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Fears for beloved D13 playschool’s future No room when national school moves RACHEL D’ARCY

A MUCH-LOVED community playschool in Dublin 13 may be forced to close in April if it cannot find a new location.

Ciara’s Playschool is currently based on the grounds of St Francis of Assisi national school in Balmayne.

However, the national school are expected to relocate to a new building in April –

which has no room on the grounds for the playschool.

Ciara Ryan, owner of the playschool, said: “There’s a huge lack of places in playschools around here, and now I might have to lose mine.”

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Horror at old crypt

GARDAI are investigating the desecration of the crypt at St Michan’s Church, which saw a number of mummies desecrated.

In a particularly sickening act, the head of one person, known as ‘The Crusader’, has been stolen by the vandals, who also caused significant damage with their bizarre break-in and destructive behaviour at the crypt.

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FALLOUT FROM ‘JOCULAR’ VIEW OF HOMELESSNESS

DCC chief to face a no confidence vote  RACHEL D’ARCY

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FOLLOWING his controversial comments about homelessness last week, council chief Owen Keegan is to face a vote of no confidence at a council meeting next week.

Mr Keegan, the chief executive of Dublin City Council, remarked in a recent interview with the Sunday Business Post that homelessness is “attractive” in the capital, due to an increase in the quality of services on offer.

He said: “The best way to solve homelessness in

Owen Keegan, Dublin City Counil’s chief executive

Dublin would be to provide no beds. When you go out of your way to increase a cco m m o d a t i o n a n d improve the standards of that accommodation, it’s a much more attractive

place to be.”

On RTE’s Today with Sean O’Rourke radio show, he attempted to clarify his comments, saying that they were intended as “jocular” remarks.

Now, councillors are being asked to vote on Mr Keegan’s leadership of the council at the next council-wide meeting in March.

The South-Central committee have already passed a vote of no confidence in him, with North Inner-City councillor Eilis Ryan (Worker’s Party) filing a motion of no confidence to be brought before the council.

In a statement, Cllr Ryan said that she and others in the council are calling for Mr Keegan’s resignation with the submission of the motion “[putting] those calls on a formal basis”.

C l l r Ry a n s a i d : “Keegan’s claim that Dublin’s homeless services are ‘attracting’ people into homelessness has shored up unfounded rumours that homeless families are lazy, greedy or both.

“It ignores entirely the well-proven fact that the majority of homeless families are made homeless because of the actions of private landlords – not anything else.”

Protest People Before Profit are calling on the public to come to City Hall on March 4 to support the motion against Mr Keegan, and to protest against his comments, whilst the vote of no confidence is held within the chamber.

Dozens of members of the public have reacted with anger to Mr Keegan’s comments, also calling for him to leave his position.

In the Dail last Wednesday, An Taoiseach also disagreed with the DCC chief, with Mr Varadkar saying that he did not believe homelessness was a choice, nor were the circumstances that led to people becoming homeless.

Dublin City Council said Mr Keegan would not be commenting on the proposed vote.

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Council urged to act over empty pub A PUB in the heart of Finglas Village that has been vacant for some time may be added to the Vacant Sites Register.

Dublin City Council are said to be considering putting The Drake Inn site in the village on the register.

If entered, the owners of The Drake Inn will be charged 3% of the market value of the property each year until it’s either sold or developed.

A recent online petition called on the council to do something with the empty pub, with a number of locals on social media saying that the vacant building wouldn’t be missed, and hoped that it could be restored to become another pub or something similar.

However, some locals have called for it to be put under a preservation act, as it’s a “landmark” part of Finglas’s heritage.

It takes 28 days for the council to decide whether or not the site will be added to the register, as the owners of the building have 28 days to respond saying why it shouldn’t be added.

Edenmore MyTaxi app garden gets revs up for go-ahead rebranding PERMISSION has finally been given for a sensory garden to be constructed in the Edenmore area, after an 18-month wait.

Local woman Theresa Kelly has said she has been in contact with Dublin City Council for the past year and a half to try and get space allocated for a sensory garden.

Sensory gardens are usually designed to stimulate the senses in a way that users may not usually encounter.

Last Monday, the council gave the go-ahead for her to begin creating plans for the garden, with a small grant also being allocated.

The Edenmore Residents’ Association and the Edenmore Community Toy/Communion shop have also pledged funding toward the garden.

The garden will be located on Springdale Road, where the old changing rooms for Malachy’s were situated.

Theresa is now calling on people in the community to come on board to help.

TAXI booking app MyTaxi is set to go through its third rebrand later this year.

Daimler, the majority shareholder of MyTaxi, announced just before the weekend that they have joined forces with car giant BMW for a ride-hailing, parking and electric carcharging business.

MyTaxi announced last Friday that it will be changing the name of the app to FREE NOW at some point in 2019, but there will be “no change” to the service and app.

The name change comes just two years after the app rebranded as MyTaxi, having been originally known as Hailo, prior to a merger and rebrand early in 2017.

In an email to its customers, MyTaxi said there will be no impact on consumer data and no tech changes, and detailed that they will email customers to let them know when the rebrand is taking place.

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NUN VIOLATED, CRUSADER HEAD STOLEN

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Shock as mummies desecrated at crypt

Pack bags and help sick kids

RACHEL D’ARCY

A NUMBER of mummies in the crypt at St Michan’s Church were desecrated in a heartless attack by vandals last weekend.

One mummy, known as ‘The Crusader’ (as the body was of a soldier from The Crusades), was turned over in the crypt and had his head removed.

The head is missing and believed to have been stolen.

T h e 4 0 0 -y e a r - o l d remains of a nun were also badly damaged in the break-in, whilst a third mummy was turned onto its side.

Damage is also reported to have been done to a number of other mummies within the crypt.

The doors to the vault

of St Michan’s Church, which has been open since 1095 and is located in Smithfield, were destroyed in the break-in.

One of the doors was taken fully off its hinges as vandals attempted to gain access.

It is believed that a tour guide discovered the horrific damage at around 1pm on Monday afternoon, when he arrived to open the crypts for visitors.

As a result of the breakin, the historical Church of Ireland crypts will now be closed to tourists for the foreseeable future while an investigation into the incident takes place.

The crypts have been open to the public since the 1930s and are a key source of revenue for the church.

The vaults are visited by

around 28,000 tourists annually.

This isn’t the first time St Michan’s has been subject to horrific incidents within the crypts.

In 1996, vandals desecrated the site and destroyed mummies, in addition to plundering a number of graves. The teenage perpetrators of the vandalism were later caught.

Gardai are now investigating the breakin, which they believed took place between 7pm on February 23 and 8am on February 24, and are reviewing CCTV footage in the area.

Anyone with information is asked to contact gardai at Bridewell Garda Station at 01 666 8200.

There’s Noel-one better to welcome Minister McGrath

MINISTER of State for Disability Issues Finian McGrath (left) was graciously greeted by service user Noel Brady when he visited Coolock recently, where the minister was visiting one of St Michael’s House training centres. Noel was one of the many people who gave Minister McGrath a warm welcome to the Castle Day Services facility, where the minister learned first-hand about how the facility trains, supports and educates 41 adults with intellectual disabilities.

MAKE-A-Wish is looking for volunteers to support its upcoming bag pack fundraising campaign in Tesco stores in Artane, Santry and Clarehall on Friday, March 29.

Volunteers are needed to pack bags for three hours during the charity’s flagship fundraising day to raise money for the charity that grants the wishes of children living with life-threatening illness, all across Dublin.

Last year, Make-AWish granted the wishes of 53 children in Dublin, including some who are living with cystic fibrosis, leukaemia and cognitive heart conditions.

To s i g n - u p a s a volunteer, see w w w. makeawish.ie/wishday, call 01 2052012 or email info@makeawish.ie.

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CABRA: SONGWRITER GETS PRESTIGIOUS BEST SONG NOD AT MUSIC AWARDS

LAOISE hopes for glory with Choice award RACHEL D’ARCY

A RISING popstar from Cabra is heading for stardom, having received a prestigious nomination for Best Song at this year’s Choice Music Prize awards.

LAOISE, a 21-year-old Galway native now living in Cabra, has been nominated for her track, Again, a bubbly pop toe-tapper.

Speaking to Dublin Gazette, LAOISE said that it’s “mad” to be nominated for the award alongside the likes of Gavin James,

Niall Horan and Hozier.

“It is mad, mental!

When we found out, we were like, ‘There’s no way!’

We’re such an independent act, it’s just myself and Sean [Behan] who writes and produces with me all the time, and then Richie McCourt who wrote Again with us.

“I’m always trying to develop my sound and explore new avenues with my music, and for someone to turn around and be like: ‘Oh, hey, you’re nominated for this award’ is great, especially because

with my newer music I’ve been getting really creative and just letting go,” she said.

LAOISE came from a Trad background, learning to play the fiddle at age five, and having parents who came from a Trad background.

So, how did she make the foray into pop?

“I remember really well the day my older sister got an Aqua cassette tape.

That was just so exciting to me.

“It was so cool to know you could write music

RINGSEND

Residents to protest on Saturday over a lack of housing RACHEL D’ARCY

LAOISE

about something specific but could present it in an accessible way for other people to enjoy. I think that’s why pop became such a big thing for me.”

The musician, who is currently studying songwriting in college, says that the innovation in pop music and artists such as Taylor Swift and P!nk hugely inspire her, and has had an influence on her decision to take a braver approach to her

music.

She said: “People aren’t relying as much on radio or anything – so musicians are doing what they really want to do, and listeners seem to be loving it.

“For so long, I was so scared to even show people my songs or what I had to say, but we’re in such a weird time now in the world that I think it’s important to speak up and let your opinion speak for itself.

“I’ve transgressed from being a girl into a woman, and I’m a lot more assured of myself and my craft, but I’ve had a huge amount of fun creating.”

LAOISE is nominated for the Choice Music Prize for Song of the Year, with the category open for public vote.

The public can vote for the winner now at choicemusicprize.ie/song-ofthe-year. Voting closes at midnight on March 3.

Pupils go ‘on strike’ over climate change MARY MCCARTHY

PUPILS at Sandford National in Ranelagh went on strike for an hour on February 15 as part of world-wide school protests aiming to bring attention to climate change.

The children marched around the schoolyard, holding up posters and chanting: “The climate is changing – why aren’t we?”

A fourth-class protestor said the Government is “too caught up with Brexit to deal with climate change right now, but they need to know that this is more important”.

A second-class pupil said: “We want more action and even though we are just children we can make our voices heard.”

Teacher Emma Laing said climate change and the environment is a huge part of the curriculum and that going on strike was the children’s way of expressing their passion for change.

She said: “I think it’s important for the children to feel they have some power and can fight to protect our world.”

Each class have taken on activities, with second-class writing letters to Starbucks and Butlers demanding fully recyclable coffee cups.

They have also written to the company that supplies the school milk, requesting they abolish straws.

Sandford is part of the National Green Schools programme for schools, which is an educational, environmental programme.

Recent activities include a bug hotel and a bird house at the school to encourage biodiversity. The students also look after the recycling and compost bins.

The strike was inspired by the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who has spent every Friday out of school since October 2018 to campaign for climate action. Thunberg is hoping the school’s movement can bring about positive change.

There were thousands of other students also on strike in the UK, Australia, Europe, America and more than a dozen other countries, with further action planned for March 15.

A PROTEST by irate residents in Ringsend will take place this coming Saturday at the former Irish Glass Bottle (IGB) site on Sean Moore Road.

Residents in Ringsend are hosting the protest – the second one by locals – in protest of the lack of local social housing being built by developers.

Regulation states that 10% of housing should comprise social accommodation; however, this has not been happening in recent developments in the Docklands area.

Senator Kevin Humphreys (Lab) previously told Dublin Gazette that developers have been building the required 10% of housing in other areas of Dublin.

This is due to changes made to planning laws in 2015, meaning that councils cannot take cash from a developer instead of social housing, but can take homes or land in another location.

In one case, a number of new homes were built in the Docklands area, but the 10% social housing needed was developed in Rialto rather than alongside the main development in the Ringsend/Irishtown area, meaning 14 housing units were lost in the locality.

The last such protest attracted hundreds to the former IGB site, with residents calling for an even larger show of support at Saturday’s protest. They are calling for homes to be built on the IGB site, and for social housing on the whole to be honoured in Ringsend and Irishtown.

The protest will start at 11am at the former IGB site, with more information available from facebook.com/ IGBhousing.

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CHAPELIZOD: CHARITY CALLING OUT FOR OLD TECH TO REFURBISH FOR A BETTER FUTURE

Your old computer could help lots of students in Africa CIAN VALENTINE

A CHAPELIZOD-based charity is calling on bighearted Dubs to help transform the lives of African children, with their unwanted tech helping to create a better digital future in West Africa.

Founded by Cormac Lynch in 2005, Camara Education aims to educate children in Africa to help them out of poverty and to help provide different education models in Third World countries.

Camara – which comes from the Bantu dialect of West Africa and means “teacher”, or “one who teaches with experience” – wants

technology-boosted education made available to children from disadvantaged countries to help empower them in learning.

With six education hubs set up around West Africa, including in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, and Lesotho, Camara’s always on the look-out for old computers to refurbish and reuse, making a huge difference to schools in Africa.

Camara supporter Mark Fox, who works with refurbishing the computers to ship, said: “Each refurbished computer installed in an Ethiopian school positively impacts the education of 33 students.

“It inspires students to unlock their potential.

There is no shortage of young people from disadvantaged communities who need access to computers to improve their education.”

Thanks to their work down the years, Camara have supported more than one million children with their initiative through technology, delivering thousands of computers to children in disadvantaged communities.

Due to their work, Camara has gained a multitude of awards such as the Vodafone World Difference award; Pan African Awards in 2016 for entrepreneurship in education, and many more.

Camara Education chief executive Jean Cox-

Kearns told Dublin Gazette: “Our goal everywhere we work is to have impact in education.

“Education is important in Africa to help move people out of poverty, to help develop critical thinking skills that will help them compete on the global job market.”

If you’re upgrading your computer, or have an older computer that could help, contact computers@camara.org for further information on how your computer could help support dozens of delighted students in Africa.

Camara are also always looking for volunteers to help with workshops. For further information, see www.camara.org.

Community pulls together FASTNews to help save D13 playschool Labour slams airport drone as ‘reckless’

RACHEL D’ARCY

A COMMUNITY is rallying behind the owner of a playschool in Dublin 13, after she found out she may need to close the school or seek a new premises.

Ciara’s Community Playschool currently operates in the grounds of St Francis of Assisi Primary School in Dublin 13.

However, a new building was recently constructed for the school to move into – with no available space for the Playschool.

Ciara Ryan, the owner of the creche, said that the playschool was only told last week that the school will be relocating to the new building in April, and that there would be no room for the playschool.

Parents have tried to arrange a meeting with the Board of Management of the school, but Ryan says that the board weren’t willing to engage in a meeting about the future of the playschool.

Speaking to Dublin Gazette, she said that she couldn’t get solid confirmation of whether or not there would be space on the new grounds for the playschool until recently, despite works having begun some time ago.

She said: “I approached the school eight years ago about setting up a playschool, and they were all for it. I have had kids in this

playschool that have gone on to the primary school, some of whom are making their First Holy Communions and things soon.

“Whenever I asked if there was room in the new building for the playschool, they just kept saying, ‘Oh we aren’t sure, there might be’, and when I asked when it was opening, I was told ‘Maybe May or June’, but now it’s suddenly April.

“I’m just trying to hold on to the current premises until June, it’d be too difficult for the children or their parents to get them places in other schools mid-year – it’s difficult enough to get them a place in September.

“There’s a huge lack of places in playschools around here, and now I might have to lose mine.

It’s incredibly upsetting for me; it’s my playschool, but it’s going to inconvenience so many parents and children as well.

“The Board of Management wouldn’t meet with parents who wanted to talk about this, but now Dublin City Council have come on board to try and help us find somewhere suitable.”

A petition has been set up by local Independent election candidate Niamh McDonald, who told Dublin Gazette that several anxious parents contacted her about trying to save the school.

LABOUR’S Transport spokesperson Senator Kevin Humphreys described as “reckless” the behaviour of those behind the recent drone incident at Dublin Airport.

Flights were delayed as operations were suspended for 30 minutes due to the sighting of a drone, with one flight diverted to Belfast and one to Shannon in that time.

Senator Humphreys said: “I am hopeful that the Dublin Airport Authority has a strategy in place to deal with this incident and does not just rely on the 5km exclusion zones for drones at airports.

“After the incident at Gatwick [Airport] last year, I would have expected a strategy to be put in place.”

2,000 to take a 26km stroll on Paddy’s Day There is growing alarm over the future of the D13 playschool – however, the Department of Education has pointed out that the facility is an initiative of the primary school it is based at, and it does not have any remit to prvide a building for the playschool

The petition calls on the Department of Education to allow the playschool to stay open at its current location until the end of the school year in May, and from September to allow the playschool a prefab to continue operating on the same site as the new school building.

McDonald said that there is a huge shortage of playschool and creche

places in the Dublin 13 area, with a number of children attending the playschool in addition to a lengthy waiting list.

So far, the petition has more than 650 signatures, with the community widely sharing the petition in the hopes of the school finding a new home or being allowed to remain at the current premises.

In a statement to Dub-

lin Gazette, a Department of Education spokesperson said: “The Department is aware that the privatelyowned playschool is currently operating in St Francis of Assisi primary school’s existing accommodation.

“This appears to be an initiative of the primary school and we are not party to this arrangement.

“The Department

is constructing a new permanent replacement school for the primary school and the project is nearing completion “Our priority is the provision of a c c o m m o d a t i o n fo r children of schoolgoing age.

“The Department does not have any remit for the provision of a building for this playschool.”

THE 14th annual Aware Harbour2Harbour Walk will take place on St Patrick’s Day from 10.30am with more than 2,000 walkers taking on the 26km route, starting from either Howth or Dun Laoghaire.

The walk on Sunday, March 17 will take participants along the scenic Dublin Bay route with a ‘Halfway Hooley’ hosted at Dublin Port Company’s public plaza.

Participants can register now at aware.ie/events (€25 per person). All funds raised will go towards Aware’s nationwide support, education and information services.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Ava O’Connor, Emily Leahy and Sophie Foran

Ruth Keane and Mikaela O’Brien

Patrick Murphy and Dani Masterson

Sonia, Katie and Emma O’Connor

Will White with Triona McCarthy and their children Maxi and Minnie. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

They’re Wahl-in for some fun family times at a new film F AMILIES and friends were out in force for the recent preview screening of Instant Family (right), Mark Wahlberg’s latest vehicle targeting the family market, in which he and his partner look into fostering – but then end up with three very different children in their care, helping to teach them all something new about family, love and responsibility to each other.

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CRIME: FRIGHTENED TAXI DRIVER WRESTLED RAIDER FOR FAKE GUN

‘Pretend’ robbery DIARY lands man in court NCH to host diverse Irish music works, ‘slacker’ film fest to delight, and biker bliss for all at the RDS

NEW MUSIC DUBLIN TO RETURN WITH SEVERAL NEW PREMIERES THIS weekend sees the return of New Music Dublin after last year’s break, which will feature the Irish premieres of a number of major works across the programme.

Taking place in the National Concert Hall from February 28 to March 3, there will be more than 15 new works by Irish composers introduced over the course of the festival.

These new works include the RTE National Symphony Orchestra’s performance of David Fennessy’s Conquest of the Useless; Jennifer Walshe’s The Site of the Investigation; and new works by Elaine Agnew for the combined young voices of RTE Cor na nOg and RTE Cor Linn with the RTE Contempo Quartet.

Presented in partnership with the Arts Council of Ireland, the National Concert Hall and RTE, New Music Dublin will also feature the Irish premiere of major works by Kaija Saariaho’s Graal theatre and Louis Andriessen’s Vermeer Pictures, both performed by the RTE Concert Orchestra.

For further information, see www.nch.ie.

DO NOTHING, WATCH FILMS MAY BE A GREAT EVENING OUT IN TOWN A NEW initiative makes its way to the capital this weekend for film buffs, in the form of Do Nothing, Watch Films.

Taking place at Lucky’s on Meath Street on March 3, event organisers say they “celebrate and encourage you to spend the day relaxing watching films; we believe in leisure and those films depicting a leisurely – some might call it slacker – lifestyle”.

Tickets are priced at €5, and are available to buy on the door on the night. For an additional €13, you get a pizza and a pint or a glass of wine, along with your cinema on the side. All films showing on the night are independently produced and have never before screened in Ireland.

Films include Sea to Shining Sea, followed by a Skype Q&A with the filmmakers; Giver Taker Heartbreaker, a lo-fi, surrealist dark comedy; and Ark, a short film about a post-apocalyptic cruise ship. For further information about Do Nothing, Watch Films, see facebook.com/events/362969414540620.

MAKE VROOM FOR THIS GREAT BIG BIKE SHOW OVER AT THE RDS FOR anyone who loves motorbikes – this is one for you.

The Carole Nash Irish Motorbike & Scooter Show returns to the RDS this weekend, running from March 1 to 3.

Organisers promise that this is more than just a fun event to visit, it’s got the top new 2019 bikes for you to check out, along with a huge selection of clothing, helmets, equipment and lots more to do and see.

As Ireland’s largest motorcycle centre in 2019, the show will be the place to visit to bag what its organisers call “the best ever biking bargains”. Tickets are priced at €20 for adults, €15 for students/OAPs, with free entry for kids under 12. For further information about the show, as well as to buy tickets, see irishmotorbikeshow.com.

A RAIDER pointed a BB gun at the head of a taxi driver, then claimed to gardaí it was a practical joke and the driver had overreacted, a court has heard.

During the attempted robbery, Frank Rowan managed to overpower Paul Evans (36), of Moatview Court, Priorswood, and take the firearm off the raider.

Evans repeatedly ran at Mr Rowan and demanded the gun back until the driver struck him on the head with the gun.

Evans continued to run at the victim and a passerby stopped and called gardai.

Evans told the victim he would wait for the gardai and would “do him for assault” when they arrived.

He later told gardai that the driver “couldn’t take a joke” and that he had only pretended to rob him.

A black ski mask was found on him and gardai arrested Evans.

Evans pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to attempted robbery at Marigold Ave., Darndale, on November 13, 2016.

He also admitted the unlawful p o s s e s s i o n o f a re a l i s t i c imitation firearm.

He told gardai that the 6mm air pistol belonged to his son and they used it to shoot cans in their family garden.

The court heard that after

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard details of the attempted robbery at Darndale, with a taxi driver forced to overpower his would-be robber

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Evans later told gardai that the driver ‘couldn’t take a joke’ and that he had only pretended to rob him getting into the taxi, Evans put the gun an inch from the driver’s head and told him: “Give me

your money or I’ll ******* shoot you”.

Evans repeated this threat and the driver saw Evans pull the slide on the gun and heard the gun click.

Mr Rowan didn’t know if the gun was real or not and he was afraid that he would be shot, Garda Elaine Galley said.

The victim grabbed Evans’ hand and managed to overpower Evans. Evans kept his finger on the trigger, but the victim felt he was stronger and during a scuffle both men fell out of the taxi.

Mr Rowan then grabbed the gun and stuck Evans, causing a small injury to his forehead.

The court heard Evans has no previous convictions for violent offending. Pieter Le Vert BL, defending, said the attempted robbery was entirely out of character.

Judge Melanie Greally said that Evans continues to minimise the impact of his crime.

She adjourned the case to May 16 next for sentence and remanded Evans in custody to that date.

Shopping centre, Dalymount Park development plans clear to proceed RACHEL D’ARCY

THE path has been cleared for the redevelopment of Phibsborough Shopping Centre and Dalymount Park after an agreement was made between Dublin City Council and developers.

The council bought Dalymount Park in 2015, and announced plans in 2018 for a huge revamp of the stadium, whereas developers MM Capital received permission from An Bord Pleanala to revamp Phibsborough Shopping Centre.

However, questions were raised about the ownership of a plot of land between the centre and the stadium, which stalled the continuation of either project.

Last week, city councillors were told that a “settlement” had been reached between the

council and MM Capital which would allow both projects to power on ahead.

MM Capital are expected to pay €40,000 to Dublin City Council for the plot of land, which will be used to construct a public plaza between Phibsborough Shopping Centre and Dalymount Stadium.

There will be a massive facelift for the northside area in the coming years with both projects.

A €50m revamp of Phibsborough Shopping Centre, regularly noted as one of the capital’s biggest eyesores, was approved by An Bord Pleanala in 2018. Developers cannot demolish the building as they don’t own the Tesco or Eddie Rockets beneath it.

However, plans are expected to include building up the site with heights ranging from

three to seven storeys with a number of new units.

Student accommodation, shops, offices and restaurants are all expected to be included in the redevelopment.

Meanwhile, Dublin City Council purchased Dalymount Park for €3.8m in 2015, and plan to construct a brand-new, state-of-the-art €20m stadium.

They are expected to seek finance from the Department of Sport in the coming months for the new 10,000-seater stadium, which will be home to both Bohemians and Shelbourne FC. A plan for the revamp of Phibsborough was created by the council over a decade ago, aiming at redeveloping the village. Work on both projects is expected to be completed within the next three years.

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TRANSPORT: ALARM AT PROPOSED CORRIDOR’S IMPACT ON AREA

Kimmage anger over proposed bus link plan Cabra kids wow in PADRAIG CONLON

their hit singalong MORE than 100 boys from St Finbarr’s Boys National School in West Cabra joined the professional cast of the Just Sing! show on stage on Valentine’s Day to sing their favourite songs.

The show was held as part of St Finbarr’s 75th anniversary celebrations, with the boys rehearsing with the Just Sing! team for a few weeks beforehand Presented by Doug Murray (AKA Electric Eddie, RTE 2FM/Q102), the boys performed as group acts and joined the professional performers on stage to sing their chosen songs, with the audience cheering and singing along in the popular performance.

Gardai focused on D15 crime GARDAI in Blanchardstown have said that extra policing resources are being deployed to crack down on the activities of a west Dublin crime gang.

Over the past fortnight weapons including several sawnoff shotguns and a crossbow were seized in a series of searches in the Corduff area.

There have been reports of at least seven shootings as tensions rise between feuding factions of a drugs gang.

AN ANGRY Kimmage resident says plans to build a new bus corridor are a “violation of people’s homes”.

A n d r i n a Wa fe r, a spokesperson for Lower Kimmage Residents’ Association, was speaking to Dublin Gazette following the recent NTA Community Forum.

She said: “A lot of people in our community are feeling absolute distress that the sanctity of their homes is being threatened by these plans.”

The NTA wants to build a four-lane ‘superhighway’ through Kimmage as part of the BusConnects project, which could see hundreds of local residents

One of a number of BusConnects maps showing the proposed new bus corridor through the Kimmage area, with this map showing (red arrows) the possible land acquisitions – typically, from private residences – that would be required along this stretch of the corridor

lose part of their gardens in order to accommodate road widening for new bus lanes and paths.

Andrina said: “This is a complex situation. There are alternatives to building this corridor through Kimmage; we are trying all the time to respond responsibly to this plan and work with the NTA. “Many families are

anxious, afraid they’ll have to uproot their lives and move from the area if the corridor is allowed to go ahead as planned.

“The current proposals don’t just affect the Lower Kimmage Road, but will force traffic through residential neighbouring roads of 30kmpm speed zones,” she said.

When Dublin Gazette

contacted the NTA about residents’ fears, an NTA spokesperson: “That engagement is already happening.

“For example, there was a community forum meeting on Monday, organised by the NTA, where representatives of local communities and residents’ associations along that [proposed

bus] corridor had an opportunity to outline their concerns and to offer alternative solutions.

“What we have published recently is very much a first draft of the plans, and at that meeting the NTA made a commitment to look at the feasibility of the proposed changes that were brought up by people in the area.”

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Melanie Morris

Michelle Molly and Catherine O’Connor

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Ali Doyle and Suzanne Murray

Elaine Smith

Margaret and Triona McCarthy

Roisin Lafferty

Foodies tuck in to a tasty range of Lily O’Brien’s fare OODIES and fashionistas were out in force at The Grayson hotel recently to partake in the Lily O’Brien’s

Barbara Rooney and Niamh Cullen. Pictures: Andres Poveda

Aoife Walsh

Share Wisely dinner.

The evening’s attendees were treated to the range of Lily O’Brien’s re-sealable Share Bags, featuring a range

of four delicious recipes, before being whisked off to see Dolly Alderton perform over at The National Concert Hall.

Some of the Share Bags that Lily O’Brien’s have added to their range recently, further diversifying their range of tasty treats for Irish consumers to tuck into and enjoy with ease

Abbe Tanenbaum

A hole lotta interest in a great Irish film

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ILM fans rubbed shoulders with cast and crew of the new Irish film, The Hole in the Ground, at its premiere in the Light House Cinema recently.

The audience was delighted by the increasingly unnerving film, which tells of a young mum and her son moving to a rural community – only for their

lives to take an unsettling turn, overseen by the creepy forest beside their new home. The film’s audience praised the fresh tone of the memorable new film.

Steve Wall, Simone Kirby, James Quinn Markey, Lee Cronin and Seana Kerslake. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

James and Joanna Fenell

Eithne Reynolds and Catherine Burke

Helen and Brian Heaton

Neven Maguire and Georgina Campbell pictured as they announced the winners. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Finest food producers celebrated in style T Ciara Harte and Liz Keogh

Maolisa Connell and Fionnuala Moran

HE five star InterContinental Dublin hotel recently hosted the 2019 Georgina Campbell Irish Breakfast Awards in association with Fáilte Ireland. Dublin was well represented by The Fumbally on Merchants Quay who won Best Brunch in Ireland, as nominated by the public.

Now in their third year, the Irish Breakfast Awards celebrate Ireland’s leading hospitality establishments and the people who strive to make the first meal of the day a particularly special experience for visitors and regulars alike.

Dee Laffan

Megan Virgo and Nicky Logue

Fiona Thornton

Nadia El Ferdaoussi and Linda Maher

Iseult Murphy and Brian Murphy

Sinead Hendrick

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BROADCASTER Karen Koster joined little Temple Street patients Anthony Iannucci (12) from Sallynoggin and Sarah Ni Liathain (5) from Drogheda to launch this year’s Great Irish Bake for Temple Street in Drury Buildings.

Temple Street is calling on you to host your own bake sale on April 5 and raise vital funds to support sick children. To register and get your free party pack, visit www. templestreet.ie/greatirishbake. Picture: Mark Stedman

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FOSTERING

Foster Care Ireland explains how hope helps to guide the ethos of fostering

HOPE is a virtue that inspires action – the very idea that the lives of others could be better can have an extraordinary impact on our own lives.

Everyone at Foster Care Ireland sees hope reflected time and again in the tenacity of their foster carers and the lengths they will go to make a difference in a child’s life.

Foster Care Ireland sees these positive differences develop every day; the signs may be physical, emotional and social. Weight gain and sleeping at night can be two physical signs of a child’s recovery and enhanced well-being.

Reaching out, touching and expressing a wish for continuity of the placement are signs of emotional recovery and an affirmation of the success of fostering.

Achieving developmental milestones, making friends and participating in social activities are demonstrations of confidence and social development.

None of these differences appear by accident; they are the result of love, care and attention to the needs of children in foster care.

This care is a collaborative effort by professional social workers, trained foster carers and a government and agency structure that provides supports in a safe and nurturing environment that brings hope and better prospects.

Foster carers are trained and, while they may make use of parenting skills they have developed, their skills need to be augmented to enable them to foster successfully.

They are called upon to respond positively to the effects of trauma that many children in foster care may have experienced.

The training and learned understanding, together with their own resourcefulness, is what makes the difference. A gift to a child for the rest of its life is within the capacity of Foster Care Ireland’s great foster carers.

HELPING CHILDREN THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME

Help Fostering Fortnight spread a very supportive message to communities FOSTERING Fortnight is the annual awareness campaign run by the Irish Foster Care Association (IFCA), taking place this year from March 4-15.

The IFCA aims to bring an awareness of fostering in Ireland and all the valuable work being carried out every day in its fostering families and fostering communities.

Foster care is the backbone of the Irish care system, and we need to recognise and celebrate all those who are involved in foster care in Ireland.

Fostering Fortnight is a chance for all those involved in fostering and the communities that support them to tell their stories and share their experiences.

For many involved in fostering, a simple question comes to mind: “What is your story?”

The answer to this question can take a million different forms, and the story that’s provided will be different depending on who is being asked, their mood at the time, and whether they feel like they are still at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of their most salient story.

We all use stories constantly – to inform, to connect with others, to share our feelings and experi-

Fostering Fortnight is a way to help spread the message of fostering, and to help engage communities across Ireland with the importance of fostering in helping children find a stable, caring home during a difficult period in their life

ences, and even to sort out our own thoughts and feelings.

Stories are used to organise our thoughts, find meaning and purpose, and establish our sense of identity in what can often be a busy and confusing world.

The IFCA chose the theme, Celebrating Foster Care and Fostering Stories, to encourage all involved in foster care to tell their story and in doing so help to raise awareness for foster care in Ireland.

The IFCA believes that everyone has a story to tell, and everyone deserves a chance to tell

his or her story and share their experiences.

How c a n yo u ge t involved in Fostering Fortnight next month?

The IFCA are asking everyone to get involved this year by coming together and sharing their fostering stories.

The association will be hosting coffee mornings across Ireland, offering people a chance to share their fostering story.

It would love people to send in their story, poem or art so that it can share these, anonymously, with a wider audience through social media and its members.

The IFCA believes in the power of words and that sharing your story and your experiences will help bring awareness to fostering in Ireland.

The assoc iation is asking everyone to get involved this year by organising an event or activity or just simply holding a coffee morning which will help highlight Fostering Fortnight, allowing an opportunity for everyone involved in foster care to come together and share their stories.

Whatever event you organise, don’t forget, you can share your foster care stories, poems, art etc

from your events with the IFCA which will be posted (anonymously) on social media to share with the wider fostering community.

You can contact the IFCA office for Fostering Fortnight posters and balloons to help with your event in March or just simply to support Fostering Fortnight.

For further information about Fostering Fortnight, follow the association on Facebook and Twitter, or see www.ifca.ie.

You can contact the IFCA by emailing admin@ ifca.ie, or telephone 01 459 9474.

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How fosterers could be assessed FOSTERING is always in demand, with children of all ages needing to find a home for a wide variety of reasons, some for short-term care, and others for longer-term placements.

Whatever the reasons, there is always a need for fosterers to temporarily take over as guardians of some of the most vulnerable citizens in society.

Such children cannot live with their family family due to a wide range of reasons.

Foster Care Ireland (FCI) has put together

TUSLA will be on hand to offer would-be fosterers plenty of help and support – while keeping the number-one priority of ensuring the child is safe and well cared for

Foster a child with TUSLA’s help and make a real difference TUSLA are looking for foster carers in your area today.

Fostering with TUSLA – the state body working with children and vulnerable families – offers you the chance to change the life of a child It provides a not-for profit fostering service to the public to help change the lives of children for the better.

TUSLA is working in your area and in each community across Ireland.

When a child may need to come into care, the state body tries to keep children in their own community, close to their family and all that is familiar.

You can help TUSLA to make that possible, providing care for children in your community, knowing that fostering will provide a stable family life for a child in need.

TUSLA wants to support people in becoming foster carers, so it will provide many supports to would-be

fosterers on this journey.

T h ey w i l l re c e ive thorough training which will help them to understand what is involved in being a foster parent.

They will have opportunities to meet current foster parents.

There is also a weekly allowance provided to meet the needs of the child, and each child in foster care has a medical card.

Foster carers come from all walks of life – T U S L A we l c o m e s applicant from all ages, genders and cultures. You do not need to be married, o r to h ave c h i l d re n already.

For further information, see fostering.ie or attend the upcoming open information evenings: Red Rua, South Dublin Arts Centre, Tallaght; March 6; 7.30pm.

Co n fe re n c e ro o m , Bridge House, Cherry O rc h a rd Ho s p i ta l , Ballyfermot; March 7; 7.30pm.

their guidelines on what they require to be assessed as a foster parent or foster family, and while these are FCI’s guidelines, you could expect a similar stance from other such bodies.

FCI say: “You do not have to be married in Ireland to be a foster parent. In fact, you could be a single person, civil partners or a cohabiting couple.

“You must be able to provide adequate and appropriate accommodation for the foster child.

“Foster Care Ireland assigns a social worker

to carry out an assessment of suitability. These assessments include meeting all members of the family, particularly the foster parent(s), over a number of months.

“References, Garda clearance and medical examinations will also be required as part of this process.

“Every effort is made to ensure that those selected as foster carers and foster families are suitable. Foster carers are a diverse group of people who come from all walks of life.”

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FUTURE engineers, Flora (age 5) and Gregory (age 5), pictured at the launch of Engineers Week 2019 at St Conleth’s College Junior School.

The week-long annual campaign, now in its 13th year, begins March 2 and aims to excite students about the possibilities a career in engineering can offer. The week is run by Engineers Ireland, which today also announced a new strategic partnership with industry leaders Intel, ESB, Arup and Transport Infrastructure Ireland who have joined forces to inspire future generations of STEM talent In Ireland.

ENGINEERING THE IRELAND OF TOMORROW DUBLIN Gazette Newspapers has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for lost and abandoned dogs. Maggie is a 9 year old Labrador cross. As she has suffered a few knock backs in her time, Maggie needs help to rebuild her confidence as she finds lots about the world quite scary and overwhelming.

Once you get to know her, she’ll lavish you with affection and love.

Maggie is suited to live with older teenagers but would need to be the only dog in the home.

Being an anxious girl, it’s important that her new family have infrequent visitors and the time to commit to helping her grow in confidence day by day and becoming used to

spending periods of time alone.

Maggie is a beautiful, bright little lady who is looking for a calm and understanding home.

Despite needing extra attention and a commitment to her training, investing your time in Maggie is more than worth it.

If you have room in your heart and home for Maggie 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/ dogstrustirelandonline or Twitter @ DogsTrust_IE. (Remember: Always have your dog on a lead when in public.)

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D QUIRKY THINGS THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE THIS WEEK...

Dead man may Sweet transit: Japan’s become mayor fruit-shaped bus stops A MAN who passed away last December may become the mayor of a city in the US, after making it to the final round of an election.

Charles Lamb finished second behind Dan O’Neil in a three-horse primary in Edmond, Oklahoma. O’Neil described the vote as ‘sort of awkward’.

Lamb had been mayor of Edmond since October 2011 and put his name forward for re-election before he died. It was too late to remove his name from the ballot, or add anyone else, when he passed away.

It’s believed that a Facebook group supporting Lamb have been referring questions to councillor Nick Massey, who also agreed that the situation is awkward as if Lamb had not sought re-election, he was going to run for mayor himself.

Massey said he wouldn’t be calling for people to vote for the late Lamb, but that he would be ‘honoured’ to accept the position in Lamb’s place, if the deceased is voted into office on April 2.

PICTURE the scene – it’s a wet, dreary morning, and you’re standing under an even duller grey bus shelter somewhere in Dublin. It’d be nice to have something to liven things up, wouldn’t it?

If you lived in Konagai in Japan, your morning commute would be so much brighter, as the town has fourteen fruit shaped bus stops along the highway.

The vibrant, fruity stops were originally designed and built for a ‘Travel Expo’ in Osaka in 1990, but now reside in the coastal town of Konagai, in

Nagasaki, along Highway 207.

Still in place after 25 years, the animated shelters look as colourful as ever, lining the main road through the town and drawing in travellers from other parts of Japan and further afield to catch a glimpse.

If you ever find yourself with a minute to spare, see if you can try and spot the fourteen fruit shaped stops on Google Maps by searching for ‘Highway 207, Konagai, Isahaya, 859-0165, Japan’ – there’s a strawberry, orange, melon and much more!

Care provider to host an Open Day recruitment drive BLUEBIRD Care has announced a national recruitment campaign for Registered Nurses and Care Assistants, with Open Days taking place across the country in March.

One such day will be held on March 6 in Dublin 15, from 9am at 37C Main St, Ongar.

Owner JJ Fay says: “There is an increased demand for home care services and independent living support in the local community, as the primary choice for older people – and for people with an illness or a disability – is to be able to stay in their own home.

“With the quality care services available from Bluebird Care, this is now a reality.

“We are excited to not only support people of all ages and all abilities to remain at home but to also provide valuable job opportunities to people in the local community.”

Fay added: “We are a growing business with a broad range of career opportunities. While you may begin working with us as a carer, we have seen staff up-skill and move into other roles within the company.

“So, if you are a kind, caring and compassionate person who either has a QQI qualification or has caring experience and would be interested in gaining a qualification, we would love to meet you.”

Bluebird Care is Q Mark-certified and is also an approved provider of HSE home care packages for older people.

For further information on employment opportunities and their open day, contact Bluebird Care at 01 820 8250, email dublinwest@bluebirdcare.ie, or see www. bluebirdcare.ie.

A couple of the colourful, striking bus shelters

BITS & BOBS TOP My 4 year old has recently taken up cursing.

Yesterday he referred to bedtime as a “f***ing crisis” I saw an article criticising [US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] for renting an affluent apartment because the rent was $1850, if you’re wondering how broken Dublin is.

I still die thinking of the barman in Brooklyn who messaged me on grindr and kept messaging me after I flew home and one day he was like I wanna go to ireland one day and I was like nice where would you go and after reading my bio he said he wanted to go on a holiday to Terenure.

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Dean Friedman: Narrating Every Beat From signing a record deal whilst still a preteen, to getting involved in the video game industry and cinema, Dean Friedman’s musical road has been an unconventional one...  JAMES HENDICOTT

NECESSITY, THEY SAY, is the mother of invention, and it has proved for revitalised singer-songwriter Dean Friedman.

Friedman had huge hit records in the late 70s, charting with his debut release ‘Ariel’ and follow ups ‘Lucky Stars’, ‘Woman of Mine’ and ‘Lydia,’, before a critical mistake - releasing a key single referencing the brand McDonald’s - got the track banned from BBC radio stations, and was a huge contributing factor to his label dropping him.

Having been in music since he was first approached by a label at age nine, however, Friedman simply diversified, and looks back at the period with pride in the direction it led.

“I’ve never had the chance to rest of my laurels,” he jokes.

“My career hasn’t allowed for much rest, I’ve had to keep working.”

Friedman moved into producing early music-

themed video games, as well as working on a heap of movies, writing children’s musicals, and producing the music for the British crime drama ‘Boon’.

Today, having reconnected with his old fanbase around the time the internet became a big resource for music, Friedman is back recording, touring heavily, and exploring what he calls “a natural affinity for storytelling.”

“I think I was the first solo artist - Marillion had done it a year earlier - to crowdfund a record,” Friedman explains.

“I wrote out to my fans asking them to pre-order the album, via an email mailing list. I was a little worried people would tell me to get a real job. Some

did say exactly that, but lots of others backed the idea. I was able to hire musicians and upgrade my studio.”

“This was a few years before the days of Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Since then, I’ve always had a great connection with my fans, and I’ve always done things that way.

“I never liked the aloof thing that musicians were supposed to do back then.

My fans aren’t shy in telling me what they think, but as many of them are connected with what I’m doing now as songs from the 70s,” he says.

“Lots will say their favourite album is one of the newer ones. It’s been a great journey.”

While Friedman’s music is quite intensely diverse, there is a thread, in particular to his lyrics. It’s one that runs through everything from the children’s musicals (“I play them live if the mood is right, they’re good fun,” Friedman laughs) to the more subtle countrypop melodies.

“I like to depict a scene, I’m very influenced by people like Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon,” he says.

“I like a cinematic quality to my work.”

Dean Friedman plays two days at Arthur’s Pub, Thomas Street, on May 13 and 14, with tickets expected to sell out well in advance. Details are on www.deanfriedman.com See the full-length article on our website at www. dublingazette.com

WITH A new month comes a whole new range of things to titlate our viewing tastebuds on Netflix.

March sees a couple of hugely requested favourites return to the services, including the fifth series of Brooklyn Nine Nine.

The New York cop comedy has a huge following, with UK and Ireland fans badgering Netflix’s social media team for months for the fifth season to appear on the platform.

It was announced last week to huge excitement that Season 5 will premiere on March 8th.

As Detective Jake Piralta would say, it’s set to be ‘cool, cool, cool’.

Something else that’s long awaited also makes it’s way onto Netflix this month, as the second half of Arrested Development’s fifth series premieres on March 15.

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A quirky comedy for fans of the slightly irreverent, it stars a number of big names - Michael Cera, Will Arnett to name a few - and is sure to go down a treat.

Another series returning in March is the Drew Barrymore series, Santa

OSCARS | BETTER THAN LAST YEAR’S AWARDS – JUST

Surprise wins for some as this year saw odd choices take gold

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WHAT’S BIG IN MUSIC, CINEMA, TV AND BOOKS

ENTERTAINMENT

What’s coming to your screens in March

Season 5 of the cult hit Brooklyn Nine Nine is finally coming to Netflix in March, while Amy Schumer (above) will star in a stand-up special on the service.

Clarita Diet (March 29).

The series has been one that’s received mixed reviews, so it’ll be interesting to see the reception to the third season when it debuts at the end of the month.

Comedy fans are in for something great this

 SHANE DILLON

ANOTHER year, another group of occasionally head-scratching decisions courtesy of The Oscars.

By now, we’ve all seen the lists of who-won-what (and for those so inclined, w h o -wo re -w h a t ) a t Oscars 2019, with a number of surprises lobbed in there – not just Billy Porter’s tuxedo dress.

While I’m not delving into all the winners – and don’t have room to – here’re a few thoughts on some of the headline outcomes from the night ...

Biggest surprise (and the source of a lot of postOscars bickering) came from Green Book nabbing Best Picture ahead of the likes of The Favourite, Black Panther or Roma.

T h e f i l m ’s unlikely win

month as well, as the Trailer Park Boys animated series picks up where the real-life series left off on March 31.

There’s some great films coming to Netflix this month too, for those looking for a quick watch rather than a full-on binge

this March.

A highlight looks to be The Dirt, a dramatisation of glam rockers Motley Crue’s autobiography that premieres on the service on March 22. Expect a load of drink, drugs and rock and roll in this one.

Another movie based

promoted a lot of unimpressed variants of “Green Book? Really?!” reactions, with grumbling and muttering in various corners of the internet about the film – a period tale of American racial tensions – being little more than another variation of the ‘whitesaviour’ trope.

And, with the likes of the majestic Roma lurking in the same small Best Picture pool, it’s hard not to feel It Wuz Robbed

when you look at that film getting snubbed for a decent but average film instead.

That wasn’t the only upset on the night.

Bohemian Rhapsody continued its somewhat inexplicable awards grab, with Rami Malek grabbing another Best Actor prize.

Everyone likes Rami, who’s a super nice guy by all accounts, and is certainly a very talented actor – but considering the powerhouse performances given by Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper and Willem Dafoe (in Vice, A Star is Born and At Eternity’s Gate, respectively), They Wuz Robbed springs to mind.

No such controversy over Olivia Colman, with everyone lauding her win as Best Actress for her somewhat monstrous yet sympathetic turn in The Favourite, and her charming acceptance speech.

In another strong

on a true story - albeit a bit more tame - is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, based on the book written

by William Kamkwamba.

It’s about a 13-yearold William who builds a wind turbine to save his Malawian village from famine, and will stream from March 1.

The Highwaymen, starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson as two former Texas Rangers, is a must see as well. It’s a representation of the big budget movies that are being created for the service with A list actors and productions.

From director John Lee Hancock, The Highwaymen follows the untold true story of the legendary detectives who brought down Bonnie and Clyde.

When the full force of the FBI and the latest forensic technology aren’t enough to capture the

nation’s most notorious criminals, the two former Texas Rangers must rely on their gut instincts and old school skills to get the job done.

In terms of comedy, Amy Schumer’s stand-up special Growing will debut on March 19.

Filmed in front of a packed house in Chicago, the comedian talks about

the joys of womanhood, settling into marital bliss, and much more.

Jimmy Carr also has a new special coming to Netflix (March 12), filmed in none other than Dublin’s own Olympia Theatre.

For all these and more, be sure to keep an eye on Netflix as new content drops on the site weekly.

Our top Netflix picks TURN UP CHARLIE

A down-and-out DJ plots to rebuild his music career while working as a nanny for his famous best friend’s wild 11-year-old daughter.

ON MY BLOCK - SEASON 2

On My Block follows a quartet of bright, street-savvy friends who are navigating their way through high school - a must watch at any age.

TURN UP CHARLIE

A down-and-out DJ plots to rebuild his music career while working as a nanny for his famous best friend’s wild 11-year-old daughter.

JANE THE VIRGIN - SEASON 5

The series, revolving around a modern Virgin Mary trying to navigate life, returns after a mysterious event left Jane questioning everything in Season 4.

Some of this year’s Oscar winners for their acting – Rami Malek, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Mahershala Ali

category, the win was perhaps something of a toss-up between her, Lady Gaga (A Star is Born), Yalitza Aparicio (Roma) and Melissa McCarthy (Can you ever forgive me?), but proved a solid, well deserved win nonetheless.

And, whatever about Roma battling against some bigger-name, higher-profile rivals, at least it nabbed Best Director as one of a number of its wins, with Alfonso Cuaron wowing with a deeply per-

sonal, highly humane tale ahead of some of the snappier, showier films in the same category.

Those are pretty much the top-four banner awards that nab the headlines and are the marquee points to hang an article on.

Overall, despite the behind the scenes bedlam and hamfisted organisation in recent months as the Oscars’ organisers pinballed from one blunder to another, things proceeded

smoothly enough.

Of note was the fact that the viewership figures were actually up on last year’s figure – but the 2019 figure was still the second-lowest for the Oscars, following last year’s historic low point.

While the winners (and runner-ups) all deserve to be lauded, it’s hard not to think that the Oscars are way past their prime, with some serious soul-searching to undertake.

Roll on Oscars 2020...

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THIS week, things are hotting up for Orla and Wayne, who’s warned by Orla to get over his jealousy of Tommy, but his humiliation grows as Tommy overhears Orla berating him about his insecurities.

Orla and Wayne’s moment of fun with junior is interrupted by Tommy’s arrival.

Wayne and Doug fail to agree on the terms of Doug’s employment – in order to get Doug to cut Wayne some slack, she tells him about the IVF treatment.

Wayne rips into Orla for making him look weak to Doug, and questions the solidity of his marriage as Orla becomes increasingly angry at his attitude.

Dolores gets involved in trying to help the situation.

Elsewhere, Melanie finds the atmosphere grim as Paul fires Callum in front of Ruth.

Callum warns Melanie she’ll soon find out how Paul treats women, and she’s concerned about Paul’s motives as he interferes in her family...

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Orla and Tommy are just good friends – but will jealous Wayne see it that way?

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ITALIAN holiday specialist Italy.ie have a spectacular range of tailormade holidays for the summer 2019 season.

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Travel Editor For starters, did you know you can ski in Greece?

Then there are the countless islands beyond the tourist hotspots of Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, Mykonos and Santorini.

If you fancy getting to grips with the Greeks but don’t want to travel in high season then here are some suggestions on where to go and what to do…

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Villa Vager Mani, Peloponnese, boasts four stylish and luxurious suites

A small selection of the fabulous range of holidays on Italy.ie include: Apr 28 – Sorrento – 4* Hotel Bristol – From €1,150pp – 7 nights May 11– Lake Garda - 4* Majestic Palace – From €899 – 7 nights May 17 – Puglia – 3* Hotel Boston – From €427 – 3 nights May-Oct – Italian Lakes & St. Moritz Tour – From €1,099 – 7 nights May-Sep – Sorrento, Amalfi, Pompeii & Vesuvius Tour – From €1,077 – 7 nights All the above prices are subject to availability and include return flights from Dublin, taxes and accommodation as specified. Baggage and transfers not included.

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Villa Vager Mani, Peloponnese – www.villavagermani.gr - is the newest boutique hotel opening in the southern Peloponnese, Greece.

Owners Marina and Nikolas Vager have put the emphasis on style and luxury and the hotel has four suites - all individually decorated reflecting Marina’s individual style which developed through her travels and her work as an interior designer.

Choose one of the suites which can sleep up to four this summer and autumn from €275 per night which includes homemade breakfast, complimentary mini bar, apperitivos on the courtyard terrace and all taxes. Book at www.villavagermani.gr.

Discover a new island

Astypalea is not as well-known as its more famous neighbours like Santorini, Paros or even Mykonos, and that is key to its charm.

Astypalaia – Chrysallis Boutique Hotel From £65 per night – www.chrysallishotel.eu - Astypalaia is not as well-known as its more famous neighbours like Santorini, Paros or even Mykonos, and that is key to its charm.

This is a place where you can truly connect with the local culture: festivals are celebrated with traditional music and dance.

The local cuisine – the freshest of fish, exotic local specialties like biscuits of local saffron – is a delight, sophisticated in its simplicity.

This gorgeous butterflyshaped island offers over 120km of gorgeous coastline just made for exploring. Boutique accommodations with a sense of local style give your stay a sense of elegance and authenticity.

Stay at the newly renovated Chrysalis Boutique Hotel for adults only from €80 per night for a superior room including breakfast (available from May 15 to June 10, chrysalishotel.eu/en/).

Discover Mt Mainalo

The Peloponnese is one of those areas in Greece that are easily accessible.

Villa Vager (www.hotelvager.gr) is just a short drive from Athens International Airport.

It’s a listed building with only nine suites with working fireplaces adding to the whole ambience of the place. It is open all year round as it can combine a variety of different types of holidays, from exploring the ancient sites of Epidaurus, Mycenae and Olympia to skiing at Mainalo Mountain Ski Resort which is only 10 km away.

Mainalon has eight ski runs and four lifts.

Prices at Villa Vager start from €140 per room per night to include homecooked breakfast and all relevant taxes.

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GREECE: A COUNTRY FOR ALL SEASONS

Icelandair expands flights between Dublin and Reykjavik SUMMER frequency is being expanded by Icelandair on flights between Dublin and Reykjavik.

The current daily service will increase to ten flights a week between May 16 and September 7.

The three new flights will run on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with a 2.40pm departure from the Irish capital. These will be in addition to existing 11.45am flights which were introduced last year.

The airline provides connections via Reykjavik to 21 points in the US and Canada including Anchorage, New York, Boston, Toronto and Vancouver.

Icelandair UK, Ireland and Continental Europe director Andrés Jonsson said: “Our Dublin route has been operating for nearly a year now and our service is proving to be very well received, as such we are delighted to be able to increase frequencies on this route.”

Reykjavik

Visit a turtle resort

Lesante Blu in Zakynthos offers a seven night break from €1,008 per person (www.sovereign. com). This is an adultsonly hotel with its own private stretch on the beach.

May is a great month to visit Zakynthos as you can visit the turtle sanctuary, take a boat trip to the Navagio and generally explore the island.

Alternatively, Sovereign Luxury Travel has a seven-night holiday to The Lesante Beach Resort on a half-board basis from just over €3,000 per family, based on departures on 26 May.

Villa Vager hotel is open all year round as it can combine a variety of different types of holidays, from exploring the ancient sites of Epidaurus, Mycenae and Olympia to skiing at Mainalo Mountain Ski Resort

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FOOD&DRINK

MORSELS OF NEWS IN THE CAPITAL

Fusion fare delights diners in the centre REBECCA RYAN

LA SOUL FOOD, drawing on traditional tastes from Central America fused with Asian f lavours, has come onto the food scene right in the heart of Dublin city.

Juanitos, located at no 35 Drury Street, offers a truly unique and tasty culinary experience.

Howth-born chef Johnnie Cooke opened the doors of Juanitos last December and it has been thriving ever since.

Lee Doyle, Juanitos’ head chef (formerly of The Exchequer) has a wealth of experience under his belt, having worked in Michelin star kitchens.

Lee describes the menu as: “healthy, fresh, vibrant and tasty”.

When you walk through the doors you are greeted with a warm, relaxed ambiance. The staff are extremely welcoming, with great passion and

recommendations on the menu.

The menu has plenty of interesting options to choose from – so much so, I wished I had two stomachs to try everything ... there’s always next time!

The prices are very reasonable for a city centre location, with mains starting at €8.50.

Juanitos sure know how to do tacos very well.

Bursting with flavours, you can get Mexican beer-battered shrimp tacos with salsa fresca, guacamole, shredded cabbage, lime aioli and yellow corn tortillas.

There’s also an all-day taco special served daily where you get three for €9.

Fo r s o m e g u i l t y pleasure, there’s plenty of Asian cuisine to try.

The Sticky Korean Popcorn Chicken with grilled pineapple, spring onion, sesame, toasted cashews, jasmine rice is a must, along with the Korean ‘dry-fried’ crispy chicken wings with a n i n t e re s t i n g sauce of soy, honey, sesame and choice of

sauce – yes, I did eat both in one sitting!

T h e re i s a l s o t h e popular Rotisserie Chicken Arepas with ye l l o w c o r n c a ke s, chicken, guacamole, salsa fresca, cotija cheese marinated and coated with the special house glaze and choice of sauce.

To t r y s o m e t h i n g different as a side, there are yummy avocado fries served with chilli flakes cilantro pesto, and sea salt. Deep-fried fruit is technically still ‘healthy’, right?

To top it off, if you still have room, there are delicious very homely house-baked pastries to choose from and Costa Rican coffee to wash it down.

Juanitos’ signature coffee from McCabes Coffee, named ‘Pura Vida’ (meaning ‘simple life’) has a backbone of mild roasted Costa Rican coffee from H a c i e n d a Aq u i a re s, delicately balanced with a little Brazil, Indian and Sumatran Arabica.

The c ity centre restaurant certainly delivers on taste. I heard their food described as

Perfect pancakes WITH Pancake Tuesday filling heads with thoughts of perfect pancakes (with our tums looking to get their fill soon, too), why not make some yummy Buttermilk Pancakes (to serve two) with a difference? These are glutenfree, so perfect for coeliacs ...

Ingredients 1 cup GF self-raising flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 cup buttermilk (don’t forget to shake it up) 1 medium free-range egg 2 tbsp butter 1 tsp cinnamon (optional) 1 ripe banana or half cup blueberries (optional)

Give your taste buds a treat – Juanitos offers a surprising variety of dishes and flavours, unexpectedly mixing Central America fare with a dash of Asian fusion. Best of all, the delish dishes that it serves up come at a very reasonable price, too, adding to its appeal in the city centre

a “party in your mouth” and when observing customers in the packed restaurant, there were a lot of pleasure-imbued “mmm” sounds coming from punters as they dived into their dishes.

Juanitos is perfect for a quick tasty bite from b re a k fa s t to d i nn e r, pre-shows bites, or just as equally also perfect spending a longer time chilling out with family and friends with great

food.

(Tip – If you get a chance, sit by the window seats; they’re perfect for people-watching.)

For further information about the restaurant, see juanitos.ie.

Preparation • Add all ingredients to a large bowl or pouring jug and blend. If you’re not using the banana, you can also just do this with a whisk or fork.

• Put a pan on a medium-high heat and once hot, melt the butter. Add the butter to the pancake and mix and stir.

Ensure enough butter remains to evenly coat the pan.

• The pan usually fits about three little pancakes – they’ll be the puffy, stackable American-style ones.

• They should take about 30 seconds or so either side until golden brown; you can keep a plate warm in the oven for pancakes while you use up all the batter.

• These pancakes last well and sometimes you can just pop them in the toaster the next day too.

CRAFTBEERCORNER

Going old school

The Goose Tavern

THE GOOSE TAVERN, which began its career as the “Green Goose” and then “The Pilot” certainly hasn’t lost its charm despite its name changes. The small front double doors open into a bar and lounge in one. The brass fittings and carpeted floor certainly lend themselves to the old school bar feeling.

The Goose Tavern might not win any awards for how it looks from the outside, but once inside, the pint was a completely different story. Smooth, consistent and with the taste on point, the Goose is definitely worth a visit. @guinnessadvisor

The Goose Tavern, Sion Hill Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9

Sabotage IPA Trouble Brewing Kill, Co Kildare  PALE MAILE, Beer Aficionado IF YOU come across any of the beers from Trouble Brewing Company they will stand out just because of their wonderful label designs but they taste just as good too.

This IPA is perfectly balanced between the bitterness and the taste of hops. This is not as hoppy as some IPAs and has a medium body, so Trouble’s Sabotage IPA is not overpowering if you prefer less of a bite.The drink has a lovely amber colour and 5.5% ABV. Another super tasty pint from this local brewery.

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SPORT

LASER SHOW: SOCCER: DINNY Corcoran’s eyes lit up

when the opportunity was presented to decide the Dublin Derby at Dalymount Park – but not in the way he may have anticipated.

The Portrane man condemned the Hoops to their fifth defeat in six games against their greatest rivals as he sent Alan Mannus the wrong way from the penalty spot.

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS INFORM YOU OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCORES OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS BASKETBALL | MEN’S SUPER LEAGUE REMAINS UP FOR GRABS

Templeogue fell Saints to lead the way  sport@dublingazette.com

THE TWISTS and turns at the top of the men’s basketball Super League table continue apace with league leaders, Templeogue keeping their spot at the top intact thanks to a 67-89 point win over Dublin neighbours, DCU Saints on Saturday evening.

Templeogue built a 43-33 lead at the interval and continued to push the boat out as Dee Proby and Lorcan Murphy both landed 18 points with good support from Jason Killeen.

Mike Bonaparte tallied 27 for DCU but he could not find enough support from around the court to close the gap.

Templeogue now lead the way with 36 points from 16 outings, six clear but Tralee Warriors are hot on their heels following an 80-68 win on Saturday over Belfast Star. They have two games in hand, though,

which could wipe out Templeogue’s lead.

UCD Marian are still in the chase for league honours thanks to a high-scoring 76-101 point win over Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin in the kingdom on Saturday evening. Mike Garrow, Conor Meany and Elijah Mays led the way for the visitors and despite good displays from Daniel Jokubaitis, Daragh Jones and Declan Wall.

UCD put in a huge 40-point third quarter to help see home victory.

Moycullen succumbed 64-89 to cup champions, Pyrobel Killester on Saturday evening meanwhile.

Isaiah Harris-Winn top scored for Moycullen with 22 points.

But Killester’s Royce Williams bagged himself 26 points on the way to leading his team to victory.

Moycullen remain in a three-way tie at the bottom of the Men’s Super League.

In Division One, Northern Confer-

Templeogue’s Lorcan Murphy on the attack in their victory over the DCU Saints. Picture: Martin Doherty

ence leaders and currently unbeaten DBS Éanna gave Scotts Lakers St Paul’s Killarney a tough outing.

A superb first half performance from Sean O’Brien and Papito Hersisia looked to have Killarney comfortable at stages but Éanna kept chipping away at the lead and by the half time break, had the margin cut

to three points.

A stunning third quarter from the hosts’ Stefan Zecevic and Joshua Wilson began to show why the Dubliners are still unbeaten after 20 league games, and with Conor Gallagher making his presence known under the boards, Éanna drove home to a 103-87 point win in the end.

SPORT CONTACT INFO SPORTS EDITOR: Stephen Findlater sfindlater@dublingazette.com

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LUCAN SARSFIELDS BALLYMUN KICKHAMS OUR adult WELL doneleague to thegames Junior resume A la next weekend.

On Sunday, our seniors travel to Thomas Davis for a 10:30 throw in, while our Inters host Vincents at 10:30 in Pc Ciceam.

Our junior A team travel to Grangegorman to play St. Brendans at 12 noon and our junior B team play away to Towers of Lusk at 3pm. Best of luck to all teams and please try support.

There were big wins for our under 16’s and our minors this weekend too, so well done all concerned.

A reminder of the quiz night this Thursday in the upstairs lounge of the Autobahn to fundraise for our Under-15 girls trip to Portugal. It starts at 8:30 and is €10 per head to enter, please support.

Reminder, the nurseries return this coming Saturday after the mid term break. Please spread the word!

More details here: http://www.ballymunkickhams.com/category/nursery-and-juvenile-news/ We would like to remind all members, that under no circumstances are dogs allowed on our pitches and surrounds, and that smoking is not allowed on our pitches and surrounds. This is an executive order, and will be strictly enforced.

Congratulations to all 4 Dublin senior teams in all codes who were victorious over the weekend, in particular the men’s footballers, whose win was capped by a terrific display by our very own Evan Comerford. Well done Evan and well done everyone.

Our senior team will be holding a “Cheltenham festival preview” fundraiser on Wednesday March 6th upstairs in the Autobahn at 8pm. Special guests are Johnny Ward, David Jennings, Bryan Cooper and Keith Donoghue.

Tickets are €20 and available from Eoin Dolan on 0863470146 or Liam O’Donovan on 087 9764120 For more information on all our news snippets, go to our website, FaceBook, Twitter or Instagram page, where you can find a myriad of facts about the club!

St Jude’s Niamh Gannon in action in the Dublin minor camogie side’s 2-14 to 0-11 win over Wexford. Picture: ilivephotos.com

CRUMLIN THERE were good wins this weekend for our U-16 and minor camogie teams and also for our U-15 football team. Well done to all.

Our U-9 and U-10 hurling teams finished their 6-week indoor hurling tournament in Gormanstown on Sunday. Both teams played well throughout the six weeks and enjoyed the experience of participating in the tournament.

Adult subs are now due

and once again we will be asking all members social and playing to pay ASAP. SAVE THE DATE – Our four-day Easter camp will be running this year from Tuesday, April 23 to Friday, April 26. More details will be posted nearer the time.

Lotto was not won this week. The numbers drawn were 2, 6, 10, 16. There were six match 3 winners.

Next week’s jackpot will be € 3,300.

SOCCER: BOHEMIANS STRIKER’S EYES ON THE PRIZE AS PENALTY

Dinny lasers in to keep Dublin red and black

LOI PREMIER DIVISION Bohemians Shamrock Rovers  DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com

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DINNY Corcoran’s eyes lit up when the opportunity was presented to decide the Dublin Derby at Dalymount Park – but not in the way he may have anticipated.

The Portrane man condemned the Hoops to their fifth defeat in six games against their greatest rivals as he sent Alan Mannus the wrong way from the penalty spot.

S o m e Rove rs fa n s in the Des Kelly Stand behind the goal shone lasers in his eyes in an attempt to put him off, but the big striker kept his calm to score the only goal of the game.

That made it three in three for the 30-year-old, who was the Gypsies’ top scorer with 11 goals last

year and is already more than a quarter of the way to reaching that tally.

“They were shining lasers in my eyes and all, but I just had to keep my focus,” Corcoran told the Dublin Gazette.

“I was always going there and I said I’ll see what happens, if it goes in it goes in, and thankfully it did. It’s never [happened before].

“It was actually right before I took it, the ball was placed and all, and these green things coming across my face surprised me! There’s no point in arguing – just get on with it. “ Corcoran’s penalty settled the tie with a deserved win for Keith Long’s side, who dominated the game following Aaron Greene’s 29thminute red card.

The former Bohs striker was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Keith Ward, a decision

that left manager Stephen Bradley bewildered after the game.

“Anyone who knows Aaron knows he doesn’t make tackles like that,” said Bradley.

“It was right in front of me. He puts his body over the ball to shield the ball. He doesn’t go near the player. It was a poor decision.

“The yellow was out and he was about to put it in the air and the fourth official said red card, which is unbelievable.

It’s the only decision he got involved in all night.”

Wa r d w a s h e a v ily involved again in the creation of the goal, ghosting past substitute Ronan Finn and drawing the foul for the penalty.

He could have capped off an outstanding individual display late on with a goal but was denied first by Joey O’Brien, before blazing his shot over the bar.

“They’re always tough, tense affairs, both teams afraid to go for it, afraid

to lose,” said Corcoran, “When they went down to ten men we had a bit more space and time on the ball. We had to be patient because they put everyone behind the ball and it’s hard to play against and break down.

“But Wardy popped up with a bit of magic to win the peno and thankfully I slotted it away.

“It’s all about getting the result tonight and the clean sheet – we’ve three clean sheets now and three goals for myself.”

Pembroke’s double setback

Pembroke captain Harry Spain. Picture: Adrian Boehm

PEMBROKE Wanderers endured a tough weekend as they fell to Glenanne 1-0 in the men’s EY Hockey League on Saturday before subsequently bowing out of the Irish Senior Cup on Sunday at the hands of Lisnagarvey.

In truth, in the league tie, the Glens had more than enough chances to put this game to bed much earlier but their penalty corner team misfired with nine set pieces going without return as Simon Thornton repelled chances from Jerome Saeys and Shannon Boucher.

Pembroke were dangerous on the counter and

did force Iain Walker into a couple of strong saves while Stephen Brownlow took one off the line.

The goal came when Pembroke misplaced a pass over the left sideline which Sam O’Connor took quickly, flipping it into the D at knee-height where Venter batted in first time and they shut the game down from there.

In the cup, Daniel Nelson scored twice for Garvey in their 3-1 win over Pembroke at the quarter-final stages.

Harry Spain got his first of the season but it was not enough for the Ballsbridge side.

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SEES OFF ROVERS

RUGBY: CLONTARF RUN UP BONUS POINT WIN OVER UCC

Bulls bash their way into AIL top three

AIL DIVISION 1A

Clontarf UCC  sport@dublingazette.com

Bohemians Derek Pender holds off Shamrock Rovers’ Ronan Finn.

Picture: Andrew O’’Connell/ Shamrock Rovers

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Shels stars shine bright for MGL U-13s

SHELBOURNE’S Lara Finnegan, Lia O’Leary, Nadia Nahedh and Sarah McSherry were all part of the Metro Girls League Academy’s northside team that beat the Wexford WSSL Under-13s last weekend 6-2. McSherry and O’Leary were both on the mark in the victory for the representative team. The Under-15 side saw off the same opposition in a thrilling 2-1 success. The older age group’s game was decided by Bohemians Emma McGrath with her club mate Olivia Rutherford getting the early goal.

Picture: Bernie O’Farrell

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CLONTARF won a try-fest against UCC to move up to third place in the AIL Division 1A, taking advantage of defeats for all three of the sides around them.

They led from start to finish in a 36-29 bonus-point victory at Castle Avenue. It was a timely win for the north Dubliners after recent losses to Dublin University and Cork Constitution, as a three-try first-half salvo guided them past the Cork students who are becoming notoriously difficult to put away.

UCC may have lost four of their last six games but they continue to pick up bonus points - four of the try-scoring variety and six losing ones - and they pocketed two against ‘Tarf after storming back from a 26-7 deficit early in the second half.

David Joyce converted tries from Matt D’Arcy and Michael Courtney, the latter crossing for the sixth time this season, as Andy Wood’s men established a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter.

UCC snapped back with a well-worked seven-pointer from winger Michael Clune, but replacement Conor Kelly’s try on the stroke of half-time made it 21-7.

The visitors suffered another setback when Tarf tighthead Royce Burke-Flynn crashed over to put 19 points between the sides, securing the former champions’ bonus-point in the process.

However, UCC again knuckled down and played their way back into contention with their back row particularly influential. Some terrific ball retention and high-tempo play preceded converted scores from captain Daire Feeney and Ryan Murphy.

When number 8 Murphy broke through for his seventh try of the campaign, suddenly it was ‘game on’ at 26-21.

Up popped Mullingar man Sean O’Brien to bludgeon through for his third try in four games, just reward for another robust per-

Clontarf’s Michael Noone attempts to break a tackle.

Picture: Deryck Vincent

formance from the former Ireland Under-20 international. Joyce’s conversion gave Tarf a match-winning cushion of 12 points.

UCC, and out-half James Taylor in particular, made Tarf sweat late on as he slipped through for their bonus point score out wide and traded closing penalties with his opposite

number Joyce.

Their hard-earned bonus points, which looked an unlikely outcome 30 minutes earlier, keep Brian Walsh’s youngsters out of the bottom two but they must get back to winning ways in the next two weeks against Shannon and Terenure College.

Dublin venues to host UEFA U-17s

UEFA UNDER-17 TOURNAMENT  sport@dublingazette.com

TALLAGHT Stadium is one of seven stadiums across the country to host games during the UEFA Under-17 European Championships, and will host the final on 19 May, 2019.

Tallaght Stadium, which is owned and operated by South Dublin County Council, was chosen along with Tolka Park, UCD Bowl, and Whitehall Sta-

dium in Dublin, and the Carlisle Grounds in Bray, City Calling Stadium in Longford and the RSC in Waterford to host games during this international competition as they all fall within the UEFA-stipulated travel radius from the tournament team hotel, at CityWest in South Dublin County.

Nicola Coffey, Tallaght Stadium Manager, said: “As manager of Tallaght Stadium, I am delighted that our venue has

been chosen to host the final of the UEFA European Under-17 Championships.

“It is a great honour for the venue to host such a prestigious event.

“I’ve no doubt both the teams and their travelling support will receive a warm welcome in South Dublin.”

Colin O’Brien’s Republic of Ireland team - who qualify automatically as host nation - will play two of their group

games in Tallaght and one in Waterford’s RSC. The group draw will be made in Dublin on 4 April. Tallaght Stadium, which was opened in 2009, now has a capacity of 8,000 following the opening of a new third stand and will host the final on Sunday, May 19.

The tournament, which kicks off on May 3, will be played across four counties in seven different venues with 16 teams involved.

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WELL done to all our teams that played over the past week. It’s great to see the pitches alive again and teaming with juveniles and adults alike.

Our senior footballers are looking for support when they travel to play Man O’ War this coming Sunday at 10:30am in the league. We wish you the best.

Camogie training every Thursday evening from 7 to 8pm on our All-weather pitch. If you have a girl or girls born 2006, 07, 08, 09, 10, we’d love to meet them and have them try it out. Just text Lenny 086 8266119 to let him know so he has helmets and hurls at the ready.

This week our little camogie players are having a fundraiser on the Hurling Wall from 6 to 9pm. Come along to see our young girls show the skills they’ve learnt. Furthermore, please show your support and sponsor our girls when they ask you. Thanks.

A group of 55 adults & U10’s from O’Toole’s, arranged by Karl Hamilton, enjoyed a super evening in Croke Park watching both the Dublin Ladies and the Dublin Men’s teams take on and beat their counterparts from the county Mayo. And the lovely Kate Fitzgibbon got a good run out for the girls.

Important dates for your diary - Easter Camps 2019: Junior Camp for girls & boys 4 to 7 year olds; Tuesday, April 16 to Thursday, April 18. Senior Camp for boys & girls 8 to 12 year olds, Tuesday, April 23 to Thursday, April 25; 10am to 1pm each day. Only €25 per child for each camp. Register in O’Toole’s on Saturday, April 13 and April 20, 9.30 to 11am.

For Information or Booking call David on 086 3101034 or Kelly 085 1600381.

Forms can also be returned to Club office on 01 8482641. Places are limited for these camps. To avoid disappointment please register early.

Condolences to our senior player Ciaran and the Kimmage family on the sudden death of his dad Raphael. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

This weekend in our lounge for your entertainment: Saturday ‘Midnight Ramblers’ and Sunday with Phil Halliday.

There was no winner of our Thursday night ‘Live’ Club Lotto. The numbers drawn were 11, 13, 16, 17. The jackpot will be a cool €2,000 this week.

ST OLIVER PLUNKETT’S/ER OUR senior hurlers were beaten in their first league game this morning by Faugh’s.

Final Score: Faugh’s 3-12 | SOPER 3-07 There was plenty of favourable results elsewhere in the club across Junior, Minor and Camogie as well as Dublin Camogie where we are well represented.

Following a call to action from our chairman John Quilter a few weeks ago, our Junior Hurlers rallied to ensure there was a team available and ready to go for the start of the their league campaign.

Delighted to report that 23 lads came together this morning and lined out to secure their first win in AHL5 beating Whitehall Colmcille’s by a point. Congrats to everyone involved in making sure the team got off to a winning start.

A hard fought first half against the wind saw Plunketts trail by a point at half time.

They were able to control the game with the wind and worked their way in front by four points. There was a late scare when Whitehall found the net in additional time but the clock was not on their side as Plunketts breathed a sigh of relief at full time.

Final Score: SOPER 2-09 | 1-11 Whitehall The minor footballers played their first game in MFL1 away to Lucan. They got off

to a strong start going into the break up 3-4 to 0-8 and went on to close out the game by 3 goals.

Final Score: Lucan Sarsfields 1-10 | SOPER 4-10Congrats to our Senior Camoige team who just recorded a fantastic victory in their Leinster League clash vs. O’Moore’s in Laois today. The girls have who all of their games to top Division 2A and have secured home advantage for the semi final on 10th March.

Final Score : O’Moore’s 0-4 | SOPER 6-15.

Congrats to Aisling & Ciara Carolan along with the Dublin Camogie team who beat Clare to avoid a relegation play off.

Final Score: Clare 0-7 | 1-7 Dublin, Congrats to Gaby & Jody Couch who were part of the winning Minor Dublin Camogie team beating Wexford. Gaby scored an impressive 1-03 and Jody also got a point.

Final Score: Dublin 2-14 | Wexford 0-11 Congrats to the Dublin Footballers getting back on track last night with a comfortable win against Mayo and also to the hurlers on a tremendous battle to the end to hold on to beat Waterford in the Hurling.

Football Final Score: Dublin 1-12 | Mayo 0-7.

Hurling Final Score: Dublin 1-26 | Waterford 4-15.

LADIES FOOTBALL : DUBLIN SHOW THEIR SPIRIT

McEvoy inspires blue comeback LGFA DIVISION ONE Dublin 1-17 Mayo 3-9  JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

DUBLIN stormed back to defeat Mayo and give their league hopes a big boost as they won a thriller in Croke Park on Saturday evening.

M i c k B o h a n’s s i d e started poorly against a strong Mayo side, and had conceded five points before they got out of the blocks.

Niamh and Grace Kelly’s points were followed by a goal from Rachel Kearns for the visitors, Kearns emphatic strike sending up a warning signal to the Jackies.

It was to get worse before it got better, too.

Niamh McEvoy scored a terrific goal, but rather than rallying the Dubs, Bohan’s charges continued to struggle to deal with Kearns, who broke a ga i n , ra t t l e d C i a ra Trant’s post and then lashed in the rebound, to re-establish and ominous looking Mayo lead.

Fiona Doherty had added a third for the visitors inside twenty minutes, finishing from a tight angle, and Dublin

Lyndsey Davey on the charge for Dublin. Picture: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

found themselves 3-2 to 1-2 behind with a third of the contest gone.

From there, though, Dublin found their composure, taking control of the middle and increasingly utilising the space that seems to appear in HQ. Siobhan Killeen and Jennifer Dunne are two relatively new additions to the Dublin side but their introduction made an impact, narrowing the margin by two points,

CAMOGIE Dublin survive in national league NA FIANNA’S Niamh Rock played her part as Dublin’s camogie side recorded their first win of their national league campaign with a 1-7 to 0-7 victory over Clare.

The win was enough to see Dublin avoid any impending relegation series as it added to their draw with Offaly earlier in the campaign. Next on their agenda is a championship date with Kilkenny in May. Picture: ilivephotos.com

with Mayo going in leading by four.

Kearns was to have an opportunity to complete a hattrick just after the break, but blazed a penalty the wrong side of the Dublin crossbar, and from then on in it was the Jackies who looked more likely.

Lindsey Davey, Niamh McEvoy (who finished with 1-5) and the late introduction of the ever dangerous player of the year Sinead Aherne saw

Dublin frequently split the uprights as they ultimately pushed their west coast rivals aside in a dominant closing 20 minutes.

The win pushes Dublin to the top of the Lidl National Football League table for the first time this season, a solid piece of progress for a team that have been flagged as something of a side in transition, but seem to be building considerable momentum.

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HURLING: FIRHOUSE ROAD CLUB KEEP VINCENT’S SCORELESS FOR FIRST HALF

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Kenny hails his Dublin midfield maestros

Ballyboden St Enda’s got their AHL1 campaign off to a flying start Picture: Cliona Mellett

Vincent’s blanked in first half by Boden AHL DIVISION ONE Ballyboden St Enda’s St Vincent’s  sport@dublingazette.com

1-14 0-6

ST VINCENT’S were held scoreless in the first half as they fell to an opening day defeat to reigning AHL1 champions Ballyboden St Enda’s at Firhouse Road until the second half last Sunday.

On their home turf of Pairc Ui Murchu, Boden produced a dominant display to overcome the opening round challenge of the Marino men.

En route to securing their seventh Senior Hurling Championship title in 2018, the southsiders defeated Vins by four points (2-16 to 0-18) at the semifinal stage and they showed them a clear pair of heels this time, too.

Despite their respective retirements from inter-county duty, Gary Maguire and Shane Durkin will continue to play active roles for Boden at club level.

They were joined in Sunday’s squad by the likes of captain Simon Lambert, Niall McMorrow and Conor Dooley – who have all featured for the Sky Blues in recent times.

Facing into a stiff breeze, Vincent’s dominated possession in the early exchanges.

Boden held firm in defence, however, with the likes of James Madden and Luke Corcoran leading the way. Following a barren spell in front of the posts for both teams, Boden attacker Paul Doherty broke the deadlock with a long-distance effort.

Some smart play in the opposition half helped the hosts to stretch their lead, before James Roche’s clinical strike produced the first goal of the game. The versatile Conor Dooley subsequently added a free to give Ballyboden a commanding interval advantage of 1-4 to 0-0.

Given the strength of the elements, a potential Vincent’s comeback couldn’t be discounted on the restart. The northside visitors - third-place finishers in last year’s league - had offered a threat prior to the break, with Mark O’Keeffe unfortunate not to find the target.

Yet, it was Joe Fortune’s charges who maintained a stranglehold on the contest. In addition to a Roche score, Dooley grabbed a three-point salvo to keep Boden in the driving seat.

Vincent’s eventually opened their account through Conor Burke and former All-Star nominee Ronan Fallon later split the uprights to bring the gap down to seven.

Nevertheless, Boden were never in danger of letting the game slip out of their grasp. Dooley - Dublin’s first-choice netminder in 2016 - bolstered his tally

with four eye-catching points, while Niall Ryan and Sean McDonnell also added their names to the scoresheet.

Elsewhere, Na Fianna clocked up a fine 2-13 to 2-6 win over Ballinteer St John’s while Whitehall Colmcilles beat Crumlin with plenty to spare in a 1-18 to 0-11 scorelines. Craobh Chiarain beat Kilmacud Crokes 2-12 to 1-11.

St Vincent’s found it tough to make inroads. Picture: Cliona Mellett

DUBLIN hurling manager Mattie Kenny highlighted the display of the Dublin midfield and forwards following Sunday’s dramatic NHL Division 1B victory over Waterford in Parnell Park.

The high-scoring duel (Dublin 1-26 Waterford 4-15) concluding with Dublin keeper Alan Nolan denying Stephen Bennett’s penalty with the last puck of the game.

The Dubs showed great resilience to respond on each occasion to the concession of four goals and can now look forward to hosting Laois this coming Sunday in Parnell Park (2pm) with renewed confidence.

Dublin’s forward line failed to really spark in the previous game against Galway but last Sunday’s display was a different story.

“A lot of the performance to date has been driven by our back six or our back eight,” said Mattie Kenny.

“Today’s victory was driven by our front eight.

“There’s an old saying that goes back for many, many years – goals win matches,” added Mattie.

“And Waterford got their goals there.

When you concede four goals, it’s always going to be difficult to win.

“And our lads showed really good character there. Every time they got a goal, our lads went up the field and got a score or two.”

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Houlihan halts Browne to land elite boxing title  DAVE DONNELLY

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CRUMLIN Crumlin Boxing Club’s Leona Houlihan put a horror year of injuries behind her to regain the 80kg crown at the National Elite Finals in Dublin on Saturday night.

She was one of three boxers from the city to claim a national title, alongside Patryk Adamus of Drimnagh, Anthony Browne from St Michael’s, Inchicore and David Oliver Joyce of Ballymun.

H o u l i h a n’s C r u m lin club mate Dearbhla Duffy, meanwhile, lost out in her 57kg final against Michaela Walsh.

Adamus was victorious in the men’s 57kg category, beating Christian Cekiso of Portlaoise 3-2, while Joyce was a comfortable 5-0 winner over Dominic Bradley of Errigal in the 60kg weight class.

There was some controversy in the 91kg class as Browne was pronounced winner over Kenneth Okungbowa of Athlone on a countback after an accidental clash of heads forced a stoppage.

Houlihan edged past Aglish’s Lisa Browne on a scorecard of 3-2 following a bruising encounter at the National Stadium.

It was nip and tuck for all three rounds, with Houlihan taking a standing count in the first round but landing more shots in the second and third.

The 39-year-old’s vic-

Crumlin Boxing Club’s All-Ireland finalists Dearbhla Duffy, left, and Leona Houlihan

“I started it to just keep my fitness levels up and went to the boxercise classes and just loved it.“ tory is perhaps more remarkable in light of the fact she was coming off the back of a dislocated shoulder, which disrupted her preparation for the fight.

“It was a rough one alright,” Houlihan tells the Dublin Gazette.

“I felt like I had the first round, even though she got a count. It’s all such a

blur almost.

“The second round, it was almost like she was throwing more accurate shots but I was throwing more shots.

“I felt a little bit busier.

In the third round I was wrecked.

“I had dislocated my shoulder about four weeks before the match so I was only training

with one hand.”

Houlihan, who is a medical scientist in the army, grew up in Tipperary but is an adopted Dubliner having lived here most of her adult life.

She played a variety of sports, from GAA to soccer to rugby, but she fell into boxing five years ago purely as a way to keep her fitness levels up.

Trainer Phil Sutcliffe at Crumlin BC identified that she had some talent and, before she knew it, she was competing at national level.

“I started it to just keep my fitness levels up and went to the boxercise classes and just loved it.

“Then Phil asked me to a fight for the club. I thought it was a white-

collar fight.

“I did and it was great and I loved it. I got a buzz.

Phil said I could get better and maybe compete at some level in the future and I stuck at it.

“There’s an army competition coming up so hopefully I’ll enter that, but it’s so difficult to find anything in my weight category, even spars.”