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Broken promise on cost of water

THE cost of water for the average household could be one-fifth higher than previously promised by the Government, it emerged yesterday. People who have had a water meter installed will receive a bill based on consumption, but those without one yet are to have an estimated bill. The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), the independent body reviewing the cost of running Irish Water revealed that with this charge a twoadult occupied home can expect a bill of €278 for the combined water and wastewater services – considerably above the initial cost mooted. The charges are based on adult occupants only, with the costs of children to be covered by the State, as expected. Single adult households will be charged €88 annually for water and then €51 per additional adult thereafter. A single adult availing of the dual service of water and wastewater will pay €176, and up to €102 for every

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adult after that. It means that a household of five would have a yearly fee of €584. Water coming from the tap is to cost half a cent a litre – 38 cent for your average power shower or one cent per kettle. To spend a penny, it will cost you close to six cent per typical flush. A spokesperson for St Vincent de Paul said: ‘This establishes a culture of high charging which could have serious implications after 2016, recognised as the end of the transitionary period.’ Fianna Fáil environment spokesman Barry Cowen TD said: ‘These charges are only the beginning. The Government will move towards full cost recovery and this will increase the charges further. ‘It exposes the cynical approach of the Government. We were promised the full details before May’s local elections, but it has taken until the Dáil summer recess for the true cost to be disclosed.’

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i get a real buzz from my job

Newlyweds find they’re in photo taken 20yrs ago

Cara is a sex toy tester with a bonus...

...and now for some other sounds to relax with

by DOMinic yEATMAn back to that now.’ Since becoming an erotic blogger five years ago, Ms Houiellebecq says hits to her website have gone up and up. ‘Toys have always been a part of my private sex life – it gave me the idea to start writing about it and I had the idea to start testing sex toys,’ she said. Her reviews proved so popular that adult companies now pay her to test their products. Ms Houiellebecq said: ‘My friends love to ask me about toys. I know the best ones to use and cheapest ones to buy. ‘I get messages from friends saying: “My jiggle balls are broken. What should I get to replace them?”’ added Ms Houiellebecq, from Lincolnshire. Her favourite toy is the iGino One – she also recommends bullet vibrators. FORGET whale song and waves crashing on the shore – the ping of a microwave or the sound of a computer shutting down are the sounds that soothe the modern soul. Other comforting noises in the top 20 include bacon sizzling, the roar of a football crowd and the glug of wine being poured, a poll by Taste Inc found. Respondents rejected

It’s not all play: Cara Houiellebecq is a sex toy tester PICTURE: CaTERs But the 33-year-old says she is always careful never to discuss her work in front of the children. And her 37-year-old partner, who she met while working for a sex toy website, is happy to help with her work. ‘Darren doesn’t see it as a threat,’ she said. ‘We say toys are the seasoning to a sex life, not a replacement.’

traditional calming sounds, such as the sound of falling rain, for train announcements and cars revving. But a spokesman said the trend was not as unusual as it seemed. ‘A microwave ping tells us something is cooked and train announcements tell us we’re going the right way,’ he explained. ‘These are the noises that reassure us.’

1 Sizzle of bacon 2 Opening notes of favourite TV show themetune 3 Glug of wine 4 Crack of a beer can opening 5 Barbecue crackle 6 Post through letterbox 7 Football roar 8 Toaster popping 9 Kettle boiling 10 Champagne cork popping 11 Microwave ping 12 Front door closing when you get home 13 Computer switching off 14 Voice of favourite radio presenter 15 Ping of email arriving

Source: Taste Inc

SHE used to work in a bank – but it didn’t give her the job satisfaction she craved. So Cara Houiellebecq became a sex toy tester instead. Yes, yes, yes, it is a real job – she earns €18,000 a year testing and writing about bedroom aids for her erotic blog. One of the perks of the job is that she can boast she has 15 orgasms a week. And her boyfriend, Darren, doesn’t mind that deliverymen call at their home five times a week with toys for her to test drive – or that her office is filled with more than 2,000 sex aids. Ms Houiellebecq spends seven hours a week testing the toys. ‘It’s a great job – it’s never boring,’ said the mother-of-two. ‘I’ve worked in a bank before but I’d never go

MANY singletons wonder if they’ve walked right past their soulmate and missed out on a great opportunity. Teacher Aimee Maiden, 25, and her soldier husband Nick Wheeler, 26, had no idea their paths had crossed until they discovered a grainy photo taken in 1994 – 11 years before they got together. A five-year-old Ms Maiden and her future husband, then six, were pictured making sandcastles yards apart. They were engaged last year and found the photo while leafing through holiday photos at Mr Wheeler’s gran’s house. ‘What makes it more significant was, although I was brought up in Mousehole, Nick and his family didn’t live in Cornwall at the time,’ she said. ‘He and his family were down on holiday from Kent and didn’t move permanently until a year later.’ The pair fell in love after meeting at college. They were married at a church just a minute’s walk from the same beach, on Saturday and plan to have the 1990s photo framed.

Picture perfect: Aimee Maiden and Nick Wheeler on the be beach as children and after their wedding PICTUREs: swns

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We’re at breaking point

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Devastated: Chris Gunness sobs as he is interviewed by Al-Jazeera PICTURE: Al-JAzEERA

n UN Gaza envoy breaks down A UNITED Nations official broke down in tears during a TV interview as he told how the situation in Gaza had ‘reached breaking point’. Former BBC journalist Chris Gunness sobbed as he was interviewed following the destruction of a UN school where 19 people were killed. He said: ‘The rights of Palestinians, even their children, are wholesale denied and it’s appalling.’ Then he paused, battling to hold back tears. After the reporter thanked him, he was overcome, sobbing loudly as he was comforted by a colleague. Later, Mr Gunness said: ‘There are times when tears speak more eloquently than words. Mine pale into insignificance compared with Gaza’s. ‘UNRWA is overwhelmed in Gaza. We have reached breaking point. Our staff are being killed, our shelters overflowing. Where will it end?’

by SHAROn MARRiS Yesterday, it emerged the Palestinian death toll in the Israeli bombardment has topped 1,400, while another 236,374 people have lost their homes. But Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was defiant yesterday, saying Israel will destroy Hamas’ tunnel network in Gaza designed for deadly attacks inside Israel, ‘with or without a ceasefire,’ as the military called up another 16,000 reservists to pursue its campaign against Palestinian militants in the densely-populated territory. He added: ‘We have neutralised dozens of terror tunnels and we are committed to complete this mission.’ An unconditional 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire was agreed last night by Israel and Hamas while further negotiations take place.

‘Appalling’: A man shouts for help after two o people are killed in an Israeli air strike on a van in Gaza city

Flanagan under pressure in Seanad over Israel-Gaza war action on Israel’s part as well as the MINISTER for Foreign Affairs firing of rockets by Hamas and other Charlie Flanagan came under militants in Israel’. pressure in the Seanad yesterday ‘I am determined that Ireland will during a special recall to discuss the continue to play the distinct and Israel-Gaza crisis. respected role which it always has Mr Flanagan was briefing senators within the EU in actively seeking the over recent discussions with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, but promotion of the two-state solution was continuously heckled by Senator which ultimately offers the only remedy to all the conflict we are David Norris, who said Ireland’s witnessing,’ he said. recent abstention from the UN vote Fianna Fáil’s Averil Power also to investigate allegations of Israeli criticised the decision to war crimes was ‘absolutely abstain. ‘Last week, shameful’. minister, we were shamefully Mr Flanagan said the silent,’ she added. ‘violence must stop and an Gaza Action Ireland immediate ceasefire must be yesterday staged another instituted.’ die-in outside the Dáil in He condemned the current protest at Israel’s actions, situation of ‘high civilian while Lord Mayor Christie casualty’ which he said Burke has opened a book of resulted from Heckled: Flanagan condolence for those killed. ‘disproportionate military

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home digest Not guilty in Romanian teen’s murder Appeal for No online ban for sex offender A JUDGE has refused to make an order preventing a convicted sex offender from contacting children online, after he used Twitter to claim he worked for band One Direction. Brian Mulvihill, 36, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2007 for what a judge called ‘an appalling’ aggravated sexual assault on a young woman, which was reduced to eight on appeal. Shortly afterwards he received a five-year term in an Ennis court for a separate sexual assault. Yesterday, Judge Mary Ellen Ring said there was no evidence Mulvihill, originally from Kilkee in Co Clare and currently at Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, posed a threat to children.

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Murdered: Marioara

A DUBLIN man has been cleared of the murder of a Romanian teenager who was shot and her body disposed of in the Wicklow mountains. Alan Wilson, 35, of New Street Gardens, Dublin 8, was acquitted of the killing of Marioara Rostas, 18, whose remains lay undiscovered for four years. During the five-week trial the jury heard Ms Rostas had been begging with her brother on January 6, 2008, at the junction of Lombard St and Pearse St when she got into a car. She

was assaulted before being shot four times in the head and buried in a shallow grave near the Sally Gap. Ms Rostas made a phone call to Romania a day after she went missing and read the letters b, r and a or u, which prosecutors said was a house on Brabazon Street, after criminal Fergus O’Hanlon testified he returned to a house on that street to find a dead girl and Wilson with a gun in his hand. Despite his acquittal, Wilson returns to jail to serve time for a knife attack.

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Rogue DJ to face extra charges

and finally... DITCH the tent after the event? Repak wishes you wouldn’t. The recycling company has released filthy figures on the clean-up ahead of this weekend’s Castlepalooza in Tullamore. More than 15,600 litres of material – equal to three trucks – were wasted after last year’s event. See gometro.ie/repak

GARDAÍ are asking for help in tracing Thomas Kennedy, 81, last seen in the Virginia Park area of Finglas at about 9pm on Tuesday. Thomas is 5ft4in, of slim build with short grey hair and wearing glasses. If you have seen him call Finglas station on (01) 6667500.

Paddy Power admits data of 650,000 punters stolen

BUSINESSMAN Anthony Lyons has had his sentence for sexual assault extended by the Court of Criminal Appeal. The millionaire broker (left) had served six months in jail in 2012 for the sexual assault of a 27-year-old woman almost four years ago. However, yesterday a three-judge court ruled the original sentence of six years with five-and-a-half years suspended was ‘unduly lenient’ and imposed a revised sentence of six years with four suspended, effectively extending his jail time by a further 18 months.

A DJ who cancelled bookings on the mornings of weddings by falsely claiming his father had died is to face extra charges. Rogue trader Michael Stockman, 30, of Knockantern Green, Coleraine, Co Derry, took £800 (€1,000) from six customers, then failed to turn up – often texting his unwitting victims at short notice. Coleraine Magistrates’ Court heard that Stockman’s excuse for cancelling on dates in August and September 2012 was that his father had died the previous day or morning. The businessman, found guilty of nine theft offences earlier this year, will be sentenced in September.

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Selfie in the sunshine Race goers pose pos for or a group photograph aat Ballybrit ybr during ing a spot of sunshine at a the Galway Racing Festival yesterday. The annual seven-day sporting event runs until Sunday Picture: inPho

ONE of the biggest bookmakers in Ireland has revealed it was the victim of a cyber attack affecting 649,055 customers worldwide four years ago. Paddy Power said no financial information was stolen but the names, usernames, addresses, email contacts, phone numbers and dates of birth of online betting account holders were compromised in the 2010 hacking. The bookie, famed for its publicity stunts and irreverent marketing campaigns, said the security lapse was an isolated incident. Some 120,849 customers were registered in Ireland. Paddy Power’s managing director of online business Peter O’Donovan insisted no passwords or financial information were taken in the breach and there is no evidence customer accounts have been hit by fraud. ‘We sincerely regret that this breach occurred and we apologise to people who have been inconvenienced as a result,’ he said. ‘We take our responsibilities regarding customer data extremely seriously and have conducted an extensive investigation.’ All affected customers are being contacted by the bookie. Some 87,904 of them are classed as active, having placed a bet online this year. The hack was discovered in May when the bookmaker was told a person in Canada was allegedly in possession of an old dataset of Paddy Power customers. The company reported it to the Garda and took legal action with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police to retrieve the compromised dataset from an individual.

Judge to Anglo pair: Enjoy yourselves Fitz to apply for A JUDGE has instructed two former directors of Anglo Irish Bank to ‘enjoy your community service’. Former Anglo director of finance William McAteer, 63, of Greenrath, Tipperary, and former head of Irish lending Pat Whelan, 52, of Malahide, were ordered to carry out 240 hours of community service by Judge Martin Nolan in lieu of a two-year sentence. If they do not complete the community service within one year they will have to serve the prison term, the court heard. Whelan (pictured top right) and McAteer (bottom right) had faced up to five years in prison after they were convicted of breaching the Companies Act by illegally lending

money to the Maple Ten group of investors so they could buy shares in Anglo to stabilise the bank’s plummeting share price. On April 17 last, a jury found the two men guilty on ten charges each of breaching Section 60 of the Companies Act 1963 by lending money to the investors as part of a share support scheme. During a sentencing hearing following the trial, Judge Nolan said a serious crime had been committed but that it would be unjust to jail the men when they acted in the full belief that what they were doing was legal. Instead, he told the pair to ‘enjoy’ their service, with both men smiling briefly at him as he left the court.

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FORMeR Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick may have to ‘reluctantly’ apply for free legal aid for his upcoming trial on charges of failing to disclose loans worth at least €139million from another bank, a court has heard. FitzPatrick, 65, of Whitshed Road, Greystones, Co Wicklow will not be able to fund his case, set for February 2015, unless he is awarded his costs from a previous trial in which he was acquitted, Judge Mary ellen Ring was told.

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Racy pics drive boys Kerr-azy Miranda unveils snaps amid row between Biebs and ex-hubby

IRANDA KERR taunted the men scrapping over her when she responded to her ex-hubby Orlando Bloom’s bust up with Justin Bieber by releasing a topless video. The Aussie made sure she was still at the centre of attention hours after 37-year-old Bloom tried to clobber her alleged fling Justin Bieber outside the Cipriani restaurant in Ibiza on Tuesday. It has also emerged fellow celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio and Lindsay Lohan cheered on Bloom durning the scrap. Kerr’s timing was beyond uncanny as she was unveiled as the new face of jeans brand 7 For All Mankind yesterday. The campaign is called #7Obsessions and focuses on the ‘obsessive nature of a relationship between a man and a woman.’ But it’s the slogan – ‘He loves her. She loves him, but he can’t have her. She has the power. She is in control’ – that makes the campaign’s timing so apt. In the series of black and white images, Kerr seductively gazes into the camera as she poses topless in just a pair of the brand’s jeans. In one image, the Australian model is lying on a bed while Spanish model and actor Jon Kortajarena bites her bare stomach as she gazes into the camera while wearing a lacy black bra and a pair of jeans. There is also an accompanying video which sees Kerr rolling around on a bed topless, clad only in skin-tight demin. ‘I love them. I love them,’ she pants into the

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Sheer delight for Ed fans Relaxing: Bieber and Shaik were close during the Ibiza boat party Pictures:XPosure

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Ed Sheeran an gets up close and personal with a Dublin fan taking a selfie as the singer was at HMV yesterday to sign copies of his record breaking album, X Picture: leon farrell

BIEBS SETS SIGHTS O ZAC’S GIRL MICHELLEN JUSTIN BIEBER set about winding up more Hollywood hunks when he spent the day partying with Zac Efron’s bikiniclad lover Michelle Rodriguez in Ibiza. And his ploy may have worked as hours later Efron was seen hurrying through LAX airport, hiding behind a pair of dark glasses. However, it’s unclear where he was jetting to – and he hasn’t been spotted with Rodriguez since their amorous PDA sessions earlier this month.

camera. ‘They feel so good.’ While speculation is rife that Bloom and Bieber fought over the mum-of-one, a pal of the Bieb’s said that Kerr ‘does not have an ongoing friendship’ with the Baby singer.

Cruz gets caught up in Israel-Gaza

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Penelope Cruz signed an open letter accusing Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza but soon admitted she was no ‘expert’ after being dubbed ‘anti-Semitic’.

The Hollywood star and the Canadian singer were caught on camera coming to blows after Bieber reportedly said to Bloom, ‘What’s up b****? Before adding: ‘She was good.’ It is thought he was

Early baby got Chris back to God

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Chris Pratt admitted he and his wife Anna Faris were ‘scared’ when baby Jack arrived nine weeks early. ‘We prayed a lot,’ he said. ‘It restored my faith in God.’

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Joe Manganiello has accused male rivals of having false six packs. ‘A lot of the actors on the cover of magazines look as if they’ve had their waistline airbrushed,’ he said.

referring to Bloom’s exwife Kerr, whom Biebs allegedly hooked up with. Bieber then uploaded a picture of Bloom appearing to cry (above).

Baby No.2 on way for Alicia and Swizz

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Alicia Keys has announced she and husband Swizz Beatz are expecting their second child. She said: ‘We’ve been blessed with another angel on the way!!’

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Can’t stop op laughing: Thousands of pictures of pic women laughing have been posted on Twitter with the hashtag #kahkaha after the speech PicTures: TwiTTer

Turkish women turn their frown upside down to defy politician’s call for ‘laughing ban’ in public

THEY’RE not smiling because they are happy – they’re laughing in defiance. Twitter in Turkey has been swamped with thousands of pictures of women laughing after the country’s deputy prime minister demanded they refrain

by AiDAn RADnEDgE from chuckling in public. In a much-mocked speech, Bulent Arinc said women should not giggle in front of others to ‘preserve their decency.’ Yet his anti-laughter stricture

has proved counter-productive. It has provoked many women to pose for pictures using the hashtag ‘#kahkaha’, which means laughter. Former Harry Potter actress Emma Watson, now a goodwill ambassador for UN Women, joined

in by posting a picture of herself laughing. Mr Arinc insists his comments, made on Monday, were taken out of context. But opposition leader Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said: ‘Our country needs our women to laugh more than ever.’

Glee: Emma Watson (right) laughs in protest at Bulent Arinc, above left TwiTTer/AFP

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Secret torture report ‘will shame America’ EXTREME torture techniques used by the CIA on terror suspects after the 9/11 attacks will shame America, says a new report. A leaked White House staff memo on a still classified Senate report into the US spy agency’s interrogation and detention programme asks what the world will make of the findings. It concludes that controversial tactics, such as the near-drowning technique waterboarding and sleep deprivation, used to get suspects to talk, were more brutal than previously thought. The techniques, first used in 2002, were kept secret from the then

secretary of state Colin Powell and US senators, it also reveals. The document also ‘leaves no doubt that methods used to extract information from terrorist suspects caused profound pain, suffering and humiliation’. It concludes the use of torture ‘outweighed any potential benefit’ as it failed to produce any life-saving intelligence. It is not clear who wrote the memo, or how it will influence president Barack Obama’s response to an inquiry about CIA techniques that were used on al-Qaeda suspects.

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‘World still turning’ gay patient suing after debt default over shock therapy

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ARgENTINA: The debt-laden country has gone into default after economy minister Axel Kicillof refused to do a deal with hedge fund investors he called ‘vultures’. ‘Argentines can remain calm because tomorrow the world will keep on spinning,’ he said. The dispute with the hedge funds dates back to the last default in 2001. The creditors are demanding the full value of their government bonds plus interest of €1.1billion.

CHINA: A gay man is suing a clinic for using electric shock therapy on him during treatment aimed at turning him straight. Tang Teng, who visited the Chongqing Xinyu Piaoxiang centre at the behest of his parents, is also taking legal action against search engine Baidu for advertising it. The 30-year-old said he had been physically and mentally scarred by the therapy, which doctors had told him would hurt no more than a ‘mosquito bite’.

Foreign motorists to pay higher tolls

‘Vampire of Vratsa’ unearthed in grave

gERMANy: A tax is to be placed on foreign drivers. Toll stickers will be introduced on all cars using the country’s roads from 2016. All road users will pay but German drivers will be compensated by a cut in separate car tax. The move has been criticised by Czech and Austrian leaders who say it discriminates against foreigners and may be against EU law. ‘It is not a good plan,’ said Czech prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka.

BuLgARIA: The remains of a suspected vampire have been unearthed during excavation work on a 13th century graveyard. Archaeologists discovered the bones of the elderly man, unusually tall at 1.8m (5ft 11in), who’d had a large white stone placed on his chest after burial in Vratsa. Expert Nartsis Torbov said: ‘We suspect this was part of the mediaeval belief it would stop him leaving the ground to terrorise the town.’

and finally... gERMANy: A teenager flooded a fishing club with raw sewage as he tried to dredge a pond to hunt for his mobile. The 16-year-old from Klein Hesepe said he didn’t realise the toilet he was pumping the water into could not hold the 1.8million litres in the pond.

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A FACEBOOK app allows users in Zambia to get weather, jobs and health information without incurring data charges. The app at Internet.org aims ‘to make the internet

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60 seconds Mailbox now because it’s actually helped me in showbusiness, because i’m a one-name celebrity. it’s Madonna, Cher, Conan. Everyone else in my family has a normal name. i’m one of six kids, but for some reason my dad decided to get creative and came up with Conan. He didn’t know about the comic book Conan, which became the arnold Schwarzenegger film.

So it’s not because you were a barbarian? Conan the

Barbarian wasn’t even known then, so for the first ten years of my life i just had an interesting name, then suddenly kids started kicking the s*** out of me. it was like: ‘So you’re Conan the Barbarian. Let’s see if you can fight…’

And that hair is quite a force of nature. i’ve modelled my hair

Who’s not welcome back?

just get to it? yeah, it’s happened hundreds of times, but on my end only. The most difficult part of my job is you get all the signals that man has evolved over 50,000 years: woman makes eye contact, smiles, comes over to sit with you, talks to you and flirts with you and that means you’re going to have sex. you host a talk show with the most beautiful women in the world as guests: Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica alba, Scarlett Johansson. Then the director says: ‘Cut’, we go to commercial and they say: ‘Thanks a lot’ and walk away. i don’t know what i did in my last life, but this is a new level of Dante’s inferno i’m trapped in.

Do you ever get scared and think: ‘This is Madonna!’? i

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There was a film director who came on, i can’t think of his name, and he was really drunk and ran away just before he was about to be introduced. But some of the best guests are the ones who behave that way. We used to have Hunter S Thompson on and he would say: ‘i’ll only be on the show if we can drink and shoot guns’ so i set up a bar and we drank and fired guns and blew things up and that was one of the most memorable shows.

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anyone you’ve interviewed? So much heat you’ve had to just go off… into a corner and

used to, but not now. When you’ve been in the business for 21 years, you feel like you’ve seen everyone. Even if you So your US chat haven’t had them on show is coming the show, you’ve to TruTV… yeah. If I’m interviewing a been in a it’s an absurd restaurant or at a dumb celebrity, I pick version of a chat party with them, up a stick with a jingly you’ve fought show that i’ve been doing for mouse on the end and them in a parking about 21 years. it lot because you they bat at it with is not at all formal. were both drunk. i’ve been around i’m more nervous their hands for a long time but i around people who still have the youngest were famous when i was a audience of any chat show in kid. if you’re talking to Justin america because i have no selfBieber, he may be a big star but esteem. you’re thinking: ‘He’s just a kid. i don’t care.’ But if it’s John Cleese, What happens on the show? you’re like ‘Oh my god!’ Interviews? Skits? Coming out i make a few jokes, then we get Are clever people scary? into sketches, we get into pieces of Possibly. The thing with dumb comedy and then we get into the people is they’re easily distracted. interviews. i’ve pretty much if i’m interviewing a really dumb interviewed everyone, so everybody celebrity, i pick up a stick with a knows this is Conan so i can take jingly felt mouse on the end and the p*** out of them and no one they just bat at it with their hands. minds. That kills five minutes. after a pastry that i saw in a Parisian patisserie once.

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Tell us who would ever name their child Conan? it’s funny

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You’re a major player on Twitter. Have you ever drunk tweeted? When i’m drunk, one of the first things that goes is the dexterity in my hands. i’ve probably tried to tweet drunk but accidentally bought an app.

I think we’ve come to the end of our time now… it would be funny if you said that to people in real life. See how many friends you have left. simon gage

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airy Toes, i read with great interest your plea for love. i’m a happily married man, but if i were not, i would be putting you in yeh Big ride. you have given a glimpse of what is truly there. i know some people think they are fat, ugly, etc., but, as the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and what a man sees in you may be the opposite to what you have portrayed. i am sure that with your looks and personality you are a great catch. So, gentlemen, if you travel on the train to Heuston from Monday to Friday, keep an eye out for our Princess Warrior (a better name for you, i think). i believe that there is someone out there for us all. To me, you’re a lady who is well worth the search. GilletteMach3

■ Until very recently i was a supporter of the view that ‘israel had the right to defend itself’ to the extent that i had booked a family holiday to israel for May 2015. i now accept that mine was a very sanitised view, mainly because the media have not, until recently, shown the gory aftermath of israel’s punitive attacks on Gaza. israel have now bombed six UN schools, none of which were shown to have any rockets or harbour any militants. These are war crimes, there is no argument. i am close to tears looking at the report and photos [MH, Thurs] and, not only will i be cancelling our israel holiday, i will also make sure i never purchase any item made in israel again. God bless the families of those poor children. Maire, Howth

yEH big RiDE ● To Hairy Toes, I’m young, free, good-looking and single and I’ll bring the shaving foam if ya want to meet up for a date. Btw hello to Dolores, Carol and George. Personal trainer ● To the stunning brunette working behind the counter in Hacketts bookies on Dame Street. What are the odds on you letting me bring you out for a drink sometime? Worth a Punt

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■ Hi Morning person, i also wake up every day happy to be alive. Be it if i’m up at 5.30am to go to the gym or 7am for work. it’s only when i get to work that my spirits are dampened, lol. Happy ■ So aiB have apparently returned to profitability. Does that mean the bank will return the taxpayers’ money used to bail it out, or will they be celebrating come Christmas by giving their staff and management bonuses? The latter is more likely, of course. LWK Wicklow ■ OkCupid pranking customers? How sad do you have to be to use websites to find love? The parks are bathed in sunlight, so get out and meet people. No excuses! Casanova

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Music ThE singEr TakEs iT all C4, 9pm

Sport rugbaÍ bEO: wOmEn’s wOrld cup 2014 TG4, 3.50pm

Live from Marcoussis, Paris, the women’s rugby tournament kicks off with the first match from Pool B, USA v Ireland. Hopes are high for the 26-strong Irish squad, captained by Fiona Coghlan, which defeated USA in two matches when the sides faced each other in the 2010 World Cup. Alan Carr would make a great host on The Voice or The Generation Game – and here he gets to do a bit of both in a cheesily cheerful singing contest that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s hi-tech karaoke, with hopeful crooners performing on a giant conveyor belt (kudos to anyone who sings Roachford’s Cuddly Toy) and we viewers have the power, with voting via an app that allows us to decide ‘will they stay or will they go?’

ThE 90s: ThE dEcadE ThaT cOnnEcTEd us NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, 9PM

Elvis: ThaT’s all righT 60 YEars On BBC4, 9.10pm

We take 24/7 rolling TV news feeds for granted, but it was the 1990s that saw a revolution in the world of information. This six-part series is a diverting look back at recent history from an American perspective, beginning with a look at the presidencies of George Bush Sr and Bill Clinton (pictured, playing the saxophone at a presidential campaign fundraiser) and the technical breakthroughs that allowed TV to beam Operation Desert Storm into living rooms, changing forever the way that war is reported.

The story of the rise of Elvis Aaron Presley from impoverished roots in Mississippi to king of rock’n’roll is a familiar one, but Sam Palladio tells it well, taking us back to 1954 and the throwaway recording session at Sun Studios in Memphis, which resulted in That’s Alright (Mama), which launched Elvis on the road to stardom. There’s a musical tribute bonus here, with Candi Staton and The Pierces performing some top Elvis hits.

ThE sTOnEs in ThE park

Thank gaa iT’s fridaY RTÉ2, 8.30pm

Mad about all things GAA? Then don’t miss this weekly magazine show. This evening, referee Brian Gavin gives a unique insight into his big-match day. On the weekend of the All-Ireland Poc Fada competition in Louth’s Cooley Mountains, the show catches up with Dublin U-21 keeper Cormac Ryan, and Michael Meehan looks back at the 2008 AllIreland quarter-final clash between Kerry and Galway.

cOmmOnwEalTh gamEs: diving BBC3, 7pm

It’s been tough for Tom Daley to find a new partner in the 10m synchronised platform competition, because few can match the difficulty of his dives. So the pressure will be on 20-year-old James Denny as the pair make their competitive debut for England (7.15pm). Canada and Australia are their main rivals.

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Bottom-of-the-barrel low budget exploitation horror that owes a great deal to the Mad Max films. We’re in a postapocalyptic future, the world’s screwed, people have become cannibals blah blah – when religious maniacs murder a man’s wife and children. Cue his revenge odyssey.

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A romantic drama centred on the Shakespearan city of starcrossed lovers, Verona. It begins with young American Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) visiting the city, home of Romeo and Juliet, and joining a group of volunteers who respond to letters to Juliet seeking advice about love. When she answers one dated 1957, she inspires its elderly author – and her rather dashing grandson – to travel to Italy in search of her long-lost love.

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Film4, 9pm

Another scenery-chewing turn from Johnny Depp (above), as he stars as kooky detective Ichabod Crane in his third team-up with longstanding collaborator, film director Tim Burton. It’s the turn of the 19th century in the small New England town of Sleepy Hollow – where a murderer is on the loose. Burton evokes the feel of classic horrors from the 1950s and 1960s and proceedings are enjoyably creepy, until it all goes wrong in the seemingly cobbledtogether final act.

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On July 3, 1969, former Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones was discovered dead. Two days later, his bandmates took to the stage at Hyde Park in London for a concert that turned into an electric tribute to a mercurial talent, which climaxed in an 18-minute version of Sympathy For The Devil.

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Tonight was meant to be all about Mo Farah, with the Olympic and World champion expected to add to his medal haul in the 10,000m. Farah’s absence leaves the field clear for a Kenyan 1-2-3 (8.05pm) and that could also be the result in the men’s steeplechase (7.45pm). For British hopes you have to look to the women’s 800m where Scotland’s Lynsey Sharp and England’s Jessica Judd (above) should be among the medals (8.45pm).

Audiences weren’t overjoyed by this romcom take of A Christmas Carol on its original 2009 release, but Matthew McConaughey fans may enjoy the spectacle of him playing a cynical womaniser who mocks love. Can a triumvirate of ghosts and childhood sweetheart Jennifer Garner change his mind?

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You wait decades for a film about Truman Capote writing his groundbreaking book, In Cold Blood, then two come along at once. This, not to be confused with Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Capote, is the one that didn’t win Oscars. Here, Toby Jones plays the author, with Daniel Craig as the murderer he becomes fascinated with.

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One big ride: Chris Pratt stars as Peter Quill/ Star-Lord in the latest offering from Marvel, which sends up the usual superhero stereotypes

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Quirky French director Michel Gondry helms this novel adaptation starring Romain Duris and Audrey Tautou. He charts the course of their romance in a surreal version of Paris – a romance that is tested by a highly unusual disease. Bring on the whimsy and beautiful visuals.

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rON Man, Thor, Captain America, The Avengers... Marvel has good form when it comes to bringing comics to life on the big screen. Its latest is a fun, fizzy tale of misfits in space, starring Chris Pratt as Peter Quill (or Star-Lord, as he likes to be known). Abducted from Earth as a kid, Peter has grown up with space bandits and cheerfully hops from planet to planet doing dodgy deals and bedding alien women. Likeably self-aggrandising, this sci-fi hero has something of the Han Solo about him – and just like Han, he soon finds it’s better to be part of a team. When a mysteriously coveted orb lands in Quill’s possession, he’s chased by former assassin Gamora (Zoe Saldana in green make-up), as well as a bounty hunter named rocket, who also happens to be a genetically engineered raccoon

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(voiced by Bradley Cooper). United by a common enemy, ronan (Lee Pace), they form a cautious alliance, joined by rocket’s talking-tree pal Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) and heavyweight Drax The Destroyer (Dave Bautista). Considerable action follows but there’s always time for one thing: humour. And that is Guardians’ greatest strength. This is far from a pofaced superhero movie, frequently drawing laughs from being the exact opposite. As soon as a puffed-up, tight-suited character gets into position for traditional superhero action, something happens to smash that image – be it

a cheeky quip or a human flaw. It’s been done before, of course, but Guardians makes a virtue of it, thanks to sharp writing and knowing performances. Pratt makes for an amiable would-be rogue with a poignant backstory and a pleasing fondness for the 1970s anthems his mother left him on a precious cassette tape.

‘Does everything have to end in a big, giant dance battle?’ sighs street dancer Moose (Adam G Sevani) during this movie. If you’ve seen any of the previous four Step Up films, you’ll know the answer. This series wears its predictability with pride, weaving killer group routines into a story you could scribble on a dance card. Sean (Step Up Revolution’s Ryan

This also gives the movie a fun retro soundtrack, from 10cc to The Jackson 5. Cheeky rocket, dim Drax and vocally limited Groot also bring laughs and a touch of heart. If you’re not familiar with the comic, the story itself may feel a bit muddled – it’s hard to engage deeply with this orb business – but the journey’s a lot of fun. Anna smith

Guzman) splits with his crew after a series of disappointing auditions in LA. A televised dance contest is announced in Vegas – with the winners landing a three-month contract in Sin City. Sean needs a new crew. Enter familiar faces from previous movies, including Andie (Step Up 2: The Streets’ Briana Evigan). Romances blossom and falter with choreographed precision; the

A bunch of squirrels go nuts in this chirpy family animation. Challenged by a food shortage in the local park, a small band departs in search of sustenance and finds the holy grail: a nut store. But will Surly (Will Arnett) keep all the goodies to himself? One for the kids.

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Rebecca Hall and Alan Rickman play husband and wife in this period drama set in Germany, 1912. He’s sickly,, she’s attracted to his private secretary (Richard Madden). War is looming. Don’t expect a om this cheerful watch from ama. slightly stuffy drama.

STEP UP: ALL In (pg) HHH✩✩ actors look like they’re killing time until they can get on the ’floor. Because this is all about the spectacle. From nightclub danceoffs to studio rehearsals to the fizzy finale, it’s hard not to be won over by the energy and talent, especially fun in 3D. As

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The party of the weekend – if not the entire month – takes place in The Tivoli Theatre (and its grounds) this weekend and features a host of top local and international DJs. Headlining the event is Daphni – the clubby incarnation of Dan Snaith, aka Caribou – but it’s the rare appearance of the enigmatic DJ Harvey, who’s been described as the missing link between Terry Richardson and Bo’ Selecta!’s Lillian Tyler, that will have dance fans in a tizzy. At his club night Moist in the early 1990s, Harvey introduced London to influential New York DJs such as Larry Levan and François K. And in the US, where he’s lived for a decade, he’s had similar underground success with his Sarcastic Disco warehouse all-nighters. Elsewhere, Kerri Chandler, DJ Kormac, White Collar Boy and a raft of others will entertain the masses, with street food, craft ales and cocktails available to keep club-goers sated Sun, The Tivoli Theatre, Francis Street D8, 1pm to 11pm, from €34.50. www.eventbrite.ie.

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A Canadian artist (2Fik, pictured) who ’ll ‘rein painting by Daniel Maclise; a British com terpret’ a poser (Tom Lane) who’ll transform Santiago Calatrav a’s Samuel Beckett Bridge into an outsize musical instrument; and a boundary-pushing Inuit singer (Tanya Tagaq) who creates singular soundscapes with her remarka ble voice are but some of the performers who’ll dazzle visitors at this year’s Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival. The 15-day celebration of left-of-centre arts and music will jolly up the city from Sep 5 to 20. See website for full details. www.fringefest.com

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Only in his 30s, Tadhg Murphy has already established himself as a veteran star of stage and screen. Taking a break from his role in Aristocrats, he talks to Daragh Reddin about Berlin, Brian Friel and landing the bigger roles

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was on a train in Berlin when I started crying, really sobbing my heart out. People around me began to move away but when we reached the station this woman got on and sat right beside me. she put her hand on my leg, took out a tissue and handed it to me to wipe my tears away.’ Tadhg Murphy is recalling the moment real life and art collided while filming Dublin Berlin, an indie drama about the plight of an Irish musician named Oisin who suffers a breakdown in the German capital. Director Robert Manson had given the Blackrock-born actor free rein to wander around the city while being filmed from afar and this concerned commuter misconstrued Murphy’s counterfeit tears for real ones.

‘I saw the altar as akin to a stage and although I knew I definitely didn’t want to be priest I did want to be up there working a crowd’ ‘My faith in human beings was restored thanks to this stranger,’ Murphy says. ‘It was a rare example of spontaneous empathy in a big city. we stopped filming to explain to this lady that we were actually shooting a movie; she was just so thrilled there was nothing wrong with me she really didn’t mind at all.’ It’s this uncanny ability to elicit sympathy, fused with a child-like vulnerability, that makes Tadhg Murphy one of Ireland’s most

respected young stage actors. Highlights in a long and varied CV include his affecting and unforced performance as a guileless nineyear-old boy in The Gate’s adaptation of Hugo Hamilton’s The speckled People and his heart-breaking turn as the eponymous antihero in Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple Of Inishmaan. In Brian Friel’s aristocrats, which centres on a once great Catholic dynasty facing the loss of their crumbling Donegal mansion, Murphy plays Casimir, a fantasist who concocts tall tales to fend off the truth about his troubled childhood. ‘Casimir is fundamentally a damaged character,’ Murphy explains. ‘His father was a bigwig judge who terrorised him as a child and there’s no doubt in my mind that he’s suffered quite a lot of abuse. I understand why he’s been forced to construct a world filled with stories that are so much more pleasant than the reality he’s lived through. some theatre-goers might find him a bit peculiar but I happen to admire him and think he’s coped extremely well with the hand he’s been dealt.’ In terms of overcoming adversity, the same could be said of the actor who plays Casimir. when Murphy was a teenager, he suffered horrific injuries after an arrow, fired from a bow, penetrated his right eye and damaged it beyond repair. He now wears a prosthesis. ‘I’ve never seen it as a problem,’ he says cheerfully. ‘I’ve only ever viewed it as a strength and I’ll always feel that way about it. I lost it when I was 13 so I’ve had it for almost all my life [he’s now 35].’ In fact, rather than disguise his injury Murphy has, at times, capitalised on the implant. as skilled archer arne In TV’s Vikings he sports a leather eye patch and he had a prosthetic implant designed for his role in pirate drama Black sails. ‘when I was over in La, there was – believe it or not – a film being made with a main character who had one eye, was slightly effeminate and was from Dublin,’ he laughs. ‘sadly the money fell out and it never came off.’ Murphy was raised as a Catholic and admits it was the Church that fomented

Variety performances: Murphy with fellow actors Tom Hickey and John Kavanagh (main picture pic above), ), on the set of Dublin Berlin, in which he plays play an Irishman who has a breakdown in the German city (above), and as Arne in TV’s Vikings (far left) his interest in performance. ‘I always saw the altar as akin to a stage and although I knew that I definitely didn’t want to be priest I did want to be up there working a crowd. I responded to that sense of ritual.’ He later went on to collaborate with many of the high priests of Irish theatre, including Enda walsh who was so impressed with the actor that he wrote a part especially for him in Penelope, a flamboyant reworking of Homer’s Odyssey.

HERE once Murphy grabbed almost every part that came his way, he has recently taken a more selective approach. ‘I was in a production of Hugh Leonard’s Da a few years back at The Gate and there’s a scene between me and John Kavanagh [his aristocrats co-

star] when we’re seated on a park bench and he says to me: “you have to learn to say no to your life.” It was like an epiphany. I actually started to say no to work if I didn’t think it was for me. It paid dividends because more suitable and challenging roles started to come my way, including Lucky in a production of waiting For Godot.’ what is it then that Murphy now looks for before he considers auditioning for a part? ‘It’s hard to say. I’ve always been drawn to characters like Casimir. People who have an innocence about them yet articulate themselves so eloquently. Often they say s**t that I might think but I’d never be able to express. That’s what draws me in and makes me gasp.’ Aristocrats runs until tomorrow at The Abbey Theatre. Dublin Berlin release date as yet to be confirmed

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PUBLIC and private sector employees affected by the Bank Of Ireland pay glitch can expect their full wages this morning after a filing problem at the bank. It confirmed ‘a payment file delay’ occurred on their systems, which meant that some payslips were not processed – leaving many disappointed employees without their salary yesterday. A BOI spokeswoman said ‘not all payments’ were affected by the glitch and could not estimate how many people had been affected – however, public service workers such as gardaí, teachers, nurses and civil servants were known to be without payment. She said: ‘Bank of Ireland confirms that a payment of credits was delayed last night [Wednesday] and will not be processed until this evening. This delay only affected one file and the majority of BOI payments processed in a timely manner. ‘The Bank apologies profusely to those customers affected and wishes to reassure them the credits will be in their account by first thing in the morning,’ she added. A spokesperson from the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation said ‘the delay in paying salaries to primary teachers had caused a great deal of worry, disruption and unnecessary hardship’. The INTO called on the bank to ‘provide assurances’ that the matter be resolved ‘immediately’.

nEW figures show a 15 per cent fall in the number of homes in negative equity, the Economic and Social Research Institute has said. Three quarters of that reduction has been in Dublin. The ESRI estimated the number of mortgages in negative equity at the end of 2012 at 314,000. However, the recovery in house prices by the end of last year, particularly in Dublin, where there has been a 28 per cent fall in negative equity homes since 2011, has reduced that number by approximately 45,000. negative equity refers to the price of a property falling below the value of the outstanding mortgage on that property. as well as price rises, mortgage repayments also reduce negative equity. The ESRI said: ‘Over threequarters of the improvement experienced nationally is due to the stronger increase in prices experienced in Dublin.’ Report author Dr David Duffy added that with further increases in house prices expected this year ‘a further decline in negative equity numbers’ should be seen.

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Kaymer still believes it’s old Langer’s time ExcLusivE

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Martin KayMer has called on europe’s captain Paul McGinley to pick veteran Bernhard Langer for next month’s ryder Cup. US Open champion Kaymer insists his fellow German, who turns 57 later this month, is in such brilliant form on the seniors tour he should play in the sport’s biggest team event. Langer won last week’s Senior British Open at royal Porthcawl by 13 shots, adding to speculation he could be on europe’s team to take on the americans at Gleneagles. rory Mcilroy has advised against picking Langer, or Colin Montgomerie, warning it could disturb the ‘team dynamic’. But Kaymer told Metro

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nEwly-crOwnEd Open champion rory McIlroy had to settle for an opening 69 on his return to action in the wGc-Bridgestone Invitational in akron, Ohio yesterday. Playing his first event since claiming his third major title at royal liverpool, McIlroy played his opening 11 holes in three under par at Firestone country club. However, the 25-year-old (pictured) then three-putted the third hole – his 12th – and ran up a double-bogey six on the eighth after finding a greenside bunker with his

Langer’s last Major triumph, the Masters in 1993

6 Foot putt that

Langer famously missed, handing America the 1991 Ryder Cup

JP McManus claimed another significant landmark in an esteemed racing career when Thomas Edison gave the powerful owner a first victory in the Guinness Galway Hurdle. The Tony Martin-trained seven-yearold disappointed in the race last summer in atrocious conditions, but having warmed up for a second bid with victory on the Flat at the curragh, he was a 7-2 market leader on faster ground. Thomas Edison galloped through the €250,000 contest with panache in the trusty hands of Tony Mccoy and began to move into contention jumping the second flight from the finish. He joined the front-running Fergal and the well-fancied Bayan rounding the home turn and the three were virtually in line at the top of the short straight. However, Thomas Edison clearly had more to give than his rivals and after skipping over the final hurdle, he was pushed out to collect by three lengths.

did you know?

Langer has faced lengthy battles during his career with the yips, meaning he has had a strong tendency to flinch or twitch during putting

‘It was on my to-do list, so I’m delighted…’

Rolling back the years: Langer claimed victory at the Senior British Open

approach and taking four more shots to get down. But McIlroy finished in style with a brilliant approach to the ninth to set up a birdie from just two feet to finish one under par, four shots off the clubhouse lead shared by american ryan Moore and south african charl schwartzel. ‘I felt like I played really solid,’ McIlroy said. ‘I got myself into trouble a couple of times, which led to a bogey and a double bogey on my back nine, but apart from that I felt I played really solid golf without really doing anything.’

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No doubting Thomas after galway Hurdle win for McCoy

21 Years since

McIlroy returns to action with solid display in Ohio

Delight: Tony McCoy with Thomas Edison

Langer last played in the Ryder Cup

‘He should be in, he’s playing his best golf’ Herald McGinley should pick Langer, and the prospect of four rounds in two days shouldn’t count against him. ‘i hope Paul gets him in,’ said Kaymer. ‘i think he should be on the team – he’s playing some of the best golf of his career. ‘He doesn’t need to play all four rounds. i think he should be in.’ twice Masters champion Langer played in ten ryder Cups – the first in 1981, three years before Kaymer was born – and captained them to a thumping victory in america in 2004. Following Langer’s Porthcawl win, US captain tom Watson said: ‘i would certainly be saying to Paul, “this guy is playing so well he might be worth a pick”. the way he is hitting it just now Gleneagles is a course that could be played by Bernhard.’

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Johnson taking break from golf American Dustin Johnson has announced he is to take a break from golf, effective immediately, and will seek ‘professional help for personal challenges.’ The world number 16 will not contest next week’s US PGA Championship and looks set to also miss the FedEx Cup Series and possibly the Ryder Cup in September. A statement from Johnson’s management read: ‘I am taking a leave of absence from golf, effective immediately. I will use this time to seek professional help for personal challenges I have faced. ‘By committing the time and

Johnson: Getting help resources necessary to improve my mental health, physical well-being and emotional foundation, I am confident that I will be better equipped to fulfil my potential and become a consistent champion.’

Bayan ran a fine race to fill the runner-up spot, with The Game changer and Hisaabaat third and fourth respectively. McManus said: ‘He was a bit slowly away but he got a great run around under Tony and got the run of the race. ‘Thankfully it all worked out well. I’ve never won the Galway Hurdle before. It was on my to-do list so I’m delighted. Mccoy, whose other Galway Hurdle victory came aboard the aidan O’Brien-trained Toast The spreece in 1997, said: ‘He was very professional. He jumped very well and he travelled very well. It’s like any big handicap – you need a horse with a bit of class. ‘He’s probably got great confidence from winning on the Flat, it’s helped him no end. Martin said: ‘This has to compare right up there with my best wins ever. He’s a horse I put my neck on the line with, I used to own part of him myself before he ever ran. I always thought he’d win a race like this.’

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Evans impressed by Van gaal’s in-depth analysis picTure: acTion iMages

JOnny evans thinks louis van Gaal has installed a far more impressive and detailed system of analysing his players since he took over as manchester united manager. van Gaal has implemented a host of new rules and initiatives since succeeding David moyes as united boss. The former Holland coach has ordered his players to speak english to each other, rectangular tables have been replaced by circular ones at meal times to encourage conversation and the 62-year-old has implemented double training sessions to make sure the players are in shape for the start of the season. new pitches and state of the art cameras have been installed at the club’s training ground in Carrington and video analysis has been a key part of the summer tour, which has seen the team win all three of their matches. united only won two of their pre-sea-

75 Days since No go: Torres will be staying put

Mourinho refuses to consider Torres exit FERNANDO TORRES has been assured by Jose Mourinho he still has a vital role to play at Chelsea next season. The Blues manager insists Torres, who has struggled during his three years with the club, will not be following Everton’s £28million signing Romelu Lukaku out of Stamford Bridge. The 30-year-old Spain striker has been persistently linked with a return to Atletico Madrid this

11 Chelsea goals scored by

Torres last season, including just five in his 24 Premier League appearances summer but, instead, must battle it out with new signings Diego Costa and Didier Drogba – who rejoined the Blues last week – for the marksman duties. And Mourinho insisted Torres was not the player in question when the Portuguese indicated there may be a Blues departure in the transfer window. ‘Three strikers is fundamental in a squad and we have three strikers – Fernando, Didier and Diego,’ said the Chelsea boss. ‘So one of them is not [going], for sure.’

Hull’s final game of last season – their 3-2 FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal – and yesterday’s tie.

7 Players in

Hull’s squad with experience in european club competitions.

100 Games in charge of Hull for boss Steve Bruce, who tasted Europe competition as a Manchester United player, but last night was his first as a manager.

‘He is demanding and he knows that himself’

18 Matches Hull

would have to play to get to the final – two legs of a third-round qualifier, two play-off legs, six group games, and two games each in the last 32, last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals.

TOM LEfT wiTH His HuDD in His HAnDs HULL claimed a goalless draw on their European debut in Slovakia last night, but it could have been so much better had Tom Huddlestone not had a penalty saved and then fluffed a simple rebound. Huddlestone (pictured) was denied from the spot by Trencin

by pARAic MORgAn

EuROpA LgE AS TRenCin..........................0 HULL CiTY .............................0 goalkeeper Milos Volesak on the hour after Shane Long was fouled by Peter Cogley. The

former Tottenham man then somehow missed the rebound from just a couple of yards, his effort grazing the bar. The hosts had their moments, with Patrik Misak narrowly missing from distance, but Hull will be favourites to progress from next Thursday’s second leg.

son games last year under moyes, so it looks like van Gaal’s extensive preparation is already paying off. ‘I think it is a lot more detailed at the training ground (now),’ united defender evans said. ‘The lads have seen HD cameras around the pitch. We have this system at the minute where he can watch us on the pitch. a lot of teams use it but we are looking into it in a lot of detail. ‘That kind of scrutiny is new to every player. The case before was that as long as we got results everything was fine.’ evans also said he does not mind van Gaal’s tough love approach. ‘The manager told us it was going to be difficult because he is demanding and he knows that himself,’ the northern Ireland centre-back added. ‘He is quick to congratulate you when you have done well and is quick to tell you when you have done something wrong.’

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croly looks to another away day after Drogs defeat Presumably well pleased to be away from the rancour he endured at Tallaght stadium following last week’s defeat to Drogheda united, shamrock rovers manager is quick to play up his side’s excellent away record ahead of their visit to limerick this evening, writes Paul Buttner. Trevor Croly and the club’s board were subjected to loud booing and chanting for their respective removals last Friday night. some redemption

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Tonight’s fixtures (7.45 unless stated)

Premier Division

Bray Wnders v Athlone Town Cork City v Dundalk (Live on Setanta Sports, 8.0) Derry City v Bohemians

Drogheda United v UCD Limerick v Shamrock Rovers St. Patrick’s Ath v Sligo Rvrs

First Division

Galway FC v Shelbourne Finn Harps v Wex Yths (8.0) Shamrock Rvrs v Longford T (8.0)

should come with a result at Thomond Park in the league tonight and victory in monday’s ea sports Cup semi-final at arch-rivals bohemians. ‘I’m as frustrated as the fans are,’

said Croly after last week’s game. ‘I can understand people’s frustration when they don’t see a performance. and they didn’t. ‘(last) Friday night the result and the performance wasn’t good enough. so we need to go and work hard to make sure that we put that right very, very quickly. We’ve done that after previous games and we need to do it again. ‘We’re all looking forward to the game (tonight). We’ve won our last

five games away from home, so we’re glad to have a good chance of putting last week’s result behind us. ‘Obviously the results haven’t been so good at home, and we need to look at that, but we’ll bring that away confidence into the game against limerick. We know that limerick will be well up for the tie, especially as they’ve made some additions this week. but we feel we have a good chance of winning,’ Croly added.

Hopeful of a win: Rovers boss Croly

football premier league Jovetic can have a pell of a season

STEVAN JOVETIC has been tipped for a big campaign ahead by Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini. The Montenegro striker netted twice in Wednesday’s 2-2 draw

against Liverpool in New York, his third and fourth goals in two games on City’s USA tour. And Pellegrini said: ‘I’ve said before that Stevan is a very important player for us

Top form: Jovetic

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and he proved again what an asset he can be. He had a number of different injuries last season but now he is fully fit. ‘If he’s fit all the year he will be a very important player for us.’

TRAnsFER TALK

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Happy in Paris: Cavani

Cavani says he’s not Edin to the prem STRIKER Edinson Cavani has brushed off talk of a move to Chelsea or Manchester United by insisting he is happy with Paris St Germain. The 27year-old said: ‘I’m sure to stay, why would I not? I’m well in Paris, I have a contract to honour. However, I know it does not Tottenham depend left-back solely on Danny Rose the plahas signed a yer but new five-year also on contract with the club.’ the club.

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The name’s Dalglish, Kenny...Oh behave! 007 heaven: Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish meets celebrity fans Mike Myers (Austin Powers) and Daniel Craig (James Bond) before the Reds played Manchester City at New York’s Yankee Stadium. Later, Craig was still unshaken, chatting to club skipper Steven Gerrard (inset)

by CyRus punDOLE LIVERPOOL boss Brendan Rodgers admits he remains keen to add to his squad despite making six summer signings already. The Reds are still chasing a leftback and there is room for another striker after a deal for QPR’s Loic Remy collapsed. Forward Rickie Lambert, midfielder Adam Lallana and defender Dejan

‘We’ve still got some more business to do’ Lovren have been bought from Southampton, while Benfica winger Lazar Markovic provides more attacking options and Bayer Leverkusen’s Emre Can has added depth to midfield. However, with Divock Origi loaned back to Lille for a year, Liverpool still look light up front following the departure of Luis Suarez. ‘We still have some positions that we want to fill so that by the end of August we have a strong group of players to go forward with. We’ve

Frequent buyer Rodgers is still in search mode THEy sAiD iT ‘With all due respect to them, I told him he was too good for Arsenal.’ still got some business to do,’ said Rodgers after Wednesday night’s US

Steven Gerrard reveals the advice he gave Luis Suarez last summer

tour draw with Manchester City. ‘We’ve brought in specific players for

specific roles, players that have the profile of how we work. ‘A lot of those that have come in, the transition has been smooth. Of course some of them are young and coming to a different country, like Emre Can. That will take a little time.’ Lovren is not with the squad in America as he does not have the necessary travel documents.

u ENGLAND Under-21 centre-back Eric Dier is set to join Tottenham from Sporting Libson in a £4million deal. u GAEL KAKUTA has joined Rayo Vallecano on loan from Chelsea for the forthcoming season. u CARL JENKINSON is on the brink of a season-long loan at West Ham from Arsenal after reportedly completing a medical. u RICKY Van Wolfswinkel, who scored just once for Norwich last season, is a target for Saint Etienne. u GALATASARY are close to sealing a deal to take Arsenal youngster Joel Campbell to Turkey on a season-long deal.

Clarets wait to roll Dyche SEAN DYCHE insists Burnley won’t panic-buy ahead of their season-opener with Chelsea in a fortnight. ‘We still feel we can add to our numbers,’ said Dyche (pictured). ‘A couple of things are ongoing but we’ve been linked with 64 players this week and we can’t sign them all. You can’t just throw money everywhere.’

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Evans encouraged by details of Van Gaal’s new regime

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Dunne and dusted Defender decides it’s time to end international career by pARAic MORgAn IRELAND defender Richard Dunne has announced his retirement from international football. The 34-year-old QPR player made his debut for his country in 2000, going on to win 80 caps, the last of which came against Kazakhstan last October. Dunne told his club’s official website: ‘Retiring from international football has been an extremely difficult decision for me to make.’ Dunne is currently on tour in Ireland with the QPR squad as they prepare for a return to the Premier League. The west London side have friendly matches against Shamrock Rovers tomorrow and Athlone Town on Tuesday.

‘An extremely difficult decision to make’ He continued: ‘I have represented Ireland since I was 15 and have thoroughly enjoyed all the highs and lows that have come with playing for my country. ‘I will continue to support the team as they embark upon their new campaign under Martin O’Neill, and have every faith that they will qualify for France 2016. ‘I’d like to thank everyone I worked alongside during my time with Ireland, from managers, to players, to backroom staff. I have so many great memories that will stay with me forever.’ Ireland boss O’Neill said: ‘Richard has been a remarkable player for both

Debut: Dunne for Ireland in 2000 club and country. I had the pleasure of working with him at Aston Villa, where he had a big influence on the field. ‘He has consistently given 100 per cent every time he has been called on by his country. I wish him all the best in his club career.’ Football Association of Ireland chief John Delaney said: ‘Richard has been a tremendous servant to his country and is truly a player for Ireland to be proud of. ‘I will never forget his performance in Moscow, which was instrumental in winning us qualification for Euro 2012. ‘Richard and his family, particularly his parents Dick and Phyllis, will always be welcome guests in Aviva Stadium. ‘On behalf of the Association, I would like to wish him and his family the very best for the future.’

Calling it a day: Richard Dunne gives thanks to the Irish fans in what would turn out to be one of his last games for the Ireland side pictuRe:inpho

McGinley admits he is unlikely to select Langer as Ryder wild card EuROPEan captain Paul McGinley has effectively ended speculation that he might consider handing 56-year-old Bernhard Langer one of his three wild cards for September’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. Langer claimed the Senior British Open by a record 13 shots at Royal Porthcawl recently and was joint-eighth in the Masters in april, but McGinley said yesterday that would not be good enough for the 2004 captain to make a playing comeback. ‘I’m in a very privileged position that I’m spoilt for choice in terms of picks and when it comes to Bernhard Langer, the difficulty for me is estimating exactly

where he is with his game because you can’t relate him to the top players in the world because he doesn’t play against the top players in the world,’ McGinley said. ‘Most of the qualification is done around the European Order of Merit and the

Spoilt for choice: McGinley says he has many options to choose from

world rankings and Bernhard doesn’t play in any tournaments, bar the Masters, where either of those count. ‘It’s very difficult for me to see where Bernhard is so as a result it’s unlikely I should go down there because I’m really spoilt for choice in terms of quality players who are chomping at the bit to get in the team. ‘He needs to

be playing more with the top players in the world if he’s really going to be considered.’ Speaking while commentating on the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational for Sky Sports, McGinley was also asked whether he had any sympathy for opposite number Tom Watson, who faces a dilemma over picking Tiger Woods for his side. ‘no,’ McGinley added with a laugh. ‘It’s not my business, I’m not getting involved in what Tom should or shouldn’t do. I’ve got my own issues to deal with.’

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