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INSIDE: We ask the people what will sway their

vote at the upcoming general election Page 6

Craft beer festival: Annual event brews up a storm at the convention centre Page 19

Comedy central: Project Arts Centre abuzz with RTE stars Page 12-13

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Traditional barber shop a cut above in sdcc scheme THE Tallaght Traditional Barber Shop on Main Street,Tallaght received €1,000 from South Dublin County Council under the Council’s annual Shop Front Grant Scheme, recognising the work undertaken to transform the shop front design of its business premises.

On handing over the cheque for €1,000 to John O’Loughlin of Tallaght Traditional Barber Shop, Mayor Sarah Holland said “How a shop front looks matters to both the business owner and the local community. The Council’s Shop Front Grant Scheme aims to improve the appearance of independently owned shops.” Pictured are Frank Nevin, Director Of Services SDCC, John O’Loughlin and Mayor Cllr Sarah Holland.

New library slated in for north Clondalkin

Bonner hails “fabulous

 ian begley

facility” but concerns

THE Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly (Lab) has pledged funding for the long awaited library in Rowlagh, North Clondalkin as part of a new €22m Library Capital

raised over amount of green space taken up

Investment Programme.

Under the programme, €1m has been secured for 2016 for the library, which will increase to €3.75m for each remaining year of the programme until 2021.

Cllr Breeda Bonner (Lab) , who is a long-

time campaigner for the librar y and a primar y school teacher in north Clondalkin, said she knows “very well what a fabulous facility this will be for the community.”

However the announcement has also been met

with opposition from a number of local residents who object to the location of the library due to the significant amount of green space it will take up.

Full Story on Page 2

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project | group of residents against facility

Funding pledged for Rowlagh library  Ian Begley

A 3D visualisation of how the library will look

The Minister for the Environment has pledged funding for the long awaited, state-of-the art library in Rowlagh, North Clondalkin, as part of a new €22m Library Capital Investment Programme for 2016 to 2021.

Under the programme, €1m has been secured for 2016 for the library, which will increase to €3.75m for each remaining year of the programme until 2021. It will be located at Harelawn, opposite Rowlagh Church.

Cllr Breeda Bonner (Lab) said she is “delight-

ed” that funding has been pledged.

“T his project was something of a baptism of fire for me as a councillor. I was delighted when the plans were first announced in 2012 as I’m a primary school principal in North Clondalkin and know very well what a fabulous facility this will be for the community.

“The site is a brilliant one as it will mean that the library is in walking distance of six big primary schools and two community colleges.

“I was taken aback, however, by the ferocity of a campaign against the library which intensified around the time of the last local elections. A small group of residents were against the library, and I know some of them had legitimate concerns about traffic congestion and parking.

“However, I canvassed the area intensively on the issue and know that the project has the overwhelming support of the community. It will be such an amazing asset, with facilities for learners of all ages.

“The staff of the mobile library have been doing their best over the last thirty years to cater for the people of North Clondalkin. Investing in libraries is investing in our future and I am so happy that the area is getting the facilities it deserves,” said Cllr Bonner.

The development is being met with opposition from a group who call themselves the Library Location Action Group.

The group is composed of a number of residents from Oatfield Harelawn who “strongly object” to the proposed location of the library due to the significant amount of green

space that the building will take up.

The group said they believe that green spaces are vital to the health and well-being of surrounding residents, and believe that anti-social behaviour and vandalism is likely to occur if the library is built in this location.

Cllr Francis Timmons (Ind), who is a member of this group, said: “I am very unhappy with the location of this library and I feel for the people that will live facing it. As a teacher, a library is welcome. Education is so important, but for me it’s always been about the location and I am disappointed that its going ahead at this location as it has and will cause a lot of distress for those facing it.

“I feel there was no proper consultation and the people facing it where effectively ignored.

No one on the previous council put in an objection despite all the concerns. I just hope now that minimum distress will be caused to the people living there,” he said.

FastNews

Competition aims to combat racism and celebrate diversity To mark the International Day against Racism on March 21, the Social Inclusion Unit of the council is hosting a competition which aims to combat racism and celebrate cultural diversity of people living in Ireland today. There are two competitions open to both children and adults from March 14 to 21. Children can paint a picture, create a slogan or write a poem to convey their own personal message against racism, while adults can respond through poetry, prose, art or photography. To download an application form visit www.sdcc.ie.

For further information, call 01 414 9270 or email shickey@sdublincoco.ie

Go-ahead for building to be used as a youth centre Planning permission was granted for a detached single storey building to be used as a youth and family support centre on the New Nangor Road, Clondalkin.

The centre, which is 355 sqm, will have counselling rooms, training rooms, offices, a kitchen and toilet facilities.

20 car parking spaces have also been included in the application, along with a new road entrance and associated site works for a period of five years.

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Lufthansa | This is a shocking revelation – Cllr Eoin O Broin

Council

Promoting a safer Internet

Only 1.6% of €4m EGF funding spent  Ian Begley

Only 1.6% of the €4m European Globalisation Fund (EGF) for the 411 former Lufthansa workers in Rathcoole has been spent.

The EGF programme was agreed by the European Commission in 2014 for 424 redundant L u f t h a n s a Te c h n i k workers and 200 young people not in education training or employment in Dublin Mid-West.

In a response to a parliamentary question submitted by Deputy Mary Lou McDonald (SF) the Minister of State Damien English has revealed that only €68,306 of the €4.15m EGF fund has been spent to date 60% of the €4.12m

fund comes from the European Commission and any monies unspent

by September 2016 must be returned to the Commission.

Cllr Eoin O Broin (SF) criticised the figures, saying: “This is a shocking revelation and clearly signals that the Lufthansa EGF programme is preforming much worse than previous programmes.

“With only nine months left of the programme it now looks like the return of funds will exceed the 40% of previous programmes.

This means that millions of euros that should have been spent providing training opportunities for redundant Lufthansa workers and

unemployed young people will be lost,” he said.

Responding, a spokesperson from the Department of Education and Skills said: “While the take up so far is lower than anticipated when the application was made in September 2014, this may be influenced to some extent by the improving economic climate nationally as reflected by 65% of the Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland former workers being back in employment as at midDecember 2015.

“A c t i v a t i n g t h e NEET [Not employed, in education or training] persons is proving challenging in the timelimited context of EGF programmes.

South Dublin County Council will mark Safer Internet Day on February 9 to promote a safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially among children and young people.

fresh start to new year

Clondalkin Fairtrade Town recently held their first meeting of 2016 in the offices of South Dublin County Council. They have a new committee and were delighted to welcome new members from Ms Kerin’s class in Clonburris National School, Callum O’Suilleabhain and Aron Swederowski.

Also pictured are Julia Miguel and Katie Power who were part of the fifth class group who campaigned to make Clondalkin a Fairtrade town in 2014 and represent Colaiste Bhride on the committee. Sharon O Sulleabhain (centre) is representing parents from Clonburris NS. Ray Lucey (left) is a volunteer with Liffey Sound. Also in the picture are founder members Paula Galvin and Francis Timmons. The group are looking forward to celebrating their second birthday and are planning an art competition open to primary, post-primary and adults and are hosting a bake-off too with some very special judges.

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Theme The theme for Safer Internet Day 2016 is play your part for a better internet and provides an opportunity to reflect on the responsibility we all have to help create a respectful and inclusive online community.

On the day, South Dublin County Council will be sharing tips and information on internet safety on their social media profiles.

Visit www.saferinternetday.ie for more information.

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Business | council’s campaign to attract more foreign direct investment

Microsoft gets go-ahead for data centres  Ian Begley

Microsoft Ireland has been granted planning permission to construct two data centres at its location in Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road.

The application is for two

single-storey data centres, which will replace the construction of six buildings previously permitted under a planning application in 2014.

Each centre will contain offices, support areas and electrical component rooms over a gross floor area of 16,900 sqm.

They will both range from 6.5m to 13.5m in height and will include five 25m-high flues with a plant at roof level.

Site works for connection to infrastructural services are also included, along with fencing and landscaping on the site.

Provision for the future

potential recycling of waste heat energy is also encompassed within the application through heat dispersal infrastructure. Car parking on the site will see a revision as part of the application to provide 257 car-parking spaces for the data centres along with the

data centre.

This recent development follows the council’s recent campaign to attract more foreign direct investment to the South Dublin area.

Grange Castle is now home to companies with global reputations such as Pfizer, Takeda,

Aryzta, Interxion, Google, Grifols and Microsoft.

The business park currently accommodates large scale operations offering connectivity to services, markets and a skilled workforce just kilometres from the centre of Dublin city.

“More needs to be done to make a fair recovery, for everyone” Mayor of South County Dublin, Sarah Holland (SF) described the lack of houses being built and the subsequent rise of rents as a problem following the launch of the quarterly Dublin Economic Monitor Report.

The report outlined that unemployment rates in Dublin fell to a six year low (7.8%) in quarter three in 2015 driven by exceptionally strong job growth across all sectors of the capital’s economy.

It also showed that residential rents in Dublin maintained an upward trajectory in quarter three 2015 to reach the highest level recorded since

2008.

Criticising the report, Cllr Holland said: “On paper this looks good for Dublin, but a closer examination reveals that more needs to be done to make sure that there is a fair recovery, which benefits everyone.

“We have seen evidence of working families being made homeless due to the lack of corresponding rises in wages or living wage jobs. This is exacerbated by the total lack of social or affordable housing being built.

“We also need to look behind these figures: rising rents do not correspond with a rise in quality homes.”

Brian Cox (38) pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possessing the stolen car

courts | used a false NCT disc on vechicle

Man caught showing car reported stolen A Dublin man who was caught showing a stolen car that had been advertised on DoneDeal.ie has had his sentence adjourned to assess his suitability for community service.

Garda Steve Kelly described Brian Cox (38) as the “gofer” in the operation when he caught him showing the car, which had been reported stolen almost a month earlier.

Cox, a father-of-one of Boot Road, Clondalkin, pleaded guilty at Dublin

Circuit Criminal Court to possessing the stolen car and using a false NCT disc at Chapelizod Road, Chapelizod on April 1, 2015. He has 39 previous convictions, including thefts and drugs offences.

Gda Kelly told Grainne O’Neill BL , prosecuting, that he was on patrol in the area when he saw two males in hoods talking to another man in a car park.

The two males, who were foreign nation-

als, told Gda Kelly they were looking at the car which had been advertised on DoneDeal.ie.

A garda check of the vehicle showed it was stolen and forensic analysis found that the NTC cer tificate was false.

He agreed with Fiona Pekaar BL, defending, that her client had faced an “element of intimidation” from an old drug debt when he got involved in the offence.

Ms Pekaar submitted to Judge Greally that

her client had not been in trouble with gardai since 2009.

Counsel outlined C ox ’s wo r k h i s t o r y and submitted that he stayed out of trouble when employed.

She said he had received an intimidating call in April 2015, agreed to do “one thing” and was caught.

Judge Melanie Greally adjourned the matter for a probation report and an assessment of Cox’s suitability for community service.

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vox pops | we ask people about their main concerns ahead of the election Question: What is the most important General Election issue?

Improvements made to the health service  ken healy, dundrum

THERE isn’t one thing in par ticular that is most impor tant, but I would like to see improvements made to the health service. They [the Government] need to completely change the local property tax, as the current system is badly implemented.

One of the main things is the water charges

The national debt is a big issue, as is the national pension fund

 Paula

 peter barry, lucan

Geraghty, blanchardstown

One of the main things is the water charges and pay restoration in the public sector, particularly with newly qualified teachers who face a lot of barriers to getting paid when they start working.

I’d like to see more jobs for graduates, such as those who’ve left

THE big issue for me would be the national debt. They’re talking about getting rid of the universal social charge, and spending money here and there, but yet we have a huge national debt disservice. The national pension fund is being dipped into over and over again by the Government, which is putting many hard-working people into a state of uncertainty. I also have big concerns about who is going to replace the Taoiseach.

Garda stations, the HSE and bankers should be focused on  Delphine Dillon,

Wexford  Lynda Espey,

I WOULD like to see closed garda stations reopened, and an overhaul of the HSE. I would like the politicians and bankers to be held accountable for their failures. And, of course, the water tax and the local property tax [to be changed].

Rathfarnham

PRIMARILY, I would like to see more jobs available for graduates, especially for those who have moved abroad because they can’t find work here. That would be a big concern I’d have.

Keeping the country on the right track

The cost of medication and the USC are both big concerns

 pat sheehan

 Damien Bracken, lucan

blanchardstown

MY MAIN concern would be to keep the country on the right track. Homelessness would be a big issue to me. I think the Government are trying to get a grip with the homeless crisis, but I still think a lot more should be done, and there is a lot more that they can do. This will take time and money so, hopefully, the next government will head in the right direction.

MY WIFE is on medication for the rest of her life, so receiving a medication card is something we’re really trying to fight for at the moment. It’s proven difficult now with all of these cuts, and it’s one of the issues that I’m raising to politicians calling at my door. The universal social charge is another big concern of mine, which I think is an absolutely ridiculous tax – I think it’s an insult to the workers of Ireland.

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opinion | Minister Richard Bruton unveils plans to keep recovery going

A three step plan to grow the economy There is hardly a family in Dublin that was not been affected by the collapse in employment in the crash.

90,000 jobs were lost in the capital over the three years 2008-2010.

That’s 90,000 pay-packets which stopped coming into communities, 90,000 families who faced uncertainty about their future, 90,000 individuals who took a huge hit to their living standards and in many cases were forced to emigrate.

I saw the terrible impact first-hand around Dublin Bay North, the area that I represent, with hundreds of families directly affected by unemployment and emigration.

That is why we in Fine Gael and Labour unashamedly said from the day we took office in 2011 that job-creation would be our absolute top-priority.

Reflecting this priority we put in place a comprehensive action plan for jobs to mobilise the efforts of the whole of Government towards this one goal.

The aim was to rebuild a new economy based on enterprise and exports, to replace the failed model based on property and debt which collapsed in the crash.

The thinking behind this plan is that only an economy based on real, sustainable economic activities will be growing steadily over the medium term – real businesses, developing products and services in Ireland and

selling them abroad – supporting the living standards that we all aspire to.

We implemented thousands of job-supporting measures through this plan – we doubled the number of trade missions, we put extra IDA and Enterprise Ireland staff in overseas countries where the jobs projects are won, we abolished the travel tax and reduced VAT on hospitality industry to boost the number of tourists coming to Ireland.

And these measures produced real results, with 64,100 extra people at work in Dublin since we launched and started implementing our plan in early 2012, according to the independent Central Statistics Office.

The parts of the economy that are growing most strongly are the sustainable, exporting areas which we specifically targeted in the plan – particularly tourism and exporting businesses in manufacturing and services supported by IDA and Enterprise Ireland.

Dublin saw hundreds of major jobs projects – for example the northside gained from companies like Mylan (500 manufacturing jobs) and Oracle (400 jobs); the financial services and technology hubs in the city centre grew rapidly with thousands of new jobs announced; West Dublin benefited from rapid growth in pharma particularly (eg Alexion 400 jobs, Bristol Myers

Squibb 400 jobs); and South Dublin has also benefited from major announcements like Sage (300 jobs) and CarTrawler (400 jobs).

More recently areas of the domestic economy like construction and retail have started to bounce back strongly also.

Contrary to false and dishonest claims coming from some quarters, the evidence shows that most of these jobs are full-time, well-paying jobs.

IDA and Enterprise Ireland companies, who pay well above the average, account for nearly half of them.

Only a tiny proportion of the extra jobs (around 7%) can be accounted for by schemes like Gateway and community employment schemes. An even more tiny percentage are part-time.

These 64,100 extra Dublin jobs mark real progress. However, there are still far too many people unemployed in the capital.

That is why we are putting in place a new series of plans to drive on and keep the recovery going in Dublin – and the whole country – over the coming years.

If we are re-elected to Government in the coming weeks, we will implement our long-term economic plan, which is aimed at securing that recovery – which as we all know is not guaranteed, but could very easily

be destroyed if the wrong policies are implemented.

This we will do by implementing our three step plan – first of all create full employment for Dublin and for the entire country.

Last week I published our Dublin jobs plan at an event in Butlers Chocolate factory in Clonshaugh, which is aimed at creating 66,000 extra jobs in the capital over the coming years.

Secondly we will ensure that work pays, by reducing taxes on work and ensuring that the entrepreneurs and workers who get out of bed in the morning and drive the economic recovery are properly rewarded.

And thirdly we will invest the taxes that are produced by the growing recovery in improving the services the families depend on – the gardai, the health services, education, the transport network and the childcare services.

Twice in my lifetime I have seen the opportunity for sustainable full employment destroyed, and each time it was by parties who had no plan to grow the economy but plenty of plans for how to spend the resources that a growing economy produced.

I’m hoping that in a few weeks time the people will re-elect Fine Gael and Labour and make sure we keep the recovery going this time.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton

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general election | local authority has received 30 complaints

Early erection of posters agitates  Ian Begley

South Dublin County Council (SDCC) received 30 complaints in relation to the early erection of election posters by various candidates from the local authority.

The erection of posters is prohibited until after the Dail is dissolved and the polling order is signed for the general election.

Candidates in breach of this rule can face fines between €100 and €150 per poster.

However, according to the council, the offending candidates gave their commitment to remove their election posters immediately and were

issued no fines by the time the local authority replied to The Gazette.

Local TD and candidate Joanna Tuffy (Lab) and Cllr Pamela Kearns (Lab) were at the forefront of criticism this week for having erected some of their election posters premature to this date.

C l l r G i n o K e n ny (PBP) said: “Labour’s last remaining TD in this area has obviously broken her own Government’s protocol on the erection of posters before the General Election has even been called and will likely result in heavy fines.”

Jonathan Graham, who lodged a formal complaint

with the council regarding this issue, said: “The legislation on this matter is very clear. Posters cannot be erected prior to the order confirming the date of the poll.

“Many constituents become sore with election posters, many community groups even asking that candidates adhere to a voluntary ban on posters in certain areas.

“This is why rules around the erection of posters are in place,” he said.

A council spokesperson told The Gazette that: “Election posters can only be erected for a certain specified time period before an election.

“This time is either 30 days before the date of the poll date or from the date the polling day order for the election has been made, whichever provides the shorter period of time.

“However electioneering signage can be erected at any time on private property (and not confined to the certain specified election time constraints) if it has the benefit of planning permission, or is exempt development as prescribed in planning regulations.

“I confirm that by 12 noon today [February 2] we had received 30 contacts (phone calls, emails, tweets etc) in relation to

Deputy Tuffy said her posters will be removed until the date of the general election is announced

the early erection of election posters by various candidates as the polling day order has not be signed as of yet.

“Those offending candidates gave commitments to have their election posters removed immediately and no fine

have issued as of time of reply.”

Deputy Tuffy said that she did not wish to comment on the matter, but stated that her posters will be removed until the date of the general election is announced.

Cllr Kearns admitted

that some of her campaign team had put her posters up early and apologised on Twitter.

“Well meaning but our over enthusiastic volunteers postering last night.

Apologies for that. They will be taken down this morning,” she said.

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CLONDALKINGazettegallery | Clondalkin Tidy Towns hold

Anne Cullen and Angela Fitzgerald

Agnes O’Neill, Pat O’Sullivan and Tommy Keogh. Pictures: Cathy Weatherston

Pat O’Sullivan

Birdie O’Brien, Breda Delaney and Michael Maloney

Fr Brian O’Sullivan

Paul Doran, Tommy Byrne and Cllr Breeda Bonner (Lab)

Kate Gill and Jim Curran

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their Annual General Meeting and elect new committee at the green isle

A new year and a new set of goals for 2016 C

londalkin Tidy Towns held their Annual General Meeting recently at the Green Isle Hotel. The new committee was voted in with outgoing chairperson Pat O’Sullivan thanking the old committee and members for their hard work, dedication and enthusiasm which in many cases has been beyond the call of volunteering. Pat also thanked the local business owners in Clondalkin for their fantastic support especially those who have supported the group financially. Pat also thanked the staff of South Dublin County Council and commented on their professional working relationship.

The group have several large projects planned for 2016 including the development of the Camac River at the Civic Offices, a 1916 Commemorative Garden at Newlands Cross, assisting the Round Tower Heritage Development, holding their annual Clondalkin Village Summer Competition, maintaining Clondalkin Village as a poster free zone and the installation of flower barrels throughout the village.

Tommy Keogh

Jean Brocklebank and Susan

Blanch Courtney and Sara

O’Keeffe

McDonald

Maeve O’Sullivan

William and Mary Jenkins

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| RTE Radio’s first ever radio comedy festival

Comedy extravaganza comes to arts centre

Deirdre O’Kane, Gearoid Farrell, Amy Huberman, Fred Cooke, Colm O’Regan and Maxine Jones. Pictures: Brian McEvoy Amy Huberman and Deirdre O’Kane

T Comedians The Nualas

he Project Arts Centre in Dublin was buzzing with laughter recently as RTE Radio 1’s Comedy Showhouse got up and running, it is due to finish on February 7.

The first of its kind, the event is a new festival of

Irish comedy, featuring Sean Hughes, Deirdre O’Kane, Andrew Maxwell, Al Porter, Colm O’Regan, Fred Cooke, Amy Huberman, John Colleary, Foil, Arms and Hog and many more. The live comedy recordings will be broadcast on RTE Radio 1 across 2016.

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| launching Team Dublin Clean-Up initiative

Katie Delaney from St Brigids National School with

Megan McLoughlin from St Brigids National

broadcaster Joe Duffy and An tArdmheara Criona Ni

School

Tidying up the capital Go team: launching litter initiative. Pictures: Conor McCabe

Dhalaigh

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n tArdmheara Criona Ni Dhalaigh and broadcaster Joe Duffy launched Dublin City Council’s inaugural Team Dublin Clean-Up initiative recently outside St Catherine’s Church, Thomas Street, Dublin 8. Team Dublin Clean- Up calls on residents, community groups

and businesses in Dublin to come out and support a special clean-up effort in their local area ahead of the 1916 Centenary Commemorations.

The collaborative clean-up will take place in various locations around the city on Easter Saturday,

March 26 from 11am to 1pm. Individuals and groups can register on www.teamdublincleanup.ie. Dublin City Council’s Waste Management Division will be providing all clean up equipment to those who register and will remove litter collected for disposal on the day.

Pupils from St Brigids National School Lexie, Lee and Zoe Ecock

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music | massive attack live at the olympia theatre, january

Old energies, passions to the fore in new tour  colm murray

MASSIVE Attack’s last visit to these shores was a near perfect performance on a near perfect summer’s evening, closing 2014’s Longitude festival in Marlay Park in the south of the city.

Prior to that, it was (akin to this evening)

at the beginning of their European tour showcasing new material.

Opening the set amid a swirl of fog with new track Dead Editors, the tone was set for the evening.

The following four numbers mirrored that of their Marlay Park set – Battle Box, Unit-

ed Snakes, Rising Son – introducing “living legend” Horace Andy for his first number, the brooding Girl I love You – all portraying the claustrophobic atmospherics associated with a Massive Attack show.

Their trademark visuals still provided a backdrop of pulsating

images and dates from the current Syrian conlict.

On this night, they chose to rely on new material for the bulk of their set and left out many classics such as Safe From Harm and Unfinished Sympathy.

Perhaps they felt tracks like these wouldn’t have been in keeping with the overtly ominous overtones of the rest of the set, and the socio-political commentary being screened behind them.

Even the hits they did choose to perform – such as Teardrop – just didn’t have the impact that was expected (vocalist Martina Topley Bird does not have the strength to pull this off convincingly), but instead sounded a little weak (this may have been the fault of the mix), although the return of Horace Andy with Angel was definitely the highlight of the show.

Massive Attack can

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‘Their trademark visuals still provided a backdrop of pulsating images, from binary to flashing logs, and images and dates from the current Syrian conlict’

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be forgiven for areas of the set which appeared rusty, given this was the opening night of the tour.

Certainly, as the tour picks up momentum and the release of further material becomes more familiar, this will definitely be a must-see show in the year ahead – it’s always a pleasure to see these guys, warts and all.

Massive Attack started their new tour off with a spin to the Olympia Theatre

Ritual Spirit feels infused with talent MASSIVE Attack’s long awaited new material has dropped in the form of a new EP, Ritual Spirit (Virgin/EMI), with a stellar cast of guest vocalists.

The four-track EP takes you on a journey that begins with Dead Editors – an opening track nearing five minutes long, featuring acclaimed rapper Roots Manuva at the fore.

The record takes a sonic shift to a more melodic realm with Ritual Spirit, introducing East Londoner Azekel on vocals. Atmospherically, it’s the lightest of the four tunes.

New outfit (lauded by Massive Attack leader, Robert Del Naja

as “the best band in the world”) Young Fathers’ collaboration on Voodoo in My Blood feels like a climactic moment for the EP, with traits reminiscent of Heligoland pushed into fresh new territory.

Driving it home is Take It There, and Tricky kills it. Since his acrimonious split from the group after the release of the Protection album, his presence is an embellishment that feels like he never left as he wraps the track around his rasping vocals. (Tip: listen to this on a decent sound system and turn up the bass!)

Rumour has it that a full-length album is set to come later in the year, but if Ritual Spirit doesn’t

keep you sated, take comfort in knowing the group have another EP on the way.

Written and co-produced by Grant Marshall, the next release is pencilled in for spring – bring it on!

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a day in the life: author ava mccarthy balances writing with work and family life

Maintaining the write attitude  emma nolan

INTERNATIONAL best-selling crime author Ava McCarthy has just released her latest novel: Dead Secret.

T he Dublin-based writer took time out of her hectic schedule to talk to The Gazette about a typical day in her life, which sees her as not only a prolific writer, but a full-time financial services IT project manager at Bloomberg, and a mother of two.

Speaking on her newly published work, she said: “It’s about a young woman who discovers her husband has murdered their only child, so she decides to kill him and kill herself – but it doesn’t quite go to plan, and she learns things about her husband that she didn’t really want to.”

McCar thy resisted writing Dead Secret for a while, due to the dark and uncomfortable themes that it deals with, but she couldn’t get the story out of her head so she finally built up the courage to begin it.

On juggling writing and work, she said: “I work full time as well as writing, so it’s a challenge – it’s pretty hectic.”

Having taken a few years off work to write her

first three novels, McCarthy didn’t think she’d write another book, and she returned to work, but she said she decided to “use every spare moment” and finally wrote Dead Secret.

McCarthy, who has degrees in physics and nuclear medicine, credited her writing skills with her logical approach to fiction writing, and said that she is “particularly proud” of this book.

A typical day in the writer’s life starts at “the hideous hour of 5am” when she gets up to shower, wake the dogs, have a

cup of tea and sit down at the kitchen table when everyone else is asleep, where she can write for two hours before leaving for work.

“It has to be every day, otherwise I’d lose momentum, even if it’s only for half an hour, but it adds up.”

McCarthy said that her morning writing session flies by before it’s time to hop on the Luas to work, where she continues to jot down notes.

Her 9-to-1 routine consists of a busy work day, and then McCarthy finds a quiet place at lunch to

sit with her laptop to continue writing.

She said that there’re not many quiet places to sit in her busy office.

“Sometimes, the only alternative is to go into the ladies [toilets], put the lid down, lock myself in, put my laptop on my knees and just click away on the keyboard,” she laughed.

“You learn to tune out all the flushing, although I don’t know what the ladies in the other cubicles thought I was doing!”

McCarthy’s evenings are reserved for family time with her two teen-

Author, financial services IT project manager and mother of two, Ava McCarthy

age children, her husband and two dogs. While she often does a little work then, she uses this time to unwind and prepare for

the next day.

“My family are around then and the last thing I want is for my books to affect them in any way.

Once we’re all back in the house together, I don’t want to be locking myself in a room to write,” she said.

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Sample a taste of Dublin with culinary delights

Foodies mark your calendars as Dublin’s favourite food festival, Dine in Dublin, returns this February for the eighth year running.

Taking place from Monday, February 22, to Sunday, February 28, the capital will come alive with a feast of culinary delights. Brought to you by DublinTown,

Dine in Dublin sees the biggest names in the Dublin foodie scene offer a tasty dining experience over the course of seven days.

Over 50 of Dublin’s most famed restaurants will participate, offering the very best of fresh local produce. The 2016 line-up includes Dublin hot spots Pichet,

San Lorenzo’s, Saba, The Church, Fallon & Byrne, Zaragoza, Red Torch Ginger, Le Bon Crubeen and Flanagans to name but a few.

Those shopping and socialising in the city centre can soak up the f lavours of the festival at Dine in Dublin’s Dine Pavilion; an exciting outdoor kitchen sit-

uated on the city centre streets throughout the week of Dine in Dublin.

Here the city’s top chefs will host live demonstrations showcasing the very best of their most loved Dublin dishes.

For more information and the latest news, including confirmed restaurants, activities and booking information, visit www.dineindublin.ie.

developing coding skills with fun Schools all over Ireland are invited to register to take part in this year’s National Scratch Competition.

Scratch is a visual programming language that encourages children to develop coding skills through fun and interactive learning. An educational tool that fosters creativity, critical thinking and problem solving and communication skills in children, participants can create their own interactive stories, animations, games and music which can then be shared on the web.

Since the inaugural competition in 2010, Scratch has established itself among students and teachers as a leading platform and showcase for Ireland’s aspiring digital creators.

T he 2016 Scratch National Final will take place in the RDS during Tech Week 2016 (24 to 30 April). The closing date for registrations is Friday, February 12.

Top Dublin chef Temple Garner of San Lorenzo is pictured with Minister of Tourism, Transport and Sport Paschal Donohoe and Kerri Nicole Blanc announcing the dates for the 2016 Dine in Dublin festival

Irish Student Summit 2016 This year’s Irish Student Summit 2016 will take place on February 4 in Dublin Castle.

The event will host over 600 students, over 40 start-ups, 22 workshops and powerhouse business speakers from Twitter, Paddy Power, the American Embassy, the Indian Embassy, Silicon Republic, Ireland AM, Mor Gin, Cool Beans and Humans of Dublin.

One Student Start-up will walk away with a €1,500 investment from Enterprise Ireland in their business idea. A panel of judges will narrow down applications to the ten best from the online submissions and the public will be able to vote for their favourite two on Twitter and Facebook.

At the Summit, the final two applicants will go head-to-head in front of an audience and a panel of judges, who will vote for the winner.

Find out more at studentsummit.ie.

ridesharing not a popular option Four out of five passengers in Ireland feel safest

in a licensed taxi and a large majority would be against paying a stranger for a lift under a controversial ridesharing plan, according to a survey carried out for taxi company Hailo.

The survey, carried out by iReach, sampled 1,000 people nationwide.

It found that 85% of passengers do not feel they will come to harm in a taxi, with 64% saying they feel “safe” and 21% saying they feel “very safe”.

The survey found very low levels of public support for ridesharing in Dublin- a practice, illegal in Ireland but operating in some parts of the US and Europe, which allows motorists to offer lifts to the public for payment.

experience a digital career The Digital Hub in Dublin 8 is continuing its Future Creators Programme in conjunction with TV3 to give young people a chance to experience what a digital career would be like.

The programme offers young people the opportunity to hone their digital media skills in one of Ireland’s leading media

environments.

The programme aims to equip young people (aged 13 to 16) from Dublin 8 with digital skills, including coding, app development, digital photography, filmmaking, and website development.

47% have not yet made a will A national survey, published by end of life planning provider Once I’ve Gone, looked at the public’s opinions towards wills, and revealed that 47% of respondents have not yet made a will.

The survey showed that apathy is the number one reason for not making a will with two thirds (66%) of those without a will, claiming that it was down to “not getting around to it”. 8% felt that they were still “too young to make a will”, while 3% did not want to think about dying. These opinions were voiced despite the fact that 92% of those taking part in the survey were aged between 36 and 65+ years of age with loved ones to provide for once they have gone.

For more information about the service visit www.onceivegone.com.

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FEATURE charity: annual fundraising harbour2harbour event to support depression

Walking to help beat the blues

THOUSANDS are expected to turn out for the eleventh annual Aware Harbour2Harbour Walk from Dun Laoghaire to Howth, or Howth to Dun Laoghaire, on St Patrick’s Day. The aim of the event is to raise vital funds for Aware’s support, information and education services about depression and bipolar disorder, which are available throughout Dublin.

The Harbour2Harbour Walk is a fundraising event that raises approximately €40,000 for the organisation’s services each year. Participants can start at

Howth Harbour and walk to Dun Laoghaire Harbour, or start at Dun Laoghaire and walk to Howth.

The 16.2-mile route showcases the beauty of Dublin Bay and offers a great alternative to mark our national holiday. It’s a great way to spend time with friends or family, and is also ideal as a solo challenge.

The route starts in Dun Laoghaire at the Harbour Plaza behind Dun Laoghaire Dart Station, and at the Bloody Stream Pub in Howth.

The Dun Laoghaire BID company is organ-

ising a family fun day in the Harbour Plaza to coincide with the walk, with food stalls, music, children’s entertainment and fairground rides.

Dublin Port Company sponsors the event for the second time this year, and will provide a fun-filled halfway stop at Ber th 18, Dublin Port, close to the East Link toll bridge.

Aw a r e r e l i e s o n events like this as well as public and corporate donations for 85% of its annual funding. Participants are encouraged to raise sponsorship through online platforms such as just-

giving.com, and some supporters have walked this route many times for Aware over the past decade.

Aw a r e s e r v i c e s include support groups, support line, support mail, Beat the Blues programmes (28,000 students each year) , and free life skills programmes based on cognitive behavioural therapy for 3,000 people each year.

More information on all of Aware’s services and this fundraising event is at aware.ie. The Aware Harbour2Harbour Walk 2016 is supported by Dublin Port Company and 98FM.

Jane Clancy and Ingrid Trant taking part in last year’s Harbour2Harbour walk, in aid of Aware

Choccy treats at Nutgrove

NUTGROVE Shopping Centre in Rathfarnham is celebrating Valentine’s Day this year with special musical entertainment and delicious chocolate truffles for visitors.

From 12-3pm on Saturday, February 13, customers can enjoy the musical stylings of David Mooney, who will be bringing his jazz renditions of classic love songs to the food court to serenade shoppers and celebrate the season of love.

The Nutgrove promo guys and girls will also be on hand to share a Valentine’s classic – chocolates – with visitors as a thankyou for all the love shown to Nutgrove Shopping Centre over the past year.

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the money doctor: making a financial plan - part 1

Save this advice – it could make a huge difference  john lowe

A PRIEST once told his congregation he had good news and bad news.

“The good news,” he said, “is we have finally enough money to build our much needed community centre this year.

The bad news it’s still out there in your pockets !”

Completing a financial plan for any project is essential, let alone your own personal plan, and the first part of that task is to actually start it.

Here’s how to do it in just 15 minutes – in my humble view this is a must read ...

I used to be a dreadful worrier. (Stick with me on this, because it is rel-

evant.) I would lie awake at two in the morning asking myself where I had gone wrong, and a voice would answer back: “This is going to take more than one night.”

Then I had the good fortune to work with a successful entrepreneur who, for the purposes of this article, I shall call Peter, because that hap-

pens to be his name.

The thing I noticed straight away about Peter was that he had elevated list-making to an art form.

Before he wanted to achieve something important – start a business, raise millions of euro a year for charity, launch a takeover – he would prepare a list of all the different steps involved.

Anyway, as someone who has elevated plagiarism to an art form, I copied him and, although I cheat (I often write down things I have already done for the satisfaction of being able to cross them off), I have found that the simple process of listing has dealt a deathblow to my nocturnal fretting.

What does this have to do with the subject on the card? If more people realised that financial planning was nothing more than a bit of glorified list-making, they might be keener to take it on.

est possible return.

• Give you enough money to retire early.

• Protect you and your dependants against financial hardship.

• Offer you financial freedom.

• Make you wealthy enough to never have to worry about the future, whatever it may bring.

T hink I am overpromising or exaggerating? If anything, I am erring on the side of caution.

A good financial plan can make you invincible.

What a financial plan will do for you I’ll cut to the chase.

Financial plans are powerful amulets. This is what a good, well-executed financial plan could do for you: • Wipe out all your personal debts.

• Help you pay off your mortgage early.

• Make sure you never have to borrow again.

• Help you build up plenty of savings.

• Ensure that your money achieves the high-

Financial planning in a nutshell W hat exactly is a financial plan? Perhaps the easiest way to explain how they work is to use an analogy ...

If you were driving from Copenhagen to Zagreb – heaven knows why, but you are – and you don’t have one of those wizard satellite navigation systems, you would not choose a road at random and hope for the best, would you? No, you wouldn’t.

Making a financial plan probably seems daunting.

However, the Money Doctor – John Lowe (inset) – has lots of sound advice to help you along the way.

You would plan your journey. If you encountered diversions, you would get out the map and decide on a new route. Throughout the journey, you would check on your progress.

Your financial plan should have the same qualities. That is to say, it should help you reach your destination, make your journey as fast as possible and stop you from wasting time, energy and, of course, money.

Getting started: think holistically Most financial products are bought on a one-off basis. Suddenly, you need a mortgage or you fall into the clutches of a life insurance salesman and – bang – you are making major financial decisions before you have time to think.

The result is that you may not get the best product for your needs ... or the best value. Every major financial decision you make should be part of an overall plan.

Thus, a particular product – such as a mortgage, loan, insurance policy or investment – should be judged not just on its individual merits but also in terms of how it moves you closer to where you want to be.

Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream, dream The Everly Brothers had a point. Dreaming has a huge role to play in financial planning. Consider what you’d like to be doing in, say, five years, ten years and 20 years.

Consider what work (if any) you’ll be doing, where you’ll be living and how you’ll be spending your leisure time. What will your family situation be? What – and this is key – will your financial situation be?

Once you have a clear picture of the future life you’d like to have, you can start expressing it in financial terms and working out how to get there.

See Part 2 next week

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Pets spencer is a playful pet who loves his toys and time with his carer The Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs. Our Dog of the Week this week is Spencer – a male three-year-old playful pitbull cross who simply adores spending time with his carers.

He isn’t too keen on other dogs at the moment, so needs to be the only pet in the home, so he can have all of the attention for himself.

Spencer loves to play with his toys and will keep himself busy with them all day long.

Snuggle He’s a real creature of comforts and likes to snuggle into his soft, squishy bed.

If you’re looking for an active dog who excels in agility and other training, please contact Dogs Trust on 01-879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website www. dogstrust.ie.

You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/ dogstrustirelandonline or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE.

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cuisine: annual three-day fair to once again highlight popular niche

Brewing up a lot of interest in craft drinks  ian begley

THE annual Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair – Ireland’s largest craft beer festival – is back once again and is taking place in The National Convention Centre.

The three-day event will host the best of Irish and International craft breweries and distilleries, from Friday, February 5 to Sunday, February 7.

The 2016 fair will host more than 50 Irish and international breweries, cider producers, distilleries and craft brew distributors who will be sampling in excess of 300 craft brews from all across the world, including many seasonal and once-off brews created just for the event.

Last year, more than 10,000 people attended the event, which will also offer a selection of the best of Irish foods including cheeses, baked goods and hot food options, such as pies and crepes.

Conor Farrell, of Alltech’s Lexington Brewing & Distilling Company, said: “We are incredibly excited about this year’s event, which will show-

case the best of Irish and International craft brewers and distillers, allowing consumers to sample the range of brews being produced both in Ireland and overseas.

“The event also provides an opportunity for craft distributors and producers to network and share insights and innovations within this ever growing sector.”

Six Nations rugby will be aired on three of the biggest screens in Dublin throughout the weekend, and live musical acts will include the Camembert Quartet, DJ Aidan Kavanagh, Pump up the Jam, We Banjo 3 and Booka Brass Band.

Broadcaster and craft beer aficionado Rick O’Shea will entertain crowds attending Sunday’s fair with live interviews with exhibitors.

The day will also see the annual Craft Beer Grand Slam, which will warm up the crowd before the Ireland v Wales rugby clash, testing the taste buds of a team of Irish and Welsh fans.

The winners of the Dublin Craft Beer Cup competition will be

announced on the first day of the event by Dr Gearoid Cahill, European director of brewing science at Alltech.

This international competition was launched by Alltech in 2013 and allows craft brewers to showcase their beers and have them rated, tasted and analysed by an expert independent panel of beer judges.

Award-winning brewers receive prestigious gold, silver and bronze medals in eight different categories of beer and cider, establishing the best examples of each style.

At 2pm on Saturday, February 6, Alltech will attempt to break the current Guinness World Record for the Largest Beer Tasting at the event.

The current record of 714 people was set in Mexico in November, 2014. To set a new record, a gathering larger than this need to taste a minimum of three beers in the same room.

Tickets are available from www.tickets.ie and can be purchased from €15. For further information, see eu.alltechbrewsandfood. com.

Broadcaster Rick O’Shea and Conor Farrell, European sales manager, Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co, announcing the upcoming Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair

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The Nuxuriance Ultra range, from Nuxe

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ANTI-AGING skin care brand Nuxe has introduced its innovative new botanical formulation, Nuxuriance Ultra, to Arnotts this month and will roll the range out nationwide from February 20.

The French company’s first line of global anti-aging replenishing skincare is formulated on the basis of millions o f n e w- g e n e r a t i o n botanical cells from the saffron and bougainvillea bi-floral cell, which contain active molecules to create an extra-effective, targeted and continuous anti-aging action.

Studies carried out on more than 300 women revealed global anti-aging efficacy on all signs of skin aging, including a reduction in the number of wrinkles (even deep wrinkles), denser skin, enhanced radiance, along with seeing the oval of the face reshaped and lifted facial features.

The Nuxuriance Ultra range consists, firstly, of a replenishing serum containing crocus extract, which evens out the complexion.

There are two daytime moisturiser options for different skin types. For normal to combination skin, the fluid cream –

which contains sebum trapping ingredients – promises to mattify oily patches and makes pores appear smaller.

T he rich texture cream contains meadowfoam oil and organic poppy petal extract to nourish dry patches and aid cell nutrition.

The Night Magic moisturiser contains prickly pear extract, which stimulates the skin’s desquamation enzymes to create a rested appearance.

The collection also contains an eye and lip contour serum which targets wrinkles, slackening skin, dark spots, puffiness and dark circles.

Some 80% of women who tested this product found that the skin around their eyes appeared energised after use.

The final product is a re-plumping roll-on mask which resulted in firmer facial skin on 81% of women tested.

Thanks to maca root extract and the novel ultra-cool metal massaging applicator (which helps to create a stimulating and draining effect), this strengthens the formula’s action on skin radiance.

Nuxe’s products contain a selection of natural active, paraben-free ingredients, without mineral oils or animal origin ingredients.

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Nuxe ready to introduce its botanically-formulated Nuxuriance Ultra range

LOVE PINK WITH St Valentine’s Day just around the corner, now’s the time to get the colours just right in your latest look, and to drop some subtle (or not so subtle) visual hints that love is in the air ... and you might like some extra, well-deserved attention from your other half!

However, even if you’re not dressing up to get in the mood for February

14, pink is a wonderful, fresh colour to banish the freezing February winds, and to help brighten up and lighten up your spring wardrobe.

With pink jumping into many big name labels (see box, right), here are some simmilar high street designs that won’t break your (credit card’s) heart.

Next Coat €82

Accessorize Wallet €6

Littlewoods Ireland Bag €56

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Yours for a pretty pink penny AS ALWAYS, one turns to Brown Thomas for some of the top designer threads and on-trend label launches.

While the high street mir-

rors and mimics some of the latest looks from international designers, there’s just nothing like the original – and, while these items from a number

of high-end labels will set you back more than a pretty penny or two, we think you’ll agree that they’re more than worth it!

Littlewoods Ireland Skirt €48

Roksanda Rylett Short Sleeve Dress €1,295

Victoria Beckham Twisted shoulder drape midi dress €1,995

Roland Mouret Ivy wool crepe dress €1,535

Lanvin Single shoulder beaded tassel dress €995

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See for yourself why Hayfield Manor attracts couples to Cork from all across the country, with a great Valentine’s package

With luxurious rooms like the Bartra suite at the Ice Hotel, Ballina, Valentine’s Day couples won’t want to leave their home from home

february 14: lots of great getaways across the country

You’ll both love these St Valentine’s Day breaks  ian begley

WITH the festive season behind us, Valentine’s Day is on the horizon and this year there are a bounty of romantic getaways for lovers who need a well-deserved break.

Rathmullan Hotel in Co Donegal is offering a Valentine’s escape for €230pp from February 13 – 16.

Enjoy morning strolls on the beach, an afternoon seat by a roaring open fire, a classic love story from the comfort of your bed in late afternoon and a long bubble bath soak after dinner.

This package includes two nights bed and breakfast with a romantic evening meal in the Cook & Gardener restaurant, with a movie each evening, and staying in a standard room.

Before dinner each evening, find popcorn and a sweet romantic treat in your bedroom, and spend two hours in the company of Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart and other stars of the big screen.

At the other end of the country, Ballymaloe House in Cork is also offering a romantic two night getaway from February 12 – 15, for €260pp.

You will be welcomed with a glass of pink bubbly, and during your stay take a romantic stroll through the extensive 300-acre farm and gardens.

Relax by the fire in the drawing room or enjoy afternoon tea in the house’s conservatory.

Enjoy an intimate dinner for two in the Ballymaloe restaurant, romantically decorated with red

tulips.

Over in Wexford, love is a long, lazy lie-in at Dunbrody House, who are offering their very own “Love Is” package.

From €290pps, you will

with pre-dinner canapes and cocktails.

Spoil the one you love this Valentine’s Day with a one-night stay in luxurious Castle Leslie Estate, Co Monaghan.

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get midweek accommodation throughout February in one of Dunbrody’s luxury rooms or suites.

Guests will also avail of the dinner-for-two menu from the Harvest Room, which includes a fivecourse seasonal menu

For €320pps, you can enjoy one night’s accommodation with a romantic candlelit dinner, along with a glass of bubbly in Snaffles restaurant.

Chocolates and a single red rose will await you in your bedroom, followed

by a fabulous full Irish breakfast the following morning. This offer is valid until February 25.

Steal away with your loved one for a romantic one-night stay in Longueville House, Co Cork this Valentine’s Day, from €169pps.

Treat your sweetheart this lover’s weekend by taking a stroll through Longueville’s walled gardens, cosy up by the roaring open fire, enjoy a drink or two and a three-course meal in the house’s award-winning restaurant, and enjoy a lazy lie-in the next morning.

This offer is valid from February 12 – 14, and includes a bottle of bubbly and chocolates in your room on arrival, dinner for two, and complementary late check out the next morning.

Welcoming Wexford invites you to Dunbrody House, where its ‘Love Is’ package offers plenty to give lovers a well-deserved break from city stresses

Castle Leslie Estate in Co Monaghan successfully marries old-world touches with modern luxuries, making a stay at its historic setting certain to delight

At Hayfield Manor, Cork, you can treat your better-half to one night of luxurious accommodation in a manor room, where you can enjoy a gourmet dinner in the romantic ambiance of either Orchids Gourmet restaurant, or Perrotts Garden Bistro.

On the morning of your departure, enjoy Hayfield Manor’s famous full Irish breakfast. This offer is valid from February 11 – 17, and is priced from €258pps.

Couples can also avail of a heart-to-heart one night break at the Ice House, Ballina, Co Mayo,

from €240 per night.

From February 11 – 14, enjoy a one-night stay in a luxurious river view room, and bubbles on ice in your room on arrival, along with a chocolate treat.

Your stay is complete with a themed table d’hote dinner in the Ice House’s restaurant.

Enjoy unlimited access to the Chill Spa thermal area throughout your stay and you can have a lazy breakfast the following morning.

For further information on all of these offers, see www.irelandsbluebook. com.

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room

Well worth venturing into CRITICS around the world have been falling over themselves to praise The Room (Cert 15A, 118 mins), and it’s not hard to see why, thanks to the mesmerising performances at the heart of the film. A woman lives with her young son in a single room where they’re both being held captive by a man. She hatches a daring escape plan, so that her son can see the outside world for the first time ...

the 5th wave

Makes a bit of a splash ANOTHER film in the burgeoning ‘young adult’ genre, The 5th Wave (Cert 12A, 112 mins) sees likeable lead Chloe Grace Moretz star in the latest apocalyptic tale where only a plucky teenager can win the day. When aliens invade, unleashing waves of attack designed to exterminate us pesky humans, a young woman gets caught up in the fight back. Deftly told, and daftly entertaining.

dirty grandpa

Simply a mess to avoid HERE’S another truly terrible film for Robert de Niro to besmirch his legacy with. Here, he teams up with cinema albatross Zac Effron for Dirty Grandpa (Cert 18, 102 mins), which delivers exactly what the title suggests: a young man is confronted with his grandfater’s grubby, sleazy side on a long road trip together. Can they bond on the trip? Can you last to the end of the film?

Michael Keaton and Mark Ruffalo are among the leads fleshing out Spotlight, which largely follows a newspaper team’s efforts to report on corruption and child abuse

spotlight: A church sex abuse scandal is meticulously unravelled

Reveals disturbing darkness BASED on the Boston Globe’s early 2000s uncovering of Catholic Church sex abuse scandals, Spotlight (Cert 15A, 129 mins) is a sobering, enlightening, and fundamentally important film.

Given the difficult subject matter, Spotlight seems oddly out of place when placed next to The Martian, and Mad Max: Fury Road, on the Oscar nomination lists but, if anything, it goes to highlight some of the diversity that is creeping into the awards ceremony (though, as director Spike Lee pointed out last week, the academy is not quite there yet).

Named after the “Spotlight” investigative team at the newspaper, the film follows the behind-the-scenes work-

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ings that led to a series of reports that exposed massive corruption in the Boston archdiocese, and beyond.

It is a harrowing story that we are all unfortunately familiar with from similar exposes in Ireland and around the world – a story that tells of that recognisable pattern of victims cowed into silence, priests moved on to new parishes, and the church as an organisation trying to save face at all costs.

And, while the focus remains for the most

par t on the church, Spotlight is really a film about the darker side of institutions – religious or secular – and how it takes someone from the inside to break the circle of silence which allows such corruption to occur systemically.

The “insiders” in this case are the Boston journalists who can sense the importance of uncovering the truth, while also being aware of the devastation within their community that will follow in the wake of their reports.

Set mainly in the bustling newsrooms of the Globe, Spotlight features an impressive ensemble cast including Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, and Liev Schreiber.

Schreiber plays

Marty Baron, the newly appointed editor, who is enough of an outsider to let the Spotlight team loose on the topic.

Chief among these is Walter “Robby” Robinson (Keaton) who, as a Boston local, is fully aware of the domino effect of blame – implicating everyone from school officials to lawyers – that come as part and parcel of pursuing the story.

“This is how it starts” Keaton’s characters says to a prominent local official who is pushing him to not run with it; “one guy leans on another guy, and soon everyone ends up turning a blind eye”.

There is an air of truth in the statement, which runs through the entire film. Spotlight feels

authentic in part because of the huge effort made to mirror the real journalists’ personalities with the characters presented on screen.

Nothing here seems overly scripted or filmic; instead, we get a genuine feel for the anguish of the voiceless victims, the vastness of the implications of the exposure, and the sheer ardour of the investigative work.

It is, in its tone and setting, reminiscent of the newsroom storyline of the final season of HBO’s The Wire (which, fittingly, director and writer Tom McCarthy starred in).

And, as in The Wire, the audience feels dropped into the deep end of a real, fast-paced world replete with its own jargon and rules of

engagement.

Spotlight is the kind of film that immediately forces you to sit forward and pay attention because it smacks of something that feels authentic and significant.

There is simply not enough space to do justice to Spotlight – a film that is crammed full of strong and memorable performances (Ruffalo and McAdams are nominated for Best Supporting Oscars), and which never once flags during its two hours of screen time, and which imbues such a powerful and important message.

This is how stories should be told, and this is how films should be made.

Verdict: 10/10

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FastSport Mercy pipped at post in U-18 National cup: DCU Mercy missed out on the Hula Hoops Under-18 women’s National Cup title to SuperValu Brunell 72-69 after over-time.

The first half was truly a shooting showcase at either end and as Alex Macheta continued to be a thorn in DCU Mercy’s side, it was the introduction of Aoife Maguire for Mercy that proved to be crucial, as she helped drive the Dublin side to a 32-31 point lead at the break.

The second half was nail-biting, as Amy Murphy and Laura Morrissey helped put Brunell back into the lead, but determined play from Anna Brennan and Elizabeth Black kept the game neck-and-neck.

The teams were level on six separate occasions to see the game tied on 61-apiece on the final buzzer.

In over-time, it was Alex Macheta who was Brunell’s inspiration to nick a dramatic victory.

basketball: southsiders prevail in thrilling endgame over Swords

Temple of glory for Keenan men’s national cup Templeogue GCD Swords Thunder  sport@dublingazette.com

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TEMPLEOGUE beat GCD Swords Thunder to claim their first Hula Hoops Men’s National

Cup Trophy with a 78-75 win at the National Basketball Arena.

It was a maiden final appearance for both sides, but a classic decider. The lead swung four times before Thunder missed a three-pointer on the

MVP Michael Bonaparte takes on Dan Nelms

final buzzer to send the Templeogue faithful into rapture.

“The way we came out in the third quarter and did our best to lose it in the fourth, it’s a special night,” said Templeogue Coach Mark Keenan with a fourth Cup medal around his neck. “You see the spirit within the group. We always believe we can do it.”

It was an adrenaline fuelled opening quarter. Michael Bonaparte showed no ill effects of the injury that prompted rumours of an American recruit being parachuted into the Templeogue lineup.

Sean Flood was the early scorer though. Having shot at just 13% in the semi-final, the 19 year old

Templeogue celebrate their National Cup success. Picture: Cathal Noonan/Inpho

landed three from four triples as Templeogue led 24-16 after 10 minutes.

From Swords Thunder’s American quartet, it was Dan Nelms who got the nod to start. The Davidson alumnus set about neutralising Jason Killeen on the offensive boards, before Mike Garrow added more penetration into the mix. Then Thunder took over altogether.

The second quarter was a write off for Templeogue, managing just four points and turning the ball over six times.

Isaac Westbrooks upped his steal count and Alex Dolenko contributed a pair of three-pointers to a 10-0 run for a 39-28 lead at the break.

Ex-Ireland International Paul Cummins was

heating up in the second quarter of his first game in 11 weeks. His outside shooting topped up second chance scores from Michael Bonaparte to level the sides at 49-49 late in the third. Stephen James followed up with a couple of downtown three-pointers and it took Westbrooks to snap a 13-0 run with the last shot of the third.

Leading 57-51 with ten minutes left gave no cause for comfort. Michael Bonaparte did. A threepoint play and a massive block on Sergi Guardia gave them their first double-digit lead.

Thunder hadn’t clapped out just yet. Alex Dolenko finished defiantly off his own steal and Dan Nelms’ dunk edged them

closer and a Westbrooks jump-shot brought it back to 67-70 with 90 seconds left.

Jason Killeen completed a double-double with his most precious rebound of the evening to prevent Thunder from an equalising opportunity.

Fouled in the process, they also iced the freethrows at the other end.

There were just 22 seconds and it was the first time the crowd felt they were looking at champions.

It was of no consolation to GCD Swords Thunder Head Coach Dave Baker that he was part of a thriller. It was a spectacle, but obviously we’re disappointed. We’re proud to have come so far and we can enjoy that much.”

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Claire Rockall scores a basket despite the efforts of Killester’s Ali Maguire. Picture: Cathal Noonan/Inpho

PYROBEL Killester found Team Montenotte Hotel too hot to handle in the women’s Hula Hoops National Cup final last Sunday at the National Basketball Arena, falling 96-64 in a one-sided affair.

Killester had lost none of the grace or steel that has seen them fight for silverware on two fronts this season. They were simply overpowered by a side peaking when it mattered most.

Aine McKenna was the big

gun and revelled in her captain’s role. The MVP had 10 points in four minutes and the Glanmire club still had time for a 12-0 run, becoming just the second side of the national cup weekend to hit a 30-point quarter.

Killester coach Karl Kilbride gave his bench the opportunity to get to grips and put three Under-20 women’s cup champions on the floor from earlier in the weekend.

Aoibheann Byrne and Aisling McCann rewarded his faith with baskets as Killester managed a considerable 20-point quarter.

The only problem was that Glanmire repeated their first quarter trick and put up another 31 points.

One by one they stepped up to hit their shots. Marie Breen hit a pair and Chantell Alford refused to miss.

They’d hit the half-century in 17 minutes of basketball, shooting at 67% on both sides of the three-point line.

When the sides met in the 2015 decider, Team Montenotte Hotel won 62-36 on the back of a one-point lead at half time.

This time around, they were

already 62-34 clear at the break.

In 32 years of national cup basketball, only two women’s clubs have scored 80 points or more in 40 minutes.

I n 19 91, B l a r n e y b e a t Snowcream Wildcats 86-56 and were back at the Arena as part of their 25 year jubilee celebrations.

Glanmire’s first National Cup win was courtesy of an 89-75 win over UL Aughinish. Marie Breen scored 29 points that day in 2007 and had a double-double in 2016.

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Humble Brandon’s family inspiration Former Moyle Park College and Lucan United man Brandon Payne says family roots are keeping him grounded as he looks to make the leap forward with Glasgow Celtic in 2016  adam doherty

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MOST young talents, when asked, would point to the greats like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo as their main source of inspiration.

For former Moyle Park College and Lucan United man Brandon Payne, his inspiration comes from much closer to home. He cites his uncle Philip Sheppard – a former St Pat’s, Shamrock Rovers and Cherry Orchard striker – as the key motivator in his footballing career.

It is indicative of his humble approach – saying he is just a “normal lad from Bawnogue” – and the importance of family to Payne who is making waves since his move to Glasgow Celtic.

The 18-year-old says he is living the profes-

sional footballers dream at the moment, saying it is something he was: “just brought into as soon as I could basically play!

“Growing up, my idol was my uncle [Sheppard], he played and brought me into football so he was someone who I looked up to as a kid.”

Indeed, family is especially important to him, saying the struggles of being away from his family and, especially, his younger brother Jordan being the hardest part.

“It is tough being away from the family, I only get to come home every so often.

“I have grown up with Jordan; he is a good person and a great footballer so hopefully he can push on and do well for himself, but I do keep in touch with him daily through Facetime”.

Payne’s career started with Ashwood before moving on to Lucan where he linked up with an incredibly productive side, one which has seen Irish underage international team mates Conor Masterson signed up

by Liverpool and Sean Whelan moving to Preston.

At Lucan, he rapidly rose to earn an Under15 call-up for Ireland but suffered a careerthreatening injury when he broke his leg against Dundalk.

“The injury was horrible, I was out for about a year so it took me ages to get back fit and I thought I wouldn’t be able to play again.”

Nonetheless, he worked his way through many doctor and physio sessions and came back to his best to get his first deal in January 2014 with

Brandon Payne in Lucan United action. Picture: Stephen Findlater

Glasgow Celtic.

It saw him follow in the footsteps of Roy Keane, a player very much in his mould as a combative midfielder with a keen relish for the tackle allied to an eye for a pass.

When part of the Irish underage set-up, the FAI

its after my injury; he did not have to meet and speak to me but he did so I was really grateful he did.”

When asked about the lifestyle and adapting to the life as a full-time footballer, Payne says he is certainly in his element.

“The lifestyle is unbeliev-

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“Many people said [Roy Keane] would be scary but he told me straight out what I need to do” - Brandon Payne --------------------------------------------------------

arranged for Payne to meet Keane in Malahide.

Keane spoke to him about his experience of being rejected so many times as a youth and this provided much motivation for the youth.

This talk rung true for Payne in the wake of his injury issues that set him back. The motivational effect was immediate and he scored in a match later that evening.

When speaking about this experience of meeting Keane, Payne said: “He was unbelievable; many people said he would be scary, but he was real down to earth and he was straight out by telling me what I needed to do to make it.

“He won’t tell you lies, he really is an idol to so many people and he is also a great person to talk to. It lifted my spir-

able, but you cannot get too carried away with it.

“Adapting to it is obviously tough but, at the end of the day, you are getting paid so you cannot complain or give out too much.”

Speaking of his time at Celtic, Payne has endured a couple of injuries but has been a regular for their development side in the 2015-16 season to date and is back with the Republic of Ireland Under-19 side, lining out against Hungary and Croatia.

Speaking of his goals for the future, Payne adds: “I aim to push on and make a good living, so hopefully I don’t have to come back to Ireland and work!

“In five to ten years, I feel I will still be playing football or will definitely still be involved with it.”

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Smith steps away after stellar Irish amateur stint GERRY Smith has announced his decision to step down from his role as Republic of Ireland amateur international team manager.

Smith has opted to stand down after 20 years in the role following the fantastic high of leading the Eastern Region to the UEFA Regions Cup title last summer.

The Dubliner previously led the Irish representatives to the UEFA Regions Cup Final in 2011 when they were beaten by hosts Braga from Portugal.

Smith, 60, also managed the Republic of Ireland at the World Under-20 championships finals in the UAE in 2003. He also worked with Brian Kerr in a scouting and analysis role at the successful 1998 Under-18 UEFA championships finals in Cyprus.

His time with the junior international side included winning the Quadrangular tournament four times and securing runners-up places six times. Smith and his squad also won the Davie Pocock Cup twice against the Netherlands.

Smith’s 35 games as manager in the UEFA Regions Cup saw his Irish representatives qualify for final tournaments five times. His Irish side’s last 10 competitive games were all victories.

“I feel the time is right for me to step down from the role having reached the pinnacle by winning the UEFA Regions Cup in 2015,” said Smith.

“I have enjoyed the job immensely and wish to extend my sincere appreciation and gratitude to the secretary Denis Cruise, the committee, council members and all past Presidents for the help and cooperation in making my job that much easier over the years.

“I would also like to place on record my thanks to all my own backroom staff and all the players who have played under me as a manager over the years. I have made great friends and will be eternally grateful to the FAI for the opportunity to manage such a great group of people.

“It is my intention to stay involved in football in the future but for now I’ll be recharging the batteries. So for the next weeks and months I’ll be at games and trying to enjoy them in a different way.

We got out on a high and that’s all you can ask for.”

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soccer: gavin double wins derby date for celtic charges

ILGU Usher in Newlands lady as 20th life member ANNA Usher is synonymous with Junior Golf; “Strawberries and cream… Anna Usher and Junior Golf”, this being the phrase Irene Poynton (ILGU Director of Junior Golf) used to introduce Usher at the ILGU National AGM. The Newlands woman was nominated as honorary life member of the Irish Ladies Golf Union this week, joining a select group as the 20th person to attain the honour.

Usher took up golf in the 1970s when her late husband John was playing. Just a decade later, she became lady captain in 1986 and was playing off a steady handicap of 14.

Her passion for introducing young girls to the game and the encouragement she afforded them, shone through from her very first involvement.

She has had a lifelong commitment to grass roots golf and has worked with girls all over Ireland who are or have been high performance players, interprovincial players or club golfers.

She became heavily involved in the late 1980s as a member of the Eastern executive.

Reflecting on how she first became involved, she said: “The well-known Ria Kenny was Secretary of the Eastern District at that time and encouraged me to work with junior girls, and I loved every minute of it.”

Usher continued to share her love of the game by becoming Eastern junior secretary and honorary secretary of the central junior committee between the years 1989 and 2003.

She went on to captain the winning Leinster girls’ interprovincial team in 1997 at Birr Golf Club, as well as managing the girls’ home internationals and European young masters teams.

Most recently, she was involved in junior golf with well-known players such as Hazel Kavanagh, Tricia Mangan and right up to current International and GB and I star Olivia Mehaffey.

With such an extensive CV of accolades, when asked what her stand-out memory was, she said: “The icing on the cake had to be the Newlands girls winning the girls Under-19 inter-club All-Ireland final at Donaghadee Golf Club in 2014. Three of my grandchildren were on that team and it was extra special.”

The Newlands Celtic AUL Division One side

Newlands stall Bus hopes  nathan kelly sport@dublingazette.com

NEWLANDS Celtic continued their fine form in the cup competitions this season by sending neighbours Dublin Bus out of the Leinster Junior Cup last Saturday.

The Clondalkin derby, played on the pristine all-weather in Ballyowen Park saw the AUL Division 1 Saturday side eliminate the LSL Major Saturday side and march into the last 32 in the province, with goalkeeper Ian Martin proving the hero.

The hosts went in front when the O’Rourke brothers, John and Liam

combined in the first half. John’s mazy run and accurate cross picked out Liam and he finished well from an awkward angle. The lead lasted all the way to the death until a long ball from the Bus caused havoc in the Celtic area and the ball was prodded in.

Extra-time saw chances for both sides with Newlands scoring a second disallowed goal but in the end penalties were needed.

Newlands hit three from three from the off, Martin saved the Bus’ third before Richie Gavin emphatically put Celtic in the driving seat by making it 4-2.

coaching pathway Esker Celtic kickstart education programme esker Celtic enjoyed a great milestone this week as they continue to build on their commitment to high quality coaching in the club.

As part of the club’s coach education programme, over 20 coaches received Kickstart One qualifications, the first step on the FAI’s coaching pathway.

This included a dozen of the club’s youth players also started out on this coaching pathway.

The visitors had to score but it was an awful effort that flew high and over to give see Denis Moy nihan’s side go through.

The win sees Newlands pull off another scalp against an LSL side, having beaten Glebe North in the FAI Junior Cup earlier in the season, before bowing out to Railway Union in the fifth round. They will face another LSL side in the next round in the form of Dublin Bus’ league rivals Cherry Orchard.

Speaking afterwards, Moynihan praised his side for the win but felt they could have had it wrapped up in normal

time. “It was a very good win,” said the Celtic manager.

“We went into the game as massive underdogs, I think if you were to crossover the LSL and AUL we would probably be around six leagues below Dublin Bus, who at the moment are on top of their league.

“But the lads done really well. We started the better, scored a good goal; we had more chances to wrap it up and a couple of disallowed goals throughout the match.

“But they are dangerous and they put us under pressure towards the end and scored a goal from a long ball that wasn’t dealt

with,” Moynihan added.

“We scored again in extra-time with but again it was ruled offside, I’m not sure it was right but it doesn’t matter too much now. Penalties came and we kept our heads, Ian made a smart save, Richie Gavin scores an unbelievable penalty afterwards and then Dublin Bus hit one high and over.

“We’ll be very confident. We’ve beaten Dublin Bus, we’ve beaten Glebe North so this is just another big game against an LSL side.

We’ve struggled in the league this season but seem to turn it on in the bigger games,” concluded the Newlands manager.

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He is pictured at the presentation of their ne team kit. The girls have resumed training for the season ahead and train at 5.45pm at Monastery Road every Thursday. For further information, contact team mentor Ken Byrne at 087 9983484.

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LAST weekend proved particularly busy for one of Round Tower’s newest teams as their Under-8 boys participated in the Gormanston indoor hurling tournament They took on O’Dwyers from Balbriggan and Round Tower from Lusk in another milestone for the team that was only formed last October.

“This is our first calendar year playing games so the experience of the Gormanston tournament is standing the lads in great stead,” team mentor Niall Reilly explained.

“We’ve a great bunch of boys together that number 48. This means we can play five teams in the Go Games leagues, with games being seven-a-side.

Going into the season we will have five teams competing in two leagues.”

The team was established from Round Tower’s increasingly successful nursery, with the boys aged seven coming to the end of their “term”when it was decided to bring them together to form a team.

The team played a series of friendlies before Christmas to unite them and prepare them for playing Go Games leagues in

2016. Games were played against Castleknock, Lucan Sarsfields, Thomas Davis, Na Gael Oga, St Pat’s of Palmerstown and Clanna Gael/Fontenoy.

Their biggest success to date was on Saturday, January 23 when five Go Games matches involving the boys were played consecutively at Monastery Road, with five Round Tower Under-8 teams playing five Kilmacud Crokes teams. “It was a big success and fantastic to see almost 50 Towers lads all of the same age playing at once.”

At present, the mix is between football and

hurling friendlies and in two weeks – on February 13 – this group of boy’s league campaigns will begin, when they will be playing football one week and hurling the other.

Matches will be played on Saturday mornings.

“Bringing the boys together has been a great success and they are getting great enjoyment from playing Gaelic games.

“There is a great coaching structure supporting the lads without whom we would not be able to exist and we want to build upon the enthusiasm amongst this age-group to play GAA.”

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Collins’ Rovers showdown Kevin Carroll’s troops have set up a return to Tallaght Stadium where they will attempt a giant killing in the Leinster Senior Cup fifth round

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COLLINSTOWN FC will return to the scene of their greatest ever triumph when they take on the mighty Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium in the Leinster Senior Cup. Kevin Carroll’s troops will make the short trip to Tallaght following their win over LSL Sunday Senior title-chasers Killester United in Collinstown College on Sunday morning.

Tallaght Stadium is where the Town toppled their league rivals Sheriff in the final of the Leinster Junior Cup last season.

In a tight game on a blustery day on the Neilstown Road, an Ian McNeill strike with 17 minutes on the clock proved the difference for

the men in blue. That win has set-up the fourth round tie with Pat Fenlon’s Rovers side who have only recently begun their preseason training for the upcoming Airtricity season.

“It will be nice to go back to Tallaght,” Carroll told us afterwards. “We had what is so the biggest day in our history there at the end of last season and we’ll be in great spirits going there again.

“Obviously, it’s a different occasion altogether. Not many would expect us to win the game but we’ll go there to play and we’ll see what happens. We’re hoping the date is set as soon as possible; we’re in great shape at the moment and they only started their pre-season so the sooner we play the better chance we have.”

One man who won’t travel to Tallaght, at

least on the team-bus, is Anto McCormack.

The club legend, who was man of the match in last season’s Leinster Junior Cup final in the Stadium, made the switch to former club Crumlin United just before the transfer window shut last week.

Collinstown issued a touching statement, thanking the striker for his work on and off the field over the years, and Carroll revealed to us why exactly the move happened.

“It’s quite simple with Anto really; he just hasn’t been involved this season as much he’d have liked with us,” said the Collinstown manager. “His form dipped a while back and since then he hasn’t really been in the mix.

“He’s a quality footballer, no doubt about it and the old saying ‘form is temporary, class

is permanent’ is true. But we’ve a lot of other attacking players in good form and probably just ahead of Anto at the moment.”

New recruits have helped filled any void McCormack would leave, with Carroll praising a number of his recent signings.

“We brought Luke Fitzpatrick in from Bray Wanderers,” he said. “He’s a very mobile player, a tall lad with good ability on the ball and a good organiser.

“We brought David Long back from Bluebell who we know well and is a very good player.

Dylan Clarke is back after a few months out which is like a new signing. Young Dylan McKeever has come in and been excellent up front, as has David Mbata who we brought in from Tolka.”