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People in Iraq ‘buried alive by extremists’

Islamic hardliners place 500 ‘devil worshippers’ in mass graves in Iraq AT LEAST 500 Iraqis have been killed by the Islamic State extremists with some of the victims buried alive in mass graves, it was claimed yesterday. A further 300 women from the Yazidi sect have been kidnapped as slaves in the north of the country. Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, a minister for the Iraqi government, gave a grim account of the fate that has befallen those who have not escaped. ‘Some of the victims, including women and children, were buried alive in scattered mass graves in and around Sinjar,’ he said. Up to 150,000 Yazidis have tried to flee with many of them now trapped in the Sinjar mountains, facing starvation and dehydration. Many refugees crossed a desert to escape the IS advance. The US has fired air strikes at the Jihadists, who have been fighting Kurdish forces near the city of Irbil. Yesterday, 300 families who have stayed in Sinjar were given an ultimatum – convert to Islam and abandon the Yazidi faith or face death at the hands of the IS. Yazidis have been stigmatised as ‘devil

by TaRIq TahIR worshippers’. Mr Sudani also expressed fears that women and girls being used as slaves may be taken outside the country. Many have been locked in a Sinjar police station. ‘We have witness testimonies describing painful scenes of how Islamic State took girls from families by force,’ he explained. He added: ‘The international community should submit to the fact that the atrocities of the Islamic State will not stop in Iraq. They could be repeated somewhere else if no urgent measures are taken to neutralise this terrorist group.’ After defeating Kurdish forces last week, IS fighters are just a 30-minute drive from Irbil, the Iraqi Kurdish capital. Yesterday, the US said one of its aircraft destroyed an IS truck that had been firing at Kurdish forces on the approach to Irbil. Britain made airdrops of humanitarian aid to Yazidis on Mount Sinjar and provided solar lanterns and water containers. The US sent thousands of ready meals.

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WhaT’S UP: Cillian Wheatley, three, is impressed with Centred, a celebration of contemporary Irish ceramic practice. The exhibition, which showcases the work of 35 Irish and Irelandbased makers, runs at Farmleigh Gallery until October 8 Picture: Photocall

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Seventh heaven: Sevenraj stands by his red and white car, above and the family’s shoes, below

Colour code: Sevenraj with his wife Pushpa and children Maneesha, 15 and son Bharathraj, 17

Red and white mad

Colour-obsessed estate agent is surrounded by number sevens IT BEGAN as a gimmick but estate agent Sevenraj got a bit carried away. Now his car, clothes, office, house and everything in it are red and white – even his family. Sevenraj, 52, he was so named because he was the seventh child, has become a minor celebrity in Bangalore, India, where he lives. Explaining his choice, he said: ‘Mahatma Gandhi is recognised by his glasses and bare torso with a white towel, so I had to do something similar to be recognised by one and all.’ His long-suffering wife Pushpa, 42, said:

by sHAROn MARRis ‘Eighteen years ago, when I got married, it was something new for me. Later on, I understood the craze of my husband and stood by him. Whenever I am with him, I wear red and white colour combinations.’ Being the seventh born, his car’s number plate ends in four sevens, his telephone number ends 777 and he has the number seven sewn on to his clothes. And guess how many buttons he has on his blazer.

The bonds that tie: Pushpa has learned to live with his obsession piCtures: getty

New collar will know if your pet is feeling ruff

Neck-nology: The PetPace collar (above) and its mobile app (right)

IRISH pet owners will be able to monitor how their dogs are feeling and even how many calories their animals are burning through a new ‘smart collar’ being launched next year. Manufacturers say the futuristic monitor will allow dogs and cats to ‘tell’ their owners whether they are in pain by assessing physiological and behavioural patterns. Software in the collar analyses the data in the context of the pet’s history and breed, while owners can set up e-mail and text alerts to notify them of any changes in

pulse or breathing rates. Vets have welcomed the innovation – which has been launched in the US following three years of research – saying it could help to diagnose and manage animals’ illnesses and diseases. PetPace, the company behind it, says miniature sensors built into the collar track the temperature, pulse and breathing rate of pets, as well as their activity patterns and calories burned. The ‘smart collar’, which retails for about €110 in the US, is expected in Ireland next year.

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From Malin to Hook for children’s cancer charity STAFF from the Marker Hotel were a sea of pink at the weekend as they set out to cover 500km in a day for charity Aoibheann’s Pink Tie. Yesterday its general manager Brian Cunningham and eight other volunteer riders left Malin Head in Co Donegal across the country to Hook Head in Wexford in just under nine hours. The cycle saw the group climbing 3,700m and each burning over 12,000 calories. ‘We are amazed at this achievement, this was a huge test of human endurance,’ said Mick Rochford, charity co-founder. ‘The 500kms of this

cycle were dedicated to kids fighting cancer and, especially, also to those children that have sadly passed away.’ Mr Rochford said the riders were overjoyed with the ‘huge reception’ when they arrived in Hook Head – and among those waving them towards the finishing line were children from Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin. The charity was founded by Jimmy Norman and his family after they lost eight-year-old Aoibheann to a rare form of cancer. It is Metro Herald’s charity of the year. Visit aoibheannspinktie.ie for further details.

3,200 in paupers’ graves

THe Peter McVerry Trust has called on the Church to considering running its own funeral and undertaker service following reports that some 3,200 people who could not afford their own funerals last year were buried in unmarked paupers’ graves. According to figures from the Department of Social Protection, an

average of 3,000 people are buried by the state each year with the cost of burials falling on the taxpayer. The numbers have risen significantly since the start of the recession with a peak of 3,814 in 2011. The cost of a pauper’s burial last year was €1,365, compared to €7,000 for a private funeral.

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CUP OF kinDnEss: (L-r) Broadcaster Lottie Ryan, Bewley’s brand director Mark Saunders and Irish Hospice Foundation CEO Sharon Foley oley launch l Ireland’ss Biggest Coffee C Morning. ning. People are ar being asked to enjoy a Bewley’s coffee4hospice on September 18 to raise funds for their local hospice PICTURE: fEnnElls

Call for taskforce to curb city drug use and begging by DAviD kEARns THe scapegoating of drug addicts by Dublin businesses must end, a homeless and drugs charity Merchant Quays has said. Backing calls by the Dublin Lord Mayor Christy Burke to create a special taskforce to tackle begging and drug use in the capital, the group’s CeO Tony Geoghegan told Metro Herald it was erroneous to blame this on the presences of major drug treatment centres in the city. ‘If we really do care about tackling the issue of drug use and begging then what is needed is an increase in the services available to the homeless because that is where the problem lies. All the studies show that being homeless drasti-

cally increases issues around substance abuse and mental health.’ His comments come following a wave of reports from local Crisis: Cllr Burke Dublin businesses that begging and drug use in the city are out of control. Temple Bar restaurant owner and President of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Pádraic Óg Gallagher singled out heroin addicts as among the ‘most troublesome group’ of beggars due to their ‘aggressive behaviour towards diners, particularly tourists.’

Mr Geoghegan said: ‘I am no apologists for crime and I admit that there is high drug use in the capital, especially during the summer time along areas such as the boardwalk, but the majority of drug users in Dublin are simply not based in the city centre. ‘What is needed is a two-pronged approach – increased Garda presence on the streets and greater access to long-term and emergency accommodation for the homeless. Unless we have both, we cannot effectively deal with the issues the Lord Mayor has raised.’ Cllr Burke is calling for a task force consisting of community and Government representatives. ‘We need representatives from all levels, including those undergoing recovery,’ he said.

Two injured at ‘internment’ parade Two people were injured yesterday after a republican parade through Belfast passed with minor trouble. Plastic bottles, fireworks and coins were thrown by a small group of protesting loyalists along the main shopping street, but the event was largely peaceful. Police said an officer and a member of the public were slightly hurt. Unionists were objecting to nationalists marking the anniversary of the introduction of internment by the British army during the Troubles more than

40 years ago. Dozens of riot police wielding shields and batons formed a barrier between the opposing groups on Royal Avenue in the city centre and there were some verbal exchanges. Police Service of Northern Ireland assistant chief constable Mark Hamilton said: ‘There was a considerable policing operation put in place throughout the city centre to ensure the Parades Commission determinations in respect of the parade and the associated protests were upheld.’

Study finds Irish Water costs twice as much as UK process, Irish water (which is seven months in existence) has been compared to UK utilities that are over 25 years old. Therefore, these utilities are 25 years ahead of Irish Water and have already achieved the very efficiencies that Irish Water has been established to achieve but it has taken 25 years to do it – so comparing the two at this stage is not a like-for-like compari-

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the average of English water companies and almost three times as much as in scotland – was a comparison with established UK firms with more than 25 years of experience in cost cutting and creating more efficient systems. ‘start-up companies require investment. As part of the price control

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IrIsh WATEr has hit back at reports it is costing the taxpayer twice as much as water companies in the UK, saying that such direct comparisons are unfair due to the firm’s start-up costs. Defending its almost €2billion running costs for its initial two years, the company said the study by the London-based consulting firm Nera – who found Irish Water’s costs were twice

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DIT gr graduates Rebecca Savage, ge, Mary-Jade Hynes and Katie K O’Donoghue Donoghue launch Ibec’s Food and Drink Marketing Programme, which gives 28 graduates the chance to work with sponsor companies overseas

Mary Lou cooking up a dish in bid to help community worker MARY Lou McDonald will turn her attention from cooking up a political storm to planning something more tasty next month. The Deputy Leader of Sinn Féin is offering her services as personal chef to help an elderly homeowner whose home was largely destroyed by fire. Veteran community worker Ann Gibney and three neighbours fled their Navan homes in June when fire swept through all four properties. While three of the properties were insured for fire damage, Ann’s was not. The Ann Gibney Rebuilding Appeal and online auction, set up by locals, is now open for bids to win a

dinner prepared by the politician. Ms McDonald will offer a three-course meal with wine in the winner’s home, while a mystery waiter Chef: Mary Lou will bring the food to the table. Final bids must be made by midnight on August 31 at www.thecentral.ie/Ann-Gibney/ Chef Richard Corrigan is also to help, offering a meal for ten at the Park Hotel in Virginia, Cavan.

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son,’ said a company spokesperson. According to the sunday Business Post, the Nera report found that staffing costs were among the biggest proportion of the company’s running costs. The London firm criticised Irish Waters’ salaries to its 167 direct staff as ‘high’. It follows reports of attacks on Irish Water meter installers.

Market trust up COnSuMeR confidence is at its highest since Ireland entered recession, according to a report. The latest Consumer Market Monitor survey shows public trust in the economy is up 19 points on the same period in 2013. ‘Consumer spending accounts for over 60 per cent of GnP in Ireland and is a critical factor in driving any recovery of the economy,’ said Prof Mary Lambkin of uCD Smurfit School, one of the study’s authors. This has fed into the property sector, with house sales up 28 per cent on the same period last year.

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If you want the package, look up on your roof…

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FINDING the dreaded ‘I called but you were out’ note on the doormat is a frequent annoyance for millions of us in the age of internet shopping. So a courier tried to save Benjamin Ward hassle by finding a way to deliver his parcel in his absence. Did he get a neighbour to sign for it or hide it in the shed? Er, no. He hurled the package on top of the house. Bemused Mr Ward arrived home to find a card telling him the clothes he had ordered for his son were ‘stuck on roof – sorry!’. The 34-year-old posted on Twitter about what had happened, saying: ‘I need a ladder.’ And after hundreds of people retweeted his message, courier service myHermes was alerted. It tweeted him: ‘Please accept our sincere apologies. This is unacceptable and we’re on it.’ ‘They sent him back to get it down with a ladder and say sorry,’ Mr Ward said. ‘It was super-awkward. It was more funny than anything else, so I don’t really want to make a big deal of it.’ It’s thought the courier may have landed the parcel on the roof in a misguided attempt to hurl it into Mr Ward’s back garden in Hove, East Sussex. Mr Ward – who stressed that he did not want the hapless courier to lose his job over the blunder – was not alone in seeing the funny side. ‘At least they delivered it,’ one wag said. Another Twitter user pointed out: ‘Hermes was the winged Air mail: Benjamin Ward saw parcel on roof after courier left note tim Stewart NewS messenger.’

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JODIE KIDD, 35, was one of the best-known models of the 1990s before becoming a racing driver. She will soon be presenting an equestrian show on CNN What’s the appeal of horses?

I’ve been surrounded by horses my whole life. My father competed in the Olympics as a showjumper and was a polo player, my brother is a polo player, my sister was a dressage rider, I was a showjumper, and my auntie is a dressage trainer.

What happened with your showjumping career? I was

going into seniors when I was 15. At the same time I started modelling. I was about to move from ponies to horses and needed a bigger lorry – I thought I’d model for six months to earn enough to buy a lorry and that would be it. I moved to London and in six months I was opening the Marc Jacobs show in New York and modelled for 15 years.

to deal with modelling at 15?

Whenever I get asked for advice about young girls in modelling, I say you can start at 15 or 16 but you need a support system. Have someone travel with you, don’t be alone and have a good agent. I was mature for my age because my parents lived abroad. I was flying on my own from nine – I felt more streetwise than other 15-year-olds. My family were awesome and I had a great manager.

Were you working with girls who didn’t handle it as well?

I didn’t see anything I found shocking. Everyone was flown first class and I wasn’t struggling around doing little jobs in Milan. I was very lucky to be successful very quickly. I bypassed all that – the stories about girls working in Milan on their own and things going on.

between modelling then and now? I’m a bit older and slightly

wiser and can say no a lot more easily. When you’re young, you say yes to everything and overstretch yourself – your body can’t really cope with going to three or four countries in one week. Now I have a three-year-old, I don’t want to be away from home for too long.

Are you devastated you didn’t win MasterChef UK?

No, I was blummin’ amazed I got to that stage. I didn’t have the same experience the others had. I put it down to sheer determination and working my fingers to the bone.

You’re very competitive. I

Was that disappointing? I can never say that because modelling has opened doors – it has enabled me to be a racing driver and given me wonderful experiences. No way are there any regrets but a small part of me, when I go to equestrian events, thinks: ‘I really miss this.’

around the industry, even though I haven’t been up and down catwalks.

knew I didn’t have the same experience as Sophie [Thompson] – she knew how to do pastry. There was no point being competitive. It was a personal competition with me, until I got to the final and thought: ‘Right, you’re going down, all of you.’ I thought I’d go out in the first week, so I didn’t cry into a napkin.

Were you mentally equipped

What are the differences

Which of your careers have

Why have you gone back to modelling? I’ve always been

Climate change ‘a threat to economy’ Ireland is facing economic ruin if the Government continues to fail to take climate change seriously. This is a theory put forward in rTÉ’s documentary series Creedon’s Four Seasons In One day. The three-part show, which started last night on rTÉ1, looked at how a significant rise in global climate change could spell disaster for Ireland’s agricultural sector. ‘There is a climate cliff just like there is a fiscal cliff: the longer we put off dealing with it, the more acute the consequences,’ said Professor John Sweeny, a geography expert at nUI Maynooth.

40 giant clams seized at airport MOre than 40 of an endangered species of giant clam were seized at dublin airport last year, according to recent figures. The clams had been illegally harvested from the coral reefs off the coast of Vietnam, and were being smuggled into Ireland as part of a tropical fish consignment for sale on the black market. The 44 oceanic giants can grow to 1.2m in diameter and weigh up to 200kg. It was the first seizure of live exotic animals by the revenue Commissioners since six live turtles from China were found at Shannon airport in 2009.

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When you’re young, you say yes to everything, but your body can’t cope with four countries in a week

you enjoyed the most? I’m

doing a classic-car programme at the moment. In one week, I drove a Bugatti 35C, a GT40 and a Ferrari 250 California Spyder. If you’re a car nut, that is the week of dreams.

What’s been your most extravagant purchase? My

Ferrari 550. When I had my son, my dad said: ‘Look, this is a twoseater, you can’t get the babyseat in there, you’re in your thirties, you can’t drive around in a Ferrari with a kid.’ So I swapped it in for a Volkswagen Touareg. It still hurts.

What difference has being a mother made to your life? I want to be there for my son and experience everything with him and put him to bed at night. It’s difficult being a working mummy as well but that’s my main priority – just being there for him. Andrew Williams

Jodie Kidd hosts CNN Equestrian on CNN International on September 13 at 6.30pm.

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CHRIS MARtIN has revealed he’s hell bent on wooing Rihanna back into the music studio – and has even written her a special track. the 37-year-old Coldplay frontman – who sang with RiRi, 26, on Princess Of China two years ago – said: ‘I have a really nice song which maybe works, I hope so. It’s like trying to win American Idol, getting a song on Rihanna’s album. It’s hard.’

Fernandez-Versini and SINEAD O’CONNOR has blasted Cheryl to X Factor contestants. n mea g Simon Cowell for bein ear-old Rounding on the show’s judges, the 47-y at the look they MORRISSEY won’t way the singer said: ‘I don’t like on the be getting an invite for contestants like they’re a piece of dirt a pukka Sunday roast after end of their shoe. It’s hurtful. ers. he lay into Jamie Oliver. ‘It ‘It’s not that I can’t stand the perform bler war Irish would be a great help if the d,’ stan t can’ I el pan It’s the Princess Anne gassed him,’ he told LBC’s Steve Allen. told Hot Press. ‘He’s killed more animals than McDonald’s.’

My life was made hell by bullies, says Emily Inbetweeners 2 star: Tormenters were evil geniuses but I moved on

mily Berrington has revealed how bullies came close to ruining her life before she had the last laugh by starring in the inbetweeners 2. the 27-year-old, who plays Simon Bird’s character Will mcKenzie’s love interest Katie, described how cruel her classmates could be. ‘i was really shy at school. i was like an “inbetweener”, but a female one,’ she said. ‘teenage girls are just the most evil geniuses. if a teenage girl sets against you, your life is over. And that happened to me a lot.’ But Berrington insists she has put the cruel taunts behind her and refuses to look back in anger. She explained: ‘So, i kind of just learned gradually that although it seems massively

important at the time, as time goes on you’re like, “Whatever happened to so and so?”’ A more pressing problem for the 24: live Another Day actress is when her parents see her in love scenes in the new inbetweeners flick, which sees Will and his sex-obsessed friends – Jay, Simon and neil – travel to Australia. She admitted: ‘i don’t want to give away any good gags, but there’s a scene with some drunk snogging that i remember thinking as we filmed it, “i look forward to mum and Dad having to watch this”.’ ‘i’m sure i’ll be embarrassed for some of it but my family are so excited about seeing the film, i couldn’t possibly deny them that chance. ‘i think they’ll be cool about it, but maybe i should warn them about a few things first.’

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COURtNEY LOVE has shrugged off blowing the €20million ($27million) she received after Kurt Cobain’s suicide. the 50year-old explained the cash had gone on libel lawsuits following her ill-advised rants on twitter. ‘I lost about $27million,’ she said. ‘I know that’s a lifetime of money to most people – but I’m a big girl, it’s rock ’n’ roll, it’s Nirvana money.’

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ANYBODY would think Beyoncé was trying to tell us something after she posted sexy pictures of herself wearing a Brooklyn Nets jersey r emblazoned with he it. on e m na y’s hubb an Queen Bey, 32, paid to te bu tri Instagram 44-year-old rapper Jay Z, alias Shawn y Carter, to seemingl e os th nk bu de pesky rumours that their marriage is on shaky ground.

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IDRIS ELBA joked he’d signed up to model Calvin Klein underwear after a bulge in his pants went viral. The Wire hunk, 41, quickly cleared ared up speculation by revealing the bulge pictured while he was shooting flick A Hundred Streets in London was ‘a mic wire’. He added: ‘Calvin Calvin Klein called my mobile, they want me in their next campaign. Foot-long johns coming winter 2014.’

Paul: I’m weaning myself off ‘bitch’

AARON PAUL is on a ‘bitching’ detox. His Breaking Bad character, Jesse Pinkman, was known for using the word. He told Gq: ‘People ask me if I will call them a bitch. I’ll do it for a little longer, but I’m trying to wean myself off it.’ Paul, 34, now voices a character in cartoon ‘BoJack Horseman’, about a horse who is an alcoholic washed-up sitcom star.

Gisele head over heels on beach break

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IT’S a case of the ex files for David Duchovny after he divorced actress Tea Leoni. The 54-year-old is said to have quietly ended the marriage after 17 years, citing ‘an irretrievable breakdown of the relationship’. The actor made the decision in June, with the pair settling the terms in an ‘amicable’ split, according to gossip site TMZ. They will share custody of daughter Madelaine, 15, and son Kyd, 12.

Salute: Stewart in Camp X-Ray Pictures: iFc Films/Planet Photos/Getty

KRISTEN STEWART is reviving military chic after taking a role as a Guantanamo Bay prison officer. The Twilight star is kitted out in camouflage for a gritty role in the forthcoming flick Camp X-Ray, which is set in the terrorist prison. K-Stew, 24, plays a rookie guard who strikes up an unlikely bond with a detainee. Doesn’t sound like a barrel of laughs, so should be perfect for moody Stewart.

THE GUTTER

Arquette digs deep to bag a strip joint

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DAvID ARqUETTE has stumped up €1million to buy one of LA’s most famous strip clubs, Crazy Girls. The 42-year-old already has a share in two Hollywood hot spots.

d up e m m a c s t e g t r a Solemn Stew Author Kim will let selfies tell the story

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KIM KARDASHIAN is bringing out a book... but won’t be going to the trouble of filling it with words. The 33-year-old’s €15 tome, Selfish, will be made up entirely of selfie photos.

Megan is off carbs... in a bid to stay Fox-y

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MEGAN FOX says she won’t be getting her baps out anytime soon, now she is on a strict bread-free diet. The Transformers star, 28, is watching what she eats in order to stay trim.

Lil’ Kim single steals limelight from Nicki

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LIL’ KIM has taken another swipe at Nicki Minaj. The 40-year-old laid into her rival with the release of diss-heavy track Identity Theft. Minaj, 31, also appears on the single’s cover.

Del Rey cancels gig over Gaza violence

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LANA DEL REY has pulled out of a gig in Israel as the troubles in Gaza rumble on. The 29year-old singer is the latest in a long line of stars to call off shows in the region.

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Smoking skunk ‘lowers your Iq’

Hard-man promoter now called Kellie and plans sex change surgery

Boxing’s Frank Maloney: I’ve always known I was a woman

TEENAGERS who smoke strong ‘skunk’ regularly risk losing as many as six IQ points by adulthood, research suggests. Smoking strong cannabis just once a week damages attention span, memory and intelligence, brain scans of 16- to 19-year-olds showed. Lawmakers should consider regulating the levels of tetrahydrocannabinol – the active component in marijuana – in places where it is legalised, US scientists said.

Race car driver struck on track NASCAR star Tony Stewart struck and killed a sprint car driver who had climbed from his vehicle and was on the track during a race in New York state. The 43-year-old was released after questioning by police. A video of the crash at Canandaigua Motorsports Park showed 20-year-old driver Kevin Ward walking towards Stewart’s car before being hit and hurtled 15m. Following the tragedy Stewart decided not to race at Nascar’s event yesterday at Watkins Glen.

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FORMER boxing promoter Frank Maloney, who worked with Irish boxer Darren Sutherland, now lives as a woman call Kellie. The 61-year-old, who guided Lennox Lewis to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, will have a sex change next year. She retired in October, saying she had fallen out of love with the sport – but, in fact, she walked away to begin preparing for life as a woman. She revealed she has felt trapped in the wrong body since childhood and said: ‘I have always known I am a woman. I can’t keep living in the shadows. Living with the burden any longer would have killed me.’ Her confusion with her gender identity caused battles with drink, depression and drugs as her life ‘spiralled out of control’, she said. And she kept her turmoil secret for decades, as she was fearful of the backlash from the notoriously macho world of boxing. ‘Can you imagine me walking into a boxing hall dressed as a woman and putting an event on? I can imagine what they would scream at me,’ she said. Kellie is halfway through a two-year transition period to becoming a woman and has won praise from the boxing fraternity for sharing her story. Former world crusierweight champion, Johnny Nelson, tweeted: ‘Frank Maloney, read your story. It’s your life, don’t make others stop who you are. Ignorance is the problem of others, not yours.’ While boxing writer Steve Bunce said: ‘Frank Maloney is possibly the bravest person in boxing.

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A WOUND dressing similar to cling film has been developed that wraps itself around awkward-shaped parts of the body to block out infections. Scientists believe the ultra-thin biodegradable ‘nanosheet’ could be especially useful in the treatment of burns, where preventing infection is vital. While existing wound dressings work well on relatively flat and broad skin surfaces, they can come unstuck when applied to curved, wrinkled and ridged areas. ‘The nanosheets can adhere not only to flat surfaces, but also to uneven and irregular surfaces without adding any adhesives,’

Nanosheet: Beats plasters said Japanese lead researcher Dr Yosuke Okamura, from Tokai University. The material is made from a form of polyester called poly (L-lactic) acid, or PLLA. Dr Okamura’s team tested its

ability to coat small and irregular shapes on a mouse’s claws. The nanosheet effectively covered even the smallest bumps and wrinkles on the tiny digits. Further tests showed that the cling film dressing kept out the common bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa for up to six continuous days. The bug is often a culprit in skin infections and a particular threat to hospital patients with weakened immune systems. Large scale animal and safety tests are planned with a view to clinical trials. The research was presented at the American Chemical Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco.

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Couple feared losing both surrogate babies THE Australian biological parents of twins caught up in a surrogacy scandal in Thailand have said they wanted both babies, but the surrogate mother threatened to involve the police and they feared she would keep both children. David and Wendy Farnell were speaking for the first time since the story broke a week ago of sevenmonth-old Gammy, who has Down’s syndrome and is being

by TARiq TAHiR cared for by his surrogate mother Pattaramon Janbua. The couple told Australia’s Channel 9 they felt they had to leave Thailand with Gammy’s sister Pipah. They have been criticised for apparently rejecting the boy, who has a hole in his heart and is being treated for a lung infection. Outrage intensified last week

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when it emerged Farnell was jailed in 1997 for child sex offences. ‘I hang my head in shame for that,’ Farnell said, adding that he had reformed and was no longer a risk to children. Ms Janbua, 21, admitted the Farnell’s claim was true but said they had planned to put Gammy in a home. More than A$241,000 has been raised for medical treatment for Gammy in an online appeal.

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israel and Hamas accept proposal for Gaza truce IsrAEl and Hamas have accepted a renewed Egyptian cease-fire proposal, clearing the way for the resumption of talks on a long-term truce in the Gaza conflict, which has killed almost 2,000, including more than 1,900 Palestinians and 67 Israelis. A similar 72-hour truce last week collapsed over the weekend. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the cease-fire would take effect at midnight last night (9pm GMT) and would allow for resumption of humanitarian aid to Gaza and for indirect talks on a more lasting deal. Hamas is seeking an end to an IsraeliEgyptian blockade on Gaza, while

Israel wants Hamas to dismantle its arsenal of rockets and other weapons. Palestinian negotiators said yesterday that they accepted the proposal. later, Israeli officials announced their agreement. Qais Abdelkarim, a member of the Palestinian delegation, said indirect talks with the Israelis would begin this morning. The goal, he said, was to end the blockade, which he called ‘the reason for the war.’ The talks are aimed at reaching a long-term deal following the heaviest fighting between Israel and Hamas since the Islamic militant group took control of Gaza in 2007.

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TuRkEy: the main opposition candidate presidential election conceded defeat to prime minister recep tayyip Erdogan last night. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu congratulated Mr Erdogan and wished him success during a concession speech in Istanbul. Mr Erdogan had been shown as winning about 52 per cent of the vote, according to unofficial counts by turkish media.

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ho is in charge of the food at Croke Park? I had the most disgusting burger and fries there on Saturday during the football. The fries had that rubbery, re-fried flavour and the burger – which was taken readymade off a rack and handed to me – was dry and cold. I wouldn’t mind but they bloody well know how to charge for this crap. G ■ Do TDs and far-left demonstrators care more about terrorist scum flinging rockets at Israel than sorting out solvency for indebted families in Ireland? I have no pity for the Gazans who voted terrorists into power. Can TDs come back to Planet Earth and deal with this country’s problems first? You’re paid enough so do your job or get off the stage... Negative Equity ■ I dreamt last night Israel stepped in to provide troops and training to Syrian and Iraqi forces trying to halt the rise of Isis. And a friendship was born that brought

peace and stability to the region and between Muslims and the people of Israel for Fantasist the rest of time. ■ Fair play to all the fans in hill 16 during Saturday’s All-Ireland Senior Football quarter-finals in Croke Park. You had all obviously just come from the protest march in the city centre that day but by waving those Palestinian flags, you were showing those watching around the world that the ordinary Irish people stand side-byside with innocent Gazans caught in the crossfire of Muslim extremism and Israeli shelling. our Government might be useless in exerting unilateral pressure but small gestures like this on a major sporting occasion can have far-reaching effects. Dubman ■ Dear Peta and Animal Rights Action Network, do you complain when animals hunt each other in the wild and often start to eat their victims whilst still alive? Is meat still murder then? Jboy, Dublin

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‘Irons in the fire, slowly burning out,’ says Bird. So, no second series of Chickens then (the series he wrote with Thomas). But probably more Friday Night Dinner. ‘There’ll hopefully be another series of Fresh Meat, though nothing’s certain,’ says Thomas, in which his character Kingsley (above), we fondly imagine, is Simon’s more soulful cousin. ‘I’m going to spend the next year writing,’ says Buckley. ‘But I’ve got a horror film coming out called The Pyramid. That was an experience for everyone else – working with someone who’d turn up not knowing their lines or where they were. I’m like Schwarzenegger, who says the same thing in every film. Except with me it’s clunge!’ On the banter train: From left, Blake Harrison, James Buckley, Joe Thomas and Simon Bird chat about their new film

TeppIng into a hotel room to meet the Inbetweeners, I have to check myself. Remember: they’re not called Simon, Will, Jay and neil. They are actors. Still, it’s hard to separate fact from fiction. I’ve never interviewed Jennifer Aniston but I can hear myself calling her Rachel. And The Inbetweeners is on a Friends-style comedy TV loop, only with a zillion fewer episodes. ‘Yes! I can’t believe that episode is on all the time,’ laughs Joe Thomas (Simon) resignedly when, by way of an ice-breaker, I tell him how much I enjoyed reacquainting myself with his

The Inbetweeners are back on the big screen for their second movie – this time it’s their swansong, writes Keith Watson comedy testicles just the day before. now it’s the last hurrah for the Inbetweeners quartet, who arrived in the totally unheralded sitcom on e4 seven years ago and, three series and one feature film later, find themselves on the promo trail for a second movie outing that finds them scaring the locals in Australia. ‘There definitely won’t be any more after this,’ says Simon Bird (Will).

Favourite moments ‘The field trip episode,’ says Thomas. ‘There was something about that set piece in the boat, it seemed to encapsulate everything the characters were about.’ You were naked in that scene… ‘It’s in my contract that I have to be naked at some point. Though in this film I think they were running out of ways to get me with my Adrift: Neil kills a fish that lands in their boat clothes off.’ Harrison agrees with that choice. ‘In that boat scene everyone student episode,’ says Bird, who has a perfect moment.’ likes to be different. ‘It was one of ‘I like the Patrice French exchange the most ambitious ones we did.’

‘The writers Iain Morris and Damon Beesley say they just haven’t got any more ideas for it.’ There might be pressure for more, though. The first movie took £45million at the UK box office, making it the summer hit of 2011. And even though it’s three years on – and three of the four Inbetweeners are hovering around 30 – the fan base looks set to ensure another big hit. ‘It does feel mad,’ agrees Bird. ‘When we started there was no press, no promotion for it at all. We had to check it was even going on.’ That’s history now. Thanks to the winning mix of gross-out gags – masturbating in a retirement home was a high point – and touching vulnerability, The Inbetweeners struck a chord with audiences who empathised with their teenage traumas and insecurities. It was a rare comedy which you could laugh at and laugh with at the same time. In The Inbetweeners 2, the four go Down Under (you can already hear Jay grossing out at that one) and – though details of the gags were being kept under wraps on pain of death – the formula hasn’t changed too much. ‘There’s a personal journey that they go on,’ says Thomas, the

THE vERDiCT The Inbetweeners 2 HHHHI Will’s in ‘uni’, as is Simon. They’re both depressed – Will, because everyone hates him, and Simon because his nightmare girlfriend has taken to cutting up everything he loves. Neil – the loveable, gangling idiot of the group – is mostly reading emails from Jay, who’s taken a gap year to become Australia’s newest superstar DJ. Now he has his own mansion, inhabited by a plethora of hot, barelydressed babes who are mad for his sexy moves. Except obviously, it’s Jay – so he’s actually working in a toilet. And while the boys go off in search of adventure, the humour stays firmly in the lavatory. In equal measures, the film is guffaw-out-loud hilarious and stomachturning, ticking off sex, urination, scatology and sexy mums along the way. youngest-looking but oldest of the foursome and the unofficial spokesman. ‘They’re at a loose end in their lives. It’s nine months since the last film, Will and Simon are at different universities, so this trip just comes at the right time. They’ve

Australia’s beautiful scenery doesn’t play much of a role – there are no major revelations, very little soul searching (apart from one particularly brilliant scene in a mystic’s tent) and just a smidgen of emotion. The film works because its makers know what Inbetweeners fans like and it sticks to the tested formula of the secondary school class room. They’re the same group of boys – not quite cool and not on the margins either – just a little older. Again, the boys get into situations so awkward you can feel your own organs sympathetically sucking upwards in embarrassment – they’re also still saying all the things you wish you had the courage to. And that makes them very cool indeed.

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failed to move on, so it’s something they need.’ Hang on a minute… personal journey? Have they gone all deep? ‘Well, a personal journey… with plenty of cringe laughs!’

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WITH their nostalgic, earnest and heartfelt brand of Americana rock, New Brunswick fourpiece The Gaslight Anthem have long been compared to that most famous son of the Jersey shoreline, Bruce Springsteen. And it’s testament to the straightforward appeal of their songwriting that The Boss himself has been impressed enough to choose them as support act on occasion and to join them on stage at Glastonbury. For this, their fifth album (only their second on a major label), the band went to the legendary Bluebird Studios in Nashville to record something that they claim marks a total reinvention of their sound – although you’d be forgiven, when listening to tracks such as the lolloping country-rock number 1,000 Years, for thinking that perhaps not that much has changed at all. The group certainly used to have a punkier, stripped-back, more alt-rock vibe to them, which they started to lose when they began to see themselves more as serious, stadium-filling contenders. The main shift here is towards increased bombast, bringing them nearer to the glam metal of that other New Jersey act, Bon Jovi, which, although not necessarily cool, can be fun. And while the riffs in tracks such as Rollin’ And Tumblin’ might be as subtle as a tyrannosaurus rex, they certainly get the job done. Equally, on the likes of Stay Paper, the band make great use of quiet moments, followed up with a sudden rush of loud guitars. But it’s the cracked restraint of Break Your Heart that moves you more. Amy Dawson Results where achieved in a one day procedure with our top DHI surgeons

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SINCE they started combining their talents as singer-songwriters and musicians in 2006, the Australian Stone siblings have enjoyed cult acclaim outside their home country but haven’t racked up much mainstream chart success. No doubt they’re hoping that will change with their third album, which reunites them after two years spent pursuing their solo careers and sees new-found fan Rick Rubin on board. The super-producer – known for iconic releases by acts such as Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Jay-Z – has become a go-to guy for established artists wanting to revitalise their profiles, which is why what might seem to be an unlikely collaboration here is actually a canny move. That the results are no more arresting than the duo’s bland, if attractive, country-edged indie pop of yore is down not to Rubin but to the songs and their delivery – sun-glazed, languorous and sweetly harmonised with just the right amount of gruffness and yearning but little in the way of emotional weight. A Heartbreak gets things off to a

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An Italian American dreamer, Buddy (Michael Rispoli, The Sopranos), buys a run-down building in 1950s New York intending to turn it into a bar. But his plans are scuppered by the presence of squatters upstairs – Mary, a single Irish mother (Kelly MacDonald) and her baby. Touching indie movie based on the true story of the uncle of the film’s writer and director Raymond De Felitta.

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The Australian prison drama continues with Will becoming unstuck by a shock revelation about his dead wife Meg. Bea attempts to dissuade Jacs from a planned attack on Franky when she gets out of solitary. However things go awry when Bea herself is set upon by Jacs’ crew and is beaten to unconsciousness. Meanwhile in the aftermath of their passionate kiss, Vera and Fletch try to figure out where they feature in each other’s affections.

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No matter that the stories featured in this series inevitably run along familiar lines – teenage girl gives up baby for adoption, yearns for a reunion – the results are unfailingly moving. Tonight Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell present the story of Sheila, who is now in her sixties, as she prepares to meet the daughter, her only child, she gave birth to when she was just 17.

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Written, directed and starring Jackie Chan, this action adventure tale sees him playing the Asian Fox who jet-sets his way around the world to retrieve missing Chinese artefacts stolen by European plunderers. Chan still does a lot of stunt work – though this finds him also relying on gadgetry.

Now here’s a programme to push the buttons of all of us who’ve given up answering the landline because how many times can you tell a call centre flunky that you live in a basement flat so you don’t need solar panels? Seyi Rhodes reports on the rising tide of complaints about cold calls.

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Former Inbetweeners love interest and panel show trooper Emily Atack, DJ Scott Mills and comedians Chris Ramsey and Bobby Mair are the guests on this fitfully amusing internet-led larkabout chaired by Kevin McHale. No, that’s not a reference to his Glee character. Seann Walsh and Chris Stark are the team captains. There’s trouble and strife at the Queen Vic as Mick’s reputation takes a dive following Cora (Ann Mitchell, above) naming and shaming him as a kerb-crawler. Even though Linda knows the truth that lurks behind this tawdry episode, she’s struggling to hold herself together while her hubby’s name is dragged through the mud. And Alfie is concerned that Kat is taking on too much so soon after giving birth to twins.

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The saucy cougar comedy featuring former Golden Girl Betty White – a super cougar, if you like – returns for a fifth series. This was a live episode when screened in the US and features the trio of junior cougars Melanie, Joy and Victoria tangling with a Korean plastic surgeon in a cabin in the woods. A sixth season is already in the pipeline.

There’s a gripping sense of realism cloaking this Italian Mob drama, set in Naples, which spectacularly deglamorises the gangster life. Tonight Ciro (Marco D’Amore, above), the closest we get to a hero of the piece, must sideline his plans for revenge against Conte when there’s a bust on his boss’s cocaine shipment. He suspects a traitor lurking in the ranks. Meanwhile, it becomes clear Genny hasn’t inherited his father’s ruthless streak.

Acclaimed 2010 Australian crime drama that marked David Michôd’s directorial debut. When his mum dies from a drug overdose, teenager Joshua (James Frecheville, above with Laura Wheelwright) is taken in by his grandmother (Jacki Weaver), who turns out to be head of a crime family. Young Josh must impress his criminal uncles, one of whom is embroiled in a feud with corrupt police officers who plan to wipe out the clan.

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This Richard Curtis adaptation of the Helen Fielding bestseller is a rare thing – the film version is even better than the book. Here Renée Zellwegger is superb as the hapless thirtysomething singleton, who’s obsessed with calorie counting and bad boy boss Hugh Grant. Meanwhile Bridget begins to have feelings for lawyer Mark Darcy. Cue a street fight between the love rivals, one of many memorable scenes.

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Surprisingly charmless romantic comedy drama in which Amy Adams plays a lawyer who decides to surprise her boyfriend with a wedding proposal. Alas, he’s in Ireland so off she flies – only to fall in love with a pub landlord instead. A typically irritating and sentimental American view of Ireland – the only thing missing is leprechauns.

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The summer sun may have forsaken us of late, but anyone visiting The Button Factory tonight can take solace by basking in the Mediterranean glow of Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino. The seven-piece from Salentino Puglia, in the southsouth-east of Italy, specialize in pizzica, a traditional specializ musical fform that has its origins in a folk danc dance believed to cure victims of snak snake bites. Expect an insistent, hea heavily percussive trad affair (the tambur tamburello frame drum is the pr primary instrument), with pulsepulse-quickening layers of fiddle, bouz bouzouki, bagpipes and ac accordion Tonight, Button Factory, Tonigh Curved Street D2, 8pm, €18. Cu Tel: (01) 670 9202. www. Te buttonfactory.ie but

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Much Ado About Nothing seems to be a perennially predictable choice when it comes to summer Shakespeare but it’s still worth revisiting this comedy of manners, presented in the leafy confines of The Iveagh Gardens by Fortune’s Fool Productions, for its buoyant wit and sparkling dialogue. In pastoral comedies, such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the relationships between the romantic leads are often based on archaic codes of respect and honour. Much Ado About Nothing, however, has a refreshingly modern feel with Beatrice and Benedick taunting and toying with each other like a modern couple Until Sun, Iveagh Gardens (Clonmel Street entrance) D2, free, see website for times. www.fortunesfoolproductions.ie

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This hit musical has done the rounds so many times it’s more like a pair of well-worn trousers than a technicolor dreamcoat. Originally produced in 1968 at a London junior school as a 20minute piece for an end-of-term concert, now Bill Kenwright’s West End production fetches up in Dublin. As Joseph, The XFactor’s Lloyd Daniels dons the fitted frock that Jason Donovan and Phillip Schofield have worn before him. Warbling through classics such as One More Angel and Any Dream Will Do, he tells the story of a rejected brother, his 11 siblings and his meteoric rise to fame and fortune Tomorrow until Aug 23, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Grand Canal Square, Docklands D2, 7.30pm, from €15. Tel: 0818 719 377. www. bordgaisenergytheatre.ie

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break by checking smartphones, laptops and e-readers for an hourand-a-half throughout the day. Paul Surridge, head of Sight Care, a UK network for independent opticians, said: ‘When you break down all the times you look at a phone, PC, laptop or similar and add up the minutes, it’s really quite surprising. ‘Our advice is to be aware of how tired your eyes are feeling and be sure to give them a rest at points throughout the day,’ he added.

New careers app opens CAO portal to students CAREERSPORTAL has a new mobile compatible app – and there’s also a useful CAO calculator for Leaving Cert students and parents. The careers and education site, on the go since 2008, now has more than 250,000 registered users. The company said: ‘CareersPortal is unique in linking information from self-assessment exercises and using these results to match courses, occupations, career sectors, job vacancies and labour market trends. ‘The site is supported by many leading public and private organisations who provide information directly to students and career seekers. This information is invalu-

able in informing career decisions and indicates the significant value of public-private partnership.’ The site was launched last month by former junior minister at the Department of Education, Ciaran Cannon. He said: ‘At this time of year, students and their parents are trying to make important education and career decisions. ‘Using CareersPortal will provide invaluable support in this task, and I am delighted to see that, through the launch of the mobile compatible site, many more people will be able to access this excellent resource. Visit www.careersportal.ie for further information.

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Fashion is child’s play for budding designers SIX of the eight finalists in the Persil Irish Fashion Awards are from the National College of Art and Design, Thomas St. The theme of this year’s event is a Persil Play Date and the brief was to design and make an outfit suitable for a fun day at the park that was casual, machine washable and durable. This year’s judges, designer Peter O’Brien and Carolyn Donnelly from Dunnes Stores, whittled down hundreds of entrants to the final eight – Aimee Chan, Caoimhe MacNeice, Amie Egan, Hannah Choy O’Byrne, Andrew Bell and Rachel Duke of NCAD, Helen Hayes of the Grafton Academy and Nicole Jackson of the Limerick School of Art and Design. The winner of the final, on TV3’s Xposé show next month, will receive €10,000 and have their outfit manufactured and sold in Dunnes Stores.

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Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

The Moon spends the last few hours of today in Aquarius, further emphasising yesterday’s Full Moon in the sign. Somehow, someone may be seeking your attention, but if you are heavily engaged with your own needs or projects, you might not be aware of this.

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Cats’ highs: Kilkenny’s TJ Reid leaps in the air to celebrate a goal for the Leinster champions at Croke Park yesterday

ALL-iRELAnD by DESSEMi-finAL KEnDALL SHc kIlkEnny .....................2-13 lIMERICk .....................0-17 by PAuL KEAnE On a day when rain fell in biblical proportions at Croke Park, it was fitting that Kilkenny walked away with glorious redemption and an All-Ireland hurling final berth. A year ago, Kilkenny’s players were hunkering down for a long winter of soul searching after their shortest Championship campaign under spiritual leader Brian Cody. What was interesting at the time was the speed with which elder players nailed their colours to the mast and declared they would definitely be back in 2014. Clearly, they realised Kilkenny’s golden era was still intact and yesterday offered definitive proof. Twice the game threatened to escape them as opponents Limerick homed in on a first final place since, ironically enough, being defeated by Kilkenny in 2007. But, on each occasion, Kilkenny summoned the necessary determination to grab a priceless goal and seize back the momentum. Richie Hogan found the net in first-half injury-time, changing

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the complexion of a game they had trailed in for most of the half. Instead of going in behind, they led by two, 1-9 to 0-10. They fell off the pace again, though, particularly during the most violent of the rainfall in the third quarter of the game. Limerick unearthed such fury in that spell, scoring five points in a row, that the Cats resembled the Christians of old being fed to the lions. But, just like before, Kilkenny would haul themselves off the floor with a goal, this time from Eoin Larkin, though Richie Power’s hurl was right there beside his for the flicked finish. Again, it

catapulted Kilkenny from the back seat into the driving position with a one-point lead and, once in command, this time they sped on confidently to the finish line. In all, Kilkenny outscored Lim-

‘What shone through again was our absolute spirit’ erick by 1-2 to 0-1 in the last 14 minutes to claim their place in the September 7 final alongside Cork or Tipperary. ‘We were tested in every single way,’ said Kilkenny boss Cody.

‘What shone through again was our absolute spirit. We fought to the very end and competed manfully right throughout the game. Our genuineness was superb because they kept going. ‘Obviously the goals were crucial. It was just a powerful game to win because those were tough conditions. It wasn’t a day where you were going to do something terrific with the ball. But we were tested and we came through.’ Kilkenny were magnificent but Limerick were only slightly behind. Declan Hannon scored five points while Donal O’Grady, despite a cynical late foul on Power, and Seamus Hickey were superb.

Cody hails Kilkenny’s ‘real team’ display Manager Brian Cody admitted it took an ‘outstanding’ performance from his Kilkenny team to book their latest allIreland final place. The nine-times MacCarthy Cup-winning boss isn’t normally one for high praise but opened up after a thrilling two-point win over Limerick.

‘We had to play outstandingly well to come through that game,’ said Cody. ‘There’s different ways to play outstandingly well. It’s not always about doing something wonderful or playing beautiful hurling, which the conditions weren’t conducive to. ‘But we were a real team out

there today and that’s a good thing to be.’ Limerick manager TJ ryan simply held his hands up to the better team. ‘It was an incredible performance from our guys,’ said ryan. ‘We just came up against an incredible team.’

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ray Boyne, Dublin’s stats man for their recent all-Ireland wins, supplied his Twitter followers with a typically forensic analysis of the team’s latest victory. He revealed that Dublin made their entry into the ‘scoring zone’ on 44 occasions on Saturday evening, returning a 2-22 haul and a 17-point margin of victory against Monaghan. The Ulstermen were expected to do a better job of protecting that danger zone. In the end, their exertions over 90 minutes against Kildare a week earlier probably caught up with them as Dublin ripped them apart mercilessly. Bernard Brogan helped himself to 1-7 and, with Diarmuid Connolly joining him on the goal trail early on, they had victory and their semi-final place secured by half-time. They led by 2-8 to 0-5 at that stage and tagged on another 14 points for good measure. next up is a date with Donegal, however, who appear far better placed to lock down that danger area with their well-drilled defence. Monaghan boss Malachy o’rourke has faced both Dublin and Donegal in recent weeks and he predicted: ‘I would have no doubt that Donegal will set up very defensively. I suppose the advantage Donegal would have would be that they have been playing that same system over a long number of years now. ‘They have won an all-Ireland playing that type of system and so on. I have no doubt they will put it up to Dublin. They would hope that it’s a low scoring game. The only thing against Dublin at the minute is that any lapse of concentration, any mistake at all and they’ll punish you. Then you have to chase the game and it’s very hard to do that against them.’

Lethal form: Dublin’s Bernard Brogan fired 1-7

‘We’ll have to improve to test the champions’ ThE dust had hardly settled after Paddy McBrearty’s 69th-minute winner against Armagh when Jim McGuinness was out taking detailed notes on semi-final opponents Dublin. Donegal had had to fight tooth and nail for progression, having almost let victory slip against Armagh, leaking a three-point lead to trail by one. Michael Murphy’s equaliser was followed by McBrearty’s winner but selector Damian Diver knows improvement is needed. ‘It’s a funny feeling in the dressing-room,’ Diver said. ‘We know the level we can play at and we didn’t come anywhere near that. The game plan was there but we just didn’t come up to the standard you need to be at to implement it.’

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TigER ERA HAs cOME TO iTs EnD – FALDO NICK Faldo believes the Tiger Woods era is over after the 14-time major winner missed the cut at Valhalla. However, Faldo isn’t sure whether we can yet christen this the Rory McIlroy era. Woods hasn’t claimed a major title since the 2008 US open, leaving Northern Ireland’s McIlroy, 25, as the undisputed world’s best player right now. and six-time major winner Faldo said: ‘We are in a new era. Whether it becomes Rory McIlroy’s era, we don’t quite know yet. ‘He’s sure making a damn good case for it. But there’s such great quality, the quality left and right of Tiger I think is amazing.’ McIlroy’s attempt to claim a second major win inside a month was held up by torrential downpours in Kentucky. Play was suspended for 110 minutes as the heavy rain caused flooding on fairways and greens. McIlroy, who led by a stroke from austrian Bernd Wiesberger going into the final round, eventually teed off at 9.19pm, as organisers desperately tried to avoid the tournament going into a Monday finish. Speaking before he went out, McIlroy said: ‘There’s not much you can do about this weather, you just have to wait it out. This course has taken a soaking this week.’

Legia plead: think of your history, Bhoys legIa WaRSaW co-owner dariusz Mioduski has appealed to Celtic asking for a one-off tie to decide which side should progress in the Champions league. Celtic were on Friday handed a lifeline in europe’s premier club competition after legia were punished for fielding an ineligible player in their 6-1 aggregate win over the Scottish champions in the third qualifying round. legia boss Henning Berg swiftly vowed that his club would appeal, and Mioduski yesterday issued an open letter asking the Hoops to ‘settle this matter honourably’. after reflecting on Celtic’s ‘beautiful’ history, Mioduski (above) said: ‘I therefore call on you to refer your best traditions of honour and honesty ... I call on you to act according to the spirit of the game and rules of fair play ... let’s meet in Warsaw or glasgow and settle this matter honourably.’ However, Mioduski’s plea failed to move the Parkhead club, who issued a statement which read: ‘We are disappointed by legia Warsaw’s comments. This is entirely a matter for Uefa and its processes.’

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City licker: Giroud celebrates with the Community Shield PICTURE: REUTERs

SANTA CAZORLA and Aaron Ramsey performed more Wembley heroics to lead Arsenal to an emphatic Community Shield triumph over Manchester City. The pair replicated their efforts in May’s stunning comeback FA Cup final victory over Hull with wellworked goals as the Gunners tore into lacklustre City, with Olivier Giroud lashing home a superb third in the second half. Arsenal made most of the running before taking a 21st-minute lead. Yaya Sanogo and Jack Wilshere worked some space at the edge of the City area before the ball broke for Cazorla, who sidestepped Gael Clichy and slid a low shot into the far corner. City had begun to look brighter before the Gunners doubled their lead after 42 minutes. Alexis Sanchez’s ball from the right was held up at the edge of the box by Sanogo. The French striker then showed great strength to lay a pass back to Ramsey, who stepped past his marker and clipped the ball into the net. After the break, Stefan Jovetic saw a header strike a post following a deep right-wing cross by Jesus Navas before Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny produced a good save low down from the Montenegro forward. But there was no coming back after Giroud’s sublime third on the hour. There seemed little on when the France forward picked the ball up some 25 yards from goal, surrounded

cOMMuniTy sHiELD ARsEnAl................................3 MAnChEsTER CITy ............. 0 by MATTHEW nAsH at Wembley by three defenders. But that did not matter as Giroud fired a rising effort into the roof of the net. It all went to prove that, after their FA Cup win ended a nine-year wait for a trophy, Arsene Wenger’s men have got a taste for the big time once again.

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Brendan rodgers believes new signing dejan Lovren can provide the same dominant presence for Liverpool that Jamie Carragher did in his anfield career. The Croatia centre-half, who joined from southampton for £20million, marked his home debut with a goal in a 4-0 friendly win over Borussia dortmund yesterday. Liverpool’s defensive struggles last season cost them the Premier League title and the reds have lacked a leader at the back since Carragher called time on his loyal career in 2013. However, reds boss rodgers believes Lovren’s eye-catching performance shows he could be the leader his side have been lacking. ‘dejan was perfect – he’s what we’ve been looking for since Jamie Carragher left. He’s a very dominant centre-half,’ rodgers said. ‘He will attack the ball, reads the

‘Dejan was perfect – he is very dominant’ game incredibly well and you can see his leadership qualities with his guidance of the back four.’ Liverpool’s other goals came from daniel sturridge, Jordan Henderson and Philippe Coutinho, who got a standing ovation from the crowd when substituted. and rodgers has backed the Brazilian to shine this season, saying: ‘He’s come into this country and lit it up with his quality. It’s now about doing that on the big stage – the Champions League. ‘I think even at that level, he will show what great qualities he has.’ In the wake of Luis suarez’s departure, rodgers has had a busy summer of transfer activity, signing seven players, but he revealed more new additions could be imminent. ‘With maybe one or two more to come, by the end of august we’ll hopefully have good depth in our squad to challenge,’ he said. Showing the Lov: rodgers was impressed with Lovren’s performance

Saints seal £10m move for Forster engLanD goalkeeper Fraser Forster has completed a £10million switch to Southampton from Celtic. The 26year-old (pictured) spent four years at Celtic Park, winning three league titles.

u lovren was born in the former Yugoslavia but his croatian parents fled to Munich when he was three years old after civil war broke out, before eventually settling in their home country. u as a teenager with Dinamo Zagreb, he used to commute 100km every day from school to training. u After signing from lyon for £8.5m, lovren’s first goal for southampton came against his current club in a shock 1-0 win at Anfield last september. u Lovren and a friend of his run an urban fashion label called russell brown, whose signature logo is a red owl.

league season this weekend and Pearson (pictured) said: ‘I am not going to deny we are interested. But what is disappointing to me is that some clown somewhere down the line has leaked information which is very sensitive.’

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vermaelen to show he’s Nou up to scratch tHOMAs VeRMAeleN admits he is starting from scratch after sealing his £15million switch from Arsenal to Barcelona. the 28-year-old (pictured) has signed a five-year deal after his opportunities in north london were restricted by injuries and the form of laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker. Vermaelen insists he can win a place in the Barcelona team, despite competition from Gerard Pique, Jeremy Mathieu and Marc Bartra. He said: ‘Barca’s centre backs are very good, there is competition but it’s up to me to show I can play here. last season was tough but I want to start again from scratch and I am sure I will have a fantastic season.’

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NewcAstle could take Arsenal’s Joel campbell, who starred for costa Rica in the world cup, on loan after temporary moves to Ac Milan, west Ham and crystal Palace all collapsed.

Spurs deal stalls TOTTenHaM’S hopes of signing Villarreal centre-half Mateo Musacchio are on the brink of collapse even though the Spanish club signed a replacement in Victor ruiz from Valencia. Third-party ownership problems are holding up the deal and Villarreal coach Marcelino said: ‘The negotiations for Musacchio have stalled. next week there will be a solution to this, one way or another.’

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Foxes fume at Esteban ‘leak’ leIcesteR boss Nigel Pearson has reluctantly admitted he wants to sign former Inter Milan midfielder esteban cambiasso. the 33-year-old free agent is in talks with the Foxes about a move to the Midlands before the start of the Premier

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u NewcAstle are thought to be leading the race to sign Manchester United’s out-of-favour winger wilfried Zaha (pictured). u Serge gnabrY is wanted by Crystal Palace, Southampton and newcastle after being told by arsenal he will be sent out on loan. u sAMUel etO’O is tipped to join Ajax after watching Marc Overmars’ team in action yesterday. SAiNTS u QPr are favourites to sign Villarreal wANT SAM midfielder Jonathan sOUtHAMPtON are de guzman after ready to up their Swansea snubbed a £4.5m bid for leeds deal after his two right-back years on loan. sam Byram

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Gunners target title after stroll to Shield Jack Wilshere believes arsenal are primed to launch a serious Premier league title challenge after his side overran Manchester city at Wembley yesterday. The Gunners lifted the community shield with a 3-0 win over champions city to maintain the feel-good factor generated by May’s Fa cup win. and Wilshere thinks a first league crown since 2004 could be next. ‘The message we wanted to send out was we are ready, it is the biggest game of pre-season and we passed the test,’ said the midfielder. ‘Just because we beat the champions doesn’t mean we will be champions because it doesn’t work like that, but we are ready.’ Missing several of his World cup stars, city boss Manuel Pellegrini was not too despondent. ‘it was not the pace we played in pre-season but

by jAMES bOyLAn i am sure we will be ready to start the Premier league,’ he said. and the chilean looks likely to be boosted by the arrival of France defender eliaquim Mangala from Porto. Pellegrini added: ‘some papers are maybe missing but we continue having interest in the player, he wants to come so we will see what happens in the week.’ Meanwhile, Joe hart has been warned by Pellegrini he must fight for his place after starting the new season on the city bench. summer signing Willy caballero was chosen between the posts and Pellegrini added: ‘all 22 players we have in our squad must demonstrate who is No.1 in all the positions.’

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Gavin sets Dubs target of even higher standard They appear tantalisingly close to perfection but Jim Gavin maintains Dublin must improve even more if they are to beat Donegal and return to the AllIreland final, writes Paul Keane. The Sam Maguire holders secured their semi-final place against defensivelyminded Donegal with Saturday’s 2-22 to 0-11 defeat of Monaghan. It was Dublin’s biggest win of the summer having previously demolished Meath and Wexford by 16 points. But Gavin (right) reckons they’ll need even more if they are to beat the 2012 champions on August 31. ‘In the second half we created an awful lot of chances but didn’t take them so there are still key areas for us to work on,’ insisted Gavin. ‘We need to continue to grow and to evolve. If we stay stagnant, teams will definitely catch us.’ Gavin insisted Monaghan gave Dublin a ‘stern examination’ despite the scoreline. ‘If Dublin didn’t bring a performance to Croke Park, we wouldn’t have got the result. Any dip in form, Monaghan would have hurt us. To that end, the job was done.’

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