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WITH THE LATEST NEWS AND SPORT FROM YOUR DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL AREA  MARCH 15-21, 2018

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COUNCIL TO ASSESS HOMELESSNESS ON ‘THE BASIS OF NEEDS’

Report suggests further blow for homeless families  RACHEL DARCY

HOMELESS families may no longer receive prioritised offers of social housing, under a new proposal in the report of a review into the Scheme of Lettings

by Dublin City Council.

In the report, published last week, the council have proposed that homeless families will no longer be prioritised ahead of other households who have applied before them.

The council say they will continue to assess homelessness and record it as “the basis of need”, but that several factors have contributed to their proposal to accommodate other families first.

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SCHOOLS | SECONDARY FACILITY SOUGHT FOR SOUTH WEST INNER CITY

Hundreds petition for an Educate Together PARENTS in the south west-inner city are campaigning for an Educate To g e t h e r s e c o n d a r y school, with more than 700 people signing a petition for the school.

The ETHX campaign is led by a group of parents who aim to secure a secondary school for children in the area that is “co-educational, multidenominational, democratically run, studentcentred, non-fee paying with a 21st century approach to teaching and learning”.

S p o ke s p e r s o n f o r the campaign, Mairead Tully, said that parents of children attending both Catholic and Educate Together schools in the area are looking for the new secondary school to be introduced into the south west-inner city area.

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She told Dublin Gazette: “As parents we would like to see our children have a continuity of not only the Educate Together ethos, but also to continue relationships with peers.

“As there are no local feeder secondary schools for these primary schools, the relationship the children have built up over eight years will be broken as the children are scattered throughout different secondary schools throughout the area.”

An online petition and developing social media campaign have meant

Gathering signatures calling for an Educate Together secondary school for their area

that ETHX have already garnered more than 700 signatures on an online petition.

Tully says that they are set to launch a “major PR campaign” as well as political lobbying and envision that this figure will grow to a larger num-

ber of supporters.

She added: “Our hope for this school is that we get a new build rather than a divested property with possibly temporary grounds while awaiting the new building to open.

“It would be nice to have a secondary school

and primary school with similar ethos on the same grounds.”

At present, there are six existing Educate Together secondary schools in Dublin, with another two schools set to open in Firhouse and Sandymount this coming September.

UCD | INAUGURAL FOUR-WEEK COURSE

Summer school to help focus on the issue of gender-based violence  RACHEL D’ARCY

A SUMMER school on gender-based violence will take place in UCD later this year. UCD’s Centre for Humanitarian Action has announced that the inaugural international summer school on Genderbased Violence in Emergencies (GBViE) will be held at the university in June over four weeks.

The school, which is supported by Irish Aid, will take place both in person at UCD and online.

Participants in the school will learn to develop the skills, confidence and know-how to support Irish Aid’s work in the area of GBViE prevention and mitigation.

Hannah Collins, research co-ordinator, UCD Centre for Humanitarian Action and manager of the summer school said: “Gender-based violence (GBV) is a universal and widespread

problem and vulnerability to GBV increases in humanitarian settings.

“It is estimated that 35% of women worldwide have experienced intimate partner violence or sexual violence by a non-partner in the course of their lifetime.”

Dominic MacSorley, chairperson, Irish Consortium on Gender-Based Violence (ICGBV) said: “It is essential that humanitarian workers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to prevent and respond toGBV. “This is the aim of the inaugural international summer school at UCD that is being rolled out in partnership with ICGBV and supported by Irish Aid.” Registration for the summer school will be open later this month and further information will be available via http:// cha.ucd.ie/sh_events/internationalsummer-school-on-addressing-genderbased-violence-in-emergencies/

A DUBLIN dog took a bite of the big time last weekend, winning the Toy Group title at this year’s Crufts.

Howard, a Papillion from Dublin, is taking part in the event with his handler, Sean Carroll, who coowns the pooch with his nephew, James Newman.

Almost 21,000 dogs were competing for one of the most celebrated titles within the world of dogs.

Howard’s proud owner Sean said: “I could see the judge walking towards me but I was concentrating on my dog, and then she got closer and closer and suddenly I realised it was going to be Howard.

“It was an absolutely amazing feeling. Howard was the top dog of all breeds in Ireland for 2017, and we are going to celebrate tonight with friends.”

Wake up to the dangers of not getting enough sleep A NEW programme has been launched by the National Youth Council of Ireland aiming to address poor sleep habits among young people.

The Sleep Programme will provide teachers and youth workers with the tools to help young people in Ireland improve or maintain a good sleep routine.

It will address diet, physical activity, stress, and drug and alcohol use.

The programme has five different modules to address in relation to sleep, with different activities for participants to complete.

The development of the module is to address young people presenting at school and youth services with issues caused by sleep deprivation.

The literature for the programme says: “Low levels of school participation, with difficulty maintaining healthy relationships at home and with peers, and with low mood and self-esteem [are] all caused by sleep deprivation.”

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Quiz to support Magagascarans A TABLE quiz will be held in St Brigids GAA club on March 23 to raise funds for the alleviation of poverty in Madagascar.

Hosted by DEIS Madagascar CLG, the fundraising table quiz will be held to raise money to build two new classrooms at a school in Madagascar’s central highlands.

Starting at 8:30pm, there will be interval music performed by a local folk group, as well as a prize raffle. It costs €40 for a table.

Help to clean the Dodder’s banks THIS year’s Dodder Action Day is set to take place on April 21.

The well-established clean-up day will see hundreds of volunteers clean up the Dodder banks.

This year, they will also collaborate with canal clean-up groups in Dublin for Dublin Waters Action Day. Organisers are looking for people to take part, with full details available at dodderaction.org.

Top Garda tips for child safety AN GARDA Siochana have released information on how to ensure children are kept safe ahead of St Patrick’s Day events this weekend.

Tips developed by the National Community Policing Office include dressing your child in bright colours and designating a meeting spot in case you and your child are separated.

They also advise parents and guardians to take a photo of their child on the day of a big event, so they have the most up-to-date picture of their appearance.

SOCIETY | DON’T JUST WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS - HELP END YEAR-ROUND ISOLATION

Be a St Patrick’s pal and check on seniors  RACHEL D’ARCY A LEADING charity for older people have asked the public to remember to check on older people this St Patrick’s weekend.

ALONE have reported that there has been an increase in the number of older people requiring their services, as their children and grandchildren have emigrated abroad.

The charity says that the full impact of mass emigration from Ireland during the recession has not yet been realised.

With emigration levels

remaining high, even as the economy improves, ALONE warn that there will continue to be negative effects on both older people and society as a whole.

Sean Moynihan, ALONE’s chief executive, said: “As an organisation that works with older people, we see firsthand the effects of loneliness.

“One in 10 older people suffer from chronic loneliness and I don’t think that people are aware just how devastating loneliness can be for your general health.

“Older people who are isolated don’t always have the capacity to engage in community activities and stay involved, and without outside assistance issues, such as a lack of transport or decreased physical mobility, this can cause them to remain in their home.”

W i t h S t P a t r i c k ’s weekend being a hive of social activity, ALONE have asked that neighbours of older people and those who have emigrated abroad remember to contact older people at home who may be

HEALTH | HSE PROPOSAL OPPOSED

Ambulance change sparks opposition  RACHEL D’ARCY

THE HSE have proposed to remove the ambulance service from Dublin Fire Brigade in an effort to merge the service with the National Ambulance Service.

City centre TDs have slammed the idea, saying that the proposal could lead to a “huge” negative impact on the delivery of services from the Dublin Fire Brigade’s (DFB) call centre.

Deputy Darragh O’Brien (FF) said that the party have submitted a motion to the Dail in an effort to ensure that DFB will have full retention of emergency services across Dublin city and county.

He said: “Such a proposal could have a huge negative impact on the delivery of services from

Dublin Fire Brigade have been providing ambulance services within the city centre since 1898

the DFB call centre while removing any element of DFB’s fire-based EMS system will have an adverse effect on safeguarding those in our community.”

Ambulance services within the city centre have been provided by DFB since 1898, and at presence more than 800 firefighter paramedics work to provide immedi-

ate medical assistance to members of the public.

Deputy O’Brien added: “Staff must be lauded for their ability to respond to thousands of emergency calls across the capital every year.

“A direct funding mechanism should be designed to allow DFB to continue to operate all areas of their fire-based emergency response service.”

feeling isolated.

A service is available to older people, provided by ALONE, which provides companionship to those who may be socially isolated through a weekly volunteer visit and a range of social events.

The Befriending Service supported 4,500 older people in 2016 – an increase of 42% on previous years.

Moy nihan added: “Every day, we witness how our Befriending Service makes a positive impact on both the older people and the volunteers.”

Many older people face isolation all year round, and not just at Christmas – so check on them for Paddy’s Day

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HOUSING | COUNCIL SHIFT AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE ‘FAIRER’ APPROACH

Homeless families at risk as lists to change  RACHEL D’ARCY HOMELESS families may no longer receive prioritised offers of social housing, under a new proposal in the report of a review into the Scheme of Lettings by Dublin City Council.

In the report, published last week, the council have proposed that homeless families will no longer be prioritised ahead of other households who have applied before them.

The council say they will continue to assess homelessness and record it as “the basis of need”, but that several factors have contributed to their proposal to accommodate other families first.

Labour councillor and member of the sub-group on the review, Alison Gilliland, told Dublin Gazette that the proposal is being put forward to attempt to create a “fairer” approach to accommodate all families.

She said: “In the majority of cases, it takes families on nonpriority lists a much longer amount of time to get to the top of their list and an allocation from DCC. This compared to much shorter waiting times for those on the homeless priority lists.

“This is causing distress to those families on non-priority lists. Therefore, the change is

being put forward as a fairer approach to accommodate all families on the DCC housing list, acknowledging all families’ waiting time-on-list perspective.”

DCC said that in 2017, it provided a “higher than ever” number of homeless households with social housing, believing it to be the correct response at the time, but that it needs to be “equally conscious” of families who have

been on the housing list for longer.

Cllr Gilliland added: “Until the Government changes its policy of prioritising HAP over a massive State-led local authority building programme, it won’t matter what list families are on – the fact is that demand has far outstripped supply and waiting times are unbearably long.”

Cllr Andrew Keegan (PBP) criticised the report, saying that the proposal is “moving deckchairs on the Titanic”.

Cllr Keegan told Dublin Gazette: “This review is a management exercise – worthwhile if there was a public housing building programme running parallel to the new banded system of lettings, but until you have houses to let in the numbers required, we are only moving the deckchairs on the Titanic.

“It does seem homeless families and people will be disadvantaged.”

MARCHES | BITTERLY DIVIDED CAMPS RALLY FOR INITIAL PROTESTS

Abortion protestors bring city to a standstill at rallies  RACHEL D’ARCY

TENS of thousands of protestors marched through the capital’s centre in opposing marches over the past fortnight, marking the most high-profile opening salvo in the looming battle over the Eighth Amend-

ment and the referendum to decide its future.

Although gardai and organisers differed over the turn-out at both events, the amount taking part in the opposing marches numbered in their tens of thousands, with their respective rallies and final assemblies

being held at Merrion Square afterwards.

Both marches had a significant turn out, bringing Dublin to a standstill as both the pro-life and prochoice sides pounded the pavements to make sure their voices were heard.

At the first protest, a huge number of students were reported to have attended the International Women’s Day march in support of repeal, with USI president Michael Kerrigan stating that no student union in Ireland has yet campaigned to keep the Eighth Amendment.

Kerrigan said: “Millions of our young people have not had the opportunity to vote on this issue, and

arguably it affects our future generations more than any other. No students’ union has indicated that they wish to campaign to keep the Eighth Amendment.”

At the pro-choice rally, author Tara Flynn encouraged participants to speak with family and friends on the potential benefits of a ‘Yes’ vote to repeal.

She said: “People you know and love need to be told the facts surrounding abortion, so I appeal to people to speak to them and help dispel the myths and fears surrounding abortion.”

The subsequent March For Life protest took place last Sunday, again drawing a large turn out of Dub-

liners and citizens from across the country.

Niamh Ui Bhriain, spokesperson for Save The 8th, said that the next ten weeks will focus on getting the public to vote ‘No’ to abortion in the upcoming referendum, rumoured to be scheduled for late May. Ui Bhriain said: “Ireland is at a defining point in our history, and we are challenging the people to reject the abortion industry and to demand better for mothers and babies.”

Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath (Ind) echoed her statement, saying: “By [the participants’] show of people-power today, they’ll be waiting a long time before the Eighth Amendment is removed.”

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Call to use barracks, state land to tackle homes crisis A PROPOSAL that would see State-owned lands such as Cathal Brugha Barracks developed into housing was debated in the Dail last week.

Put forward by the Green Party, the proposal puts forward the motion that State lands such as the Cathal Brugha Barracks (above) in Rathmines, and the Dublin Bus Depot at Broadstone, be re-developed into 21st Century, high-quality cost-rental housing.

The party estimate that approximately 3,000 homes could be developed between these two locations alone and could help greatly with the housing crisis. Party leader Eamon Ryan said: “The housing situation is continuing to spiral out of control.

“The Government must abandon their approach of tinkering with the market in the hopes of addressing this crisis, and take an active role in providing homes for people.

“We’re proposing that the Government uses State lands, such as the land banks at Cathal Brugha Barracks and Broadstone Garage, to develop 3,000 high-quality, affordable, secure rental homes.

“Austria, the Netherlands, and Denmark all use the cost-rental model to deliver thousands of homes every year – there is absolutely no reason why our government can’t do the same.”

The motion was debated in the Dail last Thursday, where a number of members of other parties agreed with the need for cost-rental housing within Dublin; however, other TDs said that the proposal may not be a viable solution for an Irish housing market.

Homeless man acquitted of causing €100k damage A HOMELESS man has been acquitted of recklessly causing €100,000 damage to The Gaiety Theatre after accidentally setting a bin on fire in a laneway as he looked for cardboard to sleep on.

Richard Crealy (37), of West Park Drive, Dublin 11, told gardai he was using a lighter as a torch to see inside the bins and had attempted to put out the fire he started. The smoke later seeped inside the shutters of the stage area of The Gaiety Theatre, causing the sprinkler system to go off.

Mr Crealy told gardai during interview that it was “a complete accident”, and he would not have slept 20 feet away in the doorway of Dunnes Stores on Grafton Street if it had been intentional.

Mr Crealy pleaded not guilty to committing arson at Tangier Lane, Dublin 2, in that he did without lawful excuse damage by fire The Gaiety Theatre and structure, being reckless as to whether it would be damaged on April 26, 2015.

He was acquitted of the charge by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury after approximately half an hour of deliberations, following a two-day trial.

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HEALTH | FIANNA FAIL HIGHLIGHT PITIFUL LACK OF RESOURCES FOR SUFFERERS

Just 3 beds available to tackle eating disorders  RACHEL D’ARCY

THERE are just three specialist beds in Ireland for those with eating disorders, even though the disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental health issue.

Information obtained

by Fianna Fail details that there are only three specialist beds at St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin available for those with an eating disorder.

The beds are only available to those living within Dublin and Leinster, or children nationally.

T here are also no dedicated, or in-patient, Child and Adolescent

Mental Health Services (CAMHS) services to those in need of treatment for illnesses such as bulimia or anorexia.

Fianna Fail Seanad group leader Catherine Ardagh expressed concern over the serious deficiencies in the provision of public healthcare for those suffering with an eating disorder in Ireland.

Senator Ardagh said: “Those without private health insurance can expect a lengthy wait for assessment, let alone treatment under the public health system.

“For most, this leaves them suffering when we

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Toddle on over to the Ilac centre for a fun six-week workshop with a musical focus

A NEW six-week programme for toddlers and their parents started at the Ilac Centre’s library last week.

Story Shoots & Musical Roots encourages toddlers to act out stories through sound, song and drama as part of the weekly workshop.

Taking place at the library housed in the centre of the ILAC, the programme will run for six weeks as part of Dublin’s Culture Connects’ The National Neighbourhood.

Bernadette Cogan, Central Library, said: “The library is delighted to be able to offer this to our local parents and toddlers.

“It’s not only a really lovely activity for children and parents, but also a unique and welcoming way for us to present storytelling to our youngest library users.”

The idea for the programme came through another Dublin Culture Connects’ initiative, Tea & Chats. Story Shoots & Musical

There are no dedicated, or in-patient, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services services to those in need of treatment for illnesses such as bulimia

are all aware that early intervention guarantees the best chance of recovery.”

When contacted by Dublin Gazette, the HSE said that they have

Roots runs from 10am to 11am for the next five weeks.

If you’d like to share some feelings of glee, just write a poem and claim your free coffee THE fifth annual Pay with a Poem day is set to take place next Wednesday, March 21.

Viennese coffee roasters, Julius Meinl, are encouraging coffee and tea lovers alike to get involved with the day and get creative.

Pay with a Poem involves people trying their hand at writing a poem in exchange for a free cup of coffee.

Taking place at Baked Dundrum and Baked Rathmines,

recently published a report detailing their future plans for the care of those with eating disorders in Irish hospitals.

The ‘Model of Care’ for eating disorders in Ire-

customers can write a poem at either location to receive their free cuppa.

This year’s campaign involves September Song hitmaker JP Cooper, and it invites people from 40 countries globally to try their hand at prose.

Clontarf locals leap into action to thwart carjacking attempt at Alfie Byrne Road

AN ATTEMPTED carjacking in Clontarf was stopped by passing motorists in the area last Sunday.

The incident took place on Alfie Byrne Road early on Sunday morning, with a man trying to force entry into a woman’s car.

Passers-by and other motorists performed a citizens’ arrest on the man, who was attempting to hijack the Northern-registered Skoda by forcing its driver from the vehicle.

Gardai from nearby Clontarf and Raheny stations arrested the man, who was held at Clontarf Garda Station.

land report details several recommendations to aid in the development of a national network to have dedicated eating disorder teams throughout the HSE’s mental health service.

A HSE representative told Dublin Gazette: “The implementation of the Model of Care for eating disorders is based on receiving additional funding for same. To date, we have received funding for three hub teams …

Recruitment is under way for these teams.

“It is anticipated that it will take 4-5 years to have all 16 teams in place.”

Speaking in the

Seanad, Senator Ardagh said that the Department of Health estimates that around 200,000 people in Ireland are affected by eating disorders, with around 400 new cases of eating disorders each year. However, the level of care on a public level is leaving individuals to “suffer”.

She added: “People can and do recover from eating disorders. Those suffering from the disorder, particularly young people, can go on to live healthy and fulfilling lives but only if they have access to the health care they critically need,” she said.

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Dub architect impresses with his home design A CLONTARF-based architect impressed judges of Home of the Year on RTE last week with his self-designed home, and is now in the running for overall win.

Niall Henry, an architect with Dublin Design Studio, designed the concept for his home, aiming to “push the boundaries in design”.

He also designed the homes of both his brother and sister-inlaw, which both sit alongside Niall’s own home in Clontarf.

The judges were impressed with Niall’s contemporary design of the family home, which was judged by Hugh Wallace, Deirdre Whelan and Patrick Bradley.

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EVENTS Launch event at Greenway Building in Stephen’s Green

Niamh O Connor and Gillian Horan

Daniel Morgan and Olivia Holbrook

Institute of Designers launch online platform

T Niamh O’Donoghue and Jake McCabe. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

HE Institute of Designers Ireland launched the online platform ‘Why Design’ last week at the Greenway Building in Stephen’s Green, Dublin. The initiative highlighted the gender imbalance in the Irish creative sector. Emmy award-winning designer, Chris Do, flew in to speak on the night alongside Oscar-winning designer Annie Akins. Illustrator and Comedian Aoife Dooley of ‘Your one Nikita’ MC’d the event.

Claire Dowling and Danielle Townsend

Lorcan Lambe and Kevin McInerney

Aoife Dooley, Kim MacKenzie-Doyle, Annie Atkins and Chris Do

Pat Horan, Andrew Emerson and John O’Connor

Agnieszka Swievniak

Andrea Horan

Eimear Ni Ghriofa and Louise McSharry

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COLLEGE GREEN | HEARING BEING HELD ON PROPOSAL TO BUILD A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA

Traffic would ‘fatally compromise’ plaza plan

 RACHEL D’ARCY

A DUBLIN City architect has told An Bord Pleanala that plans for a €10m civic plaza at College Green would be ‘fatally’ compromised if traffic was allowed cross the area.

City architect Ali Grehan told the meeting that continuing to allow traffic would ‘not result in a functional civic space of any significance’, saying that it would realistically only be degrees of ‘footpath widening’ instead.

The comments were made during a planning hearing in the Gresham Hotel on Dublin City Council’s proposal to build the pedestrian plaza in front of Trinity College.

All traffic would be banned from the area, meaning buses and taxis would no longer be able to access Dame Street through College Green under the proposal.

Richard Guiney, chief executive officer of business association Dub-

lin Town, told Dublin Gazette that while the concept is good, the practicalities around transport don’t seem to have been considered, mentioning that roughly 83% of Dubliners need public transport to access the city centre as most people live in the suburbs.

“We love the concept, the concept is marvellous, but the practicalities aren’t there. The detail on how people will access the city centre isn’t there.

“How are taxis going to access southside hotels and businesses?

We feel we don’t have explanations,” Guiney said.

There were suggestions from six hotels that a taxi route through the plaza should be considered, with plans for this presented by an engineer speaking on behalf of the hotels. The route would allow taxis to drive through Parliament Street.

Taxi drivers have previously said that they will strike against the new

plans as it will mean the taxi rank at Fosters Place will be removed.

A group of drivers gathering outside the Gresham as the hearing took place to protest the plans. A ban on taxis travelling southbound through College Green between 7-10am came into effect on Monday.

Dublin Bus also called for plans to be postponed while they carry out a review of their own services should the proposal be implemented.

Ann Mulcrone, planning consultant for the company, said that 72% of people travelling through the city centre during the 4-7pm rush hour travel on Dublin Bus. Mulcrone also said that if a prior review is not carried out there may be a repeat of the problems that came with the Luas Cross City opening.

The five-day hearing into the new plaza is ongoing.

Trinity students protest fees TRINITY students blocked off entrances to the college and occupied the school’s dining hall on Tuesday in a protest over an increase in supplemental exam fees.

Students blocked the Nassau Street entrance to the college, as well as entrance to the Book of Kells in response to the news that fees for repeat exams may increase by €200.

This was the second time in a week that students shut down the popular tourist attraction in response to the fee hike.

A proposal in January revealed that there may now be a €450 flat fee for repeat examinations in the college, with students paying €200 per repeat exam on top of this, with the amount paid for repeats being capped at €1,000. The Trinity board then approved this proposal in February.

In a statement from students, they said that despite a referendum where 82% students voted against the proposed increase, the board at Trinity college have ‘ignored the voice of the students’.

“The College Board have decided to ignore the voice of the students

and implement Supplemental Fees at a flat rate of €450. Last year College signed a student partnership agreement which established students as stakeholders. Trinity’s decision to introduce supplemental exam fees is evidence of their continuing disregard for students, their opinions, and their welfare.”

Labour’s spokesperson for education, SenatorAodhan O Riordain, blasted the school for the costs, saying students that fail an exam may be forced to drop out of college as a result.

Senator O Riordan said: “The idea that students, who often need to repeat exams due to personal circumstances, will now have to pay a fee that is fifteen per cent of the

annual college fees is ridiculous and may see many students drop out of college courses in TCD as a consequence.

“From an institution that is capable of purchasing a €1.95 million apartment for their Provost who couldn’t handle noise during the Luas Cross City works, it is scandalous that students in a vulnerable position will now see these types of charges imposed on them.”

Trinity’s college paper, University Times, reported that while initial protests against the fees began small, each demonstration has grown in size, with hundreds of people reported to have forced closure of the university’s gates on Tuesday.

The council has planned a pedestrian and cycle plaza and ban all traffic from accessing Dame Street through College Green

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COURTS | ATTACKER’S PARENTS WERE IN THE NEXT-DOOR BEDROOM DURING ASSAULT

Man jailed for five years for sexual assault on woman he met on Tinder A MAN has been jailed for five years for a sexual assault on a woman he met on the internet dating app Tinder.

Paul Flaherty (30) was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court last December of sexual assaulting a woman at his home on Kiltipper Avenue, Tallaght, on August 31, 2015.

T he incident took place while Flaherty’s parents were in the nextdoor bedroom.

Mr Justice Michael White said that Flaherty’s behaviour on the night was “disgusting” and he was satisfied this event had a “very serious impact” on the victim.

The judge noted that

the woman had made it clear to Flaherty that she was not interested in sexual contact but he ignored that request.

He said the woman’s integrity for her body was “sacrosanct” and this was a “very serious sexual assault” which could not be described as minor.

The court accepted that the sexual assault was not pre-meditated.

Assaulted In her victim impact statement, the former civil servant said her life would never be the same again since Flaherty, a man “twice” her size, sexually assaulted her.

“It shouldn’t matter

what clothes I was wearing, how I wore my hair or what I said. On that night, this man abused my tr ust, preyed upon my naivety and annihilated my human rights.

“He left bruises on my body, w h i c h h a v e l o n g

since faded, and he inflicted scars upon my mind that will never heal,” she said.

S h e

said not only had she suffered “physical and mental torture” but she had to “relive the event” during the trial where her life had been “stripped bare” and her character “assassinated”.

“The f a c t t h a t another human being is capable of inflicting such horror upon another was, and still is, so profoundly shocking to me.

“I no longer dream of raising children because

the world seems so sinister now”, she said.

The woman said every “unfamiliar man” now had the potential to be a “predator” and she felt forced to give up her civil service job as she could not concentrate on her work.

She feared walking to and from her workplace car park and worried Flaherty would attack her again.

‘Abhorrent’ She said there was no manual for “overcoming something so abhorrent” and she “very nearly” lost everything she had worked for because of Flaherty’s actions on that night.

Garda Aisling O’Connor told Kerida Naidoo SC, prosecuting, that Flaherty and the woman initially made contact through the Tinder dating app before exchanging numbers.

They arranged to meet and spent the day drinking together before returning to his parent’s house in Tallaght.

They went to Flaherty’s bedroom where there was consensual kissing before Flaherty went on to assault the woman.

Michael O’Higgins SC, defending, said on behalf of his client he offered an unqualified apology to the woman for his conduct which should not have happened.

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COUNCIL | REGENERATION SCHEME WOULD BE STATE’S LARGEST

DCC report proposes redevelopment plans Another great at 100 flat complexes Paddy’s Day in CULTURE | FESTIVAL FUN

store for Dubs  RACHEL D’ARCY

THE annual St Patrick’s Festival is set to pack a punch this year, with thousands of talented home-grown and international performers coming together to celebrate Ireland’s patron saint.

Themed around ‘Home’, there will be five days and nights of events, starting on March 15.

More than 30 events will see a cultural celebration of Ireland and its people.

On March 15, there will be a screening of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse for fans of ‘old Hollywood’ in St Patrick’s Cathedral. Directed

by Irishman Rex Ingram, the screening will see a live performance of a new score for the film by composers Matthew Nolan and Barry Adamson.

The festival will also see the world’s largest collection of Famine-related art on display at Dublin Castle, as Coming Home: Art and the Great Hunger Exhibition will be displayed, also on March 15.

Live music Experimental folkrock band The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock will expand to an 18-piece guitar orchestra to launch their new album, Lockout, in the Pepper Canister Church on March 16.

An acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot will also come to Daisy Market on March 17 for a oneoff outdoor performance.

The highlight of the

celebrations – the St Patrick’s Day Festival Parade – will start at noon on March 17, St Patrick’s Day itself.

It will weave its way through the heart of the city in “a flourish of colour and flair”, with Grand Marshall Liam Cunningham leading the way, as well as guest of honour Mark Hamill making an appearance.

There will be a screening of Pathways: Irish Routes to the Art of the Matter by filmmaker Donal Dineen, a film about Irish creatives succeeding abroad, in the Complex in Smithfield on March 18.

Commissioned Another event specifically commissioned for the festival is Kormac: Equivalent Exchange.

Taking place in Vicar Street on March 18, it is a collaborative concert with DJ and producer Kormac.

He will perform with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Kormac’s Big Band and an array of 30 musicians and artists including Jack O’Rourke, Loah and Eimear Noone, while well-known urban artist Maser will also produce visuals for the show.

A street carnival will liven up Merrion Square on March 18 for Big Day Out, a day set to be bursting with music, street theatre and workshops.

There will also be lifesized arcade games to enjoy, with the experience truly being for the whole family.

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DUBLIN City Council has published a report based on proposals for a redevelopment of 100 of the city’s flat complexes, said to be the largest redevelopment in state history.

At present, there are almost 6,400 apartments across 109 complexes owned by Dublin City Council that are more than 40 years old.

In a proposal report, the council have said that many of these units “present with mould, condensation and sewage challenges”, with around €30m being spent on the “reactive maintenance” of the complexes.

The council also detail that a high number of the buildings listed for renewal/redevelopment are not up to current standards of accessibility, fire safety and building quality due to their age.

Chair of Dublin City Council’s housing committee, Cllr Daithi Dool-

Beech Hill – a Donnybrook development typical of its day, but such 1960s builds have subsequently presented all

kinds of issues for their tenants and councils to resolve

an (SF), said the report is “hugely ambitious”; however, he said the proposal is needed to produce better homes for authority housing tenants.

Cllr Doolan said: “This is a hugely ambitious report ... Tenants are living in conditions that are not acceptable in 21st Century Dublin. The plan is to produce more and better homes for council tenants.

“It will deliver a housing-led renewal and rede-

velopment unprecedented in the State’s history.

The increased density provides the opportunity to greatly increase the number of council flats and affordable homes right across Dublin.”

Dublin City Council have restored several other council-ow ned complexes within the past decade.

T hese include the demolition of Fatima Mansions and its replacement with the mixed Her-

berton development, as well as the regeneration of 3,000 units in Ballymun.

A number of senior citizen developments were also refurbished by the council. There are also plans by the council to complete 4,200 homes in ‘sustainable communities’ and to “create better urban places” by 2022.

The report details that securing State funding for replacement housing will be challenging, as

As a basic Irish book, it is designed to help people who are starting or restarting with Irish.

The Irish class comprises mature students

who have been together for a few years and share a passion for the Irish language. They head to the Gaeltacht every year and go on a

the primary focus of the State is on new builds.

It states that the council may need to consider ‘creative’ ways of raising funds for the redevelopment project from a combination of public and private sources.

Cllr Doolan said: “It is essential that the plan is built on the principles of community-based, tenant-led approaches to regeneration, ownership and management.

We must also ensure that economic development is part of the plan.

“We look forward to working with the Government in agreeing new and imaginative ways of financing this ambitious plan. Red tape and the ongoing piecemeal funding cannot be allowed to slow the process down.”

It is proposed that a potential capital works plan may be needed for the redevelopment and regeneration for the next 15 years, due to the scale of the projected programme.

Cupla focail fun at Finglas launch CUPLA Focail, a CDETB Adult Education Service Irish booklet, has been launched in Finglas as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge and of the wider celebration of Bliain na Gaeilge.

Nicola Callaghan, tutor and editor welcomed locals to the launch, where contributions as Gaelige were made by students, Bernie McGarry, Joan Doherty and Thomas Bermingham. Traditional music

from Mary and Micheal Murphy added to the atmosphere.

The booklet was created as a result of a class project to encourage friends, family and fellow students to use their cupla focail.

A further aim of the booklet is to create a positive attitude towards Irish and to act as an educational resource for primary and secondary schools and local organisations.

number of outings To get copies of the booklet, email cora. rafter@aes.cdetb.ie or see www.cdetbadulteducationfinglas.ie.

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Haystacks artist Chara Nagle with Sean Rainbird, director, The National Gallery of Ireland

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HE quiet pastoral beauty of the Irish countryside at harvest time was brought to the fore in the heart of the city, courtesy of a new exhibition by artist Chara Nagle.

Haystacks – a 12-piece series that pays

tribute to rolling golden hills and inky skies inspired by the artist’s mother’s farm in Kildare – is a picture-perfect paean to the Irish countryside, harvested and presented for city slickers to soak in the rural views from the comfort of the Merrion Private’s Herit-

age House at Stephen’s Green.

Some of the well-known faces at the exhibition’s opening night included Brendan O’Connor and actress Eunice McMenamin.

The Haystacks exhibition is on show until March 21.

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Docklands goes green for St Pat DUBLINERS will be tickled pink to note the gorgeous greens making waves in the docklands district this week, courtesy of a number of landmarks getting into the spirit of – what else – the city’s St Patrick’s Day festivities.

The emerald shades will bathe a number of docklands features once dusk descends this week, from March 15 to 19, as the key part of the revitalised district helps to highlight the city-wide spirit of celebration.

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UTHOR Sarah Webb called in to Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin recently to help some of the little patients celebrate a love of literature, with all kinds of books and stories proving very popular with the children undergoing treatment there. Joined by Philip Kennedy, an illustrator with Fighting Words, a creative writing centre for children and young people, the award-winning children’s author engaged in a discussion with the children in St Joseph’s Playroom about their favourite books and stories. The children then had the opportunity to create their own story as a group, with each child being given an illustrated copy of their written story to take away and put their own ending to it. The fun event was organised by Children in Hospital Ireland (CHI), an organisation that recruits play volunteers to play with children in hospitals nationwide.

Pictures: Conor McCabe Photography

CHI volunteer Jackie Treacy and Laura Fabris concentrating hard

Illustrator Philip Kennedy and Daragh Proctor discuss drawing

Author Laua Webb and Arthur O’Donnell work on a story together

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iD Mobile is shutting down from April 6 ID MOBILE has announced that it is going into liquidation and will cease all operations in Ireland from April 6. iD has 40,000 customers in Ireland, and says it will contact them by “text, letter and email” over the coming days.

Call, text and data services will be provided to these customers free of charge for the next month, and anyone on a pre-pay plan can also continue to use their credit until this time.

However, according to the iD website, customers who have an outstanding balance on an equipment contract for a phone or mobile broadband device will need to continue to make payments until this balance is cleared.

Any iD customer who doesn’t switch to a new provider before April 6 will be left without service and risks being unable to keep the same phone number in the future.

Eoin Clarke, managing director of Switcher.ie, said: “iD provided a valuable, low-cost service to its 40,000 customers, and it’s a real shame to see it shutting down operations here and leaving these customers without a provider.

“From commentary online, we know that what iD’s customers loved the most was the value-formoney they got from their plans.

“The good news is that there is so much choice on the mobile market at the moment, with SIM-only plans starting from as low as €10 per month, so there is definitely still value out there.”

Need to create youth opportunities in focus RACHEL Collier, co-founder and chief executive of Young Social Innovators, has highlighted the gap between potential and opportunity faced by many young adults.

Launching YSI’s national Speak Out tour in Dublin, which is set to travel 2,000 kilometres over the next four weeks to hear 7,000 teenagers speak out about issues they are concerned about and innovations they are undertaking to address them, Collier said: “Marketeers, advertisers and insight companies are committing huge resources to analysing the preferences and behavioural patterns of young people so they can plan campaigns for future products and technologies.

“But despite all of the research, there’s a real deficit in opportunities for young people to be truly heard and listened to. Researchers tell us that Generation Z care about the world they live in and want to make a positive contribution.”

AbbVie staff show their delight as the company collects its number-one award at the Great Place to Work Awards recently

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Joy as AbbVie named as number-one workplace ABBVIE has been named as the country’s numberone large workplace.

The global biopharmaceutical company, with a significant presence in Ireland, was presented with the award at the annual Great Place to Work Awards in Dublin recently.

AbbVie is listed among the Best Large Workplaces in Ireland for the fifth successive year and was placed third on the

prestigious list in 2016 and 2017.

AbbVie is spread across five sites in Ireland. Alongside three manufacturing facilities in Sligo and Cork, two offices in Dublin serve the needs of the company’s commercial and operations activities.

AbbVie’s director of HR in Ireland, Caroline McClafferty, said achieving the number-one position represented a signifi-

cant improvement on the company’s 2016 and 2017 rankings.

She said: “This firstplace ranking demonstrates our collective effort to foster an environment where people can thrive and develop.

“It’s a tremendous achievement for the company and a reflection on our employees across our five sites in Ireland who have embraced the AbbVie culture and con-

tinue to remain focused on making AbbVie a truly great place to work.”

The Great Place to Work Institute publishes three different lists annually and presents these at a gala event: the Best Large Workplaces in Ireland (>301 employees), the Best Medium Workplaces in Ireland (101300 employees), and the Best Small Workplaces in Ireland (20-100 employees).

John Ryan, chief executive of Great Place to Work Ireland, paid tribute to all companies which were recognised this year.

He said: “The organisations on this year’s list know that employees want an environment where they feel psychologically safe, encouraged to grow, provided with opportunities to develop, and empowered to do their best work.”

Retail Excellence joins Seanad register RETAIL Excellence have confirmed they have been admitted to the register of nominating bodies for the Seanad Eireann elections.

Retail Excellence can now select a candidate to contest the Seanad elections on the outside panel of the Industrial and Commercial Panel.

Deputy chief executive of Retail Excellence, and former Senator, Lor-

raine Higgins said: “I am delighted to learn that Retail Excellence has been admitted to the register of nominating bodies to Seanad Eireann.

“As the largest retail representative body in Ireland, with almost 2,000 members who operate in excess of 13,000 stores and employ more than 130,000 staff, we are honoured and delighted with this news.

“This is a huge opportunity for our membership and retail in general

and will help put the industry and its challenges on the national political agenda should our candidate be elected.

“We now intend to invite political parties to put forward suitably qualified candidates, which our board will vote on.

“The candidate with the majority of board votes will be deemed our candidate to run in the election,” she said.

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It’s Alone but fun way to walk THE 13th annual Aware Harbour2Harbour Walk, which takes place on St Patrick’s Day, is set to see more than 2,000 walkers take on the 16.2 mile/26km challenge, with the option of starting from Howth Harbour or Dun Laoghaire Harbour and then walking to ‘the other one’.

Suitable for most fitness levels, the fundraising walk will take participants along the scenic Dublin

Bay route with a ‘Halfway Hooley’ hosted at Dublin Port Company’s newly opened public plaza.

All funds raised will go towards Aware’s nationwide support, education and information services.

Gerry O’Brien, head of fundraising at Aware said: “The Harbour2Harbour Walk offers the perfect excuse to get friends and family together to mark St Patrick’s Day in a fun and healthy way.

“As a result of this and other fundraising efforts, Aware is able to provide support services for individuals and families impacted by depression or bipolar disorder, as well as delivering free mental health education programmes to adults and senior cycle students throughout the country.”

Participants can register at www.aware.ie/events, at a cost of €25 per person.

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Leah Conway helps launch the Harbour2Harbour walk taking place this St Patrick’s Day. Picture: Shane O’Neill

bour2Harbour Walk 2018 is supported by Dublin

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GENTLE CHAMP IS A REAL WINNER DUBLIN Gazette has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for lost and abandoned dogs. Meet Champ, a seven-year-old greyhound who is currently looking for a retirement home where he can relax and enjoy his life. Champ is happy and excited when meeting new people, has great leash manners, and loves his daily walks. He gets attached to people very easily, and is looking for somebody who is going to spend most of the day with him. Having another dog at home may help with his anxiety and help him to settle at home quicker. If you think that you have room in your heart for Champ, please contact Dogs Trust at 01 879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website www.dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/ dogstrustirelandonline or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE.

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GREAT IRELAND RUN: GET OFF THE COUCH AND START YOUR TRAINING!

FAMILIES are being encouraged to get off the couch and get active in training for the Garmin Great Ireland Run. With a choice of a 5k or 10k run on the day, the upcoming Garmin Great Ireland Run on April 15 is suitable for all ages, with specific events for children aged three to 15 as well.

The run takes place in the Phoenix Park, with a €30 entry fee for the 10k run, €20 for entry to the 5k, and €10 for the ‘mini’ kids events, which include a 1.5k and 2.9k run.

The Garmin Great Ireland Run is organised by the Great Run company, who are responsible for the world’s largest half marathon, the Great North Run, which has 55,000 participants each year.

The Great Ireland Run was established in 2001, and is now considered one of Ireland’s biggest athletic events.

For further information on the run, see www.greatrun.org/greatireland-run.

Step up to a fun challenge OUR WORLD IRISH AID AWARDS NOW OPEN PRIMARY school pupils across Dublin are being invited to submit projects for the 2018 Our World Irish Aid awards.

This year’s awards revolve around the theme, Transforming Our World, relating to all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, while highlighting the role played by education to make a difference to those both at home and in developing countries.

Students are asked to come up with creative projects about the challenges facing children in developing countries, and the role played by Ireland through Irish Aid and the Government’s programme for overseas development.

Some 60 projects will receive an OurWorld Irish Aid award at a regional award ceremony in May, and the top 12 entries will win a place at the awards ceremony in June.

There will also be additional awards for Teacher of the Year and Best Newcomer School.

More than 1,300 primary schools throughout

Ireland participated in the Our World Irish Aid awards in 2017. The deadline for entries is Friday, March 23.

Bull Music are aiming to keep the fire lit by having an Easter Bank Holiday weekend ‘gaff’ in a secret Dublin location.

Taking place from

OZZIE HUMOUR AT A FUN GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT AUSTRALIAN-British British author Kathy Lette (right) is set to take her new show, Girls’ Night Out, to the Civic Theatre stage on March 26.

Known for her novels, cutting wit and feminist edge, her new show is descriBed as a “psychological strip tease” that will discuss issues from childbirth to toy boys, close encounters with George Clooney and “tongue kissing” Prince William.

Lette’s show is targeted toward women, with men invited to attend at their own risk! Tickets are available now from civictheatre.ie, with prices ranging from €16 to €18.

For more on Kathy, see the feature on Page 23.

PARTY TIME AT RED BULL’S ‘FREE GAFF’ THE “free gaff” is a timehonoured party tradition in Dublin, and Red

Acts set to take to the stage include indie darlings Wyvern Lingo, soulstress Loah, hip-hop artist FYNCH and Cork-based producer Bantam. Organisers warn that space is limited, with tickets available from redbull. ie/freegaff.

JOIN THIS SNAKE HUNT AT MAXI ZOO

March 29 to April 1, Free Gaff promises three nights of the hottest Irish acts across three floors in a Dublin house, with the exact location to be revealed to ticketholders closer to the event.

Starting each night at 7pm, there will be a different line-up each night, as a strictly BYOB affair.

SIX pet stores across Dublin are set to host two family events on St Patrick’s Day and the Easter bank holiday weekend. Maxi Zoo will hold its annual St Patrick’s Day Snake Hunt across their six Dublin stores on March 18, as well as an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31. Both events take place from 12-4pm.

Children and parents are invited to take part, with goodie-bags up for grabs in the Snake Hunt, and Easter eggs for the win in the Easter egg hunt.

Pet experts from the stores will also be on hand during the day to share their knowledge with families. For further information on the two events, see maxizoo.ie.

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AN ICONIC Dublin pub is to become the city’s latest theatre venue next week when it stages its first ever theatre performance.

Doyle’s on College Street will play host to Firedoor Theatre’s new production Paint from Wednesday, March 21 to Saturday, March 24.

Firedoor were founded in the city centre five years ago and have primarily focussed on producing original work which has been staged in various venues across the city.

Artistic director Shaun Elebert, who also stars in Paint, told Dublin Gazette that encouraging new work is a big part of Firedoor’s ethos.

“As a company what we’re trying to do is promote new work as well as training actors and giving people opportunities to direct as well,” he said.

“So, it’s kind of covering all aspects of theatre, not just the performance end of it. Our writing has been quite progressive.

“This particular play Paint came from one of our Uncuts which we put on once or twice a year, which is showcasing 20-minute pieces by seven or eight members of our group so our own writing is definitely what we’re trying to promote all the time.”

Shaun added that he is very excited about being part of the first ever theatrical performance in Doyle’s.

“The manager Niamh, I was

talking to her about maybe putting on plays in Doyle’s and she was very excited about that, to actually open up Doyle’s as not just a music venue but a theatre venue,” he said.

Paint is a character-driven story about two men who meet up late one night under unusual circumstances.

“One lad is painting a wall at three o’clock in the morning in an industrial estate and he does this quite often because there’s something gone on in his life, something that has happened,” said Shaun.

“His wife has passed away but we don’t know whether it’s connected to his wife or not.

“We assume that it is but he’s out there painting the wall just to gather his thoughts as maybe

redemption or something for something that he’s done already.

“Then this other lad comes, who is meeting another guy at three o’clock in the morning to do a delivery but he never turns up.

“However, the two of them get talking about life and the older lad, which is the character I play, who is the guy painting the wall, he gives advice and give the younger lad advice and shows him what life is all about.”

Firedoor have more exciting productions later in the year, including a show in Smock Alley Theatre.

The group regularly hold auditions for new members.

For more information and for tickets to Paint, please visit www. firedoortheatre.com

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Star-studded event for a worthy cause T

HERE were some very familiar faces in attendance at Liz & Noel’s Chernobyl Lunch at the Intercontinental Hotel Ballsbridge recently. The star-studded fundraiser was held in aid of Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children International.

Well known figures from Irish broadcast and entertainment industries came out in force to show their support for the charity’s event.

Helen Faulknan, Ryan Tubridy, Rose of Tralee Jennifer Byrne, Adi Roche and Julie Shynkarenka

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Ali Hewson with her god daughter Anna Gabriel who, at the age of 4, was rescued by Adi Roche and Ali Hewson and later adopted by the Gabriel family from Bandon

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Fiona Heffernan and Roma O’Connor

Rebecca Bagidi and Marcus Brennan

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ARTS: SOME OF THE CITY AND COUNTRY’S BEST EMERGING WRITERS NOMINATED

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THE best of new Irish literature will be celebrated on March 21 when the 47th annual Hennessy Literary Awards take place.

Being held in the historic setting of the Honourable Society of King’s Inn, the awards will celebrate emerging literary talent from across Ireland.

Poets, short-story tellers and novelists alike will come together to celebrate the written word.

Categories include First Fiction, Emerging Fiction and Emerging Poetry, as well as the coveted overall Hennessy New Irish

Writer prize for 2018.

There are a number of shortlistees for each award, based across the country and in different areas of expertise.

Dublin’s Pat Nolan is nominated in the First Fiction category for Women and Other Anthropoids, while Bray man Samuel McManus is also shortlisted for his piece, The Dog in the Story.

A number of Dublin writers are also shortlisted in the Emerging Fiction category. Out of seven shortlisted candidates, five are Dublin-based.

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Ellen Kelly, Angela Finn and Ruth McKee. Poetry is also represented by the awards, with emerging poet Chris Connolly receiving a nod for

two of his poems, Particulars of Bovine Husbandry, and Old-Age Sensibility.

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our the achievements of established writers. Since 2003, the awards induct one individual into the Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of Fame.

This year will see novelist Bernard MacLaverty become the 16th figure inducted into it.

MacLaverty received critical acclaim for his 1980 debut novel, Lamb, which went on to become a feature film starring Liam Neeson.

His 1983 novel, Cal, also went on to be made into a film starring Helen Mirren. Last year, he published his latest novel, Midwinter Break, after a 16-year break.

Other literary luminaries who have been inducted into the Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of Fame include Vona Groarke, Joseph O’Connor, Frank

McGuinness, Anne Enright, John Boyne, and Paula Meehan.

The winners of the respective awards are chosen by two esteemed authors, alongside editor of the Irish Times’ New Irish Writing page, Ciaran Carty.

All pieces nominated for an award were published in the monthly New Irish Writing page within the Times.

This year’s judges are Marina Carr, winner of the lucrative 2017 WindhamCampbell prize, and ‘honorary Welshman’ Niall Griffiths, who is likened to a cross between Roddy Doyle and Irvine Welsh.

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BORN of summer shenanigans, The Vaccines frontman J u s t i n H a y w a rd Young says the return of the Londoners with fourth album ‘Combat Sports’ is a trek back to their routes, via a half-century of new songs, a touch of nervousness, and occupying the band’s ‘natural space’....

Eight years after forming, and swiftly becoming one of Britain’s most exciting and popular rock bands almost by accident, The Vaccines fourth album ‘Combat Sports’ is, perhaps, a product of a band finally taking some time for reflection.

It’s been a frantic ride, and not one the millionselling rockers exactly planned.

The early days of The Vaccines have acquired almost mythological status.

Taking a break from his more regular role as a folk singer under the guise of Jay Jay Pistolet (a genre Hayward-Young’s confident he’ll return to at some point, though not under the guise of The Vaccines), the Vaccines frontman admits that the myth - though perhaps exaggerated - has elements of truth.

“We were just f*cking around in the summer,” Hayward-Young recalls. “‘Wetsuit’ and ‘Do You Wanna’ were written during a summer holiday, and weren’t supposed to be some kind of mission statement. I was borrowing a friends guitar, and played the songs to a couple of people.

“I was just enjoying it with nothing else to do, really, and made a quick demo from the song I wrote. It got out there and I got an email to go and have coffee with someone in the industry, and that was it. It went from there.”

The road from summer shenanigans has been somewhat jittery, if also ecstatic.

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Young recalls.

“We didn’t really know how to deal with the way things were taking off, and with the big crowds to start with. It was really weird and hard.”

Some years later, in 2016, drummer and backing vocalist Pete Robinson departed the band, triggering a period of contemplation, and the rootsy return that is ‘Combat Sports’, arguably the closest The Vaccines have come to those heady early days of messing around in rock.

“Pete never really talked about why he left, and neither did the band. The rest of us mostly just talked about what to do next,” Hayward-Young recalls.

“We did dwell on it a bit, but decided to focus on the future. It didn’t really shock me that he went, we kind of knew it was going to happen, but [new members] Tim and Yoann had been around as part of the touring band for a while. It made sense to bring them in, it wasn’t an overnight thing.

“We wrote 50 songs for this album,” he continues.

“It’s been interesting. Some people think the album is referencing blood and gore, because of the title. It’s not so literal. Internally, the whole thing has been like day and night.

“T here’s always a strange period after the album’s finished when you’re just sitting around.

In an ideal world we’d probably just put it out the next day and be done with it.

“You have to keep pushing yourself, though.

“We did the first show the other day for the new record, and it was really exciting. When you come out and play those kind of shows - this one had six new songs - you have to be careful.

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The Vaccines A RETURN TO SIMPLE ROOTS

Picture: Brad Elterman

“If you play the new stuff back to back, people will take it as an excuse to go to the bar. You can lose them. But you have

to keep pushing yourself.

“After the last record, we didn’t really know what we wanted to do, so it took a bit of time.

We wanted to recapture that time back at the start, that creative, free spirit.

We even thought about whether we actually need-

ed a drummer for a little while before we settled on adding the new guys.

Going back to our core just kind of naturally happened.”

“We learnt so much and grew up a lot writing the last record. It wasn’t an error, as such, but it did feel more like a fifth record than a third record. It was just eleven songs we love, rather than something more coherent. Like a chocolate box of songs.”

Combat Sports, then, is urgent rock and roll from NME’s former ‘Best New Band’. It’s a return to the buzz of ‘What Did You Expect From The

Vaccines?’, but with eight years worth of touring and life experience piled on top, and a light step away from the sex and shenanigans themes that sat right at the very heart of the debut.

It’s well represented in the video for ‘I Can’t Quit’, in fact, footage that has all the chaos, sexuality and straightforwardness that has come to represent the Londoners. They’re ready, heart linked loosely to their sleeves, to rip a heap of memorable riffs through your summer.

The Vaccines fourth album ‘Combat Sports’ is out on March 30 on Columbia Records.

MARCH 15 (Thursday) Erasure @ Olympia Theatre, (rescheduled date) Jonathan Wilson @ Whelan’s, €18.50 Old Hannah @ The Grand Social, €10 Sepultura @ Tivoli Theatre, €30 Brazilian thrash metal legends drop in on the Tivoli to make some serious noise.

Expect clashing chords, moshing, and damage to the floorboards.

Bitch Falcon + WOLFF + Ape Rising @ The Bowery, €15 One of Ireland’s best up-and-coming acts Bitch Falcon bring their abrasive brand of lairy rock to Rathmines in a show sure to shake your body with bass.

Rita Braga + Yawning Chasm @ Jigsaw, €10 Bicurious @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €7 MARCH 16 (Friday) Stereophonics @ 3Arena, €46 Legendar y Welsh act (and former Glastonbury headliners) run through the classics at 3Arena, in a show sure to show off Kelly Jones’ gravelly vocals, and the band’s penchant for pop-rocky drama.

The Stunning @ Olympia Theatre, €29 Ghost Accuser @ Thomas House, €5

PICKOF THE WEEK MARCH 21 (Wednesday) Joan Baez @ Bord Gais Energy Theatre. Legendary artist and activist Joan Baez will play the Bord Gais Energy Theatre Dublin, as part of an extensive 2018 tour in conjunction with the release of a new studio album, her first since 2008’s Day After Tomorrow. Tickets: €58

MARCH 17 (Saturday) Daithi @ Baggot’s House, €12 Donal Dineen @ Hang Dai MARCH 18 (Sunday) Aslan @ Olympia Theatre, €33 Kormac @ Vicar Street, €25 AILIE @ Whelan’s, €12 Native Oak @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €10 MARCH 19 (Monday) Steven Wilson @ Olympia Theatre, €33 MARCH 20 (Tuesday) Vance Joy @ Olympia Theatre, €21 The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s, €6 Hippie Sabotage @ The Workmans’ Club, €5 Cannibal Corpse @ Tivoli Theatre, €28 MARCH 21 (Wednesday) Feeder @ Olympia Theatre, €28 Joan Baez @ Bord Gais Energy Theatre, €58 Bell X1 @ Vicar Street, €37

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DUBLINFITNESS The 80% nutrition and 20% training rule myth CHECK OUT

www.kickstartfitness.ie

NOWADAYS I see a lot of nutrition based companies using this pitch, that your results on fat loss depends on 80% of your nutrition and just 20% on your training programme.

From the beginning let’s just blow this up and say it’s not true, simply because it depends on which approach you take and what works for you.

Firstly, truth be told you don’t necessarily need exercise to lose fat. All you need is a to be in a calorie deficit and you can do this by just eating less calories over a day or a week and you’ll start to lose fat pretty fast.

Therefore if you were to use this approach your fat loss journey would actually be 100% nutrition and 0% training and you’d still get results.

So why use exercise if your only goal is to lose fat?

Well here’s why, we know fat loss comes down to the amount of calories we put into our bodies vs the amount of calories we burn through daily activity and exercise.

So the more exercise we do the more calories we burn.

If you don’t decrease the amount of calories you’re taking into your body then this means exercise and activity are your tool to increase the amount of calories going out of the body still putting yourself in a calorie deficit and losing fat.

If you were to use this approach then your fat loss plan would be 100% exercise and 0% nutrition and you will still get results.

So I think that simply clears up the 80/20 rule

Gareth Francis is a qualified personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach with over eight years experience in the fitness industry.

He now works as head coach in Kickstart Fitness. to be a myth and we really know it depends on which approach you take.

But what’s the best approach then?

My advice is find out what works for you. A lot of us fail with our fat loss goals because we make our plan just too hard to stick to and fall off the wagon before we start to see results.

For example when decreasing your calo-

 GARETH FRANCIS info@dublingazette.com

Here’s a beginners guide to fat loss.

There are no tricks, no magic pills or diet drinks just some simple steps that anyone can apply straight away.

Step 1: Find out how many calories you’re taking in daily by tracking them using a fitness app or googling the types of foods and drinks you’re consuming. Find your daily average, now take

All you need is to be in a calorie deficit situation to lose weight

ries keep your deficit realistic so that you can stick to it long enough to get real results. I recommend reducing your daily calories no more than 25%.

The same moto goes for exercise too, telling yourself your going to push yourself to the max everyday in the gym isn’t realistic especially if you’re new to exercise.

Remember it’s about sustainability, you need a plan that you can stick to until you reach your goal.

some calories away start with a low number 200-500 being sure the amount you do choose you can stick by it.

Step 2: Add in some exercise or activity. The more exercise and activity we do the bigger our deficit is going be and the more fat we are going to lose.

Step 3: Stick to it! Fat loss sounds really easy when you’re looking at the science of it but it’s actually sticking by it that’s the hard part.

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FEATURE ENTERTAINMENT: OZZIE AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST KATHY LETTE BRINGING HER ONE-WOMAN SHOW TO DUBLIN

All welcome at this fun Girl’s Night Out – even men!

Kathy relaxing in style – and right, with her son, Jules Robertson

 MARK O’BRIEN DUBLIN Gazette may have gotten Billy Connolly in trouble.

The last time the Australian author, screenwriter and journalist Kathy Lette visited Dublin, she was here with her great friend, Billy, who was teaching her some local phrases.

She says: “Can you imagine being in Dublin with Billy Connolly? The fun we had!

“The craic was 90 – see, I’m basically speaking your language. What’s the other thing he taught me?

‘Tiocfaidh Ar La’?”

It is our unfortunate duty to inform Kathy that the last phrase does not, in fact, mean ‘Everything is okay’, and that Billy may have been trying to get her into trouble.

“He probably bloody was, you know!” she laughs down the phone.

A chat with Kathy gener-

ally involves a whole lot of laughter.

Kathy first achieved success as a teenager with the novel, Puberty Blues, which was made into a major film and a TV miniseries.

After several years as a newspaper columnist and TV sitcom writer in America and Australia, she’s written 12 international bestsellers in her characteristically witty voice, including Mad Cows (which was made into a film starring Joanna Lumley and Anna Friel), How to Kill Your Husband (and Other Handy Household Hints), The Boy Who Fell to Earth, Courting Trouble, and Best Laid Plans – soon to be an eight-hour TV series.

Last year, she took to the road with her first one-woman show, Girls’ Night Out. She says: “It’s great, because when you’re a writer, you’re very iso-

lated and when I’m on book tours I always get to meet my readers and I’ve always loved it so much.

“It’s such a compliment because they’re so witty and wild and wicked and wonderful and warm.

“So, I thought I might as well just do a little show on the road where I get to talk to them and it’s just been so great.”

Men welcome The show is very much a girls’ night out, but men are always welcome to come too, even if many tend not to tag along.

“It’s all women who come,” says Kathy. “It’s 99% women. They come in gangs – grandmas, mums, daughters or sisters or best friends.

“I always say that women are each other’s human wonderbras – uplifting, supportive and making each other look bigger and better.

“We have a handful,

maybe five brave males that come along [per show]. I always say to them they’re going to be ovulating by the end of the show!

“But they love the girl talk. I think they’re surprised to know how candid women are with no men around.”

Girls’ Night Out draws on Kathy’s vast and varied life experience, which ranges from tales of love, lust, men, marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, mastitis, sexist bosses, teenagedaughter-wrangling, ageing, toy boys.

The second half is more poignant and deals with raising a child on the autistic spectrum, Jules Robertson, through to his success playing Jason on Holby City.

“The first half is funny, it’s a bit of a laugh and a good rollick and all that, and then in the second act, it gets a bit more serious and I talk about how

women care,” Kathy says, “as in how we care for our ageing parents and our friends and our sick siblings and our kids.

“That bit is my favourite bit, because we turn the lights up a bit and then women share their stories.

“On a girls’ night out, what normally happens is we laugh and laugh and laugh and then suddenly we’ll be crying and hugging.”

Honest Kathy attributes her success down to the fact that she is honest and has never tried to be something she’s not, which strikes a chord with other women.

“Unfortunately, there’re still a lot of women who still pretend to have perfect marriages,” she says.

“I always say a perfect

marriage is like an orgasm – many of them are faked.

“I hate women in the public eye who try and pretend their lives are perfect so other women feel inadequate and jealous.

I don’t do that, it’s flaws and all – pelvic flaws and all.”

A staunch feminist, Kathy says that while progress has been made in achieving equality between the sexes, there is some way to go before it is achieved. However, she thinks women can use humour to challenge sexist behaviour.

She says: “Whenever I give talks in schools to young women I always say to them, yes, men are

physically stronger, but women are more verbally dexterous.

“We use on average about 500 more words in our daily vocabulary than the average male.

“I call it developing the black belt in ‘Tongue-Fu’, if you can fire off a witty one-liner and give a man a bit of quip-lash.

“Like, if a man is bullying you in a group, if you can fire off a one-liner and the other people laugh at him, you completely take away his power.”

Girls’ Night Out comes to the Civic Theatre in Tallaght on Monday, March 26. Tickets are available now from www.civitheatre.ie.

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River Isla

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NYX Professional Makeup Prismatic Shadow €7

This dress from River Island will help you look cool and collected, while also repping our country’s signature colour.

Weir & Son Chopard 18k Rose Gold Happy Hearts Bangle with Agate Heart €2,595

Fresh skin and rosy cheeks for St Patrick’s Day We all want to look our best, and Uriage HYSEAC Purifying Cleansing Gel is just the answer to giving you clearer, fresher and healthier skin. Suitable for use on face, chest and back, the flip cap bottle makes this the perfect shower buddy! RRP €25

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STYLE

BeautyBITS

River Island Green bardot culotte jumpsuit €87

River Island Dark green frill sleeve tie back playsuit €61

Penneys are launching their Korean Beauty range this month Weir Both & Son er w S atch watch N ot A €65

Feed your k-beauty cutesy curiosity with Penney’s KPOPRange

IT’S EASY BEING FASHIONABLY

GREEN  Jessica Maile, Style Editor

WHAT other day of the year can you get away with proudly wearing our country’s colours from head to toe? St Patrick’s Day is a day for going all out, but that doesn’t mean we need to sacrifice fashion either.

From a shimmering glittery eyeshadow right to intricate emerald and gold detailed jewellery, there’s a number of ways to display your love for the emerald isle from a subtle accessory to a more-obvious gorgeously green outfit.

CALLING all beauty fanatics – Penneys are set to launch their own Korean beauty range, with products from liquid lipstick to bunny-eared mirrors.

Taking influence from the current k-pop and k-beauty

trends

sweeping social media, Penneys’

KPOP range

has something for everyone. From liquid highlighters and ‘jelly’ lipsticks to cream blush, KPOP can satisfy your k-beauty curiosity without breaking the bank.

Penneys have been upping their beauty game lately, releasing cult-like foundations and highlighters that are gaining admiration across social media.

Penneys’ beauty products are being compared to high-end names, with budget friendly prices, meaning their KPOP range is likely to fly off the shelves. It launches in store on March 19.

NYX Professional Makeup jumbo eye pencil in Rocky Mountain Green €4.99

• Sugar Blu sh Palette €6

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River Island Green chain side mini slouch bag €45

• Heart contour brush €4

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River Island Green stripe jaccquard knot side top €35

• Cushion Bubble Blush €5

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FASTNews

Volvo XC40 is named 2018 Car of the Year

THE new Volvo XC40 small SUV was named the 2018 European Car of the Year ahead of the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland.

It is the first win of this prestigious award for Volvo Cars, the premium car maker and it topped the shortlist which included the Mazda CX-5 and the Range Rover Velar.

The XC40 win means that the complete line-up of

Volkswagen rocs compact SUV market

The compact SUV market is booming across Europe as drivers aim to downsize for greater economy and lower CO2 emissions. Volkswagen has joined this segment of the market with a new T-Roc model that’s attractive to drive.

MICHAEL MORONEY found that it comes with style and features to make it an enviable choice.

new global Volvo SUVs have each been named Car of the Year in either Europe or North America. Both the large XC90 and mid-size XC60 were awarded the North American Truck/Utility of the Year title in the past two years.

Volvo believes that the XC40 sets a new standard in its segment in terms of design, connectivity and safety technology. Early orders in excess of 20,000 cars across Europe and the US indicate that this is an appealing combination for customers.

The XC40 roll-out will soon extend to China, now the world’s biggest car market, where Volvo is expecting similar strong interest.

The XC40 is the first model on Volvo Cars’ new compact modular vehicle architecture (CMA), which will underpin all upcoming cars in the 40 series, including fully electrified vehicles. Co-developed together with Geely, CMA provides the company with the necessary economies of scale for this segment.

Toyota to move out of diesel engines this year TOYOTA took the opportunity of the Geneva Motor Show to announce that it will phase out diesel engines in all of its passenger cars at the end of this year. This follows the strong demand for the hybrid systems that Toyota is now offering The company said that the new generation Auris models will come with three power options, including 2 Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) versions. Similar to the decision taken in 2016, to introduce Toyota C-HR without a diesel version, the new generation Auris will only be offered with petrol and HEV engines.

Toyota said that HEV powered cars represented 41% of their total sales, rising +38% year-on-year to 406,000 units. In contrast, Toyota’s diesel mix on passenger cars was less than 10% in 2017. Toyota will continue to offer diesel engines in commercial vehicles such as the Hilux, Proace and Land Cruiser to meet customer needs.

Toyota Ireland’s diesel car sales are now at only 20% of its overall mix, compared to 60% just two short years ago. In contrast, hybrid electric cars now represent almost 50% of Toyota Ireland’s car sales mix.

VOLKSWAGEN has a third SUV for the Irish market with the recent arrival of the T-Roc, the new compact SUV in the range.

This new Volkswagen T-Roc is the new entry level SUV for the Volkswagen range, coming is below the popularTiguan.

The entry-level T-Roc specification comes with Volkswagen’s well regarded 1.0-litre TSI petrol engine that’s rated at 115bhp, while the test car that I had on the road was fitted with the larger 1.5 litre TSI engine that comes with a 150bhp rating.

The TSI code means that the car is petrol powered and has a neat turbocharger fitted for that extra power boost.

Volkswagen has been best known for its diesel heritage, which was severely tarnished with the diesel-gate scandals.

That’s probably why it came as no surprise when Volkswagen Ireland offered me the opportunity to test drive the new T-Roc, with a petrol fuelled engine.

Volkswagen is offering a single diesel engine alternative for the T-Roc, that’s the 2.0-litre version also rated at 150bhp. This is the only version that offers Volkswagen’s 4Motion four-wheel-drive system.

VW T-Roc Sport 1.5 TSI EVO Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy Fuel Tank Capacity CO2 emissions Road Tax Band Main Service Euro NCAP Rating Warranty Entry Price This diesel engine option delivers significantly more torque than its petrol alternative, but there are no obvious fuel economy differences to report.

That’s why the 1.5-litre TSI engine is now a realistic option for the T-Roc. The Volkswagen heritage is very clearly obvious.

You can feel it throughout

1.5 litre 150 bhp 8.4 seconds 19km/litre (5.3/100km or 53.3mpg) 50 litres 121g/km B1 €270 20,000km/12 months 5 star (2017) 3 years €29,225 every aspect of the car, with a Golf-like driving experience on a raised structure to give marginally better road visibility with all of the well-manner handling of the Volkswagen Golf range.

Out on the road, it is an easy drive. The car’s engine management system allows the engine to

automatically shut down two of its four cylinders for fuel economy reasons, if not needed.

This adds to the thrifty performance and the beauty of it is that you don’t even notice the difference, other than a small message appearing on the dash.

The petrol engine performance means that on longer runs it cruises with ease.

While this engine revs higher than its diesel equivalent with judicious driving you can almost achieve the rated economy figure of 19km/litre (5.3/100km or 53.3mpg).

This means that on motorway drives you cruise at 120km/hr with the engine at 2500rpm, just marginally over the best economy sweet spot, without too much suffer-

The dash layout is very much to the new generation Volkswagen design

ing in terms of fuel economy.

With the engine performance so good, it’s easy to get comfortable with the other features.

The dash layout is typically Volkswagen with a slightly more robust feel to it. The speedo layout and clarity, introduced in the Golf over a year ago, is very easy to use with lots of easy to set options, all electronically driven.

The central infotainment screen is very large and clear to use with finger touch control.

I found that I quickly got used to its features and setting up the Bluetooth phone connection was logical and easy.

The T-Roc is designed as a five seat car, and to be more compact that the Tiguan. Five adults might find it a squeeze.

All Volkswagen T-Roc models come with Volkswagen’s high-tech safety systems.

Entry prices start at €29,225 for the 1.5-litre versions, while the smaller 1.0-litre petrol engine version is even more competitive at €25,525.

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MOTORING

Jaguar unveils electric I-Pace JAGUAR has unveiled the all-electric I-PACE at last week’s Geneva Motor Show.

This new car has a state-of-theart 90kWh Lithium-ion battery and offers sports car performance of 0-100km/h in 4.8 seconds alongside the practicality of a 480km range (WLTP cycle) and 0-80 per cent charging time of 40 minutes (100kW DC).

Along with its concept car looks

UK, and will be built in Plant Graz,

and next-generation artificial intel-

Austria, as part of Jaguar Land

ligence, it is set to be the perfect

Rover’s manufacturing partner-

everyday EV consumers have been

ship with Magna Steyr. It joins

waiting for.

Jaguar’s growing family of SUVs,

The new electric I-Pace as designed and engineered in the

alongside the recently introduced new E-PACE and the F-PACE.

Ireland’s first driving school for kids opens at Tayto Park The T-Roc is a very attractive looking compact SUV with hints of the Golf design on a raised structure.

TAYTO Park and Nissan have joined forces to open Ireland’s first ever driving school for kids. The Nissan Driving School at Tayto Park gives kids the chance to learn the rules of the road and to test their driving skills on a purpose built, road marked traffic course before leaving with their own child’s driving licence.

The new track is currently under construction

AN international line-up of experts from the automotive and technology industries will gather in Killarney, Ireland, this May for Electronomous, the annual forum for topics including electric vehicles, connected car technology, autonomous vehicles, cyber security and more.

Electronomous 2018 takes place at the INEC, Killarney, Kerry, on May 2-3, 2018.

The conference, organised by vehicle history and data expert Cartell.ie, will discuss how technology is changing all aspects of the automotive world including the rapid development of mobility solutions, as well as other key industry processes such as insurance, finance and sales.

The main attraction of Electronomous is a panel of globallyrenowned speakers, including Marcus Rothoff, Head of Volvo’s Autonomous Driving programme; Uwe Puetzschler, Head of Car2X at Nokia; Barry Napier, CEO of Cubic Telecom; and Gareth Dunsmore, Electric Vehicle Director with Nissan Europe, to name just a few.

The event will be hosted by Quentin Wilson, former Top Gear presenter and award-winning motoring journalist.

Some of the confirmed attendees for Electronomous 2018 include Volkswagen, IBM, Toyota, BMW, Honda, Applegreen, Valeo, TomTom, Audatex, the European Council for Automotive R&D

at Tayto Park in Ashbourne, Meath and will

Former Top Gear presenter and award-winning motoring journalist Quentin Wilson is hosting the event

be completed and open to the public on Saturday 24 March. The easy drive track will accommodate 20 miniature battery operated Nissan cars at one time with the new attraction set to give young drivers a real experience of what it is like to take to the road.

All drivers arriving at the Nissan Driving School at Tayto Park will enjoy a short video demonstration at the new attraction’s Learning Theatre, where they will learn the rules of the road before negotiating the traffic course. Young drivers who complete the course and prove to their parents that they have what it takes to make the move from the back seat to the front seat can pick up their driving licence.

Used tyre dangers in focus PART worn tyres may appear to be the cheaper option but motorists need

All car technology roads lead to Killarney (EUCAR) and the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The event will begin with a highprofile ‘Electric Drive’ from Dublin to Killarney on the afternoon of May 2, with TV & Motoring broadcaster Kirsteen O’Sullivan leading a fleet of electric vehicles on a 300km road trip in the company of motoring journalists and special

guests. The drive will give members of the public a chance to see the range and capabilities of EVs for themselves.

For a limited time only, Electronomous 2018 tickets are available for €300 + VAT per person at www. electronomous.com (to include access to the 1.5 day event and all other associated events).

to take note of the numerous studies and investigations that have highlighted significant concerns as to their roadworthiness. In the UK some 93% of part worn tyres inspected were sold illegally with more than half having safety-critical faults.

Many car owners are seeking the cheapest means to maintain their cars, part worn tyres, often advertised with low price tags, may seem appealing. The false economy of buying part worns in addition to the uncertainty over their safety is further highlighted by the poor quality of service and expertise of those fitting the tyres.

Buying part worn tyres is false economy.

Your tyres will have to be replaced much sooner and at a similar price to the ones previously fitted so you won’t benefit in the long term. Part worn tyres can be sold with 2mm tread depth, which leaves just 0.4mm – half the thickness of a bank card – before they reach the minimum legal limit of 1.6mm.

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FOOD&DRINK

Siucra and Catherine Fulvio team up to dish out a deliciously easy to make salad for four SIUCRA and Catherine Fulvio have teamed up to create a mouth-watering salad for you to enjoy at any time of the day.

The combination of sweet and juicy pears, crispy pancetta and creamy goat’s cheese make for the perfect salad to rustle up in the kitchen, with this dish serving four.

Ingredients Salad l 3 to 4 pears, peeled, cored, sliced into wedges l 80g Siucra Light Golden Brown Sugar l 30g butter l 1 tsp chopped thyme l 100g pancetta l 50g rocket leaves l 30g salad leaves l 2 tbsp. toasted pine nuts l 50g soft goats cheese l Garden herbs such as fennel fronds and edible flowers, optional Dressing l 1 lemon, zest and juice l 50ml rapeseed oil l 1 tsp Siucra Caster Sugar l 1 tbsp chopped parsley or chives l Salt and freshly ground black pepper Preparation l To make the dressing, combine Siucra Caster Sugar with all the other ingredients. Check the seasoning, adding a little extra sugar, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. l To prepare the pears, heat a large frying pan over a medium to low heat with butter and Siucra Light Golden Brown Sugar and add the pear wedges. l Add the thyme and saute until softened and golden. l Heat another frying pan and add the pancetta, saute until crispy and cooked. l Place the rocket leaves and salad leaves on a large serving platter. l Arrange the pears and pancetta on the top. l Spoon over some of the salad dressing and sprinkle the toasted pine nuts on top. Crumble the goat’s cheese on top before serving. Add herbs and edible flowers to garnish (optional).

The Irish Teeling Whiskey-inspired foodfest at the Conrad Hong Kong was a delicious way to showcase a range of foodstuffs

SHOWCASE: CONRAD HONG KONG SERVES UP DELICIOUS IRISH FARE

Feast in the Far East dishes up Dub grub IN CELEBRATION of the newly-renovated Conrad Dublin, its sister property – Conrad Hong Kong – held an Irish Teeling Whiskey-inspired tasting and cheese pairing experience last week, giving the Far East attendees a taste of some of the best of the west.

T he night brought g u e s t s a n e xcl u s i ve opportunity to experi-

ence Dublin fare firsthand, courtesy of traditional Irish bites and beverages offered at Conrad Dublin that were on offer at the Hong Kong bash.

Referring to the recently announced availability of direct flights between Dublin and Hong Kong scheduled to begin later this year, Thomas Hoeborn, general manager of Conrad Hong Kong,

said: “With the highlyanticipated new route between the two cities, we are delighted to introduce Conrad Dublin and be one of the first few to bring the city closer to our guests by showcasing the genuine taste of Irish presented by our seasoned culinary team.”

The night featured the likes of Irish beer cheese soup, black pudding

scotch eggs, and whiskey smoked salmon lollipops.

Along with the canapes, several ‘live stations’ and a chef’s showcase trolley were also available at the venue, with options including Irish farm cheese, salmon, beef and oysters.

Tim Loughman, vice president, luxury and lifestyle brands, Hilton said: “We are thrilled to have

two properties collaborate and inspire attendees to explore two of our iconic destinations, Dublin and Hong Kong.

“Conrad Hotels & Resorts prioritises introducing travellers to local cultures and we are so pleased that we were able to highlight the connectivity and service that is synonymous with the Conrad brand.”

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A PANTHERRIFIC HIT

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CINEMA

ANNIHILATION: NEW SCI-FI IS BRILLIANT IN PARTS, BUT ALSO VERY INTELLECTUAL

Id’s a little bit baffling

Film passes big milestone HOLLYWOOD has been forced to sit up and take notice by Black Panther, which has quietly become a bona-fide juggernaut success in smashing a rare milestone last weekend.

Despite not getting anywhere near the level of hype or support doled out to pretty much any other superhero film (cough Avengers cough), BP has now smashed the Dr Evilish figure of One Beelyunn Dollars at the box office, surprising industry watchers with its startling success despite a relatively short run.

Garnering international critical acclaim (and, just as importantly, bums on seats), BP has done much more than ‘just’ generating shedloads of money – it’s shown that there’s a very real audience and hunger for major all-black blockbusters, putting paid to the traditional view that audiences largely warm to all-white casts.

Conventional BP’s runaway success at the box office has put paid to this tired, dated outlook – and quite right, too, as there’s been a growing sense for a while that audiences are getting tired of conventional allwhite hero films (or all-white blockbusters) with other ethnicities shoehorned into minor, supporting roles.

It’s true that we’ve seen any number of films trying to pander for Asian – read: Chinese – markets in recent years, with superfluous film sections set in Hong Kong or Beijing, or big-name Chinese or Korean stars given supporting roles in Hollywood triple-A films.

However, major bigbudget Western films that focus on other ethnicities have been rare – as rare as panthers’ teeth, in fact.

Here’s hoping that BP’s well-deserved success leads to some long overdue inclusivity at the cinema.

Described by many as ‘the most thoughtful sci-fi film since Arrival’, there’s no doubting that Annihilation explores some pretty interesting, intellectual themes. When a small team of soldiers and scientists go into The Shimmer – an expanding, otherworldly zone on America’s coast – its raw beauty and menace soon tests them...

FOLLOWING Ex Machina (2014) – a film which delved into the idea of consciousness and identity, filtered through the prism of machine intelligence – there were high hopes for director Alex Garland’s latest, Annihilation.

Ditching robotics and artificial intelligence this time round, Garland takes viewers on a different journey as he again explores the id itself – the core elements of what drives and defines humanity, and whether it can be replicated or corrupted by an external, truly other force.

However, what worked so well as a driving plot force in Ex Machina just isn’t as successful in Garland’s treatment of the ‘unfilmable’ novel by Jeff VanderMeer – perhaps that’s why most of the planet will be watching this on Netflix, rather than at cinemas.

As I recently wrote, Garland is reportedly none too happy that Annihilation got sold by Paramount Pictures to Netflix

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(bar a cinema release in America and Canada), when it had been made for a standard cinema release.

Media mutterings suggest that Paramount, spooked by the film’s intellectual themes and hardcore sci-fi elements, were happy to sell it to Netflix, which is conspicuously trying to up its game and land bigger cinematic fish to fry (despite similarly landing a recent stinker, The Cloverfield Paradox).

It’s a shame in a way, because Annihilation’s dreamy, occasionally beautiful visuals will certainly lose an awful lot of impact on small screens – and will have none at all if you’re one of those people who watches on a phone: a platform which will absolutely annihilate Annihilation’s impact.

Here, Natalie Portman

leads as an ex-soldier who’s one of a small team of scientists entering The Shimmer – a mysterious, slowly expanding zone that’s sprung up somewhere on the American coast, defined by what looks like an oil bubblelike forcefield at its edge, and mutating the flora and fauna within its lush, sun-dappled and rainbowhued interior.

The team – also including Jennifer Jason Leigh as its enigmatic head – are just the latest batch of people trying to solve The Shimmer’s purpose.

Mysterious However, although plenty of others have been sent into the mysterious miasma, nobody ever comes back – nobody, that is, except for Portman’s violently ill soldier husband (Oscar Isaac), giving her a personal quest to help solve the mystery of The Shimmer.

To say much more about what happens within the zone would be unhelpful, as there’s little that actually hap-

pens, with the film largely focusing on fostering an intensely brooding tone and atmosphere rather than providing traditional story beats.

There are some moments of startling beauty (with special praise for its dreamy cinematography and lighting), as well as some unsettling gore and one particularly disturbing beast, but for the most part there’s something that seems a little too ‘low energy’ about Annihilation, despite a few all-guns-blazing moments.

Portman and Jason Leigh are giving it their brooding best, but the end result is very much the sum of its parts.

Personally, as gorgeous – and occasionally ghastly – as its wonderfully executed visuals are, it was hard not to think of similar scenes from other sources.

Many of Annihilation’s locations bring to mind visuals from some brilliant video games and franchises (The Last of Us, Uncharted, Final Fantasy, Bloodborne), with echoes of the quiet

environmentalism behind much of Japanese anime and manga master Hayao Miyazaki’s work (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) also drifting past.

The intense inner intellectualism driving the characters along – and the possible impact on the world around them – also brings to mind Andrei Tarkovsky’s seminal Solaris (1972), which saw an alien water planet reacting to/ manipulating the astronauts trying to study it.

That’s a hell of a lot of stuff to think about when considering what’s basically just a sci-fi film about a mysterious zone that’s full of some creepy/cool stuff.

Global release Although I was personally underwhelmed by Annihilation, it’s been a critical hit, with plenty of rave reviews, although it’s too early to say just yet what the long-term audience reaction will be, as it was just globally released on Monday.

While I found the film to be a curate’s egg unin-

tentionally stuffed full of overly familiar parts, most of its audience will see this with much fresher eyes.

Even at its worst, there are some very interesting, thoughtful ideas at the heart of Garland’s latest, providing a refreshing alternative to the utterly dumbed down sci fi that we’re mostly treated to.

(That said, I’m looking forward to Pacific Rim 2, because watching giant robots wrestling with kaiju and trashing cities is difficult to make boring.)

While it may seem a little too long, too intellectual or too esoteric for many, Annihilation is a very pretty and occasionally creepy way to kill a couple of hours.

It’s also an interesting benchmark to note as Netflix begins to flex its muscles in a bid to, perhaps, challenge cinema’s dominance for most big budget or critically acclaimed releases.

Ultimately, that may prove to be even more interesting to consider than The Shimmer itself...

Verdict: 6/10

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DUBLINLIFE Revellers enjoying a silent disco

Silent disco has all the very best tunes (and not much of the noise) for a fun night  JORDAN UPSHAW LOOKING for some weeknight fun? Then check out Dublin’s only Silent Disco, at Whelan’s on Wexford Street.

W helan’s hosts a Silent Disco ever y Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night yearround. What is a Silent Disco, you may ask?

Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like – a dance party without the noise complaints.

Par ticipants wear wireless headphones, drink and dance while a DJ takes care of the rest.

A silent disco eliminates the need for speakers and worrying about complying with noise ordinances.

The idea is that only the people wearing the headphones can hear the music. Everyone else remains undisturbed by the festivities.

Notably, Whelan’s features two DJs playing two different types of music. You can choose your favourite or switch between them as many times as you want.

According to the Whelans website: “If you don’t like what one DJ is playing, just flick a switch on your

headphones and listen to the other ,and if you don’t like that then just switch back again because you’ve probably already forgotten what was on the other channel.

“Pick up your headphones on the way in and switch between the two DJs to see who is playing the songs you most want to dance to. If you need a break, take the headphones off and marvel at the bizarre spectacle of a room full of people dancing and singing different songs, even though no music is to be heard.”

Musical genres vary by night. In the past they have included 80s vs 90s, noughties vs now, hip hop vs prog rock, indie vs electro, and many other genres.

The Whelan’s Silent Disco Ciunas takes place upstairs with regular pub merriment continuing uninterrupted downstairs. If you need a breather from dancing, you can go downstairs for a pint and then return to the disco upstairs when you’re ready.

Entr y is free all night, and so is the use of the wireless headphones. Discos start at 11pm and end around 3am.

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FAMILIES | TAYTO ADDS A DRIVING SCHOOL TO POPULAR THEME PARK

Pick up a crisp new kiddy driving licence A NEED for speed is essential for those visiting Tayto Park in the coming months, as they have teamed up with Nissan to launch Ireland’s first driving school for kids.

The Nissan Driving School at Tayto Park is giving kids the chance to learn the rules of the road, giving them the ability to test out their driving skills on a dedicated road-marked course, tailored for smaller drivers.

The course will be the first ever of its kind for children in Ireland.

Any child that takes part in the training will leave with their very own ‘driver’s licence’, meaning they’ll be able to become real backseat drivers.

Currently under construction at Tayto Park, the new track is set to be open and ready for racing on Saturday, March 24.

The new attraction will give kids the chance to experience life in the driver’s seat, with the easy-drive track able to accommodate 20 miniature battery operated Nissan cars at one time.

Every child that participates will enjoy a short video

demonstration at the Learning Theatre, learning the rules of the road, before they embark on the drive of their lifetime on the purpose-built course.

Nissan are sponsors of the new attraction, as part of a new deal with the theme park.

The battery-operated cars on the course are representative of Nissan’s move to introduce more electric vehicles to their fleet, such as the Nissan LEAF.

Raymond Coyle, the founder of Tayto Park, said the new driving school is just one of the ways that the theme park aims to stay “innovative and creative”, keeping the park exciting for families across Ireland to visit.

He said: “Here at T a y t o Park we’re always l o o king for innovative and cre-

ative ways to enhance the experience for families at our theme park and zoo.

“The Nissan Driving School at Tayto Park will be the first of its kind in Ireland, of which I’m sure will be very popular among our younger visitors this season.

“I’m delighted to welcome Nissan to Tayto Park as this marks a milestone as the first sponsored attraction at the park.”

James McCarthy, chief executive of Nissan Ireland, said the car company is “delighted” to bring the driving school to Ireland.

Of the new attraction, he said: “Innovation and excitement for everyone is at the heart of what we do at Nissan.

“The thousands of children who will enjoy this new family attraction are the electric vehicle drivers of tomorrow.”

There’s plenty of vroom for driving fans twins Conor and Tara Ocks to get to grips with the new attraction at Tayto Park. Picture: Leon Farrell

A noteworthy way to help mark a century of Suffrage  JORDAN UPSHAW

THIS year marks the 100 year anniversary of Irish women getting the vote, with the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) ‘Saluting the Feminists’ with a free all-day event on March 28 from 10am to 5pm.

The event will celebrate the work of women composers, performers, pedagogues and women who have made important

musical contributions through other roles.

The main attraction will be the performance of an opera written by a female composer – Judith Weir’s Scipio’s Dream.

Weir is an awardwinning composer and currently holds the title of Master of the Queen’s Music. She wrote Scipio’s Dream in 1991.

Set in modern times, it follows office worker Scipio, whose boring day

quickly becomes interesting when two of his coworkers are transformed into the goddesses Fortune and Constancy.

The goddesses demand Scipio choose between the two and the gifts they offer him. Fortune tempts him with excitement, chance, and inclination.

Constancy transports him to heaven to meet his heroic ancestors and emphasises the importance of duty. Will he

make the right choice?

In addition to the opera, the Academy will also present an assortment of other events including concerts, talks and panel discussions designed to emphasise the significant contributions women have made to Irish music both in the past and in the present.

Saluting the Feminists is an event hosted by RIAM annually, but the centennial of Irish wom-

en’s suffrage makes the occasion unique this year.

According to RIAM, the event at RIAM, located at 38 Westland Row, “affords the Academy an opportunity to highlight the legacy of some of its key female pedagogues and salute a strong army of female composers and performers”.

Get your free tickets by registering at www.eventbrite.ie. Space is limited so book now.

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Gillick hails trailblazing Irish women’s athletes The scene for the PE Xpo at DCU last week. Picture: Kyran O’Brien

PEXPO: DUBLIN SCHOOLS SHINE AT ENGAGING EXHIBITION

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FOR a second year, Colaiste Mhuire Cobh won the top prize at PExpo ‘18, the exhibition that encourages second level students to demonstrate their knowledge of sport, hosted for the first time this year by DCU. T i t l e d “ P r o -Te e n s ”, t h e Colaiste Mhuire project was inspired by the number of heavily marketed protein drinks and bars now targeting sports people.

The team of Cian Lynch, Diarmuid Kearney, Lauren Breen, Holly Morgan and Stewart Lynch first examined the intake of protein by young people both through their diet and though

protein shakes and bars.

To see whether the average diet could provide enough protein and whether those heavily involved sport needed more protein than the less active, they conducted a week-long experiment with each member of the team following a different diet after running a kilometre on the first and final days of the experiment. The results were inconclusive and they hope to continue exploring the topic on the Proteen website.

Top junior project (1st,2nd,3rd year students) was Jaia Kavanagh from Loreto Balbriggan with a project in the sports psychology section called “Does reinforce-

ment help sports teams win?”.

Kavanagh’s project also took the junior peer-judged award, voted on by fellow exhibitors.

Trinity Comprehensive, hosts of PExpo for the past three years, had 14 projects entered and took two awards.

Keith Enright and Brandon Kenna took the junior award in the ICT and Sports photography, for their project on the use of video techniques to teach sporting skills, while Arinna Gallagher’s study of “Sport and the LGBTG Community” won the top prize in the senior Power of Sport category.

For the first time, there was a special award for the best pro-

ject “as Gaeilge” and this went to Gaelcholaiste Cheatherlach for their project on concussion called “Ag chuir comhtol gadh chun cinn (concussion)”.

In the Well-Being, physical, Mental and Social category, both awards went to Leinster schools, with St Joseph’s Rush winning the junior prize for a study of “social jetlag” and obesity, and St Dominic’s Cabra best of the senior projects with a project simply name “Get Active Ireland!”.

With almost 200 entries, PExpo’18 proved a resounding success. PExpo will return to DCU on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

IRISH Olympian David Gillick paid tribute to the female atheltes who blazed a trail in Irish sport during his formative years ahead of this year’s VHI Women’s Mini Marathon.

The Ballinteer native -pictured above at the event launch with Amanda Byram - saw Sonia O’Sullivan dominate European distance athletics during his formative years as he harboured ambitions of following suit as a young sprinter. And he watched his teammate Derval O’Rourke break records in short-distance hurdling, which inspired him to back himself to success in his own career.

“The likes of Sonia O’Sullivan for me, when I was growing up, was pushing the boundaries of athletics,” Gillick told the Dublin Gazette.

“She was winning medals, and from an Irish point of view in athletics, there hasn’t been that many global medal winners who were dominant, and Sonia was one of them.

“Even for myself, in my career, the likes of Derval O’Rourke is someone I know well and respect, and I’ve competed on teams with her.

“Someone like that going away and winning World Indoors in Moscow, that would have inspired me because I’m thinking, ‘if they can do it, I can do it.’ They give you that belief you can have a crack.”

O’Sullivan holds the record time in the 10k race, which takes place on the June Bank Holiday weekend every year.

The event aims to promote activity and a healthy lifestyle for runners and non-runners alike, and will this year start in Fitzwilliam Square and end on Baggot Street.

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FastSport HAND LINES UP THREE HARD HITTING DATES: CRUMLIN teenager Muay Thai fighter Liam Hand is set for a busy spell as he heads to England on March 24 in Lincoln at The Takeover event.

It will have professional fighters in action with a fourman winnner-takeall event running alongside a VIP/ black-tie evening with Frank Bruno and rapper Tinchy Stryder set to be in attendance On April 7, Hand will fight at local GAA club Good Counsel in what will most likely be the only time he will be in action in Dublin this year, giving his growing fanbase at home.

On April 21, he has the latest defence of his double Mayhem Belt in the 5* Everglades hotel in Derry.

Hand started up in the sport just two years ago at Hori’s Muay Thai Gym but has been making waves ever since with his dedication and results.

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Powerful Tarf sink Pirates to move into UBL 1A top four

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CLONTARF moved into the top four of the UBL Division 1a with a powerful away win in Dubarry Park under lights, getting the best of Buccaneers in a tie postponed from a week earlier due to the snow.

A cold, wet and windy night meant conditions were testing for player and spectator alike with the elements better suited to the physically stronger visitors whose bonus point victory, allied to Garryowen’s home defeat, saw them leap frog a pair of Limerick clubs.

Although playing against the breeze, Tarf made the early running and Callum Boland had to put in a try-saving tackle on Adrian Feeney after 11 minutes. Ben Carty then had to be strong to shunt Royce Burke-Flynn into touch.

Eventually, a clever diagonal kick by Conor O’Brien to his brother Sean on the left flank exposed the Pirates defence and he got the grounding for a 21st minute lead.

Clontarf’s Conor O’Brien

Further pressure by Tarf yielded a 32nd minute Jack Power try converted by David Joyce for a 12-0 lead. Three minutes later, Buccs lock Daniel Law was sin-binned for illegal use of the boot.

Clontarf then applied a series of pick and goes until Matt D’Arcy punched a hole in the home cover for a well taken 37th minute try with

Joyce adding the conversion and a 19-0 half-time lead.

Clontarf promptly secured their bonus point try following the change of ends. Anthony Ryan made a telling break to get deep into home territory and the superior power of Tarf’s pack led to Dylan Donnellan driving over for 42nd minute try duly converted by Joyce.

Buccs responded to earn a penalty in front of the posts that was tapped quickly but the pass that sent Rory O’Connor over the line was ruled forward.

As the game entered the final quarter, Michael Noone stretched over the home line for a 63rd minute try and Joyce landed his fourth successful conversion to push his side’s

advantage to 33-0.

To their credit, Buccaneers battled gamely to the bitter end and were decidedly unlucky when Darragh Corbett was stopped by a seemingly high tackle just short of the visitors’ line five minutes from time.

Then, a brilliant break by Paul Boyle warranted a try that appeared to be prevented by a knock-on.

However, the midlanders gained some reward for their unstinting efforts and Boyle was their scorer when he powered through for a final move try which Luke Carty converted to take the bare look off the 33-7 scoreline.

Terenure College, meanwhile, won 29-13 at Garryowen to bolster Clontarf’s chances of a top four finish.

Tries from James O’Donoghue, Marc Hiney, Robbie Carroll and Jake Swaine did the damage for the Dubliners as they pulled away in the second half at Dooradoyle after the first half had ended 15-6.

That win has Nure in second place with three games remaining.

Life is Greener for Loreto with second All-Ireland win  sport@dublingazette.com

Loreto Stephen’s Green celebrate their victory on Monday.

LORETO Stephen’s Green (Dublin) have more silverware to add to their collection as they scooped the Under-19 B Girls All-Ireland Schools League basketball title as they overcame Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal Blarney with a 43-33 win at the National Basketball Arena.

Monday’s win completes a superb double for the school, who were crowned Subway Schools Cup champions back in January, and it was captain fantastic and MVP of the game, Lauren Devitt

who was the driving force behind the victory once more.

It was a slow start for both teams early on as they both took time to settle. Blarney’s Aoife Mc Sweeny opened the scoring with 5.58 to go in Q1, and a Simone O’Shea inspired five minutes saw them hold a 16-12 lead at the end of the first.

The second quarter was a much tighter affair, with Lauren Devitt beginning to fire on all cylinders for Loreto, and super scoring from Laura Furlong and Clodagh Cullen put momentum with Loreto and an outside shot

from Furlong brought the sides level with two minutes to go until half time.

Lovely link-up play between Julie Donnelly and Devitt saw Loreto take their first lead of the game, finishing out the quarter 29-24 ahead.

A third quarter switch up on defence from Loreto head coach Sarah Woods saw them put a box and one on Blarney threat, Simone O’Shea to make it extremely difficult for the Cork team to execute their scores.

Great displays from O’Shea, Sinead Singleton, Eve Mullins

and Emma Murphy just weren’t rewarded though, while at the other end, Loreto’s Furlong and Devitt put on a shooting display and stretched their lead over Blarney to nine points at the end of the third.

The final quarter saw Loreto maintain the same tempo and tenacity as the third, with Furlong and Devitt continuing to cause problems for the Blarney defence and as the clocked ticked down, the gap was just too much for Blarney to close and Loreto ran out 43-33 winners.

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MSB’s Shay Healy. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Olympian Healy a star turn

Ultra architects ready to paint Croke Park red The Colaiste Eoin students behind the rise of the GAA’s most famous fan movement talk about the genesis of the Ultras and how they are looking forward to another All-Ireland decider  PADRAIC MACLOCHLAINN sport@dublingazette.com

OLYMPIAN Shane Healy (Metro St Brigid’s) was a highlight of many wonderful performances at the Irish Life Health Masters Indoor Championships in Athlone last Saturday.

Healy was an Olympic 1,500m semi-finalist in Atlanta in 1996 and he won the M45 800m in 2.03.73 from Ken Archbold (St Laurence O’Toole’s) in 2.04.02.

It was among a series of superb performances from Dublin athletes in a high quality weekend.

Snezana Bechtina (Clonliffe Harriers) won the F35 400m in 59.52 and leapt to victory with 4.81m in the long jump.

Avril Dillon (Dundrum South Dublin A.C.) had a championship best performance in the F35 60m hurdles in 9.69 seconds.

Elsewhere on the weekend, Michael Cornyn (Dunboyne) won his first ever national title in the M55 800m in 2:20.93.

Joe Gough (West Waterford) won the M65 200m in 28.18, a new national record, the 400m in 61.38 and the 800m in 2:23.52.

Kelly Neely (City of Lisburn AC) won, as expected, the F35 1500m and 3,000m double in 4:53.12 and 9:38.02 respectively.

Anne Gilshinan (Slaney Olympic A.C.) won on the double also in the F50 800m and 1500m in 2:44.05 and 5:06.21 respectively. Niamh Fitzgerald (Lucan Harriers A.C.) was also twice on top of the podium winning the F40 400m in 64.03 and 800m in 2:21.08, Mary Barrett (Loughrea AC) won multiple golds in the F55 section including 10.27m in the shot put. Geraldine Finegan (North East Runners AC) won the F50 400m in 68.48.

ONE of the revelations of Cuala’s run to their second successive AllIreland club hurling final has been their ubiquitous supporters group, the Cuala Ultras.

While David Treacy and chief marksman Con O’Callaghan has lit up the field of play, the support of their legion of young fans have stolen the show wherever they have gone, providing colour and great vocal support for the team in moments of need.

This group of young fans was particularly prominent in the semifinal victory over Liam Mellows of Galway, travelling en masse to Semple Stadium by bus and by train.

Chants have been a cru-

cial role, something rarely heard in GAA stands, with the Ultras drawing inspiration from diverse sources, from Celtic Park to schools matches, particularly from Colaiste Eoin games where many of the team had their formative years.

The team are certainly relish the Ultras’ support.

After the Leinster final last year, midfielder Jake Malone said: “the support this year has been second to none … when times got tough, the drove us on. They dug us out of the holes when we needed it”.

And so the Cuala train rolls on; for the supporters there are more train tickets to Croker to be booked as another AllIreland final awaits on St Patrick’s day.

The Dublin Gazette spoke to a few members

of the “ultras” this week to get their thoughts on the campaign so far and next Saturday’s match against Na Piarsaigh.

Ultras members Cormac Mahon, Luke Twomey, Darach ó Giollán and Conall ó Tuathail spoke to us this week about this season and the teams performances and how the club is feeling ahead of another all Ireland.

Luke: “The ultras were started by a group of about 10 people in the Cuala board room who sat together at matches and they started singing and chanting at matches.”

Cormac: “All the juvenile players in the club started sitting together at matches and we brought the megaphone in a while later and that added another level to it all

Clonliffe Harriers’ Snezana Bechtina. Picture: Sportsfile Cuala’s Ultras have created a n incredible fan movement for the Dalkey club

together.

Darach: “I feel as though the players get the sense they are playing for a community instead of just playing for each other.

The atmosphere created by the ultras really gives the team a lift.”

Cormac: “It’s not only the ultras who sing the songs all the fans do and the whole club is behind the team.”

Luke: “What this team has done is unbelievable for a small club from Dalkey to achieve this is unbelievable.”

Looking ahead to the final, the young fans reckon neutralising the Na Piarsaigh full-forward line will be a key area but confidence is high they can match last year’s performance against Ballyea.

Indeed, they have a large

bank of experience to draw from.

Cormac: Against Ballyea last year, everyone was talking about the damage Tony Kelly was going to do, but John Sheanon did an excellent job marking him and we’re hopeful he can do a similar job against Shane Dowling.

Conall: “I think it’s going to be a much closer game than last year.

“We’ve heard a lot about Na Piarsaigh and that they are preparing well and playing practice matches against intercounty opposition.

Luke: “The game last year in the Dublin final against Crokes when we were three points down and coming back to win by three was an important moment. I think it showed the guts and mental strength that this team has.

Conall: “Mattie Kenny is a very direct manager, he says it as it is. He’s been very direct with the team about the areas they need to improve.

“If the players have played well, he’ll let them know and if they have played poorly he’ll let them know as well.

“He’s worked on the team and he’s emphasised a high tackle rate. If you watch Cuala play, you’ll see them get right up in the opponents face and make it difficult for them.

Finally do you think your team will get the job done on Paddy’s day?

Luke (laughing): “Of course.”

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BASKETBALL: PLAYOFF BECKONS FOR KILLESTER AND UCD MARIAN

Phoenix calling on young girls to give cricket a shot PHOENIX, Ireland’s oldest cricket club, are calling on local girls to give the sport a shot as they host a fun open day on Sunday, March 25.

Founded in 1830, Phoenix Cricket Club is located in the Phoenix Park, across from the zoo.

Last season, the club had 19 Leinster and Ireland Youth representatives from our club, coming from all ages and nationalities.

There are currently members ranging from the ages of six all the way up to 60, members coming from all over the world, places such as South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, France and the United Kingdom.

They populate five men’s teams, a ladies teams and youth sides from Under-9s up to Under-17.

In 2015, the ladies section celebrated 40 years.

In order to keep this tradition alive, they are looking to recruit more youth girls from age eight and up.

To this end, they are hosting the open day on March 25 from 11am to 2pm. No experience is needed, just fun for the girls. There will be free refreshments for all and a gift and more on the day along with competitions and prizes.

The club’s youth section registration for the coming season for new and returning members will also take place that day from 2pm to 4pm.

Full information packs on the cricket season will be available then. Girls training for U-11s onward are on Wednesdays from 5pm to 6.30pm.

During the season, the club will also have Easter (April 3-5) and Summer camps for kids with fully qualified coaches.

For further information about the camps or season, ask on the day or checkout the Phoenix Cricket Club Facebook page and the website www.phoenixcricketclub.ie for more details and to register for the GIVE IT A SHOT! Cricket for Girls Event, call Jackie on 0868511318. We look forward to seeing you on the day!!

Pyrobel Killester en route to an 87-47 victory over Eanna last Sunday. Picture: Martin Doherty

Killester’s final showdown  JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

“THERE’S nothing between us, that’s the problem,” Pyrobel Killester basketball coach Brian O’Malley jokes ahead of the Irish Superleague’s first playoff game since it switched to the a leagueonly format, necessary due to a tied regular season finish.

Killester face UCD Marian in the finale on Saturday, and with the two sides extremely familiar with each other, O’Malley is expecting a cagey game that comes down to fine margins.

“We’ll be looking to use

the habits we’ve developed all year, though some elements will be the same and some will be different,” he explains. “ T h e r e ’s n o t m u c h between the sides, but we’d prefer the game to be played at our pace.

“Both teams will try to score very early in the shot clock, but we have slightly different approaches after that,” O’Malley continues.

“Marian typically try to create a great scoring opportunity right at the end of the shot clock if they don’t score early on the break. They’re more of a half-court team. We’re happy to shoot anytime if there’s a good oppor-

LEINSTER SENIOR CUP Railway on track for Jacqui Potter final RAILWAY Union eventually broke down the North Kildare defences to reach the final of Leinster hockey’s Jacqui Potter Cup with a 2-0 win last Sunday at the Maws, Kilcock.

Niamh Carey and Jodie Douglas were on the mark in the second half for the Sandymount club, setting up a final showdown on St Patrick’s Day at Grange Road with either Hermes-Monkstown or UCD. The club will also be represented in the Under-16 final where they will play Muckross.

tunity.

“The two Americans in the two sides play the same position but in a very different style, so that match up will be interesting. “The two point guards will be key to how things go, too.”

Unusually, both the top two sides have lost five games this season, in a league in which that would more commonly leave a team in fourth or fifth position. “Both teams have lost to teams outside the top six,” O’Malley says of the most competitive league in some time.

“I remember last time we won, in 2013, we had to travel to Cork and

maybe Belfast, and that was it, but it’s different now.”

“The strength of the teams in the bottom half has really improved a lot.

We also have the trip to Kerry to play Tralee, and there will be a second trip to Kerry next year as Killorglin were promoted.

“That adds an element.

It needs more planning when it comes to meals, and getting your legs fresh after you arrive.

“There have also been a lot of games together recently because of the snow.”

The festivities of St Patrick’s Day will very much be put aside on the day.

“This game would probably have happened on Wednesday or Thursday, only both teams need the recovery time, and that was our main concern,” O’Malley admits.

“But the day will contribute to the festival atmosphere. It really is full throttle for us.

The Champions Trophy comes next, on Sunday and Monday.”

The superleague play off between Pyrobel Killester and UCD Marian is a winner takes it all contest taking place on St Patrick’s Day, at the National Indoor Arena in Tallaght, getting in at 6pm.

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SOCCER: BUCKLEY CONTENT WITH SECOND VICTORY

Bohemians’ Eoghan Stokes and St Pat’s Simon Madden battle for the ball . Picture: Martin Doherty

Dean cramps Bohs’ style at Dalymount LOI PREMIER DIVISION Bohemians St Patrick’s Athletic  DAVE DONNELLY

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ST PATRICK’S Athletic earned their second win of the season thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win over Bohemians at Dalymount Park on Friday night.

The Saints suffered a disappointing 2-0 reverse in Waterford 11 days previously and their efforts to bounce back were thwarted by the bad weather that saw last week’s game postponed.

But Dean Clarke’s first goal in Saints colours saw the Inchicore side leapfrog their Dublin rivals in the table to leave manager Liam Buckley reasonably satisfied with six points from their opening 12.

Bohs attacked from the off and manufactured a chance within the first minute only for Keith Buckley to trip himself up trying to gather the ball from under his feet.

Five minutes later when they won a penalty when Oscar Brennan was fouled in the box, but

Keith Ward’s tame effort from 12 yards hit the post and Barry Murphy easily gathered the rebound.

Bohs dominated possession but Pats looked consistently dangerous on the break down the right, and they took the lead after 14 minutes when Clarke fired into an empty net.

Good interplay between Conan Byrne and Simon Madden saw recent recruit from Shamrock Rovers Madden tee up Clarke for a simple finish.

Conan Byrne and Ryan Brennan shanked further opportunities during a first half where the visitors showed greater quality on a heavy and difficult surface.

K e v i n To n e r a n d substitute Darragh Markey had headed efforts cleared from the line by Paddy Kavanagh and Shane Supple respectively as they upped the ante in the final quarter.

And the visitors were full value for their victory in the end, though former Irish international Buckley felt they were

fortunate to grind their way to the three points.

“The quality was a little bit... whatever,” a relieved Buckley told the Dublin Gazette.

“A draw probably would have been a fair result.

Both teams did reasonably OK – I thought we did reasonably OK given the condition of the pitch.

“I don’t think the weather would have helped it over the last couple of weeks with the snow and that. We had quite a few lads with cramp, which is related to the pitch as distinct from

fitness.

“We’re just delighted to pick up three points, which is important. As I said to them, while we’re getting the team performance better, we have to pick up points.

“Both teams will get better, I have no doubt.

All the teams will get better with more games, especially with the pitches getting better over the next few months.

“We just need to graft and, to be fair, we put in a serious shift tonight to make sure we didn’t concede.”

FASTSoccer

Bus drive on into FAI Inter semis CIARAN Bissett’s 85th minute winning goal saw Dublin Bus earn their place in the final four of the FAI Intermediate Cup with a 1-0 win over a fancied Avondale in Cork.

After a 0-0 draw in Coldcut in the initial tie, Bus had to do it the hard way on the road but it proved a similarly tight-knit affair.

The game began at a high tempo with both sides creating a few half chances. A Conor Little save and good defending denied Avondale taking the lead.

Ten minutes into the second half, things got even harder when Bus were down to 10 men after Ciaran Quinn received a straight red card for a tussle with an Avondale defender.

The Cork side dominated possession with the extra man and began to mount pressure. But, against the run of play, the winning goal came from some good work down the left hand side from Colm Dunne, beating the Avondale centre half and setting Dylan Byrne whose shot was blocked.

The ball fell to Ciaran Bissett on the edge of the box and he struck it sweetly and it nestled into the top corner of the Avondale net.

Rovers unable to break up Cork City momentum SHAMROCK Rovers could not put the brakes on the Cork City juggernaut as they made it four wins out of five at the beginning of the new SSE Airtricity League Premier Division season at Turner’s Cross on Monday night.

After a quiet opening period, the game sparked into life in the 38th minute as the Champions were awarded a penalty.

Graham Cummins reacted quick-

ly to the rebound after his header from Kieran Sadlier’s cross struck the post and he was subsequently upended by Rovers keeper Kevin Horgan.

Sadlier strode forward and calmly tucked his penalty straight down the centre of the goal to edge City in front. Rovers, who scored 12 goals in their last two games, piled players forward in the second half and they went close to snatching a point late on but Luke Byrne’s header from Graham Burke’s corner crashed against the bar before being hacked clear.

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LADIES FOOTBALL: CITY CLUBS PROVIDE LARGE CREW TO DCU’S EPIC

FASTGAA

Moloney stuns UL with last O’CONNOR CUP FINAL DCU UL  sport@dublingazette.com

O’Toole’s closed out by four-star Ballyboden O’TOOLE’S AHL1 side fell to a second defeat of the season in one of the games to get the goahead last season as they were undone 4-19 to 0-15 at Pairc ui Murchu on Sunday morning.

Conor Dooley, Simon Lambert and PauL Doherty had Boden 3-10 to 0-8 in front at halftime before Michael Carton made an impact for O’toole’s who improved markedly in the second half before Conor McCormack killed off the game with the fourth goal.

Na Fianna made it two wins from two to join Boden at the head of the table as they got the better of Lucan Sarsfields 2-15 to 0-10. Crumlin and St Vincent’s drew.

2-12 0-17

NAOMH Barrog’s Laura McGinley, Clontarf ’s Katie Murray, St Jude’s Hannah Hegarty and Na Fianna’s Leah Caffrey all played their part for DCU as they won the Gourmet Food Parlour O’Connor Cup title last weekend with a 2-12 to 0-17 win over UL. Captain fantastic Aishling Moloney swung over a sensational late winner as just a single point in the difference at Abbotstown, settling a gripping tie in the dying seconds.

She finished with 0-7 to her name, while goals from Aisling Sheridan and Sarah Rowe helped the Dublin college past the holders to victory.

Cork sharp-shooter

Eimear Scally bagged 0-11 at the other end, while Grace Kelly and Shauna Howley hit 0-3 apiece.

But ultimately, DCU did just enough to seal the win in a fiery affair.

Even when reduced to 14 with Moloney sent to the sin-bin, they withstood a period of dominance from UL, which saw Scally’s pristine free-taking to the fore.

It was UL who drew first blood through Mayo’s Grace Kelly before DCU showed their intent immediately at the other end, Moloney getting the ball rolling.

As the sides settled into the encounter, the vicious speed and tempo was evident from the get-go.

The first goal of the game came with 16 minutes on the clock – Niamh Kelly’s effort

dropped short, but Sheridan bundled the ball over the line following a scramble to make it 1-3 to 0-3.

Kelly and her sister,

Grace, exchanged points moments after, as they went head-to-head for the first time ever.

As half-time approached, Scally kept

frees ticking over while Rowe closed proceedings at the break with the score reading 1-7 to 0-7.

On the restart, UL raised the tempo with

DCU celebrate their O’Connor Cup success. Picture: Eoin Noonan/Sportsfile

CLUB NOTICEBOARD BALLYMUN KICKHAMS

YOUR heroes of the week this week are some of our unsung heroes on a day to day basis.

Last Friday night, however, they went above and beyond the call of club duty.

They spent several hours, with shovels, clearing the last of snow from our pitch in Pc Ciceam just so it would be playable for all the juvenile games on Saturday morning.

Take a bow, Fiach Andrews, Kenny Parnell, John Leonard, John Moore, Brian Rooney, Linda Parnell, Mark Hollywood, Alan Phelan and Ronan O’Toole. You are our Laoch Na Seachtaine!

Congratulations to our two minor football teams who had good wins last weekend.

Our A team beat Castleknock away with Andrew “birthday boy” McCaul, Ozzy, Leon Hogan and Eamon Hill all excellent, while our B team beat Skerries with Padraic McMahon, Sean Ryan, Eoghan McCartin and Craig Rooney all excelling.

Well done to both teams and managers.

Well done also to our Dublin senior team and most especially our club members who were again involved in a

fantastic display and victory over Kerry. Well done Jim and squad.

Finally, the club wishes a speedy recovery to the captain of our U-14 girls team, Ms Ella Keating, who recently underwent surgery. We hope and believe we will see her back on the pitch better than ever, very soon indeed.

For more information on these snippets, please visit our Facebook, Twitter @ BallymunGAA and website ballymunkickhams.com All with thanks to Progressive Credit Union.

CRUMLIN

THE club will be open this Saturday at 1pm with music in the evening.

Registration night for the Jim Boggan cycle will take place on Thursday, April 12 at 8.30pm in Crumlin GAA, fee €60. All welcome.

Seniors drew at home to Vincents on Sunday morning and the Juniors lost away to Ballinteer.

U-13 girls football had a good win to continue their impressive start to the season.

Our juveniles section will be attending mini muckers on May 5 again this year; for

more information contact any juvenile selector.

Adult subs are now due and once again we will be asking all members social and playing to pay ASAP. Lotto was not won numbers drawn were 4 ,7 ,9 and 20.

There were six match 3 winners and next week’s winning jackpot will be €3,750.

Joker Poker was not won and this week’s jackpot is €1,950.

Winners of the monthly draw for February were €1,000 Con Foley €200 Pat Doyle €100 Catherine Boyle €50 Jason Dowling €50 Janice Dunne.

Anyone looking to join please contact James Comerford on 087 6769885.

ERIN’S ISLE

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who fought in the white-collar boxing night on Saturday night and a big thank you to all the organisers and everyone who helped on the night, especially trainer and referee Andy Timmins.

Well done to anyone who sponsored fighters or bought tickets also as the funds raised go towards a very worthy cause in our very own Alannah Berigan and her continued treatment.

The Senior and Junior B hurlers unfortunately lost on Sunday morning and afternoon.

The Junior A hurlers had a hard-fought win against Naomh Mearnog with good performances on the day from Mick O’Donovan, Sean Darcy and Karl O’Reilly.

Under-13 footballers continued their winning ways, making it four out of four against Naomh Olaf.

Unfortunately, there was no winners from the club in the national club draw. However, ticket sales did raise €14,600, all of which will stay in the club; fair play to all the sellers and buyers over the last few months.

Registration for this year’s Easter camp is now open. The camp runs from March 26-29.

For any further information, please contact our GPO Michael on 083 145 1686.

The coaches and parents from the Under-10 boys have organised a benefit night for Mark Kearney and family on Saturday, March 24 at 8pm in the club bar.

Mark’s two boys play for the Under-10 and Under-13 teams.

Mark is 38 and has a serious illness and the family are going through a tough time at the

minute.

On the night, we have organised music bingo with cash prixes, a DJ and a raffle.

Tickets are €10 each. For tickets, contact Anne McEvoy on 085 778 9267 and Gillian McGrath on 086 731 0473. On behalf of all the club, it would be great if we could band together for this benefit night.

Memberships are now due and can be paid online or in person to Jude Caset.

There was no winner of the lotto last week; numbers were 5, 11, 13 and 15. Newxt draw takes place on March 15 with a jackpot of €1,800.

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

If you have anything for club notes, please contact Aaron Wheatley on 085 829 2670.

NA FIANNA

THANKS to all who supported last Friday night’s Sports Forum in the Helix. A great night with a superb array of quality personalities in a quality venue.

Well done to MC Shane Coleman and to Barry Murphy, alias Gunther Grun all the

way from Germany! Huge credit due to the organising committee on a brilliant job.

Good day out for the Dublin senior footballers and hurlers on Sunday with a fine win for Shane Barrett, Donal Burke and the hurlers against Laois, Donal scoring 11 points.

Well done also to Jonny Cooper and the footballers on their comprehensive win over Kerry.

Dublin Junior Premier camogie team with Gráinne Free, Niamh Gleeson and Niamh Rock on board drew against Kilkenny in a very competitive game.

Mixed bag of adult club results this weekend with wins for our senior hurlers and minor B footballers. Hard luck to inter and junior B hurlers both losing by two points.

The minor A footballers drew and hard luck to the junior A hurlers and minor C footballers.

Ar an nDéardaoin 15ú Márta beidh rang Gaeilge lán spraoi do dhaoine fásta, 7.30-9pm sa Halla. Fun Irish class for adults with circuit training Irish lessons. Every level catered for, all welcome, fáilte roimh chách.

Big day planned in the club for St Patrick’s Day. Live music

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FINAL VICTORY OVER UL

FANTASTIC FEILE XXX

gasp goal

Fiona McHale and Louise Ward working hard around the middle. And just as Moloney was shown a yellow card for a challenge on Laurie

Ryan, they started to claw their way on top.

Scally’s expert kicking from frees continued while Howley produced two stunning efforts to swing the momentum in their favour.

But then came Moloney back to the field after her 10-minute stint in the bin. Straight into the thick of the action, she was involved in the attack which resulted in a DCU penalty.

Rowe stepped up to find the back of the net despite Caoimhe Moore getting her fingertips to it, and the same player added a point straight after.

Scally levelled matters at the other end directly after, but it took a moment of magic from Moloney at the death to ensure the O’Connor Cup would head to DCU.

Picture: Cody Glenn/Sportsfile

John West hand over jersey design JOHN West, in conjunction with O’Neills, are handing over the design of this year’s official 2018 Feile jersey. Anyone wishing to enter the competition can visit O’Neills website and search for John West then let their creative juice flow. Once logged in, applicants can download the templated John West blank jersey and begin designing.

The best design winner will also win a weekend trip to Killary Adventure Centre for all the family.

Sarah Rowe and Aishlin Moloney celebrate. Picture: Eoin Noonan/Sportsfile

CLUB NOTICEBOARD and craic so why not make it your post-parade destination or after the All-Ireland club finals in Croke Park.

Na Fianna Easter Camps 2018 We’re working on plans for our major Gala Night fundraiser in Chicago next September, with our exciting promotional video to be released on Paddy’s Day! To find out more, check out the news section of our website www.scoilgaa.com.

As part of the GAA Healthy Club, which Scoil was selected to take part in, we have set up a walking club!

The Walking Club’s first walk is planned for Saturday, March 31.

The North East Inner City school club link continues with our GPO working with Larkin College and Mount Carmel - the girls are busy preparing for the blitz on March 23.

U-12 boys Mourad and Kaylem were delighted to get the chance to play at half-time of the Dublin v Kerry match on Sunday.

Anyone interested

in availing of very attractive pitch side advertisement opportunities should contact Aidan Mulvey on 085 7213789.

Adult hurling and football teams train in Scoil on Mondays and Thursdays from 6.30pm.

Ladies training is in Marino Hall on Mondays at 8pm and in Scoil on Thursdays at 7.30pm.

Juvenile training takes place in Scoil at 10am on Saturday mornings.

New members welcome, as always.

For any news or enquiries please contact scoil.pro.eoc@gmail.com

WHITEHALL COLMCILLE

BAD weather forced practically all club matches to be cancelled again this weekend, expect for our hardy Junior B hurlers who were unfortunately beaten by Wild Geese and our two minor football teams who had one draw & one loss.

Well done to our club

men Eoghan O’Donnell, Daire Gray and Cormac Costello who were on both successful Dublin hurling and football teams in leagues at weekend.

On Thursday, March 22, WCC Club Strategic Plan 2018-2020 will be launched by GAA President John Horan of BAC. This is another historic milestone for WCC, all members are expected to attend & support this plan for our clubs future, 9pm in club bar, more details to follow.

Dates for your diary: Kids Disco on St Patricks Day in club hall from 5-7pm, lots of fun promised.

Take That/West Life are coming to WCC on March 24 in the club bar from 9.30pm, promises to be a great night.

The hugely successful LIPSYNC Legends 2 is back for 2018, taking place on Saturday, May 12 in the Bonnington Hotel.

This year the teams will be booked up early so contact Audrey or Darragh to put your

name down to take part, If you want to Sponsor an act for €350 or take an advert in our Advertising Booklet €100.

You can now register for our Easter Camp 2018, https://www. eventbrite.ie/e/eastercamp-2018-tickets43944162172?ref=estw.

Annual club membership is now due, many thanks to those who have already signed up again for this year.

Bar Bingo continues every Friday night at 9.45 in club bar, come on down and join in the fun.

No winner of this week’s lotto jackpot, winning numbers 4, 13, 22, 28.

Congratulations to our two €50 Winners Alan Doody & Helen ORourke.

Lotto Jackpot next week will be €8,200.

As always keep an eye on club website and Facebook page for more details on all club events and fixtures. www. whitehallcolmcille.ie FACEBOOK: WhitehallColmcille Twitter: @wcolmcille

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Tipp in Burke’s sights Na Fianna’s Donal Burke at the launch of the AIB Future Sparks Festival. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Na Fianna teenager Donal Burke is looking forward to a NHL quarter-final date with Tipperary having seen his influence on the Dublin team grow

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YOUNG Dublin corner-forward Donal Burke is revelling in his increasingly regular starting role for the county hurlers, taking on free-taking responsibilities in the absence of Cuala man David Treacy so far in 2018.

The Na Fianna man hit 1-10 in the win over Laois at the weekend, guaranteeing the Dubs Division 1B status and a quarter final contest against Tipperary in the process, as a shaky campaign got back on track with a comfortable win.

The 19-year-old DCU student is very much taking things in his stride.

“I’ve had a lot going on with DCU in the Fitz-

gibbon Cup and the Dublin stuff,” Burke tells the Dublin Gazette.

“I kind of take every game as it comes, I treat them all the same and don’t dwell on the county pressure. There are a lot of great players in the Fitzgibbon, and you pick up some different experiences in terms of training and ideas that you can bring back to the club and to Dublin.

“The club set up is a bit better now as the championship starts in April and I’ll get to spend a bit of time back at Na Fianna. I try to get back whenever I can, as it’s important to set an example and be around.”

Getting involved in the lives of teenagers is something that Burke will be taking further when he offers career guidance to sport-loving

attendees at the AIB Future Sparks Festival at the RDS on Thursday, March 22, alongside Gordon D’Arcy, Colm Cooper, Sarah Keane and David Treacy. The panel will cover sporting topics ranging from the business of sport to career opportunities.

Burke is currently studying accountancy and admits: “it was quite easy for me, as I always knew that was what I wanted to do. I remember it being much harder for some people to make a choice.

“My brother is going through it now, and it’s not easy. I want to talk to people about how it’s not important to know everything before you choose a course. You can always change later.”

Nevertheless, glancing at his own future, Burke

has observed how some of the Dublin football side have aligned accountancy roles with GAAfriendly firms, and he hopes to get involved.

“We’ll see what comes up,” he says of his graduation and future employment. “Some of them are very good about things like training and matches, and obviously hurling will be a factor.”

As for staying in Division 1B and keeping access to contests against the top county teams, Burke thinks it’s vital to the Dubs future.

“Playing competitive games and getting experience as a young team all the time is so important.

I’m lucky right now as lectures aren’t the same as a part time job, so I can fit in time in the gym, and training, without the same strain of going to work on Monday morning.”