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STRIKING unions at Irish Rail have warned there’s no end in sight to its dispute with the company after some 100,000 commuters were inconvenienced for a second day. Siptu workers took to the picket line yesterday, after their National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) colleagues downed tools on Sunday. Both unions are calling on Irish Rail management to engage with them on the company’s future. Siptu organiser Paul Cullen said union members do not believe the temporary pay cuts imposed will be a one-off and called for a new round of talks. He added the National Transport Authority or Department of Transport have not indicated how they plan to offset a €60million deficit ‘other than expecting Irish Rail staff to endure further cuts.’

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Siptu called on Irish Rail bosses to enter into ‘serious’ talks with staff or see a repeat of industrial action. It is planning to follow up with walk-outs over 48 hours from September 7 and a 24-hour stoppage on September 21. The NBRU is planning two 24hour strikes on September 7 and September 21, but warned an allout strike is a ‘viable’ option. The strikes are the culmination of a row over pay cuts to save Irish Rail another €17million on top of years of budget cuts. The reductions in salaries imposed on Sunday cannot be reversed, a spokesman for Irish Rail insisted yesterday. Metro Herald’s commuterfocused website GoMetro.ie did not find significant problems faced

by commuters, although there was a marked increase in traffic. Commuters did, however, complain about full buses passing them by, or arriving early or late, with bus and Luas timetables not matching their schedules. A spokeswoman for Dublin Bus said it was ‘very busy right across the board’ yesterday. Meanwhile, Dublin business chiefs have said the strike is costing retailers up to €30million a day. More than ten per cent of those who travel into town each day use the train. Elsewhere, Labour Senator Mary Moran called on the National Roads Authority to reduce the €10 peak-hour toll on the Dublin Port Tunnel on strike days to the off-peak €3 rate.

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Cowell: Cheryl was never my type, she just looked crazy SIMON COWELL is trying to stir up trouble – and no doubt ratings – ahead of Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s return to The X Factor this weekend. The 54-year-old said he didn’t find the Geordie beauty attractive, questioned her singing skills and suggested there was an ulterior motive for her recent marriage to Frenchman JeanBernard. ‘She’s a beautiful girl… but not really my type,’ said Cowell, who once bedded her rival Dannii Minogue, 42. ‘I certainly didn’t think I was her type. I don’t look like a Premier League footballer,’ he said. The music mogul also said Chez appeared ‘crazy’ during the ill-fated rounds of auditions on The X Factor USA. ‘When I saw her I didn’t recognise her. Literally. The hair and outfit

Mel b: So glad we didn’t do auditions

MEL B isn’t convinced the Spice Girls would have made it through The X Factor auditions. Had the show been around when they launched, she fears Ginger, Baby, Sporty and Posh would have fallen flat. ‘Oh God, I don’t know how the Spice Girls would have worked out if they auditioned for this show,’ said the woman once known as Scary Spice. ‘I’d like to think they would get through but I don’t know.’ But she is more than happy to give Spice nicknames to her X Factor co-judges Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Louis Walsh. ‘I absolutely adore Cheryl. She’s gorgeous, she’s an artist, she’s confident, she’s strong. What would her Spice Girl name be? Something obvious like Geordie Spice. ‘Louis for sure would be Nutty Spice because he’s a little bit out there. Simon… I don’t want to say anything about Simon because I don’t want to get fired, so I’ll leave that one blank,’ she laughed.

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were crazy,’ he told Radio Times. ‘I haven’t a clue why she turned up like that. She’d put on a bit of weight but not loads. That wasn’t the issue.’ Cowell also suggested Chez only got married again so she could be a one-name pop star. ‘I can’t remember her new surname to save my life. I think she’s married someone with a surname you can’t pronounce so she will become ‘Cheryl’, like Madonna and Beyoncé. He also revealed how her first marriage to cheating ex-Ashley Cole lacked any sexual chemistry and he saw them as ‘brother and sister’. The insults didn’t stop there as he also mulled over whether Cheryl, 31, was better at singing or judging on The X Factor. ‘I’ve got to be honest – as a singer, she’s very good but she’s a better judge,’ Cowell confessed.

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Do decent thing Simon – get married IT’S A tough job but Cheryl Fernandez-Versini says she is going to convince X Factor boss Simon Cowell to settle down and marry the mother of his child. The 31-year-old singer already thinks Cowell is a good father and marriage to 37-year-old

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Lauren Silverman should be his next step. ‘I was surprised when he became a dad,’ she admitted. ‘But I was always the person who said, “It would be the best thing for you. You’d be an amazing father. If you loved a

child like you love your dogs...”,’ the singer explained. ‘I’m going to have a word with him about getting married. ‘He jokes about being too tight to get married but I don’t think he is. He’s very generous,’ she told Radio Times.

Judges: Mel B and Louis Walsh

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Funeral tributes to ‘honest peacemaker’

FORMER taoiseach Albert Reynolds was remembered at his State funeral yesterday as a determined peacemaker who led Ireland with honesty and deep-rooted goodness. Hundreds of mourners from the worlds of politics, business and music gathered at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Donnybrook to pay their last respects to the former taoiseach. Pope Francis set the tone for the service with a telegram for the family honouring Mr Reynolds’s work to-

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wards peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. Mr Reynolds is survived by his wife Kathleen, two sons, Philip and Abby, and five daughters Emer, Miriam, Leonie, Cathy and Andrea. They confirmed last year that their father had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. In a heartfelt eulogy Philip, the elder son who now runs C&D Foods, described his father as ‘an innately good man’ who has ‘slipped away to do his next deal’. The family took centre stage at the funeral where Taoiseach Enda Kenny and President Michael D Higgins joined former taoisigh Liam Cosgrave, John Bruton, Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen to lead a long line of dignitaries paying respects. Among those also attending were former British prime minister John Major, Sinn Féin leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness and former SDLP leader John Hume. Pall bearers from the Defence Forces took Mr Reynolds’s remains from the church, where they were driven in a motorcade with an escort of honour to Shanganagh Cemetery. The cemetery was the scene for final prayers, and a volley of shots was fired over the burial plot.

n ALBERT REYNOLDS’ role as a peacemaker began years before he was elected taoiseach, it emerged during his funeral mass yesterday. The late leader’s name was marked on letters from undisclosed sources hidden at the Passionist Monastery in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh. Long-term friend Fr Brian D’Arcy told mourners in the Church of the Sacred Heart that Mr Reynolds made a vow on the night he was elected Taoiseach in 1992 that he would bring peace to Northern Ireland. The following year he had signed the Downing Street Declaration with then British prime minister John Major. Mr Reynolds stepped down in 1994 but the groundwork he began is regarded as leading to the end of violence in the north.

Average pay down 1.1% on last year to €688 per week

IRISH workers are earning less on average than they were a year ago. In a preliminary report released by the Central Statistics Office, the latest quarterly figures show that the typical weekly wage has dropped from €695.53 to €688.15 – a fall of 1.1 per cent. People employed in the private sector are less likely to notice the difference, with a slight fall of 0.3 per cent – representing a total loss of €1.79 per week before tax and about €86 per annum. However, public sector employees are now taking home significantly less than in 2013 with a decline of over €9 per week, or €432 annually. Meanwhile, the report highlights that a civil servant’s average weekly wage is almost a third higher at €918.86, compared to that of a

private sector worker, who can expect to earn approximately €622 each week this year. According to the report, the average hourly pay rate has also taken a hit of 1.7 per cent. Cash: Earnings down However, if you work in a company with fewer than 50 employees, you are more likely to be better off than last year with an increase of 1.5 per cent in hourly earnings, while those in larger firms of 50 to 250 employees have recorded a 2.6 per cent reduction in their hourly gross pay. Earnings within the construction sector saw the biggest rise, at six per cent.

Loans warning for school costs MORE and more parents struggling to afford new back-to-school essentials for their kids are turning to illegal money lenders. The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (Mabs) said up to 100,000 people in debt or mortgage arrears are unable to borrow funds from credit unions or banks and may resort to highinterest loans to buy uniforms and books. Mabs spokesman Michael Culloty urged families to avoid going to money lenders. ‘Come to us instead and we’ll work something out,’ he said. Mabs has proposed a fund backed by the State to allow credit unions to provide emergency loans to struggling householders.

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CONCERNS over crèche inspections in north Dublin have been raised after it was revealed that there is just one inspector per 21,052 children in the region. This figure is the highest in the State; in the western region there is one inspector per 6,893 children, in Dublin midlands there is one per 12,652 and in the south there is one per 11,936. Former junior health minister Róisín Shortall said Dublin North East has just five inspectors, despite its child population being one of the highest.

The ex-Labour TD raised her concerns in the Dáil about the State child and family agency, Tusla, set up on January 1 on the back of last year’s RTÉ Prime Time exposé of mistreatment in Irish crèches. Ms Shortall said a ‘robust system’ of early childhood inspectors is ‘essential for child welfare’. Tusla was unavailable for comment at the time of publication. More than 2,432 inspections were carried out nationally last year by 42 inspectors.

‘High ratio’: Shortall

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UN attacks Islamic State’s ‘crimes against humanity’

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Injuries on flight worse than believed SPAIN’S air accident investigators have confirmed that one passenger was ‘seriously injured’ while five people were hospitalised after a Ryanair flight in June encountered severe turbulence. The airline had previously stated that the two passengers and three crew members had ‘sustained minor cuts and bruising’ following the June 23 incident. However yesterday the CIAIAC issued ‘provisional information’ regarding the incident on the Dublin to Reus flight which it continues to investigate.

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UNITED Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay yesterday condemned ‘appalling, widespread’ crimes being committed by Islamic State forces in Iraq, including mass executions of prisoners and ‘ethnic and religious cleansing’. The persecution of entire communities, documented by UN human rights investigators, would amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes under international law, she said in a statement. ‘Grave, horrific human rights violations are being committed daily by ISIL and associated armed groups,’ Ms Pillay said, citing targeted killings, forced conversions, abductions, slavery, sex crimes and forced recruitment. ‘They are systematically targeting men, women and children based on their ethnic, religious or sectarian affiliation and are ruthlessly carrying out widespread ethnic and religious cleansing.’ Christians, Yazidis and Turkmen were among minorities targeted by the group, which has forced people to convert to its strict form of Sharia law, she added. Islamic State insurgents have captured a third of Iraq and declared a caliphate in the areas of Iraq and Syria it controls.

A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE(MEN): Des Downes of Limerick City Fire and Rescue’s Green Watch takes his turn in front of his colleagues and Munster Regional Comunications Centre staff as they take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association

WHAT’S in a name? Quite a lot if this story is anything to go by. A man called Paul Scott Stoner from Virginia, USA, has been arrested for drug offences, including growing more than $10,000 (€7,500) worth of marijuana. The 42-year-old dope dealer was arrested following a tip-off that he’d been selling drugs to children. He is due to be sentenced in court later this month.

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Spielberg leads Attenborough tributes Record price: Superman comic book

Superman comic sells for €2.45m

A RARE comic book featuring the first appearance of Superman has sold for a world record price of $3.2million (€2.45m). The 1938 Action Comics No. 1 was purchased by an unnamed buyer at the weekend on eBay and beat the previous record by over $1million. Its seller Darren Adams put the comic on sale with an asking price of 99 cents on August 14, which reached $1.6m within two hours. One per cent of the proceeds will go to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, set up by the late Superman actor who was paralysed in a riding accident. Mr Adams, Pristine Comics owner, described it as: ‘A 1938 museum piece with PERFECT WHITE pristine pages.’ Its price surpassed an Action Comics No. 1 owned by actor Nicolas Cage sold for $2.16m in 2011.

JURASSIC PARK director Steven Spielberg led the tributes to Richard Attenborough yesterday, calling him ‘the perfect ringmaster to bring the dinosaurs back to life’. He cast Attenborough, who died on Sunday aged 90, as dinosaur theme park owner John Hammond in the 1993 blockbuster. Spielberg said the actor ‘was passionate about everything in his life

– family, friends, country and career.’ The brother of TV wildlife presenter David, he appeared in classics such as 1947’s Brighton Rock and The Great Escape in 1963. Actress Mara Wilson, who starred with him in 1994’s Miracle On 34th Street, called him ‘the only Santa Claus I ever believed in.’ Ben Kingsley, who played Gandhi in Attenborough’s Oscar-winning

epic, said: ‘I, along with millions of others whom he touched through his life and work, will miss him dearly.’ British prime minister David Cameron called the staunch Labour party member ‘one of the greats of cinema’. The 90-year-old is survived by his wife, actress Sheila Sim, and two children. Their eldest daughter Jane died in the 2004 tsunami.

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Bacteria ‘may help’ allergies BACTERIA from a family that includes potentially deadly bugs may protect against food allergies. A US study suggests ‘friendly’ species of Clostridia can block the harmful immune response behind food allergies. Tests on mice sensitised to peanuts showed that introducing a Clostridia cocktail into their bacteria-free guts reversed their allergy. The team is now working on turning the discovery into a treatment. ‘This is absolutely testable as a therapeutic against a disease for which there’s nothing,’ said lead researcher Prof Cathryn Nagler.

Led Zepellin top of riff poll LED Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love is the greatest guitar riff of all time, according to radio listeners. In a list of the top 100, it beat rock legend contenders such as Metallica, Nirvana and The White Stripes to the top spot. The top five guitar riffs are completed by Guns N’Roses’ Sweet Child O’ Mine, AC/DC’s Back In Black, Deep Purple’s Smoke On The Water and Derek And The Dominoes’ Layla at five. A panel of music experts, including critics, producers, presenters and a listeners poll, helped produce the top 100 for BBC Radio 2.

‘A very credible Santa Claus’: Richard Attenborough

Street Angels swoop in with strike-day rickshaw rides AS RAIN clouds rolled in and the country’s train carriages remained off the tracks, Metro Herald came to rescue offering free lifts into the city centre for commuters affected by the Irish Rail strike. The newspaper and the Greater Dublin Area have developed a special bond down the years, so there was little chance that loyal readers would be left out in the rain. Not if our intrepid merchandisers could help it. Teaming up with Eco Advertising, a fleet of Street Angels were called upon to rescue commuters, chauffeuring them to work in style in GoMetro rickshaws. Metro Herald MD Paul Crosbie said: ‘We hope we lessened the impact of the strike action on a gloomy Monday morning for as many people as possible.’ An estimated 100,000 passengers were discommoded due to the nationwide strike, with a number of them getting in touch via social media to express their thanks for the inspired idea. Kate-Elizabeth tweeted: ‘brilliant idea folks #welldone.’ While another happy commuter described the free rickshaw ride as ‘the only way to travel’. Commuter Luke Whelan (pictured left) was also one of the lucky ones to get a lift in to work. Pictures: AbrAhAm tArrush

AN IRISH language group is calling on all native speakers, learners and those with a ‘cúpla focal’ to join an international conversation world record attempt. Organisers of Seachtain na Gaeilge (Snag), the global festival that runs annually in March, is seeking groups of all ages to take part in its Comhrá ’14 challenge. The goal is to engineer the longest Irish conversation, a feat that requires 169 hours of the spoken teanga to be achieved between October 5 and 12. The group hopes to link sequences of hourlong Irish conversation circles from all over the world and stream them live on its website – people can interact with the groups by using #comhra. Snag manager Brenda Ní Ghairbhí said: ‘It’s a brilliant way of encouraging people and groups who are interested in using Irish and linking with similar groups around the world to celebrate the language in an original and fun way.’ Those interested in taking part should get in touch with Snag and Conradh na Gaeilge on comhra@cnag.ie.

Car costs down, insurance is up INSURANCE is costing us more, but other costs of running a car have fallen, leaving us €75 better off. Car insurance premiums were up by 8.5 per cent on average for the year up to July 2014, but costs stayed down overall. The annual AA survey found the price of running a family car in the Band B tax category in Ireland has dropped by 0.71 per cent in the last 12 months to €10,571.20 – a decrease of €75.12 on the previous year. This means the average Irish motorist is €6.26 better off each month compared to last year. The price of new cars was down by three per cent on the previous 12 months. ‘Insurance is the big story this year,’ said the AA’s Conor Faughnan. ‘There’s a hefty hike across the board but it is not distributed evenly so you really have to shop around.’ The AA takes fuel, insurance and servicing into account, but also factors in depreciation and interest charges, as well as costs like replacement tyres.

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Zayn Malik will be fuming after he was singled out as being an ‘unpaid tobacco spokesperson’ during the MTV VMAs ceremony. The One Direction lad was singled out with the likes of fellow Brits Kate Moss and Orlando Bloom for smoking in public and providing tobacco giants free marketing. ‘Every time one of these pictures get posted big tobacco gets tonnes of free marketing,’ said a message in a 30 second advert filled with clips of the stars chugging on fags. It added: ‘They’re the new face of tobacco and they don’t even know it.’

Queen Bey has family moment at VMA Awards by AnDREI HARMSwORTH

BEYONCÉ Knowles was left sobbing with joy as her husband Jay Z and their two year-old daughter Blue Ivy gifted her a special Michael Jackson Vanguard Award on stage at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Queen Bey was left sobbing Meanwhile, as the tot melted hearts when she spoke on her Ed Sheeran, 23, stage debut and shoutlead the British success on ed ‘Yay, mommy!’ the night beating after she bopped and heavyweights Pharrell, Eminem danced to mum’s and John Legend to take the best

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hits in the crowd. Her father also moved to bury rumours the couple were in crisis when he smooched his missus on stage and hailed her as ‘the greatest living entertainer, Beyonce.’

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The picture perfect scenes were only missing one key character, Solange Knowles, who watched on from the stands. Knowles junior, 28, had sparked marriage crisis rumours when she was caught on camera in a lift bashing up her 44-year-old brother-in-law earlier this year as her sister coolly watched on. The Bootylicious star also won awards for best collaboration for her Drunk In Love duet with her hubby, best video with a social message and best cinematography.

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Good news for Prince fans! The Purple Rain hitmaker will release two brand new albums next month. The pint sized 56-year-old will release solo album Art Official Age as well as Plectrumelectrum with his band 3rdeyegirl on September 29.

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MINAJ A TROIS E TAKES CENTRE STAG Nicki Minaj made sure all eyes were on her at the MTV VMAs with a raunchy performance and a wardrobe malfunction. The sassy 31-year-old gyrated as she performed her latest track Anaconda in a revealing emerald coloured two-piece and snake-skin body paint. The curvaceous star twerked during her song and also hit the floor with an impressive splitz – but was forced to leave her planned real snake co-star

off stage for her performance after it bit one of her backing dancers during rehearsals. If fans of the Super Bass singer wanted more flesh from their idol, their prayers were answered when she later joined Jessie J and Ariana Grande on stage to sing their three-way single Bang Bang. Minaj was forced to hold her figure hugging little black dress together when it unexpectedly split open mid-performance.

Homeless date’s plea leaves Miley a bawling wreck

iley CyRUS was left sobbing uncontrollably after she sent her former homeless date up to collect her MTV VMA award. The pop vixen blubbed as the teenager, called Jesse, took to the stage at The Forum in inglewood, California, to accept the video of the year gong for Wrecking Ball. And the unlikely star didn’t waste his moment in the limelight when he urged the rich and famous crowd to give money to Hollywood homeless centre My Friend’s Place. ‘Though i may have been invisible to you on the streets, i have a lot of the same dreams that brought many of you here tonight,’ he told the

captivated audience. And 21year-old singleton Cyrus later proved she was a cheap date when she and Jesse skipped the celeb afterparty for an inN-Out Burger, posting an instagram snap of ‘me and my hero’ at the fast-food restaurant. earlier in the night, Cyrus claimed she had ‘retired’ from twerking, passing the baton to Nicki Minaj because ‘i ain’t got that ass’.

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Keeping it in the family TRAM TALES: With an Irish Rail father and a Dublin Bus husband, it’s not surprising Luas driver Michelle McDonald chose a career in the public transport sector. She speaks to Aileen Donegan about living life on the rails

he day begins before 6am for driver Michelle McDonald, but we meet on her last tram run between the Point Depot and the Red Cow – where Luas headquarters is situated; one of two basecamps for operators. Before our interview I ride the tram with her, in a public seat behind her glass box. No one is allowed in the driver’s seat once the tram is in motion. A lunchtime Luas journey on the Red Line is quiet: little kids are strapped to calm parents and the elderly are out for a spin. It’s more or less empty from the Point and we glide through the trendy chock-ablock Spencer Dock flats, buzzing by the business district near Connolly Station. The surge of Luas users get on at Abbey Street and Jervis Street, the ‘blackspots’ as all habitual users know: this is when it gets jammers, especially from 3pm onwards. This is also where tidbits of conversation get picked up. One man with a thick Dublin accent is howling down the phone, cursing and shouting casually. Lucky for us he disembarks at Jervis. A communal sigh of relief is palpable. Meanwhile, Michelle is busy sounding the airhorn as a number of people chance their arm to get across the road as the tram is passing. It’s worse when cars do it and the Luas’s latest safety awareness campaign proves it with a video on collision near-misses caught on camera. ‘It terrifies you’, says Michelle. ‘It’s not even throughout town you have to watch out for,’ she adds, ‘it’s on the quiet parts of the tracks too

Inside track: Michelle aged 7 on the children’s train in Dublin Zoo, and the Luas Control Centre at Ballymount, which handles any hassle on the trams

Trainspotting: Michelle in a Luas driver’s cabin and her grandfather Dick Halford driving one of the first diesel trains to Cork (inset)

“My father didn’t think a tram driver was a job for a woman”

the disapproval of her father: ‘he didn’t think it was a job for a woman. Mam thought it was great though,’ she laughs. But the city’s tracks are in her blood: her family comes from a long line of railway men – her dad was an Iarnród Éireann driver, her grandfathers too, on both sides. And Keith, her husband, is a Dublin Bus driver but ‘I work harder,’ Michelle jokes. ‘We pass each other sometimes, near Kingswood, which is nice.’

because you get an awful lot of people trespassing around Fatima, St James’s or even up around the Kingswood area – there’s a big stretch of track up there. And it’s pitch dark.’ The 42-year-old applied for the tram operator position nine years ago after office job ennui – much to

ICheLLe spent her childhood on trains and her father, Michael Flood, often allowed her to tag along on his journeys. Being quite strict about his job, he wouldn’t let her near the en-

gine or the buttons. ‘Only on one occasion I was allowed. And that was driving down to Tramore,’ she says. ‘I was about 13 or 14 at the time, thinking this was the best thing ever. I was sitting at the engine and I was warned not to touch anything. ‘But I was allowed to wear the driver’s hat and when we’d pull up at stations and the other train’s people would be looking I thought it was great.’ Are there any bad sides? Any troublesome commuters? ‘We [Luas drivers] are lucky in a sense that we don’t have to deal with them in that way.’ Luas drivers are not permitted to leave their driver’s seat. ‘If anything happens onboard the tram, if there’s a fight or anything like that, I call it in. I make sure to get security, the ambulance service amb

and gardaí – whoever we need, as soon as possible,’ says Michelle. Aggressive passengers are the concern of Luas hQ’s control centre where a heap of security personnel and CCTV operatives are on guard. With cameras able to power zoom at the touch of a button, the team can monitor everything from hassle onboard a tram to dodgy-looking characters hanging around at the Park and Ride stations. And after almost a decade on the Luas, Michelle still loves her job. She loves the community aspect of it, how the Luas benefits Dubliners and how the service is growing. From chatting to tourists who are travelling on the tram, to paying visits to local schools to promote Luas safety to primary school students, Michelle says she is grateful she has a job that she loves.

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‘Triple killer’ held Rebels force new after sWAT swoop cabinet reshuffle

AMERiCA: A suspected gunman who allegedly went on a onehour killing spree which left three dead was arrested after a stand-off with police yesterday. The ‘person of interest’ was captured by a SWAT team in San Fernando, California, after wheelchair-bound Mariana Franco, 22, Gloria Tobar, 59, and a man aged about 30 were all fatally shot on Sunday morning.

FRAnCE: A new government is being formed today after two rebel ministers criticised president François Hollande’s harsh austerity measures. The last cabinet was created just four months ago. One of the rebels, economy minister Arnaud Montebourg, demanded new policies and wants more money diverted to the country’s hard-up families.

Comfort: John Foley hugs a woman at a mass for his son where prayer cards (inset) were handed out Pictures: ePA/Getty

slain journalist’s letter tells of his prison conditions THE parents of US journalist James Foley, who was killed by Isis militants last week, have released a letter their son wrote to them while in captivity. His family have revealed that Mr Foley dictated the message to a fellow hostage who was just about to be released. In the message posted on the Find James Foley Facebook page – set up to raise awareness about his abduction – the journalist speaks fondly about his childhood and leaves a message to his siblings, parents and grandmother. He also describes how proud he is to be their brother and thanks them for ‘happy childhood memories’ that he admits have kept him hopeful.

by LukE HOLOHAn He says: ‘I remember so many great family times that take me away from this prison. Dreams of family and friends take me away and happiness fills my heart.’ Mr Foley was kidnapped while covering the Syrian uprising in November 2012. His shocking death was filmed and posted online last Tuesday by the Islamic State group. The correspondence gives some indication of the conditions in which Mr Foley and 17 others were held, detailing how the prisoners raised their own spirits: ‘Eighteen of us have been held in one cell, which has helped me. We

have had each other to have endless long conversations about movies, trivia, sport. We have played games made up of scraps found in our cell... we have found ways to play checkers, Chess and Risk,’ he said. ‘They have been a huge help. We repeat stories and laugh to break the tension.’ Mr Foley ends the note by reminding his grandmother to take her medication, telling her to ‘stay strong because I am going to need your help to reclaim my life.’ Yesterday, US journalist Peter Theo Curtis was released by an al-Qaedalinked group, in a deal believed to have been brokered by Qatar after two years in captivity in Syria.

GERMAny: A bull elk gazes from an office. The two-to-threeyear-old broke into the Dresden complex yesterday Picture: ePA

inmates beheaded Trapped bull freed as prisoners riot from a phone box

BRAziL: Two inmates were beheaded and another died after being thrown off the roof in a prison riot. Up to 1,000 inmates were involved in the uprising, which started on Sunday. Rioters have burned cells and at least two guards were taken hostage in the jail in the city of Cascavel. The prisoners are protesting about poor food and medical care, say officials.

and finally... AusTRiA: Some 400 gnomes have vanished in a ‘dirty tricks’ campaign. The gnomes, mascots for the Socialist Party, went missing in Vorarlberg. Their election opponents, the People’s Party, deny theft.

Crowds mourn shot US teenager Brown HUNDREDS of people yesterday lined up in sweltering heat to say goodbye to the US man shot dead by a police officer in an incident that sparked almost two weeks of street protests. The Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St Louis was full to capacity for Michael Brown’s funeral. Those who could not get in stood outside, where projection screens showed photos of the 18year-old, who was shot on August 9 by white officer Darren Wilson. A grand jury is considering evidence in the case and a federal investigation is also under way. Police have said a scuffle broke out after Wilson told Brown and a friend to move out of the street and

on to a pavement in Ferguson, a St Louis suburb. Police said Wilson was physically assaulted. Some witnesses have reported seeing Brown’s arms in the air – an act of surrender. A post-mortem examination found he was shot at least six times. President Barack Obama sent three White House aides to the funeral. America’s first black president has tried to strike a balanced tone on the shooting, calling for respect for police and reflection on the plight of young black men who feel targeted. Brown’s father yesterday asked protesters to take a break and observe a ‘day of silence’ so the family can grieve.

sPAin: A bull won over the crowds when he careered into a phone box in a street run and got trapped. The frustrated beast demolished the booth but got caught up in the frame, leaving it to a few brave spectators to pull him free. ‘I’ve heard of a bull in a china shop but never one in a phone box before,’ said Malte Armenta who was at the run in Santacara.

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the New World, no matter what it offers, doesn’t really compete with Europe. Even as Disney-fied as the experience of Venice is, the sense of history and culture there is inescapable. That doesn’t exist in cities built from the ground up.

The show takes you to Venice, and also Miami, Tokyo, Hong Kong, New Orleans and Berlin. What surprised you the most? The

tidy homeless people in Tokyo. I’ve never seen that before. Even though they might have been sleeping rough with all their possessions in shopping trolleys or bin bags, everything was organised and packed away, with no mess.

Do you ever get tired of living in hotels? With

Jemima Kirke, who plays Jessa in Girls, is fond of giving her co-stars tattoos. Did you get any inkwork when appearing alongside her on the show? Yes, if I take my shirt off, I’m like David Beckham. my back’s a spinal sleeve of tats. Seriously, no, she’s not done me.

What was it like working with all that female energy on set? They declared me an

part

At my house, we use a fish. When it starts to pong, you’re out. It’s much more effective than a pineapple – shorter lifespan.

What are your pet hotel peeves? Extortionate minibars. How anybody pays $12 for a one-dollar bag of potato chips, I don’t understand.

Do you go back to Swaziland very often? I’ve returned once a

year for the past 30 years but after my last visit I’ll never go back. I found it so corrupt and the divide between the haves and the havenots so extreme. It was so dispiriting.

Did you have any idea when you made Withnail & I what a classic it would become? It

Reader Brendan Culleton sent in this picture of the Ryans getting the papers ready at their shop in Enfield, Co Meath. He says they’re a very nice couple who always have a smile and a kind word for their customers. We think he’s earned himself a free Twix

was only on in a few cinemas for about five weeks and then disappeared for years. But then it got popular via videotape at universities. I knew from the letters I got that it was finding a life among students. And still does, in Britain and Australia, mainly.

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Apparently, in Florida, there’s a custom when you stay at someone’s house. They put a pineapple in your room; when it’s time for you to go, the pineapple disappears...

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honourable Girl on day one. Lena [Dunham] is a true multi-hyphenate phenomenon who wears her authority very lightly. Trying to keep up with Zosia mamet’s I never watch verbal speed is a worthwhile anything I’m in… It’s challenge, and like having a sex tape Jemima is very laid-back, funny of yourself – doing – and up for it is the pleasurable anything.

Hotel Secrets, I’m only in each city for a week, or eight days. It’s not like being on location for a film where you can be away for four months. And if you stay in a hotel for three days, you’ll get the best service.

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Swaziland-born RicHARD E gRAnT, 57, made his name in cult classic Withnail & I. Now he’s back on the box to snoop around more of the world’s best hotels

Your new series of Hotel Secrets allows you to roam around some of the world’s most iconic establishments. What have you learnt? That

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Many of the cast frequently get naked. How did you get out of that? There’s a scene

where I had to grope Jemima, and Lena asked me to do it topless, but I asked to wear a vest as I didn’t think viewers should be subjected to my 57-year-old ribcage.

You’re about to appear in Downton Abbey – how do you explain its popularity?

Friends of mine in New York have said it’s the sedate pace of life portrayed in contrast to the way we live now, alongside the fabulous costumes, and the cross-section of characters across the class divide.

Do you watch yourself in films and TV shows? No, I’ve

never watched anything I’ve been in. I remember Judi Dench saying she found it absolutely pointless watching herself because she thought she was the same in everything. It’s like having a sex tape of yourself. The doing it is the pleasurable part, not watching it back. Jane Mulkerrins

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irish Rail workers: cop yourselves on

mm, I see the CSO has just released new figures revealing that public sector workers are paid an average of €900 a week, roughly €300 a week above the wage of private sector workers. This comes to light in the week when Irish Rail workers’ sulking refusal to accept a pay cut (a cut that has been accepted by managerial and clerical staff in the company) has brought the rail network to a standstill. Yes, Irish Rail has been woefully underfunded for the past few years. We get it – because

those of us in the private sector working for crap pay have also been suffering the same cutbacks and extra taxes – without any of the lovely job security that you lads take for granted. So don’t expect too much of our sympathy. Underwhelmed Dart user ■ To moshe Dayan, any person, whether they are Irish or not, who simplifies any conflict like you did is by definition, well you know. When it comes to the killing of innocent people (Palestinians – not Hamas, not IS) there is always a choice. Your ignorance does not help. Diego, D7

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● To the winner of the lovely girls competition off the telly last week. We’ve so much in common – we both want world peace and a Mayo win in the replay. And I guess you probably need a new escort... Niamh (NOT Horan)

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● Just want to say good on ya to the driver of the Chef Ready truck who stopped on Bishop Street on Friday morning to help a blind man cross the road. Good on ya!!!! Helen ● All the staff at Connolly Station (especially security staff) deserve a mention for all the crap they put up with on a daily basis. I’ve witnessed drunks and drug addicts try to attack them and the staff always remain professional. Good on ya, guys Impatient commuter

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● Personally, I think Viserys Targaryen has set the benchmark for ASL bucket challenge @samjamaa ● To everyone doing the #IceBucketChallenge please actually donate as well as braving the ice. This is a great cause! @Dalemcdermott ● In the last three weeks, the #IceBucketChallenge has gone from raising an additional $50k to raising $15.5m. Go humanity.

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● Seriously this is the most ridiculous way to help people I’ve ever heard !!! #stop it #IceBucketChallenge @DaniNita ● Can we just take a moment to appreciate that the #IceBucketChallenge has a Wikipedia page

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Closing the lid on sandwiches Is your child’s lunch box stuck in a rut? Try these three ideas from Top Bananas! – a book of the best recipes from Mumsnet that are perfect for grown-ups as well

gOLDEn wOnDER

The alchemy of the oven. A few unexciting ingredients thrown together, slowly baked and… huzzah! A delicious packed lunch awaits. You may not be convinced when you read the recipe: onions and bacon chucked in without browning or caramelising? Grated courgettes? Sigh. But trust us, this is a lunch to be proud of. Cut it open and a fluffy omelette-style cake awaits. It goes very well with a green salad and a glass of red wine for grown-ups. Make it in the evening, have half for your supper and (try to remember to) save some for the kids’ lunch. Bake the mixture in muffin cases if you prefer; they’ll take 30 minutes in the oven and you’ll get about 18.

THE HEALTH biT: Although

some people worry about eggs, they really don’t have an impact on cholesterol in the blood. In fact, unless you have been diagnosed with high cholesterol, there’s no need to limit the number of eggs you eat.

ingREDiEnTs serves 4

unsalted butter for the dish ♦ 2 large (around 375g) courgettes, grated ♦ 3 rashers of bacon, chopped ♦ 1 large onion, chopped ♦ 140g self-raising flour ♦ 115ml flavourless oil, such as vegetable oil ♦ 5 eggs, lightly beaten ♦ 80g cheese, grated ♦ 1tsp thyme leaves ♦ Hearty grinding of black pepper

METHOD step 1: Preheat the oven to 180C. Lightly butter a round ovenproof dish, about 20cm in diameter.

step 2: In a large bowl, mix the courgettes with the bacon, onion, flour, oil, eggs, cheese and thyme, until the flour has been incorporated without any lumps. Season well with black pepper. step 3: Pour the mixture into the prepared dish and bake in oven until golden on top – about 50min. step 4: Remove from oven and serve. Or place the dish on a wire rack and wait until it has cooled, then slice into wedges.

wRAp AnD ROLL

LuncH bOx bARs Are children’s chocolate bars getting smaller these days? Maybe we are just getting bigger. Perhaps the two things are even related… But if you want to give your child something more sustaining in their packed lunch, these are a godsend. Easy to make, even the fussiest child will like them. The ingredients list is flexible and can be adapted to your child’s taste; you can substitute desiccated coconut or nuts for some or all of the weight of the seeds.

THE HEALTH biT: Sweet though these may be, they are healthier than plain flapjacks because of the seeds and dried fruits. Nonetheless, you might want to keep slices relatively small. ingREDiEnTs makes 10

100g unsalted butter, plus more for the tin ♦ 200g porridge oats ♦ 200g mixed seeds ♦ 3tbsp honey ♦ 100g light brown sugar ♦ 100g dried fruit, chopped into bits (any: raisins, sour cherries, cranberries) ♦ 1tsp ground cinnamon (optional)

You will need a 18 x 25cm shallow tray-bake tin

METHOD step 1: Preheat the

oven to 160C. Butter an 18 x 25cm shallow tray-bake tin and line the base with baking parchment or greaseproof paper.

step 2: Toast the oats and seeds separately in a baking tray in the oven until lightly brown. This will take 5-10min. Watch them carefully – they burn quickly. step 3: Warm the 100g of butter,

the honey and sugar gently in a saucepan. Don’t let it boil or it will become like glue. step 4: Add the toasted oats and seeds and the dried fruit, plus the cinnamon (if you like it) to the saucepan. Mix until everything is nicely coated. step 5: Tip into the tin, press down lightly and bake for 30min. step 6: Allow the bake to cool in the tin before you slice it into ten bars, otherwise they will crumble.

Wraps are now a firm part of children’s lunch box vernacular. And quite right, too. They make sliced bread – with its unloved crusts and soggy ways – seem like a poor relation. Children love assembling their own and you’re well within your rights to send them to school with a couple, a pot of houmous and some grated cheese. However, if you want something that is stuffed with veggies, wouldn’t look out of place at a posh garden party but takes minimal effort, then here we show you how to wrap and roll.

ingREDiEnTs makes 1

Smear of mayonnaise, or unsalted butter ♦ 1 wrap or flour tortilla ♦ 1 small carrot, grated ♦ Handful of cheese, grated ♦ Small handful of raisins For a smoked salmon wrap Slices of smoked salmon ♦ Lashings of cream cheese

For a jewelled rice wrap Handful of cold rice ♦ Scattering of carrot, finely chopped ♦ Scattering of cucumber, finely chopped ♦ Scattering of red pepper, finely chopped

For a ham, mozzarella and pesto wrap Handful of grated mozzarella ♦ slice of ham ♦ Slathering of pesto

Extract taken from Top Bananas!, published by Bloomsbury Publishing, €25, Hardback. Photography: Jill Mead

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Garden of delights REsTAuRAnT REviEw Mulberry Garden HHHHI

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HE best restaurants don’t just serve good food. They serve up ambiance, good, attentive service, and peaceful, unobtrusive surroundings in which to enjoy good nosh. Mulberry Garden is unassuming from the outside, tucked away in a Donnybrook laneway, but on the inside it’s a charming jewellery box of a restaurant. With comfortable seating, spacious settings and staff who have perfected the polite hover, it’s a real pleasure to dine here, before any food even comes into the picture. The décor is a mish-mash, with references to the cottage the building once was (exposed stone, a wood-burning fire in the courtyard, beams in the windows) complementing more modern touches – the Irish wool web adorning the walls is a great example of imagination, and using what’s at hand. That ethos runs throughout Mulberry Garden – only open Thursday, Friday and Saturday – the menu is a nod to the fixed table d’hôte menu, made using the best produce available that day at the market. Mulberry Garden’s menu changes weekly, with head chef Tom Doyle crafting three courses using the best and freshest Irish ingredients in season. The menu also lists the suppliers of each ingredient. My companion likes the price (€42 for three courses), but is unimpressed by the menu we’re presented with. ‘Cabbage and bacon?’ he asks. ‘That doesn’t sound very exciting.’ His eyes widen a little when he reaches chocolate ganache, however. Eyeing the butter though, fears of the bland are assuaged. Even this small table staple has been carefully considered and we slather our little bread rolls, fresh and warm, with the

Liven up your child’s lunch box with a little help from nutritionist Jenny Tschiesche

uST one per cent of children’s lunch boxes contain the correct nutritional balance to feed growing bodies and minds, a recent survey by Leeds university revealed. But you don’t need to be an ace chef to give them something that’s better for them: in her role as the Lunchbox Doctor, nutritionist Jenny Tschiesche sees parents daily who need help in providing that perfect midday meal for their child. Struggling to find alternatives for her daughter Amalie when she said she didn’t like sandwiches, Jenny set up a Facebook page detailing her efforts to come up with new

Improper Butter, a delicious salty butter flavoured with garlic, flat leaf parsley and lemon. Throwing caution to the wind, we expose ourselves as the savages we are and plead for more. Then, the starters arrive – for my pal, the Gubbeen chorizo is the decider and he opts for the organic green beans. Paired with potato salad, skins, a kale emulsion, shallot purée, the chorizo and a chorizo mayo, it’s a delicious combination. The beans are fat and freshly popped – the chorizo fried to perfection, oozing oily flavour. It’s delicious. I decide to ‘leave my inhibitions behind’ as the Mulberry team suggest and choose the caramelised lamb sweetbreads, one I’d normally overlook. I chew smugly when they arrive – elastic in texture, each mouthful is savour-worthy and buttery. Combined with celeriac purée, hazelnuts and apple, each bite is a new mixture of tastes and crunch. Fish and chips is up next, and I’m intrigued to see what strange form chips can take here. The fish is plaice, a satisfyingly big lump of it breaded, topped with a pickle sauce, and surrounded by smears of pea purée (pictured right). Hot and thick, the chips come at the side in a little paper baggie, a nod to chipper tradition. They’re chips as you’d expect them – skins intact, to be fair, but no unusual presentation. I don’t hold it against Mulberry Garden. They’re the right balance of crispy and oily, and dripping with flavour. My companion is less impressed with his bacon loin. Presented elegantly, it’s paired with organic cabbage, parsley sauce and caramelised onion mash but fails to hit the tastebuds where it matters. ‘It is good,’ he says eyeing my chips, ‘but it’s not amazing.’ All course envy is forgotten when dessert arrives. I have opted for another savoury course – cheese – to enjoy with the last few drops of a delicious pinot noir, and the selection is perfect. Each cheese portion (Hegarty’s cheddar, Cashel Blue, St Killian and Gubbeen) is the right morsel size and

recipes that would keep her, and Amalie, happy. Such was its success that a book followed and then the Lunchbox Doctor service – set up to help parents wanting to put together nutritionally balanced meals for their child. ‘There are six components for a balanced lunch box,’ Tschiesche explains. ‘A protein, calcium, carbohydrate, fruit, veg, and a drink. Go through that checklist every morning with your child so they feel they have some choice in what goes in their lunch box but also so that they can understand what it is you’re trying to do.’ Studies have shown that the better fed kids are, the better they perform at school.

lovely with the mini baguette and Caraway crackers, combined with honeyed walnuts and mustard pickled vegetables. The real treat of the meal is the chocolate ganache with salted caramel and chocolate mousse. A slim, rising flute of solid, melt-in-

it’s a real pleasure to “ dine here, where staff have perfected the polite hover…

the-mouth chocolate contains chocolate foam, mousse and a biscuity base. Almost too artful to eat, with syrupy black coffee, it’s a very decadent and sweet end to a wonderful meal, and then it’s off to the courtyard, for a digestif (read: cocktail). For price, presentation and service, Mulberry can’t be beat. But read the menu ahead of time, as it is limited, and you may not be a fan of everything on offer. Mulberry Garden, Mulberry Lane, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. Book on 01-269 3300 or eat@mulberrygarden.ie

The doc’s three steps to healthy heaven Planning

At the start of the week, plan what you’re going to put into their lunch boxes. That doesn’t have to be as onerous as it sounds. Remember, leftovers can be great, from some pasta and pesto to a bit of soup warmed up in a thermos flask – producing too much of an evening meal could make life easier for you the next day.

Portions

A child’s stomach isn’t huge so if you overwhelm them, they just won’t eat it. Make small amounts, little pots of things in varied colours because if it looks appealing, they’ll eat more. You also need to think that children don’t get a lot of time to eat. It may sound

ridiculous but if you give them a whole apple it takes too long for them to eat. Chop it up, put it back together and place an elastic band around it to make sure it doesn’t go brown and horrible and your child might actually eat it.

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If they miss their vegetables at lunchtime and they’ve already had cereal or toast for breakfast, you have a lot of portions to make up at tea time, which is never going to be that easy. If they won’t eat them raw try to sneak them in somewhere. Maybe make up some beetroot houmous or a sweet potato dip for pitta, or whip up a batch of courgette muffins. Not Just Sandwiches: 5 Ways To Improve Your Child’s Lunchbox, €12.50. lunchboxdoctor.com

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Film Bridget Jones: the edge of reason ITV2, 9pm

More big-knickered larks from quirky Bridget (a plumped-up Renée Zellweger) who rather typically, after expending so much energy to nab her man Colin Firth in the first film, starts finding faults with him in this sequel – so flounces off to Thailand with bad boy Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant).

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Louis theroux’s La stories RTÉ2, 10.40pM

Liam Neeson and a crew of oil workers find themselves stranded in the Alaskan wilderness when their plane crashes. Things go downhill when they are surrounded by wolves. Neeson (above) must lead his pals to survival – but not before the wolves start nibbling on their flesh. Writer-director Joe Carnahan tries to wring some meaning-of-life navel-gazing out of this man-versus-beast chase picture.

Documentary maker Louis Theroux relocated to Los Angeles with his family last year to film this series about the City of Angels. This first instalment revolves around the people who dedicate their lives to rescue and rehabilitate some of the thousands of feral dogs that roam the city. Louis meets staff at LA’s biggest animal shelter and talks to animal trainers who claim to be able to take the ghetto out of the hound. But first they need to take the hound out of the ghetto.

Sky Living, from 8.30pm A trio of ace shows – Fargo, Breaking Bad and True Detective – lead the drama nominations list as everyone who is anyone in the TV industry heads to Los Angeles for the influential awards ceremony. With Game of Thrones, filmed in Northern Ireland, up for a staggering 19 gongs, the competition is fierce in what’s been a classic year for television.

dogs: their secret Lives C4, 8pm

What makes some dogs snappy and angry, with barking and growling their default behaviour? Vet Mark evans tries to get to the root of the anxiety troubling a trio of aggressive pooches and finds that tuning in to canine body language can be crucial in communicating with dogs with issues.

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Live uefa champions League TV3, 7.30pm

Having pulled off a 1-1 away draw in Slovenia, Celtic are poised to make the most of the lucky substitution break that saw them progress in the League despite being beaten by Legia Warsaw. With an away goal in the bag, a 1-0 win against Maribor tonight will be enough to see the Scottish champions, managed by Ronnie Deila (above), through to the group stages. Tommy Martin introduces the action and Brian Kerr and Trevor Welch provide the commentary.

Drama in the cLuB BBC1, 9pm

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Tom Hanks reveals his love of typewriters with a quirky new app, says Leon Poultney

e’s invaded Normandy, formed an unbreakable bond with a volleyball and chased Leonardo DiCaprio around the globe. But now Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks has entered the competitive world of apps with a free download indulging his love of, erm, typewriters. That’s right, the Oscar-winning actor, writer and director has harboured a fetish for the ‘shook shook’ sound produced by the typewriter ever since he first bought one in the late 1970s. Since then, he’s acquired many more, admitting he’s obsessed with the way ‘each one stamps into paper a permanent trail of imagination through keys, hammers, cloth and dye.’ The Hanx Writer, available from the App store, turns the iPad into a portable typewriter with added sound effects and the retro nostalgia of a vintage machine. Once the app is downloaded, a typewritten letter from Hanks greets the user and encourages those with the creative bug to explore the different typewriters available and ‘get writing’. The Hanx Prime Select is the only typewriter that is free of charge, but documents can be typed, spellchecked, saved and emailed in PDF format (with retro formatting) with

just a few finger swipes. Users can then make in-app purchases to pay for bundles of different typewriters, ribbon colours, background themes and sound effects. Hitcents, the developers responsible for bringing the Hanx Writer to life, revealed the actor delivered three machines from his personal collection to their office for inspiration and accuracy. A spokesman adds: ‘On a new employee’s first day, he was welcomed to Hitcents with a desk fully stocked with one of Tom’s typewriters, a sheet of paper and a pencil.’

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The novelty of tapping away at a vintage keyboard does wear off but underneath the retro chic is a pretty decent word rd processor that givess far more expensive apps pps a run for their money. Above all else, it allows users to get in touch with their inner Hunter S Thompson during the morning slog to the office. We’re not sure fellow commuters will appreciate the constant tapping noises, though.

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he young Irish officer from Gaulstown, Co Westmeath bravely defended his post overlooking a canal against ferocious German attack, manning a machine gun, surrounded by the dead and dying of his regiment, until he could no longer move. Today the spot near the town of Mons in Wallonia, southern Belgium, is a shrine to the courage and tenacity of Maurice James Dease in the earliest days of World War I, ‘the war that failed to end all wars’. A faded picture covered in plastic of the 24-year-old in his red ceremonial uniform, hangs under the bridge he was protecting on August 23, 1914. Lt Maurice Dease was the first soldier to be posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for outstanding bravery in the Great War. There are countless such stories of courage. Up to 90million military from 50 countries, many of them used as cannon fodder while defending ‘freedom and democracy’ fought. Four years of commemoration mark the centenary of World War I throughout Belgium, from its border to the south east with Germany, through French-speaking Wallonia to Dutch-speaking Flanders and south to Pas de Calais, the Somme and Verdun in northern France. Be sure to visit – millions will have done so by the time this commemoration symbolically ends on Armistice Day 2018. You can drive, cycle, walk or take a tour through pastoral, peaceful countryside, pausing to enjoy a stop

at a brewery or a terrace lunch on a sunny cobbled square in Liège, Mons and Ypres – among the key towns that were re-built having been reduced to rubble. In northern France, the large towns of Cambrai and Arras are ideal centres for further exploration with plenty of wartime history. At the Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres (inflandersfields.be) you can research family members’ ranks and discover their graves or the memorials where their names are inscribed. hundreds of monuments and cemeteries, dozens of interactive museums, exhibitions and visitor experiences commemorate this centennial chronicling appalling loss of life – at least 11million soldiers died, with countless more wounded or shell-shocked and civilians displaced – before the guns were silenced on November 11, 1918 and the killing stopped. You could spend weeks and only scratch the surface of the full story but here are a few key locations on your Great War Odyssey. THE COCKPIT OF EUROPE: To fully understand international tensions in the run up to the Great War, a visit to the Brussels Royal Army museum ‘14-18 – it’s our history’ exhibition provides fascinating insights into the conflict and suffering of military and civilians. Cruel weapons of war, from primitive German clubs, to flame throwers and gas – it is all here. The German Kaiser Wilhelm II, who spent the Great War in the lap of luxury in a hotel in the town of Spa, gave orders from a chair modelled from a saddle ‘because the best decisions are always taken in the saddle’. HEROIC RESISTANCE AT FORT LONCIN: Tens of thousands of German soldiers supported by vast weaponry poured into Belgium in early August 1914 convinced

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they could steamroller its ‘caricature of an army and cardboard fortresses’. They encountered fierce resistance on the front line from fortified positions at Liege. South West Belgium’s fortresses fell one by one. Yet it took ‘Big Bertha’, a monstrous howitzer 420mm gun, to penetrate the Fortress of Loncin. Today the fort is a living cemetery and a poignant war memorial where the remains of some 200 soldiers lie buried under tons of concrete that collapsed in the bombardments. BATTLES OF MONS: The first and the last British and Irish soldiers to die during World War I perished at Mons and are buried at nearby Saint Symphorien Military Cemetery. Maurice Dease is interred here. The first to die was underage Private John Parr from London who lied about his age to join the army. he lies opposite the last to die, Private George ellison, who survived merciless battles only to be killed by a German sniper while on a routine patrol the morning of the armistice. he served with the 5th Royal Irish lancers. THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE: Amid the carnage, death and destruction a glimmer of humanity shone briefly through. A wooden cross surrounded by football memorabilia (pictured above) marks a historic spot on a narrow country road not far from the magnificent Plugstreet experience Interpretation Centre (www.plugstreet1418. com). Fields of shimmering barley cover terrain that was once a grim battlefield littered with corpses, craters and spent ammunition. On Christmas Day, 1914, British and German troops met in No Man’s Land, sharing presents, singing hymns, burying their dead. A Christmas football match was played here at

St-Yvon (St Yves) among other points along the western front. MESSINES AND THE IRISH PEACE PARK: Looking across the fields from StYvon, an Irish Round tower looms in the distance. The Island of Ireland Peace Park monument honours all Irishmen killed and wounded in the Great War. Of 200,000 who enlisted more than 40,000 died. During the battle of Messines, which started on June 7, Irish divisions from north and south (the 16th Irish and 36th Ulster) fought side by side and helped bring a decisive victory, followed by huge loss of life and defeat at nearby Passchendaele a few months later. Be sure to de-tour here to another visitor’s centre to explore the re-constructed dug-outs. A new visitor centre at Messines Town hall a few miles away tells the story of the Battle of Messines Ridge and the Irish involvement.

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Glowing from the ground up

Santorini is known for its sunsets. Hayley Leaver finds its subterranean world is pretty impressive too

s someone who is scared of the dark and confined spaces, ‘cave hotel’ isn’t high on my holiday must-visit list. But add ‘boutique’ and throw in a santorini address and you’ve got my attention. Nature has been cruel or kind here depending on how you look at it – santorini owes its incredible crescent shape and dramatic cliffs to the second largest volcanic eruption in human history 3,600 years ago. The island’s newest hotel, Iconic santorini, has carved its walls from the resulting volcanic caldera and in keeping with the island’s infamous colour scheme – bright and white – its spacious rooms banish any ideas of potholing. Instead I’m greeted with four-layer beds, Aesop toiletries and indoor grotto pools. What was once a village – one room used to be a bakery – is now a labyrinth of 22 individually designed rooms set over five levels, featuring historic architecture and mementoes of their former guises. Retaining the original community vibe, traditional Greek hospitality continues with the restaurant’s open-door policy. Chef Konstantinos is eager to discuss his daily menu and even where the ingredients come from.

Red, white and blue: A cave room at Iconic Santorini, the Red Beach and Monastery of Profitis Ilias

Red sky at night: Legendary sunsets can be enjoyed in peace from Iconic Santorini Local specialities, including smoked aubergine with yoghurt herbs, kolokithokeftedes courgette balls and ladotyri fried cheese, feature on the chalkboard during my stay. Laminated quotes from the Greek writer Aesop are left on my bed during turndown service and room numbers in Greek are reminders of the island’s heritage. And, of course, there are the views. Thousands of cruise passengers take donkey taxis from the ferry port every season up to the capital Fira, where postcard sellers make a living from images of blue church domes overlooking the Aegean sea. Come sunset, I find myself scrambling with my camera to try and capture the pink hues.

AnciEnT AkROTiRi Greek’s PomPeii

Away from the luxury end of Santorini is Akrotiri, an ancient Minoan city frozen in time by volcanic ash in 1613BC. A 20-minute bus ride from Fira, Akrotiri is dubbed the ‘Greek Pompeii’ despite preceding Vesuvius’s eruption by almost 2,000 years. Luckily, unlike Pompeii, most residents fled during earthquakes prior to the eruption. Uncovered in 1967, excavations revealed a deserted settlement of threestorey buildings with advanced drainage systems, frescoes and pottery. Some of these discoveries have been moved to the Museum of Prehistoric Thera (€3, santorini.net) in Fira. Following structural repairs, the site reopened in April 2012.

At the hotel, there’s enough terrace space to guarantee each guest some alone time with the seascape. The infinity pool and shaded restaurant overlook the volcano’s crater. But there’s plenty more worth venturing out for. I follow the winding path from the village of Imerovigli, the hotel’s home, to the capital Fira – a mere 15-minute walk – and stop on the way at Firostefani village, the locals’ preferred spot for sunset. Your legs may not thank you for the return journey, which is mainly uphill, but you’ll be grateful for all those euros you saved on postcards. Beyond the caldera, views come thick and fast at the quaint village of Pyrgos (a 15-minute drive from Fira), home to those whitewashed houses and blue-domed roofs. From here, I venture to the highest point of the island, the Monastery of Profitis Ilias, which is rarely open to visitors. We trek up its steep path and are rewarded with a view of the whole island, vineyards, cliffs and coastline. Even Crete is visible on a clear day. There’s lots to see further south too, especially if you like your beaches with a splash of colour. The Black, White and Red Beaches are home to coloured sand and volcanic pebbles (the clues are in the names) but I would recommend the suntrap and almost Martian landscape of the Red Beach. While you’re there, pop into the local fish tavern The Dolphins. We scoff lobster spaghetti (€62 for two), fresh from the family’s fishing boat, at tables laid with cheap and cheerful plastic tablecloths. Back at the hotel, the rise and fall of the sun continues to mesmerise and I can’t help but go for a last Instagram session. Even the clouds are a thing of beauty here.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014 METRO HERALD

Final say: Liam O’Neill confident on venue

GAA CHIEF SAYS HE’S SuRE MAYO WILL SEE SEnSE OF MunSTER TIE

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: Former Dublin player Barry Cahill (left) and Donegal’s Kevin Cassidy met up to discuss a big weekend as the Croke Park Classic comes to town on Saturday. The University of Central Florida (UCF) take on Penn State in what will be a spectacle of American Football not to be missed. That’s followed on Sunday by the small matter of Dublin versus Donegal in the All-Ireland semi-final PiCture: inPho

Dubs bucking trend by raising their standards by pAuL kEAnE AT A reCenT preSS briefing with Michael Darragh Macauley, the Dublin midfielder was informed that one bookmaker priced Dublin at 3/1 to win five All-Irelands in a row. pressed for a response, Macauley did the only logical thing and laughed. ‘That’s a bargain – get your money on!’ The staggeringly low odds do reflect a general sense, however, that it’s Dublin versus the rest of the country for the next few seasons. ‘I think the standard of some of the counties has gone down, which obviously has nothing to do with Dublin,’ said former Dublin player Barry Cahill. ‘Dublin have definitely moved on in the last three or four years, whereas the likes of Kildare and Meath, who were so strong ten years ago and were contesting All-Ireland semi-finals and

finals, are’t doing that any more. ‘The teams that I came up against, that brilliant Tyrone team that won three All-Irelands, the Kerry team that had all the star forwards and the Ó Sés, they were all top sides and it was tough to choose between them. ‘Maybe the standard isn’t quite as high as it

‘Dublin have definitely moved on in the last four years’ was five or ten years ago. But that’s the way it is, Dublin can’t do anything about that.’ It’s led Cahill to believe that the only people who can stop Dublin from winning back-to-back All-Irelands are themselves. Mind you, that’s just the talk that will fire up Donegal, who won their All-Ireland in 2012 and fancy taking Dublin down a notch this weekend.

Cahill believes that Dublin’s players will be ready for whatever is thrown at them, most likely a defensive regime. ‘A lot of people will be in their seats before half-time wondering what sort of a set-up it’s going to be from Jim McGuinness,’ said Cahill. ‘Will it be ten, 12, 13, 15 men behind the ball? ‘I think Dublin will have a couple of plans in place depending on how Donegal set up. As the game evolves, they’ll have their own different trigger points at different stages to change things around if needs be. ‘I think Dublin are a pretty mature group at this stage and a lot of them are well able to think on their feet. I think Jim Gavin empowers a lot of the players on the pitch to be their own boss. He’s comfortable with them making their own calls out there and that’s going to be very important again.’

Cassidy says McGuinness money talk is just silly Former Donegal All-Star Kevin Cassidy has described manager Jim mcGuinness’ comments about Dublin GAA being like Chelsea under roman Abramovich as ‘silly’. Cassidy was famously axed from the Donegal panel by mcGuinness in late 2011 for contributing to a book which the manager felt revealed sensitive dressing-room information. The Gweedore man didn’t mince his words at yesterday’s launch of the Croke Park Classic American college football game when asked about mcGuinness’

honest, I think it was a silly recent comments on comment,’ said Cassidy. ‘He Dublin. has given out to mark mcGuinness claimed mcHugh and eamon that Dublin’s set up is mcGee in the past for virtually professional, making silly comments. I ‘like Abramovich in the don’t know if it is pressure Premier League’, the or if Jim is trying to direct apparent result being stuff away or whatever that Sunday’s Allbut Dublin didn’t Ireland semineed any more final ammunition because opponents there is enough there ‘are way out already. in front of ‘I know some other things can be taken teams’. Jim McGuinness: Unwise comments out of context and ‘To be

maybe that’s what happened but there is no need for it. Dublin deserve credit. They don’t deserve it to be said (that they’ve won) because of money. ‘I don’t think money has anything to do with it. It’s coaching. even teachers from my own club who teach here in Dublin, they would say the commitment is unbelievable. That’s where it is coming from. ‘Dublin GAA, it’s the grass roots, that’s where it’s coming from. They have been doing it right for years. It’s up to every county to do that.’

GAA PreSIDenT Liam o’neill believes mayo will quickly accept the logic of playing Saturday’s All-Ireland football semi-final replay in Limerick. Back-to-back finalists mayo have been forced to grudgingly agree to the fixture details, having initially described it as ‘bizarre’ following Sunday’s drawn game. They favoured a replay back at Croke Park on Saturday week, though the GAA almost immediately ruled this out. They were mindful of the fact that should this weekend’s second semifinal between Donegal and Dublin also end in a draw, then the Saturday week slot will be required for that replay. o’neill also pointed out that another draw between Kerry and mayo on Saturday week would then leave just a week before the second replay and actual final.

‘We’re not talking about the days of Brian Boru’ The GAA chief was quick to dismiss suggestions too that playing in munster is a big advantage to Kerry as many mayo players haven’t played there before. ‘I really don’t know about that,’ said o’neill. ‘There was a comment made about going “deep into munster territory”. We’re not talking about the days of Brian Boru and “mayo went into someone’s territory and you’re in danger of being attacked”. We’re talking about a modern society here where we go on motorways and we travel the country.’ As for the suggestion that mayo aren’t pleased with the situation, o’neill suggested they will quickly come around. ‘That was an initial reaction,’ he continued. ‘But you know yourself, any time we do anything there is an initial reaction of “no” and then people come back afterwards and say, “wasn’t that a great idea”. I’m quite sure that when this game is over people will say, “wasn’t that a great idea? Wasn’t the atmosphere great?” We’ll still have a winner and we’ll still have our AllIreland final.’ Croke Park is unavailable for GAA activity this Saturday as an American Football college game is going ahead at the venue.

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spORT DigEsT Tiger slides away from swing coach gOLf Tiger Woods and swing coach Sean Foley have parted company after four years together. Woods (pictured) said on his website yesterday: ‘I’d like to thank Sean for his help as my coach and for his friendship. Sean is one of the outstanding coaches in golf today, and I know he will continue to be successful with the players working with him.’ The 14-time major winner is out with a back injury and will not play again until the World Challenge tournament in Florida in the first week of December.

Wolff sure driver truce is out there fORMuLA OnE Toto Wolff is confident the latest crisis involving Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg can be resolved. Mercedes motorsport boss Wolff, non-executive chairman Niki Lauda and executive technical director Paddy Lowe must find a resolution after Rosberg punctured title rival Hamilton’s car at the Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton had to retire from the race, while Rosberg finished second. Wolff said: ‘We’re all fans and we owe it to ourselves and everybody to let them race. On Sunday that philosophy ended in Mercedes losing many valuable points. We now need to tackle this situation with more intensity to make sure we stay within the boundaries and the limits we set at the beginning of the season.’

Daddy G-Mac sits it out after birth

gOLf Graeme McDowell will sit out the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston after becoming a father yesterday. The Northern Irishman’s wife Kristin underwent a planned ceasarean and 35-year-old McDowell duly tweeted about his new arrival. He wrote: ‘Thanks so much for all the well wishes. Mum and baby girl are happy and healthy. Happiest moment of my life hands down. #daddy #love.’

Homeward bound: Sexton is set to return to the Leinster setup next season, where Irish head coach Joe Schmidt will be able to manage his schedule PICTURE: INPHO

by DAnny HOgAn JoNATHAN SexToN is expected to complete a four-year deal to return from France to Leinster at the end of the coming season. Ireland fly-half Sexton is understood to have rejected a new contract offer from current club Racing Metro. The 29-year-old will hand Ireland a big Rugby World Cup boost if he returns to Leinster next summer, falling back under IRFU control. Head coach Joe Schmidt lamented Ireland’s lack of influence over Sexton last season, with the Kiwi fearing his star playmaker had been overworked by Paris club Racing. Schmidt and Ireland will enjoy full access to the British and Irish Lions star should he complete his anticipated Leinster return. Sexton had the option of staying for a third year in France, but the French Top 14 club were keen for him to sign a long-term contract. The 45-cap fly-half had admitted struggling to settle to life in France after his move away from Ireland last season.

sexton on verge of return in new long-term deal ‘Sexton’s troubles at Racing were well-documented’ Sexton remains Ireland’s sole front-line star plying his trade abroad. The IRFU fended off the lures of big money contracts in France last season, tying down the likes of

Sean o’Brien, Jamie Heaslip, Conor Murray and Donnacha Ryan, with captain and talisman Paul o’Connell signing a new contract too. Leinster’s Rob Kearney and Munster skipper Peter o’Mahony will be chief among those whose contracts expire at the end of the coming season. Sexton’s move to France was expected to herald a host of team-

mates following suit, but the IRFU headed that off at the pass, and will seek to capitalise on Sexton’s impending return to convince another clutch of stars to stay put. Sexton’s troubles at Racing were well-documented last term, the out-half called on to play 13 matches in 12 weeks, causing a hamstring tweak to threaten his involvement in Ireland’s autumn Test series.

fOOTbALL DigEsT Jones: Clarets can build on slow start BURNLEY midfielder David Jones says his side are growing in belief despite losing both their opening Premier League matches. The Clarets host Championship club Sheffield Wednesday in tonight’s Capital One Cup second round tie. Jones took confidence from the side’s performance in the 1-0 loss at Swansea last weekend. ‘It was a good showing in the second half and something to definitely build on in the next game,’ he said.

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RONNY DEILA claims taking Celtic into the Champions League would be like Christmas and New Year rolled into one. The Scottish champions look to finish the job against Maribor tonight having drawn 1-1 in the first-leg of their play-off in Slovenia last week. ‘It’s a dream to have the opportunity to play in the Champions League,’ said Deila (pictured). ‘It is the highest level in football so it is Christmas and Happy New Year at the same time.’ Meanwhile, the

Norwegian hopes to sign Ghana winger Wakaso Mubarak from Rubin Kazan and Sporting Gijon’s Serbian striker Stefan Scepovic.

for Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone (right) after he was sent off in his side’s Spanish Super Cup final win over Real Madrid.

Player death sees soccer suspended ALGERIA suspended all football indefinitely after Cameroon player Albert Ebosse was killed after being struck by an object thrown from the crowd during a league match in the north African country. The striker was struck on the head by an object allegedly thrown from a section of his club’s own fans as the players left the field at the end of a 2-1 defeat to USM Alger in Tizi Ouzou, a match in which he had scored his side’s goal.

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Finishing touch: Substitute Sergio Aguero fires home Manchester City’s third goal at the Etihad Stadium last night

manchester city ........ 3 liverpool.......................1 by Danny griffiths STEVAN JOVETIC ruthlessly ripped Liverpool apart last night as Manchester City cruised to a crushing victory. Two clinical finishes from the former Fiorentina forward and another from substitute Sergio Aguero seconds after leaving the bench sent out the chilling message that the champions are still the team to beat in this season’s title race. Injuries restricted Montenegro striker Jovetic to just 13 league outings last term as City finished just two points above the Reds in the final standings. But his powerful strikes in the pouring rain at the Etihad suggested there is now a bigger gulf between the two sides. If he can maintain his fitness and add goals to a City attack which also boasts Aguero, Edin Dzeko and the currently injured Alvaro Negredo, the City jugger-

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scored by Stevan Jovetic (left) last season after being hindered by injuries naut will take some stopping. Jovetic opened the floodgates by capitalising on some terrible defending by two of Brendan Rodgers’ expensive summer signings four minutes before the break. Dejan Lovren failed to adequately deal with a Samir Nasri cross and Alberto Moreno was too slow to react as Jovetic nipped in to blast City into the lead. The 24-year-old striker then finished a flowing move he started by ramming in another Nasri centre ten minutes into the second half before Aguero tore through the heart of the Reds defence to tuck away a lovely pass from Jesus Navas. Liverpool reduced the arrears through a late own goal from Pablo Zabaleta but City won this by some distance.

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Rebels fall as Corcoran’s lone goal earns Gypsies win BOHS....1 CORK CITy....0

Scorer: Dinny Corcoran

Having thought he’d done it with both goals in last Friday’s 2-2 draw, Dinny Corcoran’s lone strike did prove sufficient at Dalymount Park last night as Bohemians booked their place in the quarter-final draw yesterday evening.

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Koeman wants to paint Town red and white SOUTHAMPTON have lodged an improved £12million bid for Andros Townsend, despite Spurs indicating they do not want to sell the England winger. Townsend (pictured) failed to make it into the Londoners’ squad for the 4-0 win over QPR on Sunday. Saints boss Ronald Koeman has also made enquiries to Atletico Madrid about Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld. A Dutch newspaper, meanwhile, has reported Koeman has identified Jordy Clasie as another piece in his rebuilding project at St Mary’s. The feyenoord midfielder, 23, who was part of Holland’s World Cup squad, is also being linked with Porto.

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The result was harsh on Cork, who enjoyed good possession, but who could find no way past Dean Delany, who made a string of exceptional saves. Kicking themselves that they couldn’t hang on for the win at Turner’s Cross on Friday, Bohemians were focused early on with Karl Moore setting up Eoin Wearen who shot wide within 90 seconds. Cork’s Mark McNulty

was the first keeper to be worked when he went full stretch to push Kevin Devaney’s drive round a post. With the visitors passing well and enjoying the better possession, though, Mark O’Sullivan brought a fine save from Delany on 27 minutes. Despite being the better side, however, Cork found themselves behind to what proved the game’s only goal on 39 minutes.

Roberto Lopes overlapped after Devaney held the ball up well. The cross was struck by Jason Byrne with the ball deflected towards Corcoran who got a touch to force it in at the back post. Cork injected further impetus to their play on the resumption and were close to levelling four minutes in when Delany parried away Garry Buckley’s shot.

sevilla parting TOTTENHAM appear to be on the verge of completing an £8million deal for Sevilla’s Argentina international centre-half Federico Fazio (pictured). ‘There seems to be an English club willing to pay Fazio’s [buy-out] clause. We are waiting to see when the money arrives in the La Liga offices,’ said Sevilla sporting director Monchi.

OnTHEgRApEvinE u NAPOLI are ready to offer Tottenham £10million for their Brazilian utility man Sandro (pictured). u QPR have agreed a deal with Liverpool to sign defender Jack Robinson, who spent last year on loan at Blackpool. u fERNANDO TORRES has asked Chelsea to pay up the remaining two years left on his Blues contract – a total of £16m – because his suitors, Roma and AC Milan, cannot afford his £150,000EvERTOn a-week wages. EyE ETO’O u PSG’s EVERTON were last Ezequiel Lavezzi night closing in on is being linked signing veteran with a move to free agent striker Inter Milan. Samuel Eto’o, 33.

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City lay down early marker in easy win pICture: aCtIon IMages

City slicker: Jovetic celebrates his and City’s second goal against Liverpool last night

Brendan Rodgers: Lots to think about ahead of next game

Mario – ‘It was a mistake to leave’ MARIO BALOTELLI returned to the Premier League with Liverpool last night, claiming he never should have left. The 24-year-old has signed a three-year deal after a £16m move from AC Milan. The striker said: ‘I’m happy to be back because I left England and it was a mistake. ‘I wanted to go to Italy but I realised it was a mistake. English football is generally better. English football is beautiful.’ Reds boss Brendan Rodgers believes it is time the Italy striker put his troubled past behind him. ‘There’s no doubt he’s at a stage in his career that this might be the last chance at a big club because he needs to show maturity,’ he said.

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by jOn HARvEy MANCHESTER City showed the rest of the Premier League they will not relinquish their title without a fight after comfortably sweeping aside Liverpool last night. Billed as a heavyweight clash prematch, City cruised past the Reds, who finished runners-up last season, thanks to a double from Stevan Jovetic and substitute Sergio Aguero’s second-half strike. Liverpool, watched from the stands by new £16million signing Mario Balotelli, did pull one back through Pablo Zabaleta’s own goal late on but awful defending once again proved to be their undoing. New signings Alberto Moreno and Dejan Lovren were at fault for two of City’s three goals and Reds boss Brendan Rodgers will have to rally his troops before the match at early leaders Tottenham on Sunday. On the other hand, Manuel Pellegrini’s City will be full of confidence ahead of Saturday’s home clash with Stoke.

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Cahill: ‘Dubs will use quick one-two ploy to knock out Donegal’

Repeat win predicted: Cahill expects Dublin to win Sundayy semi-final pICture: Inpho

FORMER All-Star Barry Cahill believes Dublin will utilise a series of one-two combinations to knock Donegal out of the Championship. The sides face off in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final with many predicting a repeat of the low scoring, defensively-minded contest of 2011. Back then, Donegal shocked the football world with a blanket defence system that Dublin just about managed to overcome in a 0-8 to 0-6 victory.

Dublin were stumped for 50 minutes of that game, before eventually pulling clear and Cahill revealed that quick onetwos between small groups of

‘It’s the easiest way to take out bodies’ Dublin players was hugely effective. Asked if he thinks they’ll use that ploy again, the 2011 All-

Ireland medallist nodded. ‘Yeah, I think so,’ said Cahill. ‘Armagh also got a lot of joy with it the last day against Donegal. ‘You’d have three or four lads running together, off each others’ shoulders so that when you come up against a wall of Donegal defenders, you are able to slip a couple of one-twos and get through. ‘I think that’s the easiest way to take out bodies, to sort of draw them in and play a couple of one-

twos. Players need to travel together, try and get up the pitch in groups and bring that tactic into play.’ Cahill, an AllStar in defence position and All-Ireland medallist in attack, believes Dublin are ultimately well-placed for a repeat semi-final victory. ‘There needs to be a number of things to go wrong for Dublin on Sunday for them to lose,’ he said.

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