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O’Devaney Gardens saga takes new twist RACHEL D’ARCY

DEBATE continues to rage over the future of the O’Devaney Gardens plan, after a letter released under the Freedom of Information act (FOI) threw current plans into uncertainty.

Dublin City councillors voted on November 4 to approve an amended plan for the long-proposed project, fol-

lowing the postponing of an initial vote.

The amended plan, as detailed by a ruling group of councillors known as the Dublin Agreement Group, said they had secured an agreement from developers Bartra Capital that 30% of the private housing stock would be sold to an approved housing body for affordable rental.

However, in a letter released to Sinn

Fein’s spokesperson for housing, Eoin O’Broin, under an FOI request, Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy said that there had been no consultation with his department ahead of the Dublin Agreement Group saying they had secured a new plan.

In the letter, addressed to Lord Mayor Paul McAuliffe, Minister Murphy wrote: “The statement was made without any

prior engagement with myself or my department.”

The letter also questions the legality of the new plan, as additional affordable units wouldn’t fall in line with the tenure mix agreed by the Department of Housing in 2017, and the concern is raised for where funding for the units will come from.

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‘MATTER IS BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND A PRIVATE DEVELOPER’

Minister clarifies stance on Iveagh Markets’ future  RACHEL D’ARCY

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MINISTER for Culture Josepha Madigan has clarified comments made in Dail Eireann last week in relation to her role regarding the Iveagh Market.

Both the Iveagh Market and Moore Street Market are two of the capital’s best-known market centres, but the former has been allowed to fall into grave disrepair over recent years.

Much-needed repairs on the Dublin 8 building are estimated to cost in the region of €30 million,

but many local representatives believe the market could provide a huge boost to the area.

The matter was raised in Dail Eireann on November 6 by Deputy Joan Burton (Lab), who asked the minister if she had been in contact with Dublin City Council (DCC) in relation to the historic markets.

Deputy Burton called on Minister Madigan to ‘step in’ to assure the future of the market, in her role as Minister for Culture and Heritage.

Howeve r, M i n i s te r Madigan said that she cannot interfere in the Iveagh Markets as the responsibility lies with DCC, and the individual to whom the market is leased, and is not an issue for her depart-

ment, “plain and simple”.

In the Dail, the minister said: “It is not fair to shift the burden of that neglect onto the taxpayer.

“This needs to be put into perspective, because the solution is not to drop every poorly kept building in public ownership at the door of the department.”

In response, Deputy Burton said she found the minister’s attitude toward the market “extraordinary”.

She said: “I find the minister’s attitude quite extraordinary.

“Not only is the word ‘culture’ in the minister’s title, but ‘heritage’ is too.

This is sad to hear from a Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

“This Government can

Minister Josepha Madigan: “It is not fair to shift the burden of that [Iveagh Market] neglect onto the taxpayer”

spend millions and millions of euro on messaging and yet can allow an amazing building such as the Iveagh Market ... fall into ruin.

“The minister is missing an enormous opportunity, maybe through a lack of imagination.”

In a statement to Dublin Gazette, the Department for Culture and Heritage clarified the comments made by Minister Madigan, saying they are in contact with DCC regarding Iveagh Market’s future.

A spokesperson said: “To clarify, the Iveagh Market is currently on lease from DCC to a private developer, and the matter

is therefore, primarily, one between those two parties.

“DCC has informed the department that it is actively pursuing the most efficient means available to it to ensure that the Iveagh Market building is refurbished and returned to beneficial use.

“The minister’s reference to her advisory role relates to her remit under the planning acts.

“The Iveagh Market is on DCC’s Record of Protected Structures.

“This places a duty of care on the owners and occupiers of the protected structure to prevent the structure becoming endangered.”

FASTNews DCC readies its popular Winter Lights in town

DUBLIN City Council’s (DCC) Winter Lights will return this Winter, from December 1 to January 1, from sunset to 2am, with 14 locations around the city to be transformed with custom projections and lighting displays.

Projections will illuminate the facades of buildings including City Hall, the Custom House, the GPO, the Hugh Lane Gallery, the Mansion House, and Trinity College.

Glistening lighting will be installed at O’Connell Street, Millennium Bridge, Parliament Street, and Samuel Beckett Bridge.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Paul Mc Auliffe, said: “Dublin is always a special place at Christmas time, and the city will have an added sparkle with new lighting projections at Smithfield Square and Christ Church Cathedral and all across the city.”

For more, see https:// dublin.ie/winterlights.

Councillors vote to postpone 2020 budget meeting DUBLIN City councillors have voted to postpone a meeting over the city’s budget for 2020 until next Monday.

The decision was made at a budgetary meeting last Monday, with several councillors calling for a meeting with Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, over a lack of funding available to Dublin City Council (DCC).

Proposed in the budget for year-end December 31, 2020, include an increase to parking fees, toll bridge fees and an increase to the rents of those in DCC-owned social housing.

There is a suspected shortfall of more than €7 million for DCC to carry out the required community services and other expenses for the year, with councillors calling on Minister Eoghan Murphy to sit down with councillors ahead of a final decision on the proposed budget.

A decision is to be made on next year’s budget within the next fortnight.

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CHARITY: MUSLIM SISTERS OF EIRE PLANNIG TO HELP PEOPLE ON CHRISTMAS EVE

Help group raise €5,000 to support the city’s homeless RACHEL D’ARCY

A DUBLIN-based charity are looking to fundraise money to donate ‘bags for life’ to the homeless.

Muslim Sisters of Eire (MOSE) have launched a GoFundMe to raise money for the bags, which they also distributed last year.

In each bag will be a sleeping bag, a fold-up tent, a ‘Survival Sheet’, a blanket, hat, socks, gloves, scarf and a hygiene kit.

The group said: “We received tremendous support for last year’s Bag for Life campaign.

“Generous donations kept the men and women, sleeping rough, warm for many wintry months.

“Once again, as the temperatures drop, we have to look in to our hearts and

think of those unfortunate people who have no place to sleep at night and the only shelter they can find is in a doorway or under a bridge.”

MOSE are looking to raise €5,000 for the bags, which they intend to distribute throughout Dublin on Christmas Eve. However, the group say that they would like to make the Bag for Life project a continuous initiative until the homeless crisis in Dublin is combatted.

MOSE said: “We really need help to fill as many bags as possible. This will be an ongoing project and we need continuous donations until a long-term solution is found for the homelessness crisis.”

The group are looking for both monetary dona-

Some of the Muslim Sisters of Eire volunteers outside the GPO. Picture: Facebook/Muslim Sisters of Eire

tions, and donations of bags and other items for the initiative.

This is not the first charity initiative from MOSE, which regularly takes part in volunteer soup

kitchens outside the GPO on O’Connell Street, to aid in providing food to those who are currently homeless on Dublin’s streets.

They also host regular fundraisers, with the

funds raised channeled back into supporting worthy causes across Dublin.

For further information on MOSE and its work, see https://www.facebook. c o m /m u s l i m s i s t e r-

ofeire.

To donate to the Bag For Life campaign, visit the group’s GoFundMe page at https://www. gofundme.com/f/bagfor-life-2019.

CULTURE

Gallery rolls out autism initiatives THE National Gallery of Ireland has received AsIAm-Approved autismfriendly accreditation, making it the first national cultural institution to receive this accreditation.

The gallery has worked with national autism charity AsIAm in recent months on areas including comprehensive staff training.

The gallery will now identify and incorporate quiet spaces throughout the building, review its Accessibility Map, and introduce an Autism Champions programme.

The Gallery will also review its social guide, a valuable resource which explains what to expect on a visit to the gallery.

Current gallery initiatives include sensoryfriendly workshops for kids who may struggle with their sensory environment.

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Two buses to offer 24-hour services TWO Dublin Bus routes are set to become 24-hour services on Sunday, December 1, with both running through the city centre.

Both the 41 and the 15 will operate around-theclock from the beginning of December, with frequency set to improve on both services as a result of the timetable change.

The 41 runs from the city centre to the airport and on to Swords, while the 15 runs from Ballycullen Rd to the city centre and on to Clongriffin.

Up to now, these services have run from early morning to late evening, Monday to Saturday, with shorter hours of operation on Sunday.

Now, daytime frequency will improve, and they will both run at a 30-minute frequency throughout the night from midnight to 5am.

O’DEVANEY GARDENS: SINN FEIN, LABOUR AT ODDS OVER FUNDING FOR PROJECT

Councillors bicker over deal ‘legality’

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Minister Murphy also said that the units would not be ‘affordable’, as they would be purchased at market rather than cost price.

Speaking about the letter from Minister Murphy, Deputy O’Broin said: “On foot of [that] announcement, the deal was approved by a majority of City councillors at the monthly council meeting.

“There are only two conclusions that could be drawn from the minister’s letter.

“Either the Dublin Alli-

ance councillors are incompetent, or [they were] deliberately misleading their fellow councillors and the public.”

Following the publication of the letter, other Sinn Fein councillors have also condemned the deal and have demanded a special meeting of Dublin City Council (DCC) regarding the revelations made within the letter.

Sinn Fe in Housing spokesperson in DCC, Cllr Daithi Doolan said: “It is clear that the ruling alliance in DCC misled the council and the public on O’Devaney Gardens.

“This is totally unacceptable. We expressed concerns about where this funding was coming from.

“We opposed this deal because we believed it could not, and would not, deliver affordable housing or decent community gains. That view is proven to be correct.”

However, Labour’s Joe Costello has slammed the remarks made by Minister Murphy in his letter, saying that the deal is “perfectly legal”.

Cllr Costello said: “Contrary to what the minister states, it is perfectly legal and possible for this deal to

The O’Devaney Gardens rejuvenation project has drawn different views from councillors, the council and the Department of Housing over its housing mix and costs

proceed.

“The deal is a large improvement on the previous deal, which the minister had approved – the minister wanted 50% private [housing].

“We have achieved 50% affordable, and reduced the

private element to 20%, which is much more suitable for the area, where I live.

“It is disappointing that Sinn Fein should now be siding with the minister to undermine the deal when their councillors on DCC

had committed to accept a previous deal with 50% private housing.”

The matter was raised in Dail Eireann under Topical Issues on Tuesday night.

For more on this continuing story, see DublinGazette.com.

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COURTS: TEN-MONTH SENTENCE FOR KNOCKING OUT MAN’S TEETH DURING CALL-OUT TO BUS

Man jailed for assault on Fire Brigade member A MAN who was found passed out on a bus and later knocked out the two front teeth of a Fire Brigade member has been jailed for 10 months.

Daniel Smyth (28), with an address at St Mary’s Place, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm at Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1, on July 1, 2018.

Garda Emma Brady told Grainne O’Neill BL, prosecuting, that on the date in question, Dublin Fire Brigade

member Paul Bateman was on duty in an ambulance that was called to the scene of a No 41 bus to attend the accused, who had passed out on board.

Gda Brady said the accused was lying on the floor of the footwell of the downstairs backseats, and a bottle of wine was lying nearby. Mr Bateman helped him get to his feet and exit the bus.

Smyth then began to lunge at Mr Bateman once he was off the bus. He

hit the injured party in the face with his hand, and knocked out his two front teeth.

The accused briefly left the scene, then returned and attempted to hit Mr Bateman again. He claimed he was a boxer and said to the accused: “Look at the state of you now with no teeth”.

In interview with gardai, Smyth said he had no memory of the assault.

He said he was detoxing from benzodiazepines at the time and was not sup-

Light work to help hospices SINGER Andrea Corr joined with patient Harry Sheill and nurse Brid Ryan to help launch Light Up A Life at Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services in Harold’s Cross recently. Sunday, December 1 marks the 27th year of this annual remembrance ceremony, sponsored this year by Aviva for the third year in a row. Andrea will be the guest of honour at the hospice and will meet patients before performing for the crowd and switching the lights on the Christmas tree. Last year, more than 28,000 lights were sponsored on the tree.

The lights can be sponsored on www.lightupalife.ie, by phoning 1850 66 06 06, or in person at Harold’s Cross or Blackrock Hospices. Picture: Bryan Brophy

Dubs take a dim view of new Grafton Quarter sign RACHEL D’ARCY

THERE has been online fury amongst Dubliners after a much-loved Christmas sign was replaced with the apparent new name for the Grafton Street area.

Following the illumination of the city’s Christmas lights last Thursday, Dubliners were left perplexed after the traditional Nollaig Shona Duit sign at the top of Grafton Street was replaced by a new sign: Welcome to Grafton Quarter (inset).

The name has apparently been coined by the business organisation, Dublin Town, which is responsible for the illumination of the Christmas lights, with a Twitter account set up referencing the organisation.

People have been reacting with disappointment to the new sign and renaming of the locale on social media, saying the new name is packed full of “notions”.

Others have said the choice to remove

the traditional Irish language sign is “bullying” of the Irish language, and doesn’t even reference Christmas.

DublinTown have defended the introduction of the sign and name, but several businesses have called for Dublin City Council chief Owen Keegan to address the removal of the illuminated sign this week, saying they were never consulted about it.

In a statement, DublinTown said: “The initiative is aimed at encouraging footfall not only to Grafton Street but also to adjoining streets, in the run-up to Christmas – a crucial trading period for retailers.

“The ‘Grafton Quarter’ refers to Grafton Street and the streets adjacent and has been a colloquial reference for the area for a number of years.”

posed to drink alcohol.

Smyth has 24 previous convictions, including convictions for assault, drug offences, public order offences and road traffic offences.

Gda Brady agreed with Aoife O’Leary BL, defending, that her client had passed out due to intoxication.

She agreed that Smyth was homeless at the time of the assault.

Judge Cormac Quinn said the case was aggravated by it being a serious

unprovoked attack on a man performing duties with an ambulance, and by the effect on the victim.

He said the mitigating factors were Smyth’s guilty plea, his co-operation with gardai, his personal circumstances and his being homeless at the time of the offence.

Judge Quinn sentenced him to 20 months’ imprisonment, but suspended the final 10 months of the sentence on strict conditions.

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TERENURE

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Leading specialist insurance broker is committed to Terenure village LEADING insurance broker CFM Group moved to Terenue in 2015 in search of a bigger office and has continued to grow ever since.

They now employ more than 90 people, many of whom are from the local area.

Jonathan Hehir, managing director of CFM Group Insurance Broker, says: “We are a specialist insurance

broker with a number of sub brands – including Insure My Van, Insure my House, Insure My Cars, Insure My Shop and Cover In A Click young driver car insurance – that focus only on one type of insurance.

“Our staff are experts in their specific insurance field. This allows them to offer comprehensive advice, as well as providing excellent customer service.”

As a broker with a high volume of policies, they can offer customers better rates than what they might get elsewhere.

The company recently opened a regional office in Cavan town, but are committed to keeping their head office in Terenure and are delighted to participate in a number of community initiatives and add to the local economy.

‘Land of the yew a much beloved The busy heart of the village – a key commuter belt for many people today, yet also a strong local community

ASHLEY CALLERY

THE name ‘Terenure’ comes from the Irish words ‘Tir an Iuir’, meaning ‘Land of the yew tree’, as the area was originally a country estate owned by wealthy landowners.

Today, Bushy Park is the remainder of that estate.

Terenure was sparsely populated right up until the late 1800s. In 1659, there were still only 32 people registered as living in Terenure.

However, since the crossroads came into be ing, the area has attracted shops, pubs, banks, housing and much more to this day.

A small circle of houses that developed there gave Terenure village its original name, ‘Roundtown’, until 1870.

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At that time, Terenure contained a castle and six dwellings, one of which was a mill, with a population of 20 people There was very little development until the late 19th Century, when after the huge building boom in Terenure, people moved from the city to escape what was formerly known as the semicountryside.

It is bordered by Kimmage and Perrystown to the north and west, and to the south and east by Templeogue, Rathfarnham and Rathgar Terenure is of proximity to many busy areas and slowly delves into Harold’s Cross. The village has grown immensely ever since the new road

was built in1801.

Now, Terenure is a modern, bustling town, with plenty of excellent shops specialising in products that provide a one-stop shop for many residents.

It is a place that is still grounded in its past and hosts a wide range of locally-owned enterprises.

Like Rathgar and Rathfarnham, most of the people that have grown up in these areas tend to stay in them, and there is a wellestablished community spirit here.

Chief among the current concerns of the area’s

residents’ associations are the parking difficulties in the village and the coming Quality Bus Corridor (QBC).

Dublin Bus’s new QBC corridor is expected to divert a number of routes through Terenure, possibly adding to already fractious traffic conditions at the crossroads.

A deeper dive into the history of Terenure The lands of Terenure were granted to Hugo Barnewall in 1215 by King John. This family continued to reside here down to 1652, when their

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TERENURE Another busy rush hour at Terenure crossroads, back in the day – at that time, trams and carriages used the dusty crossroads. Today, Terenure village is still very much a key commuting hub for the south side of the city as it looks to the future.

tree’ is now community A contemporary view of Terenure Crossroads

lands were confiscated by Cromwell and leased to Major Elliott.

Terenure then contained a castle and six dwellings, one of which was a mill, with a population of 20 people.

After The Restoration, Charles II granted Terenure, Kimmage and the Broads to Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnel.

In 1671, Major Joseph Deane, an officer in Cromwell’s army, purchased these lands from Talbot for £4,000.

He converted the castle into a mansion and his family held the property until 1789, when much of the lands were sold to Abraham Wilkinson.

The Shaws were descended from William Shaw, a captain in King William’s army, who fought at The Battle

of the Boyne, and was granted lands in counties Kilkenny and Cork.

Robert Shaw came to Dublin and, in 1785, leased Terenure House from Joseph Deane.

Two years later, Shaw rebuilt part of the house, now the front portion of Terenure College. The other great house, on the opposite side of the road, is Bushy Park.

It was built by Arthur Bushe of Dangan, County Kilkenny, prior to 1700, and was at first named Bushe’s House.

It passed through several owners and was purchased in 1772 by John Hobson, who changed the name to Bushy Park.

In 1791, this estate was purchased by Abraham Wilkinson, who had already acquired much of the Terenure Estate.

He added almost 100 acres to the residence and presented it, along with £10,000, to his only child, Maria, on her marriage to Robert Shaw Jnr, in 1796.

The same year, on the death of his father, Shaw came into possession also of Terenure House.

This he sold in about 1806 to Frederick Bourne, the proprietor of a stagecoach business. Robert Shaw was created a baronet in 1821.

The Bournes lived in Terenure House until 1857, and during this period the estate was renowned for the magnificent landscaping and planting of the grounds, and the extent and content of its glasshouses.

The estate was also open to the public at the weekend.

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Since then, they have seen numerous changes in colours, styles and fashions with Roman blinds and shutters becoming more popular.

One major development in recent years has been the increase in popularity of automated curtains and blinds.

Once considered an indulgence for the super-rich, improvements in technology and reduced prices have seen them move from niche to mainstream.

Apart from the convenience factor, there are practical benefits to motorised curtains and blinds, including: – As there are no hanging cords, they are totally childsafe; – Blinds/curtains can be controlled by timers for extra home security; – Sun sensors allow you to regulate the heat in your home; and – They can also be controlled by a smartphone app.

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TERENURE An estate agency in the heart of the area where the customer comes first MCGUIRK BEGGAN are a bespoke estate agency based in South Dublin specialising in residential sales, lettings, property management and valuations.

However, they are more than just an estate agent. They focus on the client, and they are at forefront of every decision they make, catering to their individual and specific needs, which is the key to their success.

They have unrivalled market knowledge, with more than 20 years’ experience, and are resultsdriven.

They have built their business and reputation on the high level of service they offer through honesty, transparency and professionalism.

They offer invaluable support at a very crucial time in their clients’ life, with a clear understanding of the stress and pressure involved for those embarking on the sales/ purchase process, regardless of circumstance.

McGuirk Beggan have the expertise to adapt their service accordingly to meet the individual’s needs.

McGuirk Beggan was co-founded in 2010 by two very ambitious and dynamic women – Jillian McGuirk and Sinead Beggan.

They took the opportunity in a male-dominated industry to open their own estate agent business on the outskirts of Terenure, leaving associate director roles in Sherry FitzGerald.

Their focus has always been based on the second-hand residential sales and lettings in South Dublin.

The company have managed to beat the odds, sail the seas of a gruesome recession and come out the other side, ready to take the business to the next level, including their recent move to Terenure village.

This office move will broaden their customer base and strengthen what they already have in place, whilst also increasing market share substantially.

This strategic move will give them the opportunity to grow the business in other directions, such as the new homes sector and commercial sector.

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Travelling through Rathmines and Terenure on the 15 tram was a noisy but efficient way to cross the area – and such a tram proved much safer than earlier steam trams, which caused many fatalities in the area and across the city

A time when ‘killer tram lines’ still sliced across much of Dublin Continued from Page 7 However, despite the key roles of Terenure House and Bushy Park in the lives and history of Terenure, the modern community has many other local landmarks and fascinating links to the past and present.

The following sections will take a look at just some of the key buildings and places that, together, comprise Terenure – the village that respects its past, and is also looking to its future ...

The Dublin Tramway Company Dublin’s first tram line, from College Green to Rathgar, opened in February 1872.

In 1896, both the No

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The nickname for the Terenure to Blessington tram line route was ‘The longest graveyard in Ireland’, due to the number of plaques and crosses commemorating the large number of (often drink-related) fatalities on the line 15 Rathgar and No 16 Harold’s Cross tram lines were electrified, and ended at two different Terenure depots.

They operated every t h re e m i nu te s, w i t h speeds of 6mph.

The most famous Dublin Tram was the Blessington Steam Tram.

When rural passengers reached Terenure, they could transfer to the more frequent trams into the city.

The Blessington Steam Tram was the cause of many accidental deaths, and in time, the Templeogue Inn was used as the local morgue.

The nickname for the Terenure to Blessington tram line route was ‘The longest graveyard in Ireland’, due to the number of plaques and crosses c o m m e m o ra t i n g t h e large number of (often drink-related) fatalities on the line.

The stone and brick tram sheds of the No 15 tram terminus are still incorporated into the rear of the Aldi supermarket on Terenure Road East.

This line, first horsedrawn and then electrified around 1900, was operated by the Dublin and United Tramway Company, and served Terenure from O’Connell Street until 1949.

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Terenure is home to a wide variety of faiths, with local religious landmarks including historic St Joseph’s, and the welcoming synagogue for the Dublin Hebrew Congegration

Bushy Park tennis and padel – part of the diverse range of activities and sports facilities found in the area

Area is home to businesses for Continued from Page 9 Eaton Square Built in 1920 to accommodate ‘English soldiers’ who had served in the First World War, Eaton Square features an Edwardian pillar letterbox, on the corner of Eaton Square and Terenure Park.

It displays the insignia of King Edward VII (19011910), and would have originally been painted red.

Terenure College Terenure House (now part of Terenure College), originally belonged to the Norman Barnewall family.

In 1860, the Carmelite order opened the College of Our Blessed Lady of Mount Carmel there.

During the War of Independence, the school

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buildings harboured some of those ‘on the run’, including Michael Collins.

It now schools 900 boys and is one of the country’s leading rugby playing

schools, with great success in the Leinster Senior and Junior Schools Rugby Cup finals over the years.

The College Chapel also has a series of stainedglass windows created

by Frances Biggs, which depict Carmelite themes and saints.

St Joseph’s BNS S t J o s e p h’s B oys ´ National School, Terenure, is a Roman Catholic School under the patronage of the Archbishop of Dublin.

The school aims to promote a full and harmonious development of all aspects of the pupils – their intellectual, physical, cultural, moral, social, linguistic and spiritual attributes.

The school provides religious education for the pupils in accordance

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You can’t think about Terenure without thinking of Bushy Park – the popular local green lung with a long and illustrious past that stretches right the way back to the area’s very beginnings Terenure crossroads, looking east towards the southern end of Rathgar

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St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church Building work commenced on St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in 1898 and finished in 1904.

It was later nearly doubled in length, leaving the altar in the centre.

In 1920, Ireland’s bestknown stained-glass artist, Harry Clarke, was commissioned to create the magnificent and intensely coloured threelight window behind the main altar.

The boys’ national school next door has been in operation since 1866.

The Classic Cinema The Classic Cinema, with its Art Deco touches, opened on July 1, 1938.

The Flood family, who used to own Flood’s Pub in Terenure, were instrumental in first bringing a water supply to the vil-

lage and in founding The Classic.

For many years, until it moved to Harold’s Cross, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was shown as a late show on Friday nights.

The cinema closed in 1976, with its final film being a Donald Pleasence film, Escape to Witch Mountain (inset below).

Since 1987, the premises have been occupied by the Terenure Enterprise Centre.

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SPOTLIGHT ON

TERENURE Titans from Terenure – two of the area’s finest, who made an impact far from their roots in the quiet suburban village

AUTHOR James Joyce (February 2, 1882 – January 13, 1941) is one of Ireland’s most influential and celebrated writers.

His most famous work is Ulysses (1922), which follows the movements of Leopold Bloom through a single day on June 16, 1904, in a work that is based on Homer’s, The Odyssey.

It was first serialised in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March, 1918 to December, 1920 and then published in its entirety in Paris by Sylvia Beach on February 2, 1922, Joyce’s 40th birthday.

Another of his most famous works, Dubliners, is a collection of 15 short stories, first published in 1914.

They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th Century.

Today, the city honours the Terenure native (left) with a stroll around central Dublin called Joyce Walk, concentrating on places that are associated with Joyce, or with the characters in his novels and stories.

ACTOR Donal McCann (May 7, 1943 – July 17, 1999) was born in Terenure, the son of John J McCann, a playwright and politician who served twice as Dublin’s Lord Mayor.

Although McCann had acted in a production of his father’s, Give Me a Bed of Roses, at Terenure College in 1962, he briefly studied architecture before taking a job as a sub-editor at The Evening Press, which allowed him to pursue parttime acting classes at the Abbey School of Actors at the same time.

He joined the Abbey Players in the late 1960s.

Among his most important early roles were Cuchulainn in W B Yeats’s On Baile Strand (1966), and as Estragon in a seminal production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, partnering with Peter O’Toole as Vladimir (1969).

An acclaimed stage and film actor, his career included parts in many plays from the Irish literary canon, including Tarry Flynn, The Shaughran, and The Gate Theatre’s highly acclaimed production of Sean O’Casey’s classic, Juno and the Paycock, in the 1980s (McCann played the ‘Paycock’, Captain Boyle) opposite Geraldine Plunkett as Juno and John Kavanagh as Joxer Daly).

He also made an indelible impression in the classic John Huston swansong 1987 film of The Dead, also starring Angelica Huston, based on The Dead by fellow Terenure native James Joyce.

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Sportsworld athletics – another one of the great local clubs and sports facilities

Highlighting the community’s concerns over a range of important transport issues LOCAL Fianna Fail TD Jim O’Callaghan is adamant that public transport needs an urgent upgrade all over Dublin, and is calling for the Metro to be extended to Terenure.

He said: “In the past few weeks, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has published its updated preferred routes for the Dublin City bus service.

“Everyone recognises that public transport in Dublin needs to be improved and cycling lanes need to be enhanced.

“However, the proposals put forward by the NTA will have a very negative impact on those in residential areas through which the new bus corridors shall go.

“Many residents face the loss of front gardens, and the transformation of their

roads from residential roads into busy bus thoroughfares.

“Other residents are affected because all non-bus traffic will be directed down their roads with all the consequent pollution and traffic gridlock that involves.

“Dublin needs to consider introducing innovative measures to deter commuters from using cars and to encourage them to use cycling and public transport.

“Making our roads bigger and busier with more vehicular traffic is not the solution.

“As a growing and vibrant international city, Dublin also needs a Metro.

The proposed underground Metro from Dublin Airport to the city centre will be of huge benefit to the city’s transport.

“We need to ensure, however, that the Metro continues to the southside towards the southwest of the city, which the BusConnects project seeks to serve.

“A Metro serving Terenure, Rathgar, Templeogue and Firhouse would be an excellent addition to public transport infrastructure and would negate the requirement of making our roads busier with more fuel-emitting vehicles.

“The NTA should conduct a feasibility study to assess whether or not it is feasible for the underground to continue towards the south west of the city.

“There is an opportunity to link up the Metro system and the BusConnects system and solve a problem by coming up with a single integrated plan.

“All residents should ensure that they

make their submissions on the Dublin Area Revised Bus Network to BusConnects before December 3.

“Please make your submission and send your comments in writing to Dublin Area Bus Network Redesign, National Transport Authority, Dun Sceine, Harcourt Lane, Dublin 2, D02 WT20, or email consultations@busconnects.ie.

“I have been a vocal opponent of BusConnects, the flawed transport plan that will, if implemented, result in the felling of hundred of trees, destruction of local infrastructure across Dublin and damage to our historic city and suburbs,” said Deputy O’Callaghan.

For further information, email Jim. ocallaghan@oireachtas.ie, see @OCallaghanJim on Twitter, or see his Facebook and Instagram profiles.

Deputy Jim O’Callaghan (Fianna Fail)

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TERENURE

An old postcard from more than a century ago, showing a quiet pace of life in the suburb – a value that continues to draw people to live in the area today

Terenure truly has something for everyone ...

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World War 2’s impact on Terenure Although the Republic of Ireland was officially neutral and did not take part in World War 2, the country was bombed no less than 16 times by the Germans.

Most people believe that the North Strand bombing was the only German bomb to have been dropped on Dublin – not so, as Terenure also fell foul to a German bomb.

Numbers 25 and 27 Rathdown Park were destroyed in one bombing incident on January 2, 1941. Thankfully, there were no fatalities.

In all cases, these bombings were deemed accidental. Many believe that the British were jamming German radio directional beams, and that this resulted in some German bombers straying off course.

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park beside Evergreen Hall, from 11am to 6pm.

There will be a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony, taking place from 4 - 5pm.

There will also be live entertainment all

day, with Santa and his sleighmobile coming to Terenure.

There will also be a Snow Queen on stilts, with free goodie bags and mulled wine.

Conclusion There’s something for everyone in Terenure – there’s a children’s playground, playing pitches, scenic walks along the Dodder, loads of places to shop and eat, and more.

Alongside its treasured local amenities, such as Bushy Park, the area has kept its village character and strong sense of community, even whilst growing to be a key transport and commuting hub in the south side of the city.

With plentiful echoes of its past alongside newer businesses and ventures opening in the area, Terenure has much to offer all who live, work and shop there.

Terenure village has a great range of businesses, many of which are locally-owned and run, to meet any needs of the community

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GIFT GUIDE: BAUBLE-ING OVER WITH IDEAS: ‘Tis the season to start

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A boost for all visuallyimpaired students ...

REBECCA RYAN

FOR the first time ever, students with a visual impairment and print disabilities will have access to more than 500,000 books and other materials, in the student’s preferred format.

The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) has launched Bookshare Ireland, which is the country’s largest digital accessible library.

It will massively help students in higher and further education who have a visual impairment or print disabilities, and guarantees equity of access to the curriculum with their sighted peers.

Aoife Watson, a recent NUIM graduate with sight loss, explained how frustrating it was that the books she needed to study were not available in an accessible format, and what this new launch means to her.

She said: “I absolutely loved my time in university but it was extra challenging for me as the books I needed were simply not in an accessible format.

“It was so frustrating seeing how easy it was for other students to access the books that I couldn’t.

“I know if I had access to the books I needed when I needed them, I would have achieved a higher overall mark in my degree.

“Having Bookshare.ie will now revolutionise a student with visual impairment’s experience of third level, as being able to access a book at the same time as your classmates is essential to creating an inclusive experience.

“I am envious of them, yet feel I will return to do a master’s sooner than planned now because of Bookshare.ie.”

To register students for this new service, sign up at Bookshare.ie.

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AOIBHIN, Ailbhe and Doireann Garrihy are pictured unveiling An Post’s 2019 Christmas Stamp collection, with this year’s designs showing the charitable activities that mean the most to Irish people. The trio braved the chilly waters of Dublin Bay to help highlight Christmas Day swims – just one of the many ways people help charities, with funds from the Christmas stamps’ sales helping to support homeless services around the country. Picture: Marc O’Sullivan

Anyone for a lovely Ice cream thief ‘Unicorn tail puppy’ isn’t gin and dung-ic? No? makes his cool a bit of a shaggy dog story A SOUTH African gin is being infused with elephant dung. The creators of Indlovu Gin, Les and Paula Ansley, came across the idea a year ago when they learnt that elephants eat a variety of fruits and flowers but digest less than a third of it.

Paula wife came up with the idea when she was on safari and learnt about how elephants digest. The couple, who are both scientists, said they’d give it a go and got to work figuring out the gin-making process.

The gin is named Indlovu, which means ‘elephant’ in the Zulu language

getaway on TV

A MAN attending a sports game was caught red-handed stealing an ice cream during a news report.

Fox Sports were reporting on Carolina Hurricanes’ 8-2 win over the Ottawa Senators in ice hockey.

As the reporter delivered his piece, a man in the background can be seen getting distracted, looking at his friend’s phone, while a fellow Hurricanes fan carefully lifts the ice-cream from his hands and gets stuck into the tasty treat.

The owner of the ice cream looked around to catch the thief, who fled into the crowd.

A LITTLE puppy – with a tail growing in the middle of his forehead – has become a viral sensation.

Rescue organisation Mac’s Mission in the States found the abandoned puppy, who was left out in the freezing cold and had a foot injury.

Named ‘Narwhal the Little Magical Furry Unicorn’ by the staff, he quickly gained a lot of fans when videos were uploaded onto Facebook.

The Missouri-based centre answered the question everybody wanted to know: “Does his tail wag

when he gets excited?”, and the answer was no!

The centre wrote: “The extra tail is not connected to anything and has no real use other than making him the COOLEST PUPPY EVER! “There is no real reason at this time for the unicorn tail to be removed (and we all wish it wagged).”

The staff will monitor the tail to make sure it doesn’t become a problem, and there will definitely be a long queue of people wanted to adopt Little Narwhal when he’s ready.

DOG OF THE WEEK DUBLIN Gazette Newspapers has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for lost and abandoned dogs.

This week’s dog of the week is Kenneth, a very clever and playful twoyear-old Pit Bull Terrier boy who forms a strong bond with understanding and patient people.

He needs some time to build his trust and confidence so he is looking for an experienced adopter who will be willing to meet him multiple times.

Kenneth would love his ‘forever home’ to have a nicely sized and secure garden to frolic and play in.

Kenneth is a very smart boy and loves playing with interactive toys that put his clever mind to work. He loves food so he is happiest when doing food enrichment challenges and sniffing out treats.

If you have room in your heart and home for Kenneth then please contact Dogs Trust on 01 879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website www.dogstrust.ie.

You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/dogstrustirelandonline or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE. (Remember: Always have your dog on a lead when in public.)

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Party season is well and truly on and, whatever your style, the Ilac Centre in Dublin’s hottest Christmas shopping district has the look you’re after!

With entrances on Parnell Street, Henry Street and Moore Street, the Ilac Centre offers 70 great stores to browse this Christmas and over a dozen dining destinations.

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It can be tough to know what to buy for those you love the most, which is why we’ve compiled our Gazette gift guide full of items your loved ones will adore.

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PART 3 OF 7

What is happening exactly with distressed loan sales at Irish Banks?

PADRAIG CONLON

IRISH banks have sold billions of euro in nonperforming debt in recent years, most of it secured on buy-to-lets or business debt.

AIB, Ulster Bank, Permanent TSB, BoI and KBC have all sold off non-performing loans to vulture funds for massive write downs not offered to borrowers.

Recent loan portfolio sales by AIB and Ulster Bank worth €700m and €800m, and Permanent TSB’s €3.7bn ‘Project Glas’ sale last year caught the attention of the public.

Now state-owned AIB is getting ready to offload thousands of distressed mortgages secured on family homes in a loan sale code named Project Birch.

This sale, which is being planned for early next year, is likely to be met with fierce opposition due to the fact that thousands of family homes will be at stake, a new departure for AIB which is 71% owned by the taxpayer.

They will be following in the footsteps of Ulster Bank and Permanent TSB who have already sold owner-occupier loans to investment funds earlier this year.

In a statement released recently AIB said they have “reduced non-performing exposures from €31 billion in 2013 to €4.7 billion.”

“The vast majority of the reduction in (non-performing exposures) has been achieved through working with customers,” they said.

“We remain focused on reducing non-performing exposures to more normalised levels.”

Just last week however the Central Bank criticised the countries five main lenders for being too quick to sell distressed mortgages to vulture funds instead of ‘putting customers first’ and restructuring the debts.

Speaking at the Banking and Payments Federation (BFPI) annual conference in Dublin, Deputy Central Bank Governor Ed Sibley said the financial regulator has had to put pressure on the banks to treat their customers fairly.

“On too many serious issues, be it tracker mortgages or to a limited extent in terms of Brexit prepara-

AIB is getting ready to offload thousands of distressed mortgages secured on family homes in a loan sale code named Project Birch

Deputy Central Bank Governor Ed Sibley

tions,” he said.

“The Central Bank has had to push retail banks and other financial institutions too hard over too long on too many of these issues in order for you to really put your customers first and make sure you continue to deliver.”

“Sustainable resolution of mortgage arrears has required determined and ongoing Central Bank

intervention to protect consumers’ interests.

“Your commitment to delivering for your customers must continue to extend to those that are in difficulty if you truly want to be considered trustworthy.

‘Banks need to engage with their customers in a sensible and proactive manner with a view to finding long-term solutions that work for both parties.

He criticised AIB, Bank of Ireland, KBC, Permanent TSB and Ulster Bank, saying good customer service ‘requires more than branding and marketing slogans’.

“The Central Bank does not have a preference for loan sales,” Sibley said.

“We have a preference

for sustainably reducing non-performing loans.

“There are multiple tools available, including: reengaging with borrowers, restructures, accounting write downs, mortgage to rent, engaging through the Insolvency Service, sales and securitisations and the legal process.

“Your commitment to delivering for your customers must continue to extend to those that are in difficulty if you truly want to be considered trustworthy.”

Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty, speaking in the Dail last week, also criticised the behaviour of Irish banks.

“Speaking at the Banking and Payments Federation, the deputy governor of the Central Bank, Mr. Ed

Sibley, said that Irish bankers were displaying echoes of pre-crisis arrogance,” Deputy Doherty said.

“My view is that it never left them and I am glad that the penny is dropping in the Central Bank.

“He went on to say the banks were hitting mortgage holders with double the interest rates needed for them to make a profit, that they were charging new customers between 2% and 3%, while in some cases existing and loyal customers were being charged almost double these rates, at 4.5%.

“It is complete discrimination.”

According to the Central Bank’s latest data, the number of mortgage accounts for principal dwelling houses (PDHs)

in arrears over 90 days was mainly unchanged in the second quarter of this year (Q2 2019) with a minor decline of 340 accounts.

This is the twentythird consecutive quarter of a fall in the number of accounts in this category.

“At the end-June 2019, there were 723,280 private residential mortgage accounts for principal dwellings held in the Republic of Ireland, with a value of €97.6 billion,” the report states.

“Of this total stock, 61,901 accounts were in arrears, representing a decrease of 933 accounts or 1.5 per cent over the quarter.

“Some 43,303 accounts (6.0 percent) were in arrears of more than 90 days.”

With regard to repossessions, the report reveals that during the second quarter of this year the Courts granted an order for repossession or sale of the property on 120 accounts.

221 properties were taken into possession by lenders during this time, up from 127 in the previous quarter.

233 properties were disposed of by lenders and as a result, lenders were in possession of 1,407 PDH properties at the end of June 2019.

Vulture funds are expected to acquire another €9bn worth of distressed Irish mortgages before this year is out.

The implications this will have for our society are frightening, both morally and economically.

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A GUIDE TO TEMPTING FARE

FOOD & DRINK

Rebel Whopper makes the big jump over to Ireland from the US FOLLOWING the popularity of their plantbased Impossible whopper in the US, Burger King have announced that Irish customers can now get a taste for themselves.

The Rebel Whopper – the Irish version of the US favourite – has been launched on Deliveroo.

The patty contains no beef whatsoever and is entirely plant-based.

Unlike the US version, the patty won’t be provided by plant food startup Impossible Burger, but the patties are under-

stood to be provided by food giant Unilever’s The Vegetarian Butcher.

Made from sustainable soy, wheat, vegetable oil, herbs and onion, the burger is flame-grilled in the traditional Burger King way.

It’s then topped with tomatoes, lettuce, mayonnaise, ketchup, pickles and onion on a sesame seed bun.

The burgers will be available in over 2,500 outlets across Europe, including Ireland.

Skerries deli scoops Just Ask Restaurant of the Month award

Yule love this taste of Dublin delicious festive fare and fun REBECCA RYAN

THE cold weather is setting in and, dare I say it, Christmas is just around the corner.

There’s nothing like a good food festival to get the festivities under way.

Taste of Dublin has announced its Festive Edition, which will make its mark as Ireland’s ultimate winter food festival right on our doorstep.

The four-day festival takes place in the RDS from November 28 to December 1, and the event includes celebrity chefs, Ireland’s best restaurants, cooking and baking demos, master-

classes, live entertainment and so much more to feast your eyes and taste buds on.

Taste of Dublin has truly contributed to the city’s flourishing food scene.

For 14 years, the festival has played a vital role in progressing Dublin’s food revolution, showcasing the range of eclectic restaurants, producers and chefs that make up the city’s vibrant culinary scene.

A truly unmissable Taste experience is the DID Electrical Chef ’s Theatre. Here, you’ll find Ireland’s top culinary talent as they slice and dice

their way through all our favourite festive recipes.

Ballymaloe favourites Rachel Allen and Rory O’Connell will chat with Erica Drum on how you can prep smartly for the festive season. Their tips and tricks will leave you stress-free and ready to relax in the festivities.

The incredible line up at The DID Electrical Chef’s Theatre also includes Adrian Martin, JR Ryall, Shane Smith, Nicola Curran, Brian McDermott, Patrick Ryan, Erica Drum, Sharon Hearne Smith, Paul Kelly, Jeeny Maltese, Aoife Noonan, Edward Hayden, Mark Moriarty, Graham Herterich, Holly

White, Lizzy L yons, Ciara Brennan, Alberto Rossi, Karan Mittal, Edward Hayden, Jack O’Keeffe and Ludovic Lantier.

For bread lovers, Patrick Ryan (Firehouse Bakery) will show you how to make your own sourdough.

Other things to enjoy are learning how to dress your table for the festivities, the best of Irish cheesemakers, tips about festive meats from craft butchers, learning about wine and learn how to make zero-waste this Christmas.

Tickets are now available at www.tasteofdub lin.ie.

OLIVE Deli & Cafe, Skerries, Co Dublin has been awarded Just Ask Restaurant of the Month for November.

Selected by renowned food writer Georgina Campbell and Bord Bia, the awards rewards eateries across Ireland that exhibit best practices in showing transparency in the sourcing of the food on their menus.

Established in the fishing port of Skerries in 2005, Peter and Deirdre Dorrit’’s specialist food shop and cafe has always showcased a carefully selected range of artisan produce from Ireland.

Georgina said: “Olive set the bar high

when opening in 2005 and, true to its original mission, it’s still championing artisan foods – and remains a must-visit daytime destination for food lovers visiting this charming seaside town today.”

Dunnes Stores scoops 34 awards with Simply Better DUNNES Stores scooped some more international kudos with wins at the prestigious 2019 International Great Taste Awards recently.

Established in 1994 and regarded as the Oscars of the food industry, the top awards saw the Dunnes Stores Simply Better collection win 34 awards.

This year almost 13,000 products were blind-tasted by a panel of more than 500 industry experts, including acclaimed chefs, restaurateurs and food critics.

Winning a 2-Star award for Simply Better was the exclusive 28 Day Matured Irish Angus Rib Roast on the Bone, produced by Tendermeats, based in Clondalkin.

The Simply Better Collection, which is Dunnes Stores’ premium food brand, is one of the most celebrated food labels in Ireland and has been awarded 135 Great Taste Awards since it was established in 2013.

Of that win, Diarmuid Murphy, Simply Better brand manager, said: “We are thrilled for this fan-

tastic product to be recognised internationally through these awards.

“Many of our award winners are new to the collection and this is really exciting for us. Feedback on these new additions from our customers throughout the country has been phenomenal and we are thrilled that the Great Taste judges agree.”

The award-winning products which are part of the Simply Better Collection are available in selected Dunnes Stores nationwide.

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This week, we look at positive ageing, travelling for free in CHALLENGE YOUR BRAIN...JUST FOR FUN! Northern Ireland and protective factors for dementia

What does positive ageing mean?

Towards a Dementia Friendly Ireland ACCORDING to figures from the HSE, nearly 50,000 people in Ireland are living with dementia, and every year another 4,000 are diagnosed – 11 new people every day.

There are also more than 50,000 people in Ireland who are caring for someone with dementia – and a great multiple of that when counting all of their wider family and social networks.

By 2036, the number of people living with dementia will have increased to over 100,000.

While the experience of Dementia as a progressive illness is a challenge which must be faced by many, we know that developing a greater sensitivity in our communities and society to the needs and challenges of people with dementia and their loved ones can act as a support, in what is a very difficult and often isolating time.

Increased knowledge and understanding could also support people to feel less fear of diagnosis, seek advice and help at an earlier stage, improving their experience and increasing inclusion.

In our community, the lack of understanding and information, combined with stigma, leads to: Avoidance of people with dementia and their families, Assumptions about lack of ability to take part in normal life, Exclusion from community living and diminished quality of life for people with dementia and their family.

In our own lives, there are many steps that can be taken to help maintain our health and wellbeing, including helping to prevent the development of dementia.

The following are protective factors for dementia, but also many other debilitating chronic illnesses: Self-care, Being physically active, Keeping a healthy weight, Maintaining good mental health and wellbeing, Not smoking, Good brain health and lifelong learning.

POSITIVE ageing refers to a holistic individual, community and ‘wholeof-government’ approach to changing attitudes towards ageing.

Particular emphasis is based on the life course approach, highlighting that ageing policy and practice is an issue for all ages and sectors of society.

In order to help better inform policy responses to population ageing in Ireland, the Healthy and Positive Ageing Initiative (HaPAI) has been established.

The HaPAI is a collaborative partnership involving the HSE Health and Wellbeing Division, the Department of Health, the Atlantic Philanthropies and Age Friendly Ireland, with all partners recognisng the value of undertaking research to improve and maintain the health and wellbeing of older people.

The Health Service Executive (HSE), Health and Wellbeing Division has published a ‘Healthy and Positive Ageing for All’ Research Strategy. The purpose of the Research Strategy is to support and promote research that

aims to improve people’s lives as they age.

The HSE has awarded a multidisciplinary team of researchers, practitioners and policy makers led by Professor Catherine Woods from the University of Limerick just under half a million euros to undertake a community-based research study

aimed at increasing levels of physical activity in adults over 50 years of age in Ireland.

The funding was awarded under the Healthy and Positive Ageing Initiative (HaPAI), which is a co-funded programme between The Atlantic Philanthropies, the HSE and the Department of Health

to support the development and use of evidence informed decision making at all levels of planning, to deliver the objectives of the National Positive Ageing Strategy.

The team’s vision is that adults over 50 years in Ireland will live a more active and healthy lifestyle as a result of being part of the

study entitled “‘Move For Life’: An evaluation of a peer mentoring intervention designed to cascade and consequently up-scale existing programmes to help inactive people over 50 years old become more active”.

Please visit the Move For Life website at www. moveforlife.ie.

Senior SmartPass for travelling in Northern Ireland WE all know that people over the age of 66 can avail of the free travel pass in the Republic of Ireland, but what about travelling to Northern Ireland?

The All Ireland Free Travel Scheme allows a Free Travel cardholder (those aged 66 and older) to travel free of charge on all bus and rail services within Northern Ireland using a Senior Smartpass card.

Similarly, Northern Ireland Senior Smartpass holders are entitled to travel for free on services in Ireland using their existing Senior Smartpass.

If your Free Travel Card allows you to be accompanied by a spouse, civil partner or

cohabitant or companion, they may continue to travel with you for free on cross-border journeys, but they cannot accompany you for free on public transport within Northern Ireland.

Free Travel cardholders wishing to avail of the All Ireland Free Travel scheme within Northern Ireland must first get a Senior SmartPass card.

To get a Senior SmartPass card you must fill in an application form (FTNI1). It is not possible to get this form online.

To get a form you must contact your local Intreo Centre or Social Welfare Branch Office.

The application form must be filled in with

black ink only and returned in person (not posted) to your Intreo Centre or Social Welfare Branch Office.

You must bring the following items with your application form to your Intreo Centre or Social Welfare Branch Office: • Your current Free Travel Pass/Public Services Card and • Evidence of your address, (for example, a gas, electricity, phone bill or bank statement) • Evidence of your identity, (for example, your driving licence, passport or another form of photo identification) and • A recent passport standard colour photograph.

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REPLAY REQUIRED CAMOGIE: ST. VINCENTS and regining champions St. Martin’s of Wexford will have to meet again to decider the destination of the AIB Leinster Senior Camogie Club title for 2019, this Sunday in IT Carlow, after playing out a thrilling draw in Donaghmore-Ashbourne GAA Club in Meath last Sunday.

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GARRY Ringrose helped himself to a hat-trick in Leinster Rugby’s fivetry 33-19 Heineken Champions Cup win over Benetton Rugby at the RDS Arena.

The Ireland star touched down twice inside the first 14 minutes, sandwiching a Dean Budd effort, and Ronan Kelleher marked his European debut with a try on the half-hour mark as last season’s runners-up opened up a 19-7 interval lead.

A crowd of 15,080 watched Leinster captain Johnny Sexton convert his own bonus point try, but Hame Faiva hit back to keep the pressure on. Man-of-the-match Ringrose cut inside a 68th-minute tackle to notch his first career hat-trick, before Luca Sperandio claimed a late consolation score.

For Leinster coach Leo Cullen, he was well aware it was far from a flawless performance, but that is to

be expected given this was the first appearance of the season for many of the World Cup players.

“Off the back of what those guys have been through, it’s like starting their season all over again,” he said after the victory. “It’s round one for us as an entire squad and we do have a couple more guys still to appear.

Overall, we are pleased. We knew it wouldn’t be perfect; it was far from it but we got the job done.”

His side will now travel to Lyon to try and back up the result. It is a similar schedule to last season when Leinster won their first group game before losing in France at Toulouse.

“Can we be better than this time last year? That’s the kind of question we ask ourselves. That’s the challenge because we are not fully up and running with this group yet.

“There was good intent from the players. We started the game well and knew Treviso would give us a good physical challenge and they

Leinster’s James Ryan tackled by Benetton’s Pierre Brousset. Picture: Martin Doherty

did it well. Our guys fought back well and took our chances late on in the first half. We had a decent lead and Jonny scored that brilliant try early in the second half.

“Maybe we thought the job was done at that stage with the four tries, but we knew Treviso would come back – we have seen it on numerous

occasions.

“So, you have to give them a lot of credit for the way they fight on in games and they made life very difficult for us.

“Overall, we got the win, the bonus point and we move on to a totally different challenge next week against Lyon.”

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LUCAN SARSFIELDS BALLYMUN KICKHAMS COMMISERATIONS WELL done to the Junior to our A laboys under 16’s who were narrowly defeated in the A shield semi final on Saturday and also to our under 21’s who were also narrowly defeated in championship. Hard luck lads.

Our juvenile awards night takes place on Friday 6th December at 6:30 in St. Kevins school.

This is an end of season recognition for all our juvenile teams for both players and mentors.

We would urge all parents of the children to attend and bring your cameras, as these are precious memories. There will be lots of smiling faces on the night!

Our artificial pitch replacement is starting this week, and we advise all juvenile teams that during this process, Pairc Ciceam will essentially be a building site and therefor out of bounds for safety reasons.

We ask all juvenile teams to please comply with this rule.

It’s envisaged that the pitch will be completed by start of February.

Congratulations to our under 13 girls who had the honour of being the last competitive game played on our old artificial surface!

They beat Pat’s Donabate to reach the play offs for the league.

It sums up the terrific season that these girls have had. Stand out players were Abi Ryan, Kate Hayden and Casey Adamson. Well done you ladies!

A huge thank you to James from Windsor motors for the great event that was our nurseries last Saturday.

Treats for old and young alike and the presence of our very own Jamesy McCarthy with tips and autographs for our next generation.

O’TOOLE’S MANY thanks to everyone that attended, helped and participated in our annual mass for deceased members and friends here yesterday.

Special thanks to Fr Comer for celebrating our mass and to Fr Deegan the new P.P. here in Ayrfield.

It was lovely to make his acquaintance and welcome him to the parish.

They both helped make it a very special day.

‘MONSTER RAFFLE’ it’s nearly time for the BIG draw. If you pledged to buy a ticket as part of a team or alone, please return your stubs and money.

Otherwise you’ll miss the chance to win one of our monetary prizes including the tidy sum of €10,000 to the lucky

winner. Remember this is a limited draw of only 300 tickets, that’s a 300/1 chance of winning.

To get your lucky ticket contact Ciaran on 087 6465273, Brendan on 087 6690445 or Hellen on 086 3060524.

You can also catch Hellen in our lounge every Thursday evening from 9 to 11pm.

Please return stubs and money ASAP. Entertainment in our lounge this weekend, Saturday night ‘Inner City’ and Sunday with Gerry Donovan. The ‘Find the Joker’ jackpot is €580 this Sunday.

There was no winner of our weekly ‘live’ Club Lotto draw.

The numbers were 1, 9, 17, 18. The jackpot is a very cool €3,100 this week.

SOCCER: RINGSEND AND LARKIN STUDENTS MAKE THEIR MARK

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RINGSEND College’s Allie Larkin and Larkin Community College’s Leah Tighe played starring roles as the Leinster Under-15 schoolgirls side maintained their phenomenal record with a stunning trio of performances at the AUL Complex, Clonshaugh.

On match day one, Tighe’s rocket nine minutes from time set up the defending champions nicely against Connacht, winning out 1-0 to Dom Coll’s crew.

Larkin was named player for the match her performance in a really enjoyable test for both teams which may have merited a draw over the 60 minutes.

It was honours even in the second game of the evening with Munster and Ulster finishing one

apiece.

The Saturday afternoon fixtures saw Leinster claim the two points over Ulster. Tighe had her initial strike hit off the crossbar but Larkin was on hand to tap in at the far post on 17 minutes.

Their lead was doubled ten minutes from time when an audaciously high ball in the box was deemed to have crossed the line from an Eve O’Brien attack.

C a s t l e k n o c k C C ’s Tara O’Hanlon was the recipient of the player of the match following her dynamic performance.

It meant the side only required a draw in the tie to see them victorious.

A goal in each half was enough to see off title contenders Munster in a really entertaining contest.

Larkin hit the back of the net with 11 minutes

Ringsend College’s Allie Larkin (left) gives chase for Leinster.

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played when Aoife Kelly played a lovely ball to the feet of the Ringsend grad, who latched onto it from outside the box.

Daniel Ellison’s side extended their lead nine minutes into the restart with O’Brien showing some fancy footwork with both feet to slot past the diving Munster shot-stopper from distance.

Munster were plagued with injuries but kept

looking for an elusive goal to bring them back into contention.

However, Leinster’s defence were alert to the challenge and smartly saw the game out to ensure a worthy victory in the end.

As well as provincial honours this weekend, there could be more celebrations for the players involved.

The international management staff use

this tournament as the key recruiting tool for their Republic of Ireland Schools selection.

Following the tournament, an extended panel will be invited back for trial on Saturday, November 30 in FAI HQ, Abbotstown.

The 68 players lined out this weekend will be hoping for a call-up in a fortnight’s time as Berkeley’s title defence will be on the line.

DCU show no Mercy to Killester

DCU Mercy’s Sarah Woords put in a fine performance. Picture: Michelle La Grue

DCU Mercy remain unbeaten at the top of the women’s basketball Super League as they won out in commanding fashion, 81-50, against Pyrobel Killester in Clontarf.

Despite a big first quarter from Mercy, sharpshooting Killester were right back in the mix after the second quarter, with Aisling McCann and Adella Randle El getting some big scores to see them trail 33-40 at the half.

A huge third quarter from DCU followed which saw them keep Killester to just three points for the period, while Meredith Burkhall, led the scoring charge in style, finishing the game out with

28 points.

There were also good displays from Ashley Russell and Sarah Woods, as well as a big defensive effort from Nicole Clancy.

Speaking afterwards, head coach Mark Ingle stated: “I thought it was a pretty emphatic win.

“I was more worried about this game than any game in the last few weeks and rightly so because of their form at home and how they’ve been playing. They’re a really exciting team, they play from the three-point line, but credit to the team, our third quarter defensive display was serious.”

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SOCCER: INNER CITY LADS DELIVER AGAINST THE ALL-WHITES

Byrne & Parrott impress INTERNATIONAL SOCCER

Troy Parrott was impressive for the Republic of Ireland in their 3-1 win over New Zealand, but didn’t feature in the 1-all draw with Denmark on Monday.

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Those who also volunteer reported an 88% improvement to their happiness, compared to 85% for runners and walkers.

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INNER CITY prospects Jack Byrne and Troy Parrott made their first Senior international starts in the Republic of Ireland‘s 3-1 home friendly win over New Zealand on Thursday.

Buckingham Street native Parrott bagged an assist for Sean Maguire’s goal to put Ireland in front while Ballybough’s Byrne enhanced his reputation with another assured performance in midfield.

The Shamrock Rovers playmaker bagged an assist and created James Collins’ clincher on his debut from the bench in the 3-1 win over Bulgaria in October.

17-year-old Parrott had yet to make his international bow but, after an impressive three goals in three under-21 appearances, was promoted to the Mick McCarthy’s senior squad.

Parrott made his club bow in Spurs’ ill-fated Caraboa Cup defeat to Colchester United in September, when he replaced Denmark mainman Christian Eriksen.

Byrne was crowned PFAI player of the year for his performances with Rovers this season, which he crowned off by helping the Hoops lift the FAI Cup for a record 25th time after a 32-year wait.

And neither player did his chances of further involvement any harm, with Parrott in particularly showing a combative nature to go with his obvious natural ability.

Ireland levelled on the stroke of half-time as Derrick Williams met Robbie Brady’s cross with his head.

Parrott teed up Maguire to put Ireland in front with a magnificent strike six minutes after the break before Callum Robinson added a third from a cross by debutant Lee O’Connor.

“Words can’t describe, to be honest,” said Parrott following his international bow.

“All week training and to finally get out there on the pitch and see the fans all walking out in their green jerseys, there’s no better feeling.

“I just try to go out and do my best and enjoy it. Everyone was saying in the training

They will have another chance to be involved in March when Ireland face a potential two play-off games to stake a late claim for a place in the finals.

Eriksen had encouraging words for Parrott ahead of the crunch Group D clash, saying: “He’s done very well. He’s trained with us for a while now and he played a few games in the pre-season.

“He’s a good player. I wouldn’t say it’s fair to say he’s like Harry Kane, he’s obviously not but he has similar [traits].

“He’s good on the ball, good finishing and makes some good runs. He’s still young so he has a lot to learn but he’s a good lad.”

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David Gillick and Deirdre Fitzsimons at the Porterstown Park Run. Picture: Seb Daly

room to enjoy the game and do what I normally do, and that’s what I try to do.”

Byrne added: “It was an unbelievable feeling to just be out on the pitch with the anthems going off and standing there.

“Starting a game for your country is an unbelievable feeling and one that I’ll remember for a long time.

“I only know one way to play, just trying to get on the ball and make things happen and I tried to do that.”

Neither player featured in Monday’s heartbreaking 1-1 draw that saw Ireland narrowly miss out on automatic qualification for Euro 2020.

UCD finally got the win their play has deserved at the third attempt in the EY Hockey League as Niamh Carey’s third quarter goal earned them a 1-0 win, breaking Pembroke’s winning run into the bargain.

The students saw three first quarter penalty corners slip by as they ended

the first half scoreless.

But the goal finally came after the big break from a counter-attack goal all the way up the pitch which fell to Niamh Carey who slotted home.

They produced some lovely, fast-paced stuff with Ellen Curran and the Carey twins Michelle and Niamh while Katherine Egan’s reverse stopped.

Pembroke pushed hard for an equaliser in the closing minutes but

Sarah Patton was excellent in defence to help carry the day.

The result lifts UCD up to four points, bouncing back from a hugely frustrating 1-0 loss to Loreto a day earlier in which they spurned a number of chances.

Pembroke, meanwhile, were 4-1 winners against Dublin 4 rivals Railway Union with two goals from Orla Macken underpinning their success.

UCD’s Niamh Carey gets awat from Pembroke’s Hayley O’Donnell. Picture: Adrian Boehm

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CAMOGIE: 50 YEARS OF NA FIANNA

Na Fianna Camogie celebrate half a century Na Fianna Camogie team in 1970

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50 Years of Camogie at Na Fianna GAA Club was celebrated recently at their clubhouse on Mobhí Road.

Plenty of memories were recalled on the night, with the club starting in 1969 after a phonecall from Seán Clerkin to Gretta Grey on the first week of October that year inviting her to a meeting to discuss setting up a camogie section in the club.

As a result, despite never having played camogie, Gretta became the first chairperson of the camogie section. Little did they know that just 6 months later Na Fianna would lift their first trophy, that in a few short years there would be a thriving juvenile section, and in 2019 there are 24 juvenile and 4 adult teams in the club. 50 years later, over a hundred players, coaches, family and friends, past and present, returned to celebrate the success of half a century of camogie in Na Fianna.

Speeches from Chairman Cormac ó Donnchú and club President (and camogie manager) Paddy King acknowledged the great contribution of camogie to the club. Vice chairman of camogie in 1969, Eleanor O’Neill, was present also.

Gretta Gray in her speech, remembered Seán Clerkin as a man ahead of his time. While women had always played a vital role in the club, it was his vision that women should play a full and equal part as full members which sowed the seeds for the future. Gretta recalled how within a few short months, the first Na Fianna team had captured their first trophy- the first of many. Seven of that first team were in attendance: Captain Cecilia Kelly, Elsie Shannon, Sarah Doran who travelled from Cavan, Anne and Betty Bryan, Nora Hayes. Club stalwart Ann McNamara is currently in Naoirobi but managed to talk to her former team-mates through Skype.

It was a marvellous evening of reminiscing. Players from different eras shared their memories of the club and what camogie meant to them. Captain of the 1970 winning team Cecilia Kelly said how she had enjoyed every minute of her time playing for the club. Elsie Shannon was a cousin of Seán Clerkin’s and was on the first team at the ripe old age of 13. Anna Purton and Annmarie Gray on the first juvenile team who took the field in 1974, drawing 0-0 with St Mary’s on a freezing day which ended with Annmarie wearing Ann O’Neill’s fur coat and the rest of the team being revived with soup in Joe Murphy’s van.

Mary Lee talked about the meetings held in Willow Park and the energy that came from having juvenile teams. Irene Corrigan spoke about all the other activities in the club – Scór and the craic after training on a Wednesday night.

Tony Foran talked through the memories of the 1991 team who won the Senior A League and the great contribution of Joe Murphy to that team. Colette Murphy recounted Sadhbh’s encounter with Steve Staunton in Tamangos on the night of the final and her showing off her injury. Telling Steve Staunton that camogie was a real sport not like soccer, but neglecting to tell him the injury came from a champagne cork. From Orla Feeney, memories of playing in the Fingallians tournament and of her time at the county Board.

Na Fianna has always made a huge contribution in the running of Camogie in Dublin and nationally, between Ann Mc Namara as Chairman of the Minor Board with Orla Feeney as secretary, Gretta Gray as Chairperson and the late Bridin Ui Mhaolagain as President of the Association. We remembered also the players and mentors who have passed away too young: Mary Behan, Catherine Keane, Niamh Leahy, Eileen and Ann Ó Neill, Ger Deignan, Eilish Clarke, Rosie Flynn, Kaye Neville, Róisín Ó Hagan, Joe Murphy, Bill Egan and Paddy Fox. All those who spoke talked about the huge impact being part of a team had made on them – the friendships forged.

For us all, being part of camogie in Na Fianna was more than just about playing the game. It was about the club being our whole lives for a period, the connections and memories and the pure and utter enjoyment of being a part of Na Fianna.

OLD WESLEY produced their best performance of the season to date in securing an emphatic bonus point victory away to a brave City of Armagh side, on a scoreline of 40-13.

The match was played i n t h e wo n d e r f u l l y appointed surroundings of the Palace Grounds, which are arguably the most scenic grounds on the AIL circuit.

T h i s v i c to r y s e e s Wesley remain in second place behind the only other unbeaten side Highfield and the meeting of the two sides in Energia Park, Donnybrook on December 7th is keenly awaited by all. Before this however, Wesley will be fully focused on a difficult away trip to Shannon on 30th November.

Wesley opened brightly and secured an early foothold in the Armagh half and from a line out 10 metres out Ben Burns crossed for a try on a day that was to prove historic for the hooker.

Wesley’s scrum dominance enabled them to secure plenty of primary possession, with Cronan Gleeson, playing his last game before he embarks on his USA adventure , being particularly prominent.

A f te r 2 0 m i nu te s, Wesley had a wonderful sweeping passage of play, going through over 20 phases of controlled rugby, and were deprived of a contender for try of the season, when Charlie O’Regan had the ball dislodged as he dived for the line, after a pass from JJ O’Dea.

Wesley lost a couple of line outs from promising positions and the lively Armagh side capitalised to come back strongly into the game, but the excellent Wesley defence snuffed out any threats.

On 35 minutes, Wesley finally got the second try, which their dominance deserved, when, after great initial play by evergreen f lanker, Stephen Boyle, strong running by Conor Barry and James O’Donovan created the opportunity for Tom Kiersey to cross after a typical sniping run. Rory Stynes added the points to stretch the lead to 12-0.

Armagh struck back and, after strong pressure on the Wesley line the visitors conceded a penalty for a high tackle which was duly converted to leave the half time score 12-3 to Wesley.

Armagh narrowed the margin to 12-6 , immediately after half time, with a further penalty and they continued to have the better of affairs for the next 10 minutes , without really troubling the Wesley line.

The toll of trying to live with the excellently -drilled Wesley pack finally began to show, with inf luential no.8, Paul Derham , controlling matters.

A f te r 5 5 m i nu te s, Wesley went to the corner from a penalty and a superbly controlled rolling maul from the entire pack saw Burns ground for his second try of the match, with Stynes extending the lead further to 19-6 with an excellent conversion from the touchline.

City of Armagh,

Old Wesley’s Tom Kiersey lines up another attack against City of Armagh in Armagh on Saturday.

to their credit, never s to p p e d t r y i n g a n d played their part in what was a very entertaining and full - blooded affair, played in excellent dry and crisp conditions.

However, on 65 minutes, the Wesley power led to another great try from a rolling maul, with that man again, Ben Burns, securing a first -ever All Ireland League hat -trick of tries for a Wesley hooker. — Wesley lead 26-6.

Wesley were now rampant and they put a tiring Armagh side to the sword with a try on 73 minutes by Kiersey ( his second), after great runs

by Tommy O’Callaghan and David Poff . Replacement, Josh Miller nailed

the conversion from the touchline - Wesley lead 33-6.

Wesley got their final try soon after, following a great breakaway, with replacement, Richie Walsh, getting the touchdown, for Miller to again the points.

There was still sufficient time for Armagh to grab the final converted try just before “ no side” to leave the final scoreline - Old Wesley 40 City of Armagh 13.

One interesting footnote re Ben Burns - On a day when he scored a historic hat trick, his two namesakes, Billy (Ulster) and Freddie (Bath) played against one another in a sibling Heineken Cup clash .

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CAMOGIE: A SECOND CRACK AT LEINSTER SENIOR TITLE FOR ST. VINCENT’S

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The St. Vincent’s team that contested Sunday’s AIB Leinster Club Senior Camogie Final against St. Martin’s at Donaghmore/ Ashbourne Picture: Martina McGilloway/iLive Photos

Final replay for Vin’s and Martin’s in Leinster AIB LEINSTER SENIOR CAMOGIE FINAL St. Vincent’s St. Martin’s (Wexford)  CÓILÍN DUFFY sport@dublingazette.com

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ST. VINCENT’S and reigning champions St. Martin’s of Wexford must meet again at IT Carlow this Sunday (1.30pm) to decide the destination of the AIB Leinster Senior Club Camogie title for 2019, after playing out an entralling draw at Donaghmore-Ashbourne GAA club in Meath last Sunday.

Both sides had their spells of dominance, with Vincent’s heavily relying on the contribution of free-taker Ali Maguire for their scoring, with the nine of their 10 points from placed balls.

St. Martin’s were reduced to 14 players after a second yellow card for defender Mary Barrett in the 46th minute, but despite some poor shooting in the second half, they held their nerve.

A 54th minute point from Sarah O’Connor provided the equaliser, and although both sides pressed hard for a winner, time ran out, and after an epic battle the sides must live to fight

another day.

While St. Martin’s were keen to hold onto Leinster silverware, St. Vincent’s were keen to get back to the top, having last claimed provincial honours in 1998, although reaching the decider in recent years.

Little separated the sides in the opening minutes, with the sides matching each other well score-for-score.

Chloe Foxe opened the St. Martin’s tally with a pointed free inside the opening minute, which was responded to two minutes later, by a fine Aisling Maher point - which turned out to be St. Vincent’s only score from play over the hour.

Scores from Linda Bolger and Sarah O’Connor saw St. Martin’s push two points clear by the sixth minute, but Vin’s continued to press hard.

Fine play from the likes of Áine Fanning, Eimear McCarthy and Maher was rewarded, as Maguire converted her first pointed free of the day to cut the gap to the minimum in the eighth minute.

Scores became harder to come by as defences came to the fore, with Chloe

Foxe continuing to prove accurate from placed balls, as St. Martin’s claimed at 0-6 to 0-2 lead by the 20th minute.

Vincent’s badly craved a score, and found the target for the first time in 19 minutes when Maguire converted her second pointed free, after Áine Fanning was fouled.

St. Martin’s pressed hard for a goal but to no avail, with Chloe Foxe firing wide, before a Maguire free at the opposite end cut the gap to two points on the stroke of 30 minutes.

It was frantic in the five and a half minutes of injury-time that followed, with Foxe extending St. Martin’s lead to three points, before Maguire’s fourth pointed free ensured a 0-7 to 0-5 score-line at the break.

St. Martin’s looked hungry on the restart, with Amy Cardiff adding a point after just 70 seconds.

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St. Vincent’s were guilty of two wides, before Maguire opened their second half tally in the 40th minute.

Five minutes later she cut the gap to the minimum, after Mary Barrett’s dismissal, and with Chloe Foxe mis-firing and Maguire continuing to prove accurate, St. Vincent’s moved 0-10 to 0-9 ahead with seven and a half minutes left on the clock.

Neither side wanted to give an inch in the closing minutes as both teams battled hard to deliver a win, but O’Connor’s point to level the tie at 0-10 apiece was to be the final score of the match.

St. Martin’s had plenty of chances to deliver a winning score, but came unstuck in front of the posts.

Foxe and O’Connor both had misses, but Vincent’s defended strongly, with Eimear McCarthy making a fine clearance, before Ray Kelly blew full-time.

Neither side wanted to give an inch in the closing minutes, as both teams battled hard to deliver a win

CITY clubs feature strongly among the nominees announced for the 2019 Dublin Bus Dubs Stars Football awards.

Players from the City area are in contention for each line of the selection with a total of 17 footballers from the area among the 60 nominees, with players from Na Fianna, Ballymun Kickhams, Clontarf, St. Vincent’s, Raheny, St. Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh and Whitehall Colmcille on the shortlist.

David O’Hanlon (Na Fianna) and Sean Currie (Ballymun Kickhams) are both in contention for goalkeeper.

Emile Mullen (Na Fianna), Declan Monaghan (Clontarf) and Jarlath Curley (St. Vincent’s) have been nominated in the fullback line.

Sean Lambe (St. Vincent’s), Carl Keeley (Ballymun Kickhams), and Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf) are among half-back nominees.

Andrew Foley (Clontarf) and Brian Fenton (Raheny).are shortlisted at midfield.

James Doran (Na Fianna) and Sean Bugler (St. Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh) are among the halfforward nominees.

While, Conor McHugh (Na Fianna), Kevin Lillis (Clontarf), Aaron Byrne (Na Fianna), Cormac Costello (Whitehall Colmcille), and Tomas Quinn (St. Vincent’s) are in contention in the full-forward line.

Players from 15 different clubs have made the shortlist, dominated by champions Ballyboden St. Enda’s.

The 22 winners will be revealed in a fortnight.

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cent’s and St. Martin’s must meet again next Sunday, after their Leinster Senior Final ended in a draw in Ashbourne SEE P31

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to the fore on ROI Senior debut against New Zealand SEE P29

WONDERFUL OLD WESLEY RUGBY: Trem old Wesley continued their strong form in 1B of the AIL with a bonus point victory on the road against City of Armagh SEE P30

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ST. PATRICK’S ATHLETIC’S biggest signing of the League of Ireland o f f- se a so n m i g h t b e a bigger trophy cabinet as their dominant underage sides added the Leinster Senior Cup to the collection, with a 4-0 win over Athlone Town.

The Saints are league and cup champions at Under-13s and league winners at Under-15 and Under-17 level and now have a senior trophy on top of that.

A Pat’s side comprising mostly Under-19 players, but also stretching to some as young as 15, defeated an experienced Athlone Town side with an emphatic 4-0 scoreline.

Goals from Kyle Robinson, Brandon Holt, Jake Walker and Daniel Dobbin saw the young Saints to an emphatic win to round off their season in style.

That was despite the absence of key players in Ben McCormack and Darragh Burns, on international duty with the Ireland Under-17s and Northern Ireland under19s respectively.

The Saints endured an early storm from Athlone, whose season f i n i s h e d a l m o s t t wo months earlier, but their superior match-sharpness began to tell as the first half wore on.

The visitors should have led just past the half-hour when Kealan

St. Pat’s celebrate their Leinster Senior Cup success, with Brian Maher becoming the youngest player ever to captain the Saints to a club Senior trophy in the 90-year history of the Richmond Park outfit.

“It’s great for a young group to have won a first-

team trophy, the first one for the club since 2016, and in the club’s 90th year.

Dillon met John Morgan’s cross, but his tame header was straight at captain Brian Maher in the Saints’ goal.

They paid the price within seconds as the Athletic broke up the other end, Cian Hughes breaking through before setting up Kyle Robinson.

T h e w i n g e r, w h o scored in extra time of the semi-final defeat of Sheriff YC, had plenty still to do but he opened

his body up before curling the ball past Aaron Myles.

Pat’s doubled their lead ten minutes after the break when, after Myles saved well from Walker, Kevin O’Reilly picked out Holt to finish from close range.

T h e t h i rd a r r ive d 15 minutes from time when a loose backpass from Gavin Kearney was seized upon by Walker, who was never going to miss one-on-one.

Dobbin, who opened the scoring in the semis, crowned off a fine win three minutes from time as he picked out the bottom corner from inside the box.

“The high of the Sheriff match was massive for the players, so for them to take it on and play even better in the final is a huge testament to them,” Saints under-19s boss Jamie Moore told Dublin Gazette.

“For them to have come here, against a good senior team, and won with such style, we’re delighted. “ T h e y ’v e t r a i n e d really, really well and even when the game o n We d n e s d ay w a s called off, we trained on Thursday.

“It was probably one of the better sessions of the season in terms of tempo and attitude. We have a couple of weeks off now and we’ll be

back in pre-season on the 7th of January.

“A few of them are finished Under 19’s so we’ll talk with them about their future at this club and the rest are still all eligible for the Under 17’s and Under19’s.

“It’s great for a young group to have won a first-team trophy, the first one for the club since 2016. We spoke to them before about the history they can make in the club’s 90th year.”