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A FORMER garda has been jailed for three years for a string of offences including dealing cocaine, attempting to frame someone for car theft and insurance fraud. Stephen Cooper, 29, who was a member of the force when the offences took place, also allowed a friend take the blame when gardaí found the drug LSD during a search at the Electric Picnic music festival. Cooper, of The Green, Kingswood Heights, Tallaght, pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice at the festival between September 5, 2009, and

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September 2, 2010, by knowingly allowing Luke Barnett to be wrongfully prosecuted on September 2, 2010. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Mary Ellen Ring

‘Serious disservice to the public’ said that drugs can lead otherwise law-abiding people to commit crimes ‘and this no doubt applies to An Garda Síochána’.

She described Cooper’s actions as a fundamental breach of the role of the Gardaí. ‘This does a serious disservice to the public and to Mr Cooper’s then colleagues who seek to conduct themselves within the letter of the law,’ the judge commented. Cooper pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and guilty to deception of Axa Insurance on November 12, 2010, by making a false insurance claim. Cooper further pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine for sale or supply at Ormond Quay on January 31, 2011.

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From selfies to... shelfies by DANIEL BINNS

SELFIES are soooo 2013. If you want to show off, err, sorry, express your individuality, by posting photos online, it’s all about the #shelfie now. Instagram says there has been a steep rise in the number of people taking snaps of their bookcases and shelving. Nearly 40,000 pictures accompanied by the hashtag have been uploaded to the image-sharing website in the last week, and the craze is spreading around the world. And it’s not just bookworms trying to impress by posting pictures of dogeared copies of War And Peace or

lovingly maintained rows of Agatha Christie novels. Amanda Wong, one of thousands of shelfie fans, explained its appeal. The 31-year-old said: ‘I have been building a collection of vinyl toys, comics and plushies from Japan for the last 12 years, and love taking shelfies. ‘Apart from collecting, my other hobby is photography, so it made perfect sense for me to start taking photos of them. ‘Some of the items are very rare so it gives me a chance to show off my collection. I’ve taken hundreds of them.’

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Adams questioned for second day over murder SINN FÉIN leader Gerry Adams continued to be questioned about the murder of a Belfast mother-of-ten in police custody last night as one of her sons revealed he was scared to tell detectives who he believed was responsible. As the 65-year-old politician was interviewed about the IRA killing of Jean McConville – a crime he denies any role in – Michael McConville spoke of his fears of making a statement to the police in case he or his family were shot by republican extremists for informing. ‘The IRA robbed a family of their mother growing old, they took everything away from us,’ he said. Mr McConville said he recognised local faces when an IRA gang arrived to drag his mother from their home in west Belfast in 1972. But he added: ‘Everybody thinks the IRA has gone away but they have not. If we tell we will be shot.’

by DAviD yOung His mother was abducted, shot and then secretly buried – so becoming one of the ‘Disappeared’ of the Troubles. Her body was not found until 2003 in Co Louth. Mr Adams was arrested at Antrim police station on Wednesday after presenting himself for interview and spent the night in custody. The Dáil representative, who can be held for up to 48 hours without charge, said: ‘I believe the killing of Jean McConville and the secret burial of her body was a grievous injustice. Malicious allegations have been made against me. I reject these.’ Mr Adams’s party colleague Stormont Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, claimed the arrest was aimed at inflicting political damage on Sinn Féin in the month of an election and said it was the ‘dark side’ of policing trying to flex its muscles.

MEP wants double points on holidays DOUBLE penalty points should apply to reckless drivers over bank holiday weekends, Dublin MEP Emer Costello has said. Citing bank holiday death tolls, Mrs Costello said: ‘My proposal would see the penalty points for speeding rise to eight on conviction over bank holidays, and for drinkdriving offences six penalty points would apply.’ The sitting Labour Party MEP is contesting the European Elections on May 23. The Dublin West and Longford-Westmeath Dáil byelections will also be held on that day, it has been announced.

Savita’s husband takes up job in US

Robbed: Michael McConville, son of Jean McConville, said he wants justice as police continued to quiz Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams about the killing picture: pA

THE husband of tragic Savita Halappanavar has said goodbye to Ireland. Praveen Halappanavar, who endured the heartbreak of losing his wife and unborn child in controversial circumstances at Galway University Hospital 18 months ago, has been transferred to a new position with his employer in the US. The 32-year-old engineer with Boston Scientific finished his final duties at the US corporation’s Galway plant and is now based at the company’s Californian facility.

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Bar assault charge It’s looking up for Dart Underground dropped by DPP THE Director of Public Prosecutions has decided to drop a case brought against a businessman who had been accused of attacking a Dublin bar manager. Restaurateur Paul Byrne, 47, with an address at Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh, Dublin, had been charged with assault causing harm to the man, at the Leeson Lounge, on Leeson Street, on March 5 2013. At a preliminary hearing in February Judge Michael Walsh had been told the barman had allegedly been assaulted when he was attempting to remove another man who had been with Mr Byrne. He appeared at the district court yesterday for a book of evidence to be served on him. However, state solicitor Rachel Joyce said the DPP was withdrawing the prosecution, and the judge struck out the case.

COMMUTERS, the shelved Dart Underground could be back on the cards. Irish Rail has started to contact affected home and business owners in the city centre about acquiring land for the €2billion project. However, a spokesman for Irish Rail said that informing affected parties was a formality following the granting of the Railway Order allowing the project. Irish Rail believes there is a ‘strong case’ for the facility but still needs to get Government funding before it can go ahead. The 7.6km underground line would run from the Docklands to Inchicore, with underground stations at Docklands, Pearse Street, St Stephen’s Green, Christchurch and Heuston.

TO BE PERFECTLY FRANK: Yesterday was ‘Frank Day’ and Metro Herald readers were on the hunt for a snap of the man himself in the city centre, with five of them bagging cash prizes. Frank is in cinemas now. See more pictures on GoMetro.ie PICTURE: ABRAHAM TARRUSH

Bus attackers tried to gouge out man’s eyes THREE men tried to gouge out a taxi driver’s eyes in an attack following a Bon Jovi concert at Croke Park eight years ago, a judge heard yesterday. Martin O’Neill, 45, of Kelly’s Bay Cove, Skerries, said his attackers, whom he described as ‘Arab or Asian-type immigrants’ had also punched, kicked and bitten him on his head and also attempted to break his jaw by pulling his cheeks apart with their fingers. The Circuit Civil Court heard that after the concert Mr O’Neill and his then girlfriend, Emelia, now his wife, decided to catch the Nitelink bus from D’Olier Street to Skerries. He went to get change for the fare and when he returned to the bus stop he saw three men talking to Emelia and he said goodnight to them before they got on the bus. Mrs O’Neill said the men had started chatting her up at the stop and had been

by RAy MAnAgH very pushy, inviting her to go to a party with them. Mr O’Neill told Judge Matthew Deery the men got on the bus and started shouting racial remarks, calling him an Irish pig. The driver told him and his girlfriend to go upstairs and said the men would not be allowed on the bus. However, just after the couple were seated upstairs the three men followed them and attacked him. Mr O’Neill sued Dublin Bus for damages for assault, negligence and breach of contract. Awarding him damages of €12,720, Judge Deery said while the bus company’s printed directions to its drivers made little reference to the protection of passengers, it would have been entirely reasonable for the driver to have closed the doors on the men and driven off if necessary after calling gardaí.

Sit-in at Irish Water HQ

PROTESTERS occupied the lobby of the Irish Water headquarters in Dublin City Centre yesterday. A group of around ten ‘independent activists’ rushed the doors of Irish Water’s offices on Talbot Street shortly before 2pm yesterday and barricaded themselves inside, asking: ‘Who owns Irish Water?’ Irish Water said the group had declined to engage with it. The peaceful protest ended at about 4pm and gardaí made no arrests.

Rail disruption this weekend

WITH a busy weekend of travel ahead, Irish Rail is advising advance booking of seats on its website. It is also advising passengers to check departure times as a special bank holiday timetable will be in operation between now and Monday.

Engineering works will result in bus transfers in operation between Heuston and Athy on all Waterford services on Saturday and Sunday and between Portlaoise and Thurles for Cork, Limerick and Kerry services on Saturday.

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The Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard admits he relied too heavily on alcohol as a crutch while recording the band’s new album. ‘I was being very selfdestructive,’ the 27-year-old said. ‘I was confronting a lot of stuff about my dad at the time and there is a song, See Me Now, which is on the album which is

about him. He died when I was three. ‘When something like that happens when you are really young, you go through phases where you deal with it.’ He added: ‘Drinking for me got really bad at a time and it changes you when you are like that. You become aggressive and everything is s***.’

Naughty Boy caught up in 1D’s fan frenzy

Naughty Boy is being hounded by One Direction fans who camp outside his recording studio in the hope of catching a glimpse of Zayn Malik. The La La La hitmaker reveals he’s been working with the 21-year-old on some new material for 1D’s next album – but isn’t happy about the arrival of their fan club.

‘Now I’ve got all the bloody crazy One Direction fans camping outside my studio. There was a whole queue of them before,’ he said. ‘He’s used to it but I always wanted my studio to be unknown but it’s all right, I get on with it.’ Naughty Boy is performing at the Wireless Festival in July.

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.I.A. has admitted she and a gang of pals dug their way into Glastonbury after trekking to Somerset without a ticket. The 38-year-old Bad Girls rapper tunnelled into the music festival while she was studying for a degree at Central Saint Martins, London. ‘I went there with 30 people. When we got there, we had to dig a hole and make a tunnel to get through the fence because nobody had tickets,’ the British star cackled, adding they also forgot to bring a tent. ‘Somebody lent us this piece of plastic. ‘It was a massive sheet that could fit 20 people under. But it wasn’t a tent. It was very open. We just had poles and put the sheet on top like a roof. It was well ghetto. It was like go-

by SEAMUS DUFF ing back to my experiences of living in India or something like that.’ The London-born star admitted she wasn’t down with slumming it though. ‘It was disgusting. I stayed in the same outfit for three days. It was gross. You’re in the same thing and everyone is getting off with each other – although I’m totally fine with that,’ s h e laughed. M.I.A will be headlining Lovebox in London’s Victoria Park on June 19 but advised fans you’re unlikely to find your perfect partner at a festival. She added: ‘It would be like falling in love at a rave. I always thought that was it when I found someone at a rave – that was the thing. But it never was. You would see them the next day and be like, “Wow! You look so… different”.’

Tents and wellies? It’s not for me, says Iggy Iggy Azalea can’t remember whether she’s been to a music festival – but shudders at the thought of camping. The 23-yearold, who is performing at Wireless Festivals, admitted she was not down with festival style. ‘I can’t remember if I’ve been as a punter because I’m always performing, but I hate tents and I hate camping – it’s not for me,’ the Australian said. ‘Gum boots – what you guys call Wellingtons – are not

particularly my scene,’ she said of festival chic. ‘Having grown up in the Australian outback, the Fancy singer said it was a myth that spiders, snakes and other beasties invaded tents there. I love the reputation that a kangaroo would be stomping on my tent. It’s not likely,’ she joked. ‘We could just stay up all night. It was warm where I grew up, so it wasn’t a big issue, you know?’

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Taylor Momsen may only just be out of her teens but she already finds all-night partying boring. ‘In the beginning it was exciting but it gets old,’ the singer said. ‘I work all the time so any time I have off I try to sleep.’ But that doesn’t mean the former Gossip Girl star is old beyond her time. ‘I have my nights, of course – it’s rock ’n’ roll. We definitely have our nights out,’ the 20-yearold giggled.

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Rodgers ‘got busy’ after cancer scare Nile Rodgers promised himself he would ‘ramp up’ his life after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2010. The Chic guitarist, 61, was given the all-clear last year. ‘I was stricken with very aggressive cancer and decided to ramp up my life and do more live concerts, write and produce more records than I’ve ever done,’ he said. ‘If you notice anything about my life, you’ll see it’s going an extraordinary pace and in doing that many, many more young people are seeing us.’ Rodgers is playing at this year’s Electric Picnic in Stradbally.

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Clarkson ‘horrified’ at use of rhyme racist slur TOP GEAR host Jeremy Clarkson has said he is ‘horrified’ it sounded as though he used racist language while filming an episode and was ‘begging forgiveness’ for the fact it appeared he did. Responding to claims he used the n-word while reciting a nursery rhyme, Clarkson told his Twitter followers he had made every effort to make sure he did not use the slur. The segment was later edited out. The claims come days after the car show’s producer apologised for broadcasting a ‘light-hearted’ joke by Clarkson. An episode, filmed in Burma and Thailand, featured a scene where the hosts built a bridge over the River Kwai, and as an Asian man walked over it Clarkson said: ‘That is a proud moment, but there’s a slope on it.’

Peaches’ death a ‘tragic echo of her mother’ PEACHES Geldof took heroin before she died in a tragic echo of her own mother’s death, her inquest heard yesterday. The 25-year-old, who was found on a bed at her £1million home, had the class A drug in her system. Her 11-month-old son, Phaedra, was the only other person in the house at the time – just as her own sister, Tiger Lily, was at home when their mother, Paula Yates, died from a drugs overdose in 2000.

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Det Chief Insp Paul Fotheringham told Peaches’ inquest: ‘Recent use of heroin and the levels identified were likely to have played a role in her death.’ Officers are now investigating who supplied the drugs and why there was no paraphernalia found when emergency services were called. The columnist’s death at her home in Kent, on April 7, had remained unexplained until yesterday while police carried out forensic and toxicology tests. She had been her normal self in the days before her death and ‘there was no cause for concern’, Mr Fotheringham said. Her punk rocker husband, Thomas Cohen, who had been staying

with his parents, went to the house with his mother, Sue, and their other child, Astala, when he was unable to contact her. He found her in a spare bedroom ‘on the edge of the bed with one leg hanging down to the floor and the other leg tucked underneath her’ and immediately realised she was dead. The circumstances are eerily similar to the death of her mother, who was found lying on a bed in her home in Notting Hill, west London, in September 2000, when Peaches was 11. Ms Geldof, one of Ms Yates’ three daughters by rock star Sir Bob Geldof, spoke earlier this year about ‘so many parallels’ between her life and her mother’s. Her last post on Twitter was a photo of herself with her mother. The inquest was adjourned until July.

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A WICKLOW man has avoided jail after he lost an arm in an attempt to steal copper wire from an electricity substation. Edmond Tyrell, 28, of Ard Chualann, Bray, knocked out the power to the area and suffered severe electrical burns during the incident. He was caught after gardaí found blood at the scene and called around hospitals to see if anyone had been

admitted with matching injuries, locating him at St James Hospital where he was having his arm removed because of the extent of his injuries. Judge Mary Ellen Ring noted he lost his arm in an attempt to make a small profit and imposed a two-year sentence suspended in full on condition Tyrell engages with The Probation Service for 12 months.

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31 Arctic oil activists held Drivers hail Points Pope

HOLLAnD: About 30 Greenpeace activists were arrested yesterday after they tried to stop a Russian tanker carrying Arctic oil from docking. The captain of the lobby group’s ship, Rainbow Warrior, was among those to be detained in Rotterdam. But a spokesman said: ‘We will not be intimidated.’

GERMAnY: An accountant hailed as the ‘Points Pope’ has been lauded by drivers after he exposed a loophole to keep them on the road. Rene Meier’s business allows motorists to pay others to receive their penalty points or bans. The service costs €100 a point and €300 a month for a ban.

Lunch is ruined by rail fail Adulterers face stoning

sERbiA: A family sitting down to lunch watched as two railway freight cars toppled off the tracks and into their garden – killing their 11 goats, five pigs and 15 chickens. Milisav Rakic, 62, said it ‘felt like an earthquake’ when the wagons derailed as his relatives sat down to plan a wedding.

bRunEi: Thieves face having their limbs amputated and adulterers could be stoned after the first phase of Sharia law was introduced yesterday. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah said it was ‘a great achievement’ but Human Rights Watch said the oil-rich nation had taken a ‘huge step backwards’.

and finally... bRiTAin: UKIP leader Nigel Farage is hit by an egg as he gets out of his car while hitting the campaign trail in Nottingham city centre PICTURE: PA

ROMAniA: Vlad the Impaler’s evil killing streak inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula. But a new book reveals he was very kind to his mistress, Katharina of Corona. ‘She was a beautiful 17-year-old girl from Saxony in Germany and they had five children together,’ said writer Ileana Gafton.

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Schoolchildren joked as doomed ferry sank

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MILLIONS of North Koreans are going hungry but at least they’ve got the new Masikryong ski resort. This €215million vanity project was ordered by the leader Kim Jong-un. ‘There’s no queuing as there are no other people,’ said Swedish reporter Thomas Eriksson, of Aftonbladet. ‘It is a system that’s designed for thousands but there’s not even a few hundred.’ PICTURE: REX

CHILDREN in the South Korean ferry disaster sang Celine Dion’s Titanic theme My Heart Will Go On as their ship began to sink, new footage has revealed. They were seen joking and laughing nervously in their cabin in a video found on the mobile phone of a student who drowned in the tragedy. One boy can be heard saying: ‘This is fun, it’s like Titanic,’ while a classmate sings the Dion tune, which featured in James Cameron’s 1997 movie. Another student asks his friend: ‘Why are you putting your life jacket on? You’re stupid.’ But excitement turns to fear as the pupils realise the seriousness of their plight, when the boat starts to tilt, the clip shows. ‘Am I really going to die?’ one student asks at 8.53am – two minutes before crew on the ill-fated ship made the first distress call. A message played over the loudspeaker system instructs passen-

by DAniEL binns gers ‘not to move from your current location’ as the ship tilts further and begins to shake. Towards the end of the footage, found on a phone belonging to Park Su-hyeon, 17, one child says: ‘This looks like the end.’ Another adds: ‘These are pictures we need to take as our last memories,’ before a boy says: ‘Mom, Dad, I love you.’ When the Sewol sank on April 16, it was carrying 476 passengers, mostly students from a school in Ansan, near Seoul, on their way to the island of Jeju. Only 174 people survived. Captain Lee Joon-seok and 14 crew members have been arrested on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need. Prosecutors are investigating whether stability issues related to too much cargo or a redesign that added more cabins to the ship contributed to the sinking.

Not Tut-ally genuine: Egypt’s fake tomb for tourists WHEN you go to Egypt, it’s not unusual for hawkers to offer you cut-price replicas of designer handbags or sunglasses. And now it seems the trend has extended to the country’s ancient heritage. Tourists buying tickets for Tutankhamun’s tomb will be able to marvel at murals painted to honour the ruler who died 3,300 years ago. But instead of the real thing, they’ll be looking at 21st century versions, carefully crafted to look exactly like the fading originals. The attraction is intended to stop visitors ruining Howard Carter’s great discovery of 1922.

‘These tombs were never built to be visited, they were built to last for eternity,’ said Adam Lowe, of the Madrid-based Factum Foundation, which created the stand-in chamber. ‘This one lasted for 3,300 years, but in the 90 years since it has been open, it suffered a great deal.’ The original tomb in the Valley of the Kings will remain open to the public, at least for now. But authorities will try to reduce visits by tourists by steering them towards the replica. The admission price will be about €5 – half the cost to see the real deal.

Tomb plagiarism: Diplomats admire the replica. As with some designer jeans, wear and tear are included from the start, far left PICTUREs: REUTERs

MH370 families told: It’s time to go home by AIDAn RADnEDgE AIRLINE officials yesterday told relatives of passengers on flight MH370 to leave hotels and go home to wait for news on the search for the plane. Malaysia Airlines said it was closing family assistance centres set up after the Boeing 777 disappeared on March 8. Relatives were informed they could receive updates on the search from ‘the comfort of their homes’. Most of the 227 passengers on board the missing flight were Chinese. Dozens of their relatives have been put up in hotel accommodation in Kuala Lumpur after flying to the Malaysian capital from Beijing. The airline added it would soon make advance compensation payments to families. Meanwhile, Malaysia’s transport ministry urged the UN body responsible for global aviation to introduce real-time tracking of commercial aircraft. Officials said the disappearance of MH370 and Air France Flight AF447 in 2009 showed such a system would help locate missing aircraft more easily in future. There is no requirement from the International Civil Aviation Authority for real-time tracking. ‘There have now been two occasions during the last five years when large commercial air transport aircraft have gone missing and their last position was not accurately known,’ Malaysian officials said. ‘This uncertainty resulted in significant difficulty in locating the aircraft in a timely manner.’ An unmanned submarine is continuing to search an area of the southern Indian Ocean where sounds consistent with a plane’s black box were detected in early April. Additional equipment is expected to be brought in within the next few weeks to scour an expanded underwater area. The head of the search effort predicted that the operation could last for a year. Flight MH370 vanished while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Prosecutor’s office stormed in Ukraine ANTI-GOVERNMENT demonstrators in one of eastern Ukraine’s main cities have stormed the local prosecutor’s office. Riot police fired stun grenades as the protesters moved on the building in Donetsk, but some demonstrators wrested shields away from officers. The clash came after a march by several hundred people carrying flags of the Donetsk People’s Republic, a movement that seeks either greater autonomy from the central government, or independence and possible annexation by Russia. Donetsk is the heartland of support for Russiafriendly former president Viktor Yanukovych, who was ousted in February after months of protests in the capital. Opponents of the government that succeeded him have seized buildings in about a dozen cities and towns in eastern Ukraine.

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Mayor off to rehab after second drug clip

Troubled: Rob Ford

TORONTO mayor Rob Ford is seeking help for alcohol problems after a second video of him reportedly smoking crack cocaine emerged. The Canadian suspended his re-election bid after the film appeared to show him taking the drug in his sister’s basement. He said in a statement on Wednesday: ‘I know that I need professional help and I am now

100 per cent committed to getting myself right.’ Ford initially denied smoking crack in footage that surfaced in May last year but later admitted he did it in ‘a drunken stupor’. John Tory, who is running against Mr Ford, said he is relieved the mayor is seeking help but he should resign. ‘Like Torontonians across the city, I am deeply disappointed

by these revelations of Mayor Ford’s behavior,’ Mr Tory said. ‘For the good of the city, I call on Mayor Ford to resign.’ Mr Ford’s lawyer, Dennis Morris, said he spoke to the mayor and he has accepted that he has a problem. ‘He acknowledges he has a substance abuse problem and he wants to do something about it,’ Mr Morris said.

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’m pretty sick of seeing people constantly taking pics of themselves with this recent influx of smartphones, but what I saw the other day shocked me: A cyclist in rush-hour traffic taking pictures of herself whilst on the move. Am I alone in thinking this is unbelievable? Not only is it vanity at its most foul, but she was putting herself and others at risk. What the hell is wrong with people? Aoife, Whitehall ■ Thank you, metro Herald for the delightfully informative – and disgusting – article on methods of execution which one unwittingly read while one was eating dinner. The part about ‘scaphism’ was particularly charming. Looks like we’re done with the burger... Squeamish, Dublin 2 ■ Luas operators at Stephen’s Green need to get their act together. When two trams are on track ready to take off, one heading for Sandyford, the other Brides Glen. You have absolutely no way of knowing. It’s guesswork because both Luas say

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they’re heading to Sandyford. I’m guessing most people do want to know their destination. Disgruntled traveller ■ No, no miss Choosy, the fault is mine entirely. I assumed mailbox was a vehicle for topical opinion expressed with couth and decorum, whereas it appears more suited to chipolatas rattling in dirty old buckets. Jim ■ mystified 2, if you tell them about the heating on the Dart it will be December by the time they turn it off. Say nothing, Dublin 4 ■ Can’t understand this Anglo case, we all knew crime was done and we were all set to punish someone. We then spent taxpayers’ hard-earned money and jurors’ valuable time to arrive at the root cause. Now we know whose mistake it was, then why are we not taking action against them? We have been told that no one is above the law. Then why is this someone being let go with an extraordinary golden handshake while the entire nation suffers the aftermath of his actions? SN

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● To S, it’s hard to believe it’s a year since you made me the happiest man alive by becoming J my husband. Happy first anniversary. ● To the stunning brunette who got on at Tara Street s/b @ 8.10am. You stood beside me and brightened up my morning.

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This May, the world’s most revered monster is reborn as Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures unleash the epic action adventure “GODZILLA.” From visionary new director Gareth Edwards (“Monsters”) comes a powerful story of human courage and reconciliation in the face of titanic forces of nature, when the awe-inspiring Godzilla rises to restore balance as humanity stands defenceless. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston.

● A death is always incredibly sad. But I wonder how many other heroin addicts that die get as much publicity as Peaches Geldof.

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There goes the neighbourhood The latest film releases reviewed, including Zac Efron and Seth Rogan in Bad Neighbours and Kit Haringtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s explosive turn with Emily Browning in Pompeii

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he classic Animal house scenario gets a new Parenthood twist in Seth Rogen’s latest gross-out comedy. ‘Just because we have a house and a baby doesn’t mean we are old, boring people,’ insists thirtysomething Kelly (Rose Byrne) desperately to her hubby Mac (Rogen). however, the couple’s delusion that they will still have a life is challenged when new neighbour Zac efron – ‘so cute, he looks like something a gay guy designed in a laboratory,’ gulps Mac – turns next door into a party-mad frat house and refuses to ‘keep it down’. Let the neighbourhood wars commence! The ewww factor is high: there’s an entirely gratuitous dildo fight, while a

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painfully extended breast pump scene (I won’t elaborate) had me crossing my legs – over my eyes. however, there is just enough truth in a script written straight from the parenting trenches by two thirtysomething dads, Andrew Cohen and Brendan O’Brien, to keep the foundations of the barely-there story arc anchored in the believable. Formerly a poster slob for manchildren, 32-year-old Rogen here is the old, lame one, even though he’s only six years older than efron. Still, that’s the point: this sympathy-jiggling comedy

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isn’t a battle between kids and adults; it’s about how having offspring slams a barrier down upon your social life. Byrne’s character puts up a rare fight for female equality in a dumb comingof-age genre where the boys typically get all the fun: ‘Just because I’m a mom doesn’t mean I now have to be the responsible one,’ she yells in frustration. ‘That’s how it works – haven’t you seen a Kevin James movie?’ Rogen counters. Most of the non-leads are underdrawn but laughs keep coming, only just bouncing this up to four stars. Shame, then, that the people who would most appreciate it are parents whose world extends only as far as the baby monitor. It’s fun – but not worth booking a sitter for. Larushka ivan-Zadeh

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PomPeii (12A) HHH✩✩ exactly what you’d expect of a mid-budget disaster blockbuster from the director of Alien Vs Predator, Pompeii, in its own unpretentious way, is rather pleasing. A romance plot more ancient than Rome itself starts darkly in ‘Northern Britannica’. here, a little boy sees his parents slaughtered by the evil invading Roman army led by Kiefer Sutherland, who has lines such as: ‘Kill them – kill them all!’ Said boy grows up to become Kit harington off of Game Of Thrones, here playing a strong yet sensitive, oft-shirtless gladiator known as ‘the Celt’ (despite his featureless southern english accent). exported to Italy, he captures the heart of a posh bit of Pompeii totty (emily Browning, all heaving plunge bra and

perpetually parted lips – understandable given the kilos of prime man-meat in front of her), when their eyes meet over a dead horse. Trouble is, of course, that he’s a slave, while she’s reluctantly betrothed to – you guessed it – Sutherland. During all this Titanic-meetsGladiator, ‘take your hands off my fiancée!’-type plotting you’ll be tapping your fingers and muttering ‘come on volcano’. Luckily, director Paul WS Anderson (Resident evil, Death Race) has a knack for shooting a good fight, so there’s plenty of deftly choreographed if oddly bloodless sword’n’fist action to enjoy before the big one bangs at just over the hour mark. The eventual magma and ash tsunami is spectacular – you just wish there was more of it, given that’s what we’re here for. It’s entertainingly silly stuff with an ‘oh, no – they wouldn’t?’ finale of the ooziest toasted cheese. Li-Z

TarzaN (pg) HH✩✩✩ Asteroids hurtling through space, stampeding dinosaurs, a ginormous meteor guarded by murderous gorillas… that’s just the opening ten minutes of a 3D cartoon on a mission to overstimulate an attention-deficit generation. Yet amazingly, amid all the overlayered effects whooplahoopla, Tarzan still manages to find sufficient time and space to be very boring. This German-animated production updates Edgar Rice Burroughs’s yarn to a notably all-white 21st-century jungle, where the long-lost son of millionaire John Greystoke has been raised by apes and grows up to be Tarzan (Twilight himbo Kellan Lutz) – an Abercrombie & Fitch model in waiting with flowing locks, a strategic loin cloth and buttocks like small, firm mangoes. The CGI background is lush enough to resemble Avatar’s Pandora (without the flying Smurfs) but the motioncaptured cast all have that rather creepy Polar Express-era thing going on that makes them resemble gliding, rubberised zombies. In addition, the ‘Me Tarzan, You Jane’ romance is unlikely to appeal to the boys of five to 11 who are the target audience here. An incoherent jungle jumble, this is one where parents will more likely turn to their kids to ask what’s going on. Li-Z

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On My PLAyLIST DanisH sinGer-sonGwriter MØ SwIMSUIT ISSUE by Sonic Youth

This was the first song I’d ever heard from Sonic Youth. I was sitting on the school bus and I remember when I heard the cold ass voice of Kim Gordon for the first time in my life that I almost fell off my seat. Never in my life had I heard a female voice with so much attitude and badassness that still sounded smooth and sexy.

BULLET wITH BUTTERfLy wIngS by The Smashing Pumpkins

This is one of my favourite tracks of theirs. It contains everything I love about a good song: the strong lyrics, the energetic imperfect vocals, the catchy hook and a political message at some point. Just wonderful.

fOOL by Cat Power

Another teen memory. Me and my clique of girls in early high school would always gather round in a circle on the floor and cry in synchronicity – who better to mourn with than your best buddies and Cat Power? – to this album (You Are Free). She is the queen of bittersweet melancholy.

STARSTRUck by Santigold

The heaviness of the beats, the mixture of organic instruments and electro, the simplicity and brutality, the street vibes and the clean pop/ rock elements... And then of course the pure toughness and attitude of the vocals.

LOSIng yOU by Solange

This is fresh and simple in its sound and message. I love the production (by brilliant Blood Orange), and I love Solange’s attitude. The melodies are naïve and sweet like the lyrics, but you sense the edge and the darkness in the beat.

He’s behind you: The gags keep coming in this Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne comedy

gET fREE by Major Lazer

I love this song. I love everything about it. The minimalism, the lyrics, the silky yet street sound of Amber’s voice, the dusty bass, the eastern world-sounding delay guitar, the melodies, the melancholy. It’s so badass in a simple, fresh and relatable way.

ALSO OUT More new FilMs rateD Blue Ruin (15A) HHHH✩

this starts like one of those mumbled, improvised Us indie dramas where nothing much happens, then morphs into a taut american revenge thriller. Dwight (Macon Blair) is a weak, shambling, coweyed homeless case with a beard, a wreck of a car, and not much else going on. then he hears that the man accused of murdering his parents is being released from prison and determines to wreak bloody vengeance. a self-conscious calling card from director Jeremy saulnier, this blackly comic mystery motors forward with gripping intent.

repellent students (including alfie allen) who, facing graduate unemployment, run a lucrative sideline in dodgy gear and credit card fraud. then a Big Boss demands they pay £2million in two weeks or die – the enticing prospect of which keeps you watching. think lock stock – without the wit, charm or directorial flair.

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Borderline irredeemable and based-on-atrue-story Brit caper, this film is saved from the ‘bin it’ section by a certain youthful energy and the appeal of (some of) its stars. will Poulter, for example, is still lovable as one of four otherwise fairly

the final (finished) film from Fast & Furious star Paul walker is a somewhat pointless, low-on-dialogue remake of the superior French hit District 13. set in 2018 Detroit, a blue-eyed cop (walker) is sent into a no-go housing project to disarm a nuclear bomb hijacked by a drug lord (rZa) with the help of an obviously dubbed, less attractive Frenchman (real-life Parkour founder David Belle). it’s gleefully cliché-riddled tosh but the inyour-face Parkour-based action is so killer, this appears more 3D than most 3D movies. LI-Z

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a family fights to stay afloat in director steph Green’s Kerry-set drama. Husband and father Conor Casey (edward Macliam) returns home after a stroke left him with brain damage. He bumbles around his workshop, obsessing about woodwork and watching animal programmes on tV. His wife (Maxine Peake) and children struggle to cope with this volatile new personality. ted (will Forte), a doctor, has shacked up with the family in order to research Conor’s condition. But could his presence destroy, rather than save, this fragile clan? run & Jump is a sensitive portrayal of mental illness. Peake is excellent as the strongwilled wife and mother, full of the joys of life, yet struggling with her husband’s condition. Her flirtations with the glum ted are less convincing. although Forte was excellent in nebraska (2013), his character here has the charisma of a flower pot. Much of the dialogue is incomprehensible and Bolton-born Peake struggles to maintain an irish brogue. sharon Horgan, from BBC comedy Pulling, is wasted in a supporting role in which she does nothing other than look concerned for the leads. Pavel Barter

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Fun the late late shoW RTÉ1, 9.35pm

Music fans will enjoy tonight’s trip to Studio 4, with U2 bassist Adam Clayton (above) joining Ryan Tubridy to talk about his life, career in Ireland’s biggest ever rock band and his campaign to end mental health stigma. Folk hero Christy Moore discusses his views on corruption in the upper echelons of Irish life, while there’s chat and a live performance from Dublin favourite Imelda May.

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BBC2, 10pm Frankie Howerd and Humphrey Bogart make impromptu appearances as Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan reach Pompeii on their Italian grand tour. Despite being surrounded by death, Rob’s on a high – he’s got the part in the mob movie he auditioned for. He’ll have to break that to Mr Coogan very gently…

the Beatles: the NiGht that chaNGed aMerica UTV, 10.35PM

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It’s 50 years since The Beatles guested on The Ed Sullivan Show on US TV and Beatlemania exploded. Now a clutch of current stars mark the moment with this tribute. John Legend, Alicia Keys, a reformed Eurythmics, Katy Perry, Stevie Wonder and Ed Sheeran are among those joining Macca and Ringo.

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It’s likely to get very actorladdy on the sofa tonight as a trio of X-Men: Days Of Future Past – Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy – strut their big movie chat-show promo stuff. And with Eurovision just over a week away, Molly gives UK entry Children Of The Universe an airing. Can she cut it live?

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Not as scarily pornographic as all the hoo-ha around this two-part epic suggested but still, it’s probably a more comfortable watch in the privacy of your own home. Lars Von Trier nods to Scandi erotica classics (such as I Am Curious Yellow) as Charlotte Gainsbourg recounts her lust-fuelled life adventures to Stellan Skarsgård – and makes you view fly fishing, parallel parking and Shia LaBeouf in a whole new light.

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Some strong casting peps up this action thriller, even when the plots have struggled for credibility. Tonight, Heroes fans will recognise Adrian Pasdar (who played Nathan Petrelli) as US air force Colonel Glenn Talbot, hot on the trail of Coulson and his now-rogue team of Sagents . He’s only in this one episode, so make the most of him.

Thinking of South Africa for a holiday? Make sure you’ve got plenty of insurance. Marcel (brother of Louis) Theroux’s report on the soaring crime rates in the country kicks off on patrol with security guards in Pretoria, where car-jackings are rife. And if the car-jackers don’t get you, then keep an eye out for muggers.

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Who knew aliens had immaculate cheekbones and quirky tattoos? This sci-fi spin on Romeo & Juliet doesn’t strive too hard for credibility but it does make the most of its cute teen cast, with lead lad Roman (Matt Lanter) a troubled soul who needs to know more about his dead dad. Check it out if you nurture a soft spot for Roswell.

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MaMMoN More4, 9pm

Only hardcore Nordic noir nuts have stuck with this Norwegian smörgåsbord of disappearing children, religious symbolism and shady financial and government conspiracies. It’s not so much a drama, more a maze of blind alleys – and tonight’s finale doesn’t offer us any clear path out of the murk. As journalist Peter Verås tries to avoid getting clobbered again while trying to figure out why everyone around him is getting killed, his feeling of blind panic is infectious. Who knew Norway was this darn nasty?

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Bill Bailey is almost as wellknown for bird-watching as he is for comedy these days, so he’s the natural choice to add some high-flying humour to the oddball menagerie featured in this look at some of the quirkier examples of evolution. A vegetarian bear, a coconuteating crab and a Malaysian fly that can inflate its eyestalks just for the fun of it are among the creatures featured, along with some giant pandas – always high on the cute factor.

Sport liVe pro12 ruGBy: ulster V leiNster RTÉ2, 7pm

With just two rounds of matches remaining, the jostling for semi-final berths is reaching a climax. Brian O’Driscoll and table-toppers Leinster visit the redeveloped Ravenhill looking to book a home semi-final, while fourth-placed Ulster are battling to make sure they reach the knockout stages.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson becomes a one-man war on drugs in this knuckles-for-brains thriller, new to Netflix this week. He’s a divorced dad on a mission to save his estranged son (Rafi Gavron) from a lengthy – and probably terminal – jail term for narcotics by going undercover for the DEA to bring down a Mexican cartel kingpin (natch). Utter nonsense, of course, but that’s possibly just

Film the a-teaM E4, 9pm

A couple of decades on, the classic 1980s TV show gets an explosively noisy feature-length reboot. Here, Liam Neeson leads a wisecracking unit of Iraqi war veterans on the run who now survive as soldiers of fortune. With him you’ll find a preOscar-bait Bradley Cooper as Face, and pro-fighter Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson as BA.

Get hiM to the Greek RTÉ2, 9pm

Russell Brand’s Brit rock star Aldous Snow, from Forgetting Sarah Marshall, is back, this time attempting to make a comeback following the abject failure of his latest album. Jonah Hill plays the record company lackey sent to ensure Snow makes the gig, with all sorts of mayhem standing in their way. Not the worst way to spend your Friday evening, and one Brand fans are sure to enjoy.

the adjustMeNt Bureau Film4, 9pm

Romance meets sci-fi thriller in this diverting adaptation of a Philip K Dick story. Bourne hero Matt Damon is back on the run as an ambitious politician who falls for a freespirited ballet dancer (Emily Blunt), only for mysterious men in mysterious overcoats (including Anthony Mackie and Mad Men’s John Slattery) to conspire to prevent them ever getting it on. Notions of free will and destiny swirl stylishly around the plot holes as the convincing couple leap in and out of reality. Think a kind of Inception-lite.

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‘If music be the food of love, play on,’ declares Barry John O’Connor’s preening Duke Orsino with onanistic relish at the start of Wayne Jordan’s scintillating new production of Twelfth Night at The Abbey Theatre. This pretty much sets the tone for a revelatory, allsinging, all-dancing take on Shakespeare’s subversive, gender-bending comedy in which music and sex are treated as equally potent stimulants. Twelfth Night tells the story of Viola (Sophie Robinson), shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria and obliged to dress as a boy, Cesario, in which disguise she falls for the aforementioned Orsino. The Duke, however, has his sights set on Olivia (Natalie RadmallQuirke) and employs Viola – in the guise of Cesario – to woo her on his behalf. Got that? Although Twelfth Night is suffused with melancholy (Viola and Olivia are both in mourning), Jordan plays first and foremost for laughs – and succeeds in getting them. Mark O’Halloran’s brilliantly stiff and supercilious Malvolio may be one of the play’s most overtly comic creations but a uniformly exceptional cast, including Nick Dunning, Ruth McGill and Mark Lamert, brings great humour and clarity to the many interlinked subplots. Emma Fraser’s modern-dress costuming – with skinny jeans tight enough to make a Williamsburg hipster wince – works a treat as does designer Ciarán O’Melia’s set,

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Dimitri From Paris

Dave Clarke, Jus’Ed & Marquis Hawkes

The Network events are fast becoming an integral part of the bank holiday experience in Dublin clubs and for this weekend, the organisers have put together their biggest party yet. Representing the resurgent US East Coast house sound will be Jus’Ed, whose Underground Quality label has championed artists like Levon Vincent. He’s joined by mystery man Marquis Hawkes, who has released Chicagoinfluenced grooves for Dixon Avenue Basement Jams. Meanwhile, in the techno room, the main draw will be Dave Clarke. The UK DJ (pictured) has played countless gigs in Dublin over the years and always attracts a full house with his fast-paced blend of techno, electro and ghetto. Expect Network’s party to be no different. Sun, Network, The Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street D1, 8pm, €15 to €20.

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Night vision: Mark O’Halloran, Natalie Radmall-Quirke and Ger Kelly in Twelfth Night replete with oversize woofers that become props in their own right. Particular praise must also go to composer Tom Lane whose inspired melding of traditional and contemporary styles – an acapella version of The Prodigy’s Firestarter is an unexpected delight – anchors proceedings. There is so much vitality and

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A DJ and producer with a reputation for particularly classy tunes, Dimitri From Paris (pictured) is also closely associated with disco, which is a huge bonus for a genre so often grievously misrepresented by its most throwaway variants. His lush soundscapes have provided the backbone for fashion shows for Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier and Yves Saint Laurent. These endeavours, in addition to his ongoing championing of the Parisian house scene, even saw him awarded the official rank of Knight Of The Arts And Letters by his home nation Tomorrow, The Button Factory, Curved St D2, 11pm, €13.50. Tel: (01) 670 9202. www. buttonfactory.ie

In the 1970s, German dance boffins Kraftwerk sketched a whole new musical alphabet, setting in motion a stillcascading flood of imitators and apostles. Tribute act The Robots, comprising three human members and a ‘robotic’ fourth, bring their self-styled homage to The Village this weekend Tomorrow, The Village, 26 Wexford Street D2, 8pm, €10. Tel: 1890 200 078. www.thevillage venue.com

DJ Jazzy Jeff

This biopic of the ‘godfather of Belfast punk’ Terri Hooley strikes a chord on several levels. Its evocative comedy is set against the 1970s backdrop of Northern Ireland’s Troubles, and it’s fuelled by a rabblerousing, ultimately unifying music scene. Hooley is a music obsessive and nonsectarian maverick, who establishes his Good Vibrations record store in Belfast’s ‘bomb alley’, and goes on to promote young talent such as Rudi And The Outcasts and Feargal Sharkey’s The Undertones Tonight, The Sugar Club, 8 Leeson Street Lower D2, 8pm, €12. Tel: (01) 678 7188

The magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff has chosen to take a back seat in most of the projects he’s been involved with, letting Will Smith take the limelight when they were a duo, and being the hidden force behind Philadelphia’s new soul revolution with his Touch Of Jazz label. To those who only know him for his Fresh Prince collaboration he may seem like a novelty but his turntable skills have won him the respect of his peers. Expect a Phillyinfused cocktail of tunes tonight Tonight, The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey St D1, 10.30pm, €18 to €20. Tel: (01) 873 4800

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talent on display in this passionate, vigorous production, it’s surely shaping up to be one of the year’s theatrical highlights.

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Until May 24, Abbey Theatre, 26 Abbey Street Lower D1. Tel: (01) 878 7222. www.abbeytheatre.ie

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Ibibio Sound Machine

The thrilling diversity of recording and performance across Africa has not been especially well-served by the world music ‘movement’ with its whiff of cultural tourism and (at worst) bare-faced appropriation. Thankfully, a new generation of musicians is seeking to correct this imbalance, with London/Nigerian beat-marshaller Eno Williams in the vanguard. The force behind Ibibio Sound Machine, her forte is mashed-up symphonies of break-beat, gospel and the ‘highlife’ sound that has its origins in turn-ofthe-century Ghana. On paper, that may suggest an unfortunate blend of hipster affectations – the musical equivalent of a beard that thinks it is a fashion statement. However, Williams is steeped in Africa and her evocation of the Continent goes beyond the usual window dressing, with lyrics that are steeped in Nigerian folklore. With these she pairs thoroughly modern beats, so that songs such as The Talking Fish and Let’s Dance seem both aggressively contemporary and specked with folk memories. The result is an ever-shifting soundscape that transcends geography, genre and lazy pigeonholing. Eamon de Paor Sun, The Sugar Club, 8 Lower Leeson Street D2, 8pm, €14. Tel: (01) 678 7188. www.ibibiosoundmachine.com

As one of the residents at the famed Golden Pudel club in Hamburg, Helena Hauff has warmed up for some of the world’s most respected underground DJs. However, with a number of records released under her own name and as part of the Black Sites act for labels like Pan, Werk Discs and Panzerkreuz, Hauff’s own blend of acid, electro and ebm is becoming known across Europe. This weekend’s guest slot at Forza, her first show in Dublin, is a must for fans of leftfield dance music. Sun, Forza Italo, Odessa Club, Dame Court, D2, 7pm, €12 to €15.

Jeroen Search

Dutch producer Jeroen Search has an extensive and varied catalogue. Releasing Euro techno as Groovehead and deeper house and Detroit sounds in collaboration with Dimi Angelis, this rare Irish appearance is likely to focus on Search’s big room techno solo material. Richard Brophy Tonight, Debut at Mutate, the Pint, Eden Quay D1, 10pm, €5.

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A little escapism could prove tempting. And this can set up something of a conflict, for while progress around a job is eminently possible, the sense that you are being pulled in so many directions can also be strong. If all this chimes with you, delegate.

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Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

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There can be tensions over joint finances. And your view of the situation may be very different to the other person. However frazzled you feel, your ruling planet, Venus, encourages you to try to be as diplomatic as possible.

ENIGMA Vehicle for recreation, Mostly in Obama’s nation. Nicholson in About Schmidt, Went adventuring in it. WHO AM I? I was born in the 12th century with the name Temujin. When I died my empire stretched from the Yellow Sea to the Black Sea. I had a grandson called Kublai.

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Business&Careers Tech CEO wanted for Dublin top job by jOAnnE AHERn DUBLIN is looking for a Commissioner for Start-ups. The position is being funded by the DCU Ryan Academy and the goal of the role is ‘to have Dublin recognised as the innovation hub where companies will start up, scale faster, create long-term sustainable jobs and value-add to the economy’. The job specification states that the role, which was recommended in the Activating Dublin report, will be a ‘demanding and high-profile position that will require the successful candidate to have experience of operating at CEO or equivalent level in a fast growth technology company and a minimum of ten years experience in the tech start-up sector, with a proven track record of achieving demanding targets and

objectives.’ A c t iva t ing Dublin co-founder and Dublin Chamber chief executive Gina Quin said: ‘The goal is have Quin: Co-ordinator to Dublin recognised internationally as a place to start-up and scale faster. ‘Dublin already has a thriving tech ecosystem driven by a strong grassroots community, global companies and support agencies, but it’s a competitive space. ‘Making sure we’re maximising their efforts requires localised co-ordination which this role offers.’ She said the job is ‘a private sector-funded initiative being

facilitated by the DCU Ryan Academy with considerable support and co-operation from Dublin City Council and Enterprise Ireland’. DCU Ryan Academy chief commercial officer Eoghan Stack said: ‘Through an increased focus, better co-ordination and combined promotional effort Dublin’s start-up eco-system can gain global recognition and ensure maximum benefit of the cluster for the business and economy. ‘Becoming an international hub for tech start-ups will hugely benefit the indigenous start-ups as the history of Silicon Valley demonstrated, where immigrants founded 52.4 per cent of the start-ups from 1995 to 2005.’ The job is being advertised on Jobs.ie and the closing date for applications is May 26.

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Sam says fans are talking ‘nonsense’ sAM ALLARDYCE says West Ham fans calling for him to be sacked, are talking ‘nonsense’. A banner at saturday’s defeat toWest Brom urged owners David Gold and David sullivan to replace Allardyce while the 59-year-old also received little backing in an online poll, with three-quarters of respondents wanting to see Allardyce’s tenure end.

Many have cited negative tactics, but Allardyce (pictured) believes it’s his team’s four-game losing streak that is the true source of their ire. ‘It is a nonsense,’ said Allardyce. ‘Their perception is because we haven’t won. When we went to Chelsea [and drew 0-0] and they were all very, very

happy that was based purely on a well-structured defensive ploy with little or no football at all. But it was still hailed as a great performance. ‘It is part of the job today. People keep telling me how to play and the performances we need to give.’

Get Real – I’m not leaving, says Suarez football Points win prizes: Suarez is desperate to land the title

All up for grabs: Ulster’s Chris Henry and Jamie Heaslip of Leinster tussle for the ball

IT’S DO-OR-DIE FOR ULSTER, BUT A BIG WIN IS JUST AS IMPORTANT FOR LEINSTER THIS SEASON AND NEXT

WHEN it really mattered, when was the last time Leinster won a game of serious consequence over a dangerous opponent? You’ve got to go back to May of last year for their PRO12 final win over tonight’s enemy, Ulster. Even still, you’ve got to retrace your steps to find the last do-or-die win for the province… Beating Clermont Auvergne in the semi-final before the cakewalk over Ulster at Twickenham was two years ago and right now this Leinster team needs to re-acquire its edge on the big occasion. Too many times in the past there have been flat performances. Home and away to Clermont last season, home to Northampton last December and most recently in the Heineken Cup quarter-final in Toulon. This is a team armed with the experience of winning the games that matter most and in Ravenhill tonight they need to remind themselves of that. But that know-how is dwindling and only five of tonight’s starting XV know what it’s like to be part of multiple European Cup-winning teams from the first whistle of a final. Of that quintet, Brian O’Driscoll and Gordon D’Arcy

will soon be gone and then it will be left to Rob Kearney, Jamie Heaslip and Cian Healy to remind their team-mates what winning is all about. And, dare we say it, coach Matt O’Connor also needs a win here tonight. Ulster’s hopes of a home semi-final are in the last-chance saloon tonight and Leinster cannot allow their fivepoint lead at the top of the table to take the edge off their desire. Beating Ulster at Ravenhill will send out a much-needed statement about the ambition, determination and ability of the players in blue jerseys and, more importantly, about the ones who will wear them for the next five or six years. If Ulster lose tonight they will open the door to Ospreys to sneak into the play-offs while handing the initiative to Munster ahead of their clash in the final round next week. This is Ulster’s cup final, they will be rabid to make up for their European exit and they will want to prove a point by knocking Leinster from pillar to post. Leinster have no better opportunity to draw a line in the sand about the perceived shift in power within Irish rugby. Plunge the dagger into Ulster’s title hopes and all will be well, lose and their underbelly will be game for everyone.

by DANNy GRIFFITHS LUIS SUAREZ has moved to reassure Liverpool supporters he is unfazed by incessant speculation over his future and remains totally focused on trying to win the title. The Reds’ 30-goal striker and PFA player of the year is again being linked with a big-money move to Real Madrid but is adamant the Anfield faithful have nothing to worry about. A Uruguay television station asked in an interview if they should contact him in England or Spain next season and he maintained he is happy where he is and simply dreaming of title glory.

5 Months since Luis Suarez signed a lucrative new deal to stay at Anfield until 2018

Toffees ‘won’t roll over’ for City

ROBERTO MARTINEZ insists Everton’s rivalry with Liverpool does not mean the Toffees will do Manchester City any favours in the title race. If City drop points at Goodison Park, Liverpool’s Premier League destiny would be back in their

own hands but Martinez said: ‘We would never contemplate not to give our all in a game. I don’t think there is any doubt about the integrity of our football club towards the league, we’re a club who want to win every single game.’

‘I’m very happy here and my family is happy here,’ Suarez said. ‘Don’t worry, nothing is going to happen to me. ‘If we could win the Premier League and bring the trophy home, it would be incredible, a dream come true.’ Liverpool do not play again until Monday, when they visit Crystal Palace, and they hope their destiny will be back in their own hands – if Manchester City slip up against their Stanley Park neighbours Everton tomorrow. Suarez, who rues being beaten at home by Chelsea last weekend, added: ‘We are hoping Man City lose some points but in the Premier League you never know, anything is possible. ‘Now we have to win the next two games and it is not going to be easy.’

Bod lines up against ‘successor’ payne

THE BRIAN O’DRIsCOLL succession plan will take an interesting turn tonight when the Leinster legend lines up directly opposite the wild card contender to replace him in the Ireland set-up. Ulster have named Jared Payne at outside centre for the Pro12 clash at Ravenhill, with the New Zealandborn 28-year-old set to give national coach Joe schmidt another option to fill the void left by O’Driscoll’s

rugby rabo pro12

summer retirement when he qualifies for Ireland later this year. O’Driscoll was yesterday named in a strong Leinster unit that includes four changes to the line-up which put 62 points on Treviso an fortnight ago. shane Jennings comes into the back row while Dave Kearney joins brother Rob and Zane Kirchner in the back three. Gordon D’Arcy

resumes his midfield partnership with O’Driscoll and Ian Madigan is preferred to Jimmy Gopperth at out-half. Luke Fitzgerald is named on the bench having finally gotten over his abdominal problems, but Eoin Reddan misses out. Victory for Leinster will ensure a home semi-final, while Ulster need just a point to clinch the final topfour spot following Zebre’s surprise victory last night over Ospreys.

Ulster: R Andrew; A Trimble, J Payne, L Marshall, T Bowe; P Jackson, P Marshall; T Court, R Herring, A Warwick; J Muller (capt), I Henderson; R Wilson, C Henry, N Williams. Replacements: N Annett, C Black, A Macklin, D Tuohy, S Doyle, M Heaney, J McKinney, D Cave. Leinster: R Kearney; Z Kirchner, B O’Driscoll, G D’Arcy, D Kearney; I Madigan, I Boss; C Healy, S Cronin, M Moore; D Toner, M McCarthy; R Ruddock, S Jennings, J Heaslip (capt). Replacements: R Strauss, J McGrath, M Ross, L Cullen, J Murphy, L McGrath, J Gopperth, L Fitzgerald

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so Faria, it’s not been a great week for chelsea by MATTHEw nAsH

THEy sAiD iT

STILL licking their wounds after Atletico Madrid wrecked their dreams of Champions League glory, Chelsea were dealt another body blow last night when Rui Faria was handed a six-match stadium ban. The assistant coach was charged following a heated altercation with match officials in the Premier League defeat to Sunderland last month. Faria had to be restrained by Jose Mourinho on the touchline after he reacted furiously when referee Mike Dean awarded a penalty against the Blues. The Portuguese had admitted two charges of misconduct and a Football Association statement said: ‘Faria, who requested a non-personal hearing, was also fined £30,000 and warned as to his future conduct.’ Meanwhile, in the wake of their 3-1 defeat to Atletico, Blues keeper Mark Schwarzer heaped praise on opposite

‘chelsea aren’t set up to play football. chelsea are set up to counterattack.’ Chelsea’s Eden Hazard gives a less-than-glowing appraisal of the team’s tactics to a French TV station

‘I want to thank the mothers of these players because they gave birth to them with balls this big.’

‘Thibaut was outstanding and has a huge career ahead of him’ number Thibaut Courtois, describing the on-loan Chelsea youngster as a special talent. Courtois has yet to feature for the Blues, having been signed from Genk three years ago, then loaned out to Atletico, where he has established himself as one of the best young keepers in the world. ‘He is very special and it is no surprise Chelsea signed him a couple of years ago,’ said Schwarzer. ‘There has been a lot spoken about him and he’s been outstanding. He was outstanding [against us] and he has a huge career ahead of him.’ Chelsea still have a chance to win the Premier League title if they win their last two matches. Schwarzer added: ‘We put ourselves back in the race with the win at Liverpool and must make sure we pick up three points [against Norwich] so we can capitalise on any slip-ups.’

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Flashpoint: Faria is restrained as he remonstrates with Dean

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Atletico manager Diego Simeone praises the courage of his players

Oscar wary of missing out on Brazil Oscar wants to help in chelsea’s title push but is wary of exacerbating a hip injury that could rule him out of the World cup. The 22-year-old has not seen any game-time in the Blues’ past three matches, although he was on the bench for both legs of the champions League semi-final with

atletico Madrid. Oscar is likely to miss sunday’s Premier League encounter with Norwich and the Brazil midfielder said: ‘We still have two very important games in the Premier League because chelsea can be champions but it is important to rest because the World cup is here.’

Worry: Oscar

Floyd: Nobody solves ‘May-Vinci code’ Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather is somewhat an enigma in boxing, and a pugilistic purist at it’s finest, a gifted technician in between the ropes, and a charismatic showman in front of a camera, writes Frank Walsh. Amassing a perfect 45-0 record and ten world titles, Mayweather again takes centre stage tomorrow against Argentine slugger, WBA welterweight champion Marcos Maidana.

Maidana, unfazed by the magnitude of the task at hand, told media: ‘Nobody has given anything to me. I earned this opportunity. I know it’s a difficult fight, that’s why I’ve trained like never before.’ Floyd Mayweather also spoke to media during the grand arrivals: ‘When the best fights the best it takes more than great power and heart. You’ve got to be mentally strong, not just physically. No one has solved the May-Vinci code.’

Mayweather’s ability to adapt to every style and situation put in front of him has been proven throughout his reign. ‘Money May’ can gauge distance with pin point precision, and beat fighters from the front or backfoot. Maidana rides a four fight win streak coming into this bout, three by way of knockout. Marcos used calculated pressure to defeat Adrien Broner, who fights out of a similar stance to Mayweather.

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closing in: O’sullivan

‘Rocket’ opens big lead over Hawkins to orbit the final

snOOKER Ronnie O’Sullivan

continued his march towards a third successive world title as he opened up a 6-2 lead over Barry Hawkins in the first session of their semi-final. The ‘Rocket’ has played wonderful snooker to win the last two Crucible crowns and since battling from behind to overcome Joe Perry in round two he has again looked the man to beat. O’Sullivan was quickly into his stride with a 63 to take the opener but Hawkins took the next two frames thanks to breaks of 96 and 76. However, O’Sullivan won the final five frames of the day with breaks of 80 and a superb 108 the highlights as he took a firm grip on proceedings.

Aiken on top form

cycLing Roger Aiken of Composite, the current Irish National Cyclo-Cross champion, cannot be discounted as one of the fancied candidates to land the ‘Tour of Ulster’ which starts tomorrow in Maghera, Co Derry. Aiken may be fine-tuning his training for the upcoming An Post Rás later this month, but an overall win here in the three-day event is well within his capabilities. Joe Fenlon is the defending champion from Aqua Blue who has a very strong squad listed for the event.

Mac: I’d be coach for Andy Murray TEnnis John

McEnroe last night urged Andy Murray to give him a call if he is ready to hire a new coach. The Scot parted company with Ivan Lendl in March and McEnroe admitted he would be happy to help Murray retain his Wimbledon title. The 55-year-old former world No.1 said: ‘If the right situation came along and I got an opportunity to coach a great player, it would be something to consider. If Andy Murray picked up the phone and asked me to coach him, of course I would think about it.’

Cav pipped by Elia cycLing Elia Viviani ended Mark Cavendish’s domination of the sprint stages at the Tour of Turkey. Cavendish racked up three wins in the first four days but Italian Viviani beat the Manxman by two bikes’ length in Turgutreis. Rein Taaramae retained his six-second overall lead over Briton Adam Yates. Cavendish remains in the green jersey as the points leader.

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Happy Suarez says he’s staying to fight for trophies

United to appoint the ‘Chosen Van’

Louis arrival ‘confirmed next week’ in Old Trafford by jAMEs bOyLAn MANCHESTER United are set to disregard the recent clamour to appoint Ryan Giggs as their manager and name Louis van Gaal in the role next week instead. Dutchman Van Gaal has been the favourite for the Old Trafford hotseat ever since David Moyes’ disastrous reign was ended 12 days ago. Giggs’ impressive first game in charge as caretaker boss, the 4-0 routing of Norwich last Saturday, though, had boosted his credentials considerably, with many fans and pundits alike calling for the 40year-old player-coach to be installed in the job permanently. But United will reportedly put an end to the uncertainty on Wednesday – a day after their final home game of the season against Hull – by confirming Van Gaal as their next ‘Chosen One’. The 62-year-old highly-decorated coach, who has a reputation as be-

Snubbed: Giggs ing a sometimes belligerent authoritrian but one dedicated to his attacking football principles, is expected to sign a two-year deal, starting in his role after his World Cup duty with the Oranje is completed. With seven league titles with the likes of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Ajax to his name, as well as a Champions League winners’ medal with the latter, Van Gaal’s CV is impressive. However, he has no previous experience of managing in England, and last night Louis Saha became the latest in a long line of former United players to lend their support to the ‘Giggs in’ campaign.

The future’s orange: Van Gaal arrives at United with a glowing reputation and CV

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Winner: Davy Russell on Jetson

Beaten mare Quevega set to be retired MARE Quevega could have run her last race after being beaten by Jetson in the Ladbrokes World Series Hurdle at Punchestown. Fresh from landing the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival for the sixth successive year, the Willie Mullins-trained Quevega was the 9-10 favourite to secure a fifth victory on the bounce in this three-mile Grade One contest. Jetson had stolen a march on his rivals at the top of the straight and while Quevega did her best to reel him in after the final flight, Jessica Harrington’s runner had enough in reserve to score by a length and a quarter in the hands of Davy Russell. At Fishers Cross was third as the ten-year-old suffered her first defeat since 2009. Mullins said: ‘Things didn’t go great for Quevega in the race at all, but full marks to the winner. I’ll speak to the owners but I’d imagine this was her last race. She’s a special mare and it would be hard to repeat what she’s done. Although a consistent handicapper over staying trips, Jetson was a 20-1 shot. Russell said: ‘We didn’t think he’d be good enough to beat the mare, but we thought he’d run well. All credit to the team.’ Harrington said: ‘I didn’t think in my wildest dreams he’d win, but he’s run out of his skin.’

Leinster scrum coach Feek joins Ireland full-time GREG FEEK has said his experience working as scrum coach for Leinster has been invaluable after it was announced he would be taking on a permanent coaching role with Ireland. The former New Zealand international, who became an important part of the Leinster set-up at the start of the 2010/11

season, has been a consultant for the national team for three years. Kiwi Feek has signed a two-

‘I have grown as a coach at the province’ year contract with Ireland and will leave his role with Leinster at the end of the season.

Feek believes his time with the Rabo PRO12 League leaders and three-time Heineken Cup champions has allowed him to develop as a coach. ‘I have thoroughly enjoyed my time working with Leinster and have grown as a coach at the province,’ he said. “I am excited to be taking on this new role.

‘There is some good scrum talent across all four provinces but there is always plenty to work on as we attempt to maximise the growth and development of the emerging talent while also staying as competitive as possible at the top level.’

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