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INTERNATIONAL consumer goods company Proctor & Gamble pulled no punches in selecting a great pair of figures to headline its Thank You Mum campaign. Olympic boxer Katie Taylor, and her mother, Bridget, have been picked as ambassadors for this year’s campaign. The global P&G “Thank you...” initiative focuses on the incredible support that leading sports stars get from their number-one supporter and mentor – their mother – and is a timely way to help get everyone in the mood for the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Katie and Bridget were delighted to support the campaign, with the unsung role of the Irish Mammy being crucial to so many sports stars’ successes.

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Homeless man dies in St Stephen’s Green Shock as 30-year-old man who was sleeping rough is found dead this week in park

 aisling kennedy

A YOUNG man sleeping rough became another tragic homeless victim when he was found dead in St Stephen’s Green park this week.

An investigation is cur-

rently under way to find out the cause of his death, but gardai say foul play is not suspected.

The man, who has yet to be named, was 30 years old and was found by another homeless man at 9.15am on Monday.

Sinead Kane, a founding member of Hope in the Darkness, said the man who came across the body was “very upset” at the discovery.

He was sitting on a wall in the green when he happened to look over and saw

a man lying on the ground clutching a sleeping bag.

The man called an ambulance straight away and asked for help from people passing by on their way into work but no one came to his aid.

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ballymun | works begin for long-awaited shopping centre

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Splash out and help 12 rowers

Demolition begins at swimming pool

 aisling kennedy

GARDAI from Store Street Garda Station will take part in a charity boat row across the Irish sea in aid of the National Neurosurgical Centre at Beaumont Hospital.

The 12 will cross from Dublin to Holyhead in late May/early June.

Irish Ferries has linked up with the Chris Crossing boat row, which is being carried out in memory of Garda Chris Byrne, who passed away in March, 2016, as a result of a brain tumour.

The aim of the charity row is to raise €50,000 for the hospital.

To donate, text Beaumont to 50300 to make a €4 donation, or donate online at www.beaumontfundraising.ie.

 aisling kennedy

sharing a global vision

FIFTH class pupils at St Clare’s Primary School in Harold’s Cross were delighted to learn that they are through to the regional finals of the Irish Aid Our World Awards programme 2016. Entitled One World, One Future, the programme invited teachers and pupils to imagine how their world might look in 2030, and to learn how all countries – including Ireland – have agreed to work together to create a better world and a better future through the new United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. The St Clare’s pupils impressed the Irish Aid judges with their great film, which focuses on what they’ve learned as part of their project and how they can help to achieve their goals. To see their students project/short film, go to www.stclares.ie.

The regional final will be held on Tuesday, May 17.

DEMOLITION works began this week at the old Ballymun swimming pool in preparation for the new, long-awaited shopping complex that is due to be built in the area.

Plans for a new shopping complex in Ballymun, to replace the facilities at the almost vacant Ballymun Town Centre, were approved by Dublin City Council (DCC) early in 2015.

The new shopping centre site is immediately adjacent to Ballymun Town Centre – the dilapidated 50-year-old shopping centre – which is currently having its tenants removed before its planned demolition.

Plans for a new shopping centre were central to an agreement by DCC to regenerate Ballymun.

The swimming pool is attached to Ballymun Town Centre and has been vacant for a number of years.

Cllr Noeleen Reilly (SF) told The Gazette that she was delighted to see works finally starting on the Ballymun swimming pool site.

She said: “We have been trying to get this swimming pool demolished for a number of years now, with some difficulty. Next to be demolished will be the health centre, and then we will be looking at the main shopping centre itself.”

Cllr O’Reilly said that more than €6m has been

budgeted to carry out this work over the next three years.

She added: “I suspect it may take longer than this, but it can’t happen soon enough. We need to develop that land and provide shopping facilities for residents in the Ballymun area.

“It is an empty shell at the moment, and is a reminder to the Ballymun community of the false promises made during the regeneration process.”

She said that she hopes the upcoming Local Area Plan will put in place a plan for job creation and economic development in Ballymun so that “finally residents might get the retail facilities they deserve”.

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A young homeless man was found dead on Monday morning at St Stephen’s Green park, with fears mounting that people are becoming desensitised to the worsening homelessness emergency

crisis | body found at st stephen’s green

Another homeless man found dead

 aisling kennedy A YOUNG homeless man was found dead in St Stephen’s Green park on Monday morning. An investigation is currently under way to find out the cause of his death.

The man, who has yet to be named by gardai, was 30 years old and it is believed that he was sleeping rough in the park. He was found by another homeless man at 9.15am on Monday, April 25.

Sinead Kane, a founding member of Hope in the Darkness, which offers food to the homeless outside the GPO on O’Connell Street four nights a week, said she received a phone call on Monday morning from a man who regularly accesses her food service.

She said: “He was very upset and he was crying.

He said that he had just found a homeless man dead in the park.”

Sinead said that the

man, who doesn’t want to be named, rang her following the discovery.

He had just visited his local pharmacy to collect medication on his prescription but he was told he would have to wait 20 minutes for it.

“He went over to the park to have a smoke in St Stephen’s Green and he said he was sitting on the wall and just happened to look over to see a man lying on the ground clutching a sleeping bag.

“He shouted over: ‘Hey buddy, you ok?’ and he got no response. He went over to him, but he knew when he saw him that he was already gone.”

Sinead said that the man called an ambulance straight away and he called for help from people passing by on their way into work.

“Nobody helped him.

People just turned their back and kept going about their business, they wouldn’t stop to help.”

Sinead said that she believes people are becoming desensitised to deaths in the homeless community and called for more to be done to prevent homelessness.

When The Gazette contacted An Garda Siochana for a response, a spokesperson said: “Gardai at Pearse Street are investigating the sudden death of a 30 year old man on Monday, April 25, in Stephen’s Green [park]. There are no suspicious circumstances in this incident. A full report will now be furnished to the Coroner’s Office.”

Meanwhile, in a further blow to the homelessness crisis, two homeless shelters are set to close in the next fortnight, forcing up to 150 people to return to living on the streets.

The 42-bed John’s Lane West hostel, which is jointly managed by Peter McVerry Trust and Focus Ireland, is set to close on May 9 to make way for social housing construction. The 100bed Bru Aimsir hostel at the Digital Hub on Thomas Street, which is run

by Dublin City Council, is also due to close this Saturday, April 31.

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plaque | only elected member of Council to be killed while fighting in rebellion

Councillor killed in 1916 Rising is honoured  Aisling Kennedy

A plaque to commemorate Cllr Richard O’Carroll, the only elected member of Dublin City Council to be killed while fighting in the 1916 Rising, was unveiled at City Hall this week.

Dublin Lord Mayor, Criona Ni Dhalaigh (SF) unveiled the new plaque in the newly renamed Richard O’Carroll Room in City Hall.

Richard O’Carroll was born in Dublin in 1876 and he was an active trade unionist and a founding member of the Dub-

lin Labour Party. He was elected to the council in 1907.

During the Rising, O’Carroll was a member of the 2nd Battalion of the Irish Volunteers, and was stationed in Camden Street, at an outpost of the garrison at Jacob’s Factory.

On April 26, O’Carroll was

flushed out of his position and was disarmed by a British army patrol. He was shot through the chest and left where he fell.

He was rescued by a passing bread-van which brought him to Portobello Military Hospital, where after nine days he died on May 5.

Speaking about the unveiling of the plaque this week, Mayor Ni Dhalaigh said: “I am honoured to unveil this plaque and rename the Member’s Room to commemorate Cllr Richard O’Carroll.

“A children’s rights advocate, trade unionist, council-

lor and Dubliner at heart, he sought to better the fortunes of ordinary Irish men, women and children.

“I am delighted that he and other councillors who were active in the 1916 Rising will be remembered daily in City Hall.”

Dublin could be finally getting an Apple store at O’Connell Street The Clerys building on O’Connell Street in the city centre may be the location for a new Apple store.

Natrium, the consortium that bought Clerys in June last year for €29m, is currently in talks with the tech giant to open a flagship retail outlet on the ground floor of the building.

According to a spokesperson for Apple, however, they have not announced a store for this location.

The spokesperson said: “No deal has been agreed and Apple has not committed to opening an Apple store in Dublin.”

According to sources in The Irish Times, however, Natrium has held many discussions with Apple over the last few months in an attempt to pursue an agreement with the company.

There is currently an Apple Store in Belfast, but none in the republic.

Apple’s stores are renowned for their expensive fit-outs and are often used more as branding vehicles than simply retail outlets.

The Clerys site has long been embroiled in controversy following the overnight sale of the company last year resulting in a lock out of more than 400 employees.

Aimee Penco, manager at Sugar Cubed, Clarendon Street

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Salons hoping to be a cut above  Aisling Kennedy

T WO h a i r d r e s s i n g salons in Dublin city centre have succeeded in getting through to the final of the L’Oreal Colour Trophy awards 2016, following the semi-final that took place in O’Reilly Hall in UCD recently.

Aimee Penco and the team from Sugar Cubed at Dublin’s Clarendon Street will compete to win the L’Oreal Colour Trophy, while Peter O’Donnell and the team from Brown Sugar at South William Street

will also compete for the same award.

The final will take place in the National C o nve n t i o n C e n t r e on Monday, June 20.

This year’s categories include the L’Oreal Men’s Image Award, the Star Award, and the L’Oreal Colour Trophy.

Delighted Aimee Penco, manager at Sugar Cubed on Clarendon Street, spoke to The Gazette and said she was delighted to be competing in the final.

“I love taking part in the awards. I enter

every year and I’ve got through to the final every year for the last 10 years. The day of the final is so exciting because you get to meet everybody in the industry and I see a lot of the same people every year.

“Even if you don’t win, you’re still considered in the top 18 in the country, so it’s great to be in the final.”

Aimee said that over the past 10 years, she has won the Men’s Image Award twice and the L’Oreal Colour Trophy once.

“I won this award last year, but nobody has ever won two years in a row. I really want to win it this year again.”

On the day of the awards, each hairdresser is allocated a time to present their model.

“T he judges come around and interview you and then ask you what your inspiration is, why you chose the colour you chose and what colour pattern you used etc.

“I already know exactly what I’ll be doing on the day. I can’t wait now,” said Aimee.

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site on Ross Road

New play area request rejected  Aisling Kennedy A request for a new play area to be installed on Ross Road, near Bride Street, Dublin 8, has been denied by Dublin City Council (DCC).

A motion put forward to the DCC South East Area Committee meeting by Cllr Chris Andrews (SF) recently asked for a play area to be installed on a derelict site on Ross Road.

A report was carried out into the potential for a play area at the site and at the April DCC meeting it emerged that the play area was not going to go ahead.

A spokesperson for DCC said: “A meeting took place with the residents’ group of Ross Road, Bride Street Road and Nicholas Street on

March 8, 2016.

“At that meeting the group were informed that a play area at the above location is not appropriate.”

The reasons outlined were that the proposed site was not suitable for safety reasons because the children playing there would be too close to the public road and also that the site was not overlooked by DCC apartments, meaning parents could observe their children at play.

It was also stated that there was adequate playground facilities close by in St Patrick’s Park.

T he spokesperson added: “The residents were offered the provisions of an environmental enhancement project for the site but this offer was declined.”

Leixlip | Court Yard Hotel to host top music talent

Bands get set to battle it out to ‘Rock the Yard’ The search is on, in the Court Yard Hotel in Leixlip, for exciting new music talent to join an amazing line-up that will ‘Rock the Yard’ for the annual Leixlip Festival.

In the run up to the acclaimed local festival, over the June Bank Holiday, the Battle of the Bands will seek out new local talent to take to the main festival stage in the Court Yard Hotel.

N e w I r i s h Ta l e n t Join The Strypes, Ryan Sheridan, and Hermitage Green will be on the Festival main stage as well as the Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow.

Also rocking the yard will be Interskalactic’s unique big band Jamaican ska, indie rock energ y from Dublin four piece, Scoops, and an eclectic classic rock set by The Harleys.

Dublin-based grunge pop band Otherkin, tipped-for-the-top Kildare duo Picture This, and indie-pop threepiece Million Little Gods also feature on the jam-packed top line-up at Leixlip.

The winning act will also get recording studio time, regular monthly gigs in Arthur’s Live Venue in the Court Yard Hotel, and a cash prize.

Brian Bradley of Brass Neck Management will be joined by the Central Entertainment Bureau to judge the competition heats, with semifinals taking place on the May 19 and 26 in Arthur’s Live Venue, and the hotly contested final happening on the eve of the festival, on Thursday, June 2.

Further competition and festival updates, and all the family entertainment and fun, is available on the Court Ya r d Ho t e l we b s i t e www.courtyard.ie, with festival tickets available soon online, in the hotel, or by calling 01 629 5100.

The Battle of the Bands will seek out new local talent

increase | long-term users affected

Bikes users could face 50% fee hike

 Aisling Kennedy

The cost of renting a bike through the Dublin Bike scheme may be set to increase by up to 50% but it is likely to only affect long-term users of the scheme.

A report on the future of the Dublin Bike scheme, which is sponsored by CocaCola Zero and operated by Dublin City Council (DCC), was presented to the Planning Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) meeting this week by Michael Rossiter, project manager of Dublin Bikes in Coca-Cola Zero (CCZ).

In his report he noted that the cost of operational expenditure for the bike scheme was over €1.9m in 2015. Of this €1.9m, over €1.2m was paid through

public subscriptions and usage fees and €312,000 was paid for by the sponsorship from CCZ. The total cost to DCC of running the bike scheme in 2015 was €376,211.

A spokesperson for DCC said it can no longer bear this cost and needs to increase its annual subscription charge.

According to the report delivered to the SPC meeting this week, Mr Rossiter said: “Notwithstanding the obvious benefits the scheme delivers to the city as a sustainable and efficient transport choice, it is important that the gap in operational funding is reduced or eliminated. The council would not have the necessary budgets to provide for the operational costs of an expanded scheme owing to the demands made on

such budgets from other competing sectors.”

Currently the price for a three-day short term hire is €5 and this is usually used by visitors and tourists in the city. The amount of people who accessed the Dublin Bike scheme on a short-term basis in 2015 was 18,650.

Mr Rossiter suggested: “There is limited potential to generate additional revenue through any reasonable increase in the short-term membership fee based on the number of 2015 memberships.”

The current long-term membership fee is €20 per year with over 58,000 people registered as longterm members as of February 2015.

The report recommended to increase the annual long-term membership fee from €20 to

€25 during 2016 and €25 to €30 during 2017.

Mr Rossiter said that the fees associated with Dublin Bikes is relatively low in comparison with bike share schemes in other European cities.

“In London there is an annual subscription fee of circa €115 (£90) per year.”

He suggested: “A reasonable increase in the long-term membership fee could be a significant contributor towards addressing the existing deficit in running the scheme. Any excess that might arise could be reinvested back into the scheme.”

If DCC decide to raise the long-term membership fee by €10 it would generate an extra €580,000 if all long-term members remained in the scheme.

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Ryan Bouakkaz from St Cronan’s Junior National School, Swords, pictured with his prize-winning work entitled Spring Flowers

Nicole Halpin alongside her mother Caroline (left), grandmother Terry Howell, father Gary, sister Sophie (10) and brother Ethan (6)

Putting young local artists in the frame

T Wiktoria Anna Witkowska from Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan, pictured with her prize-winning work entitled The Face

| The 61st Texaco Children’s Art Competition

hree Fingal students have won top prizes in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition. In the senior 16-18 years age category, second prize (€1,000) went to Wiktoria Anna Witkowska, a pupil at Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan, for her work entitled The Face, third prize (€200)

in the 12-13 years age category went to Nicole Halpin, from Malahide Community School, for her entry entitled Love Is, while second prize (€150 Art & Hobby gift voucher) in the 7-8 years age category went to Ryan Bouakkaz, from St Cronan’s Junior National School, Swords, for his work entitled

Spring Flowers. In total, 40 students from Dublin will receive prizes to be presented at an awards ceremony in Dublin next month when all of the 126 top prize-winners will be in attendance. The awards were announced at a reception held in the Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane at Parnell Square.

Nicole Halpin from Malahide Community School pictured with her prize-winning work entitled ‘Love Is…’

Ryan Bouakkaz, from St Cronan’s Junior National School, Swords, alongside his father Abdel, mother Wiktoria Anna Witkowska alongside her mother Dorotea (left), father Przemyslaw, grandfather Bogdan Lyszczak and sister Julia

Louisa and brother Sabri (11)

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| Seagreen’s 10-year anniversary celebrations

Nicky O’Flanagan and Jennifer Lau

Jennifer O’Gara, Brendan Courtney, Claire Fortune and Tonya O’hEocha.

Pictures: Richie Stokes

Enjoying marking a major milestone S

Adriana McSharry

Jennifer O’Gara and Melissa Pierce

Tara Jerman and Dana Sloos

eagreen celebrated Fashion Independents Day in style this year, to mark the first of its 10-year anniversary celebrations. Festivities went on throughout the day in both their Monkstown and Ranelagh stores with fresh juices on offer, along with healthy protein treats.

Promotions ran throughout the day for lucky customers with lots of giveaways like Paige denim jeans, Seagreen gift vouchers, Molecules perfumes and lots more besides. Television presenter and fashion stylist Brendan Courtney visited both stores chatting style-savvy guests through the SS16 collections on offer from leading international and Irish designers.

Tonya O’hEocha

Clodagh Leo

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a day in the life: actress on the day-to-day routines of travelling with a play

Staying focused while touring  ian begley

UP AND coming actress Imogen Wilde is currently on tour as Lulu i n H a r o l d P i n t e r ’s highly-acclaimed play, T he Bir thday Par ty, and having earned the much-sought after role just fresh out of drama school, it is clear to see that Wilde has a lucrative career ahead of her.

T his week, T he Gazette spoke to the young actress while she was on tour to find out what a day in her life is like.

“It’s going really well.

This is my first real theatre job and the whole experience is all completely new to me. It’s very nice being on tour for the first time, and I’ve visited so many different theatres around

the UK so far. “ My d a y u s u a l l y begins around 9.30am – it’s not too early, since I would be working until about 10 the night before.

“While on tour we stay in different people’s houses, which I find really interesting and fun. At the moment, I’m in Eastbourne, which is a really beautiful place to be and is also the town where the play is set.

“We’re not required to do anything during the day unless we have a matinee, so we’re free to do whatever we like.

“I usually head to the gym with another member of the cast or spend my time preparing for the show.

“We had three weeks’ worth of rehearsals in

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London for this show, which seems like a short time, but is actually relatively normal.

“On the first day that we arrive at a new theatre, we have to do a lot of preparation and checks, which includes adjusting to the different types of stage.

“When I go to a new theatre I do a big warmup on stage to get my voice and body ready, and then just take it from there,” she said.

Wilde added that playing Lulu – a child-

ish, flirtatious young woman who ultimately becomes the victim of a sexual assault – was difficult as she deems that Pinter was better suited at writing male characters.

“I don’t think he knew young women very much, but even still, she is a really interesting character to play who undergoes a very big journey.

“At the beginning, she seems strong-willed and sure of herself, but in reality she is quite eas-

ily manipulated due to the fact that she’s in this boring small town, desperate for excitement.”

Asked what she does to unwind after a night of performing on stage, Wilde said: “We often go for a drink together after wards because when you finish a performance, you’ve got loads of energy and need to release it in some way or another.

“Sometimes though, I just love heading back to my digs and catch up on my favourite TV shows on my laptop.”

Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party will run from May 30 to June 4 at The Gaiety Theatre, with tickets priced from €18.15.

For further information, see www.gaietytheatre.ie.

Imogen Wilde: “While on tour we stay in different people’s houses, which I find really interesting and fun”

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Make a dash to this colourful event THIS year’s 5K Colour Dash event is back, inviting participants to run, jog and walk the 5km course.

At each kilometre, a different colour of powder paint is thrown at participants as they dash their way to the finish line.

The event is open to all, from fitness fanatics to those just looking for a fun day out for all the family, while also helping to support the Irish Cancer Society.

Colour Dash supports the Irish Cancer Society’s free cancer services for cancer patients and their families across the country. The Dublin leg will take place in the Phoenix Park on Saturday, June 18. Registration is €30 per person, and free for

under-12s accompanied by an adult.

To register, see www. cancer.ie/colourdash, or Callsave 1850 606060.

help improve your staff’s wellbeing FOLLOWING Ireland’s second ever National Workplace Wellbeing Day, which took place on April 8, public health and clinical nutritionist Niamh Arthurs is campaigning to strengthen the health of employees by encouraging good nutrition, physical activity and mental wellbeing throughout the year.

According to Arthurs, there is a plethora of evidence which illustrates the clear benefits of an engaged, healthy, happy

workforce, for both staff and businesses alike.

She is encouraging people to try out a few ideas in the workplace in order to maintain a healthy wellbeing.

These include availing of travel to work schemes, which offer discounted bike purchase and/or free bike servicing; a 10,000 steps per day challenge, with employees wearing pedometers to measure their steps; workplace activity groups such as a lunchtime pilates class, or a post-work running/ cycling group; offering healthy options and nutritional information in staff canteens; providing healthy meal guides; fruit, vegetable and porridge loyalty cards in canteens;

Launching Dublin’s Colour Dash 2016 were sponsor Aldi’s suited buying director, Noel Birchall, and Spin 103.8’s Daniella Moyles, Cormac Moore, Peter Collins, Eoin Mitchell and Fionnuala Moran. Picture: Andres Poveda Photography

and having health workshops or nutrition sessions in the workplace.

‘yes’ equality play relives the drama HOME You Go Produc-

tions is running a new play, YES, at the Pearse Centre Theatre as part of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival in May. YES captures the

excitement, drama and humour of the marriage equality campaign whilst also looking under the surface of what that vote meant.

The play follows four

very different Gay and Straight campaigners as they share their personal story. Running from May 9 to 14, tickets cost €13 and €15 and are available at gaytheatre.ie.

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Fangclub: full-blooded north dublin rock ‘n’ roll

Sink your teeth into this  Ian Begley The North Dublin t r i o F a n g cl u b h ave announced the preorder for their debut EP, which features their debut single Bullet Head.

Brought together by their mutual love of punk and ‘90s grunge, songwriter-in-chief and guitarist Steven King, bass player Kevin Keane and drummer Dara Coleman are the real, full-blooded rock ’n’ roll deal.

Having recently signed to Universal Music Ireland, the start of 2016 found Fangclub working furiously, in every sense of the word, on their new EP with Kerry-born Vancouverresiding producer Tadgh Healy.

“On the surface it’s punch your friend in the face whilst drunk fun, but underneath there are lots of layers, both lyrically and melodically” is how drummer Dara sums up the four-track EP.

Their debut single Bullet Head has been described as a sharp shocker that you want to play again the instant it’s over .

“That’s the one we always finish our set with, and which destroys the place!” says proud parent Steven.

“It’s chaotic and a bit dark round the edges, which has something to do I think with me having an addictive personality.”

Speaking to The

Gazette, bass player Kevin Keane said that their band’s intention was to do something different than what’s in the mainstream “There’s nothing really like it in Ireland at the moment and we’re trying our best to break the mould.

“We got together two and a half years ago and decided to do everything really old school and toured around as much as we could.

“We were big into bands like Nir vana, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Offspring, which were all a big influence for us growing up.

“Our type of music has a niche following in Ireland.

“You don’t find it played on the radio too often as much as you did in the early 2000s, which is unfortunate.

“It would be great to bring back some sort of rock revolution here.

“So far we’ve been on Today FM, 2FM, TXFM, and even Spin which was definitely a surprise.

We’re heading over to Toronto in May for Canadian music week and we were in New York last year which we really loved.”

EP comprehensively nailed and due for release on May 13, Fangclub return to live duty with headliners on both sides of the Atlantic, and then hit the summer festival circuit among their Irish dates.

All dates can be found at www.fangclubofficial. com.

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Say yellow to tumeric  rachel cunningham WONDERING how to spice up your life? Apparently you need look no further than the tumeric sitting in your kitchen cabinet.

While you’ve no doubt been aware of tumeric for some time, before now you might have only associated it with turning your Indian curries yellow.

Health food experts are raving about the yellow powder’s power, and it certainly packs a punch for its medicinal benefits.

Coming from the root of the flowering plant Curcuma longa that is

native to India, it has been used in a healing capacity for thousands of years.

Renowned for its potency as an antioxidant, it’s said to do everything from dissolving gallstones, relieving digestion and improving arthritis, to even beautifying the skin.

Specifically, it is a compound within turmeric – curcumin – that has the scientific studies behind it to support the many health claims that surround it. Curcumin has proven benefits in alleviating allergies, treating depression and Alzheimer’s, and controlling diabetes and risk of heart attack.

However, before you start including turmeric with every meal, it is important to note that the curcumin in turmeric isn’t easily absorbed. While the only side effect to over consuming turmeric is kidney stones in those susceptible, be aware of the greater risk of taking turmeric or curcumin supplement tablets.

Fortunately, absorption can be increased by adding black pepper or cooking it in oil, meaning that you have a perfect excuse for a curry night (or two) this week. If curry isn’t your thing, then take after the longest-living people in the world – the Japa-

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health: indian plant’s powder has many positive properties

FOOD&DRINK RECIPECORNER THIS week, with spring well and truly in the air, we have a recipe for delicious lamb shanks, courtesy of Vue Restaurant, Castleknock Golf Club.

Ingredients 2 celery sticks, chopped; 2 carrots, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 sprig rosemary & thyme; 1lt chicken stock; 1 bottle of red wine; 4 hind lamb shanks Tumeric’s vibrant colour is only part of its appeal, as it can be beneficial to your health, too

nese – and opt for turmeric tea.

Boiling turmeric in water is said to increase curcumin’s solubility up to 12 times. Although it is not to everyone’s taste, the internet is filled with recipes to sample.

As has been the case with most superfood explosions, the turmeric trend has caught the attention of health experts and celebrities alike, who can be seen Instagramming their vibrant yellow concoctions.

Preparation • Preheat oven to 170 Celsius. • Heat a little oil in a large frying pan. • Brown the lamb shanks all over and transfer to a casserole dish. • Brown off the chopped veg and herbs for five mins, and add these to the lamb shanks. • Pour on the stock and wine and cover tightly. • Place in the oven for two and a half hours until the meat is tender. • Remove the shanks and strain the sauce. • Bring to the boil and reduce until it thickens. • Serve the shanks drizzled with the sauce.

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Boost for research

environment: efficiency in focus

Energy awards for Dublin firms

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A DUBLIN SME has been selected for funding from the EU’s research fund, Horizon 2020.

Uni-tuition is based at the Digital Exchange at Crane Street in The Liberties that provides an online service connecting students and tutors.

The funding is provided under Phase 1 of the fund, which means that each project will receive €50,000 to finance feasibility studies for new products that can disrupt the market.

T he company is amongst 189 small companies from 26 countries who have been chosen for funding as part of an EU investment of €8.7m for innovative small firms.

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Vouchers fuel success for driver

MAXOL’S customer feedback service proved useful for Margaret Boland recently as she was awarded €100-worth of fuel vouchers at the Maxol Lucan Road outlet. She was presented with her vouchers by Maxol regional manager Mark Walsh, and Maxol the outlet’s licensee, Aidan Curtis. The vouchers represent part of the fuel giant’s customer feedback programme, and which rewards retailers for high standards and excellent customer service. Walsh and Curtis thanked the winner for her input, and discussed how Maxol values customer input into helping to meet their needs.

TWO Dublin companies – MCC Energy, and Origen Energy – have been awarded accolades at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s (SEAI) Energy Show 2016, which took place at the RDS recently.

MCC Energy, based in Dublin 22, won Best Renewable Product for their Giraffe 2.0 Hybrid Power Station, which is suitable for a variety of applications.

It can charge a summer cottage, a house, provide hot water or light, power electronic equipment

(either connected to the grid or in remote locations), or in some cases, replacing a diesel generator. In an urban environment, Giraffe 2.0 can function as a charging spot for electric vehicles or as an educational renewable energy installation.

Origen Energy, with offices at the Naas Road, Dublin 12; Santry, Dublin 9, and in Cork city, won Best Energy Efficient Product at SEAI show.

The award was for their product – the Robur Gas Absorption Heat Pump – which supplies hightemperature hot water for

high-efficiency heating, and for domestic hot water production.

It is able to recover renewable energy in the form of heat from air, water and ground sources.

Video highlights from the SEAI Energy Show 2016 can be seen at www. seai.ie/energyshow.

SEAI’s interim chief executive William Walsh said: “The sustainable energy sector is worth around €1.5 billion to Ireland annually, and we witnessed an encouraging level of business activity over the couple of days at the Energy Show.”

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ONE third of Irish women won’t leave the house without make-up, according to research conducted by skin supplement brand, Imedeen.

The research found that Irish women rely heavily on make-up products to look and feel good about themselves, with 58% stating they wear make-up most of the time, and 70% admitting to wishing they had better skin.

Imedeen, with the help of model and foodie Roz Purcell (above), are encouraging women to celebrate natural beauty with the Reveal Your Real

campaign. Available in pharmacies nationwide, Imedeen daily tablets, which come in different variations for different age groups and are priced from €39.99, nourish the deep dermal layer where topical skin creams simply cannot reach.

Speaking on the products, Purcell said: “Taking care of yourself from the inside can really help how you feel and can boost your confidence. I love make-up and experimenting with different looks, but I think it’s really important that we don’t hide behind it, and are happy with what is underneath the war paint!”

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In third place was Connections, designed

by Aurelie Yolande. Her Metropolis-inspired inspiration “is a place where everything and everyone is connected”, Jane Leavey, programme director for Fashion Design at the college, said: “The Design faculty is delighted that both our secondand third-year students have had such success.”

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FASHION Design students from Griffith College won first, second and third prize at the annual DIT fashion show recently.

Jerusalem – The Promised Land, designed by Sarah Murphy, was the overall winner, winning €2,000 sponsored by DublinTown.

Sarah says her outfit “incorporates traditional and modern ideals, reflecting a new path

for the city in the land of milk and honey”.

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THERE’S something indulgent about coloured crystals and gemstones, especially when set in gold – and brightly coloured jewels are popping up everywhere this season.

From bright emerald greens to subtle labradorite stones and

shimmering yellows, pinks, blues and iridescent hues – bright jewels and unusual stones in luxury brands and jewellers have risen in popularity in recent years, and the high street translation provides an everyday fix for the rest of us.

Dublin-based jewellery brand Juvi’s Antibes collection features an array of shimmering stones

inspired by the Cote d’Azur and the sophistication of France’s lavish coastal resorts. The range is available in Arnotts, House of Fraser, Kilkenny and Avoca stores nationwide.

Fellow Irish designer Chupi Sweetman’s designs consist of nature-inspired aesthetics with a touch of sparkle. Chupi’s boutique, on the top floor of Pow-

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time to erscourt Townhouse Centre, is a treasure trove of delicate pieces.

I always stand by H&M when a quick jewellery fix is needed, and their selection of pieces with coloured stones doesn’t disappoint. A few choice pieces from Zara and Asos are also currently in stock to try out the trend before committing to investment pieces.

SKINCARE brand Eucerin is an affordable dermatologist-recommended range with an array of products to deal with a number of skin problems.

Whether you suffer with oily skin, excess seabum, dry patches, redness, hyper pigmentation or super sensitivity, Eucerin’s various ranges allow you to target specifically what you need in certain areas.

For example, an oily T-zone needs oil-free products that unclog pores and provide a mattifying base for make-up.

However, while such a zone will benefit from oil-free products, they may dry out less seabum-producing areas of the face, such as the cheeks, resulting in dry patches.

A bottle of Eucerin Dermo Purifyer Scrub, combined with cleanser and toner from the same range, will help calm excess oil production, and the Dry Skin Replenishing Cream will keep the less oily zones hydrated.

Available in Boots, numerous products available from Eucerin will appeal to all ages and all skin types. Their anti-ageing range contains products to target volume loss, fine lines and wrinkles and age-induced dryness.

The Hypersentive range contains calming and soothing ingredients such as licorice extract and green pigments to combat redness.

Those with sensitive skin will also be interested in the DermoCapillare rage, which includes a calming shampoo which provides relief for a dry and itchy scalp, and also prevents hypersensitive skin being aggravated by chemicals in regular shampoo.

Prices range from €8 to €40, with the more expensive items coming from the anti-aging products.

Eucerin products clockwise from the top: Anti-Age Volume Filler Concentrate 30ml €40; Dermo Purifyer Concentrate 30ml €11.17; Dermo Purifyer Hydrating Care 50ml €11.17; Ultra Sensitive Cleansing Fluid 100ml €14 and Dermo Purifyer Toner 200ml €11.17

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cork: fota’s unique resort will delight down in the rebel county

TRAVEL Blue skies and warm sun are waiting for you in Costa Blanca

Great deals to get away for a break  ian begley

AS THE last school term of the year starts, summer holidays become a bigger priority – particularly for families who are looking for that great value break that will tick all the right boxes.

Lowcostholidays are offering a number of all-inclusive and selfcatering offers for holidaymakers this June.

For example, travel to Costa Blanca on June 8 for seven nights at the 5-star Gran Bali Hotel for €1,020, on an all-inclusive basis.

It’s worth driving a few hours down the road to Fota Island Resort – heading to one end of the country is soon rewarded with a refreshing break from it all

Escape from Dublin to this relaxing, invigorating island  ian begley

All-inclusive Alternatively, for €1,365 you can fly to Majorca on June 8 and stay at the 3-star Club Bellevue Apartments, also on an all-inclusive basis. These prices are based on two adults and one child, including return flights, taxes and seven nights, allinclusive.

For those who prefer self-catering holidays, you can travel to Algarve on June 9, staying at the 3-star Rio Apartments from €295, based on two people sharing, and including return flights, taxes and seven nights on a selfcatering basis.

For further information on these deals, see www.lowcostholidays. ie, or call 01 485 3835.

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THE opportunity to pack up the car and take advantage of a wellearned break from The Big Smoke is always one that is far too good to pass up, so when the chance to take a trip to the 5-star Fota Island Resort in Cork came about, my partner and I were all too eager to say farewell to Dublin’s fair city.

The relatively boring two-and-a-half-hour journey to the Rebel county was livened up by the beautiful, mountainous scenery on the way, and as the island in Cork Harbour came into view in glorious sunshine, we knew that we had hit the jackpot.

The resort, nestled at the heart of this peace-

ful island, is surrounded by gorgeous scenery and mature woodlands, and as we drove up to our accommodation at the Fuchsia Woods Lodge – a stone’s throw away from the actual hotel – we knew we were in for a treat.

The stylish lodges gave us unrivalled views of Fota Island’s tree-lined shore, and from the entrance hall, the marble tiling led us to the classically-styled living room and then on to the contemporary kitchen and dining area.

Our room was very spacious and comfortable, featuring everything you would expect from a 5-star resort, including an en-suite and walk-in wardrobe.

Shortly after we settled in, I had to depart for my

much-needed Eastern Essence full-body massage appointment at the resort’s highly acclaimed spa.

As I had decided to do an intense, once-in-ablue-moon workout at my local gym the previous day, my body was riddled with aches and pains, so this was definitely a welcome blessing.

The massage started off with a Turkish foot scrub, followed by my body being polished with hot stones. I found this so relaxing that I involuntarily dozed off for about five minutes.

When I came back to my senses, my masseuse was giving me a head, face and neck massage, which almost drove me back into my slumber.

My massage was then finished off with a Thai foot

massage, alongside some complementary jasmine tea.

Feeling completely detoxified and relaxed, I met back up with my partner, who was taking a dip in the spa’s hydrotherapy suite, and we then departed for a very interesting whiskey tasting session, followed by dinner at Fota Restaurant.

Working up a very hearty appetite, I was delighted to see that we would soon be indulging in a six-course tasting menu.

For starters, I had the pan-seared scallop, with slow-braised pork and parsnip puree.

The second course consisted of herb-crusted venison, alongside caramelised figs and brandy cherries.

This was followed by a

delicious Irish Crab Tian with champagne melon gazpacho, cucumber and caviar.

A very refreshing passion fruit sorbet was next in line, tailed by a tender fillet of Irish beef with smoked sweet potatoes, oyster mushrooms, aubergine puree and truffle jus.

I was extremely impressed with the quality of food prepared for us, and when I thought that I could not possibly eat another bite, a generous portion of dark chocolate fondant was placed before me, which I devoured without any great effort.

After our meal, we went to the resort’s wellstocked bar for a few sensible drinks, and as the clock ticked past midnight, I deemed it wise to

stroll back to the lodge to hit the hay in order to wake up in time the next morning for an obligatory full Irish breakfast.

The buffet-style meal was average at best, but the freshly prepared waffle I ordered definitely made up for it.

Overall, I had a very nice time at Fota Island Resort, and will surely return for a visit at some stage in the near future.

There are a wide variety of excellent summer holiday packages available at Fota Island Resort, such as two nights in a threebedroom Fuchsia lodge for six people, including access to the kids camp, from €400 per night.

For detailed information on all of Fota Island Resort’s packages, see www.fotaisland.ie, or call 021 488 3700.

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CINEMA Bastille Day: a film that stands out above the fray, with some very decent action

Elba demonstrates Bond credentials in popcorn thriller Cast your mind back to September last year and you might remember the bit of uproar caused by author Anthony Horowitz’s comment that Idris Elba would be too “street” to play James Bond.

Horowitz quickly apol-

ogised and clarified what he meant, while Elba brushed the comment off, but many of us were left intrigued, wondering just what kind of Bond would Idris Elba make?

Well, the answer has finally come – sort of –

in Bastille Day, which sees Elba dashing across Parisian rooftops, racing around in cars, and generally delivering justice to dastardly people in a 15A kind of way.

And while there’s not an Aston Martin in sight,

Bastille Day provides enough of a vehicle to see how Elba performs as the leading man in that allout-action type of environment.

Set in present day Paris, the film follows the pandemonium that follows liberal activist Zoe’s (Charlotte Le Bon) botched attempt to plant a bomb in an office block.

When her conscience gets the better of her, she aborts the plan and tries to fling the bomb into the river.

En route, she is unlucky enough to cross paths with Michael (Richard Madden, Game of Thrones’ Robb Stark), a pickpocket who steals the bag containing the bomb (conveniently hidden inside a Teddy Bear – because that is what grown women carry about in these kinds of films) and disappears into the crowd.

Michael unwittingly dumps the bag, the bomb goes off, and both the US and French forces are on the tail of the terrorists.

The audience is too, with Bastille Day so full of twists and turns that it feels like navigating through the back streets of Montmartre after one too many glasses of vino.

Director James Watkins has some very solid horror films under his belt (including personal favourite Eden Lake), and does an honourable job of bringing some of the

Elba storms onto the screen as Sean Briar, the CIA agent with a distaste for authority and a penchant for operating on instinct

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edginess from that genre across to this latest film.

You can’t help feeling – given Watkins’ flair for tension and gore – that with a little more of an adult script and a higher censorship rating, he could have really made something quite special with this.

But Bastille Day isn’t the kind of film that wants to push any boundaries.

For the most part, it is another relatively brainless action flick that’s populated with the usual myriad of stock characters delivering the same tired dialogue.

Elba storms onto the screen as Sean Briar, the CIA agent with a distaste for authority and a penchant for operating on instinct.

“So you acted without confirmation… you just somehow knew that these men were armed?” shouts

Briar’s bookish superior.

“Oh I knew,” says Elba, “just in the same way I know you are wearing tighty-whities.”

Yes it is cringe-inducing at times, but don’t let that dissuade you.

Because for all it has going against it on paper, Bastille Day actually plays out as a very fun bit of cinema.

An annoying flaw of Bastille Day is that it never quite sets it tone assuredly, spending most of the first act fluctuating between being a light action romp, and a thriller that takes itself much

more seriously.

It stays in the former camp thanks to the odd couple pairing of Elba and Madden, but it takes a certain deliberate shift in viewer-attitude to fully embrace it.

If you can, you’ll find an action film that stands out above the fray, with some very decent action and a plot that, once you embrace the silliness, actually works out well.

Bastille Day is 90 minutes of good, dumb fun, and Elba certainly has the physical prowess and charisma to wear a much finer suit in future.

Richard Madden plays Michael, a pickpocket

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With a long, muscular profile Kia have managed to give this executive saloon a lot of sporty flair

Kia: Fourth generation model is looking to carve its niche in the saloon segment

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The Sportage may be the flagship on Irish roads, but Kia are keen to continue the success that they have seen in recent years across their entire range.

On a global level, one of the Korean companys most popular offerings has been their executive model, the Optima.

Entering its fourth generation this year, the all new Optima - bursting with premium features – looks to carve its niche in the saloon segment and further cement Kia’s presence in the Irish market.

On the outside, the Optima looks undeniably slick.

With a long, muscular profile Kia have managed to give this executive saloon a lot of sporty flair.

Aggressive A tiger nose grille gives the front a wide, aggressive look while chrome side vents and moulding really pick out the subtle and protracted contours of the body.

This generation Optima has further stretched out the length of the car, and there is no doubt that Kia have nailed the look of the Optima this

time around – this is certainly the most attractive incarnation of it.

On the road, the Optima performs exactly as it looks like it should - this is a car that is more focused on delivering a refined driving experience than showcasing brute strength.

Keeping things simple, a single 1.7-litre diesel engine is on offer with the new Optima.

But with fewer emissions and a little more power than the previous generation, you may be thankful for the lack of engine options as road tax clocks in at €190.

Playing toward the executive market, the only choice that is important here is the trim level with EX, Kia’s entry-level option, coming in at €27,950. Not that there is an awful lot entry-level about it.

As standard with the EX model is a 7-inch touch screen with Sat Nav, 17-inch alloys, and a lane departure assist system that also displays road sign information.

Take a jump up in price to €31,450 and you’ll have the trim level that we tested – the Platinum.

T his includes 18-inch alloys, full leather seats (both

front and rear are heated), wireless phone charging and a pretty nifty seat memory system so you can save, and easily switch, between driving positions for two different drivers at the touch of a button.

Kia’s well-designed cabins continue here, where they manage to keep things uncluttered and user-friendly.

There is plenty of solid soft plastic, with the right amount of chrome-effect trimming, it keeps the costs down and it looks good, especially when paired with the leather finish.

But the most noticeable feature inside is the space – the Optima has a luxurious amount of legroom and there is plenty of storage space in cubby holes and drawers.

There’s an ample boot, where the only niggle might be a slightly narrow opening, but otherwise it is hard to fault Optima’s interior.

Bumping up further to the top of the range GSE trim (€34,450) will give a beige leather interior, smart key system, and panoramic sunroof, amongst other extras. One of Kia’s most comfortable rides to date, the new generation Optima seems bound to become more prevalent on Irish roads.

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FEATURE

Con Colbert, Sean Heuston and Eamonn Ceannt, who shared the same While some people think The Rising in Dublin was largely confined to the city centre, involving figures such as Colbert, Heuston and Ceannt (right), its impact

school and the same fate – they were

and many key moments occured all over Dublin and beyond. Above: Swords people dressed up last Sunday as part of Fingal County Council’s commemorative

executed for their roles in The Rising.

programme. They were paying tribute to the contribution of the men and women of Fingal to the events of 1916. Pictures: Conor Healy Photography

Portraits: National Library of Ireland

heritage: o’CONNELL’S reflects on past pupils, some of whom were executed in 1916

School honours its Rising sons  aisling kennedy

O’COnnELL Secondary School in North Richmond Street in Dublin city centre this week unveiled a plaque to commemorate the 134 pupils of the school who took part in the 1916 Easter Rising.

Among the names on the plaque are former pupils Eamon Ceannt (a signatory to the Proclamation), Con Colbert and Sean Heuston, who all attended the school together and were all executed on the same day on May 8, 1916, in

Kilmainham Jail.

Former pupils Sean Lemass and his older brother, Noel, along with 74-year-old Fenian leader John Devoy – one of the oldest participants in the Rising – are also commemorated on the plaque.

Gerry Duffy, the principal of O’Connell Secondary School, spoke to The Gazette and said: “There is a remarkable connection between our school and the 1916 Rising.

“The school was set up in 1828, so we have a long history and record in Dublin. It was always

known that, at the time of the Rising in 1916, that we had a number of past pupils involved.”

Mr Duffy said that on the day of the commemoration event at the school, between 400-500 people attended. He said: “It was a very solemn occasion; it was a great occasion for the school to look back and honour those who took part in the Rising in 1916. “ [ We ] e s p e c i a l l y [reflected on] the three leaders who were executed – Eamonn Ceannt, Con Colbert and Sean Heuston – who, sadly,

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were executed on the same day. That in itself is an amazing feat – that these men went to school together and were executed together on the same day.

“We’re very proud that O’Connell’s has such a

strong link and tradition to the events of 1916.”

The principal said that Brother Allen, a former teacher at the school who was working there at the time of the Rising, originally linked the school to the 1916 events in 1968

when he put together a definitive list of pupils who had taken part in the event.

“Brother Allen put the list together of those who he could remember, as he was here at the time and had first-hand knowledge of those involved.

He came up with 124 names, and in subsequent research, another 10 names were added to the list.

“So, we have 134 names now, and that’s what we commemorated this week.”

Mr Duffy also said that as part of the commemo-

ration, the school also launched a biographical book that contains an indepth account of each of the 134 students.

“It’s a historical record to highlight the fact that these people, in some cases, gave their lives for the cause, and we think it should be honoured and recognised.”

The book is entitled, Easter 1916: The 134 Volunteers from O’Connell School – Brother Allen’s 1916 List, and it was written by former pupil Sean Boyne.

For further information, contact the school.

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Skerries to host football for all:

SKERRIES Town FC, in conjunction with the FAI and Fingal County Council, are have announced the return of its football for all program.

It will run throughout May and is open to boys and girls with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Commenting on the program, Paul Keogh FAI/Fingal County Council Development officer said: “This is the third year of the program and the response has been very good. Skerries Town, are leading this initiative and we hope everyone in the local community and around North Fingal will promote it.

Bolger of Skerries Town added: “Skerries Town are delighted to be able to cater for boys and girls who may or may not have played football in such an environment before.”

For more information, contact Bolger on 087 2802279.

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LORETO qualified for next season’s women’s national EY Hockey League as a superb second half display saw them overcome Belfast Harlequins at Grange

Road 2-0 last Sunday to win the playoffs.

It capped a superb campaign for the Beaufort club who won both the Leinster Senior Cup and Division One league Ali Meeke’s deft volley in the 43rd minute, cou-

UCD’s Ben McCrea against Instonians

pled with Kate Crotty’s touch to Jessica McGirr’s blasted pass with 11 minutes to go were enough to see off a gritty Quins who had their moments in the first half but ran out of legs.

For Loreto, they add this success to their Jacqui Potter Cup and Leinster Division 1 titles while Belfast Harlequins meet UCC for their second bite of the cherry next weekend in Havelock Park for a place in the all-Ireland league.

Loreto’s challenge was staccato at times, especially with Lena Tice serving a green and yellow card suspension in the first half. Their best chances did not test Jade Lamont in the Harlequins’ goal with McGirr

Loreto’s Niamh Small and Ali Meeke celebrate. Picture: Adrian Boehm

and Hayley Mulcahy unable to pull the trigger.

The Dubliners, though, showed much greater intent in the second half with Ali Meeke, like on Saturday in the semi-finals, producing a magic box of tricks. She weaved an opening that Mulcahy touched just wide as a warning shot.

And then the opening goal came eight minutes after the break. Tice was twice denied by Lamont after Sarah Evans’ dangerous cross made it to the back post. The second flipped up off the top of Lamont’s pad and Meeke fished the ball out of the air from behind her back and into the goal, a lovely finish.

They continued to

apply the squeeze as Quins – who only had three subs on the bench – struggled to retain their first half tempo. Indeed, Loreto controlled the pace even when Tice took her third suspension of the game, a green for dissent, in the 54th minute.

A n d t h e cl i n c h e r came with 11 minutes left when Quins were deemed to have played the ball out of play with a back-stick. The stop from the resulting corner was not smooth but Meeke recovered the ball, laid off to McGirr who lashed it into the mixer where Crotty guided home to start the celebrations in earnest.

On the men’s side, UCD missed out on a

place in the national division as they found Instonians too experienced for their young charges, eventually falling 3-1.

Inst had a glut of early chances but the students caught them on the hop when Jeremy Duncan thumped home in the 34th minute..

But James Corry replied instantly before William Robinson and John Watson made the game safe in the second half.

UC D h a d b e a t e n Dublin rivals Clontarf a day earlier in the semifinal 2-0 thanks to goals from Duncan and David Nolan.

They have a second chance at promotion next Sunday against Cookstown.

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Aine O’Gorman with her player of the month award.

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UCD Waves striker Aine O’Gorman has been named Continental Tyres Women’s National League Player of the Month for March.

A stunning month saw UCD defeat Peamount United, Kilkenny United WFC and Galway WFC, scoring 13 goals along the way, with club captain O’Gorman leading by example.

“We had a good month of March, and won all our games which was the goal from the start,” O’Gorman said as she was

presented with the award.

“Once the team wins that is the main thing but to get on the scoresheet a couple of times was a nice added bonus.

“It’s obviously nice to get an individual award but you just want to see your team win and do well,” added O’Gorman, whose UCD Waves side level at the top of the Continental Tyres Women’s National League with just two games remaining for them.

An impressive month on the domestic front was added to with the international side as O’Gorman got on the scoresheet

in the 5-0 win away to Montenegro, before going on the play the full 90 minutes of the defeat to Spain.

“We always knew we had to go out and do the job against Montenegro, while we were going to be up against it facing Spain. As disappointing as the Spain result was, we are still in contention and have three big games coming up. If we win the three games, qualification is still there for us,” O’Gorman reflected.

Looking ahead to a busy period with her club, O’Gorman insists they are taking it one game

at a time, with Wednesday’s Continental Tyres WNL Cup semifinal against Galway WFC the primary focus.

“Preparations are going well for the semi-final. We are going to have to focus on winning the remaining games of the season.

The cup semi against Galway will be a great game and hopefully we can finish with a bit of silverware.”

Aine O’Gorman was presented with her award by Tom Dennigan, General Sales Manager with Continental Tyres, at the Glenview Hotel, Co Wicklow.

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SECOND half tries from Michael Noone and Evan Ryan proved to be the difference for Clontarf against UCD as they booked their place in the Ulster Bank League Division 1A decider for the second year in succession.

Early tries from Bryan Byrne and Mick McGrath had Andy Wood’s charges 10 points to the good and, even though UCD worked their way back into contention with a Barry Daly five-pointer – after Michael Noone had

claimed a third touchdown for Clontarf – a late score from replacement Evan Ryan ensured the progression of the 2013/14 champions.

This semi-final stage is familiar territory for Clontarf, who overcame Terenure College in the last-four 12 months ago.

They booked their place in this season’s play-offs by finishing top of the table, and capped off the regular rounds by securing seven wins in-a-row.

Their most recent victory was last week’s dress rehearsal against the students at Castle Avenue.

Although their early season form had put them in a strong position, UCD

entered this contest on the back of five defeats on the bounce.

Playing on the allweather surface at the north Dublin venue, Noel McNamara’s young guns enjoyed a decent spell of possession early on.

However, the Clontarf defence held firm and, with just eight minutes on the clock, they broke the deadlock.

A series of drives towards the whitewash had kept UCD on the back foot. From a tight right hand angle, young hooker Byrne drove over the line in powerful fashion. Out-half Joey Carbery, playing against his former UCD team-mates,

Clontarf are looking to win back the Ulster Bank League Division 1A crown in two weeks time against Cork Con. Picture: Deryck Vincent

was off target with the tricky conversion. Just three minutes later, Tarf doubled their advantage.

The classy Carbery kick-started the attack deep inside his own half, and at the end of a sweeping move involving several players, winger McGrath managed to crash over in the left corner.

It was already beginning to look quite ominous for the Belfield outfit but, to their credit, they displayed great resilience as the first half wore on. They opened their account when the Leinster-capped Ross Byrne split the posts with a 16th minute penalty.

This was a much-needed boost for UCD and, but for a forward pass from winger Daly on 21 minutes, they may well have restored parity.

Consequently, the loss of full-back Rob Keogh was a blow for the hosts while Daly and prop Andrew Porter made promising breaks for UCD approaching the interval.

Ross Byrne was wide of the mark from a 22-metre penalty, however, and in spite of their best endeavours, they could not break down the disciplined Tarf defence.

A determined UCD persisted on the resumption and, weathering an early second half storm from Wood’s side, they once again gained a strong foothold.

Replacements Ian Hirst and Aaron Dundon, who

is also part of the Clontarf coaching staff, provided the home pack with a renewed vigour, though, and nearing the hour mark the table toppers moved into a 17-3 lead.

Powerful flanker Noone held off a number of challenges to cross the whitewash on the right, and from his third kick at goal, the excellent Carbery supplied the extra points. This left UCD with a mountain to climb in the final quarter, but they gave themselves a fighting chance with 16 minutes remaining.

Daly claimed his side’s first try – via exceptional approach work by skipper Emmet MacMahon – and thanks to an outstanding conversion by Ross Byrne, the gap was down to seven points once more.

This set-up a nail-biting conclusion, and the 68th-minute sin-binning of openside Karl Moran meant that Clontarf had to be careful during the closing stages.

Ross Byrne twice opted for touch when referee David Wilkinson awarded UCD penalties from kickable positions, but Tarf ultimately secured a penalty of their own.

The result was put beyond any doubt when Ryan raced in under the posts in the third minute of injury-time, setting up an Aviva Stadium showdown with his former club, Cork Constitution, on Sunday, May 8.

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Masters tournament set to be bigger than ever THE fourth edition of the largest masters basketball tournament in Ireland will take place in four South Dublin venues on the weekend of May 6 to 8.

This edition of the Dublin Masters International Basketball Tournament will be the biggest event in the competition’s history with 34 teams competing across three different categories – Over-40 men, Over-40 ladies and Over-50 men.

The four venues being used are Oblate Hall and St Michael’s in Inchicore, Colaiste Bride in Clondalkin and Presentation Secondary School in Terenure.

As always, there will be a great array of talent on display proving that you are never too old to play the game you love.

There are new teams in this year’s line-up including a number of foreign teams including Boroughmuir, Strathclyde, Aberdeen (Checkmate Knights) and Edinburgh Phoenix from Scotland, Sussex Hawks, London Eagles and Sussex All Stars from England, Flesbek ’98 from Holland, Team Belgium, Marino’s Friends from Croatia and Santander Masters from Spain.

These will compete with a strong selection of Irish teams to take home the various trophies on offer.

Some of the best known names in Irish basketball from the past will be in action such as Ricardo Leonard, Mark Keenan, Stephen McGuirk, Owen O’Callaghan, Kieran O’Sullivan, Scottie Summersgill, Adrian Fulton, Karl Donnelly, Jerome Westbrooks, Catriona White, Debbie Doyle, Karen Staunton and some current national league players in Suzanne Maguire and Siobhan Kilkenny.

While games will be extremely competitive on the court during the day, the competitors, officials and friends will let their hair down at night and compete for the title of the oldest swinger in town.

Masters tournaments are always hugely sociable events and many new friends are made during the course of these weekends.

Games commence on Friday and culminate with semi-finals and finals in The Oblate Hall on Sunday afternoon. Admission to all sessions is free.

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Thousands take to streets for Dublin Remembers run THOUSANDS of runners took to the streets of Dublin early on Sunday morning for the Dublin Remembers 1916 5k Run. There was a carnival atmosphere at Mountjoy Square where over 4,000 runners took to the roads of Dublin at 8am. A sea of blue meandered through the heart of the city, wearing the official event t-shirts.

The took runners took in some of Dublin City’s most iconic sites passing the GPO, Liberty Hall, Rosie Hackett Bridge, the Four Courts and finishing at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham exactly 100 years ago to the day of the Easter Rising. Sportsworld’s Karol Cronin was first across the line in the non-chip timed event in circa 16.16.

Toner makes Aston Villa debut FORMER Home Farm man Kevin Toner made his English Premier League debut over the weekend, coming on as a in the 46th minute to replace Micah Richards in the Aston Villa defence.

It was inevitably a tough debut for the defender, whose side are on a run of 11 straight defeats, and are already long since relegated from the Premier League.

The 19-year-old got the lightest of touches on a cross from controversial “will he, won’t he” youngster Jack Grealish to assist one of Villa’s goals, however, helping Ashley Westwood tuck in the home side’s second in a 4-2 defeat to Southampton.

Toner – born in Ashbourne and a product of the NDSL’s youth set up – also put in a performance in defence that will put him in contention for further appearances ahead of muchmaligned senior centre backs Richards and Joleon Lescott.

Sadly for Toner, he will only have Villa’s three remaining games in the Premier League, against Watford, Newcastle and Arsenal, before he’ll have to look for a transfer if he wants to return to the upper echelons of English football for next season.

A range of sides that includes title-chasing Leicester City, Newcastle, Norwich and Stoke are amongst those rumoured to have been interested before Toner signed a contract extension last summer.

Bluebell’s Keith Quinn lays off a pass in last weekend’s game against UCD.

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THE LEINSTER Senior League’s top division is all set for the most dramatic of season closers, with 10 of the divisions 14 clubs within 11 points of the summit as the league enters its last few games.

Regular leaders Malahide United have also been a couple of fixtures ahead of traditional title challengers Crumlin United and Bluebell United until recently, with Crumlin’s two victories over the course of the last few days nudging them to the top of the table.

The division’s power-

house have been hovering and are now cashing in games in hand racked up during their run to the FAI intermediate cup final to good effect, seeing off top division newbies and title outsider’s St Mochta’s and Tolka Rovers in the space of four days to climb to above the northern side on goal difference.

While Crumlin’s winning streak now stands at four – a rarity in the competitive division – Andy Noonan’s reigning champions Bluebell have been playing a similar long game, and are only two points off the top in third place, also with

drop kick for clubs Madigan launches the chance for big cash ian Madigan launched a new club rugby

initiative that will take place at half time during the Ulster Bank League final in the Aviva Stadium on Sunday, May 8.

Ulster Bank is calling on players around the country to enter a competition for their chance to try a 32 metre drop-kick and win €10,000 for their club.Full competition details and terms and conditions are available on the Ulster Bank Rugby Facebook page -www.facebook.com/UlsterBankRugby.

games in hand.

Only a disappointing scoreless draw at home to UCD over the weekend prevented them from securing a three way tie at the top of the stack.

Fourth place surprise package Firhouse Clover – who could be top but for an awful run of form – seventh place Drumcondra and ninth place Killester also harbour enough games in hand to be considered reasonable outside title prospects, so the division that effectively acts as a regional Irish footballing third tier could hardly be more tightly poised.

If you want a meas-

ure of the quality of the league, Bluebell are currently offering it in the Leinster Senior Cup, where they’ve seen of League of Ireland First Division sides Cabinteely and UCD in consecutive fixtures, while Crumlin United’s charge to another Intermediate Cup Final backs up claims.

The competitiveness?

Every side has already lost at least 20% of games this season, and all but bottom club Glenville have won at least 20%, too.

The only things that looks absolutely certain at this stage is that current co-leaders Malahide

United – who have only three games left to play next to Crumlin and Bluebell’s seven – are to be overrun at the top.

Bottom side Glenville look to be down and new boys Mochta’s are doing better than anyone anticipated and likely to finish within a handful of points of the title at their very first attempt.

Goal difference says Firhouse are the ones to watch. Position suggests Crumlin are the team that have things in their own hands, but if ninth place Killester were to win most of their eight remaining games, they could very well snatch it.

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Diarmuid Connolly took charge of the game in the second half

Dubs’ winning streak extends to four years

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DUBLIN were in dominant form once again as they blew Kerry away in the national league final on Sunday (April 24), eventually winning out by 2-18 to 0-13 in the first meeting between the two powerhouse sides in a league final since 1987.

A fluid first half quickly outlined why this particular final was so hyped, with Dublin and Kerry running aggressive lines and finding space as footballing fluidity gave both defences ample to worry about.

B e r n a r d B r o g a n ’s shooting boots were in full working order, with the full-forward combining with Dean Rock and Ciaran Kilkenny as the boys in blue constantly threatened the visitors’ defence.

There was no lack of firepower at the other end, either, with a quiet first quarter giving way to an exercise in attacking

finesse, a shooting contest the Dubs were always likely to get the better of.

They duly did, leading 0-10 to 0-8 at halftime, with the closing 15 minutes an exhibition in attacking quality that briefly saw the boys in blue a goal clear. Kilkenny’s ambitious yet accurate passing was proving a fine asset.

At the other end, Kerry forward Stephen O’Brien felt aggrieved at having missed out on a toughto-call penalty shout.

Diarmuid Connolly took charge after half time for the Dubs, as he first hit his own well-taken point, and then played a central role in winning a free that gave the Dubs a four point lead.

Kerry hit back, though, and it was a moment of petulance from Aidan O’Mahoney – whose swipe at Johnny Cooper off the ball led to a straight red card – that eventually, decisively swung the game in the home side’s favour.

It took a moment for Dublin to settle into their advantage, but when they

did, a Kevin McManamon point steadied the ship, before Dean Rock was only able to take a point from a soft looking penalty for a smothering foul of Paul Mannion.

Dublin emptied their bench, before a dreadful pass from Kerry keeper Brendan Kealy straight to Paul Flynn finally put things beyond doubt as the Fingallians man lashed home to hand the Dubs a seven point lead.

It was all about the margin from then on, with a tired looking Kerry unable to combat Dublin’s fluid hand-passing

moves, and struggling to get a hand on the ball in the closing stages. The boys in blue raced to a 2-18 to 0-13 win, with Eric Lowndes firing into the roof of the net in the closing seconds to add a flourish to the score.

Dublin’s unbeaten league and championship streak now reaches 22 and, given the lack of strength in the Leinster championship, there’s likely a few more to come.

It’s early days, but with the championship around the corner, the Dubs look a cut above.

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Craobh, Crumlin and Na Fianna win in SHC CRAOBH Chiarain had to fend off a late Faughs rally before emerging 2-18 to 3-10 victors in Thursday night’s senior A hurling championship tie at O’Toole Park.

First half goals from Kieran McGouran and Mark McGuirk, along with the accurate free-taking of Robbie McMahon, afforded Craobh a commanding 2-9 to 0-6 interval advantage. However, Faughs rallied with a Fergal Heavey goal and while Conor O’Shea also added two late goals for the southsiders, Chiarains had done enough to hold on. Two Alex Quinn goals and another from Adam McGreal helped Crumlin to a 3-13 to 1-12 victory over St Brigid’s, for whom John O’Loughlin got their only goal.

At Parnell Park Na Fianna cruised to an impressive 3-20 to 0-8 win against Setanta. AJ Murphy was the scorer-in-chief for the St Mobhi Road men as he tallied 1-8.

A seventh minute penalty converted by Jonathan Treacy put Na Fianna on their way and further goals from Murphy and Seamie O’Sullivan had their side effectively out of sight when leading 3-12 to 0-5 at half-time.

A day later, Ballyboden St Enda’s made a winning start to their Group 2 campaign with a battling 0-22 to 1-10 victory over St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh at O’Toole Park.

However, it was a victory that could have come at a cost as Dublin sharpshooter Paul Ryan had to be replaced after just 15 minutes of the opening half after a hamstring injury flared up.

At that stage, he had scored three points in a tight opening as the accuracy of Plunkett’s duo Liam Corbett and Aidan Baird kept the Dublin 7 side very much in contention. Boden finished the half 0-10 to 0-6 up at the break with Niall McMorrow, Niall Ryan, Finn McGarry and Paul Doherty getting in on the scoring act.

Ten minutes into the second half, Michael Walsh cracked home a goal for Plunektt’s and when Boden were reduced to 14 following the sending off of Conor McCormack talk of a shock was in the air.

But it was Boden, inspired by midfielder James Madden, who concluded the game the stronger to claim the win.

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Murphy on road to Rio

National Yacht Club’s Annalise confirmed as the Irish representative in the laser radial class for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August

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RATHFARNHAM’S Annalise Murphy had her place at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games confirmed this week at the conclusion of the Laser Radial World Championships in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

She had here place confirmed having won her national nomination trials ahead of Howth’s rising star Aoife Hopkins.

Pending ratification by the board of the Irish Sailing Association, the London 2012 athlete representing the National Yacht Club will be nominated to the Olympic Council of Ireland for inclusion in the Irish team for Rio 2016.

Having previously qualified Ireland for the

women’s Single-handed event at Rio 2016, Murphy’s sole challenger for the place was Aoife Hopkins from Howth who is an ISA Academy sailor.

While Murphy finished ahead of Hopkins in each of the three regattas in the trials, Mexico saw the margin tighten to just four places in that event.

However, the overall selection trials score was comfortably in Murphy’s favour.

“Congratulations to Annalise for winning the trials that confirm her as the best Laser Radial sailor in Ireland,” said James O’Callaghan, ISA Performance Director.

“Aoife also sailed a great contest and she is clearly a prospect for 2020.”

Attention now switches to preparation for the Rio venue that will be very different for Murphy in contrast to the more familiar and breezy waters of Weymouth used in London 2012. At those last Games, Murphy agonisingly missed out on a medal and her form in the three years after since those Games suggest she will be very much a key contender.

She has dipped a little below her elite standards in recent time as the world championships saw the past European Champion finish third in the silver fleet with work needed to regain her more usual top 10 results from other pre-Olympic regattas.

The conclusion of the Laser Radial trials means three of the four Irish qualified sailing

disciplines for Rio have now been decided.

The men’s single-handed event in the laser standard rig will have the final trials event at the World Championships next month, also in Mexico.

London 2012 veteran James Espey from Ballyholme YC holds a narrow lead over ISA development sailor Finn Lynch from the National YC. Baltimore’s Fionn Lyden is also a contender.

In the 49er skiff event, Ryan Seaton with Matt McGovern and 49erFX sailors Andrea Brewster with Saskia Tidey await ratification by the board of the ISA to be nominated to the OCI for inclusion in the national team for Brazil.