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A soldier stands amid the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines irlines jet M MH17, shot down by a ground-to-air missile over Ukraine yesterday

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NEARLY 300 people, including 80 children, were killed yesterday when a Malaysian Airlines flight was reportedly shot down over Ukraine by a ground-to-air missile. Flight MH17, whose passengers included 154 Dutch, 38 Malaysians, 27 Australians, six Britons and four Germans, came down in fields less than 50km from the border with Russia. The Boeing 777 was three hours into its

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journey from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it disappeared from radar screens at 2.20pm. An emergency services worker said he had seen more than 100 bodies among wreckage which was scattered over a 15km-wide area, while others found passports and holiday guidebooks strewn over the scene.

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One witness said: ‘I was working in the field on my tractor when I heard the sound of a plane and then a bang and shots. Then I saw the plane hit the ground and break in two. There was thick black smoke.’ The crash area, near the town of Shakhtersk, has been the site of fierce fighting between Ukrainian troops and Russian separatists. The Donetsk People’s Republic denied

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shooting it down, insisting they did not have the weapons to do it. But DPR ally and Donbass People’s Militia leader Igor Girkin yesterday claimed responsibility for bringing down a Ukrainian cargo plane just hours before Flight MH17 came down. On social media site VK he wrote: ‘Near Torez, we just downed a plane, an AN-26.

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Friday, July 18, 2014 METRO HERALD

Cox, Aniston and Kudrow out on the town for a dinner date

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1D Louis’ football club bid falls flat

Scrape: Aniston’s car was damaged

Kooky comedy: Lisa Kudrow

Plans: Courteney organised the meal

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IT’S the reunion everyone has been by SEAMUS DUFF While Wednesday’s dinthe cast were paid waiting for – the cast of Friends are ner went without a bump, ‘I wish they would! back together. Aniston’s ride home did each – per Well, the girls were, even if it was It would certainly be not. The 45-year-old had episode a box office hit,’ posted just for dinner. her face in her hands when Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox one fan. her driver scraped her However, Cox, 50, has said a Mercedes. and Lisa Kudrow enjoyed a night screen return with Matt out at Craig’s restaurant in Cox’s Cougar Town is in its fiLeBlanc, 46, Matthew Perry, 44, nal season and Aniston is Beverly Hills. and David Schwimmer, 47 – about to return to the big Their rendezvous was unlikely. ‘I’ve been try- screen has sparked fresh in Friends ran from The last ever ing to put together a cast Horrible Bosses 2. pleas from fans of September 1994 to episode drew over dinner for ten years,’ she the TV show for Kudrow, 50, is enjoyMay 2004 with told David Letterman in ing TV success in black new episodes, or a April. film. comedy Web Therapy, viewers in America

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ONE Direction singer Louis Tomlinson’s bid to buy Doncaster Rovers is in ‘serious doubt’ after his plans to tap up fans for £2million (€2.5million) floundered. The 22-year-old had teamed up with his home town club’s former chairman John Ryan to table the takeover. They put £500,000 into the pot to start the ball rolling, but with the four-week deadline for donations reached yesterday, the total pledged stood at £750,000. A statement said: ‘The Tomlinson Ryan Trust Crowdfunder project has failed to reach the target... as a result John Ryan is unable to meet the requirements of the Football League Fit and Proper test. The consequence of this is that the deal to take over the club is now in serious doubt.’ Tomlinson and Ryan had hoped to announce the buyout today.

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TD claims ‘heavies’ sent to evict a family

Drug mule hid cocaine internally A FATHER-of-one who was jailed in Dubai for drugs possession faces sentencing for internally transporting €21,000 of cocaine at Dublin Airport. Lucky Osaseyi, 36, served three years of a ten-year sentence for the drugs offence in The United Arab Emirates, but was deported back to Ireland in 2011 because of a serious medical condition. Osaseyi, of Ashford Place, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty to possessing 304g of cocaine in plastic pellets worth €21,284 at Dublin Airport in 2013. Judge Patricia Ryan adjourned sentencing until October and remanded Osaseyi in custody.

Streaming to count in singles chart THE Irish singles chart will now use streaming data to determine chart toppers. The ever-increasing use of sites like Spotify and Deezer means songs listened to online will count in chart rankings alongside purchases and downloads. Irish Recorded Music Assocation chairman Willie Kavanagh said: ‘Streaming is still in its infancy, but we’re seeing people embrace it at a rapid pace.’ According to GfK ChartTracker, which creates the Top 100 singles chart, growth in streaming has trebled in the last year with the top 50 tracks generating 1.4m streams weekly.

Truck kills woman near Heuston Luas A WOMAN was killed yesterday evening when she was hit by a truck near Heuston Luas stop during rush hour. The stop was closed with the area cordoned off. Red Line services were temporarily only running between the Blackhorse and Tallaght stops as emergency services present at the scene had to park on the Luas tracks. Gardaí last night confirmed the pedestrian had died and forensic crash investigators were examining the scene.

Coppinger: Stopped eviction

‘HIRED heavies’ tried to evict a family from its home by lifting the front door off its hinges, a TD has claimed. Socialist Party TD Ruth Coppinger intervened yesterday to prevent the eviction, saying the tactics being employed to remove the family from their home were ‘disgusting, underhand, and thuggish’. Ms Coppinger said: ‘Three men,

hired heavies, acting on behalf of the landlord, arrived at the house when a teenage boy was at home. ‘They were refused entry, but then proceeded to let themselves into the house with a set of keys which must have been provided by the landlord, terrifying the boy. They then took the front door off the hinges and said they would be back in a few hours and the family would have to move.’

Ms Coppinger said she and a local member of the Anti-Austerity Alliance arrived at the scene. The ‘heavies’ were unable to produce court orders saying the family had to leave, she said, adding: ‘However, we were only able to deter the men from throwing them on to the street when I said I was a TD.’ The family had no rent arrears, Ms Coppinger also said.

Anglo clerk in €200,000 fraud to use as ‘war chest’ A FORMER Anglo Irish Bank employee will be sentenced next week for a €200,000 computer fraud at a Limerick branch of the bank three years ago. Gordon O’Brien, 43, committed the fraud as Anglo was calling in its loan accounts during the nationalisation of the bank. It was later noticed during an audit by Anglo’s successor, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC). The former clerk committed the fraud by transferring clients’ money into several bank accounts he controlled. He would then take money from internal Anglo accounts and put it into the clients’ accounts to make them seem in order. O’Brien of Springfield, Dooradoyle, Co Limerick, pleaded guilty to six counts of dishonestly using a computer with the intention of making gain or causing loss at Anglo Irish Bank, Henry Street, Limerick. The offences occurred between September 2010 and June 2011. O’Brien made full admissions when

by cOnOR gALLAgHER confronted by bank officials and all the money was returned soon after. The court heard there was a lengthy delay in IBRC making a complaint to gardaí because of what was going on in the bank at the time. O’Brien’s fraud revolved around Anglo’s operations in Limerick which involved loaning money to clients for the leasing of plant machinery. O’Brien had set the money aside ‘as a war chest’ because he was going to lose his job in the wind-up of the bank, the court heard. His counsel described him as ‘a decent man who made a catastrophic mistake.’ Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that his wife was also going to lose her job with another bank and his son had just been diagnosed with autism and faced a cut to his education grant. O’Brien faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison. Judge Patricia Ryan remanded him on continuing bail until July 25 when she will finalise the case.

Called to tusk A girl looks look at a well-preserved -p skeleton of a million-year-old ye mammoth excavated in 1990 and on display at Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History in Acapulco Picture: Getty

Children’s Ombudsman Owner of dog hurt in in new human rights role fight sought by ISPcA calibre, expertise and diversity. THE Children’s Ombudsman ‘It has been a privilege to serve as Emily Logan is to be nominated as Ireland’s first Ombudsman for Chief Commissioner of the new Children for the past decade. It Irish Human Rights and Equality was a remarkable experience for Commission. me both personally and Ms Logan will leave her professionally, and I ombudsman position for believe my office made an the new role, which she’ll important contribution to start this autumn. the promotion and Speaking about her protection of children’s nomination, Ms Logan rights.’ said: ‘I am honoured to be Irish Council for Civil nominated for the Liberties director Mark position. It will be an Kelly welcomed her honour to work with a Logan: New role appointment. commission of such

THE ISPCA is looking for a dog’s owners after he was found battered, bloodied and discarded. Garth, named after country singer Brooks, a young English Bull Terrier

dog, was found in Finglas last Thursday by a member of the public who brought him to the nearby Irish Blue Cross mobile veterinary clinic. A veterinary examination quickly revealed he had multiple severe wounds to his neck, throat and front legs consistent with bites from another dog. ‘It would appear that Garth was involved in some form of dog fight,’ commented the ISPCA’s chief inspector Conor Dowling. ‘We would really like to identify those responsible and hold them legally accountable for their actions.’

Friday, July 18, 2014 METRO HERALD

Running for their lives, the cousins bombed on a beach by DANIEL BINNS

UNDER attack, three boys dash for cover after their beach game is interrupted by shelling from an Israeli navy ship which killed their cousin. But they never made it to safety – seconds after this picture was taken they too were dead. The boys, all from the Bakr clan, were said to be playing ‘Arabs and Jews’, a traditional Palestinian game based on the Western cops and robbers. The first shell took out the ‘jail’ housing one of the cousins, the impact ripping his body to shreds. A second scored a direct hit on his fleeing relatives, killing three more of the family. Witnesses believe the youngsters were targeted deliberately, a claim Israel denies. The new images of Wednesday’s attack in Gaza City, described as a ‘coldblooded massacre’ by the Bakr clan, emerged hours before Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered ground forces to move into Gaza, marking a major escalation of hostilities. Residents said the power in the area went off last night as the ‘large force’ began the amphibious operation. The official Twitter of the Israeli Defence Forces quoted a spokesman say-

Response to Gaza killings ‘lily-livered’

Seconds to live: The cousins try to flee Picture: twitter

ing: ‘A large IDF force has just launched a ground operation in the Gaza Strip. A new phase of Operation Protective Edge has begun. The new phase follows ten days of Hamas attacks on Israel by land, air and sea and repeated rejections of offers to de-escalate the situation.’

More than 200 Palestinians and one Israeli have died since the latest outbreak of violence began last week. Israel says it is taking ‘maximum care’ to avoid innocent deaths, but the United Nations says most of the victims were civilians.

The development seemingly scuppered any hope of a ceasefire. Egypt had been trying to broker a deal but with little success. ‘The situation is likely to get worse because there is no clear way out of it,’ said Moussa Amran, 43, a money changer in Gaza City.

TÁNAISTE Joan Burton has defended her Cabinet colleagues against accusations of a ‘ limp and lily-livered’ response to the slaughter in Gaza. Both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin have called for the Government to summon the Israeli ambassador to Ireland, Boaz Modai over the latest escalation of violence in the region. Over the past nine days, 227 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air strikes – predominantly civilians, according to the United Nations – while one Israeli died from a rocket attack.

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After flight MH370, holidaymaker cracks a joke before boarding doomed plane

‘If the plane disappears this is what it looks like’

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AN EXCITED tourist tweeted a photograph of the doomed Malaysia Airlines plane – with a reference to flight MH370. Cor Pan, understood to be going on holiday with his partner, Neeltje Tol, joked about the aircraft which went missing in March. ‘If it disappears, this is what it looks like,’ he wrote. Friends of the pair wrote ‘happy holidays’ on Facebook – but wellwishing soon turned to panic after a story about the crash was posted within the comments. A loved one, Paul Wante, posted: ‘There are two flights – one at 9am,

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A tragic joke: Cor Pan’s quip accompanied this photo of the doomed plane at the gate

one at 12.14pm... I hope that it isn’t the one Cor and Neeltje are on.’ As friends realised that they were on

when pictures showing the extent of the crash began to be published on Twitter, tributes were paid. Carola Steur posted: ‘Strength for the family and rest in peace, dear people.’ Meanwhile, actor Jason Biggs sparked outrage hours after the crash, when he tweet-

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‘We have issued warnings not to fly in our airspace.’ He later deleted the post. And Kiev immediately claimed rebels had brought it down with a BUK ground-to-air missile. 280 Passengers Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko described the crash as a terrorist act adding: ‘We are sure those 15 who are guilty in this tragedy will be held responsible.’ Crew Pro-Russian rebels rejected the charges and last night made unverified claims that they had recovered the black box. The separatists have said they will have up to three days of ceasefire in eastern Ukraine to allow for recovery work at the site. The UN Security Council has called an emergency meeting on Ukraine for later today.

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the afternoon journey, the mood turned sombre. ‘Let’s hope it’s a misunderstanding but I fear the worst,’ Petra Kuipers wrote. Another, Tess Evenboer, tried to reassure concerned relatives. She added: ‘Guys, we need to hope it is an emergency landing. There are people who survive this.’ Throughout yesterday afternoon,

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VICTIMS’ relatives were driven away in buses last night as it became clear no one had survived the crash of MH17. More than 100 had gathered at Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport – where the plane took off – desperately hoping for news of loved ones. They were then taken to a private area as photos revealed the extent of the carnage. In Malaysia, news of the devastating missile blast arrived during the night. But a handful of relatives assembled at the plane’s intended destination, Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Akmar Binti Mohd Noor, whose sister was a passenger, burst into tears in front of a crowd of journalists as the 67Distraught: News breaks at Schipol year-old waited outside a ‘family holding area’.

ed: ‘Anyone wanna buy my Malaysian Airlines frequent flyer miles?’ The American Pie star, 36, refused to apologise despite hundreds of complaints. He later added: ‘You losers are literally trying to find s*** to get angry about.’

Leaders are left looking for answers MALAYSIA’S prime minister Najib Razak announced an immediate investigation into the crash. ‘We must, and we will, find out precisely what happened to this flight. No stone will be left unturned,’ he said. Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte said he was ‘deeply shocked’. US president Barack Obama said the ‘world was watching’ as details emerged, and Russin leader Vladimir Putin offered ‘deepest condolences’. British leader David Cameron said he was ‘saddened’, adding: ‘Officials from across Whitehall are meeting to establish the facts.’

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Only nine and he’s on his second marriage ancestors had told him to wed. But A BOY of nine who became one of mother Patience said it changed the world’s youngest grooms has nothing between him and Mrs married his 62-year-old wife for a Shabangu, who already has a second time. husband. Saneie Masilela insisted She said: ‘People keep on following South asking them questions, African tradition by like will they live holding a follow-up together, sleep together, ceremony one year on to have babies. But I keep confirm his union with telling them that after Helen Shabangu. the wedding everything The youngster kissed went back to normal. the bride – a friend of his ‘By doing this we made mother – as they repeated the ancestors happy. If their vows in front of 100 we hadn’t done what my guests in Ximhungwe, son had asked then Mpumalanga. Schoolboy something bad would Saneie’s family allowed have happened in the his marriage after he Kiss: Saneie and Helen family.’ claimed their dead

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Fatal blow to death Priest brought drugs penalty ‘violation’? to transvestite party

AMERicA: A judge has dealt a potentially fatal blow to California’s death penalty. Judge Cormac Carney said over the last 35 years, of the 900 people sentenced to death only 13 had been executed. He said the death penalty was an empty promise that violates the constitutional ban against ‘cruel and unusual’ punishments. Activist Gil Garcetti said it was a ‘truly historic’ ruling.

iTALy: A Roman Catholic priest was caught with cocaine at a raucous party attended by transvestites, police claim. Fr Stefano Cavalletti allegedly tried to flush his stash down a toilet as he was arrested at the bash in Milan but later admitted it was his. Officers said the 45-year-old, of Carciano, told them he started using cocaine after he was convicted of a €20,000 fraud last year.

PHiLiPPiNES: A resident clears debris from his village in Batangas City after it was hit by Typhoon Rammasun. At least 38 people have been killed in the storm which is now heading to China PICTURE: EPA

Princess owns up to Hollande’s ex costs staging cockfights taxpayer €600,000

AMERicA: A Romanian princess has admitted making gambling profits from illegal cockfights staged at her ranch. Irina Walker, whose father King Michael I was ousted in 1947, accepted a deal that saw her and husband John, 68, cleared of cruelty charges. The 61-year-old descendant of Britain’s Queen Victoria faces a fine of €147,000 after hosting at least ten matches in Irrigon, Oregon.

FRANcE: François Hollande’s jilted live-in lover cost taxpayers at least €600,000 last year, it emerged yesterday. Valerie Trierweiler, who the president ditched for actress Julie Gayet in January, ran up expenses of €480,000 – not including the wages of her four bodyguards and an array of extras. The 49-year-old, a Socialist Party member, had previously insisted she cost the taxpayer very little.

and finally... bELgiuM: A ‘happy birthday’ serenade can be awkward – so spare a thought for Angela Merkel. The German chancellor had an uncomfortable 60th birthday gift when a reporter sang to her on live TV in Brussels.

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Will she or won’t she release a new album? Speculation surrounding Adele’s comeback has been shot down by the star’s record label, days after the World Music Awards claimed she would be touring to support the launch of her next album, believed to be called 25. XL Recordings however, told Billboard it wasn’t true. The 26-yearold scored hits with 19 and 21.

Born to die Lana: I’m f****** crazy ...but not suicidal

Singer dismisses her ‘wish I was dead’ comments

Lana Del Rey admits she feels wants to take her own life. ‘f****** crazy’ – but she is not as ‘I find that most people I meet figsuicidal as everyone thinks. ure I kind of want to kill The Born To Die singer, who caused myself anyway,’ she he uproar in a recent interview when she said after blaming ‘sinsaid ‘I wish I was dead,’ said it’s not ister’ interviewers for uncommon for people to think she planting leading questions. ‘So, it comes up every time.’ Del Rey also claimed she doesn’t want people to hear heartfelt lyrics in her music. ‘I’m very selfish. I make everything for me, kind of,’ she told Rolling Stone en wh g ns guessin magazine. Jarvis Cocker kept fa get back together be ‘I mean, every little thing, down asked if Pulp would a lot,’ said the at th d ke to the guitar and the drums. It’s as t ge ‘I . again stop asked, “Is that a full a” y od just for me... I don’t want (listeneb m ‘So r. ge sin ” I said, “It’s a comm ers) to hear it and think about it. or a question mark?

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It’s none of their business!’ Meanwhile, Del Ray has been handed an oli olive branch by Courtney Love, 50, who invited her to watch her future son-inlaw’s band The Eeires perform at The Viper Room in LA. Vi Love’s Lo daughter Frances Bean Cobain, 21, is engaged to frontman Isaiah Silv Silva. Cobain, whose father, Nirvana frontman ther Kurt, took his own life Ku aged 27 in 1994, had hit out at Del Rey. In tweets aimed at the newbie, she told the singer not to ‘romanticise’ dying young because it is ‘not cool’.

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Married a player? I’m the coach: Cheryl Newlywed Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has already had to squash rumours her husband is a womaniser. The X Factor judge, 31, responded to claims partner Jean-Bernard, 33, has an ‘eye for the ladies’. Cheryl replied with a smouldering Instagram picture accompanied with the caption: ‘I heard you’re a player. Nice to meet you. I’m the coach.’ Her public rebuke came after JB’s friend

and boxing coach Curtis Jones, 30, snitched to a tabloid: ‘I’m so happy he has found love – but I would say to Cheryl she’s got to keep a close eye on Jean.’ Jones also alleged how JB loved to be surrounded by women and champagne on a night out. Cheryl, who has dropped first hubby Ashley Cole’s surname, had a rush Caribbean wedding ten days ago in front of just four people on the island of Mustique. Despite

fans’ surprise at Cheryl’s haste, she told her following her French lover had made her ‘very happy’. Cheryl’s former Girls Aloud foe Nadine Coyle broke her silence to pile on the pressure. The 29-year-old Northern Irish mum-ofone tweeted: ‘Aww @CherylOfficial you must be having an amazing time. I am so happy for you! Good luck with everything. Come join the baby club. Best ever.’

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Call for new look at laws on racism NELSON Mandela Day should spur the Government to get tough on racism, the Immigrant Council of Ireland has said. Today would have been Nelson Mandela’s 96th birthday and Denise Charlton, chief of the ICI, said we should reflect on the anti-Apartheid hero’s fight for human rights. She said: ‘The celebration of Nelson Mandela’s 96th birthday is an opportunity for Ireland to focus on its own human rights record and in particular on the increasing levels of racism being reported.’ The ICI wants the National Action Plan on Racism to be put in place, as well a review of laws relating to discrimination.

Danish DNA is the key to happiness THEY are officially the happiest people on Earth and now scientists think they know why life is a dream for the Danes. The key to their contentment appears to be Danish DNA. Researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK looked at data from 131 countries and found that the closer a nation was genetically to the Danes, the happier its people were. Danish birth was also associated with specific versions of a gene that influences brain levels of serotonin. Last year’s UN World Happiness Report ranked Denmark top, followed by Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden.

Gives you wings... or a headache RED BULL gives you wings... but drinking it with alcohol can leave you flying. Revellers who mix energy drinks with vodka increase their urge to down more booze, a study suggests. This in turn may leave someone vulnerable to attacks, injuries or regrettable sexual exploits, experts warn. Researchers at the Australian National University gave 46 women and 29 men either a cocktail containing 60ml of vodka and an energy drink or the same measure mixed with soda water and found those given the energy drink had a stronger urge to drink more.

Thunder, hail, flying ants, it’s a typical Irish summer by ORNA CuNNINGHAM WELCOME to the summer of The Plague – between thunder, lightning, flocks of raucous seagulls and the fast approach of Flying Ant Day, it’s all looking a lot less end of summer and a lot more the end of days. In the next few days we can expect a panoply of biblical weather conditions – thunder, humidity, heat, hail, lightning and flooding in certain areas, as Met Éireann issued a yellow alert yesterday, saying temperatures of 24C, gusty winds and heavy, thundery downpours were expected for last night. Today will be warm and sticky (perfect for those swarms of flying ants that seasonally appear at this time of year, according to Rentokil), with hazy sunshine and highs of 18 to 22 degrees, while three south Dublin beaches remained closed to bathers last night because of suspected faecal matter in the water. A plague on the crops is a possibility too, as Met Éireann also issued a blight warning for potatoes for today and tomorrow. But as today goes on, more heavy rain is due to hit, with a risk of hail and lightning. And the darkness won’t bring relief, with unusually high temperatures of between 14C and 17C. Tomorrow will be hot and muggy once more, but nothing can deter a plague of ‘scavenger’ seagulls in the capital, which Senator Ned O’Sullivan said in the Seanad yesterday ‘have lost the run of themselves’. Be careful too, to avoid a plague of rashes from a moderate pollen count and skin irritation by wearing SPF in sunny weather. Conditions will freshen on Sunday, but we’re not getting off that easy as scattered showers are threatened – and Rentokil told Metro Herald that it’s the pest control company’s busiest time of the year for the flying ant population, whose bites can cause an allergic reaction in some people.

EVER wanted to step into Evelyn Cusack’s shoes? Your chance to forecast the weather is here with the Science Gallery’s latest exhibition, Strange Weather. Visitors to the show, which opens at noon today, at the Trinity College venue can present and record a forecast in front of a green screen to be uploaded to YouTube. See sciencegallery.com for more details.

Distress: The choking shark thrashes about in the water

Shark chokes on a sea lion snack A SEA LION gobbled by this great residents after it was filmed thrashing white shark had the final say in their about and then beached itself in tussle – when the fearsome fish Howatharra. choked to death on its corpse. But it turned up dead two days later It was found wedged in the throat of with no signs of injury. An autopsy the predator, revealed the sea which washed lion. The up on a beach shark’s in Western writhing may Australia. have been an The 3m shark attempt to clear had been towed the blockage, out to sea by one expert concerned explained. Washed up: Shark on beach Pictures: sWNs

No jail for cancer survivor Robber who ‘foamed at who grew cannabis plants mouth’ awaits sentence A LUNG cancer survivor who said he grew cannabis plants partly for pain relief has avoided going to jail. Father-of-one Stephen Young, 46, pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis at Glasslynn Apartments, Howth Road, on October 15, 2012. The court heard that Young, of Red Archers Close, Baldoyle, went to ‘elaborate lengths’ to shield his daughter from the drugs by renting a room in a different house for the purpose of growing the plants.

The court heard that nerve pain is common among lung cancer patients where the removal of a tumour causes nerves to be pushed against bone. A number of medical reports were presented in court, including one from Young’s GP noting that Young suffers from pain in his right lung and smokes cannabis for its analgesic effects. Judge Mary Ellen Ring suspended a two-and-a-half-year jail sentence on condition Young carries out community service.

A GRANDFATHER and chronic heroin addict will be sentenced later for a robbery at a Dublin pharmacy during which he threatened staff with a scissors. Jason Finlay, 43, was ‘foaming at the mouth’ as he pressed the blade of the scissors against a pharmacist before robbing €600 worth of Valium, a court heard. He faces sentencing for this next February at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Separately, Finlay was jailed for three-and-a-half years for a botched post office robbery during which he

produced a large kitchen knife. Finlay, of Judge Darley’s Hostel, Parkgate Street, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery at Templeogue Post Office on January 3, 2013. Eight months later while on bail, he robbed Janet Dillon’s Pharmacy on Manor Street in Dublin 7. He later pleaded guilty to the robbery. Judge Mary Ellen Ring agreed to postpone sentencing on the pharmacy robbery so that Finlay could work with a clinical psychiatrist with a view to providing him with a structured sentence.

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Bionic man: Emily Casey, 18, from Dalkey and Dale Messenger, was paralysed par ys from the waist down after being shot while serving s ng with w the British Army, demonstrates the suit. See gometro.ie/ ekso for video pictures: leon

Cassidy weeps as Texas gun victims buried THE lone survivor of a family shooting wept as six white caskets carrying the bodies of her parents and younger siblings were held aloft at their funeral. Cassidy Stay, who survived a gunshot wound by pretending to be dead, put on a brave face, waving to supporters as she arrived at the 1,000-strong service. But the 15-year-old broke down as the bodies of her parents – Stephen Stay, 39, and Katie, 34 – were carried out of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Houston, Texas. Poster-size photos of her siblings – Bryan, 13, Emily, nine, Rebecca, six, and Zach, four – smiled down on her. ‘Families are for ever,’ said her uncle, Jeff, his voice halting. ‘We know we will meet them again.’ Cassidy was hailed for her bravery last week after she called police and identified her aunt’s exhusband, Ronald Lee Haskell, 33, as the gunman. Haskell, who tied up the family before killing them execution-style, faces multiple charges of murder.

‘Families are for ever’: The Stays, with Cassidy far left and above right

Getting their Ekso suits on

TAKING its nascent steps towards revolutionising rehabilitation in Ireland, the Ekso bionic suit was unveiled at Dundrum Town Centre. With battery-powered motors to drive movement and return a portion of neuro-muscular function to the

wearer, the exoskeleton enables those with lower extremity paralysis to walk again. Jane Evans, director of RollingBall – the company working to bring the suit designed by Californian firm Ekso Bionics into Ireland – said: ‘I’d like to

see Ekso in rehab hospitals but also outside of these facilities.’ Adventurer Mark Pollock, the Commonwealth Games medalist left paralysed after a fall from a second story window, has pioneered the use of the robotic suit.

Cowell? He’s gay by GRAHAM kEnT

FORMER X Factor judge Tulisa Conto stavlos’s manager said Simon Cowell was secretly gay, a court heard yesterday. Gareth Varey made the claim in a con versation recorded in a meeting with ‘fake sheikh’ Mazher Mahmood. The undercover reporter, who was sup plied with cocaine by a friend of the sin ger, asked if Mr Varey fancied Cowell. After he replied ‘no’, Mr Mahmood asked: ‘How do you know he’s gay?’ Mr Varey responded: ‘I know people who have’. Cowell, 54, became a father Recording: Simon Cowell for the first time in February after his girl

Shock claim in Tulisa case friend Lauren Silverman, 37, gave birth to their son, Eric. Yesterday, Cowell’s spokes man said: ‘We are bound by contempt of court rules so cannot respond to these claims in the manner we wish to. ‘We are speaking to the Attorney Gen eral’s office – and we intend to make a statement in court as soon as possible.’ Mr Mahmood, who posed as an Indian film producer during several meetings with Contostavlos, claimed she asked for £3million to star as a ‘bad girl’ in a Slum

dog Millionaretype film. Her barrister, Jer emy Dein QC, said The Sun On Sunday reporter manipulated her and spiked her drink during a meeting in May last year. ‘Absolutely outrageous,’ Mr Mahmood replied. Mr Dein said: ‘You got her to incriminate herself,’ to which the reporter replied: ‘I think that is nonsense.’ Contostavlos, 25, of Friern Barnet, denies being concerned in brokering the drug deal. The trial at Southwark crown court continues.

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60 seconds Mailbox Scottish stand-up DAniEL SLOSS, 23, is earning a whole lot of love in the US, where his fans include Miley Cyrus. He performs in Dublin later this month at the Vodafone Comedy Festival

You’ve been doing well in the US lately…? Yes, it’s been

fun – and it’s been a f***ing surprise. It all started from last year’s Edinburgh Fringe show which was, in my opinion at least, the best show I’ve ever done. A producer for Conan O’Brien’s TV show saw me and invited me to perform with them, and it was amazing. I’ve never had so many people wishing me well. They’ve been doing the show for years – one a day, four days a week – and they’re just so relaxed.

What about this sitcom pilot you have in the works? I’ve

agreed to come up with an idea for O’Brien’s production company and so at the moment I’m meeting with writers. It’s going to be centred on a Scottish person who doesn’t do an American accent. That is, unless I want to grossly offend millions of Americans with my p***poor attempt.

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was over there I did a gig in a club and Miley Cyrus was in the crowd. I didn’t want to speak to her, though apparently she liked my jokes. But then if Miley Cyrus laughs at your jokes, I don’t know whether to take that as a compliment or not. Maybe I need to up the intelligence of my jokes.

You were the youngest person to do a solo season in the West End and you did a BBC pilot at 19 – that’s a lot of pressure on young shoulders? I didn’t really feel any

pressure because I never expected any of that stuff. It wasn’t like: ‘Oh my God, if I don’t do this, I’ve failed.’ No, who gives a s***? I don’t fear failure – if you fail, that’s just how this industry works. You learn. I think I was too stupid and oblivious to understand how much pressure there might have been.

Do you feel less defined by

Quick pic AS WHITE AS A, ERM, CROW: This snap of an albino crow was taken outside Citywest Shopping Centre by Barry ry Hughes. Apparently a small percentage of crows can have some white markings, but it is rare to see one which is almost completely white like this one

Who has taught you the most? Comedy-wise, watching a

Who can you do a great impression of? No one – my

What will you be chatting about during your shows at this year’s Vodafone Comedy Festival? Loads of incidents in the US. Like when I did a gig in Indianapolis and 40 people got up and walked out after a certain joke I said about the existence, or lack thereof, of God. It wasn’t an offensive joke. Well, it was offensive because it was clever – and that was what they didn’t like.

Where do you want to be in ten years’ time? Stand-up

comedy is my favourite thing in the world, so in ten years’ time I want to be ten times a better comedian than I am now. I don’t necessarily want to be the most famous comedian in the world, but I do want to be one of the greatest. They are two very different things.

Sharon Lougher Daniel Sloss Live airs tomorrow at 11.50pm on Comedy Central. He performs at the Vodafone Comedy Festival in The Iveagh Gardens, July 24-27. vodafonecomedy.com

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started, I was young – 18 or 19 – so the ‘young’ thing always followed me around. Whereas the first time Americans had ever heard of me was when I was 23. So, over there, it’s given me a chance to be myself rather than be my age.

lot of US comedians like Louis CK and Pete Holmes. I learned from them how to do the raw comedy, the honest comedy that I want to do, stripping down things layer by layer. Also, the Canadian comic Tom Stade. We’ve done some writing together. He’s been able to bring out a side of me that I didn’t know was there. He’s fearless.

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voice is deep and it carries, it’s not one for impressions. Though I can do a Do they undergreat impression of my Dad. He is a stand your I don’t want to be lovely man, but accent? the most famous sometimes he’s Surprisingly, incapable of yes. I don’t comedian in the emotion. His know how, I world, but I do want reaction to ‘your don’t know why first-born son is – though my to be one of the doing really well Scottish accent greatest in his career’ would isn’t particularly be very similar to thick. I think that’s ‘Daniel has just died in a very much helped my horrific car accident’. success over there.

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Who really pays for cheaper uniforms?

FTEr reading the article about the battle for the cheapest school uniforms that supermarkets are running [MH, Thurs], I wonder how many people have been working in miserable conditions and how the environment of the countries in which the factories are settled has been polluted, so it is possible to get a whole uniform for that price. I have always found school uniforms very expensive, but now we know that between black and white there are at least 50 shades of grey. Who is really paying those uniforms? What lies beneath ■ To the woman on the 27 on Thursday morning who gave the bus driver a tongue-lashing as she alighted, because there were ‘too many people on the bus’ – I gather

you didn’t say this when you were getting on? Grateful commuter ■ Your front page headline [Thurs] got me thinking. Are men with erectile dysfunction just playing hard to get? Sniffer ■ Summer is here. Clear blue skies. Warm summer breezes. Playful birdsong from all directions and let’s not forget the omnipresent and deadly stench of cigarette smoke at the bus stop. Is there anything more gratifying on a warm summer’s day than having the air you breathe polluted and your life shortened? Thank you smokers. Coughing Cal ■ I have one cat who claws my furniture and another who leaves

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● To the large alpha male in the tuxedo who was on the 22.45 Luas to Dundrum, I am currently in a fertile stage. Why don’t we just cut the pretentious dating bullcrap? I do have a species to keep alive, and I need to play strange, subtle, manipulative games with your man mind and life. Btw I’m the red-head wearing tight black and golden boots. Esther, Holles Street

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muddy pawprints on my duvet, and both steal my food when I’m not looking. When they are in at the same time fur flies. It wouldn’t be so bad, but neither of them is mine: they climb in through my windows. I’ve come to the conclusion that cats are just people without morals and inhibitions, really. Furball Frank ■ Oh for heaven’s sake MH, think of those of us who are a bit fragile in the mornings before you publish a story about foods we haven’t tried btw I’ve had all of them), above a story – with a picture – of a cockroach in someone’s salad. Next time put a warning on the front page or something. You do that with TV spoilers and believe me this is a much worse spoiler for Queasy Kate me?

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● Well done to the young man in jeans and a hoodie who kindly helped a elderly man onto the Luas near Jervis Street yesterday. You’re a Middle-aged fogey credit to your generation.

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Brrrr-ide and groom chill out on their big day with pictures in Alaskan ice cave

Wed in a cold snap WHEN mountain rescue volunteer Torsten Ernst met Sarah Morin in Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier, he felt a warm glow all over. That was in 2009 and now the US couple

by DAniEL binns have returned to have their wedding photos taken at the 20km long glacier. To get there

they had to kayak and trek to the opening of the ice cave. Photographer Chris Beck said: ‘As both Torsten and Sarah are active I wanted to capture the essence of them as a couple.’

Crystal wedding: Torsten and Sarah Ernst kiss beneath the pure blue ice sheet as water cascades around them in the depths of the Mendenhall glacier in Alaska Pictures: cHris BecK/cAters NeWs

‘Out of it’ McEnroe Jnr Don’t pan this idea – it’s selfie toast faces 25yrs over cocaine JOHN McENROE has said he is 20 painkillers, say police. ‘extremely upset’ after his eldest son Prosecutors want to pursue was arrested for allegedly buying McEnroe Jnr for dealing but his cocaine and dozens of pills. lawyer said there was ‘nothing The former tennis champion remarkable’ about the amount of yesterday said his drugs found on her family was rallying client. around Kevin, 27, The barman’s as he ‘works actress mother through his issues’. Tatum O’Neal, 50, McEnroe’s who has battled comments came drug addiction, after his son, who looked close to faces up to 25 tears at Manhattan years in jail, was criminal court on arrested in Wednesday. Manhattan on McEnroe Jnr, Tuesday. whose neighbours He was caught in Brooklyn said he with six small bags often looks ‘out of of cocaine, ten it’, was released on morphine pills and Father: McEnroe with son Kevin bail.

Best thing since sliced bread: A toasted selfie, and Jesus, Poe and Fawkes

YESTERDAY GoMetro.ie brought you the selfie stick, now feast your eyes on the selfie toaster. Yes, that’s right, you can butter up your cheeks and wash yourself down with your morning cuppa – all for around $75 (€55)… The very real product from the US, dubbed Burnt Impressions, can burn your face on to a slice of toast, as well as some famous favourites – yumtacular. But careful now, it comes with a disclaimer: ‘We are good but remember: fine detail is darn near impossible to achieve with heat and toast. If we squint and can’t see your face we will cancel order and refund your purchase.’ Check out Guy Fawkes, poet Edgar Allan Poe and Jesus toast.

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RTÉ1, 7.30pm

Strumming and jamming from the banks of Loch Lomond, this acoustic showcase, featuring the best of folk musicians from Ireland, Scotland and Nashville, continues with Co Clare native and Grammy nominee Maura o’Connell joining Mary Chapin Carpenter and Scot Julie Fowlis to rehearse and play with no audience except themselves and a house band, while Tim o’Brien adds bittersweet Appalachian bluegrass to the mix.

the walking dead RTÉ2, 10.50PM After last week’s transformation of the Governor from mass murderer to hero, he’s back at the centre of tonight’s episode of the post-apocalyptic drama, but this time the bad Governor (David Morrissey) is to the fore. So it’s probably not a good idea for Caesar Martinez (Jose Pablo Cantillo, pictured with Morrissey) to go golfing with him then?

the joy of the guitar riff BBC4, 9pm

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Sport thank gaa it’s friday RTÉ2, 8.30pm

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on this weekly edition of news, views and interviews of all things GAA, recently retired athlete David Gillick talks about his return to his first love as he plays football with Ballinteer St John’s. We catch up with Meath’s Paddy o’Rourke ahead of this Sunday’s Leinster football final against old rivals Dublin, while Waterford hurler Stephen Molumphy chats about his other field manoeuvres with the Irish Defence Forces.

Dark comedy in which three men (led by Jason Bateman) worn down by the soul-destroying grind of capitalism hatch a drunken plan to kill each other’s bosses. Colin Farrell is brilliant as a balding coke-head nepotistic business owner, and Jennifer Aniston is surprisingly convincing as a nymphomaniac dentist.

the stag

Irish comedy in which middle-class men go on a camping trip to celebrate the impending wedding of Fionnan (Hugh O’Conor). However, the expedition spins out of control when the bride’s overbearing brother takes charge of the stags.

tour de france beo 2014 TG4, 1.10pm

Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali retained the yellow jersey as Norwegian Alexander Kristoff raced to victory in a sprint finish to Saint-Etienne in the south-east yesterday. Today’s 13th stage takes the peloton to the Alps with a mountain-top finish in Chamrousse.

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Factual the village that’s falling into the sea BBC1, 7.30pm

Hear the phrase ‘guitar riff’ and what’s the first worm that wriggles in your ear? Led Zep’s Whole Lotta Love? The Stones’ Satisfaction? Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit? There’s nothing like an electric guitar to get the rock juices flowing and this rhythmic groove through the art of the riff features a who’s who of guitar greats, from Chuck Berry to Johnny Marr, in a show that’s bound to get you making a Best Riff Ever playlist.

john lennon live in new york Sky Arts 1, 9pm

Friday nights are full of music treats at the moment and this one is a gem. It’s Lennon performing a charity concert at Madison Square Garden in 1972, the year after the release of his classic album Imagine – with the bitter bust-up of the Beatles behind him – a singalong Give Peace A Chance the epitome of optimism. All along Britain’s east coast there was a collective holding of breath on December 5 last year as the biggest tidal surge in 60 years gathered out at sea. The seaside village of Hemsby in Norfolk was among the worst hit, with homes lost to the sea on land ravaged by erosion. After that, many would have packed up and moved on. But, as reporter David Whiteley discovers, Hemsby locals are made of stern stuff – and are fighting back.

sound city BBC4, 11pm

Dave Grohl directs this documentary about the history of the legendary Sound City recording studio in California from the 1960s to its closure in 2011. Nirvana recorded their Nevermind album here and Grohl is joined by the likes of Trent Reznor, Paul McCartney and Fleetwood Mac for this illuminating trip down musical memory lane.

proof of life RTÉ1, 10.05pm

Famous for the on-set romance between stars Russell Crowe and Hollywood sweetheart Meg Ryan – while she was still married to Dennis Quaid – this kidnap drama deals with the fall-out after an engineer is abducted in a fictional Latin American nation and his wife falls for the negotiator who is tasked with bringing back her husband alive.

what happens in vegas C4, 12.05am

Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher star as strangers who wake up after a wild night together in Las Vegas to discover they’re married. However, since they’ve won $3million on a slot machine, they must stay together for the sake of the money. Breezy, if overly contrived, romcom that relies heavily on the charm of its leads.

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dirty harry ITV4, 9pm

The first in the Dirty Harry series now synonymous with its star Clint Eastwood – although the role was originally intended for Frank Sinatra. Inspector ‘Dirty’ Harry Callahan is on the trail of deranged psychopath Scorpio. When legal technicalities stand between the murderer and justice, Harry takes the law into his own hands, assisted by his .44 Magnum. Critics found the film controversial, saying it glorified a fascist police force, but it proved to be an enduring classic of the hard-bitten cop genre.

the kingdom UTV, 11.10pm

FBI agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) and his team of counter terrorism operatives are given five days to investigate a deadly attack on American forces in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. However, hostile local officials are not too keen on this intrusion by a westerner. Mediocre thriller directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) and also starring Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper, and Jason Bateman.

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Matt Berninger’s brooding Ohio indie rockers, whose 2005 breakthrough album Alligator was a volatile Bukowskian night of wine, women and self-loathing, play two Dublin shows this week, showcasing tracks from latest LP, Trouble Will Find Me – a gorgeously brooding affair that unfurls a little more with each listen. Support from Owen Pallett who also performs solo in Whelan’s on Sunday Tonight & tomorrow, The Iveagh Gardens, Harcourt Street D2, 7pm (sold out). Tel: 0818 719 300. www.americanmary.com

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Last year’s Longitude was one of the summer’s festival highlights not just because of its stellar line-up – a mix of seminal veteran acts (Kraftwerk) and cracking newcomers (Vampire Weekend) – but because the weather was also a triumph. While we can’t guarantee unbroken sunshine at Marlay Park this weekend, we can certainly vouch for its august and eclectic itinerary. Reliable dance pop rabble-rousers (Bastille, Disclosure), buzzy newcomers (Banks and Bonobo), indie folk heroes (Ben Howard, James Vincent McMorrow) and alt-pop darlings (Haim, right, First Aid Kit) will cheer the crowd across the three-day event, with Bristol trip-hop mavericks Massive Attack bringing the weekend to a rousing close Today until Sun, Marlay Park, Dundrum D14, from €59.50 day ticket (Sat sold out). Tel: 0818 719 300. www.longitude.ie

Galway’s Anam Thea Clare McIntyre’s shar tre Company presents which was first perfop, comic three-hander acclaim; with a scrip rmed in 1988 to critical t female characters’ that explores its fraught relationships with their own desir es and each other, it re , their body image mains as topical as ever Tonight & tomorrow, East Essex St, Temple The New Theatre, 43 Tel: (01) 670 3361. wwBar D8, 7.30pm, €15. w.anamtheatre.com

For a post-Longitude party head to The Sugar Club where Bacardi will be hosting three late-night parties (Fri to Sun) with music from Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble, Rich Medina and DJ Scope

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Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon get dolled up in drag and stow away with an all-girl band, that includes a flighty ukulele player called Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), after they’re witnesses to the St Valentine’s Day Massacre. Billy Wilder’s 1959 screwball classic, named the funniest movie of all time by the American Film Institute, has lost none of its charm Until Jul 24, IFI, 6 Eustace Street D2, various times prices. Tel: (01) 679 3477. www.ifi.ie

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The Irish premiere of Shane Meadows’ (This Is England) new film, a short documentary about the director’s friendship and collaborations with the musician Gavin Clark, takes place in The Button Factory this evening. Clark, vocalist with rustic folk/ electronica outfit Clayhill, will be joined by Nick Hemming and Helen Whitaker of The Leisure Society for a post-screening live performance Tonight, Button Factory, Curved Street D2, 7pm, €20. Tel: (01) 670 9202. www.buttonfactory.ie

VIsIt HOTTER THAN JuLy

After almost three decades as an official marketing category, world music’s bubbling stewpot is now gurgling up an increasingly subtle blend of styles. This weekend the free Hotter Than July festival will see a joyous cacophony of sounds emanating from Temple Bar’s Meeting House Square. The National Concert Hall’s new gamelan choir will celebrate that storied Indonesian instrument (an array of tuned bronze metallophones and gongs, played in the seated position), with support from trad outfit Ensemble Eriu, seven-piece IrishNigerian ensemble Tig Linn, Dublin’s North Strand Kontra Band (pictured) and a host of acts celebrating the music of Brazil, West Africa, The Balkans, Asia and North America Sun, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar D2, 2pm to 7pm, free. www.improvisedmusic.ie

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d’s largest air show hit town’s annual Summerfe s Bray this weekend as part of the st. 80,000-plus – at last year’s Following record crowds – some even bigger turn-out with event, organisers are expecting an ‘oo visitors gaze aloft at dared hs’ and ‘aahs’ aplenty as evil displays from the likes of former aerobatics champion Eddie Goggins , with such aircraft as The Hunter, The Sabre, and the Vampires making the ir Irish aerial debut Sun, from 3pm, free. www.brayairdisplay.com

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ALsO OuT suPermensch: The legenD Of sheP gOrDOn (15)

Austin Powers star Mike Myers goes behind the camera to direct this affectionate portrait of Hollywood insider Shep Gordon, who managed musicians including Pink Floyd, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass and Alice Cooper. Contributors include Michael Douglas, Sylvester Stallone and Gordon himself. Expect amusing anecdotes aplenty.

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Love blossoms in the unlikely setting of a nuclear power plant in this French romantic drama. Léa Seydoux (Blue Is The Warmest Colour) and Tahar Rahim (A Prophet) star in the story of forbidden passion.

PuDsey The DOg: The mOvIe (U)

The canine Britain’s Got Talent winner gets his own movie, playing a stray mutt in a hackneyed story about a family who move to the country. David Walliams provides Pudsey’s internal voice, while Jessica Hynes plays Mum and John Sessions puts in an OTT turn as a greedy developer. Only Pudsey emerges with dignity intact. As

Evolving: Jason Clarke plays human hero Malcolm in the latest instalment of the ‘Apes’ franchise, which balances action with thought

Brawn matched by brain BlockBusters needn’t be brainless, as 2011’s franchise reboot rise of the Planet of the Apes showed. so hurrah for this sequel, which combines warmth and wit with a gripping plot and thrilling effects. Picking up ten years after rise, we revisit highly developed ape caesar (Andy serkis via motion capture). He’s the leader of a large group of apes dwelling peacefully in the hills above san Francisco. they are gradually evolving: several can talk, while others use sign language. A virus has drastically reduced the human

Thrilling, visually impressive and thoughtprovoking, this a blockbuster that delivers on many levels.

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Dawn Of The PlaneT Of The aPes (12A) HHHH✩ population, so the apes are both shocked and scared when a small group come calling, looking for a generator to power their city of survivors. they must decide fast: are apes and humans friends or foe? With his inherent wisdom and experience of living with humans, caesar is inclined to offer a cautious olive branch but there are rebellious rumblings in the ranks. on the human side, Malcolm (Zero Dark thirty’s Jason clarke) is our hero: brave, broad-minded, peace-loving and determined to help his community. He must contend with a trigger-happy sidekick (kirk Acevedo) and a well-mean-

ing but less ape-friendly leader at base camp (Gary oldman). It’s an engaging set-up, exploring tribal interaction, military tactics, ecological concerns and moral dilemmas. the film isn’t a them-and-us situation: the story jumps between the two sides. this also explores relationships, from caesar and his sons to Malcolm and his partner, ellie (keri russell). characterisation is efficient but relatively swift: the film spends just as much time on action, most of which is exciting – just a few scenes outstay their welcome. And the effects are excellent: think armies of cG apes riding horses, and spectacular 3D collisions and tumbles. It’s a man’s world on both sides, however. Maybe that’s part of the evolution in the next film. Anna smith

Unravelling the cult of Divine I am DIvIne (15) HHH✩✩ This documentary about outrageous American drag performer Divine was always going to be a hoot – how could it not be? Born Harris Glenn Milstead, the bullied fat kid in school become one of the most famous female impersonators in the world, sporting a huge wig, crazy makeup, a filthy mouth and a countercultural streak that endeared him to the LGBT community in particular. Thanks to his friendship with director John Waters, he/she also became a film star, appearing in

Larger than life: Divine in drag

1988’s musical comedy Hairspray as larger-than-life mother Edna Turnblad. Waters is on hand to remember his late friend, as are many talking heads including co-star Ricki Lake and numerous friends and family, most notably his mother. The star’s relationship with his mother forms this film’s emotional backbone but while there’s archive footage of Milstead talking about his life, we don’t get to know every side of him – it is surprisingly coy when it comes to exploring his love life. Still, it’s an intriguing look at cultural change and how an underdog can become a cult figure thanks to a mixture of charm, confidence and sheer cheek. As

A picture of an eccentric There’s an increasing trend for big-screen documentaries that explore a mysterious character, gradually peeling back the layers as if investigating a cold case – just think of 2012’s Searching For Sugar Man or the more chilling The Imposter. Finding Vivian Maier follows a similar format. Writer-director John Maloof explains how he stumbled upon a remarkable box of vintage street photographs at an auction and vowed to find the photographer. Upon discovering more of Maier’s work, he also found out she was a nanny who never sought the fame that was now calling. And so the story

fInDIng vIvIan maIer (12A) HHHH✩ unfolds as he tracks down those who knew her. It’s a fascinating posthumous portrait of an undoubted eccentric. Not unlike an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, it’s a calculated but effective slow reveal. But the film is most remarkable for the photographs it features: Maier captured slight, characterful moments on the streets of Chicago astonishingly vividly. It’s enough to make anyone have another think about how they use their camera phone. As

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Richy Kelly of Castlepaloozabound Sounds Of System Breakdown on his festival highs and lows Acts you’re most keen on catching at Castlepalooza this year... Gruff Rhys, Sleep McEvox and Moscow Metro The celebrity you’d most enjoy having a natter with as you pitch your tent in the rain... I wouldn’t mind a natter with Ray Mears, he could pitch the tent faster than me so I could take care of the beverages.

day in Imma’s formal gardens, with Seán Mac Erlaine, The BQ Trio, Roland Gomez and rock and pop covers choir The Line Up.

Celebrity you’d happily share a sleeping bag with... Hopefully there won’t be too much sleeping in Tullamore that weekend. But we wouldn’t mind reflecting on the cosmos with Carl Sagan from the roof of the castle at some point. Most memorable festival moment... Playing at festivals are the only memorable parts really – the rest of the time I need to be reminded of what I was up to. The festival act that most surprised/disappointed you... David Bowie cancelling at Oxegen ten years ago

Hélio Oiticica, Parangolé P4 Cape 1, 1964. Photo Sergio Zalis For full schedule see www.imma.ie was a real disappointment, not least because it was the second time I’d missed out on a DB concert...and I’m still waiting. The most gawd-awful/hair-raising/eyewatering festival experience... Nearly getting washed away at Glastonbury a few years ago was scary. Things can turn treacherous so quickly sometimes. Ideal pre-dawn playlist for a campsite shindig... We’re all still up, right? We are blasting The Prodigy’s Music For The Jilted Generation very loudly and the hordes are descending on our tent. Best festival survival tip... Remember kids: safety third... Sounds Of System Breakdown perform at Castlepalooza, Charleville Castle, Co Offaly, Aug 1 to Aug 3. www.castlepalooza.com

On My PLAyLIST Singer-Songwriter Dan Croll GOD OnLy KnOwS by the Beach Boys

This was the first track from The Beach Boys I’d ever heard and it’s the song that started an obsession with these masters of harmony.

MERRy CHRISTMAS MR LAwREnCE by ryuichi Sakamoto

This shows how effective melody can be. Although it’s an instrumental, this is one of the

CLuBS With Massive Attack headlining the Longitude festival, you’d be forgiven for thinking there was a plan to relive the golden decade of 1990s UK dance acts in Dublin this weekend. Leftfield, like the Bristol group, were one of the era-defining artists. Neil Barnes and Paul Daley’s Leftism album created a timeless fusion of house, dub and ethereal electronics, while their collaboration with John Lydon saw them storm the charts. Barnes (pictured below) departed Leftfield a few years ago, but he is now back in the fold and takes to the decks for this show. Expect him to drop dub house and techno dance floor bombs at the relaunched Village – now called Opium Rooms. Tomorrow, Abstract & Subject, The Opium Rooms, Liberty Lane D2, 10.30pm, €15.

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n exhibition of work by Hélio Oiticica, one of Brazil’s most celebrated and influential 20th century artists, forms the centrepiece of the Irish Museum Of Modern Art’s inaugural Summer Rising showcase. Propositions includes a selection of Oiticica’s ‘spectator-activated’ installations and paintings, with visitors invited to don one of the artist’s coloursaturated capes and become a walking sculpture (Oitisika was one of the pioneerchampions of participation art). To celebrate tonight’s launch, Thisispopbaby has curated a special edition of its club night Werk, bringing together ‘underground heroes, phabulous phreaks, drama queens and performance giants’ for an evening of leftfield live art and disco (from 8.30pm, €20). Saturday’s events are a more kiddieoriented affair and include an ‘edible canvas’ workshop and dance performance from Up And Over It. The festival comes to a close on July 26 with a series of free musical performances throughout the

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catchiest (and most magical) songs I’ve ever heard.

FIRE AnD RAIn by James taylor

This beautifully intimate song comes from the seminal album Sweet Baby James, which was the soundtrack (and the only CD in my dad’s car) for every family holiday to Cornwall.

PuRE IMAGInATIOn by gene wilder

Ed Davenport

Ed Davenport is one of the new breed of Berlin’s house and techno artists. With releases to his credit on Mosaic, Figure and NRK, and regular slots at the Panorama Bar, Davenport’s biggest project thus far has been to help Dave Sumner relaunch the Infrastructure label. Working with Sumner under the Function/Inland collaborative project, the first release on the resurgent label has yielded the ice cool techno release, Odeon. Tomorrow, Archetype/Pogo, Twisted Pepper, Middle Abbey Street D1, 10.30pm, €14.

Dust

Forza Italo morphs into its Wave variant this weekend for its latest party. Dust is a four-strong collective from New York who make and perform an untamed amalgam of acid house, analog techno and angular new wave. They have documented their unusual approach on EPs for Italian label Mannequin – the most recent being Feel It – but the best way to experience their sound is live, in an intimate setting like the Odessa Club. Support comes from Mannequin label owner Alessandro Adriani. Tonight, Wave Forza, The Odessa Club D2, 10.30pm, Richard Brophy €10/€12.

DuALITy by Slipknot

A total curveball from the other tracks but an incredibly important song to me. I’d just entered my teenage angst phase when this came out, and it not only helped me through that but also started my love for heavier music.

There were a lot of musicals during my upbringing but Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory was the finest, purely for this. It’s the anchor of all childhood memories, such an emotional song.

IT’S OnLy A PAPER MOOn by ella Fitzgerald

Dan Croll’s new single, Nobody Knows, and the deluxe version of LP Sweet Disarray, are out now. He plays Castlepalooza, Charleville Castle, Co Offaly, Aug 1 to Aug 3. www.castlepalooza.com

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News Anchor Barbie and Computer omputer Engineer Barbie appe appear at the Toy oy FFair in New York in this photo from 2010. Mattel Inc, the world’s largest toymaker, reported its third straight fall in quarterly sales due to a drop in demand for Barbie dolls and Fisher Price preschool toys Picture: reuters

WINDOWS developer Microsoft is set to cut up to 18,000 jobs in the next year, with more than half of those coming from the Nokia arm of the business which was purchased earlier this year. Chief executive officer Satya Nadella, who took over in February, said the company, founded by Bill Gates 39 years ago, needed to ‘evolve our organisation and culture’. ‘The first step to building the right organisation for our ambitions is to realign our workforce. With this in mind, we will begin to reduce the size of our overall workforce by up to 18,000 jobs in the next year,’ Mr Nadella said. Microsoft gained 32,000 Nokia employees, of whom 12,500 will lose their jobs. ‘We are moving to start re-

by MARTyn LAnDi ducing the first 13,000 positions, and the majority of employees whose jobs will be eliminated will be notified over the next six months.’ This is the biggest cut of staff in the company’s history, with the last significant reshuffle coming in 2009, when former chief Steve Ballmer cut 5,800 staff. Microsoft has been making efforts to re-brand in a bid to keep up with Apple and Samsung, with more emphasis on software and apps. However, after launching the Nokia X, which ran Google’s Android OS skinned with Windows, it yesterday announced it would instead bring out more lower priced Lumia phones running on Windows.

Nissan boss: 30% female target is too ambitious NISSAN’S chief executive, who has long made a point of promoting women to management positions, said Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to boost female bosses to 30 per cent by 2020 is too ambitious. Women make up only 2.9 per cent of manager-level positions at companies employing 5,000 or more.

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said he didn’t want a negative effect by having women fail as a result of being promoted too quickly and with insufficient experience, which would be a step backward. ‘I’m being conservative, I’m being prudent,’ Ghosn told the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo.

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As a career coach, I am in awe of Joan Burton. Do I agree with all of her policies? No. But if Joan were one of my clients, I would be ecstatically proud of her. Many political observers thought she was a busted flush a couple of years ago when then Labour leader Eamon Gilmore humiliated her by demoting her from Finance to the Department of Social Protection. It was a disgraceful thing to do and Joan could easily have indulged in a massive sulk. Many suggested at the time that she resign from Cabinet on principle. It must have been a temptation for someone whose long slow climb back to political contention began in 1997 when she lost her Dáil seat. ‘Was it for this that I put in all that work?’ Joan must have been asking herself when Gilmore gave her the bad news upon the formation of the current government. However Joan made the kind of decision only very resilient individuals are capable of: to turn a setback into an opportunity. At a time of deep fiscal austerity, she represented her department with great vigour at the Cabinet table and made the very most of her portfolio. Result? Gilmore gone, Burton in. So for those of us ‘Joans’ out there who may recently have experienced the kick in the teeth of a promotional setback, all is not lost. Dig deep and decide on your long-term career plan. If you burn bridges, you’ll just get burnt yourself. Nobody else will. There’s no law written in the cosmos that career paths are meant to be straight or easy. So be brilliant, dignified and, unlike Garth Brooks, better than your non-promoters. Career coach Jane Downes is the author of The Career Book (thecareerbook.ie) and principal coach of Clearview Coaching Group, clearviewcoachgroup.com.

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Brady confident Blues will not bow to Royals by pAuL kEAnE

It was for days like sunday that tomas Brady turned his back on hurling and gave football his 100 per cent focus. But for a while there, it wasn’t entirely certain he’d make it. Jim Gavin showed plenty of heart early last year when Brady first left the hurling panel for football and the Na fianna man was a regular fixture in defence. But a second cruciate knee ligament injury of his career set Brady back significantly and, privately, some questioned if he’d be able to overcome that, as well as the quality of players in his way, to make it as a footballer. If there were any critics, they were won over by the sight of him kicking back-to-back points in the semi-final win over wexford, placing himself in the shop window for a starting spot against Meath. for Brady himself, he knew he was going to be okay as far back as January when he got through his first contact session since the knee injury. ‘I was just so anxious that the knee would hold up,’ said Brady. ‘But once you planted that foot down and you got through a few gears then you know it’s solid and it’s good to go. ‘from that moment, from the time you’re out on the pitch the trust is there and it’s gone from your mind. I can safely say that.’ the challenge he’s been fighting since then has been to earn himself a jersey. It’s a thankless task and, at times, you’d wonder if he shouldn’t have stuck with hurling where he’d probably be a guaranteed starter. ‘obviously if you’re playing at this level, you have belief in your own ability,’ said Brady. ‘Myself or anyone wouldn’t be here if you didn’t have that belief. the talent around you is second to none, yes, but guys know that if they do perform they will get their chance.’ If it is a bench role for Brady again this weekend, he will just try and be ready for action. He reckons he knows what to expect from the royals. ‘I was on the Hill as a kid with my dad and friends watching Meath/dublin games,’ said Brady. ‘there was one particular final where ollie Murphy did very well, in the late 1990s (1999) that I remember. Graham Geraghty too, he used to torture dublin defences. Meath are a proud footballing county, so to get one over on them would be really special.’

“At this level you have belief in your ability”

spORT DigEsT Fifa tells Rosberg ‘no Cup helmet’ fORMuLA OnE

The party continues for German sports fans as Formula One visits Hockenheim this weekend and Mercedes’ golden boy Nico Rosberg looks to extend his championship lead. However, Fifa put a dampener on it. Rosberg hoped to honour his home side by wearing a special tribute helmet with the World Cup printed on the top. However, Fifa told him unauthorised use of trademarks is not allowed and ‘puts the interests of the worldwide football community at stake’. ‘It was a pity as it looked really cool, with the trophy on top,’ said Rosberg. ‘Anyways, I replaced it now with a big star and no one can take that away. The star is ours.’

Tiernan-Locke out over dope charges cycLing Team Sky have terminated

the contract of Jonathan Tiernan-Locke with immediate effect following confirmation of an International Cycling Union anti-doping violation. The 29year-old, who denies the charges, has not raced since being withdrawn from competition by his team last September following the discovery of discrepancies in his biological passport. The management company of TiernanLocke, who won the 2012 Tour of Britain, had said he intended to contest the charges when the discrepancies were made public last December.

Kristoff wins stage, as Nibali keeps lead TOuR DE fRAncE Vincenzo Ready for action: Dubs Tomas Brady has recovered from knee injury in time for this Sunday’s Leinster football final against Meath picture: inpho

Burke looks for silverware from improving Meath ExpEriEncEd Meath defender Mickey Burke says they’re not happy with moral victories any more. The royals were credited with good displays against dublin in the last two Leinster finals when they ran them to three and seven-point defeats. But man mountain Burke, 28, is banking on third time lucky this weekend and a piece of silverware to show for their efforts. ‘At this stage we want to start getting a few medals,’ said Burke. ‘Obviously we got one from 2010 though some might question that one a little bit. We

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definitely want to start getting wins under our belt in these big games. ‘We had a reasonable league and came within a kick of a ball of getting promoted. i think a lot of young lads that came through have that experience and the experience of last

year too so i’d like to think we’re in a stronger place now. ‘We beat a good Kildare side who were in division 1 so that was a pretty good test coming into a Leinster final. But, look, dublin at this point in time are a very good team. They are dominating football a little bit at the moment so we

know what’s ahead of us.’ Burke admitted he shuddered when he heard that dublin’s subs have contributed 1-18 in their last two games alone. ‘They are just a great team and i read that stat somewhere,’ said the dual player. ‘But if you spent the whole time worrying about it, you’d be at nothing. ‘You have to try and match them physically and to win every ball because if you kick the ball away or they turn over possession, they just go on the counter and can score at will. There’s a lot to keep on top of but that’s what we’re aiming for.’

Nibali will head into the Alps with his hold on the yellow jersey intact, after keeping his two minutes 23 seconds lead over stage 12 to St Etienne yesterday. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) held off Peter Sagan (Cannondale) to clinch stage victory in a sprint finish, after the peloton hauled back breakaway pair Simon Clarke (Orica Greenedge) and Cyril Gautier (Europcar) with 5km to spare. Nibali was safely tucked in the peloton along with his nearest challengers Richie Porte (Team Sky) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), second and third places respectively overall.

Killarney race set ADvEnTuRE RAcE Now in its

fourth year, the Helly Hansen Killarney Adventure Race 2014 takes place on Saturday, October 4 in Killarney National Park. The multi-sport event, comprising running through the mountains, cycling and kayaking, has three route options, 70km, 60km, or 30km, to suit all levels of fitness. To find out more come along to an information night at the Great Outdoors, Chatham Street next Thursday, July 24, at 6.30pm.

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TRANSFER TALK HIS NAME IS RIO AND HE pLAyS FOR qpR

Noth-Ings changed for Danny

Burnley striker Danny Ings insists he Former Manchester United is committed to the club despite only and England captain Rio having a year left on his contract. Ferdinand has signed for The 21-year-old (pictured) netted 26 QPR on a one-year deal goals last season to help the Clarets to after his Old Trafford an unexpected promotion and was voted contract ended Championship Player of the year. Ings also won his first caps for england

Drive pays dividends for Lowry

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Green day: Lowry confidence pays off

under-21s and has been consistently linked with a move away from Burnley this summer but said: ‘As far as I am concerned, Burnley and the Premier league is where I am, 100 per cent. ‘everybody knows I enjoy playing for Burnley. It’s a fantastic family club and I am not looking to leave.’

toni Kroos is greeted by his new manager Carlo Ancelotti after completing a £20million move from Bayern Munich to real Madrid yesterday. Kroos, 24, who starred during Germany’s World Cup triumph, has signed a six-year deal with real and his arrival could pave the way for Arsenal target sami Khedira to leave the Bernabeu. Kroos (far left) won three Bundesliga titles and the Champions League at Bayern after moving from Hansa rostock aged just 16.

by DEREK DENT AN AGGRESSIVE approach paid off for Ireland’s Shane Lowry in the first round of the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. Lowry was one over par after nine holes played in the tougher afternoon conditions yesterday, but birdied five holes on the back nine to complete an opening 68 and claim a share of third place, two shots behind leader Rory McIlroy. ‘If you lay back you leave yourself a long way into these greens and it’s tough to get it anywhere close,’ said Lowry, who won the Irish Open while still an amateur in 2009. ‘If you lay back you’re sort of playing for par so I took on the back nine. ‘I hit driver on 10, 17 and 18, as well. When you hit a good driver, it kills the hole. On 17, I was between eight and nine iron for my second shot. And down 18 it was just a nice 5-wood on to the green. Over the course of the week, you might hit it in the bunkers once or twice, but I’m confident with the way I hit my driver.’ Asked about the changing conditions, Lowry added: ‘Yeah, it was even a different golf course than the one I was watching back at the house on TV. I couldn’t believe how firm the greens were playing. The parthree sixth hole was tough to stop the ball.’

Box-office bogeyman Tiger still the only show in town what does golf do after Tiger woods? You can see on days like this why that question is bubbling under the surface in the sport, writes Nick Metcalfe. The 38-year-old icon, winner of 14 major titles, simply sets the pulses racing like no other. It has the feel of a pilgrimage when woods goes out early. The cheer at the first tee was a genuinely warm and heartening one. The locals haven’t forgotten that emotional week here eight years ago when he claimed the third of his Open titles. A first birdie at the long fifth put him on track. Then came a glorious purple patch on the back nine – successive birdies at the 11th, 12th and 13th, with two more at 15 and 16. The packed galleries loved it.

Mat’s happy return

MATHIeu DeBuCHy completed his move to Arsenal yesterday admitting he was delighted to be back in the Champions league. The right-back, who impressed for France during the World Cup, is believed to have cost the gunners around £12million after leaving newcastle. Debuchy, 28, presents boss Arsene Wenger with a readymade replacement for Bacary

Sagna, who left earlier this summer for Manchester City. Debuchy (pictured) – Arsenal’s second signing this summer after Alexis Sanchez – said: ‘Playing again in the Champions league is a big excitement and I’ll do my best to help Arsenal compete for trophies.’ The Magpies moved quickly to replace Debuchy by landing Holland defender Daryl Janmaat.

French Riviere dream EMMANUEL RIVIERE is hoping Newcastle can help him force his way into the France squad. The 24-year-old striker, who completed his move from Monaco this week, has represented his country at Under-21 level, but is determined to follow new clubmates Moussa sissoko and Remy Cabella into the senior Les Bleus ranks. Riviere (pictured) said: ‘For that too, I signed here. I want to get into the France team. ‘I want to adapt quickly to the Premier League because the Premier League is not Ligue 1. Ligue 1 is different. I want to work hard to adapt fast to the Premier League.’

Rodgers: Agger will do LIVERPOOL boss Brendan Rodgers has denied claims he is looking to offload defender Daniel Agger (pictured). There have been reports the Dane was surplus to requirements at Anfield but Rodgers said: ‘Daniel is one of a number of excellent players we have playing at the back. The big issue for Dan has been his availability. he has been out injured for a number of games.’

Around half the money for Debuchy will be spent on his replacement from Feyenoord. u WeST HAM have completed the signing of ecuador World Cup star enner Valencia for a fee close to £15m. The 25-year-old, who scored all three of ecuador’s goals in Brazil, will arrive from Mexican club Pachuca on a five-year deal pending a work permit.

ONTHEgRApEvINE u STeVen CAulKer and Fraizer Campbell have been excused from Cardiff’s pre-season tour to Austria, fuelling speculation the duo will leave south Wales. u wEsT ham have stepped up their interest in £4m Boca Juniors full-back Emanuel Insua, younger brother of former Liverpool defender Emiliano. uJACK CorK is being tracked by QPr, Crystal Palace

and West Brom as his Southampton deal is entering its final year and the midfielder has yet to agree an extension. u XABI ALONsO’s agent has ruled out a Napoli reunion with Rafael Benitez, insisting his player (pictured) is not leaving Real Madrid. u gerArD DeuloFeu plans to fight for a Barcelona place after a loan spell at everton.

1 Year loan deal confirmed by Napoli yesterday

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van gaal feels heat of Manchester hopes Commercial balancing act worries boss by gAvin bROwn Louis van Gaal called Manchester united ‘the biggest club in the world’ yesterday but refused to say what he feels he can achieve as their new manager. The Dutchman faced the media for the first time on his second day in charge at old Trafford and though he has already realised the magnitude of the team he now leads, suggested united’s vast commercial interests could affect his job.

‘I have to adapt to a great club. It won’t be ‘it’s the biggest club in the world. Within two days, i know already how important Manchester united is but also how important the sponsors are,’ he said. ‘i’ve met a lot of people, and when you see that kind of people loving the club they expect a lot of me. ‘Can i fulfil that expectation? i think i can, but because of the greatness of this club it is much more difficult. ‘This club is also guided in a commer-

Old and new: United legend Bobby Charlton greets new boss Van Gaal ahead of his first press conference yesterday

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‘I always pick one who knows the club and culture. I cannot come to england and authorise the Dutch culture here, that’s not good. He can teach me the culture and show me the best players in the youth set-up, and will help a lot.’ cial way and we have to fulfil that also, but it is not always possible to fulfil both. ‘i will do my utmost best. That’s what i can give. i cannot give predictions. ‘i have to adapt to this big club. it won’t be easy but you can see what i’ve won.’ van Gaal’s early reference to united’s sponsorship imperatives will

intrigue supporters. The club has £350million in long-term debt while the void created by a lack of Champions League football in the new season may be filled by some money-spinning friendlies. united’s new manager – widely expected to make significant squad additions –insisted he will take time to assess the players currently at his

Sligo savour stunning Europa giantkilling FoLLoWInG on from st Patrick’s athletic’s champions League heroics in Warsaw on Wednesday night, goals from alan Keane and Danny north saw sligo rovers cap that with a sensational 2-1 win away to norwegian giants rosenborg in their europa second qualifying round, first leg clash last night. after a tight first-half at the Lerkendal stadium in trondheim, right-back Keane struck to drive home the rebound, after his initial shot was parried by home ’keeper alexander hansen, to give sligo a 56th minute lead. striker Danny north doubled the lead 14 minutes later, when he swept home David cawley’s low cross. rosenborg got a goal back on 81 minutes, when sligo ‘keeper Gary rogers punched a corner from Morten Gamst Pedersen against Mikkel Diskerud for the ball to end up in the net. While sligo would now appear to have a very good chance of going

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from nikola Vlasic. Midfielder Vlasic added hajduk’s second goal on the night on 74 minutes. a dreadful defensive error cost Derry as shakhtyor took their chance at the Brandywell. the only goal of the game came on 28 minutes. shane Mceleney failed to notice the lurking nikolai Yanush who easily intercepted the Derry defender’s blind back pass to round Ger Doherty and score.

Manchester United midfielder Michael carrick will miss up to the first three months of manager Louis van Gaal’s reign with an ankle problem. the 32-year-old (pictured) had surgery on the ligament injury, which he suffered in training, yesterday. carrick tweeted: ‘Well I’ve had better days. Very frustrating but my race to get fit has started.’ Van Gaal admitted he was disappointed to lose one of his key players ahead of the new season. ‘Michael was injured a day or two ago so that’s a blow, as he’s experienced,’ Van Gaal said.

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Goals: alan Keane and Danny north celebrate after the game through with their home leg to come next week, both Dundalk and Derry city face difficult away trips to eastern europe. Dundalk lost 2-0 at home to croatian side hajduk split, while Derry were beaten at home, 1-0 by shakhtyor soligorsk of Belarus. Dundalk lost a goal after just nine minutes before a crowd of over 3,000 at oriel Park when Mijo caktas headed home a cross

disposal before moving into the transfer market. ‘i want to see the players performing my philosophy,’ he said. ‘Then, i will think about signing players. i know the players but i have not trained and coached them. it will take three or four weeks to see what they can do before we buy other players.’

Carrick loss ‘a blow’ for new Utd boss

Germany’s Christoph Kramer was so disorientated by a clash of heads in the World Cup final that he didn’t know what game he was playing in. The midfielder was left concussed by the incident but carried on for 14 minutes. match referee nicola rizzoli said: ‘shortly after the blow, he came to me asking, “Is this the final?”’

City are driven in fresh direction by car giant MANCHESTER City have signed a five-year sponsorship deal with Nissan. The contract comes two months after City bought a stake in Japanese team Yokohama F Marinos, owned by the car giant. Their name will not only be linked to Manuel Pellegrini’s side but also other teams owned by City Football Group, the Abu Dhabi firm behind the Etihad Stadium, namely New York City and Melbourne City. The car-maker’s CEO Carlos Ghosn said the move ‘enhances Nissan’s investment in soccer’.

Spain still Bosque-d in VICENTE DEL Bosque will continue as Spain boss despite his dethroned champions’ disastrous World Cup. The 63-year-old said: ‘The federation have decided that the last six years say more than two bad games [the Holland and Chile defeats]. We will continue our work in the same way we always have.’

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McIlroy hoping not to get that Friday feeling by DEREK DENT

PLUM JOB FOR FORMER SKIPPER AS EASTERBY JOINS IRELAND SET-UP

SIMOn Easterby has been confirmed as Ireland’s new forwards coach. The former Ireland captain will replace John Plumtree in head coach Joe Schmidt’s back-room set-up, with the new Zealander returning home for family reasons. Easterby will assume his new role in October, in time for Ireland’s autumn international Guinness Series of Tests against South Africa, Georgia and Australia. Easterby will leave the Scarlets after two years as head coach of the club where he

plied his back-row trade for seven years. ‘Simon has tremendous Test match experience combined with an in-depth knowledge of the current national squad players,’ said Ireland boss Schmidt. Easterby won 65 Ireland caps between 2000 and 2008, touring new Zealand with the British and Irish lions in 2005. ‘It’s an exciting time to be involved in Irish rugby and I am looking forward to helping the team continue to be as competitive as possible,’ the 38-year-old said.

Championship, you’re going to be pleased,’ the 25-year-old said. ‘We had perfect scoring conditions out there this morning. There wasn’t much wind and there were plenty of opportunities to make birdies and I was able to take a few of them. ‘It’s another great start and, yeah, looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow.’ That was a reference to his unfortunate habit of following good rounds on Thursday with bad ones on Friday, the latest being scores of 64 and 78 in the Scottish Open last week. ‘Whenever I go out and play on Thursdays there’re not really many expectations,’ added McIlroy, who also led the 2010 Open after an opening 63 at St Andrews, but followed it with an 80 in atrocious conditions. ‘You’re going out there and you’re trying to find a rhythm and you’re just trying to play your way into the round,’ he added. ‘When you go back out on Friday after a good score you know what you can do, so you’re going out with some expectations. I think I’ve just got to approach it like that, start off trying to hit solid shots the first few holes and play my way into the round.’ Woods dropped shots on his first two holes but picked up six birdies to finish on 69. ‘I’m getting stronger, I’m getting faster, I’m getting more explosive. Those are all positive things,’ Woods said.

THE Open Championship enjoyed a case of déja vu yesterday with glorious weather at Royal Liverpool and a certain Tiger Woods high on the leaderboard in the opening round. But it was a man not present the last time the event was staged here in 2006 who shone the brightest, Rory McIlroy carding a flawless 66 to set the clubhouse target. McIlroy continued his trend of getting off to flying starts in tournaments in 2014, firing birdies at the second, fifth and sixth to be out in 32 and adding more on the tenth, 12th and 16th. At six under par he held a one-shot lead over Italian Matteo Manassero, whose compatriots Edoardo and Francesco Molinari were a shot further back alongside Sergio Garcia and American duo Jim Furyk and Brooks Koepka. Woods, playing his first major of the year after undergoing back surgery, was lurking ominously on three under par, the 38year-old only using his driver once, on the par-five 16th, as he did in 2006. On that occasion the driver was never used again on the rock-hard links. The course was much greener this time around, but the ball was still bounding along the fairways and McIlroy was delighted to take advantage. ‘Any time you shoot 66 at the Open McIlroy: Set an opening round target of 66

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Utility man: Brady

DuBlIn footballer Tomás Brady insists there’s nothing bogus about their rivalry with Meath. The neighbours meet in Sunday’s leinster final for the third season running, though dominant Dublin are favourites to maintain a 100 per cent win rate. In fact, Meath have beaten Dublin just once in eight games since overcoming the Sky Blues way back in 2001. The only escape Meath have had from the blue wave has been the five goal mauling they inflicted on

Dublin in 2010. But that seems like a long time ago now as Dublin chase bigger prizes and back-toback All-Irelands. ‘Oh it’s still a very real rivalry,’ insisted Brady. ‘Just look at last

‘We’re expecting a very physical battle’ year, Meath probably thought they should have won that game. They had goal chances right up until mid-way through the second-half.

‘And this year they’re probably one of the form sides in the country. They have excellent leaders in defence. And the two games they’ve had up until now, they’ve shown great form, scoring nine goals. ‘up front they’re very potent, they have great pace and excellent high fielders. We’re expecting a very physical battle played at high pace, exactly the sort of game we always get off Meath.’ utility man Brady is fighting hard for a first team place after scoring two points as a sub

against Wexford. He only switched from hurling to football last year and missed the 2013 final through injury, so playing some part this weekend would be special. ‘A leinster medal would be great but especially when it’s a Meath/Dublin final,’ said the na Fianna man. ‘Growing up, I used to watch those Meath/Dublin finals all the time so it would be very special, yeah.’

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