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€600k bill to replace park wall destroyed by joyriders  SYLVIA POWNALL

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A WALL to block joyriders’ access to St Cuthbert’s Park in Clondalkin could cost as much as €600,000, the council has revealed.

The 1.5km boundary wall to Bawnogue Park needs rebuilding as a result of cars being driven over it on planks of wood and burnt out on the green space. SDCC says replacing it with a cast concrete wall is the best option, but it estimates the cost at between €500,000 and €600,000.

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POLITICS | PAUL GOGARTY ON HIS PLANS NOW THAT HE’S MAYOR

‘My focus will be on a more inclusive county’

 MARK O’BRIEN

THE new Mayor of South Dublin has said that he hopes to promote a positive message of “A Healthy County – A Sustainable County – A Listening County” during his time in office.

Cllr Paul Gogarty (Ind) was elected Mayor at the annual meeting of South Dublin County Council held on Friday, June 30 in County Hall, Tallaght.

Cllr Gogarty was proposed for the top role by councillors Liona O’Toole (Ind) and Danny O’Brien (SF) Following a roll call vote, Cllr Gogarty was then elected to the office of Mayor.

In nominating Cllr Gogarty, Cllr O’Toole said: “Paul has been a vigorous campaigner over the years and helped to stop housing being built along the sensitive Liffey Valley amenity lands when he

famously organised a communityled plebiscite on the issue across the Lucan community.

“Paul has also been an outspoken critic of political cronyism and corruption.

“He was the only politician, long before it became popular to do so, to seek an investigation by An Garda Siochana into Senator Ivor Callely’s phone expense claims, which ultimately led to a prison sentence.”

In his acceptance speech, Cllr Gogarty outlined what he hopes

to achieve in his year in office.

He said: “I want to highlight the work of the many volunteers in our communities who work tirelessly to improve the lives of our citizens.

“I want to bring the work of these selfless volunteers to the fore so that others may be inspired by their good works and follow suit.

“I want to showcase the many services already available in our county to help people develop their minds or improve their fitness.

“I want to promote the benefits of healthy eating and exercise on physical and mental well-being and look at ways of helping people to develop healthy habits that will help their reach their personal and professional goals.”

Cllr Gogarty told The Gazette he hoped to particularly focus on the health and mental well-being

of young people.

He said: “We have terrible problems with mental health amongst our young people. What I want to promote are things like exercise, a healthy mind and good diet. These are all things that contribute to healthy habits.”

He added that he felt sport played a crucial part in both physical and mental well-being and he hoped to find ways to keep young people involved in sport.

“There’s a huge drop-out rate amongst girls, in particular in the teenage years, so anything that can be done to keep people in sport is huge.”

He added that he wanted to enable people to submit ideas that would make South Dublin a better place to live, and he wanted to continue to push to make South Dublin a more sustainable and environmentally-conscious county.

Sister of missing Esra wants CCTV seen by experts THE sister of a woman who disappeared from her Clondalkin home six years ago has pleaded with gardai to enhance CCTV footage of her car.

Mum-of-one Esra Ur y un, 38, was last seen in February 2011 and her sister Berna F i d a n b e l i e ve s s h e was abducted. Her car was later discovered in Bray, County Wicklow.

CCTV later emerged of the vehicle, a grey Renault Twingo, being driven through the Wicklow town but the driver’s face cannot be made out.

Berna said she has been encouraged by advances in the case of missing man Trevor Deeley.

Forensics exper ts enhanced the VHS tape taken from outside Trevor’s office on Leeson Street which showed him being followed by a man he had earlier spoken to on the night of December 8, 2000.

Berna said: “The Trevor Deeley case was 17 years ago and they were able to enhance that footage significantly. We know that the footage of Esra’s car was also on VHS so we cannot see a reason why this could not also be enhanced.”

None of missing woman’s bank cards have been used and there have been no confirmed sightings since she disappeared.

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PEOPLE: GOATSTOWN MAN TO BRAVE THE HIGH SEAS USING TRADITIONAL NAVIGATION TOOLS

Gregor’s hoping to make waves with his round-the-world race  SYLVIA POWNALL DUBLIN sailor Gregor McGuckin plans to turn back the hands of time next year to compete in a round-the-world race using only traditional navigation skills.

The 30-year-old from Goatstown will spend nine months at sea on the Biscay 36 (right) taking direction from the sun, moon and stars and armed with just paper charts, a compass, sextant and a radio.

Gregor nabbed the last spot in the 2018 Golden Globe Race and is the first ever Irish contender aiming to retrace the record-setting trip of Sr Robin Knox-Johnston in 1968.

More people have been in space than have successfully completed the feat which Gregor has dubbed a “voyage for mad men”.

He told The Gazette: “I’ve always liked the idea of adventure but this might be taking it to the extreme. I’m an ocean yacht master, so as part of my training I’ve used

traditional navigation skills – but never without GPS. “I will have a GPS system on the boat but in a sealed box, and if the seal is broken then I am out of the race.”

The challenge will set off from Plymouth on June 30 next, covering 30,000 miles via Cape Horn, and sailors will keep in touch with family and the outside world using high-frequency radios.

Gregor said: “The biggest challenge will be to keep myself mentally fit. I will be nine months at sea on my own. I enjoy my own company, but I like to socialise as well.

“My girlfriend is very supportive – it’s a big thing to ask, but she knows it’s a dream of mine.”

Gregor is looking for sponsorship to get him to the start line in his bid to become the first Irish person to sail solo non-stop around the world.

For details, see www.gregormcguckin.com, or visit his Facebook page.

Goatstown man Gregor McGuckin and the Biscay 36 – the two-mast 11m ketch he hopes to sail around the world in a race next year using only traditional navigational tools

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Trail of blood and smoke led to man burning cash haul

 SYLVIA POWNALL

A TRAIL of blood and smoke coming from a chimney on a summer’s day led gardai to arrest a man who had robbed a Bawnogue shop with an airgun minutes earlier.

Derek Cooling, 29, of Old Church Crescent, Clondalkin, was in the process of burning the cash taken in the raid when officers arrived to arrest him.

He pleaded guilty last week at Dublin Circuit Criminal

Court to robbery of the More For Less store in Bawnogue on July 18, 2016 and will be sentenced in October.

The court heard Cooling and another man entered the supermarket and pointed the air gun at a female employee standing behind the counter, shouting “Open the till or I’ll blow your head off”.

The cashier handed over the money and the raiders then kicked in the door of an office at the back of the shop where the manager

was watching events unfold on CCTV. The manager was hit on the head with the gun and was ordered to empty the contents of the safe into a bag.

Garda Barry O’Shea said officers followed a blood trail left by one of the raiders who injured himself during the robbery.

“We observed smoke coming from the chimney of a nearby house which struck us as very strange as it was a warm summer’s day,” he added.

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Residents have been plagued by joyriders

Chairs for the support!

WITH the whole community looking forward to this weekend’s Clondalkin Festival there’s plenty to smile about – and Pauline and Shane at Clondalkin Dental were delighted to wish all involved the very best of luck with the annual event. The dental practice at Tower Road is on hand to help keep looking after everyone all year round, with its staff looking forward to seeing lots of happy smiles as they join in the community fun this weekend. See festival feature on P8-9, P24-25.

Gran (42) was threatened at gunpoint to hide firearms in her home

A GRAN who was threatened at gunpoint to hide firearms in her house told gardai she’d made “a silly mistake and let someone take advantage of her”.

Tracey Deegan, 42, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to unlawfully possessing a 12-gauge Winchester pump action shotgun and a 12-gauge Reno double-barrel shotgun on February 17, 2016.

Deegan, of Cherrywood Park in Clondalkin, will be sentenced tomorrow (Friday, July 7) once the Director of Public Prosecutions decides on the seriousness of her offence.

Gardai were granted a search warrant after a tipoff that drugs were stashed there but when Deegan opened the door she said there was a crack pipe in the press, but no drugs. When a garda found a shotgun shell in the kitchen she broke down and admitted there were guns in the front room. She also admitted using cocaine occasionally.

Gardai uncovered three shotguns in good condition in the wardrobe of the front bedroom, along with weighing scales and eight shotgun cartridges.

She told gardai: “He got hold of me because of the crack; when someone points a gun in your face, it’s very hard to say no.” Ms Deegan, who has no previous convictions, said she was threatened with a gun and also in relation to her brother, who allegedly had a drug debt of about €12,000.

Cllr Mark Wall (SF) said: “The estimate might seem extreme but if that’s the cost to secure the park I will be pursuing this.

“I may be criticised that the money would be better off spent on housing for example, but that is a totally different budget.”

A task force has been set up to deal with issues in the park and a subgroup of residents wants the wall raised or rebuilt.

Residents have been plagued by joy riders who either use planks to breach the wall or in some cases flip cars over it.

A report from South Dublin County Council notes that there are “significant gaps” in the wall at areas “that are being dumped on or areas that have been vandalised”.

It adds: “The existing solid block wall has not provided adequate security over the years” but while a new wall is “the most robust option” at €500-€600k it “would be extremely costly and may in fact be prohibitive”.

Cllr Ward said: “If the council are serious about reclaiming the park in light of the 63 proposed new builds [rapid social housing units] in the park then they should support this too.

“I will pursue funding for this at the next budget meeting in September.”

Meanwhile, the newly-established Friends of St Cuthbert’s Park will hold a community fete in the park on Saturday July 22 from 12-6pm.

The afternoon of family enter tainment includes live music, kiddies’ disco, face painting, a dog show and a fun fitness bootcamp.

See their Facebook page for more details.

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D24 | ‘OVERWHELMED’

Esther crowned Mum of the Year

Niall Connaughton (Round Tower GAA chairman), Niall Quinn, Peter Grey and Marty Doyle

A towering performance at Golf Classic T

HE action was amazing on the greens of Newlands Golf Club as Round Tower held their Golf Classic. More than just a great day out for golf-lovers, the Golf Classic offers fantastic networking opportunities and a fun team day. Chairman Niall Connaughton was on hand to make the presentations with the overall winners being Greg, Paul and Mike Ryan.

Niall Connaughton and Derek McBrien

Picture: Paul Sherwood

Overall Winners - 92 points Greg, Paul & Mike Ryan

 SYLVIA POWNALL

2nd Place- 89 Points - Niall Quinn, Peter Grey & Marty Doyle 3rd Place - 88 Points - Niall Connaughton, Bernie Cronin & Eoghan Hutchinson Front Nine - 48 points - John Curran, Bren Stynes & Tomas Ó Donnagaín Back Nine - John McCormack Jnr, Conor McKeown & John McCann - 45 points Longest Drive - John McCormack Jnr Nearest the Pin - Derek McBrien

Bernie Cronin

John McCormack Jr

John Curran, Bren Stynes and Tomas O’Donnagain

NURSING director Esther Kelly-Keating says she was gobsmacked to be named Mum of the Year earlier this week.

The mum-of-four from Dublin 24 was announced as the winner of the Woman’s Way & Beko sponsored title after she was nominated by her daughter Charlotte.

Esther, who said she was “a little bit overwhelmed” when she learned of her nomination, walks away with €3,000 worth of Beko home appliances and prizes in excess of €2,500.

She works as nursing director in a nursing home and, having started her medical training at the age of 17, updated her qualifications by returning to university in 2008.

Esther revealed: “Once I knew that was the field I was going to specialise in I wanted to be the best.

“Midwives have the pleasure of bringing people into the world. We in gerontology have the great privilege of being with people in their last

days, their last hours…

“It’s not necessarily sad because people are living their last breath. It’s wonderful to help people to have fulfilled lives.”

Esther, who fought the threat of losing the family home after her marriage ended, is known for relishing a challenge – whether it’s learning to drive, going clubbing or ticking things off her bucket list.

Last year she travelled to Borneo to observe orangutans in their natural habitat, and she hopes to go out to volunteer with the animals in the near future.

She said: “I think having a challenge it keeps you young, it keeps your brain healthy, I think when we stop challenging ourselves or pushing ourselves to the limit I think we sort of get older.”

Esther was chosen as the winner from hundreds of nominations which included Clondalkin mum Joy Sutton, who made it to the final shortlist.

TV presenter Lucy Kennedy was named as Celebrity Mum of the Year.

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INCLONDALKIN VILLAGE FESTIVAL 2017 | THE GAZETTE FOCUSES ON CLONDALKIN

Feast on some T HE ANNUAL Clondalkin Festival hits the village once again this weekend and with a great line-up of family fun events taking place, it’s certainly not something you would want to miss!

Now in its seventh year, the festival which takes place from July 7 – 9, has gotten bigger and better year on year with people looking forward to it with great anticipation.

InClondalkin Festival 2017 kicks off on Friday July 9 with a Pop-Up Gaeltacht event in The Laurels. Come along and use whatever cupla focal you have – should be great craic!

On Saturday, July 8 sees a fun family cycle around the village, which

starts at the Laurels at 11.30am and is suitable for all ages.

Clondalkin Round Tower Heritage Group Tour Guides will be providing free tours of the village, and the new Round Tower Visitor’s Centre Garden – throughout the day on both Saturday, July 8-9.

No ticket required, meet at the Round Tower.

The Big Day Out! On Sunday, July 9, Clondalkin village will be pedestrianised from 2pm to 6pm. Main Street and Tower Road will be closed to traffic from 1.45pm to 6.15pm to facilitate the seventh annual Village Festival. The streets will be filled with street acts, stilt-walkers and character performers. There will also be free face-painting

The family fun cycle will start from the Laurels at 11.30 this Saturday

and balloon modelling.

The Main stage is back again this year, sponsored by Brian McElroy Funeral Directors, in front of the AIB. We have a great line up of music acts, stage and dance schools. Our top of the bill is Colm Gavin, who

is just about to embark on a nationwide tour. We have the wonderful children’s entertainer Denis Wiggie Coffey, opening up the show with a promise of great fun and laughter.

We also expect a visit from that fruity twosome

– The Happy Pear!

There will be fantastic giveaways from the stage on the day – spot prizes galore and a chance to win two precious tickets to visit the inside of the Round Tower!

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VILLAGE AND CALLS ON THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THE AREA THRIVES

fun at festival!

All Round to the new Visitor Centre for a pearfect evening

MEMBERS of Rally Round The Tower, Clondalkin Round Tower Heritage Group, Clondalkin History Society and St John’s Parish were quite rightly in jubilant mood during Thursday evening’s ‘soft opening’ with Ralph McGarry of SDCC and Mark Matanes, Daragh Flynn, Dónal Flynn and Nicola from The Happy Pear (rear of picture). Well done to one and all for your fantastic work!

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Out and About

Marguerite Savage with her daughters Chloe and Amy Savage

Angi Crispe with Nigel Duffy and Julie Farrar. Pictures: Robbie Reynolds

Food blogger and author Indy Power

Sharing the laughs – Jenny

Jeeny Maltese and Tom Coleman

Sarah Clarke and Siobhan Tiernan

Fans Will’s F

UNNYMAN Will Ferrell’s latest comedy, The House, drew plenty of fans to its premier at Cineworld recently, where they lapped up the laughs as lady luck did any-

John Healy, chef Mark McCarthy and food stylist Jette Virdi

The recipe for a great summer

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OOD blogger and author Indy Power had plenty of culinary tips to help inspire people in their kitchens at the Musgrave MarketPlace “Summer Food Stories” event in Ballymun. Expert food stylist Jette Virdi shared top tricks for food styling and the benefits it brings to businesses while Irish Chef Mark McCarthy gave guests a taste of notable food trends.

Raymond Keogh and Simon Mur

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Deborah Leonard and Marie Joseph

Dixon, Romy Carroll and Paula Grehan at the film’s preview screening. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

go Ferrell for latest comedy

thing but smile on the comic in his new film.

Also starring Amy Poehler, The House tells of a couple who lose their daughter’s college fund, so they come up with the idea of starting an illegal

casino in their basement. Their gamble doesn’t quite go to plan, however, with

Holly White and Leanne Woodfull

Catherine Cummins and Rory Dignam. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

things things soon spinning out of control even faster than a roulette wheel ...

An aromatic way to mark a launch

Louise McDermott, Karla Stein and Nas Ghaedi

Louise Ahern and Kelly Power

F Eva Griffin and Zoe Yohn

RAGRANCE lovers were out in force at The Morrison Hotel recently for the launch of Aura Mugler. Described as a woody, aromatic fragrance for women, the fragrance features rhubarb leaf, tiger liana, orange blossom, bour-

Marrita Coyne and PJ Gibbons

bon vanilla and wolfwood notes, with greenery at the launch emphasising the fresh, natural tones of the new scent. As Mugler rarely launches a new scent, the launch was well attended by followers of fashion and fragrances alike.

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ESB supports charities with €322,226 aid

ESB has donated €43,000 to three worthy organisations, Blossom Ireland, The Salvation Army and The Iveagh Trust, marking the Energy for Generations Fund spring funding round. The Fund has awarded more than €11 million and supported over 700 Irish charities since 2005.

So far in 2017, the ESB Energy for Generations Fund has awarded €322,226 to 38 charities working in the areas of

suicide, homelessness and educational access and support.

ESB’s Energy for Generations Fund is open to organisations within the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. For more information visit www.esb.ie Pictured are Stephen Potter, Salvation Army; Auveen Bell, Blossom Ireland; Pat Fenlon, finance director ESB and Paul Harrisson,The Iveagh Trust. Photo Chris Bellew /Fennell Photography

How can you prevent social media from damaging your career prospects

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Digital menu builder to create jobs at new office PROMO Pads, a company that produces digital menus for businesses, has announced its plans to hire 60 Leinster-based employees over the next three years.

Promo Pads are actively recruiting to fill a number of software development vacancies in their offices in Newbridge.

These will be focused on technology development, primarily software and electronic engineering with additional roles in sales, marketing and customer support.

Diarmaid Murphy, CEO of Promo Pads commented: “I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Promo Pads’ launch than with a

commitment to growth. I look forward to welcoming new team members and I am so excited for the successes that are yet to come!”

He added: “We believe that our staff do their best work when they have a healthy work/life balance. By locating in Kildare we save employees living outside Dublin up to 4 hours commuting and we are only 30 minutes or less for employees travelling from the Dublin area on public transport or against the majority of traffic.

“K ildare offers us access to the highest calibre people living in every direction.”

We’re a nation of forgetful homemakers, study shows AROUND 24% of Dubliners have admitted to forgetting to turn off the immersion regularly.

The study of 1,010 Irish adults examines the attitude towards, and use of, smart home technology.

The results show we’re a nation of forgetful homemakers. Almost a third (31%) of respondents admit to accidentally leaving the lights on when leaving home, while almost half (48%) boil the kettle two or three times, after getting distracted after the first boil.

The study shows we’re a tech-savvy nation -- with 78% of Irish people understanding the term ‘Smart Home’.

However, while younger generations are usually credited with being the most technologically-advanced, 45 to 55-year-olds (83%) are more comfortable with the smart home concept than their 18 to 24-year-old counterparts (67%).

Overall, two thirds of those surveyed believe that a smart home is a more efficient home, while 58% believe smart technology would make the home a better place to live.

The Hive brand, like Bord Gais Energy, is part of global energy and services company Centrica, and offers products and services that make connecting homes easy.

For instance, Hive Active Heating allows heating and hot water to be managed from any location using a smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Hive Active Lights can be controlled from an app, and the Hive Active Plug gives peace of mind that devices have been switched off.

Currently available to purchase in Ireland through Bord Gais Energy, Hive products and subscriptionbased smart home service plans will soon be available direct through hivehome.com.

For product and pricing information, visit hivehome.com.

Over 90% of adults in Ireland have at least one social media account. However many people are not aware of how their social media personality can affect their careers.

Even if your account is set to the highest privacy settings, there is still the chance of a friend of a friend seeing your posts or even someone in your network taking a screen shot of something you thought was private.

How can you prevent social media from damaging your career prospects? Here is a list of 5 mistakes to avoid.

Complaining about your company and/or boss. Everyone has bad days and sometimes it helps to vent about what’s bothering you.

Having said that, avoid hitting that “post” button and go for a coffee with a trusted friend instead.

Using text-speak.

It may be quicker to type out “Had gr8 time 2nite”. However, considering that 66% of employers look unfavourably on poor spelling and grammar, it’s probably best to spell everything out.

Posting photos with alcohol. Yes, even if you’re nearly 30 and it’s a photo of you sophisticatedly drinking a 2004 California Cabernet, Are sucDo you youdressed haveforyour cess? If you’re interested social media personalin temping or want to ity uptotosomeone scratch?about talk For more information, conyour career, contact tact R e cRecruitmentPlus ruitmentPlus at 01 2788 610, or also see www.recruitmentplus.ie. www.recruitmentplus.ie.

this is one to avoid.

Such photos can be taken out of context.

Forgetting about “zombie content”. You might be social media savvy now, but what about 10 years ago when all this technology was new?

Check search engines using a phrase like “your name facebook” or “your name myspace” and see what forgotten content is out there.

5. Posting at the wrong time. Are you guilty of blogging or facebooking during work hours?

Because most online content is time stamped, it won’t take long for your boss or a co-worker to figure out you’re wasting company time.

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BRAN IS A CLEVER COLLIE READY TO STAY FAITHFULLY AT YOUR SIDE OUR Dog of the Week looking for their #SpecialSomeone* is Bran, a 9-year-old Collie.

He is a real foodie who adores his grub, so getting to know him shouldn’t take long if you have a tasty treat to hand! Although Bran does seek affection and attention, he prefers a hands-off approach and is happiest just snuggling at your side rather than being petted and fussed.

Bran is looking for an adult-only home, preferably one that is familiar with Collies and their kooky ways.

He is adorably handsome and a firm favourite with the staff in Dogs Trust, so if you’re looking for an older dog to stick to your side like glue, Bran could be the one for you.

If you can be Bran’s #SpecialSomeone*, then please contact Dogs Trust on 01 879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off Exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website, www. dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebook, at www.facebook.com/dogstrustirelandonline, or on Twitter @DogsTrust_IE.

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REVIEW: 90s POP-ROCK LEGENDS DON’T DISAPPOINT AT KILMAINHAM

Green party  JAMES HENDICOTT

Billie Joe knows how to play the Dublin crowd.

Pictures: Instagram/ BillieJoeArmstrong

THIRTY ONE years into a career that’s taken Green Day from gritty pop-punk scenesters to a far more accessible brand of poprock, California’s finest still play Kilmainham with the energy of an act auditioning for their first big break.

An indication of the sands of change came earlier in the day, however, as frontman Billie Joe Armstrong spent the morning searching for

the quayside venue where the three-piece first played Dublin way back in 1991, only to find it’s now a Starbucks (inset).

While time has certainly changed Green Day, too, all evidence is it hasn’t dulled them one iota.

Armstrong’s brutally energetic, interactive fronting of the band is the kind of cheese-fest that can fall the wrong side of cringe – particularly his habit of espousing his band’s ethos on stage as a list of mundane inclusivity catchphrases – yet he’s utterly absorbing.

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CALLING ALL ASPIRING SONGWRITERS! BIC have launched an exciting campaign, Write and Shine, to find a young unknown songwriter aged 15-24 from across the UK and Ireland and give them a foot in the door in the music industry.

The winner will get their song professionally produced and recorded in a studio, performed in front of thousands on the main stage of The Big Feastival alongside the likes of Olly Murs and Louisa Johnson, to name just two artists as well as being released on a major YouTube channel.

All entries need to be emailed to writeandshine@lucre.co.uk by July 16 and include the entrants name, age, telephone number and original lyrics typed into the body of an email.

DESPERADOS TO REMIX ALL THE RULES PLANNING on heading to Longitude this month? Make sure you check out the Desperados Inner Tequila Studio. This custom designed industrial space at the festival will see music, art, fashion and Desperados collide!

A host of local club night heroes have been hand-

DIARY picked to take to the decks across the weekend, including Cait Fahey from DIP (Friday), Tara Stewart from 2FM (Saturday) and Louis Scully from Telephones (Sunday). Festival-goers control the DJ set list through an industrial pulley note system above the dance floor.

Visit Desperados InnerTequila Studios at Longitude, July 14-16.

es and venues within the RDS, this unique indoor festival offers a tonne of music, art installations and performances across six stages.

The iconic TLC will play their first ever Irish show at this year’s Metropolis Festival. Pioneering DJ, producer and legend of underground dance music, Richie Hawtin is also headlining alongside one of electronic music’s all time greatest acts, Leftfield.

Tickets on sale from Ticketmaster.

TLC TO HEADLINE RDS FESTIVAL METROPOLIS is back in the RDS again this October with an amazing line up!

Set in the industrial array of warehous-

CALLING ALL JUNIOR DETECTIVES GPO Witness History has misplaced some key objects of historic significance. It’s with the greatest urgency that these must be located and we need your expertise.

The search begins on July 9 and will take place weekly on Sundays throughout July and August. If you are up to the task, register your participation by contacting events@gpowitnesshistory.ie.

This fun activity is available for children aged 5 to 12, children must be accompanied by their willing parents or guardian.

Available every Sunday in July and August at 10:30am and 3:00pm. The rates for this activity are as follows: €12 per adult; €6 per child; €26 for a family of four. Spaces are limited and subject to availability.

SAY CHEESE FOR THE SMILE OF THE YEAR

Junior Detective Rian O’Donnell on the hunt for objects of historic significance. Picture: Paul Sherwood

THIS month, Clearbraces.ie launch the 2017 Smile Awards. The annual Smile Awards celebrates the Top Ten Invisalign transformations

by Clearbraces.ie dentists in Dublin.

For the first time, Clearbraces.ie is leaving the voting in the hands of the public, to choose the most deserving winner of the coveted ‘Smile of the Year’ award. People can vote for the 10 winning smiles across the Clearbraces.ie social channels – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, by liking their favourite transformation. All voters will be in with a chance of winning a one €1,000 voucher.

For further details visit www.clearbraces.ie/ smile-awards/

Write and shine HUGE ADULT BALL POOL COMES TO TOWN

THIS summer, innocent drinks invites the adults of Ireland to dive back in time, right smack back into a giant adult ball pool, as they present The innocent Green.

The innocent Green will take place in Merrion Square from Friday, July 28 to Sunday July 30 and is set to feature, among other nostalgia filled fun, a giant ball pool, reserved for “big kids” only.

The innocent Green is a free event open to members of the public over the age of 16. People interested in joining in on the fruit-filled shenanigans, can apply for tickets via Eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-innocent-green-tickets-35730559064?aff=eac2 Control the DJ set list at Desperados Inner Tequila Studios at Longitude

A giant adult ball pool is coming to Merrion Square this summer

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Laya City Spectacular

Merrion Square’s annual street performance festival lights up the weekend with jugglers, actors, sword swallowers, fire breathers and plenty of activities for the family to dive into.

There’s also a pet element this year. July 7-9, and free in.

Super Milk Wild Air Run

Lots of obstacles and an entertaining twist on the standard 5km distance will challenge runners at Lucan’s St Catherine’s Park. The main event is a 60m long waterslide, but the Wild Air Run promises obstacles galore and is open to ages 7+ on July 8.

Small Press Day

The wonderful Fumbally Stables - tucked in a laneway near St Patrick’s Cathedral - hosts some lesser known publishers for an event designed to promote comics and lesser-known magazines. One for the print connoisseurs, on July 8.

Disney Store Spider-Man Event

Dublin’s branch of the Disney franchise has long been a popular Grafton Street stop off with those of a certain age. Twenty minute events aimed at those over the age of three will highlight the comic book hero on July 8, between 10 and 12.

15th International Tango Festival in Ireland

The dancers amongst us can soak up a series of workshops and dances as the 15th edition of a popular date on the calendar returns to the city. Events take place from July 7-9.

Sea Breeze steam train trips

Take a rare steam train ride to Arklow from Dublin abroad the Sea Breeze, which will travel down one of Ireland’s most scenic lines from Connolly. Well worth the €30 per adult ticket price. July 9.

New album of the week

Haim - Something To Tell You. Having released one of the hit albums of the summer back in 2013, the Haim sisters return in the hope of making the same splash second time around.

Expect gigs to follow.

And sliding into the following week...

Get your swimsuit ready because Dublin’s 98FM is bringing back the 260ft waterslide slide with Dublin City Council and Visit Dublin!

On Saturday July 15 and Sunday July 16, the two lane inflatable slide will run down Winetavern Street, giving sliders the chance to travel through Christchurch like never before!

Wannabe sliders should tune into 98FM and following a cue to listen, be ready for action to go online and register for their wristbands. Find out more on 98fm.com or on facebook. com/98fm!

Gazette readers will get the chance to win FREE wristbands details will be in next week’s paper and on DublinGazette.com!

Musicians at a recent Sofar Sounds gig in Dublin. Pictures: Andrei Vlad Vasilescu

FREE. SIMPLE. SOCIAL. The concept of Sofar Sounds is one that very much returns music to its roots, kissing goodbye to gig promotion, ticket sales, headline tours and conventional stages.

The idea is simple: find an empty space, borrow it for the night, bring in musicians and invite strangers to enjoy them. The whole shebang is done on a donation basis, and there are other twists: the acts playing big or small - have no particular priority of billing (there’s certainly no headliner), and nobody bar the organisers knows who they are until they turn up and start playing.

From a punter’s perspective, the gigs are essentially a ‘pot luck’ night out, but one that’s become increasingly known for its high-quality curation when it comes to performers. The venues can be pretty special, too - anything from someone’s front room to a cafe, a church or a historical site. Every gig is recorded for posterity and released online a few weeks after the show takes place, meaning Sofar also has a stunning selection of atypical music videos to their name.

The concept encompasses over 300 cities worldwide, and is a growing tour de force in Dublin. Clare O’Hanlon got involved in the local version of Sofar Sounds after stumbling across a call out for musicloving people in the city a couple of years ago, and has been at the heart of the action ever since. The project has been active here for four years - it only founded globally in 2009 – and has grown in O’Hanlon’s time to bigger venues, better equipment and a monthly scramble for tickets.

“It’s got a loyal, respectful following now, but it’s also become really popular,” O’Hanlon tells the Gazette. “It can get a little difficult to keep the balance with tickets. We try to keep a balance of new people and regulars, and make sure everyone gets their chance, but it can be difficult.” Not that popularity is a bad problem to have, of course.

“In terms of venues, we work with what presents itself, and we’re often approached to offer spaces,” O’Hanlon says.

“We have to make sure people understand the concept: this is not private entertainment for the person who’s venue we’re using, for example, so they can’t takeover the tickets. It’s a public thing, and not every venue is suitable to host, but we get some great spaces.”

“Once we have a venue, we work with finding acts who want to play.

They have to keep quiet until the night, though we do make the occasional exception, for example where we’ve had acts base a tour around Sofar nights in the past. Robert J Hunter, who’s based in London, is a recent example. We’d let them to announce their appearance. The bands get a video or two out of it, but it’s really about playing music because you want to play

Sofar so good

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Siomha Brock performs at a recent Sofar Sounds gig in Dublin. Picture: Chris Basford

Green Day’s Mike Dirnt, Billie Joe Armstrong and Tres Cool. Picture: GreenDay.com

Continued from Page 13 The balance here is strong, too.

After opening with three new-ish songs, there’s a comforting depth of the back catalogue to be trawling for the older fans. The likes of ‘Longview’, ‘She’, ‘When I Come Around’ and ludicrously glorious cross-dressing anthem ‘King For A Day’ are delivered at near album quality, and with just enough snarl around the edges.

The continued presence of lots of essential albums ‘Nimrod’ and ‘Dookie’ served up together with the best of ‘American Idiot’ and even a dabble in the uninspiring ‘Warning’ on the setlist is the act of a band aiming to please.

The highlights are acoustic closer ‘Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)’, huge fireballs across the back of the stage during peaky choruses, a lengthy pre-gig audience sing-

along to Queen (plus a pink rabbit ‘giving birth’ to giveaway soft toys), and an entire track played on guitar by a young audience member who was then handed the instrument to take home. For all the oohs, ahs and hand waving, it’s utterly engaging.

Harsher critics will say modern Green Day is pop-punk by numbers, and there’s an element of truth there: Armstrong, Dirnt and Cool are very much fire-shooting, stadium-loving rays of sunshine these days, doing little more controversial than singing about masturbation and venting against Trump. That the show lacks edge, truthfully, only matters if you’re holding Green Day true to their 90s roots.

What they do offer is one of the music scene’s better doses of nostalgic familiarity, packaged in one of the liveliest, most memorable stage shows going; more ‘Having A Blast’ than ‘Burnout’.

JAMES HENDICOTT EXPLORES THE GROWING UNDERGROUND MOVEMENT OF SECRET INTIMATE GIGS WITH NO HEADLINE ACTS music.”

“The audience get tickets for free, though we do take optional donations on the night. That’s mainly just to keep things going. It’s allowed us to buy better camera equipment recently, which you can see if you watch the videos from the nights in order. Everything gets reinvested into it.

Sofar’s a big, registered business in some places. We’re all volunteers in Dublin. It’s a massive time commitment but really great to do.”

Internationally, Sofar gigs have featured huge names. Bastille played early in his

career, while Hozier, Karen O (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs), James Bay, Emeli Sande and Wolf Alice have all made appearances.

Dublin shows - which have taken place in locations such as the Tara Building, All Out Designs and The Darkroom - have featured local stars including Ham Sandwich, Rosa Nutty, Sorcha Richardson, BARQ and Farah Elle.

Having met some of the other groups carrying out Sofar gigs globally through her work, O’Hanlon tells us she’s been told “Ireland is very relaxed” compared to some locations. “We’ve heard about

MCing between bands, other stuff that’s a bit more energised,” she explains. “Dublin is just a few cans and the bands. It’s very calm, I thinkwe kind of like it that way, you have to respect the venues.”

While the regular gigs will continue as normal, Sofar also have a big charity gig on the horizon, with September’s events aiming to raise over a million Euros. The international collective come together to promote Amnesty International on the 20th, under the title ‘A Global Day Of Secret Gigs’.

“Because Sofar’s so international, I’ve

started to feel a more personal connection with some of the things going on in the world, like the Manchester attack recently, and the refugee crisis,” O’Hanlon tells us.

“You start to know people in these places.

One of our videographers is in Reykjavik, and another Sofar person is back and forwards from Japan. It’s great to be doing something to help. For September, there are some really, really big artists involved, especially in some of the UKvenues.”

“The Amnesty Project just feels right,” she concludes. “We put on gigs in homes.

Some people don’t have them. This should

help that.” This is just the latest project, though. More generally, Sofar have their own significance: slowly taking back the idea of gigs, simply for their own sake.

 Tickets to Sofar’s Dublin gigs cannot be bought. They’re made available monthly via their mailing list, with entry to a ticket ballot typically closed around a day after each show is announced. Visit sofarsounds.com for information.

The next show will be in the Leeson Street area on July 20th.

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Guinot’s Crème Fluide Hydrazone delivers

Skin creams that ensure only the sun is left shining

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ONE of the most annoying things about wearing make up and looking after your skin in summer is the relentless shiny face.

A temperature increase of just 1°C can see an increase in sebum production by 10%.

T he latest Guinot product – Crème Fluide Hydrazone (€62.50) – is a light serum that contains mattifying powders to reduce shine. Available in pharmacies nationwide, it applies like a cream and absorbs well without leaving a greasy residue.

Another product which has been a lifesaver for me this summer is Vichy’s Idéal Soleil Anti-Blemishes SPF 30 (€19.99).

This facial sun cream (left) promises “mattifying corrective care” and it delivers.

I have long done damage to my (naturally oily) skin in summer by using regular sun creams which are full of oil, but this is specifically created for oily skin and contains salicylic acid to help unclog pores whilst providing protecting from the sun. Ideal.

Back to the future River Island revisit the 80s for inspiration

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 EMMA NOLAN STYLE EDITOR RIVER Island’s autumn winter collection is an indulgent foray into the best of the 80s.

Unapologetic and verging on tacky in the best possible way, this collection just goes for it in every way possible. Colour, shape, texture, pattern – it breaks all the rules but it works so well.

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This maximalist feast for the eyes is bringing back print clashing in a big way and looks are not limited to one statement piece either. Rather ruffles, bows and baroque take over to serve 80s eleganza extravaganza.

And yes… shoulder pads are back…

This collection will be hitting stores in September.

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FOOD&DRINK

The Picky Eater WOW! IT’S not very often you get truly excited about a new restaurant venue but the team who brought you The Dean, Per uke and Periwig, Sophies and Bison Bar have done it again with Robertas , Dublin’s coolest new eatery.

Standing outside the unassuming entrance of Robertas at 1 East Essex St, Temple Bar, I was unsure of what to expect, but to say I was wowed would be an understatement!

The breathtaking glass atrium at the heart of Robertas welcomes you with its beautifully designed bar and terrace.

With an exquisite glass ceiling bathing the place in natural light it will have you more than ready to pull up a stool to enjoy a glass of wine or one of the many exotic, thirstquenching cocktails on

Robertas

Contemporary Italian

1 East Essex St, Temple Bar offer like the Pear Sidecar.

The decor in this 220 seater restaurant is amazing … The New York style plush leather booths, bulbed lined windows and striking attention to detail offers of a feel of luxury and sophistication in a relaxed environment.

Whether you’re overlooking the cobbled streets and incredible architecture of Temple Bar or gazing out over the Liffey and Grattan Bridge, you cannot deny Robertas is a special place.

Head chef Troy Watson, originally from Melbourne and previously at Fade St Social, and Rustic Stone has developed

a contemporary Italian based menu with a solid touch of Irish influence and plenty of focus on locally sourced ingredients.

From seriously delicious starters including wood-fired duck hearts for the more adventurous and Stracciatella - an Italian soft cheese with lemon confit and slow braised fennel served with sourdough still warm from the oven.

A perfect selection of mains is available to satisfy any palette, of which I find it hard to go past the delicious Iberico Secreto Pork done on the Robata grill and served with fen-

nel two ways; just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

Also on offer is the ever popular Linguini with clams, Organic Chicken marinated with chermoula and fresh wood fired pizzas.

Desserts are equally as tempting with the Lemon Brule at the top of my list.

From 11pm Thursday to Saturdays as the plates are cleared away, Robertas transforms itself into a late night hot spot where the DJ will be turning up the tunes and you can be ready to dance the night away under the stars.

So sink yourself into a comfy couch to catch up with friends for drinks, a weekend brunch or a fabulous dinner and enjoy the excellent hospitality that is Robertas.

I know I can’t wait to get back!

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TRAVEL Smuggler’s Cove

Discover glorious Greece Second-to-none sandy beaches, bougainvillea-splashed villages, round-the-clock nightlife – Greece offers holidaymakers almost endless options, writes Sylvia Pownall CRETE Crete isn’t just Greece’s largest island – it’s also one of the biggest islands in the Mediterranean.

What to expect: Beaches, beaches, beaches – the bigger the better, it seems. Plus, historywise, it’s got great credentials, with a timeline that stretches back more than 4,000 years.

Where to go: The north coast. As well as the long beaches, you’ve got cosmopolitan towns in Lassithi, the historic region of Heraklion, family-friendly Rethymnon, and the waterfront tavernas of Chania.

What to do: Root around Chania Town’s Venetian-Turkish streets. Visit the Palace of

Lindos Beach in Rhodes

Knossos. Hike the dramatic Samaria Gorge.

Then spread out on the 12-kilometre-long beach at Rethymnon.

Anything else? Crete claims to have the longest summer in the Mediterranean – it’s usually beach weather from April to October.

They’re all about family-run tavernas and laid-back beaches. For first-rate nightlife, put Kavos at the top of your to-stay list.

What to do: Relax on one of Sidari’s 3 beaches. Raid the jewellery shops and seafood restaurants in Corfu Town. Shoot down the slides at Aqualand waterpark.

Anything else? It’s well worth straying from civilisation – olive groves and wild flowers blanket Corfu’s green countryside.

KOS A good-sized island that brushes the Turkish border.

What to expect: Every type of beach you can imagine. Long swathes of sand and cosy coves necklace a hilly interior peppered with villages and castles.

Where to go: Kos has 2 very different sides.

Traditionalists favour Kefalos, with its cottages, ruins and windmills. On the other hand, party animals aim for the lively double act of Kardamena and Kos Town.

What to do: Soak in the hot springs of Thermes. Get a bird’s-eye view from Mount Dikeos. Step back in time at the ruins of Asklepieion. Snack on calamari in Kos Town.

Anything else? Greeks, Romans, Ottomans

Zante This middle-sized Ionian Island also goes by the name of Zakynthos.

What to expect: A mix of peaceful fishing villages and party towns, plus some of the best beaches in the Med. Where to go: All over, although most resorts are in Zante’s eastern half. Head over to the coast, and you’ll come across turtlefriendly coves and caves. Inland, there are miles of flower-freckled countryside.

What to do: Stroll along the harbour in Zante Town. Sip a cocktail on private Cameo Island. Hit the bars and clubs in Tsilivi.

Watch the sun set from a clifftop in Smuggler’s Cove.

Anything else? Zante is the most important nesting site in the Mediterranean for loggerhead turtles.

Rhodes King-sized Rhodes tops the charts as the most-visited Greek Island.

What to expect: The stuff of legends – be it the ancient ruins, extra-long beaches, or the famous east coast nightlife. There are quieter

Corfu Town

spots, too, including both fishing and mountain villages.

Where to go: To find the best beaches, head east – the long coastline is an uninterrupted ribbon of sand. In the west, meanwhile, you’ll unearth hamlets piled high with villas, windmills and monasteries.

What to do: Discover the Old Town of Rhodes. Dive into the waterparks in Faliraki.

Snorkel at Lindos Beach. Dine in sight of the acropolis in Lindos’ town square.

Anything else? Consider yourself a night owl? Then Faliraki is your place. Its popularity with the 18 to 30s crowd has created a roaring club scene that rivals Ibiza’s top spots.

GREECE DEALS FROM THOMSON

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Corfu Nicknamed the Emerald Isle, Corfu is Greece’s second-largest Ionian Island.

What to expect: A bit of everything, from low-key towns to lively beach resorts.

Where to go: For a bit of peace and quiet, head north to Gouvia and San Stefanos.

and Italians have all called Kos home at one time or another.

Chania Town in Crete

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Drivers lose 14 days a year commuting to city centre A NEW survey reveals that the proposed new traffic flow on Dublin’s north and south quays will add an additional 10 days to existing annual commute time.

The survey was carried out by mobility solutions specialist, easytrip, and it has revealed that Irish motorists are losing 14 days on average per year commuting into the city centre.

Respondents to the survey also believe that the proposed changes to the traffic flow on the

Toyota makes style statement with C-HR Toyota’s new C-HR is a compact SUV with style and features that give it a stand-out look that gets noticed as MICHAEL MORONEY found when he took it across a lengthy test route that brought him to West Cork and back.

north and south quays (even with the revised proposal to allow for one lane of general traffic from Bachelor’s Walk to Eden Quay and on towards Dublin Port) would see this figure increase by an additional 10 days annually equating to a total of 24 days a year in the car.

Of those surveyed 81% commuted to Dublin city centre by car with 73% stating that the proposed Dublin quays traffic flow system will affect them and also highlighted their concern for cyclists on the same route.

More than 50% also highlighting that the changes would deter them from driving into the city.

Traffic threat to retailers RETAILERS will be alarmed to find that 62% of those surveyed said that the proposed changes to the traffic on the quays would affect their decision to shop in Dublin city.

Worryingly 95% of respondents said they would not buy a high priced item if they did not have their vehicle with them to take it home.

Motorists also highlighted that they spend extra on food (49%) and refreshments (90%) whilst shopping in the city.

A new survey shows that the proposed new traffic flow on Dublin’s north and south quays to add an additional 10 days to existing annual commute time.

THE design of Toyota’s new C-HR is a break from Toyota tradition in the shape of a four door hatchback while it sits high enough to give the feeling of being in a compact SUV. And the car gets noticed. Ever y where that I drove at least one person that I met knew that it was the new Toyota C-HR, so the marketing team at Toyota have got the message across.

Out on the road, where I drove more than 1,200km while venturing to West Cork during my test drive week, I found the car to be smooth and easy to drive.

The interior is modern and clear to use and I was comfortable quickly after the Bluetooth phone set-up and ready to go.

The large 8in Toyota Touch is the most obvious interior feature that just jumps out at you.

Set-up here was easy and intuitive and I found it easy to get to grips with the features that it offered.

For me that meant a set-up without having to resort to the owner’s manual, which means it’s a system clear to follow.

Toyota offers two petrol based engine options for the new C-HR, either the choice of a 1.8 hybrid or a 1.2 litre turbo-petrol engine.

My car was the latter

Toyota’s new C-HR comes with a striking new design look

Toyota C-HR 1.2 turbo petrol

SPECIFICATIONS

Engine 1.2 litre Engine power 116hp 0 – 100km/hr 8.9 seconds Economy 16.7km/litre

(6.0l/100km or 47mpg) Fuel Tank Capacity 50 litres CO2 emissions 135g/km Road Tax Band B2 €280 Main Service 20,000km/12 months Euro NCAP Rating 5 star (2017) Warranty 3 years (100,000km) Entry Price €26,895 and it delivered smooth power to the six-speed manual gearbox.

While I drove the petrol version the obvious first comparison has to be its hybrid counterpart because that’s the choice that most C-HR buyers will have to make.

On paper at least, the hybrid version has to come out on top, with diesel engine type effi-

ciency and a cleaner burn of the fuel for a lower CO2 rating and more importantly a lower running cost.

T h e f i g u r e s s h ow that the hybrid version, which costs about €3,000 more has almost double the official economy performance giving you 28.6km/litre (80mpg) versus 17km/ litre (47mpg) in the 1.2

litre turbo-petrol version that I drove. That makes the hybrid choice in the new C-HR to obvious one.

That choice was confirmed from personal test drive where I found that the performance s e t t i n g s h ave a b i g impact on the economy level of the car.

On day one I drive in the normal driving mode before I discovered the Eco option.

And that Eco driving option made a significant difference to the otherwise thirsty C-HR adding a further 10% to the economy level.

The overall economy level that I achieved was poorer than I had expected from the modern 1.2 litre turbopetrol engine but to be fair it was only marginally off the rated figure of 16.7km/litre (6.0l/100km or 47mpg).

That limits the range that I expect from a modern car and the 50-litre capacity fuel tank meant more stops than I would have liked.

T his aspect of the C-HR made me look at other petrol engine compact SUV’s and the choice of the Nissan Juke with its 1.2 litre turbo-petrol engine came to mind as well as the Honda HR-V with a slightly bigger engine and the new Opel Mokka X. I found that the petr o l p owe r e d To y o t a C-HR option to be the least economical of the bunch and also the most expensive starting at €26,895.

It’s also the longest and has the longest wheelbase so that’s why it was comfortable and stable on the wide range of motorway, city and rural roads that I drove across.

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Improvements at every turn

THE new Opel Insignia has arrived at Dublin Opel dealerships in the last few weeks with a new styling and design that refreshes the model in a very significant way. Opel claims that the new Insignia weighs up to 175kg less than its predecessor and is more aerodynamic to ensure improved fuel economy across the range.

The wheelbase of the new Insignia has been extended by 92mm, its overhangs have been reduced and its tracks widened by 11mm.

The car has a lower sweeping roofline, coupled with a prominent grille with slim-line

headlamps and a new rear end high-tech look.

On the inside there is a lower driving position with wrap around cockpit. The dash area includes a frameless touch screen and Opel OnStar personal assistance system at the touch of a button.

The centre stack area has been designed with three functional zones of controls (from top to bottom: infotainment / climate / assistance systems) to facilitate quick and easy operations. The Insignia is available with a wide range of latest-generation turbocharged engines and transmissions,

which have been designed to provide real-life fuel efficiency and low fuel costs. For petrol, the new 1.5 litre Turbo 140bhp unit replaces the outgoing 1.4-litre Turbo unit, while the diesel choice includes Opel’s 1.6 in both 110 and 136bhp outputs as well as the higher output 2.0-litre 170bhp diesel. Both the 1.6 136bhp and 2.0-litre 170bhp units are available in both manual and automatic transmission.

The top of the range 2.0-litre Turbo petrol 260bhp unit comes with the new eight-speed automatic transmission and an all-wheel drive system with torque vectoring.

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Do a history check before importing a used car VEHICLE History experts Cartell.ie have reported that the Association of British Insurers in the UK are no longer using Category C and Category D vehicle write-off classification in their new Voluntary Code of Practice for the industry.

The new UK system will focus on first establishing the level of damage to a vehicle from a technical perspective, before making any commercial decision relating to the Pre-Accident Cartell claims that this has huge consequences for an Irish buyer as the level of damage sustained will now be more evident.

Ireland has not yet regulated for written-off vehicles. In July 2016 it was reported in the media that Minister for Transport Shane Ross brought legislation to cabinet which would compel insurers to notify his Department of Category A and Category B write-offs.

John Byrne of Cartell.ie says: “It’s welcoming to see how seriously the Association of British Insurers are taking the issue of write-offs which are deemed repairable and can return to the roads in the UK. In May 2016, in the wake of an RTE Prime Time investigates programme, Cartell.ie released figures which showed that 10.75% of all UK imports into Ireland in a 6-month period in 2015 had been written-off in the UK prior to import and taxation of the vehicle in Ireland.

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INCLONDALKIN VILLAGE FESTIVAL 2017 | THE GAZETTE FOCUSES ON CLONDALKIN

Clondalkin unites to Continued from Page 9

Check out The Steering Wheel, The Laurels and Quinlans – for their Festival attractions. A lot of small businesses are expected to be open, with some great deals and offers for the day. Clondalkin Credit Union will host a display from the Clondalkin and District Horticultural Show.

Paul’s Pet Parties will have their very entertaining show beside Cadden’s Local businessman Thyes Kavanagh, who is part of the organising committee told The Gazette that the festival has a huge amount of interest from local artists, clubs and groups wishing to participate.

For those who can’t make it to this fantastic event, or for family and friends out of town or living abroad, Local Festival Radio.com will be broad-

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Listen on www.localfestivalradio.com The Festival Committee would like to thank all our sponsors for their support with this event.

Further information is available on www.inclondalkin.ie

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FastSport TIERNAN AND HUIJSDENS THE VICE CAPTAINS: COURTYARD Liffey Celtics star, Sorcha Tiernan and Rachel Huijsdens of DCU Mercy, were unveiled as vice captains of the Irish for the FIBA Under-18 women’s European Championship Division B. The news came with 30 days to go until the Irish Under-18 women’s team welcome 22 other countries to the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght and the National Indoor Arena in Abbottstown.

Coach Tommy O’Mahony named Ireland and Portlaoise Panthers star, Claire Melia, as captain of the squad with Tiernan and Huijsdens supporting her.

“I’m delighted to announce Claire as captain of the team this summer. The squad has a lot of leaders, as we saw in their games over the weekend.

“Claire is very experienced, competing in her third European Championship this year, and has also been picked for the Irish Senior Women’s team this past summer.”

SAILING: GOODBODY URGES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO GIVE THE SPORT A TRY

Dun Laoghaire Regatta set for record entry numbers

 NICK FITZGERALD sport@dublingazette.com

“THIS is the largest Regatta in Ireland and on the Western sea board of the British Isles,” Tim Goodbody, Chairman of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2017, tells GazetteSport, confirming it is all hands-on deck for this biennial event.

The event is now in its seventh edition and will feature its largest entry to date with 461 boats entered with over 2,500 competitors, competing over four days, beginning on Thursday, July 6 and running through to Sunday.

Within the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2017 are 35 different classes of yacht or dingy. They represent 75 different yacht or sailing clubs.

Competitors come from the four provinces of Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Wales, the West Coast of England, South Coast of England and one even hailing from the Netherlands.

Some of the country’s topclass sailors will be participating in this year’s regatta, including Olympic silver med-

Over 460 boats will converge on Dun Laoghaire for the biennial regatta

allist Annalise Murphy.

For Goodbody, it represents a special year and one which will be celebrated in style.

“This year is the bicentenary of the commencement of the construction of Dun Laoghaire Harbour which became a port of refuge and to celebrate that we are hold-

ing our inaugural classic yacht regatta.

“We have an excess of 100 classic yachts. Of course, there’s a lot of discussion of what a classic yacht is but we’re looking at yachts that were designed over 75 years ago and were built of timber.”

He anticipates the event to

act as a showcase for the sport and urges people of all ages to have a go at sailing, stating that The National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire – his home club – is all inclusive.

“We need more people to go sailing. There are more yachts, they need crews, they need active people of both

sexes. We have guys and girls aboard this boat.

“In fact, our age span is for myself down to my grandson who is 13 and my granddaughter who is 11 who comes out. Another set of grandchildren come out when they’re over from England. They are five or seven.

“All ages can participate and if someone is interested they should go to one of the clubs.

“They do look a bit foreboding when you walk outside and you see this very old, historic building but knock on the door and ask about sailing or even go to the INNS, the Irish National Sailing School which is located on the West Pier.

“They run tremendous programmes and from that one gains an experience of sailing and you can then go to one of the clubs and become a regular crew member. It’s great fun, it’s safe, not discriminatory, all people are welcome.” ** For more information see www.dlregatta.org or find Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta on Facebook and Twitter.

Olympic riders light up the Sundrive velodrome  sport@dublingazette.com

The riders at Sundrive last weekend. Picture: David McVeigh

SUNDRIVE velodrome welcomed the stars last weekend with Olympic medalists Elinor Barker and Niklas Larsen among the competitors for the Dublin Track Cycling International 2017.

They both produced leading performances but there was plenty of home success with Irish riders landing six medals across the Scratch and Keirin events; both Felix English and Robyn Stewart came home with silver, second only to Rio

Olympians.

In the men’s Scratch race, English raced a tactical race, moving away with a group of seven riders.

A crash in the closing laps of the race led to the race being neutralised briefly – once the gun sounded again the group raced hard with Larsen taking the win ahead of Ireland’s English.

English was happy with the race, adding: “there’s a lot of depth in the field – pretty much everyone that you expect to see in the World Cup you are racing

with. It’s good in a way because you have to race them at some point – but it also makes it difficult because you want to get the points for the winter season.”

Later on Sunday, Stewart came in just behind Dutch Olympian Laurine Van Riessen in the women’s Keirin.

The relative newcomer to track racing has stormed onto the Irish scene, setting a new national record in recent weeks for the Sprint.

Determined to get the better of Van Riessen in the future, the Belfast rider was relatively

happy with her performance - “It was a good race – I think I left it a bit late to make my jump.

“I think it if went a wee bit earlier there might be a bit there – but she’s fast. I know Laurine well, so it’s always fun to get to race against each other, one day I will beat her.”

Silver also went to Fintan Ryan in the Under-23 Scratch race, when the TrackProject. ie rider lapped the field with Ethan Hayter. Bronze went to Ireland’s Sundrive Track Team rider Hugo Brennan.

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Loughran set for major hockey event debut  STEPHEN FINDLATER

HERMES-Monkstown’s Sinead Loughran is set for her world ranking tournament debut as she earned a place in Graham Shaw’s final plans for the Irish women’s hockey team’s tilt at 2018 World Cup qualification via the World League Semi-Final which takes starts in Johannesburg this week.

The 26-year-old former Mount Anville student is something of a late bloomer, making her first inroads into the national panel in 2016 with last minute call-up for the Hawkes Bay Cup in New Zealand.

It followed four years in the US, reaching the final four of the NCAA championship with UNC Tar Heels, including three defeats in the final.

Shaw says her “physical ability” gives the Irish side a huge asset: “She really asks questions of opponents by her physical effort around the pitch, both from a defensive point of view and also on the counter-attack.

“She had the highest of the fitness scores and her style suits the international game perfectly.

She presses aggressively and you wouldn’t want to mark her man-on-man because of the ground she covers.”

The coach adds that Loughran’s spell before Christmas in Munich playing in the Bundesliga gave her an extra impetus.

“Moving across for Germany for that three months really taught her about her game and maybe a little about herself as a person. She came home, trained really well with the group and fully deserved her spot.

“For players like Sinead, when they come in [to the Irish panel] a bit older – not at 18 or 19 – it can take a bit of time to adjust and see where your style fits in.

“It’s taken her a little bit of time; she got a taste of it [in 2016]. I think she now knows where her strengths lie within the international game and she’s trying to apply them.”

The tournament begins on Saturday with Ireland facing Japan before meeting Germany, Poland and Olympic champions England in the group stage. A top four finish there will see them reach the quarter-finals where World Cup tickets will be decided.

Transplant Games gold rush for legendary Faul Record-breaking Dalkey woman lands quartet of medals across swimming and squash,leading a brilliant Irish team performance in Malaga, Spain at the biennial World Games  STEPHEN FINDLATER sport@dublingazette.com

DA L K E Y ’ S D e i r d r e Faul – a liver transplant recipient – led the Irish team home last Sunday from Malaga following an exceptional week at the 21st World Transplant Games.

The team won 32 medals in total while at the same time demonstrating their zest for life, team spirit, sportsmanship and infectious goodwill while honouring their organ donors.

T h e I r i s h t e a m ’s impressive medals haul includes 14 gold, seven silver and 11 bronze from various sporting events.

For Faul, she managed to break two world records in the swimming pool on her way to winning four gold medals, including her sixth world title in squash.

The main objective for Team Ireland members, who range in age from

30 to 79, when taking part in the Games is to embrace life and promote organ donation. The team includes 4 liver transplant recipients and 23 kidney transplant recipients.

The 21st World Transplant Games involved 1,000 competitors from 51 countries and every athlete who competed will have received a kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas or bone marrow transplant.

Faul, 49, nailed down her fourth gold medal in the 400m freestyle swimming event with a record breaking time, beating swimmers from Argentina and Israel who came in second and third.

Her time of six minutes 27.89 seconds surpassed the previous world record of 6.32 achieved by British athlete J Coleman in Bangkok in 2007.

A day earlier, the mother to two sons, broke a world record in the 200m freestyle with a time of

3.01.93 and beating the previous world record of 3.05.08 set by Australian Lisa Cuthbertson at the 2009 Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

Just a few hours later, the unstoppable Faul went on to win the 100m breaststroke swim in her age category (40-49 years).

She had also retained her world champion squash title in her age category, her sixth consecutive World Games gold.

After her races, she said: “I didn’t realise I was swimming so fast. Two world records and four gold medals this week, I’m ecstatic! I smashed all of my personal bests too.

I’m thrilled with my performance.

“Thanks to Otter Swimming Club and Dublin Swimming Clun for their support, coaches Matthew MCusker and Brian Conroy and friend Claire O’Dwyer. A special thanks also to my dad and

my sons for their loving support and especially to the family of my donor for making all this possible.”

Shortly after Deirdre’s first race, kidney transplant recipient Peter Heffernan from Skerries, Dublin secured a bronze medal for Transplant Team Ireland in the backstroke event.

Reflecting on his success, he said: “I thoroughly enjoyed the race. It’s so fantastic to be able to take part and the ability to participate and do something that I love is all thanks to my donor. The competition is tough this year so I’m thrilled. A big crowd came down to support us from Transplant Team Ireland. They are a brilliant support.”

Another Dubliner, Mick Dwyer from Cabinteely, a kidney transplant recipient won two medals, the

first a gold in the golf pairs, followed by success in the ball-throw for those aged 60-69 years-old.

“It’s great to see people of my age category and older taking part and doing so well. A huge thank you to my donor and their family.

“Everyone competing here has trained extremely hard.

“No medal is easily won. I’m delighted to be here. I’m thoroughly enjoying the week. It’s excellent to see familiar faces from other countries. I hope to be at the games for many years to come.”

It capped a brilliant week for Team Ireland members, who range in age from 30 to 79, at the Games with the aim of the competition to embrace life and promote organ donation.

Record-breaker Deirdre Faul with runners up Rosaura Michael Dwyer and Garry Campbell after winning Gold in the Golf Pairs

Escudero from Argentina and Hagit Forsher from Israel

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SOCCER: BALDONNEL CLUB SEES MORE PLAYERS GRADUATE TO ENGLAND

Sheppard honoured for monster 42-goal haul PHILIP Sheppard, centre, was presented with the Booth Road Celtic top goalscorer of the year award at the Roadstone club last Friday evening following his amazing 42-goal haul in their run to LSL Saturday Major 1B title.

He added the gong to his LSL Junior Player of the Year award, seeing off over 2,000 players from over 100 teams to land the gong.

Among the other winners at the Booth Road awards were Saturday player of the year James Kelly, players’ player of the year Martin McGuinness, Sunday player of the year Conor Guinan and players’ player of the year Dean O’Ruairc.

Former St Francis player signs terms at Stoke’s Bet365 stadium

Jennings signs Stoke deal  KARL GRAHAM sport@dublingazette.com

FORMER St Francis FC star James Jennings has finally put pen to paper on a contract that sees him officially start his first year as a scholar at Premier League side Stoke City.

Jennings, last year, joined teammates Jack Connolly, Thomas Caffrey, Joshua Kayode and Millenic Alli in leaving Dublin for clubs in the UK and, after playing off and on for Stoke’s Under-16 schoolboys, Jennings has now signed a deal with the Under-18 academy.

Described by the Stoke Academy Chief as “strong,

quick and direct”, Jennings was initially played on the wing before being giving a chance up front.

He grasped this opportunity with both hands by scoring a hatful of goals; including all five in a rampant victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The other young stars also impressed as Caffrey finished top scorer to help Celtic to the treble and Kayode played for Rotherham’s first team, while Alli and Connolly also impressed during their first year.

The members of that team who didn’t make it to the UK moved on to represent League of Ire-

SUPER SAINTS Francis shine at top notch Carpenter event ST FRANCIS celebrate at the annual Under-11 Matt Carpenter memorial tournament, hosted

by Collinstown last weekend.

They emerged victorious from the eightteam event that featured the home club along with Lucan United, Esker Celtic, Peamount United, Corduff, St Mochta’s and Tolka Rovers with 96 players involved all told.

St Francis beat Tolka in the final while Lucan won the shield competition ahead of Peamount.

land clubs in the Under-17 National League.

Their former manager at St Francis, Mark Connolly, spoke to GazetteSport about how proud they are of their former players and the direction the club are now going in.

“We are delighted. We have another group of probably four or five lads who, over the next four or five months, will probably end up doing deals in the UK as well so there is good, promising players still coming through,” said Connolly.

“Anyone who didn’t go to the UK from last year’s squad is still playing League of Ireland and

then the next group of Under-15s are probably all going to head to the LOI for the first Under-15s League starting in August, and then the rest of the players will probably go to the UK as well.

“It’s good for the club.

It’s good to see that everything they are doing from the academy is working for them now.”

Many of Dublin’s biggest schoolboy clubs have signed partnership deals with LOI clubs due to the new Under-15 national league, and Connolly revealed that the St Francis are also close to striking up a similar deal.

“They are still in nego-

tiations with two or three clubs. We are trying to find a link that suits St Francis, the players, and the LOI club as well. They will probably announce something within the next month.”

Connolly also spoke about his future plans now that St Francis will no longer have a sole Under15 team.

“I will probably go and look at another age group; I am with the 2002s at the moment. They are a really good age group and they are unbeaten in the league in nearly 14 months. The next project will probably be taking up another team after them.”

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TOWERS OFF TO CROKER

Special All-Ireland day out for Clondalkin club

CLUB NOTICEBOARD ST PAT’S, PALMERSTOWN

ROUND Tower are going to Croker for a spe-

cial lunchtime event on Friday, September 15, on the All-Ireland football final weekend.

They are hosting a three course lunch in the players lounge for a day of fun and analysis with a panel of special guests. Tables of ten are priced at €1,000 and they are restricted to 14 tables. For information contact: Niall Connaughton on 087 6290870 or Ed O’Malley on 0878073391.

CAMOGIE: SKY BLUES FIGHT BACK TO BEAT TRIBESWOMEN

SUPER win for the senior footballers

club camp takes place from July 17-21;

at home against St Mary’s on Satur-

€55 runs from 9.30am to 1.30pm daily.

day. Final score of 5-11 to 2-13. A well-

Enquiries to 086 222 4672

deserved second win this week for the

For tickets to the Leinster football

seniors who played St Anne’s on June 28.

final on Sunday, July 16 in Croke Park.

Fantastic day on Saturday at the St

Please text your order to Pauline on 087

Pat’s fun day. Great turnout on the day.

949 8143 or email Pauline_leonard@msn.

Thank you to all who helped set up and

com before Friday, July 7 at 5pm.

organise all the events. Well done to all

A special showing of our OsKars mov-

our winners and thanks to all who came

ies takes on July 15 at 9pm in Palmers-

and joined in the fun.

town House.

Thanks to Paul Gogarty on his first

Our lotto for July 2 numbers were as

official engagement as Mayor; he came

follows: 3, 6, 20 and 30. There was no win-

down to support our Funday event.

ner this week. The jackpot is €2,000 for

Our Friday hurling skills takes a break now for the summer.

Cul Camp takes place from July 10-14; €60 runs from 9.30-2pm daily. The

July 9.

Tickets available at Supervalu, Manor Hair Studios and Palmerstown House and Post Office Chapelizod.

LUCAN SARSFIELDS

The Dublin Under-16A side after their win over Galway last weekend in O’Toole Park.

Hickey magic drives Dublin past Galway UNDER-16 CAMOGIE Dublin 3-13 Galway 2-13  sport@dublingazette.com

DUBLIN’S Under-16 camogie team gave their fans plenty to cheer about at O’Toole Park when the A team played out a thriller to pip Galway by 3-13 to 2-13.

For the A side, they won an enthralling tie against Galway in a game dotted with great skills, massive commitment and cracking scores.

Playing into the breeze in the first half Dublin opened the scoring through Laura Quinn

but soon fell 0-4 to 0-1 behind. They bounced back to level by the 17-minute mark with Olivia Meagher excelling at sweeper while mighty points from Aoife Mahon, Niamh Lennon, Kim Hickey and Hollyn Kennedy kept them rolling.

They did suffer a setback when Aoife Ní Dhonnacha was on hand to first time to the net for a Galway goal and they closed out the half 1-8 to 0-6 in front.

With the wind after the break, Dublin replied quickly 14 seconds after the restart when Kim Hickey took possession

for the throw-in and left everyone for dead to hammer a great ball to the roof of the net.

Galway got the next two scores for a fourpoint lead but Dublin snatched a second goal in the 38th minute as Quinn got possession from a long free and made no mistake.

That made it level and great hands, super first touch, great decision making and massive workrate saw the blues strike in a fine spell from the 39th to the 48th minutes to add points from Mahon, Quinn and a 55m free from Aoife Mahon. It

edged them into a 2-10 to 1-2 lead.

It began to look even better for Dublin in the 53rd minute when Mahon’s delivery was claimed by Hickey and she put her name on her second goal of the day.

Niamh Horan struck back instantly to make it a two-point once more before Kennedy and Mahon made the game safe for the Dubs.

The day was augmented when Dublin’s B team shone against Cork in their 2-14 to 1-10 triumph in the opening game of the All-Ireland championship.

A BIG thank you to those who returned

against Carlow in the next round of the

car draw tickets in advance of the

All-Ireland qualifiers.

draw that was planned for Saturday

Ladies football enjoyed a cup win, 3-16

night last. Unfortunately, we have had

to 1-3, away to Round Tower, Clondalkin

to postpone the draw until later in the

last week, Next up is a championship

summer so you still have a chance to sell

encounter on July 12 at 7.30pm at home

those remaining tickets.

to Westmanstown Gaels.

Last week, there was no winner of the

Congratulations to Dublin U-16 camo-

€6,200 lotto and the numbers were 13, 17,

gie (As win over Galway, Bs win over

19 and 25. This week’s €6,600 draw will be

Cork) and to all the Lucan representa-

managed by Team Gerry McAndrew and

tives on and off the pitch. Hard luck to

is sponsored by John Ryan Accountant.

Dublin minor hurlers, another team

Tickets can be purchased online, at the

with plenty of Lucan representation on

club, in Carey’s Newsagents or in Vesey

the pitch and on the line.

Arms or Kenny’s Bar. Senior football had a draw in their latest league encounter with Castleknock on Saturday evening. Lucan’s Philip Greene stepped up to convert a last

The annual family fun day, originally scheduled for Saturday, July 1, has now been moved to later in the summer.

Bingo continues on Wednesday at 8pm in the club bar.

minute 45, leaving it Lucan 0-14 points

Club shop is closed for its summer

to Castleknock’s 1-11. Senior football’s

break. Items can still be purchased

next league game is on July 12 at 7.30pm

online or in O’Neil shop on the Long Mile

at home to Clontarf.

Road.

Best of luck to Brendan Gallagher, lining out for Leitrim on Saturday next

Lucan District Credit Union Academy is also on their summer break.

GARDA/WESTMANSTOWN EXCELLENT week for our adult teams

with the onset of the holiday season

with five games played resulting in four

but all the hard work paying off with the

wins and a draw.

selection of Dara McNicholl on the Dub-

Intermediates had two Division 3

lin U-14s v Louth and Aaron Rice on the

league fixtures, beating Ballymun Kick-

Dublin U-15s v Kildare. Well done to the

hams at home and drawing away at St

two boys and all who have helped them

Sylvester’s. The next fixture is at home

reach this standard.

to Naomh Barrog on July 12.

Heather Smith is keeping the ladies

The juniors had two wins out of two,

side prominent, lining out for Dublin

beating Kilmacud Crokes at home and

minors in a challenge against Meath as

St Peregrine’s away. The next fixture is

they continue preparations for their

away to Geraldine Morans on July 11.

All-Ireland semi-final against Galway on

Ladies won their championship tie away to O’Toole’s.

July 15.

Well done also to Myah Murray, Cianna

Great week for Peter McNamara who

Hickey and Ellie Haran who represented

made his debut for the Dubs U-17s in

the club at Dublin U-15 development

the Leinster championship tie against

squad training last Friday.

Meath in Pairc Tailteann; all at the club very proud of you Peter.

Things quiet on the juvenile front

The club race night fundraiser takes place this Friday, July 7 at Westmanstown Sports Centre.

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New Peamount United manager Allan Coghlan

Peas snap up Coghlan Greenogue club sign up former Knocklyon United boss to power their bid to return to the upper ranks of the LSL’s intermediate divisions

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PEAMOUNT United have put in place a new management team for their LSL Senior 1B side, as they look to find the right fit that will see them regain the same success they achieved in the past, and put them in the same standing as their schoolboy and women’s teams.

Three seasons ago, Peamount were competing in the LSL Senior Sunday Division 1 but come the Autumn, they will be lining out against Senior 1B sides having suffered their second relegation during those three years.

Allan Coghlan, who recently guided Knock-

lyon United to intermediate level, is the man the Greenogue outfit have now turned to, with former player Ciaran Creagh and last year’s Under-8 manager Austin Cooney joining his management team.

“At this stage, Allan has a proven track history in being successful,” Peamount Director of Football Jason Carey told GazetteSport.

“The club are looking to move the senior section on and he seemed the right fit.

“Obviously, he will bring his own management style to the club. I think that was the biggest thing that came across.”

In appointing Creagh and Cooney alongside Coghlan, the club are ensuring they keep involved the people who know the club.

“We wanted to retain some continuity within the club. Ciaran is a fantastic young coach and Austin knows the league inside out so their experience and knowledge of players are going to be an invaluable help to Allan,” said Carey.

With Coghlan still needing time to assess his new team, new players and targets for the forthcoming season are still to be determined.

“Allan will have to assess what types of players are there and what type of player he is going to need, and adapt his style from there.

“We are going to let him settle into the club first and see how preseason goes then go from there. I suppose from the club’s point of view, there is no point setting him goals before he

has had a chance to assess who he has and who he needs to bring in.

“We will re-evaluate things as we go on but he has free reign to come in and do what he has to do to make the club successful at senior level again.”

One thing that Carey can say for sure is that the team will enjoy an injection of youth into the squad as they reap the benefits that come with running youth teams.

“The majority of the squad are going to stay and then through the youth section we are going to gain a lot of young payers. That is the purpose of having an Under-19s and Under18s; that there is a pathway there for them to develop through the club,” Carey concluded.