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Walker lucky to be alive after cliff fall FOOBAR: Laura Whitmore retains her mposur as composure Redfoo from LMFAO completely loses the run of himself in a kilt at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow last night. Whitmore’s Wicklow compatriot Hozier came fourth in a Twitter vote to decide the winner of a newlyy created award, for a ‘Song With A Message’. His anti-homophobic Take Me To Church lost out to Beyoncé’s Pretty Hurts, which got more than 600,000 votes picture: wireimage

A young man was airlifted to hospital after he narrowly missed falling to his death when he fell on a dangerous cliffside goat track in Co Clare.

The track leads from the top of Aill na Searrach near the Cliffs of Moher and is just wide enough for a person to walk along.

The 21-year-old had been attempting to descend the treacherous trail with a group of friends when he lost his footing and fell.

Rescuers said he was lucky not to have fallen from the ledge onto the rocks below.

The four friends had been making their way to the base of the cliff to view the massive waves when the alarm was raised at around 12.30pm on Saturday.

The group at the centre of the drama is understood to have been made up of locals. They managed to raise the alarm using a mobile phone.

The injured man suffered a dislocated shoulder in the fall but managed not to tumble off the cliff-face trail.

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The Irish Coast guard marine rescue coordination centre at Valentia Island in Kerry alerted the Doolin unit of the service as well as the Shannon search and rescue helicopter.

Coast guard personnel made their way to the area and brought climbing equipment in preparation for a lengthy recovery operation.

However, when they arrived they found the group was already making its way back.

Rescuers assisted them to the clifftop where a paramedic was standing by to provide pain relief for the injured man.

He was airlifted to galway university Hospital.

A Coast guard spokesman said: ‘We would not recommended that anyone uses this track to reach the base.

‘It is very dangerous and unstable.’

Saturday’s incident also happened at the same location where two abseilers from Cork died in a rock fall in April 2000.

‘The track down is very dangerous’

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Monday, November 10, 2014 METRO HERALD

Typically bland ending to popular RTÉ crime drama

Vaughan to be riled: Tom Vaughan Lawlor as Nidge in Love/Hate

WELL that was a bit of a let-down, so would everyone who didn’t see last night’s just-about-average season finale of Love/Hate just talk among yourselves and don’t bother reading any further?

Okay, are they gone? Great, now we can talk among ourselves…

What the actual … WHAAAT? RTÉ is likely in line for a slew of complaints and plenty of plaudits after last night’s hotly anticipated season five finale featured (now really

Devious: Siobhan (Charlie Murphy, far right) pays a visit to friend Trish (Aoibhinn McGinnity)

by jOAnnE AHERn do stop reading if you don’t want it spoiled on you) the brutal murder of brothel keeper Janet, the gruesome prison rape of Fran, and the heart-attack-inducing hunting down and slaying of the show’s main protagonist, Nidge.

And this as his young son, Warren, whom he made run to safety, looks on.

Careful that there would be absolutely no spoilers – the PR team at RTÉ – who have been doing a great job spoiling the show for unfortunate journalists covering Love/Hate over the past five weeks with advance warning of what was coming up – did not reveal any of the last 15 minutes in advance.

The #lovehate hashtag regularly tops Twitter’s Irish

Floored: Peter Coonan as Fran

Now and then: Mrs Merkel at the wall which fell in 1989

trends, and last night fans expressed their shock and appreciation of the explosive final episode, which came in contrast to what was seen as season four’s lacklustre finale.

‘I won’t ruin it just in case you missed it but #lovehate Was very good. Never playing snooker again,’ wrote @iankeatley. @dizzyhurricane said: ‘i think the country needs the day off tomorrow to recover...and to put some counselling services in place #lovehate.’ @GerryAdamsSF (yes he) wrote: ‘Isnt it funny that I feel chuffed cos I figgered out the end of Love/Hate?

Colombo thats me. Or Inspector Cluscoe?’

There was also almost inevitably a slew of snooker-cue/prison rape jokes at Fran’s expense.

But there was also time for a Dallas reference, with @ColmTobin writing: ‘Episode 1 of next season: Tommy wakes up and it’s all been a dream. #lovehate.’

Of her own character, Janet’s death, actress Mary Murray described it as ‘horrific’ and revealed she took to hiding out in the make-up truck listening to music so Janet’s appearance would not shock her co-workers.

Of course there’s every possibility that King Nidge will make a full recovery. We doubt it, but either way fans were left wondering if there could ever now be a season six from the pen of Stuart Carolan.

Wall’s fall shows dreams come true

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THOUSANDS of balloons were released over Berlin last night to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the city’s infamous and divisive wall.

About 8,000 were placed on poles along a nine-mile stretch of the Cold War relic that divided the capital.

It marked the climax of a day of celebrations that included an open air concert at the Brandenburg Gate.

Speaking at the wall’s main memorial site earlier, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: ‘The fall of the wall has shown us that dreams can come true.

‘Nothing has to stay the way it is, however big the hurdles are.’

The wall was built by communist East Germany in 1961 to stop the flow of people escaping to the West.

On the night of November 9, 1989, thousands of East Berliners streamed

Up, up and away: Balloons are released at the Brandenburg Gate Pictures: ePa/aP through the once-closed border crossings after authorities caved in to pressure and relaxed travel restrictions. Mrs Merkel noted the examples set by the democracy movements in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary, and praised East Germans who stood up to the dictatorship.

She also honoured the 138 people who died trying to get over the wall. Mrs Merkel also noted November 9 was the day Nazis launched an attack on the Jewish population known as the ‘night of broken glass’.

‘I feel not just joy, but the responsibility that German history burdens us with,’ she added.

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Ex-minister Joe Walsh passes away TRIBUTES have been paid to former agriculture minister Joe Walsh who has died at 71. The long-time Fianna Fáil TD (below) passed away after an illness.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said: ‘I knew Joe well throughout his career in the Oireachtas. He was a dedicated representative of the people of Cork South West and a hard-working and committed minister. He will be remembered in particular for his decisive and successful management of the foot-andmouth crisis of 2001.’ Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin called Mr Walsh ‘a man of vision’.

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Cyclist headphone ban would save lives, experts say NiNe out of ten people want to see a ban on cyclists using headphones, a new study has revealed.

Scientists have confirmed that listening to music reduces the amount of available attention by about 10 per cent, making an individual less aware.

An Australian transport safety expert has warned cyclists who wear headphones while riding are increasing their risk of being involved in a serious crash.

Researcher Marilyn Johnson, of Monash University’s Accident Research Centre in Victoria, said cyclists were already vulnerable on

‘I don’t think it’s a safe behaviour for cyclists’ the roads and needed all of their senses to avert a possible tragedy.

She said many cyclists felt they needed their hearing to navigate

traffic, while others said listening to music relieved boredom. in a poll by the BBC, 89 per cent of people said that they would back a ban on the wearing of headphones while cycling because of the effects on concentration levels. One in six cyclists also admitted to pulling on the headphones before mounting.

Some US states have already put a ban on wearing headphones. in Florida, ‘a bicyclist may not wear

Most will do their festive shop online YULETIDE shopping will be largely online this year and we’ll even be seeking out bargains well into the small hours of Christmas Day, according to retail predictions.

In a study carried out by Barclays Bank Ireland, retailers expected purchases made on smartphones and tablets to grow by 79 per cent, compared to 50 per cent in 2013.

Continuing the optimistic trend, retailers also feel that consumers are poised to spend bigger this year. Some 68 per cent of Irish stores were confident that current consumer spending indicates greater Christmas business this time around.

Woman’s body found in search THE search for missing Catherine O’Reilly has been stood down after the discovery of a female body in Howth, Co Dublin.

The body was recovered yesterday morning at 8am close to Howth Pier and gardaí have since formally identified the remains as those of Ms O’Reilly.

The 38-year-old was last seen near the Marywell Industrial Estate, Dublin 12, on Thursday evening. Her Ford Focus car was later found near the pier.

An online Twitter campaign to find her had been launched following her disappearance, with family and friends receiving help from the public to search the area.

a headset, headphone, or other listening device other than a hearing aid when riding’.

Safety experts in ireland have become increasingly concerned at the practice and have also warned of the dangers to the cyclists and other road users. Mayo Road Safety Officer, Noel Gibbons said: ‘For you to have one of your senses removed by being distracted with sound, i don’t think it’s a safe behaviour for cyclists.’

Solemn: Irish Ambassador to London Dan Mulhall lays a wreath at the Cenotaph memorial in London yesterday piCture: pa

by DAviD yOung An iRiSH diplomat has laid a laurel wreath at the London Cenotaph for the first time in almost 70 years.

Ambassador to Britain Dan Mulhall accepted the invitation to pay tribute to the fallen. the wreath laying was the latest in a line of symbolic gestures by both the UK and ireland aimed at putting their troubled history behind them.

Meanwhile, taoiseach enda Kenny and Stormont’s First Minister have laid wreaths at solemn Remembrance Sunday events in northern ireland. taoiseach enda Kenny accepted an invite, for the third year in a row, to attend yesterday morning’s Remembrance Sunday event in enniskillen in northern ireland, the scene of the iRA’s infamous 1987 poppy day bombing, while the minister for foreign affairs Charlie Flanagan was present at the event in Belfast.

Mr Mulhall’s attendance in London was not the first occasion an irish ambassador has been present for the an-

Ambassador and Kenny lay wreaths It is the first time the State has been invited nual commemoration in recent years, but it is the first time the State has been invited to lay a wreath in honour of irish soldiers. the last time a representative of State made such a gesture was in 1946, when ireland was still a member of the Commonwealth.

During Queen elizabeth’s historic visit to the Republic in 2011, she at-

tended commemorations for both the war dead and those who died fighting against Britain for independence.

Some 200,000 irish-born soldiers from north and south of the island served in WWi, with around 50,000 losing their lives. But those that returned found a country riven by its own conflict with Britain.

For decades, the newly formed State struggled with its people’s role in the War. Returning soldiers were effectively ostracised and became scared to admit they had participated in the conflict.

the climate of reconciliation that has emerged since the end of the troubles has seen attitudes change markedly, with a much greater emphasis on acknowledging those irish who fought and died in the war.

Mr Kenny said: ‘this is all part of the process of uniting the people both east and west and north and south, and that is very significant.’

Mr Kenny said he would like to make the trip to Co Fermanagh for the fourth year in succession next year. ‘if i have the privilege and opportunity of so doing,’ he added.

Agency calls for calm as Belfast patient tested for Ebola A pAtient is being tested for the ebola virus in Belfast, the public Health Agency (pHA) has confirmed. the patient, who is understood to have recently returned from west Africa, has already tested positive for malaria. the person is being kept in isolation at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

A spokesman for the pHA said: ‘the public Health Agency has confirmed that a person who has

recently travelled in an area affected by ebola is being assessed in accordance with the agreed risk assessment.

‘We stress that the risk to the public is low’ ‘the pHA is liaising with colleagues and has advised there is no increased risk to the wider community.

‘ebola virus disease (eVD), formerly known as ebola haemorrhagic fever, can be a severe illness in humans. the incubation period, that is, the time interval from infection with the virus to onset of symptoms, is two to 21 days. ‘it is important to note that the likelihood of contracting eVD is extremely low unless the person had come into contact with blood or body fluids of a symptomatic person.

therefore we would like to stress that the risk to the public is low. ‘there is no change to the current situation in northern ireland in that the risk to the public here is very low. ‘the patient being treated in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, has tested positive for Malaria, and an ebola test is being done as a precautionary measure.

‘A further update will be given when results are available.”

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Irish Water stands by consultant fees as total now €86m UNDER-fire Irish Water has defended its high set-up expenses after a newspaper article claimed consultancy payments were costing close to €1million per month and €8million for the year so far.

According to Freedom of Information documents received by the Irish Mail On Sunday, Irish Water has spent €7.677million between January and August to receive consultant advice.

The costs include payments to companies such as the RPS engineering consultancy, Accenture Ireland, IBM, Ernst & Young, as well as KPMG. The total spend on consultants is now reported to be €86million.

A statement released by Irish Water read: ‘The establishment cost for Irish Water was approved by the

by LukE HOLOHAn regulator as €172.8m to cover costs, with external service providers being paid roughly half of that.

‘The establishment cost and the costs of these service providers was published last January and many times since and has remained unchanged.

‘The costs will be incurred up to mid 2015 and the figures in the Daily Mail today [yesterday] are largely part of that known establishment cost, with a small amount being a recurring operational spend.’

Meanwhile, the Government is understood to be considering a twotiered water charge capping system.

In a move to lessen the cost of the controversial charge, The Sunday Times reported that two capped

charges – expected to be €180 and €310 – could be put in place until the end of 2017.

Under the terms of the change, a €100 water rebate would further reduce water bills to €80 and €210 for Irish Water customers, while those who fail to register could face an assessed charge of €425.

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Alex White said yesterday the costs suggested by the Times were ‘going in the right direction’.

However, he stopped short of confirming the figures and said a decision would be made over the course of the next two weeks.

A spokesperson for Irish Water said the topic of charges was a ‘matter for the Government’ and could not comment at this time.

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SuperValu offers insurance SUPERVALU is taking on big multiples like Tesco with the launch of branded travel insurance.

The travel safeguard includes items such as trip cancellation and also covers medical expenses when on holidays. Customers also have the option to choose from fixed-price options meaning they can tailor their policy to domestic trips, European or worldwide cover.

An annual family insurance policy for Europe for two adults and up to

seven children will cost approximately €56 – or 15c a day.

Martin Kelleher, managing director of the supermarket chain, said that the announcement was the first in a range of SuperValu insurance products.

He said: ‘Our move into the insurance business is a further demonstration of SuperValu’s innovative approach to offering our customers a broad range of services from a brand that they trust.’

Dental health overhaul call A NEW report has recommended overhauling dental health practice to prioritise treatment for children under six and said the use of co-payments should be explored as a way of improving oral health.

Ahead of the forthcoming Dental Bill, the first National Health Forum report said the Government’s decision to provide universal healthcare for all children provided the opportunity to extend dental cover to the younger age group.

According to the forum – primarily supported by experts at the IDA, Dublin Dental School, Cork Dental School and RCSI Faculty of Dentistry – this is a critical time for Irish dental health.

‘One of our key recommendations is that primary dental care should mirror the Primary Health Care Strategy and act as the hub of dental services,’ the Forum said. It also recommended a dual dental fund whereby the State and patient contribute towards necessary medical treatment.

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Rory O’Neill – AKA Panti – receives the Irish Tatler Woman of the Year Special Contribution Award at a ceremony in the Four Seasons Hotel. (Inset) Tánaiste Joan Burton received the overall award while Joanne O’Riordan (pictured with Ms Burton) was honoured for her disabled rights advocacy Picture: Paul Sherwood

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20% mortgage rule ‘may be relaxed’ THE governor of the Central Bank has lending that caused the property crash. indicated that the controversial 20 per However, speaking at the National cent rule for homebuyers could be eased.

Management Forum in Portlaoise It comes just weeks after the financial yesterday, Patrick Honohan offered regulator announced new mortgage hope that the lending regulations might arrangements requiring potential not be as severe as originally proposed. buyers to pay 20 per cent of the value of He mentioned mortgage insurance as a a property as a deposit. way for people to gain higher loan to Ideas: Honohan value mortgages. ‘What about mortgage It said that the increased loan agreement, up from 10 per cent and proposed for insurance as a product which could allow going January 2015, would help prevent the reckless from the 80 per cent to 90 per cent?’ he said.

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A rocking night of surprises and old favourites...

Fresh talent: Charli XCX PiCture: PA

Happy to be here: Ozzy Osbourne plays to the crowd

ONE DIRECTION scored a hattrick at last night’s MTV EMAs – All white on night: but didn’t stick around.

Host Nicki Minaj The boys landed gongs for best collects her gong pop, best live act and best band.

However, the big surprise of the night was a performance by Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro who filled in for DJ Calvin Harris after his lastminute ‘heart scare’.

The band also teamed up with legendary guitarist Slash to honle our Global Icon recipient Ozzy Osbourne by playing his rock classic Crazy Train.

However, Ozzy did not seem bothered by his win. : ow Regal sh ‘I don’t care,’ he said and d oo Bl l ya Ro asked if he liked having to turn PiCture: PA up at awards shows he said:

ALisOn: i wAs TOLD TO cOvER up DISAPPOINTED Alison Hammond has missed her chance to be more revealing after becoming the latest celebrity to be booted off Strictly Come Dancing.

The This Morning showbiz presenter claimed she was persuaded to keep her sparkly outfits modest.

‘To be honest I wanted to show a bit more flesh,’ the 39-year-old told Metro. ‘I wanted the shoulders out, more leg on show, I wanted my stomach out – I wanted it all!’ she added. ‘I’m only joking but I just wanted a bit more.’

Hammond – who danced with last year’s 24-year-old Strictly winner Aljaz Skorjanec – found herself in the bottom two alongside presenter Caroline Flack following the public vote. But she was sent packing by the panel of Len Goodman, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood.

It means she misses out on performing in Blackpool next week, considered one of the highlights of the Strictly calendar.

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by AnDREi HARMswORTH ‘Well no.’ But he’s not done making music yet with a Black Sabbath album due to be released next year.

‘A final Black Sabbath tour then I’m going back to doing my own stuff. I’m writing as I go along. I’ve got three songs,’ Ozzy added.

Host Nicki Minaj, who flew in on a harness, celebrated her best hip hop gong by buying 1,000 drinks for the Glasgow crowd and showering them with cash. The buxom US rapper then performed a medley of hits,

including Superbass and Anaconda.

It was a busy night too for fellow American sweetheart Ariana Grande, who flew over the crowd in a clear plastic bubble chair and won best song for Problem and best female. Pop brat Justin Bieber failed to show to collect his best male prize, as did Katy Perry who was not on hand to take home best video for Dark Horse and best look.

Royal Blood, Ed Sheeran and Charli XCX added to the live talent.

Alicia Keys’ We Are Here was beamed in from London’s O2 Academy where she was performing.

Cheryl notches up a record fifth No.1 SHE might not be bothered but Cheryl Fernandez-Versini last night became the first British female solo artist to have five No.1 singles.

Her track I Don’t Care went straight to the top of the charts, ousting Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud.

The 31-year-old, who also had four No.1s as part of Girls Aloud, eclipsed fellow former girl-band songstress Geri Halliwell and Rita Ora, who have both had four singles reach the top spot. But the X Factor judge has a long way to go to claim the ladies’ crown outright.

Queen of pop Madonna is way out in front with 13 No.1s in Britain, Rihanna has notched up eight and Kylie has seven.

I Don’t Care is the Chart topper: second single to be Cheryl’s I Don’t released from Cheryl’s Care is No.1 fourth album, Only Human, which is released today. Sheeran, whose track Thinking Out Loud made it to No.1 after spending 19 weeks in the Top 40, falls one spot while Meghan Trainor drops to No.3 with All About That Bass.

Meanwhile, Paul Akister’s X Factor dream ended in tears last night when he became the latest hopeful to be booted off The X Factor.

The decision went to an audience vote after judges were deadlocked between Paul and Jay James Picton.

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Kilted out: David Hasselhoff

High flyer: Best female, Ariana Grande Pictures: Pa

Best song

Problem by Ariana Grande Best pop

One Direction Best female

Ariana Grande

Best male

Justin Bieber

Best live

No hiding: Kiesza in full flow

One Direction Best new

5 Seconds Of Summer Best rock

Linkin Park Best alternative

30 Seconds To Mars Best hip Hip hop

Nicki Minaj

Best electronic

Fans: Alesha Dixon with Azuka Ononye Picture: getty

Up: Redfoo performs

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Ex-soldiers protect stag from hunters

Protected: Red is a much-loved sight on the Quantocks

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A PAIR of former soldiers are being paid to give 24hour protection to a famous stag that is allegedly being targeted by hunters.

The ex-servicemen have been recruited for €20 an hour to guard the animal, called Red, on Somerset’s Quantock hills where the League Against Cruel Sports has bought land to create ‘safe havens’ from hunts.

A spokesman said: ‘We think hunt supporters tried to force him off one of our sanctuaries. We have been forced to hire security experts this year. They are ex-soldiers from a private security firm and they are looking after him.’

The league’s chief executive, Joe Duckworth, added: ‘Putting the lives of the animals residing there in danger will not be tolerated, which is why we took the decision to employ extra protection for Red. ‘The lengths these people will go to in order to kill an animal is astounding.

No animal should have to suffer at the hands of these people and we are absolutely determined and resolute in our efforts to protect the wildlife they are so determined to kill.’

However, the Quantock Stag hunt has long denied planning to target Red and the Countryside Alliance has criticised the move by LACS as ‘crazy’, saying it advertises the animal’s location to poachers.

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Big-time Charli says ‘up yours’ to critics

US success should silence critics

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HARLI XCX says landing a No.1 in the US and starring at last night’s MTV EMAs was the perfect riposte to the naysayers who scoffed at her chances of success.

The 22-year-old Fancy hitmaker caught up exclusively with Guilty Pleasures before hitting the stage at the SSE Hydro arena – to warn off ‘bulls***’ artists and talk about ‘her badass’ new album, Sucker.

‘There is one song called Sucker.

It’s about all the people who have doubted me. It’s me giving the finger to anyone who has questioned my validity as an artist,’ she said.

‘That song is really fun for me to sing and I always flash my pants on it.

It’s all just personal situations and things that have happened to me.’

The star, real name Charlotte Aitchison, also told how she is settling

into celebrity life very nicely, with champagne topping her dressing room rider.

Saying she has no time for ‘divas and bulls****ers’, Charli is set to support the ‘very real’ Katy Perry next year before embarking on her own British tour in March.

‘I want my shows to sound sick,’ she said. ‘I would rather my shows be a punk show rather than a pop show. It’s like a riot. All I care about is that I sweat on stage and make everyone else sweat. I don’t care about looking good, dance routines. I just care about being badass.’

‘Badass’: Charli XCX at the MTV EMAs PictUre: getty

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Matt: Nude Ben is no big deal to me MATT dAMON didn’t need to watch Gone Girl to catch a glimpse of Ben Affleck’s manhood. The star, 44, joked he’s seen his BFF’s little man ‘many times’ before it made its film debut.

J-Law: I’m a 1D fan thanks to my dog JENNIFER LAwRENCE has her dog to thank for making her a fan of One direction.

‘Every time he hears Story Of My Life he howls the entire thing,’ she told a German chat show.

roses are red for FKa after r-Patz surprise ROBERT PATTINSON spoiled girlfriend FKA twigs with a bouquet of red roses after her sell-out gig. The pair later held hands as they went to the after-party at Melrose Ballroom in NY.

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ed an impressive NICKI MINAJ managchanges as she hosted e number of costum ic Awards last night. us the MTV Europe M ed the flesh as she sh fla ld -o ar s The 31-ye e ceiling in a harnes th m fro n w do g ed swun ffl ru nt ga va and extra sporting a bra top heart on r he e or w skirt. She zzled in a red her sleeve as she da dress. wd an even And she gave the cro better look at her upper assets by changing into a black see-through number. Minaj also found time to show off a lacy white dress at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow.

Changes: Some of Nicki’s outfits PictUreS: PA/getty

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CHARLI has vowed never to return to Uganda, her mother’s homeland, after it implemented ‘upsetting’ and ‘backward’ anti-gay laws.

‘I have been to Uganda when I was younger. It was amazing, but I wouldn’t go there now because I am so anti a lot of the laws that have been passed there,’ she said.

Homosexuality is now a criminal offence, punishable by life imprisonment, after the government there passed legislation to outlaw it. ‘It was really upsetting that that’s the road the government decided to go down,’ said the 22-year-old British-born star.

The law has made her ashamed of her roots, she said. ‘I’m never going back there. It’s a terrible, backwards decision.’

Calvin cancels gig over ‘heart issues’

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ROYAL BLOOd’s rapid rise has resulted in them receiving fame advice from heroes Arctic Monkeys.

So what words of wisdom did the Sheffield rockers impart to the Mercury Award ‘Scary year’: Royal Blood nominees?

‘They said, “don’t do any interviews”, ’ told Guilty Pleasures ahead of the ban Mike Kerr d’s performance at the MTV EMAs in Glas gow last night, before smirking: ‘No, I’m only joking.’

Supporting their heroes at Finsbury Park has been the highlight of a ‘mad year’ for the Brighton-based band, said Kerr. ‘The y’ve achieved so much, so they have some wise wor ds.’

I have no problem with ‘diva’ rumours reveals Ariana ARIANA GRANdE says she isn’t ‘afraid’ to make mistakes or enjoy herself as she knew what she was signing up for when she swapped her acting career for a life behind a microphone.

The star, who scooped two gongs for best song and best female at the EMAs last night, said: ‘I’m not going to act in a different way just because people are interested in my life.

‘I like to just live my life and what people happen to see, that’s alright – I’m not going to take it back.

‘I knew if I was going to do this I would get all sorts of these weird things happening to me. But I just don’t pay too much mind to it,’ she added.

And despite being branded a ‘diva’, Grande refuses to let any negativity distract her from her family and work.

‘I don’t look for gossip or drama about myself.

‘Once I’m not on stage or working I like to just be me and not talk about myself anymore,’ the 21-year-old Problem singer told Guilty Pleasures at the awards in Glasgow.

‘I feel like if I do give in and focus on negative gossip, it will just be a distraction and I’ll be pulled into this negative realm that I don’t really want to associate with mentally – I don’t want to let it into my bubble.

‘I just want be with my friends Grounded: Family comes and family and focus on what’s first to Grande PictUre: AP real in my life.’

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Out and about in Dublin

Open: Benedict Cumberbatch (right) talks to Andrew Marr

Red hot style: Laura Mullett at the launch of the Paul Costelloe Living Studio collection for Dunnes Stores at The Dawson Brasserie

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Cumberbatch: I escape fame by sketching sk

Having a ball: Elisabeth O’Dwyer and Ronan Bredin at The Heartbeat Ball in aid of CRY at the Shelbourne Hotel

Cheers: Amy Hami n and Fintan Gillespie atlto the #FashMash event in Ragla n

Movie fans: Vicky Vainauskaite and Jennifer Milne at the pr premiere of The Imitation Game at the Savoy

d Bordello: Angie Rinoso an la’s rel de Or Elaine Walsh at app launch in Lillie’s

White a sight: Ruth Anne Cunningham at the Billie Barry Golden Jubilee Ball at the Mansion House

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SHERLOCK star Benedict Cumberbatch sketches and surrounds himself with f nature to escape the ‘nonsense’ of fame.

The 38-year-old, frequently pursued by devotees who jokingly call themselv ‘Cumberbitches’, says he tries to selves spend ‘normal’ time drawing or with f friends and family.

He told BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show yesterday: ‘I do a little bit of pen and ink but can canvas work has been a little while off, I need the space and a bit more time.

‘But, yeah, I love sketching still, really love lo that.’

Cumberbatch shattered the hopes of his admirers this week when he announced his eng engagement to theatre director Sophie Hunter Hunter.

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how he dealt with fans sleeping outside hotels where he stays, Cumberbatch said he tries to ‘normalise things’ as much as possible.

However, he admitted that speculation about his public, professional and private life can be hard.

‘I try to normalise it – friends and family, things that I’ve known longer than any of this nonsense, and nature, moving on from being observed in that manner,’ the actor said.

Cumberbatch can next be seen as World War II codebreaker Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, which some are suggesting could nab him an Oscar nomination.

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Nathan Sawaya On his travels around the world exhibiting the art he creates using Lego, Nathan has survived zero gravity weightlessness, sleeping with wild bats and eating a Taiwanese pudding made from bird spit What is your favourite on the road/tour bus moment? I am fortunate to have multiple touring exhibitions so I get to travel quite a bit. In 2011, I had an exhibition in Sydney and I wanted to do something that was a little bit out of the ordinary. Many of the locals recommended that I try climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I’m not a huge fan of heights. I felt scared, strapped in high up there with only one rope, but the view was incredible.

Another time I was a speaker at a Google Zeitgeist event and they asked me to get inside a crazy zerogravity flight, the ‘vomit comet’, an aeroplane designed to teach weightlessness to astronauts. Of course I had a few Lego bricks with me, which floated; there’s probably not many people who can say they’ve built Lego in zero gravity.

Favourite city? New York will always be my favourite city. I moved there when I was 17 and it had an incredible energy and a very vibrant art scene. My favourite place is Penelope’s (penelopenyc.com) on the East Side of Manhattan, a coffee shop where I have frequently doodled

on napkins. A lot of my ideas have been born there over coffee.

What keeps you sane on the road? My wife. We met backstage on a TV show – The Today Show – ten years ago in New York. We were both doing little segments for completely different things.

Our paths didn’t cross again until a few years later when, thanks to fate, we started dating. She is my muse: in every exhibition I include a version of her and there are portraits of her in my current London show. Fortunately my wife is able to travel with me a lot and we try and make our travel plans cross as much as possible.

When have you been most frightened while travelling?

When I opened an exhibition in Hawaii in 2008, my wife and I took

a day off to dive with sharks. As with climbing Sydney Harbour Bridge, we figured while we were there we should do something crazy. My wife was not at all interested but then we got on the boat with a dive master and my wife saw that there was a nine-yearold boy prepared to dive with his father, so she changed her mind and decided to come with me.

When I got in the water I was absolutely terrified and my wife loved it. She was calm and cool as a cucumber but I was scrunched up in the corner, freaking out.

I’m an avid scuba diver and have seen a shark before but to see so many circling was, while thrilling and exhilarating, utterly terrifying.

It was an amazing experience but would I do it again? Probably not.

What have you taken from a hotel room? I can’t say I’ve taken anything from a hotel room other than a random pen but I have left my dignity behind on occasion.

What is the best souvenir you’ve come home with? In China a young fan created a small replica of my sculpture Yellow as a gift and other times I’ve received awesome drawings from kids.

What has been your most lifechanging experience while travelling? Visiting Lancaster in Pennsylvania in 2007. I was just starting out and was overwhelmed by the sheer amount of people that showed up – they were lining up to get in before the doors had even opened. Some families hadn’t been to an art museum before. I hadn’t really considered at that point what impact my work would have on children.

Worst meal you’ve had abroad?

The weirdest was a dessert in Taiwan called Swallow Nest, which

is made from bird saliva. My team were queasy just at the thought and couldn’t believe I’d willingly chosen it. I would call it interesting. It has quite a texture to it but I finished it. It had to be done.

Strangest place you’ve spent the night? In a cave in Oregon with bats.

When I was 13 I had a very unique science teacher and he was very influential in my life. He would take us on crazy field trips and one of them was to visit a cave and spend the night with wild bats. We slept on tarps in sleeping bags and actually I slept really well.

It sounds freaky but it was truly brilliant.

Best place you’ve spent the night? Under the stars, over the water in Bora Bora in the Pacific, on my honeymoon in 2013. We stayed at the Four Seasons, so we were definitely not roughing it, and we rented an over-the-water villa with a private pool (fourseasons.com; suites from €1,000 per night).

There was no light pollution, so you can see every star in the sky, and we slept outside one night and took it all in.

Have you ever come close to being arrested? I often leave my Lego ‘Hugman’ sculptures around cities – they are little figures (about 15 inches tall) that I leave behind as my form of street art.

Of course, street art is sometimes

considered graffiti and I have had several conversations with police who have seen me placing the figures.

Where are you going next?

The Art Of The Brick travels to Cape Town, South Africa at the end of November. It’s a beautiful city and Table Mountain is an incredible sight. I’ve done most of the main sights in Cape Town, and I’ve done a safari there too, but I will spend as much time exploring as possible. Polly Humphris You can read more about Nathan’s travel experiences in his new book, The Art Of The Brick: A Life In Lego

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Heavy shelling hits rebel stronghold UKRAINE: A rebel-held stronghold saw heavy shelling yesterday, putting a two-month ceasefire under pressure.

Bombardments were heard in the centre of Donetsk and a large cloud of black smoke could be seen over the airport. Meanwhile, an armoured column of troops without insignias was spotted by observers in rebel areas in the east. Kiev said Moscow was sending reinforcements to enclaves it calls ‘New Russia’.

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SPAIN: Fourteen people died and 38 were hurt when this coach tumbled 50ft down an embankment. The coach, carrying worshippers from Murcia after a religious trip to the town of Bullas, crashed in Cieza. Victims included priest Miguel Conesa Andugar, 36 Picture: AP

Catalans ‘vote’ for independence SPAIN: Thousands of Catalans were yesterday expected to back independence in a symbolic vote they hope will boost their cause. The ‘consultation of citizens’ in the region follows Madrid blocking a formal ballot. ‘It is a demonstration of the fact people want to vote,’ said Oriol Junqueras (pictured), head of esquerra Republicana de Catalunya.

AFTER a decade of travelling through the Solar System, comet-chasing spacecraft the Rosetta will this week launch its landing probe in a mission which could reveal the origins of life on Earth.

But scientists at the European Space Agency will face a nerve-jangling seven-hour wait to see if their years of patience and calculations will result in a successful touchdown on the comet’s surface.

On Wednesday at about 8.35am the Philae probe will float down to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko – a first for space exploration.

But there can be no guarantee it will

A leap of faith for mankind: Artist’s impression of comet landing Picture: PA harpoon itself safely in place on the 4km-wide comet.

‘It’s a very risky undertaking,’ said Prof Ian Wright, lead scientist.

and finally...

AMERICA: A sweet find turned sour for hermann Southall, 81, when he was caught stealing 2,000 tangerines. A helicopter spied him taking 11 truckloads of fruit to sell at a market in Polk County Florida. he has been charged with theft and thrown in jail.

Author issues appeal to help eight million children trapped in so-called orphanages wRIteR JK Rowling has urged an end to the ‘massive global problem’ of the systematic institutionalisation of at least eight million children in so-called orphanages.

Her charity lumos, named after a light-giving spell in her hit Harry potter series, has released a new campaign video highlighting the plight of children to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. the charity said, unlike the wall,

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‘I’ve had enough of mass murder case’

MExICO: A flippant response to the apparent massacre of 43 students by corrupt police and drug gangs has caused outrage.

Attorney general Jesús Murillo Karam, 66, said at a news conference he had ‘had enough’ – shortly after suggesting the trainee teachers were incinerated and their remains left in a dump.

Protesters sprayed the phrase ‘I’ve had enough... of fear’ on Murillo’s office and many tweeters said they were also tired – of impunity, injustice and corruption.

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the images of eastern european ‘orphanages’ that emerged after the Iron Curtain had come down ‘have not been consigned to Rowling: Mission history’.

It estimates that around one million children are still in

institutions in europe alone, many of whom are not orphans but whose parents may be living in poverty, are told to give them up because they have a disability or are victims of discrimination. the 49-year-old author said: ‘this is a massive global problem – eight million children trapped in institutions around the globe. But it’s a problem we can solve. I think all of us want to think that we’ve helped give the next generation the best possible start in life.’

Iconic Band Aid song North Korea frees to get fourth version two US hostages A stAple of the Christmas jukebox will be given another festive makeover when stars from the music world collaborate for the 30th anniversary of Band Aid. Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure are today expected to announce the line-up for this year’s offering – the fourth recording of the song Do they Know It’s Christmas? the track, comprising almost entirely British and Irish musicians and performers, was originally released in 1984 to raise funds for famine-affected ethiopia. It was re-recorded in 1989 and 2004. the original supergroup featured the likes of Bananarama, George Michael and Duran Duran, as well as U2 frontman Bono – the only singer to perform the same line in both the original and the most recent versions.

The last two Americans being held captive by North Korea have returned home. Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller landed at a Washington state military base on Saturday after their departure from the reclusive Communist country was secured by a secret mission by a top US intelligence official.

Mr Bae, surrounded by family members, spoke briefly to the media after the plane carrying him and Miller landed. ‘I just want to say thank you all for supporting me and standing by me,’ he said. he thanked President Barack Obama and the many people who supported him and his family.

Bae was detained in 2012 and Miller in September.

Their release was the latest twist in the fitful relationship between the Obama administration and the young North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, whose approach to the US has shifted back and forth from defiance to occasional conciliation.

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60 seconds Mailbox John barrowman, 47, best known as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who, now goes behind the scenes with medical experts in Small Animal Hospital You must be an animal lover to agree to work on a show like this? i’ve always had animals

around me. i’m a patron for Hearing Dogs For Deaf People and i do things for the Dogs trust. So yes, i love animals and think it’s important to show the advancements in technology that are being used to help them.

Do you have any pets? i have two dogs, a Jack Russell called Captain Jack and a black english Cocker Spaniel called Harris. they live in Palm Springs with us.

The show follows the work of staff at Glasgow University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. What can we expect to see? it’s basically what

in an industry where there are a lot of s*** people and we need to weed them out as they stand in the way of the people who are actually quite good. i’m not referencing myself, i’m talking about people who are up-and-coming.

when I met Céline Dion presented This The show is Morning. Do – she thought it also about you ever get was funny understanding starstruck? Once pet behaviour. If when i met George lucas. i’m a Star Wars your pets could talk, baby.

And i also went gaga – i call what would they say? that

they have a lovely life. My dogs get up in the morning and go for a walk with my dad. then they come back and swim in the pool for the rest of the afternoon. My Jack Russell throws the ball for himself across the pool and then jumps in and swims after it. it’s a pretty good life.

You’re originally from Scotland – was it nice to be back on home turf? it was, but i

go back every year. My shows for the BBC are mostly filmed in Glasgow. i have also done pantomime for the last four years in Glasgow. i like taking the work back to Glasgow and making sure the city is represented.

You sing, dance, act and present. Is one talent stronger than the others?

i would never answer this question. that’s like asking a plumber if he would be better at plumbing just sinks or toilets. this is the entertainment business and you have to be able to do everything.

You played Captain Jack

it a fanboy moment – when i met Céline Dion. i like her singing. She found it funny.

You have your fingers in a lot of pies. Anything you’d like to do and haven’t yet? there

are other things i would like to do. i still have ambitions. My sister and i write books together and we have another coming out; it’s the third instalment of the series we do for kids. And we’re in discussions about a couple of scripts for the US tV networks.

What might readers not know about you? i’m quite

open. Maybe they don’t know i have a car collection. they are not outrageously expensive but i have had everything from a Delorean to a vintage Mercedes in my garage in Wales. Here in the US, i have everything from a Range Rover to a Buick. i call the Buick my pimp car. it’s all done in gold with whiterimmed tyres. Vicki-marie cossar

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‘I think of her as being “ready for take-off”,’ Fiona added, which has us slightly worried

character that put me on the map internationally would be Captain Jack, yes. they are just discovering Captain Jack here in the US and i was just in Houston, texas and the new generation, kids from the age of four to ten, recognised me from Doctor Who. Older audiences in the US recognise me for playing Malcolm Merlyn in the fantasy show, Arrow.

Due to your background on Broadway and in the West End, you were asked to judge on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical talent shows. Did you find it hard to be mean? i work

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happens when the animals are taken from their owners and the vets deal with the problems. We follow a dog that went running in the morning with its owner and then suddenly it became paralysed.

You’ve guestI’ve only been We also look at hosted The cats that walk in starstruck when I met Friday Night circles and they George Lucas and then Project and don’t know why.

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Still signs of water, water everywhere

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ilent Majority, i do think you miss the point slightly.

Whilst i agree with you in principle that Garda resources would be better spent elsewhere, there is the right for people to protest at an injustice like the irish Water debacle. not so much because of the charges – i believe we should pay for treated water and i think most agree with that. What i object to is not having an adequate service or system in place with a coherent charging policy prior to charges being implemented. it is a fiasco and currently not ready to be made into a serviceable utility. i for one won’t be paying until it is. Arklow in Co Wicklow is well documented as having no treatment plant. Would summer visitors to Brittas Bay be swimming on that

beach if they knew raw sewage was being swept down the Avoca river untreated to be washed back in on the tide? i think not. the blame lies at only one door. the Government. When they scrap this idea and put in a viable, wellrun water utility then they may find themselves saved from political suicide.

Jones’y ■ Silent Majority – all the money wasted by the Government over the years and you moan about costs to police a few protests? And since when is marching peacefully on the streets deemed ‘bullying’? irish Water prioritised meter installation while 42 per cent of our water leaks from the pipes before it reaches our homes and businesses. And irish Water tells us it’s all about conservation?

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● The guy cycling on the canal on Friday in the black jacket who stopped a cross swan about to attack me. Thank you and sorry I didn’t get your name. Maybe I can be your bird... Canal Girl ● Thanks Seamus for all the times you drive me to the train station. You drive me wild just thinking of you!

Easy lover

As for your comment about me probably thinking ‘we’d be better out of europe’, i think you’re implying i’m some leftist, anti-capitalist – i’m not. i’m just a hardworking taxpayer who’s had enough of this country’s cronyism.

And lastly, i did sign my initial letter ‘tongue in cheek’ – that obviously went over your head...

DB ■ it may have escaped some, but the cost of the annual subscription to Dublin Bikes has been increased by 100 per cent to €20, i had a direct debit for this charge and it only came to light on renewal. i have since cancelled my subscription. Considering this project has received significant funding from a private sponsor, the hike is Paul G unacceptable.

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Sculptor of his own sound CLARk

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Listening to his latest delivery, it’s instantly understandable why (Chris) Clark should see music as ‘like sculpture’ and describe making it as ‘like trying to capture a moment of ultimate momentum and distil it forever’. His albums – from 2006’s Body Riddle to 2012’s Iradelphic – have always dazzled with a combination of 3D monumentality and radical shape-shifting at seemingly random speeds, and by his skilled use of seemingly unworkable sonic contrasts rather than ‘natural’ complements.

However, Clark isn’t everybody’s digital darling; he’s often divided critics and fans alike, notably with 2009’s Totems Flare, a frankly bonkers adventure in what can only be described as baroque house. You just had to strap in and surrender to the ride. If it didn’t work 100 per cent of the time, its few shaky moments were at least exhilarating.

On his fifth solo album, Clark again mixes his distinctive chiselled techno/ Tetris house with treated field recordings (such as the sound of boots crunching through snow) but he’s dialled down the derangement to let the listener in, often swapping his usual head-spinning maze patterns for clubby earworms.

But despite the euphoric, piano-house build of Strength Through Fragility, the Teutonic strut that drives the disturbing Sodium Trimmers and twisted, EBM-styled synth jam Banjo, none of the 13 tracks here are likely to see much mirrorball action – because that’s really not Clark’s environment of choice.

He’s as much a master of beautiful, vividly imagistic ambience as he is

Whether as half of avant-R&B duo Hype Williams or in any one of his live incarnations (he was recently part of a free-jazz ensemble) the enigmatic Blunt never reveals any more about himself than the plain black cover of his new solo LP. The title doesn’t refer to the genre, of course. Country is a mad hybrid of UK bass and micro noise while Blow is in downbeat, alt.folk/blues territory and Grade is a brassy take on the sci-fi soundtrack. Dodging definition is Blunt’s (winning) way. SO’C

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The most compelling aspect of W&P’s music has always been its engine-room drive but, as the title of the fourth LP from Swedish (married) couple Mariam Wallentin and Andreas Werliin suggests, they’ve intensified that focus. Rhythm is a thrillingly muscular, super-charged masterclass in the interplay between vocals and beats, whether echoing black spirituals (Ghosts & Pains) or mixing up Patti Smith-style poetics with stripped-down R&B (Who I Was). SO’C

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lark’s From C um to lb latest a err’s Jim K buy or tions, inspira m any of strea sic on this mu Play Google upbeat electronic hybrids, as the brief opening track Ship Is Flooding and Snowbird show. The first is equal parts Debussy’s Drowned Cathedral and the soundtrack to Das

Boot, while Snowbird is every bit as delicate and frosted as its title suggests. But don’t be fooled by the last third of the album. Before the exquisite quiet of Everlane comes the alien rave of There’s A Distance In You. The old tricks are often the best.

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Comeback: damien Rice is back with his first album in eight years PIcTURE: GETTY

MY fAvouRiTE fAdEd fAnTASY (vECToR RECoRdingS) ★★★✩✩ After a self-imposed exile that lasted eight years, Ireland’s most féted troubadour makes his much anticipated return. Those wilderness years were certainly tumultuous, with an acrimonious split from linchpin collaborator and partner Lisa Hannigan a notable sore-point.

This is business as usual for Rice, though. The earnest, whispery vocals and gentle instrumentation of the title

COOL GHOULS A SWIRLING FIRE BURNING THROUGH THE RYE ★★★✩✩ The likes of Ty Segall and Tim Presley have moved to LA but there’s still plenty of retro, psych/garage action in San Francisco. Cool Ghouls’ second LP is a triumph of three-part vocal harmonies, paisley melodies and surf-splashed guitar solos. If not addictive, it’s certainly infectious. SO’C DELS PETALS HAVE FALLEN ★★★★★ Mixing stream of consciousness, strange sonics, idiosyncrasies, big beats, scuzzy bass and tender lyricism is no easy task – but Ipswich-born rapper DELS excels on his second album. Alongside his Big Dada label mates Kate Tempest and Mercury winners Young Fathers, DELS’s hip hop truly inspires.

Amy Dawson track make for a beautiful opener, but thereafter it’s a mixed bag. The Greatest Bastard is generic acoustic fodder but is followed by the utterly compelling I Don’t Want To Change You and across its eight tracks the album fluctuates between states of forgettable and fantastic.

Lyrically, this treads no new ground. The simple rhyming couplets will attract derision, but generally there’s a noticeable lack of insight, particularly for an artist who is

so rooted in self-examination. And such examination is certainly drawn out, with only one track less than five minutes in length here.

A voice as enchanting as Hannigan’s was always going to be a loss and this is offset with an increased orchestral presence. When it works – most noticeably on The Box’s dramatic finale – it’s a treat and when on form, no onecan match Rice for emotive, melancholic balladry. A decent, if slightly uninspiring return.

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‘I started out as a 90lb white woman’ The Help star Viola Davis has a killer new role in TV series How To Get Away With Murder. But it’s been a long road, writes Andrew Williams

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iola Davis, oscarnominated star of The Help and Doubt, plays annalise Keating in hit new Us drama How To Get away With Murder. in the first episode, Keating puts a group of students through the wringer to win a place at her law firm, setting out her stall as firm and very demanding.

Davis’s experiences in the early 1990s at New York’s prestigious Juilliard acting school sound as though they were similarly challenging.

‘The minute i got there, they said: “leave everything you’re good at at the door, we don’t want to see it”,’ says the 49-year-old, who grew up impoverished in Rhode island, the daughter of a horse trainer dad and civil rights activist mum. ‘i felt i had to tie up what i enjoyed about acting and throw it in the bin,’ she says. ‘i didn’t know who i was any more. i walked in as a 90lb white

woman.’ she laughs. ‘i felt i had to mask my voice, my body, the way i walked, the way i looked. Every day was about not being me. That was the big journey at Juilliard – i felt i had to hide who i was. and i wouldn’t recommend that. some of it’s served me well, a lot of it was torturous.’

Nearly 25 years on and who Davis is has been a cause for celebration among fans of How To Get away With Murder and its producer shonda Rhimes, the brains behind Grey’s anatomy and scandal. While promoting the show, a journalist described Davis as being ‘less classically beautiful’ than scandal star Kerry Washington, prompting fans to tweet pictures of themselves using the hashtag ‘lessclassicallybeautiful’.

You wouldn’t think such comments would bother Davis who, prior to scandal, had been nominated for a Best supporting actress oscar for Doubt in 2008 and for Best actress

Tough ugh start: star Viola Davis with co-star Tom Verica in new hit drama ama How To o Get Away A With Murder and, right, as Aibileen in The Help for The Help in 2011. But she’s refreshingly blunt when discussing the practical challenges she faces in her career.

‘Films aren’t like they were in the 1970s. Back then you could be a woman in your forties or fifties, not

a size two, and there’d be something for you,’ she says. ‘Film-makers were doing it for the art. Now films are about the money and a lot of character actors get lost in that.

‘You get your three or four scenes here and there and you’re done. Then

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o DeATH Stanley’s cover of this traditional US folk song in O Brother, Where Art Thou? gripped me instantly. It is a very special piece of work, albeit coming from a world long gone and so far from here.

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night walking through the centre of Paris. Some classical music always helps lessen the intensity and madness of the world’s biggest cities.

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Tv comes calling and they say: “We’ve got more than two scenes for you, you can lead the show and we’ll write it for you.” it’s a no-brainer.’

The desire to no longer be third girl from the left in a movie has seen her set up her own production company, Juvee, with her actor husband Julius Tennon. she’s working on films, a Tv show and a Tv mini-series.

Chief among these, which she will be starring in, is the life story of lawyer and civil rights leader Barbara Jordan.

‘The woman was iconic, dynamic, a closeted lesbian in her personal life and changed how we saw america with her work in the civil rights movement,’ she says.

‘That’s it as far as my acting ambitions go. after that i’m good. i’ll do other stuff but that’s pretty much the pinnacle for me.’

Perhaps, for Davis and the academy awards, it’s the role that will prove third time lucky.

How To Get Away With Murder is on Wednesdays at 10pm on the Universal Channel

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Grantchester James Norton is tormented as Sidney

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UTV, 9pm Who would have imagined a series about a crimebusting vicar in the 1950s could have plumbed such emotional depths? With Amanda’s wedding drawing near and Sidney tormented by his conscience, matters get even worse when a new investigation goes sour. A classy conclusion to an unexpectedly gripping series.

2. the World’s Most Extreme…

More4, 10pm

More4 counts down the ten most dangerous roads, whose hazards range from hijackers and avalanches to kangaroos. The overly serious deep-voiced narrative would have been better coming from Harry Hill, though, in our opinion.

3 Toast Of London Matt Berry takes on demeaning jobs to pay the tax man

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C4, 10.50pm

Only Connect Robert Peston joins Victoria Coren Mitchell for a Children In Need special

‘The tax people’ are coming for Steven, which means taking on demeaning jobs to pay them off.

Until a gig directing Calendar Girls comes up and Toast’s egomania is given full rein… The highlight comes in the voiceover booth (this week: flogging cigarettes in central Africa) but it’s a close call in a show bursting with sublime character comedy.

New Girl Zooey Deschanel and Jake Johnson go cruising

4. only Connect

BBC2, 8.30pm It’s hard to think of another programme that could contrive to get Robert Peston, Kevin Eldon and Kate Mosse in the same room but Victoria Coren Mitchell’s panel show has done just that for this Children In Need special. If the banter isn’t quite as cerebral as the puzzles, it still makes for a winning combination.

5. new girl

E4, 8pm From feline sex to a Prince cameo, this third series of the Zooey Deschanel sitcom has sprung plenty of surprises to go with the usual Manic Pixie Girl antics. The closing double bill sees Jess (Deschanel) and Nick (Jake Johnson) inviting the gang on a cruise booked when they were an item. Hugging and learning

YoUR gUiDE to this EvEning’s EssEntiAL viEWing ensue, delivered with an arched eyebrow.

6. the Walking Dead

Fox, 9pm This season of The Walking Dead has been a thing of bleak, blasted brilliance – a show so relentlessly nihilistic that it’s almost a relief when it’s over. Until you find yourself craving the next instalment, that is. Tonight, we rejoin Abraham, leading a group to Washington and a possible cure.

7. gareth’s All star Choir

BBC1, 9pm Has Malone met his match with this

selection of tone-deaf celebrities?

Well, if Lee Marvin and Timmy Mallett can get to No.1, then surely hitting the top spot with this year’s Children In Need single isn’t beyond them. Tonight, they undertake a promo tour and perform at a gala dinner for an assembly of lucky music industry bods.

8. Micky Flanagan’s Detour De France

Sky1, 9pm The last slice of Sky1’s Monday night comedy layer cake doesn’t baulk at stereotypes – Flanagan and his bricklayer buddy Noel Lynch glug champers, chat to some nudists

and get a masterclass in preparing frogs’ legs for human consumption.

But it’s all done with irresistible good humour and a welcome lack of pretension. Mange tout!

9. Against the head

RTÉ2, 7pm Still buzzing from Ireland beating the Springboks out the gate of Lansdowne on Saturday? Daire O’Brien and his panel of eggthrowing experts look back on what was a spectacular evening at the Aviva Stadium, so here’s your chance to relive some of the magic while analysing the brilliance of Joe Schmidt’s masterplan. With Georgia

and Australia approaching, anything now feels possible.

10. today’s Film: the station Agent

Film4, 11.05pm Long before becoming a Lannister, Peter Dinklage starred in this meandering, witty indie charmer about Finbar, an introverted trainspotter who finds companionship in a dead-end New Jersey town. Watching the light break through Finbar’s cynical exterior is cockle-warming indeed – no surprise that writer-director Tom McCarthy also worked on Disney’s shamelessly tear-inducing Up.

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Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries have an enduring appeal that ensures that libraries are always well stocked with her Miss Marple and Poirot novels, which are regularly adapted for stage and screen. Christie’s work has historically fared well in the theatre, too: of course, the West End production of The Mousetrap has broken records for being the longest running show in the world.

Until Sat, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Grand Canal anal Square, Docklands, D2, 7.30pm, various prices.

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Mexican-American talent Carrie Rodriguez first came to attention as the youthful, fiddleplaying partner of veteran songwriter Chip Taylor on the 2002 album, Let’s Leave This Town. Taylor, of course, is famed for writing Wild Thing, yet is probably even more well known for being Angelina Jolie’s uncle.

Rodriguez, it should be noted, has been no slouch in the songwriting department herself and will play songs from this year’s deeplyrewarding Give Me All You Got LP, with help from guitarist and vocalist Luke Jacobs.

Wed, The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, D2, 8pm, €15. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.theworkmansclub.com

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Dublin-born film-maker Duncan Campbell, 41, has been nominated for this year’s Turner Prize thanks to It For Others, described as a reflection on a 1950s documentary about African art.

The first major exhibition of his work in his home city is a multi-disciplinary affair and includes the documentary Bernadette which concerns Northern Irish Republican Bernadette Devlin who became the youngest ever female MP when she was elected to parliament in 1969 at the age of 21; comprising archive footage, animation and voice-over, Campbell’s film assails the viewer with a variety of increasingly abstract and dreamlike representations of the influential firebrand.

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Busy season: Most Irish firms will take on additional staff

Mark Fielding of ISME tells David Kearns that seasonal temporary work can be a gateway to bigger things

AS WE all prepare for our festive, or aggressive, holiday shopping plans, thousands of temporary workers around the country are preparing themselves for two months of long hours on store floors. But as many Irish people will have discovered over the last few years, the only thing worse than a bad job is no job.

But despite the image that often accompanies seasonal work, the reality is often far more positive an experience for those on both sides of the agreement. The Christmas

season means many things for businesses but chief among them is the seasonal spike in sales.

One way to cover this peak time is to employ casual workers, on a short-term, temporary basis. But as the chief executive of the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, Mark Fielding, points out, you need to make sure you do it right.

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their status may not be clear, and in the event of a dispute, it can be very messy – worse case, it will be for the courts to decide entitlements.

‘Once under a contract of employment, they are employees, and enjoy the same statutory rights as any other employee. That is why it is best to provide contracts that are clear and for a specified purpose.’

It is important for temporary workers to remember that, if someone works on an irregular basis, but over a period of time, they may be able to claim continuous employment, under an implied contract that has lapsed. This means that the employee has an expectation that work will be provided and they are effectively a permanent employee.

There are, however, two noteworthy exceptions to this. Firstly, employees who work fewer than 13 weeks have no entitlement to a statutory notice period. Secondly, the legislation mandating that part-time employees must be treated the same as full-time employees, on a pro rata basis, does not apply to those

employees whose continuous service is fewer than 13 weeks.

As such, temporary employees should be aware that some companies may pay them different rates to their long-term employees.

According to ISME, the majority of Irish businesses are likely to hire casual workers this Christmas as, regardless of size, all businesses need extra staff to deal with the seasonal boom.

‘Big firms hiring hundreds of workers might make the headlines but you’ll find that small businesses with 15 people will still be taking on three to four people for the next two months,’ says Fielding.

Last year, 67 per cent of Irish employers hired temporary workers over the holiday period. This was up 22 per cent on previous years, returning to levels seen before the economic downturn. Also, twothirds of these said they were interested in keeping people on after the Christmas period, something that ISME said was more than likely to be repeated this year.

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‘Christmas can be very hectic and it is during this time that an employee can really shine,’ says Fielding.

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online. I think this is because the big tech companies are using personal and private data to pigeon-hole and profile users, which is invasive and even insulting at times.

Our online behaviour and our actions are literally being watched and tracked, which is crossing personal boundaries that shouldn’t be crossed.

SilOOette works differently. Our model will be a marketplace approach, simply connecting you to the products and services you want to spend your money on.

Gill Costello, 31, is founder/CEO of SilOOette, a ‘social network with a purpose’. It offers privacy, the opportunity to find likeminded people and connections with relevance – and ‘no more unwanted posts clogging up your news stream’. By Joanne Ahern

Any advice for someone thinking about leaving their nine to five and following their tech dreams? If you have an idea that

What does your role involve? Since com-

ing up with the concept for SilOOette I’ve been working on turning the idea into a reality. After all my savings ran out, my brother Darron came on board and is now financing it. I’ve hired a team of amazing programmers who are building SilOOette. Now that we have our basic functioning site, my main priority is getting people to use it and give us feedback. We are also beginning to look for outside investment so we can hire a front-end developer and start working on an android and IOS app. We still have a lot to design and build!

What’s your background and how did it lead you here? I’ve been lucky to have had

the opportunities to study and work in a number of different areas. I have a degree in Business and Arts Management, a diploma in TV Operations and Production and have also studied Science in UCD and nutrition for a time. I worked as production assistant for Riverdance for a couple of years and I’ve had many different roles on events and festivals. Having amazing friends and family around me has definitely had the biggest impact on my life so far, I’ve been very fortunate.

What’s your working day like? I think when you start your own business you no longer have a ‘working day’, it’s constant, it’s all day, every day. If you’re not working, you’re thinking about work. Officially our office hours are nine to six for myself and the team, but at the moment I just live and breathe SilOOette.

What do you like most about your job?

I am really lucky to be working on something that I am passionate about. I truly believe that we are building a site that will be beneficial to people, it’s so much more than just a social network, it’s connection with relevance.

What was exhibiting at the web summit like? A whirlwind!

We met some really great and helpful people. Ironically, we had a technical issue and lost all the emails that were sent to us during the summit which was absolutely gutting.

But we had some amazing good fortune too: we were selected by the AIB Hatch students from the 160 Irish start-ups to pitch with three other companies for a €10,000 prize.

We came second by one vote and the feedback from the panel was incredibly validating.

How has SilOOette developed? It’s all hap-

pened pretty quickly, I came up with the idea six months ago and have been obsessed with it ever since. I’ve now got a great team together and we are

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you believe in and are willing to fully commit to it, then there is absolutely no reason not to.

Just go for it! Once you make that decision and really commit, you’ll be able to figure the rest out and find other people to help you.

Even if it doesn’t work out, you We all have should never regret it, as long as you give it your best shot. It different paths, doesn’t have to be tech dream eichoose the one ther, we all have different paths, choose the one that suits you best that suits you and forget about what anyone else best will think.

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Different key: Rosie Cole of Phoenix Props working at the Dublin Web Summit building our beta version at the moment. This week we are rolling out a round of invites and will continue to build and grow our community based on user feedback. We’d love interested people to contact us if they’d like to try out SilOOette. Just drop us an email on our site.

Why introduce a social network now when there are so many? I wanted to con-

nect with people on the topics that are important to me. I felt the options available didn’t allow for that. The problem with social networking at the moment is they offer connection, but they’re actually causing a disconnect. People only show a polished facade, a rose-tinted version of their lives. On SilOOette you are connecting on what is important to you, either privately under a pseudonym (pen name), or publicly under your real name.

The film The Social Network didn’t make founding a social network look like Gil Costello: working on SilOOette for six months now

much fun. The hardest and the most exciting part is constantly trying figure out the next move. There’s no guide book, so you just have to figure it out as you go along. I try to always remind myself that either you win, or you learn.

In regards to making friends or enemies, it’s definitely been all friends so far. I’ve had nothing but total support from friends and family.

What’s it like being a woman working in the male-dominated tech industry?

So far I haven’t encountered anyone treating me differently because of my gender. To be honest, any person that would disrespect me based on gender wouldn’t be someone I’d want to do business with. However, gender discrimination and misogyny are very real issues, found not only in the tech world but throughout society. One of the functions of SilOOette is to be a platform for connecting people fighting against issues such as these and suffering under them.

What do you have saved on your computer desktop right now? I have a

drawing of Tylor Durden with a quote from Fight Club.

What does your desk look like? It’s my dad’s kitchen table which I share with the rest of the team. Thanks dad!

If you could have any super power, what would it be? The ability to understand and articulate everything. And to turn it off.

Are you looking to move into a more challenging and rewarding role?

What do you think is the main problem with the state of online advertising right now? It’s telling

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Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

Mars and Pluto remain locked together in the part of your horoscope that’s to do with expansion. Indeed, if your life seems rather too predictable, this could prompt some frustration.

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Your ruler is asking you to scratch beneath the surface to see what’s what, particularly about health, work and more practical issues. Yet, its angle with Neptune can quite literally blur the picture, and see you become distracted.

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With the continuing tie up between Mars and Pluto, your emotional responses can be much more direct and even running on the raw side. This is because your basic needs seem to be even more important to your personal survival.

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Your two key influencers, Mars and Pluto, continue to be closely entwined in your sector of thoughts and ideas, and will be so through to Friday. This can be a big week if you are determined to have your voice heard.

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There are many different ways of looking at the same issues and you can easily do a quick take this week and see a subject in black and white.

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ireland attain rich vein despite payne sprain

by DAnny HOgAn Jared Payne could miss Ireland’s autumn Test against Georgia this weekend after suffering a suspected foot sprain in the 29-15 victory over South africa. debutant Payne forged a gritty defensive centre pairing with robbie Henshaw as Ireland claimed their fifth consecutive victory on Saturday. rhys ruddock and Tommy Bowe grabbed tries that undid the hugely-physical Springboks at the aviva Stadium.

Former new Zealand Under-21 star Payne will undergo further tests today after hobbling out of the latter stages of Ireland’s first win over South africa since 2009.

‘Just chatting to Jared and the doc, we think he might have sprained his foot,’ said Ireland boss Joe Schmidt.

‘He’s had an X-ray that’s clear so it’s a step in the right direction, not that he’s probably taking too many rampant strides at the moment.’

Schmidt refused to consider 79-cap veteran

Rugby Robbie Henshaw admitted he was relieved to kickstart Ireland’s life after Brian O’Driscoll with an impressive victory over South Africa. The Connacht centre hopes Saturday’s Aviva Stadium win can go some way to diffusing all the talk of now-retired O’Driscoll’s long-term successor. Head coach Joe Schmidt paired Henshaw and Jared Payne in the centres to face the Boks, with Gordon D’Arcy not fully recovered from calf trouble. Henshaw said: ‘The first game was always going to be key, and to get the win was great – especially against the number two team in the world. We were delighted with the performance overall.’

cycLing Martyn Irvine suffered a blow in last night’s opening event in the Men’s Omnium when a six-bike pile-up in the Scratch Race forced the world champion out of the event with a broken collar bone. Competing in the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, the Irishman was racing in the closing laps of the scratch race when the crash forced three riders out of the competition. The forced withdrawal denies Irvine valuable Olympic qualifying points.

Bubba’s joy after nearly blowing it gOLf Bubba Watson

Payne in the leg: Centre Jared Payne is assisted from the field during Ireland’s win over South Africa picture: inpho

‘That’s the sort of intelligence you want in your backline, because we are very used to having the very best of intelligence in our midfield.

Frustrated South africa captain de Villiers lamented his side’s loss and called for immediate refocus ahead of Saturday’s big clash against eng-

land at Twickenham.

‘They (Ireland) were wellprepared, but for us it is a step back and we’ve got to work hard for next week,’ he said.

We have to heed wake-up call, warns Matfield Victor Matfield has challenged South africa to heed their World cup ‘wake-up call’ after the defeat to ireland. the 37-year-old lock (pictured) dominated the line-out at the aviva while the Springboks pummelled ireland at the scrum, but a host of handling errors scuppered a series of gilt-edged chances. captain Jean de Villiers lamented the catalogue of

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‘I thought they both did incredibly well’ d’arcy despite the Leinster stalwart recovering from calf trouble in midweek. d’arcy’s absence, coupled with Brian O’driscoll’s retirement, meant Ireland switched from 212 combined midfield caps at the end of the Six nations to a paltry total of three against the Springboks.

Connacht’s 21-year-old battering ram Henshaw slotted into the inside centre berth to face South africa skipper Jean de Villiers, conceding 99 caps in the process.

Former Leinster coach Schmidt believes his new centre pairing proved their Test class against one of the most formidable international outfits.

‘They did well: I think all week we knew it was a tough ask, and we talked about it on Thursday, and I know it’s been a topic of discussion,’ said Schmidt. ‘and I know in the end people will make their own minds up.

‘We’ll review the game, but coming cold in reflection I thought they both did incredibly well, there was some really physical defence from both players. ‘robbie gave us a real gain-line threat, and played intelligently.

‘Jared ran a great support line of rob Kearney at one point and was very quick to get onto that.

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‘basic, grade-one’ mistakes, with former skipper Matfield forced to offer tacit agreement.

Head coach Heyneke Meyer has admitted he will know the majority of his World cup 2015 squad by the end of the November tour and Matfield

called on South africa to hit back against england, italy and Wales or face changes from the top. ‘i think this is a wakeup call for us, there are one or two small little adjustments we need to make to our game, especially in wet conditions,’ said Matfield.

‘the World cup is still a year away, and in the build-up to 2007 we had a big loss against france in Paris but we still went on to win the competition. ‘there are changes we need to make, but hopefully we can learn from this defeat. ‘i think the irish played well but also we didn’t play to our potential. We made too many mistakes and one or two bad decisions as well,’ he said.

beat Tim Clark on the first play-off hole to win the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday after an extraordinary finish to the €6.8million event in Shanghai. After blowing a twoshot lead with just three holes to play, Watson (pictured) needed an eagle on 18 to finish tied on 11 under with Clark.

The American then birdied the first playoff hole to wrap up the victory. ‘For me it’s very big because I always wanted to win outside the US,’ said Watson after his third victory of the year.

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world champion Marc Marquez after yesterday’s seasonending triumph in Valencia

Rosberg closes gap fORMuLA1 Nico Rosberg ended Lewis Hamilton’s five-race winning streak to take the chequered flag at the Brazilian Grand Prix and set up a double-points showdown in the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi.

Rosberg completed his utter dominance of the weekend at Interlagos with a vital victory to close the gap to Hamilton to 17 points, with the British driver having to settle for the runner-up spot.

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Arsene Wenger admitted he was at a loss to explain Arsenal’s shortcomings after watching his team squander a lead for the second time in five days.

The gunners went ahead at the Liberty stadium in the second half after Alexis sanchez capped off a fine team move to score for the fourth straight Premier League game.

But Arsenal were caught up field for the free-kick from which gylfi sigurdsson levelled and allowed Bafetimbi gomis a free header to nab the points.

The capitulation capped a dismal week in which the gunners threw away a 3-0 lead over Anderlecht in the Champions

‘It’s difficult to explain – we were in control’ League and saw Wenger drawn into a row with former gunners starturned-pundit Paul Merson over his team’s failure to kill off opponents.

After their old problems resurfaced in swansea the Arsenal manager was the subject of strong criticism from supporters on social media and the Frenchman struggled to put his finger on what is wrong.

‘It’s difficult to explain how we lost the lead,’ said the

ian wright

‘If Sanchez carries on at this rate, someone will pinch him off us next season.’

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swAnseA .............2 ARsenAl ...............1 by gavin brown Arsenal manager. ‘We were in control.

We lost some decisive challenges in the middle of the park in the last 20 minutes. When we were 1-0 [up], we lacked some spark and killer instinct.’ reflecting on the back-to-back collapses he added: ‘We had a very disappointing week, considering the performances we produced and the end result we got, it’s very disappointing.

‘We were 3-0 up against Anderlecht and 1-0 up today. In the end we’ve lost two points against Anderlecht and three points today.’

Arsenal’s defeat dropped them to sixth, 12 points behind leaders Chelsea who Wenger feels will be uncatchable if they continue their fine form.

‘Look at the number of points they have today and if they keep that up nobody will touch them, that’s for sure,’ he said. swans boss garry Monk had praise for matchwinner gomis, the French striker who has been a bit-part player since joining from Lyon on a free transfer during the summer. ‘no player’s happy when they don’t play but Bafe’s been brilliant,’ Monk said.

‘He’s a great guy to have around, he’s very much a team man, he puts the team before himself and is very selfless.’

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LIVERPOOL striker Mario Balotelli has been named in an Italy squad for the first time since the World Cup finals. The 24-year-old played no part during Antonio Conte’s first four games as Azzurri boss in the wake of Italy’s early exit in Brazil. Despite a poor start at Anfield since his summer move from AC Milan, Balotelli (pictured) returns to contention for Sunday’s Euro 2016 qualifier with Croatia and the friendly with Albania two days later. Atletico Madrid’s

Alessio Cerci is also recalled while Southampton’s Graziano Pelle keeps his place having scored on his Italy debut against Malta.

Carlos Tevez (pictured), including one after a lengthof-the-field run, as Serie A leaders Juventus hammered struggling Parma 7-0

Kevin gives a bit of assistance

FORMER Chelsea man Kevin de Bruyne created both goals for Wolfsburg as they beat Hamburg 2-0 to consolidate second place in the Bundesliga. Ivica Olic was the recipient of De Bruyne’s hard work for the first on 26 minutes and Aaron Hunt made the game safe from the Belgium midfielder’s pass after the break. De Bruyne (pictured) has the league’s most assists with nine.

Celtic boss upset by Remberance chants CELTIC manager Ronny Deila expressed his disappointment after some of the club’s supporters disrupted a Remembrance Sunday silence ahead of their 2-1 win over Aberdeen at Pittodrie. Deila said: ‘That was disappointing. But again 99 per cent was good. Sometimes some people are not respectful. It’s very, very important for Celtic to be respectful.’

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Impact: Substitute Gomis rises to head the winner before diving to the floor in celebration, (inset) picture: epa

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Martinez rues lack of reds EvErton boss roberto Martinez claimed Sunderland should have had two men sent off after a hardfought draw on Wearside.

Jordi Gomez, who played under Martinez at Wigan, and Connor Wickham were perhaps both fortunate not to see red as referee Lee Mason adopted a lenient approach during a 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light.

Gomez, who had earlier been booked for a foul which left Gareth Barry on a stretcher, escaped further punishment after going down easily on the edge of the box under Phil Jagielka’s challenge, while Wickham received no second card after tripping Seamus Coleman for a match-saving penalty.

Asked if Wickham should have gone, Martinez said: ‘Yes. I think it’s a clear decision. once you give the penalty away, it’s a red card.’

Sunderland got their noses in front with 67 minutes gone when Sebastian Larsson curled in a fine free-kick.

However, the lead lasted just nine minutes as Baines levelled from the spot after Wickham’s clumsy challenge on Coleman.

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poch in plea for patience Mauricio Pochettino insists he needs time to implement his methods at tottenham but admits results must improve after Spurs slipped to a dismal defeat at home to Stoke yesterday. the Potters were two ahead before the break thanks to Bojan Krkic and Jonathan Walters strikes and held off a late rally when nacer chadli scored.

Spurs’ Sunday kick-off nightmare continued and their misery was compounded when Kyle naughton was shown a straight red card for impeding a through-on-goal Victor Moses. ‘it’s clear from the results that we need to improve, we need to improve a lot,’ said Pochettino, whose team are languishing in 12th place after their latest post-europa League loss. ‘in football you always need time to implement different methods but we need to improve quickly because you never have a long time in football.

‘My challenge in the next few weeks is to change the mentality and to find that solution.’ the home fans regularly vented their frustration after the visitors took an

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by James Boylan early lead, and Pochettino admitted: ‘When we conceded the first goal, we felt the pressure. We conceded a goal after six minutes and then the team needed a lot of time to recover the performance. this is what we need to change.’

Pochettino replaced christian eriksen at half-time for the second consecutive league game and also took andros townsend off at the break. the argentine explained the pair were replaced for ‘tactical reasons’ and said: ‘they know my feelings and i know theirs. ‘We feel the same: very disappointed and frustrated.’

one of Bo’s days: Krkic is congratulated by Steve Sidwell, and, left, the red-carded naughton

Pardew: ashley’s backing was vital ALAn PArdEW thanked owner Mike Ashley for his faith after newcastle recorded a fifth straight win. Ayoze Perez’s sublime opener and Fabricio Coloccini’s thumping header gave the in-form visitors a comfortable victory at the Hawthorns.

Yet Pardew looked to be on the brink two months ago with fans calling for his sacking before launching a revival to take them into the top eight of the league. despite the pressure on him, Ashley stood firm and Pardew admitted: ‘Everyone was pulling at him when we weren’t winning and he stuck with me and was very supportive, especially after the Southampton game [a 4-0 defeat].

‘You have to have that as a manager. It bought me just enough time. I want to thank my staff. You need them to be loyal when you are under fire.’

West Brom were a disappointment, with Saido Berahino quiet just days after his England call-up.

‘He probably had his poorest game, but people have poor games sometimes ,’ said Baggies boss Alan Irvine.

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by DANNy HOGAN The deep squad Ireland have built up is an ‘excellent place to be’, captain Paul O’Connell said on Saturday after his injury-depleted side powered to a 29-15 victory over South Africa.

Ireland were without seven of the team that clinched the Six Nations trophy in France last March, missing the likes of Sean O’Brien and Cian healy and even losing flanker Chris henry to illness hours before kickoff.

Starting six players with ten or fewer international appearances – including debutant centre Jared Payne and the thrice-capped pair of Robbie henshaw and try scorer Rhys Ruddock – Ireland showed their strength ahead of next year’s World Cup. ‘It’s great. I think it’s one of the things probably that’s been building over the last few years,’ O’Connell told a news conference, referring to the younger players able to compliment seasoned internationals like himself, Jonathan Sexton and Jamie heaslip.

‘It is an excellent place to be, not just with excellent players coming in but excellent players with knowledge inside out of their role. That clarity, not just from 1 to 23 but from 1 to 35 or 36 gives you a lot of confidence.’

Ireland, who overwhelmed a team hardened by weeks of top-level international rugby thanks to tries from flanker Ruddock, winger Tommy Bowe and a perfect kicking display from Sexton, were well organised throughout, a trait that’s increasingly common under coach Joe Schmidt.

They had to weather constant South African pressure to nick a 6-3 halftime lead and provide a platform for a win that Schmidt, just over a year into the job, credited to the preparation of O’Connell and new forwards coach Simon easterby.

‘A lot of work went into having a really clear strategy and I think that paid dividends, that strategy well delivered by the players with the real physicality that they demonstrated was what allowed us to stay in the game,’ Schdmidt said ‘They (the South Africans) are big and they’re going to run at or around you and you have to physically deliver, you just have to man up. That’s why I think the players can take massive credit.’

South Africa – who made numerous handling errors that were absent when they beat world champions New Zealand in their last game, face england on Saturday.

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‘The Irish deserve a lot of credit’

‘you have to physically deliver, you just have to man up’

SOuTh AFRICA came back down to earth with a thud after a defeat to Ireland contrasted with beating New Zealand a month ago.

A 29-15 loss in Dublin on Saturday was the first Springbok loss to a northern hemisphere team since a 2010 defeat by Scotland and will leave them reassessing things a year away from the World Cup.

‘Our standards are higher than what we showed against Ireland and we simply made too many errors,’ admitted captain Jean de Villiers (pictured) after the match.

‘Yes, our first phase play was very good and I thought we dominated the scrums and the lineouts, but we didn’t retain the ball and you can’t play rugby without the ball.’

‘The Irish deserve a lot of credit – they played the conditions better and were tactically superior,’ added coach heyneke Meyer. ‘We knew it was going to be a tough tussle and we were not good enough on the day.’

‘We simply have to show a massive improvement because

(england) will be just as tough to beat at home.’