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Accidental landlords facing tax minefield

IRELAND’S ‘accidental landlords’ are being warned they face hefty penalties if they do not start paying tax on their rental income. More than a third of Ireland’s landlords are ‘accidental’, according to a new study by the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB). Having bought a property during the boom to live in, they ‘never saw themselves’ renting out to tenants. Greg Murphy, who runs TaxAssist Accountants, is warning that many of the people who rent out their home don’t understand the tax burden that comes along with it. ‘We get a lot of people coming to us who wrongly assume because they are paying off a mortgage they don’t have to file a tax return,’ he said. ‘They don’t understand they have to pay tax at the higher rate of income tax and that they must also pay the universal social charge on rental income.’

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With a lot of these homeowners having moved abroad or back with parents, their obligations as a landlord are often misunderstood and left to the last minute, a PRTB spokesperson said. One Dublin homeowner Metro Herald spoke to found himself unable to afford his mortgage, and moved back into his family home last year, before renting out his apartment to a female professional. His tenant was in the same situation as him, he added – renting out her house to cover her mortgage – and he admitted he went into the renting process knowing little about it. ‘David’, 38, admitted he doesn’t pay tax on the rental earnings from his north Dublin apartment, and believes many others don’t either.

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The fast and the floatiest by TOM MiDLAnE

ZIPPING along the water at 70kph, the Panther is one way of beating rushhour traffic. The world’s fastest amphibious vehicle, which can reach 130kph on land, is thebrainchild of Californian firm WaterCar. There is an 18-month wait for the €120,000 Panther, which went on sale in July last year and is a favourite with billionaires who request colour schemes ‘that match personal helicopters, mega yachts and luxury cars’. WaterCar’s Michael March added: ‘The best part about the Panther is it drives better than most boats on water and can travel more places on land than most cars.’

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THEY are small, spiky – and now hedgehogs need our help. Their numbers have plummeted in the last half century and this year’s mild weather has led to a third litter of hoglets, rather than the usual two. But hoglets must weigh at least 600g to survive hibernation – and time is running out to fatten up the latecomers. So B&Q and the Wildlife Aid Foundation have designed a ‘hoglet drive-thru’ to inspire gardeners to build their own feeding stations. The doorway is just big enough for

hedgehogs. And like any fast food chain, there is a distinctive smell – mealworm air freshener, the hedgehog equivalent of bacon. Meanwhile, Ireland is set for its coldest winter in years, with subzero temperatures, polar gales and heavy snowfall predicted to plunge the country into an Arctic freeze within weeks. Forecasters have warned that mercury levels will start falling significantly throughout November, leading to a shivering run-up to Christmas and an even bitterer spell throughout January.

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Gardaí seek missing Amy

GarDaí in Blanchardstown are seeking help in tracing amy Louise Dunne, 19, who went missing from her home in the area since 11pm on Tuesday. She was last seen in a navy jacket with a fur collar and jeans. She is 5ft5in, with brown eyes and long brown hair. any one with any information is asked to contact their nearest Garda station.

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IrISH ex-pat drivers based in Ontario will now be able to automatically exchange their full Irish licence for a Canadian one, the Government said a mutual licence exchange deal with authorities in the Canadian province is now in place. The agreement means that holders of a valid Irish driving licence can transfer to an Ontario approved one if they are a resident of the area. People from Ontario living in Ireland can do the same.

WHAT THE FLIUCH? It seems the water charges have gone to someone’s head as a customer of Dicey’s Bar at The Russell Court Hotel on Harcourt Street was charged 20 cent for a pint of tap water. ‘Good value at @DiceysGarden for a roast meal but 20c for a pint of water?!’ Kiwi Dublin residentt @thesheepshagger wr wrote on Twitter after doublechecking with bar staff that he was being charged for a plain pint of tap water w with ice. Bars and hotels already dy pay commercial c water rates so the new water charges appear unrelated to this.

Cars main driver of retail rise RETAIL sales volume increased by 0.1 per cent in September – but one group was unhappy with the figures. There was an increase of 5.9 per cent when compared with September 2013, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office. However, if motor deals are excluded, there was a decrease of 0.6 per cent in retail sales in September when compared with August and there was an increase of 3.1 per cent in the annual figure. After the release of the figures, the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (Isme) called for the Government to tackle business costs and black economy activity affecting the retail trade. Isme chief executive Mark Fielding said: ‘Despite some positive indicators, the SME economy is still challenged and the retail sector is the main barometer.’

by ORnA CunninGHAM ‘Other retail sales’ was the category that saw the largest month-on-month volume increases (+14.7 per cent). Hardware, paints and glass gained 4.9 per cent and fuel gained 3.3 per cent. The sectors with the largest monthly decreases were furniture and lighting (-3.7 per cent), books, newspapers and stationery (-2.5 per cent) and bars (-2.3 per cent). There was a decrease of 0.2 per cent in the value of retail sales in September when compared with August and there was an annual increase of 3.8 per cent when compared with September of last year. Mr Fielding added: ‘The fact that the consumer “escaped” major cutbacks in the Budget may give a slightly easier feeling; however, water charges and property taxes continue to weigh heavily on consumers.’

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Air travellers left stranded for 24hrs by bad weather by MicHAEL MAckEy

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The curTain is coming down on perhaps ireland’s most cherished film rental store. For a quarter of a century, Laser has been a treasure chest for a legion of movie fans, among them famous names like Sean Penn, christian Bale and ralph Fiennes. But despite a gallant

attempt to fight the tide of internet downloads, Dublin’s revered specialist video library is finally calling it a wrap. Following the recent closure of its ranelagh and andrew Street branches, the flagship store on George’s Street South is to shut with the loss of eight jobs.

RYANAIR passengers were stranded in a Polish airport for 24 hours due to bad weather conditions. Speaking to RTÉ radio’s Liveline, Magdalena Kantor said she was offered no overnight accommodation following the cancellation of her 9.20pm flight to Dublin on Tuesday. ‘We were waiting at the airport for three hours to get information. I found out from Kraków Airport twitter that our plane was trying to get to Kraków... We were informed after over three hours that our flight was cancelled. ‘We were offered a refund or to rebook our flight but we had nowhere to stay,’ she said. Ms Kantor was not due to fly home until 9.20pm yesterday. A Ryanair spokesman told media two flights from Kraków to Dublin

Stranded: Bad weather conditions saw Ryanair flights from Kraków to Dublin cancelled picture: Getty

had to be cancelled over the last few days due to unsafe weather conditions. The Ryanair spokesman added: ‘Affected customers have been provided with refreshment vouchers and overnight hotel accommodation where possible, and any customer affected by limited availability of hotel

rooms can submit their reasonable expenses to Ryanair to be reimbursed in full compliance with EU261 legislation. ‘Customers have had the option to transfer onto other available flights from Kraków this week and from other Ryanair airports free of charge,’ he said.

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‘PPS request not unusual’ Yes to PPS: ‘Data used to stop fraud’

No privacy issue, Varadkar insists by jOAnnE AHERn

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HALLOWEEN is not only a time for ghouls, but mischief-makers as well. Crime rates increased by more than a quarter during the Halloween weekend last year. ‘Opportunistic young people attempting to source last-minute items for bonfires’ was a particular problem, according to security firm Netwatch.

« cOnTinueD frOm p1 ‘I guess I’m an accidental landlord,’ he said, ‘I never wanted to rent my apartment in the first place. I think it’s a fairly common situation. And I’m unsure of the legislation surrounding renting and taxation.’

The Gardaí have issued a safety warning over fireworks and bonfires, saying those in possession of dangerous contraband could face hefty fines or imprisonment. Meanwhile, the Senior Help Line has urged people to invite their elderly neighbours over or call in over Halloween, which can be a frightening time for them.

David added that the information on Revenue’s website is easily found but ‘very unclear’. ‘It’s not to make a profit,’ he said. ‘There’s no advantage to renting out my apartment. What I make in rent doesn’t even cover my mortgage, I’m still making

a loss. People generally have to move home.’ But he knows that he could be liable for penalties if caught. ‘A friend of a friend was caught really badly,’ he said. ‘Next year if I rent it out again I think I’ll do it above board, it’s not worth the stress.’

HEALTH Minister Leo Varadkar has brushed off concerns over Irish Water asking for people’s PPS numbers. Insisting there was nothing unusual about the practice, the minister said ‘barely a month’ went by without someone asking for his. ‘Only a couple of weeks ago, my dentist asked me for my PPS number,’ he said, adding that the measure was intended to ensure people did not claim two allowances. Privacy campaigners have expressed con-

‘Treating water isn’t free; it costs money like any utility’ cern that Irish Water could be sold to the private sector at some stage in the future – giving an unknown third party access to the public’s PPS numbers. Speaking yesterday at the Royal College of Physicians, Mr Varadkar conceded the campaign on water metering had not yet been won; saying the Government needed to do better at communicating the ‘good policy reasons behind Irish Water’. ‘Treating water isn’t free; it has to be kept in a reservoir and treated, and that costs money like any utility and has to be paid for,’ Mr Varadkar added. Mr Varadkar’s comments come ahead of a series of protests around the country this weekend and follow on from Communications Minister Alex White who said the Government had been ‘behind the curve’ on the issue and ‘bit off too much, too quickly’.

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Reason why Boyzone wants rivals to win

oyzone frontman Ronan Keating has admitted he hopes Take That trump them in the chart race next month. ‘I really don’t want Boyzone to have to compete with Take That,’ 37-year-old Keating told Guilty Pleasures. ‘Take That are a British institution. Gary’s a good friend of mine. We climbed Kilimanjaro together. I respect him greatly. I hope they are no.1 and we are no.2. Gary is a hell of a songwriter.’

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Boyzone’s new Motown record Dublin To Detroit is set for release a week before Take That’s III next month. Keating added that he was stunned when he heard Jason orange, 44, had walked out on the band. ‘you know Jason stepping down… it

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was a shocking thing. I didn’t expect that to happen but I understand why he did it.’ Former Boyzone bandmate Stephen Gately – who died in 2009 aged 33 – was missed as they recorded their latest album of covers. ‘If Steo was around we would have made this record but let me tell you he would have been hitting all those notes that I could not dream of hitting,’ he said. ‘I wish Steo was on this record, I really do. The boy could sing – really sing. I wish he was around.’

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GLee star Jane Lynch is a single woman again after finalising her divorce. But the actress, 54, must pay ex-wife psychologist Lara embry €1million, including half her TV show royalties.

Grace started spanking Kate with her diamond whip.’ The evening took a still stranger turn as the pair began grappling with each other (inset) and ended up ‘making out’, the witness said. Jones, 66, belted out Pull Up To The Bumper and Slave To The Rhythm at the club in central London. Among stars watching her surprise floor show with Moss, 40, were one Direction’s Harry Styles, oasis star noel Gallagher, Spice Girl Mel B, TV host Graham norton and model Suki Waterhouse. earlier, Moss had entertained the crowd by hitting the decks to play a DJ set in her slinky feathered get-up. Guests were also treated to a screening of A String of naked Lightbulbs, a documentary directed by Ridley Scott and Kate Driver about goings-on at Annabel’s down the decades.

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Johnny Cash’s son, John Carter Cash, has been arrested after stripping to his undies. The musician, 44, seemed ‘to have been drinking’ at a Canadian airport but won’t be charged.

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THE Brit Awards have signed up Ant & Dec to take over from James Corden as hosts. Ant, 38, and Dec, 39, said they’ll be happy handing out results in February – especially after their resurrected hit Let’s Get Ready To Rhumble made it to No.1 last year. Ant said: ‘We’ll be offering our advice to pop stars backstage as to how to have a No.1 hit, as long as they’re prepared to wait 19 years for their records to top the chart like ours did!’

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Oscar winner sandra Bullock proved she is a woman of many talents when she raced to help an extra who collapsed on the set of her new film. The 50-year-old was an off-screen hero after springing into action when she saw the extra go down on the set of Our Brand Is crisis in New Orleans on sunday. Bullock was seen fanning the disorientated woman and making sure she drank plenty of water until the emergency services arrived. The woman was believed to have suffered heat stroke and was taken to hospital, celebrity website TMZ said.

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ROYAL BLOOD’S Ben Thatcher wants Nicki Minaj to ‘grind up’ against his drums at next weekend’s MTV EMAs. ‘I am definitely looking forward to seeing Nicki Minaj in the flesh. Especially after that Anaconda video,’ the 26-year-old said at the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize, which was won by the band Young Fathers for their record, Dead. However Thatcher is a married man, meaning guitarist Mike Kerr, 23, is the one ‘having fun.’

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EDDIE REDMAYNE insists he has a naughty side, despite author E.L. James saying ‘under no circumstances’ could he be in the Fifty Shades of Grey film. The Les Misérables actor said: ‘Am I that bad? I can put a whip in my hand. I can get all kinky, can’t I? Apparently not.’ But the 32-year-old told Variety magazin e there were no hard feelings after his goo d friend Jamie Dornan landed the role of Christian Grey in the upcoming movie. Grey? No way: Unwanted Eddie

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Dunnes snubs staff pay talks

RepResentatives for Dunnes stores workers have hit out at the retailer’s refusal to turn up to a Labour Court hearing on better contracts for staff. the trade union Mandate said the move was ‘extremely disappointing’ and ‘unacceptable in 2014’ but that it was just the latest in a series of rebuffs from the chain. ‘they refuse to meet with their workers’ representatives and refuse to engage with the state’s industrial relations bodies, including the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) and the Labour Court,’ said Gerry Light, Mandate assistant general secretary. ‘Our members in Dunnes are only too aware of how workers in the companies’ main competitors are treated. all we want are similar measures that will ensure our members and their families have sufficient income.’

Dunnes stores is under no legal obligation to attend the hearings and refused to comment when asked about its decision not to appear. according to Mandate, the issue facing its members is that there is no certainty when it comes to weekly working hours due to contracts that range from 15 to 38 hours. even permanent staff are affected, with one of its members, Muireann Dalton, telling the Labour Court that she did not know what hours she had from week to week and that ‘working for 15 hours delivered less than social welfare’. ‘Our main issue is more secure hours and earnings. it’s virtually impossible to plan your life and pay bills and rent,’ she said. speaking to Metro Herald, Mandate’s Karen Wall said Mandate’s Dunnes members were determined to get equal footing with tesco, penneys and supervalu staff.

Elton says Pope is his hero for gay crusade ELTON JOHN has paid tribute to Pope Francis for his battle to make the Roman Catholic Church more accepting of homosexuals. The singer called the pontiff ‘my hero’ during his annual Aids benefit gala in New York. He told the crowd at the event – called An Enduring Vision: A Benefit for the Elton John Aids Foundation – ‘Make this man a saint now, OK’. ‘Ten years ago one of the biggest obstacles in the fight against Aids was the Catholic Church. Today, we have a Pope that speaks out about it,’ said the 67-year-old. ‘He is a compassionate, loving man who wants everybody to be included in the love of God. ‘It is formidable what he is trying to do against many, many people in the

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Bad horror films are childsplay compared to bills, sex offenders and David Lynch’s darkly surrealist TV show, Twin Peaks, whimpers KEN ROGAN

oo! DiD i get you? Well so what. ’Tis the season to be scary and dress silly, and the good news is that last year’s Breaking Bad meth costume is this year’s Ebola nurse. Bet you never thought you’d get a second use out of that. Sadly, i’m too much of a loser to be going to a fancy dress party, so i’ll have to get my frights at home when i peruse a few unopened bills and some vegan propaganda. And the trick-or-treaters still bring the fancy dress to you anyway, once you’re not the local bogeyman. of course yesteryear’s bogeyman is today’s registered sex offender, but there was a time when bogeymen occupied this twilight territory between actual ghosts and footballpuncturing grumps. But i digress. Back in the homestead, and with the bills all opened, might the telly serve up some scares? Maybe, if you’ve got Sky Movies, (seriously, who has Sky Movies?) otherwise it’s probably ‘i don’t care what you did last summer’. or you might get lucky and happen across The

omen, or The Exorcist. Devil worship movies feature far less idiocy, what with Satan being everywhere and not merely ‘behind you’ as is the case with the feckless meat bags running aimlessly around the woods until you’re actually glad they get topped by old Mr Peterson, the bogeyman from the abandoned mill who’s been stewing about Scooby Doo for the last 20 years. Good news, Mr Peterson: the world is now your hyper-violent playground, so you can retire the

luminous ghost suit and pick up a nail gun. Still, some slasher movies are scary. Ten-year-old ‘me’ had to make my sheepish excuses after ten minutes of A Nightmare on Elm Street, and i saw The Shining at an impressionable age too. Although to be fair, The Shining is scary at any age, owing in part to all sorts of subliminal, tricky goings on that aren’t overtly kicking your door down and screaming ‘here’s Johnny’ but are nonetheless steadily

hammering your subconscious. The scariest thing i ever saw though was that episode of Twin Peaks (pictured) where you find out who killed Laura Palmer. it’s the one where the denim-clad killer in the mirror gruesomely batters Laura’s cousin to death – you probably know the scene, it is profoundly memorable, and when i watched it again last year it still made my hair stand straight on end, and even gave me a nightmare. And that’s the gift i want to give you. All you have to do is let me convince you to watch anything directed by David Lynch (Twin Peaks co-creator) while ensuring that at all costs you avoid the impulse to try to make any sense of it. Purely FYi, the principal weirdness at work in his movies is, i submit, the total lack of irony – by which i mean all that stuff which informs our baseline jaded, cynical worldview whereby we know without knowing how a story is going to end, while the story itself, via subtext, symbolism or the script, winks out at us, tongue in cheek, as if to say, ‘hey, we know you know too’. David Lynch completely bypasses

all this programming with a combination of deliberately unnatural acting and a sumptuous, if disturbing, feast of audio-visual artistry, which leaves you defenceless and in a dark place where your expectations don’t stand a chance and you are extra vulnerable to the world-class creepiness for which Lynch is justly famous. Best of all, you don’t need to understand it to feel it, but maybe it will help when, consciously or subconsciously, you find yourself asking what the hell he’s trying to say here, or what all of this is supposed to mean. Because here’s the thing: Sometimes you hear a sweet singing voice in a foreign language and all you can do is sit there and admire it because it’s beautiful, as and of itself. And it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand it, because it looks so good and sounds so strange and frightening and compelling that it leaves you in something like a state of awe. Watching David Lynch movies is the closest thing i know to real magic. Happy Halloween.

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Fly the flag – or change it? Rocket blow ‘due to engine’

ROMAniA: The sale of a cow turned sour when she stopped producing milk – because she missed her old owner. The black Holstein cow, called Mandraia, has now been reunited with Eugen Buhatel, from the town of Buzias. Vet Radu Ionescu said the cow had been sad.

sinGAPORE: A law which sends gay men to jail has been upheld after judges threw out an appeal by a couple who have been together for 15 years. Yesterday’s decision means men engaging in homosexual acts, even in private, continue to face a two-year jail term. The court said there was nothing it could do to help them.

sRi LAnkA: At least 100 villagers are believed to have died in a landslide caused by monsoon rains. Ten bodies were recovered yesterday and 300 people were missing after 150 houses were buried in Haldummulla. Residents have repeatedly been told to leave the landslide-prone south-central area.

nEW ZEALAnD: It’s meant to be a national symbol of pride – but it’s split opinion. Two votes will be held to decide how the country’s flag should look. The first will choose a ‘more recognisably Kiwi alternative’. A second will decide if it should replace the current ‘colonial’ flag.

AMERiCA: Old Russian engines are early suspects in the Nasa rocket explosion. The unmanned Antares is said to have been powered by the type of 40-year-old engines which blew up during a test in May. Orbital Sciences boss Frank Culbertson, 65, said: ‘We will understand what happened and get back on track.’

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THAiLAnD: Activist Andy Hall celebrates after his defamation charge over a report he wrote on labour abuses in the food industry was thrown out of court in Bangkok.

Ebola infections slow in Liberia but epidemic is ‘far from over’

NEW Ebola infection rates in liberia have declined – but there should be no let-up in response to the epidemic, health experts have warned. Just 117 bodies were picked up by disaster response teams in the capital Monrovia last week, down from a high of 315 in September, while only half the beds in treatment centres were occupied. but the World Health organization urged caution, saying diminishing the response to the disease could allow rates to surge again. assistant director genergener al bruce aylward said: ‘Do we feel confident that the response is now getting an upper hand on the virus? Yes, we are seeing a slowing rate of new cases, very definitely.’ but he warned: ‘a slight decline in cases in a few days versus getting this thing closed out is a completely different ball game. It’s like saying your pet tiger is under control.’ His warnings came as the Disasters

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Emergency Committee launched an unprecedented appeal for donations to combat ebola. It warned the virus threatened to become a ‘humanitarian catastrophe’. It is the first time the DEC, which is made up of 13 aid charities, has called for donations in response to a disease. Meanwhile, the Mater Hospital said it successfully tested its National Isolation Centre with a ‘dry Ebola run’. a real-time response was carried out yesterday on a section of berber keley Road just outside the hospital. The area was cordoned off for 30 minutes while members of the hospital, the Dublin Fire bribri gade and the Gardaí dealt with a simulated suspected case of Ebola. ‘The exercise has been of significant assistance to the ongoing preparation of the National Isolation Unit,’ said a Mater spokesperson.

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O’Donnell takes up reins at RSA A forMer junior minister is to head up the Government’s road safety campaigns. Liz o’Donnell, a former Progressive Democrat TD, has been given a five-year tenure as chair of the road safety Authority (rsA) following Gay Byrne’s retirement. The appointment was made by Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe and comes as the road death toll increased for the first time last year after several years of decline to record lows. The Transport Department said Ms o’Donnell expressed an interest in serving on a state board following a 2010 initiative to encourage women candidates which has seen more than 30 women appointed to similar positions. some 85 women are still on the panel with an interest in taking state roles and a revised list will be drawn up at the end of the year. Mr Donohoe said: ‘Amongst the key priorities for the role will be to continue the implementation of the

by ED cARTy fourth road safety strategy 20132020 which includes targeted reductions in deaths and injuries on our roads, to complete the progression of the rsA to a self-sustaining entity that draws its funding from non-exchequer sources, and to deliver a successful organisation in line with the authority’s own internal strategic review.’ The rsA was set up in 2006 with

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Gay Byrne as its chairperson from the word go. following intense safety and awareness campaigning, which coincided with massive national road building and improvement schemes, the number of deaths on the roads dropped to an all time low of 162 in 2012 – but took a sharp rise last year to 190. The position is being filled before new rules come into force on state board appointments following the controversy over the appointment of fine Gael supporter John Mcnulty to the irish Museum of Modern Art just before he stood for election to the seanad. Mr Donohoe said there was an urgent need to fill the rsA position after Mr Byrne’s departure. ‘The former chairperson, Gay Byrne, whom i thank sincerely for his enormous contribution, brought great enthusiasm to the role,’ he said. ‘i am confident that Ms o’Donnell will also bring a commensurate amount of skill and experience to this position.’

Roma protest called Fraud investigation ‘racist and cowardly’ over Tesco profits The MinisTer of state for new Communities, Culture and equality, Aodhán Ó ríordáin, has branded those who targeted the home of a roma family in Waterford at the weekend as ‘racists and cowards’. Mr Ó ríordáin, attached to the Department of Justice, made the comments at the University of Limerick where he chaired a round-table discussion on legislating for hate crime in ireland. Addressing those who took part in the weekend protest in Waterford, he said: ‘i think they know themselves that their behaviour is cheap and cowardly. i think they know themselves that, if it was another individual or criminal gang who were irish, then they probably wouldn’t do it.’

‘It would seem that some young men in our society need a serious lesson in manners. A clear set of boundaries need to be set out, so the next generation of our young men can redeem our sex and once again be referred to as gentlemen.’

– Read Michael Mackey’s take on the viral video of a woman being sexually harassed by numerous men as she walks through New York. gometro.ie/manners

Tesco has officially been placed under criminal investigation following its discovery of a £263million (€333m) hole in profit expectations. The troubled group said that following the start of the UK serious Fraud office inquiry, a separate investigation by the Financial conduct Authority in the UK has been closed. The supermarket said: ‘Tesco confirms that it has been notified by the serious Fraud office that it has commenced an investigation into accounting practices at the company. Tesco has been co-operating fully with the sFo and will continue to do so.’ eight executives, including UK managing director chris Bush, have been asked to step aside.

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60 seconds Mailbox Eurythmics singer AnniE LEnnOX on her new covers album, Nostalgia, her HIV/Aids work and women in pop

How did you pick the songs for the album? I didn’t grow up

with them. They’re mostly a bit strange to me, they’re discoveries.

Even Summertime?

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worried. You’re always worried about your children.

Were you disappointed? no,

not at all. She’s 21, a young woman of high intelligence who has great values, as does my other daughter, and if they have a chance to explore different avenues, I don’t want to stop them.

last night. My daughter said: ‘Oh my God, look at all these pictures of you on Instagram. There are thousands.’ I’d never seen them. I thought it was incredible.

Yes. It started when nelson With you, it was almost as Mandela was launching his HIV/ exciting waiting for the album Aids foundation in 2004. I was as it was your new look… It’s taken into clinics, orphanages, like creating a persona. It’s and homes to meet HIV not about fashion. Well, and look it in the face. maybe a little bit Full-blown Aids is fashion because It’s sick. It’s not something else fashion is kind of when you see it. feminism. It’s not fun but fashion is Once you’ve about empowerment. very lightweight. witnessed that, you’re just not It’s a devaluation of Did people the same person. women, to be frank think you were So Mandela invited these musicians to a lesbian? Yes. It come for this concert. was weird because I’m Dave Stewart [former not and never have been. I eurythmics partner] started to put it thought: ‘Oh, that’s really strange. all together. And Peter Gabriel was Is that how people see me? Does there and Bono and Beyoncé and that mean I’m not attractive to Queen, even. Hell of a line-up. men?’ I think intelligent heterosexual women are Do you ever feel new stars challenging for heterosexual men. just don’t care about issues? I don’t want to name names because You do see some women I don’t want to give them the focus acting stupid for men… You but you see people in pictures with mean dumbing down their starving African children and it intelligence? I’m baffled by that. I looks like a parody if you know that don’t think a woman has to be person isn’t committed fully to that strident to prove she’s as good as a support. It looks like a publicity man or to be competitive with men opportunity for them. but I also don’t think women have to use their sexuality or their Also, can you imagine your seductiveness to always flirt and be generation of female artists on top and be manipulative. That is being asked to go down to so unattractive and so unpleasant. bra and knickers for videos I’m very keen that men should become feminists. What emma like modern female stars? Watson said at the Un about gender Things have evolved so far that equality being an issue for men too, some have gone backwards. I’m is everything I’ve been saying for appalled by it. The artists who are the past five years. But emma was aware their audience are sevenphenomenal: dignified, strong, year-olds – what is that about? It’s young, intelligent, articulate… She sick. It’s not powerful. It’s not has the potential to be a fantastic feminism. It’s not about leader for women around the world. empowerment. It’s a devaluation of women, to be frank. It’s like selfsimon gage molestation. It just makes me Nostalgia is out now.

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Summertime I knew, obviously.But they’re not obvious, are they? And that’s not because I thought: ‘I have to choose songs that are not obvious.’ I was drawn to things. Like being drawn towards a flavour. But when I want to know a song, I have to learn it and I knew there was a song called Mood Indigo but I hadn’t learnt it, I hadn’t learnt I cover The Waterfront. And eventually I had recorded enough and felt it was like a cake: it was baked and I wasn’t going to keep cooking it.

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nothing fare about rise in ticket prices

nce again, the ordinary folks are getting hit in the pocket with the news that fares are increasing by as much as 28 per cent. This is an outrage. Only last week, enda Kenny was in Brussels seeking an improved deal on greenhouse gas emissions in an offsetting arrangement for our agricultural sector. This latest price hike will only serve to push people back into cars. Traffic has already increased to pre-recession levels, with our road infrastructure now requiring upgrading. The national Transport Authority and the Government have not taken a cohesive approach here on any level. The public transport companies have argued they need the fare increases to supply the services. The travelling public are an easy target.

If the Government cannot increase subvention to the public transport companies then the time has come to finally introduce competition into the public transport sector. If Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus cannot provide much-needed services at an affordable price for the consumer then open up the sector to operators who can. enough is enough. Killian Brennan ■ I’m not surprised, Sinéad. It’s the way all public transportation in this country has been treating us. They just keep cancelling and delaying services and raising fares when they want. Do you know why they do it? Because if you don’t use their service you will have to walk or cycle or get a lift. If they’re not happy with their big fat salary, they strike. Are we all strong

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enough to do something similar, such as not using all public transportation altogether until they understand we are paying them? HappyGoLucky (a cyclist) ■ Why is no one in government taking about the price of petrol at the pumps? The price has dropped dramatically over the past few months so consumers should have cheaper gas, electricity and petrol. As with supermarket medicines, the Irish people are being ripped off again and no one cares. Phil ■ I enjoy your pages as a pleasant way to start the day, but I was a little disappointed when I saw the ‘Today’s birthdays’ list. I found it very mean-spirited of you to described the very talented Winona Ryder as ‘actress and shoplifter’. That was ten years ago. Move on! Laura

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Pendant: Lola’s X-ray, and with Dr Don Harris Picture: Don Harris/aP

Turtle-eating tortoise recovering slowly... A SICK tortoise was found to be suffering from a small but familiar problem. Lola,, a 15lb African A an spurred spur tortoise, had swallowed a turtle pendant. Lola became ill over the weekend before the jewellery was discovered during an X-ray by Miami vet Dr Don Harris. Tortoises es graze gr for or grass and plants pl but sometimes eat other objects. Dr Harris is keeping Lola at his clinic trying to get the pendant to pass. If that fails then surgery may follow.

Thursday, October 30, 2014 METRO HERALD

Gardaí appeal for information on priceless Irish art robbery GARDAÍ are appealing to the public for information after three paintings by some of the country’s foremost artists were stolen in a heist at a house a week ago. The valuable artworks were taken in a break-in at the home in Donard, Co Wicklow, on the evening of October 22. They include Sir John Lavery’s Portrait Of A Lady, Paul Henry’s Landscape With Cottage and one of Jack B Yeats’ works The Fern In The Area.

The artists are regarded among the finest to come out of Ireland. All have works hanging in the National Gallery and were highly prized during the boom years. Gardaí in Baltinglass have appealed for members of the public to assist the investigation. Detectives urged anyone who has information on the robbery or anyone who may have been offered the paintings to come forward. No arrests have so far been made.

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3 Dominion Roxanne McKee is locked in a battle between good and evil

1. 24 Hours In A&E

C4, 9pm St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south London, is the latest port of call for this medical series. In this first visit the St George’s, staff have to deal with a serious motorbike accident, a boy with epileptic seizures and a woman who’s stuck a sewing needle in her foot. Never a dull moment, as they say.

1 24 Hours In A&E Staff stay calm while treating nasty injuries

2. Big Driver

Lifetime, 9pm Based on a Stephen King story, this original TV movie marks the start of a collaboration between the bestselling novelist and the Lifetime channel. The tale carries his trademark chills: bestselling novelist Tess (Maria Bello) is raped and left for dead by a serial killer. But she survives – and she’s not going to let it lie…

5 Life Story David Attenborough works his magic on tigers

3. Dominion

Syfy, 10pm This post-apocalyptic fantasy picks up events 25 years on from a war between an army of angels and mankind – as featured in the movie Legion – which unleashed hell on Earth. Cue a stylish battle between good and evil, with distinct philosophical overtones and some familiar faces – Anthony Head, Roxanne McKee, Alan Dale – taking sides.

4 Detectorists Mackenzie Crook’s Andy could do with some good luck

4. Detectorists BBC4, 10pm

Poor Andy (Mackenzie Crook) – he may be handy with a detector but when it comes to the rest of his life, his timing is way off beam. As we dig beneath the surface of the characters in this bittersweet comedy drama, we’re hoping against hope that at least some of them turf up some good luck.

5. Life Story

BBC1, 9pm Growing pains are at the centre of the second episode of animals through the ages, with the reassuring voice of David Attenborough a calming influence as tigers, cheetahs, octopuses and more try to navigate a path through their own versions of adolescence. Listening to loud death metal at ear-splitting volumes isn’t an option.

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E4, 8.30pm You might think that sheer curiosity value would ensure a full lecture theatre when Sheldon Cooper teaches class. But not a single student signs up – well, except for Howard. That one never could resist a cheap laugh.

7. A Parting Gift

RTÉ1, 10.15pm This series – filmed over 18 months – tells the story of the Body Donation Programme at Trinity College Dublin, and explains all about an act which contributes to

world-class medical education, research and scientific endeavour. The programme hears various perspectives, from the motives and life stories of donors to their families’ experiences. We also hear from staff in the anatomy department, whose job it is to prepare the remains, and medical students who benefit from a donor’s gift.

8. Peaky Blinders BBC2, 9pm

Life is going to get very complicated for Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy), now that we know a certain flickering flame from his past – the clue is in his racehorse’s name – is

alive and kicking. It’s another sinewy twist in a show that has the happy knack of getting its casting spot on – new lad Michael (promising newcomer Finn Cole) looks right at home in the family business.

9. The Great Fire UTV, 9pm

Everyone’s getting pretty toastie on the streets of London as the wooden capital goes up like a giant bonfire in part three of this four-part hosetwirler. The human drama is hotting up too, with Mrs Samuel Pepys (Perdita Weeks) fancying a fandango with her dance teacher by way of getting her own back on the dallying

diarist. There’s a plot to overthrow the king sparking light too, but we just like watching stuff burn.

10. Today’s Film: Drive BBC3, 10pm

Ryan Gosling is the man with his hands on the getaway car steering wheel in this stylish 2011 crime cruise through Los Angeles from Nicolas Winding Refn, the Danish director who made his name with the Pusher trilogy. In an unusual experiment, DJ Zane Lowe has supplied an ‘alternative soundtrack’ for this BBC3 broadcast. The film also stars Carey Mulligan and Bryan Cranston.

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no punches pulled, then? Not really. A little more on Ferguson would have been nice rather than leaving it until the end to talk about the ex-United coach’s admirable lack of warmth. Otherwise, it’s open season as Keane gives his two cents on teammates, opponents, and signings (when he managed Sunderland and, briefly, Ipswich). But what his fans often cite, and what is evident here, is his sense of fairness. He always gives credit where it’s due (even if it clearly sickens him) and is surprisingly self-deprecating when it comes to his shortcomings (the temper, the stubbornness with injury, the preciousness) which led him into hot water or sporting victory, depending on their application. worth the wait? It is. Eamon Dunphy’s first biography in 2002 was as much a PR move to smooth over Saipan. This feels like the real deal even if not the complete portrait. Love or hate the game (and this reviewer sits in the latter camp), Keane is a fascinatingly complex fellow countryman. It’s about time we got to know him a bit better.

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Ireland for even longer. Of course, it’s not all rosy. The Saipan dummyspitting, the fisticuffs and the general chewing-of-broken-glass demeanour all mean Keane has as many detractors as worshippers. Ideal biography fodder, so.

i’m suddenly thinking cork, tantrums and labradors... Well that would be because Roy Keane is one of the country’s greatest ever sporting exports, an uncompromising, ruthless and talented Corkonian who led Manchester Utd for 12 years as well as captaining the Republic of

He can’t, but Booker winner and Dublin laureate Roddy Doyle surely can. What we get then is a ghost-written memoir which always leaves us slightly wondering are we reading the voice of Keane or a Doyle characterisation of the current Ireland and Aston Villa assistant coach. Whoever owns the voice exactly, this is a potty-mouthed, philosophically blunt and harrumphing jog down memory lane. And we wouldn’t have it any other way.

roy KeAne: The second hAlf WiTH roddy doyle A second roll of the biography dice for one Roy Keane. An ex-footballer, in case you weren’t aware.

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rugby autumn series

spORT DigEsT Rose raring to rise in Rory’s absence

‘injuries a blessing in disguise’ by DAnny HOgAn Ireland must turn their lengthy injury list into the chance to build greater depth for rugby World Cup 2015, according to forwards coach Simon easterby. leinster prop Jack McGrath’s recovery from calf trouble has proved a rare bright spot for Ireland, with fellow loosehead James Cronin set to miss several weeks with ankle trouble. Ireland have an entire XV of stars on the treatment table and likely to miss the autumn Tests against South africa, Georgia and australia. new forwards boss easterby remains unfazed by the absences of pivotal figures like Cian Healy and Sean O’Brien however, preferring to focus on the openings presented by the absences. ‘We need to build depth in the squad anyway,’ former Ireland flanker easterby told thescore.ie. ‘I think the guys that can’t make this series through injury means an opportunity for someone else to come in, put their hand up and stake a claim for the Six nations and beyond. ‘Instead of changing things, I think it’s about new players coming in who maybe haven’t been in the environment as much before and getting up to speed. ‘I think it’s really important that they understand we can’t look back, we’ve got to keep moving forward.’ rob Kearney (back spasms) and Mike ross (groin

gOLf Justin Rose

hopes to begin a lateseason charge to the world No.2 spot at this week’s BMW Masters in China. World No.1 and Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy will miss the event – the first of four in the European Tour’s ‘Final Series’ – to prepare for a lawsuit involving his former management company. World No.4 and No.5 Sergio Garcia and Henrik Stenson are also absent. Sixth-ranked Rose (right), who is eighth on the money list, said: ‘I’m not sure I can catch Rory but the [tour’s] bonus pool runs down to 15th and if I can maybe win some tournaments, I could probably get to second in the world, which would be a personal best.’

strain) remain in contention to face South africa next weekend, with the leinster duo expected to return to full training next week. Predecessor John Plumtree whipped Ireland’s driving maul into rude health en route to the 2014 Six nations title, and easterby believes Joe Schmidt’s squad must keep progressing, but through evolution not wholesale change. ‘If it’s not broke, you don’t need to fix it - and it’s been very, very good so far,’ he said.

Vettel says pit start would be a ‘shame’ fORMuLA1 Sebastian Vettel feels it

will be ‘a shame’ if he is unable to run in qualifying ahead of Sunday’s United States Grand Prix but admits his hands are tied by the regulations. It appears almost certain Red Bull will have to change the complete power unit on Vettel’s car, which would incur a pit-lane start. Vettel, in particular, has suffered numerous technical issues this season in comparison to team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, and now the four-times champion is poised to take one more blow. Just a year ago Vettel triumphed at the Circuit of the Americas. u FORMER Scotland captain Alastair Kellock, overlooked for their autumn Tests, will lead the Barbarians against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday. He is joined by ex-Australia wing Nick Cummins and All Blacks flyhalf Colin Slade in a team coached by John Kirwan.

Looking ahead: Ireland forwards coach Simon Easterby picture: iNpHo

No comfort zone for me, insists red-hot Hamilton Lewis HamiLton has conceded to feeling far from comfortable as the battle for this year’s Formula one world title heads into the home straight. Four successive victories for the second time this season have catapulted Hamilton into a 17-point lead over mercedes team-mate nico Rosberg going into the final three grands prix of the year. the trio of races in the Us (this weekend), Brazil and abu Dhabi are crammed into just four weekends, promising a frenetic denouement to a thoroughly dominant campaign for mercedes.

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formula one End game: Lewis Hamilton has the title in his sights Yet despite the 29-year-old appearing calm, deep inside the prospect of being within touching distance of his second world title is keeping Hamilton on edge.

asked whether he felt in control for the first time this season, as for the majority of the year he has been hunter rather than hunted, Hamilton replied: ‘no, i don’t. it’s a very positive feeling to have points and be

‘It will be tense all the way to the end’ finishing ahead of nico, but history has shown a gap can never be enough. the most important thing is the gap at the end of the year, so at the moment nothing changes.’ as for any comfort with regard

to his position, and the largest cushion he has held over Rosberg, Hamilton added: ‘there is never a comfortable feeling. i’ve never had a comfortable feeling in my life when i’ve been in a championship. ‘it’s tense all the way to the end, and this is a championship that is going to go to the end. i just hope the future is bright for the next three races.’ this weekend’s race, however, has been overshadowed by the fact that in the space of the past few days the Caterham and marussia teams have been forced to enter administration.

O’Sullivan relishing Williams challenge snOOkER Ronnie

O’Sullivan (right) faces his toughest test of the week in the International Championship quarter-finals – and the ‘Rocket’ would not have it any other way. A second successive 6-1 win in Chengdu – with China’s Li Hang suffering the same fate as Anthony McGill before him – saw the five-time world champion through to a clash with Mark Williams, a man with two Crucible titles of his own. Breaks of 59, 90, 50, 63 and 53 carried O’Sullivan to victory, with Li’s only frame coming courtesy of an 88 in frame two. There was no repeat of his three centuries against McGill but O’Sullivan said: ‘Each match I feel a bit more confident in my game.’ Williams will be no pushover, having followed up his success against Barry Hawkins with four half-century breaks in a 6-4 win over Sam Baird.

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schmeichel: city must now be the main Man

PETER SChMEIChEl now regards Manchester City as a ‘bigger club’ than their bitter rivals United based on recent form. City and United lock horns on Sunday in the first Manchester derby of the season. During his eight years at United, Schmeichel did not lose one Manchester derby but the former goalkeeper thinks the balance of power has shifted in City’s favour. ‘In my first couple of years [at United] I didn’t understand [the rivalry with City]. liverpool and leeds were much bigger games,’ Schmeichel said. ‘Now it’s different. Man City are the champions, they had their second Premier league win last season and maybe, at the moment, they are a bigger club than United in terms of results.’ Going into Sunday’s game at the

‘At the moment, City are the bigger club’ Etihad Stadium, Schmeichel is concerned about United’s indifferent form, which has seen them earn a creditable draw with Chelsea but lose to leicester and Swansea. ‘It [the derby] is a tricky one for Manchester United because of their inconsistency,’ Schmeichel said. ‘They have defended badly and then scored a lot of goals and then not a lot of goals – the leicester game was the best example of that. ‘They went 1-0 up, 2-0 up then 3-1 up and lost 5-3. That’s unheard of. ‘That’s not United. We don’t know what we will get on Sunday.’

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Man City ..............0 newcastle ............2 stoke .................... 2 southampton ......3 Tottenham........... 2 Brighton ..............0

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Aberdeen .............1 Hamilton .............0 Celtic .................... 6 Partick Thistle .....0 Hibernian .............L Dundee Utd .........L (extra-time being played, 3-3 at 90 mins)

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Cool finish: Aarons slots home the opener

Defeats in a row for Newcastle against City before last night’s tie

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Holders humbled by pardew’s rising stars

ONE of Alan Pardew’s wonderkids led the way as Newcastle dumped holders Manchester City out last night. Eighteen-year-old striker Rolando Aarons, released by Bristol City two years ago, gave the Magpies a sixthminute lead before Moussa Sissoko wrapped up their deserved victory. The first goal was a defensive catastrophe. Fernandinho lost the ball deep in his own half and Aarons, playing his third first-team game, poked the ball through keeper Willy Caballero’s legs. The second goal was a thrilling effort by Sissoko, who beat Fernandinho and Bacary Sagna before sliding the ball into the far corner. To compound City’s misery David Silva left the field clutching his left knee shortly after, having fallen awkwardly under Ryan Taylor’s challenge. For a spell in the first half, the Magpies’ goal led a charmed life Rob Elliot made superb stops from Stevan

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cApiTAL OnE cup MAn city.............0 newcAstle ..........2 by John payne Jovetic and Yaya Toure, while Newcastle defender Fabricio Coloccini deflected a cross onto his own post. But the visitors grew in confidence and 17-year-old Adam Armstrong was denied by Martin Demichelis’ timely challenge on the stroke of half-time. It could have been worse for City had referee Stuart Attwell not waved away legitimate-looking penalty claims for fouls on Paul Dummett and Gabriel Obertan, while Newcastle’s tremendous spirit was summed up by Ryan Taylor’s heroic block on the line to deny Edin Dzeko a certain goal near the end.

Clincher: Sissoko stuns City with the Magpies’ crucial second

Strange stories from the world of sport

A moose connection A KAnsAs City Royals fan donned a pair of antlers in honour of third baseman Mike ‘Moose’ Moustakas during game six of the World series with the san Francisco Giants. The Royals tied the series at 3-3.

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Hol-istic: Roberto Soldado is denied by Danny Holla

Haz a go: Kane shoots despite Kazenga LuaLua’s attentions

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fOOTbALL DigEsT

Reward: Symons

Lamela finds a way through for spurs

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Lam chop: Lamela breaks the deadlock for Tottenham at White Hart Lane last night

by Jack fox Patience paid off for tottenham last night as they saw off championship Brighton to reach the last eight of the League cup. after a frustrating opening half for the hosts, Mauricio Pochettino’s dominant side were rewarded for their efforts thanks to second-half strikes from substitute erik Lamela and the in-form Harry Kane. the match had got off to a late start due to traffic congestion around White Hart Lane but the delay did little to disrupt the hosts – fielding ten changes to the side that lost to newcastle on Sunday – as they took the game to their visitors from the off. aaron Lennon and andros townsend were a constant headache for Brighton’s back four but the Seagulls, to their credit, stuck to their gameplan as they made it to the half-time break all square. Lamela replaced the lively Lennon and the switch brought almost instant joy for Spurs as the argentine broke the deadlock just nine minutes later. after a

FULHAM’s caretaker manager Kit Symons was last night handed the position on a permanent basis. The 43-year-old has been in temporary charge for the last eight games following the departure of Felix Magath and, after overseeing something of a resurgence, he has been rewarded with the reins until the end of next season. Symons came out on top after a rigorous search for a new boss and Fulham owner Shahid Khan said: ‘Kit has thoroughly earned the opportunity to take Fulham from here as our manager. We’ve been a different club since Kit stepped in as our caretaker. His passion for Fulham is evident and contagious, and I believe the promise ahead of him is extremely bright.’

Jurgen klopp

‘If such declarations of love are necessary, then the s*** has really hit the fan.’ The Borussia Dortmund boss admits things are worse than he thought after a female fan – wearing a Dortmund apron – declares her undying love for Klopp amid the club’s tough start to the season

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neat exchange with Roberto Soldado, Lamela raced into the penalty area before sliding the ball low beyond christian Walton in the Brighton goal. Soldado was unlucky not to

have added a second minutes later as his fierce drive cannon off the crossbar. albion began to press their hosts in an attempt to get back into the tie but their efforts were

short-lived as Kane added a second on 74 minutes, the 21-yearold sliding the ball home after Walton could only parry Soldado’s close-range shot to seal a place in the quarter-finals.

Pulsating Pelle settles cracker

Cracker: Pelle scores his first at Stoke

Symons appointed new Fulham boss

GRAZIANO Pelle scored a dramatic late winner as in-form Southampton finally saw off Stoke to reach the last eight. Pelle fired home two minutes from time just moments after Peter Crouch had been sent off to settle an enthralling tie, stunning the Potters after they had produced a fine comeback. Italian Pelle broke the deadlock early on with a sublime curler

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by nick Metcalfe from distance. Shane long added a second, but Steven N’Zonzi and Mame Biram Diouf netted to set up the grandstand finish.

Delight: Long

LEICESTER midfielder Andy King celebrated his 26th birthday by signing a new four-year contract. King (pictured) joined Leicester in 2004 and rose through the youth ranks before making his full debut in 2007. ‘To be able to commit my future and for the club to have shown this faith in me is a massive boost, so I’m just looking to kick on now,’ he said. ‘I’ve only ever played for Leicester and it’s looking more like they’re the only team I’ll ever play for. I would love it if that’s the case.’

No Trotters Thai up BOLTON chairman Phil Gartside has denied the club is in talks with a Thai consortium over a £40million takeover. Bryan Marcar, director of entertainment conglomerate BEC-Tero has claimed to be in negotiations with the Championship strugglers. But Gartside insisted: ‘We have spoken to several parties who have expressed interest in investing in the club but these quotes from Thailand come as a complete surprise to me.’

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SÉamuS Coleman and James mcCarthy have been recalled to the Republic of Ireland squad after injury for next month’s euro 2016 qualifier in Scotland and the home friendly against the uSa. The pair missed last month’s 7-0 demolition of Gibraltar and creditable 1-1 draw in Germany with hamstring and thigh injuries respectively, but both have since returned to action and were included in a provisional 36-man Ireland party announced by manager martin o’neill yesterday afternoon. There was a place too for Stoke midfielder Glenn Whelan, who suffered a minor leg fracture during the clash with the Germans in Gelsenkirchen which was expected to sideline him for between four and six weeks. However, norwich midfielder Wes Hoolahan, who is nursing an ankle ligament problem, has not been included. o’neill said: ‘I am looking forward to assembling the squad for the last time this year in preparation for our final games of 2014. ‘I am absolutely delighted with the courage and determination we showed in our last two qualifiers, and hope we can continue this run next month against Scotland and the uSa.’

QPR defendeR Rio ferdinand has been suspended for three matches and fined £25,000 for comments he made on Twitter, the football Association has announced. The 35-year-old former Manchester United player directed a jibe at a Twitter follower – who criticised him last month – containing the word ‘sket’, which the Collins dictionary defines as ‘a promiscuous girl or woman’. After a Twitter user sent the message ‘Maybe QPR will sign a good CB (centre-back) they need one’, ferdinand replied by saying ‘get ya mum in, plays the field well son! £sket’. The exchange came on September 1, which was transfer deadline day.

‘I’m delighted with the courage we’ve shown’ o’neill resisted the temptation to call rising aston Villa star Jack Grealish into the squad despite speculation that he could be handed a first senior cap against the uSa on november 18. The Villa midfielder is at the centre of a tug of love between the Republic and england, and o’neill is adopting a delicate approach as he, with the help of assistant and Villa number two Roy Keane, attempts to woo the 19-year-old. Hull’s 20-year-old full-back Brian lenihan, however, was included among the 36 – which will be whittled down before it meets up on november 10 – after being drafted in last month because of a lack of defensive cover. Ireland currently sit in joint first place in Group D with Poland having taken seven points from a possible nine after trips to Georgia and Germany either side of Gibraltar’s ill-fated visit to Dublin. That record will be put to a stern test at Celtic Park on november 14 with the Scots also having enjoyed a promising opening to their campaign with the two sides, along with the Poles and the Georgians, seemingly battling it out for second place behind the world champions. Joachim low’s men remain favourites to top the group despite losing 2-0 in Poland and then failing to beat Ireland last month.

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‘He’s been warned about his conduct’

Brothers in green: James McCarthy and Séamus Coleman are back in squad picture: inpho

Provisional squad: David Forde (Millwall), shay given (aston Villa), Keiren Westwood (sheffield

Wednesday), Darren Randolph (Birmingham), Rob elliot (Newcastle); Richard Keogh (Derby), Marc Wilson (stoke), séamus Coleman (everton), John O’shea (sunderland), alex pearce (Reading), Brian Lenihan (Hull), stephen Kelly (Reading), paul Mcshane (Hull), Damien Delaney (Crystal palace), shane Duffy (Blackburn), Ciaran Clark (aston Villa), stephen Ward (Burnley), James McCarthy (everton), Jeff Hendrick (Derby), glenn Whelan (stoke), Darron gibson (everton), paul green (Rotherham), aiden Mcgeady (everton), anthony pilkington (Cardiff), James McClean (Wigan), Robbie Brady, stephen Quinn, David Meyler (all Hull); Robbie Keane (La galaxy), shane Long (southampton), Daryl Murphy (Ipswich), Jon Walters (stoke), Kevin Doyle (Crystal palace), anthony stokes (Celtic), simon Cox (Reading), Conor sammon (Ipswich).

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ferdinand was charged by the fA on October 14, and his punishment was announced yesterday afternoon. The fA said in a statement on its website: ‘Queens Park Rangers defender Rio ferdinand has been suspended for three matches commencing with immediate effect, subject to any appeal, after an fA misconduct charge against him was found proven. ‘It was alleged a comment ferdinand posted on his Twitter account was abusive and/or indecent and/or insulting and/or improper. ‘following an independent regulatory commission hearing, ferdinand was also fined £25,000, severely warned as to his future conduct and ordered to attend an education programme, arranged by the fA within four months.’ ferdinand is a member of the fA commission looking at how to improve football.

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