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city goes green to celebrate st patrick

Members of Atomic Stage School in Dublin 9 (pictured) provided one of the more colourful moments from Dublin City’s St Patrick’s Day parade this year. More than half a million people lined the streets of Dublin to celebrate our national day which was themed “ imagine if . . .” as a celebration of the future.

Organisers estimated that 510,000 people took to the streets to enjoy creative presentations from a range of Irish artistic groups as well as enjoying the music provided from bands from the USA, the UK, Brittany and Ireland.

Picture: Rossiter Photography

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Airbnb’s impact on the rent market a concern

Nearly 1,500 homes and apartments available through Airbnb in Dublin

 Aisling Kennedy

Nearly 1,500 homes and apartments that are currently available to rent through Airbnb in Dublin city could be contributing to the lack of rental stock and the current homeless crisis in the city.

Declan O’Brien, Secretary of the Temple Bar Resident’s Association, said he has noticed a marked increase in the number of apartments to rent through Airbnb in Temple Bar over the last 12 months.

“To put things in perspec-

tive, currently on Daft.ie there is about 1,200 houses and apartments available to rent in Dublin. This is a serious issue but no one seems to be talking about it.”

In response to statistics compiled by InsideAirBnB. com a spokesperson for Air-

bnb told The Gazette: “They aren’t taking houses off the market, they are sharing their homes and the cities they love, and using the additional income to help pay the bills.”

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statistics | 1,469 homes/apartments available to rent in Dublin city area

‘Airbnb popularity displacing houses in rental market’

 Aisling Kennedy

Over 1,000 homes and apartments that are currently available to rent through Airbnb in Dublin city could be contributing to the lack of rental stock and the current homeless crisis in the city.

According to InsideAirBnB.com, a website that was set up in San Francisco to compile information and statistics about housing stock rented out through Airbnb, a total of 1,469

homes/apartments are currently available to rent in the Dublin city council area alone with 1,682 homes/apar tments available to rent around Dublin.

This figure does not include homes that have a private or shared room to rent alongside the occupants of the home.

A t o t a l o f 3 ,773 homes/apartments currently have private or shared rooms to rent via Airbnb around Dublin.

InsideAirBnB.com

also measure the level of availability of each full home/apartment and state that if a home is available for up to 90 days or more it has a high level of availability.

InsideAirBnB.com state that Dublin city h a s a 72 . 4 % av a i l ability, meaning that of the 1,469 homes/ apartments available to rent in Dublin, a high amount are available to rent for more than 90 days per year.

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retary of the Temple Bar Residents Association, spoke to the Gazette and said he has noticed a marked increase in the number of apartments to rent through Airbnb in Temple Bar over the last 12 months.

“It has definitely become worse in the last 12 months and I really started to become aware of it in the last six months.

“To put things in perspective, currently on Daft.ie there is about 1, 2 0 0 h o u s e s a n d apartments available to rent in Dublin. This is a serious issue but no one seems to be talking about it.

“In our building, in Temple Bar, there is only three apartments and we’ve all been here for a long time.

“We’re seeing apartments across from us being let out through Airbnb all the time now and certainly over St Patrick’s weekend and over the Christmas period there was major antisocial behavior because some of the units were let out to groups of young people.

“What’s affecting us more though is we’re seeing long term neighbours moving out and rather than getting new tenants in, the owners are putting their apartments up on Airbnb.

There’s a whole community issue going on here and it’s very hard

Declan O’Brien, secretary of the Temple Bar Resident’s Association, says he has noticed a marked increase in the number of apartments to rent through Airbnb in Temple Bar over the last 12 months

to maintain a community in the area.”

O’Brien stated that in other cities including Berlin, this issue also became a problem and it led the local council to set up a task force of 20 people to tackle the issue.

“In Berlin, they are currently trying to bring two thirds of the short term let apar tments back into the rental stock. That equates to roughly 12,000 homes in Berlin.”

Ned Brennan, chief executive of Respond!, told the Gazette: “We can see that the popularity of Airbnb is displacing houses in the Dublin rental market that could, if open to rent on a long-term basis, alleviate somewhat the pressure on supply that is driving up prices in the city.

“It is hard to see how exactly this can be tackled as it appears to be a global phenomenon that is proving

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extremely popular for home owners and tourists alike.

“We in Respond! will examine approaches in other cities like Berlin and San Francisco to see what could be done without encroaching on people’s property rights.”

In response to statistics compiled by InsideAirBnB.com a spokesperson for Airbnb told the Gazette: “We’ve met countless Airbnb hosts and seen how home sharing has helped them pay their bills, avoid eviction and stay in their homes.

“The typical Ireland Airbnb host earns €2,600 per year by sharing space in their home for 46 nights per year.

“They aren’t taking houses off the market, they are sharing their homes and the cities they love, and using the additional income to help pay the bills.”

T he spokesperson added that in November 2015, Airbnb launched its Airbnb Compact Community plan which has three strands to it.

One of those strands is to promote responsible home sharing to

help make cities stronger.

“In cities that have not established rules for home sharing, and where housing prices and availability are a critical issue, we will work with our community to help prevent short-term rentals from impacting the availability and cost of permanent housing for city residents.

“We will educate our hosts and work to help ensure they agree to a policy of listing only properties that are permanent homes on a short-term basis.

“We will also continue to work with cities that have established home sharing policies on these matters.”

A spokesperson for the Department of Environment said: “In the constitution property rights are firmly protected and you cannot simply legislate away the rights of private property owners.

“Also it is understood that the majority of the lettings under the Airbb scheme are short term and in lots of cases provide for the use of rooms in houses.”

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public art | artistic piece for the relatives of the 1916 rising

Shelbourne

Race track open for good Friday

Exhibition to honour 1916 Volunteers  Aisling Kennedy

A new public art exhibition to commemorate the 1916 Fourcourts Volunteers and their relatives will be launched on March 24 in the Blue Room at the Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.

The exhibition was organised by The Complex, a multi-disciplinary arts movement which is committed to converting unoccupied sites into centres of professional arts practice, and it will be running from March 24 until December 2016.

Vanessa Fielding, artistic director of The Complex said: “Paddy Holohan, grandson of Patrick Holohan, one of the volunteer leaders, contacted

The Complex to collaborate on an artistic piece for the relatives of the 1916 Fourcourts Volunteers.

We responded with this concept of photographs, showing a living relative alongside a volunteer, revealing the emancipation of the living relative, achieved by the brave actions of the volunteer.

It was generously commissioned in partnership with the Law Society of Ireland.”

Paddy Holohan explained that the location of the exhibition is significant to the Rising because on Easter Monday 1916, commandment Edward Daly rallied up the first battalion of the Irish Volunteers at Blackhall Street.

“They proceeded to

occupy key buildings and construct barricades to control the streets west of O’Connell Street.

Their centre of operations was Church Street and over three hundred Irish Volunteers, Cumann na mBan and Fianna Eireann took part.

“Some of the fiercest fighting of the Rising took place along North King Street with many British, rebel and civilian casualties.”

The exhibition will be launched on March 24

by Brid Smith TD (PBPA) who has also taken part in the exhibition. The launch will take place from 6pm to 8pm. For more information on the exhibition contact Natasha Duffy on natasha@thecomplex. ie or call 087 7835372.

a turn-up for the books DeafHear, which is based in Dublin City Centre, will receive a new library worth €1,500 through the Bord Gais Energy Donate a Library programme.

DeafHear provides help and support for parents of deaf children using cochlear implants, hearing aids and/or sign language. It organises invaluable learning events for parents and works on changing policy in order to improve services and early intervention for deaf and hard of hearing children. They also hold residential weekends for families whose children have been newly diagnosed.

As part of the initiative, Bord Gais Energy pledged to donate seven libraries to local charity or community groups throughout Ireland in 2016. Hundreds of nominations were received from all over the country and, after much deliberation by the judges, DeafHear was confirmed as one of the recipients.

Pictured are Shane Hamilton, community resource officer; Siobhan Egan, family resource worker/team leader; Sarah O’Sullivan, audiologist; Aideen Foran, administrator; Paula Donohoe, national director of services and Cliona McCabe, administration coordinator.

Shelbourne Park’s Greyhound Racing track will once again open its doors this Good Friday for anyone who would like to partake in a fun night out.

Full bar facilities will be on offer and bookings are now being taken for restaurant and food packages.

Shelbourne Park will open from 3.30pm on Good Friday with the first race taking place at 5pm.

To coincide with the Ireland V Switzerland match in the Aviva Stadium, Shelbourne Park will also host a special event with Tony Cascarino and Balls.ie Tickets are €10 for both the racing and the Tony Cascarino event.

For more information, visit www.gogreyhoundracing.ie

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ballymun

Plaza to be renamed after seven heroes of 1916 Rising  Aisling Kennedy Ballymun Plaza will be renamed Cearnog na tSeachtar Laoch, after the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation, this week following a motion put down by Cllr Noeleen Reilly (SF) in a council meeting in 2015.

The Heritage Office in Dublin City Council (DCC) agreed to renaming the plaza Cearnog na tSeachtar Laoch last year and the final adoption of the plans took place at a recent North West area committee meeting.

Cllr Reilly told the Gazette: “I put forward a motion in early 2015 to have the Plaza renamed after the seven heroes of 1916.

“With the demolition of the last Tower Block last year which were all named after the leaders of 1916, it really brought home to residents in Ballymun that nothing had been named after the signatories.”

Cllr Reilly said that even with all the construction works that have taken place in Ballymun over the last 15 years, the opportunity to name some of the new streets and parks after the leaders was not taken.

“I felt it was important to do so as the leaders were very much part of Ballymun history,” she said.

“One of the local schools is named after the seven heroes so the name is very much in keeping with the area. What better time to rename the plaza than on the 100th Anniversary of the rising?”

She added: “Also in the 2016 budget we have allocated €100,000 to carry out improvement works at Cearnog an tSeachtar Laoch and this investment will make it more amenable to the public going forward.”

commemoration | posters and banners throughtout the city

All banners raised to remember Easter 1916  Aisling Kennedy A large number of commemorative flags and banners have been installed around Dublin as part of work carried out by the Commemorations Committee at Dublin City Council (DCC) to mark the 1916 celebrations.

As part of the 1916 commemoration plans, DCC has also placed 1916 promotional posters on billboards, buses and at train stations and the council is working closely with RTE to deliver and promote the ‘Reflecting the Rising’ event on Easter Monday.

In addition, a number of larger commemor a t i ve b a n n e r s a n d wraps have been placed around prominent buildings in the city centre as part of works carried out by the 1916

National Project Office and the Office of Public Works, in collaboration with the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht.

Some of the buildings that currently have commemorative banners in place include the Royal College of Surgeons which features a banner of the seven signatories and also a portrait image of Countess Markievicz, the Civic Offices which features the Proclomation, the Palace Street building which features an extract from a WB Yeats poem called Easter 1916, Citi Hotel Dame Street (Central Bank plaza) which features Women of the Rising and the Bank of Ireland College Green which features images of Grattan, O’Connell, Parnell and Redmond.

Following the instalment of the banners, a

spokesperson for Dublin City Council said: “During the course of discussions and planning with the other parties involved and in the context of commemorating the Rising, it felt appropriate and fitting to pay due respect to the endeavours of some of the great constitutional nationalists and parliamentarians who over the previous 150 years sought to assert, within the contexts of their periods, Irish Sovereignty, dignity and aspirations.

“This approach fits with that adopted in the City Council’s Commemorations Policy which states: ‘Dublin City Council wishes to ref lect all traditions, perspectives and points of view relevant to the Decade of Commemorations. All involvement, including combatants on

1916 banner at the Bank of Ireland, College Green, Dublin, which features images of Grattan, O’Connell, Parnell and Redmond

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‘The Bank of Ireland, along the parade route, was the very first purpose-built Parliament Building, the seat of Grattan’s Parliament’

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both sides and of different nationalities, civilians and the neglected role of women, are relevant. We will adopt an inclusive and respectful approach to this important period of Irish history.’”

T he spokesperson said that as Ireland is one of the oldest continuous democracies in the world we have a proud parliamentar y tradition that stretches back centuries.

“The Bank of Ireland,

along the parade route, was the very first purpose-built Parliament Building, the seat of Grattan’s Parliament.

“Differing points of view in relation to commemorations are expected and welcome and we have genuinely tried to include a reasonable mix of these views,” added the spokesperson.

The banners and wraps are expected to remain in place around Dublin until April 24.

Historic headstones and monuments vandalised boyond repair

 Aisling Kennedy

Goldenbridge Cemetery in Inchicore was targeted by vandals last week and up to nine Victorian and pre-Victorian monuments and headstones were destroyed as a result.

Among those damaged was the headstone of former leader of the Irish Free State, WT Cosgrave.

A spokesperson for Glasnevin Trust, trustee of Goldenbridge Cemetery, said: “The destruction was systematic, with

most of the monuments being destroyed beyond repair. Unfortunately, the cemetery has been the target of similar destructive vandalism on a number of occasions in the past couple of years and Glasnevin Trust is actively engaged with the Gardai in an effort to bring an end to these truly distressing acts of targeted vandalism.”

This comes at a bad time as the cemetery is currently part of a co-ordinated local development project between the Glasnevin Trust, Inchicore

Development Association and Dublin City Council to potentially reopen the cemetery as a fully operating amenity for the community following its closure in the 1900s.

Cllr Catherine Byrne (FG) said she was shocked to hear about the vandalism at the cemetery and in particular she was “disgusted and ashamed” to hear that WT Cosgrave’s grave had been desecrated once again.

“The local community is outraged by this latest act of van-

dalism at the cemetery, which has a proud heritage and holds many graves of historic importance.

“The people of Inchicore have fought to rejuvenate the area for a long time. This is set to be a really important year, with the opening up of Richmond Barracks for the 1916 commemorations, as well as the plans by Glasnevin Trust to open Goldenbridge Cemetery to public visitors.”

She said that the criminal damage is disappointing but it

would not stop plans by local groups who have worked hard on their projects.

“I extend my sympathies to the families of all the graves that have been desecrated in Goldenbridge Cemetery over the last number of years.

“As a community, we now need to step up and give the support needed to stop this senseless destruction of our local cemetery, and if anyone has any information about this latest act of vandalism, I urge them to report it to the Gardaí.”

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ballyfermot

Skating and play plans for Le Fanu Park  Aisling Kennedy

A unique skate park and play area will begin construction in Ballyfermot in the coming weeks following the appointment of architectural company Relational Urbanism to design the new park.

In February, Dublin City Council (DCC), the Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF) and the Matheson Foundation announced their plans to build the innovative play space in Le Fanu Park, Ballyfermot and an extensive two stage competitive process began that saw design teams from around the world submit their proposals.

The initial call for a skate and BMX park came from a group of young people.

A spokesperson for DCC said: “These young people, along with Ballyfermot youth workers and other community representatives, were involved throughout the community consultation and design process. A representative from Ballyfermot Youth Service was also on the judging panel.”

The Play Park Project will be funded by the Matheson Foundation in partnership with DCC and the IAF. The spokesperson for DCC said: “The overall construction budget for the project is €500,000 making it one of the most significant investments in a play space in Ireland.

“It also meets the Matheson Foundation’s objectives to help children fulfil their potential and promotes corporate philanthropy in Ireland.”

The new skate park and play area is due to begin construction soon and it is expected that the park will be completed by 2017.

Volunteers bringing badly needed medical supplies to areas in need

yemen | Rhys flinter was inspired to give a helping hand

Helping with the logistics of moving medicines in Yemen  James Brady

Rhys Flinter, a supply chain manager from Crumlin recently completed a two month mission with medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), providing logistical support for healthcare workers in Yemen.

After spending a number of years in logistics in the private sector in Ireland, Flinter went in search of work outside of the typical ‘nine to five’.

Flinter told the Gazette: “I’d several friends that had studied medicine in college and a couple of them did placements with MSF and had worked in places like

South Sudan, Central African Republic, the Congo and I was interested in what it would be like to work in that kind of a setting and help people who don’t have access to medical care”.

After going through the application process with the organisation, he was assigned a logistics role based in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa.

From there, he was responsible for ensuring the supply of medical material across the Gulf of Aden into Yemen.

“I worked in conjunction with people ‘in the field’, the MSF medical coordinators and team over in Yemen. My job was to look after what drugs they needed, how

much they needed and where they needed them”.

MSF relies on a global distribution network to move equipment and supplies to emergency settings around the world.

Due to the level of violence in Yemen, hospitals require specialist equipment and Rhys was responsible for this across the Gulf of Aden, in Djibouti.

“Typically, it’d be small items: skin grafts, tools, hydraulic arms for the hospital beds. The kind of things that in a conflict situation is a little more difficult to procure at a local level. So I had sourced a couple of partners in Djibouti and

would relatively briskly be able to get hold of this type of equipment.”

Drugs manufactured in Europe would arrive from MSF’s distribution centres in Brussels and Bordeaux, and any

around Djibouti with a list of things, trying to find equipment to get it on to our plane and get it sent over to Yemen.”

The outbreak of intense fighting in Yemen during 2015, however, has made

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remaining kit would need to be purchased on the ground, often with short notice.

“You’d have to buy an oxygen compressor or some equipment for the bedding that they suddenly needed immediately, and I’d be running

provision of medical care extremely difficult.

Medical facilities in Yemen have been subjected to more than 100 violent incidents since early last year.

“It’s a worrying trend that our activities have come under attack three

times since October last year,” explained Rhys.

While the impact of the work Rhys and his team were carrying out wasn’t immediately visible from Djibouti, there were strong lines of communication between Rhys and his colleagues in Yemen.

“It was more rewarding when the medical coordinator would send an email and say “Thanks so much for getting that done, it made a big difference.

“I’ll miss working with them on a day to day basis. I’d enjoy having a phone call just to hear how they’re doing, the camaraderie. You do get very close to them. So that’s what I miss.”

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parks | footpaths and bins proving eyesores in the parks

Local parks in need of some attention  Aisling Kennedy news@gazettegroup.com

Overflowing bins and muddy footpaths in Orwell Park and Dartry Park in Dublin 6 have been a cause of concern for local residents recently as they are an eyesore and are unhygienic One local resident, Redmond O’Hanlon contacted the Gazette a number of weeks ago to explain that bins had been overflowing at Orwell Park and he would like to see the

situation resolved.

In response a spokesperson for Dublin City Council (DCC) told the Gazette that they would arrange for any excess material to be cleared over the coming days.

In terms of the drains that are currently over flowing onto the footpaths, the spokesperson for DCC said: “The footpath in this section of Orwell Park is a naturalised trail in a wood land setting used by joggers and walkers along the river Dodder.

It doesn’t have the same

quality of surface as other paths in the park as the area is subject to flooding which causes the path surface to be swept away during such flood period.

“Park Services will arrange for the path to be cleared of excess material over the coming days.”

T he spokesperson added that if any local volunteer groups wish to participate in the maintenance of these naturalised pathways along the river Dodder they can email Park

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Italian feast to pop up  Aisling Kennedy news@gazettegroup.com

Overflowing bins

Services at park@dublincity.ie to discuss suitable projects.

Redmond O’Hanlon said that since DCC was made aware of the situation, some bins had been emptied at the park but he said: “Some bins are still packed, not as packed as they were previously but they are not cleared regularly. In the lower parks around Dartry Park there are

Muddy footpaths

no bins at all. People just throw their dog bags into the bushes because they don’t like carrying them around too far.”

In terms of the f ootpa ths, however, O’Hanlon said that he understands they can prove difficult to maintain.

“What the Council said is quite true. The paths along the river bank are susceptible

to f looding although we haven’t had flooding this year or last year but I can understand they can be difficult to maintain. It’s really a winter problem so everything will start to dry up now.”

O’Hanlon added that he has maintained the footpath himself on numerous occasions and he will continue to do so

The House of Peroni will showcase the best of contemporary Italian food, drink and design at 1 Dame Lane, Dublin 2 this May. The pop up experience will open for a two week residency and will be spread across several floors with innovative bars, creative spaces and a rooftop terrace for al fresco drinks and dining.

The House of Peroni is open to the public from Thursday May 19 to Saturday May 21 and from Wednesday May 25 to Saturday May 28.

All ticketed experiences will go on sale on April 20 at www.thehouseofperoni.com

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DUBLIN CITY GazetteGALLERY | ACTING MINISTER PASCHAL DONOHOE

Acting Minister Paschal Donohoe was present at Gardiner Street Primary School to mark Proclamation Day. Pictures: Shane O’Neill Photography

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ATTENDS PROCLAMATION DAY AT GARDINER STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL

Flying the flag for celebration A

CTING Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Paschal Donohoe was present at Gardiner Street Primary School recently to mark Proclamation Day. Proclamation Day saw every educational institute around the country mark the significance of the Proclamation. Minister Donohoe addressed the 349 children, parents, staff and board members before raising an Irish flag to huge applause. He was also invited to watch a wonderful drama based on 1916, called Lily’s Story. The school’s choir and orchestra then performed The Foggy Dew and a medley of Irish tunes followed by a group of dancers who danced the Fairy Reel.

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dublin city Gazettegallery | Spring Summer 2016 preview

Daragh and Sarah Keany with their Jennie Dennehy and Ethan

Alison Canavan, Siobhan O’Connor and Karen Kostner. Pictures: Patrick O’Leary

Sadhbh Devlin and Lucy

Rosie Connolly

Tracey Quinn and Kelly

New collection goes on show

O’Conor

David and Charlotte Gillick

daughter, Mia

TV3’s Anna Daly

Kearney

Yasmin O’Connor

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othercare Ireland recently held its Spring Summer 2016 preview at The Casting Couch. The event featured a collection of newborn, children’s and maternity fashion, as well as Jools Oliver’s latest Little Bird range. Guests could explore the world of new nursery furniture, home and travel before playtime with the best toys from the new Early Learning Centre collection.

Sorcha Bennett and Amy Murray

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dublinlife Opportunity for designers to create new One4all Gift Card Up and coming designers and artists from Dublin have the opportunity to have their designs sold across Ireland with One4all’s annual Design A Gift Card competition.

Now entering its fourth year, the competition allows budding designers and artistic innovators in Dublin the chance to create a unique gift card and carrier design under the theme of ‘Happiness’.

The winning design will be sold throughout the nationwide Post Office network and online at one4all.ie in 2017 and the winner will also receive a MacBook Pro. Five runners-up will also receive a €100 One4all Gift Card each and their designs will also be sold online at One4all. ie The 2016 judging panel includes esteemed fashion designer Helen Steele, who counts Saoirse Ronan and Cara Delevingne as fans, fashion illustrator Holly Shortall, whose work has featured on Kim Kardashian’s Instagram, CEO of Tweak. com Jerry Kennelly and Aoife Davey, Group Marketing Manager at One4all.

Last year’s ‘Design a Gift Card’ competition winner was Jacek Murzyn, a Visual Communications student at Limerick Institute of Art and Design.

His ‘Love Birds’ design was chosen from over 120 entries and was inspired by old Japanese culture and origami art.

Closing date for entries is Friday April 29. Enter on one4all.ie/design.

get animated for unique convention Anime Dublin, a unique, one day anime convention held in the centre of Dublin city is taking place on April 2 from 10am – 10pm at the O’Callaghan Alexander Hotel, Fenian Street.

Anime, is simply, the term for animations made in Japan. Famous for bright colours, spiky style, and stylised approach, Anime has also come to be known as a genre of animation practised and enjoyed around the world.

It has been described as a new orientalism, and is reflective of Japan’s current creative culture.

If you love your Studio Ghibli films or find yourself often engrossed in Japanese graphic nov-

els, you’ll be able to meet up with other enthusiasts and share in your passion for anime at Anime Dublin.

Dress up in your finest costume alongside fellow anime fans. There’ll be quizzes, events and lots of entertainment for those who know their Facebook poke from their Pokemon.

Tickets for this event are €11. For more information, visit the Anime Dublin 2016 Facebook page.

annie brings out the sunshine The sun will come out this April as the iconic musical Annie comes to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre.

Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at mean Miss Hannigan’s dreary orphanage.

Determined to find her real parents, Annie’s luck changes when she is chosen to spend Christmas at the residence of famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. But the spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a

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Jacek Murzyn pictured with last years winning card which was inspired by his love of birds.

plan to spoil little Annie’s search…

With its award-winning book and score, this stunning new production includes some of the best songs of the musical genre including the infectious Hard Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don’t Need Anything But You and of course, Tomorrow.

Ideal for little ones and big ones who are young at heart, Annie is a mustsee.

Tickets for this show are €17.50 - €52.50 and can be purchased at www. bordgaisenergytheatre.ie.

dance theatre presents the blue boy The Blue Boy is a piece of dance theatre by the award-winning Bro kentalkers Theatre Company.

This project will take place 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin from 8 April to 9 April 2016.

Multi-award-winning Dublin-based Brokentalkers have built a reputation as one of Ireland’s most innovative and creative theatre companies.

The company are worldwide acclaimed

and well known to audiences around the world with work such as Have I No Mouth, The Blue Boy, Silver Stars and In Real Time.

The Blue Boy deals with the experiences of men and women who were incarcerated as children in Catholic residential care institutions in Ireland.

Combining a highly physical live performance with recorded testimony from former residents of institutions, The Blue Boy gives a fresh theatrical voice to recently revealed stories of child abuse in Ireland.

The Blue Boy will tour nationally in April and May 2016, produced by Project Arts Centre and with the generous support of the Arts Council.

Tickets are available €20/€18 at www.projectartscentre.ie .

Skellig Michael gets in the picture The National Botanical Gardens in Drumcondra will host an exhibition of photographs by Mark O’Callaghan offering new perspectives on the unique UNESCO World

Heritage Site of Skellig Michael, 12km southwest off Valentia Island, County Kerry.

For centuries, the Skellig rocks have represented the ends of the earth and the extremes of human settlement and endurance. Though today the monastic cells and lighthouses stand empty, the rocks are teeming with bird and plant life amidst the ruins and isolation, and remain a magnetic presence on the horizon.

While living and working as a guide on Skellig during the summer of 2014, Mark availed of the opportunity to capture many rarely seen sights, magnificent sunsets and early morning shots in this amazing site.

The Skellig’s recently came to the attention of the cinematic world after appearing in the recent StarWars film: “The Force Awakens”.

The exhibition runs from the March 17 to April 3..

sean o’casey plays at Abbey theatre The Plough and the Stars by Sean O’Casey is currently playing at The

Abbey Theatre as part of the theatre’s centenary programme, Waking the Nation.

The play revolves around characters who are trade unionists and members of the Irish Citizen Army and focuses on socialist communities in Dublin at the time. Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time.

Sean O’Casey was born in 1880 in Dublin and is regarded as one of Ireland’s finest writers.

This Easter, 100 years almost to the day of the 1916 Rising, become a fly on the wall of the tenement house in which the action of The Plough and the Stars unfolds.

OlivierAward-winning director Sean Holmes will bring a new perspective to Sean O’Casey’s absorbing play. The play runs from March 9 until April 23.

There is also a sign language interpreted performance on Thursday, April 14 at 7.30pm and an audio-described and captioned performance on Saturday April 16 at 2pm.

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events: great mix of events to commemorate 2016

Series of events to commorate the 1916 Rising There will be a series of events taking place across the capital to mark the commemoration of the 1916 Rising. As well as

ceremonial state events, a number of lectures and performances will be on offer to the public to mark the occasion.

Easter Saturday, March 26 The Garden of Remembrance will host a ceremony for all those who

died during the events of 1916. Music and poetry will be heard throughout the day and President Michael D. Higgins will be in attendance.

A state event will take place at the RDS for the relatives of those involved in the Rising in the afternoon.

Easter Sunday, March 27 T h e E a s t e r S u n d ay wreath-laying ceremony at Kilmainham Gaol will take place at 10.30 am.

Another wreath-laying ceremony will take place in Glasnevin cemetery.

A reading of the 1916 proclamation will take place at the GPO at 11.30 am. A wreath will be laid

by President Higgins, followed by a minute’s silence in memory of all who perished. The national f lag will be raised and the national anthem will be played.

The Defence Forces will lead a parade from St. Stephen’s Green to Parnell Square.

A state reception will take place in Dublin Castle with guests invited by the Taoiseach.

The National Gallery will host a lecture entitled: “Ireland’s War and the Easter Rising in a European Context”. The talk will be given by Dr. Jérôme van de Wiel of University College Cork at 3 pm. Admission is free.

March 28 On Easter Monday in The Abbey Theatre, a lecture

The Garden of Remembrance will host a ceremony for those who died during the events of 1916

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‘Music and poetry will be heard throughout the day in The Garden of Remembrance and President Michael D Higgins will be attending

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entitled: “The Abbey Theatre and Easter 1916” will be given by Dr. Fearghal McGarry from Queen’s University Belfast. The lecture covers the role of the Abbey Rebels and the wider impact of Easter Week on the Abbey Theatre. The event is free but ticketed, and begins at 12pm.

The same venue will also host a talk by author Nell Regan. She will talk about her new book: “Helena Moloney, A Radical Life, which is the first substantive biography on the actress and activist during the Rising.

It begins at 3 pm on the Abbey stage. Admission is free but ticketed.

Finally, The Abbey Theatre will host the premier of the play “An Filleadh” by Alan Titley.

A new play for children, commissioned as part of Féile na Físe by Seachtain na Gaeilge, explores the fate of a family caught up in the history of the preRising period.

This play will be produced and performed by the students of Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, a newly founded All-Irish

coeducational second level school in Rathfarnham, Dublin. The event will begin at 4 pm. It is free to attend but a ticket is required.

March 29 The National Gallery of Ireland will host a lecture

by Professor John Turpin of the Royal Hibernian Academy, entitled: “The story of the Academy in 1916” which begins at 10.30 am. No booking required and admission is free.

There will be a State ceremony at Liberty Hall, Dublin, to commemorate the role of the Irish Citizen Army and James Connolly.

March 30 Collins Barracks of the National History Museum will host an exhibition by Brenda Malone entitled: “Proclaiming a Republic: the 1916 Rising”. It will be a guided gallery talk about objects and the stories they tell.

Booking required and the event begins at 2 pm.

March 31 The National Concert

Hall will be holding a concer t: “Imagining Home: On Revolution” at 8 pm with tickets available at the box office or online.

An evening of word and music exploring revolutionar y ideals and their impact with an international gathering of writers and commentators from Ireland, Egypt, Libya and Europe.

The concert includes the world première of a new commission by Colm Tóibín and acclaimed composer Donnacha Dennehy.

The evening will be interspersed with musical pieces, opening with Berlioz’s Elégie en prose (for Rober t Emmet) performed by Robin Adams (baritone) and Michael McHale (piano) and Frederic Rzewski’s Excerpts from A People United Will Never Be Defeated. The Vanbrugh Quartet perform Philip Glass’ String Quartet No. 3 ‘Mishima’ (movements I, V and VI) and Beethoven’s Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No.2 (movement I).

The acclaimed Irish author Colm Tóibín and composer Donnacha Dennehy come together to present a new commission for baritone and bass and the Crash Ensemble, entitled The Dark Places.

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FEATURES care: emotional support for cancer patients

Counselling needed as ongoing support

 ian begley

A report on the Irish Cancer Society’s Counselling Service shows that many families impacted by a cancer diagnosis require emotional support in the months and years after a cancer diagnosis.

While 48% of those accessing the service did so within the same year of learning they had cancer, 20% of clients attended for counselling within two years of diagnosis.

A further 20 per cent of clients used the service

between 3-10 years after a cancer diagnosis.

“Counselling provides emotional and practical support to cancer survivors and their families” said Dorothy Thomas, Community Suppor t Network Coordinator at the Irish Cancer Society.

“Coping with cancer can be difficult and families may experience many emotions such as anxiety, fear and sadness. It can be valuable to speak to a counsellor who can provide support in adapting to life after cancer and in finding a new ‘normal’.

“The report shows that cancer patients who attended for counselling make up 58% of clients, 14% were children, siblings or friends and 12% were a partner or spouse, with a further 16% requiring support following the death of a loved one. This further demonstrates the true impact of a cancer diagnosis on all of the family.”

The Irish Cancer Society granted €299,520 to support centres across the country in 2014 to provide a counselling service, free of charge to

cancer patients and their families. Over 1,000 cancer patients, survivors and their families, accessed the service availing of 6,086 individual counselling sessions.

This counselling service fills a support gap for cancer patients who often report that while they are undergoing cancer treatment, the focus is on the treatment plan with support from the hospital team and other patients.

It is only after the treatment is complete that they realise how much cancer has changed their

Counselling can offer great emotional and practical support to all effected by cancer

lives. The emotional effects of cancer may not be felt until weeks, months or years after the initial diagnosis.

The majority of those attending the service were between the ages of 45-64 (52%) while 25% of clients were between the ages of 18 and 44 with this age group experienc-

ing significant issues such as relationships, fertility and careers, all impacted on a cancer journey.

Women were much more likely to attend for counselling with 76% of clients female and 24% male, in line with the uptake of counselling generally. Clients under 18 made up 5% of cli-

ents, almost all of these children were struggling with the diagnosis of a sibling or a significant adult in their life.

Anyone who is concerned about cancer or is interested in accessing the counselling service, can Freephone 1800 200 700 or visit www.cancer. ie/support/counselling.

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FEATURE

heritage: camera lens captures lost images

New book offers panoramic view of lost heritage  EMMA NOLAN

A new book that offers a panoramic view of Ireland’s forgotten heritage has been released.

Written by William Derham, curator and guide at Dublin Castle, Lost Ireland: 1860-1960, transports the reader back in time with more than 500 evocative photographs from all over Dublin and Ireland.

The book presents a panoramic sweep of Ireland’s sometimes forgotten heritage, following the country through its buildings and architecture via a camera lens, from war and insurrection, to prosperity and development.

Lost Ireland: 1860 – 1960 documents the changes created by the various events and what

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‘It will hopefully encourage us to be more aware of what has survived, and to think twice before we let it, too, disappear.’

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those changes have meant to our buildings from the past, some of which no longer survive, revealing a fascinating and nostalgic layer of Irish history, not just in its ‘bricks and mortar’ but also in the events and the people who inhabited it.

Derham has compiled collection of photographs that gives the reader a sample of the built heritage that was lost to the inevitable transformations the country endured over a hundred year period – “the humble mud

huts of the transient labourer, the ‘thatched mansions’ of the prosperous farmer, the edifices of industrial innovation and technology, and the grand homes of the well-to-do, including the infamous ‘big house’”.

Snapshots

“This book provides a snapshot of some of the buildings from Ireland’s past that haven’t made it to the 21st century, and a couple that have - just about!” said Derham.

“It will hopefully

encourage us to be more aware of what has survived, and to think twice before we let it, too, disappear.”

Colum O’Riordan of the Irish Architectural Archive has written the foreword to the book: “It is an architectural fact of life that buildings, like people, come and go… Sometimes the death of a building is sudden and unexpected, whether through accident or malice. Sometimes it comes through the creeping decay of old age, and sometimes buildings are euthanised, pulled down unceremoniously in their prime to make way for something new…

“As with portraits of people, a certain character of each building resonates from the

Essex Bridge – this view shows the wonderful buildings of Upper Ormond Quay on the River Liffey. The Church was demolished in 1969, and much of the quay’s houses have been replaced with apartment blocks with unconvincing Georgian elevations facing the river.

Upper O’Connell Street – this view shows how it looked from the top of Nelson’s Pillar before the damage of the 1916 Rising and the Civil War.

photographs; some we might regard as curious, some we might wish to have known better, some we might even be

No 1. High Street, Christchurch – this image captures the organised chaos of commercial life in previous centuries. Shops are neat and orderly, but covered with a riot of advertisement. Sadly, much of High Street was demolished in a road-widening scheme in the 1970s.

glad we never met.”

Lost Ireland: 1860 – 1960 is available in all good bookstores including Easons for €50.

Dublin Castle is currently hosting an exhibit of some of the photography from the book in The Coach House.

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theatre: 10.5 million have seen the musical

The acclaimed Billy Elliot is coming to Dublin Billy Elliot the Musical will play Bord Gáis Energ y T heatre this July.

Eric Fellner (Pro ducer) said: “Having recently celebrated ten extraordinary years of Billy Elliot the Musical in London, we are delighted to have the opportunity to bring a new touring production of this inspiring show to fans across the UK and Ireland and the chance to delight new audiences along the way.”

Based on the highly successful film, the show is set in a northern mining town against the background of the 1984/’85 miners’ strike a n d f o l l ow s B i l l y ’s journey from boxing to ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community and changes his

life forever.

Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, Billy Elliot the Musical has now been seen by over 10.5 million people across five continents and is the recipient of over 80 awards internationally, including ten Tony Awards and five Olivier Awards. In 2006, Liam Mower, James Lomas and George Maguire, the first three boys to play the title role, became the youngest performers ever to have won the Olivier Award for Best Actor, with the show also picking up the Best Musical prize. In total, 89 boys have now played the iconic title role on stage worldwide.

Billy Elliot the Musical is brought to life by the multiple award-winning creative team behind the film including writer Lee

Hall (book and lyrics), director Stephen Daldry and choreographer, Peter Darling, joined by Elton John who composed the show’s score. The production features scenic design by Ian MacNeil, the associate director is Julian Webber, costume design is by Nicky Gillibrand, lighting design

by Rick Fisher and sound design by Paul Arditti.

Musical supervision and orchestrations are by Martin Koch.

The play has previously been staged on Broadway, in Sydney, Melbourne, Chicago, Toronto and Seoul, South Korea.

Further international productions are planned including the first Japanese production in 2017.

The musical will run from Tuesday July 26 Saturday September 3, 2016. Tickets from €25.00 are on sale now.

In total eighty nine boys have played the iconic title role on stage worldwide

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Dublin Gazette Newspapers for the role of Editor

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Please send cover letter & CV to mmcgovern@dublingazette.com

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At least take off the mascara love …  emma nolan

Let’s face it, sometimes the all-important task of removing makeup before bed gets neglected. Whether it’s due to tiredness, laziness, forgetfulness or drunkenness, this crucial aspect of skincare often gets overlooked and sleeping in makeup is not good for your skin, or your pillows.

While there may not always be time to do a full skincare regime before bed, keeping some cleansing wipes and miceller water beside the bed can prevent you from waking up with mascara-glued eyes and clogged pores.

Simple have introduced two new “beauty superheroes” that gently and effectively cleanse the skin.

The Simple micellar Cleansing Water is a non-rinse cleanser, so you can do it when you’re already lying down. The triplepurified water attracts and lifts out impurities and is gentle enough to use for easily removing eye make-make up.

The Micellar Cleansing Wipes are an even easier one-step makeup removal method that leaves skin fresh and hydrated.

Simple dermatologist Sarah Lowe said the Micellar Water and Wipes are “perfect

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for all skin types and contain skin loving ingredients”.

Nivea have also introduced a new facial cleansing range that promises to deliver “complete cleansing with no compromise”.

Daily exposure to hard weather, makeup and touching the face can cause a dull complexion.

The Creme Care Facial range features products that “cleanse the face thoroughly yet mildly, protecting the skin’s natural moisture balance and preventing it drying out”. The experts at Nivea have unveiled the cleansing lotion, cream wash and wipes.

So while it can be easy to forget to remove your make-up after a long day, having a few handy products close to the bed can ensure that, at the very least, you manage to get the mascara off.

Festival fever

Festival season is almost upon us and it’s worth building up the summer wardrobe now rather than having to splurge when it’s time to hit the fields.

Ireland is an absolute mecca for festi-

vals (if the weather behaves that is) and there are so many great festivals to choose from on the continent.

So whether you’re hitting up Electric Picnic, Body and Soul, Life, Longitude,

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Knockanstackan or Forbidden Fruit at home or venturing abroad for Primavera, Melt, Glastonbury or Sziget, check out some top festival picks to get your wardrobe festival ready.

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FOOD&DRINK RECIPECORNER ROAST LAMB WITH MINT SAUCE

THIS week, we have a delicious recipe for Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce, courtesy of top chef Neven Maguire.

Ingredients 100ml olive oil 4 sprigs of rosemary leaves, chopped 4 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard 1.5kg leg or shoulder of lamb For The Mint Cream Sauce: 2 tsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 180ml white wine 1 chicken stock cube 400ml Avonmore Cooking Cream A small handful of fresh mint, chopped coarsely M&S Coffee Lovers Egg €11.99

Butlers Chocolates - Extra Large Wrapped Milk Chocolate Egg 640g €22.95

Eggs galore EASTER Sunday memories of getting up early and indulging in chocolate for breakfast don’t have to stay a memory as the selection of ‘grown up’ Easter Eggs available this year are more than just a simple shell and a bar of milk chocolate.

The Lir collection from M&S is the ultimate chocoholic fantasy. The Coffee Lovers Egg is a delightful Easter morning pick me up and the bejewelled Fruit and Nut Lattice Egg and the Butlers Chocolates -Assorted Chocolate Egg Stick 125g €5.50

Gold and Velvet Sculptured Egg are almost too pretty to eat… almost.

M&S also carry a charming range for children (and anyone with taste buds) with the Percy Pig and Alfie Bunny eggs and the half dozen of Cheeky Chick eggs are a novel way to enjoy ‘eggs’ for breakfast for the day that’s in it.

Irish favourite, Butlers Chocolates Easter specialties are always a welcome treat. Their Ber tie Bunny has

become synonymous with the brand at this time of year as well as their plentiful offering of pastel wrapped eggs, mini eggs and variety boxes.

Character eggs are always a popular choice for children and Dealz have them all for €1.49 each. Frozen, comic book characters, Minions and even Star Wars Easter Eggs are available as well as the old classics like Dairy Milk and Milky Bar.

Butlers Bertie Bunny Large €9.95 Medium €6.00 M&S Alfie Bunny €8.99

Dealz Mini Eggs Nest €1.49

Baby Bunny €3.25

Preparation • Combine the oil, rosemary, garlic and mustard in a large shallow dish. Spread over the lamb and refrigerate for at least one hour, or overnight if possible.

• Preheat the oven to 200˚C/180˚C fan/gas mark 6. Remove the lamb from the marinade and place in a roasting tin. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

• Remove the foil and cook for another 50-60 minutes until cooked to your liking, basting occasionally with the marinade.

• Meanwhile, heat the oil for the sauce in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 5-7 minutes until soft.

• Add the wine and simmer, uncovered, until reduced by about half. Add the stock cube and Avonmore Cooking Cream. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low.

• Remove from the heat and stir in the mint.

Serve the lamb with the sauce poured over.

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CINEMA

ReelReviews

eddie the eagle

Wings it with the facts BRITAIN’S worst (but highly popular) athlete, “Eddie the Eagle” (Cert 12A, 106 mins) gets an affectionate big-screen treatment that plays a little hard and fast with the facts, but nonetheless delivers a warm-hearted underdog tale. Forever famous as a rather hopeless but very, very determined ski jumper at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, Eddie Edward’s story is pleasantly told.

Kung Fu Panda 3

Makes impressive moves PO IS back with his latest outing, as Kung Fu Panda 3 (Cert PG, 95 mins) once again sees the very unlikely martial arts expert team up to stop a very bad guy.

This time round, Po has a very unlikely group of would-be martial experts to train up – an entire tribe of pandas. It’s largely more of the same for the franchise, but when it looks this good and has such spirited performances, that’s okay.

london has fallen Bangs for your bucks

AS THE sequel to Olympus Has Fallen, London (Cert 15A, 99 mins) offers more of the same – where the first film saw the US president in mortal danger, this time several world leaders are spectacularly bumped off in London. But did the bad guys think that the American president would be so easy to kill? It’s silly stuff that won’t trouble your braincells much, but is passable enough.

Tense and atmospheric only begins to describe the overall effect of this unusual film

the witch: this is a very different style of horror, the tension is high

Get ready to feel the fear

An age old fable of what is and what should be, The Witch is a haunting debut from American director Robert Eggers.

And since it was revealed on the festival circuit late last year, it has been hard to avoid the buzz that the film has been generating. In a way, it seems an injustice to classify The Witch as a horror film – with all the jumpscares and staid predictability that the label can sometimes imply. This is a very different kind of animal.

Set in New England in the 1630s, the film follows a Puritan family as they try to set up their own farm after being exiled from the local community. We are not privy to the exact set of circumstances that led

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to them becoming pariahs – save to say that in theological melting pot of the New World, some interpretations of the gospels are more contentious than others.

Game of Thrones’ Ralph Ineson is the formidable patriarch of the group, William. Taut, gravelly, and perennially chopping wood, Ineson’s character is built of equal parts Yorkshire swagger and Protestant zeal, as he leads his family into the depths of the New England wilderness to estab-

lish their new home.

Filmed in one of the most remote parts of Ontario, The Witch plays out against a stunning natural backdrop, and cinematographer Jarin Blaschke is able to capture an untouched Eden that is brimming with menace. The tangled woods, the slowswelling brooks, the mud-brown farmyards, and the ashen skies make Van Gogh’s snow covered fields look colourful in comparison.

The Witch is a film that wants to explore shades of grey in as many ways as possible.

Tragedy strikes the family when their new born infant mysteriously disappears. Katherine, the distraught mother (Kate Dickie, another

familiar face from the Game of Thrones cast) is resistant to the grim resignation that husband advocates. Cowled in despair, she prays fervently for the return of her child, and grows deeply suspicious of her eldest daughter, Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy), under whose watch the child disappeared. It is the outstanding performance of greenhorn actor Taylor-Joy on which much of the brilliance of The Witch hangs.

Thomasin’s coming of age - and the change in the family structure that her journey into adulthood brings - is a threat that looms as large as the dank woods and their supernatural secrets. In the bleak Puritan landscape, natural human

desires boil and bubble until the cauldron lid falls aside. In an atmosphere heavy with grief and mounting paranoia, Thomasin remains the one character on screen that we feel we can relate to as the story builds and the family’s struggles continue.

It is a small but extremely strong cast, and while Taylor-Joy and Ineson provide much of the drive, there is also an incredible performance from young actor Harvey Shrimshaw, who provides one of the most memorable scenes in the film; and great support from the even younger actors Lucas Dawson and Ellie Grainger, who play a pair of increasingly creepy fraternal twins.

There is plenty to be horrified about, but here’s where the horror label can fail – because over the course of the film, there are very few moments that will make you jump. Rather, from the opening sequence, The Witch conjures up a feeling of dread and discomfort that persists right up until its close 92 minutes later. At its heart, this is a film about the war between the chaos of nature and the order of human morality.

William may continually chop wood, but he can never fell the forest. An enlightening, chilling, and memorable film, Robert Eggers has created something genuinely spellbinding with The Witch.

Verdict: 9/10

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luxury: one of ireland’s finest country house hotels

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Sun, rich culture and stunning scenery

Castle Durrow recently named one of the Top 10 Castle hotels in the world by Tripadvisor

Warm 18th century feel in beautiful Castle Durrow  Ian Begley

I recently enjoyed a one night stay at Castle Durrow, Laois – one of Ireland’s finest Irish country house hotels.

Also celebrating its 300th anniversary this year, Castle Durrow was originally built by Capt.

William Flower (later to become Viscount Ashbrook) in 1716 as his family home in the Midlands of Ireland. Peter and Shelly Stokes bought the castle in 1998 and transformed it into the luxurious Castle Hotel it is today.

Upon arriving, my expectations were high as the Blue Book hotel recently named the castle as one of the Top 10 Castle hotels in the world by Tripadvisor and that its rose garden is the only Irish garden to feature in the David Austin Catalogue.

The castle’s interior was like stepping into

The stunning Castle Durrow Restaurant

the manor of a Jane Austin novel, bearing a very genuine 18th century feel to it. I later found out that most of the castle’s artefacts and furniture were authentic dating as far back to the 1700s.

My guest and I stayed in the Lady Hannah Master bedroom and were blown away with the magnificent four poster bed and stunning view of the courtyard. The room was very spacious and lavish and equipped with modern appliances such as a television and aptly

positioned lighting.

Building up a hearty appetite we ate dinner at Castle Durrow’s restaurant in the main dining room, which overlooked its charming gardens.

The decor is bright and comfortable with a mix of Modern and Classical styles and can accommodate up to 50 guests.

For starters, I had the Hoi Braised Belly of Port with Pan Seared Scallop, cauliflower and an orange puree. It was honestly nothing short of perfection as the belly of

pork was one of the most tender cuts of meat I have ever eaten.

As recommended by the daughter of Peter and Shelley Stokes I ordered the Chargrilled 7oz Fillet of Irish Beef as my main, which came alongside of Garlic & Thyme Fondant Potato, Red Onion and Balsamic Marmalade with Honey Glazed Root Vegetables and Red Wine Jus. I was anything but disappointed with my choice as I found my meal to be full of flavour and very appetising.

For dessert I had the Meringue with fruit and vanilla ice-cream, which I ate in its entirety before retiring to the bar for some post-dinner cocktails.

Our waiters’ attentiveness and friendliness also cannot be overlooked as their fine service complemented our overall dining experience.

Up bright and early the next day, my guest

and I enjoyed a full Irish breakfast before touring the fertile grounds of Castle Durrow, relishing in the very first warm day of the year. Along the way we were greeted by two horses, the family cat Malcolm and a Jack Russel who was happy to lead us to the castle’s ornate gardens.

Overall, I had a very nice experience at Castle Durrow. With just over an hour’s drive away from Dublin it is certainly a must for anyone looking for a relaxing break away from the big smoke.

To mark its 300th anniversary Castle Durrow will be hosting a series of events throughout the year, including a lavish garden party to kick off the summer, and a 300th birthday masquerade ball in the autumn.

For more information about this hotel and to book your stay visit www. castledurrow.com.

Are you looking for a last-minute holiday that combines sun, rich culture and stunning scenery? Then look no further than seven nights in the beautiful Lake Garda with Travel Department’s SuperSaver Holiday offering a choice of two departure dates in March.

T he Lake Garda region offers a huge variety of activities for holiday makers – the narrow northern corridor is a Mecca for boating activities and the surrounding Dolomites are a perfect getaway for hill walkers and nature lovers as well as those simply wishing

to relax in beautiful surroundings.

Your base for the week will be the 3 Star Hotel Lago di Garda, which enjoys an enviable position in one of the most picturesque squares in the centre of Malcesine and provides the most up-to-date facilities combined with a very romantic atmosphere.

Prices start from €479pp including flights, transfers and seven nights B&B accommodation with flights departing Dublin on March 29 and March 31.

To book, visit www. traveldepartment.ie.

Magnificent Malta on the Mediterranean Why not make 2016 a year to remember by visiting the Mediterranean island of Malta?

With year round suns h i n e , e ve n t s a n d activities to suit all ages Malta is an ideal holiday destination for those looking for an escape.

Lowcostholidays is offering seven nights departing on April 30 at the 4 Star Hotel Paradise Bay (B&B) from €562pp.

Alternatively you can depart on May 14 and

stay at the 5 Star Excelsior Grand Hotel (B&B) from €652pp.

With Budget Travel you can depart on April 30 and stay at the 3 Star Topaz Hotel Apt, Bugibba (room only) for €523pp. Alternatively, you can depart on the May 19 and stay at the 4 Star Canifor Hotel, Qawra (B&B) for €369pp.

Visit www.visitmalta. com for further information and details of events that will be taking place in Malta.

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MOTORING

Competition

Skoda is searching for nine lucky couples Ahead of the anniversary of the Marriage Equality referendum, Skoda are undertaking a nationwide search to find soon-to-be-married couples from Dublin and across the country, who deserve to arrive to their weddings in style in complimentary chauffeurdriven Skoda wedding cars.

The campaign was launched with the help of Skoda Ambassador and model Roz Purcell and will see nine lucky couples and their wedding parties making an extra special entrance on their big day in a pair of luxurious Skoda Superb Laurin and Klement (L&K) edition cars worth a combined value of €90,000.

Kia’s new 1-litre C’eed GT line promises to deliver a measure of practical performance and personality in a nifty hatchback package

motors: the kia’s c’eed nifty hatchback delivers on style both inside and out

Mighty Personality  dave philips

Luxurious

Speaking about the new offer, Ray Leddy, head of marketing and Product at Skoda Ireland, said: “The Laurin and Klement edition of the Skoda Superb is extremely luxurious, so perfectly suited to special occasions – and what occasion could be more special than a wedding?

This offer is open to any brides and / or grooms in Dublin and around Ireland with a we d d i n g p l a n n e d b e t we e n A p r i l a n d December 2016. To be in with a chance to win, simply visit www.superbweddings.ie and enter your details before Friday, April 15.

Attempting to shift balance back towards petrol engines, Kia’s new 1-litre C’eed GT line promises to deliver a measure of practical performance and personality in a nifty hatchback package.

It’s personality is evident from first glance – very distinctive ice-cube LEDs and a set of clean 17” alloys give a far more aggressive look to the GT line when placed next to the regular (already fairly beefy) C’eed. A set of twin oval exhausts at the rear add to that sense of muscular sturdiness.

Some extra bits of exterior dazzle – like the kerbside lights that come on underneath the mirrors

as you unlock with the fob – may provide more psychological than practical benefit, but that’s no complaint. It just adds to the fact that the C’eed GT is something you look forward to getting into.

While the C’eed GT looks well from the outside, the interior really shines – and quite literally too. Alloy pedals, and a chrome trim along the dash, doors, and gearstick surround sets a nice tone against the matt black and muted greys of the upholstery.

A heavy grey stitch along the wheel and seats adds to the overall sporty feel.

There are some great touches in here, like the angled dash, that sets all of the instrument panels

and audio controls to subtly face toward the driver. Aside from that mildly annoying Kia trait of having the volume and phone controls on the left side of the wheel, this has to be one of the Korean manufacturer’s classiest cabins.

W hat really earns the tidy GT Line badge on the rear is Kia’s new Ecoboost 1 litre engine.

The three cylinder petrol engine provides a surprising amount of power, while keeping emissions (and road tax) relatively low. There has been a move over the past year back to 1 litre turbo engines, with the Focus and Corsa both showing how they can be used effectively. Here, Kia adds more weight

to the argument – proving that the small petrol engine can provide plenty of power for most road users.

It works well coupled with Kia’s nicely tuned gearbox – there is the sense that there’s always enough for an extra push, so you’ll rarely need to shift down gears to overtake. Even cruising along

the motorway with a full load, in sixth gear, the C’eed GT feels like it still has plenty to give.

With an ample amount of boot space, and plenty of room in the back seats, the C’eed GT can easily undertake most of the day to day chores you’d expect a hatchback to handle. While the C’eed was never the strongest

branch of the Kia tree in terms of sales, there is certainly a niche for this new GT line. Starting at around €22,000, and offering a solid blend of good looks and effective performance, the C’eed GT might make sense for young families who are looking for a very dependable, yet stylish and fun, solution.

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mental health: we need to get a balance between physical and mental health

Time to take care of our mental health and tackle the feelings The Irish Rugby Union Players’ Association (IRUPA) in partnership with Zurich today launched Tackle Your Feelings, a new mental wellbeing campaign that will see national and international rugby stars come forward to tell their own personal story of the issues they have faced off the pitch. The first players to tell their personal stories are Ireland and Leinster front-row Jack McGrath who speaks emotively about how he coped with the death of his brother by suicide in 2010 and Irish women’s player, Hannah Tyrrell, who talks about how she overcame her struggles with self-harm and bulimia. Their videos are hosted on the new websitewww.tackleyourfeelings.com.

Research conducted

by IRUPA demonstrated that although 95% of Irish adults think it’s important for them to be proactive in taking care

of their mental wellbeing, almost 1 in 4 (22%) are unaware or have low levels of awareness of the ways they deal with stress or life challenges. Additionally, 71% feel that they would be treated differently if they had a mental health issue and other people knew about it. There is still a large proportion of us who do not tackle our feelings on a regular basis. 1 in 2 (53%) Irish adults have gone through a challenging life event and didn’t discuss their feelings with anyone.

This is significant because 1 in 4 Irish adults will experience mental illness at some point in our lives[1].

Tackle Your Feelings seeks to emphasise the importance of preventative measures in maintaining good mental wellbeing. By asking people to be honest with themselves about how they are feeling and to take appropriate action,

the campaign aims to encourage people to resolve emotional challenges before they escalate into a crisis.

The campaign website, www.tackleyourfeelings. com, will host a number of practical resources to help people develop their emotional self-awareness and proactively work on their mental and emotional wellbeing.

Jack speaks of the anger and anxiety he felt and how he kept his feelings bottled up at first, “It was like a gas valve releasing when I started to speak about how I felt. It can be the smallest thing that you say to somebody that can make you feel better. The longer you keep it bottled up, the worse it’s going to get. Nobody is going to slag you for feeling a certain way. It’s human nature. After what happened to my brother I think it’s really important to be open about mental health.”

Jack McGrath speaks emotively about how he coped with the death of his brother by suicide. The video is hosted on the new website www.tackleyourfeelings.com

In her video Hannah Tyrrell talks about how she overcame her struggles with self-harm and bulimia. The video is hosted on the new website www.tackleyourfeelings.com

Hannah is hoping that her story will give other people the strength to positively deal with their struggles, “I got involved in the tackle your feelings campaign because I have struggled with my mental health in the past. I want people to realise that they are not alone, and that things can and will get better. I wanted to share my story in order to help make it easier for others who are struggling to reach out and ask for help and if even one person does so as a result of this then it will have all been worthwhile.”

Speaking at the launch, Omar Hassanein, CEO, IRUPA said, “Our campaign is intended to be disruptive in challenging people to tackle their feelings on a daily basis. Professional rugby players are seen as strong, robust and are known for how they protect and manage

their physical health but rugby, like everything in life, requires both physical and mental strength.

We want to show people that vulnerability doesn’t need to be considered a weakness.

Rugby players need to work on their mental wellbeing just like everybody else. We hope that Ireland’s rugby players, through the Tackle Your Feelings campaign, can play a role in encouraging people in Ireland to be more proactive and comfortable in looking after their mental wellbeing given it is such a key component in the health of an individual.

I’d ask everyone to visit www.tackleyourfeelings.com to watch Jack McGrath’s and Hannah Tyrrell’s video.

They both have been so courageous in speaking publicly about their own struggles and I hope that

others will take strength from them to tackle their own feelings as a result.”

Dr Eddie Murphy, Clinical Psychologist and Tackle Your Feelings advisor said, “Tackle Your Feelings is a really important campaign as it challenges us to consider how we are feeling on a daily basis so as to prevent a more serious mental health issue from developing.

Just like physical fitness, mental fitness can also be enhanced through practical training. The resources available at tackleyourfeelings.com can help you do this. I’m sure that Jack McGrath’s story will resonate with lots of people in the country as the death by suicide rate in Ireland is the fourth highest in the EU.” Elaine Hayes, Corporate Responsibility spokesperson at Zurich,

commented, “Zurich prides itself on a commitment to making a difference in the local communities in which we operate, and we are delighted to be partnering with IRUPA, with the support of the Zurich Foundation, to encourage greater debate and awareness of mental wellbeing in Ireland.

As an issue which affects such a large proportion of Irish people, mental health is something that needs to be discussed more openly and honestly; be it on the pitch, in the office, or in general day to day life.

The individual player stories which feature in the Tackle Your Feelings campaign should inspire a national conversation amongst both rugby supporters and non-rugby supporters alike and keep mental wellbeing top of mind.”

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SPORT KUBS win maiden cup crown

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basketball: raheny side shine on rough weekend for dublin clubs

fanning steps away from blues set-up:

ST MARY’S winger Darragh Fanning will be released from his contract with Leinster rugby at the end of the month to allow him to concentrate on other opportunities away from the rugby field.

Speaking about the decision, Leinster head coach Leo Cullen said: “Darragh has made a significant contribution during his time here with Leinster and obviously his contribution to the PRO12 win in 2014 and in helping us reach a Champions Cup semi-final last season will not be forgotten.

“Darragh came from St Mary’s on trial as a 27-year-old and has grabbed that chance with both hands. He has though found an interest outside of rugby that he wishes to now pursue with all his energy and we respect those wishes.”

Fanning has played 34 times for Leinster and scored seven tries, making his debut in September 2013.

div one league cup KUBS Maree  sport@dublingazette.com

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KUBS prevented a clean sweep of men’s Division One trophies by Maree as they claimed the League Cup with an 89-79 win at the Water-

shed, K ilkenny last weekend.

The Raheny side had finished runners’ up in their maiden Division One campaign but a solid weekend at the league finals gave them their first trophy.

Maree had six players on the score sheet in the opening quarter

but KUBS had their eye in from the perimeter and Conor James, Kevin Foley, Jonathan Riles and Sean Ingle all registered three-pointers to go 28-13 clear.

T h e G a l w ay s i d e rallied with an 11-0 run either side of the first break. The KUBS offence had hit a glitch

KUBS celebrate their Division One League Cup success

Killester’s Paul Dick in action in the Champions Trophy Final

and it took a strong drive from Eoin Chubb to get them going in again. They led 44-41 at the half with freethrows pushing them clear af ter Maree equalised through Eoin Rockall’s 62.5% accuracy and Kenneth Hansberry’s first half double-double.

Both sides led by six or more in an undulating third quarter. Cathal Finn stepped up completing his double-double as Maree enjoyed their biggest lead of the game but KUBS were 66-61 to the good by the end of the period.

Eoin Chubb was the game-changer with eight points in a row and an MVP performa n c e t h a t i n cl u d e d

seven assists.

Conor James’ sixth triple of the afternoon came just when Maree threatened to draw level for the fifth time.

The shooting guard finished with a game high 28 points while Player Coach Kevin Foley helped make sure of the win in taking his tally to 21 down the stretch.

It was the brightest performance of the weekend on one which generally did not go the way of the Dublin sides involved.

Te a m Mo n t e n o t t e Hotel fought off DCU Mercy to win 72-69 and secure the 2016 women’s Premier League playoffs. In doing so, t h e G l a n m i r e cl u b moved to the top of the

all-time list with seven wins.

C&S UCC Demons claimed their fourth successive Champions Trophy to round out the Men’s Premier League season with an 82-77 win over Pyrobel Killester. It was a 19-point swing in the middle quarters as the League Champions came from eight points down to take control through Kyle Hosford and Lehmon Colbert.

Colin O’Reilly was pleased with two trophies out of three at the end of a tough campaign: “It’s been a very long season but we always had two or three guys who had the energy to keep pushing the tempo.”

Pembroke expose gap in class to win Mills Cup title  sport@dublingazette.com

Ronan Flannery lifts the Leinster senior Mills Cup on behalf of Pembroke. Picture: Adrian Boehm

THE difference in level between the EY Hockey League and the top of Leinster Division One was ruthlessly exposed as Pembroke eased to the Mills Cup title with a comfortable 4-1 win over provincial champions Corinthian at Grange Road.

A rare David Quinn goal along with efforts from Nick Burns and Harry Spain had the Ballsbridge side flying high with a 3-0 lead at the break. Corinthian rallied late on with Glenn Holmes pulling one back in the last ten minutes

but Andrew Shekleton’s clever finish completed the win.

The reds did start well with Mark Ingram forced into a good stop from Stephen Reid but Pembroke soon found their fluidity with Ronan Flannery pushing forward.

He delivered into the middle where Quinn stole a march on his marker, getting in front and shooting early with a first time sweep that gave Ross Murray no time to settle.

In a game of middling quality at times, it was a very smart piece of work from one of the after-

noon’s strongest performers.

Two minutes later, Burns drag banged the base of the backboard for 2-0 as Pembroke, despite some scrappy touches, asserted their dominance. Corinthian were living on the break and almost had their opening when David Howard cut loose but Ingram raced off his line to clean up the danger.

But another corner in the minutes leading up to half-time all but killed off the game, Spain’s low push an identical to Burns’ earlier effort. It could have been worse in the second half but for

Murray who saved several good chances with Kirk Shimmins twice blocked at close quarters while Eric Foy had a reverse repelled.

Holmes gave his side a lifeline when he picked up the pieces after Ingram had stopped Howard’s initial corner shot.

But any thoughts of a comeback were dashed in the closing minutes when Flannery again raced down the right and while his offload was not the cleanest, Shekleton spun well and potted on the reverse as Pembroke ran up their 21st Mills Cup victory.

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Boden in dreamland after first half blitz Firhouse Road club produce performance of a lifetime to win their first All-Ireland club senior football championship with a 13-point demolition of Mayo’s Castlebar Mitchels all-ireland final Ballyboden St Enda’s 2-14 Castlebar Mitchels 0-7  james hendicott sport@dublingazette.com

B A L LY B O D E N S T ENDA’S emphatically won their first All-Ireland senior football club title with a stunning performance on St Patrick’s Day, overrunning Castlebar Mitchels in a pulsing opening, and eventually running out 2-14 to 0-7 winners.

With both sides going for their first All-Ireland club title – and the Mayo side having suffered the heartache of final defeat just two years ago – Boden had to do without the experience of midfield man Declan O’Mahony for their big day after he failed in a late bid to have his ban for a semi-final red card overturned.

It didn’t show, though,

with Boden’s very first attack seeing Michael Darragh MacAuley work the ball to Colm Basquel on the edge of the box, leaving the forward to calmly slot into the Mitchels net with less than two minutes on the clock.

Despite having much of the early possession, the Mayo club were caught cold, as Boden’s rhythmic hand passing had them chasing shadows.

A shaky pass back from Shane Clayton forced Paul Durcan into a frantic clearance as the Mitchels forwards closed him down on seven minutes while Andrew Kerin also saw himself through at the other end, only to take too many steps whilst trying to round Mitchels’ keeper Rory Byrne.

MacAuley was next in on goal, breaking down the left from another swift handpassing move

Ballyboden St Enda’s celebrate their All-Ireland glory

to fist over from the left corner of the box. When Boden were awarded a penalty on 15 minutes for a desperate lunge on Aran Waters – which Kerin swiftly dispatched into the bottom left – the Dubs had 2-3 on the board with the Mayo club yet to point.

Wild shooting from the Mayo side didn’t help matters while Durcan was proving a thorn in their side, too, with the goalkeeper pulling off a sharp save to deny Neil Lydon at close range, before Mitchels finally got on the scoreboard from the resulting 45.

The Rathfarnham side struck the post themselves seconds later through Darren O’Reilly’s fisted effort.

Bob Dwan and O’Connor kept the clock ticking over, with Boden going in at half time in

dreamland, holding a 2-5 to 0-3 lead, one that if anything understated their dominance.

The space Boden found in midfield first half fed numerous goal opportunities with MacAuley and O’Reilly the chief protagonists as energetic defence restricted Mitchels down

number six shirt in blood during the first half – lifted the trophy for Boden, saying: “it’s all come to fruition today. We weren’t going to be beaten. We were down an awful lot on the way here, but we’ve managed to put out a fire on every occasion.”

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the other end.

Dublin star MacAuley was withdrawn five minutes into the second half after a scrappy start which suited Boden as an imposing Dwan, Keaney and Durkin stretched the lead while Mitchels floundered up top, missing a series of presentable opportunities.

A brief rally saw the Castlebar club close the gap to nine points but the sharper Dublin club never looked under serious pressure, with a half volley chance from full forward Keaney the closest effort of the closing stages.

Classy Kerin’s points took Boden away and the Dublin side had the luxury of giving their bench a run out.

Captain Darragh Nelson – wearing number 39, after soaking his normal

road all the way to Croke Park for Ballyboden, with a much-discussed lastminute equaliser followed by an extra time win in a semi final against Clonmel Commercials and a single point win over reigning champions St Vincent’s in the Dublin final just two edgy moments.

There will be a certain amount of sympathy for Mitchels, who saw a second All-Ireland shot in three years slip through their fingers in a lightning first few minutes from the Dublin side.

The loss leaves Mayo clubs an astonishing five for 34 in senior finals since 1986.

In truth, though, Boden never looked likely to lose their grip, as they emphatically blasted their way to a glorious first victory in 47 years of trying.

FastSport

Nelson and McEntee hail anatomy of SFC victory DARRAGH NELSON, Ballyboden St Enda’s captain, has described the feeling as “unbelievable” and “a huge honour” after leading the Rathfarnham side to a first ever All Ireland title at Croke Park on Saturday.

Boden overcame to lift the Andy Merrigan cup with a powerful first half display, blowing away opposition who were appearing in their second All-Ireland final in three years.

“With respect to Castlebar, we didn’t think it would be so easy,” Nelson told GazetteSport.

“To do it in Croke Park on Paddy’s Day is just a great feeling, and we felt we had something to prove after the Clonmel game. I think we’ve learnt a lot.

“To win the way we did just shows that the games we’ve come through have stood to us.

I think Castlebar were fairly strong favourites going into this game, and we knew that. It kind of suits us.”

Manager Andy McEntee, meanwhile, hit out at the GAA’s decision not to allow midfielder Declan O’Mahony to play in the final, after the Ballyboden man saw red in the closing stages of the semi, also calling the absence of the player a “motivating factor” in the performance.

“We tried to make it a positive, but I did expect him to get off,” McEntee said. “We looked at the video evidence, and we even had a statement from the player he tackled.

“Club players are treated differently to county players. We felt he should have been playing. It’s sad to see.

“We did put two halves together, which is something we’ve struggled to do all season,” McEntee added after the game.

“I wouldn’t say we expected to shut them out to seven points.”

Speaking of Ballyboden’s current status as fourth or fifth favourites to win the Dublin title for a second time this year, McEntee also added “We’re probably sixth favourites after this.

Every game we win, we seem to drift!”

McEntee’s side return to action in the AFL1 on April 2, with a match against fellow Dublin giants St Vincent’s.

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SPORT

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soccer: youthful cabinteely swept aside by tolka men

Loreto stun Railway to add Potter Cup to league title JESSICA McGirr’s single strike, allied to a huge defensive effort, saw Loreto win Leinster hockey’s Jacqui Potter Cup title for the first time since 2004 as they got the better of national league side Railway Union.

It was their second piece of silverware in as many weeks having claimed the provincial league in emphatic style and they carried that confidence through this decider in spite of the absence of internationals Hannah Matthews, Ali Meeke and Lena Tice as well as Nikki Keegan.

Railway, seeking their fourth cup success in six years, did hold the vast majority of possession throughout but try as they might they could not find a way past Louisa Healy. Sweeper Hannah McLoughlin in front of her, meanwhile, belied her tender years in a superbly mature performance.

Railway had made most of the early running with Emma Smyth skewing over while Michelle Carey twice tested Healy from mid-circle.

Loreto, though, hit the front in the 16th minute from their first corner with McGirr slamming home.

They held on until half-time courtesy of Healy’s dexterity in denying Zara Delany’s unorthodox deflection, the ball skewing an odd direction off the inside of her stick’s hook from Julia O’Halloran’s ball in – the save was immaculate given the awkward change in direction.

Railway camped in the Loreto circle for the minutes leading up to the break. The second half provided more of the same with Railway pouring forward.

But Loreto stood tall with McGirr notably charging down a series of shots to cling on for their famous win. She did brilliantly when blocking a corner strike at the left post before racing off the line to shut down the follow-up shot, deflecting the ball into Marlay Park.

She repeated the trick with four minutes to go from the last big chance, holding on for a big result against one of the sides they will hope to mix it with more regularly next term.

For Railway, they did earn some silverware from the finals day with their junior girls team winning the Junior Jacqui Potter Cup with a 3-0 win over Muckross, Niamh Shaw, Michelle Carey and Kate Orr scoring the goals.

Sodiq Oguntola scored for Shelbourne against his former club. Picture: Alwyn Robinson

Oguntola inspires Shels’ run ea sports cup Shelbourne Cabinteely  james hendicott

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SODIQ Oguntola and Carl Walshe dominated proceedings at Tolka Park as Shelbourne battered Cabinteely in the EA Sports Cup on Monday night.

Oguntola and Cabinteely man Oscar Brennan stood out in a low key first half, with the former in particular showing rare bite on the ball, while Brennan displayed his ability to craft spac, testing home keeper Jack

Brady from distance on several occasions.

It was an Oguntola ball to find Gavin Boyne in space - the Shels midfielder almost nonchalantly finished - that proved the difference in a poor first half, with Brennan assaulting the home side’s crossbar from 30 yards the other highlight.

The floodgates opened in the second half, though, with Oguntola needing only 20 minutes to add two goals to his assist. The first - a close range header from a clever, dinked cross from Walshe - seemed to take the wind out of Cabo,

dublin 7s festival Donnybrook to host top class rugby carnival donnybrook Stadium will host the inaugural Dublin 7s Festival, where 12 elite international rugby teams will entertain up to 5,000 spectators with a competitive exhibition of 7s rugby Ian Madigan was on hand to launch the event which will feature professional teams from England, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Japan, Germany and France. Tickets start at €15 for general admission with VIP and corporate hospitality packages also available from www.dublin7sfestival.ie.

with the home side making it 3-0 with a moment of class from Oguntola as he placed the ball past Michael Kelly from the edge of the area.

After 65 minutes, 3-0 looked a little harsh on the south Dublin side, but from then on the visitors fell apart, scarcely able to put a foot on the ball as Shelbourne took the chance to assert some authority.

With Oguntola substituted after notching his third, Walshe continued to lead the assault.

A host of chances came from Shelbourne moves around the edge of the

box, and Cabo goalkeeper Michael Kelly was given plenty to do.

It was two substitutes that were to complete the rout, though the home side’s midfield can take much of the credit for their creative spark.

James English burst into the Cabinteely box down the right hand side, lashing a vicious shot into the net via a deflection that left Kelly with little chance. An emphatic Mark Sandford volley completed a scoreline that only ever looked like growing for the home side late on.

Cabinteely - even more

notably youthful than usual - look like they still have a bit to learn at League of Ireland level, and found their more experienced opponents were able to isolate their forwards and stunt any real creativity.

An emphatic win for a previously out-of-form Shelbourne may prove to be a launch pad for a side that sit bottom of the early season League of Ireland Division One table.

For Cabinteely, compensation comes in the form of Friday’s 1-1 draw at Tolka Park, in a league game that might ultimately mean more.

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football: foxrock man at helm in ucd success

Premier Dubs victory

UCD celebrate their O’Connor Cup success last week. Pictures: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Ring’s three year plan reaches perfect finish

o’connor cup

 james hendicott sport@dublingazette.com

UCD manager Pat Ring credited the culmination of a three year plan with the university’s underdog O’Connor Cup victory in Tralee earlier this month, their first All-Ireland by a decade by a margin of 1-7 to 0-9.

Ring – who also manages Dublin champions Foxrock Cabinteely – has been involved in the university ladies side for a number of years, and “beefed up the management” ahead of this year’s university headline tournament, bringing in Peter Clarke, Colm Kearney, Ian Kealy, Ciaran Conroy and Angie McNally alongside external help from the likes of Dublin men’s senior Ger Brennan.

The manager is able to share his time between the university squad – which rotates by “approximately 20-25% per year due to people arriving and leaving” – and his club due to the offset seasons, and credited his team not only for their victory, but

also for the tough ride in even getting to the final weekend.

“We came in as outsiders and left as champions,” Ring said. “It’s very difficult to get through the weekend. If you get to the final, you have to play two full games in about 36 hours.

“When we defeated UCC in the semi final, we did a carefully-planned warm-down session. Then I gave the girls some social time ahead of the final.

With the games so close together, it’s important to prepare a few weeks ahead as well.”

The final against UL saw Nicola Ward star, notching the decisive goal against a side that featured her twin sister.

“I don’t think the management were quite aware of the emotion involved for the family,” Ring told GazetteSport of the Wards’ involvement. “It was obviously emotional for them, especially with it being so close.”

Ring describes the current UCD set up as “very professional”, explaining that “the girls play at

county level, both in our first team and for a lot of our second team. They expect things to be at a professional level. It has to be to balance with their studies – some of which are in challenging subjects – and to fit in with the rest of their football.”

Ring described Peter Clarke as the “tactical mastermind” behind the two final weekend victories.

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“It was nervy at the end,” admitted Ring of UL’s late recovery from seven points down to within a single points with ninety seconds on the board. “It was backs to the wall stuff, we were tiring, and UL’s experience started to show. With ninety seconds to go they won a kick out and it was real backs to the wall stuff, but we showed our character and came through.”

DUBLIN’S junior premier camogie side bounced back from their defeat last week to Kerry in decisive fashion when they defeated a gallant but weak Cavan side 4-21 to 0-1 in O’Toole Park, Crumlin last Sunday.

From the start, Dublin took firm control of proceedings, taking their scoring chances to lead 1-14 to no score at half time. To give the Cavan girls their due, they battled bravely in the second half as they had done in the first but only had a solitary point from to show for their efforts. Meanwhile, Dublin added 3-7 to take their tally to 4-21.

Four-star U-16s see off Offaly DUBLIN’S Under-16A camogie side outclassed Offaly in the Leinster championship, notching a 4-16 to 1-3 result against a brave Offaly team in DCU. From the throw-in, the Dublin girls drove forward and were awarded a free which Ciara Holland duly converted.

Against the run of play Offaly got a goal from a long-range free which took a deflection and ended up in the Dublin goal.

This spurred the Dublin girls on and they clocked up 2-2 from play with goals from Laura Quinn and Alix Buckley before Offaly clocked up another point from a free.

By now, Dublin were giving a wonderful display of free-flowing support play, typified by a ball cleared out of defence by Becca Lewis to Aoife Mahon, who passed it to Jessie McClelland, on to Ciara Holland,

and finally to Derbhla Nolan who pointed it.

This was followed by some good inter-passing play between Rachel Brennan, Nolan, Buckley and Hollandfor another point.

The first half concluded with another well taken point by Buckley for a 2-6 to 1-1 lead.

Offaly opened the scoring in the second half with a point from a free, however Dublin held them to only one further point for the remainder of the game.

Dublin went on a scoring spree, with Hollyn Kennedy getting in on the act and 1-1 from Karen Murphy, topped off by two points from Holland from a free and a 45.

Offaly got one consolation point before Holland concluded the scoring with a point late in the game to close the comprehensive 22-point victory.

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Shelbourne goalkeeper wins Under-17 award as one of a number of Dubliners to land annual gong including Richie Towell and Robbie Brady

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SHELBOURNE Ladies goalkeeper Amanda McQuillan picked up the Under 17 Women’s International Player of the Year at last week’s FAI International Awards in Dublin, while former Crumlin United, Bluebell United and Dundalk midfielder Richie Towell collected the SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year award.

They were among the Dubliners to win prizes at the gala event with former St Kevin’s Boys man Robbie Brady also honoured as the Republic of Ireland young player of the year while he also was in the running for goal of the

year for his brilliant effort in the Euro qualifier against Bosnia.

McQuillan picked up the award on the back of a successful year both at international and club level, playing for Shelbourne ladies in the Women’s National League as well as stepping between the posts as Ireland Under-19 goalkeeper.

Shelbourne merged with Raheny United at the end of last season to form Shelbourne ladies FC, with Raheny winning the Women’s FAI Cup in 2014.

McQuillan was a member of the Raheny side which beat Peamount United 3-2 after extra time to claim the 2015 WNL Cup having played at Shelbourne in her youth before

moving back following the merge of Shels and Raheny.

She made her debut for Ireland in August 2013 in a 12-1 hammering of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the UEFA European Women’s Under-17 Championship qualifying rounds.

Elsewhere Richie Towell picked up the SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year award on the same night.

His 25 league goals propelled Dundalk towards four out of five domestic honours available in 2015, winning the Premier Division for a second consecutive year as well as the Leinster Senior Cup, Presidents Cup and FAI Cup. Towell has since moved to Championship

side Brighton & Hove Albion who currently sit second in the table, seeming likely to gain promotion to the Premier League for next season.

He played for Crumlin United before a move to Scottish champions Celtic in 2007. Having been released from the Hoops, he played for a short period for Leinster Senior League side Bluebell United before moving to play for Stephen Kenny’s Dundalk in 2012.

The midfielder won the PFAI’s Player of the Year award back in November while also collecting the Airtricity/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland Personality of the Year for 2015, scoring the winner in last season’s FAI Cup final against Cork City at the Aviva Stadium.