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Pictured at a tree planing service at Aras An Uachtarain are Charlie Culleton, Sadhbh McCabe, Sabina Higgins, wife of President Michael D Higgins, Sophia Sinclair and Cian Denner to mark Tetra Pak Tree Day. In St Anne’s Park, Raheny, radio and television presenter, author, educator and public relations officer with the Tree Council of Ireland, Eanna Ni Lamhna took local school children along the Native Tree Trail.

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Fingal steps up to give Travellers recognition Motion to acknowledge community’s ethnicity passes

 keith bellew

THE Traveller community has been supported in their struggle for recognition as an ethnic group by Fingal County Council. A recent motion on the issue tabled

by Cllr Ted Leddy (FG)

passed unanimously. Cllr Leddy believes there has been very little progress on Traveller rights in the past 20 years.

Freda Hughes of the Blanch Travellers Development Group thanked the

councillors, saying the community faced exclusion and discrimination based on their ethnicity and that supporting the motion was a positive step.

A spokesperson for Ministe for Equality Aodhan

O’Riordain said he was working on recognition of Traveller ethnicity but there was no timeline as this was “quite a technical issue”. Cllr Eugene Coppinger (SP) welcomed the motion’s success.

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ethnicity O’Riordain still working on ‘quite a technical issue’

Fingal backs Traveller quest for recognition  Keith Bellew

Blanchardstown Traveller Development Group (BTDG) has thanked Fingal County Council for passing a motion recently in support of recognition for the travelling community as a designated ethnic group.

The motion also gave a commitment that the council will liaise with Traveller representative groups in order to better inform its policies in relation to Travellers, and called on the Government to support the recognition of Traveller ethnicity.

It was tabled by Cllr Ted Leddy (FG) and was

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drafted with the help of councillors and Traveller accommodation board members Roderic O’Gorman (GP), Lorna Nolan (Ind), Natalie Treacy (SF) and Eugene Coppinger (SP). It passed unanimously.

Such designation is supported by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

(CERD) and the recommendations of the Oireachtas Sub Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality in April 2014.

In July, Junior Equality Minister Aodhan O’Riordain held a round table discussion with the relevant Government bodies and NGOs on progressing recognition of Traveller ethnicity.

A spokesperson said the Minister was actively working on the issue but without a timeline as it was “quite a technical issue”.

Similar motions to Fingal’s have also been passed by Cork City Council and South Dub-

Fingal County Council passed a motion in support of recognition for the travelling community as a designated ethnic group

lin County Council.

Cllr Leddy believes very little progress has been made on Traveller issues in the last 20 years.

“Unemployment and low expectations are at an all-time high and nothing demonstrates that more than the shocking statistic that suicide rates are seven times higher in the Traveller community than in the settled community.

I believe many Travellers feel they belong to a society that hates them and that is the root cause of why levels of trust are so low between the two communities.

“Passing this motion

would be a great gesture from the council that the Traveller community are valued by their neighbours, by the council and the community,” he said.

Cllr Coppinger welcomed the motion’s success as did Blanchardstown Travellers Development Group, seeing it as a positive step to a national recognition of the Traveller ethnicity.

“Travellers face exclusion and discrimination based on their ethnicity. But our Government still does not recognise Travellers as an ethnic minority despite the recommendations of the UN Committee on the

elimination of racial discrimination. It is absurd that a Traveller in the North of Ireland or the UK is afforded such recognition and the rights and responsibilities that come with it, but despite decades of campaigning here we still have not obtained such recognition in the Republic of Ireland, ” said chairperson Freda Hughes.

She thanked all Fingal councillors who have worked with the group to better understand the issues facing Travellers.

“There is a rich tradition, culture and indeed language which should be celebrated not mar-

ginalised and shunned as has been the case for too long,” she said.

Catherine Joyce, BTDG manager and chairperson of the Irish Traveller Movement, said: “Granting ethnic status to the Traveller community is a key step in protecting our human rights. Recognition of Traveller ethnicity will be key to the social change needed in Irish society to ensure real inclusion of Travellers.

“It will create the climate for a change of attitudes internally within the community and externally with mainstream society.”

Enterprise Week a triumph  Keith Bellew

2015 is being hailed as the most successful Fingal Enterprise Week ever with over 1,600 local businesses and entrepreneurs attending 30 events, workshops, networking opportunities and mentoring clinics.

E n t e r p r i s e We e k , which ran from October

5 to 9, provided aspiring entrepreneurs with opportunities to network and boost their businesses.

Mayor of Fingal David O’Connor (Ind) said the success of Fingal Enterprise Week this year shows that Fingal County Council is focused on providing business supports to small businesses

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and aspiring entrepreneurs, through the Local Enterprise Office.

The week commenced with Fingal Start-Up Day which saw 150 start-ups and aspiring entrepreneurs learning from experts in various fields Another 150 plus business leaders networked in Malahide Rugby Club on Thursday, October 8 and were advised on how to get “Fit for Business”.

Another highlight of the week was the largest food mentoring event ever in Ireland at the

Crowne Plaza Northwood, where over 150 attendees listened to food industry experts; Tom Keogh of Keoghs Crisps; Padraic Og Gallagher of Gallagher’s Boxty House; and Greg Grouse from Fresh Supermarkets.

Oisin Geoghegan, head of enterprise said: “In Fingal local enterprise office we have a role to play to ensure that our business community is provided with a supportive environment in which they can network, [and] explore opportunities.”

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DON’SDUBLIN Doctor, sportsman and inspiration for stately Buck Mulligan BORN in 5 Rutland Square, now Parnell Square, on August 17, 1878, Oliver St John Gogarty grew up to be a man of many talents. The eldest of four children, his father Henry was a successful physician and his mother Margaret was from Galway.

Henry died when Oliver was eight years old, and he was sent to school in Mungret College in Limerick before transferring to Stonyhurst College in Lancashire which he later described as “a religious jail”.

He returned to Ireland in 1896 and studied medicine at the Royal University and Trinity College, graduating in 1907. He went to Vienna to finish his study and specialised in otolaryngology – ear, nose and throat. He had consulting rooms in Ely Place and was a member of staff at the Meath Hospital until he went to America.

He was a keen sportsman and enjoyed cricket, football – playing for Bohemians FC – and a fine swimmer who saved four people from drowning.

He wrote poetry and his poem Tailteann Ode won a bronze medal at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. He was friends with WB Yeats, AE Russell, James Stephens and James Joyce. When Gogarty rented the Martello Tower at Sandycove in 1904 he invited Joyce to stay.

He remained only a few nights but used the place as the opening scene in Ulysses and immortalised Gogarty in his character Buck Mulligan.

A close friend of Arthur Griffith he was an early member of Sinn Fein and became a Senator. In 1922 when Griffith died in early August 1922, he performed the autopsy and did the same for Michael Collins who died less than two weeks later.

In 1917 he and his wife Martha Duane, who was from Galway, bought Renvyle, a large house in Connemara. It was burnt down in 1923 but was rebuilt and operates to this day as Renvyle House. He died in New York in 1957 and is buried in Moyard, near Renvyle.

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When St John Gogarty (inset) rented the Martello Tower at Sandycove in 1904 he invited Joyce to stay - Joyce later immortalised him in Buck Mulligan

UN DAY Mulhuddart centre to host homelessness drama

Poverty the focus of charity event  KEITH BELLEW

MULHUDDART-based charity i-Smile International will host an event to mark the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17 at Mulhuddart Community Centre at 4pm.

T he International

Day for the Eradication of Poverty has been observed every year since 1993, when the UN General Assembly designated the date to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution in all countries.

Fighting pover ty remains at the core of the

UN’s millennium development goals (MDGs) and the development of the post-2015 development agenda.

The free event in Mulhuddart will include a drama presentation highlighting issues around homelessness, direct provision and the effects of poverty on children.

There will also be fashion show, cultural display and an array of ethnic foods.

A spokesperson for the iSmile group said: “We want to create awareness about poverty as a global issue and how each of us have a role to play in making poverty history.”

The 2015 occasion of

the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty follows the recent adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The agenda, which succeeds the millennium development goals, contains 17 new goals the forefront of which is to “end poverty in all its forms”.

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grant Work starts on national indoor arena

Clubs get funds to upgrade facilities and equipment  Keith Bellew

Six sports clubs and organisations in Dublin 15 will receive €282,000 in the new round of spor t capital grants announced recently by the Government.

The Sports Capital Grants scheme assists clubs to improve and upgrade their facilities and equipment.

The largest allocations are €87,063 for Castleknock Hurling and Football for a new Club House, Mulhuddart Community Centre will receive €69,115 for the installation of a modern “sprung” floor in the sports hall and St Mochta’s Football Club will get €68,651 for floodlights.

Arts project a first for Blanch Blanch has become the first town to establish a Room 13 studio programme in the Republic of Ireland.

The renowned arts education project began in Fort William, Scotland, and now exists in schools around the world.

It includes a studentrun art studio with an artist-in-residence and a student management committee, all supported by Fingal County Council.

The two participating primar y schools in the area are Tyrrelstown Educate Together NS and Scoil Bhride (Cailini) NS. Cllr Mary McCamley (Lab) welcomed the new project saying: “This is really positive news for these two schools and good news for the arts in Dublin 15.”

Other allocations are €31,292 for outdoor gym equipment at Martin Savage Park in Ashtown, €17,765 for developments and equipment at Phoenix Cricket Club, and €7,299 to Castleknock Celtic FC for equipment.

Health Minister Leo Varadkar said these allocations were made possible by the current Government which reinstated the sports capital programme after it was scrapped by the previous administration.

“Meanwhile, work continues on the most exciting sports project in the country at the National Sports Campus. The latest development at the campus is the start of work on the

national indoor arena, the missing piece in Ireland’s sporting infrastructure,” he said.

Tanaiste Joan Burton congratulated the local clubs which were successful in their funding applications, saying: “This funding will come as great news for the successful clubs. I want to congratulate both Castleknock clubs and St Mochta’s FC, as well as Mulhuddart Community Centre.”

Chair of the board of Mulhuddart Community Centre Cllr Mary McCamley (Lab) was “over the moon” with the €69,115 allocation.

She said the new floor would allow sports and other types of activities to take place without

injuries to knees and ankles.

“Yoga and dance will be a much more enjoyable experience, and many more sports can be included into the schedule of the activities already taking place in the community centre.

“This new flooring will encourage other people to become more active and healthy,” she said.

She thanked all the people who helped with the application for the sports grants. “ We h ave a ve r y proactive manager and staff in the centre.

“Sometimes we take our wonderful centres for granted when they are in fact the ‘hub’ of our communities,” she said.

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Lorraine Cotter with Louise O’Carroll

Agnes Meldere, Maria O’Reilly and Mar Healy. Pictures: Andres Poveda Suzanne Mulvey and Suzanne Shaw

Jude Ennis and Helen Creegan Walsh

Danielle Sweeney, Sharon Cole and Christina Parrott

Sandra Costello, Amber Fahey and Ayesha Thompson

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Sandra Harris and Siobhan Finnie

Andrea Walsh, Michelle Davern and Elaine Dunne

Ann McGee and Bronagh Conlon

Rita Gardiner and Paulette Kearney

network: A new and supportive environment

Fingal’s enterprising women get together A

new business network aiming to encourage and stimulate female entrepreneurs was recently launched as part of Fingal Enterprise Week. The Network will offer an opportunity for female entrepreneurs and business leaders to meet their peers, make new business contacts, promote their business and learn from one another in a friendly and supportive environment. Hosted by UTV Ireland’s Alison Comyn, the event featured a panel discussion with Claire Reynolds, head of small business at Vodafone, Ann McGee, founder of McGee Pharma, and food entrepreneur Bronagh Conlon where they shared their expertise and knowledge from their business experiences.

Berta Lazarovici and Katie O’Riscoll

Patricia Zemmour and Fidelma Greene

Sharon Johnston and Mary Ward

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budget 2016 From a reduction to the USC to a minimum

Government spends big in  John O’Flynn

Tax Partner, Deloitte

John O’Flynn believes the Government has set the stage for their re-election campaign with an expansionary budget

Against a backdrop of a modestly slowing global economy and IMF warnings around global economic growth, but with continued, reasonable growth in Ireland’s main trading partners and Irish GDP growth of 6.2%, the Government have set the stage for their re-election campaign with an expansionary budget.

The budget contained very few surprises as the Minister focused on the key objectives of reducing the USC burden, increasing tax reliefs

available to the self-employed and introducing the knowledge development box (KDB).

The USC burden has been reduced by increasing the entr y thresholds from €12,012 to €13,000 and reducing the two USC rates applicable up to an income of €18,668 by 0.5%.

The most significant change is the reduction of the USC rate from 7% to 5.5% for income between €18,668 and €70,044 resulting in the marginal rate of tax being reduced to 49.5% for all earners under €70,044.

Following these

measures, it is anticipated that the top 1% of earners will pay 22% of all income tax and USC collected with the bottom 75% of income earners paying 19% of the total.

Positively, there has been an overdue recognition that the awarding of a PAYE tax credit of €1,650 to employees and not to the self-employed is inequitable particularly when you consider the additional costs and risks involved in being self-employed.

There was a view that this PAYE tax credit was to compensate employees for the fact that the self-employed

wise moves? Economist Michael Taft takes a hard look at what isn’t in the budget

‘In reality, big dosh is going to the top’  michael taft Research Officer, Unite the Union

Imagine you are Minister for Finance. The economy has bounced back after seven years of recession and stagnation.

You’re looking to embed this emerging recovery into the economy, looking ahead over the medium-term, assessing the risks and the opportunities. So what would you do?

Would you launch a big tax giveaway when the economy is running at 6%?

Would you ignore risks like rising oil prices, rising interest rates, continued European stagnation, changing currency rates (especially with big trading partners like the UK and the US) and the possibility that your corporate tax regime will undergo big (and not necessarily good) changes forced on you by the OECD and EU –

ignore all that and start reducing your revenue stream? Would you cut taxes knowing that in a couple of years’ time growth rates will halve (this year GDP growth is a very high at 6.2%; by 2018 this will fall to 3.2%)?

That’s what this Government are doing. They are letting rip, launching us on a new round of boom-and-bust fiscal policies. Welcome to Budget 2016. And they’re doing it in a way that benefits the better off.

The USC is the Government’s tax-cutting centrepiece. Before the budget the ESRI ran the numbers and found the top 20% income earners would receive nearly twice as much benefit as the squeezed middle by cutting the standard USC tax rate; the bottom 20% hardly gets anything.

The Government may claim to be focusing on low and average income earners but in reality the big dosh goes to the top.

It gets even worse if you happen to be reliant on social protection income.

A single person on €70,000 will get €900 in tax cuts (a couple on €140,000 gets €1,800).

But what if you are on disability allowance or an invalidity pension, or a lone parent?

Your income will actually fall after inflation (because while inflation is rising, social protection rates are not). In fact, except for pensioners, all those reliant on

social protection will find their income cut after inflation.

This is the Government plan. What would you, as a far-sighted Minister, do – assessing all the risks, looking towards the long-term?

You might consider this.

What is the driving force for economic growth and social prosperity?

Three words: investment, education and equality.

Start investing. You’ve got some money now – invest it into advanced broadband for every

business and household in the country.

Build social houses; and build them for low and middle income earners who are paying 40% of their income on rents.

Invest in water and waste system: the Government is in denial over the Eurostat ruling, still pretending investment can be off-the-books.

The Government has effectively frozen investment for the next couple of years (our public investment levels rank at the bottom of the EU, behind much poorer countries like Bulgaria and Romania) – this is fiscally irresponsible.

Invest in education and skills for threeyear-olds all the way up to retirement age (and beyond). Early education, primary to university, lifelong education for re-skilling, tackling literacy deficits – this is the big ticket to increased economic activity and rising incomes.

And raise the income

floors – for those on social protection and the low-paid. When the lowest income groups increase their share of national income, growth accelerates.

However, when high income groups grab a bigger slice of the income pie, growth actually falls.

We need a lot more: comprehensive quality childcare (the Government has made a start but we are a long, long ways off best European practice).

We need innovative programmes to support home-grown businesses (nothing in the budget for that); we need a new bank, or a reform of the current banks in public ownership, to lend into the productive economy and risk-taking businesses (again, nothing in this budget, move along).

We need a major drive to boost our social and economic infrastructure, our productivity capacity while reducing our high levels of market inequal-

ity which are one of the highest in Europe.

That is the road to long-term economic substantiality. That is the pathway to higher incomes and better quality jobs.

And that is the best escape from boom-and bust fiscal policies which has plagued our economy for decades.

But you say, “Hey, there’s an election coming up. How is all this long-term stuff going to get me re-elected?’

Answer: launch an open and honest dialogue with people, point out that populist taxslashing and gimmicky giveaways will return us to a failed past, show the way ahead that is based on work, security and hope. An honest dialogue?

That is so rare from Governments and political parties that people are bound to listen because it’s so . . . novel.

You might even be reelected in a landslide.

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wage increase, your Gazette presents the essential points

predictable bid for election had more opportunities to claim a tax deduction for expenses.

The tax legislation certainly does not suppor t this argument.

An earned tax credit of €550 has now been introduced which is certainly a step in the right direction and hopefully over time will match the PAYE tax credit of €1,650.

Boost A further boost for the self-employed is that they may be able to avail of a CGT relief to sell their business or shares in their trading company at a reduced CGT rate of 20% up to an overall limit of €1,000,000 in chargeable gains. It is unclear what conditions need

to be satisfied to avail of this relief and if those over 55 can avail of both CGT retirement relief and this relief.

This will be clarified in the Finance Bill.

As anticipated the knowledge development box is being introduced with a new corporation tax rate of 6.25% applying to the profits arising to patents and copyrighted software which are the result of qualifying research and development carried out in Ireland.

It is likely that many companies will look at restructuring their research and development activities in a separate company so that they can maximise the amount of their income taxable at this

lower rate.

It is interesting to note that this will be the first OECD compliant KBD in the world.

It certainly puts Ireland in a unique position and should make it an attractive location for innovation when you factor in the generous tax credits of 25% available for research and development expenditure and capital allowa n c e s av a i l a b l e o n intangible assets.

T he Minister also published an update on our international tax strategy. This update explained the Government’s approach to the implementation of the OECD base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) repor ts and how they will engage

with the emerging EU tax agenda.

As part of this tax agenda, the Minister has committed to provide in this year’s Finance Bill for the introduction of country by country reporting in line with the OECD recommendations.

The purpose of this is to enhance transparency and facilitate the review of transfer pricing policies of companies.

In the repor t, the Minister identified 10 key elements to the road map for Ireland’s tax competitiveness.

One of these was to enhance the employment and investment incentive scheme (EIIS) to support indigenous businesses.

The Minister announced in the budget that the amount that could be raised by a company is doubled to €5,000,000 annually subject to a lifetime maximum of €15,000,000.

It is also encouraging to know that the scheme is being improved to allow investments in the extension, management and operation of nursing homes.

T h i s i s ve r y we l come given the likely increased demand for such facilities in the future.

To date, the amount raised in funds through the EIIS schemes have been very disappointing but hopefully with the increased amount that can be raised annually,

more attractive projects will be available for likely investors.

One of the most interesting measures introduced in this year’s budget is a new farm succession transfer proposal to provide increased certainty about the timing of the transfer of a family farm to the next generation.

Its purpose is to assist with long-term planning and farm productivity.

It will allow two people, for example, family members, to enter into a partnership with an appropriate profit sharing agreement which makes provision for the transfer of the farm to the younger farmer at the end of a specified period not exceeding 10 years.

To support this transfer, an income tax credit worth up to €5,000 per annum for five years will be allocated to the partnership and split according to the profit sharing agreement.

This measure has the potential to save income tax of up to the amount of €25,000 for the individuals involved in the partnership.

As a result of this a t t r a c t i ve r e l i e f , i t would appear that no farmer should look at gifting his farm to his children without entering into this partnership agreement in advance and availing of this tax relief.

In a very predictable budget, this measure will surely rank as the most unexpected.

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Niamh Tyndall and Tara Carey

Ross Murray, Noel O’Reilly and Sylvester Cullen

Magnus Ternsjo, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and Sinead Kennedy. Pictures: Philip Murray

Bring on Branson for a media feast

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irgin Group founder Richard Branson was in Dublin recently to launch the rebrand of UPC Ireland as Virgin Media. The launch party was held at the RDS and was followed by a business brainstorm with Branson

Richard Branson arriving in style

where he met Irish high-tech start-ups for a Q&A session.

The company is launching a mobile service in Ireland as part of the rebrand, combining digital TV, broadband, mobile and landline in one bundle, or any individual

selection.

“This is a fantastic day for me and everyone at Virgin Media,” he declared. “We have a great foundation to build on and there are no limits to what we want to achieve for our customers.”

Mark Cullen, Emer McGinley and Stephen Ruschitzko

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Vogue Williams has recently been in the United States filming for the Tough Girls documentary

a day in the life: Vogue Williams likes to walk around howth cliffs

No average days for DJ  ian begley

MODEL, fashion blogger and TV presenter Vogue Williams has quite the non-conventional day-to-day life, as one can imagine. Having to get up at 6am every day for a day of filming, along with a vigorous routine of exercise and public appearances there is no doubt that she has a very busy schedule.

Williams recently launched the Industry Nightclub in Dunboyne, and the Gazette caught up with her during that event.

She says that there’s really no such thing as an average day for her.

“I don’t really have an average day, but while I was filming in the US for my new documentary I would get up at

6am and go to the gym.

“I would usually do lots of weights and high-intensity stuff five days a week.

“Straight after the gym, I’d go and get my hair and make-up done and spend the whole day filming. It would sometimes be so hectic that I wouldn’t even have time to have lunch.

“The documentary is called Tough Girls and I met some of the toughest females in America from women on death row to the world’s top female UFC [ultimate fighting championship] fighters. It was all very intense and I’m really happy to be home.

“If I am not working though I wake up around eight and spend a lot of my time working on my blog.

“I also like to cook for myself and eat out quite a bit, and even though I’m usually a very healthy eater I’ve recently poisoned myself with all sorts of junk food during my birthday celebrations.”

Williams says that when she gets home after a tumultuous day she likes to chill out and spend time catching up with her friends and family.

“In the evenings after a long, hard day I spend hours looking on my phone and watching movies and chilling out with my friends and family.

“I have also just bought an apartment in Howth and love going on walks around the cliffs.

“I don’t usually have time to watch much TV, but I absolutely adore

Game of Thrones and have watched all of the episodes in the space of two months. I even met Liam Cunningham at my birthday and was begging for him to tell me what happens in the next series but, sadly, he wouldn’t tell me.

“At night, I would never usually head to bed later than 10pm because since my day is so jam packed I find myself getting very tired,” she says.

The DJ’s new RTE 2 series Tough Girls will begin on November 23 and will run over three weekly episodes.

Industry Nightclub in Dunboyne is Ireland’s newest nightclub and event venue.

To find out more information, check out www.industrynightclub.ie.

ing Blindness has launched its sixth annual Glendalough Trail, which is open to all levels of fitness with 15.5km run and 10km jog/ walk options. Taking place on October 31 at 11am, the event last year saw over 300 people take the challenge raising €17,000 to support research into finding cures and treatments for sightloss. Fighting Blindness is calling on walkers, runners and joggers to join them in this off-road experience and enjoy the magnificent scenery along the green forest trails of Wicklow.

Tony Ward, head of fundraising with Fighting Blindness, said: “The trail is unique, with a carefully planned route through the beautiful valley and a great variety of underfoot terrain. We welcome all supporters to come and join us this year for what promises to be a great day out.”

The entry fee is €20, with a further €50 minimum fundraising target, with all proceeds going to Fighting Blindness.

Visit www.fightingblindness.ie.

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dublinlife Clap hands – flamenco dancers are stepping in Du bl i n F l a m e n c o Festival is under way in Dublin and will continue until October 24, with dancers and musicians from the world of flamenco.

The festival offers a wealth of activities, with free family classes, f lamenco f lashmobs, masterclasses and more, and on October 24, a performance from multi-award-winning dancer Mercedes Ruiz.

Mercedes, together with singer David Lagos and guitarist Santiago Lara, will be presenting Baile de palabra Dance of Word, a beautiful showcase of flamenco movement and sound, resonating with emotion and beauty.

Another festival highlight will be a day of free flamenco classes for dancers, stompers and clappers of all ages, taking place on October 17.

Mercedes Ruiz will also give masterclasses for beginners, intermediate and advanced students on technique, choreography and style on the evenings of October 23 and October 24.

For more information, visit www.dublinflamencofestival.com.

Heaney’s life and work in focus A MAJOR international exhibition celebrating the life and work of Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney is planned for the new Cultural and Heritage Centre within Bank of Ireland’s College Green complex.

The inaugural exhibition in the new space, announced by Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Minister Heather Humphreys and chief executive of Bank of Ireland, Richie Boucher is planned for 2017. Curated by the National Library of Ireland (NLI), it will celebrate Heaney’s life and work.

The exhibition will draw on the writer’s extensive literary archive, and on archives held by Emory University in Atlanta, US. It will feature Heaney’s original manuscripts as well as letters, unpublished works, diary entries, photographs, broadsides and multi-media recordings.

The Heaney exhibition will be the first exhibition to be housed in the new Cultural Centre, and is expected to run for several years. The free, public exhibition will be curated for the NLI by Professor Geraldine Higgins,

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director of Irish Studies at Emory University.

all pupils need is a really good idea THE Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is calling on all Dublin primar y and post primary students to come up with creative ideas to tackle climate change and enter this year’s One Good Idea competition.

The competition encourages students to run energy awareness campaigns to change behaviour and improve energy efficiency in their homes, schools and communities.

Students are encouraged to research and plan their energy saving campaign; run the campaign in their home, school or community; then create a pitch video of their campaign; and if successful they will be chosen to take part in the national final in 2016.

Currently, a national public awareness campaign is being run using last year’s winners’ posters which are on display in AIB branches and billboards around the country.

The shortlisted teams will receive a cash prize to help their schools con-

Mercedes Ruiz is taking part in the Dublin Flamenco Festival this month. Picture: Javi Fergo

tinue their commitment to reducing their energy use and combating climate change.

For more information on the One Good Idea project visit: www.seai. ie/onegoodidea

Marriage Bill is over final hurdle The Marriage Bill passed through the Dail on Wednesday, October, 6 and will go through the Seanad in the coming weeks.

It is now hoped that LGBT couples will be able to marry by Christmas.

The Gay and Les-

bian Equality Network (GLEN) has commended the Government for bringing the Bill through the Dail quickly. “ To d a y w e m o v e another crucial step closer to the day that lesbian and gay couples can say ‘I do’ to each o t h e r.” s a i d K i e r a n Rose, GLEN co-chair.

Brian Sheehan, director of GLEN and co-director of the Yes Equality Campaign, said the group is delighted that a number of issues they raised were taken on board and amendments made.

T hese include the legal right for partners to be accepted as husband, wife or spouse, and a lower fee for civil partners to marry.

“The Bill gives effect to the new and equal Constitutional status for lesbian and gay people,” he said.

a fashion show for Jonathan The Jonathan Ranson Trust Fashion Show, aims to raise funds for 21-year-old Clontarf student Jonathan Ranson who broke his neck after diving into a swimming pool while in San Diego

on a J1 visa last summer.

He is now paralysed from the chest down and doctors have told him that he is an ideal candidate to benefit from future medical advances in neurosurgery.

T he nature of his fracture, his youth, his physical strength and his determination are all key factors in his favour.

But he must keep fit, and stay well – both physically and mentally – so that he can reach his full potential.

For more information on the event visit: www. teamjonathanranson. com/

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escape the mayhem: ‘floating’ ever since return from dream honeymoon

Movie lure keeps travel bug at bay  aisling kennedy

FRESH back from her fair y tale wedding in Italy and dream honeymoon in the Seychelles and Dubai, Xpose presenter Lisa Cannon took time out this week to tell us how she escapes the mayhem in her daily life.

“This probably sounds really boring because it’s related to my job, but I love watching movies.

“I’ll watch any type of movie from rom-coms to thrillers, but not horrors.

“I don’t like horror movies.

“I’d watch a movie every night if I could because I find that those two hours kind of relax me and it’s also a form of escapism as well.”

Cannon explains that she is a huge fan of director Martin Scorsese’s movies, in particular Goodfellas and Casino.

“I love his movies. I watch all kinds of movies though from the 80s

and 90s, to the modern day and I go to the cinema a lot.”

Outside of her passion for movies, Cannon also likes to spend her time off travelling to new destinations with her new husband and long-time boy friend Richard Keatley.

T h e we d d i n g w a s attended by Cannon’s co-presenters on Xpose, Glenda Gilson and Aisling O’Loughlin The couple got married in Italy and then headed off on their dream honeymoon.

“We love to travel; travelling is a big one for us.

“Obviously you can’t go travelling every single day but we do love to do it whenever we can.

“We just returned from our honeymoon in the Seychelles and Dubai and that was amazing. “ We t o t a l l y d e stressed so I’ve been kind of f loating ever since.

“So we’re planning

another trip, I think we might look at going to Thailand next year so that will be good.

“We also like to visit the countr y too and we’re looking at going to Killarney and Mayo soon.

“We have friends who live away, a friend of mine lives in Bristol and Richard’s family are in Wales so we do try and get around as much as we can.”

Cannon also relaxes at the gym and she told the Gazette that she tried hot yoga this week, which she has found was great but which left her feeling tired.

“I’m trying to get back onto the wagon a little bit now that the wedding and honeymoon are over, so I’ll definitely try to get back into the gym this week.”

Lisa Cannon was the guest of honour at the We d d i n g A f t e r n o o n at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, recently.

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interview Ben Kingsley on acting and his role in The Walk

Star keeps his head in high-wire movie world  Steve Goldman

IN Robert Zemeckis’ epic new 3D movie, The Walk, Ben Kingsley stars as Rudolf Omankowsky – aka, Papa Rudy – who mentored French performance artist Philippe Petit (Joseph GordonLevitt), helping him achieve his dream of walking a high-wire between New York’s Twin Towers in 1974.

Kingsley first sprang to prominence in 1982 in the title role of Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi, for which he won an Academy Award. He has starred in Schindler’s List, Sexy Beast and Hugo (to name but a handful), and remains one of the industry’s most honoured and sought after performers.

We spoke to him about The Walk, in Los Angeles.

What initially attracted you to The Walk?

Well, an invitation is always a good start (laughs)… And I was, by director Robert Zemeckis.

He has a great body of work for which he’s celebrated and will continue to be celebrated.

I’ve always admired him, but had never worked with him. In conjunction with that, having read the script, I found it extremely well-written. Unsentimental and strong. Also, I had previously met Mr Petit himself when I first saw Man on Wire (2008).

So it began with an invitation from Robert Zemeckis...

It’s always great to be asked to join these wonderful projects. That in itself is very attractive because immediately to

know that the director, in his or her wisdom, sees that you will be a piece of the mosaic that will create the bigger picture. I always feel secure when I can understand what my dramatic function is for the director. What do you want me to do? How can I help you on the set?

If it’s crystal clear, then it’s very attractive. Any director who says to me, “I don’t know, what do you think?” I think… Oh dear…

Tell us about the character you play, Papa Rudy, and how you approached him.

A lot of imagination goes into creating a character. The script is a wonderful start, because it gives you parameters and it gives the character a function. From there, you start to create the portrait… He worked in the circus; I work as an actor. So this portrait had a lot to do with my imagination and a very, very good script.

To what do you attribute your own success?

I have no idea. No idea. I’m profoundly committed to storytelling and I love that that’s the position life has given me – actor/storyteller. I believe it to be, I know it to be from experience, healing for others to hear certain stories – immensely healing, stimulating, gratifying, exciting and challenging for audiences to be able to enjoy some of the stories that I’ve been privileged to tell. So, I think it’s a great deal to do with my connection with my craft and my connection with

the material I’m invited to breathe life into. I’ve always had a specific attitude to my work that has very little to do with the word “success”. It has much more to do with reaching out to people and telling them a story…

That’s why I’m here. I’m here to tell stories. It’s really that simple.

Did you always want to be an actor?

I think from the age of about five or six, honestly, yes.

How did you know from such a young age?

I w a s ve r y, ve r y impressed – maybe that’s the right word to use for a child that young, because you are “impressed”, like soft clay… I was deeply impressed and very moved by a film I saw. Suddenly there was nobody else in the world, except myself and a child on the screen, who was a little boy about my age…

I didn’t want the film to end. And when it did end I was in floods of tears…

Somehow there was a connection between me and the screen. I couldn’t decipher it. I was far too young.

What was the film?

Never Take No for an Answer (1951; Dir: Maurice Cloche, Ralph Smart). I recently told my colleague, Martin Scorsese, this story that I’m telling you now. And he said, “I know the film.”

Martin, of course, being the great restorer of film and a lover of film, placed a DVD of that film in my trailer the very next day after our conversation.

So I do have a copy of

Actor Ben Kingsley says he learns his lines so thoroughly he will never let anyone down on the set.

it and I’m able to revisit, by watching this film, those first extraordinary feelings that I had inside me, that are very difficult to describe. I hope I’ve paid service to that first impression by saying to that little boy on the screen, “I want to do what you do.”

The Walk suggests that an artist will risk everything for the sake of his art. Is that something you can relate to yourself?

To a lesser extent, I think every day. I do. I hope I risk everything, in that I hope I start from nothing. That nothing is accumulated. That there is no comment, no judgment, no assessment, no accolade, nothing. I have to start from zero. I have

to put my foot on that tightrope for the first time every day I walk onto a film set.

Did you do anything special to prepare for this film?

This may sound mundane, but it’s honest to any young actor who may come across this interview. And I do like to be honest... I learn my lines until I know them so thoroughly that I will never let anybody down on the set.

I’ve always done this. And in that process of learning what that man has to say, how that man meets the world with words, specifically how Papa Rudy teaches, is a huge indication to who he is and what he is. So I study the script for hours and hours

and hours. I’m doing it today on another film. For hours. Through the words come the first sketches, if you like, of the portrait.

What was it like for you watching The Walk for the first time?

I must really salute Robert Zemeckis for using 3D with such restraint. You’re so enthralled by the story in the film and the way it’s told, photographed, presented, you forget it’s in 3D. And then, suddenly, something falls from the circus ceiling to the ground and you duck. I ducked out of the way… I think it’s an extraordinary level of control verging on modesty that Zemeckis used in exploiting 3D, so that by the time you get to the end of the film, you

are shocked by it... That’s an extraordinary compliment to how Zemeckis has put the film together.

The events of 9-11 are never mentioned in The Walk, but the film speaks to that tragic day nevertheless.

Those Towers are heartbreaking at the end.

In your eyes, how does this story, this film, relate to the events of 9-11?

A lesser director might constantly remind us, “Hey guys, they’re no longer there.” Robert Zemeckis never mentioned it once. This is what I meant when I said earlier, “unsentimental”.

The profound truth is that that angel walked between those two gods and those two gods are no longer there.

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Freda Kelly, the long-term secretary to the Beatles, with the late George Harrison, one of the fab four.

Beatles: international tribute bands, film, art, plays and memorabilia

Fab Four fest is all you need

 Keith Bellew

The third annual Dublin Beatles Festival runs from Friday, November 6 to 8 in celebration of the 52nd anniversary of the performance of The Beatles in Dublin on November 7, 1963.

This year’s programme will feature tribute bands from home and abroad Irish, film, art, plays and memorabilia.

The festival kicks off with Fab Friday at The Cobalt Cafe, North Great George’s Street, on November 6 which will include cover performances by a number of groups.

Beatles Days, the number one fab four memorabilia group, return to the festival this year to exhibit at most of

the events.

Beatles Days has been around since the 1970s and the proprietors are experts in Beatlebilia.

Those with Beatle merchandise of their own can come along and have it appraised.

The Grand Social will play host to two great free events on Saturday November 7, the first of which will be a screening of the short film Lennon v McCartney.

The film is centred around two men in a pub engaged in the age old argument about which of the two was the better songwriter, and was written by festival director Stephen Kennedy.

The second is a sneak preview of the play, Pete Best of the Beatles, also written by Kennedy and due for

release in 2016. It is a chronicle of the Beatles original drummer Pete Best, who was replaced by Ringo Starr after two years.

This year’s festival will feature a rare Irish appearance by Freda Kelly, long-term secretary to the band, manager of their fan club, and subject of the award-winning documentary film, Good Ol’ Freda.

Good Ol’ Freda will be shown at the Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street, 3.15pm on Sunday, November 8, after which, Kelly will give a public interview, which should provide Beatle fans with a unique insight into the band from the early years, right up to the end.

Kennedy funds the festival himself and does most of the organising.

This is no easy task, but is a labour of love because he is in his own words “addicted to the Beatles”.

“It’s a lot of fun. If you listen to Beatles music, most of it’s happy and positive, so if you go around singing Beatles songs for three days, you’re generally in a good mood.

“They’re the only band in the world you could do this with. I like the Rolling Stones, they’d probably come second, but you couldn’t run an annual festival on the Rolling Stones over three days every year,” he said.

He added that the Beatles cross all generations and people from 10 years old to 70-plus attend the festival each year.

For more information visit: www. dublinbeatlesfestival.com

The Dublin Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for lost and abandoned dogs. Our Dog of the Week is elegant greyhound, Teddy. Teddy is four years old. Teddy can be quite giddy when he first meets you and likes to jump up to say hi, so would be suited for older children who he won’t knock over!

Teddy likes dogs and could happily live with another but he doesn’t like to share his toys with other dogs. He likes to chase small things, so smaller dogs and other pets couldn’t share a home with Teddy. He adores his food and is extremely charming.

If you think you could offer Teddy a loving home, please contact Dogs Trust on 01 879 1000, or even better, pop into the centre and have a chat with their Rehoming Team. They’re open six days a week from 12pm-4pm, closed all day Tuesdays. Check out the other dogs available for rehoming on their website www.dogstrust.ie, follow them on Facebook www.facebook.com/ DogsTrustIrelandOnline

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Cyril McAree, managing director at Hotel and Restaurant Times, with Ian Begley of Dublin City Gazette ,at the launch

Hearty meal helps to celebrate new food service brochure Musgrave MarketPlace recently celebrated the launch of its new foodservice brochure with a bespoke five-course meal prepared by Musgrave MarketPlace chefs at the Cleaver East restaurant in the Clarence Hotel.

The new brochure, titled The Food People, showcases the complete range available from Ireland’s leading wholesale supplier to retail, food service and SME businesses, and provides an introduction to the people behind the brand and business from chefs to the technical team.

The Food People incorporates details on the most comprehensive range in the market across 17 different categories. It also highlights flagship products such as Musgrave MarketPlace’s own brand range, its exclusive meat range, a unique ethnic range sourced directly from the Far East and the business’s exciting new Irish craft beer range.

At the launch of the brochure, Noel Keeley, managing director of Musgrave Wholesale Partners, said: “We’re delighted to launch the new food service brochure. As a business, food is who we are, we live and breathe it so we know how important is for our customers when sourcing food for their business.

“The launch of the brochure provides an opportunity to celebrate our huge range of produce and the people behind the brand. Each of these people has a unique set of skills that can help our customers with everything including food inspiration, menu development, information on the latest food regulations and much more.

“We carried out extensive research to inform the content of the brochure and believe that we can now offer our customers the most up to date, relevant information they need to make informed decisions when purchasing with us.

We value hugely the interaction we have with our customers and listen to their insights to help develop the business.”

The new food service brochure can be downloaded by visiting www.musgravemarketplace.ie.

Whiskey Live Dublin is showcasing both the long established and new arrivals to the Irish whiskey scene

Get into the spirit at Whiskey Live Dublin  mimi murray

The best of Irish and international whiskey will be celebrated as Whiskey Live returns to Dublin for the fifth time on Saturday October 24 in its new city centre location of The Printworks at Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

I was at the event last year and can testify to it being a great day/ evening out, particularly for whiskey drinkers.

Whiskey Live Dublin showcases an eclectic collection of whiskeys from around the world, along with great food pairings, cocktails and a range of entertaining master classes.

This year also sees the introduction of craft gins and vodkas, reflecting the continuing growth of distilleries and the whiskey industry in Ireland.

Visitors will have the opportunity to sample whiskeys, whiskey caskmatured craft beers,

Visitors will have the opportunity to sample a large range of whiskeys

whiskey cocktails and other Irish spirits and liqueurs while mingling with their producers and distillers. Among the large variety of exhibitors are Nikka Japanese, Wild Beech Leaf Liqueur, Kilbeggan Distillery, Teeling Distillery, Dingle Gin and Vodka, Glendalough, L o n g u e v i l l e Ho u s e Apple Brandy, Single Pot Still Whiskeys of Ireland (Midleton, Red-

breast, Powers), Isle of Arran, St Patrick’s Distillery, Walsh Whiskey and Bulleit Bourbon.

Delicious

Mixologists from Koh Bar, Bull and Castle and Native Blenders will be on hand serving up samples of delicious Irish whiskey cocktails.

A selection of Dublin’s best restaurants, including Koh Bar, L Mulligan Grocer and FXBs will

present a menu of food pairings to match the whiskeys. Whether you are a whiskey enthusiast, an uninitiated newcomer or just looking for a day out that offers you something different, Whiskey Live is a winner.

Organiser Ally Alpine of The Celtic Whiskey Shop commenting on the event says: “This year’s line up of exhibitors is the strongest Dublin has ever seen and

it really reflects the new investment and energy in the Irish whiskey category.

“Over recent years there has been significant interest in Irish whiskey globally and this is evident in how this indigenous industry has grown and will flourish over the next decade.”

Tickets for Whiskey Live Dublin are priced at €39.50 plus booking fee with The Celtic Whiskey Shop donating €10 per ticket to Down Syndrome Dublin. Tickets are available via www. whiskeylivedublin.com or from the Celtic Whiskey Shop, 27-28 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, or by phone at 01-675 9744.

Visit w w w.whiskeylivedublin.com for more details.

The move to the new location has allowed the event to grow to accommodate up to 1,200 visitors over two sessions 1.30-5pm and 6-9.30pm.

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Zinedine Zidane the face of Mango Man MANGO Man named French superstar soccer player Zinedine Zidane as the face of the new autumn/winter 2015 campaign #zidaneformango during Paris Fashion Week.

For this season, the Spanish firm has opted for essential tones such as beige, camel, toast and khaki, in addition to indigo blue and a range of greys. The key garments include parkas, Brit-style check shirts and a wide range of knitwear-structured garments, together with jogging-style trousers.

Talking about the collection, Zidane said: “I don’t want to sound repetitive, but I really liked the winter collection. It is simple, with a good cut and it offers many combinations, just the way I like it. I hope that it shows because I think the models chosen really suit me.”

Mango Man was founded in 2008 and now has 290 retail outlets in 52 countries, including Spain, France, Germany and Russia.

Shu Uemura holds a stylish night in Dublin SHU Uemura Art of Hair, the Japanese hair product exclusive to selected salons, held a stylish night at the Dean Hotel in Dublin this week where they showcased a range of hair products alongside some Japanese cocktails and canapes.

On the night, general manager of Shu Uemura Art of Hair Monica Teodoro gave a rousing speech about her insights into the world of hair care and how the salon experience has evolved.

Renowned celebrity hair stylist Dylan Bradshaw then took to the stage with six models to showcase a range of beautiful avant garde looks that he and his team created using Shu Uemura Art of Hair’s styling range.

The night was a sleek affair with top Irish hair stylists and salon owners in attendance.

Having tested out the Shu Uemura Art of Hair Colour Lustre Shampoo (€30) and Colour Lustre Conditioner (€40) the Gazette can attest to having beautifully sleek locks ever since. Highly recommended.

Faux fur cropped jacket Car coat €99.95 and navy

€119.95, black trousers

trousers €94.95

€79.95 and Gionni bag €50

Longline cardigan

Sequin back top €59.95

€129.95, top €39.95 and

and slim fit cigarette

cigarette pants €89.95

trousers €69.95

Zip cropped jacket €99.95, white shirt €89.95, zip trousers €79.95 and Gionni handbag

A classic collection for autumn/winter OUTLASTING trends, Peruzzi is a classic inspired collection designed for sophisticated women. Fabrics, colour and shape are worked together to give a smart collection of highly wearable clothes. Women who like to express themselves in fashion and eschew the latest “it look” are comfortable with Peruzzi. It’s the collection loved by women who love to look elegant rather than high street.

For winter Peruzzi uses fabrics and classic shapes to get attention. Texture is important – faux fur is used on cardigans and jackets. Patterns are bold and dramatic and fits are generous and forgiving allowing for a flattering shape for the wearer.It’s a collection designed to flatter women and to provide a wardrobe of beautiful classics.

Trousers are a big part of the collection.

Skinny trousers are cleverly designed to streamline shape and enhance the smart tops that make up the collection. Car coats and cropped jackets are flexible and wonderful pieces to add as wardrobe staples.

Dresses are easy shapes and either classic blackorwonderfully patterned.All are perfect for working into a current wardrobe and wearable for seasons to come.

Peruzzi is an Irish success story.

Designed in Dublin and manufactured in Italy, Peruzzi has a broad appeal in the over-35s market. Selling well in the Europe, it’s set to expand in the US. Its winter collection will add to that growth as it’s a collection of wardrobe classics but with romantic undertones.

Peruzzi is available in sizes 10-20 and available in Choice Boutiques, Carraig Donn and leading independent retailers nationwide.

Monochrome dress €119.95 and Gionni bag €70

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Thalia wears Passionata Addiction pink satin and black lace plunge bra €54, matching briefs €26, matching belt €36, Wolford individual 10 Stocking €22. Teo wears Myla Night mist bra €240, matching briefs €130, matching belt €265, L’Agent seam and heel stocking €23

Thalia wears Myla Heritage silk duck egg chemise €295, duck Thalia wears Calvin Klein “add a size” push up bra €51, Triumph sheer velvet sensation

egg robe €510, and Yomiko wears

high waist brief €50, Wolford velvet deluxe 50 Stay up €34, Teo wears Stella McCartney Ellie

Bluebella Julianna top and shorts €55 by L’Agent by Agent Provocateur

Yomiko wears Lise Charmel black and red floral robe €215, NK

Leaping Cotton flower print bra €85.95, matching brief €44.55 and Yomiko wears Triumph

bra €56, matching brief €48

iMode Morgan red silk camisole €115, matching shorts €60

sheer velvet sensation bra €50, Triumph sheer velvet sensation dress €79

Luxurious lingerie BROWN Thomas showcased a beautiful selection of brands last week including L’Agent by Agent Provocateur, Cheekfrills, Pour les Femmes and new label Commando with exclusive styles from Simone Perele, Bluebella and nightwear brand PJ Salvage.

This season’s palette is a beautiful mix of ultra-feminine jewel tones, softer hues of whites and pastels, with rich reds another key colour story. Themes vary from dark romanticism to luxe lounging with lavish lace seen in Bluebella, Elixir and Hanro’s

collections and beautiful loungewear in sumptuous silk from Olivia Van Holle and NK iMode. Jewel tones of emerald greens, midnight blues, purples and pinks are ever-present in lingerie favourites Fantasie, Wacoal and Stella McCartney Lingerie.

Opulent reds feature in this season’s collections from Simone Perele and L’Agent by Agent Provocateur with soft pastels and whites from Calvin Klein and Heidi Klum Intimates.

Teo wears Olivia Von Halle coco pyjamas €380, Stella McCartney Lingerie bra

Yomiko wears L’Agent by Agent

€54.95 and Thalia wears Yolke silk top

Provocateur Brigit bra €70, brief €38,

€330, bottoms €210

Bluebella lace kimono €48

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cruising: lots of offers to entice you on to luxury liners

These familiar Orlando citizens are waiting to welcome you to their home in Florida

Orlando is perfect for Florida fun in the sun  ian begley

ORLANDO, Florida has been a favourite family destination with Irish holidaymakers for many years. There is a vast range of activities and things to see for people of all ages to ensure that a boredom-free holiday is guaranteed.

From entertaining kids with some of the best theme parks in the world, to enthralling adults with outdoor activities and great shopping, Orlando has it all.

Abbey Travel has come up with three reasons why they think a summer holiday in Orlando will be your best holiday ever.

For theme parks, Orlando is the ultimate theme park destination.

Of course, it’s home to Disney World – the most visited holiday resort in the world – but there are tons of other parks to choose from, including Universal Studios, Universal’s Island of Adventure, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Duplo Valley in Legoland, Florida.

As for outdoor activities, the sunny climate means there is a whole range of exciting and

unique outdoor activities, from paddle boarding to hot air balloon rides.

For a traditional Florida experience, you can go on an airboat ride through a swamp to spot local wildlife, or get up close to nature while swimming with dolphins.

For something that is both educational and fun, try the Kennedy Space Center tour with its interactive exhibits and simulators.

Lastly, shopping, and if you are looking for some retail therapy that will appeal to all the family, you’ve come to the right place.

Orlando is a shopper’s paradise, with malls and outlets to suit every budget, including the huge Florida Mall, offering over 250 stores and a dining pavilion, all under one air-conditioned roof.

The Orlando International Premium Outlets offer 180 top-brand stores selling at bargain prices.

Orlando packages with Abbey Travel start from €499 per person, based on four sharing in May, 2016. For further information, visit www. abbeytravel.ie.

Take to the Splendour of the Seas for a nine-night cruise taking in some of the best ports in Europe

Take to the waters of the world for a break  ian begley

IF YOU fancy a fun and adventurous getaway and really feel like spoiling yourself, then a cruise around the world’s most sought after destinations would definitely satisfy your travel needs.

Royal Caribbean International has a vast selection of cruise holidays on offer for people looking to get away later this year or in 2016.

Spend seven nights in the western part of the Caribbean from November 14 to 21, sailing from Tampa, Florida. The itinerary includes Roatan, Honduras; Belize City, Belize; Puerto Costa Maya, Mexico and Cozumel, Mexico.

Prices star t from €1,601 for the first guest and €1,161 for the second guest, based on two shar-

ing an interior stateroom.

In addition to visiting five stunning destinations, guests can enjoy a round of mini-golf, scale the rock-climbing wall or run a few laps of the jogging track, whilst children visit the Adventure Ocean youth area, or watch a film on the outdoor movie screen.

For those wanting to get a taste of the gems of the Middle East, you can spend seven nights on the Arabian Gulf Cruise from December 14 to 21, sailing from Dubai.

The itinerary for this cruise includes Khasab, Oman; Muscat, Oman and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Prices start from €1,315 for the first guest and €1,020 for the second, based on two sharing an interior stateroom.

Experience the exotic

Arabian Gulf from on board the Splendour of the Seas – a ship complete with glass walls to ensure you never miss a view.

From May 21 to 30, you can spend nine nights on the Spain, France and Portugal cruise, sailing from Southampton.

Upon arriving, guests will sail from Paris (from Le Havre), France; Gijon, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Vigo, Spain and La Coruna, Spain.

Prices start from €1,311 for the first guest and €731 for the second. Experience five cosmopolitan European cities on board Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas.

Daredevils can practise catching waves on the FlowRider surf simulator, or scale the rock-climbing wall, whilst guests seeking rest and relaxation can

enjoy a treatment at the Vitality spa and fitness centre.

The increasingly popular Greece, Turkey and Croatia Cruise is one not to miss for people longing for a sunny getaway.

Spend seven nights on board the Vision of the Seas, from May 14 to 21, sailing from Venice, Italy.

The itinerary for this trip includes Dubrovnik, Croatia; Ephesus, Turkey; Santorini, Greece and Katakolon, Greece.

Prices star t from €1,603 for the first guest and €963 for the second guest, based on two sharing an interior stateroom.

Upon this cruise, visitors can enjoy activities such as mini-golf, rock climbing or take to the jogging track. Children can also enjoy the Ocean adventure youth area, or watch a film on the out-

door movie screen.

For those who feel that a week is just not enough to explore new and exciting destinations, you can spend 11 nights on the Middle East and Asia cruise from October 23 to November 3, sailing from Dubai to Singapore.

During your stay on the Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, you will visit Mormugao, India; Cochin, India; Penang, Malaysia and Port Klang, Malaysia.

Having recently undergone a multi-million euro renovation, this Voyager class ship now boasts a FlowRider surf simulator, a nine-hole mini-golf course and a host of new restaurants.

For further information on Royal Caribbean International, visit www. royalcaribbean.ie or call 1800 555 604.

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Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz in The Lobster

The Lobster: a dystopia where single people are transformed into animals

Love, loneliness and animals

THEY say love is blind, but it is certainly not in this place. Get ready to enter some murky depths with The Lobster, which takes place in a world where success depends upon being part of a couple.

Those unfor tunate enough to be single are rounded up and checked into an insipid hotel complex.

During their stay they must partake in communal dinners, dances and other recreational activities, where they are encouraged to partner up with another single person.

If a successful match is created, the two must survive a further series of tests, which may see them allowed back into the wider world as a ful-

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ly-fledged couple.

Those who do not find a mate within 45 days are transformed into an animal of their choice and released into the woods nearby to eke out a brutal existence.

It is Kafka meeting the Hunger Games in another wild trip into the mind of Greek writer and director Yorgos Lanthimos, who came to the fore with 2009’s Dogtooth, an enthralling and disturbing tale of a father who raises his family in forced isolation.

A tense and forceful film, Dogtooth explored some quite weighty themes like how we love, where we get our sense of morality and how we communicate with one another. The blend of Lanthimos’ clean and spacious cinematic style, cerebral content and grisly execution made Dogtooth feel like something very rarely seen in cinema.

And it seems Lanthimos aims to hit that target again with The Lobster, this time with a bigger budget.

That translates to bigger names; Colin Farrell steps in to take the lead role as David, our quiet hero. Boasting slumped shoulders and a considerable paunch, Farrell delivers the clipped dia-

logue like a middle-aged Napoleon Dynamite.

David is equal parts awkward and endearing, and Farrell is perfect

buoyant throughout the first half of the film.

But for all the cackhanded matchmaking, bungled chat-up lines

along with that.

Instead we hurtle into a much more visceral and intense realm, and suddenly we are back

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The Lobster feels like an amazingly fresh and immersive piece of cinema, and Lanthimos has managed to create a world that operates according to its own absurd logic, but that instantly clicks with us

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for the role, able to nail some outlandish dialogue with a certain pofaced sincerity that turns The Lobster into a much lighter film than Lanthimos’s earlier work.

There’s a large cast at play in the hotel, and the inclusion of John C. Reilly and Ashley Jensen helps to keep the comic elements of the story

and desperate dates happening on the surface level, there is a much darker side to the story.

A whole other world exists outside the hotel, as David discovers. The focus shifts in the latter half of the film as we lose much of the whimsy and the sense of security that comes

with the Lanthimos we got to know through Dogtooth – a director who has no qualms leading the story down some uncomfor table paths, and who likes to make the audience do some of the work along the way.

The Lobster feels like an amazingly fresh and immersive piece of

cinema, and Lanthimos has managed to create a world that operates according to its own absurd logic, but that instantly clicks with us.

No doubt in part this is because we can see some of our current societal obsessions mirrored in it.

But the film goes beyond mere satire, like Lanthimos’s earlier work, it becomes a commentary on the nature of relationships and communication.

Equally amusing, disturbing, and enlightening, and incessantly entertaining, The Lobster is ultimately an exploration of loneliness, and the desperate measures we can go to in order to avoid it.

Verdict: 9/10

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HEALTH

People preparing for a run need to pay attention to diet as well as to their training schedule

Daily eating plan for people on the run Take a look at this sample meal plan designed for a sports person participating in a half marathon or full marathon and adapt it to suit you.

Breakfast • Fresh fruit or fruit juice • Large bowl wholegrain cereal/low fat/skimmed milk and sugar (if desired) • White or wholemeal bread and low fat spread, jam/ honey or marmalade • Tea or coffee with low fat milk and sugar (if desired) Mid-morning • Tea, coffee, water or mineral • Fresh fruit or wholemeal biscuits, scones or bread, rolls with low fat spread and jam, honey or marmalade Dinner/Main meal • Average serving of lean meat, poultry or fish • Large helping of vegetables • Large helping of potatoes (not fried) or rice or pasta • Fruit fresh, tinned or stewed, fruit crumble, milk pudding, low fat yoghurt, fruit cake, scones or jelly.

Afternoon • Tea, coffee, water or soft drink • Fresh fruit or wholemeal biscuit or scone or bread, rolls with low fat filling Lunch/Evening meal • Average serving of lean meat, fish, egg, low fat cheese or a combined dish, such as pizza (care with topping), omelette or beans on toast • White or wholemeal bread and low fat spread or pasta or rice or potatoes • Salad or vegetables or fruit Bedtime • Tea, coffee, water or mineral • Wholegrain biscuit or wholemeal sandwich or fruit • Try cereal such as Weetabix, shredded wheat, cornflakes or muesli with low fat milk.

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Marathon time: Running on empty doesn’t get you far

Food for thought...

THE SSE Aircity Dublin Marathon is just days away (October 26). At this stage the length and intensity of all your sessions are reduced and the next long run you will have will be the marathon itself. Running is not the only thing you need to focus on. Good nutrition can also contribute to a successful marathon experience, as Elaine McGowan outlines here for Gazette Health

GOOD nutrition is key to the performance of all runners; from those preparing for their first couchto-5km to marathon runners. What you eat can directly affect your ability to complete your training session, recover fully and be race-ready. However, good diet is often overlooked. Here are some tips for all runners that should help them hit personal targets.

Optimum food Carbohydrate and fat are the two main fuels for muscle exercise. Protein is needed for muscle growth and repair. Because your body stores only small quantities of carbohydrate in the liver and muscles (as glycogen), these stores need to be topped up daily and after every

training session. Having a high carbohydrate (60-70% of daily intake) and a low fat, moderate protein diet is very important for regular runners. If you do not have enough glycogen stored, you can run out of fuel and energy, and suffer heavy tired muscles, fatigue and poor performance.

Energy sources Runners need to eat foods high in carbohydrate, such as cereal, bread, oatcakes, potato, rice, pasta and sweet potato. Include fresh and dried fruits. Add extra carbohydrate such as legumes ­– peas, beans and lentils – to soups and dinners. For handy carb-rich energy eat bananas, cereal bars, dried fruit and low fat yogurt.

Hydration Your primary source of hydration should be water but isotonic drinks help replace salts lost during training. Alcohol as a potent diuretic, causing dehydration, should be avoided, particularly the night before a heavy training session or race.

Weight check To lose 1lb (0.5kg) of fat you need to reduce consumption, or burn off 3,500 calories a week, or 500 calories a day. Simple changes to your diet can help you cut calories while eating healthily. Activity levels boost your metabolism, helping to burn extra calories.

What to eat before ...

Before exercise have a meal high in carbohydrates such as a large bowl of cereal, dried fruit, a banana or fruit juice, and bread. Leave at least 45 minutes between your pre-workout snack and run to avoid feeling sluggish or getting stomach

cramps.

And after exercise Restock carbohydrate stores as quickly as possible to reduce the risk of illness or injury, and to develop your body’s ability to store energy in this form. Eat carbohydrates half an hour, and no longer than two hours, after a run. Have an energy-rich sports drink. Research suggests that after heavy/ strenuous training most athletes benefit from a small amount of extra protein.

Race appoach A few days before a race, focus on eating healthily and avoid alcohol. For those running long-distance races, it is important to build glycogen stores by having good quality carbohydrates, some protein and lots of water. Reduce fats and proteins.

Race day Begin hydrating when you wake up. Use isotonic drinks to replace

salts lost during exertion.

Don’t skip breakfast or your glucose levels will not be at their optimum.

Instead, eat about three hours before the gun, choosing a carbohydraterich light meal, which you have already tested before training runs. A bowl of porridge, toast with peanut butter or cereal topped with yoghurt are all good choices.

Succeed to the finish For events of less than 90 minutes, sports drinks should provide enough glucose and salts. For longer events, you may want to add gels. Some athletes find a banana or jellies keep them going through the last lonely miles. Find a nutritional routine that works for you and stick to it. And now out you go and run a personal best!

Elaine McGowan Sports nutritionist, Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute

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St Germain: finally found his way back into the studio

Unpredictable artist preserves his reputation  colm murray

HE’S back. And he’s still the same, only more unpredictable. Twenty years after Boulevard, 15 years after the multi-platinum album Tourist (over three million copies sold world wide) and a world tour spanning serveral continents, Ludovic Navarre, alias St Germain, finally found his way back into the studio. The album St Germain (Warner Music) is the result.

A respected figure in the world of electronic music for the past two decades, a pioneer of the “French touch” and a creator of intelligent, sensual and

original deep house, St Germain has always stood out. His consummate art thrives on a subtle mixture of machines and instruments, on authentic roots and modern influences.

His music is a complex blend, reflecting his love of the blues and jazz, with hypnotic electronic loops and harmoniously intertwined vocal samples. Who can forget the renowned Alabama Blues or Rose Rouge?

This album is a colourful and exceptional musical journey. Recorded with African musicians, it features traditional Malian instruments like the kora, the balafon or the

n’goni that mingle with electric guitars, pianos, saxophones and electronic loops, following a secret formula only St Germain could concoct.

The first single, Real Blues, is a perfect summer track that sets the legendary voice of Lightnin’ Hopkins to the beat of wild, fiery drums and percussion. The original single sleeve has a 3D mask conceived by urban art creator Gregos, known for his smiling and frowning faces on walls in Europe.

He may have missed the (Ibiza-bound) boat, timing-wise – this is not for a gloomy October – and you could nitpick

that with the change in location and the native tongues wrapped around Voila and Family Tree, he has only moved on slightly from his past plushness.

Nor is there much outright dancefloor action, seemingly overfilled on 1999’s From Detroit to St Germain, which hasn’t aged a day either.

Not everything he turns his hand to here comes off, but when it does, the results are pretty good, and do more than enough to preserve his reputation as an electronic musician of rare complexity, who’s made a trademark of pulling off complex ideas with crispness and flair.

Album pulls off complex ideas with crispness and flair

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FastSport McCabe stars for shels on opening day: KATIE McCabe opened her Continental Tyres Women’s National League campaign with a hat-trick as Shelbourne LFC scored an empathic victory at Castlebar Celtic.

Siobhan Killeen made it 2-0 to Shels on 17 minutes, the Red Panda’s having taken the lead two minutes earlier via an own goal.

McCabe bagged her first on 24 minutes before Jennifer Chambers pulled one back for Celtic on the half hour mark. Sinead Taylor, McCabe and Niamh Barnes made it 6-1 at half-time.

McCabe completed her hat-trick seven minutes after the restart with Noelle Murray and Sinead Taylor’s second seeing Shels win out 9-1.

Elsewhere, Galway WFC got their season off to a perfect start on Saturday night with a 2-1 win over Peamount United thanks to strikes early in both halves.

hockey: european run ends in hamburg for south dublin club

Town fall just shy of KO16  sport@dublingazette.com

MONKSTOWN produced an epic comeback to draw 3-3 with Spain’s Club Egara but despite goals from Kyle Good, Gareth Watkins and Peter Caruth, they

ended up just shy of a ticket to the KO16 in the Euro Hockey League, the sport’s premier club competition.

Needing to win to top Pool D, the south D u b l i n o u t f i t ke p t things tight for almost

three quarters of the tie against the much vaunted opposition from Catalunya.

Indeed, they had their chances to go ahead in the third quarter only for Egara to counter and break the deadlock with

Monkstown’s David Cole and Richard Sykes attempt to block a shot

Monkstown coach Jonny Caren leads team talk. Picture: Frank Uijlenbroek/EHL

16 minutes remaining.

It kick-started a crazy spell of six goals in quick succession. Edi Tubau – a former nominee for world player of the year – fired home twice in the 52nd minute to seemingly lay waste to Town’s chances.

But a Good scrambled effort nicked one back before Watkins’ thunderbolt from the top built huge momentum. Caruth cracked home the equaliser with 12 seconds left but they could not get the ball back to force another chance.

Earlier on, David Fitzgerald needed to be in immense form to make a quartet of first half saves, primarily from Eduardo Arbos, to keep the score sheet blank as Egara made most of the run-

ning. Once again, David Cole was strong at the base of the defence.

It meant they finished the weekend unbeaten, adding this result to a 1-1 draw with England’s East Grinstead, but the victory required to advance remains tantalisingly out of reach.

Nonetheless, the performances were a marked step up from a year ago in Barcelona in what was a tougher group and will serve Jonny Caren’s side well.

On Friday, Monkstown had opened the competition with a 1-1 draw against England’s East Grinstead.

They had the better of the play for the most part but fell behind to a counter-attack goal

when David Condon was deemed to have been fouled in the circle.

Simon Faulkner scored the ensuing penalty stroke. Monkstown battled back, though, and created a number of good chances, the best of which fell to Gareth Watkins but he could not convert.

As such, they stayed a goal behind for the guts of the match as they let seven penalty corner chances slip.

But Good got them level with a blistering burst of pace 12 minutes from the end before unleashing a superb reverse-stick shot that beat the other wis e impressive Patrick Smith.

It meant the fixture ended 1-1.

Dublin University teach St Mary’s league lesson  sport@dublingazette.com

Trinity at their iconic College Park home

ST MARY’S College suffered their first defeat of the season in Ulster Bank League Division 1B as Dublin University triumphed 20-14 in a fast-paced encounter at College Park last Friday.

The first ever floodlit league game at the city centre venue saw St Mary’s take an early lead, their back-line clicking into gear and Ireland Sevens international Terry Kennedy won the race to his own chip through after linking well with Ray Crotty.

Young out-half Sean Kearns,

who missed the conversion, swiftly landed a penalty from the 10m line for 8-0, but Trinity launched themselves forward from a scrum penalty and outhalf Jack McDermott broke through under the posts for his third try in two games.

The impressive McDermott converted and was also successful with two penalties, the second of them on the stroke of half-time for a 13-8 turnaround.

St Mary’s lacked the precision they had shown in their three previous victories, and really

missed the influence of the Leinster-tied Darragh Fanning.

They emerged pointless from a series of visits to the Trinity 22 and the fired-up students made them pay.

Sandwiched in between two Kearns penalties for the visitors was a terrific try from Trinity scrum half Angus Lloyd, who touched down following a magical, mazy run from USA international winger Tim Maupin.

McDermott’s conversion was followed by Kearns’s third penalty of the night, and despite a strong finish from St Mary’s

(ex-Munster centre Ivan Dineen unfortunately lacked support during their best attack), Trinity stood firm to move up to fifth in the table.

The losing bonus point has St Mary’s in third place.

The rest of the league returns next weekend after a weekend off with Old Belvedere hosting Lansdowne in an all-Dublin Division 1A affair while UCD and Terenure College play at the Belfield Bowl with both games on Friday night.

Clontarf play Cork Constitution a day later,

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World Cup success to put in-fighting to bed RTE rugby writer TADHG PEAVOY believes a World Cup quarter-final victory for Ireland against Argentina could be a huge catalyst in unifying the sporting public on these shores MY RELATIONSHIP with rugby goes back a long way, right back to when, as a small child, I picked up the game, while also competing at soccer, tennis, basketball and judo.

But my early experience came from rugby fields in continental Europe, rather than the playing fields of Ireland. Born in Brussels, Belgium, it was in that Benelux country that I learned the rules of the game, playing with the Royal Kituro Rugby Club – back then known as Avia.

And while Kituro are one of the traditional big players in the sport in Belgium, rugby is very much a minority sport with small playing numbers and a national side currently ranked 26th in the world.

The Black Devils have never reached a Rugby World Cup and compete in the European Nations

Cup – a world away from the Six Nations and rugby championships I cover as a rugby writer.

When I first began playing, with soccer boots on and clutching a cheap moulded gum shield, I would make my way through an army base past tanks, military aircraft and army hangers to a club situated with grounds on an army base.

The beauty of the sport in Belgium – reflective of the country – was the multicultural nature. This was a minority field sport played by children and teenagers from Belgium, but also Irish, Welsh, English in addition to Africans, Asians and South Americans.

My initial understanding was of a game that the world played and loved.

It was inclusive there; a sport played by those who loved it regardless of class or creed.

Moving to Ireland aged

nine, I continued to play at both club and school level and continued to do so until injury meant I had to give the game up, at which point I picked up a pen to write about the game instead.

But, in truth, it was in many ways a different sport here, largely dominated by private schools at the higher levels, with clubs often struggling to keep their best players as schools took priority.

Limerick is regarded as the exception to that rule where it’s the main sport in town. I remember shipping a few punches to the face at the bottom of a ruck down in the Treaty City and thinking to myself, “This is a hard man’s game down here.”

Currently, I am covering my third Rugby World Cup professionally and, as an Irishman, I hope Ireland can break that glass ceiling of previous years, and break into the world’s

Tadhg Peavoy, left, during his formative years on the field and, right, as part of the Irish press pack for Ireland’s game against Romania in the World Cup

top four.

I hope for that success because, yes, I want to see progress for a superb group of players that I feel are good enough and deserve and merit international success; and also because I want any Irish team to be successful, regardless of what sport

this island of ours that it has never previously experienced, and potentially push the sport towards a place where it can be supported in equal measures across the country by all sports fans, and be played with equal fervour in both public and private schools and at a similar level of

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it is.

But the main reason is that I would love to see the sport embraced by the entire population and see the divisions and the bitterness, the in-fighting of Irish sport put to bed once and for all.

I’ve watched Ireland games and heard Irish colleagues and non-rugby loving sports writers whooping and cheering for the opposition. I’ve even heard some shout out “Allez les Bleus” during Franco-Irish battles and say they are praying for Ireland to lose.

But success often breeds acceptance of sports in hostile environments and this World Cup represents a massive opportunity for Irish rugby.

A semi-final place for Ireland would lend the game an exposure level on

competition in clubs at underage level.

An all-schools rugby programme, like the one deployed in England by the Rugby Football Union, would be another superb step in that direction and would further help propel Ireland to the position where it’s a widely accepted national sport - like it is in New Zealand and Wales.

However, a very next step would be the lift that a semi-final place would give Ireland.

The benefits to the confidence of the sport in the country would be huge.

That’s the hope and the dream, as they have both been since the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 in the Land of the Long White Cloud.

And, as we all know, it’s the hope that kills you.

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Young guns rise to fore as Ireland raise the roof For the duration of the Rugby World Cup, ex-Edinburgh and Marlboro player and IRANZ Level 5 rugby coach Dennis Bowes will give his thoughts on the key battles in the RWC15.

THE World Cup weekend rose to a crescendo with Ireland’s monumental victory over France.

Prior to that epic, the weekend opened with Scotland or the Brave Blossoms of Japan in action to see who would push further in the tournament.

Samoa were the team to stand in the way of how this would turn out; the Samoans had struggled through with poor discipline and selection issues and a lack of real structure in the game plan and off field issues.

I was fortunate to work with the Manu back in 2013 on the northern tour and worked closely with Stephen Betham, Greg Smith and Darryl Sua Sua. I had a great insight into the issues they have and how difficult it can be for them to get things together on and off the pitch.

Saturday, they served up 40 minutes of exhilarating rugby that took Scotland to the edge and only a strong second half of holding the ball and building pressure and a tiring defence saw Scotland squeeze through this game. We did see the real Samoa, just too late for this World Cup. Sunday, though, was the massive group D decider to see who could avoid the All-Blacks Ireland played a big physical French team who, on paper, shaded some areas.

Then players started to fall due to the huge combat and close quarter physicality.

First, Ireland lost the game manager Jonny Sexton; then on half time, Paul O’Connell got caught at the bottom of ruck and was twisted. His hamstring just couldn’t take it and he was taken from the field on a stretcher – his last act in international rugby.

Over to the young guns Madigan, pictured above, and Henderson to bring this new looking team up a level. The changes galvanised the group and proceeded to bully the French into submission. At the end, France had no answer.

This was Ireland’s day, and what a day it was; look out everyone this is a team who can play with the best. With three big names out, the question is now can we get to the next level?

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soccer: porterstown club continue promising start to season

Rokudan success for sensei David Royle CORDUFF Karate Club’s senior Instructor, sensei David Royle, successfully attained his Rokudan (sixth dan) under the Karate Union of Great Britain grading panel in late September.

The KUGB grading panel, which consists of shotokan karate legends sensei Andy Sherry ninth dan, sensei Bob Poynton eighth dan and sensei Frank Brennan eigth dan, kept a careful eye as sensei Royle was put through his paces.

Sensei Royle, who is well known throughout the Blanchardstown area since opening the Corduff Karate club almost 23 years ago, travelled to Bath with close friend and team mate of many years sensei Michael Sherlock, with whom he is pictured above.

Sensei Royle’s years of hard work, commitment and dedication to the art of shotokan karate has brought him to this well-deserved point in what has been and continues to be a very successful karate career.

Sensei Royle has dedicated most of his life to his karate and it is for this reason he is probably one of the youngest karateka to be ranked at such a high level having gone through the rigorous grading system of the Karate Union of Great Britain.

Celtic Under-14 Majors draw with Rovers CASTLEKNOCK Celtic went toe to toe in the DDSL Under-14 Major division in Porterstown with Shamrock Rovers, ending up with a 1-1 draw.

Castleknock got off to a great start with Mark hunter, Leigh Reilly and Antonio Neto all looking lively up front, creating chances while they also had a goal ruled out for offside.

They were stung, though, when the visitors broke the deadlock from a set-piece for a half-time lead.

Celtic stepped up the pressure in the second half with greater possession and were given an extra boon when Rovers were reduced to 10 players with 15 minutes to go.

With seven minutes remaining, Celtic got a deserved goal with Neto and Evan Nolan exchanging passes before Nolan squared into the danger zone and Reilly stabbed home.

St Mochta’s are making a fine first go of the LSL Sundat Senior division

Mochta’s extend fine run

lsl sunday senior St Mochta’s UCD  sport@dublingazette.com

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ST MOCHTA’S extended their unbeaten run in the LSL Senior Sunday Division to four games with a 3-2 win over a UCD side previously flying high until they arrived at Porterstown Park Sunday morning.

They say football is a game of two halves, but this one packed everything into the first. Denis Moran opened the scoring for the hosts after 15 minutes. The goal came at the end of a fine Mochta’s move and the

former Cherry Orchard and Tolka Rovers man’s effort was deflected into the net.

Mochta’s were slightly on top but the Students levelled things up on the half hour mark through Mark Boland’s venomous shot that flew into the bottom corner.

Aidan Downes fired Mochta’s back in front just two minutes later, although some of his team-mates may joke that a deflection could label the goal an OG, but the debutant deserved to be on the scoresheet after a promising first display.

Brian McCarthy’s side were awarded a penalty

irfu tournament Castleknock CC line out at Lansdowne Road CASTLEKNOCK Community College were

among a group of over 30 schools who took part in the IRFU Schools Rugby Tournament last Sunday in the Aviva Stadium.

The team are pictured with their coaches Daniel Pitcher and Darren Breathnach outside the stadium ahead of a series of games in the high octane competition.

Picture: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

soon after and spot-kick specialist Niall O’Reilly made no mistake to create a two goal lead. That didn’t last long however when Boland added his second of the game just a minute before the break.

A powerful effort from distance was initially kept out by Tadhg Murphy but Boland followed up and headed in the rebound.

The second half was more a case of Mochta’s holding on to what they had as they enjoyed the lion’s share of possession without creating too many chances. UCD came into it a little more late on as they pushed

harder for another equaliser.

A point could have seen them go second, but their best chance was a snapshot late on which Murphy brilliantly saved.

They also rattled the crossbar late on too but Mochta’s held on for the win.

The Saints are now unbeaten in the league since the beginning of September and now sit only two points off league leaders Malahide United which will surely please McCarthy very much.

It was also another league game in which

Mochta’s scored two or more goals, a feat they have accomplished in every league fixture this season but for the opening day 0-0 draw against Ho m e F a r m . Mo r e impressively perhaps, it is the fifth game in a row in which the Saints have scored three goals.

T he win leaves Mochta’s fourth in the table, with three wins, three draws and one defeat after seven games.

In this their first season in the top tier of the LSL, the management in Porterstown Park will surely be encouraged by their early form in Senior Sunday.

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Erin Go Bragh through to Under-14 final  sport@dublingazette.com

ERIN Go Bragh’s Under14 camogie team stormed into the championship final last week with a resounding win over St Vincent’s in Hunter’s Run. A f ter suffering an agonising defeat to Ballyboden in their opening group game of the championship, the side

bounced back with a comprehensive victory over Good Counsel to reach the knock-out phases.

And they took the chance in style. From the throw in, the midfield pairing of Amy Daly and Niamh Maher dominated the game and gave the EGB forwards plenty of good ball to work with.

Aoife O’Sullivan and

Aoife Cullen in the full forward line were to prove real thorns in the St Vincent’s side and were clinical when the chances came.

The half forward line of Ellen Gribben and Megan Owens and forward Ellie Manning worked tirelessly to move the ball forward quickly and never let the Vincent’s backs out easily.

The magnificent defence of captain Amy Carroll, Amy Flanagan, Keri Redmond Rachel Murray and Aoibhinn Burke snuffed out any opportunity Vincent’s had and even though it was a quiet day for goalkeeper Katie Kearney when she came out field she played very well.

They will now face Raheny in the final

handball: st brigid’s man denied another title

Club Noticeboard st brigid’s THE St Brigid’s nursery runs every

section of the club to put in a big effort

Saturday in Russell Park from 9.30 to

– thank you for your support.

11am.

There was no lotto jackpot winner

We welcome all four- to seven-year-

on Thursday. Next week’s draw is in

olds in the Castleknock and Blan-

The Vineyard on Thursday, October 15

chardstown area and new members

with our €15,000 jackpot still in place.

and families are always welcome. For

Our reserve is now €10,000. Make sure

further information and queries con-

to have your envelopes in the draw.

tact David on 085 8340169.

Congratulations to our Senior 1 camogie team on their win over St Oliver Plunkett’s in the shield semifinal on Sunday.

Thank you to all our club lotto participants for their support and to our wonderful lotto committee.

The Cube will take place in St Brigid’s GAA Club on Friday, November 20. Each

We wish Eoin Kennedy and Carl

section of the club will be represented

Browne the best of luck in the doubles

with a fantastic prize up for grabs.

final this Saturday in Abbeylara. Hard

If you wish to take part contact Billy

luck to Eoin in the All-Ireland senior

Quane.

singles final last Saturday against Westmeath’s Robbie McCarthy.

St Brigid’s/Spleodar Irish Club runs on Thursdays in the club hall

St Brigid’s GAA 1 to 2,500 fundrais-

from 7-9pm. Open for all teenagers

ing initiative continues – see the club

aged 12-18 and cost is €3 per week. A

website for further details.

great opportunity to practise Irish for

This fundraiser will require each

important exams and for enjoyment.

castleknock MASSIVE congratulations to the inter-

launch the upcoming Strictly Castle-

Dublin IHC champions for 2015 with a

knock - The Sequel. The main event

great 0-15 to 0-9 victory over Naomh

takes place in Westmanstown on Sat-

Mearnog on Sunday morning.

urday, November 21. Get your tickets

Big thanks to all our members and

St Brigid’s Eoin Kennedy shakes hands with his conqueror Robbie McCarthy

Kennedy’s unlucky 13 as McCarthy prevails

all-ireland final  sport@dublingazette.com

THEY say 13 is unlucky for some and that was unfortunately the case for St Brigid’s Eoin Kennedy last Saturday as he was undone in the 2015 AllIreland Softball Singles Handball final in Abbeylara.

Coming up against his long-time rival, Westmeath’s Robbie McCarthy, Kennedy lost in straight games to miss out on victory in what was his 13th senior softball singles final.

Kennedy, the man who dominated the sport for

just under a decade, won his first senior softball singles final in 2002. His rivalry with McCarthy began when the youngster emerged in 2009 and since then they have set the standard in the sport with Kennedy leading their series 4-3 going into this year’s final.

McCarthy got off to a great start in this one however, displaying some brilliant serving and pulling off some excellent longrange kills. The 26-yearold, a full decade younger than Kennedy, raced into an 8-1 lead before the Brigid’s man showed steel to claw the margin back to

8-5. McCarthy responded with more brilliance however and took the game 21-7.

There was hope among the Brigid’s man’s large support that he could pull off a repeat of last year’s comeback. In that final between the two, McCarthy won the first game 21-5. With age on his side, many thought the Lake County man was on for his fourth title in a row over Kennedy. But the Dubliner clawed his way back with some excellent play, winning the second game 21-17 to force a tie break, which he then won 21-12.

But could he repeat the feat? Well the first 10 minutes of the second game this year were extremely close, with both players exchanging hands on several occasions. Kennedy managed to go in front but the lead was shortlived as McCarthy playing outstanding handball using the whole court to his advantage.

T he fact that the younger of the rivalry had last weekend off while Kennedy played a gruelling doubles match began to show and the Westmeath man ran away with a 21-3 lead to secure his fourth title.

Carpenter on Friday night last to

mediate hurlers who were crowned

now before it’s too late.

supporters who supported the team

The club executive are starting to

during the campaign. A playoff will

plan for 2016. Please see club website

take place next weekend between

for further info on positions/commit-

Castleknock and Oliver Plunkett’s to

tees or contact Lisa at secretary@

see who plays in Leinster.

castleknock.net – AGM is sched-

Well done also to our minor A footballers who topped their group in the B championship after a great win over Barrog.

uled for Monday, November 16 in the Castleknock Hotel.

The club nursery is up and running at Tir na nOg (beside Castleknock

The U-14 football girls had a first

Community College) every Saturday

ever win over Clontarf in the shield

morning from 10am to 11.30am. All

semi final football – well done girls

new players (aged four and upwards)

See details on the website of the

and families welcome - for further

Ultimate Ladies’ Night Out fundraiser,

info contact Jason (086 3459089) or

happening in the Castleknock Hotel on

Louise (085 1534270).

October 22. Tickets are available from

The Castleknock GAA club shop is

any member of the ladies football

open every Saturday morning from

team, club shop or contact Angela on

10am to 11.30 at the nursery in CCC.

087 9313148 or Louise on 085 1534270.

All club gear can be fitted and pur-

A fantastic night was held in The

chased.

Naomh Peregrine WELL done to our minor footballers

this weekend, they include the U-14

and senior camogie teams on reach-

girls camogie team and the U-16

ing their championship semi-finals.

boys’ hurlers. Let’s get out and sup-

Big weekend ahead in the club for

port all teams.

the junior A footballers who play

Our senior ladies footballers are

Plunkett’s in a key game this Sunday

rebuilding for 2016; training every

at 11.30am on the club pitch.

Monday in the hall at 7.40pm, new

The minor hur ler s tr ave l to

players are very welcome.

Setanta in the championship, also

The club lotto was not won; num-

at 11am. Best of luck to our juvenile

bers drawn were 16, 17, 22 and 28.

teams in championship final action

Next week’s jackpot is €3,400.

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Castleknock celebrate their inter hurling championship success

Castle’s senior status

Incredible rise of Somerton club continues as they follow the footballers into the top ranks on the Dublin county club scene with IHC victory

 nathan kelly

sport@dublingazette.com

CASTLEKNOCK will be swept up in Dublin Senior Hurling Championship fever next season as the club’s hurlers lifted the intermediate championship last Sunday.

A 0-15 to 0-9 win over a dogged Naomh Mearnog side in O’Toole Park secured the county crown for Antoin O’Cleirigh’s side.

It was Mearnog that led 0-8 to 0-7 at half-time, but in truth it could have been by four or five.

Despite defending well, nothing was going right at the other end for Castleknock.

The Portmarnock side were getting to every puck out and loose ball first in what was an intense encounter.

Fortunately for the Knock, they never let Mearnog’s dominance stretch on the scoreboard.

O’Cleirigh’s men came out rejuvenated after the break, with a number of substitutes coming on and influencing the game.

Ciaran Kilkenny was one of those subs and he came on to win a lot of the breaking balls that went Mearnog’s way before the break.

Despite the promising start to the second half, Mearnog were given the chance to go five points clear before long when they were awarded a penalty. Luckily for the Porterstown men, Brian Dunne saved the effort which turned the game on its head.

Darragh McCall was another to come on and make a difference with an excellent cameo at the

back. Jamie Tunney, who came on wing-forward grabbed a meaningful score and got through a lot of work.

Once they got in front by a couple of points, Castleknock showed their class by holding and eventually clinching a six-point win to bring the IHC to West Dublin.

“We’re very happy with the win,” said O’Cleirigh speaking to the Blanch Gazette after the win. “There’s also a bit of a relief there to be honest which I think is normal after the dust slightly settles on any championship win.

“We’d beaten Mearnog twice already this season, once in the league and once in the group stages of the championship.

“It’s not too often you beat a team three times over the course of one season, especially a strong

team like Naomh Mearnog so again, we’re very happy,” added the manager.

Intermediate success means Castleknock will compete in the senior championship next season. Sooner on the horizon though is a play-off against this year’s Dublin senior B champions Plunkett’s, to see who goes on to compete in the Leinster intermediate championship.

“Listen, Plunkett’s will be an extremely good side,” he said. “They’re one of the biggest clubs in the county and did brilliantly to win the Senior B Championship.

“We’ll go into the game looking to win of course, but another thing to take from it is to find out where we stand compared to what will be similar to the opposition we’ll come against next year playing senior.”