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Delight as Dublin colleges to create first tech university

Dublin, Blanch, Tallaght ITs to merge RACHEL D’ARCY

EDUCATORS and politicians across the city have welcomed the approval granted this week for Ireland’s first technological university, following legislation passed earlier this year.

The first technological university will be based in Dublin, as three of the city’s current institutes of technology merge for the

first Technological University of Ireland (TUI). The announcement was made by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, at DIT’s Grangegorman campus on Tuesday.

Dublin IT, Blanchardstown IT and Tallaght IT were the first merger to have their bid to become a TUI approved by an international panel. It’s expected that the TUI will be fully created by next January, with each IT keeping their current campus.

TU Dublin, as it will be known, will have over 28,000 students located across the campuses in Grangegorman, Tallaght, and Blanchardstown, making it the country’s biggest third-level institution.

Among those welcoming the news, Minister Shane Ross said: “This move will ensure that our local students attending any of these institutions will be able to study a wider range of subjects, have access to greater expertise and open up their options for their future. This is great news for students and the community.”

Hotels to the horizon

THE city centre’s about to get some new hotels to help meet surging demand – but not everyone’s happy about the news, with some raising fears that the city centre is losing its character as hotels keep spreading.

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Residents abuzz with annoyance at alarms

ONE north inner city apartment block has a problem with mosquitos – not the winged pest kind, but the high-pitched screeching and anti anti-social gatherings alarms that are only audible to children and most young people. They want the silent/ screeching devices removed.

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NEW INNER CITY PROJECTS DRAW CRITICISM

Controversy as sites set to become hotels  RACHEL D’ARCY

rdarcy@dublingazette.com

AN AREA on the south side of the city is set to see a shake-up in coming months, as two major redevelopments of long vacant sites get under way.

The two sites, located just two minutes apart from one another, both applied for planning permission from Dublin City Council earlier this year.

A long vacant site at George’s Street will see a major redevelopment in the coming months, as planning permission

‘The Outlet Store’ site at Georges Street, which now looks set to become a hotel. Picture: Google Maps

is sought for a hotel and retail development.

Many Dublin locals know the site as ‘The Outlet Store’, with a crumbling white façade that

has been empty for more than a decade, beside the adjoining restaurant site that used to house Indian eatery, Jaipur.

The last known own-

ers of the site are Dublin 4-based company Grosam Properties, who were believed to have purchased the site in the early 1990s, but it has lain derelict since.

The owners of Jaipur said in 2015 that they were given notice to leave so development could begin; however, the site was left untouched until now.

According to documents lodged with Dublin City Council, there are plans for a 100-bedroom hotel, three retail units and a restaurant at the site on the corner of South Great George’s Street and Lower Stephen’s Street.

Some have been critical of the number of hotels that are planned for the city as part of a development of the tourism sector.

One person tweeted: “The year is 2022. Tourists are trying to find Temple Bar, they find it – in the reception of their hotel.

There’s nowhere else to go now. Dublin is just a hotel.”

Another said: “So will Dublin have the greatest ratio of hotel rooms to homeless children in Europe? Is that the goal here?”

The other development, just a two-minute walk away at Aungier Street, will see a former dance hall become a block of student accommodation.

The site, which also used to house several retail units that were also vacant for several years, is set to be developed into student accommodation, which is also expected to cater to tourists outside of term time.

Permission was granted for the development by An Bord Pleanala in 2016, and by Dublin City Council in May. The two developments will see a massive change for the local area, which has primarily become a hot-spot for restaurants and bars in recent years.

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Pic: Google Maps

Club scene blow as Hangar torn down MONDAY saw the beginning of the demolition of Andrews Lane Theatre, following the closure of Hangar late last month.

The well-known nightclub shuttered its doors with little notice at the beginning of the summer after the site was sold.

Planning permission was given by An Bord Pleanala and Dublin City Council for a hotel to be built on the site.

Demolition began on Monday, with work progressing toward the beginning of building of a 115-bedroom hotel at the site.

Revellers and musicians alike have mourned the demise of the venue, formerly known as ALT before its name changed to Hangar in 2014.

Many signalled the closure of Hangar as another dark day for Dublin’s nightlife as the city’s club scene continues to dwindle, with people criticising the decision to allow planning permission for another city centre hotel.

Cat’s the Hard Rock end for a Hotel set to quirky cafe open here ONE of Dublin’s quirkiest cafes will close its doors for the final time at the end of August.

The owner of Cat Lounge in Smithfield, Georgia O’Neill, took to Facebook to post the notice that the cafe will close on August 31, just under a year after it first opened.

She wrote: “Since we opened on October 10, 2017 ... I have suffered some very big debts trying to keep going, telling myself that it will get better. It hasn’t gotten better, and I have had to make the very hard decision to close Cat Lounge. “ Since opening, Cat Lounge has rehomed 55 cats from vets and rescue centres, including North Dublin Cat Rescue, Cats Protection and Luckys Cat Rescue.

There are still 25 cats in the cafe who are waiting to be rehomed, with employees and the owner encouraging people to continue visiting in the hopes the remaining cats can “find their forever home”.

DUBLIN is set to get a worldfamous hotel franchise, with an Irish hospitality firm securing the rights to franchise a Hard Rock Hotel in the city centre.

Irish hospitality group Tifco will open the country’s first Hard Rock Hotel by 2020, across from City Hall.

The group own the Exchange Buildings and the Fashion House Building on Lord Edward Street, which will house the boutique new 120-bedroom hotel.

Similarly to other Hard Rock Hotels across the globe, priceless music memorabilia will line the walls of the new hotel, and it will also include a Hard Rock Cafe and shop selling merchandise.

Rooms in the new hotel are expected to be priced at upwards of €200.

Currently, Hard Rock International – the parent company behind the Hard Rock brand – have 24 hotels worldwide, in addition to 182 cafes.

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ARTANE: HOPEFUL SEEKS MISS UNIVERSE TITLE

Sophie’s choices could win beauty glory for Dublin RACHEL D’ARCY

IN JUST a few weeks, Miss Universe Ireland will return to the city as a group of lovely ladies battle it out for the chance to represent the country on a global stage.

Sophie Wilkins is a contestant in the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in the Mansion House on August 2.

Sophie, from Artane, is one of 30 contestants taking part in this year’s competition. The winner of Miss Universe Ireland will then go on to represent us at the Miss Universe final

in November, with the final’s glamorous locale yet to be revealed.

In 2017, a new standard was set for Miss Universe Ireland under director Brittany Mason and Miss Ireland 2017 Cailin Aine Ni Toibin, as Ireland placed in the top-four in Europe.

Last year was also Ireland’s best showing in the pageant in seven years, meaning that the pressure is on this year.

“The programme changed last year, and it’s a lot more focused on empowerment and helping us be our best,” Sophie told Dublin Gazette.

“We’ve undergone training and received a lot of support throughout the process so far – it’s really been go, go, go!”

Sophie works as a psychiatric nurse in Bloomfield Mental Health services in Rathfarnham – the only centre in Ireland that specialises in care for people with Huntington’s Disease.

She said that part of her reasoning for applying for Miss Universe is to help raise awareness of mental health issues.

“There’re mental issues beyond depression and anxiety, and I’ve seen

them first-hand. I want to help raise awareness; Ireland has one of the highest suicide rates in Europe, and we need to get better at tackling the issue.

“I saw last week that Linn Dara [children’s mental health facility] closed, and that’s not how it should be.

“Part of the proceeds from ticket sales from Miss Universe this year will be going towards Pieta House, and I think that’s so important,” Sophie said.

On the night, contestants will compete in a number of rounds including a formal catwalk,

Picture: Vanessa Bartlett

swimsuit competition and a ‘question’ section where the girls taking part will be asked their stance on many worldwide issues.

“The great thing about Miss Universe is that it focuses on female empowerment, and benefitting women. A lot of people think it’s just about modelling and looking pretty, but it’s not – it’s a lot more than that, and I’m really excited to be part of it.”

To keep up to date with Miss Universe Ireland, take a look at @MissUniverseIreland on Instagram, and follow Sophie’s progress @Sophieewilkins.

INNER CITY

Annoyed residents want council to buzz off with any ‘mosquito’ alarms RESIDENTS of an apartment block in the north inner city have hit out at Dublin City Council for installing ‘mosquito alarms’ in a laneway behind their homes.

Mosquito alarms are designed to prevent antisocial behaviour and are designed to only be heard by younger people, whose hearing can detect their high-pitched sounds, in a bid to force them to vacate the area.

However, with children and teenagers both living in the affected apartment block, Peadar Kearney House, residents are concerned about the alarms’ indiscriminate impact on all young people there.

The alarm is reported to begin after 5pm and can last until 3am or 5am the next morning.

A number of residents made complaints about the alarms to the council, who found that they were installed by their Central Area Office on a recommendation from An Garda Siochana to deter anti-social activity and on-street drug dealing.

Similar alarms were previously installed at O’Connell Street, near The Spire, to try and deter anti-social behaviour. These alarms were installed by owners of an office building on Upper O’Connell Street, and were eventually removed following instruction from Dublin A mosquito-type alarm City Council last year.

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CABRA: SINN FEIN LEADER BACKS CLUB’S BATTLE OVER PITCH WORKS

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Naomh Fionnbara see DIARY Mary Lou join the fight

Work out the clues to help solve a (fictional) crime, explore a fun festival, or help support charities

RACHEL D’ARCY

A GAA club will finally see their pitch completed, months after protests outside Dail Eireann calling on the Government to finish the project after the company behind the development went bust.

Naomh Fionbarra in Cabra were initially promised a new pitch in exchange for a large portion of their land in 2015, so a new school could be built for the locality by the Department of Education.

The school opened last year, with building on the new pitch speeding along until just after last Christmas, when all production ceased.

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald (centre) backing some of Naomh Fionbarra’s protestors outside Dail Eireann earlier this year

It is believed that the sub-contractors hired by the Department of Education to build the pitch, Carillion, collapsed earlier

this year.

As previously reported in Dublin Gazette, the pitch had about a week’s work left before it reached

full completion, but the site was left sitting idle despite the club protesting to the Department of Education a handful of times and sending letters to Education Minister Richard Bruton calling for a development.

The leader of Sinn Fein, Mary Lou McDonald, slammed the slow response from the Department, and its lack of communication with the GAA club over when they might be able to play on their home turf once again.

D e p u t y Mc D o n a l d raised the issue in the Dail, saying she had “no other option” but to take the issue to the Taoiseach as she hasn’t received sufficient response from Minister Bruton.

The Department of Edu-

cation previously detailed that the value of the works that remain is estimated at €117,751.55.

In a statement to Dublin Gazette, a spokesperson from the Department said that it is “committed to completing the works as soon as possible”, with work on the pitch expected to resume in August.

The statement continued: “The Department has terminated the contract with [Carillion] under Clause 12 of the Public Works Contract.

“The design team is currently finalising a detailed scope of works which are outstanding, and the Bondsman will be requested to have the works completed without the need for a public tender process.

“The Department is committed to getting all of the outstanding works completed as soon as possible.”

Deputy McDonald told Dublin Gazette: “I understand that the outstanding work on the club’s pitch is due to begin at the end of August. It is welcome that a date for the works has finally been offered up by the Department.

“I want to commend the club and its members for their vigorous campaign to secure a date for completion of the work.”

CAN CLUEDO KINGS AND QUEENS HELP NAB A DUBLIN MURDERER? WERE you a fan of the board game Cluedo way back when?

Ever wondered what it’d be like to solve that kind of mystery in real life? See yourself as a cross between Morse, Fletcher and Columbo (or think your pals have all the brilliant detective skills of Inspector Gadget or Clouseau)?

Well, you’re in luck – this Saturday, a murder-mystery event will take place across Dublin, where those taking part will need to uncover who murdered the infamous (and entirely fictional) Kray Twins.

There will be witnesses to find, suspects to eliminate, cryptic clues and a murderer to justice in the city-wide search. As a fully interactive event, you’ll be given a murder case file (through your phone) with tips and tricks of how to bring down a murderer.

Tickets are available from cluedupp.com, with tickets priced at a fiver each, or €30 for a maximum team of six.

HELP CELEBRATE CURIOSITY AND CREATION AT THIS FAMILY EVENT TAKING place in Merrion Square on July 21, Dublin Maker is a day-long festival of curiosity and creation.

A free, community-run event, there’ll be a number of stands with something catering for every taste. From crafters and artists to science clubs and hackers, it’s a family event and a celebration of the ‘maker movement’.

Taking the form of a show and tell experience, inventors and makers were sourced through an open call and will have an opportunity to showcase their creations at individual booths in a carnival-type atmosphere. The festival will run from 10am to 6pm. For further information, and a list of makers taking part, see dublinmaker.ie/makers-2018.

FIBBER’S TO HOST A LINKIN PARK NIGHT FOR SUICIDE CHARITIES IT’S been a year since the tragic passing of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington (inset), who passed away after a long struggle with suicidal thoughts.

To mark the occasion, an event has been organised in Dublin’s best-known rock bar, Fibber Magee’s, to raise vital funds for suicide prevention charities across the city.

Taking place on July 20, several musicians have come together to organise a gig where they’ll play one of Linkin Park’s iconic albums, Hybrid Theory, in full.

Entry is free, but donations will be collected on the night for Pieta House, The Samaritans and Aware, with funds being split between the three charities.

Members of local Irish bands such as Scuba Dice and Watch The Sky will take part in the gig, with The Inferno opening the gig. Doors will open at 8pm.

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ARTS: €23,500 PRESENTED TO WIDE RANGE OF NEW TALENTS IN SEVERAL CREATIVE SECTORS

Awards, supports presented to up-and-coming crafts stars RACHEL D’ARCY

A NUMBER of emerging designers, craftpeople and students received awards and supports from the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland at the Westbury Hotel last week.

The awards, totaling €23,500, were presented as part of the organisation’s Future Makers programme.

Recognised as one of the largest prize-funded award programmes in Europe for students and emerging makers, Future Makers was established in 2009 to help assist and invest in the next generation of designers and makers.

More than 191 applications were received

online, which was shortlisted to 41 and then 22 successful applicants, who were selected for a range of awards.

Winners come from a range of disciplines including glass-making, ceramtics, fashion and jewellery-making.

Dublin winners included Genevieve Howard, who took home the Innovation Award; Edward Coveney and Esther Gerrard of Dublindesign practice Elements of Action, and fashion designer Pearl Reddington.

Students were also awarded on the night, with a number of students from NCAD taking home awards, including Bonnie Kavanagh, Fiona Hurson, Aislynn Porscha Bagnall, Niamh

Flynn, Ala Sinkevich, and Nicola Hutchinson.

Karen Hennessy, chief executive of the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland, said: “Investing in the development of the next generation of Ireland’s designers and craftspeople through our Future Makers programme is crucial, in order to create a pipeline of talent and pave the way for a strong, dynamic and innovative design and craft sector into the future.”

She added: “We hope to work with these upand-coming designers and makers in the years to come, supporting their potential to grow and generate employment opportunities.

“We wish them every success as they establish their careers.”

Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) chair Breege O’Donoghue, with designer Pearl Reddington and DCCoI representative Eddie Shanahan

FOI request reveals that DCC forked out €151m for 731 homes in 2011 - 2017 RACHEL D’ARCY

N E W f i g u re s h ave revealed that Dublin City Council have spent more than €150m on buying back private-owned housing in the last seven years.

Figures obtained t h ro u g h a Fre e d o m o f In fo r m a t i o n request by Fianna Fail housing spokesperson Darragh O’Brien found that more than €1bn of taxpayer money was spent by local authorities across the country on buying back private homes, with €151,230,000 being spent in Dublin.

An average of €217,581 was spent per unit by Dublin City Council, with 731 privately owned units bought back by the council since 2011, funded by taxpayer money.

It would have cost Dublin City Council just €199,000 in comparison to build an entirely new house during the same period, according to figures from the Department of Housing.

Deputy O’Brien said:

“This data has revealed that the Government has spent just short of €1bn in taxpayers’ money to purchase 5,559 homes [across Ireland], pricing families trying to buy their own homes out of the market without adding to the national stock.

“Not only has the FG

past seven years.

In 2011, the average cost per unit came in at €148,000, in comparison to an average figure of €271,000 per unit this May. This year, up to May, the council has purchased 56 units from the private housing sector, at a cost of €15,200,000.

The news comes after it was announced last week that building will finally begin on the long idle O’Devaney Gardens site, with s eve r a l s o c i a l houses planned for the area.

A review of the council’s 2016-2022 Housing Strategy is being brought forward, as a proposal for the view says that Dublin’s housing supply at present “remains inadequate and imbalanced ... there is not yet sufficient affordable housing provision for rental or for owner-occupation [options]”.

Dublin Gazette contacted Dublin City Council in relation to the matters above, but had not received a response by the time of going to press.

year, up “to This May, the coun-

cil has purchased 56 units from the private housing sector plan driven up house prices generally, but in many instances it would have been significantly cheaper for the State to build new social homes. “ Ta ke D u b l i n , fo r example – it would have been €29m less expensive to build the same number of units than the Government chose to buy instead,” he said.

The figures also show that the price of purchasing private housing for the council has increased by just over 83% in the

Councils’ spend on homes across the city was revealed by Darragh O’Brien’s FOI request, with the Government’s response to tackling the housing crisis drawing criticism

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In Dublin it would have been €29 million less expensive to build the same number of units than the Government chose to buy instead

Could a ‘blind eye’ help with homes crisis?

DUBLIN City Council are said to be considering permitting the use of cabins for housing in a bid to try and tackle the housing crisis.

It’s been widely suggested that the local authority would ‘turn a blind eye’ to the cabins, allowing them to be erected without planning permission, and only getting involved if complaints are registered against the structures.

The cabins would be built on privately-owned land – largely in the back gardens of family members’ existing properties.

A motion will come before DCC’s planning and property development strategic committee in September by Cllr John Lyons (PBP), who says the motion will attempt to clarify “a grey area when it comes to these structures”.

Currently, cabins up to 25sq m are allowed to be built without planning permission.

Cllr Lyons says that the introduction of the cabins would help an “entire industry” to grow if the motion is passed. He said: “I think it’s a rather sensible, modest proposal that could help a lot of families who at the moment are suffocating with ever increasing rents.”

Cllr Lyons was also asked how long the cabins should be allowed stay in place, with the councillor saying “five years” is a “fair timeframe”.

He said: “I would say that five years would be a fair timeframe; we’d have to have that debate in the city council and Chamber, but that, to my mind, would give young couples in particular some time to save up some money.”

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Herve Deschamps

Melanie Mullan

Katie Farrell

Patrick McArdle and Liam Campbell. Pictures: Brian McEvoy Photography

Marie Claire Digby and Lia Tonut

Bairbre Power

WILDE Restaurant launch a PerrierJouet tasting menu W

Ernie Whalley and Ross Golden Bannon

Dominique McMullan

Rebecca Brennan

ILDE restaurant in Dublin recently launched its Perrier Jouet’s Belle Epoque Summer Tasting Menu in the Westbury Hotel.

Cellar master of Perrier-Jouet Herve Deschamps flew into Dublin to toast the new menu.

Perrier Jouet’s Belle Epoque Summer Tasting Menu will be available at WILDE restaurant until the end of August.

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FASTNews

Greens rubbish any increase at Poolbeg A PROPOSED increase in capacity at the infamous Poolbeg Incinerator has been slammed by the Green Party.

Pembroke South Dock councillor for the party, Claire Byrne, said that the expansion will have a “hugely negative impact” on local residents in the Ringsend, Irishtown and Sandymount areas.

The expected increase in capacity would result in at least 18 extra trucks per day passing through residential areas, as the proposed increase would see a further 90,000 tonnes per annum be brought to the incinerator.

Cllr Byrne said: “This latest development is disappointing, but not surprising. The incinerator was originally designed just to serve Dublin, but takes waste from much further afield now.

“Residents are already feeling the impact of the increase in large vehicles travelling through Ringsend, Irishtown and Sandymount to the facility, yet no monitoring is being carried out.

“It would be incredibly short-sighted, economically and environmentally, to approve an increase in incineration capacity in Poolbeg. We need to move towards a more sustainable, circular economy, where we minimise the amount of waste being produced, and reuse as much of it as we can,” she said.

Dublin bars SF slams nominated homeless for awards strategy A NUMBER of Dublin pubs have received nominations in this year’s Irish Pubs Global Awards.

The awards allow pubgoers across the country to vote for their favourite local across a number of categories, including best cocktail experience, best bar person, and best overall pub.

After receiving 25,000 public votes, a number of Dublin pubs have been shortlisted for the annual awards, which take place on October 9 in Galway as part of the 2018 Irish Pubs Global Gathering.

Dublin 4’s Slattery’s, and Toner’s, both received five nods each; cocktail bar Drop Dead Twice got three nominations, with other nominated well-known Dublin pubs including The Chophouse, The Confession Box, McGettigan’s and The Jar.

SINN Fein Housing spokesperson Eoin O Broin has called on the Government to abandon the homeless strategy adopted in Rebuilding Ireland, calling the policy “flawed”.

Speaking this week, two years after the publication of the housing policy document, Deputy O Broin said: “In May, there were 9,846 [homeless people], including 3,826 children living in emergency accommodation.

“Ultimately the only way to end the scourge of homelessness is to build more social and affordable homes.

“Social housing delivery is too slow and no affordable homes have been delivered.

“The Government must double capital investment in social and affordable housing in order to make a real impact on the crisis.”

COMMUNITIES : CURRAN DEMANDS ACTION OVER SCRAMBLERS

Calls for tougher stance on quads MARK O’BRIEN

LEGISLATIVE change may be needed to tackle the misuse of scramblers and quad bikes, according to one Dublin TD. Deputy John Curran (FF) made the comments following receipt of a response from the Minister for Justice regarding the new scrambler taskforce that has been created to deal with the issue.

He said: “Since its first meeting in April, it has become more and more obvious that the newly-formed taskforce is currently limited in its capacity to properly or meaningfully address this escalating issue.

“Communities across Dublin are plagued by the danger, the noise and the anti-social behaviour associated with the use of these bikes.

“The cross-agency taskforce must prioritise the introduction of new legislation that will provide Gardai with the necessary powers to seize quads and/or scramblers,

based on intelligence-led investigations carried out

by An Garda Síochana.”

The improper use of the vehicles is causing havoc for residents a c ro s s D u b l i n , w i t h numerous sports clubs reporting how they’ve had their pitches damaged by the bikes.

Last month, residents on the west side of the city said they feared for their safety because of scramblers in the area while a man was seriously injured when a scrambler landed on him in Darndale Park.

Following that incident, gardai seized a number of scramblers across the city. However, Deputy Curran said that changes in legislation must be enacted to allow gardai to seize any vehicles that are being improperly used or have no tax and insurance.

He said: “As it stands, local Gardai policing are unable to engage in highspeed chases in housing estates or large green spaces where these bikes are being used, due to the

Scramblers, quad bikes and similar vehicles are widely regarded as dangerous, pest vehicles across the city, with calls for legislative change to tackle their misuse

greater concerns for public safety.

“Gardai are therefore not in the position to seize a vehicle from a person who is blatantly and illegally misusing it.

“It needs to be made an absolute priority that these changes to legislation are introduced so that we can support our Gardai to seize a quad or scrambler from an indi-

vidual’s home.”

Deputy Curran said he feared that without legislative change, the taskforce would serve as “little more than a quickfix” to the problem.

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COURTS: BALLYMUN FATHER-TO-BE IS SENTENCED TO 3.5 YEARS OVER SANTRY INCIDENTS IN APRIL

Man is jailed for two knifepoint robberies in less than 24 hours A FATHER-TO-BE with 125 previous convictions has been jailed for robbing two shops in less than 24 hours earlier this year.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard Anthony Ward (27), who received a three-and-a-half year jail term, told his lawyers that he has not spent a full year out of custody since he was 14 years old.

Ward’s convictions include 30 under the Theft Act, 44 for road traffic offences and one for robbery.

Ward, of Owensilla Terrace, Ballymun, pleaded guilty to two robberies in Santry in April. He also pleaded guilty to assaulting a shop assistant.

Judge Melanie Greally said Ward had used a knife

in a threatening way and noted an injury had been inflicted on one of the shop assistants during the course of a struggle.

She took into account Ward’s early guilty plea, lengthy and chronic drug addiction, his remorse, the fact he was having a difficult experience in prison and that he had a supportive partner, who was now pregnant. She noted he came from a respectable background.

Judge Greally said Ward was not someone without hope and she was structuring a sentence to allow for rehabilitation.

She imposed a five-year sentence with the final 18 months suspended on condition that Ward comply with the directions of

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the Probation Service on release.

Garda Sharon Breen told Fionnuala O’Sullivan BL, prosecuting, that at 12:40pm on April 10, Ward entered Spar, Shanowen Road in Santry with his hood up and armed with a knife.

He went to the till and demanded that a shop

The court heard he took €250 and left the woman working in the shop distraught and crying

assistant, who saw the knife, tell him if there was more money. He took €250 and left the young woman working in the shop distraught and crying.

The following morning at 8:30am, a man with his face covered and armed with a knife entered the Maxol Service Station on Swords Road, Santry.

He held the knife in the air and told the shop assistant: “Give me money or I am going to kill you.”

The assistant explained it was not possible for staff to access the cash and the robber seemed to panic before starting to grab cigarettes.

He also took the shop assistant’s wallet from

behind the counter and there was a struggle as the staff member tried to retrieve it.

During the struggle, the shop assistant cut two of his fingers on the blade.

The robber forced his way out, telling his victim: “Don’t come after me or I will stab you.”

Gardai identified Ward on CCTV from the first incident and soon after receiving the report of the second robbery they stopped a car driven by Ward. They recovered the shop assistant’s wallet from the car and arrested Ward.

Sandra Frayne BL, defending, said Ward had a long-standing problem with drugs since the age of 12, when he was expelled

from school for smoking cannabis. He went on to use tablets, heroin and crack cocaine. She said he had instructed her that he was quite easily led.

Ms Frayne said Ward said he had been in and out of custody since he was 14 years old and had not had a full year out of prison since that time.

She said he had spent time at a residential rehabilitation course in the UK, paid for by his father, and had taken a number of education courses since leaving school, as well as working for some time.

Counsel said Ward, whose partner is pregnant, wanted to better himself and get a job. She said he was very sorry for the offences.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Rae Moore, Elaine McDonagh and Roisin O’Doherty

Kate Lavelle,Suzie Kelly and Teresa Patton. Picture: Brian McEvoy

Lynn Daly, Mick Connell and Michelle Cullen

Caroline Burke and Ailbhe McCarthy

Peter O’Reilly, Noelle Behan and Brendan Byrne

GAZE Festival programme launched

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HE GAZE LGBT Film Festival officially launched the programme for the 26th festival at an event hosted by lead sponsor, Accenture. The launch took place at The Dock – Accenture’s multi-disciplinary research

and incubation hub at 7 Hanover Quay – and was attended by special guests and filmmakers.

The GAZE LGBT Film Festival announced an exciting line-up of Irish and international guest filmmakers taking part in the festival which

Roisin Geraghty,Paul Higgins, Eimhin Walsh and Lynn Daly

runs from 2nd - 6th August 2018 at Light House Cinema, Smithfield. Filmmakers will be discussing their work and meeting audiences during Q&A’s after films that explore a diverse range of subjects and stories.

Cormac Burke and Adam Hogan

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Keith Malone and Kerri Nicole Blanc with Rea Malone and Kayla Blanc

An Incredibles family effort H Susan, Mark and Grainne Henry

ATS off – but mask on – to Aidan, Emma and Mathew Hynes for their great family style as they attended the special family preview screening of Incredibles 2 at the Odeon Point Village, which was a hit with everyone.

Sephen Patterson, Sienna Patterson, Suzanne Reidy and Jennifer Patterson

Saibh and Aoibheann Fitzgibbon

Irish war dead honoured at Glasnevin Cemetery

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RENCH Ambassador to Ireland, His Excellency, Stephane Crouzat laying a wreath to remember the Irish men and women who died fighting for France during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and WWI and WWII at this year’s Bastille Day commemoration at Glasnevin Cemetery. This was followed by the unveiling of a plaque of remembrance in honour of Michael MacWhite – recipient of the Legion d’Honneur and threetime recipient of the Croix de Guerre.

Picture: Johnny Bambury / Fennell Photography

Darci Hopkins and Anastacia Soladcia

Mathew King, Aiveen Wakefield, Alex King and Martin King

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LOVE YOUR DUBLIN: MARLAY PARK IS A PICTURESQUE LOCATION IN SOUTH DUBLIN

MARLAY PARK BOASTS BEAUTIFUL TRAILS THROUGH FOREST-LIKE AREAS

DUBLIN MADE EASY

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST ATTRACTIONS MARLAY PARK HAS TO OFFER

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ESTLED in the heart of South Dublin’s suburbs, Marlay Park has become synonymous with summertime gigs, but there’s much more it has to offer.

The park measures a whopping 121 hectares and offers beautiful views of the Dublin Mountains. It has a number of amenities making it a lovely day out for everyone.

Massive, luscious green fields are perfect to have a kickabout, or for lounging in the sun with a 99 from one of the ever-popular ice cream trucks. If that’s not your thing, the park offers trails through forest-like areas; so it’s like a walk through country woodland, without ever leaving the county.

The 16 bus drops you right outside the door, or there’s also ample parking with two massive car parks.

There’s loads on offer in this south suburban gem, but here’s three of our favourite things.

PLAYGROUNDS

THE FAIRY TREE AN illusive landmark of sorts in Marlay, the Fairy Tree is popular with far flung visitors and locals alike.

Buried deep in the heart of the wooded area of the park, the hunt for the Fairy Tree is somewhat of a tradition.

Families stroll deep into the woodland beyond streams and stone bridges, wandering to find the illusive tree hidden away for the perfect outdoor treasure hunt.

The tree itself has a number of twigs and variations of moss decorating the trunk, with growths and carvings on the tree and its top giving a fantastic fairytale illusion.

It’s definitely something that needs to be seen with your own eyes to truly appreciate how lovely it is.

A favourite with kids and adults alike, it’s worth a wander around Marlay for.

MARLAY Park is home to not one, but two playgrounds – one more modern affair complete with giant climbing frame, and an older style, traditional wooden playground.

Both are located at the College Road entrance to the park, but are worth the exploration for, especially if you have energetic kids needing some entertainment during the Summer.

The main attraction is the playground located across from Marlay’s well-loved tennis courts. There’s something for everyone, even for adults; massive swings, a huge jigsaw, slides and a range of other playground activities – it’ll be hard to make time everything!

The wooden playground is smaller, but is always packed with children eager to explore using the different activities on offer. It’s akin to the old Marlay playground that’s long since closed, but a more minute version.

WEEKEND MARKET

THE weekend market in Marlay has long since been a staple attraction for the park, selling a range of foods, accessories, books and beyond.

Running every Saturday and Sunday (weather dependent in some cases), there’s a whole range of local fare on offer.

Fruit and veg, gluten free items, dog biscuits, cakes and pizza, to name but a few of the stalls that set up outside Marlay House every weekend, with a large amount of seating located nearby in the Courtyard and on the massive field to enjoy your gourmet feast.

The market is free to walk through, but the delicious smells will invite you (and your stomach!) in to try some of the food out.

There’s often more than just food on sale, with handmade clothes and jewellery regularly available, as well as second-hand books and flowers.

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The Rock scales silly heights P20

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THE GIFT OF GAZ | THE FOOTY’S FINISHED

The post World Cup blues have set in but Les Bleus have Davy speaking sense

WELL, that’s the World Cup over Davy was looking fairly glum always loved that about the World now for another four years – four and when I met him this week for our Cup. Remember that mad Coloma half actually because it’s going to a usual catch up. bian keeper and the Cameroon lad country that’s as hot as Hell but the “I don’t know what to be doing who did the funny celebration? Great size of Cork next time. with me evenings now,” he says. “It’s stuff.”

Jaysus, there’s a thought now. like post-holiday blues or something “I suppose it’s a way of opening What’s worse, eternity in Hell or with the World Cup over.” our eyes to different cultures and eternity in Cork? Neither sounds “I know what ya mean,” I says to all that,” says Davy. “It goes beyond appealing really. him. football in some ways. And with all Not that this Qatar place sounds “It’s great having football on every the horrible talk these days, wasn’t very appealing and sure what’s the day and seeing fellas you’d never it nice to see a country with such point in even trying to qualify if normally see play. That French a multi-cultural influence win the we can’t have a gargle while we’re young fella looks like a star and there tournament. I’d say that upset a few there? And there’ll be no nuns to were some of the lads playing for people that could do with a bit of sing the Our Father at to prove we’re Japan and Mexico that were great. I upsetting.” the best fans in the world.

I have to hand it to him, Shame we didn’t make Rusthat was a fairly profound And with all the horrible sia really because it was a thing to say. At least as far great auld tournament and talk these days, wasn’t it nice as Davy is concerned anyit was a bit of a distraction to see a country with such a way. from some of the other “Still though,” he continmulti-cultural influence win the goings on. ues after he lowers his glass Sure, no sooner was the tournament down to the table. “It was tournament over and the nice to see England do well, mad fella with the funny but not win it. I don’t think I hair from America was could have faced that.” spouting all sorts with “There’s some cultural Putin standing beside him. boundaries you haven’t I think the Croatian hurdled over yet then?” I president was meant to be says to him. there too but she probably “Some things are just caught a cold after Vlad hard-wired,” he fires back wouldn’t share his umbrelat me with a grin and a la with her. wink.

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Living it up at Longitude Zoe Deignan, Lauren Rock and Katie Morgan at Three’s #MadeByMusic base at Longitude. Over the weekend a line-up of top Irish DJ collectives celebrated connections Made By Music. Picture: Brian McEvoy See Gallery on Pages 22-23

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LEGAL EAGLE

BY WALSH & PARTNERS SOLICITORS

Worried about the cost of help for ageing mum A READER writes: “I don’t want to put my mother in a nursing home. My mother, who is in her 70s, fell and broke her hip last October and it’s brought some things to a head at home, where she’s in a ‘granny flat’ off the main farmhouse.

“I’m a single woman in my 40s, with a good job, own my house and get on very well with my mother and brother. Our father passed away a number of years ago and my brother took over the farm from a young age.

“When mam broke her hip last year, I had to take time off work to take her to hospital and physio appointments afterwards and ensure she had everything she needed.

“I’ve no doubt my brother and his wife do loads for her when I’m not there, but from the outside it doesn’t look like that.

“Also, the knock took a lot out of her and she seems to be becoming much more ‘scattered’.

“I’m wondering what to do? My brother and his wife don’t seem to want to be any more hands-on, and I don’t have the time, unless I give up work or go part-time, which I’m willing to do. But I’m concerned about the cost.

“The main farmhouse is still in her name and I know she has some savings, but I’m not sure how far they would stretch, as nursing homes seem incredibly expensive.

“Do we have to pay for

all the home help or could the house be sold if she had to go into a home?”

Reading that, of course, I appreciate this is a difficult situation for everyone. The first and most important matter that needs to be addressed is your mother’s health and you should arrange for her to be seen by her medical practitioner.

Depending on what the doctor says, it would be important now that your mother ensures her will is up to date and accurately reflects her wishes, or if she has not made one to put one in place.

This may all seem like rather morbid advice – however, it is always important to take care of these things in a timely manner to prevent difficulties down the line.

Your mother should also give consideration to creating an Enduring Power of Attorney, otherwise known as an EPA. An EPA gives a person chosen by your mother legal authority to make decisions on her behalf about her financial affairs, property and welfare, should she lose the mental capacity to do so.

It is crucial, however, that it is created before a person starts to deteriorate mentally, as if you wish to create an EPA you must be of sound mind and have mental capacity.

The home help service provides support to people in the community who need help with day-to-day tasks because of illness or

disability.

The service assists people to remain in their own home and to avoid going into long-term care.

The HSE either provides the home help service directly or contracts non-profit or private providers to supply the service on its behalf.

There are a number of arrangements that could be made, but it would be best to contact the HSE directly to see what may work for your circumstances.

In relation to the nursing home, I would advise you to consider the relief available with the Fair Deals Scheme.

This will involve you making an application for a Care Needs Assessment.

There will then be a financial assessment, which takes account of income and assets.

If you are an eligible applicant, then you must provide 80% of your assessed income and 7.5% of your assessed assets each year. There is also a three-year cap on payments.

As I don’t have the space here to give you sufficient direction on such an important matter, I would again urge you to explore options with the relevant professionals.

Finally, I would also urge you to talk to your brother and sister-inlaw. Clear and effective communication with no blame attached goes a long way – it’s clear that you all care for your mum.

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One of last year’s winners, Ayesha Taniya, with her original work – and the big billboard it appeared on

COLOURING COMPETITION LOOKING FOR DUBLIN ENTRIES

Pencil this one in for your kids MARK O’BRIEN

A COMPETITION that turns the most vivid scene from a kid’s imagination into a sky-high reality is back and bigger than ever.

Returning this summer, the BIC KIDS Young Artist Award is giving proud parents across Dublin the opportunity to see their child’s drawings graduate from the fridge door to a massive public bill-board.

Open to all 5 to 11-yearold, entrants are encouraged to flex their creative muscles and draw with complete freedom. Judges will award points for everything from creativity and use of colour to composition and subject matter.

An expert judging panel comprising creatives from the marketing, publishing and illustration industries will select the Dublin finalists, whose work will be displayed on billboards from late August.

A public vote will then decide the ultimate winner from the 13 regional finalists from across Ireland

Another 2017 winner, Eliana Goodall, proudly shows her work displayed on a billboard

and the UK. Rebecca Huda, BIC UK and Ireland’s Product Manager, Stationery, said: “We’re delighted to be returning with our BIC KIDS Young Artist Award.

“Last year’s competition was a great success and we were overwhelmed by the quality of the art-work we received.

“We can’t wait for this year’s imaginative entries to start pouring in, ready to be displayed – there’ll be some proud parents for sure.”

Carrie Longton, cofounder of competition

partners Mumsnet, said: “Sitting down with a pen and paper is such a formative experience and gives children a chance to let their imaginations run wild.

“Seeing something that you’ve created plastered on a massive billboard is a once-in-a-lifetime op-portunity and if the standard is anything like last year, then we’re in for a treat.”

As well as the priceless opportunity to have their drawings published, the 13 deserving finalists will win a hamper full of BIC KIDS goodies.

Specifically designed to help children to hone their artistic talent, these hampers will include an ar-ray of exciting stationery products including the BIC Kids Evolution Ecolutions colouring pencils, Kid Couleur felt pens and Plastidecor crayons, to name just a few.

Entries are now open, until Sunday, August 5.

Once your kids have created their masterpieces, parents can enter by visiting www.bickids.com/uk/ youngartist and uploading the artwork before the deadline.

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PEOPLE NEW PROGRAMME GIVES TOURISTS A LOCAL VIEW OF CITY

Great Greeters making visitors feel welcome to our fair city RACHEL D’ARCY

HAVE you ever landed in a foreign country, wondering what it would be like to see it through the eyes of someone local, rather than your typical bus tour?

Alternatively, have you ever wanted to show Dublin to a tourist through your own eyes, and show off all of our city’s little quirks and secret spots?

Dublin Greeters is a new initiative, currently taking on volunteers to welcome people to our Fair City.

The Greeter Network is a global programme, available in countries across the globe, but has recently started up in Dublin thanks to Gavin Ow and Kevin Flood.

Gavin told Dublin Gazette: “I heard about the programme in other countries and was surprised to see there wasn’t a Greeter programme in Ireland.

“I contacted the Global Greeter Network to get an Irish network established a few weeks ago, and it just went from there.

“They told me someone else was also interested

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Meet the Dublin Greeters – Gavin Ow and Kevin Flood

I’m passionate about Dublin, and I want to help people see the city in a unique way in starting an Irish programme, and that’s how I met Kevin.”

Aimed at helping visitors to new cities see their way around, and a completely free initiative, new visitors to Dublin can contact the Dublin Greeters through their website to organise a ‘Greet’ – an experience akin to a walking tour.

Kevin and Gavin will then get in touch, and they arrange the best meeting place to ‘greet’ visitors.

Gavin said: “Usually we pick our favourite spots in the city to meet, to try and give a personal view of Dublin.

“Kevin has set places he likes to bring people, to show them around. He used to be a tour guide and he’s retired now, but he still loves showing everyone around. He has a really good knowledge of Dublin.

“I’m passionate about Dublin, and I want to help people see the city in a unique way.”

Kevin told Dublin Gazette that the best way to truly understand the programme is to embark on a ‘Greet’ with either himself or Gavin.

The retired former tour guide told us that he has such a passion for sharing his knowledge and love

for Dublin that conducting ‘Greets’ is his hobby.

The Global Greeter Network was initially started in the Netherlands in the early 1990s, based on four core values – optimism, diversity, community and fun.

Today, there are Greeters in more than 200 cities worldwide, with the programe now growing to 6,000 Greeters globally.

In the past year, according to Jon Nusse, the chairman of the Global Greeter Network, there have been more than 75,000 greets across the world.

Other cities taking part in the Greeters programme include Los Angeles, London, Berlin and many more.

If you’re interested in getting involved with the programme, Dublin Greeters are currently looking for more volunteers who are passionate about Dublin and what it has to offer.

For more information, visit dublin.greeters. info, or take a look at globalgreeternetwork. info for a list of cities where you can organise a ‘Greet’ on your next adventure.

If you’re passionate about Dublin, why not become a Dublin Greeter too?

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Casting of the Spear: The new Lord Mayor of Dublin and Honorary Admiral of Dublin

Port, Nial Ring, took to the waters of Dublin Bay to take part in the annual ‘Casting of the Spear’ ceremony. The tradition dates back 530 years and was his first official duty. Also pictured was Lucy McCaffrey, Chairperson Dublin Port Company and Eamonn O’Reilly, chief executive, Dublin Port Company. Photo: Conor McCabe Photography

The Little Prince is coming to dlr Mill Theatre FRESH from its preview at the 2018 GalwayTheatre Festival, Morgan Creative presents a dramatic re-imagining of Antoine de-Saint Exupery’s “The Little Prince”, translated and adapted

by Oisín Robbins.

The Little Prince is a fantastical adventure that explores growing up and how the imagination we are all born with can save us.

Antoine, the narrator of the tale, is spending a few days repairing his airplane engine when he is visited by a boy that comes from another planet.

In his bid to help Antoine survive the lonely days in the dessert, the Little Prince recounts his experiences hopping from one planet to the next, and in doing so, makes some startling revelations on adulthood, and what it means to live in this crazy, wonderful world of ours.

The show takes place in the dlr Mill Theatre in Dundrum from August 1 to 4.

Tickets priced €12 for adults and €10 for children are available from www. milltheatre.ie.

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SOME OF THE LATEST EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN DUBLIN

DIARY

Calling Doggy Detectives for unique family fun event HAVE you got a barking good nose for detective work, or consider yourself a Sherlock Bones? On July 21st, Dogs Trust are holding their annual ‘Doggy Detectives’ event, and they need the most talented dog-tectives there are.

The event needs an undercover team (you) to take part in a number of mystery and discovery themed workshops.

As a ‘doggy detective’, you will head on a behind he scenes tour of the Dogs Trust rehoming facility in Finglas, sniffing out

clues in an educational treasure hunt, focusing in on the theme of responsible dog ownership.

Detectives will also be asked to carefully inspect a “Inspector Paws” video and will then try out some experiments to see how good a dog’s senses are.

The event takes place from 12 to 2:30pm and is most suitable for children aged 7-13 and their families. Single tickets cost €5, while a family ticket for 4 costs €18.

For more information, visit dogstrust.ie.

GAZE LGBT Film Festival launches programme

A cultural feast

THIS year’s Festival of Curiosity kicks off today (July 19) and runs until Sunday. Promised to be jam-packed full of ‘playful days and curious nights’, the Festival of Curiosity promises a feast of events as it celebrates science, design, arts and technology in venues across the city centre.

Homegrown in Dublin, the festival takes place annually in July and has become known as one of the most exciting festivals of it’s kind in Europe. For more information, check out festivalofcuriosity.ie.

The GAZE LGBT Film Festival has officially launched the programme for the 26th edition.

The launch took place at The Dock – Accenture’s multi-disciplinary research and incubation hub at 7 Hanover Quay – and was attended by special guests and filmmakers.

Major titles announced include Disobedience, which stars Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams.

A woman returns to her Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her for her attraction to a female childhood friend.

Once back, their pas-

sions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.

Also confirmed to screen at the festival is The Miseducation of Cameron Post, starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Jennifer Ehle.

Based on the book of the same name by Emily M Danforth, the film tells of Cameron Post, a 12-yearold Montana girl, who is sent to a ‘de-gaying’ conversion camp after her parents die in a car crash and she is sent to live with her conservative aunt.

Full details of all the events are available at www.gaze.ie , where

tickets are also on sale.

The GAZE 2018 Film Festival takes place at Light House Cinema, Smithfield, from August 2nd to 6th, 2018.

Rachel Weisz stars in Disobedience

DOG OF THE WEEK DUBLIN Gazette Newspapers have teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for lost and abandoned dogs.

Maisie is a beautiful and very intelligent four-yearold female Collie crossbreed. She is an active dog and loves her daily walks and activities.

She is really good at doggie brain games such as scent games, agility, obedience training and her favourite game is fetch.

Maisie likes to make new friends on her walks out and about but she can become a little worried by loud noises or when unfamiliar people or dogs come too close.

She is a typical Collie and is full of beans, so she would suit an active household where she will have lots of company. Maisie really has huge potential and will make the perfect agility or flyball partner and a very loyal companion!

If you have room in your heart for Maisie, then please contact Dogs Trust on 01 879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website www.dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebook www. facebook.com/dogstrustirelandonline or Twitter @ DogsTrust.

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GOINGOUTOUT

PICKWEEK OF THE

JULY 23 (MONDAY)

Grace Jones @ Trinity College, €60 Singer, songwriter, supermodel, producer, actress and icon Grace Jones brings her vivacious and highly charged live show to the Summer Series at Trinity College. A pioneer of the expansive vocal range and inspiration for modern legends like Rihanna and Lady Gaga, Grace Jones’ live concerts are always a delight.

Keywest

Gutsy Dublin Buskers Hit the Big Time

JULY 19 (THURSDAY) Paul Young @ Bulmer’s Live @ Leopardstown, €17 Glenn & Ronan @ The Sugar Club, €23 Dublin Quays Festival @ The Workman’s Club, free Anna Burch @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €15

JULY 20 (FRIDAY) The Academic @ Iveagh Gardens, €35 Iron Sky @ The Bowery, free Niall McGuigan @ The Workman’s Club, €10 Summer Watch Festival Whelan’s, free Whelan’s summer festival tends to announce its line-up late, but is usually crammed full of three days worth of up and coming local talent, and with free entry, you can hardly go wrong.

JULY 21 (SATURDAY) The Coronas @ 3Arena, €42 Local heroes play another huge show, having relocated back to Ireland following a relocation to London.

Aslan @ The Iveagh Gardens, €40 Pillow Queens @ Workman’s Club, free Summer Watch Festival @ Whelan’s, free

JULY 22 (SUNDAY) Summer Watch Festival @ Whelan’s, free Dublin Blues Cartel @ Whelan’s, free

JULY 23 (MONDAY) Grace Jones @ Trinity College, €60 The Gaslight Anthem @ Vicar Street, €36.50

JULY 24 (TUESDAY) Il Divo @ Trinity College, €55 The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s, €7 Steve Earle & The Dukes @ Vicar Street, €42

JULY 25 (WEDNESDAY) Rag N’ Bone Man @ Trinity College, €45 Galway Street Club @ Whelan’s, €10

A FEW YEARS ago, you’d have been hard pressed to walk the streets of Dublin without stumbling across four-piece pop-rockers Keywest, often found plying their trade around Grafton Street or Temple Bar. They’re following a well-trodden road: there have been a number of successful Irish acts that first unveiled their skills on the footpaths of Dublin, from The Hothouse Flowers to Ryan Sheridan, The Riptide Movement to Glen Hansard.

Keywest used to draw a substantial crowd to the main shopping streets as they struggled by in a shared house, perfecting their sound and living from meagre takings.

These days, they’ve quit the streets, and find themselves propping up the charts instead.

Drummer Harry Sullivan, in fact, was a late arrival in the band.

“It never felt that awkward,”, the late draft pick from the UK said.

“It was a strange existence, but they were so welcoming. We were all crammed in this house and we had to go out and

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busk to make the money to get food in. We used to go over to the supermarket at the time they reduced the prices. But it was great fun.

“It always felt like it was going to work out to me, though,” Sullivan explains.

Keywest were modestly established by the time he arrived, at least in terms of the local scene, he was leaving behind his native London to join an up and coming band, a move his family were surprisingly positive about.

“They knew it was a dream, a good fit,” he explains.

“They’ve always been supportive.”

While it hasn’t always been smooth sailing, Keywest’s rise to the top of the Irish charts has been swift. They hit the peak with 2015 release ‘Joyland’, with this year’s follow up ‘True North’ also hitting number three locally.

“We don’t really busk a ny m o r e, ” S u l l iv a n admits following the chart success, “but it taught us a lot about grabbing a crowd and connecting with people.

“You have the time it takes someone to walk by to get their attention. It’s a real learning process.

Anything that didn’t work in that environment kind of feels like it wouldn’t work as a song to us, so I guess that’s a measure of what goes on the album.”

True North has solidified a bond with fans that first formed on the city’s streets.

“The album is us moving on a little bit,” Sullivan says. “It’s a lot about our experiences, what’s happened in the last few years, and about reflect-

ing on that. It’s about finding out what’s real.”

“We see a lot of stuff these days with social media and the internet, where people don’t really reveal their true selves, but what they think other people want to see.

It can be really difficult,

ers its message through the medium of accessible melodic pop rock, and does so with real heart.

Keywest’s dedicated audience have followed them from the streets to sell outs at the Olympia Theatre, making them a poster-act for success in

it’s a bit disconnected from reality.

“We wanted to look into that a little on this album, and also make it clear to people that it’s not always straightforward.

“Life can be hard. I don’t think we should be afraid to say that, and to talk about our problems and our challenges.”

The title track, ‘True North’, an exploration of mental health, deliv-

the harsh world of Irish music.

Their voices highlighting the dark side as they enjoy the ride might just be their bravest and smartest move yet.

Keywest play Bulmers’ Live at Leopardstown on Thursday, July 26. Tickets cost €20, and include pregig horse racing. The band will also support Imelda May at her Trinity College show on July 29.

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Life can be hard. I don’t think we should be afraid to say that, and to talk about our problems and our challenges

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ENTERTAINMENT EXCITING WORKS AT THIS YEAR’S THEATRE FESTIVAL

Programme to turn Fringe on its head Seahorse.

Picture: Engin Akyurt Epoch.

Picture: Ayesha Ahmad

A Holy Show.

Picture: Ste Murray

MARK O’BRIEN

DUBLIN Fringe Festival has announced the line-up for its 24th edition, with a programme that is sure to turn the city on its head this September.

Some of the hottest new talent will perform across 23 venues in the city – from a vintage bus trav-elling around the Phoenix Park to City Hall; from Stephen’s Green to outside the GPO; inside your earphones and on the heads of iconic Dublin statues.

Dublin Fringe is Ireland’s largest multidisciplinary arts festival, and home to the bold and brave showcasing brand-new ideas for the first time – this year, the festival will run for 16 days and nights, stage an impressive 80 productions, 554 performanc-

Ruth McGowan, Fringe festival 2018 artistic director

es, with 55 world premieres.

Fringe introduces the hottest new talent and connects artists with audiences. As a year-round or-ganisation, it sources and develops talent.

Artists such as Alison Spittle,

Rusangano Family, and the hit play, Dublin Oldschool – which has been adapted into a critically successful film – all started at Dublin Fringe.

“This programme is pulsing with energy, adventure and joy,” said Ruth McGowan, Dublin Fringe Festival’s new artistic director.

“It’s a festival of firsts – each of the 80 events are brand-new and happening in Dublin for the very first time at Fringe.

“We’re introducing the essential voices you need to hear from.

I can’t wait for you to meet them.”

This year’s festival highlights include The Money by Kaleider Productions – a cross between a game and a theatrical performance.

Choose to be either a Silent

Witness or a Player and take a seat in City Hall as the audience have one hour to decide unanimously how to spend a pot of real cash.

A Holy Show by Janet Moran and presented by Mermaid Arts Centre is a new comedy about the 1981 hijacking of an Aer Lingus plane by an ex-Trappist monk with a bottle of water as his weapon, the Pope as his nemesis, and a burning desire to know the third secret of Fátima.

This year’s festival also boasts 10 free shows across the programme.

Dublin Fringe Festival runs city-wide from September 8-23.

All 2018 Fringe events are now on sale at fringefest.com, or by calling 1850 FRINGE (1850 374 643) from August 29.

Twenty One Pilots all set to fly in to Dublin for a 3Arena gig (but it’s not until next March) RACHEL D’ARCY

AFTER dropping two new songs last week after a year of silence, ‘Stressed Out’ stars Twenty One Pilots have announced a gig at the 3Arena next March.

Best known for Stressed Out, and Heathens, the American duo have previously played Ireland a handful of times, gracing the stages of the Academy 2 and Academy Main Room before graduating to take on the 3Arena next March 1 as part of their Bandito world tour.

Multi-instrumentalist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun announced the release of the band’s new album, Trench, with the debut of two new tracks – Jumpsuit, and Nico and the Niners.

Trench is the follow-up to the Grammy Awardwinning duo’s 2015 release, Blurryface, which sold more than 6.5 million copies globally.

The new album is due for release on October 5, giving fans plenty of time to learn the new tracks before Tyler and Josh hit Irish shores next year.

The Bandito world tour will begin on October 16, and will cross three continents before reaching Dublin and Belfast.

Tickets for Twenty One Pilots’ show next March are priced from €49.90, and are on sale from Ticketmaster now.

For Saoirse.

Picture: Babs Daly

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ENTERTAINMENT

TOP TWEETS

CINEMA | CAN SKYSCRAPER CLAIM THE DIE HARD CROWN? My word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’: a 19th century wooden toy puppet whose limbs jerk about at the whim of the puppet master. It soon became used for a politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else. @susie_dent So... close... Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson jumps for it, tackling a tower of terror in his latest entertaining but ultimately forgettable action film

The Rock scales silly heights SHANE DILLON

AN OLD friend recently moved home to Hong Kong for good, but before

he went, we went ambling about through Dublin city centre, ending up near whatever The Point is called these days.

There’s plenty of industrial construction going on over there, and I nodded over at the rising towers across the river, saying

StillShowing...

THE FIRST PURGE

A devilishly relevant origins story for the franchise WITH the current wave of ‘dark’ politics currently sweeping through American life, The First Purge (Cert 18, 97 mins) gains an underlying subtext that works in the film’s favour, just about elevating it beyond its B-Movie status. If you ever wanted to learn how The Purge – an annual 12-hour night of murder, chaos and terror, when anything is legal – came about, this origins story is for you, tapping into Purging’s tropes and lore, with echoes of contemporary divisions and political divides.

SICARIO 2

Mines the failing war on drugs for dramatic tension WE RETURN to the ongoing ‘war against drugs’ with Sicario 2 (Cert 15A, 122 mins) picking up more or less after where the first film had left off. In an attempt to disrupt violent drug cartels along the southern US border, ‘the good guys’ (largely in name only) try to kidnap a drug kingpin’s daughter, with events soon spiralling out of control. It’s an interesting film, and handsomely shot with many visual nods to the first film, but it’s just a wholly unecessary sequel that’s not as good as Sicario.

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Getting ready to stomp off over the horizon

IT’S probably our last nod at Jurassic World (Cert 12A, 128 mins), which looks set to go stomping off over the cinema horizon to make room for newer blockbuster beasties. These dinos stomped all over the summer charts, with the tale of a mass dino rescue from their exploding island home – just the start to a nefarious tale of corporate shenanigans – proving a hit with audiences. However, at this stage even dinosaurs are a bit boring, so some fresh storytelling blood would be welcome .

HEREDITARY

Another great addition to the modern social horror genre SOMETHING of a curate’s egg, Hereditary (Cert 16, 127mins), has wowed most critics and audiences, and has proved a welcome addition to the newly resurgent modern social horror genre. It doesn’t mine the creeping horror that a film like, say, Get Out does, but its slowly burning dread is still fairly gripping.

Toni Colette excels as an artist mum trying to cope with her own ‘difficult’ mother’s recent death – but her own family life begins to fracture as awful, creepy things start happening to them all.

how tall they were. This sent Mok into fits of giggles, as he gasped: “They... they are not ‘tall’!”

Maybe Mok was right – it’s hard to impress any Hong Konger with a ‘tall’ building or skyscraper – yet that was a challenge for writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber to achieve with his new HKset film, Skyscraper (Cert 12A, 102 mins).

The titular tower here is The Pearl – a vast building that dwarfs everything else in HK, and filled with enough super-duper new tech that it might as well be a new Hogwarts extension, such are the almost magical aspects of some of its impossible tech.

Speaking of super-duper, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson rocks up as Will Sawyer; the brand-new tower’s security risk-assessing veteran who was formerly a top FBI agent.

Will’s an amputee, having had one leg part amputated in the line of action, but that’s just part of his character – although inevitably this returns as a character point when things go pyrotechnically wrong at The Pearl.

Long, slightly messy gangsters-and-moneylaundering backstory short, it’s not long before The Pearl is attacked by terrorists and mercenar-

ies, with half of the building set ablaze, Will’s wife and family trapped, and Will framed for the spreading fire.

What’s an ordinary dad with the body of a Greek god and a burning need to save his family from a blazing tower gonna do? The Rock’s gotta roll into action to get into the tower, climb the superstructure and – well, you can work out the rest.

Long before this point, and if you’ve seen any of the trailers, you’ll have already been thinking of two films, which loom large – even larger than The Pearl – over the film: Die Hard, and The Towering Inferno.

It’s inevitable that either such classic film returns as a mental reference again and again, but especially Die Hard, given how masterfully that unlikely Christmas film went on to definitively rule the ‘tower of terror’ genre.

That film’s towering success still casts a long, long shadow over similar films today and, in short, this ain’t no Die Hard, although it certainly tries hard to build on that 1988 film’s strengths.

The Rock rarely puts a foot wrong, as he’s such a naturally charismatic, likeable lead that even when saddled with an absolute-

ly awful turkey like Doom (2005), he’s watchable, and Skyscraper very much plays to his strengths.

Team him up with his latest screen wife, Neve Campbell, and their standardly cute twin kids to save, and you have a fine, fun family in peril at the heart of the film.

However, it’s hard not to think of an uncomfortable darkness cast over all the spectacle by last year’s horrific Grenfell Tower blaze, giving this dumb-but-spectacular film a patina of peril that I’m sure the studio never intended.

More than that, despite some decent action set pieces and the best burning real or digital sets that money can buy or render, Skyscraper simply can’t reach the lofty, silly heights of Die Hard, playing things a little too earnestly.

Local Chinese talents do their best with their roles, but without a core villain as hammily enjoyable as Alan Rickman’s unforgettable Hans Gruber to cheer on, Skyscraper comes up short, delivering little more than a fun but forgettable action film.

It reaches for the skies, but you won’t come away with many stories about this particular tall tale.

Verdict: 6/10

It’d be hard to trump that word dug up by wordsmith Susie – not without puttin’ in some serious effort first

Elderly lady on the 39 bus - “My Brendan’s really frustrated not being able to use his hosepipe.” @OverheardDublin She’s talking about the ongoing ban. We hope.

I told a customer good morning and he said “Time means nothing to me”. He’s the only person I’ve ever respected. @pants_leg And Vienna means nothing to me. Oh, Vienna...

So football is not coming home but extending its gap year to learn French. @WeeMissBea Sounds like the best thing to do if you’re overconfident about your team but then get a oui bit disappointed

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They’re lovin’ Longitude ‘18

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NCE the rumours that someone as old as 30 had been spotted at this year’s Longitude faded away, the exuberant crowd of young people got on with the serious business of enjoying this year’s line-up at the popular Marlay Park festival in Rathfarnham. People came from all over the country to the popular festival, which this year saw a dizzying line-up, which included the likes of Post Malone, Diplo, Sza and Sigrid, to name but a few. Pictures: INPHO/Ryan Byrne; facing page at Three’s #MadeByMusic base: Brian McEvoy

Senator James Reilly and Mia Raftery approve of the ice cream party

Deputy Roisin Shortall and Harry Brassel

Laura Furlong and Minister of State Mary Mitchell O’Connor

Senator John Dolan has some fun with Alisha Harrington and Lola Duff

Deputy Sean Canney with Odhran Yeates

Eve McHale and Emily Rosenkranz

Sorcha Maguire with Deputy Jan O’Sullivan. Pictures: Robbie Reynolds

A lickle bit of fun P UBLIC representatives from across the political divide set aside their differences to join a new party at Leinster House recently – an ice cream party, arranged by Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI). The HB Hazelbrook Farm Ice Cream Fundays Party was hosted

by Senator John Dolan, with senators and TDs joining several DSI guests and their families for a tasty treat, tucking in to a delicious way to support HB’s fundraising for the national organisation. Over the past 17 years, the partnership has helped to raise €3.2 million, with the politicians urging the public to host their own Ice Cream Fundays Party to help support DSI.

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Jenny Creavy, Rebecca Dooley and Carragh Sweeney

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Lucy Kilbride, Shane Gillen and Etaoin Corr

Jack Grealish and Lauren Walsh

Stevie G performing on stage

Katie White and Emily Leahy

Haley Cassidy and Rosin Kelly

Wes Quirke and Rosanna Davison

Dearbhla Melia, Gerard Keevers and Roseanne Melia

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THE CZECH REPUBLIC: BOHEMIAN BEAUTY ABOUNDS

Czech Prague out if you want to find a truly stunning city SHANE DILLON

IF, LIKE me, you’ve always wanted to visit the 14thlargest city in the EU (Prague, of course), you’ll find it’s very easy to Czech out.

That’s a terrible pun that was good enough to use twice, in this headline and intro alike, but you’ll soon find that the Czech Republic’s astounding capital is a place where seemingly everything repeats, over and over and over again, and in a good way.

Cobbled streets, many mosaics, churches, archways, cafes, trams, towers, turrets, bridges, bars, bikes, spikes and spires – you can Czech them all off, again and again, as the Bohemian city is a place that reinforces its sights over and over, creating a singularly striking setting.

It’s a place that many of us have sitting on our bucket list as a dreamy, rosemantic and historical city that we’d all love to see – and, with a less prosaic view, it’s also one of Europe’s beer capitals – so a quick hop on a 2.5-hour flight will soon whisk lovers, families or beer-lovers alike over to the Czech Republic’s capital.

This ancient city has been home to all kinds of rulers, visitors and victors down the centuries – from Bohemian kings to Nazis to Communists to Velvet

Revolutionaries to modern ‘invaders’ (groups of Irish and British gentlemen stuffed into Anto’s/Kev’s Stag Do t-shirts) – but Prague’s patient citizens are well used to dealing with burghers and burgers alike, offering cultural and popular attractions for all kinds of tourists and budgets, today.

Town quarter, which is home to a huge amount of historical and cultural sights alike, and surrounded by endless eateries, bars and boozers.

The quarter’s rambling streets are perfect to go ambling along, with most roads, byways and alleys eventually leading to Old Town Square, the wide

OLD Town Square is a repeat must-visit area, with its 14th Century Town Hall giving the best views of the city from its tall Clock Tower (main picture), while those at ground level can admire the striking Church of Our Lady before Tyn (above) on the other side of the square. Before – and after – you’ve made the ascent to the top of the tower, grab some cool ice cream (or a beer) at one of the many smart restaurants or casual bars dotted all around the square’s edge.

Dubs, in particular, should feel at home here, as our capital is comparable in some ways to theirs – with just about 1.3 million citizens, and a sprawling city footprint that yet has a compact, easily walkable town centre, Prague is a very approachable city (with Metro lines, to boot).

Most visitors are drawn with the rest of the throng to the beating historical heart of Prague – its Old

heart of historical Prague, and set along the edge of the city’s moving, thoughtful old Jewish quarter.

The square is a place to die for – quite literally, centuries ago, as it’s where all manner of the city’s very best (and worst) people were variously beheaded, burnt at the stake, and otherwise executed.

These days, the only killings going on are plenty of hours at the many pretty

bars and cafes all around the square’s sides and side streets.

However, with such a marvellous setting in which to watch the world go by, you could happily stake an entire evening’s time and budget on hanging out here, staring up at the stark silhouettes rising above you.

Two things dominate the square – the stout, dark towers of the Church of Our Lady before Tyn to the east, and the Town Hall to the west, which is home to Prague’s legendary 600-year-old astronomical clock, the third-oldest in the world.

Alas, the landmark clock is currently hidden away for refurbishment, but there’s plenty of time to set aside your disappointment to go up to the top of the Clock Tower (which offers the very best views over the entire city), before descending to grab a signature ice cream or drink at one of the many neighbouring bars.

The Clock Tower (admission: 250Kr) is just one of many things to climb up, up and away from the bustle of the city’s streets – there are towers and other things to climb dotted all over the city centre and beyond, with plenty of smooth stone staircases, clanging metal steps, lifts, spiral ramps and even steep hills to give you ele-

From warring Bohemian kings of old to more recent occupations by Nazis and Communists, Prague’s history has been a long, complex and often violent one, but the city has survived and flourished. Today, tourists flock to it from all over the world, with everything from its old Jewish quarter to its fantastical architecture to its appeal to beer lovers providing something for all tastes and budgets, making it a perfect destination for a weekend break or a longer stay.

vated views over this city’s antiquity.

Most such towers and landmarks charge 250 Czech Koruna (or Crowns, which is close to €10) or less for admission, making that 25-to-1 ratio also something that’s easy to keep in mind when paying for anything.

Away from the endless sights of the Old Town quarter, the main drag in town is Wenceslas Square – and a drag it may be, if traipsing past such traditional Czech outlets like Starbucks, KFC, Burger King, Marks and Spencer’s, and signs for the likes of Rocky O’Reilly’s Irish Bar or, erm, Hooters isn’t quite your

thing either.

Wenceslas Square is actually a very long street rising into a gentle hill – personally, I don’t think I could

class a very long, narrow rectangle as a square, but the Czechs seem to have managed to square that particular circle. (They could probably manage that feat, too.)

Dotted with all kinds of high- and low-budget shops, stores, hotels, bars, clubs and boozers, Wenceslas Square is the retail and nightlife heart of Prague; a little like Grafton Street, Temple Bar and Henry Street all rolled into one.

You might have to look around almost as much as Head of Franz Kafka (by David Cerny) to find this kinetic sculpture on the edge of Old Town, but this, gleaming, shifting, twisting, giant tribute to the hugely influential Bohemian writer is well worth looking out for.

Pictures: Shane Dillon

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For one of the best views of the River Vltava’s gentle bends, many bridges and the sprawl of historic old Prague, just walk over Cechuv most (north of Old Town) and head left up the hill, to Hanavsky Pavilon – then take in the view

Charles Bridge (Karluv most) is a truly iconic landmark, and somewhere you almost expect to see in black and white – but unless you go to it at the crack of dawn (top), expect to find it swarming with tourists (above)

Full in the daytime with Prague locals, Czech grannies (doing their ‘Clery’s run’), teenagers and tourists, Wenceslas Square turns into a nightlife hub once the sun goes down, with strip clubs and the like dotted off the street – just one more reason there are so many Antos and Kevs (and their Hen counterparts) wandering about at all hours.

However, you’ll still find plenty of cultural highlights dotted around here, too, with the smallish but brilliantly-staged New National Museum (200Kr, 340Kr family) just off the very southern end of Wenceslas Square just one of many places that are great for kids.

Of course, no trip to Prague would be complete without crossing Charles Bridge (Karluv most).

Still arguably the defini-

tive Prague landmark, it’s a particularly lovely bit of architecture to stroll across, passing by the statues of many saints and scholars lining its sides, rubbing the ‘lucky’ brass plaques at the base of some, glancing over at nearby Prague Castle’s dramatic turrets and spires sweeping up into the sky...

That’s assuming that you arrive at dawn or soon afterwards, however, as the bridge very, very quickly turns into an absolutely jam-packed crush of heaving masses for the day.

Luckily, early birds – and I do mean early – can find the bridge largely empty, save for specks of fluttering white every 100 yards or so, as a range of canny bridal photographers nudge sleepy charges into place to get the perfect wedding shots before the

The Powder Tower, a key landmark that’s a short stroll to the east from the Old Town Square, is just one of many worth visiting to take in some superb views (inset)

In many of Prague’s churches, they seemingly ran out of wall before they ran out of gold and marble, such as at St Nicholas Church, at Mala Strana on the Vltava’s west bank

The black, spindly silhouette of Prague Castle dominates the city’s skyline (right), enticing visitors to come over to explore its vast complex of beautiful palaces and chambers

hordes arrive.

Seeing Charles Bridge during a summer sunrise (5.30am or so, sleepyheads), is definitely a bucket list experience to savour.

That’s only a flavour of Prague – I haven’t even touched on her jaw-droppingly elaborate churches

mucking about in swanshaped pedalos on the river; or about the beer tankard-bearing skills of Prague waiting staff.

Nor have I talked about walking through crab apple groves in Petrin Park; standing in the shadow of the world’s largest metronome overlooking

and cathedrals; the fantastic fusion of Gothic, Baroque and even Brutalist architectural styles all around; the complexities of the vast Prague Castle complex; simpler delights like the world’s only Cubist streetlight; the everspinning monument to Franz Kafka; family fun

the city; or grabbing an ice-cold drink near John Lennon busker/graffiti wall.

I haven’t even talked about picking up blue glass souvenirs; feeling like a Harry Potter extra in the empty viewing deck of Henry Tower, or accidentally photobombing a

Chinese couple’s wedding shots at Charles Bridge ...

But that’s the thing about this city – once you’ve been, it’s clear that your first trip won’t be your last.

It may not be the most Prague-tical thing to be thinking about, but I can’t wait to go back...

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FOOD & DRINK

A GUIDE TO TEMPTING FOOD Pictures: Barry McCall

Veteran Olympia barmaid Maureen Grant (92) has served enough stars and legends down the years to have become one herself

Irish actor Barry Keoghan has wowed in the likes of Dunkirk, and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, as well as being a Dior ambassador

A former Miss Ireland, model Aoife Walsh has carved out a successful career, with a popular blog that also proudly celebrates redheads

Ivy’s Irish roots growing RACHEL D’ARCY

TO COMMEMORATE its opening next week, The Ivy Dawson Street invited acclaimed Irish photographer Barry McCall to capture portraits of some of Ireland’s best loved people.

T h e p o r t r a i t s a re intended to highlight the diversity of Dublin – some-

thing The Ivy hopes to champion by catering for all occasions and tastes.

Recognisable faces in the campaign include musician and mental health advocate Bressie, actor Barry Keoghan, The Olympia’s bestknown barmaid Maureen Grant, and Rala (Patrick O’Reilly).

Jamie Belton, general

manager of The Ivy Dawson Street said: “By collaborating with Barry McCall, one of Ireland’s most acclaimed photographers, The Ivy Dawson Street is staying true to The Ivy Collection’s ethos of celebrating the local area, people and neighbourhoods.

“I think this portrait series of 12 people with

There’s Sam-thing delicious at Camile RACHEL D’ARCY

THAI restaurant Camile have teamed up with one of Ireland’s best-known exports for a dish of her own creation.

Singer, actress and former contestant of Celebrity Master Chef, Samantha Mumba, has teamed up with the restaurant to act as ‘guest chef’ on a brand-new dish.

Samantha created a vegetarian version of one of Camile’s best loved dishes, bringing to life a Chickpea Massaman Curry that’s available from Camile now for a limited time, priced €12.95.

House-made daily, the ‘Gotta Tell You’ singer’s dish is packed full of chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, peppers, broccoli and good old Irish potatoes,

fragranced with Thai holy basil.

Served with steamed brown and wild rice, it’s sure to be an irresistible dish for all the family.

Talking about the collaboration, Samantha said: “I genuinely love to cook for my family at home and I am excited to be collaborating with Camile and being able to share this recipe.

“As a food lover, I enjoy cooking and eating healthy dishes that are both flavorsome and filling – giving me lots of energy that I need as a busy working mum.

“I am delighted that this guilt-free dish will be conveniently available for those with a craving for something wholesome but deliciously satisfying.”

very different stories helps highlight the amazing di-versity of Ireland, all captured beautifully

by Barry on the streets of Dublin and in his studio.”

Barry said: “I’ve always loved The Ivy in London, so it’s good to see The Ivy Collection making its way over here. Dublin is in a great position for developing its own take

on the restaurant, and I loved working with all the great people chosen for the portrait campaign.

Looking forward to enjoying many an evening out there!”

Located on Dawson Street, the brasserie-style restaurant and bar will accommodate up to 200 guests with a range of menus on offer.

JP pours all his energy into new Heineken dishes HEINEKEN Ireland has announced the launch of its next limited edition Wild Lager: Wild Lager Himalayas, which is now available in selected bars around Dublin.

Wild Lager Himalayas (H32), a lager with fresh hints of citrus and a full malt character, is the second limited edition Wild Lager released in Ireland, following the success of Wild Lager Patagonia (H41), which was released in Dublin last year.

To celebrate the launch of the new lager, Heineken Ireland partnered with Michelin Star winner JP McMahon to create The Wild Lager Menu – a four-dish tasting menu inspired by each lager’s coun-try of origin.

The menu, created using wild and foraged Irish produce and ingredients, can be enjoyed during events across Ireland this summer, including The Galway Arts Festival and The Big Grill in Dublin.

To accompany Wild Lager Himalayas, JP made monkfish with asparagus and woodroof, as well as goat’s curd with nettles and dandelion oil.

To pair with Wild Lager Patagonia, JP created a ribeye steak with wild garlic pesto and roasted ha-zelnuts dish, as well as wild Irish mussels from Galway Bay with dillisk.

Speaking on the partnership, JP said: “Wild Lager

by Heineken is a totally new beer style with unique flavours that pair perfectly with the wild flavours of real Irish produce.

“Creating The Wild Lager Menu was a journey of discovery; a culinary adventure, of sorts.

“I’m looking forward to sharing the dishes and both Wild Lagers with the Irish public throughout the summer. It’s going to be wild.”

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TV & Radio personality Doireann Garrihy will be the Dundrum Town Centre MC for Ladies’ Day. Speaking at the announcement Doireann said: “Being one of three [sisters], fashion has always been important in my house, so I jumped at the chance to be part of this gorgeous day. I can’t wait to see what this year’s trends will be and to be inspired! I love getting a sense of how other women put together their look, finding out who inspires them and how style makes them feel.”

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Penneys’ sizing scheme set for a shake up Penneys have announced that their whole in-store sizing scheme is changing to a new, more inclusive system.

Slowly beginning to appear in Penneys stores across Dublin, the new sizes will see numbers eradicated and replaced with letters.

Gone are the days of searching for a size 12 or 16 – sizes will now range from 2XS to an 2XL, extending their size range and promising a better quality fit for gals

of all shapes and sizes.

The new size guide includes new sizes also.

A 2XS will cater for sizes 4 and 6, and for curvier ladies, sizes 22 and 24 will fall in under 2XL. The new sizing only applies to certain items for now, but each store has a guide to the new sizes on display too.

In a statement, Penneys said that they have made the change to fall in line with other high street retailers, and following customer research.

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TECH TIME

Will apology go Nissan Leaf Elon way to make leads the up for odd insult? electric way SHANE DILLON

Musk Tweets

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LITERALLY at the time of going to print, one of the biggest tech stories of the week out saw a possible end to an ongoing bizarre row that sprang up around the Thai cave rescue and the controversy-prone boss of Tesla, Elon Musk.

Musk has made a name for himself in recent years with his significant investment and research into self-driving cars, as just one of many prominent tech projects he’s been attached to.

However, he also regularly generates negative press over spats and personal attacks on critics and journalists, with the past week and a bit providing some prime, juicy Musk headlines.

With the world’s attention focused on the Thai cave where that awful situation of the trapped boys and their coach was playing out, Musk volunteered his company’s services, setting engineers on the task of creating a mini-submarine/tech that could help with the rescue.

Eyebrows were raised a little by his sulky stance when his offer of help was rejected, as he basically dismissed the person leading the rescue efforts as not a particular expert anyway.

However, his subsequent actions earlier this week saw explosive media attention from around the world, with Tesla backers and investors angrily calling for a public apology from Musk.

In case you missed this unsavoury story, Musk made some bizarre tweets, since deleted (but inevitably seen by many, and saved for posterity – and detailed, right) in which he personally attacked one of the cave’s rescue divers, British diver Vern Unsworth.

After Unsworth dismissed Musk’s offer of experimental submarine help as a PR stunt, Musk responded with an angry tweet saying he’d make a video showing his mini-sub working, which included: “Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it”.

As if publicly attacking a critic and

MACHINE OF THE WEEK

Original tweet, responding to diver rubbishing Musk’s offer of a sub device to help in Thai cave rescue: You know what, don’t bother showing the video. We will make one of the mini-sub/pod going all the way to Cave 5 no problemo. Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it.

Followed by this reaction to someone querying Musk’s calling diver a ‘pedo’: Bet ya a signed dollar it’s true.

Elon Musk

bizarrely accusing them of being a paedophile wasn’t bad enough, Musk made matters even worse by following with another Tweet backing up his outlandish insult, saying: “Bet ya a signed dollar it’s true.”

Both tweets were soon deleted – but the damage was done, with Unsworth (at the time of writing) still considering his legal options after such an outlandish insult was made in front of millions.

Even more pressing, a loud chorus of disapproval from many of Tesla’s investors was very vocal in slamming the comments and the figurehead’s behaviour alike.

A common theme from their responses was ‘frustration’ that Tesla’s efforts to create potentially revolutionary tech constantly get overshadowed by negative press related to Musk himself.

One investor made the point that constant negative press because of Musk’s behaviour could impact on securing access to capital, as the man, rather than the brand, is often the focus of critical media attention.

At the time of writing, the elusive Musk finally upped periscope to resurface with an apology, also detailed right.

Followed eventually by this apology: As this well-written article suggests, my words were spoken in anger after Mr. Unsworth said several untruths & suggested I engage in a sexual act with the mini-sub, which had been built as an act of kindness & according to specifications from the dive team leader.

Nonetheless, his actions against me do not justify my actions against him, and for that I apologize to Mr. Unsworth and to the companies I represent as leader. The fault is mine and mine alone.

It’s reported that Unsworth has told Reuters he’s aware of Musk’s apology, but has made no further comment on a possible settlement or legal action.

Apart from the tragic death of hero diver Saman Kunan in the rescue attempt, the bizarre row cast seemingly the only negative press and headlines on a tale that was seized upon by the world as a good-news story that the planet could cheer on, with tech also playing a crucial role in helping to map and execute the rescue of all involved.

It’ll be interesting to see what happens next, and whether Musk’s public apology will be enough to bring an end to this odd, negative story tacked on to the end of that nervewracking crisis.

Recovering well: The rescued Thai children, and their coach, with a portrait of diver Saman Kunan, still in hospital

The Nissan Leaf challenge was taken to the ultimate this week as Michael Moroney brought the new generation electric car on a nationwide tour where despite initial range anxiety and a scarcity of charging points, he’s clearly impressed There is a great community of knowledge and friendliness emerging around the electric car world as public charging points have become places of warm discussion, helped no doubt by the good weather.

This new community of sharing was so evident when I took the new Nissan Leaf on my usual lengthy test drives.

Everywhere I stopped for a charging boost I met either other Leaf drivers or people who were fascinated by the electric car concept.

And I learned so much about the car that I was driving, mainly from existing Leaf owners, all of whom were delighted to enthusiastically share their electric car driving experiences. And not a bad word among them.

After over 1,000km of driving, not your typical electric car driving profile, I have developed a new confidence in the car. Driving an electric car in Ireland is about changing your

Nissan Leaf 40kW Electric Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy Driving range max CO2 emissions Full charging time Fast charge time Euro NCAP Rating Warranty Entry Price mindset; you need to plan your journeys with charging at the other end or in between, always in mind.

My journeys to Cork, Portlaoise and Kells, Co Meath all required strategic planning. Fast charging and top charging gives you new opportunities to become a coffee expert and I found I quickly created work opportunities during these charging intervals.

The charging network still needs more work, while the ESB app to locate the charging points is good, there are not enough

Electric 150hp 7.9 seconds 0 km/litre (0 l/100km) 378km 0g/km 6 hours 40 minutes for 80% 5 star (2018) 5 years/150,000km €28,690 (after €5k grant) of them out there. The Nissan Leaf electric car is great, but the network lets you down a little. Even with careful planning and while you can travel the country comfortably, the range anxiety still takes some time to ease, and it will as you become better at planning your journeys.

This Leaf is a very impressive car. Firstly, it’s an attractive new car, with real car looks, a car that you would be proud to own.

On the inside, the Leaf comes with an improved 7 inch, full-colour (TFT)

Spirit Motor Group appointments THE Dublin-based Spirit Motor Group has appointed Alan Moore as the new managing director of Spirit Motor Group. Alan has worked with the OHM Group, owners of Spirit Motor Group, for the past fifteen years.

Jim Ryan will assume responsibility as dealer principal for the recently renovated Spirit Jaguar Land Rover flagship dealership in Sandyford.

Spirit Motor Group operates ten sites across South Dublin, West Dublin and North Wicklow, employing in excess of 180 staff. Total employAlan Moore ment in the OHM Group now exceeds 350.

Jim Ryan

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TECH & MOTORS

Audi upgrades the A1 LAST month, Audi unveiled the second generation of its compact model A1 model which will be available in Ireland later this year. The car retains its overall look from the past in a design style that’s very evolutionary. The car retains its wide track and short overhangs on the new Audi A1 Sportback.

Audi claims that the new model has grown significantly in length, with an additional 56 millimetres now measuring the car at 4.03 metres while the width has remained almost the same at 1.74 metres. The new-

The new Nissan Leaf entry prices are from €28,690 (after €5,000 Government grant), and the car is attractive and spacious and great to drive despite a shortage of charging points, with the extra bonus of significant BIK savings for company car drivers

display to highlight key features, including information from the audio and navigation systems.

The standard navigation features also includes real-time information on the nearest charge points of which there are not enough, just yet. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are also available through the system.

The car has its own app to allow drivers to remotely get information about the charging level of the car.

It also allows you to adjust the climate control while the car is being charged, saving battery capacity, so that on these warm days it is possible to have your car cooled down in advance of returning to

it, after a day at the seaside.

The car’s performance has also been significantly improved as the new electric drive system delivers 150bhp (110kW) of power and 320Nm of torque, a match for most cars in this size category.

With this comes improved acceleration performance where you get a 7.9 second from 0 to 100 km/hr acceleration, making this is the fastest car to accelerate in the c-segment of the market where the Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus dominate the sales.

The new Leaf is the first electric vehicle to undergo Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Testing Pro-

cedure (WLTP) and delivers a range of up to 378 kilometres on the Combined Cycle, or higher in city conditions, on a single charge. This is claimed to be a 50% increase over the previous generation Leaf.

The WLTP test is designed to reflect real life situations more accurately.

This means that you can enjoy longer journeys, by using the interconnected by the extended European CHAdeMO Quick-Charging network which is well catered for on the Irish motorway network.

Charging time from alert to 80% (quick charging – 50kw) takes 40 to 60 minutes at one of the stops, while it’s around 7.5 hours from alert to 100% with a

generation model stands only 1.43 metres in height, including aerial.

Audi claims that the A1 Sportback is fit for the digital future. Even the basic version comes standard

7Kw wall box, one of which I have at home.

Longer driving demands that you use the car’s adaptive cruise control to maximise its efficiency. I quickly came to terms with the new Nissan Leaf’s revolutionary e-Pedal technology.

This allows acceleration, deceleration and full stop with the simple increase or decrease of the pressure applied to the accelerator.

With a deceleration rate of up to 0.2G, the e-Pedal eliminates the need for drivers to constantly move their foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal to slow down or stop.

I found that this helps reduce fatigue and stress in daily city driving, and it meant that I was using the brake pedal way less than I would in a conventional car.

The entry prices start at €28,690 after the Government grant of €5,000. This is a real car with good comfort, great handling and a decent boot.

Running costs are minimal as public charging remains free and an overnight home charge is rated to cost you not more than €3. So it was safe to say that my 1,000km driving week cost me less than €20. Do you need any more convincing?

Ford’s new and BEST EVER Focus is here FORD’S new Focus, introduced last week, claims to deliver more style, space and advanced driving technologies for mid-size family car customers than ever before. The car is noticeably different in terms of styling, with a longer bonnet and new body curves and an overall more sporty and faster look.

Ford claims that the car is the most aerodynamic in its class.

Ford also claims that the new Focus also introduces a comprehensive range of advanced driving technologies that can help drivers make light work of stop-start traffic; see more clearly when driving in the dark; park simply by holding down a button; and avoid accidents.

These new advanced driver assistance technologies make driving a Ford Focus on motorways, in stop-start traffic and in town

easier than ever before; and they are designed to make the driving experience more comfortable, less demanding and safer.

This Focus introduces FordPass Connect onboard modem technology for customers in Europe, turning the vehicle into a mobile WiFi hotspot with connectivity for up to 10 devices. FordPass Connect also enables Live Traffic

updates for the navigation system, and using the FordPass mobile app drivers can easily locate their car in sprawling shopping mall car parks, check fuel levels, remotely lock and unlock their car, and even start it remotely.

FordPass Connect is an optional extra which will be connected at the time of vehicle delivery. The Live Traffic access feature is complimentary for the first 2 years following the purchase of a new Ford featuring SYNC 3 with navigation and after that a licence fee is payable.

The new Focus arrives into Ireland this month and will be priced from €24,900, which is about €500 more expensive than the current equivalent model. The car will initially be available in 4 series in Ireland; Zetec, STLine, Titanium and Vignale. The Active Series will arrive in Ireland in 2019.

with a fully integrated digital 10.25-inch display and a multifunction steering wheel.

Audi claims that the interior of the new Audi A1 has been designed to be driver-focused. All of the controls and the optional MMI touch display are strongly driver-oriented, with the eye being naturally drawn to the sporty compact unit of air vent nozzles, hood and the digital display.

Audi claims more luggage space capacity by an extra 65 litres extending the capacity to 1,090 litres with the rear seats folded down.

Opel packs more load space into new Combo OPEL has just introduced the 5th generation of its compact Combo van range to the Irish market, which will be available here from September. This new van has been developed on a completely new architecture within Groupe PSA Citroen Peugeot, the undisputed European leader in the commercial vehicle business.

The new Combo offers a wide range of variants to choose from including a short version with 4.40 metres length, a long version with 4.75 metres.

Both models come with cabins that feature two or three front seats, and a spacious five-seat crew cab.

Opel claims that the new Combo outshines most of its main competitors with a load volume of up to 4.4m3, a payload of up to 1,000 kg and a loading length of up to 3,440 mm for objects and work material.

This new Opel van comes with up to 19 assistance systems, some optional, that claim to make driving, manoeuvring, transporting goods or a crew easier, safer and more comfortable.

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TRIPLE THREAT: HOCKEY/MOTORSPORT: NICCI Daly is gearing up for a massive month as she leads the line for the Irish women’s hockey squad at the World Cup in London before switching her focus to her Formula Female motor-racing team. The former Dublin footballer will take to the track for the first time in a predominantly male field to raise funds in honour of her father.

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS INFORM YOU OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCORES OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS SWIMMING| NATIONAL CENTRE STAR SHINES IN HELSINKI

Coyne edged out of Euro medal places  sport@dublingazette.com

NIAMH Coyne came agonisingly close to a medal in the 100m Breaststroke on the final night of racing at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Helsinki, Finland last week.

The National Centre Dublin swimmer had progressed across heats and semi-finals in second place, swimming a lifetime best in the semi-final of 1.08.56.

In the final, the 17-year-old swam her second fastest time in the event ever to come within five hundredths of a second of a medal; Germany’s Elena Brandt getting her finger to the wall in 1.08.68, just ahead of Coyne’s 1:08.73.

Lithuania’s Kotryna Teterevkova claimed the gold medal in 1:08.03 with Russia’s Anastasia Makarova in the silver in 1.08.46.

Coyne returns to action at the Irish Summer Nations at the end of July and is one of four swimmers nominated to the Olympic Council of Ireland for selection to the World Youth Olympics Team in Argentina in October.

Also in action was Robbie Powell raced the 50m Freestyle Semi-Final.

The Athlone swimmer bettered his time from this morning touching in 23.30 to place 13th overall.

Speaking at the conclusion of the event, team leader Andy Reid commented: “The European Junior Championships always provides our up and coming athletes a very real taste of international swimming ahead of what is hoped to be a successful senior international career.

“As in recent years, the standards have been exceptionally high and yet our young team has achieved

National Centre Dublin swimmer Niamh Coyne came within a few inches of landing a medal at the European Junior Swimming Championships

much and learnt even more.

“We return from Helsinki with ten individual swims seeing us progress into semi-finals or finals, a relay final and three Irish Junior Records.

“The staff are very proud of the teams’ professional approach to racing and how they have present-

ed themselves in the arena and we look forward to working with their home programme coaches to ensure even further progress next season.”

Next up for Team Ireland will be Glasgow 2018 where 12 swimmers and three divers will compete at the European Championships from August 3 to 10.

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

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CLONTARF SENIORS lost by a point, 1-10 to 1-9, away to Na Fianna in AFL2. Junior A also lost by minimum in AFL5; 2-10 to 1-14 at home to St Brendan’s. Good win for Junior B at home to Skerries in AFL9, winning 2-12 to 3-3. They are away to St Colmcille’s on Thursday.

Junior A Peil na mBan lost 3-12 to 1-12, away to Naomh Olaf in their first Junior C Championship group game. Intermediate ladies had their scoring boots on, reaching 10-17 in Corn Roinn One group game - home to Na Fianna. Intermediate hurlers away to Tomas Daibhis in AHL3 on Sunday, while Junior A hurlers are home to O’Toole’s.

Jack McCaffrey started for Ath Cliath in their first-ever Super 8s cluiche. Dubs away to Healy Park, Omagh on Saturday evening.

An Siopa open Tuesdays, 7pm-8pm, during the summer month. If you are shopping in SuperValu Killester, please help the club get #BehindTheBall.

For every €20 shopping, place your voucher/receipt into the box for Cluain Tarbh and help the club receive footballs.

The club are registered for the Circle K Topaz Cash for Clubs promotion. Please search for us and select within ‘Play or Park’, and a token is available for every €30 fuel purchased. Summer Camps are now available for online registration.

MSL Park Motors Club Campa will take place on August 7-10. The Cúl Camp on August 20-24 is sold out. Both Camps will be in a new venue at DCC Alfie Byrne Road. Further details and registration via clontarfgaa.com/camps.

CRAOBH CHIARAIN NO WINNER of the lotto jackpot of €6,000 on Monday, July 9. Five Match 3 winners each receive €120.

Numbers were: 11, 16, 22 and 24. Next week’s Jackpot will be €6,500. Draw takes place every Monday night at 11pm in the Club Lounge. Tickets are €2 each. Remember to play in advance if you are going on holidays. Senior hurlers lost to Na Fianna, while the junior hurlers and adult footballers both had good

wins. Senior hurlers are down to play Ballyboden on Sunday morning at 11am in Clonshaugh. Junior hurlers will play Naomh Olaf, also in Clonshaugh, on Sunday at 12.15pm.

You can check for fixtures and results on the Dublin GAA website. The first Club Camp was an outstanding success, with nearly 100 children taking part. The final Club Camp will take place from August 13-17. Entry fee is €30.

HOCKEY/MOTORSPORT: MULTI-TALENTED WAYS OF NICCI DALY

World Cup driving Daly’s dual passion  STEPHEN FINDLATER

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A LIFETIME in the making, the multiple sporting strands of Nicci Daly’s life reach an incredible crescendo this month.

On Saturday, she lines out against USA as part of the groundbreaking Irish hockey team that will play in their first World Cup for 16 years. It follows eight years – and over 150 caps – of graft, including two devastating Olympic qualifying campaigns.

Then, on August 18 and 18, along with Emma Dempsey, she will get behind the wheel of a racing car for the first time in earnest at Mondello Park at the Historical Racing Festival as part of the Formula Females Race against Cancer.

Her father Vivion was a celebrated figure in Irish motorsport before he passed away from cancer. Her uncle Derek drove in Formula One and so it will be very much in the family tradition when she hits the track in her 1.8L 160Bhp Rover 25 saloon in a “future classics” class.

They will be the only two women in the field of 20, adding to the challenge with all funds raised from the venture going to the Irish Cancer Society, making it a tumultuous month for the Dubliner after a lifetime around the sport.

“Since the day I was born, every Sunday I was at the race track with my family. My dad, the brothers and sisters, it was always a family

affair.

“That was how I spent my weekends from when I was four until I was 13. My brother and I always pestered him to see if we could get more involved.

“I think if he was still around, we probably would have got into karting as his career was about to wind down, he would have enjoyed helping us out.”

But his passing ruled out that avenue. It meant she redirected her sporting passions in other directions to incredible effect but the fire still burned to do something in motorsport.

“It’s such an expensive sport, if you don’t have the finances and at the age we were, we didn’t have the experience to take it on ourselves. The opportunity never came around.

“In the last few years, it weighed heavy on my mind that I wanted to get back involved and that’s where the Formula Female thing came in.”

Dempsey was another who grew up around the paddock with her father, an arch rival of the Daly clan in their younger years and was “mad to get me into a car” and eventually it got the green light.

“I just asked ‘can we do this for the Irish Cancer Society and in memory of my dad?’ and it’s just taken off since there.”

Many of her father’s former sponsors and crew have come on board getting her to the brink of this moment.

First though, the full focus is on hockey and the World Cup. Again, it was not an obvious journey to this point. She was initially a Gaelic footballer primarily until she went to High School in Rathgar where she started to make representative teams.

A bout of shin splints, though, saw her put hockey on hold for

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Since the day I was born, every Sunday I was at the race track with my family. It was always a family affair.

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three years before being coaxed back by the current Irish coach Graham Shaw to play with Tallaght club Glenanne in 2008.

It was pretty meteoric from there, getting a call into the Leinster Under-21s within six months and an invitation to the Irish senior team trials just a few month

CRUMLIN OUR annual Jim Boggan cycle will take place this Saturday, July 21and will see a group of almost 100 riders make the journey from Jim’s resting place in Taghmon to Crumlin GAA club.

Expected time back will be 6pm so why not join the cyclists and volunteers on the night in Lorcan O’Toole park as it’s always a great night with plenty of reminiscing about Jim and others. Dublin match will also be shown in the clubhouse on the night.

Lotto was not won numbers drawn were 3,17,19,29. There were three match 3 winners and next weeks winning jackpot will be €6,450.

Club shop no longer opens every Thursday but that doesn’t mean you can’t get club gear. If there is anything you need just contact Shirley at shirleylawlor@hotmail.com and the gear will be ready two weeks later.

Nicci Daly in action for Ireland against Chile last week (Picture: Adrian Boehm) and, right, with her new racing helmet.

later in April 2009.

Big decisions arrived almost immediately, the tough nature of county or country showing itself when Dublin won their first AllIreland ladies football title in 2011.

“I had only just got called into the Dublin senior team the same year I got into the Irish team. I had been with the Senior B team.

There’s always that ‘ah, should I have stayed on?’ but then again would I have had my opportunity with the Irish team? You just don’t know. It was hard to take when they did win eventually but I chose hockey and it has been good ever since!”

There have been low points, most painfully missing out on the Rio Olympics by the width of a post in a shoot-out in Valencia.

But the side produced a series of superb results in 2017 to qualify for this week’s World Cup. “It’s the biggest tournament we have played in, the first time since 2002.

“There’s hype around family and friends, it’s just something we have worked so hard for, been disappointed with not making the major tournaments. Getting there, feeling really good about it, I just can’t wait.”

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ERIN’S ISLE WELL done to Megan Thomas and the Dublin Minor Camogie team who beat Kilkenny in the Leinster Semi Final on Sunday morning. Best of luck in the final to Megan and the whole team.

Tadhg Gorman played for the Dublin U-14 hurling team on Saturday afternoon against Kilkenny, well done Tadhg keep up the hard work.

There will be no Grasshoppers for the next number of weeks due to the summer break.

The first episode of the AIB Toughest Rivalry aired on Friday at 12pm via the AIB GAA YouTube channel and will continue on a weekly basis for the next 4 weeks please stay tuned to our social media accounts for the link.

Also, John Gaffney and Johnny Barr will be available for autographs this coming Wednesday evening.

Tickets for Street Wise and the Rock ‘N’ Roll 60’s music night are still available for Saturday, August 4 and can be bought via Mick Keegan or Jimmy Giles.

For anyone retired, on summer holidays or with some spare time between 8.30am and 4.30pm from Monday to Friday there are some much needed duties that need fulfilling within the CE scheme that is ran from the club. For anyone with some interest in volunteering could they please contact Jude Casey for further details on 087 925 6535 or email Secretary.erinsisle.dublin@gaa.ie.

Well done to all the coaches and in particular our GPO Michael who made the Cul Camps such a success last week.

Quick reminder that registration for the club summer camp is open and you register online via our website.

There was no winner this week numbers were 13, 15, 21 and 23. The next draw takes place on July 19 with a jackpot of €1,400 up for grabs.

Live music in the bar on Monday and Sunday night along with bingo in the bar on Mondays and the hall on Thursdays.

Bingo on Thursday nights is open for all and we always encourage any members of the community to attend with the first number been called at 8.30pm every week.

O’TOOLE’S THERE was a great midweek home win for our senior hurlers v Faughs in the league.

There was also a very good win for our junior hurlers v Kevin’s during the week. Sean Taaffe excelled for the boys on the day. It was a cracking end to end game that our lads played for victory.

Well done everyone that attended our nursery camp last week.

The 100th anniversary of Gaelic Sunday will occur on August 4. Gaelic Sunday was a significant event not just in GAA history but also in Irish history. To commemorate

the 100th anniversary of Gaelic Sunday, O’Toole’s will have historian Cormac Moore give a talk in the Clubhouse on Thursday, July 26 at 8pm sharp. Everyone is welcome to join us to celebrate this momentous occasion.

Entertainment this weekend in our lounge, Saturday ’Kacey D’ & Sunday ’Tony Barry’. Reminder for Bank holiday Sunday at 10pm it’s the incredible ‘WESTLIFE/ TAKE THAT tribute act.

There was no winner of our Thursday night ‘LIVE’ Lotto draw. The numbers were 16, 20, 21, 23. The jackpot this week is €3,200.*

SOCCER: SEAN MCDERMOTT STREET MAN TO LEAD THE CLUB OF

Quigley the new Sheriff in town AUL PREMIER A  DAVE DONNELLY

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MARK Quigley is aiming to give back to the club that moulded him as a boy as he takes up the reins at Sheriff YC for the coming season.

The Sean McDermott Street native was appointed following the departure of wildly-successful duo Alan Reilly and Chris Giles for Ballyfermot United last month.

Quigley enjoyed a glittering career in the League of Ireland as a player, winning the Premier Division title with Sligo Rovers in 2012 when he was named player of the year by his peers.

After coming through the youth system with Sheriff and Belvedere, the 32-year-old made nine appearances for Millwall before returning to Ireland with St Patrick’s Athletic in 2006.

After stints with Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians, Dundalk and Derry City, the Dubliner signed back with his boyhood team last year.

The departure of Reilly and Giles this summer

brought about his promotion to management quicker than he thought, but it’s a demanding role he’s excited to take on.

“The players sort of encouraged me, and they knew I was a decent coach and I’ve got some knowledge of football,” Quigley tells the Dublin Gazette.

“I went and met the committee and put my name forward, went for the interview and I must have done OK because I was announced as manager.”

Quigley has done some coaching in recent years with the club’s Saturday team and East Wall Bessborough, but this is his first job as a head coach.

“I’m not getting any younger so, when you get to my age, if you want to stay in football, the next progression is coaching and management.

“To get such a big job for your first job is amazing and I’m honoured the board chose me to bring this club forward. It’s really an exciting time.

“I’m not daunted by the challenge at all. We still have an amazing squad of players, and I’m hoping to add not too many, a bit of

youth maybe and a bit of freshness to the squad.

“The club can continue to go forward and integrate some of the B team players.

For too long, the senior side has been out on its own.

Because they were winning so much, it was hard for the lads to get in.”

One key aspect. Quigley feels, in his favour is the fact he still lives in the area and is accessible to kids and parents around the club.

Having started out with

the club himself at the age of six, he’s keenly aware of the benefit Sheriff provides to the disadvantaged area and the strides they’re making on and off the field.

“I’m still in the area, and it’s good to have the Sheriff manager living in the area. For people, it’s good they can see the head of the club still walking the streets and they can have the chat.

“Parents from the underage teams can have a chat,

and I’m open to everybody so I think it’s good for the club that they have somebody still from the area taking over the club.

“It’s good that it’s the first club I ever played for and it’ll be the last club I’ll ever play for, and now I’m managing them. It’s come full circle.

“It’s been a lot of years and a lot of hard work, and to come back to the club and give back the bit of knowledge I’ve picked up over the years, [it’s great].”

Sittuk wins Race Series

Raheny’s Freddy Sittuk flanked by Cillian O’Leary and Tomas Fitzpatrick of Tallaght AC. Picture: Eoin Smith/Sportsfile

OVER 1,500 runners lined out for the final race of the Athletics Ireland Race series in the Phoenix Park for a fantastic end to what has proven a very popular event in the calendar.

The weather was fantastic with sunshine and little or no wind. Frank Greally and Feidhlim Kelly provided plenty of entertainment and support for spectators over the PA system for runners as they approached the finish line.

The winner was Freddy Sittuk of

Raheny Shamrock AC, closely folllowed by fellow club mate Killian O’Leary. Thomas Fitzpatrick of Tallaght AC also had a fine run, finishing third.

The ladies race was won by Caitriona Jennings of Letterkenny AC with Karen Alexander of Raheny second and Tara Kennedy third.

Age category prizes were awarded to for top 3 male and female along with over 35, 45, 55 and 65.

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SOCCER: DREAM DRAW FOR WHITEHALL CLUB

HIS YOUTH Sheriff YC are looking forward to life under Mark Quigley (inset).

Picture: Sportsfile

Farm Hand looking to take down Cork

FAI SENIOR CUP

 DAVE DONNELLY

sport@dublingazette.com

TOUGH OPENER

Shels fall to Galway as Donegal tie nears SHELBOURNE Ladies will look to get the newly introduced women’s National League Under-17 campaign up and running at the second attempt following an opening day 2-1 loss to Galway.

Emily Whelan was on the mark for Shels but Kayla Brady struck the winner for the Connacht club on the opening day. Shels next face Donegal on Sunday at the AUL at 2pm.

Shelbourne’s Mia Dodd is pictured at the league’s launch last week.

Picture: Piaras O Midheach

HOME Farm hit the jackpot in the FAI Cup draw as they drew the defending League of Ireland and cup champions Cork City at home.

Whitehall Stadium will be packed out for the visit of the Rebel Army but it’ll be a case of renewing old acquaintances for Home Farm manager John Hand.

Hand was part of the Tolka Rovers management side who came up against Avondale in the FAI Intermediate Cup semi-final in 2006 and lost out in a replay after extra time.

Now into his third year in charge at Home Farm, Hand recalls how Tolka were convinced they had the measure of the Cork side but found even then the inspirational Caulfield provided a bit extra.

“I was part of the Tolka Rovers management team that went down to play John Caulfield’s Avondale. So I know exactly how organised [his teams are].

“He has huge respect from his players, and the energy he demanded from them, he got twice [as much]. The difference between the two sides was him being at the helm.

“We did our homework on them, we’d a very good side, but they done us twice in the semi-finals. They gone on to win it as well.

But John Caulfield was the manager.

“We got to the semi-finals of that cup and just came across Mr Caulfield! Two great matches, two ding-dongs. We played them down in Cork and in Dublin – two great games but they just pipped us.

“They just had a little bit extra in both games. They just had a little bit of va-vavoom that we didn’t have.

“Really, really well-organised and everyone was signing from his hymnsheet, so if he’s like that with a Munster Senior League selection, what’ll he be like with professional?”

Home Farm’s Dean McNevin is hoping his club can hold on to the Tommy McClements Cup in the coming weeks. They beat Sheriff YC in their opening fixture 3-2.

Hand isn’t one bit surprised that Caulfield has managed Cork City to such success at the top level and led them to the qualifying rounds of the Champions League.

There’s little expectation on his side, who finished mid-table in LSL Sunday Senior 1 last season, to produce an upset but Hand is adamant the champions will know they’re in a game.

“If you can get pass the romance of the tie, first of all, we have a lot of really enthusiastic young lads who didn’t make it in League of

Ireland or didn’t make it in England.

“The went off doing all their college and working future. They’re great young lads, but just to get a taste of what might have been as footballers, it’ll get their tails up as well.

“It’s just fantastic. The actual tie, who gets into the next round, is miles away from our thoughts at the moment.

“We’re all overwhelmed at the excitement and the buzz it’s causing, even among our coaches. It’s after lifting the club a lot preseason.”

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WILLOWS FC’s Darragh Byrne, Cherry Orchard’s Dillon Sheridan and St Paul’s Artane’s Luke Evans have all been named in the Republic of Ireland CP squad for the European Championships which begin on Wednesday, July 25.

Sheridan was the tournament’s top-scorer last year with 10 goals and and he makes the line-up alongside former Finn Harps player Oisin Merritt and

FAI FFA Player of the Year Gary Messett. Daragh Ruane receives his first call-up to the squad CP football is uniquely different to traditional 11-a-side football as it is a 7-a-side game and players have a classification based on their physical attributes which impacts on how the coaches can use them or make changes in games.

Ireland are set to begin their tournament against Denmark and will face Germany, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands ahead of the finals stage. The

tournament set to end on Sunday, August 5 and all matches will take place on the KNVB Campus in Zeist.

CP manager Paul Breen believes Ireland can be confident heading into the tournament: “We are looking forward to the tournament now and have prepared well over the last number of months,” said Breen.

“We’re happy with the draw and we’ll be looking to finish in the top two of our group to qualify for the semi-finals and see what we can do from there.

We can build on last years sixth place finish at the World Championships.

“We’re stronger for the experience and I think we can be confident that the team can kick on and compete with the best.

“The tournament will be very demanding on the players which will see a total of six games to be played in 12 days, with three games in four days at one point.

“This is all the more reason we need a strong squad as all players will be required to play their part at some point.”

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RAHENY OUR All-Stars had a fabulous morning, having a meet and greet with Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan in Croke Park on Wednesday last - while displaying their GAA skills.

We also had our Molly Dempsey in Croke Park who was also invited to meet the Royals due to her participation in Dermot Earley Leadership Initiative.

Hard luck to our seniors, who lost away to St Anne’s on Sunday morning.

Well done to our AFL4, who had a win at home to Thomas Davis.

Not forgetting our Brian’s in blue and the Dublin senior team, who had another win in the Super 8s.

On Thursday, our senior ladies are away to Croi Ro Naofa at 7.30pm. Best of luck to our Brian Howard and Brian Fenton next Saturday v Tyrone.

Parrott aims to mimic Kane as he signs Spurs deal  DAVE DONNELLY

sport@dublingazette.com

PARNELL’S GREAT win for our junior ladies last Tuesday night. They won their first round Championship match, so congratulations to everyone involved.

Also, a good win for our senior men’s footballers on Sunday. They beat St Brigid’s to keep up their push for a play-off place.

There was no winner of last week’s Lotto, so the Jackpot this week is €3.500.

As always, tickets are available at reception or the main bar.

Our Summer Mini-Camp is up and

SOCCER: BELVEDERE RISING STAR’S TOP MOVE

running, and as always, it has been a great success so far. It is not too late to join in. All kids between the ages of 4-12 are welcome.

Please enquire at the club reception for details.

The club would like to pass on its condolences to the Curley family on the passing of Olivia.

Olivia was a former employee of An Cumann Parnell and she will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her. Ar dheis Dia go raibh a anam.

Ali Twomey on the attack for Dublin in their 1-14 to 0-13 win in the senior camogie championship against Wexford. Picture: ilivephotos.com

WHITEHALL COLMCILLE CONGRATULATIONS to Dublin footballers on a great win vs Donegal, great to see Cormac Costello getting two great scores to secure the win, best of luck next Saturday vs Tyrone.

Well done to our senior hurlers on a great win in league vs Erins Isle, hard luck to our senior footballers vs Round Towers.

Get out to support our hurlers vs Naomh Barrog next Sunday, July 22 at 11am at Collins Avenue.

Summer hurling continues every Tuesday and Thursday in Ellenfield Park from 6.45-8pm. All girls and boys welcome from U-9 to U-14, a great fun way to keep up hurling skills throughout the summer break.

Summer camps also being run during July and August; check club website for more details.

Bar Bingo is on a break for the month of July. No winner of this week’s lotto jackpot, numbers drawn were 1, 13, 16 and 21. Next week will be €9,100; make sure you get your ticket in the Bar or online.

As always keep an eye on the club website and Facebook page for more details on all club events and fixtures.

HERO of Ireland under-17s’ European Championship campaign Troy Parrott has capped off a dream year by signing his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur.

The former Belvedere schoolboy scored three times as Ireland reached the quarter-finals of the Euros in England before their controversial exit on penalties to the Netherlands.

16-year-old Parrott linked up with the Spurs academy earlier this year after the London club beat out competition from a host of English Premier League clubs for his signature.

He was named the FAI’s Under-15 player of the year last year and had to wait until he turned 16 in March before he could make the move to England.

The youngster, from Buckingham Street in the north inner city, cites Wes Hoolahan as one of his chief influences as a player and the similarity is notice-

able in their stature and playing style.

Many fans have wondered whether we’ll ever see the like of Hoolahan, from nearby Portland Row, in an Irish shirt again, but Parrott’s performances at the Euros allayed those fears somwhat.

Watched on by international managers Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane, Ireland went out on penalties after keeper Jimmy Corcoran was sent off in the act of saving a spot-kick for straying off his line.

Parrott had become the first player to score against the Dutch in the tournament when his low shot beat the goalkeeper to cancel out Elayis Tavsen’s opener.

The Dubliner, who is eligible for the age group again next year, had already scored in the wins over Denmark and Bosnia and Herzegovina to secure passage to the knockout stages.

Despite being a Liverpool fan growing up, he overlooked interest from the Reds to nail his mast to Tottenham.

THE RIVALRY Vialli takes the reins at Isles

ERIN’S ISLE will avail of the ser-

vices of Gianluca Vialli as they recreate their rivalry with west Cork’s Castlehaven GAA Club for the new AIB mini-series, “The Toughest Rivalry” to be broadcast this summer.

“The Toughest Rivalry” will showcase GAA rivalry with Vialli being immersed into the back-room team of the Finglas team before taking charge ahead of a re-match of their infamous 1998 All-Ireland Club semi-final.

Troy Parrott has signed professional terms with Tottenham Hotspur

Should he realise his dream of making the first team at White Hart Lane, he’d be the first Irish player to make it from the academy to the senior ranks since Stephen Kelly in 2000.

The last Irish player to line out for Spurs was Robbie Keane in 2011, but it’s

current striker Harry Kane, whose Irish roots are wellknown, that Parrott looks to model his game on.

With Kane among several Spurs academy players competing in the first team at the London club, Parrott has at least given himself a chance of emulating his heroes.

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CAMOGIE: DUBLIN SAVOUR RARE WIN OVER WEXFORD IN BELLEFIELD

HURLING

O’Toole’s land first AHL1 win over Faughs

Emma Flanagan takes on Wexford’s Shelly Kehoe. Picture: ilivephotos.com

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DUBLIN’S camogie stars continue their strong run in Group B of the Dublin senior camogie championship as they beat Wexford by four points, making it three wins out of four.

The sky blues would ordinarily go into the tie as underdogs but strong wins over Offaly and Meath had them in good shape while Wexford have been off colour in the competition, losing all of their games to date.

They did, however, win the first half battle, reading the game exceptionally well and taking some fine long range scores from the speedy Chloe Fox. Despite being behind by three points, Dublin continued to push forward with some brilliant high catches and lovely side steps and pace shown by Ali Twomey and Orla Beagan.

It was Naomh Mearnog’s Laura Twomey in the back line who, once again, displayed incredible sheer grit, breaking two hurls in tackles and showing her accuracy through some excellently delivered diagonal balls.

There were moments of play where

the crowd were reminded that Wexford where in fact three in-a-row All-Ireland champions in the past. But Dublin were still yet to increase the tempo, intensity and skill level.

The first half ended with Dublin trailing by a marginal three points. The second half commenced with Dublin dominating from the 30th to the 60th minute with excellent scores taken from goal scoring machine Emma Flanagan, free taker Orla Beagan, workhorse Ali Twomey, flawless Faye McCarthy and Speedy Gonzalez, Siobhán Kehoe.

Gráinne Quinn and young Niamh Gannon were introduced after a fine display last weekend against Meath.

Frustration was seen on both the Wexford players and management faces due to the support play shown from Dublin which was pure bliss.

The opposition struggled to keep up with the blue jersey resulting in fouls left right and centre.

Stacey Kehoe and Linda Bolger made it a game of tit for tat and it was sensed that what would break the two sides would indeed be a goal.

Luck found it’s way to the girls in blue when, in the 42nd minute, the green flag was raised after a long rage

free from Beagan skimmed past the keepers hurl and found the back of the net. The score now stood Dublin 1-8 Wexford 9 points.

Dublin would need to keep their tally up and with two vital points pinged over the bar from the half way line from goalkeeper Faye McCarthy and they would continue to strive forward.

Kehoe slotted two fine points over

Orla Beagan lines up a free.

Picture: ilivephotos.com

the bar during pivotal times in the game along with Ali Twomey, who was exceptional throughout.

To ensure a convincing win, manager David Herity called upon Leah Butler and Sile Ní Coitir to finish the game off.

Dublin now close out their group stage with a big battle against Tipperary with the winner set to finish second behind Cork.

O’TOOLE’S scored a vital first win in AHL1 last week, with the Blunden Drive club easing substantial relegation concerns with an emphatic defeat of Faughs.

The win puts them level with the visitors and surprise struggles Cuala at the bottom of Dublin hurling’s top tier.

Faughs could hit only a single point in the opening stages with David Concarr doing much of the damage at the other end.

Conor Carton, Christy Mulligan and Peadar Carton were also on target as O’Toole’s dominated possession and chance creation, and showed plenty of initiative to pile on the scores. With 15 minutes gone, the hosts lead 0-11 to 0-2, and the game already looked like a done deal.

Faughs did reduce the gap to six points with Emmet McKenna hitting two frees. The visitors changed their shape to take advantage of gaps in the O’Toole’s defence and narrowed the gap to 0-16 to 0-9 at half time.

A chance to close the gap further came from the penalty spot but Karl O’Mahoney’s shot was brilliant stopped by Brendan McLoughlin, however, after a foul by Stephen Fallon.

To add insult to injury, O’Mahoney was dismissed for a second yellow card on 43 minutes, with O’Toole’s Christy Mulligan joining him on the sideline shortly afterwards as the game got a little fiesty.

O’Toole’s closed out the tie from there, running up a 0-26 to 1-13 result.

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Irish star Clark praises Richmond welcome  DAVE DONNELLY

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REPUBLIC of Ireland defender Ciaran Clark praised the “lovely” Richmond Park surface after helping Newcastle United kick off their preseason with a 2-0 friendly win over St Patrick’s Athletic.

Clark played the second half as Rafa Benitez’s side wrapped up their pre-season camp at Carton House with a hard-fought win over the League of Ireland side on Tuesday evening.

Almost 5,000 fans watched on as goals late in either half from Sean Longstaff and Christian Atsu ensured the large travelling support had something to cheer about on their return to England.

The Magpies had a succession of early chances as the Saints’ stubborn insistence on playing out from the back saw them cough up possession in the wrong areas of the pitch.

Longstaff, Joselu and Mohamed Diamé all saw efforts miss the target early on before Joselu again was wasteful from a free kick routine that caught the Pats’ defence napping.

The Saints gradually got a hold on the game, however, and began to dominate in the second quarter with the previously-quiet Darragh Markey dictating play from midfield.

A nicely-weighted ball from Dean Clarke found

St Pat’s manager Liam Buckley with his Newcastle counterpart Rafa Benitez

“It’s a lovely stadium and the pitch has been

brilliant. The ball moved really well on it. It suited us really because we like to pass it around a bit.”

Jake Keegan peeling away from the centrehalves and he looked to loop his header over the advancing Karl Darlow, but he couldn’t steer it on target.

A bad tackle from Matt Ritchie on Michael Barker forced the Saints rightback to be replaced by Simon Madden, but not before the Magpies took the lead three minutes from the break.

Pats once again failed to clear the lines despite

a goal-saving header from Lee Desmond, and Longstaff was on hand to finish well with the help of the post.

Madden could have equalised within a minute when he got on the end of Clarke’s chipped cross but, despite shipping a heavy knock from Darlow, he couldn’t find the bottom corner.

Both sides made nine changes at the break, one of which saw Clark share a pitch with Pats’ Kevin

Toner for the first time since they faced Newcastle for Aston Villa in the Premier League in 2016.

A stronger Newcastle side now began to dominate, with Jonjo Shelvey particularly impressive in midfield, but the second goal just wouldn’t come.

DeAndre Yedlin had the best opportunity after Barry Murphy had done brilliantly to deny Dwight Gayle with his feet, but the American

missed an open goal.

Chelsea loanee Kenedy struck the crossbar with a vicious shot from range before a world-class save from Murphy denied the Brazilian from close range.

The Magpies did find a second four minutes from time as Toner brought down Gayle on the edge of the box and Atsu sent Murphy the wrong way from 12 yards.

“It’s a lovely stadium and the pitch has been

brilliant,” Clark told the Dublin Gazette.

“The ball moved really well on it. It suited us really because we like to pass it around a bit. It was a good atmosphere as well with all the fans coming down to see it.

“They weren’t afraid to play out from the back at all.

“Everyone looked very comfortable on the ball and made it really difficult for us to press them and get the ball back.”