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TRACK RECORD: (L-r) Gerry Dalton, Assistant Station Manager for Hueston, and Patricia Bermingham and Joe Brophy from Hazelhatch and Celbridge Station look raillyy pr proud as Hazelhatch is named Overall Best Train Station in Ireland as well as Best Commuter Station at the annual Iarnród Éireann Best Station Awards. Malahide won the title of Best Dart Station of 2014. The awards were presented by Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe

Security fears: Snapchat images have been stolen

by dominiC yeaTman The €8billion company denied its security was at fault and pinned the blame on third-party apps downloaded by users. A spokeswoman said: ‘We can confirm that Snapchat’s servers were never breached and were not the source of this leak. ‘Snapchatters were victimised by their use of third-party apps to send and receive Snaps, a practice that we expressly prohibit in our Terms of Use precisely because they compromise our users’ security. ‘We vigilantly monitor the App Store and Google Play for illegal third-party apps and have succeeded in getting many removed.’ The leak will pile pressure on Snapchat, which has come under intense scrutiny amid claims it is allowing an epidemic of underage sexting. Earlier this year a group of hackers published the phone numbers of 4.6million Snapchat users in the US, claiming they wanted to raise awareness of security issues.

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Half may be pics from child accounts AT LEAST 200,000 Snapchat photos – some of children as young as 13 – have been stolen and posted online by hackers, along with some usernames. Many of the nude images appeared on the Internet message board 4chan, where stolen explicit images of Jennifer Lawrence were posted last month. The app allows users – at least half aged 13 to 17 – to send photos which are supposed to be automatically deleted within seconds. But it is feared hackers have been collecting images for years after accessing a Snapchat client app containing a 13GB library of messages which people thought had been wiped.

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Church changes tone on gay rights THE CATHOLIC Church revealed a dramatic shift yesterday with the release of a Vatican document which stated that homosexuals had ‘gifts and qualities to offer’ and asked if Catholicism could accept gay people and recognise positive aspects of same-sex couples. Roman Catholic gay rights groups around the world hailed it as a breakthrough, but church conservatives called it a betrayal of traditional family values. The document, prepared after an assembly of bishops, said the

church should challenge itself to find ‘a fraternal space’ for homosexuals without compromising its doctrine on family. While the text did not signal any change in the church’s condemnation of homosexual acts or gay marriage, it used less judgmental and more compassionate language than that seen prior to the 2013 election of Pope Francis. ‘Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer the Christian community: are we capable of welcoming these people, guaranteeing to them a further space in

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our communities?’ asked the document. ‘Are our communities capable of accepting and valuing their sexual orientation without compromising Catholic doctrine on the family and matrimony?’ it asked. The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (Glen) here welcomed the document, saying: ‘We hope that the Vatican and the Irish Catholic Church will take the opportunity to support current proposals by the Irish Government to bring legal certainty and security to these families.’

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Caliente: Penelope Cruz on the Esquire cover

Musos Fancy iggy for awards

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Hot Penelope Cruzes to top of sexy chart PeneloPe Cruz is the latest to be crowned Sexiest Woman Alive. The Spanish actress, 40, has topped esquire magazine’s annual list of desirable famous females – taking the crown from Scarlett Johansson. Cruz told the magazine that her work choices have changed over the years. She said: ‘I had an attraction to drama. I felt tempted to explore the darkness. I could not be less interested now.’

Sexiest women alive 2004 Angelina Jolie

Fancy pants: Australian rapper Azalea is the lead nominee at the American Music Awards, up for six awards at the November 23 event which takes place at Nokia Theatre LA picture: paul a. Hebert/ invision/ap, File)

2005 Jessica Biel 2006 Scarlett Johansson 2007 Charlize Theron 2008 Halle Berry 2009 Kate Beckinsale 2010 Minka Kelly 2011 Rihanna 2012 Mila Kunis 2013 Scarlett Johansson 2014 Penelope Cruz

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by jOAnnE AHERn AustrAliAn rapper iggy Azalea scored the most American Music Award nominations with six nods, including artist of the year as well as best hip-hop album and single (for Fancy). singers John legend and Pharrell Williams and pop star Katy Perry were not far behind with five nominations, followed by new Zealand’s lorde with four. English pop star Charli XCX and singer Jason Derulo announced the nominations in five categories on the ABC early news show Good Morning America. Charli XCX will also perform at the three-hour awards ceremony for the first time. the november 23 show will be broadcast live from the nokia theatre in los Angeles. the American Music Awards nominees and winners are chosen by the public, who vote online and via twitter. Azalea will vie with Perry, Williams, lorde, legend and Beyoncé for artist of the year, a category that has been increased from five to ten nominees this year. Country singer luke Bryan, rapper Eminem, alternative rock group imagine Dragons and boy band One Direction also received nods in the category. the artist of the year nominees will be whittled down to five based on fan votes.

BuBBLEs AnD squEAk As kiLLER sEAguLL sTRikEs in LOnDOn Mine: The gull grabs its prey by the neck pictures: Medavia

eeing them dive div for or fish, eat e holidaymakers’ ymakers’ chips or WE’RE used to seeing dispossessing small children of their lollipops. But this seagull is making mealtimes a macabre experience xper e – by dragging pigeons to t a lake to drown them before feasting sting on the remains. The killer gull was w seen in action at London’s Hyde Park by amateur photographer Johanna van de Woestijne. ‘It’s one of the most violent things I have seen,’ she said. ‘I felt I had witnessed a murder.’ Birdwatcher Ralph says alph Hancock Hanc ys the gull has been mur echnique for f fivee years. y xper say ay the behaviour is using the murderous technique Experts unusual for black-backed gulls, which usually eat small fish and seabird chicks.

Struggle: The gull drowns the pigeon before feasting on it

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Workers to get respite in Budget 2015

Ireland’s hard-pressed taxpayers are set for the first easing of austerity in seven years when tax cuts are announced in today’s payback budget. October 14, 2014, will go down as a watershed in a painstaking economic recovery, four years since a banking collapse bankrupted the state and less than a year after emerging from a multi-billion euro international bailout. The most significant change for workers will be a cut of 1 per cent in the top rate of tax to 40 per cent. Insiders said families and middle-income earners will be boosted with the threshold on when the higher levy kicks in set to rise by €1,000 to €33,800. sources also confirmed the longawaited respite will spread to the deeply unpopular Universal social Charge (UsC) – a burdensome tax on all earners. an optimistic report published last week looks set to pave the way for last-minute reform of the UsC bands – currently the first €10,036 has a 2 per cent levy; the next €5,980 has a 4 per cent levy; and there is a 7

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Court trial following RTE investigation

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per cent charge on anything over that. ‘There is now significant room for manoeuvre, more than people thought initially,’ a source said. The easing of tax on earnings means the Government is essentially banking on increased disposable income driving consumer spending. exports are already well above forecasts, and advisers and regulators have offered glowing reports on the economic recovery in the last month, with one suggesting Ireland will have the fastest growing economy in europe next year. elsewhere, it has been privately conceded that a tax credit or relief will be introduced to alleviate the cost of newly imposed water charges. Finance Minister Michael noonan takes to his feet in the dáil at 2.30pm followed by a second speech by Minister for Public expenditure and reform Brendan Howlin, to outline spending plans for 2015.

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ReeSe WITheRSpOON admits her latest film role acted as a tonic to her drunken arrest last year. The 38-year-old – pictured last night at a screening of Wild at the

58th BFI London Film Festival – opened up about making the flick. She said Wild, which tells of a former heroin addict, put her own problems in perspective.

A DUBLIN crèche at the centre of an RTÉ investigation last year is now being prosecuted for breaking child protection laws. The Links Creche and Montessori Ltd, and its director Deirdre Kelly, are to go on trial as a result of the TV documentary Breach Of Trust. The producers of the programme provided the Child and Family Agency (CFA) with more than three dozen hours of secretly filmed footage which is to form a major part of the prosecution’s case. The CFA alleges that the crèche breached regulations by not preventing practices that were ‘disrespectful, degrading or exploitative’, Judge John O’Neill heard at Dublin District Court yesterday. The Links Crèche and Montessori Ltd, at Abington Wood, Malahide, and Ms Kelly, from Saint Olaves, Kinsealy, are charged with breaking the Childcare Act and pre-school services regulations. On conviction, the court can impose fines of up to €1,300 as well as suspending one from running a childcare facility.

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Dewani was a ‘single gay man’ on site SUSPECTED murder conspirator Shrien Dewani described himself on a dating website as a ‘single gay man’. The businessman, accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife, used the profile Asiansubguy, and chose ‘gay’ as his orientation, according to Simon Johnson, a former manager at the site. Mr Dewani also selected ‘no’ in the section asking if he had disclosed his sexuality publicly. Mr Johnson told the court in Cape Town Mr Dewani’s profile indicated he was looking for a single gay man, a single bi man, a gay couple or a group.

Mountain tension... An Indonesian man watches as Mount Sinabung erupts, in Tiga Kicat, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Mount Sinabung is among about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia, and has sporadically erupted since 2010 after being dormant for 400 years

Dopey dealer’s ditch backfires

A DRUG dealer was left covered in €20,000 of heroin after his attempt to ditch a stash during a police chase went wrong. Tabraiz Hussain tried to throw a 1kg bag of the drug from a car window – but it ended up in his lap. The 34-year-old from England was jailed for eightand-a-half years at Teesside crown court yesterday.

Breath tests in pubs ‘stop pre-loaders’ INCREASING numbers of latenight UK pubs are bringing in breathalysers to prevent ‘preloaded’ customers from being allowed on to their premises. Venues have introduced the equipment in order to help avoid clashes when door staff decide whether a person is too drunk to enter. The crackdown follows the increasingly popular practice in which people drink large quantities of cheaper alcohol at home before heading for their town’s pubs and clubs.

Banksy mural ruined by notso-clever Dick

Banksy’s Art Buff has been defaced just two weeks after it appeared on a wall in a seaside town in the UK. A vandal with rather less skill than the anonymous graffiti star has spray-painted a large penis on to its plinth. Visitors have flocked to admire the stencil-style ‘guerilla’ art in Payers Park, Kent, England. The damage is not permanent because clear plastic sheeting was placed over the work.

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Ebola ‘world’s most acute health crisis’ of our time The ebola outbreak is ‘the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times’, the World health Organisation (WhO) has said. But economic disruptions can be curbed if people are kept adequately informed to prevent irrational moves to dodge infection, it added. Director-general Margaret Chan said World Bank figures show 90 per cent of the economic costs of any outbreak ‘come from irrational and disorganised efforts of the public to avoid infection’. Staff at the organisation ‘are very well aware that fear of infection has spread around the world much faster than the virus’, she said in a statement

by cOn DOHERTy read to a regional health conference in the Philippine capital, Manila. ‘We are seeing, right now, how this

virus can disrupt economies and societies around the world,’ she said. Ms Chan added that adequately educating the public was a ‘good defence strategy’ and would allow gov-

Ebola ‘in UK by Christmas’ SCREENING for ebola will begin at Heathrow airport today – as the UK health secretary warned the deadly disease could arrive in Britain by Christmas. Jeremy Hunt said checks would begin at Terminal 1, before being introduced at Gatwick and

Eurostar terminals. He told the House of Commons there would be a ‘handful’ of cases hitting the UK in the next three months. Screening with temperature checks and questionnaires will be for those coming from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

ernments to prevent economic disruptions. While bracing for ebola, health officials should continue to focus on major health threats including noncommunicable diseases, she said. Last month, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon urged leaders in the most affected countries to establish special centres that aim to isolate infected people from non-infected relatives in an effort to stem the spread of ebola. The ebola epidemic has killed more than 4,000 people, mostly in the West African countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, according to WhO figures published last week.

Artist highlights global genocide HIGHLY acclaimed US artist tist and poet Richard Tuttle has brought the ‘first piec of the 21st century’ piece y’ to the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in London. The 15-tonne I Don’t Know. The Weave Of Textile Language resembles a 24m by 12m aeroplane, featuring fabrics made in a mass-production Gujar , India. factoryy in Gujarat, Tuttle, 73, said of the work (pictured, right): ‘Not to be over dramatic but I’m going to raise the issue of genoc and how w much genocide genoc genocide happened in the 20th century. ‘I wanted to be a pilot and I passed everything but then I realised that what they wanted me to do was fly over Vietnam and drop bombs on innocent children and villagers. And I just went crazy.’

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‘certainly surprising’ LAID-bAck keanu Reeves admits it was his LA home last into e when two women brok confronted an old ear50-y The th. mon MATTHEW intruder in the library and days later in bRODERIck has given another female went skinny dipping ing wife Sarah Jessica Parker his pool. ‘It was an interest the green light to meet ex weekend, last month. Everybody’s Robert Downey Jr after he Ok, which is nice.’ both women were said he would love to see his picked up by the police. old flame again. ‘Of course!’ the 52-year-old told Us Weekly.

Thom: Iveta and I are s d n ie r f d o o g y r e v t s ju Thom Evans insists he has not been secretly tangoing with Iveta Lukosiute behind the scenes on Strictly come Dancing. the former rugby star says the pair are ‘just very good friends’ despite the 34-year-old letting slip she wouldn’t mind bedding the hunk. ‘I think obviously the press try to hype it up a lot,’ he said of the endless romances and affairs that have ensconced the bbc1 show over the years. ‘From what I’ve seen, it’s all very friendly. ‘As for myself and Iveta, we’re just very good friends. She’s got an amazing personality off the dance floor. ‘We really get on – that’s it,’ the

Rudd gives Banks a run for her money

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HUNGER Games star Elizabeth Banks says sex inequality has made Paul Rudd the actor she aspires to in her career. ‘He’s gotten way more opportunities than I have,’ she told US Elle.

29-year-old ex-Scotland player said. Evans, who first found ‘celebrity’ fame when he dated kelly brook, moves said learning dance y awa ld wor is a from the horrific neck injury that ended his sporting career in 2010. ‘I was devastated when my rugby

career was cut short,’ he recalled. but one door shuts and so many more have opened since then. ‘I am so grateful to do such an amazing show as this. I’ve been very lucky.’ Evans, who stepped out at the Attitude Awards in London last night, also revealed he has plans to become an actor and recently had some ‘really good auditions’ in Hollywood. ‘That’s still firmly the plan. For me, though, I’d love to do a play here or some kind of work in England before anything else happens.’ Eye candy: Evans

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MEL c has branded today’s female pop acts ‘vulgar’ and ‘narcissistic’ and targeted Rihanna over her skimpy ways. The former Spice Girl said she was forced to shield her daughter from RiRi’s saucy antics. ‘My five-year-old daughter loves Rihanna. but she has no idea what her idol looks like because there is little footage of Rihanna that I’m happy for her to see,’ the 40year-old said. ‘We need female artists to be authentic.’

Simon’s digs would never be tolerated if I was a girl Louis on Cowell’s ‘bullying’ tactics

ouis Walsh has accused simon Cowell of bullying him on The X Factor after he was left two acts down following the first weekend of live shows. The 62-year-old irishman says Cowell, 55, will gladly sling insults at him on live TV but wouldn’t dare be mean to a female act such as outgoing hopefuls Blonde Electra. ‘i’m always the fall guy on the show. i think it’s my job. it would probably be perceived as bullying if you do it to girls. it’s oK to do it to me. he does what he wants. But when it’s so public on the show i gasp. i never know what he will say,’ Walsh told Guilty Pleasures from The X Factor’s Wembley studios. The judge also took offence over criticism of his

two acts that got cut from the live shows after Cowell branded Blonde Electra’s exit ‘obvious’ and blasted overload Generation for being a group he didn’t believe in. ‘simon was really harsh and it is tough on them,’ the veteran said. ‘i’m shellshocked. absolutely shellshocked. i didn’t expect the boys... there was no way i thought the boys were going to go.’ The longest-serving X Factor judge also predicted stephanie Nala’s X Factor days are numbered even though she survived a sing-off against boyband act overload Generation. ‘i thought steph was going home,’ he said after Nala bagged her place in the series singing the Brandy song have You Ever. ‘i don’t think she’s a star. i think she will go next week or the week after.’

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Loan scam: Jonathan Gilbert, nicholas Pomroy, Matthew Robinson and ringleader Mark Entwistle Pictures: ins

Crooks made €38m on mortgage con

AN AIRLINE pilot and a crooked lawyer plotted with pals to rake in more than £30million (€38m) by taking out multiple bogus mortgages on strangers’ homes in the UK. The four men conned lenders by pretending to buy homes of householders who were unaware their properties were being used in the scam. Victims lost their homes and the solicitors’ firm where the lawyer was a partner went bust, with the loss of 70 jobs, as a result of the conspiracy. Sentencing the gang following a 26-week trial, Judge Martin Beddoe told them: ‘This was very well orchestrated, professional offending over a long period of time, using and abusing the identities of others.’ Virgin Airways pilot

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social justice warriors: President Michael D Higgins, accompanied by president of nUi Maynooth ynooth Prof Philip nolan, examines Power To The People by Jenny Barker at the launch of social Justice Week. The image was shown in the sUas social Justice Photo Exhibition as part of a programme of lectures, talks workshops and exhibitions Photo: Keith ArKins

Two firms chosen to run JobPath employment scheme THE TánaisTE has announced the two preferred companies for the provision of JobPath, the Government’s new employment programme. Turas nua Ltd and seetec Business Technology Centre Ltd will provide additional employment services along with the Department of social Protection’s own employment services. They will provide 1,000 additional staff in approximately 100 outlets across the country to assist the long-term unemployed in

finding employment and training opportunities. seetec will operate in Dublin and in the northern half of the country including towns and cities such as Galway, sligo and Dundalk. Turas nua Ltd will serve the southern half of the country including the cities of Cork, Limerick and Waterford. The new programme aims to help 115,000 long-term unemployed jobseekers return to work over its duration and produce significant expenditure savings.

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Mark Entwistle, 47, solicitor Jonathan Gilbert, 48, and mortgage brokers Matthew Robinson, 42, and 58-yearold Nicholas Pomroy were jailed for a combined total of 34 years.

Southwark crown court in England heard Entwistle, the ring leader in the fraud, lived the high life with gambling trips to Las Vegas and bought himself a motor boat. Judge Beddoe called him ‘pathologically dishonest’.

Pistorius is a ‘broken man’ after killing Oscar PistOrius is a ‘broken man’ after killing girlfriend reeva steenkamp and has already suffered emotionally and financially, a psychologist called by the Olympic runner’s lawyers testified yesterday ahead of his sentencing. Dr Lore Hartzenberg gave the testimony ahead of Pistorius’ sentencing for culpable homicide, and it was almost immediately characterised by the chief prosecutor as lacking balance. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel also expressed shock after a defence witness suggested Pistorius be sentenced to occasional house arrest and community Waiting: Pistorius service for shooting dead his girlfriend. after Dr Hartzenberg described how Pistorius had suffered since the Valentine’s Day killing last year, Mr Nel noted that the double-amputee athlete likely still has the chance to rebuild his life and possibly continue his career, whereas reeva steenkamp is dead and her family is devastated. ‘We are now dealing with a broken man, but he is still alive,’ the prosecutor said. He asked the psychologist what she knew about Ms steenkamp. ‘Do you know anything about her dreams, what she wanted to do in life?’ he said. Later a social worker from south africa’s correctional services department, who was also called to testify by defence lawyers, suggested Pistorius should serve a three-year correctional supervision sentence for negligently shooting Ms steenkamp. that would include periods of house arrest but no prison time,

by cHRisTOPHER TORcHiA and allow Pistorius to train and attend athletics meets again. Mr Nel said that suggested sentence was ‘shockingly inappropriate’ and described it as ‘no sentence’. Judge thokozile Masipa was hearing evidence on the first day of Pistorius’ sentencing hearing, which is expected to last several days. after listening to testimony from witnesses called by both the defence and prosecution, Judge Masipa will decide on Pistorius’ sentence. it can range from a suspended jail sentence and a fine to as many as 15 years in prison. Judge Masipa last month found Pistorius, 27, guilty of culpable homicide but not guilty of both premeditated murder and murder in his killing of Ms steenkamp at his home. several police officers stood guard on the dais where the judge sat yesterday amid concerns about her security. Judge Masipa’s verdict last month drew criticism from some south africans who thought Pistorius should at least have been convicted of a lesser murder charge on the grounds that he knew a person could die when he fired four bullets through a toilet door and into a small cubicle, killing Ms steenkamp. Prosecutors said Pistorius had opened fire in anger after the couple argued. the runner testified that he mistook Ms steenkamp, a 29-year-old model and budding reality tV star, for an intruder who was about to come out of the toilet and attack him. Dr Hartzenberg said the athlete had lost the woman he loved, his reputation, friends, his income and sense of self-worth after what he said was an accidental killing.

Man admits to Cork cocaine plot

8th arrest made in murder inquiry

A MAN has admitted to being involved in a plot to smuggle around €127million in cocaine into the UK. Stephen Powell, 47, from West Yorkshire, England was charged with conspiracy to import cocaine following the seizure of around a tonne of the drug on board a yacht off the coast of Cork last month, in an international operation involving the Irish Naval Service. Powell pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared by video link at Leeds Crown Court yesterday. Powell’s father John Powell, 70, Benjamin Mellor, 35, and Thomas Britteon, 28, were also charged by An Garda Síochána with possessing cocaine with intent to import after they were detained on the yacht. They have appeared at Cork District Court.

GARDAÍ investigating a murder in Clondalkin have made a further arrest, it was confirmed. A 25-year-old man was last night being detained at Ronanstown Garda Station. His arrest brings to eight the number of people that have been questioned in the investigation into the murder of Dean Johnson in west Dublin in August of last year. The 21year-old was shot dead at Harelawn Green in Clondalkin on August 24, 2013. Mr Johnson was initially wounded in the upper torso before falling to the ground. The gunman fired another 13 shots into Mr Johnson, mostly to his head. Gardaí are still conducting searches in Dublin and Kildare in connection with the incident.

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Swanning around... Dancers Angela Revie, who is the Black an, and Ryoko Ryo Swan, Yagyu, gyu, who is the White Swan, from Ballet Ireland’s Swan Lake, which will be touring the country from October 24 until December 21 with a stop in the Gaiety Theatre from November 21-24. Picture: Photocall ireland

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Complete chocolate satisfaction Chloe Scott tries top recipes to make the ultimate chocolate and raspberry tart

TOP Of THE cHOcs

Use chocolate with a high cocoa content (75 per cent or over) for baking. Green & Black’s or chef’s favourite Valrhona will give good results and both use cocoa beans from reputable origins.

iving with a chocoholic can be tricky. My husband is so addicted to the stuff that regardless of where i hide my own stash for those times when i fancy a nibble, he will sniff it out with all the skill of a bloodhound. This inevitably leaves me having to go without because he’s wolfed it down behind my back. in an effort to satisfy his craving – and buy me some time to find a better spot to squirrel away my own supply – i decide to investigate how to make the perfect chocolate and raspberry tart.

THE cAsE

OlI jOneS

There are a few options for the case – rich buttery pastry, pâte sablée, shortcrust, gingernuts even. From Richard Corrigan’s recipe (used in C4s Cookery School) i mix utter – 125g a fair amount of butter – into 250g of plain flour with sugar and add twoo egg yolks. it’s The key is shortbready and to choose plump buttery but on the and brightly crumbly side. next, i try Michel coloured fruit, as Roux Sr’s rather combined raspberries do not gallic version of with melted continue to ripen chocolate and butter as a base bu once picked raspberry tart made on finecooking. with pâte sablée com. i try the (Desserts, Quadrille). The equi irish equivalent, pâte sablée is lovely ly and ginger nuts. The base is crumbly, almost like a shortcrust, a bit flimsy but the flavours are in but it’s a lot richer than Corrigan’s. blissful harmony with the filling it’s made from 100g icing sugar and and it’s lighter than the others. two egg yolks with 250g plain flour Upping the quantity of butter and 200g butter. The more butter, strengthens the base, making it glue the better as it boosts flavour and together better and giving it the crunchiness but there’s too much luxuriousness i’m looking for. pastry for my needs. Tart king Eric Lanlard (cake-boy. PERfEcT bERRIEs co.uk) adds cocoa powder to his pastry. The outcome is burnt umber, To create a perfect tart, i need to find the perfect raspberry. i want a goth tart almost. it’s dramatic and fruit that is ripe and full of flavour not too jaw-clenchingly sweet but but not squishy. a little wintry, so there is room for i try to get my hands on different improvement. varieties rieties to test My breakthrough comes when – deep, red i spot crushed ginger snaps

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Fragile little fellows Raspberries are fragile and should be handled with care. They are also highly perishable so remove any mushy ones before refrigerating and eat within a day or two. They freeze very well and your best bet is to spread a single layer on a tray and freeze until solid before transferring to single

portion freezer bags. Raspberries are prone to becoming oming damaged and misshapen if wet. If you’re going to be serving them whole, it’s best not to wash them if you want them looking pretty.

Tuck in: Chloe’s chocolate and raspberry tart with a base flavoured by ginger nuts

glen Ample berries perhaps, or Tulameen, reputed to be big, juicy and flavoursome. But the only punnets i find don’t specify which variety they contain. All i can do is select the best looking fruit and cross my fingers. The key is to choose plump and brightly coloured fruit, as raspberries do not continue to ripen once picked. Avoid berries with their hulls intact as they will be under-ripe and tart. As with all berries, check raspberries for signs of mould or spoilage.

THE fILLIng

Lanlard and Corrigan have simple ways of making ganache filling – gently heat cream and melt in dark chocolate. That’s it. Corrig Corrigan’s is a real choc-fest – 200ml of double cream and 400g of dark chocolate. Lanlard uses 200g of dark chocolate with the same amount of single cream. Once the they’ve cooled, i prefer the slightly softer consistenc consistency of Lanlard’ Lanlard’s 200g:200ml ratio. Roux Sr recommends using good quality dark chocolate, preferably va valrhona, with 70 per cent cocoa solids. i tend to agree. Jamie Oliver has been known to add cardamom to his filling. Milk and cream is infused with the spice, then heated with chocolate over a bain-marie before sugar and

Chloe’s recipe IngREDIEnTs serves 6-8

You will need a 24cm diameter tart tin with removable base 250g ginger nut biscuits ♦ 175g butter ♦ 200g dark chocolate, chopped ♦ 200ml single cream ♦ 200g raspberries ♦ 50g stem ginger, very finely chopped ♦ 6 cardamom pods, skin discarded METHOD step 1 Melt 100g of the butter in a saucepan over a low heat. Break up the ginger nuts. You can do this by putting them into a plastic bag and bashing them with a rolling pin. To finish, put them in a food processor and grind until they are powder. Add the melted butter to the mix and stir. step 2 Press the ginger nut crumb mixture firmly into the

egg yolks are added to make a chocolate custard. The technique is quite a faff and seems unnecessary. The tart has to be cooked twice: once with the shell on its own then

bottom of the tart tin and up the sides. Place the tin in the oven for 10min. Remove.

step 3 Heat the single

cream in a pan with the cardamom pods, then remove from the heat. Stir through the chopped chocolate until it has melted. You may need to put it back over a low heat for a few seconds. Once it’s all combined, stir in the 75g butter until it melts and the ganache comes together.

step 4 Sprinkle the stem ginger over the base of the tart. Pour the still warm chocolate ganache on top. Carefully place the raspberries, nudging them gently into the soft chocolate. step 5 Chill for 2hr in the fridge before serving. Remove from the fridge at least an hour before eating.

again with the filling. All in all, it creates a lot of extra washing up. The cardamom is a nice addition but i’m keeping it simple and just adding it to the ganache.

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Dog-mad diva Mariah Carey is said to spend €36,000 a year keeping her eight canines in the manner to which they are accustomed – that’s regular spa visits, a full-time groomer and a chauffeur for when their little legs get tired. But you don’t need to be an A-Lister to show your pooch you love them: just a few quid, time and new book Pamper Your Pooch, by artisan Rachelle Blondel, which includes ways to make everything from fabric balls to bow ties to bed baskets so they can nest, play and look generally adorable. It also comes up trumps at feeding time too, as these recipes attest – rustle these up, then brace yourself for a deluge of wet-nosed love and affection…

Dog biscuits Makes 15-20

Bake some wholesome goodness for your pooch by making these homemade dog biscuits. Made with carrots, coconut and peanut butter, they will be loved by your dog and you can be assured they are getting a healthy, natural treat too.

MAKES 6 MUFFIN-SIZED CAKES

Everyone loves a cake on their birthday so why not indulge your dog with a little treat on theirs? Banana and honey cakes, baked individually so your pooch doesn’t overdo it, are a delectable treat when topped with a delicious cream cheese and peanut butter frosting. Go to town with sprinkles and doggie choc drops and make your dog’s day extra special. Ingredients

2 bananas ♦ 2tbsp rapeseed oil ♦ 1 egg, lightly beaten ♦ 3tbsps natural yoghurt ♦ 1tbsp honey ♦ 200g wholewheat flour ♦

Ingredients

2 carrots peeled and roughly chopped ♦ 150g oats ♦ 1tbsp coconut oil ♦ 1tbsp peanut butter ♦ 2 eggs ♦ a spoonful of chia or flaxseed, optional. Method

1tsp bicarbonate of soda Topping for 1 cake

1tbsp cream cheese ♦ 1tbsp peanut butter ♦ doggie chocolate buttons (please do not use normal chocolate as it can be extremely harmful for your dog) ♦ sprinkles ♦ flags

Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4 and line a large baking tray with baking parchment. Place the carrots and oats in a

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food processer and blend until both are finely chopped. Add the coconut oil, peanut butter and eggs, blend again, then empty the mixture into a bowl and chill for 30 minutes. Place teaspoons of the mixture onto the baking tray and carefully flatten with a spoon. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Place on a rack to cool and then store in an airtight container for up to one week.

Doggie pops Makes 24

These yummy frozen snacks will keep your hound chilled and entertained for a while and are quick and easy to prepare. Ingredients

1 banana, sliced ♦ 1 apple, cored and chopped ♦ 5-6 strawberries ♦ a handful of mint leaves ♦ 200ml natural yoghurt ♦ a spoonful of flaxseed oil, optional ♦ mini bones or chew sticks, optional Method

Place the fruit, mint, yoghurt and flaxseed oil, if using, in a blender and blitz until creamy and smooth. Pour into silicon mini muffin tins or any other suitable container – small yogurt pots sat on a tray are ideal – and place upright in the freezer. After about 30mins, check to see if they are starting to firm up and then (if using) pop a bone or chew stick in each one. If the pops aren’t frozen enough to support the bone, leave them to freeze for a while longer. Leave overnight, then remove the pops from the container and place in a freezer bag for easier storage.

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1 The Revolution Will Be Televised with Heydon Prowse

2 Euro 2016 Qualifiers Keane and O’Neill’s men take on Germany

1. The Revolution Will Be Televised BBC3, 10.30pm

Our favourite anarcho-comedians target Google with a killer sequence offering students the latest gizmo, Google Brain. Fox News is also lampooned in this politically slanted sketch comedy. It’s hit-and-miss but when it’s good, it’s totally on the money.

4 Long Lost Family Davina McCall catches up with previous participants

2. Euro 2016 Qualifiers

RTÉ2, 7pm It has been an interesting build up to this daunting trip to Germany for Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane’s squad. Firstly there was Germany’s shock defeat to Poland, as well as Ireland’s flattering 7-0 demolition of Gibraltar. And then news came that Germany would be without midfield lynchpin Christoph Kramer. None-the-less, the Boys in Green face an uphill task, one that Roy Keane has demanded they don’t simply defend against for 90minutes. One can only live in hope...

3. Human Universe

BBC2, 9pm Brian Cox continues his ambitious quest to find answers to the big questions by turning his mind to the roots of human existence? It’s a slightly trippy mix of science and philosophy that floats from Mars to Japan, taking in all manner of theories and evidence along the way. His conclusion: there are more questions than answers. And that’s the point.

4. Long Lost Family: What Happened next

UTV, 8pm The final catch-up episode of the emotionally draining reunion show brings us up to date on how three sets of siblings have been getting on since they were treated to the full Davina McCall/Nicky Campbell hankie moment. No, don’t get us started all over again…

5. Today’s Film: Moon

BBC4, 9pm This impressive 2009 debut from

Moon Sam Rockwell loses his mind in outer space

Human Universe Brian Cox asks the big questions

YOUR gUiDE TO THis EvEning’s EssEnTiAL viEWing Duncan Jones, son of David Bowie, is science fiction with a distinctly human edge. Sam Rockwell stars as an astronaut who suffers an identity crisis as he nears the end of a solitary three-year mission.

6. The Apprentice

BBC1, 9pm It’s been a while since Alan Sugar got to growl ‘you’re fired’ – and we’ve missed this display of rampant ambition and boardroom backstabbing. This time, the 20-strong field includes a hypnotherapist and a social worker. And a chap called

Robert who doesn’t wear socks with his suit. That won’t go down well…

7. Homeland

RTÉ2, 10.30pm After decidedly iffy outings for Carrie and co in seasons two and three of this US thriller, Season Four kicked off in promising fashion last week. Wisely, the writers have dispensed with the character Brody and are instead concentrating solely on Carrie (Claire Danes), the show’s most interesting commodity. Ensconced in Kabul, Carrie has a whole new set of trials to negotiate.

8. spandau Ballet: True gold

UTV, 9pm To mark their 35th anniversary in the biz, Gary Kemp and bandmates bag an hour of prime-time to flog their back catalogue. It’s a free ad for the ‘comeback’ of a band that taste forgot. To be filed under the category of ‘kitsch fluff’.

9. Budget ’15 – Tonight with vincent Browne special

TV3, 11pm It’s great to have VinnyB back to full

health and growling at Ireland’s political class each night. Tonight, he takes them to task over Budget 2015 live in studio. Surely they’ll ditch the USC, right? Right?

10. Wilderness Walks with Ray Mears UTV, 7.30pm Likeable lumox Mears canoes his way along the pictureesque Thames Path in England, travelling almost 250km from source to sea. Wildlife joins him at every paddle stroke of the journey, including iridescent kingfishers and tiny water voles.

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The big release Alien: isolAtion 18 (360/PS3/XO/PS4/PC)

ilm-makers generally have a tricky time with sequels and prequels, juggling the crushing weight of fan expectations and greedy studios hell-bent on making massive profits. Video game developers walk a similar tightrope. so when plans were announced to resurrect the alien franchise, you could hear the collective groans from diehard devotees. However, unlike previous outing aliens: Colonial marines, alien: isolation focuses on the narrative and disturbing moodiness that propelled the original movies into the sci-fi stratosphere. The aim of the game here isn’t to mow down as many Facehuggers and Xenomorphs as humanly possible but instead to stealthily survive the clutches of a lone, deadly alien. The story picks up where the original film left off, in so much as warrant officer ellen ripley’s daughter amanda is tasked with tracking down the flight recorder of her mother’s doomed Nostromo ship that vanished some 15 years earlier. amanda ripley must scour space station sevastopol – a much larger setting than Nostromo, but brilliantly recreated with the same retro-futuristic tech alien fans will be familiar with – in search of clues to her mother’s fate. Fans of the survival horror genre will not be disappointed with alien: isolation, which requires stealth, patience and silence if gamers are to avoid becoming a prawn

Great scott! the visual setting of the game is a faithful rendering of Ridley scott’s film classic cocktail starter for a hungry Xenomorph. This should also please fans of the alien big-screen outings as the dark, eerie and sometimes unsettling setting of the sevastopol ship sticks rigidly to ridley scott’s most famous of extra-terrestrial visions. Original cast members, including sigourney Weaver, have also loaned their voices to ramp up the realism further. it’s so creepy in fact, playing it in the dark with the sound turned up is inadvisable, especially for the generation with an ingrained fear of monsters from outer space.

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Mummy’s girl: You play Amanda, daughter of ellen Ripley from the first movie

THE bALL Is In wHOsE cOuRT? nBA 2K15 (360/PS3/XO/PS4/PC) VS nBA live 15 (XO/PS4) Every good sports sim needs a rival: Fifa has PES and EA’s Nba live franchise has 2K Sport’s Nba 2K series. EA and 2K are about to butt heads once again as updates for next-gen consoles vie for gamer court time. EA’s offering has always been lauded for its realism and the 2015 update is perhaps one of the most convincing of all, with new

scanning and lighting techniques promising players will look photorealistic at all times. The studio responsible for footie sim Fifa has added more than 100 new animations and signature moves so every NBA baller looks and feels like his real-life counterpart. Smarter AI and a focus on defensive involvement are designed to offer NBA fans an authentic experience.

NBA 2K15, meanwhile, has always been the flashy counterpart, packed full of gravity-defying leaps, bespoke passing moves and breakneck action. A bunch of improvements and new features have been added to the MyPlayer mode, including the option for gamers to scan and superimpose their face via Kinect or the PS4 Camera – not so much slam dunk, as slam hunk. LP

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1. All change in Arc 1800

The base area of Arc 1800 is undergoing serious redevelopment in an attempt to increase its already considerable appeal for families and beginners. The centrepiece of this new activity zone is a 3,800m² aquatic centre with breathtaking views of Mont Blanc but it will also include a luge track, freestyle park and dedicated beginners’ area. ● lesarcs.com

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outdoor bar and dance-floor. The venue may be new but the format remains familiar, with lounge-style music during restaurant hours followed by a cabaret show and fullon party with dancing on tables. ● lafoliedouce.com

2. Madness in Megève

It all started in Val d’Isère but, seven years on, France’s iconic après-ski

travel deals of the week n Destination: Galapagos Islands. Price: €3,870pp. Details: Jan 18-26, 2015. Ten days in Ecuador – 4 nights on the mainland/3 night luxury cruise; return flights, tours and transfers. Price does not include taxes. Contact: Tel: (0818) 204408, info@nuevomundo.ie. n Destination: Dubai and the Maldives. Price: €1939pp. Details: May 2015; 3 nights in a 5* Dubai hotel on a B&B basis, 8 nights in a 4*resort&spa in the Maldives, all-inclusive; two adults sharing. Return flights ex Dublin, taxes. Contact: www.travelmood.ie, tel: (01) 4331023 n Destination: California FlyDrive. Price: €1,399pp. Details: March 1, 2015; 13 nights; return flights ex Dublin, 2-door economy car hire and insurance, taxes and charges. Contact: www.Gohop.ie, tel: (01) 2412389 n Destination: Florida Beach and Western Caribbean Cruise. Price: €1130pp; Stateroom Upgrade: Ocean view €20pp, Balcony €255pp. Details: January 2015; 3 3*nights in Florida and 4 nights on-board cruise. Return flights ex

5. Park City becomes Epic

extravaganza, La Folie Douce (sweet madness), is as popular as ever. The latest venue is upmarket Megève, just one hour from Geneva, where the old Espace Montjoux restaurant will be transformed into a huge

Dublin. Contact: American Holidays, tel: (01) 6733894, www. americanholidays.com n Destination: Madrid. Price: €215pp. Details: February 13, 2015. Two nights in a 4* hotel. Return flights ex Dublin, accommodation on a B&B basis, taxes and charges. Contact: GoHop.ie, tel: (01) 2412389 n Destination: Fuerteventura. Price: €379pp. Details: October 18; flight/return airport transfers. Seven nights 2* self-catering, taxes & charges, 20kg checked baggage, rep service. Contact: Sunway, tel: (01) 2311800 n Destination: Classic Mediterranean Cruise. Price: €1279pp; stateroom upgrade: balcony €225pp, suite €2590pp. Details: June 2015. Seven-night cruise. Return flights ex Dublin, taxes and transfers. Contact: American Holidays, tel: (01) 6733894, www.americanholidays.com n Destination: Lanzarote. Price: €499pp. Details: October 18; 7 nights 2* S/C accommodation. All taxes/charges, 20kg checked baggage, rep service. Contact: Sunway, tel: (01) 2311800.

3. Baby Mammoth not extinct after all

June Mountain, a scenic 30-minute drive from big brother Mammoth in California’s Sierra Nevada, is to reopen following a two-year closure. Best suited to families, it will offer 35 trails and expanded beginner terrain parks. ● junemountain.com

4. Eastern promise

South Korea is the new hot – or should that be cold? – spot for Ski Safari this season. It may not be the most obvious skiing location but, as host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, the region clearly has plenty to offer. Yongpyong is the country’s original resort and will host most of the alpine action. Nearby Phoenix Park is better geared up for families and offers tubing and night-skiing. Either way, you can stop over in South Korea’s cosmopolitan capital, Seoul, or even combine your trip with a few

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Eastern rising: Dan Martin reacts after his stage victory picture: afp photo

Dan Martin won stage four of the tour of Beijing yesterday as Philippe Gilbert retained the overall lead entering today’s final stage. the Birmingham-born irishman surged clear in the final kilometre of the 157km route from Yanqing to the summit finish at Mentougou Miaofeng to triumph by two seconds from a three-rider group which included Belgian Gilbert. Martin (Garmin-Sharp) is second in the overall classification, with Gilbert (BMC racing) in possession of a three-second lead in the race which finishes at the Olympic Park.

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no double-points fears for Hamilton as he eyes prize by cOn DOHERTy Lewis HamiLton is refusing to allow any negativity regarding Formula one’s controversial double-points rule this season mire his positive thinking in his quest for the title. From the nadir of Belgium, where Hamilton retired after being hit by mercedes team-mate nico Rosberg, he has replied with a run of four straight victories, with the latest in Russia on sunday. a 29-point deficit at the end of the spa race has been turned into a 17-point advantage, with a second championship firmly in his sights. But the remarkable fact of this campaign is Hamilton could win the next two races – so opening up a cushion that in past years would guarantee him the title – yet still miss out on the crown. the potential saving grace for Rosberg, who has won only four races to Hamilton’s nine this season, is the double points on offer for the likely titledecider in abu Dhabi on november 23. it is a regulation introduced by F1 supremo Bernie ecclestone at the end of last season that was immediately condemned by drivers and fans alike. Yet the purpose for which it was designed by ecclestone, to ensure a title fight could go all the way to the wire, looks set to come to fruition, which will almost certainly be to his delight. Hamilton, though, has no intention of considering the possibility of any ‘what

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Who’s the man?: Hamilton celebrates after Russian Grand Prix picture: reuters ‘there’s no point thinking what if this if’ scenarios such as punctures or technical failures. happens or that happens, or what hap‘For me, it’s important not to put any pens if he wins. there’s no point thinknegative energy or concern out there, ing those things. i honestly think that’s and there’s no need to be concerned the wrong way to look at it,’ he said. because i’ve the utmost belief in this Hamilton has become only the fourth team and the car, and i’m in the best driver in F1 history to win nine or more form of my life. although you never grands prix in a year, joining michael know what lies ahead, you deal with it schumacher, sebastian Vettel and nigel mansell. as it comes.

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MerCeDeS motorsport boss toto Wolff is to offer Lewis Hamilton a new contract at the end of the year in a bid to keep him at the team beyond 2015. Hamilton’s current three-year deal expires after next season, with recent speculation suggesting Fernando alonso is attempting to engineer his way into Mercedes as a replacement. Wolff, though, has made it clear he has no intention of looking at any driver other than Hamilton as partner to nico rosberg for 2016 and beyond. Wolff’s remarks come in the wake of Mercedes clinching the first constructors’ title in their illustrious history with a ninth one-two of the season on Sunday.

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Mariano proves he sure Ken run MaRIano Mastromarino became the first argentine to win the Buenos aires Marathon in ten years but his achievement was nearly ruined when officials mistook him for an intruder. Stewards at Sunday’s race were so stunned to see him pass Kenyan Julius Karinga to take the lead at the 20-

mile mark, they assumed Mastromarino was a freshlegged interloper and demanded he stop. ‘they thought I was an intruder,’ admitted the 32year-old. ‘they shouted at me “Get out of the race. Don’t stay there, this is a race!”.’ Luckily, officials quickly realised their

mistake and cleared the way for Mastromarino to go on and claim a famous win. newcastle and argentina midfielder Jonas Gutierrez was also in the field on Sunday, the 31-year-old raising money for cancer awareness just weeks after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Unlikely victor: Mastromarino

Marussia sporting director Graeme Lowdon (right) believes the minibreak ahead of the next grand prix will allow the whole team to regroup. The past week has been mentally draining for the entire organisation following the accident in the Japanese Grand Prix that has left Jules Bianchi fighting for his life. The fact all within Marussia managed to get through the past weekend in Russia when their thoughts were far away was an achievement in itself. After running one car at Sochi as a mark of respect for Bianchi, Lowdon has confirmed they will return to two for the next event at the Circuit of the Americas.

Tinkov’s challenge ‘no publicity stunt’ cycLing Oleg Tinkov’s challenge for the four best riders to contest all three Grand Tours in 2015 for €1million is not a ‘joke or a publicity stunt’. The eccentric Russian would like to see Alberto Contador, who rides for his Tinkoff-Saxo squad, Team Sky’s Chris Froome, Astana’s Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana of Movistar race in the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana in the same year. Stefano Feltrin, chief executive of the TinkoffSaxo team, believes other sponsors would be prepared to match the funds if the challenge takes place.

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moon (right) won his second PGA Tour event as he claimed a two-shot victory at the Frys.com Open in California. The victory in the season opener breaks a long spell of indifferent form for the South Korean who failed to register a single top-10 finish in between his maiden triumph at the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship last May and Sunday afternoon.

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big match battles: ireland v germany

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THE Republic of Ireland take their 100 per cent Group D record to Germany tonight looking to cement a dream start to their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. However, the reigning world champions will be desperate to bounce back from their shock 2-0 defeat by Poland on Saturday evening and Gelsenkirchen will be no place for the faint-hearted. Here, Metro Herald Sport looks at the men who may hold the key.

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Concentration was the only issue for Ireland keeper Forde (left) during the 7-0 demolition of Gibraltar on Saturday with only one save of note to make, although he knows he is likely to be far busier in Gelsenkirchen. Muller (right), playing as a lone striker, passed up a series of opportunities to find the back of the net against the Poles as he and his teammates piled on the pressure without success, and the Republic are unlikely to be able to rely upon a repeat of that wastefulness.

Theo return set to hand Arsene boost THEO WALCOTT returned to Arsenal training yesterday following his lengthy absence with a knee injury. The forward has not played since January and the 25-year-old’s imminent return provides a boost for the Gunners, who lost Mesut Ozil to a knee injury last week. Serge Gnabry, who has been out since March with his own knee problem, is also back in training. Meanwhile, boss Arsene Wenger revealed Olivier Giroud is ‘ahead of schedule’ as he recovers from his fractured tibia.

AiDEN McgEADY v ERiK DuRM

McGeady was Ireland’s hero in the opening qualifier in Georgia, where he scored both goals in a 2-1 victory, the second at the death. His direct approach will give Martin O’Neill’s men an outlet on a night when they will be forced to defend for long periods. Full-back Durm may have something to prove after being levered off the ball by Robert Lewandowski during the build-up to the Sebastian Mila strike which sealed Poland’s famous win.

Ethics chief hits out at Fifa secrecy FIFA’S chief ethics investigator Michael Garcia has criticised the culture of secrecy at the world governing body and called for greater transparency. Garcia, who has been investigating the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, said he had been operating under conditions more suitable for ‘an intelligence agency’. He called on Fifa to publish a report on the findings which president Sepp Blatter fears would threaten witness confidentiality. Garcia said: ‘Transparency is not intended to embarrass certain individuals by airing dirty laundry. It’s the opposite.’

2 League Two bosses left their posts yesterday as York’s Nigel Worthington resigned and Tranmere sacked Rob Edwards Mark gets creative with his Irons play MARK ROBINS wants Scunthorpe to play their way out of trouble after taking charge of the League One strugglers yesterday. The Iron are stuck in the bottom four and the former Rotherham, Coventry and Barnsley manager, 44, aims to rectify that by playing an entertaining game. Robins (pictured) has been out of work since leaving Huddersfield in August and succeeds Russ Wilcox, who was sacked last week. He has signed a threeyear deal and said: ‘There’s no panic. We’ll put in a plan to not only get out of this but play exciting football.’

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FOOTBALL (7.45pm unless stated) Euro 2016 Qualifying Group D Germany v Rep of Ireland...........TV Sky Sports 5 Gibraltar v Georgia ............................................. Poland v Scotland ....................... TV Sky Sports 1 Group E San Marino v Switzerland .................................. Group F Faroe Islands v Hungary ..................................... Finland v Romania .............................................. Greece v Northern Ireland..........TV Sky Sports 2

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Keane wrote himself into football’s history books when his hattrick against the Gibraltarians took him to 21 European Championship qualifying goals and 65 for his country in total. Chances are likely to be in

far shorter supply in Germany, but the LA Galaxy frontman will need no second invitation if provided with an opening. Hummels and his defensive colleagues were unusually porous against the Poles and manager Joachim Löw will be looking for a big improvement as the Germans attempt to get their campaign back on track.

Löw hoping germany can return to heights by pARAic MORgAN

Germany boss Joachim Löw has warned his players they have gone from hunter to prey since winning the World Cup. Low’s men head into euro 2016 battle with the republic of Ireland in Gelsenkirchen tonight having ended a 33-game unbeaten run with a 2-0 defeat in Poland on Saturday, a result which followed a friendly loss to argentina and a narrow victory over Scotland. But while the manager insists the weight of success is not a burden for his team, he admits the label does serve to inspire whoever they come up against. Löw said: ‘The difficulties we are experiencing at the moment are of a type that we have experienced many times before. But generally speaking, I don’t think the position now is any more difficult than it’s always been. ‘We used to be the hunter; now we are the prey. We know that teams like Scotland will play with incredible motivation against us – but that was true even after [the World Cup in] 2010 and [euro] 2012. ‘We know the situation, we know how to get by it, but it’s no different now than it used to be.’ Germany remain favourites to top the group and will expect to right the wrongs of Warsaw against an Ireland team which has collected maximum points from a trip to Georgia and a 7-0 demolition of Gibraltar. ‘If you ask me what is the mood like now, fury is the wrong word, anger is the wrong word. But what you can feel is some kind of determination, that we really badly want these three points against Ireland,’ Löw said. ‘But there is no incredible disappointment

in the team. That would be wrong to say. ‘We have seen both the Irish games and have analysed them, and we can expect some sort of copy of Poland. There’s nothing new to us. The Irish are good fighters, they have commitment and fantastic fighting spirit, and they know how to defend. ‘They are a very well organised team, but at the same time, they have excellent players, like robbie Keane, who is very experienced and has an eye for goal, aiden mcGeady, James mcClean and other players who come from the wings and are very good at dribbling around their opponents. ‘Like Poland, they are very fast on the counter, coming from the wings and putting dangerous crosses in. ‘They come to Germany with self-confidence and with three teams being able to qualify from this group, they are in with a more than reasonable chance of actually making it to France.’ Löw said he would not make many changes, but midfielder Christoph Kramer will be missing through illness with Schalke’s Julian Drax‘Now we are the prey’: ler expected to be Germany boss Löw is wary drafted after himself of Ireland’s ‘fighting spirit’ shaking off a virus.

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Robbie: players can’t wait to take on world champions by sAM cOsTELLO Robbie Keane has told the Republic of ireland to forget the nightmares they have suffered at the hands of Germany in the recent past as they attempt to take the biggest of scalps. ireland conceded nine goals, six of them on one horrific night at the aviva Stadium, and scored only once in reply during the last World Cup qualifying campaign, with the Germans running riot on their way to glory in brazil. However, as he prepared to lock horns with Joachim Low’s men once again in a euro 2016 qualifying battle in Gelsenkirchen tonight, Keane insisted all that was history. The 34-year-old Republic skipper said: ‘To be honest with you, i don’t think the players are thinking too much about what happened in the past. We have to concentrate on what we are doing now. ‘We are certainly a different team than we were a few years ago. The players certainly haven’t mentioned it this week.

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Keane edge: Robbie and Roy chat during training at the Veltins Arena picture: inpho

‘it’s a completely different game, and we’re going into this game on a good run and with a lot of confidence. These games, you have to go and enjoy it. You have seen the stadium here – it’s absolutely fantastic. These are games that any player wants to be involved in. You are playing against one of the best teams in the world – go out and enjoy it,’ he said. ‘as long as you know what your jobs are and stick to that, go out and give it a go because you are playing against the World Cup champions. ‘We have players in this squad who are very, very comfortable in what they are doing at club level, and they and can bring it on to the international stage, there’s no question. ‘in the last two games, we have got some great results, so we are clearly confident that we can come here and get something out of the game.’ The two sides will run out at the Veltins arena in contrasting moods, with Germany desperate to bounce back from a shock defeat in Poland on Saturday a few hours after ireland trounced Gibraltar 7-0 in Dublin.

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pAsT MEETings The Republic of iReland head for Germany tonight having enjoyed success over their euro 2016 rivals in the past. however, they have not done so for some time. here, Metro herald Sport takes a look at some of the most notable meetings between the nations. Republic of Ireland 5 Germany 2, friendly, Dublin, October 17, 1936 Three years before the outbreak of the Second World War, ireland took on and defeated Germany comprehensively at dalymount park despite goals from Stanislaus Kobierski and fritz Szepan cancelling out Joey donnelly’s opener.

Tom davis levelled with a 35th-minute penalty and second half strikes from Matty Geoghegan, donnelly and davis won the day. Republic of Ireland 0 West Germany 4, friendly, Dublin, May 4, 1966 The Germans were not so accommodating when they returned to dalymount shortly before the 1966 World cup, in which they would go on to lose 4-2 to hosts england in the final. first-half goals from helmut haller and franz beckenbauer put them in the driving seat before Wolfgang overath’s second-half double.

Germany 1 Republic of Ireland 1, World Cup finals, Ibaraki, June 5, 2002 When Miroslav Klose headed Germany into an early lead, the writing looked to be on the wall for ireland. but it was then that youngster Robbie Keane made his mark on the biggest stage of all, running on to substitute niall Quinn’s flick-on to fire his side to a creditable draw. Republic of Ireland 1 Germany 6, World Cup qualifier, Dublin, October 12, 2012 This horror show at the aviva Stadium very nearly cost then manager Giovanni Trapattoni his job. ireland were dismantled in spectacular style with

Marco Reus and Toni Kroos each claiming doubles either side of efforts from Mesut ozil and Klose. andy Keogh’s late goal represented no consolation whatsoever. Germany 3 Republic of Ireland 0, World Cup qualifier, Cologne, October 11, 2013 Giovanni Trapattoni had gone by the time the Republic travelled to the Rheinenergie Stadion for the return with under-21s boss noel King in temporary charge. Sami Khedira, andre Schurrle and Mesut ozil did the damage this time, although the final goal only arrived at the death.

THE TipsTER FORwARD THinking Cristiano Ronaldo, Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski all to score tonight is 10/1 with Ladbrokes.

tartan army’s tall order against in-form poles SCOTLAND are making steady progress under the command of Gordon Strachan but the Tartan Army face a tough test tonight in Poland. The hosts are fresh from their

2-0 win over Germany on Saturday, which has thrown the Group D qualification race wide open. Poland will remember the Scots, who have lost just one of their last eight matches, beat them 1-0 on

home soil in March. This is different and Poland are 10/11 to win with William Hill, Coral, Paddy Power and Bet365, while Robert Lewandowski is 4/1 to score first Slick: Lewandowski with the latter two firms.

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Injury rules Moore out of Autumn Tests

O’Neill calls for fighting spirit by sAM cOsTELLO republic of ireland manager Martin o’neill knows the scale of the challenge facing his team in Germany tonight – and he’s counting on some fighting spirit to see the boys in Green through. o’neill recognises that ireland will have to change tack from the weekend: ‘i don’t think Germany will allow us the same sort of space to play in. but we are obviously going to encounter many different problems in the game. The Germans are world champions and they have a habit of qualifying for competitions.’ ‘We have our own plan – but best-laid plans can disappear after five minutes in a match. We are going with some confidence into the game. if we are pressed back, then okay, but if we deliberately sit in, then Germany will eventually pick us off. ‘We want to try to attack as well. it’s a

game to relish. it’s one where we want to go out and do something about the game, not just let the game disappear.’ Germany coach löw made a point of mentioning ireland’s ‘fighting spirit’ during his own pre-match press conference, and o’neill was not at all put out by it. ‘i understand that, he’s got a fair amount of fight in his team too. i wouldn’t decry those attributes, in fact, i am quite pleased that he would mention those. We are deficient in certain things, but a bit of fighting spirit, i think, pervades the team and that can help. it will not win you every game you play in, but it’s a grand start,’ he said.

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Game plan: Martin O’Neill knows his team cannot afford to sit back against a talented German side pIcTure: Inpho

Leinster prop Marty Moore will miss ireland’s Autumn test series after being ruled out of action for 12 weeks. the 23-year-old tighthead suffered a ‘bang on his shoulder’ in Leinster’s 20-3 victory at Zebre. Dublin-born Moore would have competed with Leinster team-mate Mike ross for ireland’s starting tighthead spot in november’s three-test Guinness series. the five-cap front-rower’s absence adds to ireland boss Joe schmidt’s injury problems, with sean O’Brien, Cian Healy and Fergus McFadden all out of action. ‘Marty got a bang on his shoulder,’ said Leinster forwards coach Leo Cullen. ‘He’s with a specialist at the moment but it looks like he’ll be out for around 12 weeks. ‘it’s tough on Marty. He’s been going really, really well for us and worked very, very hard over preseason to get himself in good shape. it’s going to be a big loss.’

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