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Nut allergy flight girl almost killed A GIRL with a severe nut allergy lost by JAMES HORE consciousness on board a plane after a Mrs Platten has since hit out at the passenger ignored three cabin crew selfish traveller, who has been banned warnings not to eat them on board. Fae Platten was just 20 minutes into from flying on Ryanair for two years. The nursery manager said: ‘There a flight home from Tenerife when her were three very clear warnings sent to reaction began. A man sitting four rows away from everybody on-board – yet he chose to her family opened a packet of peanuts, ignore them all.’ Once the aircraft arrived at Stansted causing the four-year-old’s face to airport, Fae was taken to a local hospiswell up immediately. Her mother, Katy, took her daughter tal where she was given steroids and observed for four hours. to the front of the Ryanair Fae, from West Bergholt, plane – but the air condiEssex, UK, has been suftioning meant there was no fering night terrors since way she could escape the the incident – and has allergens. begged her parents never Fae’s mouth then blisto let her fly again. tered up and she suffered Yesterday, a Ryanair an anaphylactic shock. spokesman said: ‘We canA paramedic on board not guarantee a peanutinjected Fae with adrenafree aircraft – but we are line, which she carries at delighted to hear the girl is all times in case of an Allergy: Fae Platten, 4 making a good recovery.’ emergency.

Woman dies after falling on to rail line

A WOMAN who died after falling in front of a train in Dublin yesterday may have been visually impaired. The victim was waiting for a northbound Dart at Raheny Station at around 1.45pm when she fell. The train she was hit by was travelling from Pearse Street to Drogheda, and does not have a scheduled stop at Raheny. Irish Rail said it has offered its sympathies to the victim’s family for their tragic loss. ‘Despite the efforts of the driver who applied

THE STEAKS ARE HIGH: Cooly, the European Athletics Championships 2014 cow mascot, performs the perf high jump in the Letzigrund etzigrund Stadium in Zurich. There was good news for Ireland as Kellyy Proper qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s 200m. The Ferrybank AC athlete will run again in this evening’s semifinal at 6.45pm Picture: ePA

the emergency brake and a young woman on the southbound platform who also alerted the driver to the incident, it was not possible to stop the train before it struck the woman,’ a spokesman said. Services were suspended between Connolly and Howth Junction as emergency services attended the scene. The woman, aged 57, and living locally, was taken to Beaumont Hospital where she later died as a result of her injuries. Gardaí are investigating the incident.

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North West, the Chanel model aged 13 months SHE may be too young to know her Chanel from her Cavalli. But that hasn’t stopped North West making her modelling debut. The toddler has been branded the future of fashion in the latest issue of Carine Roitfeld’s CR Fashion Book, as she sits with a Chanel quilted bag draped over her tiny legs. The 13-month-old also dons a knitted Chanel jumper and flower brooch. Next

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to the photo is a quote from brand director Karl Lagerfeld that reads: ‘It is never too early to care about fashion.’ North has previously graced the pages of Vogue magazine with parents Kim Kardashian, 33, and Kanye West, 36. The shoot comes days after Kim revealed North would make her TV debut in Keeping Up With The Kardashians. ‘Not a whole lot, just whatever we want – we just don’t want her to grow up too overexposed,’ she added.

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Runaway, 14, lives for 2 days in Walmart aisle THESE days, 24-hour supermarkets claim to offer everything you could ever need – and there’s one runaway teenager who put it to the test. A 14-year-old boy managed to live in an around-the-clock store for two

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days, frequently changing his clothes and building hideouts to evade security staff. He even wore a nappy to avoid being seen using the toilet too many times a day. CCTV images showed he had two boltholes in the 200,000 sq ft Walmart ‘supercenter’ in Corsicana, Texas. One was in the baby aisle behind boxes of pushchairs and the other lay behind packs of toilet paper. He foraged for snacks in the food section and cut a hole in the wall behind the drinks aisle to stay hydrated. The unnamed juvenile’s cover was finally blown on Wednesday night when he tried to flee the shop but was caught and reunited with his family.

BBQ food for a year? Now tatts a meaty proposition DUBLIN’s Bison Bar & BBQ is celebrating its second culinary year by offering a fan a chance to win a year’s supply of bbq – if they get a tattoo of its logo. The Wellington Quay bar will give the winning ‘body shot’ a single Tray BBQ with a choice of meat for an entire year. Bison BBQ said: ‘Fans will need to show their love by demonstrating where on their body they are willing and proud to be inked with the awesome Bison skull Tattoo.’ Fans are advised to circle the body part they’re most ‘willing to have inked’, write #BisonBBQInk inside the circle and take a photo of it. The snap and a message expressing why you are a fan should be sent to pitboss@ bisonbar.ie before August 31.

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Jet damage undetected A RYANAIR jet suffered ‘significant damage’ while parked at a Portuguese airport but it wasn’t detected until the crew experienced control problems during a later flight. In its report published yesterday, the Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit said that in the early hours of October 24, 2011, Faro Airport was hit by wind speeds of up to 157km/h. During the incident, the jet was damaged but it was not visible from the ground during checks. There were 145 passengers and a crew of six on the Beauvais-bound flight.

SPRAY OF LIGHT: Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe meets members of Cabra For Youth Street Art Group, Brandon Keenan, Jordan Masterson and Emer Kearns, during a vist to Broombridge Station, where the team were spray painting panels with positive health messages Picture: Pa

Complaint is upheld over TV3’s murder documentary

THE Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has partially upheld a complaint about a TV3 documentary on the murder of a young man in Bray. A Search For Justice: Death In Bray was aired by the channel on March 10, recounting the murder of Sebastian Creane, the death by suicide of his assailant Shane Clancy, and the issues surrounding anti-depressant medication. Leonie Fennell, the mother of Shane Clancy, featured in the programme and complained that a number of agreements made on the content had not been kept. She stated that the show’s creators also went back on assurances that she would be shown ‘grabs’ before the documentary went public, along with undertakings she would be able to withdraw her involvement at her discretion. The broadcaster said that a number of measures were taken to ensure Ms Fennell’s input but denied that she was entitled to retract her interview.

by LukE HOLOHAn The BAI upheld Ms Fennell’s complaint as the makers did not appear to have informed her in sufficient detail about the content in advance. The authority added that TV3 had given her ‘the impression her editorial input into the programme was greater than that of a regular contributor’. Meanwhile, a feature on RTÉ Radio One’s The Mooney Show, in which the presenter and two guests expressed their support for same-sex marriage, was found to have breached broadcasting standards. Dónal O’Sullivan-Latchford from the Family And Media Association said that with a referendum approaching, no voices were heard opposing the topic of same-sex marriage and resulted in a debate that was one-sided. A further 11 complaints were rejected by the BAI at its meeting in June.

MBnA to shed 160 Greyhound secures jobs at call centre picketer injunction CREDIT card company MBNA has announced it will close a call centre with the loss of 160 jobs. The US firm revealed it would shut the Carrick-onShannon, Co Leitrim, facility at the end of November and move the business to the UK as a result of a comprehensive review of its customer contact centre operations in the UK and Ireland. Jobs minister Richard Bruton said he had regular contact with parent company Bank of America but that it had reported a decline in business. ‘I have asked the enterprise agencies under my remit to redouble their efforts to drive job creation and utilise the skillsets of the employees to find alternative employment,’ he said.

GREYHOUND RECYCLING was yesterday granted an injunction in the High Court restraining three Dublin politicians from interfering with its waste collection. The order also restrains any member of the public who has notice of it having been made from unlawful picketing. Barrister Louis McEntagart told the court the dispute over pay between the company and some employees had been ongoing since June last. He said Dublin TD Joan Collins, Cllr Tina McVeigh and Cllr Patrick Dunne had been among the organisers of a ‘campaign to impede’ waste collection across the city.

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Cliff’s fury over child sex police swoop on his home

Richard: Historical allegation

CLIFF RICHARD has described claims of child sex abuse as ‘completely false’, after police raided his Berkshire home yesterday. And he slammed investigators for tipping off the media beforehand as eight plain-clothed officers from South Yorkshire Police were filmed arriving in a fleet of unmarked vehicles at the penthouse flat in Sun-

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ningdale shortly before 11am. The 73-year-old singer and star of movies including The Young Ones and Summer Holiday was in Portugal at the time, where he gave a concert earlier this month. Police said they received an allegation of a ‘sexual nature dating back to

the 1980s’ involving an underage boy. But the singer, who received on OBE, angrily denied the claims, describing them as ‘completely false.’ ‘For many months I have been aware of allegations against me of historic impropriety which have been circulating online,’ he added. ‘Up until now I have chosen not to

dignify the false allegations with a response, as it would just give them more oxygen. Police said the offences were said to have taken place at the Bramall Lane home of Sheffield United FC. The football ground was the scene of a Christian rally in 1985 where the singer supported US evangelist Billy Graham during a tour of the UK.

My Robin was in early stages of Parkinson’s: widow ROBIN WILLIAMS was suffering from the onset of Parkinson’s disease but wanted to keep his plight secret, his widow has revealed. Although the Oscar winner, 63, had not relapsed in his bid to beat the bottle, Susan Schneider confirmed he had been racked with mental health problems before his death on Monday. Ms Schneider’s statement said: ‘Robin’s sobriety was intact and he was brave as he struggled with his own battles of depression, anxiety as well as early stages of Parkinson’s Disease, which he was not yet ready to share publicly. ‘It is our hope in the wake of Robin’s tragic passing, that others will find the strength to seek the care and support they need to treat whatever battles they are facing so they may feel less afraid.’ The 48-year-old also thanked well-wishers, adding: ‘Since his passing, all of us who loved Robin have found some solace in the tremendous outpouring of affection and admiration for him from the millions of people whose lives he touched.’ n The people of Dublin last night paid a heartbreaking tribute to the late Robin Williams. Several thousand attended a short-notice open-air screening of Dead Poets Society in Merrion Square stood and spoke along with the ‘Oh captain, my captain’ scene of the film. The ‘Happenings’ event raised funds for mental health charities, with a screening of Good Will Hunting taking place in the park on Saturday. See happenings.ie

Battles: The star’s widow says he wanted to keep his Parkinson’s pain from fans picture: getty

We had to reveal ‘disturbing’ details of death, say police POLICE have been forced to defend their decision to reveal details about how Robin Williams killed himself. Fans say the level of detail about the star’s death, who was found hanged at his San Francisco home on Monday, was too much. Lt Keith Boyd, of the Marin County Sheriff’s office, admitted he would have liked to withhold some information about the suicide but was bound by state law to disclose the investigation’s findings. He said he understood details about the 63-year-old’s death would be viewed by some as ‘disturbing and unnecessary’ but said, under California law, the information was considered ‘a public record’.

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Research finds link between abuse and unemployment

Victims: Long-term health effects

MEN who suffer sex abuse as children are three times more likely to be un‑ employed in their later years because of sickness or disability. Research on a long‑running survey of thousands of people aged 50 to 64 estimates the impact of sexual attacks in their youth leaves men in house‑

by ED CARTy holds which are a third less well off. The Economic and Social Research Institute drew the shattering conclu‑ sions after examining data from a sur‑ vey of thousands of older people in The Irish Longitudinal Study on

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Ageing, based at Trinity College. The review of 8,500 questionnaires from people aged over 50 found 5.6 per cent of men and 6.7 per cent of women reported suffering sexual abuse as a child. Some 17 per cent of men and 14 per cent of women who survived the expe‑

Former NFL pro TERRy CREws, 46, turned to acting and found success in Everybody Hates Chris. Now he’s shooting guns with Arnie and co in The Expendables 3

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Who’d be the best in a crisis, though? I would say Jason

Statham. I witnessed when the brakes went out on a truck while he was filming in it, and it went over the dock into the Black Sea. The

truck went all the way under water – but he got out, swam to the surface and then continued filming. He was the coolest cat. I would have been crying…

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In the films you are the Expendables’ weapons specialist – which fun ones do you get to play with in round three? I have a hand‑held

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rience were out of work because they were classed as permanently sick or disabled. The rate is eight per cent and six per cent respectively among those who were not victims of sex abuse. Older men who have survived the experience are also twice as likely to be living alone.

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After Mandela, it is all just a bit rubbish star frustrated by dearth of quality film offers ★ ANNA KENDRICK has shut down claims she

IDRIS ELBA is finding it hard to top his porby AnDREI HARMswORTH trayal of Nelson Mandela, admitting the scripts he’s been sent since have been ‘disHackney-born star says it’s ‘fascinating’ to appointing’. be back. The 41-year-old also confessed he doesn’t ‘This is where my ambition started. I mind biding his time for juicier offers than knew from age ten this was the industry I his earlier ‘popcorn films’. wanted to be ‘You know, I’d just played this iconic huin,’ he told man being, and the scripts I got afterDetails. ward were sort of… disappointM e a n ing,’ the star explained. while, Elba ‘Look, I know that I work a will be lot, but I’d prefer to wait showing off sometimes because I don’t his DJ skills want to just do rubbish films at the Good any more or characters anyTimes In The one can play.’ Park festival And after returning to Lonnext month. don after 15 years away, the Back home: Idris Elba Pictures: rex/details

Rita: Who doesn’t... fancy Bieber? I do

RITA ORA is already eyeing up her next boyfriend after admitting her latest crush is bad boy Justin Bieber. The 23-year-old fuelled rumours that the Canadian pop brat may have had a hand in her recent split from Calvin Harris, 30, after saying she fancies Bieber. ‘Who doesn’t? I like how he’s evolved, he’s growing up, he’s doing his thing,’ she told 4Music. ‘I like his stance and how he carries himself.’

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ARIANA GRANDE let rip after her gay half-brother Frankie was abused on Instagram. ‘That “homo” is the mostloved person on the planet,’ the 21-year-old told his attackers.

UMA THURMAN could be getting back with her ex, hotelier André Balazs. The 41-year-old may make it second time lucky with the 57year-old businessman. The pair, who dated between 2004 and 2007, were recently spotted together in Long Island. She pulled the plug on her engagement to multi-millionaire Arpad Busson, 51, in April.

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LINDSAY LOHAN has admitted she will probably ‘mess up’ on her stage debut. The 28-year-old has taken only a few jobs since her last stint in rehab and said she was anxious about appearing in David Mamet’s West End revival of Speed-ThePlow next month. ‘I’ll probably mess up on the first night just out of fear,’ she said. ‘I’ve never even taken acting lessons.’

Jess looks her best during subway blast JESSICA ALBA combined old Hollywood glamour with -school exp composure during a Marily ert n moment outside a Whole Monroe Foods store in New York. The sizzling 33actress appeared perfectly year-old cal her Katharine Kidd high-w m when aist burgundy skirt blew up as she over a subway grate on We stepped dnesday.

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Little Harry left blowing in the wind

MALE actors are under greater pressure to look good than women, says Dame Helen Mirren. ‘All actors are on a permanent diet, you have to be,’ she said. ‘Sometimes I think it’s worse for men, they have to spend hours at a gym as well, pumping iron and beefing up and looking gorgeous,’ the 69-yearold actress told the Sydney Telegraph. ‘People would be really surprised at how incredibly self-disciplined film actors are. It’s a side of our work that is hidden.’

Divorce ‘was good’ for Usher

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USHER says getting married was the ‘best mistake’ he ever made. The Scream singer, 35, married stylist Tameka Foster when he was 28. They divorced just two years later after having two children. ‘Most people probably think I regret it because I ended up getting divorced, but it helped me learn that sometimes I think I know more than I actually do,’ he told a magazine.

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MICHAEL CERA has released a folk album. His Superbad costar Jonah Hill tweeted: ‘My great friend Michael Cera is not only a brilliant actor, he also makes great music’.

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Daily minimum allowance of salt is too low – study by COn DOHERTy A GALWAY scientist has shown that while too much salt is bad for us, our recommended daily allowance is too low. in the largest study of its kind ever – involving 18 countries and more than 100,000 people – Professor Martin O’donnell, professor of translational Medicine at nUi Galway, found the current recommended maximum sodium intake is actually too low and may even be unsafe. the study assessed sodium and potassium intake over four years and related them to blood pressure as well as to deaths, heart disease and strokes. the study found that a moderate amount of daily salt between 3g and 6g is optimal for the general population – and most people in the world consume an amount in the optimal range. Prof O’donnell said: ‘A much debated question is how low should we go with our salt intake? Most of the cur-

Obama calls for calm after police and protesters clash over teen gun death Barack OBaMa yesterday appealed for ‘peace and calm’ on the streets of a St Louis suburb besieged by violent clashes between police and protesters following the police shooting of a teenager. ‘I know emotions are raw right now in Ferguson and there are certainly passionate differences about what has happened,’ Mr Obama said about the tense stand-off in the Missouri suburb. ‘But let’s remember that we’re all part of one american family, we are united in common values and that includes the belief in equality under the law, respect for public order and the right to peaceful public protests.’ Mr Obama said there was no excuse for excessive force by police in the aftermath of Saturday’s shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Anger: Missouri protesters hold a demonstration

Cllr Mitchell stench claims rebuked

Residents in Greystones have hit back at claims the community is divided over commercial fishing in the town’s harbour. earlier this week, Cllr derek Mitchell said the Wicklow seaside town’s ‘rapidly developing tourist trade’ would be hindered if yacht owners have to deal with ‘the smell and mess of a fishing port’. However, readers have been in

touch with Metro Herald claiming ‘the majority of people’ in the area are in favour of the landing of fish at the harbour. Another claimed: ‘Cllr Mitchell is one of a very few number of people against the fishermen and has little or no support from the people of Greystones... the overwhelming majority of the town are for the fishermen so to say the town is divided is laughable’.

Cllr Mitchell – who could not be contacted last night – said last week: ‘We must avoid the stench that comes from fishing boats in and around Wicklow Port.’ earlier this month, the harbour’s fishermen held a protest over the lack of fishing facilities at the site, which reopened in 2012 after five years of development by sisk and Wicklow County Council.

A shake up: Salt rent guidelines recommend very low salt intake, which the vast majority of people don’t achieve.’ ‘Low sodium intake does reduce blood pressure modestly, compared

to moderate (or average) intake, but low sodium intake also has other effects, including elevations of certain hormones that are associated with an increase in risk of death and cardiovascular diseases. ‘the key question is whether these competing physiologic effects result in net clinical benefit or not.’ ‘We found the lowest risk of death and cardiovascular events in those who consumed 3 to 6 grammes per day, with an increased risk above and below that range.’ However, he added: ‘High salt intake is a health risk especially in those with high blood pressure.’

Held captive by cat TWO women in California had to get help from police after being trapped in a bedroom by a family cat a neighbour calls ‘a ball of fury’. Police in Chula Vista said a woman and her adult daughter called 911 to say they were stuck in the bedroom because their cat Cuppy was in a rage and would not let them leave. Officers say such matters are usually left to animal control but they decided to help out on a quiet night. They say the cat eventually walked out on its own.

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The burger tops the list for favourite festival food fare

REVELLERS mostly opt for unhealthy food at festivals, a shock new survey has found. The survey ahead of Electric Picnic, found that Irish fans love ‘traditional festival food’. Burgers were the most popular meal of choice, according to 29 per cent of respondents, followed by chips at 22 per cent and noodles at 21 per cent.

Okey dokey doggie daddy Veteran broadcaster Bill O’Herlihy and new friend Glenda, an eight-weekold Chihuahua, got together to t launch a new online will drafting ting service s f the Prevention tion of Cruelty to t Animals and sett up by the Dublin Society for law firm Cosgrove Gaynard solicitors. As the service is free, the DSPCA ask that you leave €500 in your will to the charity Picture: Jason clarke

Childcare body claims crèche standards are getting worse A CHILDREN’S care coalition has said standards in crèches are still not being met a year after an RTÉ investigation showed children being mistreated in childcare facilities. Start Strong said recent inspections found breaches such as staff without references and poor hygiene and sleeping conditions. Some crèches didn’t have hand-washing facilities in nappy changing areas, others had scalding water and one didn’t have suitable play materials. Toby Wolfe, acting director of Start Strong, said: ‘The number of complaints made by parents has actually increased since Prime Time. And the problem of low wages, poor working conditions and insufficient numbers of trained staff is still widespread.’ Crèches: Unsuitable

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We also love meat above all other foods – 77 per cent of those surveyed claimed they look for a good selection of meat options at a festival. Only eight per cent of respondents opted for veggie options and six per cent went for gluten-free food. And even after the festival, eating habits weren’t much better, with pizza favoured as

a recovery food by 21 per cent of people, while chipper food was right behind at 13 per cent. The survey by JustEat.ie also found Irish people are fairly budget-conscious when it comes to festival food. On average 78 per cent of people aim to spend €10 to €20 daily on festival food with only 15 per cent looking to spend a whopping €30 to €50 on their festival food.

Top nosh: Burgers

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THESE WAVES CAN BE A RIGHT BORE EVEN a speeding motorbike couldn’t out-run this huge tidal bore when it swept up hundreds of people in China. The giant wave smashed over a seawall on the banks of the Qiantang River, drenching crowds of onlookers who had gathered to watch. Spectators were treated for cuts after being hurled to the ground by the power of the surge, which was estimated at

seven tonnes per cubic metre. The 56mlong (183ft) river barrier in Zhejiang province was damaged but there were no serious injuries. The tidal surge happens every year, the 18th day of the eighth lunar month, attracting thousands of tourists and residents to the area. Last year, 30 spectators were injured at the same barrier after a typhoon.

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THOUSANDS of Yazidi refugees trapped on a mountain have managed to escape to safety from the Islamic State, it emerged yesterday. The number remaining on Mount Sinjar was in the ‘low thousands’, with about 1,000 fleeing each day, according to US special forces sent to Iraq to prepare for an evacuation. About 30,000 were previously estimated to have been trapped, according to the United Nations. It means a rescue mission in which Britain was to play a part is now unlikely to go ahead – although planes will continue to drop aid. British prime minister David Cameron welcomed the ‘good news’ but said armed forces were ready to ‘help out in the right way’ if needed. He confirmed an RAF Tornado jet with surveillance equipment had flown over

the area overnight, while Chinook helicopters on their way to help transport aid or refugees had reached a base in Cyprus. In another meeting of Whitehall’s Cobra emergency committee, Mr Cameron said Britain would ‘respond to the situation as it develops’ and work ‘with allies like the Kurds’ to help people in need’. ‘One of the things we are definitely going to need to do is to get more aid into the refugee camps,’ he added.

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Water everywhere: People run or try to ride away on a motorbike as a wave surges past a barrier on the banks of the Qiantang River in China

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Berlin bans Uber app over safety concerns

GERMAny: Berlin has banned controversial taxi app Uber on passenger safety grounds. City authorities have also threatened the San Francisco-based company with a €25,000 fine if it fails to comply. The Berlin Taxi Drivers’ Association called for a ban as its members faced stiff competition from the unvetted, unlicensed drivers. Uber, which has faced similar problems around the world, said the ruling was ‘not progressive’ and would be challenged.

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Stray dog is buried alive in roadworks RUSSIA: A dog that crawled into an underground tunnel to cool down has been buried alive – after the road above was resurfaced by workmen. The stray’s plight was only realised when it was heard barking and whining. The animal is now trapped among pipes which carry hot water to nearby homes. Animal lovers have been feeding the dog through a manhole for six days – but the council in Volgograd is yet to say if it will dig up the road to save it.

RUSSIA: Aid sent by Moscow rumbles towards war-torn eastern Ukraine. The lorries are headed for a rebel-held crossing, despite Kiev wanting them inspected at a state-run checkpoint picture: epA

Pope urges reconciliation talks SOUTH KOREA: Pope Francis began a five-day visit to Asia yesterday with a call for renewed peace efforts between the two Koreas and for both sides to avoid ‘fruitless’ shows of force. The leader of the Catholic Church (pictured) spoke in Seoul hours after North Korea fired five rockets into the sea. It is his first trip to the region since he was elected to the papacy last year.

and finally... CHInA: A self-proclaimed animal lover released hundreds of venomous snakes into public parks to ‘give them back their freedom’. Images on social media of Lang Ka Zhuo Ma freeing cobras and vipers provoked outrage. She is being hunted by police in the southern city of Qingyuan.

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K, can everyone stop talking about Robin Williams with all this ‘tears of a clown’ rubbish. Williams didn’t kill himself because he was a comedian. He didn’t become a comedian because he was miserable. We have no idea of the truth of why the star decided to end his life but it is really irresponsible to say that brilliant, gifted people such as him are somehow more likely to take their own lives than others. Suicide in this country is a major killer of young people, and young men are particularly at risk. We mustn’t provide a context through the death of someone so special to normalise suicide or excuse it for what it is – the symptom of an illness we must learn to understand. Jimmy ■ So another protected bird is shot and people wring their hands and say ‘This is an outrage’. As anybody in business knows, Ireland is a small country. You can’t break wind in

Cork without somebody in Derry knowing about it. Somebody must know who shoots and poisons protected species with what seems like an organised malice. As long as you let the small things go unpunished, the big things will find a place of impunity. Darren, Sandyford ■ Like everyone who loves the wildlife and countryside of Ireland, I am seething at the shooting of a young falcon in Enniscorthy. Only a quarter of young birds of prey go on to reach maturity, with many dying of natural causes such as starvation. For them to have the added threat of persecution by scum with guns and poisons is not only saddening but disgraceful too. I hope that the perpetrators – who I’ll bet a million euros have a pigeon loft in their back garden – are brought to justice swiftly and severly punished. Clancy Clearview ■ It’s funny how one doesn’t hear any moaning from the teachers dur-

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good on ya ● Well done to the nice young man who gave a fellow bus passenger with no change bus fare yesterday outside the Ardmore Hotel in Dublin 11. #hero #whatgoesaroundcomesaround Bernard ● A big thank you to the taxi driver who saw me just miss the No.4 on the Ballymun Road and dropped me down to the next stop for nothing so I could catch it. I would have been late for work. I hope some good luck will come back at you. D

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IT’S FURDAY: Liudvika sent us this shot of her pup Bella, who she reckons is ying: ‘Friday, ‘F y, is thatt yyou?’ Liudvika saying: adds: ‘We just love weekends.’

● To the Mauritian girl in the Dublin post office yesterday. I meant what I said – don’t change anything about yourself. You truly were a ray of sunshine in my day and I would have loved to chat for longer. Postie ● Lauren Bacall – you really were the biggest ride of all time. RIP x Sydney

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ing their nice, long, extended summer holidays. It’s also funny how you never hear their appreciation of these extra holidays that they are entitled to, the kind of time off that most of us nineto-fivers could only dream of. I hope they are nice and relaxed

trending ● After all this fuss, the only way to present Suarez to the world is for him to replicate Shawn Michaels’ entrance during Wrestlemania

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after the three months fully paid time off and that they’re not gearing up for more of the disgraceful protests and antics of last year that give such a bad example to students. Ciara H ■ Irish Rail, please turn down the

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volume on the Dart station announcements – you could hear them from space. I was on the 8am Dart from Greystones to Pearse and the announcements were so loud it woke a sleeping baby – gave the poor kid a terrible fright! Karen, Greystones

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Those who felt shortchanged by the Mrs Brown’s Boys movie might prefer this challenging South Korean story about another fierce mammy. In this study of gruesome family dysfunction, a mother (Lee Eun–woo, pictured) is driven crazy by her husband’s adultery and, er, cuts off her son’s penis, before snacking on it. And that’s all in the first ten minutes. No, seriously... Until Aug 21, IFI, 6 Eustace Street D2, various times & prices. Tel: (01) 679 3477. www.ifi.ie

The popular independent music festival, presented in association with the Carlow Brewing Company, celebrates its third birthday this weekend with a convivial city-wide hoedown. Eight venues in and around Dame Court, including The Mercantile and Sweeney Mongrel, will play host to a number of makeshift stages showcasing some of the country’s most talented folk, blues, trad and roots artists. To coincide with the anniversary of Elvis’s death, bequiffed rockabilly fans can shimmy the weekend away at the ‘rock‘n’roll conference’, a mini festival featuring vintage cars, a ‘barber convention’ and an entire jukebox’s worth of mid-20th century pop classics. Meanwhile, The Button Factory will see acts including Gavin Glass, Prison Love and The Eskies play across two nights, with a special exhibition celebrating 40 years of Irish pop and rock photography Until Sun, Dame District events free; The Button Factory gigs, €10. www.jackofdiamonds.ie

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ON MY pLAYLIST Neil Nevins of Youth Mass SpEED TO MY SIDE by Rollerskate Skinny

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OUTRO by M83

This is one of those songs that will blow your mind from the very first listen. It is pure escapism of the highest order.

DISARM by Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan might be more interested in the WWE and cats nowadays, but in the 1990s he penned some beautiful songs. The album Siamese Dreams is stuffed with them.

CORNISH TOWN by Shack

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The opening song from arguably their

BOOK MARTHA WAINWRIGHT The irreverent CanadianAmerican folk-rock singer/ songwriter promises a broad range of material, including tracks from 2012 album Come Home To Mama, when she plays two intimate dates in Whelan’s in November. And look out for her in upcoming HBO miniseries Olive Ketteridge, released later this year Nov 3 & Nov 4, Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street D2, 8pm, €25. Tel: 1890 200 078. www. whelanslive. com

best album: Mr Beast... is a beast! It is impossible to listen to this without thinking something amazingly dramatic is happening. Every second is thrilling.

SANTO by Mmoths

This is the latest track from Jack Colleran. His ability to create powerful electronic landscapes has haunted me since I heard his track <3 a few years ago. Santo takes another positive step into the abyss. Youth Mass play the Body & Soul stage at this year’s Electric Picnic on Aug 30. Their latest single, Old Enough To Know Better, is out now. For more live dates see www.thisisyouthmass.com

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The thrill of the chase R obeRT Pattinson playing a twitchy American simpleton is just one of this film’s many surprises. Director David Michôd’s follow-up to Animal Kingdom is a riveting crime thriller set in a postapocalyptic Australian outback, where desperation and isolation have driven everyone slightly bonkers. our main man is eric (Guy Pearce), who silently drives up to a ramshackle boozer. His car is stolen from outside. Pursuing the culprits, he will stop at nothing to get his beat-up banger back, including kidnapping their cohort, Rey (Pattinson). Why so desperate for the car? That’s one of the many questions posed by this mysterious thriller, which offers an intriguing glimpse into a world without rules – or very few that can be enforced in rural

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This imaginative film from Waltz With Bashir director Ari Folman stars Robin Wright (above) as an actress who signs a deal with a studio. The idea? They can scan her image and use her as a digital character. A fascinating sci-fi with a top cast including Paul Giamatti and Jon Hamm.

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Australia, at least. Michôd doesn’t spoon-feed the audience information about his dystopian culture, instead encouraging us to piece it together. The result is an absorbing film with bags of atmosphere and shock value. We have little idea of what to expect from this world, which resembles our own but has an even darker heart. Pearce is exceptional as a hardened man who is a mystery all on his own: enigmatic, monosyllabic, quickwitted, dejected… a loner whose few remaining principles are gradually revealed over the course of the film. While Pearce is the undoubted star of the show, Pattinson more than holds his own as the stammering

Just what does it all mean? Simon Pegg is great at playing hapless, lovable and slightly clumsy Brits, so he’s perfectly cast in this jolly adaptation of psychiatrist turned author François Lelord’s bestseller. Pegg plays London-based head doctor Hector, who has a lovely girlfriend, Clara (Rosamund Pike), and a well-paid job. So why doesn’t he feel content with his lot in life? With Clara’s cautious blessing, he sets off on a round-the-world trip to find out the meaning of happiness, asking everyone he encounters, from monks to gangsters, about what makes them happy. Hector gets into amusing scrapes and meets a

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Aussie rules: Robert Pattinson holds his own in The Rover strangers in need, showing Rey the only tenderness he may have seen in a while. It’s a bleak vision of a lawless society: something we’ve seen before, of course, but Michôd gives it a fresh spin with plenty of food for thought about society, humanity and the consequences of desperation. Anna smith

young man feeling increasingly abandoned by his brother (Scoot McNairy), who turns to the older man in his company. The Stockholm syndrome that sets in turns this into a bitterly one-sided bromance. Also making a welcome appearance is Animal Kingdom’s Susan Prior as an independent woman who grudgingly takes in

variety of curious characters all over the world. So far, so amusing… but when it comes to the big happiness question it’s all rather banal. Frankly, the conclusions could have come straight out of The Little Book Of Calm. It’s a pleasant ride with an enjoyable supporting cast including Stellan Skarsgård, Toni Collette, Jean Reno and Christopher Plummer. Just don’t come here looking for any profound answers to life’s big questions.

Actions still speak louder than words

the expenDables 3 (12A) HHH✩✩ The Expendables 2 not starry enough for you? Well, this third in the action series ushers in Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Wesley Snipes and Antonio Banderas, among others. Sylvester Stallone returns as mercenary leader Barney Ross, thwarted in an action-packed opening sequence by rival Stonebanks (Gibson, better than most). Deciding he needs young blood, Barney recruits a team including Smilee (Kellan Lutz) and – don’t faint – a woman called Luna (martial artist Ronda

Men in black: Stallone & Banderas Rousey). Going up against billionaire arms dealer Stonebanks is no easy feat and you can bet Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) and the gang will be required. It may sound like more of the same but, unlike its

predecessors, this Expendables movie is a 12A. That means swerving to avoid visible bloodshed – something this reviewer welcomed but fans of the original may find it a little tame. There’s no skimping on action, with suspense and explosions aplenty, but conversation and characterisation are again sent to the back of the queue. Only the chatty Banderas gets any proper dialogue (and very funny he is too), while Arnold Schwarzenegger pops in for the odd stilted word of wisdom. Trashy popcorn nonsense… but what were you expecting?

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Family animation. Amadeo (Rupert Grint) beats the local bully, Flash (Anthony Head) at table football. Years later, Flash is a big footie star and comes back with revenge on his mind. Lo and behold, Amadeo’s table football team magically come to life.

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Now in its fifth year, it would be easy to say that this run on RTÉ of the first season of The Walking Dead is a great opportunity to catch up on the early intricacies of its complex storyline. The truth is, however, that while such a thing is handy for shows like Game Of Thrones, The Walking Dead is fairly onedimensional in terms of plot – survivors in a zombie-ridden post-apocalypse dealing with threats both un-dead and human. Mind you, it seems to do very well with the scant resources it has to hand.

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Veteran puppet troupe The Muppets find themselves working with Ricky Gervais in this crime comedy in which Kermit is mistaken for villainous mastermind Constantine. He and his minion (Gervais) hatch a plan to steal the Crown Jewels and the Muppets must stop him.

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First season of this TV drama shows how it’s possible to turn a cinematic classic into a half-baked weekly episodic TV format, by transplanting the premise of the original to the present day and turning it into a prequel. The great Vera Farmiga (pictured) plays Norma Bates. Hitchcock fans won’t recoil in horror, either.

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National Geographic, 10pm Salt Lake City is the centre of the Mormon Church. So not a place you’d expect a drugs epidemic. Yet opiates flood the streets, with supplies coming from a surprising source; a pillar of Mormon society, who sees drug dealing as part of his obligation to the community. He claims if he wasn’t, then unscrupulous dealers would. As for his massive profits? He gives ten per cent to the church, so his conscience is clear. Hmm...

forEvEr young – how roCk’n’roll grEw up BBC4, 10.10pm

‘Live fast, die young’ used to be tattooed on any selfrespecting rocker’s heart. But what happens when, against the odds, sex, drugs and rock’n’roll fail to take the usual toll. Or, put it another way, how come wild punk Iggy Pop survived to wind up advertising motor insurance?

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Sport

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The village is reeling from the shock of Donna’s sudden demise, a turn of events that calls for Ross to express something other than his trademark chip-on-shoulder moodiness. Could it be he felt more for his erstwhile partner in crime than his tough guy act allowed him to let on? Meanwhile, Charity reconsiders Harvey’s offer.

Coronation StrEEt TV3, 7.30pm

Of all the places you might put a surprise engagement ring, the middle of a kebab is one of the weirdest. But not to Kirk, last of the red-hot lovers, who reckons the way to Beth’s cholesterol-clogged heart is by proposing while she tucks in to her favourite takeaway. We’re choking up at the romance of it all.

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You can almost feel the weight piling on as cheery Miss Hope and twinkly Mr Greenwood demonstrate their creations. Tequila chillies covered in white chocolate and dappled with salt look particularly enticing. Then again, they had us at tequila. We’re not quite so taken with the concept of maple bacon lollies, but you never know.

If you haven’t had enough of working all day with middleclass women who think the world revolves around them, why not put yourself through more of it with this adaptation of Helen Fielding’s inexplicably popular book? Renée Zellweger earned plaudits for piling on the beef to play the drippy Bridget. Hugh Grant and Colin Firth steal the show though.

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Callan’S kiCkS RTÉ1, 9.35pm

The jury is still out as to who the true king of mimicry is in Ireland, this country where it seems that the shambolic range of public figures we create lends itself to satire. Callan is our pick, both for the accuracy of the mannerisms he takes off and the material, which has a brisk flow about it. This is the final episode of his latest run on the small screen, but you can bet he’ll be back.

thE grEat BritiSh BakE off: an Extra SliCE BBC2, 9pm

This spin-off show got off to a flying start when the first dunked Bake Off contestant, Claire, turned out to be a panic altogether – she should be given her own show. So the eliminated Enwezor, who committed the cardinal sins of trimming his florentines and buying in fondant, has got a lot to live up to now, it seems.

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BoomErS BBC1, 9pm

Over to Zurich we go for more action from the Championships. With Thomas Barr and Amy Foster having bowed out of the Games, Irish hopes for silverware rest with Donegal’s Mark English, who earlier in the week finished fourth in his 800m semi-final heat. Taking place outside the automatic qualification spots, English’s time of 1:46.23 was better than the other semi-final winning time so he makes it through to this evening’s final as the fastest loser.

As the brains behind both Beavis And Butthead and King Of The Hill, Mike Judge has a knack for showing up the changing cultural behaviours of middle America. As the title of this sitcom suggests, Silicon Valley sees the polymath turn his gaze on young, brilliant but socially awkward IT whizzes in a start-up in the San Francisco digital hub. Expect lots of Big Bang Theory-style pokes at nerdom as the geeks struggle to get to grips with girls while they make shapes on the tech scene.

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This might seem desperately slow to modern audiences but Sidney Lumet’s 1975 crime drama is still very much worth a look simply based on its off-beat subject matter and a fantastic central performance from Al Pacino (above). He plays Sonny Wortzik, whose attempt to rob a bank goes spectacularly wrong at every turn. Almost as soon as they put their first step wrong, he and his sidekick Sal find themselves trapped in the bank with their hostages while stickyfooted negotiations with the police ensue.

twilight E4, 9pm

Don’t pretend you don’t know the drill. You didn’t have to be a hormonal teenage girl to know all about this globe-gobbling teen vampire saga that was as derided as it was adored. Dead-eyed charisma void Kristen Stewart plays the glum Bella, for whom lanternjawed bloodsucker Robert Pattinson will do absolutely anything to woo and protect.

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TG4 descends on Sligo’s Fleadh Ceoil 2014 for three nights, starting this evening. A multitude of the finest trad exponents will be served up. Keep an eye out for seasoned masters De Dannan, Altan and Dervish – whose singer Cathy Jordan will join presenters Síle Ní Bhraonáin (pictured, with Jordan) and Lynette Fay. Kíla, no doubt, will succeed in bringing things to a boil. Homesick Paddies around the world can get in on the action online – tell them to see www.tg4.tv for details.

Fun

Boasting Smokey Robinson’s Tears Of A Clown as its theme tune, this new sitcom features a bunch of pensioners moaning about the state of the world and fretting about losing their marbles. There’s the odd laugh, courtesy of a strong cast that includes Alison Steadman (above), Stephanie Beacham and The Thick Of It’s James Smith, but it’s all oddly ageist. Sample line (talking about a flirt): ‘He’s nearly 70 years old, what’s he going to do – dribble on me?’

thE rEadEr RTÉ1, 10.05pm

Kate Winslet is in Oscarwinning form in this stately drama about a woman on trial for her role as an SS guard in Nazi Germany. Ralph Fiennes is the former lover who bumps into her a decade after their relationship ended mysteriously only to be stunned to find that she had any such involvement with the Nazis in those days. Stephen Daldry (The Hours, Billy Elliot) directs.

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The Seagull (2003) In Chekhov’s melodrama, Murphy starred opposite Fiona Shaw as Konstantin and was praised for providing a suitably withdrawn, troubled presence.

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One of the new wave of house producers to emerge from the UK in recent years alongside Eats Everything and Jamie Jones, Huxley (pictured) has enjoyed a meteoric rise. Real name Michael Dodman, Huxley’s ability to blend underground grooves and heavy basslines with vocals and mainstream-friendly hooks and vocals has seen him release on labels like Hypercolour, Tsuba and Aus as well as the populist but switched on Defected imprint. The next chapter in Huxley’s story is the release of his debut album, Blurred, in October and he’s sure to road-test tracks from it in Dublin tonight. Tonight, Bedlam/ Bodytonic, The Twisted Pepper, Middle Abbey Street D1, 11pm, €12 to €15.

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threatens to dissolve the oddball partnership by offering one character a brief taste of liberty. Ballyturk demands a level of physicality from its two central characters that even the nimblest dancer might blanch at, so kudos has to go to Murphy and Murfi – both outstanding – who not only embody an entire rogue’s gallery of Ballyturk eccentrics, but do so while scrambling about the stage at break-neck speed.

If Ballyturk remains a particularly elusive piece of work, it scarcely matters. As a study of the bonds of friendship, it’s strangely touching; as a meditation on the brevity and strangeness of human life, it’s thoughtprovoking; and in its day-glo battiness it’s like nothing you’ll see on the Irish stage this year. Daragh Reddin Until Aug 23, Olympia Theatre, 72 Dame Street D2, 7.30pm, from €27.50. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.olympia.ie

Forza Italo takes to the high seas this weekend for the first in a series of daytime boat parties called Forza Nautica. The club’s resident DJs, Steve Cross and Simon Conway, will be dropping obscure 1980s gems as the good ship Forza cruises down Dublin’s coast from Howth to Dalkey. The capacity for this weekend’s event is strictly limited, so don’t get stranded without a ticket. Tomorrow, Forza Nautica, Departing Dún Laoghaire Pier, 6.30pm. Tickets: email: forza. italo.dublin@gmail.com

Playboy Of The Western World (2004) Under the aegis of Ireland’s pre-eminent theatre artist, Garry Hynes, Murphy deployed his effortless charm and boyish good looks to scintillating effect as Christy Mahon in Synge’s classic. Misterman (2012) In Enda Walsh’s ferocious one-man play, Murphy gave a searing turn as Thomas Magill (pictured), self-proclaimed prophet

Contemporary electronic music doesn’t get much more underground than Henning Baer, DJ, producer and organiser of the Grounded Theory parties in Berlin. Unlike his photogenic contemporaries Ben Klock and Marcel Dettmann, Baer’s visceral productions for Adam X’s Sonic Groove label and his own K209 imprint trace their roots to the relentless stomp of industrial and noise as much as conventional techno influences. For a real taste of the German capital, get down to Twisted Pepper this weekend. Tomorrow, Vision Collector/Pogo, The Twisted Pepper, Middle Abbey Street D1, 10.30pm, €10 to €12.

Forza Nautica

cILLIAN MuRPHY ON sTAGE He’s renowned for his big screen turns in films such as Batman Begins and Breakfast On Pluto, but Murphy also has pedigree as a stage actor. Here are three of his best

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Oddness on the edge of town he fecund imagination of playwright enda Walsh (The Walworth Farce, The New electric Ballroom) has yielded yet another gripping head-scratcher, performed with brio by a triumvirate of Irish acting talent: Cillian Murphy, Mikel Murfi and Stephen Rea. To describe Ballyturk as bewildering is by no means meant as a criticism; it’s the fact this chaotic 90 minute show elicits so many potential interpretations that lends it vitality. The plot, such as it is, sees a pair of unnamed men (Murphy and Murfi, main picture), identified as One and Two, sequestered in what appears to be a warehouse-cum-waiting room. here they pass their time in a state of frenzied animation, ruminating on the day-to-day lives of the residents of a town called Ballyturk – which may or may not exist. When the sinister Three (Rea, pictured right) arrives spouting gnomic utterances – ‘for everything is here and we are here to lay down legacy’ – he

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by Nick Ten games to decide the title Metcalfe

Manchester City v Liverpool

Blue: Yaya Toure

August 25

This showdown comes so early in the campaign that last season, and its dramatic finish, is still fresh in the minds of players and fans alike. City at home, Red: Steven Gerrard though, are formidable.

Arsenal v Manchester City

September 13

Have the Gunners got what it takes to win their first title since 2004? This showdown should give us more than a few clues.

The mind Hoddles: Former England boss Hoddle, left, and Redknapp PICTURE: GETTY

by JOHN PAYNE LOIC REMY is ‘too decent’ to leave QPR in the lurch by quitting on the eve of the transfer deadline, according to Harry Redknapp. The Rangers boss is thrilled to have Remy back at Loftus Road after a failed medical put a spanner in the works of the Frenchman’s proposed move to Liverpool. With the 27-year-old ready to face Hull in tomorrow’s Premier League opener, Redknapp hopes Remy will stay despite his £8.5million get-out clause. ‘If he’s got a buy-out clause there’s very little you can do about it – that would be the worst scenario,’ said Redknapp, who took training with new first-team coach Glenn Hoddle yesterday. ‘With a week to go before

Harry: Remy won’t do the dirty on QPR ‘His attitude at Rangers has been first-class’ the window closes we need to know where we’re going. ‘I don’t think he would

suddenly walk away the day before. I think he’s too decent a guy to do that.’ Redknapp fears losing a striker he rates at £20m on the cheap but believes Remy would only quit Loftus Road for the Champions League. ‘When he came back, I

didn’t have to persuade him. He just said “look, I’m back, I want to play, I’m here”,’ added Redknapp. ‘We hope Loic will stay. He’s a fantastic player and his attitude since he’s been back has been first-class. Liverpool’s loss is our gain.’

Manchester United v Chelsea October 26

Manchester United v Liverpool December 13

United could hardly have been handed an easier start, but come October their credentials will really be tested by a Chelsea outfit chasing the title.

Simply the biggest game of the lot. It’s a massive season for both north-west giants and this early festive clash will reveal much about their chances.

Liverpool v Arsenal

December 20

A real Christmas cracker but Arsenal should be up for it after their embarrassing 5-1 defeat at Anfield last season.

Everton v Manchester City

January 10

Everton seem to have spent wisely over the summer and are setting their sights on a top-four place, but home matches don’t come tougher than against the champions.

Chelsea v Manchester City January 31

Liverpool v Man United March 21

Most people’s favourites for the title are Chelsea and City – it seems too close to call as to who will finish on top – and this will be a must-see encounter.

United were hardly a match for their great rivals last season and will be anxious to put that right when they make the trip to Anfield for the return clash.

Arsenal v Chelsea April 25 Strike one: Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez

No love lost between these two and it could be a must-watch derby if both are still vying for the title just weeks from the end of the season.

Strike two: Chelsea’s Diego Costa

Tottenham v Manchester City May 2

This fixture has often provided plenty of fireworks – and goals – over the years, but could top-four hopefuls Spurs put a spanner in the works of the champions’ title challenge?

Title won’t be heading to United, says Scholes THE TwEET sPOT

‘Looking forward to an exciting new challenge @SouthamptonFC. Great club with a great history. Can’t wait to get going now.’ Ireland striker Shane Long (above) is chuffed after completing his £12million move from Hull. Romanian centre-back Florin Gardos quickly followed from Steaua Bucharest for £6m

PAUL SCHOLES believes Manchester United will not challenge for this season’s Premier League, criticising their activity in the transfer window. The United midfield great backed ‘mad genius’ Louis van Gaal as the right man to revive the club’s fortunes but reckons the title is a two-horse race between Manchester City and Chelsea. ‘The chief reason I don’t see United as contenders is that they have not signed enough players,’ Scholes wrote in The Independent.

‘United needed a toplevel midfielder... Cesc Fabregas and Toni Kroos have already made their moves.’ Scholes also questioned the value of £29million man Ander Herrera, saying: ‘I am not sure if he has loads of goals in him... I am not sure he is a playmaker. I don’t see him as an out-and-out midfielder.’ Scholes, though, is a fan of new manager Van Gaal, adding: ‘He looks a bit of a scary man. Good. Sir Alex Ferguson was a scary man too, and it is possible to

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Not so United front: Scholes push players into performances. ‘He looks a bit mad, like a mad genius.’

sATUrdAy Barclays Premier League (3pm unless stated) Arsenal v Crystal Palace .........(5.30pm) Leicester v Everton............................... Man Utd v Swansea ..............(12.45pm) QPR v Hull ............................................ Stoke v Aston Villa ............................... West Brom v Sunderland..................... West Ham v Tottenham ....................... sUndAy Barclays Premier League Liverpool v Southampton ...... (1.30pm) Newcastle v Man City .................(4pm) GAA: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final Cork v Tipperary ...................... 3.30pm

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pREMIER LEAguE pREvIEw: part 2 of our club-by-club guide

The glory hunters

LIvERpOOL

picture: AFp

Major ins: Adam Lallana (Southampton, £25m), Dejan Lovren (Southampton, £20m), Lazar Markovic (Benfica, £20m), Divock Origi (Lille, £10m, loaned back), Emre Can (Bayer Leverkusen, £9.75m), Rickie Lambert (Southampton, £4m). Major outs: Luis Suarez (Barcelona, £75m), Pepe Reina (Bayern Munich, undisclosed), Iago Aspas (Sevilla, loan), Andre Wisdom (West Brom, loan). Key man: Steven Gerrard (pictured) remains the glue holding Liverpool together and his drive can inspire the Reds to another high-flying season. The boss: Brendan Rodgers must find a way to keep Liverpool competing at the top now they have the added demands of the Champions League. Verdict: Liverpool have to overcome the loss of key man Luis Suarez but should still finish in the top four. Last season: Second Prediction: Fourth

Danny griffiths takes a look at the title contenders and clubs with European ambitions

picture: Action imAges

MAN CITY

Major ins: Eliaquim Mangala (Porto, £32m), Fernando (Porto, £12m), Willy Caballero (Malaga, £6m), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal, free), Frank Lampard (New York, loan). Major outs: Jack Rodwell (Sunderland, £10m), Gareth Barry (Everton, £1m), Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland), Joleon Lescott (released). Key man: The drive and goals from midfield of Yaya Toure (pictured) are one of the major reasons why City are defending their crown. The boss: Manuel Pellegrini enjoyed a stellar first season in English football but maintaining such lofty standards won’t be easy. Verdict: City can retain their title if key players, especially Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany, remain healthy. But that is a big IF. Last season: Champions Prediction: Second

Major ins: Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona, £35m), Calum Chambers (Southampton, £16m), Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle, £12m), David Ospina (Nice, £3m). Major outs: Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona, £15m), Johan Djourou (Hamburg, £2.5m), Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea), Bacary Sagna (Man City), Carl Jenkinson (West Ham, loan), Nicklas

CHELSEA

Bendtner, Park Chu-Young (released). Key man: Per Mertesacker needs to maintain his fine form to avoid the costly dropped points of last season. The boss: Arsene Wenger is one of the best in the business and is heading in the right direction again after FA Cup success. Verdict: Some solid summer signings but further improvements may be needed before they win a first title since 2004. Last season: Fourth Prediction: Third

EuROpA HOpEfuLS EvERTON

Major ins: Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, £28m), Muhamed Besic (Ferencvaros, £4m), Gareth Barry (Manchester City, £1m), Brendan Galloway (MK Dons, Undisclosed). Major outs: Magaye Gueye (Millwall), John Lundstram (Blackpool, loan). Key man: The Toffees sent out a signal of intent by splashing a huge fee on Lukaku (pictured). He should repay them with goals galore. The boss: Roberto Martinez can continue last season’s excellent work. Verdict: It should be another entertaining season at Goodison Park but a place in Europe may be beyond their reach. Last season: Fifth Prediction: Seventh

ARSENAL

Key Man

TOTTENHAM

Major ins: Ben Davies (Swansea City, £8m plus swap), Michel Vorm (Swansea City, £4.5m), Eric Dier (Sporting Lisbon, £4m), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle, undisclosed). Outs: Jake Livermore (Hull City, £8m), Iago Falque (Genoa, £4m), Heurelho Gomes (Watford), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea, swap). Key man: If Roberto Soldado shows why Spurs paid £26m for his finishing, it could be an exciting season at White Hart Lane. The boss: Mauricio Pochettino has been brought in to provide entertaining football, with a trophy and a top-four finish. Verdict: A real battle to regain Champions League football but could win silver if last year’s bigmoney recruits finally settle in. Last season: Sixth Prediction: Sixth

Major ins: Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid, £32m), Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona, £27m), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid, £15.8m), Mario Pasalic (Hajduk Split, £2.4m – has joined Spanish side Elche on a season-long loan), Didier Drogba (Galatasaray). Major outs: David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain, £50m), Romelu Lukaku (Everton, £28m), Demba Ba (Besiktas, £4.7m), Ashley Cole (Roma, free), Frank Lampard (New York, free), Ryan Bertrand (Southampton, loan), Gael

Eden Hazard (pictured) is among the world’s best players and when on song the Blues click up a gear.

Kakuta (Rayo Vallecano, loan), Oriol Romeu (Stuttgart, loan), Samuel Eto’o, Henrique Hilario, Mark Schwarzer (all released). The boss: Controversial, antagonistic, arrogant – whatever your opinion of Jose Mourinho there’s no denying he is a brilliant manager who delivers the goods. Verdict: Chelsea could win multiple trophies and are the ones to beat in the title race. Last season: Third Prediction: Champions

NEwCASTLE

Major ins: Remy Cabella (Montpellier, £12m), Karl Darlow, Jamaal Lascelles (N Forest, £7m total, loaned back), Emmanuel Riviere (Monaco, £5m), Siem de Jong (Ajax, £6m), Daryl Janmaat (Feyenoord, £5m), Ayoze Perez (Tenerife, £1.5m), Jack Colback (Sunderland), Facundo Ferreyra (Shakhtar Donetsk, loan). Major outs: Mathieu Debuchy (Arsenal, £12m), Dan Gosling (Bournemouth), Shola Ameobi (Gaziantep). Key man: Remy Cabella can provide much-needed spark. The boss: At odds with the fans and the board, but Alan Pardew can keep the Magpies hovering around mid-table. Verdict: Could be on the fringes of a Europa League place. Last season: Tenth Prediction: Eighth

STOKE

Major ins: Bojan Krkic (Barcelona, £3m), Dionatan Teixeira (Banska Bystrica, Undisclosed), Mame Biram Diouf (Hannover 96), Phil Bardsley (Sunderland), Steve Sidwell (Fulham). Major outs: Michael Kightly (Burnley, Undisclosed), Matthew Etherington (released). Key man: Ryan Shawcross is the embodiment of Stoke’s spirit and a big reason behind their improvement. The boss: Mark Hughes has his critics but he has done a good job at the Britannia Stadium so far. Verdict: Solid club, should finish in the top half. Last season: Ninth Prediction: Ninth

MAN uNITED

Major ins: Luke Shaw (Southampton, £30m), Ander Herrera (Athletic Bilbao, £28.8m), Vanja Milinkovic (FK Vojvodina, undisclosed, loaned back). Out: Alexander Buttner (Dynamo Moscow, £4.4m), Patrice Evra (Juventus, £1.2m), Bebe (Benfica, £2.25m), Federico Macheda (Cardiff City), Nemanja Vidic (Inter Milan), Rio Ferdinand (QPR). Key man: United could fire if Robin van Persie is the predatory poacher of two terms ago rather than last season’s injury-hit finisher. The boss: Louis van Gaal has the ego to keep even Jose Mourinho in his shadow. Verdict: No European distractions should aid United’s top-four bid but their defence may cost them dear. Last season: Seventh This season: Fifth

SuNDERLAND

Major ins: Jack Rodwell (Manchester City, £10m), Patrick van Aanholt (Chelsea, undisclosed), Jordi Gomez (Wigan Athletic), Billy Jones (West Brom), Costel Pantilimon (Manchester City), Santiago Vergini (Estudiantes, loan). Outs: Ignacio Scocco (Newell’s Old Boys, £2.1m), Phil Bardsley (Stoke City), Jack Colback (Newcastle United), Craig Gardner (West Brom), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday), Carlos Cuellar (released), David Vaughan (released). Key man: Connor Wickham’s (left) goals clawed the Black Cats out of trouble last season and will be vital once again. The boss: Gus Poyet showed he belongs in the top flight by steering the Wearside club to safety last season and can repeat that magic. Verdict: Sunderland look a cut above the division’s newcomers at this level so they should be safe. Last season: 14th Prediction: Tenth

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‘All-Ireland or nothing’ for rising Rebel Horgan by PAUL KEANE PAT HORGAN is banking on the confidence gained from Cork’s Munster title breakthrough to elevate them to a first All-Ireland final in eight years. The Rebels haven’t featured in a decider since 2006, the same year they last won a Munster title before this summer. But now that they’ve finally ended one eightyear gap, prolific forward Horgan is intent on going a step further by ending another at AllIreland level. They can take their place in the September 7 final alongside Kilkenny by overcoming Tipperary on Sunday. ‘It’s been huge to win something,’ admitted Horgan. ‘We were in a lot of finals but we just couldn’t get over the line. We played well in a lot of games but winning gives us that bit of confidence that we can keep winning.’ Being honest, the full-forward says the Munster title won’t count for much if they don’t at least reach next month’s final. ‘I know we’ve won Munster but we want something bigger,’ insisted Horgan. ‘We want nothing else only the All-Ireland.’

Winning ways: Horgan got a taste for glory after winning the Munster title, but now he wants Cork to make the final push and claim the AllIreland Picture: Inpho

Champs: McEniff with current manager Jim McGuinness

Donegal team building up for Dubs tie FORMER All-Ireland-winning manager Brian McEniff claims Donegal have been building all year towards a Croke Park clash with Dublin. The sides will meet on August 31 in an All-Ireland semi-final that Dublin are strongly fancied to win. ‘There’s definitely been a build up within the Donegal camp, for several months now, towards this game and I think all of that will come out and unfold itself in the All-Ireland semi-final,’ said McEniff, the 1992 All-Ireland winning boss. ‘All the preparations have been with that game in mind. Dublin will know they’ve been in a game.’

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Ryder hero backs out to take the high road

AMERICA’S Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson insists Tiger Woods has taken ‘the high road’ in pulling out of next month’s Gleneagles contest. Woods, who has been plagued with a bad back this year and spent months out injured, has in many ways made life easier for Watson with his decision. The captain said: ‘My primary wish is for Tiger to be healthy and competitive. I hope he’ll return very soon. ‘Of course, I am disappointed that

‘united won’t win it’ scholes rules out Van gaal league glory

Matches to decide the title

PREMIER LEAguE kICk-Off: previews, news, transfers – p21-22 he has asked not to be considered, and his health is not where he would like it to be. However, I think we can all agree we need Woods in this great sport, and he has taken the high road by informing me early on in the process.’ The last time Woods missed a Ryder Cup, in 2008, the Americans won. In a statement, he said: ‘I’m extremely disappointed I won’t be ready. I will be cheering for the team. I think we have an outstanding squad.’

woods: Out of team

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Foxall sets new world record on Oman Sail

foxall and guys: skipper sidney Gavignet and team mates Yassir al rahbi, sami al shukaili, fahad al Hasni, Jan Dekker and co-skipper Damian foxall

IRISH offshore sailor Damian Foxall’s boat Musandam-Oman Sail has set a new speed record for sailing around Britain and Ireland, writes Yvonne Gordon. The MOD70 trimaran crossed the finish line of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race in Cowes, England yesterday at 12.42.36pm, after a thrilling race which took three days, three hours and 32minutes. Skippered by Sidney Gavignet, the boat broke the previous world record by 16 minutes. Foxall, from Kerry, who has raced around the world seven times, said: ‘I would put this record up at the top of my list of achievements – the enormity hasn’t really sunk in yet.’ The non-stop race of 1,787 nautical miles started on Monday with 28 boats competing.

It’s Crystal Pu-less by DAnny gRIffITHs

TONY PULIS last night walked away from Crystal Palace to plunge the Eagles into crisis just two days before the new Premier League season kicks off. The Welshman left by mutual consent when showdown talks with the Palace board failed to resolve a rift over transfers. Pulis is the first top-flight managerial casualty of the new

Eagles boss goes on the eve of the big kick-off

campaign and continues the trend of last season, which saw 13 Premier League clubs change boss. The bombshell news has rocked the Eagles as they prepare to take on Arsenal tomorrow and comes less than three months after Pulis

(pictured) was named as Premier League manager of the year. After taking over in November, he steered the south Londoners clear of seemingly certain relegation to finish 11th. Alarm bells were ringing for Eagles fans

when bookmakers took a flood of bets yesterday on Pulis leaving. William Hill cut odds from 40/1 to 7/2 before suspending betting. Spokesman Joe Crilly said: ‘It was crazy. We saw activity early in the morning and then the gamble snowballed.’ Early names in the frame to take over at Selhurst Park include Neil Lennon and Malky Mackay. Coach Keith Millen takes charge for the match with Arsenal.

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UPC Horizon TV, Broadband and Home Phone services are only available to enabled homes. Offer of Sky Sports for €1 a month for 6 months applies to new customers ordering Horizon TV or a Horizon TV, Broadband and Home Phone bundle online or in store. After 6 months the normal price for Sky Sports applies. Customers who avail of the Sky Sports offer can also choose to add Setanta Sports (€10 a month), upgrade to Sky Sports HD (€5 extra a month) and Digital+ multiroom viewing (€5 a month with free connection). 18 month contract applies for TV, Broadband & Home Phone services when taking this sports offer. Free connection only for new customers ordering online or in store and self-installing. If you choose not to self-install or if self-install is not available at your address a €20 charge applies. Offer ends 31 October 2014. Bundle prices quoted include a monthly Self-serve Discount of €3.50 for customers registered for My UPC. Your device must have iOS6 or above for apple products and OS.4.0.3 or above for Android for the Horizon Go service. UPC’s Broadband services are subject to an Acceptable Usage Policy viewable at www.upc.ie. Freetime World provides free off-peak local and national fixed landline calls and 400 off-peak minutes per month to fixed landline numbers in 22 international destinations including USA and Canadian mobile numbers. Excludes calls to other mobile, premium rate, SMS and non-geographic numbers. Calls made outside of the call pack minutes are charged at our standard rates. Next day delivery on Saturdays only available in the Dublin area. Two day delivery will apply where proof of identity is required. UPC offers Broadband speeds of 120Mb and 200Mb in a Horizon bundle. All prices include VAT. Residential use only. For full terms and conditions go to www.upc.ie/bundles. Information correct as at 14/08/14.