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Mum, son (8) fighting for life after horror blaze  EMMA NOLAN THE HORROR blaze that left a young mum and her little boy fighting for their lives may have been started deliberately, it has emerged.

Maggie Green and her three kids, 13-year-old John, Francis, 8, and Savannah, 7, had to be pulled out of the window of their burning Inchicore flat by brave neighbours after the fire broke out on Monday.

Maggie was rushed to St James’s Hospital where her condition is being described as “critical”.

Francis is also on the critical list at Crumlin Children’s Hospital.

The fire, which began at Tyrone Place flats around 11pm, is believed to have started just inside the family’s front door, leading investigators to treat it as “suspicious”.

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SPORT | SAM MAGUIRE BRINGS ONE PUNTER AN ACCUMULATOR WIN

 EMMA NOLAN

A SEA of blue flowed through Smithfield on Monday evening as waves of Dublin supporters welcomed the mighty Sam Maguire cup for the third year in a row.

The fans were out in force to welcome the boys in blue and soak up the exuberant atmosphere following the historic win.

Speaking ahead of the ceremony, Ardmheara Micheal MacDonncha congratulated Jim Gavin’s men, saying: “This historic three-in-a-row winning run is a marvellous achievement from one of the best county teams we have ever seen.”

Paying tribute to the determined westerners, he added: “My commiserations must go to the brave and talented Mayo team.”

Joyous scenes were on display

in the square as the team took to the stage to celebrate their third successive Sam Maguire for the first time in 94 years by defeating Mayo in Croke Park on Sunday.

Kevin McManamon again led the way on stage with a rousing rendition of Dublin in the Rare Old Times, while manager Jim Gavin and captain Stephen Cluxton were among those to address fans.

Bernard Brogan told the crowd: “We’re blessed to be in the position to do it. It’s great to be able to come home and No, Fido here didn’t win big thanks to Sam and the boys – he helped party in Smithfield!

show what it’s all about.”

Meanwhile, there was one upthe-Dubs supporter with more reason than most to celebrate – the weekend win was the missing link in an accumulator that saw an online BoyleSports customer scoop €26,120.77.

The accumulator had six selections across the All Ireland SFC, All Ireland Club SHC, Six Nations, Leinster SHC, PDC World Championship and NFL Division 3. The select i o n s included Cuala at 3/1 to win the All Ireland Club SHC, England at 5/6 to win

the 2017 Six Nations, Galway at 5/2 to win the 2017 Leinster SHC, Michael van Gerwen at 8/13 to win the PDC World Championship, and Tipperary at 11/4 to win the 2017 NFL Division 3.

Mayo’s efforts on the day threatened to derail the accumulator, but Dublin’s win (11/10), as the final piece of the accumulator, scooped the winner a €26,120.77 windfall.

Aoife Heffron, BoyleSports spokesperson said: “This punter had a long wait to see if their accumulator would come to fruition.

Dublin was their final selection that could either guarantee them over €26,000 or let them down completely. It left it all down to the Dubs, who didn’t disappoint and won them an astonishing €26,120.77.”

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Dublin fan had 26,120 reasons to celebrate

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Friendly little fellas getting ready for Feile le Cheile HARRY Rehill and Fionn O’Nuallain were ready to tuck in to a cake as they helped with the launch of Feile le Cheile – a night of ceol, cultur agus craic – in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Friday September 22, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Gaelscoil Inse Chor.

The night promises to be a special occasion that celebrates the music, culture and spirit of the school, community, friends and supporters that have been an inherent part of Gaelscoil Inse Chor since its foundation in 1977. Guest appearances include The Young Folk, Fiach O Muircheartaigh, Peter Byrne and Conor Mahony and Conor Byrne, with tickets priced €40 (plus booking fee), available through Eventbrite.

Dublin named ‘A Welcoming City’ for all who live here

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DUBLIN has officially been declared as “A Welcoming City”. The last Dublin City Council meeting saw it decided that the designation could promote the concept that all people, including immigrants, are valued contributors to the city and are vital to the success of their communities and to the city itself.

Ardmheara Micheal MacDonncha (SF) last week launched a four-week social inclusion programme of events to coincide with the adoption of this resolution, saying: “We in Dublin City Council are committed to developing the city as a place where those from all nationalities and ethnic backgrounds have a sense of belonging and pride and the opportunity to contribute to every aspect of city life.”

Irma’s over – but the Red Cross still needs your help

All kinds of crazy, wonderful music

MUSICAL fans are in for a treat with the production of Crazy for You, currently kicking up a storm at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre. Bringing together lots of Gershwin brothers’ songs, including some timeless classics like I Got Rhythm, They can’t Take That Away From Me, and Nice Work If You Can Get It, the tale of a mismatched love affair between a wealthy New Yorker and a girl from a struggling theatre has caught the magic of classic Broadway with ease. Follow your toe-tapping feet over to the Bord Gais theatre for a show to remember.

THE Irish Red Cross is calling on everyone to help support its Hurricane Irma fund, given the scale and trail of devastation it left behind in several countries.

Pat Carey, chairman, Irish Red Cross said: “Donations received will be used to support those whose homes have been damaged. We will work closely with the local Red Cross [and with others] to identify those most in need of our assistance and to identify what type of assistance is most needed.”

To donate, see www.redcross.ie/donate, call 1850 50 70 70, or send a cheque made out to ‘Irish Red Cross’, and marked ‘Hurricane Irma’, to Irish Red Cross, Number 16 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

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DEALS | HOW TO SAVE YOURSELF €50 & JOIN THE COUNTRY’S BIGGEST CAR-SHARING CLUB FOR FREE

GoCar race is on IT’S European Mobility Week, and GoCar have come up with a cracking way to help raise awareness of the campaign – offering Dublin drivers FREE membership until the end of next week (it’s usually €50).

Since 2002, European Mobility Week has sought to influence mobility and urban transport issues, as well as improve public health and quality of life. The campaign also gives people the chance to explore the role of city streets, and to experiment with practical solutions to tackle urban challenges, such as air pollution.

That’s where GoCar comes in. The Dublin-based car-sharing kings have long been champions of sustainability.

Formed in 2008 and currently boasting a fleet of just over 300 cars, GoCar boasts 10,000 members, 170 pick-up points and recently announced that they are expanding their service beyond Dublin and Cork to seventeen further counties.

To celebrate European Mobility Week and its national expansion, GoCar is offering free memberships to all Dublin drivers with a full driving licence until September 29th. To avail of the offer, simply visit www.gocar.ie and follow their instructions.

HOW GOCAR WORKS: Simply sign up online by upload- phone or GoCard; the keys are in ing a scan of your driving licence. the car, with fuel, insurance and Once you receive your GoCard in city parking all included. Rates the post, you’re ready to go. GoCar start from €8 per hour with the users can book cars online or via first 50km of fuel included in each the app, then unlock with their trip. Visit GoCar.ie to find out more.

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Vitamin D deďŹ ciency is common among the Irish

In what is considered the largest representative study of vitamin D status of older Irish adults, scientists have found widespread vitamin D deficiency among those aged 50 and older.

IF YOU are Irish and older than 50, you stand a fair chance of being deficient in vitamin D, a nutrient that is essential for your bone metabolism, muscle strength, and immune system, among other things. Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin have shown in a firstof-its-kind trial that, during the summer period, one in eight older Irish person has blood levels of vitamin D below 30 nmol/L. This is viewed as the threshold to deficiency. In the winter period, the deficiency rate increases to one in four in the same age group.

More common in smokers The new study, which was recently published in the Journals of Gerontology: Medical Science, looked at vitamin D status and took into account such factors as age, economic status, and lifestyle factors. The researchers could see that vitamin D deficiency increased with age and that it was more common in smokers, people who live alone, and those from lower socio-economic fact, earlier studies across Europe revealed vitabackgrounds. min D deficiency problems, surprisingly even in countries such as Italy, Portugal and Hungary Applies to many other countries Based on their observations, the scientists state that the results where sunshine is much more abundant. of their study are of relevance not only to the Irish population but literally all countries that have seasonal sunlight variations. In Is there a need for supplements?

Our main source of vitamin D is sunlight. We also get a certain amount of the nutrient from foods such as oily fish, egg yolks, and mushrooms. More and more people take vitamin D supplements as a way of ensuring adequate intake levels of the nutrient. A preparation like D-Pearls from Pharma Nord, which contains vitamin D3 in dissolved in an olive oil formula, appears to be a good choice. So far, two scientific studies have demonstrated that this specific preparation provides excellent bioavailability.

Source: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and the determinants of 25(OH)D concentration in older Irish adults: Data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, glx168, https://doi. org/10.1093/gerona/glx168 COMMERCIAL FEATURE

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The scouts prove a dib-dib hand at marking milestone DANIEL Grant, Alex Keating McMahon and Patrick Fanning have a thumbs-up to the birthday celebrations at Herbert Park recently when they helped to mark 90 years of Donnybrook scouts.

Some 170 scouts came together for the special day, with all age groups catererd for from Beavers to Ventures, with a small ‘tent city’ providing a base camp for a range of fun scout activities.

While all this was going on, a pig was roasted on a spit, while any veggie-loving scouts were also happy to tuck into a delicious and carefully iced birthday cake – though, luckily enough, it didn’t have 90 candles on the top to put any scout firefighting skills to the challenge.

Additional garda resources for Ballymun are welcomed DEPUTY Noel Rock (FG) has welcomed the increase in local garda resources following an incident at a shop in the Ballymun area last week, with the Dublin North West TD saying: “In the coming weeks, it is understood we will secure an additional two community gardai, bringing the total from 8 to 10 in Ballymun, with additional gardai also coming to Finglas and Santry.”

Speaking after an armed robbery of a shop was stopped by gardai who were already inside the shop in a back office, he said: “From conversations and meetings with the Minister for Justice, and with senior gardai in North Dublin, I am satisfied that every support necessary is being given, and [the incident] proves that normal policing in Ballymun is continuing and, in fact, is strengthening.”

Step back in time with a rare film on The Liberties RARE and historic footage taken from The Liberties area well be screened as part of Culture Night tomorrow, Friday, September 22.

Dublin 8 on Film, a programme of films preserved in the Irish Film Institute’s Irish film archive, will see two special outdoor film screenings at 8pm and 9.30pm respectively, under the iconic St Patrick’s Tower located next to The Digital Hub’s Digital Depot building, on Roe Lane, just off Thomas Street.

The special screenings will bring viewers back in time and comprises rare and historic footage taken from The Liberties, including content from 1959 looking at the dying craft of Guinness’ coopers, and extracts from a series of short films broadcast in 2009 on people and places in The Liberties.

Seating for up to 200 people a time will be provided, so everyone, and especially anyone from The Liberties, is invited to come along and get a rare glimpse at the beloved area’s historic past.

JUSTICE | YOUTH FREE TO COME HOME AFTER FOUR YEARS IN PRISON

Politicians delighted as Ibrahim is FINALLY cleared of all charges  EMMA NOLAN SEVERAL politicians have echoed the Halawa family’s delight at the news on Monday that Ibrahim was found innocent of all charges against him, and can now return home after years in an Egyptian prison.

The long hoped for verdict means that the Dubliner is expected to return home within the next few days.

His sisters, who had tirelessly campaigned for his release, have said they are “so delighted”, adding: “It’s been a long four years and we can’t believe that this has happened.”

Ibrahim, the son of the imam of Clonskeagh

mosque, had been in prison s i n c e August, 2013, when the then teenager (right) was arrested at the Al Fateh Grand Mosque in Cairo during protests against the ousting of the democratically-elected then president, Mohamed Morsi.

Despite the verdict being repeatedly delayed, Monday finally saw the 21-year-old acquitted.

His sisters, Somaia, Fatima and Omaima – who had also been in Cairo – were also acquitted of their

charges.

Deputy leader of the Green Party Catherine M a r t i n expressed her relief and delight that Ibrahim was finally free to come home.

Speaking to The Gazette, she said: “This has been a long campaign – by Ibrahim’s family and all his supporters and friends. Ibrahim and his family have been through a horrific ordeal.”

Local councillor Lettie McCarthy (Lab) said: “Hearing Ibrahim Halawa was acquitted was the most wonderful news. It is

heartbreaking to think of what this young boy must have endured, and I don’t think any of us can begin to imagine what he and his family went through this last few years.”

Cllr Deirdre Donnelly (Ind) said: “I am delighted with this news for Ibrahim and his family, who have campaigned so hard for his release since 2013.

“He was a minor when he was detained in Cairo and the last few years have been a nightmare for all concerned. I would to congratulate his sisters, who campaigned tirelessly.”

Minister for Transport Shane Ross said: “I am delighted for Ibrahim, his family and all those

who have supported him through this long and painful process.

“After four years, Ibrahim – and his sis-ters Somaia, Fatima and Omaima – have been acquitted and their struggle against an often incom-prehensible legal system has finally come to a close.”

Deputy Colm Brophy (FG) said: “Numerous adjournments to Ibrahim’s case have caused great anguish and pain for his family.

“The verdict is proof that Ibrahim and his sisters never committed any wrongdoing or broke any laws in Egypt in 2013.

“Their innocence has been confirmed.”

INITIATIVE | COMPANIES USE FUN EVENT TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS

Three neighbours ‘park’ a bathroom in Francis Street  EMMA NOLAN

ONE city centre street really got into the Park(ing) Day spirit last week as three neighbours joined forces on a fun installation as part of the annual global event.

Inspired by Park(ing) Day – which see citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into temporary public places – Francis Street neighbours DHR Communications, Oxfam and Cuckoo Events created a temporary pop-up bathroom in their adjoining parking spaces.

Their joint pop-up was inspired by the quiet and tranquillity of one’s bathroom, which most of us take for granted on a daily basis.

Their installation aimed to highlight the reality that many

homeless people and asylum seekers are not afforded this small amenity.

Cuckoo Events provided props including a toilet, bunting and lino; Oxfam Francis Street supplied the bathtub, and DHR Communications offered tea and coffee to visitors and passers-by throughout the day.

Speaking of their joint venture, Catherine Heaney, managing director of DHR Communications, said: “A quiet bathroom is something most of us take for granted in our day-to-day lives.

We hope to draw attention to the reality that there are many who are not afforded this small facility.

“For a large number of home-

less people and asylum seekers, the tranquillity and privacy of a bathroom is considered a luxury.”

Neighbour Mark Breen, director, Cuckoo Events said: “While Park(ing) Day is a fun initiative and we enjoy taking part each year, it’s nice to be able to use our activity to highlight a societal issue in a unique and unusual way.

“It’s not ‘a preachy thing’, but if it gives people pause to consider what others have and don’t have and how we might help, then along with it being a fun little event, it might help do a little good.”

Having originated in San Francisco in 2005, this year marks the sixth year for Dubliners to participate in Park(ing) Day, with some 35 pop-ups set up across the city.

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Out and About

Anna Keogh, Kieran Drumm, Miss Candy and Niamh Wilson. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Models Taylor and Lasma showcase designs from designer Catriona Hanly’s Autumn/Winter Collection

Shiseido charity lunch hosted by Miss Candy S

TYLE was top of the menu at the Shiseido International Charity Lunch and Fashion Show in aid of the Rape Crisis Centre hosted by catwalk queen Miss Candy. This year’s luncheon was held in the exclusive 5-Star Westin Hotel in the heart of Dublin. Some of the well-known faces in attendance included Pamela Flood, author Marian Keyes, Lorraine Keane and Luke Thomas.

Author Marian Keyes

Television presenter Sally Anne Clarke and Mandy Williams

Pamela Flood

Helen McAndrews and Maria Luke Thomas and Ciaran Bernard

Paula Hurley and Fiona Cooke

Freeman

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HOUSING | CHARITY FOR ELDERLY RAISES CONCERNS

Alone blast return of bedsits BEDSITS could be making a return to Dublin, but one charity fears it’s the elderly who will be impacted the most by such changes.

Alone, the charity that supports older people to age at home, has expressed concern over Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy’s plans to re-introduce bedsits to tackle the homelessness crisis.

In early 2013, it became illegal for landlords to rent out bedsit-type accommodation over concerns that

many were dilapidated, run-down and inadequate for modern habitation.

Sean Moynihan, Alone’s chief executive, said: “We see this [potential move] as a backward step for the housing market.

“People may not be aware that bedsits mean shared bathrooms and we believe that all individuals deserve a home that is of a high standard with private sanitary facilities, proper heating appliances,

and proper food preparation areas.

The standard of housing needs to be improved, not diminished.”

Moynihan added: “In a time of extremely high rents, the Government is rewarding landlords who have taken no actions to improve housing standards.

“Older people on fixed incomes cannot compete in the current rental sector and we would be concerned that it will be our older people who end up in these bedsits.”

HERE’S TO A BREW-TIFUL WAY TO HELP HOSPICES H

ARRY O’Toole and Patricia Salveta were happy to help support Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning last week, which aims to raise €2m for hospice care. The pair of pals were among the many people supporting the morning fundraiser at St Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown. Some 5,000 events were held around the country in an effort to raise the funds to support services for those who need pallative care. This year’s coffee morning marked 25 years of the event with more than €34,000,000 being raised since the very first coffee morning. Picture: Alison O’Hanlon

INCHICORE | INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY

Gardai appeal for any witnesses after mum, kids injured in blaze  EMMA NOLAN

GARDAI are continuing their investigations at the scene of the horror blaze in Inchicore on Monday night which left a young mum and her son critically injured.

Maggie Green, who is aged in her 30s, and her son Francie (8) were seriously injured in the late night blaze at the Tyrone Place 1950s block of flats.

Her son John (13) was rescued without injury, while daughter Savannah (7) received burns to her hands.

The blaze is being treated as suspicious, with the scene preserved and a technical examination is ongoing. Gardai are investigating how the fire may have started.

A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Gardai in Kilmainham are investigating a fire that occurred at a flat at

Tyrone Place, Inchicore at approximately 11pm [on Monday night].”

Cllr Daithi Doolan (SF) said the community is shocked: “The whole community here in Inchicore is in shock over what happened. I want to wish them all a fast recovery. My thoughts are with them and the family at this time.

“It is important that the city council carry out a full investigation now as to how this started, along with the gardai.

“The kids and Maggie should have been getting up for school, but instead they are in hospital in a very bad way.”

Investigating Gardai are seeking witnesses to the incident, or to talk to anyone who was in the vicinity of Tyrone Pace between 10.30pm and midnight on Monday night to contact them at Kilmainham Garda Station at 01 666 9700, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any garda station.

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PEOPLE | CAROLINE’S CROSSING COLUMBIA TO HIGHLIGHT DISABLED PEOPLE’S VALUE TO SOCIETY

It’s neigh bother as blind woman saddles up in bid to help others in a 1,000km trek  SYLVIA POWNALL

A BLIND Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown woman is leading a global campaign for businesses to employ more people with disabilities – by trekking 1,000km across Colombia on horseback.

Caroline Casey, from Blackrock, saddled up in Cartagena earlier this month and is meeting Colombi-ans with disabilities to take about their experiences along the way.

With the help of her “horse guru” Lucinda Watson and her stepdaughter Niamh recording her journey, she aims to arrive in the country’s capital, Bogota, in October to address the summit of charity One World, which brings together the world’s youngest leaders.

Entrepreneur Caroline, 45, told The Gazette: “We’ll be making a call to action for our campaign ‘Valuable’. There are one billion people around the world with some form of disability and their combined disposable income is estimated at more than $8 trillion.

“That’s a sizable amount to just overlook. We have a great opportunity to get people talking and get some momentum going around the issue.”

Caroline, a former Mount Anville student and UCD graduate, hopes her slightly unusual mode of transport will spark some interest and that the campaign will gather more supporters as it pro-gresses.

She said: “This journey is not an endurance ride. It’s not supposed to

be the inspirational story of a visually impaired girl’s adventure.

“It’s to take it out of people’s heads and get them talking. I hope people follow my journey online. We don’t want people’s money – we want their hearts, minds and vision.”

Those living with a disability are twice as likely to live in poverty and more than three times less likely to access third-level education. At best, one in two will get a job. And 80% acquire their disability between the age of 18 and 65.

Caroline, who part-remortgaged her house to fund the trip, said: “I’m just there to start this. I have no right to speak on behalf of anybody; this is an opinion that I have that resonates with a lot of people.” You can learn more at www.valuable.global.

Blind horsewoman Caroline Casey, from Blackrock, trekking across Colombia

Hannah’s handy to help as Regatta Great Outdoors opens new outlet at the Ilac Centre

IRISH Women’s Rugby player Hannah Tyrrell helped give Regatta Great Outdoors the thumbs-up as she officially opened the new store at the bustling redeveloped Moore Mall in the Ilac Centre.

Hannah’s help was a natural fit for the Regatta branch, with the keen sportswoman eager to check out the diverse range of goods at the outlet, the chain’s third in Dublin, which has created seven jobs.

She said: “Whenever I’m feeling stressed and need to clear my head, I like to get outside

and get active – what’s great is I know Regatta’s got me covered, even in our Irish weather!”

Welcoming the news, Simon Betty, retail director for Ireland for Hammerson – joint owner with Irish life of the Ilac Centre – said: “We are delighted to welcome Regatta Great Outdoors to Ilac. The newly redeveloped mall, which completed ahead of schedule, demonstrates the growing strength of our retail offering and confirms Ilac’s position as Dublin City’s premier shopping destination.”

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Out and About

Dublin’s No.1 fan - it’s official, he has a sign – Dylan Mulligan with pals

Mark

Deignan, Conor Andrews and Jack Mulligan

Brittany Porydzy and Mara Scallon

When everyone’s happy being blue Dean Rocks hoists the Sam Maguire aloft for the crowd after the match. Main Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne; others: Simon Peare

Tara Byrne and Alan King

Rebecca Caffrey and Megan Gore

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T’S often said that “The Wesht is Besht”, but our country cousins were put to shame by the delight of the crowd gathered at Smithfield plaza for the thrilling, deafening, cheering night of celebration as everybody’s favourite Sam – Maguire, that is – came to town a few nights ago, bringing a party and a half along. Not even the efforts of the mighty Mayo men could keep Sam from hanging out with what felt like 10,000 friends in Smithfield, all of whom were gathered together to show that nobody throws a party like Dubliners. The sea of blue-clad supporters gave the legendary Irish trophy – and the hero team of Dubs – a brilliant night to remember.

Patrick and Charlie Brady

Emma O’Hara handles Sam with care

Sally and PJ O’Halloran flag their support

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Were you there? Thousands of people flooded Smithfield in a sea of blue – with the team getting a terrific welcome as they brought the legendary cup out, to the delight of everyone

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DUBLINBUSINESS EMPLOYMENT | ONLINE PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING GIANT MOVES IN

The DCU Enactus team head to London next week

DCU’s Enactus six primed & ready to take on the world

LinkedIn’s new EMEA HQ to see 70 jobs created

BUSINESS leaders and third level students from across the country gathered in Grand Canal Square to celebrate the official Enactus Team Ireland Launch ahead of the Enactus World Cup in London later this month.

Enactus Ireland is one of 36 country organisations around the world that operates an Enactus programme, bringing together student, academic and business leaders who are committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to solve challenges in local communities.

Earlier this summer Enactus DCU – which consists of Lucy Mangan, Mairéad McDonough, Daniel Kyne, Matthew Hewston, Margaret Hanlon and Aideen Foley – saw off nine other Irish third level institutions to be crowned 2017 Enactus Ireland National Champions.

They will now go on to compete on the global stage at the Enactus World Cup, taking place in London next week.

At the launch, the DCU team showcased their three projects to be presented at the Enactus World Cup, which include Second Scoop, an ex-prisonerwork programme in partnership with Ben & Jerry’s providing ice-cream for corporate events, festivals and fairs; Well On The Way, a social enterprise providing business apprenticeships to asylum seekers in order to integrate into Irish society; and HeadstARTS, a programme which provides weekly classes in Dance, Drama, Music and Art for people with intellectual disabilities.

See http://enactusireland.org/ to find out more Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tanaiste Francis Fitzgerald joined LinkedIn Ireland’s Sharon McCooey to launch LinkedIn’s new state-ofthe-art EMEA HQ in Wilton Place earlier this week. The new offices will see the creation of around 70 jobs. Pictures: Connor McKenna

SOME 70 jobs are to be created at tech giant LinkedIn’s new headquarters, which opened in Dublin 2 earlier this week.

The social network for professionals officially opened their Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regional headquarters at Wilton Place on Monday.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tanaiste Francis Fitzgerald were on hand to unveil the state-of-the-art five-storey building (left), which has been designed to create opportunities for LinkedIn staff and visitors to socialise, collaborate and exchange ideas.

Some of the facilities include a music studio, a highend gym and fitness studio, a restaurant, coffee bar, an expansive roof terrace and a games room.

A number of Irish companies were involved in the building works, and at the height of the construction – which was completed in two years – the project saw 360 workers on site every day.

The new building is the first that LinkedIn has built outside the USA, and is the result of an €85 million investment.

The development was undertaken in order to meet the needs of LinkedIn’s growing

workforce in Ireland, which has increased from three employees to 1,200 in just seven years.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr Varadkar said: “When LinkedIn first came to Ireland in 2010 we were in the middle of one of our darkest periods economically.

“But today, thanks to the sacrifices of the Irish people and the policies pursued by the Government, our economy has recovered, and we are now facing the future with renewed confidence.

“Over the last seven years, the LinkedIn workforce here in Dublin has grown from just three staff members to 1,200.

“Indeed, LinkedIn’s belief in Ireland as a location for investment has contributed to our economic recovery.”

LinkedIn Ireland chief Sharon McCooey added: “With our new EMEA HQ in the heart of Dublin, we have an office that we are proud to call home, and we are honoured that An Taoiseach and An Tanaiste were able to join us for this landmark moment for our growth in Ireland.

“The level of our investment reflects our commitment to Ireland and the great work our amazing team in Dublin does every day.”

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SENSITIVE FRANKIE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU IN THE LURCH OUR Dog of the Week looking for their #SpecialSomeone* is Frankie, a handsome, four-year-old male Lurcher.

He’s a typical Lurcher – bouncy, fast and active out and about, but once he gets his daily exercises he is a happy couch potato.

Frankie is a curious dog who loves to discover new places and really enjoys his walks. He is also a sensitive soul and he finds sudden, loud noises quite scary, so he will need some training that will help to build up his confidence. Training him should be lots of fun as he loves his grub! Frankie would be best living in a quiet household with a sensible adult family. This wonderful dog will thrive in the right environment and will make a great companion for life.

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, at www.facebook. com/dogstrustirelandonline, or on Twitter @DogsTrust_IE.

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POWER  EMMA NOLAN

A DAZZLING new winter event is coming to Dublin Zoo soon, with Wild Lights – a magical nighttime event featuring giant, colourful lanterns and illuminated animal sculptures, inspired by wildlife – promising to light up the night in delightful style.

Visitors to this must-see event can follow an enchanted trail, where they can discover a dazzling array of beautifully crafted enormous silk lanterns.

They will then be wowed by Chinese performers and crafts while enjoying Chinese foods and warm drinks. Wild Lights will will feature 12,000 metres of silk, 19,000 bulbs, 5,000 metres of LED lights, 48,000 glass bottles and 215,000 pieces of porcelain, weighing 9.5 tonnes, with the lanterns to include a pride of lions, orangutans, tigers, giraffes, monkeys and much more! Other highlights include a 16 metre-high porcelain elephant tower and a 30-metre long Chinese dragon. Everything will be handmade specifically for Dublin Zoo. Tickets for the event, which runs from the start of November into next January, are on sale now from www.dublinzoo.ie.

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DUBLINLIFE Planting good ideas into young minds on Tetra Pak Tree Day OAK-Y dokey! Tree day is coming up and Dublin primary schools are being encouraged to plant their very own oak tree to mark the occasion.

The Tree Council of Ireland supported by Tetra Pak is calling on primary schools to get involved in Tetra Pak Tree Day 2017 on Thursday, October 5.

The aim of the day is to encourage primary school children across the country to put down their school books for a few hours and get outside to enjoy all that trees and our natural environment have to offer.

The theme of this year’s campaign is “Our Planet, Our Choice - Ar bPlaineid, Ar Rogha” to convey that we are all responsible for our environment.

It will see over 1,000 Oak tree saplings being made available for primary schools through the website, www. treeday.ie.

Dublin primar y schools are encouraged to log onto www.treeday. ie where they can apply for an Oak tree sapling which they can plant on their school grounds.

Planting these saplings will help teach children about the importance of planting trees to improve biodiversity on the school grounds. In addition, guided woodland walks will be organised nationwide with locations and details of the local walks on www.treecouncil.ie/tree-day.

GETTING TO KNOW JOSEPHINE K AT THE ABBEY THEATRE COMING to the Abbey Theatre this October, a new play by Stacey Gregg – Josephine K and the Algorithms.

Taking to the Peacock Stage as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival this year from October 11–21, 2017 and

starring Orla Fitzgerald (The Wind That Shakes the Barley, The Guarantee, Pure Mule) plays the lead role of Josephine K alongside Carl Kennedy who is also Sound Designer. Caitríona McLaughlin, Associate Director of the Abbey Theatre, directs.

Writer of Scorch (Best New Play, Irish Times Theatre Awards 2015) and Shibboleth, Stacey Gregg’s newest play is an unsettling foray into the age of big data and tech-intrusion.

A contemporary riff on Kafka’s The Trial, Josephine K is on trial but can’t find out why. Everyone else seems to know something, but they’re all super nice, so it can’t be that bad, right?

Stacey Gregg’s work often highlights advancing technological frontiers – Josephine K and the Algorithms is an experimental interrogation of how everyday life is interrupted and disrupted by the increasing role of technology and data mining in society.

Booking is now open for all dates at abbeytheatre.ie

POP TREASURES ON OFFER AT IRISH ANTIQUE DEALERS FAIR ITEMS owned by David Bowie, Jackie Collins and Lady Gaga will feature alongside the best of Irish antique design classics at the 52nd Irish Antique Dealers Fair at the RDS this weekend (September 22-24.)

And this year, attendees will also get a unique glimpse into the highend treasures of the rock and pop world thanks to Dubliner Laurence Carpenter.

“We will be displaying a collection of signed David Bowie lithographs – including his own charcoal drawing for an album press launch – along-

side rare finds from Rihanna, Noel Gallagher and Lady Gaga,” said Laurence of Irish-based Pop Icons, who deal mostly in London, New York and Los Angeles.

“We will have a mixture of contemporary artists’ costumes such as the headpiece Beyonce wore in the video for Lemonade, Lady Gaga’s graffiti corset and signed guitars from some of the music world’s top icons such as Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.”

Dublin antique dealer Niall Mullen will be selling a cold-painted bronze by renowned sculpture Josef Lorenzlwhich was bought from international author Jackie Collins’ estate sale at her home in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.

“Jackie Collins was passionate about collecting, and spent many decades selecting paintings, statuettes and jewellery which brought her joy and creative inspiration, and this bronze, valued at €3,850, is emblematic of her glamorous lifestyle,” said Niall.

Weldon’s will be displaying an important emerald-cut diamond solitaire ring, worth an estimated €150,000, at the Fair.

Admission to the 52nd Irish Antique Dealers Fair at the RDS from September 22-24 is €10, available at the door.

TAKING A LOOK INTO STRIKING IMAGES OF IRISH LIFE A NEW community-sourced Photo Detectives exhibition on in the National Library reveals striking images of Irish life.

Photo Detectives celebrates the NLI’s rich photographic collections and highlights the work of the dedicated global research community which has contributed significantly to

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Libby Boylan and Eoghan Breene from Stanhope Street Primary School celebrating the launch of National Tree day with Tail Skinner the Tree Man in the Phoenix Park.

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uncovering details about the photographs in the Library’s holdings. The exhibition was officially launched by Sabina Higgins.

It shows 26 striking images and stories dating from 1871 to 1970.

They reveal almost a century of changing Irish lives, including weddings in Waterford, family holidays in Donegal, the footing of turf in Antrim, and royal visitors to Kilkenny Castle. One particular highlight is a large-scale image of the shopfront of Mortimer’s shop in Waterford, captured in 1916, from the NLI’s Poole Collection.

Through interactions with online contributors, it was discovered that the Poole Photographic Studio had scratched out reflections in Mortimer’s window – an early form of photoshopping. The exact address of the

shop and the name of the child standing in its doorway were also discovered through online detective work.

Speaking at the launch, Sabina Higgins said: “We photograph and document so many moments of our lives online now, but it is important that we keep alive the stories and traditions of life in Ireland before the digital age. It is a testament to the Library and its staff for always looking for innovative ways to do that. ‘Photo Detectives’ is a wonderful example of using technology to give life to old photos and share their stories.”

Photo Detectives is free to visit, and is open seven days weekly: Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and 12noon to 5pm on Sundays. The exhibition runs in the NPA until the end of September.

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Colette Schutz, Noeline Blackwell and Charlotte Bradshaw and Lorraine Keane

Alexis Carey, Jordan Campbell and Mary Hayes Keane

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FUNDRAISER: GLAMOUR AND GLITZ AT WOMANKIND CHARITY LUNCH

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Hundreds gather to support Rape Crisis Centre MORE than 250 women from across Ireland’s business, media and fashion industries gathered on Friday, September 8 for WomanKind – a charity lunch and fashion show in aid of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

T he annual event, which took place at the Intercontinental Hotel, saw guests enjoy a threecourse lunch, followed by a showcase of 2017 autumn/winter trends in

a fashion show.

The show – which was choreographed by Cathy O’Connor, styled by Irene O’Brien and hosted by Lorraine Keane – featured stores including M&S, Avoca, Frock N Fabulous, JuJu and & Vedoneire, while hair and make-up was provided by Dylan Bradshaw.

On the day, Noeleen Blackwell, the chief executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, spoke

about the support available to victims of sexual violence, as well as the incredible work carried out by staff at the Dublinbased centre.

All involved donated their time and services free of charge. Along with spot prizes on the day, guests also received a goodie bag featuring brands such as Newbridge Silverware, Paul Costelloe Living, John Freida and more.

Holly White and Sinead Burke

The very pink-ture of support THERE was a sea of pink in the Phoenix Park down the country at Kilkenny Castle Park last weekend with many thousands of people taking part in the Great Pink Run. The event saw Avonmore Slimline Milk raising more than €350,000 to support Breast Cancer Ireland’s pioneering research and awareness programmes, nationally, with these four ladies delighted to help the cause.

TV3’s Elaine Crowley and rugby commentator Shane Byrne led out the Dublin run on Saturday, where more than 6,000 people took part.

On Sunday, Olympian Sonia O’Sullivan set the pace with support from the side-line from hurling legend DJ Carey, with more than 1,500

people taking part in either a 10K challenge or 5K fun.

Many of those who participated wore elaborate pink costumes and painted their faces to show their support for the many thousands of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in Ireland.

This is the fifth year that Sonia has taken part. She said: “The Great Pink Run is a great excuse to burn off some energy and have a target to aim for.

“An even better reason to take part is getting together with friends and family to raise much-needed funds for continued research into this disease and to help raise awareness of good breast health.”

Aisling Hurley, chief executive of Breast Cancer Ireland, said: “The Great Pink Run has gone from strength to strength over the past seven years and this year we have exceeded the targets we set in terms of registrations and monies raised online.

“Thanks to the support of our long-time supporters and sponsors we can ensure that 100% of funds raised from entries and individual sponsorship go directly to fund our ongoing efforts.”

Breast Cancer Ireland is planning to extend the hugely successful Great Pink Run to two new locations in 2018, and will announce the locations later in the year.

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Culture Night

The city’s busiest evening this side of the Christmas parties, Culture Night allows you to check out anything from the Wax Museum to Trinity Library for free. This year features a televised concert in the grounds of Dublin Castle, too.

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Canalophonic

The free Dublin music festival returns to its roots in Portobello, as well as expanding into the south of the city in venues like Whelan’s and Rathmines newbie The Bowery. A great way to catch a lot of up-and-coming Dublin acts in a single weekend.

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The World’s Biggest Eye Contact Experiment

A kind of antithesis to modern life, this global experiment encourages you to spend time connecting with strangers through a minute of looking straight into their eyes. SepTHE GREAT DUBLIN BIK tember 23 (morning), outside E RIDE the Stephen’s Green shopping centre.

All Ireland Ladies Final

Dublin take on Mayo once again in the ladies finale at Croke Park. The contest means long-dominant Cork can say goodbye to their title, but who will be the new holders in front of 30,000 plus at HQ? September 24.

The Great Dublin Bike Ride

Choose between 60km and 100km routes taking you out if the city, along the coast to Malahide, and then back to Smithfield on the popular annual cycle route. September 24.

Dublin Flea Market

The Monthly Newmarket event returns. You can grab anything from coffee and an imaginative bite to furniture, toys, vinyl and crockery. Plenty of bargains to be had, September 24.

Coastal Notes Music Festival

Dun Laoghaire welcomes a weekend long fiesta in which the various venues each host acts in a different genre, meaning the coastal suburb will come to life with varied stylings.

September 22 and 23.

LCD Soundsystem

Having retired in a blaze of glory not all that long ago, LCD Soundsystem are back at the top of the charts, and ready to take back Dublin, a spot they’ve always gone down a storm.

The Olympia, September 27-29.

New album of the week

The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful. Las Vegas stars return with their fifth album, one that’s gone down better critically than the previous two releases. Inspired by Brandon Flowers wife’s battle with mental health.

Pictures: Shay Murphy

THE long running Irish punk act fuse The Dubliners and The Clash in a memorable, brash, political barrage.

Earlier this year, trad-punks Blood or Whiskey spent a month touring the US. Playing 26 shows as a support act for Dropkick Murphys in just 30 days, they added to a growing reputation in American punk circles. Then they came back to Ireland to resume their day jobs.

It’s a strange aspect of the Celtic punk scene - which typically fuses trad tropes, tin whistles, Irish folk and harmonica - that the two biggest acts in the genre have only loose, emigrant links with Ireland. On our shores it’s seen as very much a musical niche.

Dropkick Murphys are Boston Irish, while Flogging Molly - an act Blood Or Whiskey supported in the Olympia Theatre just two weeks ago - are led by Dave King, born in a pre-gentrification Dublin 4 tenement, but very much based out of L.A. In terms of home-brewed Celtic punk stylings, Blood Or Whiskey are as big as they come, and regularly tour with both the rowdy American acts.

They might be heading on their first punk rock cruise this summer, but getting by hasn’t proved so easy back home, as frontman Dugs Mulhooly explains: “we definitely get more offers from the US and central Europe. People don’t see it as a thing here, because it is us [as a nation], it is what we do.”

“We’ve seen Japanese bands play music with an Irish crossover, though, but in general, Irish music is saturated here. People know these songs. We remember when Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys weren’t filling big venues here. They’d be playing 4,000, 5,000 when we went out with them elsewhere, but grinding it out here. That has changed now, but it hasn’t always been like that.”

For Blood Or Whiskey, though, the punk DIY ethos – building it yourself – is important. “To record an even half decent album costs eight or nine thousand quid,” drummer Chris O’Meara, the other remaining original member of a band that formed in 1994, explains.

“It’s a costly adventure. If you have a record label backing you that’s one thing, but we do it ourselves all the time.

We don’t believe in Fundit, in going to the fans. You shouldn’t be begging people to make you a rock star. We all go to work, and do jobs with our hands as well.

The thought of asking someone to give me money to release an album... I don’t believe in fleecing your punters to bring out albums. You do it yourself.”

Mulhooly adds that it can be quite a limitation: Blood Or Whiskey could certainly have more than four albums out under different circumstances. “We have

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JAMES HENDICOTT MEETS FUSION VETERANS BLOOD OR WHISKEY Formed in 1994, Blood Or Whiskey have come a long way since the days of playing sessions in their local GAA club. Pictures: Shay Murphy

Trad to the bone Celtic punk on a wing and a prayer a lot of songs there, but we’re not a great recording band anyway, to be honest,” he admits. “We’re a live act. If we could get a producer who could capture the energy we have live, that’d be perfect. It’s very hard to capture that energy playing to a click track, as you normally do when you’re recording. I’d love to just put mics around each instrument and lash it out, like we do in practise, and then just touch it up.”

There is, undoubtedly, a certain amount of sneering towards trad-fusion acts in corners of Ireland. O’Meara and Mulhooly pick out Clare as a place that’s

particularly superior about the purity of their music, and thank a notable Dublin act for their help on that particular front.

“The Pogues were the Godfathers of all this,” Mulhooly says. “Without The Pogues, we’d be nothing. What we’re trying to do is combine a bit of The Pogues, a bit of Dexys Midnight Runners, a bit of The Clash and a bit of The Specials.

Some punk, some ska, some soul, all put together.”

“When we’re writing songs, we don’t write them because we’re a Celtic punk band. We write as a standard punk band, and then we add in the banjo the whis-

tles, all that. We’ve squeezed banjo into songs that had no business having banjo in them, truth be told. But we’ve learnt from it, and now we’ll do what the hell we want.”

“We used to play trad in our local GAA club, for footballers or hurlers, just basically for a piss up. We’d come up and have a right old session, and play with some trad heads. But they weren’t snobby, we were just playing rebel songs.

The Pogues dealt with the snobbiness around trad music thirty years ago.”

“There’s an interview from RTE with Shane [MacGowan] just being asked

endlessly about it not being Irish. He just laughs it off. It’s a big celebration of being from Ireland, and we’ve nothing but respect for it. You’ll always get snobbiness, we’ve gone through the mill on how we’ve felt about it, but everyone can do what they want. It’s up to us. Music was never meant to have boundaries.”

At one point, though, it was definitely a bit of a party. “Back in the day, we played gigs and treated tours as holidays,” O’Meara says. “We’ve learnt, but we were young. It’s a completely different, more professional setup now. You can drink in your own time; we’ve real-

ised there’s something in it for us now.

It becomes very difficult to play when you’re partying every night.”

As for making some noise in Dublin?

“If you play less regularly, you’ve a better chance of getting a good crowd in. What we’d really like to do is set up a regular Christmas or Easter show. That’s kind of the plan.

“We’re also thinking about bringing it back to the pubs, with more of a party, session kind of vibe. We’d like that to grow into something.”

Maybe it will. Meanwhile, the American tour offers pour in.

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SIMONE’S NOT YOUR AVERAGE A 26-YEAR-OLD Crumlin woman is pushing her make-up skills to the limit with incredible facial transformations.

Scary, gory, glam or cute, from well-known TV and movie characters to nostalgic cartoon characters and intricate fantastical creations, – Simone Cleary can do it all.

She sat down with The Gazette to discuss how she honed her skills and where she gets her ideas.

“It all began when I was looking up videos on YouTube on a video game called Until Dawn, and I found a make-up tutorial for one of the characters.

“So, I just started looking at more tutorials and I did a few at home in my bedroom using Halloween face paints that I had, and my mam encouraged

me to pursue it further.”

With encouragement from her family, Simone completed a course in Fashion Media and Theatre Make-Up at Galligan Beauty College, where she honed her skills.

“The course teaches you a lot about certain techniques but a lot of it you have to practice at home – that’s where you refine your skills and your own style by just trying new things.”

A talented artist who always excelled at drawing painting, Simone uses her face as her canvas: “It’s an extension of that – a new medium.”

She also uses her boyfriend’s face to practice on. “He lets me put prosthetics and liquid latex and all sorts on him – he’s a real trooper!”

Some of Simone’s looks have earned her thousands of likes on social media, with her Woody from Toy Story gaining more than 3,000 likes on Instagram.

“It just blew up overnight,”she says. “I had to turn my phone off!”

However, her favourite look, to date, is her version of Jon Snow, from Game of Thrones.

“I actually freaked myself out how much I looked like him – especially when I do his scowly face,” she joked.

Simone’s vast portfolio is thanks to her dedication in consistently coming up with new ideas.

This year, she challenged herself to complete 100

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AINTER days of make-up, where she created a new look every day for 100 days – which was no mean feat, as she was working full time in the pharmaceutical industry at the time.

“I was working from 7am to 4pm every day, then spending two to three hours getting a look done and photographing it, washing it off, then getting to bed to do it all again the next day – but I made it in the end.

“The hardest part is coming up with new

ideas of what do. I usually find inspiration from whatever I’m watching or reading at the time.”

Now, she’s set herself another challenge for her favourite time of year – 31 days of Halloween.

“I’m planning a lot of these looks in advance, so I want them to be more in-depth, with more prosthetics and bigger props.”

Currently on a career break, Simone is dedicating her time to expanding her portfolio of looks.

Having worked as a trainee make-up artist on the TV show,

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Vikings, and on the film, The Professor and the Madman, she hopes to continue painting faces.

“I want to keep pushing myself to learn new things and not be afraid to try new techniques or to stick fake hair all over my face.

“A lot of make-up artists are all about the pretty side of things, whereas I like the other side of it as well, where you can make yourself look so disgusting that you’re unrecognisable – it’s nice to be able to both.”

For more of her work, see her Instagram feed (@simone_cleary and (@simone_cleary) Facebook page ( (Simone Cleary Up/SFX Make Up/SFX), while you can also email her at simonecleary@ campus.ie campus.ie.

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DID YOU NAME THEM ALL? 1: Jessica Rabbit 2: Freddie Krueger 3: The Godfather 4: Woodie 5: The Beast 6: Jon Snow 7: Lil 8: Wonder Woman 9: Phil 10: Princess Fiona 11: The Mask 12: Mystique

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STYLE Stradivarius Beret, €10; Forever 21, Jacket, €56; Miss Selfridge Dress €49; Stradivarius Shoes €36; (Right) Topshop Coat, €117; Dress, €64; Stradivarius Bag, €18; M&S Boots, €70

M&S Dress, €47.50; New Look Shoes, €39.99; (Right) New Look Jacket, €60; M&S, Dress, €67; Topshop Boots €80

Catch all the top trends under just one roof at Jervis

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Topshop Jacket, €110; Miss Selfridge Jumper, €52; (Right) New Look Trousers, €25

Forever 21 Hat, €15; M&S Shirt, €34; Next Skirt, €27; Topshop Boots €85; (Right) Tesco Coat €50, Jumper €20; New Look Skirt, €30; Next bag €50

Vila Coat with faux fur, €95; Dress, €50; Topshop, Shoes, €100; (Right) Berskha Jumper €16; Topshop Skirt €90; Schuh Runners, €44

JERVIS Shopping Centre has unveiled its Autumn/Winter 2017 collections with a shoot curated by Dublin stylist Corina Gaffey.

The collection is a showcase of the season’s top style trends handpicked from high-street stores throughout the centre.

Speaking about the collection, Corina said: “Jervis Shopping Centre is such an iconic shopping centre in Dublin and I was thrilled to be asked to pull an Autumn/ Winter collection together for their press preview.

“I had fantastic choice, with 30 retailers housed under one roof, with price and age ranges to suit everyone”.

Touching on a variety of the season’s key trends, Corina chose about four key styles to represent the season’s offering at the centre – Modern Heritage, 70s Bohemian, Vintage Romance and The Witching Hour.

Jervis Shopping Centre turns 21 this September and will be celebrating with a host of birthday activities and events in the centre.

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TRAVEL BOYNE VALLEY: A STAY AT DUNBOYNE CASTLE HOTEL & SPA DELIGHTS

Care to try this tempting suite at The Shelbourne?

WHETHER or not you’re a princess or ‘just’ another commoner, there’s nothing to stop you enjoying royally luxurious treatment at the grand old lady of St Stephen’s Green, The Shelbourne Hotel.

As part of the multimillioneuro refurbishment of the iconic hotel, the stunning Princess Grace suite has been completely refurbished to offer an experience fit for a princess, or for anyone who appreciates the truly luxurious side of life.

Guy Oliver – of Oliver Laws, a leading London design company – has created a scheme that reflects the traditional nature of The Shelbourne, and quietly develops the five-star hotel’s national and historical importance.

As the hotel’s elite presidential suite, the Princess Grace Suite is available for up to four guests to avail of its two double bedrooms, which feature a level of detail and service to delight.

As you’d expect, there’s champagne on arrival, a butler service, luggage packing and unpacking, a lavish breakfast for all guests, complimentary return Dublin Airport transfers, complimentary newspapers, valet parking, internet access and daily amenities – all while admiring the tastefully appointed antique furniture, artworks, and other touches to add a pinch of perfection to your princess-tastic stayover.

Before you decide that it could do for a quick getaway, you might need to raid the piggybank first – the plush package costs €7,500 per night for up to four guests ...

There’s fine cuisine at the hotel’s 2AA Rosette-winning Ivy restaurant, as well as plenty of nearby activities to indulge in

River activity helps make a splash at superb hotel  AISLING CONWAY WHOEVER would have guessed that discovering the Boyne Valley from the water could be so much fun?

An itinerary of wild water activities coupled with some serious pampering at the hotel spa might not sound like the ideal combination – but it was just that.

Our weekend started the way every weekend should, with afternoon tea washed down with a few glasses of Prosecco!

Then, after checking into our very plush and impressive room, it was down to the Boyne Valley activity centre to don our, ahem, very attractive wet suits.

The instructor talked us

through the safety aspects before it was time to hit the water. Myself and my fiance, Shane, were in one double kayak and we did ourselves proud for the most part, managing to stand up on the kayak, spinning around ...

However, I will admit that the final challenge on a rapid proved one manoeuvre too far for us and our boat capsized, dumping us spluttering into the river.

Talk about a wake-up call – but we enjoyed every minute of it.

With our feet back on terra firma at the hotel it was time to take in our blissful surroundings. Dunboyne Castle is nestled in 21 acres of lush countryside which would put even the most

Enjoy bed and breakfast at Dunboyne Castle Hotel & Spa from €130 per room per night. Kayaking with Boyne Valley Activities costs €40pp for a two-hour experience.

For further information, email reservations@dunboynecastlehotel.com, or see www.dunboynecastlehotel.com.

stressed-out workaholic at their ease.

The Georgian house’s restoration has been cleverly done and marries sleek sophistication effortlessly with its period charm.

You could lose yourself exploring the gardens, meander through the contemporary wings or just lounge for hours on end in front of the

magnificent open fires.

Wise owls that we are, we decided to warm our sodden bones with a few more glasses of Prosecco before dinner.

Staying as guests of Host & Co, we were delighted that the chef at the 2AA Rosettewinning Ivy restaurant had preparwwed a special taster menu exclusively for us and it all looked so tempting it was hard to choose.

I opted for steak (melt in the mouth good), and the scallops starter was literally to die for. With our stomachs full to the brim we went into the bar for a night cap and the live music helped lighten everyone’s mood.

I found myself wishing we could stay longer to explore Ireland’s heritage capital a

bit further. The hotel is ideally situated for visiting nearby Trim Castle, the Hill of Tara, majestic Newgrange or the Bru na Boinne UNESCO world heritage site.

But all too soon it was over ... Breakfast the next morning was a buffet affair in a private room off reception and one last surprise – a visit to the spa.

From the moment we walked through the doors we felt uber-relaxed. The outdoor tub was the highlight and even though the weather wasn’t great it didn’t take away from anything.

Dunboyne rates highly with its extremely friendly staff and top-quality rooms, but the spa was definitely the cherry on the top.

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DUBLINLIFE FASTNews Kia packs more space into Picanto

The group’s lower emission cars can save money too

Volkswagen Group Ireland launches Ecogrant offer VOLKSWAGEN Group Ireland brands, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen passenger cars and Volkswagen commercial vehicles are encouraging the uptake of its latest generation, lower-emission new cars, hand-in-hand with the removal, of older, Euro 1-4 emissions standard vehicles from the Irish car market, by launching a new EcoGrant offer.

Owners of any diesel vehicle that complies with Euro 1-4 emissions legislation qualify for the EcoGrant offer.

They can benefit from cash grant incentives that range from €800 to €6,500, when trading in against a range of Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen passenger cars and Volkswagen commercial vehicles, if the vehicle is ordered by December 31, 2017. The trade-in vehicle needs to have been owned by the customer for at least six months.

The deal applies to new petrol/diesel and plug-in hybrid/fully electric models from Volkswagen Group vehicles. When combined with SEAI and VRT grants, Volkswagen claims that electric car customers can benefit from €14,000 off the price of a new e-Golf electric car. All new Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen petrol and diesel vehicles meet the latest Euro 6 emissions standards.

Irish drivers confident of passing driving test again OUTSIDE of school exams the driving test is regarded as one of the most daunting test you can take.

Despite that, it seems that Irish motorists are confident they could pass their driving test with flying colours second time around.

According to new research from Carzone, one of Ireland’s websites where you can buy and sell new and used cars, 91% of Irish motorists believe that they would pass their driving test if they had to take it again.

The research was carried out among motorists as part of the Carzone Motoring Report. The research reveals that 41% of those questioned learned to drive between the age of 17-20 with ‘parent pressure’ being the reason why 1-in-5 got behind the wheel in the first place. A further 46% say they were inspired to learn to drive because they wanted independence.

According to the Carzone Motoring report 59% of men claim to have passed their test first time compared to 51% of women. For men and women who had to take it a second time, the pass results were relatively even. Thirty per cent of men say they passed on a second attempt compared to 29% of women.

City drivers like comfort and manoeuvrability and now they are also getting more room in a tight package. Kia’s new Picanto offers more in terms of space and features in a car that has been modernised and up-styled as MICHAEL MORONEY experienced during his recent test drive.

SMALL cars that are designed for city driving don’t seem to get bigger; they just seem to have become more spacious.

As we live in tighter spaces, the car designers have responded with vehicles that maintain a smaller footprint on the road, are more economical, yet more spacious.

All of those features are noticeably obvious in Kia’s upgraded Picanto, which has been refreshed with some modern features and more internal space. The car retains the same overall length as the previous mini car from the Korean brand, but now packs in more space in all areas of the car.

There’s more legroom and knee room in the front by subtle repositioning of the dash area. In the rear, the positions of the wheels have been moved to give a slightly longer wheelbase. More importantly, this gives extra boot space that’s valuable to city drivers.

The other benefit of the longer wheelbase is that the wheels have been pushed further out to the corners of the car. This means that there is less overhang and that should make tight parking spots easier to manoeuvre into.

The new Picanto is also an economical small car. I’ve compared it with other city cars such as the Hyundai i10, Volkswagen up! and the Toyota Aygo where Picanto’s threecylinder petrol engine is a match in terms of economy performance.

The new Kia Picanto offers an impressive small car package with additional space and modern features with its 7 year warranty and impressive safety credentials. Entry prices start at €13,295.

Kia Picanto SPECIFICATIONS

ambitions. And that delivers predicable poorer fuel economy results.

Engine 1.0 litre So much of this new Engine power 67hp car is about its packaging 0 – 100km/hr 14.3 seconds for more space, while not Economy 23m/litre compromising on safety.

(4.4/100km or 53mpg) On the inside the dashFuel Tank Capacity 35 litres board layout is now more centrally aligned, with a CO2 emissions 101g/km large 7.0-inch ‘floating’ Road Tax Band A3 €190 touchscreen sitting in the Main Service 15,000km/12 months centre of the console. This Euro NCAP Rating 4 star 2017 design moves many of the Warranty 7 years /150,000km car’s controls further up Entry Price €13,295 into the driver’s line of sight.

My city driving was Picanto can hold its own.

The large floating 7.0more limited than unu- The three-cylinder petrol inch HMI touchscreen sual making it difficult engine is lively and for at the centre of the dashto achieve the rated those with a passion for board also houses a fuel economy figure of pace a new turbo-charged navigation system with 23m/litre (4.4/100km or version of the engine in on 3D map, and is available with Apple CarPlay and 53mpg). With regular city the way for later this year. driving, I expect that the Kia’s five-speed gear- Android Auto for full Picanto can come close to box is light to use, while smart phone integration.

20% off that figure, which the modest engine per- It also converts to a screen makes it still a cost-effec- formance does push the for the rear-view parking tive small car to own. rev counter into the higher camera to make parking Out on the larger and less economical zone for manoeuvres much easier. faster road, this new those with higher speed There is an optional wire-

less smart phone charger and USB port at the base of the centre console to keep mobile devices charged on the move.

For the Picanto the larger boot area is a key selling point. Kia claims that it has best-in-class packaging efficiency, with improved versatility resulting from its larger cabin and boot capacity. And a comparison with the competition proves that point, although it’s very near in capacity to its related and slightly cheaper Hyundai i10.

Kia’s new Picanto adds extra features to a more spacious small car that’s versatile, while priced at €13,295 it’s marginally more expensive than its nearest competition. Kia’s 7 year warranty is part of the appeal, its safety standing is recognised and its space makes this compact city car a little special.

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MOTORING Three new Fords rolled out at 2017 Frankfurt Show

FORD used the opportunity of last week’s annual Frankfurt Motor Show to deliver the European public debuts of THREE new models – the more powerful new Ford Mustang sports car, a more capable EcoSport sports utility vehicle (SUV) and a more premium Tourneo Custom people mover.

They were joined by a new Ranger Black Edi-

tion pickup, limited to just 2,500 examples, which was also on display for the first time. Ford also unveiled a new GT version of the new Fiesta, which will also be limited to just 1,000 vehicles across Europe.

Ford claims that the new Mustang is sleeker, faster and more technologically-advanced, with engine and suspension upgrades as well as advanced driver assistance features.

Ford has sold almost 30,000 Mustangs in Europe since the iconic sports car first went on sale across the region for the first time in more than 50 years, in early 2015.

Alfa Romeo claims to have found the perfect balance between driving experience and safety with the Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV which was recently awarded a five-star Euro NCAP rating. Prices start from €47,295.

Ford’s new EcoSport compact SUV claims to delivers enhanced versatility and capability, more refined styling and sophisticated technologies. Ford’s Intelligent All Wheel Drive (AWD) is now offered for the first time, combined with an advanced new 1.5-litre EcoBlue diesel engine, delivering up to 125bhp and optimised CO2 emissions. Ford’s 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine also will be offered with three power outputs up to 140bhp.

Ford has upgraded the EcoSport compact SUV to deliver a more comfortable and self-assured driving experience than ever at the wheel

Alfa Romeo unveils its new Stelvio SUV offer

ALFA ROMEO has revealed pricing and specification details for its first ever SUV, the new Alfa Romeo Stelvio, with prices starting from €47,295.

The new SUV is built around the latest Alfa Romeo Q4 all-wheel drive architecture, and claims best in class power-to-weight ratios and new engine and driver technologies.

Alfa Romeo claims that the Stelvio can boast at being the lightest mid-size SUV in the sector thanks to its lightweight body structure and carbon fibre driveshaft. The entry level 2.2-litre 180bhp diesel version weighs in at just

1,604kg, while the 2.0-litre petrol 280hp Q4 AWD weighs 1,660kg, only adding an extra 56kg for the all-wheel- drive system (AWD).

Irish Stelvio buyers will be able to choose between two engine versions, 2.2-litre 210hp diesel Q4 AWD and 2.0-litre 280hp petrol Q4 AWD, combined with an ZF eight-speed automatic transmission as standard. From October the Alfa Romeo Stelvio will also be available to order with a 2.2-litre diesel engine, producing 180hp and available in both Q4 all-wheel- drive or rear-wheel- drive, and a 2.0-litre petrol engine, with 200hp and Q4

all-wheel- drive.

The 2.0-litre 280hp petrol Q4 AWD engine claims best in class acceleration, going from 0-100kmh in just 5.7 seconds and onto a top speed of 230kmh. This is while returning 7.0l/100km (40.4mpg) on the combined cycle and emitting just 161g/km CO2.

The 2.2-litre 210hp diesel Q4 AWD meanwhile, gives out 127g/km Co2 and returns 4.8l/100km (58.9mpg) on the combined cycle, while still registering a top speed of 215kmh and accelerating from 0-100kmh in 6.6 seconds.

Honda commits to extensive electric car technology by 2025 HONDA has confirmed that electrified technology will now feature in every new car model launched in Europe. The announcement was made by Honda Motor Co president and CEO, Takahiro Hachigo, during last week’s 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show.

At a global level, Honda aims to have electrified technology in two-thirds of its new car sales by 2030. In Europe, the target year is 2025, as interest is particularly strong.

Honda unveiled its new Urban EV concept electric vehicle at the show. It will be available in Europe in 2019. The new Honda Urban EV Concept will be built on a completely new platform, and showcases advanced technology within a simple and sophisticated design.

Honda also unveiled its new CR-V Hybrid, due in the summer of 2018, which uses a new i-MMD (Intelligent Multi-Mode

Drive) two-motor system which does not need a conventional transmission. Honda instead uses a more compact multimode unit with a single fixed-gear ratio to deliver torque to the wheels.

Honda unveiled a new Power Manager Concept, a fully integrated energy transfer system that can distribute electricity to and from the main grid, as well as directing power flow from renewable sources and managing the interaction of an electric vehicle battery connected to the home. Honda claims that the Power Manager can draw on energy from the EV battery to power the home, and minimise the demand from the main grid.

It even allows energy stored in the EV to be sold back to the grid to generate an income for the owner, according to Philip Ross, senior vice president of Honda Motor Europe.

Honda’s new hybrid version of the CR-V, which is expected to be available in Ireland in 2018

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DUBLINLIFE

CINEMA ReelReviews

LOGAN LUCKY

Hillbilly hijinks abound

A classic pose for Pennywise and his red balloon, with the evil clown – or whatever he really is – popping up as a malevolent, bloodthirsty spirit in many places

IT: LATEST TAKE ON CLASSIC STEPHEN KING TALE RAMPS UP THE TERROR

No laughing matter CONTEMPORARY culture’s most infamous evil clown – Pennywise – was first introduced into the common lexicon with Stephen’s 1986 novel, It, arguably his best work.

Of course, there’s a younger generation who grew up suffering lost sleep thanks to the 1990 made-for-T V adaptation starring Tim Curry, a corny but creepy enough affair that has defined It in popular culture for more than two decades.

Now, more than 30 years since the publication of the original novel, yet another generation has been introduced to Pennywise the Dancing Clown.

Following a recordbreaking opening weekend for the film – the highest grossing for a horror film in the UK and Ireland – it seems certain that director Andres Muschietti’s effort will become the definitive adaptation of King’s vision; indeed, the writer’s already given

Meet ‘The Losers Club’ – the misfits and nerds who know evil’s afoot in town

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it his seal of approval.

Set in the fictional town of Derry, Maine, IT (Cert 16, 134 mins) tells of seven young social outcasts who face off against an ancient evil – one that takes the form of their innermost fears, most often as a bloodthirsty clown.

Over the course of their summer vacation, the group must band together, face their fears and confront ‘It’.

C e r tainly, It is worthy o f K i n g ’s praise. Perhaps the most ‘Stephen-Kingy’ of the legion of adaptations of his work that have proliferated mainstream media ever

since Brian DePalma’s Carrie in 1976, It replicates the small town Americana of King’s novels and the darkness that lurks just beneath its surface with a visual language ripped straight from the writer’s pages.

I t ’ s easy to see why a writer t h a t despised the creative liberties taken

by Kubrick’s The Shining (1980) would delight in the rigid adherence to his storytelling and style to be found here.

Still, what works on the

page doesn’t always translate to the silver screen; while there’s plenty to delight and disturb in It, the lengthy film often feels overly-fragmented.

Following a genuinely disturbing introduction and a pitch-perfect setup in the era-defining style of Joe Dante or Richard Donner, in which we meet our heroes on the final day of school in 1989, the story in It plays out in a series of vignette-like segments.

Here, each of the friends encounter the monster in their own waking nightmare. Certainly, these segments are bursting at the seams with disturbing imagery, distorted figures replicated wonderfully

from paper to screen.

However, while this episodic structure works well on a chapter-by-chapter basis, in a two-hour and 15-minute movie, it leaves things a little narrativelydisjointed. It lacks a certain fluidity; while never hard to follow, it often feels like things aren’t really going anywhere.

To its credit, it’s in these segments where It is most disturbing. We feel the fragility of our heroes, mere children facing off against an ancient evil in a world where adults are ineffectual and uncaring.

With a cast of young actors, including Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard (a TV series relied on heav-

ily here, just as it relied on King’s work – the cycle continues), it’s quite an achievement that It tells its story with considered emotion and admirable performances.

Bill Skarsgard lays it on suitably heavy as Pennywise, though he rarely disturbs in his (un)natural form.

It becomes increasingly less prolific on scares as Pennywise’s presence becomes more dominant and the danger moves away from the town itself.

The most disturbing qualities of It exist in the layers of evil, anger, abuse and prejudice underlying small-town America; travesties that are touched on but rarely embraced for genuinely lingering scares.

There’s a high-quality horror movie here, though perhaps not the classic that King’s novel deserves – the scares are unlikely to follow you out of the cinema. Still, this is just chapter one. Perhaps, taken as a whole, It will do justice to King’s modern classic.

Verdict: 7/10

EVERYBODY loves hillbilly films – well, when they’re lovable losers like the guys in Logan Lucky (Cert 12A, 119 mins), who decide to team up with an explosives expert to rob a big Nascar racing event. Inevitably, things don’t go to plan ...

The film’s likeable cast clearly had a blast with their roles, and even the film’s choppy editing and cuts can’t stop it from being daftly entertaining.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS

Cosy up to a true classic CINEMA fans are in for a treat with the 4K restoration of Stephen Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Cert PG, 145 mins).

What can you say about this classic that hasn’t been said before since its 1978 release, other than to say that it’s never looked so good? The tale of ordinary Joes caught up in an extraordinary tale of alien visitation still stirs with its visuals, plot and one of cinema’s defining scores.

DEATH NOTE

Remake is a write mess IT’S unusual for us to list a Netflix production, but Death Note is an unusual smallscreen take on a bona-fide pop culture juggernaut. The Japanese manga, anime and movie franchise gets translocated to America, but the Netflix adaptation – telling of a high school student who ends up with a supernatural notebook which can kill anyone, and starts an unhinged murder spree – is a huge letdown.

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GAMING

There aren’t many levels, but they’re all packed full of rich textures, details and lighting. Screengrabs: Shane Dillon

DEATH OF THE OUTSIDER: NO ‘U’ IN THE TITLE, BUT YOU SHOULD GET IT

Hit series ends in an honorable way DISHONORED – no ‘u’ – has quietly carved out a name for itself in the small but crowded stealthaction genre in recent years, marrying snooping, spying and sudden flurries of intense violence together with memorably striking effect.

The series has featured here in The Gazette before – despite being something of a cult classic, the Dishonored games have always enjoyed great critical acclaim, and have been well worth reviewing.

However, with DisAs the tough, driven protaganist, Billie Lurk (always present at the core of the game, yet only ever glimpsed in cut scenes or pause menus) is a welcome addition to the roster of strong, complex female characters that are thankfully becoming more commonplace in gaming

honored – Death of The Outsider (PS4, XBO, PC;

c. €30; Cert 18) we’ve reached the end for the short but memorable franchise with this spin-

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off tale, pitched somewhere between a full game and standalone content (hence the lower price).

Here, a minor series character – Billie Lurk – gets elevated to star status as a master assassin, either silently flitting through the gloom and shadows of a decrepit cityscape, or rampaging about with a flashing blade and all guns blazing, depending on your play style.

The end result is the

same – Billie’s on a mission to avenge her former mentor while also attempting to kill The Outsider, an ambiguous supernatural being and series stalwart – but, in classic Dishonored style, the way you do so is entirely up to you.

There’s little else to say about Dishonored that hasn’t been said before, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

While the game has a new protaganist with slightly tweaked supernatural powers and abilities, the end result is the same – a largely stealth-driven title that forever teeters on the edge of sudden bouts of bloody violence, set in one of gaming’s most detailed worlds.

I don’t just mean the elaborate lore and snippets of info scattered all around to find and read or eavesdrop on, but the world itself – just look at how striking it all looks!

It’s a lived-in, worn-out world that’s full of dusty woods, polished brass, smooth leather, damp tiles and gleaming metal; surfaces that creak and crack, glisten and shatter, giving it all a visual weight and sheen that’s still rare in gaming.

Add in a series of characters that continue the games’ striking art direction of ‘ugly-beautiful’ – full of character and brute strength, as though inspired by Francis Bacon’s art – and it’s a game that Dishonored

fans will revel in.

It’s not a very large game, with just a few levels to follow the plot through which, at first, could seem a little underwhelming.

However, once you begin to understand the multitude of ways through these levels, explore secret trails and go off the beaten path, and start tinkering with different game styles – and that’s before you unlock New Game Plus to really let you tinker with the core gameplay – you’ll find an awful lot to enjoy.

As a way to round off the Dishonored franchise, Billie’s adventure is a brief but brilliant swansong, and a very honourable – ‘u’ included – way to wrap things up.

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FastSport RUGBY: LANSDOWNE SEE OFF CHALLENGE OF NEWLY PROMOTED BUCCS WESTON THE UNLIKELY EARLY SEASON STARS: WESTON Hockey Club were an unlikely headline act on the opening weekend of the Leinster season as the Lucan club beat Kilkenny 2-1 in the only game to be played.

The national EY Hockey League saw a blanket set of postponements due to a dispute between the Irish Hockey Umpires Association and Hockey Ireland relating to expenses and development support structures which left no officials appointed for fixtures.

Weston and Kilkenny’s tie was the sole one on the agenda that did not fall under the jurisdiction of the IHUA and so took centre stage.

Ben Epstein opened the scoring for Weston from a clever move, created

by Tom Cole’s spin.

Emmett Hughes equalised for the Cats but Regan Turnbull grabbed what proved to be the winning goal in the second half. The rest of the league starts in the coming week.

Nure teach Trinity a lesson as UBL Division 1A returns

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TERENURE College kicked off the new Ulster Bank League Division 1A eason in style with an eye-catching 24-0 bonus point victory over Dublin University at College Park.

Trinity’s dramatic 27-25 win over the same opponents at the end of last term saved their Division 1A status but Terenure exacted revenge today with unanswered tries from Oisin Heffernan, Michael Melia, Sam Coghlan Murray and Stephen O’Neill.

The students were up against it almost straight from the off, flanker Sam Pim seeing yellow for a tackle in the air in the third minute. Although they held out initially, the home defence gave when when Leinster-capped prop Heffernan powered over from a maul.

Out-half Mark O’Neill converted brilliantly from a tight angle in the tenth minute. Following Pim’s return, the Terenure pack continued to look dangerous deep in Trinity territory.

Another drive towards the posts was finished off by lock Melia.

As the first half developed, heavy rainfall made life diffi-

Representatives from the UBL Division 1A clubs at the season launch

cult for both sets of players and clear-cut opportunities were few and far between. Toby Boyd and out-half James Fennelly broke for Trinity to get them into scoring range, but the half ended with ‘Nure still with a 12-point cushion.

Two of the visitors’ summer signings, front rowers Schalk Jooste (South Africa) and Giorgi Turabelidze(Portugal via Georgia), were having a notice-

able impact. The latter was involved in a sweeping 57thminute move which ended with winger Coghlan Murray scoring out on the left.

Trinity, who were missing some of their frontline players from the 2016/17 campaign, kept plugging away but they struggled to create try-scoring opportunities.

Terenure, on the other hand, had a bonus point in their

sights, and it finally arrived six minutes from the end. Impressive centre Stephen O’Neill intercepted a pass and sprinted over to seal the maximum for James Blaney’s side, who top the table after round 1.

E l s e w h e r e , L a n s d ow n ensured there was no dream return to the top flight for Buccaneers who were promoted following a 10-year absence as they were downed 19-10 at

Dubarry Park.

The Pirates gave as good as they got in the first half, only trailing 3-0 to an 18th minute penalty from Lansdowne’s lynchpin out-half Scott Deasy.

His opposite number Alan Gaughan missed two efforts in the difficult wet conditions.

Deasy doubled the visitors’ lead in the 51st minute before Jack Carty’s teenage brother Luke, a new addition to the Connacht Academy, hit back for Buccs with a well-taken drop goal.

The scores were now coming thick and fast, the sides swapping tries just before the hour mark as provincially-capped replacement scrum halves Charlie Rock and Conor McKeon touched down at either end.

Today was Rock’s league debut for Lansdowne.

The gap remained at three points – 13-10 – until the pressure off the back of a Buccs yellow card led to Deasy landing his third penalty success.

His fourth, coming from a 73rd-minute scrum penalty, sealed the hosts’ fate and gave Mike Ruddock’s men a winning start to their Division 1A campaign.

Nine Dubliners get golden Soccer Sisters chance  sport@dublingazette.com

Allanah Ferrari, age 9, from Irishtown, Dublin, enjoying the Aviva Soccer Sisters Golden Camp. Picture: Sportsfile

NINE girls from Dublin were given the opportunity of a lifetime this week when they were selected from over 4,000 budding footballers from the Aviva Soccer Sisters initiative, to take part in a special training session alongside the Republic of Ireland women’s senior team.

The Aviva Soccer Sisters programme has been running since 2010 and is aimed at engaging young girls in physical exercise and attracting them to the game of football. Over 30,000 girls have

taken part in the programme since it first kicked off.

Eight-year-old Ava Palmer of Portmarnock 11-year-old Rebecca Caswell of St Ita’s AFC, Jessica Cox (9) from Balbriggan FC, Jade Flannery (12) of Home Farm, Allanah Ferrari (9) from Irishtown, Katie Law (12), Aoife Sheridan (9), Erin O’Hare (7), and Ella Hevey (12) travelled to the FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin for the special session which was rolled out as part of the 2017 Aviva Soccer Sisters Golden Camp.

The camp saw the girls sit in

on a full Irish team training session, before getting to take the field with the team ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Northern Ireland.

Sue Ronan, Head of Women’s Football with the FAI, said: “The programme has been vital for the development of girls’ football in Ireland. It is an ideal opportunity for young girls from Dublin and around the country to experience football in a fun, safe environment with their peer group and friends.

“For many young girls, it’s their first step on the football ladder.

Lots of these girls have stayed in

the game, some going on to great heights like playing for their country at underage level, while others continue to enjoy the game at club-level, making life-long friends along the way.

“We’re delighted to have Aviva as a sponsor. Their support in providing an opportunity such as the Aviva Soccer Sisters Golden Camp to 40 lucky young girls is invaluable.

“These girls will get the chance to train and meet with some of our women’s national team players, a once in a lifetime experience for these young girls.”

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Beach volleyball reflects on productive summer  BERNARD DUFF

AS THE 2017 Beach Volleyball season in Ireland draws to an autumnal close, it was a year of development by the BVI. It was a year in which the Irish team bolstered by the hiring of international coach Jorge RodriguezPerez. Speaking about what he brings to the side, he said: “I play the Danish national tour and have been coaching in across Europe for two years. I’ve shadowed some of the best coaches which has helped me to create my own style. I also organise training camps, so far we’ve been in Austria, Ireland, Denmark and Spain.”

When asked about the standard of the current Irish players, Rodriguez-Perez responded: “They are doing a good job but with no permanent facilities so it’s difficult for players to play international level unless they go abroad.

“BVI is on the right track sending their players to training camps in Tenerife, bringing coaches over and working from the ground up. The men are probably ahead of the women in performance but both of them would need more technical training as well as more international exposure.”

And as for his involvement moving forward with the Irish set up? “I hope so. They are a very enthusiastic group of people. Regarding the [recent] CEV tournament in Liechtenstein, the guys got a good fifth place fighting and both women teams performed at a really good level. They all need more to become used to the pressure and mental aspect of the game.”

The plan is for the Ireland team is to next meet with the coach in December.

The summer-long BVI season ended with Edyta Jozwiak-McMullen winning the women’s competition just ahead of Giedre Guobyte with UCD’s Ernesta Gruzdaite and Ivett Simon-Byrne in joint third. Northern Ireland’s Jeff Scott won the men’s just ahead of his countryman Johnny Workman with both Pietrek Piecek and Anthony Nguyen sharing third.

The mixed tournament table was decided after a catch up on Dollymount at the start of September.

The seasonal winner was the pairing of Ernesta Gruzdaite and Naas Eagles’ Pawel Kalaga. Alex Graves and Irish international Miriam Gormally came third and fourth respectively, both had differing male team partners during the season.

Thunder strike first big blow in season opener

Baker content with first showing from new-look team as his Swords side get the better of Dublin rivals Pyrobel Killester in Clontarf, kicking off their campaign in strong fashion  STEPHEN FINDLATER sport@dublingazette.com

SWORDS Thunder made an important statement on the opening weekend of the men’s basketball season as they beat Pyrobel Killester 90-72 in Clontarf.

The ALSAA based club have been the runners-up in the Super League in two of the last three seasons and manager Dave Baker would love to land the title as the country’s most consistent side to go with the National Cup title they won earlier in 2017.

He saw his side succeed despite the heroics of Royce Williams who landed 32 points for Killester. From a Swords perspective, they had a wider spread of shooters which ultimately saw them home with Conroy Baltimore (18), Alex Dolenko and Isaac Westbrooks (both with 12 points) leading the way.

“Obviously, coming to Killester is daunting for any side,” Baker reflected of the win. “We met them in the cup last year. They are a quality side and are always in the top four or five teams so it was one we couldn’t be complacent on, we had to be smart.

“It was a very, very tight game during the first half. The third quarter we stepped in and won 33-17 and I think that was it. I spoke during half-time about upping our defence and just getting some composure.”

His side has undergone a number of changes during the summer due to the nature of the club.

Their link-up with Griffith College means they are beholden to the lifespan of a college course.

That brings the huge benefits of scholarships and means the club do not have to pay professional players to bolster their ranks but it does mean

that players will move on at the end of their studies.

To that end, Jose Maria Gil Narbon has returned to his native Spain following his masters while Alex Calvexe is taking a year out. On the flip side, Travis Black is back with the club while Oisin Kerlin links up with the team following a year playing in Germany.

Antonio Na Dunga played with Swords through his youth career before switching to Tolka but he is another one back in the fold for this campaign.

“We are still all getting to know each other. The season is a little bit early this year, as I keep saying, but, all in all, everybody got in and did well. It is one to move on from,” Baker said of the opening fixture and he is hopeful they will gel further when they play another Dublin side next weekend.

“Eanna are a mixed bag. Last year they strug-

gled slightly and were right down near the bottom of the table but I think they’ve set the gauntlet in transfers this year, the seemed to have brought in a lot of talent.

“Paddy Glover has taken over there. He was a superb player in his day and I’m sure that will cross over into coaching so they will be well drilled and I’m sure they are going to be a different side this year that nobody can take lightly.”

Elsewhere, reigning League champions Black Amber Templeogue overcame DCU Saints in style at the University complex on Saturday evening, with Lorcan Murphy back to his old ways, dunking his team home to glory. A big

talking point for home fans was the return of veteran Emmet Donnelly into the Saints’ side.

Belfast Star travelled back home on Friday evening with a big win over KUBS under their belts, as they ran out 40-point winners in the end.

Day two of the campaign sees KUBS on the road to face Garveys Tralee Warriors at 8pm on Saturday evening while Black Amber Templeogue and Pyrobel Killester have a derby date in the Oblate Hall in Inchicore.

UCD Marian open their campaign with a tie in Belfield against UCC Demons at 7pm on Saturday evening.

Isaac Wetsbrooks will once again be a key figure for Griffith Swords Thunder in their men’s

Pyrobel Killetser’s Royce Williams scored a game high 31 points

basketball Super League campaign . Picture: Martin Doherty

despite his side’s defeat. Picture: Martin Doherty

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FASTSport

SOCCER: DROGHEDA IN DEEP TROUBLE AFTER LOSS TO THE GYPSIES

Sky is the limit for Ellen Keane with scholarship PARALYMPIAN Ellen Keane has been named as one of 10 new athletes to enter the Sky Sports Scholarship programme.

The 22-year-old from Clontarf became Ireland’s youngest Paralympian back in 2008 when she represented her country at the Beijing Games when she was just 13.

The programme will run for the next three years and has previously helped 20 athletes by providing them with financial aid, sporting and business executive mentors, media training, personal development and work experience.

“Being a scholar is amazing,” Ellen said after the launch of the programme. “I had been struggling with belief in myself over the last two years and this is something I needed.

For such a big company like Sky to back me has given me a huge confidence boost going forward.

“I’m so grateful and excited. When I went to the scholarship interview, I was so overwhelmed that I had even got an interview out of everybody that applied. I was so nervous and needed to be calmed down. I wanted it so badly I didn’t get my hopes up. When I got the email to be accepted, I started crying.”

Keane won bronze in the SB8 100m breaststroke at the Rio Olympics while also making the finals of the S9 100m backstroke and butterfly.

“I had such a strong mindset in Brazil last summer to win and I felt I had to get that medal,” said Keane.

“I was anxious so I was so happy to win the medal and see the joy it brought everyone.”

During the previous Games in London, Keane made three finals and she now hopes that entering the scholarship will see her achieve bigger and better things going forward.

“This year I have a European Championships in Dublin and that’s a top goal. It’s an event that’s not happened in Ireland before so that’s a big opportunity for me and the team.

“As a scholar, I’m so excited to see where it takes me to grow as a person and athlete.”

Izzy Akinade was in fine form for Bohemians in their 4-1 win over Drogheda. Picture: Martin Doherty

Ward makes Bohs all but safe LOI PREMIER DIVISION

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KEITH Ward’s superb hattrick against Drogheda United gave Bohemians’ survival hopes a huge boost while further consigning the latter to their own relegation fate.

Bohs remain in sixth position in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division but move seven points clear of the relegation zone after their 4-1 win at United Park.

A f t e r g o i n g cl o s e through Izzy Akinade a minute earlier, the Gypsies took the lead on 11 min-

utes when Ward curled home a fine effort from 25 yards after Drogheda failed to close him down quick enough.

They almost doubled their advantage within the next 60 seconds when Akinade found Dinny Corcoran in the box, but the striker’s header was cleared off the line by Stephen Dunne.

Bohs were in again shortly afterwards when Corcoran linked up with Derek Pender but the latter dragged his effort wide.

T h e v i s i t o r s we r e swarming all over the hosts now and Stephen McGuinness was called into action once again

FETHER IN THE CAP Sheriff YC hold Hard’ AUL challenge at bay SHERIFF YC picked up a hard-fought 2-1 win over Hardwicke in their fourth AUL Premier A battle of the season to continue their unbeaten start to the campaign.

Stephen Murphy got them up and running before Lee Fetherston doubled the advantage ni the first half.

Hardwicke got one back from the penalty spot but Sheriff stayed clear to land the three points. They share top spot with Usher Celtic with 10 points from their four games so far.

to deny Bohs by tipping a shot from Paddy Kavanagh over the bar.

The game was all Bohs, but it took until three minutes from to half-time for them to grab their second goal and, once again, Ward was the man on hand to score when he broke behind the Drogheda defence and slotted under the helpless McGuinness.

Bohs were dealt a blow seven minutes into the second half when Oscar Brennan was sent for an early bath after picking his second yellow card.

The numbers were soon levelled out, however, when Chris Mulhall was sent to join Brennan for

an off the ball incident with Rob Cornwall.

Four minutes later and Bohs all but wrapped up the game when Ward completed his hat-trick in style. Cutting in from the wing, he steadied himself before firing an effort into the back of the net via the far post.

However, if Ward’s third goal was good, then Corcoran’s solitary one was sensational. The former St Patrick’s Athletic forward picked up the ball in space before letting fly from fully 40 yards and wheeling away in joy as the ball whistled past McGuinness and into the top corner.

Drogheda did man-

age a consolation strike in the 69th minute when Sean Brennan finished past Shane Supple after being played in by Thomas Byrne.

The home side actually had the better of the exchanges during the final 20 minutes with Adam Wixted and Brennan going close before Paddy Kavanagh struck the post, but there were to be no more goals and Drogheda now sit 12 points from safety.

While Bohs are still not mathematically safe, they can start to look upwards in the league again as they move to within two points of Bray Wanderers in fifth.

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LADIES FOOTBALL: BOSS GUNNING FOR SECOND TITLE

Dublin captain Sinead Aherne, centre, at a meet and greet with fans. Picture: GAAPics.com

Bohan tackling Mayo again after 14 years ALL-IRELAND FINAL  JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

MICK BOHAN’s return as Dublin boss this year has a cyclical feel to it: current captain Sinead Aherne was handed her debut by Bohan way back in 2003, the first year the Dubs reached the final.

Their opponents? Mayo.

There’s no doubting, though, that Bohan has ladies football pegged at this stage, and ahead of the 2017 finale against the same opposition, he’s quick to reel off issues that he feels need to be considered as part of the game itself, rather than the final specifically.

“We’ve been very disciplined. There’s technically no tackling in the women’s game but I think teams can be naive about that.

“T here ver y much is tackling and we’ve worked carefully on it,” Bohan explains.

“There are very few referees in the women’s game who actually enforce the rules as they’re written.

It’s a problem because

you have to read the referee when you’re playing the game.

“The near hand tackle isn’t allowed. But, in reality, that’s not the rules, they don’t get called. You have to read the referee to a far greater extent in the ladies game and we’ve become very disciplined about that.”

As for his own return to the helm, Bohan says: “something had to change” after a number of near misses in recent times, reaching the last three finals but coming up just short each time to Cork.

This time around, there is no Cork in the way as they look to land their second All-Ireland title, the last coming in 2010, in what is their eighth final since 2003.

“I’m an incredibly proud Dub, I’ve been involved in a lot of teams over the years. Serving the Dublin flag and coming back was an easy call,” the manager said of his return, replacing Greg McGonigle.

“It’s been a learning curve, and we’ve given

lots of girls opportunities.

But the summer has been different. They’ve bought into the principles we laid down during the national league.

“Leinster isn’t as competitive as we’d like it to be but Waterford were a decent team [in the quarter finals], and we expected Kerry to be decent opposition [in the semis], but we got a lot of things right that day.

“We’ve gone up a level every time we’ve played, and we feel there’s another level we can get to.

That’s where we’re at. This

group know they have a huge challenge ahead of them, and the experience of the last couple of years will really stand to them.”

Back in 2003, when Bohan’s Dubs lost to a Mayo side that already contained the unstoppable Cora Staunton; Sunday may well be her swansong.

The Dubs were a very different outfit going in as underdogs.

This time is different, and the returning boss hopes he’s got things sussed when they line out at 4pm on Sunday.

Dublin’s ladies footballers celebrate their semi-final success against Kerry. Picture: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

ALL-IRELANDSevens

Kilmacud Crokes’ Craig Dias tries to escape a tackle. Picture: Steven Dagg

Eoghan Rua prevail as Crokes play magnificent sevens host COLERAINE’S Eoghan Rua were crowned VolksWagen Ireland All-Ireland Kilmacud Senior Football Sevens champions for the first time, with a 4-9 to 2-10 win over Kilmacud Crokes GAA Club in last Saturday’s final in Glenalbyn.

Crokes led by 1-7 to 1-6 at half-time, thanks to a Craig Dias goal late in the half with Colm McGoldrick scoring the Eoghan Rua goal.

Eoghan Rua stormed back with Player of the Tournament Sean Leo McGoldrick in stunning form to take a five-point win.

Sean Leo McGoldrick scored 1-1 in the third quarter, with goals also from Colm McGoldrick and Ciaran Lagan late on.

It capped a superb edition of the annual tournament that serves as an appetiser for the senior All-Ireland final with several venues around the southside of the city playing host to the event with teams taking part from all around the country Early in the day, Kilmacud started off with victory over Louth’s St Pat’s by a single goal, 3-8 to 2-8 before following up with a 5-9 to 2-8 win over St Canice’s.

A 5-3 to 0-11 win over Roscommon’s St Faithleach’s to nail down their quarter-final spot where they would face Antrim’s Roger Casements while St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh were another Dublin side through. Their run was ended, however, by the eventual champions, Eoghan Rua, 6-6 to 2-11.

For Crokes, they dismissed Casements 6-5 to 4-6, going into the final four with Salthill Knocknacarra. The reigning champions St Gall’s saw their run ended at the quarter final stages by Ballinderry.

Ballinderry’s chances, though, were ended in a low-scoring 2-6 to 0-6 result by their Derry rivals Eoghan Rua in the final four while Crokes advanced in another close run battle with weary legs a factor in a 2-6 to 0-9 outcome against Salthill. It set up an enticing final with Kilmacud looking to delight their home crowd but they eventually succumbed to their northern rivals at the end of a hectic day of action.

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Dean Rock lifts the Sam Maguire trophy in Croke Park last Sunday. Picture: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

Rock’s nerves of steel Ballymun Kickhams hero lands All-Ireland senior football title for Dublin for the third year in a row with immaculate injury time long distance free

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AS Dean Rock stepped up nearly 45 yards from the Davin Stand with the destination of the 2017 All-Ireland final in his hands, some may have had flashbacks of the league final against Kerry when he missed in remarkably similar circumstances.

However, the man himself had nothing else on his mind other than sticking the ball between the posts.

“I was just absolutely delighted the ball went over the bar,” Rock said afterwards.

“Diarmuid [Connolly] did very well to win the free and it’s my job to put it over the bar.

Thankfully it went over.”

Many players would buckle under such pressure but the Ballymun Kickhams man thrives under such circumstances, and this time he made history in the process.

“I love being in those situations. I missed a kick in the league final to get a draw and I learned lessons from that. I struck it well and the rest is history.”

That score proved to be the last of a an absorbing contest that saw Dublin edge Mayo by 1-17 to 1-16 to become the first team since Kerry in 1986 to win three All-Ireland’s in a row.

Rock struggled early on with a couple of early missed opportunities but the introduc-

tion of Diarmuid Connolly and Kevin McManamon at half-time gave the Dubs a muchneeded boost, and Rock’s final kick saw him finish the game with six points to his name.

Mayo’s loss see’s their winless run now stretch to 66 years but Rock took time out after the game to praise his side’s opponents.

“When we come up against Mayo, there’s always a point in it. Thankfully we’ve been on the right side of it. They are a fantastic side and bring out the best in us. It’s a dream come true to win one.”

Club mate James McCarthy walked away as the man of the match on Sunday but few would have argued if the award had gone the way of Rock. One of whom would likely have

been teammate Kevin McManamon who paid tribute to his fellow forward after the game.

“I have unbelievable respect for the amount of practice he does. I don’t think I would have wanted anyone else in that position with the game on the line and a minute to go.

“He’s just a legend with the amount of practice he does and how cool he is under pressure and I’m delighted.

“He took a big hit in the league final against Kerry. He took that on his own shoulders and it hit him pretty hard so it’s a nice little twist that he got the winner today. He’s an absolute legend, so fair play to him,” said McManamon.