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BALLBOYBAND: One Direction star Niall Horan watches the action on Centre Court in Wimbledon yesterday. The Mullingar singer, left, was happy to sign autographs and take photos with fans and drank beer and joked with other spectators. Horan has appealed for fans to throw fewerr objects objec at the band on stage, after he was left bleeding during a show

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The Savile sex files by AidAn RAdnedge

Predator: Savile had free rein

PREDATOR DJ Jimmy Savile carried out sex attacks on dozens of hospital patients and even violated the dead, an investigation revealed yesterday. The former Top Of The Pops pres enter was given free rein to abuse chil dren as young as five and boasted about performing sex acts on corpses. He also claimed chunky jewellery he wore was made from glass eyeballs seized from bodies in a mortuary. Savile, who died in 2011, was bran ded an ‘opportunistic sexual predator’

DJ molested dozens and violated morgue bodies

who used his celebrity status and charity fundraising efforts to ‘exploit and abuse’ patients and staff. Many health officials were aware of concerns about his behaviour but turned a blind eye for decades, the official UK National Health Service investigation found.

The report covers 28 hospitals, in cluding Leeds General Infirmary, where he volunteered as a porter from 1962. Sixty people say he abused them at that hospital. His victims there were aged from five to 75 and offences ranged from lewd remarks to sexual assault to three allegations of rape.

Some of his victims were starstruck, while others feared they would lose their jobs or Savile would be protected by powerful friends, the report said. Dr Sue Proctor, who led the LGI investigation, said: ‘The allegations about his behaviour in the mortuary are incredibly harrowing and disturbing.’ Savile was also involved in fundrais ing for the Central Remedial Clinic in Dublin. Yesterday it issued a state ment saying it was never aware of any allegations concerning Savile but urged anyone with any such informa tion to come forward.

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Thrones fan tours world to visit the TV scenes by AiDAn RADnEDgE

FOR some Game Of Thrones fans, it’s just not enough to enjoy their favourite TV show from the comfort of their sofa. Some want to get closer to where the action takes place and enjoy an adventure of their own. And that’s exactly what Yvonne Gordon did when she put down the remote control and visited spectacular locations where the US fantasy drama is filmed. She came up with the idea while planning a visit to Dubrovnik, in Croatia, last summer. She saw that parts of Game Of Thrones – including the Battle of Blackwater Bay – were shot there and became hooked. Also on the travel writer’s itinerary was Northern Ireland, where Storm’s End and the Iron Islands are set. ‘It’s difficult to say which of the locations that I have since been to is my favourite,’ said Ms Gordon, from Dublin. ‘Dubrovnik is an old, walled city full of history and interesting stories; the scenery in Northern Ireland, both on the coast and inland on the glens, is incredible; and the landscape of Iceland, formed by volcanic lava, is so different from both of those. ‘Each of the locations is a great place to visit not just for the Game Of Thrones angle but because they all have plenty of other things to see and do around them that haven’t been used as locations for the show but are just as beautiful.’

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New transport scheme better described as ‘Luas on tyres’ SELLING the Swiftway Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) project to the public as ‘Luas on tyres’ rather than an upgrade to bus services was one suggestion received via public consultation on the system. In all, 546 submissions were received by the National Transport Authority (NTA). The NTA said 67 per cent of the submissions were ‘generally in favour of implementing BRT routes in Dublin’; 11.5 per cent were ‘totally against the concept of BRTs’ and the remainder were ‘undecided on their general view’. The negative impact on residential amenities was the issue raised the most frequently (221), followed by safety concerns (209), while better integration with other transport modes was also highlighted. The three schemes put out to public consultation were Blanchardstown to UCD, Clongriffin to Tallaght and Swords to the city centre. A planning application to An Bord Pleanála is on the cards for early 2015 for the Swords to city centre scheme.

Clampdown on rogue taxi drivers and unsafe vehicles by AiLEEn DOnEgAn GARDAÍ are targeting unlicensed taxis this weekend in a bid to clamp down on illegal drivers and make the service safer for the public. The aim is to identify rogue drivers and ensure all taxis are safe and roadworthy. Public Transport Minister Alan Kelly said: ‘Anybody who has a very serious conviction for sexual assault, murder or anything like that will not be able to drive a public service vehicle.’ He said the number of drivers with serious offences was ‘significant enough’ to deal with, but warned the majority were legally registered. Some 30,111 drivers are licensed to drive taxis in the country, with more than 21,600 legal vehicles for hire. Head of the Garda Traffic Corps John Twomey said: ‘New regulations will make the industry safer not only for drivers, but also for members of the public.’ He added: ‘We ask that every member of the public ensures that they only use a legitimate taxi or hackney every time.’ Consumers can check if their taxi is legitimate by using the Taxi Driver Check App, which also enables passengers to email journey details to friends.

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Eircom share dive sparked tech boss into no-tax protest A COMPUTER expert, who stopped submitting income tax returns in protest against the Revenue Commissioners, has been fined €6,000. Martin Maguire, from Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire admitted he had not filed income tax returns from 2009 to 2011. One of the main reasons for this was connected to the sale of Eircom 15 years ago and he also claimed he has discovered security problems in Revenue’s online system. Soon after the privatisation of the State-owned Telecom Éireann, the company, re-branded as Eircom, saw its stock price fall rapidly causing thousands of investors to suffer huge losses. In court, Maguire claimed Revenue had taken no action in relation to how the company’s shares were originally valued, and their price had been raised resulting in a taxable increase.

He told prosecutor Eileen Finn the reason for not submitting the returns was ‘on principle’. ‘Basically yeah, 500,000 people bought Protest: Share deal Eircom shares. The Revenue Commissioners have a duty to the people of Ireland and to my mind they did not fulfil that duty at all.’ Maguire, whose 20-year-old software design business is based at Westland Row, also told Judge John O’Neill he identified security flaws in Revenue’s online system. However, he admitted he had used the system when filing VAT returns. Judge O’Neill told him: ‘Your principle, protest, is not sufficient to allow you to evade your responsibilities’.

no jail for drunk Serial burglar gets headbutt of judge bail to attend clinic A DRUNK man who headbutted a judge and punched a security guard at the Four Courts last December has received a €500 fine and a sevenmonth suspended sentence. Eoin McGinn from Liscarne Gardens, Clondalkin, pleaded guilty to unlawfully getting into Justice Anthony Barr’s car and attacking the judge (pictured), as well as assault causing harm to security officer Laszlo Szaszi. The court heard McGinn was extremely drunk after spending the previous night out, and ‘thought he was getting into a taxi’.

Canned chaos on flight as family return from funeral

gAgging ORDER: Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), including its Irish Secretary Seamus Dooley (right), protest outside the Egyptian embassy in Dublin yesterday against Egypt’s jailing of three Al Jazeera journalists

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A SERIAL burglar who broke into houses every time he was released on bail has been granted bail again. Eoin Daly, 29, of Forrestlawns, Kingswood, Tallaght, pleaded guilty to five counts of burglary and one of trespass and attempted theft at houses across the capital and commuter towns around the county. His defence said he was in the throes of a chronic heroin addiction which turned him into ‘one-man crime wave’. Judge Mary Ellen Ring agreed to allow Daly out on bail again to attend a drug treatment centre before his sentencing.

Travellers were in ‘high spirits’ in the AN IRISH family caused in-flight chaos as they sang and swigged from departure lounge after attending the funeral of a cousin’s child. At one cans of Guinness on the return point, their behaviour forced the pilot journey from a funeral in Dublin, a to tell passengers to fasten seat belts. court in London has heard. By the time the plane landed, Father-of-two Michael McDonagh, Michael McDonagh had switched 28, fell into another passenger when seats and changed his clothes in an he ran down the aisle of the Ryanair attempt to prevent aircraft. His cousin police spotting him. He Patrick, 44, was fined was sentenced to 12 €178 for urinating on the months’ supervision, a plane’s toilet floor while six-month alcohol drunk, Highbury treatment order and was Magistrates Court heard. The group of 11 ordered to pay €245. Disturbance: Plane

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Snapchat your CV to get hired THUMBS at the ready? Sober Lane, a new bar opening up in Irishtown next month, wants its next 20 employees to send their CV via message-sharing app Snapchat. Sober Lane owner Ernest Cantillion said: ‘Recruitment agencies, CVs and references are boring so we thought that accepting applications through Snapchat would be a fun way to recruit our new team.’ An established brand in Cork City, the bar has a quirky take on things – see if you can win another round of drinks with their Flip The Coin bar game. To apply for a bar, wait staff or chef position, Snapchat your application to SoberLaneD4.

DAVID CARROLL is director of services at BeLonG To, support charity for LGBT youth. Ahead of this weekend’s Pride celebrations he talks about the work they do For the uninitiated, what exactly does BeLonG To do? As the national LGBT

youth organisation we were formed, first and foremost, to provide a safe space for LGBT young people who, when we started out 11 years ago, were very much an invisible and under-served section of society. We began by setting up a direct support group which still runs to this day in Dublin; thankfully we’ve been able to expand and now have five groups in the capital and about 20 groups meeting around the country on a weekly basis, serving those between the ages of 14 and 23. Our highest profile campaign, Stand Up, takes place every March and is a call to arms for all people – be they straight, gay or otherwise – to tackle the subject of homophobic and transphobic bullying.

How much of an issue is online bullying? It certainly

happens but verbal and physical bullying are still the most prevalent kind. The internet gets a bad rap but it’s been hugely beneficial too for LGBT young people in terms of reaching out to others. If you’re 14 and sitting in a small village in rural Ireland thinking you might be gay, you have access to information and support that simply didn’t exist 20 years ago.

BeLonG To has been in operation for 11 years. How has the attitude of parents changed over that period? Unfortunately, we do

still deal with young people who experience parental rejection but, by and large, it’s much less common than it used to be. When we first started, we’d have parents ringing us saying things such as ‘I think my child is gay. I’m so disappointed and angry’. Now the most common calls we get from mums and dads are along the lines of: ‘I suspect my son or daughter might be gay? How do I talk to them about it? How do I encourage them to come

out and protect them from bullying?’ The type of response has changed from one of intolerance to one of acceptance and concern.

Did you meet with much resistance when you first began to roll out your services across the country? When we started out

putting their money where their mouth is. Not only do they provide financial support through various campaigns they run during the year, but they are genuinely interested in the work we do and the message we send out. They’ll also be marching with us during this weekend’s Pride parade which is so important. Young people might traditionally have felt that particular careers weren’t open to them because they’d have to hide their identity but Microsoft will have 40 staff attending the parade with us on Saturday. It’s a wonderful affirmation for young LGBT people to see these adults with hugely successful careers being out and proud.

11 years ago we used to say ‘we’ll know we’ve done well when we end up having an LGBT group in Donegal’ – now we have three groups there. I remember when we first began there was a headline in one of the papers ‘Church anger as gay group targets young people’, the implication being that we were trying to turn teenagers An exhibition of photoggay. I think people would be raphy, Belonging: Irish outraged if that happened in Queer Youth, is currently Ireland in 2014. There’s been a on display in the National huge shift in media and the prevalence of gay Photographic people in everyArchive in thing from Temple Bar. soaps to reality What does We used to say: TV has, in a it say about very simple ‘We’ll know we’ve young LGBT but condone well when we structive people way, end up having an LGBT today? The contributed show captures group in to that change. the huge change Donegal’ in relation to What do you LGBT young see as the major people in the last ten landmarks in Irish years. When we started off in LGBT rights over the last 2003, we helped 53 young decade? It’s worth remember- people; fast forward to 2013 ing that we’re only 21 years and you’re talking more than away from decriminalisation of 3,000. The photos are a homosexuality so that in itself testament to that work and put is incredible. I’m 41 and I can paid to the notion that young remember the day it happened. people are apathetic to politics. The idea that there are young We have a lot to learn from people using this service these kids – they’re the first who’ve never known homogeneration in Ireland living out, sexuality to be a criminal proud, happy, confident lives. I offence is amazing in itself. think we’ll look back in to come at this last ten Microsoft has been one of decades or 20 years as being really your chief supporters, pivotal in terms of the visibility financially and otherwise. of LGBT people. We should How have they helped? celebrate that. Daragh Reddin Microsoft have been amazing. The Dublin Pride Parade takes They have a strong equality place tomorrow, 1.45pm from agenda but that’s really underGarden Of Remembrance. scored by the way in which they www.belongto.org. have been working with us and

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Stop throwing stuff on stage, says 1D’s Niall by METRO HERALD STAff ONE Direction’s Niall Horan has urged fans to ‘limit’ items which are thrown on stage at concerts. After a show in Amsterdam he tweeted: ‘Can you limit what gets thrown on stage please! Coz somethin thrown at me tonight! Hit my knee! A lot of pain from it!’ He added: ‘Never wanna sound like I’m complaining! But only having my operation 5 months ago, I still get a bit of pain and I’m very scared about it.’ Overall though he thanked the Dutch city for ‘a great couple of shows’. In a Vine video captured by a fan at the show, Horan can be seen limping on stage following the incident. On the clip

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the fan sympathises, captioning it: ‘He can’t barely walk it’s so sad’. The Mullingar native had specialist surgery in the US a number of months ago to correct an old football Horan: Injury injury. Audience members at the Amsterdam concert said the 20-year-old fell hard on his knee, which was bleeding as he left the stage. Horan’s social media request comes after Harry Styles was also struck in the face by an item from the crowd during the gig at the Amsterdam Arena.

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So just who does Bren think he is? Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll is among the familiar faces who will be delving back into their family history for a new series of BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are? Also looking at their roots will be comedian Billy Connolly and actress Julie Walters when the programme returns in the summer. The line-up of ten stars is completed by actors Brian Blessed and Martin Shaw, DJ and presenter Reggie Yates, actress Tamzin Outhwaite and model Twiggy.

Brit’s love life turning toxic? Britney Spears’ turbulent love life has taken another twist following rumours her romance with ‘average guy’ David Lucado has hit the skids just 15 months in. Insiders blamed her €21million Vegas residency for driving a wedge between the pop princess and the legal assistant. Spears has been seen out and about on her tod near her home in Calabasas, California, after reports emerged they called it a day ‘a while ago’. The twice-divorced

mum-of-two has since been tweeting summertime mily snaps of her beside family her two lads, Sean Preston, eight, and Jayden James, seven, sans Lucado. However, a friend of Spears insisted the pair were still going strong and said Lucado was ‘just away’. After they started dating in March last year, er The Work B*tch hitmaker ve cooed: ‘I’m in love. I love the fact that anything he’s involved in, he’s passionate about and it’s contagious.’

Has Lana swapped a rocker for a snapper? Lana Del Rey’s lover Barrie-James O’Neill could be even more confused about their relationship amid claims he has been replaced by a Vogue photographer. Born To Die star Del Rey is believed to have hooked up with Milan-born Francesco Carrozzini in New York and LA in the past month. ‘She came off her tour to see him in New York. Even

his ex, Katherine Keating, knows they’re a couple,’ a source told the New York Daily News. All of this will come as a bit of a shock to Scottish rocker O’Neill. He recently went public to deny claims by Del Rey the pair had split. He described the rumours as ‘bedtime stories’. The on-off pair have been dating for three years.

Cold feet? They’re very hot, says Justin

Jennifer Aniston’s fiancé Justin Theroux has broken his silence over their stalled wedding plans. He insisted he was still determined to make an honest woman of 45-year-old Friends star Aniston. Asked if he was getting cold feet, the 42-year-old actor

insists: ‘We have hot feet, but we’re not going to let you guys know. We’re still happily engaged.’ The happy couple bulldozed rumours their romance was on shaky ground when they emerged from hiding to put on a gushy love show on the red carpets in New York this week.

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ers can deliver a show that proves why they’re on top together.’ The Crazy In Love singers’ marriage came under scrutiny recently after Beyoncé’s sister Solange, 28, attacked Jay Z, 44, in a lift last month. They will be hoping their onstage love-in has put talk of trouble in paradise to bed. But while some fans were thrilled by the public display of affection, others were left unconvinced. One fan tweeted: ‘When will they share what was really said in that elevator?’ The show on Wednesday coincided with the fifth anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson, who Beyoncé hailed as an inspiration in a tribute ahead of her performance. The 32-year-old wrote: ‘Michael Jackson changed me, and helped me to become the artist I am thank you Michael. Love always, B.’

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Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan have rejected claims they are set for a shock divorce. The acting couple hit back after Star magazine alleged a €30million split was lined up. ‘It’s disappointing to see Star magazine using outright lies and trying to pass it off as journalism,’ the couple told Us magazine, adding: ‘Their delusional cover story couldn’t be further from the truth.’ Tatum and 33-year-old Dewan tied the knot in 2009.

Nicole gets closer Her on-off, on-off back-on-again beau, Lewis Hamilton, has just treated tr her to a romantic break br in Venice – and how ho did Nicole Scherzinger thank him? By getting up very v close with heart-throb heart-thr Enrique Iglesias in a saucy stage duet. No doubt the Latino singer’s singer’ lover, ex-tennis

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star Anna Kournikova, 33, was an interested spectator as only a whisper separated 35-year-old Scherzinger’s lips from Enrique’s as they sang Heartbeat at their Isle Of MTV gig in Malta. Scherzinger and Hamilton, ecently celebrated their 29, recently sixth anniversary.

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No Colombian zoo wants to take them in and they cannot be returned to Africa. Carlos Valderrama, whose job has been to watch over the herd, said: ‘They’re not tame. The risk of leaving them to browse around will be huge.’ One solution from experts is to castrate the hippos but this is costly. And as the animals are sensitive to sedation, some could also die. Another is a barbecue where the hippos, which apparently taste like pork, can be eaten. But charities fear this would cast Colombia in a negative light.

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Children shown how Catholics ‘ignoring to carve up a whale teachings on sex’

JAPAN: Learning about cultural traditions and ‘eating local’ is usually encouraged by green campaigners... but teaching children how to carve up a whale is perhaps not what they had in mind. Pupils ate fried portions of the Baird’s beaked whale on a trip to Minamiboso yesterday. It marked the first coastal whaling season since hunting in the Antarctic was banned in March.

VATiCAN: Many Roman Catholics reject the doctrine that birth control is immoral, the Church has admitted. The Vatican blames its own priests for failing to educate the faithful or help troubled families. The findings, from a questionnaire sent to bishops’ conferences around the world last year, are part of preparations for a two-year study on family issues by Pope Francis.

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Bank chief gunned down by assassins

ALBANiA: A bank boss was shot dead by two gunmen as he arrived at work yesterday. Artan Santo, 58, the co-founder and CEO of Banka Credins, had chatted to his assassins, who were sitting on a motorbike parked outside his office, witnesses say. The men suddenly opened fire, shooting Mr Santo six times – once in the head. Police in Tirana say it is too early to determine a motive for the killing.

Collins’ cymbal of love for the Alamo

AMERiCA: Phil Collins did his bit for history yesterday as he donated his entire collection of Texas Revolution artefacts to the Alamo. The Genesis star’s memorabilia is said to be worth millions and includes his favourite piece – a receipt signed by Commander William Barret Travis which he took to the Alamo on the day the siege began in 1836. Collins’ love of the subject began as a boy in the 1950s.

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RussiA: A mystery artist has been adding cheerful animal pictures to road signs. No entry signs in Tomsk feature a bear carrying a brick while one warning of humps in the road has been decorated with a dinosaur.

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Ukrainians flee as truce ends THOUSANDS of Ukrainians in cars stuffed with belongings have been queuing at the eastern border to cross into Russia. A commander at the rebelcontrolled border post south-east of the city of Luhansk said 5,000 people

had left by yesterday evening, joining a stream he said has continued unabated through a shaky ceasefire set to expire tomorrow. Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have sought safety in Russia since the fighting began two months ago.

All white on the night: nigh A catwalk model stands out from the crowd after being given a paint pain job while modelling the spring/ summer range nge fr from US designer Rick Owens in Paris yesterday Picture: AP

Google puts Android in watches, cars and homes by AiDAn RADnEDGE

GOOGLE yesterday revealed plans for new ‘smartwatches’ and the next stage of evolution for devices running its Android software, which is now used by a billion people. The tech giant announced three new watches running Android Wear, a version of the operating system tailored to wearable devices, on the first day of its I/O developer conference. These are the LG G and the Samsung Gear Live, which are already available, and will be followed by Motorola’s Moto 360 later this summer. The company also showed off features of the next version of Android, which is code-named ‘Android L’. It has been designed to work across all devices using the operating system. It means a user could check email on a smartwatch, answer the message on a smartphone and delete it on a computer. Google also introduced Android Auto, which is made to work with cars. Meanwhile, Android TV features a recommendation system and voice searches for things such as Breaking Bad or ‘Oscar-nominated movies from

n GOOGLE has started to delete some search results at the request of European users who want embarrassing information about themselves to be removed. The internet giant has received 50,000 ‘right to be forgotten’ requests. ‘There is a significant backlog. Each request has to be assessed individually,’ said Al Verney, Google’s spokesman in Brussels. Critics say removing links amounts to censorship. 2002’. About 6,000 developers, bloggers and journalists flocked to the twoday event in San Francisco. Following Google’s revelation that just 30 per cent of its employees are women, the company said the number of women attending its conference grew to 20 per cent this year. The three-hour keynote address was interrupted several times by protesters who were quickly escorted out. They were angry at the divide between Silicon Valley’s tech millionaires and those left out of the boom.

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Cameron alone but unbowed on Juncker DAVID CAMERON yesterday remained defiant over his stance on Jean-Claude Juncker becoming the next European Commission president. The British prime minister arrived in Brussels reiterating his belief that there should be a vote on who takes the EU’s top job, despite his Luxembourg counterpart having the support of most other leaders on the continent. ‘I am completely unapologetic about standing up for an important principle in Europe, which is that the elected heads of government should make these choices,’ he said. ‘I am also unapologetic about the need for people to carry forward badly-needed reform in Europe and there will be a vote tomorrow and we’ll see the outcome of that vote.’ Only Hungary seems likely to join Mr Cameron in voting against Mr Juncker’s nomination, raising pressure on a leader who already has pledged to hold a referendum on whether Britain should stay in the EU and who faces strong competition from anti-EU party UKIP. ‘Cameron has maneuvered himself into a corner,’ said Fabian Zuleeg, head of the European Policy Centre, a Brussels-based think-tank. ‘His strategy hasn’t worked and it has added to the process of alienation between the United Kingdom and the rest of the European Union.’

Mag-wiff-icent: From left, drinks inspired by L’Artisan Parfumeur, Guerlain, Salvatore Ferragamo and Jo Malone Pictures: caters

A little sniffter?

WHEN drinking cocktails, you might first like to swirl the liquid round your glass to let the bouquets blossom. But a bar is taking tasting to a new level of pretension – creating cocktails to smell like perfumes. Fragrances bar, at The RitzCarlton Hotel, in Berlin, asks drinkers to take a whiff of

by nicOLE LE MARiE scents so mixologists can concoct a drink to appeal to their nostrils and tastebuds. Each drink is also served in a unique glass to reflect the perfume. ‘We want guests not only to enjoy drinks, but to experience them,’ said hotel boss Arnd Heissen.

With a twist: For Annick Goutal fans

Just a bite: Clare Mackenzie begins the 25,000calorie Monster Dog Picture: caters

A hot dog to die for... IT’S a challenge that could see off the hungriest appetite. A restaurant boss has produced a 1.5m (5ft) long hot dog – after his previous effort proved too easy. Stuffed with 3kg of beef sausage and lashings of cheese, it contains a belt-busting 25,000 calories. Dale Key, from Smokey’s diner in Walsall, England, claimed his Monster Dog is the biggest in Europe. ‘Our last one took 45 minutes for this guy to finish,’ said Mr Key, 29. ‘But that only had 13,000 calories.’ Anyone tempted will need a strong constitution, though – it’s smothered in 1kg of hot chilli sauce.

Boy missing for 11 days is found alive... at home in the basement A FATHER found out on live television by SHARON MARRIS that his missing son had been found to reporters, he angrily insisted: ‘For alive after 11 days – in the basement. Charles Bothuell IV was stunned anybody to imply that I somehow knew when a news anchor revealed that his my son was in the basement is absurd and wrong. 12-year-old boy was safe and well. ‘I love my son and I’m glad he’s home. He became upset and looked dazed – breathing hard and clutching his chest Charlie is going to have the great future he deserves to have. as he struggled to form a sentence. ‘I’ve been going door to door Mr Bothuell would have learned since he disappeared. We didn’t of the discovery earlier – but his sleep. We sent out flyers. We mobile phone was dead. called family members. Interviewer Nancy Grace ‘We have been doing everyasked: ‘Did you check your thing we can to get the word out basement?’ and get our son back home. I Mr Bothuell said: ‘We thought my son was dead.’ searched our entire house The boy was discovrepeatedly. The FBI ered on the police’s searched, Detroit Police fourth visit to the searched – they house in Detroit, brought dogs, everyMichigan. Dogs thing.’ trained to find human Young Charlie Bothbodies were deuell greeted policemen ployed, as investigawith excitement when tors had treated the he was found behind a case as a murder. barricade of boxes and Charlie is in protecdrums. tive custody and was Officers believe he found to be in ‘good could not have built the condition’ after a medihiding place himself cal exam. and that he was not in Mr Bothuell had a lie the basement the whole detector test during time. his child’s disappearJames Craig, leading the ance – with inconclusive search, said: ‘It would be results. hard for me to sit here and ‘As a parent, you do evetell you that someone didn’t rything you can to keep a know Charlie was there but Mystery: Mys ry Sniffer er dogs and close eye on your kids,’ I can’t say definitively.’ But as Mr Bothuell talked the FBI looked for Charlie the father added.

MH370 ‘on autopilot’ when it went off route MISSING flight MH370 was probably on autopilot when it crashed into the Indian Ocean, investigators said yesterday. It may have been ‘deliberately diverted’ from its scheduled route before disappearing. Officials added they also believe the Malaysia Airways plane plunged into the ocean further south than previously thought. ‘It is highly, highly likely it was on autopilot otherwise it could not have followed the orderly path that has been identified through the satellite sightings,’ said Australian deputy prime minister Warren Truss. The search for the plane, which

Search: Mr Truss with map PICTURE: EPA vanished in March with 239 people on board, will now shift to an area 2,000km off the west coast of Australia. It will start in August and take a year, covering 60,000 sq km at a cost of €41million.

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Surprised and emotional: Charles Bothuell IV learned his son was alive while on TV PICTURES: AP

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The dearest of Christmases

Toy giant releases ‘must have’ present list by wiLL sTOnE

IT hardly seems possible. But with 180 days to go before Christmas, leading shops are already stocking ‘must-have’ presents for children. The arrival of Xeno the cheeky interactive baby monster won’t fill cashstrapped parents with yuletide joy. But Xeno, and a bunch of other bright plastic toys, are on Hamleys’ top ten list for 2014. Xeno has more than ten emotions including happy, sad, playful, hungry and unwell, and at least 40 eye expressions. If Xeno fails to grab your child then how about My Friend Cayla? This indispensible companion uses speechto-text Google software to look up answers to questions online. Memo to parents: if that last sentence left you baffled, get your four-

On the list: My Friend Cayla, above left, Tristan Robertson-Jeyes, three, holds a Teksta T-Rex, top, and Amy Plume shows off Xeno Pictures: Pa year-old to sync Cayla with a smartphone or tablet on December 25. For those with less sophisticated needs, the Teksta T-Rex walks backwards and forwards, moving his head. Tek-

sta does so while sniffing and chewing on a bone... and spits it out with a ‘giant burp’ when he has had enough. The most expensive toy on the list is the €170 Leapfrog LeapTV, a gaming

system for three to eight-year-olds. It features wi-fi and a camera which captures movement ‘for perfect preschool gaming and activities’. Hamleys said: ‘This Christmas, toys

will become truly 21st century and for the first time positively reflect the amazing world we live in. This year’s top ten will surpass even the most savvy child’s expectations.’

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Suarez could do with a time out to deal with his issues

agree with eamon Dunphy’s comments [MH, Thurs] that Luis Suarez needs psychiatric help. Considering he’s already bitten twice already, these latest claims would appear to be credible. However, I don’t agree that he shouldn’t be banned for a lengthy period of time. I think for his own sake he needs some time out from football to deal with his issues. Footie fantastic ■ Does anyone else hate it when people call you by names that you don’t like? People have a habit of calling me Sue, or Susie which I do not like at all. I have tried explaining that my name is Susan though they still persist. I wouldn’t dream of calling someone with the name David ‘Dave’ or someone with the name Stephanie ‘Steph’ unless I knew that person liked that name. Susan ■ It’s amazing that a collective society can be so entrenched in two things that don’t

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even exist: The Mind and The ego. Wake up people, Life is a simple nothing dream. Stop being so noisy and insane. The Dublin Buddha ■ Women, why do so many of you wear clothing that is so obviously too small, too tight and, heaven forbid, made of Lycra? Please look in the mirror before you step outside. Sonia ■ I hadn’t been to a library for years until recently. I am old enough to remember when they were quiet places and you were discouraged from speaking above a whisper. Nowadays, it seems you are obliged to make as much noise as possible and it’s a relief to get out into the busy street. also, nobody seems to borrow any books. They are all doing things like, I don’t know, sending emails to newspapers on their tablet. and where are the tramps pretending to read newspapers? I thought I saw one but it turns out he was a member of staff. Middle-aged fogey

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rendan O’Carroll’s recent statement that he writes squarely for fans rather than critics was highlighted at the Mrs Brown’s Boys d’Movie press screening I attended when not a single audience titter was heard over 90, tumbleweed-strewn minutes. ‘The day I write something for a critic is the day I’ll cut my own throat,’ O’Carroll declared in typically understated fashion. On the evidence of Mrs Brown’s big screen

debut – the first in a proposed trilogy (gulp) – he won’t be investing in a knife sharpener any time soon. In fairness to O’Carroll, it’s easy to understand why he might be peeved; given the incessant Brown-bashing in the media you’d be forgiven for thinking agnes was going around lassoing TV critics with her support stockings and strong-arming them into watching the show against their will. While Mrs Brown’s Boys d’Movie is unlikely to win over any new devotees, it’s warm, silly and schmaltzy enough to leave existing fans feeling like they haven’t been short-changed. The plot, such as it is, sees Mrs Brown’s Moore Street stall in jeopardy when the

redoubtable dublin matriarch is faced with a €4million tax bill (don’t ask). Should she accept a lucrative offer from a Man In a Suit who wants to buy her out or, with fearless sidekick Winnie in tow, limber up for battle? It’s hardly giving too much away to say that agnes opts for the latter and, with recourse to a troop of blind ninjas, a solicitor with Tourettes and the support of her oddball family she comes out fighting. Whether you crack up at all at this or not, it’ll scarcely matter a whit to agnes – with more than €1.25million-worth of advance tickets already sold in the UK, she’ll still be laughing all the way to the credit union.

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TRY DUBLIN PRIDE DE FESTIVAL Only a few short months ago Conchita onchita o his mum – was Wurst – Tom Neuwirth to ag scene; a cult figure on the Austrian drag ovision now the bearded lady and Eurovision nner is a global phenomenon who winner recently stole the show att the 20th annual Life Ball in Vienna, performing to an audience that included Bill Clinton. Expect an end upon The awed silence to descend George tonight when she belts out her Eurovision hit, Fly Likee A Phoenix, as part of this weekend’s Pride celebrations. As ever, tomorrow’s Pride Parade (from Garden Of Remembrance, 1.45pm) will form the centrepiece of proceedings, with attendant club nights – including this evening’s Dublin Pride Dykee Nite at ace in The Button Factory – taking place ity throughout sundry venues across the city the weekend. www.dublinpride.ie

It’s the yobo-free festival thaat boasts a quality pop/rock lin eup and a gloriously stately backdrop. Th is weekend’s Groove Festival in K Killruddery House, on the outsk ir irts of Bray, will see performances from Ca Davey, James, Palom thy a Faith (pictured) and David Gray, with Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott supplying evergree n hits from their Beautiful South heyday Tomorrow & Sun, Killruddery House, Bray, Co Wicklow, from €49. www. groovefestival.ie

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TRY WELLI WELLINGTON WEEKEN WEEKENDER Despite its moniker, Despit this is one summer festiv where, the festival we wellies can – you’ll be t hear – stay at glad to fr threehome. This free, da event at The day Wo Workman’s will see perf performances from Belf alternabuzzy Belfast ro rockers Girls Names (pic below), (pictured Choic Choice-winning Delor Delorentos and Ca acclaimed Cavan singersongwr Lisa O’Neill, with songwriter mark on a rooftop market D sets Saturday and DJ w throughout the weekend W Until Sun, The Workman’s W Club, 10 Wellington Quay D2, 300 free. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.the www.theworkmansclub.com

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Big, brash and bombastic, Montreal’s envelope-pushing alt rockers Arcade Fire arrive in Dublin this weekend, fresh from rocking the Glastonbury main stage, where they’ll play tracks from last year’s sprawling double album Reflektor, alongside ramshackle indie gems from their solid back catalogue. Support from the Pixies, Ham Sandwich and Tvvins Sun, Marlay Park, Dundrum D14, 6.30pm, €61.50. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.arcadefire.com

sEE GISELLE One of the best-loved works in classical ballet’s repertoire, Giselle is a product of the romantic sensibility that shows in its gothic storyline of love beyond the grave. It tells the tale of a peasant girl who takes her own life after her lover, Albrecht, deceives her. She joins the spirits of other deceased would-be brides, but prevents them from attacking and destroying her feckless lover. Monica Loughman’s production for the National Concert Hall is faithful to Marius Petipa’s highly-regarded staging which was first deployed in St Petersburg in 1884 Tomorrow & Sun, National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace D2, 8pm, €25 to €35. Tel: (01) 417 0000. www.nch.ie

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Kevin Smith has many str ing his bow – he’s both the dir s to ector of low-budget 1994 Cann es hit Clerks and, er, the guy wh o into a tizz on his website got when a US airline threw him off a flight for being unable to fit into a single seat. This we ekend he joins DJ, impressionist and journalist Ralph Garman for a wry, fratboy-ish look at Hollywood, showbiz and celebrity misadventure Tomorrow, Vicar Street, 5859 Thomas Street D8, 8pm, €39 .05. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.vicarstreet.ie

HEAR TONY JOE WHITE Louisiana born and bred, Tony Joe White was raised in swamplands where polk salads grow and alligators lurk. White, who’s been in the business for almost 40 years, defines the essence of swamp pop – a hybrid of deep soul and Cajun. Indeed, he provided the blueprint on early albums such as his 1968 debut, Black And White, and has written songs covered by the likes of Elvis Presley, Ray Charles and Joe Cocker Tomorrow, Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street D2, 8pm, €28. Tel: 1890 200 078. www.whelanslive.com

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COld in July (15) HHHH✩ East Texas, 1989. Dexter’s Michael C Hall is Richard Dane, a mild-mulleted picture framer whose timid, family man existence is blasted to pieces one night when he mistakenly shoots dead a young intruder. It’s an act that triggers themes of violence, machismo, fear, justice and the US’s love affair with guns while drawing Dane ever deeper into a murky conspiracy via Sam Shepard’s vengeance seeker – who quickly gets all Cape Fear on his ass. As well as a triangle of superb male leads, also including Don ‘Miami Vice’ Johnson as a flamboyant, pig-farming private detective, the delight of this tense, judiciously humorous gothic thriller is that you’re genuinely never sure what turn it will take next. There are distinct echoes of Cronenberg’s A History Of Violence but, as with his recent cannibal drama, We Are What We Are, director Jim Mickle refashions a genre according to his own unique tastes. All that, plus the coolest faux 1980s soundtrack since Drive. Li-Z

Tense: Michael C Hall comes up against a vengeful Sam Shepard

Tuck in to hearty treat Love films? Love food? You’ll struggle not to make yummy sounds over this comfort food comedy. It’s a lightly baked labour of love from writer/director/actor Jon Favreau. He stars as Carl Casper, a formerly edgy chef who’s grown fat and unhappy (yes, even with the perk of bedding a sommelier played by Scarlett Johansson on the side) in the decade he’s been working in a posh restaurant owned by Dustin Hoffman. When a celeb foodie blogger (Oliver Platt, delicious as a make/break critic à la Ratatouille) disses his cuisine as ‘needy’ and suggests ‘his dramatic weight gain is down to him eating all the food sent back to his kitchen’, Carl snaps. A slanging match on Twitter escalates to

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the point where workaholic Carl is left unemployed and unemployable. Enter his smokin’ hot, preposterously understanding Cuban ex-wife (Sofía Vergara), who suggests he goes back to basics with his own food truck, while the equally smokin’/undemanding Johansson wisely suggests Carl uses this time out to bond with his neglected ten-year-old son (Emjay Anthony). It’s all very obviously a metaphor for Favreau’s own movie career: after years dutifully slaving over the studio franchise ovens with the likes of Iron Man

Walking On SunShine (12A) HH✩✩✩ Those who found Mamma Mia! too intellectually challenging will be overjoyed to discover this identikit clone, which revels in its own frothy nonsense. Maddie (Annabel Scholey) is about to marry her hunky Italian boyfriend Raf (Giulio Berruti) in sun-drenched Puglia. Complications arise when little sister Taylor (Hannah Arterton) pops over for the nuptials only to discover she loved and left Raf herself on a previous holiday. Obviously sorting out this hilarious mix-up right away would somewhat derail the subsequent 90 minutes of ‘drama’ so she keeps her mouth shut, creating the unlikely love triangle around which much singing and dancing ensues. A jukebox musical in search of a stage adaptation, Walking On Sunshine is a guileless enough feel-good oddity. It at least has the distinction of marking Leona Lewis’s acting debut as sidekick pal

(watch out for the zany Robert Downey Jr cameo) and Cowboys & Aliens, he’s ripe for a palate cleanser. This indulgent if amiably rambling tale is closer to the indie spirit of Swingers, Favreau’s debut as writer/producer. And if the fact Carl ends up happily bashing out steaming portions of toasted cheese to an undiscerning public is, ultimately, an odd statement of artistic defiance, Chef is told with winning integrity and heart. Delivering consistent chuckles rather than belly laughs, what it lacks in jeopardy it makes up for in salivating shots of sizzling foodie porn. Be sure to eat beforehand or you’ll be drooling into your popcorn.

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Elena – and she’s not bad. But if you can already feel your innards cringing at the prospect of Maddie’s ex-boyfriend prompting an entire market square to gyrate to The Human League’s Don’t You Want Me, this is best avoided. Andrew Williams

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Following the deeply missable Devil’s Knot, Colin Firth’s career is on a roll – further downhill – with this disengaging road movie. He’s Arthur, a failed golf pro who fakes his own suicide, while Emily Blunt reprises her ‘troubled freespirit’ thing. Both are wasted in what just might be the year’s most boring watch.

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Fans of Anvil!, This Is Spinal Tap and Dig! will enjoy this behind-the-scenes rock documentary made by the slacker younger brother of Matt Berninger, lead singer of The National.

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Fun friday night dinner C4, 10pm

The behaviour of Paul Ritter’s mad suburban Dad is out there at the best of times, but he surpasses himself tonight as writer Robert Popper cranks up the farce in this oddball comedy. It all revolves around a mystery hidden in the freezer – a mystery Mum (Tamsin Greig) must not discover at any cost.

celebrity masterchef BBC1, 8.30pm

Your hunger buds will be tickled tonight as one of the challenges includes testing various syrups and sugars as the foreplay to whipping up a stack of American-style pancakes and bacon. Anyone who can’t sniff out quality maple syrup at 20 paces should be shown the door tout de suite.

glastonbury BBC2/3/4, FROM 7PM Downpours are forecast, so there will probably be mud. But never fear, this extensive coverage of the legendary music festival lets you enjoy this year’s line-up from the comfort of your couch. Opening night is packed with highlights: Elbow (BBC4, 9pm) and Arcade Fire (BBC2, 11.05pm) on the Pyramid Stage, with Haim and Paolo Nutini on the Other Stage (BBC3, 8pm & 9pm). But there are myriad other options available, including Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela (pictured), who returned to their old stomping ground as they busked for fans on Dublin’s Grafton Street earlier in the week.

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Carnage ensues at a middle-class family reunion when, as the guests sit down to dinner, they are picked off one by one by animal-masked assailants. This superior horror thriller sees director Adam Wingard ably providing flashes of black comedy, while Home And Away’s Sharni Vinson makes a convincing action heroine.

Quite a week for patriotic Russian films making their way to VOD. Following on the heels of Stalingrad, here’s Gagarin, a biopic of the first man in space which recreates the space flight in detail. Funding was provided by the Russian government, so expect a glowingly positive portrayal of the man behind the helmet.

TV3, 9pm

Real-life sisters Emma and Sarah Bolger star in this fairytale-like film from Jim Sheridan loosely based on his own life. It starts off with aspiring actor Johnny (Paddy Considine) and wife Sarah (Samantha Morton) sneaking across the Canadian border and landing in New York with their two daughters. But they soon discover the reality of the American dream as they move into a run-down apartment block populated by drug dealers and thugs.

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More4, 9pm

60 years of the top ten BBC4, 10pm

The imminent arrival of streaming being included in calculating the UK’s Top 40 gives this potted history of the music single charts added charm. It shows just how much the world has revolved since the NME totted up the number of seven-inch 45s sold at the local record emporium way back in 1952.

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It’s the first World Cup free day in more than two weeks, so it’s down to Andy Murray to supply a spot of sporting drama. It’s been plain sailing for the defending champion thus far, but his third-round opponent, Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut, could pose his first stiff test. A winner on grass in Holland last week, the consistent Agut will be playing Murray at his own baseline game, so expect some punishing, energysapping rallies.

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RTÉ2, 7.30pm

Here’s something to keep football fans going until the World Cup resumes tomorrow. Tony O’Donoghue is joined by John Giles and Richie Sadlier for a look back at yesterday’s action: USA v Germany, Portugal v Ghana, South Korea v Belgium and Algeria v Russia.

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It seems like only yesterday that Steve McDonald (plus twin brother Nick, whatever happened to him?) pitched up on the Street as a fresh-faced and happy-golucky youth. Now, 25 years on – and four marriages later – chubby chops Steve (Simon Gregson) is staring 40 in the double chin and a midlife crisis is looming. How time flies, eh? The curious hybrid of 1960s nostalgia, comedy and drama draws to a close with our hapless anti-hero, played by Nick Frost with customary baffled charm, forced to face up to some hard home truths – and decide what he wants, what he really, really wants. The good news is we get to see a bit more of a somewhat underused Olivia Colman (pictured) as the estranged Mrs Sloane – and finally discover the roots of their marital rift.

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eastenders RTÉ1, 8pm

Well, Linda Carter won’t be winning any Mum Of The Year contests any time soon after her conflicted reaction to son Johnny coming out as gay. But it’s credit to actress Kellie Bright’s portrayal of the Queen Vic’s landlady that Linda has not come across as a total pariah. Tonight, we learn a little bit more about her troubled past, courtesy of father-in-law Stan.

With Graham off on his summer break, we’ll have to content ourselves tonight with these highlights from the last series. The eclectic line-up this time round includes Kylie Minogue, Julie Andrews and Julie Walters, Hollywood heavyweights Tom Cruise, Matt Damon and Robert De Niro and Irish/ German heartthrob Michael Fassbender (above) gracing the iconic orange sofa. But can anything top the previous season’s womance between Lady Gaga and June Brown (Eastenders’ Dot Cotton)? Rapper Pharrell Williams flirting with Julie Andrews comes close.

It’s strange to think director M Night Shyamalan’s name hasn’t always been synonymous with shocking plot twists – but this is the classic that made his name. Six-year-old Cole (Haley Joel Osment, above) is less than thrilled at being able to see dead people, while child psychologist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) tries to help him deal with his odd powers. An engrossing thriller that still stands the test of time.

27 dresses RTÉ1, 9.35pm

Katherine Heigl is typecast in this chick flick about singleton Jane, who has been a bridesmaid 27 times with no sign of her own wedding bells in sight. Then her sister asks her to stand on the altar with her. Apart from the obvious bridesmaid fatigue, Jane has another reason for not wanting to be part of the bridal party – she is hopelessly smitten with her future brother-in-law. Cue a whole lotta silly shenanigans and, of course, frilly frocks.

fast & furious UTV, 10.35pm

The fourth installment in the multi-million-dollar car-chase franchise sees Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker team up again for more vehicular mayhem. Criminal Dominic Toretto (Diesel) returns to LA to avenge the death of a pal (that old chestnut) at the hands of a crime lord. Michelle Rodriguez helps out as girlfriend Letty.

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cLubs 20 Years of D1 Recordings

There’s no doubt that D1 Recordings had a massive influence on electronic music in Ireland. Set up by Eamonn Doyle in the early 1990s, it became the first Irish label to release techno by local artists and was home to the debut records of Rob Rowland, Donnacha Costello and David Donohoe. D1 also forged links with the UK and Detroit techno scenes and put out music by DJ Bone and Mark Broom as well as putting on the excellent Model One night. More important, though, is the label’s legacy; while it is still active, D1 laid the basis for the wave of internationally recognised artists like Lerosa and Donnacha Costello, as well as Dublin-based labels like Lunar Disko and Apartment who are involved with the Gary’s Gang night. To celebrate two decades, Doyle (pictured) is sure to bring a box full of vintage D1 records with him. Tonight, Gary’s Gang, The Sweeney Mongrel, Dame Street D2, 10.30pm, free.

Objekt

TJ Hertz has only put out a handful of records as Objekt, but in recent years the Berlin-based producer has become one of the most respected names to operate within the techno-bass sound. Releasing on his own Objekt label as well as for Hessle Audio and Power Vacuum, Hertz’s powerful, fractured rhythms and gut-wrenching basslines have been championed by everyone from Surgeon to Ben UFO. Get down to The Button Factory to hear one of electronic music’s most individualistic artists. Tomorrow, Hidden Agenda/Lunar Disko, The Button Factory, Curved Street D2, 11pm, €8.

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Family fortunes: Eamon (Keith McErlean) and Claire (Jane McGrath) return to a crumbling Ballybeg Hall

n Brian Friel’s 1979 tragicomedy, the O’Donnells, a gentrified Catholic family, reconvene in their crumbling Donegal pile for the youngest sister’s wedding. Self-abnegating Judith (Cathy Belton, excellent) has renounced her own ambitions in order to live at home and care for their once fearsome, now ailing father; Alice (Rebecca O’Mara) has turned to alcohol in order to deal with life’s disappointments; and depressed pianist Claire (Jane McGrath) finds solace in Chopin. Meanwhile, fantasist Casimir (Tadhg Murphy), sporting the emotional bruises of a troubled childhood, has returned from Hamburg where he may or may not have a wife and three sons. In this deeply meditative and elegiac

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work, with its clear debt to Chekhov, the discord of family life becomes a metaphor for a country at odds with its own troubled history. In one of the play’s sharpest scenes, Casimir concocts a comically rich genealogy – in which Yeats, Sean O’Casey and Gerald Manley Hopkins are all major players – for the benefit of an American professor visiting Ballybeg Hall to investigate the influence of the Roman Catholic aristocracy on Irish culture. Patrick Mason’s handsome, well-acted production catches the sense of lassitude that permeates the inner lives of its onceprivileged characters but the easy-going

pace, particularly in the second act, underscores the absence of any great tension or frisson; that characters are pretty much resigned to their fates before the play even begins scarcely creates much in the way of suspense. Murphy is well cast as the vulnerable, skittish brother trapped in a world of make believe, while Keith McErlean gives a particularly nuanced turn as Alice’s husband Eamon, who, despite his pungent disdain for the class system, expresses a greater sense of anguish at the loss of Ballybeg than its put-upon owners.

Benjamin O’Shea aka Benjamin Damage was the first artist signed to Modeselektor’s 50 Weapons label and rose to recognition in collaboration with Doc Daneeka on the single Creeper. Damage subsequently released solo material for the label, including an acclaimed debut album, Heliosphere, in 2013. Since then, he has performed around the world and brings his raw techno sound to Twisted Pepper’s basement this weekend. Richard Brophy Tomorrow, The Building Society/Pogo, The Twisted Pepper, Middle Abbey Street D1, 10.30pm, €12.

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Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

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Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

You may already have a vivid imagination but today’s influences are sure to boost this over the next four weeks. Be it through film, literature, music, the arts or travel, you’re going to be receptive to new vibes, or anything that impacts on your senses.

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Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

Your New Moon today gives you a wonderful boost. Remember this is a once yearly event and can have particular resonance for you in terms of boosting your self-esteem and confidence and spring boarding your hopes. Don’t be fearful of being individualistic. For your forecast, call 15609 114 73

Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

There are many tangible things about life, objects and possessions for example. But today’s influence is asking you to tune into the less obvious side of your world. Unspoken words, deeper messages and shared memories can all take on more meaning.

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Today’s New Moon can trigger a great desire for your talents to come to the fore. Yet if you can apply these in a way of benefit to others, it can be something that will be good for your soul. For your forecast, call 15609 114 76

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sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

How sacrificing can you be? It may seem a strange question to ask but through events to come it can be what the fates ask of you in the next few weeks. Some hopes will require you to compromise, while some dreams you will want to hold firm to. For your forecast, call 15609 114 78

Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

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125 new jobs for Dublin as two tech firms expand

SOME 125 jobs are coming to Dublin at two separate companies. Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced yesterday that Innovative, a library technology and automation software company is to add 25 jobs at its EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) HQ in the capital, bringing employment to 50 by the end of 2015. He also announced that AdRoll, a leading online retargeting platform which launched new offices in Dublin yesterday, will hire 100 additional staff and double its office space. Mr Kenny said Innovative’s decision to expand is ‘another vote of confidence’ in Ireland. Innovative CEO Kim Massana said the firm had ‘a very positive experience’ of the business environment in Ireland since setting up here. AdRoll also set up its EMEA HQ here last October and in March this year it announced it was moving to new offices and revising upward hiring plans to 120. Expansion in Europe is due to growth of over 270 per cent, exceeding expectations since the region’s launch in 2013. The company is hiring across all areas, including sales, account management, finance and engineering to support customers in a number of languages. AdRoll’s first phase of 100 hires is ahead of schedule and will be in place by the end of 2014. ‘We are excited about the talent we have found in Ireland and the response we’ve had since entering the European market,’ said AdRoll chief Aaron Bell. ‘In just a few years, retargeting has become as essential as search engine marketing for every digital marketer, and we see the EMEA region as an engine for growth in the years ahead.’

businEss biTEs n GoPro jumped 31 percent in its stock-market debut. The company, whose cameras get strapped to the heads of skydivers, extreme skiers and surfers, raised $427million (€313million) in its initial public offering yesterday. GoPro soared $7.37 to $31.39 in its first day of trading on the Nasdaq stock market.

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We’re rolling: Adroll staff zoom in on Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the company announcment

Forum aims to highlight women in tech SOME of the most successful women in technology will be in Dublin on Monday afternoon for the Female Founders Forum at the Guinness Storehouse, organised by SiliconRepublic.com. Co-founder and CEO Ann O’Dea (left) said: ‘International research shows women-led tech companies are

n CARpHONe Warehouse and Dixons Retail have announced separate business results for the last time before a €4.6billion tie-up. Carphone announced a 14 per cent rise in its underlying earnings to €188million, with Dixons Retail Group up 24 per cent to €176million. Dixons Carphone will launch by the end of September and aims to tap into technology’s transformation of homes through an overlap of mobile and electrical goods.

Market looks bright at Brightwater JoB prospects are looking bright for marketing professionals, according to Eileen Wall of Brightwater’s marketing division. There has been an increase in demand for marketing professionals with more than three years’ experience as organisations expand their marketing teams to take advantage of new business opportunities and a larger staffing budget. ‘Employers are looking for experienced marketers who can complement their qualifications with practical experience,’ says Ms Wall. Brightwater is holding an open Day for marketing professionals next Wednesday, July 2, 8am to 7pm. Phone (01) 662 1000 or visit www.brightwater.ie. See ad right

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more successful than those led by men, achieving 35 per cent higher return on investment. Despite this, women are still under-represented in tech, and there’s a perception the sector isn’t female-friendly.’ Speakers include Leonora O’Brien of Pharmapod and Sonya Lennon of Frockadvisor. Tickets are €125.

Career Doctorr Jane Downes

FOR those of you taking holidays this summer, how do you plan to manage your absence from work? These days, technology ‘allows’ us always to be on call. Ugh. I’m a big devotee of the ‘total immersion holiday’. If you keep your phone on, make it for personal calls only. No checking emails or voicemails. We must switch off on annual leave. Otherwise we won’t refuel, which defeats the purpose of the holiday. The key thing is getting your ducks in a row before you leave. Make sure your Out of Office autoreply states the date of your return to the fray. Same goes for your voicemail greeting. It’s up to you to manage expectations with your boss, customers and clients about not checking in when away. A friend who works for a pharmaceutical giant in Ireland decided to turn the phone off for her week’s holidays. When she turned it back Get your ducks on at Dublin in a row before airport she had copious missed you leave calls from her boss, but she calmly called to say she had made a decision to turn off all communication to refuel. Her boss accepted this and understood because she had confidently delivered this message. Someone who does not handle this well apologises. No way. Before you say: ‘My job is precarious enough as it is,’ I will stop you there. You are no good to anyone if you burn out or become a yes man or woman.

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spORT DigEsT Jack Wilson: ning Lining out this Sunday for national title race

An Post send four to Championships cycLing Four Irish riders from the

An Post Chain Reaction Sean Kelly team will be in action at the National Cycling Championships in Mullingar over the coming days. Conor Dunne (U23), Jack Wilson (U23), Ryan Mullen (U23) and Sean Downey will all line out this Sunday, with Mullen also due to defend his U23 Time Trial title. Matt Brammier faces fierce competition from a topclass field, including former An Post rider Sam Bennett, in his bid to claim a fifth consecutive road race title. Elsewhere, Owain Doull will look to go one better this year and claim the U23 British road race title on Sunday in Monmouthshire, Wales. The 21-yearold, who finished second last year, lines out alongside An Post team mates Kieran Frend and Mark McNally.

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Giles says Royals relish space of Croke Park pitch Selector trevor Giles says Meath are a croke Park team and will rise to Sunday’s big occasion. the royals have played against Dublin in the last two leinster finals and victory over Kildare on Sunday would secure a likely three-in-a-row of Dubs dates. two-time Footballer of the Year Giles has whet fans’ appetite by suggesting spacious croke

Park is the ground that bests suits Meath. that’s a positive thought because they already enjoyed a good league campaign, narrowly missing out on promotion to Division 1, before hammering seven goals past carlow. ‘We’re probably feeling we’re not really suited to the league, every pitch seems to be a tight pitch,’ said Giles. ‘We’re a small

enough team but we do have good pace and skills. ‘So croke Park is a good place for us to play, it certainly doesn’t hold any fear for the team. We think it will suit us. We competed very well with Dublin last year. ‘Against tyrone, we could have won that one so the team has risen to the occasion of going up to croke Park in the last few years. there’s no reason to

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Nico: It’s cloak and data at Mercedes

Cheng in Tour team

cycLing Cheng Ji will become the first Chinese rider to race in the Tour de France when he lines up for Team Giant-Shimano next month. Cheng is on the team’s nine-rider line-up for the 101st Tour. Giant-Shimano coach Rudi Kemna said: ‘Riding the Tour will be huge for him and his country, and we look forward to seeing the impact this has on the globalisation of the sport.’

“i’ve felt like loafing a few of the lads at times!” Gis a game: Macauley is not quite at the Yosser Hughes level of aggression just yet

Armagh may opt for third appeal on brawl trio

No fear: Trevor Giles

Mccauley the boy from the Blue stuff

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fORMuLA OnE Nico Rosberg has admitted to keeping some secrets to himself in his title fight with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Team boss Toto Wolff revealed that transparency was ‘suffering a little bit’ between the drivers after Rosberg’s win in Austria on Sunday, when Hamilton was runner-up. Championship leader Rosberg (left), who leads second-placed Hamilton by 29 points, said: ‘It’s all open – the data, everything. It’s just that sometimes you are not going to put it on the table, and say “look here at what I’ve done”. If I find a little bit of an advantage somewhere then I’m not going to tell everybody about it. I’ll keep it to myself. We do work together, but at the same time we’re fighting each other, so whenever we can have a little bit of an advantage over the other we’ll take it.’

believe that won’t be the same again.’ Giles was impressed by Bryan McMahon’s debut display against carlow. ‘He has all the skills and the intelligence as well,’ said Giles, who played in the same position. ‘He’s a bit like Niall Kelly of Kildare, two lads that aren’t very big but are real good footballers. I think croke Park will suit both of them.’

Armagh are considering the option of a last-ditch appeal to the Disputes Resolution Authority to clear their suspended trio for tomorrow’s Ulster football semi-final. All-Ireland medallist Andy Mallon, as well as experienced duo Brendan Donaghy and Kieran Toner both had appeals against one-match bans

Michael Darragh Macauley is a footballer less ordinary, in so many ways. Take his parting comment at a recent press briefing ahead of Dublin’s Leinster football semi-final with Wexford. ‘I’m sure I can guess the headline,’ he smiled. ‘“Macauley wants to loaf the rest of his team-mates!’” To explain: a few minutes earlier, the Dublin midfielder was asked about his opinions on the World Cup. ‘I’m not actually a big soccer fan,’ he replied. ‘That’s shocking, isn’t it, yeah – and I don’t like steak! Weird.’ But pressed to give his views on Cameroon’s Spurs defender Benoit Assou-Ekotta headbutting a team-mate, the unorthodox and easy-going Macauley, who has become one of Dublin’s most influentil players, said: ‘I’ve felt like loafing a few of the lads at times.’ He quickly added: ‘Ah no, jeez, that’s madness obviously. It would never happen in

rejected yesterday. The bans arose from the pre-match brawl that marred the Orchard County’s quarterfinal win over Cavan at the Athletic Grounds. But disciplinary chiefs yesterday confirmed Armagh’s second appeal has failed following a previous Central Hearings Committee

GAA circles. I think!’ There is also a serious side to Macauley, however, who says he tries to keep his head down. ‘Sometimes you can kind of get bogged down and it can be a bit too much because you’re surrounded by it (football) 24/7, people wanting to find out about the team,’ he said. ‘I try to steer clear of it, to try and keep my head fresh. Fully focused on Wexford. Macauley has tunnel vision right now, even forgetting that he’s Player of the Year. ‘I was asked about it recently, I’d almost forgot I was,’ says Macauley. ‘It doesn’t weigh on me. I just go about my business.’ He also pointed out that Dublin have learned big lessons from 2012 when they became ‘obsessed’ with defending the All-Ireland and failed. ‘Lads aren’t patting themselves on the back over last year,’ insisted Macauley. ‘Defending the title was something we grappled with in 2012 and maybe became a bit obsessed with.’

meeting, leaving the quasi-legal DRA as their last option. Boss Paul Grimley would have to make sweeping changes to his side if the players aren’t available as all three started against Cavan. A fourth player, forward Caolan Rafferty could miss out with a hand injury.

Rafa manages to Rosol up a revival

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by DAnnY gRiffiTHs RAFAEL NADAL’S rivals can consider themselves warned after the world No.1 showed signs of finding some grass-court form as he reached the third round for the first time in three years. The second seed fell at the first hurdle at Wimbledon 12 months ago after crashing out in the second round in 2012 when he lost in five sets to Lukas Rosol. The Spaniard knew he would be tested when he was again drawn against the bighitting Czech and he was in trouble after losing the first set before being broken early, and then facing a set point, in the second. But Nadal dug deep and ran out a 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, 6-4 winner. ‘I am very happy. It is an important victory for me,’ said the 14-time grand-slam champion, who won the last of his two Wimbledon titles four years ago. ‘To be in

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Wimbledon closing the Centre Court roof when the rain fell at 7.15pm last night, which enabled fans who had already cheered on rafael nadal and Heather Watson to enjoy watching roger Federer in action in the final match of the day.

LOW Heather Watson crashing out after a spirited second-round effort. The British no.1 lost to a good opponent in Germany’s Angelique Kerber but she will surely only get better as she continues to put last year’s bout of glandular fever behind her.

nO PriZeS for guessing who was the star attraction on Centre Court, even with nadal, Federer and Watson in action. Pippa middleton (right) was in the royal Box – alongside brother James and his enormous beard. One Direction’s niall Horan also brought some star power to SW19, while Olympic champions in the box included Sir Steve redgrave, Denise lewis, Jonathan edwards and lizzy Yarnold.

THEY sAiD iT ‘it’s a tribute to me doing much better in the sport that my name is pronounced correctly most of the time now.’

the third round here again after three years is very positive news. I was not thinking about the match two years ago. I was thinking what I have to do to win the next point. ‘The difference between last time and this is one point. If I lose that set point in the second set, if that forehand down the line went out, maybe I would have lost.’ Now the French Open champion is eyeing a run deep into week two, adding: ‘I said after winning at Roland Garros there’s less pressure on me here so I’m playing with confidence. I feel a little better physically. ‘I have been practising with a different energy than the last two years because my digging deep: nadal on his way to a four-set victory over Rosol knees are working better.’

Canadian Milos Raonic has more than one reason to be pleased with his straight-sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over American Jack Sock

‘i was devastated. But there’s always paper, rock, scissors to break a tie. That’s how i always break ties.’ Serena Williams on USA’s recent World Cup draw with Portugal

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Variety is the slice of life for Murray Agut test: Murray how I grew up playing, what my mum tried to teach me,’ said Murray. ‘Obviously that was something Amelie did very well.

‘She served and volleyed more than me and came forward a bit more. I’m sure that’s something I’ll try and work on with her.’ Murray knows 26-year-old Spaniard Bautista Agut, who won his first title on grass in Holland last week, poses the biggest threat to his Wimbledon defence so far. ‘He’s a very good player,’ said the Scot. ‘He doesn’t play like a lot of the Spanish guys. He plays very flat. Not much top spin. The grass courts suit his game.’

TEnnis sHORTs Easy for Serena Serena WilliamS is still waiting for her first real test at this year’s tournament after a 50-minute, second-round win over South africa’s Chanelle Scheepers yesterday. The five-time champion claimed a comfortable 6-1, 6-1 win on Court One, setting up a last-32 clash with France’s alize Cornet.

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‘if i’d lost that set point, maybe i lose the match’

ANDY MURRAY believes the variety in his game is standing him in good stead at Wimbledon. The Scot’s range of spins and slices, which became less evident under former coach Ivan Lendl, were on full show in his secondround destruction of Blaz Rola. And the 27-year-old thinks new coach Amelie Mauresmo will encourage him to continue to show the full Murray repertoire against 27th-seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round today. ‘That’s

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u CAnAdiAn 13th seed Eugenie Bouchard (pictured) has matched her run to round three last year by beating Spaniard Silvia Soler Espinosa 7-5, 6-1. The 20-year-old has already made the Australian Open and French Open semi-finals in 2014.

Jo finishes the job JO-WilFrieD Tsonga was made to wait again for his second-round win over Sam Querrey, coming through 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 14-12 after it had been held over from Wednesday. it was the second match in a row the French 14th seed had to finish a day late. He faces Jimmy Wang tomorrow in round three.

Right choice: Kyrgios

aUSTralian prospect nick Kyrgios had to chose between tennis and basketball as a youngster and he is glad he decided against playing hoops. The 19-year-old, who is the youngest player in the men’s draw at Wimbledon, said: ‘i got into tennis when i was seven. my mom took me down to the local tennis centre in Canberra, my home town. i wasn’t keen. i didn’t want to play it. it was a bad choice. i like it now but i loved basketball at the same time. i never played basketball for australia but i was decent. at 14 i had to make a choice, and i chose tennis.’

9 Match points saved by Aussie teenager nick Kyrgios as he battled back from two sets down to beat France’s former semi-finalist Richard Gasquet

novak’s personality problem nOVaK DJOKOViC has admitted the stakes are so high in modern tennis the leading players leave their personalities in the locker room. The Serbian overcame veteran Czech crowd-pleaser radek Stepanek in a tough second-round workout, and conceded his 35-year-old opponent is one of few left – along with Frenchman Gael monfils – who mixes on-court charm with a high-grade game.

Djokovic said: ‘Tennis is lacking a little bit in personalities. Because of the amount of tournaments we play, the value of each match, you put your game face on when you’re on the court. You want to win. On the other hand, it’s sport. People come to support the tennis, you as a player, but they would like to see a little bit of your personality. i think that’s absolutely fine by me.’

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Suarez ban bites into Reds title ambitions

Herr United go as they look to Shaw up squad

MANCHESTER United’s determination to get their summer transfer business done early was underlined as they overcome a late hitch to sign Ander Herrera while Luke Shaw arrived in the north west for a medical. United had a £28.85million bid for 24-year-old Herrera rejected by Athletic Bilbao yesterday before an improved offer secured his signature. The Spain under-23 player said: ‘Signing for Manchester United is a dream come true. I have played at Old Trafford for Athletic in the Europa League and it was one of the highlights of my career so far. I can’t wait for my first game in the famous red shirt.’ Shaw, 18, will have a medical today and is expected to sign from Southampton in a deal worth an initial £27m, which could rise to £34m with add ons.

LUIS Suarez departed the World Cup in disgrace yesterday with a four-month ban from all football imposed for biting an opponent – leaving Liverpool facing up to another nightmare scenario with their star striker. Fifa’s independent disciplinary committee imposed a World Cup record ban on the 27-year-old of nine international matches as well as the four-month-long total ban that will devastate Liverpool’s plans for the new season. It would keep him out for at least 12 club games – nine Premier

Dream move: Herrera

SEVILLA sporting director Monchi claims Liverpool’s pursuit of left-back Alberto Moreno is over after the clubs failed to agree a fee. Reds boss Brendan Rodgers has been tracking the 21-year-old Europa League winner for some time but, despite lengthy negotiations, the clubs were ‘miles apart’ on their valuation of the player, valued by Sevilla at £20million. u LIVERPOOL midfielder Luis Alberto will spend next season on loan at Malaga after struggling in his first year at Anfield.

other club and from going to any stadium, but it does not prevent him being transferred. Liverpool are taking specialist legal advice over what they see as an unprecedented incident before deciding on their next move regarding last season’s PFA and FWA player of the year and the Premier League’s top scorer with 31 goals. Fifa announced the sanctions at a news conference in Rio de Janeiro, adding that Suarez has also

‘It’s an excessive punishment, there was not enough evidence’

u MANCHESTER City have signed Porto defensive midfielder Fernando (pictured) for a fee believed to be in the region of £12million. u HULL have agreed a fee for Norwich winger Robert Snodgrass. The Tigers will match the clubrecord fee paid for Jake Livermore, with an initial £7million rising to £8m. u MATHIEU VALBUENA’s agent insists France’s Marseille midfielder has options as he considers a move after the World Cup, fuelling speculation linking him with Liverpool and Arsenal.

Reds won’t keep offering Moreno

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Subdued: Suarez at the team hotel in Natal

League matches plus three Champions League fixtures – before a return at the end of October. Suarez, dealt with as a serial biting offender by the Fifa panel which took his two previous cases – against PSV Eindhoven in 2010 and Chelsea in 2013 – into consideration, flew out from Brazil to return to Uruguay with his World Cup over. An appeal will be lodged but he remains suspended during that process and is out of the World Cup. Suarez’s ban excludes him from training with Liverpool or any

been fined 100,000 Swiss francs (€83,000) for his attack on Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay’s 1-0 win on Tuesday which saw them progress at Italy’s expense. Uruguay federation (AUF) president Wilmar Valdez confirmed the association would appeal. ‘It’s an extremely excessive punishment, there was not enough evidence and I have seen more a ggressive incidents recently. It feels like Uruguay have been thrown out of the World Cup,’ Valdez said.

THEy SAiD iT reaction to Suarez ban ‘The punishment is fully justified. Hopefully he will realise now behaviour of this type will not be tolerated under any circumstances.’ Britain’s Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce believes the ban is no more than Luis Suarez deserves

‘I never bit anyone. I know that bites hurt – my young kids used to bite me – in my home punishment is called the dark room with big bad wolf.’ Brazillian legend Ronaldo (pictured) offers an alternative punishment for the Uruguayan

‘I thought he’d get more. There are systems in place and he will have to take his punishment.’ Former Liverpool winger John Barnes believes the striker has to accept Fifa’s decision

Wasteful Portugal get a Bento blast

Portugal coach Paulo Bento has admitted his side were not good enough to progress to the second round in Brazil. Bento’s men finished with a 2-1 win over ghana, who sent home their two biggest stars on the morning of the match, in their final group g game in Brasilia, but their inferior goal difference meant the uSa took second place. a John Boye own-goal and Cristiano ronaldo gave Portugal the win

PortUGAl ....... 2 GHAnA ..............1

Heading home: Ronaldo

with asamoah gyan replying. While Portugal fluffed chances to close in on qualification, Bento was left to rue their profligacy in front of goal. ‘We created a lot of opportunities and deserved to win by a bigger margin,’ he said. ‘of course the balance of our World Cup is negative. We have what we deserve.’ ghana counterpart Kwesi appiah insisted his decision to expel Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng from the

team on Wednesday did not affect his side against Portugal. the former Premier league stars were sent home for indiscipline. ‘You cannot think about one player, you have to think about the good of the team,’ said appiah. ‘the decision was not taken this morning prior to the game but a day ago. ‘the players were aware of it. I don’t think this had an effect on the game.’

Muller’s the bright spark as Germans ease through

GERMANY match-winner Thomas Muller says it took a brainwave to break down the United States’ stubborn resistance in Recife. The Bayern Munich midfielder, still only 24, took his overall tally of World Cup goals to nine with his fourth strike in Brazil. Both sides went into the game needing just a point to be certain of a place in the last 16 and Muller admitted the Germans were left frustrated by compatriot Jurgen Klinsmann’s tactics. ‘We were dominant,’ said Muller. ‘All the Americans did was sit back deep in their own half and when that happens it just becomes a patience game. ‘Sometimes even I manage to have a bright idea – I spend the whole day training like I’m obsessed anyway.’ The decisive moment came when Muller fired home a

finALTAbLE Germany USA Portugal Ghana

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Jan ends korea’s fight S KoreA ....0 BelGiUm ....1 tEN-MaN Belgium made it three wins out of three to end South Korea’s World Cup last night. Steven Defour was sent off for a two-footed lunge on 44

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by john payne pinpoint low strike from the edge of the area to take Germany through to a second-round tie in Porto Alegre next Tuesday. ‘It was an okay game from us,’ added Muller. ‘We may only have won 1-0 but we can take that.’ Defender Mats Hummels said: ‘We kept our concentration well, even if it wasn’t a sensational performance.’ The Germans’ only real scare came in stoppage time when Alejandro Bedoya’s effort was blocked by Philipp Lahm but Portugal’s 2-1 win over Ghana meant that Klinsmann also had cause to celebrate at the final whistle. ‘We created too few chances but it’s still fantastic to go through,’ said the man who led Germany to third at the 2006 World Cup. ‘Everybody said we had no chance but Patience pays: Germany celebrate Thomas Muller’s winning goal ACTION IMAGES we’re now in the last 16.’

Argie blow as Aguero suffers tournament kO

Injury: Aguero was later reported to be in his left leg. Argentina won all three of their group games but have looked far from being totally convincing so far.

Winner: Vertonghen the rebound after Divock origi’s longrange effort to send Marc Wilmots’ team through with a perfect record.

minutes, but Belgium rode out some stern pressure before snatching victory. Jan Vertonghen turned home

GROuP G USA .............0 GermAny ...1

World Cup round-up ARGentinA striker sergio Aguero is out of the World cup after suffering a muscle tear in Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over nigeria. ‘this morning the worst news was confirmed. coach Alejandro sabella said after the game Aguero had a muscle problem, which

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u Vicente Del Bosque has no regrets over his spain World cup squad. Despite an embarrassing early exit for the champions, he said: ‘We could have included maybe two or three [different] players but i don’t think it would have changed the fundamentals.’

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‘Brazil has often been Chile’s nemesis but football changes, new generations come and new players appear.’ Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal, who plays for Juventus, warns the hosts that tomorrow’s last-16 tie will be no walkover

Final 16 fixtures

Going through: Slimani celebrates his goal

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Algeria take slim chance to become history boys ISLAM SLIMANI’S equaliser sent Algeria through to the knockout stages of a World Cup for the first time ever in Curitiba last night. The Desert Foxes looked to be going out of the tournament when Aleksandr Kokorin put Russia ahead after just six minutes. But Slimani converted Yacine Brahimi’s free-kick to drag Algeria level and a draw was enough in the end to seal second place. Fabio Capello’s Russia were disappointing, despite taking an early lead through young Dynamo Moscow striker Kokorin’s header from Dmitri Kombarov’s cross. Kokorin missed a great chance to make it 2-0 but

AlGeriA ....... 1 rUSSiA ......... 1 after the break Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev, whose error allowed South Korea a goal in their opening group game, allowed Slimani an easy finish following a free-kick. Aleksandr Kerzhakov could have won it for Russia but for a save by Rais Mbolhi and there was time for Alexei Kozlov to head wide. But the Desert Foxes deserved their place in round two after failing to get through the group stage in three previous attempts, they now face Germany on Monday.

WEEkEnDfixTuREs tomorrow

World Cup round of 16 Brazil v chile ...........................(5pm) TV BBC colombia v uruguay .............. (9pm) TV ITV

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World Cup round of 16 Holland v Mexico ....................(5pm) TV BBC costa Rica v Greece ................ (9pm) TV ITV

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