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n Legendary comic’s body found in bedroom by his personal assistant ROBIN WILLIAMS’S lonely death by suicide was revealed by investigators last night. The Oscar-winning actor was found by his personal assistant having cut his wrists and hanged himself, coroner Keith Boyd said. Mr Boyd would not reveal whether any suicide note had

by DOMINIC YEATMAN been left, but said there was no sign of a struggle. Toxicology tests will take several weeks but investigators said they believe the cause of death was asphyxia due to hanging. The actor, who had recently been treated for depression,

was last seen by his wife, Susan Schneider, when she went to bed at 10.30pm on Sunday. Williams went to a separate bedroom some time later and hadn’t had any contact with his wife before she left their home in

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Comic busy despite ill health A shAttered robin Williams is seen being cradled by Mila Kunis in haunting images beyond the grave. the stills from their unseen movie the Angriest Man In Brooklyn emerged after Williams’ suicide at his home in California. the movie tells the tale of beleaguered man, henry Altmann, who is told he has 90

minutes to live and patch up his differences with his wife and family. It is just one of six unseen works that were left behind by Williams, who packed his schedule with film projects to pay bills despite his ailing health. Another as-yet-unreleased flick with tragic parallels to his life, the Face of Love, tells the

Tiburon, Calfornia, to run some errands at 10.30am the next day. The star, who won a best supporting actor Oscar for Good Will Hunting in 1997, admitted he turned to a ‘steady job’ on TV to cover the €15million cost of his two divorces. Turning himself into a work horse, he set about filming six films over the last 12 months to foot the bill as well as the CBS sitcom The Crazy Ones. He was also forced to put his €25million California ranch up for sale. ‘Divorce is expensive. I used to joke they were going to call it “all the money”, but they changed it to “alimony”,’ “alimon he said. ‘It’s ripping your heart out through your wallet.’ w Williams’s first marriage to Wi Valerie Velardi ended in 1988. Va He later wed his son’s nanny, Marsha Garces, before that relationship folded 19 years later in 2008 after they had two children together. together A close family friend told last night how Williams feared for his family’s f financial future. ‘All he could talk about were serious money troubles. There were clearly other issues going on and Robin sounded distant during the telephone conversation,’ they told Radar Online. ‘Robin was known for being so generous to his friends and family during the height of his success, and would help anyone out that needed it. ‘There was also frustration at having to take TV and movie roles he didn’t want to take, but had to for the pay cheque.’ The Los Angeles’ Laugh Factory yesterday changed its banner to read: ‘Robin Williams Rest in Peace. Make God Laugh.’

tale of a woman – played by Annette Bening – who loses her husband. she later finds love again in the arms of a man – played by ed harris – who looks similar to her husband. Other films will offer reminders of the actor’s comic genius. they include Merry Friggin’ Christmas which portrays a dysfunctional family road trip.

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‘He gave us countless moments of laughter’ by sEAMus Duff ZELDA WILLIAMS led tributes to her late father, Robin Williams. The 25-year-old posted a poem by Antoine De Saint-Exupery after the comedian’s suicide. It read: ‘In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all of the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night.’ Susan Schneider said she had lost her husband and best friend – asking the world to focus ‘on the countless moments of joy and laughter that he gave to millions’. In a statement, Barack Obama wrote: ‘Robin Williams was an airman, a genie, a doctor, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan and everything between. He made us laugh and he made us cry.’ Conan O’Brien, the US talk show host, struggled to compose himself as he broke the news of Robin Wil-

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liams’s death to an audibly stunned studio audience. Signing off, he added: ‘Goodnight and God bless Robin Williams.’ Some of the most heartfelt tributes to the Oscar winner came from his co-stars and fellow comedians. The director of Mrs Doubtfire, Chris Columbus, reflected on working with Williams by saying: ‘His perform-

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Versatile (from left): Williams as Mrs Doubtfire, starring in Good Morning Vietnam, as Mork in Happy Days and in Good Will Hunting

Together: The star’s third wife Susan Schneider in 2009

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AFTER years battling drink and cocaine problems, Robin Williams checked back into rehab weeks before his suicide. He said at the time he had not fallen off the wagon but wanted to make sure he stayed sober. ‘Robin is simply taking the opportunity to fine-tune and focus,’ his agent said. Williams talked often of his addictions and revealed in 2006 that he had resumed drinking again in 2003 after a 20-year break. He said his relapses came when he felt ‘alone and afraid’, adding: ‘You think it will help but it doesn’t.’ The star saw the funny side, once joking: ‘Cocaine is God’s way of telling you you are making too much money.’

ances were unlike anything any of us had ever seen. He truly was one of the few people who deserved the title of “genius”.’ His most recent co-star, Sarah MichelleGellar, said the actor was ‘the father I always dreamed of having’. She also told People magazine: ‘My life is a better place because I knew Robin Williams. To everyone he worked with, he was the best boss anyone knew.’ Billy Connolly described him as a ‘true friend’ and his hero, while Stephen Fry said Williams ‘had a brain like no other’. Irishman Anthony Murray has also paid tribute to Williams. The Meath native got to know the talented comic when he was running the Dry Dock in San Francisco, which the star attended in a bid to say sober. Speaking to RTÉ’s Today show Mr Murray added: ‘I think what happened to Robin was that he stopped cold turkey and he did it on his own, I think he was dry for around 20 years. He started coming to the meetings around 2005. He was a very shy individual. He was a very lovable character and modest. He was sort of introverted.’ He added that he ‘just wanted to be there as another person in recovery’.

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Justice vowed for deaths of peacekeepers

Car hits garda and bus in city centre

THE driver of a suspected stolen car was being hunted yesterday after the vehicle collided with a bus and injured an officer in the city centre. A Garda spokesperson said the car was driven illegally down a one-way bus lane on College Street at 8.30am when a garda directing traffic tried to stop it. The male driver slightly injured the garda and subsequently crashed into a Dublin Bus coming the other way before fleeing on foot. Nobody on the bus was injured.

Elderly woman killed in crash

GARDAI are investigating a crash in which a woman was killed on Monday. The two-vehicle collision occurred on the Coast Road, Malahide, around 3pm. A 78-year-old woman died when the car she was travelling in collided with another vehicle. A 79-year-old man suffered non-lifethreatening injuries while two women, aged 22 and 59, who were travelling in the other vehicle, were taken to hospital with non-serious injuries.

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ThE Government has assured the relatives of two Irish peacekeepers murdered 34 years ago that it will do everything possible to get justice for them. Defence minister Simon Coveney made the declaration a day after a Lebanese former militia man, Mahmoud Bazzi, agreed to be deported from the US for immigration offences. The 71-year-old is the prime suspect for the murder of Privates Derek Smallhorne and Thomas Barrett while they were on duty with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) near the Israeli border on April 18, 1980. The soldiers were taken hostage, tortured and shot by the South Lebanese Army, a Christian militia in the region at the time. Robbie Masterson, of the Justice for Smallhorne and Barrett group, said: ‘For the first time in 34 years, the opportunity now exists to bring this man to trial.’

Parents struggling with rising costs of college courses MOST parents will struggle to pay the rising costs of their children going to college and university in the coming weeks, new research shows. Eight in ten students need financial support from their family to get through third-level courses, seeking on average €428 a month during term time, the study reveals. The Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) report found 64 per cent of parents will struggle to find this money and more than half of all students will have to take on parttime jobs. Those who take on a job can expect to work around 19 hours a week to pay their way. Almost four in every ten parents surveyed described the financial burden as really hard, while nearly a fifth said they will not be able to

by BRiAn HuTTOn manage the extra costs at all. Most rely on years of savings to fund their children’s third-level education. The average family now saves for eight years to put one child through college, while others turn to credit union loans, credit cards and bank loans. A small number are forced to seek borrowings from a money lender, the poll found. More than seven in ten parents said they have been badly hit by the third level registration fee – up to €3,000. There has been a three-fold increase this year in the number saying they simply can’t afford the levy and their children will have to drop out of their studies as a result.

n THE results of this year’s Leaving Cert, out today, show the number getting top marks for maths has fallen despite more taking the honours paper. After changes last year to how the subject is being taught, official data on A1 grades has shown a fall from 700 last year to 558 this year. Despite the dip, 14,326 pupils (27 per cent) sat higher level maths as they sought the extra 25 points on offer. A similar pattern was seen in Irish, with the number of students at higher level increasing by 1,469 to 18,134 while those hitting the top mark dropped from 5.9 per cent to 5.3 per cent.

State can save by paying IMF early IRELAND can repay its multi-billion bailout loan early to avoid higher interest rates, the International Monetary Fund has said. But all parties to the Troika agreement will have to agree to the payment if the Irish Exchequer is to see any financial benefit. IMF mission chief to Ireland Craig Beaumont said in a letter to Fianna Fáil spokesperson Michael

McGrath that the organisation would accept early payment without imposing any surcharges. Currently Ireland is paying a rate of 4.99 per cent interest on the IMF portion of the €64billion loan – a rate twice that of the country’s European debt. If the European Central Bank, European Commission and IMF all approve, €300million could be kept in Government coffers.

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Body at recycling plant had major head trauma surgery THE man whose dismembered remains were discovered at a west Dublin recycling plant last month may have undergone surgery for serious head trauma, investigating officers believe. A Garda spokesman yesterday said neurological screws were ‘present at either side of the skull’, suggesting the victim may have undergone ‘bilateral craniotomies’, or head trauma surgery. Gardaí confirmed more body parts were discovered in the search at Thorntons Recycling centre in Ballyfermot, but would not be drawn further ‘to protect the integrity of the investigation’. It is believed the victim, who has not yet been identified, may have died four or five days before the discovery on July 31 – the cause of death is still unknown. DNA showed the victim to be male, between 25 and 45 years of age and between 5ft 8in and 6ft in height. Gardaí are appealing to anyone ‘concerned about a male relative’ or friend whom they have not heard from since June to contact them. In particular they are appealing to neurological consultants, doctors and carers who may have treated the man.

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Irish teen in ‘show trial’ THE wait for justice for Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa continues, after an Egyptian judge reportedly declined to hear the case yesterday. The Dubliner, 18, was scheduled for a mass trial with more than 400 others, some of whom are accused of belonging to a terrorist organisation, setting a police station on fire and murder. The specific charges against the Irish teenager (pictured) are still unclear. Ibrahim, along with three of his sisters, was arrested in Cairo last August after taking refuge in a mosque during a day of protest. His sisters were later freed and have since returned to Ireland. Amnesty International Ireland’s Colm O’Gorman said Ibrahim was a 17-year-old child when he was arrested and he, along with 11 other minors, were detained, which is against Egyptian law. He added: ‘These show trials followed by mass death sentences are becoming Egypt’s grim trademark.’ Foreign affairs minister Charlie Flanagan said he is ‘very concerned’ about the continuing delay in hearing Ibrahim’s case.

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RTÉ fee is illegal, Newstalk tells EU RADIo station Newstalk 106108FM has lodged a complaint with the European Commission against RtÉ over what it says is state funding. the station claims tV licence fees paid to the state broadcaster by viewers are ‘not compatible with EU rules’ on state aid. Newstalk – owned by Denis o’brien’s Communicorp – also called RtÉ’s refusal to air Newstalk’s ads in the past ‘discriminatory and anticompetitive’. And it accused RtÉ of below-cost selling of ads. Newstalk chief executive Gerard Whelan said: ‘Commercial stations in Ireland do not receive any funding from the state and therefore RtÉ should not be allowed to abuse its position by refusing to accept revenue from Newstalk and other stations.’ RtÉ was not available for comment last night.

Mother killer freed ‘in error’ before attack A MAN who murdered his mother was mistakenly released from custody three weeks before the attack, a judge has revealed. Celyn Eadon, 22, stabbed Noreen Kelly to death at their home in Derrycrieve, Islandeady, Castlebar, Co Mayo on March 9, 2011. The court heard the drug user had begun abusing solvents at age ten and had gone through a profound personality change after suffering a serious beating at 12. He was jailed for life yesterday.

Three weeks before the attack he appeared at Castlebar District Court on a theft charge after being arrested on a warrant for outstanding road traffic offences. Eadon should have been held in custody after the February 16, 2011 hearing. Inspector of Prisons Judge Michael Reilly revealed yesterday Eadon had been unable to post bail on that day. Despite an order for his remand and paperwork being completed, Eadon walked free from court. His trial heard he had been hallucinating in the days before the

Lon-Dub is 2nd busiest route

Fry-ups snubbed for fruit and bran IRIsH hotel visitors are shunning the full Irish for a healthier breakfast, according to new research. In a survey of 29 Jurys Inn hotels in Ireland and the UK, it appears that we are passing up a plate of sausages, rashers, pudding and eggs in favour of a more Continental start. on the menu for Irish people this year has been muesli and bran topped off with a whopping 25,000 probiotic yoghurts and 15,000 pieces of fruit. We are also opting for wholesome brown bread instead of processed white – 5,800 slices to 3,640. bolstering the stereotype, Irish hotel guests drank over a million cups of tea across the hotel chain in the first six months of the year.

Robots to give museum tour Robots are to give art fans a night at the museum with a series of after-hours tours. People from around the world will be able to view online as four camera-equipped mechanical guides will roam the galleries of the tate britain for five consecutive nights. some visitors to the After Dark project website will be able to direct the robots themselves. Former International space station commander Chris Hadfield has tested it out from his home in toronto ahead of the launch. After Dark, awarded the inaugural IK Prize 2014, was created by design studio the Workers using space technology.

attack, had started fires in the house and that his mother had thrown a bag believed to have drugs in it into the fire on the eve of the attack. Judge Reilly said former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan had accepted that court staff had filed the correct documentation. The Garda Ombudsman has been asked to investigate the handling of remand prisoners in the courts. Meanwhile the Garda press office confirmed a number of officers have been disciplined over the remand issue in the case.

RABBIT TRANSIT: Henryy the R Rabbit made headlines in 2012 when he made a 2,410-km ,4 train journey to Spain from and awareness fr the UK. Now, w, he will travel all the way ay back,, raising funds f for the muscle weakness charity Myaware, whose patron is Irish football legend Ronnie Whelan. You can follow Henry’s Journey on Facebook.com/myawareie or visit idonate.ie/henry

THE London-Dublin route is now the world’s second-busiest international flight path. A total of 3.6million passengers travelled between the two capitals last year – a 6.9 per cent rise on the figure for 2012. International Air Transport Association (Iata) statistics showed the busiest global route in 2013 was Hong Kong to Chinese Taipei, on which 4.9million travelled last year. Other Iata statistics showed that in 2013 airlines carried nearly 3.13billion passengers – a 5.1 per cent rise on 2012 – and the UK was the busiest country in Europe in terms of passengers on international and domestic routes (nearly 178 million), up 3.7 per cent on 2012. Asia-Pacific was the busiest region, handling just over one billion passengers, up 9.3 per cent, with European numbers up 3.4 per cent to just under 826million, while North American traffic was up 0.7 per cent at just under 819 million. Ranked by total scheduled passengers carried, American carrier Delta was the leader with 120.6million passengers. The price of air travel fell by 7.4 per cent, Iata found.

Strewth, Sheila! ‘Racist Oz cartoon stereotypes Irish’ AN AUSTRALIAN newspaper has come under fire for publishing a cartoon depicting Irish nurses in a ‘racist’ way. The image, which was published in Monday’s edition of The West Australian, showed nurses, all called Colleen, Irish dancing alongside a leprechaun with ‘diddly, diddly’ in a speech bubble above its head. In a letter of complaint to the paper, community group Irish People Living In Australia said: ‘We are absolutely disgusted with the racist message conveyed in the image.’ Demanding an apology for the ‘offensive’ picture, the Community,

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which has more than 30,000 likes on Facebook, added: ‘There are over 90,000 Irish passport holders in Australia who offer a massive contribution to Australia’s economy, not to mention the outstanding professionalism and work ethic Irish nurses have.’ The cartoonist, Dean Alston, responded to the criticism in an email posted online. After opening with an ‘Aussie’ joke, he said: ‘Most Irish people I know have a great sense of humour’, adding: ‘I’m Irish. I should know. I hope you feel better soon’.

Sabrina Fitzpatrick, commenting on Facebook and calling herself an ‘Irish nurse in Australia’, said she felt ‘very happy’ and ‘appreciated’ in the country. The image accompanies a story of the planned recruitment of more than 150 Irish nurses – a move criticised for not starting recruitment locally first.

‘Diddly, diddly’: Sketch accompanied story about hiring of Irish nurses

Police alert for Irishman missing in London A MISSING persons search is underway for an Irishman who disappeared in London two weeks ago. John McDowdall, 37, a resident of Scariff, Co Clare, had travelled to the British capital on July 31, but has not been John McDowdall seen since leaving his hotel in the

Cricklewood area of northeast London on August 1. The Metropolitan Police were alerted to the man’s disappearance after staff at the hotel realised that Mr Dowdall had not returned for his belongings, believed to include his wallet, phone, passport and

diabetes medication. Police are growing increasingly concerned for the man’s wellbeing without his medication and an investigation is currently ongoing into his whereabouts. Mr McDowdall is described as being 5ft 7in tall and of stocky build.

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TH E S T E S N I T S U J L ICE- COO RS A T S R O F K R A DR ENCH M HE’S more known for leaving fans in need of a cold shower but it was t Justin Timberlake who go he en a dousing wh accepted a charity dare. The 33-year-old drenched himself with iced water as he joined fans in a campaign to raise e awareness of brain diseas l era lat hic rop yot am sclerosis. He urged other stars to follow suit, saying: ‘I’m going to challenge Jimmy Fallon, Steve Higgins and The Roots.’

JULIA: I’VE NO AMBITION

JuLIA ROBERTS insists she never nst her rivals for pinching a role. agai it s hold s The 46-year-old said she was not ambitiou like feel ys alwa ‘I t. upse enough to get there is room for everybody. I don’t consider myself really all that ambitious,’ she said. ‘When I didn’t get a part – even my when I was younger and needing to pay it. got else eone som rent – I would think, “Oh, She’s going to be so good”.’

TAYLOR SWIFT has made herself yet another famous friend after cooking up a storm with Lorde in the kitchen. The singers sealed their new BFF status during a cookery class at a fancy restaurant near Swift’s home in Rhode Island. Swift, 24, played down her culinary skills when she tweeted: ‘Thank you to Chef Jeanie at Ella’s Fine Food and Drink for giving the best and only cooking lesson we’ve ever had.’ But 17-year-old Lorde sang the praises of her partner in crime, describing Swift as an ‘already-super-good-cook’.

Baby Walsh to start movie career early KIMBERLEY WAL SH sure she’ll never is making forget the impending birth of by getting her bo her baby – Scott, to film it. yfriend, Justin The former Girls 32, who is eight Aloud singer, m pregnant, told O onths K! ‘excited’, adding: she was ‘I’d like Justin to film the birth.’ There was no wor her 32-year-old be d on whether was ready for his au of ten years directorial debut.

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Grande reveals new heartbreak song is true story by ANDREI HARMSwORTH GRANDE won’t ★ARIANA scrap her duet with former

INGER Ariana Grande is convinced an ex-boyfriend cheated on her with another guy – but says it would be much worse if he’d played away with a woman. She told Guilty Pleasures her suspicions about her lover had inspired a track on her upcoming album. ‘There is a song called Break Your Heart Right Back which is about a boy that cheats on a girl with another boy,’ she said. ‘It’s one of my favourites on the album and it’s really funny because I believe it has happened to me. I’m not 100 per cent positive but I’m 99.9 per cent positive.’ The 21-yearold added: ‘I would rather

he cheats on me with a guy than with a girl any day! If I found out my boyfriend was gay, I would be like “OK!” I’d be so relieved.’ With her album My Everything out on August 25, fans can look forward to more tales from Grande’s secret diary. She is thrilled to be featuring on new single Bang Bang with Nicki Minaj and Jessie J after the girls reworked the song she wrote. ‘Monte Lipman [the music manager] sat me down in his office one day and played it for me with Jessie and Nicki on it. It was the best surprise ever,’ she added.

lover Nathan Sykes from future live set lists – and might even call up her ex to join her on stage. She recorded a track called Almost Is Never Enough with former Wanted star Sykes, 21, when they dated last year. But the memory of their fourmonth romance won’t stop her performing their track. ‘I don’t think it would be awkward to perform with Nathan. That would be professional,’ Grande said. ‘I wish him well. He’s a great person, it just wasn’t right’. Past romances influence her singing and she said: ‘It brings back the memories but it’s like a love-hate thing.’

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A NATuRAL natural high was not enough for Michelle Rodriguez when she went hiking in Spain. ‘Would have been sweeter shrooming,’ the 36-year-old said on Instagram.

JEnSon BUTTon gets mistaken for Coldplay singer Chris Martin. ‘I was signing autographs for an American family and they told me they had all my albums,’ said the F1 racer, 34.

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RUPERT GRINT has told how he aspired to be an ice cream vendor before Harry Potter stardom led him to fame and fortune. The 25-year-old, who became a household name as Ron Weasley in the films inspired by JK Rowling’s books, revealed he was a man of simple ambitions. ‘Before I started Harry Potter, my main career ambition was to be an ice cream man,’ he said. ‘In fact, I bought an ice cream van as my first car!’ And when searching for moments of normality, the actor admitted to sometimes

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ZAC EFRON is in the running to be the most generous celeb after giving fans the chance to win his first car. He is also offering the opportunity to be flown to the States to hang out with him. The 26-year-old worked with the Make A Wish foundation for the money-can’t-buy golden ticket. He posted the opportunity on Instagram, adding: ‘Join me in supporting Make-A-Wish America and Make-A-Wish International and enter to win at http://www.prizeo.com/zac! #ZacsFirstCar.’

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KINGS OF LEON have cancelled eight more US shows while Nathan Followill rests up ‘on doctor’s orders’. The drummer, 35, broke ribs in a bus crash and can’t play until August 26.

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IT’S the on-off love saga with no end and it looks like Rihanna and Chris Brown are back on. RiRi was spotted partying with her ex backstage during day two of her and Eminem’s Monster Tour. A fan posted a pic that appeared to show Brown partying at the gig in California. Although not snapped together, it adds more fuel to claims that he’s determined to win RiRi back. The pair split in 2009 after he beat her.

using the van to pose as an ice cream seller. ‘I don’t drive it much because real ice cream men get pretty territorial, and even if I just take it to Tesco, it’s amazing how many people start queuing up,’ he went on. And unlike his former co-stars, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson, Grint still snatches moments of anonymity – of a sort. ‘People think I’m Ed Sheeran!’ he told BBC Match of the Day Magazine. ‘They compliment me on my music career and I just play along with it!’

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JAMES FRANCO has given himself a makeover... by turning into a blond bombshell. The 36-year-old shared his new style on Instagram with the caption: ‘That Late 90s bleached look’ – but feedback from fans has been mixed. ‘Mega babe,’ commented one fan on Twitter, while another wrote: ‘James Franco is trying to be Miley Cyrus so hard.’ His snap has attracted more than 120,000 likes so far.

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60 seconds Emmy winner juLiA LOuis-DREyfus, 53, shot to fame as Elaine in Seinfeld. Now she’s playing politics as Selina Meyer, Veep’s ineffectual US vice president

Mary Tyler Moore, Lucille Ball, Teri Garr, Madeline Kahn, Barbara Stanwyck... The list goes on.

Can we actually learn anything about American politics from Veep? It’s very

apparent to me, now more than ever – to coin a Nixon phrase – that politicians are real, raw people with foibles. None of the characters that we play are based on any real people, but we are trying to show what’s behind the scenes of the political landscape – in a comedic way of course.

Is it true that Selina Meyer was inspired at least partly by Sarah Palin? No, I am not

parodying one person. I’ve watched Sarah Palin, definitely, but I’ve also watched Joe Biden [the current vice president], Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton – everyone.

Were you funny as a kid?

Humour was a big part of our family culture growing up. There was a lot of black humour, so getting a laugh was something you tried to go for in our house.

Who makes you laugh?

Nothing makes me happier than when my kids make me laugh or I make my kids laugh. But honestly, I’m just grateful for any laugh.

Are you ever torn between motherhood and career? It is

tricky, particularly now because I’m on location filming Veep [in Maryland]. I’ve always managed to work in Los Angeles, where I live. How liberating is it to swear In fact, if Veep weren’t a show with all the time as Selina? I love it. a limited number of episodes, I wouldn’t be able to do it. Having It’s just so much fun to be able to said that, I’m married to a let all the language fly. But it’s wonderful man [producer very emblematic of other Brad Hall] so I know things that are flying, that when I’m not at in terms of Selina’s home, the children ego, her despair I have nothing to are in good hands and frustration. complain about and then some.

Would you be interested in entering politics yourself? No, it’s

“

and if I did start complaining you’d need to kick me in the ass

a tough life and I personally would never have the stamina to do it. But I have great admiration for those who stick it out. I believe there are politicians out there who against all odds remain earnest from both a political and moral point of view. I’m definitely never going to run for office. I’m a Democrat so I would love to see more female Democrats in office.

President Obama has been having a tough time – are you still backing him? Yes, I am an Obama fan – sure.

You get amazing roles as powerful female leads. Are opportunities finally improving for women over 40 in Hollywood? I think for

women in television there are more opportunities nowadays than there were even a decade ago. Roles for really strong, non-stereotypical, unusual, well-drawn female characters are definitely out there.

Who were your comic role models growing up? God,

where can I even begin with that?

In last year’s movie, Enough Said, you starred with the late James Gandolfini. You must miss him? I miss him

desperately. He was a gentle giant. There’s a part of me that doesn’t even believe that he’s gone. He was the most wonderful guy and I consider myself extraordinarily fortunate to have had the chance to work with him, particularly on that film. He felt undeserving because it was a comedy, which was ridiculous. He would say to Nicole [Holofcener the director]: ‘Feel free to call Clooney.’ I think that his character, Albert, who is a dear, thoughtful, sweet, self-effacing man, was very close to who Jim was as a person.

How fulfilling is your life?

Very. I like producing, I like performing and I don’t have any plans to stop. I have nothing to complain about and if I did start complaining you’d need to kick me in the ass. I’m overcome with gratitude to be honest. I sort of don’t even want to talk about it because I don’t want to jinx it. I’m knocking on wood.

Elaine Lipworth Veep is on Sky Atlantic on Wednesdays at 9.35pm

World

digest

Revenge attack on dead baby’s doctor

MExiCO: A gynaecologist was tortured and left for dead in revenge for delivering a stillborn baby. Sabina Mota, 30, almost bled to death after her attackers cut off two of her fingers and tried to hack out her ovaries and womb. The attack, in Zamora city, began when she was snatched from the hospital where she worked, drugged and forced to write a warning on the wall in her own blood. Police are hunting the mother of a boy who died during childbirth three weeks ago.

Traffickers disguised organs as frozen fish CHiNA: A gang that smuggled illegally harvested human kidneys in boxes labelled as frozen seafood has been jailed. The ruse worked for three years, until the gang was caught when it advertised for donors online. Donors were paid €3,100 for organs and the gang hired a hospital ward in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, to carry out the illegal surgeries. They sold kidneys for €15,000, a court heard. Twelve men were jailed for between three and 12 years for organ trafficking.

CHiNA: It may look dangerous but you’ll be quite safe sitting in the ‘world’s first flying rickshaw’ – because it can’t fly. Inventor Jiang Zhanggeng has moved on to Mark II in Dexing, Jiangxi province CEN

Anti-gay law to be revamped uGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni plans to tweak his anti-gay law, one of his lawmakers said yesterday. The U-turn comes after courts overturned the law, with MP Medard Bitekyerezo saying Mr Museveni (pictured) ‘now says if two consenting adults go into their room and decide to be stupid, let them be’. Those who ‘recruit’ children into homosexuality will face tougher penalties.

and finally... jApAN: It might sound fowl but a restaurant is serving an intriguing snack for hot days – iced chicken lollies. The Zenyaren eaterie says the €3.10 frozen skewers of meat in collagen gelatin are being snapped up by customers as Tokyo endures a heatwave. They say it helps their skin.

Missionary is Europe’s first ebola death

A PRIEST yesterday became the first by MARiA CHENG person to die in Europe as a result of the ebola outbreak. all infected patients, even though it Miguel Pajares had been airlifted to has not undergone full testing. an isolation unit in Madrid after It came after a ‘Give us the Serum’ catching the virus in a hospital in campaign was launched online, Liberia where he had been working. with Senegalese-Gambian journalist Specialists ordered ZMapp for the Aisha Dab tweeting: ‘We can’t Spanish missionary after two ebola- afford to be passive while many infected US aid workers showed an more die.’ improvement when given the experiThe WHO gave the go-ahead for mental drug. ZMapp to be used on ebola patients It was unclear last on condition that consent night whether the 75is obtained and the reyear-old had taken the sults of treatment are dose before he died. collected and shared. Meanwhile, hopes The death rate is about were raised that ZMapp 55 per cent for people recould help halt the ceiving intensive care spread of ebola in west but rises to 90 per cent in Africa, where it has remote areas. now killed more than Supplies of the drug 1,000 people. are limited but its US A further 1,848 maker Mapp Biopharsuspected or confirmed maceutical yesterday cases have been sent more treatments to recorded. Liberia for use on two The World Health infected doctors – the Organisation gave confirst Africans to receive sent for it to be used on ebola: Fr Miguel Parajes the serum.

WHO looks to untested drugs to treat Ebola PeoPle infected in the West Africa ebola outbreak can be offered untested drugs, the World Health organisation (WHo) said yesterday, but scarce supplies raise questions about who gets priority in the epidemic of the virus, which has no proven treatment. liberia said it planned to treat two infected doctors with the unproven medicine ZMapp, the first Africans to receive the drug, while a priest, who had been due to take the drug, died. The West Africa ebola virus epidemic – the world’s largest and deadliest so far – has killed at least 1,013 people in Guinea, liberia, Sierra leone and Nigeria. The WHo has declared it an international health emergency and predicts the epidemic will continue for months.

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fivE LEfT bEHinD As REfugEEs cLAMbER On TO cHOPPER A HEROIC Iraqi army helicopter crew risked their lives to rescue Yazidi refugees, packing their aircraft to three times its capacity. The helicopter was only supposed to stay on Mount Sinjar for five minutes as it dropped off supplies and rescued refugees. But the pilot stayed on the ground for 20 minutes as desperate Yazidis clambered on to the aircraft to get to safety. By take-off, 50 people had packed into the helicopter in a desperate bid to flee Islamic State militants. ITN reporter John Irvine, who was on board, said a plan to take only a few refugees was soon aborted. But the excessive weight meant one attempt to take off failed and drastic measures had to be taken. ‘One of the crew gestured with five fingers, five people had to get off,’ he claimed. ‘The young men were the obvious choice and

at least one was reluctantly ejected. ‘A middle-aged man stood and stoically said farewell to his wife and children before walking down the ramp. ‘The Iraqi crew conducting the rescue were heroes.’ Another aircraft – a Russianbuilt vehicle – crashed when too many tried to climb on board yesterday, killing the pilot.

Escape: Terrified Yazidi refugees pack into a rescue helicopter as they flee Mount Sinjar. The aircraft was so full that five people had to stay behind Pictures: utV

Women jump off peaks to escape jihadi ‘justice’

TERRIFIED girls from the Yazidi sect have been throwing themselves to their deaths to avoid Islamic State militants, witnesses have claimed. Stories have also begun to emerge of hundreds of women being sold into slavery for just €5. Some Yazidis have called their wife or daughter on the phone – only for an unknown male voice to answer and warn them off. Survivor, Khandhar Kaliph, discov-

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ered his daughter had been kidnapped and was due to be placed in a slave auction when he called home. ‘What can a father say to that? We all feel so useless,’ he said. The dangers faced by the Yazidi sect have been revealed by survivors who have crossed Mount Sinjar to reach the Kurdish city of Dohuk. The militants have long regarded the

Yazidis as devil worshippers – giving them a convert-or-die ultimatum. Other survivors spoke of scarce food, water and medical supplies, with no shade from the scorching sun. Many say they have lost all faith in Iraq. ‘More than 30 people have died of hunger. We went back 100 years in time on that mountain,’ a policeman said. He recalled how one desperate man killed his five sisters and then himself. The United Nations has warned of a

Kidding around

A team of men retrievee a goa goat from the water during ing the Deopokhar Deopokhari festival in Khokana, ana, Nepal Nepal. During ing the annual festival f a livee goat goa is thrown into a pond and the team of devotees that retrieves the animal first is declared the winner Picture: reuters

massacre of minorities in Iraq unless urgent action is taken. UN special representative Rita Izsak said: ‘All possible measures must be taken urgently to avoid a mass atrocity and potential genocide within days.’ The UK’s RAF has dropped essential supplies to people on Mt Sinjar, while a small number of Tornado jets are also being sent to improve surveillance across the region.

Russian aid rejected by Ukrainians A HUMANITARIAN convoy being sent to eastern Ukraine by Russia will not be admitted into the country, a Ukrainian security spokesman says. Andriy Lysenko, of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, said the convoy of 280 Russian trucks is not certified by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Red Cross, which is due to coordinate the operation, said that it had no information on what the trucks were carrying.

Who will save my grandson? THE grandfather of a sevenyear-old boy pictured holding the severed head of a Syrian soldier has urged the Australian government to bring the child home. Peter Nettleton was ‘gutted’ to see the picture of his grandson posted by the boy’s father, convicted terrorist Khaled Sharrouf, 33. ‘I’m scared for the children,’ the lorry driver from Sydney said. ‘What life are they going to have now? Can’t the government do something to pull these kids away from that man?’

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ll nice, Positive Equity (Mailbox, Tue), but my own first. The first rule of aid is do so without causing harm to yourself. Frankly, I do not give a rat’s about so-called Palestine. I am responsible for raising my kids – they are for theirs. Our kids suffer because we voted Fianna Fáil – theirs because they voted Hamas. At least my kids don’t tunnel to place bombs. Hamas wants one thing – no Israel. They keep firing at Israel and Israel rightfully retaliates. FP ■ Fair play to Positive Equality for cutting through the ignorant BS of Negative Equity! I wanted to reply to him/her in a similar vein but there was too much Tiger-era greed and willful ignorance of Middle Eastern politics in that letter for me to handle. Pro-GazaIsNotPro-Hamas ■ Clancy Clearview, go to the website of Frontline Human Rights Defenders (frontlinedefenders.org) and take note of what these defenders

across the Earth have to endure. Then actually do something constructive to support those people who don’t just stand idly by. ‘I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.’ – Elie Wiesel. David M ■ It’s comical but quite usual to hear apologists for Israel like Clancy Clearview ask ‘why don’t you protest this or that?’ Eh, why don’t the ones asking these silly questions go out and protest re Syria, Iraq, China etc as they feel everyone else should do? No, it’s merely a case of distracting from the slaughter occuring in Gaza by Israel. Also, I joined the Peace In Gaza march last Saturday and most, if not all, those people would be opposed to the other human rights infractions you mention. The difference is that Israel are backed by the US and ‘the

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with whom it borders have atrocious human rights violations. Why is it that we expect a higher standard from one nation than another? The ‘screw Israel’ brigade don’t flinch until Israel retaliates every few years to continuous terror attacks. This retaliation has been

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On finding his acting mojo in the Outback

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I’m so much more than Twilight MATT NETTHEIM

With his latest film, The Rover, Robert Pattinson is again trying to establish himself as a serious actor, as James Mottram finds out

irectors fawn over him. Girls scream for him. But robert Pattinson can do without the A-list treatment – at least judging by the shoot for his new film, the rover, a post-apocalyptic thriller he is starring in alongside Guy Pearce. shot in the Australian desert, there were no 30ft trailers and no five-star catering. ‘i was quite content to live off bread and barbecue sauce for two and a half months,’ he says. No, this wasn’t a new form of wacky diet, Pattinson just didn’t want food poisoning. ‘there were so many flies there… and i just didn’t want to eat fly s***.’ thankfully, r-Patz has lived to tell the tale. today we meet in the rather more salubrious surroundings of a posh London hotel. Dressed in denim, with The Rover’s w stubble sprouting across his chin, he’s come director David riterM equipped with sunglasses hadn’t seen T ichôd and a baseball cap, the w ilight when he me two essential tools for t Pattinson evading prying eyes. the in LA – and st ill Life. ‘He is previous day he promoted hasn’t really trying to the rover at an event in Lonprove his worth.’ don. ‘Ninety per cent of the it’s why Pattinson people outside were autograph sellers,’ he says. ‘i’m like: “You know took on the rover, in which he plays these things aren’t worth anything.” rey, a survivor in a world ten years on from a global economic collapse. i’ve signed so many.’ ‘i’ve never worked so hard for an it’s a typically modest answer from Barnes-born Pattinson, whose career audition,’ he says of walking into the was launched playing edward cul- audition room ‘sort of in character’, len in twilight but who seems un- even dressed for the part. ‘i was comfortable with the fame it brought. really obsessed with it.’ You can see why: Pattinson revthe 28-year-old knows how much the vampire saga has overshadowed elled in the isolation of shooting in him. ‘People who’ve only seen twi- the outback. Ask him what he did light… i don’t know for kicks on a saturday night and all what they think i it took was a coin and a car. ‘You am,’ he sighs. just put your foot down, go up to the What he wants next road, toss a coin and make a decision on where to go… i ended is credibility. ‘rob fights to be up in the middle of nowhere.’ that must be an appealing prospect seen as an actor rather than a when you’re used to being pursued movie star,’ said by an army of fans and photogradirector Anton phers. Pattinson has seemingly corbijn when emerged unscathed, though, attributhe worked with ing it to having a good set of friends him on forth- from his youth. ‘When your social life revolves coming film

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Survivor: Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce in The Rover. R-Patz liked the ‘middle of nowhere’ and is making more films in exotic locations around people you meet after you get famous, it gets a bit weird,’ he says. ‘Also, i’ve managed my life a bit better in the past few years.’ Moving out of the house he shared with twilight co-star Kristen stewart helped (they first split in 2012, after she cheated on him with direc-

Want more Patz? The Rover isn’t the only new Robert Pattinson film this year. Next month he can be seen in Maps To The Stars, which gave him the chance to reunite with director David Cronenberg. The Canadian cast R-Patz in his first grownup role back in 2012, as a

billionaire banker riding a limo around New York in Cosmopolis. This time, Pattinson’s the one behind the wheel: he plays Jerome (right), an aspiring actor/screenwriter who drives a stretch limo around Hollywood for a living. Pattinson calls it ‘the weirdest story in the world’. JM

tor rupert sanders). ‘i had paparazzi outside my house every single day and it would drive me insane. it took me such a long time to realise: “this is driving you crazy, you really need to stop doing this.”’ Filming in exotic locations that take him out of the public eye looks to be part of Pattinson’s plan. He’s just played te Lawrence – aka LawLaw rence of Arabia – in Queen of the Desert with Nicole Kidman, which took him to Morocco. Next he’s off to colombia for the Lost city of Z, starring as the assistant to famed British explorer Percy Fawcett, played by sherlock’s Benedict cumcum berbatch. ‘it’s going to be an imposimpos sible shoot,’ he says. Well, it will be if the fans of these two make it out to the jungle.

The Rover is in cinemas nationwide from Friday.

Around The Block stars Christina Ricci as a teacher who moves to Oz to teach and inspire inner-city Aboriginal kids. Soon, she’s encouraging them to do Hamlet. Mystery Road is a twisted tale of small-town corruption as a cop (Aaron Pedersen) investigates the murder of a local girl. Watch out for Hugo Weaving as a slimy law enforcer (below). The Babadook, due here just before Halloween, is a terrifying Tasmanian horror story about a mother and her son, who is obsessed with a monster from a pop-up book. Take a friend to cling on to. Wolf Creek 2, the follow-up to the 2005 smash hit, sees the return of John Jarratt as Mick Taylor, the Outback psycho. It’s based on real-life events. Son Of A Gun stars Brenton Thwaites as a young offender who comes under the watchful eye of a notorious inmate (Ewan McGregor) as they plot bust-outs and bullion heists. JM

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Joe If you think Nicolas Cage (right) has had his day, think again. He’s on unusually restrained yet powerful form as a former convict who bonds with a young boy in a deprived Texan backwater. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Still going strong, this blockbuster takes a thoughtful approach to the rebooted series, while delivering plenty of excitement and action. Andy Serkis is the man behind the ape. Lilting Ben Whishaw puts in a delicate turn as a gay man mourning his lover in this London-set charmer. Can his character come out to his partner’s elderly mother?

last chance to see CHEF

Boyhood Life, family, childhood and more are explored in this authentic, honest and appealing drama from Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette star alongside child-turned-teen actor Ellar Coltrane.

Guardians Of The Galaxy One of Marvel’s finest, this superhero saga has fun characters, gags galore, action aplenty and a rocking 1970s soundtrack. Chris Pratt stars as the cheeky lothario leading a gang of misfits on a space adventure.

Eat before you see this delicious drama starring Jon Favreau (pictured) as a chef serving up mouthwatering dishes.

looking ahead SIN CITY: A DAME To kIll For

Jessica Alba (pictured), Eva Green and rosario Dawson star in this dark and daring sequel based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel.

Nordic noir’s next wave

fan of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo? We’ve got your ScAnDI cInEMA fix sorted. Here are the next two films you need to see

In OrDer Of DIsAPPeArAnce

What’s it about? A snow-plough driver goes on a murderous rampage after his son is killed by drug dealers. Much frosty violence follows. Where’s it from? norway. Who’s in it? The brilliant stellan skarsgård, who you’ll recognise from Thor, Mamma Mia!, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and much more. Hang on, isn’t he Swedish? Yes, he plays an immigrant swede. ‘That’s kind of a joke,’ stellan tells us, ‘because when you think of norwegian immigrants you think of people from Pakistan, you don’t think of people coming across from sweden.’ Who directed it? former commercials director Hans Petter Moland, once described as ‘the ridley scott of norway.’ Is it scary? More violent than scary but definitely suspenseful. Is it funny? Absolutely. This is a bitter black comedy as well as a thriller. ‘Laughter is very close to fear. When you’re scared sometimes you actually react by laughing,’ observes stellan. What’s different about it? Over to Mr skarsgård again: ‘It’s interesting because he’s a normal, very compassionate person, but in those moments of revenge and rage, he loses his humanity.’ When’s it out here? september 12.

THe KeePer Of LOsT cAuses

What’s it about? A cold case cop smells a rat when he investigates an apparent suicide. suspecting the woman was kidnapped, he and his partner race to save her. Meanwhile, the audience is shown terrifying glimpses of what happened to her… Where’s it from? Denmark, though there’s some swedish in here for good measure. Who’s in it? The cops are nikolaj Lie Kaas (left), who was Mathias Borch in TV’s The Killing, and fares fares, who was in swedish smash hit easy Money. The missing woman is sonja richter, aka Marie Borch in The Killing. Who directed it? Mikkel nørgaard, who made four episodes of Borgen. Is it scary? The original title literally translates as ‘woman in cage’, giving claustrophobes an idea of the scare factor. Is it funny? Yes – the cops have plenty of banter. ‘I thought: can’t we have comedy inside a thriller?’ the director tells us. ‘You’re allowed to laugh. The balance between humour and tension is something I’m proud of.’ What’s different about it?: ‘The key to the story is these two characters – you really get intrigued being with them,’ says nørgaard When’s it out here? August 29.

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★ Must see

Film unstoppable RTÉ1, 9.35pm

Tony Scott’s final feature is a big blockbusting action thriller starring Denzel Washington as grouchy engineer Frank and rookie train operator Will (Chris Pine), who are out to stop a runaway locomotive which is heading towards a small town with its dangerous chemical cargo. Have the popcorn ready.

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circle of friends TV3, 9pm

rugbaÍ beo: women’s world cup TG4, 4.30PM & 7.25PM After three victories so far, most notably last Tuesday’s stunning win over reigning World Cup champions New Zealand, Ireland faces the also unbeaten England in this first of today’s semi-finals at the Stade Jean Bouin in Paris (kick-off at 5pm). Can captain Fiona Coghlan and her side, including Vikki McGinn and Ashleigh Baxter (pictured during training on Monday) pull it off for a place in Sunday’s final? In the second semi-final, which kicks off at 7.45pm, tournament favourites France take on Canada.

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Fancy some saucy Lithuanian sci-fi? You’ve come to the right place. As part of a scientific experiment, Luka is hooked up to comatose girl Aurora, and discovers they can share their thoughts. Guess what? She thinks about sex all the time! Nudity ensues – until Lukas decides to free her from her predicament…

Factual operation wild BBC1, 9pm

A giraffe with a leg injury provides tonight’s trickiest challenge for the vets who specialise in treating animals in the wild. Presenter Steve Leonard has been at pains to point out that the animals treated here are not wild in the strict sense – they’re ones who have suffered in some way from human impact. It’s gripping viewing.

100-year-old drivers UTV, 8pm

locke

Posh-boy-turned-on-screen-hardman Tom Hardy (above) plays building foreman Ivan Locke whose life all goes to pot one evening – related to the audience via phone calls Locke receives while driving his car. The one-actor one-location gimmick wears slightly thin, but was praised by some critics for being inventive.

It’s easy to indulge in kneejerk ageism when confronted by the idea of anyone aged 100 or more behind the wheel of a car, most of whom have never taken a driving test because they got a licence before they came in. But you have to admire the dogged determination of the likes of war veteran Harry Kartz, who sees a car as a vital way of keeping his independence.

Soaps ★

coronation street TV3, 7.30pm

It’s the stuff of Corrie legend that Gail McIntyre (aka Platt, Tilsley – Helen Worth, above) has atrocious taste in men. So when latest squeeze Michael runs her over in his ice cream van – we’ll have a traffic cone with that – it looks like her curse has struck again. He swears blind it was an accident, but we’re having none of it. Meanwhile, over at the prison mad Jim McDonald is playing mind games with a drink-sozzled Peter Barlow, who’s starting to crack up good and proper.

Fun silicon valley Sky Atlantic, 9pm

We’re five episodes in to this sharp satire on the hi-tech age and it’s the first one that doesn’t quite hit the target. Richard’s landlord-cumsidekick Erlich decides that a graffiti artist is what Pied Piper needs to create a cool logo for their company. What he gets for his trouble is homo-erotic porn. Meanwhile, Richard has to prepare a live demo…

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Sky Atlantic, 9.35pm

It takes balls to make a running joke about IVF, but Armando Iannucci’s Washington satire starring Julia Louis Dreyfus (see 60 seconds on page 10) is made of strong stuff. World-weary press secretary Mike (Matt Walsh) is the butt of the gags as his attempts to keep the reason for his sudden absences from the rest of the team prompts humour that’s, shall we say, near the knuckle.

★

Drama saving hope Watch, 8pm

The supernatural side to this medical drama takes something of a backseat tonight – aside from the odd vocal intervention from a comatose wedding singer who’s hovering between life and death – as Alex (Erica Durance, above) locks horns with Charlie’s ex-wife Dawn, who’s also her boss. It’s a very Grey’s Anatomy ménage à stethoscope as the pair are forced to operate on a patient side by side. It’s clear that Dawn is far from over her back-from-the-dead former hubby…

Adapted from a Maeve Binchy novel, this 1950s-set drama by Pat O’Connor tells the tale of the naive smalltown Benny (Minnie Driver) and her two besties, whose lives become decidedly more complicated when they go to college in the big city. Benny falls for Jack Foley (Chris O’Donnell, above with Driver), but fails to see the devious Nan has already set her sights on the rugby-playing medical student. Spot a young Colin Firth as heartless rich boy Simon and Alan Cumming’s creepy shopkeeper Sean.

the birds

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The film that launched 100,000 cases of ornithophobia. Tippi Hedren plays blonde socialite Melanie Daniels who becomes smitten with the ludicrously handsome Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) when she bumps into him in a pet shop. Presumptuous Mel then stalks him back to his home in the remote coastal town of Bodega Bay, carrying a pair of lovebirds as a gift, when mayhem kicks off. Soon everyone is being ravaged by seagulls.

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He’s recently moaned about how he’s been offered every leading man role in Hollywood – so cast your mind back to 2002 and wonder why as Josh Hartnett plays a promiscuous web monkey who turns his back on sex for Lent. Will playing hard-to- get woo fancy-pants Erica? Laughs ahoy.

going out At 17ft by 10ft, it’s th e painting in the Natio largest na Gallery but Daniel M l aclise’s The Marriage Of Str on And Aoife will be ec gbow lipsed by a contemporary reworking commiss io part of this year’s Fr ned as inge. Paris-born artist 2Fik, multidisciplinary wo whose rk tackles ‘identity, gend prejudice’, has been er and acclaimed for his da rin photographic recreat g famous paintings in ions of wh he inserts himself as ich subject. During the festival, he will respond to M century marriage of aclise’s great paintin th g, Docklands. Over an e feared Norman lord to Eva Of Leinste depicting the 12th eight-hour period, th r, at a site in The in the original canv as, photographs of e artist will pose as more than 80 char wh acters reconstruction unve iled at Filmbase on ich will be combined to make up a September 12. Sep 5, George’s Dock , free.

Wexford writer Eoin Colfer shot to fame in 2000 when the manuscript for his fantasy novel Artemis Fowl – about a teenage criminal mastermind who kidnaps a sprite – earned him the largest-ever advance for an unknown children’s author. He later wrote And Another Thing, a well-received ‘sequel’ to Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy series. In his autobiographical, one-man stage show Fairies, Fiends And Flatulence he proved himself a witty stand-up and a charming raconteur, so his first play for the Fringe, The Belle Bottoms, should be a comic treat. It’s a two-hander following the colourful relationship between two lifelong friends who recount tales of ‘nuns, restraining orders and spermy young fellas’ in 1970s Ireland, with original songs courtesy of Bressie, Eleanor McEvoy and Heathers. Sep 15 to Sep 20, Smock Alley Theatre, €14 to €16.

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Tom Lane, who recently provided the score for a superb production of Twelfth Night at The Abbey, is one of the most exciting young composers at work today. His most celebrated piece to date is Flatpack, a site-specific opera about – you guessed it – Swedish superstore Ikea that explored issues of contemporary domesticity and consumerism. For his new commission Harp, performed in association with Ulysses Opera Theatre, he’ll transform Santiago Calatrava’s Samuel Beckett Bridge into the country’s largest musical instrument as part of the Fringe’s opening weekend celebrations. In Lane’s River Cantata, the cables of the harp-shaped structure will be ‘plucked’ like strings, while opera singers, drummers and dancers on and around the bridge will provide a rousing visual and aural accompaniment. Not to be missed. Sep 6, Samuel Beckett Bridge, free.

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An artist so unusual she ma whom she’s frequently col kes Björk – with laborated – sound almost pedestrian, Tanya Tagaq is a Canadian Inuit whose otherworldly ulu thing of spellbinding beau lations are a ty. Renowned for bringing ‘throat singing’, a style traditionally adopted by Inuit women to while away the interminable Arcticc nights, to a global audience, Tagaq is one of the most uncom ompromising perfo orm rmers on this year’s ’s Fringe prograam mm mee.. For her one-o off ff show in Meeting House Square, she’lll perform a live accom mp paan nim iment to the silentt documentary Nano ok Of The North, Robert Flaherty ty’s ’s account of his encou ounters with Inuit people he met while travel ellilin ng g through Canada’s Hudson Bay in the early 1920s. Sep 7,, Meeting House Square, €17

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Chilean director Jose Miguel Jimene, who cofounded experimental theatre group The Company with Robert McDermott and Nyree Yergainharsian, will direct this loose adaptation of The Oresteia, one of the most hotly-anticipated shows at this year’s Fringe. The blood-splattered trilogy, described by its author Aeschylus as ‘slices from the banquet of Homer’, tackles some of the most troubling facets of The Odyssey: the murder of Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra and the vengeance taken by their son Orestes. In a show pulsing with contemporary significance, The Rest Is Action investigates how ‘everyone today, as in the past, is a tragic subject of their own making.’ Sep 4 to Sep 13, Project Arts Centre, €14 to €16.

FANATICAL ABOUT THE FRINGE Programme director Kris Nelson tells

Metro Life what to expect from his inaugural Tiger Dublin Fringe Dublin Fringe celebrates its 20th year in 2014 with a programme charting unidentified horizons. We’re investigating our past and imagining surreal and incandescent versions of the present and the future. Count on laughing, on being moved, on getting goosebumps and on seeing something you’ve never seen before. With more than 50 premieres of new work by Irish artists; theatre, dance, circus, comedy and music, fans get to experience the best and freshest of the country’s performing arts. Concerts from Camille O’Sullivan, Nina Hynes’ band Dancing Suns and Jape will leave us breathless with awe.

New play Advocacy by Talking Shop Ensemble and Shaun Dunne offers an unflinching look at disability, while How To Keep An Alien by Sonya Kelly is a funny take on emigrating to Ireland. Dance artists bring us the radical and the fluorescent: Cork artist Ruairi Donovan teams up with performers from San Francisco and Berlin in a five-hour piece starting at 1am, while Dubliner Philip Connaughton’s Tardigrade features dancers in an off-beat alternative universe chasing dogs and referencing Star Wars. This year, Tiger Dublin Fringe has a Canadian emphasis.

In 2012’s The Wheelchair On My Face, short-sighted actress and comedian Sonya Kelly (The Savage Eye) revisited her bespectacled childhood in a delightfully personal, touching and funny one-woman stage show. For her new autobiographical work How To Keep An Alien, presented by Rough Magic theatre company, she’s turned her attentions to the forbiddingly bureaucratic process of securing an Irish visa for her longsuffering Aussie partner. Follow her journey from deepest, darkest Offaly to the sun-bleached Queensland bush where she falls in love – before paperwork and jobsworths threaten to send the romance off course. Sep 4 to Sep 13, Project Arts Centre, €13 to €15. Dubliners can discover Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq, while two plays connect art-making with life’s difficult questions. In How To Disappear Completely, a lighting designer from Vancouver explains what he loves about his craft and reveals how he granted his mother’s dying wish. In Ajax And Little Iliad, Evan Webber and Frank CoxO’Connell (Toronto) examine the connections between art and war with miniature, intricate staging. And be sure to drop in on Montreal-based photo and performance artist 2Fik’s day-long photo shoot of 80 characters as he restages The Marriage Of Strongbow And Aoife.

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Facebook is a tricky but revealing place to get a handle on the disparity in US attitudes to the conflict in Gaza, finds ROSS MCDONAGH

Star power: Ross finds Israel has many supporters in the US, unlike in Europe

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children’s bodies. The latest estimate puts the rom what I can gather – from Facebook Palestinian dead at 1,922, at least 1,407 of them anyway – there seems to be two points of civilians, one third of them children. Israel has lost 66 view on the Gaza situation. This makes the people, two of them civilians. of course, any death is United States a very interesting place to terrible, but it’s pretty hard to look past the disparity watch the debate from. While Israel, obviin the losses on each side. ously, backs Israel, and everybody else appears to Secondly, you have to look at who is taking whose back Palestine, the US seems to be the only country side. Almost everyone who supports Israel is Jewish. that’s split. I speak, of course, about public opinion. officially, the US staunchly supports Israel’s ‘right to Not because it is right or wrong, but because it is a Jewish state. defend itself’ (it was the only country to vote against meanwhile, people who are against its recent the UN investigating war crimes in Gaza… but hey, at actions aren’t against them because they are ‘not least they had an opinion, unlike those balls-less Jewish’. There are many examples of this. countries who abstained). There’s Jon Snow (the other one), respected However, on the streets (again, I mean Facebook) journalist and broadcaster, objective by definition, where plenty of people might happen to be Jewish, simply horrified by what he has seen there. There’s opinion could not be more polarised. russell Brand – yes, a celebrity, but one who First of all, let me say this: there is no simple solution to this. otherwise, it would have been preaches from a platform of peace – who made the analogy of a tiny kid pricking a much stronger bully implemented already. But that hasn’t stopped proponents from each side posting several videos with with a pin (which indeed is out of order) and the bully sitting on top of him in retaliation and ceaselessly ‘simplified’ explanations of the situation (I’ve yet to pummelling him. see an objective one). one I watched recently posted by The And there’s Senator David Norris – who was in a long-term relationship with an Jewish Standard (I wasn’t holding much Israeli – giving an excellent and hope for objectivity here) made a good impassioned speech (to a room full of point: if militant Palestinians laid senators – I’m pretty down arms tomorrow, there would be Everybody deserves a bored-looking sure I saw Ivana Bacik playing with peace. If Israel did the same, it home, including the her phone) pointing out the parallels would be wiped off the map without between, of all things, the Nazis delay. Israelis. The and Israel. He knows he’ll be The question is: should it be on the Palestinians ask: ‘Why accused of anti-Semitism with such map in the first place? remarks, but pre-empted by claiming This is the main crux of the on top of mine?’ this was a rag Israel now hid behind. problem. Everybody deserves a home, They fled persecution in World War II, including Israelis. The Palestinians yet now appear to be doing the same thing justifiably ask: why on top of mine? What to another people. baffles me is why Britain does not take more flak for causing the situation in the first place. Thanks to HE most frightening thing about the debate its unfortunate historical ‘we should take over the world’ attitude, it was in charge of mandatory over here is how staunchly opinionated some people are while being unashamedly Palestine – where Jews and Arabs lived, and didn’t uninformed. one Jewish friend unsympaget on – until it decided to leave them to it in 1948, thetically decreed ‘they started it’ and ‘we’re carving the country up, giving them a slice each and winning’ – as if this is something that can be won. assuming they’d both be fine with that. And she’s not even from Israel. She’s just Jewish, and (As devil’s advocate, I sometimes ask how therefore is supporting them for the sake of it. Americans would feel if Britain, for example, decided Another friend is the moderator of a music artist by one day that Florida should be an Islamic State, and all American muslims as well as muslims from around the name of Israil and every day must delete dozens the world should come live there, and then arm it to the pictures of dead babies as well as praise for Judaism from his wall. He isn’t even spelt the same. teeth so that they could defend their new home.) The problem here is the idea of a ‘Jewish State’. When it comes to ‘picking sides’, obviously there or anything-ist state, for that matter. Like the few are no ‘goodies’ and ‘baddies’ in war – just two Islamist and even Christian States, religion and different points of view. But say you were just to solely use the weight of Facebook arguments to come government should be kept completely separate of each other. For is it not the exact same thing as to an objective opinion, it is pretty hard to stay apartheid? Would the world accept a ‘heterosexual’ objective for a number of reasons. Firstly, pro-Israeli state, where gays were second-rate citizens? or a arguments come in the form of open letters from male state, where women were shunned? Although celebrity Jon Voight criticising fellow celebrities the exiled gays might find refuge here. Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz. Pro-Palestinian @rossvsross arguments come in the form of videos of mangled

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A picture of health at last Matilda Tristram was diagnosed with cancer when she was pregnant. A comic helped her through it, she tells Patricia Nicol

ATILDA Tristram was 17 weeks pregnant when she was given devastating news – and faced with a terrible dilemma. The agonising stomach pains doctors had at first dismissed as pregnancy-related indigestion had, after surgery, been confirmed as colon cancer. Already in pain and shock, she and her partner Tom had to quickly decide whether she should terminate the pregnancy and start chemotherapy, with the risk it could make her infertile; start chemotherapy immediately at some potential risk to the baby; or delay treatment until after she had given birth, which might allow the cancer to spread further. It seems typical of the cleareyed Tristram, who had just turned 30, that she should see some advantage in these timings. ‘It’s an incredibly unlucky thing to have happened,’ she says, ‘but later I would have been too pregnant for them to have done the operation and we both could have died. Earlier, then I probably would have had an abortion, because of the chemotherapy being more dangerous in the first trimester.’ After some soulsearching and Googling, they decided to go ahead with both the pregnancy and

Happy family: Matilda and Tom with their son, James

chemotherapy. In June their son, James, celebrated his first birthday. ‘He’s really big, healthy, boisterous, strong, chirpy and cheerful,’ says Tristram, now 32. Another successful decision that Tristram, a writer and illustrator, made in those dark days was to keep a pictorial record. Her publishers describe Probably Nothing: A Diary Of Not-Your-Average Nine Months, as a graphic memoir. Tristram prefers to call it a comic – and it is, as well as being moving and gloriously matter-offact, immensely funny, particularly when Tristram skewers the narcissism of other pregnantees. In a trendy Hackney café, sat next to a woman whingeing about how her pregnancy has messed up her holiday plans, Tristram wonders: ‘Shall I tell her I’ll have a bumbag with a chemo bottle plugged into my arm and a sack full of s*** stuck to my stomach when we have ours?’ [Tristram had to wear a colostomy bag for a year after her bowel surgery]. It is only now – after more than eight months in remission, a move to south London and a reversal bowel operation in March that freed her from her colostomy bag – that

Tristram can admit how awful much of it was. ‘That bag was a constant reminder that I was an ill person,’ she says. ‘If you’re hugging someone, it’s there. I couldn’t have James sleep on my lap for any length of time.’ The experience has given Tristram, who has always eaten healthily, exercised regularly and drunk moderately, a keener sense of her own frailty. She will be tested for cancer every six months. ‘That’s something I never realised – the “not knowing” every cancer patient has to deal with,’ she says. ‘It pops into my consciousness when I’m least expecting it. When we were planning where to move to, I’d suddenly find myself thinking: “Oh, but I wonder if I’ll even be alive in five years’ time.”’ Her book is touching testimony to the support and love she got from her friends and family – especially Tom. ‘We were very much a unit,’ she says. ‘It’s funny when people say “he was my rock”. I felt we were rocks together.’

‘I’ve always eaten healthily, exercised loads, there’s no recognised genetic link, so I think my cancer was just really bad luck,’ says Tristram. ‘The diagnosis was delayed in part because I’m too young to be considered at risk of bowel cancer and in part because my pregnancy masked the symptoms. But another problem was the way that I answered the doctors’ questions. I don’t think most patients realise how precisely you have to communicate with doctors. Doctors ask really specific questions to reach a

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METROSCOPE by Patrick Arundell

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Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

A strand of your situation is likely to be giving you a real buzz of excitement but don’t get too caught up in this – yet. Ensuring all the nuts and bolts are as solid as the more creative side of things is going to be essential. For your forecast, call 15609 114 70

Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

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Your ruling planet is the graceful and stylistic influence of Venus. And from now until the end of the week she is going to be alongside the planet of Jupiter. As a result you might find yourself having a sociable time of it.

Your desire to lavish love on your children (if you have them), other important family members or your partner can be immense. Creating just the right kind of environment to really nourish and spoil people could make your heart sing.

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Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

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scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22

Your march to the top has been tested by your ruling planet’s tendency to make you impatient. Yet there are more ways to land life’s big prizes than through sheer hard work. People skills are also important.

Someone could send you an incredibly warm, loving, affectionate and heart-warming text, email or greetings card before this week is out. You too may find yourself in full flow. Relish all this but equally remain conscious of sincerity.

sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

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Some good fortune really can drop for you from now until the weekend. When it does, your impulse may be to enjoy it to the full. However, if you have been on some kind of diet, this is likely to come under some pressure. For your forecast, call 15609 114 73

Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

When you’re on top form, you can be one of the most alluring members of the zodiac. Admirers can flock to your feet and you may find yourself gaining one or two more courtiers to your regal throne. The real trick is deciding who is truly right for you.

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Libra Sep 24

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Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23

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Whether it’s exotic places, food or faces, your appreciation of anything that stirs your senses is set to be heightened. You can often be one of the most experimental of the zodiac signs, so none of this may be new. For your forecast, call 15609 114 78

You might not get to know about it today, but someone may be plotting something to your benefit. Romantically, if you feel attracted to someone and the feeling is mutual, things can sizzle. For your forecast, call 15609 114 79

Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19

A relationship which has struggled may not be at an end. Perhaps it’s at the end of how it was. An improvement is entirely possible now but it could require you and potentially the other person to look at it in a new light. For your forecast, call 15609 114 80

Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20

A connection with someone could spring up in a surprising place. A supermarket queue, at work or down at your fitness club are all the type of places where an ordinary conversation can reveal an ease of communication with someone that can delight. For your forecast, call 15609 114 81

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Promising start in Zurich heats The Irish team had a good opening day at the european Championships in Switzerland yesterday, with Mark english and Thomas Barr progressing with ease to their respective semi-finals. Irish record holder Barr won his 400m hurdles heat in the morning, while 800m star english was also victorious in his opening race. There were two Irish qualifiers from the men’s 400m heats, with Dubliner Brian Gregan coming home third in his run, while Richard Morrissey ran a personal best of 46.20secs to go through as a fastest loser. Amy Foster also had to wait to be sure of her 100m semi-final place, but her time of 11.51 was good enough. There was disappointment, however, for crosscountry champ Fionnuala Britton, who finished eighth in the 10,000m behind 40-year-old British winner Jo Pavey.

heating up: Ireland’s Mark english on his way to winning his opening round of the men’s 800m

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Dublin yet to face a real team, warns Kerry star Kerry star James O’Donoghue has rubbished the idea that Dublin are unbeatable, claiming they haven’t been properly tested yet. All-Star O’Donoghue’s Kingdom will meet their old rivals in next month’s All-Ireland final if both teams win their upcoming semi-finals. Kerry attacker O’Donoghue was yesterday named GAA GPA Opel Player of the Month for July and accepted that holders Dublin are ‘rightly favourites’ to win the All-Ireland outright. But he had little time for the notion that Jim Gavin’s side – who face Mayo in the last four – have moved to an unattainable level after double-digit margin wins in all of their games so far. ‘Well, I suppose it’s hard to tell (how good Dublin are) because I don’t know have they come up against a Mayo yet, who would be confident of beating

by pAuL KEAnE them,’ said O’Donoghue. ‘Or a good team who would give everything to beat them. ‘They have this aura about them and they can intimidate teams. But when you get to the semi-final or the final,

‘Dublin’s forward play is so impressive’ nobody is going to be intimidated by you. ‘Of course they are an excellent team but they’re definitely not at an unattainable level. They can be beaten. That’s for certain. ‘Anyone can be beaten on a given day, all you need is a bit of luck. A red

card or a black card can change the whole face of the game. Just because they’re playing really, really well at the moment, doesn’t mean they can’t be beaten.’ Holders Dublin have reached the semi-finals with a remarkable 60 points to spare having easily dispatched the four sides they’ve faced. ‘Their forward play is so impressive,’ admitted O’Donoghue. ‘I’d always be looking at forwards and what they’re at and what they’re up to and the Dublin forwards are very impressive. ‘even their backs that attack are very strong. They can kind of overwhelm teams. you have to be really prepared for them. They’re rightly favourites for the All-Ireland this year. ‘They’re probably the strongest team out there but that doesn’t mean they can’t be beaten.’

Opel award: O’Donoghue

spORT DigEsT Froome wants Tour title back 1 event left Final at Twickenham CyCLing Chris Froome has

admitted he is already thinking about claiming the Tour de France title again next year, after his title defence ended with a fractured wrist and hand in this summer’s race. The 29year-old reflected on that disappointment, saying: ‘It’s just one of those things. I’m going to have to suck it up and move on. I can probably fly under the radar a little bit more now. It will definitely spur me on to be absolutely ready for next year.’

Determined: Froome

in the race for the Fedex Cup play-offs, this week’s Wyndham Champs in New York. Ireland’s Padraig harrington must win to qualify

Rugby Twickenham will host the

inaugural European Champions Cup final on May 2 next year. The decision follows a successful bid by the English RFU, which was open to the six countries competing in the successor to the Heineken Cup. It will be the fifth time Twickenham has hosted the annual showpiece. ‘The RFU’s bid will guarantee the best possible financial return to the clubs,’ organisers European Professional Club Rugby said. London will also host the final of the Challenge Cup at Twickenham Stoop on May 1. Tickets for the two finals go on public sale on Monday.

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Transition: Te’o

Leinster confirm arrival of league star Te’o Leinster yesterday confirmed their second major summer signing in the form of rugby league star Ben te’o. the 27-year-old will arrive in Dublin following the conclusion of Australian side south sydney rabbitohs’ season and is expected to be a contender to replace Brian O’Driscoll in the centre of the Leinster midfield. the new Zealand-born star said: ‘this is a great step for me personally and is just the type of challenge that i was looking for at this stage in my career. Leinster is one of the leading lights of northern hemisphere rugby and the opportunity to return to union was also an opportunity too good to pass.’ te’o joins Wallaby lock Kane Douglas as the province’s marquee additions and Leinster boss Matt O’Connor was delighted with the capture. the Australian coach said: ‘Ben is someone that we have taken an active interest in for some time now in particular as he made his intentions to change codes some time ago. ‘it is something that i dealt with myself as a player but with his professionalism, his physicality and his skill set, there is no reason why the transition can’t be a success. ‘He is a dynamic and explosive ball carrier and that physicality will enhance our offering both in attack and in our defence. i think the Leinster supporters are going to like what they see.’

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Ronaldo brace is just Super for Madrid Real MadRid fielded the most expensive starting Xi in football history as they lifted the Super Cup at the Cardiff City Stadium. assembled at a cost of nearly €500m, the Champions league winners saw off the Uefa Cup winners thanks to a Ronaldo brace.

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field pass that allowed Portugal star Ronaldo to poke the ball home from close range. Ronaldo then rifled in a second just after the break and only a fine one-handed save from Sevilla keeper Beto denied Karim Benzema a third.

The funniest stories in the world of sport

Zlatan’s big donation Clint’s so corny ZLaTan IbraHImovIC dug deep when asked to donate a jersey to raise funds for Sweden’s team for the InaS World Cup, a tournament for people with learning disabilities, in brazil. Coach Stefan Jonsson revealed: ‘Zlatan said, “what the hell are you going with a shirt? How much is it?”’ When we said 350,000 kroner [€38,000], he deposited it in our account.’

Former Fulham forward Clint Dempsey, who now plays in the mLS for the Seattle Sounders, made a fan’s day after making a remarkable trade following his side’s 2-0 win over Houston. Dempsey marched over to the supporter and offered up his shirt for a handful of the youngster’s popcorn.

Could Rihanna get Reds under her umbrella? by jAMEs bOyLAn MAybe it’s those funky Daniel Sturridge goal celebrations but, for reasons unclear, pop diva Rihanna loves Liverpool – and wants to buy them. That’s according to Spanish rag el Mundo Deportivo, which also claims Chelsea veteran Didier Drogba – a friend of the football-mad barbados singer, we’re led to believe – has advised her to invest in the Reds. It’s as likely to happen as Gary Neville becoming an Anfield tea lady or Sir Alex Ferguson recording basketball superan R&b star Lebron James version of is a minor stakeWe Won It holder at Liverpool through a deal with Five Times, of course. Fenway Sports but imagine if Management RiRi did become the first pop-star owner of a british club since elton John at Watford – racy kit launches, you’ll Never Twerk Alone belted out over the tannoy, brendan Rodgers forced to employ a ‘Diamonds’ formation, misfits banished to the Riri-serves... and away fans taunting the Kop with ‘you Found Love in a hopeless place’.

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RiRi sings for the Reds Pon de Cup Replay

Diamond Formation

Shut up and Drive (into the box) You da One-Nil (win at Villa Park)

We’ve Found Lovren

Take a Bow (son)

money well spent: ronaldo, left, and bale celebrate

new firepower at Arsenal has Arteta excited about title tilt by jiM vAn Wijk NEW captain Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal now have the forward firepower to mount a long-overdue sustained assault on the Barclays Premier League title. The manner in which the FA Cup winners saw off defending champions Manchester City in the Community Shield, albeit against a makeshift side, has given hope Arsene Wenger’s men can finally last the distance through to May 2015 for what would be a first championship in more than a decade. Wenger strengthened the Arsenal squad with the £30million summer addition of Chile forward Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona, while the arrival of France international Mathieu Debuchy from Newcastle offset the loss of Bacary Sagna, who joined City on a free transfer. Add to that the raw talents of Joel Campbell, the Costa Rica forward back from a loan spell at Olympiacos, and Yaya Sanogo, who netted four against Benfica in the Emirates Cup, as well as the imminent return of England

arteta: optimistic

forward Theo Walcott from injury and the Gunners will certainly have plenty of frontline ammunition. ‘A t t a c k i n g wise this season, we are going to have more of a surprise factor,’ Arteta

told Arsenal Player. ‘(Alexis) looks very good. He has got pace, that special technique, his feet are so, so quick. He is going to do well – I think the fans are very excited and I think they are right because we have signed some player here.’ Arteta, appointed as permanent club captain following the sale of Thomas Vermaelen to Barcelona, added: ‘I am very impressed with Joel (Campbell). He’s got great feet, great technique, is very creative and enthusiastic.’

fOOTbALL DigEsT utrecht anger over Legia urge uefa to Vorm Spurs move consider its appeal FIFA has received a complaint from Michel Vorm’s former club FC Utrecht in relation to the Dutch goalkeeper’s transfer to Tottenham from Swansea. Vorm (pictured) joined Spurs last month for an undisclosed fee, with Utrecht claiming they have not received 30 per cent of Vorm’s transfer, which they allege was part of a sell-on agreement. Swansea insist the transfer was ‘conducted and concluded correctly’. A Fifa spokeperson said: ‘We can confirm that we’ve received a complaint. At this stage we cannot make any further comment.’

LeGIA WARSAW have called on Uefa to follow its own ‘football first’ principle when their appeal against their effective Champions League expulsion is heard. Uefa’s control and disciplinary body will this morning hear Legia’s case against the governing body’s decision to award Celtic a 3-0 second-leg victory following the Polish champions’ registration error. Legia saw a 6-1 aggregate victory turned into an away-goals defeat after bringing on bartosz bereszynski in the belief that he had served a three-match ban – only to discover they had not registered him for the previous round. A statement from Legia said: ‘We all hope that all decisions made over the next days and forever after will respect the spirit of the game that begins and ends on the pitch.’

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Cuad David pens City deal to united finally land secure more Silva-ware Juan after all by JON HARvEy

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DaviD Silva expects to be challenging for major honours at Manchester City for years to come after committing to the Premier league champions until 2019. The Spanish playmaker has been one of the driving forces in City’s recent success, winning two Premier league titles and two domestic cups since his £26million move from valencia in 2010. With a new five-year deal now signed, Silva hopes to win yet more silverware in the future at the ambitious club. The 28-year-old said: ‘From the moment i joined the club four years ago, it has felt like a second home to me. ‘On and off the pitch, i feel incredibly content and fulfilled professionally and personally, so why wouldn’t i want to stay and keep winning trophies with this fantastic team? ‘Over the last four years, we have

THEy SAiD iT ‘It is fantastic for the team and the club. He is a world-class player and has been fantastic in the last few years for us.’ City defender Pablo Zabaleta is delighted Silva is sticking around

achieved so much together, establishing City as a dominating force in England and now, when i look around this dressing room, i see can no reason why we will not become one of the top teams in the world. ‘it was a straightforward decision to extend my stay here and spend my peak years here, a club with unbelievable fans who have always supported me.’ Silva’s new deal comes after midfielder Samir Nasri and full-back aleksandar Kolarov also agreed new terms. The latest news also came after City completed the £32m capture of Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala on Monday, the sixth signing boss Manuel Pellegrini has made this summer.

Denayer becomes a loan Bhoy CELTIC have signed Belgian defender Jason Denayer (right) on a season-long loan from Manchester City. His arrival comes a day after Aston Villa winger Aleksandar Tonev’s loan move to the Bhoys.

Anfield bound: Moreno looks set to be a Liverpool player

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39 Assists Silva has provided for his City teammates in the Premier League.

4 Trophies he has won in his City career so far – two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the Capital One Cup.

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LiverpooL have agreed a deal for Alberto Moreno after the Sevilla left-back was omitted from last night’s Uefa Super Cup clash with real Madrid. The 22-year-old Spain international has been on Brendan rodgers’ radar for most of the summer and, after protracted negotiations, the two clubs have agreed a fee of £12million. Moreno will become the reds’ eighth summer signing and will provide competition at left-back for Jose enrique. Defender Martin Kelly, 24, is now expected to leave Anfield and join Crystal palace for a fee of £1.5m.

21 Premier League goals scored for City. 83 International caps for Spain. 20 Goals Silva has scored for Spain, including

one in the 4-0 Euro 2012 final victory over Italy.

21 Shirt number he currently wears at Manchester City.

Olympiakos target Bendtner NICKLAS BENDTNER’S search for a new employer could be nearing an end, with Olympiakos keen on the Arsenal reject. The Dane (pictured) has been training on his own since being released by the Gunners this summer, and the Greeks

want Bendtner, 26, to partner another striker who did not exactly set the English game alight – Fulham’s injuryplagued Kostas Mitroglou, with talks in progress to take the 26-year-old Greek back to his former club on a season-long loan.

FIORENTINA admit they are powerless to stop Manchester United and Barcelona target Juan Cuadrado leaving the club after the Colombia winger (pictured) told the Italians he wants out. ‘I met with Juan today, and he asked me if he could leave,’ said the club’s president Andrea Della. ‘I asked him, “Stay one more year” but I’m not optimistic.’ Fiorentina are close to agreeing a loan deal for Chelsea’s Marko Marin, seen by some as a replacement for Cuadrado. Elsewhere, according to reports in Portugal, United have tabled a £15.9m offer for Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo.

pea’s told to split MEXICO boss Miguel Herrera has told striker Javier Hernandez to leave Manchester United for Juventus, who lead the race for the Mexican. ‘Hopefully he’ll see more minutes,’ Advice: Hernandez said Herrera.

parish Zaha hint CRYSTAL Palace co-chairman Steve Parish has hinted the Eagles are ready to take Wilfried Zaha back to Selhurst Park. Zaha was sold to Manchester United for £15million in January 2013 but has failed to shine and his Old Trafford future is shrouded in doubt. Parish said: ‘I know the fans would like him back and that will play a part, but in the end the manager will decide what we do.’

ONTHEgRApEviNE u ARSENAL are considering a swoop for Olympiakos centreback Kostas Manolas (pictured) as a replacement for Thomas Vermaelen, but the Gunners face competition from Roma, Juventus and Napoli for the 23-year-old’s signature. u LIVERPOOL are weighing up a shock bid for Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o, 33, who was released by Chelsea at the end of last season. u LEICESTER are edging KOLO ON closer to capturing wAy OuT Argentinian midfield KOLO TOURE is on great Esteban the verge of leaving Cambiasso, 33, who Liverpool for Turkish is a free agent after side Trabzonspor in a leaving Inter Milan. £1.5million deal.

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DOyLE’s fERn bELiEf iRELAnD cAn HALT cHARiOT COaCh Philip Doyle has recalled the XV that produced the greatest upset in the history of women’s rugby as Ireland look to extend their record-breaking World Cup run in today’s semi-final against England . having already knocked out defending champions New Zealand, the girls in green made ten changes for the victory over Kazakhstan that saw them reach the last four, but are back to full strength to face their Six Nations rivals, who are expecting ‘a war of attrition’ in Paris this afternoon (5pm). ‘We play Ireland every year in the Six Nations and

the games have been getting harder and harder and harder,’ England centre Emily Scarratt said. ‘They’ll be so up for this game after beating the world champions and we know their confidence will be sky high. It will be a war of attrition as we try to find those small margins that make a difference in the game.’ With confidence coursing through the camp after the defeat of the Black Ferns, Doyle said: ‘We have had a fantastic campaign so far and that has come from our hard work and dedication. We don’t intend for it to end here.’

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Confidence: Gillian Bourke trains in Paris yesterday pICTURe: Inpho

no place like home Costa on fire as Van takes bow

LOUIS VAN Gaal and Diego Costa both got off to winning starts at their new homes last night as Manchester United and Chelsea enjoyed the ideal preparation for the new season. Van Gaal led United for the first time at Old Trafford as the Reds warmed up for the visit of Swansea on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over Valencia thanks to a stoppage-time winner from Marouane Fellaini. In his programme notes before the game, Van Gaal said walking out into the stadium as United’s manager would be ‘a special

by nick METcALfE moment’. He told fans: ‘I am really looking forward to having you on the same side as my players.’ Chelsea’s new £32million star striker Costa enjoyed a stunning start on his Stamford Bridge debut, scoring twice in the opening eight minutes as the Blues defeated Real Sociedad 2-0. And Gareth Bale returned to his home city of Cardiff as Real Madrid put out the most expensive team ever and beat Sevilla 2-0 to win the Super Cup.

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Flying start: Costa celebrates after scoring the first of his two goals against Real Sociedad at Stamford Bridge

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