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‘Green wave’ helps bring about a shift in balance of power RACHEL D’ARCY

THERE were some shocks in store as the results came in from the local elections last weekend, as voter dissatisfaction restructured the balance of power across the city.

Bucking the national trend, Fine Gael retained its position of power, with the party holding the most seats on Dublin City Council, as was the case in

the city’s other local authorities – but change was firmly in the air as ‘the Green wave’ swept that party’s representatives into various wards, while Sinn Fein figures were washed away.

The Green Party won 15% of the available seats across the 11 Dublin City Council (DCC) wards, with DCC’s Pembroke ward seeing the first councillor elected countrywide courtesy

of candidate Hazel Chu (GP), who received nearly double the quota of votes.

Equality was also the name of the game this election, with women comprising almost half of all councillors elected across the city.

In DCC specifically, 42.86% of councillors elected were women, holding 27 seats available.

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Outgoing Lord Mayor Nial Ring (Ind) was re-elected in the North Inner City ward

Hotel anger LOCALS in The Liberties are furious as yet another hotel has been approved for the area – despite protests and vocal opposition to the planned 185-bed facility. Dublin 8 residents already face a dearth of green spaces and community housing. PAGE 2

Where is public seating?

DUBS have been complaining about the city’s lack of public seating, with entire swathes of the city centre devoid of anywhere for the public to sit down.

The issue is especially vexing for many elderly people and people with disabilities or mobility issues, with the public calling for more public seating projects to be developed in Dublin. PAGE 6

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AN BORD PLEANALA APPROVES CONTROVERSIAL BUILD

Liberties outraged as hotel gets go-ahead  RACHEL D’ARCY

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PLANNING permission for an eight-storey hotel in The Liberties has been given planning permission

by An Bord Pleanala.

The 185-bedroom hotel is set to be developed by Harry Crosbie on the site of popular concert venue Vicar Street at Thomas Street.

Locals have staged a number of protests at the proposed site since February, with plans left hanging after an objection was lodged to them.

However, An Bord

The approval for the new hotel at the Vicar Street venue site was slammed by locals and representatives

Pleanala have notified developer Crosbie that these objections had been overruled, with work set to commence on the hotel shortly.

Deputy Brid Smith (SPBP) and Cllr Tina MacVeigh (PBP) lodged an objection to the application earlier this year fol-

lowing widespread outrage from local residents at the proposed development.

Many residents in The Liberties have condemned the addition of yet another hotel to the Dublin 8 area, which has seen several hotels been given planning permission in recent times.

Responding to the

granting of the planning permission, Deputy Smith said: “This is typical irresponsible planning by the authorities. The last thing Dublin 8 needs is another hotel. Dublin 8 has been saturated with hotels, apart-hotels and luxury student accommodation.

“What the area needs is sustainable community housing and green spaces.

And, in the midst of a housing crisis, there has been no public housing development in The Liberties/ Dublin 8 area.

“The Liberties – the last piece of ‘old Dublin’ – is about to be ruined. Harry Crosbie’s Rock’n’Room Hotel will set the standard in both height and acceptability for this area for decades to come.”

The Liberties area of the city has the least amount of green space in the whole of Dublin.

Locals have said they will continue to fight for their community needs and will not be pushed around by planners who put the needs of business before the community.

Cllr MacVeigh slammed the decision to approve permission for the hotel.

She said: “The Liberties and the Dublin 8 area are being corporatised at the expense of one of the city’s oldest communities.

“Developers and big businesses are being given free rein to take a wrecking ball to our inner-city neighbourhood while communities are left to fight tooth and nail for the basic amenities that makes our inner city vibrant, diverse, inclusive and sustainable.

“I am horrified at this planning decision which sets a disastrous precedent for our city.

“When will this end?

Residents are outraged.

“Instead of swathes of hotels and not-fit-for- purpose student accommodation, people in Dublin 8 want homes, amenities and schools.”

FASTNews

Enter now for a share of Dublin Bus awards DUBLIN Bus employees have launched this year’s Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards, aimed at rewarding the work done by community groups across the city.

Dublin Bus employees came out in force to share how they volunteer in their own local areas, while encouraging local voluntary and community groups across Dublin to apply for the awards.

Any voluntary and community group based in an area served by Dublin Bus is eligible to apply for a grant of €1,000, €2,000 or €5,000 as part of the Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards (CSAs).

Last year, the CSAs helped local sports clubs to buy defibrillators, asylum seekers living in Direct Provision to establish cooking groups, and more.

Application forms for the 2019 Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards are available now on www. dublinbus.ie and will be accepted up to 5pm on Friday, July 12.

Pictured launching the awards are Dublin Bus employees with kids Emily Powell, Lorna Pepper, Daniel Cassidy, Katie Ryan and Sam Harris, with all representing the many diverse organisations and groups that typically benefit from the Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards and funding. Picture: Maxwells

All welcome Empty tattoo at a family shop up for sale at €450k fun day THE Royal Hospital Donnybrook will be hosting a fundraising Family Fun Day on June 8.

The event is open to all and will be packed with activities, including a five-a-side children’s football competition hosted by Beechwood FC, 800m family runs suitable for all ages along with a 3k run for more experienced runners.

Those who have worked up an appetite can then enjoy a BBQ, refreshments and a selection of baked goods at The Royal Hospital Bake-Off, as well as getting a groove on to their live DJ. There will also be a raffle, face-painting, games and lots more.

The Royal Hospital’s Family Fun Day runs from 1.30-4.30pm. The cost to join the runs is €10 for adults and €5 for children. To register for one of the 5k runs, just see www.friendsofrhd.ie.

ONE of Dublin’s original tattoo shops has been put on the market, following the death of its legendary owner in 2015.

Johnny Eagles’ tattoo shop on Capel Street has been vacant for nearly four years, since the death of owner Johnny Eagles – also known as John Larkin – who passed away aged 86.

Regarded as one of the original tattoo artists in the capital, Eagles opened a number of studios across the capital from the 1940s onward. The studio on Capel Street first opened its doors in the 1950s.

The tattoo shop is one of Capel Street’s landmark buildings and is currently on the market for €450,000.

The building comprises a one-bed apartment, a one-bed duplex and a shop front.

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TRANSPORT: PROJECT TO USE DATA FROM DUBLIN, ANTWERP AND MANCHESTER

SynchroniCity plan to help our cyclists RACHEL D’ARCY

Cycling patterns in Antwerp could help to guide related strategies in Dublin

A NEW initiative, SynchroniCity, is inviting cyclists across Dublin to take part in an innovative new Smart cycling project that will connect 800 cylists across Dublin, Antwerp and Manchester.

SynchroniCity is an EU project designed to accelerate adoption of new technologies, and is being facilitated

by Dublin City Council and Smart Dublin.

Cyclists will use the See. Sense bike lights and mobile app to collect crowdsourced sensor data and insights across the three cities.

The data collected will be shared with city planners to highlight situations faced by cyclists in the three cities on a daily basis.

Those wishing to take part can register their interest

now by checking http://bit. ly/SmartCyclingDublin.

The project runs from June to August.

Speaking about the Smart cycling project, Christopher Manzira, senior transportation officer with Dublin City Council, said: “We are delighted to work with See.Sense and BT as part of the Synchronicity initiative.

“The rich data gathered from this approach will gen-

erate unique insights into the experience of cycling in our city that will help to inform our strategies for overall mobility, how we promote active travel, plan, engage with citizens and how we evaluate the impact of new cycling infrastructure investment.”

For further information on the project, see https:// smartdublin.ie/synchronicity-smart-cycling-project.

Taking on the challenge of a lifetime for charity TWO men from Kilbarrack are on the adventure of a lifetime cycling the length of Africa – all in the name of charity.

Nicholas O’Brien and Lorcan Byrne have decided to cycle the length of Africa – more than 12,000 kilometres to raise funds for the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme and for Orphanage Orlindi in Namibia.

Throughout their journey, the duo will travel through ten African countries which they estimate will take them between five to six months to complete.

people, as well as producing podcast episodes to keep those following their journey up to date.

Their fundraising goal is €25,000, with the pair having just reached €4,000 of their overall target.

The pair said that they were inspired to head out on the journey of a lifetime by “the craic”, wanting to explore and meet new people whilst also benefitting two worthy charities along the way.

One of the charities that they’re cycling for, Namibia’s Orphanage Orlindi, is known as the “place of safety” to locals and was established in 1995 by Claudia Namises.

Having set out on their mission in January from Cairo, Nicholas and Lorcan are currently halfway through their journey, spending some time in Malawi before they head off again with an aim of wrapping up the journey in Cape Town.

In each place the lads spend a number of days, learning about local culture and meeting the local

Currently there are between 28 and 35 children aged from babies to 18 living in the house, which attends to the problems of disadvantaged girls and boys. The children’s hostel defines itself as a temporary home with a familiar atmosphere.

Closer to home, Lorcan and Nicholas are working to raise funds for the Kilbarrack Coast Commu-

RACHEL D’ARCY

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Main: Nicholas O’Brien takes a moment to rest his legs, but (above) the open road is never far away to pull him and Lorcan Byrne back on their epic fundraising cycle

In each place the lads spend a number of days, learning about local culture and meeting the local people

nity Programme.

Known as the home of many of Roddy Doyle’s books, Kilbarrack was badly affected by the second heroin epidemic in the 1990s.

Local community activ-

ists in the town joined together with statutory agencies in an effort to try and tackle the problem, and the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme was born in 1997.

The programme started

in July, 1997 and year on year the services have been expanded and now includes drugs and alcohol rehabilitation, the ReachOut Project which helps young people with cannabis issues, and much more.

For anyone looking to donate to Lorcan and Nicholas’ campaign – where all money raised goes solely towards the charities – be sure to visit GoFundMe.com/WhenWeGoSouth.

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The Late Late band’s boss to wow at Ilac THE leader of The Late Late show band is getting ready to wow shoppers at the Ilac Centre this Bank Holiday Weekend.

Paddy Cullivan has been playing a selection of hits in the Ilac Centre every Saturday in May, returning this Saturday, June 1, to tickle the ivories once again.

Best known for leading The Late Late’s house band, the Camembert Quartet, Paddy is well known for his wonderful ability on the keyboards as well as his sense of humour.

He will take to the keys from 12-4pm this Saturday, with everyone invited to come along and enjoy the music.

Jobs blow as fashion shops face closure A NUMBER of Topshop stores in the capital have been earmarked for closure amid a restructuring of the Arcadia Group, which owns the chain.

The Arcadia Group announced plans to potentially close six of their stores in Ireland, including Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Evans and Miss Selfridge, in addition to seven stores in England.

Topshop’s flagship stores at Stephen Green and Jervis Shopping Centre are marked for closure, in addition to the Evans store at Henry Street and the Wallis store at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre.

These are in addition to two other stores in Cork and Galway.

More than 500 people are employed across the stores, with The Arcadia Group saying that efforts will be made to “redeploy affected colleagues within the business where possible”.

The stores are expected to remain trading as normal, and will not close in the short term.

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ANALYSIS

The winners and losers of the 2019 local elections SHANE DILLON

Deputy Group Editor AS THE dust settles, one can only imagine the delight – and despair – writ large in the psyche of the country’s main parties after an election weekend that certainly upset the political apple carts.

‘All politics is local’ is the well-known phrase, but in choosing local representatives, the electorate across the country sent a clear message of discontent to the Government in particular, with other parties also caught off guard by the local election outcomes.

Widely lauded by political scientists and pundits as the ‘winners’ of the elections, nobody seemed more surprised than the Greens themselves at their election successes.

The Green Party’s haul of several seats sees the party edging closer to influence than it’s enjoyed in recent years, with a slew of global environment-related protests and stories also doing the party no harm in the past year.

However, the undoubted ‘losers’ were Sinn Fein, with a significant collapse in support seeing several well-known names and newcomers booted out of office. Party boss Mary Lou McDonald is a skilled old hand, but the party’s losses must be prompting some serious soul-searching over at the Sinn Fein headquarters for the SF chief and colleagues.

At least SF weren’t the only party to lose seats – while Fine Gael came out on top in Dublin, claiming the largest amount of seats across the four local authorities, nationally it was a different story as the electorate turned away.

The national loss of seats could be blamed on many things, with the party’s handling of the housing crisis, in particular, infuriating many across the country.

Meanwhile, embattled Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy’s recent tone-deaf comments on ‘co-living hubs’, the cost overruns on the National Children’s Hospital, the neverending National Broadband saga – these and other topics and individuals hit the party at the polls, providing An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar with a crystal-clear message of voter discontent that could prove even more damaging down the road.

Fianna Fail emerged as top dog in the elections – at least, in terms of the most council seats claimed, giving the party plenty to cheer about, although it’s difficult to say how much of that success was down to genuine mass support, as opposed to protest votes.

Still, a win is a win is a win, and the shift in power could set FF up nicely to prove an even bigger thorn in its old arch rival FG’s side in the future.

There were no great surprises in Labour’s haul, which seemed to come in largely as expected, arguably drawing on the power and popularity of local Labour figures rather than a more compelling message from the party itself, while the Solidarity People Before Profit haul of seats may well have suffered from the relatively low voter turnout on the day.

However, last but very definitely not least, the Independents/ Others came in yet again as a force to be reckoned with, with their third-place haul of seats underscoring the ‘all politics is local’ power of local elections, and the power such representatives wield.

Whenever the next general election rolls around, it’ll be interesting to see if the voters again turn on the main parties, or if the political pendulum swings back anew...

CHANGING POLITICAL TIDES SWEEP FAMILIAR FACES

Elections caught several parties off guard with some surprise changes Electorate’s displeasure sees a changing of the status quo RACHEL D’ARCY

WITH 63 seats available for the taking, Dublin City Council is the largest council in the country.

The count got under way at the RDS on Saturday evening, but the count wasn’t without its controversies.

People Before Profit candidate Peter Dooley confronted Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy on both Saturday and Sunday over his policies (see panel, right).

Cllr Mannix Flynn (Ind) narrowly defeated PBP’s Annette Mooney by just 12 votes following a re-count on the 10th count, leading to him taking the fifth and final seat in the South-East Inner-City ward.

However, in a statement when he was declared victorious, Cllr Flynn said that PBP had “no regard whatsoever for the process of democracy”, and compared the actions of PBP councillors protesting against Minister Murphy as “like the ISIS”.

THE GREEN WAVE This year’s local elections saw a so-called ‘green wave’ across the country, with the capital no exception.

Early exit polls follow-

Waving off safety concerns MINISTER for Housing Eoughan Murphy (left) gave a reassuring wave to say he was okay when he was briefly cornered by irate protestors at the RDS count centre. The Cabinet’s most controversial minister drew vocal criticism and chants from a variety of groups before Security removed them, adding an early moment of drama to the day’s proceedings. Video still: Dublin Renters’ Union ing last Friday’s elections suggested support for the Green Party jumped from 1.4% to a whopping 9% across the country.

Previously, just three Green Party councillors sat on Dublin City Council, with the Greens now holding ten of the available council seats across the 11 wards – more than 15%.

Pembroke’s Hazel Chu became the first councillor elected in Dublin City on Sunday, and also became the first member of the Green Party nationally to be elected, with 4,069 votes – nearly double the required quota for a seat.

She took to a popular Facebook group, Ireland

Simpsons Fans – where she is a regular contributor – to thank the members for their support in her campaign.

In another Green win, DCC councillor Ciaran Cuffe also secured a seat as one of Dublin’s MEPs in addition to retaining his council seat – which he will have to forfeit upon taking up his MEP role.

Whilst not the largest party in DCC, the rise of the popularity of the Greens cannot be ignored – many have said it was the best local election result in the history of the party.

SINN FEIN FALLOUT In this year’s election, Sinn Fein took eight seats

in total across the 11 wards.

This is a loss of seven seats across DCC, as since 2014 the party has had 15 sitting councillors.

Sinn Fein’s Daithi Doolan secured the most first-preference votes in the Ballyfermot-Drimnagh ward, holding 16% of the overall vote for the locale.

In Artane-Whitehall, party colleague Larry O’Toole seized 13.8% of the overall votes for the area, coming second only behind Patricia Roe of the Social Democrats.

Former Lord Mayor Micheal Mac Donncha held 11.69% of the overall vote in Donaghmede, coming third in the count behind Fianna Fail’s Tom Brabazon and Daryl Barron.

OTHER WINNERS Independent councillors also managed to snag a decent smattering of seats across the 11 wards, with 10 Independent councillors now sitting on the council.

Several retained their seats from previous terms, including Noeleen Reilly, current Lord Mayor Nial Ring and Cieran Perry.

A notable name to be elected this term is Inner City Helping Homeless chief executive Anthony

Flynn, who secured a seat in the North Inner-City ward on the final count.

Securing 11 seats in this election across several wards, Fianna Fail solidified a position as the largest party in DCC, narrowly coming in ahead of the Greens and Fine Gael, who managed to secure nine seats.

Labour also hold eight seats across the council, with Dermot Lacey, Mary Freehill and Joe Costello reelected.

Five seats were won by Social Democrats in five different wards, including Gary Gannon, who retains his councillor seat following an unsuccessful MEP bid.

SOL-PBP took two seats on Dublin City Council, with Hazel de Nortein being reelected in the BallyfermotDrimnagh ward, and Tina MacVeigh maintaining her seat in the South West Inner City.

Finally, across the capital’s council areas, there was a relatively equal footing in terms of equality, with the gender split nearly 50/50 in most council areas.

In Dublin City Council, 27 women were elected across the 11 wards’ available 63 seats, representing 42.86% of all councillors elected.

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AWAY, WITH A NEW WAVE OF COUNCILLORS ELECTED

ELECTIONS

An unsurprising ‘Yes’ to changing divorce law Patricia Row (SD) with supporters after claiming an Artane-Whitehall seat

Hazel Chu (GP) is congratulated by her mum, Stella Choi, on winning a Pembroke seat

Another successful candidate carried forward by ‘the Green wave’, Neasa Hourigan (GP), who claimed a Cabra-Glasnevin seat. Pictures: Dublin City Council

WHILE political bloody noses were dished out at the polls, at least the Government had one certainty in the bag – overwhelming support from the electorate to change references to divorce in the Constitution.

Faced with removing Article 41.3.2 (i) in Bunreacht na hEireann – in effect, reducing the waiting time for a divorce to two years, instead of four – voters approved the change with a landslide vote.

Coming in at more than 8 to 2 in favour of the change (1,304,949 in favour of the

• Paul McAuliffe (FF) • Noeleen Reilly (Ind) • Keith Connolly (FF) • Caroline Conroy (GP) • Mary Callaghan (SD) • Anthony Conaghan (SF)

• Donna Cooney (GP) • Damian O’Farrell (Ind) • Deirdre Heney (FF) • Naoise Ó Muirí (FG) • Jane Horgan Jones (Lab) • Catherine Stocker (SD)

Sinn Fein stalwart Micheal MacDonncha was returned to power by his elecorate in Donaghmede

BALLYFERMOT-DRIMNAGH (5 seats available) • Daithí Doolan (SF) • Hazel de Nortúin (Sol-PBP) • Vincent Jackson (Ind) • Daithí De Róiste (FF) • Sophie Nicollaud (GP)

CABRA-GLASNEVIN (7 seats available) • Mary Fitzpatrick (FF) • Neasa Hourigan (GP) • Gary Gannon (SD) • Cieran Perry (Ind) • Seamus McGrattan (SF) • Colm O’Rourke (FG) • Marie Sherlock (Lab)

DONAGHMEDE (5 seats available) • Tom Brabazon (FF) • Mícheál MacDonncha (SF) • Lawrence Hemmings (GP) • Daryl Barron (FF) • Terence Flanagan (FG)

BALLYMUN-FINGLAS (6 seats available)

CLONTARF (6 seats available)

KIMMAGE-RATHMINES (6 seats available) • Patrick Costello (GP) • Mary Freehill (Lab)

• Anne Feeney (FG) • Pat Dunne (Ind) • Tara Deacy (SD) • Deirdre Conroy (FF) PEMBROKE (5 seats available) • Hazel Chu (GP) • Dermot Lacey (Lab) • James Geoghegan (FG) • Claire O’Connor (FF) • Paddy McCartan (FG) NORTH INNER CITY (7 seats available) • Ciarán Cuffe (GP) • Christy Burke (Ind) • Joe Costello (Lab) • Janice Boylan (SF)

change, or 82.1%, with 284,735 against, or 17.9%), the vote paves the way for legislation to make the required amendment.

With divorce once one of the country’s biggest controversial topics that bitterly divided people, the public vote on divorce came and went with hardly a whimper in public and political discourse.

The public’s expected backing, although all but guaranteed, must have come as a welcome bit of news for the Government, with the voters’ approval again endorsing the country’s move to a progressive culture.

Mary Fitzpatrick (FF) took a Cabra-Glasnevin seat

Meet your new local councillors, as chosen by you ARTANE-WHITEHALL (6 seats available) • Patricia Roe (SD) • Larry O’Toole (SF) • John Lyons (Ind) • Racheal Batten (FF) • Alison Gilliland (Lab) • Declan Flanagan (FG)

SHANE DILLON

• Anthony Flynn (Ind) • Nial Ring (Ind) • Ray McAdam (FG) SOUTH WEST INNER CITY (5 seats available) • Michael Pidgeon (GP) • Rebecca Moynihan (Lab) • Críona Ní Dhalaigh (SF) • Michael Watters (FF) • Tina McVeigh (Sol-PBP) SOUTH EAST INNER CITY (5 seats available) • Claire Byrne (GP) • Chris Andrews (SF) • Kevin Donoghue (Lab) • Danny Byrne (FG) • Mannix Flynn (Ind)

Our new MEPs all face a particularly hard job SHANE DILLON

THE electorate will be wishing our new MEPs lots of luck – they’ll certainly need it, with what was once widely regarded as “an easy gig in Europe” now anything but.

Working with the rest of the continent’s MEPs in Brussels has always been important, but Ireland’s need for strong representation and sympathetic ears has never been so needed.

While Europe is facing the rising dangers of toxic populism and ultranationalism, Irish interests are firmly focused on the Brexit menace, which remains a matter of grave

import for the island.

Still, the electorate’s choice of Dublin MEPs are a perfectly capable lot, as were their predecessors.

Former Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald was always a likely shoo-in – though by less of a margin than FG may have liked, while Ciaran Cuffe is riding ‘the Green wave’ all the way to Brussels, as was widely expected.

Clare Daly (I4C) narrowly defeated Barry Andrews (FF) in a fiercely contested battle for Dublin’s third MEP seat.

Andrews will be Dublin’s fourth MEP; however, this seat will only be triggered when Brexit takes effect – if at all ...

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HOUSING CRISIS: MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE MAY BE FACING VULTURE FUND’S EVICTION NOTICE

Dail protestors highlight Portobello tenants’ plight RACHEL D’ARCY

A PROTEST was staged at the Dail last week over mass evictions of tenants in Portobello by a vulture fund.

It is believed that more than 50 people in the Portobello area of the capital are facing

eviction.

The tenants are occupiers of a number of houses in South Richmond Street and Rosedale Terrace, off Clanbrassil Street.

Among those facing evictions are young children, including a new-born baby.

Many of the tenants have been

living in the homes for several years and believe that they have nowhere else to go.

Val Issuer, the company allegedly behind the evictions, recently acquired the building in Rosedale Terrace and put in a planning application for renovation.

Almost immediately after this was refused, it is understood that the company issued an eviction order against their tenants.

Peter Dooley, from the Dublin Renters Union, said: “There are scurrilous attempts under way at the moment to move

people out of the building in South Richmond street – even before any eviction order has been issued by the court.

Injunction “Builders have been sent in to create the loudest disturbance possible and we have

Dublin winners congratulated on art entries in Texaco contest

FASTNews Join the fun to help clean up our coast A COAST cleaning initiative is set to return to the capital this weekend, encouraging Dubliners to protect and celebrate our coastline through a range of related events.

Coca-Cola Clean Coasts Week returns from June 1-9.

On Sandymount Strand, get involved in ‘plogging’ – jogging while picking up litter – on June 4 at 7pm, or a free beach yoga class on June 5.

On Dollymount Strand, you can join in a yoga class at 10am on June 8, or take part in a fun Poc Fada at 12pm the same day.

For more information, visit www.cleancoasts.org and www.liveherelovehere.org, or check out all the events on the Clean Coasts Facebook page.

been forced to go to the courts to seek an injunction against this type of activity.

“We ... resist this eviction as people have nowhere to live. We cannot allow the profits of vulture funds to come before the needs of real human beings.”

PICTURED is Laura Holloway (13), a pupil at Loreto College, St Stephen’s Green, who won third prize in the 12-13 Years age category in this year’s 65th Texaco Children’s Art Competition. Laura was congratulated on her success by the chairman of the judging panel, Professor Gary Granville, and James Twohig, director of Ireland Operations at Valero. Laura was one of six Dublin city students amongst 40 Dublin winners who have been presented with top awards in this year’s competition. with the Dublin City winners presented with Special Merit Awards at a ceremony held in Enfield recently. Picture: Mac Innes Photography

War rages on over public seating loss across the city RACHEL D’ARCY

A LACK of public seating across the city has been slammed across social media, as yet another public bench has been removed from the capital.

Many took to Twitter to air their fury that more seating is being removed from the capital, rather than installed, after images circulated of a bench that had been removed from beside Houston Luas Stop earlier this month.

The quest for public seating has been an ongoing battle in the city for some time, with anger over the lack of seating being vented online for several months.

Dubliners have referenced a struggle with having to purchase a coffee or food in exchange for somewhere to sit in a major city.

Kevin O’Farrell wrote: “Where has all the public seating in Dublin city gone? There’s hardly anywhere left without an obligation to buy an unneeded coffee etc. And it’s not as if there isn’t enough space to put benches.”

Similarly, Eimhear O Dalaigh called for seating to encourage socialising in the city.

“We need more public seating in Dublin, not less. Wouldn’t it be lovely to bump into a friend on for O’Connell Street and sit down for a five-minute chat?”

Others have also referenced that the lack of seating is an exclusionary issue.

Clare Cronin of the Irish Disability Federation told Dublin Gazette that whilst it may seem like a small thing, public seating

can be necessary to those that struggle with mobility, including those with disabilities and the elderly.

“Anyone who doesn’t understand the importance of public seating is someone who has never broken a leg, suffered fatigue or been short of money to sit in a street cafe.

“They’re certainly not in the 13.4% of the population living with a disability. In the Disability Federation of Ireland, we recognise that such seemingly small things can contribute in a major way to making cities more liveable and inclusive.

“We need to re-examine how we design cities and be more inclusive in who we design them for,” Cronin said.

When contacted about a lack of seating in the

capital, the council said that they are aware of the need for rest space in the city, but there is a ‘finite amount’ of space available in the city.

“The council is very aware of the need for lingering and rest space in order to deliver an age and accessibility friendly city.

“However, there is a finite amount of space available in a historic city like Dublin and that space is in high demand for movement, utilities, street furniture, lighting, bins, bus stops, bike parking… [and] so, the city must continue to function.

“For this reason, we also seek to deliver seating and space through the private developments happening in the city also, so that this private space is publicly accessible and benefits the city and its users. Dublin

City Council in all its policy and projects endeavours to find space for public seating where possible.

All Public Realm Schemes proposed and delivered in recent years have seating included. All projects are designed in line with the Principle of Universal Design.”

The council also listed a number of new seating spaces being redeveloped across the city at present, including seating around South King Street, Cows Lane in Temple Bar, George’s Street, Thomas Street and Clanbrassil Street.

Public seating projects have also been proposed Temple Bar Square, Wolfe Tone Square, Liffey Street Upper and Lower, which the council say will also deliver seating for the public.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Felix Brown and Meadhbh Marwell

Maura Bird and Emma Reid

Dana and Caroline Cuffe

Mary Kerrigan, Aideen Keane and Olive Braiden. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

The Lir’s Fundraising Dinner At Trocadero T Richard Bourke and Michael Binchy

Eileen Partridge and Niamh Fanning

HE Lir Academy of Dramatic Art at Trinity College Dublin returned to Dublin’s theatre restaurant Trocadero last week for its annual fundraising dinner.

The evening is packed with performances in each area of the restaurant alongside a costume runway, prize-draw and silent auction.

Running for its fourth year, this is now a favourite fixture in Dublin’s arts and theatre calendar, when the Academy holds an annual fundraising dinner to generate financial support for Lir Education Bursaries .

Sarah Jane Willams, Clinton Liberty and Olivia Drennan

Minister Heather Humphreys, Eamon Farrell and Steven Mannion Farrell

Emma Donnelly and Leanne Mahon

Karen McCartney

Cormac and Margaret Gaynor

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CULTURE: HUGE RESPONSE TO SAFEGUARD FEATURE

15,000 petition to help save popular pub’s outdoor area RACHEL D’ARCY

IN THE midst of growing concern for the future of Dublin’s nightlife, one of the city’s favourite hotspots has been refused planning permission to keep a popular outdoor area open.

The Bernard Shaw pub has been refused planning permission from An Bord Pleanala (ABP) to maintain its much-loved beer garden and ‘Big Blue Bus’.

In their refusal, ABP said that multiple locals have issued noise complaints against the Bernard Shaw regarding the outdoor area.

The popular south city pub has been open at Richmond Street since 2006, and is owned by Bodytonic, which also owns other bars and venues across the city.

It originally applied for the retention and continuation of the beer garden to Dublin City Council in October with permission granted by the council in December.

This decision was then appealed to APB, who last week decided to refuse permission. It is understood Bodytonic are aiming to reapply to retain the area.

The Bernard Shaw pub

The popular Eatyard food market, which operates next to the pub, will not be affected by the Bord’s decision.

Cllr Mannix Flynn (Ind) has said that the refusal of permission for the outdoor area to remain open is “the right thing”, and that there is a huge level of anti-social behaviour associated with the pub.

However, multiple patrons of the pub and lovers of Dublin nightlife have condemned the decision in the wake of the capital losing several clubs and pubs.

Over the past year, the likes of Hangar and the Tivoli have shut their

Garda appeal to help find missing man, 55 GARDAI in South Dublin are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 55-yearold Gerard Taylor, who is missing from his home in Sandyford since May 25.

He was last seen when he left his home in Sandyford at approximately 9am on Saturday morning.

He is described as 6ft in height, medium build with grey hair and blue eyes. When last seen he was wearing a navy blue jacket with a hood, green trousers and a navy blue cap.

Any information on Mr Taylor’s whereabouts should be reported to Dundrum Garda Station at 01 666 5600, or via the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111.

doors to make way for new developments, leaving the city with an ever dwindling nightlife scene.

In response to the refusal of permission, a petition has been launched calling on the planning authority to reverse the decision, citing that The Bernard Shaw is a “cultural institution”.

The petition has now received more than 15,000 signatures in four days, at the time of going to print.

The petition reads: “The Bernard Shaw is a cultural institution in Dublin. The venue’s contribution to the vibrancy of our city is met by few other and now it faces losing a planning bid to continue operating [its]

outside beer garden and [the] Big Blue Bus area.

“The recent criticism is apparently over noise complaints from ‘local residents’, however The Bernard Shaw has been operating happily and peacefully as such since 2006.

“It is one of the most unique spaces we have in our city, which actively supports and encourages the cultural growth Dublin so desperately needs.

“Show An Bord Pleanála how important this space is and that taking it away would be drastically harmful to Dublin’s development as an attractive and vibrant cultural hub.”

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Designed as a one-stop-shop for business solutions, you can find a wide range of products and services to take your business to the next level.

With free workshops and speakers offering great advice, there are 140 exhibiting businesses ready to help you overcome any obstacle such as compliance, cyber-security, funding, Brexit, outsourcing, digital marketing, web-design, staff-retention and a whole lot more.

It is free to attend and there are very affordable packages for exhibitors.

There will be more than 1,000 attendees, the majority of whom are business owners. Get a free ticket or find out more on www.BizExpo.ie.

Sponsors include Cisco Ireland, Printroom, HR Locker, IE Domain Registry, Directorwealth, Radio Nova, BCS Recruitment, Whatswhat.ie and Dublin Gazette.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Clare O’Dea and Paul Kehoe Peter Murphy, Carol Saarsteiner and Sean Hynd

BJ Botha, Kathryn Thomas, Eva Ni Shuilleabhain and Joe Schmidt

Orla McIlroy, Rebecca Nethercott and Sharon Gibson Sally Prevo with Lucy Prevo and Susan Keane. Pictures: Robbie Reynolds

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HE third annual Epilepsy Ireland fundraising lunch in Fire Restaurant, Dawson Street, was held last week. TV presenter Kathryn Thomas was joined by Ireland Rugby head coach Joe Schmidt, Epilepsy Ireland Patron and RTE Gold DJ Rick O’Shea, exMunster and Ulster Rugby player and World Cup winner BJ Botha and epilepsy advocate Eva Ni Shuilleabhain. The event was a great opportunity for Epilepsy Ireland to thank the departing Ireland rugby coach, Joe Schmidt, for the support he has shown the charity since 2013.

Catherine Powell, Barbara Doyle, Ashley Butler and Tara Smith

Laura Hynes, Bernadette O’Flaherty and Ciara Byrne

Ross O’Dea, Lara Gallagher and Sean O’Dea

Yvonne, Rob Cullen and Carol Saarsteiner

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Stephen and Marjut Ellis

Enda and Naomi Murphy

Daniel O’Mahony and Clare Branigan Sophie Emery and Ben Geoghegan

Kelly Rafferty, Sarah O’Neill and Roisin Devine. Pictures: Kieran Harnett

Crystal Ball for Make-A-Wish

A Ivor Waters and Fiona Mullan

Ray and Donna Byrne

BEAUTIFUL night of Glitz and Glamour raising funds for Make-A-Wish Ireland was held in the Clayton hotel last week. It was a truly wonderful night of fun and entertainment. Make-A-Wish wants to bring supporters together to challenge themselves to reach their full potential – all while helping brave children battling life threatening medical conditions, to receive their one true wish!

Long-time Make-A-Wish ambassador Miriam O’Callaghan was MC on the evening and entertainment included X Factor star Mary Byrne. Later, guests could dance the night away to classic hits performed by the band, Blush.

Sarah Beth McGuire, Helen Moloney and Jennie Kavanagh

Kevin Keegan and Ramona Singh

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NEW SINGLE AHEAD OF WHELAN’S GIG

CRIME

ELLYD delivers new sound for Summer

Appeal for shooting witnesses A 41-YEAR-OLD man was shot dead in Coolock on Tuesday afternoon, standing in the front garden of a man who was murdered last week.

Hamid Sanambar was in the garden of Sean Little on Kilbarron Avenue in Coolock when he was shot several times. Little was killed in a similar attack last week.

Gardai said: “It is understood that three men wearing balaclavas were involved in this incident and left the scene in a silver Toyota Avensis, [registration] 04-D-71806.

“We are appealing for anyone with information to contact us at Ballymun Garda Station at 01 666 4400, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any garda station.”

Girl Guides help to prepare a Bloom-ing great garden RATHGAR Girl Guides and Brownies have spent the past few weeks busy preparing a postcard garden for Bloom, which will take place in Phoenix Park from May 30 to June 3.

The garden has been designed by the leader of Rathgar Zion Brownies, Sarah Blake, who is also the founder of a sustainability consultancy called Earthology, which delivers talks, workshops and strategy to organisations to help them reduce their carbon footprint and deliver on climate change targets.

Blake came up with the theme ‘#PledgeAgainstPlastic’ to try to encourage members of the Brownies and Guides – as well as the wider public – to reduce their plastic use.

The girls have used as many recycled materials as possible in their overall design, including using eco-bricks to make furniture and plastic bottle tops to create a massive globe. They have also made a bug hotel, using old plastic containers filled with twigs and leaves. Pictured are Girl Guides Helen Meade and Megan Oldrey, helping to work on the imaginative garden’s striking design – with all to be revealed this weekend at Bloom.

A DUBLIN-BASED singersongwriter is set to release her exciting new summery single, With The World, next week.

ELLYD – the stage name of Elaine Doyle (right) – hails from West Dublin and will release the upbeat new singalong song on May 31 across streaming platforms and iTunes.

Speaking about the new track, ELLYD said: “I wrote With The World about being there for someone when they’re going through a tough time. It’s so important that we help each other out.”

Following on from her successful last single, Sorge, which reached Number 3 in the ITunes charts, ELLYD’s latest offering touches on love, relationships and sticking together through the

tough times.

To celebrate the release of With The World, the singer will be playing a summer headline gig in Whelan’s on June 21.

ELLYD has toured throughout Ireland and Europe and has played the likes of Electric Picnic, Indiependence, The

Dublin Quays Festival and more.

She was also earmarked as one of Whelan’s Ones To Watch for 2019, with her upcoming Summer show definitely one to catch if you’re in the area.

For more on the West Dublin starlet, visit her Facebook page.

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14 DUBLIN GAZETTE 30 May 2019 COMMERCIAL FEATURE

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Celtic Careers celebrates 20 years in business CELTIC CAREERS, a recruitment company in Citywest set up by Kildare woman, Deirdre Moore is proudly celebrating 20 years in business this year. The company pulled out all the stops at a big celebration at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel last Thursday May 23rd to thank their clients for two decades of support. The celebratory event featured guests including Father Ted actor and comedian Joe Rooney as well as expert Psychologist Dr. Brenda O’ Connell of Maynooth University who gave an empowering talk on positive psychology.

In 1999, the company was established by Managing Director Deirdre Moore as a result of what she saw as a gap in the market and a disparity between what was sought from an agency and the services being provided. Without any candidates, clients or equally experience, Deirdre set out to establish what she believes is an agency that does things differently.

Deirdre is responsible for the toplevel management of a company whose core goal is to provide a professional and client-centric service to both candidates and clients. “Our business was created to provide the type of service we would like to receive.” Deirdre’s lead-

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ership skills have led to Celtic Careers’ resilience and consistency of exceptional service.

The company specialises in five areas of recruitment including Sales & Marketing, Accountancy & Finance, Office Support & Operations, Light Industrial and Executive Search. Celtic Careers offers employment prospects for those seeking full time, part time or temporary work.

With its expert staff, Celtic Careers has a combined recruitment experience of over 90 years. The company prides itself on its’ friendly and personal service.

love and it is all thanks to Celtic Careers.

Gemma is an asset to the company and could not have been more welcoming to me when interviewing me to put my C.V forward for this position. She rang me on the morning of my interview also which really put my nerves at ease.

I have to mention Sandra as well who rang me on a Friday evening after she had finished work to give the news I had been waiting for, that I had been successful and got the job!

Thank you for the card you sent wishing me luck in the job and thank you Celtic Careers and Gemma for the lovely Christmas gift you gave us!”

The company are proud supporters of local charities, including FOCUS Ireland, Barretstown and GOAL. Celtic Careers is a member of the South Dublin Chamber, The National Recruitment Federation and Guaranteed Irish and were also this year proudly accredited by the All Ireland Business Foundation.

With its expert staff, Celtic Careers has a combined recruitment experience of over 90 years.

The company prides itself on its’ friendly and personal service.

“We provide a professional, honest and customer-driven service to both candidates and clients. We interview 100% of candidates and only send the best talent to our clients.” Celtic Careers has worked with over 3000 clients and have placed people in over 30,000 jobs.

The company are also proud to boast over 70 5-star Google reviews. “I’m 5 months into my job that I absolutely

If you are looking for a job or looking to fill a role, contact Celtic Careers on 01 627 8750 or email info@celticcareers.com

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

AN EXOTIC CREATURE RENOWNED naturalist Adrian Shine stopped to admire this exotic creature when he called to the National Museum of Ireland recently as part of a trip down to Dublin to highlight the natural beauty of Carlingford Lough and the Mourne Mountains.

Taking in some of the natural wonders at the Dublin landmark, he also discussed the beauty of heading north to further explore Ireland’s striking landscape and ancient history.

He was also highlighting a new ferry service, Carlingford Lough Ferry, which has opened up a direct new transport route across Carlingford Lough, further opening up access to northern nature, beauty and heritage.

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DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS I N F O R M AT I O N

SOME OF THE RANDOM AND QUIRKY THINGS THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE THIS WEEK...

Pokemon Go Grandpa

A 70-YEAR-OLD grandfather from Taiwan has gone viral thanks to his Pokemon GO playing prowess.

Chen San-yuan last year mounted 11 smartphones to a bike to play the cult game in an effort to catch all the Pokemon possible.

Now, the super fan has ‘mega evolved’ to attach a further 11 smartphones to his Pokemon rig, bringing him up to 22 smartphones all dedicated to playing the game. He also carries a bag of batteries, allowing him spend up to 20 hours straight playing Pokemon GO. San-yuan says the game helps him to meet other people,

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Walking back to 1845: This deliberately bedraggled, footsore group of walkers are pictured doing their bit to help bring the past back to life as part of the launch of the National Famine Way – a new 165km national heritage trail that will wind through Dublin on May 30. See www.nationalfamineway.ie. Photo: Nick Bradshaw

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

Rocky is a fantastic two-year-old male crossbreed who is looking for his special someone.

He is a really playful dog who loves playing with all of his toys, but he is also pretty chilled out too.

Rocky loves to spend time in his cosy bed and is the happiest little boy when getting belly rubs, kisses and cuddles from his favourite people. Rocky is looking for a family who will have the time to invest in him and help him with his anxiety - but don’t worry, our experienced Training and Behaviour Advisors will be more than happy to support his future family with this.

If you have room in your heart and home for Rocky 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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DOG OF THE WEEK

A 16ft talking robot of Donald Trump sitting on a gold toilet is on it’s way to the UK ahead of the US presidents visit to the country next week.

American Don Lessem paid $25,000 to make the robot, which spouts phrases often used by the president including “I’m a very stable genius”. The giant robot will also fart.

Lessem, 67, from Philadelphia, worked with a factory in China which builds mechanical dinosaur models to sell to zoos and museums to create the Trump-bot.

Lassem said: “I can’t stand the guy. I decided something funny, as offensive as possible, would work.

“I thought that, well, if they can make a 60ft dinosaur, they can make a 16ft high Trump on a toilet because that is where he spends most of his day and that’s where all of his best ideas come from.”

It’s not known if the robot will make an

appearance in Ireland when Trump visits next Wednesday, but let’s hope it has a trump-ing good time in England.

Composting humans legalised WASHINGTON has become the first US state to legalise human composting in a bit to cut down on carbon emissions from cremations and burials.

Under the new law that will go into effect in May of next year, people who die in Washington will have the option to have their bodies transformed into soil suitable for use in gardening in a process called recomposition.

The approach usually calls for a dead person to be placed in a hexagonal steel

container filled with wood chips, alfalfa and straw.

The container is then shut, and the body is decomposed by microbes within 30 days. The end product is a dry, fluffy nutrient-rich soil resembling what one would buy at a local nursery and suitable for vegetable gardens.

According to statistics, more than one in two Americans opt for cremation. In Washington state, nearly 75% of people choose that option.

and believes it helps to combat Alzheimer’s disease.

A Taoist priest by day, Chen San-yuan is now a local celebrity when he roams the streets of Taiwan playing the smartphone-based game. Known lovingly as Uncle Pokemon now, he started playing in September 2016 when his son gave him a smartphone as a present, with his obsession growing since.

Uncle Pokemon estimates that between maintenance on the bike and on the phones, he spends about 35,000 yen per month on playing Pokemon Go – which works out at around €285 – in an effort to catch ‘em all!

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MUSIC

Ham Sandwich

Wild Youth

Mellowing Into Form Ham Sandwich

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NOW long-established as one of the most desirable suites amongst the Irish indie scene’s popular furnishings, Kells band Ham Sandwich have started taking life at a different pace.

With their boisterous live reputation established and a firm fanbase in tow, there’s no particular need for Niamh Farrell and her band to keep on churning out the tracks.

Instead, they’re taking time to explore other interests, hopping in and out of their lives as musicians as the mood strikes them.

There are songs being structured, gigs being planned and touchpapers being lit. It’s all just a little more casual, a little more confident than before.

“We’ve just taken a step back, taken a chance to enjoy other sides of our lives for a while,” Farrell

explains.

“We’re still writing stuff in the background, and working towards releasing an album. We’re not putting too much pressure on ourselves, but we’re keeping the Ham Sandwich train going.

“The people who generally come to our shows, it’s because they love the live experience, the party atmosphere that we try to bring to every gig. It’s a good thing when we go back to gigging, it’s really exciting when we haven’t done one in a while, like

now.

Ham Sandwich will be breaking their time-out with a debut 2019 show at Leopardstown Live in early June, at a venue Farrell has fond memories of.

“It’s really good fun, sort of a fun early-afternoon evening thing,” she says.

“You get a race named after you. It’s really good craic, and it’s the kind of gig where you might get a few people who haven’t seen us before.

“Last time I had to stand there while the horses walked around me in a circle and pick out my favourite. I put a €2 bet on and it won, so that was good fun.”

There have been some fun moments in the last few months in general, in fact.

“We did some covers for Slane Whiskey, and one of those was Eminem’s Stan, which Podge (gui-

tar, vocals) suggested. We hadn’t rehearsed it at all, but there was a man fully rapping the whole thing right in front of me, really into it. We love doing stuff like that, a little bit left of centre.”

Farrell has also been off working on her own during the quiet period, taking on a growing range of solo projects. “I don’t know about going off doing proper solo stuff,” she says.

“I’ve loved singing with other people, doing the Mix Tape gig on New Year’s Eve, stuff like that. It’s a really fun set up, just to sing and do different things.

“I’m doing the Carpenters cover thing at Lost Lane, too. If it wasn’t for Ham Sandwich I wouldn’t have got to do these things, and they’re great fun. It’s just a pleasure.

“From a Ham Sandwich point of view, we have a couple on the backburner,

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It’s almost time for the keenly awaited Leixlip Festival weekend WILD Youth (above), Hermitage Green and The Riptide Movement are just some of the exciting headline acts all set to delight music lovers at the upcoming Leixlip Festival this June Bank Holiday Weekend.

The spectacular open air music festival, staged in the Court Yard Hotel, Leixlip, has lined up four days of outstanding entertainment with some terrific national and local musical talent coming to town.

The 30th Leixlip Festival – which is also the Court Yard Hotel’s 15th live music festival – sees Olympia headliners Wild Youth opening the festival on the Rock the Yard main stage tomorrow night on Friday, May 31.

The Irish four-piece has been enjoying a breakthrough year with their hit single, Can’t Move On, following earlier chart-toppers, All or Nothing, and Lose Control, with the band’s melodic brand of pop-rock seeing them support artists such as Niall Horan, The Script, Zara Larsson and Kodaline, playing across Ireland and the UK. Wild Youth are just the first of many unmissable acts, with this Saturday, June 1 welcoming Hermitage Green back to Leixlip, following a sold-out international tour covering Ireland, the UK, the Middle East, Australia and the US, with such hits as Quicksand, Not Your Lover, and Save Your Soul to draw upon.

The band has a new EP of six progressive sonic masterpieces, Gold & Rust, made with producer Matt Lawrence, known for his Grammy Award-winning work with acts such as Adele, Amy Winehouse and Mumford & Sons.

Sunday, June 2 sees The Riptide Movement bring their soaring guitar rock that’s drawn comparisons with U2, Kings of Leon, The Clash and Oasis. The four lifelong friends from Lucan toured extensively last year on the back of critically acclaimed releases, All Works Out, Elephant in the Room, and Changeling, and with a huge fanbase and following need no introduction at the festival.

Last but definitely not least, Bank Holiday Monday in the Court Yard Hotel featues Smash Hits – a unique tribute band to the golden era of 90s dance, pop and R’n’B who’ll close out the open air festival’s weekend line-up with rip-roaring, feel-good boogie and the best of classic 90s tracks.

Tickets for the eagerly awaited open air music weekend are now on sale, with Day Tickets at €10 each plus booking fee, and a Weekend Ticket at just €30, offering four days for the price of three.

More than a dozen amazing live music acts, top bands and DJs are appearing, with main stage music action from this Friday evening, May 31, until Monday night’s closing gig with Smash Hits, which starts at 9pm.

Tickets are available on Eventbrite and via the Court Yard Hotel website, and will be sold at the gate each day, subject to availability.

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 MARTHA GILHEANEY YEARS ago I came to the realisation that regardless of how often I got my hair cut, it was always dry, fine and broken. From thereon, I decided to keep it to my liking, which was long and in bad condition, rather than short and in bad condition. Good reasoning, right?

A few weeks ago I was in for my biannual inch.

I even said, ‘A little inch’ to lessen it some more but five minutes, five inches later I was left with a lob (aka a long bob).

I suppose that’s the price you pay when you’re paying nothing as a hair model in a training centre, so I can’t complain, besides, I don’t want to. I actually love it! I would never have got this haircut intentionally but I’m delighted it happened accidentally.

While my accidental haircut doesn’t have its own Wikipedia page like the most serendipitous one of all time, also known as ‘The Rachel,’ the lesson is the same. When it comes to our hair, we often get stuck in a haircut rut and never entertain the thought of another, maybe better one.

Bobs and lobs are hot right now. Long hair had reached saturation point and, similarly with the trend of high heels and skinny jeans, it’s all about the opposite. So we move to lobs and bobs, runners and flares.

Another hot right now hair trend is hair accessories – clips, slides, bands, bows and scrunchies. Carrie Bradshaw made it near impossible for scrunchies to ever come back with her ‘No woman, bathroom face washing aside, would be caught dead in one’ comment. But they are most certainly back and are much gentler on our hair than regular elastics, which comes just in time for my new hair care pact. This is the healthiest my hair has looked in years and I’m determined to look after it!

Ultimately, I’ll always prefer long locks, but this feels fresh and for the first time in my life I understand that new haircut high. If you’re in the mood for change let your hair down, cut the rut, maybe the length or at least experiment with new accessories. And if you’re not sure whether you’re in the mood for change, simply put your head in a student hairdresser’s hands and see what magic awaits you.

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latitude&longitude All welcome on a stunning Sea of Arousa Camino walk CAMINOWAYS.COM, the Camino experts, have launched a wonderful new Camino route available for pilgrims – the Sea of Arousa Camino walk and boat, also known as Camino Espiritual.

Recently approved by Santiago Cathedral as an official Camino de Santiago route, the trail takes pilgrims through quaint coastal villages, lush forest tracks, vineyards, sandy beaches and ancient monasteries, following an alternative route to the classic Camino Portugues.

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CYPRUS | AN INTOXICATING MIX OF HISTORY AND MODERNITY

Paphos perfection in southern Cyprus

SYLVIA POWNALL

Travel Editor

Delight dad with a Titanic Game of Thrones experience LOOK north to find the perfect Father’s Dad gift for June 16, thanks to the Game of Thrones experience package with the stunning Titanic Hotel.

The package includes two tickets to the limitedrun Game of Thrones Touring Exhibition, which is located at the TEC Belfast, just a short stroll from the Titanic Hotel.

Of course, the Titanic Hotel is a destination in itself, offering a direct window into the doomed liner’s past, whilst also celebrating the historic contribution by Belfast shipbuilders to the White Star liner, and shipbuilding, in luxurious style.

If dad’s a total landlubber, however, he’ll also relish the superb Game of Thrones experience, which has a limited run until September 1 but has more than enough authentic sets, props, costumes and more from the hit show to keep even an arch Tyrell matriarch happy.

Prices for this terrific offer start at £149 per person. See https://www.titanichotelbelfast.com/ offers/game-of-thrones-the-touring-exhibition/51-27327/

IRISH travelmakers have been seeking out Cyprus bargains for many decades, with the ancient sun-kissed country offering an irresistible blend of beaches, history, landscape and culture.

And, by the Gods, you’d be hard pressed to find a better spot than the southwest city of Paphos, which has been inhabited from as far back as Neolithic times, and where the Gods and Man left their mark.

Paphos, where you can be whisked back to ancient days with temples and colourful mosaics yet enjoy lively nightlife that brings you right back into the 21st century.

In Paphos, visitors can stroll through ancient ruins and temples, relax on a striking Blue Flag beach, and party the night away with the city’s vibrant nightlife scene.

Whatever you like to do on holiday, Paphos truly has you

Some of the stunning ruins around Paphos

covered, and with so much to see and do, it can be tricky narrowing down your options.

To give you a helping hand, below you’ll discover some of the top things to do in Paphos, courtesy of www.tuiholidays.ie.

Soak up the sun at the beach: While Dublin city and area can lay claim to several beaches and strands, there are approximately 27 beaches around Paphos, covering a total of around 50km of coastline.

This means, no matter what type of beach getaway you like to enjoy, there is sure to be some-

thing to match your preferences.

Wildlife and parks: The pleasant climate and unique geographical location of the city makes it a haven for wildlife.

There are lots of parks dotted around the city, many of which feature stunning themed gardens.

Explore the c ity’s culture: While Paphos beaches are certainly worth visiting in this remarkable city, it’s also renowned for its vibrant culture.

The city is split into two parts, including the New Town and the Old Town areas, and you’ll

find a range of churches, shrines, ruins and monasteries to explore, helping you to really soak up the city’s culture.

To book a dream holiday in Paphos, or for a range of alternative dream breaks in Cyprus, see www.tuiholidays.ie, call 1850 453545 or visit a TUI store or travel agent.

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A GUIDE TO TEMPTING FOOD AND LOCATIONS

FOOD & TRAVEL

MORELANDS GRILL | WELL PREPARED FOOD AND WELCOMING STAFF IN THE CITY CENTRE

A fabulous food experience GARY IBBOTSON

LOCATED in the iconic Westin Hotel on Westmoreland Street, Morelands Grill is a relatively new addition to Dublin’s h i g h - e n d re s ta u ra n t offerings.

Opened in April 2017, the establishment is marketed as an “urban eatery” and steakhouse.

Although just over two years old, the restaurant’s decor seems almost dated.

Teal and gold suede dress the chairs while the dim lighting brings little vibrancy to the often monotone colour scheme of the space.

With contempora r y e s ta b l i s h m e n t s frequently opting for quirky, rustic, or more colourful decoration, Morelands Grill sleek take on a classic cosmopolitan restaurant feels outmoded or stale.

However, the most important part of a restaurant’s offerings, is and always will be, the food.

The starter of choice was scallops and the

notoriously difficult to cook molluscs were served with cauliflower “textures” and black pudding crumble.

Perfectly browned and simply plated, the scallops were delicious.

A simple dish that is so easy to get wrong, the natural umami flavour paired well with the crunch of the cauliflower and black pudding.

Prominently advertised on the menu and website, Morelands Grill says it uses a Josper Grill to cook their steaks.

Apparently hitting temperatures of 500°C, the grill is meant to create a perfectly crispy seal which locks in “the natural flavour and juices of the meat.”

Upon hearing such bold claims, the obvious choice for the main course was the 14oz ribeye.

Served with a mushroom puree and potato fondant, the meat was p e r fe c t l y c o o ke d to medium-rare.

There wasn’t a massive difference in the crispiness of skin com-

YOU CAN NOW ORDER WOWBURGER ON THE JUST EAT APP BURGER fans rejoice, as from today onward, foodie favourite Wowburger is available on Just Eat for delivery. Hungry fans can now choose from a selection of their WOW burgers, with a range of delicious free toppings, delivered straight to their door with the tap of the Just Eat app.

Available 7 days a week, customers of Wowburger in Tallaght will be the first to benefit from the new partnership, with restaurants in Ranelagh, Parnell Street and Wexford Street also launching on Just Eat in the coming weeks.

Thrilled Edel Kinane, commercial director at Just Eat Ireland said: “We are thrilled to welcome Wowburger to the Just Eat platform and to give our customers the chance to enjoy this delicious menu, delivered straight to their home or office.

“With locally sourced quality produce serving up those big signature flavours, this popular American-inspired diner is the latest addition to our expanding portfolio, which now features over 2,100 restaurants and a choice of over 40 cuisine types.”

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pared to a regular sear but that wasn’t really an issue for me. It was s t i l l m e l t- i n - y o u r mouth level tender and an example of what a perfectly prepared and cooked steak should taste like.

For dessert, I decided to go for the staff recommended ice-cream sundae.

Not a conventional

dessert recommendation for a high-end restaurant but I respect the ingenuity and creativeness of adapting such a time-honoured staple.

Fan-favourite Constructed with icecream made on Glastry Farm in County Down with pecans, caramel drizzle, fresh cream, and an assortment of other decadent garnishes, it was a great tribute to the fanfavourite dish.

Finished off

with a glass of Morgan Bay Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, it is hard to find fault with overall offering of Morelands Grill.

The decor may be slightly dated but with food that hits such high standards, it feels dishonest to say the furniture is a turn-off.

Quality ingredients, well prepared food and welcoming staff is more than enough to make a restaurant feel special – and the Morelands Grill is certainly not lacking in any of them.

Taking apple cider vinegar into the mainstream AN exciting new drink has made it’s way into SuperValu stores across the capital, sure to pack some delicious health into your diet.

The Lost Coast apple cider vinegar drinks may sound slightly intimidating, but we can promise – they’re delicious. Coming in a range of flavours, including a blueberry, elderberry and lemon mix to a delectable strawberry, hibiscus and rose combo, there’s something for everyone to trial.

There are many health benefits to apple cider vinegar, including the lowering of blood sugar levels and assisting in weight loss, meaning these drinks don’t just taste like juice, but they’re also good for you too! The Lost Coast apple cider vinegar drinks are available in all Supervalu stores now, and on Supervalu.ie, priced at €2.69.

The pint was good – and

the pub was definitely great

MANY A a person has made the mistake of thinking they were walking into another standard Dublin pub upon entering Ryan’s of Camden Street.

However, they soon found out that’s not the case. For many born outside the capital, Ryan’s is a home away from home.

Like a number of others in Dublin, the pub’s roots lie in Tipperary; however, everyone and anyone is welcome here. The pub has one of the most vibrant atmospheres in Dublin, where a quiet pint can turn into a night of madness at the flick of a switch.

Recently renovated, the pub has held on to its traditional look and feel; the long bar counter hasn’t changed, but the large windows are a welcome feature and open the place up.

The pint itself was good and was creamy enough but was just that bit too cold, so the taste was hindered. If you haven’t been recently, do go – you won’t be disappointed Ryan’s of Camden Street – well worth the visit @guinnessadvisor

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WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF TRANSPORT

A racy new addition to the fabulous Fiesta DECLAN GLYNN

THE new Ford Fiesta ST has been designed, and engineered, for even greater mass-market appeal than ever before, with a pioneering three-cylinder engine ready to combine performance and efficiency in rare proportions, and suspension tuned for a more balanced, comfortable ride.

All-New Engine Ford’s all-new, all-aluminium, 1497cc three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine takes pride of place in the new Fiesta ST. P ro d u c i n g 1 9 7 b h p (200PS) and a healthy

290Nm of torque, this new engine replaces the old car’s 1.6-litre, 4-cylinder unit.

Advantages of the new engine in the new Fiesta ST are many, including the fact that it creates a broader band of peak torque than the old four-cylinder unit, it’s lighter too, and it is also the world’s first three-cylinder automotive engine that can switch to two-cylinder operation under low load conditions.

By marginally downsizing the new ST’s engine, Ford have made advances in fuel economy, while also enabling the new car to be cheaper to run than its predecessor.

New Dacia TechRoad Models Revealed CELEBRATING its 7th birthday this year, with over 21,000 happy owners in Ireland, ‘shockingly affordable’ Dacia is excited to announce a new Special Edition, the TechRoad, for 192.

Available to order now from €16,440, the TechRoad offers generous equipment at the pinnacle of the Sandero Stepway, Logan MCV Stepway and Duster ranges, including naviga-

S e l e c t a b l e D r iv i n g Modes The all-new Fiesta ST is available with 3 selectable

driving modes – Normal, Sport, and Track.

Each setting fine tunes the car’s performance by modifying engine mapping, throttle positioning, brake pedal and steering response. With a combination of Enhanced Torque Vectoring, Electronic Stability Control, and a performance tuned chassis, optimum handling is guaranteed.

Review Car My review car was a new Ford Fiesta ST3 (200PS) 5-Door, and was finished in ‘Ford Performance Blue’ metallic paint.

Standard ST3 specification includes 18” machined alloy wheels, powerfold mirrors, large rear spoiler, partial-leather Recaro Performance Seats, satellite navigation, keyless entry, rear view camera, rear parking sensors, auto highbeam assist, driver alert, road sign recognition, auto wipers, auto dimming rear view mirror, and a leather steering wheel with red stitching.

As we have come to expect from Ford of late, the car is also laden with an impressive array of standard comfort features, along with the very latest safety technology – allowing the new Fiesta to achieve a full 5-star Euro NCAP (New Car

Assessment Programme) crash test rating.

Quality materials are used throughout the cabin of the new Fiesta ST, while good levels of interior space are matched by an equally generous 311-litre boot, with the prospect of dropping the rear seat backs to dramatically increase the space on offer.

Growling Soundtrack The new Fiesta ST’s engine is fantastic, as it pulls enthusiastically from low revs, and is accompanied by a muscular, growling soundtrack that is enhanced tastefully by a “Sound Symposer” which pipes engine noise through to the interior, with proper pops and cracks from the sports exhaust.

This is a car that can be happily driven with the radio volume down to zero, as the glorious noises from the car’s exhaust will be music to many keen motorists ears.

The pure enjoyment of the new Fiesta ST’s

engine is enhanced by the car’s standard six-speed manual gearbox, which has a slick, short lever, and well-stacked gear ratios.

Cruising at a relaxed pace allows cylinder deactivation to occur (where the car can run on just two cylinders to save fuel), but it is extremely difficult to tell this is happening.

There’s nothing on the dash to indicate any switchover, and no perceivable change in sound or smoothness inside. This is modern-day engineering at its very best.

Outstanding Fuel Economy The major advantage of the cylinder deactivation system in the new Fiesta ST is that the car is capable of consuming as little 5.99-litres of petrol for every 100kms driven on an extra-urban driving cycle.

Pricing & Verdict The new Ford Fiesta ST range starts at just €25,277 (ex-works).

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1) All-New Petrol Engine 2) Selectable Driving Modes 3) 200PS, with 290Nm of Torque 4) 5-Star NCAP Rating 5) Priced From €25,277

tion with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and reversing camera.

The TechRoad Special Editions feature striking new interior trims and a choice of two new metallic paint colours – Fusion Red and Highland Grey.

The brand is also launching a new TCe 130 petrol engine on Duster – the most powerful Duster ever.

Dacia has also announced its unmissable offers for the busy 192 registration period.

Customers can avail of ZERO deposit and 4.9% APR across the shockingly affordable range including the Sandero, at €10,990, the rugged AllNew Duster from €17,390, and the striking new TechRoad Special Edition models.

Dacia 7th birthday sales events will take place at dealerships from Thursday 13th – Saturday 15th June.

Don’t forsake the opportunity to take advantage of Dacia’s unmissable 192 offers on their ‘shockingly affordable’ range.

These unique offers are available from now until 31st July 2019 at all dealerships through Dacia Bank.

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BLOOM IN THE PARK: FOOTBALL: NICOLE Owens says it’s

important to talk about mental health, with the Dublin Ladies Footballer having gone through tough times with depression and panic attacks affecting her daily life.

Owens has been speaking about how she has dealt with her own personal struggles, as an ambassador for ‘Grounded’.

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS INFORM YOU OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCORES OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS GOLF | EPIC JOURNEY TO PORTRUSH TAKES SHAPE

The Open trophy tour visits Dublin  sport@dublingazette.com

THE OPEN trophy rolled into Dublin this week as part of its 500-mile journey, visiting every county in Northern Ireland and the city of Dublin as the competition returns to the island for the first time in almost 70 years at Royal Portrush this July.

The celebratory tour, coordinated by Tourism Northern Ireland, allowed Dubliners from businesses, schools, golf clubs and sports fans to join the buzz at Custom House Quay.

The event also offered an opportunity to win coveted tickets to The Open which are currently like golddust.

Unprecedented demand has led to record-breaking ticket sales and the Championship will be a sell-out for the first time in its history.

In total, the event is set to be beamed live to over 600 million

households across the world. It is set to attract more than 215,000 eager spectators, with a team of 6,000 staff and 350 volunteers warmly welcoming visitors.

Fiona Cunningham, ROI Market Manager at Tourism NI, said, “The 148th Open is the biggest event that Northern Ireland has ever held and we are delighted to be able to bring a part of it to Dublin and celebrate its return, engaging the community and golfing fans alike.

“It is building up to be a great occasion and The Epic Journey is a powerful and fun way to take the excitement on the road.

“The Championship is set to leave a lasting legacy, and visitors are encouraged to soak up the buzz before, during and after the global sporting event visits our shores.”

As part of the event, The Epic Journey to The 148th Open tour brought Rory McIlroy’s Claret Jug from his win at Royal Liverpool in

Benjamin Cunningham from Belgrove Junior Boys National School, Clontarf, at Custom House Quay. Picture: Fennell Photography

2014 to Dublin.

Along with a giant #TheOpen letter sculpture, designed by Tourism NI and made of 4,000 golf balls, was unveiled by McIlroy last October.

He commented: “The Open returning to Portrush is massive for Northern Ireland, everyone is so excited and is getting behind it.

“I never thought I would have the opportunity to play in a major championship at home and I’m really looking forward to it.

“You can really feel the buzz already, it’s going be a fantastic year as we get ready to welcome The Open for the first time in over half a century.”

SPORT CONTACT INFO SPORTS EDITOR: Stephen Findlater sfindlater@dublingazette.com

For more information or to send in news and photos: sport@dublingazette.com Phone: 01 601 0240

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LUCAN SARSFIELDS BALLYMUN KICKHAMS MIXEDdone WELL fortunes to thefor Junior all our A la adult teams this week, but the stand out result was from our junior A footballers who had a fine win over a dogged O’Dwyers on Tuesday last. This superb and vital win was augmented by a terrific display by Adam Thorpe at wing back who also chipped in with a tally of 1-2. Quite incredible! Well done Adam.

Our nurseries are always the highlight of the week for our 4 to 7 year olds, but this weekend is set to be even more special at both venues. We will have a very special guest and treats for all the kids (and parents!) Make sure you arrive on time!

See our website for more details of time and place for nurseries.

Sadly this past week was dominated by tragic news. The families of Charles Sheehan and of Anne Kelly are both in mourning. The executive committee on behalf of all our members offer our deepest sympathies to both families. May they both rest in peace.

Congratulations to all our newly elected City councillors, Paul McAuliffe, Noeleen Reilly, Keith Connolly, Anthony Conaghan, Mary Callaghan and Caroline Conroy. We look forward to working with all of you in the coming months.

We have now launched our summer camps.

Anybody who books online for the Kelloggs Cúl camps, will also get free entry to the club camp the following week, great value indeed. For more information visit our website.

O’TOOLE’S OUR U13 girls had another great win in the league, this time we were at home to Ballyboden. This powerhouse team aren’t the tallest team by any means, but they believe they are. The girls are getting stronger and becoming more skilful with each game.

It’s delightful to watch them play.

Some you win, some maybe you don’t. This was the case for our senior footballers last week. The lads had a terrific start to the week beating St Margaret’s away from home only to lose by a narrow margin on Saturday at home to St Pats Donabate.

Well done to all our U12 hurlers involved in the ‘Ardclough’ tournament on Sunday. They lost narrowly to Burgess from Tipperary, drew with the hosts Ardclough and finished on a high defeating Cuala.

The boys did themselves and the Club proud with their efforts. They were impeccable both on and off the pitch.

Our U9’s put in a great performance against a solid Na Fianna side in DCU on

Saturday. Our lads football skills are really coming along nicely, with Kal, Aidan, Zac & Senan being the pick of the bunch on the day.

Important dates for your diary…….Summer Camps 2019: Junior Camp for girls & boys 4 to 7yrs……Tuesday 9th to Thursday 11th July; Kellogg’s Cul Camp for boys & girls 6 to 13yrs……Monday 15th to Friday 19th July; Club Camp for boys & girls 6 to 13yrs……Tuesday 30th July to Friday 2nd August.

For Information or Booking call David on 086 3101034, Kelly 085 1600381 or Hellen 086 3060524.

Forms can also be returned to Club office. Places are limited for these camps.

To avoid disappointment please register early In 1969 O’Toole’s created history by winning their first Senior Hurling Championship title. To mark this auspicious occasion, we are holding an informal get together of the team members on Friday 14th June 2019, commencing at 8pm. It will be an evening to catch up on the glory days for anyone with association to this team.

SOCCER: SEMI-FINAL SPOT SECURED AS BOHS CONTINUE GOOD

Tierney’s dream debut sets up Bohs for EA win EA SPORTS CUP Bohemians 2 Cork City 0  DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com

BOHEMIANS have a cup semi-final to look forward to for the second year running after they saw off Cork City to set up an away clash with Dundalk in the final four of the EA Sports Cup. Goals in either half from Ross Tierney, on his full debut, and Danny Mandroiu sealed the win after Sam Byrne had seen his first-half penalty saved.

City were Bohs’ opponents in the semi-finals last year – the Rebel Army edged out Keith Long’s side in a replay – but much has changed for both sides in the meantime.

Nevertheless, it was the visitors who had the best of the opening halfhour and could have led had striker James Tilley

shown a bit more poise in front of goal.

D a r ra g h Ra i n s fo rd had a glorious chance when played in by Kevin O’Connor but he took the ball a touch too wide and shanked his shot off his instep and over the bar.

A turning point came on the half-hour when Luke Wade-Slater picked out Tierney and, after his shot was blocked, Ryan Graydon was tripped.

Byrne demanded the ball to take the penalty, but his effort was low and lacking pace, allowing Tadhg Ryan to get down and push it onto the post.

Bohs were ahead within two minutes, however, when a strong run from Scott Allardice released Ryan Graydon and, after his shot hit the post, Tierney turned home the rebound.

Graydon was desperately unlucky once more when, following tenacious work by Tierney, the

winger struck a powerful shot on goal that Ryan did well to save at full stretch.

Cork could have levelled against the run of play when Rainsford’s snapshot from the edge of the box crashed off the top of the bar, and it seemed to spur Bohs into action.

They were awarded their second penalty, very generously, ten minutes from time as Lyons sent Mandroiu clear and he fell when challenged by Sean

McLoughlin.

This time Mandroiu himself decided to take it and he made no mistake, burying his shot high in the top corner, though Ryan again went the right way.

Allardice was denied a spectacular third three minutes from time as he smashed a shot from distance that left the crossbar rattling for some time afterwards.

“I was ready to run into the crowd if I’m hon-

est,” Scottish midfielder Allardice tells the Dublin Gazette.

“If it had gone in, the shirt would have been off! Bohs, it’s been a while since they won something and we’re going well in the league.

“There’s a chance there to go and win something and we don’t really care who we get. We’re flying on confidence. We’ll put the work in in training and we’ll fancy our chances.”

Union Cup shows its colours

Richie Fagan, John Noone, Megan Fogarty, Oran Sweeney at the unveiling of the gates.

Picture: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

GUINNESS is flying its colours for the 2019 Union Cup, as it unveiled its newly painted gates to support its partnership with Europe’s biggest LGBT+ inclusive rugby tournament which takes place in Dublin for the first time.

The Emerald Warriors RFC is inviting Ireland to stand in support of diversity and inclusion in rugby, #TryWithPride and come along to Union Cup matches over the weekend.

This year for the first time there is also a dedicated women’s tournament and cup, the Ann Louise Gilligan Cup.

The Union Cup takes places from June 7 to 9 and will feature 45 teams from 15 countries.

The tickets are available from www.unioncupdublin.ie and are priced at €10 for adult tickets.

Union Cup Dublin will also host a dedicated women’s tournament for the first time, with teams competing for the Union Cup Women’s Cup. As an inclusive tournament, Union Cup welcomes both IGR and non IGR teams teams and players for this inaugural tournament.

30 May 2019 CITY  DUBLIN GAZETTE 29

RUN OF FORM

Bohemian’s Scott Allardice tackles Cork City’s James Tilley.

Picture: Martin Doherty

SOCCER: NUGENT CUP WIN QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY PROMOTION

Kevin’s celebrations come thick and fast LSL SUNDAY MAJOR

St Kevin’s Boys celebrate their promotion

 DAVE DONNELLY

sport@dublingazette.com

REBEL RISING

Killester succumb to Wheelers in Byrne final KILLESTER’S Wheelchair Basketball Club’s season came to a close with a 68-47 result to Cork’s Rebel Wheelers in the Paddy Byrne Cup final.

Killester played some exceptional basketball throughout the tie but were stymied by injuries to a trio of key players while the Cork outfit never relented in a bruising affair.

Picture: Martin Doherty

THE celebrations are coming thick and fast for St Kevin’s Boys’ senior side as they followed up their first trophy in AUL football with promotion for the first time to intermediate ball.

They came up against their main rivals for the final promotion spot from Sunday Major, Ardmore Rovers, and blitzed them 8-0 to seal it in style.

It brought to an end a big week for the club, who had beaten league winners Ayrfield United four days after lifting the Nugent Cup with a 2-1 win over CYM Beechwood.

Kevin’s had to do it the hard way, however, going behind to Tommy O’Brien’s goal early in the second half before Jordan Cromwell and Adam Whelan turned it around.

Larkview got their reward for a fine start to the second half when O’Brien slotted them in front before top scorer Cromwell levelled matters midway through the half.

With a series of important games coming up, including Friday’s FAI Junior Cup semifinal with Sheriff YC, Kevin’s were determined to push on and get the job done inside 90 minutes.

That they did when Whelan popped up late on, the substitute showing good technique to find the net, and a tired Beechwood side had no response.

“It’s a great achievement,” Costello told the Dublin Gazette.

“It’s the first time since we came across to the Leinster Senior League from the AUL three years ago that we’ve won a bit of silverware for the first team.

“The Saturday team had a good win in their league this year but, in regard to the first team, it’s our first piece of silverware which is always a special occasion.

“It’s a long time coming and it’s a bit of a

monkey off our backs I think. It was a good night, a good game and it was a great occasion.”

The following night saw the club celebrate their 60th year in existence with a dinner attended by dignitaries from the league, the FAI and partner club Bohemians.

The two clubs have a partnership that sees them field joint teams in the under-13, under15 and under-17 League of Ireland and continue on in Bohs’ under-19s and senior teams.

That link has already born fruits in the first team: ten of the matchday squad for the EA

Sports Cup quarter-final win over Cork City on Monday night were ex-Tangerines.

Perhaps as significantly, both of Bohs’ goalscorers on the night, full debutant Ross Tierney and Danny Mandroiu, both came through the system at Kevin’s.

“That’s what we’re trying to provide. Going to the Leinster Senior League, our goal was to get intermediate football, which is obviously a step up from junior football.

“There is the opportunity for lads who may not be ready for League of Ireland yet, or might not be noticed, to play at a decent level.”

Murphy coaxed back by Formula Female KARTING  sport@dublingazette.com

FORMER karting champion Cheryl Murphy returned to kart racing after a hiatus of over ten years last weekend at Whiteriver Karting Circuit in Louth.

The Dubliner was offered a drive by Formula Female, an initiative which encourages more females to participate in motorsport. She competed against a star studded international grid in the new Tillotson T4 Kart, as part of the launch of the Irish company’s new machine.

Murphy, from Santry in Dub-

lin, competed in many classes of karting from Cadet up to Rotax Max, with many wins along the way, including a prestigious O Plate win. Despite a long break from racing, she is hugely excited about her return, saying: “I am excited about getting back into a kart after all these years. It is great what Formula Female are doing to encourage more females into motorsport and I am delighted to be part of it.”

Nicc i Daly from Formula Female added: “I am delighted that we have managed to persuade Cheryl to return to the driving seat. She is a former star and

a great role model for young female karters.

“Also, the new Tillotson T4 series is very interesting, It

makes competitive karting more accessible than before, which can only be a good thing.”

Cheryl Murphy leading the way in Louth. Picture: Marc Quinlivan

30 DUBLIN GAZETTE  CITY 30 May 2019

COMMUNITY GAMES

CRICKET: MAN OF MATCH PRIZE FOR SECOND TIME

CUS’s O’Halloran’s hat trick heroics LEINSTER SENIOR FINAL  sport@dublingazette.com

The competitors race off during the cross country race in Limerick at the Aldi Community Games. Picture: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Ranelagh, Santry and Marino shine in Limerick festival  CÓILIN DUFFY

sport@dublingazette.com

RANELAGH, Santry and Marino-Fairview competitors represented Dublin with pride at the Aldi All-Ireland Community Games weekend at the University of Limerick on Saturday and Sunday last.

A strong contingent travelled from Dublin, taking part in a range of events, with many memories to take away from the weekend for competitors, managers, family and friends alike.

Ranelagh’s Norah O’Flanagan struck Gold in Swimming with her first placed finish in the 2 Lengths Breaststroke for Under 12 and Over 10 Girls.

Indeed O’Flanagan picked up two gold medals, also in squad competition.

There was a strong contingent in the swimming competitions from the area, with Ranelagh representing Dublin in the Girls Under-13 Swim Squad (4 x 1 length Freestyle) and coming home with Gold Norah O’Flanagan, Annabelle Black, Lucy Colleary, Elli McNamara, Amy O’Neill and Ellen O’Driscoll were part of the winning squad.

Riona Monaghan also put in a strong display, finishing fourth in the two lengths breaststroke for Under 14 and Over 12 girls.

Also involved in individual swimming events from Ranelagh were Quinn Boylan, Philip Lynch, Ellen O’Driscoll, Kate Black and Amy O’Neill.

Ranelagh’s Ella Moynihan Ní Bhradaigh, Riada Ní Chasaide and Grace Rooney; along with Santry’s Cathal Hickey were part of the nine strong Dublin mixed team that took part in the 1200m Under 13 and Over 11 mixed Cross Country, but didn’t feature in the medal placings.

Ranelagh’s Jamie Carr was part of the Boys Under 12 mixed distance relay squad who came third in their heat behind Kerry and Laois.

The Dublin Girls Under 12 Mixed Distance Relay took bronze, behind Donegal and Kerry, with Ranelagh’s Jane Murphy, Aoibhinn Cusack and Evie Hayes involved.

Ranelagh’s Hannah Barnes, Eabha Fitzpatrick, Aisling Thomas and Honor Lynch were part of the Mixed Distance relay Cross Country Under 14 and Over 12 Girls 600m team.

In the Swim squad (4x 1 length Freestyle) for Under 13 and Over 10 Boys, Ranelagh represented Dublin with Quinn Boylan, Jack Carr, Hugo Ivers McCormack, Philip Lynch, Daragh O’Dwyer and Adam Whittaker trying hard, but not featuring in the medal placings.

Santry were also represented by Harry Young in Model Making and Sorcha Thomas in Swimming.

Marino-Fairview were involved in the Under 14 Quiz, but didn’t feature in the medal places, in a highly competitive event. Joseph Connolly, Luke Feeley, Ely Nolan, Ruairí O’Donohoe and Aidan Tancred were the squad.

They also had representatives in Gymnastics with Hannah Corcoran and Charlotte Clements taking part; Alex Corcoran and Hugo Daly were involved in Swimming events; while Briona Ní Mhuirí participated in Model Making.

Over 3,600 participants from across the country took part over the weekend in over 30 different disciplines with everything from Indoor Soccer, Badminton and Mini Rugby to Culture Corner, Projects and Talent competitions.

C U S b ow l e r D av i d O’Halloran produced a remarkable hat-trick amid a five wicket haul in the Leinster School’s Senior Cup final to take the laurels by 105 runs ahead of Blackrock College.

It came a year and a day since his player of the match performance against St Andrew’s in the 2018 final as O’Halloran bowled the Leeson Street side to victory as they comfortably defended what at halftime had seemed a perhaps below par score.

Nathan McGuire (36) got the CUS innings off to a flyer but Blackrock, appearing in their first final for over 50 years, are nothing if not gritty and they dug in for the fight.

C i l l i a n Mc D o n n e l l (2-27), bowling ten overs on the bounce, slowed the run rate and experienced campaigners Gavin Hoey (2-44) and JJ Garth (3-32) ensured wickets fell at regular intervals.

Neil Rock and O’Halloran fell cheaply and it was left to Andrew Tonge to be the only other CUS batsman to

CUS celebrate their third successive Leinster Schools Senior Cup success

pass 20 as they made 157/9 off their 40 overs, having been 37/0 after just six.

McGuire opened the bowling as well as the batting and looked consistently threatening as his ten overs went for just 25 runs and he snagged two wickets.

Both Blackrock openers fell to sloppy run outs trying to steal a single to square leg, before the

FEILE FEVER Raheny land famous double

RAHENY’S Under-14 girls com-

pleted a Feile double as they beat Beann Eadair 0-4 to 0-1 to land the Division 4 title last week, adding to a camogie Feile crown won last month.

They battled through a tough group, eventually getting one over a Howth side they drew with in the group stages of the competition.

In tough conditions, Aoife Savage, Ava Peake, Isobel Browne and Nicole Cotter got the scores.

Picture: gaapics.com

O’Halloran show began.

His first two wickets required catches to complete the fall, however his hat-trick was all bowled.

A joy to behold as line, length and pace were too much for the middle order on this day.

“You never expect to take a hat-trick in a final, so I’m delighted it happened today,” said O’Halloran after the game.

“I don’t feel any extra pressure being a club player playing for the school because there’s always someone else who can step up on any day. I’ve just been lucky it’s been me the last two years.”

It fell to O’Halloran’s clubmate Zak OliverWoods to take the final wicket as CUS completed the victory in 20 of the 40 permitted overs.

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MENTAL HEALTH: ALL-IRELAND WINNER ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO TALK

FOOTBALL

Clontarf and Whitehall pick up key wins

Bloom in the Park ambassador and Dublin ladies footballer Nicole Owens

Nicole Grounded for Bloom in the Park  CÓILIN DUFFY

sport@dublingazette.com

NICOLE Owens says it’s important to talk about mental health, with the Dublin Ladies Footballer having gone through tough times with depression and panic attacks affecting her daily life.

Owens has been speaking about how she has dealt with her own personal struggles, as an ambassador for ‘Grounded’ – one of the gardens which will feature at this weekends ‘Bloom in the Park’ in the Phoenix Park.

“My rationale is that the more mental health is talked about and the more that it is normalised, and to give people an insight into self-awareness and how they are feeling, and give them ways to verbalise how they are feeling,” Owens told the Dublin Gazette.

“It’s hard to go to someone to talk about it. It is becoming easier, but it is hard to go to someone and say ‘I’m not feeling great today, I’m feeling really sad today’ – it’s something that traditionally wouldn’t have been done.”

Owens hopes that speaking out from her position as a Dublin Ladies Footballer, can help.

“The reason why I like talking about it is that there is a platform based off playing for Dublin,” she said.

“It is a privilege to have that platform. If me speaking out means that one person can come to me and say ‘I understand what you are feeling’ then that’s what I’m hoping to get out of it.”

Speaking on a personal basis, Owens gave an insight into how she struggled to motivate herself to go to football training at times.

“When it was at its worst everything came in on top of me and I just couldn’t do anything,” she said.

“Part of it was that I couldn’t be around people, and obviously in teams you are around lots of people. I didn’t have the mental strength.”

Owens revealed that she took time away from the Dublin squad in 2017, and they were very supportive of her.

“It was only for a few weeks, but I was supported very well by the management and the team. It has impacted

on me at times.

“Sometimes, in the week leading up to a match, I haven’t had a good week and obviously you want to be coming into a game like an All-Ireland semifinal with a really positive mindset.

“It’s very tough when you are not. I think that is something which in the last year or two has definitely improved for me a lot.

“Looking back on 2017, I would say that was when it was probably at its worst.”

However, Owens says losses on the pitch didn’t necessarily impact more than normal on her mental health.

“It’s not something I thought about, and I don’t think it impacted any more than anyone else,” she said.

“In terms of football for instance – the All-Ireland semi-final loss hit me hard for a few days, and I didn’t want to think or talk about it, but I don’t think it affected me more.”

Looking ahead to the summer, Dublin face Westmeath in the Leinster final on June 30.

Owens says there’s not much focus

on the game yet.

“At the moment, the focus is mainly on the clubs. For the county, it’s about focussing on what we can improve upon from the league, and Mick [Bohan] is focussed on the fundamental skills which can only have a knock-on affect.

“Obviously, we have it in our heads that the next game is June 30, but the fuel is just for us all to get better at the moment, and then as we get closer to the match we’ll start looking at Westmeath in isolation and how we can deal with them and their threats.” ** ‘Grounded’ was designed in collaboration with people living with or affected by mental illness will be one of the gardens featured at this year’s Bloom in the Park over the June bank holiday weekend.

On Bloom’s opening day, a panel discussion will be held in the ‘Grounded’ garden featuring campaign ambassador Nicole Owens, psychiatrist Dr Lee Motherway, Aware ambassador and Director of Services Brid O’Meara, and See Change ambassador and Project Coordinator Barbara Brennan.

CLONTARF’S outstanding form continued in AFL Division 2 at Thomas Ashe Park, where they were 4-16 to 2-13 winners against Round Tower Lusk.

This is a fourth success on the bounce for ‘Tarf, who have scored a total of 13 goals in that particular run.

Kevin Lillis and Matias Mac Donncha shook the Lusk net in the opening half offering the away side a 2-8 to 1-8 interval cushion in the process.

Kieran McKeon and Mac Donncha majors on the resumption kept Clontarf in the ascendancy as they now occupy fourth spot in the table.

Heading into round seven as the only team in the division without a win to their name, Whitehall Colmcille put that right against Na Fianna ‘B’. Despite coming into play with four wins from six games, the St Mobhi Road men suffered a four-point reversal (1-15 to 0-14) to Whitehall.

Round Tower Clondalkin leapfrogged opponents Scoil Ui Chonaill at Monastery Road on Sunday, emerging with nine points to spare (2-13 to 0-10) in an accomplished display. It was a shaky start to the proceedings for Towers, but Barry Keane’s 13th-minute goal soon helped them to settle.

Eric Finn, Mick Hallows and Kevin McGibney were also on target as the hosts entered the interval in the ascendancy. Thomas Galvin claimed Towers’ second goal in the final-quarter and they never looked back.

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Crumlin too hot for Cole’ in Lanigan Cup decider  DAVE DONNELLY

sport@dublingazette.com

CRUMLIN United relinquished their Saturday Major crown but they managed to get their hands on some silverware as they lifted the Lanigan Cup with a 3-2 victory over Colepark United.

The club’s Sunday team replaced Bluebell United as champions of the top intermediate league and the roles were reversed as the Bell ended Crumlin’s seven-year reign in Saturday competition Bluebell’s Red Cow ground hosted Saturday’s final between Shane Carlile’s side and Colepark, who surprised many by finishing fifth in their second year at this level.

Sam Burgess, who has made his breakthrough to the Sunday team in recent months, scored twice while Leon Foley was also on target in a closely-contested game.

Graham Dowling had put the Ballyfermot side in front in the first half w h i l e Ad a m Wa s se r tied the scores up at 2-2 before Burgess struck the winner nine minutes from time.

Colepark hit the front when Crumlin conceded a free kick on the halfway line and the resulting ball into the box was nodded down for Dowling to slot into the net.

Within five minutes, Crumlin were level, however, as Foley struck a spectacular effort from 35 yards into the top corner.

Crumlin United celebrate their Lanigan Cup victory

“After losing out on the league, it’s good to get

some silverware to get the lads hungry for next season and knowing they can still win things“ They completed the turnaround ten minutes into the second half when Dylan Whelan picked out Chris Strassle and his low cross was tapped in by Burgess at the back post.

Colepark never gave up and they drew level when Wasser capitalised on a defensive mix-up to tap into an empty net.

Crumlin sealed the deal

inside the final ten minutes when the impressive Whelan played in Burgess and he set himself before shooting high into the net.

“After losing out on the title, it’s good to get some silverware to get the lads hungry for next season and knowing they can still win things,” manager Carlile tells the Dublin Gazette.

“Colepark are drastically improved this season. They went up last year and they gave us two good games.

“This year we only beat them 1-0 with an 88th minute goal first time around, and second time around they were missing two or three lads. “ T h ey h ave g o o d structure and a good set of young lads there, and

they’ll be better next season.

“It’s disappointing that we lost the league as we’ve won it for the last seven years, but you have to lose at some point and credit to Bluebell. They played some good stuff this year.

“The average age was 23 or 24 on Saturday and we have some good lads coming through as well

in the 19s.

“The likes of Sam, Leon, Callum Keane, Dylan, Calvin Rogers – to me they should be playing League of Ireland.

“It’s great for them to get the feel of senior football and see if they’re able to make the next step.

“That’s my whole purpose with the Saturday team, to get them up with the Sunday side.”