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Don’t let your fluffy ones’ Halloween turn into a nightmare AS THE undead rise from their graves and witches mount their broomsticks to celebrate Halloween tonight, some more earthly safety concerns have been raised. Parents are being urged to take extra precautions against fire hazards as thousands of children prepare to trick-or-treat in their droves and pets are also vulnerable. The safety warning was issued yesterday by Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly over risks such as illegal bonfires and fireworks. Mr Kelly said: ‘Halloween can be a

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fantastic time of year, especially for children, and we all have fond memories of the excitement and fun at this time. I do not wish to be seen to be dampening all the fun, but I do wish to encourage parents to be sensible and to be safe. ‘Smoke alarms should be checked as they provide life-saving early warning should a fire occur.’ Mr Kelly also highlighted the important work done by the

emergency services, and asked people to show respect during the long, dark night ahead. Meanwhile, a study on trick-ortreating has found that sweets (81 per cent); chocolate (51 per cent); fruit (34 per cent); and nuts (31 per cent) will be among the most popular bag fillers this year, and people are being warned to take into account allergies when handing out treats. Family life website mummypages.ie revealed a rise

‘Try to minimise stress to animals’

in allergies among children in Ireland with one-in-five mothers now having a child suffering from some form of food allergy. ISPCA chiefs have also asked pet owners to ‘keep your furry friends safe this Halloween’. In a statement by the animal welfare charity, Michael Keane said: ‘Pets can become terrified during Halloween but steps can be taken to minimise any stress caused.’ He said animal lovers should ensure pets are kept indoors away from loud noises and flammable items. ‘Anxiety can be reduced by altering feeding regimes,’ he added.

Furryy friend: fr ISPCA’s Michael Keane has tips for keeping pets safe this Halloween Picture: Peter wilcock

Hounds of hell let their hair down and party

Pet dogs in costumes during the ‘PETrified’ Halloween en party in Manila, a, Philippines. Children and their pets came dressed in various costumes to mark the Halloween weekend before the All Saints Day celebration Picture: ePa

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selfie tourists dice with death by wiLL sTOnE

Say cheese: But this grinning chap was lucky not to end up saying ‘aarrgh!’ as the bear attacked him

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TOURISTS risk coming to a grizzly end as they take selfies just yards from dangerous wild bears. Grabbing a picture with a bear in the background is a craze sweeping national parks in the US and Canada. But rangers warn that visitors are exposing themselves to attack. At Lake Tahoe, California, the problem has got so bad that staff are considering shutting it to the public. ‘We are telling people they need to stay on the trails and they need to stay away from bears,’ said Lisa Herron, who works there. ‘If a bear has a mind

Doubly dim: Selfie with two bears to, it can run very fast.’ There have been three fatal attacks on humans by grizzlies and two by black bears in North America this year.

Shameless Robbie uses his baby news to launch tour

ROBBIE WILLIAMS has ignored the furore over his video blogging of his wife’s labour by using social media for more hospital gags, a plug for his new tour and to reveal the name of the new arrival. The 40-year-old brushed aside his haters and uploaded another jokey clip announcing his son, Charlton Valentine Williams, was on his way home. ‘Charlton Valentine Williams has left the building... and Daddy is doing just fine. RW x,’ he jokingly captioned the clip, which showed his tired out wife, Ayda Field, pushing her husband and their son in a wheelchair through their LA hospital.

Cheeky: Ayda pushes Robbie and Charlton picture: youtube Williams also used his big moment in the spotlight to announce his Let Me Entertain You tour. It kicks off in Madrid in March. ‘Hell is gone and heaven’s here, I’m coming out on tour next year.. RW x’ he tweeted.

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Months on, Irish Water to hire data czar

Dentists back fluoridation

AuthOrities are risking children’s teeth if they take fluoride out of the water supply, one of the country’s most senior dentists has claimed. With councils in Dublin and Cork backing calls for its removal, dean of dentistry at the royal College of surgeons Dr John Walsh told a conference in Dublin all scientific evidence shows it reduces child tooth decay by 18 per cent. ireland is the only country in the eu which has a mandatory system of adding fluoride to tap water.

Rehab chief to get €140k

the ChArity group rehab has defended the €140,000 salary of its new chief Mo Flynn. Announcing the appointment yesterday, the group said Ms Flynn’s pay was well below former CeO Angela Kerins’s €240,000 and that steps were being introduced to ensure much greater transparency. ‘rehab is making significant strides in its programme of transformation and change,’ said chairman seán egan.

IRISH Water has begun the search for a data protection manager, despite having spent months collecting and processing people’s PPS numbers. The advertisement seeks someone for the position of ‘developing and implementing a data protection policy’ for the semi-state body – as well as setting up procedures to help the company comply with legislation. The new position comes on foot of arguments earlier this week from ministers defending Irish Water’s right to request PPS numbers. ‘It is needed to ensure people did not claim two allowances,’ insisted Health Minister Leo Varadkar. ‘Only a couple of weeks ago, my dentist asked me for my PPS number,’ he said, adding that ‘barely a month’ went by without someone asking him for this. Among the requirements for the managerial role, the successful

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Stricter laws to tackle rising levels of hate crime are urgently needed, according to the immigrant council of ireland. the group said they had seen an 85 per cent increase in the number of reported racist instances this year, adding that the recent anti-roma protests in Waterford city just highlighted ‘an issue facing families and individuals on a daily basis’. ‘events in recent days have placed the issue of racism back in the media spotlight,’ said integration manager Brian Killoran. ‘the reality is that many families are forced to lie awake at night

Identical twin chefs David and Stephen Flynn of The Happy Pear in Greystones smile with novelist Sinead Moriarty as authors and members of the publishing industry celebrates the launch of the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards

Ebola ‘prank’ causes chaos at Dublin Airport A fooliSH ebola prank on an Aer lingus flight threw Dublin Airport into a security alert yesterday. Paramedics raced to the scene after a passenger turned to another and claimed he had ebola while the plane was making its way into Dublin. the plane was in lockdown for over 50 minutes while medical staff boarded and spoke to the man, who had alerted people to his ‘condition’ by writing ‘Be careful, ebola’ on a coffee cup.

‘The incident is now a matter for the gardaí’ ‘following a minor security incident on board an Aer lingus flight from Milan to Dublin, passengers were held on board the aircraft after it landed at Dublin Airport just before 1pm,’ said a Dublin Airport Authority spokesperson yesterday afternoon. ‘As a precaution, the plane’s captain alerted authorities and opted not to disembark passengers pending an investigation. the incident is now a matter for the gardaí and so we can’t comment any further.’

fearing a brick through their window or waking to find racist graffiti on their home. this is unacceptable and it is why we welcome the comments of Aodhán Ó ríordáin [left] that our current laws need updating.’ the junior minister responsible for new communities said more robust legislation is needed, and that the current law, outlined in the 1989 Prohibition of incitement to Hatred Act, was no longer fit for purpose. ‘We are working with other agencies to produce draft heads of bill by next May and will be calling on Mr Ó ríordáin to present them to Government as a matter of urgency,’ said Mr Killoran.

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the situation is believed to have become public when another passenger who was on the flight contacted his daughter about the claims. A spokesman for Aer lingus confirmed that health officials were satisfied, following their investigation that the man did not have the virus.

Nurse breaks quarantine

A US NURSe back from treating ebola patients in west Africa yesterday broke her ‘voluntary’ 21-day quarantine period to go for a cycle. Kaci Hickox followed through on her promise to defy the state ruling when she and boyfriend Ted wilbur left his home in Maine on mountain bikes. The couple were followed by state cruisers as health officials headed to court to try to get a warrant for her arrest. She said: ‘I remain appalled by these home quarantine policies that have been forced upon me.’

Weak civil servants face sack New rules will make it easier to sack underperforming civil servants as the Government launches an ambitious plan to overhaul the civil service, the Government claims. Under a new three-year reform package, dubbed The Civil Service Renewal Plan, the service will see its procedures streamlined so it will be easier to establish whether someone is doing their job or not. ‘The process under which we can exit people is too burdensome,’ said

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Robert watt, secretary general at the Department of Public expenditure. Under the new measures, Mr watt said, staff who were not performing would be given an opportunity to improve – after which the ‘new structures would make it easier to “exit” them’. Meanwhile, the Association of Higher and Civil Public Servants said the Government had ‘missed an opportunity’ by failing to appoint an overall head of the civil service.

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Good news for mortgage holders as AIB cuts rates AIB Is to cut its mortgage interest rates by up to 0.25 per cent from December. The reductions, which will apply to standard variable and loan-to-value rate reduction mortgages, will be available to both new and existing customers of AIB, EBs and Haven. some 146,000 existing mortgages holders will be affected by the change, a spokesperson said. The change will see AIB’s variable rate drop to 4.15 per cent from December 1. The figure will drop to 4.33 per cent and 4.35 per cent for EBs and Haven customers respectively. Loan-to-value rates will drop 0.24 per cent at AIB and Haven and 0.25 per cent at EBs. AIB and Haven will now charge a loan-to-value mortgage of 80 per cent or more at a rate of 4.25 per cent – and EBs at 4.3 per cent. A mortgage of below 50 per cent will incur a 3.85 per cent rate at AIB and Haven and 3.8 per cent at EBs. The lenders’ fixed mortgage rates will also be reduced from the start of December, with the one-year rate for existing customers falling to 4.15 per cent. Bernard Byrne, director of personal, business and corporate banking, said: ‘AIB is now in a position to reduce variable mortgage interest rates due to the bank’s underlying positive performance and funding cost reductions.’

I’m proud to be gay, it’s a gift from God – Apple boss Cook by JuLIA GREGORy

APPLE boss Tim Cook has declared that being gay is ‘among the greatest gifts God has given me’. The chief executive said being gay has helped him develop the ‘skin of a rhinoceros’. It was the first time Mr Cook has confronted rumours about his sexuality. The 53-year-old put the reason for not coming out before down to his ‘humble roots’ and insisted he had ‘tried to maintain a basic level of privacy’. But in a change of heart he wrote: ‘I’ve come to realise that my desire for personal privacy has been holding me back from doing something important. That’s what has led me to today.’ Mr Cook cited Martin Luther King as inspiration, saying he believes ‘deeply’ in the African-American civil rights campaigner’s words when he said: ‘Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?”.’ However he added that ‘not everyone is so lucky’ to work for a company that ‘knows it can only flourish when you embrace people’s differences’. LGBT rights campaigner and activist Peter Tatchell said Mr Cook’s decision was ‘great’.

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Topshop told: It’s time you binned these manne-thins THIS photo of a size eight shopper next to a stick-thin mannequin in Topshop has sparked a wave of criticism against the retailer. The picture has been shared thousands of times online after customer Becky Hopper accused the fashion chain of promoting a body shape that women would have to starve themselves to achieve. The Hull university student, 23, tweeted the snap of her friend Georgia Gibby with the message: ‘The girl on the left is a size 8/10. #Topshop #poorbodyimage #irresponsible #fashion #highstreet.’ It struck a chord with other women and former Emmerdale actress Gemma Oaten, who has suffered from anorexia, tweeted: ‘How is this size zero mannequin sending a remotely safe and responsible image?’ Susan Ringwood, of eating disorder charity Beat, said: ‘One tiny size doesn’t fit all – it’s so out of touch with what customers want, and with what sells too.’ Retailers Primark and La

Perla both removed some shop dummies after Twitter storms earlier this year. But Ms Hopper said the ‘mannethin’ still had pride of place yesterday at the Topshop in Hull’s St Stephen’s Shopping Centre. A spokeswoman for the

chain said it had a history of promoting a healthy body image through its choice of models. She added: ‘Mannequins are made from solid fibreglass, so they need to be of certain dimensions to allow clothing to be put on.’

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Fathers aren’t in heaven about Mercury victory Hip-hop trio take their 14-1 outsider win in stride

T WAS with a quiet air of studied nonchalance that Young Fathers won the coveted Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize earlier this week. The relatively unknown Edinburgh-based three piece – consisting of Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole, and Graham ‘G’ Hastings – were the surprise winners on Wednesday night, but were far from overjoyed. ‘Yeh dinnae spend half your life recording music and writing songs to be like, “Oh if you win an award you can stop”. It’s just part of the in-

dustry, isn’t it?’ Hastings told Guilty Pleasures before storming to victory with their debut album, Dead. The band also said they would turn down fellow Scot Emeli Sandé for a collaboration. ‘We’re just working

Victors: Massaquoi, Bankole and Hastings

on ourselves. We’re fine doing what we’re doing,’ Hastings said. In winning the €25,000 offered by the Mercury prize, the hip-hop trio have banked more money than they ever have from their album sales – having only shifted 2,368 copies of their record. Despite missing out on the gong, Kate Tempest was quick to congratulate the three Scots, tweeting: ‘Young Fathers are epic and wonderful and the right winners for sure.’

Groups treated to €12k of booze THERE could be a few rough vocals on this week’s X Factor after a rich Arab clubber wooed the groups and helped them sink more than €12,000 of booze. Stereo Kicks certainly got their, er, kicks when they were chaperoned by Only The Young girls Parisa Tarjomani and Betsy-Blue English for a latenight bender at Mahiki in London’s Mayfair. They were put through their paces when the loaded punter took a shine to them and kept buying them bubbly. ‘All the singers were given the full VIP treatment on their first night out together,’ said a source. ‘A big customer decided to pick up the champagne tab for them. They were also showered with Mahiki Coconut Rum all night.’

And it seemed to be the rocket fuel the hopefuls needed after they hijacked the club’s private karaoke booth, used by the likes of Prince Harry and Paris Hilton in the past. ‘Things turned into a cheese-fest when the guys started singing Spice Girls tracks,’ the source added. The singers still didn’t look ready for bed at 1am when they pranced about for cameras outside the club. But Stereo Kicks stars Charlie Jones, 14, and Reece Bibby, 16, missed out after they were left at home as they are still underage.

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Father of missing Sarah Payne dies Michael Payne, the father of murdered schoolgirl Sarah (below), has been found dead at his home in Kent, england. his death is not being treated as suspicious. Mr Payne’s daughter was abducted and killed in 2000. The Paynes were at the forefront of calling for ‘Sarah’s law’ which would involve parents being informed if paedophiles moved into their neighbourhood.

Life in prison for soldier’s murder an iRiSh soldier has been found guilty of strangling his comrade at their UK barracks earlier this year after a night of drinking. The jury at Birmingham crown court returned its verdict against lance corporal Richard Farrell, from Dublin, after 19 hours of deliberations. Farrell, 23, denied said he could not recall killing fellow member of the Royal irish Regiment, corporal Geoffrey Mcneill, 32, in his room at clive Barracks.

Pensioner questioned over McConville killing released by DAviD yOung

A PENSIONER arrested yesterday by detectives investigating the kidnap and murder of Belfast mother-of-ten Jean McConville was released without charge. The 73-year-old man had been detained in Dunmurry in the greater Belfast area. The abduction, killing and secret burial of Mrs McConville in 1972 is one of the most notorious crimes of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The police case lay effectively dormant for decades until a flurry of activity this year, with a series of arrests made, the most high-profile undoubtedly being the four-day detention of Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams. Mr Adams, who vehemently denies involvement, was released pending a report being sent to prosecutors for assessment. The latest man arrested was questioned at the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) serious crime suite in Antrim. The PSNI said he had been released ‘unconditionally’. Mrs McConville was dragged, screaming, away from her children in the Divis flats in west Belfast by a

Licensing of Outdoor Music Events – Review of Legislative Framework

gang of up to 12 men and women after being wrongly accused of informing to the security forces. She was interrogated, shot in the back of the head and then secretly buried – becoming one of the ‘Disappeared’ victims of the Troubles. Her body was not found until 2003.

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irA suspects decline to meet taoiseach

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Alan Kelly, T.D., is currently conducting a review of the legislative framework for the licensing of outdoor music and entertainment events. As part of this process, a Review Group comprising of representatives of local authorities, Government Departments and other State Agencies has been convened to formulate recommendations to put forward to the Minister on possible changes to the legislation. Members of the public and all interested groups / parties are now invited to make written submissions for consideration.

Alleged former IRA members have refused to meet with the Taoiseach over the Mairia Cahill controversy. Peter Madden, solicitor for the four who have been accused of carrying out a Provo investigation into the alleged rape of Ms Cahill, said he advised his clients against a meeting because of enda Kenny’s ‘highly prejudicial’ remarks on the case. In a letter to Mr Kenny, the Belfast-based lawyer accuses the Fine gael leader of giving inaccurate briefings to the media about the row and of ignoring ongoing legal processes. Mr Madden represents four people who were accused of membership of the IRA as a result of Ms Cahill’s allegations, but all charges against them were dropped after prosecutors offered no evidence. Ms Cahill, 33, whose great uncle

Joe Cahill was a founder of the Provisional IRA, accused another alleged IRA member of raping her in Belfast in 1997 and claims the movement helped cover up the abuse. The man has denied the abuse and was acquitted of all charges against him. After heated exchanges about the resurfaced row in the dáil, Sinn Féin leader gerry Adams asked Mr Kenny to meet four people accused by Ms Cahill of having carried out a ‘kangaroo court’ into her alleged rape. Mr Kenny, who has already met with Ms Cahill, yesterday agreed to meet with the four. But in a letter sent yesterday, Mr Madden insisted no such meeting will happen ‘at this stage’. Sinn Féin has accused its opponents of using the allegations to score political points against the party, as its popularity soars in the opinion polls.

‘No meeting will be taking place’

Legislative provisions in respect of outdoor events are provided for in the Planning and Development Act and Regulations, which are available on the Department’s website. Written submissions may be e-mailed or posted to: Niamh Redmond, Planning Section Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Custom House, Dublin 1. Tel: 01 8882459 Email: eventlicensing@environ.ie The closing date for receipt of submissions is Friday 28th November, 2014. In the interests of transparency, all submissions received (including the name of the person making the submission but not their contact details) will be made fully available online on the Department’s website (www.environ.ie) and will be subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. The onus is on persons making submissions not to include material of a private nature in the body of their submission.

Lasting sting memor memory: A family photo from 1972, top, while daughter Helen with her husband, left, holds the image

Mairia Cahill: Met Mr Kenny

€130 yearly german fee for foreign drivers IRISH motorists travelling in Germany may have to pay fees of up to €130 a year for the privilege of driving on the country’s Autobahn motorways. The government proposal, introduced by German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt, is intended to help the country fund the upkeep of its transport infrastructure.

If the proposal goes through, foreign motorists will pay the toll, set to be introduced in 2016, by registering their license plates via the internet or at petrol stations. Foreign drivers will be expected to pay a 10-day levy of €10 or a two-month one for €22, with a maximum toll of €130 a year. However, the controversial proposal may yet face a legal

challenge in Brussels for discriminating against foreign motorists. Mr Dobrindt insisted his draft law does not discriminate against foreign motorists and would stand if challenged in court. ‘The infrastructure fee is sensible, fair and just,’ he said, adding that revenues from the toll would only be used to modernise motorways and main roads.

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Mudslide dead ‘up to 200’ Teen makes record swim

sRI LANKA: Villagers defied police orders yesterday to search for survivors of a mudslide which they fear has buried up to 200 people. They were told by officials there was no chance of finding anyone alive. The disaster, which hit the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district on Wednesday, has claimed at least 100 lives.

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AMERIcA: A boy of 16 has become the youngest-ever person to swim Hawaii’s Kaiwi Channel. Cameron Keith, who is blind in one eye, braved sharks and jellyfish to make it over the 26-mile stretch from Molokai to Oahu in 13hr 55min. Only 31 people have completed the challenge.

Health-for-all to cost €20bn Mob sets parliament ablaze

INDIA: Proposals for universal health care will cost €20billion over four years, more than five times current health spending. The price will hit €10billion a year once the whole population of 1.2billion is covered, the health ministry said. All citizens will get free drugs and diagnostic treatment, plus insurance, under the scheme.

BuRKINA FAsO: Protesters angered by president Blaise Compaoré’s bid for a fifth term stormed parliament yesterday, setting the main chamber ablaze. Demonstrators forced a vote on the 63-year-old’s extended tenure to be cancelled and also ransacked the offices of the national TV station, forcing it off the air.

N KOREA: If Kim Jong-un’s entourage saw the ‘mischievous’ display of toys at an orphanage, they didn’t dare let on reX

INDIA: Checking how much money is in your account is often scary enough. But Jatin Baruah, 43, feared for his life after being greeted by a 4ft-long cobra coiled up around a cash machine at SBI bank in New Delhi. ‘It liked the warmth from the machine,’ said animal welfare group Wildlife SOS.

Palestinian is shot dead after assassination bid on activist

‘Autobahn sniper’ jailed after five years of terror

the road and compared all vehicles that passed with the times of the shootings. The 58-year-old man was found guilty of four counts of attempted murder, grievous bodily harm and dangerous interference with traffic, and he was jailed for 10 years. German news agency dPA reported that he admitted the shootings but claimed he did not aim to hurt anybody.

A cOURT in Germany has sentenced a trucker to over 10 years in prison for shooting at fellow drivers more than 700 times over a five-year period. In one incident a female driver was hit in the neck by a ricochet but survived. The case of the ‘Autobahn Sniper’ had baffled police in Wuerzburg until last year, when they placed vehicle number plate scanners along

Is ‘massacred prisoners’ after seizing Mosul jail The New York-based watchdog said the Shiite prisoners were separated from several hundred Sunnis and a small number of Christians who were later set free. The statement was based on interviews with survivors. Also in June, IS claimed it had ‘executed’ about 1,700 soldiers and military personnel captured from Camp Speicher outside Tikrit city.

ISLAMIC STATE militants carried out a mass killing of hundreds of Iraqi prison inmates when they seized the country’s second-largest city of Mosul in June, according to an international rights group. Human Rights Watch said 600 male Shiite inmates from Badoosh prison outside Mosul were forced to kneel along the edge of a ravine and were shot with automatic weapons.

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conscious of from the start was that I didn’t want the documentary to be a purely historical overview; I wanted to tell the story of the cemetery from the perspective of the people who work there and visit there. rather than being overwhelmed by the legacy of the heavyweights buried in Glasnevin, I wanted to understand the place through the eyes of the people who maintain it and the people, like the late tour guide Shane Mac Thomais, its custodians. It’s people like that who, if you’ll excuse the expression, keep the place alive.

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emotive part of the film because Bridget, a guide in the cemetery, speaks about her own child, Maria, who’s buried there. It’s hard to believe now but it was considered radical in the 19th century to have unbaptised children buried in consecrated ground. It sounds crazy and archaic but most cemeteries refused to accept stillborn children so The angels’ Plot became a very special place for anyone who’d lost a baby.

The cemetery contains the graves of such luminaries as Charles Stewart Parnell, Eamon de Valera and Brendan Behan. Was there any one plot you were particularly drawn towards?

Without doubt, Maud Gonne’s. She was the first person to capture my imagination thanks to the way she’d Weren’t you worried the been immortalised in WB Yeats’ posubject matter might be etry. everyone knows that Yeats forbiddingly morbid? is buried in drumcliff I always wanted it to Cemetery in Sligo but I be a film about life hadn’t realised, until rather than death. I began my research, In fact, the workI grew up that Gonne is buring title at one ied here, alongside Catholic, I would point was just her children. Bethat: Life and love if there was an cause Yeats’ poetry death. In the end looms so large in afterlife – but we chose a title Irish culture, it feels that represents the the jury’s out... like the entire country number of people is in unrequited love buried there to give a with his muse; to see sense of the scale. rather her resting place I found quite than putting the focus purely on the cemetery as merely the final extraordinary. resting place of a Who’s Who of The attitudes to death Irish history, arts and politics I conveyed by contributors are wanted to highlight it as a place of warmth that offers consolation to exceptionally varied. Did that surprise you? In a sense it did. people who visit. What I found particularly You speak to a number of interesting was that everyone, despite their religious beliefs, had a regular visitors to the very personal and quirky view of cemetery, including a French death. There are so many ideas lady obsessed with Michael posited in the film, from a Collins. Many people leave tiny crematorium technician who mementoes on the graves of patriots believes there’s nothing beyond this buried in Glasnevin but one world, to a woman who explains woman, Veronique, is a particularly that in her native South east asia avid admirer of Michael Collins they talk about the dead in the and he’s become a huge figure in present tense, because they never her life. although she works as an really leave us. art historian in Musee d’Orsay in Paris she visits dublin six or seven Did filming make you times a year to pay her respects at reassess your own attitude to Collins’ grave. after seeing the the great hereafter? Neil Jordan biopic, she became I grew up Catholic so I’m hoping to fascinated by him. be pleasantly surprised by the afterlife. I’d love if there was one – but In one of the most poignant moments in the film, a guide the jury’s out...

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speaks about the section of the cemetery known at The Angels’ Plot. That’s such an

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Leo’s water defence doesn’t hold... water

read about Leo Varadkar’s less-than-robust defence of Irish Water in your paper yesterday. The minister is being deliberately obtuse. Mr Varadkar’s dentist needs Mr Varadkar’s PPS number to claim against his PrSI. Irish Water doesn’t need our PPS numbers for any good reason. My electricity and gas are both delivered without providing my PPS number. There are a number of bad reasons why Irish Water wants our PPS numbers. But there aren’t any good reasons. It is as simple as that. We are assured that Irish Water will be ‘careful’ with our information. But why are we being asked to trust them at all? It would be a lot safer for us if they just didn’t have that information. Better for the minister to ‘fess

up’ and admit that the premise was, at best, flawed from the start. We should scrap the whole idea and start again with better intentions of not exploiting the Irish people. Nelius Bresnan ■ I woke up this morning to be welcomed by another lovely letter from the Government. This time it’s the bloody property tax, aGaIN! Having not yet decided whether I am going to pay the water charges because I can’t afford them, I really don’t need this now. Up to my neck in Tax(payer) ■ I have to give out about people not paying attention when walking on the path. I know it’s news to no one, but dublin’s paths are often slim and only fit two abreast (if even that). Yesterday I had to contend with

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● Thanking you kind stranger for picking up my woolly hat yesterday. Nearly lost it to the bus lost and found. Anon ● To the Glimmer Girls (you know who you are) who keep me company on my daily jog on the beach at Donabate – thanks for the support. It would be very hard to get up and run some mornings without you guys being there. Fast Harriet

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people standing, blocking the entire width of the pavement; a girl with her face buried in her phone who wasn’t looking where she was going and gave me a filthy look after I tried to avoid her wavering zig zag walk and failed; and a girl wheeling a bicycle on the pavement who stood and stared blankly at me until I was forced to walk on the road. Between those eejits, kamikaze pedestrians trying to knock me into traffic and dawdling gawkers holding everyone else up, I was delayed meeting a friend on a day I couldn’t afford to be delayed. We all give out stink about irresponsible taxi drivers, terrible motorists and cyclists with a death wish, but pedestrians have a bloody lot to answer for too. Ped Off

yEH bIg RIDE ● To the handsome moustache man who sat across from me on the Luas. Wouldn’t mind a smooch from that lip rug. ProudMoSistaSista ● To Paul the Kiwi, I’m game if you are. Tina

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FOR LiTTLE MONsTERs... sCaRefielD

Airfield Dundrum gets a baleful makeover this weekend as pint-sized ghouls are invited to take part in a raft of gruesome activities. Meanwhile, Overends Restaurant will open for a special Halloween-themed family dinner. Tonight and tomorrow, Airfield, Overend Way, Dundrum, D14, 5pm to 7.30pm daily, €12. www.airfield.ie

All (fancy)dressed up and nowhere to go? Check out some of the creepiest shindigs happening around the capital this Halloween scARY MONsTERs & supER cREEps BALL

MONsTER Music MAsH

Dress up the little ones in their finest bloodspattered attire and take them to the Ark today where the resident ‘undead’ DJ will be spinning the cobweb-clad decks, with face painting and bubbling refreshments. Today, The Ark, 11a Eustace Street, D2, 11am to 1.30pm, free. Tel: (01) 670 7788. www.ark.ie

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The only Halloween party where David Bowie-lookalikes and devilish beasts are free to rub shoulders as Satan intended — with live music from White Duke-tribute band Rebel Rebel and late-night disco with a ‘scary set of thrillers and dance-floor thrillers’ Tonight, The Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey St, D1, 8pm-2.30am, €12 (free after 11.30pm). Tel: (01) 874 0076. www.thegrandsocial.ie

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Expect a ‘blood-stained sequin ball’ at Powerscourt Townhouse tonight as Mother DJs invade the usually benign Georgian building for a grisly gay hurrah, replete with cower-in-terror visuals from Synth Eastwood. Tonight, Pygmalion, Powerscourt Townhouse, South William Street, D2, 9pm, €15. www.residentadvisor.net

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YDs hallOWeen ball

1990s covers act Smash Hits channel such terrifying pop has-beens as MC Hammer and – whisper it – Vanilla Ice. They’ll entertain the ghouls and goblins at tonight’s YDS (that’s Young Dublin Solicitors, not Satanists) Halloween Ball in bewitched Ballsbridge. Tonight, Thomas Prior Hall, Ballsbridge, D4, 7.30pm, €30. Tickets from www.entertainment.ie

the CáCa milis masqUeD samhain CabaRet

‘Costumes, carnival, cine horror and murder ballads’ are the ghastly ingredients that make up this Halloween cabaret in the gruesome environs of Thomas Street boozer, Arthur’s. Expect hair-raising musical numbers and blood-curdling vaudeville Tomorrow, Arthur’s Live, 28 Thomas St, Dublin, 8.30pm, €8/€10. www. cacamilis.org

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William Friedkin’s 1973 shocker, purportedly based on true events, has hardly dated. In disconcerting, jagged episodes we learn the story of an actress (Ellen Burstyn) whose daughter (Linda Blair) is possessed by the devil. The Exorcist has spawned numerous copies but still remains a peerless template. A very classy piece of work, and terrifying with it.

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A single mother (Hitomi Kuroki) and her five-year-old daughter make the old mistake of moving into a haunted

apartment. Soon, damp patches appear on the ceiling — and it’s not from a dodgy power shower. Director Hideo Nakata’s creeping pace, relentless menace and Kuroki’s breathless, harassed performance combine to create a truly nerve-racking experience.

THE ORpHANAGE

Possibly the scariest movie since The Shining, this absorbing story sees Laura (Belén Rueda) return to her former orphanage, a spooky old Spanish pile, intending to reopen it as a home for handicapped children – only for her adopted son Simón to mysteriously vanish. Juan Antonio Bayona masterfully orchestrates a jangling sense of unease. The bonus being that, as well as scares, this boasts a maturely realised subtext about parental fears.

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do I have? Turning 60 has Rene ne Russo pondering ing her mortality as she makes her movie comeback. She tells James Mottram how she can relate to her character’s dubious morality

iven the recent furore surrounding Renée Zellweger’s radical new look, i’m taken aback when i see Rene Russo. One of Hollywood’s leading ladies in the 1990s, she’s been largely absent from our screens for the past decade. Returning in the brilliant new drama nightcrawler, playing a frazzled Tv news producer, her face caked in bad make-up, she looks, well, haggard. is this the same Rene Russo who, 15 years ago, sizzled in the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair? Yet when she walks into a Zurich hotel room, dressed in boots and a black mini-dress, she looks fabulous. She turned 60 this year – but this former model has kept her looks through exercise and clean living rather than cosmetic surgery. ‘if you have too much done to your face then that

Role model: Rene Russo says she has kept her looks thanks to exercise and clean living

Working together: Russo with husband Dan Gilroy, who wrote and directed Nightcrawler

doesn’t look good,’ she says. i don’t think it’s something that i Getting older has been preying on so love that i want to work no her mind, though. ‘it wasn’t hard matter what.’ She was fed-up with being turning 40 or 50. But turning 60 was. it’s like: “Wow, how typecast, something that much longer do i began after playing a have?” it sounds cop in 1992’s morbid.’ Lethal Weapon 3. ‘i don’t like Russo playing the stepped away in-control, from the I don’t like playing strong, industry determined back in the in-control, woman all 2005, after strong, determined the time. i’m appearing done with it!’ in the Al woman all the With a Pacino movie time. I’m done teenage Two For The with it! Money. ‘i got to daughter, Rosie, a point where i to raise, Russo was burnt out. i instead found wanted to happiness in the simple do other things. i’d done so many pleasures in life. Then came Thor, movies back-to-back and i’m not in which she played the an actor’s actor. i’m happy and superhero’s regal mother. ‘now i i’m blessed to have this job. i’m have kids saying: “Mommy, that’s blessed to have a job, period. But Thor’s Mommy!” Young people

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FIVE QUESTIONS FOR... Film director mike leigh, 71, tells metro life about mr Turner, his acclaimed new biopic of the iconic artist, starring Timothy Spall

What appealed to you about painter JMW Turner? As a

character, once one started reading about him it became palpably obvious that he ticked all the boxes as a potential character in a mike leigh film. The good news is there hasn’t been a feature film about it before.

It’s not exactly a chocolate-boxstyle period piece, is it? i hope people who are used to comfortable, chocolate-box films

are given the appropriate kick. That’s not really the point, it’s a supplementary agenda – but it is an agenda all the same. We said, let’s make a film that’s as real as a contemporary film we might make, that has the texture, the smell, the detail and the warts and all. So you really do feel like you got into a time machine and you were there. Which seems to be frightfully obvious. i am disposed to challenging the kind of formulaic laziness in how people make period films. But there is a formulaic laziness in the way people make contemporary films as well.

Is it true that you would only cast actors who could paint?

Absolutely. We said, well, OK, let’s round up everybody who can paint. Quite a lot can and the ones who are in the film

know who i am!’ she laughs. Still, it’s nightcrawler that sees her back on blazing form. A satire on the shady world of ambulancechasing journalism, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a social misfit who starts filming car accidents and urban crime – and then sells them on to Russo’s morally dubious nina. ‘it took me a long time to get her,’ she says. ‘i didn’t want to play her as a bitch.’ Raised in California (by her mother, after her father left home) Russo admits that she could relate to nina and her desperate actions. ‘i’ve done things that were morally bankrupt!’ she says. ‘i’ve made moral choices that have crossed the line.’ Such as? ‘it doesn’t even have to be a big thing,’ she explains. ‘even talking behind my girlfriend’s back!’ Somehow, she seems a little too nice for that.

Nightcrawler opens today. Read our review on next page.

are those who can paint and are also good actors. There are some who can paint who are lousy actors but they didn’t make it!

You often work with the same actors. are there many more you would like to cast?

my problem is getting round to working with everyone i want to work with. When i’m casting, i sit there going nuts not deciding who to have but deciding who not to have. But not all actors are cut out to do what i want. Not all actors are intelligent, for a start. Also, it’s about character acting. A lot of people are motivated by narcissism and/or wanting to play themselves.

apart from your career, what are you passionate about?

my children. Well, i’m passionate about things all healthy-minded, liberal, leftwing people are passionate about. Mr Turner is in cinemas today. Read our review on opposite page

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ALsO OuT the necessary Death of charlie countryman (15)

Charlie Countryman (Shia LaBeouf) goes on an eventful road trip in this quirky comedydrama, also starring Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen and Rupert Grint.

ouija (15)

Another group of teens make unwise choices – the first of which is playing with a Ouija board. Olivia Cooke and Douglas Smith are among the youngsters in this US Halloween horror produced by Michael Bay.

the guarantee (12a)

Villain: Jake Gyllenhaal is brilliant as a twisted character who preys on the dead to make news

Jake shows off his dark side

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’m starting a TV news business,’ declares ambitious Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) in this dark, devious, LA-set thriller. An unemployed petty criminal, he hits upon a morally dubious new career. Listening in to police radio communications, he races to the scene of car accidents, brutal at-

Jake Gyllenhaal puts in an Oscarworthy performance in this darkly funny thriller sending up sensational broadcasting

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tacks and homicides, filming the victims and selling the footage to the news channels. What’s particularly disturbing is that he’s one of many trying to get there first. This fuels Bloom’s competitiveness and pushes him further into a dark world where dying people are mere commodities in his business plan. Gyllenhaal is flat-out brilliant, putting in a performance that could be the highlight of his already im-

pressive career. His character is unlike any he’s portrayed before: creepy and wiry (he lost almost 30 pounds) but well-mannered and constantly smiling. This is a man who’s devoured enough self-help books to talk his way into many a room and job. His ruthless ambition in broadcasting recalls Nicole Kidman in To Die For: he has tunnel vision, collateral damage be damned. His character’s twisted ambition morphs from sinister to funny, giving Nightcrawler plenty of darkly comic relief. The supporting cast keep the quality high. Rene Russo – wife of

writer-director Dan Gilroy – is the ratings-hungry news channel producer impressed by Bloom’s chutzpah, while British actor Riz Ahmed is terrific as the down-on-his-luck American who signs up to become Bloom’s right-hand man. While equally desperate, the latter introduces a note of moral questioning that’s queasily absent from his enigmatic boss. Watching Bloom excitedly enter a mansion littered with bodies, his camera never wavering, is as distressing as it is iconic. As his competitor, Joe (Bill Paxton), says cynically: ‘morning news… if it bleeds, it leads.’ Anna smith

The story of the 2008 bank bailout is the subject of this lowkey but meticulously constructed film based on journalist Colin Murphy’s acclaimed stage play. With Love/Hate’s Gary Lydon and Peter Coonan.

horns (16) Daniel Radcliffe continues his foray into darker roles in this adaptation of Joe Hill’s novel. He plays Ig, a man reeling from the death of his murdered girlfriend, Merrin (Juno Temple), and trying to prove his innocence. Mysteriously, two horns have sprouted from his head and are having a strange effect on people: they start to spill their deepest secrets. Dark laughs follow as Ig hears more than he’d like to about the locals’ sex lives – but he also spies the chance to investigate Merrin’s murder and clear his name.

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Grunting grump: Timothy Spall’s eyes light up when he puts brush to canvas

Painter JMW Turner was many things to many people – and it’s this that fascinates writer-director Mike Leigh in this biopic set in the last quarter of the artist’s life. Turner (Timothy Spall) is a London celebrity in the 1800s, both lauded and mocked for his watercolour landscape work. At

home, he’s a gruff, abrupt man who loves his father (Paul Jesson) but refuses to acknowledge his grown children. He only notices his adoring housekeeper (Dorothy Atkinson) when he needs something, including sex. And then there’s Margate, where kindly landlady Mrs Booth (Marion Bailey) knows him only as a tourist who dabbles in pictures. Leigh and his actors draw out the

personality quirks of complex characters with both humour and grace, and Spall is perfectly cast as the grunting grump whose eyes light up when he puts brush to canvas. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the film is the visual one: characters stroll through landscapes with all the shading, light and delicate detail of a Turner painting itself.

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1. Halloween On iTv2

ITV2, from 7pm At least one channel is giving Halloween the full spooky treatment – how else to describe Reem Halloween (9pm), in which Joey Essex goes to Wales to learn about the paranormal? Which he’ll probs mistake for paramedic. Then there’s Emma Willis and Paddy McGuinness on Celebrity Juice Halloween Special (11pm). Truly frightening. The House Of Wax remake with Paris Hilton (11.50pm) tops things – and us – off.

2. Alan Carr: Chatty Man

C4, 10pm Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who’s been making concerted efforts to soften her ferocious reputation of late, swaps saucy banter with our host. Dermot O’Leary will be sporting his trademark tight trousers, Paloma Faith will do her engagingly bonkers thing and Elijah Wood will try to look like he’s got a clue what’s going on.

The Graham Norton Show Interstellar talk from Anne Hathaway

Alan Carr: Chatty Man Naomi Campbell gets saucy

Goth At The BBC Archive footage from Siouxsie Sioux

Reem Halloween Joey Essex gets paranormal

3. goth At The BBC

BBC4, 10pm Though it stretches the definition of goth a touch, this is the perfect soundtrack for a cool, sunglassesindoors Halloween. Out of Auntie’s archive creep classics from Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Cure, Sisters Of Mercy, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and more.

Lewis Kevin Whateley brushes up on his Greek tragedy

6 Citizen Khan Adil Ray returns for series three

4. The graham norton show

BBC1, 11.10pm Matthew McConaughey has completed a remarkable transformation from minor romcom lightweight to major drama player in the past couple of years. He’s guesting tonight alongside Anne Hathaway, his co-star in epic space adventure Interstellar. Meanwhile, Girls writer/star Lena Dunham keeps her feet firmly on the ground.

5. Lewis

UTV, 9pm A working knowledge of Euripides is not in the armoury of your typical detective but it’s brought heart-heavy Hathaway (Laurence Fox) – who reminds us of Atlas, carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders – close to solving a murder. But

YOUR gUiDE TO THis EvEning’s EssEnTiAL viEWing every chalk needs a cheese and it’s the pragmatic Lewis (Kevin Whateley) who supplies the finishing touches.

6. Citizen Khan

BBC1, 8.30pm The comedy clock slips back to the 1980s or thereabouts for this retro sitcom starring Adil Ray as the perpetually flummoxed Mr Khan, a man who doesn’t understand his wife, his life or pretty much anything. Tonight’s third series opener features jokes about going into a care home. Side-splitting.

7. Agents Of sHiELD

C4, 8pm Kyle MacLachlan brings an otherworldly presence to any role he tackles – he was even a bit weird in Desperate Housewives – so the Shield crew need to be on their guard when he turns up in a guest role. Because it turns out he’s got some serious dirt on a key team member.

8. Qi

BBC2, 10pm

Lenses, lungs and legs – a good starting point for any self-respecting robot – are among a lexicon of l-

words lingusitically luxuriated over by Stephen Fry and the louche lineup he’s lassoed into giving it some lip. Jo Brand, Josh Widdicombe and Phill Jupitus are the guest trio.

9. Féile na samhna

TG4, 9.50pm As ghouls, ghosts and goblins – and perhaps more earthly creatures – make make mischief tonight, this documentary explores the origins of and traditions surrounding Samhain, the festival that signifies the end of the harvest season and the beginning of – winter. A two-parter, this is

another fascinating documentary from TG4.

10. Today’s Film: van Helsing

Film4, 9pm So often reduced to being just ‘the other guy’ in Dracula movies, Van Helsing steps up to the mark as the centre of the piece in this 2004 romp. Hugh Jackman fits the action hero role perfectly as VH dashes to the aid of Princess Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale), a plucky gypsy determined not to let the dastardly Count D have his evil way.

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High jinks but few highlights THE LOckED ROOM HHIII

EthEr Productions specialise in aerial circus theatre and, on paper, the Locked room – a one-hour performance that combines acrobatics, comedy, dance and mime – sounds like a wonderful smorgasbord of kinetic energy. regrettably, and despite the obvious skills of the two performers, Niamh Creely and Jonathan Walsh, it’s a production that seems strangely lacking in dynamism, which is hard to

sheena Davitt Until tomorrow, Project Arts Centre, 39 Essex Street East, D2, 8pm, (mat tomorrow 3pm), €10 to €16. Tel: (01) 8819613/4. www.projectartscentre.ie Lacking dynamism: Scenes from The Locked Room (left and right) featuring Niamh Creely and Jonathan Walsh picture: emmylie cruz

Pink Martini: A sweet musical cocktail

AND ANOTHER THING … Pink Martini

As their chichi name suggests, Pink Martini shake up a sweet musical cocktail of original lounge grooves and cinema scores – but there is a real kick to this repertoire. Based in Oregon, this 12-piece big band were created as ‘musical archaeologists’ by classically trained pianist Thomas M Lauderdale. Their vision of America is a hearty melting pot of cultures and upbeat inspirations, with enchantingly jazzy vocalist China Forbes (pictured) singing tracks in languages including English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian and Arabic. That might sound muddled; in fact, it’s an immediately moreish concoction which has sound-tracked various films, besides US TV blockbusters The West Wing, The Sopranos and Desperate Housewives. Their global glamour and deliciously heady romance should go down a treat; if you’ve never experienced them live before, this could be the start of a passionate affair. Sun, National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, D2, 8pm, €20 to €40. Tel: (01) 417 0000. www.nch.ie

My brightest Diamond

Having turned her back on a career in opera to perform as head cheerleader with Sufjan Stevens’ band, it’s fair to say that Shara Worden is not your average singer-songwriter. A classically-trained performer, she wrote her first song at the age of three, and went on to garner critical attention with indie band Awry. She’s in Dublin this week to showcase lush art pop from new album This Is My Hand. Tonight, The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, D2, 8pm, €17. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.theworkmansclub.com

credit for a show that combines so many forms of physical expression. Part of this could be a result of the play’s quite static set-up: two circus performers wake up to find themselves, for reasons never quite explained, in a locked room. they take some time to realise their situation, make a few attempts to escape, and then pass the time with various combinations of the following activities: moving white boxes around the stage, bouncing up and down on medicine balls, turning a radio on and off, hanging clothes on a clothes line. there’s a brief dance. Somebody eats an apple. You find yourself wondering for much of the first half when the acrobatics are going to start. the publicity material for the Locked room unwisely likens it to Waiting for Godot. It certainly has Beckett’s sense of hope deferred, but the comparison should really end there. Kreely and Walsh (who also co-direct) are very talented – when they do eventually get up on the ropes and the trapeze, you can’t but be impressed by the physicality of it. Sadly, this is not a show that is going to make you want to run away with the circus.

cLubs The 2 BeARS Joy o GRoove ARMAdA When Joe Goddard isn’t performing and recording as part of Hot Chip, he can be found making house tracks as The 2 Bears with Raf Rundell. The project isn’t a conventional, faceless studio partnership and the duo have been known to dress up in bear costumes and invite members of the audience onstage for a singalong. The 2 Bears’ music is just as playful and over the course of two albums for Southern Fried, they have brought an irreverent, leftfield sensibility to bear (sorry) on their dance floor grooves. The duo perform live this weekend and are sure to air music from their recent – and excellent – long player, The Night Is Young. Tomorrow, Hidden Agenda, Opium Rooms, Liberty Lane, D2, 11pm, €12. In recent years, Joy O has been one of the most regular DJ visitors to Dublin and this weekend he appears at Twisted Pepper, his home from home in Dublin. Joy O’s real name, Peter O’Grady, goes some way to explaining his affinity with Irish crowds, but it would mean little if he

If you go down to the woods today: The 2 Bears didn’t make crossover tunes like Hyph Mngo or Ellipsis. Tonight, Mud/Bedlam, The Twisted Pepper, Middle Abbey Street, D1, 10.30pm, €15. Most 1990s dance acts have either faded into obscurity or have got real jobs – but not Groove Armada. Andy Cato and Tom Findlay have sold millions of records and toured the globe, but their hearts still belong in the basements and sweatboxes of the warehouse scene where they originated from. This is no idle claim and in recent years they have put out a series of EPs for the underground label Hypercolour. Tonight they help Abstract celebrate its third birthday. Tonight, Abstract 3rd Birthday, Opium Rooms, Liberty Lane, D2, 11pm, €20 to €30. Richard brophy

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Business&Careers Career U2 helped iDA Doctor during recession By DAviD KEARns IT SeeMS austerity alone did not bring Ireland out of the recession, as U2 frontman Bono has revealed he worked with the Industrial Development Authority to get the country back on its feet. The singer said the band saw their work with the IDA as a way of repaying the country that ‘has been so good to us and that we love’, adding that he felt the Irish people had been ‘badly treated’ by bailing out ‘private sector wrongdoing’. The revelation was made during an interview in Hot Press this week, in which Bono was asked about what he had done ‘behind the scenes’ to help the people of Ireland during the recession. He said he had misgivings about

‘Contribution will remain important’ what he could do because, for himself and U2, ‘philanthropy is a personal and private matter’. Despite their misgivings, though, the group decided they ‘could be useful with trying to get more companies to come to Ireland’. Speaking to the Metro Herald, an IDA spokesman confirmed Bono had worked on behalf of the organisation. ‘Bono has worked with IDA Ireland on a number of specific projects and used his influence very

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€24billion by 2020, the Minister for Trade has said. Seán Sherlock was speaking at the launch of the Irish Exporters Association’s African Business Forum at UCD. The forum was established to boost trade, investment and business connections between Ireland and Africa, and coincided with the fourth annual Africa Ireland Economic Forum yesterday. Mr. Sherlock said: ‘In the last three years we have seen an increase of 25 per cent in Irish goods exports to sub-Saharan Africa.’

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formula 1 usa grand prix Feeling no pressure: Jenson Button is mulling his next move

Button has lots of options for future JeNSON BUTTON has become a wanted man who may yet find himself in a position to make up his own mind on his future. That is the view of Button’s manager Richard Goddard as he and the 34-year-old patiently wait on an answer from McLaren as to whether he will still be with the team next season or not. Goddard is adamant McLaren Group CeO Ron Dennis is still mulling over his options for 2015, with an answer expected ahead of the final race of the campaign in Abu Dhabi on November 23. Button has admitted to feeling under enormous pressure a few weeks ago as Dennis deliberated, but a change in mindset earlier this month has resulted in a calmer, more relaxed approach. Button even had time to fit in a two-week holiday in between the last race in Russia and this weekend’s event in the United States, taking in Maui, California and Nevada. As far as Goddard is concerned, an offer could present itself from another motorsport series that Button may find irresistible.

Double points don’t faze Lewis Lewis HamiLton is determined not to let the spectre of double points on offer in the final grand prix impact on his mindset over the final few weeks of the season. Hamilton heads into this weekend’s race in the Us with a 17-point cushion over mercedes team-mate nico Rosberg. But despite all of Hamilton’s hard work it could be undone in one fell swoop next month. with 50 points to the winner in abu Dhabi, Hamilton could spearhead one-two finishes at the next two races to take a lead of 31 points, yet still lose out. ‘this is the rule they have brought in. Do i really agree with it? i don’t know. But it is the way it is and you just have to deal with it and hope for the best,’ he said.

Murray storms past Dimitrov to clinch place at O2 Arena ANDY MURRAY finally clinched his place at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, and then sent a message to those who had suggested 2014 had been a letdown. The 27-year-old also secured a measure of revenge over the man who knocked him out of Wimbledon as he thrashed Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-3 in the third round of the Paris Masters to claim the points needed to book his place in the field at the O2 next month. Murray will head to London for his seventh straight appearance in the end-of-season showpiece on the back of an incredible late charge which has included three titles and now 11 wins in a row. The British No.1 signed the television camera with ‘Bad Year!’ after the match in an apparent dig at his detractors. He later insisted: ‘It [signing the camera] wasn’t a jibe [at critics], it’s a bit of fun. I mean, people are going to ask me all the time why I’ve had such a poor year. ‘You’re allowed to say something in response to that. I don’t tend to do that often, but, look, it’s been a hard year, a tough year, but it hasn’t been a bad year.’ The Scot

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by DAviD guRNEy admitted he was glad to be heading to London after taking on a whirlwind run of matches and tournaments in a bid to qualify. ‘It’s a great event to be involved in. It’s a fun way to finish the year – they put on a great event. I’m happy to have qualified,’ he added. After back surgery last year, Murray had dropped down the rankings but he could now end the season as high as fourth in the world and insisted: ‘Around the French Open, I felt like I started playing well. ‘I’m pleased with the way I’m playing and I just hope it sets me up well for next season.’

London calling: Murray has qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour finals after beating Dimitrov in Paris Pictures: AFP/GettY & sKY sPOrts

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spORT DigEsT Levy has China in his hands 3 Successive Recovered Richie Ronnie sunk by Williams centuries gOLf France’s Alexander Levy Welshman Mark back behind mic sNOOKER for Younus made the ideal start to his bid for Williams claimed his first a third European Tour title of the season – and second in China – in the BMW Masters. Levy, who won the Volvo China Open in April and the rain-shortened Portugal Masters three weeks ago, carded an opening 65 at a damp Lake Malaren to finish seven under par, one shot ahead of compatriot Romain Wattel, Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts and Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo. ‘I think this country likes me,’ joked the 24-year-old (pictured).

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell was two shots behind Levy, while his Ryder Cup teammates Thomas Bjorn and Jamie Donaldson were part of a sixstrong group on four under par.

Khan as Pakistan took control of the second Test against Australia, closing day one in Abu Dhabi on 304 for two.

CRiCKET Richie Benaud is set to

return to broadcasting a year after a serious car crash. The revered 84-yearold former Australia captain sustained shoulder and chest injuries when he lost control of his vehicle in October last year. He is now set for a tentative comeback on Australian network Channel Nine, voicing a teaser for the Aussie’s first Twenty20 against South Africa in Adelaide next week. Nine’s head of sport Steve Crawley said: ‘Richie is good. In his words, he is moving along slowly but happily.’

ranking event victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan since 2002 at the International Championship in China yesterday. Despite losing the first three frames, Williams, 39, rallied to win 6-5 in their quarter-final clash. O’Sullivan potted only two reds in the deciding frame and managed a best break of just 72. Northern Irishman Mark Allen and English duo Robert Milkins and Ricky Walden make Long wait: Williams up the semi-final line-up.

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by DAnny HOgAn War horse: Nathan White receives medical attention while in action for connacht

ConnaCht prop nathan White will miss Ireland’s autumn test series after rupturing a tendon in his upper arm while training with Joe Schmidt’s squad. the new Zealand-born tighthead, 33, faces surgery next week and could now be sidelined for as long as four months. he had been lined up for his international debut against South africa next weekend. his absence further drains Ireland’s already stretched front-row resources. the former Leinster front-rower had been expected to understudy Mike Ross across the autumn series, with Marty Moore already out for three

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ireland will be pinning hopes on Mike Ross months after shoulder surgery. now head coach Schmidt and Ireland will be pinning hopes on Leinster’s experienced front-rower Ross recovering from groin trouble – as expected – to shore up Ireland’s scrum. Leinster’s 34-year-old scrum cornerstone Ross is expected to return to full training next week. With White the latest star to lengthen Ireland’s injury glut, his return takes on even greater importance. the big-scrummaging Springboks would have looked to take on Ireland’s set-piece even if the aviva Stadium hosts were at full strength up front next weekend. White’s absence, allied to Moore’s shoulder surgery, leaves Ireland short of experience at tighthead for the South africa clash. Schmidt had admitted he promoted White into the squad for his potential debut on the strength of his lengthy top-level club career, expecting the

New beginning: Ben Te’o is to line out against Edinburgh tonight

33-year-old to handle test intensity better than several promising but young and raw prospects. now the former Leinster coach must draw on Connacht’s versatile frontrower Rodney ah You and Munster’s Stephen archer as potential understudies to Ross. Schmidt should at least be able to

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call on Jack McGrath at loosehead prop as he aims to step up his return from injury, offsetting somewhat Cian healy’s long-term absence. Ireland will still be shorn of at least 15 stars for the visit of heyneke Meyer’s Springboks, however, before entertaining Georgia and then australia across the three-test Guinness series.

Strange stories from the world of sport

Squat’s the problem, Milos? MiLoS RaoNic came up against an unexpected dilemma when he was forced to answer a call of nature during his Paris Masters victory over american Jack Sock. Ranonic, who beat Spain’s Roberto Bautista agut 7-5, 7-6 (9-7) yesterday, had just dropped the second set when he had to nip to the little boys’ room. However, much to Raonic’s horror

the toilet had nowhere to sit. The canadian said: ‘The escort who took me, took me into a bathroom that had no seats on the toilet. So i didn’t want to squat, so i kept saying, “let’s go to another one”, and we ended up going to the locker room.’ Unaware of the 23-year-old’s toilet trauma, fans duly booed Raonic for his late return onto court.

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Manchester United fan simon McMinnis has created a halloween derby-day tribute by carving the faces of bosses Louis van Gaal and Manuel Pellegrini into pumpkins.

TONIGHT you will get to feast your eyes on the beast that is Ben Te’o and he will be a Halloween fright for certain – the only question is whether it is for Leinster or their opponents. Hard hitting, hard running, hard man. That’s the reputation that Te’o has in rugby league and if Leinster coach Matt O’Connor, a former rugby league player himself, can help the 27-yearold make the transition to union he could be a resounding success. The question some people will be asking is can Te’o have the same kind of impact on the 15-man code as Sonny Bill Williams? Even if he is a success, it’s asking a lot because Williams is one of the most complete rugby players in terms of skills and physical tools and Te’o’s hands appear hewn from steel and not silk. The potential is exciting, no doubt. Te’o now brings a physicality (6ft 2in & 16st) to the wider channels of the Leinster attack and that is an element which the province have never possessed. During the Joe Schmidt era the emphasis on big ball carriers and strike runners was to expose weak links in the central areas using inside balls and set-plays. This then allowed the likes of Gordon D’Arcy and Brian O’Driscoll to exploit defences

47 tries scored by Te’o

in seven NRL seasons

in the second level and gave the impression that Leinster were a team always playing in free flow. Without Cian Healy and Sean O’Brien there is an explosive element missing from Leinster’s attack and that is slowing things down, depending on how quickly Te’o adapts he will give them a power runner on the fringes and inside corridors of midfield. The challenge for Leinster is that his teammates need to adapt to him and right now he’ll spend a month doing that without the internationals either side of him. Opposing coaches will seek to exploit Te’o in defence and expose him at the ruck — referees might not give him much leeway at the breakdown either. For Te’o to be an instant success will be very, very difficult and the bulk of his rugby in the next five months will come with Leinster’s second-string due to the Guinness Series and the Six Nations. As for tonight, we expect a slog given that Edinburgh won’t be as disrupted through international call-ups and their South African corps will be well used to chopping down big trees like Te’o.

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Raring to go: Rooney looks set to return in the Manchester derby

Andrew Cole expects wayne rooney to take out his pent-up frustration on Manchester City this weekend. United captain rooney is available for selection for the first time in five weeks following his three-match ban for a kick on west Ham’s Stewart downing. during his absence rooney has cut a rather frustrated figure as he has watched on from the stands and Cole expects the 29-year-old will be fired up and desperate to make an impression at the etihad

WaynE RoonEy is expected to become the second greatest goalscorer in Premier League history by the end of the season. Rooney is just 11 behind andrew Cole, who scored 187 top flight goals – a feat only surpassed by alan Shearer. ‘If Wayne breaks my tally, it’s been broken by a fantastic player,’ admitted Cole. ‘He has played at the highest level for ten years now.’ Stadium on Sunday. ‘He has got to be raring to go,’ the former United striker said. ‘He is a professional footballer. when you miss games through injury or illness or suspension, you are going to be disappointed. ‘I have no doubt he will be chomping at the bit now and ready to go having missed three games.

Citizen pain: Pellegrini is enduring a rare rough patch at City picture: Bpi

cole: Rooney so fired up for derby It’s going to be a massive boost to have a player of his quality back. ‘Hopefully we can go to Man City and get a positive result.’ Boss louis van Gaal defended his captain in the wake of his dismissal, which he received for kicking downing from behind while in full flow. But former red devils skipper Bryan robson has warned rooney he must not make a habit of getting sent off because of the responsibility on him as skipper of club and country. ‘The one thing

wayne has to take on board is that he’s under even more scrutiny now. we saw him get sent off recently and, as a captain, you can’t be doing that,’ said robson. ‘But wayne knows that – I spoke with him at the training ground after the incident and he’s well aware of it. ‘I think he [made] that [challenge] because he’s keen to impress, desperate to show he cares. I don’t think it’ll happen again.’ rooney is expected to overcome a minor foot injury and could start against City alongside robin van Persie and radamel Falcao.

Times City have lost back-to-back games under Pellegrini. They went on to beat Hull 2-0 last time

kEAnE Tv Dig AT ‘LAzy’ scHOLEs

Roy KEanE claims his old Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes was too lazy to do interviews. Portrayed as shy, Scholes rarely spoke to the media as a player but the 39-year-old now works regularly as a TV pundit. Keane told Shortlist magazine: ‘Scholesy could have done [TV appearances] at

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United but he couldn’t be a***d. People thought he was camera-shy. ‘none of us liked doing interviews but you shared the load. “Scholesy’s too humble to do it.” Well, he’s f****** doing it now, isn’t he? Maybe there’s more money involved now. and I’d tell him this if he was sat here in front of me.’

Result of last season’s Manchester derby at the Etihad

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Game on: St. Patrick’s skipper Ger o’Brien

Ger O’Brien recalls all too painfully that watching Derry City presented with the trophy after they’d beaten St. Patrick’s Athletic in the 2012 final was hard to take, writes Paul Buttner. But no added incentive will be needed for St. Pat’s skipper O’Brien and his team-mates to win on Sunday when the sides clash again in the FAI Ford Cup final at the Aviva Stadium. The club has waited just far too long for its third cup success. ‘I wouldn’t say it’s added motivation,’ said O’Brien of wanting revenge for their defeat two years ago as he hopes to finally bring the Blue Riband back to Inchicore following what will be St.

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Pat’s’ eighth final appearance since last winning it in 1961. ‘You are in a cup final and you want to win the game. I remember standing looking at Derry lifting the trophy and it’s not a nice feeling. ‘You just don’t know how many cup finals you are going to get to. If you play for 17 years you’ve 17 cracks at it and they go by very quickly. ‘We’re now in a position whereby we can rewrite two years ago. We’re focused on the game and the way we’re going to play. ‘We look at our strengths and look at Derry’s strengths and weaknesses and we prepare properly,’ he added. ‘Once

we cross that white line you switch on and try to play football.’ And O’Brien feels the big Aviva Stadium pitch will complement Saints’ expansive game. ‘It suits us. We like to play with a lot of width, move the ball and try to make teams work. If it all falls into place on Sunday, it will suit us down to the ground. ‘Liam (Buckley, manager) will have us well drilled, as I’m sure Peter (Hutton) will have Derry. And it’s going to be a cracking game, hopefully.” FAI Ford Cup Final (Aviva Stadium, Live on RTÉ2, 3.30)

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Hart insists champions are backing Pellegrini ahead of Manchester derby Joe Hart says Manchester City’s players remain right behind manager Manuel Pellegrini despite a dismal week for the league champions. Pellegrini’s men relinquished their grip on the Capital one Cup on Wednesday, a 2-0 defeat at home to Newcastle coming after a 2-1 reverse at West Ham in the Premier League. the faltering form comes at a worrying time for City, with Manchester United at the etihad Stadium on Sunday before a must-win Champions League tie with CSKa Moscow. Boss Pellegrini goes into those fixtures following back-to-back losses for just the third time in his City career but Hart says the Chilean retains the squad’s faith in his methods. ‘He’s got his standards we try to live up to, and if we don’t we’re just as disap-

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by gAvin bROwn pointed as he is. He knows his methods and we’ve proved in the past playing his way works,’ said the england goalkeeper. Pellegrini said after the Newcastle defeat he was worried about a ‘lack of trust and confidence’ in his squad but Hart played down the meaning

‘We just need a few players to step up’ of the phrase. ‘those are keywords he uses,’ he added. ‘I don’t think they’re anything to be built on too much. Not everyone is exactly at their peak just now. We just need a few players, myself included, to step up. ‘this is one of those difficult patches we’ve gone through

‘We need to be more determined and we need to score goals because we are a team that scores more goals than everybody and when we don’t score we have problems.’

Redknapp has no issue with ‘top-class’ Rio The tough gets Joe-ing: Keeper Hart is confident City will bounce back from their recent slump

many a time and as he pointed out, last season we had less points [at this stage] and we won the league. We’ve got to look to things like that but the main thing is to get it right on Sunday.’ Pellegrini has remained calm and Hart says the former Malaga manager’s approach is welcomed by the players. ‘He’s not an actor. that’s who he is,’ Hart told Sky Sports. ‘It’s how he portrays himself in the media but he doesn’t change when he speaks to us. ‘It’s a good thing to have a constant – we know what kind of a guy he is and what he expects. ‘Someone doesn’t have to smash the room up to show you they’re disappointed.’

ksandar Tonev, found guilty of racially abusing Aberdeen’s Shay Logan. The winger will appeal.

Redfearn admits: Leeds job is close

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‘We need to forget about Newcastle and only think about United. It’s always a really, really big match. When I have watched these games from my house you can tell how big it is. We need a best performance from every player to win this game.’

with pAuL wALsH interview by Danny Griffiths Paul Walsh enjoyed a fine career as a striker with Liverpool, Spurs and Manchester City and is now an analyst with Sky Sports. Sky is showing more of the games that matter from the Barclays Premier League as part of an autumn of sport.

n Both teams need to win Sunday’s Manchester derby. City come into this off the back of three very disappointing results and while United put in a much better performance against Chelsea, I still think there is a problem at the back. That really tees this game up. n City seem to have fallen to pieces recently. They will be massively disappointed the way the last week and a half has gone. Chelsea are running away with the league after City’s defeat at West Ham, their Champions League prospects look pretty grim and they are out of the Capital One Cup. They need to put things right and this is a perfect opportunity. n Sergio Aguero

(pictured) should enjoy playing against that defence. He can feast on any back four on any given day if he is in the mood, his four-goal performance against Tottenham was exceptional. But he’s been a bit patchy, hitting the crossbar with a chance at Upton Park, which by his high standards he would have expected to score. A derby is a great way to get back on track. n United look stronger going forward. They have plenty of options in Falcao, Rooney and Van Persie but they may still need an exceptional passer to

HARRy REDKNAPP has launched a staunch defence of Rio Ferdinand, labelling the QPR defender a ‘top-class person’ despite his three-match Football Association ban. The former Manchester United and England star was banned and fined £25,000 on Wednesday for comments he made on Twitter. Ferdinand, 35, was ‘severely warned as to his future conduct’ by the FA over an alleged sexist tweet. The message included the term ‘sket’, taken to mean a promiscuous woman, in response to a tweet he received about his performances. While Rangers boss Redknapp said the club are weighing up whether to appeal, he believes there is no need to talk to Ferdinand about his conduct. ‘We’ve not seen the FA report yet so we really can’t comment,’ said Redknapp. ‘We’re not sure exactly what he’s done and what the charge is and what the reasons are behind it.’

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City duo Jovetic and Caballero turn their sights to Sunday’s derby with Manchester United

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hit the frontman and get him in on goal – even though they have Angel Di Maria, who is very good with the ball. They are also still short of a top central defender. n What’s happening to Tottenham in the league? I think they have gone backwards. It is hard to know just how they are going to turn it around because I think they are short in too many areas. I still believe Roberto Soldado can score goals for them but he needs to build his confidence. If you could pick a game to get you back on track, though, it would be against Aston Villa at the moment.

NEIL REDFEARN insists he is ‘very close’ to becoming Leeds’ third permanent manager of the season after talks with controversial owner Massimo Cellino. United academy boss Redfearn, who had a brief spell as caretaker boss after Dave Hockaday’s sacking in August, looks set to succeed Slovenian Darko Milanic, who was axed by Cellino after just six games. ‘It’s very close,’ said Redfearn ahead of tomorrow’s game at Cardiff in the Championship. ‘I had a good chat with Massimo and wanted some assurances. It’s not that far away.’

Fed’s Liverpool red is overturned by FA SWANSEA defender Federico Fernandez has had his red card against Liverpool in midweek rescinded. The centre-back was shown a straight red card by referee Keith Stroud for a tackle on Philippe Coutinho during stoppage-time in the 2-1 Capital One Cup defeat at Anfield. The tackle was deemed as serious foul play and Fernandez (pictured) faced a three-match ban, starting with the trip to Everton tomorrow. ‘It clearly wasn’t a sending off,’ said Swansea boss Garry Monk, who will meet with referees’ boss Mike Riley today to discuss decisions he says have consistently gone against his side this season.

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