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Allegation of racism as students blocked at bar Pals claim “No blacks allowed” incident at city centre pub

 aisling kennedy

A GROUP of South African students who are living and studying in Dublin were allegedly refused entry into a wellknown pub in the city centre over the bank holiday weekend due to their skin colour.

The pals, who included Ezile and Anathi Phela, tried to gain entry into the pub on Sunday evening, but were allegedly told by the security guard on the door that there were “no blacks allowed”.

Ezile said on RTE’s Live-

line: “We spoke to him to see if he was being serious or if maybe there was a language problem, but it was not a joke – not at all.

“I was denied access to a place because of my skin colour.”

Ezile said the manager

then came out, adding: “He came out, told us about the admissions policy and said they have a right not to disclose the reasons why they deny access to people.

“It was my first time experiencing such racism.”

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council | 919 streets ‘exempt’?

Ballymun area plan in focus

Confusion over waste charges

 aisling kennedy S O M E 919 s t r e e t s throughout the Dublin City Council (DCC) area may be exempt from the new pay-by-weight charges for waste collection, according to new criteria issued by DCC. The pay-by-weight legislation is due to come into effect on July 1.

DCC sent a circular out to all Dublin City councillors last week which stated that it will permit certain areas around Dublin to present their waste collection in bags rather than wheelie bins due to a variety of issues, including a lack of storage space for wheelie bins.

Previously it was

announced that the introduction of the new bin charges would mean that the collection of bags would be banned at a national level, in favour of using only wheelie bins to collect waste.

In a document seen by The Gazette, DCC state: “The exercise of designating areas where collections of household waste in bags may continue post 1 July 2016 will therefore provide an unavoidable exception to the national initiative to introduce pay-by-weight charging.

“However, the default position should be that household kerbside waste is not collected in bags post 1 July 2016, barring in exceptional

circumstances.”

However, following the DCC circular that lists 919 streets as exempt from using wheelie bins, more questions than answers have arisen.

Cllr Cieran Perr y (Ind) told The Gazette: “Nobody seems to quite know what is going on.

Councillors certainly don’t understand it.

“I would be extremely surprised if these streets listed weren’t exempt from the pay-by-weight charge, but Dublin City Council have not said one way or the other.”

He added: “This charge will only increase illegal dumping and increase the fees we pay to the private waste companies.”

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rallying for a cause

SEVERAL thousand people attended a pro-life rally called Celebrate The Eighth at Molesworth Street last weekend. There were a number of speeches at the rally on the issue of the eighth amendment and how it had a positive impact on Ireland.

There was also a call for greater fairness on the coverage of the issue in the media.

Organiser of the event Cora Sherlock said she was “thrilled and very encouraged” with the turnout on the day.

She said: “We are here today to

Pharmacy chain wins top awards  aisling kennedy MEAGHER’S Pharmacy Group in the city centre was awarded two of the top accolades at the recent Irish Pharmacy Awards that took place in the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel, Dublin 2.

The pharmacy, which has stores in Baggot Street, Barrow Street, Ranelagh, and the Mater Hospital among others, won the Business Development (Chain) award and the OTC Retailer of the Year award.

Oonagh O’Hagan, managing director of Meagher’s Pharmacy group, who has overseen the acquisition of two new Meagher’s Pharmacy outlets in the last six months, at an investment of €3.5m, accepted the awards on the night.

The business currently employs 85 people across the group, including 20 pharmacists.

reclaim the eighth amendment as something positive, humane and life-saving.”

Clashing with the pro-life stance, however, is Amnesty International, who launched a global campaign on March 6 called My Body My Rights, dedicated to promoting unrestricted access to abortion.

A spokesperson for Amnesty International previously said: “The Irish authorities must take urgent action to bring its flawed abortion laws in line with its international human rights obligations.”

A MOTION to place the development of local area plans (LAPs) around the Dublin City Council (DCC) area in a particular order was passed at last week’s DCC development plan meeting.

Cllr Noeleen Reilly (SF), who voted against the motion, told The Gazette that she was opposed to it because she felt that it would be pitting LAPs against each other on an ongoing basis.

Cllr Reilly said she was initially worried about what affect the passing of the motion would have on the Ballymun LAP in particular.

In response to this, she said: “The council said it would not have any effect on the Ballymun LAP because the plan is already in process.”

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council | height rule adjusted

Buildings can reach further for the skies  aisling kennedy

HEIGHT restrictions on apartment buildings in Dublin city centre are to be extended following the approval of apartment blocks of up to 24m at last week’s County Development Plan meeting.

Dublin City councillors voted in favour of extending height restrictions to the equivalent of eight storeys in areas around Dublin’s inner city.

The decision means future apartment blocks can be built 5m taller than current buildings throughout the city.

Cllr Daithi Doolan (SF) spoke to The Gazette this week and said that he had initially sought for a motion to be passed which would allow apartment blocks built up to 28m in the city but he was happy to compromise with 24m.

He said: “The document that we voted on will go out for further consultation to the public and then the final draft will come back to us in September. At that point, we will then vote on the final document.”

He added: “To be honest, we would’ve liked 28m, but it’s a step in the

right direction.”

In outer city areas such as Cabra, Drimnagh and Crumlin, the height restrictions will remain the same as they currently are now.

Since the announcement, there have been calls to err on the side of caution and not to build Dublin city up like cities such as New York.

In response to these calls, Cllr Doolan said: “To compare New York to Dublin is like comparing apples and oranges.

This is a step in the right direction. It’s part of the solution but it’s not the panacea.”

c’mon, oUR BOYS IN GREEN!

DUNDRUM brothers Peter and Tiernan Reilly can barely sleep from the excitement of knowing they’re off to France. The boys are heading to Paris bright and early on Saturday morning along with three other pals to follow the Boys in Green, taking in all three of Ireland’s group games – and they’ll be reporting back to The Gazette every day with news of their French adventure. You can check out the lads’ progress on our Facebook page every day and every week in your free Gazette.

Peter said: “We just can’t wait. Just a couple more sleeps to go – if we can sleep at all – and we’re off! We’re massive Ireland fans – we even named our dog ‘Trap’ because we got him two days before Giovanni Trapattoni’s Ireland headed off to Poland/Ukraine.

“Hopefully, Martin’s team will do better this time around – but whatever happens, we’ll keep you all posted on the craic – and there’ll be plenty of that, regardless of the results on the pitch!”

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heritage | Deputy O’Cuiv states that 1916 battlefield site must be protected

Moore Street forum to be established  Aisling Kennedy

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A forum for key people involved in designating the future of Moore Street will be set up in the coming weeks according to Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys.

Minister Humphreys spoke in the Dail last week and confirmed that she “intends to set up a consultative forum involving various stakeholders and Oireachtas representatives in an effort to make positive progress on Moore Street”.

She added that work on establishing this forum will begin in the coming weeks.

Chairman of Fianna Fail’s Coiste 1916 Eamon O Cuiv spoke out following Minister Humphreys remarks and said: “I welcome the fact that Minister Humphreys is open to meeting with myself and my Dail colleagues from all parties and none,

who want to see the issue progressed. I believe that the Government should reconsider its plans.

“I look forward to engaging with the Minister and her officials on how best we can commemorate this important historical area.”

Deputy O’Cuiv said that he intends to bring forward legislation to secure protection of the 1916 battlefield site, which will see the rejuvenation of Moore Street and the surrounding areas.

“The Government’s plans for Moore Street are at odds with my own wishes, and those of the general public.

“I along with my colleague Darragh O’Brien have been working with the 1916 relatives for some time, and we are all agreed that the full battlefield site should be protected, not just 14-17 Moore Street. The High Court ruling, which designated the Moore Street area as a national monu-

ment, supports our call.”

Previously a dispute erupted in January when plans by the developer Chartered Land emerged which included the demolition of numbers 13, 18, 19 and 20 Moore Street to make way for the construction of a shopping centre on a 2.7 hectare site.

The potential site would stretch from O’Connell Street’s former Carlton cinema to Moore Street.

Numbers 14, 15, 16, and 17 Moore Street were previously bought by the Government for €4m and they are due to invest €6m worth of renovation works into restoring the buildings to 1916 specifications.

These four buildings are set to remain part of what the State deems a national monument due to their significant role in the 1916 Easter Rising.

The Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht previously released a statement at the height of the dispute

on Moore Street in January which said that the buildings due for demolition were “not historically significant”.

The City Gazette asked Minister Humphrey’s office this week whether that was still the case and if she would like to see the shopping centre go ahead on Moore Street.

A spokesperson replied: “First of all, it is important to clarify that the plans for the shopping centre have absolutely nothing to do with Minister Humphreys. Nothing. The shopping centre plans are being developed by Chartered Land, under planning permission granted by Dublin City Council in 2010, as the planning authority.

Any suggestion that the shopping centre development is being supported

by Minister Humphreys, or indeed that she has anything to do with the granting of planning permission for the development, is completely incorrect.”

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Soaking up the sun at Dublin Port Riverfest were Entertainer Pat Fallon with Sara Marini Lazarov (age 7) from Grand Canal Dock, who were among the thousands of visitors who thronged the quayside for this year’s maritime festival which featured tall ships, schooners, wakeboarding, tug boat dances, Jeanie Johnston tours, funfair, food and craft fairs. Picture: Conor McCabe Photography

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FastNews

Dublin commuter train evacuated after fire  Karl graham

COMMUTERS were force to evacuate a Dublin-bound train which caught fire at Clongriffin Station in North Dublin on Tuesday morning.

Smoke was seen billowing from the undercarriage of the 9.40am Drogheda to Pearse service but, according to Iarnrod Eireann, the fire never actually entered the passenger area.

Iarnrod Eireann released a statement saying the driver contacted them after he was made aware of the small engine fire by an automated system.

The fire services were called but the fire had already been extinguished by the train’s automatic fire suppression system.

There were no injuries however; Dart and commuter services were delayed while the fire was dealt with.

City centre pub caught in race row Three South African students who are living and studying in Dublin were allegedly refused entry into a wellknown pub on Fleet Street in Temple Bar over the bank holiday weekend due to their skin colour.

Anathi and Ezile tried to gain entry into the pub on Sunday evening but were told by the security guard on the door that there were “no blacks allowed.”

The security man allegedly held out his arms to stop the three students from gaining entry and then told them that there were “no black people allowed.”

Ezile told RTE’s Liveline that the security man was “dead serious.”

“We spoke to him to see if he was being serious or if maybe there was a language problem, but it was not a joke, not at all. I was denied access to a place because of my skin colour.”

Ezile, who is currently studying for a Master’s degree in International Development at UCD, explained that the three students then asked to speak to the manager of the pub to find out what was happening but the security man refused to get the manager.

Ezile took matters into her own hands and asked the shop assistant in a nearby shop to get the manager for them.

The manager came out and Ezile said: “He came out, told us about the admissions policy and said they have a right not to disclose the reasons why they deny access to people. It was my first time experiencing such racism.”

The students went to a nearby Garda station to report the incident but were asked to return on Tuesday to make a statement.

When asked about the alleged events, a spokesperson for the Gardai said: “We cannot comment on, confirm or deny matters concerning named individuals or business premises.”

The City Gazette also rang the pub in question and spoke to the manager.

He said: “We’re not making any comment at this moment in this time. We’re undecided as yet, what position we are in currently.”

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Gazettegallery | marathon efforts

Natalie Bolger, Jennifer Murray, Anita McDonald, Janice Coughlan and Lisa McNulty from Sandyford

Malahide woman Caime Martin and Swords woman Sabine

Uhlig

Clodagh Smith and Lauren Walsh, from The Irish Fairy Door Company in Clondalkin

Taking part was a Minnie adventure for Shane

Running to help out many causes Rogue granny Ger Thornton channels some grey power

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McNamara and Conor McNally. Pictures: Sportsfile

HE city centre was transformed into a flowing tide of colour on Tuesday, thanks to the efforts of 35,000 participants in the 2016 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon. The hugely popular event saw women of all ages – and a few rogue males, sporting cunning disguises – take to the streets to run, jog and walk along the 10k route. As ever, almost everyone was putting their participation to good use. With their fundraising efforts for a wide range of national charities and personal stories, not even some heavy summer downpours could dampen their high spirits.

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phoenix park | thousands at event

Bloom celebrated its tenth birthday this year, with tens of thousands once again attending the busy festival site

So much to dig into at Bloom  shane dillon

LIKE ants to a picnic, people came streaming in to Bloom 2016 across the bank holiday weekend, arriving in their twos and threes to the Bord Biahosted festival in snaking lines.

Now in its tenth year, the popular Irish food, flowers and horticulture festival upped the ante on what has already proved a hugely successful model by adding even more attractions for the greenfingered garden enthusiast or foodie alike to take in at the Phoenix Park-based festival.

For example, in addition to old favourites such as the show gardens and the B o r d Bia Food

Village, this year’s Bloom saw the debut of a BBQ Bliss section.

With delicious food provided courtesy of several expertly-run barbecue stalls, relieved families could try many foods that hadn’t been clumsily cremated in their back gardens at home.

Meanwhile, a YouBloom stage saw a number of live bands and musicians join the festival’s soundscape, which featured plenty of live broadcasts from RTE, while impromptu music could be found scattered about the family-friendly festival grounds.

Despite some hit and miss grey skies, the bank holiday weekend weather answered the organisers’

prayers, with alternating scorching sunshine and cooling clouds providing an agreeable climate.

As always, there was a great buzz of excitement and interest in the show gardens that were specially created for Bloom, with these still the number-one attraction at the festival for many.

This year, there was also an international flavour to this zone, and to some of its gardens.

Among them, a strikingly presented Chinese garden aroused great interest from onlookers, while nearby, GOAL’s Damascus Cour tyard, using plants from Syria, provided food for thought.

However, all of the show gardens were a delight to see, showcasing the remarkable skills of Irish designers and students, and their international peers. And, given the bustling, heav-

ing crowds that had once again filled the festival, they provided an oasis of calm, too.

Whether looking to explore a dizzying range of food and drink drawn from all across the island of Ireland, browsing a truly technicolour range of flowers and fauna, taking in some catwalk queens at a glamorous fashion show, savouring cooking demonstrations from top chefs or even learning more about the not-so-humble spud, Bloom 2016 had everything in place to leave visitors delighted and impressed, thanks to all this and much, much more.

Having raised the bar even further with this year’s superb festival, its organisers have certainly set themselves a bloomin’ hard challenge to match or beat next year ...

See Bloom Gallery on P25

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Gazettegallery

| heroes ball for lauralynn children’s hospice

Gillian Hogg Maclean, Amada Dolan and Melissa Pierce

Annie Lawlor

Siobhan Wall

Karl Broderick, Lisa Fitzpatrick and Alan Hughes

Great turnout for the little heroes

Miriam O’Callaghan, Rory Cowan and Jessica McGurk. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

L Owen Doyle and Sarah Meagher

Ruby Enkhtuyn

AURALYNN, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, are celebrating the success of their inaugural black tie “Heroes Ball” which took place in Dublin’s Mansion House. More than 420 supporters attended the gala, which raised almost €60,000 for the charity through ticket sales, an auction and a raffle on the night. RTE presenter Miriam O’Callaghan acted as MC for the evening, and wore a stunning baby pink outfit. Stars of TV3 such as Elaine Crowley and Alan Hughes danced the night away to band, Perfect Day. The ball rounded off a hugely successful Children’s Hospice Week. LauraLynn is Ireland’s first and only children’s hospice. There are more than 3,800 children living in Ireland with life-limiting conditions and 350 of these children pass away each year, most within their first year of life.

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D12 firm expands in the Middle East  emma nolan

LOCAL consulting engineers ByrneLooby is setting its sights on expansion in the Middle East.

The firm, which is based in Centrepoint Business Park off the Nangor Road in Dublin 12, is furthering its expansion in the Middle East with the announcement that it will double its employee numbers in the Bahrain office over the next two years.

ByrneLooby is a leading Irish and International consulting engineering practice with specialisations in marine, environment, geotechni-

cal, infrastructure and energy projects.

The news marks an essential part of the growth of the Irish company in the Middle East and comes following the company’s success in being awarded a number of projects in the region over the past year.

Environmental appointments include work for Saudi Aramco, conducting baseline marine ecological surveys; undertaking the environmental consultancy for a large reclamation project in Hidd, and undertaking enhancement projects by improving marine habitats on

the north coast Diyar al Muharraq.

The ByrneLooby environmental team have also been appointed to oversee the environmental works in maintenance dredging, as well as a waterfront development scheme in Abu Dhabi.

B y r n e L o o b y c u rrently employs a total of 130 people across their offices. The company first entered the Middle East market in 2009, with ventures in Saudi Arabia, and have since expanded rapidly and been involved in a number of key marine infrastructure projects in the region.

Deadline extended  ian begley

Hoping for help to drive business TWO chefs with the perfect recipe for feeding time-poor householders, whilst putting food on the table of children in need, have joined a rising star of Irish fashion design to become Nissan Generation Next ambassadors.

Food entrepreneurs Ryan Scott and Sam O’Byrne from Howth, and fashion designer Emma Manley from Castleknock, are each just one step away from securing the

keys to a brand-new, taxed and insured Nissan to drive for a year.

The talented trio are among the 20 finalists put through to the public voting phase of the programme, which supports Ireland’s next generation of leaders and champions.

Those interested in voting for the trio or any of the other finalists can do so online atwww. nissangenerationnext.ie.

KBC Bank has extended the deadline to June 24 for community groups in Dublin to apply for funding through its Bright Ideas programme.

A total fund of €100,000 is available for creative projects that can demonstrate tangible ways to transform, improve or rejuvenate any aspect of Irish community life.

Applications submitted to date show groups asking for help to fund projects aimed at improving physical and mental wel-lbeing, creating better civic spaces, protecting people online and providing for youth initiatives.

Applications can be submitted through www. kbcbrightideas.com.

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FEATURE

Making his mark with make-up  ian begley

ENTREPRENEUR Paul Mooney admits that there are many challenges running a business as a male in a predominately female-dominated sector, but due to his success in the Irish beauty industry there is no doubt that he is a notable trendsetter.

Paul, who is a regional chief executive of Turkish beauty brand Flormar, is also the creator of the Irish make-up brand, Flawless, and owns The Cosmetic Outlet in Dublin 8.

This week, we find out how the 30-year-old Dubliner realised his full potential.

Paul told The Gazette: “When the recession kicked in there was a lot of doom and gloom while I was working for Wolseley, a builder’s suppliers company from the UK. I just got really bored and frustrated there and wanted something different.

“A friend of mine asked me to give her a bit of a dig-out by selling some products from her beauty salon that was closing down.

“Make-up and haircare was something that I hadn’t a clue about, but

Entrepreneur Paul Mooney

I really loved interacting with customers and helping them out.

“I decided to go out on my own. I am very business-minded and always wanted to work for myself.

So I left my job, and started off by selling beauty products on a table inside a shop that belonged to my auntie.

“I then became really passionate about different cosmetic brands and started to learn everything there was about the industry. Since then, my Cosmetic Outlet shop on Meath Street has done so well.”

Asked what challenges are involved in pursuing a career in a predominantly female sector, Paul said: “Every single day I

come up against different challenges because I’m a man.

“People are still sometimes surprised at the fact that there’s a man buying cosmetic brands, but to be perfectly honest I don’t let it phase me.

“The only problem I really have is that a lot of the awards are all based around women in the industry, and there’s nothing for men!

“It’s really a seven-day a week type of job and from the day I started working for myself I never switched off my phone.

“But I really love what I do, and the most satisfying part of my job is dealing with people and coming up with all sorts of ideas to market our products.”

Fabulous fern needs a loving home The Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs.

Our Dog of the Week looking for her #SpecialSomeone is the fabulous Fern – a gorgeous one-year-old female Staffie-cross.

Fern likes to exercise, so she would love an active family who will want to

snuggle up with her at the end of the day on the sofa. She is typical of her breed – loveable and friendly!

If you can be this stunning Staffie’s #SpecialSomeone*, 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, at www.facebook.com/ dogstrustirelandonline, or on Twitter @ DogsTrust_IE. *Dogs Trust has launched their new TV ad; the #SpecialSomeone campaign aims to bring to life just how important a new owner is to the dogs they rehome.

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Wing it at a kite-flying festival KITE fliers and spectators of all ages will experience a visual feast as the fourth annual Dublin Kite Festival soars into town on Sunday, June 12 at North Bull Island, Clontarf.

Brought to you by Dublin City Council, this event offers free entertainment all day long and is the perfect way to spend a summer Sunday with family and friends.

This year’s Dublin KiteFest will attract visitors from across Ireland

and is sure to be an invigorating event from start to finish.

The festival will challenge kite enthusiasts to show off their stunt skills and compete for a number of awards across a wide range of categories, including most aerodynamic kite, most beautiful kite and funniest kite of the day.

Don’t worry if you’ve never flown a kite before – or if you can’t remember the last time you did

– because there will be plenty of kiting experts on hand to get you off the ground.

For further information, see www.dublinkitefestival.ie.

could you be the next dublin rose?

THE Rose of Tralee’s application window for Dublin Rose 2016 is open for young ladies between the ages 18 – 27 to represent Dublin at the popular annual festival this coming

August. The official selection nights for Dublin this year are on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25 at Citywest Hotel.

This year, RTE’s Marty Morrissey is the official MC. If you know of someone who you think fits the bill to be this year’s Dublin Rose, or if you would like to enter yourself, see www. dublinrosecentre.com.

hse pays tribute to late gerry collins THE HSE has paid tribute to the late Gerry Collins and his family on World No Tobacco Day 2016.

Gerry and his family have been at the forefront of the HSE’s QUIT campaign since 2011, along with his hard-hitting adverts, filmed before he died from tobacco-related lung cancer in 2014.

A special tribute was paid to Gerry’s family at the HSE’s Healthcare Leaders Masterclass in the National Convention Centre earlier this year.

Gerry’s family were present at the tribute and were given a standing ovation by senior healthcare managers at the event.

Tony O’Brien, the HSE’s director general, said: “We know that Gerry has saved lives and helped many people avoid the pain, illness and loss that are caused by smoking.

“We also know that there are more than 100,000 fewer smokers in Ireland since Gerry’s

Four-year-old Marino girl Julia Cordero and her lovely kite . Picture: Conor McCabe

adverts began to air.”

Gerry’s daughter, Lisa, thanked the HSE Tobacco Control and Communications team and said it was an “honour” to be at the event.

marilyn monroe goods go on show THE Museum of Style Icons (MOSI) in Newbridge, Co Kildare, in conjunction with auctioneers to the stars Julien’s Auctions of Beverly Hills, will hold “one of the most significant exhibitions” of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia at MOSI from June

25 to July 25.

The collection, which is being auctioned later this year, includes Marilyn Monroe Property from the collection of David GainsboroughRoberts, the estate of Lee Strasberg, and items from the Marilyn Monroe estate.

The exhibition will feature film costumes, personal gowns, jewellery and never before seen letters and photographs belonging to the screen icon. The exhibition is a rare opportunity for the general public to view the

collection before it goes under the hammer in LA in November.

Highlights of the exhibition include items such as the sheer beaded and sequinned dress Marilyn wore as she sang “I’m Through With Love” in the award-winning film, Some Like it Hot; the white full-length gown of satin with sheer overlay embellished with faux pearls created by designer Beatrice Dawson for The Prince And The Showgirl, and the famous “wiggle dress” designed by Dorothy Jenkins for Niagara.

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Back our boys in green today

Shane Long, seconds after scoring THAT goal against Germany in the EURO 2016 qualifiers last October. His superb strike stunned the world champions, delighted Irish soccer fans – and put us on the road to France.

The Republic of Ireland team: (back) James McCarthy, Jon Walters, Cyrus Christie, Stephen Ward, Daryl Murphy, John O’Shea and Richard Keogh; (front) Jeff Henderick, Shay Given, Wesley Hoolahan and Robbie Brady. Pictures: Sportsfile

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A relaxing Father’s Day at the Shelbourne Hotel emma nolan

The Gentleman’s Old Fashioned package is the newest

Dr. Hauschka Facial Toner €25.95

addition to the menu of treatments available for men at the Spa at the Shelbourne Hotel just in time for Father’s Day. This package includes a pine and eucalyptus enriched moor mud back treatment, which will prepare dad for the tension relief back massage that follows.

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Try a perfect pair of recipes  aisling kennedy Food editor

GIVE your taste buds a real treat with both of these delicious recipes, which are courtesy of Neven Maguire and Kevin Dundon, respectively.

Garlic and Lemon Chicken with Rocket Ingredients l 3 tbsp lemon rapeseed oil l 4 shallots, peeled and halved l 2 large garlic bulbs, halved l 4 boneless chicken breasts, skin on l 1 lemon, cut in half lengthways and sliced

4 fresh thyme sprigs Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper l Lightly dressed rocket and green bean l Salad, to serve l l

Preparation l Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/gas mark 4). l Heat one tablespoon of

the lemon rapeseed oil in a non-stick frying pan over a low heat. Add the shallots and garlic and saute for five minutes, until they begin to catch some colour. l Transfer to a small roasting tin. l Increase the heat under the frying pan to high; add another tablespoon

of the oil, and quickly seal the chicken breasts for two minutes on each side, until browned. l Transfer the chicken breasts to the small roasting tin, tucking them around the shallots and garlic, then tuck in the lemon slices and thyme sprigs. l Season with salt and pepper, then drizzle over the remaining tablespoon of the lemon rapeseed oil. l Place in the oven for 15–20 minutes, until the chicken breasts are cooked through. l Remove the chicken from the oven and cover loosely with foil for five minutes to allow the chicken to rest, then serve straight to the table with the rocket and green bean salad.

Strawberry pavlova with berries and cherries Ingredients (using any variation of fresh summer berries, such as raspberries, blueberries or blackberries) l 180g or 6 egg whites l 360g caster sugar l Half tsp of cornflour l Half tsp of vanilla essence l Half tsp of white wine vinegar l 240ml very softly whipped cream l Wexford Strawberries l Blueberries l Cherries Preparation l P r e h e a t ove n t o 110C/225F and line a baking tray with parchment paper. l Place the egg whites into a spotlessly clean

mixing bowl and beat on a light speed until beginning to become stiff, then while beating, slowly pour the caster sugar onto the frothy egg whites, a little at a time. l When all the sugar has been incorporated, add the vanilla essence, cornflour, vinegar and give one final whisk on high speed until glossy and stable. l Spread all the mixture out on the baking sheet

and bake for 1.30 hours until the meringue mixture is very firm to touch, but still soft in the middle. l You can leave to cool in the oven with the door ajar. l When cooled, and just before serving, transfer to a serving plate and spoon over the softly whipped cream. l Add the fruit on top of the cream and serve immediately.

These recipes are by renowned chefs Kevin Dundon and Neven Maguire, who will join Stuart O’Keeffe at this year’s Taste of Dublin festival. Taste will take place from Thursday, June 16 to Sunday, June 19 at the Iveagh Gardens in the city centre. This foodie festival will see an amazing line-up of culinary experts, cooking demonstrations, craft beer stands and much more. Tickets are on sale now from www.tasteofdublin.ie, priced from €15.

TV presenter and chef John Torode with importer Kate Barry and Neil McGuigan, McGuigan Wines

Australian wine range expanded in Irish market MCGUIGAN Wines, the fourthgeneration Australian winemaker and one of the world’s most awarded wineries, has boosted its range of new products in the Irish market. The McGuigan Founder’s Series comprises a fruit-led

Barossa Valley Shiraz, a Chardonnay from the Adelaide Hills, and a unique Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawarra, South Australia.

The McGuigan Founder’s Series wines are currently on offer priced €16.95 per bottle at

www.winesoftheworld.ie, and available in Redmond’s of Ranelagh. The MT Rose hits the shelves in July, and will be listed from July on www.winesoftheworld.com; and will be stocked at Redmond’s, priced €15.

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Apart from being a refined driving experience, the Astra’s onboard OnStar stystem (inset) could prove to be a life-saving feature

opel astra: the car of the year has some interesting safety features

Driving standards higher with useful tech features  dave phillips

WHEN we first encountered the new Astra on a test drive earlier in the year, we were left very impressed.

As so, it seems, was everybody else – this seventh generation of Opel’s popular model has consistently garnered praise, with being named as Car Of The Year chief among its recent accolades.

What stands out for us about the Astra is an increased performance boost on previous generations, largely thanks to a significant drop of more than 130kg in weight.

But what also strikes home are the quality levels inside the car, because while the Astra proves to be a great drive, it also manages to pack in the

kind of internal safety features that you don’t normally see in this price range.

It is all centred around the Opel OnStar system – a GPS, 4G-enabled communications system that is debuting in the Astra and will be rolling out across most of Opel’s new range.

Set into the roof above the rear view mirror, the OnStar system serves several functions.

First and foremost, it is a safety feature – if there is a crash and the airbags are activated, the OnStar system will log your GPS coordinates and one of the OnStar centre team, who operate 24/7 from the UK, will attempt to make contact with you in order to see what help is needed.

If they can’t establish a connection with you, they’ll alert emergency services. For other emergencies, you can also alert emergency services yourself by hitting an SOS button.

The OnStar system can also be used in case of the car being stolen – not only is the vehicle easily traceable, but the engine can also be remotely prevented from starting once the theft is reported.

Throw in the fact that you can use a smartphone app to check your car diagnostics, use the car as a Wi-Fi hotspot, and press a button to call through to the OnStar centre to give you navigational coordinates to whatever place or service you need, and it is a pretty phenomenal system.

This seventh iteration of the Astra model enjoys a performance boost, partly thanks to an impressive weight drop

Of course, all this comes at a price – OnStar is a subscription-based service that is free on featured models for 12 months, and then kicks in at around €99 per year.

The company are keen to support user privacy,

and while the level of remote access to the vehicle may be a concern to some potential customers, the level of monitored safety that OnStar delivers will no doubt be comforting to others.

The system sits well

alongside the wealth of other technological safety features available on the new generation of Astra.

The model we recently tested came rigged with collision detectors on the dash, a front-facing camera that gave traffic sign

displays alongside your speed, lane departure warnings, and a self-park function.

Altogether, it is a range of safety features that you’ll be hard pushed to find in another car of its class.

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A little like Minecraft with a Socialist bent, The Tomorrow Children is a quirky title to look out for

Toiling away through the bank holiday weekend for the sake of a virtual town SOME gamers were busy collectively toiling for the future of a fictional state – if not Mankind itself – across the bank holiday weekend, thanks to an interesting beta (limited public access) test of the upcoming title, The Tomorrow Children (PS4, Cert and release TBA).

Akin to a curious mash-up between Minecraft (which recently passed the staggering 100 million sales mark), Socialism, old eastern European stopmotion animation, Soviet-influenced design and a town management sim – with a dash of Godzilla thrown in for good measure – these Children have a game that’s definitely unique.

Presented with a blank void in which Mankind has been almost destroyed, The Tomorrow Children sees gamers charged with building up their basic town, which they do by mining resources from strange islands which briefly appear in the surrounding void, before they disappear.

Toil enough at the islands, and work hard for the collective good of the town, and your character can level up, gaining access to new abilities, more strengths, new buildings for the town, and so on, while random missions also pop up.

Incentives State economics, and a thriving black market, further incentivise the player, but if you need another reason to work harder, there’s nothing to stop you hopping on the metro to look at rival towns, and see how they’re progressing – and all the while, your own town could be attacked by lumbering beasts and monsters, requiring a collective effort by the workers to defeat them. Together, comrades!

The beta – which has now closed – certainly provided a great look at one of the curios that the gaming press has been following for a while.

While any political connotations from its mechanics and design will be lost on many players, its beautiful aesthetics (with some terrific material shaders, subtle lighting, extensive particle effects, and heavy use of depth-of-field focus) gave it an interesting look, while the gameplay was engaging enough.

So arise, comrades! You’ll have nothing to lose but hours of toil for the sake of your town!

There’s no denying the high-quality feel and finish to the Spectre x360 – luckily, its features are also as good as its design

review: HP’s spectre x360 impresses in many ways

A premium-priced laptop with a high-quality spec WHILE tablets have become very commonplace in the past few years, there’s no denying that laptops still hold an important place for many of us.

After all, there are still an awful lot of things that laptops can do that put tablets in second place when it comes to usability.

Hewlett Packard’s Spectre x360 is a 13” notebook that comes with a high price, but has all the features you’d expect from its premium pricepoint, and matching what you’d expect from similar high-end laptops.

Right from the getgo, it’s a machine that captures attention – when the review model arrived in to the office, everyone wanted to look at it, and when was the

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last time that happened to your laptop?

With its solid yet light build (about 1.5kg), and its handsome metallic finish, initial impressions got off to a good start, with its ‘360-degree’ foldback touchscreen monitor immediately put to the test.

Once up and running, and given the option to upgrade the OS further, I declined, choosing to run it as-is, using Windows’ familiar user-friendly tiles system (with several HP programs also a feature).

From here on, it was time to put the Spectre x360 through its paces ...

First up, and personally speaking, I’m not really a fan of flat keyboards – an asset to some, but a liability to someone like me who remembers bashing away at typewriters, years back.

However, the Spectre’s keyboard is par for the course in luxury laptops, and suits its slim and trim silhouette. I appreciated the backlit keys – a natural boon to late-night or discreet workers.

Aesthetically speaking, the vibrant screen also performed well; its foldable (in effect, reversible) screen gave it a flexibility and increased usefulness that my trusty and dusty ol’ Dell could only dream of.

With a standard suite of programs on the review laptop, there wasn’t anything terribly exciting installed to put the Spectre through its

paces, but the touchscreen was a natural addition, proving both fast and responsive, as well as exacting enough to my touch.

I imagine that with the right software installed, the touchscreen – and the more than generous touchpad – would be particularly useful for creative people.

Next up, and sound was excellent, with a rich output that coped equally well with whatever I threw at it, while its power remained steady throughout. Even at higher ranges, the sound remained crisp, without veering towards tinny.

However, all of that would mean little if the Spectre couldn’t cope with heavy demands, and again, the Spectre coped admirably. Technical specs can make my eyes glaze over, even

when they’re absolutely critical – but suffice it to say there’s plenty going on under the hood.

Its Intel processors are more than up to the task; despite running plenty of things simultaneously, the Spectre didn’t seem to struggle. The Spectre’s base turned toasty, but then, heat dissipation is still a standard issue for pretty much any laptop.

Rounding out its specs, the Spectre also has all the usual ports you’d expect to find, making it ready for much more than just light work (or late tech reviews), while its healthy battery life is also commendable.

Overall, the Spectre x360 proves that you get what you pay for – available for €1,149 at Harvey Norman, it’s a premium laptop that more than delivers what you’re paying for.

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SPORT Pleasant’s Momoh a Youth star

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youthreach games: dazzling donore hosts City of dublin sports day

Lynch and rodgers take on presidency:

ANITA Lynch and Bernard Rogers have just been installed as presidents of Hollystown Golf Club.

The incoming presidents have taken up office for a period of two years at the popular Dublin 15 golf course for its 25th anniversary.

Hollystown came into existence in 1992 at a time when the cost of club membership escalated around the country, the opportunity to participate in a club became more difficult.

As such, the club aims to cater for individuals who wanted club golf without a massive financial commitment.

The club aims to provide 27-holes of golf for those who want championship golf at reasonable prices in a friendly atmosphere.

The club was ratified by the Golfing Union of Ireland (GUI) and the Irish Ladies Golf Union (ILGU) in 2000 and has grown from strength to strength.

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NESTLED on the banks of the River Liffey, Donore Harriers Athletic Club, with glorious blue skies above, hosted last week’s annual City of Dublin ETB Youthreach Sports Day. Around 350 students

representing seven northside and two southside Youthreach centres competed for top honours which was acknowledged afterwards by Bernadette Reilly, CDETB Regional Co-Ordinator.

“The combination of good weather and enthusiastic Youthreach students in a great venue all

Ballyfermot Youtreach, left, and Keith Cooney, right

made for a successful day.

“We would especially like to thank Donore Harriers for the use of their facilities and the Youthreach staff,” said Reilly.

On the track, Luke Momoh of Pleasant Street Youthreach was the stand out athlete of the day with a hat-trick of gold medals, winning the boys 100m and 400m finals.

Momoh was also part of the 4x100m mixed relay winning team alongside Kaitlyn Fagan, Aidan Metcalfe and Kaitlyn McKeever.

Anna Murphy of Transition Centre-Parnell Square was first home in the girls 100m final while Kaitlyn Fagan from Pleasant Street Youthreach ran the perfect race to win the girls 400m title.

Transition Centre Parnell Square’s soccer team

Luke Momoh and Kaitlyn Fagan. Pictures: Thomas McMahon

In the field competitions, Cabra Youthreach’s Keith Cooney won a brace of gold medals, winning the boys high jump and the boys long jump.

The girls high jump gold medal went to Ciara Gavin of Ballyfermot Youthreach and Ballymun Youthreach’s Richelle Carroll won the girls long jump.

The boys’ shot putt title went to Pleasant Street Youthreach Sigitas Srtyas with Kathy O’Brien of Transition Centre-Parnell Square finishing top of the podium in the girls shot putt.

In the 5-a-side boys

football final, Ballyfermot Youthreach beat Transition Centre-Parnell Square 1-0 courtesy of an excellent first half strike from Alex Murphy.

Ballyfermot had started brightly however Transition’s keeper Luke Barcue was excellent in denying Kyle Kenny, Keith O’Shea and Murphy.

With half time approaching Ballyfermot finally broke the deadlock when Murphy latched on to O’Shea’s throw before unleashing a low shot to the net. Ballyfermot had some good chances to double their lead but Barcue pulled off two great

saves from Kenny and Murphy.

In the second half, Transition substitute Stefan Bikar almost made an immediate impact with a powerful strike which Ballyfermot’s keeper Adam Courtney saved superbly.

Transition’s Bikar, Sean Grouse and Martin Cassin threatened late on however Ballyfermot held out for the win.

North Great George’s Street Youthreach won the girls 5-a-side football tournament beating Ballymun Youthreach 1-0 thanks to a second half goal from Shannon McMahon.

Healy breaks mile record at All-Ireland schools  sport@dublingazette.com

Holy Child, Killiney’s Sarah Healy

IT WAS a case of the girls stealing the show on a day of glorious sunshine at the centenary GloHealth All Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore last Saturday.

Sarah Healy, from Holy Child Killiney, was different class in the Under-16 girls’ mile with a new record of 5.03.57. She was among a string of strong performers from south Dublin who brought home top honours from the Co Offaly venue.

Amy Rose Farrell, Mount

Anville, stuck to the form books to win the intermediate girls’ 3,000m in 10.15.99; she pulled away from Abbie Taylor (St Gerard’s) who was second in 10.17.73 in the closing stages.

Mollie O’Reilly, from Loreto Dalkey, led the senior 400m in 56 seconds flat; St MacDara’s Nadia Power aced the 1,500m senior distance, meanwhile, with a run of 4.44.46.

In the field events, Our Lady’s Terenure’s Jennifer Hanrahan three 5.33 in the minor shot put while her schoolmate Eimear Fitzpatrick led the field in the

1,500m steeplechase in 5.03.86.

Wesley College were winners of the 4x100m junior relay, coming home in a time of 51.90 seconds. Sion Hill’s Tara Jenkins took the senior long jump with a leap of 5.29 metres.

St Joseph’s Rush student Niamh Fogarty was the one north Dublin winner on the girls side as she claimed the 1kg discus for seniors, launching it 42.72 metres.

On the boys’ side, Louis O’Loughlin fulfilled his seasonlong promise in which he has won a string of titles by landing

the 800m junior race. The Moyle Park man finished in 2.00.78 to secure the gold medal.

St Fintan’s Michael Farrelly was another winner with a 5.98m leap in the long jump. St Michael’s Chris Cosgrave led the way in the junior discus with a 39.97m throw.

Castleknock College’s Alex Clarkin continued the school’s strong tradition in the 100m hurdles with a first place at intermediate level while Kylemore College’s Sean Lawlor won the 100m senior sprint in 10.8 seconds.

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World Cup bronze eases Rio heartache

Competition

Lucan’s Jenny Ryan continued to break new boundaries with a stunning performance in Racice but fell less than a second short of landing an Olympic place in the shorter sprints

Five sets of tickets up for grabs for cricket ODI

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LUCAN native Jenny Egan has gone one better than last year, by winning a silver medal for Ireland at the canoe sprint World Cup in the Czech city of Racice before following up with gold at an event in Portugal.

It was the perfect way to bounce back after she agonisingly missed out on an Olympic berth in Rio in August.

Indeed, Egan, 29, came close to victory in her 5,000m K1 race in Racice but just lost out to Great Britain’s Lani Belcher in a tight, three-boat finish in Racice in her preferred longer disciplince.

To highlight the high standard of the competition, Olympic bronze medallist Bridgitte Hartley could only manage fourth place.

Then, last Sunday in Portugal, she edged out USA’ s Margaret Hogan by a single second to claim the gold medal.

It was a pair of superb performances from Egan, a member of the Salmon Leap club in Leixlip who has not had much luck on her side during her canoeing career so far – narrowly missing out on Rio 2016 by 0.7 of a second, as well as been 0.4 of a second away from a medal at the 2015 European Games in Baku.

At the World Cham-

pionships, last year there were a total of 1,100 male and female competing athletes with only 246 places available for the Olympics between all continents.

The distances for the Olympics max out at 1,000m, far shorter than Egan’s preferred event which is not currently an Olympic event.

Additionally, the level of competition in Europe is so high that it makes qualification that much harder through the continental qualifiers where she was pipped.

“I knew qualifying for the Olympics in Rio was always going to be a tough ask,” said Egan.

While missing out on

Jenny Egan is still hopeful of reaching the Olympics in 2020 after missing out in agonising fashion in both 2012 and 2016

Rio was a disappointment for Egan, her experience of a similar fate four years prior helped her to cope.

“I just missed out on going to London 2012 by one place and I was very upset about it. It affected me for a long time so I told myself whatever happens this time not to let it

in canoe sprint, and this was evident during her performances throughout 2015.

“I was the first Irish person to take a medal in at the European Championships when I won bronze in the Czech Republic, so that was amazing to win.”

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affect me.”

There is an ongoing debate about canoeing in the Olympics with several proposals having been made to make the sport at the games more gender equal. Egan gave her view of where the standard of the women’s game is currently at.

“The standard of the women’s kayaking is fantastic but the canoeing is not, so I would like to see it brought up to a level good enough for the Olympics.”

Currently, there are four kayak events across all disciplines and no canoe races at the Games while there are eight events for the men, split across canoes and kayaks.

Egan excelled at marathons during her junior days but she feels she has improved substantially

been where her Rio hopes ended but there was cause for celebration also as she set new national record times in the 200m and 500m races.

Another impressive feat of Egan’s was her participation in three finals in the Czech Republic, all on the same day. During an early start, she first tackled the 500m before taking on the 200m just two hours later.

Her day was finally complete when she competed in the 5,000m final.

Things are moving thick and fast for Egan at the moment with the European Championships in Moscow coming up at the end of June.

Egan is adamant that the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 is a massive target for her, and one she will be doing everything she can to reach.

Gazettesport, in association with Cricket Ireland, has five sets of two tickets to give away to Ireland’s upcoming one-day international match on Thursday, June 16 with Sri Lanka.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the following question: “Where are Ireland playing Sri Lanka in their two ODI matches in June?”

Email your answer in to sport@dublingazette. com along with your name and postal address for the tickets by Monday, June 13.

Poynter makes way for next generation ANDREW Poynter has announced his retirement from elite cricket with immediate effect, aged just 29.

The Clontarf batsman has played for Ireland no less than 69 times (including as captain) since making his debut in 2008, and travelled to two World Cups. Poynter highlighted other commitments including his coaching role at Clontarf Cricket Club as the reason behind his decision, announced late last week.

“I have always found it tough to manage an international and inter-provincial cricket career whilst having to juggle running my own business, AP Sports,” Poynter said. “I’m head of youth coaching at

Clontarf CC and have other coaching roles as well as a young family.

“I feel that I can still perform at interprovincial level and scored runs this season, but I do not want to stand in someone’s way who has a dream of playing for Leinster Lightning and Ireland.

“I am so proud of my achievements in an Irish jersey, especially captaining my country and playing in two World Cups. I’ll miss the green jersey but this is the right decision for me. Poyner averaged just under 20 with the bat in both the one day and T20 forms of international cricket.

Meanwhile Dubliner Barry McCarthy - a 23-year-old bowler currently on-song with Durham in the UK has been called up to play for Ireland against Sri Lanka in Malahide next week.

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soccer: crumlin nab fitting noel ryan cup victory

DDSL confirm deicision to move to summer football THE Dublin District Schoolboy’s League’s AGM have voted almost unanimously to make the move to summer football at the start of 2017.

In a huge decision at the Red Cow Hotel, after some passionate debate from the floor from members of all league clubs, the vote in favour of the switch was passed after a near absolute majority indicated a preference to change.

The move to calendar year football has long been mooted since the League of Ireland made the switch back in 2003 and in recent years there has been a push within the FAI to convince schoolboys/girls leagues to agree to the switch.

Back in 2014, the FAI’s High Performance Director Ruud Dokter set out his plan to bring the Irish underage calendar in line with the League of Ireland. However, so far there have been large levels of resistance with many arguing that a clash with the GAA season would see a vast reduction in kids playing soccer.

Up until recently, the Schoolboys Football Association of Ireland (SFAI) have rejected calls for the move across its 32 member leagues but the decision by the DDSL is seen as a massive game changer.

The resistance to the move now seems to have fallen away in Dublin with the largest and most powerful schoolboy league in the country opting to switch their season calendar.

The move is aimed at improving the conditions that kids will play in with better pitches and weather in the summer months contributing to their development.

The decision at the DDSL Annual General Meeting now means that a shortened new season from September to December will be played in 2016.

In 2017, the new calendar year season will commence with the first phase taking place between March and the end of June before the league breaks for two months. The season will then resume in September and will be finalised

by November.

With the biggest schoolboy league in the country now switching, many of the other 32 leagues will be expected to follow suit but as of yet the North Dublin Schoolboy/Girls League (NDSL) have yet to make their decision.

Crumlin United celebrate their Noel Ryan Cup final success.

Tuohy topples Ballymun

noel ryan cup final Crumlin United Ballymun United  james hendicott

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CRUMLIN UNITED won the Noel Ryan Cup on Saturday afternoon, defeating Bally mun United with a strike that came just as the game looked certain to go to extra time.

Having lost the last two consecutive finals, Crumlin’s win was greeted with emotional relief and marked it third time lucky.

The game was played at Crumlin’s own Pearse Park ground in a com-

petition honouring a former Crumlin man in Noel Ryan. They let fly at an impressive pace but eventually saw the home side’s trophy come courtesy of some route one finishes.

Their opener in particular was the most direct of efforts: a soaring launch of the ball from former St Patrick’s Athletic and Dundalk age-group goalkeeper Evan Gaffney.

Gaffney’s punt found its way through to Daniel McGuinness, catching out the Mun defence and leaving McGuinness to fire past Stephen Robinson and give the hosts the lead.

double four Newcomers Craobh win north Dublin darts league craobh Chiaran were the big winners at the NCDL (North City Darts League) at Sheriff YC Common Street with the newcomers winning out 5-3 against the established Georges 8 team.

In a high quality match with trophies and prize money on the line, Craobh overcame the odds with Paul Fagan hitting the winning double, a double four that will be remembered for a long time and the celebrations went on long into the night.

That McGuinness – a former Monaghan United player – is also thriving in Crumlin United’s Saturday Major level team, effectively their second tier, is a testament to the current strength of the west Dublin club.

Despite McGuinness’s goal, Gaffney was arguably to prove the key asset: a series of stops from the youngster kept Crumlin in the game at times, with the best of them coming with a stunning pointblank range stop from a Daniel Murphy header.

He could do nothing about the Noel Downey goal that brought Ballymun leveller, though.

The equaliser came at the end of a swift attacking interplay in the visitor’s midfield, ending in a misplaced shot that freed Downey, who in turn placed the ball into the Crumlin net.

The game drifted in the second half with final balls going missing and some solid defence keeping things square until Ian Tuohy put the game to bed in the dying minutes with an emphatic finish after he found space in the Ballymun defence.

The late goal from Tuohy coupled with the link between the club and the Noel Ryan Cup and

the home ground location gave the finale – and captain Brian Mooney’s lifting of the cup – an added layer of emotion.

Crumlin’s senior side missed out on glory at the top of LSL Senior Sunday by the narrowest of margins last week, drawing 2-2 at title rivals Bluebell United when a win would have handed them the title over their hosts.

The club are set for glory in the LSL Saturday Major division through their second string, however, and need just one result from their final two games of the season to claim the title.

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TWO players from Clontarf ladies were part of the Dublin side that added their third Under-21 AllIreland Championship in a row after they beat Galway in dramatic fashion at Naomh Mearnog GAA club in Portmarnock.

Margaret Mohan was part of all three winning sides while her teammate Katie Murray picked up her second Aisling McGing Under-21 cup medal, which needed a shoot-out to separate the two teams.

In the new, single-day format, Dublin swept to six wins out of six to reach the final.

It was a tense and tight decider with the Tribsewomen with no quarter given or taken by both sides. Galway packed their defence and cut off the space in front of their goal making it difficult for Dublin to muster scores.

When the girls from the west turned over the ball they counter-attacked at pace but Dublin matched them every step

of the way and defended brilliantly.

The break saw Galway ahead by 0-2 to no score, with Dublin unlucky not to be on the scoreboard after hitting the woodwork a couple of times.

The second half was just as tight with both defences on top once more. Remarkably, Dublin were again denied by the woodwork and might have been forgiven for thinking lady luck had deserted them.

However, Galway were not making any headway up front as the sky blues began to pressurise them into wild shots and misplaced passes.

T hey eventually decided to try and run down the clock by passing the ball backwards and sideways across the pitch but Dublin pressed them hard and forced a turnover, allowing Eabha Rutledge to score their first point of the game.

Galway though didn’t learn their lesson and with the full-time whistle fast approaching they again tried to hold onto the ball, but Dublin were

rewarded with another interception and Carla Rowe drew the sides level with a brilliant point.

Seconds later and the referee called time on the game, with a shootout needed to decide the destination of the All-Ireland title.

You could cut the tension with a knife and players who would normally hit shots with ease from 30 metres clearly began to feel the pressure.

With both teams hav-

ing five kicks at the goal, Dublin converted three of theirs, compared to Galway’s two, to run out winners for the third year in a row.

As well as the Clontarf pair, there was a large number of players from local clubs to be involved with Ashley O’Sullivan of Whitehall Colmcille, Ciara Purdy from Na Fianna, Kate Fitzgibbon of O’Tooles, and Rebecca McDonnell from Clanna Gael Fontenoy all taking part.

TWO quick-fire goals in the second half saw Dublin’s Under-21 hurlers sweep to a 2-12 to 1-8 victory in the Bord Gais Energy Leinster championship quarter-final at Innovate Wexford Park.

Dublin led 0-7 to 0-4 at the interval but it should have been more after they dominated the opening 30 minutes with the aid of the breeze but failed to translate opportunities into scores.

However, the direct ball into the full-forward line paid rich dividends soon after the restart.

Five minutes into the second period, Sean Ryan, pictured above, finished clinically to the net after being left unmarked in the danger zone.

Just a minute later, a very determined Dublin repeated the feat when Sean Treacy won a long delivery from Mark McCallion before racing clear of the Wexford cover and dispatching a shot to the net to give Joe Fortune’s team a 2-8 to 0-6 advantage.

Between the 42nd and 46th minute, Dublin added points through Eoghan Conroy and Treacy to move 2-11 to 0-8 clear with less than 15 minutes to play for an imposing advantage Wexford pressurised the Dublin defence late on but the likes of Eoghan O’Donnell, the TG4 Man of the Match, put in a great shift to keep them well clear.

The Slaneysiders, Leinster champions of the past three years, did get an injury-time goal through Conor McDonald but it was of mere consolation.

In the opening half, Cathal Dunbar opened the scoring for the hosts but points from Ryan, Conroy, Treacy, a Chris Bennett 65 and Colm O’Neill had Dublin 0-5 to 0-1 to the good inside the opening quarter.

Dublin continued to hold the upper hand as the half developed but should have led by more at the break.

Points from Jake Malone and Mark McCallion though had Dublin 0-7 to 0-4 in front at half-time. Dublin progress to face Westmeath in the semifinal next week Parnell Park.

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SHELBOURNE contributed a massive eight players while Home Farm also provided a couple to the Metropolitan Girls League Under-14 side that claimed the Gaynor Cup on Monday in fine fashion.

Shels’ Simone Peat, Mia Dodd, Ellie Ferguson, Jessica Ziu, Emma Ring, Zoe Leonard, Sophie Murray and Lucy Edwards were all part of the panel along with Home Farm’s Taylor Whyte and Katie Hegarty.

They retained the Under-14 inter-league competition successes with victory over Cork Women’s and Schoolgirls Soccer League in a lively encounter to wrap up four

fantastic days of football in Limerick.

After falling behind early on, the Dublin girls dug deep to break down their opponents and come away with a 3-1 victory.

Both cup finalists inflicted 3-0 defeats upon their semi-final rivals earlier in the day, with the MGL knocking Donegal out, with Cork seeing past Mayo.

Jessica Ziu and Shauna Carroll would both receive the perfect birthday present for MGL as they both scored either side of a finish from Orla Prendergast.

In the other semi, Cork were much the sharper team in the opening period and raced into a 2-0 lead through Molly Kelleher and Lauren Egbuloniu.

Egbuloniu would go on to grab her 7th goal of the tournament to secure the Munster side’s place in the final.

Fast forward a few hours and Cork once again had the brighter start as Zara Foley met a cross first time, smashing the ball into the net and giving her side the advantage.

This proved to be a wake-up call for the Dublin girls and they soon were back on level pegging as Mia Dodd unleashed an unstoppable free-kick from the edge of the box.

The MGL would soon have the lead as Ziu got beyond the Cork defence to grab her second of the day and her side’s second of the match.

Not long after, the MGL had the chance to seal it before half-time as they were awarded a penalty.

Up stepped captain Elle Ferguson, who struck her spot-kick well, but the ball would cannon off the post and back into play.

Cork had plenty of second half chances to get back into the game, with Player of the Match Egbuloniu threatening but were soon battling against the clock.

Seconds before the final whistle, the MGL would seal it as Aoife Glennon fired the ball into the net.

In the third and fourth place play-off, Mayo overcame Donegal in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in normal time.