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Setback for Pope in gay rights row

POPE Francis has warned that the by joanne ahern catholic church should not be afraid of change or of new challenges after a synod of bishops has missed the document urging it to accept gay opportunity to reflect and empeople was rejected. brace the very positive changThe rejection of the historic docu- es in attitude towards lesbian ment, which stated that homosexuals and gay people that have come had ‘gifts and qualities to offer’ and about over the last 20 years.’ asked if catholicism could accept gay He added: ‘There is an appetite people and recognise the positive within the catholic church to move aspects of same-sex couaway from the harsh apples, is seen by many as a proach towards lesbian setback for the Pope. and gay people. We hope The initial draft from the that ongoing discussions synod of 200 catholic will lead to change withbishops was released last in the church, building week. However, conseron the non-judgmental vative bishops vowed to approach and leadership row back on the upbeat of Pope Francis.’ tone adopted regarding separately, it has gays, cohabitation and reemerged that the Bishop marriage, saying it would of Killala only found out create confusion among that one of his priests was the faithful and threat- Sermon: Pope Francis suing an ex-boyfriend ened to undermine the over a house they shared traditional family. after he heard it on the news. Pope Francis dedicated most of his The sunday Times reported that sermon yesterday to the synod, which Ballina-based curate Fr Gabriel tackled themes such as homosexuality, rosbotham is now on leave ‘to reflect divorce, re-marriage and same-sex on his ministry’. He had sued former couples. He said the church had ‘to Franciscan Hugh crawford for a 50 respond courageously to whatever per cent share of rose cottage, a new challenges come our way’. house they shared in the Bluestack The irish Gay and Lesbian Equality mountains in co Donegal. network (Glen) described the artiOn Friday, the circuit court ruled cle’s rejection as ‘disappointing’. he should get 27 per cent of the prospokesman Kieran rose said: ‘This ceeds of any sale of the house.

GOLDEN MOMENTS: ENTS: (L-r) (L ) Chloe Wilkes, Melissa P Partridge, idge, Sinead Maguire, Georgina Dono Donovan and Rachael O’Connell from The Billie Barry ry Stage tage School jump with joy as they help launch Gold, a tribute tr to late Irish theatre legend Billie Barry, running at the Gaiety Theatre from October 28 to November 1 Picture: Patrick O’Leary

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Paris reacts to a bad case of art for arse ache Ah, ThE Place Vendôme. North of the Tuileries Gardens in Paris, it was built as a monument to the glory of the armies of Louis XIV, later destroyed in the French Revolution, rebuilt by Napoleon I, torn down again, and rebuilt again. It’s a truly historic place. Perhaps it isn’t surprising, therefore, that our cousins on the continent have not taken kindly to the – ahem – erection of a piece of inflatable ‘art’ in their historic square that bears a striking resemblance to a sex toy. The 23m-tall bright green butt plug – optimistically called ‘Tree’ by its creator – has offended Parisians so much that locals punctured the structure over the weekend and cut the wires keeping it upright, as well as venting their anger on Twitter using the hashtag #PlugGate. ‘Individuals have severed the cables that hold the sculpture in place, tak-

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ing advantage of a momentary lack of a security guard,’ said a police spokesman in the French capital. One local man even punched artist Paul McCarthy three times in the face, screaming that he is not French and his work has no place in the city. The 69-year-old American, who was not injured severely in the attack, meanwhile has insisted ‘Tree’ is ‘an abstract work’. ‘It all started with a joke: Originally, I thought that anal plug had a shape similar to the sculptures of Brancusi,’ he said. ‘The people may be offended if they want to refer to “the plug” but for me, this is more of an abstraction.’ The work was created for the International Contemporary Art Fair, which takes place in Paris from October 23 to 36.

DivERs TAkE TuMbLE in THE jungLE

TELL Gary Hunt to ‘go and jump off a cliff’ and he will probably be only too happy to oblige. He has wrapped up his fourth Cliff Diving World Series title by plunging 27m into a jungle sinkhole – performing a ‘near-perfect triple quad’ as he did so. The thrill-seeker, 30, from Southampton, England, is a former Commonwealth Games diver who decided to switch his attentions to competing in the great outdoors in 2006. The climax of the world series was held at Ik Kil cenote in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Texan Rachelle Simpson, 26, won the women’s event – held this year for the first time.

Winners: Gary, left, and Rachelle, right Pictures: getty

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Plug it out: (Main) US artist Paul McCarthy’s provocative ‘Tree’ installation, which (below, left, being cleared away) fell afoul of Paris locals after it was found to resemble a sex toy Picture: ePA

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SuperValu jobs boost

GROCERY retailer SuperValu has announced the creation of 25 new jobs through deals worth €1.2million with three Irish spirits suppliers. The jobs will be provided by Irish cream liqueur firm Coole Swan, craft cocktails maker Darling Cocktails and whiskey supplier West Cork Distillers. SuperValu managing director Martin Kelleher said: ‘SuperValu is committed to supporting over 600 Irish suppliers and sourcing locally where possible.’

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Irish Water staff who fall short can still get bonus by jOAnnE AHERn IRISH Water staff who are not up to standard can still receive an annual bonus, it has emerged. Data obtained by RTÉ’s This Week programme revealed staff who receive a ‘need improvement’ assessment are still entitled to a bonus of between 1.5 and 9 per cent, depending on pay grade. Lowest earners – from €40,000-€50,000 – can expect a bonus of 1.5 per cent if they’re deemed to need improvement, rising to four per cent for those who ‘far exceed expectations’. Meanwhile, 4 per cent is the starting point for professional or senior professional staff who earn up to the low €70,000s. Workers in this pay bracket can expect a bonus of up to nine per cent for far exceeding expectations. And higher ranking staff – those earning from the mid-€90,000s upwards – can expect a 9 per cent bonus if they need improvement, rising to 19 per cent if they far exceed expectations.

Stem cells grow ‘guts’ FunCTIOnInG human intestine has been grown from stem cells in the laboratory, paving the way to new treatments for gut disorders. Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in the uS first created tissue fragments called ‘organoids’ that were transplanted into mice, where they matured. Each animal produced ‘significant’ amounts of fully functional human intestine.

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Sexual past a fishy affair

SCIEnTISTS have made a major breakthrough in their bid to trace the origins of sex. They traced the history of vertebrate sexual intercourse to an ancient fish named Microbrachius dicki that lived 385million years ago. The fish had primitive sexual organs that allowed reproduction. Lead scientist Professor John Long, from Flinders university in Adelaide, Australia, said ‘We have these fish to thank for introducing the act of sex.’

A mugs game Olivier Struempfl breaks the unofficial record in carrying 1-l beer mugs at the Gillamoos funfair in Germany. Mr Struempfl carried 27 beer mugs over the required distance of 40m Picture: ePa

The ‘pay at risk’ reward model is based on the scheme currently offered by parent company Ervia/Bord Gáis, which said it would save it €34million over four years. As Irish Water is a newly established company, staff have yet to receive pay awards. A spokeswoman told RTÉ: ‘Pay at risk, the performance-related award, is dependent on overall company performance against the business plan, divisional performance against the division business plan and individual performance against predetermined targets.’ Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald yesterday described the company as ‘toxic’ and said it was not fit for the task of delivering water services. Pointing to a report that householders are to face a call-out fee of €188 after the free first fix, Ms McDonald added: ‘The backdrop to all this is the fact that the top-brass at Irish Water are being paid exorbitant salaries. These executives are waiting in line for gratuitous bonus payments despite the Taoiseach’s guarantees that there wouldn’t be a bonus culture in Irish Water.’

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Viagra could lift heart ills

Viagra could treat heart disease, a study suggests. in trials, the impotency pill’s enzyme inhibitor improved the heart performance of patients with a range of conditions with no adverse effect on blood pressure. The study appeared in the journal BMC Medicine. Lead researcher Dr andrea isidori, of Sapienza University, rome, said: ‘Large clinical trials are now urgently needed to build on these encouraging findings.’

From Zero to hero Miss Zero (whose real name is Sasha Frolova) of Russia celebrates winning the Alternative Miss World contest at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in London. The competition – which is open to entrants of any gender or nationality – was started by artist Andrew Logan in 1972 Picture: reuters

Boyle looks at adoption

O’Driscoll recalls night in New York prison cell

Brian O’DriscOll has revealed he was wrongfully arrested for assault. His autobiography also reveals how the shock of a friend’s death left him a sobbing wreck. The arrest happened on a trip to new York with friends to watch rEM and left him fearing he would face prosecution and a media scandal until just days before the 2009 six nations, when the case him was dropped. after the gig, O’Driscoll and two friends were accused of pushing in a crowded lift. His friend Damien O’Donoghue used his elbow in selfdefence to stop a drunk audience member from punching him. The po-

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lice were called and the man claimed he was attacked by O’Driscoll. The legendary irish rugby player – widely regarded as one of the best centres of all time – recalled the details in the sunday Times, which is serialising his book The Test. it details how he was taken to a notorious Manhattan jail known as The Tombs, where his mugshot was taken and his fingerprints entered into the Us justice system. He says he was forced to sleep on the floor alongside the ‘most wasted looking guy in the cell’ who was

‘shaking from the DTs, dribbling and moaning, twitching and farting’. The investigation hung over O’Driscoll for the rest of his holiday, turning it into a ‘nightmare’ during which he was weighed down by panic. in the book he also remembers his friend Barry, who took his own life, and tells how he began to sob when he called the man’s fiancée. after the new York arrest, O’Driscoll felt he was still not believed even after Mr O’Donoghue came forward to

clear his name. He says in the book that the prosecutors ‘suspect his [O’Donoghue’s] motives: taking a bullet for his buddy, the well-known irish sports guy’. it says: ‘Even after Damo files a sworn affidavit, absolving me of any responsibility and stating that he acted in self defence, it drags on through the summer.’ He says he was stunned the story didn’t leak to the media and was only told the case against him had been dropped ten days before the 2009 six nations.

Singing star Susan Boyle has spoken of her desire to adopt a child, saying: ‘i want to give a youngster what i didn’t have.’ The 53-yearold (right), who shot to fame after appearing on Britain’s got Talent, is said to have been considering the move for the last year. Boyle believes taking on a child would be a ‘way of giving back for me’.

Dyson turns up humidity

DySOn has branched out from vacuum cleaners and bladeless fans with its first humidifier. The gadget, which cost more than €47.4million to develop, uses patented Ultraviolet Cleanse technology to kill all bacteria in the water before it enters the air with a double dose of ultraviolet light. There are more than 275 patents and 130 patents pending on the Dyson humidifiers.

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n Four wives n Seven fiancées n Five girlfriends

Lover man caught in honey trap

A PROLIFIC lover with four wives, seven fiancées and five girlfriends has set a record for bigamy. Sonko Tijan was caught after two of his wives realised they were married to the same man. He had picked up woman all over Austria and used them for room and board. He also fleeced them for cash. The Gambian’s downfall came when he married Sonja Maier. While browsing Facebook, she found a woman with the same surname and a similar-looking husband. ‘I thought either he had a twin I

never knew about or he was cheating on me,’ she said. She contacted the woman to compare notes, which led to a call to police. Mr Tijan – dubbed ‘Austria’s biggest bigamist’ – has so far been linked to 16 different women, aged between 22 and 44. The 28-year-old was caught after being lured to Vienna airport by a woman who wanted to ‘date him’ – she was, in fact, an undercover detective.

Serial seducer: Bigamist Sonko Tijan Picture: euroPicS

Gnomes, Peter Pan and hits – it’s Love/Hate

WELL, was it good enough to make up for a dip in viewership figures? Let’s have a recap (spoiler alert!) All was not coola buala in Fran’s world in last night’s Love/Hate – besides nearly losing his life, he also lost a (previously) loyal friend. Fresh from his survival of Fran’s jailhouse attack, Nidge totally pulls the rug from under incarcerated Fran’s feet. Not only does he try to have him offed in prison (failed attempt – Fran hospitalised), he then steals his pal Dean and extracts a gem of data (involving coffins and wee) for a second attempt (under threat of death), if needed. Somehow, we think that grief-stricken Fran isn’t going to be interested in the death threat element of Dean’s decision but he could have bigger problems in the form of Ado as his convict brother Scottie loses an eye in the fracas. It’s been a ‘successful’ week for Elmo, meanwhile. After he’s promoted to chief smuggler (aided by garden gnomes) he then has a key role in Dean’s kidnapping. And of course Siobhan is still carrying

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on with new thug Paulie (soon to play Peter Pan in the Gaiety panto – I kid you not) and laughs off suggestions from DI Moynihan that she’s falling in love with him (the gangster, not the garda). No update on the status of her former love interest, Tommy, or of Love/Hate Season 6, but there is talk of a film. We wait with bated breath. Meanwhile, actor Tom Va u g h a n - L a w l o r (Nidge) has revealed that while he loves the anonymity of his adopted home in the UK, he misses Ireland. Speaking to RTÉ, the Dubliner said: ‘I do miss it. I work a lot here and I can go back and forth but I do miss it terribly.’ He’s currently treading the boards at the Abbey, playing opposite fellow Love/ Hate star Charlie Murphy (Siobhan) in Mark O’Rowe’s Our Few And Evil Days. Speaking to Metro Life last week, Murphy said: ‘He’s playing my boyfriend, where normally he’s my uncle. We get a kick out of that.’

Boot boy: Dean (Lloyd Anderson) is having a tough time of things in Series 5

Starbucks bans e-cigarettes

PeoPle who enjoy an e-cigarette with their cappuccino risk being turned away as a major coffee chain joins hotels, shops and attractions in banning vaping. Starbucks has banned electronic cigarettes after the World Health organisation said the product – touted as a healthy alternative to smoking – may have hidden dangers.

The WHo report said the vapour released by e-cigarettes contains toxins which may cause an ‘increased risk of disease and death’ among both users and bystanders. The British Medical Association supports imposing bans, with Professor Sheila Hollins, who chairs the organisation’s board of science, urging

‘stronger controls’ on their use to ‘protect others from exposure’ and avoid encouraging non-smokers from taking up the habit. However, experts argue that the WHo report is misleading as it fails to acknowledge that the risks posed by e-cigarette toxins are tiny compared to cigarette smoke, which contains tar and toxins.

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Grande: I’m no diva... criticism is just sexist I’ll stay positive in face of critics, vows singer

EFIANT Ariana Grande insists she won’t let being ‘vilified’ break her positive mentality. The 21-year-old claimed it was only since she’s been making waves as a singer that she has been criticised for being a ‘diva’. ‘I honestly don’t know where my reputation comes from,’ she said. ‘I know that it happens in the media, there are times when they build you up and then break you down. ‘I’m not really sure why, I’m just trying to focus on the positive and focus on what’s important,’ she told Guilty Pleasures at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards at London’s SSE Arena. She added: ‘I’m a very positive person so it’s funny

t h a t at t h e y ’r e calling me a diva because it’s the opposite. ‘At the end of the day, it’s just rumours.’ The Bang Bang singer’s reputation was hit after allegations that she huffed off a photoshoot in Australia, while E! presenter Giuliana Rancic said the star had ‘a little bit of a diva thing going on’. But Grande is adamant that she wouldn’t be getting such a hard time if she was a man. ‘It’s almost sad really,’ she blasted. ‘You don’t see them doing that to men. It’s gross in my opinion. ‘I’ve been acting and performing for so many years but no one tried to vilify me. It’s just lately that all of this has started happening.’

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FRAncO AccusED OF scRAp wiTH snAppER

water JaMes FrancO could find himself in hot a runwing follo e polic after a photographer went to gig. k ebac com s rey’ Del Lana in with the actor at the Pictures of an ‘altercation’ appear to show hing laug 36-year-old actor sprinting off after taking down the snapper. The man claims he suffered a back injury after the scuffle on the lawns of the Hollywood Forever cemetery. Us Police will investigate this week, TMZ reports.

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band as he enjoyed a boys’ night out with Cindy Crawford’s hubby. The newlywed star hit the town with Rande Gerber, 52, at Craig’s restaurant in West Hollywood. The heartthrob, 53, tied the knot with 36-year-old Amal Clooney last month.

says her longdistance romance with UK Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton is a struggle. The pop beauty, 36, says she can’t give up her life in the US to be with him yet. ‘Our biggest challenge is long distance but I feel like I’m mostly here in the UK, even though my home is in the US,’ she said. As a result, the couple’s plans for a family have stalled. ‘I come from a big family and I’m a family person and one day, when God wills it, I will have a family but in the right time,’ Scherzinger told Hello! magazine.

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TRUE bLOOD star Evan Rachel Wood seems to have leapt back over the fence since divorcing Jamie bell. The 27-year-old is said to be ‘crazy about’ The L Word’s Katherine Moennig.

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eX-BUFFY star nicholas Brendon was charged with criminal damage after a comic con event in Boise, Idaho, on Friday. a mugshot of the bruised 43-year-old was released by police.

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S CLUb 7 have amassed thousands of followers after setting up an official Twitter account. The band, who are yet to tweet, are expected to do a nostalgia tour but not a full comeback.

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I love golf E X C L U S I V E over sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll NICK JONAS has assured fans he won’t be following in the footsteps of ex-Disney stars like Demi Lovato and Britney Spears – because he’s too busy. Having watched fellow child stars go off the rails, the singer joked: ‘It’s never too late to lose my mind.’ But the relatively clean-living star says there is no chance he will become the victim of a drugs or sex scandal. ‘I love to have a beer with my friends and hang out and smoke a cigar,’ said the 22-year-old. ‘By no means do I have things that I use to cope to deal with the crazy life I live. If anything, it’s golf. Golf and cigars, that works for me,’ he laughed. The singer said he has been working

hard on his solo career since the end of the Jonas Brothers, the band he shared with siblings Joe and Kevin. ‘I’ve had four years to collect my thoughts and think about what I want to do,’ he said. ‘Although it didn’t come without bumps in the road or moments where I was stressed or feeling like it was all too much,’ he added. Having caused a stir when topless photos of him hit the internet earlier this month, Jonas was just happy he got Jennifer Lopez sweating as a consequence. ‘I saw a YouTube or Twitter video or whatever it was, of her working out to my song Jealous. I thought: “This is great!”’ he beamed. New single Chains is out now.

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Islamic State suffers heavy casualties in border battle SEVENTY Islamic State jihadis – including a 15-year-old boy – were reportedly killed during fierce fighting for control of a Syrian border town. They were part of an attempt by the militant group to overcome Kurdish forces in Kobane, which sits on the border with Turkey. Militants reportedly fired 48 mortars, some of which landed in Turkey, and detonated two car bombs during clashes on Saturday. Journalist Abdulrahman Gok in Kobane said yesterday: ‘Clashes did not stop until the morning. We have had an early morning walk inside the city and have seen lots of damaged cars on the streets and unexploded mortar shells.’ Syrian Arab fighters, who are fighting alongside Kurdish forces, had reportedly executed two Islamic State captives. ‘One was a child of around 15

Hong Kong erupts

Riot p by SHAROn MARRiS AT LEAST 22 police officers were injured in violent clashes with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong over the weekend. They came under intense pressure from demonstrators who surged towards metal barricades hemming them into a section of the city’s Mong Kok district. Crowds were heard hurling insults at the authorities as they protected themselves from pepper spray attacks with umbrellas.

years old. They shot them in the head,’ said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. A fighter from the female units of the Syrian Kurdish militia said fighters detonated the IS car bombs before they reached their targets. At least three Kurds were killed at the weekend in the town where the US-led coalition has carried out air strikes targeting Islamic State.

‘Police used pepper spray and batons’

Street battles: Kurdish fighters (left) look for IS militants in the border town, and (above) a bomb explodes in Kobane PictureS: Getty/AP

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Swiftway Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – Swords/Airport to City Centre Proposed Scheme Public Consultation The National Transport Authority (NTA) is holding a public consultation on the proposed Swiftway/Airport to City Centre Swiftway Scheme, including the Preferred Route. Details will be on display at the three locations below between 10am and 5pm each weekday, from 14th October 2014 to 25th November 2014 (excluding Monday 27th October 2014):

Visit the Public Consultation: ● Fingal County Council Civic Offices, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin ● Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 ● National Transport Authority Offices, Dún Scéine, Harcourt Lane, Dublin 2

Members of the project team will be available to answer queries at the display locations below on the following dates and times: ● Croke Park, Jones’ Rd, Dublin 3: Monday 20th of October from 3pm to 9pm; ● Fingal County Council Civic Offices, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin: Thursday 23rd of October from 3pm to 9pm; ● O’Callaghan Stephen’s Green Hotel, 5 Harcourt St, Dublin 2: Tuesday 28th of October from 3pm to 9pm; ● Fingal County Council Civic Offices, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin: Tuesday 4th of November from 3pm to 9pm; ● Applewood Community Centre, Castleview Lawn/ Bunbury Gate Road, Swords, Co. Dublin: Tuesday 11th of

November from 3pm to 9pm; ● Whitehall Colmcille G.A.A Club, Collins Avenue, Dublin 9: Thursday 13th November from 3pm to 9pm; and ● Dublin Civic Offices, Wood Quay: Tuesday 18th of November from 3pm to 9pm.

For further information please visit: www.swiftway.ie Submissions can be made through the Authority’s website (www.nationaltransport.ie) or alternatively by post to BRT Consultation, National Transport Authority, Dún Scéine, Harcourt Lane, Dublin 2 before 5pm on Friday 28th of November 2014.

One activist in a white T-shirt and goggles was hit with a flurry of baton blows, leaving him bleeding from a gash in the head. Several protesters were taken away as police made four arrests yesterday. It was the second successive night of violence in the city where protesters have been calling for full democracy since last month. The clashes came after Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader Leung Chun-ying called for talks, which will be broadcast live tomorrow. Lap Cheung, 40, said he quit his IT

Nurse beats ebola

Blood test gives woman all-clear after her pet dog was put down A SPANISH nurse who became infected with ebola was last night cleared of all traces of the virus. Nursing assistant Teresa Romero Ramos’ immune system eliminated the virus a blood test revealed, according to a statement released by the office of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Manuel Cuenca, microbiology director at Madrid’s Carlos III health care complex, said a second test was needed to absolutely confirm her recovery. The 44-year-old nurse’s dog Excalibur was put down earlier this month due to fears among medical

experts that he may have been carrying the disease. This was despite a number of petitions and social media campaigns dedicated to saving him. Ms Ramos, 44, had treated two patients who died of Ebola at Carlos III hospital. The first, Miguel Pajares, contracted the disease in Liberia and died on August 12 despite having been treated with the experimental drug ZMapp. Manuel Garcia Viejo, 69, became the second victim when he died on September 25.

All clear: Teresa Romero Ramos and Excalibur Picture: ePA

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job in the US to return to Hong Kong to join the protests when he heard a student leader had been arrested three weeks ago. ‘I will continue to stay here until Leung resigns,’ he said, adding he had no hope for tomorrow’s talks. Protesters want Mr Leung to be held accountable for what they view as Beijing’s reneged pledges to allow free elections. He insists he will not give into their demands

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but is anxious to calm the tense situation. Hong Kong’s security chief Lai Tung-kwok said some clashes were initiated by activists affiliated to ‘radical organisations which have been active in conspiring, planning and charging violent acts’. Prof Sonny Lo, of the Hong Kong Institute of Education, said unless there was a breakthrough in the talks: ‘I’m worried we will see the standoff worsen.’

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Bear tears arm off boy, 9, in attack at zoo

cHinA: A bear has bitten the arm off a nine-year-old boy at a zoo. The attack happened on Saturday afternoon as the youngster tried to feed the animal through the bars of an enclosure at Pingdingshan Hebin Park, in central Henan province. The boy lost his entire limb after what remained of his arm had to be amputated, doctors said.

Songwriter to the stars bows out AMERicA: The tunesmith behind country hits such as Dropkick Me, Jesus (Through The Goalposts Of Life) has died in a Nashville hospital aged 76. Paul Craft (pictured), whose songs were recorded by Willie Nelson and The Eagles, had suffered years of bad health. He was inducted this month into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Gunshots ring out across the Korea border SOUTH KOREA: Troops from the North and South yesterday exchanged gunfire over their border for the second time in nine days, officials in Seoul revealed. Warning shots were fired at ten soldiers from North Korea as they neared the demarcation line inside the demilitarised zone. Although the fire was returned, there were no casualties on either side.

and finally... AMERicA: Forget detention, one teacher made a ‘Wheel of Misfortune’ to punish unruly pupils. Instead of lines, students hurled balls at offenders. Bosses at Stevenson High School, Washington, have banned the initiative.

About 1,000 protesters remain camped on Hong Kong Island on an eight-lane highway close to government headquarters as tensions continue to mount. Meanwhile, Hong Kong was discussed in talks between US secretary of state John Kerry and Chinese state councillor Yang Jiechi in Boston. The Chinese foreign ministry said Mr Yang told Mr Kerry it was ‘purely an internal affair of China’.

Body found in case of missing student POLICE searching for the missing student Hannah Graham have found a body. Officers said yesterday that the remains could be those of the 18-year-old, who disappeared four weeks ago. US detectives found the body about 8km away from where the remains of another student, Missing: Graham Morgan Harrington, were discovered in 2010. The prime suspect in Ms Graham’s disappearance, Jesse Matthew, has already been linked to the killing of Ms Harrington, 20. Police announced they had found a ‘forensic link’ to her case after Matthew’s arrest last month. The latest body was found at Suspect: Matthews an abandoned home in Abermarle County, Virginia, on Saturday. Authorities were unable to confirm if the remains were those of UK-born Ms Graham but notified her parents. Matthew, 32, has been charged with abducting University of Virginia student Ms Graham with intent to sexually assault her. He was captured on CCTV with her on September 13 – the day she disappeared.

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but you have to say: ‘We’re actors, we go from thing to thing.’ and when I look at the character of Gillian, she’s been through so much. You would have to keep the levels up – and how much more can a person go through?

What do you think has made it such a special experience?

I had a baby between seasons one and two, and the way they dealt with that was amazing. Having children and being able to have this job, too – that doesn’t happen everyday in this world.

Do your children know what you do when you go off to work? My son does and he is very

for the murder of that other young man. In the year that followed she made a deal with the lawyer and it’s been deemed an act of temporary insanity, so that’s why she’s there. It seemed to be the better option for her but it turns out not to be.

thanks for the two dresses! This year there’s really no glamour.

This season, Boardwalk Empire jumps seven years into the future, from 1924 to 1931, and sees Gillian in a sanatorium... She ended season

four in jail, hearing the news about Jimmy’s exhumed body, so if she ever had a shred of hope, that’s dashed, and now she is responsible

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What sort of feedback do you get about Gillian? Some are incredibly sympathetic and root for Gillian, despite the horrible things she’s done, and then there’s a lot of people who say it’s not enough to excuse her. I’m the actress so I empathise with her, but I think all the characters on the show are out for themselves in some way.

woman, rather You were sympathetic and root than, say, Al hailed as the for Gillian, despite the Capone’s next ‘it girl’ behaviour? It’s horrible things she’s also and were on because we done the cover of already know the outcome of that character Vanity Fair at 25. – we know these gangsters How did you feel and we’re not looking for about that, at the time? I was redemption with them. But with the

me feel as if I could be a little more choosy – I could just relax a little bit and enjoy the job. But I have always found that I have been a working actor, a journeyman. I have had the freedom of being able to jump around and not be identified by any one thing, in terms of roles.

KITE SPECTACULAR: Brendan Culleton got this sunny and windswept shot of a kite surfer on Dollymount Strand

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curious about it all. He comes to set Do you think there’s a double and sees what I do and I always feel very proud that he sees me standard at play, where doing something. I have people are more always felt that there shocked by were so few women Gillian’s actions Some people in Boardwalk, I because she is a couldn’t leave! are incredibly

so excited about it – it was such a fun time. But then, when you are put on a pedestal, you are never going to measure up. You are always going to feel as if you’re not worthy. But that shoot and that piece feels like something that had nothing to do with me – I just turned up.

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fictional characters, the feelings get more heated. although there aren’t many of them left. I’m amazed Gillian survived this far.

Do you have plans for what you will do next? I am actually

starting a play called Disgraced by ayad akhtar, on Broadway, and I’m really excited about it. I knew I needed to set something up and have something in place so that I wouldn’t feel depressed about it all.

What can you tell us about the play? It’s set post-9/11, about

a Pakistani-american man, a lawyer, living on the Upper West Side with his wife – my character – who’s an artist. We have a dinner party and he’s having assimilation issues, and all these things come up at this dinner party. It’s very good writing, very taut, and really interesting. and contemporary! Sort of, anyway.

a football mystery and ebola hysteria

an anyone explain this country’s fascination with English football teams and players? These are people who get paid a quarter of a million a week to act like lairy idiots, be awful role models for kids and roll around on the ground when someone brushes off them during a match. In Gaelic football, hurling and rugby, they get hit, get up and get on with it, earning (by comparison) modest salaries (if any), conducting themselves like gentlemen off the pitch and being involved on a community level. On the international stage, rugby also gives more to fans. The Ireland rugby team can actually beat the top teams on its day, something inconceivable for our football team. We draw with Germany and

we celebrate like it’s 1999. and yet if you are a rugby supporter in this country, you’re accused of being some kind of ‘westBrit’ toff (usually by a football fan in a Chelsea shirt with one foot permanently in the UK). Oh the irony... Rutger Hurley ■ Were I in charge of Isil, I wouldn’t send suicide bomber recruits from Western nations back to their various countries to cause explosions. I’d bring them to their knees by putting the suicide candidates into contact with the Ebola victims and sending them back to their countries of origin with orders to mix with and infect as many of their accomplices as possible. Most of the West are doing something to prevent Ebola but what exactly are our elected officials do-

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ing here? Oh yes, that forwardlooking and intelligent shower will have a meeting to talk about doing something when they can fit it in, in a few days’ time. ‘ah sure, they wouldn’t bother with us. We’re only the softest touch and easiest mark in the Christian West...’ Pessimist ■ It’s time for the three stooges on the RTÉ panel to go. noel King was right – slaughtering Ronaldo for the last six years is incompetent enough for dismissal but if they really think Hoolahan, Gibson and Hendrick would’ve outplayed the German midfield then enough is enough. The three lads were decent enough players but hardly topnotch. Time for new blood in the studio. We deserve more for our TV licence money. Alan, Dublin

good on ya

● To the lady sitting across from me on the Luas Red Line last Wednesday at around 17.30. I was lost in my (unhappy) thoughts and you smiled at me once and again when you got up. Thank you for brightening my evening. AJ

● A massive fair play to Stephen and everyone else at the inaugural Lingo Festival over the weekend. Amazing job done by all and the birth of a new cultural landmark for the Capital, I feel. Amazing talent on show. Seamus

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moving on up: delorentos release their fourth album, Night Becomes Light

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Hot Chip chap Joe Goddard and Raf Rundell’s music has been dubbed ‘dad house’, a jokey reference to the fact they’re hardly clubbing youngsters. However, it also suggests they didn’t set out to break any moulds. Their second LP aims to provide a grounded, guaranteed feel-good dance experience, rather than a chance to lose it via weird-beard productions. It leans heavily on house, soul, funk, disco and reggae although the moody Unbuild It tips its hat at Kraftwerk and the darkly hypnotic Run Run reflects time spent recording in South Africa last year. SO’C

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LES CHaNSONS dE L’INNOCENCE rETrOUvéE (POLYdOr) ★★★★✩ French pop icon Etienne Daho’s signature sound blends chanson influences and modern styles, delivered with a distinctive croon. He’s been a more elusive superstar in Britain but returned to London to create this latest record. Daho’s murmurs about desire and hell are offset by Eastern strings on Le Baiser Du Destin. And Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers enhances the lush atmospheres on a couple of tracks, including L’étrangère (where Debbie Harry provides a fabulously cool duet). A work of evocative fantasy, even if it never really leaves Daho’s comfort zone. Arwa Haider

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garded. Still, it’s little wonder the big boys were sniffing NIGHT BECOmES LIGHT around when you have tunes (UNIvErSaL) ★★★★✩ this radio-friendly to hand. Chief among them is lead ollowing an album as single Show Me love which beloved as 2012’s little bursts out of the traps, posiSparks is no easy task. That tively dying for its lungrelease – Delorentos’ third burster of a chorus to be – pushed the Dublin four- heard. it’s immediately folpiece a few rungs up the ladlowed by the equally der, earning them a Choice insatiable get over it, Music Prize alongside a but just as you’re exs o t slew of five-star ren pecting an album of e r o Del band views. it was widely a unashamed eare k i l sound with ideas regarded as a career worms the band veer g n d best but in years to buzzi viction, an off in some unexn come, night Becomes and co just hitting pected and decidedly light will almost ceronly r stride mature new directhei tainly be a contender. tions. Valleys where There’s a major label alThe River Run is a reflecliance this time around but tive camp-fire sing-along any fears of selling out can be disre- with a big heart and an even bigger

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message as Ross McCormick pens some of the band’s most poignant lyrics to date. Too late, meanwhile, is a leisurely but impassioned romantic waltz that could easily replicate the slow-burning success of little Sparks’ Petardu. with their ten-year anniversary on the horizon, Delorentos sound like a band buzzing with ideas and conviction, and one only just hitting their stride. Bryan O’Hanlon

‘I can play this game with my eyes closed,’ brags Jessie J on the title track of her third album. She could be referring to her success, and while it’s hardly a criticism of any R&B/ soul-pop star, this LP conveys little beyond its US-conquering intentions. J’s muscular voice is impressive but one sitting is like a 42minute blast off an industrial hairdryer. Even on the ballad Personal Update and pianodriven closer Get Away, she belts it out with every milliwatt of lungpower. These songs are built for sold-out arenas – Bang Bang (with Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande) is lean and punchy. As she says on Masterpiece: ‘If you don’t like my sound, you can turn it down.’ Fair point. Sharon O’Connell

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(Trainspotting, Filth), who rails against the tech takeover through a distinctive spoken-word piece. With its throbbing bass and big horns, Superhero is more in-line with Kormac’s existing repertoire but overall, this is an altogether richer experience than what’s come before. The Vyvienne Long collaboration sounds like a sexedup lost cut from Portishead’s Dummy, while White Noise provides a platform for the silky flow from Mercury Prize-winner Speech Debelle. An album buoyed by the diversity of its source material. BO’H

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Reel beauty: Lily in (from left) The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones (with Jamie Campbell Bower), Mirror Mirror and Love, Rosie (with Sam Claflin)

Love, Lily

Lily Collins’ new film is proof she’s more than a famous name, finds Anna Smith

ily Collins may have been introduced to the world as the daughter of Phil Collins but to a generation of young filmgoers, she’s simply lily Collins: movie star. she was snow White in Mirror Mirror, Clary in The Mortal instruments: City of Bones. now she’s the female lead in romantic comedy love, Rosie, based on Cecelia Ahern’s novel. love, Rosie sees Collins’ titular character falling for her best friend Alex (The Hunger Games’ sam Claflin), only to fall pregnant by another and lose Alex to the UsA. But all is not lost in this will-they-won’t-they drama, as a perky Collins points out when we meet in london. ‘i love that Rosie takes her situation and lets it inspire her, it doesn’t victimise her,’ she says. ‘There’s so many TV shows now about being young and pregnant that are not very positive. This is telling a story about a young mum who has a child and doesn’t let it define her in a negative way.’ Collins enjoyed filming in Dublin alongside co-stars Jaime Winstone, suki Waterhouse and Tamsin Egerton. ‘We would go out to pubs and go dancing, then go to set the next day and laugh about what we’d just done. Dublin is such an electric city – you can go from place to place and meet new people and have such an amazing time. suki

and Jaime are individual and funky and their outfits are so crazy. And sam is so goofy and lovely.’ Did she and Jaime – daughter of Ray – compare famous dad stories? ‘We didn’t really talk about it. Her dad was also shooting in Dublin at the time, which was fun for her, The craziest is the Vanity Fair but it doesn’t party. You’re standing there define who she and it’s person after person, is and it doesn’t the people you admire the most. define who They’re all hugging and i am.’ eating burgers and you’re While we’ve like: ‘I’ve never seen seen that 25-yearso-and-so eating a old Collins can do burger before’ sweet and innocent, was ‘squatting with a mirror in the love, Rosie proves she bathroom, looking for something’. can be funny, too. The film Her love scene with Christian Cooke was features a string of amusing Bridget Jonesalmost as tricky. ‘There’s nothing romantic style pratfalls – not to mention the occasional about the fact that people are being so sexual accident. ‘in the very awkward stages strategic about lighting and technical. But i of life, that’s usually where think that helped with the awkwardness, you find the most humour,’ knowing it didn’t have to be sexy.’ she says, admitting that the Collins’ upcoming Us projects most embarrassing scene include a Warren Beatty film as well as The Mortal instruments: City of Ashes and the romantic comedy How To Be single. Collins hasn’t spent much time single herself: after dating her Mortal instruments on challenges of the job: ‘I co-star Jamie Campbell Bower, she just finished shooting the was linked with Australian actor untitled Warren Beatty Thomas Cocquerel and most project and I had to get recently British photographer angry a lot in it. That’s Matt Easton. when I realise how so despite the Hollywood strange a job I have. I interest, we might be welcoming have to go somewhere lily back to our shores more often. dark very fast.’ ‘i feel more European than American,’ admits the Britishon time off: ‘I still love born girl who grew up in lA going to the movies. I go to after her parents split. ‘i have flea markets a lot and my to come back here and get my friends and I bake and cook. fix for cold, tea and fire.’ I’m big on game nights. I love

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LiLy CoLLins on Hollywood on losing a role: ‘There are multiple shows I tested for when I was younger that I thought it was the end of the world when I didn’t get them. But I think, my God, I wouldn’t have finished high school. I wouldn’t be sitting here right now.’ on the perks of the job: ‘I was just in Paris at the Chanel Couture show. I grew up fantasising about fashion, it was my thing. I loved it, being there with Karl [Lagerfeld, right] and these incredible fashionistas.’

having people over.’

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1. sarah Beeny’s how to sell Your home

C4, 8.30pm You’ve got to hand it to Ms Beeny, she sure knows how to find new(ish) ways to skin the property cat. Beeny has her own online estate agency so (try not fall over with shock) she’s guiding us on how to get the best deal from using them. Estate agents must love her.

2. vikings RTÉ2, 9pm

With all the noise constantly being made over Love/Hate, it can be hard to remember that other excellent television is being produced here in Ireland. Shot in Wicklow and teeming with homegrown talent, Vikings is top-drawer action drama that should keep the swords and skulduggery crowd sated until Game Of Thrones returns. Tonight, Princess Aslaug (Alyssa Sutherland) must face up to the truth.

2 Vikings Princess Aslaug has tough decision to make

3 The Walking Dead Andrew Lincoln’s Rick gets his mojo back

1 Sarah Beeny’s How To Sell Your Home Bigging up online estate agents

3. the Walking Dead

Fox, 9pm Are we over last week’s throatslashing? Or the state of Sheriff Rick’s hair? The Walking Dead looks to have upped the gore count this time round – and you thought that wasn’t possible. And while we’re relieved Rick (Andrew Lincoln) has got his manly mojo back, it’s the newly badass Carol (Melissa McBride) the walkers really need to steer clear of.

4 Plebs Simon Callow channels his inner Frankie Howerd

4. plebs

ITV2, 10pm One of the fun things in this daft Ancient Rome comedy is checking out the guest turns of the week. This week we get Jonny Sweet offering his promotional plums – he’s canvassing for votes in the local election – and Simon Callow in an outrageous toupee as the concept of democracy is put to the sword. It’s satirical stuff, you know.

5. grantchester

UTV, 9pm The sleuthing Reverend Sidney (James Norton) looks handsomely forlorn – or should that be forlornly handsome? – as he faces the prospect of conducting the marriage of twinkling Amanda to chinless Guy. Yes, the Amanda he’s been flirting with since episode one. Ditch her,

5 Grantchester You know you want to, Rev (James Norton)

YoUR gUiDE to this EvEning’s EssEntiAL viEWing Rev, you know you could do so much better. Oh, there’s a murder too, but not so’s you’d notice.

6. Big Dreams, small spaces

BBC2, 7pm Monty Don rolls up his sleeves and gets stuck in to some serious spadework in this UK garden makeover show, which ploughs the 7pm furrow each night this week. The first project, a patch heavy with boggy clay, is no easy challenge – the ambitious owners want it to look like a piece of Portugal.

7. glue

E4, 10pm We’re only at episode six of eight, so surely it’s too early for the mystery of who killed Cal to be solved? Not for the police, who reckon James – who opened the series skinnydipping in a silo of grain – is their man and they’re ready to press charges. Luckily for him, PC Ruth (Yasmin Paige) is not convinced.

8. gomorrah

Sky Atlantic, 9pm The moodily gripping Neapolitan (as in Naples, not the ice cream) Mafia

By Carol Carter & Keith Watson

saga builds to a season one finale with the increasingly ambitious Ciro caught between a rock and a hard place – so he legs it with his family to Rome. But he’ll be back: there’s a second season on its way.

soldier thrust on the horns of a moral dilemma that cuts deeper than any bayonet. This is quality, thoughtprovoking drama.

9. our World War

BBC4, 10pm Many a vampire has bitten the necks of our imagination of late, but few draw such juicy blue blood as this 1958 Hammer Horror classic. Christopher Lee stars as the capeswishing count and Peter Cushing his potential nemesis, Van Helsing. The screen runs red.

BBC1, 11.20pm This excellent World War I trilogy of tales first appeared on BBC3 earlier this year – and it richly deserves a wider audience. Tonight’s story, Pals, is the standout of the three and stars Luke Tittensor, who turns in a finely judged performance as a young

10. today’s Film: Dracula (1958)

going out

HEAR OLD CROW MEDiCinE sHOW

Buskers butchering classics while you’re trying to make your way to the office might be the bane of man y a commuter, but for some budding musicians, singing on the off. That’s certainly the case for Old Crow streets can really pay honed their old-time country on the stre Medicine Show, who ets they were spotted and invited to perform of Nashville before at the legendary Grand Ole Opry. Since then, the band has released a string of acclaimed LPs, including this year’s Rem edy, one of their finest outings to date. Despite covering trad itional country standards with belters such as Tear It Down and Hard that the band have some punky rock’n’ro To Love, it’s obvious ll spirit too – nowhere more evident than when they play live Tonight, Vicar Street, 58-59 Thomas Stre et, D8, 8pm, €28. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.vicarstreet.ie

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TRY ROy kEAnE & RODDy DOyLE

Roddy Doyle, who co-penned Roy Keane’s new autobiography The Second Half, joins the curmudgeonly Corkman and his hipsterchannelling facial furniture for an ‘in conversation’ event with Hugh Cahill Wed, Main Hall, RDS, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, D4, 8pm, €40 (price includes signed copy of The Second Half). Tel: 0818 719 300. www.rds.ie

SEE

TiOn WORLD PREss PHOTO ExHibi essful images The World Press Photo Exhibition, currently on display at the CHQ Building in the Docklands, features 150 images from around the globe. Not only does it make for a compelling survey of 2013’s biggest events, but

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many of the most succ lend a seemingly familiar story fresh insight. A beguiling photograph (pictured above) of silhouetted African migrants in Djibouti raising their mobile phones aloft in a bid to find a signal saw photographer John Stanmeyer take the top prize. Additional highlights include Steve Winter’s stunning shot of a cougar taking a stroll through a park in Los Angeles and Brent Stirton’s particularly moving portrait of blind albino boys at a mission school in West Bengal Until Nov 15, CHQ Building, IFSC, D2, opening hours vary, €5. www. worldpressphoto.org

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SEE A CLOCkWORk ORAngE

Anthony Burgess’s fictive exploration of the nature of evil was made both famous and infamous by the late Stanley Kubrick’s 1972 film adaptation: an ultraviolent, futuristic cult classic starring Malcolm McDowell as a teenage thug who spends his nights running amok – until a psychological technique renders him physically incapable of violence. Wed, The Light House Cinema, Smithfield Square, 3pm & 8pm, €9. Tel: (01) 872 8006. www.lighthousecinema.ie

HEAR sOjA

The Virginia reggae-rock combo, who se nam Soldiers Of Jah Army, bring their laid-back e stands for harmonies, led by the twanging vocals brassy of Hemphill, to a one-off Irish date on thei frontman Jacob r European tour Tomorrow, The Academy, 57 Middle Abb ey Street D1, 8pm. €20. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.theacademyd ublin.com

SEE TODDy bARRy

The US stand-up who memorably performed the song Doggy Bounce on the comedy series Flight Of The Conchords takes no prisoners with his sneering, bone-dry humour that delights in the preposterousness of the audience and everyday life Thu, The Sugar Club, 8 Leeson Street Lower, D2, 8pm, €20. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.tedbarry.com

When Peter Broderick left behind his life as a session musician in Portland, Oregon, and moved to Copenhagen, he did so to join his favourite band, Efterklang. Recruited ed by the Danish alt-pop ensemble in 2007, the twenty-something (pictured right) multi-instrumentalist talist has been credited with supplementing the group’s live sound by playing violin and lending vocals. Latterly, as a solo artist he has deployed banjo, trumpet, piano,, drums and violin to craft exquisite, multilayered songs that would makee for a wonderfully atmospheric film score Tonight, The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, D2, 8pm, €18 Tel: 0818 719 300, www.theworkmansclub.com

HEAR bLACk sTOnE CHERRy

The American Amer south has a sturdy pedigree for straightforward str classic rock, with the likes of Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band and The Black Bl Crowes playing a potent blend of grit gr and grooves. Making explicit use of this heritage are Black Stone Cherry, a quartet from Kentucky whose latest album, Magic Mountain, is a solid slab of earthy rock’n’roll Thu, The Academy, 57 Middle Abbey Street, D1. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.theacademydublin.com

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Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

An earthy link between the Moon and Saturn may only be a swift one but it can set the tone for the day. With other influences encouraging action and productivity, with a can-do attitude you can achieve a great deal. For your forecast, call 15609 114 71

Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

The location of the moon today suggests you may have to ease your way into the new week, yet another, far more dynamic link suggests it won’t be long before you’re firing on all cylinders. You’ll be keen to gauge reactions.

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cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

A conversation can throw up random information today, which could actually give you considerable peace of mind. Additionally, have you ever thought of turning a hobby into something that could be more professional? For your forecast, call 15609 114 73

Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

Your warmth and personality can radiate out strongly today. This can lead to some very pleasant exchanges. But with Mercury continuing to retrace its steps until Friday, don’t take any such interactions for granted.

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Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23

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Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23

When ‘on form’ you can be an

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scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22

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sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

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I’ve always wanted to brew my own beer. I was six years old when I pulled my first pint and ever since then it’s been my life ambition to do what I now do, and that is make great beer for people to enjoy.

What was the first brew you made yourself? After a couple of

dodgy trial runs, I managed to brew my first drinkable beer, which was an IPA and I was very proud of it. Since then, I’ve experimented with different styles of IPAs and pale ales. The latest addition to our line-up, Chieftain IPA, is a beer we’re really excited about. Style-wise, we reckon it’s like a unique ‘Irish IPA’ sitting right between the hoppier, higher ABV American style IPA and the milder British style IPA.

How has the brewing industry changed in Ireland since you have been in business? The changing

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Louis tells United to start killing off games

Aguero’s fab four has him hungry for more

LOUIS VAN GAAL has urged his Manchester United team to focus on maintaining intensity for the full 90 minutes. Van Gaal, who takes United to West Brom tonight, wants his men to avoid tailing off in the latter stages of matches. United have held on – at times with more luck than judgement – to claim narrow 2-1 victories over West Ham and Everton in their last two league matches. And Van Gaal said: ‘When you see a match, when a coach is honest, you see his team is not playing 90 minutes at the highest level. So, that is not so difficult to

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return to in the Premier League table if they win at the Hawthorns tonight feel and analyse, but to improve it is much more difficult. That is what we are looking for. ‘The players are willing to do everything and we saw that in the matches against West Ham and Everton, but you have to do it in the right way. ‘To kill a game, you need a lot of discipline, and discipline together – not with three players or eight, but with 11. That is the most difficult thing and we can do that, but that needs time.’ Ander Herrera, Chris Smalling, Ashley Young, Phil Jones and Michael Carrick could be in contention this evening if they can prove their match fitness.

Sergio Aguero is hungry for more Manchester City success after firing four past Tottenham to become the club’s record goalscorer in the Premier League. The Argentina striker hit all City’s goals – and missed a penalty – as they overpowered ten-man Spurs 4-1 in an enthralling clash at the etihad Stadium on Saturday. referee Jonathan Moss awarded four penalties in all – three to City, one to the visitors – with two scored and two saved. But it was Aguero who dominated the show, his haul taking him to 61 english topflight goals, passing compatriot Carlos Tevez’s mark of 58 for the club. it was a devastating reminder of his talents now the fitness concerns that have hampered him throughout 2014 finally seem behind him. ‘i am very happy to be part of the history of this club and i hope i can continue scoring goals,’ said the 26-year-old, whose City strikes include the memorable injury-time effort that clinched the Premier League title in 2012. ‘But the most important thing is City can win games with my goals. i was very

by MATTHEw nAsH happy with my performance but the most important thing is we got the three points.’ Christian eriksen had initially equalised for Spurs but a second Aguero strike restored City’s lead. Hugo Lloris saved a second Aguero spot-kick but Joe Hart did the same from roberto Soldado at the other end. Aguero did complete his hat-trick from the spot and another clinical Aguero finish completed the scoring.

Goal getter: Aguero netted all four against tottenham

Players have scored five in a Premier League game – Aguero was a saved penalty away from joining the elite group

‘I’m very happy to be part of this club’s history’ City keeper Hart said: ‘it was an exciting game – two exciting teams and luckily we got the better in the attacking stakes. They attacked well, they are quite similar to us in their style. ‘But Kun [Aguero] was amazing with League games the goals Aguero has played and could for city – 18 fewer have got than tevez more.’

Spurs didn’t deserve that, claims Ryan MIDFIeLDer ryan Mason believes Saturday’s 4-1 loss at Manchester city was rough justice on Spurs. ‘the lads are devastated because we came here to win the game and I think we had a good chance,’ he said.

‘the [roberto Soldado] penalty miss was massive and then obviously the sending-off [of Federico Fazio] killed our momentum. ‘It was a 4-1 scoreline but I don’t think the game reflected that.’

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MANCHESTER United are slowly starting to get striker in Saido Berahino capable of snapping up their act together under new boss Louis van Gaal half-chances – he’s scored four times in his last but their defensive problems make them three matches for the Baggies. difficult to back at odds-on prices. The England Under-21 international is TExAns The Red Devils look awesome 10/3 with the Betfair Sportsbook to TO win big going forward but have kept just score at any time while Robin van Houston are 6/4 with two clean sheets in eight games Persie is 13/10 with Bet365 to get William Hill and Sky Bet on the scoresheet for United. this season and they were to beat Pittsburgh in against toothless Burnley and Both teams to score is 8/11 with tonight’s NFL action – flimsy QPR. the same firm and more than 3.5 Arian Foster is evens to goals is 2/1 with William Hill. West Brom possess a potent

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MANcHeSter city’s Sergio Aguero has been cut from 4/1 to 11/8 with Sky Bet to be this season’s Premier League top scorer following his four-goal haul against Spurs. Southampton striker Graziano Pelle (pictured) is in to 20/1 from 33/1.

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Caulking finale bails Reds out Own goals put paid to Rangers’ late resurgence Steven Caulker’S own goal saw liverpool snatch a dramatic late win yesterday which kept QPr rooted to the bottom of the Premier league. eduardo vargas’ two late goals had QPr edging towards a deserved draw, only for Caulker to put through his own net in the fourth minute of added time. raheem Sterling, who started for the reds after the controversy over his england omission last Sunday, had burst clear and tried to pick out Mario Balotelli before Caulker unwittingly turned the ball in to break rangers’ hearts. richard Dunne’s record tenth Premier league own goal put the hosts behind midway through the second half. vargas equalised with his first goal in english football, only for Philippe Coutinho to steal the lead again. Summer recruit vargas put QPr back on level terms moments later, but liverpool sneaked the win. the result was harsh on the hosts, who dominated the majority of the match as liverpool struggled to control the game. Bobby Zamora and Charlie austin’s physical presence unsettled the reds’ backline, and leroy Fer hit the wood-

95 Mins

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qpr ..........................2 liverpool..............3

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Monk wants ‘cheat’ row Moses to be the fall guy stoke ................... 2 swansea .............1

by jon harvey work twice in the first half. First, Fer rattled the crossbar when Zamora teed up the Dutchman and then his header hit the woodwork after he had beaten Simon Mignolet to a cross. However, QPr found themselves behind when Sterling’s quick free-kick was diverted into his own goal by Dunne in the 67th minute. vargas was introduced and made an immediate impact when he met austin’s knockdown for the first equaliser. Sterling, who had been on the fringes of the match, then burst into life as he began the move which saw Coutinho’s deflected shot find the net. vargas equalised again just moments later before Sterling’s square pass was bundled into his own net by Caulkner for the winner.

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Points Liverpool had in the league after eight games last season

GARRY MONK has accused Stoke’s Victor Moses of cheating and called for him to be punished for a ‘blatant dive’ in Swansea’s defeat at the Britannia Stadium. Monk was furious with the Nigeria winger for falling under the attentions of Angel Rangel just before half-time and angry with referee Michael Oliver for giving the penalty from which Charlie Adam levelled the scores at 1-1. ‘It was a massive, game-changing moment,’ the Swansea boss said. ‘For me, it is a disgusting decision to be honest. How he [Oliver] can’t see it is a blatant dive is beyond me. Moses has cheated the referee into making that decision and he should be punished for that, for clear cheating. It is one of the most

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Ryan Shawcross since the start of the 2008/09 season

87 Mins Vargas scores his first equaliser

90 Mins Coutinho has Reds back in front 92 Mins Mignolet can’t stop Vargas’ 2nd

Harry insists Taarabt isn’t fit to wear the shirt HARRY REDKNAPP launched a scathing attack on Adel Taarabt and suggested other QPR players were not pulling their weight in the build-up to yesterday’s game with Liverpool. When asked about Taarabt, Redknapp stressed the Moroccan playmaker was not injured, but far from match fit. ‘I can’t keep protecting people who don’t want to run about and train and are about three stone overweight,’ he said.

‘What am I supposed to keep saying? Keep getting your 60, 70 grand a week and don’t train? ‘He’s not fit to play football unfortunately. He played in a reserve game the other day and I could have run about more than he did. I can’t pick him. ‘I pick people who want to try, who deserve to be at a good football club like QPR, who come in every day and want to work, train and show a good attitude.

When he starts doing that, if he ever can do it, maybe he’ll get a game.’ Rio Ferdinand was dropped yesterday although there was no suggestion Redknapp was referring to the former England captain when he said ‘two or three of them’ angered him. Highlighting the fact yesterday’s team included several players who took QPR up last season, he added: ‘I’ve got a fantastic group of lads, superb.’

blatant dives you will ever see. ‘He should be ashamed of himself for diving like that but that is what some players want to do. I have to live with an extremely poor decision, once again. He is supposed to be a professional referee at the highest level. Everyone in the stadium was amazed he gave it.’ But Stoke boss Mark Hughes hit back, saying: ‘I actually heard him say that my player was a cheat which is unacceptable in my view. ‘The longer you are in this game, the more experience you get and sometimes you have to curb what you really feel. Maybe it is an occasion he needs to learn from.’ Wilfried Bony had earlier scored from the spot after he had been hauled to the ground by Ryan Shawcross, and following his equaliser, Adam set up Jonathan Walters to head home the winner.

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O’Connor happy with brave display Leinster head coach Matt O’Connor was delighted with the ‘great’ contributions of his bench players after they helped his side overturn a 12-point first-half deficit to beat Wasps in Champions Cup Pool two at the rDs. second half-tries from Darragh Fanning and Dominic ryan saw Leinster prevail 25-20 in the end and O’Connor felt it was an encouraging performance against a tough Wasps team – albeit that they failed to score a bonus point try in the final minutes. O’Connor (right) said: ‘the reality is you’ve got to win. if you are good enough to get a (bonus) point, we would have taken that, but (it’s) pleasing to get the result. ‘it’s got to be good when it is a five-point game. they are a dangerous side, we

knew their threats (and) apart from the two soft ones in the first half i thought we defended pretty well.’ With Mike ross and rob Kearney the latest to join a lengthy injury list, O’Connor admitted that the lack of continuity in selection has meant players are not 100 per cent with on-field combinations just yet. However, he hailed the impact of his side’s replacements in downing Wasps. ‘it was a tough game of footy. there are blokes coming in and out of that group who probably haven’t had the luxury of building the combinations as strongly as we would have liked due to a number of reasons,’ he said. ‘We are down a few combi-

nations and that leads to errors but the resolve in the group was really positive. the bench were great for us. i think they added a lot and it was a pleasing result.’ O’Connor felt that the two tries Leinster conceded to go 20-8 behind were ‘soft’, the first of them seeing Alapati Leiua run in a long-range intercept and then Christian Wade produced some individual brilliance along the right touchline for the second. ‘that’s the way Wasps play. it’s in their DnA. they play for those opportunities. they are very, very clinical. When they get those opportunities more often than not they take them. that is the game, you have to deal with them. ‘We didn’t deal with them in the first half. We were significantly better in the second half and we controlled large parts of the game which i thought was important.’ the three-try victory puts Leinster top of Pool two.

Three Lions: Leinster’s Ian Madigan and Jimmy Gopperth congratulate try scorer Darragh Fanning picture: inpho

Flying form: Wasps’ Christian Wade (top) and Leinster’s Darragh Fanning during the Pool two European Rugby Champions Cup match at the RDS picture: pA

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Leinster came through a tough first examination in the Champions Cup as they edged out Wasps 25-20 at the rDs Arena. Alapati Leiua’s 23rdminute try was added to by a cracking Christian Wade score as wind-backed Wasps built a 2011 half-time lead, with Andy Goode kicking 10 points with the boot. two penalties from ian Madigan, coupled with a try from european debutant Darragh Fanning, kept Leinster in touch and they went up through the gears with third-quarter scores from Fanning and Dominic ryan. However, Wasps’ scrambled defence earned them a deserved losing bonus point as they kept Leinster at bay in the closing stages. in their first european outing since Brian O’Driscoll’s retirement, injury-hit Leinster were without 10 players who lined out in last April’s quarter-final against toulon. the hosts settled quickly, though, winning a scrum penalty and carrying forcefully in the 22

pOOL 2 LEINSTER......................... 25 WASPS.............................20 by DAnny HOgAn with rhys ruddock leading the charge. A close-in penalty was tapped over by Madigan. But Wasps, who were without captain James Haskell due to illness, were not long in replying. Ashley Johnson used an overthrown Leinster lineout to cause concern in the home defence and Goode’s 12thminute penalty levelled matters. rampaging runs from ruddock and nathan Hughes lifted the tempo at the end of a tight first quarter, although a ruck offence by the former allowed Goode to make it 6-3. it got even better for the visitors when noel reid’s attempted pass to Fanning was juggled and gathered by Leiua – just outside the Wasps 22 – and the samoan centre had the gas to run over unopposed. Leinster replied just four minutes later as captain Jamie Heaslip bulldozed past Joe Launchbury in midfield and Jimmy Gopperth’s inviting grubber kick was grounded by Fanning in the left corner. Madigan’s missed conversion left a five-point gap and despite failing to capitalise on breaks by replacement rob Miller and elliot Daly, Wasps added to their lead before the break. it was a Christian Wade ‘special’ as

the fleet-footed winger whizzed by Madigan on the outside, evaded Fanning’s attempted tap tackle and dived over in the right corner past the despairing Zane Kirchner. However, Goode’s terrific touchline conversion was cancelled out by Madigan with the last kick of an entertaining first half. turning with the elements behind them, including a fresh rain shower, Leinster had to weather some early pressure before a Devin toner block launched the blue shirts downfield. sean Cronin carried twice to good effect and Heaslip again made crucial yardage before eoin reddan released Fanning to go over on the right. Madigan’s conversion made it a two-point game. Goode pushed a right-sided penalty across the posts and Leinster were looking increasingly potent, with hooker Cronin careering through tackles and the hard-earned momentum led to flanker ryan powering over from a few metres out. tMO Derek Bevan confirmed the grounding and Madigan added the extras for 25-20, giving the hosts the impetus to push on in the final quarter of the game. number 8 Hughes led Wasps’ resistance at a scrum close to their own line and while Gordon D’Arcy and Kirchner had a couple of bites at the cherry, the bonus point try eluded Matt O’Connor’s men whose opening win sees them join Harlequins at the top of Pool 2.

Treble Top for Irish as Italians are hammered CHALLEngE Cup LONDON IRISH .......70 ROVIgO ....................14 TOPSY OJO scored a firsthalf hat-trick of tries as London Irish got their European campaign off to a barnstorming start at the Madejski Stadium. Irish put successive Premiership defeats to Northampton and Exeter behind them by running in ten tries against outclassed Rovigo. Former England wing Ojo (pictured) scored in the fifth, 30th and 37th minutes with Myles Dorrian getting the other first-half try.

Fly-half Dorrian finished up with 25 points, converting all ten of the Exiles’ tries. Centre Eoin Griffin, on his club debut, Leo Halavatau, Kieran Low, Tom Guest, Dan Leo and James Short were the men to cross the line as Irish ran riot in the second half. The Italian visitors did, however, manage two tries of their own, from New Zealander Luke Mahoney and Andrea De Marchi. Irish head to France on Friday for their second Pool One clash against Grenoble, who went down 37-14 to Cardiff Blues on Saturday.

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Cross Country Champion Fionnuala Britton was the star attraction at the Autumn Open Cross Country in the Phoenix Park yesterday. Britton was joined by 350 athletes taking part in the 5km or 8km Open Races. Britton quickly established herself as the leading female, crossing the line in a time of 28.09, a minute clear of the next female athlete. Brendan O’Neill (Dundrum South Dublin AC) came overall first in the 8km race.

Champions struggle past Scarlets Serena’s in a rage after TOULON..................28 SCARLETS................ 18

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TOULON were made to battle hard by Scarlets before starting their topflight European defence with a 28-18 victory at Stade Felix Mayol. Tries from Matt giteau, Maxime Mermoz and Steffon Armitage – whose hopes of a move to Bath fell through this week – gave Toulon a

12th successive win in Europe but they were denied a bonus point by Scarlets’ stubborn display. Two yellow cards for Rory Pitman and Emyr Phillips cost the visitors the chance of a losing bonus point but Toulon failed to punish the Welsh side. u The Ospreys opened their campaign with a bonus point 42-7 victory over outclassed Liberty Stadium visitors Treviso.

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says Russian tennis federation president Shamil Tarpischev’s comments about her and her sister Venus were ‘sexist, racist and bullying’. Mr Tarpischev, the Russian Davis and Fed Cup captain, referred to world No.1 Serena and Venus as ‘the Williams brothers’ on TV. He has been fined €19,600 and given a one-year ban from

the WTA tour while the governing body wants him removed from his position as chairman of the board of the Kremlin Cup for a year. Serena said: ‘I thought they were very insensitive and extremely sexist as well as racist at the same time. I thought they were in a way bullying. I just wasn’t very happy with his comments. I think a lot of people weren’t happy as well.’

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