and applause from the audience as she made a big stage return at the Shepherd’s Bush empire, in west London. Leaving the stage, the 28-year-old anLea nounced: ‘I don’t wanna come back out until you cheer a little bit louder.’ She did return to sing her No.1 hit Smile – although she seemed less than cheery. cheery
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‘You lot on the balcony with your expensive tickets – get off your arses, man,’ she moaned. Singling out her entourage, which included her old man Keith, she shouted: ‘dad, I just told the balcony to get up and dance. Aren’t you going to?’ even her hubby Sam Cooper wasn’t safe as the crowd upstairs refused to pull shapes for mother-of-two Allen. ‘Sam, I can see you’re not paying attention. Most important gig. eyes on the prize,’
Beyoncé: My pain at girls’ plastic surgery
Smile: Lily seemed much happier on her way to the after-show party
Beyoncé claims she is left broken-hearted by women who go under the knife. She spoke out as she described the inspiration behind her new video, Pretty Hurts. ‘I’m pretending to get a face-lift and Botox. It represents all the things that women go through to keep up with the pressure that society puts on us,’ the 32-year-old said. ‘Some of the things that young women go through, it’s just really heartbreaking for me.’ She also revealed her pain after Chelsea James, a girl she once invited on stage, has died of cancer.
she warned him after singing her song Close Your eyes. She finally snapped and handed her hangers-on an ultimatum – start dancing or get out. ‘The balcony are the free ticket motherf******,’ she ranted. ‘They think they’re better than everyone else. If you don’t wanna be here, then leave.’ Meanwhile, Allen has extended an olive branch to Cheryl Cole after revealing she ‘regrets’ their long-running feud. ‘I wish that whole thing hadn’t happened. I like Cheryl,’ the Sheezus star claimed.
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It seems the honeymoon period is over for Keira Knightley after she gave a cool verdict on life with Klaxons rocker James Righton. Asked how married life was treating her, the actress replied: ‘We’re still together, so it must be all right.’ The 29-year-old answered ‘Oh yeah, is it?’ when reminded her first wedding anniversary was coming up. And she went on to moan about how she wanted to ‘kill’ her musical husband as the 30-year-old tried in vain to teach her to play guitar. ‘He stopped trying to teach me because I’m not very good at it,’ she told E! News.
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Gwyneth Paltrow has turned to music to overcome her ‘conscious uncoupling’ from Coldplay singer hubby Chris Martin. The 41-year-old Oscar-winner was a backing vocalist for country singer Holly Williams, 33, for her show at The Roxy theatre in Los Angeles on Monday night. No doubt Paltrow has picked up a trick or two from her ten-year marriage to Martin, 37. She also showed off her vocal talent as a guest in hit musical TV show Glee.
Noel plays it very safe over Oasis live return N
oel GallaGher has revealed what it would cost to get oasis back together – 500million condoms. The 46-year-old was addressing the rumours that he was set to bury the hatchet with younger brother liam and return to the stage. ‘I was in the newsagent the other day when the story broke,’ he said. ‘a tabloid said “oasis to get back together for £500million”, which is half a billion pounds. ‘I’d do it for half a billion anything. Yorkshire Tea bags, condoms, Pot Noodles.’ But Gallagher Snr (pictured) refused to give a definite answer on whether the live Forever group would perform at Glastonbury. liam, 41, added to the intrigue when he tweeted the letters of the band name, closely followed by another post which read ‘oaSIS lG’. Bookies subsequently suspended betting on the odds of an oasis reunion plus the announcement of a headlining slot for the group at Glastonbury. But former oasis guitarist Paul
by SEAMUS DUFF ‘Bonehead’ arthurs has shot down the likelihood of a comeback – claiming singer liam was engaged in drunken nostalgia when he sent his tweets. ‘It was probably the fact that I texted him going, “Meet me in the beer garden”,’ the 48-year-old said. ‘That probably rattled his cage. Maybe that. I don’t know though, because I meet him every f****** month. Maybe he’s just reminiscing.’ oasis came to an end in august 2009 after one too many blazing rows between the brothers. Noel later claimed the straw that broke the camel’s back came when his volatile sibling threw a plum at him. The band are, however, reissuing their classic 1994 album Definitely Maybe to mark its 20th anniversary in May. remastered copies of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? and Be here Now, will also be out this year. Meanwhile, Glastonbury founder Michael eavis said he ‘hadn’t even considered’ asking oasis to headline.
Barlow’s still ★ sad over Take That vocal row Gary Barlow has revealed his regret at going behind the backs of his Take That bandmates to take lead vocals on a single. The 43-year-old stepped up to the mic on Relight My Fire when Robbie Williams’s singing wasn’t up to scratch. ‘He went in and I got a call from the producer late in the night saying “we’ve had him in all night and it’s just not working”,’ he told a new BBC documentary ‘And so the next day I just thought I’m just gonna do it. In defence of everyone else, I should have just said to everyone, I’m going to go in and do a vocal today. I just did it in a way that upset people.’
Robert Pattinson has backed out of a movie about the hunt for ousted dictator Saddam Hussein. The Twilight star, 27, is too busy to make Mission: Blacklist. He has two films debuting next month at Cannes – where rumour has it he’ll share a villa with cheating ex Kristen Stewart, 24. ‘He’s still carrying a torch for her,’ an insider claimed.
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George Clooney’s dad predicts the actor will have a ‘great marriage’ with British lawyer Amal Alamuddin. Nick Clooney, 80, has given his seal of approval to the relationship – which saw his son finally agree to settle down. His wife Nina, 74, added: ‘It’s true and we’re thrilled. We think Amal is a wonderful girl and it’s wonderful news.’
I had poisoned myself, reveals ‘scary sick’ Cyrus
Miley Cyrus claims she was left breathless and fighting for her life after unwittingly poisoning herself. The 21-year-old blamed an allergic reaction for being forced to cancel several dates of her Bangerz tour. ‘I was on this medicine for five
days – everything was all good – and on the sixth day, I just woke up and it was so scary,’ she said. ‘I had basically been poisoning myself with something I didn’t know I was really scary allergic to. ‘I couldn’t breathe and my skin – everything – was going insane.’
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AMERicA: A ban on electronic cigarettes came into effect in New York and Chicago yesterday, making them subject to the same regulations as tobacco. Proponents claim the new law will prevent ‘vaping’ becoming socially acceptable and acting as a gateway to smoking. Makers say it is unfair on exsmokers, who will be forced to share space with tobacco users.
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cHinA: Dissident artist Ai Weiwei has hit out at filmmakers for misleading him into being the face of independent sci-fi flick The Sandstorm. The 56-year-old bête noire of the Beijing government said although he agreed to play a minor role in the movie, directed by Jason Wishnow, he ‘was now being advertised as the film’s star’.
RussiA: Ferrari is revving up to open a new theme park in Moscow. The Italian sports car maker has opened talks with officials to build a €210million attraction similar to Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. It is targeting Russia as it is poised to surpass Germany as Europe’s leading auto market, with sales expected to rise to 3.4million by the end of the year.
GREEcE: A motorist paid the price for rescuing an abandoned bear cub. As Aggelos Markopoulous drove it to a sanctuary in Kastoria, he heard a racket in the boot – it was the bear wrecking his car.
F1 bomb plotters are jailed
AMERicA: A street in Tupelo, Mississippi, is left devastated by the second day of tornados that have left at least 28 people dead across the south of the country PiCTuRE: REuTERS
BAHRAin: Two women were among a group of five jailed for five years each over a plot to bomb last year’s Formula 1 race. Nafisa al-Asfoor and Rayhana al-Musawi were yesterday convicted on terrorism charges along with their three male accomplices, their lawyer said. No explosives were detonated in the failed protest last April.
They’re just crane crazy
Climbing without safety gear is dizzying by nicOLE LE MARiE
IN these days of health and safety, most roofers need hard hats, harnesses, safety ropes, and goodness knows how many risk assessments before even putting one foot on a ladder. At the other extreme is Yaroslav segeda and his friends. they have been ‘roofing’ throughout Ukraine for the past three years and most recently took the heights once more when they spied a building under construction in Kiev. ‘You can’t recreate the feeling you get when you reach the top of the building, it’s a wonderful feeling of self satisfaction and accomplishment,’ said Mr segeda. ‘When we heard there was a new skyscraper being constructed in Kiev, we all had the same idea to climb the a crane to get a picture of us hanging from the chain.’ And some of the images the intrepid climbers get are truly dizzying. One shows the 21-year-old with his toes peeking over the edge of a very narrow ledge, the street way below. Others show him straining to reach the summit and a female friend sat nonchalantly at the ornate peak of another building. the group climb without any safety equipment, ropes, or hard hats – not that one would necessarily help should they drop from 25 storeys up. ‘I never really feel scared when climbing, the feeling is more like excitement than fear,’ said segeda.
Ledge-ends: Yaroslav Segeda’s toes peek over the edge of a ledge at the top of a towering building under construction in Kiev, Ukraine YAROSLAV SEGEDA/CATERS
Swing low: One of the group swings from a giant crane, left, as another takes a pew, centre, and Yaroslav scales the heights without a safety harness, right
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Rio Olympics crisis with no back-up plan Kicked out: Ukrainian riot police outside the Luhansk building picture: epa
A home run for activists PRO-RUSSIA activists stormed the government building in Luhansk with baseball bats yesterday, securing another key target in eastern Ukraine. About 150 militiamen broke out of a crowd of 1,500 protesters to
seize the building in the city 25km from the Russian border. Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister Danylo Lubkivsky said the activists ‘simply execute orders from Russian Burning issue: Activists set alight symbols of the Ukrainian government picture: epa authorities’.
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Staying in the spotlight
Win The X Factor. Check. Launch album. Check. Have baby number three... news that Sam Bailey was expecting was a surprise, but she’s determined to stay in the spotlight, writes Andrew Williams
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ere hours before I chat with Sam Bailey, the news she’s expecting her third child is on the front page of every tabloid. A surprise move from a talent-show champ on the cusp of launching her career. The baby’s due in October.
‘My other children, Brooke and Tommy, were born in May, so I’ve never been a big, fat elephant walking around in the heat before – I’ve heard it’s not very nice,’ the former prison guard reveals. It means her first solo tour has been moved back to January 2015, coinciding with the first single from whoever wins this
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year’s X Factor – which may overshadow her own efforts. How did her management team take this pregnancy bombshell? ‘They were over the moon,’ she says, to my surprise. ‘I was apologising but they said: “Don’t worry about it, this is great news,” and said they’d move everything around. ‘Other people go into work knowing they’re entitled to maternity leave but everyone around me, myself included, is trying to build the foundations of my career and now I’m pregnant – but everyone’s really pleased. My husband’s pleased, I’m pleased. I always secretly wanted another baby but it’s never been financially viable.’ She’s got her eye on a four-bedroom house in Leicester. An unstarry ambition for the 36year-old, whose down-to-earth demeanour made her a hit with X Factor voters last year.
“For me, singing is almost like a drug. It’s a release of pressure” ‘Sharon Osbourne told me: “Be yourself, say it how it is and you’ll be fine”,’ she says of her X Factor mentor – who has also agreed to be godmother to her new baby. Perhaps she took that advice too much to heart as Bailey’s been uncharacteristically blunt by the standards of previous X Factor winners – deriding the show’s reliance on singers with sob stories. Bailey first auditioned for the show in 2007 just after discovering her father was terminally ill. ‘They told me to go home, practise and come back next year,’ she says. ‘If I’d gone in there saying: “I’m singing for my dad who is terminally ill,” they’d have put me through. That’s what they want, that’s what the show is about.’
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AST winners discovered that rubbing X Factor supremo Simon Cowell up the wrong way can be a recipe for career disaster. Three months after her victory and Bailey is yet to meet him – he seems more interested in hyping up the celebrity soap opera element of who will be joining him on the judging panel this year. He has expressed doubts about Bailey’s long-term popularity. In return, she suggested the show is ‘shallow’ and focused on looks rather than ability. As if to illustrate her point, Cowell has just signed up glamorous Tamera Foster, 17, who finished in fifth place and was best known for forgetting lyrics. Much rests on the success of Bailey’s debut album, The Power Of Love. She says she’s included songs that are meaningful to her rather than ‘release an album of Rihanna and Beyoncé covers’. Songs include Supertramp’s Lord Is It Mine, a favourite of her father’s, and Karyn White’s Superwoman – which kicked off her love of singing. She danced to the song, aged 15, at a holiday camp with a yellow coat holiday rep she had a crush on. When she got home ‘after I stopped crying’, she kept singing the song, first at a youth club and then at karaoke competitions. By the time she was winning money at every contest, she knew she wanted to sing for a living. ‘For me, singing is almost like a drug,’ she says. ‘It’s a release of pressure, the only time I get to really express myself – other than that, I’m a mum. Getting on stage and singing is when I get to release my frustrations.’ Bailey had a brief stint in a ska girl group, sang in working men’s clubs and on cruise ships but never tried to get a record deal. ‘It wasn’t in my blood to go around knocking on doors giving people CDs,’ she says. ‘I just wanted to record a song and go into a club and see people dancing to it. I wanted to be an incognito stealth-singer whose identity no one knew. Today I’m on the front page of The Sun, so that plan didn’t work out.’ It was only when her club singing work dried up in the recession that Bailey became a
AbOuT TOwn THEATRE Quietly Following a hugely successful run – and a five-star Metro Herald review – in 2012, Owen McCafferty’s searing story of violence and forgiveness, set in post-Troubles Northern Ireland, returns to the National Theatre. Ian (Declan Conlon) and Jimmy (Patrick O’Kane) are the same age, and have a shared history based on a terrorist atrocity committed when they were both 16. A chance encounter in a bar several years later is the catalyst for a searing examination of trauma and lost innocence Until Sat, Peacock Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street D1, 8pm, €18 to €25. Tel: (01) 878 7222. www.abbeytheatre.ie
Mum’s the word: Bailey’s X Factor profile and left, with mentor Sharon Osbourne prison officer. ‘I suppose the sob story now has been that I’ve got two children and worked as a prison officer, which some people might consider an unusual job,’ she says. ‘I applied for The X Factor because we were watching it one night and my kids loved it, they were laughing their heads off. The announcement about applying for the next series came up and I did it straight away. ‘I thought it was my last go at singing. Never in a million
years did I think I’d win it but I’m sitting in Sony, eating a packet of Jelly Babies, talking to you, so it’s all good.’ Apart from the bigger house, Bailey’s ambitions for the year ahead are to ‘still be at the forefront’, she says. ‘I want to still be doing what I’m doing now and not be forgotten about. Hopefully that won’t happen.’ The Power Of Love is out now.
CONCERT ESB Feis Ceoil Gala With previous competitors in the annual Feis Ceoil, which began in 1896, including such luminaries as James Joyce and Count John McCormack, it’s fair to say that participants in the storied Irish institution have a lot to live up to. Expect great things tonight as a selection of this year’s most talented performers commandeer an array of instruments and genres for this year’s gala showcase Tonight, National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace D2, 7.30pm, €12.50 to €40. Tel: (01) 417 0000. www.nch.ie
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n animated film dealing with dementia, set in an old people’s home, doesn’t sound like an easy sell – but Wrinkles’ Spanish director Ignacio Ferreras knew it was exactly what he wanted to do. ‘It’s not a subject matter that makes people think: “Oh yes,”’ he agrees. ‘But it’s actually an adaptation of a very successful comic book in Spain, which won lots of awards, so it already had that backing in terms of getting funding. ‘And I thought it was a great story. It’s a subject I am interested in but I hadn’t come up with a way to deal with it. The comic book had been able to produce a very simple story that touched on many things.’ Heartbreaking yet full of happy moments, Wrinkles
Ferreras: ‘Dementia is a subject I’m interested in’
Wrinkles, Ignacio Ferreras’s animated story about life in an old people’s home, has won critical acclaim (Arrugas in Spanish) skilfully centres around its elderly characters, particularly the spiky but touching friendship between Emilio and Miguel. It won two Spanish Goya Awards in 2012 and heaps of critical praise. Ferreras says he never had an audience in mind while making it. ‘I don’t like to think like that – but it’s a film I would like to watch, and I know ten to 20-yearolds have seen it and gotten something out of it.’ Ferreras previously worked as a storyboarder and animator. ‘Getting into animation was an accident in a way but I don’t think that is unusual, at least from talking to other professionals. Animation has always been such a small industry in
Europe that you drift into it because a friend told you something about a job but I think it is changing now.’ He moved to Edinburgh permanently after working on Sylvain Chomet’s 2010, Oscarnominated The Illusionists, and directed four-minute short How To Cope With Death before making the transition to a fulllength animation. ‘I knew it was going to be terrible and it was terrible,’ he says of the experience. ‘I don’t know what it’s like for live action but animation is a pretty soul-destroying experience: you know that the time and the money are going to run out and everything is very stressful. It involved not sleeping for a week; it was very hectic at the end.’ He wasn’t involved with the English-language casting, which gave Emilio the voice of Martin Sheen. ‘It’s great to have him there – but it is quite strange, as you recognise his voice straight away
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Locke a pared-down thriller in which a stressed-out tom hardy drives a car down a motorway for 90 minutes. beyond gripping. We Are The Best! an adorable coming-of-age comedy about a scrappy rock band of 13year-old Swedish punkettes (right). Proof that not every Scandi ‘mustsee’ is bleak.
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High praise: Animated film Wrinkles won two Spanish Goya Awards coming out of this character you have been working on,’ he admits. Ferreras is wary about the current wave of appreciation for all things animated. ‘You still get a sense that people associate animation with one particular thing; so for years it was Disney and for now it’s something like Pixar. I still envy the situation in Japan, where people are used to the idea that an
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The Raid 2 Wall-to-wall and then outthe-window martial arts action is promised and delivered in this kick-ass indonesia-set fight sequel.
Tracks the real-life story of a 25year-old aussie (mia Wasikowska), who decides to cross the outback with four camels and one faithful dog in tow. it’s an epic journey that will get your feet itching.
nCh InTeRnaTIonaL ConCeRT SeRIeS The celebrated Kansas-born mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato (pictured left), known for her dramatic brilliance and unerring ability to tell a story through music in the most vivid way possible, is just one of a number of top-drawer international artists fetching up in the National Concert Hall this year for its annual International Concert Series. Also featured on the bill are Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez (pictured right) – making a welcome return to Ireland after 18 years – and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra performing under the aegis of music director Vasily Petrenko, with guest violinist Ning Feng. And Radiohead fans will doubtlessly be delighted to hear that the Australian Chamber Orchestra are performing the world premiere of a new work composed by Johnny Greenwood. For full list of dates and artists see NCH website National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace D2. Tel: (01) 417 0000. www.nch.ie
animated film can be about anything – it doesn’t have to be about a particular type of story or storytelling.’ Staying true to his own offbeat approach, Ferreras’s next project is about Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. Anthony Gibson
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Calvary a black comedy about an irish priest that reunites brendan Gleeson with director John michael mcdonagh after the Guard.
LookIng ahead Godzilla
the big lizard’s back, re-tooled by Gareth edwards, director of cult hit monsters. at the very least it’ll be an improvement on the 1998 megaflop. opens may 15.
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Irish model Nadia Forde’s big move to the States to pursue her music career is the subject of this fly-on-the-wall series. In tonight’s second episode, Nadia returns to Hollywood straight into a hectic schedule of back-toback photoshoots, video reshoots, studio recording, marketing campaigns... that’s before getting ready to shoot a second music video, some vocal training, performance coaching, dance rehearsals and exercising. Whew! Then Nadia has barely had time to adjust before her debut US performance at a Beverly Hills hotspot. Then Nadia’s PR guru ‘Rocketman’ springs a surprise ‘warm-up’ gig on her. She begins to wonder whether he really has her best interests at heart. On a day off before performing in front of top label boss Jason Haigh Ellery, Nadia meets a handsome surf instructor at the beach. Later, during her showcase, the discovery that her beach date is in the front row threatens to put her off her performance.
Bingo nigHTs TV3, 9PM About 100,000 games of bingo are played across the country every night. With players ranging in age from 22 to 82, this two-parter goes behind the scenes of bingo halls from rural Galway to Dublin gay bar The George to look at the appeal of the game. Tonight, veteran bingo caller Ann, who started out more than 30 years ago in Moore Street, revs up the crowds at Dublin’s National Stadium with a special ditty The Numbers on your Balls. She has also been known to indulge in a little rap...
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Idris Elba battles with accent and latex for this biopic of South African hero Nelson Mandela, based on his autobiography. Watch it for the valuable history lesson it offers – charting Mandela’s early life, involvement in the ANC and imprisonment – and as a tribute to a recently departed icon but don’t expect to come away feeling you know much more about him.
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Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda’s absorbing family drama is a masterly look at what it means to be a father. Ryota and his wife are plunged into crisis when they discover, six years after bringing their son home, that he is not their child. Do they keep well brought-up Keita, or exchange him for unruly Ryusei? Koreeda infuses this sad tale with real warmth and draws delightful performances from the children.
Drama orpHan BlaCk BBC3, 10pm
The cult Canadian sci-fi thriller is back for a second series, giving the impressive Tatiana Maslany a chance to stretch her acting skills once again as she takes on the role of Sarah Manning – and the multiple clones who look just like her. From that central plot thread on the nature of identity many colourful strands spin and you can’t accuse Orphan Black of a lack of intellectual ambition – the first series quoted Charles Darwin for its episode titles, this time, it’s Sir Francis Bacon.
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Will Don Draper (Jon Hamm) ever get his mojo back? Fans of the D-man will be happy to see him back at advertising agency Sterling Cooper – however, not so thrilled at the humiliation he has to go through to get his foot in the door. At least the ex Mrs Draper (January Jones) is still playing things ice cool – yes, Betty’s back.
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Having ground out a 0-0 draw in the away leg, Chelsea are out to send Atlético Madrid packing in tonight’s crunch encounter at Stamford Bridge. Could exAtlético star Fernando Torres decide matters against his old club? Chelsea boss José Mourinho would appreciate that. And the Chosen One is on a roll, having put the skids under Liverpool’s tilt at the Premier League title at the weekend. Bill O’Herlihy is joined by John Giles, Liam Brady, Eamon Dunphy, with George Hamilton and Ray Houghton commentating.
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C4, 10pm With Dougie the caretaker sadly having taken his leave – Karl Pilkington has left a heart-shaped hole in this comedy – the search is on for his replacement. One unlikely candidate is potty-mouthed Kev, who decides to clean up his drink-fuelled act and apply for the job. Is there a sensitive soul lurking beneath that lewd banter?
sECrET EaTErs Channel 4, 8pm
Allan and Emma are the final fatties to discover the shocking truth behind their growing girth – they’re eating too much. Who’d have thought? More particularly, Allan and Emma have an issue with portion control, so the not-at-all-smug Anna Richardson indulges in a feast of humiliation and reveals the errors of their ways.
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Three is the magic number tonight as the finalists head back to Cape Town to join Luke Dale Roberts and his team. Luke and his team introduce the trio to three Test Kitchen dishes. They will then incorporate their own element to this dish, which will appear on the menu that night. Nick and Dylan, and three food critics will dine in the restaurant that night, along with paying customers.
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This Panorama report goes undercover at two care homes to reveal the shocking and neglectful treatment meted out to some of the residents. Is it typical of what’s happening in other homes across Britain? There’s bound to be criticism from reputable care providers about what’s shown here but even if you doubt the methods, this shines a worrying spotlight on the growing crisis facing care of the elderly.
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Just when you thought the sketch show was dead in the water, back come Seb Cardinal and Dustin DemriBurns to show how it should be done. The duo’s first series on E4 in 2012 introduced us to their tongue-in-cheek take on modern life and this new series has more of the same, with reality stars Rachel and Yumi and street artist Banksy among the returning routines. Pick of the new skits is Hashtag and Bukake, a minicab driving duo with delusions of Starsky & Hutch.
The life of Irish Republican Frank Ryan remains an emigma. Born in Limerick in 1902, Ryan was a teenage IRA volunteer and had a role in the Irish Civil War. This drama-documentary by Desmond Bell draws upon the letters, writings and testimony of Ryan’s contemporaries and uses reconstructions to piece together the life of the man who fought fascism in the Spanish Civil War and ended up working for the Nazis in wartime Berlin.
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A teen flick in which the male lead is trying NOT to have sex? Originality points there for what’s otherwise a cheeky, if totally forgettable sex comedy, in which a ladies’ man (Josh Hartnett – where’s he these days, eh?) decides to abstain from shagging for Lent – only to meet the girl of his dreams.
★ THE ugly TruTH RTÉ1, 9.35pm
If you can overlook Gerard Butler’s American accent (it’s almost as bad as his Irish one in P.S. I Love You) some really terrible gender stereotyping and a lot of swearing (does Katherine Heigl’s character have to say ‘cock’ so much?) – in spite of these this rather formulaic romcom can be quite fun. The Knocked Up star once again plays television producer Abby Richter, this time she’s up against a chauvinistic talk show host Mike Chadway (Butler) who convinces her reluctantly to take part in a series of outrageous tests to prove his theories on relationships.
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Film4, 6.35pm Tim Burton followed up Planet Of The Apes with this fantasy-drama. An old dying man (Albert Finney) spins tall tales about his past (where he is played by Ewan McGregor), much to the frustration of his son (Billy Crudup), who is keen to get the truth from the old fella. Told with typically enchanting Burtonesque visuals and a support cast that, as usual, includes his missus, Helena Bonham Carter, alongside Steve Buscemi, Marion Cotillard and Danny De Vito.
sHarknado Syfy, 10pm
From the shameless studio behind Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus comes another hilarious, title-better-thanmovie production. Tara Reid (from American Pie) heads the cast of no-namers hit by an LA tornado full of sharks (mainly rubber). Special effects and dialogue compete for ropeiness. A new ‘So Bad It’s Good’ classic.
LethaL injections are in the news again – this time the US state of Ohio is increasing the dosage after the murderer of a pregnant woman took an ‘agonizing’ half-hour to die. Those opposed to the practice should at least be thankful these methods of execution are no longer used… by Ross McDonagh Ling cHi
No, not lynching, which is an entirely different and far more pleasant experience by comparison to this Chinese punishment. Literally ‘slow slicing’ or death by a thousand pieces, those sentenced to die by ling chi had, in the simplest terms, little pieces cut off them until they were dead. Executions typically lasted for days, and it was reserved for particularly heinous crimes like killing one’s own family or worse still, a royal one. Stories claim executioners themselves were sentenced to death if they let the condemned die too quickly.
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Also known as the breaking wheel, or simply ‘the wheel’, the device could not have been simpler or less conspicuous. Merely a run-of-the-mill wagon wheel, until you strap a criminal to one, making sure his limbs are stretched over the gaps between the spokes. The executioner smashed every bone with a hammer, before hoisting the remaining skin-sack of splintered bone that used to be a human being to display him as a deterrent to other wrong doers – usually still alive – while the crows feasted on his eyes and such unbothered areas.
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Elephants? But… they’re so cute! You know what else they are? Heavy. Death by elephant was once a relatively common method of execution in south-east Asia, in which the beasts could be commanded to step on a victim’s head or chest, thus, as you can imagine, granting a pretty swift death. It was also a pretty neat way to show off, in that a ruler could command an animal of that size. Unfortunately for the victims, because elephants are as smart as they are heavy, they could also be trained to prolong the suffering indefinitely, impaling the victim on its tusks, pulling him apart limb by limb with its trunk or generally just kicking him around until its owner gave the command to put the poor sap out of his misery.
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A sadistic method of execution from ancient Persia which makes you wonder how humankind has survived this long. Also known as ‘the boats’, the name comes from the Greek meaning ‘hollowed out’. The unfortunate victim is stripped and sealed in a rowboat and then another rowboat is put upside-down on top of him, with legs, arms and head protruding. He’s then forced to eat a load of milk and honey, up to a point where he has diarrhoea and subsequently fouls himself, with the rest of the milk and honey smeared over his exposed parts. He’s then set adrift under a baking sun and nature is left to take its course. Nature, in case you’re wondering, consists of flies, wasps and mosquitoes having a field day, while worms and maggots breed and feast on the internal organ cocktail that’s sealed inside the ‘boats’. He’s basically eaten alive from the outside in and the inside out via insect.
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Pleasing others would be a killer Author Rachel Kushner’s adventurous spirit has brought her great success, says Anita Sethi
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hen Rachel Kushner looked in a guidebook for details of nicaro, the remote town in Cuba where her mother is from, she found one line: ‘There is no reason to divert the 3.2km from the main highway to see this grim and forgotten place.’ But far from balking, Kushner thought: ‘Fantastic – let’s go there!’ Indeed, in both life and literature, Kushner ventures where others may fear to tread, and as a consequence produces enthralling fiction. The trip to Cuba with her mother was an invaluable visit, allowing primary research for Kushner’s engrossing first novel, Telex From Cuba, which was published for the first time in Ireland this month (it came out in the US in 2008). In lush, vivid, haunting prose, Kushner explores America’s colonisation of Cuba before the revolution. ‘My mom and her sisters are communists, so totally supportive of the revolution,’ she says. The trip allowed Kushner to see for herself the pernicious effects of colonialism. ‘There’s a lot of history from that time in Cuba that weirdly doesn’t exist in history books,’ explains Kushner, who describes the ‘oral history research’ she undertook, such as interviewing elderly people and looking at ledger books used to pay the cane cutters, for the
Dirtbag hippy: Kushner lived an unconventional childhood country’s sugar and nickel were mainly owned by Americans. ‘I spoke to people who were witness to an era that’s gone. If I’d written the book five years later, they would have been dead.’ It took Kushner six years to write Telex From Cuba while living in new York. ‘I needed to work full-time as a magazine editor to support myself. It was complex to write because it has so many viewpoints and timelines.’ Kushner also vividly evokes a historical period in her acclaimed novel The Flamethrowers, set amid the 1970s new York art scene. ‘I’ve been very lucky,’ she says of the praise, but adds: ‘I tell myself it doesn’t feel any different. having success means I can do what I want and not give a fig what anyone else thinks about it. Trying to please other people as an artist would be the death of me. For me, writing is about trying to activate my
sensibility in an incredibly personal way. If the world is there to receive it, wonderful. If not, that’s OK too.’ Born in Oregon in 1968, Kushner showed writing talent from a young age. ‘I always had a relationship with language – it’s the only thing to which I’ve really applied myself in a complete way,’ she says. ‘My parents were very supportive. They came out of the beatnik generation. We lived in an unconventional way. We were dirtbag hippies.’ Kushner becomes philosophical as she contemplates what writing means to her, describing her attempt to capture what she thinks ‘might be worth sharing about people, life, aesthetics, philosophy’ and her ‘attempt to understand a panorama of people through time’. It was a wise decision of Kushner’s to ignore the guidebook advice, producing ambitious fiction that ploughs new territory.
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ange anxiety could soon be a thing of the past if a Dutch project to create a sustainable under-road electric vehicle charger comes to fruition. Range anxiety is the emotion felt by electric car drivers who fear their vehicle won’t make it to the nearest charge point before it runs out of battery power. The electric Priority Lane would charge the car as it drives along the roadway using induction coils layered under the tarmac. It’s just one part of the Smart Highway project from designer Daan Roosegarde and civil engineering firm, Heijmans. They are describing the project as ‘an innovative concept for smart roads of tomorrow’, with the focus on the road rather than on the car. Safety and sustainability are key in this multi-aspect project, which also includes glow in the dark road markings and innovative lighting. The electric Priority Lane is not a world first in under-road charging – the South Koreans already have a 12km eV charging bus lane. However, while the South Korean project is seen as simply showcas-
ing the technology, the Dutch hope to make it commercially viable. a spokeswoman for Heijmans says that the eV charging lane is at an early stage. While she would not be drawn on details, she said it is its ambition to develop it from concept to ‘readyfor-market’. The first part of the Smart Highways project, glowing Lines, is currently undergoing real life testing on a 500m highway in the netherlands. It uses fotoluminescent paint, which charges during the day and can light roads for up to 10 hours at night. This saves energy as overhead lighting is not needed on little used roads. The Heijmans spokeswoman says that weather issues can be surmounted by attaching a solar panel which ‘maintains the intensity and lighting duration of the lines irrespective of the weather and season, or of the quantity of (sun)light and the length of the associated day or night’. She adds that the project has received positive feedback from drivers but real-life testing has thrown up issues with moisture from rainfall. This will be addressed in glowing Lines version 2.0, which, she said, will be ready for the summer. There are then plans to introduce it on a
In the glowing: Fotoluminescent paint, which charges during the day and can light roads for up to ten hours, is being piloted in Holland larger scale in the netherlands and further afield. The glowing Lines aspect is the most developed of the Smart Highway project and there are plans to roll out further pilot projects over the next two years. Sustainable lighting is another important aspect of Smart Highway. In one instance, interactive lights illuminate when vehicles approach
and automatically turn off when the car has passed. and windlights get energy from roadside pinwheel generators, lighting from the draft from passing cars. Meanwhile, for winter driving, temperature responsive paint shows ice crystals on the road when temperatures fall below freezing. Daan Roosegarde says these ideas are not ‘super high tech’ and could
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REVIEW: Hyundai i10 The demands on a city car are generally straightforward – affordable, peppy, easy to handle and easy to park. Joanne Ahern finds that the new Hyundai i10 is all of those, and more What is is: Five-door city car. Styling: Funky and modern looking, a blue interior gives the cabin a youthful feel. Comfort: The cabin is spacious, legroom is good in the front and adequate in the back. It would comfortably seat four adults. Boot: Deceptively big – deep rather than wide.
Transmission: 1.0-litre 65bhp petrol. Drivability: a city car, it’s very much at home on urban roads, gliding along city streets. Smooth on the road and nippy when you need it at ‘fast getaway’ roundabouts. Visibility was great all round. Light steering made it easy to manoeuvre. It was also able to hold its own on the motorway. Technology: Our mid-level Deluxe test car was well specced, with electric windows all round, USB, Bluetooth, two 12V sockets, central locking, keyless entry, tyre pressure monitoring system, LeDs and cornering lights as standard. Price: From €11,995. Prices for the
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be implemented to existing roads within five years. Speaking to Cnn about the project, he said: ‘Smart highways is not just about new technologies and new designs it’s about creating new mental maps – pushing people to think about the future instead of the past. I think that is the role of the designer – to be the hippie with a business plan.’
Meet Zoe, Renault’s new e-car Renault has urban commuters in its sights for the new Renault Zoe ZE, which launched in Ireland this week. It’s the French car manufacturer’s first 100 per cent bespoke electric vehicle and has a cold weather suburban range of 100km and a warm weather one of 150km. Also of note is the Chameleon charger, which is compatible with all power levels up to 43kW, offering charge times between 30mins and nine hours. The Zoe ZE is available to order now. Prices start from €17,490, plus battery rental from €49 per month. Visit atTheLights.com for a first look review from this week’s launch.
Prove your driving prowess Think you’re a good driver? Then prove it, for a discount on your insurance premium. AIG is offering cut rates to its customers for good driving behaviour. It has introduced the AIG XLNT driver smartphone app, which monitors driving in the areas of mobile phone usage, smooth driving, speed and time. It scores the user’s driving on a 0-100 scale and gives a visual representation of the journey, as well as an overall score. Customers using the app will receive an immediate five per cent discount, with further discounts up to 20 per cent applied after three months, if your driving is good enough. Available on Android and iOS.
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‘The pain was so bad I could not shower’ As summer gets under way and dreaded allergies rise, Vicki-Marie Cossar meets one woman with a condition caused by a common substance
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hen Gabrielle Butler’s eyelids swelled up so much she could hardly see and the skin on her face, neck and upper back was red raw and flaky, she couldn’t understand what was happening. ‘I’ve had atopic eczema since I was a baby but it used to just be small patches on my wrists and elbows,’ says the 26-year-old primary school teacher. ‘But a few years ago, it started to get much more severe and travel around my body, particularly on my face. I had to put a barrier cream over my skin just to have a shower as it was so painful.’ Butler tried switching to organic products and cutting out foods such as wheat and dairy from her diet to find out what her allergy was but nothing made any difference. ‘I went to my GP a couple of times and they just gave me steroid creams,’ she says. Finally, she went to see a private dermatologist who tested her for skin allergies to 80 common substances. ‘The results showed I was allergic to Methylisothiazolinone (MI), and the dermatologist said it was a very common skin allergy. MI was in everything from my soap and washing powder to my so-called organic shampoo.’ Dr Stefanie Williams (above), a
dermatologist who runs the european Dermatology London clinic (www.eudelo.com), says that despite concerns about MI coming to light in July 2013, people still have no idea this chemical might be the cause of their skin allergy. ‘MI is a preservative used in a variety of skincare products, from shampoos and facial cleansers to baby wet wipes and body moisturisers,’ says Williams. ‘And it’s also in non-cosmetic products such as washing powder. It has good anti-bacterial properties and helps prevent contamination of a product with germs. But it also has quite a high allergenic potential and replacing such an important preservative and getting these products off the shelves would take time.’ MI has been used in skincare since the 1980s. But it was used in combination with another preservative known as Methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI), so was at a lower concentration. But in 2005, the european Commission’s scientific committee decided MI was safe to use on its own and therefore to be effective it had to be used in higher concentrations. While it’s hard to say exactly how many people have suffered with an allergic reaction to MI, Williams says some dermatolo-
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Some brands have pulled the MI preservative from their products, including Vaseline, Brylcreem, Huggies, Molton Brown, Nivea and Johnson & Johnson Piz Buin. ‘Protecting the health and safety of our
customers is one of Beiersdorf’s highest priorities,’ says the company that looks after brands such as Nivea and Eucerin. ‘We are aware that concerns have been raised about the use of Methylisothiazolinone (MI) in skin
gists are concerned about whether this might be the first signs of an MI allergy epidemic. The American Contact Dermatitis Society (a group of dermatologists specialising in skin allergies), even went as far as to name MI as the ‘allergen of the year in 2013’. have an aller allergy.. C Contact Help on hand: Don’t suffer in silence if yyou suspectt you ha tact Ultimately, the high number of your GP for allergy testing people attributing allergies to the preservative led to a reassessment of its use in cosmetics in December 2013. And Cosmetics europe, the industry’s european trade association, now recommends MI no longer be used in leave-on skin products, including cosmetic wet wipes. however, it still believes it is safe for use in rinse-off cosmetics. ‘We must remember that it will take time before we start seeing products without MI on the shelf as reformulation takes place,’ says Williams. ‘The manufacturer needs to ensure that the new preservative is as effective at protecting the product from microorganisms as the MI. Companies will be working on this to comply with the recommendation as quickly as they can.’ Butler has noticed a big improvement in her skin since sourcing MI-free alternatives but says it’s not easy to avoid. ‘Most soaps in public toilets will contain it and I can’t take my own sheets every time I stay away from home,’ she says. ‘There has ✔ Non-contact been a huge increase in the amount of people suffering with ✔ Mixed teams horrible reactions ever since the concentration of MI in products ✔ 40 min games increased. It needs to be banned, or at least very clearly labelled – ✔ 9 Week league at the moment, I often have to ✔ Dublin Venues email or phone a company to find out if their product contains MI.’
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Sean Cronin is eyeing up another opportunity to show off his powerful carrying ability against Ulster this weekend, even if it means another round of slagging from his fellow Leinster forwards. The dynamic hooker has developed into a key line-breaking weapon for the province this season and admits he is revelling in the freedom to roam given to him by head coach Matt o’Connor. ‘it’s great to get your hands on the ball at any opportunity and i’m always looking,’ said ireland international Cronin, who celebrates his 28th birthday next week. ‘it helps if your coach gives you a bit of freedom to be able to do that and not be telling you a, b and c. it’s very helpful if the coach is willing to give you that sort of breathing space.
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McFadden ruled out of clash with Ulster
LEINSTER trained yesterday in UCD ahead of Friday’s visit to Ravenhill. Fergus McFadden has been ruled out but has made great strides in McFadden: Recovery his recovery from a
knee injury. Luke Fitzgerald and Eoin Reddan trained but a decision on their inclusion is yet to be made. Sean O’Brien is continuing his modified training
programme and while he isn’t too far away from taking part in team training, no date has been set for his return. The squad to face Ulster will be announced tomorrow.
‘Wild Thing’ not one to miss a Fota opportunity IRELAND’S roll-call of Major winners will be joined by one of golf’s most colourful characters, the USA’s John Daly, when the Irish Open returns to Fota Island Resort from June 19. MAJOR winners Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke along with European Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley, will form part of an elite home challenge. Add in former Irish Open Daly: ‘Can’t wait for Open’ champion Shane Lowry and
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RONNIE O’SULLIVAN and Judd Trump both built commanding leads in their quarterfinal matches at the world championship. O’Sullivan (pictured), chasing a sixth world title, won six frames in a row to go 6-2 ahead against Shaun Murphy. In his last-eight clash with Neil Robertson by the scruff of the neck, Trump claimed a 6-2 advantage. O’Sullivan was slow out of the blocks, the 2005 winner Murphy taking the opening two frames with breaks of 101 and 59. But the champion recovered quickly, winning the next four frames to go 4-2 ahead, before really finding his form with efforts of 94 and 136 to take control ahead of the concluding frames.
Contracts renewed for Hurley, Murphy
‘It’s helpful if you’re given breathing space’ ‘Sometimes Matt’s shouting at me to get in a bit closer to the breakdown, but he’s happy enough if it works out. You know yourself, you’re happy if it works out, you get given out to if it doesn’t’. Despite his success as an attacking threat, Cronin has resisted the temptation to seek out more time with the backs in training, and for obvious reasons. ‘i would get slagged pretty quick, or maybe the forwards would ostracise me if i went off training with the backs,’ he said. ‘But they give me a good ripping every now and then if i am managing to scorch a few of the backs. it’s tough to get my head in the door some days after training.’ Leinster’s Heineken Cup quarter-final exit leaves the club chasing silverware with the defence of their Pro12 title, and victory in hostile ravenhill would ensure a home semi-final at the rDS. ‘There is no skipping around it, that is what we’re aiming for,’ Cronin added. ‘For the club it is huge, after going out of the Heineken early we need something for the fans, who’ve been superb all season. i think we owe them that.’
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European Tour winners Michel Hoey, Peter Lawrie and Damien McGrane, and it’s a 2014 Open that a partisan home crowd will not want to miss. Daly, a two time Major winner, is a huge favourite with the Irish Open galleries since he finished second on his Irish Open debut in 1994. He remains as popular as ever with his outlandish playing attire and willingness to interact with spectators. ‘I can’t wait to get over there. I
always love my time in Ireland, which is a place of great golf courses and brilliant fans,’ he said. Current world No.11, McIlroy said: ‘Fota should be a good venue for us again and it is great that they are moving the Irish Open around. It is the week after the US Open, so I would love to get a few more international players along, but it is a strong event in itself anyway and it’s great that all of Ireland’s Major Champions are supporting it once again.’
RUGBY Denis Hurley and Johne Murphy have both signed one-year contract extensions that will see them remain with Munster and the IRFU until June 2015. A product of the province’s Rugby academy Hurley has made 130 appearances, scoring 10 tries. Kildare man Johne Murphy joined Munster at the start of the 2010/11 season after five seasons with Leicester Tigers. Dublin University prop Martin Kelly has also been signed on a one-year development contract. It was also announced that Ian Nagle will finish with the province at the season’s end.
Alves surprised by banana support sOCCER BARCA’s
Dani Alves has been taken aback by the incredible support he has received for his unconventional reaction to racist abuse, and hopes he has furthered the fight against discrimination. Fellow professionals backed his decision to eat a banana thrown at him by a fan at Villarreal, posting pictures on Twitter and Instagram accompanied by the slogan ‘we are all monkeys’. Alves said: ‘All the support has surprised me. It was a super spontaneous reaction. It wasn’t pre-planned. A negative attitude has to be met with a positive one. That makes more difference than trying to fight in a different way.’ The 30-year-old claimed Spain still had much to do to tackle the problem, adding: ‘If I could, I would put a photo of the fan on the internet so that he would be shamed.’
Life ban for ‘racist’
BAskETBALL LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the NBA over racist comments. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Sterling was fined £1.5million and suspended from the league for life in the wake of his rant that has triggered outrage in the United States.
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes John Terry deserves to play in the european Cup final after his numerous disappointments in the latter stages of the competition. Terry is fit to play in tonight’s semifinal, second leg, against atletico Madrid, despite hobbling off during last week’s 0-0 draw, as Chelsea aim to reach next month’s lisbon final. The 33-year-old famously missed a penalty in the 2008 Moscow final, with Manchester United triumphant, and missed Chelsea’s 2012 success in Munich because he was suspended. ‘The Champions league owes him something,’ Mourinho said. ‘he deserves more than the Champions league has given to him until now. ‘he lost a few semi-finals in special circumstances; he lost the final also in
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Gary Cahill v Diego Costa Cahill proved his England credentials by keeping the highly rated Paris St-Germain strike-force of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Two wins from their final Cavani quiet in the last three La Liga games round. Now he has to will ensure Atletico contain Diego Costa. If the Madrid win their 25-year-old adds to the 34 first league title goals he has netted in 40 since 1996. games for Atletico this season, Chelsea could be in trouble. But the Spain forward will have to step up his game from the first leg when he was largely anonymous.
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‘I want to stay here for the rest of my footballing days’
Backbone: John Terry kicking about during Chelsea training yesterday
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special circumstances. he won a final, also in special circumstances, because he couldn’t play the final. ‘My captain is playing at the same level as when I left Chelsea in 2007/08. six or seven years later he is playing at his best level.’ Terry, who was also injured for last year’s europa league final win over Benfica, again insisted his england career was over, and revealed he was discussing a contract extension. ‘For me, 100 per cent, I’m going to be on my holidays in the summer, I’m going to be nowhere else,’ Terry said. On his hopes of staying at Chelsea, he added: ‘It’s the club I’ve been at since the age of 14; there’s been nowhere else. Clearly I want to stay for the rest of my footballing days. ‘at the minute we’re in talks and ongoing. I’m hoping it gets done. It’s down to the club.’
Simeone defends Blues’ safety-first tactics
No change: Costa struggled against Cahill in Madrid
pOssibLETEAMs Chelsea: Schwarzer, Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Luiz, Ramires, Oscar, Willian, Hazard, Eto’o. Atletico: Courtois, Miranda, Juanfran, Filipe Luiz, Godin, Diego, Mario Suarez, Raul Garcia, Koke, Turan, Diego Costa.
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone shares Jose Mourinho’s belief that winning is all that matters. Following a goalless draw in the first leg in Spain and Sunday’s league win at liverpool, Mourinho’s defensive tactics were questioned. But, ahead of tonight’s second leg at Stamford Bridge, Simeone said: ‘i’m a football man, i respect different ways of setting out your team. ‘You can play ten at the back or you
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conceded a goal. They are unbeaten in their last 14 games. can play ten at the front. it doesn’t matter. What matters is the result. ‘to defend well is not easy, so you have to congratulate a team that defends well. if we all played the same way it would be very boring.’
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Angry Hod takes issue with tim’s touting for work talk
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ear, ear: Ramos shows his delight after scoring his second goal for Real
GLENN HODDLE has hit back at accusations from under-fire Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood that he is ‘touting’ himself as the ideal replacement. Spurs are reported to be seeking a new manager after failing to qualify for the Champions League, with Frank de Boer the latest name in the frame. Sherwood is unhappy his job has been linked to other coaches and said: ‘Every press conference I do, it’s “this manager’s coming in – [Luis] Van Gaal, then [Glenn] Hoddle – this one and that one”. Some of these managers are actually touting themselves for my job. I don’t think that’s right.’ But Hoddle, who played 377 times for Spurs before managing them between 2001
Magnificent Madrid Serg to Lisbon CRISTIANO RONALDO and Sergio Ramos both scored twice to send Real Madrid to their first Champions League final since 2002 last night. Centre-half Ramos headed in a Luka Modric corner in the 16th minute and then climbed high to direct in an Angel di Maria freekick four minutes later as holders Bayern Munich crashed out in
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fOOTbALL DigEsT Callum heaps misery on Brum 1 Game ban for BirMingHAM.................. 0 WigAn ............................... 1 CALLUM McMAnAMAn’S early goal sealed Wigan’s place in the play-offs while edging Birmingham closer to the Championship trap door. the winger cut inside and beat Darren randolph with a shot after just three minutes but the game failed to ignite after that. Blues’ only effort on target before the break saw Scott Carson deny Emyr Huws. now Birmingham
high fives: mcmanaman, right must win at Bolton on Saturday to avoid the drop while the Latics can look forward to the play-offs.
Juan Cala could be extended after the Football Association charged him with improper conduct. The Cardiff man (pictured) was involved in an alleged incident by the tunnel after his red card at Sunderland on Sunday.
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34th minute after a swift counterattack started on the edge of the Real area and completed the rout with a low free-kick late on. The former Manchester United star has now scored 16 European Cup goals this season, breaking the record set by Lionel Messi and Milan’s Jose Altafini. However, Xabi Alonso misses the final after being booked.
Jag gets revved up EvErton boss roberto Martinez has reported Phil Jagielka remains on course to be involved in Saturday’s match at home to Manchester City, and rates Sylvain Distin’s chances of featuring in the game as ‘50-50’. Martinez said: ‘Phil looks completely regenerated and is desperate to be available.’
Dons won’t appeal
AFC WiMBLEDon will not be appealing against their three-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player, Jake nicholson, in the game against Cheltenham last month.
Claims: Tim Sherwood and 2003, said: ‘How wrong can you be? Tim Sherwood must obviously feel under pressure to take what has happened and what has been in the public domain for some time now and to interpret that as me touting for his job.’ Hoddle believes Sherwood’s frustration stems from comments he made about the Spurs players, in particular Jan Vertonghen, before last month’s 4-0 defeat at Liverpool. ‘I made an observation, which I am perfectly entitled to do, about the body language of the Spurs players, one in particular, in the tunnel prior to the match,’ he told Bleacher Report UK. ‘Look, I’ve read I am desperate to get back into management. I am not. I am not applying.’
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Size matters: Jockey Andrew Lynch on Sizing Europe yesterday at Punchestown
SIzIng EuRopE won the Boylesports. com Champion Steeplechase at punchestown yesterday for a second time. Day one of the Irish national Hunt Festival saw the 12-year-old repeat his 2012 success, registering an eighth grade one win. Leading before the second-last fence under jockey Andrew Lynch, Sizing Europe (7-1) went on to deny Ballynagour by five and a half lengths, with Savello third. Trainer Henry De Bromhead said: ‘He is just unbelievable, he was running away with Andrew. He was just loving it. I’m speechless.’ There was drama down the back straight when the favourite Hidden Cyclone fell and hampered Module, who was immediately pulled up.
potts said: ‘Fantastic. I could see him winning because there was nothing in that race that had beaten us. Somersby beat us once. We beat him the rest of the times. ‘Somersby obviously didn’t run the race he could, but Europe was back to his brilliant best.’ Sizing Europe was winning for the 21st time from 42 career starts. Also top class over the smaller obstacles, he landed the Irish Champion Hurdle in 2008 by eight lengths from Hardy Eustace. Sizing Europe claimed the Arkle at Cheltenham in 2010 as a novice chaser, beating Somersby. The following year he returned to lift the Queen Mother Champion Chase crown. Sizing Europe will now be retired.
Mind your own Jose hits back at ‘football philosophers’
De Boer to do a Rodgers at Spurs
by gAvin bROwn JOSE MOURINHO launched a passionate defence of his tactics last night, on the eve of Chelsea’s Champions League semifinal, second leg with Atletico Madrid. A goalless draw in the Spanish capital last week has left the Blues with a strong chance of booking a final with Real Madrid but Mourinho’s perceived negativity both in that game and Sunday’s 2-0 win at Liverpool have attracted criticism. Even Reds boss Brendan Rodgers, a protege of Mourinho, accused the Chelsea manager of ‘parking two buses’ at Anfield, but Mourinho was unrepentant. ‘At the moment, football is full of philosophers, people who [think they] understand much more than me,’ he said. ‘A team without balance is not a team. This is the football I know. When your opponent has the ball you have to work. When you have the ball, you work according to your qualities.’ Mourinho also revealed he will hold no grudge against Rodgers, having spoken with him again yesterday. ‘He told me congratulations for a great victory and a great performance,’ revealed Mourinho. ‘Because he’s somebody I consider a friend, I prefer to forget the words after the match and I keep the words of today.’
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AjAx boss Frank de Boer says he would like to do for Tottenham what Brendan Rodgers has done for Liverpool after claiming the club have approached him to be their manager. The former Holland star guided Ajax to a fourth successive league title at the weekend. ‘Spurs have made an approach,’ said De Boer, although this was denied by the Londoners. ‘I’m going to think about this after the last league fixture on May 3. I’m going to talk and listen. I’d like to add something, that people can say they see the hand of Frank de Boer. ‘There is a beautiful example at Liverpool. That is what Brendan Rodgers is doing [making his mark].’
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