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Vehicle thefts reaching ‘epidemic levels’ in Dublin  EMMA NOLAN

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THE number of stolen and burnt out cars recovered in Dublin City has reached epidemic levels.

The number of cars

recovered by the DCC Abandoned Vehicles Officer from January to June 2016 surpassed the total number recovered for all of 2015 AND 2014 combined.

Eighty-six cars were either

stolen or burnt out across central Dublin areas for the first six months of this year.

However, for the whole of 2015, 54 cars were recovered

by DCC’s Waste Management Division. The number

was 57 in 2014.

Councillor Daithi Doolan (SF) has said that these “shocking” figures are a “cause for serious concern”.

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TRAFFIC | M50 AT ‘BREAKING POINT’ AS CONGESTION TAKES ITS TOLL

‘Rush hour’ on ring road lasts for 8hrs  IAN BEGLEY

SOME 25,000 extra motorists are using the M50 every day compared to three years ago – with “rush hour” now spanning eight hours a day.

Due to a significantly increased volume of traffic journey times on Dublin’s orbital route are becoming much longer.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland says the number of motorists using the M50 is nearly 159,000 every day – it’s regularly so congested it’s been dubbed the M50 carpark.

Rush hours traffic now lasts from 7am to 10am and the evening peak goes from 3pm to 7pm.

Last week, four road accidents caused chaos and big delays during morning peak hours.

The TII data shows that every month, there are up to 120 M50 incidents including breakdowns. The analysis on a Wednesday in October 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 proves numbers are steadily growing year on year.

On the first Wednesday of October, 2013, 133,345 vehicles used the road.

The figure has increased by 19% for the same day of 2016 to 158,695.

A TII spokesman said: “The levels of service are diminishing. That means as you go further and further down the road, you’re going to see the level of service continue to diminish and people will have to spend longer on the M50 to make the same journey.

“It has reached a point

of breakdown. The consequence is journey times become less reliable, and very long. To overcome that unreliability, people start leaving earlier.”

The M50 traffic volumes were captured using traffic counters installed between the N4 at Lucan and the Red Cow. While the road was serving its “strategic function” issues arose at certain times of day.

In 2010, the M50 was upgraded at a cost of €1bn, and cannot be further expanded as there is no land available along the route which would allow for additional lanes.

A 2014 study on M50 traffic volumes revealed that ‘safe operational capacity’ was being exceeded at peak times on some sections of the

BLOOMIN’ TRAFFIC: Almost 159,000 cars use M50 daily

road including the M1 connection with the North, the N4 to Lucan and the west and M7 to Cork and Kildare.

That means in these sections of the road, the chances of an incident occurring are higher.

TII has taken steps to improve traffic flows, including stationing response teams close to the Red Cow. It takes on average 11 minutes for a team to arrive at the scene of an incident.

Last week’s collisions caused delays of up to an hour, in part due to the number of vehicles on

the road. The TII spokesman added: “These are medium-sized events which lead to delays of up to an hour. That’s due to capacity issues. It is compounding the issue.

When capacity is maxed out, a medium sized incident creates a major delay.”

TII will be introducing variable speed limits from 2019, where drivers will be warned of a serious incident through variable message signs and told to reduce their speed and merge into a different lane to allow emergency teams respond.

210 beds for rough sleepers 201 bed spaces for rough sleepers in Dublin are to be put in place as the number of homeless people in the city reaches critical levels.

There are on average 140 rough sleepers in Dublin every night and the number of adults in emergency accommodation in the city today stands at 2,988.

Adults experiencing homelessness may also be accompanied by child dependents and, at present, there are 2,065 children in emergency accommodation in Dublin, including in hotels.

Some 40 of the homeless adults are OAPs. These figures were announced by the Dublin Regional Homeless

Executive (DRHE) who say that it is “clear that increased rates of reported rough sleeping are related to the capacity of available emergency accommodation provided in the Dublin region”.

Anthony Flynn, director of Inner City Helping Homeless, said he was anxious to see proper beds provided as soon as possible to cope with increasing demand for services as the colder winter nights close in.

The group said it is handing out 4,000 sleeping bags every month.

Ca mpa igners als o raised concerns at the increase in women sleeping rough, with three pregnant women recorded in the past month.

FASTNews

No rooms to rent in Dublin for under €500 THERE isn’t a single or double room available to rent in Dublin for less than €500 a month.

Of 16 flat-shares advertised on daft.ie, 12 are for beds in twin rooms and three are for beds in triple rooms – and one is a bed in a sitting room for €500 a month, an Irish Times analysis shows.

Of 26 flat-shares available in Dublin for a maximum of €600pm, only five are for private bedrooms, meaning low-paid workers will struggle to rent a room of their own. Expanding the rental search criteria out to Dublin 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8, more than half of 64 flat-shares available for €500 or less are shared rooms – some for up to four people. You’ll be paying €500 each for the privilege.

Ray big spender RTE splashed more cash on guests for the Ray D’Arcy Show than it did for its flagship Late Late Show, figures attained by the Irish Mirror show.

An average of nearly €2,000 more was spent on appearance fees for D’Arcy’s Saturday night programme last year than was for Ryan Tubridy’s show.

The Ray D’Arcy Show had an average 389,800 viewers in its first September to December run, and cost an average €6,471 per episode for guests’ transport, accommodation and appearances.

The Late Late, whose audience averaged 617,600, spent around €4,628 on guests per episode in 2015, Freedom of Information figures showed.

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Gaiety greats

HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE MANY IRISH STARS WHO’VE SPARKLED AFTER ATTENDING THE SCHOOL

Musician Peter Devlin and fashionista Lorraine

Gaiety School of Acting director Patrick Sutton with actors Tara Egan-Langley, Victoria

Star machine turns 30

Keane with director Patrick Sutton

 EMMA NOLAN

SOME famous faces were spotted in Temple Bar on Sunday, as graduates of the Gaiety School of Acting celebrated the school’s 30th anniversary.

Lorraine Keane and PJ Gallagher were just two of the familiar faces dropping by for the celebrations, where they rubbed shoul-

McQuaid, Georgina Miller, Aileen Mythen and Joanne King. Pictures: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

ders with many up-and-coming stars. The school is known as the Alma Mater of a myriad of prominent actors, writers and theatre makers.

With former students including the likes of Colin Farrell, Aidan Turner, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Murphy, Sarah Greene, Deirdre O’Kane, Stefanie Preissner and Mark O’Halloran, the impact that

the college has had on the cultural landscape in Ireland is apparent.

In October, 1986, theatre director Joe Dowling opened The Gaiety School of Acting at a modest venue in Baggot Street.

His intention was to begin a tradition of professional actor training in Ireland that had thus far been lacking in the country.

Fast-forward 30 years, and

Dowling’s legacy lives on, as today Gaiety School of Acting graduates grace the cast lists of most films, television shows and theatre productions, both nationally and internationally.

Now under the directorship of Patrick Sutton, The Gaiety School of Acting still delivers a variety of courses to more than 2,000 students a year.

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CRIME | NUMBER OF CARS STOLEN FROM JAN-JUNE TOPS 2014-15 FIGURES COMBINED

Vehicle thefts in capital at an all-time high  EMMA NOLAN THE number of stolen and burnt out cars recovered in Dublin City has reached an all-time high.

Some 86 cars were either stolen or burnt out across central Dublin areas for the first six months of this year.

New figures show

that the amount of cars that were recovered by the Dublin City Council Abandoned Vehicles Officer from January to June have surpassed the number recovered for all of 2015 and 2014.

City councillor Daithi Doolan (SF), said that the problem has reached “epidemic levels” and has

a “terrible effect on communities”.

He said: “This is shocking. There seems to be an epidemic of robbed cars.

This has a terrible effect in our communities and it affects the individual whose car is robbed.”

For the whole of 2015, 54 cars were recovered by the council’s Waste Man-

agement Division. The number was 57 in 2014.

These figures have risen sharply for the first half of this year, with high numbers expected for the latter half of the year as the trend continues.

The areas with the most concentrated levels of recovered cars are Dublin Central, North Central,

North West, South East and South Central.

This year has already seen 17 cars removed from the Crumlin Kimmage area, and 10 from the Ballyfermot Driminagh area – this does not include the figures counted since this July.

Cllr Doolan said that the problem can be “terrifying” for residents when cars are driven at high speed through streets and estates and then burnt

out in parks, greens or on roads.

He said: “This needs to be turned around. It is having a hugely damaging effect on our communities in Crumlin, Ballyfermot and the inner city.

“It needs to be a priority for the Gardai, city council and public representatives. We must work together to turn this crisis around before there are any more deaths on our streets.”

Hearts about that for a happy group?

AUDIENCE members were happy to help share the message of heart health at a packed gathering at the Talbot Hotel in Stillorgan, where a number of experts were on hand to help highlight healthcare, with a special focus on the heart. The lighthearted moment was a fun way to help visualise the vital importance of heart health, at any age, and how caring for it though life is essential for everyone, young and old (and young at heart) alike. With some great insights from the Dun Laoghairebased charity The Heartbeat Trust, everyone left the evening determined to “Predict, Protect, Prevent” against heart problems.

FASTNews

‘Fishing’ on up as cops warn of burglary spike THERE have been 163 cases of car keys being fished through letterboxes in the past year – with 75% of those occurring in Dublin, new Garda stats show.

‘Fishing’ is when a burglar gets hold of keys by feeding a fishing rod into a hallway.

The figures also show that a third of burglaries are through the front door while body pressure is the number one method used to get in.

Almost half of winter burglaries happen between 5 and 11pm.

Cash and jewellery are the most common items taken, with €600 the average value of goods taken.

Computers, phones, TVs and games consoles are also popular stolen items.

“As the days get shorter I would urge homeowners to make sure their home looks occupied,” Sgt Kelvin Courtney of the National Crime Prevention Unit said.

“Burglaries have traditionally risen during the longer winter nights.

“Locking up and lighting up over the coming months could be the difference between making your home safe and making your home vulnerable.”

Three men held over shop raid GARDAI have arrested three men, aged 38, 39 and 45, in connection with an investigation into the robbery of a shop in Edenmore on Monday night.

The three men are being held at Coolock and Swords Garda Stations.

A firearm and a baseball bat were recovered and have been seized for technical examination.

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PEOPLE | HEED BRAVE CLAUDIA’S CALL FOR SUPPORT

Terenure girl Claudia Scanlon, and her mother, Liz, are trying to raise awareness of Epidermolysis Bullosa – AKA ‘butterfly skin’, a rare and very painful skin disease Claudia and 300 other people in Ireland suffer from

Just €4 could help butterfly skin kids to live a normal life  EMMA NOLAN CLAUDIA Scanlon is a 12-yearold from Terenure who suffers from a rare and painful skin condition – Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a genetic skin condition also known as “butterfly skin”.

Claudia, from Whitehall Road, has a very severe form of the disease, which leaves 80% of her body covered in open wounds. She has to be bandaged from head to toe every day to protect her delicate skin.

Changing the bandages is also an extremely painful experience that Claudia has to endure continuously.

She said: “The pain is the worst thing and even though I can do stuff there are so many things I can’t do because of EB, and it makes me angry.”

EB causes the skin layers and internal body linings to blister and wound at the slightest touch. Due to the presence of constant wounds, patients with a severe form of EB are susceptible to a very aggressive form of skin cancer, from as early as their teenage years.

This week, Claudia and her family are raising awareness of EB, which

affects 300 people in Ireland, by asking them to wear a special butterfly tattoo.

October 24 to 29 is National EB Awareness Week, and Debra Ireland – the charity that supports EB patients – is trying to raise vital funds to help people with EB through day to day family support and research to find a treatment for one of EB’s most harrowing side effects: extreme itch.

The Itch Project is being carried out at the Charles Institute of Dermatology at UCD. Selfie Now, the Scanlon family is asking Dubliners to help those living with this distressing condition by picking up a Debra Ireland EB butterfly temporary tattoo at any Applegreen store, and sharing a selfie of their new tattoo on social media.

Claudia said: “With EB, every little bit can hurt, but in this case every little butterfly helps, so please show your support, go to any Applegreen, pick up a Debra Butterfly and text BUTTERFLY to 50300 to make a €4 donation.

Her mother, Liz, said: “EB causes

horrendous itching; it’s an itch that nothing can stop, and as soon as a blistered wound starts to heal, the itching begins.

“For relief, people with EB scratch at the healing wound, and their new skin can be gone in minutes.

“Even in her sleep, Claudia can tear herself up with the itch, and she wakes up to raw wounds and bloodsoaked sheets.”

Despite the enormous difficulties she faces, Claudia is extremely witty and intelligent and a keen writer.

She is currently in first year in St Louis High School in Rathmines.

She said: “I like writing blogs and I write scripts and make little videos with my dolls as characters.”

For people with EB, research is vital, as there is currently no known cure and the only treatment is constant painful bandaging of the skin.

Claudia said: “If I had one wish, it is to get rid of EB, but even if they could find something that would help take away the pain and the itch it would make life easier.

“Research is the only thing that can find a cure or even a better treatment.”

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Out and About

Great quack at The Pfizer Powering Pink Duck Race

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HOUSANDS of pink rubber ducks raced down the River Liffey in Dublin last week as part of the Pfizer Powering Pink Duck Race in aid of the Marie Keating Foundation.

The 3,000 ducks had been adopted as part of a fundraising effort by the cancer foundation with duck #1130 crossing the finish line first at the Samuel Becket Bridge and winning its owner, Martina McDonagh from Naas, Co.Kildare, a luxury weekend at the Conrad Hotel Dublin.

Pictured with the winning duck are Michael Riordan, Oncology Lead with Pfizer Healthcare Ireland and Linda Keating, director of Fundraising, the Marie Keating Foundation. Pictures: Shane O’Neill Photography

The ducks head for the finishing line at the Samuel Becket Bridge

New works by Bob Ryan at Glasthule Gallery

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HERE was a great turn out in Glasthule village for the opening of an exhibition of paintings by Bob Ryan entitled Inner Light. The exhibition is being held in the Glasthule Gallery. Green Party TD Eamon Ryan (son of the artist) gave the opening speech.

Jenny and Grace Westrup

Liz Allen and Eric Brunker

Bob Ryan with one of his paintings. Picture: Michael Chester

Caroline Murphy and Sean O’Rourke

Freda Cotterell, Virginia Dolan and Terri Cullinane

Yvonne Luke

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Out and About

Fergal Hynes, Garry Hynes and Alma Hynes. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Nandre Arana and Fabiane Arana

Opening night’s a thing of beauty Jenny Buckley and Claudine Vavasseur

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Denis Looby and Loughlin Jim Mc Guirk and Orla Brady

Catherine Byrne

Denise McCormack

Deegan

HERE was plenty of acting talent on show at the opening night of Druid’s production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh at The Gaiety Theatre which runs until October 29.

A number of TV3 show Red Rock’s actors were spotted on the red carpet for the opening night.

John Bowen, chairman of the Crawford Gallery, with Minister Heather Humphreys

Irish Art history on A show at Crawford at the Castle exhibition

RT lovers were treated to an exhibition of three centuries of Irish art at the opening night of The Crawford at the Castle exhibition at Dublin Castle.

A selection of 59 works of Irish art from the Crawfords’ permanent collection will be exhibited in the historic State Apartments and Coach House at Dublin Castle.

The exhibition is open to the public until February 12, 2017.

Peter Murray, John Bowen and Heather Humphreys. Pictures: Chris Bellew / Fennell Photography

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FASTNews Reflecting on the Somme

Hats on for them, hats off to them SPANIARDS Alexandra Blanco and Adrian Mascareno, joined by Frenchwoman Katia Pereira, showed Dubs how to do it when they rolled up their sleeves (metaphorically) and jammed on warm hats (literally) to take part in the An Taisce clean-up of

Booterstown Nature Reserve and Beach last weekend. Our young European friends were among a dedicated group of volunteers who swept along the beach, helping to protect the environment for everyone from the city to enjoy. Picture: Rose Comiskey

ARTANE | LOCAL MAN HAS A WHOLE LOTTO LUCK ON HIS SPECIAL DAY

36,000 reasons to say ‘Thank you’ on birthday JOE Byrne from Artane, Dublin 5 won €36,000, including a holiday to Santorini, on last Saturday’s National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE. Joe celebrated his 39th birthday on Saturday when he appeared on Winning Streak.

He lives in Artane, where he was born and reared. He is married to Julie and they have two children, Lily (7) and

Molly (5).

Joe met his wife more than 20 years ago when he worked for her father, Jack, at Beaumont Filling Station.

These days, Joe is selfemployed and runs a commercial flooring distribution company. In his spare time, he plays golf at Swords Open Golf Course.

He also enjoys horse racing and travels to Cheltenham every November

with a group of friends.

Joe would love to take his family to Disneyland Florida with his Winning Streak winnings.

Joe is pictured (second left) at the presentation of the winning cheques with (l-r) Nuala Carey, Winning Streak game show co-host; Dermot Griffin, chief executive at the National Lottery, and Marty Whelan, Winning Streak game show co-host.

Pic: Mac Innes Photography

AN EXHBITION, Dublin Remembers: Stories from the Somme, has opened to the public at Pearse Street Library and Archive.

The exhibition includes photographs, medals, audio recordings, footage, uniforms, documents and other original artefacts from that period.

The exhibition also considers what public reaction to the Battle of the Somme was like in Dublin in 1916, and how the Somme has been commemorated in Ireland over the past 100 years. The exhibition runs until Friday, December 23.

Dealz opens at Liffey Street DEALZ has just opened a new store at Liffey Street, bringing 35 jobs to the area.

This marks the 53rd Dealz in Ireland and the 14th in Dublin.

The new 7,000sq ft premises is located beside the Ha’Penny Bridge and most products are priced at the €1.50 price point that the brand has become known for.

Manager Darren Jones said that he and his staff are delighted to open the fifth city centre Dealz.

He said: “We are committed to bringing amazing value every day to customers.with our €1.50 price point.”

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CRIME | COURTS HEAR A LITANY OF SHOCKING ACTS ACROSS THE CITY

Knife-wielding bag snatcher’s crimes cut short by busmen

A FATHER of two who used a knife “as a tool” to cut the straps of handbags he snatched from women during a robbery spree around Dublin city will be sentenced in December.

Thomas Murray (34) was identified in several of the robberies from CCTV footage of him using the women’s bank cards to make “tap purchases” in small amounts where PIN codes are not required.

Mu r r ay, o f C e d a r House, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to eight robberies, one attempted robbery and one threat to kill at various locations around the city on dates between December 2015 and February 2016.

Several of the offences were committed while on bail. He has 37 previ-

ous convictions.

Murray’s most recent offences came to an end this February when he was “rugby tackled” by two Dublin Bus drivers who pursued him after they came to the aid of a woman he was robbing at knife point. He has been in custody since.

On an earlier occasion, one of his robberies was foiled after a car containing four young women spotted him attempting to rob a woman at a bus stop while armed with a knife. They drew the car up to the bus stop, blew the horn and shouted at him until he cycled away empty-handed.

Murray was cooperative with gardai when apprehended and made admissions in respect of all the offences. He apologised for frightening the woman and said he committed the rob-

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard details of a bag snatcher’s crimes around the city, with a knife used “as a tool” to cut bagstraps. Picture posed

beries for food, to feed his addiction and to buy things for his kids.

He said one offence in December was to fund a Christmas present for his child, and he had targeted someone “who looked like they had money”.

When asked why he had targeted a woman at St Stephen’s Green, he told gardai: “She was

the only girl around on her own. Wrong place, wrong time.”

Judge Melanie Greally said the reality was Murray was facing a significant sentence but a regime would have to be put in place so that there was some sort of help for him when he was next released. She adjourned sentencing until December 20 to allow for

updated reports.

Defence counsel Sandra Frayne said Murray had been abusing Zimovane tablets on top of a heroin addiction at the time of the offences.

He had begun abusing the tablets during his previous prison term.

She said he had never been in residential drug treatment, but hoped to take it up on his release.

FINGLAS | BURGLARY LOOKOUT LEFT HIS MOBILE PHONE AT SCENE

Man who ‘kept sketch’ draws down a suspended sentence A MAN who acted as a lookout during the burglary of a couple in their nineties and was caught after leaving his mobile phone at the scene has been given a suspended sentence.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the son of the elderly couple came to the house after the break-in and heard ringing coming from the back garden. He found a phone under a tree and gave it to gardai.

Analysis of the device linked it to Garrett Lyster (22), who later admitted “keeping sketch” during the burglary.

Lyster, of Casemount Grove, Finglas, pleaded guilty to burglary at the house in Finglas on May 12, 2013.

Judge Catherine Murphy imposed a one-year sentence which she suspended on strict conditions. She wished Lyster the best and told him she didn’t want to see him again.

Eilis Brennan BL, prosecuting, said that the couple, who are aged in their early nineties, were in bed when the husband heard a noise at about 4.30am.

He took a saw which was kept under the bed and went to the bedroom door.

One of the raiders put his hand in the door and the mwan hit it with the saw. The raider then struck the victim with a sharp object, cutting his hand, before fleeing. Gardai arrived

shortly afterwards and the victim was taken to hospital.

The court heard there were no victim impact reports from the couple because the woman had Alzheimer’s disease and the man was very ill.

Defence counsel Giollaíosa O’Lideadha SC submitted that Lyster, a father of two, was a vulnerable man who was easily led.

He said he no longer associated with the peer group that carried out the break-in.

Man blinded in eye after attack with scissors A WOMAN who left a man blind in one eye after attacking him with scissors has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Patricia Fortune (35) had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to one count of intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to Sean Hogan on May 28, 2013.

The victim lost the sight in one eye as a result of the attack at the Granby Centre, a citycentre homeless shelter for people with mental health issues.

The jury took 21 minutes to return the verdict, having heard psychiatric evidence about Ms Fortune’s mental illness at the time of the assault.

Judge Patricia Ryan adjourned the case for mention to November 1 next to allow for an assessment of Ms Fortune to determine how she should be cared for in the future.

Ronan Kennedy BL, prosecuting, told a jury of six men and six women that there was no dispute that Ms Fortune, of Annamoe Drive, Cabra carried out the assault.

Instead, the key issue would be whether Ms

Fortune was mentally impaired at the time, he said.

The court heard that Ms Fortune and the victim, then aged 58, were both residents in the shelter. She became jealous of Mr Hogan’s friendship with another resident.

Confronted On the day of the incident, Ms Fortune began calling them names and Mr Hogan confronted her. Ms Fortune lunged at the victim with a pair of scissors and he felt a sharp pain in his eye.

He fell over and Ms Fortune came from behind him and began gouging his eyes with her thumbs. The attack lasted for two minutes as staff and other residents tried to stop her.

Prosecution witness Dr Brenda Wright, a consultant forensic psychiatrist, testified Ms Fortune suffered from an organic personality disorder in which a person’s personality and behaviour was altered as a result of an underlying condition, in this case an ongoing epileptic condition.

She had an IQ of 68, which was in the range of a mild intellectual disability, Dr Wright said.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

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| SUPPORTING A BOY SEEKING LIFE-CHANGING SURGERY

Robbie Kane and Allanna Hennessy

The star of the evening - Rory Gallagher with his mother, Shauna. Pictures: Louise Hannon Photography

Voice of Ireland winner Patrick James

Mr Ireland, AKA Darren King

Gathered in Lillies to help little Rory A

HOST of well-known faces rubbed shoulders at a Lillies Bordello fundraiser last weekend to help support a brave little boy called Rory Gallagher. The four-year-old was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at age six months, and cannot walk. However, his parents – Shauna and Gerry – have persevered to help Rory all his life, and are currently trying to raise €80,000 to send Rory to America for operations on his legs. Hosted by Fair City’s Dave O’Sullivan and George McMahon, some of the familiar faces supporting Rory’s night include Steven Mangan (Red Rock), Teena Gates, Miss Ireland Niamh Kennedy, Mr Ireland Darren King, Allanna Hennessy and more.

Lynn Brooks

Miss Ireland 2016, Niamh Kennedy

George McMahon, Robbie Kane, Dave O’Sullivan and Steven Mangan

Relaxing despite the excitement

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DUBLINBUSINESS

Chopped to create 120 jobs LAUNCH | NCBI NOW HAS AN ONLINE PRESENCE CHOPPED, Ireland’s leading healthy fast food outlet, has a recruitment drive to fill 110 new positions across Dublin and Kildare.

The positions on offer, a mix of full- and parttime, will service five new Chopped outlets opening in the next month.

T h e f a s t g r ow i n g healthy food chain is looking for new store managers, supervisors, breakfast chefs and choppers.

Aramark, which recently agreed to an exclusive five-year stra-

tegic partnership with Chopped to expand the healthy fast food chain’s presence in the corporate, education and industry sectors in Ireland, will open and manage the new Chopped outlet at The Loop at Dublin Airport.

In addition to the new Chopped airport experience, four other outlets will open over the next month in the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords, O’Connell Street, Talbot Street and in the Whitewater Shopping Centre in Newbridge, Co

Kildare.

The impressive growth of Chopped over the past year has recently seen the company named Ireland’s “Best Emerging Franchise” at the Irish Franchise Awards in April and Brian Lee named as a finalist in the “Best Emerging Entrepreneurs” category at the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.

To work with Chopped p l e a s e v i s i t w w w. chopped.ie/jobs.html or follow Chopped on Jobbio.

Charity bids to appeal to eBay customers  EMMA NOLAN

CHARIT Y shops are getting with the times.

What once used to be a rummage through the ‘seco’ for a bargain is now being transformed into a streamlined user friendly experience.

NCBI, the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, have just launched a charity shop on eBay Ireland.

The move comes as the charity strives to expand their offering by appealing to the 162 million global users of eBay and adapt to the current perception of charities in Ireland and how they’re run.

“Irish people don’t tr ust charities any more,” CEO of NCBI tells The Gazette.

“Charities have gained a terrible reputation in the Irish media due to the corruption that was unveiled this year.”

As a result, Chris says that NCBI’s funding has dramatically decreased.

Chris White, CEO of NCBI and Hazel Mitchell, site director of eBay Ireland, at the launch of NCBI’s eBay

loved designer brands to first edition copies of classic literature titles.

NCBI provide a number of services for people with sight loss including librar y, employment, training and counselling services.

Chris says that all of these services and more are in need of additional funding because it’s not coming from the Government.

In Dublin, there are 22 NCBI charity shops.

store. Picture: MAXWELLPHOTOGRAPHY.IE

“All charities have been hit with this lack of trust now, so we had to come up with another way to make ends meet.

“We need to come up with innovative ways to generate funding and we’re trying to do is appeal to a bigger market.

“So rather than people who would come and visit our shops in Ireland, we’re looking to broaden our offering to a global market.”

Chris believes that having an online presence will be an armour for charity shops in the future and says that NCBI are modelling their approach on the British Heart Foundation who are raising £1.5million a year from their eBay shop alone.

“We’re trying to get into a digital space that we haven’t been in before,” he says.

The online store features a diverse range of items from coveted pre-

Banana firm’s campaign appeals to award judges S WOR D S - b a s e d b a n a n a importer Fyffes has reason to celebrate – the company was honoured with the Best Marketing Campaign award at the recent 2016 Louth Business Awards.

Coupled with its contribution to both the local and wider community in Ireland, Fyffes, which also has operations in Dundalk, was acknowledged for its recent Discover More communications initiative – the impact of which can be seen across

the organisation’s corporate and brand communications platforms throughout its core European markets.

Accepting the award on behalf of Fyffes at the annual gala dinner attended by over 500 guests, the company’s sales and marketing manager Emma Hunt-Duffy (right) said: “Fyffes is honoured that the Discover More campaign has been recognised with this award, alongside the many grass-root charities and initiatives we are involved in.”

Disaster Just last week, disaster struck at their Francis Street premises when it was burned down when a rogue firework caused the shop to set fire.

Despite this set back, Chris says they have started to rebuild the premises and hope to reopen soon.

T he eBay store is gaining traction too as they just sold a Versace handbag online for €350.

“A bargain,” Chris says.

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

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Highlighting the horrors of poverty  IAN BEGLEY

HALLOWEEN is being brought to Dublin classrooms with a new campaign that gives students the chance to go to school dressed up while helping people living the horrors of poverty overseas.

Primary and secondary schools are signing up for the Hunger Heroes campaign, run by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide, which teaches students about world hunger and food waste.

The campaign involves fun-filled awareness and fundraising activities, like a Hunger Heroes Day where stu-

dents dress up for one day.

Scoil na Mainistreach in Celbridge, Co Kildare, asked their 600 pupils to leave their grey uniforms at home and to arrive in costume, which saw many dress as super heroes and other colourful characters.

The pupils, aged four to twelve, dressed as Star Wars villains Kylo Ren and Darth Vader and there was also a ghostbuster, Captain America, Spiderman and Batman.

Concern’s school programme officer, Claire Marshall, said: “While Halloween is a fun holiday for us here in Ireland, a real horror exists for millions of people living in hunger and

suffering the effects of climate change.

“People living in countries like Malawi, Mozambique and Ethiopia live in what would to us be a nightmare with their livelihoods and food sources destroyed by droughts and floods due to the effects of climate change, exacerbated by the El Nino and La Nina weather events.

“The frightening result of this, mixed with conflicts and other issues, is that every night, 795m people go to bed hungry and every morning 66 million children go to school hungry.”

Concern said people can fight climate change by changing how they dispose of their waste and by not

wasting food, which involves ensuring we store our food correctly.

Claire Marshall added: “In Ireland, over one million tonnes of food waste is disposed of each year and one third of that is from households. If that food waste is put into general rubbish bins it ends up in a landfill and creates the ozone damaging methane gas, which contributes to climate change and the droughts and crop failures that leave millions in need of food aid.

“Hunger Heroes is about fighting hunger and food waste locally and in our schools, and even in our kitchens.

“One of the things we teach is how to store food properly in a fridge and

how foods like mushrooms, onions and potatoes should be stored.

“We are urging schools and students to become hunger heroes and learn how they can use their own powers to help fight this problem.”

Every school that takes part is sent an information pack full of games, posters, fact sheets and lessons for students, who each get a Hunger Hero certificate for participating, and a Concern representative can also go to the school to help set up campaign workshops. To take part in the campaign, contact Concern’s Claire Marshall at schools@concern.net or 01 4178078.

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Dublin Zoo gets into the Halloween spirit TO celebrate Halloween, Dublin Zoo has announced a spooktacular line-up of activities taking place on Monday, October 31.

From 12 to 4pm, visitors are invited to Dublin Zoo for an unmissable afternoon which will include a creepy animal trail, festive keeper talks as well as spooky arts and crafts!

Face painters will be on hand to give trick or treaters the exciting opportunity to transform into friendly or scary Halloween characters for the annual monster-themed disco on the Great Lawn.

What’s more, children who come to the Zoo dressed in costume can get in for half price!

For more information,

visit www.dublinzoo.ie or https://www.facebook. com/DublinZoo/.

TRICK OR TREAT FOR TEMPLE STREET THIS Halloween, Imaginosity, the Dublin Children’s Museum in Sandyford kick off their celebrations with a special after hours “Trick or Treat for Temple Street” Halloween Spooktacular.

Taking place on Friday, October 28 from 5.30 to 7.30pm, visitors will be treated to a Halloween disco, spooky storytime, Halloween games, superhero meet and greet and a monster raffle.

Limited tickets are available for the event and go on sale each Friday during October

from 9.30am, by calling 01-2176130.

All proceeds from the night will go directly to Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

There will be lots of additional spooky goings on at Imaginosity to keep the kids entertained until October 31.

Visit www.imaginosity. ie for further information.

BETTING STOPPED ON NIALL’S FUTURE BOYLESPORTS have been forced to suspend betting on Niall Horan to leave One Direction before the end of 2017 after a flurry of bets last Thursday morning.

Niall was initially installed at 11/2 to leave the band before the end of 2017 earlier in the

“Another bet of €100 was placed within an hour of the first bet along with numerous bets of tenners and twenties.

Our traders smelled a rat and had no choice but to pull the plug on the market.”

REAL LIFE STARS OF ‘NARCOS’ COMING FANS of Netflix

DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pena played by Boyd Holbrook and Pedro Pascal in TV show Narcos

week, as well as being priced at 9/2 to land his own UK or Irish chat show after impressing on Graham Norton’s show.

The Mullingar native is 33/1 to have a statue erected in his home town before the end of 2020.

Liam Glynn, BoyleSports’ spokesperson said: “We were flooded with bets on Niall Horan to leave One Direction on Thursday morning with the biggest being a bet of €150 placed in his home town.

show Narcos may be excited to hear that the two agents portrayed in the show are coming to Vicar Street in December.

DEA agents Javier Pena and Steve Murphy were responsible for taking down drug lord Pablo Escobar and were the inspiration for the hugely popular Netflix crime series which tells

the story of Colombia’s infamous drug cartels and Escobar’s fight to maintain his position as the most powerful player.

Agents Pena and Murphy will be joined on stage with Mike Sheridan, of entertainment.ie, and will speak about the rise and fall of the Medellin Cartel and the role the Agents played in bringing down its notorious leader, the ‘King of Cocaine’.

The evening’s discussion will shed light on their input into the hit Netflix series, where they will reveal information which does not feature in the show, followed by a Q&A session with the audience.

Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster at €33.50.

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It’s getting hot in here!

Currabinny have teamed up with Tabasco and created some hot ’n’ spicy recipes  EMMA NOLAN

CURRABINNY, the catering business set up by Snapchat star James Kavanagh and his partner William Murray have teamed up with Tabasco and created some hot ’n’ spicy recipes.

James and William have come up with some interesting ways to use the cupboard staple with their own unique twist.

“Spicy doesn’t necessarily mean volcanic; you can easily add a nice depth of flavour with Tabasco which gives certain dishes a delicious kick,” says James.

James Kavanagh and William Murray

Spicy Halloumi Burger Ingredients l 1 aubergine l 5 tbsp. olive oil l 1 tsp salt l 1 x 200g pack of halloumi cheese l 4 burger buns l 170g mayonnaise l 60g tahini l Two tablespoons lemon juice l 1 clove garlic – minced l ½ teaspoon salt l few drops of tabasco l Two limes Method Preheat oven to 200 C

Slice the Aubergine and arrange on a roasting tray, season and drizzle with olive oil. Roast for roughly 20 to 25 minutes.

In a bowl whisk the mayo, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt and tabasco until creamy, add more lemon juice if the mixture is too thick.

Slice the Halloumi and pan fry until golden on both sides. I like to squeeze some lime juice over the halloumi while I fry it.

Toast the burger buns and add a large dollop of the tahini and tabasco sauce on each bun.

Arrange slices of halloumi and

BITESIZEDNEWS

Pasta made from Buckwheat and Chickpeas is now on Irish shelves

aubergine and top with a little rocket.

Smoked Mackerel with Tabasco & Lime Potato Salad Ingredients l 340g of new potatoes l 1 lime zested and juiced l pinch of pink peppercorns l smoked mackerel For the dressing l handful of parsley l handful of coriander l juice of 1 lemon l Three anchovies l tsp Dijon mustard l few drops of tabasco l 1 garlic clove l white wine vinegar l salt and pepper l 2 tbsp olive oil.

Method Cut potatoes in half,

needed.

Arrange potatoes in a large bowl and drizzle generously with the dressing.

P u l l t h e s m o ke d mackerel fillets gently apart into large pieces and arrange on top with slices of lime and add as little chopped coriander.

Roast Cauliflower and Bacon Soup Ingredients l One large head of Cauliflower cut into florets l Tabasco – a few drops l One small onion finely chopped l One clove of garlic crushed

Leave those pounds behind with an alternative pasta LOVE pasta but hate the bloat that comes afterwards?

A new brand of pasta made from Buckwheat and Chickpeas is now on Irish shelves.

Made in Dublin and Available at Supervalu, Leaves pasta is high in protein and is great for when you’re craving starchy goodness but are trying to watch your carb intake.

It has 50% more protein and three times more fibre than regu-

place in a large saucepan and cover with cold salted water.

Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes until cooked through.

Drain and toss with lime juice and zest.

Blitz all of the ingredients for the dressing in a food processor adding more oil if

lar pasta and it is also free from wheat, dairy and eggs.

While it doesn’t pass for the real thing, it will definitely appeal to fitness enthusiasts and is a decent substitute for regular pasta for weight loss.

It has a nutty taste that will stand up well to most sauces.

Leaves costs €3.99 for the 300g pack and €1.99 for the 100g pack in Supervalu and online at www. leavespurefood.com.

One tbsp. butter 1 bay leaf l Three tbsp. of Yoghurt l Thin bacon cooked until very crisp l Chicken stock l l

Method Preheat oven to 190 C Arrange cauliflower florets in a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with a few drops of tabasco. Roast for around 25 minutes until tender. In a pan cook the onion and garlic with the butter until soft. Add Cauliflower and cook for a further two minutes before adding enough chicken stock to cover everything along with a bay leaf. Simmer for 15 minutes and blend with a hand blender until smooth and creamy. Stir in yoghurt. Serve in bowls with crispy bacon and a few drops of tabasco.

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Faye Mulvihill, Tori O’Connor, Annya Mulville, Mary Kate Reidy and Fiona Kelly. Pictures: Robbie Reynolds

Home for ‘old soldiers’ is our best preserved 17th century building I don’t know how I had managed to avoid visiting The Irish Museum of Modern Art before, but I’m sure glad that I finally put that right.

Although it obviously concentrates on the Modern, there is much history to learn, too.

It’s a terrific place to visit, and I expect you’ll need a

Shannon O’Rourke, Ciara McParland and Margaret Soper

second one to “get it all in”.

The Irish Museum of Modern Art was established by the Government in 1990 as the first, national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art. It was opened officially by An Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, on May 25, 1991, and since then it has become an influential presence in both Irish and international art. It is

la, Rathfarnham Girl Guides Caitriona Brennan, Inshiya Kagalwa y pictured Rosita Jackson, Rosie Gillis, Laura Tuite and Louise Dunleav IGG after receiving their Trail Blazer Awards. Also pictured are president Maureen Dillon, Rathfarnham Guide leader Heather Branch Bowen, IGG chief commissioner Helen Concannon and Guide

recognised for its extensive and informative exhibitions that attract 500,000 visitors each year.

The site where the building stands has an interesting history. James Butler, Earl of Ormonde and

chair Carol O’Brady.

Viceroy to King Charles II, was granted permission to build a home for “old soldiers”. He was impressed with the building Les Invalides, erected by France’s Louis XIV, and selected William Robinson (he also

Lara Johnston, from the Tavoli Girl Guides, Dun Laoghaire

designed Marsh’s Library) as the architect.

The old hospital on the site that dated back to the days of Strongbow was removed, and the foundation stone was laid in 1680. The work was completed in four years and what you now see is Ireland’s best preserved 17th century building. Much work by the Office of Public Works in the 1980s has really made the place “easy on the eye”, and it is no surprise they received a Europa Nostra in 1986.

Apart from the building you must visit the 18th century formal gardens. It was a treat walking past the neatly trimmed hedges, fountains and many, lovely statues.

There are art works at different points around the grounds, and you can always consider your next move in the friendly restaurant. The mixture of “old and new” works very well – it’s a delight.

Zara McGe, Megan Lawlor, Katie Redmond, Chloe Sheehan and

Don Cameron

Abigail Byrne

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Blazing a trail to the very top S

ixty-eight Girl Guides from around the country blazed a trail to Croke Park with their proud families and Guide leaders to celebrate reaching the pinnacle of Guiding. The Trail Blazer National Guide Awards were made in recognition of the successful completion of a series of challenges, including teamwork activities, outdoor survival skills, community service, global awareness and working with younger IGG members to help them develop confidence, independence and essential life-skills.

The 18th century formal gardens feature trimmed hedges, fountains and many lovely statues

Chief commissioner Helen Concannon, Lt Jennifer Larkin and President Maureen Dillon

Saidhbh Greene of Lucan Girl Guides pictured after receivin g her Trail Blazer Award at Irish Girl Guides’ National Award ceremo ny

Kellie Flannery of Howth

Girl Guides pictured after receiving her Trail Blazer Award at Irish Girl Guides National Award ceremony in Croke Park. Also pictured are IGG President Maureen Dillon, IGG chief commissioner Helen Concannon, Guide Branch chair Carol O’Brady and Regional Development officer and Howth Guide leader Mary

Chloe Hughes and Aoibhe Conway of Rivervalley Guides, Swords, pictured after

Clarke

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TRAVEL

Airline changes check-in window for passengers

IN a move that will most likely annoy and inconvenience many people, Ryanair is knocking back the check-in window for passengers who don’t pay for allocated seating.

From November 1, anyone who doesn’t have their seat assigned by the airline for free will only be able to check in from between four days and two hours before their flight.

Previously this service was available from one week in advance.

As many passengers will not be able to check in for their return flights before they leave home, this is likely to be inconvenient for those with

limited access to Wi-Fi or printers while abroad.

Passengers’ grievances around this new move include that data roaming can be expensive and not every airport is equipped to accept mobile boarding passes.

If technology proves problematic for passengers, there are hefty costs associated with printing boarding passes at the airport (€15/£15) and not checking-in in advance (€45/£45).

Some people feel that the move is designed to persuade travellers to pay extra to select their seats, as those who do so can check in up to 30 days before their flight.

Irish shop abroad rather than home for savings BARGAIN loving Irish shoppers say “better savings than at home” is the main reason they shop abroad, according to the survey from Expedia.ie.

Over 30% of Irish travellers admit to pinching pennies by stocking up abroad, second only to the Danes (35%) when admitting to shopping abroad to save.

The top reason for the romantic French, Spanish and Italian travellers is the love of shopping (34% 37%), only 22% of Irish travellers say the enjoyment of shopping is the reason they spend abroad.

Irish travellers top the list for buying clothes abroad, with 77% of Irish holidaymakers saying the shopped for clothing

on their last holiday.

Best value New York is considered by Irish travellers to be the best value for money (19%) and to have the highest quality items on sale (20%), while a huge 48% of Irish respondents surveyed said New York was the top destination they wanted to visit outside Europe, followed by Dubai (10%).

Dublin was towards the bottom of the list of European cities respondents wanted to visit to shop, less than 2% of those questioned rated Dublin as a shopping destination in Europe.

London, Paris, Milan and Barcelona were the top four destinations rated by the European respondents.

C’Mon The four-star Muckno Lodge with its private fishing lake is an idylic holiday destination in the beautiful Monaghan countryside

MONAGHAN IS A HIDDEN GEM JUST A SHORT DRIVE FROM DUBLIN  ALISON O’HANLON

SEDUCED by its serene beauty and “splendid isolation”, Paul McCartney showed he actually was still capable of impeccable taste when he chose the Monaghan countr yside as the “secret” location for his wedding to Heather Mills.

And yet, 14 years on from Castle Leslie owner Sir Jack Leslie famously letting slip to the world’s press that the wedding “is on Tuesday, but it’s a secret”, Monaghan is still one of Ireland’s least known destinations.

But that’s beginning to change as more and more Dubliners take the short drive north to the Land of Little Hills.

Just an hour from Dublin, Muckno Lodge is a stunning home from home in the rolling hills along the Monaghan border with South Armagh.

Nestled between its ow n private fishing lake, Lough Muckno and Concra Wood, the lodge is the per fect place to get away from it all. It’s the ideal destination for an intimate New Years gathering, a lads’ fishing trip or in our case, the perfect family weekend away.

The renovated traditional stone cottage is a fine example of old and new in perfect union (no offence to Macca) and this place is deceptively large – sleeping up to 10 comfortably.

Mod cons The lodge boasts all the usual mod cons, including free wifi and a fully equiped modren k i t c h e n t h a t wo u l d make Nevin Maguire jealous.

There’s even a games room with an air hockey table that doubles up as a pool table, so the kids will never have a dull moment.

With it’s fascinating, colourful history, Carrick is the picture perfect market town

Speaking of tables – the busy market towns of Castleblayney and Carrickmacross, with their numerous wecloming pubs and restaurants are just a short drive from Muckno.

Free walking tours of Carrickmacross, known locally as Carrick, can be arranged

by contacting the local Chamber of Commerce, and Jo, our guide, was as charming as he was informative as he took the family on a wondefully interesting tour of the old lace town.

A relaxing evening in front of the fire back at the Lodge was the perfect end to a great

d ay e x p l o r i n g C a rrick and the wonderful unspoiled countryside made famous by Monaghan’s favourite son, poet Patrick Kavanagh.

The following morning, after a refreshing stroll down to the lake with the kids, we took the short trip north, passing Glaslough and

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Alison’s “pencil holder” next to daughter Heidi’s wonderful jam jar

Castle Leslie and on to the beautiful old mill village of Mullen, home to Busy Bee Ceramics.

If you’ve never had a go on a pottery wheel, this is the place to give it a try. Put quite simply, it’s great fun!

Master potter Brenda McGinn has the patience of a saint, and she has a way of bringing out the creative side in anyone – even this reporter.

As Brenda explains: “We are all creators

at heart – its just we rarely get the chance to be creative, and that’s where I come in.”

The kids had a great time pottering about (sorry) and even mum and dad got to have a turn, though you’ll be glad to hear it was nothing like that scene from Ghost.

As well as produce beautiful, handcrafted pieces, Busy Bee Ceramics do hen parties, family days, birthday parties, and more,

and the experience is both novel and fun.

Brenda’s own original designs derive from a combination of Irish landscape and symbolism of ancient sacred tradition present all over the celtic realm.

Each Busy Bee Ceramics piece tells a story. Brenda spent a decade living in Killarney where the red deer of the National Park inspired her work.

Having returned to the “stony grey soil” of

Busy Bee Ceramics’ Brenda McGinn shows Anna how it’s done

her native Monaghan, she is now looking to the poetry of Patrick K av a n a g h a n d t h e region’s drumlins to inspire her new work.

Each piece is made by hand, either on a potter’s wheel or using a rolling pin.

Where to stay The plush four-star Muckno Lodge (mucknolodge.ie) has two self-catering units available: the large 5-bedroom cottage (sleeps up

to 10), from €390 per party for two nights; and a one-bedroom apartment next door that sleeps up to 3 from €150 for two nights.

Weekly rates are also available.

If self catering isn’t your thing, the Nuremore Hotel (nuremore. com) in Carrick has t wo - n i g h t m i d we e k breaks from €130pp (B&B plus one evening meal).

Carrickmacross Chamber offers free

heritage walking tours of the tow n, taking place every Saturday at 11am. Email info@carrickmacrosschamber. com for more details.

Busy Bee Ceramics (busybeeceramics.ie) organises pottery making and painting for individuals and groups.

Open 2-6pm Saturdays and 10am-5pm Wednesday to Friday.

Private bookings (groups of 10 or more) can be organised out of hours.

Heidi shows her handywork

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Accessorize

Bat Party Headband €8.90

Creepy Crawly Spider Ring €3.90

have a great selection of spooky-worthy pieces and dress up costumes that are sure to send a few chills down your spine

Cat Face Stickers €6.90

Swizzels, has launched a variety of fun Halloween themed sweets that are perfect for Halloween sharing occasions, from ghoulish parties with friends and family to trick or treating

Glitter Devil Horns €4.90

HALLOWEEN TREATS For the ultimate trick or treat party M&S has a great range of sweet treats that are in store now.

50 Zombie Jelly Brains €4.50

Eerie Eyeballs & Pumpkins €3.00

Dealz have some monster value in thier stores with everything from Halloween decorations to DVDs and ebtertainment

Keep Out Scary Sign

Warrior’s Axe

Light Up Ghost

Ghostly Mini Bites €3.90

Petrifying Pumpkins €3.00

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WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN Spooktacular Gazette contest Congratulations to this week’s winner of the Gazette’s Halloween reader pix competition, Sharon Graham from Dun Laoghaire. Sharon sent in pictures of her fantastic garden full of creepy characters.

She wins a €100 voucher for BASE Entertainment Centre, Ireland’s newest and largest family entertainment centre.

Keep those spooktacular snaps coming in folks – we have great prizes for the best decorated Halloween garden, and we’ll have more for the best – and worst – dressed trick-or-treaters. Just email competitions@ dublingazette.com or upload your pix to our Facebook page. Happy snapping and have a safe and fun-filled Halloween everyone!

A special shout out to the students and Parents’ Association at St Marnock’s National School in Fingal for their fangtastic Halloween themed garden (below). Grrrreat work guys!

DUE to phenomenal public demand, Russia’s Ice Vision have announced extra dates for both Alice In Wonderland and the eagerly awaited Dracula On Ice, The Story Of Eternal Love at the National Show Centre in Swords next month.

And to celebrate the extra dates, The Gazette has THREE family passes to give away for BOTH spectacular productions.

To win a special day out for your family, all you have to do is visit The Gazette’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/DublinGazetteNewspapers, Like and Share our Ice Vision competition post and write which of the two shows you’d prefer to see in the Comments section.

So if you’d like to win four tickets to see Alice in Wonderland on November 24, just write “Alice” in the comments section, or if you’d prefer tickets to see Dracula on Ice the

GET YOUR SKATES ON

following day, just write “Dracula”.

Featuring top professional Russian skaters, the unique productions are sure to thrill audiences of both children and adults.

The beloved tale of Alice in Wonderland is transformed in a new and amazing spectacle for all the family.

Musical numbers in union with the art of dance on ice creates an unforgettable impression and enchanting show, permeating the soul of audiences of all ages.

The performance takes place on large-scale video scenery that plunge the viewer into the picture so spectators can experience the effect of following Alice through the rabbit hole.

Dracula On Ice retells Bram Alice in Wonderland Stoker’s classic novel featuring

Jonathan Harker, his beloved Mina, young Lucy, courageous and brave Van Helsing who devoted his life to fight dark forces; hungry and ruthless vampires and, of course, ominous Count Dracula.

Dracula On Ice includes acrobatic elements, air gymnastics, fire juggling and much more. Visitors will see large scale video-installations, exquisite costumes, interactive decorations, lighting and mirror balls incorporating the entire venue.

The mystical show features fog, red steam, flying vampires, fire on ice and extremely demanding ice skating elements: high support, death spirals, triple jumps – all complemented by charming music.

Visit www.mcaevents.ie for full details on the productions.

Dracula on Ice

Seeking talented BASE tour guides BASE Entertainment Centre want to let parents know about the fun things kids can do at the centre so they are recording a series of videos (to be posted on Facebook) to showcase their themed party rooms and activity areas.

They are seeking expert help from young people who can talk on camera about the fun that can be had at Base Enter tainment and show off the different rooms.

If there is a young person in your life who is a natural in front of camera, a comedian or just an all-round show-off, they want to hear from you.

To apply, please Facebook message them a clip of your child in action or email it to marketing@baseentertainment.ie To record the guided tour video clips on-site at Base, each competition winner will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

And at the end of it all, they will invite your superstar back to Base Entertainment with nine friends for a party on them valued at €250.

Entry deadline date Friday, November 4.

Swizzels launches spooky selection of sweet treats for Halloween Swizzels, has launched a variety of fun Halloween themed sweets that are perfect for Halloween sharing occasions, from ghoulish parties with friends and family to trick or treating.

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Darren Lacken, from Crow Street Collective, Temple Bar, winner of the Gold award in the Color Vision Category, with his model

Winners of the Silver and Bronze respectively in the same category, Alex Reid and Sinead Berrigan, with their models

Success is a snip for Wella colourists in a top UK/Ireland final  EMMA NOLAN Style Editor

SIX Dublin hairdressers have placed Gold, Silver and Bronze at the Wella Professionals TrendVision Award UK and Ireland Final 2016.

Darren Lacken, from Crow Street Collective in Temple Bar, was awarded one of the highest colour accolades in Ireland, winning the Gold award in the Color Vision Category.

Alex Reid, from Keville for Hair on Anne Street South, was awarded the Silver award in the same category, while Sinead Berrigan scooped the gold.

In the Creative Vision

category, Shauna Foreman and Nadine Walshe from House of Colour scooped the Silver and Bronze awards respectively.

Speaking on this year’s competition, Sinead O’Sullivan, education and events manager of Wella Ireland: “This is a huge accolade. There was fierce competition this year from amazing hairdressers throughout the country.

“The Wella Professionals TrendVision award is widely respected and not only recognises new talent, but encourages creativity at its finest. We wish the winners every success for the coming year.”

ALL ABOUT CLOTHES OF GREAT BEAUTY

&Other Stories

 EMMA NOLAN Style Editor

AHEAD of the & Other Stories Grafton Street opening this December, The Gazette previewed the brand’s Autumn/Winter 2016 collection.

Created in the Paris and Stockholm ateliers, this season’s collections feature a dark palette that is brought to life through shiny embellishments and pretty textures.

The Paris collection reflects the aesthetics of retro-futurism, which is a key inspiration throughout the season.

The Stockholm Atelier collection meanwhile conveys a sleek and precise

expression that is key for the current mood.

A date for the opening of the Dublin store – the first & Other Stories shop in Ireland – has not yet to be set, but it is likely it will be before Christmas.

It will replace the recently closed HMV on Grafton St, much to the delight of fashion lovers who can shop the brand online but have until now missed out on the beautiful store experience. & Other Stories is a member of the H&M family, along with COS, Monki, Weekday and Cheap Monday, and will offer women a wide range of shoes, bags, accessories, beauty and ready-to-wear selections.

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INFERNO

Still flaming awful THE latest blockbuster based on Dan Brown’s work continues its big screen run. In Inferno (Cert 12A, 121 mins) Tom Hanks returns as a globetrotting historian supersleuth, and this time he’s trying to prevent a deadly plaque breaking out and wiping out half the world. It’s a tired plot that Inspector Morse would have sneered at – Inferno will just be hellishly dull for many viewers.

While Doctor Strange doesn’t quite have the same widespread recognition as other Marvel figures, this film does a great job of introducing him, and shaking things up

DOCTOR ... WHO? YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS CHARACTER, BUT YOU SOON WILL

Something Strange is afoot

A N O T H E R M a r ve l Cinematic Universe release, another review that comments on the studio’s well-worn cinematic formula.

D o c to r St ra n ge (Cert 12A, 115 mins), like all the MCU instalments before it, is fraught with the familiar beats, upbeat tone and signature brand of humour we’ve come to expect from Marvel.

While the studio’s “if it ain’t broke” approach has been steadily growing a little tired, Doctor Strange pushes the formula forward with a hallucinatory, mindbending blend of action and aesthetic unlike anything we’ve experienced on the big screen.

From the film’s earliest trailers, many have picked up on elements on Inception – indeed,

 MARTIN MACNAMARA

its impossible to miss its visual influence here.

H o w e v e r, D o c t o r Strange builds on the architecture-bending aesthetic of Christopher Nolan’s 2010 sci-fi film, incorporating action in such a way that will have audiences twisting their bodies into obtuse shapes to follow the flow of movement.

T his time around, Disney and Marvel have put their faith in Sinister director Scott Derrickson and assembled an unlikely, but brilliant, group of actors.

This may not be Mar-

vel’s most high-profile cast, but it’s certainly their most highbrow, featuring Oscar nominees Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofar, and Oscar winner Tilda Swinton.

As an origin story, Doctor Strange echoes the studio’s trendsetting first feature, Iron Man, depicting a witty, arrogant genius who, after being struck by tragedy, learns the errors of his imperious ways – as well as gaining a few superpowers, naturally.

Cumberbatch plays Dr Stephen Strange; a brilliant surgeon whose life is drastically changed when a car crash horribly mangles his hands. When western medicine fails him, Strange travels east in search of a mysterious cure.

Along with the mystical secret to his recovery, Strange encounters an otherworldly battle with dark forces and must decide whether to return to his former life, or join Mordo (Ejiofar) and the Ancient One (Swinton) in saving the world from another case of imminent destruction.

Like Marvel’s other origin narratives, the story here is somewhat overshadowed by setup.

However, the leap from fact to fantasy in Doctor Strange is sudden and swift – in typical Marvel style, the narrative doesn’t get bogged down in realism and grit.

The studio trusts us to suspend our disbelief when watching a superhero movie (unlike a certain other cinematic

superhero universe) , and Doctor Strange is all the more enjoyable for it.

It’s odd that this cast, perhaps the most respected to grace the MCU, should appear in its most fantastical instalment.

Doctor Strange goes above and beyond the multi-dimensional fantasy of Thor, and everyone involved seems to be having a fantastic time with the out-there material.

T he beats may be familiar at this stage, but with that comes an expertly paced narrative replete with wonderfully dynamic action sequences and plenty of well-placed, punctuating moments of drama.

If it wasn’t for the genuinely innovative aesthetic and FX-driv-

en fight scenes, maybe Doctor Strange would stick a little too close to the borderline hackneyed formula – thankfully, we don’t have to worry about that.

Doctor Strange is the most visually innovative superhero movie yet, and perhaps the only one to genuinely benefit from a 3D-viewing.

Regrettably, Mads Mikkelson’s villain is a little underwhelming – with all the talk of “infinite multiverses” and “infinite dangers”, what’s really at stake in Doctor Strange often gets a little lost in the flood.

The trick here is to lose yourself with it and let the mind-boggling blend of action and aesthetic sweep you away.

Verdict: 8/10

STORKS

Wings it with the myth THE mysteries of where babies used to come from is solved with Storks (Cert G, 90 mins), which reveals how our feathered friends moved on from the baby-delivering business to packages instead. However, a mix-up at the factory sees one last baby to be delivered to its waiting family ... The animation is great, but the choppy editing and frentic scenes may leave some in a flap.

GIRL ON TRAIN Stays on track

EMILY Blunt brings some nervy energy to The Girl on the Train (Cert 15A, 112 mins), the film based on the bestselling book. Blunt is pretty decent in the role of a troubled commuter who may have witnessed something awful, and while the film ends up at a predictable destination, wobbling in a few places along the way, it’s rail-ly not that bad to ride along with for two hours.

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So what on earth is ‘VR’ when it’s at (your) home?

Whether lazily exploring the ocean depths, blasting through ferocious space battles, or experiencing a strikingly realised setting, the PS VR has a diverse and strong range of launch titles and experiences

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YES, that is indeed my good self over on the right, doing my best to try not to bump into the furniture.

Oh, I don’t mean the furniture in the living room at home, where I was trying out the PlayStation virtual reality headset (PS VR) in front of the TV – I mean the dusty and cobwebbed furniture in Lara Croft’s run-down manor, which I was gawping at as I put the PS VR through its paces.

(Note that you’ll find a quick refresher course on modern VR, and how the PS VR works, over in the panel on the right.)

Virtual reality (VR) finally burst properly into the public – and commercial – sphere this

year, with a number of VR sets looking to stake a claim in this bold new entertainment frontier.

Now that the tech has finally caught up with the dream, and the promise, VR has lots of potential uses to appeal to a consumer market, in everything from gaming (of course) to media consumption, education, training and tourism.

Sony are making arguably the first main assault on the home market with its mid-price, mid-range PS VR (€400 upwards; PlayStation 4 console extra) headset.

In this regard, the PS VR works, and it works very well indeed, despite a couple of caveats.

I tried a number of games and media browsing experiences, with similar results from them all, but

Controller, camera, headset and Move controllers – PS4 unit (required) not shown

turned to our tomb raiding friend, Lara Croft, for my most extensive testing of the PS VR headset (noting that VR experiences are tailored to what you’re doing, seeing or playing).

After all, her recently released PS4 game has some VR-enabled bonus content to try – a stroll through the run-down Croft manor, exploring and delving into her family’s past.

With the VR headset in place, I was able to walk around all over the manor, with the first seconds of use creating a real sensation of “Wow!” Looking around, with the view behaving as I expected it to as I looked behind me, tilted my head, peered ‘over’ bal-

cony edges and so on, created a tangible sense of immersion I’ve never experienced in a game.

It’s hard to tr uly describe the innate instinct to reach out and touch the damp stone, cold metal and pitted wood in the world passing by, or to duck in low doorways, as I felt a sense of tangible reality in ways that I’ve never experienced in a hundred firstperson-view games down the years.

That ‘being there’ experience was repeated in other titles I tried, such as being trapped in a lunatic’s kitchen, exploring a beautiful American national park, or blasting through a frentic

Busy failing his Daft Punk audition ... Tech/Games editor Shane Dillon tries out the PlayStation VR

wireframe game, and more.

In this regard, honestly, I have to say that I was – and am – very impressed by the PS VR tech. And now, those couple of caveats I mentioned earlier.

There’s no getting away from the fact that my eyes loved the experience – but my stomach, not so much, as I often felt queasy after each VR session.

Perhaps my eyes, brain and stomach were subconsciously arguing over the different signals they

were all being fed; still, I know many people are perfectly fine with VR. Although the headset works great, I didn’t find it particularly comfortable (then again, I also hate wearing headphones, so I’m not someone to put anything on my head at the best of times).

Ultimately, I was very impressed by the PS VR, and think it could be a real game-changer for some. So if you have the chance to try one – definitely do so, and see if it fits what you’re looking for in a VR headset.

VIRTUAL reality – or VR – has been around for decades – at least, its premise has – but it’s only in the past couple of years that VR has become an affordable, practical reality, with 2016 seeing several VR headsets and tech reaching the market.

Although unique in its own right, the workings of the PS VR headset and system are straightforward enough.

A camera connected to your PlayStation 4 sits at your TV set, and tracks your head (and hand) movements, with the light sensors on the headset and controller(s) helping to locate you, what you’re doing, and adjust what you see accordingly.

For example, as you look at the small screens inside the headset (a little like raising binoculars to your eyes), if you turn your head left, the headset adjusts the view to match that view, while the controllers – whether a standard PS4 controller, or the Move controller – move you around, or let you interact with the world.

In this way, VR can help to really place you ‘in’ the scene, whether in a virtual world while gaming, or watching real footage shot with increasingly common 360-degree cameras, letting you look all about you.

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FastSport OLD BELVEDERE KNOCKS RAILWAY OFF TRACK: RAILWAY Union let slip another lead, the fourth time they have lost from a winning position this season, going down 17-12 away to Old Belvedere in women’s rugby’s All-Ireland League.

Out-half Nikki Caughey’s first half try and another, this time from tighthead Katie O’Dwyer, had the visitors two points up.

They were still leading with ten minutes to go when they conceded a penalty. Ireland star Nora Stapleton opted to kick for touch instead of going for the posts, and from the resulting lineout, the pack drove within a metre of the Railway line before hooker Jennie Finlay managed to crash over.

Stapleton converted from far out on the left hand side to put five points between the sides. Despite severe pressure, Old Belvedere stood firm for a victory that sees them three points behind UL as the league takes a week off.

BASKETBALL: RAHENY CLUB GET THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE

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KUBS BC recorded their first win of the season as they defeated Comercial.ie Eanna 72-65 in the Hula Hoops Men’s National Cup at Greendale last weekend.

The game was a tight affair with the score tied on 50 points going into the final quarter but it

was the Dublin 5 natives who got the better of their Southside rivals.

Brian Edwards and Kevin Foley put in standout performances – scoring 23 and 20 points respectively.

Head Coach Mark Ingle revealed after the game how happy he was to finally get their first victory.

“It is never easy. We

hadn’t had a win yet because we are a new team coming together and we have a lot of young players in our squad. We have eight players under 22 years of age and with me coming in as a new coach, it is about gelling them into a team.

“We will look at the tape and see what we can improve on. They had a

KUBS in action against Eanna last weekend.

great start with a lot of good shots so we have to try and cut down on them shots. If we play with the intensity of that second half, I’ll be happy enough.

There were also wins for UCD Marian, Templeogue and DCU Saints in the cup over the weekend.

Ingle also tasted victory the following day when he led DCU Mercy to a 78-51 win over the NUIG Mystics in the Women’s Super League at the DCU Complex.

The win was their second of the season after three games and was aided by 24 points from Sarah Fairbanks.

It proved a tough week-

end for the Mystics as they were forced to play Mercy less than 24 hours after defeating Singleton Supervalu Brunell.

Ingle was equally as delighted to pick up a win for his women’s side.

“I’m feeling happy now that we have won. It is a new team so we are still trying to put some stuff together but we are getting better week by week.

“We didn’t start off the season well against Meteors and we’ve got them again on Sunday in the cup so we probably needed this game.

“I know they played last night and they were probably tired in the second half but we played

well enough to win comfortably.”

With a new squad being assembled, Ingle believes that as the players get to know each other they will continue to get better and better.

“I think it is the fact that we have seven players from our underage teams making their debuts at Superleague level and we have the two scholars over from America, as well as Aisling Sullivan coming from Killester so it is new for everyone.

Elsewhere, Pyrobel Killester beat Meteors and Courtyard Liffey Celtics lost out to UCC Glanmire.

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Dubliner Niall Murray on the rampage. Picture: Tony Todd

DUBLINER Niall Murray added another major win to his rapidly growing collection when he scored his second victory in four years in the final of the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, He took the chequered flag a comfortable 3.7 seconds ahead of Britain’s Scott Malvern, who started the race from pole position.

Earlier, these two had each won a semi-final with Malvern getting the advantage on the grid because his winning speed was

faster than Murray’s. However, once the race got under way, the Irishman showed his class and pulled away from his rival.

Already this year, the 21-yearold Dubliner has won the British Formula Ford title by a huge margin and taken the Martin Donnelly Trophy race at Kirkistown earlier this month.

As a result of his British Championship win, he has qualified for the shootout stage of the Mazda Road to Indy programme which carries a $200,000 prize of a drive in the 2017 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, pow-

ered by Mazda.

Sixteen year-old Jordan Dempsey from Mullingar was the next best Irish finisher in the Festival Final, driving the Sport Ireland/ Motorsport Ireland car to ninth place at his first attempt at the end of season race meeting.

Double European Touring Car Rallycross champion Derek Tohill was the clear winner at Mondello Park yesterday in his Parts for Cars Fiesta, finishing well clear of the opposition in both the Supercar Final and the main race of the day, the Super Final.

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Marathon man Mark on awareness mission

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Clondalkin man tells JAMES HENDICOTT why his 120th marathon on Bank Holiday Monday will feature a sleeping bag, a monkey hat, a tracksuit and strong messages of hope MARK CONLON, who will reach an astonishing 120 full-length marathons should he successfully complete the course in Dublin on Sunday – will represent one of the more unusual distance-running stories pounding Dublin’s streets for the annual city mega-run on bank holiday Monday.

Based in Clondalkin, Conlon ran a single marathon in 2008 and another in 2009, got the bug and has gone on to clock up some fantastic feats in the sport, not least two intensely demanding marathon series sessions.

The first saw him complete 26.2 miles ten times in ten days, and the second bettering that by running ten more marathons in just five days.

A former marine, Conlon’s latest outing is inspired by a story from Dublin’s pre-race expo a couple of years ago.

“After the expo I was having a pint with a couple of American tourists, and a guy ran past covered in a sleeping bag and soaking wet,” Conlon told GazetteSport. “I went out and gave him some money for a hostel and to get a new sleeping bag.”

Since returning from serving abroad, the Clondalkin-based athlete has been heavily affected by the extent of Dublin’s homeless crisis, and is running his latest race in aid of the Simon Community.

Having fundraised for Pieta House during previous events, this time he’s focusing on awareness instead. A lot of the inspiration for his race comes from that one moment.

“I’ll be running draped in a sleeping bag covered in messages from the Simon Community, wearing a monkey hat and tracksuit” Conlon

Mark Conlon is on course to complete his 120th marathon

explains. “It’s really an awareness raising exercise. The Dublin Marathon gets a huge crowd and if some of them act on what they see, that will make it worthwhile.

“There’s a huge problem with homelessness in Dublin, as we all know. I think part of the problem is with shelters. Some people are scared to go into them.

“I’d like to see separate shelters for women and children, and separate shelters for drug users and alcoholics. The winter is an incredibly difficult time for these people and it’s obviously very difficult for them not to be able to use the facilities. I don’t see any reason not to provide more services.

“Even for the average person to go out there with soup, sandwiches or warm clothes makes a difference. Some people don’t like handing over

money for whatever reason, but people have died on our streets and little things make a real difference.”

Despite having more opportunities to do so than most, Conlon has yet to fail to complete a marathon. His one DNF came at an overnight 100-mile race in Wicklow, where he was forced to pull out

around fuelling, clothes and self-preservation.

Conlon deals with his marathon pains by cooling down in the sea for 20 minutes and easing back in the next morning, but recommends less abrasive remedies for the newcomer: “Get your gear setup properly. Wear old clothes to the start line that you

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‘The Dublin marathon gets a huge crowd and if some act on what they see, it will be worthwhile’ - Mark Conlon

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at the halfway mark having lost a toenail.

He admits, though, that the races don’t really get any easier and points to grit and determination as essential factors in any marathon finish. “I have good days and bad days,” he tells us. “This won’t be one of my faster marathons, for obvious reasons.”

Having run so many marathons and with the time for Dublin training long since passed, Conlon identifies some things runners can do to make life easier on the day.

“Don’t go off too fast” is a key tip: after so many races, Conlon’s become adept at spotting runners who “could be half an hour in front of you, and end up lying on the ground with a few miles to go because they go off too quickly.”

Other essentials are

can then throw away [in Dublin, they’re also given to the homeless]. Eat a lot of carbs in the week before the race, but something normal for you the night before.

“Take sports gels on the way around. Get an early night the night before, and when it gets hard, that’s when to keep going. If you freeze up, just run slowly for a while and eat a gel and your legs will come back.”

Of all the runners taking to the street for the city event - “the best marathon I’ve done, because of the support” - Conlon should know what it takes.

The Marathon Club Ireland athlete will be donating his medal to the Simon Community in a presentation case, complete with messages of hope for the future. In his 120th 42km run, he’ll be doing his own small part.

Buser ends Pembroke’s Irish Senior Cup dream BALLSBRIDGE side Pembroke were edged out of the Irish Senior Cup by Lisnagarvey 3-2 to fall at the first round stage.

It earned the Ulster side a huge tie with another Dublin side, Monkstown, in the second round of the competition – hockey’s oldest club tournament in the world – in a repeat of last year’s final.

Twice Pembroke had come back from a goal down, Alan Sothern and Maurice Elliott counteracting efforts from Andy Williamson – a corner for 1-0 at half-time – and Daniel Nelson.

But Daniel Buser converted his stroke with four minutes remaining, though, to win the day and a home date with Monkstown on December 3.

Another eye-catching second round tie is Banbridge’s tie with Three Rock Rovers. Rathfarnham’s Rovers – with a 7-1 win over NICS – were the highest scorers in the first round which went pretty much to the form book. Luke Madeley and Ben Walker both scored a brace.

UCD eased to a 4-1 win over Rathgar while Corinthian beat Raphoe on the same scoreline.

Mossley were too good for Blackrock’s Avoca in a 3-0 result.

In the Leinster league derby, YMCA came from a goal down against Clontarf to win 3-1, Thom Ritchie, Rob Anderson and Jamie Tobin doing the damage.

John Mullins missed an early stroke but atoned for the miss when he scored from play as the Bulls had the best of the first half with Andrew Poynter giving their attack an extra focal point while goalkeeper David Lawless made his debut.

But YM had much more of the play in the second half and got level from the spot via Ritchie and they never looked back. Their reward is a tough away trip to meet Cork C of I. In the other ties in the second round draw, Railway Union enter the competition with an away date at Mossley; Annadale meet Instonians in a tasty Ulster derby; Corinthian’s hosting of Glenanne has a similar interest to it, pitting an ambitious provincial league side against a currently out of sorts national league side. UCD will fancy their chances at Kilkenny.

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SPORT

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SOCCER: BELFIELDERS SWEEP PAST THE CHALLENGE OF TRIBESMEN

Boylan breaches top six in Europe omnium battle RINGSEND native Lydia Boylan produced an outstanding performance on the penultimate day of racing at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome in the women’s omnium – a four-event competition.

She finished in sixth place, in an event where she lapped the field in the final points race and attributed her result to the strength in her legs, saying: “I was on a good day. The whole day I had really good legs and felt on top of the gears, so all I had to worry about was just doing the right thing in the race.

“A few things clicked into place; the elimination race was the best that I have ridden.

And that’s the first time that I’ve taken a solo lap in the points race.

“At first I was just going for the sprint points but then the bunch sat up and I went for the lap. I worked hard to get to the end of the bunch but the lead riders were marking each other, so I knew I could stay in when I got there.

“After finishing 16th and 17th in this event last year, it’s great to finish sixth – my confidence is really growing in it.”

Cycling Ireland Technical Director Brian Nugent added: “Lydia performed great – she rode well in all four events, and was just super in the last one when she lapped the field alone.

“She’s really coming into her own at this level; sixth in Europe is a great result in this very competitive Olympic event. The new format is working well for us.”

Boylan followed up with a seventh place finish, working with Lydia Gurley, pictured above, in the 120-lap Madison race a day later.

The format of the Madison is an exciting one, whereby two riders compete for each nation; racing in a relay format the riders sling each other into action every couple of laps, taking turns to race the distance.

There are also sprint points every 10 laps, and the winning team is the team with most points.

UCD celebrate during their SSE Airtricity Under-19 league final win over Galway United. Picture: Tom Beary

UCD’s Power-ful victory

SSE UNDER-19 FINAL

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UCD lifted the SSE Airtricity League U19 trophy with a dominant display over Galway United at the UCD Bowl.

A brace from Simon Power and goals from Rober t Manley and Conor Crowley sealed a 4-1 victory, after Galway’s Robert Spelman converted a second-half penalty.

UCD were dominant from the start and it paid off in the 18th minute as a move started and fin-

ished by Conor Crowley put UCD ahead.

Crowley found space 25 yards out to drill a pass into Power who flicked the ball towards Robert Manley who was able to play in the on-rushing Crowley to finish into the bottom corner.

Johnny Glynn’s Galway took time to recover from the early set-back but almost drew level just past the half-hour.

T h e p owe r f u l J o s h Marvesley turned UCD defender Darragh Corcoran to drive a low cross into the path of Jessi Devers but his first-time effort went narrowly past the right-hand post.

SPONSOR BOOST Crumlin benefit from Long Mile connection MOONEY’S Hyundai, on the Long Mile Road, has won the latest Carzone sponsorship for their chosen local sports team, Crumlin United FC. The lucky team recently received an extensive sponsored kit which consisted of jerseys, training tops, shorts, socks and warm up tops. Players David Dempsey and Kevin O’Grady, front row, are pictured with manager Martin Loughran, Carzone’s Kevin Hennessey & Paul Greene, Mark Mooney and Keith O’Brien.

A minute later, UCD should have extended their lead when Galway United keeper Kevin Horgan spilled Crowley’s effort but Gareth Coughlan put the ball over the top from six yards out.

Just after the break, UCD extended their lead as Josh Collins’ ball found Robert Manley free on the left side of the area and he coolly converted.

Galway almost responded straight away as Gary Kinneen’s goalbound shot was blocked but the Tribesmen did get back in the game in the 58th minute.

Kinneen was fouled on the edge of the area

by Kevin Coffey and Spelman stepped up to turn the penalty home, in off the post.

Four minutes later, any hope of a Galway United comeback were extinguished with a moment of magic from Power. He drove down the lef t and turned inside Mikey Whelan to rifle his shot into the top corner.

With 20 minutes remaining, UCD made sure of the win when Power was found on the left side of the area by Coughlan and he slid the ball home for his

second of the game.

It capped an excellent season for the students who ended the regular season in the southern section of the league campaign eight points behind Cork City with 14 wins out of 18.

It earned a quarterfinal spot where Derry City were beaten 1-0 while Cork bowed out at the hands of Finn Harps.

UCD followed up with a 2-1 success against the Donegal side to earn their place in the final against Galway who finished fourth in the southern section of the league.

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LEAVING A LEGACY

FASTGAA

Brogan and friends celebrate fine year MEMBERS of the Legacy Consultants team

(l-r) Elaine Caffrey, Matthew Gavin, Bernard Brogan, James Brogan, Emily Crawley and Kevin Moore enjoyed a celebratory day out at Castleknock Golf club last Friday. They were joined by fellow Dublin stars as well as clients and friends of Legacy Consultants, who specialise in communications and sports sponsorship like AIG, Largo Foods, SuperValu and Volkswagen.

FOOTBALL: TERENURE SIDE PREVAIL OVER CROKES

Modest and disciplined Cuala line up SHC final

Kilmacud Crokes bowed out at the hands of St Jude’s. Picture: Steven Dagg

Jude’s keep alive SFC title dreams

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ST JUDE’S men go into their Dublin senior football championship semifinal with Castleknock at Parnell Park as the experienced side despite both clubs searching for a first title at this level.

Jude’s reached this stage after a 0-14 to 1-8 win over K ilmacud Crokes in the quarterfinals and now meet Castleknock, who will be contesting the semi-finals for the first time.

Dominance in the midfield as well as a solid

defensive performance proved decisive in the Templeogue side defeating their Southside rivals.

Crokes were first on the scoreboard through a 50 metre free from Mark Vaughan but it was one of only four first-half points for them.

Jude’s responded in perfect fashion by putting over six unanswered points, started off by frees from the boots of Niall Coakley and Kevin McManamon.

Declan Donnelly, Colm Murphy, Kieran Doherty and Seamus Ryan then all pointed as Jude’s found contributions from all areas of the pitch.

The clock read 23 minutes before Crokes responded with points from Callum Pearson and Vaughan again but Jude’s hit back through Ross O’Brien and Coakley to give themselves a five point lead at the break.

Dublin sweeper Cian O’Sullivan entered the fray for the second half to try and provide Crokes with more drive in the middle of the pitch. However, another free from McManamon was followed up by a point from Doherty to stretch the lead further.

Crokes provided themselves with a lifeline after Paul Mannion set up Pat

Burke to grab the only goal of the game.

They were then gifted a further lifeline as O’Brien got himself sent off with 12 minutes of the game remaining and another free from Vaughan reduced the deficit to three.

Vaughan scored again to crank up the tension but Jude’s managed to hold strong and when they converted points through Ronan Joyce and McManamon either side of a wonder strike from Ross O’Carroll, they were into the final.

Throw in on Thursday, November 27 is set for 7.30pm at Parnell Park.

MODEST Cuala selector JP Byrne has talked up the holder’s local rivals come the Dublin senior hurling championship final at Parnell Park on Saturday when the Dalkey side will face fierce opposition from neighbours Kilmacud Crokes.

With the pair having shared three of the last four county championships, the final is an encounter many might have seen coming, and is already the talk of south Dublin. Cuala have faced a slightly different journey to last year, with Byrne suggesting that 2016 has seen teams “very wary of us, and perhaps a little bit more guarded facing us as champions”.

Cuala’s opposition have struggled to break them down this year, yet final opponents Crokes have run them close. While Cuala won comfortably in the league, Crokes were on the cusp of victory in the championship group stage before a last-gasp Cuala goal snatched a draw.

“They’d probably feel they deserved to win that day,” Byrne admitted. “To be fair, we’d probably agree.”

It’s been a tough ride throughout for Cuala, whose opponents so far in the championship have included Ballyboden St Enda’s, St Vincent’s, Crokes and Lucan Sarsfields, all of whom would be considered challengers.

“True, but Oisin O’Rorke has also been prolific for Crokes,” Byrne argues when we point out the brilliant season free taker David Treacy [pictured] is having. All of our players know what they have to do, and what’s expected of them on the pitch. It should be a very good, very physical game. From our point of view, we’d hope to score goals and not to concede them, and we’d hope to win, but it’s going to be tough, there’s nothing between the teams; it’ll come down to small margins.”

Cuala have long put an emphasis on discipline, and Byrne talks up the impact of that aspect on the way the game is played, pointing as much to its impact on results as the club’s image.

“Obviously, learning discipline in the tackle is critical to the team, as so many points come from frees in hurling,” he explains. “We try to instill this from a really young age, and it runs through the club. It’s also about the reputation of the club, and about playing the game as it’s meant to be played.”

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Baking up a storm Kilmacud Crokes are looking to win their Dublin senior hurling championship third title since 2012. Picture: Diarmuid O’Gallchobhair

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KILMACUD Crokes’ manager Ollie Baker will hope they can carry the dominant form of the knockout phases of the Dublin senior hurling championship final on Saturday [Parnell Park, 3pm].

Crokes crushed Craobh Chiarain 3-11 to 1-6 before running up a 2-19 to 0-13 semi-final win over O’Toole’s en route to the final but know reigning champions Cuala are a different beast altogether.

Indeed, the two sides drew in the group stages of this year’s SHC and Baker says he has huge respect for the southside rivals ahead of a tie that is the talk of the city.

“There’s a bit of flavour, a bit of spice,” Baker

told GazetteSport. “Both sides are attacking sides who play the game the right way which is a trend in hurling. We play an open style that’s developed from school age up but we won’t be able to measure this side against the earlier [Dublin title winning] ones until we see what they do on Saturday.”

Having taken the Dublin title in 2012 and 2014, Crokes might see the even years as an omen, and Baker assures their attitude will be “just go for it,” with “the aim of getting to the final set from the start of the season; there are only 32 of these around the country and it’s every player’s dream.

“This is what players play for. The quality Cuala have is notable at every level. We’ll be looking to be very disciplined. Rhey have a fantastic free taker in David Treacy who’s shown

he’s capable of scoring from 70, 80 yards.”

Baker was quick to dismiss Cuala’s comfortable league win over Crokes earlier this season, arguing “it’s a totally different competition, and I don’t think either side will be thinking too much about that.

“These players are very familiar with each other, a lot of them would have gone to school together.

“Friendships will be put on hold for the duration of the match, but whoever wins, they’ll deserve the congratulations they’ll get at full time.”

Crokes do, however, seem to be painting themselves as slight underdogs. Baker mentions that “Cuala are the best” but feels Crokes have prepared well.

“We dedicate the entire summer to getting

ourselves ready, not playing so many matches,” he explains. “Then they all come along at once, with four in five weeks. We’re likely to be missing Mark Murphy, our full-back, who was injured in the [dominant, 2-19 to 0-13] semi-final win over O’Toole’s.

“It’s a physical battle, and while the scorelines on our way to the final might look like we’ve been comfortable, we feel like we’ve been tested,” Baker concludes.

“There are a lot of good teams in Dublin.

We’ve got points at the right times to get here but despite looking comfortable it’s not been easy. It’s a 20-man game now and we have great strength coming off the bench, but so does every team at the top of the Dublin game.

“We’re expecting an intense battle, and our focus is 100% on Saturday.”