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Nursing a full-blown rebellion over wages

RACHEL D’ARCY MORE than 40,000 nurses across the country took to the frontlines earlier this week for the second strike in the battle over pay.

With nurses continuing to strike across the country with no sign of reparation, Dublin Gazette spoke to Aimee Rochford, a nurse working in St James’ Hospital.

Aimee, who was on the picket

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last week and again on Tuesday, spoke to us about the hardship faced by nurses across the country, and why they deserve to have their 12% cut reinstated.

She has worked at the city centre hospital for the past four years, and said that because of the conditions and pay in Irish hospitals, if she could go back she would choose to study anything other than nursing.

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RED-DY TO GET HELP: Little Niamh and her portable pal, Grainneog the hedgehog, were in great form at the annual RCSI Teddy Bear Hospital held recently at the RCSI HQ by St Stephen’s Green. Lots of children brought their sickly Teds in for a quick check, learning at the same time how doctors and hospitals are friendly and helpful. Picture: Julien Behal Photography

A GROUP of female cancer survivors and their supporters sang their way into the nation’s hearts – and also into the semi-finals of Ireland’s Got Talent – with their uplifting rendition of This Is Me. We caught up

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GARDAI have repeated their call for help to find missing Glasnevin teenager Dylan Keogh, whose bike and bag were found on Dollymount Beach.

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SENATOR RAISES INCLUSION OF D8, D12 CHILDREN

Fears over school’s intake of local kids  RACHEL D’ARCY

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A NEW Educate Together school in Harold’s Cross may not be open to children from Dublin 8 and Dublin 12, as they are excluded from the catchment area.

The new school is expected to be built on the former site of the Harold’s Cross Greyhound Stadium and will be one of few non-denominational schools in the area.

T h e re h ave b e e n repeated calls for an increase in school diversity in secondary schools

The former greyhound stadium is expected to see a new Educate Together school built there. Picture: Google Maps

in the south central area of the city.

S e n a to r C a t h e r i n e Ardagh (FF) said that young people in Dublin 8 and Dublin 12 have been “disregarded” by the denial of access.

Senator Ardagh said: “The real concern among parents is that there are six primary schools in our area that do not have a continuity of ethos at secondary level.

“It shouldn’t be the

case that access to a co-educational, multidenominational, non-fee paying secondary level school is based on postcode.

“The young people in our locality deserve the same choice of education provided elsewhere and should have the very same access. “ T h e G ove r n m e n t needs to step up to fulfil its commitment to pave way for more diversity in the education system.

“Communities in D8 and D12 are close to this Harold’s Cross site, so residents cannot be forced to accept that their children are excluded from the catchment area.”

In a statement, the Department of Education and Skills told Dublin Gazette that a “national demographic exercise carried out in early 2018” showed that demand for places “did not warrant” a new school in Dublin 8.

2,600 school places Detailing three separate school builds coming on-stream in coming years, comprising 1,000, 600 and 1,000 school places each – which individually could serve children and families from across the area – the statement continued: “The Department is establishing 42 new schools over the next four years. This includes 2,600 additional school places in south Dublin city.

“All new schools established since 2011 to meet demographic demand are required to prioritise pupil applications from within the designated school planning areas which the school was established to serve.

“This does not preclude schools from enrolling pupils from outside of the designated school planning areas where they have sufficient places.”

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Increased parking charges approved PLANS to increase on-street parking costs in the city have been agreed by Dublin City councillors and will now go to a public consultation.

As reported last week in Dublin Gazette, the new charges will see different areas introduced into on-street parking zones, and rates in some existing zones increased.

The three parking zones – Yellow, Red and Green – are being widened due to an increase in parking demand, according to DCC Parking Enforcement officer Dermot Stevenson.

The council are also aiming to discourage longterm, or all-day commuter parking, to allow residents the ability to park at their own homes.

The costs of parking permits and visitor permits for city residents will not be increased.

As part of the plans, which were agreed on Monday night, there will also be an introduction of a new €9 per hour fee for coaches parking in the city.

The new Parking Control Bye-Laws will now go for public consultation.

Greens slam city’s lack of affordable housing A GREEN Party representative has hit back at claims from Dublin City Council’s head of housing, who has said affordable housing is not possible in the city.

Dublin MEP candidate Ciaran Cuffe said the claims are “contrary” to good development, with a number of sites available close to the city centre that could be utilised for housing.

Cllr Cuffe, GP spokesperson on Cities, said: “Instead of segregated policies, we need

inclusive housing for people on different incomes.

“It is crucial that we meet the housing needs of everyone in the city, not just those on high incomes. The lack of housing supply continues to make life miserable for many Dubliners and we need to find places to put housing so we can build thriving communities and a vibrant city.

“It is now time that we made better use of underused lands close to the city centre,” said Cllr Cuffe.

Griffith College presents €5,000 cheque to school THERE were smiles all round on Monday evening when Griffith College presented St John’s De La Salle with a €5,000 cheque, having been chosen as the college’s overall winners of its STEAM Bursary Initiative.

Griffith College principal Diarmuid Hegarty (centre) was delighted to present the funds, in recognition of the school’s superb work in increasing the uptake of STEAM subjects at second level.

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PEOPLE: NO SIGHTING OF YOUTH WHOSE BAG, BIKE WERE FOUND AT DOLLYMOUNT BEACH

Fresh appeal to help find missing teenager Dylan Keogh RACHEL D’ARCY

THE family of missing Glasnevin teenager Dylan Keogh continue to appeal for any sightings or information, as the onemonth anniversary of his disappearance approaches.

Dylan’s bike and bag were found by a taxi driver on Dollymount Beach on January 11, and was subsequently identified as being Dylan’s bag on January 21 by family, according to an update posted

by Dylan’s uncle, James Martin, on Facebook.

Martin wrote in the Find Dylan Keogh

group: “We received news that a black bag had been found on Dollymount on January 11 by a taxi driver.

“He didn’t have social media [profiles], so had been carrying it in his boot until his wife alerted him to the fact that a search was on for a black puma bag.

“It was handed into gardai and identified as being Dylan’s [on January 21].

Both Dylan’s bike and bag were found there. We are still hopeful for some good news and asking that people continue to share his image and information online.”

Searches for the missing teen have taken place on Dollymount Beach and

St Anne’s Park, with further searches expected to take place as concern grows for Dylan’s wellbeing.

Dylan is described as being 5’8” in height, of slim build, with dark shoulderlength hair and brown eyes. Dylan was last seen wearing a navy ‘onesie’, black runners and a blue bandana on his forehead.

Anyone with information on the 18-year-old’s whereabouts have been asked to contact their local Garda Station, Ballymun Garda Station at 01 666 4400, or the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111.

Still missing: Glasnevin teenager Dylan Keogh

Neil Diamond’s biggest FASTNews Irish fan – I’m a believer for life in his great songs

Gardai investigating after phone call to woman who had abortion

RACHEL D’ARCY

A NEIL Diamond fan from Cabra who has been following the legend’s career for more than 40 years says his adoration will last forever (in blue jeans).

Ambrose O’Shea told Dublin Gazette that he got into the crooner’s music back in the 1970s and has gone on to see the Sweet Caroline star more than 30 times in Dublin, and in a trip to the UK. “I’ve been following his career for ages now, and have a huge collection of memorabilia from him,” he told us.

“I have every CD, DVD, record, cassette and 8-track he’s ever done, tour books, song books – the whole lot.”

Ambrose is such a big fan of Neil Diamond, that over the years he’s managed to become close with members of the music man’s band, including percussionist King Errisson.

“I have at least ten of his CDs in my collection. A lot of people don’t realise that members of Neil’s band are great musicians in their own right, including King Errisson.

“I met King Errisson for the first time at a Neil Diamond tribute act in Las Vegas, and he’s a lovely man. I’ve gotten to know him over the years – every time he’s in Dublin now, he’ll send me a message to say where to meet him for a pint or two after the gig.”

Last year, Errisson released a new record called Goom Bay, which dedicated fan Ambrose purchased from his store.

What he didn’t expect to see, however, was a note thanking him for his support on the inside of the cover.

“I wasn’t expecting it at all. I opened the CD, and inside he had a dedication and thank you to me on the sleeve – it was a total surprise. It was an honour,” Ambrose said.

As a thank-you to the percussionist, he commissioned a special portrait of King Errisson, which the musician has said he adores.

Ambrose said that even though Neil Diamond has retired from touring now, his love of the Cracklin’ Rosie singer will always burn on by going to see former members of his touring band performing live when they visit the capital.

Cabra man – and Neil Diamond superfan – Ambrose O’Shea (right) has even made good friends with Neil’s band, including percussionist King Errisson.

The crooner himself, Neil Diamond

Ambrose and King are such good pals now that when King thanked him on a CD dedication, Ambrose had a portrait painted for him

GARDAI are understood to be investigating an alleged data leak at The National Maternity Hospital, after a woman received messages from an unknown source after having an abortion at Holles Street.

The woman – whose post was made anonymously in a Facebook group – said that she had an abortion at the hospital and was later contacted by someone using a phone number linked to a fake abortion counselling service, previously warned against by the HSE. The message began to circulate on Twitter last week, with the woman specifying that she was told she was sent home following the medical abortion and was told no other scans would be needed.

When she arrived home, she then received a call from an unknown number telling her to re-book for a scan. The woman specified that the

man who called her from this number knew her name and address.

She then received instructions to go to an address on the northside of the city, which has been noted as a ‘rogue’ abortion counselling service.

When she called the number back and asked the man who he was, he allegedly began to abuse the woman verbally, calling her “disgusting” for having a termination.

The woman said she shared the message to highlight the data breach, and the fact that incidents like this are happening.

In response to the post on social media, Minister for Health Simon Harris has asked the HSE to investigate, whilst the Data Protection Commission are also looking into the claims.

The legitimate My Options phone line from the HSE is available on 1800 828 010.

Tyson Fury event in The Helix cancelled amid gun threats AN EVENT by boxer Tyson Fury has been cancelled after The Helix in DCU received threats of a ‘repeat Regency’ shooting.

The threats come three years after a shooting at the Regency Hotel during a boxing weigh in, where one person was murdered and two were injured.

Gardai are investigating the threats that were made to the box office of the Glasnevin venue, and are also investigating graffiti that appeared on the walls of The Helix on Tuesday night.

Boxer Fury, who is also known as ‘The Gypsy King’ was expected to appear in the DCU venue on February 13th, but in a statement, The Helix said the event has been pulled due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’. An event in Cork was also cancelled.

The box office say refunds to cards will be made automatically, with refunds given in full, and those who paid for tickets in cash will be contacted by the box office in the coming days.

Further information on the cancellation of the event is available from TheHelix.ie. Investigations are continuing at time of going to press.

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Kimmage protests against bus route MORE than 100 residents of Kimmage held a protest last Sunday in opposition to a proposed high-frequency BusConnects route.

The protest was organised by Lower Kimmage Road Residents’ Association, who say they are concerned that the narrow street has been selected as a bus corridor in the plan to change the city’s existing bus services.

Sunday’s protest saw the 100-strong crowd march along the proposed ‘F’ spine of BusConnects, which the locals say is the beginning of a campaign against the NTA’s plans for the bus shake-up in the locality.

A number of politicians also joined in the protest, including councillors Ruairi McGinley (Ind) and Anne Feeney (FG), as well as Senator Kevin Humphreys (LAB).

A public meeting was held in Terenure yesterday also on the BusConnects revamp, with a number of locals from the area saying they believed that the NTA “doesn’t understand” locals’ concerns, or that people’s complaints aren’t being listened to.

Liberties depot site may be rezoned for housing LAND at a waste depot in the Liberties may be rezoned for sports facilities and housing, after a vote by the council earlier this week.

Dublin City councillors voted to rezone the land, with Richard Shakespeare, assistant chief executive of the council, saying that further consultations will take place on the extent of the development before it continues on.

Under initial plans, the Marrowbone Lane depot would have had its local waste services consolidated, but its size also reduced by 45% by mov-

ing out other services, freeing up land to allow for 100 social housing units, and all-weather playing pitches.

However, councillors said at a monthly meeting that they want more housing and more sports facilities, rather than retaining the depot.

The council’s preferred option was to consolidate five local depots at Marrowbone Lane, with land for another 200 units made available by consolidating the depots.

Local residents objected to this, saying more green space is needed in the Liberties area.

STRIKE: ONE NURSE ON THE MOOD BEHIND THE NATIONAL PROTESTS

Sick and tired of our broken healthcare ONE of the thousands of striking healthcare professionals, nurse Aimee, talked to Rachel D’Arcy from the picket line by St James’s Hospital, and explains why she joined the protests on Tuesday, despite her concerns for her patients

“I WORK for St James’s.

There was loads and loads of support [for the strike].

“The shop across the road was giving us free tea and coffee; someone put €50 behind the till for us so we could have free tea and coffee.

“Manning’s on Thomas Street came down two or three times with vans full of cakes and sandwiches as well.

“There was a patient that came out with us in his wheelchair – his mobility scooter – beeping away with us on the strike! “[The Government] are trying to sanction every nurse that went on strike; they’re trying to take away or freeze our increments now.

“Some 10% to 15% of people in my year went on to do something else completely different because of the pay and the conditions for nurses in Ireland.

“The conditions are crazy – every day I come home and I want to cry, and I do cry.

“If anyone asked me for advice, if they were doing their Leaving Cert and were planning on becoming a nurse, I’d tell them not to do it. I wouldn’t recommend it to a single

person. We’re treated like absolute slaves.

“I start at 7.30am and finish at 8.30pm, but we never finish on time. I could still be there at nine, half nine, and I’ll never get those hours back.

“We don’t get overtime or time in lieu, but we’re so understaffed we have to stay.”

Aimee added: “I have two managers, and they’re absolutely lovely and supportive, but they have no power, they can’t change anything.

“There are so many people above them that do absolutely nothing to help the nurses.

“I think the Government will have to eventually give in. There is so much support from the public, from doctors, from everyone within the hospital who know how hard we work, but there’s some people who don’t get that until [the nurses] aren’t there.”

She continued: “On the day of the strike, there were three people on the ward to administer medication and any life-saving treatment.

“People weren’t being washed, beds weren’t being stripped, people

Nurse Aimee (back row, right) with fellow healthcare protestors gathered near St James’s Hospital, in a scene repeated across the country

“

If anyone asked me for advice, if they were planning on becoming a nurse, I’d tell them not to do it. I wouldn’t recommend it to a single person. We’re treated like absolute slaves. weren’t being hoisted unless they needed to go to the bathroom, and a lot of families were told what wouldn’t be done, and that they may have had to come in and help.

“I think if the Government are going to keep threatening these sanctions, then there needs to

be an all-out strike with absolutely nobody left on the ward. See how things go then – it’ll end up going like that.

“The conditions and the pay for nurses in Ireland at the minute is pushing people out of the country, forcing them to leave.

“It’s soul destroying – it’s

savage on the ward – it’s so unfair that no matter what we do, we can’t physically, mentally do this. Every day I come home, my body is sore, I’m near a breakdown every day.

“It’s almost like they don’t care about nurses, when they do need us,” she said.

Council to buy De La Salle lands for housing RACHEL D’ARCY

AT AN emergency meeting on Monday night, Dublin City Council agreed to buy the De La Salle lands in Ballyfermot for housing..

The emergency motion was put forward by Cllr Daithi Doolan (SF) and called on Dublin City Council to buy the land formerly owned by the De La Salle Brothers.

A private developer had purchased the lands from the De La Salle brothers, but this will now

be pursued by the council for the development of housing.

Cllr Doolan said: “This is a major step towards taking this land in to public ownership.

“Private developers have previously left communities scarred with their private, profit-motivated developments. Monday’s motion gives the council a great opportunity to change that.

“It gives us an opportunity to develop this site in consultation with and in the interest of Bally-

fermot community.

“I firmly believe this site can deliver homes and services.

Housing, schools, shops and community centres can all become a reality.

“I am urging council management to actively pursue the developers and acquire this land as a matter of urgency,” he said.

In the same meeting, Cllr Hazel de Nortuin (PBP) put forward an emergency motion for the buildings on the land to be placed on

the list of protected structures, which was also passed.

Cllr de Nortuin said: “The De La Salle monastery was severely damaged with vandalism over the past few months. Measures were not taken to secure the building and its heritage by either the new owner or the occupiers.

“Ballyfermot is limited in terms of services and more consideration should be given to those structures that are of tremendous social importance to the area.”

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WASTE

CHECK ON WASTE ARRANGEMENTS

New bye-laws set to tackle dumping RACHEL D’ARCY

NEW bye-laws have been introduced

by Dublin City Council in a bid to tackle illegal dumping, which could see some homeowners fined.

Introduced to tackle an increase in illegal dumping across the capital, the new bye-laws will allow licenced bin collection companies to pass on Eircodes of customers to the local authority.

Any household that is not registered with a waste collection company will then have to show that they either use civic amenity facilities or share bins with neighbours.

Anyone who doesn’t have arrangements made will be issued with an onthe-spot fine of €75 and could go on to receive fines of up to €2,500 for repeated offences.

However, it is believed that there are no plans to force households to sign up with private bin collectors under the new bye-laws, but they will need to prove they have an appropriate way to deal with disposing their waste.

Dublin City Council passed the Seg-

Lack of facilities criticised

Illegally dumped waste

regation, Storage and Presentation of Household and Commercial Waste Byelaws 2018 in recent weeks, with the majority of other local authorities expected to have adopted similar powers by April.

Inspectors are due to head out on the streets in the next few weeks, in the hopes of cracking down on rising levels of dumping soon, with Cllr Noeleen Reilly (Ind) calling the charges a “necessary evil”.

In a council meeting on Monday, Cllr Daithi Doolan (SF) called on Dublin City Council (DCC) to ensure that the authority is committed to the remunicipalisation of the domestic waste collection service in the DCC boundary.

Celebrating 200 years of Stanhope Street Convent A MASS to celebrate 200 years since the founding of Stanhope Street Convent was held in the Church of the Holy Family on Aughrim street last weekend. To mark 200 years since Mary Aikenhead and the Religious Sisters of Charity (RSC) founded Stanhop Street Convent in Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 in 1819, a celebration Mass was led by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin Over the past two centuries at Stanhope Street Convent, the RSC opened an orphanage/training school, a primary and secondary school, Focus Ireland’s first homeless shelter, Stanhope Alcoholism Treatment Centre, a hostel, and meditation and mindfulness centre, The Sanctuary.

Pictured after the mass are Sr Ann Marie McGeever, Stanhope Street Community Leader with students from St Joseph’s Secondary School, Stanhope Street, Angeleena Antony and Ane Gallagher. Picture: Colm Mahady/Fennells

A LOCAL election candidate has hit out at the lack of recycling facilities in the city centre.

Eo i n Ney l o n , w h o is running for Fianna Fail in the BallyfermotDrimnagh area and is the founding chairman of the Tidy Drimnagh community group, said: “If you look at vibrant communities like Drimnagh and Chapelizod, there isn’t even a bottle bank in the area for people to dispose of their glass.

“Drimnagh residents are having to go to Walkinstown SuperValu or St Michael’s Parish Centre in Inchicore, neither of which is suitable for those who don’t drive.

“Likewise, Chapelizod residents are expected to cross the river into Ballyfermot to recycle their glass.”

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Peter Gallogly and Giselle Mansfield

Xinyu and Xiang Li

Yue Yu, Linxi Yu, Mei Tsang and Josephine Choo. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Welcoming the Year of The Pig was anything but a bore

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HINESE people and friends from across the city and farther afield gathered at the Hugh Lane gallery recently for the official opening event of the 2019 Dublin Chinese New Year Festival.

Sponsored by Kildare Village, the gathering was a bright, colourful event to help welcome in the then upcoming Chinese New Year on Tuesday, February 5, with this year being the Year of the Pig. The

Yin Yin Sun

Jane Zuo and Zhang Xuan

Howard Pau and Yue Yu

Chinese Ambassador, His Excellency Dr Yue Xiaoyong, joined the Lord Mayor of Dublin Nial Ring and other guests to celebrate the New Year, with red – the colour of good luck and prosperity – being in plentiful supply.

The gathering was just one of many in this year’s jam-packed Chinese New Year festival, which runs across Dublin until February 17. For further information, see www.dublinchinesenewyear.com

Marion Kelly, Ning Jiang and Una Collins

Penny and Borris Pu

His Excellency Dr Yue Xiaoyong, Chinese Ambassador to Ireland with Lord Mayor Nial Ring and Rene Frion, Kildare Village

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CHARITY: RINSGEND ROWERS HOPING TO ROW A MILLION METRES TO HELP DAD

Fundraiser for Karl all set to make a splash RACHEL D’ARCY

MEMBERS of a rowing club in Ringsend are banding together to raise thousands of euro for a member who was re-diagnosed with cancer before Christmas.

Karl Doyle has been involved with St Patrick’s Rowing Club from a young age, and has a huge passion for the sport.

He was diagnosed with leukaemia a few years ago and had been in remission, hoping to make a row-

ing comeback, but before Christmas tests revealed that Karl’s cancer had returned.

Now, the club are hosting a Million Metres For Karl rowing event on March 29 outside Ringsend Library, hoping to raise thousands to support Karl and his young family.

A number of stationary rowing machines will be set up outside the library, alongside two large screens to count how many miles have been clocked up, with all those taking

part aiming to row the distance for Karl.

One of the organisers of the event, Eimear McCormack, told Dublin Gazette that Karl is a much-loved member of the club, with everyone rallying to support.

“There are already so many people who are looking to take part in the event.

“Karl has a young child and only got married six months before he was diagnosed again, so everyone’s looking to support

Bingoooo as mum wins €27k

Karl Doyle

him as best we can.

“Given that we’re a rowing club, we thought this was the best way to go about it!

“We’ll be making it as accessible as possible.

Members of Karl’s family want to take part, as well as members of the club, and it’ll be open to children as well, so we can all band

CABRA

together and clock up a million miles on the rowing machines for Karl.

“The quarter finals of the Heineken Cup will be on in the Aviva that day as well, so we’re hopeful that a few generous passers-by will give some donations as well!”

So far, the GoFundMe page for the event has

almost reached its target of €5,000, but Elaine says that they plan to extend the target out to €30,000 as offline donations come in as well.

To find out more information on how you can donate to the cause, visit GoFundMe page at https://www.gofundme. com/meters-for-karl.

A DUBLIN mum recently walked away from her regular game of bingo with a jackpot of more than €27,000.

Mother of three Suzanne Manly spent €4 on her lucky ticket at Jack Pott’s Bingo club at the Cabra Grand, learning her fate when the bingo caller announced, “One Dozen, Number 12” – the final number required for Suzanne to scoop the biggest cash prize ever awarded at a Jack Pott’s Bingo club.

The lucky winner plans to take her children on a family holiday to Salou in Spain later in the year.

First up, however, she plans to invest in her home and put in new floors and a lovely new bathroom, not to mention some new trainers for her two boys.

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HEALTH: DUB MEMBER OF SEA OF CHANGE ON AN UPBEAT MESSAGE

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Pig out on some cultural fun, get your Jazz hands ready for brunch, and try out relaxing yoga

CHINESE NEW YEAR FUN ALL SET TO CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND THIS weekend is the second weekend in this year’s Dublin Chinese New Year Festival, which welcomed in The Year of the Pig on Tuesday, February 5.

Events this weekend include Teeling Whiskey Distillery tours through Mandarin, Asia Food Market tours, a Chinese blue and white tie-dye workshop, an introduction to Chinese Language learning, a traditional Chinese tea masterclass and the opportunity to see the 1989 documentary Andy Warhol: Made In China.

The two-week programme of events will continue on through this weekend and will run until February 17, with a full programme of events and tickets available from dublinchinesenewyear.com.

ENJOY A TRAM-ENDOUS BIT OF JAZZ IN THE HEART OF THE CITY THE Tram Cafe near Jervis Shopping Centre returns with its weekly Jazz Brunch this Sunday in the heart of the city.

Drinks will be flowing and there’ll be food a-plenty as traditional Jazz music is played in the unique surrounds of the tram at Wolfe Tone Square, with admission free as always.

Running from 2pm until 5pm, it’s a definite Sunday activity to check out, whether you’re a fan of jazz, brunch or both.

Further information is available on Facebook, at facebook. com/thetramcafedublin.

REMOVED YOUR LIMITS WITH A FUN, HELPFUL YOGA WORKSHOP YOGAHUB on Camden Street will be holding a yoga session on Saturday, February 9, aimed at helping to encourage self-love.

In this gentle and nourishing workshop, you’ll be made at one with your body, your mind and your breath, and hopefully leave with the understanding that you are worthy of self-love.

Over the course of two rejuvenating hours, you’ll be brought through a nourishing yoga flow, before a guided meditation, and close with some time for journaling, with writing prompts offered by the instructor on the day.

Those attending are asked to bring a notebook of some kind, a pen, a bottle of water, a cosy jumper and socks.

The class costs €25, with tickets available online now from https://bit.ly/2G8yUnW. The class is suitable for all levels of yoga expertise.

The moment that the Sea Of Change choir members learned that they’d made it through to the semi-finals of Ireland’s Got Talent

Cancer choir win a powerful moment PARDAIG CONLON

A CHOIR with Dublin links and a very powerful message moved judges to tears on Ireland’s Got Talent last weekend.

Sea Of Change, an all-female group comprising cancer survivors and supporters, had the whole country talking after their unforgettable appearance on the TV show last Sunday, February 3.

Their jaw-dropping performance of This Is Me from The Greatest Showman brought the audience to their feet for a welldeserved standing ovation.

The 45-strong choir received a Golden Buzzer from judge Denise Van Outen to send them through to the semi-finals.

Proud member, and Lucan native, Lesley Bereny (above) told Dublin Gazette the choir hopes to inspire and empower other women.

She said: “It was unbelievable when Denise pressed the Golden Buzzer but to be honest we were more focussed on the audience and interacting with them!

“We couldn’t believe the reaction when we walked out and everyone started cheering and applauding. “[Choir director] Ian Brabazon is a Lucan native and he looks after everything musical in St Patrick’s Academy.

“Myself and Antoinette Morgan Cosgrove are both cancer survivors, and also Lucan residents for 20 years.”

Lesley explained how Sea of Change came about and what led them to Ireland’s Got Talent.

She said: “We all took part in the Guinness World record Strip And Dip skinny dip last June when 2,505 amazing women took part on a beach in Wicklow.

“I decided to call my friend, Deir-

dre Featherstone, who organised that and suggested we sing a song before we headed to the beach.

“With more than 400 women squeezed into a room, we sang This Is Me. It went viral, and hence Sea of Change was born!”

The Strip And Dip raised almost €700,000 which enabled Sea Of Change to buy a house in Crumlin for families of children in Crumlin Hospital to be used as a respite for children and parents attending the hospital.

Now excitedly looking forward to the semi-final, Lesley and her choir colleagues hope the attention from Ireland’s Got Talent and Strip And Dip will encourage people to go for a life-saving breast check or have a smear test.

Ballymun locals fearful over criminal incidents RACHEL D’ARCY

The relaxing classes are to help you love yourself a bit more, and try some rewarding yoga

RESIDENTS in Ballymun are growing fearful at Garda response times deteriorating as crime is on the rise, with one local saying conditions are akin to when the flats existed in the suburbs.

Two elderly residents in the area were burgled last Thursday, with one reporting that it took more than 12 hours for gardai to attend the scene.

Cllr Noeleen Reilly (Ind) told Dublin Gazette that she believes these types of

burglaries which have begun occurring in Ballymun in recent months are from people outside the locality who are well organised.

She said: “It’s bad enough that something like [a burglary] should happen, but not to have the support from gardai when you need it is not acceptable.

“This type of burglary has cropped up in recent months across the area. My opinion is that it is people from outside the area who are well organised.

“It is despicable that anyone would target senior citizens in this way and to make

anyone feel unsafe in their homes. My own home was targeted a number of months ago at 4am.”

A shooting also took place in the area last weekend, and locals say on social media that drug dealing in the area is steadily on the rise, but garda numbers are too low to combat it effectively Cllr Reilly added: “We need more gardai on the streets in order to feel safe. The numbers in the Ballymun [garda] station are extremely low and much of the time there is only one car. It’s not good enough.”

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COURTS: FATHER JAILED FOR ACT TO PROTECT FAMILY FROM DEALERS’ THREATS

Man jailed for 16-months for storing €153k drug haul A FATHER-OF-TWO who stored more than €153,000 of drugs when dealers threatened to kill his daughter has been jailed for 16 months.

During a search of Brendan Heaney’s home in Kimmage, gardai found a “multiplicity” of drugs including heroin and various pharmaceutical tablets.

After his arrest, Heaney (51) told gardai that his daughter was a recovering crack cocaine addict and that she had run up debts of €26,000 to a drugs gang based in Finglas.

He said people came to the house where his daughter and her mother lived and threatened to smash it up and kill her.

Heaney, of Larkfield Gardens, Kimmage pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of drugs for sale or supply at his home on April 4, 2017.

These drugs included 395g of heroin with an estimated street value of €55,246, as well as numerous Diazepam and other tablets.

Heaney also admitted keeping or sup-

The court heard that drug dealers had threatened the accused’s daughter

plying pharmaceutical drugs in breach of the Medicinal Products Act. The drugs found included Zoplicone, Alprazolam and Ethylhexedrone, a cocaine substitute.

Judge Martin Nolan said he had the “unenviable task” of passing sentence.

He accepted that Heaney was forced into the crime because of his daughter’s “predicament”.

Garda Peter Lyons told the court that Heaney said the drug dealers had threatened to slash his daughter’s face. She repeatedly tried to kill herself by over-

dosing and when she was released from hospital, the men returned and took away her car.

Heaney told gardai she then went to him for help. He agreed to collect and store boxes for the gang.

Michael Bowman SC, defending, said his client never profited from the operation and was only taking part to stop his daughter being killed.

Judge Nolan noted that Heaney had received a five-year sentence in the UK for drugs possession, but accepted this was an old conviction. He further accepted that Heaney had been law-abiding since and had done the best for his family.

The judge said he could depart from the mandatory minimum sentence of ten years for drugs offences of this kind and imposed 16 months in prison.

At a hearing before Christmas, Judge Nolan acceded to a request from Mr Bowman to defer the sentence until early this year because of Heaney’s family circumstances.

TRANSPORT

‘Rathmines should have Dublin Bikes’ A CANDIDATE in the upcoming local elections has started a petition to have the Dublin Bikes scheme extended out as far as Rathmines.

Tara Deacy, who is running for Social Democrats in in Dublin South Central, started the petition in the belief that a Dublin Bikes expansion out to Kimmage and Rathmines would better help those in the locality get around.

She said: “Residents would be better able to get around our city, reduce their carbon footprint and become active [if the scheme was extended].

In light of the petition, people have pointed out other areas of the city that don’t have Dublin Bikes, including The Liberties, calling for a wider expansion to also be considered.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Mia Murphy

Alex O’Loughlin

Monty and Ewan Feonander Sadhbh Dowling and Emily Woods Cian, Sue, Eve and Sophie O’Herlihy. Pictures: Andres Poveda

High-flying sequel hits Dublin screens

T James, Emily and Ben Baij

HE Light House Cinema hosted the Irish premiere screening of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World last week. The movie stars Kit Harrington, Cate Blanchett, America Ferrera,

Franky, Kenzy, Katy and Kayla Kearney

Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig and Jay Baruchel.

When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the only Night Fury, he must seek “The Hidden World”, a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.

Joely Coffey, Jenevieve Barry, Sadhbh McGee and Éabha Morrow

Issabelle, Abbie and Sack Lawlor

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Georgie Crawford and Audrey Hamilton

Teo Sutra and Irma Mali

Mikie O Loughlin and Grainne Fox Stephen Byrne and Louise McSharry

Julian Benson, Holly Carpenter and Brian Redmond. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Stars line out for The Gossies

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HE glitzy Gossies 2019 awards ceremony was held at The Alex Hotel in Dublin’s city centre last week and saw major Irish stars from TV, radio, music, and social media grace the Keith Walsh and his wife Suzanne red carpet.

Mr Ireland Wayne Walsh and Miss Ireland Aoife O’Sullivan

James Kavanagh had the honour of hosting duties and made an incredible entrance before taking to the stage.

On the night, 18 awards were presented to the winners of each category – which was voted for by Goss magazine readers.

Ashley, Claudine and Emma Kehoe

Megan Gilson and Sonya Ghura

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LOVE YOUR DUBLIN: THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BEST CHINESE FOOD DUBLIN HAS TO OFFER

DUBLIN MADE EASY

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ITH Chinese New Year falling this week (Tuesday 5th) why not celebrate the Year of The Pig with the best Chinese food Dublin has to offer.

Over the past twenty years the quality of Chinese food available in the city has improved massively due to increased numbers of Chinese people making Dublin their home.

Back in the 80’s the highest concentration of Chinese restaurants in town was to be found in and around Georges Street.

Since then it’s the north side where most of the city’s Chinese restaurants are to be found with Parnell St now labelled as Dublin’s Chinatown.

While the title is unofficial, it was conferred by Google Maps who don’t own Dublin (yet!), there have been calls to officially rename the area and install traditional “Friendship Gates” at the entrance to the street.

The idea of a Chinatown in Dublin has been around for years and a petition was launched in 2016 calling for the city to follow London, New York, Sydney and many other western cities which have Asian districts with their entrance to each marked by a traditional Chinese arch.

Following a big debate in the office we’ve drawn up a list of the best Chinese restaurants in Dublin.

M&L CHINESE RESTAURANT, CATHEDRAL ST

LEE KEE CHINESE RESTAURANT PARNELL STREET LEE Kee is an authentic Chinese restaurant which serves genuine tasty ethnic food with no frills.

They have a massive menu to choose from devoid of the typical bland Chinese take away options and specialise in North Chinese cuisine.

Regularly voted Dublin’s best Chinese, M&L has without doubt the best dumplings in the city! Another authentic eatery where you will find loads of Chinese customers, they claim to offer “the true taste of China” as per their website.

The food is excellent and very reasonable priced plus they offer a full traditional experience, not just the food that is served to their diners.

GOOD WORLD SOUTH GEORGES STREET One of the longer established Chinese restaurants in the city, The Good World has the best dim-sum in Dublin and the menu also offers other genuine delicacies.

It’s open much later than most other city centre restaurants too which makes it a popular spot for night owls.

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FURTHER STARS ANNOUNCED FOR DUBLIN COMIC CON

STARS from Hellboy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Powers Rangers and Star Trek have been announced to attend Dublin Comic Con 2019. The latest line-up includes: Jonathan Frakes (Commander William T. Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation); Doug Jones (Star Trek Discovery, Shape of Water, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) ; James Marsters (‘Spike’ in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Supernatural) and Jason David Frank (the original Green Power Ranger).

Picture: Patrick O’Leary

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FEATURES COMEDY | COMEDIAN AND DEATH IN PARADISE STAR ALL GEARED UP FOR UPCOMING TOUR

Ardal to show off at Vicar Street BRIAN DONALDSON

ARDAL O’HANLON has been jolted out of that complacency by recent world events.

The good news is that this has meant the standup, writer, and TV star felt compelled to write a new stand-up set, The Showing Off Must Go On, which he’s preparing to bring to Vicar Street.

“I think it’s incumbent upon a comedian to find imaginative ways to come up with stuff.

“I prefer watching comedians who aren’t too partisan, so while I have strong political views, I don’t want to hit an audience over the head with them.

“Comedians have to be cannier than that. I’m not going to mention Trump or Brexit by name, but I hope to do stuff on them while trying to keep it a bit light.”

As well as displaying

puntastic talent, the title of Ardal’s show reflects part of his personality that he’s drawn upon in the entertainment world, despite his upbringing doing everything it could to dampen that spirit.

“I’m a very reluctant show-off,” he says of The Showing Off Must Go On. “I come from a part of the world where showing off is the worst thing you could possibly do, on the Irish border. Don’t speak unless it’s essential, and don’t give anything away.

Showing off was a terrible thing to do; it’s up there with armed robbery.”

This left Ardal feeling somewhat conflicted.

“I love stand-up and performing, but I’m conscious that this is showing off and I’m slightly uncomfortable about that. The question I ask myself is ‘why do I do this?’ I suppose to some extent this is what I’m addressing in

the show.”

As Fr Dougal McGuire, Ardal charmed the socks off the nation when Fa t h e r Te d re i g n e d supreme in the late 90s.

“I’m so grateful of the show and proud of my part.

“I arrived in London the year before [it started] and things were going well, and Father Ted was almost like a distraction from that. At the time I didn’t know what that would mean for my career.”

After Father Ted, Ardal’s stand-up career took off as performed for sold-out crowds, filmed a stand-up special, and released two live DVDs. On TV, he’s starred in BBC’s My Hero, has played the lead detective in Death In Paradise, and presented several documentary series.

Stand-up remains his first love, and Ardal is

almost giddy over taking another show onto the road.

“I’ve been lucky to have other dimensions to my career, but I’m constantly drawn back to stand-up; there’s something compulsive about it.

“I do love the performing aspect of it but equally I love the whole process of it, engaging with the world, trying to figure stuff out. Stand-up is the best medium for that.”

Ardal O’Hanlon will play Vicar Street on November 9th with The Showing off Must Go On, with tickets on sale now.

Girl Guides get their wings RACHEL D’ARCY

birds; Brownies; and Guides.

Ladybirds must colour in a

pilots as the international industry average.

Brian Bowden, chief people officer

This week, Aer Lingus announced

picture of an aircraft and make an

a new partnership with the Irish

object that flies such as a paper

for Aer Lingus said: “Just over 5% of

Girl Guides to create the ‘Aviation

plane, Brownies are required to

airline pilots worldwide are female

Badge’.

research different careers linked

and only 16% of engineering gradu-

with aviation, investigate innova-

ates in Ireland are female.

The new badge aims to engage

“Only by encouraging greater

girls from a young age with the avia-

tive women in the history of aviation

tion sector, by building an interest

and learn the phonetic language of

female interest and applications

and foundation for future study in

Aviation.

to these roles can we address the

STEM subjects.

The partnership will provide an

Aer Lingus has a strong track record of supporting female pilots.

gender imbalance.

“We’re delighted to partner and

introduction to aviation with the

They were the first airline in Europe

support the Aviation Badge, which

creation of three Aviation badges,

to employ a female pilot, and cur-

will introduce and engage girls with

one for each level of Girl Guide: Lady-

rently employ twice as many female

the aviation industry.”

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THINGS TO NOTE IN DUBLIN

DIARY

By George, he’s a real winner IONUT George Adadi, from St Vincent’s Secondary School, Dublin was delighted with his merit award for his art entry in the Book of Kells Creative Competition.

The Dublin teen was one of the winners in the popular competition, which attracted more than 1,600 budding artists and writers of all ages from across Ireland, Britain, Europe and the US, with some entries from as far away as Australia.

Judges had a tricky task in poring over the very diverse entries submitted in a number of categories, all of which took the Book of Kells as their focus point upon which to create a singular work of art or literature.

The 2019 competition is already open, with the theme of Irish Culture and The Book of Kells, with budding artists having plenty of time to get their work in before the closing date of November 30. Further information will soon be available at https://www.tcd.ie/visitors/competition/.

GET CREATIVE AT THIS COOL EVENT

ONE OF THE WORLD’S biggest conferences for the design and creative industries will return to the capital in April this year.

Offset has fast become one of the world’s most inspirational and educational conferences for the design and creative industries.

Since 2009, from their Dublin base, Offset has attracted such creative icons as Massimo Vignelli,

Sir Peter Blake, Shepard Fairey, Tomi Ungerer, JR, and Louise Fili.

Representing the industry at all levels, the speakers at the conference are key in their field, driving everything from huge global campaigns to personal projects.

The conference will be held at Point Village, from April 5 to April 7. Tickets are available from iloveoffset.com.

Rare disease conference

TO MARK the 12th annual World Rare Disease Day, Rare Diseases Ireland are holding a conference in the City Centre at the end of the month.

Titled “Bridging Health & Social Care,” will highlight the importance of joined-up hospital, primary care and community services for people with rare diseases.

Rare diseases can be debilitating and life-threatening. The conference will hear from patients and patient organisations facing the challenges of living with, and caring for, people with rare diseases on a daily basis.

There will also be contributions from speakers responsible for public policy and integrated care in the area.

‘Bridging Health & Social Care’ takes place on Thursday February 28 in CA House, Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

People with an interest in rare diseases can register their attendance anf find out more information about the conference at rdi.ie/rdd-2019.

Madama Butterfly to see the Opera this Feb IRISH NATIONAL Opera begins 2019 with its most extensive tour yet, opening in Dublin.

The company’s production of Orfeo ed Euridice will visit 11 venues between Thursday 7 February and Saturday 2 March for 13 performances.

The tour will open in the Civic Theatre, Tallaght (Thursday 7 February, Friday 8) and will travel across Ireland including Dún Laoghaire (Wednesday 27, Thursday 28) and Bray (Mermaid Arts Cen-

tre, Tuesday 12).

INO artistic director, Fergus Sheil, said, “I am delighted that one of our standout shows of 2018, will now be seen by opera lovers all over the country.

“On Sunday 24 March we have the opening night of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with Celine Byrne in the title role.

Madama Butterfly will be presented at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin and at the Cork Opera House.”

READ ALONG WITH ONE GOOD BOOK THIS APRIL

The cover of this year’s novel

THIS APRIL, One C i t y, O n e B o o k returns, encouraging everyone to read a novel connected with Dublin.

The novel choice for 2019 is The Country Girls Trilogy by Edna O’Brien, first published in t h e 1 9 6 0’s. T h e Country Girls book predated and anticipated the feminist revolution we know today, with little to

compare it to when it first debuted.

The Country Girls grew to what is now known as The Country Girls Trilogy, including the title volume, Girl with Green Eyes, published in 1962, and Girls in Their Married Bliss, published in 1964.

A host of events to accompany the book are expected to be announced in March For more information on the initiative, visit dublinonecityonebook.ie.

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TUCK IN TO OUR FOODIE TITBITS

FOOD&DRINK

NIBBLESOFNEWS Aidan’s a winner with M&S! CONGRATULATIONS to Aidan McCarroll, who recently won a €100 voucher for the Marks and Spencer’s foodhall with Dublin Gazette.

Aidan entered the competition in his local Dublin Gazette just before Christmas, and he said that the voucher was a lovely and much welcomed surprise!

Don’t forget to keep an eye on your local Dublin Gazettefor more great giveaways, and congratulations once again to Aidan.

The Brass Fox shows heart of gold to nurses on strike across the city REBECCA RYAN

A PUB IN TALLAGHT is going all out to support nurses and midwives during their strikes.

The Brass Fox, located opposite The Square S h o p p i n g Ce n t re, i s o f fe r i n g e m e r g e n c y personnel 15% off their meal.

Nurses and midwives have been taking to the pickets outside hospitals and HSE facilities across the country since last Wednesday demand-

ing pay increases and government action on staff shortages. Further 24-hour strikes are scheduled for this month if the dispute continues.

To support the nurses and midwives, The Brass Fox wrote a post on their Facebook page saying: “We Stand With You Nurses and Midwives.

So enjoy 15% Off Your Meal In The Brass Fox when you show your staff badge.

“This offer also extends to other Emer-

gency Personnel - The Gardai, RNLI, Prison Officers,Fire and Ambulance Services. T&Cs apply.”

Co-owner of The Brass Fox, Michael Farrell, told Dublin Gazette why they decided to start the initiative.

“We’re very close to Tallaght hospital here so our customer base would be Tallaght hospital. We’ve been talking to the nurses and why they’re doing it, [and] I had that incentive in my

head.

“My brother’s in college at the moment to be a nurse. I spoke to my brother who has only started his first year in college this year [about it].

“No matter what way you look at it, it’s sectors like this that the government needs to look at.”

Mr Farrell said he has no end date yet for the initiative. “I don’t plan on stopping [the discount] any time soon,” added Mr Farrell.

New Irish veggie burgers A NEW IRISH food brand has launched a vegetarian and vegan friendly food range.

EDEN, a new chilled food brand, has introduced five vegetarian and vegan friendly burgers and bites, all produced in

Ireland.

There are five products in the range, including burgers in a choice of Curried Cauliflower, Spinach and Feta, Beetroot and Kale or Garden Vegetable and sides of Beetroot and Kale bites.

Say ‘I Love You’ with Lindt this Valentines

IF YOU’RE looking to say ‘I love you’ to someone special this Valentine’s Day with chocolate, Lindt Lindor have lots to offer.

Returning Spring 2019 is the popular Limited Edition Lindor Strawberries & Cream cornet. Each chocolate is made of luxurious premium white chocolate that is filled with smooth melting strawberry filling.

Alongside the iconic cornet range, other chocolates to enjoy are Maxi ball, containing a mouth-watering 44 delicious Lindor Milk truffles and the delicate Love heart box.

Lindt will also be personalising Lindor Love Heart 50g Tins for two days in Dunnes Stores, Cornelscourt on February

11th and 12th where you will be able to engrave a special personal message of your choice in a matter of seconds. A special gift for any Lindt lover.

a laugh about a play on words.

“It’s just a name of a pop

up burger bar, not a theme.

Hard not to offend someone in 2019. Take the high

road people, put it to rest and learn to forgive and forget,” read the statement.

Restaurant comes under fire for ‘Pablo Escoburgers’ - with free fake cocaine A POP-UP BURGER restaurant in Australia has received backlash after serving hamburgers with a fake line of cocaine on the top.

The cafe in Melbourne’s Prahan are serving the controversial burgers named after Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar.

They uploaded the image of their new offer-

ing onto its Facebook page and has since received a lot of criticism for their “poor taste.”

One wrote: “This is idiotic. You can’t forgive and forget when you have seen people die in front of you.”

Another wrote: “What’s next? Adolf Hitler pizza?

What a lack of imagination.”

Not everyone was

offended, though.“Love it.

Great play on words. Lighten up,” one person said.

While one Irish lad wrote: “Do not change this!

You have love and support from Ireland. This is hilarious and if we visit Australia we are coming!”

The Melbourne café/ restaurant defended its burger.

After the outrage, the

shop issued a statement saying they are “not here to offend.”

“We are very proud of our burgers, but we do also understand that Pablo Escobar was a horrible man.

“We do not condone or promote Pablo Escobar or his actions in anyway.

We are however Australian and know how to have

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ENTERTAINMENT CONVERSATIONS WITH A KILLER | NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES MASS KILLER’S MIND

Stills taken from ‘Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. Pictures: Netflix

Lack of remorse makes new doc even more chilling

RACHEL D’ARCY

A GENERATION was left reeling by the tragic, horrific crimes of serial killer Ted Bundy.

Now, the so-called Netflix generation are being left fascinated and repulsed by the crimes committed by one of America’s most notorious murderers in a new documentary.

‘Conversations With A Killer’ explores several tapes recorded by two journalists in conversation with Ted Bundy in

the 1970s, in the midst of his jail time for over 30 murders of young women across several US states.

The documentary is a chilling exploration into the psychology of Bundy, at points almost seeming fictional given the reaction of the convicted killer.

It’s an interesting insight into the mind of Bundy, who at points throughly managed to believe he was innocent in it all. In fact, the killer wouldn’t even discuss the murderers until journalist Stephen Machaud got the

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murderer to begin speaking in the third person.

Listening to the law student discuss his bonechilling crimes in such a blasé manner has to be heard to be believed. A particular stand out was when he went into great depth describing how ‘someone’ would commit a particular murder - describing exactly what he had done to one of his young victims.

Details of his daughter and wife are glazed over in favour of describing the narcissism so deeply instilled in Bundy, of how he was evil at his core.

Hearing testimony and

interviews from police officers and other journalists intimately involved with the case was welcome, too, livening up the four-episode insight.

A particularly poignant interview with Carol DeRonch, a woman who evaded capture from Bundy and indeed seemed to be the catalyst in the killer being caught, is almost worth watching for alone.

She discusses the total lack of remorse he had, and how once she escaped he simply moved onto another victim in a scene perfectly edited to convey the coldblooded nature of

the subject.

Whilst not for the faint hearted, it’s a must-watch for anyone who has ever been intrigued as to the mind of a murderer. It explores every avenue of Bundy’s killer career, from his first kill up until his own chair in the electric chair.

‘Conversations With A Killer’ doesn’t attempt to humanise Bundy, which is a huge credit. Instead, it demonises the murderer further, if that was even possible.

The four-episode documentary is available to stream now on Netflix.

Streaming the latest news

Twilight Zone set for reboot

Walking Dead renewed for tenth season

Judith from The Walking Dead

DESPITE the departure of lead character Rick, The Walking Dead will return for a tenth season this October.

The cult favourite zombie-smashing show’s renewal was announced in

a teaser on Monday by the series’ showrunner, Angela Kang.

Kang made the reveal with a zombie-packed trailer on Instagram, after previously teasing a tenth season in late 2018.

The news comes ahead of the series nine mid-season premiere of The Walking Dead, which is expected to air on FOX this Monday, February 11 - just one day after it debuts on AMC in the US.

Director Jordan Peele

A REBOOT of cult television show Twilight Zone is set for a reboot, brought to life by none other than ‘Get Out’ director Jordan Peele.

Originally created in 1959

by Rod Sterling, the modern version will be adapted by Peele, alongside Simon Kinberg and Marco Ramirez.

Speaking about the reboot in a statement, Peele said: “If

we approach it without ego and sort of bow to Serling, that will hopefully suffice for our fellow Twilight Zone fans, but also bring back a show that I think is needed right now.

“It’s a show that has always helped us look at ourselves, hold a mirror up to society.”

It will premiere in the US on April 1.

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WHAT’S BIG IN MUSIC, CINEMA, TV AND BOOKS

ENTERTAINMENT

White Denim Free-Spirited Texan Garage Soul

GOINGOUTOUT

PICK WEEK OF THE

FEBRUARY 8 (FRIDAY) Sleaford Mods + Vulpynes @ The Academy, €24 Two men and a beat box, or the most cutting piece of social commentary to emerge out of a struggling UK this side of the turn of the century? Sleaford Mods certainly get people talking...

DRAWING on mildly psychedelic influences and living with a growing dislike of anyone meddling with their music, fiercely independent Texans White Denim are treading an unusual path.

Born in vibrant Austin - a rare liberal haven in the state - the four-piece almost collapsed in recent years, when two of the four members walked out to tour with another act.

Having considered their future, remaining members James Petralli and Steve Terebecki came out publicly to say that despite a recent UK top twenty album, they weren’t sure they could carry on.

But carry on they did. Recruiting new members and re-routing their music to its original, slightly roughshod home turf, they abandoned the idea of producers, and reconnected with the shabby, garage-led sound of their early records.

They also set themselves back up in their music-obsessed city, ploughing their own furrow far

 JAMES HENDICOTT

from watching eyes in a purpose build studio far from the eyes of record labels looking to spin their sound.

“Austin has so many venues that you could play every day of the week if you wanted to,” Terebecki says of the early days that have begun to inspire again.

“I guess that helped us to forge our set up as a live band, which was really healthy. Now, we probably play in London more than we do in Austin.

“We had two albums out in the UK before we released the first one in the US, so we had a bit of a head start there, and we play a lot of shows in Europe compared the back home.”

White Denim are now seven albums deep, but their most recent effort ‘Stiff’ is unusual, in that it is such a throwback to the

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band that originally broke out of the Texan scene, and throws aside the more complex take of the last three or four records along the way.

“I don’t think too much has changed, really,” Terebecki says.

“We used to listen to a lot of early 70s [Frank] Zappa, and we still do. We’re kind of all over the place, like that stuff.

“We don’t write for a record, particularly. We have enough tracks to put our another three or four records right now, but we’re writing them as individual tracks.”

“Instead, when it comes to releasing something, we look at what we have and how it will fit together as a whole. Starting with the new guys has really helped us grow.

“We had to relearn a lot of old songs with them, and they’re not easy songs to learn. It’s given us confidence that we can work it out and carry on.”

“They haven’t been contributing too much to the writing on the stuff we have out so far, but

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that’s changing now. They’ve hit it out of the park, really. We’re tighter than ever, and really happy with what we’re writing.

It’s taken away the question marks that we had a couple of years ago, really.”

Shortly after I spoke Terebecki, White Denim announced their eighth album, ‘Side Effects’, which is likely to feature heavily in the forthcoming Dublin show, where the freshlyforged four-piece will refuse to tow the line.

“We’re not the type of band to play the ‘hits’ or even the same songs for many shows in a row.

We also don’t change too much to suit an audience.

“We like extended instrumental, bridges, messing with our songs, stuff like that,” Terebecki says.

“We think it works better, but I guess that’s for the audience to judge.”

White Denim play Whelan’s, Dublin on Sunday, February 10, with support from Lylo. Tickets are priced at €23,85.

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MEDITERRANEAN | MARCH 17 FESTIVITIES

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Malta

SYLVIA POWNALL

Travel Editor THIS year why not do something a bit different and celebrate our patron saint on the Mediterranean island of Malta?

The archipelago might be smack bang between Sicily and the North African coast but it also has a strong Irish connection which can be traced back to the turn of the 20th century.

The Royal Dublin Fusiliers were stationed in Floriana and would celebrate St Patrick’s Day in the area.

For them, the day became a reason to get together and remember home.

St Patrick’s Day is always a fantastic celebration in Malta.

A street party will take place in Floriana on the day and there is certain to be a great festive atmosphere.

Make sure you call into The Dubliner - Malta’s one and only true Irish Pub - to toast St Patrick.

March 17 festivities aside, Malta has an excellent nightlife and has emerged as a hub for the clubbing scene. If large clubs are not your scene it also boasts an array of qui-

eter bars where top notch house DJs entertain, and the admission is usually free.

Paceville, on the coast near St. Julians, houses the majority of Malta’s nightclubs, along with a wide selection of bars.

The nation is known for historic sites dating back to a succession of rulers including the Romans, Moors, Knights of Saint John, French and British.

There are a huge range of fortresses, megalithic temples and the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, a subterranean complex of halls and burial chambers dating back to circa 4000BC, to discover.

Fort St Elmo, Saint John’s Co-Cathedral, Upper Barrakka Gardens, and Manoel Theatre make for the best places to see.

Visiting Malta in the springtime offers the best climate for enjoying its picturesque natural landscapes.

With plenty of trails and outdoor excursions, Malta is a great place to hike.

One of the most popular hiking spots is the Dingli Cliffs which stands at an impressive 220 meters and is the highest point on the

island.

From rugged cliffs to crystal clear waters, Malta is blessed with contrasting landscapes and a breathtaking coastline.

It has some of the best spots for scuba-diving worldwide, not to mention snorkelling at the historic Blue Grotto cave and diving in the Blue The nation is known Lagoon of Camino. for historic sites dating For the sunback to a succession of bather the charming islet rulers including the Romans, of Comino is Moors, Knights of Saint your ideal retreat.

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The upper barrakka gardens in Valletta. (Top) Above: Grand Harbor Port Valletta

The Blue Lagoon of Camino

St Johns Co Cathedral

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SPAWELL’S FUTURE: GOLF: THE Spawell Golf Centre and

Driving Range in Templeogue reopened last Friday under the new management of former tour professional, Peter Lawrie.

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Different gravy as Sheriff enjoy Gorey details  JAMES HENDICOTT

sport@dublingazette.com

SHERIFF YC manager Mark Quigley says his side don’t fear anybody as they prepare to find out their opponents in the quarter-finals of the FAI Junior Cup next week.

Sheriff travelled to Wexford to take on Gorey Rangers in the last 16 over the weekend and came out with a 2-0 win thanks to Anthony ‘Bisto’ Flood’s brace.

It was the previous round’s clash with Pike Rovers – who lost on penalties at the Aviva in last year’s final – that most pleased the young manager.

A man down and a goal down early doors, a young Sheriff side rallied to draw 2-2 and went through on penalties, and showed Quigley they have the mettle to rival past sides.

“We’ve been comfortable in a lot of games but we needed a game

where we were up against it with our backs to the wall and a bit of adversity,” Quigley tells the Dublin Gazette.

“That was the last round of the FAI Junior where we played Pike at home. They took the lead and we had a player sent off.

“That was something I wanted to see, especially with the new lads, if there was that bit of character there.

“We came through and played basically the full game with ten men, took the lead and beat them on penalties.

“That was a game we needed to see, and I’m glad I saw it early enough in the season to see the lads have that character.”

The former St Pats striker had enough confidence in the mixture of youth and experience he started the season with that he didn’t bring in any new players in the transfer window.

He’s only had to take to the field

Sheriff YC prior to their game against Gorey Rangers.

Picture: Ian King Photography

once himself, early in the season, when injuries and holidays meant Flood, Darren ‘Wacker’ Dunne and Keith Rickard were all unavailable.

The 33-year-old is enjoying his role off the playing field and the pressure of managing junior football’s biggest club appears to sit easily with him.

“We’ve eight games left in the league and if we win our eight games we win the league. That’s the way I look at it.

“That’s what I’ve been putting into the lads’ minds and, to be fair, they’ve seen it and done it.

“There’s a lot of experience in the team.”

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LUCAN SARSFIELDS BALLYMUN KICKHAMS A MASSIVE WELL done to thank the you Junior to all A lathat contributed to our fundraising clothes collection over the last month, the response, as usual, was terrific and this will help kick start the fundraising efforts for our under 15 girls team to help get them to Portugal! Well done Gerry and Linda!

The next step is a pub quiz on Thursday, February 28 upstairs in the Autobahn at 8.30pm.

Bookmark the date and start getting your teams together. Cost is €10 per person with great prizes and spot prizes on the night! Contact Gerry Staunton for more information.

Always at the start of the season, we wish our newest members of management the very best, and our new U-8s managers Ferg and Gareth are no different. Well done to them taking on the role and we wish them all the enjoyment that management brings! Good luck all!

A sincere thank you to our neighbours in the DAA for their recent sponsorship of our juvenile section to be used for replacement and repair of our goal posts. This is a most welcome sponsorship.

CRAOBH CHIARAIN NO WINNER of the lotto jackpot of €9,000 on Monday, January 28. Five match 3 winners each receive €120.

Numbers were: 13, 17, 21 and 23. Next week, the jackpot will be €9,500. The draw takes place every Monday in the Club Lounge at 11pm.

Tickets are €2 Each.

The Junior Hurlers are looking for Mentors to assist in the running of the team.

Please contact Francis Byrne on 087 9818905 or any member of the executive committee.

The GAA are holding a Grand Raffle to assist clubs in their Fund Raising Efforts.

All the prizes, including a New Car, are provided by the GAA from National

Funds. Therefore every ticket the club sells we keep 100% of it. Tickets are €10 each and are available from any Committee Member.

The Operation Transformation Walk continues every Thursday at 8pm. This will be followed by Bingo in the Lounge at 9pm. Jackpot is now €150 in 34 Calls.

Music will be in the Club Lounge every Sunday Evening from 6pm to 8pm for the month of February. Next Sunday we have Kick D Can and on February 17 we have Dennis Greene.

Kids Karaoke Bingo in the Club Lounge on Friday, February 22 at 7.30pm.

Prizes and Surprises Galore.

Entry is €4.

CRUMLIN CONDOLENCES to his wife Angela and the Treacy family on the sudden death of our former chairman Pat. RIP Congratulations to our U-10 boys who played in Croke Park on Saturday during half time at the Dublin game. It was a fantastic experience for both the boys and mentors.

Our U-15 boys played their first match last weekend as a combined team Crumlin/Emmets.

Also, our U-13 boys have their first football match of the season this Saturday also as a combined team Crumlin/Emmets – they play away to St Brigid’s.

Lotto was not won this week. The numbers drawn were 12, 21, 23 and 28. There was no match three winner. Next week’s jackpot will be € 2,850.

Winners of the monthly draw for January were: 1st Stephen Hyland, 2nd Leona Devlin, 3rd Niall Thornton, 4th Keith Murphy and 5th Vincent Burke.

SOCCER: RICHMOND PARK STALWART LOONEY PIECING TOGETHER

St Pat’s history at heart of Inchicore

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 DAVE DONNELLY

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ALMOST 100 people crowded into a function room at Richmond Barracks for a presentation on the early years of St Patrick’s Athletic Football Club.

A greater-than-anticipated turnout for an extensive history involving Shay Gibbons and Matty Geoghegan - who went on to play for Ireland necessitated the provision of extra chairs. Dermot Looney is a South Dublin County Councillor and teacher from Greenhills but, through his Inchicoreborn father, he’s steeped in the history of the Inchicore Saints.

Looney has spent the past few months, publicly via the Twitter account @HistoryStPats, piecing together the club’s formative years from newspaper clippings and archival material.

The Barracks, located just yards from the club’s famous home of Richmond Park on Emmet Road, was a particularly apt location for Looney’s presentation, which reached back to the 19th Century.

It took in precursor clubs

to the Athletic, including those of the GSWR (now CIE) and several including the name St Patrick’s, perhaps in reference to St Patrick’s Terrace in the Ranch.

While St Patrick’s Athletic themselves only officially formed in 1929 – this year marks the club’s 90th anniversary – soccer has long been the dominant sport in this part of working-class Dublin.

However, the Saints are the only major Dublin club that haven’t had a book written on their history, and that’s something Looney intends to put right by the end of the year.

“The Pat’s 90th was in on its way, and I noted the club hadn’t had a book written about it, which was unique among the major Dublin clubs,” Looney tells the Dublin Gazette.

“There’s no plaque commemorating the founding of St Patrick’s Athletic, which is again unique among the big four in Dublin. I thought we needed to do a bit more in promoting our history and research more into it, so I met with Pat O’Callaghan and got the help of different people to put together the story of the club.”

Looney’s history is lit-

St Pat’s Lee Desmond in action last season; Dermot Looney conducting his talk last week.

Main picture: Martin Doherty

tered with nuggets like the time they were forced into a play-off for an AUL title when their rivals got the win they needed thanks to three late penalties for handball by the same player.

It’s also filled with names like Dempsey, Dunphy and Markey and other families from the area that crop up time and again on the Pat’s timeline.

The sense of family and community is at the heart of Looney’s crowd-sourced

project, and something he hopes will be promoted by this work.

“What you see with Pat’s fans, even if they don’t live in Inchicore, often their parents are from the area.

“Family is very significant in the Pat’s story but, as well, it’s about tying the history of this football club into the history of the local area, the social history of not just Inchicore but Dublin too.

“It’s about creating a

sense of pride. When people have pride in their football club and their community, they tend to be happier firstly, but those two things go hand in hand.

“A community that is proud of itself, and proud of its achievements through football or anything else, is going to be a better community for people to live and work in.

“Pat’s have gained a lot from Inchicore, but Inchicore has gained a lot from St Patrick’s Athletic as well.”

Bohs pull out of Irn Bru Cup

BOHEMIANS have reluctantly withdrawn from the Irn-Bru Scottish Challenge Cup following the postponement of Saturday’s quarter-final clash with East Fife.

The game was called off minutes before kickoff after Welsh referee Rob Jenkins deemed a sheltered section of the Dublin City Council-run pitch to be frozen and thus unplayable.

Bohemians had already succeeded in having the game moved to pre-season from its initially The eventually unused pennant for Bohemi- scheduled date in November, following the end ans against East Fife. Picture: Martin Doherty of the 2018 campaign.

With just 11 days to go until the semi-finals – which, had Bohs made it, would have meant postponing their opening league game with Finn Harps – they made the decision to pull out.

“We have done our best to accommodate this fixture, offering to extend our 2018 season into November,” read a club statement.

“When no suitable date could be found then, we agreed to start our 2019 season two weeks earlier to host the game on Saturday.

“It is of enormous regret that, despite these efforts, the tie never took place.”

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GOLF: TEMPLEOGUE MAN GIVING BACK TO HIS ROOTS

Lawrie’s big plans to develop Spawell centre SPAWELL GOLF CENTRE  STEPHEN FINDLATER

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TABLE TENNIS

St John Bosco centre hosting new club DRIMNAGH St John Bosco Table Tennis Club is looking to expand further following a productive first six weeks in the St John Bosco Youth Centre.

The club is open on Thursdays and Fridays every week from 6pm to 9pm.There is no age limit and the club is open to all levels from beginners to top professional level.

A professional coaching team is on hand to help all develop. For more information, contact Tibor on tabletennis.ttt@gmail.com.

THE Spawell Golf Centre and Driving Range in Templeogue reopened last Friday under the new management of former tour professional, Peter Lawrie.

The four-time winner on the European Tour has taken over the facility under a lease from Dublin GAA, owners of the 35-acre Spawell site.

Lawrie and long time European Tour colleague and now Ryder Cup captain, Padraig Harrington was on hand to cut the ribbon on the new venture.

Lawrie was born in the Templeogue area, going to school in Terenure College, and this marks his latest venture since stepping away from the touring life.

“I was driving over to see my Mum and Dad and I saw the sign that Carr Golf were closing down the driving range, so I made a few phone calls and Dublin GAA were looking for a tenant to run the driving range on a short term basis,” he said.

“I did a deal with them and I have taken a lease for nearly three years, which will possibly stretch to five.

“We will see what happens but I have put a lot of work into it to get it up and running. I have really got my hands dirty.”

In September 2016, he announced his retirement from the European Tour at the end of the season to take up a position as a golf professional in Luttrellstown Castle golf club This latest move, though, is one which is close to his heart.

“This place is really close to my heart. I remember my Dad bringing me here to the late pro Peter O’Connor for lessons in the mid-80s.

“The Kennedy family ran it for years and did a great job with it and it has long been regarded as one of the best driving ranges in Ireland.

“I will be hands on and will be delighted to

Padraig Harrington and Peter Lawrie cut the ribbon for the reopening of the Spawell Golf Centre. Picture: Thos Caffrey / Golffile

pass on tips to visitors at no extra cost.

“I have gotten a lot out of golf and it is nice to be able to give something back.

“For everyone who knows me, they are all welcome and hopefully we can give them a good experience” said Lawrie.

The driving range has been given a complete facelift and will feature brand new mats and brand new golf balls.

The Golf Centre will have a club fitting room, run by Johnny Dignam, where people can get shafts and grips fitted, clubs repaired or get measured up for new golf clubs. There will also be a fully stocked golf shop.

Lawrie also plans to introduce Toptracer technology to the 14 upstairs driving bays for private hire to individuals or corporate clients, who are looking for something different other than a regular driving range.

Players can play different golf courses on the Toptracer and have their shots tracked, with all the data going back to their mobile phone.

Among the professionals lined up to provide lessons at the Centre are Tim Rice, Colm Moriarty and Brendan McDaid, who will be returning to Spawell having worked there in the past.

Kelly captains and scores for Irish U-15s UNDER-15 TOURNAMENT  sport@dublingazette.com

BOHEMIANS striker Cian Kelly captained and scored in all three games as Ireland Under-15s finished their recent tournament in Spain undefeated in normal time.

Kelly and Bohs team-mate Evan Ferguson, as well as Shamrock Rovers’ Ben Curtis, were on target as Ireland rounded off the tournament with an impressive 3-0 win over Hungary.

Jason Donohoe’s side finished

unbeaten inside 80 minutes following draws in their opening ties with Spain and the Netherlands, which were settled on penalties.

All 20 players selected for the trip to Murcia in southern Spain started at least once over the weekend.

St Patrick’s Athletic pair Craig King and Aaron O’Reilly, Bohs’ Jamie Mullins and St Kevin’s Boys’ Sean Grehan all had significant gametime.

Ireland led the opening game with the hosts through captain

Kelly before Real Madrid star David Pecellin levelled up, and Spain won the shoot-out 4-1.

Second-half goals from Kelly

and Michael Leddy forced a shoot-out in the second game against the Dutch but again they lost on penalties.

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ERIN’S ISLE THE club would like to offer our deepest sympathies to the Lawless family on the recent passing of their beloved Darragh. May he rest in peace.

GAA and Social memberships for 2019 are due for payment and be made via the GAA club app, online via our website or you can contact Jude Casey for more information.

The Senior Hurling and Camogie team got their season off to a good start with 2 competitive challenge games this weekend. Best of luck for the upcoming season ahead.

Grasshoppers is open to any members of the community wishing to get their child/children involved in GAA are encouraged to join. Cost is only € 2 per training sessions and the juvenile is available to use afterwards with games, entertainment, treats and tea/coffee available for use as well.

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

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ATHLETICS

CAMOGIE: ST VINCENT’S WOMEN LANDS KEY SCORE

Maguire magic earns first point for sky blues NAT. CAMOGIE LEAGUE Dublin 0-10 Offaly 0-10  sport@dublingazette.com

ST VINCENT’S Ali Maguire struck a late point to earn Dublin their first point of the camogie National League campaign, drawing 0-10 each with Offaly in Coolock.

The tie was preceded by a minute’s silence to honour former Dublin senior camogie and football player Louise Lynch on a very cold day with a large crowd in situ.

Once the tie began, the hosts started well, getting the first score in the second minute via Naomh Fionnbarra’s Siobhan Kehoe with a lovely point.

Offaly replied quickly via Arlene Watkins as the game settled into a rhythm of tit for tat.

Alex Griffin and rising starlet Kerrie Finnegan went on to score a point each from play but Aisling Brennan and Mairead Teehan were awarded frees which were slotted

Faughs Celtic’s Kerrie Finnegan wriggles out of a tackle against Offaly.

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over the bar, advancing the score to 0-3 each after 13 minutes.

The next exchange saw Ali Maguire put Dublin ahead once again with a couple of scores with Teehan and Brennan countering, 0-5 this time.

Alex Griffin, though, narrowly edged Dublin into a 0-6 to 0-5 half-time lead. The pattern continued into the second half

RECORD CROWD John Travers, 231, leading the field. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Travers sweeps to 1,500m win DONORE Harriers John Travers produced a gritty kick to win in 3:44.56 in the senior men’s 1,500m event during the AAI Indoor Games at the National Indoor Arena in Abbotstown.

It was a decent quality race with Cian McPhillips (Longford) producing a national youth record of 3:46.42 in fifth.

Among other highlights, Matthew Behan (Crusaders) was the fastest sprint hurdler on the day winning the men’s 60m hurdles in 7.97 seconds.

Over 800m, Nadia Power (Templeogue) won the women’s race in 2:07.28 Elsewhere, Sean O’Leary (Clonliffe Harriers) ran out strong intermediate winner on a busy day of action at the Irish Life Health National Intermediate, Masters, Juvenile B and Cross Country Relay Championships in Dundalk IT.

Ireland unable to tame roses ENERGIA Park played host

to a record Irish crowd for a women’s Six Nations match in Ireland last Friday night when they took on full-time outfit England in the opening round.

The crowd of 4,637 for the tie carried high hopes but they were quickly tempered as England burst into a 13-0 lead in the first hour and ran riot in the second half, eventually winning out on a 51-7 scoreline.

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with Teehan clipping her third point five minutes into the second half and she got two more frees to edge Offaly in front at 0-8 to 0-7, overhauling Maguire’s high and handsome free.

Teehan yet again was on hand to clip over the bar for a two-point lead for the Faithful county for the first time.

Again, the gap was

shortlived as Maguire slotted a free and Finnegan landed one of the scores of the game from play, all square at 0-9.

Going into the final minute, Teehan thought she had landed the clincher with her eighth of the game but Maguire showed nerves of steel when scoring the last point from a free to level it in the final reckoning.

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LADIES FOOTBALL: BOHAN DISAPPOINTED BY LOW-KEY PERFORMANCE

HURLING

Burke hits Offaly for six of best Dublin boss Mick Bohan prior to their match with Donegal. Picture: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Jackies off to slow start to title defence LADIES FOOTBALL DIVISION ONE Dublin Donegal  JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

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DUBLIN boss Mick Bohan expressed his frustration as they started their National Football League Division One campaign with a low-key defeat to Donegal in Croke Park on an icy cold Saturday evening.

The Jackies lost out to Donegal in a game that saw a low crowd with the weather and a clash with the Six Nations reducing numbers for their first outing as they begin the defence of their double success.

“We are disappointed with the display. We just didn’t have our usual cohesion. We don’t enjoy losing,” Bohan said.

“But I’d be more disappointed by the way we played. The way we went after the game rather than the result.

“If we had lost the game but we had gone after it with the right approach, I’d probably feel a bit better about it.

“A lot of new girls got to play in Croke Park. And when you have several new players coming in at once, it’s not that

easy to find your feet. But that is what we are trying to do at this time of the year.”

Indeed, there were seven changes from the side that started the All Ireland final for the champions last September.

Absent from the side were Sinead Finnegan, Leah Caffrey, Sinead Goldrick, Noelle Healy and Sinead Aherne while Lauren Magee and Lyndsey Davey were named amongst the Dublin replacements for the clash with the Ulster champions.

2018 Dublin minor captain Sarah Fagan – from Clontarf – came in to make her debut. She was part of a quintet of minors stepping up with Kate Sullivan (St Sylvester’s), Hannah Leahy (Scoil ui Chonaill), Niamh Hetherton, Caoimhe O’Connor (both Clontarf) and Eimear Loughlin (Cuala) included on the subs list.

They conceded an early goal to effective Donegal captain Karen Guthrie, and then, having closed the gap to a single point, let Donegal take charge again going into the break, the visitors heading in 1-5 to 0-5 in front.

Dublin’s main threat came from familiar outlets Carla Rowe and Nicole Owens, with the effervescent Lyndsey

Davey making an instant difference when she came on mid way through the second period, playing off Rowe to fire into the net with pretty much her first touch of the contest.

Aside from the goal, though, Dublin had a poor second period, managing only two further points as the visitors took charge.

Donegal showed great discipline, and Clontarf’s Siobhan Killeen.

Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

had held a six point lead before Davey’s net, one they never really looked like giving up.

Guthrie in particular, but also the consistent free taking of Geraldine McLaughlin, were the key threats, with the All Ireland holders looking considerably rusty, particularly in a relatively new-look defence, as they were ultimately beaten fairly tamely.

NA FIANNA’S Donal Burke’s si x points and two Oisin O’Rorke goals paved the way for Dublin’s 13-point victory over Offaly in Sunday’s NHL Division 1B tie at O’Connor Park, Tullamore.

Dublin enjoyed a solid opening and led 1-4 to 0-2 by the 18th minute with O’Rorke and Donal Burke particularly prominent in the Dubs forward unit in front of an attendance of 1,025.

One concern for Dublin was the sight of Liam Rushe having to be replaced in the 26th minute with a knee injury.

O’Rorke first goal arrived in the 11th minute when Burke was able to pick out his team-mate who arrowed his finish low to Eoghan Cahill’s net.

Dublin were awarded a penalty in the 30th minute when O’Rorke was hauled down but Seán Moran didn’t affect the best of strikes and netminder Cahill repelled his effort.

Before the interval David Treacy and O’Rorke tagged on points to give Mattie Kenny’s men a 1-10 to 0-5 advantage.

The hosts improved on the restart and clipped four of the first five points, three coming from long-range frees from keeper Cahill.

However, O’Rorke’s 46th minute goal put Dublin back in the driving seat following good work by Fiontán McGibb and Jake Malone.

“I thought Offaly played well - they put it up to us. We knew there was going to be a reaction from last week’s defeat, and they’re a proud hurling county,” said Dublin manager Mattie Kenny.

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Wanderers finally land big win over Ballymun  DAVE DONNELLY

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LIFFEY Wanderers manager John Young was delighted to get one over on long-time foes Ballymun United 2-0 on Sunday afternoon.

The sides have had their fair share of battles over the past couple of seasons as they sealed successive promotions from LSL Sunday Senior 1A to the top tier.

Despite winning the title in both years, Liffeys had yet to get three points on Ballymun’s soil, but they took three points and the upper hand in the good-natured rivalry at the weekend.

“We’ve had a great few battles over the years with Ballymun,” Liffey Wanderers manager John Young tells the Dublin Gazette.

“Never any hassle with them, just great battles.

It’s our first win out there – we’ve had a few draws.

They’re probably slightly ahead in the battles.

“We had 15 players – we’re low on bodies on the ground. We’ve a few injuries, and the captain [David Andrews] went over on his ankle in the warm-up.

“We started really well and got a really good goal and, as sometimes happens, we fell back and got too deep. “ S e c o n d h a l f, w e pushed it up a bit. The possession stakes were still probably 60/40 for them, but I was very impressed with the battling performance.”

Liffey Wanderers picked off an excellent win over Ballymun United in the LSL Sunday Senior

“Every time you step up a league you can see the step up, but the top league is a bigger step. I’ve been there before, and it’s harder than ever.“ Cup runs and postponed games have left Liffeys with games to catch up on in the division, but Young was delighted just to get so m e p o i n t s o n t h e board.

With no game to come at the weekend due to Wednesday’s Charlie Cahill Cup game with Glebe North, the buffer from the sides below them is even more important.

“It was a really big win because we’ve played less games than a lot of teams. Games in hand are OK in the lower leagues, but not in the top league.

“It’s points on the board you want, so it’s a huge win. It takes a little bit of pressure off but we’ve a long way to go.

“It would be nice to think we could start looking upwards rather than downwards, but we’re not out of the rel-

egation battle yet.

“Anyone new into the senior league is always looking to consolidate, but we’d been on such a run, five promotions in a row, you’re hoping you can push on a bit.

“Every time you step up a league you can see the step up, but the top league is a bigger step.

I’ve been there before, and it’s harder than ever.”

Goals at the start and

end of the game from Clayton Maher and Sam Simpson were enough to see Liffeys to a this win that takes them above Ballymun into eighth.

The visitors took the lead within the first 15 minutes as Lee Roche played a ball over the top to pick out Maher.

The home bench appealed for offside but their claims were waved away, and the right-footed Maher struck a clean

left-footed volley past the advancing keeper.

B a l l y m u n re a c t e d positively to falling behind and Jason Kelly’s side forced Liffeys back for the remainder of the half but couldn’t find the breakthrough.

The Pearse Street side put the game to bed late on when former UCD midfielder Eoin Kirwan picked played a perfectly-weighted through-ball for Simpson to finish.