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MICHAEL FASSBENDER may have by seamus DuFF an army of fans – but Oscar-winning expensive villa scene in Rome to be screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is not one. Sorkin was furious the Irishman, 37, shot in London and a fight on a train to was favourite to play Apple co-founder use ‘fewer carriages’. However, Broccoli allegedly barked Steve Jobs, a leaked email to Sony suggests. ‘I don’t know who Michael Fass- back she ‘cannot find the cemetery or bender is and the rest of the world isn’t villa in the UK’ and the carriages cannot be reduced either. going to care,’ he wrote. Daniel Craig is joined in the new film But producer Michael De Luca was aware of one of the Shame star’s by Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci and Lea Seydoux. charms, writing: ‘He makes Sherlock star, Dubliner you feel bad to have normalAndrew Scott, was allegedly sized male genitalia.’ hired to play an MI6 agent Meanwhile, the upcoming because he cost €785,000 James Bond film, Spectre, is less than first choice Chiweallegedly €40million over tel Ejiofor. its €236million budget – Also confirmed are a lesbimaking it one of the most an baddie and the return of expensive films ever made. Bond’s nemesis, Blofeld. Hackers have leaked Sony was targeted by hackfrantic emails exchanged No Jobs: Fass ers but it is unclear whether it between MGM studio boss Jonathan Glickman and Bond producer was retaliation for The Interview, a comedy movie about a plot to assassiBarbara Broccoli. In them, Mr Glickman asks for an nate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

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Bauble-icious: These beards with a ‘festive edge’ were designed by artist Katya Wildman and include the Frozen (far right); Mistletoe Madness (bottom right) and Rockin’ Robin (below) DaviDParry/Pa

Have yourself a hairy little Beardmas SO FAR it’s been the year of the beard and the Christmas holidays look like being no exception. Beard baubles (yes, you read that correctly) have been invented – gosh, by the beard of Zeus – and as of this moment are now the must-have stocking filler for every hipster sipping his morning kale on South William Street. The facial fashion pieces are the idea of enterprising visual artist Katya Wildman. As a native of London, Ms Wildman was inspired by the wealth of chin mufflers and face forests surrounding her in Shoreditch. So how do they work? Well, the mini metallic balls of joy are attached to the beard by kirby clips, which easily slip on and off your sprouting bristles.

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Apparently set to be all the rage in England, the decorations retail at €7 – a small price for Christmas cheer and the LOLs that they are bound to bring. To celebrate the festive and glittery appendages, the artist, along with help from Samsung, put together a gallery of Yutetile trimmings. Ms Wildman reportedly spent six hours sprucing the Frozen, Mistletoe Madness and Rockin’ Robin looks for the beard showcase. ‘I think it would be brilliant if it caught on,’ she said. Not convinced? Give it time, it’ll grow on you.

Gmail available in Irish Text messages lose out to the Internet IN A move set to warm the hearts of many a Gaelgeoir, Gmail is now available in Irish. First proposed by Prof Kevin Scannell of the University of St Louis, Missouri, the Irish language project saw a meitheal of local Googlers, Gaelgeoirí and a small group of Irish-language enthusiasts translate more than 60,000 words and phrases into Irish.

Laura Brassil, of the Dublin localisation team, said: ‘Language is the foundation for communication and an important part of cultural identity and according to the last census one million people in Ireland speak Irish,’ Gmail was launched in 2004. It has more than 425 million active users worldwide and is available in 71 languages.

THE standard text message appears to have the wrong number this year – perhaps due to alternative messaging platforms. Quarterly figures from ComReg, the independent communications regulator, show that the once prominent way of exchanging messages has taken a significant nose-dive in recent months.

In Ireland, the total number of text messages sent by mobile users is down by 19.5 per cent compared to the third quarter of last year. Some 1.83billion traditional SMS messages have been sent by Irish phone-owners so far this year. Multimedia messages (MMS) were down 1 per cent compared to 2013, although MMS numbers grew

slightly this quarter. On the other hand, the Internet’s stock continues to rise with many still clambering to get online. Fixed broadband subscriptions increased by 6.9 per cent across the nation’s internet service providers. At the end of September, there were 1.24million broadband subscriptions nationwide.

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SUV ploughs into protesters A GARDA investigation is under way to find the driver of an SUV that ploughed into a group of water protesters outside Liberty Hall on Wednesday. Video footage of the incident, recorded by a bystander, shows the silver 4x4 mounting the pavement at the junction of Eden Quay and Custom House Quay. The motorist then appears to drive through the crowd before striking a number of people standing on the path. One person was taken to hospital.

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ISRAEL has criticised the Irish Government’s decision to adopt a non-binding resolution supporting an independent Palestinian state. Foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon accused members of the Dáil of giving voice to ‘statements of hatred and anti-Semitism directed at Israel in a way which we have not heard before’. Some Irish deputies accused Israel of genocide during the debate on Palestinian recognition. Sinn Féin’s Sandra McLellan said the passing of her party’s motion would ‘improve the chances of a twostate solution, where Palestinian children could grow up in a safe and free environment’. She added: ‘The move is a positive development. By creating cross-party unity on this issue, the Oireachtas is sending a strong message of solidarity to the Palestinian people. ‘The Government must now follow

Flanagan: Present stalemate is not acceptable through on subsequent steps needed and ensure they live up to the commitments outlined and agreed upon.’ Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said Ireland is considering early recognition of Palestinian statehood as a possible tactic for kick-starting Middle East peace talks. Speaking earlier this week, he said: ‘I’ve no difficulty in principle with the idea of early recognition, if I believe it can contribute to achieving a settlement of the conflict, The present stalemate is not acceptable.’ Politicians in Britain, France and Spain have already passed similar motions calling on their governments to recognise Palestinian statehood.

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GARDAí are investigating the suspicious death of a man in his 30s following the discovery of a body in Meath. On Wednesday morning gardaí were called to a house in Mooretown, Ratoath, at bout 11.45am. The body was lying at the gable end of the house and had suffered head injuries. The man has been identified but gardaí are not releasing his name until family have been informed.

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Irish needs ‘forgotten’ by British health workers

HEALTH workers in Britain ‘don’t bother’ to understand Irish patients, who suffer higher levels of long-term illness, death rates from terminal diseases and mental ill-health, a Dáil committee heard yesterday. Very poor health among Irish expatriates and their children is not recognised because the community is lumped in with the overall white population in official figures, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children heard. Dr Mary Tilki, chairwoman of

the organisation Irish In Britain, said many who remain cut off after years of discrimination are suffering further from a lack of cultural understanding. ‘Staff can’t or don’t bother to understand their accents, pronounce Irish names, have little knowledge of their culture and might make stereotypical assumptions about them,’ she said. Research found high levels of death rates from coronary heart disease, hypertension and stroke among the Irish, as well as the highest death rate from cancer.

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A clinicAl trial of an Ebola vaccine developed by Merck and newlink has been halted temporarily as a precautionary measure after four patients complained of joint pains, the University of Geneva Hospital has said. ‘They are all fine and being monitored regularly by the medical team leading the study,’ it said in a statement. The trials will resume on January 5, on up to 15 volunteers, after checks to ensure that the joint pain symptoms in hands and feet were ‘benign and temporary’, the hospital said. Fifty-nine volunteers have been vaccinated so far in the human safety trials in Geneva. Scientists are racing to develop Ebola vaccines after the world’s worst outbreak of the virus which has killed more than 6,000 people in West Africa so far this year. Separately, safety data from a trial of a GlaxoSmithKline Ebola vaccine on 120 volunteers is ‘satisfactory’, the University of lausanne Hospital said yesterday. The first results of the lausanne hos-

pital’s trial of the GSK vaccine and whether it provides immunity against the virus are expected by the end of the month. ‘The safety data looked satisfactory so far,’ said Prof Blaise Genton, who is leading the GSK trial in lausanne. ‘General symptoms such as fever might be slightly more frequent, though no serious adverse event has been observed so far.’ Scientists reported on november 26 in the new England Journal of Medicine that another version of the experimental GSK vaccine caused no serious side effects and produced an immune response in all 20 healthy volunteers who received it in an early-stage trial. The Geneva researchers reported on December 2 that the first people vaccinated with the Merck-newlink shot had seen no serious side effects, but a few had mild fever. Yesterday the team said that four patients had reported joint pains that had lasted a few days in the second week. Before it was suspended, this first phase of the trial had been due to continue for another week.

Gardaí arrest 20 superbugs could in ‘day of action’ still kill millions MORE than 20 suspected thieves were arrested by gardaí in a recent clampdown on crime in the city. In a show of force leading up to Christmas, gardaí undertook a day of action – dubbed Operation Acer -on December 4. Six properties were raided as part of investigations and gardaí say eleven targets were arrested for burglary-related incidents.

SUPERBUGS could cost the world 10million more deaths a year by 2050, a new report warned yesterday. British economist Jim O’Neill, who heads the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, added at the launch of the report’s findings: ‘The economic cost will also be significant, with the world economy being hit by up to $100trillion (€80.7trillion) by 2050 if we do not take action.’

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‘Firm is accused of freeloading’ ‘As Google News shows no ads and makes no revenue, this approach is unsustainable,’ the company said. Spain’s AEDE group of news publishers lobbied for the law which comes into effect on January 1. Media groups worldwide have grumbled about Google News because it presents readers with a selection of top stories, much like a web-

site homepage. They accuse the company of freeloading by creating a product made up entirely of rivals’ content that it has not paid to use. However, the criticism is tempered because editors know that having their story on Google News is likely to result in thousands more people clicking on links to their own site. Companies can choose not to allow material to be displayed on the service, but few take up the option as it would deprive them of advertising revenue. The move comes after Spanish campaigner Mario Costeja González won a test case in May granting Europeans the ‘right to be forgotten’ on Google. After changes to German copyright law last year, Google asked the country’s publishers to give consent for summarising content – and most did.

west bank: Pathologists cannot agree on the cause of death of a Palestinian cabinet member who collapsed after a scuffle with Israeli troops. A Palestinian doctor said Ziad Abu Ain died as a result of a blow to his body, not natural causes, but an Israeli medic said the 55-yearold had a heart attack possibly caused by ‘anguish or stress’. Thousands of Palestinians attended Mr Abu Ain’s funeral in Ramallah yesterday, as Israel beefed up its security forces in preparation for fresh protests.

Veils ban may lead to violent backlash china: Veiled robes have been banned in a predominantly Muslim area in a bid to curb extremism. The law comes as Beijing intensifies its stance against ‘religious-fuelled violence’ – which has left hundreds dead in the past 20 months – in the western region of Xinjiang. But academics warn restrictions may cause a ‘violent push-back’ from the Uighur Muslims, who make up 45 per cent of the region’s population.

portuGal: A surfer rides a giant wave yesterday in Praia do Norte, where more huge breakers are forecast this weekend. American Garrett McNamara set a record at the windy spot last year picture: epa

castro wins chinese peace prize cuba: Communist revolutionary Fidel Castro has won the 2014 Confucius Peace Prize, China’s equivalent of a Nobel. The 88-year-old former Cuban leader (pictured) joins Vladimir Putin on the list of winners of the €12,000 award. ‘He never used any violence or force when faced with conflicts in international relations, especially with the United States,’ said committee member Liu Zhiqin.

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PLANNING permission for a new €450million office and residential block in Dublin’s Docklands has been submitted to Dublin City Council. Comprising space for 2,400 workers and 158 apartments, the joint project has been put forward by Los Angeles investment group Oaktree Capital Management and construction organisation Bennett Group. It will bring a mix of retail, leisure and cafe outlets to the busy district. The development is in conjunction with Nama. Pending approval, it will combine almost 42,500sqm of office units with residential accommodation at 56 Hanover Quay and 76 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay. A new park – dubbed Chocolate Park – is also due to open there next summer. The build is being marketed as part of The Reveal Developments which aim to showcase Dublin’s ‘creativity, confidence, intelligence and connections to global business’. Justin Bickle, managing director of Oaktree, said: ‘We have worked

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dwindling in the quarter. Next week construction will begin on a new building at 6-8 Hanover Quay. When finished, the lot will accommodate 300 staff of a major US firm. While 250 jobs will be created through the project, the identity of the business taking over the building has yet to be confirmed.

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McDONALD’s flagship Grafton street restaurant re-opens today after a €2million refurbishment. The redesign of the oldest McDonald’s in Ireland took a total of 10 weeks, from september 15 to November 21. The work sees the popular fastfood outlet increase its seating by 100 to bring its capacity to 300. Modern updates include the installation of samsung tablets, which will be offered as learning tools for children eating there.

The new facade has been built in line with the building’s protected structure status. Open for 37 years, the Grafton street branch now employs 130 people and 4,500 people work for McDonald’s nationwide. speaking at the re-launch, managing director of McDonald’s Ireland, Adrian Crean, said: ‘This refurbishment further cements the dedication of McDonald’s Ireland to the Irish market.’

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IN HER final Xtra Factor column, Sarah-Jane Crawford, 29, reveals she thinks Simon Cowell will be The X Factor’s unlikeliest style icon. And she reckons none of the judges will guess the winner of this year’s show. It’s the final week! Anyone could win. At the beginning of

the competition the judges and I put names in envelopes of those whom we thought would win, and this weekend we will open the envelopes. I have already lost with my guess, and have a funny feeling no one will get it right this year. Fleur is a good all-rounder, Ben is a working-class lad done good and Andrea has one

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Naughty! 1D all dish the dirt on each other It’s Christmas time, boys, everyone wants to know who in the band has been naughty and who has been nice? Niall: I have been great. Harry: He helped an old lady across the street… but he actually left her halfway. He wasn’t as nice as we originally thought. Louis: Niall has been the naughtiest. He steals old ladies’ handbags. Harry: That’s why he left her in the middle of the street. When did Simon Cowell last get cross with you? Louis: Simon doesn’t really get angry

though, does he, like? He don’t ever raise his voice. Niall: Sometimes he’ll do that ‘disappointed’ voice, but he hasn’t done that in a while. I’ve never seen him angry at all. Even with the people he works with. He just gets his point across in a relaxed manner. Harry: He will be angry when he realises that Eric is Niall’s. Liam: [taken aback and shrugging] This interview is crazy! Niall: I am going to have to do some serious apologising to Simon now! Liam: I’ve not met the kid yet.

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of the most technical voices ever on the show. Simon could be X Factor’s unlikely trendsetter. Someone tweeted he looked 10 years younger in a black crewneck and since then he has worn one again and again. I won’t be surprised if we see him in a crewneck rather than his usual white shirt on stage this weekend.

Liam: To be fair, Niall, you do let rip at random occasions. And they are proud farts. They are not quiet ones. They are not smelly. But they are musical. Zayn: The farts used to be worse, but now they are calmer. Liam: Did you know that Niall can’t burp? Niall: Yes. That’s something people don’t know about me. I had colic as a child and didn’t have power over my muscles in my throat. The muscles moved down here [points to bum].

When was the last time one of you walked in on another one naked? Louis: Someone just walked in on me having a wee, actually. Liam: [To Louis] You walked past me having a wee the other day. The toilet in the hotel had a window and I was having a p*** and then I turned round and he was looking at me. Louis: A lot of hotels have windows in the bathroom. Harry: The Standard in New York has windows where you wee. It’s ridiculous. Who did you last snog? With tongues? Zayn – we’re assuming Perrie? Zayn: Yeah, my bird. Liam: I love how Louis and I have girlfriends, but you’ve not asked like we are out snogging fans all the time. Harry: Niall’s was Ariana Grande. And Caroline Flack at the same time. They were stuck in a lift. Liam: That was Niall’s relationship advice for Caroline. And Sinitta was there as well. Wearing leaves.

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JIM CARREY was ‘too stoned’ to enjoy his early movie career. ‘All I ever cared about was my next fix,’ the 52-year-old told The Graham Norton Show, on BBC One tonight at 11.05pm.

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NOEL GALLAGHER says he is hoarding a stash of unheard Oasis tracks. ‘I’ve had a stockpile of songs since 1993,’ the 47-year-old told BBC Radio 4’s Mastertapes.

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KEANU REEVES wasn’t even recognised at his own party. The 50-year-old was left queueing for 20 minutes outside a New York club. ‘No one recognised him,’ said a witness.

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SINGER Macy Gray says it got ‘awkward’ on the set of 2012 flick The Paperboy when she asked co-star Nicole Kidman, 47, for a selfie. Macy, 45, said: ‘I think she was a bit annoyed.’

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MILA KUNIS has said she’s enjoying motherhood but if her daughter Wyatt turns into a bratty teenager then it’s ‘daddy’s problem’. The 31-year-old Ted actress and her fiancé, Two And A Half Men star Ashton Kutcher, 36, welcomed their first child in September.

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NEW Girl star Zooey Deschanel is allegedly being sued for riding a horse ‘too hard’. The 34-year-old actress, who is a competing equestrian, is said to have leased the horse for €10,000 but returned it in an ‘injured and unusable’ state, claims owner Patty Parker. Court papers obtained by TMZ state she had promised not to overwork the animal. Deschanel’s rep failed to respond to calls.

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A hair-raising show, Rita HEAD-BANGING Rita Ora let it all hang out when she went wild on stage in Philadelphia. The 24-year-old pop babe swung her locks to impress fans at the Q102 Jingle Ball in the Wells Fargo Centre, where her Black Widow duet pal Iggy Azalea joined her on stage on Wednesday night.

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rlando BlooM’S Christmas present list just got longer after it emerged he has a new girlfriend – and will spend Christmas with his ex-wife, Miranda Kerr. Set insiders say he has fallen for his co-star noomi rapace, who played lisbeth Salander in The Girl With The dragon Tattoo. Things are said to be hotting up for Bloom, 37, and the 34-yearold Swedish beauty as they film the thriller Unlocked in Prague. ‘orlando and noomi have been spending a lot of time together on and off set,’ revealed a source. ‘They have been enjoying the sights and having cosy meals.

There’s real chemistry between them.’ The romance is still ‘new’ but one source told america’s Star magazine: ‘This could be the start of something big. He thinks she’s very special.’ Hobbit star Bloom confirmed he plans to spend Christmas with model Kerr, 31. Talking about his plans for himself and their three-yearold son, Flynn, he added: ‘He’s four in January. So his mum is really close, which is great. So we’ll be able to do Christmas together. Her family, my family. We’ll all kind of come together.’ He also said his shaggy new look is for a movie, adding that he might cut it afterwards ‘if I’m compared to Harry Styles’.

Ex-appeal: Top model Miranda Kerr is the mother of Bloom’s son, Flynn, who is three

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2015 Golden Globe stars announced BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH and Eddie Redmayne will go head-to-head for the best movie actor prize at the Golden Globes for their portrayals of eminent intellectuals, it was announced yesterday. Cumberbatch is up for his performance as Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, while Redmayne is recognised for his role as Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything. The pair face David Oyelowo, for his performance in Selma, as well as Steve Carell for Foxcatcher and Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler. Felicity Jones is up for her portrayal of Prof Hawking’s first wife

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Jane in the biopic examining their relationship and career successes, with Rosamund Pike honoured for her appearance in Gone Girl. Making up the category are Jennifer Aniston for Cake, Julianne Moore for Still Alice and Reese Witherspoon for Wild. The Theory Of Everything and The Imitation Game are also up for best picture along with Selma, Foxcatcher and Boyhood, which US director Richard Linklater filmed over a period of 12 years. In the TV categories, the best drama series nominations went to The Affair, Downton Abbey, Game Of Thrones, The Good Wife and House Of Cards. The Globes ceremony will be aired on Sunday, January 11.

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60 seconds Mailbox James buckley, 27, of The Inbetweeners fame swaps comedy for horror in his latest film The Pyramid. He talks scary movies and life after Jay The Pyramid takes place in a creepy Egyptian tomb. Are you a horror fan? Yeah I am,

that’s the main reason I wanted to do the film. I’m a big fan of films that make you jump. The good ones lately have been the Paranormal Activity movies – just those films that are dead quiet. I find jumping at loud noises scarier than seeing things on the screen.

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Who are your comedy heroes?

I watched a lot of The Comic Strip Presents…, Blackadder, Steve Coogan, The day Today, Brass eye – there’s so many. The office really changed everything for me and I think it really changed comedy as well. The Inbetweeners cast and writers are all huge fans of ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. I think subconsciously this showed in a lot of the performances.

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was such good fun, every single part of it. we all genuinely really loved being together; the set was a competition of who could make each other laugh the most, it was like that all the time. I think it would have been a very different show if we hadn’t liked each other as much as we did.

filmed in Morocco, which was a really great experience for me. everything I’d done up to that point was walking along a street in suburban Britain so it was nice to film Do people call you somewhere a bit Jay every day? more exotic. Yeah. I think they’re When groups of I got to do some sort of lads see me on the running about, disappointed when jumping, street, they pick me up they meet me but climbing – it you know, what and pull me about like can was something I do? I mean, completely imagine people their football team’s different. They let being disappointed just scored me improvise a bit – that you’re not a because of who I am I socially inept pervert. can’t help but try and be a What kind of approaches do little bit sarcastic and funny. you get? Jay really struck a chord Do you enjoy action scenes? with the lad culture. In real life Yeah, that’s why I wanted to be an though I’m quite a shy bloke, so actor, because of films like this that when a group of lads sees me on I’d watch as a boy. I thought ‘I the street they pick me up and really want to do that when I pull me about like their grow up’. I was into James football team’s just scored, I Bond as a kid. find it funny. That’s the sort of reaction I get. It’s nice, it’s Do you believe in the always positive, never ever paranormal? not really. negative. You might be a I think I might be in bit scared to approach denial, because if I Tom Cruise or Angelina did believe Jolie, but with The I’d be so freaked if Inbetweeners, because anything like that of the characters, we’re did happen to me. approachable. I’d be the worst in

any sort of paranormal situation. when my first-born was very young he was standing at the bottom of the stairs and waving to the top of the stairs, pointing and laughing and saying: ‘Ah, it’s the man, the man.’ I just ignored that. It just sounds a bit scary!

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wonder sometimes about our media. How Metro Herald can run a nearly full page article showing a polar bear stranded on an ice floe without mentioning that there is a major threat to the species due to ice melts caused by climate change (a 40 per cent drop in the last 10 years in north Alaska and Canada) just seems bizarre. Also, I love the fact that the people are mobilising in large protests against austerity but this needs to be taken further. only 1,000 people turned out for a protest in September to call for action on climate change. If you thought the effects of the bailout and banking crisis were bad, wait until you see the impact on your lives that climate change will have – extreme floods, storms, food,

water and energy shortages, to name just a few. This time, though, we have the chance to act before it happens. Tell the people in power it’s not just austerity you want action on and help prevent the most detrimental crisis in human history. Very Concerned, Dublin

donate their organs. why then should a woman’s uterus be any different? She should not be forced to do anything with her body for anyone else’s benefit, including an unborn foetus. And to compare that to terrorism really just shows how ridiculous your argument is. Mr Brains

■ I think we need to send our Gardaí to maths lessons. when they have a drug seizure the street value is dramatically increased, yet when nearly 100,000 people are on the streets their numbers are dramatically reduced... Darren Rayner

■ while I’m sure exodus: Gods And Kings may be an enjoyable movie, I am surprised that the reviewer failed to mention one of the film’s most dangerous flaws: egypt is in north Africa, and Ancient egypt was mostly inhabited by people who were definitely not white. now, I have nothing against the white actors involved but believe it was terrible casting and I’m surprised at director ridley Scott. Choy-Ping, Dublin 16

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ow forgive us for being excited but the Hobbit trilogy is coming to a dramatic close in this visually spectacular finale and it’s rather epic. opening with a thrilling action sequence, it sees the dragon Smaug breathing his fiery breath on to Lake Town, where Bard The Bowman (Luke Evans) is trying to save his people. Survivors gather by the Lonely Mountain, where we know everything is about to Kick off. Trying to prevent carnage is Bilbo

vERDicT An action-packed send-off, this should please fans with its vibrant visual effects and show-stopping battle sequence

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The hobbiT: The baTTle of five armies (12A) HHHH✩ Baggins (Martin Freeman), who’s hanging out with the dwarves and a mound of treasure. Everyone wants a piece of it but Thorin (Richard Armitage) does not want to share. And so elves, dwarves, humans, orcs and wargs collide in a lengthy battle sequence that’s a good deal more entertaining than your average scrap. with nooks, crannies, sheer drops and ice, it’s the perfect setting for one almighty face-off, with jeopardy around every corner. It’s also an opportunity for a plethora of familiar characters to face their relationship issues, including Bilbo with Thorin and Tauriel

(Evangeline Lilly) with Kili (Aidan Turner). Character dramas are drawn with broad but efficient brush strokes: while the action takes centre stage, there’s space for the emotional growth. Also back for more are Cate Blanchett as Elf Queen Galadriel, Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Lee Pace as Thranduil and orlando Bloom as Legolas, never one to miss the opportunity to show off with a crowd-pleasing flourish. Attempts at humour are less successful: Ryan Gage’s snivelling, self-serving Alfrid has a few silly pantomime moments, though they may raise a smile with younger viewers. And despite being a prequel to the Lord of The Rings, Five Armies offers Hobbit fans something they were previously denied: a proper ending. Anna Smith

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Some 20 years ago Welsh alt-rockers Manic Street Preachers released their seminal Holy Bible album, their last before the unsolved disappearance of guitarist Richey Edwards in 1995. Tomorrow nightt the group – frontman James Dean Bradfield, bassist Nickyy Wire and drummer Sean Moore – play thatt benchmark album in its entirety. Expect a potent, rabble-rousing turn from the re-energised rock heroes. Tomorrow, Olympia Theatre, 72 Dame Street, D2,, 8pm, from €38 (sold out). Tel: 0818 719 300. www.mcd.ie

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Thomas Bartlett — aka US pianist/producer Doveman — curates this very special collaborative effort at the National Concert Hall. Glen Hansard, Paul Noonan of BellX1, Lisa O’Neill and phenomenal indie chanteuse Anna Calvi (pictured) join the great man for an intimate evening of sublime alt pop. Sun, National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, D2, 8pm, €25/€35. Tel: (01) 417 0000. www.nch.ie

VISIT DuBLin fLEA CHRiSTMAS MARkET

Stefan Haupt’s period ‘docudrama’ about the formation of a magazine that became a lifeline for the Swiss LGBT community in the 1950s immerses the viewer in the world of the titular Circle, via Ernst Ostertag (Matthias Hungerbühler), a trainee teacher whose tentative relationship with a teenage drag queen inspires him to stand up to social prejudice. Until Dec 18, IFI, 6 Eustace Street D2. Tel: (01) 679 3477. www.ifi.ie

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Back once again for its annual festive appearance, Frank Capra’s 1946 classic stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a failing businessman who becomes so disillusioned with small-town life that he begins to contemplate suicide on Christmas Eve. Until, that is, his guardian angel Clarence turns up. By the time George’s little daughter utters the line ‘every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings’ you’ll be blubbering uncontrollably. Until Dec 18, IFI, 6 Eustace Street, D2. Tel: (01) 679 3477. www.ifi.ie

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Dublin 7’s annual market fair has become as much a part of the holiday season in the capital as the Brown Thomas window display, Funderland and panic shopping in Arnotts on Christmas Eve. More than 40 stallholders will be converging on Smithfield this weekend to hawk covetable stocking fillers, jewellery, arts, crafts, vinyl and upcycled furniture. Mulled wine and warm spice cider should ensure contented visitors dig deep. Until Sun, Block T, Smithfield Square, D7, from 11am daily. www.dublinflea.ie

HEAR ADRiAn CROWLEy With captivating, string-laden balladry delivered in a characteristically beguiling baritone, Adrian Crowley’s Some Blue Morning LP has won him some of the most gushing reviews of his career. Mind you, that’s not to suggest the talented Galwegian was doing too shabbily beforehand: the spartan indie folk stylings of 2008’s Long Distance Swimmer were

startlingly accomplished and its haunting follow-up, Season Of The Spark, was one of the strongest albums to take the Choice Music Prize. Expect a bravura performance, with support from Katie Kim. Tonight, The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay D2, 8pm, €12. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.theworkmansclub.com

NATIONAL CONCERT HALL

Smithfield Square will be transformed into a glittering, shimmering wonderland this weekend as part of the inaugural, family-friendly Glow festival organised by a host of local businesses. Highlights include the Glow Garden, which will see Smithfield Green transformed into a bucolic haven with recourse to imaginative light installations; and the Glow Tent, an inviting marquee that will play host to live music, storytelling and workshops. Tomorrow, Smithfield Square, D7, 1pm to 5.30pm, free. www. facebook.com/smithfieldsquare

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Comedy of errors triumphs She StoopS to conquer Abbey TheATre HHHHI Oliver GOldsmith’s deathless comedy of manners proves a perfect choice for the Abbey theatre’s festive offering in a boisterously entertaining production directed by Conall morrison. subtitled the mistakes of the Night, Goldsmith’s intricatelyplotted classic sees a young dandy named marlow duped into believing that the family home of his prospective bride is in fact a country inn run by a landlord with a misplaced

sense of his own social standing. What follows is a delightfully buoyant confection filled with outlandish feints, outrageous misunderstandings and sharp clash-of-classes humour that has stood the test of time remarkably well. marty rea is on typically fine form as marlow, a man who is painfully tongue-tied in the company of pretty aristocrat Kate hardcastle (a pert Caroline morahan acquitting herself very well) but decidedly more cavalier when he later confuses her for a humble barmaid, leading to an especially well-executed egg-onface comeuppance.

elsewhere, there are riotous, noteperfect turns from Jon Kenny as the bemused mr hardcastle, marion O’dwyer as his redoubtable spouse, rory Nolan as a magnificent fop and Janet moran as his crafty lover. And david Pearse puts in several scene-stealing turns as tony lumpkin, an amiably mischievous yokel hell-bent on escaping his mother’s clutches at all costs.

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liam doona’s rich and detailed set is a flawless replica of the interior of a Georgian pile and looks exceptionally inviting under Ben Ormerod’s carefully modulated lighting. there’s perfect ensemble work too during a series of musical

At the Abbey: Marion O’Dwyer, Marty rea, Caroline Morahan and Jon Kenny in She Stoops to Conquer interludes – even if they do help push the running time towards the bumnumbing three-hourplus mark. still, it’s cheering stuff – polished, knowing, wellacted and very, very funny.

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1. not going Out

BBC1, 9.30pm Put Lee, Lucy and Daisy side by side on a budget airline about to take off and what do you get? That’s right, a barrage balloon of cockpit-based comic carnage, as nervous flier Lee behaves like a turbulent toddler. Old school comedy, in a good way.

2. A night in With Olly Murs

UTV, 9pm The chirpiest chappy in pop, fresh from releasing his latest charttopping album, bags his very own light entertainment special – he’s Robbie Williams without the, ahem, issues – which finds room for special guest turns from John Bishop and Nicole Scherzinger, plus an appearance by Olly’s copresenter – and Strictly contender – Caroline Flack.

It’s comic carnage as Lee faces up to his fear of flying in Not Going Out

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3. The graham norton show

BBC1, 11.05pm Movie stars Jim Carrey and Jude Law warm the settee to plug their latest releases (Dumb And Dumber To and Black Sea respectively) but potentially most intriguing is Extras/Green Wing star Tamsin Greig offering insight into her latest venture – a stage musical version of Pedro Almodóvar’s brilliant Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown.

4. Mary Berry’s Absolute Christmas Favourites

BBC2, 8.30pm This one does exactly what it says on the, well not tin, her Berryness would never be so gauche as to turn to a tin-opener. A mouth-watering chocolate mousse cake and gravyrich beef casserole are among the delights. And for Christmas Eve? At Mary’s house, that’s fish pie time.

5. Marco polo

Netflix Lavish of budget and scanty of costume, this handsomely mounted ten-part drama, available to gulp down in one gourmet sitting, takes us back to the 13th century in the company of famed traveller Marco

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YOUR EssEnTiAL gUiDE TO THis EvEning’s viEWing Polo (engaging newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy) as he encounters sex, drugs and kung fu in the court of Mongol tyrant Kublai Khan. It takes a while to catch fire but hang in there and you’ll be transported to another time, another place.

6. The Works

RTÉ1, 8.30pm Nick Mulvey released his debut album in May. This week he takes his live show to Dublin and here he delivers an acoustic track from his Mercury Music Prize-nominated First Mind. Plus contributions from author E Lockhart and comedian Pat Shortt.

7. Masters of sex RTÉ2, 11.20pm

Carrying out an academic study of sexual behaviour was bound to attract the media at some point, so little wonder a TV crew starts filming the treatment of patients at the clinic. However, Masters is concerned that he is not the right person to be featured in the production. Starring Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan and Caitlin Fitzgerald.

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Lying looms large, as the letter ‘L’ gets a full louche and lascivious

licking from loquacious Stephen Fry, lapdog Alan Davies and loofah trio Jack Whitehall, Sara Pascoe and Adam Hills. An early slice of Italian rap puts in a linguistically twisted appearance.

9. gogglebox

C4, 9pm So, what odd tearjerking moment will have the Goggleboxers bawling into their tissues this week? And will Steph and Dom’s dachshund put that overdue call into Alcoholics Anonymous before one of them flattens him/her on the settee? The sting has slightly gone from

this couch critics forum but it still raises the odd giggle.

10. Today’s Film: Her Sky Premiere, 10.15pm

Charlie Brooker is not the only one casting a cool dystopian eye on our world of technology: this sharp satire from Spike Jonze makes a perfect primer for next week’s return of Black Mirror. Joaquin Phoenix is a loner seduced by his computer operating software – voiced by Scarlett Johansson – which seems to offer him everything that’s lacking in the real world. Clever, quirky and very, very dark.

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Complex heroine: Agyness Deyn

Model-turned-actress Agyness Deyn is a likeable lead in this quirky drama based on Ray Robinson’s novel. She plays Lily, a young woman from the north of England who travels to London, desperate to find the brother she was separated from as a child. Fearing he might have fallen on hard times, she scours the streets and befriends a homeless woman. It’s not looking good but Lily has another problem: she has epilepsy and can black out at any time. Cue hospital visits, confusion and trippy visions. It’s an unusual story that drifts along without a great deal of tension but Deyn helps to make Lily a complex heroine: kind, stubborn, rebellious, sentimental, angry and more. Being Human’s Lenora Crichlow makes a welcome appearance as a kind woman who helps her after a fit, while Paul Anderson plays another complicated character: Lily’s selfish, showy older brother. Electricity is partly a character-driven drama about the search for a missing person and partly an exploration of the disabling effects of epilepsy. It has a slightly lost, aimless feel but ultimately that’s in keeping with its heroine, who is trying to find herself as much as she is her brother.

ALsO OuT Another festive family animation, this follows a troll who claims he is destined to marry a princess. The voice cast includes Sharlto Copley, Bella Thorne (pictured right) and Sean Bean.

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The sixth in the Tinker Bell movie series, this family animation stars Ginnifer

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nORTHERn LigHTs by KaTe boy KateBoy are a Stockholmbased electro pop trio who blew me away when I first heard them live. Drawing influences from Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, their beats are insane and the vocals flawless.

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This track from the Undertow album instantly grabbed me when I first heard it — a heavy rock track that’s passionate, angry and effortlessly enticing.

KEnny LARKin

Melodic celebrates its third birthday with a visit from techno artist Kenny Larkin. Part of the wave of producers to emerge from Detroit during the early 1990s, Larkin was responsible for a series of spellbinding releases such as War Of The Worlds, Azimuth and Clavia’s North. In recent years, Larkin moved to LA and spent some time working as a stand-up comedian. At the same time, he pushed his music productions in a house direction, which resulted in the brilliant Keys, Strings & Tambourines release for Carl Craig’s Planet E label. Expect sublime electronic grooves all night long.

DAvE cLARKE vs PERc

Promoters Subject and Surge are bringing two techno mavericks to Dublin this weekend. Despite his star status, fast-talking, lightningspeed mixing DJ Dave Clarke remains a true champion of underground electro and techno. Based in Amsterdam, Clarke’s White Noise radio show always makes for essential listening and provides invaluable support to emerging artists. The UK’s Ali ‘Perc’ Wells is also on the bill.

Tonight, District 8, Francis Street, D8, 11pm, €15/€18.

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Goodwin Goodw as the vo of Fawn, an voice animal fairy f who befriends the befr NeverBeast. Tinker Nev Bell (Mae Whitman), however, ho isn’t sure ne about this new addition to t the fold.

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Based on Mosab Hassan Yousef’s memoir,

this documentary tells the extraordinary story of a young Palestinian who felt forced to become a spy for Israel. This traces his relationship with his Shin Bet handler, Gonen.

The recently opened Hangar hosts Dimitri From Paris this weekend. The French selector has championed disco and jazzy house for three decades and has released a series of acclaimed albums. Deep house has become popular again, but why accept fakes when you can enjoy Dimitri’s authentic, smoky grooves?

Tomorrow, Hangar, St Andrew’s Lane, D2, 9pm, €18/€20.

ManakaMana (U)

Shot entirely inside a cable car above the mountains of Nepal, this critically acclaimed documentary follows pilgrims travelling to worship at the temple of Manakamana.

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Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20

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IRELAND’S economic growth is slowing but the country remains on course to record the European Union’s biggest gains in 2014, official figures showed yesterday. The Central Statistics Office said Ireland’s annual growth in gross domestic product slowed to 3.5 per cent in the third quarter. Though much lower than the 7.3 per cent surge reported for the second quarter, this is still the best in the 28-nation EU. Reacting to the announcement of the figures, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said, ‘Most importantly, this growth is translating into jobs.’ He noted that the country’s current 10.7 per cent unemployment rate is much lower than the 2012 peak of 15.1 per cent. The Irish Business and Employers Confederation, which represents 7,000 employers, expressed disappointment in the third-quarter figures and warned against complacency. ‘We must renew our focus on competitiveness in order to continue this strong economic performance,’ said Fergal O’Brien, the group’s chief economist.

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Fidelity jobs boost

Up to 200 jobs are to be created with the expansion of a financial services company. Fidelity Investments said recruitment has already begun for the new roles at its second office in Dublin. the new operation is based at one Waterside in the Citywest Business Campus at Saggart, west Dublin. the expansion, which has been backed by the taxpayer through IDA Ireland, will bring the company’s employment in Ireland to 900, according to the state investment agency.

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football

Zagreb sink celts in seven-goal thriller

rugby leinster Under fire: Leinster have stood by Jimmy Gopperth despite his poor form picture: inpho

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NO DOubT AbOuT iT, bLuEs HAvE TO wiN THis gAME OR THEy’RE iN big TROubLE THE tide has to turn tomorrow night or it will be a very long and unfulfilling season for Leinster – they simply have to win. Since the province’s loss to Harlequins the focus has switched from winning ugly to winning full stop. The issue that has dogged Leinster all season – their lack of invention and cutting edge in attack – has to be addressed because now it is not just drawing the entertainment from the team, it has manifested itself in a loss on the European stage. It’s rare enough to see Leinster go European games without scoring a try but at one stage it looked like they would never lose at the Aviva Stadium and now they have lost three in a row. How has it come to this? We’ve spoken already this season that Leinster have been hurt hugely by international call-ups and injuries which have stunted any opportunity for head coach Matt O’Connor to progress his team in attack after his initial season where the emphasis was on deploying a new defensive system. However, O’Connor has not helped himself by persistently selecting Jimmy Gopperth for game after game despite his out of sorts form and the creative element that Ian Madigan offers at out-half. Another loss this weekend is unfathomable for the province who will lose a serious amount of cache were they to miss out on the

3 trys each for Leinster and Castres who are tied as the Champions Cup lowest try scorers. knock-out stages of the European Cup for the second time in three seasons. But that is the reality and while Leinster are not in the habit of sacking coaches like they were in the early stages of the professional era, it will severely hurt O’Connor’s chances of extending his stay in Dublin beyond the three-year term that he agreed last year. From the outside it seems that there is too much planning for the future going on rather than concentrating on the here and now. Assistant coach Richie Murphy admitted that Gopperth was given an ‘early heads up’ about Johnny Sexton’s return so he could find another club – thought to be Wasps – for next season. By giving him the No. 10 shirt every week, O’Connor has all but confined Madigan to inside centre for the rest of his Leinster career instead of having genuine competition for the most important position on the pitch bar tighthead. If Leinster don’t look take care of business against Quins tomorrow the shortterm future will look very, very bleak.

Read it and weep: Celtic’s Stefan Scepovic celebrates his goal reuters

Hat-trick: Dinamo Zagreb’s Marko Pjaca (right) shows his joy after his third goal reuters

CELTIC concluded a successful Europa League group stage with an entertaining defeat at Dinamo Zagreb. Ronny Deila’s side had already secured second spot in Group D before the game at the Stadion Maksimir. A far from full-strength Hoops side fell behind to Marko Pjaca’s strike after 14 minutes before goals from Kris Commons and Stefan Scepovic had the visitors ahead. However, Pjaca levelled with a deflected shot and he claimed his hat-trick five minutes after the break after the lead had been regained through Marcelo Brozovic. Dinamo defender Josip Pivaric scored an own goal and Scepovic almost grabbed a late equaliser with a header. Celtic’s defending again caused concern but Deila will have been pleased by the performance of Scepovic, who has struggled at Parkhead. The draw for the last-32 is next week and the Celtic boss admitted his side would need to improve if they were to go further in the tournament, a prediction confirmed against Dinamo. However, the Scottish champions should be back at full strength by the next round in February, notwithstanding any players who come in or leave during the transfer window. The threat of a suspension meant skipper Scott Brown was left in Glasgow along with James Forrest, who requires an increase in his fitness levels. Ineligible striker John Guidetti also dropped out while midfielder Charlie Mulgrew and Jason Denayer were out injured and Mikael Lustig continues his recovery from a hamstring injury. Consequently Scepovic and winger Mubarak Wakaso were given rare starts with wide-man Callum McGregor and Commons drafted in. Dinamo’s dismal European form – they could not finish above third – resulted in a sparse home crowd which gave an eerie feel to an austere stadium. There was a flare displayed among the 1,000 or so Hoops fans as the game got under way, which may have UEFA ramifications, but they made themselves heard in the early stages of what turned out to be an open if error-riddled first-half. Celtic steadied themselves in the second-half and were handed a late lifeline when Pivaric turned an Emilio Izaguirre cross into his net under pressure from Scepovic _ who almost levelled with a header minutes from time.

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Nigel has F-ing case to answer the Football association has charged nigel Pearson over his heated touchline row with a fan. it is alleged the leicester boss used abusive and/or insulting words towards a spectator during last week’s 3-1 home defeat to liverpool. Pearson (pictured) has refused to apologise to the fan despite a video emerging of the incident and calls from leicester city supporters club to say sorry. he has until 6pm on December 16 to respond. speaking prior to the charge being announced,

Fifa’s Garcia poser

FiFa will next week be asked to vote on publishing the garcia report into World cup bidding in full. german theo zwanziger will lodge the proposal at a marrakesh meeting but suggested that names in the document be redacted.

Elland-ing a hand Pearson said: ‘i’m not going to waste my energy with those sorts of matters in all honesty.’

Wigan’s players have offered to pay half of the cost of away tickets for their boxing Day trip to leeds. elland road prices of between £36 and £41 have angered latics fans.

football europa league

Tottenham switch off on gloomy night in Turkey besikTAs .................1 ToTTenhAm .........0 by James Boylan

First the lights went out at the Ataturk stadium – and then on tottenham’s hopes of topping their group. Both sides’ place in Monday’s last-32 draw was already secure ahead of a match which Mauricio Pochettino’s side approached knowing anything but defeat in istanbul would see them top Group C. A decent performance from a muchchanged side – minus Emmanuel Adebayor, who was granted personal leave – was not enough to secure the desired result, though. A Cenk tosun goal gave Besiktas, who were without ex-Chelsea striker Demba Ba, a 1-0 win on a night in which play was suspended in spurs’ second successive Europa League match. the action was halted during last month’s clash with Partizan Belgrade

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after three individuals encroached onto the White Hart Lane pitch. it led to Uefa handing down a £12,000 fine just hours before this match, which lasted less than eight minutes before the floodlights failed at Besiktas’ temporary home. spurs responded strongly to the impromptu break but roberto soldado, as he has done so often this term, wasted several chances, allowing the hosts to go ahead in the 59th minute when tosun turned home from close range. tottenham attempted to level against the turkish top-flight lead-ers and, after another break in play due to a floodlight failure in stoppage time, the visitors’ 18-match unbeaten run in Europa League group matches came to an end. in the last 32, spurs will face a group winner or one of the bestperforming Champions League dropouts: Olympiakos, Zenit, sportsport ing Lisbon and Athletic Bilbao.

spORT DigEsT Papa goes amid cover-up claims ATHLETiCs The son of IAAF

president Lamine Diack has stepped down from his activities with the world governing body pending an investigation into allegations of a coverup of systematic doping in Russia. Papa Massata Diack, who works for the IAAF mark as a marketing consultant, joins Va Valentin Balakhnichev, president of the Ru Russian athletics federation and the IAAF treasurer, in agreeing to step IAAF’s down. IAAF legal adviser Habib Cisse has taken similar action after a series of German TV documentaries alleged the officials were implicated in covering up doping in Russia. The latest programme involved a list of 150 athletes from 2006-2008 named as having suspicious blood results, including three Britons, one of whom was high-profile.

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Rory im-presses AWARDs Rory McIlroy, who won

Everton, with qualification secured, signed off from the group stage by playing a youthful side against Krasnodar, and losing 1-0

two majors and helped Europe win the Ryder Cup, was named the British Sports Journalists Association’s Sportsman of the Year. The Northern Irishman (pictured) finished ahead of F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton.

Turkish delight: Nacer Chadli heads towards goal (above), the floodlights fail (left) and (below) Besiktas boss Slaven Bilic celebrates

TRAnsFER TALk no old boys for Harry QPR boss Harry Redknapp denies he is chasing MLS-based strikers Robbie Keane, of LA Galaxy, or Toronto’s Jermain Defoe, both of whom he had Tottenham. ‘Robbie’s one of the best pros I’ve come across,’ Redknapp said. ‘But we’ve never made an enquiry, [and] never spoken to Jermain.’ No bid: Keane

u ANDRE SCHURRLE has dismissed suggestions he could leave Chelsea. ‘I am not going to change club, I love London,’he said. u NEWCASTLE and Leicester scouts were at Borussia Dortmund to watch Serbian Aleksandar Mitrovic, 20, earn Anderlecht a draw.

Australia rattled by bouncer scare

CRiCkET Virat Kohli recovered from being hit on the helmet first ball to star as India fought back on day three of the first Test in Adelaide. The captain’s innings of 115 propelled the tourists to 369 for five after Australia declared on 517 for seven. With Australia still coming to terms with the death of Phillip Hughes in similar circumstances, there was concern when Mitchell Johnson’s short-pitched delivery hit Kohli’s helmet. Australia spinner Nathan Lyon felt the incident may actually help the players, saying: ‘It probably has been a positive thing as well, as bad as that sounds. ‘We know the helmets work, and have that confidence for our quicks to have a bouncer again.’

Junior Tour is back u ASToN viLLA have joined Hull in the race to sign Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher, whose contract expires in six months’ time. u ROMA are weighing up a move for either Stoke stalwart Ryan Shawcross or Tottenham misfit Vlad Chiriches as they bid to strengthen at centre-back.

CyCLing At the recent AGM of Cycling Ireland it was announced that without an injection of cash the Junior Tour of Ireland would be shelved – then along came support from various quarters and now three Junior Tour Sportives will be held in the next few months. The first of the ‘sportives’ takes place tomorrow in Cork. Entrants will be put into a draw for a €3,000 bicycle. Entry is €20.

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Light at end of tunnel as Spurs lose but still qualify

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McGinley to lead McIlroy and Irish golf team at Rio Olympics in 2016

Leading the way: Paul McGinley celebrates Ryder Cup glory in 2004 InphO by sAM cOsTELLO RydeR Cup-winning captain paul Mcginley will once again lead Rory Mcilroy into major competition after being announced as a leader of ireland’s Olympic golf team for the Rio de Janeiro games in 2016. The 47-year-old from dublin led europe to Ryder Cup victory at gleneagles in September and was hailed by Mcilroy, the Belfast-born world number one who has opted to play for ireland in Rio. Following the Ryder Cup success, Mcilroy said: ‘He has just been the most wonderful captain. i think i speak on behalf of all the 12 players and say he couldn’t have done anything else. He was fantastic. ‘From the first day we got here, the speeches that he gave, the videos he showed us, the people that he got in to talk to us, the imagery in the team room, it all tied in together.

‘it was all part of the plan, all for the cause of trying to win this Ryder Cup, and he was meticulous in his planning. He left no stone unturned.’ The Olympic Council of ireland announced 17 leaders, including: Mcginley (golf); Kevin Ankrom (athletics); Joseph Hennigan (boxing); Brian nugent (cycling); Sally Filmer (gymnastics); Mike Heskin (hockey); and peter Banks (swimming). Also named were Tom Reidy (badminton); ike Jacob (canoeing); Triona Connors (horse sport); Ciaran ward (judo); Morten espersen (rowing); gillian Mcdarby (rugby sevens); James O’Callaghan (sailing) and Chris Kitchen (triathlon). The leaders are ‘the person having overall responsibility for that sport’, the Olympic Council said. ‘They will also be accountable for their athletes’ performance at the Rio Olympics under the overall leadership of the Team ireland chef de mission, Kevin Kilty.’

Rory trumps sponsors

RORy McIlROy’S stellar form this year has seen his online popularity surpass three of the biggest global brands who sponsor him, a study has shown. McIlroy ended an 18-month barren spell by winning the BMW PGA championship at Wentworth earlier this year and back-to-back major victories at the Open championship and US PGA championship took him back to world number one. All that, coupled with a successful Ryder cup defence by the European team and a host of

individual accolades, have taken his online brand reputation past Nike, Bose and Omega, according to data analytics firm Adoreboard. The tech firm, based at Queen’s University, Belfast, analyses online emotion to determine how brands are rated by the public. Adoreboard monitored mentions of McIlroy across online news, blogs and social media such as Twitter and Facebook between November 27 and December 3. Results showed he had 40 times more mentions in online news than Nike and 60 times more than Bose.

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