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ONE particular pooch hopes to emerge as the top dog in the upcoming Nose of Tralee competition. Teddy isn’t barking mad to enter – the poodle cross already has the glory of representing Dublin in the national contest, putting him within a whisker of success at the final on August 27.

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A CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT: Overall winner Fionnghuala O’Reilly (second-left) was warmly congratulated on her victory as she claimed the crown at the Miss Universe Ireland 2019 final at the Mansion House recently, scooping €70,000-worth of prizes. Katie O’Donoghue, Shona Tuohy and Sophie Amelia Bahl wished her the very best of luck representing Ireland in the International final in South Korea later this year.

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Emotional candlelit vigil held for Paddy 75-year-old violently assaulted

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AN EMOTIONAL candlelit vigil was held in Ballybough on Monday evening, as the community rallied to show their support for a man injured in a vicious assault last weekend.

Paddy Hansard (75) was attacked with a shovel at Courtney Place flats on his way home from the pub at the weekend, and remains in a critical condition in the Mater Hospital. The community organised the vigil for Paddy, who along with his 16 siblings, has lived in the locality for most of his life.

Hundreds of people attended the gathering, with Cllr Christy Burke (Ind) telling Dublin Gazette that people came from across the capital to join the local community “It was a very emotional, spiritual event.

People who worked with Paddy, who lived beside him or went to school with him came from near and far to show support to him and CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 his family.”

Fears for ‘Horseboy’ mural in Smithfield ONE of the inner city’s most striking bits of street art – the Horseboy mural in Smithfield – may soon be neigh more if planners rule against it.

An Bord Pleanala have taken the reins to consider the mural’s future, with the issue of planning permission for the large piece of street art at the heart of whether the piece can stay.

The Bord will rule decisively one way or the other in December on Horseboy’s future, bringing to an end a long fight to keep – or remove – the mural.

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SHOCK AFTER ELDERLY MAN VICIOUSLY ATTACKED

Community rallies for beloved Paddy

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He added: “It was a beautiful vigil, that really gave everyone who was there the measure of Paddy’s character and just how lovely a guy he is.

“The focus was really on Paddy and his family.

I was speaking with Paddy’s brother, Paul, who said that the vigil and messages of support on social media have been a source of positivity for them.

“Even the kids were hanging up posters that said ‘Get Well Paddy’ on the entrance to the flats last night.

“It was such a dignified

Some of the candles to support Paddy Hansard (75) left in place by well-wishers and locals outside Courtney Place flats in Ballybough. Picture: Cllr Nial Ring

gathering of the community; all thoughts were with Paddy last night.”

Cllr Nial Ring (Ind), who was also at the vigil, said that the assault struck a chord with those in the local community, particularly the more elderly population of Ballybough.

Cllr Ring told Dublin

Gazette: “Paddy was mentioned in numerous masses over the weekend, with the parish priest being sure to keep him in everyone’s thoughts.

“It’s very emotional.

The Hansard family have been in the area for generations, and everyone knows someone in the family. Paddy worked for more than 40 years as a scaffolder and was enjoying his retirement.

“The assault has definitely struck a chord with people, but the vigil was a community response with care. People are showing so much goodwill to his family, and so much support.

“Thanks to Lorraine Gavin for organising [the vigil], Sr Nuala for leading the prayers, and Maureen Grant from St Agatha’s for her invaluable assistance.”

A man was arrested in relation to the incident, but has since been released. A file has been sent to the DPP. Investigating gardai are appealing for witnesses to contact the incident room at Mountjoy Station.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Mountjoy Garda Station at 01 666 8601, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

CIRCUS fans – and anyone who loves thrilling performances – are in for a treat with a very modern twist on the circus experience that’s coming to Dublin.

Some five years in the making, Circus Extreme pitches up at Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Irish Museum of Modern Art from September 5-15, bringing all the thrills of a world-class modern circus to Dublin as part of a world tour.

Created by the renowned producers of The Moscow State Circus, Circus Extreme lives up to its name with some superb, modern circus acts performed by expert entertainers.

Performers will push themselves to the limit of human ability, promising everything from extreme stunt riders to fresh twists on high-wire routines, with troupes of performers and individual entertainers guaranteeing to wow and amaze alike.

Classic circus skills will also be at the heart of the show, with dizzying juggling and, of course, some clowning around sure to entertain audiences.

For further information on what promises to be an entertainment highlight of the year for circus fans of all ages, see www.circusextreme.ie.

Take to the ‘Lil Red’ cup stars at a free honours late exhibition Finglas teen AN EXHIBITION celebrating 100 years of space exploration was launched this week by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS).

Above And Beyond is an international travelling exhibition, taking place at Wood Quay Venue in Dublin 8, and explores a selection of important achievements in astronomy and space exploration in the past 100 years.

The free exhibition takes the visitor on a chronological journey through a century of scientific, technological and cultural advancements.

Above And Beyond is being hosted by DIAS until Thursday, August 29. It was first staged in Vienna in August, 2018, and has since travelled to selected venues across Europe.

The exhibition will officially close at 1pm next Thursday, August 29.

Further information is available at www.dias.ie/event/ iau-above-beyond-exhibit/.

FRIENDS of a Finglas rapper who died as a result of Sepsis held a charity football match in his honour on August 5.

The Sean Hughes Memorial Cup was organised by friends of Finglas’s Sean Hughes, also known as rapper ‘Lil Red’, who died in January, 2018, from deadly blood poisoning.

This was the second year of the event, which was held in Erin’s Isle GAA Club.

Ex-Dublin star player Ciaran Whelan was on hand to show his support on the day, which had a huge turnout.

Erin’s Isle played Ballymun Kickhams in the match, which saw Erin’s Isle win by just one point.

Speaking about the event, Sean’s family said: “Our son Sean was only 15 years old when he passed away from Sepsis. We would like to thank all the players and all of Sean’s friends for a great day in Lil Red’s honour.”

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ANIMALS: POOCH IN THE RUNNING TO WIN THE NOSE OF TRALEE THIS MONTH

A Teddy-riffic hope of taking a top dog title a walk.

“I was delighted A PRETTY pooch when he made it from the capital is into the Dublin facing up to some final, but now I’d ruff competition as really love for him he represents Dubto win the whole lin in the Nose of thing!”

Tralee next week.

I n h i s b i d to Te d d y, a t e n sniff out votes to month old ‘poodle get him to the top, cross’ from BallyTeddy has met lots brack, was selected of pawesome peoto represent Dubple, including this lin in the national Teddy meets Dublin Rose Laura Vines year’s Dublin Rose, competition after Laura Vines, who his human, Sally, entered Teddy into the competi- Sally said was absolutely him in the race a few tion as he’s a friendly and brilliant with both the weeks ago. photogenic pooch that prize-winning pooch and The Nose of Tralee has been a great addition her granddaughter Maia. competition is run entire- to their family.

To vote for Teddy to be ly online by Petsitters S a l l y to l d D u b l i n the winner of the sixth Ireland, and is sponsored Gazette: “You had to pick annual Nose of Tralee

by Tesco, pet connections an image to upload for the competition, see http:// and David McCauley pho- competition, and I sub- wshe.es/lD9W2cr9. tography. mitted a gorgeous picture The winner of the Nose Sally’s daughter, Jenna, of him standing on Kil- of Tralee will be crowned spotted the competition liney Hill lifting his paw, on August 27 – the same on the Petsitters Ireland almost like he was wav- night as the winner of Facebook page. She said ing to everyone. It’s one the Rose of Tralee is she decided to enter of his favourite places for announced.

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Ballyfermot unites to help support HOME RACHEL D’ARCY

A FOOTBALL match aimed at raising funds for a recently established charity in Ballyfermot was a huge success, a local councillor has said.

The charity football match between Ballyfermot United parents versus the coaches aimed to raise funds for HOME. HOME – which stands for Helping Others Move Everyday – was set up in response to a high number of suicides in the Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard areas in the past few months.

Cllr Daithi Doolan (SF) said that the match was a huge success, and he is looking forward to the next event to be held in support of HOME. Cllr Doolan said: “The football match was a huge success. It helped raise much needed funds for HOME, but it also served to give support to those families who recently lost a loved one, and raised awareness about suicide.

“The generosity shown by this com-

munity was truly moving and inspiring.

Our next event will be the HOME festival of hope.

“This will take place in The Lawns Park on September 8, and we look forward to huge crowds at this family-friendly fun event, celebrating all that’s good about Ballyfermot.”

On Facebook, HOME also thanked everyone who took part, saying that the group were “overwhelmed with emotion” by the support received.

Ballyfermot United posted on Facebook: “It was a great turn-out from both sides and the amount on the sideline shown how important this new charity organisation, HOME, is going to be for our community.

“People flocked to the game and made donations that will help so many people in Ballyfermot and the surrounding areas.

“We hope that this is the beginning of both HOME and Ballyfermot United working together in the future for the good of the community we all love.”

It’s ruff work being an adorable dog, but Teddy takes it all in his stride

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A Deception you’ll love to be part of THE one and only Keith Barry is set to delight audiences at Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel in a couple of weeks thanks to his superb new Deception show.

The popular familyowned and run hotel in pretty Dalkey will see Keith explore mind control, brainwashing, subliminal messaging, cults and every form of deception imaginable – all in a way sure to engage and entertain his audience.

Take in Keith’s great Deception with tickets now available for the final date in his show tour, priced €30, for the gig on Friday, September 6.

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Formal complaint over ‘hijab burning’ A DUBLIN City councillor has made a formal complaint to Gardai over comments made by Gemma O’Doherty (inset) in a Facebook Live video.

Fine Gael councillor Danny Byrne made a complaint to Gardai on Monday, following comments made by O’Doherty encouraging viewers to “burn any hijabs you see” on a live web broadcast.

In the livestream, O’Doherty said: “If you are a victim, cover yourself up. I would say wear a hijab but I would rather burn any hijabs you see; they should be burned.”

Following this, the controversial former Irish Independent journalist tweeted: “I am, of course, in favour of burning the burka and stand in solidarity with all of the women in the Middle East doing so.”

O’Doherty has been engaged in a series of protests outside Google’s headquarters at Barrow Street after she was banned from the video-hosting site YouTube.

An emergency meeting of councillors from wards on the southside of the city took place last week regarding O’Doherty’s ongoing protests, as local residents have voiced several complaints regarding the protests with councillors and An Garda Siochana.

Glasnevin dad’s glory at Games

A GLASNEVIN man sped to victory in the World Transplant Games in Newcastle this week.

Transplant Team Ireland’s John Moran from Glasnevin sped to victory to secure the Gold in the 10km cycling time trial in the 60-69 age category, racing home with a time of 18.07 minutes.

The 61-year-old father of four said: “I am delighted and thrilled. The pressure is off now!

“A big thank-you to all of those who have supported me; my wife Angela, who has travelled here with me, and of course, a special thanks to my brother, Frank, who gave me his ‘fast’ kidney 34 years ago.”

Transplant Team Ireland includes 38 athletes who have each undergone transplants including bone marrow, heart, liver, lung and kidney transplants.

The team of 29 men and 9 women will return home to Dublin airport Terminal One this Saturday, August 24.

SMITHFIELD: STREET ART’S FUTURE HANGS IN BALANCE

‘Horseboy’ mural may soon be neigh more RACHEL D’ARCY

YET another piece of street art may fall foul of planning permission regulations in the city centre, with a popular mural in Smithfield now under threat of removal..

The ‘Horseboy’ mural was created by art collective SUBSET, who are the artists behind dozens of other colourful murals in the city.

An Bord Pleanala are set to make a ruling in December on the future of the prominent piece, on the basis that the creation may require planning permission to remain in situ.

Another SUBSET mural in Smithfield – that of English rapper, Stormzy – was removed in 2017, with Dublin City Council citing that no planning permission was sought for the artwork, and that there was no application for the retention of the piece.

A petition has now been set up by the group, who say that “the need for planning permission for murals has been a thorn in the side of efforts to develop street art in Dublin in recent years”.

Previously, a warning letter was issued for the Horseboy mural, but the tenant living in the house that the piece is painted on made an application to the council in June to say that the painting should be considered an ‘exempted development’ and be allowed to remain in place.

A previous arrangement

ÁTh e ‘Horseboy’ mural created by the SUBSET art collective

between the council and the tenant had designated it as such.

However, a submission was then made by the owner of the property, who raised an objection to the mural.

Council documents detailed that the owner had asked the long-term tenant to remove Horseboy on a number of occasions.

In response to this development, SUBSET said: “If the landlord wishes for the artwork to be removed, we respect that decision as it is ultimately their choice to make.

“However, to the best of our knowledge, the tenant had in fact received permission from the landlord at the time we painted this piece.

“DCC then retrospectively permitted the artwork, for which the landlord’s permission is required. Curious.”

The tenant then gave three reasons as to why the mural should remain, including that the works did not “materially affect the external appearance of the structure/property”, that prior to the instillation of the mural the wall

had been subject to graffiti, and that the “Church Street-facing facade is unaffected by the mural painting”, as it’s on the side of a building.

A decision on the future of the mural lies with An Bord Pleanala after the case was progressed to the planning authority to decide on the council’s decision to remove the artwork.

An online petition has been set up by SUBSET at Change.org, attracting more than 4,000 signatures by the time of going to press.

Have your say on speed limit changes A PUBLIC consultation on the expansion of a 30kmph speed limit into residential areas of the city has been opened by Dublin City Council.

The council says the aim of the consultation is to get feedback from the public on the speed limit, for the purpose of assessing levels of support for the limit and also to identify if there are any particular barriers to acceptance and compliance.

Setting such limits – such as 30, 50, 60 and 80kmph – is a function of elected members of the council. The default speed limit in the council’s administrative area is 50kmph.

A hard copy of the Special Speed Limit Bye-Laws 2019 proposal is available for inspection at all Dublin City Council Libraries, civic offices and local area offices for the duration of the public consultation period.

Submissions to the consultation can be made via email to speedreview@dublincity.ie, from now until Sunday, September 22 at 5pm.

Alternatively, submissions can also be made in writing, marked Speed Limit Review, to the Senior Engineer, Transport Operations, Environment & Transportation Department, Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, D08 RF3F.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Gillian Santarelli amd Agata Guerra

Rory Carrick and Ray Kennedy

Stefani D’Olagio and Gemma Maughan

Dtefania Casiu, Daniele Mosca, Leonondo Mosca, Mario Gentile and Claudia Gentile. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

A night to remember Amatrice in the RDS

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Phillipa Quinlan and Michael Maughan

Stefania Lopez and Maneula Bonanni

Jenny Cullen and Caitriona Brennan

Coor Trant and Lasma Zemele

ANY of Dublin’s well-known Italian restaurants and people of the Irish Italian community joined The Association Terra Di Amatrice Onlus and its Irish members for an evening to support the rebirth of Amatrice, following the catastrophic 2016 earthquake.

On the night, guests enjoyed traditional foods from the region beginning with platters of cured meat from local suppliers, Berardi and Sano as well as traditional Pecorino Amatriciano and cheese from local supplier Petrucci.

Jordan Mooney and Kate Hickey

Francesco, Caterina, Giorgio and Julia Zacco

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DUBS RUSHED TO HELP INJURED TEEN

SUPPORT

Gran thanks city for helping tourist RACHEL D’ARCY

A WOMAN who was visiting Dublin as part of a cruise with her family has thanked the people of the city for their generosity after her granddaughter (18) was injured at Merrion Square.

Gloria Robinson was on a ten-day cruise with her family, and Dublin was their first stop on the trip.

The family made their way to look at the legendary Oscar Wilde statue on the north side of Merrion Square, but Gloria said her granddaughter, Tamara, began to feel unwell.

“We got off the shuttle bus at Merrion Square when Tamara felt faint crossing the road to look at the statue,” Gloria told Dublin Gazette.

Her granddaughter

then fainted as they crossed the road, sustaining several facial and oral injuries as a result.

“She banged her chin on the concrete and knocked herself out, sustaining a deep cut to her chin [and] broke a few of her front teeth and fractured her upper gum,” Gloria detailed, saying that an ambulance had to be called for the 18-yearold.

Several people rushed to the aid of Gloria and her family, with the Cheshire native thanking the public for their assistance and support in getting her granddaughter the help she needed.

“Everyone who came to help were amazing.

She was taken to Mater Hospital, and then to the Dental Hospital at Trinity

College. I would just like to thank all the people of Dublin for making it bearable for us, as it was a very emotional time.

“I would like to thank everyone from the guy who phoned the ambulance, the lady who contacted the cruise ship, all the people who came to help, the ambulance men, the doctors, nurses and hospital staff, the taxi drivers who took us to the hospital and back to help.

“Thank you to the people of Dublin for their help, support and reassurance on the day my granddaughter had an accident.”

Thankfully, Tamara was able to join the cruise again after a few days recovering from her fall, and is now back home in England.

Help Asia Market clean sea

Eggs-ellent fundraiser helps to raise €15,000 for sick kids THERE was some time for yolking about a bit when Ballyfree Free Range Eggs presented €15,000 to Temple Street Children’s Hospital recently.

Neil Kinsella, Ballyfree’s national accounts manager, was joined by Temple Street patient Scott Graham and his brother, Logan, to make the special presentation.

The funds were raised through a cracking successful fundraising initiative, which saw the sale of special Ballyfree Free Range Pink Temple Street egg packs in Tesco Ireland stores earlier this year. Picture: Andres Poveda Photography

ASIA Market, one of Ireland’s largest Asian supermarkets, has teamed up with Japanese frozen dumpling brand Ajinomoto to support The Ocean Cleanup Project to reduce plastic pollution.

The supermarket is currently supporting a fundraising initiative until August 31 that is seeing €0.25 donated towards The Ocean Cleanup Project for every packet of Ajinomoto prawn dumplings sold, supporting its work to trap and remove plastic in the oceans.

In addition, 20 customers will be rewarded with a free Dopper re-usable water bottle for supporting the initiative.

You can shop online at www.asiamarket.ie, or instore at the Drury Street, D2 branch or Ballymount, D12 branch.

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BUSINESS: BUSINESS GROUP CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO TACKLE ONLINE PURCHASES ISSUE

DublinTown slams lack of enforcement on VAT compliance

A DUBLIN-BASED business group is calling for the Government to enforce VAT compliancy on online purchases from abroad, saying a lack of enforcement puts Irish retailers at a disadvantage.

Launching its Pre-Budget submission for 2020, DublinTown has called for Government action to enforce the VAT compliancy.

It also suggested that VAT rates should alternatively be reduced to bring them in line with common rates

across Europe, with a standard rate of VAT set at 20%, while services-related VAT, including VAT on the hospitality sector, should be reduced to 10%.

Speaking about the group’s submission, Richard Guiney, the chief executive of Dublin Town, said Irish retailers are impacted by the “reality that the majority of online shopping is done on foreign sites”.

He said: “Irish traders are already at a disadvantage, given Ireland’s high VAT rates. However, they are fur-

ther impacted by the reality that the majority of online shopping is done on foreign sites, and although VAT should be charged on these purchases at the point of entry, in reality this doesn’t happen.

“We are calling on the Government to ensure there is a level playing field for Irish retailers to be able to compete online.”

The submission also makes a call for the review of the Living Over The Shop, and City Living Initiatives,

which would aim to alleviate pressures in the rental market by bringing unutilised space in the city to use.

Guiney said that because young people are spending so much money on rent, they’re spending less in stores.

He said that retailers have also had people turning down jobs as they couldn’t find suitable, affordable accommodation within a commuting distance.

Guiney added: “Issues with the

An Post gets approval to hang banners outside GPO PERMISSION has been given to An Post to hang two large banners outside the GPO at O’Connell Street to advertise the Witness History exhibit.

The decision by Dublin City Council has attracted some criticism, saying that the banners will undermine the character of the historic building.

An Post submitted an application to the council in June for permission to hang the banners, which would advertise the exhibit, with a report supporting the application saying there is “little indication of the existence of the exhibition externally”.

The Witness History exhibit is an interactive tour of the events of the 1916 Rising, and first opened on the centenary of the Rising in 2016.

The cost of setting up the attraction, which was funded by the State, is estimated at around €10 million. When Witness History first opened, it attracted more than 160,000 visitors, but this number fell to under 88,000 visitors last year.

The council gave permission for the banners to be installed for two years, rather than the requested three years, with a new planning application to be submitted after the two years.

In granting the permission, other conditions state that the banners should be clear of “visible damage or decay” and that fixtures should be inspected regularly to preserve the integrity of the building.

An Taisce submitted an objection to An Post’s proposal during the initial planning stages, and is said to be considering lodging an appeal with An Bord Pleanala.

rental market are having knock-on effects on two fronts for retail and hospitality businesses.

“There’s thousands of square metres of unutilised space in Dublin city centre that could potentially be converted into accommodation, which the Government needs to look at as a solution in order to tackle the rental crisis.”

For further information or to review Dublin Town’s Pre-Budget submission in detail, see www.dublintown.ie.

A colourful launch for this year’s Culture Night festival MINISTER for Culture Josepha Madigan (centre) was joined by models Laoise Maguire and David Ogumefu to help launch this year’s Culture Night programme of events.

This year, the popular annual event falls on Friday, September 20, with many thousands of Dubliners set to take in a huge range of events in the capital.

Here in Dublin, there’ll be everything from dancing to live music, poetry readings and writing workshops and much, much more to take in as part of the national celebration of culture. For full details of this, the fourteenth annual Culture Night, see www.culturenight.ie.

Picture: Julian behal Photography

Hundreds mourn man killed in accident at port RACHEL D’ARCY

MORE than 250 trucks lined the streets leading to Dardistown Cemetary, Cloghran last Saturday as a mark of respect to the late Nick Collier (inset), a truck driver who was killed in a tragic workplace accident on August 14.

The trucks turned out to provide a guard of honour to Mr Collier, following a post by his son, Darragh, on the ‘Irish Rigs’ Facebook page for truck drivers.

He posted: “My dad was killed down in Dublin Port

doing the same thing use [sic] do for a living every day, driving his truck.

“Growing up, that man got me to share the passion [for] the trucks that he shared and we’d have endless talks about them.

“I’d love if I could give him the sending off he deserves by getting as many trucks as possible to line up outside the graveyard as the hearse

enters it. Trucks were his life.”

Hu n d re d s o f c o m ments of support flooded in for Mr Collier, who was also well known in the Raheny area.

Many paid tribute to the driver, saying that Mr Collier had taught them how to drive many years ago.

More than 250 trucks lined the road leading to Dardistown Cemetery last Saturday, following the viral Facebook post, as a mark of respect for the well-loved driver.

Mr Collier was killed in a workplace accident

in the North Docks of Dublin Port last Wednesday at around 10am.

The Health and Safety Authority confirmed to Dublin Gazette that an investigation is currently under way, and could not provide any further comment.

The incident marks the seventh fatal accident in Dublin Port in the past 24 months.

Mr Collier is survived by his wife, Trisha; sons Sean, Conor, Darragh and Cillian; parents Tom and Mary; brothers Eamonn, Tony and Cathal; and his sister, Selena.

Video stills showing just some of the 250+ trucks and drivers who gathered as a guard of honour for Mr Collier

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Roisin Ni Cheallaigh, Gareth Joyce and Soibhan Mooney. Pics: Brian McEvoy Photography

Clint Drieberg, David Mitchell and Marco Espinoza. Pics: Andres Poveda

Nadine Reid

Special Preview Screening of Good Boys in the Light House Cinema

Marc Lavelle and Melanie Whelan

Leanne Bellouny and Zoe Coleman

Wilhelmina Weber Furlong exhibition

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ELEBRATING the life and legacy of Wilhelmina Weber Furlong (1878-1962), one of America’s earliest avant-garde Modernist painters, the Irish Georgian Society recently presented the first major exhibition of her work outside the United States.

The exhibition also featured works by her Irish American husband Thomas Furlong, a wellknown muralist and art teacher.

Claire Hyland and Bromwyn O’Neill

Brian Sheehan and Rory Cashin

Miriam and Muriel Karim Aileen Gaskin and Catherine O’Connor

Johnny Carroll and Debbie O’Donnell

Saranne Devlin and Stephanie Kelly

Audrey O’Driscoill and Catherine Hughes Jill Berman and Grainne Dunne

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FEATURE: START-UP MANAGER ON THE CITY’S TECH GROWTH AND POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE

Sutton native draws on some life lessons learned from global work experiences GARY IBBOTSON

Aislinn Mahon, general manager at Huckletree Dublin

T H I S we e k , D u b l i n Gazette spoke to Aislinn Mahon, a Sutton native and general manager at Huckletree Dublin – a start-up company which strives to bring together creative minds from different industries around the globe to discuss ideas and collaborate.

Aislinn said: “I grew up in North Dublin beside the seaside in Sutton.

“During my twenties, I was lucky enough to live all over the world, in incredible cities including London, Paris and Hong Kong.

“My career, to date, has been centred in the start-up world; helping early-stage technology businesses to enter new geographical markets and establish profitable business models.

“Before joining Huckletree I worked with Enterprise Ireland, Web Summit and mobile marketing start-up Brandtone, where I focused on bringing the business to

Asia with our chief commercial officer.”

Aislinn spent a lot of time in countries such as India, Indonesia and China, and says that travelling is an education, as “it truly makes you a more informed, grounded human”.

S h e added: “A f t e r ye a rs o f t r ave l , I now have my f e e t firmly b a c k on the ground in Dublin where I lead the Huckletree business in Ireland.

“Since opening Huckl e t re e i n D u b l i n i n November, 2017, we have been focused on disrupting the vibrant co-working scene in this city.

“We’ve grown to a community of 50-plus tech teams, including ocean freight platform

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l e a d e rs, Ko n ta i n e rs; MIT-backed behavioural science experts, Cogito; industry supporters, TechIreland, and hightech commercial bank, Silicon Valley Bank.

“The 380 people currently working from Huckletree all bring with them a wealth of d i f fe re n t experiences, ideas, values and customs. “ W e love supporting our members to help them scale their businesses and connect with each other through our programme of events focused on business growth and wellbeing.”

Huckletree Dublin is based in The Academy on Pearse Street and the company currently operates six branches in England, with five based in

Dublin is a multicultural city.

Our population is full of people from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities.

London and one in Manchester.

Aislinn said that she loves her job and is proud of what the “close-knit teams in Dublin and in the UK” have achieved.

She said: “I am most proud of our Fairer Funding Now campaign where we seek to drive awareness of the inequalities within the technology industry, particularly when it comes to raising funds.

“Dublin is a multicultural city. Our population is full of people from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities, with different belief systems.

“We see this every day as we walk around the city, so why does segregation amongst sex, race, sexuality and age still exist in our industry?

“There is a massive opportunity to back under-represented founders and help them to create businesses that are targeted at sectors, markets and populations that are truly global.”

Aislinn praised Dublin’s diverse workforce and development – and also highlighted the capacity to continue to develop growing and emerging sectors, meeting everything from employee to employer needs

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Some useful tips to help you navigate through your third- level educational journey STARTING college for the first time can be one of the most daunting and exciting things you will ever undertake in your lifetime. Even some of the smaller colleges will have thousands more students than your ordinary secondary school.

However, there are plenty of other firstyear students who will feel the exact same way when they start on their third-level journey – so you’ll be in good company.

Many young people go onto to thirdlevel or higher education after they have obtained their Leaving Certificate.

Some people work for a number of years and then go to college as mature students.

That in itself, can also be challenging, given the sensitivities of age differences.

Many students live at home while at college, but you may live too far away to travel there every day. Many colleges have residences for some students, but you may have to rent accommodation near the college.

You may be looking for a house or flat to rent and, if you find one, you should be aware of your rights as a tenant.

This presents real challenges in terms of how to pay for accommodation, and if your parents have to fork out for this, not inconsiderate bill.

You should check whether you have to pay fees for your college course.

Most students doing undergraduate courses do not have to pay the fees. If you do have to pay fees, you may claim tax relief on the fees for most third-level courses.

Dublin Gazette’s super 10-page education supplement is packed with great information that will provide useful tips to help you navigate you through your thirdlevel educational journey.

So, no matter how you did in the Leaving Certificate, there’s an exciting new adventure ahead of you. Good luck!

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A recent addition to the list of courses at Stillorgan College of Further Education is a Level 5 course in Animation

Exciting new courses at Stillorgan College

STILLORGAN College of Further Education has been a specialist centre for further education/ post- Leaving Cert courses since 1986. During this time, it has developed an enviable reputation for its delivery of further education programmes.

They offer a range of practical courses that develop the necessary skills for the workplace, or to progress to further study in institutes of technology or universities.

One of its new courses is a Level 5 course in Illustration and Design, introducing students to the wideranging discipline of illustration and helps them gain an improved understanding of the possibilities of image-making.

A second new course for 2019 is a course in Regional Tour Guiding.

The purpose of this award, devel-

oped in collaboration with Fáilte Ireland, is to enable learners to acquire the relevant knowledge, skills and competencies to work effectively as a Tourist Guide in the greater Dublin Region and surrounding area, providing learners with the necessary business skills needed to start their own tour guiding business.

Another recent addition to the list of courses is a Level 5 course in Animation. This introductory course prepares students with little or no experience for a third-level course in animation production. With a dual focus on drawing and computer skills, the course covers all the fundamental areas required for a successful portfolio submission.

One of the longest established courses in the college is the Art course. This course provides tuition

in areas such as drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics and combined materials.

The college also offers Level 5 and Level 6 course in Multimedia and Web Development. Also on offer is a Travel and Tourism Course with Airline Studies. This course prepares students for work in all areas of the travel industry.

Courses in Photography, Media Production, Journalism and Level 5 and 6 courses in Computer Skills for Business round off the extensive offering of courses in the college.

The staff of the college have extensive industry experience in their respective fields and are dedicated to ensuring that, whether aiming to move to higher education or entering the employment market, students leave the college with every skill necessary for the future.

CAO 2019 results sees points rise for technology, science and engineering courses

Ten great reasons to choose Inchicore College THINKING about college?

Choose Inchicore College and discover the ten best reasons why you should study with them...

1. What they’re about – their friendly and welcoming atmosphere where students are central to their purpose.

2. What you can study – their exciting range of innovative courses will meet your interests and needs.

3. How you learn – their class sizes allow for greater individual participation and you can learn in ways that suit you.

4. What they provide – their excellent track record in providing quality-assured full and part-time courses for more than 30 years.

5. What you pay – lower fees – courses cost an average of €500 which usually covers all your college requirements for the year.

6. Who they are – highly qualified staff have vast experience in your chosen

THE first round of offers for CAO places were

points needed last year, but the CAO offers

area of study and are com-

published last Thursday, with 53% of the 43,851

this afternoon are official confirmation of their

mitted to you and your suc-

applicants on Level 8 courses being offered

course.

cess.

Points for some degrees have jumped, par-

7. Where you go – the

CAO applicants can check if they received

ticularly in fields like engineering, science and

opportunity to work and

an offer through the ‘My Application’ menu on

technology, with the number of courses looking

study in Europe on an Eras-

CAO.ie.

for over 500 points climbing to a new high.

mus+ programme in coun-

their first preference choice.

Offers must be accepted by applicants before 5:15pm on August 23. Applicants will also have received an email and text. This is the first year that there were no postal offers.

If an applicant has been deemed ineligible for

Courses linked to the environment have also gone up in points.

Business courses have also jumped in points as students select courses with higher job prospects.

tries such as Sweden, The Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Finland, Italy and France.

8. How you work – their highly regarded work place-

any offer, they should have received a ‘state-

One course in particular, Economics and

ment programmes enable

ment of application’. This was the first of seven

Finance in UCD, has climbed to 601 points. Points

you to develop your knowl-

rounds of the CAO process.

for degrees in science, technology and engi-

edge and skills in your field

neering have jumped as students flock towards

of study.

There were 77,706 applications to the Central Applications Office this year for university and

courses with strong job prospects.

9. Where you go next – their

college courses, with 47,624 applicants present-

graduates go places – they

ing Leaving Certificate results.

have an outstanding track

There were also 8,943 mature students

record for student progres-

applying for places in university or college

sion to employment and

through the CAO.

higher education.

Out of 30,806 applicants for Level 7 and 6

10. How to get here – they

courses, 89% received their first placement

are easy to get to by bus,

course, and 98% received first, second or third

Luas and train.

preference offers.

Apply now for courses

For those applying for Level 8 courses, 81%

commencing September

are the first, second, or third preference of the

2019 and discover what you

students who applied for them.

can do at Inchicore College.

Students will have had an idea of whether they got their preferred course based on the

www.inchicorecollege.ie.

(01) 453 5358.

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Career-focused education at Sallynoggin College

Yoga and Pilates Teacher training is just one of the newly introduced courses at the popular college

SALLYNOGGIN College of Further Education (SCFE) has a range of courses on offer, including their newly introduced courses in Pre-University Teacher Training, Disability and Special Needs Assistant, Yoga and Pilates Teacher Training and Musical Theatre and Dance, all of which are outside the CAO points system.

In the ever-changing world of learning and work, SCFE have made it their business to ensure that their courses are at the cutting-edge of industry and employment demands, with their determination to stay ahead is paying dividends, as seen by the success of many of their former students.

With PE now being intro-

duced as a Leaving Certificate subject, this is a perfect time to check out some of the many success stories from former SCFE famous Fitness and Personal Training students.

Former Sports, Fitness Instruction and Personal Training students, Aine O’Gorman has had a fantastic international football career having played for 12 years at senior international level, with 100 Caps and 13 goals for Ireland.

Stephen Foley is a former Aston Villa footballer and is currently doing his teaching practice back where he started, in SCFE, as part of his Degree in Education and Training (DCU).

Both athletes are also successful personal trainers.

In addition to their sporting success, for the first time, selected students on the Advanced Hospitality, Travel & Event Management course will complete three weeks of work experience in Tenerife, whilst selected students on the Advanced Early Childhood Education and Care course, will travel to Norway for their placement.

Application to SCFE is free, with no CAO points required for any of the available courses in the college.

The college, located within walking distance from Dun Laoghaire, is well served by public transport with easy access from Bray and Wicklow and free secure parking is available to students.

‘Available Places’ facility open now at CAO THE 2019 CAO Available Places facility opened on August 20. If offers from the first round of CAO offers are unfilled, the course will feature in the Available Places facility.

Griffith College schools liaison of f icer Sinead O’Callaghan explains the process behind the Available Places Facility.

“Third level courses have a capacity number, which is when the course is full.

If round 1 CAO offers are unfilled the course can feature in ‘Available Places’.

Unfilled places are categorised as ‘available’ and distributed accordingly, until the course reaches capacity. Not all educational institutes offer Available Places, as courses can reach capacity through CAO round 1 offers.”

O’Callaghan details that anyone can apply for an Available Place, as it’s not based on Leaving Certificate points.

“You must meet minimum entry requirements for a course, however,” O’Callaghan said.

“For example, a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance at Griffith College has a minimum entry requirement of two H5’s and 4 O6/ H7’s, with a compulsory O6 or above in Mathematics.”

If you hold a CAO account, visit the Available Places tab and enter your course code choice. If you’ve not previously applied through the CAO, you can register at www.cao.ie and a payment of €45 is required.

Add a level 6/7 or 8 Available Place course to your application and follow the instructions online. Always place your choices in order of preference and upon acceptance of a CAO Available Place Course, this will cancel and disqualify any previous course acceptance.

Griffith College offers a range of undergraduate Available Places. For queries call Griffith College admissions on 01 4150415.

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DUNDRUM College of Further Education pride themselves on being a leader in offering modular and credit-based components in their full time QQI Level 5 and 5 Major Award Courses.

Their ‘HUB’ structure allows students to study core and elective modules, tailoring their qualification to their special interest area, with no point requirement. The unique modular HUB course design meets all national standards, meaning you can adapt the curriculum to your personal preference, making it easier to study subjects you find interesting.

DCFE have established progression links with higher education institutes, and continually review course content to ensure that their students are best placed to progress on to university or continue their studies in the college.

The college offer an Erasmus+ programme, where students can complete a work placement in Estonia, Germany or Norway as part of their course also.

Priding themselves on exceptional standards of training and development, DCFE’s links to the workforce allow them to maintain a first-rate service to students.

For more information, visit cfedundrum.com.

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It pays to save in advance ACCORDING to financial advisors HerMoney, the average cost of educating a child from primary school to college is estimated to be over €60,000.

Furthermore, by far the biggest portion of the expense is incurred during a child’s time in third level education.

This is indicated in research done by Technological University (TU) Dublin, which shows that the average cost of going to college for students living away from home is €12,171 for the year. That figure is roughly halved at €6,771 students who continue to live at home.

Karen Goodlife, director of HerMoney has advice for parents who

are thinking about saving for their child’s future in third level education.

She said: “The most important word when it comes to saving for your child’s education is ‘start’.

The earlier you start, the easier it is to manage your finances.

“For example, if your child is starting college in 16 years’ time, and living away from home, you would now need to save €250 per month in order to accumulate €48,000 by 2035.

“Whereas, if your child is starting college in four years’ time, in 2023, you would now need to start saving €1,000 per month,” she said.

HerMoney recommends that if your child

The earlier you start, the easier it is to manage your finances

is starting college within five years time; your best bet is to start a bank or credit union deposit account.

The financial advisor says that this is because there is not enough time to look at investment

options and you are foregoing growth for safety – HerMoney says to save as much as you can afford and shop around the various institutions to try an achieve the highest interest rate possible.

In regards to long-term

plans, HerMoney says: “There are a number of investment vehicles available at all levels of investment risk.

“Our most popular options available are investment and savings policies through the various life companies.

“These policies enable you to invest in a range of funds, from low to medium to high risk and will accept lump sums of money as well as regular monthly savings from as little as €75 per month.

“Many of our clients opt to invest in multi-asset funds within these policies which spread their money across a number of different asset types, such as shares, property, bonds and commodities.”

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IBAT college launch new Level 8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Business IBAT College Dublin has launched a brand-

making for an excellent grounding in busi-

new NFQ Level 8 BA (Honours) in Business

ness practice within the industry.

for 2019.

The course, delivered on IBAT College’s

The degree, commencing in October, is

Wellington Quay campus, is open via direct

designed for school-leavers and mature

application to any school-leaver with two H5

students looking to pursue a career in busi-

grades and four O6/H7 grades in the Irish

ness or management.

Leaving Certificate, or to mature applicants

T h e t h r e e -yea r f u l l -t i m e d eg r e e is designed to cover a broad range of business

who are at least 23 years of age on 1st January 2019.

topics from management principles and

For more information about the degree

financial accounting, to organisational man-

or to apply visit www.ibat.ie or by phoning

agement and the role of ICT for business.

the college on +353 1 807 5055.

Modules for the programme were developed with the input of industry stakeholders, to create a degree designed to prepare graduates in a practical sense for a career in business, with the backing of an academic grounding.

In their third year, students can also pursue a research topic of their choice or to engage in professional practice, by working with a company on a real business problem,

Wealth of choices is open to Leaving Cert students BEATRICE DOOLEY, PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF GUIDANCE COUNSELLORS, HAS SOME EXCELLENT ADVICE FOR STUDENTS

“

POST-Leaving Cert (PLC) courses, apprenticeships and traineeships are attractive pathways after the Leaving Certificate.

Their graduates are rated highly

by Irish employers as graduates from third-level colleges.

PLCs offer practical/academic work and work experience in areas such as business studies, childcare, computing and more. Log onto fetchcourses.ie, a useful link to research and apply to a variety of courses. Application closing dates vary, applications are accepted until all places are filled.

With a strong emphasis on practical skills and hands on learning, apprenticeships lead to careers, where you can “earn while they learn”. A formal contract usually spans 2–4 years, with a minimum 50 percent on-the-job learning, you’re also paid by your employer.

Qualifications vary from Level 5 to 10 in NVQ’s.

Apprenticeship.ie is the main website with links to specific programmes in different sectors, there is no central application system. Many have deadlines for applications from March/May. Research your eligibility for each programme and how to apply.

There’s currently over 52 apprenticeships available in areas like accounting, insurance, engineering, logistics, construction, electrical, engineering, ICT, hospitality, motor with more in development.

Traineeships combine learning in education and workplace settings and are delivered by Education & Training Boards (ETBs,) with employers.

Traineeships exist in areas identified to have skills shortages, such as business, construction, finance and beauty and offer high employability.

They are ideal for learners not yet ready to commit to a lengthy course or job.

Fetchcourses.ie provides details on programmes currently open for registration, entry requirements and the application process.

Is Studying abroad popular?

Eunicas.ie is an independent application support service which offers advice on the application process for programmes in Europe.

Germany, France, the Nordic countries and more offer free university degrees through the English language. Deadlines for applying vary from country to country, and many programmes are still open for entry in 2019.

Entry requirements are generally lower than the equivalent courses in Ireland, yet nine Dutch universities are higher-ranked than Trinity College, Dublin. They just don’t use points! A group of Dutch univer-

sities are returning to Dublin on October 23 to meet prospective students. Booking is free, at Eventbrite.

If you are looking to study in the UK, UCAS application deadlines were January 15, but now a second opportunity to apply occurs during Clearing.

Research the UCAS website, but first talk to your parents/guardians about the feasibility of funding this option.

While the impact of Brexit is unclear, www.ucas.com/brexit provides information on tuition fees and student finance support for EU nationals hoping to start a course in the 2019/20 academic year. Work experience is an excellent way for students to discover what they are good at and enjoy doing.

Building up work experience, gaining transversal skills, independence and developing as a person are all very valuable outcomes of employment.

The follow-on chances of gaining employment are high, unemployment levels are low right now at 4.5%.

Organisations offering volunteer programmes should be carefully researched as the quality and safety of such programmes can vary significantly.

The Value of Repeating the Leaving Certificate The decision to repeat is not to be taken lightly; it requires reflection and professional advice, preferably from a qualified guidance counsellor. Any student considering repeating a year should ask themselves, what will I do differently next year to guarantee different results?

You can only use Leaving Certificate results from one sitting for points purposes, but you can repeat one subject to satisfy minBeatrice Dooley imum entr y requirements.

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Experience infinite possibilities at Technological University Dublin

Pictured are members of Team Ireland meeting with TU Dublin president, Professor David FitzPatrick, as they prepared for the WorldSkills 2019 competition taking place in Kazan, Russia from August 22-27. Approximately 1,600 competitors from 60 countries will compete in 56 different skills and disciplines. Picture: Maxwell Photography

WHAT exactly is a Technological University? Although new to Ireland, they are commonplace throughout Europe, New Zealand and Canada catering for students that prefer a more practice-based education.

Technological University Dublin, orTU Dublin, has a long history dating back to 1887 when Arnold Felix Graves started a Technical College in Kevin Street.

More recently in 1992, DIT and IT Tallaght were founded, followed by IT Blanchardstown in 1999.

In 2011, the three founding Institutes agreed to apply for designation as a Technological University.

On January 1, 2019, TU Dublin was born, and are now the largest Higher Education provider in the country with programmes at Higher Certificate, Degree, Masters and PhD Level. They also offer training for a variety of Apprenticeships from Aviation to Telecommunications.

An exciting academic year is about to start for the 28,500-plus students of the new university.

Technological University Dublin aim to introduce students to fascinating theoretical concepts, which they can apply to real-world challenges through problembased learning, projects, work placements and through work with the community.

From first-year, TU Dublin students will start building a successful career through participation in a range of team-based projects to solve real-world challenges.

TU Dublin’s links with employers set them apart from other Universities in Ireland. Students have the opportunity to spend a semester developing key skills in an industry or profession of their choice.

Studying abroad is also an option, with

TU Dublin partnered with educational institutes throughout Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia.

In addition to their new Technological University status, there are visible changes on campus.

In Blanchardstown, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar opened the energy-efficient Connect Building, with its distinctive coloured glass facade, in March, providing a space for student services while complementing existing facilities on the site.

The Grangegorman campus is located in the heart of the city, and in September 2020, will welcome 10,000 students to its new facilities.

Students studying the creative and culinary arts, sciences, health and electrical engineering at TU Dublin will benefit from new lecture halls, labs, performance venues, training restaurants and exhibition spaces.

In Tallaght, two new buildings are due to be completed by 2021, including a Sports Science, Health and Recreation building with new outdoor sporting facilities and a versatile block with teaching space for hospitality and culinary arts programmes as well as engineering and apprenticeship activities.

College is not just about academic learning, and we want you to participate fully in campus life.

One of the best ways to make new friends and enjoy new experiences is by joining a Club or Society; they have over 120 student-led societies and sports clubs with something for everyone, including the arts, fashion, photography, and music.

For more about the Infinite Possibilities at TU Dublin – visit tudublin.ie.

On-campus accommodation UNIVERSITIES and colleges are once again introducing

DCU

price hikes to on-campus

Larkfield €5,665

4.9% increase from 2018

accommodation and univer-

St Pat’s

4.9% increase from 2018

€5,555

sity-owned rooms and dormitories.

According to an Irish

UCD

Independent survey, some

Ashfield

€9,215

2.7% increase from 2018

on-campus accommodation

Merville

€7,514

1.77% increase from 2018

for third-level institutions in

Roebuck Castle

Dublin has risen by nearly

Trinity

6%.

Below you will find a chart outlining some of the univer-

€11,591

2.1% increase from 2018

Goldsmith Hall

€7,554

5.57% increase from 2018

Pearse St

€5,982

1.35% increase from 2018

sity-owned accommodation and the price for a room for

GMB, Front Square, Botany Bay,

this coming academic year.

New Square

€8,226

5.5% increase from 2018

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University has 120 places available for mature students TECHNOLOGICAL University Dublin has 120 places available for mature students wishing to return to education.

The TU Dublin Access Foundation Programme is a one year full-time preparation for higher education programme at TU Dublin City Campus.

The programme prepares students personally and academically to pursue undergraduate programmes at TU Dublin City Campus.

It is a multi-disciplinary programme preparing students for entry into undergraduate programmes in Science & Health, Engineering & Built Environment, Business and Arts & Tourism.

Students who successfully

THE Open College is Ireland’s largest provider of Distance Learning Courses accredited by QQI. Open all year round, they deliver industry leading flexible part-time programmes and education choices, utilising a variety of delivery methods that include Distance Learning, eLearning & Attendance Learning and provide these QQI courses at market leading prices with courses, star ting from only €229.

The range of courses offer more opportunities than ever before, with a choice of over 90 QQI (formerly FETAC) Certificates and Major Award programmes in a variety of categories.

These include Healthcare Support, Early Childhood Care & Education, Special Needs Assistant (SNA), Business & Finance, Journalism & Writing, Management, Training & Delivery - Train the Trainer, Digital Media, Psychology, Law, Montessori Education, Sports and many more.

Accredited They are fully accredited and approved to offer awards, which are part of the Irish National Framework of Qualif ications, over seen by the Ir ish Department of Education.

The QQI qualifications you can achieve through The Open College are recognised by employers, both nationally and internationally.

For further information contact Leopardstown Business Centre, Dublin 18.

You can reach them at phone number +353 1 206 1834 - Extn 101 Email: jwalsh@theopencollege.com, or see www. theopencollege.com.

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Courses for Young People aged 16-21 BLANCHARDSTOWN Community Training Centre is now celebrating its tenth year in existence.

charge.

When they finish their course, some of them

The CTC is run by the community to provide

get jobs and some go on to study in further edu-

training courses for young people aged 16 to 21,

cation. They have strong links with other colleges

who have left school early. Learners do courses

and employers, and they help learners to choose

in Digital Media, Catering, IT and Sport. All cours-

and apply for their next course or find a job.

es are free of charge to learners.

They are always welcome to pop back in after

Their approach is very hands on. Every subject

they have left Blanchardstown CTC to get further

is taught through doing the activity. Young people

advice. New students start every month. They

like this approach, as they like to get stuck in and

generally start in groups of 5. They can apply at

move around. There are 10 learners in each class

any time to find out when a place becomes avail-

and a total of 40 learners in the centre.

able.

Learners can spend up to two years in the cen-

To apply to Blanchardstown Community Train-

tre. They can achieve equivalent of Junior Cert

ing Centre, call 01 8035016, email manager@blan-

or equivalent of Leaving Cert Applied. They get

chardstownctc.ie or message us directly from

individual attention in a caring environment. They

our website www.blanchardstownctc.ie or social

also get a nutritious breakfast and lunch free of

media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter).

Ballsbridge College enrolling for September BALLSBRIDGE College, a well-established

opment.

college with many years of experience

The college also offers programmes in

delivering full- time Post Leaving Certificate

health sector studies; community develop-

courses, is currently accepting applications

ment; start your own business, business

for courses starting in September 2019.

with Chinese; digital marketing; EFL and

All courses are QQI certified and pro-

TEFL.

vide students with the knowledge and skills

All courses include a work placement

required to work in their chosen employ-

component. Students can also available of

ment sector or to use their qualification to

internships opportunities abroad.

progress to higher education.

In addition, the college offers a two year

P r og r a m m e s c ove r a r e a s s u c h a s

‘earn and learn’ QQI Level 6 Auctioneering

accounting; marketing and adver tising;

and Property Services Apprenticeship pro-

criminology; social studies; auctioneering;

gramme which combines on-the-job training

event management; applied psychology;

with academic study.

web design and multimedia; human resourc-

Student maintenance grants are avail-

es; IT skills; media; law; Fintech - financial

able to eligible students. Applicants are

technology and international aid and devel-

welcome to call to the college each day,

complete the programme, will be offered a place on an appropriate undergraduate course at TU Dublin.

The programme forms part of TU Dublin’s commitment to extending access to education to people and groups from areas and communities where there has not been a strong tradition of participation in third level education.

The course is of particular benefit to adults who have been out of education for a long time, or who did not complete a Leaving Certificate in the past.

Students take six compulsory modules (subjects) and four optional modules (2 each semester) from a menu of modules in areas such as science, engineer-

ing, business, social science, art and computing. Through participation, students will develop the skills necessary to undertake an undergraduate qualification at TU Dublin.

The TU Dublin Access Foundation Programme is full-time commitment with approximately 22 hours of class time per week, and a further 20 hours of independent study.

The programme runs from September to May each year.

The Access Programme is free of charge and students may be eligible for the Back to Education Allowance. Applications close on Friday August 23 at 5pm.

Any mature student interested in applying should email johanna.king@dit.ie.

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LEARNINGCURVE A real commitment to supporting all students ON A recent visit to Dublin Gazette offices, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Minister of State for Higher Education spoke about the importance of further education and her aspirations for that sector.

“

THE emergence of TU Dublin is very important, as it’s the first technological university in the country and I’m very proud of this, as I was the minister who succeeded in getting the legislation through, one year ago.

What we’re hearing back is that the students are delighted, and my focus is always on the students – everything else is relative. It allows students

to get the best offering in education and be able to walk across that international stage and to compete at the highest levels.

There are other different routes in, for example through apprenticeships, traineeships and working your way right up to whatever level you want to achieve.

We have a lot of upskilling and reskilling, and we’re placing a lot of focus on that, because you now need to be excellent on digital skills.

Solus are providing great traineeships programmes, the new focus is on going out to businesses and looking at what they need, and then they’ll upskill.

STEM subjects have now become fashionable and we need graduates in these subjects, and the Department of Education, with the institutes of education, would be working together to ensure that there will be extra funding invested in STEM subjects, thus encouraging schools and students, especially female ones.

As minister, I’d love to see more funding for further education, but we must live within our means, but I’ll be banging the drum on the cabinet table to make sure we get whatever funding we need for further education.

I want to see our students get the very best out of their education and develop their personal skills.

I believe everyone is entitled to an education and that this is the one thing our country needs to do for us, to ensure that our young people are very well educated, be it a traineeship or an apprenticeship, or whatever they wish. There will be no obstacles in the way.

I am extremely disappointed in the Universities raising the cost of their Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), before they were including in the Rent Pressure Zone legislation on 15th August.

I worked extremely hard on fast tracking that legislation through with my colleague, Minister Eoghan Murphy.

My practical advice to all parents and students who are embarking on a Higher Education path this September, is to get

their SUSI grant application in. You have missed the priority deadline, which was the 11th July, but if you thought you

“

to alleviate the up- coming costs.

It was reported in the papers recently that I expected this grant to

comment. We are in the middle of a housing crisis and unfortunately, students are not immune to it.

I will be doing my utmost in the forthcoming budget negotiations to get continuing support from Minister Paschal Donoghue for our students, our institutions and support services might be eligible, get applying as this assistance will go in some way

cover the whole cost of rising rent costs.

This was a ridiculous

This Student Universal Support is there to help.

Education is expensive,

but as a Government, we have ruled out Student Loans, as we don’t want to shackle our young graduates with debt before they start their careers.

There is a continuing investment in Higher Education, both from a current, and a capital point of view.

I will be doing my utmost in the forthcoming budget negotiations to get continuing support from Minister Paschal Donoghue for our students, our institutions and support services.

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GET EX-STATIC FOR ELECTRIC PICNIC THE final hurrah of the summer, Electric Picnic, is set to wrap up festival season in true Stradbally style next weekend.

Running from August 30 to September 1 in Laois’ Stradbally Estate, the festival has grown year on year, with over 100 great acts taking to several stages across the weekend.

With so much choice, we’ve narrowed it down to our top five artists who we think will light up Electric Picnic this year. Some of our picks are household names, whilst others are indie darlings – but they’re all sure to get you in the festival spirit.

CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS Christine and the Queens will pack a punch at EP, delivering their signaturer electro-pop beats and gutting lyrics.

Their live performance is not to be missed - get ready for a high-energy set that will ooze fun and individuality.

JAMES BLAKE

Coming off his critically praised record, Assume Form, London native James Blake returns to Ireland after providing support for Kendrick Lamar in 2018.

Blake’s unique blend of hypnotic soul, electronic and R&B soundscapes provide for a surreal live experience and one that should go down a treat for Picnic goers looking for a slightly more subdued setting.

THE 1975 The 1975 are a live powerhouse, and one not to be missed when they hit EP’s main stage as they gear up to release their new album Notes On A Conditional Form in 2020.

World renowned as one of this generation’s greatest bands, their live show sees them put everything into their performances.

THE STROKES

18 years on from their seminal debut album, Is This It, The Strokes are in a strange place in their career.

Five albums in with a sixth (apparently) on its way, it’s never certain how long the legendary band will tour before going on hiatus once again.

CHARLI XCX Cult pop songstress Charli XCX takes to the EP stage just ahead of the release of her new album Charli which is sure to propel her into pop superstardom.

A familiar face on the festival circuit, this is Charli’s first return to Dublin since her mammoth shows alongside Taylor Swift last year. Her high energy set filled with sugary sweet, techno driven tracks is sure to provide a decent dancing session.

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Throughout the weekend, BACARDÍ bartenders will be on hand to share their top tips on how to make delicious BACARDÍ rum cocktails, with a dedicated Mojito Cart serving The Original BACARDÍ Mojito along with some very exciting new Bacardi flavours including Raspberry and Ginger.

Enjoy an iconic Bacardi mojito, dance like no-one is watching and do what moves you all weekend long.

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Alien fest still has to fix some earthly matters A TOWN near ‘Area 51’ – the mysterious American US military base in Nevada long believed to harbour extraterrestrial craft and research – is warning people to stay away from a music festival being organised by the man who wanted to storm the infamous base.

Alienstock is due to take place in the nearby town of Rachel next month. However, the town’s official website says the three-day event will “undoubtedly attract crooks trying to capitalise on the chaos”.

The festival, which grew out of the Storm Area 51: They Can’t Stop All of Us Facebook movement, is planned to take place from September 20-22.

Humans and any passing aliens interested in attending should note that the organisers are still looking for money for all the little things, such as staff, security, emergency medical services and portable toilets.

Rachel currently has 56 Earthling residents, and apart from having a small motel, bar and restaurant (called Little A’Le’Inn), the nearest other buildings are 45 miles away in Ash Springs.

WITH Britain’s seaside towns locked in an ongoing war with seagulls, new research has suggested a way to stop them stealing food off humans.

A team from the University of Exeter say that according to their findings, the best way to deter gulls is by eyeballing them.

The research showed that with a human staring at them, herring gulls took 21 seconds longer to approach a bag of chips than when left apparently unobserved.

Lead author Madeleine Goumas, of the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at Exeter’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall, said:

“Gulls are often seen as aggressive and willing to take food from humans, so it was interesting to find that most wouldn’t even come near them during our tests.”

The researchers tried to test 74 gulls, but most flew away or wouldn’t approach. Just 27 approached the food, and 19 completed the “looking at” and “looking away” tests.

Madeleine said: “Of those that did approach, most took longer when they were being watched. Some wouldn’t even touch the food at all, although others didn’t seem to notice that a human was staring at them.”

Man looking to the future of the planet walks 800km backwards AN INDONESIAN man is walking backwards from his home in eastern Java to the capital, Jakarta, to raise awareness of deforestation in a country with one of the highest such rates in the world.

Medi Bastoni hopes that, after taking many thousands of steps, he will have the opportunity to meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo so he can ask him for a symbolic tree seed, which

he intends to plant on the slopes of Mount Wilis.

Bastoni (43) started on July 18 from his village on Mount Wilis, a 2,500 metre-high volcano in East Java province that has been affected by deforestation.

Setting off on his incredible 800km backwards walk last month, he said: “I hope the government will start to care about the environment so the young generation will care too.”

Indonesia has one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world, with more than 74 million hectares of rainforest – an area nearly twice the size of Japan – logged, burned or degraded in the past half century, according to Greenpeace.

Bastoni has been walking at least 20-30 km a day and uses a rear-view mirror attached to his backpack to help him avoid obstacles.

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The country’s resounding “Nej tak” (no thank you) to the American president’s off the wall interest in buying Greenland – yes, that Greenland (above) – has displeased him so much that Mr Tump cancelled his planned visit to Denmark as part of his upcoming European visit.

Things weren’t helped, perhaps, when the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, described the idea of selling Greenland – part of Denmark’s overseas territory – as “absurd”, adding drolly: “I strongly hope that this is not meant seriously”.

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Still jam-ple time to serve a Summer treat SUMMER looks ready to pack up and ship out, based on the weather we’ve had recently – but there’s still time to create a tasty summer treat with a delicious Blueberry and Lavender Jam, courtesy of Siucra and Catherine Fulvio.

This recipe embraces the classic blueberry jam with an exciting touch of lavender to give it extra flavour, creating a perfect summer brunch accessory that makes two jars (approx.

400g).

Ingredients • 400g blueberries, washed and crushed • 350g Siucra Sure Set Jam Sugar • 5 organic fresh lavender buds/flowers • A generous grating of nutmeg • Half vanilla pod • 1 lemon, zest and juice Preparation

• Place the blueberries in a saucepan with the

Siucra Sure Set Jam Sugar, lavender, nutmeg and vanilla pod as well as the lemon zest and juice.

• Bring to the boil, ensuring that the sugar dissolves first and reduce the heat, simmer gently until soft, stirring from time to time.

• Boil until setting point is reached (104°C).

If you do not have a jam thermometer, place a saucer in the freezer. Check the setting point every 10 minutes, but it may take up to half an hour. Take the saucer out of the freezer, place a teaspoon of jam onto the saucer, leave it for a few seconds and then push it with your finger, if it wrinkles then it has reached setting point.

• Leave to cool slightly, remove the vanilla pod and ladle into sterilised jars.

• Seal, label and store in a dark cool place.

• Catherine’s tip: For a lighter lavender flavour, place the lavender in a muslin bag and remove before potting the jam

People turning away more from meat – survey A NEW survey shows how people in Ireland are planning to consume more meat-free meals in the next 12 months than ever before.

Some one in four people surveyed said they are going to try and make the effort to eat more vegetarian meals.

Accordin g to the new SuperValu survey, some 59% of people are currently cooking meat-free meals at least once a week.

Of particular note was the worrying result showing that only 4% of respondents said they ate the recommended seven portions of fruit and

vegetables every day, while more than one third said they eat less than two such portions each day Aveen Bannon, consultant dietician, said: “It is very disappointing and worrying to see only 4% of people are getting their seven portions of fruits and vegetables a day.

“Fruits and vegetables contain natural compounds called phytochemicals which give them their characteristic colour, flavour, smell or texture.

“These compounds, together with vitamins, minerals and fibre, can really help reduce the

risk of many diseases.

“People should challenge themselves to include colour at every meal to reap these benefits and to boost their immune system.”

Supporting the push to eat more healthily, SuperValu is

encouraging shoppers to #LoveFruitandVeg by e at i n g i n-s e a s o n produce, as only 14% of those surveyed said it was something they looked for when shopping.

Gillian McGowan, fruit and vegetable category m a n a g e r, S u p e r Va l u said: “In-season fruit and vegetables are tastier, more nutritious and incur less food miles.

“We highlight and promote our in-season produce in stores to help consumers identify the freshest and best-quality local produce for the best value.”

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Free workshop offers SMEs advice on food safety Do you work in a small to medium sized Dublin food business? Maybe you’re a local food producer or processor, or a catering company? If so, your work will require you to keep up to date and informed on a number of food safety issues.

THAT’S why safefood, in partnership with Teagasc, are hosting a free workshop specifically for SME food businesses, to provide practical advice on how to produce and handle food safely. Our experts will be there to address all your food safety questions, with topics including: • Food allergens in a nutshell – Dr James McIntosh, safefood • Food labelling: What you need to know – FSAI • The role of packaging in food safety – Edward O’ Neill, Teagasc • Food hygiene essentials: A clean regime – Edward O Neill, Teagasc • Controlling food-poisoning bacteria – Dr Kieran Jordan, Teagasc One previous attendee – a Leinster-based soft drink SME – “found the true-life experience of participants helpful and informative,” and “enjoyed the relaxed and open atmosphere generated by the speakers.” Similarly, a Dublin-based food SME described the workshop as offering “lots of good information and practical advice” with “excellent topics covered and explained in simple terms rather than heavy detail.”

We’re coming to Dublin on Wednesday 4th September 2019, 9:15am – 1.00pm, at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown. The workshop is FREE, but places are limited so make sure to register at safefood.eu/events.

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Caution urged if you’re travelling to Hong Kong WITH pro-democracy protests still in full swing in Hong Kong, the Department of Foreign Affairs are advising people to exercise a high degree of caution if travelling to the Chinese city.

Hong Kong has become an increasingly popular destination for Irish holidaymakers in recent years, with the addition of direct flights to the bustling city further opening up the tourism market in a two-way tourism boost.

However, with the current disruption and high degree of public unrest in the city, many Irish tourists – who will have made plans long ago and are financially committed to going – will be anticipating any visit with trepidation.

The Department is urging Irish people to exercise great caution if visiting, with the likelihood of disruption and potential for fast-changing protests and riot police deployment hanging over any visit.

With much of the city operating as normal despite the protests, any Irish visitors are advised to carefully monitor protests, planned mass rallies or protest points, and to avoid any such potential flash points as the situation continues.

Norwegian Airlines pain as airline cancels routes ONE week on from the shock news that Norwegian Airlines’s announcement that it is cancelling transatlantic routes from Ireland and there’s still travel misery in the air for thousands of travellers.

There’s now less than one month to go until the airline scraps its Irish routes to the States on September 15, plunging many into a search for new flights.

While refunds will be winging their way to many Irish customers who’d booked their flights, others will have the option to travel to the States via London or, indeed, from Scandinavia.

Norwegian had been operating the routes from Ireland for barely two years, launching in July 2017, but has been among many airlines globally affected by the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet following fatal crashes.

While thousands of people are affected, other airlines could offer a lifeline, of sorts, for any potential holidays or travel dates affected by the airline’s move. For example, Aer Lingus have moved quickly to offer special Autumn transatlantic fares to North America.

The Center of a very fun-packed family holiday in rural Ireland Building a brand-new €233m giant resort in the depths of Longford sounded like a mad idea – luckily, Center Parcs turned out brilliantly SHANE DILLON

Travel Editor IT’S now approaching a month since Center Parcs at Longford Forest opened in a blaze of publicity, but interest in the resort has not abated.

The celebrities who were out in force for the launch have long since returned home and the resort is now bedding in for the winter.

People have many questions about what Center Parcs is like – is it expensive, and why would you go there in rainy old Ireland?

Well, the truth is, having paid a visit with members of my family – nephews Jamie (14) and Joel (12) and niece Ava (8) – there any number of reasons to go there.

Many parents, particularly those with young kids, find flying to be a complete chore thanks to endless queues, having to be at airports hours in advance and the general hanging around.

What a gift it is to load up the car and just head off with no fuss or bother! It’s even possible to bring the

family dog on holidays, if kids and adults, many of the grounds. We liked the you book a dog-friendly whom – like myself – were electronic wristbands that lodge. a little rusty in the saddle, acted as keys for the front Let’s face it – eyebrows to whizz around in. door instead of bulky keys. were raised when we The cars are left in desOf course, it’s a comheard that the mercial enterprise, well-established and there are clothes brand Center Parcs shops, a gift shop, were going to build a sweet shop and a shop selling toys a €233m holiday which we converesort in Longford. niently ‘forgot’ to We may not tell the eight-yearhave been that old with us until it familiar with the was time to go.

Center Parcs brand (established in the As for the rain, Netherlands in among the facili1968) in Ireland, but ties Center Parcs it is very popular in boasts is a subthe UK. tropical waterpark However, it turns complex which out that the Longis heated to 29.5 degrees all year ford opening was a round, and its use genius idea, with comes at no extra Center Parcs carving out what is, in charge. effect, an entire vilThere are also any lage in Newcastle number of indoor Forest near Balactivities that can be lymahon. booked as well as the Restaurants and outdoor ones, with shops are built in Joel and Ava (top) praised the sheer up to 100 activities the ‘town’ centre range of fun things to do, as did big on offer. and the lodges are brother Jamie (above), who also liked all There is somea short bike ride the activities for families and older kids thing for every age away. group. The AdvenIt’s a car-free zone ignated car parks when ture Golf on the waterfront which means that it’s you check in and then it’s was fun with nine holes. a safe environment for off you go, time to explore The price for those aged

While Stuart, Effie, Hugo and Shari Wilson (above) got to grips with navigating the lovely park’s sprawling grounds, other visitors will welcome navigating its many thoughtfully designed spaces to relax, wine and dine in (right)

over 12 was €8, and €6.75 for those under 12, with the course taking around half an hour to complete.

Not surprisingly, planners have made good use of the surrounding landscape with target archery, laser combat, and a treasure trail on offer.

Jamie, Joel and Ava opted for a number of highrise activities including the indoor climbing wall.

There was great fun on the zip wire activity in the forest, and we all enjoyed hiring a pedalo for the

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Inside and out, guests are always close to nature and relaxing spaces

outdoor lake. The price for a four-seater was €15 for half an hour.

Many of the restaurants included play areas for children, which is of course welcome, but for those without toddlers or young kids, perhaps a seat further away from the play area is a handy tip.

But what impressed was that in every venue we ate in, we were asked at the beginning whether anybody had an allergy.

We told them that one of the children had a peanut

allergy, and they checked for us that what we were ordering was suitable.

The kind of food on offer was what you would expect – for instance, there is an Italian called Bella Italia, a Pancake House, a sports cafe, Cara’s Kitchen and bar, Huck’s American Bar and Grill, and an Indian- and Asian fare-inspired restaurant called Rajinda Pradesh.

Be sure and try the ‘Freakshakes’ if you drop into Huck’s.

Prices vary, but there

is value to be had. For instance, the kids’ menu in Bella Italia offered a ‘grande’ menu for €8.95 aimed at 7 to 11-year-olds, which included a decent starter, main course, dessert and drink.

Many of the restaurants also included colouring materials and paper. An obvious distraction activity for younger kids, yes, but it’s surprising not many restaurants in Ireland do this.

In a nice touch, you can order take-out to be deliv-

ered to your lodge between 3-10pm.

This will no doubt prove extremely welcome when it’s lashing outside and people want to sit in front of a nice fire.

The spa on site is luxurious and offers a wide range of treatments – so this will see the resort’s appeal stretch beyond solely the family market.

But on to the issue that seems to interest most people – how much Center Parcs costs.

The prices vary, as with

all holidays. At the time to eight guests completes own bikes and towels to of writing, Center Parcs the experience. cut costs. were advertising WinBut for couples or It’s a big operation. ter breaks from With so many activi€299, excluding ties available on site, school holidays. there is a huge and All details about dedicated workforce. pricing are availWe spoke to staff able on the webfrom east Galway and site at www.cenOffaly and from much terparcs.ie. further afield than Clearly, there just the local Longare different types ford community. of accommodaIt’s a huge boost for tion and prices go the local economy, and for the country, up depending on and we hope Center the type booked Parcs does very well and the duration of stay. in Ireland.

The woodland We immensely lodges, complete enjoyed our stay in with log burners, Younger kids and teens alike will find a a little bit of parasleep up to eight huge range of fun activities to try out dise in Longford, guests, while the and we are already executive lodges come smaller families, there are planning our return trip! complete with en-suite also apartments built by bedrooms and televi- the lakeside with a twin or sions in all the bedrooms, double bed. and some have a sauna.

However, once you get They, too, sleep up to eight there, you can spend as guests. little or as much as you For those pushing the like. The plush and spaboat out, there are exclu- cious 4-bed lodge we were Shane and his guests stayed courtesy of Center Parcs for sive lodges, with a games in had two fridges. room and pool tables and Many people will just its special media preview games console. load up the car and bring weekend ahead of the offiA sauna, steam room food to cook on the barbe- cial opening to the general and outdoor hot tub for up cue. Others will bring their public on July 29.

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BOHS BASH UCD SOCCER: BOHEMIANS put a league-

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The Students had beaten Bohs just a month earlier in Belfield by a score of 1-0, a result later upgraded to 3-0 as the Gypsies play the suspended Danny Mandroiu.

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THE first ever Irish Women’s Masters team finished their FIMBA World Championships in Finland in 9th place with 3 wins out of 5 games.

In very demanding playing conditions Ireland lost their first two games to Mexico and Finland with the Mexican game being a very physical and bruising encounter.

Mexico led by five points halfway through the first quarter, Ireland responded through Marla Candon who hit three big shots to ensure a 15-11 lead after the first quarter.

After a very physical second quarter, the sides were tied 30-all at the break.

Mexico started to show their physical presence even more with some big hits, however Ireland held on and battled through ensuring the sides were tied 45-all going into the last quarter.

This game looked like it was going to go down to the wire, however Mexico picked up their defence and got some

nice scores to stretch the lead to 7 with five minutes to play. Ireland reacted with free throws from the twinsGrainne & Dee Tomlinson and a pair of free throws from Eileen Bradley but it wasn’t enough.

In the next game Finland made the better start with some impressive shooting but Ireland dug deep with baskets from Candon & Bradley.

The second quarter was better for Ireland with some outside shots while O’Keeffe, Bradley, Troy and Boylans efforts were also yielding dividends.

The half ended 21- 31 to Finland.

Finland stepped up a gear and the defensive pressure caused Ireland to turnover the ball .

Traynor and Lakes all saw the floor in this quarter and they acquitted themselves well. Finland’s shooting percentages were very high and this paid off as they increased their lead to 55 -31 at the end of the third quarter.

Ireland pressed the Finns and this paid off causing numerous turnovers.

The Irish Women’s Masters Basketball team who made history by becoming the first Irish team to take part in the World Maxibasketball Championships in Helsinki, Finland, including Dublin Gazette’s Siobhain Monerawela (front row- right).

The Tomlinson sisters, Grogan, Candon and Troy worked tirelessly up front and Bradley, O’Keeffe & Boylan pulled some big rebounds on both ends of the floor. The Finns had the work done though and despite this, Ireland won the last quarter 18- 16 , but Finland ran out 71-49 winners.

Columbia were next for the Irish and also seeking their first win.

The game was very tight in the first three quarters with Ireland leading by two points at the end of the first.

Both teams traded baskets but Ireland edged a 32 -30 interval score.

In the third quarter Ireland stepped up their defence to a big 3/2 zone which paid off and they ended the third quarter with a five point advantage going into the last quarter.

Ireland emptied their bench with everybody seeing court time and closing out a physical Colombian side by a

margin of 10 points to take their first win in Irish history for a women’s masters basketball team at international level.

Ireland started the GB game by claiming a quick 7 -0 lead with Bradley cleaning up on the offensive boards and Candon clinical from the floor.

GB rallied slightly, but with Dee Tomlinson running the fast break very well the first quarter ended 19- 7 in Ireland’s favour. The second saw more of the same and Ireland used their bench with Traynor, Lakes, O’Keeffe and Grainne Tomlinson entering.

Ireland hit a big percentage from the floor with Candon in fine form.

Defensively Ireland had their best outing and at the half GB trailed 34-15.

The 3rd was more of the same with Dee Tomlinson , Grogan and Troy combining well and Candon unstoppable.

Monerawela, Traynor and Ber-

mingham all contributed well and Ireland despite a small rally from a spirited GB side, ended the third 46- 26 in front. Ireland continued to use its bench and Boylan, O’Keeffe and Bradley were excellent on the boards both ends of the floor. GB had no match for Candon and the Tomlinson’s who worked tirelessly throughout.

Monerawela,Traynor and Bermingham again contributed to the success eventually Ireland ran out convincing winners.

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Also by now you know we’re hosting our Oscarz event on September 7th. Our brave actors are chomping at the bit and the training and filming is taking place currently, with 3 movies now in the can already! Please keep an eye out for our sponsorship cards and our online sponsorship pages here: https://www.ifundraise.ie/BKFundraise Sponsor as much or as little as you can, every small bit helps! This is gonna be epic!

Our annual golf classic is on Friday August 23rd in St. Margarets golf club. For more information or to enter a team, please contact Dermot Leahy on 0862543205, Phil O’Dea on 0862416813 or Kevin Leahy on 0876121960 We would like to remind all members, that under no circumstances are dogs allowed on our pitches and surrounds, and that smoking is not allowed on our pitches and surrounds. This is an executive order, and will be strictly enforced.

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CRAOBH CHIARAIN WELL done to our Adult Footballers who beat Ballymun Kickhams by 3-17 to 4-7 in Division 5 on Sunday.

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O’TOOLES WELL done to our senior footballers on a great win away to Ballymun Kickhams on Saturday.

Paid up members wanting to be entered in the draw for a ticket for the All-Ireland Football final must submit name and phone number on the draw slips that are on our bar counter, before 8pm on Wednesday 28th Aug. The draw will take place the following evening Our *‘MONSTER’* raffle tickets are selling well.

This is your chance to win the tidy sum of €10,000 just in time for Christmas. There are ten monetary prizes in total. This is a limited draw of only 300 tickets. Tickets are €100 each you don’t have to pay it all in one go. You can pay €25 a month for 4mths, €50 for 2mths and of course you can pay the full amount. To get your lucky ticket contact Ciaran on 087 6465273, Brendan on 087 6690445 or Hellen on 086 3060524.

SOCCER: ‘WRIGHT STUFF FOR HOSTS ON HISTORIC NIGHT

Bohs’ bash students in 10-goal Blitz in Dalymount SSE AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION BOHEMIANS UCD  DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com

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BOHEMIANS put a league-record scoreline on UCD as they trounced the Students 10-1 at Dalymount Park.

The Students had b e a te n B o h s j u s t a month earlier in Belfield by a score of 1-0, a result later upgraded to 3-0 as the Gypsies play the suspended Danny Mandroiu.

Whether revenge was on the cards for the home side is unknown, but they showed no mercy on a callow UCD side with eight second-half goals.

Jason McClelland scored a consolation, but by then the damage had been done with four goals from the outstanding striker Andre Wright.

Mandroiu scored a hattrick while Conor Levingston, Danny Grant and Ross Tierney were also on target in an unforgiving performance.

Ke i t h L o n g ’s s i d e

wiped out Derry City’s substantial nine-goal scoring advantage in one fell swoop, as the Candystripes lost 2-0 to Shamrock Rovers and dropped to fourth.

The Gypsies led just 2-0 at the break thanks to Wright’s first goal in Bohs colours and a spectacular finish from former Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Levingston.

Wright glanced home a header from Grant’s cross, before Mandroiu’s quick thinking allowed Levingston to capitalise on a temporary one-man advantage to finish.

Bohs were five up within six minutes of the restart as Wright and Grant chipped home either side of an unstoppable Mandroiu freekick.

Wright added his third at the second attempt after Tom Murphy had saved his penalty before Tierney f licked Luke Wa d e -S l a te r ’s c ro s s home off the bar.

Mandroiu buried two penalties in quick succes-

Andre Wright (Bohemians) tackled by Isaac Akinsete (UCD) during Friday’s SSE Premier League tie at Dalymount Park, Picture: Martin Doherty

sion after Murphy fouled Tierney and Wright, before English striker Wright headed home the tenth from close range.

Mc C l e l l a n d s c o re d arguably the goal of the match late on that left James Talbot with no chance, but it was mere w i n d ow d re s s i n g a s manager Collie O’Neill was sacked following the game.

“It’s a great result,” Long told the Dublin Gazette.

“We’ve improved our goal differential. We

started the game really well, played some good stuff and set the tempo.

We laid the foundations in the first 10-15 minutes of the game.

“We scored two goals, created some chances, got crosses into the box first-half and wave after wave of attack in the second half and we got the goals as a reward.

“Andre Wright gets four goals, Danny Mandroiu gets a hat-trick.

Ross Tierney comes off the bench and gets a goal.

“It’s good for [Wright] because it will do his confidence no end of good. His three previous performances, first half against Shelbourne last week was probably disappointing from him.

“He hit the foot of the post with a header and his build-up play was quite good and gave us a foundation.

“In the previous two games, he’s done OK with getting a huge amount of chances. Tonight he’s got four goals and taken his chances really well.”

Barr’s Opening

Dublin duo Eamonn Dillon and Siobhan Kehoe with Sue Callanan (Community Credit Union), Mary Lou McDonald T.D. and Naomh Fionnbarr chairperson Eilis Uí Longain at the launch of Community Credit Union’s 10-year sponsorship of the new ‘Community Park’ pitch at Naomh Fionnbarra GAA Club in Cabra, Picture: Harry Murphy

NAOMH Fionnbarra G.A.A. Club got a major boost last week with Community Credit Union coming on board with a 10-year sponsorship deal of the new ‘Community Park’ pitch at the Naomh Fionnbarra club in Cabra.

Club members and Dublin’s play-

ers Eamonn Dillon and Siobhan Kehoe were on hand at the opening, which also signalled the opening day of the Naomh Fionnbarra Festival - a week long event which finished on August 18th.

CCU also back four other local GAA Clubs.

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McCabe says Ireland can kick on without permanent boss WOMENS INTERNATIONAL SOCCER  DAVE DONNELLY

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IRELAND captain Katie McCabe is unconcerned that the Girls in Green will head into the qualifying campaign for Euro 2021 in England next month, without a permanent manager.

Colin Bell departed for Huddersfield Town’s men team last month and left the Irish team without a coach at the helm on the eve of their opening qualifier at home to Montenegro next month.

The FAI have held two rounds of interviews for the vacant position, but the lead candidates, former England boss Hope Powell and Maren Meinert, dropped out.

T h a t l e f t To m O’Connor, Bell’s assistant, in charge for the 3-0 friendly defeat to World Cup champions the United States in California last month.

O’Connor will once again take the reins when Ireland welcome a Montenegro side they’d ordinarily be expected to beat comfortably to Tallaght on September 5th.

McCabe, who was made captain at the age of 21 upon Bell’s accession two years ago, knows the value

of a good coach having thrived in the past year under Arsenal boss Joe Montemurro.

The Kilnamanagh native feels it’s more important the authorities take their time and make the right appointment, rather than rushing into action ahead of the qualifiers.

“I think the FAI are taking the right amount of time needed to find the best person for us to take us forward,” said McCabe.

“I would be happy for it to take an extra two weeks, rather than rushing it and getting someone in a week.

“Before Colin came in, that was a long process as well. And this will be a long process too because they want to find the right guy.

“You need to look at all aspects, how the new manager wants to take the team forward, the style of play, everything has to come into consideration.

“How we can build the game, not just at international level but grassroots level, Women’s National League, everything is important so I am happy they didn’t just rush in and appoint someone.”

McCabe is glad to see the return of international football as Ireland, like all nations, look to capitalise on the interest generated

by the summer’s World Cup. The opportunity to play at the Rose Bowl in California, where the final of the 1994 men’s World Cup was played, against the US was a major opportunity despite a negative scoreline.

“That was my third time playing them and each time I’ve seen an improvement. The first two times I played them, we’ve fallen short in physicality.

“I know the result maybe says otherwise, but we matched them for the whole 90 minutes, comparing them to the Netherlands game.

“We’re more capable of getting a result against Germany and Ukraine, we’ve every opportunity to go to England in 2021.”

Coinciding with Pride in June, McCabe revealed she’s in a relationship with her Ireland teammate Ruesha Littlejohn and she hasn’t received any blowback or bigotry as a result.

“I think Ireland has definitely moved since where it was back in the day, obviously the referendum and that.

It was a great day and I was proud to be part of it.

“I didn’t scream and shout about before, didn’t feel the need to, before the launch. It’s all positive, I guess.”

LADIES FOOTBALL : CUALA LEGEND HONOURED

Cork and Dublin take titles at third Eugene Egan Tournament  CÓILÍN DUFFY

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CORK and Dublin took the titles, at the Annual Eugene Egan Ladies Football Under 14 Tournament held in Clan na nGael Fontenoy in Ringsend on Saturday.

The event, in its third year, once again brought the cream of young football talent from across the country to Dublin, for the event organised by Dublin LGFA in memory of former Dublin LGFA secretary and Cuala clubman Eugene, who sadly passed away in February 2014.

Over 180 girls from Dublin, Cork, Kildare, Wexford and Antrim showcased their football skills in front of a huge crowd of supporters with parents, family and friends from all five counties treated to some excellent football.

From the outset, it was apparent that the standard of football on display was going to be of an exceptionally high standard, a testament to

the quality of coaching being carried out by the clubs at grass roots level throughout the respective participating counties.

Cork retained the cup title they won last year and did so in impressive fashion, chalking up an impressive 9-23 througho u t t h e to u r n a m e n t while only conceding 3-2.

Cork defeated hosts Dublin in the tournament final on the scoreline of 2-6 to 0-1 with Heidi Mackin and Edith O’Connell in fine form for the Rebel County.

Dublin fielded two teams in the tournament and retained the Shield title overcoming a gallant Kildare team on the score line of 7-13 to 2-1.

The inaugural Plate final was a pulsating contest between Wexford and Antrim.

The Ulster side held a six-point interval lead, but Wexford upped their performance and intensity in the second half to run out worthy winners at the end on the scoreline of 3-6 to 3-4.

PAIRCEIR INSPIRES Good Counsel coach aiming for €7000 Club prize

GOOD Counsel Coach Cathal Pairceir

Republic of Ireland Captain Katie McCabe announced Boots Ireland’s 3-year sponsorship with the FAI as partner of the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team. Katie was joined by her sister Lauryn McCabe (11) and Holly Gobbet (11)

is one of five inspirational coaches in contention to win €7000 for their club, as part of Liberty Insurance’s ‘Camogie Made Us’ campaign, which is searching for Ireland’s most inspiring Camogie Club coach. You can vote for one of the five finalists on RTE.ie. The two clubs with the most votes will take part in a skills challenge at half-time of the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior final on Sunday September 8th in Croke Park.

Action from Dublin against Cork in the Cup competition in the Eugene Egan Memorial Tournament at Clan na nGael Fontenoy in Ringsend on Saturday.

Picture: GAAPics.com

Elizabeth Egan, wife of Eugene was on hand to present medals to all the competing players from the five counties along with presenting the cup, shield and plate to the winning captains of Cork, Dublin and Wexford.

Round Robin Results: Group A: Cork 1-8 Dublin 2-1 Cork 6-9 Wexford 1-0, Dublin 5-10 Wexford 0-1.

Group B: Dublin 5-1 Antrim 4-3, Kildare 3-11 Antrim 3-2, Dublin 4-6 Kildare 0-3.

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LADIES FOOTBALL: ROWE READY TO DELIVER ON HISTORIC DAY AT GAA HQ Dublin star Carla Rowe is aiming to rise high once more for her county this weekend at Croke Park, as they face Cork in the All-Ireland SemiFinals.

Picture: David Fitzgerald/ SPORTSFILE

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Dublin’s double goal-scoring hero in the 2018 TG4 All-Ireland Senior final, Carla Rowe, is hoping to repeat her ‘dream come true’ performance when Dublin and Cork do battle again next Sunday at Croke Park.

Rowe played in three losing AllIreland finals against Cork before last year’s big win for Mick Bohan’s side, but facing a smarting Cork in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final is another huge challenge.

Defeating Cork in Croke Park was a sweet victory for Dublin after all their failings against the Rebels, and Rowe is keen to add a second win against them at the venue this weekend.

“We played Cork three years in a row, in 2014, 2015 and 2016 – and lost all three. I was involved in all three years,” said Rowe, who plays her club football with Clann Mhuire.

“It just makes it that bit sweeter. It makes you really appreciate it. It makes you realise it doesn’t come that easily.

You do have to work hard. Once we won, and the final whistle sounds, you just have to be in the moment and celebrate as much as you can.

“That is what you dream of and you play for and train for. Personally, to score two goals in Croke Park and get player of the match was a dream come true.”

One of the toughest days for Rowe in the Dublin shirt came in the 2016 final defeat to Cork. She was centrally involved in the game’s big talking point, a shot that looked good was waved wide, while the newly installed HawkEye was not in operation that day.

Rowe says she would react differently if it happened again.

“It was hard when I gave my reaction straight after the game. I think I said it was a disgrace. “I wouldn’t like to react like that now. It was just in the moment.

“HawkEye had been brought in for the men’s game, but not for the women’s at that stage. We lost the game by a point. It would have been a draw. But on those days when you are very disappointed you turn to any little thing you

can hold onto.

“A lot of people would have said it to me after. You just have to move on and learn from these things. We just trained hard the next year. The LGFA are always improving, so the following year Hawk-Eye was in place and it’s there now.

It’s brilliant.”

A childcare worker by trade, Rowe is a native of Lusk in Co Dublin, but she later moved to Naul, where she is still based.

Her job means she is in touch with the community and its next generation, while she has been named as one of ten mentors who form part of the #SeriousSupport Schools Programme, which has seen Lidl Ireland invest over €125,000 to reduce the dropoff rate in sport participation among girls in their early teenage years.

“It is a brilliant initiative and programme that is hoping to increase and

“

maintain the number of women playing sport. It is just a lot of girls, by the age of 13, they give up sport. That transition between primary and secondary school is tough.

“I was in the pilot programme last year to see if the programme would be run full-time this year. I did some schools in Ashbourne and Lucan. It went really, really well.

“I think for any person who enjoys being around children, you just love to be able to see children and students enjoying themselves and having fun.

“There is just so much pressure on young girls these days. It’s great when you see them at the start of the day, they are less confident and by the end of the day they are enjoying themselves, and going home with a smile on their face. That is what I love about it. You can see such a change.”

We played Cork three years in a row, in 2014, 15’ and 16’ and lost all three. I was involved in all three.

ATHLETICS

1000’s set for Frank Duffy 10-miler THE Frank Duffy 10-Mile race takes place this Saturday as part of the KBC Dublin Race Series 2019, with over 5,200 competitors involved.

This year the race returns to its Phoenix Park roots, with a top field set to line up in both men’s and women’s catagories.

In the men’s field, Mick Clohisey, who finished second in the South Dublin 10K, part of the KBC Dublin Race Series is set to compete.

The Raheny AC man also recently finished second in the National Half Marathon.

Joining him is his clubmate Mark Kirwan and Clonliffe rival Mark Kenneally who placed fourth in the South Dublin 10K. Also, in the mix will be Josh Griffiths of Swansea, and Yared Derese; Carrick Aces Athletic Club, who won the National Half in 1:04:58.

In the women’s field Olympian, Breege Connolly who won the South Dublin 10K will be up against Gemma Rankin of Scotland.

Rankin placed third in that race behind Connolly and was the 2015 winner of the Frank Duffy 10 Mile.

Linda Byrne of DSD and Fiona Stack and Leanne Butler are also set to race.

Following the Frank Duffy 10 Mile, the KBC Dublin Half Marathon will take place on Saturday 21 September. The sold-out 2019 Dublin Marathon, which is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with KBC, has a record entry of 22,500. The runners will take to the startline on Sunday October 27th.

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mians put a leaguerecord scoreline on UCD as they trounced the Students 10-1 at Dalymount Park.

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Baker aiming to cook up a storm with Na Fianna  CÓILÍN DUFFY

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THE quest for the ‘We Are Dublin’ Senior 1 Camogie Championship begins in earnest this Sunday at 10am, and Na Fianna’s Róisin Baker hopes her side can produce the goods, starting with their opener in Mobhí Road, Glasnevin against Skerries Harps.

“It has been a long year training since January really, because any break we got from the county we would have had to go back to our clubs. I went on holiday after we finished up with Dublin for the Summer, and then when I came back I was just raring to go again,” Baker told the Dublin Gazette.

“I’m absolutely buzzing to get going with this club Championship, and now that we have all the girls back at training from their J1’s and whatever, we are all gunning to go as well!”

Baker says it has been a huge upward curve in the last few years. “ We ’ve go n e f ro m being a team that would have got hammered by the Ballyboden’s and the Vincent’s of this world, to going as far as the County final in the last two years,” she said.

“A couple of years ago we would have been a very young team, but the girls are settling into their positions at the moment, and the likes of the Gray’s and Niamh Gleeson have come up in the last numbers of years,

Dublin Senior Camogie Captain Roisin Baker really has her club at heart and featured on TG4’s C.L.U.B. with younger club members last year.

“I’m absolutely buzzing to get going with this

club Championship, and now that we have all the girls back at training, we are gunning to go. and now they are real key members of the panel.

“We have definitely come on a long way since I first came up, where we drew a game against St. Brigid’s, who were a team who disbanded after that year, as they didn’t even have a manager at the time.

“We were just shocking. Now we would be considered likely contenders to be one of the teams to win the Championship at this stage.”

Na Fianna are seeking a third final appearance in succession, but know it will be tough in a newly structured competition, which sees eight teams in a new league format, with just one group, and games on seven successive weekends in the group-stages, before semi-finals and a final.

“In previous years we have had two groups, but this year is basically a league by another name,” Baker said.

“ We ’ve g o t s eve n games first, and then the top-four play in semifinals, and the bottom four have to play in a Shield, which is tough if you know you are not going to be making it to a final to try and train for a Shield.

“Hopefully, we will be in the top-four and playing for the Maura Brady Cup at the end of it!”

The 24-year old captained the Dublin Senior Camogie team this year,

12 months after making the step up from the Premier Junior grade.

Na Fianna are one of two clubs from the City area chasing Senior silverware, with near neighbours St. Vincent’s also involved, and hosting Ballyboden St. Enda’s this Sunday.

The Marino outfit claimed a three-in-arow of Dublin titles from 2015-2017, breaking Ballyboden St. Enda’s run of five-in-a-row, and seven

in nine years from 20062014.

Vincent’s also reached a Leinster final in 2016, losing to Thomastown at Parnell Park, after a dramatic last-minute goal by the Kilkenny side.

St Jude’s are the reigning Senior champions in Dublin and begin their campaign at home to Faugh’s/Celtic on Sunday, with Ballinteer St. John’s hosting Lucan Sarsfields in the other game.