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Malnourished horse gallops back to health Animal makes a full recovery and is now safe in a new home

 Ian Begley

An abandoned horse who was severely malnourished and left trapped in iron railings at a field in Fonthill last year has made a full recovery and is now

safe in a new home. The grey mare, who has since been named Una, suffered serious injur y after trapping herself in a section of an iron fence that had fallen onto the ground.

Local horse charity My Lovely Horse travelled to the site to free her. She then underwent an emergency operation and was sent into rehab on a small farm in Kildare. Secretary of the

Clondalkin Equine Club Glenn Walsh has since given Una a new home, saying that she’s now in full health and in great form. Full Story on Page 2

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fonthill Malnourished horse saved by local charities

Abandoned animal survives and thrives ian begley ibegley@dublingazette.com

An abandoned horse who was severely malnourished and left trapped in iron railings at a field in Fonthill last year has made a full recover y and is now safe in a new home. The grey mare, who has since been named Una, suffered serious injur y after trapping herself in a section of an iron fence that had fallen onto the ground. After three days of suffering, the mare was left malnourished and exhausted. When the alarm was finally raised local horse charities My Lovely Horse and The Clondalkin Equine Club travelled to the site and managed to free her.

She was then taken in by My Lovely Horse and sent to Troy Town veterinary hospital where she underwent an emergency operation. Secretary of the Clondalkin Equine Club Glenn Walsh was one of the first responders on the scene where the horse was trapped and has now given Una a new home. Speaking to The Gazette, Walsh talked about Una’s miraculous recovery. “When someone reported the incident to us, myself and another member of the Clondalkin Equine Club made our way to the site and tried to free the horse from the gate, but it was very difficult because she was in a lot

of pain and very unstable. Eventually, we managed to free her by using a car jack to bend open the gate. “My Lovely Horse Rescue, who are based in Kildare, then came down with vets and a horse box and treated her in the field. They then brought her straight to a veterinary hospital, where she had to have an operation on her leg. “She was then taken into rehab for a couple of months and fostered for a little while on a small farm in Kildare. Once I heard that the horse was better and ready for adoption I put forward my interest straight away. “I have a yard and stables in Kildare and had plenty of room for her. Now, she’s in full health and is in great form. Her behaviour is also very good, which is remarkable because she

was very neglected and just skin and bone when we first found her.” Walsh went onto say that if the horse wasn’t found and treated by My Lovely Horse Rescue then she would have most likely been put down. “The fact that they were able to give her long-term care and treatment shows how much they care about animals in need. She’s not a thoroughbred that’s worth a lot of money so there was a large amount of humanity and love put towards her recovery. “Hopefully, when our equine centre gets built in Ballyowen Park we will be able to educate the young people on how to care for their horses and teach them not to place them in places where they could get hurt,” he said. My L ove l y Ho r s e

Una, pictured with Glen Walsh, is in much better condition after being found severely malnourished last year

does not receive funding from the Government or any of the local

authorities and rely solely from donations. To donate and to find

out more about the charity, visit www.mylovelyhorserescue.com.

Antisocial behaviour forces resident to leave on Halloween  Ian Begley

DURING October a continuous display of bonfires and antisocial behaviour blighted Balgaddy with a fire the size of a “two storey house” on Halloween night. One resident told The Gazette that she chose to leave Balgaddy each Halloween due to the high-level of antisocial behaviour that “usually takes place” on the night. “I leave the area on Halloween because it really terrifies me so I bring my kids over to my friends. It seems like

Halloween most days in Balgaddy so you can only imagine what it’s like on the day. “On the morning before Halloween, the slide in the playground beside Tor an Ri was set alight, leaving local residents and the council to clean up after the incident,” she said. Another Balgaddy resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said the fire on Halloween night left an enormous black stain in the park along with the smell of burnt tyres in the air. She said: “There have been fires practically

every night for the whole month of October. “I’ve witnessed a lot of teens taking people’s bins and setting them alight. “I saw about five lorries from the council remove the tyres that were gathered for the fire on Halloween, leaving the wooden pallets behind. “However, less than an hour later, after they left, people were returning to the site with more tyres and stockpiled a huge amount of bonfire material - the size of a two-storey house. “I phoned the gardai

and they said they would report it to the council, but the council were already flat-out picking up tyres in various parts of the county. “During the night there was a massive blaze which saw about 200 people gathered around the fire. The gardai then turned up around midnight and told ever yone to go home.” The woman added that the next morning a number of local residents came out to clear up the mess left behind from the fire, filling 12 black bags full of empty

beer bottles. In contrast to Balgaddy, a spokesperson from Lucan Garda Station told The Gazette that Halloween was very quiet around the local area. “We had no public order arrests during the night and I believe it was very quiet because of the council’s work collecting bonfire material. “Parents also took charge of their kids and those who participated in Halloween seem very responsible which we hope will continue next year.”

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courts: Over €58k of cocaine found

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Clondalkin man avoids jail term A father -of-one with a myriad chronic health difficulties has avoided a jail term for holding and preparing cocaine for distribution. Damien Wilson (47) was arrested after a Garda raid on his home following a surveillance operation. Wilson, with an address at Harelawn Green, Clondalkin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to having the drug for sale or supply at Chaplin’s Place on October 10, 2014. His four previous convictions date back to 1989 and are for road traffic and public order offences. Gardai had spotted people collecting packages from outside Wilson’s then home in Chaplin’s

Place, Clondalkin. The cocaine, valued at €58,086 was found in a backpack under the stairs, along with other drug paraphernalia and a list of clients. Wilson made full admissions telling gardai in a subsequent interview that he had received the drugs by courier the previous week. He said he would get instructions over the phone to weigh and bag up the drugs before leaving them outside his front door for collection. He was to be paid €100 per week for his role. Wilson refused to name the other people involved because he said he was in fear for his safety and that of his partner and young child.

Judge Martin Nolan said it was primarily due to Wilson’s “myriad medical conditions” which include chronic heart failure, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and back pain that he felt it would be unjust to impose an immediate custodial sentence. He also accepted that Wilson was the lowest operative in this drug distribution scheme. Judge Nolan sentenced Wilson to three years in prison which he suspended in full. Barrister Dominic McGinn, defending, said his client was confronted with an opportunity to make money which he could not resist because he was under financial pressure.

Winter walking safety

Just being social: Tanaiste drops in to say hello at unemployed centre Tanaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton is pictured with staff member Pauline Delmar as the Tanaiste visitied the Department’s Intreo Centre in Clondalkin recently. Intreo provides a personalised service, based on the person’s individual needs including advice on education, training and personal development opportunities, job search assistance as well as information on and access to a range of income supports. Picture: Robbie Reynolds

Maxi Zoo is urging local dog owners in Liffey Valley to take some simple steps to ensure that they protect both themselves and their pets on winter walks. Keeping your dog on a lead during night time walks is not enough. Safety starts with being visible to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians and the dangers of walking after dark should never be underestimated, according to Alice Cross, executive director of Maxi Zoo Ireland. “Reflective leashes, collars and collar covers, bandanas and dog vests are ideal because they bounce the light from oncoming vehicles back and can be seen from a good distance away,” she said.

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GRANTS Home adaptation service ‘biased’ TALLAGHT:

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If the walls of St Audoen’s could only tell their stories...

Could you be Person of the Year?

ST Audoen’s Church is one of the oldest structures in Dublin and was built during 1181-1212; work starting shortly after the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in Ireland in 1170.

 IAN BEGLEY

The church is dedicated to St Audoen (Ouen in French) who was the patron saint of Normandy. The building work took place when John Comyn was, not surprisingly, the first Anglo-Norman Archbishop of Dublin. Interestingly though, a grave slab that can be seen in the church porch, has led archaeologists to suggest that there was a church previously on the site. This is known as the Lucky Stone and parishioners and visitors have “rubbed it for luck” for centuries. Maybe you should give it a try sometime! As the church was on High Street, in the centre of the medieval city, it became a valued and respected institution. And over the years, along with its association with the growing, wealthy parishioners, it too became prosperous. One of the ways in which the church prospered was through chantries. These were endowments to fund the singing of prayers and hymns by priests for the salvation of the benefactor’s soul. From this the Guild of St Anne was founded in 1430. One of its most high profile members was Sir Roland FitzEustace, Lord Portlester, who paid for the

The HSE does not provide occupational therapy (OT) services to council tenants applying for home adaptation grants in Clondalkin

Council tenants left high and dry by HSE  IAN BEGLEY

erection of a chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. And there is a magnificent cenotaph commemorating him and his wife, Margaret, in the tower. The tower has had a chequered history having collapsed and been badly maintained for many years. But work in the early 1980s has rendered it safe, although it is not accessible to the public. Inside there are six bells that date back to the 1420s and they ring out every week. And the clock on the tower came from St Peter’s Church (Aungier Street) and dates to the 1820s. There is much to see and learn here – check it out.

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The tower of St Audoen’s has had a chequered history having collapsed and been badly maintained for many years

THE HSE does not provide occupational therapy (OT) services to council tenants applying for home adaptation grants in Clondalkin, in contrast to Tallaght, it has been revealed. Such services aim to help people with a disability (physical, psychological or social) to achieve the maximum degree of independence in ordinary living. South Dublin County Council provides a number of home adaptation grants to older people and those with disabilities. To qualify for a home adaptation grant the applicant has to provide an OT’s report detailing the works required to make the property suitable to the individual’s mobility needs. When a number of Clondalkin council tenants approached the HSE they were told that

the government body did not have the required staff in the Community Care Organisation 7 region, which includes Clondalkin, and referred them back to the council. In a Parliamentary Question, Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou McDonald asked Health Minister Leo Varadkar if he would state why this disparity of services exists; give his views on why such “geographical discrimination” is acceptable and state his plans to rectify the disparity by ensuring that all residents in the south Dublin area received the same level of service from the HSE regardless of where in the county they lived. In response, David Walsh, chief officer of the HSE, said: “The South Dublin County Council administrative area straddles two former HSE areas. “Historically, in the Tallaght area the HSE provided occupational

therapy reports to support grant applications to the local authority under the various schemes.” Howe ve r, o n t h e Clondalkin side of the county, the local authority has historically sourced those occupational therapy reports themselves without HSE involvement. “Should the local authority wish to change this practice the HSE is willing to engage in how it may be of assistance. “However, this would be contingent on a resource being available to provide that assistance,” he said. Clondalkin Cllr Eoin O Broin (SF) has described this as “inexplicable” and “discriminatory”. Speaking to The Gazette, he said: “Private home owners must provide their own OT report the cost of which is reimbursed as part of the grant payment. The situation for council tenants is different. In Tal-

laght, the HSE provides the OT reports while in Clondalkin the council covers the cost. However, earlier this year the council stopped funding the reports and referred Clondalkin tenants to the HSE. “As a result, families with significant mobility restrictions are now left in limbo. They urgently require home adaptation works but are unable to apply unless they pay for a private OT report which can cost as much as €300. “This really is inexplicable and amounts to discrimination. “The idea that a person’s access to an OT report for the purposes of a home adaptation grant is based on your postcode is completely unfair,” said Cllr O Broin. To find a private occupational therapist contact the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland or consult the database on www.aoti.ie.

RESIDENTS from Tallaght are being encouraged to nominate individuals they deem worthy of being recognised as the Tallaght Person of the Year. This community awards programme recognises and celebrates unsung heroes, volunteers and active members of the community across various walks of life in Tallaght. It was created by Charles and Mary Morton in 1984, and the first awards were held in The Belgard Inn, with Garret FitzGerald as the special guest. It was handed over to the Tallaght Community Council in 1986 and it has been run by community volunteers for almost 30 years now, making it one of the highlights of the Tallaght calendar ever since. The current Tallaght Person of the Year is Mary McLoughlin, originally a native of Achill, County Mayo. McLoughlin founded HOPE, a suicide prevention drop in centre based in Tallaght Village. She continually promotes mental health issues and bereavement counselling. In 2015, the 32nd Tallaght Person of the Year will be crowned on November 20 at an awards dinner in The Red Cow Complex. Visit www.tallaghtpersonawards.ie to submit your nominations. Include as much detail about the person you are nominating and why they deserve to win the category.

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SUICIDE ‘My child is dead. I was not told this could happen’

Inquest into teen death delivers open verdict THE Clondalkin mother of a young teen who died due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound has welcomed an open verdict at an inquest into his death. Jake McGill Lynch, aged 14, died on March 20, 2013 in Tallaght Hospital, after shooting himself at his home in Woodford Terrace, Clondalkin. A lengthy inquest that started in May 2014 returned an open verdict by coroner Dr Brian Farrell. The inquest stated that Lynch was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome in 2012 and also suffered from anxiety issues. He was prescribed the antidepressant Prozac to

ease his anxiety, which he began taking 46 days before he died. It also stated that 24 hours before his death, Lynch described in an email how he was feeling “drugged” and mentioned how he had “panicked to the point of tears before some pretty big exams”. Speaking at Dublin Coroner’s Court, she said: “My child is dead. I was not told this could happen. My husband and I were not given any literature off the HSE or CAMHS or the pharmacist. “If we were, there is no mother in her right mind going to let their child have a drug that can cause

suicide and self-harm when they are suffering from those symptoms in the first place. “Asperger’s is not an illness. It is a condition – no tablet or medication is going to fix.” Speaking about the open verdict, she said: “It’s a huge relief. It allows us to grieve now. You can’t let go of that night, but this allows another chapter to close. “This is the verdict he deserved, because in our eyes it was drug-induced.” The coroner said that Lynch was a talented young man and that his email proved he had an “extraordinary level of intelligence”.

Consultant child psychiatrist Dr Maria Migone, who prescribed the anti-depressant for Lynch’s anxiety, said that new discoveries emerging over the past two years showed that children and young adults who have autism are at an increased risk of suicide. Consultant paediatric psychiatrist at Temple Street Children’s Hospital Dr Brian Houlihan gave evidence in relation to the possible link between Prozac and suicidal ideation. He said this anti-depressant could lead to increased suicidal ideation in some patients, but not to increased instances of suicide, adding “one-

Jake McGill Lynch who died in Tallaght Hospital after shooting himself at his home in Woodford Terrace

fifth of adolescents experience suicidal thoughts”. “Medics at Temple Street Children’s Hospital are treating one patient per day presenting with

self-inflicted injuries or threatening to self-harm. About 8% of children and young adults who experience suicidal ideation attempt to take their own

lives. “Of these it is thought 1% will lead to completed suicide. It sounds small, but it’s very significant,” he said.

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South Dublin: figures

249 families homeless  Ian Begley

A total of 249 families are registered as homeless with South Dublin County Council, as revealed at a recent Clondalkin Area Committee meeting. Clondalkin Cllr Francis Timmons (Ind) tabled a question to chief executive Daniel McLoughlin for an update report on the number of homeless and numbers in hotels in the Clondalkin area In the chief executive’s report, it stated that as of October 13, there are 249 households registered as homeless within South County Dublin. The report stated: “The CPS Placement system managed by Dublin Regional Homeless Executive unfortunately

does not provide details by Electoral area, however, currently there are 44 households in hotel accommodation. “This can change each day as families are currently sourcing accommodation under the Self Accommodation Option, when sanctioned by South Dublin County Council Homeless Section.” Cllr Timmons, who runs the not-for-profit charity group Clondalkin Helping Homeless, is also appealing for local donations of food and warm clothes for the homeless, along with hands on help during certain nights of the week. To find out more visit w w w.facebook.com/ ClondalkinHelpingHomeless.

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Cllr Eoin O Broin: “The Government’s failure to tackle spiralling rents is making more and more families homeless.”

Tuffy claims on housing ring hollow, says O Broin

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comments on social housing by the Labour Party’s Deputy Joanna Tuffy have been slammed as “disingenuous” by a Sinn Fein councillor. Eoin O Broin’s criticism came after Deputy Tuffy had welcomed the announcement of a public private partnership in Corkagh Grange, Clondalkin, to provide 100 social houses for the area. She stated that the Government was providing hundreds of millions of euros to local authorities through low interest loans through the Housing Finance Agency. Cllr O’Broin said her comments were “disin-

genuous and ring hollow for the thousands of families on the waiting lists and the hundreds of families made homeless by the Labour Party’s failures in Government”. “Firstly, councils cannot borrow from the Housing Finance Agency because of Government borrowing rules. Secondly, councillors on South Dublin County Council have neither seen nor agreed any plans for social housing in Corkagh Grange. “Last week’s announcement by Minister Alan Kelly and Deputy Tuffy have nothing to do with meeting the growing housing need in south Dublin. It was all about making the Labour TDs

look good in the run-up to the General Election. “Last October the Environment Minister announced a reversal of these cuts. “Yet to date South Dublin County Council has still not received funding to build houses that have been shovel ready since 2013. “Meanwhile the Government’s failure to tackle spiralling rents is making more and more families homeless. We now have the appalling situation of families waiting weeks to access emergency accommodation.” In response, Deputy Tuffy said O Broin’s remarks that councils could not borrow from the Housing Finance

Agency was incorrect. She said: “Councils are not barred from borrowing from the [agency]. “However, they do need consent from the Department of Environment and a resolution must be passed by the council. “There may be limits to the amount that councils can borrow from the Housing Finance Agency because the amount borrowed does go on to the Government balance sheet. Councils have borrowed from the Housing Finance Agency so it is possible to do so.” The Dublin Mid-West TD also criticised O Broin’s statement that South Dublin County Council has still not

received funding to build houses that have been shovel ready since 2013. “T he council has advised me that the council has just forwarded the part 8 approval of council for St Mark’s to the Department for consideration and approval to proceed to pre tender,” she said. The council also announced recently that Dublin Mid-West was expected to benefit from 203 social homes by 2017 at a cost of €40.8m as part of a new social housing plan. Clondalkin will receive a total of 118 social homes under this programme with Balgaddy alone set to receive 50 units at a cost of €10m.

Trinity student researching urban fox habitats A final year environmental sciences student at Trinity College is undertaking a research project on the distribution of foxes in southwest Dublin. When the data is collected it will be compared with data on human population, percentage

green spaces, age of housing stock and other such parameters to give a better understanding of how foxes choose their habitats. This project is of particular relevance as urban fox distribution in Ireland has not been

studied since 1994. The study area for this project is south of the Liffey and west of the Green Luas line. This study will be carried out primarily through citizen science, and will depend on receiving sightings of foxes or fox dens from as

many members of the public as possible. Details of sightings can be sent directly via email to foxwatchdublin@gmail.ie or submitted to the Fox Watch Facebook page at Fox Watch Dublin.

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Ryan Lee and TJ Cunningham

Olivia and Adrian Polek and Horans Pivors at Joels Restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kids Halloween Party. Children enjoyed games, prizes for best dressed Julia Tyburska

and some tasty treats. The event was in aid of Temple Street. Pictures: Cathy Weatherston

time to party: halloween fun at joels in aid of temple street

Children dress up for a spooktakular night Soraya Gladney Joanna and Paula Gajwska

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Macy Swinburne

Louise and Daniel McKeever Walsh

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Theresa Gilligan and Brendan Marie and Noleen Rossiter

Clarke A great crowd packed into Round Tower GAA Clubhouse on Convent Road recently for the Clondalkin Village Summer Competitions Awards Night. Awards delivered and received included Best Front Garden, Best Shop Front and Best Estate Entrance. All winners: back row, Ray Dowling (main judge), Marie Rossiter, Noel Kenny, Marcello Capocci, Pat Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan; front row: Michael Moloney, Michael Devitt, Mary Sheehy and Bridget Connors. Picture: Jolanta Rossiter

Emer Quinlan and Ray Verso

Jean Brocklebank and Maeve Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan

Winning night for Tower volunteers

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sponsors There are lots more children who need support

A World Vision visit to Uganda for volunteers

Dublin group travels to Africa for eight days to visit local schools, health centres and the children it has sponsored  aisling kennedy akennedy@dublingazette.com

A group of volunteers from Dublin will this month travel to Uganda to visit the children they have been sponsoring as part of the World Vision child sponsorship programme. The trip involves volunteers visiting local schools, vocational centres, health centres, and farmer/vegetable garden projects. Anne Marie Bolger, a mother of three from Malahide who is one of the volunteers, tells the Gazette how she first became involved with the child sponsorship programme. “I first began sponsoring children through World Vision in 2004. I thought it would be a good idea and I’ve always been glad that I did it. I’m sponsoring my third child at the moment. “The first child I sponsored was Claire, and I began sponsoring her in 2004 when she was seven years old. She’s 18 now so she’s moved on with her life as she’s now an adult. I also began sponsoring a young boy called Onesmus in 2006 when he was just five years old, and this year I began sponsoring another little girl, Annah, who is five years old.” Bolger says that when she initially signed up to the World Vision programme, the organisation nominated the child

she was to sponsor. She could ask for a boy or a girl or a child of a particular age but she was happy to see whoever the charity chose to link her up with. “After they linked me up with my sponsored child, I received a letter with all the details about her; her family, brothers and sisters, what she liked to do, her level of school and a photograph of her. I then sent a postcard with my details and then you keep in touch over the years. “You receive theirschool reports and more information on them as they get older. You can then send them letters or cards for their birthdays, Christmas, and you can send extra gifts if you wish to the community for school supplies, immunisation, chickens, educating people on how to use mosquito nets, and numerous other things.” She says that for the past number of years she has been sending packages to her sponsored children for birthdays and Christmas. “They’re always so delighted to receive what I send them and I always get a photograph every year from them. “I must say I think this programme is wonderful and I’ve been involved with a lot of different sponsorships over the years. I find this one very rewarding because you get to know them and you know where your money is going. You

World Vision sponsors help with education and other expenses and stay in touch through letters and other correspondence. Anne Marie Bolger (above, left), a mother of three from Malahide who is one of the volunteers travelling to Uganda next month

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become a big part of their lives. They rely on it and they look forward to it so much and you get the opportunity to help the

rest of the community whenever you can.” On Saturday, November 6, the group of 19 sponsors will fly out to

Uganda to visit their sponsored children and Bolger is really looking forward to it. She will meet one of her sponsored children, five-year-old Annah, in the Busitema Area Development Programme. “I’m both excited and nervous about the trip. I’m very excited to meet Annah and I’m going to bring out gifts for her and her family and for the kids in school. This has

been something that I’ve always dreamed of doing but I never thought I’d get the chance to do it. It’ll also be lovely that there is a group of us going together who all have a common interest. “I don’t know exactly how much time we will get in the different communities. I thinkIwill have about a day and a half in the particular region that Annah lives in and I will get to meet Annah and her fam-

ily, teachers of the school children, parents, the different groups involved, committees and things like that. We’ll be out there for eight days in total. I wish it was longer to be honest, but you never knowwhat I might do afterwards.” World Vision is always looking for people to sponsor children in third world countries. For more information on how to get involved visit ww.worldvision.ie.

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Sean Montague and Romy Carroll

Hayley Ryan and Faye Rooney happy out at the launch of Bronze Bar and Lounge on Dublin’s Baggot Street where a party went on until late. Hosted by manager Gareth Downey, guests enjoyed cocktails, live music and an even livelier crowd! Luminaries included Ivan Yates, Noelle Campbell Sharpe, former Mr Ireland Kamal Ibrahim and former Miss Ireland Aoife Walsh. Pictures: Patrick O’Leary

Baggot Street parties as new venue opens up Lauren Walsh and Karl Bowe

Jodie O’Connor and Rachel Kean

Yasmin Hamouda and Michael Sharp

Jessica Banaghan and Wayne Law

Roz and Vicky Flanagan

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dublinlife Let Dublin Gazette Newspapers take you on a tour of the news and events taking place across the city and county this week

a day in the life: never a dull moment for highflying presenter

Busy dedicated follower of fabulous fashion  Ian Begley

Popular TV presenter, style entrepreneur and columnist Darren Kennedy often finds himself attending highprofile fashion shows, making TV appearances and occasionally hopping on a plane to London, so there’s never a dull moment throughout the day. The alarm clock isn’t always set at the same time for Kennedy, who lives in Dublin with his partner, Aidan, and Yorkshire terrier Harry. “I usually get up around 7.30am, but it really depends because I may have to be up as early as 4am to start filming or if I have to go to the

airport. “Every day starts with at least two mugs of coffee because I can’t function unless I have a nice dose of caffeine. “I also try and give my self time to have something to eat before I leave the house like a few eggs and maybe some fruit. “It sounds completely cliched, but very few days are similar to one another. “Yesterday, I got up at 7.30am, filed a piece for a column I write, ran to the gym, and went to Dublin airport to fly to London. I had a few meetings back-to-back, then a quick dash to my place in south London. “Afterwards, I headed to a very swanky dinner

hosted by John Lewis in Berry Brothers in St James.” A f ter a long day, Kennedy likes to chill out and spend some quality time at home. “When I get home, I often take my little dog Harry out for a walk and play with him for a bit. “I also catch up with my partner and maybe get a bite to eat or just chill out and watch TV. “I usually tr y and head to bed around 11pm, but the odd time I wouldn’t hit the hay until about 4am.” Kennedy will be releasing his much-anticipated AW15 collection with Louis Copeland at the beginning of November.

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dublinlife Gogglebox duo get off the sofa to visit Dublin STEPH and Dom, those lovable lushes from TV’s Gogglebox, will be gracing Eason’s on O’Connell Street on Saturday, November 7, to sign copies of their new book, Steph and Dom’s guide to life. The guide reflects on their own eccentric life experiences and includes some humorous tales and liquor-soaked lessons they’ve learnt along the way. From tips on how to mix a liberally, if not excessively, measured Long Island Iced Tea to the real reason they’re always holding hands (so

Dom can prevent Steph from darting into shops) and wedding etiquette, the plastered pair say the book covers every issue imaginable, and with no “long words”. The couple, who are vaguely reminiscent of characters in a Monty Python sketch or guests from Fawlty Towers, will be in Eason’s from noon. For more information visit: www.easons.com

Radio DJ’s health tip for seniors RTE radio presenter Ronan Collins recently launched the Pneumococcal Winter Awareness

campaign, aimed at those aged 65 and over, who are at increased risk of contracting the disease. Pneumococcal disease refers to a range of illnesses caused by streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. It is a major cause of serious infection that can lead to death, particularly among the elderly, and the very young. This year’s campaign, led by a number of organisations, including the Asthma Society and Age Action, encourages those over 65 to talk to their GP or healthcare professional about vaccination this winter.

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Steph and Dom Parker from TV’s Gogglebox, will be gracing Eason’s on O’Connell Street

The DSPCA is shaking its collection buckets in the direction of people with spare 1c and 2c coins

According to research, 57% of over-65s had not heard of the disease let alone how to protect themselves from it. Collins said it was “critical for people to learn about the pneumo bug and how you can help protect yourself”. For more information see www.pneumo.ie

free maths help on offer at DCU SECONDARY students in Dublin northeast have the opportunity to avail of free weekly drop-in mathematics support sessions at the DCU maths learning centre.

The sessions will take place on Monday from 6pm-9pm, November 9 to December 7, and will be delivered by DCU students training to be maths teachers. Students work alone or in small groups, asking the tutors for help if they need it. Students from any school, year and mathematics level are welcome. For more information visit: http://www.dcu.ie/ maths-support-sessions. shtml.

Dublin a top spot to visit in 2016 THE Lonely Planet has

named Dublin as the third best city in the world to visit next year, and it’s all down to the centenary celebrations of the 1916 Rising. Second only to the coastal town of Kotor, in Montenegro, and the capital of Ecuador, Quito, the €22m that has been invested in the centenary celebrations clinched the bronze medal for Dublin. According to the Lonely Planet, the top things to do in Dublin include: St Patrick’s Cathedral, the Literary Pub Crawl, Kilmainham Gaol, the Chester Beatty Library and Hugh Lane Gallery.

IT makes cents to help animal group TO mark the end of the circulation of 1c and 2c coins, the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is appealing to people to donate their old coins to it. The society is celebrating 175 years of helping animals and every cent can make a difference to its work. Shoppers can now volunteer to receive change in cash, rounded up or down to the nearest 5c. For more information, visit www.dspca.ie or email info@dspca.ie

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GENERATION ENERGY: ‘THESE GROUPS ARE ADDRESSING CRITICAL NATIONAL ISSUES’

Suas, Soar and Sheds net funding FUNDING of €150,986 has been shared between 21 Dublin-based community and voluntary organisations as part of the autumn 2015 round of the Energy for Generations community fund. Three of the groups received their cheques at a presentation at ESB Networks offices in Leopardstown recently. Educational development charity Suas received funding for its literacy suppor t programmes in Deis schools, the Irish Men’s Sheds Association netted funds for a series of local network wellbeing events for 6,000 “shedders”, and youth outreach movement Soar will now be able to deliver workshops for young women in the areas of self-confidence,

sexuality, media and body image. The ceremony sought to highlight the partnership between ESB and the charities, focusing on the positive impact of the three organisations. The fund supports the work of not-for-profit organisations, charities, and community and voluntary organisations, whose work falls under the areas of educational access and support, suicide prevention and care of the homeless. Managing director of ESB Networks Marguerite Sayers said: “We are delighted to be able to support the great work of fantastic community and voluntary organisations ...we are pleased to recognise the educational work of Suas

and Soar and to support Irish Men’s Sheds’ work in the area of wellbeing. These organisations are addressing critical local and national issues and ESB is proud to be able to ensure that they can continue to provide their much needed services.” T he remaining 18 Dublin-based organisations will receive funding for projects including counselling services, educational activities for adults with intellectual disabilities, programmes promoting science, technology, engineering and maths at second level, and an arts festival with a mental health theme. For details on applying to the fund see here: https://www.esb. ie/main/communitysponsorship/energy-forgenerations-fund.jsp

Orlagh Reilly from The Soar Foundation, Barry Sheridan from Irish Men’s Sheds Association, Marguerite Sayers, managing director of ESB Networks and Adelaide Nic Chartaigh from Suas Educational Development. Picture: Chris Bellew Fennell Photography

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DUBLINLIFE

THE BIG INTERVIEW

FACE OF FOOTBALL: LIFE AFTER SCORING A TOP THREE GOAL

Fame has been ‘weird but nice’ for Stephanie

 AISLING KENNEDY

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AFTER being thrust into the spotlight a year ago when she scored one of the top three goals in the world, Stephanie Roche has slowly come to terms with her new found fame. “It’s been weird,” she says. “But it has been really nice.” Her name first hit headlines when she was one of three football players in the world to be shortlisted for the Puskas award after she scored an incredible goal for Peamount United in 2014. The other two footballers nominated in the same category as her were international football star’s Robin van Persie and James Rodriguez. While Roche scored her goal in front of a crowd of 95 people, the winner of the award, James Rodriguez, scored his goal in front of a crowd of thousands while playing for Columbia against Uruguay during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Roche had hoped to win the award but came an impressive second to Rodriguez with a total of 1.1m votes worldwide.

A photograph of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi looking at her as she walked past went viral and since then she has achieved a level of stardom that she never dreamed of. “It has been a strange time with everything going on and especially when I think about how much --------------------------

‘I’ve said before I’m not the only girl who can play football in the world or in Ireland so it was just a lucky break that one of my goals got caught on camera’ --------------------------

my life has changed in the last few years. It’s strange to think about how many people recognise me and it’s still odd to me that when I’m walking around that people are taking a second look at me. “I was in the shop yesterday buying something

and the guy behind the till said ‘Do I know you from somewhere?’ and I kind of felt really awkward because I didn’t want to say how he knew me. So I just kind of said ‘Oh I play football’, and then he said ‘Oh I know who you are now!’ “So it can be a little bit strange and a little bit weird because I’m not used to it but I’m enjoying it and I’m just happy that everything worked out the way it did.” Roche explained that meeting Ronaldo and Messi was an exciting moment for her and she said that she enjoyed the whole awards ceremony. “I got to speak to Ronaldo and Rodriguez and pretty much anyone who was there. So I got to say hello to them at least. I said before the awards I would be as professional as I could. I was there as a nominee not as a fan even though it was a strange thing for me to be there. I tried to handle myself in the best way I could which I’m happy I was able to do.” Roche now plays for Sunderland Ladies and she divides her time between England and

Stephanie Roche hit the headlines when she was one of three football players in the world to be shortlisted for the Puskas award after she scored an incredible goal for Peamount United in 2014. She is also participating in a campaign called Let’s Talk which is a teen-focused YouTube campaign by Lil-Lets

Ireland. “Our season finished up on October 4 and then we had an Ireland match against Portugal on Tuesday. Our season is over, but I’ve been continuing my training because we have an important game for Ireland coming up. “We play this month and we play next month at home against Spain so I’m keeping myself fit for that. I live in England when I’m playing over there but I get back for one or two weekends when I can.” Roche is now one of the most famous, if not the most famous, face in women’s football, and an ambassador for women

in sports but she remains modest about her huge achievement. “I feel privileged really. A lot of people were ringing looking for interviews after the awards and it was a bit hectic. I said at the time I wanted to do everything I could to promote women’s football while I was in the spotlight and I think I did everything I could with what I was given. “However, I’ve said before I’m not the only girl who can play football in the world or in Ireland so it was just a lucky break that one of my goals got caught on camera. So I was happy to do what-

ever I could while I could. I’m happy to help out women’s football and if I see women’s football grow because of that I’m happy.” Let’s Talk

Roche is currently participating in a campaign called Let’s Talk which is a teen-focused YouTube campaign by Lil-Lets. The aim of the campaign is to help teen girls through the most important transitional time in their lives and to ensure that they are getting the right answers to their questions. “I’m sharing my experiences of what it was like

for me growing up, when I hit puberty and how my teenage years went. “It’s a great campaign to get young girls to talk about what they’re feeling, what happens to their bodies and to show them that they do not have to be ashamed to talk about it. “I think it is a bit of a taboo subject in Ireland still but it shouldn’t be because it’s natural and every woman goes through it so I’m really happy to be part of the campaign.” For more information on the Let’s Talk campaign log onto www. becomingateen.ie

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on your toes: bord Gais stage is set for stunning swan lake and Romeo & Juliet

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T H E wo r l d f a m o u s Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet returns to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre this month to perform Romeo and Juliet and Swan Lake. R e n ow n e d p r i m a ballerina Natalia Domracheva will star in both productions accompanied by the RTE National Sy mphony Orchestra. Romeo and Juliet will be staged on November 18 and 19 and Swan Lake from November 20 to 22. Domracheva is a

prizewinner at many international competitions, including the prestigious Krai Prize for Culture and Art for her interpretation of Juliet. She last performed in Ireland the role w i t h t h e Tc h a i ko vsky Perm State Ballet in 2013, receiving a standing ovation every night. Speaking to the Gazette, Simon Walton of Ballet and Opera Ireland, said Domracheva was one of the best performers he had ever seen since becoming involved in bringing ballet to Ire-

land. “She is brilliant, she is delicate, she is strong, which is very important in a ballerina, but she’s also not only a ballerina, she’s an actress as well. “Half the battle of ballet is that the people can act as well, so they are playing their part. “In a piece like Romeo and Juliet, for example, it’s very important that she shows true emotions and responds to the situation and people around her,” he said. He said that, along w i t h D o m r a c h e v a ’s prowess and Sergei Prokofiev’s score per-

THE Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet returns to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre

formed by the National Symphony Orchestra, another aspect of the production of Romeo and Juliet, which makes it special is the fact that

the choreography used was designed by the late UK choreographer Kenneth MacMillan. “His is now considered the ultimate version

of Romeo and Juliet. For example, the Royal Ballet in London and the Bolshoi in Moscow both use MacMillan’s version. “They premiered it in Perm in 2013 and Lady MacMillan went over to Perm and enjoyed it so much that when we put it on in Dublin in November 2013, she came across to watch it at the Bord Gais and stayed for two nights, just to see it twice.” He added that the show would be the biggest ballet production ever to come to Ireland. The Swan Lake pro-

duction will feature 60 world-class dancers, romantic themes, sets, costumes and around 20 local young people as extras. “Swan Lake is the world’s most popular ballet. It’s beautiful, Tchaikovsky’s music is really something. There are two versions of Swan Lake, one is when the heroine dies and the other one is when she lives, but I’m not going to say which one it is. You’ll have to come and see it.” For more information, visit: www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/

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MY new skincare ritual has made a real difference. Using La Roche-Posay purifying foaming gel to wash my face, followed by the clarifying toner and finished with corrective unclogging cream has cleared up the problems I was having with my oily t-zone. I am way too old for teenage pimples and am pleased to report that these products have cleared the little breakouts I was experiencing. As I grow out the fringe I have worn for nearly 10 years, I became concerned about my oily forehead. This La RochePosay trio has mattified the skin there and even improved the bumpy texture of the drier skin on my cheeks. Combination skin can be difficult to treat but with Effaclar you can tone done oily areas without making the dry patches worse. The cleansing gel feels smooth and refreshing, which is just what you want first thing in the morning and at the end of a long day. The Effaclar fragrance is light and the products leave your face feeling squeaky-clean. Available in most pharmacies.

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I am so excited to be working with M&S, such a great British icon. I really hope you have as much fun using the range as I did creating it. Let me know what you think immediately.” Personally involved every inch of the way and at all levels including design, packaging, product selection and naming, each gift set also includes quotes from Claudia in her own inimitable, quirky style. For example: Claudia Freakishly Good Hair Set “Yes, this is it. You know when you just meet the one? You lock eyes and know that life will never be the same. That’s the deal with this. I’d have children with this conditioner if I could.”

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TRAVEL HAWAII: THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE IN AMERICA’S 50TH STATE

Do some research before your big trip

Hawaii boasts white sandy beaches, palm trees, stupendous sunsets and amazing wildlife

Fall in love with the breathtaking beauty of Pacific coast paradise  SUZANNE SHEEHY

HAWAII – land of white sandy beaches, palm trees, stupendous sunsets, Pacific warm as a heated pool, the “lei” flower necklace, beloved by Elvis, of course, and home of Barack Obama. Who hasn’t heard of aloha, the islands’ happy hello? There’s something for everyone in Hawaii. More usually the setting for an unforgettable honeymoon or anniversary trip, my recent visit was neither. But it was still unforgettable – not least the eyewatering travel costs. The special occasion that demanded shelling out by my mum and me was the Ironman World Championships. My brother was participating this year and so we sallied forth for Kona, the

Big Island. Autumn is a great time of year to visit. And being surrounded by world class athletes added to the vibe. I intended acting as support crew for Ironman and this turned out to be a major highlight of the trip. The hype leading up to the event was electric. If you could bottle it, you’d be rich. But enough of Ironman and on to the holiday. Top picks of the Big island for me were the following: Snorkelling kept me busy for a long time and cost me nothing. Kona’s calm clear waters are perfect for seeing sea turtles and other marine life. A highlight was the Manta Ray Night Snorkel (€70) – This bargain night out (who needs nightclubs when you can snorkel?) had me within inches of

enormous manta rays as they slowly swam beneath us. A night that won’t be forgotten in a hurry. Do rent a car because that way you’ll have more flexibility getting around. Public transportation is virtually non-existent and taxis atrociously priced. If you’re of a mind to do rent a car or book a tour consider visiting Mauna Kea Summit, Kohala Zipline. Don’t forget the option of a volcano heli-

copter tour with Safari where you’ll see flowing lava and the last house standing as the lava flows around it. Seeing the sights depends on your budget. But, boy, is Hawaii worth the outlay. I fell in love with the island’s beauty and most importantly the hospitality of its people. With so much more to do I hope one day to return and say: Aloha, I’m back!

TheEssentials Travelling to Hawaii: You cannot fly direct to Hawaii from Ireland. We flew with Aer Lingus to San Francisco, CA (non-stop flight is 11 hours, average economy return flights are €700pp). To help with jet lag we stayed overnight in San Francisco. We stayed in a hostel, the Adelaide, which cost around $44 a night. For other hostels, visit http://www.hostelworld.com/ hostels/San-Francisco. Connecting flights to Kona were booked with Expedia.ie, again these averaged out at $770. The site was user friendly and offered the best prices. VISA/currency: All visitors must obtain ESTA US visa waiver pre-authorisation before travelling. For more information visit www. esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta. Hawaii’s currency is the US dollar. Top tip before you go is to download foreign exchange app- XE currency so you know how much you’re paying for goods and services. Accommodation can be expensive. I used Booking.ie but another option is www.airbnb.com. The cheaper the hotel/hostel, the more you have for activities, experiences and meals.

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THE transatlantic flight to San Francisco meant we were ready for the overnight, leaving us two full days to discover the city. However short your trip, do your research before you set out and check things out so you’re ready to hit the ground running... literally! And don’t forget some comfortable footwear. Runners were certainly needed to get me up all those hills in San Fran! I’m a big fan of staying in hostels when I’m away when the occasion is right. And that goes for all ages. My mother and I proved how easy it is for younger and older to use these facilities. Hostels don’t necessarily mean dormitory living and 20 travellers to a room. Pay a few dollars more and upgrade to a smaller dorm or private room. Communal areas mean you can chat to fellow travellers who can also provide you with information on the area if they have arrived days before you. I stayed in the Adelaide hostel. It ticked all the boxes we needed for our stay which include free wi-fi, security, location, friendly staff, even breakfast! Don’t forget to leave a review and let fellow travellers know your take on the place. It’s the kind of information that helps me out – so I always feel a duty to return the favour.

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HEALTH

IrishCancerSociety Limiting intake of processed meat to reduce cancer risk  Dr Robert O’Connor Head of research at the Irish Cancer Society

Avoiding or limiting dietary intake of processed meat can help to reduce the risk of certain cancers, according to the Irish Cancer Society. The society was responding to a report by the World Health Organisation which has classified processed meats as carcinogenic. There is strong scientific evidence, the society said, to support avoiding or limiting consumption of processed meat, which has been linked to colorectal cancer. The society maintains that a diet high in red and processed meat is linked to bowel cancer and recommends avoiding the latter and reducing consumption of cooked red meat to 500 grams a week. As part of a balanced diet, the society advocates eating more fruit, vegetables, wholegrains and pulses, cutting down on foods high in calories, fat and sugar, reducing alcohol consumption, and cutting down on salt. Eating a healthy diet, being physically active, and being a healthy weight, the society says, can reduce cancer risk by a third.

One route to a healthy life is including more fruit and vegetables in your daily diet

Code to adhere to in your campaign to stay in shape The European Code Against Cancer outlines healthier lifestyle choices that can help you reduce your risk of certain cancers and improve your general health. This includes not smoking, limiting alcohol intake, eating a healthy diet, being physically active and maintaining a healthy weight.

Examples of processed meat include hot dogs, ham, sausages, pudding, salami, corned beef, beef jerky and canned meat

A varied balanced diet key to healthy lifestyle With cancer being linked to eating red meat last week, people had yet another carcinogenic to worry about. This week Ellen Roche, who is a registered dietician and member of the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute gives readers advice on what to do. A varied balanced diet is key to a healthy lifestyle. Last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) examined more than 800 human studies which confirmed previous knowledge on the association between diet and cancer risks. The WHO found that small increases in the risk of several cancers may be associated with high consumption of red meat or processed meat. It’s estimated that 34,000 cancer deaths per year worldwide are attributable to diets high in processed meat. Now, you might begin to think twice about the choice of sandwich filler for your child’s lunchbox or reconsider the types of

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protein sources placed in the shopping trolley each week.

Processed Meat Processed meat was classified as Group 1 carcinogenic to humans. This category is used when there is convincing evidence that an agent causes cancer. There is sufficient research from epidemiological studies (observing large populations) that eating processed meat causes bowel cancer. T h e r i s k g e n e rally increased with the amount of meat consumed, that is for every 50 gram (2oz) portion of processed meat eaten daily (the equivalent of two sausages), it increases the risk of colorectal cancer by a whopping 18%.

Processed meat refers to meat that has been transformed through salting, curing, fermentation, smoking, or other processes to enhance flavour or improve preservation. Examples of processed meat include hot dogs, ham, sausages, pudding, salami, corned beef, beef jerky and canned meat. The nitrites and nitrates used to preserve ham and sausages may explain why some studies find that processed meat increases the risk of cancer to a greater extent than red meat. In the bowel, nitrites are thought to convert into N-nitroso compounds, which can spark cancerous cells.

Red meat Red meat was classified as Group 2A, probably carcinogenic to humans. The classification is based on limited evidence from studies showing positive associations between eating red meat and developing colorectal cancer as well as links with pan-

creatic cancer and prostate cancer. Red meat is defined as all mammalian muscle meat including, beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton, horse and goat. Red meat contains a red pigment called haem, which potentially irritates the cells in the bowel. These cells divide much more than normal to compensate for this damage, which stimulates a cancer growth. There is some evidence that the effects of haem could be countered by chlorophyll, found in green vegetables so try to include plenty of green veggies with dinner. Almost all red and processed meats contain more haem than white meats. This may explain why red and processed meats increase bowel cancer risk while white meats do not (chicken or turkey).

Defining moderation Red meat is an important source of iron and vitamin B12 in the diet, particularly since one in

five Irish women under 50 years of age have iron deficiency anaemia. The key messages from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland are to consume red meat to a maximum of three times per week and in small portions (no bigger than the palm of your hand). Include chicken, turkey and fish on other days for main meals. Cook meats gently by steaming, poaching or stewing at lower temperatures and serve with large portions of vegetables. Try to include more plant based proteins, lentils, beans, pulses, nuts and seeds, when finding the balance with red and processed meats. Limit processed meats as much as possible, by varying sandwich fillers for lunch and leave the traditional Irish grill to occasional. Ellen Roche owns Nutri Vive. They hold private clinics throughout Leinster. For consultations and seminars, contact the office (087) 680 2248 www.nutrivive.ie

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FOOD&DRINK CAFE: A NOURISHING MIXTURE OF ART AND CALORIES

Abbey preens itself as Peacock cafe food is a hit

THE Abbey Theatre has launched its latest production, the Peacock cafe, serving Irish food in a modern and contemporary way. The cafe serves breakfast lunch and dinner. Examples of breakfast includes – Llewellyn’s apple juice; porridge with Highbank Irish apple syrup and toasted sunflower seeds; breakfast bun with bacon, sausage and baked egg. Lunch has things like artisan roll filled with Ardsallagh goats cheese, radish, cucumber and

beetroot relish; warm pulled brisket and pickled cucumber roll with Irish rapeseed mayo. Supper/pre-theatre includes a salad of broccoli, pea, cucumber, alfalfa, toasted seeds, guacamole and mint or beef and Guinness stew.

As you can see a big push is being put on the healthy option. In the cafe itself, eyes are drawn towards a feature wall that displays a provocative quote from Bertolt Brecht, unashamedly bold and bright red. The artwork here will be updated regularly to reflect current productions, events or even the general mood or feeling of a particular time – a statement as much as a feature wall. Other design elements include an exhibition showcasing the creativity

behind a play’s journey from the playwright’s mind to the stage. “At the Abbey Theatre, we place our artists and our audiences at heart of everything we do. Theatre more than any other artform, encourages a lively exchange between artists and audiences. We conducted customer research in 2013 and found that our audiences wanted a food offering before attending a play. This venture is our response to that feedback. “Also, we want to encourage our artists and

The Abbey Theatre has launched the Peacock cafe, serving Irish food from breakfast to dinner, with, inset, the cafe’s feature wall

staff to collaborate and work on–site in a space that is inviting and inspiring. Our motto is simple dishes, the best of Irish produce, great service. We look forward to welcoming our audiences and some new customers into the space,” said Eileen Collins, head of customer service at the

Abbey Theatre. A list of wine and Irish craft beer has been assembled to complement lunch and evening menus, while Barry’s tea, coffee and a selection of freshly baked scones, brownies and flapjacks are served throughout the day. The creativity behind the Peacock cafe includes

Hugo Arnold, whose list of previous clients features Harrods and Conran Restaurants, Eileen Collins, head of sales and customer service at the Abbey Theatre, cafe manager Bob Mansour and the Abbey’s own technical director, Aisling Mooney, who collaborated on the design for the cafe.

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CINEMA

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the martian

Red-dy to thrill viewers SCIENCE be damned – Matt Damon is trapped on Mars in The Martian (Cert 12A, 141 mins), and nothing is going to stop the astronaut from getting rescued, after being presumed dead in a mission gone awry. He puts his science skills to the test, while a rescue mission is launched – but who will triumph: the determined man or the hostile red planet? It’s an entertainingly exciting tale.

crimson peak

Could leave you cold AUDIENCES haven’t exactly warmed to Crimson Peak (Cert 15A, 119 mins), with it making headlines as a flop. The Gothic tale mixes horror and romance with unsuccesful results, despite strong turns from leads Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, all rattling around a crumbling house full of dark secrets. Guillermo del Toro’s film looks great, but it’s style over substance.

PAN

Critically panned EVER wondered about the origins of Peter Pan? Well, Pan (Cert PG, 111 mins) explores the origins of the evergreen boy who never grew up, and how he came to make the friends – and enemies – he did. Alas, it doesn’t take long to see why Pan has been one of 2015’s biggest box office bombs, with a chaotic plot and unlikeable leads making it one for Never Neverland.

Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan) is offered an opportunity to escape her life in rural Enniscorthy for a new life in glitzy, urban New York

brooklyn: colm toibin’s story gives more than that Sunday matinee feel

A choice between two worlds

We all know that particular vision of small town Ireland in the 1950s, where the men were all full of clout and stout, the women kept hushed tones while baking slabs of saccharine bread, and the children roamed free with bare feet and grubby faces. It is a cinematic setting that has become staid in its familiarity – and more importantly, so synonymous with utter misery – that even the fleeting glimpse of a plaid skirt, or the tremulous rise of an angelus bell can trigger a cascading wave of panic in otherwise sound-minded and stalwart viewers. But fear not, because Brooklyn has a lot more going on than its buttoned-down exterior suggests.

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Based on Colm Toibin’s award-winning novel, Brooklyn tells the story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan) who is offered an opportunity to escape the predetermined drudgery of Enniscorthy life when her local priest lines up a job for her in New York. With the blessings of her sister and despite the protestations of her mother she makes the long trip across the Atlantic and begins to create a new life for herself. When a tragedy forces

her to temporarily return to her home in Wexford, she finds herself having to choose between slotting back into the groove of her old life in Ireland, or leaving the past behind for good by continuing with her newly forged life in America. The set-up is simple and effective enough to keep the viewer interested by itself, but what makes Brooklyn stand out is that there is some real substance built around that framework. There is the sense that Toibin’s source material has been skilfully tapped, as we quickly move away from the safe and secure stereotypes of rural Ireland. The fast-paced banter among Eilis and her fellow boarders in the half-

way-house they share in Brooklyn allows us to see a side of a parochial Irish sorority that we have rarely been afforded a look at on screen. The dialogue – whatever the subject - is sharp and engaging, which is unsurprising given that the task of adapting Toibin’s source material for the screen was given to novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy). Pushing close to two hours, Intermission director John Crowley ensures that Brooklyn keeps a very consistent pace. Crowley is adept at keeping the focus steady despite the flip-flopping that we do between worlds. Part of what makes Brooklyn shine is the movement between the

cowed and seemingly dead-end world offered to Eilis in Enniscorthy, and the initially glitzy and grand world offered in New York. The juxtaposition between these two extremes builds a stage for Saoirse Ronan to give a strong and well-developed performance. Eilis is constantly facing a choice between extremes – yes, there are rival love interests on either side of the ocean, but while that story element may seem run-ofthe-mill, it never feels it. Much more interesting are the choices that are built around those love interests, such as choosing between family and individual interests, between seeking adventure and maintaining tradition, and ultimately between

being a child and being an adult. You cannot escape the Sunday matinee feel that comes with the setting, and certainly there are some twee moments in Brooklyn – the ethereal slow motion sing-song in the second act being one that stands out. But overshadowing that there is also a substantial story, with some nice comic elements – a great performance by Saoirse Ronan, and a really rock solid supporting cast (including Domhnall Gleeson and Emory Cohen as the love interests). Who would have thought you’d get a breath of fresh air in Brooklyn?

Brooklyn (Cert 12A, 111 mins) Verdict: 8/10

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It’s a cracker - annual Alone 5km aims to help the lonely at Christmas

ALONE – a charity focused on supporting lonely older people – has announced the first Christmas Cracker Run, a post-Christmas 5km race it hopes to host annually. Running club Clonliffe Harriers will partner with the charity for the event, which takes place on December 27, and starts and finishes at the Morton Stadium, Santry. It costs €20 to participate, with €5 going directly to Alone. Competitors will receive a goody bag on race day, with the first 500 also receiving Christmas Cracker T-shirts. Runners are encouraged to appear in costume. Alone chief executive Sean Moynihan said: “We hope that lots of people will join us for a fun morning out to shake off the post-Christmas slump and support older people in need. We’ll have spot prizes, refreshments and a few surprises to help get you moving.” Olympian and world cross country medallist Catherina McKiernan is also getting behind the event, saying: “The Alone Christmas Cracker run is a great opportunity to get out with your family, enjoy some fresh air and help a good cause at the same time. “We all like to do that extra bit for charity around Christmastime and I think this is a lovely way to support the older people that Alone works with. “I can see this becoming an annual tradition for many families.” Registration is open now on www.alone. ie, which also offers help for vulnerable older people in the community.

Women back on the ball for joust in July ‘Huge news’ and excitement as national league basketballers gear up to play – and win – in next year’s European Championships for Small Nations, writes JAMES HENDICOTT

IRELAND WOMEN’S international basketball team have reformed, and are set to play their first serious competitive tournament in six years next year. The side will play at the European Championships for Small Nations in July, and will be looking to self-fund the reinstated side, after their previous funding was withdrawn in 2009. “It’s clear there was a massive demand to give our best senior players the opportunity to represent their country again,” said Women’s National League commissioner Matthew Hall. “T he invitation to compete in Division C in Europe is an ideal

pathway back to where we want to be. “This time, we’ll have to use the self-funded model to get there but with the right support, our players can dream again of playing basketball for Ireland,” he said. The European Championships of Small Countries is due to take place in July 2016 with a host nation to be announced by FIBA Europe this November. Ireland are one of 18 Division C nations eligible to take part. Brid Kenny, chair of the Women’s Senior Clubs Committee, said: “Now that this decision has been made, we’ll be setting up the framework for this programme

to succeed in 2016. “T his will include selection of a management and coaching team as well as drawing on the resources of Basketball Ireland in terms of technical and fundraising support.” Sarah Woods was a junior player in the last senior Irish side to compete at a major tournament back in 2009, a side which finished a EuroBasket qualifying campaign with six wins and four losses, defeating the Netherlands at their last game at the National Basketball Arena. The Ireland women have played just two games since, defeating Scotland and losing narrowly to Luxembourg

Ireland women’s international basketball team are set to play their first serious competitive tournament in six years

with teams put together specifically for the oneoff games, which took place in 2013, and earlier this year. “Some of us are professional basketball players, and some are not,” Woods told GazetteSport. “But the trip to Lux-

with five months to wait for our next competitive game. “With the new side, we’ll be playing through, and training regularly. There hasn’t been a regular senior or under20 side since 2009, so it’s huge news.” T h e p l ay e r s o n l y

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embourg really showed what we can do. We formed our team and coaches six weeks ahead of the game, and we only lost by a couple of baskets to a team that train to a professional standard all year around. There’s a lot of potential there, it’s great to have the chance to show it. “It was disheartening not having the international side,” she continues. “ We s p e n t f i ve months of the year without picking up a ball in anger, after the season ends in March. “We would aim to peak in Januar y for the cup final, which is a major thing in Irish basketball, and again in March for the league finals, and then after that we’d be at our peak

found out about the reformation of the side at the same time as the general public. Woods says “there’s a real noticeable excitement” around her side DCU Mercy’s training, in anticipation of the national squad. “We’re really thrilled,” she explains. “We have the potential to be a very good side, and this gives everyone something to aim for. “We don’t know the set up yet, the coaches or the panel, but if past experiences are anything to go by, they’ll be an extended training panel to account for injuries, and then we’ll narrow it down for tournaments. “But we have until July to sort it out. Above all, it’s really exciting.”

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athletics: glenageary woman produces superb run in us marathon

O’Riordan is tops in Arkansas

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GLENAGEARY runner Helen O’Riordan was the first female runner home at the Arkansas Marathon on October

3, finishing in a time of 3 hours 34 minutes and 54 seconds, an outstanding achievement for a woman who didn’t take to running until her late 30s. O’R iordan, now

52, began running in 2003 as a way to deal with the hard-hitting grief that followed her brother’s passing away. She told GazetteSport of an unlikely match: “I remember running

O’Riordan presented with her medal by Booneville Mayor Jerry Wilkins

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Helen O’Riordan following completion of the Arkansas Marathon

on a treadmill to start out, and telling all my friends when I made it to 3kms; being absolutely elated. I started to like running, but also the people. I haven’t met a runner yet without a story.” O’Riordan took part in the Women’s Mini Marathon in 2003, finishing in 43 minutes for the 10km, and then experienced a kind of friendly peer pressure that’s pushed her to the challenging full distance race. The Arkansas event is part of an American trip for the athlete, who added the race as her 12th marathon, in part to combine the experience with a meet up with an old friend from her J1 visa days. The race marked her first marathon in two years, and she finished in fourth place overall. “There was a woman

standing next to me on the start line who was maybe five years my junior, and I had my eye on her,” O’Riordan jokes. “During the first half, I was running seven minute 40 second miles. I couldn’t maintain it, because of the hills. “ I j o ke d w i t h my friend afterwards that he should have stayed in Chicago [rather than moving to Arkansas], where we met, rather than moving somew h e r e l i ke t h i s . I n Arkansas, what goes up must go up!” While the final three miles “destroyed the time,” according to O’Riordan, due to “pain like a bullet in the calves,” she came in just six minutes behind the second fastest man, and just over a minute ahead of the next woman. It’s clear, though, that for O’Riordan running

has become about more than the physical act. When she talks about her impressive progression, she identifies a moment 10 years ago, clutching a heavy oldstyle mobile phone in the rain, when she decided not to call for help. “ I c o m p l e t e d 18 miles for the first time that day, having denied myself a lif t from a service station half way through. “I just decided ‘no’,” she recalls. “I signed up for the Dublin Marathon that night, and finished in 3 hours 37 minutes. “Since then I’ve qualified for and completed the New York race, and run in London and Paris. I’ve run for breast cancer and autism. I can’t keep hitting up the same people, though, so now I just run for myself.”

MONKSTOWN Hockey Club continued their imperious form on all fronts with a big 4-0 win over Pembroke in their refixed EY Hockey League tie last Sunday. The game was the first top tier game to be played at the newly opened Merrion Fleet Arena in Rathdown with the sky blues enjoying the day against what would have been seen as one of their main title rivals. Gareth Watkins opened the scoring late in the first half when he got a fine touch to Stephen Cole’s shot on goal. The second half saw the floodgates open with Kyle Good volleying home the second of the day after good approach work from Lee Cole and Jonny Bruton. Andrew Ward bundled in the third from close range before Watkins completed the rout from the penalty spot after a Nick Burns foul. The win sees Monkstown move top of the men’s division, equal with Cork C of I after three rounds of matches.

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soccer: sule hat trick underpins red cow side’s strong win

Clondalkin succumb to late Enniscorthy drive CLONDALKIN succumbed 33-9 to unbeaten league leaders Enniscorthy last Saturday at Kingswood in Leinster Division 1A. Unbeaten in this year’s League and the current holders of the Leinster Towns Cup, Enniscorthy were always going to pose a stern challenge for Clon and straight from the kick-off the home team found themselves on the back foot. The Wexford side kicked a sixth minute penalty having already missed two prior efforts for three points. Willing to run the ball from anywhere, they were wreaking havoc in many areas. A 5m scrum was held up over the try line but, from the resulting set-piece, the normally reliable Clon pack were driven back and the referee awarded a penalty try under the posts as the scrum disintegrated. The match was in danger of turning into a Halloween horror show for Clon but, to their credit, they started to put pressure on Enniscorthy with Barry Molloy running some good lines from full back and Niall Nolan unlucky to lose out in a chip and chase. The scrum also improved dramatically and, on the stroke of half time, Chris Jebb got Clon’s first points with a well-taken penalty from the 10m line. Into the second half. Enniscorthy drove over a couple of penalties but Jebb limited the impact with two three-pointers of his own, 16-9 going into the closing 10 minutes. The key moment came from an attacking Clon 5m scrum. Enniscorthy were under serious pressure as Clon’s pack drove the visitors back. But the referee detected an infringement which Enniscorthy quickly took. After just two phases, Enniscorthy covered the length of the pitch and scored a try which they easily converted to put daylight between the sides. Worse was to come as Clondalkin’s discipline fell away and a further converted try and penalty put a gloss on the scoreboard. A disappointing day for the home side who were up against a powerful and well drilled team but they will rue the concession of multiple penalties which cost them dearly.

Bluebell United on the attack against Broadford Rovers last weekend

Bluebell breeze by Rovers

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REIGNING LSL Senior champions Bluebell United maintained their return to form with a comprehensive win over Broadford Rovers in the Metro Cup on Sunday morning in the Red Cow. Bluebell’s bustling attacker Aji Sule had a day to remember as he hit a hat-trick after just 11 minutes but left the field and the complex after 25 minutes to head to hospital due to an injury.

Thankfully, especially given the form he’s found, it was announced on the club’s Facebook page that Sule’s injury was just bruising and there were no broken bones which was the initial fear. The Irish amateur international opened the scoring when he latched onto a long ball which took out the Broadford backline. The winger then rounded the keeper before calmly stroking the ball into the empty net. He doubled his own and his team’s advantage just five minutes later when he darted across

stateside success Ormond runs up second win since US switch there was no Halloween scare for

Stephen Ormond as the Clondalkin boxer eased his way to a second stateside win last Saturday night in Melrose, Massachusetts. Ormond stopped Puerto Rican Orland Vazquez in the fourth of the eight round bout. It was a dominant performance from “The Rock” right from the off in this one, as he immediately forced Vazquez towards the ropes, wasting very little punches and showing terrific movement.

the box to meet a dangerous pass and flicked the ball past the keeper. Just moments later, he made the match ball his own after getting on the end of a well-worked B l u e b e l l m ove a n d applying the finish. His luck took a turn on the quarter of an hour mark however as he went down under a heavy challenge and left the pitch. Losing their hat-trick here didn’t derail the Bell, however, and they added the fourth and final goal of the morning before the break. Graham Zambra took over the goalscoring

responsibility with a neat finish minutes before the break which absolutely killed the game as a contest. In their FAI Intermediate Cup win against Ballyfermot a week earlier, Bluebell were 2-0 up at the break and did a professional job after the restart to hang on to their lead before Sule added a third late on. It was a similar second half performance here as they took the sting out of the game in the second half by dominating possession and restricting Broadford to very little. The win means Andy Noonan’s men have

responded to back-toback defeats in September by going on a four game winning streak in all competitions. They return to league action next Wednesday night with a trip to Market Green in Balbriggan to take on Glebe North. After a start which saw them win the first two games of their title defence, they then lost those two on the bounce against Drumcondra and Killester, but two league wins have put them in good stead. They are just four points behind league leaders Crumlin but have two games in hand.

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camogie: dream start lays base for strong win

Club Noticeboard Round tower, clondalkin THE MINOR hurlers were compre-

Laurie Hartz will perform in club

hensive winners in the championship

Friday, November 13. Tickets for €7

against Naomh Olaf on Sunday morn-

are available from Phil at 087 2323521

ing in their final game of their season.

or Annette at 087 2827631 or get them

The management extend thanks to players, parents and supporters for support during the season past. Last Wednesday, the senior foot-

day, November 25 from 6.30-9pm. It is for people who have not received such

pionship semi-final - commiseration

training.

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LUCAN Sarsfields have become experts at producing and developing quality underage camogie teams in recent years and it looks set to continue as their Under13 A side won their county championship last month. The win was a 4-7 to 4-1 victory over a tough opponent in Na Fianna at Blakestown and it was a match worthy of its title as a county final. Both teams started the game well but it was L uc a n who showed more decisiveness in attack. Following nice buildup play they got the game’s first goal from Cora O’Toole after just four minutes. The Sars girls didn’t

let up and by the 12th minute they had another goal and three minutes via the talented Aoife Coffey. Na Fianna to their credit soon hit back, with Isabella Fay in the Lucan goal and her defence in front being kept busy. They could do little, however, to stop the opposition opening their account through a superb goal from forward Ciara Kavanagh. Before the break Faye Mu r p hy s t r u c k o n e over the bar to Lucan to leave the half-time score at 2-4 to 1-0.

Tempo The start of the second half saw the tempo remain high and within a couple of minutes Roisin Egan goaled to send Lucan further ahead. The girls from Glasnevin were not down

and out however and soon hit back with a goal and a well taken point from Elyse Jamieson Murphy. Na Fianna then entered a period of dominance which saw them add two more goals in two minutes. A thrilling finish was very much on the cards and was supplied when O’Toole got her second goal with minutes remaining while a late Coffey point meant the final score was 4-7 to 4-1 and also meant Lucan were Dublin champions. Speaking af ter his flourishing side’s win, Lucan manager John O’Connell was full of praise for not only his girls, but Na Fianna’s talented squad too. “Our girls were outstanding once again and it’s another great result for the group, we

were worthy winners,” he said. “This is a great Na Fianna team and nothing less than our best would have been good enough.” O’Connell has watched this young side develop over the years and if they maintain the current rhythm, there should plenty more big days to look forward to. “It’s been an immense pleasure to coach these girls since they began playing and I’m thrilled to see them continually perform and succeed at the highest level “Not only is it a great day for this team but it’s also a great day for the Lucan Sarsfields Under13 age group, as we contested two respective cup finals with our B team facing a strong Naomh Maur side,” added O’Connell.

Six places are available and contact Sean McNamara if you wish to attend.

play-offs.

Four-star Lucan add to list of titles

Michelle Walsh will hold defibrilator training in the clubrooms on Wednes-

ballers were beaten in Dublin B chamlads. They now look forward to AFL2

The Lucan Sarsfields Under-13A side that won their championship title

from behind the bar in the club.

On the playing pitches this week, the

Old kid’s helmets or hurleys you’re

senior hurlers head into their league

no longer using? Our juvenile section

play off against Ballyboden St Enda’s

could always do with such equipment

on Sunday morning at 11am at Pairc Ui

and you can drop them up to the nurs-

Mhurchu and on Saturday at 2.30pm,

ery on Saturday morning between

the Under-21 footballers face White-

10 and 11.30am. Similarly if you have

hall Colmcilles in Monastery Road in

cones, water bottles, flags, poles or

the B championship.

kit bags, they are very welcome.

Our league champion junior hurlers

Lotto (October 26: the jackpot was

face Round Tower, Lusk on Sunday at

€9,900 and numbers drawn were 1, 18,

2.30pm in the Community Centre.

22 and 26; the bonus ball was 2.

The Under-14 league football final

There was no overall winner and no

play off is Saturday at 3pm against

bonus ball winner; three €100 winners:

Na Fianna in Johnstown Park. Support

Ciaran D, Tom Corrigan and Jim Low.

welcome for all teams out this week-

Thanks to all who support lotto and

end.

play it online via Roundtower.ie.

ST pat’s palmerstown THE lotto numbers for this week were 1, 4, 11 and 22; there was no winner so next week’s jackpot will be €5,600. The draw takes place in the Palmerstown House every Sunday night at

Born 2007 and 2008, just drop down and ask for Conor or Emer. Well done to our U-11 and U-12 camogie teams who both played in end of season blitzes at the weekend.

10pm and tickets cost €2. Thank you to

Hard luck to our senior camogie

all our sellers and to all that support

team who were beaten in the champi-

our lotto every week.

onship final on Sunday; great game but

Our new senior hurling/camogie

luck wasn’t with them.

sessions will continue in Glenaulin on

Well done to Cian McGrane who cap-

Fridays at 6pm; it’s open to U-14 up to

tained the Dublin U-15 team on Friday

minor to improve their hurling/cam-

against Cavan and to Evan Walshe and

ogie skills with the senior hurlers tak-

Jake Walker who both played and both

ing the sessions.

got scores on the day.

Juvenile camogie/hurling skills ses-

Saturday, November 14, we are hold-

sions will also continue in Glenaulin on

ing a Strictly Reunion in the Courtyard

Friday at 6pm, open to all U-8 up to

Hotel, Leixlip, all are welcome. Finger

U-12 players; great change to improve

food and another chance to watch the

their hurling/camogie skills and all

DVD. Saturday, November 21 at 8pm in

welcome. The U-9 camogie and girls football

the clubhouse we will be holding our

training is on every Saturday morning

yearly mass, all are welcome to attend

at 10am; all welcome.

and tea served afterwards.

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Ireland’s call for Long Moyle Park graduate called up to Noel King’s Under-21 side for UEFA qualifier game against Lithuania along with showdown with Norway

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LOCAL lad Sean Long has been included in Noel King’s Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad for their double header of fixtures in midNovember. Long, a former Moyle Park student and Cherry Orchard man completed the 180 minutes of Ireland’s two qualifiers last month early last month against Lithuania and Italy. The defender, who’s contracted to Reading, recently joined Luton Town on loan and has made four appearances in League 1 for the Hatters in recent weeks. St Patrick’s Athletic duo Lee Desmond and Sean Hoare are also included in the squad.

The Irish squad will travel to Vilnius to take on Lithuania in their UEFA Under-21 Championships Qualifying Round Group 2 clash on Friday, November 13 before returning home to face Norway in a friendly at the RSC in Waterford on Tuesday, November 17. Ireland are joint top of their group with nine points from their opening four games. Italy, Serbia and Slovenia have also collected nine points so far. “We are totally focused on Lithuania. We had a very good performance against them in Waterford earlier this month and we are looking for a similar performance and a similar result in Vilnius,” said King after he announced the squad last week. “This is a hugely important game for us. We

want to stay in the hunt for qualification and 12 points from the first 15 available would be a super start. This particular Irish team has a clear focus on what they want, they are together and determined to achieve it. “The dressing room was full of disappointment after the 1-0 defeat in Italy. This stemmed from the fact that they had competed at a very high level and deserved something from the game. “The only thing missing was goals. The team competed very well and limited them to just one shot on target while creating several chances ourselves. “The players have set a high standard that they want to maintain. The next test is winning in Lithuania.

“Unusually, there have not been many changes to the squad over the first four games. This consistency, together with winning, has helped to build a momentum, develop an understanding and build a strong team morale – all of which can be vital to success.” Although Lithuania is the clear focus for now, King did briefly discuss the friendly against Norway which will follow. “Norway always prove an attraction and are a very difficult opponent, but at this moment the only focus is Lithuania. “All our concentration and effort will go into trying to beat them in Vilnius and come back to the RSC with 12 out of 15 points. It’s a difficult task, but one this team are determined to succeed in,” said King.