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THERE is ‘overwhelming’ evidence that well-designed offices boost health, wellbeing and productivity of staff, a report has said. Features ranging from good air quality to views of nature out of the window can affect the health, satisfaction and job performance of office workers, the study from the World Green Building Council said. With salaries and employee benefits making up 90% of the average company’s expenditure, higher construction or occupation costs for better offices are far outweighed by even small improvements to employee productivity, the council argues. While low-carbon buildings are not automatically healthier and more productive for occupants, ‘green’ measures, such as daylight or natural ventilation, can often be a virtuous circle of good design that works for both people and planet, the report said. Better air quality in the office could

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lead to productivity improvements of 8% to 11%, the research suggested. Lighting, views of nature, noise and acoustics, layout and access to amenities such as gyms and green space can have impacts on health and productivity, the report sponsored by JLL, Lend Lease and Skanska said. Jane Henley, CEO of the World Building Council, said: ‘The evidence linking good office design and improved health, wellbeing and productivity of staff is overwhelming.’ Geoff Dutaillis, group head of sustainability at Lend Lease, said: ‘This report provides further evidence that workplaces with clean air, natural daylight and engaging and adaptable layouts all contribute to making healthier, happier and more motivated individuals who create stronger, more resilient and profitable companies.’

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Beautiful: Clockwise from main, works by Saoirse Wall, Mandy O’Neill, Erin Quinn, John Beattie, Cian McLoughlin and Nick Miller

Art prize uncovers a wealth of talent BLEAK, beautiful and soul-baring, these are works that have made it to the final stage of a major portrait competition – and they’re truly something special. Hennessy and the National Gallery of Ireland yesterday revealed the 12artist-long shortlist for this year’s Hennessy Portrait Prize. The finalists, decided upon by an esteemed panel of judges, were selected from more than 400 entries, from artists living here and abroad. The capital was well represented in their choices. Cian McLoughlin from Dublin made the cut with Tronie, a piece in oil on canvas. His follow Dub Hugh O’Connor’s photograph

by ORNA CUNNINGHAM Beckah, Dublin Airport was shortlisted too, as was Geraldine O’Neill’s Is feidir le cat Schrödinger an dá thrá a fhreastal; Mandy O’Neill’s Cait; and Una Sealy’s Hibiscus Blue (Portrait of Douglas). Bray woman Helen O’Sullivan-Tyrrell has been shortlisted with The Convalescent, and Saoirse Wall, who lives and works between Dublin and Mayo, entered Gesture 2, a HD video. Co Donegal artist John Beattie entered another HD video, with An Artist, the Studio and All the Rest. Northern Irish artist Comhghall Casey, from Omagh, Co Tyrone,

entered a self-portrait, and self-taught Belfast artist Gavan McCullough entered the competition with his piece This. Londoner Nick Miller, the only English artist shortlisted, made the list with Last Sitting, Portrait of Barrie Cooke, and Canadian artist Erin Quinn, living in Dublin, entered her piece Adam (from her series Breaking Point). The short-listed works will be exhibited in the National Gallery from November 8 until February 8 next year. The winner will be announced on November 11 and will receive a prize of €15,000. The winning artist will also be

awarded a commission worth €5,000 to produce a portrait for inclusion in the National Portrait Collection. Speaking on behalf of the judging panel, Dr Declan Long said: ‘As judges we have been very pleased to be able to present such a tremendously diverse shortlist. ‘There are paintings, photographs and videos addressing a vibrant mixture of subjects, in a great range of styles, created by both established artists and artists at the very beginning of their careers. ‘As such, we hope that this selection gives a strong sense of the many and varied possibilities there are for portraiture today.’

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Israel’s revenge on ‘killers of teens’

TWO Palestinians suspected of abducting and murdering three Israeli teenagers were killed when Israel’s special forces stormed a West Bank hideout. The killing of the suspects, identified as Hamas militants Marwan Qawasmeh and Amer Abu Aisheh, ended one of the largest manhunts by Israeli security forces. Eyal Yifrah, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Fraenkel, 16, were abducted in June while hitchhiking in the West Bank. The incident led to a crackdown by Israel on Hamas and a 50-day war between the two in Gaza.

Murdered: Israelis Eyal Yifrah, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Fraenkel picture: ap Israel sent thousands of troops across the West Bank to look for the youths. The search ended in July when the bodies were found under a

pile of rocks. ‘The perpetrators of the crime no longer pose a threat to Israeli civilians,’ said Lt Col Peter Lerner, of the Israeli army, after yesterday’s raid.

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Mission: A Harrier jet launches from the USS Makin Island on Monday picture: epa BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron gave his strongest hint so far that British forces will take part in attacks on the Islamic State (IS). As America warned IS it will continue missile and airstrikes inside Syria, Mr Cameron said: ‘This is a fight that we can’t opt out off. These people want to kill us. ‘They’ve got us in their sights and we have to put together this coalition, working with radical support... to make sure that we ultimately destroy this evil organisation. ‘IS is a terrorist organisation controlling a state. It has oil, it has money, it has territory, it has weapons.’ US President Barack Obama (pictured) warned Islamic militants that there is ‘nowhere to hide’ as a US-led coalition launched airstrikes on Syria for the first time. Aircraft carriers in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf fired

by DOMINIC YEATMAN Tomahawk missiles at more than 50 targets including training camps, arms depots and terrorist HQs yesterday. Warplanes from US bases in the Middle East also targeted an al-Qaeda affiliate outside the northern city of Aleppo ‘to disrupt an imminent attack plotted against the United States and Western interests’. IS issued a photo of a drone it claimed to have shot down and a spokesman vowed that ‘these attacks will be answered’. Five Arab countries, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE took part in the raid, but Mr Obama called on more countries to join in. ‘This is not America’s fight alone,’ he said. ‘There will be challenges ahead but we will take the fight to them.’

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ANTI-TERRORISM police in the UK yesterday arrested a man on suspicion of helping make ‘improvised explosive devices’ in Iraq during 2007. The 37-year-old was held at his home in north-west London by Scotland Yard’s counter terrorism

command, who searched the property. He remained in custody last night at a south London police station. Iraq was pushed to the brink of civil war in 2006 and 2007 after a surge in sectarian violence, despite thousands of extra US troops being deployed.

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Captive’s wife hears his pain

THE wife of Alan Henning begged Islamic State to free him last night – after receiving an audio file of the British hostage pleading for his life. Barbara Henning said IS, which has threatened to behead her husband, was tormenting him while continuing to reject open dialogue. She pointed out that Muslims across the world had questioned the treatment of the Manchester cabbie-turned-aid volunteer, aged 47. Mrs Henning added: ‘The voices of the people have spoken out loud and clear. Alan was working with Muslims

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to help the most vulnerable within Syria. Nothing has changed. He went to Syria to help his Muslim friends deliver much-needed aid. ‘We are at a loss as to why those leading Islamic State cannot open their hearts and minds to the facts surrounding Alan’s imprisonment and why they continue to threaten his life. ‘I have been told that he has been to a sharia court and found innocent. I implore Islamic State to abide by the decisions of their own justice system.’

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We’ll kill hostage today, say terrorists ISLAMIC extremists have promised they will murder a French tourist captured in Algeria ‘within 24 hours’. The sinister threat was made yesterday by Jund al-Khalifa (Soldiers of the Caliphate), who

are using the same tactics as IS. The group released a video showing Herve Pierre Gourdel, 55, from Nice, flanked by two hooded men clutching Kalashnikov rifles. It captured him while he was hiking with friends in a

mountainous region of eastern Algeria. However, French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve was defiant saying: ‘France is not afraid, France is prepared to respond to their threat.’

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Charities say services must come before cutting taxes

Boys held over rape of girl, 15 FIVE teenage boys have been arrested for questioning over the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl in south Dublin. The arrests are related to an incident that took place last March, when the victim returned to her home in Knocklyon with a group she had been socialising with. It is understood that drink had been taken during the night, with the girl allegedly subjected to a sexual assault as she was sleeping upstairs. The five youths have since been released pending a decision over whether there is sufficient evidence to press charges against them.

CHARITIES are demanding that the Government should focus more on spending money on cash-strapped public services rather than tax cuts. Six national organisations, representing 1,500 disabled, carer, youth and rural charities, say their funding has been slashed by up to 10% in every budget under the Fine Gael/Labour coalition. The impact has taken its toll on essential services, they said. The group – including The Wheel, the Disability Federation of Ireland, Care Alliance Ireland, Irish Rural Link, Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups and the National Youth Council of Ireland – says that the time has now come to start increasing public spending again. John Dolan, CEO of the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) said a

Five jump to safety from house fire FIVE people, including three teenagers, jumped from a second-floor window early this morning to escape a fire that had broken out in their home. The incident occurred on Captain’s Road in Crumlin at approximately 3.55am on Tuesday and all were taken to St James’s Hospital and Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital. A woman in her 40s suffered injuries to her leg, a man in his 20s received treatment for minor burns and the teenagers – one girl and two boys – were treated for smoke inhalation. A Dublin Fire Brigade spokesman said there was ‘substantial damage’ to the house.

Mum critical after vicious city stabbing A DUBLIN mother was in critical condition in hospital last night after a horrific stabbing attack in the city centre. Rose Kenny, who is in her 40s, was knifed in the stairwell of a flat complex in School Street, Dublin 8, early yesterday morning. Gardai arrested a man in his 40s in connection with the incident yesterday. Ms Kenny was stabbed a number of times in her upper body and collapsed on the road, where a neighbour spotted her. Witnesses to the serious assault are asked to contact Kevin Street garda station on 01 666 9400.

‘Protection of services must take precedence’

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chipping away at financial support had drastically hit the quality of life of people with disabilities. ‘DFI calls on the Government to improve vital services and income supports for people with disabilities in Budget 2015,’ he said. Taoiseach Enda Kenny has signalled in recent days the Cabinet’s plan to cut taxes over the coming three years, starting with the 52% marginal tax rate on income. Government ministers are locked in negotiations about spending plans. Tanaiste Joan Burton said today the country was in its best position for six years, but warned that careful and prudent decisions still had to be taken to keep the recovery on track. ‘The money is limited,’ she said. The Wheel, which represents more

by COn DOHERTy than 1,000 charitable organisations across the country, said charities wanted to sit down with ministers to develop a plan for funding services for some of the most vulnerable people in society. Ivan Cooper, director of advocacy at The Wheel said the Government has detailed plans to balance the national accounts, but no plan to protect public services. ‘Recent Budgets have focused on achieving sustainability in our public finances, but we must acknowledge that this has come at an enormous cost for those who rely on public services,’ he said. ‘The protection and restoration of public services should now take precedence over tax cuts.’

‘Homeless crisis not going away’ GOVERNMENT vows to end long-term homelessness by 2016 will fail as 1,400 people a night are seeking emergency shelter in Dublin, campaigners have claimed. The Simon Community in the capital said the crisis is spiralling out of control as the use of hostels, hotels and B&Bs to house people is becoming the long-term solution. Chief executive Sam McGuinness said every day the most vulnerable are being hit with a complex mix of housing shortages, soaring rents, inadequate allowances and discrimination.

Panda staff find cash sum in skip

Roz’s jewels advert Architect couple too ‘overtly sexual’ win top award

A LARGE sum of money was almost set for the incinerator before staff at a recycling plant made the lucrative discovery and sought out its owner. Staff at Panda Waste Management in Cappagh, Dublin 11, found the money inside a skip – they quickly let management know. Panda Waste staff tracked the cash back to a woman whose father had recently passed away – the woman had been clearing out her late father’s house. The woman, who wished not to be named, said: ‘I am going to let everyone know about their [Panda Waste Management] honesty.’ Panda Waste spokesperson Brian McCabe said: ‘We are delighted we could help get the money back to the rightful owner. Well done to all the staff involved who found it.’

IRELAND’S Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Newbridge Silverware ad after it was deemed ‘overtly sexual in nature’. The broadcast for the jewellery maker’s eShe range features model Rozanna Purcell (pictured) wearing a number of pieces in a variety of ‘sensual’ poses. In the complaints report, she is described as being dressed in ‘low cut and revealing’ clothing. While in one scene she is shown dipping her finger into a cocktail and licking it.

IRISH husband and wife John Tuomey and Sheila O’Donnell have won the top architecture award, the 2015 Royal Gold Medal. Approved by Queen Elizabeth, previous winners have included luminaries such as Frank Gehry, Sir Norman Foster and Frank Lloyd Wright. O’Donnell and Tuomey are best known for the Photographers’ Gallery in Soho and the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre at the London School of Economics. The married couple first made their name contributing to the regeneration of Dublin’s Temple Bar, working on the Irish Film Institute. They said: ‘We’re delighted to have been chosen for this unexpected honour.We’re humbled to find ourselves in such a company of heroes.’

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LANA DEL REY is set to make a spooky comeback – in a graveyard. The 29-yearold plans two shows at LA’s Hollywood Forever Cemetery. She will be in ‘the final resting place to more of Hollywood’s founders and stars than anywhere else’ on October 17 and 18. She may wish photographer Francesco Carrozzini would join them after kissing Rita Ora’s sister in the New York cafe where he and Del Rey snogged days earlier.

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Dropout Kanye turns teacher for surprise drop-in Rapper gives lecture on inspirations and tribulations

anye WeST stunned students when he gatecrashed a class to rabbit on about his inspirations. The College Dropout rapper spent almost two hours speaking to 40 fashion students at La Trade Technical College as part of his 240-hour community service for attacking a photographer last summer. He used the session to talk about his experiences and personal

struggles in music, fashion and graphic arts, and to stress the importance of getting an education before meeting troubled youngsters trying to get a place at university. One student, andre Pitts III, told Vice. com: ‘It went on for about an hour and a half and Kanye discussed a lot of things but mainly about his inspirations. ‘He mentioned Ice

Cube being one of his biggest inspirations, but also one of his biggest letdowns. He also discussed Steve Jobs, 2Pac and his grandfather. ‘I’ve listened to Kanye since I was younger but I can’t rate him as a teacher because he didn’t come to teach a fashion class, he just spoke about his inspirations. He didn’t try to be a teacher, he simply spoke about how life really is.’ The visit was at least Kanye’s fourth time speaking to Los angeles students as he fulfils his sentence for the assault on paparazzo Daniel Ramos at La airport.

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CHRIS MARTIN and Jennifer Lawrence look set to run off into the sunset after pictures of the new A-list couple emerged. The recently separated Coldplay singer and the 24-year-old actress were snapped boarding a private jet together in Los Angeles. The 37-year-old and his lover were seen chatting and sharing a joke with their pilots on Saturday.

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COWELL: NO PRESSURE BUT CALL SON SIMON ★ CALVIN HARRIS still t Simon Cowell may have stopped shor keeps his distance from he’s but self him r afte of naming his son Simon Cowell following i told newly pregnant ex-girlfriend Terr his invasion of a Jedward X e. nam his Seymour to give her child Factor performance with a Congratulating the presenter and pineapple on his head. The friend Clark mallon, the X Factor boy world’s top-earning DJ said he has boss – who has begun celebrating no plans to kiss and make up with his 55th birthday – tweeted: ‘if it’s a the mogul after the 2009 incident. boy you can call him Simon.’ Seymour, ‘We have a mutual agreement, I 39, later revealed: ‘He hoped i’d have a guess, to stay away from each other,’ baby girl so he could set her up with he told heat radio. ‘There’s just no real eric [Cowell’s baby] and they could reason for us to meet. I don’t really go date... typical Simon.’ out that much in those circles at all.’

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Star pours emotions on new album JESSIE J WILL lift the lid on her secret romantic life in her upcoming third album – with a deeply personal song about a messy break-up. In April, the sassy 26-year-old caused a storm when she said she had dated a girl but it was just ‘a phase’. Whoever she has been sleeping with can expect to hear their laundry being washed in public when her new tracks drop next month. ‘Being confident as a woman, going through a breakup, falling in love, being sad, being angry. All of those things that you go through as a woman are on the album,’ she told Guilty Pleasures exclusively before storming the Roundhouse in Camden on Monday night.

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‘The break-up song is not teary. It’s everything I was feeling at the time. ‘You know there’s two kinds of anger. A soft one where you want someone to shout at you and they don’t and instead they go, “No, it’s fine. You can leave.’’ ‘And you’re like, “Say something else!” It’s that kind of heartbreak.’ She also confesses she’s been much too busy to date lately. But she warns anyone wanting to woo her needs to be understanding of her manic schedule. ‘Anyone dating a woman who is very independent and very busy just has to really understand that she is busy and independent,’ The Price Tag hitmaker giggled.

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Preachers: Coming to Dublin

Manics to bring Holy bible on world tour

Manic Street Preachers are to tour their 20-year-old album The Holy Bible – often seen as their greatest release – playing it in full for the first time. The Welsh trio, who released 12th album Futurology earlier this year, will play a series of shows in December starting at Barrowland in Glasgow on December 8, calling at Manchester’s albert Hall, Dublin’s Olympia Theatre and ending at the Roundhouse in London. The bleak and abrasive The Holy Bible was the final album to feature guitarist Richey Edwards, who disappeared just over five months after its release and whose fragile mental state was evident in his final songs. The Dublin date of December 13 comes almost exactly 20 years after the group played their final shows with Edwards.

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Fired up: The bus races the plane Pictures: ross Parry

Who keeps my feet on the ground? My four children, admits o’Leary

council comedian refers Foi request to Doctor Venkman

LETTERS from the council are often dry, boring missives on recycling, road closures or finance. So it could be seen as a bonus to find a sense of humour in a reply to a Freedom of information request about paranormal cases in Essex, UK. a staff wag advised the anonymous council taxpayer: ‘For all investigations concerning paranormal activity, please contact Ghostbusters and ask to speak with Dr Venkman, Dr Stants [sic] or Dr Spengler.’ Those are the characters who were played by Bill Murray, Dan aykroyd and Harold Ramis in the 1984 film.

IT’LL get you to double maths in double-quick time. A jet-powered school bus leaves an 80ft trail of flames as it wins a 375mph race against a plane. Spectator Mike Schwartz, 36, said: ‘The plane was so fast and the bus looked like it would never catch up, but then it just came from nowhere. ‘It was like a cartoon how quick it was going.’ The flame-painted dragster was entered in the Winston-Salem air show in the US state of North Carolina by adrenaline junkie Paul Stender. He and his Indy Boys team did it to promote an anti-drugs message. ‘This is my revenge for all those days riding on the slow journey to school – now it goes at my kind of pace,’ he said. ‘Sadly this bus won’t be taking any kids to school in record time – it’s for shows only.’

HE’S no stranger to criticism but Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary says that it’s his four children who ‘delight’ in telling him he’s not up to scratch. The aviation chief was speaking to TodayFM’s Ray D’Arcy and joked that his children had ‘beaten him down’ over the years. Having described himself as ‘mellowed’, he said: ‘You get a bit more sensible in middle age, you certainly get more humility and it’s very hard to get above yourself

‘I have rubbed people up the wrong way’

Splashing pumpkins Farmer Harald Wenske transports pumpkins on a punt over a river near Lehde, eastern Germany Picture: getty

with four children under the age of 10 who delight in telling me that I’m rubbish.’ Admitting that he may have made some ‘silly decisions’ along the way, O’Leary said he hoped that he had become rather more sensible with age. ‘I have rubbed up a lot of people the wrong way over the years. Some people think I’m wonderful and more people think I’m a pain in the backside,’ he added. Ryanair’s leading man has been at the helm for 20 years, overseeing a net profit of €523million last year alone, with up to 81.7million flying

Mellowed: Michael O’Leary customers – and he said he has no plans to slow down. The company recently announced plans for Business Plus flights, up to 200 new planes and future transatlantic flights to add to its existing 1,600 daily flights from 30 countries. When asked about his retirement, the outspoken chief executive said the alternative was going home to four children – and he said that he intends to keep working.

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China ‘paid €1.25m bribe’ Abortion changes ditched

HONG KONG: China gave €1.25million to the former head of Hong Kong’s civil service to ‘help him out financially’, a court heard. Rafael Hui is on trial accused of accepting secret payments from billionaire property tycoons with close links to Beijing. The cash was paid in 2007.

SPAIN: Plans to bring in tougher abortion laws will be jettisoned due to a lack of support, prime minister Mariano Rajoy said yesterday. Ministers had sought to restrict terminations to cases of rape or serious health risk but instead will push for under18s to have to seek parental permission.

Kidnapped family dead

€6.4bn of pot destroyed

GERMANY: A couple and their young son, taken hostage in Yemen five years ago, are dead, it was confirmed yesterday. Aid workers Johannes and Sabine Hentschel, of Lauske, were killed while their son, Simon, died of an infection, a relative said. Their two daughters were rescued in 2010.

ALBANIA: Cannabis worth €6.4billion has been destroyed as the country looks to shed its reputation as Europe’s drug capital. Some 1,900 arrests have been made so far and 110 tons of the drug seized since March, Albania’s interior affairs minister Saimir Tahiri has said.

Clock ticking on climate change, UN leader warns by DINA CAPPIELLO

AN INTERNATIONAL summit on climate change ‘must set the world on a new course’, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said yesterday. He was addressing more than 100 leaders in New York at a one-day meeting to lay the ground work for a global treaty on the issue in December next year. ‘Climate change is the defining issue of our age,’ Mr Ban added. ‘It is defining our present. Our response will define the future.’ His warning that time is short was echoed by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, former US vice-president Al Gore and Nobel Prize-winning scientist Rajendra K Pachauri. DiCaprio said: ‘None of this is rhetoric, and none of it is hysteria. It is fact.’ In a non-binding pledge, leaders promised at least €3.5billion to help the world become more sustainable. This

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners, multinational companies and governments yesterday pledged to halt the loss of the world’s natural forests by 2030. Backers of the UN New York Declaration on Forests claim it could save between 4.5billion to 8.8billion tons of carbon emissions per year – equal to taking the world’s cars off the road. Supporters include Barclays, Marks & Spencer, Nestle, the RSPB and WWF. includes turning away from coal, oil and gas along with cutting back the destruction of forests. The EU said it would reduce its greenhouse gases and donate €3billion to help developing countries become more sustainable.

Artist out to prove she is love child of former Belgian king

AN ARTIST who claims she is the daughter of Belgium’s former king has taken her case to court. If Delphine Boel (pictured) succeeds in proving she is the product of an affair between Albert II and her baroness mother, she will become 15th in line to the throne. However, her lawyer said rather than craving

prestige, the 46-year-old heiress simply wanted to be recognised by Albert, 80, who abdicated last year. ‘If the royal family got in a plane together and had an accident then she could be queen,’ added Alain De Jonge. Ms Boel’s mother, Sybille de Selys Longchamps, is expected to be a witness at the court in Brussels.

and finally...

AMERICA: Smoke engulfs the port of Los Angeles as firefighters tackle a wharf blaze that put boats and warehouses at risk Picture: AP

SPAIN: An animal trainer walked into a bar with his bear but was refused entry so tied him up outside in the rain. Under-fire Gennadiy Grant, 43, who was in Carcer, near Valencia, said: ‘Of course I left it in the rain, has anybody ever seen a bear with an umbrella?’

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60 seconds Mailbox

Pub Landlord has got into politics. The audience comes up with a manifesto, they have a vote, he’s got into it as he thought he might as well. Every other f***er seems to be doing it.

What brought this on?

Recently we’ve had lots of comedians fulminating on political matters, so the Landlord has decided he might as well join in. But being him, everything he’s saying is mental bollocks.

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Who am I to judge? He has his own logic. He’s as coherent as anyone else.

as myself I’d be less certain, which doesn’t get you get anywhere

Is this a bid to get on Newsnight?

I’d never do that in a million years. Every time I write a new show I try to do something different and there’s an election next year. I’m on Twitter a lot and like to watch how politics plays out on there. I’m fascinated by the knots people tie themselves up in.

You did a version of your original Landlord routine from 1994 at the Edinburgh Festival this year. How has it dated? Some bits I remembered perfectly, and I even remembered standing on stage at some of the first venues I performed at as I said them, then other bits I couldn’t remember at all even though I’d done it 200 times.

How has the act changed over the years? The

main change is that he’s now

Quick pic

TAKING FLIGHT: Reader Fabiola Pasquini sent us this picture of a flock of birds over the River Liffey in Dublin looking west from Grattan Bridge

Has he mellowed over the years? Yes, he’s bending to the

Not dissimilar to what certain other highprofile comedians have been If I was coming out doing stand-up with, then?

Would you ever want to do noncharacter stand-up? I

haven’t felt the need. I can talk about whatever I want from a safe distance in character in ways I couldn’t if I came on as me. If you have a character who is certain of everything he can talk about anything – you can have him being ridiculous or you can run an idea down into destruction, which is a strength of the character. You can talk about something that sounds reasonable and then destroy it.

You’re writing a history of World War II. What’s your approach? It looks at the

history of the war through the stuff the soldiers had with them. You can paint a picture of what was going on by explaining why a soldier would have a tin of corned beef in his ration pack. It’s about how little things pan out to reveal big things.

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aware of his notoriety. The last few shows have been him dishing out common sense. It would be unrealistic to have the character carry on as if he just ran a pub. This year he’s running to be Britain’s prime minister and he’s aware that some people think he should run the country.

modern world. Before, he wouldn’t understand why the world was changing, now he’s preparing to alter himself a bit – but not very much. But if something is funny it goes in, so if I come up with something about how he can’t accept the world is round, it will go in. It doesn’t have to be consistent.

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government must banish brutal usc

n the midst of reports that Ireland is the best-performing member state in the EU and the positive projections for our country being forecast, we read almost daily of speculation that the 52 per cent tax rate will be cut. If that happens, it will benefit an elite group of high earners while the lower-paid will continue to struggle. It is much fairer to forget reducing the 52 per cent rate and concentrate on reducing (or removing) the brutal USC so that everyone in our society gets a bite of the cherry, not just the highly paids. David Bradley, Drogheda ■ I am hoping mailbox can help me in educating some cyclists in Dublin. It seems they are cycling too fast onto the Sean O’Casey

pedestrian bridge to notice the no cyclists signs. I would greatly appreciate it if you could print this to save the next cyclist who comes up behind me ringing their bell from getting a tongue lashing. Dublin is not Amsterdam! There are cycle lanes on the Samuel Beckett Bridge if these people can follow the signs that far! Frustrated Cyclist ■ I was recently looking for something on an online sales site and saw people selling fox fur coats. I am genuinely sickened and appalled that people are peddling these for huge sums of money. Surely there should be laws against actually advertising the sale of these things? CW

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Star with her own life map Julianne Moore’s new film Maps To The Stars is a satire of dysfunctional Hollywood folk – but her own life is much more together, she tells James Mottram

Her best roles are usually women ulianne Moore has a look of horror on her face, as fiery on the edge: the porn star in Boogie nights, suicidal mother in The as those red locks of hers. ‘My family have not seen Hours and conflicted spouse in Far Maps,’ she exclaims. ‘My From Heaven spring to mind. ‘it’s horrible, isn’t it?’ she laughs. children are not seeing Maps To The Stars! it’s not for children. This ‘like, why am i always crying?’ in the case of Maps, there are movie’s not for children!’ ever the responsible parent, she’s quite right. tears – usually of frustration – but a blistering poke at Hollywood that’s not the half of it. From an explicit threesome to straddling film folk from director David Robert Pattinson (who plays a Cronenberg, this might be the sort Hollywood driver) in the back of a of film that could scar her kids – 16-year-old son Caleb and 12limo, Moore – who has year-old daughter liv, for life. never been afraid of in it, she plays the nude scenes – is e r o needed every bit brilliantly named Havana o M Julianne tish. Her of Dutch Segrand, a desperate t half-Sco er anne middle-aged actress courage she th whose career is heading late mo o the uS t south. moved enock at e r Winning this year’s G from e of ten Best actress prize in g a e th Cannes for the role, there’s a question on everyone’s lips: who is Havana based on? ‘a lot of people have asked me that – she’s kind of everybody, she’s not anybody in particular.’ That may be a cop-out, but the 53-yearold Moore has been in this business too long to start finger-pointing. With a career that stretches back to her three-year stint on uS soap as The World Turns in the mid-1980s, Moore is almost the polar opposite of Havana, with a CV that’s seen her score four Oscar nominations (no wins, as yet).

Opposites: Julianne Moore (above) Opposit (abo ) plays pl a washed-up ashed- actress tress (left) muster. ‘it’s very unnerving, could muster obviously. The camera is pretty ob close. i kkeep swearing i’m never again, then i get going to do this ag want to do.’ another script i w There’s another reason Moore has travelled the same path as her not tra likes to keep Maps character: she lik Hollywood at arm’s length. Hollyw Born in north Carolina, her father’s work as a military judge fa meant she and her siblings moved all over the frequently mo world. But after studying theatre in wo

Julianne’s hunger for the games Ju Ju Julianne MOOre may not make many films her kids can mak see, but that will all change se with Mockingjay – the twowi movie conclusion to The mo Hunger Games. She first ccame across Suzanne Collins’ books acr when her sson read them. ‘With boys especially, you’re always boy delighted when they find deligh something to read. and he was som like: “Oh Mommy, i really like lik these books.”’ thes

after her daughter picked them up too, then it was Moore’s turn – on the beach in Mexico. ‘i had nothing to read,’ she says. The next thing she knew, she was tearing through the books just as millions of others have done. ‘[They’re] so compelling and wonderful – not just for kids but for grown-ups too.’ While Moore has rarely

ventured towards blockbusters – bar fighting dinosaurs in Jurassic Park ii – she ‘totally’ put the word out to her agents that she’d like to join the franchise. now she’s playing President alma Coin (with her red locks dyed grey). needless to say, her kids were impressed. ‘They were thrilled,’ she says. ‘They don’t care about movies but this one they care about.’

Boston, she settled in new York, where she still lives with her children and her director husband Bart Freundlich, with whom she has made three films, beginning with 1997’s The Myth Of Fingerprints. For all the dysfunctional women she plays, Moore is a model of stability, particularly when it comes to her kids. ‘You need to have a lot of parental involvement. it’s really about being involved with your kids’ lives and knowing what’s happening with them.’ She’s a big believer in family holidays and get-togethers. ‘i always make a deal of our children’s birthdays and family ones,’ she says. ‘i do think it’s important – not to say: “look what you did” but, “look who you are!” i think that’s a great thing.’ Moore has also written three bestselling children’s books (based around a little girl named Freckleface Strawberry). But thankfully she’s not all work-workwork. She has guilty pleasures, just like the rest of us. ‘i loved 21 Jump Street,’ she giggles. ‘Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum – that’s such a funny movie!’ Pity she didn’t make the sequel.

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Telling the bizarre story of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger Berlinger himself was held accountable for his first non-documentary venture into feature filmmaking. Blair Witch 2 (2000), a follow-up to the seminal found footage horror, was an unmitigated disaster, which the director attributes to the lure of the Hollywood dollar and final-cut forces beyond his control. on the other hand, Some Kind of Monster (2004), a queasy yet ultimately uplifting profile of rock group Metallica, was a critical triumph.

Pavel Barter talks to director Joe Berlinger about his new documentary on the IrishAmerican mobster and flaws in the American judicial system

oe Berlinger was driving through the streets of Boston when he first heard the news. one of the witnesses in the trial of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger was found dead. not long beforehand, this local liquor store owner had told Berlinger how eager he was to testify against the mobster. His murder shocked the normally unflappable film-maker. ‘Paranoid scenarios started swirling about,’ says Berlinger. ‘Who would have an interest in keeping him from testifying? When we got back to the courthouse, speculation about what happened was the number one topic. There was talk that Bulger interests knocked him off.’ The murder was not connected to the trial, Berlinger concluded. nevertheless, the incident captured the depth of cynicism surrounding the conviction of one of America’s most notorious criminals: a man who ran Boston’s underworld for almost three decades without getting so much as a

“The media reduces things to black and white” parking ticket. When he was eventually caught in 2011, Bulger sat next to osama Bin laden on America’s most wanted list. Berlinger’s documentary, Whitey: United States of America vs James J. Bulger, plays at Dublin’s Stranger Than Fiction festival on Friday: the ‘perfect platform’ for a story about an irish-American gangster, according to Berlinger. rather than profile Bulger, who was found guilty of killing 11 people, he wanted to explore the corruption that allowed him to exist. ‘The goal of the film was to give Bulger’s victims a voice,’ says Berlinger. ‘They have been screwed by the situation. law enforcement didn’t take him off the streets. Allowing people to kill is not acceptable. if he was not an informant – and i think there’s compelling evidence to demonstrate that – then the level of corruption ran much deeper.’ From his feature debut, 1992’s Brother Keeper, to 2014’s television series The System, Berlinger has always been fascinated with criminal justice and injustice.

Most wanted man: the police mugshots of Boston criminal James ‘Whitey’ Bulger prison for two years. To the world, they were Paradise lost: The Child Murders At robin vicious baby killers.’ Hood Hills centred on the arrest of three Berlinger followed his documentary with teenagers for the murder of three boys in West two sequels: revelations (2000), and Purgatory Memphis, Arkansas. Berlinger and co-director (2011). These films led to a worldwide Bruce Sinofsky were initially assured of their campaign to secure freedom for the West guilt, but when they met the accused they Memphis Three. started to have doubts. The trial was farcical. But their 2011 release was a pyrrhic victory. Damning prosecution evidence included the fact Under a plea deal, they could only be released if that one of the defendants wore Metallica they acknowledged their guilt. ‘[The state of T-shirts and read Stephen King novels. Arkansas] know these guys are innocent,’ says ‘When those guys were led away in chains, it Berlinger. ‘it’s the same thing with the Bulger was devastating,’ says Berlinger. ‘We were the case – the avoidance of accountability. exposonly media saying they were innocent. When ing that is what motivates me.’ the film came out in 1996, they had been in

iTH every high in his career, there have been lows. His 2010 environmental documentary Crude, about Amazonian tribes suing Chevron, ended up in a torturous lawsuit over the film’s content. ‘everyone involved, including myself, underestimated the risks and what could happen.’ Berlinger is now planning a return to working with actors, albeit on familiar ground. Facing The Wind, his next film, is about a man who murdered his entire family and argued the insanity plea. He was sent to a psychiatric hospital and walked free after two years. ‘What is the line of retribution? Should this guy have been allowed to start a new family? i don’t know what the answers are,’ says the director. From the West Memphis Three to the trial of Whitey Bulger, Berlinger consistently reads between the lines. ‘i am fascinated with how the media tends to reduce things to black and white,’ he says. ‘life is much more nuanced. often we are presented with a false story. The truth about most situations is much more complex than a daily headline.’ Whitey: United States Of America V. James J. Bulger is being screened at the IFI on Friday as part of its Stranger Than Fiction festival. www.ifi.ie

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2 The Great British Bake Off Chetna Makan hopes to win

1. THE sTRAin

Watch, 10pm This creepy pandemic chiller bats back and forth between medical drama – good guy Dr Eph (Corey Stoll) trying to prevent his quarantined viral survivors from escaping – and horror thriller, with ancient vampires chewing over old times in prison. It’s bizarre but it’s got a kind of Gothic charm.

3 Scott & Bailey Suranne Jones plays a tough cop

The Strain Corey Stoll stars in this horror show

2. THE gREAT bRiTisH bAkE Off

BBC1, 8pm There are just five bakers left and, in what’s turned out to be a highly competent but not wildly inspiring field, it’s hard to pick a winner. In a curiously unyummy week, bakewise, technical skills are stretched to the limit by advanced dough techniques, At least there are doughnuts to feast your eyes on – never a bad thing.

3. scOTT & bAiLEy

UTV, 9pm This sharp police drama cannily mixes the private lives of our two heroines Janet (Lesley Sharp) and Rachel (Suranne Jones) with the crime stuff – it’s a toss-up as to which is messier – so tonight we can look forward to Rachel’s car crash of a mother causing aggro, just when she’s trying to prove she’s on top of a murder case with homophobic undertones.

4. cRAckAnORy

Dave, 10pm There’s a melancholy edge to the welcome return of this adult spin on Jackanory – one of tonight’s storytellers is the late Rik Mayall, in one of his last TV outings before his death. Mayall storms through the tale of a prescient weatherman with a trademark madcap glint in his eye, draining every last drop of drama from the story. It’s a fitting sign-off from a great comic talent.

5. THis WORLD: TERROR AT THE MALL

BBC2, 9pm It’s a year since masked gunmen, part of an extremist group, opened fire on shoppers in the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, causing

4 Crackanory Legend Rik Mayall’s sad sign-off

5 This World: Terror At The Mall Survivor doc

yOuR guiDE TO THis EvEning’s EssEnTiAL viEWing terror in the heart of Kenya’s capital. This new documentary pieces together that fearful day from security camera footage and hears from some survivors who feared for their lives.

6. THE JOb LOT

ITV2, 10pm This comedy set in a jobcentre has been demoted from ITV to ITV2 for its second series but the cracking cast, including Russell Tovey and Sarah Hadland, work overtime to score some decent laughs. As we sign on, office underling Carl (Tovey) is squirming under the

mistaken impression that he’s slept with the boss. We’ve all been there.

7. THE MEn WiTH MAny WivEs

C4, 10pm Polygamy may be illegal but some Muslim men take ‘co-wives’, a practice permissible under sharia law. Hasan has three wives and here both he and his partners explain the benefits of a domestic set-up that will seem alien to many.

8. OuR ZOO

BBC1, 9pm Just when it looked like embattled

George Mottershead (Lee Ingleby) had turned a corner, an escaped bear threatens to undo all his good work… This animal cracker of a drama is an emotional rollercoaster, the cast joined this week by one Lady Goodman – played by the marvellous Celia Imrie – who could just be the answer to George’s prayers.

9. OH yOu PRETTy THings: THE sTORy Of Music AnD fAsHiOn

BBC4, 9pm What are the punks of yesteryear wearing now? The second part of

this look at pop fashion catches up with, among others, Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, who now sports a suit rather than bondage trousers.

10. TODAy’s fiLM: nEbRAskA

Sky Showcase, 10pm Bruce Dern shines in Alexander Payne’s 2013 road movie, which steers a path between nostalgia and comedy. On the surface it’s the story of an old man losing the plot as he tries to claim a bogus lottery win – but the true story is of a bond between father and son.

ROSS MCDONAGH on the new Star Wars series that will be a pleasant surprise to hard-core fans

’m standing beside Boba Fett in the foyer of Lucasfilm Headquarters in san Francisco. if you had told 12-year-old Ross while he was playing X-Wing alliance on his gateway PC that he would one day be standing here, well he wouldn’t have flinched because he was pretty engrossed in X-Wing alliance. But 32-year-old Ross thinks it’s pretty cool. We have a whole year and a bit to

go before we finally get to see JJ abrams’ star Wars Episode Vii Rise Of the starkiller. no, that’s not really the new title, i just made it up, but see how excited you just got? i’m here today to check out the new tV series, star Wars Rebels – set to premiere on disney Xd next month – that will tide us over till then. if you are a star Wars fan but are thinking ‘meh, new kiddie stuff, not worth watching,’ then mistaken

you are. set between Revenge Of the sith and a new Hope, star Wars Rebels tells the story of the first sparks of the rebellion against the evil Empire. and while yes it is a cartoon, yes it is for kids and yes it is made 37 years after the original, it is pure star Wars. despite almost four decades of technological advancement, the makers have meticulously strived to recapture the feel of the original trilogy – and have nailed it. it looks like it, sounds like it and – if you are Force sensitive – it feels like it. the question i have to ask Joel aron Cg, Lighting and VFX supervisor is, why bother with all of these little details for a show aimed at people who weren’t even born when its source came out? ‘all of the stuff we are doing is for the people who pay attention to what it is. the work we put into this, all the little details, every tiny subtlety, is really a reward for the people who have invested time in their lives to it,’ Joel says. ‘and i understand that now as a parent to a five-and-a-half-year-old little girl – who is dressed as ahsoka at her camp today – i will sit with my daughter Charlie and i will watch executive producer dave Filoni these tV shows and i will instantly be rewarded or not rewarded by what chuckles. ‘and i’m like, “Well how old were i’m watching with her. you when you first saw star ‘that’s how our show is; it’s Wars? Yeah, you were six. an homage to everything You were a kid!”’ the that is star Wars. it’s beauty of star Wars is there for the kids to everybody can watch love and discover and enjoy it.’ The makers have the same way that and as if you we discovered it.’ strived to recapture needed any other and that is the the feel of the original reason to check it difficulty of out, the art director helming something trilogy – and have is from shankill! as iconic as star after seeing the nailed it’ Wars: you have a lot premiere, the first thing of people to please. i have to ask Killian ‘it’s funny to me, the Plunkett is about the 40- and 50-year-olds that inquisitor. described as darth say, “oh don’t make it for kids”,’

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Out of this world: Agent Kallus in Star Wars Rebels

Nuttin’ to joke about Comedian Conor Drum on how serious illness prompted him to take to the stage with his new show Nutjob

Five years ago i had a nutjob. You’ve heard of a boob job? Well it’s the same idea. i went a bit Hollywood, i got some work done. although getting a fake ball was a choice, the circumstances that caused the situation was not. i had testicular cancer. i had found a lump; a nightmare for anyone. Within days of finding it i was awaiting surgery to have a removal. it wasn’t a pleasant experience, but i got off very lightly. i had caught it early so managed to dodge the chemo, opting instead for intensive monitoring. during that period i began doing stand-up. i figured because i’d been through something a lot scarier and because i’d made an idiot out of myself on many other occasions, how bad could it be? it was bad

at the beginning of course. Plenty of stammering, rookie mistakes and cold sweats, but i learned quickly. i’d been doing acting for years before, which gave me a good grounding for being on stage and i worked hard at it. Unlike acting, where you wait for the phone to ring, with stand-up you can just go and do it. after a cautionary all-clear i moved to London to give the comedy and acting a proper go. it’s hard work but thankfully things are moving in the right direction; i’m getting more and more gigs and booking more jobs. not quite enough to live off yet, so in the meantime it’s ‘would you like chips with that?’ i’m just back from the Edinburgh Fringe. i did a full run of my comedy show nutjob. in it i tell of my experience with testicular cancer. although it’s a not a particularly funny topic, i think i managed to make the show lighthearted and funny. it went very well. the venue was full almost every day.

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Edinburgh was fantastic. it’s hard work but an amazing experience. i’m just about recovered from the many late nights and the terrible diet. One day i asked for a salad with my pie, the woman serving me looked at me like i had two heads and said: ‘there’s a bit of mushroom in that pasty – that’ll do you.’ Nutjob runs at The International Bar on Wicklow Street until Saturday. Tickets, €9, from www.eventbrite.ie

In his element: Ross has been a huge Star Wars fan since childhood

Vader’s attack dogs, inquisitors are sent to deal with Force-sensitive beings and surviving Jedi. although we only get a hint of the one in the form of a hologram at the end of the premiere feature-length episode, you will notice what looks to be a circular lightsaber hilt on his back. ‘the inquisitor’s saber is a Force Unleashed weapon that didn’t get used,’ he tantalisingly hints… but he won’t tell me how it works. ‘all will be revealed. it does a lot, frankly. You can butter your toast with it, walk your dog.’ i can’t help but smile. two decades in a galaxy as far, far away as san Francisco, and Killian hasn’t lost a fraction of his thick accent.

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Could you hack five days alone in a wild forest with no food or phone? Jini Reddy took on a solo wilderness quest in the Pyrenees

’m stark naked – bar a sun hat – in the French Pyrenees, surrounded by waist-high ferns. Beyond them lie dense forest and a setting sun, ribbons of orange cloaking chains of more peaks. most people come to the Pyrenees, which separate France and spain, to hike, climb or ski. me? I’m on a solo wilderness quest. It’s just me and my tent for five days. there’s not a soul about – not a human one, that is – for miles and, bar six bottles of water, I’ve no food. Neither do I have a phone or watch. Like growing numbers of people, I’m keen to venture solo into the wild, to connect deeply with nature and quiet a need for belonging that can’t be answered amid the distractions of modern life. It’s a Native american idea – apparently, if you radically trust in nature (both your own self and the wild, green sort ‘out there’), you will return with profound insights into your life path – and has been organised by Basque-american shaman manex Ibar and John P milton, the first ecologist to have been on the staff of the White House. the first few days are spent with the other participants at manex’s rustic chic farmhouse beyond the sleepy village of arcangues, outside Biarritz, preparing for our time in the wild. When the day of my solo journey dawns, I set off from the foothills of the mountains, a two-hour drive from the house. manex carries my water but as we hike along a mossy forest trail, he tells me quite cheerfully that the Yeti lives here.

Lonesome tonight: Jini Reddy had just her tent and a few wild horses for company I nearly wail in fear. I learn that local mountain folk believe the creature dwells on Gorramendi peak and sightings are considered a blessing. a minute after we reach my eyrie, manex waves goodbye with a casual ‘see you down the mountain in five days’. Within minutes of setting up camp, wild horses gallop through the ferns. But I’m still not quite ready for some Yeti love. as I drift off in my tent that night I hear an unearthly, disembodied whisper, millimetres away. the hairs stand up on the back of my neck and I’m, well, terrified. Eventually, thankfully, it stops. Yeti? Nature

A superfood to beet First it was pak choi, then it was kale, now beetroot is the vegetable in the limelight. By Vicki-Marie Cossar OnCe confined to jars of vinegar, the beetroot was generally only seen in summer salads. But since it has been revamped as a superfood, top chefs are incorporating it into their dishes: Heston Blumenthal serves it as jelly, while international chefs use it in everything from sorbets to samosas. A well-known source of folic acid, potassium, magnesium and iron, plus vitamins A, B6 and C, a large beetroot is one of your five-a-day. Tesco says demand for beetroot

juice has soared by 1,500 per cent since last year and it now stocks beetroot soup, pie, crisps and various dips. ‘Beetroot is a wonderful addition to a healthy balanced diet,’ says Aisling Pigott of the British Dietetic Association. But while some research suggests eating it may improve exercise performance, improve blood flow and lower blood pressure, Pigott says none of the health benefits are evidencebased and research is in its early

spirit? my overactive imagination? I’ve no idea but never have I been so pleased to see the dawn. In daylight, I breathe easy. It’s baking hot, so I strip off. I nibble on the first of my two emergency apples (and six nuts) to keep hunger pangs at bay – the fasting is meant to open up the senses. I’m getting through my water at an alarming rate, so head down the hill to drink deeply from the river. that night, in contrast to my first, I emerge from my tent to a sky full of stars and everything feels peaceful. On day three, three vultures – a sign of purification, manex later

stages. ‘Beetroot is rich in nitrites, which our body converts into nitric oxide, which improves blood flow by relaxing and widening blood vessels,’ she says. ‘This increases the amount of oxygen being sent around the body, therefore improving exercise performance and exercise stamina. ‘Studies are variable but show

tells me – circle above my tent. I stare at them, rapt, then at the daisies around my tent. On day four, I develop a craving for linguine and feel irrationally angry so I beat a stick, hard, on the earth, and find myself snarling like a wolf. Worries fade. I nap and watch the sun arc across the sky. With very little to distract me, I realise how rich my life is. and yet I can’t totally defeat boredom. When it descends, I crawl into my sleeping bag and wait for nightfall and the oblivion of sleep. On the last day I wake up to discover my tent is engulfed in cloud and drizzle. my spirits

promising data. The enlarged blood vessels also promote blood supply to the brain and studies suggest this may be associated with lower levels of dementia later in life.’ Beetroot is also rich in flavonoids and antioxidants. ‘These can promote immunity and prevent illhealth and possibly suppress the development of some types of cancer,’ adds Pigott. Beetroots are sweetest during their peak season, from July to October, so get in quick while there’s still time.

plummet. Heaving a heavy rucksack down the mountain in my weakened state is torture. But when I meet manex at the bottom, I burst into tears of gratitude.

FEW hours later, having refuelled on nuts and fruit, we gather around a cromlech, an ancient megalith stone circle, for a plant spirit medicine ceremony involving the san Pedro cactus, a ‘healing’ plant that is said to awaken consciousness and amplify connection to the natural world. It comes in the form of a vile-tasting green powder, which I cough and splutter down. We walk with it coursing through our veins all day, up and down the mountains in the sunshine. the rest of the group are in high spirits but I, on the other hand, merely feel oddly dreamy and cry for six hours straight. It’s alarming but also cathartic; manex tells me it is a good sign, that my heart is opening. that night, back at the farmhouse, after a hot shower and a feast, a switch flips: I feel more alive than I ever have. a month on, and I still do. I’m already planning to do it again.

Jini flew from London with Ryanair (ryanair.com) and travelled with Bio Energetica on a Pyrenees vision quest (€1270, bio-energetica.org). That includes all meals when at the farmhouse, qigong and t’ai chi tuition, plus pick-up and drop-off to Biarritz airport. During winter you can also travel to Costa Rica, Tulum, Mexico or Mallorca, Spain.

wheels

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pARis MOTOR sHOw It’s an even-numbered year, so that means car manufacturers and enthusiasts from around the world will be heading to Paris rather than Frankfurt this autumn to see what the motor industry has in store. Both new production and concept models will be on show from October 4 to 10. Many European and world debuts are slated for this year’s event, including the new Suzuki Vitara compact SUV, the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT and the Volvo XC90. Here are a few that have caught Joanne Ahern’s eye

Opel Adam

Mazda MX-5 roadster: Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the fourth-generation MX-5 will have its European show debut in Paris.

City car: opel has unveiled the new opel adam rocks, which arrives in Ireland next month. the new model differs from the original adam as it’s higher, has distinctive body cladding and a folding ‘swing top’ canvas roof. Prices start from €18,995.

Renault Eolab ZE Hybrid concept: This car has nearly 100 technological innovations designed to deliver ultra-low fuel consumption of 1litre/100km. Innovations in this car will gradually appear on production Renaults before 2020. Renault says ys the concept ept pr previews a feasible compact car within the next decade.

ford focus

Peugeot EXALT concept: Featuring ‘newspaper wood’ in the interior, this concept has a bare steel exterior blended with a shark skin rear end. It also has an electric scooter stowed below the boot to make ‘getting around town easier’.

Toyota C-HR: compact crossover hybrid concept

Jaguar XE dressed in fashion designer Stella McCartney’s Spring 2015 Superhero print. This one is scheduled for launch, though without the superheroes.

Small Family Car: the new Ford Focus will go on sale here in november, with prices starting from €20,295. new technologies include SYnC2 infotainment system, a simpler Satnav system and perpendicular, cross traffic and park-out parking assists for drivers who find car parks difficult.

Volkswagen passat

Large Family Car: the new Volkswagen Passat will go on sale in Ireland for January 2015 delivery. Prices for the new model, which has a brand new design, will start from €27,295.

REViEw: THE sEAT LEOn sT fR It looks like a normal car, it feels like a normal car, but the new Seat Leon is far from it. Joanne Ahern takes a look

t’S another step closer to a selfdriving car, with the help of the combined optional Lane assist and adaptive cruise control systems. What it is: Fast, attractive-looking, sporty five-door estate Styling: Sleek and elegant-looking, our test car was a standout apollo Blue colour. the interior is plush and sporty, with low-down bucket seats in the front and sports seats in the back. Comfort: Very comfortable, great leg room back and front, sports seats in the back are a nice touch. Storage is also very good in this car and the boot is large.

Transmission: 2.0litre 150hp petrol and automatic Driveability: Very good. three drive modes – Drive, Sport and manual. Sport was my favourite. It handles well, is nippy in traffic and is easy to park. It is missing the fun factor, though, probably because despite its sporty look and feel, it’s not a hot hatch. Technology: the combined optional Lane assist and adaptive cruise control systems in

the test car brings this one step closer to a selfdriving car. rather than alerting the driver when it feels the car veering out of its lane without indicating, Lane assist works to actually keep the car within its lane – if you’re lightly holding the steering wheel, you can feel the car making minor steering corrections as you’re driving along. at this stage it doesn’t work on corners and you will hear a beep if your steering is getting too lax. adaptive Cruise Control, meanwhile, takes cruise control one step further, allowing the car to automatically keep pace with the car in front. Put simply, if the vehicle in front slows down, your car will automatically slow down to maintain a set distance and likewise if the car in front speeds up, so will yours, within the set cruise control speed, while Lane assist keeps the car within its lane. Price: From €20,545. Prices for the DSG automatic Fr model I was driving start from €30,365, with optional extras in the test car bringing it to just over €34,000.

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music

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Alt-J won the Mercury but were soon labelled boring nerds. Not fair! writes Amy Dawson

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don’t think we’d get very far if we tried to do what Rita ora does – just turn up at events and look sexy,’ says Joe newman, lead vocalist for Mercury Prize-winning indie act Alt-J. ‘nobody wants us to collaborate on an Adidas collection – however much we’d like to.’ Yet despite being ignored by the fashion world, the band are now huge: 2012’s An Awesome Wave sold a million copies worldwide and, having played dublin’s modestly proportioned olympia theatre less than 12 months ago, they’re now headlining the vast 3Arena this weekend. Alt-J’s complex, layered and genre-wrangling alt-rock has won them wide praise. their even gutsier and more varied follow-up, this Is All Yours, features a Miley Cyrus sample on Hunger of the Pine and a song inspired by a scene from the film Alien. despite all this, they seem to have nailed success without the fame – they have a surpisingly low-key media presence and, thanks to their amiably normal looks, are rarely recognised on the street. But what goes up must come down and a tailwind of bitchy backlash brought Alt-J crashing back to earth after their Mercury high. Critics accused them of being boring and geeky. Even Bryan Ferry stuck the boot in, I know loads of quipping that they people say they were a ‘celebration of normality.’ have us on their Given how fun Low-key: Alt-J’s ‘normal’ looks and clothes mean they are rarely recognised in public ‘sex playlist’ and I the band is to meet, love that idea It all become too was very proud of the band and the us, which was quite cool, I guess. and how relatively ly We turned up in our own clothes, in much for bassist Gwil album that we made.’ out-there Alt-J’s music It may be a cheesy cliché but for every way.’ there is a fruitier side to Sainsbury, who quit the Sainsb is, such charges seem Alt-J it really is all about the music. the band, however. new single band in January. unfair, even if the craziest ‘It wasn’t like this big trauma, it ‘We never had anyone give us an Every other Freckle features audatour antics they seem to get up are drunken games of catch with a wasn’t a surprise, exactly,’ insists image,’ says Unger-Hamilton. ‘And cious lyrics such as: ‘I’m gonna bed player/vocalist Gus we got quite big quite quickly, so into you like a cat beds into a beanhalf-full bottle of water. (though keyboard perhaps I’m just hearing the edited Unger-Hamilton. ‘Going on tour, we ended up wearing mostly top- bag/turn you inside out and lick version – they are now mates with talking to the media – it all got him man to the Mercury and stuff like you like a crisp packet.’ ‘I know,’ says lyric-writer newdown. But it’s worth saying that he that. there was no campaign behind Miley after all.)

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mAking An entrAnce OTHeR DeBuTS WHO SCOReD THe MeRCuRy The XX – XX (2009) The gothy-garbed South Londoners’ debut album mixed dusky dubstep and r’n’b sounds into sparsely beautiful tunes, full of quiet tension and hushed harmonies. A rare genuine

game-changer, it sounded like not much that had ever come before – but has spawned a multitude of imitators both good and bad. Dizzee Rascal – Boy In Da Corner (2003) At the tender age of 17, the British grime MC born Dylan

Mills became the first rapper to snag the Mercury. Now that he’s mostly to be found making bouncy chart-toppers with the likes of Calvin Harris, it’s worth remembering that ‘Mr Rascal’ was once spitting hard, dark, and innovative bars.

The Klaxons – Myths Of The Near Future (2007) One of the most ‘zeitgeisty’ winners the Mercury has ever had, this rock’n’rave act almost single-handedly ushered in the neon-tastic nu-rave scene that dominated the charts for ages to come. The Klaxons are a serious Marmite act and many were shocked to see Amy Winehouse beaten for the prize that year.

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boring? us? THe ALT-j TOuR RiDeR Clean socks Fruit pastilles... ‘they’re good for your voice’ A really grim, sweaty cheese plate A f***load of yoghurt that nobody ever eats

Avocado Coconut water Local beer, especially in the US Vine-ripened tomatoes, specially requested by Gus

man when I ask him about it with a slight blush, ‘It’s pretty tasty, eh?’ Unfortunately for gossip wranglers, it’s not a personal account – or so he says. ‘It’s a story, not written from personal experience. I think everyone probably has obsessions on some level but this is right at the top of the scale. I know that loads of people say they have us on their “sex playlist” and I actually love that idea, but not necessarily with Freckle… the lyrics are a bit rich!’ With a Mercury already in the bag, I wonder what they hope to achieve with their follow-up. ‘We want people to react a bit like you,’ says newman. ‘We don’t want them to forget the first album but we want them to think that this is fresh, and that we’re moving forwards.’

Alt-J play the 3Arena on Sat, altjband.com

puzzles

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METROSCOPE by Patrick Arundell Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

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Some dazzling energies light up the heavens today, and these may help you to showcase your talents. Yet you might want to be unfettered by the politics that often go hand in hand with working closely with others. If you can, focus on individual pursuits and talents.

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golf ryder cup

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Rookie Gallacher urged to embrace ‘unique’ pressure by DAnny GRiffiTHs remember the guys he’s playing with are equally as nervous. ‘He’s got to go out there and get over those first-tee nerves and go and play. It’s match play and that’s the tough thing, it’s 18-hole match play, and when you’ve got 24 of the best players in the world anybody can beat anybody. That’s just the way it is, and that’s what makes the Ryder Cup so exciting.’ Clarke, from Portrush in Northern Ireland, remembers the weight of expectation when he played for Europe at the K Club in Dublin eight years ago. ‘We as professionals when we come under pressure, we rely on our routine, that’s what we do. We practise our routine, should that be one wag of the club

and two looks down the fairway, or once in behind the ball, or whatever. And that’s what gets us through the biggest pressure situations we face in our career. ‘For me, especially at the K Club where it was even more pressure for me than in normal circumstances, you rely on your team and hope for the best. I went through my routine and I still had no idea if I was going to top it, duff it, or hit it sideways. I had no idea. ‘Thankfully it went straight down the middle but you know routine is what we all go back to when we are under pressure.’

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DARREN Europe’s Ryder Cup behind Paul McGinley as . les captain at Gleneag backed Colin The 2011 Open champion lders when the ho Montgomerie to lead the t insists he has no action starts on Friday bu ment of his grievance with the appoint . fellow Northern Irishman ley’s five viceGin Mc of Clarke is not one experience but he captains despite his vast Paul whatsoever, I th said: ‘I have no issue wi tain. think he’ll be a fantastic cap nded. He will leave no stone unturned and has mi lly ica tist sta y rything brilliantly.’ ‘Paul is ver yers. I’m sure he will do eve pla the all of ct pe res the got

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Speaking from experience: Clarke offered Gallacher, inset, some advice

STEPHEN GALLACHER has been advised to ease any pressure on his rookie shoulders by soaking up every moment at Gleneagles this week as it will be one of the greatest experiences of his life. The Scot has enjoyed the best year of his career, finishing 15th at The Open and claiming his third European Tour win when he became the first player to defend the Dubai Desert Classic title. He failed to gain an automatic place on Paul McGinley’s European team by just one shot but his form was so good he was picked as one of three wild cards, pushing former world No.1 Luke Donald out of the frame. Gallacher, 39, is the only Scot in action and hails just 35 miles from Gleneagles. And he has been told by Ryder Cup stalwart Darren Clarke to relax and enjoy the monumental contest. ‘What’s he going to experience? It’ll probably be one of the most memorable experiences of his golfing career, if not the most, because the Ryder Cup is a very, very unique, special event,’ Clarke said. ‘I’ve been fortunate, lucky to lead a major, to come down the stretch and to win an Open Championship. But for me the Ryder Cup is that little bit more pressure than anything I’ve ever been involved in. ‘For Stephen to take it in up close to his home, it will be incredibly special for him. He’ll be nervous but he has got to

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Little City jibe is no big deal for Blues

CHeLSea have shrugged off the ‘small team’ taunt of Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini, and are happy to let their statistics do the talking. Pellegrini likened the approach of Jose Mourinho’s side to Stoke following Sunday’s 1-1 Premier League draw at the etihad Stadium, when Chelsea record goalscorer Frank Lampard rescued a point for City. assistant first-team coach Steve Holland, undertaking media duties before tonight’s Capital One Cup third-round tie with Bolton in place of Mourinho, said: ‘Chelsea have scored 16 goals in five matches this season, while, without being petty, Manchester City have scored eight in five. Twice as many goals in five matches. ‘Jose has always been very clever tactically against the bigger clubs. Last year proved that. I’m sure he’ll continue down that line. ‘I don’t think there’s any need to respond beyond that. ‘We’ll just continue with our work

Busy summer: Van Gaal

Van Gaal urged to ‘carry on spending’ Phil Neville reckons this summer’s big spending by Manchester United will need to be repeated in two transfer windows before the club can be seen as title contenders again. New United boss louis van Gaal’s splashed £150million on Angel di Maria, luke Shaw, Ander herrera, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind and Radamel Falcao this summer. Absent from that list, though, was an out-and-out central defender, and former

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and try to win as many football matches as possible.’ Sunday’s draw was more useful for Chelsea than City, with the Blues now five points clear of the champions as they look for a first title since 2010. Bolton, meanwhile, are opponents who come with some nostalgia for Chelsea. Two goals from Lampard at Wanderers secured the 2-0 win in

2 League Cups Jose

Mourinho has won with Chelsea – in 2005 and 2007

2005 which confirmed Chelsea’s first title in 50 years. Chelsea finished four points behind City in the first season of Mourinho’s return but Holland feels the team is now better equipped to challenge. He added: ‘Last year we hoped. This year we believe. There’s a difference. This year there is a greater belief than last year. We feel the depth and balance we have in the squad. ‘Physically, mentally, tactically, the team has progressed and the team is ready to put on a real challenge. But we know other clubs feel the same.’

‘I am sure Smalling will come good and I’ve faith in Jones’

Tactical master: Chelsea boss Mourinho

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Courtois not offered a blank Cech in keeper battle

GOALKEEPER Petr Cech could make his first Chelsea start of the season against Bolton tonight. Thibaut Courtois has replaced Cech (pictured) as first-choice but Blues coach Steve Holland insists

neither has received any guarantees. ‘It will be judged on merit on a week-to-week basis,’ he said. Midfielder Ramires is out of the Capital One Cup tie with a muscle injury, while striker Diego Costa

(hamstring) is unlikely to feature. ‘A small group I’m sure have been frustrated in the first couple of weeks not to have played more and will get an opportunity to show what they can do,’ said Holland.

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Neil seeks to add one more Pal 3 Newcastle Neil WARNOCK plans one more addition to his Crystal Palace backroom staff after bringing in Ronnie Jepson and Kevin Blackwell. Former Sheffield United boss Blackwell will fulfil a watching brief, similar to the role Gerry Francis played under Tony Pulis. Palace host Newcastle in the Capital One Cup tonight, with Warnock expecting fans’ protests calling for boss Alan Pardew to be sacked to fire up the visitors. ‘it will mean a lot to Alan,’ said War-

Support team: Warnock nock, who will resist overhauling the side that won 3-2 at everton on Sunday, although defender Brede hangelaand is set to start.

players are out of tonight’s Crystal Palace trip through illness. Tim Krul, Yoan Gouffran and Papiss Cisse (pictured) have been struck down by a virus and did not travel south.

United stalwart Neville said: ‘i know United have spent £150m but i think there’s another two transfer windows of similar amounts of money needed – maybe £100m – before they can even think about the title. ‘There were no world-class centre-backs out there [this summer]. That’s why in the next two transfer windows, United might still be looking for that world-class defender.’ however, of United’s current centre-backs, Neville said: ‘i am certain Chris Smalling will come good and i have faith in Phil Jones. They’ve bought of a lot of foreign players [but] you don’t get rid of your english spine.’

No sw-Irvine big decisions WeST Brom boss Alan irvine says he is willing to make the big decisions after replacing Jonas Olsson with Joleon lescott for Sunday’s 1-0 win over Spurs. irvine (pictured), whose side face hull in the Capital One Cup tonight, said: ‘Jonas is a top professional but he has made a couple of uncharacteristic mistakes which proved costly.’

Fifa plans time-out for head injuries FiFA may allow a three-minute break if a player suffers suspected concussion. The plan will be

discussed by its executive committee in the wake of several players trying to play on with head injuries

at the World Cup. A Fifa spokesman said: ‘it showed the role of team doctors needs to be reinforced.’

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O’Neill gets his squad strait after rocky start Republic of ireland boss Martin O’Neill has named a provisional 37-man squad for next month’s euro 2016 qualifiers against Gibraltar and Germany. Veteran Shay Given is included again as one of five goalkeepers, while there is a return for Rotherham midfielder paul Green, who was injured last month. but there is no place for the West Ham defender Joey O’brien, who was forced to withdraw from the party for the friendly against Oman and the opening Group D qualifier which took place in Georgia earlier this month. O’Neill said: ‘i am looking forward to meeting up with the squad in two weeks’ time and preparing for two very important matches.’ Given will hope for an opportunity to added a 127th senior cap to the 126th he collected against Oman, although Millwall’s David Forde got the nod in Georgia, while Sunderland skipper John O’Shea will become the latest man to reach a century of caps for ireland if he plays in both games.

Ready for the challenge: Martin O’Neill is preparing his squad for the qualifiers

by pARAic MORgAN ireland launched their bid for qualification with a last-gasp victory in Tbilisi as everton midfielder Aiden McGeady capped perhaps his best display yet for his country with a late winner, having earlier given them the lead. Newcomers Gibraltar, who were trounced 7-0 at home by poland last month, are unlikely to prove as troublesome at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on October 11 as the Georgians on their own pitch, but the trip to Gelsenkirchen which follows three days later will arguably be the toughest of the entire campaign. The Republic were paired with the reigning World champions Germany in the qualifiers for this summer’s finals in brazil and were thumped 6-1 at home in a result which almost cost then manager Giovanni Trapattoni his job, and 3-0 in cologne in the return under caretaker Noel King.

Changed: Graeme McDowell

Rory and me? It’s just not the same as it used to be Graeme mcDowell says the nature of his relationship with rory mcIlroy has totally changed, but denies that their legal dispute is responsible. The 35-year-old says it is just that his fellow Northern Irishman’s brilliance means the younger man may have outgrown their partnership. mcDowell said: ‘He’s the world’s No.1, a four-time major champion. The dynamic between him and me is changed forever. He would now be the leader and perhaps the dynamic doesn’t work as well as it did.’ mcDowell insisted that the legal dispute between mcIlroy and his former management company, that still represents mcDowell, had strengthened their bond. He added: ‘we’ve both come out of the other end of that probably better friends than we were going into it. our personal issues aren’t a problem this week.’

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