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Hogan in fresh storm over Irish Water fees

ex-minister accused of trying to hide his role Former environment minister Phil Hogan has been accused of ‘washing his hands clean’ over his role in the controversial €86million spent by Irish Water on consultancy fees. Despite denying any knowledge of the costs when questioned earlier in the year, it now appears that not only was he presented with a detailed breakdown of where the money was going but that he gave his approval for it to be spent. Asked directly at the time about the millions, mr Hogan said that he had not been told about specifics – telling journalists that he had ‘no plans to micromanage Irish Water’ and, referring to what contracts were being given out, that ‘it was not my

by davId kearns business but a matter entirely for Irish Water’. But a leaked internal document presented to rTe’s This Week programme shows that despite the denials back in January, the former minister was given and signed off on a plan that included

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provision for €32million spending on IT, €12million on customer billing and registration, €13million on economic advice and €8million on support services. The document did not feature the word ‘consultancy’ but, according to Irish Water director John Tierney, there was an understanding between Irish Water and the Government that the company would need to hire consultants. The revelations come after a tough week for mr Hogan, who has faced criticism following news that he has been tipped for the Agriculture portfolio in the european Commission. opposition parties are accusing the Government of trying to hide mr Hogan’s involvement in approving the controversial consultancy fees.

rIvaLs to FIgHt It out agaIn ichie Butler and Tipperary Tipper y fan f Tomás Barrett square up outside Kilkennyy ffan Richie Croke Park yesterday after their teams played out a draw in the All-Ireland Hurling Final. The sides will meet again on September 27 Picture: inPho

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VICTORIA BECKHAM showed she’s brought the fashion world to heel as she revealed her first shoe designs at New York Fashion Week. The former Spice Girl unveiled her latest collection – which also featured a stripey jumpsuit – in front of a who’s who of industry players including Anna Wintour. And just in case an added dose of star power was needed, she made sure husband David was sitting next to the icy Vogue editor. The plaudits poured in online afterwards, with celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe tweeting: ‘Stunning show by the ever chic Victoria Beckham.’ Posh, 40, was in her usual skyscraper stilettos as she lapped up the applause for the spring/summer 2015 collection at the Cunard Building, treating fans to a rare smile. But she opted for florally decorated flats, rather than heels, for her fledgling foray into making footwear. Proud David watched with the couple’s eldest son, Brooklyn, 15, as models paraded in neatly tailored outfits that were dominated by muted tones but also featured some vibrant pink rose-print designs. The 39-year-old showed his support by planting a smacker on his wife’s head backstage. Wintour, 64 – joined by flamehaired side-kick Grace Coddington, 73 – kept her feelings hidden behind those trademark dark glasses.

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Good hygiene set to drop off scale with water meters

Dirty business: Meters

Hygiene standards in more than half of ireland’s households are expected to fall below current levels following the introduction of water meters. This is according to a survey that reveals that some six out of ten adults plan to reduce the amount of water they use for personal hygiene when water meters come in. The findings show that there is little difference between the genders with regard to the issue, with 60 per cent of men saying they will reduce water use and 59 per cent of women planning to do the same. The average adult in ireland currently uses 37,000 gallons of water each year in the home – which is more than double that of any other european country, appliance maker Hotpoint found.

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Construction sector gets boost for 8th month in a row by DAviD kEARns The recovery in the construction industry appeared to take another step forward last month, with the latest figures indicating further growth in the sector. construction activity increased in August, the eighth consecutive month of rising workloads, according to tracking data on the market. Although the Ulster Bank construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) found the rate of increase slightly slower than the previous month, experts said it was still moving in the right direction. Simon Barry, chief economist at Ulster Bank, said: ‘Trends in the Irish construction sector continue to show strong improvement.’ construction firms recorded sharp increases in activity on both housing and commercial projects during August despite the rates of expansion easing slightly. By contrast, civil engineering activity continued to fall, albeit at only a modest pace. The availability of sub-contractors had declined to the greatest extent

Government ‘must secure recovery’ IRISH consumers are no longer gripped by the fear factor, it has been claimed. Business group Ibec said rising employment, strong consumer optimism, recovering retail sales and an improving export market pointed to a solid recovery. But, it warned tax cuts were still needed to stimulate growth. Ibec chief economist Fergal O’Brien said: ‘Now is the time to secure recovery. The Government must take steps in the budget to ease pressure on households.’ since September 2000 but the improving conditions also led to an increase in new work during the month allowing companies to take on additional staff. At the same time, sentiment reached a near-record high as optimism among Irish construction firms improved for the third month running.

Ibec’s Consumer Monitor report said there was scope for €300m worth of income tax reductions, a €100m reduction in consumer taxes and the abolition of the pension levy in the 2015 Budget. The report also claimed that with 65,000 more people now employed than two years ago, Government pressure on social welfare spending should ease. Mr O’Brien said: ‘Reducing tax could lead to a four per cent rise in disposable income next year.’ Mr Barry added: ‘The solid improvement continues to be underpinned by particular strength in both the housing and commercial arenas where activity trends are benefiting from substantial increases in new orders.’ In turn, the solid trends in new business are translating into higher staffing levels.

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Baby murder case doctor’s timeline ‘doesn’t add up’

SERIOUS questions have been raised in court about the reliability of the testimony of a medical specialist, whose diagnosis led to an Irish nanny being charged over the death of a one-year-old baby girl in the US. Aisling Brady McCarthy, 35, from Lavey in Co Cavan, is facing first-degree murder charges over the death of baby Rehma Sabir, who died in Boston in January last year. The baby was diagnosed as having been the victim of abusive head trauma – or shaken baby syndrome – within 20

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hours of the child being admitted to Boston Children’s Hospital. It was the medical opinion of Dr Alice Newton, an experienced child abuse paediatrician, that led to the arrest of Brady McCarthy in January last year. Dr Newton, who at the time of the incident was the medical director of the child protection programme at Boston’s Children’s Hospital, had stated that there could be no other explanation for the baby’s death other than her being the

victim of abusive head trauma. She had also pinpointed the timing of the abuse to ‘close on 3-4pm’ on the afternoon of January 14, 2013 – critically a period of time when the infant was solely in the care of Brady McCarthy. But in a dramatic development in the case, serious doubts were raised about the accuracy of her diagno-

sis. The defendant’s lawyer, Melinda Thompson, claimed at a pre-trial hearing that Dr Newton failed to take into account many other injuries, including spinal bone fractures that had occurred to the child weeks or months earlier, some in time frames when the defence said it could prove the child was not in contact with the nanny.

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ibrahim tells of jail beatings Jailed irish student ibrahim Halawa has spoken about how he was beaten up, spat on and dragged down the stairs of a courthouse by his jailers after his latest trial appearance ended in farce. in a series of handwritten letters to his supporters, the 18-year-old detailed the abuse he has suffered while imprisoned in egypt, most

notably that from his most recent trial in august, it was reported. ‘i didn’t get to talk to my lawyer and the court cage was sound-proof,’ he wrote. ‘We refused to leave until we got to see a judge, as a result we were beaten up, dragged down the stairs, handcuffed and spat on.’ ibrahim assured his supporters that he was determined to stay positive.

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Australia trip a €10m bonanza ContrACtS worth €10million were secured during a trade mission to Australia, Enterprise Minister richard Bruton has announced. Mr Bruton said 26 jobs were also created as part of the five-day trip to Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra.

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QPR footballer JoEY BARToN, 32, launched last year’s Stonewall campaign against homophobia in the game by sporting rainbow-coloured laces. He’ll don them again to kick off the campaign this week How do you feel last year’s first Rainbow Laces campaign went?

I really enjoyed being part of last year’s campaign – I think last year was definitely a success in raising awareness of the issue.

How did your team-mates at QPR take it? Our lads were on board from the outset and I think it was a clever way to attack what is a difficult issue.

Anyone in particular respond best?

Charlie Austin couldn’t stop scoring with his on so hopefully they bring us the same luck this time.

What are your hopes for this time around? I hope that more people join

in this year: at the end of the day the more people that wear the laces, the more chance we have of raising awareness and tackling the issue of homophobia.

What was the response like elsewhere last year to your highprofile backing of the cause?

football. The stats say that there must be homosexual players across our professional game and the lads supporting the campaign are breaking barriers down so that people can feel comfortable enough to come out in the sport and kick out homophobia in football.

awareness and breaking down old stereotypes, then I think the campaign will have been another success.

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Did you expect the support it got and also some of the concerns raised by some clubs and leagues about the timing and the ‘Right Behind Gay Footballers’ tagline?

I was not sure at first how well supported it would be. The phrasing was tongue-in-cheek but it needed to be to ensure people sat up and listened.

Peter Tatchell said the slogan was ‘cheeky and fun’ but others were less impressed...

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There are always people who are going to complain – they will say blue is red for the sake of an argument. The key is getting the message out to the public that us lads are supportive of fellow pros and supporters, no matter what their sexual orientation.

Do you expect a current Premier League player to come out any time soon? I don’t know is the honest answer, but I certainly feel that the campaign has made positive strides so that a player would be comfortable coming out. Providing we can keep moving forward, raising

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ARIANA GRANDE insists there was no hanky-panky with Harry Styles after the pair jumped in the studio together. The 21-year-old US singer cleared up rumours over their bonding time when Hazza wrote a song for her album. ‘I’m sorry to disappoint you, but there is no romantic attachment,’ she told We Love Pop magazine.

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TENNIS couple Maria Sharapova and Grigor Dimitrov’s relationship looks to be a break point down if their Twitter interaction is anything to go by. Eagle-eyed fans noticed the 27-year-old Russian and 23-year-old Bulgarian unfollowed each other during the US Open.

It’s Bang Bang as Minaj rocks the runway NICKI MINAJ brought some va va voom to New York Fashion Week by rocking up in a skin-tight outfit. The Bang Bang rapper, 31, upstaged models at Alexander Wang’s show by heading backstage to teach the clotheshorses the moves to her bootylicious Anaconda video. And Minaj said they were perfect pupils, although it’s unlikely they’ll copy her butt shaking moves on the catwalk. rnet Her Anaconda video has taken the inte rs. hou 24 in hits ion mill 19.6 with by storm,

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op babe Ameriie has confessed to having a full-on girl crush on Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie (pictured). The 34-year-old singer, who is married to music manager Lenny Nicholson, says there is something striking about the 6ft 3in TV actress, who plays Brienne of Tarth in the hit show. ‘[Gwendoline] looks really statuesque but I think it’s also her strength of character and the character she plays. She’s really beautiful. I think that the female body is beautiful,’ the singer told Guilty pleasures before playing G-AY on Saturday. Returning with a new tune called What I Want, Ameriie says she has noticed a difference in the way women are viewed in the industry since she burst on to the scene in 2005. ‘I feel like everyone is wearing a lot less clothes. I never feel pressure that I have to keep up – if anything it makes me want to cover up more,’ she said.

Crush: Ameriie finds Christie alluring Picture: emPics ‘You don’t even have to be half naked to be successful as a female. ‘When the clothes come off, are we liberating ourselves? or are we just perpetuating the same thing?’

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Bin Laden killer’s shirt on display

THE shirt worn by the Navy Seal who killed Osama bin Laden has been put on display at the 9/11 museum in New York in time for the 13th anniversary of the terror attack. It is part of an exhibition telling the story of the atrocities, in which nearly 3,000 people died.

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Ukraine ceasefire close to collapse by AiDAN RADNEDGE

UKRAINE’S ceasefire was on the brink of collapse last night after fighting erupted outside the rebel-held eastern city of Donetsk. Russian-backed separatists boasted of capturing eight government troops amid fresh shelling near the city’s airport in Spartak. Houses caught fire under a bombardment of missiles fired by rebels which provoked retaliation from Ukrainian forces. Yesterday’s clashes and earlier shelling in Mariupol threw doubt on whether the truce, signed on Friday, would hold, experts feared. Blasts powerful enough to be heard in downtown Donetsk came from the direction of the airport which has been reduced to a burned-out husk. The terminal has come under unremitting attack from rebels. In nearby Spartak, resident Anastasia Ivanusenko learned her house had been destroyed as she was coming to pick up basic items for her baby. ‘We are temporarily living in a dormitory. We wanted to get some

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warm clothes for the child,’ she said, sobbing on a bench across the road from her burning home. ‘There was no way to get into the house.’ A rebel statement claimed Ukrainian forces fired on their positions in six locations on Saturday and several rebels were killed. Ukrainian president PetTalks: Putin ro Poroshenko’s office said he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin had spoken by phone and discussed steps ‘for giving the ceasefire a stable character’. But Amnesty International’s secretary general Salil Shetty said: ‘All sides in this conflict have shown disregard for civilian lives and are blatantly violating their international obligations.’

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Gang-rape seven sentenced to death

AFGHANiSTAN: Seven men have been sentenced to death for gang-raping a group of wedding visitors. The attack, near Kabul, happened after they stopped the convoy in which the women were travelling and dragged four into a field. One was pregnant. The men, who also beat their victims and stole jewellery, were convicted of armed robbery and sex assault.

AMERicA: A wall of dust moves across a motorway in Phoenix as Hurricane Norbert hits Arizona. The dust storm was followed by rain Picture: AP

Ebola doctor ‘very weak’ AMERicA: A doctor infected with ebola is showing signs of improvement but is still ‘very weak’, his wife said. Dr Rick Sacra (pictured), 51, spoke to wife Debbie at the Nebraska hospital where he is being treated.

300 dead as floods submerge villages

iNDiA: Up to 300 people have died in landslides and flash floods triggered by five days of monsoon rains. Hundreds of villages in northern India were submerged and rescue workers in Kashmir’s main city, Srinagar, were hampered by fast-moving floodwaters that destroyed villages

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AMERicA: Two lobstermen each caught a rare albino lobster within a week. Bret Philbrick and Joe Bates trapped the crustaceans – just one in 100million lobsters are albino – off the coast of Maine. They will be put on public display.

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Men arrested over ‘gay marriage’ clip AUTHORITIES in Egypt have called for the arrest of nine men after a video purporting to show a ‘gay marriage’ went viral – the men are accused of ‘debauchery’. State news agency Mena reported that seven of the men have since been detained, while police search for the remaining two. State prosecutors of the mainly Muslim country ordered

by cON DOHERTy the arrests on Saturday and a statement from its offices said the footage ‘violates public decency’. While the alleged marriage took place last April, the video has since gone viral, compelling police to identify those taking part in it, the public prosecutor’s office said.

The video, posted on YouTube, shows a group of men celebrating as two men exchange rings – an act prosecutors said was ‘humiliating’ and ‘regrettable’. The images would ‘anger God’, the statement said. The men face detainment of up to four days and ‘medical tests’ – a practice believed to identify homosexuals in the country.

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€31m payout for five wrongly jailed for rape in central Park FIVE men wrongly convicted of raping and brutally beating a jogger in New York’s Central Park 25 years ago have won €31million in damages. Their payouts were approved by a federal judge and mayor Bill de Blasio called the settlement an ‘act of justice that is long overdue’. The five men, who are all black or Hispanic, were jailed as teenagers for the attack on white investment banker Trisha Meili in 1989. They served between six and 13 years in jail for the attack, which left Mrs Meili in a coma for 12 days. She suffered massive blood loss and a fractured skull in the attack but has no memory of the incident, which – at the time – was cited as evidence that New York’s crime rate had spiralled out of control. The five were arrested soon after the attack and confessed after lengthy interrogations but later recanted, claiming their admissions were the result of exhaustion and police coercion. Their convictions were thrown out in 2002, when serial rapist and murderer Matias Reyer confessed he had committed the crime. Korey Wise, who at 16 was the

by DOMinic yEATMAn oldest at the time of the attack, served 13 years in jail and received €9.4million. The other four – Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam – will be paid €5.5million each. It is thought to be the biggest settlement for wrongful conviction paid out by the city. It also ends a bitter tenyear legal dispute stemming from the crime.

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the estate agent prefers to call it ‘really sweet’. It’s such a squeeze you have to scramble over the kitchen worktop and up narrow steps to reach a mezzanine bed. Estate agent Winkworth said the house in Islington, north London, would probably sell to an investor.

HOME sellers could add thousands to their property’s value just by hiding items such as family photos, kettles and tacky holiday keepsakes, a study claims. Maximising space really does pay off, with two-thirds of those who de-cluttered before putting their place on the market saying they received an average €6,000 above the asking price. Even tried and tested tricks such as baking bread or making a fresh pot of coffee seem to

have the desired effect, with sellers earning an extra €1,061 just by doing so. Property expert Kate Faulkner said: ‘It’s fascinating to see the tactics which really pay off. A cluttered property will look smaller and so buyers are less likely to offer the full price. ‘The research shows freeing up space and de-personalising a home helps create a blank canvas and buyers can better imagine themselves living there.’

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SIMON COWELL and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini may be hungry for success from their latest batch of X Factor wannabes, but that didn’t stop them popping out for a Chinese takeaway. Despite both being millionaires more used to Michelin-starred restaurants, the reunited duo headed to Chezza’s favourite oriental eatery, Kwak Pao in Newcastle, after her brother Garry Tweedy called in their €100 order. Owner Kevin Shek said: ‘Garry rang to put in the order and said Cheryl would pop in to see us. She has been coming here for years and wanted to say hello. But it was a massive surprise when Simon Cowell came in with her.’ And Cowell will have been hoping the fortune cookies came up trumps after the show’s ratings fell 500,000 from first-week figures of 10.6million. However, the results were a 600,000 improvement on last year as X Factor prepares to battle Strictly Come Dancing for viewers.

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3 Banshee Antony Starr plays anti-hero Hood

1 True Blood

Fox, 9pm Man up, Blooders – it’s the last ever episode of the vampire drama. It’s been a rough ride at times but at its God Hates Fangs best True Blood was hot stuff, so we’ll be slugging a shot of V as we bid Sookie, Bill, Jason and the rest a nostalgic farewell. The episode title is Thank You (we do) but it should be Kill Bill – Mr Compton wants Sookie to top him in order to set her free. Sob.

2 Today’s Film: The Master

Sky Select, 7.40pm The death in February of Philip Seymour Hoffman robbed cinema of one of its most compelling actors. In this Oscar-nominated 2012 drama, Hoffman plays a charismatic cult leader who may – or may not – be based on Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard. Also starring Joaquin Phoenix.

3 Banshee

Sky Atlantic, 10.15pm The all guns and fists blazing drama set in a small Pennsylvania town builds to its season two finale as you might expect – in a hail of flashbacks and bullets. Antony Starr, as anti-hero Hood, has the charm to give Banshee its human edge.

1 True Blood Say goodbye to Sookie and the Bon Temps gang

4 Alex Polizzi: The Fixer

BBC2, 9pm

It was beer last week, now it’s sausages – business guru Alex Polizzi is after the common touch as she lends her expertise to struggling small businesses. The Keebles of Yorkshire need to get their prize bangers on supermarket shelves but first Alex has to sort out the less than sizzling staff.

5 Jamie’s Comfort Food

C4, 8pm Who hasn’t turned to the sandwich machine for a cheese toastie in our hour of comfort food need? But there’s no scraping that bit of nuked bread and third degree cheese from the lid in Jamie Oliver’s version – his is a bubble-icious treat. Gorgeous, but isn’t half the comfort in the mess?

6 Women On The Inside

RTÉ1, 9.35pm In this new two-part documentary series filmed behind the walls of Ireland’s women’s prisons, we get a rare glimpse into a world so few of us see. In Ireland today, more than 4,000 people are in prison. Fewer than 200 of them are women. Prisoners, who

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7 EastEnders

BBC1, 7.30pm We knew that there just had to be a bit more point to Terry than simply getting bawled out by Bianca. And it turns out there is indeed, as he might be Alfie’s saviour in his great hour of financial need. Banged up Stacey, meanwhile, is intent on unlocking a grim secret from the past – and Lauren is the key.

8 Cops And Robbers

C4, 9pm Does crime pay? This short series turns the spotlight on some of the UK’s most prolific serial offenders and you can’t help but warm (not) to Jason, who takes pride in his criminal resumé. Expect him to turn up on next year’s Celebrity Big Brother.

9 The Rules Of Abstraction With Matthew Collings BBC4, 10pm That’s abstraction as in abstract art and art writer Collings makes a brave fist of interpreting an art form where the

attraction is very much in the eye of the beholder. Works by abstract greats Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko help Collings warm to his theme.

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Sarah Solemani, the blissfully slobby Becky in Him & Her, is both writer and star of this bittersweet tale. She’s a young bride-to-be who suffers a nasty attack of pre-wedding nerves when a bout of secret-sharing reveals she might not know fiancé Tom (Rupert Evans) as well as she thought.

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hen six chatty women descend upon an afternoon tea at a London hotel, you know you’re in for an interesting couple of hours. And one thing’s for sure: after six years together, The Saturdays still have plenty to say to each other. The conversation pings between the Fifty Shades Of Grey audiobook, the ‘nostalgic’ scent of Lynx Africa and the perils of group chat on WhatsApp – not to mention their new greatest hits compilation and a forthcoming UK tour. But the girls instantly quash all rumours of an impending split, and insist the idea of a greatest hits album is just a milestone moment along their path rather than a marker of the end. They’re even about to put an album of new material out, probably later this year. With three members of the group now mothers, there had been much speculation as to whether The Saturdays would continue the popstar life post-babydom. But, says Rochelle humes (married to JLS’s Marvin), it’s actually easier to balance motherhood with a singing career than with a regular nine-tofive. ‘People always say: “how do you do it?” but we’re in a lucky position where we can bring the kids to work if we want,’ she says. ‘Don’t get me wrong, there are times when it’s a lot on the brain. But that’s every working mum, isn’t it? Our mums always worked, it’s what we’ve grown up with.’

Your girl band five-a-day: Una Foden, Vanessa White, Rochelle Humes, Frankie Bridge and Mollie King The Saturdays are clearly raring to get back out on the road and chat eagerly about their Kylie-style show-stopping costumes. Dressed down, relatively speaking, today they still look super-glam by any normal standards – all perfect hair, nails and shiny white teeth. Yet they insist they feel the same insecurities and pressures as anyone. Frankie Bridge, who has openly suffered with depression and anxiety, is particularly vocal about the subject.

The show must go on! The Saturdays have had a few onstage disasters – but that’s all part of the fun…

Rochelle: I absolutely love blancmange but none of the girls had ever heard of it, and when I got them to try it they all said it was disgusting. So I ended up eating a huge bowl of it by myself to prove a point. Next thing you know, I’m coming up on stage through a trapdoor feeling like

‘woah!’ I had to run off stage and be sick, like an over-excited kid at a party. Una: A few years ago I was wearing one of those awful 1990s chainmail handkerchief tops... I have no idea why I was wearing it, because it wasn’t even the 1990s. It did up with just a few strings at the back, and they snapped just as I was

‘Girls need to be aware that everyone can paint the perfect picture online, even if everything isn’t really that great,’ she says. ‘And that’s what makes you feel insecure. even I feel it, when I look at other people’s Instagram. I’ve been papped so many times looking awful and it does actually really upset you. But I refuse to walk around in make-up, heels and sunglasses every day of my life. everyone’s allowed a day where they look crap

going on stage. I had to desperately hold it together! VaneSSa: I tore a ligament just as we were going on stage. I was the last one on so the girls were up there going for gold, wondering where on earth I was. I was in agony, but actually carried on singing from where I fell – I think it was the panic. I came back on in a wheelchair later in the show.

– our friends feel the same. The difference is they can choose which pictures go up in public and we can’t.’ Whatever the press or the public has to say about them, The Saturdays insist they only really care about the opinions of one group of people – their fans. ‘They’re why we’re still here today, it’s nothing to do with the critics,’ says Una Foden. ‘We’ve had some fans that have been there from the beginning, who we really recognise and have sort of got to know by now, and it’s really nice that we’ve grown up with them. We don’t have the same frenzied hysteria like the boy bands, they don’t want to marry us! It’s more like they want to be our friend, and we love that.’

The Saturdays’ Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits album is out now. The Greatest Hits tour comes to the 3Arena on Sep 17

I can’t wait to go on Strictly

Newlywed Frankie Bridge will shortly be starring in Strictly Come Dancing – alongside the likes of Pixie Lott, Mark Wright and Gregg Wallace. Is she excited? ‘Strictly is something I have always wanted to do,’ she says. ‘I’m such a massive fan of the show, as is my whole family. I dance a lot in The Saturdays, of course, but it’s completely different. I’m still learning what each of the dances is called, never mind how you do them.’ The series kicks off while The Saturdays are on tour. ‘I’ll be learning the first dance while on the road and rehearsing all across the country in any downtime I have,’ says Frankie. ‘So September will be fullon but I’m used to being busy. Wayne [Bridge, Frankie’s footballer husband, left] is always so supportive of everything I do and he’s really excited for me about this.’

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fter making three LPs of meat-andpotatoes indie pop, the Kooks took three years out to ponder a change in direction. the result is what lead singer Luke Pritchard describes as a ‘fusion world music album’, one that teams them up with a hip hop producer that no one has ever heard of called Inflo while they get – rather cautiously – funky. It’s admirable to see a band leap outside their comfort zone. Unfortunately, much of this LP sees the Kooks running through all the ham-fisted gestures that signify ‘funk’ for the cloth-eared rock band: Prince-like falsetto squawks, trebly guitar riffs and a tendency to substitute wellcrafted melodies for strangulated hollering. the lyrics are, at best, daft. the surrealist night-

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bREAKiNg TRACKs Meghan Trainor (right): All About That Bass (epic) The Nashville pop star’s UK debut cuts 1960s girl group sounds with doo wop and a sassy attitude.

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commentary (‘It was in tOtt’NAM/A man was shot by a P’LICeMAN… it was the SYSteM’). But just when you’re ready to add this to the landfill indie skips, you find two genuinely wonderful moments. See Me Now is a lusciously produced piano ballad where Pritchard provides a genu-

inely moving eulogy for his father, who died when he was three years old. And the final track, Sweet emotion, is a satisfying tangle of Stevie Wonder-ish chord changes, skeletal guitar riffs and gospel piano that is their only successful dalliance with funk. If only they could have maintained the same standard throughout. John Lewis

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Irish Youth Opera (IYO), Ireland’s newest opera initiative, certainly couldn’t be accused of taking the easy route with their inaugural production. Benjamin Britten’s Rape Of Lucretia is a beautiful but disturbing work which places Lucretia’s violation squarely in the middle of the political struggle between the Romans and Etruscans, and which raises all sorts of questions about exploitation and power. Expect a startling showcase for the next generation of Irish talent as they take on one of Britten’s most lyrical and exciting works. With Carolyn Dobbin (pictured) in the title role. Thu & Fri, O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College, Great Denmark Street, D1, 8pm, from €22. www. irishyouthopera.ie

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A relative unknown on this side of the pond, in his native Scotland RM Hubbert (formerly of post-rock band El Hombre Trajeado) is considered something of a national treasure. Having picked up the Scottish Album Of The Year award for 2013’s Thirteen Lost & Found, the flamenco guitar virtuoso brings his melancholic, deeply personal songwriting schtick to Dublin next week – all for a mere €8. Sep 18, The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, D2, 8pm, €8. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.theworkmansclub.com

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OU THINK everything is rosy – you did well in your Leaving Cert, you got the points and your first choice college course. However, now you find you have nowhere to live. The challenge students are facing to find accommodation has been particularly tough this year, with student unions reporting that students are being forced to either travel huge distances to get to college from their home town or are choosing to defer their college place altogether. So, what do you do if you can’t find any accommodation? The first thing to do is not to panic and make a snap decision to put off your college place. Speaking to Metro Herald, Brian Gormley from DIT Student Services said they are not hearing about any students defer-

ring from DIT, saying they have done a review and no student is stating that is the reason for deferring. However, he said they were very conscious that there is a shortage of accommodation and students are finding it difficult. Mr Gormley said that students need to look at all their options. He said there are many ‘digs’ available out there for students, which he said are a great option for first year students and can be a lot cheaper. Many universities list ‘digs’ accommodation on their websites, while there are also digs listings on Daft.ie as well as Getdigs.ie. ‘Digs were very popular in the ’80s and ’90s and the students that we have talked to that are in them this year are very happy, even more so than those that live on campus,’ he said. ‘There is a perception perhaps that

when you are in digs you live with a landlady and you have to say when you will be home and where you are going, etc, but it is not like that. It is more like a house share arrangement where you live with someone, perhaps a family or a young couple who want to make some extra cash on their spare room,’ he said. He urged students not to defer over a matter of where to live. ‘I think it would be shortsighted for a student to make such a decision. They need to look at all the options,’ he said. He said that the student accommodation situation could get even worse before it gets better, as we are entering a peak time when the Erasmus students come over to Ireland and look for somewhere to stay. ‘This is the group that could find it very difficult. Most students have been advised not to pay any deposits until they view a property, so they are literally going to be arriving soon and on the hunt,’ said Mr Gormley. With the talk of a resurgence with digs, a young Irish startup company offers online

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gaa kilkenny v tipperary

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cody happy to get On THE spOT another shot at Tipp European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley will lead his team into battle against the United States at Gleneagles this month. He won three consecutive Ryder Cups as a player from 2002 to 2006.

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kIlkEnny..................................3-22 TIPPERARy.................................1-28 by pAuL kEAnE In the press room after this epic contest, Brian Cody was asked a pretty simple question – so is it relief or disappointment? ‘to be honest, I don’t know,’ replied the canny Kilkenny manager. ‘I have no real strong, phenomenal feelings. You want to win, you don’t want to lose. I’m just as I am, to be honest.’ Clearly, Cody is already in battle mode ahead of the replay in three weeks’ time, giving absolutely nothing away. A little later again, his players were unavailable for interview, en masse, as they boarded the team bus so it’s hard to say exactly how the favourites feel now. One presumes that, if he was completely honest, Cody is quite happy to have a second chance to take down tipperary. tipp missed half a dozen good goal chances, including two penalties, and had an injury-time free to win it but John O’Dwyer was unable to convert. the man nicknamed ‘Bubbles’ initially

‘Tipp should have won this, they had the best chances’ stuck his hand in the air to celebrate, though hawk-eye deemed his puck had gone fractionally wide. And so stalemate reigned and the sides must return to Croke Park on Saturday, September 27, for a 5pm reunion. It’s the third year running that the final has ended in a draw. Amazingly, in the six games that both teams have played in this year’s Championship, there’s just two points between them. tipp should have won this one. Aside from the penalties, Lar Corbett flashed a shot off the bar while Gearoid Ryan and Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher missed great chances. Kilkenny were more efficient and it’s tough to know how they can significantly improve. Still, it also remains a fact that Kilkenny have only lost once to tipp since 1991 and obviously haven’t lost any of that appetite for destruction.

age: 47. BoRN: Dublin. HoNoURS: Four wins on the European Tour, three Ryder Cup appearances in 2002, 2004 & 2006, vice-captain in 2010 & 2012.

Tipperary and Kilkenny bosses Eamon O’ Shea and Brian Cody shake on a replay

O’sHEA Tipps HAT TO finAL RivALs EamOn O’SHEa suspected it may not be his Tipperary team’s day when they missed goal opportunity after goal opportunity. The 2010 champions wasted half a dozen good goal chances including two penalties. ‘at one stage, they are not going in and you wonder is it going to happen for us,’ said the Tipperary manager. “But in another sense you think, ‘how are they (the players) going to get themselves out of this’ because you

tipp moved 1-9 to 0-6 ahead with some thrilling hurling and a goal from ‘Bonner’ Maher but by half-time their lead was down to two. the first of Richie Power’s two goals meant Kilkenny trailed just 1-11 to 1-13 at half-time. In a game that had it all, Kilkenny took the lead straight after the restart with a tJ Reid

expect them to… I never doubted them. ‘I work with these players day in, day out, and sometimes it doesn’t always happen in a game. But I thought there was a lot of resolve and a resilience in them and that’s the main thing.” Tipp showed real character to secure the extra date with the game’s last three points. ‘We could have won it and we might have lost it. We were playing against a fantastic team don’t forget. I think their display was fantastic.’ goal. It asked serious questions of tipp whose character has often been queried. eamon O’Shea’s side looked like they might cave in under the pressure, particularly when Kilkenny went four up after Power’s second goal. But a thrilling tit-for-tat final 20 minutes ensued with tipp ultimately scoring the last three points to force the replay.

Hotshot Walsh fires young Cats to victory Back in april, Dublin beat kilkenny by 2-8 to 0-3 in the first round of the minor championship and rightly looked forward to a long season ahead. Five months on, Dublin are long gone and the cats are all-Ireland champions for a record 21st time. It’s a remarkable turnaround and nobody deserves it more than young corner-forward John Walsh, who shot a stunning 2-5. kilkenny manager Pat Hoban revealed afterwards that he was particularly ‘thrilled’ for exciting talent Walsh whose mother died earlier this year. Walsh delivered five points in the firsthalf at croke Park and notched his two

MinOR finAL kIlkEnny.................................2-17 lIMERICk.................................0-19 goals in the second-half when the need was greatest. ‘John is one of those players, a fantastic talent,’ said Hoban. ‘We’ve been using him off the bench a bit during the year. We gave him his chance today and he really took it. ‘It’s been a tough year for John because his mother died back in march. On a personal level, I’m really thrilled for him. ‘He’s been showing good form in

training of late and we all trusted him that he’d deliver on the big day. Thank God he did.’ Limerick were billed as strong favourites as they chased a first title since 1984 but played catch up throughout. They were only ahead briefly late in the first-half and kilkenny led by 0-12 to 0-10 at the break. The game turned decisively in kilkenny’s favour in the third quarter. Limerick missed two great goal chances and kilkenny punished them, scoring their first through Walsh in the 40th minute and sealing victory with his second.

n What qualities are needed to deal with the pressure at the Ryder Cup, as a player or captain? All the players are used to dealing with pressure so the key for them is to do exactly what they do in the other 51 weeks of the year. As for the captain, one of the most important things he can do is create the right environment which enables each guy in the team to go out and play his best. n What have you learned from previous captains? I’ve been very fortunate to play under some of the great names of European golf and have two former winning captains – Sam Torrance and Jose Maria Olazabal – on my backroom team. I like to think I have learned a little bit from all of them. n How much of an edge do Europe possess, with four players among the top five in the world? While we accept, and will embrace, the fact we are favourites with the bookmakers, we are also under no illusion about just how tough a task we face against a very strong American team. n What are the strengths of your team? We have 12 world-class players who have produced some of the best golf seen on either side of the Atlantic this year. We have major champions in our

‘I’ve played under some of the greats – I have learned a bit from all of them’ ranks as well as the winners of the flagship events on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. n Can you assess Rory McIlroy’s magnificent year? How much of an inspiration is he to the team? Obviously he has had a superb season and it was fantastic to see him win his third and fourth majors this year in style. Rory has been very much an integral part of the last two teams and I have no doubt he’ll play a major role at Gleneagles as well. n You must be looking forward to pitting your wits against Tom Watson. Everyone knows Tom was my boyhood hero, so it’s a thrill to be going up against him. I know he’s going to bring a lot of respect and he’s going to get a lot of respect from the crowd too. n Talk us through your winning putt in 2002. The main feeling was one of excitement and, to be honest, I couldn’t wait to hit it. I’d holed a great putt on the 17th and I knew I was going to hit another one on the 18th. As soon as I hit it, I knew it was in. inTERviEw: DAnny gRiffiTHs

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Frampton only has eyes for Quigg after glory night

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Carl Frampton is craving a domestic showdown with Scott Quigg after relieving Spaniard Kiko martinez of his IBF superbantamweight title. Frampton defeated martinez for a second time on Saturday night, with a unanimous points victory in his native Belfast. now the 27-year-old is seeking a unification clash with Quigg, who holds the lesser WBa title. ‘the only man I want to fight is Scott Quigg,’ Frampton said. ‘I’ll fight him in manchester. I’ll fight him anywhere, but we’ve got options.’ leo Santa Cruz is also a potential next opponent.

On top: Frampton lands a punch Picture: Getty

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Rosberg slip gives Lewis a lifeline

LeWIs HamILton was relieved he was able to keep his cool on a day when nico Rosberg handed him a major lifeline in this year’s world title fight. a fortnight after his collision with Hamilton in Belgium, incurring the wrath and a fine from mercedes, Rosberg blundered midway through the Italian Grand Prix when leading at monza. Hamilton needed no second invitation to take full advantage, bringing his car home ahead of his rival by three seconds and closing the gap to 22 points in the drivers’ standings with six races to go. off the line, Hamilton was bogged down by a race-start mode issue and from his first pole for eight races dropped to fourth by the opening chicane, while Rosberg powered away into the lead. However, the obstacles of mcLaren’s Kevin magnussen and Felipe massa in his Williams were soon cleared as Hamilton began to reel in his team-mate. and having made one mistake on lap nine – without penalty – Rosberg

A game of two Darths Darth VaDer took a break from life on the dark side to enjoy a little down time in texas at the weekend. the Star Wars villain (pictured) was invited to throw the first pitch at the texas rangers v Seattle Mariners game. according to those in the know Darth, who took to the field flanked by two stormtroopers, threw a less than impressive pitch, although no one had the guts to tell him.

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again missed the chicane on lap 29, but this time it cost him the lead and the race. With the German driving straight on to avoid locking up and damaging the tyres, Hamilton saw his chance and seized the lead. ‘I came here with a positive attitude, just hoping for no issues. I guess the cool thing is I had another serious one and I managed to pull through it,’ said Hamilton.

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es t: hamilton celebrat champagne momdentakes the lead as rosberg his win (main) an (above) misses the chicane

Leading final positions (53 laps): 1 Lewis hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1hr 19min 10.236sec, 2 Nico rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:19:13.411, 3 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams 1:19:35.262, 4 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams 1:19:51.022, 5 Daniel ricciardo (aus) red Bull 1:20:00.545, 6 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) red Bull 1:20:10.201, 7 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:20:12.754, 8 Jenson Button (Gbr)

McLaren 1:20:13.299, 9 Kimi raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:20:13.771, 10 Kevin Magnussen (Den) McLaren 1:20:16.407, 11 Daniil Kvyat (rus) Scuderia toro rosso 1:20:21.420, 12 Nico hulkenberg (Ger) Force India 1:20:22.842, 13 Jean-eric Vergne (Fra) Scuderia toro rosso 1:20:23.329, 14 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Lotus F1 team at 1 Lap, 15 adrian Sutil (Ger) Sauber-Ferrari at 1 Lap, 16

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romain Grosjean (Fra) Lotus F1 team at 1 Lap, 17 Kamui Kobayashi (Jpn) Caterham at 1 Lap, 18 Jules Bianchi (Fra) Marussia at 1 Lap, 19 esteban Gutierrez (Mex) Sauber-Ferrari at 2 Laps, 20 Marcus ericsson (Swe) Caterham at 2 Laps. not classified: 21 Fernando alonso (Spa) Ferrari 28 Laps completed, 22 Max Chilton Gbr) Marussia 5 Laps completed.

The strangest stories from the world of sport

Bayern continue to seat the example Bayern Munich showed the nice side of the professional game when they answered a call for help from a school in Macedonia. Teachers in Dollogozhda were looking to upgrade the facilities at their ground for their students. So in a letter penned on behalf of the school by Bayern’s worldwide fan club, they wrote to the Bundesliga champions to ask if they could get

their hands on 100 of the seats the German side were disposing of during the renovation of the South Stand at the allianz arena. To their delight, Bayern sent the 100 seats they asked for, plus another 155 for good measure, and even paid for them to be installed. The teachers will now be hoping their team can take inspiration from the stands to Freebie: Bayern seats replicate Bayern on the pitch too.

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Job done: O’Neill and Keane picture: inpho

EuRO quALifiER rep of irelanD .................................2 georgia............................................... 1 by pARAic MORgAn Aiden McGeAdy launched Martin O’neill’s competitive reign as Rep of ireland boss in style with a match-winning euro 2016 qualifier double in Georgia. The Rep of ireland looked likely to have to settle for a point at the Boris Paichadze dinamo Arena in Tbilisi after Tornike Okriashvili’s piledriver had cancelled out McGeady 24th-minute opener. But with time running down, the everton winger – who worked under O’neill during his time as Celtic manager – curled home a 90thminute winner which ensured ireland headed back to dublin with the opening night win upon which they had set their hearts. McGeady turned in arguably the best performance of his international career on a night when he collected his 70th cap, and he undoubtedly made the difference between two well-matched sides. Victory extended the Republic’s 100 per cent record against Georgia to six games and will send them into next month’s double-header against minnows Gibraltar and group favourites Germany brimming with confidence. O’neill surprised a few by naming Hull midfielder Stephen Quinn in the centre of his midfield five, with Stoke striker Jon Walters lining up on the right and McGeady occupying the left-wing berth earmarked for James McClean before he was ruled out by injury. Central defender Solomon Kverkvelia had to hack away a first-minute Walters cross at fullstretch, and Guram Kashia had to be equally alert 18 minutes later after McGeady had tricked his way past wing-back Ucha Lobzhanidze and sent a teasing ball into the middle. Georgia gradually eased their way into the game and after david Forde, preferred in goal

What a cracker: Aiden McGeady’s late winner flies past Georgian goalkeeper Roin Kvashvadze to secure the points for Ireland picture: inpho

Mcgeady double gets O’neill reign off to perfect start to 38-year-old Shay Given, had managed to get just enough on nikoloz Gelashvili’s rasping drive, Lobzhanidze came close to connecting with Kverkvelia’s flick-on at the far post. But they fell behind within seconds when Robbie Keane allowed the ball to run to James McCarthy and he drew his man before sliding McGeady in to finish with ease. O’neill and assistant Roy Keane leapt from the bench in celebration. Skipper Jaba Kankava saw a 34th-minute strike deflected just wide but Georgia were level within four minutes when Okriashvili picked up possession on the right and after turning away from John O’Shea – the only survivor from ireland’s last visit to the city in 2003 – and then

Stephen Ward thumped a dipping effort over Forde and into the net. in the second-half Georgia returned determined to regain the momentum with which they had ended the first and committed men to the search for an early lead. Robbie Keane hacked away an Okriashvili effort in the 52nd minute, then Forde had to be on his toes to clutch Jano Ananidze’s low cross to his chest seconds later with Gelashvili looming. But it was opposite number Roin Kvashvadze, a half-time replacement for Giorgi Loria, who threw himself desperately to his left as McGeady curled a shot inches wide from a well-worked 57th-minute free-kick. Keane scuffed a volley harmlessly out of play at the far post, before

McGeady cut inside and forced Kvashvadze to pluck the ball from underneath his crossbar. However, as the game entered the closing stages, it was the Georgians who were building up a head of steam, and O’neill responded with 14 minutes remaining by replacing Quinn and Keane with Robbie Brady and Shane Long. in the meantime, McGeady had squandered yet another opportunity when he lashed at a dropping ball on the edge of the penalty area, slicing it wide when greater composure might have served him better. However, he made no mistake when presented with another chance with seconds of normal time remaining, accepting Seamus Coleman’s pass before stepping on to his left foot and curled home a precious winner.

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On the glory trail: Aiden McGeady spins away after scoring the winner against Georgia piCture: inpho

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By Georgia – McGeady’s done it now Aiden McGeAdy was the hero as the Rep of ireland launched their euro 2106 qualifying campaign with a dramatic late victory in Georgia. The everton winger struck twice, the second of them in the 90th minute, to clinch a 2-1 win at the Boris Paichadze dinamo Arena in Tbilisi and earn the plaudits of both manager Martin O’neill and skipper Robbie Keane. O’neill said: ‘He was the only player on the field that was scoring the goal. He really is a fantastic talent. ‘ H e probably thinks at this age he should have been up there with the very finest

by SAM MCCOISTÉLA players. He has that talent and he showed that tonight.’ Long-time team-mate Keane was equally effusive after seeing McGeady, who had opened the scoring with 24 minutes gone, snatch the points at the death after turning on the edge of the penalty area and curling a delicious shot past substitute keeper Roin Kvashvadze.

‘The turn, the touch – only he could do that’ Keane said: ‘if you score a goal like that, you deserve to win the game. if anyone else did that, the top players in the world, you would be talking about it for a long time. ‘The turn, the touch, the finish – only he could do that. no one else on that field would have been able to do that.’ McGeady was applauded back into the away dressing room after conducting a series of interviews

following the final whistle, and admitted he did not know what to do with himself. ‘i’d been doing a few interviews outside while the manager was talking to the team about the game. i was a bit awkward when it happened, i didn’t know how to react really. it was nice.’ Asked about his decisive strike, he added: ‘The second goal was all about concentrating on my touch. i had my back to the goal, i just thought i’d try something. it came off for me. it doesn’t happen very often, but thankfully it went in.’ McGeady’s 24th-minute strike gave ireland an early advantage which was cancelled out in spectacular style by Tornike Okriashvili seven minutes before half-time. The game looked to be heading for a draw until the ireland midfielder span and delivered the denouement to send the small band of travelling supporters into raptures. O’neill said: ‘There was moments in the second half when it might have been worrying for us, but we’ve seen it through.’

‘Battle on’ says Cats boss as replay looms for third year in a row

Rematch ahead: Brian Cody

BRIAN Cody says the ‘battle is on’ again for the MacCarthy Cup after his Kilkenny side’s incredible AllIreland final draw with Tipperary. Tipperary scored the last three points of the game including a John O’Dwyer equaliser to secure a dramatic 1-28 to 3-22 draw. The replay will take place back at Croke Park on Saturday, September 27 and means an unplanned extra pay day for the GAA for the third year running. O’Dwyer could have won it for Tipp, but blasted a 71st-minute, long-range free just wide. But Cody reckons Tipperary shouldn’t have had the opportunity to win the final with the last gasp

shot. When suggested by a reporter that they thought it wasn’t a free, Cody said: ‘So did I. I thought it might have been for us to be honest. I presumed it was for us but look, it wasn’t. If it had gone over the bar it was their game, end of story, so thanks be to God it didn’t.

‘I f*****g knew it was gone wide’ ‘I kind of thought he’d scored it because he’s good at them. I didn’t realise it was the last puck of the game either. So, at the time, I reckoned we’d get one back if they did score. But he’s good at them for

sure and it was very close.’ The Cats boss added: ‘The battle is on.’ ‘You go ahead and prepare again. Could it go either way? Yes, it could.’ Asked if he ever considered stalemate as an outcome, the ninetime All-Ireland winning manager insisted: ‘No, I didn’t.’ Tipperary star Padraic Maher said he was standing behind O’Dwyer’s late free which was confirmed as a wide by Hawk-Eye. ‘I didn’t even look at the HawkEye outcome because I f*****g knew it was gone wide,’ said Maher. ‘That’s just the ups and downs of the game. It was fantastic stuff.’

Cody said he could scarcely believe that a third final in a row has now ended in a draw. ‘Yeah, it’s amazing. I suppose that three in a row have been draws, it’s amazing to think it’s panned out like that,’ he continued. ‘They had dominance and we had dominance. It was a great game, I would imagine, to be able to sit back and watch and relax.’ Kilkenny won the 2012 final after a replay though Cody doesn’t believe that’s significant. ‘I’m sure Tipperary are more than capable of preparing properly for the replay. There’s no magic in it.’

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