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On their bikes - virtually: St Brigid’s NS raise funds for Mater Foundation Page 4

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an operatic fundraiser in St Brigid’s Church of Ireland in Castleknock that took place in March raised the grand total of €7,390 for Home-Start Blanchardstown. Presenting the cheque to HomeStart co-ordinator Joan Ashbrook was Rachel Devlin and Mary Troy, who organised the fundraising event. Home-Start is a local charity that provides practical support and mentoring for families under stress with a child under five years of age.

School extension plan gets green light at last Community scores a victory as funding is finally released

 Laura Webb

A SCHOOL community have scored a victory after funding for their long-promised extension at Castleknock Community College got the green light.

Money for the extension, which includes a sports hall and 10 new classrooms, is part of a €150 million stimulus package announced by the Government last week. Earlier this year, the school discovered the project was

not included in the Department of Education’s five-year building plan. Over the past few months the school community has held numerous public meetings putting pressure on local politicians to release

the required funding, which was promised back in 2006. Principal of the school John Cronin said: “This extension will complete a site that offers a fantastic education to Dublin 15.” Full Story on Page 2

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Castleknock Community College, and inset, a map with the highlighted section marking the extension plans

School gets sports hall thanks to people power PEOPLE power has resulted in obtaining a long-awaited extension at Castleknock Community College which will provide a sports hall and additional classrooms. Last week, the Government announced a €150m stimulus package to provide road repairs, school buildings and home insulation. Included in the funding package is an allocation for the extension at the college. Earlier this year, the school had discovered that the project was not included in the Department of Education’s fiveyear building plan.

 LAURA WEBB lwebb@gazettegroup.com

Following months of political pressure and public meetings, where students handed over a petition to Government ministers calling for funding to be approved for the extension, the school will now receive the monies promised back in 2006. The two-storey extension will include a new sports hall with balcony

and changing rooms, 10 new classrooms and a covered link to the existing school building. The principal John Cronin said the extension will “enhance” the programme and curriculum which is available at the school: “This extension will complete a site that offers a fantastic education to the community of Dublin 15. “At this stage, we have been given permission to go to tender. We hope the builder is on site by the autumn and will have it complete by the academic year of September 2014. “It’s good for morale. These are tough times in education and teachers who have worked in conditions that are far from satisfactory will see this is now coming along – it’s a feel-good factor,” he said. He is also happy to say goodbye to the temporary prefabs, which have been at the school for 12 years, which Cronin says

have “long served their purpose.” He also paid credit to the school’s Parents’ Association, saying: “Incredible work has been done by the Parents’ Association, led by Carol Pitcher. “With great energy and determination, she was able to make people aware of the situation, bring them along with her to arrive at a place of getting what was long promised. “I also salute all the parents who sent in messages and goodwill, and acknowledge the support of representatives who do take a keen interest in education in the area – I thank them for that,” he added. Carol Pitcher, chairperson of the school Parents’ Association at CCC, thanked everyone who had supported the campaign and said parents can be “proud of the work they have done to get this project back on track with funding”.

“We look forward to seeing work beginning on site and the sound of JCBs approaching,” she added. Minister Joan Burton thanked students, staff and the Parents’ Association for all the work they have done on this issue over the past decade. “I look forward to seeing the diggers finally come on site as soon as the tendering and commissioning arrangements are completed,” she added. Minister Leo Varadkar said he is “really pleased that the sports hall and extension for CCC can now proceed to tender and construction this year”. Independent TD Patrick Nulty commented that this announcement was a “tremendous victory for the entire community in Castleknock and Carpenterstown who mounted a strong and determined campaign, and they deserve great credit”.

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amenities Awards honour best projects

Top social housing scheme sought LOCAL social housing projects are set to be rewarded as the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH) searches for the best social housing schemes. The search is on in Dublin and throughout the country for the best

social housing schemes for the Community Housing Awards 2013. The awards, organised by the ICSH and sponsored by Allianz Insurance, seek to recognise and reward the excellence in the delivery of social housing across the

country. This is the tenth anniversary of the awards ceremony. Categories include: Housing for Older People, Homeless Projects, Regeneration, Housing for Families, Housing for People with Disabilities and Traveller

Accommodation. The competition is open to all local authorities, housing associations and housing co-operatives. Submissions should be made to the ICSH no later than Friday, July 5. For further information, visit www.icsh.ie.

Scoil Choilm Community National School, Porterstown. Picture: Google

School: ‘We’ve got our lollipop lady back’

Warden re-instated after pupil hit by car  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain bnibhraonain@gazettegroup.com

A DUBLIN 15 school community is delighted to have its traffic warden returned to the busy road outside their school where one student was recently knocked down. Pupils at Scoil Choilm Community National School, Porterstown, safely crossed that road this week with the help of a new school traffic warden. The warden was put in place by Fingal County Council on Wednesday, June 5, just

weeks before the school was set to break for the summer holidays. Recently, the school’s principal, Treasa Lowe, called on the council to re-instate the traffic warden for the school, which was removed when new pedestrian lights were installed at the new Porterstown Link Road. Her calls came after an accident where one pupil was hit by a car at the pedestrian lights. At the time, she argued that other schools in the area had traffic wardens at pedestrian lights, yet

she was told that their school warden was removed because new pedestrian lights were installed following the opening of the Porterstown Link Road. However, the school was delighted this week to see the traffic warden return to the road at the site where hundreds of children attend the primary school. Speaking to the Gazette, principal Lowe said: “We got our lollipop lady back. It is great news and we are thrilled about it. “The council were really very helpful in

the end. We have been assured that it will continue next year and so on,” she said. The big worry for the school and the local community was that from September, Luttrellstown Community College, a secondary school, will move to their new state-of-theart premises at the site where Scoil Choilm is located, bringing hundreds more pupils to the campus but no warden. “That was our worry, there will be so many children coming onto the campus,” she said.

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FastNews St Brigid’s Students launch fundraiser

Mochta’s to host a family fun day

The St Mochta’s parish family picnic fun-day is back on the grounds of Luttrellstown Castle Resort. There will be a marketplace, a vintage car rally, pony rides, bouncy castles and more. This is on Saturday, June 29 from 1pm – 8pm. Tickets cost €10 per family/car. For further information see www. facebook.com/stmo chtasparishpicnicfunday.

Ms Faye’s 5th class join Niamh’s brothers David (back left) and Brian (back right) and teachers Brian MacCann and Patrick Lowry (centre) for the virtual cycle

Virtual cycle held in memory of teacher  laura webb

Workshops for young maestros Castleknock School of Music get set to celebrate National Music Day with a series of workshops at Draiocht. The school brings its Mini Music Academy for young people who love music to the theatre for a series of musical workshops. Workshops take place on June 21 and 22. See www.draiocht.ie for further info.

Scheme to replace prefabs Local schools are to move out of prefabricated buildings to new permanent classrooms as part of a €15 million investment. Scoil Mhuire NS and St John Bosco’s NS will both be offered grants for permanent accommodation. The schools are two of 46 across the country being offered grants under the 2013/2014 prefab replacement scheme.

State visit causes closure Farmleigh Estate will close this weekend for an upcoming State Visit. From Saturday, June 15 to June 16, the estate located in the Phoenix Park will be closed to the public. The Boathouse will also be closed. Farmleigh grounds, gardens and cafe will reopen as normal on Monday, June 17.

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Castleknock students got on their virtual bikes to launch a fundraising cycle in memory of their teacher Niamh. Earlier this week, students from St Brigid’s National School joined staff, friends and family of Niamh Coghlan (nee Kelly) to travel 700km on the spot, mirroring the official Cycle for Niamh fundraiser taking place on July 30 to August 3 organised by her family including her brothers Brian, David and Alan.

A number of exercise bikes were set up outside the school on June 11 with students and teachers taking turns to cycle two and a half minutes each. Brian thanked the school for the support and enthusiasm they put into making the launch so memorable. “Principal Denis Courtney, along with teachers Brian Mac Cann and Patrick Lowry have been really supportive over the last few weeks, culminating in today’s launch. It’s been

fantastic. “With Niamh being a local teacher, the school is an essential part of our promotion and awareness in the area. We are very grateful for the school and hopefully after today more and more people know about it to push us on for our cycle in July.” Impressed with the kids, he said he might have to recruit some for the official cycle. “They are all fantastic. All day classes [third to sixth class] have come out and cycled. The fact

they have contributed has been great for the family and I think the school has got something out of it as well,” he added.

Hospital Niamh’s family not only wanted to do something in her memory but also support the Mater Hospital’s Breast Cancer appeal, the hospital she was looked after in. “The care she got there was fantastic and they were great support to Mam and Dad, and to the family, we just

wanted to do something for them. “The route that we are doing would be a personal route. Our family would be in Louisburgh in Mayo, in Limerick and Kerry as well. Niamh would have been there a lot – she was there a few weeks before she passed away in August [2012]. “We felt it would be a great way to involve the larger family as well.” For further information on the event or to donate see www.mycharity.ie/ event/cycleforniamh or Twitter @cycleforniamh

Exchequer A nnouncing the scheme Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn said: “Replacing prefabs offers better accommodation for students and savings for schools and the Exchequer, as well as providing construction jobs. “So, I am delighted that we are building on the Programme for Government commitment to reduce reliance on rented prefabs in schools and extending the benefits to other parts of the country.” T he Minister for Transport, Tourism and Spor t Leo Varadkar said: “This is an important development for the two schools and shows that the Government is committed to improving school buildings, even in these difficult times. “Prefab accommodation is never a long term solution and these new, purpose built classrooms will make a real difference to the pupils and their schools.”

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education Dublin 15 students get environmental

Green Schools letting their flags fly high  laura webb lwebb@gazettegroup.com

Schools across Dublin 15 continue to do their bit for the environment as they raise their green flags across the county. It is Green Flag season at the moment with schools proudly raising their flags during special ceremonies. Co-ordinated by An Taisce, the GreenSchools programme is based on a seven-step environmental manage-

ment system and continual improvement process which is student led and also involves the wider community. Schools initially work on the themes of Litter and Waste and then move onto themes such as Energy, Water and School Travel. Schools that successfully implemented the programme are awarded the Green Flag. Speaking at the recent award ceremony in Croke Park, Fingal County Council Green-

Schools coordinator Trish Kennedy said: “The sight of a green flag - or indeed a few green flags - outside schools in Fingal has become the norm in recent years. Over two thirds of all Fingal schools are flying at least one green flag and the numbers are increasing every year. It is great to see these schools from Fingal reap the rewards of their involvement.” A number of schools in Dublin 15 have received their first or additional green f lag this year,

Minister Joan Burton, Principal Aine Kirwan, Green Schools coordinator Sinead Dixon and teacher Claire Greene with students on the green schools committee raising the Green Flag at St Patrick’s Junior National School, Corduff

including Castleknock Educate Together, Scoil Mhuire Junior and Senior NS Blakestown, St Philip’s Mountview, St Mochta’s NS, Castaheany Educate Together and Scoil Mhuire Mount Sackville. Green-Schools mana ger, Anthony P ur-

cell said: “It is a great achievement that so many primary and secondary schools continue to implement the GreenSchools programme successfully. This year seven schools from the Fingal County Council area were awarded their first Green Flag; we

look forward to working with them as they move forward with the programme as the 32 other schools from Fingal have very successfully done this year. These schools are having a positive impact, not only on their school but on their wider communities.”

events Time for a wheely fun week LOCAL people are being called on to get on their bikes and take part in National Bike Week as a range of fun events will take place across Dublin. The annual event takes place from Saturday, June 15, until Sunday, June 23. As part of the activities, there will be a school’s cycling event taking place at Millennium Park, beside the Blanchardstown Town Centre, on Friday, June 21, from 11am until 1pm. On Sunday, June 23 the Pedal in the Phoenix Park takes place from 12 noon to 3pm. Another Pedal in the Park event is on the same day in Millennium Park, where there will be cycle skills and training. For further information on Bike Week, see www. bikeweek.ie

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wedding Trim Castle open day For anyone looking for a wedding venue, close enough to Dublin, then look no further than Trim Castle. The Wedding Team will hold an open evening on Wednesday, June 19 from 7-9pm. Trim Castle Hotel possesses the old world charisma of the historical Anglo-Norman Castle, and the contemporary standards of good food and decor. At Trim Castle Hotel, the team aspire to make yourwedding day the most memorable and enjoyable day of your life. For information on the open day contact the Trim Castle Hotel Wedding Co-Ordinators on 046-9483000 or email info@trimcastlehotel.com Web: www.trimcastlehotel.com

Supplement Move is a ‘minor step’ forward

New rates on the way for Fingal renters Rent limits under the rent supplement scheme have increased following a review of rental costs throughout the country. The new rent limits will come into effect on Monday, June 17 and will be in place until the end of December 2014. In Fingal increases for a single person sharing the rent go from €250 to €300 per month. For a one parent family with one child it will increase from €775 to €850 per month. For a couple with two children, the maximum

limit has increased to €900, €75 more than the current rate. According to the Department of Social Protection the new rates from the rent limit review are in line with “the most up-to-date market data available”. Social Protection Minister Joan Burton said: “I am aware that the rental market has changed since new rent limits were last introduced in January 2012. The revised limits reflect the current market conditions and will

increase in a number of urban locations. These increases will help customers sourcing accommodation in these areas within the prescribed limits. “I am pleased to say that the revised limits will be implemented from June rather than July as had previously been indicated at a cost of some €7 million for the remainder of this year. This will be met from within the Department’s existing budget for the year,” she added.

Minister Burton’s announcement of supplement increases was welcomed by TDs

Sinn Fein representative for Dublin West Paul Donnelly said the “moderate increase” is a “minor step” forward in dealing with the social housing crisis. “Minister Burton’s belated acknowledgment of the crisis facing people in Dublin… is to be

welcomed but only if it is part of a first step in dealing with the social housing crisis. “There has recently been an assessment of housing needs in Fingal which will indicate that there are over 9,000 people on the social housing list.”

He added there is a need to start investing in long term social housing schemes “whether that is building, purchasing or long term leasing. Shortterm rental accommodation schemes and rent allowance are not and were never designed to be long term solutions”.

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Politics: Castleknock native made US ambassador to the UN

Romantic evening for two

Obama ‘proud’ of new ambassador C astle k n o c k native Samantha Power has been appointed the next US ambassador to the United Nations. T he for mer W h ite House aide, originally from Castleknock, was named the next ambassador, replacing Susan Rice, who is taking over as President Obama’s national security adviser following the decision of Tom Donilon to stand down. T he US pr e s ident Barack Obama made t he a n nou ncement o n Ju n e 5. D u r i n g t he a n nou nc e me nt , the president made a speech about his three colleagues. He said he

was “very, very proud to have had the privilege of working with Tom” and “ver y proud” that he will “continue to have the privilege of working with Samantha and with Susan”. Speaking at the announcement following her appointment, Power said: “It has been my privilege here at the White House to serve you, and it would be the honour of a lifetime to fight for American values and interests at the United Nations,” she said. T he mother-of-two moved f rom Irela nd to Pittsburgh in 1979 with her parents when

she was nine years old. She lat er moved t o Atlanta and graduated from Harvard in 1999. She went on to win a Pulitzer Prize for her book: A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide. T he awa rd-w i n i ng author is also a former jou r na l i s t . She w a s special assistant to the president a nd, u nt i l earlier this year, senior director of multilateral affairs and human rights at the National Security Council. She is married to Cass Sunstein, a former head of the White House’s information and regulatory affairs office.

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Creative flair: Digital media student showcases her film at ITB pictured in the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown (ITB) is a happy looking Naomi McAdam, from Clarehall, Dublin 15, with her film, Lost. Naomi was recently taking part in ITB’s end of year Exhibition in Creative Digital Media. Showcasing the best of creative digital media, the exhibition featured a range of students’ work across all years of the programme from first to fourth, including short films, animation, photography, media-rich websites, 3D games, mobile applications and interactive publications. ITB’s Creative Digital Media course was set up in 2009.

THE deadline is looming for applications for a lottery draw to get two tickets for Iamo – An Italian Love Story at Farmleigh. Residents have until Friday, June 14, to send in ticket applications to be in with a chance to get two tickets to the show. Tickets are drawn by a random lottery. This is a romantic tale that will feature Italian singers and Irish musicians. The show ends with a largescale choral piece celebrating “love that unites all”. This event, part of the Farmleigh Summer Programme, takes place on June 28 at 8pm, and doors open at 7pm. To apply, log on to www.farmleigh.ie

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veryone’s favourite purple dinosaur, Barney, paid a visit to Blanchardstown Centre recently to meet some of his fans. Pictured are just some of the hundreds of people who watched the free shows he put on.

Meanwhile, his pal Bob the Builder also paid the local shopping centre a visit, holding a meet-and-greet session while Barney took a well-deserved rest after entertaining the children.

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ENS of thousands of people from all over the country made a beeline for the Phoenix Park during the recent bank holiday weekend, to attend the popular Bloom festival. As ever, the imaginative themed gardens created by a range of leading garden designers, college students, garden centre and others were

a great hit, with the delicious produce from a large range of Irish produce providers provide some much-needed, mouth-watering fare. An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny and President Michael D Higgins were just two of the many thousands who came to the annual festival, which keeps growing in popularity.

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KITCHEN HERO: TV SERIES ON COOKING at home

Cook Donal is ready to get his show on the road Cookery master Donal Skeehan is back on our small screens with his latest home cooked series that shows just how easy it is to prepare delicious food at home. The first programme started recently and is set to run for another five weeks, with a further set of shows in the series to be broadcast in the autumn. For this third season of the programme, Donal is

taking his show, Kitchen Hero Home Cooked, on the road in a vintage Citroen H van and will be laying out his stall at festivals and gatherings across the country. This road-show began in his hometown of Howth, cooking at the Dublin Bay Prawn Festival. The dishes included Howth Head seafood chowder, wild garlic soda bread, surf and turf salad and a raspberry pie.

“Everything I know I either taught myself or learned from my mother and grandmother,” says Donal. “T he most important thing I know is that home-cooked food can be tastier, healthier and cheaper than almost any ready-made meals, takeaways or fast food. “If you cook your own food, you know exactly what goes into it – how much sugar, how much

salt, what kind of oil or butter and of course there are none of those funny sounding ingredients, trans-fats or E-numbers. “But for me, the satisfaction of giving people food that they enjoy is just as important as the healthy stuff and the price. I get a real buzz from cooking for my friends and family.” Kitchen Hero Home Cooked is on Tuesdays at 8.30pm on RTE One.

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Dance festival comes to the Pavilion The Irish Youth Dance Festival will take place this June at the Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire. The festival has been put together by Dublin Youth Dance Company and will feature dance groups from all over Ireland, including Kerry, Wexford and Waterford as well as students from The College of Dance and Inchicore College. As well as local talent, hosts Dublin Youth Dance Company will dance alongside some visiting dance compa-

nies from around the world, such as ADA Ballet from France, Fusion Youth Dance Company from Scotland, Malmo Youth Dance Company from Sweden, and the Diverse Youth Dance Theatre from the USA. T he special guest dancer this year will be Anderson de Souza, who merges modern jazz with street dance and contemporary movement. The Irish Youth Dance Festival will run for two nights on June 29 and 30 at Pavilion Theatre. Tickets, which cost €14

per night or €25 for two nights, can be booked by calling 01 231 2929.

a great time to visit mill theatre Thousands of schoolchildren took part in the Innocent Smoothies and GIY Sow And Grow project recently, but only one school could win. S t K e v i n ’s G i r l s National School in Tallaght was voted the top growing prize, which includes hundreds of euro worth of gardening equipment.

Carlao Melendez, Francesca Batista, Pamela Silva, Luara Almeida, Raquel Muniz and Carlinhos Cruz get set for Brazil Day at Dtwo

Second prize went to students at Headford Girls NS, while Scoil Mhuire in Lucan came third. Over 25,000 kids across Ireland took part in the project that turned little fingers green. The first class at St Kevin’s Girls National School, taught by Ailbhe Forde, grew cress, basil and peas, which were all part of the Sow And Grow pack, but also took to growing an array of other vegetables

and created a video blog to record their growing success. Teacher Ailbhe said: “ My g i r l s a r e n ow obsessed with growing their own food as a result of the project. Teachers far and wide, take note, kids want to learn how to grow their own!”

Get your samba in gear for brazil day Dublin is set to be swept up in a wave of samba and excitement

this week when the second Brazil Day takes place in the Dtwo Nightclub on June 16. This is the second annual Brazil Day and it is a celebration of all things Brazilian here the city. There are up to 20,000 Brazilians living in Ireland, and the day will see entertainment from a number of Brazilian bands and entertainers from 1pm until 3am. There will be food and drinks promotions as well as a charity pen-

alty shoot-out in aid of Trocaire in the Dtwo Garden, with proceeds going to help Brazil’s street children. Admission will cost €6, with a €5 rate for people dressed in traditional wear or the Brazilian colours. All attendees can pay on the door. T his will be Real Event’s seventh Brazilian/Latin event in Dublin. For more information, see www.facebook. com/realeventsinireland

International dance groups are set to converge for the Irish Youth Dance Festival

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coast guard: public urged to take care in the water this summer

Stay safe while you’re out by the coastline  laura webb

After a baby porpoise was rescued at Portmarnock beach by the coast guard recently, swimmers are being reminded to take care when out in the water during the good weather.

Over the summer months, the coast guard responds to thousands of requests for assistance for those in difficulty while on the water, on cliff paths and coastal walks, enjoying water sports, engaged in coastal activities, hill walking and so on.

Last week’s warm weather saw thousands of people take to outdoor activities, and throughout the week, the coast guards dealt with a large number of incidents from people in difficulty in various circumstances including vessels in dif-

Stay safe on land and in the water this summer by following the advice from the Coast Guard

ficulty, searches for missing persons, swimmers in difficulty, people using jet-skis in a hazardous way and medical evacuations. Recently, the Irish W hale and Dolphin Group requested assistance with a stranded baby porpoise on Portmarnock beach in Dublin. Porpoises are very similar to dolphins but have slightly shorter beaks and are seen in the Irish Sea with the same swimming patterns as dolphins.

A coast guard team from Howth station travelled by boat and jeep to the location and met with the group’s representative. The baby mammal was beached, and was taken back to the sea. The boat team carefully placed the mammal on board and when it was successfully returned to the water, it swam back into the Irish Sea. Manager of the Irish C o a s t G u a r d D e clan Geoghegan said: “Throughout the summer (as at other times of the year), coast guard units will be involved in safety

monitoring around our coastlines issuing safety advice and information to holidaymakers and tourists. “Our aim is to ensure that the public stay safe when enjoying the outdoors this summer. “No matter whether you are enjoying a cliff walk, engaged in coastal activities or planning water sports, you need to heed our basic advice.” That advice includes instruction to only swim at beaches and waterways that have lifeguards on duty and pay attention to safety flags. Avoid using inflatable toys, such

as lilos and rubber rings, on the water. When cliff walking, there is safety in numbers, so never be alone if possible. Let someone know when and where you are going and what time you will be back. Stay away from the cliff edge, both top and bottom. Don’t attempt to rescue people or pets if they fall over the edge. If assistance is required dial 112 and ask for the coast guard. For more specific advice and information on any water and coastal activity, visit www.safetyonthewater.ie

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dorothy landers MALAHIDE Community School student Dorothy gave a great account of her writing skills last month in an impassioned and timely discussion on the importance of the teaching of the Irish language in schools nationwide. Her clever suggestions of contextualising tuition and combining it with historical and social information were compelling and netted her the May award.

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Gathering in musical glee  paul hosford phosford@gazettegroup.com

A free Gathering event entitled Love: Live Music will be taking place all over the country this June, with some special events happening across Dublin. T he event was set up four years ago as part of International Music Day, the largest live music event in the world, which is held annually in 120 countries on the day of the

summer solstice, June 21. Last year’s Love: Live Music day saw over 300 events registered to participate and organisers are encouraging all wishing to perform to register their performance on the lovelivemusic.ie website. Gigs and performances already lined up for the day include Ballgown Musette, a collaboration comprising Dublin cellist Vyvienne Long, virtuoso Congolese guitar-

ist Niwel Tsumbu and Malahide-born composer Roger Doyle, who will be performing at The Freemasons’ Hall on Molesworth Street. In Meeting House Square, award-winning trio We Banjo 3, composed of Enda Scahill, Mar tin Howley and David Howley, will play a blend of Irish and bluegrass banjo music. The Walls, Steve and Joe Wall, who were previously in multiplatinum band The Stunning, will be giving

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Above, We Banjo 3 and below, Dublin cellist Vyvienne Long

an acoustic lunchtime set in a special open stage from Filmbase at Curved Street in Temple Bar. Wo r k i n ’ C l a s s Records, an independent hip-hop label based in Dublin, will be showcasing some of their roster, with acts like GI,

William Lee and Costello also appearing at Filmbase on Cur ved Street. To find out more about these events or to register your own, log on to to www.lovelivemusic.ie/register or email info@lovelivemusic.ie

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) has launched the 116 000 Missing Children’s Hotline last Friday, June 7. This freephone hotline became operational on a pilot basis in December 2012, and it is now operating 24 hours a day. It offers callers a person they can talk to about the issue by dialing 116 000, an automated text support service, and advice and guidance through their website www.missingchildrenshotline.ie. The hotline was launched with the support of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the European Commission.

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loman O’byrne, SCD enterprise board

Helping Dublin business become ubiquitous Loman O’Byrne, chief executive of the South County Dublin Enterprise Board, is a native of Aughrim in Co Wicklow. Following his completion of a Masters in Entrepreneurship in the University of Limerick, he started his own food company and trained people to start their own businesses. He then spent six years in Bahrain

as a marketing services manager in the international airline company Gulf Air. Since his move back home to the South County Dublin Enterprise Board, based in Tallaght, he has been assisting local business owners to build successful and profitable companies for the last 17 years.

How long have you been in business?

your business?

The 35 County Enterprise Boards in Ireland were established in 1993 to provide support for small businesses (micro-enterprises) with 10 employees or fewer, at local level. Their role is to provide support for small business at local level. They provide direct grant-support to both new start-up and established enterprises and they promote entrepreneurship, capacity building and women-in-business at county level, to commercial micro enterprises. They are uniquely positioned to understand local needs and know the background and track record of those applying for support and assistance.

What makes your business successful?

Definitely the people! We have a small but VERY hardworking team including Ena, Breda and Margaret and the effort and time they put into their day-to-day work ensures that we can offer the best assistance possible to the community. We also have a group of mentors that work with our start-up and micro enterprises on all aspects from business plan creation to finance and marketing. We all take a genuine interest in the success of each client and we really invest our time and effort into ensuring they become a success story.

How has the recession impacted

I suppose it has made us busier. Business doesn’t come as easily anymore and businesses have to really fight for their share of the market. Those that will come out on top are the ones that ask for help and make use of every resource available to them and that is what we are. It is times like these that people really see the value in what we offer as through our combined experience we can provide real insight into every aspect of starting up a business.

How do you use social media to help your organisation?

Well, we are actually running a range of courses to cater for the growing needs of organisations when it comes to setting up a social media strategy for their business so we have also had to jump on the band wagon. We currently have a Facebook page and Twitter which we regularly update with relevant enterprise and course information as well as details of upcoming events.

What is the best piece of business advice you ever received?

Develop a habit of being aware of business opportunities. Start by noticing and analysing business successes, and failures, that you see around you – why do you think they succeeded or failed? Pretty soon, you will be coming up with your own totally new innovative ideas and opportunities.

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Tone it down – or up – in interviews THERE is a popularly misquoted formula that says that communication is 7% what you say; 38% the tone you say it in; and 55% of it is non-verbal or body language. When it comes to an interview situation, the content of your answers is absolutely paramount, but your tone and body language definitely make an impression. Once you are aware of this, you can pay attention to your tone and body language on a daily basis and have one less thing to worry about once that interview is scheduled. Many of the following are self-evident, but if your brain is focused on coming up with fabulous examples of your problem-solving abilities, the body can take on a life of its own. Firstly, remember to smile. You know the saying that “people hire people they like”? And remember, ladies – having a firm, open handshake is as important for women as it is for men. There is a reason our mothers always told us to sit up straight. Foremost, it demonstrates alertness and respect for the interviewer. Sitting up straight, without being rigid, and keeping your two feet squarely on the ground also helps you to feel grounded, to breathe freely and articulate properly. Make sure you are audible, and don’t make an interviewer have to lean in to hear you. Nerves affect people in different ways; some people overcompensate by speaking louder, faster, and at a higher pitch than

usual and can give the impression of being “flighty”; others go on autopilot, and their speech lacks any animation whatsoever – they answer in what can only be described as a “drone”. As always, the safest place is in the middle, as neither “the most boring priest in Ireland” nor a Bette Midler character. Always keep your hands in view. When we’re nervous, we tend to move our hands , unconsciously – finger flexing, fiddling, touching our face, our neck, our hair etc. You may be saying all the right things, but your body could be telling a different story. If you are normally expressive with your hands, be aware that you may need to tone it down a bit as it can be very distracting to interviewers – and never raise your hands above chin level. For some interesting findings on how the body can positively influence the mind, check out the online video of Professor Amy Cuddy at www.ted.com.  Rachael Kilgallon is a qualified career coach and founder of

The Career Hub. Contact Rachael at hello@thecareerhub.ie or visit www.thecareerhub.ie.

forum: hopes to maximise ict sector returns

Swords-based Fujitsu to drive innovative projects

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SWORDS-based company Fujitsu Ireland has announced that the global ICT company’s laboratories are to engage in a series of collaborative research projects with Irish innovators over the next three years. The projects will be run as test cases to investigate the company’s future strategic direction. The announcement was made at the inaugural Fujitsu Innovation Gathering, which was held in Croke Park recently. More than 250 of the industry’s leading specialists were in attendance, including academics, strategists and State representatives. The forum’s purpose was to explore how Irish

innovation, research and development could be best used in a collaborative setting to yield the best commercial profits. Fujitsu’s chief executive, Regina Moran, and her team made a number of recommendations on how to encourage and best exploit Irish research and innovation. Chief among these suggestions was the necessity to encourage crosscollaboration among research companies and the need to invest in this type of R&D collaboration to improve Ireland’s overall economy. Other recommendations made by Fujitsu Ireland were that Irish researchers try to tighten, if not close, the skills gap that still exists in the sector; that an onus be placed

Tatsuo Tomita, president, Fujitsu Laboratories, with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton and Regina Moran, chief executive, Fujitsu Ireland

on converging skills and sectors; that Ireland target leading researchers to set up their base here, and that the Government targets its investment in research appropriately through education and training programmes. Delivering the keynote address at the confer-

ence, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, R ichard Bruton, said: “Key to the Government’s plan to get growth and jobs back into the economy again is a determination to ensure that we get a better commercial return from Statefunded research.”

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“James Joyce” - better known as Tom Fitzgerald - joined fellow local businessman Peter Caviston and Don McManus, chairman, Dun Laoghaire Business Association, to ring the bell for the Bloomsday festivities at the South Pier, Dun Laoghaire, recently; inset, an extract from American artist Rob Berry’s comic rendition of Ulysses

BLOOMSDAY: AMERICAN ARTIST BRINGING NEW LIFE TO THE CLASSIC TEXT

Joyce as a comic book hero  BAIRBRE NI BHRAONAIN

BLOOMSDAY on June 16 is full of surprises this year, with talks, walks and Gathering events galore all centred around James Joyce’s magnum opus, Ulysses. One of the more unusual features of this year’s week-long festival, though, has come from American illustrator Rob Berry, who has created an exotic rendition of the novel in comic book form, which can be accessed on the internet via jamesjoyce.ie/ulyssesseen. Rob from Philadelphia spoke to The Gazette about the project, entitled Ulysses Seen. So far, he and his production partner Josh Levitas, along with Joycean

scholar Mike Barsanti, have already completed four chapters of the famous book, and will finish Ulysses chapter by chapter over the coming years. Rob has been asked to come to the James Joyce Centre in Dublin to give a talk on his work to date and open an exhibition of drawings from Ulysses Seen, which are currently on display there. He spoke to The Gazette about the project, and the boom in global interest in the Bloomsday festival. “I’ll be over in Ireland for the whole week but I’ve also been asked to visit Heidelberg in Germany to speak about James Joyce, as they’re having their first-ever Bloomsday Week. The Frankfurter newspaper is even doing a two-page spread of the comic.

“The whole thing is going global now. There will be a continuous reading of Ulysses on the internet, starting in New Zealand and ending in San Francisco on Bloomsday. I’ll be involved in the Dublin chapter which starts at 2pm and I think I will be Calypso.” Rob’s interest in the novel is longstanding and hard-fought. “It took me five attempts to finish the book, and I realised that making digital projections of it was a way into it. I went to a lecture on Ulysses one Bloomsday and was struck with the possibility that comics would work much better as a way into the work. “Film doesn’t work, because there is a problem with the internal monologues and sometimes, you don’t really

know who’s talking, as so much of it is done in the heads of the characters. “Comics, though are great for this because you can insert word balloons and narrative boxes to explain things. Comics deal with the plasticity of time too and episodes remembered by characters can be depicted easily.” Rob considers the webcomic format a way for people to engage with Ulysses more easily. “It’s all online to make the novel easier for people. Really, the project is in the arena of digital humanities. It’s a great challenge for a cartoonist and is very fertile ground.” The Bloomsday Festival started on June 10 in Dublin’s James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George’s Street and all over the city until June 16.

THE Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs. Our Dog Of The Week’ is Angel, a four-yearold year Neapolitan mastiff. This lady sure is true to her namesake, loving and affectionate. A larger than life pooch, who, in spite of her size is gentle and caring and would be suitable to be rehomed with big kids and teenagers. Angel can get a little worried when meeting new people but after a little while she’s your new best friend. Having a very large dog is a big commitment but rest assured this lady is worth her weight in gold. If you think that you could offer Angel the home she wants, then please contact Dogs Trust on 01-879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website www.dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/ dogstrustireland or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE

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THE pavilioN THEATRE 01 231 2929 Judy Collins

JUDY COLLINS has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folk songs and contemporary themes, including renditions of Send In The Clowns and Both Sides Now. Her impressive career has spanned more than 50 years, during which time she has worked with Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Randy Newman. June 18, tickets €20.

Draiocht 01 885 2622 Pope Benedict: Bond Villain

Comedian Abie Philbin asks why Catholic Europe (Ireland, Spain and Italy) is being bailed out by Protestant Europe (Germany, the UK and Scandinavia)? And are we really bailing out Greece and Ireland, or just the idiotic bankers? June 15, tickets €12/€10.

Mill THEATRE Dundrum 01 296 9340 Kilternan School of Music

It’s the second year of Total Guitar Madness at the Mill Theatre where the group guitar students from Kilternan School of Music and local primary schools get together to play, sing and entertain with songs from the past and the present. June 17, €16/€10.

review: the purge is here

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Crime doesn’t pay... really IMAGINE a world without laws; what would you do? That is the premise of James DeMonaco’s The Purge.

For 12 hours once every year, American emergency responders are off and crime is legal. N ow, t h i s i s n o t because America has slipped into some dystopian hell-hole, in fact, it’s quite the opposite. Crime is at an all-time low and employment is at an all-time high. It’s just that people need to get rid of some of that hatred and frustration, you know? Plus, it acts as a purge for more violent members of society, which is a bonus for the unseen government of America in 2022. The film wastes no time in explaining the concept to viewers and casting the roles of the protaganists. Yo u h a v e E t h a n Hawke as domineering dad, Lena Headey as social climber mom, Adelaide Kane as rebellious teen daughter and Max Burkholder as idealistic, scared son. Names are irrelevant as the characters are fairly unoriginal and blandly written.

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Ethan Hawke (above) takes shelter; Masked invaders (below)

The early action as the family discuss their plans for the evening, which appear to not be any different than any night where people aren’t being killed in the street, is fairly dry as battle lines are drawn in the family. The film punches through the gears pretty quickly, though and soon a bloodied stranger is screaming for help on the family’s front lawn. When he is granted access to the house by the previously mentioned idealist, the family must confront their own paranoia and prejudices. That is before a group of preppy sociopaths show up, intent on reclaiming their prey. N ow, t h e f i l m becomes a fort movie, with invaders repelled by any means necessary and an awful lot of close-quarters combat. T he inclusion of E t h a n H aw ke a n d writer-director James DeMonaco as the hero

face as massive arsenals of guns, knives and Film of the Week: The Purge improvised weaponry h h h (15) 85 mins are used to fend off the Director: James DeMonaco horde of masked men Starring: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Tony Oller, Adelaide Kane, Edwin Hodge, Rhys Wakefield, Arija Bareikis and women. The twists and turns OUR VERDICT: AN interesting concept decently delivered. DeMonaco’s script is fairly come sharp and some light on anything resembling characterisation or even dialogue in are refreshingly original places, but has the good grace to be fast-paced, exciting and short. Clocking in at just under an hour-and-a-half, it flies by in a milieu of and, by the time mornover the top violence, frantic camerawork and some stylish visual flurries. ing breaks, the audience is exhausted and slightly exhilarated. m a ke s c o m p a r i s o n s violence. I t ’s n o t t h e m o s t with Assault on PreIn fact, the director cinct 13 inevitable. But manages to sidestep believable film, nor is it a DeMonaco’s decision entirely the notion that groundbreaker in terms to make the antagonists a violent film can’t mor- of story or action. But it does zip along a group of white college alise on the use of vionicely and marks DeMokids keeps this from lence. tipping into a typical Here, he manages to naco as an intriguing talent to watch. lecture on the futility of play both sides of the

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belfast: head north for the beautiful, and very last, white star line ship

A Nomadic journey to set sail for  shane Dillon

WITH a quick and easy day trip to Belfast ahead of me, I leapt on board the Enterprise train at Connolly Station (with burning cheeks, in my role as The Very Last Passenger). Phew! I was setting sail – so to speak – for a visit to the newly-restored SS Nomadic – built in Belfast, and the last remaining ship in the world of the once world-famous, and later infamous, White Star Line fleet. Affectionately referred to as “Titanic’s little sister”, the Nomadic was primarily built to bring first- and second-class passengers to and from the doomed ship from Cherbourg Port. In a maritime mood already, I watched the lovely Northern Ireland countryside floating past the fast train, thinking to myself that the endless rolling hills were like giant green waves, speckled with bright yellow foam (the gorse), while dark, craggy hills sulked on the horizon like distant islands. The quick and comfy train trip soon made “landfall” at Belfast, and I was soon on my way over to the Hamilton Dock at the nearby shipyards, passing by the city’s striking contempo-

rary architecture on the way. And there she was – the fully restored Nomadic, looking resplendent in the lovely White Star Line livery, and unmistakeably a sibling of the Titanic and her other family members in that noble lost line of ships. At more than 100 years old, the Nomadic has lived out a diverse and busy life – including serving in both World Wars, evacuating troops,

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The little details remind you that this ship was for many of her passengers the gateway to luxury aboard the RMS Titanic --------------------------

working as a minelayer, becoming a tug, changing owners and being renamed. The Nomadic eventually settled into her twilight years as a floating restaurant, nightclub and cinema on the Seine. However, she had become little more than a dilapidated, shabby rustbucket before interest in returning her home emerged. Sold for just £171,320

(€250,001) to the Northern Ireland Department for Social Development, the Nomadic was returned to Belfast in 2006, limping back into port, and the start of a long and complex restoration process, at a cost of more than £7 million (€8.18m). As such, the Nomadic today is unrecognisable from the near-wreck she was, with her funnel and superstructure rebuilt after having been removed to allow her to pass under Parisian bridges, and fully restored to her initial, glorious condition. Stepping aboard, the Nomadic has all of the luxurious touches of the day for her esteemed passengers, with smart touches all around, from the neat wood panelling and ornate metal grilles to the little details that remind you that this ship was for many of her passengers the gateway to luxury aboard the RMS Titanic. I strolled her neat decks, walking where previous passengers (including Charlie Chaplin, “The Unsinkable” Molly Brown, and Elizabeth Taylor) would have walked, getting a real sense of the ship’s past from the well-thought out presentations, and

The beautiful, fully restored SS Nomadic is situated just a stone’s throw from the Titanic Belfast centre. On board, virtual crew members and a wealth of information detail the ship’s busy life. Pictures: Shane Dillon

becoming aware of the ship’s history and diverse life throughout her impressive 233’ 6” length. Whether empathising with the small, plain space for a few third-class passengers, or nosily noting that the captain had little more than a glorified broom cupboard for a cabin, the Nomadic was a delight to visit, and it’s wonderful that the last remnant of the White Star Line is such a beauty, and back home in Belfast. Since the Titanic Cen-

tre is mere feet away, I also took in the great Titanic Walking Tour throughout the vast Titanic Quarter, retracing the ship’s building, Belfast’s role as a global port, the life of the formerly bustling Harland & Wolff shipyards – and its modern life, too, with film studios and an armoury there that play a vital role in the hit TV show, Game of Thrones. As I’d easily fill a couple of pages on this entertaining tour alone, and the great information I learned from its

“Titanorak” expert, suffice it to say that it’s well worth dropping anchor for after disembarking

the Nomadic – and then, of course, there’s also the Titanic Belfast centre itself to see ...

For further information THE SS Nomadic costs £8.50 per adult; for further details and full pricing, see www.nomadicbelfast.com. Titanic Walking Tours cost £9 per adult; for departure times and full pricing, see www.titanicwalk.com. For details and pricing of the Enterprise train, see www.translink. co.uk/Services/Enterprise/. For further events, see www.discovernorthernireland.com.

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Disclosure, aka Guy and Howard Lawrence have produces a contender for the best record this year with their debut, Settle. Picture: Tom Horton

review: probably the best dance album of the year arrives

Settle for nothing less It’s seldom that your generic music player begs for mercy, but having had Disclosure’s magnificent debut album on literally constant rotation for the last week, there’s a plea having been entered for iClemency... which I’m going to have to refuse. The alarmingly young Lawrence brothers have been an increasingly popular presence on the dance scene since 2010, when they emerged from East London with an innate understanding of the dynamics of house music and the low-end power of drum and bass. Their obvious talent has led them to work with some big names in the last three years,

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among them Ever ything Everything, Emile Sande and Janet Jackson, for whom they provided remixes, as well as creating their own tracks which have been met by great acclaim, and in recent months, high char t placings heretofore unknown to most dance acts. That success is an i l l u s t r a t i o n o f h ow well Disclosure construct their music for maximum floor-filling potential and crossover

appeal. It’s a record that calls back to the best moments of house music in the last 20 years while making something fresh and vital. Equally important to its success is the sublime way that the tracks are sequenced - harking back to a time when acts paid attention to the way that one track followed another to maintain a vibe or create a unified whole of a record that made it an event, as opposed to a collection of filler around some slightly better tracks, as many albums released these days seem to be. Coming so close on the heels of Daft Punk’s

latest release, you can draw a clear delineation. Random Access Memories is Guy-Man and Thomas’ love letter to 70s dance and disco, but Disclosure’s debut is a declaration that has its sights set firmly on the future, and that is what makes it so inspired and inspiring. T h e s u b l i m e Yo u And Me featuring Eliza Doolittle, the chart conquering White Noise with Aluna George, and the shiny Latch with Sam Smith are examples of what Disclosure do best — remarkable productions with genuine ebb and flow, strong vocal lines and melodies and basslines to kill for. But these lead tracks

are only a small part of the story - the remainder of an almost perfect hour of music is, if you’ll forgive the pun, entrancing, a masterclass in house music mixed with grime and garage tropes creating something utterly fresh. Come the end-ofyear lists, Settle will be marked out as one of the best albums of the year, without question. It’s ability to transcend its genre, dropping tracks that will appeal equally to pop fans and dance heads alike will make it ubiquitoucity. Disclosure capture the sound of the city in summer, the sound of summer nights, and the sound of things to come.

THIS is your chance to win two tickets to Rod Stewart’s much-anticipated RDS show on June 29. There are also five copies of his latest album on offer as runners-up prizes. To be in with a chance of winning, answer this simple question: What is the name of Rod’s new album? To enter, LIKE our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/DublinGazetteNewspapers, enter your answer in the comments on our Rod Stewart competition post and LIKE and SHARE the post. Winners will be contacted via Facebook.

FASTtunes with Radio Nova’s Dee Woods

Neil Young brings a caravan of class to RDS When is a gig not a gig? When it’s a minifestival! Neil Young and Crazy Horse play the RDS this Saturday, June 15, and as if the former Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young member wasn’t enough of an attraction, the support line up is pretty impressive too. Doors open at the Donnybrook venue at 4pm with the first act, Little Green Cars, kicking off at 5pm. This Dublin quintet is making huge strides on the music scene with their debut album, Absolute Zero, taking them from the charts to the summer festival circuit and Saturday night’s prestigious support slot. They’re followed by Grammy award-winning Los Lobos - who are set to prove there’s a lot more to them than their 1987 hit, La Bamba. The Waterboys round off the support list before Neil Young takes to the stage. Tickets, priced €60, are on sale now and Radio Nova will also be at the gig. See you there!

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Mondeo model’s major improvements Ford Ireland has announced upgraded versions of the Mondeo that will now offer CO2 emissions reduced by up to 8 per cent, improved fuel efficiency, upgraded equipment levels on mid and high series and attractive pricing starting at €23,950. With these upgrades, Mondeo models equipped with the best-selling 2.0-litre Duratorq diesel engine will offer CO2 emissions from just 119 g/km – a reduction of up to 10 g/km. Fuel consumption is reduced to 4.6 l/100 km from 4.9 l/100 km. Ford also announced improved equipment levels, combined with refreshed pricing through the range: The entry level Mondeo Graphite will offer 16-inch alloy wheels and Ford 6000 CD/Radio system. Zetec models will include SD Navigation with 7-inch touchscreen, heated windscreen and Bluetooth connectivity with voice control and USB connection. Titanium Plus models will add a range of specification including full-leather interior, front and rear parking sensors, cruise control and SD Navigation PLUS. Cruise Control will be standard on all 1.6-litre Duratorq diesel engine models.

Mercedes has created two distinctly different cars with front-end designs that bear little resemblance to one another

e-class: A redesign should appeal to a younger generation

Highly sophisticated hybrid offers flawless driving n Cormac Curtis

Ford has upgraded the Mondeo

Dublin sports club sponsorship up for grabs Carzone.ie, one of Ireland’s leading online car websites, is calling on its Dublin dealers to nominate their local sports team of choice. This sponsorship initiative will see one local sports club receive their very own branded kit courtesy of their local car dealership. While this competition will take place across the country every month over the next 10 months, the Dublin winner will be chosen on June 28. Robert Bell, commercial director of Carzone.ie, commented: “As Ireland’s ultimate motoring marketplace, we wanted to show our appreciation to our 800 dealerships across the country and contribute in some way to their community. “We plan to choose our Dublin winner on Friday, June 28, so we are encouraging all of our Dublin dealers to send us their sports club nominations as soon as possible.”

I test drove the new Mercedes Benz E300 BlueTEC Hybrid recently. Here we have one of the most traditional executive saloons on Irish roads, a model that accounts for about 50% of all Mercedes-Benz sold in Ireland, and under the bonnet lies one of the most technically advanced motors in any car on sale in Europe. When you think about three-litre diesel executive saloons, you do not immediately think of fuel-efficiency, hybrid technology or enhanced aerodynamics – but these are the key features in the new E300. For starters, this car comes with a 2143cc diesel engine, considerably smaller than the traditional three litres. But it is the combination of this with the compact and lightweight

electric motor that produces such high levels of efficiency. Both motors work in tandem and independently to produce the most fuel efficient drive possible. Coupled with this, Mercedes have developed optimised aerodynamics, braking energy recuperation and an ECO start/ stop function to further enhance its efficiency. But it’s not just about efficiency, at the touch of a button, the car will happily use all the power at its disposal to accelerate at a thrilling pace. Once you reach that cruising speed and are ready to eat up some motorway miles in comfort – you can sail. Yes, sail. It’s what Mercedes call it when the lithiumin battery is charged and the internal combustion engine is switched off when coasting at speeds lower than 160km/h. This

substantially cuts both fuel consumption and emissions. Also known as, sailing. So, the internals are a complete revolution – what about the outside? In a bold move, designers have restyled the E-Class to achieve the twin objectives of producing a car that will appeal to its loyal customer base while, at the same time, win over that younger generation of motorists that every manufacturer seeks to attract. For the first time, Mercedes has done this by creating two distinctly different cars with frontend designs that bear little resemblance to one another. In Classic and Elegance models, the tastes of traditional E-Class owners are catered for with a design that features the classic triple-louvre grille with the familiar MercedesBenz star mounted on the bonnet where owners

can keep it within view. In wooing younger, sportier buyers – those seeking something that doesn’t quite look like daddy’s car - the trendy Avantgarde version has been given a completely different look with a CLS-like fascia on which a sports style grille with inset Mercedes star are the distinctive features. In overall appearance, the new E-Class looks even more elongated and elegant. Changes include a completely redesigned bonnet and bumper with three large air vents common to both versions. New side feature lines create a visually more exciting profile. New intelligent LED headlamps provide additional safety features whilst continuing to reveal the typical E-Class look. At the rear, lights and bumper have been revised to create a more broad and distinctive appearance. Interior changes include a rede-

signed centre console, new instrument cluster, a multifunction steering wheel as well as new wood and aluminium dashboard trim and new high-quality materials throughout. There is an awful lot of car here to enjoy, and I was more than a little surprised to see that the model I drove featured almost entirely standard features and cost only about €400 more than the entry-level price. The only criticisms I would have are that the interior was just a little too modernised for me – the E-Class should still be more luxurious than sporty, and the steering was a little on the small size. Apart from that – I would also suggest that if seats are heated and have electric controls for adjustment, you shouldn’t have to pull a handle underneath to move them forward and back!

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swimming: north dublin duo rewarded for record breaking exploits

Doyle and Murphy included in world championship team PORTMARNOCK swimmer Fiona Doyle and Aer Lingus’ Barry Murphy – who trains in the NAC – are part of the four person Irish team along with Chris Bryan and Sycerika McMahon who will compete at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona Spain from July 20 to August 4. Canada-based Doyle has shown good form in recent months, breaking both the 100m and 200m Irish senior breaststroke records so far in 2013. Swimming for the University of Calgary at the Mel Zajac international

meet in Vancouver in May, Doyle finished second to London Olympian Tera Van Beilan in both the 100m and 200m breaststroke. The 21-year-old has also qualified for the World University Games in Russia in July. Murphy, meanwhile, will compete at the world championships based on his 50m breaststroke time. Although only freestyle was included in the consideration standards for the 50m events, replicating the Olympic Games qualification events, Swim Ireland, on a recommendation from the national

performance director, has decided to select Murphy on his time of 27.53 in the 50m breaststroke from the Irish Nationals in April which was below the FINA A Standard and ranks him 10th in the world this year for this event. Murphy will travel to Rome this week to compete at the Sette Colli international in preparation for the worlds. The two local swimmers are joined by European silver medallist Sycerika McMahon who made the qualification time for world’s during the London 2012 Olympic Games when she

swam 2:14.76 in the 200m individual medley. Bryan will be the first of the Irish to compete when he swims the 10K open water event on July 22. He has shown good form so far this season with a win at the Portuguese open water championships earlier this month. In preparation for the world championships, the 22-year-old will compete in a test event in Barcelona on June 14 before he travels to Kazan, Russia for the World University Games on July 17.

LUTTRELLSTOWN’S Shaun O’Connor and Hermitage’s Alan Dowling both landed hole-inones on the first day of the east of Ireland championships at Co Louth golf club last week. The latter scored his ace on the seventh hole while Dowling’s came at the 15th to give both players big boosts in the competition. O’Connor ended up with a 71 after that first round en route to an ultimate tie for ninth place in the competition, marking a fine four round total of 294. The Island’s Paul McBride was the best placed Dubliner finishing in a share of fourth place but the field was well off the pace set by winner Paul Dunne on 282.

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FastSport DIBAYANI wins king george v cup in style: Thousands of people gathered at Leopardstown last week to celebrate the return of the King George V Cup to the south Dublin course, and witnessed Dibayani, ridden by jockey Declan McDonagh, win in some style. Speaking on the win, trainer Michael Halford said: “I couldn’t fault Dibayani today, we’re delighted with the win. It’s nice to be the first trainer to win the cup for the first time in over 100 years.” The original King George V Cup race last took place in Leopardstown in 1911, when Daniel Moloney from County Limerick, the owner of the winning horse, was presented with The Farmer’s Royal Cup by King George V and Queen Mary. The British ambassador, Dominick Chilcott, presented the winning owner, Pat Downes, representing His Highness the Aga Khan, with a perpetual cup, which is a copy of the original trophy.

community games: county athletics finals set for this weekend

Gathered in name of sport  sport@gazettegroup.com

Forty-one districts from around Dublin will be represented this weekend when the county Community Games athletics finals take place at Morton

Stadium in Santry on June 15 and 16. Hundreds of children will be making their Community Games debut at county level, while others will be competing for the last time. Once again the

ultimate prize is a place on the team that travels to the National Finals in Athlone in August but over the weekend in Santry every child will participate in friendly sporting competition. At county level, the

Action from the Community Games athletics finals

Maura Cassidy, manager community affairs, DAA, and Brian MacManus, chairman, Dublin Community Games, pictured with some of the participants

athletics finals are the highlight of the community games year. Team events have been taking place since January, but the scene is now set for the athletics finals, which cater for children aged six to 16 years.

Support In addition to the sporting celebration this weekend, Dublin Community Games have announced the continued support of DAA as the main sponsor for the athletics finals. Brian MacManus, chairman of Dublin Community Games said, “We are delighted with the continued support from DAA at a very exciting time for Dublin Community Games.

Community Games has been the nursery and springboard of many athletes and no doubt we will see many future stars compete over the weekend as children from all parts of the county participate in the Dublin Community Games athletics finals.” Maura Cassidy, DAA’s community relations manager, said: “We are delighted to support the county athletics final. The community spirit of the games is something that is close to our own ethos of community involvement so we were only too happy to sponsor the games again this year.” New events added to the athletics programme this year include Under-

16 triple jump, Under-14 javelin and a 4 x 200m Under-16 relay. The athletic finals begin at 10.30am on Saturday, June 15, with the opening ceremony i n cl u d i n g a p a r a d e being led by the Garda band. Included in the opening ceremony are the lighting of the flame and reading of the Community Games pledge before the first competitions begin. Competitions resume at 12.30pm on Sunday. At the conclusion of the finals, thousands of children will have competed at area and county level and another generation of Dublin sporting heroes will have been created.

Six cricket blitzes see over 600 children taking part  sport@gazettegroup.com

St Oliver Plunkett’s NS fifth year team celebrate their success at the recent Fingal cricket blitz

SIX days of cricket blitzes were held for pupils in both fourth and fifth classes recently all across Fingal. The children were offered competitive games and learned more about the game in perfect weather conditions. Overall, 17 schools attended the blitzes with 30 teams and over 600 boys and girls given the opportunity to gain playing experience. The teachers who accompanied the teams were most

impressed with the Kwik Cricket playing format and many have already expressed interest in setting up games themselves involving local schools. The Swords/Malahide blitzes were held at Malahide Cricket Club with Oliver Plunkett’s NS, St Andrew’s NS, Holy Family NS and Pope John Paul’s NS participating. The fourth class blitz was won by Pope John Paul’s NS and the fifth class blitz was also won by Oliver Plunkett’s NS. The Rush blitzes were held at Rush Cricket Club and

involved teams from Rush NS, Loughshinny NS, Milverton NS, Balrothery NS, St Mologa’s NS, St Catherine’s NS and St Patrick’s NS. The fourth class blitz, sponsored by the Dolan family and running now for 13 years, was won by Balrothery NS from Balbriggan and the fifth class blitz was won by St Catherine’s NS. The Dublin 15 blitz’s were held at the Corduff Sports Centre with Tyrrelstown Educate Together, St Patrick’s NS (Corduff), St Patrick’s NS (Diswellstown), Castleknock NS, St

Mochta’s NS, Castaheany Educate Together and Ladyswell NS participating. The fourth class blitz was won by Castleknock NS and the fifth class blitz was won by St Mochta’s NS. All these west Dublin schools have recently been introduced to the game through the LCU school coaching visit programme funded by Fingal County Council. Overall, this festival of cricket was a great success, further promoting the game of cricket with lots of new children showing an interest in the game.

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Pendred’s perfect statement of intent Dublin MMA fighter produces an emphatic showing last week in the Helix against Che Mills to put forward his case to be included on the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster “WE’RE going to Boston, baby,” Pendred shouts to his Straight Blast Gym teammate. “We can sit beside each other on the plane,” McGregor jokes as he embraces the former Leinster schools rugby senior cup winner backstage at The Helix. “First class,” the welter weight champion agrees as they head into the dressing room. With the eyes of the Ulimate Fighting Championship on Cathal Pendred last week, he knew he would have to be impressive in what would be a physical display of intent for the world’s flagship mixed martial arts promotion. Having won the Cage Warriors welterweight title back in March against Gael Grimaud in the HMV Forum in London with a five-round

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decision, Pendred had a former employee of the UFC standing in front of him last Saturday on his old college stomping ground, DCU. Compared to his last few opponents, Che Mills posed a series of different threats with the most obvious being his skill level in the striking aspect of the sport. To prepare, Pendred spent some time in Blanchardstow n’s Celtic Warrior gym, under the watchful eye of Paschal Collins, trainer to world champions Stephen Ormond and Spike

O’Sullivan. “I’ve done a fair bit of boxing out there with Paschal and the lads in the past. I was working with a new trainer called Stephen O’Rourke and he suggested I should head back for some sparring. “It gave me a real confidence booster. From the sparring sessions I felt I could hold my own with any boxer I met in here,” said the welterweight champion. With Mills showing up two pounds over the 170lbs weight category, the belt would no longer be on the line and Pendred would have the further stress of having just three rounds instead of five to put the ScottishJamaican away. “I did exactly what I wanted to do,” said Pendred after his punishing

three-round display. “I was a bit tentative to do that in my last few fights against high calibre grapplers, but I knew it was in the locker.” “The Punisher”, a nickname he doesn’t like and rarely uses, was a fitting one for the 25-year-old Dubliner on the night.

battered by the hometown hero. Pendred had mounted Mills and repeatedly punched him in the face while looking at the referee for the stoppage, before the travelling contender was saved by the bell. Into the third round and Mills looked a bro-

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As soon as Mills walked forward, Pendred caught him in a guillotine choke and although he managed to escape, the Irishman kept coming forward with punches to set up devastating takedowns that his opponent couldn’t live with. The second round ended with Mills being

Dubliner Cathal Pendred’s future looks bright after another comprehensive victory

ken man from the first exchange. Another massive double leg put him on his back and again Pendred advanced the mount position. Undefended strikes from the position signalled the end of the bout as Mills’ corner had enough, throwing in the towel. “I know they had people watching me,” said Pendred after the bout on his UFC debut. “Nothing is set in stone, but hopefully that’s enough to get me onto the Boston card.” In the post-fight interview made a personal declaration to the president of the UFC - “Dana, sing me up baby!” The crowd reacted with roars of celebration, ready to see their man on the big stage on Saturday, August 17 at the Boston Garden after another “first class” performance.

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Dubliners play key role in Netball Ireland success SPIRITS are high in the Irish camp following the success of the senior squad at the Netball Europe Open Championships 2013 with a large number of south Dubliners making an impact. Churchtown’s Jan Hynes and Patricia Fanning, Ballinteer’s Sinead O’Connor, former Mount Anville student Holly Corboy and Holy Child Killiney alumni and captain Niamh Murphy all lined out in Aberdeen last week as they went unbeaten in all games in their division. The highlight of the tournament was an incredible match against Gibraltar, beating them 64–12, and repeating this feat in the team’s second meeting, taking the game 69–22. It left little between Switzerland and Ireland going into the final game of the competition. However, team Switzerland were no match for the ladies in green who won with a final score of 48-16. It was a great achievement for coach Kaylea McQuade who had not coached Netball Ireland at the Europeans before. McQuade had experience with the squad from their performance at the 2012 Nations Cup in Singapore but was untested on European soil. The tournament was a credit to the defence skills of the Irish players with just 50 goals scored against them over the three games. The outcome did not go unnoticed by the other competing European nations, and heads were turned, as Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England all looked on at Ireland as a serious competitor and a potential opposition in the future. For Corboy, along with team mates Fiona Morrissey and Amber Piercy, it also marked their first international appearances. The side is already back in training this month as they prepare to compete in the 2013 Nations Cup in Singapore in December. However, they are hopeful of also playing in a strongly contested match with near neighbours Northern Ireland, currently ranked 11th in the world. Ireland are 30th in the world having returned to international netball last year and earned their first ranking status.

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FastSport Dublin 15 to see gaa training centre: MINISTER for Sport Leo Varadkar has said the GAA’s confirmation of plans for a national GAA training centre in Blanchardstown is a major step forward for the National Sports Campus. The GAA announced plans last week to build four full-size pitches at the campus, including a replica of the Croke Park playing surface. Other plans include the development of an all-weather training facility, a state-ofthe-art pavilion, physiotherapy and gym facilities.

soccer: annual tournament proves huge success again this year

Mini-World Cup brings out best

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Porterstown Park shone in the sunshine last week when Castleknock Celtic held their annual Mini-World Cup for local children in what was a hugely successful community event. The tournament saw over 340 children participating, and during last week, each evening saw a packed Porterstown, with the final day witnessing 1,200 people either playing in or supporting the event. The theme of this year’s Mini-World Cup

was The Gathering, and it proved a gathering of soccer players and supporters from the locality. The finals day is the highlight of the week with every team making it to a final. Teams were welcomed onto the pitch to fanfare, with supporters forming a guard of honour to all the teams. Each player received a well-deserved trophy and gifts from Dario Macari, representing the sponsor of the event, Romayo’s/Macari’s. The weekend proved memorable to all who

attended, with the beautiful weather in huge contrast to the deluge that the event witnessed last year. Also memorable were the par ticipation of some special players. Joshua Evans, who suffers from spina bifida, bravely overcame his disability to participate in the Mini World Cup and play for Portugal. Celtic described him as “A credit to himself and his family, and an inspiration to all.” Another player, Owen Boyle, broke his arm during a match in the

Players receive a guard of honour when taking to the field at Porterstown Park

middle of the week of competition, yet on Saturday, although unable to play, Owen arrived down in his team jersey and was there with his team for the team talk. “This is a brilliant example of true commitment to his team,” said club spokesman, David Hughes. “There were other stories like these, but this is what

you come to expect in Castleknock Celtic. Our motto is ‘Community and sport for all’. If these children are the future of sport, well, it’s in safe hands.” The club would like to give a special thank you to Dario Macari who aside from being on hand to present trophies to all the participants also made a special trip

to ensure that there were enough sausages and burgers on the day. Castleknock Celtic’s next big event is their Strictly Dancing Experience on June 22, which the club is urging all the local community to come and support. Tickets are available through email via info@castleknockceltic.com, or by calling 083-4111721.

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Castleknock move into AHL3 contention  sport@gazettegroup.com

CASTLEKNOCK’S AHL3 hurlers bounced back after two successive defeats to beat Commercials 2-11 to 0-11 last Sunday morning, a result which moves them back to within two points of the top spot. The result lifts them to sixth place in the

division as they seek to continue their drive for promotion and a first shot at senior hurling in 2014. After an opening win over St Jude’s, Castleknock fell to defeats to table-topping Parnell’s and local rivals St Peregrine’s, but bounced back with last Sunday’s win.

It builds on their junior A championship form which has seen them record three straight wins and, while they had a bye last Wednesday in group A, they have now been guaranteed progression to the knockout stages of the competition by virtue of other results in the pool.

The club’s junior D side, meanwhile, reignited their chances of making it through to the playoffs too as they saw off Naomh Olaf 1-11 to 0-9 in a low key tie. It lifts the Somerton side to third in their pool with one round of group games to go with winless Na Fianna their final opposition.

hurling: championship form brought to div 1

Club Noticeboard castleknock A good week for the adult hurl-

can be found on the website.

ers this week, as both the first and

The club would like to say a mas-

third team were in action, and both

sive thank-you to everyone who

recorded good wins.

supported the Cash For Clobber

It was also a good week for the

initiative, as Castleknock came out

U-12 Camogie teams, as both teams

on top of the competition, and won

were victorious in their respective

a prize of €4,500, on top of all the

games against St Vincent’s.

money already earned as part of

This year’s golf classic is on this

the drive. A special mention must

weekend in the Castleknock Golf

go to Joyce Shaw and Cepta Igoe,

Club. Details can be found on the

without whom the club never would

website, or you can contact Char-

have done as well as it did.

lie at 085 110 1008 to enter a team or sponsor a tee.

There are hurling and camogie mini-leagues being run from June

The great car giveaway is ongo-

17 to 20. Admission is free, and full

ing, with the chance to win a brand

details can be found on the web-

new car for anyone who enters into

site.

either the bond or tax donation

Best of luck to the Dublin Sen-

schemes, in conjunction with the

ior Hurlers this weekend in their

Clubhouse Appeal.

Leinster SHC Quarter FInal Replay

Full details of the competition

against Wexford.

st brigid’s A brilliant week in store as the

mine, Collegefort and Beech Park

annual St Brigid’s mini-leagues run

this week.

all week. Make sure to drop down to admire the skills and enthusiasm. Saturday is the big day with finals due for all of the teams, a gala day

St Brigid’s ended a run of four losses in the league with a positive performance against Crumlin

League win at last for Brigid’s hurlers ahl division 1

St Brigid’s 2-16 Crumlin 2-10  sport@gazettegroup.com

ST BRIGID’S senior hurlers recorded their first AHL1 win of 2013 despite missing several key players, in what to date has been a disappointing league campaign thus far for Ger Ryan’s men. Injuries and work commitments have taken their toll this season but a brilliant early score from Cathal Doyle set the tone for Brigid’s who finally began to show the contrasting excellent form

from the championship in league play. Crumlin rallied after some early Brigid’s dominance to lead 1-5 to 0-4, before Colin Lynch finished to the net after great approach play by Ruairi Dunbar. Paddy McAvinue kept the scoreboard ticking over with some excellent long-range frees, clearing the bar five times from placed balls out of a final personal tally of 0-7, while the Doyle brothers did the same in the early stages of the second half with a point apiece. The crucial moment of the game came when sub-

stitute Cian O’Mahony used his years of experience to score Brigid’s second goal after fine work by Aidan O’Leary which extended the home side’s lead to six with time running out. There were also some fine performances throughout from the likes of Sean Brady, Aidan O’Leary and Brendan McEnerney. Captain Mick Cussen, though, picked up a hamstring injury which could see him out of the tie against table-topping Ballyboden St Enda’s next time out. Nonetheless, this win

broke a chain of four successive losses for the Russell Park men and lifts them off the bottom of the table and above Crumlin on points difference, but the tight nature of the league sees just two points covering the entire bottom half of the table. Elsewhere, St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh’s game with Erin’s Isle in AHL2 was postponed last Sunday morning as they remain in the bottom half of the table, level with four sides locked on a single point after four rounds of matches to date.

Great wins last week for our senior hurlers who beat Crumlin in AHL1, and inter hurlers who remain top of the table after beating Raheny.

for everyone. Make sure to be in

Junior Football Championships (A,

Russell Park on Saturday evening

B, C and D) begin this Sunday, June

, June 15, for a social evening for

16 - with three matches at home on

the parents and adults to round

Sunday.

off the week, a big thank you to Noel McLoughlin, Paul, John and all the helpers, referees, parents and players.

Plenty of AFL football this week also, all fixtures on club website. 2013 membership is now long overdue and any player who has not

Remember that there is very

paid their membership is now not

restricted training time in Russell

insured to train or play for the club.

Park next week as we give the stage

Any member with issues regarding

to our players of the future until

membership can contact our club

9pm each evening, so teams are

registrar, Trish O’Reilly on 086 602

asked to use our grounds in Cool-

6229 or 8reillyp@ie.ibm.com.

westmanstown/garda The inters play an away fixture

against Clann na Gael, and both

against Kilmacud Crokes at Silver

teams scored wins. The U-10s played

Park on Saturday evening at 7.30pm.

in their annual hurling blitz in the

There are no fixtures down for jun-

sun against Ballinteer and St Mark’s.

iors this week.

Many thanks to the organisers. The

It’s back to cup action for our

U-11 girls showed good form against

ladies this week with a home fixture

Sylvester’s, while the U-13 boys ran

against St Sylvester’s.

out comfortable winners against Na

The Gaels Nursery (five to seven

Fianna.

years) runs every Saturday morn-

The annual members’ family fun

ing from 10 to 11.30am at the Gaelic

day takes place on June 22 from 2pm,

Grounds in Westmanstown. Ask for

with the annual €1,000 Buster Draw

Geraldine Culloty or contact club

taking place later that afternoon.

GPO Declan Jennings for more infor-

Can all coaches please return all

mation at 085 800 6101 or visit www.

unsold tickets to a junior committee

westmanstowngaels.ie. New mem-

member.

bers are welcome. The U-8 hurlers played Wanderers, while the U-9s were also away

The annual Cul Camp takes place in July. You can reserve a place online at www.westmanstowngaels.ie.

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McGee hits the road to Wimbledon  stephen findlater

sport@gazettegroup.com

CASTLEKNOCK LTC’s James McGee will bid to become Ireland’s third player to reach the main draw of Wimbledon in the open era next week after he was included in the list of entrants to play in the qualifying tournament which gets under way next Monday. The Irish number one is currently at his highest ever world rank of 241, a ranking good enough to get him into the first of three qualifying rounds in Roehampton. In so doing, he is looking to

follow in the footsteps of Conor Niland, the man he replaced as Irish number one, as well as American-born Matt Doyle who was in the field in 1984. He told GazetteSport that it is a huge opportunity for him and one that he can’t wait to take on: “To play in my first Grand Slam qualifiers and with them being just over in London is really exciting. “But I’m relaxed about the challenge ahead and not overly thinking of any further targets than just getting out there for my match on Monday. He warmed up for the event

by entering the qualifiers for the €780,000 Queen’s Aegon Championship – the traditional warm-up grass court event for Wimbledon – last weekend, coming within a set of claiming a place in the main draw. He got past the challenge of Polish player Piotr Gadomski in the first round of that competition in three sets, winning the first and third sets 6-1 but losing the second 7-5. But the Castleknock man’s run came to an end in the second series of games at the hands of Denmark’s Fredrik Nielsen – last year’s doubles champion at Wimbledon – in three

sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, a result which left him just short of the entry list. But he did feel comfortable on court after some early jitters on a surface he rarely encounters: “I’ve found the grass surprisingly a lot more physical than clay. You have to stay much lower to the ground and it’s played at a much faster pace with so much emphasis on the serve and return.” He will be in similarly tough company when the qualifiers get under way next Monday with plenty of top players likely to be included in the fight to reach it to the main draw of a grand slam event.

Castleknock LTC’s James McGee