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Shock as St Anne’s to lose its pitches RACHEL D’ARCY LOCALS living near to St Anne’s Park are horrified after planning permission was granted for a controversial residential project, despite heavy opposition.

Permission was granted by An Bord Pleanala for more than 400 apartments and 100 houses to be built on what is currently a number of playing pitches in the park.

Serious concerns regarding the development were raised by all 15 local councillors across all par-

ties, as well as multiple community organisations, and the department of Culture, Heritage & Gaeltacht.

Dublin City Council representatives also strongly recommended refusing permission for the massive development.

There was also outrage after a planning application to replace the pitches that would be lost by the development was refused by An Bord Pleanala, claiming their building would have a “significant” impact on Brent geese in the area.

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CITY CENTRE: FOOD HALL PLAN FOR VACANT SITE

Excitement over €5m St Andrew’s revamp

A €5M proposed development of the former St Andrew’s Church could see a huge food hall introduced into the local area.

The development proposes a brand-new food hall, banqueting court and cultural centre in the former Protestant church at Suffolk Street.

The plans are being proposed by Michael Wright, a member of the famous Wrights of Howth family, who owns a number of venues across Dublin, including Dublin Airport’s Marquette food hall.

Wright has said that he hopes the proposed food hall at St Andrew’s will rival Cork’s wellknown English Market.

He was granted a sevenday drinks licence in late March for the proposed

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food hall.

“At the moment it is in planning, but we’re really excited about the future project,” he told Dublin Gazette.

Previously, the church was home to a tourism centre, but is currently vacant.

The plans for the development of the church include an internal re-fit to make it suitable for purpose, as well as three extensions to the church for storage and waste management services.

A re-development of the

existing car park is also proposed, which would include movable seating and ‘soft and hard’ landscaping.

Graeme McQueen, from Dublin Chamber, said the proposed development is “interesting and exciting”.

He told Dublin Gazette:

“The prospect of St Andrew’s Church being turned into a food hall is a really interesting and exciting one.

“It’s always good to see underused buildings in the city being reimagined for a new generation.”

However, the transformation of the car park has led to complaints from local businesses, who believe a re-development of the lot will lead to an influx of vermin into the area.

Local tapas restaurant Salamanca has sent a letter to the council lodging concerns about the development.

Salamanca owner Caroline Boyle sent a letter to Dublin City Council, saying that if the car park is dug up, it will lead to additional vermin in the area.

The restaurant fears that if this is the case, vermin may end up on the Salamanca premises.

Salamanca had not responded to a request for comment by the time of going to print.

When asked about the potential of vermin being introduced into the area, McQueen said: “You’re always going to get some element of disruption when revamping an old building in the heart of the city centre.

“In terms of the issue of vermin, Dublin Chamber would be confident that any such issue could be addressed quickly and easily.”

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Black day for music fans as HMV abandon Ireland MEDIA retailer HMV have fully pulled out of all operations in Ireland with the closure of their online store, HMV.ie.

In 2016, the company went online only, shuttering their stores across Ireland to focus exclusively on their online retail operation in the Republic.

However, it has now been confirmed that their Irish website ceased trading this week.

“We appreciate your custom over the years, however HMV.ie has now closed. After years of operating in Ireland, we have made the difficult decision to shut down the website,” a statement from HMV read.

All orders placed before the website closed last Saturday will still be fulfilled and honoured. Music fans and movie fans alike have remarked on social media that the closure of HMV’s Irish operation is the ‘end of an era’.

Call to empower youth voters with registering A FINE Gael TD has called on the Government to allow local authorities to ‘pre-register’ 16- and 17-year-olds, to encourage them to get involved in politics.

Deputy Noel Rock said that he believes allowing potential young voters to pre-register before they turn 18 will be a “positive” step in helping younger people to become politically active.

He said: “I believe this would be a positive first step in encouraging

younger people to be politically active at a local and national level.

“I wholeheartedly support voting at 16, but in the absence of that, and until a referendum changes that, I believe this would be a good idea for us to adapt.”

Citing the practice’s success in California, where more than 100,000 teenagers have pre-registered, Deputy Rock suggested that the practice would strengthen democracy in Ireland.

No monkeying about with primate dating app DUBLIN has a new primate couple which met via what’s been described as ‘Tinder for Orangutans’.

Scientists at the Apenheul primate park in the Netherlands are pioneering the use of video chat technology in ape mating.

The purpose of this version of Tinder is to introduce potential mates safely and remotely, so that they don’t fight in person if they don’t like each other. But if they seem to like each other via video chat, zookeepers may introduce them in real life.

That’s how Sari – an eight-year-old female from Barcelona Zoo – was introduced to Sibu, a 39-yearold Irish male.

Zookeepers showed the apes footage of each other and studied their body language closely. The results were very positive, and the happy couple now reside together in Dublin.

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CELEBRATION OF HERITAGE : OVER 400 TO TAKE PART IN CITY CENTRE MARCH

The craic will be mighty at Irish language march  RACHEL D’ARCY CONRADH Na Gaeilge are set to host a massive ‘celebration’ of the Irish language this Saturday, April 14, with a march across the city.

BEO: Gaelach agus Broduil is a march across Dublin City with over 400 participants expected to take part to commemorate Bliain Na Gaeilge.

Siomha Ni Ruairc, Bliain na Gaeilge 2018 co-ordinator, said it was important for Conradh to mark the year in some way.

“When Conradh was initially established over 125 years ago, marches and parades used to be annual. It’s only fitting that we do the same this year, given the year that’s in it,” she told Dublin Gazette.

“The event is intended to celebrate the Irish language, and our pride in Irish.

Buses are coming from all over the country to attend,” Ni Ruairc said.

Kicking off in Parnell Square at

12:30pm, there will be a meeting point to get to know others in the march before leaving at 1pm.

From there, all participants will begin to march south down O’Connell Street before making their way to Merrion Square.

At Merrion Square, president Michael D Higgins will address the crowd before musical acts like Delorentos and Kíla take to the stage to perform.

“There’ll be a lot of dancing and singing, just one massive celebration. After 4pm, we’ll have some family events for everyone to get involved with,” Ni Ruairc said.

It was announced in Project Ireland: 2040 that there is set to be a re-investment in the Gaeltacht areas under the €1bn Rural Regeneration and Development fund.

“There have been some massive cuts in Irish, but we’re very glad to see the Government investing in Irish. Investment in jobs and services through Irish are very important,” Ni Ruairc added.

BEO will take place in the city this Saturday

FASTNews We can’t believe they’ve banned ‘bomb’ butter!

A WOMAN had to surrender a tub of Kerrygold butter at Dublin Airport because it could be used to make a bomb.

Karin Kelly was trying to take the butter on an Aer Lingus flight to Italy.

She found the whole situation “hilarious”.

She was informed that soft cheeses weren’t allowed for the same reason—its explosives-making capabilities.

The Dublin Airport Authority explained that butter is considered a paste and is therefore banned from hand luggage on EU flights if it exceeds 100mL. Many other foods such as soft cheese, jam, chutney and Nutella are also considered pastes.

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SHOCK: PLAYING PITCHES TO BE LOST TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

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THERE has been outrage at the revelation that permission has been granted for a large housing development on the playing fields of St Anne’s Park.

Despite Dublin City Council’s recommendations against the planned proposal and numerous protests from residents, An Bord Pleanala (ABP) have granted permission for 104 houses and more than 430 apartments to be built on the park’s pitches.

The permission given for the development by Crekav Trading, part of developer Marlet, is subject to 24 conditions.

The conditions include detailing the opening hours of the access points between the site and St Anne’s Park, and the payment of a €100,000 ‘security

bond’ to the planning authority ahead of development to ensure the protection and preservation of trees on the site and in St Anne’s Park.

There is also additional uproar as planning permission by St Paul’s College for two all-weather pitches to replace those being lost by the development was denied by APB as the new pitches were said to potentially have a “significant impact” on Brent geese living in the area.

Local GAA club, Clontarf GAA, said they are disappointed in the decision made by the council.

A spokesperson told Dublin Gazette: “Clontarf GAA Club lodged a detailed letter of observation with ABP setting out the reasons why planning permission should not be granted and

the impact such a decision would have on the club, especially its juvenile members.

“It was a big disappointment to the club that ABP granted full planning permission to the proposed housing development adjoining St Paul’s College.”

The I Love St Anne’s group issued a statement to Dublin Gazette expressing disappointment at the decision, saying they were “shocked and confused” at the permission granted.

A group spokesperson told Dublin Gazette: “1,100 objections were lodged to this plan and 10,000 signatures were gathered on an opposing petition.

“Serious concerns were raised

by Bird Watch Ireland, An Taisce and the Department of Culture, Heritage & Gaelteacht, none of

which have been fully addressed

by ABP. “All 15 North Central area councillors, across all parties, submitted objections.

“Given all the above, you can understand our shock and confusion as to how APB has come to grant this permission.

“Aside from ignoring public concerns, they have effectively rezoned a piece of institutional land to a piece of residential land, without the inconvenience of any public consultation process, increasing its standing value by many multiples overnight.”

The college are expected to appeal the rejection, with local GAA club Clontarf GAA saying they have been “left in the lurch” with news that the existing pitches will be developed upon but will not be replaced.

‘Tacky’ banner is taken down RACHEL D’ARCY

A BANNER celebrating Dublin’s GAA teams has been taken down from Ha’penny Bridge after complaints that the banner was “tacky”.

Since 2011, the Up The Dubs banner has often been hung across the bridge when Dublin teams reach a GAA final.

However, as there have been several finals reached by the Boys in Blue in the last few years, the banner has made more frequent appearances on one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.

Most recently, it was left hanging for more than a week after the Dubs’ triumph over Galway on April 1.

Due to complaints from the public and historian groups, the practice of hanging the banner for extended periods of time

is to be reconsidered.

A statement from Dublin City Council said it “endeavours to promote all positive sporting, community and cultural initiatives that take place in the city, particularly

one that engages local communities and occasionally uses city assets to achieve this.

“The council will review the use of the Ha’penny bridge for this purpose.”

Many people on social media said the banner should never have been hung on the bridge due to its historic and cultural impact, comparing it to hanging a banner off other historic landmarks.

BRUSH UP ON THE WORK OF 100 ARTISTS AT A GROUP EXHIBITION A NATIONAL Artists’ organisation is set to revisit its original location for two weeks only for its 140th annual group exhibition. The Dublin Painting and Sketching Club will host an exhibition at CHQ, Custom House Dock, from April 16-29, with the theme surrounding the River Liffey as a celebration of their return to Dublin.

There will be a number of works on show and for sale, starting at €250 and going up to €4,000.

Some 170 works will be on display, made by more than 100 different artists. Artists taking part include Margo Banks, Patrick Cahill and Betty Christie.

The display is open to the public free of charge from 10am to 5pm each day of the exhibition.

KANYE FIND A BETTER WAY TO EXPLORE THIS MUSICIAN’S WORK YAMAMORI at Great Strand Street will play host to a brandnew show dedicated to exploring samples of the tracks of some of the world’s favourite artists this Saturday.

Scratching The Surface is set to dive into the past and present of Kanye West’s career as a rapper and producer, with an interactive presentation on the rapper’s career.

Host of the night, Mr Myth, will bring the audience on a journey through West’s work, and recreate his tracks in front of an audience using the same records sampled by the Chicago rapper on his own songs.

There will also be a Kanye-inspired DJ set and an auction for a one-off Kanye print.

On the night, 10% of ticket profits will go to Pieta House. Tickets are available now on Eventbrite.ie.

HELP GAMING GROUP SUPPORT HOMELESSNESS ACROSS DUBLIN A GAMING conference will take place at Griffith College this weekend, aiming to raise vital funds to help combat homelessness. 8-Bit gaming will host a six-hour event including retro gaming consoles, YouTube/Podcast workshops, exhibitions and tournaments with profits going to both Simon Community and Inner City Helping Homeless.

Attendees are asked to donate what they can, even by bringing blankets or clothes to the event. The event is free, but tickets must be pre-booked through Eventbrite.ie.

YER WAN IS ON THE DECKS AT THE GEORGE FOR A FRIDAY NIGHT IT’LL be highly fashionable to be at The George next weekend (on Friday, April 20), as celebrity stylist Gok Wan is set to take to the DJ decks for one night only.

The British fashionista of How To Look Good Naked fame will be playing a selection of tunes alongside regular DJs Devina Devine and Mo. Wan will be on the decks from 11pm onward in the well-known bar as part of its Glitter Bomb night.

Admission is €10 and can be paid on the door after 10pm.

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ODEL Alannah Beirne was at the Irish Beauty Show at the RDS to launch 3D Ireland’s new ‘How to Get Beach Bod Ready’ campaign.

The Dancing with the Stars contestant and Britain’s Next Top Model finalist posed for pictures at the RDS.

3D Lipo held a reception at the Irish Beauty Show to promote their product. The Irish Beauty Show was a three day event at the RDS for beauty professionals and enthusiasts to discover what Ireland has to offer in the beauty world.

Diane Everett and Lydia Everett

Elizabeth Fearns and Stephanie Lange

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ARTS: CULTURE CONNECTS

Council’s open call for creatives DUBLIN City Council have put out an open call for creative and cultural venues interested in working with young people for the 2018 ‘Cruinniu na nOg’.

‘Cruinniu na nOg’ is a national day of creativity for children and young people set to take place on June 23rd this year.

Dublin City Council, through it’s cultural initiative Culture Connects, are looking for artists, dancers, storytellers and more to register their interest in taking part in the initiative.

They aim to have age-appropriate works for children and young people to view on the day, as well as individuals who will work with children to assist in making new art, or to culturally engage with children ahead of June 23rd. The council are also seeking

creatives and venues who would be interested in facilitating one-off workshops for young people as well.

As part of Cruinniu na nOg, events will take place across the city’s suburbs, neighbourhoods and villages in an effort to help young people become creative in the areas they live in, and with their communities.

Events will be free, and will include a variety of areas of creativity, including theatre, art and music.

The initiative was launched by the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD. Cruinniu na nOg aims to build on the success of 2017’s Cruinniu na Casca, a day of creativity that was centred on the theme of diversity and inclusion.

YOUTH MUSIC AWARDS: LITTLE GREEN CARS AND MORE TO APPEAR

The kids are alright: Youth music awards set for Croker  RACHEL D’ARCY THE Irish Youth Music Awards will return to Croke Park on April 21st with it’s biggest line-up so far.

Marking the launch of Youth Work Ireland week, the day will see young musicians aged between 12 and 19 performing across two stages in the stadium on the day.

Thousands of young people participate in the programme each year, which is run through Youth Work Ireland and their 21 services across the country.

Director of the Irish Youth Music Awards, Barry Lennon, said that those participating in the event have been working for the last number of

Last year’s Irish Youth Music Awards day in Croke Park. Picture: Ruth Medjber

months on learning the whole ‘eco-system’ of the music industry.

“The programme runs across the whole of Ireland, with 15 or 16 regional events taking place

across the country. We’re in our 11th year now, and we’ve been working hard to show the young people taking part as many aspects of the music industry as we can,” he

told Dublin Gazette.

Major Irish music stars Little Green Cars and Orla Gartland, amongst others, will take part in the ‘Education Hub’ at the event, passing on their

knowledge and expertise to those in attendance at Croke Park on the day.

“We wanted to get relevant acts that could show young people there’s more than one way of doing things.

“Orla Gartland has over 11 million views on Youtube, and she’ll be able to teach the tools that are needed to achieve success in music through social media which is so important now, there’s no one size fits all anymore.

“Little Green Cars are also critically acclaimed songwriters, who are going to discuss their songwriting processes,” Lennon said.

Tickets for the Irish Youth Music Awards are available from Eventbrite. ie now, priced €20.

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COURTS: LONG-TERM DECEPTION, AND OPPORTUNISTIC THEFT, ENDS UP BEFORE THE BENCH

Stole €3,000 from nursing home by using fake receipts

A MAINTENANCE man who stole more than €3,000 from the nursing home where he was working by submitting fraudulent receipts has received a suspended sentence.

Stephen Morgan (46), of Ferrycarrig Green, Coolock, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing sums of cash and submitting fake receipts at St Monica’s Nursing Home, Belvedere Place, Dublin 1, on dates between December 2014 and March 2015.

The total loss over the period to St Monica’s Nursing Home was €3,050.18, which Morgan has since repaid in full.

Morgan, a father of three, has minor previous convictions for road traffic offences.

Judge Melanie Greally noted that there was a “considerable level of dishonesty and breach of trust” involved but imposed a two-year suspended sentence due to Morgan’s previous good record.

She also took into account that Morgan has repaid the full amount owed to the nursing home and that he hasn’t come to adverse attention since.

Earlier, Garda Mark Murphy told Lisa

Dempsey BL, prosecuting, that Morgan had been hired to carry out general maintenance at the nursing home, such as painting and tiling, and would be given cash to buy materials he needed.

He would then submit receipts for the items he had purchased.

Staff became suspicious when Morgan began to take two or three weeks to give receipts for the cash he had taken.

A review of all the receipts handed in was undertaken.

It was discovered that the VAT on some of the items had been inflated and that some of the receipts submitted were quotes for items requested rather than invoices for items bought.

The owners of the shops were able to identify the genuine receipts from the fraudulent ones and the total loss was €3,050.18. It took some investigation to establish this as some of the receipts were genuine because Morgan had also been making legitimate purchases for work at the home.

The court heard Morgan was out of work for three years during the recession and amassed debts. He suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Ice cream parlour thief scooped big haul from tourists A SERIAL thief who stole a baby bag containing a large amount of foreign currency, expensive jewellery and a child’s customdesigned hearing aid from an ice-cream parlour has been jailed for a year.

Norman Duff (45), of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to the theft at Gino Gelato’s Ice-Cream Parlour, Dublin 2, on August 23, 2017.

Garda Derek Brereton told Dean Kelly BL, prosecuting, that an American couple had arrived in Dublin the night before with their baby and a cousin.

They were staying in Dublin for the day before flying on to London.

The group were sitting at a table in the ice-cream parlour when the woman got up to change the child’s nappy. She noticed that the changing bag, which she had left in another part of the shop with the buggy, was gone.

Gardai were immediately alerted and arrived shortly afterwards to view CCTV camera footage.

Gda Brereton confirmed that most of the couple’s belongings were in the bag, including $5,700, £2,700, a diamond ring, two pairs

of earrings, one gold and one silver chain, their passports, a mobile phone and the child’s cochlear implant.

He agreed that the implant was a customdesigned hearing aid worth $10,000.

The theft was captured by security cameras and a description of the suspect was circulated over the garda radio channel.

A short time later Gda Brereton was informed that the thief went into a nearby hostel.

He told Mr Kelly that on arrival at the hostel, staff confirmed that a man fit-

ting a description of the culprit was staying there and gardai were granted access to his room.

Duff was in the room, along with all the stolen items, which were ultimately returned to the couple.

Gda Brereton agreed with Conor Ruane BL, defending, that his client was immediately co-operative with gardai and courteous. He said he was sorry for taking the belongings of a young family.

Judge Martin Nolan accepted it was an opportunistic crime. He jailed Duff for 12 months.

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VOX POPS: DUBLINERS SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON A CERTAIN INCIDENT IN NEW YORK...

From Notorious to infamous – your thoughts on that bus attack THE whole coun- “AAARGH!” try was agog late Conor attacks last week at Conor a bus window McGregor’s actions in New York – several angles of the ‘Notorious’ one hurling a trolley through a bus window in New York (right), made headlines around the world, drawing widespread sharp criticism at home.

Dublin Gazette asked several Dubs out and about at Grafton Street on Monday their thoughts on the unsettling incident. Here’s what some of you had to say to the following questions: 1) What did you make of the incident involving Conor McGregor last week?

2) Do you think he’s a good ambassador for Ireland?

3) Do you think he’s a good role model for young people?

4) Do you think his success has changed him?

5) Would you like to go out on a night on the town with Conor McGregor?

Eanna Flanagan 1) TO BE honest with you, I think it’s a bit unprofessional of him, but then again, he’s in the newspapers again, right?

Conor McGregor will do whatever he can to get in front of the media. My opinion is that he’s probably playing it up a bit, and he should be a bit more professional.

But, at the same time, his name’s been spread around the media again, which I’m sure he wants.

2) Not really, no. I don’t think so. Not for me. Not in the way he behaves.

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3) I wouldn’t say so. Not personally.

4) I think the power has certainly gone to his head a bit. But, I think he’s always had an aggressive streak to him. I think that’s the way he carried himself before he became famous.

5) I probably would, just to see what the craic would be like!

But I’m not sure I’d want to get involved in any of the things he’s been getting involved with last weekend.

Kev i n O’Connor 1) H E ’S a pretty controversial figure u s u a l l y.

He tends to pro-

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My teen got very drunk and I’m just not sure what to do I’M out of my mind with worry. My 16-year-old daughter went out with friends recently and was brought home at ten o’clock suffering from the effects of drink.

She vomited for at least half an hour and then slept for nearly 12 hours. I’ve told her that she is grounded for three months, I’ve taken her phone off her and confined her to her room for two weeks, but all she does is shout at me and tell me I’m a terrible mother and she’s going to leave home.

I’m terrified I’m going to lose her; please help me…

Catherine, Kimmage

Dear Catherine, IT’S always a shock to see one of our children, our babies, growing up and doing things that we know are not right.

Without defending her behaviour, she is not the first and won’t be the last 16-yearold to drink too much and get ill from it.

Now she has behaved that

way, the important thing is how you deal with it and you have decided to take a very hard line with her, as is your right.

Your reaction, and I understand your reaction, is to punish and alienate your daughter at a time when she probably needs your help and love more than ever.

She needs to learn and

you need to teach her. Talk to her, discuss it in detail, let her realise the dangers of her behaviour, teach and support her.

Once you have talked then apply a consequence for her behaviour and, strange as it may sound, let her suggest an appropriate consequence – you might be surprised. Good luck in getting the balance right.

mote himself that way, so it’s to be expected I suppose.

2) Not particularly – I think he’s a great sportsperson; he’s very capable at what he does and he’s worked very hard to become that way. But, no, he doesn’t act particularly well.

3) If they get inspiration from him, then good for them, but I don’t.

4) I’m sure success has changed him; I think it does that to pretty much anyone who’s successful. But I think he’s earned his success, so good for him.

5) I’ve no opinion either way on that; wouldn’t bother me.

Sean Joyce 1) I CAN’T say I was surprised – mortified, but not surprised.

This stuff just seems to happen

around fighters – you don’t see this kind of thing [bus attacks] with golfers or knitters, do you?

2) Of course not! Who wants to send out people talking and swearing like that to represent the country, or making those kinds of headlines?

3) Not any of the young people I know. It’s not about money or fame, but how you behave – I know what my mam and dad would think if I’d done anything like that, or said half of what he’s said.

4) Not really. I’d think he was always like that. Maybe fame just amplifies that behaviour?

5) God, no. And I think I’d be nervous now if I was on a bus and saw McGregor standing outside it – but I don’t think he has to queue for many buses now, with his millions!

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Maura Higgins. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Coronation Street stars Tina O Brien and Samia Longchambon

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Coronation St comes to Liffey Valley

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TYLE was abound at Liffey Valley as Coronation Street stars Samia Longchambon and Tina O’Brien visited Boots in the centre to launch Bellamianta Tan in their Irish stores. Fans of the Soap

star duo flocked to meet the pair, while some well known faces, like Ireland’s Got More Talent presenter Glenda Gilson, attended to celebrate the launch of the tan across Boots stores in Ireland.

Amanda Davitt, Carolyn Henderson and Megan Connery

Sophie Cosgrove and Lauren Flanagan Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Katie O Connor and Jane Buckley

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Niamh Hegarty and Rena Buckley. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Katie Adolphus and Emma Lowe

Kelloggs camps back and ‘Cúler’ than ever before

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HE Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps programme for 2018 was launched at the opening of Ireland’s first-ever popup cereal café with GAA All-Stars helping serve-up breakfast to members of the public. Over 140,000 children took part in Cúl Camps across Ireland last year.

Arian Cooke and Juno Murray

Oliver Callan Pictures: Brian McEvoy Sarah Curran

Shoes perfect for a Saturday night out

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ORMER Saturdays singer and judge of The Voice Ireland, Una Healy, has officially launched her own range of shoes. With quirky, modern and edgy designs, the shoe collection has almost 100 styles to choose from. View the collection at www.unahealyoriginal.com, and in stores across Ireland.

Pictures: Leon Farrell

Pippa O’Connor Ciara Beale and Clara O’Brien

Mikie O Loughlin and Megan Rowentree

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LOVE YOUR DUBLIN: THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BEST HANG OUTS AND HISTORICAL GEMS

THE HUGUENOT CEMETERY, ST STEPHEN’S GREEN

DUBLIN MADE EASY AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT SOME OF THE CITY’S BEST CULTURAL HOTSPOTS

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ALKING through the city, it’s very easy to take the many churches for granted.

However, Dublin’s churches have a rich history, with some featuring some very interesting yet little-known attractions. It’s amazing what’s hidden in plain sight in our city and if you’ve never paid a visit to these churches, then you’re in for some surprises. For starters, note the quiet Huguenot cemetery (inset, main) from 1693 set at the northeast corner of bustling Saint Stephen’s Green ...

THE WHITEFRIAR STREET CARMELITE CHURCH LOCATION: No 56, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 BEST FEATURE: The relics of St Valentine THIS church is a must-visit for lovers and those that believe in romance, for it is where the relics of St Valentine himself can be found.

The relics were donated to Carmelite John Spratt by Pope Gergory XVI in 1835 and they have remained at Whitefriar Street ever since. The church also features a number of other shrines, including shrines to Our Lady of Dublin, Albert of Sicily and The Infant of Prague.

The church also has a beautiful collection of stained glass windows, some of which are nearly 180 years old, which were expertly restored in the 1990s. Some of the most beautiful are the ones depicting scenes from the life of Our Lady (the Rosary Windows).

THE UNITARIAN CHURCH

ST MICHAN’S CHURCH

LOCATION: St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 BEST FEATURE: The magnificent stained glass window

LOCATION: Church Street, Dublin 7 BEST FEATURE: The ancient burial crypts

LOCATED just past the Royal College of Surgeons at St Stephen’s Green, the Unitarian Church is welcoming to people of all faiths and has become known over the past number of years as an incredible, intimate gig venue.

Renowned musicians such as Duke Special, Cathy Davey and Jack Lukeman have all taken to the altar of this unique gig venue over the years.

At 8pm on Friday, April 27, Padraig Brady will launch his new memoir, Keeping Sketch: From Dublin To Nepal, in the church.

Admission is free.

The church is also a proudly Fairtrade church, providing Fairtrade tea, coffee and sugar at Sunday services alongside a range of Fairtrade sales throughout the year.

WHILE Smithfield has some well-known attractions, such as the Lighthouse Cinema and the Jameson Distillery, a fascinating tourist attraction can be found just around the corner, at St Michan’s.

Deep in the vaults of the church lie a number of bodies that have barely decomposed because of the dry atmosphere created by the church’s magnesian limestone walls.

However, the wooden caskets have partially opened, revealing perfectly preserved bodies.

Among those thought to have been mummified in this way are the brothers Henry and John Sheares, leaders of the 1798 rebellion.

The church also houses an organ that Handel is said to have played on.

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HOME & STYLE

DUBLIN

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SPRING HAS SPRUNG: THERE’S still a slight chill in the air, but there’s no two ways about it – Spring is well and truly here, and it’s time to start looking ahead, and looking outward, to where to head out to make the most of these better days.

Now that there’s a grand stretch in the evening, stretch to getting some Regatta Great Outdoors gear, which has all you need to take to the hills and highways to explore the great outdoors – or just the nearest park.

MAGAZINE

LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS TAKE YOU ON A TOUR OF THE NEWS AND EVENTS ACROSS THE CITY AND COUNTY

THE GIFT OF GAZ | DA HOOD SEEMS NICE

Down them mean streets of Crumlin a quiet fella like meself must sometimes go I HAD a few auld bits to do around the place last week later that day when I nip in for a quiet one. and didn’t I find meself in Crumlin!

“Yeah, but he’s gone a bit far with all this wrecking I hadn’t been there for a while and I was a bit wor- the bus business,” I says. “Even all the young fellas ried after reading that American article about yer man who thought he was the mutt’s nuts are starting to McGregor. say he’s a bit of a tulip. Think all that money is going That was saying that the place is a “project” – like to his head.”

South Central LA or one of them places – and ye “Going to his head!?!” says Paschal, laughing at couldn’t even walk on certain parts of the street for me. “He’s overdone the whole showman thing a bit fear of getting a hiding. and acted the maggot, but I bet you if you had all that So, I think I had every right to be wormoney at his age, you wouldn’t be ried, given that I thought I was walking sitting here to tell the tale.”

If I’d had all that through a scene from Boyz In The Hood, “If I had all that money I money I’d probably but ye know wha’? It was grand. Same as wouldn’t be drinking in here,” I have ended up on it ever is. says, taking the wind out of his No drive-bys or any of that carry-on. A first-name terms sails a bit. young fella even held a shop door open with the staff in the He’s right though, if I’d have for me. Them Americans get some mad Betty Ford Clinic had all that money in me twenideas at times. ties I’d probably have ended up on But then I was thinking, maybe first-name terms with the staff in McGregor fed yer man a bit of a yarn. Him the Betty Ford Clinic. and his mates were probably winding yer “Still though,” says Paschal. man up a bit, having a laugh, like.

“I’d rather have money going to And the McGregor fella seems to live in me head and more importantly, a bit of a fantasy world. Paschal reckons me pocket, than be queuing for he’s a genius. a week to try and buy a gaff in “Look at the publicity he gets.

Blanch.”

And all the money,” he says to me Which is a fair point, I suppose.

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Just green and bear it...

Peter O’Brien Gleeson had a look of intense concentration as he pushed himself to the limit in the one millionth Parkrun in Ireland, which was held last weekend at Brickfield Park, in Drimnagh. Thousands ran across the country in other Parkruns that day. Picture: Robbie Reynolds

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FAMILIES

BRING MAN’S – OR WOMAN’S – BEST FRIEND ALONG

FIFTH ANNUAL EVENT TO CATER FOR ANIMALS OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES THE fifth annual Pets in A range of stalls will heara Micheal MacDonthe City event takes place offer pet lovers great deals ncha said: “This event is at Smithfield Square in on a variety of pet acces- the perfect opportunity for the city centre on Sunday, sories, grooming products, the entire family, and their April 29, offering families toys and novelty items. pets, to enjoy a day out in The DSPCA will be the centre of Dublin city. and their furry friends the on hand to provide vital purr-fect day out.

“Apart from learning to Presented better care for

by Dublin City your own family Co u n c i l a n d pet, there will be supported by lots to discover, the DSPCA, from reptiles King of Paws to Irish Wolfhounds.” and 98FM, the Brian Gillen, free event promises animal lovchief executive ers a wide range of the DSPCA, of activities and Natasha Eames, fundraising and events coordi- said: “We’re live entertain- nator, DSPCA with Teddy delighted that ment.

Pets in the City Hosted by the DSPCA, services such as micro- is in its fifth year. The and the King of Paws chipping and pet health event is a brilliant day out, Training Team, visitors advice. offering the perfect opporare invited to bring their Pets in the City will fea- tunity to interact and learn four-legged friends to take ture an exotic animal area, about animals. part in Agility workshops reptile corner and animal “For pet owners, it’s a and the Scruffs Dog Show. farm for visitors to inter- great chance to get pets A DSPCA adoption act with and learn about micro-chipped and get parade will also take place, a variety of different ani- advice on how to look after highlighting the wonder- mals. their loved pets.” ful animals available for Speaking at the launch For further information rescue. of Pets in the City, Ardm- see www.petsinthecity.ie.

Pawfect pals

It’s ruff work but someone has to do it ... Shane and Eoin Carroll from Sandymount get help from their pooch pals Shannon, Seoidin, MJ, Teddy, Ruby, Cuddles and Fraggles to launch the event. Pictures: Jason Clarke

Well done to another lucky Gazette winner CONGRATULATIONS to Madeline

Andrews, the winner of our recent Maldron Hotel Newlands Cross competition.

She is pictured with her grandson, Adam Andrews, after receiving her prize of two nights’ bed and breakfast (for two adults and two children) in the Maldron Hotel, a family ticket to Dublin Zoo, and a picnic for all the family to bring along on their adventures.

Remember to keep reading your Dublin Gazette, and to look out for more great giveaways – keep reading, keep winning!

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WAYS TO HELP OTHERS, AND TO HELP YOURSELF, TOO

PEOPLE

EXPERIMENTAL CAFE HIGHLIGHTS WHAT LIVING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CAN BE LIKE

Serving up a slice of MS life REBECCA RYAN

A NEW experimental pop-up cafe has opened at Exchequer Street, Dublin 2, giving customers a small taste of the daily challenges faced by people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

When a customer walks in to MSunderstood Cafe, they will experience things like the ground beneath them being uneven, the menus being blurry and the chairs being heavy, which the chief executive from MS Ireland, Ava Battles, says are some of the symptoms that people with MS experience.

She said: “That unsteadiness on the feet, the visual disturbances, the inability to hold a cup properly – simple things

that lots of people take for granted – you can experience those things in the coffee shop.”

At its recent opening, MSunderstood Cafe also highlighted the urgent need for improved access to medicine and treatment for the management of MS. More than 9,000 people are living with MS in Ireland, with thousands more family members affected.

One of those people is 39-year-old Karen Hynes from Blackrock, who was diagnosed with MS on her 20th birthday, and was involved in creating the cafe.

Speaking to Dublin Gazette, Karen said she started getting pins and needles in her left leg and her mother encouraged

her to see a doctor. After numerous tests, within a matter of weeks she was told she had MS. Getting the news wasn’t easy: “There was a lot of fear around it, I didn’t know what MS was and

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thing like this’.”

On living with MS, Karen said: “Symptoms vary from day to day, so no day is the same for me. But I don’t sit around and have a ‘pity party’, I just get up and go.

Karen Hynes, who was diagnosed with MS on her 20th birthday, was involved in creating the cafe when I thought of MS, all I pictured was someone in a wheelchair.

“I was terrified. I couldn’t get my head around it and the only thing I could think of was: ‘I’m only 20 and that I shouldn’t be getting some-

Pictured at the MSunderstood Cafe opening are Ava Battles, chief executive, MS Ireland; Pierre-Alain Delley, general manager, Roche Ireland; Karen Hynes; Cllr Mark Ward (SF), who like Karen also lives with MS, and Aoife Kirwan, MS Ireland

“I make a point of doing the little t h i n g s, l i k e going to t h e superm a r ke t .

You learn to monitor yourself and figure out what you need to do to take care of yourself.”

She has this advice for anyone going through MS: “The first thing I would recommend is getting in touch with MS Ireland – they’ve provided great help and

support to me and many others living with MS. “Another thing I will say is, don’t shut your family out, keep them in the loop.

Diagnosis is a very scary time for them too and they can be a great support if they know what is going on.”

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Have a ball helping hospice’s little heroes ALAN Hughes and Miriam O’Callaghan are calling on companies to dig deep for the annual LauraLynn Heroes Ball, with this year’s fundraising gala event taking place on Saturday, May 12 at the Intercontinental Hotel.

As the State’s only d e d i c a te d c h i l d re n’s hospice, the LauraLynn

Foundation provides clinical care, healthcare support, and palliative care services to children with exceptional and lifelimiting conditions.

As MC of the upcoming bash, Miriam said: “It’s a great excuse to put on the glad rags, have a night on the town, and do it all for a wonderful cause.

See a startling piece of new physical theatre AHEAD of an appearance at the Galway Theatre Festival, writer, actor and director Ronan Dempsey brings The Words Are There to the Mill Theatre in Dundrum – a compelling and timely new piece of innovative physical theatre that delves into domestic abuse.

The performance takes place on Friday, April 13, with tickets priced €18 available from milltheatre.ie.

“I’m urging people to put May 12 in the diary for what will be a tremendous night out.”

A corporate package costs €2,500 per table of 12, with a limited quantity of individual tickets available for €175 each. Contact Claire or Jacqui at 01 289 3151, or see www.lauralynn.ie.

Help make a creative day

DUBLIN City Council have launched an open call for artists, creative and cultural venues in the city in response to the announcement by Minister fo r Cu l t u re Jo s e p h a Madigan of Cruinniu na nOg – a day of creativity for

children and young people set for June 23.

The focus for Cruinniu na nOg 2018 will be on activities taking place in the city’s suburbs, ne ighbourhoods and villages, enabling young people to access creativity

where they live, in their communities, with their friends and family.

In te re s te d a r t i s t s, groups and creative organisations can find out more and read the open call guidelines at www. dublinscultureconnects.ie.

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Down Rio way

Let us point you towards a great trip

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Deputy Group Editor: Shane Dillon sdillon@dublingazette.com

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SOME OF THE LATEST EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN DUBLIN Reach for the skies with yoga on top of Croker FO L LOW I NG t h e success of the skyhigh yoga classes in 2017, Croke Park h ave a n n o u n c e d more limited-edition yoga classes on the Ericsson Skyline, from Saturday, May 5.

At 17 storeys above the city, the Skyline is Croke Park’s rooftop walkway and Dublin’s highest open viewing platform – and now one of Ireland’s highest outdoor yoga experiences. The Skyline has an overhang right over the famous pitch, so it’s definitely one for thrill seekers looking for an alternative Yoga experience.

The classes, which will run every Saturday at 10am for five weeks commencing on May 5, are with instructor Aisling Conn of Aisling Conn Yoga and Pilates Aisling’s sky-high sessions will be intimate, with no more than 15 participants, and will last approximately one hour and 15 minutes.

The Ericsson Skyline Yoga classes cost €25 per session, including a juice afterwards. As there are limited places, book in advance at crokepark.ie/yoga.

DIARY

BENJI - OUR DOG OF THE WEEK

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

Benji is a handsome and laid-back nineye a r- o l d A l a s k a n Malamute who has quickly stolen the hearts of all the canine carers who look after him.

He is a real couch potato, and loves to snuggle into people and lap up lots of attention.

Benji is a cuddle monster who loves his belly being rubbed and his coat being brushed.

He came to Dogs Trust after living with his previous family for a few years, so he is used to living in a home environment and he should settle into his new home with no problems.

Benji is such a sweetheart and very gentle so he should be happy living with very young children. He loves attention from humans so much that he would prefer to be the only dog in the family, and get your undivided attention.

Benji is a very good boy who will make a wonderful addition to most families.

If you have room in your heart and on your couch for Benji, then please contact Dogs Trust at 01 879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50.

Map and directions c a n b e fo u n d o n their website www. d o g s t r u s t . i e. Yo u can also find them on Facebook www. facebook.com/dogstrustirelandonline or Twitter @DogsTrust.

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GOINGOUTOUT

PICKWEEK Hot OF THE

APRIL 16 (MONDAY)

Harry Styles @ 3Arena, €50-€70 We can’t quite say that we’re just wild about Harry – but about two bazillion other people are, with the latest former One Direction man to drop in on Dublin being the ‘cheeky boy’ of the bunch, with his self-titled debut album in tow.

Expect screams. (Clock-checking chaperones and patient other halves in tow, we salute you.)

APRIL 12 (THURSDAY) Calum Scott @ The Academy, €19 Music Currents 2018 @ Smock Alley Theatre, €10 A three-day festival of contemporary electronic music comes to Temple Bar, featuring four concerts across the weekend, as well as workshops and talks.

APRIL 13 (FRIDAY) Music Currents 2018 @ Smock Alley Theatre, €10 Walk The Moon @ The Academy, €30 Eve Belle @ Project Arts Centre, €10 Goal Girl @ The Grand Social, €12.50 Bryde @ Whelan’s, €15 Crazy Town @ The Bowery, €15

APRIL 14 (SATURDAY) Music Currents 2018 @ Smock Alley Theatre, €10 Nick JD Hodgson (of Kaiser Chiefs) @ The Grand Social, €17 Francesco Turrisi @ Fumbally Stables Dusky @ District 8, €17

APRIL 15 (SUNDAY) Frank Turner @ The Academy, €27 Folk-punk troubadour Frank Turner sings of England’s soul and his own struggles, and utterly excels live. He brings his ‘Be More Kind’ tour to North Dublin.

Fenne Lily @ The Wiley Fox August Wells @ The Workman’s Club, €13 Samarkind, Jailbird + Ophelias @ Whelan’s, €16

APRIL 17 (TUESDAY) Aston Merrygold @ The Button Factory, €20 The Unthanks @ Abbey Theatre, €32 Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s, €7 We Banjo 3 @ Whelan’s, €16

APRIL 18 (WEDNESDAY) The Unthanks @ Abbey Theatre, €32 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats @ Olympia Theatre, €30 The Wonder Years @ The Button Factory, €23 Nahko + Trevor Hall @ Whelan’s

Want some brilliant Blues?

You need the...

Sprockets

DUBLIN isn’t known for groups of friends clad out in the latest in Blues-inspired charity store chic, focused on producing timeless, harmonised melodies.

The Hot Sprockets are out of step with the scene and forging their own path, but evolving into their newly psychedelic phase, they win plaudits simply by being great at what they do...

IF YOU heard a track o f t wo o f T h e Ho t Sprockets’ music, and were then asked to stick a pin in a map identifying where they come from, you’d probably stick the point somewhere on the fringes of a Texan city, a spot with plenty of raucous rock influences, but a distinct country twang known for effortless, whisky-bar showmanship.

The five-piece actually h a i l f ro m d i f fe re n t corners of Dublin, having spent much of the ir p er fo r ma nce -l ov in g c a re e r e n te r t a i n i n g their own niche with a thunderous live show.

They rumble between gigs in an aging Nissan Micra and very much live for their music. Newlyreleased third album, Dream Mover, is the latest

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stage in a slow-paced and precisely crafted evolution.

Of the new release, multi-instrumentalist Frankie Kelly tells us: “It’s a bit more psychedelic – the production is a real step up from [second album] Brother Nature, and the song writing’s better than the last record.

We feel like we’re really evolving as songwriters.

“We had a lot more than just the ten songs on the album, but we picked the best ones and spent a lot of time working on them, improving them and developing the sound.

Much more went into

it then anything we did before.

“There are three writers in the band, so between us we’re always writing at home. Some of the tracks we might look at once and never see again. Others make demo stage and the best make it all the way.

There are hundreds of songs. We’ve done threehour setlists of original material before.”

As for the image, that’s become the band’s thing.

“It’s just our normal attire,” pipes up vocalist Tim Cullen.

“It’s just from stuff that influenced us, bands we’re influenced by; mainly 60s and 70s American bands. We wear our best stuff on stage, like going on a date or something.

We don’t really pay too much attention to it, but to a certain extent it’s important. You dress up.”

Kelly adds: “Years ago, Tim used to work in a vintage clothing store, so he just got sweet clothes for free. We just kind of got mad into the clothes together, and kept on

doing it.”

The result can feel like an authentic shift in time and place: The Hot Sprockets wardrobe would be genuinely hard to track down in Dublin, and sits perfectly alongside their sound.

As well as their local su c c e s s e s, T h e Ho t Sprockets have also been touring fairly extensively in Spain – their very own ‘big in Japan’ moment.

“We’re on playlists with both of their national radio stations, so we get quite a lot of radioplay ove r t h e re, ” Cu l l e n explains.

“We got a Spanish release of Brother Nature through a company called Folk Records, so we put two tracks of the Licks From The Vault release on it.

“It goes really well out there. We’re b a c k a ga i n this summer, to play a few shows, and

we’ve been a few times now.”

For now, though, The Hot Sprockets will be pleasing the local crowd – one they profess a real love for.

They sit naturally in the messy realm of dwellers at Wicklow’s wo n d e r f u l l y s h a b by festival, Knockanstockan, with those whose hearts screams for the Blues, and those who simply can’t miss something so effortlessly, raucously entertaining.

The Hot Sprockets’ latest, Dream Mover, is out now, and launches at The Button Factory in Temple Bar this Saturday, April 14.

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ENTERTAINMENT DELAMERE DADDY HAS A STARRING NARRATIVE ROLE IN HILARIOUS COMIC MATERIAL

Neil’s happy to trot out his new show that involves his dad MARK O’BRIEN

THE intriguingly-titled Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Pensioner represents something of a new approach for Neil Delamere.

The show is framed around a single narrative – a day last year when Neil helped his 82-yearold father deliver the local meals-on-wheels to the elderly, which they had to finish in time for a horse race.

While hilariously describing the experience, and the various characters they meet on their outing, Neil deviates with some uproarious side-stories before bringing everything together in a rewarding finale.

The show – which comes to Blanchardstown and Dun Laoghaire next month – has been a huge success, selling out across the country and drawing a standing ovation when it came to Vicar Street.

Ne il told Dublin Gazette that the Vicar Street performance was particularly memorable because his dad was in attendance.

He said: “Dad came to the Vicar Street show and he stood up at the end and sure he got a standing ovation, and he’s getting

groupies.

“Like, he’s in his eighties and he has young women asking him for selfies, so he was in his element; he had great craic.

“He had his walking stick with him, and he said: ‘Do you know what that’s for? That’s for warding off young women,’ so he really enjoyed himself.”

Neil is well-known for his observational and topical comedy, so was writing a show with such a narrative arc a harder challenge for him?

“Easier in one way, and harder in another,” he said.

“Harder in the way that it has to have a beginning, a middle and an end, and if you want to tell the story well then you can veer away from it [such conventions], but you have to come back to it so there’s a framework within which you have to operate.

“So, it’s a bit more difficult from that point of view, rather just you going out and getting the weirdest stories that have happened in the last year, which is my normal show.

“But easier in another way because as it was happening I was like okay, this is something

interesting because I have an interesting relationship to cover but also because also it has mad stuff happening.”

One of the characters had a rather peculiar request of the Delameres before she would let them leave.

“There was a woman who made me say the Angelus with her,” he says.

“And we were trying to get home in time for horse racing, she made me say the Angelus. So, I’m looking at the clock over her shoulder and she’s saying it as slowly as humanly possible.”

With the tour reaching its final dates, Neil will soon make a welcome return to TV screens this Autumn with the 11th season of the ever-popular topical news and current affairs panel show The Blame Game on BBC Northern Ireland.

Neil stars alongside Co l i n M u r p hy, J a ke O’Kane and host Tim McGarry on a show that regularly gets more audience share than Graham Norton.

“It’s just gotten bigger and bigger and bigger and the appetite for it is growing and growing and growing,” he says and he credits the BBC for allow-

ing the show to grow.

“Sometimes when you leave something on or certainly when you leave something on, the people on it – like a good football team or something – get to know each other’s rhythms and they start fitting into roles and it just gets better and better and better.”

Social media has also played a role in keeping the stars on their toes.

“Twitter and Facebook has made people work harder on a topical show,” says Neil.

“On a topical show years ago, you could just think of a joke on a subject but now you might have to think of the third or fourth more obscure joke because if you’re filming on a Friday and it happened on a Tuesday, well then maybe Twitter and Facebook have done a lot of jokes on Tuesday and Wednesday so that can elevate the game a little bit more, which is a good thing.”

Ne il Delamere will appear at The Pavillion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire on Friday, March 18 and at Draiocht Theatre, Blanchardstown on Saturday, March 19.

Tickets from €21 are available from www. neildelamere.com/gigs.

Neil knows great jokes like the back of his hand – and maybe even a bit better than that

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ENTERTAINMENT

IT’S QUIETLY ENGROSSING

It’s quiet well done for a creepy creature feature

LESS is more. We’ve all heard that mantra applied to one thing after another, though cinema tends to go very much the other way, where there’s no such thing as too much, too excessive, too loud and too crazy.

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This has become particularly prevalent in

recent years, with an endless conveyor belt of bombastic blockbusters that have made blazing cities and planetary destruction something of a yawnfest.

Sometimes it’s a relief to just sit back and soak up a quieter film and experi-

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PACIFIC RIM UPRISING

Not quite the monster of a sequel fans had hoped for IT’S hard to make a mess of a film about giant robots (more or less) fighting giant Kaiju (monsters) in dense urban cityscapes, but there’s just something a little derivative about Pacific Rim Uprising (Cert 12A, 111 mins). Leading the troops is John Boyega, who turns in a nicely charismatic performance, but as sequels go it’s missing a little of the sly wit of its impressive predecessor. Still, at least the visuals are great, and it’s not as offensively dumb as the terrible T**********s films.

TOMB RAIDER

Successfully unearthing new adventures for Lara Coft AS the film franchise reboot based on the game frachise reboot based on the long-running Tomb Raider games and films, Tomb Raider (Cert 12A, 120 mins) does a decent job in digging up Lara Croft for modern audiences. Frankly, it’s not quite as good as the game it’s largely based on, but it’s close enough, with some great action set-pieces that’re inspired by the best bits of the rebooted game. There’s plenty of room to improve, but it’s a decent enough return to form for the franchise.

PETER RABBIT

Not worth rabbitting on about – far from it NOT many people know that Paddington 2 is one of the bestreviewed films of all time (well, you do now), but although critics adored it, the kind-hearted bear from darkest Peru was usurped at the box office by Peter Rabbit (Cert G, 95 mins), a largely charmless update of the classic character. Peter and pals – including Domhnall Gleeson as one of the humans – dig in to some chaotic action here and there, but if you must watch one talking animal film, seek out Paddington instead.

ISLE OF DOGS

Canny canines save the day in this stop-motion romp FROM one largely unlovable creature to a whole pack of largely uncatchable canines. Isle of Dogs (Cert PG, 101 mins) is director Wes Anderson’s latest and, as usual, brings a typically quirky style to his second stop-motion movie. A tale of a kid ganging up with exiled animals to tackle corruption (there’s a lot more than that going on, but it’s generally hard to pin down a theme in an Anderson film), the end result is pawfect enough for two hours, thanks to the efforts of a very impressive cast.

ence instead, to find some calm, not a storm.

If that’s the kind of film you’re looking for with A Quiet Place (Cert 15A, 90 mins) – sorry, this isn’t the soothing spot you’re looking for, but rather a place of creeping dread, punctuated by tension and a tightening of the screws that largely eschews conventional cinema scares for other traumas instead.

As you’d expect from the title, quiet – or rather, unforgiving silence – is at the heart of the film, as a force which not only impels the characters and plot forward, but creeps into the cinema as an oppressive agent, drawing the viewer along as an unwilling accomplice to the action.

At its heart, the film takes an all too familiar trope – the struggle to survive in a world that’s fallen to an overpowering force – and brings it down to the personal and identifiable, following a small family eking out an existence in the rural depths of nowheresville at their carefully modified home.

It’s a quiet place indeed, or rather, a silent place, as the Abbotts are forced to live in utter silence, lest they draw the attention of This isn’t star Emily Blunt’s first foray into sci-fi, but she brings a lot of grounded emotion to her maternal role

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Wheat trouble are the kids in here? Millicent Simmond and Noah Jupe are excellent as the siblings trying to just survive

CINEMA | SSH! A QUIET PLACE DEMANDS YOUR ATTENTION

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In Herbert Park today at the food market. A Dad to his three kids all under 8, in the queue for a crepe. “If you don’t stop misbehaving you’ll be getting vegan food”. @murphy4087

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Nice try, Conor – wonder if that worked with the kids?

Speaking of Conors ...

omnipresent deadly creatures which have somehow decimated the planet (as set up in the film’s preamble, before joining the family some time later after they’ve adjusted to this new life).

The horrible hunters are seemingly blind, but they’re drawn with startling, deadly speed to any noise – particularly the sounds that any crunchy, delicious, noisy humans might make.

Even quiet talking and whispering is dangerous now, with the terror of discovery and sudden, violent death stalking the characters’ every footstep along carefully marked trails.

As a helpful plot device the family communicate in sign language (with special kudos for deaf actress Millicent Simmonds, as the resourceful daughter).

However, although a conventional dialogue is mostly missing here, you’re never in any doubt as to what the cast are fe e l i n g, w i t h t h e relentl e s s , gruel-

ling silence needing every nuanced emotion, tic, stressed look and gesture to gain a weight that’s missing in a standard dialogue-driven film.

Emily Blunt is pretty mesmerising in a role that pushes emotion to the fore instead, with excellent support from John Krasinski as the husband also desperately trying to keep them all quiet – and alive.

However, that quietness practically oozes off the screen for much of the film, snaking and coiling around the audience under director John Krasinki’s expert touch, making them complicit in the family’s blunders, decisions and occasional terror as they quietly fight for survival.

The characters and film alike sometimes put a foot wrong, but for the most part it’s an imaginative creature-feature that takes a simple concept and a slow-burning pace, but ultimately it’s something you’ll want to praise.

Just don’t s h o u t about it from the rooftops ...

Verdict: 8/10

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK BACK NEXT WEEK FOR THE SOLUTIONS TO THIS WEEK’S PUZZLES

WORD SEARCH In Temple Bar - Taximan: “I see Conor McGregor has been acting the maggot.” Confused American: “Acting the what?” Taximan: “Ya know, being a fecking eejit!” Even more confused American: “Being a what???”

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@OverheardDublin Makes perfect sense to us – a bit more than Conor’s regular musings, anyway

We had the Repeal mural and Stormzy and Kendrick Lamar We had loads of great art but that has to go.

Meanwhile Dublin City Council are allowed to put up wrote off banners that look like they got them for a fiver in Mr Price. @earley Controversial Up The Dubs banner across the Liffey sees Earley ripples of anger

Codewords are like crossword puzzles - but have no clues! Instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle.

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All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number!

To start you off, we reveal the codes for two or three letters.

As you find letters, enter them in the key and into the grid.

Cross off the letters in the A to Z list.

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GALLERIES

Jess Scanlan and Sara Fitzpatrick

Romy Carroll

Cathy O’Connor

Sarah Lenihan

Emily Loughnane and James Daly

Tara O’Farrell

Serdzan Simsek and Robert Loughnane

Melanie Murphy and Brian McKenna

Monika Walsh

Shane Carey and Robyn Carey

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Alan and Liz Bailey

Robbie Kane and David T Kelly

A great screening of a great love story L

OVE, Simon, a film about a teenager discovering the world as he tries to come out, had a special preview screening at the Odeon Point Village for competition winners and invited guests. The film is produced by the same team behind The Fault in Our Stars, and is already receiving rave reviews. Love, Simon is out in cinemas across the country now.

Denise Grigore, Helena Apetroaei and Aoife Fox

Sophie O Hanlon and Emma Chalkley. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Daniella Gibney and Niamh Martin. Pic: Brian McEvoy

Madison Cawley

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SOUTH AMERICA | THESE BRAZIL, ARGENTINA TRIPS WILL THRILL

Head down Rio way for a truly amazing break

SYLVIA POWNALL

Travel Editor KILLING two birds with one stone is every seasoned traveller’s dream – so a trip to Brazil and Argentina ticks all the boxes.

Irish experts at The Travel Department have put together an incredible 13-night holiday dividing time between these vibrant South American countries.

The enviable itinerary includes exploring the hidden gems of Brazil, starting with a trip to the thundering Iguazu Falls.

Then it’s an up close and personal visit to the giant Christ the Redeemer statue at the Corcovado Mountain before taking a cable car up to the Sugar Loaf.

A historic tour of Rio de Janeiro by day is followed by a vibrant ‘Rio at Night’ show which demonstrates why it is the carnival capital of the world.

Enjoy free time between excursions to relax, shop and explore at your own pace, before moving on to discover the pulsating Latin passion of Argentina.

A f u l l day excursion to a typical Argentinian farmhouse will open your eyes to traditional dance, music a n d awe - i n s p i r i n g horseback skills.

Later you get to relax on a leisurely cruise along the Parana River before getting to grips with some sightseeing in Buenos Aires. The guided tour of the city takes in La Boca, Palermo and Recoleta – and

finishes with a mesmerising tango display with a traditional dinner.

Prices start from €3,699pp including return f lights from Dublin, 13 nights’ 3-star and 4-star B&B hotel

accommodation, transfers, taxes & charges and excursions, departing September 12.

To book this dream getaway, just visit www.traveldepartment/ argentinaandbrazil, or call 01 637 1600.

Ah, it’s himself ... See for yourself the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, welcoming visitors to Rio

Whether you’re making a spiritual pilgrimage or looking to take in some incredible scenery, all are welcome to take to the ancient Camino de Santiago

World-weary travellers should step off the beaten path – and walk along the Camino de Santiago trail ALTERNATIVELY, if it’s something a bit more active you’re after, why not complete the final 100km of the Camino de Santiago in Spain?

The last leg of the trail is the most popular walking tour and a week-long tour offers a chance for some great walking, good food and wine, meeting fellow pilgrims, discovering local customs and soaking up the unique atmosphere of it all.

This section of the Camino starts in Sarria and covers the last 100km of the Camino Frances – the minimum required to apply for your Compostela certificate.

The Camino will take you across woodlands, farmland and rustic hamlets, following tracks and paths lined by granite stone walls.

The green rolling landscape of Galicia is part of each day’s walk, until

you approach your final destination: the mythical city of Santiago de Compostela.

Here you can explore the magic of Santiago’s Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a half-day guided tour and enjoy some free time to relax or sightsee at your own pace.

This trip is ideal for experienced walkers, with an average walking distance of 21-23km per day.

Prices start from €829pp for seven nights including return flights from Dublin, 3-star & 4-star half-board accommodation, transfers, excursions, expert local guides and all taxes & charges, departing this May, September and October.

For further information, see www.tdactiveholidays.ie/camino-desantiago or call 01 637 1633.

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A GUIDE TO TEMPTING FOOD AND LOCATIONS

FOOD & TRAVEL

BY ‘ECK, THIS YORKSHIRE PUDDING AND BEEF DISH WILL HIT THE SPOT

A meatylicious roast rib THIS week we have another delicious recipe (to serve 6-8) again courtesy of Neven Maguire: roast rib of beef on the bone with yorkshire puddings.

This roast rib of beef recipe is perfect for when you’ve got to feed a crowd. Always allow a joint to come back up to temperature before roasting to achieve the best flavour.

The key to its success is to start with a fantastic piece of beef that has been hung for 21 days to improve the flavour and texture.

INGREDIENTS 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 tbsp English mustard 2 tsp sea salt 1.5kg (3lb 5oz) French trimmed rib of beef on the bone, at room temperature 2 tbsp rapeseed oil 2 large onions, peeled and quartered with root left intact 2 large carrots, halved lengthways 1 garlic bulb, broken into cloves (not peeled) Small handful of soft thyme leaves 2 tsp plain flour

400ml (14fl oz) beef or chicken stock Horseradish cream, to serve FOR THE YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS 3 eggs 100g (4oz) plain flour 250ml (9fl oz) milk Pinch of sea salt Rapeseed oil, for cooking Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper PREPARATION Preheat the oven to 230°C (450°F/gas mark 8). Heat a small frying pan and toast the peppercorns until aromatic, then place in a pestle and mortar and grind until cracked.

Mix in the mustard and salt. Wipe the meat with damp kitchen paper and rub with the mustard mixture.

Pour the oil into a roasting tin and add the onions, carrots, garlic and thyme, tossing to coat.

Season to taste, then push to the edges and sit the beef in the middle of the vegetables.

Roast for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 200°C (400°F/gas mark 6) and

roast for 10 minutes per 450g (1lb) for rare, 12 minutes for medium-rare and 20–25 minutes for well done. A joint this size will take just under 1 hour. Take out and baste halfway through the cooking.

Meanwhile, make the Yorkshire pudding batter.

Whisk the eggs, flour, milk

and salt together in a bowl until well combined.

Pour the batter into a Pyrex jug and let it rest for 30 minutes before you use it – this will help to make it smoother, giving you fantastic light and crispy puddings.

When the beef is cooked to your liking, remove it from the tin along with

the onions and carrots and place on a platter. Cover with tin foil and leave to rest for 30 minutes before carving.

Now it’s time to cook the Yorkshire puddings.

Increase the oven temperature to its highest temperature and put a muffin tin in a baking tin on the top shelf. When the

oven is up to temperature, carefully remove the tins, close the oven door and add a tablespoon of oil to each hole in the muffin tin.

Pop the tins back in the oven for a couple of minutes, until the oil is smoking hot. Open the oven door and slide the shelf with the tins halfway out.

Quickly fill each muffin hole with batter, then carefully slide the shelf back into the oven. Cook for 15 minutes without opening the oven door, u n t i l t h e Yo r ks h i re puddings are crisp and golden with a soft, fluffy centre.

Meanwhile, quickly make the gravy. Pour the juices from the roasting tin into a jug, discarding the garlic and thyme, and leave the fat to settle on top, then skim off the fat and discard. Reserve the juices.

Stir the flour into the roasting tin, scraping the bottom of the tin with a wooden spoon to remove any residue, then gradually stir in the stock and reserved juices.

Place directly on the hob and simmer for five minutes, stirring. Pour through a fine mesh sieve into a gravy boat.

To serve, carve the rested beef into slices and arrange o n wa r m e d s e r v i n g plates with a dollop of horseradish cream. Add the roasted onions, carrots and Yorkshire puddings.

Hand round the gravy separately.

Ketchup with a major new tomato deal signed Orange you glad to hear that this

by Aldi with a north County Dublin supplier classic summer lolly is back again?

ALDI has announced it will sell €1.8 million-worth of Irish-grown tomatoes this year, as it becomes the first supermarket to introduce new season Irish tomatoes to its stores.

The first of this season’s Irish tomatoes have reached Aldi’s 130 stores nationwide, with varieties including Piccolo, Sunstream, Vine, Cherry and Plum tomatoes.

Aldi is sourcing the tomato range from Flynn Nurseries, north County Dublin, as part of a 2015 €8m five-year deal with Flynn Nurseries to see more than 5.5 million packs of its tomatoes sold in Aldi stores.

Finbar McCarthy, Aldi’s group buying director, said: “We are delighted to be the first supermarket to offer new season Bord Bia-approved Irish tomatoes. When given the choice, Irish consumers will

always opt for Irish produce. In terms of quality and taste, Martin Flynn’s tomatoes are second to none.”

Martin Flynn said: “Production is at peak level from May to August, with a number of different varieties being produced, including Sunstream, Piccolo, along with a spectacular, colourful rainbow blend.

“Quality, sustainability, experience and taste are all vitally important and our long-term partnership with Aldi ensures that we can deliver on these attributes within every pack.”

Last year, Aldi spent more than €700 million with Irish producers, manufacturers and suppliers, with more than 50% of Aldi’s sales coming from products sourced from Irish-based suppliers.

In 2017, Aldi increased its support for small Irish suppliers by reducing its payment terms to help them grow and invest.

THE legendary Super Split is set to make a return to Irish stores, with HB planning to bring the classic Irish summer snack with a twist – by relaunching it as the SPLIT. The classic ice cream has a place in many hearts across Ireland, with the relaunch of the SPLIT giving the perfect opportunity to indulge in some delicious nostalgia over the upcoming months, with HB point-

ing out that, at 65kcal, it’s the ideal snack to enjoy with very little guilt.

A HB spokesperson said: “We’ve received several heartfelt emails,

hand-written letters and social media messages asking us to bring back this legend, and we listened.

“We’ve decide to give the name a makeover – from Super Split to SPLIT – but fans old and new can rest assured that the great taste they’ve come to know and love is still the same.”

HB SPLIT is now available in multipack format in stores nationwide.

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FRESH IDEAS FOR YOUR HOME AND WARDROBE Regatta Great Outdoors Womens Calandra Jumper 60.00

Regatta Great Outdoors Navy Stripe Bayeur II Jacket €100

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Launch: Getting the J-Lodown at Inglot

AFTER DECADES serving as a muse for the makeup industry and a beauty inspiration for women all over the world, Jennifer Lopez is now stepping behind the scenes and debuting a limited-edition collection in partnership with global beauty brand Inglot Cosmetics. Launching in stores and online on April 26th, the extensive colour line will bring Jennifer’s and Inglot’s shared vision of strong femininity to life and offer women diverse ways to express themselves through beauty. Finally, everyone can now achieve their own authentic “J Lo Glow.”

“The capsule collection we created with Inglot is filled with all my go-to products in my favorite colours. We have everything from mascara, lipsticks, eyelashes, blush, eye shadow and of course…bronzers” said Lopez.

The 70-piece collection ranges from powders to lipsticks, shadows to eyelashes and cosmetic palettes. All colours in the line were created and handpicked by Jennifer herself. The star of the collection is the Freedom System that allows consumers to create unique palettes with over 300,000 combination possibilities. The line launches globally on April 26th on jenniferlopezinglot.com, www.inglot.ie, and Inglot stores and kiosks.

SPRINGTIME is here... well, kind of! It still may be a bit chilly out but the longer days should be beckoning us humans to spend more time in the great outdoors and start getting ready for summer. Regatta Great Outdoors have everything to make it a summer to remember.

Regatta Great Outdoors Womens Pura Jacket, Grey 60

Whether soaking up the sun abroad or in Ireland their Outdoor Active and Outdoor Lifestyle ranges have got you covered. The Outdoor Active range offers performance Tshirts, jackets, fleeces, body warmers and trousers. The Outdoors Lifestyle range features bright and bold colours for

Regatta Great Outdoors Womens Sakari Costume Navy 50

the season ahead with rain jackets, casual clothes, swim wear and knits for comfort and style at any occasion.

STYLE WITH A HEART REGATTA GREAT OUTDOORS has announced a partnership with the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, which will include the sponsorship of a puppy for one year and the placement of donation boxes in Regatta Great Outdoors stores nationwide.

As part of their sponsorship Regatta are funding the first year of training for their own dog, Wanda. The €5,000 sponsorship covers the dogs vitally important first year of training where they begin their journey to providing life changing services. As part of the sponsorship Regatta are providing over €2,000 in muchneeded clothing for the sponsorship team, keeping them warm and dry while they fulfil the various jobs, including fundraising, dog walking and events.

Alongside the announcement, Regatta Great Outdoors has also launched a range of dog accessories including leads, coats and toys. There are a selection of waterproof and windproof jackets, as well as a harness and selection of leads.

They also have a pack away dog bowl which is ideal for long days out in the hills or long trip Whether it’s a small donation or a foreign trek, or even raising puppies, there are many ways to support the Irish Guide Dogs and bring independence, mobility and hope to the people who need it most. For more see https:// guidedogs.ie/give-support/.

Regatta team members with Irish Director of Regatta Great Outdoors, Brian Fox,and puppy Wanda. Picture:Daragh McSweeney/Provision

Japanese inspiration gets a kick start THE OFFICIAL launch of ASICS new collection, SAKURA, was held at Intersport Elverys, the newly developed concept store on Henry Street.

Guests were greeted by beautiful cherry blossom trees, which link back to the Japanese inspiration for the collection, before enjoying a light breakfast of multi-seed protein bars, fruit skewers, green juices and yoghurt and granola from Naomi’s Kitchen. Guests then prepared to take part in an energy HIIT class hosted by Hayley Killen of Project Revive, which truly showcased the agility, style and comfort of the range.

The 20-minute class by Hayley in the new Elverys store was the perfect kick start to the morning. Attendees included, RTÉ’s Rebecca Brady, stylist Justine King and former Miss Ireland, Aoife Walsh. The SAKURA Collection is now available from Intersport Elverys stores and Camille Chapman and online at www.elverys.ie.

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TECH TIME When groups appeal for a sensitive approach to the ‘Repeal’ referendum SHANE DILLON

WITH social media continuing to be held up as something that divides us – as well as uniting people, and also being a great platform to help people – I’m currently in some to-and-fro with one social media giant over content connected to the upcoming ‘Repeal’ referendum.

As a disclaimer, I previously held a senior role within Special Olympics, and thus may be sensitive to the portrayal of people with Down syndrome, and I’ve personally noted a number of social media ads referring specifically to such individuals and the referendum.

One leading charity and advocacy group, Down Syndrome Ireland, specifically noted earlier this year: “People with Down syndrome should not be used as an argument for either side of this debate.

“Down Syndrome Ireland believes that it is up to each individual to make their own decision about which way to vote in the upcoming refer-

endum.

“We are respectfully asking both sides of the campaign debate, all political parties and any other interested groups to stop exploiting children and adults with Down syndrome to promote their campaign views.

“We would also like to remind campaigners on both sides of the debate that

people with Down syndrome listen to the news and read media articles, including social media content. We ask that the tone of the debate is respectful towards all people with disabilities.”

Despite such a clarion call to stop, effectively, weaponising Down syndrome for use in either side of this divisive debate (in a call widely

repeated by similar groups), at this stage I’ve seen several different social media ads and videos ignoring such groups’ calls to explicitly refer to people with Down syndrome in relation to the looming referendum, as I suspect and expect many readers also have.

Regardless of your views on the upcoming referendum, there’s an interesting and important issue h e re to n o te whether or not any group should refer to another one to further its opinions, when advocates ask not to do so.

If and when I can get that tech giant’s approach to presenting s u c h co n t e n t clearly outlined, I’ll report it back.

I think we’d all like to know how, exactly, social media platforms are approaching their role in this upcoming referendum, and to have even one of them explain their view would be helpful and interesting, especially with the power and responsibility of social media platforms in any such complex issue.

Facebook boss faced a mild toasting in spotlight AT THE time of writing, the explosive Facebook data mining saga has just seen Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg hauled before the US Senate – the irony of a company with one of its core purposes being to bring people together ending up with a lone, solitary individual under intense global scrutiny must be noted.

From the revelations that many tens more millions of Facebook users were caught up in the data mining scandal than initially reported, to news that Facebook higher-ups have access to permanent data deletion tools and settings which ordinary users can’t use, Mark certainly must have had a lot on his mind as he faced the political grilling.

I say ‘grilling’, but ‘mild toasting’ is probably more accurate, given that senators just had five minutes each to ask him a question.

Five minutes. Ask an Irish person about the weather and five minutes later they’d have warmed up enough to think about answering, so five minutes to respond to complex questions needing big answers...

It’ll be an interesting few days ahead to dig down into Mark’s answers, and to explore what he said – at this stage, the suddenly embattled company must feel like it’s dodging icebergs in an asteroid storm.

What’s the next bad news ‘berg hurtling towards Facebook – or towards any of the tech titans? Let’s keep watching...

MACHINE OF THE WEEK

Rockstar’s LA-set crime capers are an incredible financial hit NUMBER of the week: 6,000,000,000. As in, six billyunn dollars – a staggering amount of money indeed, reported (just before the time of writing) as the remarkable milestone that’s now been achieved by Grand Theft Auto V. You can forget things like Star Wars, Avatar, Titanic or Gone With The Wind, mate – even when adjusted for inflation and adding up revenues from their various releases and platform availability, their individual revenues fall far, far, far short of GTAV’s mindboggling success for its developer, Rockstar Games.

The Dr Evil-ish total revenue achieved from the five-year-old game, to date, effortlessly dwarfs all kinds of other mass media releases, with GTAV still continuing to hover in and around top ten sales, even though it’s hard to think who doesn’t have a copy by now.

Billion dollars True, GTAV cost some $265 million to develop across a few years, but then again it made a billion dollars for Rockstar within the first three days of its release alone.

With these financials, gamers, bankers and industry watchers alike are currently waiting for Rockstar’s latest expected masterpiece, Red Dead Redemption 2, to be released later this year.

Even if the Wild West-set cowboy capers in RDR2 inexplicably fails on release – not very likely – Rockstar have already made out like bandits with the loot from GTAV, making them one of the very wealthiest companies in gaming, and also one of the most important consumer tech companies that many people don’t particularly notice.

Toyota’s latest SUV excels in hybrid C-HR Toyota’s success with hybrid drive systems is seen in the sales of the relatively new C-HR compact SUV. The hybrid drive option makes most sense with the new compact SUV both in terms of performance and economy as MICHAEL MORONEY found out on his 800km test drive.

TOYOTA’S hybrid drive in the new C-HR SUV makes a clear statement in terms of hybrid drive that’s difficult to argue with. The car itself is modern in design and appears to have been designed for a hybrid drive in mind as a turbo-petrol engine is the only other power option.

Sales of the Toyota C-HR have jumped by 25% this year making the car the Japanese brand’s second most popular car in Ireland. I’ve driven the petrol engine version of the C-HR in the past and following my hybrid drive test, I’m not surprised that 62% of all new C-HR’s sold in 2018 were hybrid drive and the Dublin region recorded the highest sales at over 33% of the total.

In a design sense the

C-HR is a break from Toyota tradition in the shape of a four door hatchback and it sits high enough to give the feeling of being a compact SUV. The design is unique and allows the car to stand out from the crowd, with its flowing

design style.

The Toyota hybrid drive is the clear winner with the C-HR in terms of driving comfort and performance. From my experience, the hybrid drive version in clearly far ahead in terms of economy and

Toyota C-HR 1.8 hybrid petrol Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy Fuel Tank Capacity CO2 emissions Road Tax Band Main Service Euro NCAP Rating Warranty Entry Price

1.8 litre Hybrid 122hp 11 seconds 26km/litre

(3.8l/100km or 74mpg)

43 litres 86g/km A2 €180 20,000km/12 months 5 star (2017) 3 years (100,000km) €29,350

Audi RS 5 Sportback

AUDI SPORT has unveiled the all new Audi RS 5 Sportback which it claims is the latest high-performance model that combines both superior design and performance.

The new Audi RS 5 Sportback has a longer wheelbase, short overhangs and long, wraparound engine bonnet with power dome all to emphasise the dynamism of the model. At the front, the Audi RS 5 Sportback features a wide, flat single-frame grille, solid air intakes with a honeycomb structure typical of an RS, and a front spoiler with matte aluminium quattro lettering. An RSspecific diffuser insert and exhaust system with oval tailpipes and fixed spoiler lip give the rear end its sportiness.

The sporty nature of the five-door, high-performance coupé is emphasised by details such as the RS sport seats with optional honeycomb pattern in fine Nappa leather, and the flat-bottomed RS multifunction sports leather steering wheel. Other highlights of the RS design package include the contrasting red stitching on the steering wheel and selector lever, the Alcantara knee pads, and the red-trimmed seat belts and floor mats featuring the RS logo. Special RS information displays in the Audi virtual cockpit provide information on tire pressure, torque and G forces.

The Audi RS 5 Sportback 2.9 TFSI V6 twin turbo engine has a maximum

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WHAT’S NEW IN TECHNOLOGY AND ON WHEELS

TECH & MOTORS

Business development manager for Topaz, Fergal Egan, and managing director of GoCar, Colm Brady

Topaz announces new partnership with GoCar TOPAZ, now claimed as the country’s largest fuels and convenience retailer has announced a new partnership with GoCar, one of Ireland’s car sharing com-

Toyota’s C-HR in petrol hybrid drive retains the striking new design look that makes the compact SUV instantly recognisable while also more economical. Entry prices start at €29,350 for the hybrid drive version.

running costs.

This car is smooth and easy to drive. The interior is modern and clear to use and I was comfortable quickly after the Bluetooth phone set-up and ready to go. The large 8-inch Toyota Touch is the most obvious interior feature that just jumps out at you. Set-up here was easy and intuitive and I found it easy to get to grips with the features that it offered. For me that meant a set-up without having to resort to the owner’s manual, which means it’s a system that’s clear to follow.

In every sense, the hybrid version comes out

on top, with diesel engine type efficiency and a cleaner burn of the fuel for a lower CO2 rating and more importantly a lower running cost. My 800km test drive confirmed the hybrid version, which has a €3,000 premium over the entry petrol version, to have almost double the official economy performance giving you 26km/litre (3.8l/100km or 74mpg) versus 17km/ litre (47mpg) in the 1.2litre turbo-petrol version.

The economy level that I achieved was impressive even relative to diesel engine similar size SUV’s.

The fuel tank capacity is lower than the petrol ver-

sion and for good reason.

I found that I achieved a range of over 700km from the full tank and that’s impressive for a petrol/ hybrid car.

OBVIOUS That makes the hybrid choice in the new C-HR to obvious one, even if you have to pay a little extra at the beginning. The economy difference of more than 35% is significant and overshadows the extra 10% cost of the purchase price.

Toyota is one of the new car brands to offer a hybrid option in this segment of the SUV market, so other brand comparisons are not

available. This makes the C-HR stand out for other reasons, and many comparisons will be made with similar diesel powered compact SUVs. For Toyota these diesel comparisons are no longer valid as Toyota will not be offering diesel engines in any of its cars from the start of 2019.

The hybrid C-HR comes with an entry price of €29,350, just €3,000 more than the entry level petrol powered version. While Toyota is offering a change option from a 181 hybrid to a 182 petrol version if customers are not happy with the hybrid experience, I would be very surprised if any make that change.

The Toyota C-HR provides good legroom front and back; although the front seats are shade short, while they have good and easy to use adjustment. The headroom was impressive so despite the short window glass height, the car never felt claustrophobic. The boot door is light and the base height means easy loading, but lacks a spare wheel.

The C-HR comes with an impressive safety package that ensured that it achieved a EuroNCAP five star rating in the recent testing programme. There are two Iso-Fix units for child seats that fit comfortably into place.

unleashed torque of 600 Nm is deployed throughout a wide speed range from 1,900 to 5,000 rpm. The two turbochargers of the 2.9 TFSI V6 twin turbo generate up to 1.5 bar of charge pressure, claiming to provide for instant acceleration responses to the movements of the right pedal.

As with all new Audi V6 and V8 engines, the turbochargers are mounted at a 90-degree angle to the cylinder banks, which means that the exhaust side of the cylinder heads is inside, and the intake side is outside. This layout enables a compact design and short fuel paths with minimal flow loss. The B-cycle combustion process with central direct injection contributes to the overall efficiency.

panies, to make car sharing easier for more people across the country. The partnership will create four new GoCar bases at Topaz stations in Dalkey, Bray, Limerick, and Navan. The newly installed GoCar vehicles will provide Topaz customers with a sustainable and affordable transport option, allowing them to avail of car sharing for short-term vehicle journeys.

The announcement builds on the existing relationship between Topaz and GoCar, which began in 2014 with a Fuel Card deal that made Topaz the exclusive fuel provider for all GoCar vehicles. The new GoCar bases at Topaz forecourts will offer a convenient mode of transport for people in need of a car or van on a short-term basis. The move comes as Topaz gears up to rebrand to Circle K Ireland and is part of an ongoing investment in innovating and expanding its offering beyond traditional services.

The new GoCars are a mix of passenger cars and vans, and are now live on site. Cars are at the Topaz stations in Topaz Ulverton Road Dalkey and Topaz Dublin Road Bray, while vans are located at Topaz in Navan and Limerick.

SsangYong unveils its fresh look Musso KOREAN SUV specialist

a five-seat crew-cab

photographs of the new

body style with a

Musso pick-up which is

workman-like load deck

due on the Irish market

that will transport a

later this year.

full-sized Euro pallet.

This new Musso is built

It also carries over

on the same architec-

1-tonne in load weight,

ture as the new Rexton,

and tows trailers of up

and the company claims

to 3.5 tonnes.

that its body-on-frame

The new Audi RS 5 Sportback comes with new design lines and impressive boosted engine performance

The Musso combines

SsangYong has revealed

This combination of

construction gives a

utility pick-up and SUV

strong vehicle that

means Musso offers a

delivers off-road driv-

blend of functionality,

ing performance and

practicality, perfor-

safety from its quad-

mance and comfort to

frame and four-wheel-

the driver and family or

drive system.

workmates.

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OLD Wesley drew 14-all with second placed Ballynahinch, setting up a big final day of the UBL Division 1B with a wealth of permutations in place as they look to avoid the dreaded drop.

They sit in eighth place but four sides – between sixth and ninth – are covered by just three points, making for plenty of swings in fortune.

At Donnybrook, Wesley started well with the main attacking intent but they did go behind to a long range penalty which was put over by Richard Reaney.

Shortly after, Jack Maybury had a second opportunity from the tee for Wesley and this time he converted to level the sides.

The same pair exchanged penalties before half-time, leaving the game locked at six points each. The rain eased up for the second half, making

for a different game. Again the home side started with enthusiasm with some strong assaults on the Hinch goal line Then it was their turn to attack the Wesley line from a line out deep inside the 22. Wesley defended with desperation but conceded a penalty goal under the posts and a yellow card for JJ O’Dea. Breaking out of defence, a Wes counter attack by Rory Stynes and a pass to Maybury give him some space down the wing. He kicked ahead but was just beaten to the touchdown by the ‘Hinch defender.

Maybury also ended a metre short from a kick-chase and, after a number of phases, Paul Harte was able to beat the defence to score a try in the corner.

The conversion was missed but for the first time in the match Wesley were in the lead.

Maybury did add another penalty

Old Wesley prop Cronan Gleeson storms at the Ballynahinch defence with Adam Kennedy in close attendance. Picture: Ken Richardson

for a five-point lead and further possession was confident but not transformed into points.

Ballynahinch soon restored their composure and again started to gain the upper hand. A rare poor Wesley lineout was turned over and the Northerners were again putting the Wesley defence to the test.

Following a number of penalties and a yellow card to James O’Donovan, they opted for a scrum, resulting in a try by Conal Boomer to level the scores once more. Crucially the conversion was missed.

Wesley threw everything forward after that but they could not break through and had to settle for the draw.

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BALLYMUN KICKHAMS OUR heroes of the week this week are our U-14 girls team who have worked exceptionally hard and are all set for their Feile competition which takes place next Saturday morning, starting at 10.30am in St Maurs where they play the hosts, Ballyboughal and Garristown.

These young ladies have put huge effort in preparation for this, and as a result are our laoch na seachtaine. Maith sibh! Take a bow girls. Best of luck to them and their mentors, all support most welcome.

Our U-8 boys team played some super football in a hastily reconvened blitz in Pc Ciceam last Saturday. Well done to all the teams from Na Fianna and Castleknock and of course our boys on some super games played in great spirit.

Our minor footballers had a great league win over Pats (D) this weekend with Jamie Dunleavy, Kevin Staunton and Eoghan O’Carroll Wall to the fore, well done lads.

Congratulations to our ladies footballers who are now two wins from two after a great win with a polished performance over St Brendans on Wednesday night last. Keep it going ladies!

Save the date. Our annual golf classic is on May 25 in St. Margarets, full details to follow.

The executive committee, on behalf of all club members and friends, wishes to extend deepest sympathy to the Ryder family on the recent passing of Annie Ryder. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dilís.

For more information on these bits and more, please visit our website ballymunkickhams.com or our FaceBook or Twitter @BallymunGAA. St Jude’s Caragh Dawson on the attack in Dublin’s 3-15 to 2-8 win over Armagh in camogie’s Division 2

MARATHON CHALLENGE: 10 IN 10 DAYS

O’Connor to push the limits for Aware

Shelbourne FC coach takes on big challenge toward the end of April, running ten marathons in ten days at ALSAA track, looking to raise funds and awareness for mental health charity with LOI backing  JAMES HENDICOTT

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SHELBOURNE FC coach David O’Connor is set to push himself with an epic marathon challenge in late April, aiming for no less than a marathon a day over the course of ten days, all completed around a running track near Dublin airport.

O’Connor, who also works in personal fitness, has chosen the monotony of the running track – 105 and a half laps a day, to be specific – to symbolise his own experiences around mental health. He’ll be raising money for Aware, running at the ALSAA running track near Dublin airport for ten consecutive days from April 20.

O’Connor has chosen Aware as

his charity fundraiser of choice because of his own experiences growing up.

“I was bullied a lot as a teenager,” he recalls. “I was also mugged using a syringe when I was 14. I thought that was how it was supposed to be, because I watched all the movies where the chubby kid gets picked on, and I was the chubby kid.

“It really hit me far worse later and I suffered a lot from depression, which I’m sure a lot of people can relate to. I was angry at myself for not doing anything about it at the time and I found life really difficult.

It hit me a lot in my early 20s.”

O ’C o n n o r ’s r u n n i n g i n circles for this challenge, then, symbolises the darkness and repetitiveness he found came

CRUMLIN OUR annual golf fundraiser will take place June 1 at Powerscourt. We would like to welcome all former players and mentors, ladies and gents to play in this outing to support Crumlin Gaa. Please contact Paddy Kavanagh on 087 2223503 for a time slot ASAP. Registration night for the Jim Boggan cycle will takes place this Thursday, April 12 at 8.30pm in Crumlin GAA, fee €6. All welcome Junior Footballers open their Championship account this Sunday away to Garristown at 11am.

Our Juveniles section will be attending mini muckers on May 5 again this year for more information contact any juvenile

selector.

Lotto was not won; numbers drawn were 10, 17, 22, 26. There were no match three winners and next weeks winning jackpot will be €4,350.

Joker Poker was won by Ann Kavanagh.

Winners of the monthly draw for March were €1,000 Stephen Hyland €200 Reg Lalor €100 Pat Doyle €50 Paddy Kavanagh €50 Paul Devlin.

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

Larry Dowd’s anniversary Mass will be held this Saturday at 6.30pm in St Judes Templeogue.

David O’Connor will be running 10 marathons in 10 days for Aware

with depression, the feeling of moving in circles.

“I’ll have to rotate directions to allow for the affect it will have

“

I thought it was how it was supposed to be; I watched all the movies where the chubby kid gets picked on and I was the chubby kid.

on my legs,” he admits. “I’ll also have people running with me

at various times, which I think nicely symbolises the need for help when you’re suffering from depression.”

As well as the symbolism, however, this is also a nice chance for O’Connor to test the practical side of much of what he does, especially when it comes to sports nutrition and maintaining the body’s condition.

“It’s fair to say I won’t be going for good marathon times. It’ll be about finishing the distance each day and then preparing myself properly for the next day,” he says. “I’ll probably be looking at times of between four and a half and five hours per race.

“I’ve done a few marathons before and a normal time for me is between 3.30 and 3.45, so that is quite slow for me, but I’ve never done races on consecutive days before, so I have to make allowances for that.

“I’m not really sure how well it will work, but it’s a great chance to put the recovery theory and nutritional stuff I work on into practise, to test the science, I suppose.

I’ve never run back-to-back marathons before, so it’ll be an interesting test to do the ten.

I’m taking time off work for it, so it’ll just be the marathons and recovery.”

O’Connor was been receiving support from throughout the League of Ireland in recent weeks, with team pictures of his own Shelbourne Rovers s i d e, B o h e m i a n s a n d S t Patrick’s Athletic wearing Aware shirts in support of his endeavours posted online. ** You can follow O’Connor’s running through his page by searching Aware 10 in 10 on Facebook, where you’ll also find links to donate to O’Connor’s campaign.

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LEAGUE OF IRELAND: EA SPORTS CUP CRACKER

LEAGUE OF IRELAND Bohs Friday stalemate BOHEMIANS played out a stale scoreless draw with Limerick at Dalymount Park on Friday night. Bohs dominated the ball and created a hatful of chances but couldn’t break down a stubborn Blues side.

Dylan Watts forced a good save from the excellent Brendan Clarke with a dipping shot, while Eoghan Stokes forced the keeper into an acrobatic stop after the break.

Keith Ward did finally beat Clarke late on, only to see his shot cleared off Picture: Martin Doherty the line by Shaun Kelly.

“I’m really pleased with the overall performance,” manager Keith Long told the Dublin Gazette despite their wastefulness in front of goal.

“We should have won the game. We showed a lot of ambition in terms of our play. I’d like to see a bit more cutting edge about us, but we’ve done everything we could to try and win.”

SHELS UNVEIL U-17 BOSS Everyone looks on as Dane Massey’s header goes in at the far post. Picture: Piaras O Midheach/Sportsfile

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S T PAT R I C K ’ S A t h l e t i c bowed out of the EA Sports Cup in the most dramatic of circumstances, losing a sudden death penalty shoot-out to holders Dundalk on Monday night.

I n a g a m e re s c h e d u l e d after be ing rained off two weeks ago, both managers made nine changes from their respective league wins over Bray Wanderers and Shamrock Rovers on Friday.

The Lilywhites’ deeper squad appeared to hold the upper hand in that regard, a point that was made starkly with just over two minutes on the clock.

Canadian goalkeeper Tyson Farago – making his debut after signing from Edmonton last

month – was given an early chance to get into the game when he accepted a backpass from Lee Desmond.

Farago was slow to get the ball out of his feet, however, and was quickly closed down

by Dundalk striker Marco Tagbajumi, who blocked his clearance and watched it roll into the net.

So far, so disastrous for Liam Buckley’s side, but they did work their way back into the game, despite Ronan Murray going close with a free kick that glanced the top of the net.

Ian Turner forced a fine stop from Gabriel Sava from a free kick before the keeper again had to be acrobatic to deny the lively Darragh Markey from distance.

Pat’s looked to have finished the half on top, but they were punished by the clinical Murray when the striker cut in from the right and hit a low shot into the corner to make it 2-0.

Tagbajumi had a good chance to make it three just after the break, but his curling effort couldn’t beat Farago, and it proved to be something of a turning point.

On the hour mark, Christy Fagan – who has dropped to the bench in recent weeks – met an Ian Turner cross with a furious first-time volley that arrowed into the top corner.

Diversion Minutes later, the Saints were level when Dundalk failed to clear a set-piece and James Doona drove the ball goalwards and Graham Kelly diverted the ball past Sava.

Both sides had chances to win it in normal time, but Pats continued to have the better of the play in extra time and deservedly led when Mick Leahy sent a header looping over Sava.

That began a bizarre sequence of seven minutes

for the defender, who turned Georgie Poynton’s cross past his own keeper before netting a diving header at the other end to make it 4-3.

That looked to have won the game, but substitute Dane Massey headed home to bring about a penalty shoot-out.

Massey and Dean Clarke both missed from the spot to set up sudden death, and when Markey hit his over, it was left to Tagbajumi to seal an 8-7 shout-out win for Dundalk.

“I think we’ve outplayed them tonight,” Buckley told the Dublin Gazette. “Our keeper hadn’t a huge amount to do bar the goals – which it’s stupid bearing in mind they bagged four!

“If we play like that every week, and we’ve got that drive and enthusiasm, we’ll win our fair share of matches.”

The Saints travel to Cork on Friday night to face champions Cork City.

SHELBOURNE have unveiled Women’s National Leaguewinning manager Laura Heffernan as head coach for their new Under-17 National League side.

The FAI will launch their inaugural underage women’s league in July with 11 sides set to take part, including seven representing senior Women’s National League clubs.

Heffernan has named current Shelbourne defender Seanna Cooke as one of her assistants, while Under-15s manager Karen O’Connell will also assist her during the first truncated season.

Heffernan led Wexford Youths to the title in 2017 in her first year in charge, before resigned from her post, citing “different views on the best way forward.”

The 33-year-old had a successful playing career in the Women’s National League with Wexford Youths and helped them to their first ever trophy, the WNL Cup, in 2014.

She was part of the backroom staff that won the league title under Will Doyle in 2015 before moving to the US, where she worked full-time with Abbey Villa SC in Massachussetts.

Rovers undone by two goals just after break SHAMROCK Rovers succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Dundalk last Friday night in the League of Ireland Premier Division, as Robbie Benson and Chris Shields scored in quick succession.

Dan Carr pulled one back as Shamrock Rovers took the game to Dundalk near the end but to no avail.

Carr scored from a corner as Shamrock Rovers turned the screw to get back into the game. A brilliant corner sent in by Brandon Miele was headed with real venom to send the away end into raptures as Dundalk were truly on the back foot. The equaliser nearly came when Graham Burke hit a smashing left footed volley goalwards only for his shot to be tipped onto the bar.

Dundalk and Rovers did have chances near the end but its a case of fortune favouring the brave for Dundalk as they look to head the SSE Airtricity League table.

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CRAOBH CHIARAIN NO WINNER of the lotto jackpot of €8,000 on Monday, April 2. Eight match three winners each receive €75 . Numbers were: 3,5,8 and 24.

Next week’s jackpot will be €8,500 . Tickets are €2 Euro and the draw takes place every Monday at 11pm in the Club Lounge.

Junior hurlers had a fine win in the championship. Players and mentors dedicated the win to the late Harry Kirwan. Senior hurling Championship was postponed because of the bereavement.

Adult footballers play Bank of Ireland in the Junior Championship in Clonshaugh on Sunday at 11am.

We are hosting the Ladies Under 14 Feile in Clonshaugh on Saturday starting at Noon.

Please support Grainne and the girls.

Membership fees for 2018 are now overdue.

Lapsed members cards have now been deactivated.

Music has returned to the Lounge on Sunday Evenings. Please support.

The Club has been selected to host an eightweek camp for girls aged eight to 12 every Tuesday from 6 to 7pm. This is aimed at girls not already involved in clubs. Please encourage your Neighbours, Friends and relations to attend.

A big thank you to all the hard workers involved in the painting and cleaning of our Club Rooms in Clonshaugh. The result is a credit to you all.

Sincere condolences to the Kirwan and White families on their recent sad loss. May they rest in peace.

NA FIANNA WEATHER played havoc with fixtures again this weekend but congrats to Junior A hurlers on their championship win and the minor A footballers on league win on Sunday.

This week sees the start of football championship with seniors in round 1 championship against Lucan in Parnell Park at 8.15pm. The inter footballers in Championship at 6pm on Saturday against Lucan in Mobhi Road.

Junior football championship on Sunday with As away to Skerries at 11am, Bs host Ballyboden in Mobhi Road and Cs host Naomh Olaf in Collinstown, both at 3pm.

Senior 3 Camogie team in league on Thursday away to Ballyboden at 7pm.

Both minor hurling teams are away in the league on Sunday at 11am, A’s play Ballyboden and B’s against Clanna Gael.

Best of luck to all teams,

full fixture list on website, all support welcome.

Rang Gaeilge ar ais ar 7.30pm oíche Déardaoin.

Fáilte roimh chách. Irish class back at 7.30pm Thursday night. All welcome.

Na Fianna Connects presents its first interactive talk on Sunday, April 15 at 6pm in the club when special guest Oisin McConville will share his own story with us and entry is free to all members.

Na Fianna Golf Society first outing of 2018 will be to Castleknock GC on Monday, April 23, tee time 2-3.30pm, timesheet Ciaran Gray on 087 2269133, new members welcome.

The Senior Football and Hurling teams are holding a joint Golf Classic this year in Donabate Golf Club on the May 25, 2018, details from any committee member.

Another very successful Na Fianna Easter Camp, well done all.

SWIMMING: HYLAND AMONG THE TOP PERFORMERS AT THIS

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TALLAGHT’S Brendan Hy l a n d w a s o n e o f the stars of the Irish Open swimming championships at the National Aquatic Centre with double gold, winning the 100m and 200m golds.

Indeed, along with Jordan Sloan, he added his names to the growing list of swimmers with c o n s i d e ra t i o n t i m e s for the European Championships, joining Darragh Greene, Shane Ryan, Mona McSharry and Conor Ferguson for the August event.

Hyland was the star of the show when he cracked the 1.58 mark in the 200m Butterfly Final. Hyland broke his own record of 1:58.08 by over half a second in 1:57.44 and won his sixth consecutive 200m Butterfly title.

The delighted 23-year-old commented: “ Us u a l l y, I ’m q u i t e excited by something like this but today I’m just so relieved, I’m always really nervous. I said to my coach if I could get down to 1.57 low for this season it would be a success, we’re there now so I’ll keep pushing on.”

On the final day of the competition, he was once again the star. The 22-year-old smashed his own 100m Butterfly Irish record, taking .64 off the 2017 standard (53.26), dipping below 53 seconds for the first time in 52.62 to win the Irish title for the seventh consecutive year.

A l s o, i n re c o rd breaking form was Ellen Walshe who set a new junior record in the 100m Butterf ly. Walshe, of Templeogue SC broke Emma Reid’s 2016 record by two tenths of a second in 1:00.69.

Rory McEvoy concluded his week with a four second best to take the Men’s 200m B a c ks t ro ke Ti t l e i n 2:01.01. The NCD and Ennis swimmer had won gold in the 50m and silver in the 100m Backstroke earlier in the week.

Templeogue’s Sean McNicholl twice broke the boy’s record in the 50m butterfly, clocking 24.86 in the heats and then 24.71 in the final

for the silver medal. NAC SC’s Brian O’Sullivan won the national title in the event in 24.69 Speaking at the conclusion of the Irish Open where 11 new Irish records were set, Swim Ireland National Performance Director Jon Rudd commented: “I am delighted to say that we have had well over 40 performances from our athletes that are inside our tough consideration standards

for the European C h a m p i o n s h i p s, t h e World Youth Olympic Games and the European Junior Championships. “ We p rov i d e d o u r athletes and our coaches with a new and pressurised ask - that of a sole trials operating at the same time at opposite sides of the world.

“To be on an Irish team this summer, you must be able to stand up on day that counts.”

Mary’s knock Railway off track

St Mary’s Paula Fitzpatrick on the charge.

Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

ST MARY’S carried their regular season dominance into the Leinster rugby Division 1 final as they swept to a 25-0 victory over Railway Union’s J1 side in last weekend’s final.

A campaign of 14 league games saw Mary’s win 11, finishing top by a margin of 11 points and they carried this dominance into the playoffs and the final.

The strong pressure from Mary’s saw Niamh Fitzgerald go over for five points early on. Shayne Richardson added the extra

points.

Multiple penalties marched St Mary’s down the pitch where captain Aoife Moore crossed the whitewash with Richardson once again converting.

There was a lot of back and forth between the teams for the third quarter but an excellent penalty from Richardson extended Mary’s lead.

Railway showed a very good standard of rugby throughout for such a young team, but St Mary’s took the Division 1 title with a deserved 25-0 victory.

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WEEK’S IRISH OPEN

NCD swimmer Brendan Hyland broke a series of Irish records this week.

Picture: Brendan Moran/ Sportsfile

BOXING: INNERCITY CLUB HOST DANISH CLUB FOR FIGHT NIGHT

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SMITHFIELD Boxing Club: The Story So Far is a gala 14-fight international event at the Carlton Hotel, Blanchardstown, taking place on April 14.

The club are joined in commemorating a decade of boxing by the best that Denmark’s Grindsted Boxing Club has to offer.

Grindsted BC’s team includes Simon Hede, Nik Nielsen, Leutril Muli, Sebastian Thomsen, Julius Thomson, Kian Nielsen, Julia Madsen, Klaudia Lewadny and Patrick Sutcliffe.

Irish National Elite 91Kg Champion, SBC’s Kirill Afanasev, will headline the card while Irish junior finalists and champions Lucy Purdy, Cian Brazil, Ciara Walsh and Raul Enache will also take to the ring.

Afanasev, hailed Smithfield BC fans after claiming his first elite belt at the home of Irish boxing last month.

“This is where it all begins to be honest,” he said ahead of the event. “I’m feeling strong and confident.

“Thanks for everyone from coming down to support me. I could hear them from all corners. Onwards.”

HAMMER-TIME

Donore duo launch big throws in Templemore DONOR Harriers Keri Noonan competing in the Under-17 Women’s Hammer Event during the Irish Life Health National Spring Throws at Templemore, Tipperary.

She threw the 3kg weight 39.46 metres for fourth place overall. Her club mate Ryan O’Keeffe finished second in the Under-18 boys competition with the 5kg hammer weight, launching it 39.79 metres.

Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Entertainment The MC on April 14 is Brian Daly, who is among the top corporate magic entertainers in the country, and was nominated as “Ireland’s Best Corporate Entertainer” at the Event Industry Awards.

The progressive Dublin club will also be debuting a specially commissioned documentary, charting SBC’s evolution.

Smithfield Boxing Club’s head coach and founder-member, Igor Khmil, says: “This will be a very special event, celebrating the first chapter in Smithfield’s BC’s story, from humble beginnings in 2008 to being the

Smithfield’s novice 75Kg champion Conor Bolger, pictured with SBC head coach Igor Khmil, Sergej Pavlov and Dessie Maguire.

home of a 2018 National Elite champion.

“The cream of our boxing talent will be in action on the night, in what promises to be a very competitive, exciting card.

“We are looking forward to welcoming former members, new members, all of

the club’s connections and boxing fans to Smithfield Boxing Club: The Story So Far.” Tickets are €30 and include bus transfers to Dublin City Centre and its environs.

They are available from Ciara Plunkett on 087 904 9754.

Daniel’s Voyage gets Taverner backing

DANIEL’S VOYAGE  sport@dublingazette.com

CRICKET group The Lord’s Taverners Ireland is excited to support Daniel’s Voyage by providing a customised running chair to Daniel Tighe.

A rare genetic disorder called Sotos Syndrome causes 11-year-old Tighe to have severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, visual impairment, sensory issues, no speech and challenging behaviour.

Tighe, from Tallaght, has daily struggles but always has a beautiful smile and his infectious laugh brightens up any day.

In this year’s Dublin City Marathon his dad Keith will be pushing Daniel in his new running chair.

Speaking on behalf of The Lord’s Taverners Ireland, Ken Brennan said “To see how happy Daniel is whilst using his new running chair is absolutely heart-warming

and we wish him and his lovely family many more happy and inclusive runs together”.

Part of the cost of the chair was funded by Bros

Pearse Athletics Club who are proud to have both Sinead and Daniel as members.

Lord’s Taverners Ireland is a charity set up by lovers

of cricket. It has been operating in Ireland since 2006. For more details visit www.danielsvoyage. net and w w w. lordstavernersireland.ie

38 DUBLIN GAZETTE  CITY 12 April 2018

ROUND

CLUB NOTES

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O’TOOLE’S

WELL done our teams that played over the weekend despite soggy grounds, especially our U-16 hurlers with a good team performance in their away win v Fingal Gaels.

The excitement was electric for our U-11 camogie team that played in a blitz in Croke Park for the first time. The girls were looking to the future and an All-Ireland medal or two.

Congratulation Kate Fitzgibbon and the Dublin ladies that clocked up another victory on their road to ultimate success again this year. Kate, was, as always steadfast and totally professional in her play.

A big ‘thanks’ to David & all our coaches who helped to make our Easter camps great. Thanks also to all the children that participated and the volunteers that helped. We were blessed with the weather for the two weeks.

Roll on Summer.

Reminder to all paid up members of the club, our Special General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 25 at 8pm.

Date for your diary: our club dinner dance is Friday, June 8 in the Carnegie Court hotel in Swords. Good craic and great music ‘til late. For tickets, contact Ciaran on 087 6465273, David on 087 9769594 or John on 087 2958398.

This weekend in our lounge we have a sensational new look Friday night, with Dj, Saturday ‘Run for Cover, and Sunday ’Colm Ashmore.

There was no winner of our Club Lotto. The numbers were 1, 11, 22, 23. The jackpot this week is €1,800.

Craobh Chiarain enjoy the Go Games Provincial Games in Croke Park. Picture: Sportsfile

SCOIL UI CHONAILL A GREAT week was had by all our juvenile members who attended the Scoil Easter Camps last week.

Congratulations to our very own Hannah Leahy and the Dublin Minors on their great win against Kildare in the Leinster championship semi-final.

Find out about our latest fundraising inititative - The Oneness Gala by visiting our website www.scoilgaa.com and watching our special promotional video.

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 Scoil on Mondays at 7pm.

Juvenile training takes place in Scoil at 9:30am on Saturday mornings. New members welcome, as always.

For any news or enquiries, please contact scoil.pro.eoc@gmail.com

WHITEHALL COLMCILLES ALL members are asked to support our senior footballers this coming Saturday in Garristown at 6pm for the first match of senior football championship vs St Maurs.

Muisc in the club bar this Friday night for Lip Synch Legends 2 launch night, all welcome to join in the fun, spread the word.

The hugely successful LIPSYNC Legends 2 is 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.

Annual club membership is now OVERDUE, all details on the club website, many thanks to those who have already signed up for this year.

Bar Bingo continues every Friday night at 9.45pm in the club bar, come on down and join in the fun.

No winner of this week’s lotto jackpot, next week will be €8,400. As always, keep an eye on club website & facebook page for more details on all club events & fixtures. www.whitehallcolmcille.ie FACEBOOK: WhitehallColmcille Twitter: @ wcolmcille

SOCCER: DUBLIN UNIVERSITY STAY IN 1B TITLE HUNT

Hanaphy double as students teach Merrion a lesson LSL SUNDAY SENIOR 1B Dublin University Mount Merrion  DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com

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DUBLIN University AFC remain a point off the top of LSL Sunday Senior 1B thanks to a hard-fought win over Mount Merrion at Santry Avenue on Sunday afternoon.

A brace from striker Ronan Hanaphy was enough to see the students past their south Dublin opponents, who pulled one back late on through Sam Lenehan.

Dublin University had beaten the same opponents 5-0 on their own turf in the first game of the season but a lot has changed for both sides in the interim.

The visitors dominated possession for the opening 20 minutes before Dublin University got a hold on the game.

T h e s a m e p a t te r n unfolded in the second half, until Dublin University manager Richie Maguire made a tactical change to revert to a 4-4-

The Dublin University AFC team has undergone numerous changes this term

2, giving them more of a foothold in midfield.

They made the breakthrough 20 minutes from time, Chris Allen crossing for Hanaphy, who finished well into the top corner.

Hanaphy doubled his tally in similar circumstances from a counterattack.

Lenehan got one back a minute from time after dispossessing a defender in the box, but they couldn’t find a second.

“They were better than when we played them at the start of the year,”

COMMONWEALTH Boylan enjoys strong show on the Gold Coast SANDYMOUNT’S Lydia Boylan

finished in 11th place in the points race at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Brisbane last Saturday.

Speaking about the race, Boylan said: “After a disappointing Worlds I just wanted to get back to enjoying racing. I tried not to think too much and didn’t put any expectation on myself.”

Picture: guy swarbrick

Maguire told the Dublin Gazette.

“They had a lot of possession early on in both halves, and we had to adapt to that, but we had all the chances.”

The result leaves Dublin University a point behind leaders Mullingar Athletic with three games in hand.

A litany of injuries to experienced players, and others lost to exams, means they’ll struggle for consistency as they clear their fixture backlog. Star player Oisin Pennycock left due to medical stud-

ies.

Robbie Gaul broke his leg in what Maguire described as a ‘bloodbath’ against Kilnamanagh and Dean Gaynor suffered a serious neck injury outside football.

“The team that played Mount Merrion, there were probably only four who played against them in the first game.

“Even though the team is decent, it’s not as good as it was at the start of the season because of injuries and boys pulling out for other reasons.”

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HURLING: MARINO MEN TOO STRONG FOR RAHENY IN OPENING TIE

FOOTBALL

Group format to provide major intrigue

St Vincent’s are looking to improve on last season’s excellent run to the Dublin senior hurling championship semi-final

Vincent’s set down strong SHC marker DUBLIN SHC GROUP 1 St Vincent’s Raheny  JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

3-13 0-10

LAST YEAR’s beaten semi-finalists St Vincent’s went into their first Dublin Senior Hurling Championship contest of 2018 as strong favourites against near neighbours Raheny in Parnell Park.

The talking point ahead of the game was a familiar one in Dublin GAA circles in recent weeks, however: Diarmuid Connolly’s absence from the Vincent’s panel was conspicuous and widely noted. Connolly had been seen as a fairly likely starter.

If the absence of the man whose unknown status remains the talk of the town was affecting those who did turn out in white and blue, however, there was little sign of it on the pitch, especially once the opening ten minutes were out of the way.

Raheny had established a two point lead after seven minutes, thanks to well taken points from captain Sean

Dempsey and Ger Coady, both making the most of space in midfield. That lead didn’t last long, with Vincent’s hitting the next four points on the trot and then a goal to take charge, as they started to win most of the tighter challenges.

The goal came through full forward Cian McBride, who turned Conor McHenry after scooping up an accurate long ball launched into the top left of the Raheny box, smashing past an ineffective but brave block attempt from Patrick Bradshaw in the Raheny goal.

From then on, there only looked like being one winner. McBride and Conor Burke added two more before half time, at which point Raheny had added only a single point since the seventh minute, and Vincent’s had established a commanding a 1-8 to 0-4 lead.

Raheny were slightly better early in the second half, grabbing a couple of early points, but Vincent’s ably kept them at a distance, with Rian McBride showing his class with a massive point from near halfway.

While Dempsey helped himself to another fine point for the outsiders,

Keith Connolly had a chance to well and truly put things to bed for Vincent’s. He scored a point from a tight angle after finding space down the right, where a goal looked on.

Vincent’s led 1-13 to 0-9 after 52 minutes, and their late flourish was perhaps a little harsh on a battling Raheny side who had offered plenty, particularly in notching some really sharp points from midfield.

The Marino men underlined their superiority late on, however, as Cian McBride beat Bradshaw at his near post with a fantastic finish as he ran at speed across the edge of the box with seven minutes to go.

Five minutes later, Tomas McGrane took advantage of a defensive mix up in the final minute to lash another goal past waivering Raheny.

While the scoreline of 3-13 to 0-10 is

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harsh on the balance of play, Vincent’s will be conscious of the permutations of the group format, and the advantage of getting things done early ahead of summer fixtures.

The Marino men now sit above St Jude’s – who saw off O’Toole’s by 0-20 to 0-11 on Saturday afternoon – on points difference, with the two due to face off in Group One in two weeks time, the winner all but certain to progress past the group stages.

Danny Sutcliffe and Fionn O Rian Broin both hit three points in the opening half as they led 0-12 to 0-7 at the break In the second half Mark Maguire, who scored four points overall, Tom Devlin, O Rian Broin, Sutcliffe, Donie Fox (free), and Joe McManus kept the scoreboard ticking for the Tymon North men.

Raheny will need a result against O’Toole’s to keep realistic hopes alive.

Vincent’s hit the next four points on the trot and then a goal to take total charge, winning the tighter challenges.

ST VINCENT’S might have taken home four of the last five Dublin Senior Football Championships, but as the new group format gets underway this weekend, the 2018 rendition looks set to be a real battle.

The new group format promises to make things interesting. By reducing the number of sides competing for outright county glory to 16, from the traditional 32, the competition promises to be more competitive than ever from the off.

There are a couple of standout groups in the four-group format.

Ballymun Kickham’s get underway at Parnell Park against St Brigid’s – never an easy tie – and will later face 2016’s surprise package Castleknock and Jack McCaffrey’s Clontarf side. Group 4 is already being dubbed the group of death, and the derby battle between Brigid’s and Castleknock in particular will be handed plenty of extra spice.

St Vincent’s might fancy their opener against Skerries Harps, but the other opening Group 2 contest between Lucan Sarsfields and Na Fianna has the potential to be key on who else progresses there.

Kilmacud Crokes and Ballyboden St Enda’s open against each other, and will also face Raheny and Oliver Plunketts in Group 1, while St Jude’s will fancy group 3, where they meet Stephen Cluxton’s Parnells, St Sylvester’s and Ballinteer St John’s.

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McCabe leads Ireland in front of record crowd

 DAVE DONNELLY

sport@dublingazette.com

KATIE McCabe captained the Republic of Ireland as they fell to a first World Cup qualifying defeat at home to the Netherlands on Tuesday night.

Ireland conceded twice early in the first half due as manager Colin Bell’s defensive approach came unstuck against the European champions in front of a record Irish crowd of 4,047 in Tallaght.

The Dutch took the lead in the 11th minute when McCabe was dispossessed outside her own box by Jansen, and Lineth Beerensteyn acrobatically headed her cross past Marie Hourihan.

It got worse for Ireland as Diane Caldwell was controversially judged to have pulled down McCabe’s Arsenal teammate Danielle van de Donk in the box and Sherida Spitse converted.

It was scant reward for Ireland’s discipline in the opening quarter, as they largely repelled the shower of crosses that rained down as the Dutch looked to test the unsure Hourihan.

Caldwell and Louise Quinn had dealt admirably with the early barrage, bar an early slip from Caldwell that present world player of the year Lieke Martens with a chance to volley over.

Strong running from Shelbourne striker Leanne Kiernan – who toiled admirably up front alone – and McCabe saw the latter hacked down on

Katie McCabe holds off Jackie Groenen on Tuesday evening. Picture: Martin Doherty

“We gave them too much respect in the first half.

We showed in the second half when we got at them, we could frustrate them“ - Katie McCabe

the edge of the box.

Megan Connolly struck the wall with the subsequent free kick, but Ireland had set their stall out earl to absorb the Dutch pressure and break with pace.

So it was a ham mer blow to concede as a result of McCabe’s mistake in possession, although Caldwell will have been disappointed to lose the impressive Beerensteyn from the cross.

Kiernan’s pace was proving a problem for the Dutch rearguard, and she outpaced Siri Worm only to find no support and the Netherlands gladly conceded the corner.

T h a t e a r l y p ro m ise dwindled further when a square ball from Dominique Janssen found van de Donk goalside of Caldwell, and she went to ground under the merest of touches.

Any contact there was took place outside the

area, but referee Stephanie Frappart pointed to the spot, and Spitse sent Hourihan the wrong way.

Hourihan was on form after the break, tipping Janssen’s free kick onto the bar, and saving from Beeerensteyn and van de Donk from close range, but Ireland lacked a creative edge.

Cork native Denise O’Sullivan was arguably the outstanding player on the park, and she sent in an inviting cross late

on but there was no Irish player in a position to capitalise.

“To concede the two goals early on was a kick in the teeth,” said McCabe after the match.

“If you give them chances, they’re the European champions so they’re always going to put them away.

“We gave them too much respect in the first half. We showed in the second half when we came out and got at them,

we really frustrated them.

“If we had done that in the first half, maybe things would have went a little different.”

Bell added: “The girls did great but I’m trying to get away from this mentality of ‘we only lost 2-0 against the European champions, who are probably the best team in the world.

“I was confident we could get something out of the game if we did everything right.”